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Sheila Anne " Stretch " Rowan (April 22, 1940 – August 2, 2014) was a Canadian curler from Saskatoon .

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5-463: Rowan was born in Young, Saskatchewan where she grew up before moving to Plenty, Saskatchewan in 1953 and Saskatoon in 1955 where she graduated from Sion Academy . After high school, she worked as a secretary and a buyer. After retiring, she was a school bus driver. Rowan was a talented athlete at both softball and curling. In softball, she won many league and provincial championships, as well as winning

10-402: A swimming pool, golf course, ball diamonds and playground. A fire destroyed the village's oldest building, the former Young Hotel, on November 12, 2011. The hotel was built in 1910. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Young had a population of 253 living in 126 of its 142 total private dwellings, a change of 3.7% from its 2016 population of 244 . With

15-498: Is dominated by local agriculture and the nearby Mosaic Potash mine. Young came into being with the coming of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway . Young incorporated as a village on June 7, 1910. It was named for F.G. Young, a land agent. A limestone kiln producing 1000 bushels of lime a day was established in the town at the northwest end of 2 Avenue. It has a 3 sheet curling rink with artificial ice and hockey arena,

20-593: The 1992 Canadian Senior Curling Championships . She won a second provincial senior title in 1996 and represented Saskatchewan at the 1996 Canadian Seniors . Rowan was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 1976. Young, Saskatchewan Young ( 2016 population : 244 ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Morris No. 312 . The economy

25-504: The 1970 Canadian Softball Championship. The team represented Canada at the 1970 Women's Softball World Championship . As a curler, Rowan was a member of the three-time national champion Vera Pezer rink, playing third for the team. They won national titles in 1971 , 1972 and 1973 . Rowan would later go on to play skip, winning two more provincial titles in 1983 (4-6 at 1983 Scott Tournament of Hearts ) and 1985 (3-7 at 1985 Scott Tournament of Hearts ). Rowan skipped Saskatchewan to win

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