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Our Retirees Curlers sent one rink to the
Seniors Bonspiel in Grand Forks over the weekend.
While all reported a good time, they didn't wind up
in the money. Augus Popplewell told me that there
were quite a number of pretty hot curlers from all
over the Kootenays and the Okanagan. He ·didn't
give me overall winners but he said the ice was
quite swingy and their game suffered consequently.
Dan Burnett, Russ Broughton and John Bruce made
up the rest of the rink.
Back home in Rouland, we of the Retirees who
wanted to curl on Sunday, joined forces with the
members .of the Mixed Club and really bad a fun
day. Three six-end games each and a chicken,
Jojo's, and salad supper, all for $10, with refreshments and snacks available all day courtesy of the
Ladies curlers and the Retires who handled the bar
facilities.
There were two sets of six rinks each, one set
played at 9 a.m., the second at 10:30 and so on, 12
noon and 1:30 p.m. and 4:30. At&: 15 we sat down to
supper.
The Tim Steinke rink with Sandy Otting third,
• Jack Hook second and Sue Hoglund lead, topped all
the 12 rinks with 19 points while Ivan Bell's foursome composed of Irene Dunlop third, Lou Fyfe
second, and Keith Woods lead, collected 15 points in
taking the second section followed by the Topolinski
rink with 14, Roy Fines with 13, Arnie Vanness 12,
Phil Bateman also 12, and Dave Smith bringing up
the rear with six.
Following Steinke in the first section were Mike
Fraftcbick's foursome with 15 points, Alfie Albo
with 12, Bert Morrow with 11, Arnie Sherwood with
nine and Dick Cotton with five.
A lot of good natured kidding prevailed at the
distribution of pri7.es, masterminded by Dave
Smith, whom Frank Harris bas nicknamed the
"delayed pioneer with the Scotch accent." The
recipient of most of Dave's barbs was Arnie
Sherwood who is used to it and takes it all with a bit
smile and shrug of the shoulders. Arnie was
presented with. a prize, but I doubt if he'll ever be
able to make the full use of it.

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No story on curling would be complete if I didn't
tell you the sad tale of my last game in the Retirees
draw, a 17-2 loss to Dan Burnett's rink. I think I'm
still in shock from the effects of that one.
Now to hockey for a bit The Warriors, after
suffering two defeats at the bands of Castlegar, lU
and Grand Forks 8-6, snapped back with a bardearned 4-3 win over the Nelson Junior Maple Leafs
on Saturday night at the arena. These were the
same Leafs who had taken Trail into overtime
before losing 5-4 the previous night in Nelson. Hugh
Hooker bas really got his kids moving now, it's an
entirely different aggregation than that which
started the season with an unenviable record of
straight losses.
But Saturday night they ran into a goalie who
was really up for the game. Darryl Lindgren, after
stopping 24 shots in the first period, looked at 34
more in the second and third sessions and let only
three of them get by him. It was a penalty-filled
game with Rossland taking the lions share. Many
times the Warriors were two men short for
protracted periods. Nelson tried to take advantage
of some of these and Lindgren really got a workout
Sometimes during the second when I sat right
behind the goal, up in the lounge where it's nice and
warm, I couldn't believe my eyes as he kicked
away, smothered, or grabbed 5-6 shots one after
another. It was quite a show by a kid who bas played
all his hockey in our town. That really was some
show, Darryl!
The new boys on the Warriors this year are
starting to fit into the picture as time goes by.
Mayabe we shall give the league a few surprises as
the season rolls on. Getting Gamet Compton back
has helped and some others, notably Kevin Zakall
and Bob Boyd have also shown a good attitude and
Tom Feeney, Patrick Corrado, Dallas Drake and
Damon Racicot are always able to move the puck
and Troy Dejong and Terry Ferguson will battle for
a shot at any time. The Warriors could do it yet.
And with that I'll say,
'Til next time, then!