6- Trail Times-Friday, October 23, 1981

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Over the past weekend
Branch No.Hof the Legion
In' Rossland sent three
members to a fall meeting,
plus a member of tlie LA, to
the Kaslo branch. I .was one
of those going along and was
assigned to the zone sports
committee. Toby Edworthy
was on the services committee, Carl Osing on the
way and means and Jean
Ritchie was the LA rep.
I always like going to
Kaslo, the drive th~re and
back, whichever route you
take takes you through some
of the most beautiful scenery
ln this part of the world,
while the town itself, with its
tremendous lake frontage
and some rustic buildings of
ecmsiderable charm, make it
· a very pleasant weekend
Wopover.
On the sports agenda, the
committee was chaired by
Barry Bate of Castlegar.
The subject of Legion
curling was foremost in our
discussions and while some
decisions were arrived at,

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quite a number of points subsidizing of the winners'
expenses to the provincial
were left up in the air.
Part of the reason for the events, was a liWe much to
air of confusion at the contemplate but several
convention sports meeting formulas to handle it are
was there were only one or being looked into and
two members thoroughly hopefully the problem will be
knowledgable in the solved to one and all's
mechanics of operating a satisfaction.
Dates for this event have
Legion bonspiel.
Rossland will host this yet to be determined and as
year's· 'spiel and it was soon as they are they will be
decided to make it a made public.
weekend of curling in the
Still on curling, Rossland
Golden City. Each branch
Retirees
met Tuesday afwill, hold its own playoff
ternoon
and
we got the news
'spiel to decide a senior and
that
rates
will
be up, this was
junior winner, then these
more
or
less
expected and
winners will converge on
our
dues
were
set to take
Rossland to decide zone
care
of
the
raise.
champions in each category
to go on to the provincial
A proposed date to start
playdowns. The proposed our schedule and a couple of
weekend would start on open house dates were
Friday evening with the brought up and answers to
play-off to conclude Sawr- these questions will be
day. From there it will be sought from the recreation
fun curling for all comers director.
through Sunday, the usual
Saturday night banquet and
The Warriors must have
dance will be held as usual.
done a pretty good job on the
The aspect of the costs for weekend as they played two
this 'spiel and the follow-up games against two of the
league's better clubs and

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came away with a split of the CFL fronts our provincial
points. After a loss in representatives from the
Castlegar on Friday they coast continue to flounder.
came back home to face a After really auspicious
previously unbeaten starts both the Lions and
Cranbrook team and beat Canucks are showing cracks
them 11-9 in one of the in their armor, the Canucks
highest scoring games in the have a long way to go, but if
league this season.
B.C. Lions are going to make
I didn't get to see either the playoffs they better pray
game as I was out of town that Saskatchewan and
but I know one thing for sure, Winnipeg falter pretty badly
their task this weekend is or they themselves are able
not going to be an easy one,· to correct some of their
for tonight they host the biggest faults.
high-flying Junior Smokies,
Right now, Toronto or
who also split last weekend, Montreal with four points
in the East ~oo~nay, then could make the East playoffs
on Sunday 1t · will be the
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wealthiest club in the history while B.~. would pass with
of the KIJHL, coming in for . 16 points m the West.
an afternoon encounter. The
At this point it seems that
Kimberley Knights recently the system which lets three
had a real windfall as they teams from each division
collected over 100 grand on a into the playoffs is a liWe
lottery ticket. So far the lopsided. The West has
Warriors are four and four dominated every one in the
with three home victories East except the Hamilton Tiand one away, their away Cats and it looks like the
losses coming in Beaver Eskimos are headed for
Valley, Trail, Nelsori and another Grey Cup. On paper
Castlegar.
it looks like a real baWe if
Meanwhile, on the these two clubs meet in the
National Hockey League and final.

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