Fall 2014 Volume 5 Issue 1 Mighty Peace Sport and Recreation Association Zone 8 2014 Canada 55+ Games August 27-30 ……… p1,2 Challenge Cup ……… p3 2015Alberta 55plus Winter Games ……...… p3 Zone 8 AGM ……….…. p4 Certificates/Awards .... p4 Zone 8 Executive ……. p4 In this Issue ... 2014 Canada 55+ Games: Peace Area participants bring home the hardware! The County of Strathcona hosted the 2014 55+ Canada Games 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- pants came from twelve provinces and territories – only Newfoundland was not repre- sented. Participants must qualify in their home province or territory to participate in the Canada Games, and Alberta participants qualified during the 2013 Barrhead-Westlock 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!! Grande Prairie ice curling team of Betty Sinclair, Velvet Davies, Yolande Rouleau and Verla Bonnet with their medals! … continued on page 2 ... Mary Zabolotniuk officiating at the Floor Shuffleboard event! Zone 8 had fun! Team Alberta!
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Fall 2014
Volume 5 Issue 1
Mighty Peace Sport and
Recreation Association
Zone 8
2014 Canada 55+ Games August 27-30 ……… p1,2 Challenge Cup ……… p3 2015Alberta 55plus Winter Games ……...… p3 Zone 8 AGM ……….…. p4 Certificates/Awards .... p4 Zone 8 Executive ……. p4
In this
Issue ...
2014 Canada 55+ Games:
Peace Area
participants
bring home
the hardware!
The County of Strathcona hosted the 2014 55+ Canada Games 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-
pants came from twelve provinces and territories – only Newfoundland was not repre-
sented. Participants must qualify in their home province or territory to participate in the
Canada Games, and Alberta participants qualified during the 2013 Barrhead-Westlock
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!!
Grande Prairie ice curling team of Betty Sinclair, Velvet Davies, Yolande Rouleau and Verla Bonnet with their medals!
… continued on page 2 ...
Mary Zabolotniuk
officiating at the Floor
Shuffleboard event!
Zone 8 had fun!
Team Alberta!
Mighty Peace Sport and Recreation Association Page 2
In the Track and Field event, runners Joe Larsback from
Fairview brought home 5 gold medals while veteran
participant Leo Dawson from Grande Prairie 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, Kinuso couple Mona and Erwin Sloan won gold in the
Cribbage competition while the High Prairie 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!!
Pep Rally January 31, 2015 in Peace River at 1:00pm Contact Ken at 780-835-2695
Challenge Cup Schedule
Floor Curling High Prairie Sept.27 Alicemary 780-523-3227
Floor Curling Kinuso Oct.4 Viney 780-775-2271
Floor Curling Valleyview Nov.22 Ruby 780-524-3224
Cribbage High Prairie Oct.25 Alicemary 780-523-3227
Military Whist Valleyview Nov.14 Ruby 780-524-3224
Coming Up…
2015 Alberta 55plus Winter Games
Zone 8 Playoff Schedule
Viney Sloan and Ethel Ruecker, first place winners at the Floor Shuffleboard Challenge Cup held at Faust on Septem-ber 6. Harvey Leibel and Yvonne Giroux took second place, while Pearl L’Hi-rondelle and Charlie Loyie took third.
Page 4 Mighty Peace Sport and Recreation Association
Zone 8 Executive 2014-2015
President Lea Dashkewytch
Past-President Mary Sutherland
Vice - President Ruby Morrison
Treasurer Patrick Bonertz
Secretary Velvet Davies
Membership Director Jeanne Snyder
Activity Director Mary Zabolotniuk
Assistant Activity Director Ken Allen
Casino Coordinator Wendell Ebbett
Challenge Cup Coordinator Liz Hammerschmidt
Publicity Director Cathy Bittman
Area Directors
Area 1: Slave Lake, Faust, Kinuso, Widewater, Canyon Creek, Smith
Viney Sloan Ethel Ruecker
Area 2: Falher, Girouxville, High Prairie, McLennan, Joussard, Driftpile, Grouard, Eaglesham, Tangent
Alicemary Olansky Renee J. Simard
Area 3: Peace River, Grim-shaw, Berwyn, Manning, Nam-pa, Brownvale
Mary Markley June Bagan
Area 4: Fairview, Worsley, Hines Creek, Bear Canyon, Whitelaw
Ken Allen
Area 5:Rycroft, Bonanza, Silver Valley, Spirit River, Bay Tree
Looking for someone1
Area 6 : Wembley, Hythe, LaGlace, Elmworth, Valhalla Centre, Saskatoon Lake, Bea-verlodge
Elenor Graw
Area 7: Grande Prairie, Grovedale, Bezanson, Clair-mont, Sexsmith
Jim Smith Velvet Davies
Area 8:Valleyview, Fox Creek, Crooked Creek, Sunset House, Debolt
Ruby Morrison
Area 9: High Level, Fort Vermil-ion, LaCrete, Keg River
Still looking for Someone!
Zone 8
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
A.G.M.. We want to send special thank-yous to Mary Sutherland for her
two years as President of Zone 8, and Alicemary Olansky for her many
years as our Secretary. We welcome Lea Dashkewytch as our new Presi-
dent, Velvet Davies as our new Secretary, and Cathy Bittman as our new
Publicity Director.
Congratulations go to the Fairview Legion for being awarded the 2014
Appreciation Award and to June Bagan for being awarded the 2014 Merit
Award. We appreciate your support over the years!
Annual General Meeting
June Bagan accepting the 2014 Merit
Award from Pat Covington, Alberta
55plus Past President.
Long Term Service Awards Congratulations to these long-time supporters of Zone 8 of Alberta
55plus!
30 years: Peter Kushner, Juanita Knight
20 years: Mary Markley, Mary Zabolotniuk
15 years: Pauline Labbe, Annie Blackhurst
10 years: Nelson Birch
Lifetime Memberships: Juanita Knight and Ken Allen.
Ken Allan: Lifetime Membership Juanita Knight: 30 Years and
