2010 / 2011 Saskatchewan Fire Fighters Curling Association
Provincial Championships – Swift Current, SK.
Left to right: Director Ralph Elgren – Gregg Tarasoff – Chris Haichert – Carmen Koch – Vern Harrison
The 2010 / 2011 S.F.F.C.A. came a conclusion on the weekend. The Gregg Tarasoff rink from the Saskatoon Fire Department defeated the Cam Thompson rink from Moosomin Fire Department in the B Event final. The Tarasoff foursome of: third – Chris Haichert, second – Carmen Koch, and lead – Vern Harrison went through the double knock competition undefeated to claim his 2nd provincial championship. The 2010 / 2011 champions will travel to Calgary to compete at the 52nd C.F.F.C.A. championships March 31st to April 10th, 2011.
The runners up team from the MoosominFire Department were: skip – Cam Thompson, third – Dale Nixon, second – Owen Frappe, and lead Daryl MacKay. The Thompson rink were finalists in the 2010 championships and are to congratulated on their run at this year’s provincial title.
The last two years saw the Jeff Gartner rink of the Regina Fire Department represent Saskatchewan at the national championships winning the 50th in Charolettown and a bronze medal in Regina. The membership would like to thank these members for their effort both on and off the ice for the past two years – they are true champions.
The S.F.F.C.A. recognized it’s President – Dale Nixon from the Moosomin Fire Department. Dale stepped down as President this year. The members of the association want to recognize and applaud the efforts of Dale to our assoication over the past few years.
2010 Update & National Championships
The 2009 / 2010 curling season has come to a conclusion – with the provincial championships in Moosomin and the 51stCanadian Championships in Regina. The 2009 Canadian champions Jeff Gartner and his rink of Bernie Bandur, Paul Comfort, and Chris Ruggrepeated as provincial champions. The Regina foursome finished at the national championships with a Bronze medal. British Colombia’s Dean Thulin defeated Northern Ontario in the final to receive the Gold medal.
Dale Nixon and his volunteer’s from the Moosomin Fire Department hosted the 2009 / 2010 provincial championships. These championships once again provided a excellent venue to stage our provincial championships. It goes without saying – “thank you” for our members stepping up and accepting the challenge of hosting.
The S.F.F.C.A. has the on going saga of lagging memberships and the daunting task of fundraising to keep our association viable. With a membership of 40 to 50 members we cannot sustain the level of support as set out in our constitution.
The 2010 / 2011 championships will be hosted by the Swift Current Fire Department. The dates for these provincial championships will be November 19th, 20th and 21st, 2010. As was discussed at the annual meeting there will be an additional format at this year’s provincial. There will be the championship event as well as a fun side – if there is enough interest to provide this venue. The fun side will be open to anyone (member or non member of the S.F.F.C.A.) who wished to enter a team in this bonspiel, but will not compete for the provincial championship. There will updates throughout the summer and fall as the date draw closer.
Over the past year the S.F.F.C.A. once again saw sponsorship dollars from the following:
-Yara
-Richards Beauty and Esthetics
-Acklands Grainger
-Moosehead Breweries
The S.F.F.C.A. have 2 fund raisers under way for the 2010 / 2011 curling season. The first is our annual “Beer for a Year” draw – 52 dozen Mooseheadproducts to the winner of the draw. The tickets are currently being distributed to the membership throughout the province. The second fund raiser is a bus trip to Minneapolis: to National Football League and Major League Baseball game.
The S.F.F.C.A. & the Regina Fire Fighters Curling Assocation were the hosts for the 51st C.F.F.C.C. here in Regina and at the end of the 10 day championships it proved to be as successful off the ice as it was on the ice. B.C. won the national championship with a 10 victory over Northern Ontario. Muscular Dystrophy was presented a cheque for over $20,000.00 from the fund raising efforts over the ten days.