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April 23, 2024

Our Canadian champions. Congratulations to Nancy Sheppard and Caroline Watt. They won the Women's Division of the 2024 Canadian Stick Nationals. The event was hosted by the Leaside Curling club in Toronto. The following link shows the moment after they secured the final game victory, followed by a couple of photos of Nancy and Caroline with the trophy. 

Link to clips

 

March 23, 2024

March 23, 2024 was Rookie Day in Brighton! We had 14 teams participate in this year’s Rookie Spiel, for curlers with two years or less experience. We had teams from Whitby, Cobourg, Campbellford, Quinte, Trenton and Picton as well as 8 Brighton teams.

Winners of the first draw were “The Grim Sweepers”, from Whitby (skip Tony La Duca, vice Adrian Lake, 2nd Nice Chan and lead Elton Silva) and the winners of the second draw and overall winners were our own home team, “The Not-So-Wild Hogs”, ably skipped by Kathleen Bowes, with vice Craig Stover, 2nd Tracey McNaught and lead Nikki Lance.

Curlers enjoyed a delicious lunch prepared by Sue Joly and her crew: Mona Blaker, John Holmes, Rita Alexander, Lisa Loder and Gale Hardaker. Our curlers were well looked after by bartenders Mike and Mary Hope, Kathy Tidy and Van Quinn.

Many thanks to Neil for the great ice, Bob Smith as drawmaster, Nancy Saunders as Raffle Master and especially to man-of-many-jobs, Paul Donovan.

Convenors Lisa Donovan and Louise Lance kept things moving and a fun day was had by all.

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“The Grim Sweepers”, from Whitby (skip Tony La Duca, vice Adrian Lake, 2nd Nice Chan and lead Elton Silva)	“The Not-So-Wild Hogs”, ably skipped by Kathleen Bowes, with vice Craig Stover, 2nd Tracey McNaught and lead Nikki Lance.

March 3, 2024

Another successful Steerspiel! Brighton Curling Club celebrated it's 56 annual Steerspiel with 16 teams competing. The bonspiel started Saturday, March 3 and finished on Sunday, March 4.

It was appreciated to see so many interested viewers watching the curling over the weekend.
There was great comraderie and good curling.

Saturday a great lunch was provided by the curling club volunteers, with dinner being catered. Sunday was light snacks, muffins, tarts, other sweets along with pizza for lunch.
The bar was well stocked and attended!

Thank you very much to all volunteers, kitchen, bar and in general.

Special thanks to Neil Taylor for continuous work on the ice and also for providing a team at the last minute.

Again, THANK YOU to ALL

Conveners

Brian Brose
Steve Miller

A winner—Quinte CC—Bill Hope, Jason Hope, Trevor Nemish and Craig Watson	B winner—Brighton CC—Karrie Graham, Neil Harder, Bill Rickard and Julie Rickard
C winner—West Northumberland CC—AJ Penny, Christine Penney, Shawn McLeod and Wes Witlox	D winner—Brighton CC—Owen Gibb, Doug Young, Murray Gibb and Devon Gibb. (3 generations of curling family)

 

Barbie isn’t the only one who looks good in pink! 32 ladies dressed in their pinkest finery competed for the coveted Pink Flamingo Trophy at the annual running of the Pink Flamingo Ladies Funspiel on February 24, 2024. The day included 2 6 end games and a delicious lunch, prepared by Linda Rawlings and her volunteers. Mark McLeod handled the draw and the scorekeeping, and Louise Lance directed the traffic. The event was won by the team of Debbie Loshaw, Doris Smith, Joan Doomernik and Sheila Daubney. The prize for “The Most Pink” went to the always lovely Pam Godden. Many thanks to Neil Taylor for the great ice, and our kitchen and bar volunteers for making the day an enjoyable one for all of our curlers.

 

 

 

What a fun Valentine’s Day Spiel 2024! Thanks to all for great curling and the enthusiastic participation in the “Minute-to-Win It” games.

A big thank you to Caroline and Brian Watt for the delicious lunch with a barbecue donated from Dan from Brighton Home Building Centre. Thanks to Draw Masters Paul & Lynn Armstrong and all the volunteers!

First Draw winners - Tie for 1st –  Joanne Arbour, Larry Arbour, Gerry Cunningham, Janice Lewis; Don Shepard, Nancy Shepard, Corri Burke, Andrew Burke.

Tie for 3rd – Guy Gaumond, Janice Gaumond, Nancy Griffith, John Griffith; Mark Macleod, Debbie Harvey-Carter, John Misfud, Susan Ruffo.

Second Draw Winners – 1st - Don Graham, Linda Pelley, Theresa Richter, Shirley Brown.

2nd - Chris Robinson, Glenna Chestnut, Ann Vowles, Doug Vowles.

3rd - Maurice Giroux, Brian Hollingsworth, Sarah Graham, Jennifer Smith.

Looking forward to doing it all again next year!

Wendy Ervine, Bonspiel Convenor

 

 

More photos are in THIS ALBUM

 

 

Please welcome our newest graduates of the 2023 Adult Learn to Curl programme.  34 curlers finished the course and along with 16 curlers from last year’s group, have formed the 2024 Rookie League. Many thanks to our dedicated group of instructors, led by the incredible Louise Lance:  Lisa Donovan, Brian Watt, Rick Wong, Johanne Seccareccia, Dave Kerrigan, Susan Hubbard, Nancy Sheppard, Bob and Karin Smith, Laura Nikolic and Greg Dirksen. And thank you to Neil Taylor for the great ice every week.  

 

 

 

The Team of Watt participated in the Cobourg Tartan & Tinsel November 25th! Team members were Joan Selwood, Lynn Marshall, Nancy Davidson, and Caroline Watt. One close loss (to the spiel winners...ouch) and one win. We may not have placed but we enjoyed a wonderful lunch, fun company and did well at the raffle table!! Hope to return next year.

 

 

 

Heiferspiel 2023

Our 56th Annual Heiferspiel welcomed sixteen teams on November 18th to eat, drink and have a lot of fun! Amongst that activity, there was also some very fine curling taking place.

Early draw winners:
1st (and also first overall) – Team Glover (Trenton)
2 = Team Willemson – (Quinte Curling Club, Belleville)
3 = Team Cassibo – (Tweed Curling Club)

Team Glover (Trenton)	Team Willemson (Belleville)	Team Cassibo (Tweed)

 

Late draw winners
1st place – a tie! Teams Tighe (Trenton) and MacDougall (Campbellford)
3rd place – our very own Team Joly

Teams Tighe (Trenton) and Team MacDougall (Campbellford)	Team Joly (Brighton)

 

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER….

Our apologies to the Tuesday morning league curlers…. We missed putting this post up.

Halloween Apples - October 31st saw the Tuesday morning curlers decked out and determined (to have fun that is!). Characters one and all as you can see in these pictures.

 

 

 

 

Rocking it at Murray Centennial - Our club sponsored another day of Rocks and Rings, this time at Murray Centennial Public School. On October 26th, 188 students in Grades 4 to 6, spent their physical education class time with a Rocks and Rings instructor. Invitations were sent home to invite them to try the real thing, in Brighton or Trenton.

Plans are underway to bring the program to other schools in Brighton this fall.

Thanks to the Egg Farmers of Canada, who work with Curling Canada, to offer this fun introduction to curling at a reasonable cost. And big thanks to our Annual Garage Sale volunteers who make it possible for us to fund the program.

 

 

 

A Spooky Spiel Indeed! Our annual Club Opening Spiel was so close to Halloween, we just couldn’t resist using the chance to get down and spooky! Thanks to the full draw of curlers, many of whom were true Halloween gamers! Many accolades to the volunteer crews. Nothing good happens without all of you.

First place winners (score of 32) – The Creepy Crawlers. Sue Joly, Gerry Cunningham, Barry Kirkness, Lisa Donovan. Second place winners (score of 31.75) – The Bone Shakers. Larry Arbour, Allalie Stewart, Mark MacLeod, Janal Bechtold. Third place winners (score of 22.75) – The Monster Mashers. Paul Donovan, John Eaton, Michael Black, Sue McClure. The other teams - Ghost Busters, Horror Shows, Spider Webs, Gory Goblins and the Pumpkin Heads – had this to say: 

“To be last does not mean we lose,

Though it’s an ending we wouldn’t all choose.

But we had lots of fun

Though no games were won,

And the winners had to buy all our booze!”

Link to more scary pics  

 

 

Why do we have such a great club?  VOLUNTEERS !!! The many members who made this year's Applefest such a success for us, must be commended.  Here sare some details.

And Here is the Album. 

   

 

 

Mark your calendar. Registration will be  open - from Saturday Sept 16 until Saturday Sept 30. There will only be one registration window for this season. This year's Fall registration must also be used for any 2nd half league registrations.

  

 

The closing spiel of the 2023 Season was a huge success.  14 teams played two games along with on-ice games of Black Jack and Poker!  There were team prizes for the best poker hand, black jack hand, and team draw to the button.   First place in the bonspiel went to Team Gibb.  Murray Gibb, Suzanne  Scanlon, Kathleen Bowes and John Holmes as seen in the picture below.  Second place was a tie between Team Ron Ruffo and Team Ray Miller.  This was broken by the team draw to the button totals, resulting in Team Ruffo taking second prize.  A wonderful lunch was followed by an afternoon of casino games using play money.  It was a very busy day, but the wonderful turn out and lots of happy curlers having fun made for a great completion to the curling season. Thanks to all that attended and the volunteers that helped to pull this event together.    Be sure to sign up early for you space in this great event next season!

Lisa Donovan.

 

 

The third running of the BDCC Rookie spiel took place on Saturday, March 18, 2023. Congratulations to Carolyn Campbell (skip), Mark Penney (vice), Michael Black (2nd) and Fiona Black (lead) who came first over a field of 8 teams from Brighton, Ennismore and Campbellford Curling Clubs.  Coming in second was the team of Derek Treffry, Nancy Douse, John Griffith and Janal Bechthold, and third place was taken by the team of Rick Hebert, Josee Leclerc, Ray and Carolyn Chodura.  It was a fun day with many thanks to all of our participants and the great team of volunteers that made it all happen.  

 

 

 

Congratulations to the team of Mary Gibb (skip), Joan Selwood (vice), Allalie Stewart (second) and Louise Lance (lead) for being the overall winners of the Stirling Ladies St Patrick’s Day Bonspiel, held March 15, 2023.  The Stirling organizing team is fantastic and  win or lose, it’s always a great bonspiel!

 

 

      

 

 

When we speak of curlers and kids, we most often share news of our work in schools to promote curling.  Our Applefest Dance Party volunteers found another way to connect curlers and kids.  The 2022 Applefest Dance Party included a Silent Auction with half of the proceeds ($1150) going to School Food Programs.  

Last year close to 6000 students in Northumberland County benefited from a breakfast, lunch, or snack program at school. These programs are open to all and promote healthy eating habits that will last a lifetime. You can learn more about the program here:    Northumberland Food For Thought

In January, BDCC Board member Brian Hollingsworth presented our donation to the food programs at Brighton Public School ($500), Smithfield Public School ($325) and Spring Valley Public School ($325). Thanks to Jody Villeneuve and Jackie Naish for leading the way!    The donations were very much appreciated by the staff, students and volunteers.

These are the local businesses who donated goods to the silent auction: MBA Sports; Deloitte; Willow Boutique; The Clan Shoppe; City Stasis; The Gables; Cozy Nibblers; Giant Tiger; Firing Time; County Emporium;McKesson; The Bird House; Pet Valu; Asham; Free Flow; G Boyd Boutique; Findings on King; Saliga; Rhonda Hough; A&W; Archer Farms; Napanee Home Hardware; 1812 Antiques and Gardens; Main Street Antiques & Furniture; Trenton Shoppers Drug Mart; Sunflower Health Foods.

 

 

The club was awash in pink for the annual Pink Flamingo Ladies Bonspiel, held this year on February 25, 2023.  Congratulations to the winners :  Caroline Watt (skip), Allalie Stewart (vice), Brenda Harp (2nd) and Nancy Davidson (lead).  Wendy Ervine won the prize for Most Pink, and though there was no prize for it, “Fred Flemengo” was definitely the winner in the “Cutest Bartender” category. (Sorry, Maurice!).   Many thanks to the kitchen and bar volunteers and a very special thank you to our drawmaster Bob Smith, and our kitchen convenor, Linda Rawlings, who both stepped in at the last minute to help out.  Our club thrives because of our great volunteeers!

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The Brighton Ladies team of Caroline Watt, Lisa Donovan, Joan Selwood and Bets Lobban attended the Marmora Ladies Bonspiel January 25th. A second place finish for the team. It was  fun day, but what a snowy drive home. Thanks to Bets Lobban's exceptional navigational skills -  we made it safely home😊. Such a friendly club! We're hoping to return next year. 

 

 

 

 

 

Great start to the new year. Thanks to the Trenton Curling Club for a great Denim and Diamonds bonspiel. Our ladies team comprised of Brighton members Joanne Arbour, Lori Eaton, Janice Lewis, and Doris Smith. They won the Diamonds event !!!

 

 December 20, 2022

 

Congratulations to the newest graduates of the 2022 Adult Learn to Curl programme.  We have 31 new curlers all ready to play!   Many thanks to our wonderful team of volunteer instructors who came out every Monday night to share their skill and knowledge of our favourite game:  Brian Watt, Grace and Jim Anderson, Lisa Donovan, Johanne Seccareccia, Lynn Marshall, Wendy Ervine, Otto Richter, Nancy Sheppard, Karin and Bob Smith, and Rick Wong.

 

 

  

 

With thanks to donations made in memory of Janine Dunk, Rocks and Rings came to Brighton this week. Over two days, about 300 students in Grades 4 to 8 learned the basics of our great game. Thanks again so much to Sandra Dunk and her family for their support of our junior program.

 

 

 

 

Greetings!    Your Board of Directors has arranged for you, your friends and families to attend a group night event with the Belleville Senators.  They look forward to welcoming all of us.

 

 

Congratulations to Al Lowe, Neil Taylor, Ron Johnson, and Guy Gaumond. They won yesterday's Campbelford Empire Cheese Farmer's Spiel. Let's get cheesy...... Sweet dreams are made of cheese. Who am I to diss a brie? I cheddar the world, and the feta cheese. Everybody's looking for stilton.