2025-2026 League Winners
Grand Aggregate Winners
Harold Peterson and Herb Sulkers
League Championship Winners
Doug and Sandy May
The Vintage Curling Sweaters
In Brandon, 1886, Henry Patmore opened a nursery and flower store that became very well known throughout the world. He built a 2 ½ story small mansion surrounded by a fancy wrought iron fence that enclosed many trees and shrubs. Henry planted most of the (now) huge trees in the old fair grounds, just across the street from his house on 13th St.
Many years later (1951) my parents bought and raised me and my sister in a tiny house next door. Old Henry had died at this point and his son Robert (Dick) took over the nursery and built a house on the other side of his fathers for his wife Hazel and himself. The mansion was lived in by 2 spinster sisters, Hazel and Daisy, while I was growing up.
Many more years later, after the sisters were gone, a niece came to live at the house. She knew I curled, as did my mom and wondered if I would be interested in 2 curling sweaters she had in the basement. They led me into the basement which had a dirt floor and 6 foot stone foundation and many old objects stored there. She knows nothing of the sweaters other than they belonged to the Patmores. I don’t believe they are more than 70 years old (the red one is in poorer shape but likely older). A quick “google search” shows many sweaters like this, some that have value, if so, enjoy.
As none of my family curls, I hope the winner enjoys these and they won’t be discarded.
Gregg Pierce