MB Curling Hall of Fame
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2007 Hall of Fame Inductees
VETERAN CURLER: Alex Fidler participated in the MCA Bonspiel beginning in 1914. He played on teams that won 22 trophies in the MCA Bonspiel. In that total were, 4 MCA Bonspiel Grand Aggregate titles and 6 Main Event Trophies. He also won a Men's City Championship in 1921.
VETERAN CURLER BUILDER: Clifford R. Hudson competed in 11 provincial championships. He won 23 trophies in the MCA Bonspiel. Cliff won 4 MCA Bonspiel Grand Aggregate titles, 6 Main event trophies and 1 Men's City Championship. He is a Past President of the Manitoba Curling Association and Honorary Life Member of the MCA, Strathcona and Kenora Curling Clubs.
TEAM:The 1938 Men's team from Glenboro skipped by Ab Gowanlock,with Elwyn "Bung" Cartmell, Bill McKnight, E.R. "Tom" McKnight went unbeaten through thr Men's British Consols and duplicated the feat by going unbeaten at the Canadian Men's Championship. The team won 3 MCA Bonspiel Grand Aggregate titles and 4 MCA Bonspiel Main Event trophies in a period from 1933 to 1940.
TEAM: The 1990 and 1991 Senior Men's team skipped by Jim Ursel, with Norm Houck, Henry Kroeger (1990), John Helston (1991), Stan Lamont won back to back Senior Men's Provincial titles and followed that by winning consecutive Canadian Senior Men's Championships.
CURLER: Lynn Fallis-Kurz has made 20 provincial championship appearances, winning provincial titles on 6 occasions. Those include, Provincial Junior Women's in 1980 and 1981, Mixed in 1988, 1989 and 1991, and a women's championship in 2002. Lynn has won 3 national titles, the Canadian Junior Women's in 1981 and Canadian Mixed Championships in 1988 and 1991. She has won 7 trophies in the MCA Women's Bonspiel which includes 1 Grand Aggregate and 4 Main Event trophies.
CURLER: Karen Porritt has participated in 28 provincial championships. She has won 7 provincial championships, those being 2 Junior Women's in 1980 and 1981, 4 Mixed in 1988, 1989, 1991 and 1994 and a Women's championship in 2002. She has won a Canadian Junior Women's Championship in 1981 and Canadian Mixed Championships in 1988 and 1991. In the MCA Women's Bonspiel, Karen has won a total of 10 trophies, that includes 2 Grand Aggregates and 5 Main Event Trophies.
CURLER: Garry Van Den Berghe has appeared in 16 provincial championships. He has won 5 provincial Men's Championships in 1991, 1996, 1999, 2000 and 2006. Garry is a two-time Canadian Men's Champion in 1996 and 1999 and a World Men's Champion in 1996 and a silver medalist in 1999. He participated in 3 Olympic Curling Trials, finishing as runner up in 2005.
BUILDER: James A. Sproule has spent the past 44 years with involvement in some capacity with the MCA. Originally a member of the MCA Bonspiel Headquarters ice staff, he served 14 years a member of MCA Council, he is a MCA Past President and Honoray Life Member. He has served on the Board of Directors of the 1978 Silver Broom, as well as the Silver Broom Foundation. He is currently in his 12th year as a trustee of the O'Grady Cup. He is a Past President and Life Member of the Thistle Curling Club.
2006 Hall of Fame Inductees
This year's inductees were presented at the Canad Inns Polo Park at the anual Hall of Fame Banquet on May 7th.:
VETERAN CURLER-BUILDER: Malcolm (Mac) Campbell - participated in the first 49 MCA Bonspiels with his teams winning 9 trophies. He spent 24 years as a member of the MCA Council. He was a Past-President and Honourary Life Member of the Manitoba Curling Association and the Thistle Curling Club.
VETERAN CURLER: Vic Wood competed in 8 provincial championships. He won two Manitoba titles and one Canadian title. Along with 2 City Championships, he won 38 MCA Bonspiel trophies including 7 Grand Aggregate titles. He was an Honourary Life Member of the Granite Curling Club.
CURLER: Doug Armour has made 34 provincial championship appearances, winning 5 provincial titles - a Provincial Men’s in 1982, Mixed in 1997 and 1999, Senior Men’s in 2003 and Masters in 2005. He won the Canadian Open Masters title in 2005.
CURLER: Harold Tanasicuk has made 25 provincial championship appearances. He won 3 Manitoba Mixed (1976, 1977, 1986) championships as well as the Senior Men’s in 1989. His 1977 Mixed team won the Canadian Mixed title. His 6 trophies in the MCA Bonspiel include 2 Main events and a Grand Aggregate.
CURLER: Cathy Overton-Clapham has won 6 provincial titles. In five junior appearances, she won 2 Provincial Junior Women’s titles and one Canadian Junior title. In 1989 she was the World Junior Bronze medallist. She has won 4 Provincial Women’s titles and, with two Canadian titles, will make her 7th National Scott Tournament of Hearts appearance in 2006. She competed in the Canadian Olympic Trials in both 1997 and 2005. CURLER:
BUILDER: Vic Palmer served 11 years on MCA Council, including a term as President. He is an MCA Honourary Life Member. He was General Chairman of the Canadian Seniors in 1967 and the Air Canada Silver Broom in 1978. He presented the original idea for the creation of the Silver Broom Foundation - forerunner to the current Manitoba Curling Foundation. He served as first chairman of the Silver Broom Foundation. He was a Past President and HLM of the Grain Exchange Curling Club.
TEAM: Billy Walsh and his 1952 and 1956 teams won Manitoba and Canadian Men’s Championships. In 1952 the Fort Rouge team of Al Langlois, And McWilliams and John Watson had a 10-0 Brier record. In 1956, Cy White replaced Watson and their 9-2 record captured another Brier title.
TEAM: David Hamblin, Ross Derksen, Kevin Hamblin and Ross McCannell won the 2002 Manitoba and Canadian Junior Men’s championships and went on to win Canada’s 12th World Junior Men’s title.
2005 Hall of Fame Inductees
This year's inductees were presented at the Canad Inns Polo Park at the anual Hall of Fame Banquet on May 1st:
VETERAN – CURLER: E.J. (Mac) Rochon participated in the MCA Bonspiel from 1892 – 1917. His teams won 20 trophies in the MCA Bonspiel. He is a past president and honourary life member of the Manitoba Curling Association, Thistle, and Fort William Curling Club.
TEAM : The 1992 and 1993 Men's team skipped by Vic Peters, with Dan Carey at third, Chris Neufeld at second and Don Rudd at lead, curled out of the Granite Curling Club. In 1992 and 1993 they captured the Provincial Men's Championship. They won the 1992 Brier and placed third at the World Championship. In 1993 they finished fourth at the Brier. The team won a MCA Bonspiel Grand Aggregate title in 1993.
CURLER: Iris Armstrong has 16 provincial championship appearances, winning the provincial ladies championship three times and a Diamond Ladies Championship. She was a member of the Cathy Pidzarko 1978 Canadian Women's Championship team. She also won seven trophies in the MCA Women's Bonspiel.
CURLER: Elaine Jones has made 26 appearances in provincial championships. She has won 8 provincial titles, including one provincial mixed championship, four provincial senior titles and three Diamond Ladies Championship's. In 1980, playing for Jim Dunstone she won the Canadian Mixed Championship. In addition Elaine has won 15 trophies in the MCA Women's Bonspiel.
CURLER: Gary Ross has appeared in 32 provincial championships, reaching the provincial final on eleven occasions. In 2001, he won the Provincial Senior Men's Championship and followed that with a Canadian Seniors Championship. He has won 12 trophies in the MCA Bonspiel.
BUILDER: Zivan Saper is a long time secretary-treasurer and life member of the Maple Leaf Curling Club. He is a past president and honourary life member of the Manitoba Curling Association and Canadian Curling Association. In 2003, he served as General Chairman of the very successful 2003 Ford World Championships. Zivan was named to the Executive Honour Roll of the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 2002.
2004 Hall of Fame Inductees
TEAM: Curling out of the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club, Skip Mert Thompsett, 2nd Joel Gagne and Lead Mike Friesen won Manitoba and Canadian Junior championships in 1979 and 1981. At third in 1979 was Lyle Derry while Bill McTavish was the third in 1981. Representing Canada a year later, both teams captured the World Junior Silver medals, losing to Andrew McQuistin of Scotland in 1980 and to Soren Grahn of Sweden in 1982. Thompsett & Derry were all-stars in 1980 while Gagne and Friesen were all-stars in 1982.
PRE 1940 CURLER-BUILDER: R.J. (Robert) Gourley was a founding member of the Strathcona Curling Club. He served as President of the Manitoba Curling Association in 1930-31, the same year that he skipped a team to the Manitoba British Consols title and to the Canadian Macdonald Brier championship. Gourley skipped MCA Bonspiel Grand Aggregate winners in 1931 and 1941, along with winning several bonspiel trophies.
BUILDER: Jack Dutton was President of the Strathcona Curling Club in 1941-42, chaired the Manitoba Curling Association’s Diamond Jubilee year in 1948 and served as MCA President in 1951-52. He served as co-chair of the 1952 Macdonald Brier and was made a Honourary Life Member of the MCA in 1953. He went on to serve as President of the Dominion Curling Association (forerunner to the Canadian Curling Association) in 1956-57.
BUILDER: F.A. (Al) Macatavish served as Elmwood Curling Club President in 1973 before beginning a 14 year term on the Manitoba Curling Association Council. He was MCA president in 1988-89 and chaired the 1990 bid committee that brought the World Championship to Winnipeg. He served as President and CEO of the 1991 World Championships Committee and was Honourary President of the 2003 Ford Worlds Committee. He was made a Honourary Life Member of the MCA in 1990 and of the Elmwood Curling Club in 1992.
CURLER: Cathy Gauthier competed in five consecutive Canadian Scott Tournaments of Hearts with Connie Laliberte. They won the 1992, 1994 and 1995 provincial titles and competed as Team Canada in 1993 and 1996 after winning Canadian championships. They bronze medalists at the Safeway Worlds in 1993 and silver medalists at the Ford Worlds in Brandon in 1995. (Note to reader: After her induction into the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame, Gauthier made another appearance at the Canadian Scott Tournament of Hearts, winning the championship with Jennifer Jones in 2005.)
CURLER: George Laudrum was a 4-time Manitoba champion, winning the British Consols once (at 3rd for Mac Scales in 1960) and winning the Manitoba Seniors in 1975, 1976 and 1978. He won 16 different event trophies in the MCA Bonspiel including Grand Aggregate titles in 1953, 1957 and 1960.
CURLER-BUILDER: Gord Sparkes was a Manitoba finalist in the junior’s (1964) and the British Consols (1975) before winning the Manitoba title and the final Macdonald Brier in 1979 with Barry Fry. He served many years on the Deer Lodge CC Executive and on the Manitoba Curling Association Council. He chaired the Scottish Tours to Canada in 1983 and 1993, chaired the Manitoba Seniors at Deer Lodge in 1995 and had executive positions on the host committees for 1991 & 2003 Worlds as well as 1998 Labatt Brier. He helped establish the Coca Cola Classic Cash Spiel and chaired it for 16 years. He is a Honourary Life Member of the Deer Lodge Curling Club and of the Manitoba Curling Association.
YEAR 2003 INDUCTEES
Pre-1930 - Curler: W.A.(Bill) Carson curled out of the Thistle Curling Club in Winnipeg. In the 22-year period, between 1894 and 1915, he skipped teams which won nine trophies in the Manitoba Curling Association Bonspiel. Mr. Carson was also a president and honourary life member of the Manitoba Curling Association.
Team: The Junior Women’s team skipped by Chris Pidzarko, with Cathy Pidzarko at third, Beth Brunsdon at second and Barbara Rudolph at lead, curled out of the Rossmere Curling Club in Winnipeg. In 1972, this team won the inaugural Manitoba Junior Women’s Championship and capped off the season by winning the Canadian Junior Women’s Championship. They repeated as Manitoba Junior Women’s Champions in 1973 and went on to the final of the Canadian Junior Women’s Championship.
Curler/ Builder: Lois Fowler has 14 provincial championship appearances, winning the Manitoba Scott Tournament of Hearts three times and one Manitoba Mixed Championship title. Lois has been a volunteer at various local, provincial, national and international curling competitions. She has been involved in coaching and instructing and holds a Level 2 Canadian Curling Association coach/instructor certification. She is also a member of the Brandon Curling Club corporate board and the board of the Westman Curling Foundation.
Curler/ Builder: Gary Smith has 20 appearances in provincial championships, twice winning the buffalo as a Manitoba Senior Men’s curling championship title. Gary is a past president and honourary life member of the Manitoba Curling Association and the Heather Curling Club. He has been a volunteer at various local, provincial, national and international curling competitions. Gary has served as a director of Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame and Museum and is currently on the board of directors of the Manitoba Curling Foundations.
Curler: Henry Kroeger has appeared in 17 provincial curling championships, reaching the provincial final on nine occasions. Henry won five Manitoba Curling Championships; three Senior Men’s and two Masters. In 1987 and 1990, Henry captured the Canadian Senior Men’s curling championship. Henry was the recipient of the Sportsmanship Award at the Canadian Senior Men’s Curling Championship in 1986. Henry is also a curling innovator, with his production of the stainless steel slip on slider, which is worn by many Manitoba curlers.
Curler: Ernest (Ernie) Pollard is a two time MacDonald’s Brier Championship, playing as third on the 1931 and 1940 Manitoba championship teams. In the 19-year period between 1922 and 1940, Ernie was on teams that won six trophies in the Manitoba Curling Association Bonspiel. Ernie Pollard was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame as a curler in 1975.
YEAR 2002 INDUCTEES
Pre-1930 - Builder: George began curling in 1904. He curled at Thistle Curling Club, Strathcona Curling Club and the Granite Curling Club in Winnipeg. He was instrumental in organizing the first Canadian Championship in 1927. George is affectionately known as the "Father of the Macdonald Brier Tankard." He was President of the Manitoba Curling Association in the 1928-1929 season. George was inducted as a member of the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 1973.
Curler: Janet started competitive curling as a junior in 1975 at the Manitoba Provincials. In 1984 she earned a Canadian and World Women's title. Janet's resume includes an appearance at the Canadian Olympic Trials in 1997 as well as 8 appearances at Canadian Championships and 23 appearances at Manitoba Provincial Championships. She is a member of the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame as a Team member (1984), a member of the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame as a Team member (1984) and the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame.
Curler: Dave's career started in 1952 at the age of 12 in Pine Falls, Manitoba. He became a World Champion in 1972. He has curled in at least 26 provincial playdowns - being successful 3 times. Dave is a member of the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame and the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame (1972 Team member).
Curler: Winston is know for his dedication to his game. He has appeared in 27 Provincial Championships. He is a 3-time Provincial Champion; in 1980 on the Earl Morris team, in 2001 on the Gary Ross Senior team and in 2001 on the Barry Fry Masters team. Winston is also a 2-time Canadian Champion at Masters and Seniors levels (2001).
Builder: Cliff is widely acknowledged for his dedication to the growth of curling in Manitoba. He has been President of Valour Road Curling Club (1975) MCA President (1991) and a volunteer at Canadian and World Championships in 1978, 1991, 1998 and 2003. He has appeared in 3 provincial playdowns as a curler. Cliff is an Honourary Life Member of the Valour Road Curling Club and of the Manitoba Curling Association.
Team: Jeff Stoughton's 1996 World Championship team of Jeff, Ken Tresoor, Garry Van Den Berghe and Steve curled out of the Charleswood Curling Club. They won the Labatt Brier in Kamloops with only two losses in the round robin and play-offs. At the World Championship in Hamilton, Ontario they recorded 10 wins and one loss in the round robin, subsequently defeating Norway and Scotland in the semi and final games.
YEAR 2001 INDUCTEES
Pre- 1930 - Curler: Before Frank left Winnipeg in 1924 he was considered the best curler in the province. He has a sliding balanced and fast delivery resembling the of Mac Bradon. The strong point of his game was his accurate takeouts with hack or back-ring weight. He pioneered this quiet takeout style and preferred not to throw the heavy weight of Bob Dunbar. He played third for Mac Bradon from 1904 to 1908 before skipping his own rink and playing with E.J. Rochon. As a skip he won the Dingwall Trophy, The Tuckett Trophy and the Tetley Tea Tankard in 1910. His bonspiel record had him winning 43 of 44 games played. He captured six Grand Aggregates and twenty events in the bonspiel. He also won three of the last five Points Competitions for individual curlers, in 1910, 1913, and 1914. He again won the Dingwall Trophy in 1920. Mr. Cassidy is a most deserving candidate for our Hall of Fame.
Bob Ursel: Bob Ursel skipped his squad of Brent Mendella, Gerald Chick, and Mike Ursel to the Manitoba and Canadian Championships in 1984. In the Canadian Championship he ousted defending Canadian Champion, Jamie Schneider of Saskatchewan 7-6 in an extra end, before downing Rob Houston of B.C. by a score of 7-4 in the final. Both Mendella and Chick were named to the All-Star Team. This allowed the team to represent Canada in the World Championships in 1985. Here the team finished the round robin play tied for first place with Scotland, with an 8-1 record. After defeating Norway in the semi-finals they met Christian Saager of Switzerland in a pressure packed, extra end victory. Bob Ursel was named the All-Star skip while Mendella was again an All-Star third. These four young men are excellent candidates for induction into the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame & Museum.
Team: Kelly and her team of Joanne Fillion, Carlene Muth and Sasha Bergner had a year to remember in 1994-95. After winning the Green Valley Junior Women's Provincial Championship, they headed off to Regina to compete in the Canadian, where they were victorious over the Ontario entry. From Regina they flew off to Perth, Scotland to represent Canada at the World Championships. In Perth, it came down to a measure but the Manitoba foursome took the podium to be crowned World Champions. Kelly was named All-Star skip and also won the sportsmanship award at the Canadian Championships. This team also won the MLCA Junior Bonspiel in 1994 and were the runner-up at the 1994 Manitoba Provincial Championship. In 1996 Kelly, Joanne and Carlene captured the Grand Aggregate in the MLCA Bonspiel with Cara Walz throwing lead rocks. All of Manitoba was proud to welcome these young women home as Junior Champions of the World.
Builder: Barry has been a very strong influence on the curling scene in Manitoba over the past 35 years. He joined the Victoria Curling Club in 1961 and was instrumental in many of the improvements to that facility over the years. He served on their Board for over 30 years and managed the club for 20 years. Barry was President of the M.C.A. in 1985 and was awarded a Honourary Life Membership of the Manitoba Curling Association in 1987. He worked on the 1978 Silver Broom Committee as Director of Facilities, and was Arena Chairman for the 1985 Scott Tournament of Hearts and a Director for the 1991 World Curling Championship, with responsibility for the Arena and Hog Line Inn. In 1998 Barry was the Director of Marketing for the Labatt Brier. He also represented the M.C.A. in 1977 at Carlstad, Sweden and in 1990 at Vasteraff, Sweden. Barry also spent twelve years on the Board of the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame and Museum. The Victoria Curling Club made him an Honourary Life Member in 1983. We are honoring Barry as a Builder in our sport of curling but his on-ice activities should also not go unnoticed. He was an outstanding lead for Roy Wiebe for many years, competing in several provincial playdowns and winning the Grand Aggregate Trophy in the M.C.A. Bonspiel in 1968. There is no doubt Barry belongs among the inductees of our Hall of Fame.
Builder: John is being nominated to the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame as a Curler/Builder. He is a certified Level II Coach and has worked with such notable teams as Dave Smith, Vic Peters and Marnie Ross. As well he worked for many years in the Junior Program at the Pembina Curling Club. John served two terms as President of the Manitoba Hall of Fame and Museum, and just recently served on the MCA/MLCA Amalgamation Committee. In 1998 John was Director of Facilities for the Labatt Brier. He also served on the organizing committee for the 1978 and 1991 World Championships, the 1989 Canadian Pepsi Junior Championships and the 1984 Canadian Scott Tournament of Hearts Championship. On the ice John has a most impressive resume which includes two Canadian Championships (1984 & 1991), one runner-up at the Canadian Senior Championship (1998) and one semi-finalist at the World Championship (1984). He was the All-Star second at each of these events. John was Provincial runner-up in Seniors Championships in 1992 and 1997. He has numerous other appearances at the Men's, Seniors and Mixed Provincial Championships. He was made an Honorary Life Member of the Manitoba Curling Association in 1999. One of John's most endearing qualities is his sportsmanship on the ice. In the 1984 Canadian Championships he was awarded the Ross Harstone Trophy for sportsmanship and ability, and at the 1998 Canadian Senior Championship he again captured the award for Sportsmanship and Excellence. John is a most worthy candidate for induction at this time.
Curler: 1984 was perhaps the greatest year in a career which for Connie has spanned twenty-five years. After breaking onto the competitive scene as second for Patti Vande in 1976 and capturing the Junior Provincial title, Connie just picked up speed until in 1984 when she skipped her rink of Chris More, Corinne Peters and Janet Arnott to the Manitoba, Canadian, and World titles. Connie was named All-Start skip. Connie continued to be one of Manitoba's brightest stars as she chalked up a total of ten Provincial titles, and three Canadian titles. She was runner-up at the Canadian in 1994 and finished third in 1999. At the world level she won the bronze medal in 1992 and the silver in 1995, and was once again named All-Star skip. She also participated at two other Canadian Scott Tournament of Hearts Championships as "Team Canada", as a result of winning the previous year's title. Her resume also shows that she skipped her team at the 1981, 1982 and 1983 Provincial Championships, and played third on a mixed team in 1983 and 1984. Connie has also amassed a winning record in the MLCA Bonspiels, both as a Junior and in Women's events. At the 2000 Canadian Scott Tournament of Hearts, where the team placed third, she was named the All-Star skip after missing the Provincials due to the birth of her son. She was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 2000. Connie and her World Champion teammates were inducted into the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame and Museum in 1995 and it gives us great pleasure to induct her on her own in 2001.
Curler: Rod made his first appearance on the competitive scene in the 1962 Provincial Schoolboys playing third for Howard Blatt. He would follow this up with another ten appearances at the provincial level over the next 25 years. His greatest accomplishments came in 1970 and 1971 when he won the Manitoba, Canadian and World Championships as third for Don Duguid. He again won the Manitoba Championship in 1973 as third for Dan Fink, finishing as runner-up at the Canadians. In 1975 Rod skipped the foursome that captured the Manitoba title. Rod also has a MCA Bonspiel Grand Aggregate title on his resume as the Duguid team took the title in 1970, along with their many other accomplishments. It is a pleasure to welcome Rod back to Manitoba again after spending several years in the province of Alberta and we congratulate him on his induction to the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame.
YEAR 2000 INDUCTEES
Pre- 1930 - Builder: John Palmerston Robertson was probably best known to the man on the street as the capable, earnest, enthusiastic secretary of The Manitoba Curling Association. It was through his efforts that the Annual Bonspiel was inaugurated in Winnipeg. He was the first Secretary of the MCA and continued to hold the position for 31 consecutive years from 1888 to 1919.
Team: The 1988, 1989 and 1991 Jeff Stoughton Mixed Team curling out of the Wildewood Club won the Manitoba and the Canadian Mixed Curling Championships in 1988 and 1991 and were the Manitoba Champions and the runner up in the Canadian Mixed Championships in 1989. The team consisted of Jeff Stoughton, Karen (Fallis) Porritt, Rob Meakin (88/89), Lynn (Morrow) Fallis-Kurz, and Scott Morrow (91).
Builder: Reid Lumbard, as an active member of the Brandon Curling Club, has served on various committees including the Brandon Men's Bonspiel. He chaired the 1988 Manitoba Junior Men's Curling Championships, and the 1991 Manitoba Labatt Tankard. In 1992 at Garmisch, Reid was chosen as the sole representative to bid for the 1995 World Curling Championships. Due to his tireless efforts as a leader and strong marketer the 1995 World Curling Championships were held in Brandon. In 1997 he was Marketing Vice-President for the Canadian Olympic Trials. He has competed in a total of 8 Manitoba British Consols Championships. In 1975 and 1978 he competed on teams that were finalists in the Province.
Builder: Bernice Lowe began curling in the late 1930's along with many of her siblings on a one sheet club at Oakner, Manitoba. In 1965 she founded the Thistle Business Girls Curling Club which remained active until 1996. She has been on the Executive at the Thistle and was President of the MLCA in 1972/73 and has served as a delegate to the MLCA for most of her curling career. In 1991, Bernice was a winner of the 60 plus Bonspiel and she continues to curl at the Wildewood Curling Club twice a week at over 80 years of age. She was a member of the committee that formed the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame and Museum in 1987/88.
Curler: Laurie Bradawaski playing second for Betty Duguid won the Canadian Ladies Championship in 1967. She has been a Manitoba Ladies Champion four times - 1967 playing second for Betty Duguid - 1969 playing second for Pat Brunsdon - 1973 and 1981 playing third for Joan Ingram. She has been a Senior Women's Provincial Champion in 1992 and 1993 playing second for Joan Ingram.
Curler: Kerry Burtnyk was a Junior Provincial Champion in 1978; a Canada Winter Games Gold Medalist in 1979; a Provincial Tankard Champion in 1981 and 1988; a Canadian Brier Champion (at 22 the youngest skip to win a Labatt Brier) in 1981; an Air Canada Silver Broom Semi-Finalist in 1981; a Provincial Select Champion (All Star) in 1995; a Canadian Brier Championship (All Star) in 1995; a Ford World Champion (All Star) in 1995; and a participant at the Brandon Olympic Trials in 1997. He has been a World Champion, two time Canadian Champion, three time Manitoba Champion and a two time Provincial Runner-Up (Men's 1997 and 1998).
