Team Stevens Qualifies for Molson Men's Tankard
Contributed by Ron Ternoway
Chad Stevens of Chester got off to a quick start with four in the second end, and cruised to a 9-4 victory over Mayflower's Kyle Schmeisser Sunday night to grab the eighth and final qualifying spot for the 2012 NS Molson Men's Tankard playdowns.
The win came at the same Dartmouth club where Stevens and mates Graham Breckon, Scott and Kevin Saccary made a quick exit from last year's provincial championships, with a 1-3 record.
Earlier in the day, Stevens made an extraordinary comeback, storming back from a 5-0 deficit against Halifax Curling Club's Greg Power with nine straight points, including a steal of five in the sixth end for a 9-7 win. Stevens finished with a 6-2 record.
Chad and his team will join seven other teams including former Canadian champ Mark Dacey at the Bridgewater Curling Club, February 8-12, for the championship. For the first time this year the field has been reduced to eight teams, who will play a round-robin leading to a page playoff, as is done at the Brier.
The Nova Scotia champions will travel to Saskatoon, where the Brier starts March 3.
Good luck and good curling in Bridgewater, Chad, Graham, Scott and Kevin!
Third annual P.R.O. Kids fun spiel looking for curlers at any skill level
The third annual fund raiser spiel in support of P. R. O. Kids will be held at the Chester Curling Club on Saturday, January 28, starting at 6:00 pm. P. R. O. Kids stands for Positive Recreation Opportunities for Kids. The program provides financial assistance to children and youth from the across Municipality of Chester who, due to lack of funds, are not able to participate in sport, recreation and cultural activities.
Organizer Jackie Bremner said last year's event was "a lot of fun. You do not need to know how to curl, you just need a sense of adventure and fun." After curling, everyone will retire to the Fo'c'le for free food and prizes.
All proceeds go to P. R. O. Kids. There are sign up sheets at both the club and the Fo'c'le, an event sponsor. Jackie reports the sign up sheet is filling up but she is still looking for a few more experienced curlers to fill out the team rosters.The entry fee is only $25.00.
Snowball draw full. Members welcome to dinner and dance
The Snowball Mixed is the highlight of the Chester Curling Club calendar. On the weekend of February 10th to 12th, curlers from clubs throughout the province will be coming to Chester for curling, food, fun and a great social atmosphere. The 24 team roster is now filled!
Curling starts late Friday afternoon, followed by a wine and nibblies social. Saturday, curlers and their guests are rewarded after a day on the ice with a surf and turf dinner topped off with dancing to the live music of popular local band, Late Nite Lover. Tickets for the surf and turf dinner are $20.00 each; dance tickets are only $5.00. There is a sign up sheet at the club for the dinner and the dance.
The weekend culminates on Sunday afternoon with the final games and presentation of prizes.
CCA offers A Piece of the Podium as fund raiser
At the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, the Canadian Olympic Team made history in front of millions of euphoric fans who cheered them on from coast to coast.
This is your opportunity to forever own a piece of Canada’s record-setting Games. Fans can purchase their own piece of Olympic history.
Through a special Canadian Curling Association offer, you can buy a Piece of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Curling Podium for only $20 (plus applicable shipping). A portion of all proceeds benefit the Canadian Curling Association.
Competitive curler experiences day curling
Lindsay Doucet is the skip of the 2011 Nova Scotia championship Junior Ladies rink respresenting the Chester Curling Club. She recently wrote about her experience in the much less competitive world of daytime drop-in curling in the Winter, 2012 edition of Explore Life available through the Municipality of Chester.
The Municipality has allowed us to make the article available here.