Bill Dunk Memorial Senior Men's Bonspiel

The sixteenth Bill Dunk seniors men's curling bonspiel, the third with the memorial designation, was held on Saturday January 27th at the Brighton & District Curling Club. We had sixteen teams participating from clubs located in Whitby, Cobourg, Lakefield, Peterborough, Campbellford, Belleville and Napanee including five teams from Brighton. The bonspiel is split into two eight team fields that compete over two eight end games where points are awarded for the win, the score, and the number of ends won with the three teams in each field with the highest number of points qualifying for cash prizes.


The best team in the first draw field with a fantastic game winning final shot in the eighth end and 34 3/4 points was the Brighton rink skipped by Ray Bruneau with third, Paul Armstrong, second, Judd Gilks, and lead, George Ennis. At 32 3/4 points, the team skipped by John Smith with team members Bob Fellows, Gary Nicoll and Bill Hipwell from the Quinte Curling Club in Belleville took second place. Ted Stillar's Whitby Curling Club foursome including Peter Fletcher, Eric Jones and Claire Kidd placed third with 23 1/4 points. We were honoured to have Janine Dunk, Sandra & Bill's daughter, with us to present the first draw prizes.
The second draw field competition went to a rink with 35 1/2 points skipped by Al Lowe from the Campbellford District Curling & Racquet Club with third, Tom Tanner, second, Rudy Samoy, and lead, Dave Burnham. Quinte Curling Club's rink of David Livingston, Doug Irvine, Howard Meeks and Denis Ackerman with 35 points took second place. Under Campbellford's banner but with a couple of BDCC members, Barry Brown, Craig Kerr, Gary Rowe and Carm Herrington with 25 points finished third. Sandra Dunk accompanied by trophy sponsor Jack Dingle presented the prizes.


The teams enjoyed a tasty ham and scalloped potatoes lunch put on by Sandra Dunk and volunteers Barb Maxwell, Vera & Ian Brant, Sandra Mitchell, Gail Todd & Joanne Thompson. After each team's second game, cheese & crackers and nibblies were provided for them to enjoy. Shari Burke and Kathy Lowe efficiently and with a smile catered to the players' drink requests for the whole day in the bar.


The 50/50 pot amounted to a nice $238.00 which went to Blair Greenly of the Lakefield Curling Club. He graciously shared his winning with his team. Door prizes went as follows: 4 Timber Ridge Golf Course rounds – Jim Chapman, BDCC; 4 Murray Hills Golf Course rounds – Rick Ziller, BDCC; 4 Barcovan Golf Club rounds with cart – Murray Gibb, BDCC; 4 Warkworth Golf Club rounds – Paul Armstrong, BDCC; 4 Shelter Valley Pines Golf Club rounds – Dave Burnham, Campbellford District Curling & Racquet Club; one dozen golf balls courtesy of Brett Dunk & CIBC World Markets – Ron Ruffo, BDCC; one dozen golf balls courtesy of Brett Dunk & CIBC World Markets – Mike Vilneff, West Northumberland Curling Club; CAA Roadside Safety Kit courtesy of Barry Kant – Gary Sage, Lakefield Curling Club; Plant courtesy of Barry Kant – Hugh Sharpe, Napanee Curling Club; and a Golden Valley Restaurant gift certificate courtesy of Barry Kant – Carm Herrington, BDCC. The winning trophy and trophy miniatures were sponsored and provided by Jack Dingle and The Timber House Resort of Brighton.


Our thanks to Alicia Vandine for all the wonderful still and action shots of 16th Bill Dunk Senior Men's Bonspiel. I also want to thank all the bonspiel sponsors and club volunteers who made the day a success. Finally many thanks to Jim Anderson for the great ice, Sandra Dunk for organizing and putting on the meal plus presenting the second draw prizes, Janine Dunk for presenting the first draw prizes, Jack Dingle for his kind words and finally my committee of hard working gentlemen who are a joy to work with; Mac Patterson, Dave Harrison, Jerry Trudell and Mike Hawrylow.


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