Cathy (Smith) Lemberg Carolyn (Smith) Baker
2010 Hall of Fame Inductee's
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The Smith sisters grew up on Lake Wawasee. Their father bought a lot on the lake for $300 and built a home before being drafter for World War II. Of course skiing on Wawasee was a challenge because calm water was at a minimum. "We would put in a slalom course and the fisherman would cut off all the buoys. Therefore, they ended up eventually not having a course to practice on." so the only slalom practice they would get would be at tournaments. Their dad bought the first fiberglass Ski Nautique on Lake Wawasee in 1964. It would pull the ski shows on the lake. The sisters started show skiing with the WAWA Skiers in the summer of 1963. They had ski shows every Sat. night, often coming home from tournaments to do a ski show. They had shows in front of South Shore Hotel, until it burned down then they switched to the Webster Ski Bees and skied for them in tournaments and shows.
Cathy pictured to the left, started skiing in 1964 for the WAWA skiers and also started tournament skiing as a junior girl. Slalom was her specialty, placing 1st in many tournaments in the 60's. She was the Overall women's state champion in 1970 on Bass Lake, skiing for the Webster Ski Bees. She continued on to ski in Sr. Women's at the state tournament in 1980 on Camelot and placed in all three events. She placed 1st in the old timer's tournament on Cindonway in 1988 with a Northland Shark slalom ski.
She's a former real estate broker, married to Rick Lemberg, has three children and 2 grandchildren, 4 step-grandchildren and resides in Syracuse.
Carolyn Started show skiing with the WAWA skiers in 1963. Through the encouragement of Marion and Faye Ensminger, she started tournament skiing and entered her first state tournament that year in LaPort in the girls division and placed 3rd in jump and 1st in mixed doubles with Mike Ensminger. They were both 15. She was Overall Champion in the 1965 and 67 Indiana state tournament, 7th in jump with a 82 foot leap at the 1965 Nationals in St. Paul Minn. She joined the Lake Webster Ski Bees and skied in their shows on the lake in the 60's. She came out of retirement to ski in Sr. Women's in 1980 at Camelot lake and placed in jump and slalom, just to show her sons she could still do it.
She just retired from the Milford School and taught Health and Physical Education where she judges gymnastics at high school meets. She's a past Volleyball and gymnastics coach at Milford and Wawasee High School. She has 2 sons, 4 grandchildren and resides on Lake Wawasee.
Cathy pictured to the left, started skiing in 1964 for the WAWA skiers and also started tournament skiing as a junior girl. Slalom was her specialty, placing 1st in many tournaments in the 60's. She was the Overall women's state champion in 1970 on Bass Lake, skiing for the Webster Ski Bees. She continued on to ski in Sr. Women's at the state tournament in 1980 on Camelot and placed in all three events. She placed 1st in the old timer's tournament on Cindonway in 1988 with a Northland Shark slalom ski.
She's a former real estate broker, married to Rick Lemberg, has three children and 2 grandchildren, 4 step-grandchildren and resides in Syracuse.
Carolyn Started show skiing with the WAWA skiers in 1963. Through the encouragement of Marion and Faye Ensminger, she started tournament skiing and entered her first state tournament that year in LaPort in the girls division and placed 3rd in jump and 1st in mixed doubles with Mike Ensminger. They were both 15. She was Overall Champion in the 1965 and 67 Indiana state tournament, 7th in jump with a 82 foot leap at the 1965 Nationals in St. Paul Minn. She joined the Lake Webster Ski Bees and skied in their shows on the lake in the 60's. She came out of retirement to ski in Sr. Women's in 1980 at Camelot lake and placed in jump and slalom, just to show her sons she could still do it.
She just retired from the Milford School and taught Health and Physical Education where she judges gymnastics at high school meets. She's a past Volleyball and gymnastics coach at Milford and Wawasee High School. She has 2 sons, 4 grandchildren and resides on Lake Wawasee.
