BYEMOOR/ENDIANG NEWS
The Byemoor Curling Club’s mixed bonspiel wrapped up on Saturday evening to conclude another successful curling season in Byemoor. The team of Justin and Kristina Jones, Tyler Stulberg and Samantha Huskinson took top spot in the A event to win the bonspiel. Second in the A event was the Tony Nibourg rink of Halkirk.
B event winner was the Eugene Nixon team with the John Schofer team second.
The Warren Jones team won the C event with the Eldon McCrindle team in second place.
The awards and draw prizes were presented by MC Eugene Nixon following the supper on Saturday evening. Winner of the 50/50 draw was Krissy Jack.
One of the players on Krissy Jack’s team, an employee of Jack Fencing, who hails from New Zealand, gained his first curling experience in Canada.
Rhonda Maginn was recently in Jamaica for the wedding of her niece. As luck should have it, the wedding fell on the same weekend as the Provincial D Peewee playoffs in Big Valley that her son Hunter was playing in.
Rob, Rhonda and Hunter Maginn have guests from Ontario — Rob’s father and Rob’s friend Paul. They were here to watch Hunter play in the Provincial playoffs and will be staying until April 8.
Jim Wasdal returned home Tuesday from a few days of snowmobiling in the mountains at Revelstoke, B.C. He was accompanied by his brother-in-law Len Armstrong and a couple other friends.
We wish Mickey Tucker a speedy recovery as she recovers from surgery on her hand performed at the Drumheller hospital last Tuesday.
Rod and Krissy Jack and girls Jesse, Sydney and Emma spent a couple days in Banff skiing at Sunshine Village and a day in Edmonton for a skiing competition for Emma.
Congratulations to local 4-H’ers Ryley Mappin and Emily Brown on their public speaking achievements at the East-Central Alberta 4-H regional public speaking competition in Hughenden. Ryley placed third in the junior category while Emily placed first in the intermediate category. Way to go Ryley and Emily, your public speaking experience will do you well in future endeavors.
Farmers and ranchers are enjoying the mild weather lately which is ideal for the calving season.
We send happy birthday wishes to Carol Stulberg who celebrates her 83rd birthday on April 2.
Chuckle for the day — “Marriage is a relationship in which one person is always right and the other is the husband.”