First curlers help celebrate Cordwood’s 50th in Keene
Old met new at the 50th annual Keene Lions Club Kids Cordwood Bonspiel on March 30.
There were 180 participants and another seven who curled in the first bonspiel in 1967 – Leane Bergout, Jim Weir, Donna Atkinson, Bonnie Clark, Rob McFarlane, Peter McFarlane and Dave Jordison.
The First Place Rink trophy in the Cordwood Bonspiel was presented by Lindsay Warmington and Sean Elmhirst, grandchildren of a cofounder of the event, Percy Elmhirst. The Percy and Jean Elmhirst Memorial trophy went to Georgia Nelson, Kaileigh Gabourie, Maddy Gabourie and Liam Gabourie. Other winners were:
Second: Tom Mather Memorial Trophy: Thomas Darling, William Darling, Elijah Levinskyi and Timothy Levinskyi.
Third: Trophy donated by Pepsi Canada: Travis Wesenberg, Kaden Beasley, Julia Beasley and Evan Beasley.
High Two Game Winner Trophy donated by Bonivan Windows: Rowyn Lichter, Keely Talbot, Claire Buchanan and Kira Lichter.
High One Game Winner, Doug Harris Memorial Trophy: Adrienne Allen, Victoria Beasley, Jocelyn Beasley and Brit Beasley.
Sportsmanship Award, Art Howson Memorial Trophy: Ella Smit, Indigo Chesser, Lili Smit and Jasper Chesser
Millie McFarlane and Dot Jorgenson, who ran the registration desk for most of the five decades the Cordwood bonspiel has run, were honoured by the Keene Lions and Otonabee South Monaghan Township for their help over the years.
Reverse draw and dinner
The chances are one in 200 for winning a trip for two to the Yukon at the Lang Hasting Trail dinner May 5 at Elmhirst’s Resort.
The second runner up in the reverse draw will win $500 and the person with the 100th ticket to be drawn will win $100. Everyone will get an annual membership in the Peterborough-Hastings Trans Canada Trail Association and a fourcourse Elmhirst dinner.
Tickets are $100 and are available from Barry Diceman, 705-742-2103 or Kevin English, 705-875-4048.
Last year’s winner was Jamie Crough.
Reminders
Muffin Party, Wednesday, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Keene United Church hall. Admission $3. Home baking and new-to-you table.
OSM Food Cupboard, Thursday, noon to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Keene United Church.
Fashion Show, April 18, 7:00 p.m. at Our Lady of the Assumption Parish Hall on Keene Rd. featuring spring and summer lines from Fashion Plus. Refreshments, door prizes. Admission $5. Contact Joanne Bolton, 705-313-6750 or Anna Marie Bolin, 705-742-8249 for tickets.
OSM Historical Society meeting, Centreville Church Hall, corner of Zion Line and County Road 28, April 24 at 7:30 p.m. Featuring the history of South Monaghan. Contact Vilda Nurse at vnurse@nexicom.net if you have some South Monaghan history to share.
Spring Story Time starts May 1, 10 a.m. $2 per child. Call 705-295-6814 to book your child’s spot.
John Graham Weir
1904 April 9, Sat.
Lovina and I were in town this forenoon and I bought a new suit of clothes and Lovina bought silk for a new dress. Raining this afternoon.