It's hard to believe the curling season is half over and the second draw is well underway at Mount Forest Curling Club.
The first draw ended Dec. 20, with the following teams placing first: Monday night skip’s choice Murray Townsend, Karl Ellis, Shawn Olsen and Tom Potts; Tuesday night men Paul Dineen, Bill Hunt, Harvey Beyer and Leon Brubacher; and Thursday Friday night mixed Mark and Joanne Byers and Russell and Marilyn Rogers.
On Dec. 10, the club hosted the Zone 14 Ontario Curling Association Dominion Tankard. The teams of Brent Ross of Harriston and Daryl Shane of Listowel both qualified for the regional playdowns in Brantford on Jan. 7/8, where once again they qualified for the provincial playdowns in Stratford the week of Feb. 6-12. We wish good luck to both teams.
On Dec. 31, the club held its third annual New Year's Eve party, which was sold out and a fun time was had by all.
The weekend of Jan. 7/8 saw two men's teams skipped by Rick Bell and Brian McQuarrie attend the Zone 14 Fairfield Marriott Men's Challenge at the Hanover Curling Club. Sadly, neither team advanced.
On the ladies side, the team of Corrine Bell, Val Hamilton, Julie Poluck and Elizabeth Wolff played in the Zone 14 Best Western Women's Challenge and qualified for the provincial playdowns in Sterling and Picton on January 20-22. The ladies played well at provincials, defeating a team from Barrie and losing to a team from Burlington that went on to win the provincial title.
On the weekend of Jan. 14, a bantam girls team of Erika McPate, Erica Poluck, Alison Poluck and Taija McGovern and coach Julie Poluck participated in the Zone 14 Ontario Curling Association Bantam Girls Playdowns at the Listowel Curling Club. The team played well and learned a lot from the experience. We look forward to watching them in the future.
Upcoming events include the annual Ladies Cynthia & Co. and TD Canada Trust Bonspiel on Feb. 4, and the annual Family Day Bonspiel on Feb. 19.