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The other day I got news of
the change in the staff of the
1983-M Rossland Warriors.
Doug Buhr, the team's
manager told me Lloyd
McLellan has passed the
mantle to Rick Chobanuk.
Lloyd has been with the
Warriors almost since the
start of the KIJHL and has
. coached some mighty impressive teams in those
years. During that time h~
has, as every coach, has
detractors, but some very
fine hockey players have
played under his watchful
· eye and a number of them
. left quite a mark in the
record-books.
R0S.ffllild's hockey fans
, will no doubt wish Lloyd well
· in the future. He has served
our young people during the
: cheers and jeers.
He has done his job and
now as he seeks to spend
more time with his young
family. This comer would
like to add our word to him
on leaving. Enjoy the extra
leisure, Lloyd, you've
eamedil

Coming to the Warriors to
take Lloyd's place is a young
man who has been extremely successful in the
handling of young hockey
players in our town. For the
last few years, Rick
Chobanuk has done an exceptional job with a young
bantam team Rossland fans
really enjoy and appreciate.
Every one of these kids is a
native Rosslander and there
is not much doubt that some,
if. not all, of them will find
themselves playing for their
former coach as members of
his new team.
At this time I cannot give
you much of Rick's hockey
background, but in a job in
which performance is
constantly in the spotlight,
he has been particularly
successful. I think he will
continue to be just that at the
hehn of the Warriors.
Over the weekend four of
us Legion members trekked
up to Kaslo to take part in
the annual zone golf tour-

nament. Carl Osing, Bart
Dudley, Angus Popplewell
and myself had a great time
up in the picturesque little
town. Kaslo is one of the
friendliest places I have
visited.
Leaving Rossland on
Saturday morning at 7 a.m.
we registered and started
play on the tight little treelined course shortly after
9:30. Rain threatened a few
times but we escaped most
of the heavy stuff and
finished at 3 p.m. having
completed 18 holes with a
short break after nine holes
for a sandwich and suds.
We then drove downtown
to the Legion club rooms and
got a line on where we would
stay overnight. We were
booked at the Kaslo Motel
right downtown and we went
there, checked in, had a
wash and a change of clothes
and at 5 p.m. we went to the
supper held in connection
with the tourney. it was
really a marvellous meal
prepared by the Kaslo LA.

Afterward there was a
presentation of prizes. We
did not bring home any
silverware. It went mostly to
Nelson, whose Bob Thommson and John Bowles won the
low gross and low net
respectively.
The low net trophy was
donated to the zone by the
Rossland branch some years
ago in memory of one of its
members who loved the
game of golf but was
tragically drowned some
years back, Johnny Dellow.
Still on the subject of golf,
this week's retirees bash at
the upper course saw 47
players out on a sometimes
threatening day. Bingo,
bango, bongo and the longest
putt on No. 9 were the order
of the day and the winners
were Rich Watkimon with 13
points, Harry Hanson 11, and
George Pearson 10. Nine
others were tied with nine
and in a draw the two lucky
ones were Sam Maher and
Jimmy Morris. Jack Barnes
had the longest putt on No. 9,
a 17'2" shot.

Harry Hanson has
volunteered to help run next
week's going~n but he
needs a helper. Call me at
home or leave word for me if
you would care to help
Harry. He hasn't done this
job before. We would like to
thank Jim and Ernie for a
real good job.
Once again I urge you,
please pick up the balls you
have coming to you. We can
only hold them for you for so
long. Munro or his wife will
be glad to dish them out if
your name is on their list.
And to fininsh here's an
Edworthy dandy. A fan
attending the opening of B.C.
Place felt the pangs of
hunger and went along to get
a hot dog. The goodies were
piled in a big glass warmer
and the fan selected one
right on the bottom. When ·
asked why he wanted that
particular one, his answer
was " Oh, I'm always for the
underdog."
Thanks Toby.

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