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Created by Gail Hussey-Weir
October 7, 2023
Below are the female curlers May 17, 1958, courtesy of Bernie Johnson. 
​On March 8, 1963, Lillian Moakler skipped Bell Island's Ladies Curling Team to the win over the Grand Falls rink for the Ladies' Inter-town Curling Championship and take home the Thistle Memorial Trophy. L-R in the photo below are Mary Connors, lead; Evelyn LeDrew, second; Phil Cantwell, mate; and Lillian Moakler, skip. Photo and clipping courtesy of Susan Proudfoot.
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​FEMALE  HIGH SCHOOL CURLING

​The 1976 St. Boniface Girls' team, who won the Bell Island championship against St. Michael's High School that year. L-R: Marilyn Skanes, Diane Upshall, Jack McDuff, Gloria Noseworthy and Annette Snow. 

Jack McDuff skipped the Newfoundland team that won the 1976 Briar, the province's first time winning it. He was guest speaker at the Bell Island Curling Club's 1976 annual banquet and presented the St. Boniface team with their awards. The following week, he and his wife hosted the team for a tour of St. John's, capped off with dinner at their home.

Photo and information courtesy of Marilyn Skanes King. 
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