Coming in January! Join us for open social curling, or some games in the lounge. Registration and information is on the poster below.
Abby Sunday Night Games!
Author: T. White
2023 Masters Bonspiel
Thank you to all our volunteers and curlers who made our 2023 Masters Bonspiel a success!
The Abbotsford Masters Curling Club hosted their annual bonspiel on Nov. 10, 11 and 12. 22 teams, 11 club teams from Abbotsford and 11 teams from various area clubs, competed in the 3 day event.
Each team played five game seeking a share of the prize money. Team Hockley from Chilliwack defeated Team Clarke from Langley to claim top prize and will have their names engraved on the Tony Durgin Shield. Team Olson from Mission won the Blackwood Sure Shot event earning them a cool $100.
The event concluded with a great Sunday luncheon. Our thanks to our sponsor, Blackwood Building Supplies.
Grey Cup Party
Sunday Fun-day
Join us Sunday Nov. 19th for our Grey Cup Party! Upstairs in the lounge, starting at 1:00pm.
There will be drink and food specials, prizes, and more.
Sip & Shop Dec. 2, 2023
Abbotsford Curling Club presents Sip & Shop, on Dec. 2, 2023, 11:00am – 5:00pm, upstairs in the lounge.
Join us to watch some curling while you sip, shop, and socialize!
Beverages and food will be available for purchase at the bar.
We are open to vendors, crafters, and entrepreneurs. Cost for vendors is $20 per table – limited number of tables available.
Register to reserve your table by emailing dellarube@hotmail.com by Nov. 24, 2023.
Curl BC Monthly 50/50
This month’s tickets are on sale Oct. 16 – Nov. 15.
Support our club by specifying us when purchasing, or use this link to fill in our club automatically!
Team Lang – Gold Medals and Beyond
Abbotsford Curling Club’s Team Lang, comprised of Skip Rick Lang, Third Timothy Hordal, Second Kenneth Friesen, and Lead Ross Evison, won the 55+ BC Games gold medal for the 65+ category. Jim Barber filled in at third and was also a big part of the win.
Team Lang is now planning and fundraising for the upcoming trip to the Canada Senior Games next August in Quebec City. They have started a GoFundMe page for those who would like to support their travel, and will be fundraising in other ways over the coming months.
Be sure to congratulate them if you see them at the club!
Congratulations Kim!
Hi All,
Some of you may remember a junior curler from Abbotsford named Kim Bonneau. She started curling in our Abbotsford Junior program a few years ago and helped out on the ice crew as well as coaching the juniors. Kim now lives in Alberta and she will be competing in the 2023 Points Bet Invitational in Oakville Ontario this week. She is part of Team Marks and they are playing against Kaitlyn Laws Wednesday (today) at 11am, this event is televised on TSN, not sure if her game is.
Congratulations Kim we are all very proud of you.
Cheers,
Kent & Della Bird
Open/Practice Ice Available
Welcome to a new season!
Open / practice ice will be available on:
- September 12 – 14, 9:00am to 9:00pm
- September 18 – 22, 9:00am to 9:00pm
Registration is open online: https://abbotsford.curling.io/en/leagues
Thanks for a Great Season
Hi All,
I wanted to thank everyone for another fun and successful year at the curling club. Special thanks to Nic Hoffard and Kevin Kostuk for helping me with the ice so I could get away to Hedley and spend time with the family, to Darlene Mclaren for assisting me in the office, pro shop, bar and making sure everyone had paid there dues, Paula LeSage for looking after the Monday, Wednesday night leagues and the junior program, and of course Linda Wilmott for making sure the bar was well stocked and everyone was well served. I will be back in the fall but this time with Della helping out in the bar and office, etc. The ice is almost out now and I will be leaving in 2 weeks for our vacation to Nashville, Memphis and the Kentucky Derby, yeeehaaa.
GOLF TOURNAMENT SUNDAY MAY 7
The Golf Tournament is taking place on Sunday, May 7 at Fraserglen Golf Course. Tee times will start at 10am in a best ball / scramble format. Registration and payment is on line at the link: https://abbotsford.curling.io/en/competitions
55+ GAMES VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
We are still in need of volunteers for the 55+ games curling events being held at the Abbotsford Curling Club from August 22 to 26. If anyone is interested please contact George Peary at: georgepeary@shaw.ca
ACADEMY OF CURLING SEPT. 15-17
Registration is filling up fast for the Academy of Curling we are hosting on September 15 to 17. There is limited space ( clinic #2 is now sold out ) so please register soon to assure your entry. This year’s clinic will be run as two 1.5 day clinics with both clinics covering the same material and skill set. There will be no banquet this year. Registration is online at the link: https://abbotsfordcurling.com/academy-of-curling-2023/
BOB FATKIN RAFFLE
Thank you all for supporting the raffle in memory of Bob Fatkin. The raffle sold out and raised $2,790 which was matched in donation by Bob’s generous wife Diane Fatkin for a total of $5,580 to support junior and novice curling. These funds will help both programs for many years to come.
That is all for now. Have a Great summer everyone.
Cheers,
Kent & Della Bird
Volunteer Luncheon
The Abbotsford Curling Club runs on an army of volunteers. Every year as the season ends, the Board invites our volunteers to a Thank You Luncheon.
Here is a photo of our fearless leaders. Current club President David Primrose is flanked by his predecessors – Gord Wallington and Art Heppner. These gentlemen are the ones who guide our ship with dignity and humour.
Our sport is co-educational and multigenerational. These lovely ladies – Beth Loney and Carole Parisotto – add value to our club by teaching in our instructional program and operating our modest club kitchen. It really is utilitarian approach – from each according to her abilities and to each according to her needs. As Cindy Lauper sang, “Girls Just Want to Have Fun!”
Rick, Jack and Brian enjoyed the game before lunch. We were given some very sparse clues and challenged to write a short phrase that captured the essence of our club. The game was designed by Tina, but it lost something in translation when Paula tried to replicate it. Nevertheless, it did make for some interesting discussions.
Mike Desante found a couple of charming tablemates for lunch. Paula Lesage and Tracy Sherman joined Mike as they worked on the word game before lunch was served. This trio invests many hours in teaching in our instructional programs and participating in our leagues.
A big “thank you” to Board Member Terry Dickson for all of the work that she did in putting this exceptional season-ending activity together! It won’t be long before we are enjoying the warm sunshine and pleasurable outdoor activities. However, we will all be back in late August to welcome visiting curlers to our club as a part of the BC 55+ Games!