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I have a problem. Maybe
someone can help me.
Some years ago I read an
article in a golf magazine
by a writer from
somewhere in the northern
states. He visited the
Upper Course and was
shown the old log building
that sits in the bush just off
No. 9 green. Being a writer,
he did some research and
came up with some su~
posed facts which he incorporated into his story
about our fabled old
course.
He had been told it was
the first headquarters of
the Mounted Police when
they were posted to the
- area while the famous
Dewdney Trail was being
forged.
Recently on a visit to the
course for nine holes with
Bart Dudley and Carl
Osing, we decided to take a
look at the old building,
despite the fact it is in a
rather sad state of
disrepair.Thebuilding,on
the whole, seems perfecUy
sound.

I came back to town and
that night attended a
combined Lions and
Rotary meeting. I thought
it would be a good time to
bring up the subject of
getting the service clubs to
· back a try for heritage
classification for the old
building.
Since that time I have
talked to several people in
my quest for more · information. All those I
brought the subject up to
thought the idea merited
recognition. History was
not too plentiful. Staff-Sgt.
Huska, of the Trail
detachment, suggested
contacting Fort Steele near
Cranbrook to shed some
light on the subject while
Jack McDonald of the
museum suggested contacting the RCMP archives
in Regina. He also said he
understood it was
originally built as a sort of
half-way house adjacent to
the Dewdney Trail and
later taken over by the
Mounties as a headquarters building for the area.

So, if anyone can shed
more light on this
fascinating old building
with regard to its past, it
would be nice to have
something really substantial to go along with
any future preentation to
the heritage people.
The Rossland Eagles
Aerie No. 10 are a busy
bunch of people since
moving into their new
headquarters on the main
street. Besides working on
the renovation of their new
building they are keeping a
full calendar of events.
Mother's Day Breakfast
was held May 13 with a
good response. Pin night
will be held May 22,
featuring cocktails, supper
and a regular meeting with
the provincial president,
Doug Brice, in attendance.
May 26 will be installation
night with a ·social evening
and dance to follow.
The extension to the rear
of the building will begin in
June and any available
help will be appreciated.
It is also noted the annual

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picnic will be held June 17.
Possibly the site could be
the Lions Trailer Park
which now has admirable
facilities for this sort of
function.
The Legion Darts club is
moving to get their club on
a solid footing and toward
this end they will sponsor a
mixed doubles tournament
to be held in the branch on
June 16. Team members
must be over 50 and the
entry fee is $5 per person.
Since returning from the
trip to the coast the team
members, who form the
nucleus of what is proving
to be a pretty well-run club,
have been implementing a
number of ideas they
picked up while at the
provincial championships.
Let's not forget that
Legion golf tourney on
June 2 at Salmo. Let's give
the enterprising branch at
Salmo a real boost for this
zone event and let's hope
for a nice day. I hate the
rain, don't you?
Most of my readers

around Rossland will
remember a wee little guy
that wore the colors of the
Rossland Warriors some
years back. Tommy
Stanton was a real battler
who revelled in the rough
going and played every
game as though it was for
the Stanley Cup.
Some of you might be
interested to know what
Tommy is doing today.
Well, he has a job up in
Golden, with the Forestry,
I think. Anyways, he also
has a hobby. He writes one
of the most entertaining
newspaper columns that
you would want to read.
Visiting his family down on
Cook Avenue last Sunday, I
got a chance to read his
latest offering. It was a
dandy. Tommy adds just
enough of the old humor to
his writing to make it real
good reading and also
finishes up with,
"Til next week, then I"
P.S.: Let's try that
Retiree Golf next Tuesday,
the weatherman willing, 8
a.m.,OK?