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Chapter 28 Memories of the 2006 Friars’ Briar Regina, Saskatchew An 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.
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