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Kelly Tooley, President

April is Volunteer Appreciation Month and as such,

I’d like to begin by thanking Unionville Curling

Club’s countless volunteers. UCC is fortunate to

have amazing volunteers. Whether serving as a

member of the Board of Directors or a section com-

mittee; organizing social events for our members;

contributing to the atmosphere and maintenance of

the building itself; giving time to instruct our mem-

bers on the ice; or giving in whatever way one can,

each and every one of our volunteers is important to

the operation of our club and the experience that our

members enjoy. The Board of Directors will recog-

nize our Section Heads at a dinner with the President

on May 1st. Each section has also been allocated a

budget to use towards thanking their volunteers.

At this time of the year, it is also important to thank

and recognize our employees. Our bartenders and

those who help Jim with the ice are to be commend-

ed for their service and dedication to Unionville

Curling Club.

Completing his 26th season as our Ice Maker, we

once again recognize Jim Kinzinger for his spectacu-

lar ice all season, but also for all of the other work he

does for us throughout the year. This season started

with the installation of a new ice compressor and

dehumidifier. Jim spent countless hours battling with

the dehumidifier when it was first installed, even be-

fore our curlers took to the ice at the beginning of

the season. Jim’s attention to detail and pursuit of

perfect ice is UCC’s gain. For this, we once again

extend our sincere thanks to Jim for a great season!

As our Manager Fred Berkhuizen takes on numerous

roles within our club, both in the view of our mem-

bers and behind his office

doors. In the course of a day,

Fred often takes on the role of

bartender, instructor, mainte-

nance man, accountant, sales-

person, employee supervisor,

pay roll manager, bar manager,

building manager, secretary,

groundskeeper, and plumber…

Just to name a few! As mem-

bers we sometimes forget the

true expanse and demand of

our manager’s job. Neighbour-

ing curling clubs hire a number

of people to fulfill these posi-

tions or are housed in country clubs who hire a curl-

ing manager to focus solely on the curling related

aspects of their club. Fred’s dedication and passion

towards Unionville Curling Club is to be commend-

ed. The Board of Directors sincerely appreciate the

work that Fred does on a daily basis and throughout

the course of the year.

As noted above the season began with the installa-

tion of a new compressor and dehumidifier thanks to

a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. Since

we were able to purchase these at a lower cost than

first quoted, we had some funds remaining from the

grant. The Ontario Trillium Foundation has agreed

to let us use some of the remaining funds to cover

the cost of an Ice Maker’s Mistress (an ice monitor-

ing system), as well as two other projects that were

to be completed under our Capital Reserves this

summer. The cement ice pad will be painted this

summer and the carpet on the backboards at both

ends will be replaced. This will likely still leave us

with some funds from the grant that will need to be

returned to the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

T H E T R A D I T I O N

PRESI DENT’S M ESSAGE

U N I O N V I L L E C U R L I N G C L U B

2 0 1 4 A P R I L • V O L U M E 3 0 • I S S U E 3 • P A G E 1

W H E R E F R I E N D S H I P I S A T R A D I T I O N

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 1

UNIONVILLE SWEEP 2

OPEN TEAM ENTRY 3

BANTAM / JUNIOR 3

DAY WOMEN 4

DAY MEN 5

MIXED 6

STICK CURLING 7

LITTLE ROCKS 7

BUSINESS WOMEN 8

EVENING MEN 9

FROM THE EDITOR 9

PRESI DENT’S M ESSAGE (CONT .)

U N I O N V I L L E C U R L I N G C L U B • T H E T R A D I T I O N


Members are reminded of our upcoming Annual

General Meeting on Monday, June 16th at 7:00pm.

At this meeting, we will officially say our thanks to

John Nicol, Sue Beard, and Sandra McLaughlin for

their commitment as Directors on the Board over the

past three years. We will elect our incoming Direc-

tors and provide an overview of the club’s events

and financial statements from the past year. The

Unionville Main Street Revitalization Committee

will provide further information on the proposed

plans for Main Street Unionville and its impact on

UCC. The Board of Directors will also present a

very deserving member with the Recognition of Ex-

emplary Contribution to Unionville Curling Club

award. Please be sure to join us at this meeting.

Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to

thank Simon Lau for acting as The Tradition editor

for the last three years.

Best Wishes to all members for a safe and relaxing

summer! I look forward to seeing you all back on

the ice in September! UCC

UNI ONVI LLE SWEEP Jane Morgan, Chairperson

In a fitting end to a great curling season , the Union-

ville Sweep were thrilled to host the Markham Fire-

fighters in a friendly competition. The athletes and

coaches extend their sincere thanks to Fred, Jim, the

Board of Directors and the members at large for sup-

porting our Special Olympics program. UCC

Firefighters from Markham Fire Department join Unionville Sweep on the ice at Unionville Curling Club.

OPEN TEAM ENTRY



Kent Tomasik, Chairperson

We have now completed our inaugural season of 24

teams in a three-ranked-divisions format. The feed-

back from our members at our annual section meet-

ing on April 15 was all positive.

Because this was our first go around with this format

and rules, we reviewed all aspects of our season to

determine if any adjustments or fine tuning was ap-

propriate. We did rescind, revise and add a few

items to the rules, to get the section started for the

upcoming season. As was the case last year, the

Open section is again looking to expand if ice time

becomes available.

Third Schedule Winners:

A Division: John Bell, Dwayne Vincent, Jeff

Guiler, John Guiler

B Division: Dustin Krill, Kent Tomasik, Gail Kita-

gawa, Stephen Kitagawa

C Division: Tom Kalvik, Simon Lau, Sandy

Swailes, Roger Pavan

It is interesting to note that with three schedules of

three divisions, the section had nine different teams

winning prizes.

Championship Day:

Champions: Jim Bell, Andrea Bell, Ray Leroux,

Anne Leroux

Runners-up: Greg Nelson, Glenn Nelson, Donna

Duncan, James Nelson

This continues to be a growing section in our club

with one new full team and several individuals or

couples already expressing interest in joining next

season. With a ranked format, lots of teams and of

course snacks, there is a spot for all curling abilities.

Thanks to our committee and helpers: Ray Leroux,

Anne Leroux, Janice Cook and Dave Blancard.

Enjoy the off season. UCC

BANTAM / JUNI OR Brian Daffern, Chairperson

The Bantam / Junior section has had a terrific year!

Each week curlers participated in skill development

lessons and league play, followed by socializing

over snacks. Points were gained by a combination

of wins and attendance leading to Championship

Day.

Congratulations to the team of Sarah Wallace, Pat-

rick Bayne, Madeleine Robert and Cameron Mark

for winning the Bantam Championship.

Congratulations also go to the team Jonathan Ku-

nihiro, Michael Daffern, Conner Orr, and China Pal-

mateer for winning the Junior Championship.

The section had a number of curlers that represented

the club and their school in competitive events:

The team of James Nelson, Emerson Steffler, Joshua

Gravelle, and Timothy Mark represented Markham

High and won the silver medal at the Gore Insurance

provincial event.

Rachel Snelgrove, and Kirsten Olsen also represent-

ed Markham High and finished fourth at the Ontario

high school championships (OFSSA).

The team of Justin Chung, Emerson Steffler, Bran-

don Welham, and Michael Daffern won the OCA

Zone 6 Bantam Boys B-side final.

The team of Rachel Snelgrove, Sarah Wallace, Mae-

gan Daffern, Kirsten Olsen won the OCA Zone 6

Bantam Girls B-side final.

Thank you to the many coaches and volunteers that

make the program a success. A special thank you to

John Wallace who took on the role of draw master

this year, and has agreed to lead the section next

year. UCC

DAY WOMEN



Cath Gostlin, Chairperson

Another season of curling came to an end with a

very successful Championship Night for the entire

club. But, before getting to this night, there were

many events leading there. Our second and third

Tuesday schedules were once again well-attended.

Second Schedule Winners:

Connie McDermott Trophy:

First place - Mary Gellard, Jane Elliott, Linda Band /

Marlene Heffron, Robin Couperthwaite

Second place - Fran Allan, Bette Amery, Jackie

Lawton, Sue Edward

Mary Gellard Trophy:

First place - Connie McDermott, Claire Colangelo,

Priscilla Rushton, Rosemary Fisk

Second place - Carolyn Northcott, Joan Izzett, An-

drea Sumsion, Megan Heaphy-Orr

Temptation Trophy (Dr. D Dudley):

First place - Pat Seawright, Marg Curtis, Donna

Svistunenko, Denise Winterton

Second place - Ev Reid, Marcie Dercola, Jean Cook,

Helen Saunders

Third Schedule Winners:

Winter Rose Trophy (Blanche Young-Leslie):

First place - Carolyn Northcott, Sharon Murray /

Maureen Ramsden, Jane Policelli, Lynn Ross

Second place - Sue Beard / Connie McDermott,

Louise Ferri, Mary Aiken, Anne Watkin

Unionville Arms Pub & Grill Trophy:

First place - Connie McDermott, Janet Arthur, Mar-

cie Dercola, Julie Hewitt

Second place - Maureen Ramsden, Betti-Ann Lavitt,

Marilou Webb, Denise Winterton

Curling Buddies Trophy (Shelly Nielsen / Jennifer

Cosburn):

First place - Ev Reid, Sue Hall, Louise Ferri, Barb

Holland

Second place - Jane Morgan, Robyn Scott, Celeste

Bernier

Thursday in-house bonspiels included two spon-

sored spiels: the two-day Eleanor Crossen

(sponsored by Ken Prentice) and the Just For Fun

Bonspiel (sponsored by Betti-Ann Lavitt). Winners

of the Crossen Spiel were the six-woman team of

Shelly Nielsen, Fran Allan, Louise Ferri, Pauline

Wozniak, Mary Aiken, Rosemary Fisk. The Just for

Fun Bonspiel was won by Andrea Kerr, Sue Hall,

Pauline Wozniak, and Megan Heaphy-Orr.

The UCC Women’s Invitational Bonspiel was a

huge success this year, run under the very capable

guidance of Ann Watkin. The Port Perry team took

the trophy.

Championship Day was packed with activities for all

sections. Teams competed in our All Star and Team

Entry events.

All Stars:

Champions - Sue Beard, Claire Colangelo, Mary

Aiken, Megan Heaphy-Orr

Runners up - Sharon Murray, Louise Ferri, Cathy

Meanchoff, and Helen Saunders

Team Entry Trophy (sponsored by CM Business &

Transcription Services – Celeste Bernier):

Champions - Marilyn Lowe, Gail Kitagawa / Doreen

Small, Cath Gostlin, Deborah Austin

Runners up - Mary Kulmala, Shelly Nielsen, Jen-

nifer Cosburn and Sue Hall. (spares Pat Seawright

and Connie McDermott on Championship Day)

Our last event of the year is Golf Day on June 9th.

Many thanks to our many sponsors and volunteers

this year. They make our curling special in so many

ways.

Have a safe summer and see you in the fall. UCC

DAY M EN



George Otani, Chairperson

Our 2013-2014 curling season has come to an end

with resounding success. We completed seven

monthly bonspiels, two Team Draws and our weekly

Tag days throughout the year.

First thanks to those members whose help made the

Day Men’s section a great success. Individuals who

have volunteered their time to run our daily Tag

days include John Chipperfield, Gordon Barry (who

will have a knee operation in May; we wish you a

speedy recovery), Rick Dennis, Randy State, Bob

Taylor, Al Johnston, Doug Fettes and Sam Muraka-

mi. Our monthly bonspiels have been another suc-

cess with Tom Keith running each and every bon-

spiel. Thanks for your commitment, Tom!

Another group that deserves recognition are those

members who volunteered to do the ‘behind-the-

scene’ work (i.e., kitchen duties). Fraser McTavish,

Jim Sale, Derwyn Smith, David Rushton, John Guy,

Rick Dennis, Graham Northcott, Ron Harris, Brian

Monti, Barry Dales, Gary Fletcher, Doug Fettes,

Sonny Bessant, Paul Clodd, David Ingalls, Dave

Bell, Al Gates, David Smith, Bob Ferguson and

Randy State are all on a very distinguished list.

Thank you, everyone!

Championship Day is the culmination of every sec-

tion. Two five-man teams derived from the results

of our monthly bonspiels were chosen to participate

as finalists. Thanks to Alex Dillen for his coordina-

tion in keeping these records. The finalists were:

Champions - Al Gates, Alex Dillen, Bob Taylor,

Keith Gruben and Dennis Healey

Runners up - Kent Tomasik(sk) Don Corrigan, Tom

Keith, Paul Clodd, Karl Driedger

Congratulations to both teams for earning your

rightful spot on Championship Day.

Thanks to Randy State for his coordination and skill

in running the Day Men’s Draw events. The second

schedule results were as follows:

A Division:

Champions - Allen Johnston, Garth Carroll, Rick

Dennis, Dennis Healey and Norm Smith

Runners up - George Otani, Tom Keith, David

Rushton, Gary Fletcher and Jack Silverthorn

B Division:

Champions - Alex Dillen, Bill Harbaruk, Keith Gru-

ben, Derwyn Smith and Don Sutherland

Runners up - Randy State, Doug Fettes, Dave

Ingalls, Bill Dyer and Les Dickson

Over 370 members participated in our monthly bon-

spiels over the year. The results for January through

April are:

January:

First Draw - Joe Murray, Don Garland, Sonny Bes-

sant, Bruce Couperthwaite, Norm Smith

Second Draw - Gordon Barry, Fraser McTavish,

Ron Harris, Jack Silverthorn

February:

First Draw - Kent Tomasik, Graham Northcott, Paul

Clodd, Ken Harris, Dennis Healey

Second Draw - Dennis Osborne, Chuck Laidley,

Stan Hodge, Ron Harris David Smith

March

First Draw - Kent Tomasik, Don Corrigan, Bob Tay-

lor, Derwyn Smith

Second Draw - Eric Milne, Bill Harbaruk, Tom

Keith, Bill Dyer, Don Sutherland

April

Champions - Dennis Osborne, Randy State, Jim

Musgrave, Jim Sale, Keith Gruben, David Rushton

We look forward to the 2014-2015 season with our

Opening Day Men’s Annual Meeting at the begin-

ning of October. Keep healthy and we will see you

there. UCC

M I XED



Carolyn Hoover, Chairperson

Let us begin by congratulating the third draw win-

ners. It was exciting to see new curlers win their

section. Congratulations to all our winning curlers:

Third Draw Winners:

Draw A - Al Johnston, Carolyn Hoover, Marilyn

Parsons, Heather Dubreuil

Draw B - Chris Gaudreau, Jim Lawton, Judy

Maguire, Frank Fazzari

Draw C - Lorne Jessop, Donna Montgomery, Wayne

Alexander, Claudia Straka

Draw D - Simon Lau, Michael Myers, Lillian Mok,

Laurie Myers

As we wrapped up a successful Mixed curling sea-

son, we began our post season. Our 12 team

playoffs kicked off on April 4th with teams Lau,

Bondy, Gilberto, Lowe, Johnston, Cook,

Berkhuizen, Jessop, Malinos, Tomasick, Gaudreau

and Elliott.

After three rounds of exciting playoff curling, our

teams competing on Championship Day were:

Champions - Jeff Cook, Janice Cook, Derwyn

Smith, Helen Saunders

Runners-up - Chris Gaudreau, Louise Ferri, Judy

Maguire, Frank Fazzari

Congratulations to the winning team.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank the

Mixed Committee (Barry and Carolyn Hoover, Ka-

ren and Dirk Mooney, Scott McPherson and Susan

MacDonald, Doug and Carol Wolfe, Anne and Ray

Leroux, Ellen Racey, Wayne and Jane Alexander,

and Derwyn Smith) for all their work over the

course of the 2013-2014 curling season. It truly

takes a team of people working together to success-

fully run the largest section at UCC. Many hands

make light work. The committee organized four

bonspiels: Potluck, Tankutta, Life’s a Casino and

Skins. Of course we also provided snacks for all to

enjoy after each of our games.

This year we had two firsts; the development section

in the first draw and our first Mixed Section Meeting

and Social in April. From member feedback both of

these additions were a great success and will be re-

turning next year. We are always looking for mem-

bers who would like to join the Mixed Committee.

If you are interested in learning more about volun-

teering, you are encouraged to send an email to Car-

olyn Hoover at [email protected].

We would like to thank Anne and Ray Leroux for

their tireless dedication to the Mixed Section as they

retire from the Mixed Committee. Anne and Ray

spent hours working for the Mixed section over

many years. They were involved in so many things,

but will be best remembered for the great “Life’s

a...” bonspiels, the introduction of the Tankutta bon-

spiel, and fabulous snacks. Anne and Ray will be

continuing to work hard as they support the Open

Section and Ray will continue to be representing

Unionville in a host of external club competitions in

2014-2015. If you see Anne and Ray, please thank

them for their outstanding contribution to the Mixed

section.

We would also like to recognize our sponsors, Don

Garland from Dixon Garland Funeral Home and our

second year sponsor, The Marleigh Retirement Resi-

dence. The generous support of our sponsors greatly

adds to the success of our section.

The committee would like to give a big thanks to

Fred Berkhuizen, our Club Manager who works

hours behind the scenes making sure things run

smoothly. Also we would like to thank Jim

Kinzinger and his team for providing the best ice in

Ontario. Finally we would like to thank the UCC

Board of Directors, and in particular Kelly Tooley

for her outstanding job this year as Club President.

As is in any volunteer run organization, the strength

and dedication of the volunteers are reflected in the

success of the organization. Thank you to all for

your time and effort on our behalf.

M I XED (CONT . )



Close to 50 people attended our Mixed Section Year

End Social and Member Meeting on April 5th. The

turnout was amazing, as was the dinner and conver-

sation. We are busy consolidating the input from

the round table conversations and surveys and will

be sending out a summary in the next few weeks.

Thank you to the group leaders, the note takers and

most of all the membership for your candid feedback

and conversation during the small group discussion.

Your input will go a long way to assist the Mixed

Committee as we strive to continue to improve the

experience of our Mixed section members. If you

were not able to attend the meeting, we still would

like your thoughts. Please take the time to complete

the Mixed Section Survey online before May 8th.

The survey is available on the UCC website, under

the Mixed section, at the following link:

http://www.unionvillecurlingclub.com/index.php/

members-login/mixed

In closing, thank you to our curlers for a great year.

We trust you will have a wonderful summer and

look forward to seeing all of you again in the fall! UCC

There were more rinks entered this past season as

stick curling is growing. The 2014-2015 Regionals

will be played in last week in November and first

week in December. The Provincials will be held in

Collingwood in March 2015.

Stick clinics continue to be held in many clubs

throughout the season. UCC

S T I CK CURLI NG Marilyn Parsons, Chairperson

When Carl Glatt, Ross Baker, Dave Bayliss and Ian

Munro took to the Bancroft CC ice for this season’s

Travelers Provincial Stick Curling Championship,

they gave a repeat performance of claiming the OCA

banner. But it was not easy! Competition was

tough this year. Competing in a round robin playoff

against seven other rinks from across the province,

Team Glatt finished in a three way tie for first place.

Forced to play in two tie breakers, this UCC team

prevailed in the first tie breaker needing only six

ends for the win. In the second tie breaker the game

went eight ends and down to the last rock before

Carl, Ross, Dave and Ian claimed the Provincial

banner.

L I T TLE ROCKS Stephen Orr, Chairperson

Looking back on the 2013-2014 season I can only

think “Wow!” While our numbers were down a lit-

tle from last year (due in part to a number of kids

“moving up” to Bantam), the program continues to

move forward and we introduced a lot of new curl-

ers (and a few new adults) to the sport. But more on

that later.

At the in-house Teddy Bear bonspiel, we had a full

turnout with 24 curlers on the ice for two games of

un-coached competition. At the end of it all we had

our winners in the form of Team Moore with Jack

Moore at skip, Thomas Olsen at Vice, Fiona Lam at

second and Ryan Koo at lead. This is the second

year in a row that Ryan has had the honour of get-

ting his name in the ice.

We also continued to expand the horizons for a lot

of young curlers by giving them the opportunity to

participate in out-of-club bonspiels. We may have

set a record this year, with one or more teams at An-

nandale, Whitby, Unionville, Bayview, Thornhill,

Donalda, Brampton, Tam Heather, King, and KW

Granite Club bonspiels. Notably a Unionville team

once again won the A-event in the Bayview spiel

final.

Buried in that long list is the first inter-club Little

Rocks bonspiel hosted by Unionville in recent

memory. That happened before Christmas and was

a very successful first event. The section is hoping

for the opportunity to do that again should the ice be

available.

L I T TLE ROCKS (CONT . )



In the closing weeks of the season we brought back

the popular (and hectic) Bring a Friend Day, with

almost 40 curlers on the ice. The following week-

end was Bring a Parent Day, with almost 40 curlers

again. We are also happy to see a couple of our

kids inspiring their parents to join adult leagues, and

hope to see more of that in the new year.

In closing, thanks to all of the volunteers that make

this program possible. Adrian Accinelli is both an

on-ice coach and draw-master for our out-of-club

spiels. Also on the ice are Andy Moore, Melissa

Anderson-Woodward, Philip Blachier, Neil Lindley,

Megan Heaphy-Orr and a couple of others from time

to time. In addition, Sarah Ing has been invaluable

helping out behind the glass to provide snacks and

keep the dining room organized.

Looking forward to getting the kids back on the ice

next season. Have a great summer! UCC

winners: Bev Styba, Theresa Arbuthnot, Deborah

Nesbitt and Anne Kennedy.

Hearty congratulations also to our second and third

draw winners:

Second Draw:

Tuesdays - Ruth Gemmell, Janice Cook, Sally El-

liott, Kimberley Dunsmoor

Wednesdays - Paula Wilson, Halinka Johnston, Mar-

garet Bugdahn, Bernadette Kerr

Thursdays - Christine Couperthwaite, Patti Shevlin,

Bianca Mason, Linda Daly

Third Draw:

Tuesdays - Andrea Bell, Sandra McLaughlin, Sally

Elliott, Lynn Edwards

Wednesdays - Sara Harvey, Teri Burns, Mary Jo

Robertson, Maureen Timmins

Thursdays - Alex Trought, Robbin Coedy, Linda

Daly, Tanya Weidinger

Our closing dinner and AGM was held on April 14.

A delicious meal, lively discussion and laughs were

had by all.

It was our goal this season to award prizes to teams

who achieved full eight-end games in the two hour

time slot. Sadly, no teams achieved an eight-end

game on any of our three nights this season. We’ll

try again next season!

Championship Day on April 12 was wonderful. The

Business Women curled in the popular evening time

slot with a large crowd on hand to watch. There

wasn't a dry eye on the ice when the bagpiper piped

us on the ice for the opening ceremonies. Congratu-

lations to the two teams who made it to Champion-

ship Day!

Champions - Alex Trought, Kathy Moran, Diane

Whittaker, Virginia Steffler

Runners up - Kelly Tooley, Janice Cook, Sally El-

liott, Kimberley Dunsmoor

As always, the Business Women wish to extend our

BUSI NESS WOMEN Virginia Steffler, Co-Chairperson

The last two draws went quickly in our Business

Women's section. It’s hard to believe it's time to

hang up the broom and pull out the golf clubs.

Thanks to the new UCC “test drive” program and

word-of-mouth we welcomed many new curlers to

our section. However, enrolment in our Business

Women program remained down by 16 in the last

two draws with an empty sheet on Tuesday and

Thursday. Top priority over the off-season is to

spread the word and fill all three nights with more

new faces for 2014-2015!

Back this year was our popular March Break bon-

spiel where we enjoyed friendly competition over

two nights with a third night devoted to skill devel-

opment via our Crazy Chicks program. Crazy

Chicks is a fun opportunity to rotate playing posi-

tions. Congratulations to the March Break bonspiel

BUSI NESS WOMEN (CONT . )



sincere appreciation to those who helped our section

throughout the season: Fred, Jim and the bar staff.

Welcome to the new executive members for the

2014-2015 season.

Wishing everyone a safe and enjoyable summer. UCC

standing performance on the final night to take the

overall victory.

Championship rounds were hotly contested with

some surprising upsets in both the draw playoffs and

the team entry. Emerging from the draw playoffs

were the following finalists:

Champions - (Team 1) Patrick Rioux, Alan Wilkie,

John Burns, Stephen Bayne

Runners up - (Team 7) Bill Mack, John Guiler, Mat-

thew Mackness, Bill Minor

This game was a back and forth affair with Patrick

Rioux’s team prevailing. Finalists in the team entry

championship were:

Champions - John Bell, Mike McCormick, Dwayne

Vincent, Dave Blancard

Runners up - Greg Nelson, Jeff Parsons, Charles

Giliberto, Stephen Kitagawa

The Bell team was also the winner of the “Grand

Aggregate” with the best overall record during regu-

lar season play. They will represent the club at the

play downs for the Dominion Insurance Club Curl-

ing Championships.

Finally as the season draws to a close it is important

to acknowledge the hard work and support of the

Men’s executive, Bob Penner (Draw Coordinator),

Charles Gilberto (Assistant Draw Coordinator) and

Jim Bell (Team Entry Coordinator). UCC

EVENI NG M EN Kevin Lowe, Chairperson

The last third of the season was an entertaining one

in the Men’s section. Draw team winners in the

third schedule were as follows:

Monday Early - Matt Lowe, John Burns, Adrian Ac-

cinelli, Stephen Bayne

Monday Late - Hugh Allison, Chris Gaudreau, Rog-

er Pavan, Will Snowball

Wednesday - Fred Berkhuizen, John Guiler, Peter

Scudds, Norman Rees

The third schedule team entry event was also an in-

teresting schedule with many close games. Winners

were:

A Section - John Bell, Mike McCormick, Dwayne

Vincent, Dave Blancard

B Section - Greg Nelson, Jeff Parsons, Charles Gili-

berto, Stephen Kitagawa

C Section - Carl Glatt, Josef Kargeradov, Glenn

Schick, Nishit Shah

The Men’s section also enjoyed another bout of the

“Battle of the Dons,” pitting the followers of Don

“The Tombstone” Garland against the henchmen of

Don “The Exhumer” Bubar. This was a very enjoy-

able event. Thanks are due to both of the sponsors,

Don Garland and Don Bubar. Without their assis-

tance events such as this would not be possible.

This year saw the “Garland Gang” jump out to what

seemed to be an insurmountable lead only to have

the “Bubar Boys” come storming back with an out-

FROM THE EDI TOR Simon Lau, Editor

This is my final issue as editor of The Tradition.

Early in the 2013-2014 season, I notified the Board

of Directors of my resignation, effective at the end

of this season.

The Tradition began publishing in a time when

words printed on paper was a primary means of

FROM THE EDI TOR (CONT . )



communication for the club. Today multiple other

media are available. In addition to The Tradition,

members may access information on the video

screen above the bar, the UCC group on Facebook,

and the club website. The Board of Directors is re-

viewing if and how The Tradition might fit into the

club’s communications strategy for the future. At

this time no official direction regarding the future of

The Tradition has been made public.

Numerous members of UCC have assisted me with

the production of The Tradition during these last

three curling seasons, spanning 2011-2014. Thanks

to the club presidents and section chairpersons as

contributors of content, Brian Monti as my predeces-

sor and mentor, Jim Dibblee as the online publisher

for the UCC website, and Fred Berkhuizen as publi-

cist notifying members when each issue is pub-

lished.

It has been my pleasure to serve as editor of The

Tradition for Unionville Curling Club, where

Friendship is a Tradition. UCC

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257 Carlton Road

Unionville, Ontario

L3R 2A3

Phone: 905-477-2711

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.unionvillecurlingclub.com

Documents

The tradition volume 30 issue 3 2014 04