Parkland Valley District

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

PARKLAND VALLEY DISTRICT NEWSLETTER

The National It is hard to believe that Christmas and New Years have come and gone, and we are deep into January. This is always a signal that our seniors are very much involved in their winter activities, and that means that we are setting dates for the various events held in our district.

Annual General Meeting of Parkland Valley District, SSFA: The AGM will be held on Thursday, April 11 at at Melrose Place, Yorkton. Lunch at 12:00 noon, with meeting to follow. All are encouraged to attend.

Please note that pickleball is held every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 am until noon at the Gloria Hayden Centre in Yorkton for a fee of $4 per person per session. There is a possibility of further pickle ball clinics being held. Please call David Weiman, 306-548-2266, if there is local interest.

Treasurer needed: Maxine Stinka, after several years of dedication to the job of treasurer, has decided to step down from the position. If you are interested in taking on this position, please contact one of the executive members.

Photos wanted: We are looking for district playdown photos for the update to the SSFA website, so please forward any that you may have, with a written description of the photos by return email.

Foam Lake and Esterhazy have become more involved in the Parkland Valley District in several events in recent years, and we welcome participation from members from those areas.

Remember that events in the district can only be held with participation from its members. Come out and get involved and bring a friend or two. A membership for the year 2019 is $7.00 and entitles you to participate in as many events as you like.

Below are the events that our Parkland District has organized with the help of its members. Many dates have not been determined. Please pass the word along to friends about these events.

Bank Shuffleboard: Date TBA, 10:00 a.m. Club 60, Preeceville
Contact: Marge Bodnar at 306-547-5549
2nd venue for Shuffleboard: Date TBA, 10:00 a.m. Melville Senior Centre, Melville
Contact: John Murray at 306-728-3832

Whist: Date TBA, 10:00 a.m. Preeceville Club 60, Preeceville
Contact: Marge Bodnar at 306-547-5549
2nd venue for Whist: Monday, March 4, 10:00 a.m. Yorkton Crossing Retirement Community, Yorkton
Contact: Dianne Stinka at 306-782-0696. Please pre-register.

Cribbage: March 9th, 10:00 a.m. Sturgis READ Club, Sturgis
Contact: Betty Lou Skogen at 306-548-5516 or David Weiman at 306-548-2266
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. Please pre-register.

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

Kaiser: Monday, May 6, 10:00 a.m. Buchanan Club 50 Plus, Buchanan
Contact: Bob Edwards at 306-592-4624

Curling: Please contact Maxine Stinka at max.stinka@sasktel.net

Five Pin Bowling: Date TBA, 1:00 p.m. Esterhazy Bowl Arena, Esterhazy
Contact: Esterhazy Bowl Arena at 306-745-2847

Poetry and Short Story: Deadline for entries May 15. Suggestions for theme welcome.
Contact: Anita Bella at 306-728-5163

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

Golf: Place and date TBA
Contact: Arnold Makowsky at 306-563-4115

Please feel free to contact any member of the executive of Parkland Valley District SSFA with suggestions for new events or venues, or with thoughts on how events could be improved.

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

Baseball

Mixed Slopitch bronze medal winners at 2018 Provincials

Foam Lake

Pickleball in Foam Lake

Javelin

Bob Edwards in fine form

Lounging

Track and Field 2018 districts in Melville

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

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