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This is the time of the year
when we are supposed to
make resolutions. After Jan.
1 I'm going to try real hard
to take in more minor
hockey games and tournaments. I'm also going to
try to increase the amount of
exercise I get in any given
day.
Both of these will work
together since I do not drive
a car. The climb up to the
arena is not long but it is
pretty steep and so by goµig
to more of the kid games I
will be getting exercise.
Then, when the spring comes
along and the kids start
playing soccer, I'll just keep
right on taking that long
climb up to Jubilee Park for
the minor games plus the
Labatts' games.
Clyde Moore wu telling
me yesterday that the kids
have a Bantam tournament
coming up in January. Clyde
will give me a lineup of
teams entered and . a
schedule when they have the

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final tally. From what be
said yesterday it should be a
top-notch tourney with entries from all over the area.
These kid tournaments are
really something I enjoy.
I had a call on Boxing Day
from Tommy Stanton, the
mighty mite of the Warriors
hockey team of a few year
back. Tommy is working for
the Forestry Department ir\
the Golden area at this time
and writes a column for the
local paper in bis spare time.
I have read some of bis
writing and be does a real
good job. I asked if be were
staying over to play for the
Warriors Old-Timers. He
said he would have enjoyed
the chance and had been
asked but he had to leave
Monday to be back to work.
Those of you who saw
Tommy play will remember
bis style. He wasn't very big
but he was all heart. Tommy
never hesitated about
mucking into the corner or
anywhere he was called

upon to go and did come up
with the puck more often
than not.
Another former Warrior
from Tommy's day who is in
town is big Jim Cotton. Jim
was a pretty rugged
defenceman in his day
although he looks a bit
overweight now.
As for the Warriors they
have two tough games
coming up away from home
before the All-Star game in
Nelson Jan. 8. They play in
Nelson Tuesday and in Trail
next Friday. Then its out to
Castlegar on Jan. 11 before
they start a four-game home
stand on Jan. 14 against the
NiteHawks.
They will have to win a lot
of games in January or they
will miss the playoffs again
this year. They have been
playing better of late. If they
could only turn some of the
one-goal and overtime losses
into tw&-pointers it would be
a big help.
From the radio news I

hear there is a fund-raising
campaign under way in this
district to help send a couple
of Rossland boys back to join
the Canadian ski team in
Europe, Stan Hanson and
Brian Fry would like to get
back over there but the funds
to send them are somewhat
short. If anyone is able to
assist in this matter there
are several collection points
in Rossland where you may
donate. If you can help,
please do so, these kids
deserve the chance to show
their stuff over there.
Right now we are on a
holiday break from curling.
We shall be at it again on
Tuesday, continuing our
second retirees competition.
We also have a visit from the
Trail and Nelson clubs
coming up early in the New
Year and there is the Legion
Zone 'spiel to be held in
Nakusp later this month.
Meanwhile the snow keeps
piling up around the house.

It's a low house and right
now we have trouble seeing
out of the back windows. I
think local weatherman,
Lomar Keir, said there has
almost been nine feet of the
white stuff fallen · on
Rossland already and there
doesn't appear to be much
chance of any let-up, oh well,
let'er come, it won't be that
long until spring now. This
from a national magazine I
thought you might get a
smile out of. A teacher was
giving an outline of a science
course to bis class.
He said: "Before we are
finished with the part on the
metric system you'll know it
forward, backward and
inside out. You'll think, eat
and sleep the metric way."
Then, without a trace of a
smile, he continued.
"Now the first thing you'll
need for this course is a
twelve-inch ruler.''
That's it for now, see you
next week.