BANNER

Description: WHITE CANVAS BANNER, 1 PCE. DISPLAYS LARGE ORANGE, GREEN, YELLOW, BLACK MASCOT, FARLEY PHEASANT. TOP LEFT CORNER DISPLAYS BLACK BOX WITH WHITE RACKET AND BIRDIE. BENEATH BOX IS TEXT "BADMINTON". TOP EDGE OF BANNER HAS TWO SHORT VERTICAL TEARS. IN ADDITION, SMALL STAPLE (?) HOLES EXIST ON TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES.

History: BANNERS IDENTIFIED SPORTS BEING PLAYED AT DIFFERENT VENUES. DONOR IS UNCERTAIN, BUT BELIEVES BADMINTON MAY HAVE BEEN PLAYED AT THE UNIVERSITY ON ACCOUNT OF REGULATION CEILING HEIGHT. AFTER THE GAMES ENDED, ALL MATERIALS WERE CENTRALIZED AT A DEPOT TO BE DISTRIBUTED (EG. WRESTLING MATS, FENCING EQUIPMENT) TO LOCAL FACILITIES. LEFT OVER MATERIALS, SUCH AS THIS BANNER, WERE AVAILABLE FOR SOUVENIRS. DONOR PICKED UP THIS BANNER ON ACCOUNT OF HAVING INSTRUCTED BADMINTON AT THE UNIVERSITY. THE MASCOT ON THE BANNER IS FARLEY PHEASANT WHICH, ACCORDING TO DONOR WAS LOCALLY DESIGNED. THE WINTER GAMES CAME TO LETHBRIDGE AND SOUTHERN ALBERTA FEBRUARY 6-24,1975. THE "GAMES" WERE AWARDED BASED UPON A TEAM EFFORT FROM THE COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHERN ALBERTA. IN ORDER TO HOST 3,000 ATHLETES IN 16 SPORTS THE CITY BUILT TWO NEW FACILITIES AND UPGRADED OTHERS. THESE INCLUDE THE SPORTSPLEX (SPEED SKATING OVAL) AND STAN SIWIK POOL. VOLUNTEERS CAME FROM EVERY COMMUNITY SOUTH OF CLARESHOLM, EAST OF BLAIRMORE, WEST OF BOW ISLAND AND NORTH OF THE US-CANADIAN BORDER. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE DONOR'S ROLE IN THE GAMES, SEE P20010087002-GA.