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Volume 6, No, 5 NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO CURLING PLAYDOWNS AT TERRACE BAY On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, February 3rd, 4th and 5th the Northwestern Curling Association will hold their championship PlayDowns in Terrace Bay. There will be eight rinks present for the playdown includ- ing Terrace Bay, The curlers will come from Kenora, Atikokan, Geraldton, and the Lake- head, The games will be played in the Curling Rink and arrangements will be made to accom- odate as many spectators as possible. Tickets for the playdown are on sale now. One dollar will admit one person for the entire playdown, or 50¢ a ticket for any one game, There will be seven draws for a total of twenty eight games, exclusive of any possible play-off, Games times will be at 9:00 a,m,, 2:00 pem., 8:00 p.m, on Friday and Saturday and remaining game or games on Sunday, So this weekend the best curling available in Northwestern Ontario will be here in Terrace Bay. The winner will play a sudden death game with the Northem Ontario Curling Association winner for the right to play in the Dominion finals, Local curling fans will be pulling for the Terrace Bay rink. Last weekend the Terrace Bay rink won in the Zone playoff, Full details of that play-off are available under the Curling News, A sincere welcome to Terrace Bay is extended to all the visiting curlers and their supporters, HOCKEY TONIGHT - TERRACE BAY SUPERIORS VERSUS NIPIGON FLYERS FEBRUARY 2ND AT 8:00 P.M, AT THE ARENA. SEE YOU AT THE HOCKEY GAME, LARGEST CIRCULATION IN TERRACE BAY February 2, 1956. FORT WILLIAM EAST ENDS PLAY BASKETBALL HERE THIS WEEKEND i Sports fans, you will have an oppor- tunity to watch two of the finest basket-- ball games ever played here at Terrace Bay, Saturday, February 4th at 8:30 pem. and again on Sunday, February 5th at 2:00 p.m. The home five will take the floor for these two games against the highly regarded East Ends of Fort William winners of all but one of their games thus far this season, They showed great scoring power in their latest victory, drubbing Atikokan 116-86, "Peppy" Dika and "Itchie" McRitchie are currently leading the East Ends to a run-away championship in the Lakehead: Senior Basketball league, They have height, speed and shooting ability, all necessary ingredients for a winning team, However, basketball games are won on the basketball floor and the East Ends will need more than their press clippings to subdue the local cagers,. The desire to win is always a big factor in any sport competition and this year's Terrace Bay squad has that desire, It is assured that they will try every-: thing they can in the way of good basket- ball to put on a pleasing performance before the home folks, No matter what the outcome of these gamesmay be Terrace Bay's team will give a good account of themselves, So, sports fans, for an evening and afternoon of good clean sports entertain- ment, come out and support your. basketho1 team, Saturday, February 4th at 8:30 p.m and Sunday, February 5th at 2:00 p.m. We hope a good crowd is on hand to give the team that little extra push that may be needed, Admission will be 25¢