The 32nd Annual Red Deer Oilmen’s Bonspiel opens Thursday at the Pidherney Curling Centre.
The ‘spiel, which this year features 52 rinks, gets underway at 12:30 p.m. Additional draws Thursday are scheduled for 3 and 5:30 p.m.
Among the favourites to be playing in one of the event finals Sunday are rinks skipped by Clint Challand and Stan Gervais, the second- and third-event winners in 2013.