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Well, I got in my first
round on Friday of last
week. Bart Dudley, Carl
Osing and myself went out
to Birchbank, where the
course was in excellent
condition for so early in the
season and it was
reasonably crowded.
Gordie Fergusson was
busy taking memberships
and aMouncing the order
on the first tee, selling
buckets of balls for guys
who wished to practice
hitting before venturing on
to the course.
On number one we were
joined by Bill Chartres of
Trail, who was also making
his first start and our
scores, when we completed
nine, were not that good but
not that bad for a bunch of
so-called sand-baggers.
Bill had 49, Bart a 52, I a 53
and Carl 56. Triple bogies
on one hole or another hurt
all of us.
It will be a while before
our Upper layout gets out
of the grips of winter.
Maybe later this month!
Thursday night of last
week, we held our retirees'
wind-up curling party at
the Legion and it went off
1 quite well. A great roast
beef supper was served,
with all the trimmings, by
the Legion ladies and we
got down to the presentation of awards to the
rinks who won the three
events we held this past
season.
The Arnold VaMess rink;
with Gil Besso third, Dick
Vermiere second and
newcomer Lou Freeman
lead, took the trophy for the
first competition, the ScottMolyneux award.
The Legion trophy went
to the Angus Popplewell

rink, with Jack Hook in
third spot, Dick Vermiere
second and Leo Lawlis
lead. This was for first
place in our second competition.
And in the third competition the club trophy
went to the Bob Stevenson
rink. Bob had Cleve
Cowland at third, Larry
Prough second and Chuck
Harkness lead. After the
presentation, Chuck was
said to have remarked to
someone, "Now, perhaps
they will believe I'm a
curler. That's two trophies
this season I have my name
on."
The club recognized the
rink that represented the
club in the over-60
playdowns in Trail earlier
in the season. Angus
Popplewell,
Russ
Broughton, Cleve Cowland
and Gil Besso were
members of that foursome.

The evening continued in
a light vein with Jock Irvin
and Clyde Nyman leading
the way in the joke-telling
department. Some 60
curlers were present for
the festive event.
While still on the subject,
the Eagles held their
AMual Northwest Bonspiel
in Nelson March 24-25, with
Aeries from Nelson, Trail,
Kamloops, Calgary and
Rossland taking part.
Number 10 Aerie from
Rossland was represented
by the Jon Hohn rink with
wife Gail, third and Dave
and Frances Smith second
and lead. This rink palced
third in "B". Also along to
represent number 10 was
the Jack MacDonald rink.
Eileen MacDonald was
third. Tyrone and Mickie

Laybourne and Gerard
Stanton.
In the Atom division,
where Lou DeRosa and
Doug Hickey were the
coaches, Gary Westbury
was thanked for his help
during the season. Members of the White Knight
team earning most improved and most sportsman-like citations were
Michael McQueen and Noel
Salsiccioli respectively. On
the Redwing team, Aaron
McFarland was most
improved and Brett
Johnson most sportPresident
Gordon smanlike. Over-all,
Turnbull
welcomed trophies in the Atoms were
everyone. Included among won by Chad Brandt, most
them was Mayor Jenks, improved and Aaron
who said he was honored to McQueen, most sportbe among Rossland's smanlike.
young ambassadors and
In the Pee Wee division,
wished them well.
coach Geoff Chambers
President Turnbull also presented medallions to
presented a medallion to
Alan Shook as most
Greta Cox. Greta was sportsmanlike, Gary
named a most valuable
Johnson and Billy Moyle as
person in honor of her
most improved. In this
many years of service to division, trophies are given
the youngsters of Rossland to the most sportsmanlike
in her position in the box- and most valuable· and
office and on the mike to · Michael McNeil took the
monitor skating sessions.
MS and Chris DeRosa the
Referee-in-chief Bob MV.
Sherwood thanked all his
The most improved was
assistants and said it had not presented this year as
been an excellent season.
there was no midget team
On to the presentations. but best over-all was
The novice group, youngest Michael Sipes.
In the Bantam division,
and largest group, 32 in
number, were all presented coaches Gary Hohnes and
with a RMH T-shirt. Coach Blaine McCuaig presented
Joe Zanussi thanked his five medallions to Mark
brother Bob and John McAuley and Craig Holm,
Stanton, along with several MIP's Greg Hohnes and
Junior Warriors who had Gary Eaton MS's and Greg
assisted him during the Paolini as most valuable.
season. Medallions of
And another successful
achievement were earned season has gone into the
by Warren Rosse, Michael books. All we can say is,
Williams, Jason Zanussi, "Well done, all of you!"
And, till next week, then!
Bill Profili,
Logan
Slubowski played second
and lead This rink did not
place.
Turning to hockey,
Rossland Minor Hockey
Association held their
wind-up banquet March 28,
at the high school. It was a
happy, if noisy, affair. A
supper of spaghetti and
meat balls was served by
the team mothers assisted
by Don Lenarduzzi. These
kids, young and full of vim
and what-have-you, really
approved of this and made
their thanks known to all.