How many times a day do you check for updates to e-mail, weather reports, sports scores, stock quotes, auction items email and so on? Until now this was a manual process, where you had to repeatedly visit sites to check for updates or new information.
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Check the Little Rocks page for game times, locations, entry rules and much more. Don't miss out on the largest Little Rock Bonspiel around.
The Results of the 4 day Bullas Mixed Curling Classic that had teams from 10 local Curling Clubs take part with the finals at the Burlington Curling Club This year had 72 teams enter the events.
And the winners names are …
1st: BCC Mark Fletcher, Becky Pipes, Bill Garner, and Michelle Fletcher
2nd: Glanford Mike Stinson, Sharyn Wilson, Jim Atkinson, and Carol Reichheld
3rd: Hamilton Victoria John Scott, Judy Scott, Dave Harrison, and Christina Neales
4th: BCC Rob De Podesta, Marion Freeborn, Graig Stevens, and Barb Wantuchowicz
1st: Dundas Granite Bill Hunter, Dodie Goruick, Ron Bartalos, and Peggy Boich
2nd: Glanford John Turner, Nancy Turner, Greg Napier, and Kathy Napier
3rd: Glendale Dan Leblanc, Marg Cunningham, Ron Boser, Joyce Neal
4th: BCC John Shannon, Karen Shannon, Jim Mason, and Julie Hozian
If you have a digital camera at any of the H & D events, and capture a moment that is suitable to share with the world, please email your photos (please no more than 5MB at a time) to our Webmaster, and we will endeavour to post them in a timely manner. If you have many photos and put them on a CD, and would like to mail them to us, please contact us to make arrangements.
Over the past several years your Hamilton & District Committee have heard a variety of requests from Hamilton area curlers to improve this bonspiel. [Full story here in Adobe PDF]
The 2010 Canadian Mixed Curling Championships will be held at Burlington Golf and Country Club from November 13 to 21, 2009. For more details click the icon to the right or visit www.burlingtongolfclub.com. The evening draws, semi-final and final games will be telecast by Cogeco.
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A $500 bursary will be awarded annually to an eligible Mohawk student with preference given to a curler. The deadline is April 15 for applications for this years award. Visit awards.mohawkcollege.ca
First Event: Dundas Granite- Steve Henderson, Glen Dorsey, John Eygenraam, Bruce Lawson
Second Event: Burlington Curling Club-Dennis Morgan, Dan Okuuloski, Mike Griffin
Third Event: Glendale-Drew Macklin, Dave Serwatuk, Rick Taylor, Joel Barker
Fourth Event: Hamilton Victoria-Chris Fordham, Dan Leblanc, Jason Stahl, Will Monterroza
Openings avallable for a couple of Seniors rinks (age +60). Two draws (8:30 & 10:30 AM). Cost $120 per rink including an excellent dinner. Contact Ron Costen at 905 945-8028 or rcosten@vaxxine.com.
See entry details on our Bonspiel page under Harry Clark Memorial bonspiel.
Further to our Blog posting of Oct. 19. The 64 Curling League is for Hamilton area junior curlers whose team total age does not exceed 64. Young novice and fun curlers can participate in interclub play. The first draw is scheduled for Burlington Golf and CC on Nov. 30 at 3 PM. For further details, contact your club coordinator (see www.hamiltoncurling.com/64)
The website for the “64” Bantam League can now be accesssed at www.hamiltoncurling.com/64. The League is currently organizing for this season’s play. Checkout the site for the latest.
OCA President Rick Clift to speak to HACA’s Annual Meeting at Dundas Valley Golf and Curling Club on Sept 11. The meeting starts at 7 pm.
April 4, 2008; Hamilton – Last night, before a crowd of 540, Tourism Hamilton hosted the 10th Annual Tourism Hamilton Awards Gala “It’s Show Time” at Carmen’s Banquet Centre. Bringing together its partners for a glorious night of friendship and celebration, the awards recognized the outstanding contributions of corporations, organizations and individuals in building a healthy and vibrant tourism industry. “The gala was a wonderful night to celebrate the spirit and camaraderie of our local tourism industry,” says David Adames, Executive Director of Tourism Hamilton. “Collectively, we saluted excellence, from front line customer service to lifetime achievement, from local small businesses to nationally acclaimed festivals and events.” Twenty award categories covered a range of tourism contributors, from businesses to marketing campaigns to individual. Award winners (attached) received a handmade Shirley Elford original trophy. In several categories, multiple winners were announced resulting in twenty-seven deserving award recipients. Thousands of employees and volunteers working in the tourism sector were eligible for nomination. The winners were chosen among over 120 nominees by a nine-member judging panel representing past award recipients, members of the local tourism industry and members of neighbouring destination marketing organizations. The winners were publicly announced for the first time at the gala. Tourism Hamilton Inc. is an innovative destination management organization dedicated to significantly increasing new and return tourist visitation to Hamilton.
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Individual Awards- Volunteer of the Year
Award Sponsor: Sheraton Hamilton Hotel
Award Recipient: Stan Shiraishi – Tim Horton’s Brier
Nominees:
Kathy Archer – Mountain Kidz Klub
Marion Dale – Geritol Follies Variety Show
Cathy Rideout – Royal Botanical Gardens
Kristin Stawiarski – Canadian Ballet Youth Ensemble
