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Ontario Senior Games District 8 Curling

participating representing many (Lead). Team Hogaboam from
By Deanne Van Loon Provincial Games in Orillia,
areas of our district - Winchester, Winchester won Silver with Bill Ontario, in February 2024.
SGA District 8 held their Cornwall, Morrisburg, Maxville/ Hogaboam (Skip), Janet Levere The gold medal winner at the

Omixed curling competition Alexandria. Team Wert from (Vice), Abe Douma (Second), provincials will be eligible to
on February 28th and March Cornwall was this year’s Gold
and Janet Thompson (Lead). represent Ontario at the Canada
1st, at the Winchester Curling winner with Charles Wert as Skip,
Club. The event was well Lise Lalonde (Vice), Frank Wood We know District 8 will be Games in August 2024 in Three
attended with eight teams (Second), and Nancy Simpson well represented at the 2024 Rivers.

Team Hogaboam Photo Submitted Team Wert Photo Submitted

Dave Smart To Be Guest Speaker at Cornwall

Lions Club Sports Awards 56th Dinner

By Bill Swnden National Championship until for the popular High School Top Sports Personality.
Dave took over as coach. Since awards. Jesse Winchester won the 2019
he 56th Annual Benson 2003, Carleton University Men Other major awards include Jacques Richard Trophy, the last
TCornwall Lions Club Sports have won 17 out of 20 National the Joe St. Denis Award (Parks time it was presented..
Awards Dinner will celebrate local Championships – a record & Rec), Benson Friends of the The 56th Benson Cornwall Lions
youth, coaches, and volunteers unmatched by any team in any Round Table Award (Lifetime Club Sports Awards Dinner will be
from dozens of sports with special sport. Achievement), Brodie Family held on Wednesday, May 10th at
guest speaker Dave Smart. The Cornwall Lions Club is Bursary (youth volunteerism), the Best Western Parkway Inn &
Smart is the Director of pleased to welcome RBC Financial Bill Bray Bursary (academic Conference Centre. Tickets are
Basketball Operations at Carleton Group as they will once again and athletic achievement), Joe available at Gordon Jewellers (13
University. This year the Men’s provide the $500 RBC Bursary to Assaly Award (top junior) with 2nd St West).
and the Women’s Ravens teams a student who combines academic the highlight of the night being the Nominations for awards can be
both won National Championships. and athletic excellence. RBC awarding of the Jacques Richard sent to Bill Swinden – bswinden1@
Carleton had never won a Men’s Financial Group is also the sponsor Trophy for Cornwall and Area’s cogeco.ca.