HISTORY OF THE SMITHERS CURLING CLUB
Time Line
March 2005 | BC High School Championships - Vernon - Allison McKean, Sarah Kerbrat, Janet Benson and Tonya Malkow |
February 2005 | BC Men's Provincials - Host Club: Membership is 620: BC Northern Winter Games - Dawson Creek - Junior Silver Medal to Mary Kerbrat, Pierce Malkow, Trevor Pratt and Allison McKean |
September 2004 | Renovation to the interior of the curling club: Installation of replacement dehumidifier |
2004 | BC Northern Winter Games - Kitimat - Junior Gold Medal to Madi DeSmet, Mary Kerbrat, Tara Lanigan and Rachelle Pidherny - Juvenile Silver Medal to Jared DeSmet, Pierce Malkow, Trevor Pratt and Owen Bain |
BC High School Championships - Prince George - Madison DeSmet, Mary Kerbrat, Tara Lanigan, Rachelle Pidherny and coach Fiona Kerbrat | |
BC High School Championships - Prince George - Jared DeSmet, Pierce Malkow, Trevor Pratt, Owen Bain, Travis Herkel and coach Gord Pratt | |
2003 | Donation from the Hazelton Curling Club to the junior program - Little Rocks(11 lbs) |
2002 | BC Northern Winter Games - Host Club: Juvenile Gold Medal to Tara Lanigan, Madi DeSmet, Rachelle Pidherny, Mary Kerbrat: BC Mixed Provincials |
1999 | BC Men's Interior Playdowns: Hosted the BC Ladies Provincial Championships - Chair Denise Fisher, won by Pat Sanders, Michelle Harding, Cindy Tucker and Denise Byers |
1998 | BC High School Champions in Victoria - Janelle Yardley, Jeanne Reid, Darah Provencal, Julie Morris and coach Jim Yardley |
1996 | Firefighter's National Championships |
1995 | Rocks were resharpened in Edmonton: The fourth annual Men's Classic Cash Bonspiel, won by Doran Johnson |
BC High School Champions: Ryan Hall, Russ Nordstrom, Craig Misfeldt, Chris McGregor and Brent Morris | |
1994 | The third annual Men's Classic Cash Bonspiel |
1993 | The second annual Men's Classic Cash Bonspiel, won by Bob Ursel, Sandy McDonals, Joe Rea and Dave Johnston from Prince George |
1992 | The first annual Men's Classic Cash Bonspiel, won by Brad Hannah, Grande Prairie Alberta Teams participating: Vic Peters, Manitoba; Al Hackner, Northern Ontario; Rick Folk, British Columbia; Michael Vavrek, ALberta; Mark Dacy, Saskatchewan; Ed Lukowich, Ontario; Lorne Campbell, Alberta; Kevin Martin, Alberta |
1987 | BC Sr. Men's Provincial Champions - Jake Block, Bob Baase, Keith Stamp amd Arnold Amonson; Membership is 543 |
1986 | BC Northern Winter Games - Host Club |
1985 | The club hosted the Senior Ladies Provincial Playdowns and the Firemen's Provincial Playdowns |
1984 | Rocks were resharpened in Edmonton |
1981 | Junior team of Gord Pratt, Kevin Bolen, Mark Ayers and Ian McGibbon competed in the BC Junior Men's Championship in Prince George |
Junior team of Gord Pratt, Kevin Bolen, Mark Ayers and Ian McGibbon competed in BC Northern Winter Games | |
1980 | BC Sr. Men's Provincial's runner up - Jake Block, Tom Fraser, Bill Palmer and Larry Parker Shirley Baker was the first to be elected to the position of Director of the Tuesday Afternoon League |
1978 | The Ladies Afternoon League affiliated with the BCLCA |
1976 | New club opened just in time for the Steelhead Bonspiel: in the fall the Ladies Afternoon League was formed |
1973 | Ladies Club changed the format of the Edelweiss Bonspiel to 4 events |
1971 | The Smithers Ladies Club affiliated with BCLCA |
1970 | Members started planning for a new larger rink: The Smithers Ladies Club was formed, first meeting was October 6 |
1960 | Earnest Hann was given a lifetime membership |
1958 | A 40 HP ice machine was installed |
1955 | Fundraising began to purchase an artificial ice machine |
1949 | Construction began on a new four sheet curling rink |
1944 | Ladies were holding their own bonspiels |
1939 | Ladies were invited to join in a mixed league: The first successful mixed bonspiel that was held at the end of the season |
1938 | Local ladies were introduced to the game of curling with a social evening |
February 1928 | First bonspiel |
January 1928 | Regular league curling begins |
December 1927 | First curling game on the ice |
October 1927 | Athletic Club voted to form Curling Club |