CHAPTER 28 MEMORIES OF THE 2006 FRIARS’ BRIAR REGINA, SASKATCHEW AN

Friars’ Briar 2006 — M arch 13th—17th Issue 1 Tuesday, M arch 14th THE FRIARS’ CRIER

O PEN IN G N IG H T IN REG IN A

Opening night saw twenty of twenty-two rinks begin play. The main result seemed to be many smiles, a good deal of laughter and great recreation. I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : There were also wins and losses. 2 Profile: The Edomites Our defending champions, the Scholz foursome, survived a 2 Profile: The Hittites tough game against Kuhn (the Kuhn rink however won the 3 Profile: The Moabites Double Friar for the last dou- ble thrown in the draw.) Kies- Profile: The Midianites 3 man demonstrated that his orange shoes still have some Monday Evening Report 4 magic with a win over Cline. Borkowsky (co-chair of the Regina host group) proved to be a poor host in defeating the Corrigan rink. The last Look at that smile! The Harold Hesje team won their first game. But this CALE N D AR OF E VE N T S : game on the ice saw an enter- is Harold (above) coming off the ice after losing the second game. taining game and a surprise result with the Eriksson four- port on the back page. Today game day today. (Lord have Today some dropping the strong is a two game day for most of mercy!) Events: Hunter team. For game the teams. The Imayoshi and 11:30 am: Official Opening of scores and team comments Wall foursomes arrived late Welcome one and all. Good the Briar: Ceremonial first see the Monday evening re- yesterday so will have a three- curling! rock. All teams piped onto the ice. Draws: A full day of curling draws. All TA N D IN G S F T E R AY teams play 2 games (3 games S A D 1 for late arrivals) EDOMITES HITTITES MOABITES MIDIANITES Coming events Wednesday 7 p.m.: All teams Eriksson 1 0 Muldrew 1 0 Haugen 1 0 Borkowsky 1 0 go to the Tim Horton’s Brier Keisman 1 0 G Scholz 1 0 Friedrich 0 1 Sjoberg 1 0

Thursday 5 p.m.: Banquet J Schultz 1 0 Kuhn 1 1 Barss 0 1 Oman 1 0 begins with refreshments Hunter 0 1 Hesje 1 1 Wall 0 0 Corrigan 0 1

Friday: Events: 1 p.m.: Wind- Cline 0 1 Zimmerly 0 1 Imayoshi 0 0 Jeanneau 0 1 up Luncheon/prize presenta- Littel 0 1 Williams 0 1 tion Page 4 Issue 1

E D O M IT E S

History: Edom which means Idumeans in that era) disap- strong-as-a-horse ancestor “red” is the home of the peared from the face of the Esau would produce descen- Edomites. They are the de- earth . . . until this week. dants of great strength who scendants of Isaac’s son could drag rocks into the Esau. At his birth Esau came house with the relentless out reddish and as hairy as a Curling Record Coming Into pounding of their corn- horse. Esau sold his birth- this Briar: brooms. Since the advent of right to Jacob for a bowl of Though little, very little is the push broom however, the lentil soup and their strained known of their curling prow- power of the Edomites does relationship seems to have ess. . . not give them the same edge, been lived out in the ongoing their history indicates that and they have been know to struggle of Edom and Israel. they may well have been at stuggle with rocks that veer Since the fall of Jerusalem in their best in the days of the wildly after…well…picking up a 70 A.D. the Edomites (called corn broom. Their hairy, hair. T H E E D O M IT E T E A M S Team Cline (ON) Team Schultz (ON) Team Hunter (SK) Phil Cline John Schultz David Hunter Ellis Cline David Martin Murray Halvorson Fred Cline Maurice Martin Chad Moir Steve Cline Al Rempel Jaycen Snider

Team Keisman (BC) Team Eriksson (AB) Bill Keisman Paul Eriksson Rolf Nostrud Arno Bablitz Ken Anstie Patrick Baska Faith Life Financial Guys Brian DuHeame @BTQKHMF BN L L @MC L D MS Thou shalt not heap blame upon the keepers of the ice H IT T IT E S for thy losses. Neither shall History: A people of mysteri- the Mediterranean. The Egyp- Curling Record Coming into ye blame the makers of the ous origins who burst into tians, however regarded them this Briar: rocks. Blame not thy team- history defeating the Old simply as barbarians. They Though little, very little is Babylonian Empire. The Hit- were at their greatest in 1600- known of their curling prow- mates, yet look inward to tites are famous for their 1200 BC. The Hittites are last ess. . .their name indicates skill in building chariots. mentioned in the sixth century that in fact, they were at their thyself for fault. Their primary activity, how- B.C. . .until this week. best before the introduction of ever, was commerce, which the Free Guard Zone. The hit led them to transmit Meso- game, of course, was their potamian culture throughout

T H E H IT T IT E T E A M S Team Hesje (SK) Team Kuhn (AB) Team Zimmerly (SK) Harold Hesje Mike Kuhn Karen Martens Zimmerly Dan Skaret Kevin Nikkel Margaret Ewen Peters Gene Grant Laverne Hautz Dexter Van Dyke John Wall Otto Dusterhoft Gary Schenk

Team Scholz (AB) Team Muldrew (MB) Team Littel (AB) Guy Scholz Fraser Muldrew Frank Littel George Budd Dennis Butcher David Holmes Stephen Hambridge Amy Butcher/Walter Cowan Andy James Jack Biensch Jim Lawrence Bob Holmes The friars’ crier Page 4

M OA BIT E S

History: The Moabites are law Naomi. Sometime during produced strong curlers. Like descendants of Abraham’s the Persian period, Moabites Ruth, Moabites are not easily nephew Lot. The relationship disappeared from the face of turned back from the chal- of the Moabites and Israelites the earth…until this week. lenge. Those curling Moabites was strained thoughout their should also be assured that history. At one moment in Moabites, since their disap- their history, the Moabites Curling Record Coming Into pointing experience with Ba- hired Balaam to curse Israel, This Briar: laam, no longer hire profes- but Balaam was turned back. Though little, very little is sionals to invoke a curse on Ruth, however, is a story of a known of their curling prow- their opponents. Moabite who is the model of ess. . . it may be construed faithfulness to her mother-in- from their history, that they

T H E M OA BIT E T E A M S

Team Barss (SK) Team Haugen (SK) Team Imayoshi (BC) Dan Barss Sid Haugen Kutch Imayoshi Jack Dyck Kathy Haugen Ian Grant Ken Peterson Jeff Tank Ross Connal Jim Osbourne Clarence Hagen Sid Philips

Team Wall (MB) Team Friedrich (AB) Seig Wall George Friedrich Dave Winter Phil Hink Anne Winter Don Brown Teenie Wall Henry Lockhardt

M ID IA N IT E S

History: Midian was the domesticate the camel on a ess. . . it may be surmised that “The hardest thing fourth son of Abraham by large scale, which greatly in- the Midianites thrive in the Keturah. It is to the land of creased their speed and mo- curling of this decade. Their about playing skip is Midian that the young Moses bility. Midianites disappear adventuresome nature, wel- fled and took refuge for forty from history during the period coming the stranger Moses in those six sad eyes.” years after killing an Egyp- of the Judges. . . until this ancient days, indicates that tian task-master. It was week. the Midianites can adjust Eddie Lukowich there that Moses saw the easily to the introduction of burning bush, and set out to the Free Guard Zone. It is, free the people. Midianites Curling Record Coming Into however, suspected by some, later appear as fierce camel- This Briar: that their expertise is rather riding nomads. They were Though little, very little is tied to their innovative camel apparently the first people to known of their curling prow- hair push brooms.

T H E M ID IA N IT E T E A M S

Team Borkowsky (SK) Team Jeanneau (MB) Team Oman (AB) Gerry Borkowsky Maurice Jeanneau Ed Oman Norm Marcotte Leonce Aubin John Harder David Kaiser Charles Fillion Grant Hastie Carla Blakley Rolly Lebrun Tom Schlamp

Team Sjoberg (MB) Team Corrigan (AB) Team Williams (SK) Don Sjoberg Jim Corrigan Gary Williams Cameron Ried Paul Moret Ron Wegner Cindy Terry Martin Carroll Allan Grundahl Ted Chell Leo Floyd John Roberts Friars’ Briar 2006 — M arch 13th—17th T HE M O N DAY E VE N IN G R E PO RT

Littel 12 Turning Point: Little “ The turning point was when the Hesje rink showed up”. Hesje 4

G. Scholz 9 A very close game that broke open with a 4 ender in the 6th Kuhn 3

Visit us on the web Haugen 12 A close game until a steal of 2 in the fifth end. www.friarsbriar.com Friedrich 2

Borkowsky 10 Turning Point: A steal of 3 by Borkowsky in the fifth put this one away. Corrigan 2 Thanks to our sponsors Sjoberg 10 Turning Point: A fifth end take out through a port by Cameron Reid Friars’ Briar Financial Sponsors Sjoberg 10 turned this game around. FaithLife Financial Jeanneau 5 Affinity Credit Union N.D.P. Regina M.L.A.’s Williams 2 Turning Point: A steal of 4 in the third end set the tone for this one. Speers Funeral Home Oman 14 Prize Donations Canadian Bible Society Hunter 6 Hunter made a key hit for 4 in six to tie the game but it wasn’t enough. Heritage United Church Regina Funeral Home Eriksson 7 Overhead Door Company Dutch Growers Kiesman 9 Turning Point: Cline “ The last end sunk us!” Augsburg Fortress Cline 2 CIBC Wood-Gundy Burns & Hanley Church Supplies Barss 1 A big margin for Schultz. No comments made on score cards. Western Christian College Luther College J Schultz 10 Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church Muldrew 10 Zimmerly foursome “We just happened to come in second”. St. Michael’s Retreat Centre Rev. Gerry Borkowsky Zimmerly 5 Paradigm Computers Saturn Car Dealership Hesje 11 Turning Point: Kuhn “When our team figured out our in-turn” This game Wheaton Chev Olds was played early to accommodate the Kuhn foursome who had a crisis in the parish. Thanks to the Hesje team for their flexibility. (we hope they’re Blessings Book Store Kuhn 1 still flexible in the morning after an evening double draw!) Deloitte Pinnacle Distribution Inc. Dusyk & Barlow S G QD D R HFMR S G @S X N T&QD G @U HMF@A @C F@L D 9 Milne’s Moving & Storage Toyota Car Dealership Your skip keeps saying, "Nice try!" Speers Funeral Home Your opposition starts hanging its score on the next sheet. Affinity Credit Union TD Canada Trust Your sweepers burst into laughter when you release your rock. Ken Powers Friars’ Briar 2006 — M arch 13th—17th Issue 2 W ednesday, M arch THE FRIARS’ CRIER

A DAY OF CUR LIN G

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Tuesday Report— AM 2 Tuesday Report—PM 2 Tuesday Report con’t 3 Draw-masters Crystal Ball 4 A Day of Curling con’t 4

Combined Play 4

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Today Events: 7 p.m.: All teams go to the Tim Horton’s Brier Draws: All teams play 2 games today. The first game is the last game of the seeding round. S TA N D IN G S A F T E R D AY 2 The second game at 3:15 for all teams is the beginning of the divisional playoffs. EDOMITES HITTITES MOABITES MIDIANITES

J Schultz 3 0 G Scholz 3 0 Wall 3 0 Oman 3 0 Coming events Thursday 5 p.m.- Cline 1 2 Kuhn 2 1 Haugen 3 0 Williams 2 1 Refreshments; 6 p.m.- Ban- Erikkson 1 2 Hesje 1 2 Borkowsky 1 2 quet Friedrich 2 1 Littel 1 2 Friday: Events: 1 p.m.: Wind- Hunter 1 2 Barss 0 3 Corrigan 1 2 up Luncheon Muldrew 1 2 Keisman 1 2 Imayoshi 0 3 Jeanneau 1 2 Zimmerly 1 2 Sjoberg 1 2 Page 8 Issue 2

T HE T UE S DAY RE PO RT

9 AM D R AW Muldrew 3 Scholz: “ Another good Alberta/Manitoba battle. Very close until the 4 ender.” G Scholz 9

Corrigan 13 Turning Point: A 4 ender in the second end. Sjoberg 2

Oman 9 Turning Point: Jeanneau: “Ed Oman’s super shot between two rocks to take out our counter”. Jeanneau 4

Imayoshi 1 Turning Point: A 3 ender in the 6th. Friedrich 13

Barss 3 Turning Point: Barss: “The fifth end was a killer” (4 ender) Wall 9

Two Albertans were driving a semi down a road when they came to a viaduct. The sign said 10 feet zero inches, so they got out to measure their truck. Unfortunately, the truck There are two rules for was just over 12 feet high. They didn't know what to do, when finally one of them looked success in curling: both directions and said, "I don't see any cops, let's go for it.!" 1. Don’t tell all you know. 12 N O O N D RAW J Schultz 10 Schultz: A five ender helped us breath easier. Eriksson 8

Cline 6 Haugen: “A nail bitter to the end.” Haugen 7

Zimmerly 5 Littel: “ A fifth end resurgence for the Littel team, which finally began to understand the meaning of “draw weight”. Littel 7

Borkowsky 3 Borkowsky: “Borkowsky had to show up.” Williams 10

Kiesman 4 Hunter: “ We finally made some shots” Hunter 9 The friars’ crier Page 9

3:15 PM D RAW G Scholz some Littel: “When you play Guy and George you expect to lose… they are just fine curlers and fine gentlemen.” Littel less

Zimmerly 9 Zimmerly: “Yeh we finally got to fill out the winner’s score card.” Hesje 8

Borkowsky 4 Borkowsky: “Father Jeanneau said he would buy us beer if we lost — so A local priest and a pastor we did.” Jeanneau 8 were fishing on the side of the road. They thoughtfully Williams 7 Turning Point: A steal of 3 in the third. made a sign saying, "The Corrigan 4 End is Near! Turn around before it's too late!" and Kiesman 5 Kiesman: “For most of the game we were up against a ‘Wall’.” showed it to each passing Wall 7 car. One driver who drove by Haugen 11 Haugen: “A 5 ender got us back in the game.” didn't appreciate the sign Imayoshi 5 and shouted at them, "Leave us alone you religious nuts!" All of a sudden they heard a big splash, looked at each other, and the priest said to 8 :4 5 PM D R AW the pastor... Imayoshi 5 Wall : “We all had a lot of fun and even survived our 24 ends in one day. Wall 9 "You think maybe we should have just said Hunter 7 Turning Point: A draw to the pin in a tie breaker! "Bridge Out" instead?" J Shultz 8

Eriksson 5 Eriksson: “We needed one more end.” . Cline 6

Friedrich 12 Turning Point: 2 big ends decided this game. Barss 5

Muldrew 4 Muldrew: “It was a good game until the Kuhn team got their second 4 ender”. Kuhn 11

Oman 11 Turning Point: Sjoberg scored 2 in the last end! Sjoberg 2 Friars’ Briar 2006 — M arch 13th—17th T H E D R AW M AS T E RS C RYS TAL BALL

The first two finishers in Midianites: Moabites: Three teams are each seeding pool play in Oman (3-0) has clinched hunt for the Championship Visit us on the web the Championship Division. first and will play in the Division. Wall (3-0) and The 3-4 finishers play in the Championship Division. Haugen (3-0) are tied for www.friarsbriar.com Intermediate Division. The Williams (2-1) is currently first. Friedrich (2-1) plays 5-6 finishers play in the second but is only 2 points Wall at 12 noon while Recreational Division. ahead of everyone else (1- Haugen plays Barss at 9 a.m. 2) with one game to play. Fearless prediction: Not The following is my reading Fearless prediction: There biting on this one. . . of the Pools. will be tiebreakers galore. (anyone have a Tylenol?) Thanks to our sponsors Good luck and good curling Edomites: Hittites: everyone! Friars’ Briar Financial Sponsors Schultz (3-0) has clinched Friars’ Briar Financial Sponsors Scholz (3-0) has clinched Draw-master Faith Life Financial first and will play in the first and will play in the Sid Haugen Affinity Credit Union Championship Division. All other teams are tied at 1-2! Championship Division. N.D.P. Regina M.L.A.’s Kuhn is second at 2-1 but Fearless prediction: There Speers Funeral Home only two points ahead of will be tiebreakers galore. everyone else (1-2) Knights of Columbus (anyone have a Tylenol?) Fearless prediction: There

Prize Donations will be tiebreakers galore. Canadian Bible Society (anyone have a Tylenol?) Heritage United Church Regina Funeral Home Overhead Door Company Dutch Growers COMBINED PLAY: For the Heavenly Host Trophy Augsburg Fortress CIBC Wood-Gundy Burns & Hanley Church Supplies Western Christian College Luther College Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church St. Michael’s Retreat Centre Rev. Gerry Borkowsky Paradigm Computers Saturn Car Dealership Wheaton Chev Olds Blessings Book Store Deloitte Pinnacle Distribution Inc. Dusyk & Barlow It's not just a rock. It's forty-two pounds of polished granite, with a beveled underbelly and a Milne’s Moving & Storage Toyota Car Dealership handle a human being can hold. Okay, so in and of itself it looks like it has no practical pur- Speers Funeral Home pose, but it's a repository of possibility. And, when it's handled just right, it exacts a kind of Affinity Credit Union TD Canada Trust poetry - as close to poetry as I ever want to get. The way it moves. . . Not once, in everything Ken Powers I've done, have I ever felt the same wonder and humanity as when I'm playing the game of curl- Direct West ing. Delta Hotel 10 Thousand Villages Paul Gross, John Krizanc, and Paul Quarrington (Men with Brooms) Mark’s Work Wearhouse Friars’ Briar 2006 — M arch 13th—17th Issue 3 Thursday, M arch 16th THE FRIARS’ CRIER

D IVISION AL PLAYOF F S UN DERW AY

Friars’ curlers gathered on Wednesday to begin one more two-game day. The final game in the seeding round was played on Wednesday’s I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : first two draws. The draws began to give the Divisional W ednesday Report 2 Playoffs some shape. Oman, Schultz, Scholz, Haugen and Shootout Results 3 Wall all completed unde- feated seeding rounds. Wall’s Group Competition 3 game was a key game as it was against Friedrich who, Corner Gas 4 with a win, would move in front of Wall into the Champi- onship Divisional Playoffs. The game was tied after eight and came down to the tie- breaking draw to the button. Wall outdrew Friedrich and claimed a spot in the Champi- CALE N D AR OF E VE N T S : onship Division. After all teams participated in All the “kids” were in the pool surprises were the order of Today the shootout tiebreaker, the (albeit a frozen one) for the the day. The defending cham- 3:15 p.m. draw, the quarterfi- pion Scholz rink, were toppled Events: Three Divisions— Championship, Intermediate nals in all divisions. by the always dangerous Wil- Events: and Recreational— were set. In the Championship Division Banquet at St. Mary’s Hall Continued on page 3 (ADDRESS) 5 p.m.-Refreshments 6 p.m.- Banquet S E E D IN G RO UN D F IN A L S TA N D IN G S Draws: A day for our sweepers to EDOMITES HITTITES MOABITES MIDIANITES recover from 5 games in two and a half days. J Schultz 4 0 G Scholz 4 0 Haugen 4 0 Oman 4 0 All teams play one game to- Hunter 2 2 Kuhn 3 1 Wall 4 0 Williams 3 1 day: the semi-finals Kiesman 2 2 Little 2 2 Friedrich 2 2 Corrigan 2 2 Coming events Cline 1 3 Hesje 1 3 Sjoberg 1 3 Friday: Events: 1 p.m.: Wind- Imayoshi 0 4 Jeanneau 1 3 up Luncheon Erikkson 1 3 Muldrew 1 3 Barss 0 4 Homeward Bound Borkowsky 1 3 Zimmerly 1 3 Page 12 Issue 3

T HE W E D N E S DAY RE PO RT

9 AM D R AW Oman 11 Borkowsky: “In keeping with lent we denied ourselves points” Borkowski 0

G Scholz some Hesje: “The Scholz team has been eating too much beef!” Hesje less

Kuhn 6 Key shot: Angle raise take-out to set up a steal of one in the sixth Zimmerly 5

Corrigan 9 Turning Point: Steal of two in the third end turned the game. Jeanneau 2

Sjoberg 3 Williams 12

Haugen 9 Turning Point: A pick in the fourth end that resulted in a steal of three Barss 4

There are 3 kinds of people: those who can count and those who 12 N O O N D RAW can't. J Schultz 10 Shultz “Never count Phil out. Age and treachery . . . “ Cline 4

Kiesman 9 Eriksson “It’s tough sledding uphill” Eriksson 4

Hunter 4 Highlight from Hunter: “Facing two Kutch angle raised his rock into the 4 foot to score one.” Imayoshi 2

Littel 7 Littel: “Fraser played great!” Muldrew 4

Wall 5 Turning Point: Tie game after eight. Skips drew for the button. Friedrich 4 The friars’ crier Page 13

Shootout Results Divisional Playoffs Begin from the draw-master.) (for tiebreakers) (continued from page 1) Today is a quieter day at the liams rink. John Schultz fell Haugen 23 Friars’. Semi-final games are to the Wall rink in a tie played in all divisions on Corrigan 19 breaking draw to the button. both the A and B sides of the Kuhn 17 The Oman and Haugen rinks draw. This evening we meet both survived stiff chal- Sjoberg 17 at St. Mary’s for the ban- lenges from Kuhn and quet. See the map on the Oman 16 Hunter respectively. The bulletin board for location. Haugen-Hunter game was a Wall 16 The rest of the day is free so marathon of runbacks, hit- Williams 15 our sweepers can rest up and-rolls, and draws to the after five games in just un- Hesje 14 four foot. Haugen made a der 2 ³ days. Of course we Imayoshi 14 difficult draw shot for 2 in skips know that it is the the seventh end to take a 1 Schultz 14 mental pressure that is point lead coming home, really the most exhausting-- Zimmerly 13 then saw his team make 8 much more taxing than Barss 13 straight shots in the eighth sweeping 48 rocks for 5 to hold off the still battling Eriksson 12 games down a sheet of Hunter 11 Hunter. What a game! 130 feet of ice (that’s about Friedrich 11 1 mile a game, or 5 miles in In the Intermediate division, 5 games) .Yes, skips know Jeanneau 10 the (1-3) Hesje rink sur- that. We need to rest up our Borkowsky 10 prised the (2-2) Corrigan voices from yelling, “NEVER Little 10 rink. In the Recreational LEAVE IT! EVERY INCH!.” Kiesman 10 Division, Borkowsky toppled long time Friars’ contender I’m too tired to write any Cline 10 Fraser Muldrew. more today. (I wonder if I can Muldrew 9 (the panic of getting tie- get my lead to write some- Scholz 8 breakers added up and set- thing for me?) tled led to the very late arri- val of Game Score Cards. My information on the playoff Good luck and good curling games is sketchy. Apologies today!

G R O U P C O M PE T IT IO N

Midianites: Borkowsky Bunch is on the Hittites: Midianite hordes celebrated trail of God in the Recrea- The Hittites also suffered as in the days of Gideon (er, tional Division. grievous losses on Wednes- just before Gideon perhaps) day. Their champions Scholz as Oman and Williams both Edomites: and Kuhn both were chased advanced to the semi finals from the search for gold. in the Championship Divi- There was much pain in They will set their sights on Edom as Hunter and Schultz sion. the Bronze. both were denied in their

quest for gold in the Champi- The Midianites glee is sof- onship Division. However the Golden hopes of the mighty tened somewhat as most of mighty orange-shod Kiesman Hittites now rest on the their forces in other Divi- advanced on the semi-finals mighty shoulders of Littel sions are obliged set their in the Intermediate Division. and Hesje who both ad- sights on the hunt for vanced to the semi-finals in bronze. Only the boisterous the Intermediate, and on the Continued on page 4 Friars’ Briar 2006 — M arch 13th—17th

Continued from page 3 great Zimmerly in the Rec- reational Division. Visit us on the web Moabites: www.friarsbriar.com In Moab there was great rejoicing as the Wall and Haugen forces both ad- vanced in the search for gold in the Championship Divi- sion. The fierce Friedrich Thanks to our sponsors foursome advanced in the Intermediate Division. Friars’ Briar Financial Sponsors Friars’ Briar Financial Sponsors Faith Life Financial (I think these results are Affinity Credit Union correct. As the score cards N.D.P. Regina M.L.A.’s were out quite late in the Speers Funeral Home first play-off round, I may Knights of Columbus have an inaccuracy or two. We Moabites, though mar- Prize Donations velously mighty of Body, are Canadian Bible Society occasionally slow of Mind. Heritage United Church Apologies. . . Regina Funeral Home I have, however, after 3 days, finally learned how to Overhead Door Company spell Jeanneau and Littel) Dutch Growers

Augsburg Fortress Sid Haugen CIBC Wood-Gundy Burns & Hanley Church Supplies Western Christian College Luther College Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church St. Michael’s Retreat Centre Rev. Gerry Borkowsky Paradigm Computers Saturn Car Dealership Wheaton Chev Olds A moment from Corner Gas Blessings Book Store Emma Leroy: I'm going out to get plant food Oscar, do you need anything? Deloitte Oscar Leroy: What are you getting plant food for? Pinnacle Distribution Inc. Emma Leroy: Because my tomatoes are pathetic and wrinkling. And when things are pathetic and Dusyk & Barlow wrinkly they need food. . . . Eat your sandwich. Milne’s Moving & Storage Toyota Car Dealership Speers Funeral Home Affinity Credit Union TD Canada Trust Ken Powers Direct West Delta Hotel 10 Thousand Villages Mark’s Work Wearhouse Friars’ Briar 2006 — M arch 13th—17th Issue 4 Friday, M arch 17th THE FRIARS’ CRIER

FINAL DAY

Yesterday the finalists were decided for all three Divisions.

Championship Division: I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : The search for gold: Williams, fresh off their toppling of the Championship Division 2 undefeated Scholz team, faced the undefeated Wall Intermediate Division 3 team. Wall has won his last two games on tie-breaking 4 draw to the button competi- Recreational Division tions, first to earn a spot in the Championship Division, then to advance in the Quar- terfinals against Schultz. It came to the eighth end. Wall CALE N D AR OF E VE N T S : was up 3-2 but without ham- mer. A bump and roll by Wall Today rolled just into the open. Wil- Events: liams made the pressure hit to count 2 and advance to the Kutch Imayoshi receiving the Amazing Grace Award at the Friday: Events: 1 p.m.: Wind- gold medal game. In the other banquet last night. up Luncheon at the rink semi-final two undefeated teams, Oman and Haugen, engaged in a sea-saw battle. the button. The Haugen rink Gold, Silver and Bronze med- played an improbable looking als presented for all three Two down going into seven and facing three buried heavy draw tightly around the divisions Haugen stones, Oman drew same guard to contact the through a small port to cover two frozen rocks and hope to Prizes are also awarded to all the button, to come home 1 push the Oman counter off teams based on finish. Teams down. The eighth end was the button. Powerful sweeping should familiarize themselves even more exciting with the by Jeff and Clarence and a with the prizes during Friday Oman team drawing brilliantly great line call by Kathy morning so prize selection and the Haugen team desper- brought the rock narrowly can move along quickly. ately trying to peel away the past the centre guard to con- tact the welded stones, push- guards. Facing two, with one Oman rock buried behind a ing the Oman stone off the The Group Trophy, the Heav- button. What a game! enly Host, will be presented to guard and covering the but- The hunt for bronze: The bat- the Pool with the most ton, Haugen was forced to tle of Scholz and Schultz was points.(see the Heavenly Host come around the guard to freeze to the Oman shot rock decided early with Scholz display on the bulletin board) to hold Oman to 1. After springing a 5 ender. The other Oman’s guard under-curled, Bronze finalist saw the Kuhn Draws: Haugen still needed to move team advance. All teams play one game to- Oman’s rock off the button to Continued on Page 3 day: the finals. prevent a tie-breaking draw to Page 16

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Final Day - continued from page 1

Intermediate Division: The search for gold: In the Intermediate division the Hesje team advanced to the gold medal game with an excit- ing last rock win over Friedrich. On the other side Littel dropped Kiesman 10-5.

The hunt for bronze: Corrigan advanced with an im- pressive blanking of the usually tough Cline team. Sjoberg, who advanced with a win over Imayo- shi, will be in tough today.

Continued on Page 4 Friars’ Briar 2006 — M arch 13th—17th RECREATION AL DIVISON

Final Day - continued from page 3

Recreational Division The search for gold: Eriksson (whose tribute for brother Herb Eriksson last night was simply a work of art) advanced to the gold/silver game with a win over Borkowsky. Joining Eriksson in the final is Zimmerly, who ad- vanced with a bye.

The hunt for bronze: Barss advanced to the Bronze medal game with a score of 3 in the seventh over Jeanneau. Join- ing Barss in the final is Mul- drew, who advanced with a bye.

Parting Words. . . Boy oh Boy, we’ll have some fun on the ice and behind the glass today.

Good curling, everyone! And safe travels. And thank-you, thank-you, thank-you for coming to play and to talk and to be together this week. God be with you till we meet again.

Sid Haugen (writer) and Kathy Haugen (editor) of this little late night newsletter. [email protected] Friars’ Briar 2006 — M arch 13th—17th Issue 5 Final Edition—2006 THE FRIARS’ CRIER

F IN A L DAY R ESULTS

So the last score has been hung up on the board. It is time to hand out the trophies and the medals.

First, we present the Heavenly Host Trophy to the winner of the Group Competition. I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : The mighty Moabites led by Final Day Results 1 Haugen defeated the Midia- nite champion Williams in the Championship Division 2 Championship Division’s hunt for gold . . . only to find that 3 the camel-riding nomads over- Intermediate Division took them in the group com- Recreational Division 4 petition. The Edomites pinned their hopes on Eriksson who Heavenly Host 4 had a shot at Gold in the Rec- reational Division, but in the Yes, the week is over. It’s time to relax. W e hope it has end the children of Esau been a good week for you, with much fun and many came out of the Briar with but memories. Kathy and Sid Haugen—the Friars’ Criers a bowl of stew.

Indeed, it was the Hittites, bronze medalists in the three ing the prize. . .pictured quiet for lo these twenty-six divisions are honored and above). centuries, who rode their pictured on the pages of this chariots to overwhelming final edition (we think we victory in Regina. Congratula- have the right rinks and the On behalf of the Karen and tions to the Hittite Horde: right names and the write Jerry our co-chairs, and the Zimmerly, Hesje, Kuhn, spelllings, but feel free to whole organizing committee, thanks for being here this Scholz, Muldrew, Littel. By the correct them on your copy!) Visit us on the web way, lest your Hittite heads week. We hope to be with you

swell too greatly, my spell- in Hamilton in 2007, God www.friarsbriar.com checker objects--with its little Apologies to the Recreational willing. red wavy lines--to all of your Gold and Silver winners. . .we think we took your pictures, names. It suggests rather sensibly the na mes: but we cannot seem to find “Somberly, Haste, Chum, them. Sid and Kathy Haugen Schools, Mildew,” and, rather Editors insistently, “Little.” By the way, the team that won the team shootout competi- tion was Team Haugen (the Second, in the individual com- petition gold, silver and team simply glowed on receiv- Page 20 Issue 5

C H AM PION S H IP D IVIS ION

GOLD

Haugen Rink

S ILV E R

Williams Rink

B R ON Z E

Scholz Rink The friars’ crier Page 21 IN T E RM E D IAT E D IVIS IO N

GOLD

Littel Rink

S ILV E R

Hesje Rink

B R ON Z E

Corrigan Rink R E C RE AT ION A L D IVIS IO N

GOLD Zimmerly Rink

S ILV E R Eriksson Rink

B R ON Z E Muldrew Rink

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