MEOTA — Nice weather over the weekend saw lots of activity on the lake and on the snowmobile trails. There were even a few folks warmed up their cabins for a time to relax when not out fishing as this was our free fishing and Family Day weekend.
The Pioneer Centre held their Tuesday afternoon bridge games with Catriona Winterholt and Margaret Dyck coming out on top, followed by Albert Blais and Cletus Scherman. Thursday games with three tables saw top score go to Albert Blais and Eric Callbeck and second were Jean Lawes and Fraser Glen..
At the Do Drop In on Friday two tables played Norwegian whist with high scores in order — top Arlene Walker, Carol Huys, Linda Ard and Vivianne Lesko. The odd couple out played Canasta for two people — slower but still fun!
Week 10 Curling Recap
Enthusiasm and suspense built throughout the club as the Pat Mohr and Kirsten Bru rinks squared off in a battle between two juggernauts, looking for that playoff advantage as only one point separated the two rinks for first place in the league. Curling club historian and lead for the Bru rink Jacquie Code recalls never seeing a matchup with as much fanfare in the modern era quite like this one. The Mohr rink featuring Blaire Chapman, Huguette Johnson and Brenda Mohr proved they were the superior team as they crushed Team Bru 13-3 and sent a statement to the rest of the league that they are the envy of Meota curling. Mohr can clinch first place with a win next week and will be a favourite to win the league’s coveted Silver Broom.
Fans paid for the whole seat but only used the edge of it for the Becotte-Weber game Thursday night. The Becotte rink, playing short handed and without two critical pieces to their team (Gwen Drury and Pat himself), called in Al Doom to lead Robert St Amant and Darrell Weber into this important Week 10 matchup. No shortage of points or excitement in this game, as Doom barely got by Wanda Weber with an 11-8 victory.
Evan Schmidt and company, who have been burdened by expectations for much of the season, took on the Brent Czuy rink and dismantled them 10-4 to get back to an even par for the season. Team Doom took the hammer in the first end and never relinquished it as they were shutout by the Demontarnel rink 8-0.
It was a faceoff between youth and energy versus wisdom and experience, as the Welford and Tait rinks met Thursday night. Terry Tait proved why he is a future hall of famer as he authored a huge 10-8 victory as experience triumphed over the next generation.
Week 10’s top honour of Curler of the Week goes to Darrell Weber. Weber is a three-time hardest sweeper winner of the Meota Curling Club and is showing that he is the clear front-runner for that accolade again this year. His stamina and endurance giving him the ability to do the work of two sweepers, proved instrumental in navigating the tricky ice conditions sheet three presents. “Personal accomplishments aside, we got the big 2 points tonight and that's what I am focused on,” a modest Weber asserted.
