Wadena RE/MAX Curling Club combined their men’s and ladies' bonspiels into an open event for the first time and received very positive feedback. 

The Brandon Style Draw allowed teams to pick their draw times and gather points for the Final Playoff seeding, explained the curling club. 

Champions in the event were:

  • 4th Randy Leitch (sparing Friday for Verne Anderson)
  • 3rd Kade Comfort
  • 2nd Keyanna Bindig
  • Lead/Skip Scott Comfort.  (Spare Natalia Fredes)

B event winners were:

  • Skip Dustin Mikush
  • 3rd Maria Leach
  • 2nd Lori Mikush
  • lead Peggy Neilson.

C event winners were: 

  • Skip Dean Andreas
  • 3rd Dale Achtymichuk
  • 2nd Chuck Deschamps
  • lead Greg Linnen (spare Renee Achtymichuk)

D event winners were:

  • Skip Lionel Lemko
  • 3rd Peter Moroz
  • 2nd Ed Hunt
  • lead Darcy Linde

E event winners were: 

  • Skip Delores Syrota
  • Yvonne Linnen
  • Diane Bodnarek
  • Ellen Comfort (spare Renee Achtymichuk)

It was a well-received event, with plenty of good competition, says the curling club. 

“Diane in the kitchen offered excellent food specials all week, and offered up the use of her kitchen Thursday for the board to put on a spaghetti supper for the curlers.  The meat and sauce was donated by Denomie Farms, Wadena Coop donated spaghetti, salad and garlic bread, and the Curling Club Board donated the desserts," explained the curling club in a release.