9th Annual Whitewood Farmers & Friends Bonspiel Program
9th Annual
March 26th - 29th, 2026
Thursday
6:00pm First Draw of the Event
8:30pm Local Entertainment - Shaya Istace
Friday
11:00am Richardson Pioneer Jr. Division first draw
1:00pm First Regular Draw
4:30pm Richardson Pioneer Wings
5:45pm Opening Ceremonies
6:00pm Fundraiser Auction
8:00pm Calcutta
Saturday
8:30am First Draw
9:30am Mannle Farms Mimosa Mornings
2:00pm Phantom Distillery & Broadview Co-op Agro Caesar Bar
3:00pm Vaderstad Happy Hour
3:30pm Scissors Creek Cattle Draw to the Button
6:00pm Laurie’s Plumbing & Heating Door Prize Draw
9:30pm SECON Entertainment - DANGEROUS CHEESE
10:00pm Chatterson Corral Cleaning Pulled Pork Late Lunch
Sunday
10:00am First Draw
2:00pm Silent Auction Close Begins
5:00pm Vaderstad Finals
WEEKEND INFORMATION
GAME RULES
There will be many games played this weekend and it is important to stay on time as much as possible –please be 10 minutes early for your games
If the score gets out of reach in a game please be courteous and consider conceding
Games are 8 ends – if the game is tied after 8 ends you will play an extra end (Junior games are 6 ends)
OPENING CEREMONIES
The opening ceremonies will begin at 5:45 pm on Friday in the skating lobby…please plan to attend
This will be followed immediately by the Fundraiser Au ction and then the Calcutta. Items in the auction are listed in the program in the order they will sell
Bidder Numbers - we are asking everyone who plans to purchase an item in the auction or a team in the Calcutta to sign up for a bidder number to help save time during the auction
There will also be wings available – each player receiv ed a voucher for 6 wings in their registration package (courtesy of Richardson Pioneer) – more can be purchased if you wish and are $5 for six wings
CALCUTTA
Live Calcutta – This will take place Friday evening following the fundraiser auction – teams will be auctioned off in pairs according to the first draw – 85% of the funds raised will be paid out to division winners & runner ups. This will be auctioned by Auctioneer Rhett Parks. Some of the lucky buyers will also receive drink tokens courtesy of Gary Moore. Settlement must be made Friday evening.
Blind Calcutta – For $20 you can buy a team in the blind Calcutta – you write your name in a space on the poster at the front and then once all teams are sold the team each person bought will be revealed – the Curling club keeps 20% and each buyer of an Event winning team will also receive 20% or $256 or you can choose to have your entry into next year’s bonspiel pa id (There will be two blind Calcutta posters going to make sure everyone has a chance to get involved!)
PRIZES
There are prizes for every team entered in the bonspiel
If your team loses out on Saturday there will be an en velope on your sheet of ice with bonspiel coupons
The top 32 teams will get to pick prizes based on placings and assigned prize tables
DRESSING ROOMS
There are small change rooms and washrooms in the curling side of the rink
Hockey dressing rooms 1 and 2 can also be used TOKENS
In each team envelope there are 4 drink tokens – these can be redeemed for either a drink at the bar or the canteen and are courtesy of Delmar Mayor of JK Metals
ELIMINATION DRAW DOOR PRIZE
Every team will have the chance to win $2,000 cash courtesy of Laurie’s Plumbing & Heating
The winning team will be chosen through an elim ination style draw – team names will be drawn out throughout the day on Saturday beginning at 2:00 pm. Th e last 4 teams remaining will be called up at 6:00 pm on Saturday for the final drawing
You must be present to win
ENVELOPE RAFFLE
For $20.00 purchase an envelope – once all of the envelopes are sold they will be opened and six lucky people will go home with some great prizes!!
DRAW TO THE BUTTON
10 curlers will have the chance to draw to the button for prize money – this will take place at 3:30 on Saturday
If you would like to enter the competition it costs $10.00 per entry – you can enter as many times as you like and can throw the rock yourself or delegate another person to do it
Anyone can enter but the person throwing the rock must be a curler in the bonspiel
On Saturday 10 names will be drawn to compete – a person can have their name drawn more than once but each person can only throw one rock in the competition – so if your name was pulled more than once you would have to pick another person/people to throw your additional rocks
$1,000 will be paid to the person who is closest to the pin which is sponsored by Scissors Creek Cattle Co.
If someone covers the pin that person would win the $1,000 plus 100% of the funds from the entry pot – if the entry pot is not won in a year it will be progressive and carry over to next year’s bonspiel – the pot has never been won and will start at $4,450!!
NO practice attempts, NO sweepers and NO one allowed to hold broom
PRIZE FOR BEST DRESSED TEAM
On Saturday evening we will be giving out a prize for the team with the best outfits so use your imagination and have some fun
DOUBLE BOARDS – NEW FOR 2026
This year there will be a double board on each ice surface for all of the Friday and Saturday draws
If your team makes a double you claim the board – if you end your game with the board your team will receive 4 drink tokens courtesy of MNP which can be claimed at the bar after your game
WEEKEND ENTERTAINMENT
Friday evening will be the opening ceremonies, fundraiser auction and live Calcutta followed by music downstairs – playlist courtesy of The Fun Bags
Saturday evening will feature DANGEROUS CHEESE sponsored by SECON Group of Companies
On Saturday there will also be a pulled pork late supper around 10:00 pm for everyone
There will be designated drivers and courtesy shuttles available both Friday and Saturday evenings to drive people home within a 20 km radius of Town
The courtesy shuttles are sponsored by Whitewood Dodge Jeep Chrysler as well Jeannot Electric has also provided their shuttle bus. The drivers are sponsored by SGI.
VADERSTAD
HAPPY HOUR
The Vaderstad Happy Hour is back fo r 2026 and will take place from 3:00 to 4:04 p.m. on Saturday – for 64 minutes you can get doubles for the cost of one token (hard liquor only – no beer or coolers)
FIND US ON FACEBOOK
If you haven’t already done so please like our “Whitewood Farmers & Friends Bonspiel” Facebook page
This is the easiest way for us to communicate to everyone, as well as share information on all the great sponsors we have for the event
ENTER THE 2027 BONSPIEL EARLY
The dates of the 2027 Bonspiel will be March 25th to 28th (Easter Weekend) and the entry fee will be $280 per team
If you curled this year you are guaranteed a spot next year by entering by December 15 th – after that day we start accepting new entries – pay your entry fee early to guarantee your spot!
GOOD LUCK & GOOD CURLING!!
Welcome to Whitewood,
On behalf of Town Council and the residents of Whitewood, I would like to extend a warm welcome to everyone attending the 9th Annual Farmers and Friends Bonspiel.
Whitewood may be a small community, but it has always been a place with a big heart. That spirit is on full display during this weekend, when volunteers, curlers, sponsors and supporters come together to make this event one of the most anticipated gatherings of the year.
Over the past nine years, the Farmers and Friends Bonspiel has grown into Whitewood’s largest annual event and something our community is incredibly proud of. What began in 2016 as a great idea to bring people together has become a remarkable success story. This year, the event is expected to surpass an incredible milestone — more than $1 million raised — with nearly all of those funds going back into community groups, organizations and projects in Whitewood and surrounding communities.
The impact of this event reaches far beyond the curling rink. It reflects the generosity of the people who support it — the volunteers who give their time, the sponsors who step up year after year, and the participants who travel from near and far to be part of the fun.
Whitewood has also become known as a destination for recreation and community events. Whether you’re here for curling, hockey, golf, or simply to visit friends and family, we hope you experience the warm hospitality our town is known for.
While you’re visiting this weekend, be sure to stop by the world’s largest curling broom, installed in 2024 at the north end of Lalonde Street beside the Flag Garden. The landmark now welcomes visitors to our community and is becoming a favorite photo stop.
In closing, I encourage everyone to take time to enjoy our facilities and visit the many local businesses that help make events like this possible. Thank you to everyone who has helped Farmers and Friends grow into the incredible event it is today.
Best of luck to all the teams, and I hope everyone has a fun and memorable weekend in Whitewood.
Chris Ashfield, Mayor Town of Whitewood
PLATINUM SPONSOR
EVENT SPONSORS
ENTERTAINMENT SPONSORS
DOOR PRIZE ELIMINATION DRAW
$2000 CASH
One of Saturday’s exciting events is the elimination style draw for all of the teams starting at 2pm. The last team remaining in the draw will win $2000 in cold hard cash!!
Sponsor:
2025
Winning Rink: Kelly Hollinger
HAPPY HOUR
It’s the happiest of Happy Hours!! For 64 minutes starting at 3pm on Saturday afternoon all singles turn into doubles (hard liquor only)!!
Sponsor:
DRAW TO THE BUTTON
GUARANTEED
$1,000
Anyone can enter this contest for $10 per entry.
On Saturday 10 names will be drawn out to compete in the draw to the button shoot out. The person closest to the pin is guaranteed $1,000 - if you cover the pin you will also win the progressive pot which is starting at $4,450 and grows with every entry!!
Sponsor:
2025 Winner: Warren Delmage
JUNIOR DIVISION
Event Sponsor:
Back this year is the Richardson Pioneer Junior Event! This year there are two age groups and they will play Friday and Sunday: U15 U18
Ice Breakers Team Low Team Ganshorn Ryder Beutler
Tessa Brehaut Lukas Chomos
Welwyn CC Jack Mannle
Jaylynn Lynch Team Webb
Ice Benders
Charlie Restau
Esterburg Girls Paisley Beck
Langenburg Boys Team Kriger
Junior Meal Sponsors:
HOSPITALITY SPONSORS
New for 2026 are double boards! There will be one board on each ice surface for all draws on Friday and Saturday.
If your team makes a double you claim the board. The team that still has the double board at the end of their game will receive 4 drink tokens courtesy of MNP!
These can be claimed at the bar after your game!
MEAL SPONSORS
Friday Night Wings:
Pulled Pork Supper:
THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS
Each year there are many volunteer groups that help make this bonspiel possible! Thank you to each one of these groups.... without your help this huge event would not be possible!!
The Bonspiel committee is proud to work with all of these groups and to help support them as a thank you!
LIVE CALCUTTA TEAMS
85% of the funds raised will be paid out to division winners & runner ups:
A Winner - 30% A Runner Up - 15% B Winner - 15% B Runner Up - 10%
C Winner - 10% C Runner Up - 5% D Winner - 10% D Runner Up - 5%
BLOCK #1
Teams
Don Goebel
Corinna Francis
Drunken Brothers
Baker's Dozen
Austin Krupski
Barry Lowes
Bryce Olson
Brian Bartlam
BLOCK #2
BLOCK #3
BLOCK #4
Teams
Tonkin Rock Burners
Wes Parker CORE
Pat McDonald
Team Hollywood
Badger's Bunch
Ryan Skjerdal
Team Houdek
Teams
Collin Istace
Skout Brewing
Bangor 69ers
Ty Thorpe
Hack Attack
Vern Stanhope
Braeden Restau
Kelly Hollinger
Teams
Broadview CC
Chesney Farms
Brad Law
Team Legacy
Lyle McCarthy
SEC
Mannle Farms
Kenneth Bartlam
Last year the buyer of the A Event winner went home with over $11,000!!
BLOCK #5
Teams
Regina Raptors
Carberry CC
Fun Bags
Sheldon Luciw
Karen Beutler
Lane Chesney
Triple C Farms
Eugene Ikert
Teams
Tanaya Richter
BLOCK #6
Ray Grioux
Gerry Schweitzer
Team Moore
Jeremy Chevrier
Craig Straker
Ebor's Finest
Gord Lamont
Teams
Darren Ottenbreit
Jeannot Electric
BLOCK #7
BLOCK #8
Kurtis Meredith
Team Haywood
Team DeCock
Beached Whalers
JK Metals
Gerald Clark
Teams
Daryl Williamson
Rollin Stones
Team Mackan
The Mac Pack
Warren Delmage
Dean Stewart
General Lees
Tom Haas
RECREATION LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
In 2018 the Committee started the Recreation Lifetime Achievement Award. We wanted to recognize a member of our community for their commitment and dedication to sports in Whitewood.
Congratulations to our past recipients:
2018 - Everette Thompson
2019 - Dennis Scott
2020/2022 - Shirley Kodman
2023 - Russ Hamilton
2024 - Boyd Metzler
2025 - Ray Giroux
2026 - Announced Friday Evening
FUNDRAISER LIVE AUCTION
All of the funds raised through the live auction go towards capital projects for the Whitewood Community Centre and to support many local groups in Whitewood and surrounding communities.
In 2018 we started a grant program where anyone involved in the bonspiel can apply for funding for projects and since then over $508,000 has been given out to over 85 groups and organizations from 20 different communities including Whitewood, McAuley, Broadview, Wapella, Rocanville, Moosomin, Sunset Beach, Maryfield, Tantallon, Welwyn, Esterhazy, Langenburg, Ituna, Carberry, Kipling, Bird’s Point, Bangor, Grayson, Grenfell and Melville.
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ITEM #14 #15 & #16
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ITEM #46& #47
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#53 ITEM #54 & #55
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HOCKEY NIGHT IN BRANDON
You will receive 15 private suite tickets to a Brandon Wheat Kings Home game during 2026/2027 season.
Complimentary pizza will be provided.
*Date of use is subject to availability and dependent on release on 2026/2027 Wheat Kings Home Game Schedule
Contact: Donovan Durksen- 306 435 7018
Mazergroup is proud to support the Whitewood Farmers & Friends Bonspiel!
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THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PURCHASED ITEMS IN THE LIVE AUCTION - YOUR SUPPORT IS A HUGE PART OF THE FUNDRAISING SUCCESS OF THIS EVENT!!
The 10th Anniversary Event will be the biggest and best bonspiel yet and will take place over Easter weekend again. All 2026 teams are guaranteed a spot if your entry fee of $280 is paid by December 15th. Don’t wait, enter before you leave this year!!
SHUTTLE & DD PROGRAM CUSTOM BROOM HEAD COVERS
Once again we will have designated drives and shuttles available both Friday and Saturday evenings to make sure everyone can enjoy themselves but still get home safely!
Thank you to SGI for sponsoring our drivers and to Whitewood & Moosomin Dodge and Jeannot Electric for sponsoring the shuttle vehicles!
WORLDS LARGEST CURLING BROOM
The idea of the World’s Largest Broom started 8 years ago - what could Whitewood build to put them on the map!? One night up in the curling lounge the broom idea was born! Whitewood was already known for one of the largest curling bonspiels; it would only make sense for us to have the World’s Largest Broom!!
It took a while to get a plan and arrange contractors and materials, then COVID hit, and then the engineer that had been working on the design moved away. Once everything got back on track it took about 2 years to complete and in the fall of 2024 the broom was installed! Decals and landscaping will be completed this year to finish the project.
Thank you to the following businesses and contractors who helped contribute to this project and for their donations to make this a reality:
Hardline * Vaderstad * CORE * DK Duke Valley View Farms
Maximum Welding * Crushrite * Giroux Contracting * JK Metals
Town of Whitewood * John Hulbert Construction Ltd.
South Sask Rat Hole * Driftwood Engineering
Committee Members: Chad Kelly, Warren Delmage, Rhett Parks & Lisa Istace
KITCHEN MENU
2025 BONSPIEL MEMORIES
COMMITTEE & WELCOME
The Farmers & Friends Bonspiel committee would like to welcome all 80 teams & 320 curlers to our 9th annual Farmers & Friends Bonspiel. We are truly amazed at what this bonspiel has turned into. Thank you to all of our wonderful sponsors, volunteers and most importantly to all of you, our bonspiel family, for making Whitewood your home during the last weekend in March every year!
We hope you enjoy yourselves while you are here and re-connect with fellow curlers, farmers & friends!
President - Chad Kelly
Treasurer - Warren Delmage
Secretary - Jennalee Beutler
Committee Members: Scott Mannle, Jason Krupski & Braeden Restau
2022: (A) Team DeCock (B) Regina Raptors (C) Team Gamble (D) Trent Brister
2023: (A) Team Gamble (B) Kelly Hollinger (C) Chris Mannle (D) Scott Mannle
2024: (A) Team DeCock (B) Tom Haas (C) Trevor MacKan (D) Bryce Olson
A Side - Ebor’s Finest
B Side - Mark Weiss
C Side - Team MacKan
D Side - Colin Istace
SILENT AUCTION ITEMS
SPONSOR
ADAMA
AFAB
AG LEGACY FARM
ATP NUTRITION
BERGLUND NET WRAP
BRAEDEN & TARA RESTAU
BRETT YOUNG
CELEBRATION FORD
CORTEVA
DLF SEEDS & SCIENCE
DP DESIGNS
GIROUX CONTRACTING
GOLDLINE
JENNIFER HANLIN PHOTOGRAPHY
JIM SCHAAN
JOHNSTON'S GRAIN
MCMILLEN MOTOR PRODUCTS
MOOSE MOUNTAIN MEATS
MOSAIC
NAPA
NORTHSTAR GENETICS
NORTHSTAR GENETICS
PLAINVIEW FEEDMILL
REDNECK ESSENTIALS
REDNECK ESSENTIALS
RM OF WILLOWDALE
SANDI RESTAU
SKOUT BREWING
SYNERGY AG
SYNERGY AG
SYNERGY AG
TANILLE WILLIAMSON PHOTOTGRAPHY
THIRD AVE & MAIN
UNIVERSE SATELLITE SALES
UPL OPENAG
WEST END RESORT
WHITEWOOD DODGE
WHITEWOOD DODGE
WHITEWOOD GOLF COURSE
WINNIPEG JETS
WL MEATS
YARA
YORKTON AUCTION CENTER
ITEMS DONATED
Case of Cazado ($1898 value)
Cooler Package
4 x 50 lb bags of Grass Seed
Carhardt Duffle Bag
One Roll of Net Wrap
Customized Crib Boards
1 Bag BY7204LL Helix Saltro Canola Seed
Gift Certificates
1 Case of Prospect pre-seed herbicide (160 acres)
4 x 10 kg Prairie Green Turf Grass Seed
Dice Golf
Live Edge Coffee Tables
$200 Gift Certifiates
Photo Shoot Package
Windmill
Case of EZ-Gro Prime - $560 Value
Cooler and Cup
Two x $250 Gift Certificate
Yeti Cooler Bag
Ice Auger
2 Bags of Corn Seed
1 Bag Lawn Seed
2 Rolls Netwrap - 64 x 7000
Hoodie, Coffee Mug & BBQ Sauce
Hat, Coffee mugs and BBQ Sauce
20 yard Load of Gravel Delivered
Board Games
Mug Club Fan Package
160 Acres of Canola Fungicide
160 Acres of Cereal Fungicide
2 Jugs of Monferno
Mommy & Me Mini Session
Sterling Silver Lab Grown Diamond Necklace
Racing Jacket
Everest 3.0 3.88 L in Crop Graminicide - $1795 Value
Weekend Cabin Rentals
Vehicle Detailing Certificate
Oil Change Certificate & Ram Cu
Two 6 Pack Specials
Sweater, Toque & Autographed Puck
$250 WL Meats Gift Certificate
30L of Procote Fertilizer Treatment
$500 Commission Certificate
ADDITIONAL GOLD SPONSORS
ADDITIONAL SILVER SPONSORS
BRONZE SPONSORS
Berglund Net Wrap
Bridgeview Manufacturing
Calidon Equipment Leasing
Co-operators – Jim Moore
Debenham Designs
DLF Seeds & Science
DP Designs
Folks Curling
Highway 1 Ag Supply
Jennifer Hanlin Photography
Jim Schaan
Richard & Barb Krupski
L & A Family Diner
Lalamand
McMillen Motor Products
Nufarm
Quest Motel
Renaissance Transport Ltd.
Braden & Tara Restau
Sandi Restau
Kim Reynolds – Scentsy
SaskEnergy
SaskPower
SaskTel
Southwest Paving
Sysco
Tanille
Williamson Photography
Third Ave & Main
Towne Auto Body
West End Resort
Whitewood Golf Course
Whitewood Outdoor & Pet Supply
Whitewood Thrift Store
Winnipeg Jets
WL Meats
THANK YOU!!
Thank you to everyone who has made this event such a success since 2016! This includes the curlers, volunteers, committee members, auction supporters and of course our generous sponsors! It has been incredible to see this event grow into something we never even imagined!
In 2016 our goal was to have a bonspiel with 32 rinks and raise a little extra money for our rink. That first year we kept getting teams to enter and managed to get to 64 teams the week before the event and the rest is history!
The Fundraiser auction was added just a couple weeks before the first spiel and then in 2017 the committee worked hard to really grow that. In the first two years we raised enough money to complete the Farmers & Friends lounge which has been a great addition to our facility. Each year this auction has grown and it has turned into an event in itself now!
With the bonspiel fundraising continuing to grow each year we started the grant program in 2018 in order to recognize that we have many sponsors and supporters from outside our community and wanted to help as many groups as possible with the funds from the bonspiel.
To date the bonspiel has raised over $890,000 which is truly hard to believe! Thank you to everyone who has made this possible, and especially the sponsors who come back year after year to support this amazing event!!
2025 was another success raising $171,000 over the bonspiel weekend!!
