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Well, here it is growing closer to the end of 1985
and with Christmas still to come, it's going to be a
very beetle couple of weeks. On Saturday evening
and Sunday afternoon I donned the red suit with
the white and black trim to help the Legion Ladies'
Amiliary to carry on the good works at which they
shine so brightly at this happy season.
On Saturday night it was the annual supper
wbicb the men serve to the ladies, and on Sunday
the kiddies Christmas tree. I enjoyed both of them
very much, mostly because it was my first time,
but I was glad of the chance to follow in the footsteps of my late friend and colleague, Jack Cox.
While on the subject of Legion activities, I
must band out credit to people who make things
happen at the club, one of these is a fellow writer in
The Times, Bert Pengelly. Bert coordinated a pool
tournament over the past few weeks and it turned
out to be a great success. Nineteen players took
part and played their games whenever they would
happen to be available. It worked out very well and
it was finalized last weekend with Jim Schuck
beating out Clyde Gordon in a shoot-out for the top
prize. Runner-up to the two guys was our petite
little barmaid, Jame Richardson. This young lady
can hold her own with most of the guys who play in
the club. Jolly good show, Bert!
On the Warrior front, the team won a must
game from the Border Bruins in their last home
game last Friday evening. Garnett Compton was a
big man on the scoring lines as be scored four
times while Darryl Undgren continues to be very
stingy in allowing rubber to enter the net be
guards. Sunday they were beaten 7-4 in Spokane
and previous to the Christmas-New year layoff
they have three extremely tough games to play.
Tuesday they visited Castlegar, then it's Trail
tonight and back home on Saturday they host
Cranbrook Colts, who are running pretty free in the
East division. This will be a real test.
On Thursday night I was invited to watch two
of Rossland's minor hockey teams perform. The

one team, which is coached by Dan McFarland,
bas not lost a game all season. But on-the night I
watched them they were up against a team which
bad Just as much desire as they did, the result was
a very fair one, a 3-3 tie. These youngsters have not
got the skating and stickbandling abilities of the
Bantams but they are learning. In a few years they
will play a pretty smooth game.
At the Retiree curling level, the Roll]ancl t'lub
is DOW into its second competition with one or two
. additions to our ranks. Jack Mitchell, Barry
Gregory and Bernie Ferrey are DOW back and Jack
bas asked for the spare board in this competition to
see bow it goes. On Tuesday we hold our annual
Christmas party in conjunction with the ladies
club. We'll play again on Thursday and then call it
a day until the New Year.
Beryl Davis paaed along the winners in the
ladies' init1al competitlon wbicb was won by the
Marg Roue rink with Beryl's founome coming in
second. They will not start again until after the
New Year.
On Marg's rink, Cathy Faulkner and Gall Ross
took turns playing third on a five-girl rink,
something to do with babysitting, I think, the
second was Eileen McDonald, and the lead Irene
McCormack. Helping Beryl were Irene Dunlop,
third, Mary Bruce, second, and Janice Hamilton,
lead. This competition was for the Cominco Sbleld.
Back to the Legion for a moment, Tuesday we
vote for a new slate of offlcen with contests in
every position acept one, so it will be an interesting day. Hope we have a good turnout.
This will be the last column of the year as I'll
be down in Alberta oat week visiting the kids for
Christmas. We shall leave on Friday morning and
be back by the 29th.
So, to all my friends everywhere, I want to say
All the Best for a Merry Christmas and a very
Happy New Year. God bless us, everyone.
'TU oat time, then!