The year has started with a bang in that Nipigon, and in particular the Nipigon Curling Club, of which I am now president, played host to the Northern Ontario Men’s Curling Championship - the Dominion Cup (the title sponsor is Dominion Insurance). I volunteered as a timekeeper for several games and helped out any other way that I could. Thanks to the efforts of all the other volunteers and organisers it turned out to be a first class event and we were rewarded with some excellent curling!
The hometown favourite, Alan Hackner (above) provided some real excitement in that he orchestrated a couple of well played games including a nail biter in that he took the overall winner, the Brad Jacobs rink, to an extra end only to lose by a measurement. For those who are not aware, Alan is the same age as Janice and I and we all went to high school together. And then in the early 1980’s he went on to win the Canadian curling championship twice and then both times was successful at winning at the world championship too! It is no wonder why he was the hometown favourite, besides the fact he is originally from Nipigon. While he has had problems duplicating the success of almost 30 years ago it was hard to tell by the calibre of play that was on display.
Here is a picture of the winner, for the 3rd year in a row, Brad Jacobs from Sault St. Marie:
And some general pictures of the event:
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