West End Dumplings: A history of Orioles Community Centre

Part 1: West End Orioles (1936 - 1946)

Part 2: Transformation (1947 - 1950)
Part 3: Orioles Community Centre (1950 - 1970)
Part 4: Orioles Community Centre (197o - present)
Part 5: Lists, lists lists !
NEW: Photos of the March 2012 history show and tell !

Early Orioles Presidents:

As "West End Orioles"
1936 - 1942 Charlie Regelous
1943 - 1944 Russ Ball
1945 - 1946 Stan Evans
1946 - 1948 Al Crockett

As "Orioles Community Club"
1948 - 1949 Organizing year

1949 - 1950 Cecil Pratt
1950 - 1951 W. H. Easton
1951 - 1952 J. F. Pieri

1952 - 1953 Robert Storry
1953 - 1954 Robert Storry
1954 - 1955 Robert Storry
1955 - 1956 Robert Storry
1956 - 1957 Al Miller
1957 - 1958 Mr. B Volkman
1958 - 1959 Mr. B Volkman

1959 - 1960 Al Crockett
1960 - 1961 Al Crockett
1961 - 1962 Mary Dunn
1962 - 1963 Mary Dunn
1963 - 1964 Harry Galton
1964 - 1965 Harry Galton
1965 - 1966 George Hamende
1966 - 1967 George Hamende
1967 - 1968 George Hamende
1968 - 1969 George Hamende
1969 - 1970 George Hamende
1970 - 1971 George Hamende
1971 - 1972 George Hamende
1972 - 1973 George Hamende
1973 - 1974 Harry Burdon
1974 - 1975 Lyle Allan
1975 - 1976 Lyle Allan
1976 - 1977 Mark Westman
1977 - 1978 Mark Westman
1978 - 1979 Bob Liptrot
1979 - 1980 Bob Liptrot
1980 -1981 Bob Liptrot
1981 - 1982 Bob Liptrot
1982 - 1983 Bob Liptrot
1983 - 1984 Bob Liptrot
1984 - 1985 Harry Burdon
1985 - 1986 Harry Burdon
1986 - 1987 Maurice Picton
1987 - 1988 Bob Liptrot
1989 - 1990 Doug Gillingham
1990 - 1991 Doug Gillingham
1991- 1992 Doug Gillingham
1992 - 1993 Doug Gillingham
1993 - 1994 Doug Gillingham
1994 - 1995 Doug Touchette
1995 - 1996 Joanne Williams
1996 - 1997 Joanne Williams
1997 - 1998 Phillip Joseph
1998 -1999 Phillip Joseph

Orioles Queens
1950 Marjorie Blake

1952 Beth Eaton (above)
1953 Diane Webb
1954 Lynne Murphy
1959 Lorraine Henwood

1960 Carol Crockett
1961 Nancy Bangard
1962 Gail Hannesson
1963 Margaret Adler
1964 Jackie Graceffo
1965 Rae Weston

1966 Linda Chabonik (above)
1967 Lenora Graceffo (above)

1968 Beverly Drabyk
1969 Judy Mark
1972 Ellen Peppel
1973 Brenda Westman
1974 Kim Flewelling

1975 Debbie Cunnington (above)
1976 Caroline Irvine
1977 Sharon Love

Orioles All-Stars:

October 17, 1947 Winnipeg Free Press

A number of Orioles stars went on to have junior hockey careers, many following coach Hoss Nicholson up the hockey ladder. Above are three of the best: Fred Dunsmore, Gordon Watters and Odie Lowe Jr. as Winnipeg Canadians.

Here are some star players of the early Orioles days:

Fred Dunsmore

Fred Dunsmore was likely the Orioles' biggest star, excelling at summer and winter sports. He is a member of the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame. (To see a recent video interview with Dunsmore.)