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Junior High School Bonspiel

The sport of curling has been popular in Bentley School for years. The students are following the lead of their parents who have been avid curlers long before Bentley had a curling rink. They curled on an outside skating rink. Curling was reasonably cheap to play. Once you had the rocks you just needed a house broom and you were away. There was no need of special clothing.

The following notice was taken from the February, 1951, issue of, ‘The Bentley Junior High School’ weekly newsletter, ‘Perroquet’. (Written by Janet Peterson.) - The Junior High is going to have a curling bonspiel on the rink beside the school. The "rocks" will be jam tins filled with ice or cement and a small pipe suitably bent is to be the handle. There will be three sheets of ice to play on. The team will be picked by certain skips or the skips will be picked and the teams names put in a hat and drawn that way. WE HOPE SOMEONE WILL DONATE A TROPHY TO THE WINNER OF THIS EVENT. We also hope this will be an annual event in the Jr. High.

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Curling Outdoors
1900's
Bentley, Alberta


Credits:
Bentley Museum Society

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Curling - Bentley High School
1900's
Bentley, Alberta


Credits:
Bentley Museum Society

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Curling on Gull Lake
1900's
Rural areas around Bentley, Alberta


Credits:
Bentley Museum Society