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weekend It almost put a
damper on the Trail
Hotelman's Annual Commerclal Tournament held in
Rosaland and Trail parks.
The organization, led by
Trall's Pat 1.anier, wu very
bard-pressed to meet their
commitments but they did
though the final games were
moved to Sunningdale's
upper park.
Early Sunday morning it
became evident Jubilee
Park in Roaland wu going
to be of no use owing to the
poor conditions ulstlng at
that faclllty. The acbedule
wu already behind because
of Saturday's downpour.
. When conditions at
Centennial Park got too
damp for the games to
continue there the final few
games were taken down the
bill and the Castlegar
Carling-Okeefe Extra Old
Stocken came out undefeated u they edged Trail
Hotel U) to take top money
with Columbia Glass taking
thlrd.

Roaland's lone entry in
the tournament went down
to defeat in two atralgbt
games. The Uplander Hotel
nine went into the tournament minus a few topOigbt players and were not
able to get it together.
I watched three of the
games Sunday at Centennial
Park, under an almost
steady drizzle of rain. The
calibre of ball wu quite
good and given half decent
weather tbll could have
been an acellent weekend.
I saw games in which both
finaUats took part.
Another event which took
place on the weekend and
wu not affected by adverse
weather conditions, was the
Golden Qty lions club's
annual fun night, Old Glory
Nlte at the high achooL
The event was well attellded and enjoyed Immenae1J by all I talked with.
Most people seem to enjoy
the variety of events on the
menu, the games of chance
where stage money la used
to prevent gambling, the
lucky treat table and the

draw for the gold nugget.
heartily applauded.
The refreshment booth
Low Gross winners were
wu busy from opening time Chuck babner and Mike
to the playing of the home Wellock at 42, followed by
waltz. The very full evening Ernie Caskner, Les
wu topped off by the Boston Christensen and B.
baked bean supper with McKinley at 43. In low net it
sourdough bread around the wu Sam Martin, Norm
midnight hour.
Hinton, Darrel Varner,
Thia year's event com- Chuck Bel~y, Ken Miles,
mittee, chaired by Danny Otto Gill, Frank Blackwell,
Feeney, did its job well and C. Watennan and B. Sharp.
an acellent abowlng will Walt Gerrancl wu closest to
enhance its popularity with the pin on number 8, about
the people who enjoy a real two feet away, and
fun evening.
Chuck Dabner and Jack
Thursday last another Balley shared honors for the
event, though confined to longest drive, both pretty
one age group but always monumental belts.
very popular la the annual
Tuesday morning in the
visit by memben of the retirees get-together at the
Roasland-Trail
and upper course, 43 members
Castlegar Retirees Golf teed off under dripping
clubs to their counterparts skies. It cleared a little later
at Cbrlatlna Lake.
on and all our members got
Rieb Watldnson, Doug in without getting too wet.
Cavill, Henry Matthews and Morris Sawyer wu low. net
1 left Roaland around 7 winner in the Irons only
a.m. for an 8:30 rendezvous competition with a 30, Ross
at the Cbriatina Lake club Matthews and Bill Llmacber
and a 9 a.m. tee-time.
each bad 34 and Ron Gar1bere were three four- diner came in with a 35.
somea at every tee on the
Thia time- around we
golf course and play began honored the players who did
under the most beautiful not put it all together. There
conditions one could con- were five of them in the
t,emplate.
alxtlea who will pick up a
The weather wu the beat ball on their nm visit if
we have seen and wu in they have not already got
perfect harmony with the one.
occasion, founomea were
mixed up so that every one
got a chance to play with
someone other than their
regular partners. The
coune, always a deUgbt to
play, wu at its very beat as
our fouraome of Rico Martin
of Trail, Garth Grauland of
Castlegar, Henry and
myself teed off from
number 9.
After the nine boles the
players gathered in and
around the clubhouse for a
aeasion ol drinks and talk
among old and new
acquaintances and we were
served a ham steak lunch
that was great.
Afterward, president Les
Cbrlstenaen ol the host club
banded out balls to the
winning players and hoped
we bad enjoyed ounelvea.
Jimmy Morris spoke on
behalf ol the Roealend-,:'rail
group and Earl Leroy,
representing the Cut1egar
club, invited the whole
group to renew acquaintances at the Cutlegar club