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Thinking back the other
day to the time I started
penning this column I
picked on one clue that
started me thinking. The
lad that was doing The
Times sports then
previously worked for the
old Rossland Miner but, for
whatever it's worth, I
couldn't come up with his
name.
Anyway, I remembered I
had been doing a column
for the Miner and Fred
White at the time the
building was torched and
life on the paper became
hectic. For a time, we did
our writing at home and the
paper maintained an office
from which all the material
was sent to Cranbrook
printed there and returned.
Bill Taylor ran the papers
in Kimberley and Cranbrook and he'd come over
and visit us to see how
things were going.
Finally, we moved over
to the vestibule of the
bowling alley in Rossland
and after some months
there, I remember it was
on my 60th birthday I
received a letter from Bill
telling me my services
were no longer needed as
they were closing up shop
in Rossland.
The young fellow who
was doing sports asked me
one day if I would like to
write a column to see how it
would fit into The Times. I
sent him a sample; he
devised the heading and
Pepp-Talk was born. I
think the year was 1973 but
I'm not sure what month it
was.
However, this is all
leading up to the main
subject of this week's tale.
The year, 1975, saw the
city take over the running
of
recreation
and
formed the commission
that has been in place since

it took over from the the proximity of the old
Rossland Civic Activities cemetery. I haven't seen it
Association, which had yet but I'm told the work is
done that job up to that already under way. It
time.
should be all right in that
Lloyd McLellan was the area as it would get the full
Recreation Director in the benefit of hours of sunearly going. I'm not sure shine. I happened by the
whether he was the first. I park at Black Bear on
believe we had another Sunday and it has a way to
fellow come in from out of go before it will be playable
town for a short time, but if and there is also a lot of
that was so, the name snow still around on the
escapes me. Lloyd com- Lions' campground.
bined the job with that of
I have at hand the latest
Warrior coach for several report on upcoming acseasons until he got tivities of Rec-Rossland for
another job with the school Spring '84. There is quite a
district. It was then that good mixture of programs
the present director came one can take up. There's a
upon the scene. Jack rundown of the programs
Richardson, also a local you may pick out if your
boy, took over.
taste is for something
The preent board, which diffenent: archery under
is responsible for the Bud Muffly at the arena
operation of Recreation until May 24, 7-9 p.m. with
Rossland is chaired by all equipment provided for
Gerry Riemer, a local a nominal sum; ten-speed
business woman, and is bike clinic with Ray von
backed up by Jean Cor- Diebitsch at the high school
mack, representing the parking lot; summer
school board and Bob soccer school for boys and
Steckle, representing the girls 6-16 years with a fee
city. Other members of the that includes instruction,
board are Doug Hinton, ball and T-shirt. This last
who spends a lot of time program is sponsored by
helping run minor hockey Warfield, Trail and
and the Warriors, Shirley Rossland, along with B.C.
Donald and Henry Salomon Soccer Association and will
de Friedberg, while Babs take place at Warfield's
Bourchier is the secretary.
Haley Park.
One of the projects with
Also on the menu are jazz
which the commission is dance at the Rossland high
concerned right now is the school, instruction by
building of a soccer field in Brenda Naccarato;

physical pursuit at the
Miners Hall under Resa
Bourchier; musexercise by
Meg Meredith, also at the
high school; creative dance
with Suellen Thomson and
tennis with John Clark.
This last includes various
categories and will begin in
June.
While you may be aware
of all these offerings, I
wanted to point out this is
just the spring session and
activities in season are
being promoted by our
Recreation Commission all
year round. The whole
program is a tribute to the
job these people are doing.
All they ask is for us to
participate.
Well, the Flames gave it
a good shot by taking the
Oilers to seven games. Our
two local boys, Bozek and
Kromm were much in
evidence as the Calgary
team gave it a great try but
came .up a couple of goals
short. I'm hoping the
Canadiens continue the
kind of hockey they showed
against Quebec. It would be
nice to see a Canadian
team take the Stanley Cup
once more.
Our Legion dart players
returned from their trip to
Squamish but I've not seen
any of them to· talk to, so
that will have to wait until
next week.
Till next time, then!