The Estevan Oilfield Technical Society’s (OTS) 59th annual Open Bonspiel will be March 23 and 24.
The two-day event takes place at the Power Dodge Curling Centre. There will be cocktails, prizes and a buffet supper held Friday, March 23.
Entries this year will be limited to 32 rinks, but more rinks will be added if the interest is present.
The reduction from a three-day event last year to a two day event is a reflection in part on the state of the industry and in the interest in curling, according to Conrad Meili, president of the Estevan OTS.
“That’s a fundamental change,” he said.
Prior to the downturn in the oil industry, the Estevan OTS Bonspiel had typically been a four-day event.
The entire event, including the banquet, will be held at the curling rink. He noted that when it was a three day event, curling was reduced on the banquet day so that the supper could be set up for that evening at another venue. He characterized this plan as “more condensed.”
As the event is the main fundraiser for the curling club, holding the banquet at the rink helps it out, he noted.
Meili said 32 rinks is an achievable and repeatable number. Aiming for a number like 64 rinks becomes more expensive.
The entry fee is $320 per rink (four curlers). Buffet tickets are $30 each. Registration Information can be found at estevanots.com.
