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Although I was unable to attend in person, I got
a good report on the "roast" held in honor of the
girls who took part in the winning of the B.C. ladies
softball crown in Kamloops some years back. Some
of the girls who were on that team were not able to
attend for one reason or another, but there were
around 50 at the event which was held Saturday
afternoon in Fruitvale.
Bill Thompson of Fruitvale, who was a
manager with that team, gave me a good report on
the goings on. It was held in the community hall in
Fruitvale and the party then held a barbecue at the
ball park. A number of them were given the
treatment. One was Joan Ferguson, who as Joan
Molyneux in her playing days, was one of the
kingpins of that team. One other I also remember,
Shirley Williams, was on that team and according to
Bill she helped to add a lot of fun to the goings-on on
Saturday.
I would certainly like to say to all of them, may
your futures be everything you want them to be and
I want to thank you one and all for the many hours of
enjoyment, you gave me as I watched you all perform on the local ball diamonds during your playing
days.
Local minor soccer and the men's league have
all started. I haven't seen any games yet but as soon
as I get a number of loose ends tied up I'll start
watching. My income tax is done plus one other big
job. A new-style, monthly newsletter is still
awaiting some odds and ends to be tied up, then it
will be ready for print and delivery. I hope the
others will be easier to prepare than this one has
been. Being a first, I am looking forward to seeing
the reception it gets from our members. The people

I need are starting to give me their reports and
some ideas and I think after we see bow the first one
goes it will be a little smoother sailing.
Well, the upper course is now open and picking
up the momentum. Our Retirees started oeprations
on Tuesday and then weekly thereafter. I took my
fifth trip around on Friday last, and it feels good to
be out there. Since my hospital stay my legs have
lost some of the elasticity they had before. I hope it
will get somewhat better but when one is in the midseventies you can't have it all the way it was!
However, I feel good to be out there but my game
sure needs an overhaul. Ob well, it's early yet, my
partners all walk away from me between shots but
I'm in no hurry.
The Kardiac Kids are off and numin8 again, I'll
have to get out and watch some of their games. I
remember when all of them were in their prime and
there were quite a lot of really good ones. On the
team today Cliff Taylor has gathered together a fine
bunch of showmen who can liven up the proceedings
in any ball park around.
It seems to me it's going to be some time before
a Stanley Cup winner will be declared. It's going to
take a good guess to see who is going to correctly
come up with the finalists at this point. And, I'm Just
not going to stick my neck out any further than it is
already.
Nelson seems to be having quite a struggle in
their battle in Ontario. It appears that this series is
going to be an all-Eastern deal from here on unless
Western teams get a better break from the people
who call the shots on the rules.
And with that, I'll say,
'Til next time, then!

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