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Tee Line Talk

with Alex MacDougall

OCA Awards Cornwall 2020 Provincial Championships

By Staff Writer playing lead.
The afternoon day ladies saw Diane
E xciting News!!! Lemire and her team score an 8 ender
The Cornwall Curling Centre, in December. The other members of
as well as the City of Cornwall, has her team were Joanne Patenaude and
been awarded the Men’s and Ladies’ Pam Swinden. Francine Patenaude
Ontario Provincial Championships was the 4th member of the team
otherwise known as the Men’s however was absent for the game.
Ontario Tankard and the Ladies’ Congrats Diane!!
Ontario Scotties. The event will take The Parnell Cup, a Senior
place at the end of January 2020 at the
Competition that started in 1956 with
Cornwall Civic Complex in the Ed
teams from Morrisburg, Lancaster,
Lumley arena. Other than the annual Prescott, and Cornwall is played
Shorty curling event now taking place
four times a year during the curling
in September, the last major curling season. The team from Morrisburg
event held in Cornwall was the 1984
was on hand to defend their 1st Leg
World Junior Championship.
win held in November. Teams from
Parnell Cup Winners
Here’s hoping everyone had a great all four curling clubs were on hand L to R; Gerry Paulette (past president) Andre Jodoin (lead) GlenPilon
Christmas and wishing everyone at the Cornwall Curling Centre to (2nd) Dwight Grant (3rd) Alex MacDougall (skip) Photo Submitted
great curling in 2019. It was nice to challenge for the 2nd leg of this
step away from our great game and coveted award. The 2nd leg winner Harriman, and Mike Horton. Second existence is the McLennan Cup
enjoy some time with family and was the team from Cornwall skipped place honours went to the team from which was first presented in 1886
friends. by Alex MacDougall with Dwight Cornwall skipped by Don McIntosh and is still competed for today by

Grant playing the 3rd position. with Tony Greene playing third. senior members of the various clubs
The Rona Christmas Senior Don Hogan and Gary Pilon filled the in the area. Another historic trophy
Bonspiel wrapped up on Friday Playing 2nd was Glen Pilon with front end positions. The team from (see picture attached) is the Quebec
December 21st with the top 12 teams Andre Jodoin throwing lead stones
(picture attached). The MacDougall Lancaster skipped by Romeo Jodoin Challenge cup. Cornwall’s first
participating. The winning team finished third. The 4th and final leg challenge for this prestigious trophy
was skipped by Tony Greene with rink defeated the Roger Moore rink
from Prescott in their 1st game and of the Parnell Cup will be played in was in 1959 and it has won and
Bill Crump playing the 3rd position. Lancaster February 15th. defended and lost at various times
Playing 2nd was Garry Pilon with the Peter Zeran Rink from Morrisburg over the past 60 years. The photo
RJ Lauzon throwing lead rocks in their 2nd game. The MacDougall The Cornwall Curling Centre has a
rink finished one point ahead of the attached was taken at the Ormstown
(picture attached). Finishing in 2nd long and storied history with the first curling club 3 years ago where the
place (1 point back) was the team Lancaster rink skipped by Taff Pye. club being established in 1884. This
There was a 3rd place tie between two teams from Cornwall were
skipped by Alex MacDougall with makes the club 134 years old. Over successful in winning and bringing
Roger Comtois throwing 3rd stones. the Dean rink from Prescott and the the years the in-house bonspiels had the cup back to Cornwall. This cup
Playing 2nd was Ralph Austin with Dolejsi rink from Cornwall. The many sponsors such as Jay Gee Shoes,
next and 3rd leg of the Parnell cup was first competed for in 1876 and
Larry Marshall playing the lead Valley Bottling, Baker Refrigeration, is said to be the oldest competition
position. Third place was awarded to was played in Prescott on Friday Dalbec Sports, Oka’s Cheese House,
January 18th. The winning team for a trophy in North America. This
the team skipped by Roger Lalonde Molson’s, and Labatt’s to name just is a competition governed by the
with Dwight Grant playing 3rd. The was the Morrisburg team with Don a few.
2nd position was filled by Marcel McMillan in the skip position. Team One of the oldest trophy’s in
mates were Maurice Kolff, Allan Continued on page 29
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