March 2010

The Detroit curlers travelled up to the KW Granite Club for the March 2010 exchange. The weather co-operated again this year with no snow to contend with.

Kitchener-Waterloo attendees were:

KW Granite Club:
Ian Anderson, Doug Barnes, Joe Buchanan, Dave Cain, Brett Dubrick, Norm Green, Don Fanstone, Les Houston, Bill Hume, John Martin, Gord McConnell, Bob MacMillan, Bob Mooney, Thom Pritchard, Jim Renaud, Les Saunders, Ron Shane, Paul Sandford, Don Sloat, John Spencer, Martin Verhoeven.

Plattsville Curling Club:
Brady Code, Bob Glendinning, Bill Glendinning, Dan Glendinning, Rick Harrison, Cec Hofstetter, Dave Rogers, Graham Wallbank.

Detroit Attendees were:

Leroy Bliven, Clint Christian, Jeff Deneen, Dave Hesse, Bob Kennedy, Sam Kilby, Joe Livermore, Jim Morris, Dave Nelsen, Steve Rietz, Mike Rogala, Scott Rogers, Hugh Smith, Ian Smith, Dave Turner, Don Warthman.

Ron Shane counts the money as his father-in-law Lloyd Nyland audits the process.

From the left: Mike Rogala, John Spencer and Bill Hume.

Long time member of the Exchange: Joe Livermore.

March 2010

From the left are: Scott Rogers, Clint Christian (new member from Detroit) and Norm Green.

Lloyd Nyland and Gord McConnell.

New Detroit member Dave Turner with Don Warthman.

Jeff Deneen with Dave Hesse.

March 2010

Don Sloat, Les Saunders, Joe Buchanan (it was close to St Patrick’s Day) and John Martin.

Mike Rogala and Steve Rietz.

Paul Sandford with our great keyboardist Ozzie Pickett

The Smith Brothers: Ian and Hugh.

March 2010

Brett Dubrick, Jim Renaud, Bob MacMillan and Doug Barnes.

Back row: Cec Hofstetter, Les Houston and Marty Verhoeven.
Front Row: Bob Glendinning and Leroy Bliven.

The kitchen crew doing another great job: Rick Harrison, Dave Rogers, Graham Wallbank, Brady Code and Bill Glendinning.

Bob Mooney, Thom Pritchard and David Butterworth.

Dave Turner, Scott Rogers and Dave Nelsen.

New members: Bill Hume, Jim Morris, Dave Turner and Clint Christian. Don Fanstone on the right welcomes the new members.

March 2010

Leroy Bliven, Martin Verhoeven, Ian Anderson and Steve Rietz are cracking up over one of Ian’s jokes.

Choir members: Far left is the leader Dave Nelsen.
Steve Rietz, Ron Shane, Bob Kennedy, John Spencer, Graham Wallbank, Gord McConnell and Joe Livermore

Graham Wallbank conceding that Detroit had won the curling part of this exchange.
Dave Nelsen and Scott Rogers from Detroit are a little skeptical of Graham’s sincerity.
Don Fanstone and Gord McConnell are somewhat amused at Graham’s speech.