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WHITBY FËÈ PiZss, WÉNÊAY, Ï)dÈ23 Whitby's Olympic Torchbearers Jungle Jim to conduct ceremony ByBRYCECOOPER Sixty-six days to go. That's the time remaining before the Olympic torch reaches Calgary to open the Winter Olympics. The torch is now passing through Quebec, making its way across the country where it will ignite Canada's first winter Olympiad. Lindsay Nolan, Steve Sears and R. Gary Collins of Whitby are three of the 6,500 torchbearers. Collins is a 29-year-old General Motors employee who plays hockey and works out in a gym every day to keep fit. "I was very happy. I think it's a great idea," says Collins, describing his reaction and thoughts to the torch relay. Sears' selection is an unusual one. "I was asked through the school to run with the torch," says Sears, an Anderson CVI student. He was consulted by Ron Pither of Ander- son and Paul Slean of Henry who arranged the run through the Olympic authorities. Sears filled out six regular ap- plications but unlike other runners he knows his running location. "I'm supposed to run just outside of Newmarket on Yonge St." Lindsay Nolan will have no trouble running the one kilometre -maybe just a little trouble carrying the torch. The nine-year-old finished third in all of Canada for 1,500-metre running and 35th in Canada this year running with a mixed age group of nine and 10-year-olds. "I feel prètty good. It's really ex- citing," says Nolan, who attends Ridgeway French immersion school in Oshawa. The Nolan family also includes Lindsay's .brother Glen Beauchamp, who finishing fourth for Canada in judo at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984. Beauchamp was the youngest member of the team, then 21, and is now training for the '88 summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. Lindsay's mother is concerned that she may not be able to handle the 4-lb. torch, so she found Lindsay a brick to carry during training runs around her neighborhood. STEVE LINDSAY SEARS NOLAN GARY COLLINS Flags are available The Whitby parks and recreation department is providing miniature Canadian flags for residents to greet the torchbearers as they pass through Whitby along Dundas St. The flags, at no cost, are available at the rec office at the municipal building, and at the following stores: Betty's Fashions, Collections by Sharon, Dodd & Souter, Perkins Paint, The Shoe- Works, Shorty's Cigar Store, Celebrations to Go, National Home Video, A Touch of Class and Picture This N' That. Ties in darts Two ties last week left the stan- dings unchanged in the Wednesday Night Dart League. Brooklin Cycle, which has yet to lose a match this season and has a 12-point lead in first place, tied 5-5 with Dodd & Souter. T.P. 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Kiichi-Sai Judo Club * c Unit 2-600 Euclid St. (entrance off of Maple St.) Whitby Limilone ad per person. ************ ' I-t "Jungle" Jim Hunter, a member of the Canadian World Cup team from 1970-77 and winner of a bronze medal at the 1972 Winter Olyn- mpics, will conduct the ceremony for the Olympie torch relay team members passing through Whitby Dec. 21. The brief ceremony, to be held at 7:00 p.m. in front of Whitby Public Library, will include a performan- ce by the Whitby Youth Concert Band which will be at the 1988 Win- ter Olympics in Calgary. There will be a release of 500 fluorescent balloons. Presentations will also be made to Celebration '88 medal winners from Whitby. Awards are given in various categories for contributions to sport. Winners are athlete Lori Strong, world class gymnast and Canada's junior athlete of the year; volunteer Barbara Kernohan, Whitby Minor Lacrosse Association executive member for 19 years; Lucie Hewitt Henderson, head coach of the Whitby swim team; Bob Cook, swim club official for many years and now trainer of new officials; Ian Barron Motors Ltd., sponsors of soccer, adult baseball, bowling and youth baseball teams and Whitby Tigers Running Club; Van Hemman Tire Sales, Tigers pionship; Heather Van Patten, youngest member of the Canadian youth badminton team; Heather Armitage, ranked in top three in Ontario for backstroke and top 13 in Canada. THE CORPORATION OF ,Canada THE TOWN OF WHITBY Celebration 88 IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE OLYMPIC TORCH ARRIVES N WHITBY 1987 DECEMBER 21 sponsors. In the education category are six medal recipients: Gary Ranalli of Oshawa, one of Canada's top master runners and coach to Whit- by Tigers and high school track; Pat Meade, Tigers' volunteer coach; Garry Harness, youth baseball coach; Neil Winchester, youth baseball coach; Tony Morra, soccer coach since 1972; Neil Ar- mstrong, lacrosse coach for several years. Recipients for community ser- vice medals are: Optimist Club, sponsorship of more than a dozen sports; Don Fleming,-executive, coach and sponsor in girls' softball since 1972; Ian Barron, sponsor, organizer and participant with Tigers; Leslie Dawson, fastest un- der-8 freestyle swimmer in Canada, who also qualified for the provincial cross country cham- Tournament The sixth annual Whitby Optimist atom and peewee house league tournament will be held Dec. 26, 27 and28. Sixteen atom teams and 12 peewee teams will take part, ac- cording to directors Del and Gloria Rints.