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Creighton Curling History - Part III In 1966-67, with Fern Kozak as president, the Grace Salamondra team of Faye Brecht, Evelyn Evans and Pearl Andrusiak became the Creighton Curling Club champions. The Diamond D District winners were Anne Skoronski skipping with Mary Demchinsky, Marg Clark and Norma Stevenson. That year the Royal Cup winners were Virginia Blake's team of Alpha Nystrom, Thelma Jacobson and Doreen Murray. In 1967-68 the club champions were Edna Garinger, Mae Lofgren, Lois Lundquist and Fern Kozak. The Diamond D representatives and the city champions were the Anne Skoronski team of Mary Demchinsky, Marg Clark and Norma Stevenson. The Royal Cup reps that year were Virginia Blake, Alpha Nystrom, Thelma Jacobson and Doreen Murray. In 1968-69, with Marg Clark as president, the club champions, royal Cup winners and the City Champions were the team of Anne Skoronski with Janet Skoronski, Peggy Paull and Peggy Watson. In 1969-70 Jean Knutson was the president and Thelma Jacobson's team were the club champions (team members not available). In 1970-71, Lorraine Jeffrey was president and Edna Garinger's team was club champions. In 1971-72 Doreen Murray was president and club champions that year were the Madeline Rawles team. In 1972-73 Helen Schwab was president and the Edna Garinger team of Wendy Garinger, Wanda Garinger and Brenda MacGowan were club champions. From 1973 to 1978, the girls curled Uptown as the Creighton Ladies Curling club until the Sportex was completed. They made and sold over 500 cookbooks as a fundraiser for the new rink. It should also be noted that the Creighton Ladies Afternoon Club was formed a couple years after the ladies regular evening curling, with Helen Imrie as the first president. There were six teams at the start, with curlers from the ladies' evening league coming out to teach the afternoon gals how to curl. The Creighton Club Champions from 1980 to 2000-01, when the rink closed. 1980-81: skip Faye Brecht, third Karen Stadnyk, second Pearl Andrusiak and lead Debbie Brecht 1981-82: skip Irene Belisle, third Anne Stallard, second Pam Bachman and lead Betty Armstrong 1982-83: skip Alpha Nystrom, third Doreen Murray, second Gail Rudd and lead Audrey Murray 1983-84: skip Terry Jaszan, third Shirley Lofgren, second Evelyn Oliynyk and lead Marg Billy 1984-85: skip Terry Jaszan, third Rose Moore, second Fern Kozak and lead Nellie Jebsen 1985-86: skip Kathleen Woodward, third Rhonda Darling, second Millie Hill and lead Pat Conner 1986-87: skip Patti Bloxom, third Marilyn Berkner, second Virginia Hamm and lead Judy Weber 1987-88: skip Jan Stahl, third Shelly Smith, second Charlotte Nickel and lead Kim Podima 1988-89: skip Jan Stahl, third Shelly Smith, second Charlotte Nickel and lead Kim Podima 1989-90: skip Linda Guthrie, third Agnes Mills, second Karen Klause and lead Gaye Willetts 1990-91: skip Linda Guthrie, third Agnes Mills, second Karen Klause and lead Gaye Willetts 1991-92: skip Jan Stahl, third Shelly Smith, second Bertha Hutcheson and lead Kathy McDonald 1992-93: skip Shelly Downey, third Brenda Zagrodney, second Debbie McKenzie and lead Corinne Knutson 1993-94: skip Patti Pedwell, third Kathy Eikel, second Karen Nagy and lead Lola Carea 1994-95: skip Joan Hagley, third Evelyn Oliynyk, second Marg Bragg and lead Ann Stallard 1995-96: skip Gwen Moore, third Sharon Lindsay, second Cheryl Hordal and lead Terry Brigdon 1996-97: skip Marueen Lylyk, third Donna Streittle, second Megan Miller and lead Eileen Blake 1997-98: skip Jo-Ann Palmer, third Cathy Moore, second Jill Massey and lead Harriet Melenchuk 1998-99: skip Stacy Blackmon, third Sharalyn Reitlo, second Tammy Woloshyn and lead Angie Gryba 1999-00: skip Jo-Ann Palmer, third Cathy Moore, second Rhonda Scott and lead Harriet Melenchuk
