Hilton Wood (pictured at right with his Optimist U-18 Committee Co-Chair Gord MacKay) was named the Pembina Curling Club's Volunteer of the Year Friday night at the club wind-up.

Wood was acknowledged for his two-year leadership of the Optimist Under 18 International Championship event co-hosted by Pembina as well as for his extenisve work with junior curling.

The award culminated a season in which Wood also won the coaching award at the Target JUnior Provincial Championship.

He finished off the evening at Pembina's wind-up by winning the club's cribbage tournament against imprssive oppostion including a victroyover defending champion Les Hooper.

(PHOTO: Tami Norget)