After considerable urging from a couple of the
teams belonging to a local Slow-Pitch league I went
looking for the league statistician whom I learned
was a man by the name of Ron Holmwood. Ron then
filled me in to the end of the first quarter and
promised further postings as the season progresses.
Here are the facts as I got them from Ron. The
Legion Royals, from whom I had been getting news
on the team and the league, lead the way with a l>-0
record. I know I'll be brought up to date the next
time I see a Royal team member, I understand they
arenow8-0.
However, to continue, the Uplander and the
Spartans are next in line at 3-2 while the Orwell is 23, Scrap follows at 1-3 and Traget Auto Body brings
up the rear with 0-5. Each team plays twice a week,
I believe Tuesday and Thursday at Centennial
Park.
And now to change the tone. I had a very nice
visit with an old friend, John Rykers and his wife
Margaret who used to live in the little house I
bought from him close to 20 years ago. They came to
town last weekend and put their camper at the Lions
Park at Black Bear.
John met Ken Stanton whom he worked with in
the machine shop at Cominco, on the street and
later Ken, John, Barb, Margaret, Jean and I got
together in the Legion before visiting their camper
for a goodnight drink. It was a very nice day of
renewing old times, John and Marg are looking
after a couple of apartments in New Westminster
and were in town to see old friends. They left on
Sunday with the hope that we will return their visit.
Maybe this summer we will.
John was very active in soccer for the kids when
he lived here, he had two boys who played and tells
me both of them are married and raising their own
broods now.
Ever since I heard that Sonny Samuelson died I
have been trying to get someone to tell me of his
activities while he was alive and finally I got hold of
Dayle McKerracher who filled me in to a certain
extent. He suggested getting in touch with Doug

Barl~ley who was a member of the Snogoers Club
when Sonny was president. It appears that Doug is
out of town right now and I couldn't get in touch with
him.
However, I got to know quite a bit about Sonny
when he used to conduct the Lions kids snowmobile
ride out at Nancy Greene Lake. I even went along on
one of those trips to the cabin that Sonny had a hand
in building and also got to drive one of those
machines. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole afternoon
and I am sure the kids did. Sonny Samuelson was a
real fine gentleman and Rossland is a real loser
when a man like him passes from our scene. He will
be sorely missed.
On Tuesday morning, after a night of intennittent rain and a very damp morning. I didn't
hold much hope for a good showing of retirees at the
golf course. Jim Scott picked me up at 7 a.m., and
said he felt that we would be lucky to get a round in.
Bart Dudley and I were on duty at the desk for
registration and score-collecting and to lay out a
program for our group and we were pleasantly
surprised to see the weather improve and to see 50
of our guys off on a real nice day, as it turned out.
And the winners were, for low gross Jack
Buchanan who plays to a six-handicap carded a 39
while Vic Bordin, 13, had a low net 32, on the low
hidden hole which was No. 9 Ernie Primeau had a
four to win a ball while Jimmy Cornfield had a nine
of No. 7 which was the high hidden. Closest to the pin
on No. 5 was Archie McCannel who sank the putt
from eight feet for his birdie. The long putt on No. 9
was won by one of two guests of Sammy Martin, up
from Colville were a gentleman named Mr. Tiffany
and Ken Ederhard. Ken sank a putt from the edge of
the approach side of the green, something like 30
feet, to win a ball for his fine efforts. Come again,
gents!
Next week Harb and Pat Martin assisted by
Romeo DiBiasio will be calling the shots and you'll
get the news when you drop by for your weekly nine
at the nicest little golf course in B.C.
'Til next time, then!