As the youngest member of the Cowichan Rocks Curling Club, Jaxon was invited to throw the ceremonial first rock at the International Curling Tankard in Lake Cowichan on March 8, 2014.
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Here's a brief summary from the local newspaper:
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| Waiting upstairs for the last game to finish before the ceremony. |
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| Marching in with the dignitaries! |
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| In the hack, ready to curl. I think the onlookers didn't expect much ... |
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| Such concentration. |
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| It was a perfect throw! |
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| The Mountie requested a photo with the wee skip. The same Mountie helped the skip's Mom get her car un-stuck from some slick snow a few weeks ago. Thank you kindly, Cst. Grant Desmet. |
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| Celebratory lunch at Timmies. |
Such a special day for us, and made even more-so by the friends and family who came to cheer him on! Thanks Oma, Burdges and Miss Kelly Watt.
(He curled it really suddenly so I wasn't quite ready with the video.)
And here's what the front page of the Lake Cowichan Gazette looked like today ...
A sweet picture of the two of you:)
ReplyDeleteI think so, too. :)
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