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The following two days' curling saw Karl Hindenlang and his<br />
rink of Rona Lochhead, Hatty Forrest and Mike Hales fight of<br />
<strong>the</strong> opposition from ano<strong>the</strong>r eleven teams, to win a nail biting<br />
final against Ueli Trachsel and receive <strong>the</strong> Wengen Cup,<br />
graciously presented in <strong>the</strong> Clubhouse by Betty Goodwin. The<br />
next competition however was Ueli's revenge! Playing indoors<br />
as it was snowing more or less continuously, eleven intriguingly<br />
named teams (Eiger Tigers. Poached Eggs, Play Park, etc) played<br />
for <strong>the</strong> Hotel and Chalet Cup. During <strong>the</strong> second day <strong>the</strong>re was<br />
much frenzied howling - not from <strong>the</strong> curlers but from <strong>the</strong><br />
huskies who had come to <strong>the</strong> village for <strong>the</strong> day and were<br />
demonstrating <strong>the</strong>ir skills on <strong>the</strong> ice outside <strong>the</strong> clubhouse. The<br />
winners were 'Chalet Tilia', skipped by Ueli Trachscl<br />
accompanied by Marion Lang, Willy Wenger and John Burns.<br />
(Although two members of <strong>the</strong> rink were residing in <strong>the</strong><br />
Alpenrose Hotel, by tradition <strong>the</strong> name of <strong>the</strong> Hotel/Chalet<br />
which goes on <strong>the</strong> cup, is that of <strong>the</strong> skip)<br />
Only eighteen players participated in <strong>the</strong> Pairs Competition but<br />
<strong>the</strong> bonspiel format seemed to be a popular innovation so<br />
hopefully more will participate next year. Marion Lang and<br />
Gaston Meyer won <strong>the</strong> D.H.O Cup, presented for this<br />
competition.<br />
As <strong>the</strong> snow continued to fall, numbers were dwindling as<br />
holidays came to an end, and only six teams competed for <strong>the</strong><br />
Wyllie Shield, won by Walter Marti, Rosemarie Rosti, Graham<br />
Lang and Penny Waley.<br />
For <strong>the</strong> final competition, <strong>the</strong> Reinert Stoffer Cup, Marianne<br />
Hofer for <strong>the</strong> second year running, came back to participate and<br />
once again was in <strong>the</strong> winning rink - skipped by Walter Marti<br />
(who was obviously finishing our season on a high note) and<br />
joined by Margrit Nussli and Loreen MacKenzie.<br />
At <strong>the</strong> same time, <strong>the</strong> inter-club Committee match took place<br />
and yet again <strong>the</strong> outstanding team from <strong>the</strong> JCCW defeated <strong>the</strong><br />
WCC stalwarts - however in <strong>the</strong> true spirit of curling an<br />
excellent lunch was enjoyed at Sina's Pizzeria!<br />
So overall, a season of mixed wea<strong>the</strong>r - curling outdoors for <strong>the</strong><br />
first eight days <strong>the</strong>n indoors <strong>the</strong>reafter, with a metre of snow<br />
falling in our last week. Of course as <strong>the</strong> final day drew to a<br />
close <strong>the</strong> skies cleared and <strong>the</strong> next morning dawned gloriously<br />
sunny and 'our' village resembled a picture postcard once again.<br />
Our thanks must again go to Andy Waser and his team at <strong>the</strong><br />
ice-rink and to all our friends in Wengen who make us so<br />
welcome every year. Roll on January 2004!<br />
Fred A MacKenzie<br />
"<br />
L <strong>2003</strong><br />
Hon. Secretary: Fred A MacKenzie,<br />
5 Windmill Road,<br />
St Andrews,<br />
Fife,<br />
KYI6 9JJ,<br />
Scotland<br />
Tel: +44(0)1334 473166<br />
Fax: +44(0)1334 478640<br />
Email: fred.mack@dial.pipex.com
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