The Glen Becenko rink of Kamsack topped the Kamsack Curling Club’s wind-up bonspiel which was played among 26 rinks March 31 to April 2.
Becenko, the skip, curled with Nolan Nykolaishen, third; David Dutcheshen, second, and Chrissy Rosowsky-Hudye, lead.
The team defeated the Jayden Chutskoff rink of Kamsack, which included Kaylie Bowes (third), Kyle Morgan (second) and Henry Thomas (lead).
The Faron Stricker team of Rhein, with Mary Haas (third), Kelly Ostafie (second) and James Ruf (lead) won the second event after defeating the Codie Chutskoff rink that included Nathan Kindiak (skip), Amber Trowell (third) and Jordan Guenther (lead).
Winning the third event was the Fred Perepiolkin rink of Kamsack, which included Jennifer Koroluk (third), Randy Trofimenkoff (second), and Ken Barrowman (lead). The rink had defeated the Deanna Bodnarek rink of Kamsack. Curling with Deanna (third) were: Aaron Chernoff (skip), Tim Bodnarek (second) and Carla Chernoff (lead).
During the bonspiel, a moment of silence was observed in memory of the late Frank Airriess, who had been a member of the club, said Kevin Chutksoff, club president.
A total of $834 was raised and donated to the Togo Cemetery Fund, Chutskoff said. This amount was derived from: bar proceeds and donations, $425; the winnings of the 50/50 lottery which had been won by Andy Kazakoff; the “profanity pig” tally of $33.50 which had been won by Tyson Leis, and the “barefoot to the four-foot” prize of $150 which had been won by Kade Trofimenkoff.
soNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>It would be great if a group of adults decided to get a team together, he said. “We’ve got the facilities.”
Working in executive positions for the minor ball association are: Jared Ruf, president; Lee Symak, vice-president; Kev Sumner and Julie Gareau, treasurers; Chantel Kitchen, secretary and communications co-ordinator, and Louise Sumner, equipment manager.
Persons wishing to obtain further information on the minor ball program may contact Sumner at the Kamsack recreation office or may visit the program’s Facebook page listed under Kamsack Ball.
“We’ve already got nearly 90 followers on Facebook,” he said. “And we have 15 people signed up for the clinic.”
Regarding soccer, Sumner said that last year his wife Louise had conducted a parents-and-tots soccer program for children aged three to six years old, and said that he has held an after-school soccer program at the Victoria School for students in grades three and four.
Soccer is played 52 weeks a year in Kamsack, he said referring to Stephen Ruten’s group which meets Friday nights at the KCI year round and on Sundays during the summer at the Victoria School grounds.