Morden came through with flying colours as the host for the Scotties Tournament of Hearts provincial women’s curling championship.
The week of top level and highly competitive curling concluded Sunday afternoon with Kaitlyn Lawes edging Beth Peterson 9-8, and host committee chairperson Ernie Epp was all smiles.
“I’ve loved every minute of it, and I’m going to miss not being here tomorrow,”he said. By Lorne Stelmach
Morden came through with flying colours as the host for the Scotties Tournament of Hearts provincial women’s curling championship.
The week of top level and highly competitive curling concluded Sunday afternoon with Kaitlyn Lawes edging Beth Peterson 9-8, and host committee chairperson Ernie Epp was all smiles.
“I’ve loved every minute of it, and I’m going to miss not being here tomorrow,”he said.
Epp was very pleased with the response overall—from the fans who packed the stands to the sponsors who provided overwhelming support to the hundreds of volunteers who made it all run smoothly behind the scenes.
“I’m ecstatic. The response from the fans, from the sponsors, from the players … all I’ve heard is such positive things,” he said.
“There was no complaints about the ice. The icemakers did a fantastic job,” Epp continued. “The curling was stellar, and the fans are so knowledgeable; they knew when there was a great shot made, and they responded.
“Then to have a Mordenite in the finals [Katherine Doerksen of Team Peterson] when the game is being played in Morden, how can you ask for any better?”
He also saluted the large contingent of fans who came daily as well from Carman in support of their local team skipped by Shaela Hayward.
The week was further proof of how Morden has always come through with hosting these kinds of events, said Epp.
“Those 200 volunteers who worked their butts off this week, I can’t say enough about them,” he said. “The curling community here is far bigger than just the city of Morden boundaries … the majority of volunteers and sponsors were from Morden, but it went beyond that.
“Chatting with some volunteers, they drove a fair distance just to be able to say they contributed to this event. They know how beneficial it is for us to do this kind of thing and raise some funds for our curling club, so it’s awesome.”
Epp was very pleased with the response overall—from the fans who packed the stands to the sponsors who provided overwhelming support to the hundreds of volunteers who made it all run smoothly behind the scenes.
“I’m ecstatic. The response from the fans, from the sponsors, from the players … all I’ve heard is such positive things,” he said.
“There was no complaints about the ice. The icemakers did a fantastic job,” Epp continued. “The curling was stellar, and the fans are so knowledgeable; they knew when there was a great shot made, and they responded.
“Then to have a Mordenite in the finals [Katherine Doerksen of Team Peterson] when the game is being played in Morden, how can you ask for any better?”
He also saluted the large contingent of fans who came daily as well.
