I. , petition. Ladies curl in the afternoon as well as
. mg mixed in the evening. . .

. dies Pres. Gerda Becker, Vice Pearl Grudeski,
the Kingdon, Treas. Ethel Adamson.

‘ 7 - The curling club sponsored a Turkey Bingo at

.l ‘istmas each year. _
 r joint meetings in 1968 officers were: Pres. Al Wood,
. 'e Chy Habing, Sec. Doreen Melnychuk, Treas. Sam
 amson. Ladies Pres. Gerda Becker, Vice Pearl
 deski, Sec. Eileen Newton, Treas. Ethel Adamson
. ,j. 7-1969)-
‘ '70 .— Ladies Pres. Thelma Burton, Vice Doreen
"inychuk, Sec. Jean Moscrip, Treas. Eileen Newton.

' ‘71 .— The curling club helped with community
ers. Eve Onisimchuk was the representative in 1971.
_ 'ies Pres. Brenda Bunting, Vice Lorna Cawston,

Z'Jean Moscrip, Treas. Eileen Newton.

1 1972 — The rink was improved during a winter works
"iuject. A mixed curling club was formed with an
* ecutive of four men and four women. Committee was:
.5 ‘ een Newton, Brenda Bunting, Lorna Cawston, Lona
V  (1, Ralph Bunting.

' ' ' 973-74 —— One night each week was for ladies’ curling,
for men’s and one for mixed.

1975-76 — It was decided to apply for a grant to insulate
‘ , close in the ice area in the rink.

.- ” 1976-79 - In 1979, a benefit dance was held on April 6
i .. the school to replace some library books and RE.
equipment, lost in the school fire.

‘ Pres. Bob Habing, Vice John Cochrane, Sec. Lorna
‘Cawston, Treas. Eileen Newton.

m 980 — Carpeting was installed for rock stands. The
ladies held an invitational bonspiel and pot luck supper.
.- "1981 — The curling club was closed for this season.

‘ 1 1982 — Pres. Murray Scott, Vice Harold Lyons, Sec.
Vean Finnigan, Treas. Eileen Newton.

’ 1983 — Pres. Murray Scott. Vice Shirley Hiebert, Sec.
Pat Wilson, Treas. Eileen Newton. Curling is held
j Mondays and Thursdays.

Sec.

    
 

 

5 Kelwood Ball Team —— About 1925

1' Standing: Arthur Adamson (coach), Wilber McLeod, Lyle
Wilson. Jack Adamson, Bob Sayers, Bob Kyle, Alex Russell.-

Seated: Bill McKone, Albert Bouchard, Sam Adamson

Baseball
1904 — The first team was organized.
_ 1908 — Pres. Hugh McLeod, Vice Robt. McKone, Sec.
V W. E. Smith; also, R. E. McLeod, Fred Dixon and Geo.
: McIntosh. Team captain Heber Morrison.

 

  

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1915 — The officers organized the sports day. Kelwood
was in a league with Riding Mountain, McCreary, Birnie,
Glenella and Glencairn.

Pres. C. Shaw, Vice J. M. Peterson, Sec. F. Smith.

1922 — Kelwood senior team tied with Neepawa for
first place in the league.

1923 — Finance committee included F. Wilson, Harold
Bristow and A. C. Becker.

Line up — Alf Jensen, Stan Gilmore, P. Babcock, A.
Gilmore, M. Phillips, H. Rutledge, A. Russell, C. Wray, J.
C. Wherritt, R. J. Kyle and Ab Maguire.

Pres. T. C. Wilson, Vice J. C. Wherritt, Sec. Treas. Dr.
R. E. Dicks.

Senior team — Alf Jenson, Stan Gilmore, P. Babcock,
A. Gilmore, M. Phillips, H. Rutledge, A. Russell, C. Wray,
J. C. Wherritt, R. J. Kyle, Ab Maguire.

1924-30 — Manager was Arthur Adamson. Some of the
players were Alex Russell, Bill McKone, Alf Jensen, Stan
Gilmore, P. Babcock, R. J. Kyle, Ab Maguire, Sam
Adamson, Jack Adamson, G. Stephens, W. McLeod, B.
Sayers, L. Wilson (pitcher, 1928) and Albert Bouchard.

1930’s —- Baseball declined, although some of the
players from the 30’s, plus the following, tried to keep it
alive: Tom Ewing, Earl Gilmore, Clayton McGorman,
Lawson Mabley, Earl Smith, Spud Murphy, Fawcett
Wilson, Cliff Stewart.

1939 and 1940's — The war limited play, but some
players were Lawrence Cripps, George Carr (twenty
years of coaching and playing), Arnold Wetherill, Bob
and Alf Newton, Gilbert Gusdal, Cliff Stewart, Fawcett
Wilson, Spud Murphy, Gerry Mabley and Mervyn Duffy.

Sam Adamson was president.

1948 — Line up: Walter and Wilfred Smith, Louis
Kelm, Russ Newton, Delmar Kyle, Alex and Nick
Hordiyuk, Eldon Hearn, George Carr, Clarence
Doucette, Murray Cawston, Bill Cook, Edmund
Grudeski, Henry Ohirko.

1957 — Line up: Chy Habing, Bob Habing, Maurice
Stewart, Duane Stewart, Laurence McCutcheon, Frank
Hoehn, Carl Ennis, Albert McLeod, Philip McLeod and
Gerald Howard.

1962 — High School team: Donald McLeod, Larry
Coutts, Doug Wetherill, Bob and Wayne Vandroebays,
Gerry Gebler, Brian McCrae, Charlie Jones, Orville
Robinson, Daryl Habing and Dwight Andrews.

Organized baseball did not continue into the 1960’s for
Kelwood. Fastball replaced baseball; A team was
organized in the mid-1960’s by E. Chumola and W.
Moscrip. Some members of this team were J. Kuyp, J.
Poncsak, R. Watson, Charlie Jones and Don McLeod.

Later, fastball teams were organized for sports days
but no records were kept. Ed Grudeski showed great
interest in these teams. One team in the 1970’s included
Curtis Grudeski, Dale Henton and Greg Newton.

Little mention is made of ladies’ softball, although
there were many teams. Some names mentioned refer to a
team coached by Alex Russell in the 1940’s. Players
included Muriel Watt, Phyllis Kolesar, Pearl Grudeski
and Margaret Fedak.

In 1982, a girls’ softball team from Kelwood included
Karen Grudeski, Bernice Walker and Nancy Gower.