2019

Alberta 55 plus

Admin Alberta 55 plus.ca 9/1/2019

Contents President’s Message…….2

Canada Games……….3

Zone 1……….5

Zone 2……….6

Zone 3……….11

Zone 4……….12

Zone 5……….19

Zone 6……….23

Zone 7……….28

Zone 8……….31

1 President’s Message

Hello to everyone across this great province of Alberta.

It's been four months since the AGM was held in Red Deer and I finally found some time to send out a Presidents Message. It is my intent to send these messages out on a quarterly basis going forward.

We have had a very busy 2019 so far and there are many, many items I could put in this message, unfortunately some will just have to wait until the next message. I know, I’m excited too!

As you all know we recently held both the winter games in Cold Lake and the summer games in Medicine Hat. In speaking with the organizing committees from both cities, all parties felt that both games were a great success. Together, there were over 1600 athletes and participants from the eight zones who partook in the 28 events that were offered. Be sure to thank your Zone Presidents and Activity Directors for the tremendous amount of work they put into making these games happen.

These numbers are very good, but one of my main focuses (as well as the entire Provincial Board) is to increase those numbers to over 2000 participants. Of course, we will require help at every level of our association. This means that our combined efforts to maintain and increase our membership numbers are critically important. We will need your assistance in getting this done.

The results from both games can be found on our website and our PC, Barbara Johnston, is ever busy updating those pages. We will be scrutinizing and correlating all the information from the games and will initiate a dialogue about what sports we are offering, which ones we shouldn't be, and what sports are out there that we need to incorporate. It will no doubt be an interesting conversation. We will be polling the membership for your ideas. (Some of you have already done so)

Since our time away from Alberta Sport Connection we, along with the assistance of Cold Lake and Medicine Hat, have now managed to host two Provincial games and admittedly have some things to improve upon. With each Provincial Games we offer, our plan is to strive to provide the best sporting and participatory environment we can. We are new to the administration side of things, but we are learning, and we are getting better.

I have heard from a myriad of members, Zone Presidents, Zone Activity Directors, and the general membership that we need to offer more local and grass root events. More local tournaments, scrambles, fun-days, demo-days, how to events...especially in the off-game years. We will continue to explore and dialogue on how best to accommodate these requests. Please continue to talk to the people in your respective zones about how to best accommodate these types of activities and events.

Great news on the sponsorship front. We have just recently signed on with a new sponsor called Trip Merchant, which is a membership based exclusive travel company. They offer a special travel website for members only which includes discounted ticket prices, tour packages, solo travelling options, and other member benefits. It is a password protected website that is for our members and is provided for you for simply being a paid up member of Alberta55plus. Stay tuned for information that will be found on our website on how to join (sign-up) into this sponsored website.

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At the writing of this letter, we have reached out to over 40 communities across Alberta by way of letters and phone calls, to start the process of selecting the next host community for the 2021 winter and summer games. There have been no decisions made to this point but we are hoping to bring news in the coming months. Please stay tuned.

I wanted to offer my sincere thanks and congratulations to all participants who represented their respective zones in both Cold Lake and Medicine Hat. My hats off to you if you managed to earn a spot representing Alberta at the Canada55Plus Games being held in Kamloops, BC, August 2020. Good luck to everyone and let’s do Alberta proud. I’m sure the experience will be an enjoyable one.

As I mentioned in my opening statement, there are many more items and projects that your Executive Board are currently working on, but that news will have to wait until the next message is crafted and sent out. Watch for it around the end of October or early November.

In the meantime, please continue to "beat the drum" and ensure that friends and family are aware that Alberta55plus is alive and well. We are (you are) doing great things for seniors in our communities across Alberta and we will continue to strive to provide opportunities and events for those seniors to stay active and involved.

Dave Finn

President, Alberta55plus

CANADA GAMES

KAMLOOPS, BC. AUGUST 25 – 28TH 2020

CONGRATULATIONS to everyone qualifying for Canada Games from the Winter Games in Cold Lake and the Summer Games in Medicine Hat. You should all have received an e mail stating what medal winners qualified in what events/sports.

I will be attending the Canada Games AGM in August and there could be one or two changes, additions or deletions in a couple of events, and if that is the case I will have another e mail out so everyone gets the news of changes, if, in fact there are any.

Because of the more than usual members wanting to compete in Canada Games in Lawn Bowling there will need to be a Provincial playoff.

There will be more to come on this as soon as arrangements can be made. Hopefully the fall weather will be good, and this could be in early October.

All those of you that have sent me your name will, of course get this information as soon as it becomes available.

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With regard to Badminton and Carpet Bowling. For those of you that had registered for these two events, because of no fault of your own they were cancelled, you will have the first chance to go to Canada Games. If you had registered for Cold Lake and your registration was returned and you would like to go, please send me an e mail and let me know.

I am not expecting the registration forms until December or January, so please be patient. If you require any information before that, please contact me. Some of you will be hearing from Dave Finn as he is going to be helping with the registration forms this time as he prepares to take on this responsibility for the next Canada Games in 2022 which will be someplace in Central Canada.

Another very important point to remember, everyone going to Canada Games MUST take out their 2020 membership in Alberta 55 plus. I have had a few inquiries about Alberta shirts, and yes there will be shirts available.

If any of you either in singles or small teams or the larger hockey and slo pitch teams know at this point that you will not be going to go to Kamloops, I would appreciate you letting me know as soon as you can. Thank you.

Again, congratulations to all of you. I am hoping Alberta will be sending at least 500 or more to Kamloops. This will be as close as Canada Games gets to Alberta for another 3 games which would be in the west again somewhere, in 2026. Let’s all get out and make this happen.

Have a safe summer and I look forward to contacting you with exciting happenings coming up in Kamloops.

Pat Covington, Alberta Director, Canada Games

Alberta 55 plus would like to express our gratitude to Alberta Sport Connection for assistance received for our Winter and Summer Games.

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BRIDGE TOURNAMENT PARKSIDE SENIOR CENTRE – TABER THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2019 Registration: 9:00 am Play starts at 9:30 am

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Zone 2 report on Medicine Hat games

According to Zone 2 participants, the Medicine Hat games were a huge success. The volunteers were so friendly and accommodating, the food was amazing, and the venues great! The opening ceremonies with the band piping us in with our flag bearers leading us, was very special.

Our zone had one of its best showings ever with just under one hundred medals won. Track & Field topped the list with forty-four medals and three athletes set new records. Swimming won sixteen medals, cycling thirteen, and golf eleven. We also won medals in floor curling, slo-pitch, cribbage, floor shuffleboard, horseshoes and military whist. Three people also brought home six medals in Painting and Photography.

The comments from our BCSSS participants were that the games were most enjoyable, the efficiency of the buffet lines was amazing, and the coupons for the venue lunches worked very well. There were a few hiccups but overall they were a very successful games and a good time had by all.

Norma Dawson

Our zone 2 banner carriers – Pat Bartholow and Bob Wahlund

The Medicine Hat summer games were a huge success beginning with the opening ceremonies on Thursday evening and finishing with the luncheon on Sunday. The people of Medicine Hat were very welcoming, the venues great, wonderful food and a good time had by all!

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An eblast with results from Medicine Hat went out to everyone, but in case you missed it zone 2 had one of their best showings ever with close to one hundred medals won. Track & Field topped the list with 40 medals, with three athletes winning all four events plus setting records in the process – Russ Sagert, Louise Nesterenko and Randy Molitar. We were also top zone in swimming with all four athletes winning medals in every event. Cycling brought in thirteen medals, six being gold and we were again the top zone. Golf garnished eleven medals with three gold and the top zone. Floor curling gave us a gold and a silver, the 55+ slo-pitch team got silver and we also got medals in cribbage, floor shuffleboard, horseshoes and military whist.

Paulette McKinnon from Cochrane in discus

The floor curling medalists in Medicine Hat. Nettie enjoyed playing at this event with her provincial peers so much. It

was a time to make new friends and get reacquainted with old ones.

Randy Molitar on top of podium in Track & Field and Karl Gibbie in golf

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Cribbage Singles 55+ Peggy Stockwell - G Sundre Brenda Restall – S Airdrie Cycling Women’s 60+ Wendy Springate – 2G Chestermere Cycling Men’s 60+ Ian Woodworth – 2B Cochrane Hilary Springate - S Chestermere Cycling Men’s 70+ Don James – 2S Carstairs Cycling Men’s 65+ TP Clint Docken – 2G Bragg Creek Cycling Men’s 70+ TP James Milman – 2S Drumheller Cycling Men’s 75+ TP Bob Wahlund – 2G Okotoks Floor Curling 55+ Wayne Moench - G Didsbury Carol Fuller - G Didsbury Nettie Neustaeter - G Didsbury Dave Neustaeter- G Didsbury Floor Curling 70+ Nancy Peterson - S Okotoks Marion Doell - S Okotoks Glen James-Davies - S Black Diamond Joseph Galarneau -S Okotoks Floor Shuffleboard 70+ Doug Campbell - B Cochrane Dan Stuehrenberg - B Cochrane Golf Women’s Low Gross 55+ Leslie Petrie - S Chestermere Golf Women’s Low Gross 65+ Charlotte Fremont - B Chestermere Golf Women’s Low Gross 75+ Marianne Pinchbeck - S Strathmore Golf Men’s Low Gross 55+ Richard Walker - B Strathmore Golf Men’s Low Gross 80+ Bob Cheyne - G High River Golf Men’s Low Gross 85+ Karl Gibbie - S Cochrane Golf Women’s Callaway 55+ Karen Kernaghan - S Black Diamond Golf Women’s Callaway 65+ Alicia Brooks – B Cochrane Golf Women’s Callaway 75+ Marilyn Toews - G Airdrie Golf Men’s Callaway 65+ Joss Binns - G Strathmore Golf Men’s Callaway 80+ Gordon Thoms - S Strathmore Golf Men’s Callaway 85+ Don MacMillan - G Didsbury Horseshoes 65+ Leslie Markham - S Carstairs Military Whist 55+ Cora Oliver - B Airdrie Mary Sheets - B Airdrie Lorna Wendell - B Airdrie Ron Keats - B Drumheller Swimming Women’s 55+ Teena Trick-Wilks – 2G, 2S Didsbury Swimming Women’s 60+ Joan Gunn-Allard – 2G, S, B Rocky View County Swimming Women’s 70+ Susan Lust – 2G, 2S Strathmore Swimming Men’s 60+ Stephen Wiewel – 2G, 2S Strathmore Athletics Women’s 65+ Louise Nesterenko – 4G RR7 Calgary Wendy Laughlin – 3S Drumheller Dawn Cosman – G, 3S Chestermere Athletics Women’s 70+ Paulette McKinnon – 2G, S, B Cochrane Norma Dawson - 3G High River Athletics Men’s 55+ Russ Sagert – 4G Canmore Athletics Men’s 60+ Randy Molitor – 4G Airdrie Athletics Men’s 65+ Brian Boese – 3G, 1B Airdrie

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Athletics Men’s 70+ Paul Burns – G, 2B Millarville Athletics Men’s 75+ Ernest Robson – B, S, B Okotoks James Roberts – G, B Cochrane Athletics Men’s 80+ Jack Whitlie – S, 3B Millarville Ray Ryan – 2S Canmore

Slo-Pitch Men’s 55+ - Silver medal -Okotoks – Gary Paukert, Jim Malacko, Eli Hofer; High River – Jack Bews; DeWinton – Curtis Buck; Airdrie – Bruce Hall, Terry McKechnie, Pat Scherger; Cochrane – Reg McDonald, Dean Pederson, Glen Scrabek

Culture -Painting Bob Wahlund - B Okotoks Culture – Photography Earl Markham – 2G Didsbury Barb Larson – 2G, S Black Diamond

55+ Men’s silver medal softball team

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BCSSS will be hosting a Seniors Sport Day in Cochrane on Saturday, September 21st at the Spray Lakes Family Sports Centre. There will be Floor Shuffleboard and Euchre inside and Bocce and Horseshoes outside across the lane at the Rivers Edge Campground. Each activity will have instructors for those who are new to the activity – it is intended to be a fun day to play a favorite sport or learn something new. We encourage you to attend and bring along a friend who might not know about Alberta 55 plus. There will be a small fee of $5.00 to help defray the cost of rental and lunch. More information will be sent out via email as we get closer to the date.

We are halfway through our golf tour and will be playing in Airdrie at Apple Creek on Thursday, July 25th, Turner Valley on Thursday, August 15th and at Livingstone Golf Club on Sibbald Trail, Cochrane on Friday, September 13th. You need to let Joss Binns know one week prior to the golf tournament and he will send out the tee times a couple of days before the date. To register, email Joss at [email protected] .

This Fall/Winter we will be having some Fun Games as there are no provincial games next year. We are planning to host 5 Pin Bowling, Curling (learn to curl) and cribbage in the Fall and in the Winter/Spring there will be Pool, Darts, workshops in Military Whist, Bridge and Euchre. We would also like to do a fun badminton tournament and a workshop in pickleball. Carpet Bowling, Floor Curling and Floor Shuffleboard, Bocce and Horseshoes are also being planned for the Spring. In June we would like to host a co-ed slo-pitch tournament with players from all corners of the zone – North, South, East and West. In the Fall of 2020, we will be doing qualifiers for the Winter Games in 2021 – 5 Pin Bowling, Bridge, Pool, Table Shuffleboard, Darts, Euchre and Curling. As soon as we have dates and venues for the above fun games and qualifiers, we will let you know.

Thank you all for being a part of Alberta 55 plus. Spread the word about how much you enjoy being part of an organization that promotes wellness, comradery, and physical, emotional and psychological benefits. Try a new sport or activity and let us know what you want from BCSSS.

Floor Shuffleboard Winners

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President’s Message

benefits and choices that our We are working hard to add even membership provides. The social more member benefits. aspect is also a great way for The Plus55 offering is unique. In players to meet others that they todays society there is an may know from attending other emphasis on youth. Our emphasis events. is on the 55 and over age group who “play like the kid you know you still are… “, as our motto states.

Don Everett

Hi

I’m Don Everett and I was elected President of Zone 3 at our March AGM. Medal Winner-Cold Lake Games Medicine Hat Banner Carriers

Firstly, I’d like to thank Dan Two chartered busses of our Those who are physical and want a Guglielmin for his service as our members travelled to the Winter challenge in their chosen sport and past president and his guidance games in Cold Lake. Also, Zone 3 others who want to flex their during my transition. Dan has Summer games were played in mental and social skills are been a long serving member of our Calgary. We also sent a strong encouraged to join our zone and is also our summer delegation to Medicine Hat. Along membership. One of the best ways activity director. with meeting lots of new and old to age healthy is to keep active. Since the last newsletter, Zone 3 friends and enjoying the social We’re your prescription! activities, our participants came members have been very busy. Alberta 55plus is a wonderful home with medals in many of the chance for all to enjoy the In June we held a fun day focusing games. What fabulous times we challenges and rewards of active on four popular activities. A short had! tutorial was given, the rules were participation. Calgary 55plus looks explained, and players tried each Members are the backbone of our forward to sharing our stories and of the games. Over 50 players association. There are some very hearing yours as we move forward. active sports being played; slo attended, and a great time was Enjoy the rest of the summer and pitch, hockey, and pickle ball all had by all. all the best for the holiday season. enjoy large participation. Most of These events are a great way to our other sports and activities also introduce current and potential enjoy great support. The challenge new members to the other for us is to keep our offering fresh.

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Challenge Cups going for the Zone 4 - President report: winter. We are also working at Well what a “2019” we have had! getting our bylaws updated. First Cold Lake Winter Games, -43 learned how to recognize, Please remember to renew your C : Then Medicine Hat Summer overcome and improve. membership for 2020. Why not Games. These were the first bring a friend! games Alberta 55 plus have done At this time, I want to thank Zone 4 on their own. And a big bouquet participants, along with Culture FOR in the fall of 2020 - winter to the Provincial Board along with participants, in keeping faith in games 2021 playoffs will start. the Games Committee in Cold Lake Alberta 55plus. Thank you again for your support and Medicine Hat on a job well Starting in September, Zone 4 and have a great fall/winter. done. Oh I know we had a few board will be busy getting our bumps, but with each games we Roz Aebig, President Zone 4

Cultural winners from Camrose are highlighted Medals for culture were awarded at the luncheon with Fran Fodchuk winning Gold for her pears; provided by the zone in honor of the cultural Silver for her horse and Gold for her garden of participants. Left to right: Phylis Obst from flowers, all in Art. Alvin Eyolfson won Silver and Lacombe won 2 Silver medals in the Art category; Bronze for photography and Sharon Olsen won Mary Hydomako of Red Deer won a Silver in Art; Silver for photography as well. Gail Kerr from Edberg won 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze in Art; Alvin Eyolfson from Camrose won 1 Silver and 1 Bronze in Photography and Sue Boswell from Big Valley won a Bronze in Photography. Activity Director

Zone 4 Silver Willow Association was delighted to send 100 participants to the 2019 Alberta 55 plus Summer Games in Medicine Hat. Of the 100, 35 were brand new to the Games. We are delighted with that number. We also had 4 new participants in the cultural part of the games. Medicine Hat committee is to be complimented on providing excellent Games. We would like to share with you our medal winners.

Rosella Snopek

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Track - 85+ Allen Elliott from Track Charles Prins from Rimbey shows off his long Ponoka, on the left, and Alvin jump in the 85+ age class Eyolfson from Camrose on the winning Silver. He also won right celebrate their medals. Silver in shot put; Bronze in Charles won Silver in discus and javelin. Who says 800m,1500m,3000m, and shot you can't jump when your over put. Alvin won Silver in 50m, 85? Bronze in 800m 1500m, Duane Smethurst from Red Deer 3000m. They were both part of sports his 5 Gold medals, winning the Gold medal relay team. 50m,100m, shot put and discus in the 60+ age category. The 5th Gold was from being part of the relay team. It is wonderful to have enough participants show up for Track 70+ the zone competition for the zone Archie Coderre from Red Deer attended to have a complete relay team in his very first Games in the 70+ Men's both the men's and women's. Track & Field winning Gold in 100m and 200m; also Bronze in Shot put.

Track & Field -Donna & Josey White from Maskwacis arrived at the zone competition with one thing on their mind, they wanted to go to the Summer Games and win 1 medal. After qualifying at the zones, they realized they would need to practice to make this a reality, so they purchased a shot put and discus and practiced after work. Their efforts paid off as Donna won Silver in Shot Put and Bronze in Discus while Josey won Gold in javelin, Silver in discus and Bronze in shot put and 50m run. He was also part of the Gold medal Men's Zone 4 relay team. Practice and dedication does pay off!! Oh yes, did I mention this was their very first Games!!

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Ladies track team The girls are celebrating winning the Silver medal in the Ladies relay. Left to right - Kit Nielsen from Red Deer also won Gold in 50m, 100m, 200m and long jump: Susan MacDonald from Lacombe also won Gold in 800m,1500m, 3000m and Bronze in long jump: Bridie Forde from Stettler also won Gold in 200m, 800m, 1500m and 3000m: Susan Prins from Ponoka won Gold in time predicted walk 2X400m

and 2X1000m. They have reason to celebrate, what a group!!

Tennis Mona Knudslien and Faye Boyd of Red Deer attended their very first Alberta 55 plus Games winning a Bronze medal in the 55+ Ladies Doubles.

Swimming This trio won 12 medals combined!! Debra Langvand from Red Deer won Gold in 60+ Ladies 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, 50m backstroke and 50m breaststroke. Willie Littlechild from Maskwacis

entered the 75+ men's winning Silver in 50m breaststroke, 100m breaststroke, 100IM and Bronze in 50m backstroke; Paul Stewart of Red Deer won Gold in the 60+ Men's 100m freestyle, 50m backstroke, 100m breaststroke and 50m fly.

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Swimming Grant Howell from Red Deer decided after a few years off competing in the Summer Games, he would try again, and here he is winning Gold in 50m free and 50m backstroke. He also won Silver in 100m free and 100m backstroke.

Golf 80+Callaway

Ray Freeman of Red Deer thought he would try out in the gold zones, and was delighted when he won. He brought home the Bronze medal in 80+ Callaway.

Golf 65+ Norm Hinkley from Ponoka loves golf!! He was able to win the Bronze Medal in 65+ Callaway.

Golf 55+ Callaway Jim Higney from Rimbey decided it was time to see what all the talk was in his community about the Alberta 55 plus Summer Games. It was a Golden experience for him in the 55+ Callaway Golf.

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Golf 65+ Ileen Miller of the County of Red Deer was delighted to receive the Silver Medal in the 65+ Ladies Low Gross.

Golf - 75+ Reitha Sidor of the County of Red Deer receives her Bronze Medal in Ladies 75+ Low Gross. Reitha and her husband Metro love golf!!

Golf 85+ Percy Farebrother from Golf 75+ Steve Petz from the very small town of Castor, yes Camrose was delighted to it does have a golf course, showed receive his Gold Medal in Men's Golf 55+ Lawrence Koehli from everyone that a 88 year old golfer 75+ Low Gross. He said the Camrose is receiving his Gold can still have a great game. He course was great and the Medal in Men's 55+ Low Gross took the Gold Medal in 85+ Low weather cooperated, much Golf from Bill Holden, the golf Gross!! better than the freezing day of judge. the zone competition.

Floor Shuffleboard 55+ Dianne Roth and Beth Borgel from Strome attended their very first Games and look what they brought home to their small community - a Bronze Medal in Floor Shuffleboard 55+!! They have been practicing in Bawlf, another small community with a floor shuffleboard mat so they could keep up with the other zones. Looks like it paid off!!

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Floor Curling 55+ The Rimbey team of Vivian & Dave Mulligan and Brenda & Gordon Mounteney had to win a tie breaker to hang these Silver medals around their necks. They Floor Curling 70+ just love the game!! This Camrose team of Dianne Hartman, Greg Rollheiser, Muriel Rollheiser and Dennis Hartman proved there is a reason the game was developed in Camrose. They didn't let the founder of the game, Martin Bruce of Camrose, down, and brought home the Gold medal!! Gloria & Dennis Zukiwsky

Gloria & Dennis Zukiwsky from Red Deer entered the cycling for the first time, both winning Gold medals in the 70+ Recreational and Road Race. You can tell they practiced!!

Cycling 65+ Christine Hector from Innisfail pedaled her way to a Gold medal in 65+ Competitive and a Silver in the Road Race. She would like to see more ladies get involved in cycling!!

Cycling 65+ John Buyks of the County of Red Deer won Silver in the 65+ Competitive and Road Race. He was very happy with the course and competition.

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Cycling 60+ David Johnston of Rocky Mountain House won Gold in the 60+ Competitive and Road Race. He is a dedicated cyclist!!

Crib Doubles 70+ Faye Chomoway and Sharyn Pahl of Lacombe were delighted to win Bronze. It was a hard fought contest, the competition was wonderful.

Bocce 70+

The 70+ Bocce team of Bernie Andersen, Donnalee Mishio, Keith Andersen and Bill Mishio of Falun and Westerose were Silver Medal winners. They absolutely love Bocce.

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Zone 5 - Black Gold / Yellowhead –

Board Members

Executive: President – George Oko

Remember to Live by keeping active, Laugh Vice President – Marlene Fizer with fellow competitors, and Love to Secretary – Irmgard Linquist compete in Alberta 55 plus Games. Work on the skills in the sport you enjoy to prepare Treasurer – Joyce Goerz for 2021. Activity Director – Joyce Goerz I have included the names of those that Publicity Director – Angeline Majeau received medals in the 2019 Games. Let’s make this list longer at the next games! Membership Director – Marg DeHoog

George Oko Directors:

President Area 1: Randy Fischer

Hello Zone 5 Members Area 2: Terry Fenton

Thank you for being a member of our zone Area 3: Marlene Fizer and congratulations to all those that Area 4: Gwendolyn Wigman competed for our zone in the Winter Games in Cold Lake and the Summer Games in Area 5: Harold Cornish Medicine Hat. We had the most competitors in Cold Lake but fell short for Medicine Hat. Area 6: Bessie Stevens With the Canada Senior Games in 2020 in Area 7: Frank Fowler Kamloops, I know we will have competitors from Zone 5 attending. Since we won’t have Area 8: vacant Winter and Summer Games in 2020, we will Coordinators: be planning on developing a strong team of competitors for the games in 2021. Please Area 2: Angeline Majeau watch for zone information on the Alberta Area 4: Peter Boschman 55 plus website at www.alberta55plus.ca. Area 6: George Richardson

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Alberta 55 plus Winter Games Cold Lake – Feb. 28 – March 3, 2019 Medal Winners

Alpine Skiing: 55+ Modified Slalom Doug Klotz, Tony Markdel, Peter 70+ Open – Edward Sehlin – - Gord Schuster – Silver Stupor, Randy Shermack, Dave Meyer, Mark Willinson Bronze Ice Curling: 55+Men - Bernie Duplicate Bridge: Giacobbo, Tony Kiselyk, Ken Day, 60+ Men – Silver Rob Balay – Silver Brad Schultz, Dale Zingel, Greg 55+ Open - Mira Fenton , Terry Fenton – Silver 55+ Women - Cathie Creaser, Sumka, Henri Tessier, Mike Sherry Tebbenham, Kim Blankenau, Pickleball: 55+ Men – Dale LeMessurier, Darlene Day – Bronze Nick Pewar, Peter Swanson, Ross Kruhlak, Dwayne Teske - Bronze 70+ Men - Frank Vollmer, Zane Foulston, Terry Kieser, Terry 60+ Men – Perry Sutherland, Vince Dorosh, Ryan Meyer, Dennis Primeau, Ralph Molyneaux Kwiatkowski – Gold Fitzgerald – Gold 65+ Men – Silver Greg Woronuk, 60+ Women – Susan Peebles, Bowling – 5 Pin: 65+ Women - Joe Bodeux, Andrew Cranshaw, Rachel Mallet – Silver Dorothy Gazley – Gold Rene Desaulniers, Errol Dohms, Dan Gladwin, Randy Lamble, Barry 65+ Men – Dennis Bichel, Wes 55+ Mixed - Sharon Setterington, Properzi, Bernie Reed, Guy Latimer – Silver Fred Setterington, Wayne Noullett, Spencer,Marcel St. Arnaud, Barry 65+ Women – Geri Carruthers, Isabel Gibbson – Gold Tough, Joe Winter Frieda Vanherck – Gold 70+ Mixed - Bob Battenfelder, 70+ Men – Bronze Marvin 70+ Men – Ed Knetchel, Terry Dorreen Battenfelder, Gale Kaluzniak, Roy Leady, Wayne Smith – Silver Thompson, Marjorie Thompson – German, Don Sarin, Neil Mackay, Silver Eric Thompson, Del Sveinsson, Al 70+ Women – Vivian Oko, Ann Crouser – Gold Hockey: 55+ Women There were Petersen, Bert Journault, Glen Austring, Wayne Wylie, David two teams that had players from 60+ Mixed – Geri Carruthers, Vince Mandolesi, Ken Kozak Zone 5. Kwiatkowski – Gold 75+ Men – Silver Fred McDonald, Gold Medal Team: Bev. Coupal, Susan Peebles, Dale Kruhlak – Glen Hundseth, Ray Foster, Gerald Cindy Baker, Sharon Trueblood, Bronze Dianne Getz and Krista Emery (Jerry) Heck, Calvin Finlay, Ernest Ewaschuk, Nick DeHoog, Ed Antos, 65+ Mixed – Frieda Vanherck, Russ Bronze Medal Team: Charmaine Richard Strong, Ken Garbier, Ron Hunt – Gold Lafleche, Karen Garrett, Holy Bond, Schlender Joan Latimer, Wes Latimer - Arron Best Darts: 70+ Men – Richard Nousek - Bronze 55+ Men – Bronze Lorne Silver 70+ Mixed – Vivian Oko, Terry Monaghan, Val Carby, Reg Smith – Gold Holloway, Richard Rivard, Kevin Snooker: 55+ Open – Cliff Oshberg Andrea, – Silver

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65 + Pickle ball Mixed

70+ Pickle ball Mixed

Alberta 55 plus Summer Games Medicine Hat July 4-7th.

Opening Ceremonies Bocce 55 + Open Brenda Eger, Brent Egar, Barb

Palmer, Tom Steele, Gold Floor Shuffleboard – Frank Fowler vs Ed Michel

Barley Boyz Old Buzzards

Joyce & Wilfred Goerz

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Crafts: Charlotte Hamel – Silver Military Whist – 55+ Open Team – 100m – Gold; Discus – Bronze; Barry Crombie – Gold, Silver Dell Richardson, Esta Richardson, Long Jump – Gold Isabel Gibson, Wayne Noullett Bocce - 55+ Open -Brenda Eger. Track and Field – 70+ Women – Gold Brent Eger, Barb Palmer, Tom Margaret DeHoog – 3000m – Gold; Steele – Gold 55+ Open Team – Coralee Discus – Bronze; Javelin – Silver; Richmond, Rosamy Krupa, Judy Shot Put - Silver Cribbage - 55+ Open Doubles – Forget, Gwendolyn Wigman - Doreen Bodinsky, Elaine Meyer – Track and Field – 65+ Women – Bronze Gold Carolyn Fougere – 100m – Bronze; Slo-Pitch – Men’s 65+ - Zone 5 – 200m – Bronze; 800m – Bronze; Cribbage - 70+ Open Singles – Silver 1500m – Gold Doris Chizma – Silver Don Carter, Daryl Carter, Barry Track and Field – 75+ Men - Cycling – Competitive- Time Trial - Properzi, Robert Frey, Eugene Michael Bilida – 50m – Silver; 65+ - Maurice McKinney – Gold Wallace, Dave Thompson, Bob 100m – Silver; Discus – Bronze Cycling – Competitive- Time Trial - Franks, Dennis Schultz, Lon Coley, Track and Field – 70+ Men – 75+ - Sid McKinney – Gold Andre’ Herbert, John Jansen, Larry Marvin Kaluziak – 800m – Gold; Kirkpatrick Cycling – Competitive – Road Race 1500m – Gold; - 3000m – Gold; - - 65+ – Maurice McKinney – Gold Slo-Pitch – Men’s 70+ - Zone 5 – Discus – Silver Gold Cycling – Competitive – Road Race Track and Field – 70+ Men – Paul - 75+ - Sid McKinney – Gold Ervin Krawchuk, Bob Riel, Brian Hebor – Javelin – Silver; Long Jump Kupsch, Earl Sloan, Ray Foster, – Gold; Triple Jump – Gold Floor Curling – 70+ Open – Marie Richard Houle, Chester Perreault, Stringer, Jean Doreen Stewart, Track and Field - 70+ Men – Bruce Richard Perreault, George St. Darlene Seely, Patrica Harden- Foster – Discus – Gold; Javelin – Laurent, Wayne Hilsendeger, Len Gold Gold; Shot Put – Silver Sterling, Larry Murray, Ken Floor Shuffleboard - 55+ Open – Wichers, Roderick Gauf Track and Field – 65+ Men – Chris Joan Ruck, Frank Fowler – Silver Labine – Javelin – Gold Swimming 60+ Women – Tina Floor Shuffleboard – 70+ Open – Wold 100m Free- Bronze; 100m Track and Field – 55+ Men Time Joyce Goerz, Wilfred Goerz –silver Back – Gold; 100m Breast – Gold Predicted – Art Lange – 2 x 400m – Silver; 2 x 1000m – Gold Golf – 65+ Men Low Gross – Rene Swimming – 70+ Women – Connie Dessaulniers - Gold McKinney – 50m Free – Bronze; Track and Field – 55+ Women 100m Free – Bronze; 100m Back – Time Predicted – Sandie Lange – 2 Golf - 80+ Men Low Gross – Frank Silver x 400m – Bronze; 2 x 1000m - Vullmer – Silver Bronze Track and Field – 55+ Men – Mark Golf – 55+ Ladies Low Gross – Yaremko – 50 m – Silver; 800 m – Zone 5 Record Holders -Track and Jennifer Judin – Bronze Silver; - Discus – Bronze; Long Field – Marvin Kaluziuk – 800m, Golf – 80+ Ladies Callaway – Joan Jump – Gold 1500m, and 3000m Clara Laurie – Silver Track and Field – 75+ Women – Charlotte Hamel – 50 m – Silver;

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Doreen McIntosh and Linda Frank Danny Martinuik Mike and Vicky Dolynny. These awards were presented to them at a Tea and Presidents Report Social on June 3rd with former lifetime and older members bronze medal in Cribbage. Win or Wow, where has the year gone? present. A good time was had by lose I hope everyone had fun and only 4 months left. It's been a very all. busy year with the Winter Games enjoyed themselves and made new in February at Cold Lake. We then friends. Don't forget these dates held playoffs for the Summer Zone 6 AGM was on March 21st September 20th Cribbage, Games in Medicine Hat in July. with 60 members present, September 27th Mary Hogg Zone 6 provided a bus for both Treasurer, Membership Director Military Whist Tournament both at games for participants. As a and 2 Members at Large were NWESA (Calder) 10:00am start. participant myself for both games I elected rounding out our October 9th 5 Pin Bowling at commend both cities for hosting executive. A lovely lunch was Bonnie Doon Lanes 10:am these games, an excellent job. The provided after the meeting. Duplicate Bridge on Wednesdays at Norwood Legion at 12:00 noon volunteers were very friendly and On May 7th 27 members took the Watch for further upcoming dates. helpful, the food was very good bus to attend the Provincial AGM and also the venues. I met old in Red Deer, Merit Awards were Respectfully submitted friends and made new ones. presented to Eleanore Frend and Caroline Anker Congratulations to all that won Louise Libich. Lifetime Awards medals, I personally earned a were also awarded to Danny Adams, Fred Haigth, Ernie Jackson,

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Cold Lake’s mascot leading in the Banner Carriers

Hockey Scrabble winners

2019 Winter and Summer The Summer Games were held in Provincial Games Report Medicine Hat. We sent 94 participants. A very good time was We had a very busy 1/2 of a year, had by all. The food was awesome where it went I don't know. First, at Opening Ceremonies and at we had our Winter Games, in Cold Closing Ceremonies and also at the Lake. We sent 104 participants venues. We came home with 17 and came home with 11 gold, 4 gold, 7 Silver and 14 Bronze. Well silver and 7 bronze. done. Congratulations Zone 6. Congratulations zone 6. We all had Now it was time for ourselves to a wonderful time at Cold Lake. It play. was a bit cold, but it was Winter. We provided a bus for the Louise Libich participants. The food was great. Activity Director Louise Libich receives Bronze We also provided a bus for the in Crib. Zone 6 AGM in Red Deer in May.

Then came playoffs for the Summer Games.

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Duplicate Bridge Team Floor Curling Winners

70 + Crib Winners

70 + Doubles Contract Bridge

Happy faces at the Banquet

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Eleanor Frend Bronze Arts Marshall Yaremcio Photography

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In 1988, Willie was approached by both javelin and shotput, and a someone looking for an Alberta silver medal in discus. 55Plus (ASCSRS) member to play By his side, every step of the way, Willie McGregor Retires on a floor curling team. Willie is his loving wife of 70 years, bought memberships for himself As his 96th birthday approaches, Lorane. In her “younger years”, she and his wife, Lorane. They have Willie McGregor has decided to floor curled with Willie. They also competed at every level in a retire from the Zone 7, Lakeland made a formidable team in both variety of sports ever since. When Senior Games Association, Board military whist and cribbage. They provincial play-offs came up, of Directors. He has been an travelled together to the Lorane says, “If Willie didn’t make Alberta 55Plus member for 30 competitions, meetings, it in his first-choice activity, he years and a LSGA Board member provincials and Canada games. keeps trying until he does qualify.” for 20 years. During this time, he Willie is very proud of Lorane’s Floor curling has always been his was involved in the organization of award winning quilts. first-choice activity although he the Lakeland Mini Summer Games excels in cribbage and military It is now time for Willie to retire held in Bonnyville in 2002, whist. He even tried his skill in from the Zone 7 Board of Lloydminister in 2004, Cold Lake in athletics in the 2014 Canada Directors. Darlene Moren will take 2006, St. Paul in 2008, Bonnyville Games in the 85+category. There over the position on the Board of in 2010, LacLaBiche in 2012, and he was awarded a gold medal in Directors. Darlene’s enthusiasm finally Bonnyville in 2014. and energy will be a great asset to the Board. We wish you well, Darlene!

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time frame, our Zone events have At our AGM in April, Willie & suffered. We usually have a Fun Lorane were presented with the ZONE 7 PRESIDENT REPORT Day/Challenge event each month award as the first recipients. Congratulations to all our 117 in various parts of the Zone. This Thank you, Willie & Lorane. year all have been cancelled for participants in Cold Lake Winter I would like to thank Lorraine various reasons. We will be Games & our 40 participants in Donovan, Zone 7 Activity Director, looking at our options in the Medicine Hat Summer Games. For for all the hard work in preparing coming months. those who won medals an extra for the two Provincial Games. In CONGRATS! Long time Zone Board member, addition, she has graciously The two Games kept us very busy Willie McGregor from Bonnyville, represented me on the Provincial with getting the information out to retired from our Board after many Board of Directors as Zone 7 rep. I potential members, organizing years of service. In honor of Willie am unable to attend due to family teams and registering players for and wife Lorane, the Lakeland commitments. Senior Games Assoc has set up an Cold Lake. Since Cold Lake is in Kay Hauer, President Zone 7 Zone 7, we were hoping for a good award, representation. Right after the THE WILLIE AND LORANE AWARD Winter Games we went right into FOR OUTSTANDING LONG TERM encouraging members to SERVICE TO ZONE 7 AND ALBERTA participate in the Medicine Hat 55 PLUS. Summer Games.

As a result of the emphasis on the two Provincial Games in a short

Enjoying the Summer Games – Medicine Hat Photo taken by Randy Feere

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Molly and Fred Brown carrying the Zone 8 banner into the Opening Ceremonies.

Summer Update - Zone 8 Activity Director Velvet Davies

I hope everyone is having a great attend and have some fun. I have Zone 8 sent 46 people to the summer in spite of the cloudy days already received some ideas from games. 18 hearty revelers travelled and excess rainfall. Since the people in various centres around there on a fast bus from the Peace Medicine Hat Summer Games in the Peace but more input is always Country. early July, 2019, 55 plus has been welcome. I think we came home with more quiet. Board meetings will begin The Alberta 55 plus Medicine Hat medals (see medal list with this again in October and I will start Summer Games were very newsletter) than the number of working on activities for 2020. If successful. The weather there co- people we sent, but that is good. anyone has ideas for activities they operated and all the outdoor would like to host in your Congratulations to all those medal games were held on time. community let me know and we winners and to the rest of us I say can work together to organize We were definitely over-fed by our “wasn’t that a lot of fun”! games and activities for 55 plus hosts for the three days we were Velvet Davies members, and new faces, to there.

Coming back with Hardware Bert Himer: Bronze Tim Brown: Silver (2), Bronze from Medicine Hat Games! Velma Peters: Silver Bill Corcoran: Gold (2), Silver Robert Pisatcky: Bronze Marlene Corcoran: Gold (2) Cribbage Joe Larsback: Gold (4) Olga Johnston & Irene Hoedl: Silver Swimming Roxie Rutt: Gold Silver Cycling Mary-Helen Hopkins: Gold (4) Winnie Scobie: Gold (2) Stephen Magusin: Gold (2) Adele Major: Silver, Bronze Frank Tries: Gold (4) Ruth Walkley: Gold (2) Diane Primeau: Gold (4) Fred Walkley: Silver Freddi Bromling: Silver (2), Bronze Photography Bob Walsh Gold: (2) Frank Tries: Silver, Bronze Track & Field (Apologies if we missed anyone or Golf Al Bromling: Gold (3), Silver any medal-winning result: we do Carol Basarab: Gold Fred Brown: Silver our best to troll through results George Dashkewytch: Bronze Mollie Brown: Silver (2) and ‘find’ everybody!)

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