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Maybe talking about
summer sports in my
recent columns has put a
hex on the local weather
picture. I don't know, but
brother, it has been the
worst early April that I
remember for years.
Maybe, again, my memory
is not as good as it once
was, but there's four inches
of new snow on my front
lawn!
Then, again, maybe it's
because Ritchie came
along y~rday with a
half-dozen nice little
tomato plants for me.
Perhaps, the man upstairs
doesn't like us rushing the
season. Anyways, here we
are faced with another
month of hockey on the
tube and we are bravely
. starting to think summer.
Anyways, be that as it
may, I called Jim Ling
recenUy regarding the
local slow-pitch. A meeting
of the organization has
been set up for April 19 at 7
p.m. in the Rossland
Curling Lounge. A starting
date for league play is
· tentatively set for Monday,
May 7. This is a great form
of sport, both for playing
and for watching, so if you
can't do one, I'm sure you
would enjoy the other.
While on the subject of
ball, I was a bit surprised
and somewhat pleased at a

statement I saw in a recent
copy of The Times to the
effect that the Trail minor
ball powers that be, have
seen fit to extend their
boundary to include
Rossland. This is a move
that cannot hurt the Trail
kids and it could turn out to
be a boon for the Rossland
youngsters, many of whom
would love to play ball
again.
There was a time when
Rossland bad a pretty fair
Little League organization
but it died from lack of
support, so it's good to see
the Trail people extending
to our kids the chance to
play again.
At the present time,
Rossland has a pretty
adequate organization in
place to handle the kids
who wish to play soccer
and the sport is booming in
the Kootenays. Their
games are always a
pleasure to watch and it
seems they have enough
people to handle the teams
and the games. However, if
you have time to spare to
give these kids a band, I'm
sure you would be more
than welcome.