1. Dominion Tankard 2014: Ontario men's curling at Smiths Falls

The snazzy tankard!

The Dominion Tankard 2014 is being held in nearby Smiths Falls. Due to our circumstances, I cannot attend, even though I donated a curling broom, signed by the Ford World 2013 Championship skips. (I'd won it for a photo of Dorah watching curling play on TV!)

cat's play

Ontario Curling has a huge number of teams, with many famous names in the sport.

Scott Howard, son of Glenn Howard; Mark Homan, brother of Ottawa's Rachel Homan, off to the Olympics.

The photos aren't great. I'd forgotten my real camera, and took photos with my videocam. I was on my way to pick up my husband from the hospital and was looking for a brief break.

There were lots of local schools kids (about 450), who were able to attend as a group.

Pink Shirt Day

The pink shirts, worn for the morning draw, will be available for silent auction on Wednesday. They are part of the pink anti-bullying campaign, in support of the national

Gotta love them!
They are for sale!

These shirts will be put up for auction beginning Wednesday afternoon (minimum bid $40). As teams are eliminated the bidding for their shirts will stop, with shirts going to the highest bidder. The bidding for the final 2 teams' shirts will close after the fifth end break in Sunday afternoon's final.

Pink Shirt Day is a nation-wide anti-bullying campaign to bring awareness of the growing issue of bullying in schools. School children have been encouraged to wear pink at the same in support of the campaign. Proceeds of the auction will go to the Kids Help Phone line charity, as will the $5 admission for the school children.

Teams and Skips; schedule here

The Dominion Tankard Ontario Men's Curling Championship   Scores

Security!

On the middle rink,
Team #3 Mark Homan, Rachel Homan's brother.

It's being covered by TVCogeco
(which we don't get!)

Lots of sponsors and raffles!

The famous Skip Glenn Howard
conferring with Middaugh!

2. Dominion Tankard 2014, morning practice videos

I won't have time to attend the match. Instead, I visited the morning draw in Smiths Falls.
I have never attended a curling game! I stayed about 15 minutes, then headed into the city, Ottawa Hospital.
The pink shirts, for the fundraiser, were fun to see!



Dominion Tankard Curling Practice I from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
On a cold day, what better than to go inside a cold arena! Team Howard busily, um, discussing...
Dominion Tankard Curling Practice II from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

3. The Dominion Tankard 2014: luncheon, volunteers

Smiths Falls Curling Club

Cheese please!

I visited the volunteers who were setting up for the luncheon. It was a lovely spirit of preparation.

Curling is big in Smiths Falls. The main events happen at the arena, but the luncheon was at the curling club.
After dropping hubby off at the hospital, I decided to go and see my broom. They weren't set up for the auction yet.
They were set up for the lunch. There are many great volunteers about, making the place look terrific. There were paddles, created

soup bowls good to go

Smiths Falls Dominion Tankard Jan. 27th – Feb. 2nd

I donated my curling broom as an auction item for Ontario's 2014 Dominion Tankard. One of the volunteers took a photo of me with the Tankard!

The Tankard cup competition begins TODAY!

Unfortunately, despite having donated my signed broom for the silent auction fundraiser, hubby is having surgery and we cannot attend!

The Dominion Tankard

You know we don't curl. But the cats do! We work out when we watch curling. Does that count?

My broom
signed by World Skips!
Like poster boy:
☛ Thomas Ulsrud - Norway 

My faves are the snazzy pants!

Watching from the tub
in our hotel room!

I won the broom for
a photo like this!

Working out!

#HurryHard

Smiths Falls: Dominion Tankard 2014 Ontario Men’s Curling Championship

Ford World's 2013

champions

Dorah won me a broom!  (Daisy likes tennis, too!)

That would be the broom signed by the world men's players!

I submitted a photo, like these, and ended up one of three winners. I've found a great place to donate it.

The Dominion Tankard is the men’s curling event for Ontario and determines the Ontario Provincial entry in the Tim Horton’s Brier. It takes place in nearby Smiths Falls in the new year! They are having a silent auction.

The Dominion Tankard 2013 Championship team will compete in round robin play to determine who will represent Ontario at the National finals – to be held at Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia, from March 1-9, 2014. The Dominion Tankard will bring thousands of people into Smiths Falls to view this exciting championship.

You have to love their pants!

I love the stained glass piece
- spotted in Gravenhurst!

In honour of my parents, I watch curling. I've never curled, not with my back issues. I do enjoy the friendly competitions. They are ladies and gentlemen. There are no fights, they are good friends and competitors see the rocks and the ice as the enemies, and conquer those who aim for the button.
I love the language: 'Hurry hard!'
They discuss shots: 'It's not terrible!"

In case you think it is simply a spectator sport, you must realize that the family that works out together, watching curling, has physical benefits!

Here we are, in a timed photo, watching curling!

Something about sports!

She even liked the round robin report!

 Ford World's champions skips 2013 

☛ Brad Jacobs - Canada 

☛ Rui Liu - China 

☛ Jirí Snítil - Czech Republic 

☛ Rasmus Stjerne - Denmark 

☛ Aku Kauste - Finland 

 Yusuke Morozume and Brad Jacobs

☛ Yusuke Morozumi - Japan 

☛ Thomas Ulsrud - Norway 

☛ Andrey Drozdov - Russia 

☛ David Murdoch - Scotland 

☛ Niklas Edin - Sweden 

Jirí Snítil and Rui Liu

☛ Sven Michel - Switzerland 

☛ Brady Clark - USA

Niklas Edin

David Murdoch

Sven Michel and Aku Kauste

Brady Clark

Rasmus Stjerne