LOCAL SENIORS ADVANCE TO PROVINCIAL GAMES
The 2023 Alberta 55 Plus Summer Games will be held in Brooks, AB on August 17-20, 2023.
55 Plus offers 34 different activities, ranging from the physical to the mental to the creative.
“Our Province is organized into eight large geographic regions; non-profit organizations deliver these offerings to all Albertans. Rocky View County is part of Zone 2, administered by Big Country Seniors Sport Society,” noted Douglas Campbell, Zone Director.
“We are pleased to announce our Zone team of 109 older adults includes:
West Rocky View County leads the way. 39 players are from RVC west of QE Highway 2, with 4 from Bearspaw, 2 from Bragg Creek, 1 from Springbank, and 32 from Cochrane.
The winning athletes (all reside in Cochrane other than those whose locations are bracketed):
- 12 in Pickleball:
Lina Danis, Julie Clark, Lorraine Makowecki, Catherine Burdett, & Barb Imeson in Womens; Steve Katulka (Bearspaw), Gary Hawkes, Bill Cooper, Jim Bend, in Mens; Catherine Burdett & Zahir Lakha, Lina Danis & Mark Lenson, Barb Imeson & Colin Gilbert (Bragg Creek) in Mixed; - 8 in Bocce:
55+ team led by Myrna Fink, with Marcia Wilson, Sharon Barnden, Tracy Hindle (Bearspaw);
70+ team led by Monique MacKenzie, with Bonnie Friesen, Jennifer MacKenzie, & Jim Paramchuk; - 5 in Track & Field:
Lynda Gross (Bearspaw), Sandi Lightfoot (Bragg Creek-Millarville), Brian Hill (Springbank), Lyndon Emro & Randy Molitor. - 3 in Cycling:
Bob Martens, Brent Gross (Bearspaw), & Clint Docken (Bragg Creek); - 3 in Golf:
Joan Logan, Chris Logan, & Karl Gibbie; - 2 in Contract Bridge:
Lucia Ciupa & Ken Munro; - 2 in Floor Shuffleboard:
Nancy Gibbie & Doug Campbell; - 1 in Horseshoes:
Gerald Burkholder; - 1 Swimmer:
Joan Gunn-Allard.
Slo-Pitch player rosters, and entrants in Culture (arts, painting, ceramics, crafts, photography, writing, needlework & woodworking), will be announced in mid-July.”
For more info contact:
Douglas Campbell,
Director, Big Country Senior Sports Society
403-932-6866
dec@cabsi.ca or go to www.alberta55plus.ca
