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In Rossland today many
Jack also pointed out the
Two or three raffles are
people are pointing their conducted by the local ceiling in the curling rink
thoughts towards our city's hockey teams, to help has now been started. The
annual wing-ding, Golden replenish their coffers for present progress covers no.
City Days. This fall madcap the upcoming season along four sheet and will be consession has drawn a lot of with others run by the local tin~ as time and funds
permit, by the rink staff,
people to the Kootenays to fraternal organizations.
who, by the way, are putting
watch and participate in the
Always a big drawing card a new ceiling in the lobby on
various events.
is the one or more outlets the north end at the moment.
This is the time of year
where people may sit down
quite a nwnber of Rossland
I dropped up to the lounge
with their friends and
natives from all over try to
in the main Arena the same
quench their thirst while
day and was pleasantly
be present to meet new and
recounting the high spots of
surprised to see quite a
renew old friendships. The
their lives.
events held are many aQd
nwnber of our Retirees
varied but the one I think
Unlike the recent Sl~pitch enjoying a game of pool and
most people like to be Tournament, which was a cup of coffee. They meet
present for is the big parade, unfortunate to be plagued every Wednesday and
winding , around almost 20 with some terrible weather, Friday afternoon at 2
city blocks.
most everything connected o'clock. H you haven't been
I have heard it said by with the Golden City Days up there and are a retired
some viewers of parades can, if necessary, be moved person who likes to play
that, for the size of our town, indoors. Last year, if pool, shuffleboard, darts or
it is probably one of the best memory serves me whatever, feel free to drop
of its kind in the country. I'm correctly, we had some up there. You can get in by
in no position to argue with nasty moments at the start going up the steps on the
that point of view and of the parade but it got better north end and knocking on
probably wouldn't do so even as time progressed.
the door.
if I could.
Last week a couple of
Since this event started we .
have seen the incorporation people from our local curling
of the old Fall Fair into the organizations dropped in to
structure and this adds quite see the head of Rossland
Recreation, Jack Richarda lot to the original idea.
The Fall Fair is held in the . son, in connection with a
arena and today is a lot more letter received by various
than just a test of the various clubs around town from the
skills of our people. Gar- Regional District. It asked
dening, canning, cooking, people for ideas about how .
needlecrafts, were the our recreation facilities can
backbone of the old fair, and be improved.
Jack listened to Viv
are now embellished by a
variety of projects, including Thompson, president of the
an art show of no mean Ladies Afternoon, Club and
proportions, the presen- myself as a member of the
tations by our local Retirees Club, and gave us
youngsters of some of their an outline of projected
fine musical talents, games improvements to the lounge
of chance, and the op- area of the curling club.
portunity for merchants and There will be some imsalesmen from around the pressive changes there if
area to advertise their and when the funds become
available.
wares.

Pat Morris Day, this year
held at Birchbank, saw us
have the first really nice day
for golf in a long time. I rode
out with Gil Besso and
played with Bob Walley,
Fred Buccini and Phil
Leduc. We teed off on no. 1 at
8: 30 and were in the
clubhouse by 10 a.m. Gil and
Bernie Ferrey were in the
initial foursome off no. 10.
This week at the Upper
Course the competition was
"name your handicap and
match par". Seven of our
veteran players were able to
meet the challenge. They
were Bill Chartres, Tony
DeBiasio, Bernie Ferrey,
Clyde Nyman, Matt Mattson, Jim Scott, and Joe
Bielli.
Next week's competition
will be run by Herb Martin
and "Red" Ins. So, we can
sook for something special.
That's it for this week!