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Terrace Bay News, 16 Feb 1956, p. 8

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© \e Ot ae LADIES CURLING E,. FORSYTHE'S RINK WINS N.W.O,L.C. PLAYDOWN The Northwestem Ontario Meet got underway after an executive meeting was held Thursday afternoon, February 9th. The tournament found five zone winners in the field competing for the Northwest- ern championship, Skips for the various rinks were as follows: Mrs. Vennes, Rainy River; Mrs. P. Cloghesy, Balmertown; Mrs, Forsythe, Port Arthur; Mrs. 0. Jalkinen, Nipigon; and Mrs, P. Wellings, Terrace Bay. Elsie Forsythe's Rink, a strong contender from the start won four straight games to make her the winner of the North- western Ontario Ladies! Playdowns. A Banquet honouring the visiting curlers was staged by the host club Friday evening in the Hotel Terrace under the auspices of the N.W.0.L.C, Association, Speakers ine cluded M. Hale, Association lst Vice- President - Welcome from host clubs; Welceme from N.W.O.L,.C.A. by Mrs. H. We. Watt; = Introduction of zone winners by J. Cassidy. Trophy & Prizes - Mrs. Watt. An Annual meeting of the N.W.O.L.CeAe was held immediately after the banquet. LADIES BONSPIEL Terrace Bay was host to 64 outside curlers from Schreiber, Marathon, Nipigon, Red Rock, Balmertown, Port Arthur and Fort William on the weekend, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Twenty-two rinks were entered in the Ladies Second Annual 'Spiel which was high- lighted by a Banquet Saturday evening in Hotel Terrace. President, Elsie Ostling, gave a welcome address to all the curling visitors which was responded by Mrs, Ettienne P.A. on behalf of the visitors, All rink personnel was then introduced and some called on to show their individual talents off the ice, Some fine talent was displayed much to the enjoyment of their fellow curlers, (Cont. on next col,) Page 8 LADIES CURLING (Cont.) Bonspiel Results are as follows: First Event Second Event I.J.Cassidy, F.W. 1.MeSpencer, PsAe 2.B.Bouchard,T.B, 2.H.Flanagan,F.W. 3.1.Gray, PA. 3,A.Mableson, RR. 4,E.Foster, FW. L,J.Gellert,Sthr, Third Event 1,.P. Wellings, T.B. 2eh. Forsythe, P.A. 3.R.Perry, Marathon 4,M Gentile, Nipigon Personnel - B. Bouchard, Skip; I. Edmond Third; N. Coates Second; S, Janicki Lead, P, Wellings, Skip; A. Latour Third; I, Romaniuk Second; K. Thorsteinson | Lead. Donations were by the Hudson Bay Coy Nick Linkewich, L. & L. Food Market, - Palm Dairy, Bryan's. Hudson Bay Event (lst) Prizes were presented by Mr, Sedge Merchants! Event (2nd) Prize were presented by J. Hale, © Palm Dairy Event (3rd) Prizes were presented by F, Auger. o-O0=-0 CANADIAN SCHOOL CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP The above playdowns will be held in the Fort William Gardens this year- or' February 20th-2lst-22nd-23rd. Admission to all games is in the amount of $2,00. In addition this ticket will give you a chance on a TeV. set which will be drawn at the conclusion of the playdowns, You may purchase one of these tickets from Al Pattison. Help Support School Curling. 0-0-0 MEN'S CURLING FOUR RINKS HAVE PERFECT SCORE IN LAST ROUND In round three the following rinks won their five games: J, McDonald G. Dodge, H. McLeod and V, Duquette, On the next page are the stand~ ings at the completion of Round No. ITL, Round No. IV started on Wednesday February 15th. Games for Wednesday and Friday, February 17th are shown also on the next page, (Cont. on page 9)

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