Tom Henihan
Spotlight
Alberta 55 Plus, Zone 8, Area 2 held its carpet bowling and floor curling Challenge Cup event at Club Alouette in Falher on Saturday, October 22.
Twenty-seven people participated with teams from Valleyview, High Prairie, Girouxville and Falher. On the Saturday following the Falher event, the 55 Plus met again for competition in High Prairie on October 29.
The winning teams of the Challenge Cup carpet bowling competition are First place – Denis Dintinger, Killer Girard, Roger Lambert and France Duquette. Second place team: Cecil Lambert, Paulette Bisson, Rita Quellet and Pauline Labbe. Third place team: Henri Poirier, Florence Lamarche, Henriette Turcotte and Renee Simard.
The winners of the Challenge Cup floor curling competition are First place – Pearl Lhirondelle, Wendell Ebbett, Veronique Nyirandegoya and Lucille Basarab. Second place team – Raymond Lavoie, Gerry Willis, Annie Blakers and Robert Goulet. Third place team, Lind Freewald, Jeannette, William and Jeff.
Alberta 55 Plus Association promotes sports and recreational activities for Albertans 55 years old and over, recognizing that physical activity and social interaction have a positive effect on the wellbeing of the individual and an extension on the wellbeing of the province in general.
All eight zones in the province have an appointed or elected executive and board, representing the areas within each zone. Through these boards, specific local needs are brought to the attention of the 55 Plus Provincial Association.
While an annual 55 Plus membership, starting from January is $30, at events this late in the year, the fee is wavered and non-members are welcome to participate.
“We travel around all the time to the associations within the Area 2, which basically goes from Eaglesham and Tangent to Slave Lake.” says Area 2 director Renee Simard.
“We have fall and summer games and try to keep active all the time. We hold our association meetings in Valleyview.”
