KIPLING - A full house was on hand at the Kipling Curling Rink for the Oilmen’s Open Bonspiel from Feb. 2=4.
KIPLING - The excitement began on Feb. 2 when the first games began, and they continued into the following afternoon and evening. Games were played throughout the day on Feb. 4.
Fourteen teams with connections to the oilfield industry entered the tournament. The teams could be men, women or mixed.
Out of the 14 teams, 12 teams would advance to the playoffs, beginning at 4 p.m. on Feb. 4.
Bee Gee Construction took out McKay Welding for the A division win in a tight game.
Ron Perkins defeated Ed Fahlman to win the B division and Canadian Plains took out Duane Lamontagne in the C division.
Winning teams received a jacket, but there were door prizes to be won by the curlers as well, with support by many sponsors.
The rink was a busy place, with spectators and curlers. Some youngsters took the chance to lace up and skate on the rink.
Throughout the tournament, the kitchen was well stocked to take care of the hunger pains and quench the thirst of those that attended the event.
This was the first time since 2019 that the Oilmen’s Open Bonspiel was held due to COVID-19 restrictions.
According to Sheldon Warner, one of the organizers, it takes many volunteers to make events work and they are grateful to the ones that helped out over the weekend.
The teams that came out were mostly local, although a team from Estevan and a few from Wawota did take advantage of the bonspiel.
Warner was pleased with the turn out of the event and felt it was a great weekend.