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UNIONVILLE CURLING CLUB NEWS

VOLUME 13, NUMBER 3

April 1998

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

The end of the curling season is not far off. It seems like just yesterday that I was writing that the season was about to begin. The time has flown by so quickly that I’m either having fun or getting old.

This will be the last time that I remind you about the AUCTION (I promise). Remember Saturday March 28 at 7:30 PM. We’ll have complimentary wine, draft beer and snacks, not to mention the silent auction and the live auction with Brian Monti, Jim McKendry and Ted McDermott as our auctioneers.

Saturday, April 18 is Championship Day/Night. Final playoffs in Junior, Mixed, Afternoon Men, Business Ladies (Ladies of the Evening), Day Ladies and Men will take place throughout the day and into the early evening. Following the curling will be special presentations and wings, and a great party. Be sure to join us on the 18^th.

Monday, June 8^th will be our Annual General Meeting. Please note this date on your calendar for 7:30 PM and

Make a point of coming out to this very important meeting.

I would like to thank the Operating Committee Heads for the outstanding jobs they have done all year long. It is very difficult to do your job and keep everyone happy, but you have managed it. Well Done!! Also to all the committees working within the Club - you are the people who make UCC the wonderful place that it is.

Of course my biggest thanks go to the Board Members, who have worked diligently all year making my job a pleasure. Especially to Glenn Allan who has been my advisor and support, and to Bill Creber who has been my right arm. Bill will be an outstanding President next year; we’re lucky to get him.

And last but not least my thanks to Jim and Kent. Jim has provided keen consistent ice all season and Kent, in spite of his gruffness, has been a great help (he really is a pussycat).

We are all saddened by the loss of Al Blair; our sympathies go to his family.

The month of February was a very active one for the Men’s Section with two major events, the Unionville Men’s Open and the Dixon-Garland Bonspiel.

THE MEN’S OPEN

Held on February 6^th and 7^th, the Bonspiel attracted a full entry of 16 teams, 12 of which were from outside of the Club. Following are the results:

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FOURTH EVENT:

WINNER: Lloyd Walters,

Welland

RUNNER-UP: John Ross,

Bayview

A significant highlight of the Bonspiel was an 8-ender scored by Russ Howard and his team of Glenn Howard, Noel Herron and Steve Small. If you were at the Club you know who was on the short end of this game. If not, we aren’t telling!

This was one of the most successful Men’s Open, thanks to an excellent organizing committee consisting of Glenn Nelson, Bob Lucas and Brian McLean. A key to the success of the Open was the generous sponsorship support:

Angus Glen Golf Club (with a very special thanks to Bob Leach).

Jim Bell - Superior Water

Brian Cassin, Doubleday Canada Ltd. and Bantam Books Canada Inc.

Brian Haffey, Honeywell Ltd.

Jake’s on Main Street

The Meat Shoppe

Sgt. Pepper’s Pub and Grill

Many thanks to everyone who helped out in the kitchen, behind the bar, and on the ice for making this such a great event this year!

THE DIXON-GARLAND BONSPIEL

Always a special event, this year proved to be no exception! Using the Olympics as a theme, everyone was challenged throughout the week not only to curl well, but

 to qualify for the "Pentathlon" final on Friday night.

Once again we wish to extend our thanks to Don Garland for his more than generous support of this event.

And a very special bow to Al Gates who worked tirelessly not only to organize and run this event, but also to convince his employer, Molsons, to provide some excellent gifts and prizes. Also, much thanks to John Wellwood for his assistance.

FIRST EVENT

Winner: Jim Bell, Garnett Graham, Bill Lee, Wally Kiernan

Runner-up: Jim Musgrave, Bill Bishop, Dave Busato, Wayne Morrison.

SECOND EVENT:

Winner: Al Blair, Larry Hope, John Ferneley, Ralph Stone

Runner-up: Bill Creber, Bob Davies, Keith Clemens, Gary Davis.

THIRD EVENT:

Winner: Dennis Osborne, John Grant, Rob Hargrave, Jim Bald

Runner-up: Eric Milne, Dave Bayliss, Neil Smith, Bob Hammond.

FOURTH EVENT:

Winner: Carl Glatt, Les Dickson, Brian Monti, John Nigh.

Runner-up: Joe Nemni, Brian McLean, Jack Quinn, Jim Outred.

PENTATHLON:

Winner: Larry Hope

Runner-up: Jack Quinn

It’s hard to believe that our curling season is quickly drawing to a close. Our second schedule has been completed. The winner of the Unionville Arms Trophy was Jane Nemni and her team of Anne Dann, Anne Azlen and Ruth Owen. Runner-up was Janet Stover and her team of Laura Ferguson, Karen Blackman and Sandra Taylor.

Second runner-up was Nancy Davis and her team of Dorothy Boynton, Terese Temoin-Downs and Clara Nowski.

Third runner-up was Mary Gellard and her team of Sue Gordon, Janet Bernardo and Maryanne Boehringer.

The winner of the Hair Art Trophy was Gail Beveridge and her team of Elly Stam, Linda Patterson and Lorene Reid.

Runner-up was Andrea Kerr and her team of Wendy Sear, Pat McDougall and Cathy Campbell.

Second runner-up was Marilyn Parsons and her team of Isobel Nigh, Penny Blanchard and Edith Svistunenko.

Third runner-up was Mary Kumala and her team of Yvette Stephenson, Chris Wightman and Aileen Cousens.

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Third Runner-up was Connie McDermott and her team of Nancy Brown, Joanne Schoch and Joanne MacRae-Newman

Fourth Event Winner was Jane Nemni and her team of Elly Stam, Sue Smith and Ingrid Howlett.

Fourth Runner-up was Nancy Davis and her team of Lynne Wasylyk, Anne Azlen and Edith Baldik.

Thanks Eleanor for your sponsorship. The ladies really appreciate it.

 Our third schedule is well underway with the final games to be played the morning of the Closing Luncheon, Tuesday, April 14 The trophy presentations will take place at this time. Once again our thanks to Connie Taylor and M and M Meats for their generous sponsorship of our third schedule

 THE TOWN AND COUNTRY BMW INVITATIONAL

 This Bonspiel was held on March 2 and 3 with 16 teams participating, what a success it was! Laura Ferguson, Sue Davies and their Committee did a fantastic job on decorations, food and an awesome raffle and prize table. Dave Parsons provided relaxing dinner music. Thanks, Dave, the ladies really enjoyed this as well as that wonderful "sing-along". Pat Maybury and her talented cast put on a comical skit. Many thanks to our home hostesses, Gail Beveridge, Joyce Miles, Pat McDougall and Linda McKendry and their helpers who did a beautiful job of entertaining all of the curlers in their homes. Once again our sincere thanks to our sponsor Jim Cochrane of Town and .

Country BMW for his generosity.

Jan Towns of Port Perry was the trophy winner. Sandra Leach, a former UCC curler was a member of that team. CONGRATULATIONS!!

DAY LADIES AND EVENING LADIES BONSPIEL

On March 4 and 5, Lois Dickson, Yvette Stephenson and Betsy Roberts from the Day Ladies, together with Christine Pierce and Barb Stirling from the Evening Ladies ran a very successful bonspiel with over eighty ladies participating in two fun-filled evenings. The format for both evenings comprised on one six end game, terrific prizes, 50-50 draw, raffle prizes and great food. All of the curlers had an enjoyable time and recommended that this bonspiel be held annually. The winner on March 4 was Stephanie Andrew and her team of Robyn Scott, Pat McDougall and Jane Morgan. Runner-up was Marilyn Parsons and her team of Carolyn Nicholson, Heather Reid and Marilyn Jannett.

The winner on March 5 was Janet Stover and her team of Sara Koke, Jacquie Remy and Yvette Stephenson.

Runner-up was Mary Anne Turko and her team of Sandra Davies, Maureen Fleming and Sandy Taylor.

Many thanks to Lois, Christine and their committee for all their hard work. Looking forward to this event next year!!

To all of our new members, I sincerely hope that you have

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 enjoyed your first year of curling with us. It has been a pleasure for all our members to have had the opportunity to make your new experience with curling a pleasurable one. We look forward to seeing you back with us again next year.

Warmest Regards Always.

 Our annual Guest Day was held on Saturday, February 21. According to our bonspiel chairperson, Carolyn Whitaker, there were 57 women in attendance. Out of these 57, there were 23 ladies who showed an interest in curling and the UCC. Hopefully we will be able to recruit some of these same people for the ‘98-’99 season. The format was one 4 end game and one 3 end game. Pat served a delicious lunch of chicken and salad. Many thanks to Carolyn and her very able committee of Louise Ferri, Colleen Quinn, Myra Scott and Darlene

Because there was to be no curling the first week of March, it was decided to have a fun game on Wednesday and Thursday evenings with a mixture of Day Ladies and our own Business Ladies. The response has been tremendous. As a matter of fact all the teams for Wednesday evening consisted of 5 players, while the Thursday draw had 4 person teams. Refreshments were served after the games. This format has been discussed for some time now and I’m sure it will be successful. Lois Dickson of Day Ladies has been instrumental in making this event a reality. She has had a lot of help from Christine Pierce, Ice Chairperson for the Business Ladies. This is certain to be the beginning of many years of this kind of camaraderie between our two Sections. It will be great to get to know each other. See Day

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 Ladies Section report for the results

The January "blahs" were lifted by the Trivial Pursuit Spiel hosted by Wayne and Lynn Morrison and sponsored by Charlotte Kelly and Ron Cooley. The event was a big success with some fun enjoyed on the ice in a two game format and off the ice in a team effort to answer "trivial" questions focusing on the

Mike and I would like to take this opportunity to thank your very hard working Mixed Committee. They have been a wonderful group to work with, as well as having lots of ideas and enthusiasm to make your

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 mixed curling events special and fun. To Fran and Glenn Allan, a special Thank You for your ongoing guidance and wisdom To Brian and Gail Browne, John and Diane French, Brian Monti and Louise Ferri and Wayne and Lynn Morrison - Thank you, Thank You!! and hope to work with you next season. To Kent Tomasik, thanks for going above and beyond to ensure the details were attended to!

Our Bantam/Junior curlers have continued their outstanding competitive play into the second half of this season. In OCA play, our Bantam boys team of Ryan Hardman (skip), Michael Andersen, Steve Andersen and Kyle Woodie won the A side of the Bantam Boys zone. This was remarkable, as three members of the team are still eligible for Little Rock play. Ryan Hardman, Michael Andersen, James Hardman and Kim Brown won the C Consolation event in the Toronto Curling Association Bantam League Championship. Success has

 continued into the OLGA play with the team of Carrie Lindner(Skip), Lindsay Osborne, Heather Nicol and Tammy Sale being dominant A side winners of the Bantam Girls Zone. This Bantam team was the consolation event winner in Toronto District Junior League Championship. Both the boys and girls Bantam teams will be in regional competition the weekend of March 21.