6 - Trail Times - Friday, May 7, 1982

RECREATION 1
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PEPP-]ALK

Looking ahead to next and it's not a job for anyone
year's hockey season, who can't do that.
Rossland Junior Warriors
Who will it be? We have to
,ran into a snag of sorts at think about how things are
their annual meeting April with the club. The present
28. Doug Hinton, the past chaotic state of the country's
year's energetic young economy could be a factor in
manager, announced he is some candidates' decision to
stepping down from the post accept the job. I suppose
next winter. He cited his there are several young men
desire to take night classes with the necessary
in the fall and also to spend qualifications to hold down a
more time with his family.
job like this, but the sticker
The club will be ad- is will we be able to hold on
vertising for someone to fill to our bright young men if
Doug's shoes. Past the . economic situation
managers of the club have deteriorates any further?
You know, when one thinks
all been of the same type as
Doug, willing and very able about it, we have a number
in performing their duties.
of retired people in our town
The position is no cinch, a who have a lot of spare time
number of hard-nosed on their hands and could fill
decisions have to be made the bill. Maybe someone in

that category will come
forward to offer their services.
Anyway, while I was
speaking to Jim Markle on
this subject he passed along
the information that the·
KIJHL had held their annual
meeting in Spokane over the
weekend. Jim was re-elected
to the president's chair with
Wayne Edward the West
division vice-president and
Ian Currie of Creston to fill
that position for the East
division.
Donna Price is league
secretary again and Tom
Homersham of Kimberley
will carry on as treasurer.
Keith McFadyen of Nelson
will be back again as league
statistician and president
Markle has still to appoint a
referee-in-chief.
Grand Forks Border Bruins
did not show up at the
meeting, neither did the
Junior Smoke Eaters. No
explanation for these absences was given.
Grand Forks is faced
with unpaid fines and
assessments totalling some
$700 which have to be paid by
August 1 or their fanchise
will be suspended by the
league.
Nelson will play host to the
1982-83 all-star game, the

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showpiece of the KIJHL. It
was held in Creston last year
and the West won it.
Two scholarships donated
by the Jones Boys Marine in
Kaslo under a newly-formed
award program by the
league were won by
Rossland's Murray Walters
and Mike Hall of Cranbrook.
They are worth $250 each.
One sponsor has come
forward for 1982-83, they are
Chevron of Canada. One
more is still needed.
The league has adopted a
league jacket and it will be in
the colors of the New York
Rangers of the NHL.
The KIJHL has been one of
the fastest-growing leagues
in its category in Western
Canada. It has a wealth of
talent in its executive body
and some excellent young
talent on its teams. All in all
the league can look forward
to a really bright future.
Rossland's team in the
Trail Commercial Fastball
League, re-named Rossland
Legion, won their first
contest of the new season, a
14-4 win over Columbia
Pumping.
Talking of summer sports,
Rossland's Minor Soccer
program
is
really
burgeoning. This year over
200 kids are registered and

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the powers that be have
decided to withdraw from
the Trail league and form
their own.
This is certainly a major
departure. One of the main
snags in the way would have
to be the lack of playing
fields. Jubilee Park is
heavily used during any
summer season and alternate sites are being
examined. There are a
couple of other areas. One is
an extension at Jubilee to
make for another field
suitable for games in the
lower categories in minor
soccer and another is an
area in the Rossglen district
which will be examined and
possibly developed.