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One seasonal note before we get going on other
items for this week's report. Hazel Pengelly informed me today that a Mixed Bocce club meeting
will be held on Tuesday in the upper Legion Hall at
7:30 p.m. to organize coming summer activities of
the club. She·wanted it known to all potential li)occe
players the club plays two nights a week in the pits
situated alongside the Rossland Legion.
Remember, you don't have to be a Legion member
to participate, however don't forget you are more
than welcome to use the facilities of the club. There
are always ho.,ts to sign you in and help make your
visit enjoyable.
Now to golf. Last Thursday, Chris Cbristianson
and I took in the Retiree Day at the Birchbank
course and played the front nine with Doug
Rothwell and Jim Moynes. It was a change from
the Rossland course where we play most of the
time and quite enjoyable.
This week, at the upper course Rich Watkinson
and Percy Cutler will be in charge and Bart
Dudley, who is favoring one ankle, will be the
spare.
Winners last week: low gross went to Sammy
Anselmo while low net went to Roger McEown, Pat
Martin and Chief Buna. The high hidden hole on #7
was won by Joe Riley and bill Leaman took low
hidden hole on #10.
Joe Bielli stood up at the desk job with some
help from Bart Dudley. Everyone I talked to
thoroughly enjoyed the breakfast furnished by our
clubhouse cooks and I heard today they will keep
dishing out some goodies every Tuesday for the
same very reasonable charge. This adds a lot of
enjoyment for many of us. Our desk fee is still 50
cents and I'm told nobody gives us a hard time on
that score, which helps pay for our windup at the
close of the season.
So it will be good to say hello to a lot of guys
whom I have not seen for awhile and enjoy the
good company. Hot dogs and fries are on the menu

for this week with whatever you want to drink. Our
desk crews are all lined up for the next three

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This week's retiree day 'at the upper course
saw 66 on hand on a beautiful day. I got out with
the first foursome, Jim and Willie Scott and Wilf
Woodhouse, at 7:50 a.m. Winners in six competitions were: low gross, Jack Buchanan with a
43; Sam Anselmo also had a 43. Sam won a ball last
week, so he just gets his name in the paper and no
ball. In low net Vic Bordin had a 31 and in the
special categories, Russ Broughton won closest to
the pin on #5, Brick Bisaro had the least putts, 12;
Emil Kwasney had the long putt on #9 and Jack
MacDonald had a 9 for the high hidden hole, #6.
Quite a number of the guys enjoyed the hot dog,
dressing and bun and a green salad. Next week's
offering will be grilled ham and cheese sandwich
and fried spuds. Let's top the 70 mark next time
and enjoy Bill and Dave's goodies.
On Sunday I watched what may be the
forerunner in the field of competitive sports in
Rossland 8ll the Legion played host to a team of
snooker players from the Castlegar branch.
Four-man teams competed in the show and
played sixteen three1)art games. This is a roundrobin draw where every player played the opposing
teams' player in a three-game set. If any player
won two games at the start of a set there was no
further play. Rossland took 12 of the 16 games
played as Bert Pengelly and Rob Harrasin took
turns manning the desk, while playing on the
Rossland team. Rossland's other two players were
· Al Stinson and Clyde Gordon. They were playing
against Lome Ashton, Tom Flynn, Wayne Hurlburt
and Paul Myers of the Castlegar club. It is hoped
that this may turn into a real challenge among the
branches of the zone and both teams will be looking
for opposition to get it rolling.
As the hockey steamroller continues on, they
· are now down to four teams and the Stanley Cup
finals will soon be rolling your way with the
possibility of two Canadian teams battling.
And with that I'll say,
'Til next time, then!