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The Rossland Warrior
camp is going extremely well,
according to Coach Doug
Buhr. Dryland training bas
been going on for a couple of
weeks now and on Saturday
morning the boys take to the
ice in the arena for the real
business.
There are five new faces in
camp and by the time you
read this there may be more.
I was introduced to three of
the boys last evening as they
were at work helping the
coach clean out a warehouse.
The three are from the
Okanagan and are Mike
Bolton, Martin Lizotte and
Rocky Ponton, all goodlooking, cl~ut youngsters
whom Coach Buhr bas hopes
of welding into a team along
with bis local hopefuls.
There are two other boys in
town, too. They are Mike
Stegman and Bart Camaratta
who have come all the way
from Bay City, Mich. to try
out for our Warriors.
r must say Jim Markle
must have put together a
pretty convincing proposal to
attract young men to travel
half-way across a continent to
try our way of living and a
chance to play hockey in a
town whose fame as a winter

DOUGBUHR

. .. some new faces
playground must be spread
far and wide.
These youngsters are here
because they want to play
hockey. There have been no
promises of a spot on the
team; that they have to earn.
I understand they are billeted
with local famillies and will
see the camp out and try for a
spot on the roster or leave and
go back where they came
from.

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We wish them all the best of
luck in their endeavors, and
hope they stay to skate in
Ros.,land's red and white
livery this season and
perhaps stay on to play again.
Rouland bas seen many of its
citizens of the past and today
come here to play a sport and
stay on.
Yes, indeed, the ice Desi
promised us is up there now
and before we know it the
hockey season will be upon
us. The effort the committee
is putting out to attract new
adherents to watching local
hockey, as opposed to the 1V
variety, is, I am told,
beginning to bear fruit. A
very ambitious program is in
the works and will be on sale
for the first exhibition game.
We may as well face it,
summer as we have known it
in 1980 is fast fading into fall
and the time bas just about
arrived when we in Rossland
start to think of skis, curi!!!S_
brooms and hockey sticks, put
away the golf clubs and, or,
tennis racquets and start
looking for the first signs of
snow on the surrounding
peaks.
The other day I was
working in the vicinity of Lido

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Bertoia's house. Lido came
over and banded me a black
envelope containing pictures
taken when Rossland's
Centennial Park was under
construction.
The pictures are clear and
show a number of the people
who took part in the
development of a veritable
wasteland and turned it into
something we in Rossland can
be proud of, a very fine ball
park, which bas evolved over
the years into one of the best i
the area.
The Play-for-Fun people
along with the people who
play Commercial ball are
hoping to further add to its
attractiveness in the coming
years by putting in some sort
of .seating, possibly covered.
This will be a big plus for an
already great sport facility in
our town.
But again, I stray from my
intent, which was to recall the
names of some of the people
who took part in the effort to
build a park in Rossland.
As is always the case in
references of this kind,
someone is going to be left
out. I am going by a short
resume given me by Henry
Matthews, who, along with
Lido, is pictured on the job
when it was all starting.
Along with them we have
pictures showing such notable
Rouland volunteers as Jack
Molyneux, Bev Berry, Jim
Leckie, Ed Caswell, Phil Neal
and Kenny Stanton.
I could probably name an
extra dozen, but in this case,
the thought will take them
back to something they did
which turned out worthwhile;
payment enough, in my book.
An

invitation

which

be

5f!f,
will see the girls visit Nakusp
Sept. 24, Selkirk Oct. 8 and
Grand Forks Oct. 22. Sandwiched in between will be
bome fixtures with L. V.
Rogers, Sept. 29, 4:30 p.m.
and Stanley Humphries, Oct.
15,4p.m.
Exhibitions will be played
against KLO from Kelowna in
the Okanagan centre Sept. 26'll and a visiting Summerland
team at 4 p.m. Oct. 4.
Oct. 18-19 it's the Senior
Invitational at Castlegar
where six teams from around
the province will contest the
trophy. Along with Rouland
tbere will be teams from L. V.
Rogers, Stanley Humphries,
Delta, Carson Graham and
Salmon Arm. Oct. ?.5 it will
be the West Kootenay playoffs
in Grand Forks and Oct. 31
and Nov. 1 the provincials will
also be played in the boundary town.
Peter's younger girls also
have a couple of dates. Sept.
'l1 they have a Junior Invitational, also in Castlegar,
in which Rossland's junior
misses will tangle with teams
from Salm~. Beaver Valley,
Kinnaird, Stanley Humphries
and Okanagan.
Oct. ?.5 junior playoffs for
15-and-under, plus grade 8,
will take place and once again
the venue is Grand Forks.
Thank you, Peter, I hope to
take in some of your games.
You must be doing quite a job
with your young people.

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looking, clean-:cut youngsters
whom Coach Buhr bas hopes
of welding into a team along
with his local hopefuls.
There are two other boys in
town, too. They are Mike
Stegman and Bart Camaratta
who have come all the way
from Bay City' Mich. to try
out for our Warriors.
must say Jim Markle
must have put together a
pretty convincing proposal to
attract young men to travel
half-way across a continent to
try our way of living and a
chance to play hockey in a
town whose fame as a winter

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OOUGBUIIR

••• some new faces
playground must be spread
far and wide.
These youngsters are here
because they want to play
hockey. There have been no
promises of a spot on the
team; that they have to earn.
I understand they are billeted
with local familiies and will
see the camp out and try for a
spot on the roster or leave and
go back where they came
from.

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very ambitious program ls in
the works and will be on sale
for the first exhibition game.
We may as well face it,
summer as we have known it
in 1980 is fast fading into fall
and the time bas Just about
arrived when we in Rossland
start to think of skis, curlg_
brooms and hockey sticks, put
away the golf clubs and, or,
tennis racquets and start
looking for the first signs of
snow on the surrounding
peaks.
The other day I was
working in the vicinity of Lido

----------attractiveness in the camlng

years by putting in some IIOl't
of .seating, possibly covered.
This will be a big plus for an
already great sport facility in
our town.
But again, I stray from my
intent, which was to recall the
names of some of the people
who took part in the effort to
build a park in Rossland.
As Is always the case in
references of this 'ltllld,
someone is going to be left
out. I am going by a short
resume given me by Henry
Matthews, who, along .with
Lido, is pictured on the Job
when it was all starting.
Along with them we have
pictures showing such notable
Rossland volunteers as Jack
Molyneux, Bev Berry, ·Jim
Leckie, Ed Caswell, Phil Neal
and Kenny Stanton.
I could probably name an
extra dmen, but in this case,
the thought will take them
back to something they did
which turned out worthwhile;
payment enough, in my book.
An

invitation

which

he

mended to me back in the

Three of the many people who helped construct Rossland's Centennial ball
park come up against a minor stumbling block. The trio are (from left) Jack
Molyneux, Phil Neal and Ken Stanton.

spring bas been renewed by a
letter from Pets' Sinclair.
Peter also sent along a
schedule for his girls' field
hockey team, a group of girls
of whom he is Justly proud.
His invitation was that I come
out and watch his girls in
action.
The fall is the traditional
time of year for field hockey
and this season's schedule
started Wednesday, Sept. 17,
when the girls are hosta to J.
L. Crowe from Trail at 4 p.m.
at Jubil~ Park. League pla_y

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Delta, Canon Graham and
Salmon Arm. Oct. 7.5 it will

be the West Kootenay playoffs
in Grand Forks and Oct. 31
and Nov. 1 the provincials will
also be played in the bolUldary town.
Peter's younger girls also
have a couple of dates. Sept
'n they have a Junior Invitational, also in Castlegar,
in which Rossland's Junior
misses will tangle with teams
from Salmq, Beaver Valley,
Kinnaird, Stanley Humphries
and Okanagan.
Oct. 7.5 Junior playoffs for
15-and-under, plus grade. 8,
will take place and once again
the venue is Grand Forks.
Thank you, Peter, I hope to
take in some of your ~es.
You must be doing quite a Job
with your young people.