6- Trail Times-Friday, April 10, 1981

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Dm;ng the past week there
ve been several events of
pote taking place over a wide
area, some of which are of
bmnediate concern to some
af us, some which were most
pleasant and others that
were, I guess you could say,

disastrous.
Taking them in that order,

al Canadian Legion
Convention held in
over the past
9'eekend gave a number of
(leople a lot of extra work but
'1lel1 we saw the results,
Ibey were well worth the

effort.
Also

over

the

past

weekend, the Elk Valley
junior hockey club held its
Windup for the season
bigblighted i>y the appearance, in a wheel chair,
mind you, of Harry Peebles,
the youngster who was so
ladly injured earlier in the
past season but who, they
tell me, is well along on the
road to recovery. West
Division V-P Herbie castle
and League President Bert
LaFreniere represented the
JWHL at this gathering and
reported that it was indeed
the higbligbt of the evening
when Harry made his ap-

pearance.
The final event of our
weekend was the trip to
Seattle by the league
representative Trail Junior
Smokies to contest the
Provincial Junior "B"
championship with Coast
League winner, the Seattle
Northwest Americans. The
Coast champs won the bestaf-three series two straight
and were very impressive
doing it according to those
who made the trip to the
American city.
So the Cyclone Taylor
trophy will rest in Seattle
this summer and could
possibly have a longer stay if
all reports coming out of
Seattle are authentic.

Money, that factor that
makes winners in lots of topranking sports these days, is
reported to be quite plentiful
with the Seattle club playing
on a budget of $150,000 while
the well-heeled clubs in our
area have to scrape along on
budgets in the $25,00043(),000
range. '
You might offer the
argument that money
doesn't buy champions. Our
answer, maybe not, but it
adds a helluvan incentive
and most of the time these
days, it does indeed play a
big part.
We like to think that the
kids that represented us in
Seattle gave us a good
showing, which we knew
they would. The saying that
a good big team will always
beat a good little team seems
to have been proven true in
this instance.
The Legion Convention
was indeed a real success,
from the word go it was
destined to be the kind of a
show local branches have
vied with one another to
present over the years. The
registration was good, with
all but two branches sending
delegates and there were
three representatives from
Pacific Command; Steve
Dunsdon, a big boomingvoiced auctioneer in
everyday life, fronting for
Command, Irene Pagnan, a
very popular woman who
represented the Ladies'
Auxiliaries at the Command
level and our good DVA rep,
Bill Bowen, who took time
off from bis vacation to be
with us.
After the parade to the
cenotaph, which was
something less than a
smashing success owing to
the non-appearance of the
Trail Pipe Band who had
been scheduled to lead us on
our short march to the

ceremony, lack of communication at this point
caused a problem at the flagraising and lowering but we
muddled through and from
there on things continued to
improve by leaps and
bounds.
The banquet, always a
high point of these
gatherings, was, as always
in Rossland, a smashing
success. The food, courtesy
of our grand group of
women, was perfect and the
after-dinner speech by your
young chief magistrate, Bill
Profili, was the mixture of
humor and good common
sense that always sits well
with a well-wined-and-dined
audience. We were at our
wits end for a while when it
was thought Bill wouldn't
make it and we tried
everything we knew how but
in the end he saved our day.
Many, indeed, were the
favorable comments by our
visitors on the present decor
of the Legion clubrooms. The
decorations, a real gem of a
Legion theme, were
dreamed up by none other
than our branch entertainment chairman
George Dyson. He must go to
bed just to dream a lot of the
time, I think.
The dance music, by a
group in which Don Zanussi
plays a prominent part, was
excellent and the crowded
clubroom was a really happy
scene.
On Sunday, all committees
reported on Saturday's
meetings. One which was
quite important was that on
membership which showed
an increase of 80 throughout
the Zone. Branch 170,
Castlegar-Robson, led this
drive with 39 newlyinstalled.
Kaslo offered to be host to
the fall meeting and Nakusp
will be the host club for the
annual Legion golf tournament this summer.
New officers installed at

We would like to say that
we think the committee
which prepared for it all,
headed by President Jack
MacDonald deserves a big
hand for a fine effort.
John Habicht reports that
things look good on the
Minor Soccer front, some 120
registrations so far. We will
come up with more on this in
the near future.
The Uplander fastball
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team which broke into the
Trail Commercial League in
1980 will be back this s
mer and according to
thusiastic reports will be
stronger than ever. More on
this later, too.
A report on the Rossland
Pee Wees' visit to Femi
was handed in too late t
make this column, maybe i~
will find space elsewhere, ~
not, maybe I'll get it in ne:d
week.

.... LeapePNlldeat
LaPnnlen repnaented the
1WBL at tbll ptberlnl and

reported that it WU Indeed
the Ngblight ti the evening
when Barry made bis . .

pearance.

The final event of our
weekend was the trip to
Seattle by the league

Ull).1 ■ 1 :tative Trail Junior

Smaties to contest the
Provincial Junior "B"

cblmploo,hlp with Coast
Leape winner, the Seattle
Northwest Americana. The
Cout cbampa won the bestof-t.bree aeries two straight
and were very imprelslve
doing It according to thole
who made the trip to the
American city.
So the Cyclone Taylor
trophy wDl rest in Seattle

tbll 11nmner and could
polldbly have a laaler stay if
all reporta ~ oat of
Seattle are aatbentlc-

of the Legion clubrooms. The
decorations, a real gem of a
show local branches have Legion theme, were
vied with one another to dreamed up by none other ,
present over the years. The than our branch en- ,
registration was good, with tertainment chairman
all but two branches sending GeorgeDyson.Hemustgoto
delegates and there were bed just to dream a lot of the
three representatives from time, I think.
Pacific Command; Steve , The dance music, by a
Dunsdon, a big booming- group in which Don 1.anussi
voiced auctioneer in plays a prominent part, was
everyday life, fronting for excellent and the crowded
Command, Irene Pagnan, a clubroom was a really happy
very popular woman who scene.
represented the Ladies'
On Sunday, all committees
Auziliaries at the Command reported on Saturday's
level and our good DVA rep, meetings. One which was
Bill Bowen, who took time quite important was that on
off from bis vacation to be membership which showed
an increase of 80 throughout
wltbas.
After the parade to the the Zone. Branch 170,
cenotaph, which was Castlegar-Robson, led this
sometblng less than a drive with 39 newly1DJ.1sblng success owing to installed.
Kaslo offered to be host to
the non-appearance of the
Trail Pipe Band who bad the fall meeting and Nakusp
been acheduled to lead us on will be the host club for the
OID' short march to the annual Legion golf tour-

tbe word go It WU
destined to be the kind of .a

nament this summer.
New officers installed at

Sunday's meet were Bucks
Lapointe of -Nelson to
replace Earl Moffatt of
Nakusp as Zone Commander, Norm Blais of
Castlegar takes over from
Lapointe as Zone cbalrman
and Deputy Zone Commander Roger Paquette of
Nelson will be vicecbalrman and Denny Coen,
also of Nelson, will be service officer, Harry Bate of
Castlegar takes over as
sports officer.
Reports were given to the
meeting by Dunsdon and
Mrs. Pagnan and retlrlng
Zone Commander Moffatt
banded out brickbats and
bouquets with equal aplomb
in bis farewell speech.
Dunsdon by the way, turns
out to be quite a singer and
delighted the Saturday night
crowd with a group of songs
which were very well done.