6- Trail Times - Friday, May 28, 1982

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Last week the Rossland beginning to look like · a
Warriors held a meeting to competitive league will
welcome their new develop. The kids play on
manager, Doug Buhr, and Tuesdays and Thursdays.
discuss ways to help put the There are eight teams, four
team in the best shape are in the lower age bracket
possible, financially as well and · four in the older kids
as athletically.
division. The young 'uns play
It was suggested the club in Cook Avenue Park while
generate some scheme to their older brothers and
raise money in conjuction sisters play at Centennial
with Gold~n City Days. Park out at Black Bear. Two
When the season begins in games are played each
October, if anyone has any Tuesday and Thursday at
bright ideas the executive each park,
everyone gets
will be more than willing to to play once a week.
listen.
Jim Ling is one of the
Some concrete steps to ice masterminds behind this
a good team this fall are scheme and he hopes to hold
already in the works. Dry- a windup when the kids get
land training starts in June •
and continues throughout the
summer with the present
players and any more who
can be attracted to Rossland
to try out for the team.
This may be a very difficult season for the league,
with the economy in the
doldrums and layofs starting
In late June at our major
Industrial plant. Let's hope
this dark cloud breaks up
and by fall we see a small
ray of light break through.
One thing we know for sure
is we have the people willing
to battle to help the team
survive.
The Slow-Pitch Little
League season is now about
three weeks old. Things are

so

out of school. Further atNow to my favorite
tention to the possibility of summer pastime. It won't be
more play in the fall is being long now before I can get
given some thought but no back and swing the club
decision on this aspect yet.
without problems. Rick
Nothing has come in from Watkinson has passed along
Minor League Soccer yet but the results of this weeks
we expect to have some news Retirees action at the Upper
from them at any time now.
Course.
The Labatts will travel to
Ab Nichol and Cleve
the East Kootenay this week- Cowland took hidden hole
end to play Femie, the team honors while Lou Crowe
that beat them in their last sank a long one on No. 9 to
game at home.
win that category. Arch
The following week the McCannell and Gil Page
boys will be back in the East shared the low gross honor
again for a double-header while the low net winners
against Cranbrook and were Phil Bateman with a 31
Kimberley. The EK teams and Sammy Martin with a
are always tough.
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I don't have any details on
next week's competition but
I have a funny feeling I'm
going to be there to find out
all about it, first hand.
The Rossland Lions club
did quite a job with the beer
garden at Trail's Silver City
Days celebration, now
comes their own celebration,
tonight, at our Old Glory
Night at the high school in
Rossland.

I hope you all have tickets
so that you may come and
partake of our fine Boston
baked beans and our sourdough bread and dance up a

storm.