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Monday was Labor Day
and quite a number of our
citbens trekked south of the
border

to

Northport's

popular annual beef bar-

becue.
1be day started off with a
big parade in which
Rossland is represented by
Poats from the Eagles and
the Legion. 1bis parade
starts out at the school in
the far end of town and
winds up at the entry to the
bridge over the Columbia,
quite a step when you have
to concentrate on keeping in

one of the brochures the
committee has prepared,
you can truly say, "No one
has been left out!"
Another popular annual
event that is slated for
Saturday is the Pucksters
golf tournament, masterminded by Glen Harper. The
event caters mostly to the
younger set of our golfing
community.Iglancedatthe
list OD the wall of the
clubhouse ·at the upper
course on Tuesday and there
were thirty-odd names on it.
I noticed the names of
several ex-Spokane hockey
players among the entrants,
I would very much have
liked to go out with them but
my committments to the
Legion and the Retirees
Curling Club in connection
with the fair are such that I
cannot make it, so, all I can
say is, go out there and enjoy it, fellas, I bet you'll have
a real good time.
One new event at this
year's celebration is the
mixed slo-pitch ball tournament to be held at Centennial Park over the
weekend. I'm not sure how
many teams are entered, I
know the Legion has one and
at one time inquiries were
coming in about this event
so we could have a pretty
good tourney.

step.
. The American Legion
boys got smart this year and
commandeered a jeep to
carry them along at the
bead of the parade. Maybe
we'll do something like that
next time around.
The lineup for the barbecue formed at around
noon and when we got ready
to leave around 3 p.m. it was
still a pretty formidable
length. The sun was hot and
the number of people in the
close proximity of the beer
booth was quite understandable. There were
lots of people from the
· Canadian side to be seen on
every hand.
While we are on the
subject of parades, we have
e big one coming on
,Saturday in Rossland at our
pig festive showing of the
Thirty-m retirees turned
~wnmer, Golden City Days. out for Tuesday's round at
The event, which opened on the upper course and Phil
Thursday evening with the Bateman was in charge. We
Queen's pageant, plus a played low net and seven
fireworks display kicks off balls were handed out.
four days of everything one Frank Blackwell beaded the
could ask for in the way of list with a 30, followed by
things to do.
Joe Rosse at 33 and Al
Friday will see the action Turner at 34, a group of fo~

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chance to see what the kids on Lloyd's part to have
have got to offer.
Kenny to back him up with
I see that Lloyd McLellan the kids, especially if he has
has called on Ken Koshey to a lot of young ones who will
assist him with the Warriors need some expert handling
this year. Ken did the job to develop.
once before and seems to
With September moving
have the right ideas about towards the halfway mark
handling the young ones, · and the leaves starting to
could be an excellent move clutter up the fairways on

the upper course, I guess it's after, so it looks as if we'll
time to start tbingldng of be kept pretty busy from
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brooms and rocks and hereon in.

hockey games instead of
balls and clubs and long
walks around the fairways,
,the garden produce has to
be taken care of and the
little tasks to prepare for
snow-time have to be looked

Anyway, our way of life
now that we have lots of
time to spare does not seem
to rest too heavy on us, for
myself, I'm enjoying every
minute of it, hope you are

too!

noon and wben we got ready

to leave around 3 p.m. it was
still a pretty formidable
length. The sun was hot and
~ number of people in the
close proximity of the beer
booth was quite understandable. There were
lots of people from the
C8nadian side to be seen on
every hand.
While we are on the
abject of parades, we have
:a big one coming on
,S aturday in Rossland at our
J>ig festive showing of the
Jummer, Golden City Days.
The event, which opened on
Thursday evening with the
Queen's pageant, plus a
fireworks display kicks off
four days of everything one
could ask for in the way of
things to do.
· Friday will see the action
concentrated on the
museum and mine tours
p1us gold rush mining
claims at the old theatre lot.
There will be bingo at the
Eagles Hall in the evening
and a street dance from 8 to
11 p.m. and the Fireman's
Ball at the high school
starting at 9 p.m.
On Saturday the action
really heats up with the big
parade, the Golden City
Grind at 9 a.m., bike races,
kids' soccer, a rugby
tournament, kids' carnival
and the fall fair at the
arena. There will be a teen
dance at the high.school and
the Legion will have dances
C)D both Friday and SaturcJay evening .
• Sunday will see more bike
races, kids' soccer and kids'
SJ)Orts, sponsored by Local
480 and the always popular
Credit Union beef barbecue,
when you get down to study

JOJ' tt, reuas, I bet you'll have
a real good time.
One new event at this
year's celebration is the
mixed slo-pitch ball tournament to be held at Centennial Park over the
weekend. I'm not sure how
many teams are entered, I
know the Legion has one and
at one time inquiries were
coming in about this event
so we could have a pretty
good tourney.
Thirty-six retirees turned
out for Tuesday's round at
the upper course and Phil
Bateman was in charge. We
played low net and seven
balls were handed out.
Frank Blackwell headed the
list with a 30, followed by
Joe Rosse at 33 and Al
Turner at 34, a group of four
were tied at 35. They were E
Emil Kwasney, Bill Chartres, Rich Watkinson and
yours truly.
I haven't bad a chance to
ask him yet but I think Rich
and I will be taking care of
things next week and then
on Thursday we will be
taking a trip over to
Christina Lake to join those
fellows for an invitational
round.

I had a chance to talk to
Robby Martin on Saturday
evening about the Warriors.
Robby has been working out
with the hopefuls all summer and his comment as the
team takes up its dryland
training was, "Well, it will
be the youngest Warrior
club in a long time!" I'm
told that the ice will be
going in as soon as the fall
fair is over so we shall get a