While it wasn’t an Olympic gold medal in curling, the White Trophy in Vermilion was a pretty big deal for curlers over 100 years ago. Back in February 1909, the Vermilion Curling Club took on several other clubs for the right to hold the White Trophy. This was the first year that the trophy was available to win and several teams were hoping to capture it. The teams that competed were from all around eastern central Alberta including Vermilion, Fort Saskatchewan and Vegreville

As with the first column of each month, it is time to dive back 100 years exactly to see what was going on in the community in October of...