MEOTA — Here we are after surviving a real taste of winter. Sometimes it brings out our frailties. For me, it was a weak battery and a car heater motor I wasn’t trusting (it was making a foreign noise). It also brought home the need for adequate outdoor apparel, whether it be the big parka, snow boots or heavy-duty underwear. Thankfully that is past for a spell and we can accept - 20 C with more ease.
Having spent more time indoors than usual, we can sympathize with those spending time in the hospital or convalescing at home: Art Jones, Joyce Luckey, Gail Hilderman, Sonya Tait (Glen), Gail Hilderman, Pete Hildebrandt and anyone I might have missed.
A fun-filled day was held at the Do Drop In last Saturday. Many good competitions of Chit Chat were played as well as many close games of shuffleboard. The eventual winners by a close margin were Nestor Fransoo and Cora Christianson. Second were David Sayers and Linda Ard and third were David Ottas and Carole Dyck.
In Friday Canasta, Lorna Kelly and Marion Ottas topped the score sheet. Second were Albert Huys and Janice Morton and third were David Ottas and Lillian Solenko. .
Bridge was also played during the week. Winners were: A side - first Jeanne Lawes and Fraser Glen, second Margaret Dyck and David Creegan; B side - tied for first Mary Phelps and Gerry Craig with Jeanine Beloin and Albert Blais.
Meota Grand Slam of Curling Week 6 Recap
(by Derek Welford)
Flexed to the middle sheet Tuesday night, Lonnie Alm played off against Don Johnson. The Alm rink consisting of Bob and Catherine Bartkewich and Mary Ann Alm did not let up on the score nor their rocks as they are known for throwing the hardest takeouts in the league. The Alm rink won handily 10-2 as Bob Bartkewich claimed it was one of their easier wins during his post-game press conference.
Randy, Dani, Aleesa and Presley Sharp stunned the experienced Pat Becotte rink with a 9-3 victory as they moved to a record of 3-2-1.
Gil Cadrin and team got up early on Evan Schmidt with a big six points in the third end and never let up as Cadrin defeated Schmidt 11-5. Lead Darrell Mccarthey was quick to clarify that the game was closer than the score appeared.
Raymond Humenny was greeted with high fives and much fanfare as he returned to substitute curl for the Iverson rink, marking his first game of the season. Randy and company played a mistake-free game as they won 7-0 over Kyle Doom.
Colin Sharp and Kirsten Bru were in a battle Tuesday night. Points were tough to come by in this low-scoring affair as defence came first in what finished as a 4-4 tie. After third Brent Czuy made the bold claim they were done losing, the Zane Lacousiere team is still holding true to that statement as they put an end to Wanda Weber’s winning streak with a 7-4 win as they now have won two in a row.
Highlight of the week came from Thursday night when Al Collie, Karen McCaffrey and Michelle Roach were playing the Welford rink. It was a close game as both teams were exchanging points coming into the sixth end tied at three apiece. With five points already in the bag and last stone, a relentless Collie showed no mercy to the Welford team as he went for the split and put up a massive seven points. The hands of the Welford team were out to concede the game after accepting their pieces of humble pie, after giving the Schmidt rink a hard time for giving up six points hours earlier. The 10-3 win brings the Collie rink back up to an even 3-3 record.
A competitive matchup between Randy Orchison and Pat Mohr came down to the wire which found Orchison with a draw to the four-foot to win the game. Unfortunately, his final stone had over-curled and Mohr stole one to tie 5-5. Colin Mack and Lee Gaunsage squared off in one of the other Thursday night matches. It brought back memories to those old enough to remember these two and Kenyon Laclare (who plays lead on the Mack team) of the early 2000s as these three were standout curlers. Their names are still prominently displayed on the Tuesday Night League curling plaque. It was the Mack team that got the better of Gaunsage, as they won 7-2.
