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Jayne Troop Jody Bieber

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Triumphs, Glory & Tears; Steaks, Burgers & Beers

By Bruce Penton

or the Troops of Brandon and the Biebers of Winnipeg And between the golf and the planned tournament
— a family which grew from the marriage of Doug and activities, there will be social events galore in and around
FMyrna Graham of Brandon — the Tamarack is all the Bieber cabin. “When we were growing up, we had a
about family. whole social circle of friends who would be at the lake —
Golf is the raison d’etre, of course, but the once-a-year McPhails, the Dunns, the Murrays and a few others,” said
family-and-friends gatherings are what make the third week Troop.
of August such a special one for the family that has had its Jayne said the visiting and socializing are among her
share of triumphs, glory and tears. favourite Tamarack week memories, but she has plenty of
And plenty of steaks, burgers and beer, too. golf stories, too
“We’ll plan supper for 10 and by the time everyone gets The Cubs, for 7-12-year-olds, is where most family
there, it’s 10 squared,” said Jayne Troop, whose daughter members got their start. Parents accompany the
Kaitlyn, now 30, has won the women’s title six times. youngsters around the course and Jayne said there were
Jayne is the younger of Doug and Myrna Graham’s two plenty of humorous moments during the Cubs era as
daughters; the other being Jody Bieber of Winnipeg, who parents tried to accurately count their young golfers’
along with her husband Guy, a native Brandonite, have strokes — “whether it was a 10 or a 15,” she said. “So many
produced a couple of talented female golfers, too — Stacey, happy memories over the years,” she said. “They might cry
a former pro, and Reghan. over their score but then they’d all get a prize, so they’d
Jody and Guy own a large cabin behind the Grahams’, and be happy and couldn’t wait for the next year.”
that’s usually get-together headquarters for the two As their children grew up and became championship
families. “Now we’re getting grandchildren added to the mix, contenders, Jayne recalls some tense matches.
so it’s a bit of a zoo sometimes,” said Jayne. “(Cousins) Kaitlyn played Stacey in a championship flight
“We’ll have a houseful again this year,” Troop continued. match five or six years ago and it was really hard to watch.
“The bedrooms will all be packed. In fact, Guy is borrowing Stacey was kicking Kait’s butt all the way around, but she
somebody’s trailer to put in the yard to handle any overflow.” scratched back and tied it on the 18th. They went to an
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