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The South Ontario Ladies Curling Tankard champions (double team) from the Boulevard - Club in Toronto. At left is Cybil Mercer, presi- In the B division of the Tankard finals, the entry from Penetanguishene captured the Nor- they Trophy. Front from left: Bernice Haley, Mary Smith, Jackie Gyte and Debbie King. Back " A dent of the SOLCA. In front row are skip Pat Reid, Carmel O'Malley, Susan Rumsey and Merle Drew. Back row from left: skip Sandi Morton, Lois Manning, Ann Rogers and Marg Purkis. from left: Annette Merkley, skips Anne Ross and Rosemary Marchand, Diane Ruston. The Tankard finals were held at the Port Perry Curl- ing Club, the first time ever for the Club. PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, April 1, 1986 -- 27 Port Perry club host to exciting Tankard History of sorts was being mace' last Thursday at the Port Perry Curling Club. For the first time ever, the Club was hosting: the championship games for the South Ontario Ladies Curling Tankard trophy. A total of eight teams from four different Curling Clubs in Southern Ontario played in the double team finals, and when it was all over the entry from the Boulevard Club in Toronto took the coveted Tankard In the B section finals, Penetanguishene's entry skipped by Anne Ross and Rosemary Mar- chand won the Northey trophy over Picton. For the winning skips from the Boulevard Club, Sandi Morton and Pat Reid, the victory last Thursday over St. Thomas was the end of three series of tough competitions. The Toronto team curled very well in the final and were four up coming into the last end. "We felt we had the game in con- trol the entire way," said skip Reid. And she added that the competition on Thursday was the toughest they faced in the Tankard rounds. - Through three rounds of Tankard competition, including the finals, neither of the two Boulevard teams had suffered a defeat. Hosting the Tankard finals was a real feather in the cap for the Ladies Section of the Port Perry Curling Club said i President Judy Latta. finals A great deal of work and effort went into preparing for the event under the direction of convenor Helen Parish and a committee of hard working individuals. Prior to the final matches Thurs- day afternoon, there was a colour- ful opening ceremonies as all eight teams were piped onto the ice by the sounds of the bag-pipes of Foster Hanson. The piper and president, Judy Latta, took part in the tradi- tional "toast to good curling.' Effie Hezzelwood, past president of the South Ontario Ladies Curling Association, threw the first rock as Port Perry president, Ralph Fair- man, vigorously swept the first stone to the house. Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor and Durham York MPP Ross Stevenson were on hand to wish the teams "good curling" and they offered congratulations to the Port Perry Club for acting as hosts. In the morning round, Boulevard defeated Picton to advance to the. final, while St. Thomas edged Penetang in a game that required an extra and to settle the outcome. The Tankard double entry ladies curling competition has a history dating back to 1914. During World War 2, when many women were ser- ving in the forces or working in war industries, the Tankard became single entry. But that was changed again in 1959 to the double entry format. Port Perry Ladies Curling Club President Judy Latta and piper Foster Hanson perform the traditional "toast to good curling." LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS? Look here! ... Where consumers in need shop for the professionals in business! CALL 988-7383 for INFORMATION