USWCA NEWS
Philadelphia Belles celebrate 50th
By Lisa McCann, Philadelphia CC
ing Rights Act was signed into law, and Mary Quant introduced the mini skirt to women’s fashion. It was also a time of change at the Philadelphia Curling Club for it was the first year that women were allowed to move out of the kitchen and warm room and onto the ice, forming their own auxil- iary body called the Philadelphia Belles. In November 2015, the Belles gathered at the Philadelphia Curling Club
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to celebrate their founding anniversary. Members from the 1970s to the present raised their glasses to honor this milestone. A piper serenaded the ladies and seven black-tie-clad gentlemen served lunch, accompanied by memories of fun and friendship over the years. Since their founding, the Belles have been active participants in the
growth of women’s curling, representing and occasionally winning GNCC events including the Women’s Challenge, Kayser Mixed, and GNCC Senior Women’s; national events, including the USWCA All-American, USWCA National Women’s, USWCA Senior National Women’s, and USCA Senior Worlds; as well as Junior Nationals and the Youth Olympic Games. Te Belles pay modest dues to support junior curling in Philadelphia, a sum
he year was 1965 and the times, as Bob Dylan so aptly noted, were a-changin’. Lyndon Johnson was president and the Vietnam War was escalating. Te Beatles released their album “Help,” the Vot-
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Past presidents of the Philadelphia Belles in attendance at the 50th anniver- sary celebration include (front, l-r) Frances Nannos, Rosemary Morgan, Patti Myers, Dottie McGee, (back, l-r) Lisa McCann, Carol Munchback, Pat Jolly, Leslie Dudt, Deanne Rudd, Pam Stephanie, and Jo Hess.
that is estimated to be close to $10,000 to date — a huge accomplishment for a two-sheet club. It’s hard to imagine a time when women had to fight for the right to curl.
We are grateful to those determined women of the Philadelphia Curling Club who emerged from the back rooms to take their rightful place on the ice. Te Philadelphia Belles look forward to their next fabulous 50 years. Q
// CIRCUIT SPOTLIGHT: STONE COLD BEAUTIES By Craig Fischer, Fort Wayne CC
various reasons, curling at the club level has typically been more weighted to men. We felt that we had an opportunity to promote some change in this regard and we started by instituting our first women’s league. Holding a women’s bonspiel was an obvious next step as the number of women’s spiels is limited, especially as opens grow in popularity. We also wanted to make our event unique. Te Vera Bradley Outlet Sale
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in April attracts people from all over the U.S. We felt that coordinating our women’s bonspiel with the Vera Bradley sale would showcase the best of Fort Wayne, with first-class opportunities to curl, eat, and shop. We tried to hold the event in 2014 but failed to raise sufficient interest.
Ten we learned about the USWCA Circuit and found that this was an ideal solution. Just signing up to be on the Circuit was enough to get this bonspiel launched and we are grateful to the USWCA for its support. For those who are not familiar with the Fort Wayne Curling Club, we
are one of the most dynamic curling clubs in the U.S. While curling existed in Fort Wayne back in the 1880s, the club was only re-established in 2010. Since that time we have: 1. Held numerous summerspiels, some as large as 60 teams, and one
hosted the women’s Olympic teams from China and Great Britain as well as the U.S. women’s Olympic teams from 2006, 2010, 2014. 2. Hosted the inaugural U.S. Arena National Championships.
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s Fort Wayne CC made the transition from an arena club to dedicated ice in 2014, we looked at all of the new possibilities in front of us. One of these was supporting women’s curling. For
3. Moved into a dedicated facility aſter only four years of existence. 4. Hosted the 2015 USA Curling National Members' Assembly. 5. Are actively working to make curling a Special OIympics sport in the
U.S. through the introduction of a special needs curling league in conjunc- tion with a local foundation. 6. Are actively working with disabled veterans and the physically dis-
abled through Turnstone, our local paralympic organization. Te Fort Wayne Curling Club's 2016 Women’s Stone Cold Beauties Bon-
spiel will be held April 15-17. Q Correction: In the last episode of Circuit Spotlight we incorrectly identified
the 2015 Sippy Spiel Champions. Te actual winners were Sally Augustin, Margie Smith, Hannah Augustin, and Amy Anderson from St. Paul.
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