Rochester Curling Club History Archive


RCC INTER-CLUB BONSPIELS: The Big Pumpkin: 1982


This was the inaugural inter-club iteration of the famous Big Pumpkin, which was won by Lloyd Matthews' team from Ottawa.

MAIN EVENT
Winner - Ottawa
Skip: Lloyd Matthews
Vice: Mike O'Brien
Second: Steve Lonsdale
Lead: Bruce Winston

SECOND EVENT
Winner - Scotland
Skip: Margaret Blake
Vice: Margaret Geddes
Second: Daphne Kyle
Lead: Lil Main

THIRD EVENT
Winner - Amherst
Skip: Dennis Speller
Vice: Frank Vassallo
Second: Dave Yates
Lead: Wayne Anderson

FOURTH EVENT
Winner - Guelph
Skip: Dennis Young
Vice: Judy Stubbs
Second: Gary Stubbs
Lead: Sharon Young


MAIN EVENT
Runners-Up - Rochester
Skip: Allen Jensen

SECOND EVENT
Runners-Up - Scotland
Skip: Elva Matheson

THIRD EVENT
Runners-Up - Dundas
Skip: Trud Park

FOURTH EVENT
Runners-Up - Grimsby
Skip: Elfred MacMillan



If anyone can help identify the people in these photos, please reach out. They're all from the Gail Short Collection.


Gail Short, Pauline Zahniser

Gail Short

Pauline Zahniser

Pauline Zahniser, Gail Short

Pauline Zahniser, Gail Short

Carl Barklund as Charlie McCarthy


Here's the official program for the event:


Participating teams:

Amherst
Skip: Dennis Speller
Vice: Frank Vassallo
Second: Dave Yates
Lead: Wayne Anderson

Belleville/Rochester
Skip: Helen Beveridge
Vice: Bill Beveridge
Second: Barb Brandt
Lead: John Brandt

Dundas
Skip: Trud Park
Vice: Betty Park
Second: Dick Sendall
Lead: Lucille Sendall

Grimsby
Skip: Elfred MacMillan
Vice: Joyce MacMillan
Second: Syd Melbourne
Lead: Ceris Melbourne

Guelph
Skip: Dennis Young
Vice: Judy Stubbs
Second: Gary Stubbs
Lead: Sharon Young

Ottawa
Skip: Lloyd Matthews
Vice: Mike O'Brien
Second: Steve Lonsdale
Lead: Bruce Winston

Scotland 1
Skip: Margaret Blake
Vice: Margaret Geddes
Second: Daphne Kyle
Lead: Lil Main

Scotland 2
Skip: Elva Matheson
Vice: Sheila Miller
Second: Helen Murdoch
Lead: Margaret Scott

St. Catharines
Skip: Jim Hanson
Vice: Pat Hanson
Second: Phil Sciamonte
Lead: Di Schiamonte

Utica
Skip: Ed Bonham
Vice: Barb Bonham
Second: Dick Trosset
Lead: Robbie Trosset

Woodstock
Skip: Bob Birch
Vice: Jeff Malcum
Second: Rob Hagen
Lead: Mike Werby

Rochester 1
Skip: John Wright
Vice: Helen Wright
Second: Vern Saunders
Lead: Pauline Saunders

Rochester 2
Skip: Margie Park
Vice: Shirley Van Cuyck
Second: Sue Smith
Lead: Marilyn Assenato

Rochester 3
Skip: Allen Jensen
Vice: John Jensen
Second: Adair Jensen
Lead: George Dascoulias

Rochester 4
Skip: Mike Bennett
Vice: Greg Smith
Second: Wayne Ingalls
Lead: Dave Etter

Rochester 5
Skip: Carl Barklund
Vice: Paula Zahniser
Second: Barb Platner
Lead: Gail Short



The club's main website is here: http://www.roccurling.org