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After a couple of weeks of
having to stand by while
rains forced cancellation of
our retirees opener at the
upper course, Tuesday
some 40-plus oldsters were
out to enjoy it.
With the first group
teeing off at 8 a.m. they
followed one another in a
steady flow until our group,
composed of Tim Jenkin,
Roger McEwan, Peter
Brown and myself, took off
about 9:40. While it did cool
off as time went by, it was a
pleasant day for golf. Let's
hope we have more of the

same. .
.Jack Buchanan won the
low gross competition with
a 41 and in the least putts
section four were tied at 14
each. Roger McEwan
turned out to be the winner

in a lucky draw over Percy
Cutler, Rich Watkinson and
Wes Tanner. In the hidden
hole high competition,
number 6 was the hold and
Bill Evans won it with a
nine. The hidden hold low,
number 7, was a tie between Willie Scott, Romeo
DeBiasio and McEwan,
again chosen by a draw it
was won by Willie Scott, all
had fours.
While on the subject of
golf, the upper course is
being kept in great shape
for so early in the season.
The continued wet weather
has played havoc with
certain areas of the course;
the low side of number 9 is
a perennial sore spot while
a soggy area exists from
the edge of number 2
across 6 and 7 and the area

at the dogleg of number 1
and extending behind the
tee on number 9 and back
of number 6 green. Ditching has been done in this
area and also in front of
number 7 tee where I
imagine tiling and piping
will later be-completed.
One point which I have
heard raised about the
course is the lack of the
rope tow on number 5. I
understand that this job
has been let to contract and
a start will be made on it
soon. Meanwhile, it is
keeping some people from
using the course who would
really like to play up there.
Besides, the tow is unique
and is quite an attraction.
It is part of the Rossland
course and the sooner it is
restored the better.

While on the subject of
the Rossland course, I
would like to say that while
I've had nobody so far
come up with any
suggestions with regard to
the old Mountie building
down by the ninth green, I
did hear there was a
possibility it might be tom
down. I, along with a
number of others, would
hate to see this happen. It is
a landmark, rather
isolated I'll admit, but it's a
link with history and as
such should be saved if at
all possible. I'm trying to
find out more about it and
will tackle some official
sources as the next move.
The hockey season is now
officially over. The
Islanders gave it their best
shot especially in that last
game but the Oilers were
up to the task of holding on
and winning all the marbles.
A young fellow, his name
escapes me just now, said
to me on Sunday at the golf
course, "Harry, did you
hear Gretzky is going to be
sold to the New York
Rangers for $14 million?"

He added, "Put that is
your column, then when it
happellf you can say, you
heard it here first, folks!"
Rather a wry sense of
humor.
Meanwhile, we can
concentrate on baseball,
football, soccer and what
have you, for our weekend
viewing. Maybe this year it
will be the Llona tum to
take it all in the CFL
Locally, the summer
sports are going fine
despite no help from the
weatherman. All kinds of
ball for local fans, from
baseball, senior, junior and
minor leagues, t1'.rougb
fastball, slow-pitch, et al
and then the soccer in all
phases, senior, oldtimers
and minor leagues are all·
there for our enjoyment
and then there's rugby.
There are some rugged
characters that take part in
that game and we have one
staunch rugger fan in
Rossland, Paddy Flood. He
really takes his rugger
seriously. Yes, you could
safely say we are well
endowed with spectator
sports in our area.
Till next week, then!