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2008 British Columbia Scotties Tournament Of Hearts
The 2008 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, British Columbia's women's provincial curling championship, was held January 23-27 at the Trail Curling Club in Trail, British Columbia. The winning team of Allison MacInnes represented British Columbia at the 2008 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Regina, Saskatchewan Regina () is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province, after Saskatoon, and is a commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. As of the 2021 C ..., finishing round robin with a 4-7 record. Teams Standings Results Draw 1 ''January 23, 12:30 PM PT '' Draw 2 ''January 23, 7:30 PM PT '' Draw 3 ''January 24, 12:30 PM PT '' Draw 4 ''January 24, 7:30 PM PT '' Draw 5 ''January 25, 12:30 PM PT '' Draw 6 ''January 25, 7:30 PM PT '' Draw 7 ''January 26, 9:30 AM PT '' Playoffs Semifinal ''January 26, 7:30 PM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trail, British Columbia
Trail is a city in the West Kootenay region of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It was named after the Dewdney Trail, which passed through the area. The town was first called Trail Creek or Trail Creek Landing, and the name was shortened to Trail in 1897. Geography Trail has an area of . The city is located on both banks of the Columbia River, approximately north of the United States border. This section of the Columbia River valley is located between the Monashee Mountains to the west and the Selkirk Mountains to the east. The Columbia flows directly north-south from Castlegar, turns east near downtown Trail, and then meets the Canada–United States border at Waneta and the Pend d'Oreille River. Summer climate in Trail is generally hot and dry with moderately cool nights. Temperatures often exceed during summer afternoons, average . Thunderstorms are common during the late-Spring and Summer season, often moving into the valley from the south. The fall months brin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diane McLean
Diane Gail Gushulak ( McLean; born May 27, 1969) is a Canadian curler from Vancouver, British Columbia. She currently skips her own team out of Vernon. Career Early career in Ontario Gushulak's early curling career was spent in Ontario. In 1990 she won a provincial varsity championship while attending McMaster University. In 1995 she won the Ontario Scott Tournament of Hearts throwing second stones for the Alison Goring rink. The team represented Ontario at the 1995 Scott Tournament of Hearts, where they finished in fifth place with a 7-4 record. Career in British Columbia Gushulak later moved to B.C. At her first B.C. provincial championship she placed 2nd, in 1997. She finished third in 2000. Playing second for the Sherry Fraser rink, she played in the 2001 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, finishing with a 2-7 record. In 2004, playing second for Georgina Wheatcroft, she won her first B.C. provincial title. The team represented British Columbia at the 2004 Scott Tournament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grace MacInnes
Grace may refer to: Places United States * Grace, Idaho, a city * Grace (CTA station), Chicago Transit Authority's Howard Line, Illinois * Little Goose Creek (Kentucky), location of Grace post office * Grace, Carroll County, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Grace, Laclede County, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Grace, Mississippi, an unincorporated community * Grace, Montana, an unincorporated community * Grace, Hampshire County, West Virginia * Grace, Roane County, West Virginia Elsewhere * Grace (lunar crater), on the Moon * Grace, a crater on Venus People with the name * Grace (given name), a feminine name, including a list of people and fictional characters * Grace (surname), a surname, including a list of people with the name Religion Theory and practice * Grace (prayer), a prayer of thanksgiving said before or after a meal * Divine grace, a theological term present in many religions * Grace in Christianity, the benevolence shown by God toward human ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marla Mallett
Marla Mallett (born December 19, 1970 as Marla Geiger in Nanaimo, British Columbia) is a Canadian curler from Walnut Grove, British Columbia. Career 1988–1997 Mallett is a three time former Canadian and World Junior champion in 1988 playing with for Julie Sutton (Skinner). In 1995 Mallett played in her first Tournament of Hearts. She played skip for the British Columbia team, and finished the round robin with a 6–5 record. She would then join up with Kelley Owen (Law), and played in the 1997 Scott Tournament of Hearts. The team finished in last place, with a 3–8 record that year. 2009–current Mallett would not return to the Hearts until the 2009 event, held in her home province. Her team consisting of Grace MacInnes, Diane Gushulak and Jacalyn Brown, defied many people's expectations by finishing the round robin in first place with an 8–3 record and lost in the final to the defending champion Jennifer Jones. Mallett would return to the 2010 British Columbi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamloops Curling Club
Kamloops ( ) is a city in south-central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the South flowing North Thompson River and the West flowing Thompson River, east of Kamloops Lake. It is located in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, whose district offices are based here. The surrounding region is sometimes referred to as the Thompson Country. The city was incorporated in 1893 with about 500 residents. The Canadian Pacific Railroad was completed through downtown in 1886, and the Canadian National arrived in 1912, making Kamloops an important transportation hub. With a 2021 population of 97,902, it is the twelfth largest municipality in the province. The Kamloops census agglomeration is ranked 36th among census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada with a 2021 population of 114,142. Kamloops is promoted as the ''Tournament Capital of Canada''. It hosts more than 100 sporting tournaments each year (hockey, baseball, curling, etc) at world-class sports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karla Thompson
Karla may refer to: People * Karla (name), a feminine given name * Petras Karla (1937–1969), Soviet Olympic rower Places * Karla, Kose Parish, a village in Harju County, Estonia * Karla, Rae Parish, a village in Harju County, Estonia * Kärla, a village in Saaremaa County, Estonia * Karla, Greece * Karla, Mawal, a village in Pune district, Maharashtra, India * Karla, Ratnagiri, a village in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India * Karli, India, a town in Maharashtra, India, site of the Karla Caves * Karla crater, a meteorite impact crater in Russia * (181708) 1993 FW, a trans-Neptunian object, the second discovered, for which Karla was an early proposed name Fiction * ''Karla'' (film), a 2006 film by Joel Bender See also * Carla (other) Carla is a feminine given name. Carla may also refer to: Weather *Tropical Storm Carla (1956) *Hurricane Carla, one of two Category 5 tropical cyclones during the 1961 Atlantic hurricane season *Typhoon Carla (1962), a Category 1 typ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vernon, British Columbia
Vernon is a city in the Okanagan region of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is northeast of Vancouver. Named after Forbes George Vernon, a former MLA of British Columbia who helped establish the Coldstream Ranch in nearby Coldstream, the City of Vernon was incorporated on December 30, 1892. The City of Vernon has a population of 40,000 (2013), while its metropolitan region, Greater Vernon, has a population of 58,584 as of the Canada 2011 Census. With this population, Vernon is the largest city in the North Okanagan Regional District. A resident of Vernon is called a "Vernonite". History The site of the city was discovered by the Okanagan people, a tribe of the Interior Salish people, who initially named the community Nintle Moos Chin, meaning "jumping over place where the creek narrows". This name refers to a section of the Swan Lake that passes through Downtown Vernon, the community's central business district. Some of these were part of the Okanagan Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vernon Curling Club
Vernon may refer to: Places Australia *Vernon County, New South Wales Canada *Vernon, British Columbia, a city *Vernon, Ontario France *Vernon, Ardèche *Vernon, Eure United States * Vernon, Alabama * Vernon, Arizona * Vernon, California * Lake Vernon, California * Vernon, Colorado * Vernon, Connecticut * Vernon, Delaware * Vernon, Florida, a city * Vernon Lake (Idaho) * Vernon, Illinois * Vernon, Indiana * Vernon, Kansas * Vernon Community, Hestand, Kentucky * Vernon Parish, Louisiana ** Vernon Lake, a man-made lake in the parish * Vernon, Michigan * Vernon Township, Isabella County, Michigan * Vernon Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan * Vernon, Jasper County, Mississippi * Vernon, Madison County, Mississippi * Vernon, Winston County, Mississippi * Vernon Township, New Jersey * Vernon (town), New York ** Vernon (village), New York * Vernon (Mount Olive, North Carolina), a historic plantation house * Vernon Township, Crawford County, Ohio * Vernon Township, Scioto County, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Miller
Christine Miller (June 4, 1918 – November 18, 1978) was a member of the Peoples Temple cult led by Jim Jones. She is known for being the only Temple member to publicly urge Jones against carrying out the group's mass murder in Jonestown, Guyana on November 18, 1978. Ultimately, she was unsuccessful in persuading Jones and died that same day, alongside 908 other Temple members. . ''Alternative Considerations of Jonestown and Peoples Temple''. Jonestown Project: San Diego State University. Background Miller was born in in 1918 and worked as a |
Darah Provencal
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