Southeast Connection District

For general information about this district email southeast.connection@ssfa.ca.

WELCOME TO SOUTHEAST CONNECTION SSFA DISTRICT

55+ DISTRICT GAMES - 2012
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

EVENT:	CONTRACT BRIDGE	EVENT:	CRIBBAGE
DATE:	May 01, 2012	DATE:	April 14, 2012
REGISTER BY	April 25, 2012	REGISTER BY	April 10, 2012
TIME:	10:00 AM	TIME:	10:00 AM
PLACE:	Stoughton Senior Centre	PLACE:	Stoughton Senior Centre
CONTACT:	Jo Wollner	CONTACT:	Dorothy Knoch
PHONE #	487-2503	PHONE #	457-2824
EVENT:	GOLF	EVENT:	WHIST
DATE:	May 28, 2012	DATE:	April 21, 2012
REGISTER BY	May 23, 2012	REGISTER BY	April 1, 2012
TIME:	10:00 AM	TIME:	10:00 AM
PLACE:	Carnduff Golf Course	PLACE:	Stoughton Senior Centre
CONTACT:	Marguerite Black	CONTACT:	Dorothy Knoch
PHONE #	482-3676	PHONE #	457-2824
EVENT:	FIVE  PIN BOWLING	EVENT:	8 BALL
DATE:	May 10, 2012	DATE:	May 4, 2012
REGISTER BY	May 4, 2012	REGISTER BY	April 27, 2012
TIME:	Pending # Participants	TIME:	1:00 PM.
PLACE:	Carnduff Bowling Alley	PLACE:	Carlyle Happy Gang Centre
CONTACT:	Janet Shillington	CONTACT:	Cliff Walker
PHONE #	482-3391	PHONE #	453-2314, C-577-7779
EVENT:	BANK SHUFFLEBOARD	EVENT:	SNOOKER
DATE:	April 26, 2012	DATE:	May 4, 2012
REGISTER BY	April 20, 2012	REGISTER BY	April 27, 2012
TIME:	10:00 AM	TIME:	10:00 AM
PLACE:	Carlyle Happy Gang Centre	PLACE:	Carlyle Happy Gang Centre
CONTACT:	Audrey Young	CONTACT:	Cliff Walker
PHONE #	453-6058	PHONE #	453-2314, C-577-7779
EVENT:	Pickleball	EVENT:	TRACK & FIELD
DATE:	May 5, 2012 (Tentative)	DATE:	TBA
REGISTER BY	May 1, 2012	REGISTER BY	May 4, 2012
TIME:	1:00 PM	TIME:	TBA
PLACE:	TBA	PLACE:	TBA
CONTACT:	Margaret Gailing	CONTACT:	Agnes Pitre
PHONE #	842-4807	PHONE #	842-5674
EVENT:	PROVINCIAL ICE  CURLING	EVENT:	SWIMMING
DATE:	March 26, 27 &28, 2012	DATE:	TBA
REGISTER BY	March 6, 2012	REGISTER BY	May 4, 2012
TIME:	TBA	TIME:	TBA
PLACE:	Canora Curling Club	PLACE:	TBA
CONTACT:	Eleanor Murray	CONTACT:	Agnes Pitre
PHONE #	563-4160	PHONE #	842-5674
EVENT:	POETRY & SHORT STORY WRITING
Mail by:	May 4, 2012
REGISTER BY	May 4, 2012
Theme: Fitness! Fun! Friendship
CONTACT:	Margaret Gailing 203 – 104 5th N.E. Weyburn S4H 0Z1
PHONE #	842-4807 Call for information regarding rules and format.

For information about, KAISER, SCRABBLE, TENNIS, and TABLE TENNIS, call Agnes Pitre at 842-5674 prior to May 4, 2012.

Each participants must be 55 years of age or older by December 31, 2012.  To compete, the participant must purchase a SSFA membership for $5.00 plus an administration fee of $1.00, total $6.00 and complete a Participant Registration Form.  Participants are requested to complete a 55+ Games Evaluation Form and return it to the person who is running the event.

The Participant Registration Form and registration fees must be received at the Saskatoon Host committee Games Office, by June 4, 2012.  All Registration Forms and money will be forwarded together by the District Coordinator.
If you have any questions regarding the games, please call Agnes Pitre, District Coordinator at 842-5674 in Weyburn.

Participants who qualified at the Provincial Games can proceed to the 2012 Canada 55+ Games in Sydney, Nova Scotia, August 29 to September 1, 2012.  Registration will take place on August 28.

For information, you can also call Margaret Gailing-Stepp, SSFA Provincial President at 842-4807 or check the website – www.ssfa.ca. regarding the games.                 

FROM THE PROVINCIAL PRESIDENT’S PEN

The Provincial President, Margaret Gailing-Stepp is currently assisting this District in planning the upcoming 2012 district activities.  We are looking for individuals to volunteer their time to assist is planning activities for seniors.  If you enjoy working “with and for seniors”, you may want to become involved in this opportunity.  You will need to contribute a limited amount of your time.  You may call Margaret at 842-4807 for more information.  WE NEED YOUR HELP TO MAKE ACTIVITIES IN THIS DISTRICT A SUCCESS.  

The Southeast Connection SSFA District Committee consists of:

President	Vacant
Vice-President	Vacant
Secretary	Marguerite Black (482-3676) Carnduff
Treasurer	Ernie Schenher (Temporary) Weyburn
Membership	Janet Shillington (482-3391) Carnduff
Directors at Large	Melvin Nimegeers (869-2959) Radville
	Dorothy Knoch (457-2824) Stoughton
	Corkie Loewen (735-2250) Whitewood
	Agnes Pitre (842-5674) Weyburn
Advisory	Margaret Gailing-Stepp (842-4807
Ernie Schenher (temporary Director) (Weyburn)

2012 Southeast Connection District Activities

The Schedule of Events outlines the activities that will take place early spring and summer.  Please mark your calendar so you don’t miss anything. We ask that you promote these activities in your community.  Tell your friends and family!

The membership fee for the year April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013 is $6.00.  (SSFA membership is $5.00 plus $1.00 administration fee for the district)  We will require some fund-raising to pay registration fee for participants competing at the provincial games in Saskatoon in 2012.  The District Committee would like members to come up with ideas for fund-raising.

2012 PROVINCIAL 55+ GAMES

SSFA Provincial 55+ Games will be held in Saskatoon July 3, 4 & 5, 2012.  The events planned are as follows:

Contract bridge, cribbage, Kaiser, whist, scrabble, five pin bowling,  golf,  lawn bowling, bank shuffleboard, slo-pitch, snooker, pickle ball, 8-ball, swimming, table tennis, tennis, track & field,  and poetry & short story writing. Some new age categories apply for Low net golf.  The SSFA rulebook for all events can be obtained on the website by accessing -  www.ssfa.ca .

Pickle ball is similar to ping pong or badminton.  It is played by children in some schools and  interest  is rapidly growing amongst seniors.   You can find information on the website www.pickleball.ca.

The 2012 Curling playdowns will be held on March 27, 28 & 29, 2012 at the Canora Curling Club in Canora.  The deadline for entry is March 6^th.  The entry fee is $100.00 per team (4 person) and includes a banquet and 3 game guarantee.  Contact Eleanor Murray at 563-4160 for more information.  You can obtain the registration form for curling by searching the website - www.ssfa.ca.

An added feature is the stick curling that is becoming very popular.  Stick curling consists of 2 people and may be both men, both women or one of each. There is no advancement to the Canada Games. If you are interested, the Canadian Open Stick Curling Championship will held in Regina April 3, 4 & 5, 2012 at the Highland Curling Club in Regina. For the championship tournament information, contact Gordon Garratt @ 545-6693.

CANADA 55+ GAMES

The games will be held in Sydney, Nova Scotia from August 29 to 1 September, 2012. Registration will commence on August 28^th.  Saskatchewan participants have been assigned to staying at the North Star Inn and the Delta in Sydney.  There will be more information to follow.

The following events will be offered: golf, ice curling, swimming, track & field, ice hockey, slo-pitch, tennis, candlepin bowling, badminton, cycling, horseshoes, table tennis, 5/10 K run , 8 ball, contract bridge, cribbage, darts, scrabble, washer toss, bocce, floor shuffleboard, and duplicate bridge.  Soccer and tarbish are offered as demonstration sports.  For information regarding the Canada 55+ Games, call Margaret Gailing –Stepp @ 842-4807.

 VISIT THE WEBSITE FOR ACTIVITIES, RULEBOOK, PHOTOS AND NOTICE OF THE SSFA INC. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING in May, 2012.  www.ssfa.ca