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Well, my first effort at terrible weather con- covered. That should be a
this week's column was a · ditions. There was one year little heartening after what
bit of a washout, so here when the Cook Avenue the Oilers did to them. He
goes with the second try.
park was near knee-deep in said be is now a 100 per cent
I guess I'm beginning to sawdust before it was all Oiler fan.
let this strike situation get over, that made for some
At Retirees Day at the
to me.
comical situations.
upper course this week we
On three occasions when
- There will be the usual bad 56 players out on a real
reports have appeared in area for relaxing between nice day. The breakfast
the paper it has been stated games, in the curling rink, special served by Debbie
that there are three people and Cam Jensen tells me · and Munro was excellent
on strike at the Rossland that the RCMP office bas and much appreciated by
Legion. To the best of my been very strict on laying 42 of our members. I'm told
' knowledge there are only out the ground rules as to we sball be getting more of
two people concerned; the bow this area is to be run. the same at some future
third member of the staff We'll have security on the date, it can't be too soon for ,
refused to be a part of the door besides the help at the me.
proceedings by refusing to bar and nothing will be
Morris Sayer handled
join the union and bas allowed to be taken off the this week's show and did a c
never taken any part in the premises.
real fine job. His program l
strike.
I bad a letter from an old was, pick your own ban- !
So, we'll let that subject friend in Alberta the other dicap and match par, pick
rest there and get on to day. Charlie Cbolak is now your own tee color and play 1
, something
more a resident in a senior it all ~ way round. Sue- 1
enlightening, coming up on citizens manor at Andrew, cessful gents were Bob
the end of the month in Alta. and tells me that be is Evans, Bart Dudley, Clyde i
Rossland is the annual coming back to visit in Nyman and Bud Hachey I
slow-pitch tourney. 1be Rossland at the time of our with 36s. Four others
dates are June 30-July 1 GOlden City Days picked by lottery were Bob ,
r and there will be 12 entries celebration.
Walley and Sam Martin I
~ coming from far and wide
Charlie says be is with 35s and Jack Bailey
as usual.
walking and jogging up to and Emil Kwasney with
ti
I'll probably be able to five miles a day now, be :fls. Sammy Martin will
name the teams and where adds that be usually times handle next week's do and
they come.from next week. these expeditions so that be pick someone to assist him.
~ In the past they have come can relax at the nearby pub
I enjoyed our visit to
• from Vernon, Kamloops, and have a few to keep bis Castlegar for their inf Calgary and the coast, but spirits up after bis exer- vitational last Thursday. ,
1 this year with the-entries
tions.
They did a fine job, incut to 12 from the usuaal 1~
Charlie wishes to be cluding the ladies who
18, it's not clear yet which remembered to all bis served a fine meal. Thank
1 teams will be missing.
friends in the area and you ladies and gentlemen.
This is a ~ well-om expects to be .here around Now we can look forward to
tournament One must be the end of August and stay similar outings to Christina
r 25 years or over to take until the 'celebration is Lake and nelson. Maybe
part. The games are all over. He tells me be ~d one of these days we can
played on time regardless quite a bit of money to be reciprocate at the upper
1 of weather conditions and
wagered on the Islanders course. Till next week,
we have seen some pretty but be only got $25 of it then!

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