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The crazy patchwork af para-
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Ate at ends had feet nites [pais nes ovr waten asl FOREST Grove NEWS PUT PEP IN YOUR STEP...

the pebble was worn thi th di i mory | Epp eO VEN

e Di was worn thin on the| pa: isa course in memory : aii rs NX
Jefthand side of the sheet of|training itself and mast be con. AND EXTRA MIUES" IN
ice both going away and coming |centrated on hy the player in
to the Clubrooms, By the same|the hack and the skip on the
‘oxen. the right-hand side was!tee. For the average curling
j80 seldom used that the pebble teams the pattern of keen ice

a’ aimost intact. The obvious|takes the shape of a long.
result’ was that the out-turn;slender hour-glass on the sheet
| Side of the ice (for right- because the players usnally draw
handers) became exceptionally from the centre to the outsid

en at both ends and as long but for the top strategists, the
as draw shots were called for mosaic spreads itself into a more
on the keen ice, everything was|intricate weave.

hunkydory.

But on the sixth end, strategy
called for me to play an in-turn
draw (out-turn for my port-
side lead man) to the opposite |
side of the house for second
shot to save what looked like a
bad end. I suffered a moment-
ary lapse of memory in the
hack, forgetting that my stone
would be negotiating seldom-
used ice and my attempted
draw stopped just over the hog
line. The opposing skip should
have scored three because of my
absentmindedness. The fact
that we escaped the penalty of
this miscalculation serves only| =9~ wide
gaan Obsect Aeston for those isuuiiy: nee: more welght be: 3
Who miEht be;less fortunate. | ccuse the stone tvavele a greater | White, shining ice surface hides
PATTERN TAKERS SHAPE distance: a hundred pitfalls for the curler 3

The wearing of the pebble is] 4—The more rocks travelling|Who complacently ignores the ;
not ‘etched on the ige for/over the same course, the keener | Underlying stories it can really
Players and skip to see. But|the ice, fell. S P R | N G B U | L D | N G
the paths worn by the stones} The above are Prototypes and
Should be, and in important/need not be resorted to by an
competition must be, engraved |alert, observant player. Any
on the memory in such indelible/keen analytic student of the
fashion that it ean be recalled} game knows by instinct gained
when the -occasion warrants.| from bitter experience that the

THR. CENTENNIAL Commit-|

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tee held a meeting February 94,|| YOUR SHOES y
in the wailing room of the rink. We can saye you costly re-
Main discussion was the cele- Placements by giving your &
bration to take place June 7. old shoes a new look. Send QE
A TEA and quilting party was your repairs to...
held at the home of Mrs. c,|

famer on Feomary 26 3! TONY'S LEATHER SHOP
honor of Mrs. G. Graham, a i
member of the Women’s Insti- Phone 15-Q Boxe
tute, who has moved to Enter-
prise. Mrs. Graham was pre-
sented with a small gift.

MR. AND MRS. C. Hunter

spent a few days at Kamloops
recently. They were accom-
panied by Mrs. M. Dare, who GENEROUSLY
stayed to receive medical care.
MR. FITZPATRICK and sons,
from the Chilcotin, were in the TO YOUR
district recently.
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muddy condition and the robins

A.FEW friends and neighbors
gathered at the Baker home
being back, one would almost Williams Lake
think spring Was here.

Whoever it “Might be and
whatever class of curling com-
petition is involved, the quandry
of how much weight will be for-
ever present. Seldom do two
draw shots require the same
weight unless their paths
traverse indentically curved
lines. There are a few simple
axioms that might be kept in
mind, but let me warn you that
there are more exceptions than
the rule.

1—Wide outside ice requires
More weight.

2—Back-up turns need less

February 22, for a small cele-
bration. The occasion was Jerry
Baker’s 21st birthday.

swinging turns

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As most curlers know, the fine spray of water on CK CQ
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same pebble that creates many conundrums that Ae aes Dara i {

make curling the fascinating and unpredictable
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