Banquet puts a wrap on 2011 - '12 season

There were tributes, trophies and thoughts on challenges overcome at the annual club banquet and awards night. Club members met at the Chester Legion on Saturday night (April 7).

As always, the meal prepared by MJ Barkhouse, and served by the club's junior curlers, was superb.

Trophies and awards were handed out in all the competitive leagues.

Terry Atherton spoke about the Doug Shinyea Award and the man for whom it is named. Using his personal experience, Terry explained the positive, helpful attitude and quiet enthusiasm Doug brought to the club. He then handed this year's award to Mary Raine for exemplifying those qualities.

Dave Wall was presented with the Executive Appreciation Award for his help behind the bar and with ice making. And past president Cathy Rafuse was given a gift of appreciation from club president Ron Ternoway for her work on a number of projects including the Snowball Bonspiel and the Golf and Curling Weekend.

The final prizes were drawn for in the 200 Club lottery with Jim Barkhouse getting a cheque for the $400.00 grand prize. Beth Bleasdale won $300.00 and Olaf Peterson $100.00. All the 200-Club winners can be found here.

Click here for the complete list of trophy and award winners.

NS takes Under-18 but Chester club falls in Consolation

Bridgewater's Daniel Prest, representing Nova Scotia won the Boys Under-18 Atlantic Curling Championship Sunday afternoon (April 8) at the Bluenose Curling Club in New Glasgow, beating Matthew MacLean of PEI 6-4.

Chester's Daniel Jessome took a see-saw battle for the Consolation crown to the final end before falling to Stephen TricketCuyrlt of St. John's, NL. 6-5. Jessome was leading 3 - 1 after four but gave up three in the fifth followed by a steal of one in the sixth. They came back to tie the game at five after seven but couldn't steal the winning point in the final end.

Jessome and team mates Adam Cocks at mate, second Darren Hall and lead Thomas Allan split games on Friday and Saturday to take a 2-2 record into the the Sunday consolation game.

The Under-18 Atlantic Championship pits a boys and a girls team from each of the Atlantic provinces plus one team in each division from the host club. This year the Bluesose club in New Glasgow didn't have a rep in the Boys Provincial Under-18 so that spot was awarded to the Jessome team, who finished second to Prest.

The girls division was won by New Brunswick's Cathlia Ward of the Capital Winter Club in Fredericton. She downed PEI's Veronica Smith 7-4 in the final. The Girls Consolation was taken by host team Krista Nix, beating of Hayley McCabe from Lakeshore in Sackville 6-2.

Curling Golf Mixed Scramble Weekend

Next year's events already lining up

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It will be sweep, then swing, again this fall as the Chester Curling and Golf clubs present the second annual Mixed Curling Bonspiel and Golf Scramble Weekend.

The dates will be Saturday, October 20 and Sunday October 21. Teams will curl two 6-end games on Saturday and play an 18-hole scramble on Sunday. There will be food and prizes each day.

The early bird rate, before June 1, is only $340.00 per team. After June 1 the entry fee jumps to $380.00.

Based on the enthusiasm of the players and the compliments after last year's event, the roster is sure to fill quickly.

See the poster here or download the registration form. For more information, you can email the curling club.

Jolly Bowl crowd small but enthusiastic

Pictures from the Jolly Bowl
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Seventeen enthusiastic curlers enjoyed the Jolly Bowl Saturday evening (March 24) at the Chester Curling Club. Four teams, one had an extra lead, curled two four-end games with a break in between for additional socializing. After the curling a spontaneous card game broke out and reportedly lasted until midnight.

There is no word on who won at cards but Graham Breckon's team of Graham, Christine Morash, Gary Rhodenizer and Hilary Breckon won the Jolly Bowl trophy.

Ron Ternoway skipped Debbie Reeves, John Sheppard and Mary Lou Bourgeois to second. Paul Green's overstaffed team of Matt Mertens, Mark Swinamer, Wendy Sheppard and Jan Moreside ended up in third place after all the points, wins and ends were added up. And Harold Britten's band of Sandra Rhodenizer, Marsha Grist and Laura Mertens had the most fun.