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Tee Line Talk

with Alex MacDougall

Team Julien Wins Gordon Jeweller’s Trophy

By Alex MacDougall Cornwall will be holding a fundraising
dinner on Saturday May 4th, 2019 at the
Cornwall Civic Complex in the salons
he Gordon Jeweller’s Trophy Senior with an eight course Italian dinner. The
Tdraw concluded on Friday February featured entertainer for this event will
22nd with the top twelve teams playing be Montreal’s own Perry Canistrari, a
off for the championship trophy. Finishing fabulous opera singer. Check out his work
in first place was the team skipped by Dan on YouTube. Tickets are $50 / person and
Julien with Roger Roy playing 3rd. Mike can be obtained by calling John Dilabio
Paquette covered the front end playing 2nd at 613-932-4953. Tables of 10 are also
and Luc Tremblay playing lead. Second available.
place honours went to the team skipped Spring has sprung and as the curling
by Dave Lalonde with Arnold Grady season winds down we only have a few
filling at the 3rd position. Luc Lefebvre events before we flip the switch on our
played 2nd with Dave Evans filling in ice compressor and clean off the golf
at lead. Finishing in third place was the clubs for another summer on the links.
team skipped by Jean Leroux. Playing 3rd L to R, Luv Tremblay (lead), Mike Paquette (2nd), Bob Lockhart Tee Line Talk will have its final column
was Dwight Grant with Norm St. Pierre (president) Dan Julian (SKIP) Roger Roy (3rd) Photo Submitted next month as we break for summer. In
playing 2nd and Richard Marleau playing the May issue, I will be reporting on both
lead. Fancy, Bob Lockett, and Bryan Clifford. which rests on the shoulders of the the Senior Men’s Closing Bonspiel and
The Edward Jones Senior Trophy draw Cornwall’s teams skipped by Gilles Viau membership. the Evening Closing Bonspiel. There will
commenced play February 26th with and Alex MacDougall finished in second Question: Cornwall has been very also be a report on the year-end Awards
twenty-five teams vying for one of the place with 28 points. fortunate to secure the Shorty Jenkins and a report on our Little Rock Program
twelve playoff spots available at the end As our curling season is coming to a Annual competition bringing top calibre which takes place every Sunday morning
of the draw. Playoffs were scheduled to close, I decided to have a Q and A with teams to our club in September. Has this for our future curlers.
take place on Friday March 22nd. The our ice technician, Steve “Bubba” Smith. changed the way we do things?
winning team was skipped by Gilles Viau Question: How long have you been the Steve Smith: Bringing the Shorty
with Ray St. Jean throwing 3rd stones. The ice technician with the Cornwall Curling Jenkins competition to Cornwall has
front end was filled by Ken Josefsson at Centre and how did you get started in the lengthened the curling season by having
2nd and Bob Branchaud at lead. Finishing trade? to install the ice in August. Jon Wall, the
in second place was the team skipped by Steve Smith: I started in 1987 as an ice technician from Navan is head ice
Norm Leroux, and Paul Proulx’s team assistant with Dave Merklinger and the maker for this event assisted by myself
finishing in third place. following year moved to Cornwall to and Jonathon King. I have learned a lot
The Annual Senior McLennan Cup make and maintain ice at the Cornwall from Jon Wall over the last 3 years and
competition was held in Cornwall on Curling Club. The following year I the result is our club has benefitted in
Friday March 1st with two teams from enrolled in the Level 1 Ice Technician the quality and calibre of ice and rocks.
Lancaster, Morrisburg, Prescott and course run by Shorty Jenkins, Dave and We have a very long season by curling
Cornwall competing for one of the oldest Marcel DeWitt. standards and high traffic as there is very
trophies in North America dating back to Question: Our membership enjoys little down time when the ice is not being
1886. really good ice at our club. What are the used. I have a great assistant in Jonathon
The winner for 2019 is the Prescott entry challenges you face to ensure we enjoy King and a new assistant in training in
with the two teams skipped by Dave Boyd great ice on a continuous basis? Marshall Baker.
and Lorne Dougherty. The team finished Steve Smith: Aside from unforeseen As we all know, the Ontario Tankard
with a four game total of 33 points. Other mechanical issues which can make it and Ladies Provincial Scotties will be
players on the teams were George Morrell, difficult to maintain high calibre ice, held in Cornwall in January 2020. The Steve “Bubba” Smith with new
assistant Marshall Baker
Ambrose Arcande, Andrew Kowal, Larry keeping the ice clean is a major challenge Cornwall Curling Centre and the City of
Photo Submitted