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'Ibis week's outing at the upper course was played on
what one might call a typical fall day, cloudy and cool,
but, thank goodness, not 88 damp 88 a week ago. Joe Bielli
and Dave Nicol were in charge 88 the two gents I mentioned as being in charge were otbenrise occupied.
~ was low gross, low net and count your putts.

Least putts wu won by Jack Buchanan with 11. Jack
al8o won the low gl'Ol8 with a 41 but since we only give one
ball to a t'Ultomer. be relinqulabed that boDol" to Jim Scott
who bad a U. In the most putts two were tied at 22 apiece
with BW Duffus taking the ball in a toa.up with Harry
Han8en. In the low net division it was a three-way tie for
West Tanner, Ron Rinaldi and Sam Martin, all who bad
30s.
Nat week, I will get a partner and we'll try to have a
program ready for you on Tuesday morning. I will have it
poated on the board. While on the subject of golf, the
Qaistlna Lake Invltatiooal ·takes place on Sept 12, which
falls on a 'lbursday. I will put up a sheet in the clubhouse
and Jack said be will see that one goes up at Blrchbank. If
you intend to go, Just put your name on the sheet.
There is a young man in Rowaod that I know who likes
driving fast can aod bas done for years. His name ls Allan
Ackerman aod be bas raced can at the Spokane Raceway
for three years. 'Ibis past weekend be drove bis '81
Camaro to victory for the first time in the American Drag
Racing Association World Final and got a really beautiful
plaque for bis effort. As be said, it's bis first win and be
will really cherish bis memento nf it

The other evening I ran into a gent by the name of
Austin Batbie aod we swapped a few stories. Austin
worked for the old Ross1and Miner during the ~•40 era.
That wu some time before I came on the Ross1and scene.
My first try at the newspaper business was when Gerry
Long gave up bis "Sportllte" colmnn when be retired from
Cominco. He asked me if Pd like to try my band at doing
something like that aod I thought I'd like to try it When I
spoke to Fred White about it be told me to go ahead and
write something and be would see what it was like. I
remembered now, I did one on the career of Joe Haley and
another on Ken Stanton, aod when I turned them in, Fred
said, "O.IC., keep 'em coming" aod .rve been at it ever
since, staying with the Miner until it folded and then
getting the chance with The Times under Jack Fisher.

My daughter Carol told me the other day that she bas all
my stuff from the Miner aod ls going to make it up into an

album for me to keep. That will be nice.
'Ibis past weekend Ross1and played host of 452 former
RosaJaod ~ School graduates and the old timen really
enjoyed tbemselv,es at the wine and cheese party on
Friday evening, supper and dance on Saturday aod a
farewaell breakfast on Sunday morning at the Uplamder
Hotel In between they got around town and met people
they hadn't seen for yean. 1be Legion was the scene of
many of these meetings aod the stories being swapped to
the accompaniment of a few been, were always a cource
of merriment.
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Our next big bash come on the weekend of Sept. 5-8 when
we sball again play host to many visitors for Golden City
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Aud with that we'll say.
TD' oat time then!