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H. i i I i I l, Local youth r earns pilot wings “Sergeant Ben Beacock of IRRS Paisley earned his power pilot wings this sum- ‘ mer during a seven-week “course at Aviation “International (Canada) Inc. in Guelph, Out. The training involves qualifica- tion to Department of Transport light aircraft standards, as well as aca- demic subjects. He has been a member of 340 ,“Port Elgin” Squadron, Royal Canadian Air 3Cadets for four years, and earned his flying scholar- ‘sbip from the Air Cadet League of Canada. (DND :Photo) ‘ Ben Beacuck is all set to soar as the Port Elgin Air Cadet ,‘ieceived a scholarship for his power flying licence from Ethe Cadets. The 17-year-old Sergeant in the Air Cadets. :yvill also be receiving the necessary training courtesy of 5the Port Elgin Flying Club. Brian Marshall, (left) presi- tflent of the Flying Club, said the Air Cadet will be receiv- ing ground school training, manuals, and flight computer from the Flying Club. Ben will be taking the power flying givence course in Guelph fur seven-weeks starting in July. iien is hoping to make a career of aviation. Photo by C. Meiugast ‘ _/ - Medals cadets competing at National biathalon Seventeen year old air cadets. Tara Voisin and Ben Racock broke from their studies at Saugeen District to spend the wrek or February 1911] to 24th competing at Squadron hegnn regional competi- tions this season by competing against 11 other squadrons in the South Western District Competitions In Cedar Springs on the National Cadet Biathlon January 215t.Dcspitethe competi- Championships tions being in Val Cartier. scheduled in the middle of Quebec Biathlon is the hptiil in Wh|Ch the spmi ui‘ ncrdic skiing i!» combined with the accuracy of target shooting This is the sport in which Miriam Bellini \vnn lllL’ gold for (‘nnridu last year zit the W l n t r- r Oiympm m lilielmniilicr Lit: \‘tmm :md Ri'aulch. Ms licorier «ilmi started c‘mnctinu in h.:i(hl\\|',ll'ilt\ugl1 (lash \tiisi.i JIIU Bttiunck tilsti hitting m the S D x ,\ man not, ctmntri m n-nm .n llti man) at {hr hiillilclm [rum 1in 1m i um NH Airt it-rstpmnnm l-llc rmtl (H tiu- Nuiwmi» in» mi cg) on: in ,l-Jti luau .iii Trii Vmsrn and Ben and Beacock exams and the tack of snow the female team nt Tara ansin, Vicki Robinson and Ann Marie Collins mun- tigcrl a first plucc 1mm] The male hiulhlon learn at Ben Buacnck‘ Chris Buckinn Jaren Bclrtrse ulm lin- i<hetl first in their dumon 'i'hcsc rim lilutu im- hllL‘S allowed both the lemme .le lllL imic lt‘iilll in iJLlVJflt'L‘ lti llii, unmi chmn tomum t‘umpt-iiimm tlic ioiiumng \Vi't‘k- mid .rt til-ll I'clnmnw for local air pi