Victory at All Ontario Farmers Bonspiel!

Paris curlers represented the club well at the All Ontario Farmers Bonspiel in Wallaceburg last month, returning home as the 3rd Event Champions. This bonspiel is a long-standing tradition, bringing farming and community together. Local members enjoy this bonspiel and this year was no different. Representing the Paris Curling Club was club president Craig McComb, Harry Emmott, Jeff Crowley and Peggy Young. A total of 112 curlers participated representing clubs from Windsor to Alexandria (near Montreal).

Throwback Curling: old-style outdoor bonspiel on the pond!

Last weekend The Paris Curling Club sent a pair of teams up to compete in The Orangeville Curling Club’s annual "Great Canadian PondSpiel". This is a bit of a special bonspiel where not all games are played in the traditional style. It follows the 'pointspiel' system, where each team plays three games and accumulates points to determine a winner; however it also channels the origins of curling, as each team gets to play two of those games out on the frozen Orangeville Reservoir "pond"! Teams from Paris have been attending this event for a number of years now, and have come away with a couple victories in the past. The winning streak is alive and well as a special congratulations goes out to the team of Jeff, Linda, Liz, and Bruce for winning all three of their games, and their draw!