Winter 2013

Volume 4, Issue 1

Mighty Peace Sport and

Recreation Association

Zone 8

In this Issue ...

Spirit of Participation Award ..…….……p1 Medal Winners...... p1 Challenge Cup .…. p2 Winter Games …... p3

Zone 8 News …..... p4 2013 Alberta 55 Plus Summer Games .. p4

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Legendary bad road conditions did not deter 104 Zone 8 residents from making the long trip down to Calgary to partici-pate in the 2013 Alberta 55 Plus Winter Games. Zone 8 was awarded the Spirit of Participation Award at the closing ceremonies, awarded to the Zone most exemplifying the true spirit of good sportsmanship and personal integrity in and out of competition.

Shown accepting the award are Norma and Merlin Estabrooks, who along with team members Eleanor Graw and Lee Rasmussen won a gold medal in the 70+ POA Mixed 5-Pin Bowling event. They also won gold in 2011 and Silver in 2009, but their biggest win of all will be their 60th Wedding Anniversary this summer!

Zone 8 Medal Winners

Congratulations to all who participated for a great effort, and special congratulations to those who placed in their events! These folks brought the hardware north to Zone 8:

Alpine Skiing: John Eliuk (Calgary),

Silver in 70+ Men’s Giant Slalom and Slalom

Badminton: Rajan Thiyagarajan/Roy Bolton (Grande

Prairie), Gold in 65+ Men’s Doubles

5-Pin Bowling: Merlin & Norma Estabrooks (Peace River)/ Eleanor Graw (Hythe)/Lee Rasmussen Fairview),

Gold in 70+ POA Mixed Team

Cross Country Ski: Pauline Tochor (Grande Prairie),

Silver in 60+ Women’s 5km

Darts: Bernice Carrier (Lethbridge), Gold in 55+ Women’s Singles

Bernice Carrier /Alice Strickland (Lethbridge), Bronze in 55+ Women’s Doubles

Ice Curling: Rod Butcher/Mel Little/Tom McCulloch/Will Sanders(Calgary),Gold in 70+Men

Dale Aasen/Nancy Carritt/Merle Craven/Beulah Johnston (Red Deer),

Gold in 70+ Mixed

Pool-Snooker: Don Lapierre (Calgary), Bronze in 55+ Open.

The Spirit of Participation!

The happy Gold winners of the Men’s Badminton 65+ Doubles, Rajan Thiyagarajan and Roy

Bolton!

Thanks, Non-resident

Zone 8 Team Members!!

Did you notice that some

of the team members win-

ning medals for Zone 8

come from outside the

Zone? That’s because the

Games allowed fill-ins

from other zones where we

weren’t able to field partic-

ipants. These folk put

forth their best efforts on

our behalf, and we thank

them for their hard work!

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Challenge Cup Challenge Cup events provide an opportunity to learn and play events that are part of the Alberta 55plus Summer and Win-ter Games, and most of all, to have some fun!! Players (50+) must have an Alberta 55plus membership card to participate. During the fall/winter of 2012, some Challenge Cup events doubled as play-offs for the 2013 Winter Games in Calgary. Check your local centre for upcoming events. Come on out, bring a friend, try something different, and have a great time!

Viney Sloan presents the First

Place award to Charlie Loyie

and Harvey Leibel at the Floor

Shuffleboard Challenge Cup

in Faust on September 22,

2012. Second place winners

were Lawrence Bittman and

Viney Sloan, while Phillip

Bellerose and Agnes Sepola

placed third.

Holding the Challenge Cup are after the Floor Curling

Tournament held in High Prairie on September 28, 2012

are First Place winners Don Adams, Joe Muller, Polly

Stafford and Annie Fisher. Second Place winners were

Freivold Lind, Jeff Mullander, Mary Almonte and Ethel

Ruecker, and Third Place winners were Robert Goulet,

Fred Demchuk, Gerry Willis and Olga Johnston.

Sixteen wordy people made their way to

Grimshaw for a Cribbage Tournament on

October 12, 2012. First Place was captured

by Shirley Yankowy, with Second Place

going to Jo Salmond and Third Place to

Willie Schmidt.

The Euchre playoffs for the Winter Games was held in Peace Riv-

er on October 11, 2012. First Place winners were Dan Kunesky,

Jerry Basisty, Mona Landriault and Dorothy Laforge. Second

Place winners were Mary Markley, Shirley Yankowy, Julia Gard-

ner and Mona and Ervin Sloan. Third Place winners were Maureen

Bishop and John Gamble.

Faust hosted a Floor Shuffleboard Tournament on January 12, 2012. They

had so much fun, they played 2 games of Carpet bowling before calling it a

day! Shown are First Place winners Lawrence Bittman and Yvonne Giroux,

Second Place winners Linda Twinn and Ethel Ruecker, and Third Place win-

ners Cathy Bittman and Viney Sloan. The Floor Shuffleboard Tournament

saw Lawrence Bittman and Yvonne Giroux capture First Place, while Linda

Twinn and Stella Baker/Ethel Ruecker placed Second and Cathy Bittman and

Viney Sloan placed Third.

A Military Whist Challenge Cup was held in Berwyn on

October 20, 2012. First Place winners were Doreen

Quick, Sieg Walliser, Frances Dobransky and Zella

Pimm. Second Place went to Agnes Ostaszewski, June

Bagan, Joyce Sydnes and Joyce Holden. Third Place

winners were Theresa Neff, Willie Schmidt, Jo Salmond

and Liz Hammerschmidt. Thanks go to June Bagan for

hosting this tournament!

*Thanks to Liz Hammerschmidt for taking over as Zone 8 Challenge Cup Coordinator!!!

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55+ Open Team Carpet Bowling: Lawrence Bittman, Linda Twin, Cathy Bittman, Viney Sloan

Scenes from the 2013 55Plus Calgary Winter Games

55+ Women’s Ice Curling: Kay Savill, Pat Billings, Marilyn Stevens, Lois Baroldi

55+ Open Euchre: Jerry Basisty & Dan Kunesky with the hand they wish they’d had! Below: Mona Landriault & Dorothy Laforge making a move!

Cross-Country Ski Team (Biggest ever from Zone 8!!) : Pauline and Jerome Tochor, Patrick Bonertz.

Mr.Hockey, Wayne Davies –Hockey Team organizer extraordinaire! Three Zone 8 teams this year!!!

70+ Open Doubles Table Shuffle-board: Zella Pimm & Gordon Allan

65+ Hockey Team - all the way to the Bronze medal match!!!

70+ Open Team Carpet Bowling: Pauline Labbe, Gertrude Levasseur, Renee Simard, Rita St. Arneault

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Mighty Peace Sport and Recreation Association

Zone 8 Executive 2012-2013

President Mary Sutherland

Past-President George Dashkewytch

Vice - President Ruby Morrison

Treasurer Patrick Bonertz

Secretary Alicemary Olansky

Membership Director Jeanne Snyder

Activity Director & Technical Director North

Mary Zabolotniuk

Challenge Cup Coordinator Liz Hammerschmidt

Publicity Director: Newsletter Freddi Bromling

Area Contacts

Area 1: Slave Lake, Faust, Kinuso, Widewater, Canyon Creek, Smith

Viney Sloan Ethel Ruecker

Area 2: Falher, Girouxville, High Prairie, McLennan, Joussard, Driftpile, Grouard, Eaglesham, Tangent

Alicemary Olansky

Area 3: Peace River, Grim-shaw, Berwyn, Manning, Nam-pa, Brownvale

Mary Markley Jeanne Snyder June Bagan

Area 4: Fairview, Worsley, Hines Creek, Bear Canyon, Whitelaw

Ken Allen Liz Hammerschmidt

Area 5:Rycroft, Bonanza, Silver Valley, Spirit River, Bay Tree

Jerry Basisty

Area 6 : Wembley, Hythe, LaGlace, Elmworth, Valhalla Centre, Saskatoon Lake, Bea-verlodge

Dorothy LaForge

Area 7: Grande Prairie, Grovedale, Bezanson, Clair-mont, Sexsmith

Looking for someone!

Area 8:Valleyview, Fox Creek, Crooked Creek, Sunset House, Debolt

Ruby Morrison

Area 9: High Level, Fort Vermil-ion, LaCrete, Keg River

Still looking for Someone!

Zone 8

2013 Provincial Summer Games: Zone 8 Playoff Schedule

We are sad to report that Cecile

Lefebvre passed away recently. She

was an active member of her community

and the Zone 8 executive, serving as

Area 2 Director for many years. She was

our ‘Casino’ expert, making it a painless

experience for all of us! Cecile was al-

ways ready to help a lending hand, and

was awarded the 55Plus Appreciation Award in 2011. She

will be sorely missed by all of us.

The 2013 Alberta 55Plus Summer Games are being held in Bar-

rhead/Westlock this year—not too far away!! Let’s make sure we send a full team

this year. To start that off, make sure you participate in the playoff event of your

choice, and encourage everyone you know to do the same. Don’t forget, the 2014

Canada 55Plus games will be held in Strathcona County—practically next door!!!