February 2009 - Nanaimo Curling Club
February 2009 - Nanaimo Curling Club
February 2009 - Nanaimo Curling Club
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Family Bonspiel<br />
by Dorina Medland<br />
This year's Family Bonspiel roared<br />
and rocked with a record 20 teams and<br />
over 80 curlers turning up to play on<br />
March 7. It was a fun-filled day with<br />
each team getting four, four-end games,<br />
a delicious banquet and lots of prizes.<br />
Keith Clarke, Jonathan Clarke, Bob<br />
Franklin and Janaya Jesperson<br />
dominated A event. B event was<br />
claimed by Clyde Wicks, Tim Wicks,<br />
Cheri Wicks and Steve Parry. Wally<br />
Funk's team of Kalen MacLennan,<br />
Murray Funk, and Nicolaas de Beeld<br />
grabbed the C event and Christine<br />
Patterson and her team of Mike<br />
Kenefick, Elaine Clouthier and Mike<br />
van Santen were victorious in D event.<br />
The family bonspiel committee<br />
would like to thank Ron Kaneen for<br />
making up the draw and supervising the<br />
day of curling, Harry Whittam for<br />
making up the team-name placards, and<br />
Ken Medland for registering the teams.<br />
Thanks also to Sean and his catering<br />
team for a marvelous banquet. Kudos<br />
also to Country Grocer, <strong>Nanaimo</strong> Parks<br />
and Recreation, Cottonwood Golf, Boo<br />
Clothing, Brechin Lanes Bowling and<br />
Steve Marshall Ford for being generous<br />
sponsors this year. We would also like<br />
to acknowledge NCC manager Denise<br />
Wood, who started the first family<br />
bonspiel ten years ago.<br />
The goal of the family bonspiel is to<br />
give people a chance to have a funfilled<br />
outing with their family members<br />
whether they have curled before or not.<br />
It was so exciting and gratifying to see<br />
so many people turn out for the day<br />
from completely new, to veteran senior<br />
curlers. Ken Medland won the prize<br />
for oldest curler in attendance<br />
while Jarrod Nobel picked up<br />
the prize for youngest curler with<br />
a 73-year span. We hope to see all<br />
of you out next year for the 11 th<br />
Annual Family Fun 'Spiel.<br />
Senior Ladies’ Report<br />
by Barb Dysart<br />
The Senior Ladies Bonspiel<br />
held Feb 16-18 was a great<br />
success again with 28 teams from<br />
up and down the Island taking part in<br />
the festivities. The theme of Beach<br />
Party was lots of fun and the curlers<br />
dressed accordingly at the<br />
Wednesday evening banquet. The<br />
club was decorated by the hard<br />
working bonspiel committee and<br />
made you feel like you were on the<br />
beaches of Hawaii. The kitchen help<br />
included lots of men from the club<br />
and the meal, picnic style, was<br />
wonderful.<br />
Winners of the<br />
2 0 0 9 S e n i o r<br />
Ladies Bonspiel (lr)<br />
Darcy Dreger,<br />
Patty Pedersen,<br />
Eleanor Voysey<br />
a n d N o r e e n<br />
Martin.
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