Howard rink to be honoured
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007Date: May 29, 2007It promises to be a memorable day in Coldwater on Saturday, June 2 as members of the Glenn Howard 2007 World Men’s Curling Championship rink will honoured at a dinner hosted by their home curling club.
From 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Coldwater and District Curling Club, the team will be honoured for the April world championship win in Edmonton.
The Canadian rink, skipped by Midland native Howard, took the title with an 8-3 win over Germany in the final.
Team members include Howard, Richard Hart, Craig Savill, Brent Laing, alternate Steve Bice and coach Scott Taylor.
The dinner/barbecue is an informal dress event, and team members will be available to sign autographs during the event.
At the dinner, organizers hope to unveil the 2007 Brier and Ford World Championship banners won by the team.
Various federal, provincial and municipal politicians will be on hand to make presentations to the team members, as well as representatives from the Ontario Curling Association and the Canadian Curling Association.
The event is being held on the rink surface of the Coldwater curling facility, with seating for up to 800.
Saturday’s event is open to the public, with an admission price of $10 for adults and $5 for students and children.
All profits will be donated to the Team Howard charity, the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.
SOURCE: Simcoe
