It was 60 years ago that George Skelly moved to Roseville and joined the St. Paul Curling Club. He relocated from Winnipeg, Manitoba, to attend radiology school and was determined to continue the sports he grew up playing. “He was a great athlete,” said his daughter, Gaye Skelly-Peterson. That’s Gaye as in “Jay,” the way former Toronto Maple Leafs winger player James Gaye Stewart pronounced it. United States' skip Tabitha Peterson calls the sweep during a match against Japan at the World Women's Curling Championship in Uijeongbu, South Korea, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) Yes, Gaye is named after Stewart. Skelly was a good curler and won the St. Paul Winter Carnival Curling...
