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One of Rossland's senior
citizens came home a short
while back from what must
have been one of the most
noteworthy treks in our
times. Jack Hook made the
recently completed Seniors
bike ride acrou Canada
from Vancouver Island to
Newfoundland and came
home looking like he bad just
finished his morning
practice run.
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Since his story bas already
been told elsewhere, I
thought I would just pass
· along my own impressions of
what Jack and his fellow
riders must have gone
through in making this epic
journey. I know from my
bike-riding days back in the
Old Country it's an activity
that can be pretty demanding. These people have
already logged their three
score years and ten, so it's
definitely a mammoth accomplishment
I could just imagine Russ
Broughton driving along in
his comfortable van,
beginning to feel for
someone who might be
struggling a little and offering to take over and ride a
few miles to spell him off.
That's the kind of guy he is.
An excellent golfer and
curler, Russ, like a lot more
of us, is enjoying his
retirement I hope he bas a
lot more ahead for him.
Jack and his partner from

Trail, Gino Pagnan, have
Desi Monaghan tells me a chance at ~rated midget
both competed in various the ice in ,the Arena will be competition.
With the advent of ice in
sports since I have known ready for . Saturday's
them and were naturals to exhibition game vs. Trail. A the Arena it follows that we
take up the cballenge on number of us are waiting to can expect ice to go into the
see what this year's edition curling rink in the near
something like this.
I know, from what I have of the Warriors are going to future and a start of Retirees ·
heard from Jack, that this look like. We do know that curling. It looks as though
was a very worthwhile our two Moose Jaw recruits our club may get quite a
venture and they both will be from last season are back. I boost in membership in the
chomping at the bit to take talked to Rod Diebert and coming season. Former
Bert Brooker during Golden members of the Shift and
up where they left off.
I think it's quite safe to say . City Days· and both told me Main clubs, now retired, Jim
people all over the West they are happy to be here for Flanders and Jack Cox, to
Kootenay country and another year.
name just a couple, are
beyond admire these chaps.
I also heard our new coach rarin' to get out on the ice
The lady with the poetic is not ready to do too much and show their prowess.
pen from Black Bear bas talking about his charges
At the Upper Course on
done it again. The poem and the upcoming season.
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"Black Bear Blues" is That is usually a pretty good Tuesday, the Ret1re~s
typical of Teena Bell, who policy. The people in the · decided to postpon~ their
always writes succinct and front office can usually be usual Tuesday morning tee
precis lines. Anyone who depended upon to do the off until 1 p.m. next week. So
reads it gets the point. It talking, if there is something next week, you gen~ who
could turn out to be to be said. The answers to usually get_ out ~re _m ~
rewarding if our city fathers anyone's queries can usually early morning will wa1t until
1 p.m. before teeing up. It
be seen on the ice
are listening.
I was told the other day the
1 talked with ~y Grant at just could be that we may be
Retirees Curling Club in length the other day and he just about to call off our
Rossland bas been offered passed along word the trip to regular weekly bash.
the chance to take over P.A. with Tommy Feeney
This week it was match
running the Upper Course, and Paddy Corrado was well par with your own handicap
as they did last year after it worth it Tommy, especially, and "Red" lus and Jim Scott
was officially closed. The made quite an impression. were successful, Cleve
course remains open for Roy said he thought Paddy Cowland won the high hidden
those who wish to take ad- may have been a bit tired. hole which was No. 1, on No.
vantage of it and the retirees Both boys will definitely be 8, the low hidden hole was
get a chance to pick up some going to the Drayton Valley won by Tim Jenkins and
change for their troubles. spring camp of the Raiders Clyde
Nyman
with
Last year, we were down and in the meantime, the economical4's.
there for two or three weeks people at P.A. have definite
Lew Freeman bad a 16 ft, 6
and it's not a problem, as plans for both boys. I un- inch putt on No. 9 for the long
most of us have the time on derstand they will be placed putttotakethatcategory.
our hands, anyhow.
on teams where they will get
'Til next week, then!