Press Release
In a effort to appeal to more curlers, including students, the annual Church Bonspiel is being held on a Saturday this year—Saturday, Feb. 28 to be exact—from 9 a.m. until about 4 p.m. at the Fort Frances Curling Club.
This is a fun event that attracts curlers from local and district churches on both sides of the border.
If you’ve participated in the past, we look forward to welcoming you back. And if this is something new for your church, we certainly would love to welcome you aboard.
This year will mark our 42nd-annual bonspiel and we again are anticipating a full event of 12 teams.
All efforts are made to have 12 different teams representing 12 different congregations. However, we welcome churches to enter as many teams as they wish and we will try to accommodate everyone we can on a first-come, first-served basis.
Teams can be any four persons of any age.
Registration again is set this year at $76 per team of four. This includes the cost of curling (three six-end games) and lunch.
As in the past, regular curling rules apply and the scoring is patterned to work with this type of bonspiel format.
At the end of the day, the first-place team is deemed the champion while the second-place team is responsible for looking after next year’s competition.
However, do not let this “second place“ responsibility stop you from entering a team. We have a few people in place who always are willing to help out in this area.
After 42 years, we feel it is important to keep this friendly winter activity going, so please call in with your registration today. It’s a great way to share some “fun” time with other churches.
Both of the top two teams also receive awards courtesy of Green Funeral Home in Fort Frances.
A further invitation is extended to anyone who wishes to come out for the day to cheer on their team. Admission is free and an elevator for handicap access is available.
We look forward to seeing you there!
To register, call Bill Gushulak at 274-3891 (home) or 274-2971 (work), or Rick at the Fort Frances Curling Club (274-6667).
