We'll start out with the Ladies' Curling Club
results for their first competition of the 1986-87
season, completed just before the Christmas break.
This competition in which they try for the
Cominco Cup was won by Dorothy Fines backed up
by Mary Vickers third, Mary Bruce second and
Dorothy Beetstra lead. In second place was the Edie
Harasin foursome. Edie was backed up by Dottie
Albo at third, Irene McCormack second while Viv
Thompson and Tina Drake shared lead duties.
If we never knew it before we learned a lot
about how good these women are at our Christmas
party. The teams were mixed and I played two
teams skipped by women. Jn the morning game I
was drawn against Irene Dunlop's rink and we won
that because she didn't get too much help from her
rink mates and maybe Irene didn't do as well as she
might have. But in the second contest I was drawn
against Dorothy Fines and it didn't go the way I had
hoped it would and we came out on the short end of
the score.
Dorothy asked me before we started how I
would handle her rink and I said, "Oh, I'll just
heckle you and throw you off your game," but it
didn't work too well. I learned an excellent lesson in
how you play the game in the ladies style. Incidentally, Dorothy topped the charts as she won
both her games in a points competition.
As I said last week, we've had some good
parties in previous years and this year was no exception. The food was good, as were the drinks and
the competition and the talk among both sides was
animated. I would be inclined to call it great.
Now it's that time of the year to hand out New
Year's greetings so here goes. To Rick Chobanuk,
my wishes for you and your Warriors, may 1987
dawn bright and beautiful. I know they say it's
lonely at the top, but I think you have the stuff to do
the job. To my opposite number on the Trail Times.
Look forward to a good year in 1987 Bert, may your
worst problem be small typographical errors and
your best, a good season for On the Sidelines.
To the editor and the staff of the Times
newsroom, my best best to you all in 1987, especially
Nancy.
To all those people who take the time to ·read
this column, I hope I can continue to interest you
with what I write and shall do so during the coming
year, may you all live as long as you want to and
never want as long as you live.
To those members of the Trail Retirees club
who entertain me every Wednesday morning during
the curling season. I watch their games as I wait for
my bus to take me back home.
To the new president of .the Rossland Legion,
Allan I would like to say I hope you have a good year
at the helm and we wish you continued good health
and happiness.
To all those people who will join · me on the
executive of Branch 14, may we have a good and
prosperous year head in 'P/1. To all the minor hockey
players around our arena wherever you may be, a
good season to you all and I predict and hope that
you'll all grow to be great players and fine, upstanding citizens after your playing days are over.
To all those m(JS( picked upon members of the
· sporting fraternity, referees, may you all call 'em
right as you see them, everyone won't agree with all
your decisions but if you know in your own mind you
were right that's the only way to go.
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Not everyone agrees with the way our city is
run, it would not be natural if they did, but Jackie
and all city council members, have a good 1987 and
may all your judgments be honest ones, anyway.