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In no way can anyone call moods. She'd tease them KIJHL playoffs are mosUy present, and third, comme a ski buff. Sure I love to with sunshine early in the as expected except of course petition, the fourth will be
watch it from a nice easy morning then about the time the Nelson-Trail series. rotation style and will
chair with a side order of the races were due to start CasUegar has quite a job on possibly be somewhat
Kokanee or Old Style, but she'd clamp down with that their hands if they are going curtailed, depends on what
you could count the times band of impenetrable fog to knock off the Nite Hawks time is left.
Last Wednesday, three
I've been up to the mountain half-way up the mountain as does Spokane if they are
during the skiing season on and keep it there until to take out Columbia Valley. five-man rinks went to Trail
the fingers of one hand. A everyone got tired of Cranbrook should take Elk and Phil Bateman, Amie
couple of those were during waiting. And, she kept it up Valley but they will have VaMess and Dan Burnett
last year's Winter Games all week too.
their hands full. Nelson's two did the skipping honors. Phil
when we were doing some
Anyway, they finally got wins over Trail were pretty came close to upsetting his
traffic control. My other the big race in on Sunday decisive, but the fact they opponent and Amie had his
ventures on the slopes of Red and I guess you'd have to say got one win away as well as chances, but Dan's crest
were to pick huckleberries, that it went the way it was at home, gives them a little didn't have too much luck
way back in 1952-52. I wat- expected to go with the top leverage. By the time you and took quite a trimming
ched the jumpers on the seeds finishing 1-2-3 in the read this the Canucks will from Herb Swanson's crew,
slope above the reservoir standings.
either be in fourth place or but what the heck, we had
and across the highway.
My old chum, Ralph mired further in the cellar fun anyway and that's what
Anyway that is all Berry, ~ed along some with time running out.
Retirees sports are all about.
prepatory to my reason for news about one of his
Now to curling. FaMy You'll notice I'm looking
writing this, I would like to favorite
grandchildren. Albo passed along the forward to golf with . that
offer some words of sym- Willie Anderson travelled to following on Ladies af. remark.
pathy to Bob Steckle and Europe this past few months temoon . curling. The SecNext week or the week
Ron Ross and all those to take part in a tournament combe Trophy, their third
after
I'll have a bit of
people who worked so hard in Finland. On the trip the competition, has been
to make the Shell Cup the team played a game or two completed with the following nostalgia for you. As Trailbest ever and then were in Leningrad, U.S.S.R. The rinks coming out on top. The Rossland's long-time amdealt such a low blow by the way Ralph tells it, Willie was Irene BreMan rink with bassador of sport, Joe Haley,
takes a look back along the
weather.
not in any way impressed Marg Rosse, third, Ruth
You know, of late I have with what he saw in the Dougan, second and Janet road he travelled to fame
had pretty good reason to Soviet Union.
Westbury, lead took first and some of the people from
notice at first hand the way
place while Dottie Albo's that same era.
They won their games but foursome, with Dorothy
On Monday a couple of
that the gent known as
Father Time works. Despite the conditions off the ice left Fines, third; Jessie Skinner, visitors to the Shell Cup from
any setbacks that might be a lot to be desired. Ap- second and Fran Hootz, lead Banff dropped by the Legion.
placed in his path he mar- parenUy the housing was were in the runner-up spot.
Some of the local members
ches inexorabley onward, I always cold and second-rate.
The women will now go had a very interesting tour
understand too that he has a The meals were very poor into their last competition of talking with Glen and
close liason with that other and Willie says they were the season. For the Haden- Margorie Baillie, an enchap sometimes called the constanUy under the eye of Capalbo Trophy, this will terprising couple who
Grim Reaper. However, armed police wherever they wind up a season during operate two businesses in the
when these two guys put it went. Incidentally, it was in which they struggled along mountain city. They told us
all on the line they fall far a game in Leningrad Willie with a rather small mem- that their Legion building
short of matching that spry scored three goals and was .bership. They will again burned down just before they
ol gal known as · Mother voted the game's No. I star.
wind up the season along left on this trip and they also
Nature.
On the other hand the boys with the Retirees club as mentioned they would like to
I'd hate to think two nice loved Finland and won all they have during the past have some of our surplus
guys like Bob and Ron had their exhibition games on the few years. That's a party we snow. I'll gladly donate all I
done anything to incur her tour while losing out in the always look forward to.
have in my yard, any more
displeasure. She must have tournament.
The Retirees meanwhile offers? Have a good trip and
been in one of her playful
While on hockey, the have three games left in the get safely home you two!