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Fall 2015 ALBERTA 55 PLUS FOR ACTIVE ALBERTANS Johnson.ca/deserve SG_jiAlberta55Plus_MEDOC_withYDMcontest_Sept2015.indd 1 2015-09-08 1:39 PM MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT I’ve been pondering on what a wonderful As you all know – the times they are a changing! organization we have here. There are so We as an organization, and we as the active many folks who VOLUNTEER to ensure that adult population of Alberta, are being called our friends and acquaintances are afforded upon to look forward to how we can all the opportunity to continue to be active and come together to ensure the 55+ games can interactive. Heck sometimes we even get to be delivered to the benefit of all who will be do some of the activities ourselves! participating long into the future. Yes this means I was proud to see how well Strathmore carried a change in the methodology of presenting off the Summer Games in July. Despite negative the games. Yes this means that we can address inputs from the weather man they managed some of the challenges we’ve had up to now to pull it all together to an extremely successful in delivering portions of the games that could conclusion. The fact that such a small town, be labeled non-active. Yes this also means we with limited existing facilities for addressing all can address how participants may be able to our events, could provide such a high class participate in more than one sport. Indeed this event for our participants is a testament to small town creativity, spirit and volunteerism. change will impact where the games can be Hats off Strathmore! Keep that model for others offered, how we qualify, who can qualify, as to follow please. well as a variety of other needs assessments. Thanks also to Alberta Sport Connection for We will have the opportunity to address the all the help these folks provide to us not only funding model and how it best suits the needs of in carrying out the games themselves, but the participants and the hosting communities. between games providing guidance and In short we’re doing a whole scale review of support toward our objectives. the entire process. This makes us a very busy organization and over the next year we will be asking for opinions from each and every TABLE OF CONTENTS member on various issues that may directly impact you. In the interests of our future please Message from the President ...................... 1 provide your feedback in a most positive and helpful way, and with haste. We don’t have Zone 1 ........................................................... 2 a lot of time to change our world and we do Zone 2 ........................................................... 4 want the next games to be just as successful as Zone 3 ........................................................... 8 others have been up to now. I want to thank all those who gave us ideas, and Membership Benefits ................................ 13 feedback in Strathmore. I also want to thank all Membership Directors ............................... 14 you folks who are willing to help us move into the future with positivity and your own personal Membership Form ..................................... 15 touch. We are a great big community – indeed Membership Form Waiver ........................ 16 I like to think of us as a family, one who has Zone 4 ......................................................... 18 differing opinions and can work together, do some of the proverbial give and take, to make Zone 5 ......................................................... 22 the future more gratifying for all. Let’s get out Zone 6 ......................................................... 25 there and change our own world! Zone 7 ......................................................... 29 Zone 8 ......................................................... 33 LEA DASHKEWYTCH President Alberta 55 plus Canadian Publication Mail Agreement #40050168 Return Undeliverable Canadian Addresses to: Percy Page Centre, 11759 Groat Road Edmonton, Alberta T5M 3K6 1 WOW – what a busy year – for Zone 1 we hosted the Alberta 55+ Winter Games in February, 2015 and no sooner had this event been completed and everyone turned ZONE around -‐ to prepare for the Play offs for 1 the 2015 Summer Games in Strathmore. forced While Mother Nature the cancellation of the Alpine Events for the WOW Winter – what Games, a busy she year looked for more Zone kindly on Strathmore. 1 – we hosted new members signing up to qualify. Play-offs Members for all the Alberta regions of 55+ Zone Winter 1 participated Games in the Play-‐offs for in the February, Summer 2015 Games with many new were held in several different cities and towns members signing and up no to sooner qualify. Play-‐offs had were thisin held several event different been cities completed and towns in our Zone: in our Zone: Athletics and Bocce in Cardston; Athletics and Bocce in Cardston; Contract Bridge in Brooks; Cribbage, Floor Curling, Shuffleboard, Pool (8 Ball), Horseshoes, and Tennis, everyone Arts & turned Crafts and around Creative to Writing prepare in Lethbridge; fore; Golf in Picture Butt Contract Bridge in Brooks; Cribbage, Floor Swimming in the Claresholm; Play-offs Military for Whist the in 2015 Hays; Summer Cycling in Barnwell/Taber; Slo-‐Pitch Games and Pickle in Ball in Curling, Shuffleboard, Pool (8 Ball), Horseshoes, Medicine Hat. Strathmore. While Mother Nature forced the Tennis, Arts & Crafts and Creative Writing in cancellation of the Alpine Events for the Winter Lethbridge; Golf in Picture Butte; Swimming Games, she looked more kindly on Strathmore. in Claresholm; Military Whist in Hays; Cycling Members for all regions of Zone 1 participated in in Barnwell/Taber; Slo-Pitch and Pickle Ball in the Play-offs for the Summer Games with many Medicine Hat. Larry and Arliene Adamson Shuffleboard (Floor 70+); Diana and Brian Gold Hillier 55+ Slo-‐Pitch team at Play-‐offs Gladys Miklos (left) Janine Larry and Larry Arliene and Arliene Adamson AdamsonShuffleboard (Floor (Floor 70+); Diana and Brian Slo-PitchGold Hillier 55+ team at Play-offs Wansbrough (center) Dorothy Shuffleboard 70+); Diana and SloBrian-‐Pitch team at Play-‐offs Laforge (right) swimming qualifiers Hillier 55+ Gold Gladys Miklos (left) Janine Wansbrough (center) Dorothy Laforge (right) swimming qualifiers Bocce and Bocce Horseshoes and Horsehoes require require a lot a lot of concentration. of concentration Pool (8Larry Ball) Dickhaut also requires and Lorne skill – Pretzlaw and 55+ concentration Men’s Doubles Bronze Bocce and Horseshoes require a lot of concentration. to make the shot Pool (8 Ball) also requires skill and concentration to make the shot Larry Dickhaut andPool Lorne (8 Ball) also requires skill and concentration to make the shot Pretzlaw – 55+ Men’s Doubles Bronze Weicheng Pretzlaw and Marlene Wylychenko – 55+ Women’s Doubles Bronze Larry Dickhaut and Lorne – Pretzlaw 55+ Men’s Doubles Bronze 2 Weicheng Pretzlaw and Marlene – Wylychenko 55+ Women’s Doubles Bronze Weicheng Pretzlaw and Marlene – Wylychenko 55+ Women’s Doubles Bronze ZONE 1 Sumi Tomiyama 70+ Open -‐ Singles Silver A clever disquise but didn’t really fool anyone. Sumi Tomiyama 70+ Open Singles - Silver Frankie Leavitt and Donna Gillis - Frankie Leavitt and Gillis Donna – Cribbage 70+ Open Doubles Gold Cribbage 70+ Open Doubles Gold Sumi Tomiyama 70+ Open -‐ Singles Silver Frankie Leavitt and Gillis Donna – Cribbage 70+ Open Doubles Gold Elizabeth Maciura 75+ Ladies Callaway Gold A clever disquise A clever but disguise didn’t really but fool anyone. didn’t Military Whist players enjoying Military Whist players enjoying some down time. really fool anyone. some down time. Elizabeth Elizabeth Maciura Maciura 75+ 75+ Ladies Ladies Callaway Gold Callaway Gold Maynard Roelofs and Shirley Zuelke – Maynard Roelofs and Shirley Zuelke – qualifiers for Athletics qualifiers for Athletics After a hectic spring and summer season, competitors can take a quick breather before various clubs After a hecticMilitary Whist spring players enjoying and summer some down time. season, Vulcanstart up on their September fall programming 19th, and competitions. Military Whist in Already slated for Zone 1 is the First Annual Ken Tooke Bridge Tournament in Brooks on September 10, competitors can take a quick breather before Taber201 5, on Military September Whist Tournament 24th, in Vauxhall Crib on Tournament September 10, 2015, Bridge in Vulcan on September various clubs start up their fall programming in Lethbridge on September 26th, Bridge and competitions. Tournament in Taber October 15, Military Whist in Bow Island October 17 and Crib in Vauxhall Already slated for Zone 1 is the First Annual on October 29th. There will be many more Ken Tooke Bridge Tournament in Brooks on tournaments in various games coming up so September 10, 2015, Military Whist Tournament check our website or the bulletin board at your in Vauxhall on September 10, 2015, Bridge in local club for updated information. Maynard Roelofs and Shirley Zuelke – qualifiers for Athletics After a hectic spring and summer season, competitors can 3 take a quick breather before various clubs start up their fall programming and competitions. Already slated for Zone 1 is the First Annual Ken Tooke Bridge Tournament in Brooks on September 10, 2015, Military Whist Tournament in Vauxhall on September 10, 2015, Bridge in Vulcan on September ZONE 2 What a fantastic Summer Games we had in banner carriers were John Tullikopf from Three Strathmore! Everything about the games was Hills (sixteen winter or summer