Page 14 The Colebrook Chronicle Friday , January 13 , 2017
Around The Region
Team Roberge prepares to take a shot at the Lennoxville Curling Club during the Provincial Curling Championships this past weekend . Corey Bellam photo .
Big grins from Team Boisvert , from left : Isabelle Thiboutot , lead , Emilie Gagne , second , Laura Guenard , third , and Amille Boisvert , skip . Corey Bellam photo .
Over at the Sherbrooke Curling Club , Team Boisvert took the win in their Provincials match . Corey Bellam photo .
ETCHEMIN CURLERS SWEEP PROVINCIALS Over this past weekend young curlers from all over Quebec gathered at the Lennoxville Curling Club and the Sherbrooke Curling Club to strut their stuff and compete in the Quebec Provincial Curling Championships . The girls division , which included five teams from all over Quebec , competed at the Sherbrooke Curling Club , while the boys competed at the Lennoxville Curling Club .
The girls finals were Saturday at 2 p . m . at the Sherbrooke Curling Club with “ Team Boisvert ” from Etchemin Quebec defeating “ Team Jean ” from Montreal West-Kenogami / Etchemin 10-5 , after a very action packed ten ends of curling .
Sunday , the action kicked off at the Lennoxville Curling rink at around 1 p . m . with the boys finals . “ Team Roberge ” from Etchemin / Rimouski took the ice against “ Team Mullen ” from Trois-Rivieres / Kenogami . The play was fierce and the rocks clashed but “ Team Roberge ” defeated “ Team Mullen ” 7-3 in the end . The two teams from
Etchemin and the same curling club will be heading to Esquimalt , British Columbia , in about six weeks to compete for the Canadian Curling Championships .
We spoke with Dwayne Fowler , chairman of the organizing committee for the Provincial Curling , and we were told that the holding of the girls at the Sherbrooke Club and the boys at the Lennoxville Club worked out perfect and went off without a hitch . Neither club was large enough to have both but together it worked out perfect . Both teams are looking forward to their trip west in about six weeks to compete in the Canadian Curling Championships .
– Corey Bellam
ALEX PRESTON IN CONCERT
Alex Preston will be live and in concert on Sunday , Feb . 12 at 6 p . m . at the Medallion Opera House , 20 Park Street , Gorham Town Hall in Gorham . Tickets are $ 12 each and are available at the Gorham Town Hall , Maureen ’ s Boutique , Main Street in Berlin and online at
Boys champions , Team Roberge , from left : Fabien Roberge , lead , Etienne Elmaheh , second , Julien Tremblay , third , Vincent Roberge , skip , Denis Roberge , coach , and Charles Auclair , fifth . Corey Bellam photo .
www . medallionoperahouse . org . The doors will open at 5:30 pm and the seating is General Admission .
Alex Preston is a 23-year-old singer-songwriter from New Hampshire who has been involved in music since he was four years old . He plays over twelve instruments , ranging from the guitar to the violin , and writes his own music .
What sets Alex apart from other artists is his total sense of self , drawing the audience in and making them feel what he is projecting . Keith Urban put it best saying , “ What I love about your performances , they always hold my attention . It ’ s very raw and it ’ s fragile . It ’ s very real . You don ’ t ever phone it in , you ’ re always in the moment … man , I love your artistry .”
His lyrics always come from the heart but it ’ s the way he delivers them that truly captivates people . Alex was the second runner-up on the thirteenth season of American Idol in 2014 , which launched his career to new heights . Alex has performed all over the United States and Canada perfecting his craft and working with some of the top names in music .
This opportunity allowed Alex to work and interact with artists such as Jason Mraz , Randy Jackson , Jennifer Lopez , Harry Connick Jr , Keith Urban , Aloe Blacc , Ariana Grande , Demi Lovato , Fall Out Boy , Zooey Deschanel , Magic , Phillip Phillips , O . A . R , Christina Perri , Backstreet Boys , Gavin DeGraw , Of Monsters and Men , and many more . Alex ’ s debut CD , which he recorded in a cabin in the Sierra Nevada Mountains was released in 2015 . His debut single in 2014 , which sold more than 100,000 copies , has received praise from the likes of Keith Urban , Kevin Jonas , J Lo and many more .
The concert is sponsored by Maureen ’ s Boutique , Libby ’ s Bistro / SaAlt Pub and the Libby House . For more information , contact Denise Vallee at 466- 3322 , ext . 3 .
UPCOMING UPSTAGE PLAYERS EVENTS
Upstage Players community theatre will be holding auditions for its April production of The Drowsy Chaperone book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar , music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison . Auditions for this incredibly funny family musical