The Cornwall Curling Club is getting ready to host its first Masters Plus Bonspiel on Thursday November 21 and Friday November 22. Masters “Plus” means that three of the curlers on a team must be 60 years of age or over (Masters), with one player (the Plus) permitted to be 55 or over.
There are 16 teams entered, representing 10 different curling clubs, from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Off-Island teams are from CFB Halifax, Antigonish, Truro, Sackville and Moncton. Draws are 8:30, 11:00, 1:30 and 4:00 each day. On Thursday between 3:15 and 4:15 the curlers will be entertained by a talented young artist Fiona MacCorquodale. She is only 15 years old and released her second CD this past July. Everyone is invited to come out and view both the curling and the musical entertainment.
Photo: Shirley Berry
The Cornwall Curling Club is also hosting the Maritime Masters Curling Championships this season, from March 14-17. The top age 60 and over winner and runner-up men’s and women’s teams from the provincial Masters championships of the three Maritime Provinces are eligible to compete in this annual championship, which rotates between the three provinces. This year’s PEI Masters Championships take place January 23-27 at the Silver Fox Curling & Yacht Club in Summerside.
The host committee for next week’s inaugural event would like to thank the following sponsors for their generous support: Sam’s Restaurant, CIBC Wood Gundy – Saunders Wealth Management, Water & Wine Store, Heckbert Studio, Paderno, Fair Isle Ford, Canadian Tire Corp., Holland College, PMA Canada, Prestige Kitchens & Home Décor, Red Shores Racetrack & Casino, PreBilt Steel, Super 8 Motel, Mr. Plumber, Kent Buildin Supplies, Sherwood BMR and Rhonda’s Country Cut.
Team Skips
1. Bob MacWilliams
2. Monique Taylor
3. Roddie MacLean
4. Julian Gaudin
5. Dave Steeves
6. Shirley Berry
7. Leona Williams
8. Bob Maynard
9. Paul Arsenault
10. Bob Smith
11. Ray Biagé
12. Judy Burgess
13. Les Hardy
14. Gloria Clarke
15. Ken Nicol
16. Bill Lutes
Draw (Thursday – November 21)
Time Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4
8:30 1×2 3×4 5×6 7×8
11:00 9×10 11×12 13×14 15×16
1:30 4×5 2×7 1×8 3×6
4:00 12×13 10×15 9×16 11×14
Draw (Friday –November 22)
8:30 10×12 9×11 13×15 14×16
11:00 2×4 1×3 6×8 5×7
1:30 9×13 12×16 10×14 11×15
4:00 1×5 2×6 3×7 4×8
There will be practice before the 8:30 and 11:00 games on Thursday only. Practice times are 8:10, 8:20, 10:40, and 10:50 am. If time permits each player will throw 2 rocks down and 2 rocks back. The hammer is determined by toss of a coin. Rock colors are assigned.