Zone 5: Okanagan – Similkameen
Armstrong, Cawston, Coldstream, Enderby, Kelowna, Keremeos, Lake Country, Lavington, Lumby, Midway, Oliver, Osoyoos, Peachland, Penticton, Princeton, Rock Creek. Spallumcheen, Summerland, Vernon, and Westbank/West Kelowna.
Welcome to the Okanagan-Similkameen
Lower down on this page you’ll find contact information for our executive and sport coordinators. If you have any questions or are interested in participating in the 55+ BC Games please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.
Zone 5 General Information:
Upcoming Events:
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Wed20Feb2019Thu21Feb2019Register by February 13, 2019More information
If playoffs are required, they will be held in Kelowna
Wednesday, February 20th and Thursday, February 21stContact Bev Skinner, Zone 5 Ice Curling Rep, for further
information, registration forms and rules.
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Sun07Apr2019Apple Bowl KelownaMore information
STep UP Your Game!
Zone 5 in association with the Okanagan Athletics club is offering a special opportunity to receive specialized coaching to Step Up Your Game in preparation for the Kelowna 2019 55+ BC Games.For more information contact Marilyn Benz at m.benz@shaw.ca
To register - www.trackiereg.com/55plusclinic
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Thu25Apr2019Capri Bowling Lanes in KelownaMore information
For more information and to register, please contact:
Lynn Schulberg 250-494-1786
dlschulberg@gmail.comCapri Bowling Lanes
Capri Mall Lower Level, 1835 Gordon Dr, Kelowna, BC V1Y 3H4 - map -
Sun05May20199:30 amPenticton Elks - 343 Ellis St. PentictonMore information
For more information and to register, please contact the Zone 5 Darts Coordinator:
Janice Perrier perrier123@hotmail.com
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Thu16May2019
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Sat18May2019Register by May 18 - Playdown if required.More information
For more information and to register contact:
Rick Redwood
250-493-2807
rredwood5411@gmail.com
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Sat18May2019Register by May 18 - Playdown if required.More information
For more information and to register contact:
Rick Redwood
250-493-2807
rredwood5411@gmail.com
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Sat18May2019Vernon District Riding ClubMore information
A one Day Training Clinic for Dressage, Western Dressage, Ranch Riding Horse, and Mountain Trail Novice & Open Divisions will be offered.
Clinicians:
Ali Buchanan – Dressage: Training level – First level – Second level. 2019 Equestrian Canada Dressage Test 2 will be used
Lillian Evaniew-Phelan – Western Dressage: Walk Jog – Training Level – First Level. HCBC WD Test 2 will be used
Ranch Riding Horse: Pattern # 4 will be used
Dawn Ferster – Mountain Trail – In Hand & Under Saddle Divisions. Novice & OpenOpen to Riders 55+ HCBC Membership is required for Riders. Cost $ 50.00 per ½ hr session. The number of rider sessions are limited.
Mountain Trail sessions will be scheduled as Novice and Open groups. Stabling is available for additional cost at check in.
Riders and Coaches must register via HCBC Online Event registration portal at link: https://hcbc.online/EventRegCoaches, and auditors are welcome to participate as spectators at no cost. Professional development credits apply for certified coaches.
For Arena Driving Trials training clinic on May 30 – June 2, in Pritchard BC contact Ellen Hockley at email theranchbc@gmail.com -
Sat01Jun2019Register by June 1 - Playdown if required.More information
For more information and to register contact:
Rick Redwood 250-493-2807 rredwood5411@gmail.com
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Fri07Jun2019Sat08Jun2019
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Sat08Jun2019Register by June 1st 12:00pm noonMore information
Qualification Playdowns to represent Zone 5 at the Kelowna 55+ BC Games will take place at Parkinson Rec Centre on June 8th.
REGISTER BY JUNE 1.
To register contact Bruce Simpson at 250-309-3212 or pbrocks14@gmail.com
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Sat22Jun20192:30 pmStuart Park - KelownaMore information
Join us as we officially welcome the 2019 55+ BC Games to Kelowna!
The Torchlighting Ceremony is a pre-Games event to light the symbolic Games torch, marking 80 days of the final stretch until the opening of this 4-day, multisport event! This year, the 55+ BC Games takes place in Kelowna, BC and will welcome 30+ events and more than 5,000 participants, making it the largest games in the event's history.
The Torchlighting Ceremony will begin at 2:30 PM at Stuart Park in downtown Kelowna.
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Tue10Sep2019Sat14Sep2019Kelowna, BC
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Sat05Oct2019
Zone 5 Executive Committee and Area Representatives
(updated Jan 2020)
| Position | Contact Name | Contact Information |
| President | John Hong | 250-498-9030 john.hong@desert-tech.com |
| Vice President | Irene Lind | ialind692@gmail.com |
| Registrar | Peter Huang | 250-763-5830 p.phuang@telus.net |
| Treasurer | Rick Redwood | 250-493-2807 zone5dir@55plusbcgames.org |
| Secretary | Joyce Naugler | 778-516-7424 joycenaugler@gmail.com |
| Past President | Rick Redwood | 250-493-2807 zone5dir@55plusbcgames.org |
| Zone Director | Rick Redwood | 250-493-2807 zone5dir@55plusbcgames.org |
| AREA REPRESENTATIVES | ||
| Armstrong/Enderby | Gary Phillips | garyphillips021@gmail.com |
| Kelowna | Don Wallace | 250-765-9188 djwallace1946@gmail.com |
| Keremeos | Alan Fitzgerald | swhite501@telus.net |
| Oliver / Osoyoos / OK Falls | John Hong | 250-498-9030 john.hong@desert-tech.com |
| Penticton | Bob Braaten | 250-492-5340 sgnbob@gmail.com |
| Summerland | Lynn Schulberg | 250-494-1786 dlschulberg@gmail.com |
| Vernon / Lumby / Lavington | Bruce Simpson | 250-309-3212 pbrocks14@gmail.com |
Zone 5 Sponsors:
Zone 5 Sport Coordinators
Any members interested in filling any VACANT positions, please contact the Zone Director.
(updated Jan 2020)
| Sport/Event | Contact Name | Tel/Fax/Email | Playdown information |
| 8-Ball | VACANT | contact Zone Director | |
| Archery | Grahame Go | gotrails@telus.net | |
| Badminton | John Hong | 250-498-9030 john.hong@desert-tech.com | |
| Bocce | Celeste Bazzana | 250-765-5312 cbboth@hotmail.com | |
| Bridge | Don Wallace | 250-765-9188 djwallace1946@gmail.com | |
| Carpet Bowling | VACANT | contact Zone Director | |
| Cribbage | VACANT | contact Zone Director | |
| Cycling | not in 2020 Games | ||
| Darts | Janice Perrier | perrier123@hotmail.com | |
| Dragon Boat Racing | Arnie Polischuk | 250-495-8090 polisch@telus.net | |
| Equestrian | not in 2020 Games | ||
| Five-Pin Bowling | Lynn Schulberg | 250-494-1786 dlschulberg@gmail.com | |
| Floor Curling | Marlene Veldhuis | marnie1948@hotmail.ca | |
| Golf - women | Gloria Morgan | morgan54@telus.net | |
| Golf - men | Paul Bethel | ps_bethel@hotmail.com | |
| Horseshoes | Irene Lind | ialind692@gmail.com | |
| Hockey | Harry Brust | harry.brust48@gmail.com | |
| Ice Curling | Bev Skinner | 250-494-1537 skinners@shaw.ca | |
| Karate | VACANT | contact Zone Director | |
| Lawn Bowling | VACANT | contact Zone Director | |
| Mountain Bike Racing | not in 2020 Games | ||
| Pickleball | Bruce Simpson | 250-309-3212 pbrocks14@gmail.com | |
| Slo-Pitch | Heather Bethel | ps_bethel@hotmail.com | |
| Snooker | Alan Fitzgerald | swhite501@telus.net | |
| Soccer | Tim Penaluna | timpenaluna@gmail.com | |
| Sturling | Bev Skinner | 250-494-1537 skinners@shaw.ca | |
| Swimming | Irene Lind | ialind692@gmail.com | |
| Table Tennis | Peter Huang | 250-763-5830 p.phuang@telus.net | |
| Tennis | Derek Turvey | dbturvey@telus.net | |
| Track and Field | Marilyn Benz | 250-212-4981 m.benz@shaw.ca | |
| Trapshooting | VACANT | contact Zone Director | |
| Triathlon | not in 2020 Games | ||
| Whist | VACANT | contact Zone Director |
