Rochester Curling Club History Archive
RCC INTER-CLUB BONSPIELS: The Big Pumpkin: 1987
This was the sixth inter-club version of the famous Big Pumpkin, which was won by Harry Hunter's team from Ottawa. Hunter was a second event winner in 1986, and viced a team that won the main event in 1985. This was the first time we had trophies (at least for the first three events). Semi-related, Rochester won the fourth event. And . . . there was a short game, too!
PARK TROPHY
Winner - Ottawa
Skip: Harry Hunter
Vice: Jim MacDonald
Second: Ron Mason
Lead: Eric Armstrong
BARKLUND TROPHY
Winner - Cookstown
Skip: John Owen
Vice: Lloyd Dermott
Second: Wayne Whiteside
Lead: Bob Dorsey
VAN CUYCK TROPHY
Winner - Acton
Skip: Bill Cripps
Vice: Marylin McArthur
Second: Bruce McArthur
Lead: Donna Cripps
FOURTH EVENT
Winner - Rochester 3
Skip: Rick Van Cuyck
Vice: Barry Johnson
Second: Brian Bennett
Lead: Craig Young
Here is a full list of the event winners and runners-up (some teams are slightly different that what is listed in the program), and a nice summary of the bonspiel, along with some of the original communications leading up to the event:
Jack and Joan Bawden (the Big Pumpkin Co-Chairs) requesting ice time
Carl Barklund trophy donation
Rick and Shirley Van Cuyck trophy donation
Invitation to returning teams
Official entry form
Confirmation/acknowledgement
Rules for the short game
Here's the official program for the event:
Participating teams:
Acton
3rd Event Winner
Skip: Bill Cripps
Vice: Marylin McArthur
Second: Bruce McArthur
Lead: Donna Crips
Ottawa/Orleans 1
2nd Event Runner-Up
Skip: Ray Martinuk
Vice: Kevin Fox
Second: Fred Hughes
Lead: Mark Zariski
Ottawa/Orleans 2
1st Event Winner
Skip: Harry Hunter
Vice: Jim MacDonald
Second: Ron Mason
Lead: Eric Armstrong
Ottawa/Orleans 3
1st Event Runner-Up
Skip: Ken Ingram
Vice: Roy Waldron
Second: Ed Mills
Lead: Nick Smith
Gravenhurst
Skip: Ted Redpath
Vice: Gail Redpath
Second: Andy Tang
Lead: Lori Tang
Rochester 1
Skip: Aggie Osborne
Vice: Jane Glenney
Second: Linda Henry
Lead: TBA
Rochester 2
4th Event Runner-Up
Skip: Carl Barklund
Vice: Carol Wood
Second: Paula Zahniser
Lead: Gail Short
Rochester 3
4th Event Winner
Skip: Rick Van Cuyck
Vice: Barry Johnson
Second: Brian Bennett
Lead: Craig Young
Rochester 4
Skip: Paul Cooper
Vice: Judy Cooper
Second: Jay Weber
Lead: Susan Weber
Port Colborne 1
Skip: Kathy Morgan
Vice: Kevin Rady
Second: Martha Gruhl
Lead: Clarence Bremner
Port Colborne 2
Skip: Wendy Willwerth
Vice: Lynne Lee
Second: Ruth Sabo
Lead: Lynn Labatt
Port Colborne 3
Skip: Wray Brenner
Vice: Marie Willis
Second: Kent Peacock
Lead: Ellen McIntee
Port Colborne 4
Skip: Norma Seiber
Vice: Shirley Willwerth
Second: Jane Manske
Lead: Tish McCollum
Nepean
3rd Event Runner-Up
Skip: Lloyd Matthews
Vice: Michael O'Brien
Second: Steve Lonsdale
Lead: Bruce Winston/Bill Lee
Utica
Skip: Ed Bonham
Vice: Ylva Cortright
Second: Les Cortright
Lead: Barb Bonham
Cookstown
2nd Event Winner
Skip: John Owen
Vice: Lloyd Dermott
Second: Wayne Whiteside
Lead: Bob Dorsey
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