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2020 SaskTel Tankard
The 2020 SaskTel Tankard, the provincial men's curling championship for Saskatchewan, was held from January 29 to February 2 at the Horizon Credit Union Centre in Melville, Saskatchewan. The winning Matt Dunstone rink will represent Saskatchewan at the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier in Kingston, Ontario, Canada's national men's curling championship. Matt Dunstone won his 2nd SaskTel Tankard when he defeated former teammate Kirk Muyres 4–2 in the final. Teams The teams are listed as follows: Knockout Draw Brackets A Event B Event C Event Playoffs A vs. B ''Saturday, February 1, 7:00 pm'' C1 vs. C2 ''Saturday, February 1, 7:00 pm'' Semifinal ''Saturday, February 2, 9:30 am'' Final ''Sunday, February 2, 2:30 pm'' References External links {{2020 Brier playdowns 2020 Tim Hortons Brier Curling competitions in Saskatchewan 2020 in Saskatchewan SaskTel Tankard SaskTel Tankard The SaskTel Tankard is the Saskatchewan provincial championship for men's curling. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melville, Saskatchewan
Melville is a small city in the east-central portion of Saskatchewan, Canada. The city is northeast of the provincial capital of Regina and southwest of Yorkton. Melville is bordered by the rural municipalities of Cana No. 214 and Stanley No. 215. Its population at the 2016 census was 4,562, making it Saskatchewan's smallest city. It is also home of hockey's Melville Millionaires, who compete in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, and baseball's Melville Millionaires, who compete in the Western Canadian Baseball League. History According to ''What's in a Name?: The Story Behind Saskatchewan Places and Names'' by E. T. Russell, and ''People Places: Contemporary Saskatchewan Place Names'' by Bill Barry, the city was named for Charles Melville Hays, who at the time of the settlement's initial construction was the president of the Grand Trunk Railway and Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. Hays was on board the RMS ''Titanic'' when it sank; he did not make it off the ship. Pearl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Valley, Saskatchewan
Fox Valley ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Fox Valley No. 171 and Census Division No. 8. Fox Valley is located just off Highway 21, approximately 64 kilometres north of Maple Creek and 51 kilometres south of Leader in the southwest region of the province. The early settlers of the village and surrounding area included many Germans from Russia (mainly from the Beresan region near Odessa). The local economy is heavily dependent on agriculture and natural gas. Fox Valley has a swimming pool, an arena and a curling rink. History Fox Valley incorporated as a village on August 30, 1928. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Fox Valley had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Fox Valley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kody Hartung
Kody Seti Kimbulu (born 23 January 1978), known professionally as Kody or Kody Kim, is a Belgian television host, comedian, and radio personality. Kody was born in Schaerbeek, Belgium to a Congolese family. He attended the Catholic University of Louvain, studying both politics and business management. After graduation, he joined the theatre group Kings of Comedy and began working in the radio industry, hosting radio shows on VivaCité and RTBF. In 2014, he was featured in the fourth season of Laurent Ruquier's show ''On n'demande qu'à en rire'' on France 2. He was a guest host for La Deux and C8 from 2015 to 2017. On 18 October 2019, it was announced that Kody would host the 10th Magritte Awards The 10th Magritte Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie André Delvaux, honored the best 2019 in film, films of 2019 in Belgium. It took place on 1 February 2020, at the Square – Brussels Meeting Centre, Square, in the historic site of Mont .... References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langenburg, Saskatchewan
Langenburg is a town (population of 1,048) in the rural municipality of Langenburg No. 181, located within the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities SARM Division No. 1 and Census Division No. 5, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Langenburg lies on the Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16) in the southeastern part of the province, 15 km west of the Manitoba border, at the junction with Highway 8. The nearest city is Yorkton located 70 km northwest along Highway 16. History What would later become the Langenburg district was surveyed by the federal government in 1880 and British settlers were already established to the northeast of present-day Marchwell in the Wolverine district in the early part of the decade. Settlers of predominantly German origin began to arrive in the Langenburg area in the mid-1880s, attracted by the lure of free homesteads granted by the federal government and a promise of freedom and prosperity. The original c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langenburg Curling Club
Langenburg () is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on a hill above the river Jagst, 18 km northeast of Schwäbisch Hall. It is also the place where Wibele - small, sweet, biscuit-like pastries - were invented and are still baked today. History The history of Langenburg begins with the building of a castle on the western hill crag. Prehistoric settling is likely, but not proven. Langenburg is first documented in 1226. The free Lords of Langenburg, which stepped into history in 1201, were closely related to the Lords of Hohenlohe. Maybe they even held family bonds. After the Langenburgs had died out, the Hohenlohe family inherited the possessions. Langenburg thus came under the rule of Hohenlohe and remained part of the Principality A principality (or sometimes princedom) can either be a monarchical feudatory or a sovereign state, ruled or reigned over by a regnant-monarch with the title of prince and/or prin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Hartung
Jeff is a masculine name, often a short form (hypocorism) of the English given name Jefferson or Jeffrey, which comes from a medieval variant of Geoffrey. Music * DJ Jazzy Jeff, American DJ/turntablist record producer Jeffrey Allen Townes * Excision (musician), Canadian dubstep producer and DJ Jeff Abel * Jeff Abercrombie, bassist for American rock band Fuel * Jeff Allen, English session drummer * Jeff Baxter, American guitarist for rock bands Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers * Jeff Beal (born 1963), American composer of music for various media * Jeff Beck, electric guitarist * Jeff Buckley, American singer-songwriter * Jeff Coffin, saxophonist, bandleader, composer and educator * Jeff Current, lead singer of American alternative rock band Against All Will * Jeff Fatt, Australian musician and actor, formerly with the children's band The Wiggles * Jeff Gillan, an American journalist * Jeff Graham, Canadian radio DJ * Jeff Hanneman (1964–2013), American guitarist, foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estevan, Saskatchewan
Estevan is the eighth-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is approximately north of the Canada–United States border. The Souris River runs by the city. This city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Estevan No. 5. History The first settlers in what was to become Estevan arrived in 1892, along with the expansion of the Canadian Pacific Railway. It was incorporated as a village in 1899, and later became a town in 1906. On March 1, 1957, Estevan acquired the status of a city, which, in Saskatchewan terms, is any community of 5,000 or more. The name origin is attributed to George Stephen's registered telegraphic address, ''Estevan''. George Stephen was the first President of the Canadian Pacific Railway from 1881 to 1888. World War I military unit On December 22, 1915, the 152nd (Weyburn-Estevan) Battalion, CEF was authorised and recruited men from the area before departing to Great Britain on October 3, 1916. 1931 riot Estevan was the site of the notorious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estevan Curling Club
Estevan is the eighth-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is approximately north of the Canada–United States border. The Souris River runs by the city. This city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Estevan No. 5. History The first settlers in what was to become Estevan arrived in 1892, along with the expansion of the Canadian Pacific Railway. It was incorporated as a village in 1899, and later became a town in 1906. On March 1, 1957, Estevan acquired the status of a city, which, in Saskatchewan terms, is any community of 5,000 or more. The name origin is attributed to George Stephen's registered telegraphic address, ''Estevan''. George Stephen was the first President of the Canadian Pacific Railway from 1881 to 1888. World War I military unit On December 22, 1915, the 152nd (Weyburn-Estevan) Battalion, CEF was authorised and recruited men from the area before departing to Great Britain on October 3, 1916. 1931 riot Estevan was the site of the notorious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtis Horwath
Curtis or Curtiss is a common English given name and surname of Anglo-Norman origin from the Old French ''curteis'' ( Modern French ''courtois'') which derived from the Spanish Cortés (of which Cortez is a variation) and the Portuguese and Galician Cardoso. The name means "polite, courteous, or well-bred". It is a compound of ''curt-'' "court" and ''-eis'' "-ish". The spelling ''u'' to render in Old French was mainly Anglo-Norman and Norman, when the spelling ''o'' was the usual Parisian French one, Modern French ''ou'' ''-eis'' is the Old French suffix for ''-ois'', Western French (including Anglo-Norman) keeps ''-eis'', simplified to ''-is'' in English. The word ''court'' shares the same etymology but retains a Modern French spelling, after the orthography had changed.T. F. Hoad, ''English Etymology'', Oxford University Press paperbook 1993. p. 101a It was brought to England (and subsequently, the rest of the Isles) via the Norman Conquest. In the United Kingdom, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Owens
Derek is a masculine given name. It is the English language short form of ''Diederik'', the Low Franconian form of the name Theodoric. Theodoric is an old Germanic name with an original meaning of "people-ruler". Common variants of the name are Derrek, Derick, Dereck, Derrick, and Deric. Low German and Dutch short forms of Diederik are Dik, Dirck, and Dirk. History The English form of the name arises in the 15th century, via import from the Low Countries. The native English (Anglo-Saxon) form of the name was ''Deoric'' or ''Deodric'', from Old English ''Þēodrīc'', but this name had fallen out of use in the medieval period. During the Late Middle Ages, there was intense contact between the territories adjacent to the North Sea, in particular due to the activities of the Hanseatic League. As a result, there was a lot of cross-pollination between Low German, Dutch, English, Danish and Norwegian. The given name ''Derk'' is found in records of the Low Countries from the early 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Ackerman
Jason ( ; ) was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Medea. He was also the great-grandson of the messenger god Hermes, through his mother's side. Jason appeared in various literary works in the classical world of Greece and Rome, including the epic poem '' Argonautica'' and the tragedy '' Medea''. In the modern world, Jason has emerged as a character in various adaptations of his myths, such as the 1963 film '' Jason and the Argonauts'' and the 2000 TV miniseries of the same name. Persecution by Pelias Pelias (Aeson's half-brother) was power-hungry and sought to gain dominion over all of Thessaly. Pelias was the progeny of a union between their shared mother, Tyro ("high born Tyro"), the daughter of Salmoneus, and the sea god Poseidon. In a bitter feud, he overthrew Aeson (the rightf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brent Gedak
Brent may refer to: *Brent (name), an English given and surname Place name ;In the United States *Brent, Alabama * Brent, Florida *Brent, Georgia *Brent, Missouri, a ghost town * Brent, Oklahoma ;In the United Kingdom * Brent, Cornwall * Brent Knoll, a hill in Somerset, England *Brent Knoll (village), a village at the foot of the hill *East Brent, another village at the foot of the hill *London Borough of Brent, England *South Brent, Devon, England ;Elsewhere *Brent, Ontario, a village in Algonquin Provincial Park, Canada * Brent crater, a meteor crater named after the village of Brent, Ontario *Brent oilfield, North Sea In fiction * Brent (''Planet of the Apes'') * Corey Brent, fictional character on the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * David Brent, fictional character on the BBC television comedy ''The Office'' * Stefan Brent, fictional character on the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * Brent Scopes, fictional character from the novel '' Mount Dragon'' * Bren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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