HOF Final prize list for 26th May event.... 1 - Vic West vest and umbro top. 2 - Sooke Harbour House G/C plus cookbook and a bottle of vino. 3 - Fernwood G/C - value $50.00. 4 - Saainch Rec passes plus sports bottle. 5A - 1 hour massage from renew therapy and acupuncture. 5B - Initial acupuncture vist RT&A. 5C - 1 hour massage from RT&A. 6 - $30.00 Glenwood Meats G/C. 7A - $25.00 G/C Podium Sports Grill, plus Bud hat. 7B - 2 pints of draught and an appy G/C from PSG, plus a UFC dvd. 7C - One bottle of house wine and dinner for two G/C from PSG. $25.00 Country Grocer G/C. 9 - 2 x $25.00 G/C's for Christies Carriage house. 10 - Imax passes 2 for two adults. 11 - Bosleys $30.00 G/C. 12 - Vic West white tshirt and goalkepper gloves. 13 - Official Celtic scarve by Nike plus Umbro soccer ball. 14 - BC Lions Jersey. 15 - Surface board shop clothing. 16 - Adidas womens top x 2 plus shorts. 17 - Titanium coated drill bit set / 230 pieces. 18 - Peninsula Coop gift basket $120.00 value. 19 - Koffi gift basket from Michael Manhas. 20 - Fuller Pro 7pc screwdriver set. 21 - Workforce 43 piece screwdriver set. 22 - Team Sales sweatpants and top / hoody. 23 - Green Umbro rainjacket. 24 - Spank it Sports High Sierra travel bag. 25 - Spank it Sports bag / black. 26 - Nike size 5 ball from Soccerworld. 27 - 2 18 hole golf passes for Highland Pacific from Lew Williams. Peninsula car wash passes x 10. ......GRAND PRIZE 1 - Trip for two to see Whitecaps game on June 16th vs Colorado, includes flights to and from Vancouver, one night stay plus dinner for two. .....GRAND PRIZE 2 - Dinner for two at Il Terazo, two tickets for aplay at the Royal Theatre, plus a one night stay at the Chateau Victoria. Tickets only cost $2.50 each, so get them while there is still some to get, available from most Vic West teams, at the club, from me, Kenny Mairs or on the night if there's any left.....see you on SATURDAY, draw takes place at 21.00, 9.00 pm to the dafties.

CSHOF Celebration & Reunion The time is upon us, as the Hall of Fame Celebration and Reunion is this coming Saturday, May 26th at the Clubhouse. Calling all Wests old, really old and new to join in the celebration. Fun starts at 3PM with a BBQ thru the evening and the raffle later on(9-10ish I hear). Facebook & Twitter to ensure all the Old Wests know about it!

Clean Up Thank You - UPDATED A BIG thank you goes out to a hand full of Wests for their efforts this weekend. First off, thanks to Mark Brittain for all his gear and arranging paint from Cloverdale. Thank you Andy Laflamme for getting paint from Dulux. Thanks goes to Ryan Wilson, Joey Drolet, Doug McDannold, Calvin Wop Ho, Kyle Knowles, Foster Anderson, Lucas Russell of the Casuals and Caleb Bromba of the Spurs, for their painting on Saturday. Thank you Brittany Dewar for painting on Sunday and to Derek Brady for fixing the trophy case light. A big thanks goes to Geri Dickson for clearing up and tossing the crap from inside the Club. Thank you Alan Gilmore for driving down from Shawnigan to haul away a BIG load of garbage. Thanks to Johnny Carroll and Mike Melendez-Duke for painting the washrooms and adding tile back splashes. Last but not least I want to personally thank Ralph Anderson and Rick Sweeney for all that you two did over BOTH very long days.

2012/13 Vic West Executive The Club AGM & Elections were held May 14th with a good crowd of 40+ members on hand. After the dust cleared, the new Executive is as follows: President - Dave Knowles Vice President - Becky Fowler Treasurer - Russell Wilson Secretary - Krista Fletcher Directors were also appointed and some with specific responsibilities. They are: Geri Dickson - Registrar Nick Warrington - Training Scheduler Paul de Paoli - Equipment Manager Crystal Weihs - Social Director Other Directors at large are: Ralph Anderson, Garry Thomson, Andy Laflamme, Kim Bilesky, Rick Sweeney & Becky Schumacher. Thanks to all who came out and a BIG thanks to our new volunteers.

Vic West FC Seat Cushions for Sale Thanks to Rolex Plastics & Steve Fisher, Vic West FC has stadium seat cushions, aka the Tush Cush, for sale at the Clubhouse at $15 apiece. The cushions are kelly green with the Vic West FC logo on it and will keep your seat warm & comfy. Get yours before they are all gone(first box has been emptied!)

Vic West FC Club MVPs It was another GREAT turnout for the Club's Annual Awards Banquet last night at the Strathcona Hotel. Thank you all for coming out as YOU made the evening! For those not there, here are the 2011/12 Team MVPS & Trophy winners: D1 Men - Brian Hobson D3 Spurs - Shaun Gurney D4 Casuals - Michael Buchanan U21s - Brian Romero Masters A - Garry Thomson Masters B - Lenny Henry O40 Scottish - Colin Chevalier O50 - Alan Gilmore Premier Women - Becky Schimacher D1 Vic West FC - Christa MacAtee D1 Vic West Utd - Jennifer Douglas, Leigh Wiki-Strordeur D3 - Kathleen Sinclair O30B - Heather Jackson O30B Scottish - Jessica Schraeder, Lucia Ferreira Ab Travis Trophy - Jessica Fornelli Al Davies Trophy - Kenny Mairs Alex Stewart - Mark Brittain Congratulations to ALL of you! You are all deserving winners!

Fields Open Or Closed? The City does not have a hotline number to call with respect to field closures. You can check the status at http://www.victoria.ca/EN/main/departments/parks-rec-culture/recreation-culture/facilities/sports-fields/status.html . You will have to register with your email address and a self assigned password. For the various clubs and regions on southern Vancouver Island, please check their homepages for current field conditions.