WOLFVILLE CURLING CLUB NEWS

Thank you to all WCC Members for creating a great 2024/2025 Curling Season! 

COMPETITIVE CURLING PLAYOFFS

Congratulations on a fantastic finish to our Monday Night competitive league!

This year's division winners are:

2025 Competitive Division A Winners
Skip - Aidan MacDonald
Vice - Nicolo Giordan
Second - Caylee Smith
Lead - Erika Pater
 


2025 Competitive Division B Winners
Skip - Betty Mattson
Vice - Ben Roberts
Second - John Lindsay
Lead - Stephen Mattson

COMPETITIVE STICK CURLING PLAYOFFS

Congratulations to Betty and Steve Mattson, the winners of the Rob Stirling Stick trophy!

Silver winners were Audrey Dorey/Tony Stirling. Bronze winners were Jennie Bustin/Bob Sweet.

It was a great season with many enthusiastic curlers. Looking forward to next year as well as we are joint hosting( Wolfville/Windsor) the Canadian Stick Curling Championship held March 25-29,2026.

FUN CURLING - SPRING SESSION RESULTS

Thanks to everyone for a fun spring curling session. Congratulations to the top teams!

As the season comes to a close, we want to express our gratitude for a fantastic time! We enjoyed some valuable lessons along the way, but more importantly, we shared plenty of laughs. Thank you all for making this season memorable! 

Tuesday 6-End Fun Curling

1. Patricia Gallant • Cindy Dickie • Terry Wilson • Sarah Andrews (4-1-1)

2. Dean Smith • Michael Jorgensen • Tanya Coade • Valerie Campbell (4-2-0)

3. Bruce Murray • Krista Laing • Carme Telesford • Sarah Webb (2-3-1)

Wednesday Curling
a tie for second place - head to head result picks the winner!

1. Michael McKillop • Sheldon Merrett • Debbie Boutilier • Janis Noseworthy (6-1-1)

2. Matthew Dubicki • Keith Skiffington • Emma Rand • Kaitlin McParlane (5-2-1)

3. Joe Price • Cathy Coates • Brad Herd • Geoff Farrell (5-2-1)

Thursday Curling

1. Ben Roberts • Allison McKinnon • Corinne Hainstock • Carrie Forrester (6-1-1)

2. Matt Gowland • Brian Young • Mary Thomas • Erica Easton (6-2-0)

3. Stephen Sanford • Bruce Murray • Jeff Gregory • Patty Fraser (5-3-0)

SUPER SENIORS INDUCTION CEREMONY

During the Seniors Potluck Lunch last Wednesday, we celebrated two new Super Seniors. Sue Tatrallyay and Dean Corkum were inducted into that lofty group of curlers that have reached 75 years of age and are still curling. 

The Super Seniors Plaque is located just outside the changerooms by the bar. It has the names of many current, former and past members of the club, since it has been a feature of the Seniors closing lunch for at least 20 years!
 

Sue Tatrallyay and Dean Corkum receiving their Super Senior Curling certificates from Dale Hennigar

PROVINCIAL SCHOOL SPORT CURLING BANNER

WCC Member and Coach Chad McKinnon led the NKEC Mixed Curling team to a Provincial School Sport Banner in Curling this past weekend in New Glasgow! Congratulations Chad and Team!

WOLFVILLE TEAM WINS VALLEY MASTERS LEAGUE

The Valley Masters Curling League which includes teams from Windsor, Kentville and Wolfville wrapped up on Thursday March 13th and the overall winners of the league were a team from WCC.

Congratulations to Lee Sheffield, Alan Tupper, Dennis Peverill, and Eddie Peverill!

BRIAR BASH 2025 CELEBRATION

The Annual Brier Bash was held on Saturday, March 8 2025.

WCC Members and Guests had loads of fun participating in 2 x 4 ends of Curling and heated games of Crockinole, Jenga and Golf! At the end of the day Team NB came out as the point winners and captured the coveted Silver Broom!

All then enjoyed a delicious Lobster/Chicken Cordon Bleu/Potato Salad Dinner followed by Pie!

Thanks goes out to Brian Boutilier for continuing to organize this fun annual event.

Special thanks to all of the hard working volunteers in the Bar and Kitchen for making this great day happen!

WOLFVILLE CLUBS REPRESENTED AT NSSCA MEN & WOMEN PROVINCIALS

Three teams from our club played in the Provincials Stick Curling tournament Feb 13-16, at the Lakeshore Curling Club, Lower Sackville.
The teams consisted of Edie Lloyd/Jennie Bustin, Linda Nette /Sheila Stevens, and Betty Mattson/Audrey Dorey. They curled against curlers from across the province and had many great curling moments. Mattson /Dorey did compete in the Playoff round. They had a close game at 2-2 with the other team having the hammer in the 6th end winning the game 3-2.  

Betty Mattson in her final year as Chair of the NSSCA, chaired the NSSCA AGM. She reported on the strong growth stick curling has had within the province and the country. 37 teams were participating in the event.

Congratulations to our Wolfville curlers for representing our club.

LADIES FUN SPIEL 2025

A fantastic day was enjoyed by all! The 32 ladies played two four-end games where an exciting closest-to-the-button playoff found the “Sweet” team emerging victorious and were awarded beautiful gifts provided by Trish Rafuse

The ladies enjoyed a delicious lunch featuring lasagna, fresh salads, and an array of decadent desserts.  After lunch, the exceptionally talented Sarah Pound delighted the ladies with her beautiful voice while leading them in a variety of songs.

The ladies had the opportunity to participate in a raffle for generously donated prizes, including a Lemon Meringue pie donated by Jennie Bustin, a Coconut Cream pie donated by Ellen Kennie, and a Wine Basket donated by Tony Stirling and Denise Pray.  Congratulations to the lucky winners - Carla Price, Jacinda Hatton & Diane Murphy.

A heartfelt thank you to organizer Audrey Dorey for her tireless efforts with this fun Event!

Sincere gratitude goes to those who generously donated food and assisted in the kitchen. Thank you to the bar and ice teams. All contributions made for a very enjoyable day!

Winning Team Sweet

ROOKIE SPIEL 2025

Our Rookie Spiel was a huge success!  Twenty-four new curlers came out on Saturday to enjoy breakfast prepared by Betty Mattson and  Audrey Dorey (with help from Steve Mattson).  Dean Smith did a fantastic job of welcoming the curlers and getting them out on the ice for a six-end game of curling.  We received many positive comments from those in attendance. 

Thank you to Dean Smith and Audrey Dorey for putting this great event together every year!

WOLFVILLE CASH SPIEL

The 2025 Cash Spiel was again, a great success. We had some great teams and there were a lot of good shots made by all teams. With 8 Men's teams and 8 Women's teams, the field this year was exciting to watch. The talent of our Nova Scotia teams is spectacular. Good luck to those teams heading for Provincial Playdowns

• Team McDougall were the winners of the 'A' division with a perfect 5 - 0 record. Brent and his squad performed like a well-oiled machine. Congratulations guys.
• Team O'Leary were runner up in the 'A' bracket with a 3-2 record. Alan and his senior squad gave the young guys all they could handle.
• Team Bryant were the winners of the 'B' division with a 3 - 2 record. Doug and his squad fought their way through the B bracket with great shot making.
• Team Saulnier were the runners up in the B bracket. Andrea and Team had a great weekend with a 3-2 record.

Thanks to all those who volunteered. It takes a crew of dedicated people to put on these events:

Audrey Dorey and her crew in the kitchen for all of her organizing of the food. There was always something to snack on. Sliders on Sat and soups with apple crisp and ice cream on Sun.
Biddy Peverill and her crew at the Bar. Good drinks, great conversation and lot of laughs.
Brian and Linda Boutilier for their work in keeping the financing on track.
To the Ice Crew many thanks for all the hard work preparing the ice with very little time between draws. A job well done. Lot of great comments on the Ice condition, lots of curl and great speed.

Regards, Tournament Chair Tony Stirling

FUN CURLING - WINTER SESSION RESULTS

Thanks to everyone for a fun winter curling session. Congratulations to the top teams!

Tuesday 6-End Fun Curling

1. Jim Roy • Berley Rodabaugh • Geoff Farrell • Michael Jorgensen (3-1-3)

2. Michael McKillop • Patricia Gallant • Sarah Andrews • Timothy Coade (4-2-1)

3. Dean Smith • Cindy Dickie • Terry Wilson • Carme Telesford (2-3-0)

Wednesday Curling
a tie for first place - head to head result picks the winner!

1. Peter Kennie • Sean Nykolyshyn • Geri Comeau • Darren Leyte (5-2-1)

2. Michael McKillop • Allison McKinnon • Keith Skiffington • Brad Herd (5-2-1)

3. Brian Boutilier • Sheldon Merrett • Kevin Muise • Kathy O'Connor (4-3-1)

Thursday Curling

1. Danni Harper • Nicolo Giordan • Jacinda Hatton • John Duncan (6-2-0)

2. Danny Silver • Bruce Murray • Sean Easton • Carrie Forrester (4-2-2)

3. Chris Rushton • Geri Comeau • Geoff Farrell • Jyl Bishop Veale (5-3-0)

WOLFVILLE CASH SPIEL JAN 4-5 2025

The 2025 Cash  Spiel was again, a great success. We had some great teams and there were a lot of good shots made by all teams. With 8 Men's teams and 8 Women's teams, the field this year was exciting to watch. The talent of our Nova Scotia teams is spectacular. Good luck to those teams heading for Provincial Playdowns.

Team McDougall were the winners of the 'A' division with a perfect 5 - 0 record. Brent and his squad performed like a well oiled machine. Congratulations guys.

Team O'Leary were runner up in the 'A' bracket with a 3-2 record. Alan and his senior squad gave the young guys all they could handle.

Team Bryant were the winners of the 'B' division with a 3 - 2 record. Doug and his squad fought their way through the B bracket with great shot making.

Team Saulnier were the runners up in the B bracket. Andrea and Team had a great weekend with a 3-2 record.

Thanks to all those who volunteered. It takes a crew of dedicated people to put on these events. 

Special thanks to:

Audrey Dorey and her crew in the kitchen for all of her organizing of the food. There was always something to snack on. Sliders on Sat and soups with apple crisp and ice cream on Sun.

Biddy Peverill and her crew at the Bar. Good drinks, great conversation and lot of laughs.

Brian and Linda for their work in keeping the financing on track.

To the Ice Crew many thanks for all the hard work preparing the ice with very little time between draws. A job well done. Lot of great commits  on the Ice condition, lots of curl and great speed.

Tony

JUNIOR LEARN TO CURL

Learn to Curl Clinic for Juniors

• Saturday, Dec. 14th 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
• Ages 10 to 16
• Equipment needed: clean/indoor-only sneakers and a helmet. Sliders and curling brooms will be
  provided.
• Cost: FREE!

For info contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

WCC MEMORIAL SPIEL 2024

The WCC Memorial spiel was held Dec 7 ,2024 with 12 teams participating. This Spiel would not happen without the hard work of the committee Linda Nette-Food, Debbie Boutilier Food procurer, Fred Crouse-Auctioneer, Audrey Dorey-Draw, Chris Rushton Communications, Steve Mattson Registration and Betty Mattson Chair/MC.

The first teams were on the ice at 0830 playing 4 ends. Our memorial Recognizing and Remembering the contributions of WCC members who have passed began at 0930 with opening remarks from our President Joe Price and the lighting of the Memorial candle. Many wonderful tributes were presented to a packed house to honour, Honorary member Bill Thompson, Kathy Johnson, Wally Humphreys and Richard Foot.

The Ice Honorary Rock throwers were Ken Pick, Bev Girvan, Nelda Humphreys and Peter Selig saluted our members with the throwing of rocks on the sheets lined by our teams.

Twelve teams competed for the Memorial Plaque. Draw Chair Audrey Dorey threw in a few surprises on the end of the second game. Congratulations to the winners Team Boutilier-Brian Boutilier, Betty Mattson, Danny Silver and Geri Comeau. Awarded a prize for the best-dressed Team was Team Holland. They looked spiffy!

The food auction was great fun with competing bids. One of Ellen Stirling’s Coconut meringue Pie went for $100, Angela Merritts’s delicious 3 dozen homemade rolls for $45 and Connie Bishop’s homemade cream puffs $50. There were so many delicious goodies, cannot mention them all. Thanks to all contributors to our auction.

The money raised at this spiel will certainly assist in our Revitalization project chaired by Fred Crouse, and Project Manager Brian Boutilier. In 2025 it is planned to have a lift to the second floor and an accessible bathroom. Thanks, everyone for attending and contributing to the history of the Wolfville Curling Club!

Team Holland awarded a prize for the best dressed Team

The Winners - Team Boutilier-Brian Boutilier, Betty Mattson, Danny Silver and Geri Comeau

RECOGNIZE AND REMEMBER SPIEL DEC 7

Join your fellow club members for the first Club Spiel. This event will recognize and remember past members who are no longer with us.

• Starts at 8:30 and will involve fun curling, lunch and social time
• Sign up sheet is posted in the club

POTLUCK SOCIAL

The first Social night is happening at the WCC on Friday November 1. We suggest you arrive at 5:30 pm and have a refreshment. Dinner will be around 6pm. Curling to follow.

Please bring a dish to share. Look for a signup sheet in the clubhouse where you can indicate what you might bring. Hope to see you there!

WOLFVILLE JUNIOR CURLING PROGRAM

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NOVA SCOTIA MUSIC WEEK - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

November 7-10, 2024

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NS CURLING CLINICS

November 2 + 23, 2024

HUBERT SULLIVAN BONSPIEL

October 25-27, 2024

WCC UPCOMING EVENTS (OCTOBER)

MON OCT 7 – ICE-MAKING STARTS
WED OCT 9 – REGISTRATION NIGHT (DROP IN TO GET HELP WITH ONLINE
REGISTRATION AND SIGN-UP TO CURL)
OCT 16, 17 & 19 – LEARN-TO-CURL CLINICS (SEE BELOW)
SUN OCT 20 – COACHING CLINIC AT THE CLUB
WEEK OF OCT 21–25 – SENIORS AND STICK CURLING STARTS (MORNINGS)
WEEK OF OCT 21–25 – DROP IN CURLING (EVENINGS)
OCT 25–27 – HUBERT SULLIVAN STICK CURLING BONSPIEL (1ST ANNUAL)
FRI NOV 1 (DATE CHANGE) – POTLUCK SUPPER AT THE CLUB FOR MEMBERS (AND SPOUSES)

FREE LEARN TO CURL CLINIC

Try Canada's other winter sport - Bring a few friends and try curling with our experienced instructors (instruction in regular & stick curling)!

WED OCT 16 & THURS OCT 17 ( 7 – 9 p.m.)
SAT OCT 19 (10 a.m. – noon)

If you're brand new to the sport, have a look at our Curling 101 guide!

For more info contact Dean Smith This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Audrey Dorey This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

2024-2025 SEASON REGISTRATION

We will be opening website registration after our annual general meeting is concluded. We will have drop-in registration in October, where we can assist with website registration - this is important as we use our website membership to communicate with our club members. Stay tuned for more information!

ETIQUETTE + SAFETY REMINDER

Please take a moment to review our general guidelines for club etiquette and curling safety. We ask that all members remind each other of these rules throughout the season, for the benefit of the entire club.

REVITALIZATION WEBSITE

Please review our ongoing club revitalization efforts! This is a major project that will result in over $375,000 worth of upgrades and improvements to our curling centre. WCC Revitalization Website