AS I SEE IT
WITH

HARRY PEPPER
Early Tuesday morning, around 2:30 a.m. our time, my
phone rang, and on the other
end was my oldest boy, Rick,
WITH
who wanted to tell me that the
team he curls for in the Red
HARRY PEPPER
Deer zone had just finished
their zone playoffs and had gone
undefeated through the spiel to
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are
emerge as zone champions. The
well under way and most of the
was with Nanaimo Intermedrink , skipped by a gent named
people I was able to contact for
iates recently. When " Woody "
Mike Symko, will now go on to
left he was accompanied by
their preferences in a choice of
Edmonton February 8th to comDanny Bradford and they were
a winner, were mostly in a '
pete in a 16-rink playoff to
headed north but information on
quandary as to who to pick.
determine the Northern Alberta
their activities has been slow in
Most had two choices, so I
champion and the right to adcoming and Danny is home again
decided to wait for one more
vance against Southern Alberta
now.
week so that the quarter finals
a.m. to 2 p.m. andtheexecutive
and a possible spot in the Brier
Steve McFarland played one
would possibly be finished and
is looking for lots of help along
playdowns .
successful season with MediI would be able to get lucid the coaching lines.
Anyway, he was pretty happy
cine Hat Tigers before being
answers to my simple questAlso on the list of top prioabout the whole thing and I hope
involved in a fiery tragic acion , " Who do you think is going
rities is the need of officials.
the team makes the grade for
cident which almost claimed
to win the Stanley Cup?"
It was brought up at the last
his
sake. Rick always enjoyed
his life and it is doubtful if
Anyway , that can wait. But
Little League meeting and a
the game and plays it pretty
Steve will ever get back as a
something which has to be done
suggestion was made that the
well, even if I do say so myself.
Junior.
right now, is to pass along to
youngsters ' org a nization
Another curling friend of
Gordie Girard is another boy
the people who are interested
should try approaching the
mine won the " D" event in
who played some minor hockey
in what 's going to happen to the
Play-For-Fun League to see
Rossland's mixed bonspiel last
in Rossland and played one
Rossland Arena, a project
if some arrangement could be
weekend. My congratulations to
season with Kamloops Juniors
which was suggested to us at
made to have the six teams in
Jack "Foxy " Wilson and his
before calling it a day .
the Saturday morning registhe Fun League supply umpires
rink for the win . I'll be curling
Gerry Zanussi, older brother
tration for the soccer kids. for all the kid games .
· with " Foxy " at the Castlegar
of Joey, is another product of
A lady who lives out at Sheep
This is a worthwhile project,
men 's spiel on the weekend of
Rossland Minor Hockey and at
Creek has made the proposition
and would not be too big a job
Feb.
4 - 5 - 6th and that 's one
present Gerry is combining a
that she and her husband would
for anyone if every team joined
I've always enjoyed, so will be
career in the air force with
open up their place out there
in the fun , and the kids would
looking forward to it.
• to provide a place for a comIntermediate Hockey , way down
always be assured of an adult
Other winners at the " Mixbination family picnic and fish- umpire.
east. Last I heard he was in
ed" were the Bob Ross rink
Nova Scotia .
ing party with some form of
There was also some talk of
from Trail who defeated clubevening entertainment with all
There may be other's who
another all -star aggregation
mate Bill Waite to take the " A"
proceeds to gotohelpthe " Save
have
graduated from Ross from the Little League and a
event. Rossland club 's George
The Arena" Fund.
land
's
Minor Hockey ranks but
couple of people were apDyson won the "B" event,
I feel that this could turn out proached, but so far there 's
if so they have slipped my
" Good curling, George, " and
memory.
to be an excellent idea and if nothing definite on this .
the Ray Healey rink from Trail
enough people get behind it , it
I must apologize to the young
Incidentally the Play-Fortook the " C" .
could put some badly needed
Warriors
about whom I intended
Funners met last evening in the
oot into the Arena coffers. basement of the Allan Hotel at
The Little League Baseball
7 p.m., so next week I should
players will start their regis- have a full report on their
tration on this Saturday morn- decisions for the coming sea·ng at the City Hall from IO son.

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Billy has
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this time ,

to write in
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left off, nex
also make
star ratings
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that time .
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with my pi
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it should b
Cranbrook an
in the league
basis, playe11
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will stick wi
Kootenay team

AS I SEE IT
WITH

HARRY PEPPER
Early Tuesday morning, around 2:30 a.m. our time, my
phone rang, and on the other
end was my oldest boy, Rick,
who wanted to tell me that the
team he curls for in the Red
PPER
Deer zone had just finished
their zone playoUs and had gone
undefeated through the spiel to
ayoffs are
emerge as zone champions. The
was with Nanaimo Intermedost of the
rink, skipped by a gent named
iates recently. When " Woody"
ontact for
Mike Symko, will now go on to
left he was accompanied by
choice of
Edmonton February 8th to comDanny Bradford and they were
Uy in a
pete in a 16-rink playoff to
headed north but information on
to pick.
determine
the Northern Alberta
their activities has been slow in
es, so I
champion and the right to adcoming and Danny is home again
ne more
vance against Southern Alberta
now.
er finals a.m. to 2 p.m . andtheexecutive
and a possible spot in the Brier
Steve McFarland played one
'shed and is looking for lots of help along
playdowns.
successful
season with Mediget lucid
the coaching lines .
Anyway,
he
was
pretty
happy
cine
Hat
Tigers
before being
e questAlso on the list of top prioabout the whole thing and I hope
involved in a fiery tragic acis going rities is the need of officials.
the team makes the grade for
cident which almost claimed
rt was brought up at the last
his
sake. Rick always enjoyed
his life and it is doubtful if
ait. But Little League meeting and a
the game and plays it pretty
Steve will ever get back as a
be done suggestion was made that the
well, even if I do say so myself.
Junior.
along to youngsters ' organization
Another curling friend of
Gordie Girard is another boy
terested should try approaching the
mine
won the "D" event in
who played some minor hockey
n to the Play-For-Fun League to see
Rossland's mixed bonspiel last
in Rossland and played one
project if some arrangement could be
weekend. My congratulations to
season with Kamlocips Juniors
to us at made to have the six teams in
Jack "Foxy" Wilson and his
before calling it a day .
regis- the Fun League supply umpires
rink for the win. I'll be curling
Gerry Zanussi, older brother
r kids. for all the kid games.
' with "Foxy " at the Castlegar
of Joey, is another product of
atSheep
This is a worthwhile project,
men 's spiel on the weekend of
Rossland Minor Hockey and at
and would not be too big a job
Feb. 4 - 5 - 6th and that's one
present Gerry is combining a
for anyone if every team joined
I' ve always enjoyed , so will be
career in the air force with
in the fun, and the kids would
looking forward to it.
Intermediate
Hockey , way down
always be assured of an adult
Other winners at the "Mixeast. Last I heard he was in
umpire.
ed" were the Bob Ross rink
Nova Scotia.
There was also some talk of
from Trail who defeated clubThere may be others who
another all-star aggregation
mate Bill Waite to take the" A"
have
graduated from Rossfrom the Little League and a
event. Rossland club's George
land's
Minor Hockey ranks but
couple of people were apDyson won the "B" event,
if so they have slipped my
proached, but so far there's
"Good curling, George," and
memory.
nothing definite on this.
the Ray Healey rink from Trail
I must apologize to the young
Incidentally the Play-Fortook the "C " .
Warriors about whom I intended
Funners met last evening in the
basement of the Allan Hotel at
7 p.m., so next week I should
have a full report on their
decisions for the coming season.

E IT

I

My boss has asked me to
present a list of past Rossland
Minor Hockey players who have
continued their efforts in the
hockey world and where they
are playing presently.
Of course the first one to
come to mind is Joey Zanussi,
who is with the Fort Worth
Redwings down in Texas. Joe
has had an operation recently
which has curtailed his playing
this winter but should be back
in shape before long.
Then there are Cranbrook 's
veteran pair of Rosslanders
Billy Martin and Ed Legare.
Billy has been having himself
quite a productive season as
captain with the Royals while
Ed has been sidelined with injuries most of this season.
I'm not sure who " Woody"
Woodward is playing for at
this time , but I believe that he

to write in this column, however we will take up where I
left oU, next week , and I will
also make my picks for allstar ratings in the West Kootenay Junior Hockey League at
that time.
Anyone who doesn 't agree
with my picks is always at
liberty to blast off, so this year
it should be fun , seeing that
Cranbrook and Spokane are only
in the league on an exhibition
basis , players from those two
teams will not be included in
my picks .
It is my understanding that
the Colts are not strictly a
Cranbrook team anyway but
recruited from Kimberley and
Marysville as well, so that
gives them representative rating in my book, therefore I
will stick with the four West
Kootenay teams.