MEOTA —Edam seniors held a Shrove Tuesday (March 1) pancake supper in their hall in aid of Telemiracle. With the pancakes they offered sausage, ham and all the trimmings. Strawberry shortcake with real whipped cream was the delicious dessert. It was well received by the community and happy socializing took place.
Bridge was played Tuesday afternoon with two tables and individual movements. First was Catriona Winterholt. Second was Donna Scherman and third, Cletus Scherman. Thursday afternoon bridge had two and a half tables with top score going to Jean Lawes and Fraser Glen. Second were Linda Ard and Margaret Dyck.
Norwegian Whist was cancelled Friday afternoon at the Do Drop In as the weather turned nasty with blowing snow and poor visibility.
Meota Curling Club update
The Evan Schmidt and Derek Welford rinks battled it out Tuesday night, in a tale of two expansion teams who both find themselves in the middle of the pack. Curling in relief of Schmidt, Scott Shepherd made his triumphant return to the Meota Curling Club, a place that embraces him as one of their own and a place where he feels at ease. To counter the opposition’s extraordinary pick up, the Welford rink, who were also short a curler, brought in Ryan Shepherd, who boasts an equally impressive curling resume. It was the elder Shepherd who got the better this time, as the Schmidt rink defeated the Welford rink 8-3.
A similar rivalry was observed Thursday night, as the young Kyle Doom squared off against the experienced travelling curler Al Doom, who was curling in his third straight week, this time in relief of Wanda Weber. It was a pivotal four-point end for the senior Doom in the sixth that turned the tables, as they came back to win 10-5 in eight ends.
Pat Becotte made his return to the ice after missing several weeks of curling to a not-so-warm reception against the Kirsten Bru rink. Almost running out of real estate on the scoreboard, Team Bru knocked down Becotte 12-5 as they finished the year with the second-best record.
Terry Tait and crew put water on the Demontarnel hot streak, as they came away with a decisive 8-4 victory. The Czuy and Mohr rinks sat idle this week as their game was postponed.
Curler of the Week is Al Doom. A highly sought-after waiver-wire pickup, Doom is now an impressive four-for-four when called in to curl this season. A versatile player, Doom can be called in and adapt to any situation and can raise the level of his play when his teams need it most. Doom will be on the teams' radars when free agency begins in July.
This was the final week of the Meota Grand Slam regular season that provided another great chapter of history, of which countless legends will be told and re-told for years to come. The playoffs begin and end next week with a 10-team tournament that will result in the highly desired Silver Broom being awarded. The “Quest for the Silver Broom” will be the ultimate test of the season, a platform to rewrite history or reverse a season narrative and the opportunity where age-old dreams are finally realized.
