Poetry

1.James Roberts High River Zone 2 From Winter to Spring Gold

2.Robert Franz Brooks Zone 1 I am of the Boomer Generation Silver

3 Pam Ellenberger Edmonton Zone 6 The Claws of Cancer Bronze

Light Verse

1.Sharon Olsen Camrose Zone 4 Spring Gold

2.Robert Boulet Spruce Grove Zone 5 A Golden Goal Silver

Fiction

1.Joyce Johnson Edmonton Zone 6 Torn Gold

2.Pam Ellenberger Edmonton Zone 6 The Loss of Innocence Silver

Non -Fiction Serious

1.Brenda Willsie Bowden Zone 4 What Changes a

Person’s Life Gold

Non-Fiction Humorous

1.Marshall Yaremcio Edmonton Zone 6 Golfing in November Gold

Medal Winners – Art – 2024 Provincial Winter Games

Camrose

Category #1 – Mixed Media

Silver: Carolyn Alway Zone 2

Category # 2 – Miscellaneous Art

Gold: Phyllis Pitz – Zone 2

Silver: Robert Franz – Zone 1

Category # 3: Painting (Landscape)

Gold: Frances Fodchuk – Zone 4

Category # 4: Oil Painting (Still Life)

Gold: Frances Fodchuk – Zone 4

Category # 5: Oil Painting (Figures)

Silver: Frances Fodchuk – Zone 4

Category # 7: Water Color (Landscape)

Gold: Barbara Myggland – Zone 4

Silver: Carolyn Alway – Zone 2

Category # 9: Water Color (Figures)

Gold: Frances Fodchuk – Zone 4

Silver: Carolyn Alway – Zone 2

Category # 10: Water Color (Floral)

Gold: Carolyn Alway – Zone 2

Silver: Barbara Myggland – Zone 4

Category # 11: Acrylic (Landscape)

Gold: Sandra Schroeder – Zone 2

Silver: Wanda Marsh – Zone 2

Category # 12: Acrylic (Still Life)

Gold: Wanda Marsh – Zone 2

Silver: Barbara Myggland – Zone 4

Category # 13: Acrylic (Figures)

Gold: Catherine Dallas – Zone 2

Silver: Sanra Schroeder – Zone 2

Category #14: Drawing (Pen & Ink, Charcoal, Conte, or

Graphite Pencil)

Gold: Robert Franz – Zone 1

Silver: Catherine Dallas – Zone 2

Bronze: Barbara Myggland – Zone 4

Alberta 55 plus Camrose Winter Games 2024 Medal Winners

Duplicate Bridge:

First: Kevin Strangway & Roy Bolton - Zone 8

Second: Pat Odegaard and Diana Smith – Zone 2

Third: Jim Normey and Lloyd White – Zone 6

Euchre:

First: Gertie Collins and Jean Moskeluk – Zone 3

Second: Doreen Bodinsky and Elaine Meyer – Zone 5

Third: Dianne Soltys and Ruby Trembicki – Zone 5 fill for Zone 4

Floor Curling: 55+

First: Jerome Bourassa, Elaine Taylor, Marie Ingersoll, Darcie Wasyluk

Zone 7

Second: Dave Sonnenberg, Valrie Duff, Barbara Myggland, John

Broemeling Zone 4

Third: Mike Dolynny, Victoria Dolynny, Delores Heck, Ann Yarmuch

Zone 6

Floor Curling: 70+

First: Dennis & Dianne Hartman, Kathleen Tennant, Douglas Harrold

Zone 4

Second: Stan & Dianne Andruschuk, Linda Frank, Jim Clifford Zone 6

Third: Nettie Neustaeter, Patricia & Lawrence Bartholow, Karl Gibbie -

Zone 2

Snooker: 55+

First: Terry Levesque – Zone 5

Second: Don Hennessey – Zone 7

Third: Rodney Yim – Zone 3

Snooker: 70+

First: Bill Cormylo – Zone 3

Second: Wayne Wesolowsky – Zone 6

Third: Louie Humbke

Alberta 55 plus Winter Games

St. Albert – April 25 – 26, 2024

5 - Pin Bowling

Scratch

55+ Women – Brenda Rau – Gold – Zone 5

Bonnie Malmas – Silver – Zone 4

Barbara Turcotte – Bronze – Zone 6

Val Connell – Zone 5

65+ Women – Beverly Morin – Gold – Zone 4

Peggy Plathan – Silver – Zone 3

Hazel Laboucan – Bronze – Zone 8

J. Linda Traquair – Zone 2

75+ Women – Sandra Irwin – Gold – Zone 2

Linda Olson – Silver – Zone 4

Faye Smith – Bronze – Zone 4

85+ Women – Bessie Stevens – Gold – Zone 5

55+ Men – Albert Schram – Gold – Zone 4

Russell Foster – Silver – Zone 1

Mark Patterson – Bronze – Zone 5

Peter Laderoute – Zone 8

Ralph Courtorielle – Zone 5

Wayne McCutcheon – Zone 5

Keith Lee – Zone 2

65+ Men – Lloyd Cunningham – Gold – Zone 8

Don Ware – Silver – Zone 2

Robert Boulet – Bronze – Zone 5

Chris Hylton – Zone 3

75+ Men – Norman Preston – Gold – Zone 2

John Murphy – Silver – Zone 3

Tom Walker – Bronze – Zone 5

James Milman – Zone 2

Brian Carlson – Zone 4

Melford Haas – Zone 8

Vernon English – Zone 6

85+ Men – Ernest Hanchar – Gold – Zone 3

POA

55+ - Tracy Hindle, Shirley Fillinger, Karen Stiles - Gold, Zone 2

Marcia Wilson, Sharon Barnden

Garry Klein, Carolyn Lucas, Daren Lien – Silver – Zone 4

Richard Erickson, Verna Erickson

Faye Sperling, Coralee Richmond, Rosamy Krupa – Bronze – Zone 5

Doris Chizma, Cathy Smith

65+ - Isabel Gibson, Morris Thompson, Vern Kalmbach – Gold – Zone 5

Wayne Noullett, Larry Jansen

Arnold Lamont, Linda Rostad, Noreen Foss – Silver – Zone 4

Richard O’Brien, Brian Henke

Eric Andersen, Merv Zwicker, Joan Mayer – Bronze – Zone 1

Sandra Hunt, Linda Seitz

Richard Starchuk, Aurora Felipe, Arthur Loewen – Zone 3

Gloria Becker, Remy Hipolito

Dennis Thompson, Leslie Markham, Earl Markham – Zone 2

Helen Jorgensen, John Tarapaski

75+ - Paul Davis, Sharon Olsen, Carter Calliou – Gold – Zone 4

Frank Snopek, Richard Collett

Robert Latty, Mary Ann Latty, Diana French – Silver – Zone 7

Peter Briere, Ronald Myers

Bill Schwalm, Carmelita Monroy, Manuel Lumapas – Bronze – Zone 3

David Lodhar, Rebecca Lodhar

Darts

55+ Ladies – Blossom Braganza – Gold – Zone 2

65+ Ladies – Dianne Pelland – Gold – Zone 3

Betty Ann Fountain – Silver – Zone 2

Sharon Gillison – Bronze – Zone 5

Evelyn Lesiuk – Zone 8

75+ Ladies – Linda Stevenson – Gold – Zone 4

Angeline Majeau – Silver – Zone 5

55+ Men – William Lesiuk – Gold – Zone 8

Denis Charboneau – Silver – Zone 7

65+ Men – Robert Cox – Gold – Zone 8

Robert Palmer – Silver – Zone 2

Greg Braganza – Bronze – Zone 2

Jim Storch – Zone 2

75+ Men – Dave Formstone – Gold – Zone 2

Victor Ouellette – Silver – Zone 7

Richard Nousek – Bronze Zone 5

Gary Pelland – Zone 3

“A” Rating:

Gold Susan Brigliadori Zone 3

Silver Tom McKay Zone 3

“B” Rating:

Gold Gladys Wilson Zone 4

Silver Victor Koop Zone 8

“C” Rating:

Gold Sharon Hatch Zone 7

Silver Lucy Graham Zone 1

Women 55+

Gold :  Lara Wiebe

Annette Gregory

Zone 2

Silver : Kathy Iwaasa

Lana Pittman

Zone 1

Men 55+

Gold : Mark LeBere 

Jay Kennedy

Zone 2

Silver :   John Zhao

Alban Carvalho

Zone 3

Bronze :  Milton Iwaasa

Ruel Vera Cruz

Zone 1

MiXed 55+

Gold : Mark LeBere

Lara Wiebe 

Zone 2

Silver :  Hong Zhang

Virginia Pang

Zone 6

Bronze :  Kathy Iwaasa

Ruel Vera Cruz

Zone 1

Women 60+

Gold :  Grace Yuen

Hong Zhang (Qiang)

Zone 3

Silver :  Cheryl Griep

Toni Kerr

Zone 2

Men 60+

Gold :  Chris Ballard

Dale Martin

Zone 3

Mixed 60+

Gold :  Milton Iwassa

Lana Pittman

Zone 1

Men 65+

Gold :  Jian Zhang

Bolek Babiarz

Zone 3

Mixed 55+

Gold :  Jian Zhang

Grace Yuen

Zone 3

Silver : Cheryl Griep

Bob Fast

Zone 2 

Women 55

Gold :  Amy Kern & Helen Thompson

Silver :  Tanya Seneko & Wendy Trepanier

Bronze :  Donna Weiman & Marlene Woods

Women 60

Gold : Donna Duff & Marlene Treleaven

Silver : Janet Elliott & Angela Morin

Bronze : Sharon Horn & Lisa Millar

Women 65

Gold : Lena Chi Chung & Mary Woo

Silver : Bev Jones & Darlene Smith

Bronze : Julie Bradshaw & Betty Caine

Women 70

Gold : Darlene Bekkenes & Judy Brewster

Silver : Deb Hamer & Lynn Roche

Women 75

Gold : Ann Crouser & Vivian Oko

Men 55

Gold : Daryl Crooks & Gord McNeill

Silver : Jim Yamkowy & Kevin Morrison

Bronze : Brad Buss & David Khatib

Men 60

Gold : Dean Fontyene & Ken Angelstad

Silver : Peter Walsh & Greg Smith

Bronze : Wayne Lewin & Tim Elliott

Men 65

Gold : Cyril Gorman & David Austin

Silver : Barry Irving & Ken Cochrane

Bronze : Chi Cheung Chan & Bruce Chung

Men 70

Gold : Darrel Berkkenes & Aubrey Brewster

Silver : Bob Milligan& Wayne Inkpen

Men 75

Gold : Dennis Bischel & Rolly Fagnan

Silver : Mel Reid & Don Boorse

Mixed 55

Gold : Wayne Lewin & Amy Kern

Silver : Wendy Trepanier & Kevin Morison

Bronze : Wendy Novakowski & Sam Basilliades

Mixed 60

Gold : Ken Angelstad & Marlene Treleaven

Silver : Janet Elliott & Daryl Crooks

Bronze : Donna Duff & Dean Fontyene

Mixed 65

Gold : Donna Weiman & Gerald Weiman

Silver : David Austin & Sharon Horn

Bronze : Lenna Chi Chung & Bruce Chung

Mixed 70

Gold : Norm Vienneau & Darlene Williamson

Silver : Deb Hamer & Darcy Budinski

Bronze : Aubry Brewster & Judy Brewster

Mixed 75

Gold : Darlene Bekkenes & Daryl Bekkenes

Silver : Dennis Bichel & Ann Crouser

Bronze : Marion Dicke & Mel Reid

55+

Gold : Sandy and Jeff Kaufman. Zone 6

Silver :Joss Binns and Jim Adair. Zone 2

Bronze :Randy and Ruby Olson, Zone 5

70+

Gold : Tom Steele and Barbara Palmer, Zone 5

Silver : Gary and Elaine Sky, Zone 8

Bronze : Ken Fedoruk and Bob Pasatsky, Zone 8

https://members.alberta55plus.ca/Winter-Events-2024

Fellow members,

Another year has come and gone (almost) and there were several events scheduled around the province. Additionally, there are more planned and some happening right now this winter and in the spring of 2024. Of course, all these events will be qualifiers for the Canada 55+ Games in Quebec City. Please continue to visit the provincial website to read about all the upcoming events in your area.

There was great enjoyment at the Alpine Skiing event back in February and our Ice Hockey Qualifying Tournament in April held at Cardel Rec Center South was a huge success. The planning that it takes to organize 500+ hockey players, and too many games to count, is no small undertaking. Kudos to Laura Lee Goetjen and Harvey Poon for a job well done.

We held our AGM in Red Deer in May and sadly, we said goodbye to two long standing Board members: Pat Covington and Caroline Anker. They are sorely missed, and their combined 50 years of experience is impossible to replace. That being said, the need to continue with a full Board is imperative. We held elections at our AGM and two new members were elected to fill the vacancies. Richard Walliser was named as the new Technical Director North to replace Caroline and John Usher was named as the new VP North to replace Pat.

There was another Board member who stepped down from his duties as Past President. Wayne Davies, another member with a ton of experience who certainly was one of my mentors when I took over, retired from the Board. It becomes increasingly difficult to replace these members who have served as representatives of both their respective Zones as well as the Provincial Board. We continue to beat the drum…

The Provincial Summer Games that were held in Brooks this past August proved a big hit with those that attended. All results from those games can be found on the provincial website. There were close to 1000 members (and family) in attendance at the games and although there were some hiccups (isn’t there always) Brooks managed to stage a great event. Without a doubt, the smash hit of the Games was the entertainment, a cover band called The Beatles. I’ve never seen anything quite like it and a truer testimony was the number of people who not only dressed up in retro clothing, but stayed and danced until close to midnight. An absolute first for me to witness. Congratulations to Brooks for a great Games experience.

By now, all of the qualifying medalists from the Brooks Games have received an invitation to participate in the Canada55+ Games being held next August in Quebec City. Currently, we are sitting at approximately 400 potential members who have been invited and there will be another 200-300 from the various Winter Games qualifiers. There is a very good chance that Alberta will be sending over 500 participants to Quebec. The CSGA Games are slated to run from Monday, August 26^th thru Friday, August 30^th. As you can imagine, there has been a whirlwind of activity surrounding the games and everything that goes with that.

I would be remiss if I didn’t share that not everything is rosy with the CSGA Games. There have been some changes (good and bad) that me and Alberta as a province, have very little control over (or none at all) I will however continue to advocate for Alberta55 plus and ensure that our collective voices are heard at the next CSGA AGM. It’s a small consolation for some of you and I appreciate that, but please know that I will push for changes. Changes that encourage participation at all age and skill levels.

In closing, several thank-yous are in order:

Thank you for supporting Alberta55 plus…

Thank you for supporting your respective zones…

Thank you for being involved at so many levels…

Thank you for staying active and engaged…

And thank you for continuing to beat the drum…

Till next time,

Dave