North West River’s very own track star

Mary Winters of North West River recorded a level of dominance in high school track & field competitions comparable to Usian Bolt, winning 8/10 races she competed in, as we can see in an excerpt taken from an interview done with her last year:

Aimee: So Aunt Mary all those ribbons over there for your, from your school years. What kinds of things were those for?

Aimee: Oh, you were a runner. You’re track & field, yeah. 100 yards – First place. Quarter mile – First place. Broad jump – first place. 220 yards – 1st place. Your poor knees. Three legged race – First place, yes. Senior girls distance – First Place. Broad jump – first place. Sack race – First place. 100 yards – third place. and then the 220

Yards – third place. Mary – I went the wrong way on the third, on the third one. I almost caught them too. Aimee -So you’re a runner? Mary – Yep, never hurt my knees dancing.

Photo credit to Marlene Winters Wheeler

See photos below relating to her track and field achievements, as well as her time spent involved with softball in the community:

4 of Mary’s first place ribbons along with a medal, framed.

Photo credit to Aimee Chaulk

Happy Valley-Goose Bay ’50 years of softball’ swag owned by Mary

Photo credit to Aimee Chaulk