"Last night I watched horror movies, not the kind
w~ch star Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi. These were,
however, true horror movies and the actors were
everyday people just like you and me, people who love the
outdoors for what it gives us. If you're a hunter or a
fisherman, you know what I mean. If you are a person to
whoin a walk in our beautiful country is a boost to your
pleasure, you also know what I'm driving at.
~J've worked for short periods of time during the early,
or '~filrty" if you ptefer it that way, thirties in practically
every province of this great country. What I saw and
heat'd last night makes me wonder what our country will
be like by 2030. The lakes and rivers in Eastern Canada
would appear to be so clogged with toxic chemicals that
anr·aware person would certainly hesitate to eat any fish
caught in that area.
. .-:You know, I had to watch that section of W5 last night
and.it really gave me a sad feeling to see all the beautiful
water and those great little creeks just like our own Big
and Little Sheep and all the others in our area. The
thought that some day maybe our creeks will be the same
really saddened me.
.The way those people who know about such things told
it, .the water form the Great Lakes is drawn up to ~
clouds above and dispersed in the form of rain in other
parts of the country, thus polluting other waterways. In
~e, no place in the country will be free and clean.
With our Kokanee Derby coming up in a couple of
weeks, it will really be brought home to all who take part
in .it that maybe we are running out of time. We can only
hope that someone will come to their senses on the continent in time to invoke some rules to govern the discharge
of these poisonous wastes into our lakes and rivers.
. :The chap on the show last night said that there are
laws to govern this sort of thing, but the powers that be
d041"t find it "politicallJ expedient" to try to enforce them.
What a sorry commentary on our governing bodies that is.
.. l''know I've already got in my three score and ten, as
tbe'old saying goes. By the grace of the Almighty and halfdec;:ent management on my part, maybe I can see the new ·
~
in. But sometimes I shudder to think of what
our ~ds aftMlllGihul to have to put up with and the same
gc,ea for their
·Maybe
a stronger breed than we've been
and they'll somebint find a way to put people in high
places who have the gata to enforce the laws, "politically
expedient" or not.
'lbere, now I'll go on to something maybe a little more
tasteful to those who read this. First off, let's congratulate
the Edmonton Oilers on their second Stanley Cup. The
young Flyers certainly battled it out in most of the games
but I thought a lot of the fight went out of them in the last
half of game number five.
Quite a lot of talk around over the choice of number 99
for-the top award. Sure, Coffey and Fuhr were great, but
I'll say I still think Gretzky is the greatest and I'll leave it
at that.
Golf is still the big thing in the "things to do"
catqory. Last time out we had Jim Markle along. Jim
playa a pretty strong game and he offered a couple of
jlOiJlt.en to help improve my game. That's certainly what
my- game needs if I'm ever going to break 100 regularly.
So. oat time out I'll work on some of those tips of Jim's
~ -see ~ I'll be breaking 80 by the time I get that
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Nut Saturday, June 8, we go to Christina Lake for the
Lesion 1.one Tournament. Grand Forks is the host this
year and the supper is being held in their branch after the
golf is over. I hear from Mel Ringheim of the Forks club
that the entries are pretty good this year.
Had a short chat with Dave Lawrence this morning.

He's Rossland's Oldtimer Soccer Major-domo. He gave
me a rundown on the games left in the league they play in.
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and.it really gave me a sad feeling to see illtliilieiutffiil
water and those great little creeks just like our own Big
and Little Sheep and all the others in our area. The
thought that some day maybe our creeks will be the same
really saddened me .
.The way those people who know about such things told
it, .the water form the Great Lakes is drawn up to ~
clouds above and dispersed in the form of rain in other
pal't8 of the country, thus polluting other waterways. In
~ . no place in the country will be free and clean.
With our Kokanee Derby coming up in a couple of
weeks, it will really be brought home to all who take part
in .it that maybe we are running out of time. We can only
hope that someone will come to their senses on the continent in time to invoke some rules to govern the discharge
of these poisonous wastes into our lakes and rivers.
.:ne chap on the show last night said that there are
laws to govern this ·sort of thing, but the powers that be
dQ11"t find it "politicallf expedient" to try to enforce them.
What a sorry commentary on our governing bodies that is.
.. Y'know I've already got in my three score and ten, as
~ ·old saying goes. By the grace of the Almighty and halfdec:int management on my part, maybe I can see the new '
~\gry·
in. But sometimes I shudder to think of what
our ~ds ~i&qilig to have to put up with and the same
goes for tbelr
·?tfaybe ttr.11r'lltt. a stronger breed than we've been
and they'll somebew find a way to put people in high
places who have the gata to enforce the laws, "politically
expedient" or not.
There, now I'll go on to something maybe a little more
tasteful to those who read this. First off, let's congratulate
the Edmonton Oilers on their second Stanley Cup. The
young Flyers certainly battled it out in most of the games
but I thought a lot of the fight went out of them in the last
half of game number five.
Quite a lot of talk around over the choice of number 99
for-the top award. Sure, Coffey and Fuhr were great, but
I'll iay I still think Gretzky is the greatest and I'll leave it
at that
Golf is still the big thing in the "things to do"
category. Last time out we had Jim Markle along. Jim
plaJI a pretty strong game and he offered a couple of
pobders to help improve my game. That's certainly what
IBY' pme needs if I'm ever going to break 100 regularly.
So, oat time out I'll work on some of those tips of Jim's
~~-~ I'll be breaking 80 by the time I get that
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Next Saturday, June 8, we go to Christina Lake for the
Legion 1.olle Tournament. Grand Forks is the host this
year and the supper is being held in their branch after the
golf is over. I hear from Mel Ringheim of the Forks club
that the entries are pretty good this year.
Had a short chat with Dave Lawrence this morning.
He's Rossland's Oldtimer Soccer Major-domo. He gave
me a rundown on the games left in the league they play in.
After a start in April, they wind up the first half of play on
Junet6. 'lbree of their remaining games in the initital half
are to be played in Rossland vs. Trail Alpine, Nelson and
Grand Forts. Then they start up again around the end of
August and play the same schedule as the first round. A
total of twenty games in league play, plus a playoff.
I haven't got out to watch the Schooners in action yet,
but 'With the Lions meetings finished for the summer, I'll
have a chance to see them now, maybe next week.
The end of this month will see the Ross1and Slow-pitch
Tournament swing into action. The 29 and 30 are the dates.
Suce hope the weather treats these guys a little better than
it~ in the recent past.
:.. ~Xhis week will also see Legion Bocce swing into action; some games were played Thursday last, so all teams
will have seen action after tonight's contests.
.• Back to golf, or should I say the upper course, for a
word or two. One day last week there was a man working
at the tow. Looked like he was doing some work on switches. Wonder if this means the tow will be working in the
very near future!
And so, I'll say, till next time, ~en!