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Tee Line Talk

with Alex MacDougall

It’s Curling Season in Cornwall

ollowing a very successful AMJ taking place from November 14th
FShorty’s Curling Classic at the to the 19th in Sault St. Marie.
Cornwall Curling Centre that saw Grand Slam events are televised on
many of the World’s elite curlers visit Sportsnet. Cornwall Curling Centre
our friendly city the curling season is member Mat Camm playing 3rd with
in full swing at the Cornwall Curling John Epping will be participating.
club. In our next issue we will feature
This curling season the club has Mat Camm and how he got to the
initiated a learn-to-curl program which professional ranks.
allows non-curlers the opportunity to The Cornwall Curling Centre
experience the game of curling. Such is celebrating its 133rd year of
things as the delivery, curling etiquette, operation, having been established
and curling strategy will be taught. in 1884, and therefore having a long
The program will run for 8 weeks from and storied history. This is an open
October through December. Thirty RBC Dominion Securities Open Bonspiel Champs. L to R Stephan invitation to everyone to come down
Alexander, Gilles Viau, (Senior President) Gerry Paquette, Mark Wells,
curlers are taking part and following to the club located just east of the
Jim Peace. Photo Submitted
the program the participants will have civic complex any night of the week
the opportunity to join the club for the and catch a game of curling.
with playoffs scheduled for Friday of Neil MacLean, Melanie Marion,
2nd half of the season and participate Until next month have fun and hit the
November 10th. Gerry Foley, and Francine Langlois.
in league play and bonspiels. broom!!!!!
Our Youth Curling program for youth The team of Jen Baker, Denis Piché,
The Senior Men’s division at the club
aged 6 to 20 commenced on Sunday Randy Leclair, and Margie Lockhart
with approximately 175 members held
October 8th and runs every Sunday claimed the “B” Division with the
their opening Bonspiel (see picture
attached) which was sponsored by morning for the duration of the curling “C” Division going to the team of
season. The program is divided Wayne Summers, Sheila Cadieux,
RBC Dominion Securities. Twenty-
into two groups based on age. All Mike Marleau, and Joann Marion.
two teams participated in a round-
equipment is supplied and qualified Winners of the “D” event were JoAnn
robin format with the top 12 teams
instructors teach curling basics, and McIntosh, John Rattray, Francine
participating in a playoff. The team
curling etiquette. Vaillancourt, and Josh Morgan.
skipped by Gilles Viau along with
Mark Wells, Jim Peace, and Stephen The Day Ladies’ program is in full The next club event of note will be
swing with approximately 50 lady the 16th Annual Mixed Invitational
Alexander were declared Champions.
curlers participating 2 afternoons a Bonspiel taking place the weekend of
Second place was awarded to the
week. November 11th - 13th. This bonspiel,
team skipped by Alex MacDougall,
The Curling Centre’s Opening sponsored by Perras Distefano
3rd Stewart MacDonald, 2nd Brian
Bonspiel sponsored by TD Wealth Construction and Endless Roads RV
Cloutier, and lead Bob Browning.
Management was held during the week Centre, will entertain approximately
Third place honours went to the team
skipped by Rene Lauzon, 3rd Bob of October 10th to October 14th with twenty teams from as far away as
the team of Angus McLeod, Cindy Boston, Utica NY, and Sherbrooke
McGillivary, 2nd Louis Quenneville, The “A”Champs of the TD Wealth
Charlebois, Jace Patkai, and Christine Quebec.
and lead Bert Zylstra. Presently thirty- Management opening Bonspiel
Piché claiming the ”A” Championship. The Grand Slam of Curling events

one senior teams are challenging for L to R; Cindy Charlerois, Christine
(See picture attached), The “A” have kicked off the curling season Piche, Joann Parisien (sponsor)
the Goldhammer trophy with play
Consolation was won by the team with their 3rd event “The National” Jace Patkai, and Angus McLeod.
continuing through to November 9th Photo Submitted
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