durhamregion.com This Week | Thursday, February 21, 2019 | 40 BOWMANVILLE'S WES FORGET BRIER DREAMREALITYFOR team to11straightwinsandatriptheBriernationalchampionshipinBrandon, Manitoba, March 2-10. Bowmanville's Wes Forget releasedashotattheOntarioTankard provincial championshipinElmira. ScottMcDonaldskippedthe c t s n s n 2 B b t s i t w d O d i c w F b B e d TEAM TANKARD WINNING OF CLUB PRODUCTPART OSHAWA ned it would it ned so happen represent Cana- Martin n he Ontario provincial Ontario he ainly hit home atainly Brier home the hit never but - sport he imag- tunned the competition at competition the tunned McDo- for Scott tones the oon. 7-year-old Bowmanville hampionship in Elmira. in hampionship ver watched he since Kev- oming . 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