75th Exchange 
The 1990s included the celebration of the 75th Exchange in 1992 – 1993. The November 1992 half was held at the Detroit Curling Club. The local community TV channel (Bloomfield) shot a video celebrating the 75th exchange. A few clips from that video are included at the bottom of this page.
A pin was struck for this occasion.——————— A cake was baked and decorated carefully.
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The group photo taken in Detroit includes a total of 53 curlers attending the 75th. Click on the picture to see a higher resolution version.
Front Row L – R:
K – Bill Lynn, D – Dave Nelsen, K – Bob Wooley, K – Ian Anderson, ?#1?, K – Don Fanstone, D – Randy Harris, D – Alex Murray, D – Al Colman, D – Bob Kennedy, D – Pete Frisk, K – Bob Mooney, D – Carl Ingraham.
2nd Row L – R:
D – Charlie Clark, Lon Lowen, D – Chuck Thomas, K – Aden Snyder, D – Bert Bollman, K – Lorne Kuntz, K – Bob MacMillan, D – Bill Kennedy, D – Dave Hesse, D – Ken Barna, D – Ralph Drouare
3rd Row L – R:
?#2?, D – Dave Lage, K – Dave Cain, D – Frank Duffey, D – Tom Koehler, K – Bob Hooton, K – Dave Blamey, ?#3?, K – Gordon McConnell, D – Harry Wylie,
4th Row L – R
D – Dick Bachman, D – John Blair, K – Bill Rimmer, D – Merle Huss, D – Bud Noyle, K – Don Hudspeth, K – Murray Wills, Louie Kurtz, ?#4?, K – Ron Shane, D – Peter Beers.
5th Row L – R
D – Joe Livermore, K – Dave Lynn, K – Les Houston, K – Don Sloat, D – Paul Badgero, K – Pat Bourke, ?#5?, D – Roy Hartwick
D – Detroit, K – Kitchener
The dinner on the Saturday night had a head table which included:
From the left: Bob Mooney, Richard Bachmann, Charlie Clark, Harry Wylie (standing), Les Houston, Don Fanstone, Lon Lowen, Jack Blamey, John Blair, Ron Shane
From the left: Charlie Clark, Harry Wylie (Standing), Les Houston and Don Fanstone.
November 1992
The gin rummy players were at it: Joe Livermore, Roy Hartwick, Carl Ingraham, Alex Murray
The giant cribbage board at the Detroit club got lots of use. From the left: Bill Rimmer, ?#1?, Doug White, ?#2? (Nov 92)
November 1992
Another gin rummy game with Don Fanstone, Bert Bollman, Lorne Knuntz. Standing is Jack Blamey giving some pertinent advice.
November 1992
One long time tradition in curling is to have the curlers piped onto the ice at the beginning of the first game. The piper and the the honoured host (in this case Doug White) toast each other with a dram of scotch.
This was at the old Detroit club which was on Drake Rd in West Bloomfield, northwest of the city of Detroit.
Here are the curlers lined up after being piped in. They are watching the piper’s toast with envy.
November 1992
The following is a curling tradition which has faded away. If a curler failed to get a rock over the hog line, they were humiliated further by having to put a quarter in the pig!
Here Bill Rennie pays his quarter while Harry Wylie rubs it in by holding the pig’s tail up!
Gathered in the bar area of the Detroit club Is: Jack Blamey, Alex Murray and Don Hudspeth.
Here are Gord McConnell and Earl Schedwitz.
November 1992
At sinner’s breakfast, the lists of infractions are reviewed by the rules committee. From the left:
Don Fanstone (the Deacon), Carl Ingraham (the Judge), Bob Mooney, Bob Wooley (the Sherriff) and Bill Burgess.
At sinner’s breakfast there is time for a picture:
From the left: Ken Barna, Dave Cain, Jim Smith, Don Richard and Dave Hesse.
Videos
Dave Nelsen was interviewed
Don Fanstone emphasized the fellowship part of the exchange.
Carl Ingraham explains the history of the Detroit Sinner’s Club.
Carl Ingraham leads the choir at Sinner’s breakfast.
The curlers march to the pipes in this the final clip.