Accomplishments: World Ladies’ Curling Champions, 1980. On March 22, 1980 Marj Mitchell, Nancy Kerr, Shirley McKendry and Wendy Leach brought Canada its first Ladies World Curling Championship. The Mitchell rink, from the Caledonian Curling Club in Regina, headed to Perth, Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Mixed Curling Champions, 1978. The Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon was home for the rink of Bernie Yuzdepski (skip), Marnie McNiven (third), Roy Uchman (second), and Joan Bjerke (lead). The team was put together just before club play Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Senior Men’s Curling Champions, 1978. In February, 1978, the Art Knutson Rink of Elbow, SK became Canada’s Senior Curling Champions. Sponsored for Canadian curlers fifty years of age and over, the annual national seniors tournament is an eleven Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Mixed Curling Champions, 1974. The formation of a mixed curling team in 1974, when Rick Folk and Tom Wilson were joined by two other University of Saskatchewan students, Cheryl Stirton and Bonnie Orchard was the first time any Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Women’s Curling Champions, 1974. The Farnham curling team from the Saskatoon Nutana Curling Club was composted of: Skip, Emily Farnham; Third, Linda (Saunders) Wagner; Second, Pat McBeath; and Lead, Donna Collins. Farnham and Collins had played together for Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Men’s Curling Champions, 1973. Well known in the sport of curling since 1968 Harvey Mazinke and his rink of Bill Martin (third), George Achtymichuk (second) and Dan Klippenstein (lead) epitomize the dual qualities of outstanding ability and fine Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Ladies’ Curling Champions, 1971, 1972, 1973. Vera Pezer and her rink of Sheila Rowan (third), Joyce McKee (second) and Lenore Morrison (lead) hold a unique place in the history of ladies curling. Representing the Sutherland Ladies’ Curling Club Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Mixed Curling Champions, 1971. The Larry McGrath Mixed Curling Rink of Kindersley were winners of the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship on three occasions, which is still an unmatched record. In 1971, Larry, Darlene Hill and John Gunn, were Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Ladies’ Curling Champions, 1970. In 1970, Saskatoon’s Nutana Curling Club products Dorenda Schoenals (skip), Cheryl (Stirton) Zipper (third), Linda (Burnham) Seaman (second) and Joan Andersen (lead) became the youngest team ever to compete in the Ladies Canadian Curling Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Ladies’ Curling Champions, 1969. The Joyce McKee Rink of Saskatoon was the winner of three Canadian Ladies Curling Championships. In 1969, Joyce McKee (skip), with Vera Pezer (third), Lenore Morrison (second) and Jennifer Falk (lead), were the winners Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Mixed Curling Champions, 1967, 1968. The Larry McGrath Mixed Curling Rink of Kindersley were winners of the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship on three occasions, which is still an unmatched record. The team consisting of Larry McGrath, Darlene Hill, Read more →
Accomplishments: World Men’s Curling Champions, 1963. Ernie Richardson rink dominated the curling scene in the early 1960s winning four world championships in five years. The 1963 team consisted of Ernie Richardson (skip), his brother Garnet Richardson (second), his cousin Arnold Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Ladies’ Curling Champions, 1961. The Joyce McKee Rink of Saskatoon was the winner of three Canadian Ladies Curling Championships. In 1961 the McKee rink, this time with Sylvia Fedoruk as third Barbara MacNevin as second and Rosa McFee Read more →
Accomplishments: Canadian Ladies’ Curling Champions, 1960. The Joyce McKee Rink of Saskatoon was the winner of three Canadian Ladies Curling Championships. In 1960, Joyce McKee (skip), Sylvia Fedoruk (third), Donna Belding (second), and Muriel Coben (lead) were the winners of Read more →
Accomplishments: World Men’s Curling Champions, 1959, 1960, 1962. The Ernie Richardson rink dominated the curling scene in the early 1960s, winning four world championships in five years. Keeping it in the family, the team from Stoughton consisted of Ernie Richardson Read more →