A world championship is being contested at the Kelowna Curling Club this week, but there91裸聊视频檚 a logo on the wall at the away end that is a vivid reminder of Kelowna91裸聊视频檚 biggest-ever curling event, half a century ago.

The 1968 Macdonald Brier was contested at Kelowna91裸聊视频檚 Memorial Arena 91裸聊视频� just a 15-minute walk due south from the curling club 91裸聊视频� and while the star of the show was Alberta91裸聊视频檚 Ron Northcott, who claimed his first of back-to-back Brier titles with a 10-1 record, two other players from that Canadian championship are here this week with more than a passing interest in what91裸聊视频檚 transpiring at the 2018 Winn Rentals World Mixed Curling Championship, according to a Team Canada news release.

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Jim Waite 91裸聊视频� who played second for Don Gilbert91裸聊视频檚 Ontario team in 1968 91裸聊视频� is coaching the Canadian team this week in Kelowna, a team that improved to 4-1 on Tuesday morning with a 10-1 paddling of New Zealand91裸聊视频檚 Dave Watt (0-4).

And Jim Anderson, the father of Canadian skip Mike Anderson, played second in 1968 for the New Brunswick foursome skipped by Jim Ayer.

It really is a great experience,91裸聊视频� said Waite, a longtime coach of various Canadian national teams. 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 not sure the rest of the team was aware that this is such an important place for Jim91裸聊视频檚 and my past But when I came in and saw that logo, the memories came back right away.91裸聊视频�

Waite91裸聊视频檚 Ontario team, in fact, was the only one that bested Northcott, who finished atop the field with a 9-1 record, the release said.

91裸聊视频淲e were tied coming home and there were a lot of rocks out front,91裸聊视频� recalled Waite. 91裸聊视频淗e (Northcott) had to play two raise takeouts to get our rock out and he missed them both by just a hair.91裸聊视频�

Ontario and Anderson91裸聊视频檚 New Brunswick team would finish with identical 6-4 records. Interestingly, Anderson91裸聊视频檚 vivid memory of that Brier also was a game against Alberta.

91裸聊视频淚f I remember correctly, we had to play Alberta on the Tuesday night, and that was the first night they had to turn on the lights for colour TV,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淏ut the time we got to the 11th and 12th ends, the ice was almost unplayable. I believe in the last end, only one rock made it to the house.91裸聊视频�

Waite has been back to Kelowna since, but Anderson, who now lives in Markham, Ont., is making his first trip to the Okanagan since he was slinging the corn broom for New Brunswick at Memorial Arena.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 perfect,91裸聊视频� said Anderson. 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e known Jim for a long time, and being here with Mike and this team, is great fun.91裸聊视频�

Both Waite and Anderson had plenty of fun watching on Tuesday morning as Canada 91裸聊视频� Mike Anderson is backed up by vice-skip Danielle Inglis, second Sean Harrison and lead Lauren Harrison 91裸聊视频� played its best game of the week to close within one victory of locking up a playoff berth.

Canada opened with three in the first end, and then proceeded to steal one in the second, three more in the third and one in the fourth.

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New Zealand got one back in the fifth, but the Canadian team, representing the Thornhill, Ont., Curling Club, but the game away with two in the sixth end.

91裸聊视频淭hat felt a lot like the nationals last year in Swan River (Man.),91裸聊视频� said Anderson. 91裸聊视频淭he ice was one game further along and we had a better feel for it. If that91裸聊视频檚 not as good as we can play, it91裸聊视频檚 pretty damn close.91裸聊视频�

Canada closes out its round-robin schedule with 8 a.m. PT games Wednesday against Hungary91裸聊视频檚 Zoltan Palancsa (2-2) and Thursday against Slovakia91裸聊视频檚 Daniela Matulova (4-0), the release said.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e not taking anything for granted yet, but we like the position we91裸聊视频檙e in,91裸聊视频� said Anderson. 91裸聊视频淣ow it91裸聊视频檚 about trying to figure out how to get our game to where it needs to be for Friday and Saturday.91裸聊视频�

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