Last Friday evening, while walking downtown I

met a very interesting young man. He got out of his
car, came over, and asked me how long I had lived

in Roesland When I replied, "Since '51," he said,
"You wouldn't have been here long enough to know,
but I'm looking for the house my grandfather built
in this town." I told him that I knew people in town
who might be able to put him on the right track and
if he wanted to join us at the Legion I would see if I
could find someone who could help.
He did join us and spent a couple of hours
talking to some of the folks there and then got on the
phone to Mrs. Coombs who gave him a good run
down on his questions. His same is Scott desChamps
and his search was over when he was told that the
house he was looking for was the big Topliff apartment building across from the arena on Spokane
Street and Second Avenue.
It seem shi grandfather was Joe desChamps.
He ran a logging outfit and sawmill out of town a
ways, way back when. The first person to come to
Scott's aid was Allan Stinson who phoned his mother
and it turned out that she remembered.
Scott and his wife Laura now live in White ROck
where they have moved to from Northern Alberta.
Also at the Legion on Friday was Sandy Cox and it
seems that she knew Laura when they were both
working up that way. All in all it was a very
pleasant evening as is always the case when you see
old friends and make new ones.
It was on F:riday evening also that I got news of
another old and dear friend. His name is Bruce
Ramsay and we worked together for the old
Rossland Miner before the paper finally folded after
that disastrous fire. Bruce was a fine newspaperman and also an author of note. The last time I
walked to him before we lost touch he was planning
a book on the Columbia River. I wondered if he ever
got that one completed I would sure love to read it if
he did.
In the back room at the Miner where the presses
were, I bad a table there wahere I'd do some
writing. When four o'clock would come, Bruce
would come in and say, "Well, Harry, I think its
refreshment time, how about you?" That meant
down tools and over to the old Allan for a couple of
draft.
Allan Stinson told me that Bruce runs a little
paper in Hosmer near Fernie and he says it makes
interesting reading. U you read this Bruce, how
about putting me on your mailing list, it's Box 983.
The past weekend as you all know was Labor
Day weekend and there is always a special day
celebrated in Northport, Washington. THis year, as
in most of the past ones, the Rossland Legion and
numerous other groups get to go down there and try
out the floats they have prepared for our big
weekend which is this one coming up. The Northport

show always gets a super support group from our
town and Monday was no different from the rest.
Rosslanders flocked down there in hordes. First, the
parade and then it's down to the combined picnic
which features a great meal along with reasonably
priced drinks, one can't kick on a pretty good sized
mug of suds for 50 cents (Canadian) and a meal for
$5.
This Friday evening there is a special function
in Trail, it's a reunion of sorts for the only Trail
team of grown-up fastballers that ever went to a
World Series. I got an invitation to this get-together
from the Mission Orange team manager, John
Paolone. So next week you can expect a report on
what transpired at this party and some reminiscing
about that team's feats.
This week's Retirees day at the upper course
saw 32 golfers out under cloudy skies and rather
cool temperatures. As I heard some of the guys put
it, an ideal day for fold, which I have to agree with.
It was certianly good for the guys that will get their
names here for their efforts.
Starting off with low gross, which was won by
Jim Scott with his usual steady game and a gross of
39. Harry Hansen had a net 34 which won his that
category. The low hidden hole was number one and
was won by Joe Bielli with a bridle four. The high
hidden hold was number six and it was won by Bob
Walley with a quadruple bogey eight. Ironically,
Bob was the runner-up to Joe with a par five on
number one. Four of the guys managed to match
par with their chosen handicap, our director for this
week's effort, "Chief" Buna was successful in the
draw with his 36.
I think the cloudy skies scared some of our
regulars off but 32 of the more hardy ones enjoyed
their weekly day out on the grand old course.
Next week Chris Christianson will be our majordomo and he has designated honey pot. closest to
the pin on number five, plus a couple of hidden holes
as his program. So all of you golfers get out there. It
will be a great warm-up for the Christina Lake
invitational.
The hockey situation is in the lap of the gods as
far as the Warriors are concerned. I talked to Barb
Armour today and she is going to a meeting in Trail
tonight and if I get some answers before too late, I
will have a report for you in this week's column.
Apparently we have a group of people who are
willing to share the managerial duties, so, as I say
we'll just have to see what transpires tonight. I'll
leave it there until I hear from my informant.
It seems that one thing stands out at the
moment and that is that we shall see Warrior
hockey in Rossland this coming season. We shall
have to wait to find out more, however, that fact
alone will no doubt be welcomed by Warrior fans
and we'll just go on from there.
So till next time, then!