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Winnipeg CurlersVisit Swan ValleyM rther n The meet I# • # RoomSaturday last wa* a red-letter day ley by the sample* they met at theIn the history of curling In the Swan Winnipeg spiel Th«*. he said, were balan.Valley. Just the fellows who had the time ThereYear after wear curlers from this and cash to go to Winnipeg. The Wfdistrict have been going to Winnipeg better curlers had to stay home andto take part *n the bonspiel there and work for a living. Incidentally. Bert they never failed to impre*s upon the had to make gcod hia boa*. *lt;*r lt;™ enrWinnipeg curler, the fact that we when playing again* the visitors, he soonhad curling club* h-te and that we |* was seven points behind and had A ^woukl appreciate a fraternal visit to come through with a eeven-ender ^ ^from them to Ue the score.But the Swan Valley W a consider- Oeo. Kntght. president of the Deer *henable distance from Winnipeg and. Lodge Curling Club, brought greet- lwhile the c*ty curter. mad* many from hia Club and Col O. I. ^ Rood-wi 1 trip* to curling chib* with- James. of Elmwood, brought greet- hopecin a radius of 100 mile, of the city. lnfn, from that Club. The Colonel also -Swan Raver looked a long way off capped Bert Corbett's fish story _and they never came, saying that, in the part of OntarioIt was letft to President Harry ^ va* brought up. they had stop-Wrila of the Manitoba CurUng Aaso- p^, flying long ago and Just want a ciaUon, to moke curling hMory and down to the river and picked the » tead an expedition into the wilds lt;•* kind of fish they wanted when theythe northern part of the province, ^nted one Jack Jane*, a pa* presi- _They came, they saw and they-wdl ^ the San River club and awe will not say conquered-but we uvular a»tender at the Winnipeg think they enjeyed themselves any- 50^1^1, who is also the youngest way. Ufe member of the Bwan River Club. aA special train le't tha Union 6ta- nitrodnord the other two life mem- Ru:a Mon. Winnipeg, la* Saturday mom- bers present. Jim Somerville and Jack held ing with some 150 Winnipeg curling McKav. Konaenthusiasts aboard. Their fir* stop speakeni were BUI Brett, day lt;was at Neepawa where they dropped prrtkUmt of ^ Oranite OurBng O01off two or three rinks and then pro- Nelj Sullivan. Bill McAVplne, In Jlt;seeded lt;0 Riding Mountain, Kelwocd. Roy Rvmi fee C.P.R and last. McOreary and Dauphin, leaving our- ^ ^ leafit( g^y Harper, of the Jem at each erf these points. At Dau- Pref Prma who Waa ^ along to AH phln cars m« the towin to take rinks ^ tha, boy* behaved themselves Me.up No. 5 highway to Oilbert Pteins a credH Winnipeg. met*.:Grandview and Rtfcfcn. Following the dinner the players 1Their ns* «op was at MlrUtonae proceeded to the rink where the “ where two rtnk« were dropped off lhie-up M M foilowa-Playtng a Gr to play the native* and the final Somerville rink oonaWln# Kaydestination was Swan River Where Jim Somerville. H. Curtis. Jack 6ecM three rirfc* stopped off while Bows- WaU* and Alex Brown were Barney Munl man sent care in to take two rinks L^beftu Blh. McAipine, BUI Brett and ypar north to that town. The only regret H«rry Wells Against the Help* rink annn was that sufficient men were not left co^^ng of Bill Thompson (Skip) JJJjj to send rtnlcf to the three club* at A Hckpa A Marlatt and H. B. Mun- 17,011Renville. Drnton and Benito ro. were Charlie Lane. Ed. Oorwille.The two rinks going to Bowsman Dr R Snyder ^ Knight.were headed by a piper this piper, Agalnst the CorbeU rink constating like all pipers, believed In going on to # Ben CoTOett. Alf CtempbeU. Dune the end of the road The party rfay- Williamson and H. Mullins were . ing in Swan River, was headed by Norman Hume. Col. James. David President Harry Wells and Pa* Duncan and Oeo. Kirkhope. Al Dun- * (Presidents Bill McAipine and Dr. R. ean and Neil Sullivan were pinch .Snyder, of the Man Wot* Curting Aas- hlttera It la understood that the Mfociatlon. tcrfal score resulted In a Ue. thfBwon River Curling Chib entor- ^ ctirling club held open house Heal Mined tfl.lr visitor, to a .rpkmdld ^ lhe unlll tra,n tlm,, 12:30 Mcdldbmcr at the Vtmj- Hotel, the dob ,m u hcme jon„. ^ a| Kpwrfdert. Henr,’ MuMln, pmdlt;Ung. wm ^ U to' yt„rWfcwtn* the dtnner. Preeldrnt Harry ^ ^ „d by Jtrry M.Well, we, celled upon to -peak and AyotW Nrarly ^ howler, oou.expressed hi. plewiure of being able io t JonK ^ m f0r lunyb ^ heed the trood-wt)! tour thl, winter^ Mns by Mn, ^ IMePM PreMdent Dr. R. Snyder, wrll aclftl a, he«tes,. How they Me!known to many at the keel curlei-s sl0CJd lt we do M know, but there thewho have been In the habit of vuut- , ^ of caalnf w ^ ,orme the Wttinipeg 'Mptel, a'» woke tbe way they turoed in and helped War Bert Ombett wa, celled upon to re- ^ entertain their virtton, «t^tTvtZ: rr.nHf^ ^.. J. , . . . . ,, . ^ . The ccsuensus c»I opinion here is thatand undertook to toll them a few . ... veaia fWh unleas It was over seven inches Wai. _.. - .. they do not know pipers.long. He also speke orf the wonder- Tful hunting posBttlKfen and finally U w«s a very pl«-*nt vblt *n«l Wa,told of the exceaen* cnrlem wh.) wiU long be remembered here. Wo jcould be found among the various the vtsRom enjoyed themselves Vflubs In the Valley. ^ ™*ch as th local curler* did and 0(He aA«d the visitor* not to Judge tt will not be too long before ^the oalfbre of the curling In the Val- rHvm. y*eWa
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Swan Valley Star and Times
Swan River, Manitoba, CA
Thu, Jan 20, 1949
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