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6 The Canadian Statesman TVceAetOex, Bowmanville, Saturday, May 22,1993 • n 35 YEARS AGO -- The amazingly professional performance of Physical Instructor Marvin Johnson at the BHS cadet inspection, was a great surprise to everyone. Mr. Johnson exhibited his gymnastic skill in a few acts which had previously earned him appearances on the Ed Sullivan TV program. rjC ' ^ ^ ^ ^ 25 YEARS AGO - Members of the Ladies' Major Bowling League held their annual closing banquet when trophies and prizes were presented presented to top bowlers. The championship team were: Onie Etcher (captain), Marion M'cKnight, Lucille Bowers, Mabel Williams, Marion Marion Wiseman, Hilda Simnick. Whyte's Upholstery and Frank's Variety claimed opening victories, as the Intermediate Men's Softball League opened their 1968 schedule. schedule. In the opener, Whytes received a strong, five-hitter from Randy Beauprie to lead his mates to an 11-8 victory over Chartfan's Men's Wear. In the other game, Frank's Variety slipped past Ellis Shoes 8-7 in the nightcap. 20 YEARS AGO - Winners of the Men's Opening Golf Day on the weekend were the team of Butch Stephen, Stu Lane, Bill Olesuk. In second spot was the team of Dan Nowlan, Bob Guthrie, Rudy Faber. 10 YEARS AGO - The Newcastle Ladies' Volleyball League held their annual end of season banquet and presentation of awards. The playoff champion team were: Jayne Thiele, Fran Jeffers, Karen Doyle, Bea McCullough, Cathy Obrist, Marj Knox, Pat Armstrong, Elaine Ro.wden, Corrine VandeGrootevheen, Kim Laporte, Cindy Broome, Lorraine Watts. The Legion Ladies ' Auxiliary Dart League held their closing banquet where awards were presented to prize winners and champions. They are Grace Murdoch, Helen Wallis, Mary Gray (captain), Bernice Partner, Rita Hogg. Thanks Sponsor All too otten, we read letters of complaints and concerns as we tend to be motivated more by negative feelings than by positive. On this occasion, I would like to write to you about a very positive situation situation that I recently experienced. During our recent Bowling Banquet, Banquet, the League President proceeded to read the Congratulatory Letter from our Sponsor. What really stood out was the final paragraph of the letter letter which offered a Taxi ride home, at the expense of the Sponsor, to anyone anyone who consumed alcohol in excess of the legal limit. The Sponsor? Goodyear Canada, Bowmanville Division. I think Goodyear should be complimented complimented for their thoughtfulness. This kind of action shows true consideration consideration and concern for their employees employees and their families and friends. Congratulations and thank you Goodyear for this positive gesture. From, A. Hendriks on behalf of the Goodyear Bowling League ■IE v: . Organizers of the first annual "Gumby Golf Tournament" presented presented the proceeds from the May 1st event to representatives of the local local Big Brothers and Big Sisters on May 10th. Almost $800 was n JJI 1 ) n r raised in the tournament held at the Bowmanville Golf and Country I AfjU MH rOI PP Club. Fr om left are: Kevin Anyan, event organizer; Joanne Howsam, 1,11 1 v vv director of Big Sisters of Newcastle/Oshawa/Whitby; Chris Dekking, event.organizer; Nancy Scott, director of Big Brothers of Newcastle; and John Grenier, presenting the cheque. After a rain-out at Quebec's Sa- nair Super Speedway on April 25, the fast, half-mile Mosport International International Speedway will open the GM Goodwrench Tour's nine-race Canadian Canadian swing on Sunday, May 23. The Sunoco Race Fuels 150, on the oval, will be part of an expansive expansive Victoria Day holiday weekend of racing at Mosport Park. Events for some 10 other divisions will be held that weekend (May 22-24) on the internationally renowned 2.459 mile road course. Two-time GM Goodwrench Tour Champion, Junior Hanley, of Camp- bellville, has dominated the Mosport speedplant in recent years, winning four of the seven races held there. But his sting of consecutive victories victories was broken last August in the GM Motorsport 200. He finished second in that event. Ironically, as in Quebec's Sanair Super Speedway, older drivers have held court in Victory Lane at Mosport. Mosport. The average age of winners at the metro Toronto speedplant is 43.8 years of age. With the abundance of young talent talent on the GM Goodwrench Tour this season, Mosport could see a transition from a track that caters to veterans to one that's been conquered conquered by the'young lions. Among the newbreed of drivers looking to break into Mosport's Winner's Circle for the first time are: Derek Lynch, Kevin Lepage, Dave Whitlock, Brad Leighton, Steve Knowlton, Kip Stockwell, and Danny Knoll Jr., among others. If Norwood, Ontario's, 21-year- old Lynch is .victorious in the May 23 Sunoco Race Fuels 150, he would become the youngest driver by more than 15 years, to win at Mosport. His best outing at the track in the GM Goodwrench Tour's three years of competition there was a fifth in 1992. "Mosport is one of my favorite- tracks," the second generation driver driver stated. "It's close to home, so a lot of people come to watch us there. Obviously I want to do well, but it's also the track where I had the worst wreck of my career," he concluded. While Lepage has posted a lop finish of fourth at Mosport, in 1992 the track was his nemeses. The Shelburne, Shelburne, VT resident was involved in two bad crashes there last year. Both times, they destroyed his Ford. Looking to keep the youngsters in line at the May 23 Sunoco Race Fuels 150 are à host of veteran racers racers including Beaver Dragon, Claude Leclerc, Ralph Nason, Rog : er Laperle, Bill Zardo Sr. and others. others. The Durham. Regional Police Service has once again entered a crew of eight paddlers to compete in the 10th Annual cross-Lake Ontario "Great Lake Race' ' for charity. Last year, the Durham crew shaved 12 minutes off the previous world record of 5 hours, 15 minutes. This year, they are being challenged by 14 other crews, including the metro metro Toronto Police, Niagara Regional Regional Police, Toronto Firefighters, Sky- Dome Fitness Club, and the Toronto Sun. The race is a 30-mile competitive fund-raising event that starts in Ni- agara-On-The-Lake and ends at the Canadian National Exhibition, CHIN International Picnic, on Canada Canada Day, July 1. 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