The Strathcona Cup that was recently held at KCC on Saturday, January 21, was truly a spectacular success, and a 'pure dead brilliant' event!  An outstanding job performed by all; organizers, volunteers, Bob's ice crew, and curlers alike. Special mentions go to Mark Inglis for getting us involved and leading the way, from beginning to end; Larry Sheardown for putting together a mighty volunteer crew; Christine Warner for handling the logistics of the day flawlessly; and Gino DiFebo for lovingly preparing a delicious main feature for lunch - beef brisket -  a 'well tidy scran'!

Special thanks to the following members and businesses for their contributions made in support of this event; Barb & Karl Davis of Green Tractors Nobleton, Dan Steenhoek of Silver Birch Contracting, Sharon Downey of Party Magic, Corrie Oukes and Tim Hortons. Thanks also to James Price for his photography of the event. 

Shellee Morning’s weekly article for the King Sentinel, published on Wednesday January 25, features a great write-up of the day’s events including wins by Team Campbell and Team Davis. Please use the following link to read the full article; Strathcona Cup - Canada vs Scotland

Those of you who were unable to attend, you may be interested in viewing some of the many great photos taken, which can be found in our Photo Gallery.  

Congratulations to all involved…..King Curling Club certainly put their best foot forward with this event and that sentiment was echoed by this Instagram post by one of the Scottish curlers, Alan Chalmers, regarding their time spent at KCC:

King Curling Club was honoured to have hosted the 2023 Ontario Wheelchair Provincial Curling Championships that took place recently, on January 5-8.

The winner goes on to represent Ontario at the Canadian Championship. 

Congratulations to Team Thurston, representing King Curling Club, for winning the Provincial Crown!!!

Winning Team from left to right;

Front Row: Jon Thurston (Skip), Collinda Joseph (Third), Karl Allen (Second), Chrissy Molnar (First)

Back Row: Bruce Gorsline (Coach), Tom Ward (OCA Head Official)

Jon Thurston proudly displays the Championship Banner.

Champion skip Jon Thurston, steadied by vice Collinda Joseph, delivers one of his many exceptonial shots.

Shannon Wilcox, lead for Team Grose (finalists) delivers a guard steadied by vice Tony Seynen while second Jim Law times the rock. 

The Grose team curls out of the Ilderton Curling Club near London.

Off ice relaxation in the lounge.

Volunteering as Kitchen Supervisor, Ann Gerrits (right), and helper Gina Strano (left), assist with the numerous kitchen functions.

Thanks to all our kitchen volunteers, of which there were many, for their time, donations, and friendly manner!