Tickets are still available for the Sparkle fundraiser Nov. 20 for the 2011 Alberta 55 Plus Winter Games in St. Albert.
Tickets are $100 and they are available at the games office in the Hemmingway Building at 25 Sir Winston Churchill Avenue.
It’s also the first major public function in the new Hole’s Enjoy Centre.
Cocktails start at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. by A Cappella Catering. Providing the musical entertainment is the soothing jazz sounds of Helena Magerowski, an Edmonton-based vocalist who recently sold out the Arden Theatre. During her performance, award-winning artist Lewis Lavoie will paint on stage and his work will be sold during the evening’s live auction.
CTV personality Graham Neil is the master of ceremonies and former weatherman-turned-entrepreneur John Berry is the auctioneer.
For more Sparkle information, call 780-458-4564 or visit www.st-albert55plusgames.ca
The Feb. 24 to 27 winter games will feature four days of sportsmanship, culture and competition, with more than 1,100 participants and spectators from throughout the province. Events include alpine skiing, badminton, bowling (fivepin), bridge (duplicate), carpet bowling, cross-country skiing, curling, darts, euchre, hockey, pool (snooker), Scrabble and shuffleboard.
Tonight at 7:45 p.m. the St. Albert Sabres host CAC Lehigh Cement at Akinsdale Arena.
In the Alberta Major Bantam Hockey League, the Sabres (6-4-3) are second in their division and the CAC (2-6-1) is in last place.
The Sabres are coming off their third straight win and second shutout in a row in Friday’s 3-0 decision against the division-leading Sherwood Park Flyers (9-4) at Callingwood Arena. Patrick Dea turned aside 19 shots. Matteo Gennaro, Brett Van Os and Taylor Lotoski scored in period three. Flyers goalie Trevor Martin faced 40 shots.
Last week Dea stopped 28 shots in the 5-0 win over the KC Squires (3-5-1) in St. Albert.
Patrick Gora was in net in last month’s 4-0 victory over the visiting Flyers and recorded 22 saves.
Thursday night the St. Albert Raiders visit the Leduc Oil Kings in the Alberta Midget AAA Hockey League. Game time is 7:45 p.m.
In the north division the Raiders (8-3-1) are ranked first as the league’s best defensive team (28 GA). Leduc (7-3-2) is tied for second in the standings.
Last weekend in southern Alberta, the Raiders posted a 3-2 win against the Medicine Hat Tigers (2-9-1) and lost 6-3 to the UFA Bisons (7-1-4), the top south division team.
The Raiders are 6-2 on the road and 2-1-1 at Akinsdale Arena.
