The Estevan Curling Club was pleased with the support for its steak night and live auction fundraiser Friday night at the Power Dodge Curling Centre lounge.
About 40 people enjoyed the supper in the lounge, with 10 tables of four each due to COVID-19 restrictions.
“We’re used to having more than that at events, but it all worked out well,” said club manager Pauline Ziehl Grimsrud.
Another half dozen people picked up their meals at the rink and enjoyed them at home.
A baked potato and a salad were served with the steak, and angel food cake was the desert.
“We’ve had good reviews. People were pretty happy. The steaks were excellent,” said Ziehl Grimsrud.
The steaks were from the Southern Plains Co-op, and Bert Baxter Transport supplied the barbecue.
The curling club initially planned to have its annual corporate bonspiel this weekend, but that event was cancelled due to the restrictions associated with COVID-19. The ice has already been removed at the curling club.
“The corporate bonspiel is always a very fun weekend for our membership,” said Ziehl Grimsrud. “Of course, we had members and non-members at this event, which was great. But we needed to do something, and we needed to try to conclude the season with an opportunity for our membership to get together in a safe and responsible manner, and have a little bit of fun and an evening out.”
The live auction featured an autographed Chaelynn Kitz Team Saskatchewan jersey. Kitz, who is from Oxbow, was the second on the Team Saskatchewan rink skipped by Sherry Anderson at the recent Scotties Tournament of Hearts women’s national curling championships in Calgary.
Kurt Muyres sent in an autographed jacket that he wore last fall while competing alongside Matt Dunstone. The Dunstone rink is currently competing at the Tim Hortons Brier men’s curling nationals in Calgary.
The two pieces of memorabilia generated $1,550.
Some of the live auction bids were through a proxy.
Ziehl Grimsrud said they have nothing else planned for the rest of the season. She hopes they can return to curling in the fall.
