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The 167th AGM was held on Thursday 11 April 2013 at the Reception Suite of Glengoyne Distillery. Drinks were served from 7.15 p.m. after which the meeting and prizegiving took place, followed by tea, coffee and shortbread.
Sheila Sturrock became President at the end of the meeting. The only other change to the committee was the replacement of Mike Jackson as league convenor by George Harris.
The results of the main competitions can be found at Archive. Both the main Club and the Ladies Section had awards for the Curler of the Year which went to Maurice Rennie and Pat Rodger respectively.
At the end of the meeting, we were joined by Gifford Rickard representing the RCCC, Grant Farquharson and Betty Montgomery representing Forth & Endrick Province, various curlers from Kippen and Drymen Curling Clubs and Helen Phillips for the presentation by Gifford of a RCCC 50 year medal to John Phillips. The Club also presented him with an engraved decanter to mark the occasion.
This took place on 14 March 2013 at Greenacres Curling Club. The match was won by Club by one shot. The match and lunch was much enjoyed by the participants.
Strathendrick lost to Errol Curling Club in Perth in this RCCC competition.
John played in the Grand Masters (for players over a certain age) at Greenacres in a Stirling team with Bill Watt, Robert Armstrong and Bill Allan. They won the overall competition. This is John's second win in this event as he was in the winning team in the inaugural event in 2009.
This took place on 25 January 2013. The match was won by The Old Fellows who, taking their revenge for last year, who won the 2 matches by 12 shots to 2 and 15 shots to 2. The match and lunch was much enjoyed by the participants. For the record, the teams were: Jean Anderson, Gill Smith, Isabel Robertson and Norma Thornton. Muriel Holroyd, Carol Hill, Elspeth Murdoch and Rita Hallam. Amongst the opposition were two of our own members, namely, John Bowie and Eddie Redman.
This match took place on 8 February 2013. Balfron won, Fintry were second and Strathendrick third.
This was a Points competition sponsored by Phyllis and Billy Beattie, who are well known Stirling curlers. Six players from Strathendrick had their arms twisted to take part, in most cases with not much success. However, Di Jackson came second in the Ladies Section with 19 points from six disciplines.
There were 42 participants, including 2 wheelchair curlers, split up into Elite, Junior, Men, Ladies and Virtual Club. The Elite included Logan Gray's team and two of Tom Brewster's team who went off to compete in the Scottish Championships in Perth the following week.
Stan Moore was the leading Strathendrick player in the Province Points on 9 November. He scored 24 points and received the club's Points Trophy. The two top players from the club, Stan and Mike Jackson, tied for second place in the competition with Balfron and Forest Hills Trossachs.
John and his team of Norman Robertson, Robert Armstrong and Ian McNeish have qualified for the National Masters finals at Greenacres in March.
This took place on 23 November. The match was won by WSL, by virtue of winning one match by 13 shots to 6 and losing the other by 4 shots to 10. This gave them a victory by total shots of 17 to 16 - very close! The match and cream tea was much enjoyed by the participants. For the record, the teams were: Rita Barth, Rita Mearns, Isabel Robertson and Norma Mitchell. Jean Anderson, Gill Smith, Carol Hill and Rita Hallam. The opposition included some of our own members, namely, Fiona Glass, Elspeth Murdoch and Margaret Rowan.
The Texas Scramble took place on 31 August 2012 at Buchanan Castle Golf Club. Unfortunately the weather was very wet, so there were only 8 intrepid players instead of the hoped for 16. The golf was followed by an excellent meal in the dining room and a general knowledge quiz.
The winning golf team was Fiona Glass, Norman Robertson, Dennis Pattenden and Di Jackson who accumulated a total of 49 points. Runners-up was the team of Donnie MacDonald, Mike Jackson, Stephen Holden and Jim Meikle with 50 points.
The quiz was won by Norman Robertson, Di Jackson, Stephen Holden, Rosalind Macgowan and Matt Gingles who scored 18 points out of 20.
The 166th AGM was held on Thursday 26 April 2012 at the Reception Suite of Glengoyne Distillery. Drinks were served from 7.30 p.m. after which the meeting and prizegiving took place, followed by tea, coffee and shortbread.
The only major change in the committee was the replacement of Norman Robertson as league convenor by Mike Jackson. Sheila Sturrock had become Vice President during the year.
The results of the main competitions can be found at Archive. Both the main Club and the Ladies Section had awards for the Curler of the Year which went to Sheila Sturrock and Elspeth Murdoch respectively.
Particular points to note from the Province competitions are Strathendrick's victory in the Forest Hills League, the Province Medal, the Province Points and the Gordon Mitchell Rosebowl. This last is our first victory in this competition for 22 years.
Fiona Glass circulated the following note about this competition: "Last night we won the Gordon Mitchell Rosebowl very convincingly. Donnie MacDonald. Sheila Sturrock, Maurice Rennie and Stan Moore had an excellent first session handing on 7 ends and 20 shots having played Port and Loch Ard. Donnie very nearly had an 8-ender, but was happy enough with a 7. John Phillips, Norman Robertson , Fiona Glass and George Harris then continued the good work and beat Castle and Kippen gaining another 6 ends. Overall we won with 13 ends and 27 shots up! Drymen were 2nd and Balfron 3rd, each with 11 ends. 10 clubs were represented - the only one missing was Forest Hills.
This trophy was presented to mark the centenary of the RCCC by one of the most influential members in the history of Strathendrick C.C., the Rev. Dr Alexander Gordon Mitchell. He was made Chaplain to the club in 1898 when he became minister at Killearn Church, and Sec/Treasurer from 1899 - 1938. Nearly 40 years! He was also chaplain to the F.& E. Province AND the Royal Caledonian Curling Club. Dr Mitchell was a well known raconteur, enjoyed a few drams, was a very keen curler and even wrote poems and curling songs: altogether, a great 'character' of his time. ( Don't know when he had time to write his sermons!)"