Estevan 鈥� Sweep! Sweep! Hurray hard!
Those words will ring out loud from the mouths of oilpatch people, men and women alike, at the various oilpatch bonspiels taking place this winter. While they used to be 鈥渙ilmen鈥檚鈥� bonspiels, most these days are open to both genders. Here鈥檚 a roundup of some of the events taking place. If you do hold an event, email your photos of the winners to [email protected] and we鈥檒l get them in the next edition of Pipeline News. 聽
Oxbow
Oxbow Oilmen鈥檚 55th Annual Open Bonspiel will be held Feb. 12-14. There will be a redeye breakfast on the Saturday morning and a Calcutta that evening following the supper at the Lion鈥檚 Den. For more information contact [email protected], but do so by Feb. 5. Up to 32 paid rinks will be accepted.听
Unity
Unity will host its oilmen鈥檚 bonspiel on March 3-6. The event will include a banquet and dance on the Saturday, included in the price of registration. That price had not been set yet as of early January. For more information, call the rink at 306-228-2212.
Carnduff
Last year Carnduff cut its registration fees in half and doubled its attendance, so this year it is keeping those low rates from last year and only charging $160 per team. Their bonspiel will run March 11-13. Appetizers will be offered on Friday and a banquet and dance will take place on Saturday. If you鈥檝e heard of glow bowling, Carnduff will offer glow curling after the banquet for anyone interested. Kelly Thompson at 306-485-7171 is the contact.听
Lloydminster
The Lloydminster Heavy Oil Bonspiel will run March 17-20. There is a banquet with entertainment and dance on Friday Night. Opening ceremonies are Thursdays night. The oilman of the year this year is Arnie Lund. For information contact [email protected].听
Estevan
The final event of the bonspiel season is the Estevan OTS takes place March 17-19 this year. The supper will be held Friday March 18 at the Beefeater Plaza. There will be a presentation of a lifetime achievement award at that time. Entry fees prior to Jan. 31 is $280 per team, and $320 per team until March 12. Banquet tickets are $30 a pop. For more information go to www.estevanots.com.听
