Ken Williams, a frequent 55+ Games participant, has qualified for next year’s World Masters Championship swimming event next year in Montreal. Congratulations Ken!
View the whole story here: http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Sports/2013-05-08/article-3239817/Masters-of-the-water/1
The host committee is busy preparing for the next edition of the Vogue Optical PEI 55+ Summer Games. The Games will be held in Cornwall from June 17-22. Everyone is invited to join in on the fun and maybe try a new event this year!
The registration form will be e-mailed to all past participants for whom we have a valid address and mailed to everyone else next week. If you’ve never participated before or you can’t wait to register, you can print the form off here: 2013 55+ Summer Registration Form.
The deadline to register is June 7th. Remember, the earlier you register, the better prepared we’ll be during the week of the Games.
On April 9th, 2013, Minister of Community Services and Seniors Valerie Docherty addressed the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island on the valuable contribution made by volunteers for the 55+ Games.
You can watch a video of the statement on the Government of PEI’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZdJ005AgvA.
Congratulations to the new National Champions in stick curling many of whom recently participated in the 55+ Winter Games!
“It was a clean sweep for P.E.I. Thursday at the ninth annual Canadian two-person stick curling championships in Cornwall.
Teams from the host Cornwall Curling Club won the open and women’s division championships and the open consolation final.
A team from Montague won the bronze-medal game.
The open division (any combination of men and women) was won by the Paul Field and Roddie MacLean, who knocked off defending champions Earl Stephenson and Warren Johnson of Winnipeg 6-2 in the final.
Floyd Stewart and Gordon MacDonald of Montague defeated Carson and Miranne Shultz of Didsbury, Alta., 6-5 in an extra end in the bronze-medal game.
The consolation round was won by the Cornwall team of Vern Chowan and Grant Leard, who stole the last end to beat Garth Stone and Ted Simonson of Manitoba 4-3.
The women’s event, which was new this year, was won by the Ruth Stavert and Eileen Blanchard.
The Cornwall pair came from behind with a four-point fifth end and a steal of one in the sixth to edge Jean Marie Denning and Alye Lou McCarthy of Fredericton 6-5 in the final.
Forty teams were entered in the open division and 10 were entered in the women’s division at the championships, which were held for the first time east of Winnipeg.
The event will be held next year in St. Albert, Alta.”
GOLD- Najam Chishti
SILVER- Arthur O’Malley
BRONZE- Bill Smith
Beginner
GOLD- Joan Doiron, 840
Competitive
GOLD- Rus Melanson, 3972.5
SILVER- Jan Meulenkamp, 3375.5
BRONZE- Nancy Ripley, 2485.5
55+ Open
GOLD- Vern Chowan & Grant Laird
SILVER- Gordie Hermann & Ernie Stavert
BRONZE- Stirling Stratton & Barry Craswell
55+ Women
GOLD- Ruth Stavert & Eileen Blanchard
SILVER- Mary Plamondon & Shirley Lank
BRONZE- Audrey Callaghan, Marg Stewart, & Francis Ellsworth
GOLD- Phil Arbing
SILVER- Linda MacEachern & Margaret Morrison (tie)
GOLD- Judy Arnold
SILVER- Valerie McLeod
BRONZE- Marion Fitzgerald
GOLD- Murray Mahew & Roger MacArthur
SILVER- Roy Doyle & Mary Alice Gallant
BRONZE- Donna Shaw & James Shaw
Men’s Scratch
55+
GOLD- Lorne Stevenson
SILVER- Gordon Lawlor
65+
GOLD- Michael Palmer
SILVER- Alfie Wakelin
BRONZE- Wilfred King
75+
GOLD- Hector MacDonald
SILVER- Herb MacDougall
Women’s Scratch
65+
GOLD- Heidi Hitzelberger
SILVER- Gladys King
BRONZE- Lorna Pirch
75+
GOLD- Margaret Wigginton
SILVER- Betty Simpson
BRONZE- Kaye Kennedy
Men’s Points Over Average
65+
GOLD- George Chisolm
SILVER- Foch McNally
BRONZE- Cyril Harper
75+
GOLD- Lennie Vanduinkerken
SILVER- Wendell Mill
Women’s Points Over Average
55+
GOLD- Joan Larkin
SILVER- Freda Gorman
65+
GOLD- Glenna Harper
SILVER- Ella Somers
BRONZE- Eileen Stone
GOLD- Pat Power & Hazel Richard
SILVER- Sonya Morris & Carolyn Ledwell
BRONZE- Desmond Duffy & Yvonne Gallant
The final day of action will include:
Table Tennis at the House of Sport- 9:30am
55+ Team
GOLD- Isabel Deroche, Arch Davis, Eileen Davis, Bill Williams, Kookee Cooke
SILVER- David Ford, Ralph Newman, Leo Gallant, Floyd Stretch, Carla Vermunt
BRONZE- Carol Connick, Dean Arnold, Judy Arnold, Marjorie MacDonald, Ethel MacLeod
65+ Team
GOLD- Glenna Harper, Cyril Harper, Ella Somers, George Chisolm, Allan Somers
SILVER- Ernest Drake, Margaret Drake, Lennie Vanduinkerk, Bob Cumming, Ali Dykens
BRONZE- Marie Gallant, Margaret MacArthur, Theresa Mallard, Norma Morrissey, Faye Mahew
75+ Team
GOLD- Annie Ravenhill, Maurice St. Jiles, Dean Ravenhill, Hector MacDonald, Rowena Brown
SILVER- Wendell Mill, JR Dowling, Margaret Wigginton, Anita Cheverie, Enid Carter
