Two events have occupied my attention over
the past week. On Tue~y
morning last week our
rink, composed of Bert
Morrow, Bart Dudley, John
Bruce and myself went
over to Nelson where we
spent three days curling in
the Over-60 bonspiel. We
won only one out of six
games played, but we had a
really good time doing it!
The accommodation at the
Lord Nelson was excellent
as was the ice at the Nelson
Arena. Our off-ice time was
used to the utmost and the
banquet on Wednesday
night was out of this world!
As was expected, the
Stone and McAulay rinks
form Trail were the only
two to go through the 'spiel
with unbeaten records.
They will have to meet
sometime to establish a rep
to go fo North Vancouver
for the B.C. playoffs. On
the Stone rink it was Roy
skip, John Cameron third,
Reg Stone second, and Bill
Forrest lead. While
McAulay had John Jarret
playing third, Bill Kassian
second, and George Shaw
throwing the lead rocks.
The Stone rink got quite a
shock in their last game
when the Frank Hill rink of
Nelson took them right to
the last rock before losing.
Meanwhile, the McAulay
rink had to stand off a
challenge from the Tim
Timbrell rink of Trail.
One other rink from
Rossland went over, Angus
Popplewell had Russ
Broughton, Gil Besso and
Cleve Cowland and won
four our of six games,
losing only to the Stone rink
and the George Beaudry
rink of Nelson.
My connection with this
tourney dates back to its

inception. I work with the this tourney, Fred Jenner.
scorekeeping crew and Fred and his brother Ken
love every minute of it. have played hockey since
This tourney is unique in they were big enough to
the way it is run. Starting stand up. Just this past
at 8 p.m. Friday night there weekend they were terribly
are three games of saddened by the loss of
straight-time hockey with their father, a long-time
no rest periods between the friend of mine and many
stanzas.
other Rosslanders, Art
The other event which Jenner. In respect for Art's
took up a good part of the memory a short silence
past weekend was the was held before the "A"
Labatts ninth annual Play- championship game.
I would like to go on
For-Fun hockey tourrecord
as saying that a lot
nament held in the
Rossland arena. This event of credit is coming to Joe
saw teams from Trail, McLean and his group for
Castlegar, Creston, Beaver putting together a really
Valley, Kaslo, Spokane, fine tournament. "Thanks
Campbell River and fellas!"
Coming up at the curling
Rossland take part in a 21game tourney. It was one of rink in Rossland is the
the high spots in Rossland's mixed curling club's oneday 'spiel on March 10. You
sports calendar.
may sign up at the rink for
In this year's tourney this event or call Jim
there were only four games Bateman at 362-5983 by
that you could call one- March 6. Three six-end
sided, and the Campbell games will be played and
River team, with four or the fee is $10 per person.
five Rossland grads on it,
During the past weekend
was in three of them. These a darts tournament was
boys also took the "A" final held at the Legion Branch
over the Rossland Skidders No. 14 clubrooms with 40
6-2. In the "B" final it was people in attendance from
the Kaslo Burners edging Trail, Castlegar, Thrums
out the Trail Hawks 5-4. and Rossland. Competition
The "C" final went to a was triple knockout and
shoot-out before the Rex first place went to Frank
Hotel took out the Beaver Wieler and Neil Denisoff of
Valley Blades 7-6.
Thrums, second place went
One feature of the to Dennis Hirons and Iris
tourney this year which Moore and third place went
was new, and met with a lot to Wes Nadiger and Kim
of approving comment, Gilles, all of Rossland.
was the establishment of a High men's score went to
most sportsmanlike player Wayne Delio and high
award - in memory of ladies' score went to
Mark McCormack who Mickey Morrow with 133
passed away this past year and 115 respectively.
and had previously played
And in closing, don't
in this tourney. The first forget the big garage sale
winner, and very deser- being held by the Branch
vedly so, was a former No. 14 ladies in the Lower
teammate of Mark's, one of Legion Hall this Saturday.
the fine young men who
And with that I'll say, till
represented Ross!and in next time then!