LAST NIGHT 2010

 

 

 

It is getting late but I still have Nos running through my veins so I may as well do my blogging now.(I won't be able to sleep for a while anyways.) What a night! There is so much to do and so much going on that I don't appreciate the night until I get home and ponder all the things that we did. I am never sure how many guys are going to show, but once again God filled the gym!(He never ceases to amaze me!)
It is tradition to play Murderball on Last Night and I am never one to break tradition, so guess what we played? Jeremy's team took the first game but the second and third belonged to my team. It is nice to finish the year on a winning note! (The second game was back and forth, it was a classic, both teams had a chance to win.)
The nine foot party sub was next(Thanks to Jeremy and Joel for cutting and cleaning it up!)on the nights agenda. After all the guys had their piece of the sandwich it was time for the 2010 Btln grad ceremonies. First the guys received their copy of the Btln Motto. I love the reaction of the grads when they read the Motto for the first time, it is priceless. Next was the Btln Bible presentation, it is always my favourite part of the night.
The 2010 year end photo was next and then on to Bulldog. Dalton started in the middle and it was no easy feat as there were quite a few Alumni that are never easy to take down. At one point Drew was pushed to the ground and was sliding on his stomach. He came up a little short of the wall so he did this front crawl swimming motion to get to the wall, it was awesome!(There is no quit in Drew, that is why he is a two time Winston Champion!) Zane took the final Helmet of the season to bring his total to two. Congrats Zane! Sam Schiesser clinched Winston a couple of weeks ago but did not take possession of Winston until tonight. Congrats Sam! You earned it!
Blake did a quick promo for the Pines and then after our circle prayer our night at the gym was over!
21 of us piled into three vehicles and headed over to Castlegar for Boston Pizza to cap off the night.(We ran into blinding snow on the way over, it had me praying for safety!) While there, we gave the grads their Btln Medallions and Alumni shirts. Always good food and good times at Boston Pizza! And before we knew it the 2009/10 Btln season had come to an end! Can't wait until next year!

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TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT!

 

 

Last Night is almost here! Tonight we will be eating the nine foot party sub, playing games and honoring the grads. It will be a night to remember!

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BTLN BIBLES

 

This year is our ninth year of handing out grad Bibles! After tomorrow night Btln 3739 will have given out 35 Bibles! It is something that I look forward to every year, it is our way of saying thank you to the grads for their help. Take a look at the pictures, it is a very impressive group of guys! I only wish that we had taken more pictures of the earlier grad classes.
Missing from these pictures are;
2002 - Justin Bekker, Devan England, Ryley Heppner
2003 - Joe Kraftchick, Owen Spisak
2004 - Tim Feenstra, Mike Hughes, Kenny Johnson, Brad Pauls, Justin Thompson

2 Timothy 2:1-3 You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others. Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

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BTLN PICTURES

 

Our traditional week long salute to Last Night on the blog continues as we take a look at the group pictures from the last five years. Can't believe that it has been six years since we started taking these pictures. Sammy, Parker, Sam and Owen would have been in grade seven the first time we took one of these team pictures. Time flies when you are having fun!
By the way can you put the pictures in the proper order?(Oldest to newest.)

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9 FOOT PARTY SUB!

 

 

That's right, nine feet of party sub from Subway! That is plenty of sub to go around! After we are done at the gym the grade eleven and twelves will be heading over the mountain to Boston Pizza in Castlegar. It is a lot of food for one night but the next time we get Btln food will be at the May Long and that is still three weeks away!

Make sure to bring your appetite and a friend!

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BTLN MEDALLION

 

 

 

One of my favourite traditions from Last Night is when the grads receive their Battalion Medallion. Sam Schiesser, Parker Steadman and Owen Knopp will all get their Medallion Wednesday night at Boston Pizza.(Sam Jepsen already has his because he completed the Memory Work.) These guys will join the other nearly fifty Btln Alumni and fifteen Christian music celebs. Congrats guys!

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A SALUTE TO OUR 2010 GRADS

Thanks for a great year guys! Congratulations to Sam Jepsen, Sam Schiesser, Parker Steadman and Owen Knopp. It's been a lot of fun!

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SAM IS THE CHAMP!

 

With only one week to go Sam Schiesser has clinched the Btln 3739 Winston Championship! Congrats Sam! We here at the blog salute you! Sam has also set a new record with six Helmet wins in a Btln season!(Drew had the old record with five Helmet wins.) With one week to go Sam can add to his record total. Congrats also goes out to Zach and Stevie, either of them could actually tie Sam with six total Helmets with a win this week. Sam would win the Championship because he has won two Btln Majors which is the first tie breaker. Again Congratulations Sam!

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BTLN UPDATE

 

 

Last football of the year! Can't believe how fast the year has gone! We started the night with Menno and Gatorade, always a fabulous way to start! Thanks to Devin for cooking up the Menno. Last week we had 48 Menno dogs, this week we had 64 and not one left!
This week at football Owen's team was quick six. Owen had a touchdown catch on our first play of the game! After that the offense stalled as Jeremy's team scored two to go up 2-1. (Trying to remember who scored for Jeremy, I'm thinking Dan D. and possibly Dartagnan.) Owen's team couldn't cross half until another big play(quick six)this time Nathan Ball or was it Kaleb, anyway one big play and the game was tied 2-2. We went to overtime with Owen's team first on offense. Owen had a big catch to put us on the two yard line and then Sammy J. caught the go ahead touchdown! Next up Jeremy's team seemed to struggle until Jeremy made a big throw to Dalton S. in the back of the end zone to tie the game at 3-3. It was a fitting end to Battalion football 2010.
In Bible study this week we looked back on the last year. Our theme this year was "How great is our God!". This year we looked at God's greatness in many ways; in the creation of the world, the flood of Noah, and the story of Job. We also looked at God's faithfulness, wisdom, justice and his grace. Here are some passages that we looked at this year.

Psalm 104:1 - Praise the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty.

Habakkuk 3:2a - Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, O Lord.

Isaiah 28:29 - All this also comes from the Lord Almighty, wonderful in counsel and magnificent in wisdom.

Finished the night with Bulldog, it is awesome on the grass!(No hard floors or walls!) Just like any other night there were big hits and guys going down hard, but they always get back up! Sam and Dalton were the last two guys standing and after a couple more big hits Dalton emerged the victor. Congrats Dalton!

Last Night next week! 9 foot Party Sub from Subway! Remember Battalion is like heaven there is always room for one more!

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POP N DOGS AND BTLN FOOTBALL PART 2

 

 

Football and Menno are two Btln staples. We have eaten Menno at the Pool Party, Btln Baseball, Three B`s, May Long, Creationfest, Pop n Dogs (at the skate park.) and now at Btln Football. We play football at The Director`s Cup, there is the Football Toss in The Btln Olympics and all month long in April.(Not to mention Sunday afternoon football.) So putting them together was a no brainer! This is our last week of football and then next week is Last Night back at the gym. Once again we will be starting shortly after six. Don't be late if you want some Menno!

Battalion 3739, more fun than you can handle on your own, so share it with a friend!

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BTLN 3739 CREATION 2010 ROSTER

 

Sammy finished the Memory Work today!(Congrats Sam!) So the Creation 2010 roster is set! (Not that we wouldn't welcome other Btln 3739 Alumni.) So many good memories over the years and so many more new memories to be made this year!

CREATION 2010 ROSTER
Maxwell Nicholson - 2nd year at Creation.
Gerald Nicholson - 1st year at Creation.
Zach Gobbett - 2nd year at Creation.
Sammy Jepsen - 2nd year at Creation.
David Podovinikoff - 3rd year at Creation.
Drew Brown - 3rd year at Creation.
Ben Jepsen - 7th year at Creation.
Ryley Heppner - 2nd year at Creation.
Lance Martens - 7th year at Creation.

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WINSTON STANDINGS

 

 

With only two weeks left in the 2009/10 Btln season it was time to update the Winston standings. So far this year we have had twelve winners in 29 weeks. Will someone who hasn't won this year step it up and win the Helmet in the last two weeks? Or will one of the winners add to their total?

WINSTON STANDINGS(AFTER TWENTY-NINE WEEKS)
SAM SCHIESSER - 6 Helmets and 2 Majors
ZACH GOBBETT - 5 Helmets and 1 Major
STEPHEN LAWRENCE - 5 Helmets
SAMMY JEPSEN - 2 Helmets
CHRIS HENDERSON - 2 Helmets
KALEB HORKOFF - 2 Helmets
DALTON SHORE - 2 Helmets
PARKER STEADMAN - 1 Helmet and 1 Major
RIK BROWN - 1 Helmet and 1 Major
OWEN KNOPP - 1 Helmet
ZANE LAWSON - 1 Helmet
LEVI HIEBERT - 1 Helmet

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BTLN FOOTBALL TAILGATER (POP N DOGS)

 

 

I'm not sure why it took us so long to add a tailgater to Btln football but I'm glad we finally figured it out. It started around 6:15 and at around 6:45 all 48 Menno dogs were gone! When we first arrived I realized that I had forgotten ketchup and mustard, a vital part of any tailgate party. We phoned Jeremy but realized that he wouldn't be arriving any time soon. I suggested that we should go to the house across the street and ask the people that lived there if we could borrow their ketchup and mustard, not expecting anyone to actually do it. But Blake thought that it was a good idea so he went over and asked, and much to our surprise he came back with ketchup and mustard in hand!
After Pop n Dogs we started training camp for The 2010 Director's Cup. The teams were even as both teams marched the ball down the field but were unable to score in the first half. In the second half the offenses took over. Justin scored first putting our team up 1-0. Next time down the field Stevie caught a touchdown pass to put us up 2-0. Jeremy and Blake's team rallied with a couple of big catches by d-Pod and Zane to move the ball into the red zone. Luke finished the drive with a big touchdown catch to make the score 2-1. But they ran out of daylight before they could tie the game. The game finished 2-1.
Usually after football we race back to the church for Bible study but this time we decided to stay at the field. We read the Easter story and looked at Barabbas(The murderer that was released from prison instead of Jesus.)and how he certainly did not turn down the offer to go free. Why would we do any different? Jesus has taken our place as well! Why would we not accept the freedom that Christ has paid for?

Hebrews 2:3a - How shall we escape if we ignore such a great salvation?

Galatians 5:1a - It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.

Romans 6:18a - You have been set free from sin.

John 8:34-36 - Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed."

Next up was Bulldog on the field. (Jeremy set up some cones) Rik started in the middle and after a few rounds and some big hits Stevie came up with his fifth Helmet of the year! Congrats Stevie!
M.M.A. was popular at the beginning of the year and this week it made a return to Btln 3739. Nearly everyone took a turn, including Jeremy trying to take Justin and Nathan by himself. Sam S. is undefeated among the boys and Jeremy is the leader that has taken on all challengers and is still undefeated.

Only two weeks left! Lets make the most of them! Next week we are back at the high school field for Pop n Dogs and football and then the following week is Last Night back at the church for games and a 9 foot party sub from Subway!

Battalion 3739 will be bringing it for the next two weeks!

Remember Battalion is like Heaven, there is always room for one more! So bring a friend!

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POP N DOGS AND FOOTBALL

 

No time to blog right now so I figured that I would just post some pictures.(Taken by Sammy, thanks Sam.)I will post later today.

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POP N DOGS AND BTLN FOOTBALL!

 

 

What happens when you combine two Btln events? I can only imagine that plenty of good times will be the result! We will be at the high school field eating Menno, drinking Gatorade and playing football! Arrive early so that you can have your fill of Menno and so that we can play football before it gets dark. After football we will finish the evening at the church.(We need to play Bulldog.) Your parents can pick you up there. I will be at the field shortly after 6:00 p.m.

Remember, Battalion is like Heaven, there is always room for one more, so bring a friend!

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BTLN BIRTHDAYS - APRIL

 

I was looking back at last year and I realized that we missed Btln birthdays in April, not sure how that happened, I guess it was busy. Sorry that this is late, but at least I remembered.
Happy Birthday and may God bless you this year!

2 Thessalonians 3:16 - Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.

Kaleb Horkoff - April 4
Justin Thompson - April 7
Landon Warwaruk - April 11
Chris Henderson - April 13
Dan Dimock - April 29

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THINGS THAT BOYS DO.

 

This is the essential list of things boys have done or will do.

1)Break a window
2)Use a sling shot or pellet gun.(See number 1)
3)Build a jump and get big time air.
4)Ride something down a flight of stairs.
5)Get pulled behind a vehicle.(On a bike or skateboard)
6)Acquire a black eye, bleeding nose, stitches or break a bone.(see numbers 3, 4 and 5)
7)Play armpit music.
8)Use a whoopee cushion.
9)Give or receive a gonch pull.
10)Cut down a tree. (With a Swiss Army knife.)
11)Catch a reptile. (Frog, turtle or snake.)
12)Fall into a swamp. (See number 11)
13)Dam up a creek.
14)Bridge or cliff jump into water.
15)Use a stink bomb or any other fireworks in a public place.
16)Build a fort. (In a tree or otherwise.)
17)Shoot a spit ball.
18)Build a bonfire. (Flames must be over ten feet tall.)
19)Throw something into the fire that will blow up.
20)Hit or get hit in the junk with a ball.
21)Give or receive a purple nurple.
22)Carve a point onto a stick.
23)Electrocute yourself or a friend.
24)Roll a really big rock down a hill. (The bigger the better.)
25)Put a dent into your parents vehicle.
26)Eat a bug.
27)Catch a fish.
28)Build a raft that does not float.
29)Dig a really big hole in an empty field. (See number 16)
30)Skip a rock across a river or lake.
31)Attempt to kill ants or any other bug with a magnifying glass.
32)Do a smoke show with your parents vehicle.
33)Climb a tree.
34)Walk home after either running out of gas or getting the vehicle stuck.
35)Write your name in the snow.

How many of these things have you done? Leave your score in the comments. Did we miss anything? Tell us in the comments.

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THE 2009/10 BTLN MAJOR CHAMPIONS

 

Congratulations to the five Btln Major Champions! We here at the blog salute you! The Btln Masters was the fifth and final Btln Major of the season. The only thing left to decide is who will win Winston.

BATTALION 3739 MAJOR CHAMPIONS 2009/10

THE ROYAL RUMBLE
Sam Schiesser

BATTALION OLYMPICS
Zach Gobbett

WINTERSLAM
Sam Schiesser

BATTALION PING PONG
Parker Steadman

THE BATTALION MASTERS
Rik Brown

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THE FIFTH ANNUAL BTLN MASTERS

 

Congratulations to Rik Brown, the winner of the fifth Btln Masters! Back to back years for the Browns! Drew was wearing the jacket last year and this year younger brother Rik is taking it back home!
All day long we were watching the weather to see if it would cooperate and in the end it did sprinkle on us but not bad enough to shut us down. Because of the weather the putting contest was canceled but it should return next year.
Thirty-Four of us piled into five vehicles and headed out to Cascade par three for The Btln Masters.(Did I ever mention how much I love the Btln Bus?) Can't imagine how many guys would have come out if it had been sunny. Anyways we picked up our clubs divided into nine teams and golfed nine holes and in the end Rik was the owner of the Green Jacket!
Another amazing night at Battalion 3739!
Congrats to Jeremy on winning the third annual Leaders Tourney! It is Jeremy's second win in three years!

FINAL SCORES
Rik Brown - 37
Parker Steadman - 42
Spencer Novokshonoff - 43
Zak Wheaton - 47
Robbie Jackson - 47
A.J. Mahonin - 52
Kaleb Horkoff - 58
Josh Ridsdale - 58
George Kozub - 60
Tim - 61
Sam Jepsen - 63
Robbie - 63
Landon Wawaruk - 63
Kyler Lazeroff - 63
Maxwell Nicholson - 64
Tyler - 65
Spencer Henderson - 66
Stevie Lawrence - 67
Bosch - 68
Dartagnan Butcher - 71
Tristan - 73
Chris Henderson - 74
Curt - 80
Gerald Nicholson - 85
Seth Hiebert - did not finish

LEADERS SCORES
Jeremy Martens - 36
Owen Spisak - 38
Nathan Ball - 39
Lance Martens - 44
Blake Chursinoff - 44
Charlie Langis - 44
Aaron Friesen - 50
David Podovinikoff - 60
Ryan Floesser - did not finish

Special thanks to all the leaders that came out! We could not have done it without you!

Before the night began Gerald received his Btln Medallion! Congrats Gerald!

Next week we are at the high school field playing football! Bring a friend!

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THE BTLN MASTERS

 

 

This is it boys, the final Btln Major of the year. This week is the fifth annual Btln Masters! Who will wear the Green Jacket at the end of the night? You don't need to worry about Jordon or Drew but Parker was our winner two years ago and he is still eligible. With a win Parker would set a new record for career Btln Majors.(He is tied for the lead at four Btln Majors.) Will Parker win it or is there someone else that could take it?
We will be leaving the church at 7:00 p.m. for Cascade par three. If you can help out bring ten dollars, if not come out anyway, we will pay for you.

BTLN MASTERS CHAMPIONS
2005/06 - Jordon Walsh
2006/07 - Jordon Walsh
2007/08 - Parker Steadman
2008/09 - Drew Brown

BTLN LEADERS TOURNEY
2007/08 - Jeremy Martens
2008/09 - Charlie Langis

Charlie will be here to defend his Leaders Title. Can he win it two years in a row or will Jeremy take back his crown?

Who will win the $20 Putting Championship? Come ride the Btln Bus! Bring a friend!

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