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The Season Has Started

5/10/2026

What a great opening day we had on Saturday May 9th. The sun was shining, the greens looked great and the clubhouse was shimmering with fresh paint.

Thanks to our guests:
Peter Dounoukos (Local Ontario Trillium Foundation Representative
Sean Graham (representing David Piccini)
Lucas Cleveland (Town of Cobourg Mayor)
Nicole Beatty (Town of Cobourg Deputy Mayor)

Here are a selection of photos.

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Season Opens May 9th

5/6/2026

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"It's the most wonderful time of the year.........."

No, Christmas has not come early! It's time for bowls.

In addition to our usual opening day potluck lunch and jitney there is an additional event this year.

At 11.30am there will be a short ceremony to recognise the grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, which allowed us to build our new Greens Shed. There will be a representative from David Piccini's office and the Cobourg Mayor, Lucas Cleveland

We are also expecting Councillors Miriam Mutton and Randy Barber.

The visitors have been invited to stay for lunch

Please arrive early for the 11:30 a.m. ceremony to express the club's gratitude for the grant and the support we receive from the Town.

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Spring General Meeting

4/30/2026

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Thanks to all those members who turned out for the Spring General Meeting which was held at the West Northumberland Curling Club on April 29th.

Lots of good information about the upcoming season and the chance to socialise before and after the meeting.

Here are a few photos. No doubt here will be more in the next Newsletter.

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Short Mat Update - Norway and Club Play Offs

4/1/2026

Team Canada had their best ever participation in the World Championships in Norway.
We moved up to 8th overall. Also, for the first time, every Canadian team won at least one game. It shows we are improving and are becoming a force to be reckoned with.

(We would have liked to celebrate in Norway but at $28 for a pint of beer most of us decided to celebrate with Canadian beer on our return. lol)

We all agree that we learnt immensely from our participation and are confident we can all move up a level for the next World Championships in Hamilton in 2028.

The league playoffs have re-commenced as we wind down our season.
We are targeting April 21st for our finals to take place at the CCC.

Singles:

Division One is a little behind as many of the player were away.
The one result in the quarter-final is John MacKenze defeated Carl Ferguson. The other quarterfinals will take place on April 7th.

Division Two
Mike Place defeated Helen Beaton. and Henry Kowalski defated Bob Coleman
So the final is
Mike Place Vs Henry Kowalski

Division Three
Gary Miller defeated Ken Bunner in the quarter final and Irene Miller in the semi-final.
Jenn Wetherall defeated Pat McCann in the quarter final and Andy Perry defeated Helen Kowlaski in the other quarter-final.
So Gary will play the winner of the semi final match between Jenn and Andy.

Doubles:

Division One is a little behind as many of the player were away.
The semi finals will take place on April 14th.
Al Bell & Laura Mounce will take on Brent Bayley and Jenn Wetherall
Bill McCollam & Lori Wills will take on Peter Stuart-Sheppard & Helen Beaton.

Division Two

Bob Coleman & Michelle Bignell defeated Henry & Helen Kowalski
Anne Leahey & Terry Dyche defeated Jan Skillen & John Saunders.
So the final is
Bob & Michelle Vs Anne & Terry D.

Division Three

Jan Moynes & Bryan Glover defeated Andy & Julie Perry
Ron & Carol Adams defeated Mike Place & Pat McCann
So the final is
Jan & Bryan Vs Ron & Carol

Terry Bradshaw

Cobourg and District Sports Hall of Fame

3/7/2026

Congratulations to Sharyl Ann Milligan who has been inducted into the Cobourg and District Sports Hall of Fame.
The 2026 inductees were announced in a ceremony on March 1st.
The citation for the award is as follows:

Short Mat League Playoffs

2/27/2026

Here are the playoff results for Singles (Tuesday February 24th) and Pairs (Thursday February 26th).

In the league playoff singles:
Gary Miller defeated Ken Bevan 10-10 Gary won the extra end
Irene Miller defeated Carol Adams 10-8
Andrew Perry defeated Helen Kowalski 19-5

In the Pairs:
Bryan Glover and Jan Moynes defeated Terry Shannon and Wendy Abrams 10-8
Ron and Carol Adams defeated Gary and Irene Miller 9-5

Short Mat League Playoffs

2/22/2026

Short Mat league playoffs started last week. Lose and you're out!

Here are the results:

Singles Division 2 Group A
Mike Place defeated Marjorie Smith 12-10
Bob Coleman defeated Tome Bevan 10-3
Helen Beaton defeated Julie Perry in an extra end 9-9
Henry Kowalski defetaed Terry Dyche 18-3

Pairs
Peter Stuart-Sheppard & Helen Beaton defeated Carl Ferguson and Nan Hendren 8-7
Brent Bayley & Jenn Wetherall defeated Bill & Louisa Arthur 11-3
Henry & Helen Kowalski defeated Terry Bradshaw & Sheri Perkins 17-12
Congratulations to the winners who move forward to the next round.

Short Mat Leagues almost complete

2/6/2026

There are still some league games to play but they are mostly complete. Here is a round up of what has happened as at February 5th with league tables shown.(Click on any image to enlarge)

Singles Division 1 Group 1
Peter Stuart-Sheppard has finished top of the group with 4 wins out of 5. Al Bell and Lori Wills both finished with 3 wins but Al place second based on points scored.

Singles Division 1 Group 2
John Mackenzie and Bill McCollam were first and second with 4 wins each

Singles Division 2 Group 1
Still some games to play but Mike Place leads the way at present
Singles Division 2 Group 2
Henry Kowalski and Helen Beaton were first and second with 4 wins each. Henry beat Helen to first place with a total of 73 points against Helen's 72!

There are 3 groups of Pairs.
Group 1
Bill McCollam and Lori Wills had a 100% record with 5 wins and the runners-up were Peter Stuart-Sheppard and Helen Beaton with 4 wins.
Group 2
There was a three way tie in this group with 3 teams each with 3 wins. Points gained came into play and the winners were Brent Bayley and Jenn Wetherall. Second were Carl Ferguson and Nan Hendren. The other team in the mix was Anne Leahey and Terry Dyche.
Group 3
Al Bell and Laura Mounce won all five games to finish top. and both had 58 points! Bob Coleman and Michelle Bignell tie with Bill and Louisa Arthur with 3 wins each. Bill and Louisa claimed second place by virtue of their win against Bob and Michelle.

The play offs start later this month

Bill Arthur - with thanks to Terry Bradshaw for supplying the tables
February 6th 2026

Short Mat Pairs Tournament

2/1/2026

It was a full house at the Cobourg Community Centre on January 31st for the second short mat tournament of the season. There were 12 mats in play and Drawmaster Terry Bradshaw split the field into two divisions.

In the “Competitive” division there were 16 teams: 2 from Lindsay, 2 from Kingston, 3 from Ottawa, 1 from Oshawa and 8 from Cobourg. In the “Leisure” division (but just as competitive) there were 8 teams: 2 from Lindsay and 6 from Cobourg. Each team played four games of 10 ends. The tournament was run with professional precision by Terry and Al Bell and Donna Longman and her team of volunteers made sure there was no shortage of refreshments and snacks. The refreshments included a surprise ingredient: a delightful table of spectacular pastries baked by Michelle Bignell. Too much to eat at the tournament but many of the players departed with what was left over.

The tournament saw great shots, near misses and close measures. There was chalker after chalker and many a game decided in the last end. All in all, an enjoyable day with old and new friends. Congratulations to all involved.
(Acknowledgements to Henry Kowalski for the photos and for much of the text which I plagiarised from the February Newsletter which will be in your inboxes shortly.)

Short Mat League Results

1/24/2026

This week's results and latest standings are reported below. Some groups have been completed and the final standings are shown

We start with Singles Division 1 Group 1

Singles Division 2 Group 2

All games in this group have been completed and the final standings are below. Congratulations Helen Beaton who beat Henry Kowalski on points difference

Pairs Group 1 results

This group have played all their games and the final standings are below. Congratulations Bill McCollam and Lori Wills with a perfect 5-0 record

There was one game in Pairs Group 2 this week.

Current standings in Pairs Group 2

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