75th Exchange
The second half of the 75th Exchange was held at the KW Granite Club on March 1993.
Here is the fine group gathered for the 75th Exchange. Double click to get a higher resolution picture.
Front Row L – R:
D – Randy Harris, K – Jim Dennison, D – Ken Barna, D – Peter Beers, K – Bob MacMillan, K – Murray Wills, D – Rob Mair, K – Paul Sanford, K – Bob Mooney, K – Gordon McConnell
2nd Row L – R:
D – Ralph Drouare, K – Earl Schedewitz, D – Joe Livermore, D – Charlie Clark, D – Merle Huss, K – Bill Burgess, D – Alex Murray, K – Jack Blamey, D – Bert Bollman, K – Aden Snyder, K – Pat Bourke
3rd Row L – R:
?#1?, K – Bill Lynn, ?#2?, K – John Maziarz, D – Al Colman, K – Paul Sellner, D – Ed Petticord, K – Dave Cain, D – Dick Leonard, D – Roy Hartwick, D – Jim Smith, D – Charlie Warthman, K – Gary Kreller, K – Don Fanstone.
4th Row L – R
?#3?, K – Don Reinhardt, K – Lorne Kuntz, D – Bill Kennedy, K – Dave Blamey, D – Dave Hesse, D – Chuck Thomas, D – Dallas Schneider, D – Pete Frisk, K – Bob Hooton, K – Ron Shane.
5th Row L – R
D – Harry Wylie, K – Ian Anderson, D – Dave Lage, K – Jack Runstedler, ?#4?, ?#5?, D – Don Warthman, D – Paul Badgero, ?#6?.
6th Row L – R:
K – Joe Forwell,D – Ken Zryd, ?#7?, K – Bob Wooley, K – Ed Forwell, K – Howie Groff, D – Jim McLean, K – Art Forwell, D – Tom Koehler, K – Cec Brodeur, K – Bill Rimmer, K – Don Sloat, K – Les Houston.
D – Detroit, K – Kitchener
The KW Granite Club was decked out with both US and Canadian flags for the 75th Exchange.75th – March 1993
Not only was 1993 the 75th anniversary of the Exchange, it was the 65th anniversary of the KW Granite Club as well as the 125th anniversary of the founding of Canada.
The piper pipes the curlers on the ice before the curling started on Saturday morning. Bill Burgess watches the curlers lining up.75th – March 1993
The curlers lined up across the ice as the piper plays .
A collection of Exchange memorabilia: On the top is the Vince Scherer Memorial Trophy which is used at each exchange to drink a toast to Vince who was a long time member of the Exchange. Below is the 75th Exchange plaque presented by Detroit the previous November. Beside is is the plaque commerating the 60th Exchange.
75th – March 1993
This plaque was presented to the Exchange by the Cities of Kitchener and Waterloo to celebrate the 75th.
Joe Livermore accepts the plaque from the cities on behalf of the Detroit Curling Club,
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Ron Shane thanking Jack Blamey for his long years of dedication to the Exchange.
The dining room at the KW Granite Club set up for Saturday evening dinner.
After the Saturday dinner, a magician did a few tricks. Pete Frisk on the left and Bill Rimmer on the right are getting a lesson on paying attention.
Here the magician is showing Cec Brodeur how to unlink the rings.75th – March 1993
Dave Cain just lost his tie and is about to lose his shirt.
Watch closely as the shirt is pulled off without removing the jacket.
How did he do that!75th – March 1993
At sinners breakfast Don Fanstone (the Deacon) is addressing the assembled while Dallas Schneider looks on.
The band provides some background music. Cec Brodeur is on the piano, Don Reinhardt on the guitar with Gary Kreller on the accordian. Alex Murray is watching on the left.75th – March 1993
Behind the bar are: Paul Sellner, Paul Sandford and Jim Dennison.
At the end of Sinner’s breakfast farewells are said. Harry Wylie is holding the Exchange Trophy and probably explaining to Lorne Kuntz why this was the first time in decades that Detroit had won the Trophy!
75th – March 1993
