Elmira bonspiel a fundraiser for WCC

Gerber Observer Staff

CURLERS ARE GATHERING NEXT WEEK for fun, fellowship and to support youth mental health in the community.

Ken Irwin is the head ice technician at the Elmira and District Curling Club, and also a gymnastics coach. This is the third year Irwin is organizing the Alisha Wilson Memorial fundraiser bonspiel, with the funds raised this time around going to the Woolwich Counselling Centre’s programs for youth.

The one-day event is held February 4 and starts at 9 a.m. The day includes lunch, dinner, an awards ceremony and a cheque presentation to the centre.

The winners also get a one-hour on-ice session with Sherry Middaugh, five-time Ontario curling champion and four-time bronze medalist at the Canadian Championships.

Alisha Wilson was a Grade 9 student in Alliston and a promising

The road was cleared this week for a twin-pad recreation facility in Elmira. Previously split on the viability of building two ice surfaces at the Snyder Avenue complex, members of the Woolwich Recreation Facilities Steering Committee were unanimous in Wednesday night’s vote. From the Jan. 27, 2007 edition of The Observer