Muirhead Wins Gold

Team Muirhead. Winners of this year's World Womens Curling Championship. They won it, they deserve it. There are many that would say that Homan should have thrown the draw for her last shot in that semi-final. I would have to argue that the scoring area was pretty small and the double was there. The take out is definitely Homan's "go to" shot and make no mistake, on another day she would have made it. As it was, she stuffed it and lost the game. BUT, the Canucks had a good run and they did well. They are a young team and I am confident they will get back there and go all the way. Just  not this year.

The Men's Closing ended on Sunday with Team Gary Graham winning the A Event over Al Harnden. Team Shane Boyer from the BRCC won the B Event with a win over Danny Lemieux. (By the way, Danny had his 16 year old son, Mitchell, playing third and this squad also had a good run). Team Chad Horton won the C Event over Team Jeff Edwards. And it was Team Dunc Murphy winning the D Event over  Team Terry Fryer.

All in all, an excellent event once again. Thanks alot to Nancy and Brian West for making this event such a success. The prize table was incredible! Nancy worked hard this weekend and I cannot say enough how much of an asset the Wests are to the BRCC. They do so much for the club, so if you see them around, offer them kudos on an excellent job. Also, a word of thanks to Mike Laderoute, Michel Rivard, Rick Olmstead, Rick Albert, Terry MacDonald, Ron Forrest, Dan Shannahan, Gator Fortin and Warren Neufeld for a great job on the ice.

I want to say a special word about Gator and Karen Fortin. These are first rate people and also huge assets for the BRCC. I noticed on Saturday that Karen showed up to the club with 2 laundry tubs full of sandwiches that they made for the curlers. Not only their teams, but for everyone who wanted a quick bite. This was NOT for profvit, they did this as a random act of kindness. This is truly a reflection of the type of great people that the Fortins are. Thanks alot Gator and Karen.

A special thanks to Cameco for donating the BBQ's. I'm not sure what else they donated but I am sure the list would be too long to type out, especially if we added up what this company has donated throughout the year. Cameco, once again, demonstrates just how community-minded it is. The BRCC has done well again this year, and the help of Cameco is a big part of this. Thanks alot to Cameco, Chris Astles and the great employees that work there.

Great job by Jukebox and the people who got up to bang out some tunes at the Saturday afternoon jam session. Anita and Joanna did a great job as DJ's for the dance.

And thanks to all the volunteers that helped out during this weekend. The BRCC depends on its volunteers so all these people are also a big factor in the success of the club.

The Mens Worlds will be this weekend, kicking off on Saturday. Jacobs will be taking on China first. Team Liu is no pushover but if the Canucks play anything like they played in the playoffs of the Brier, then they should have no trouble. Stay tuned for my playoff and winner predictions.

Rock On!

The Curling Chronic