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Zone 8 Mighty Peace Sport and Fall 2014 Recreation Association Volume 5 Issue 1

In this Issue ... 2014 55+ Games:

2014 Canada 55+ Games August 27-30 ……… p1,2 Challenge Cup ……… p3 2015Alberta 55plus Winter Games ……...… p3 Zone 8 AGM ……….…. p4 Peace Area Certificates/Awards .... p4 Zone 8 Executive ……. p4 participants bring home

Zone 8 had fun! Grande ice curling team of Betty Sinclair, Velvet Davies, Yolande Rouleau and Verla Bonnet with their medals! the hardware!

The County of Strathcona hosted the 2014 55+ this August 27 to 30. The 55+ Canada Games, held every other year and hosted by a different community throughout Canada, is a nation-wide program promoting the physical, spiritual and mental wellness of Canadians 55 years of age and older. The Games feature competi- tions in 24 events ranging from Track and Field to Scrabble. The 4 day celebration of sport, culture and social well-being hosted by the County of Strathcona was a resound- ing success, drawing over 2000 competitors and their families to the community, the largest number of participants ever in the history of the Canada 55+ Games. Partici- Mary Zabolotniuk pants came from twelve provinces and territories – only Newfoundland was not repre- officiating at the Floor sented. Participants must qualify in their home province or territory to participate in the Shuffleboard event! Canada Games, and participants qualified during the 2013 Barrhead- Alberta 55plus games during the summer of 2013. Alberta, being the host province and fielding the largest contingent of participants ever at a Canada Games cleaned up, winning a total of 394 medals. The 35 participants from the Peace Country (members of Zone 8 Alberta 55plus, the Mighty Peace Sport and Recreation Association), brought north 17 gold medals, 12 silver medals, and 8 bronze medals. Impressive!! Team Alberta! … continued on page 2 ... Page 2 Mighty Peace Sport and Recreation Association

Zone 8 at the Canada 55+ Games

In the Track and Field event, runners Joe Larsback from Fairview brought home 5 gold medals while veteran participant Leo Dawson from won 2 bronze medals. Ruby Morrison from Valleyview won a silver medal in the women’s predicted walk competition, and Karen Fimrite from Grande Prairie won a gold and a bronze in field events. Fairview cyclists Ruth Walkley won 2 gold medals, Fred Walkley won a bronze medal and Bob Walsh won 2 silver medals, while Barb Hopkin from Valleyview cycled away with 2 silver medals. In the pool, Mary Helen Hopkins from Grande Prairie continued her winning ways by taking away 5 gold medals and Hythe resident Dorothy Sudnik earned 2 gold medals and 2 bronze medals. Valleyview residents Juanita Knight won 3 silver medals and Fjola Joelson won 2 bronze medals. On the badminton court, the Grande Prairie team of Rajan Thiyagarajan and Roy Bolton took away the gold. On the ice, the Grande Prairie Ice Curling team of Betty Sinclair, Velvet Da- vies, Yolande Rouleau and Verla Bonnet came away with a silver medal and Grande Prairie hockey player Cam Henning played with the gold winning Alberta 60+ Wolf Pack team. At the tables, couple Mona and Erwin Sloan won gold in the Cribbage competition while the Contract Bridge team of Blayne Rubbelke and Don McDonald took silver. Out on the links, Faust resident George Dashkewytch golfed to a bronze medal. The 37 medals Zone 8 brought north is the largest number ever brought back from the Canada 55+ Games, compared to 21 medals in 2012 and 24 in 2010. Congratulations to all who participated - Totally Awesome!! Volume 5 Issue 1 Page 3

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Challenge Cup Schedule Viney Sloan and Ethel Ruecker, first Floor Curling High Prairie Sept.27 Alicemary 780-523-3227 place winners at the Floor Shuffleboard Floor Curling Kinuso Oct.4 Viney 780-775-2271 Challenge Cup held at Faust on Septem- Floor Curling Valleyview Nov.22 Ruby 780-524-3224 ber 6. Harvey Leibel and Yvonne Giroux Cribbage High Prairie Oct.25 Alicemary 780-523-3227 took second place, while Pearl L’Hi- Military Whist Valleyview Nov.14 Ruby 780-524-3224 rondelle and Charlie Loyie took third.

2015 Alberta 55plus Winter Games The 2015 Alberta 55plus Winter Zone 8 Playoff Schedule Games are being held in on Activity Date Location Register by Contact February 19-22. To attend as a partici- pant, you must qualify at the zone level. Alpine Skiing: M/W Slalom 55+, Dec.20 Grande Prairie Dec. 17 Velvet Get in touch with the ‘contact’ for your 65+,70+,75+,80+ 11:00am 780-532-6689 preferred activity for further details and to Badminton: M/W Doubles Dec.13 Grande Prairie Dec.10 Jim register! 55+,65+,75+,80+ 1:00pm 780-532-4198 More information about these games can 5Pin Bowling; Singles Dec.4 Fairview Dec.1 Ken be found on the Lethbridge 2105 Alberta (Scratch) 55+,65+,75+ 11:00am 780-835-2695 55plus Winter Games website at 5Pin Bowling: Mixed Teams Dec.4 Fairview Dec.1 Ken www.2015alberta55pluswintergames.ca 55+,75+ 11:00am 780-835-2695 . Bridge, Duplicate Nov.15 Grande Prairie Nov.12 Jim 55+ Open 1:00pm 780-532-4198 Carpet Bowling (Open) Oct.18 Oct.15 Renee 55+,70+ 11:00am 780-837-0601 X-Country Skiing (M: 8k/15k, Dec.20 Grande Prairie Dec.17 Velvet W:5k/10k) 55+,65+,70+,75+ 2:00pm 780-532-6689 Darts: M/W Singles Nov.14 High Prairie Nov.12 Wendell 55+,70+ 1:00pm 780-524-5667 Euchre (Open) Nov.8 Kinuso Nov.5 Viney 55+ 11:00am 780-775-2271 Hockey Dec.4 Grande Prairie Dec.4 Wayne 55+,60+,65+,70+ 11:00am 780-532-6689 Ice Curling: M:55+,66+,70+, Nov.22 Fairview Nov.19 Ken W:55+,65+, MixedTeam: 55+ 9:00am 780-835-2695 Pool -Snooker (Open Singles) Oct.20 Valleyview Oct.17 Ruby 55+,70+ 11:00am 780-524-3224 Scrabble (Open Singles) Oct.17 Peace River Oct.15 Mary 55+,70+ 1:00pm 780-624-4615 Table Shuffleboard Nov.1 Berwyn Oct.28 June (Open Doubles) 55+,70+ 11:00am 780-624-5800 Pep Rally January 31, 2015 in Peace River at 1:00pm Contact Ken at 780-835-2695 Mighty Peace Sport and Recreation Association Page 4

Zone 8 Annual General Meeting

The Mighty Peace Sport and Recreation Association held their Annual General Meeting on Saturday, September 13, 2014 in Valleyview. We were honoured to have Pat Covington, Alberta 55plus Past President in attendance, to assist with the elections and awards ceremony. The morn- ing was spent enjoying some games, the ladies at the Valleyview centre provided a delicious lunch, and the afternoon was taken up with the June Bagan accepting the 2014 Merit A.G.M.. We want to send special thank-yous to Mary Sutherland for her Award from Pat Covington, Alberta two years as President of Zone 8, and Alicemary Olansky for her many 55plus Past President. years as our Secretary. We welcome Lea Dashkewytch as our new Presi- Zone 8 Executive 2014-2015 dent, Velvet Davies as our new Secretary, and Cathy Bittman as our new Publicity Director. President Lea Dashkewytch Congratulations go to the Fairview Legion for being awarded the 2014 Past-President Mary Sutherland Appreciation Award and to June Bagan for being awarded the 2014 Merit Vice - President Ruby Morrison Award. We appreciate your support over the years! Treasurer Patrick Bonertz Secretary Velvet Davies Long Term Service Awards Membership Director Jeanne Snyder Congratulations to these long-time supporters of Zone 8 of Alberta Activity Director Mary Zabolotniuk 55plus! 30 years: Peter Kushner, Juanita Knight Assistant Activity Director Ken Allen 20 years: Mary Markley, Mary Zabolotniuk Casino Coordinator Wendell Ebbett 15 years: Pauline Labbe, Annie Blackhurst Challenge Cup Coordinator Liz Hammerschmidt

10 years: Nelson Birch Publicity Director Cathy Bittman Lifetime Memberships: Juanita Knight and Ken Allen. Area Directors Area 1: , Faust, Kinuso, Widewater, Canyon Viney Sloan Creek, Smith Ethel Ruecker Area 2: Falher, , High Prairie, McLennan, , Alicemary Olansky Driftpile, , Eaglesham, Renee J. Simard Tangent Area 3: Peace River, Grim- Mary Markley shaw, Berwyn, Manning, Nam- June Bagan pa, Area 4: Fairview, Worsley, , Bear Canyon, Ken Allen Ken Allan: Lifetime Membership Juanita Knight: 30 Years and Whitelaw Lifetime Membership Area 5:Rycroft, Bonanza, Silver Valley, Spirit River, Bay Tree Looking for someone1 Area 6 : Wembley, Hythe, LaGlace, , Valhalla Elenor Graw Centre, Saskatoon Lake, Bea- verlodge Area 7: Grande Prairie, Grovedale, Bezanson, Clair- Jim Smith mont, Sexsmith Velvet Davies Area 8:Valleyview, Fox Creek, Crooked Creek, Sunset House, Ruby Morrison Debolt Mary Zabolotniuk and Mary Markley: Mary Sutherland congratulating 20 Years June Bagan: 10 years Area 9: , Fort Vermil- Still looking for ion, LaCrete, Keg River Someone!