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UNIONVILLE CURLING CLUB NEWS

VOLUME 17, NUMBER 2

January 2001

 

 

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

 

We’re now halfway through the season and all appears to be going well.  In December the Club hosted the Junior Ladies and Men’s Regional playdowns and was treated to some excellent curling.  The Unionville Junior Ladies team of Kelly Cochrane, Melissa Wagner, Heather Nicol and Tammy Sale won Provincials where they played well, but were up against a very tough field.  Congratulations on this achievement!.

 

I’d also like to thank Neil and Nancy Smith and their talented committee for putting together the New Year’s Eve Party.  A great time was had by all.

 

Thanks also go to Stan Hodge for his generosity of the donation of a piano to the Club.  Many thanks Stan!

 

We are also saddened with the recent passing of long time member Jack Quinn and Honorary member Kit

Lemasurier.  They will be missed.

 

Remember the Auction to be held on Saturday, February 24, which is earlier than previous years.  Details are posted on the bulletin board.  It has become one of our year’s great highlights and a great party!  We encourage all of you to participate.

 

All the best in the last half of the season and GOOD CURLING!

 

DENNIS OSBORNE

PRESIDENT

 

 

MENS SECTION

 

The winning teams in both Team Entry Challenge and Men’s Draw leagues for the first schedule this season.  Skips names appear first.

 

TEAM ENTRY

 

Division A   Gord Barry, Don Bubar, Lloyd Martin, Mike McCormick

Division B   Jim Kinzinger, Kent Tomasik, Dave Busato, Rob Murphy

Division C   Bob Graham, Jim McKendry, Ron Beveridge, Brian MacMillan

 

MEN’S DRAW

 

Monday 1   Eric Milne, Jim McKendry, Ray Lobban, Neil Yan

Monday 2   Bill Harbaruk, Gord Kerr, Gord McPhee, Peter Dernick Jr.

Wednesday    Dennis Osborne, Harry Sear, Gary Davis, Keith Clemens

Thursday   Bill Harbaruk, Dave Bayliss, Alex Dillen, Fred Berkhuizen

 

Second schedule winners will be reported in the next Newsletter.

 

By press time, we expect a full roster for the annual Dixon-Garland Bonspiel taking place February 12-16.  This should be a fun event with great prizes and a chance to win a free Club Membership next season.  Our thanks to Don Garland for his continued sponsorship.  We are about

 

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to start the final schedule leading into the playoffs.  Time sure is going fast!

GOOD CURLING EVERYONE!

 

LORNE FRANKLIN

MEN’S SECTION

 

 

LADIES SECTION

 

MOLLY HOOD BONSPIEL

 

The Molly Hood Bonspiel was held December 5, organized and run by committee members Janet Stover, Irene Kubica, Joan Izzett, Pat McDougall and Yvette Stephenson.

 

Blanche Leslie, Gail Closs, Donna Craig and Wanda Mara, with the highest points from both draws were the winners of the lovely trophy provided by our honorary member, Molly Hood.

 

9:00 AM DRAW

 

1st  Gail Beveridge, Anne Azlen, Connie Van  Parys, Lynn Brewer

2nd  Nancy Davis, Laura Ferguson, Janet Roblin, Shelley Nielsen

3rd  Joyce Miles, Anne Dann, Georgia Cameron, Ina Grant

 

10:00 AM DRAW

 

 

1st  Blanche Leslie, Gail Closs, Donna Craig, Wanda Mara

2nd  Andrea Kerr, Connie Taylor, Mary Aiken, Gail Gayman

3rd  Fran Allan, Bonnie Cochrane, Nadine Bradford, Lynn Modesto

 

Thanks to Molly for her sponsorship and to the hard working committee, this Bonspiel was a fun day for all.

 

CHRISTMAS BONSPIEL

 

‘SISTER TEAMS’ was the format again this year for this bonspiel.  Everyone has a great time cheering on their sister team from behind the glass.  This year was a great success with thanks to the hard working committee of Linda Payzant, Ruth Oster, Joan Izzett and Pat McDougall.  Many thanks to our sponsosr SIMPLE SOLUTIONS DECORATING – Marg Hicks.

 

       Congratulations to the winning sister teams this year.

Lois Dickson, Anne Dann, Connie Van Parys, Lynn Brewer.

Joyce Miles, Dawn Webb, Aileen Damp, Jennifer Cosburn.

 

FIRST SCHEDULE FINALS AND CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON

 

The playoffs for the first schedule were held the morning  of the Christmas Luncheon, December 12.

 

The winner of the Unionville Broadloom Trophy was the team of Blanche Leslie, Lennie Reynolds, Clara Nowski and Sharon Murray.

 

The first runner-up  was the team of Mary Gellard, Elly Stam, Marg Hicks and Ruth Oster

 

The winners of the Grandma’s Treasures Trophy were the team of Pat Seawright, Anne Azlen, Lorene Reid and Anne Watkin.

 

The 1st runner-up was the team of Mary Grant, Dawn Webb, Erika Moubayed, and Irene Kubica.

 

Unfortunately the weather was not co-operating that day and we had many cancellations for lunch, including our sponsor Helen Wright from Unionville Broadloom.  However, Karen Davis from Grandma’s Treasures was able to make it and we were very happy she was able to join us for our lovely luncheon, made by Pat Sweeting and arranged by Elly Stam and her House Committee.

 

 

 

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Laura Ferguson and her committee entertained us with a little skit and a few Christmas Carols, accompanied by Joyce Miles at the piano, to get us in the spirit of the season.

 

Donations for the Yellow Brick House were collected and Laura Ferguson delivered them.  Thanks to everyone who donated to this worthy cause.

 

JANUARY CLINIC SPIEL

 

January 3rd was the date of our clinic spiel, which was a great time to hone our skills after our Seasonal Holiday.  Seven instructors led twenty- three curlers through drills, a strategy game and a zone sweeping drill.  Coffee and baked treats were served.  Thanks to Anne Dann who organized this worthwhile day.

 

ONE DAY ROYAL DOULTON BONSPIEL

 

Trophy winners and 1st place 9:00AM Draw – Avonlea, Skip – Jan Carwardine

 

2nd place 9:00 AM Draw  - Port Perry

 

1st Place 11:00 AM Draw – Avonlea

2nd Place 11:00 AM Draw – Leaside

 

One game high 11:00 AM Draw – Unionville

 

Lois Roberts, Helen Jewett,

Katy Maulson, Kathy Cassin.

 

Winner of the Royal Doulton “Beth” raffle – Joanne Cringan – Bayview.

 

COMPETITIVE TEAMS

 

Seniors

     Representing Unionville at the zones were the teams of Andrea Kerr, Fran Allan, Janet Stover and Dawn Webb,

     Mary Gellard, Gail Beveridge, Pat Graham and Terri Savoury.

      Pat Seawright, Carole Murray, Connie McDermott and Blanche Leslie.

Pat Seawright’s team also went on to the Regions.

 

Diamond Seniors

     Representing Unionville at the zones were the teams of Joyce Miles, Marilyn Parsons, Lois Dickson and Anne Azlen,

     Fran Allan, Janet Stover, Lynne Wasylyk and Lois Roberts. 

Fran Allan skipped her team to win the A side Regions. and are now on their way to the Provincials in Renfrew.  GOOD LUCK LADIES!!  All of us back home are rooting for you.

 

ALL-STAR SPIELS

The All-Star Spiels are held on Thursdays and you have to watch the bulletin board to sign up for these. These spiels are a lot of fun and total points at the end of the year may surprise you.  There are prizes to be won!!!

 

 

 

CARD NIGHT

 

Keep your eyes open because the Card Night Committee will be putting up a sign soon to advise and recruit. Please help out where you can and mark your calendars to come out and enjoy yourself on Card Night!

 

I hope you have enjoyed your curling season so far and continue to have fun,     make new friends and get involved.  We have a lot more, events planned to help you do just that!!

 

MARY KULMALA

LADIES CHAIRPERSON 

 

      

MIXED SECTION

 

The Mixed season is well under way with the first schedule completed and the second schedule nearly finished.  The winning team from each draw will participate in a playdown at the end of the year and the top four teams will play on

 

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Championship Day.  The five teams to enter the playdown from the first schedule are:

A Division – Dustin Krill, Craig Harvey, Debbi Wall, Michelle Sautner

B Division – Doug Wolfe, Beverley Styba, Hannele Hobb, Sum Tang

C Division – Bill Mack, Doug Whalen, Sandy Whalen,  Julie DeMeyer

D Division – Rick Chilton, Mark Crawley, Sarah Braim, Wendy DaSilva

E Division – Kelly Tooley, Tom Kalvik, David Cowie, Cathy Wanlin

 

Good Luck the rest of the way in the draw series.

 

 The Nuts and Bolts Bonspiel, sponsored by Nobledee Pet Care, was a great success again this year with over 132 curlers participating during the weeklong event.  Thanks go out to all those ready and willing spares which meant that all but 2 games were played with 4 person teams..  A special thanks to Diane and John French for putting together a fantastic prize table.  The champions were as follows:

 

A Event – Bob Lucas, Ron Morgan, Jane Morgan, Peter Wong

B Event   - Dennis Akerley, Helen Mitchell, Stephen Wells, Dennis Prunkl

 

C Event – Dennis Osborne, John Heath, Kim Parker, Sum Tang

D Event – Jim Bell/Jim Kinzinger, Dorothy Boynton, Louise Ferri, Diane French

 

This year, in lieu of the Trivial Pursuit Bonspiel, the Mixed Committee held a Clinic Spiel on January 20, 2001.  There were 36 participants, the majority of whom were leads; however, there were participants of all levels and there was something for everyone to brush up on (no pun intended).  The spiel consisted of instruction sessions during the morning hours, a short break for lunch, and then 2 four end games in the afternoon where participants got to put into practice what they had learned in the morning.  It was a fun day and participants left feeling a sense of accomplishment.  A special thanks to all of the instructors who donated their time and also to Connie McDermott for the concept.

 

The last “Closing Mixed” Bonspiel will be held March 19 to 24, so remember to look for the sign-up sheets in the Club.

 

As always, the Mixed Committee is looking for fresh faces with new ideas for the 2001-2002 curling season.  If you are

interested in joining the Committee, or even lending a helping hand during a bonspiel, please let one of this year’s committee members know.

 

MIKE MCCORMICK

MIXED CURLING COMMITTEE

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTERMEDIATE AND JUNIOR SECTION

 

The first schedule of curling saw keen competition at both levels.  Winners were determined only  on the last Sunday’s curling, with the following results.

Intermediate Winners:  Skip Andrew Lowe, Vice  Kyle Couperthwaite,  Second Mathieu Bisselle, Lead Adam Tonan.  And at the Junior level with augmented teams, Skip Stephen Jones,  Vice Sarah Noorden,  Second Michael Sandiford, Leads  Lisa Barrett and Peter Jones.  The second schedule brought new team alignments, but these winning combinations will be reconstituted for the Club Championship playdowns at the end of the season.

 

On December 9 the two Divisions came together for the 2nd annual Seawright Bonspiel.  From the 8

 

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competing teams, the rink of Brandon Warne, Stephanie Izaryk, Scott McNaughton and Tim Jones earned the inscription of their names on the Seawright Trophy as champions.  The keen competition was illustrated by the single point differential separating the 2nd place rink of Hollie Nicol, Kim Brown and David Noorden.  Many thanks

again to the generous sponsorship of Pat Seawright who presented the trophy and congratulated all participants for their performances.

 

Highlighting the progress by our teenage curlers in the various levels of the OCA badge  programme was the recent presentation to Andy Penwell of the highest Gold badge, a daunting challenge for any curler.  Emblematic of the hard work being done, we expect Andy will have little time to bask alone in the glory before being joined by others now polishing their skills for the final push to a similar level of achievement.  Congratulations and encouragement to all who continue to follow this excellent ladder to more  enjoyment of curling through improvement of individual knowledge and skill.

 

Our competitive teams continue to carry the UCC

name with distinction into several competitions.  Most notable recent achievements include Bantam Girls rink of Hollie Nicol, Kim Brown, Sarah Noorden and Jackie Masongsong who captured TCA & District Championship on December 29/30 in a keen competition including international representation..  Congratulations and good luck to our Bantam teams looking forward to the Zone playdowns in early February.

 

PETE MITCHELL

INTERMEDIATE AND JUNIOR DIVISION 

LITTLE ROCK SECTION

 

The Little Rock Curlers have been very busy over the past few months.  We have had many weeks of “tag” curling, which have allowed us to get to know our fellow curlers.  We want to thank all the adult Unionville Curling Club members who came out to help us on the ice over this time.  Your help was very much appreciated!

 

On Sunday, December 10, 2000 teams representing countries from around the world participated in the Little Olympic Bonspiel.  Teams “from” Great Britain, Germany, Spain, Italy, Jamaica, and Sweden took to the ice for three exciting games, with Olympic Curling

trivia taking place in- between games. At the end of the day, Jamaica (Robbie Rubbini, Kelly Hobson, and Jesse Bolduc) donned the bronze medals,Germany (Shawn Bolduc, Melanie Rubbini and Erin Murphy) went home with the silver medals, and Spain (Hailey Smith, Warren Dodd, Heidi Prunkl, and Marc Morgan was crowned with the gold medals.  Congratulations to all teams who participated and many thanks to all the parents who made the day a great success!!

 

KELLY TOOLEY

LITTLE ROCK CHAIR

 

 

 

 

FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK

 

The T.C.A. has a new Mixed Bonspiel on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, February 22-25, 2001, with a dinner-dance for all curlers, a fantastic prize table (leather jackets to the winners) and great curling.  The new sponsor ENERGIZER, has signed with $10,000.00.

Let’s show our support by putting in several teams.

 

Enjoy the curling, as we are in the last half already!

 

MARILYN PARSONS

EDITOR

 

 

Wendy Sear

Typist