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During the past week I had left in Kamloops on tlie tourney. They beat • Prince experience in provincial
a chance to talk at some return trip as he took sick George 6-4 in that one which play, I think we should give
length with Maurice with what was thought to be was refereed by none other all those who took part in the
MacArthur, the manager of an attack of appendicitis but than Doug Gray, formerly of tournament a great big "A"
Rossland's representative turned out to be a stomach Castlegar.
for effort.
team in the provincial Pee ailment. He is now home and
The boys take off again
Then came consecutive
Wee playoffs held last week OK.
losses to Courtenay-Comox this weekend, this time it's a
In the Qpening game, and Kamloops, 9-4 and 12-3 combined House League and
in Fort St. John.
That was some trip they against the host team, the respectively and the boys Tier One Pee Wee tourney in
undertook, 2,000 miles with a boys were leading 3-2 in the wound up with five points, Femie and we wish them
fully"-loaded bus can second period before the good for sixth place over-all lots of luck.
Before we drop the subdefinitely put a lot of strain effects of the trip caught up in the eight-team roundject, we want to say to the
on everyone concerned. with them and they lost 10-3; robin tourney.
There were 15 players, 19 the next outing was an a.a tie
parents who went along at no
Maurice tells me that Fort liWe cost to themselves on
parents, plus two coaches against Cranbrook in a game
St. John is a fantastic hockey that long trip, "You're great
and manager, all under the which saw penalties galore.
care of Nell Murdoch who
Next was a 12-4 win over town and that the people are people, I don't know what the
always comes up with a Kitimat in a comparatively terrific hosts. He said Gary kids would do without you."
better-than-average driving easy outing, then came an Neilson, the tournament
11-2 loss to the North Shore director, was very helpful in
job.
Curling has finished in
The journey was made in Winter Club of Vancouver. every way. The only fiy in
two legs each way with · Rossland took eight the ointment was the fact Rossland, the ice is being
overnight stops at Prince penalties in this one to North that Rossland was called taken out of the arena and
George going up and Shore's five. Their fifth upon to play every morning the brooms are stashed, the
Williams Lake on the return game was one of their best at 8 which meant the boys silverware has been handed
and was to prove to be their had to be out of bed around out and we can prepare for a
trip.
summer of golf, or what
One of the boys had to be last winning effort of the six to be ready.
Rossland's big scoring line have you.
of Tony Bobbitt, Dallas
The Retirees' Club had its
Drake and Kenny MacAr- windup last Friday, a really
thur was a big factor great meal put on by Freddy
scoring-wise accounting for and Viv Thompson ably
a large percentage of the assisted by Tullio Lenarteam's points; Greg Schuck, duzzi and Marge Rosse.
Leon Turnbull and Kevin
The silverware was
Bourchier were a good handed out with Norm
checking combination while Harry, Richie Watkinson
Lyle Simm, Darrel Fry and . and Jack Mitchell being the
Greg Holm made up the big winners, but George
third line.
Dyson in his usual inimitable
Pat Corrado, Colin Eaton, style saw to it that everyone
Tom Feeney and Dan Castle was noticed with all kinds of
were the defence which was fun prizes.
hard-pressed a lot of the
Just imagine, a box of
time and Larry Simm and aspirin, for yours truly. And
Darrin Lloyd provided the there were lots of others in
last line of defence. The boys the same vein.
were outscored 46 to 38 overMeanwhile the women's
all.
club, whom we haven't
John Stanton and Jim reported on very much this
Drake were the coaches winter, gave me a resume of
responsible and Ron Lloyd their season, courtesy Fanny
was the trainer. For the first Albo. They had a pot-luck

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supper with 26 members
present to start their windup, followed by a short
business meeting chaired by
Dorothy Fin es, club
president, who thanked all
her committees for their
help during the past season.
Bonspiel chairman Fanny
Albo gave her report and
thanked all who contributed
to the task. Slate of officers
for the coming season was
read by Lee-Ann Paul, and
are as follows: president,
Dorothy Fin es; vicepresident, Lee-Ann Paul;
secretary, Terry Lyster;
treasurer, Gert Sandulescu·
one-day spiel, Viv Thompson; . social, Ede Harasm;
press, Fanny Albo; Zone
convener, Marge Rosse; ice
Irene Brennan; prizes,
Dorothy Albo ; bonspiel
chairman, Ruth Dougan.
Prizes for four trophies
were then presented. I have
been given the full rinks but
space will not allow.
The Cominco trophy was
won by Helen Ling with
Marge Rosse second, the
Seccombe trophy went to
Fanny Albo with Ede
Harasin in second spot, the
same two women led their
rinks to !iimilar positions in
play for the Smart Trophy
and in the Haden-Capalbo
Trophy it was Helen Ling
again, this time Fanny Albo
was second.
After the presentations a
mini-spiel was held with
Dorothy Fines taking first
and Marge Rosse second.
To use Fannie's own
words, "This brings to an
end a season of fun, friendship and exercise." You
can't do much better than
that.