The Columbia Valley Pioneer • 23
April 16, 2010
The Green Zone: back and ready for great golfing By Harold Hazelaar Pioneer Columnist I was sure enjoying the break between the Old Zone and the Green Zone. Surely, it wasn’t almost two months! Time flies with no deadline pressure, I guess. This space in the paper is used loosely for a golf column. I use the term “loosely” because sometimes it is hard to recognize a sport behind my words. I aim for a bit of fact, laced with more humour than commentary. Certainly, no tips will come forth from this space. Sometimes, it works and, well, sometimes . . . So, here goes Volume 6 (the sixth year) of the Green Zone. Over the winter, I managed to play seven or eight rounds of golf and I am looking forward to playing throughout the Columbia Valley again this year. After struggling all winter with my short game, I believe I have watched enough golf on television to provide the
necessary cures. I will keep you posted. For those of you who haven’t played Shadow Mountain in Cranbrook yet, I recommend you give it a try. It will test your driving accuracy and short game while providing some awesome views. I will give you notice throughout the season of up-coming local golf tournaments that you should participate in. Your support of the various causes these tournaments support is important, but the enjoyment of the day with fellow golfers on any of our great courses is worth the effort. Finally, I believe that I am the only sports columnist (another loose term) who has not wasted any newsprint writing about the recent debacle of the American cheetah. The Green Zone quote of the week is by author Bruce Lansky: “I used to go to the driving range to practice driving without slicing. Now I go to the driving range to practice slicing without swearing.”
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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT On Wednesday, April 14th Public Health staff and Home & Community Care staff will be moving to the newly expanded Invermere Health Unit located in the lower level of Columbia House. The Health Unit will be closed April 14 and 15 for the move. Services available at the Invermere Health Unit are: • Long Term Care Case Management, • Home Support Services, • Home Care Nursing,
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The phone number for all services in the Health Unit will remain the same as will the main Health Unit number: 250 342 2360. Access to Health Unit will be via 10th Ave, with parking in the lower parking lot in front of the hospital. The office is open from 0830 -1630 M-F, but closed during lunch from 12:00 to 1:00 The expansion of the Health Unit is part of the Invermere and District Hospital’s Emergency Department redevelopment project. Thank you to the Public Health and Home & Community Care clients and staff for your patience and cooperation during construction.
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