J:JEPP-]ALK
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Saturday night, the
Rossland Warriors held
their annual windup party
at the parish hall. Players,
coaches
and
top
management were all
present along with assorted
guests and parents of the
players. After some informal mixing and a
delightful meal supplied by
the players' parents and
the Warrior ladies'
executive, the business of
giving out the awards and
presentations to deserving
assistants of the clubs'
executive and individual
players was masterminded
by manager Doug Buhr.
During his talk to the
gathering, Doug expressed
his thanks to the players
and coaches for the best .
showing by the team in a 1
number of years ancl
looked forward to th1?
return of all of them to th•?
fold. He especially picke< i
out the young players fo1r
the way they have?
developed under thB
watchful eye of coach Ricl 1
Chobanuk and hiB
assistants Tom Renney and
Bob Zanussi.
He admitted that it badl
been a hard thing that badl
to be done to get his club1
down to the league limit:
and said he hoped that next
season those cut would
wear the red and white.
One late arrival at the
party was our diminutive
netminder, Bert Brooker.
Bert was picked up by
Spokane Flames when Sam
Frobe was injured and
played the last few games
in the Castlegar series.
Saturday's game saw Bert
pick up a shutout for the
final Spokane win. A rumor
was passed along to me
that the Flames would like

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to have Bert on their roster
next season. Only time will
tell what Bert will decide.
One thing that stood out
in this year's edition of the
Warriors was the fact that
boys from so many different places played with
the team and it must be
said that these youngsters
acted like there was a real
bond between them. Every
award and presentation
was greeted with the
greatest enthusiasm by
every one of them. Let's
see, on the team that
finished the season, there
were two boys from Moose
Jaw, one each from
Osoyoos and Prince
George, a couple from
Beaver Valley, four from
1
' hc:ih
anti time 'rrom
Rossland.
I think I may be
repeating myself to a
certain extent but I certainly am not ashamed. I
wish every one of tltese
youngsters all the good
things that can happen to
them as they continue in
hockey, here or elsewhere.
To every one of them, I'll
say it's been a real
pleasure to know you all.
As you carry on with your
lives, may you continue on
in the same manner as you
have conducted yourselves
while playing with the
Warriors.
In closing this report, I
would like to say to those
responsible for the running
of the team and its sue-

cessful season, thanks for
the invitation to be a part of
it all. It's a tribute to you
all that a town the size of
Rossland can manage to
run a hockey team so
successfully from any way
one want to look at it.
The curling season for
our retirees club is rapidly
drawing to a close. As we
wind down our schedule
plus a couple of visits from
Grand Forks and Nelson
we can look back on a very
successful season that has
moved steadily along with
a minimum of trouble. It
would be fitting here, I
think, to pay tribute to all
those people who have
added that little extra
something to the job of
runrimg "the cltib ·in sucn a
workman-like manner.
For instance, there is our
head man, president Angus
Popplewell, who keeps his
finger on the pulse, makes
arrangements for the
extras that we all enjoy,
like get-togethers. People
like Cleve Cowland, Fred
Thompson,
" Doc "
Halladay and Lou Crowe
are wonderful too. Cleve
and Lou for their help in
getting out the copies of our
schedule, Fred for his
culinary and catering
talents and "Doc" for his
running of our coffee and
beer emporium so successfully.
One of my helpers with
our scheduling is Rich
Watkinson. He and our

brother, no longer with us,
J ack Cox, were great in
that department. When it
comes to the holding the
purse strings, we have a
gent without peer in the
finance department, Dick
Cotton. Every one of these
guys has really dug in and
helped to make our club the
success story it is.
Most of the wind-up
'spiels, one-days and the
like will be over as this
month comes to a close.
The Legion, the Eagles and
the Mixed Club all have
scheduled Sunday dates for
theirs. Looks like I'm
booked for all three. What,
with the Brier on TV and
the world championships,
also on the tube in March

by BABS BOURCHIER
We're losing one of our
aerobic fitness instructors,
Lynn Ellis. Lynn has
decided to search for
greener pastures and more
training in the fitness field.
We wish her the best of luck
and assure her if she
decides to come back,
those who have attended
her classes and the staff at
the Recreation office will

7328 to register and for
more information.
Treat yourself to the
entertainment night at RSS
at 7:30 on Tuesday. The
Nearly Players will
produce three short plays
and the Stage Band will
also be featured. Tickets
are $3 for adults and $2 for
students and pensioners.
There are some fine,
imaginative young actors

Spokane and Kelly Ingram
and Rob Marshall of the
Nelson Club.
We have ice time
available from now to the
end of the month, so give us
a call if you'd like to book a
fun skate or hockey game.
Today , the Nelson
Retirees Curling club is
visiting our retirees - a
day of curling, lunching
and refreshments. It's

aula~L,'W\.'Vill.tiavpJnts,..
of curling• to fill out our
leisure hours until Old Sol
does a job of getting the
golf courses ready.
One other Legion event to
take place for the first time
is the zone darts tourney at
Castlegar this weekend.
Dennis Herron, our club
darts boss, tells me that
they are a little worried
about the number of entries. At the last reading,
he says only about 40 were
entered from four or five
branches. Rossland has 14
ofthese. This tourney leads
to a provincial playoff later
this month. Squamish is the
site. Then it's on to Lethbridge, Alta. , for the
nationals.
Till next time, then !

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executive and individual
players was masterminded
by manager Doug Buhr.
During his talk to the
gathering,Dougexpressed
his thanks to the players
and coaches for the best.
showing by the team in a 1
number of years and
looked forward to thu
return of all of them to tht 3
fold. He especially picke< i
out the young players fo1r
the way they bav13
developed under tho
watchful eye of coach Rich
Chobanuk and biu
assistants Tom Renney ancl
Bob Zanussi.
He admitted that it badl
been a hard thing that badl
to be done to get his club,
down to the league limit:
and said he hoped that nm.
season those cut would
wear the red and white. .
One late arrival at the
party was our diminutive
netminder, Bert Brooker.
Bert was picked up by
Spokane Flames when Sam
Frobe was injured and
played the last few games
in the Castlegar series.
Saturday's game saw Bert
pick up a shutout for the
final Spokane win. A rumor
was passed along to ~
that the Flames would like

see, on Uie team that
finished the season, there
were two boys from Moose
Jaw, one each from
Osoyoos and Prince
George, a couple from
Beaver Valley, four from
1
' h'lil1
aub lime ~rrom

Rossland.
I think I may be
repeating myself to a
certain extent but I certainly am not ashamed. I
wish every one of these
youngsters all the good
things that can happen to
them as they continue in
hockey, here or elsewhere.
To every one of them, I'll
say it's been a real
pleasure to know you all.
As you carry on with your
lives, may you continue on
in the same manner as you
have conducted yourselves
while playing with the
Warriors.
In closing this report, I
would like to say to those
responsible for the running
of the team and its sue-

by BABS BOURCHIER
We're losing one of our
aerobic fitness instructors,
Lynn Ellis. Lynn has
decided to search for
greener pastures and more
training in the fitness field.
We wish her the best of luck
and assure her if she
decides to come back,
those who have attended
her classes and the staff at
the ~reation office will
certainly welcome her
back.
At the moment, we don't
plan to replace her and
hope her people will switch
to either Resa or Meg's
class. However, we do have
a few feelers out for
possible
replacement
programs of a slightly
different nature. Keep an
eye on this column 'a nd
we'll keep you informed.
Don't forget our creative
dance classes starting
right after spring break.
There will be three
separate weekly classes for 6-8, 9-11 and 12-14 year
olds. Please call us at 362-

moved steadily along with
a minimum of trouble. It
would be fitting here, I
think, to pay tribute to all
those people who have
added that little extra
something to the job of
runrimg ·the cllib 'in SU~ a
workman-like manner.
For instance, there is our
head man, president Angus
Popplewell, who keeps his
finger on the pulse, makes
arrangements for the
extras that we all enjoy,
like get-togethers. People
like Cleve Cowland, Fred
Thompson,
"Doc"
Halladay and Lou Crowe
are wonderful too. Cleve
and Lou for their help in
getting out the copies of our
schedule, Fred for his
culinary and catering
talents and "Doc" for his
running of our coffee and
beer emporium so successfully.
One of my helpers with
our scheduling is Rich
Watkinson. He and our

7328 to register and for

more information.
Treat yourself to the
entertainment night at RSS
at 7:30 on Tuesday. The
Nearly Players will
produce three short plays
and the Stage Band will
also be featured. Tickets
are $3 for adults and $2 for
students and pensioners.
There are some fine,
imaginative young actors
in the school and a lot of
talent in the band - so
don't miss it.
While on the subject of
entertainment, you will be
given two opportunities to
see our Rossland Figure
Skating club in action on
Sunday at a matinee at 2
and at 7 in the evening.
There is nothing more
graceful and beautiful than
figure-skating and nothing
more delightful than the
tinies - one hand firmly
anchoring a skirt while the
other waves at Granny in
the third row. Two of the
program highlights will be
Scott Wendland from

the Mixed Club all ha-ve
scheduled Sunday dates for
theirs. Looks like l'a,
booked for all three. Wbpt,
with the Brier on TV and
the world championships,
allo bD the tube in March

'llUla ~L,'W\.-wlL'111J'1tll:lta.
of curling• to fill out our
leisure hours until Old Sol
does a job of getting the
golf courses ready.
One other Legion event to
take place for the first time
is the zone darts tourney at
Castlegar this weekend.
Dennis Herron, our club
darts boss, tells me that
they are a little worried
about the number of entries. At the last reading,
he says only about 40 were
entered from four or five
branches. Rossland has 14
of these. This tourney leads
to a provincial playoff later
this month. Squamish is the
site. Then it's on to Letbbridge, Alta., for the
nationals.
Till next time, then!

Spokane and Kelly Ingram
and Rob Marshall of the
Nelson Club.
We have ice time
available from now to the
end of the month, so give us
a call if you'd like to book a
fun skate or hockey game.
Today, the Nels on
Retirees Curling club is
visiting our retirees - a
day of curling, lunching
and refreshments. It's
great to see them having
such a good time.
Apparently some London
papers, in an effort to increase circulation, are
featuring poetry. Here is
our effort, dedicated to one
of our retirees who had an
unfortunate incident last
week:
Our Harry who perc~
on a stool
Would tip his chair back
as a rule.
But the chair broke ita
leg,
The glass cracked like an
egg,
And the Warrior Lounge
grew quite cool.