On Saturday evening after the Rossland-Beaver
Valley hockey game I dropped in for a drink and ran
into a gentleman who related a rather unhappy
story tome.
Some of my readers may remember that I
wrote some nice things about a young lady who
looked like she might go a long way in the world of
swimming. Pam Baines swept everything that was
available to her as a youngster but now she can only
indulge in the sport as a pasttime because of
medical problems, her father Winston tells me.
When one thinks of such a thing happening to
such a brilliant young Canadian prospect it sort of
gives you a rather sad feeling. It's just one of those
painful happenings, but why does it have to happen
to one so young and eager to excell at something she
enjoyed more than anything? We shall never understand the way that the fates work, I guess. I
extend to Pam my hopes for a speedy recovery.
On the subject of hockey, I see where the
Western International Hockey League has shifted
with such teams and Brooks and Banff now entered
in the league. This is quite a shift since it used to be
centred on Trail and Rossland in the West and

Kimberley and Cranbrook in the East. Quite a
switch, but I guess the Kootenays ~•t raise the
enthusiasm or the money which are quite necessary
to run a successful operation.
Our Retirees Curling Club is getting along quite
well, seventh games were played Tuesday, I'm
writing this in the morning and two games in this
competition will be played after lunch. I may get the
results from those, they are between Fred Munro
and Phil Bateman who have identical records of
three wins and three losses each. In games this
morning it was Angus Popplewell 5-1-1 over Bob
Stevenson 1-6, Dan Burnett 3-1-3 beat out Russ
Broughton 3-1-3, Norm Harry 5-2 beat Roy Fines 3-13 and in the other contest Bert Morrow 4-3 beat our
Jake Lilburn 2-5.
Everyone is having a good time and that's what
it's all about, isn't it? So the standings show Popplewell on top with Harry a close second, Morrow at
4-3 is next with a log jam next, Broughton, Fines and
Burnett all at 3-1-3, Lilburn is 2-5 and Stevenson is
bringing up the rear with one win in seven games.
Now I'll say,
'Til next time, then!