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CURLING NEWS The pictures below show a few high school
curlers in action. C )

The Curling Club is going strong. The first
draw of the new year for the Firestone trophy
is drawing to a close and it looks like some
hot competition for the semi-finals with two
rinks in each section showing a very good
record of wins.

The first social of 1968 was held on January
20th. About sixty curlers attended and
enjoyed the variety curling which was
featured. Imagine having to blow the rocks
into the house!

Membership is now at about one hundred
and with the 14th Annual Bonspiel coming
up on February 29th, March 1st and 2nd, it
is expected this number will grow in the next
few weeks.

Our rinks have done well in outside competi-
tion. Last weekend the three teams which
went to the Teslin Bonspiel all were success-
ful and came home with prizes. In this spiel.
the Stan Thomas rink, composed of Stan,
Bill Linklater, Bruce Kreller and Pat Tuckey,
defeated the Bob Kennealy rink from White-
horse to capture first prize in the first event.

Other lucky(?) curlers were the rinks of John
Forbes, Dave Rose, Len Tuckey and Isabel
Tuckey, who were first in the third event,
and Don MacQuarrie, Kinky Borsato, Grant
Riddell and Arlene Borsato, who captured
second place in the same event.

Well done, curlers! It is expected the Teslin
and Whitehorse rinks will be back for revenge
on February 29th, March 1st and 2nd, when
our bonspiel will be held.

The next draw at the club commences on
January 29th and is for the Bell Asbestos
trophy.

The temporary heating which has helped to
make the rink so comfortable even during the
recent cold snap will soon be replaced by a
permanent installation. Parts for the system
are arriving and work should commence in
the near future.

High school curling continues but a falling off
has been noted in participants with several
rinks being short of personnel. Come on, kids,
let’s curl!