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The past weekend was
indeed a hectic one. The
weather was not on its best
behavior, roads were
slippery in spots. The 11th
was certainly not a day
when one would have gone
marching if one bad their
perference. But taken all in
all it was a very pleasant
time, enjoyed, I'm sure, by
everyone who took part in
our Remembrance Day
service.
One of the things which
made this memorable was
having our American
friends with us. By the time
we arrived at the Legion
there was a piper to greet
us at the door with some of
Scotland's poignant music.
His name, Greg Berglund.
Big and bearded, be is a
typical type to be playing
the pipes and be does it
well.
Later the boys from the
Trail Pipe Band arrived
and rendered a number of
the good old marching
tunes. The appearance of
these lads in their kilts and
finery is always a welcome

sight and their music is
beloved by us all.
Then came Dick Wayling
and bis piano renditions
made a lot of the people in
attendance join in the
singing and some danced
as well. The ladies of the
auxiliary bad spent a
number of hours preparing
a really delicious stew
which really bit the spot
when we finally got down to
enjoy it.
I think one could say the
real highlight of the
weekend was the presence
in our midst of our friends
from across the border.
Some came as early as
Friday and then streamed
in from their bus early
Saturday to take part in the
scheduled exchange of
flags on Saturday evening.
There were twenty-six
people in all in the
American party.
The flag exchange
ceremony was quite an
impressive undertaking
and was carried out at 8
on Saturday evening in
the Legion clubr,o om.

President Bernie Fourt
started it off by saying bow
happy be·was to have our
friends from Deer Park
honor us by coming to take
part in our services and
celebrations. He then
presented the Canadian
Flag to Quartermaster
Ralph Roulson of the Deer
Park, Wash., Veterans of
Foreign Wars (VFW) Post
and in turn received the
Stars and Stripes from
Commander Jack Luclti, of
the same post.
He then announced the
two units were now sister
branches and hopes we
would be seeing a lot more
of one another. The key, be
said, was that both countries are essentially the
same and hoped they would
stay that way.
The final act of the
ceremony was a presentation made to Tami Verdel
of Deer Park by President
Ina Austin of the L.A. and
Dorothy Gyte, Zone Deputy
Chairman. It was in honor
of Tami's recent marriage.
She and her husband spent
their boneym~n up here

in Canada and from all
reports, enjoyed themselves immensely.
On Sunday morning, the
weather as I said was not at
its best. But a packed
clubroom heard Rev. Don
Jackson, Legion Padre
conduct the service before
we moved out on parade to
the cenotaph for that part
of the service. The laying of
the
wreaths
by
representatives of the
various organizations, and
the reading of the honor
roll. The two little girls who
did a find job on the Last
Post and the piper doing an
equally good job on bis part
of it.
Then it was back to the
Legion to join our friends
until it came time for them
to leave us with an offer to
return their visit in early
spring, an offer that we
can't turn down.
On Friday afternoon I
bad an enjoyable hour as I
attended Rossland Junior
High for their Remembrance Day program. It's
getting to be as much a
part of my celebration as

any other facet of the whole
weekend. I've spoken to the
youngsters up there on four
different occasions now
and I seem to enjoy it more
each time.
Now to something different, the word has come
down that Castlegar
branch has settled on a
program to run the Legion
Zone Bonspiel this season.
From Jim Schuck comes
word that the event will
take place on the weekend
of January 19 and a small
change in the format will
see eight-end games played
in all competitions dowp to
~ fours. This, I'm told is
necessary because of other
commitments at the
Castlegar rink.
Another event takes
place at the Branch No. 14
club this Sunday, a Grey
Cup brunch is planned and
tickets are on sale now at
$3.50 each. There will be
eating from 10 a.m. till
noon and then the game on
TV with refreshments to be
available.
And with that we'll say,
Till next time.