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, t i 2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, May 15,1985 Masters Swim Team to Compete in National Meet Four members of the recently-formed recently-formed Bowmanville Bowmanville Masters' Swim Team will be participating in the Canadian Masters' Swimming Swimming Championships held in Winnipeg this weekend. Masters swimming competitions competitions are for contestants contestants 24 years of age and older, with categories arranged arranged according to age groups. In the upcoming Winnipeg Winnipeg competition, the oldest oldest swimmer will be 86. Gord Maxwell, coach of the Bowmanville team and a masters competitor himself, himself, explained that the sport is very new to Bowmanville. Bowmanville. In fact, the local masters team is currently in its first year. Swimmers competing in Winnipeg include Carol Gonder, of Pontypool; Joan Santomero, of Bowmanville, Bowmanville, and Dr. Harold An- fossi, also of Bowmanville. Members of the masters club follow a training regimen regimen which is very similar to that of younger competitors. competitors. The Bowmanville group trains twice weekly at the Fitness Centre, using a program of workouts, interval interval training, pace work, and long distance swimming. "Swimming as an individual, individual, it's very hard to push yourself. Swimming with a group, it becomes easier," said Mr. Maxwell. He explained that the program is open to anyone who can swim, since members members of the club proceed according according to their own abilities. The club's roster currently currently includes about 18 swimmers and new members members are always welcome. The coach noted that Bowmanville already won 15 medals in various categories at the provincial championships held in Pickering. Pickering. "We hope to come back with some medals in Winnipeg," Winnipeg," he added. However, However, members of the team realize that competition will be tougher than ever. "We're going to swim with some of the better swimmers swimmers in the country," said Mr. Maxwell. Blimp Coming to Town From Page One "They are a public relations relations vehicle for Goodyear," he said. 1 Blimps often appear at football games and other outdoor sporting events where they make an ideal camera platform for TV networks. networks. At night, the airship becomes a flying billboard, displaying public service messages through a series of thousands of computer- controlled lights located on the machine. Goodyear blimps have also been used for traffic observation, town planning, archeological observation and as a flying laboratory for monitoring air pollution. pollution. "Goodyear has been in the airship business over 60 years and has built over 350 blimps," said Mr. Moon. He added that the safety record of these vehicles is excellent. excellent. No fatalities or serious injuries have occurred during during the time that Goodyear has been operating its blimps. Of course, the company's experienced pilots use caution caution in flying the blimps. Lions were told that they are strictly fair-weather aircraft and are not flown if the wind is' above 25 miles per hour. Van Bette Floral Shoppes ...much more than a flower store! 4 STORES >j\ • Hlçhwey Ne. 2 • Klnç SI. E., Oshawre • SI me oe SI. N., • King St. VAN BELLE* Bowmen vlli* •Tuoemirks o! Van Bene Gardens Ltd The vehicle has a crew of 22, including five pilots, a public relations representative representative and 16 crew members who specialize in fields such as electronics, mechanics, and other aviation aviation skills. The crew travels in four vehicles which reach the airport before the blimp in order to help it land. There are only 25 airship pilots in the world and Goodyear's fliers must be qualified on airplanes before before starting a six-month training course which will enable them to pilot the blimps. Mr. Moon told his audience audience that the blimp which will be visiting Bowmanville Bowmanville is based in Florida. When it travels over the town June 2, it will be en route to a weekend of racing in Mosport. It will circle the town again on June 9, before before heading to Montreal. The barnstorming mission mission to Canada will take approximately approximately three weeks and the Goodyear spokesman spokesman added that a few people will have a chance to fly with the blimp during the visit. However, the airship holds only six passengers and therefore opportunities opportunities for a flight are limited. limited. Passengers are usually usually selected by contests among Goodyear employees employees or customers. And, of course, civic officials are often invited on board when the blimp visits a particular municipality. And in the unlikely event that there are some empty seats on board during the blimp's visit to Canada, Goodyear need look no farther than the Bowmanville Bowmanville Lions Club to find some willing passengers. THANK YOU R.B. Rickard Plumbing & Heating Ltd. wish to thank all our loyal customers for their patronage for the last 34 years. We would like to advise you we have discontinued discontinued the plumbing, heating and electrical services services as of May 1st, 1985. Thank you, R.B. Rickard CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE NOTICE OF HIGHWAY CLOSING TAKE NOTICE THAT the Council ol the Corporalion ol the Town ol Newcastle, at the Council Meeting to be held in Court HZ, Police Building, Bowmanville, Ontario, on Monday, June 10th, 1985, at the hour ol 9:30 o'clock in the forenoon, propose to pass a by-law to slop-up and close and to authorize the sale ol part ol an unopened lane, lying between Town Lots 13 and 14 ol Block "C" and Town Lots 6 and 7 of Block "C" In the Second Concession, in the former Town of Bowmanville, now In the Town of Newcastle, more particularly described as follows: ALL THAT portion of the unopened lane, lying between Lots 6 and 7 of Block "C" and Lots 13 and 14 of Block "C" In the Second Concession, according to the Lockhart - Simpson Plan of Part ol Lot 12 in the Second Concession of the former Town of Bowmanville, now In the Town of Newcastle, hereinafter described arc hereby stoppod-up and closed: ALL AND SINGULAR THAT certain parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being In the Town of Newcastle, Regional Municipality of Durham, Province of Ontario, and being composed of part ol an unopened lane, lying between Lots 13 and 14 and Lots 6 and 7 all In Block "C" according to the Lockhart - Simpson Plan ol Part of Lot 12 In the Second Concession ol the former Town of Bowmanville, now within the limits of Hie Town ol Newcastle, and being more particularly designated as Part 2 according to a Reference Plan deposited In lire Land Registry Ollico for the Land Registry Division ol Newcastle (No. 10) on the 15th day ol August 1904, as Plan 10R-1005. 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