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Rossland ' s Bantam
representative in the
provincial hockey playoffs at
Fernie this week got off to a
flying start taking their first
two contests by comfortable
margins.
I had a little phone chat
this morning with Judy
Castle who just returned
from the scene and she told
me all the boys are up for
every game.

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Valley progress in the . six-end games and earn
KIJHL with a lot of interest points towards the chamsince the day they broke in pionship for the 1983 season.
and I must say the people The format will be the same
responsible for this team of as usual for one-day 'spiels.
youngters deserve a lot of One point for each end won
credit.
and two for a victory,
Well, the Legion One-Day making a possible eight a
'spiel is going to be a big one. game or 24 in total.
Angus Popplewell has
succeeded in getting the
All the , usual amenities
required 1>9dies, (64) to will be on hand. Food for the
make up a pretty'good day's hungry and some refreshcurling for all concerned. ments to help out along the
1 have watched Beaver Each team will play three way. It's surprising how dry

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a feller can get after a sixend Qattle out there on the
ice.
This will spell "fini" to the
curling season for 1983. For
our group of retirees it has
been a never ending source
of entertainment. Some of us
get a little more involved
than others, but everyone
has really lived up to bis
commitments and it has
made the arranging of individual games and extra
events a not-so-hard task.
Our penny-a-point collection
for all games has reached
astronemical heights in the
• past season and our coffee
: and beer klatches have also
brought in good earnings
thanks to the efforts of our
maitre-d', "Doc" Halladay.
And I must say a word
here for the efforts of our
president, Angus, and his
right hand man, treasurer
Dick Cotton. I would imagine
Dick's financial report will
be about as thorough a job of
bookkeeping as any group
could ask for.
Oh, don't forget the 69ers
hockey tourney in the arena
to wind up a busy season in
that direction. I hear that the
brand of hockey is expected
to be pretty high. So get up
there and enjoy it and
everything that goes with il
And now to wind up, my
golf season has started.
Thirty-six hole.. in two days
at Birchbank gives me a
pretty fast start for the
coming season. It's great out
there, just great. I'd like to
thank Richie Watkinson,
Percy Cutler and Carl
Seefeldt for their companionship and congratulate
my old chum, Bob Glover,
for his hole-in-one on 14 the
other day. I hear the
celebration was well 'above
average.