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The other day I got a call
from Lido Bertoia. Lido
was one of a nwnber of
people who were active in
the formation of the
Rossland
Colts
organization at the time the
young Rossland team,
under coach Bev Berry,
was taking on all comers
and winning a good share
of the games. They made
frequent trips below the
border to take on teams as
far away as Spokane.
It seems the organization
was responsible for forming a memorial fund to
honor Irvin "Lefty"
Lavorato. Part of this fund
has been used in the last
few years to erect dugouts
in Centennial Park out at
Black Bear and I understand some more work
is contemplated in the near
future to further improve
the outstanding facilities
out there.
Centennial Park was the
result of many hours of
hard work on the part of a
nwnber of citizens of our
town who took heed when
the subject of another park
for our youngsters was
brought up. I will not try
here to name these worthy
people, suffice to say it was
a concerted effort by a lot
of people, under the Colts
banner and continued
further by the members of
our Play-for-Fun league.
Lido showed me a
memorial plaque, one of
which will be placed on
each dugout to honor the
memory of the Rossland
native who graduated to
professional ball after
9ui~ an ou~ ding career

will be a lot shorter now
and not all uphill as they
once were. A lot more
convenient for me and lots
of people around for Mwn's
company.
The Retirees Curling
Club is running the upper
course now and we are
getting good response from
our members, a lot of them
taking a turn on the job of
collecting green fees. So
far, the weather has been
great but the old bugaboo
of falling leaves is starting
to make itself felt and as I
write this the sky looks a lot
more like a fall sky than it
has for awhile.
A couple of notes on
curling come to mind.
Cleve Cowland told me that
the Retirees club will hold
an organizational meeting
at 10 a.m. Tuesday.,! would
imagine we shall find out
then when we get started.
That meeting will be held
in the Retirees lounge at
the north end of the arena.
Also, Jim Bateman tells
us that a mixed curling
meeting will be held on Oct.
24 at 7: 30 p.m. in the
curling lounge, if you would
like to curl and can't make
the meeting, you can call
Jim at 362-5983 and let him
know.

If would appear this is to
be the year of the offence in
local hockey cricles, last
weekend the Warriors
dropped a couple of highscoring games. A 1()-9 loss
to Trial and a tu pasting
in Kimberley. When you
think about it, that's forty
goals in two games with the
Warriors getting 17 to the

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and winning a good share
of the games. They made
frequent trips below the
border to take on teams as
far away as Spokane.
It seems the organization
was responsible for forming a memorial fund to
honor Irvin "Lefty"
Lavorato. Part of this fund
has been used in the last
few years to erect dugouts
in Centennial Park out at
Black Bear and I Wlderstand some more work
is contemplated in the near
future to further improve
the outstanding facilities
out there.
Centennial Park was the
result of many hours of
hard work on the part of a
number of citizens of our
town who took heed when
the subject of another park
for our youngsters was
brought up. I will not try
here to name these worthy
people, suffice to say it was
a concerted effort by a lot
of people, under the Colts
banner and continued
further by the members of
our Play-for-Fun league.
Lido showed me a
memorial plaque, one of
which will be placed on
each dugout to honor the
memory of the Rossland
native who graduated to
professional ball after
quite an outstanding career
in district leagues. Lefty
met an untimely end in an
accident at work on the
Hill, thus, his name and
fame will be remembered
whenever Rossland kids
and others play in our park
which was truly carved out
of the wilderness.
Well, we are finally
settled in here at the
Golden- Qty Manor, in a
really swell apartment My
treks over to the arena
during the coming winter

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taking a turn on the job of
collecting green fees. So
far, the weather has been
great but the old bugaboo
of falling leaves is starting
to make itself felt and as I
write this the sky looks a lot
more like a fall sky than it

has for awhile.
A couple of notes on
curling come to mind.
Cleve Cowland told me that
the Retirees club will hold
an organizational meeting
at 10 a.m. Tuesday..! would
imagine we sball find out
then when we get started.
That meeting will be held
in the Retirees lounge at
the north end of the arena.
Also, Jim Bateman tells
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us that a mixed curling Roaland Play For Fl.WI league playan, from left, Ken Dixon and Bill Lyle, attach the plaque dedicated
meeting will be held on Oct. to the late Lefty Lavorato on the dugout of Centennial Ball Park,• Lefty's father Fr... k Lavorato and
24 at 7: 30 p.m. in the
curling lounge, if you would Udo a.toia look on.
like to curl and can't make
the meeting, you can call
Jim at 362-6983 and let him

know.

H would appear this is to
be the year of the offence in
local hockey cricles, last
weekend the Warriors
dropped a couple of highscoring games. A U)-9 loss
to Trial and a 13-8 pasting
in Kimberley. When you
think about it, that's forty
goals in two games with the
Warriors getting 17 to the
opposition's 23. Of course
it's early in the season and
the defences could start to
tighten up after a few
games. Nobody ever said
the KIJHL is noted for lowscoring games, the fans
like a lot of goals.
Well, the Cubs went down
to defeat and I thought one
fan put it quite clearly
when he said, "Well, we've
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notgofor40."
And with that we'll say,
till next time!