Club News and Updates
Important Dates to RememberClub Newsletter (for Club members only):To register to receive an e-mail copy of our Club Newsletter send us an e-mail. Include your e-mail address and your name so we can update our address book. No E-Mail? METCALFE CURLING CLUBOur Banquet, May 10th, 2008
Thanks
to everyone who helped decorate last night. We will be
decorating tonight at 7:00 pm and sure could use some more
help. Always need people to climb ladders and students are
welcome.
We have 131 people coming to the banquet, the banquet committee is looking forward to seeing you all at the banquet! The curling club ice surface is being transformed for the occasion, you won't recognize it. Just a reminder if you have something for a door prize please bring it along and we'll put it on the prize table. If you are bringing an appetizer, same thing, bring it early enough to have it on the table when our guests arrive. If that is a problem, please contact Martha. If anyone else is bringing an appetizer besides, Debbie Duguay, Kim , Anne, Martha, Heather, and Kariane, please let Martha know. I want to make sure we have enough. Monday night at 7:00 pm is
cleanup, if you can spare a 1/2 please come down. It
would totally ,,,,,,,,,,,totally be
appreciated.
Anne, Kim and Martha
Nominating committee
The general meeting on Wednesday had to be
suspended before the nominations for next year's executive and
committees were voted on by everyone who was present at the meeting.
Due to our constitution's present wording, this year's nominee for 2nd
vice president has to be a female instead of a male club
member. The nominating committee approached Arlynn McPhee and she
had
accepted being nominated for the position and
to be part of our executive for the next 4 years.
During the banquet, we will be reading all of
the upcoming years nominees and asking our attending membership to
approve these positions by a show of hands. If anyone is interested in
putting their
names up for one of the following committees,
please let Rick Smith know before the banquet starts. The
following is an advance listing of all nominees so far:
The Club Executive will comprise the following
executive officers elected by Club members. The Club Executive shall
serve as the Board of Directors for the Club and consist of the
following positions.
President - First Vice President - Second Vice
President - Secretary - Treasurer - Draw Chairperson - Immediate Past
President - Bar Chairperson - Daytime League Representative
Club Executive nominees for 2008/2009 President - Steve Hindle 1st Vice President - Steve Battig 2nd Vice President - Arlynn McPhee Past President - Sue Cumming Treasurer - Adam MacDonald Secretary - Anne Davis Draw Chairperson - Alix Bell Bar Chairperson - Don Gamble Daytimers Curling Liaison - Jack McGee Committee Members nominees 2008/2009 Nomination Committee Chairperson - Sue Cumming Fixed League - Doris Cooper, Wendy Reynolds Ladies League - Sue Stacey, Anne Davis Men's League - Ken Quaile & Al McPhee Mixed League - Tim & Helen Parsons Junior Co-coordinator - Allen Hopley Little Rock Co-coordinator - Rob Kennedy, Brad Dow OCA Representative - Brad Dow OLCA Representative - Anne Davis, Rick Smith Bar Committee - Kariane Warnock, Florence Barnes Kitchen Chairperson - Agnes Lee Entertainment & Decorating - Kim Gamble, Anne Davis, Rick Smith, Martha Robertson Ways & Means Committee - Brad Dow, Agnes Lee Golf Committee - Jim Hines Ice Committee - Norm Peterson, Stuart
Holmes, Todd Everett, Cory Cooper
Membership Committee - Sue Cumming, Steve Hindle Building & Property Committee - Kirk Mumby, Rodney Davis, Billie Kettles Club Historian and Librarian - Bill Woods Jr. Novice Curling Clinic - Bill & Martha Robertson Club Auditor - Bryan Walsh Web Master - Allen Hopley
Newsletter - Rick Smith, Pat Stachon
Banquet Committee -
Looking for
someone who wants to help obtain prizes for our 2008 Golf Tournament and
people interested
in being on next years Banquet Committee.
April 15th, 2008 Buck Day Spiel The Metcalfe Curling Club closed out another fun curling season with its annual Buck Day Spiel. Open to members and non-members alike it's a great way to introduce (or re-introduce) people to the fun and social aspects of curling. With 16 teams and 64 curlers with a vast range of experience a pleasant time was had by all, although several left with headaches (and a few probably woke up with a headache). Thanks go to Sue and Jeff Cumming and their crew for the bang up job on the traditional soup and sandwich lunch and the simple hamburgers and hot dogs (with fried onions!!) for supper. Thanks also to Jeff Laniel and his troupe of bartenders for keeping the proceedings properly lubricated. As for the prize table, thanks to Linda Scrivens and her band of shoppers for ensuring that there was something for everyone. Congratulations and the trophy go to Stan Turner and his team as they edged out the Tim Parsons team by half a point. At the end of the evening there was an error noted on the scoresheet posted in the club but a further review of the scoresheets for the individual games has confirmed the final totals of 27.5 versus 27.0. Thanks also to Anne Davis for ensuring the club was, once again, nicely decorated for the day. And a special thank you to Stan Turner and Angie Kennedy for their help with one of the new curlers who slipped on the ice. Congratulations to Katie Andrews, the winner of the gift basket that was raffled off. I'm looking forward to seeing many of you at both the General Meeting and the Toga Party Banquet in May. Until then, Go Sens Go! Steve Hindle
Greely Lions Spring Gala
Thanks to all of the people who have volunteered for
this event and to Sue for her hard work in encouraging people to sign
up. Al would like us to be at the Greely Community Centre at 4:45
pm on Saturday. Please wear a white shirt or blouse and black slacks.
You will be assigned a task when you get there and Al or one of his
staff will make you familiar with what you will be doing.
Al has also invited everyone back to his place after
for drinks etc................
The Banquet May 10th, 2008
Tickets for the Banquet and tickets for the draw for
the basket are still available. Get them quick by calling Martha
Robertson or Anne Davis.
and now bring on the summer........................
2008 Final Playoff Results from Friday, April 11th, 2008 Congratulations to the following winners:
A Division - Ken Sullivan's team of Ken Sullivan,
Billy Joe Woods, Greg Jamieson, Alexander Dyer and spare Dunc
Jamieson
B Division: - Lori Forester's team of Lori Forester,
Colleen Krumins, Kim Gamble and Amanda Cooper
C Division - Rick Smith's team of Rick Smith, Allen
Hopley, Rob Paradis, Dale Wilson and spare Jim Kilgallen
D Division - Stan Turner's team of Stan
Turner, Mike Richling, Matt Richling, Jamie Alexander and spare
Don Barnes
Results from Thursday, April
10th, 2008
D Division Final: Stan
Turner's team beat Jim Duguay's team
A Division Semi Final: Bryan Walsh's
team beat Cory Cooper's team
B Division
Semi Final: Chris Daley's team beat Bob Thompson's team
Results from Wednesday,
April 9th, 2008
B Division: Chris Daley's team
beat Bill Woods Jr.'s team
B Division: Lori Forester's team beat Bob
Thompson's
C Division: Rob Howell's team beat Steve
Hindle's team
Results from Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
C Division: Rick Smith's team beat Rob Howell's
team
C Division: Steve Hindle's team beat Frazer
Wales team
D Division: Jim Duguay's team beat Denis Lanouette's
team
A Division: Bryan Walsh's team beat Mike
Reynold's team
A Division: Ken Sullivan's team beat Cory Cooper's team
Results from Monday, April 7rd, 2008
7:00 P.M.
A Division: Bryan Walsh's team beat Steve Dunne's team
A Division: Mike Reynolds's team beat Brad
Dow's team
B Division: Bill Woods Jr.'s team crushes Doug Hicks
team (remember Doug doesn't like the word beat)
9:00 P.M.
C Division: Frazer Wales's team beat Bill
Robertson's team
B Division: Chris Daley's team beat Linda Scriven's
team
C Division: Steve Hindle's team beat Anne Craig's
team
Results from Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
A Division: Ken Sullivan's team beat Brad
Dow's team
A Division: Cory Cooper's team beat Steve Dunne's
team
C Division: Rob Howell's team beat Anne Craig's
team
B Division: Lori Forester's team
beat Chris Daley's team
B Division: Bob Thompson's team
thumps Doug Hick's team (actually it was a very close
game but Doug doesn't like the word
beat)
C Division: Rick Smith's team beat Bill
Robertson's team
D Division: Stan Turner's team beat Denis
Lanouette's team
D Division: Jim Duguay's team beat Judy Kearns
team
Results from Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
B Division: Bob Thompson's team beat
Linda Scrivens team
C Division: Anne Craig's team beat
Frazer Wales team
Results from Monday, March 31st, 2008
A Division: Brad Dow's team beat
Bryan Walsh's team
Cory Cooper's team beat Mike Reynolds's team
B Division: Lori Forester's team
beat Bill Woods Jr.'s team
C Division: Rick Smith's team beat
Steve Hindle's team
D Division: Stan Turner's team beat
Jim Duguay's team
Denis Lanouette's team beat Judy Kearns
team
April 11th, 2008 2008 Playoff Schedule for Friday, April 11th, 2008 Tonight is the final night of fixed curling. Be sure
and be at the club early as the window seats fill up very quickly.
Congratulations to Stan Turner's team of Stan Turner, Mike
Richling, Matt Richling, Jamie Alexander, and spare Don Barnes on
winning the D Division Final.
What might be cool is to Wear
Red in support of the Ottawa Senators (who in my
opinion) must win tonight, the Montreal Canadiens (Canada's best
chance at the moment), Team Martin's Curling team (see article
below) and your eyeballs tomorrow morning.
7:00 P.M.
A Division Final: Ken
Sullivan's team vs Bryan Walsh's team (Bryan's
team must win twice)
B
Division Final: Lori Forester's team vs Chris
Daley's team (Chris's team must win twice)
C Division Final:
Rick Smith's team vs Rob Howell's team (Rob's team must
win twice)
Results from Thursday, April
10th, 2008
D Division Final: Stan
Turner's team beat Jim Duguay's team
A Division Semi Final: Bryan Walsh's
team beat Cory Cooper's team
B Division
Semi Final: Chris Daley's team beat Bob Thompson's team
Results from Wednesday,
April 9th, 2008
B Division: Chris Daley's team
beat Bill Woods Jr.'s team
B Division: Lori Forester's team beat Bob
Thompson's
C Division: Rob Howell's team beat Steve
Hindle's team
Results from Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
C Division: Rick Smith's team beat Rob Howell's
team
C Division: Steve Hindle's team beat Frazer
Wales team
D Division: Jim Duguay's team beat Denis Lanouette's
team
A Division: Bryan Walsh's team beat Mike
Reynold's team
A Division: Ken Sullivan's team beat Cory Cooper's team
Results from Monday, April 7rd, 2008
7:00 P.M.
A Division: Bryan Walsh's team beat Steve Dunne's team
A Division: Mike Reynolds's team beat Brad
Dow's team
B Division: Bill Woods Jr.'s team crushes Doug Hicks
team (remember Doug doesn't like the word beat)
9:00 P.M.
C Division: Frazer Wales's team beat Bill
Robertson's team
B Division: Chris Daley's team beat Linda Scriven's
team
C Division: Steve Hindle's team beat Anne Craig's
team
Results from Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
A Division: Ken Sullivan's team beat Brad
Dow's team
A Division: Cory Cooper's team beat Steve Dunne's
team
C Division: Rob Howell's team beat Anne Craig's
team
B Division: Lori Forester's team
beat Chris Daley's team
B Division: Bob Thompson's team
thumps Doug Hick's team (actually it was a very close
game but Doug doesn't like the word
beat)
C Division: Rick Smith's team beat Bill
Robertson's team
D Division: Stan Turner's team beat Denis
Lanouette's team
D Division: Jim Duguay's team beat Judy Kearns
team
Results from Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
B Division: Bob Thompson's team beat
Linda Scrivens team
C Division: Anne Craig's team beat
Frazer Wales team
Results from Monday, March 31st, 2008
A Division: Brad Dow's team beat
Bryan Walsh's team
Cory Cooper's team beat Mike Reynolds's team
B Division: Lori Forester's team
beat Bill Woods Jr.'s team
C Division: Rick Smith's team beat
Steve Hindle's team
D Division: Stan Turner's team beat
Jim Duguay's team
Denis Lanouette's team beat Judy Kearns
team
2008 World Men's Curling Championships
The Grand Forks Curling Club and Ralph Engelstad Arena
have partnered to bring the World Men's Curling Championship to Grand
Forks, North Dakota from April 5-13, 2008
hosting twelve of the top curling teams in the
world as they compete for the chance to be crowned world champion. http://www.worldmenscurling2008
http://www.curltv.com/events
CHAMPIONSHIP CURLING ON CBC: World Men's
Curling Championship-Canadian Playoff Game, Canada vs Scotland tonight
at 8:00 P.M..
Canada draws Scotland at curling worlds
Team Canada pummelled the United States 10-4 in eight
ends in Thursday's 17th and final draw at the world men's curling
championship in Grand Forks, N.D.
Canadian skip Kevin Martin punctuated the romp with a pretty angle raise for three points in the eighth, capping a day that began with an 8-6 triumph over Claudio Pescia of Switzerland.
"We needed to come out with a good effort and we did," Martin told reporters at the Ralph Engelstad Arena. "Everybody played pretty darn solid. Even when we got up a few, we still played some aggressive shots." Martin's Edmonton rink closed out the round-robin at 10-1, and will take on David Murdoch of Scotland in the 1-2 Page playoff on Friday night (8 p.m. ET). The winner will advance directly to Sunday's championship final (CBC, 2:30 p.m. ET), while the loser challenges the winner of the 3-4 playoff in Saturday's semifinal (2 p.m. ET). "We have to have a good start and adjust to the ice as quick as possible," Canadian lead Marc Kennedy said. "The Scots are great hitters. "Hopefully, the ice is curling lots and we can get into a little bit of a finesse game." Murdoch (8-3) secured sole possession of second place with a 7-4 victory over Denmark's Johnny Frederiksen in the evening draw. "They can play a finesse game and hit like crazy," Martin said. "You don't want to get down to them, that's for sure. "Murdoch is really playing well. He has a lot of confidence going into the playoffs, so it will make for a good test." "You want to play the best team and you want to win playing against the best team," Murdoch said. "These guys are playing well. "It is going to be a really hard game. We will just have to match them rock for rock." Fengchun Wang of China defeated Norway's Thomas Ulsrud 7-4 in an extra end to clinch the third seed in his debut at the worlds. Both contenders finished tied for third at 7-4, but Wang earned third billing with the win. "We have worked hard for seven years, from 2001, and worked very hard in practice every day," Wang said through an interpreter. "Now we have a good result. "It is a surprise and so exciting and amazing. Like our girl's team winning silver." Wang, who upset Martin 6-5 in an extra end on Wednesday, will challenge Ulsrud in Friday's 3-4 playoff (3 p.m. ET). Martin seeks first world title Martin is seeking his first world title in three trips,
losing the 1991 final to David Smith of Scotland and finishing a
disappointing fourth "You don't want to lose your edge," said Martin, a three-time Brier winner and silver medallist at the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games. "Everybody is pretty into it, it's good to see. Everybody is not accepting the misses very well, it's good. "Everybody is on edge a bit, that's good. We're definitely not complacent, that's for sure." Canada has won a record 30 world championships since 1959; Sweden is next with five titles. April 10th, 2008 2008 Fixed Playoffs Two more nights of curling plus Buck Day to go
for this season. Come on up to the
club and make some new golf friends or just some one
else that you can talk to over
the fence during the summer. Oh yeah, back to
curling, the final for the D Divison is
tonight as well as an A and a B semifinal.
As in previous years in all Final games, the team who
has not lost a game only (big word)
have to win that game and they win the final. If the
opposing team wins the 8 end game
then the two teams take a 15 minute break and return
to the ice to play a deciding 6
end match - winner taking the trophy.
2008 Playoff Schedule for Thursday,
April 10th, 2008
7:00 P.M.
D Division Final: Jim
Duguay's team vs Stan Turner's team (Jim's
team must win twice)
A Division Semi
Final: Cory Cooper's team vs Bryan Walsh's team
B Division Semi Final:
Bob Thompson's team vs Chris Daley's team
Results from Wednesday,
April 9th, 2008
B Division: Chris Daley's team
beat Bill Woods Jr.'s team
B Division: Lori Forester's team beat Bob
Thompson's
C Division: Rob Howell's team beat Steve
Hindle's team
Results from Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
C Division: Rick Smith's team beat Rob Howell's
team
C Division: Steve Hindle's team beat Frazer
Wales team
D Division: Jim Duguay's team beat Denis Lanouette's
team
A Division: Bryan Walsh's team beat Mike
Reynold's team
A Division: Ken Sullivan's team beat Cory Cooper's team
Results from Monday, April 7rd, 2008
7:00 P.M.
A Division: Bryan Walsh's team beat Steve Dunne's team
A Division: Mike Reynolds's team beat Brad
Dow's team
B Division: Bill Woods Jr.'s team crushes Doug Hicks
team (remember Doug doesn't like the word beat)
9:00 P.M.
C Division: Frazer Wales's team beat Bill
Robertson's team
B Division: Chris Daley's team beat Linda Scriven's
team
C Division: Steve Hindle's team beat Anne Craig's
team
Results from Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
A Division: Ken Sullivan's team beat Brad
Dow's team
A Division: Cory Cooper's team beat Steve Dunne's
team
C Division: Rob Howell's team beat Anne Craig's
team
B Division: Lori Forester's team
beat Chris Daley's team
B Division: Bob Thompson's team
thumps Doug Hick's team (actually it was a very close
game but Doug doesn't like the word
beat)
C Division: Rick Smith's team beat Bill
Robertson's team
D Division: Stan Turner's team beat Denis
Lanouette's team
D Division: Jim Duguay's team beat Judy Kearns
team
Results from Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
B Division: Bob Thompson's team beat
Linda Scrivens team
C Division: Anne Craig's team beat
Frazer Wales team
Results from Monday, March 31st, 2008
A Division: Brad Dow's team beat
Bryan Walsh's team
Cory Cooper's team beat Mike Reynolds's team
B Division: Lori Forester's team
beat Bill Woods Jr.'s team
C Division: Rick Smith's team beat
Steve Hindle's team
D Division: Stan Turner's team beat
Jim Duguay's team
Denis Lanouette's team beat Judy Kearns
team
2008 World Men's Curling Championships
The Grand Forks Curling Club and Ralph Engelstad Arena
have partnered to bring the World Men's Curling Championship to Grand
Forks, North Dakota from April 5-13, 2008
hosting twelve of the top curling teams in the
world as they compete for the chance to be crowned world champion. http://www.worldmenscurling2008
http://www.curltv.com/events
Canada plays the U.S.A. at 8:00 p.m. tonight.
2008 Fixed Playoffs Steve Dunne has confirmed this morning that the
plant is running properly and that the ice will be in top shape for
tonight. If anything changes during the day, he will advise Doris
Cooper or Linda Scrivens.
The cheering or jeering section depending on whose
side you are on is getting bigger every night so come on out tonight
and join the fun or as someone used to say "Act the fool". That person
will remain anonymous.
2008 Playoff Schedule for Wednesday,
April 9th, 2008
7:00 P.M.
B Division: Bill Woods
Jr.'s team vs Chris Daley's team
B
Division: Lori Forester's team vs Bob Thompson's
8:30 P.M.
C Division: Steve
Hindle's team vs Rob Howell's team
Results from Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
C Division: Rick Smith's team beat Rob Howell's
team
C Division: Steve Hindle's team beat Frazer
Wales team
D Division: Jim Duguay's team beat Denis Lanouette's
team
A Division: Bryan Walsh's team beat Mike
Reynold's team
A Division: Ken Sullivan's team beat Cory Cooper's team
Results from Monday, April 7rd, 2008
7:00 P.M.
A Division: Bryan Walsh's team beat Steve Dunne's team
A Division: Mike Reynolds's team beat Brad
Dow's team
B Division: Bill Woods Jr.'s team crushes Doug Hicks
team (remember Doug doesn't like the word beat)
9:00 P.M.
C Division: Frazer Wales's team beat Bill
Robertson's team
B Division: Chris Daley's team beat Linda Scriven's
team
C Division: Steve Hindle's team beat Anne Craig's
team
Results from Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
A Division: Ken Sullivan's team beat Brad
Dow's team
A Division: Cory Cooper's team beat Steve Dunne's
team
C Division: Rob Howell's team beat Anne Craig's
team
B Division: Lori Forester's team
beat Chris Daley's team
B Division: Bob Thompson's team
thumps Doug Hick's team (actually it was a very close
game but Doug doesn't like the word
beat)
C Division: Rick Smith's team beat Bill
Robertson's team
D Division: Stan Turner's team beat Denis
Lanouette's team
D Division: Jim Duguay's team beat Judy Kearns
team
Results from Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
B Division: Bob Thompson's team beat
Linda Scrivens team
C Division: Anne Craig's team beat
Frazer Wales team
Results from Monday, March 31st, 2008
A Division: Brad Dow's team beat
Bryan Walsh's team
Cory Cooper's team beat Mike Reynolds's team
B Division: Lori Forester's team
beat Bill Woods Jr.'s team
C Division: Rick Smith's team beat
Steve Hindle's team
D Division: Stan Turner's team beat
Jim Duguay's team
Denis Lanouette's team beat Judy Kearns
team
2008 World Men's Curling Championships
The Grand Forks Curling Club and Ralph Engelstad Arena
have partnered to bring the World Men's Curling Championship to Grand
Forks, North Dakota from April 5-13, 2008
hosting twelve of the top curling teams in the
world as they compete for the chance to be crowned world champion. http://www.worldmenscurling2008
http://www.curltv.com/events
Canada is currently playing China and is
winning 3-1 after the 2nd end in Draw 12. Canada plays the Czech
Republic at 3:00 p.m. this afternoon.
April 8, 2008 2008 Fixed Playoffs The final week of our club fixed playoffs are winding
down and there have been a number of surprises so far.
Come on out tonight to cheer on and drink with
the winners or cry in your beer while commiserating with the losers.
Either way your keeping the bartenders busy and still
having fun..
2008 Playoff Schedule for Tuesday,
April 8th, 2008
7:00 P.M.
C Division: Rob Howell's team plays Rick Smith's team
C Division: Steve Hindle's team plays Frazer
Wales team
D Division: Jim Duguay's team plays Denis Lanouette's
team
9:00 P.M.
A Division: Mike Reynold's team plays Bryan
Walsh's team
A Division: Ken Sullivan's team plays Cory Cooper's
team
Results from Monday, April 7rd, 2008
7:00 P.M.
A Division: Bryan Walsh's team beat Steve Dunne's team
A Division: Mike Reynolds's team beat Brad
Dow's team
B Division: Bill Woods Jr.'s team crushes Doug Hicks
team (remember Doug doesn't like the word beat)
9:00 P.M.
C Division: Frazer Wales's team beat Bill
Robertson's team
B Division: Chris Daley's team beat Linda Scriven's
team
C Division: Steve Hindle's team beat Anne Craig's
team
Results from Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
A Division: Ken Sullivan's team beat Brad
Dow's team
A Division: Cory Cooper's team beat Steve Dunne's
team
C Division: Rob Howell's team beat Anne Craig's
team
B Division: Lori Forester's team
beat Chris Daley's team
B Division: Bob Thompson's team
thumps Doug Hick's team (actually it was a very close
game but Doug doesn't like the word
beat)
C Division: Rick Smith's team beat Bill
Robertson's team
D Division: Stan Turner's team beat Denis
Lanouette's team
D Division: Jim Duguay's team beat Judy Kearns
team
Results from Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
B Division: Bob Thompson's team beat
Linda Scrivens team
C Division: Anne Craig's team beat
Frazer Wales team
Results from Monday, March 31st, 2008
A Division: Brad Dow's team beat
Bryan Walsh's team
Cory Cooper's team beat Mike Reynolds's team
B Division: Lori Forester's team
beat Bill Woods Jr.'s team
C Division: Rick Smith's team beat
Steve Hindle's team
D Division: Stan Turner's team beat
Jim Duguay's team
Denis Lanouette's
team beat Judy Kearns team
2008 World Men's Curling Championships
The Grand Forks Curling Club and Ralph Engelstad Arena
have partnered to bring the World Men's Curling Championship to Grand
Forks, North Dakota from April 5-13, 2008
hosting twelve of the top curling teams in the
world as they compete for the chance to be crowned world champion. http://www.worldmenscurling2008
http://www.curltv.com/events
Canada is currently playing Norway and is
losing 5-3 after the fifth end in Draw 9
April 5, 2008 2008 Playoff Schedule for Monday,
April 7th, 2008
7:00 P.M.
A Division: Steve Dunne's team plays Bryan Walsh's team
A Division: Mike Reynolds's team plays Brad
Dow's team
B Division: Doug Hicks team plays Bill Woods Jr.'s team
9:00 P.M.
C Division: Frazer Wales's team plays Bill
Robertson's team
B Division: Linda Scriven's team plays Chris Daley's
team
C Division: Anne Craig's team plays Steve
Hindle's team
Buck Day
The playoffs are in full swing and the curling season
will soon done but there's still one more chance. Next Saturday
is Buck Day at the club and it would be a great opportunity to
introduce a friend or family member to this great sport. Open to
members and non-members it's a good chance to throw that last rock and
close out the season before enjoying all the fun that spring and summer
have to offer. There is a sign-up sheet in the club or, if you
prefer, you can send Steve Hindle an email at shindle19@hotmail.com
. You can sign up as a team or as individuals. He will be
contacting people starting on Wednesday so sign-up now. It's only
$10 per curler for 2 six-end games. See you at the club!
Greely Lions Spring Gala
The sign-up sheet for this important event is up at the club or you can contact Sue Cumming at 613-445-1994. We still need volunteers to reach our 30 volunteers to help A.J.'s Catering at this function on Saturday, April 19th, 2008. This puts $3000 of well needed revenue into our club coffers and we would like to get some of the newer members involved. A great meal and after hours party at Al Graham's house are traditions. The Banquet May 10th, 2008
Tickets for the Banquet and tickets for the draw for
the basket will be available all next week at the club during the
playoffs. Get them quick.
2008 OFSSA High School Curling
Championships April 2nd to April 5th in Peterborough, Ontario
Congratulations to both the girls and boys teams from
Osgoode High School and their coaching staff. Even though neither of
the teams made it to the final game in Peterborough, they still
put on a great display of curling and can be very proud of their
achievements this season.
Girls Team: Stephanie Brown, Sarah McLean, Kirsten Sullivan, Ashley Taylor, Michelle Roberts, Coach - Michelle Richling, Coach - Bill Robertson Boys team: Matthew Donnelly, Teru Hino-Jencz, Alex
Harrison, Craig McDiarmid, Zachary Staff, Coach - Evan Cooper, Coach -
Bill Robertson
2008 Fixed Playoffs Our club fixed playoffs are well underway. There will
be no games today but curling will resume on Monday. Schedule
will be forwarded during the weekend.
Have a great weekend, spring may be finally here. As I
was typing this I looked out the window and winter is back.
Sorry
Results from Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
A Division: Ken Sullivan's team beat Brad
Dow's team
A Division: Cory Cooper's team beat Steve Dunne's
team
C Division: Rob Howell's team beat Anne Craig's
team
Results from Wednesday, April 2nd,
2008
B Division: Lori Forester's team
beat Chris Daley's team
B Division: Bob Thompson's team
thumps Doug Hick's team (actually it was a very close
game but Doug doesn't like the word
beat)
C Division: Rick Smith's team beat Bill
Robertson's team
D Division: Stan Turner's team beat Denis
Lanouette's team
D Division: Jim Duguay's team beat Judy Kearns
team
Results from Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
B Division: Bob Thompson's team beat
Linda Scrivens team
C Division: Anne Craig's team beat
Frazer Wales team
Results from Monday, March 31st, 2008
A Division: Brad Dow's team beat
Bryan Walsh's team
Cory Cooper's team beat Mike Reynolds's team
B Division: Lori Forester's team
beat Bill Woods Jr.'s team
C Division: Rick Smith's team beat
Steve Hindle's team
D Division: Stan Turner's team beat
Jim Duguay's team
Denis Lanouette's
team beat Judy Kearns team
We would like to see as many curling members and friends up
at the club each night of the playoffs to cheer on your favourites
and watch some great or not so great curling.
You can even learn at few things you didn't know about
curling from all of the skips behind the glass in the lounge. Come
on out and join the fun.
2008 OFSSA High School Curling
Championships April 2nd to April 5th in Peterborough, Ontario
The girls team finished at 1-3 and the boys
team are currently 3-1. The quarterfinals for the boys are
this
afternoon at 4:30 pm. Go TEAMS Go!!!
You can follow the results at http://www.ofsaa.on.ca/curling
Boys Quarterfinals
on Friday
Osgoode T.H.S. (Metcalfe) vs
Kitchener/Waterloo (K/W)
Boys
play on Friday
Osgoode T.H.S. (Metcalfe) lost
to Notre Dame
(Brampton) 5 - 4
Girls Play on Thursday
Osgoode T.H.S. (Metcalfe) beats
Cardinal Newman (Scarboro) 8 - 4
Osgoode T.H.S. (Metcalfe)
lost to St Ignatius (Thunder
Bay) 9 - 4
Osgoode T.H.S.
(Metcalfe) lost to Nantyr Shores (Innisfil) 7 - 3
Boys play on
Thursday
Osgoode
T.H.S. (Metcalfe) beats Midland
S.S. (Midland) 8 - 7
Osgoode T.H.S. (Metcalfe) beats
Manitoulin (M’Chigenng) 9 - 3
Osgoode T.H.S. (Metcalfe) beats
Chatham-Kent (Chatham) 10- 3
Girls Play
on Wednesday
Osgoode T.H.S. (Metcalfe) lost
to Grimsby D.S.S. (Grimsby)
no score on site
April 3, 2008 2008 Fixed Playoffs Our club fixed playoffs are well under. We would
like to see as many curling members and friends up at the club each
night of the playoffs to cheer on your favourites and watch some
great or not so great curling. You can even learn at few things you
didn't know about curling from all of the skips behind the glass
in the lounge.
Come on out and join the fun.
Schedule for Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
7:00 P.M.
A Division: Ken Sullivan's team plays Brad
Dow's team
A Division: Steve Dunne's team plays Cory Cooper's team
C Division: Anne Craig vs Rob Howell's team
Results from Wednesday, April 2nd,
2008
B Division: Lori Forester's team
beat Chris Daley's team
B Division: Bob Thompson's team
thumps Doug Hick's team (actually it was a very close
game but Doug doesn't like the word
beat)
C Division: Rick Smith's team beat Bill
Robertson's team
D Division: Stan Turner's team beat Denis
Lanouette's team
D Division: Jim Duguay's team beat Judy Kearns
team
Results from Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
B Division: Bob Thompson's team beat
Linda Scrivens team
C Division: Anne Craig's team beat
Frazer Wales team
Results from Monday, March 31st, 2008
A Division: Brad Dow's team beat
Bryan Walsh's team
Cory Cooper's team beat Mike Reynolds's team
B Division: Lori Forester's team
beat Bill Woods Jr.'s team
C Division: Rick Smith's team beat
Steve Hindle's team
D Division: Stan Turner's team beat
Jim Duguay's team
Denis Lanouette's
team beat Judy Kearns team
2008 OFSSA High School Curling
Championships April 2nd to April 5th in Peterbourough, Ontario
So far the girls team is 1-1 and playing today at 4
pm and again at 7:30 pm. The boys team are 2 - 0 and playing at 4
pm.Go TEAMS Go!!!
You can follow the results at http://www.ofsaa.on.ca/curling
Girls Play
on Wednesday
Osgoode
T.H.S. (Metcalfe) lost
to Grimsby D.S.S. (Grimsby) no score on site
Girls Play on Thursday
Osgoode T.H.S.
(Metcalfe) beats Cardinal Newman
(Scarboro) 8 - 4
Osgoode
T.H.S. (Metcalfe) vs St Ignatius (Thunder Bay)
Osgoode
T.H.S. (Metcalfe) vs Nantyr Shores (Innisfil)
Boys play on
Thursday
Osgoode
T.H.S. (Metcalfe)
beats Midland S.S. (Midland) 8 - 7
Osgoode
T.H.S. (Metcalfe)
beats Manitoulin (M’Chigenng) 9 - 3
Osgoode
T.H.S. (Metcalfe) vs Chatham-Kent (Chatham)
Boys play on Friday
Osgoode
T.H.S. (Metcalfe) vs Notre Dame (Brampton)
March 31, 2008 Fixed League Schedule Attached please find the revised schedule. There
was a problem with the D teams schedule.
Greely Lions Spring Gala
The sign-up sheet for this important event has been posted. So far we have 17 volunteers and we need 30 volunteers to help A.J.'s Catering at this function on Saturday, April 19th, 2008. This puts
$3000 of well needed revenue into our club coffers and we would like to
get some of the newer members involved. A great meal and after hours
party at Al Graham's house are traditions.
2008 Club Fixed League Winners
Congratulations to the Ken Sullivan rink of Ken
Sullivan, Billy Joe Woods, Greg Jamieson and Alexander Dyer on their
finishing in 1st place overall in our fixed league curling and winning
the
Porteous Club Championship trophy.
2008 Canadian Seniors
A hearty well done goes out to Bruce Delaney's seniors
team which included our own Dunc Jamieson as they finished up in
fifth place overall with a 7 - 4 record at the 2008 Canadian
Seniors held in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Considering the
calibre of some of the leading teams, this was a pretty impressive
finish.
2008 Fixed Playoffs
Our club fixed playoffs started on Monday
and there have already been some great extra end games. We would
like to see as many curling members and friends up at the club each
night of the playoffs to cheer on your favourites and watch some
great or not so great curling. You can even learn at few things you
didn't know about curling from all of the skips behind the glass
in the lounge.
Come on out and join the fun.
Results from Monday, March 31st, 2008
A Division: Brad Dow's team beat
Bryan Walsh's team
Cory Cooper's team beat Mike Reynolds's team
B Division: Lori Forester's team
beat Bill Woods Jr.'s team
C Division: Rick Smith's team beat
Steve Hindle's team
D Division: Stan Turner's team beat
Jim Duguay's team
Denis Lanouette's
team beat Judy Kearns team
Results from Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
B Division: Bob Thompson's team beat
Linda Scrivens team
C Division: Anne Craig's team beat
Frazer Wales team
Schedule for Wednesday, April 2nd,
2008
7:00 P.M.
Bill Robertson's team plays Rick Smith's team
Stan Turner's team plays Judy Kearns team
Denis Lanouette's team plays Jim Duguay's team
9:00 P.M.
Chris Daley's team plays Lori Forester's team
Doug Hick's team plays Bob Thompson's team
Things to consider
The position of the skip's broom is only a
reference point
Dusting is not as hard work as sweeping
Curling is one of the only activities you can
do where half of your drinks are free
SPRING 2008 NEWSLETTER
Spring has sprung The grass has ris I wonder where The flowers is???!!!
No grass or flowers this spring, just mountains of snow…good for curling though as it still feels like winter. But when I look at the calendar, April 12, Buck Day is fast approaching. Another season over and thoughts turn to summer activities. Before this happens, we have some important dates coming up.
Friday, March 28, Homegrown café and beach/margarita/nacho night at the Curling Club ending off our season of mixed curling. Come out and have some fun and get those vocal cords warmed up (maybe with a few margaritas) and join in the fun.
Play-offs for the Fixed League start next week so even if you are not out on the ice, come out and watch you fellow curlers play off for their respective trophies.
Saturday, April 5 is the Fair Board Rental. Heather Bellinger is looking for more teams so sign up and come out and support your friends in the local Agricultural Societies for what is sure to be a fun day.
Saturday, April 12 is Buck Day. Everyone is welcome to curl (curlers and non-curlers alike) and it’s your last chance to curl in Metcalfe for the 2007/2008 season. A sign up sheet has been posted at the club.
Saturday, April 19 brings us the Greely Lions Fundraiser. The format is the same as other years. We need at least 30 volunteers and this is very important as it brings in $3,000 for the curling club. See the sign up sheet at the top of the stairs at the Curling Club.
Wednesday, May 7 will be the night of the Annual General Meeting, 7:00 p.m. at the curling club. Hope to see everyone there.
Saturday, May 10, BANQUET NIGHT. Tickets are on sale now and the banquet committee is busy planning and decorating. Attending the banquet is a great way to cap off the curling season and as usual our incoming President, Steve Hindle, is hosting the post-banquet party at his house in Embrun.
As this year winds down I want to express my gratitude to all of you who have supported me, my executive and the curling club.
Thank you to all of you, Murray Dundass, Ken Quaile, Pat Donnelly, Jeff McGee, Jim Hines, Kirk Mumby and Graeme Taylor and any others who came to dig out the south side of the club after our last big storm. Hopefully that will be our last blast from Old Man Winter.
Thank you to Walter Zebchuk who hosted the mens teams from the City of Ottawa bonspiel who came to play in Metcalfe. Walter has been volunteering for this job for a number of years now so we once again thank you for looking after the City of Ottawa curlers.
Thank you to Daytimers/Club 55 for generously donating $500.00 to the Metcalfe Curling Club. We really appreciate your support and will put your donation to good use.
Thanks to Rick Smith who spent a Monday night helping yours truly clean up some areas that were “noted” in the heath inspectors report. Thank you Rick for also keeping everyone up to date with your newsletters.
Thank you to Steve Battig for cleaning out the ice machine which was also a job that was noted in the inspection report.
Thanks goes to Jeff Cumming, Rodney Davis and Kirk Mumby who have been keeping an eye on the sump pumps and who, last weekend, brought in Bill Bishop to avert a potential problem.
Rodney and Anne Davis and Jeff also spent a good part of last Friday night trying to fix the ice machine at the bar. Progress was made and with a little more tweaking the ice machine should be popping out those cubes in no time.
A great big thank you goes to Denis Lanoutte’s fixed team, Neil Ristimaki, Larry Sisson and Bob Sisson for volunteering to run the kitchen for the Flintstone rental, Sat. March 29. Nice to see some new chefs in the club!
Thank you to everyone who has contributed in some way to the club this year. I can’t say enough about what a great club we have and it has been an honour for me to be President.
Sue March, 25th, 2008
Go Ontario! Go Duncan!
As of this morning, Dunc Jamieson's senior team is 3 -
0 at the 2008 Canadian Seniors being held in Prince Albert,
Saskatchewan Yesterday they defeated Nova Scotia's Brian Rafuse 4
- 3.
Dunc has asked me to pass on the following to our club
members:
"We would really like to thank everyone at the
Metcalfe Curling Club for their support. Although the Ontario Curling
Association pays for much of the trip, its still expensive for us. The
contributions from the members of the curling club are greatly
appreciated. Just as importantly, I appreciate the card and words
of encouragement from friends. We will try to live up to that as much
as possible. No matter what I curl in, the club has been very
supportive. We are headed off to practice now followed by the rules
meeting, pictures, skills competition and reception. Thanks everyone.
Dunc
Thursday night Men's Curling
An invitation has been extended to all male curlers
who would like to come up to the club this Thursday, March
27th, 2008 to join in the end of season social night for men's
curling. There
is room for a couple of spares and we will having
pizza and drinks to celebrate the end of another great
season.
Mixed Curling Reminder
This Friday March 28th is the last
night of mixed curling for this season and your entertainment committee
want to close the season with a great party. So fortified
with the Hicks' famous margaritas and nachos and dressed in
your finest beach clothes we would love to see you on stage performing
one of your favourite tunes. Guests are welcome.
Curling Club Banquet May 10th, 2008
The ticket price we are charging is enough to cover the price of the meal and some decorations; this year we are going to have live entertainment with the rock party band Conspiracy, so we are going to run a couple of fundraisers to pay for it and the first one has started! You will notice a very nice basket on display at the bar, please buy raffle tickets to try to win it! Don’t miss out on this one. Banquet Tickets are on sale now; make sure you get yours right away! Snow Removal Due to no fault of his own, when Ken Quaile got to the club last week to help with the snow removal, Murray Dundass had already got it completed. Our thanks go out to Murray and to all of the people who helped and to Ken for volunteering. March 18, 2008 Congratulations - We are the Champions CITY CHAMPS!!!!! Congratulations to the OTHS boys and girls teams on a perfect curling record this season. Both the OTHS girls and boys curling teams will be heading to OFSAA in Peterborough from April 2nd to 5th. They played AWESOME and made their coaches, parents, and members of the Metcalfe Curling Club in attendance proud! The scores were OTHS Boys vs. Brookfield 7 - 2; OTHS Girls vs. Merivale 10 - 0 Congrats to the girls team of Steph Brown, Sarah Maclean, Kirsten Sullivan and Ashley Taylor and the boys team of Matt Donnelly, Teru Hino-Jencz, Alex Harrison and Craig Macdiarmid Check out the Ottawa Citizen and Ottawa Sun for details tomorrow! 2008 Men's City of Ottawa Champs:
Congratulations to club members Bryan Walsh and his team of Rick
Takahara (RA member), Ken Murdock and Larry Licari for their winning of
the National Bank of Canada trophy in the Senior's Division.
Another club member on a winning team was Dunc Jamieson who also won
one of the senior's events with Bruce Delaney, Rick Bachand and George
Mitchell.
Go Ontario! Go Duncan!
On Friday night, our president Sue Cumming presented Dunc Jamieson with a generous cash presentation to help him with his expenses at the 2008 Canadian Seniors being held in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan from March 22 through March 30, 2008. Thanks to all who contributed. Curling Club Banquet May 10th, 2008
The ticket price we are charging is enough to cover the price of the meal and some decorations; this year we are going to have live entertainment with the rock party band Conspiracy, so we are going to run a couple of fundraisers to pay for it and the first one has started! You will notice a very nice basket on display at the bar, please buy raffle tickets to try to win it! Don’t miss out on this one. Banquet Tickets are on sale now; make sure you get yours right away! Calling all Entertainers
Friday March 28th is Home Grown
Café night at the club. The entertainment committee is still
looking for performers. So far there has not been a lot of
Metcalfe Curling Club Idol performers
jump up, so now's your chance. The theme is beach
party night with the Hicks' famous margaritas with nachos
dishes also available. Please contact Jim Hines or Anne Davis if
you or a friend want to perform. You do not have to be a club member to
perform.
Jenny Kilgallen On Saturday, Sue delivered a plant/floral arrangement in a ceramic pot to Jenny on behalf of our club. Jenny is coming along with her recovery but it will still be quite awhile before she is feeling great again. Her husband Jim says about 6 to 8 weeks recovery, but thanks to quality drugs she is coping with the pain. Sangria Night Thanks to Kariane Warnock for the great sangria drinks last Friday night. Also, she will share the recipe if you ask her. In my opinion and I did a lot of testing, they were great. Snow Removal Thanks to Ken Quaile and Murray Dundass for bringing their heavy equipment to help with the snow removal. Also thanks to Kirk Mumby, Graham Taylor and all of the others who showed up with shovels. Remember: The first day of spring is tomorrow. Go Ontario! Go Duncan!
From March 22 through March 30 our very own Duncan Jamieson will participating in the 2008 Canadian Seniors being held in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Along with skip Bruce Delaney, third Rick Bachand, and lead George Mitchell, Duncan will be faced with the challenge of beating former Brier winners Russ Howard (1987 & 1983), representing New Brunswick and Vic Peters (1992) representing Manitoba. In addition, Brian Rafuse will be representing Nova Scotia just as he did in this year's Brier. The schedule for the 2008 Canadian Seniors will be posted either tonight or Monday on the bulletin boards at the club with Duncan's games highlighted. From all the members of the Metcalfe Curling Club we wish Duncan and his team mates great success and good curling throughout the week. March 11, 2008 Calling all Entertainers
Friday March 28th is Home Grown
Café night at the club. If you are talented and would like to
perform for your fellow club members,
then we want to see you up on the stage. If you plan
on taking the stage, please put your name on the sign up sheet that is
on the bulletin
board upstairs so we have an idea of how many
performers we will have. We know from past years that we have many
talented club
members, so come on out and entertain us on the last
night of mixed curling.
This will also be the Hicks' famous margarita night
with nachos dishes also available. If you have never tasted one
of Doug and Judy's
special drinks, you are in for a real taste
treat. (Special acknowledgements going to Dr. Tequila - Graham
Hicks)
Greely Lions Spring Gala The sign-up sheet for this important event will be posted shortly. We need 30 volunteers to help A.J.'s Catering at this function on Saturday, April 19th, 2008. This puts
$3000 of well needed revenue into our club coffers and we would like to
get some of the newer members involved. A great meal and after hours
party at Al Graham's house are traditions.
Quebec Challenge Cup The Quebec Challenge Cup has gone to live in Richmond for a while. Dalhousie Lake curlers put up a strong defence but went down to defeat. The losing teams names will not be mentioned as what happens in the club stays in the club. BNI Rental on Saturday March 8, 2008 I would personally like to thank the volunteer kitchen and bar staff who came to the club in this season's worst weather conditions (so far) to help make this rental a success. Thanks to Ken Sullivan and Greg Jamieson on the bar and Rob Howell (convenor), Karen and Andy Girard, Rob Paradis, Ray Smith, Liston McIlhagga, Larry Licari, Mike Reynolds and Andrew Ashton in the kitchen. Thanks to their efforts the BNI rental was a lot of fun for a bunch of new curlers with a great meal after. Upcoming Club Events
Friday, March 28th, 2008 - Margarita night
with Nacho dishes
Saturday, April 12th, 2008 - Buck Day
Saturday, April 19th, 2008 - Greely Lion's Dinner
Saturday, May 10th, 2008 - Banquet
Curl Ontario "Club Coach - Youth" course The Metcalfe curling club is hosting an offering of the Curl Ontario "Club Coach - Youth" course on Sunday, April 6th, 2008. Logistics: Sunday, April 6 (the next Sunday after the end of our Little Rocks curling) Time: To be determined, but expect something like 9:00-3:00. Who should take this course? - all Little Rock coaches (and those who would like to coach, or can see themselves getting coerced into coaching) Who else would benefit from this course? - parents who would like to help out on the ice - assistants looking for their community service hours by helping with Little Rocks - curlers with kids in Little Rocks just looking to keep up with the coaching techniques (helps out with your curling too!) The club has a policy of reimbursing course expenses for coaches and those who will actively be helping out. For more details, see http://www.curlontario.com Please let me know if you will be taking the course. The registration isn't open on-line yet. We'll get a chance to reserve as many spots as we want, then open the course for others. Hope to get a good turnout! If interested, you can register on-line at the link above. March 5, 2008 Friday Night Curling
Friday Night Mixed Curling for Sunday March 23rd (Easter Sunday) has been cancelled. All games scheduled on March the 23rd have been rescheduled to March 30th at 2:30 pm. Curling on March 21st (Good Friday) will proceed as originally scheduled. If you have any questions please contact Tim Parsons at 613-821-2363 Shroomfest Note for Male Curlers
Doug Hicks has reserved 2 tables of 8 to
Shroomfest for the Metcalfe Curling Club Men. Tickets are $25.,
for Thursday May 1, 2007. Comic Festival. ...which has been
upgraded.
First 16 men who give $25.00 to Doug get the tickets. Anyone else wishing to reserve a table of 8 may do so. Should be done ASAP, as the sold out crowd from last year have already been contacted.
March 3, 2008 Jenny Kilgallen Our best wishes for a speedy recovery go out to Jenny Kilgallen, who was involved in a serious car accident last Thursday morning. Her husband Jim says she is still in quite a bit of pain and is facing a 6 - 8 week recovery period. Get better soon. Metcalfe/Russell Bonspiel Congratulations to the winning team of Bill Robertson, Anne Davis, Billy Joe Woods and Kariane Warnock who won the "A" side of the Metcalfe/Russell spiel. Unfortunately our "B" side team of Pete Stepa, Sheila Dunne, Rodney Davis and Betty Magee did not fare as well. Metcalfe Little Rocks The Metcalfe Little Rocks teams did very well at the Zone 1 playdowns on March 2nd. The team with Stuart Leslie (skip), Scott Andrews (third), Jeremy Kennedy (second), and Lauren Arsenault (lead) won the overall event and will be going forward to the OCVA Little Rock Championship in Huntley on March 30th. The team with Adam Taylor (skip), Sebastien Hopley (third), Jeremy Taylor (second), and Spencer Arsenault (lead), also had a strong showing, finishing tied for second, and missing a playdown berth only by a "ends-won" tiebreaker. Congratulations to all the curlers, and good luck in the championships! Quebec Challenge Cup Congratulations to the winning teams from Dalhousie Lake who successfully defended the cup yesterday against the Danville, Quebec Curling Club. Dalhousie teams were Bill Woods, Scott Patterson, Don Gamble and Jim Hines and the team of Bill Robertson, Bob Reynolds, Billy Joe Woods and Roy Tubman. Dalhousie will be defending the cup this coming Sunday at 1:00 pm at our club against 2 teams from the Richmond Curling Club. Everyone is invited to come up and watch. February 26, 2008 Friday
Night Curling Entertainment
Last Friday night was a great time with a very good crowd staying to enjoy the music provided by Conspiracy. Thanks to the entertainment committee. Quebec Cup Challenge The Dalhousie Lake Curling Club have been offered a challenge for the Quebec Cup this Sunday at 1:00 pm. against the Danville, Quebec Curling Club. Dalhousie will be using our ice for this event and everyone is welcome to come out and cheer our other favourite Curling Club on. Utica, New
York Bonspiel
Utica, New York got a
treat last weekend, when the mighty Keith Baker team which
includes Agnes Lee, Jeff and Sue Cumming decided to pay a visit.
They drank and curled real well, just missing a chance at the "A"
final and finally losing the "D" final. Both Agnes and Sue said
it was a blast! The theme for the spiel was a "Red Neck
Bonspiel" with lots of duct tape and flannel everywhere. There
were a few other Canadian teams there including one from Richmond.
Metcalfe/Russell
Spiel
This Saturday, March
1st, 2008 is the Metcalfe/Russell spiel with the final being held
in Russell. Spectators welcome at both clubs.
February 21, 2008 The Then & Now Spiel
Last weekend's Then & Now Spiel was a huge success with great weather Friday and Saturday. Congratulations to the winners Billy Joe Woods, Olivia Woods, Cory Davis and Martine Cheff. Bill Woods Jr. and his committee did a great job on the ice and prizes considering our up and down weather and his involvement with The Dalhousie Lake spiel last week. Mike Reynolds and his team dressed in the older style curling costumes including the facial hair (not on the female members of the team) gave the spiel that nice touch. Suzanne Cunningham who used to be a member of our club
until she moved to Nova Scotia was welcomed back with open arms.We
even had spectators on Saturday afternoon
watching the outside curling as they passed on the
street and seeing how much fun we all were having. Looking forward to
next year at the new outdoor venue.
The Battle of The Sexes The Battle of The Sexes spiel for this Saturday, February 23rd, 2008 has been cancelled as there were not enough people signed up. Friday Night Curling Entertainment Your Friday Night Entertainment committee are bringing you live entertainment this Friday, February 22, 2008 with the rock/party band Conspiracy. Everyone is invited to come up and hear them. Be sure to bring your dancing shoes. February 11th, 2008
CURLING NEWS
Metcalfe Curling Club Banquet
Anne Davis and Kim Gamble are starting to work on our Banquet
which is on Saturday, May 10th, 2008. If anyone has some pictures that
they would like to share, please copy them onto a disk and leave it at
the club's mail boxes up by the bar to the attention of Kim
Gamble. These will be shown on the wall during the cocktail |