Upcoming Events / News: Rain or Shine, the Spring Park Clean-up will be held on May 24, 2008. Annual Children's Picnic scheduled for June 1, 2008. If you planning on playing in our 36th Annual Golf Tournament scheduled for August 14 & 15, 2008 at the Windermere Golf & Country Club you need to get you entry in asap. We are at 72%. The 2008 Membership Form is available

Web Site Updates: Calendar of Events 2007 Membership List 2007 Golf Tournament Results and Sponsors 2007 Tent Party / Bar-B-Que Blowout. 2007 Crib Tournament Sponsors & Results 2006 Silent Auction Donors 2006 Silent Auction Buyers Thank you letter from the Children's Wish Foundation

OTS Highlights:

2008 Highlights
• 88 teams participanted in the 25Th Annual Crib Tournament. The big wiiners were Ken Hayduk and Devon Oswald. To find out who the other winners were go to 2008 Crib Tournament
  
  We were graced with the presence of the following 4 individuals who played in the 1st Annual Crib Tournament Mike Ferneyhough, Walter Domytrak, Mike Seibold and Adolf Schuh
  
  
• The Annual General Meeting / Election was held on January 10. A big thank you to Alta-Fab Structures Ltd., Hi-Tech Seals Inc., and Reliance Industrial Products Ltd. for sponsoring the social part of our meeting.
  
  We thank the following Barry Moore of Decarson Rentals who retired from the board of directors for his years of service (2000 to 2007)
  
  We were very fortunate to have the following 6 individuals let their names stand for board of directors.
  - Kelly Collison of Command Energy Services Ltd.
  - Tom Fisher of Impact Oilfield Supply Inc.
  - Shane Lindsay of National Oilwell Varco
  - Sharon Martin of Alta-Fab Structures Ltd.
  - Candice Villard of Decarson Rentals
  - Derrick Zimmer of Borealis Energy Services Inc.
  
  Kelly Collison, Shane Lindsay and Candice Villard were elected to the board. We would like to thank Tom Fisher, Sharon Martin and Derrick Zimmer for their interest in running for the board and hope that they will consider running again in the future.
  
  Darrin Mitchell was the big winner of the social part of the function. Other winners were:
  - Peter Yaremkowych of Collar Tech Inspection Ltd.
  - Anthony Marrelli of Rock Weld Oilfield Services Ltd.
  - David Freeman of PTI Premium Camp Services
  - Steven Davidson of Lock Search Group
  - Dean Berthold of Garneau
  - Tom Fisher of Impact Oilfield Supply Inc.
  - Terri Drynan-Cardwell of TLC Oilfield Transport Ltd.
  - Al Damery
  - Terry Charko of Jewel Printing Signs & Labels Ltd.
  - Dallas Greenwood of Katch Kan™ Limited
  - Jason Shyzmanski of Cameron Canada
  - Mike Sirois of Reliance Industrial Products Ltd.
  - Brent May of Mayco Electric Ltd.
  - Grant Greenfield of PTI Premium Camp Services
  - Bryce Young of Command Energy Services Ltd.
  
  2007 Highlights
• The Oilfield Technical Society hosted 3 Hockey Nights at the Park - November 28, December 14 & February 20, 2007 this winter at the OTS Hall. This was a new opportunity to utilize the facility, socialize with existing members, and give the facility more visibility to all others.
  
  
• Annual General Meeting / Election was held on January 11. A big thank you to Alta-Fab Structures Ltd., Hi-Tech Seals Inc., and Reliance Industrial Products Ltd. for sponsoring the social part of our meeting.
  
  We thank the following 3 individuals who retired from the board of directors for their years of service :
  - Stan Kondratiuk (1977 to 2006)
  - Paul Wilson (1999 to 2006) of T3-Oilco Energy Services
  - Georg Eger (2003 to 2006) of Reliance Hydraulic Systems & Mechanical Service Ltd.
  
  We were very fortunate to have the following 8 individuals let their names stand for board of directors.
  - Adam Cayer of Rockbusters
  - Craig Ferguson of PV Fluid Products Ltd.
  - Dave Lewis of Trace Applications Inc.
  - Kevin King of Fatigue Masters Inspection Ltd.
  - Mathew Rolfes of Premium Oilfield Inspection Services
  - Mel Davis of Red-L Distributors Ltd.
  - Pat Matthews of AOG International
  - Steve Vanderwater of Reliance Hydraulic Systems & Mechanical Service Ltd.
  
  Craig Ferguson, Mathew Rolfes, Mel Davis and Steve Vanderwater were elected to the board. We would like to thank Adam Cayer, Dave Lewis, Kevin King and Pat Matthews for their interest in running for the board and hope that they will consider running again in the future.
  
  
• Annual OTS Children's Picnic - We were blessed with great weather for the picnic on June 3. Over 100 children and parents had a great day of fun & laughter and of course food. The new playground that was installed on the prior weekend was a hit with all the kids. The day was packed with face painting, balloon animal art and games.
  
  
• Tent Party / Bar-B-Que Blowout - We had over 2,700 people attend this year’s party. $13,500 was raised from the gate receipts for the Children's Wish Foundation. An additional $500 was donated to the Children's Random attendees voted the Southwest Oilfield Products (Alberta) Ltd. booth as having the Best Theme and the Best Food. PowerComm Inc. came in 2nd and DRS/Rig Products Inc. 3rd in theme. While MD Totco NOV was 2nd in food and Reliance Industrial Products Ltd.3rd the best food
  
  The Edmonton OTS Executive thank the Tent Participants for making our 5th Bi-Annual Tent Party / Bar-B-Que Blowout a great success. The participants did a phenomenal job
  
  
• 2007 Golf Tournament - We had 247 people enter our 37th Annual Golf Tournament. Unfortunately we could only accommodate 216 individuals in the tournament. The Windermere Golf course was in great shape and we were fortunate to have two of the nicest days in August. Please check out Golf Tournament Results and Sponsors.
  
  Some of the big winners were: - $8,000 was raised for the CNIB - check out the Edmonton Journal press release.
  - RBC Dominion Securities donated $1,000 and raised another $830 with the raffle at the 3rd hole for the for the Children's Wish Foundation.
  - Scott Toshack won the Titleist Club raffle on Thursday
  - Janet Little won the King Cobra Club raffle on Friday
  - Monica Woods won the Thursday Night Skill competition at the Park.
  - Clarence Muzechka, Michael Chyzowski and Gordon Trefananko were the early bird draw winners
  
  Rick Kautz was honoured for his past contributions at the Golf Banquet. Check out the Wall of Honor for more details on Rick and the past recipients.
  
  
• Fall Classic (Casino Night), which was held on September 28 was good a good time with great food. The winners of our Casino Draw were:
  - Tina Atkins - $250.00
  - Bev Rolfes - $500.00
  - Kirsten Affleck - $1,000.00
  
  The winner of the 50 inch Plasma Panasonic TV Raffle was Mike Noade of Ensign Drilling
  
  
• Fall Technical Meeting. Over 150 people attended the November 15 presentation given by, Paul Shaw of Halliburton - Sperry Drilling Services. The presentation was designed to provide the average individual an insight to the aspects of Drilling. The administrative and support staff that attended found it very informative.
  
  2006 Highlights
• Approximately 200 individuals were treated to excellent food and a fun night at the Annual General Meeting at the OTS Park on January 12. A big thank you to our sponsors Alta-Fab Structures Ltd., Hi-Tech Seals Inc. and Reliance Industrial Products Ltd.
  
  
• The 23 Annual Crib Tournament was held on March 9 was a success. In order to give people more playing time, a fourth event was created. A list of the winners can be found under Crib Tournament in the events sections.
  
  
• The Park Opening - Seafood Extravaganza & Silent Auction was held on May 13. The event was sold out again. Almost $35,000 was raised. A big thank you to all those that donated items for the auction. An auction cannot be successful with people bidding on the auction items, thank you for your generosity in your bids. Please check out the successful bidders and sponsors.
  
  
• We had great weather for the Annual OTS Children's Picnic on June 4. Over 100 children and parents had a great day of fun & laughter and of course food. The day was packed with face painting, balloon animal art and games.
  
  
• The 36th Annual Golf Tournament was reminiscent of a homecoming. After a three-year absence due to renovations on the course, we were back at the Windermere Golf and Country Club for our annual tournament. With the weather cooperating everyone enjoyed being back at the new and improved Windermere. Please check out the sponsors and winners.
  Fin Lineham was honoured for his past contributions at the Golf Banquet. Check out the Wall of Honor for more details on Fin and the past recipients.
  
  
• At the request of the membership, we brought back the Old-Time Turkey Shoot, which was held at the OTS park on Friday, September 30. A majority of the 250 people that attended had a successful turkey shoot. Over 100 turkeys were won.
  
  2005 Highlights
• As usual, our Annual General Meeting / Election Night on January 13 was a great success. We thank the following 4 individuals who retired from the board of directors for their years of service:
  - Dan Zimmer of Terra-Core Specialty Drilling
  - Mickey Johnson of Phoenix Oilfield Hauling Ltd.
  - Jim Needham of Fortier & Associates
  - Aaron Nemish of Weatherford Canada Ltd.
  
  We were very fortunate to have the following 5 individuals let their names stand for board of directors.
  - Stuart LeVoguer of Unispec Oilfield Inspections
  - Mark Hilton of Hi-Tech Seals
  - Peter Ellman of Lister Industries
  - Rob Boyne of Halliburton Sperry-Sun
  - Terry Triska of Cormode & Dickson
  
  Stuart LeVoguer, Mark Hilton and Rob Boyne were elected to the board. We would like to thank Peter Ellman and Terry Triska for their interest in running for the board and hope that they will consider running again in the future.
  
  
• Julie Ridsdale of Ensign Drilling Inc. and Craig Beggs of Reliance Industrial products Ltd were the big winners at our 22nd Annual Crib Tournament held on March 3rd. The Executive passes along a THANK YOU to all of the individuals who took played in tournament. We especially extend a huge THANK YOU to the flight sponsors - Columbia Oilfield Supply Ltd., Topco Oilsite Products Ltd. and Capital Oilfield Equipment Inc. The crib boards were once again supplied by Ja-Co Welding & Consulting Ltd. and Fab-U-Tech Industries Inc. The playing cards were supplied by Premium Oilfield Inspection Services Ltd. and Holmans' Hauling Inc. Plastice cups were once again supplied by Hi-Tech Seals Inc.
  
  The board appreciates Communications 2000 Inc. for having 3 of their employees bartender for the evening and the Desk & Derrick Club of Edmonton for providing the 2 cashiers.
  
  
• We were fortunate to have great weather for the Annual OTS Children's Picnic on June 05. The kids had a great day of fun & laughter and of course food. The day was packed with face painting, balloon balloon animal art and games.
  
  
• Being blessed with great weather, we had over 2,500 people attend our 4th Bi-annual Tent Party / Bar-B-Que Blowout. $12,500 was raised from the gate receipts for the Chidren's Wish Foundation. The Edmonton OTS Executive thanks the Tent Participants for making our 4th Bi-Annual Tent Party / Bar-B-Que Blowout a great success. The participants did phenomenal job. We also thank Southgate Pontiac Buick GMC Ltd. and their staff for donating their vehicles and time in providing the shuttle service from the parking lot to park.
  
  
• Despite the miserable weather on August 18, the 35th Annual Golf Tournament which was held at the Coloniale Golf & Country Club was a success. To check out this year's generous Sponsors and Winners go to Golf Tournament under events
  Bob Lee was honoured for his past contributions at the Golf Banquet.
  
  
• The Park Closing Wind-up, which was held on September 30th at the OTS Park featured 3 comedians from The Comedy Factory. As usual, everyone enjoyed themselves.
  
  
• At the November 2rd Technical Meeting, Mr. Harry Zuzak, the Past President of the Royal Canadian Golf Association presented a 90 minute session on the Rules of Golf.
  
  2004 Highlights
• In order that we could provide better catering services at our Park, we have partnered with PTI Premium Banquet Services and added a first class catering kitchen to the hall. The hall is now available year round.
  
  
• The highlights of the Annual General Meeting were:
  - The approval of the Replacement Objects and Bylaws.
  - The introduction of Gil Bourgeois, our 2004 President
  - The roasting of our 2003 President, Jim Needham
  
  
• 98 teams participated at our 21st Annual Crib Tournament which was held on March 11. We would like to thank Capital Oilfield Equipment Inc., Columbia Oilfield Supply Ltd. and Topco Oilsite Products Ltd. for being the event sponsors. Robert Wall & Chad Whitworth from Global Service Rig were the big winners. You can check out the other winners under Crib Tournament under events.
  
  
• The Park Opening - Seafood Extravaganza and Silent Auction which was held on May 14 was a great success. The OTS Board would like to thank all the Silent Auction Donors for their generous donations.
  
  
• The 34th Annual Golf Tournament which was held at the Coloniale Golf & Country Club on August 19 & 20.
  Laurence (Larry) MacLean, the OTS treasurer from 1970 to 1994, was honoured for his past contributions at the Golf Banquet.
  
  
• The Park Closing Wind-up held on October 1 was another OTS sucess. 114 turkeys were won at the various games held during the night.
  
  2003 Highlights
• $9,124.80 was raised for the Children's Wish Foundation at the Bi-Annual BBQ Blow-out. The Tent Participants did a phenomenal job. The costumes, tent presentations, and food were great.
  
  
• We had great weather for the 33rd Annual Golf Tournament which was held at the Coloniale Golf & Country Club. A persistent Ray Tweed took home all the money from the closest to the pin competition which was held at the OTS Park on Thursday night.
  
  
• A good time was had by everyone that was fortunate to get a ticket to the sold out Park Closing.