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There were two club
events held over the past
weekend in the district. On
Saturday, the Legion West
Kootenay Zone Dart
tournament was held in
Castlegar and on Sunday
the Eagles one-day mixed
curling 'spiel was held in
Trail. Both were wellattended and well-run and
from all reports, enjoyed to
the fullest by those in attendance.
Taking them in order, I
have a very good and
complete report on the
Legion Darts from Dennis
Hirons. Sorry, I had the
wrong spelling for your
name in last week's piece,
Dennis. When I say this
was a complete report, I
mean just that. I would like
to give it to you verbatim
but space won't allow.
However, I would like to
give you the highlights of
Dennis' report on the
tourney.
It was a day-long affair
with competition in four
events: singles, doubles,
four-man teams and the
ladies and gents high score
of the day. The singles
event was to end in a
playoff between Ron Young
and Dennis Hirons of
Rossland and was eventually taken by Young in a
comeback victory after
being down one game.
In the doubles, the same
two players wound up in a
battle for the top spot along
with teammates, Frank
Harris and Wayne Delio.
After a desperate battle, it
was Harris and Delio who
emerged victorious.
The team event matched
the Castlegar quartet of
John and Sandy Wiltshire,
Richard Maddocks and
Russel Leamy against the
high-flying
Rossland
foursome of Harris,
Hirons, Young and Delio
with Frank Harris
providing the winning
touch with bis last dart of
the final playoff.
The ladies' and men's
high score of the day was
the final event and the
ladies' competition was
taken by Jean Peterson of
Nakusp to break · the
chance of a sweep by the
Rossland club. However,
Hirons came out on top of a
shoot-out between teammate Darrell Morrow and
John Wiltshire of Castlegar
to take the men's high.

Secco's rink of Trail won
the ladies' individual
award. One category was
reserved for Nelson in both
ladies' and men's. This was
the booby prize department
won by the Stewart rink for
the ladies and the all-right
rink for the men.
It was indeed a day for
renewing old acquaintances. I ran into more of
my old work-mates from
the hill. Bill Hughes, Russ
Ferguson, Noel Plamondon, John Danen and so
many Scotsmen. It's too
long of a list to start on
here. It seemed like being
in Glasgow on a Saturday
night.
The
Trail
Aerie
clubrooms were the scene
for a bang-up Chinese
supper and the awards
presentation masterminded by Alun Jones
acting for president Will
Salewski, who was ailing in
hospital. We would like to
say thanks to the Trail
group for being fine hosts
for this great day's
production.

#ilb
!wry

Pepper

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Let's hope we have as
good a turn-out for out
Legion one-day 'spiel od
March 25 in Rossland'•
Curling Club. All yoll
Legionnaires, who like th4
roarin' game, give Angu$
Popplewell a call at 36~
5115 or me at 362-5205, ot
again, the Legion at 362r
5535, a call and leave yout
name to be signed up or get
a rink together and enter d
a group. You won't b4
sorry.
:
Drove past the Bir;
chbank course yesterday
and it looks like all systemj
are go as soon as it dries u~
a little more. Our Rossland
layout will take a littl4
longer before it is ready.
Well, the Brier is history
and we have a new champ!
I wonder if he will be able
to add the Silver Broom ti
his trophy chest?
!
Bob Glover passed alo114
the following: The Kokan8'
Derby Club Annual
Meeting will be taking
place Friday evening';
March 16 at 7:30 in the
Rossland Curling Lounge.

providing the winning
touch with his Jut dart of
the final playoff.
The ladies' and men's
high score of the day was
the final event and the
ladies' competition was
taken by Jean Peterson of
Nakusp to break · the
chance of a sweep by the
Roaland club. However,
Hirons came out top of a
shoot-out between teammate Darrell Morrow and
John Wiltshire of Castlegar
to take the men's high.
This brought the tourney
to a close with a fine
Oourisb and afterwards a
banquet and awards
presentation was held, put
on by the Castlegar LA. In
closing this report, Dennis
gave a lot of credit for the
successful tourney to
president Jim Moore of
Castlegar, co-ordinator,
Denny Tucker of Castlegar
and West Kootenay zone
sports chairman Doug
Mcisaac of Trail.
This comer-would like to
wish all the zone champs
the best of luck in the
provincials to be held in
Squamisb, Aprll 21-22.
The Eagles 'spiel was a
dandy. Each rink was
scheduled to play three,
four-end games but owing
to the fact that there were
an odd number of men's
rinks, one of them drew a
bye. However, Bill Hughes
of Trail came up with a
rink composed of Hazel
Pengelly of Rossland and
two ladies from Nelson to
fill in the blank spots and
this situation turned out
very well.
From Rossland Aerie No.
10, it was David Davidow's
foursome, Norm Harry and
Jack McDonald in the
men's side and Eileen
McDonald and Donna
Price on the ladies'. The
men's winners overall
were the Nelson teams,
who compiled 29 points,
followed by Rossland with
22, who just nosed out Trail
by one point. On the ladies'
side, it was Trail's No. 3
team edging Trall's No. 2
by a single point, 14-13,
followed by Rossland's No.
1 and No. 2 teams tied with
five points each.
Bill Heichert's rink from
Trail took top individual
men's award with 14 points
followed by Roy Swanson
of Nelson at 12. Roy, incidentally, was the oldest
curler in the 'spiel Barb

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