fl
1be annual opeDer at the
Upper Coone this year will
take the form of a fun miDr
accordlng to Al Lepage who
will be In charge of the 1981
event. The time will be 3
p.m. on SUnday, May 10 and
anyone who can swing a golf
club will be welcome.
There will be a
smorgasbord supper arlbe
club house after your round
at the very nominal price of
,15 a couple. It looks like an
effort to really make the
people of the dlltrtct reallze
that the faclllties at the
upper coune are equal to
any in the area and as such
are worthy of the attention of
~ 1o1f enthusiasts.
So, there you have it, folkl,
ccme on out to Rol81and
Sunday, play one of the
finest nine-hole coll!'HI

.
EPP-JJALK ,..

ago and was quite a success.
'Ibis year games will start
at 9 a.m. Sunday, May 10
with a Pee Wee One game
between Tom Johnston's
Pirates and Merv Olson's
Raiders. Games will begin
on the hour and flniah five
minutes before the hour with
a five-minute half-time
break.
At 10 a.m. it will be the
Royals coached by Maurice
MacArthur going against
Chrla Mclver's Roven In a
Pee Wee Two game and at 11
the Pirates will take on the
Eagles coached by Jim
Johnston In a Pee Wee One
matchup.
.
1be newly-formed all-girl
team will perform at noon.
They are coached by Ubby
Martin. At 1 p.m. it will be
back to Pee Wee One and the
Raiden versus Eagles and
at two the Moequltoes will be
In the spoWght with a game

anywhere and meet the folks
who will be your hosts for the
coming summer.
Ken Fines will be taking between Barb Penner's
care of your golfing needs Canadians and Roy Grant's
and Dorothy Fines will bead Uons.
the staff who will take care
At 3 p.m. Pee Wee Two's
of our gastronomical teams, the Rovers and
requirements.
Royals, will play a return
While on the subject of engagement and the
golf, I WU tblnldng today, I festivities will wind up with
wonder when the retirees the City, Bantam reps,
are going to have their day coached by John Habicht,
on the upper course. I aee the taking on a team made up of
program ls in full sawing at Juveniles, coaches, etc.
Blrchbank 80 I think it's time
Hot docs and pop will be
we older folks got busy avallable throupout the day
organizing a day for our- · and if the weather permits it
selves up this way. Whatta should be a big day for
ya 181, fellers!
Rou1and soccer bugs.
Turning to soccer, I have
been handed a schedule for
ROllland Minor Soccer
"Season Opener." Thil
event, which ls an annual
warmup for all Rossland
teaml entered In the local
leagues, WU started a year

Swtnglng over to lacrosse,
I aee where a league has
been formed conalstlng of
three teaml. Rosters have
been filled, some 30-odd
playen divided up amongst
the three teams which will
carry the names of Redmen,

llsry

.

Orwell Hotel and Team baked bean supper and a
Three.
dance. A refreshment bar
A schedule has been drawn will be In full swing all
and consists of some 15 evening, tickets are '3 each
games to be played Mondays and you must purchase them
and Wednesdays In the beforehand as there will be
Rouland arena during May no door sales. All members
and JW1e. The schedule of the club have tickets
called for a May 4 opener but avallable and there are some
I didn't get any lnformaticm atra outlets.
Tickets for the Gold
on whether it materlallzed or
Nugget Draw are also
not.
I hope to get up to aee some avallable from members at
of the games In the future 88 the cost of $2 each and a
it's a great game and I'm planned street sale ls exglad to see that enough pected to be held on a couple
people are Interested In of weekends between now
and the big night. 'Ibis draw
playing. Hope it goes well.
ls a prominent feature of Old
Rossland's Commercial Glory Night and has been
League Softball team, the very successful In past
Uplander Hotel, opened their years. The nugget ls a really
season Wednesday of last valuable prize In these days
week with a wtnnfng effort. of booming gold prices.
Loots like we are going to
They defeated the Waneta
Plaza team by a ~ ICOre In see an all-American Stanley
Cup final. The lslaocter- are
regulation lnnlngs.
Coach Jolm Stanton got his in and Calgary Flames have
team off on the rlcht foot to do something drastlc to
with a long homHun ball stop the rollicking North
and Lloyd Hendel'lon pit- Stars from forming the
ched a good game. For a
flnt pJDe it W88 re)atlvely I
error-free. I think we can
look for the Hotelmen to give

us some pretty good en-

tertainment during the

coming season.
All borne games will be

played at Centennla1 Park
out at Black Bear. Take a
run out Wednesday evenlnga
and eee some of them, you
could wind up being a
regular customer!
The Golden City Lions
Club wtll once again bold its
annual Old Glory Nlgbt; this
1~ it wtll take place at the
High School Friday, May 29
starting at 8 p.m.
There will be games of
chance, raffles, the popular

opposition.
I mentioned a miracle In
the previous column,
however I now believe they
must play a real solld game
to get back In contention,
something they have not

done 80 far In the games I've
watched.

In closing I would like to
congratalate Jim Markle OIi
his election to the presidency
of the KIJHL. Jim will give it
bis all 88 be has done for the
RolS1and team. He replaces
Bert LaFrenlere, a gent who
has done a terrific job, and
certalnly helped add to the
league's stature during bis
three years at the helm. We
can look for Jim to continue

along this line. •
Despite all the arguments
pro and con the eventual
entry of Beaver Valley was
sometblng that WU bound to

come S0011er or later. Now it
will be up to the other
competing teaml to work
that much harder to assure
their own efforts bear fruit