There were 16 teams participating in the regional cribbage category from the Parkland Valley District in the Saskatchewan Senior Fitness 55 Plus games.
The cribbage games were hosted by the Sturgis READ Club on February 25.
"The 16 teams featured players from Sturgis, Preeceville, Hyas, Stenen and Yorkton," said Betty Lou Skogen, one of the organizers.
Medals were presented to the first, second and third-place winners.
Mary Sill and Betty Lou Skogen, both of Sturgis, won gold; Merv Secundiak and Larry Pankevich of Stenen won silver and for third, there was a tie between the teams of Mary Ann Washburn and Eileen Bucsis, both of Yorkton, and the team of Viola Hearn and Katherine Frazer, both of Preeceville.
The Preeceville Club 60 hosted the shuffleboard games with 16 teams entered on February 27. The club also hosted the whist games with 11 teams entered on February 28.
In the shuffleboard games, Loren Biccum and Roy Fairburn, both of Preeceville, won gold; Margaret Knight and Yvonne Martens, both of Invermay, won silver, and Doreen Severtson and Eugenia Kennedy, both of Preeceville, won bronze.
In the whist games, Katherine Frazer and Viola Hearn of Preeceville won gold; Alvin and Dolly Crozier of Endeavour won silver, and Elsie Luciw and Avalon Hough of Preeceville won bronze.
The Saskatchewan Senior Fitness Association (SSFA) is a provincial non-profit organization governed by a volunteer provincial board. The province is divided into districts with the same borders as the Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Associations.
“Our district is the Parkland Valley which stretches from the Manitoba border west to Foam Lake, north to Endeavour, and south to Fort Qu’Appelle,” said Maxine Stinka, chairperson for SSFA. Each district holds a variety of events for people 55 and over.
“This year we sponsored two pickle ball clinics in Yorkton and three walking clinics in the district and district competitions in whist, shuffleboard and cribbage,” she said. “Additional competitions will be for shuffleboard in Melville, bowling in Esterhazy, Kaiser in Buchanan, track and field in Melville, golf in Canora and poetry and short story, also in Canora.
“Every second year there are provincial games as well as Canada 55 plus games. This district charges an annual membership fee of $7 that qualifies anyone 55 and over to participate in any or all of our activities,” said Stinka.
The program provides regular physical, cultural, social and intellectual activities. The benefits include enhanced activity, improved physical activity and self esteem, better physical and mental health and increased energy.
