Parkland Valley District

For general information about this district email parkland.valley@ssfa.ca.

Membership

Welcome to new members who joined the Parkland Valley District as well as the members who renewed their membership in 2017. Remember 2018 is the year of both provincial and national 55+ games. The Parkland Valley district encourages all seniors to consider participating in one or more of the many events offered by the SSFA. The entire list of events is under the SSFA website and you will notice the Parkland Valley District is involved with most. If you and others would like to have your area get involved in an event not listed in our district do contact an executive member and we will work with you on reviewing the options.

We would like to stress that our district members should feel free to get involved at whatever level they would like. Not all members want to go onto provincials or nationals but this does not stop you from getting involved at the district level where all Saskatchewan residents 50 years old and older are welcome to participate.

To become a member call Maxine at 306-563-5567 or email max.stinka@sasktel.net. The membership fee is only $7.00 per year and gets you on our contact list so you can keep up with all events and the associated opportunities with them.

We are always looking for new executive members and others who are willing to assist with the organization of district games as well as with other activities at both the district and provincial levels. Please contact one of the present executive members if you would like to become more involved.

Presently our Executive Members are as follows:

President: Dave Weiman	306-548-2266	lifeatsawyerlake@sasktel.net
Vice President: Eleanor Murray	306-563-4160	elmurray@xplornet
Past President: Don Rathgeber	306-728-4350	coach2@sasktel.net
Secretary: Dianne Stinka	306-782-0696	dstinka@sasktel.net
Treasurer: Maxine Stinka	306-563-5567	max.stinka@sasktel.net
Mal: Bob Edwards	306-592-4624	bvedwards@sasktel.net
Advisor: Anita Bella	306-728-5163

Parkland Valley District Games

PARKLAND VALLEY DISTRICT NEWSLETTER

The executive of the Parkland Valley hope that this newsletter finds you in good health and that you are wintering well.

As many of you will know this year, 2018, is a year in which there will be Provincials and Nationals with the 55+ Games. We have been working diligently to organize the various district events that can lead to entry to the Provincial and perhaps the National games.

The Provincial Games are scheduled for July 10-12th, 2018 in the city of Moose Jaw.

The National Games are scheduled for August 21-24th, 2018 in the city of Saint John, New Brunswick.

Please remember that if you do not want to go past district playdowns that is fine; we are setting the following district events for our members to enjoy both physically and socially.

Below are the events that our Parkland District has organized with the help of its members:

Bank Shuffleboard: February 26th, 10:00 a.m. Club 60, Preeceville
Contact: Roy Fairburn at 306-547-4610
2nd venue for Shuffleboard: March 28th, 10:00 a.m. Melville Senior Centre, Melville
Contact: John Murray at 306-728-3832

Whist: February 27th, 10:00 a.m. Preeceville Club 60, Preeceville
Contact: Marge Bodnar at 306-547-5549
2nd venue for Whist: April 18th, 10:00 a.m. Yorkton Crossing Retirement Community, Yorkton
Contact: Dianne Stinka at 306-782-0696. Please note that this is a change of date.

Cribbage: March 9th, 10:00 a.m. Sturgis READ Club, Sturgis
Contact: Betty Lou Skogen at 306-548-5516
2nd venue for Cribbage: March 16th, 10:00 a.m. Yorkton Crossing Retirement Community, 348 Morrison Drive, Yorkton
Contact: Dianne Stinka at 306-782-0696

Curling: Regular Curling and Two Person Stick: March 25-27, Moose Jaw
Contact: Eleanor Murray at 306-563-4160 or email Maxine at max.stinka@sasktel.net

Pickleball: April 19th, 10:00 a.m. Gloria Hayden Centre, Yorkton
Contact: David Weiman at 306-548-2266

Kaiser: May 7th, 10:00 a.m. Buchanan Club 50 Plus, Buchanan
Contact: Bob Edwards at 306-592-4624

Poetry and Short Story: May 15th Theme: Play Active-Stay Active
Contact: Anita Bella at 306-728-5163

Five Pin Bowling: May 15th, 1:00 p.m. Yorkton Bowl Arena, Yorkton
Contact: Yorkton Bowl Arena at 306-783-5183

Track and Field: May 29th, 10:00 a.m. Davidson School, Melville
Contact: Anita Bella at 306-728-5163

Golf: June 6th, 10:00 a.m. Canora Golf Course, Canora
Contact: Arnold Makowsky at 306-563-4115

Annual General Meeting of Parkland Valley District, SSFA: Thursday, April 12, 2018, 11:00 a.m. at Melrose Place restaurant, Yorkton. All members are encouraged to attend, and to bring along a friend or two.

Please note that pickle ball is held every Monday and Thursday from 10:00 am until noon at the Gloria Hayden Centre in Yorkton for a fee of $4 per person per session.

EXTRA INFO:

All entry registrations are due one week prior to the event date.

Remember the $7.00 membership fee to the SSFA gives you the opportunity to compete in one or more of the district events.

At present our Parkland District does NOT have any venue holding playdowns for: bridge, 8 ball, lawn bowling, swimming tennis and bocce. If anyone is interested in these events, call one of the executive to see if something can be worked out.

The following events allow the participants to go directly to the provincials: regular curling and two stick curling, swimming, Track and Field and Predicted Walk.

Please check your personal schedules and mark your calendars to register one week ahead of the event or events.

See you out in the field or at an indoor venue, and let’s make Parkland Valley proud!

Parkland Valley District SSFA Executive
David Weiman, President
Dianne Stinka, Secretary

District Competitions

2017 Winners

CRIBBAGE
Gold	Mary Sill (Preecevill/Sturgis)	Betty Lou Skogen
Silver	Merv Secundiak (Crystal Lake)	Larry Pankevich
Bronze (TIED)	Eileen Bucsis (Yorkton)	Marianne Washburn
Bronze (TIED)	Viola Hearn (Preeceville)	Katherine Fraser

SHUFFLEBOARD
Gold	Loreen Biccum (Preeceville)	Roy Fairburn
Silver	Margaret Knight (Invermay)	Yvonne Marten
Bronze	Eugenia Kennedy (Preeceville)	Doreen Sivertson

WHIST
Gold	Viola Hearn (Preeceville)	Katherine Fraser
Silver	Dolly Crozier (Preeceville)	Alvin Crozier
Bronze	Elsie Luciw (Preeceville)	Avalon Hough

SHUFFLEBOARD
55+ Women	Gold	Heather Murray (Melville)
	Silver	Shirley Willets (Melville)
70+ Women	Gold	Sandra Rudoski (Melville)
	Silver	Betty Dickie (Melville)
	Bronze	Irene Shaw (Melville)
70+ Mens	Gold	Ron Rudoski (Melville)
	Silver	Alf Timmerman (Melville)
	Bronze	John Murray (Melville)

5 PIN BOWLING
55+	Gold	Suzanne Hack, Jerry Grominsky, Toni Grominsky, Rosemary Mandzuk, Dick Mandzuk (Yorkton)
	Silver	Norman Gawryliuk, Adella Hansen, Jean Dierker, Marieann Kreutzer, Gordon Saeafincian (Yorkton)
	Bronze	Geraldine Fraser, Wanda Radbourne, Joan Harris, Sherry Lucas, Maureen Wenzoski (Esterhazy)
65+	Gold	Ernie Bahsler, Stella McNeill, Lillian Kurtz, Eleanor Leftwich, Wreatha Curtis (Esterhazy)
	Silver	Doris Johnson, Ray Johnson, Georgina Johnson, Edie Wilcox, Margaret Knight (Kelvington/Invermay)

KAISER
Gold	Shirley Kosar (Buchanan)	Wendy Norrish
Silver	Monica Hudson (Yorkton)	Phyllis Pasichnyk
Bronze	Ed Brezinski (Buchanan)	Nick Woloschuk

POETRY/SHORT STORY
55+ Story	Gold	Ilean Kolynchuk (Melville)
	Silver	Anita Bella (Melville)

TRACK AND FIELD
55+ Predicted Time	400m	Gold	Ilean Kolynchuk (Melville)
		Silver	Anita Bella (Melville)
		Bronze	Muriel Orr (Churchbridge)
	1000m	Gold	Anita Bella (Melville)
		Silver	Ilean Kolynchuk (Melville)
		Bronze	Muriel Orr (Churchbridge)
Timed Events: 80+	100m	Gold	Gloria Ritter (26.9") (Melville)
	200m	Gold	Gloria Ritter (1'.029")
	400m	Gold	Gloria Ritter (2'.56")
55+	100m	Gold	Dale Lawrence (14.3") (Melfort)
60+	100m	Gold	David Weiman (15.4") (Danbury)
80+	100m	Gold	Ken Orr (24.9") (Chruchbridge)
	200m	Gold	Ken Orr (1'.029")
60+	Discus	Gold	David Weiman (26.74m)
75+	Discus	Gold	Bob Edwards (21.75m) (Buchanan)
80+	Discus	Gold	Ken Orr (7.10m)
55+	Long Jump	Gold	Dale Lawrence (4.40m)
60+	Long Jump	Gold	David Weiman (3.87m)
55+	Triple Jump	Gold	Dale Lawrence (8.87m)
60+	Triple Jump	Gold	David Weiman (7.72m)
75+	Shot Put	Gold	Bob Edwards (7.41m)
80+	Shot Put	Gold	Ken Orr (7.10m)
55+	Javelin	Gold	Dale Lawrence (32.61m)
75+	Javelin	Gold	Bob Edwards (18.10m)

GOLF
65+ Men	Gold	Glen Leson - 84 (Canora)
	Silver	Chris Senkow - 86 (Canora Beach)
	Bronze	Larry Lesyk - 89 (Canora)
65+ Women	Gold	Darlene Senkow - 110 (Canora Beach)
	Silver	Maxine Stinka - 111