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26 - The Canadin Chainon, Frlday, May 26, 2000 1 p -DiPalma makes TIME TO CRUISE I TRAVEL! EARLY DOOKING BONUS ON ALASKA CRUISES are availabie with SAVINGS UP TO $1,500 bcing offéed to traveilers. Packages inciudisg flights, ground transportation to and fromn the slip, and the ever exciting cruise cas be bookcd through your local professiosal travel and cruise officiai now. Sornie packages may isclude a onc night stay in Vancouver, and Uic possibility of cruisisg one way fromt Vancouver tb Anchorage and flying back, or vice versa. AIl worth looking into for Ibis very istereating memorabie joumcy! Spoke with foîks Ibis week who have becs laokisg forward ta and planning ail wister for their trip there ts aummer. SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS IS A MUST SEE - 'Remember Uic Alamo' is easy when you take a tour of Uiis famous U.S. historic site riglit in thse hcart of dowstown - dcscribcd as Uic 'mass intriguing touriat attraction in aIl Texas' - quite a dlaim for the huge Lone Star State! It is a fascinating city ta sec and visit the Alanso, or waik along their famous 'River Waik' - the Sas Antonio River meanders riglit througlh thc iower levels of thc streets with cafés and places of estertainmcnt along the basks' - or you cas take a ride on a pontoon paddle bat. Or ride their Trolley cars ta their museums, their zoo and aquarium, the missions, thc Tower of The Americàs, a 622 ft. structure on the site of the 1968 World's Fair held licre. There are theme parks too. Sas Antonia bills itself as a place of cultural tourism, and fromt aur visit there one cannot deny that, but sot much matcheu the sights along the River Walk on their usually fine weathcr days. We wcre surprised in talkisg ta many Canadians since as ta how many have becs thcre and reaily enjaycd it - give it a look - great history, fus and culture! TRAVELTIPS: Once again a reminder - usp 'til June 3rd, mucli chaos as Pearson Airport (a littie better thercaftcr) - BE SURE YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOINO, bcforc you go ... There are many motorcoach excursions to BRANSON in a variety of packages - sec your travel agent pro ... Always, aiways lie extra safety cautious whcn on or near the watcr. 878S-2886 16 Martin Stret (downtown) Also in Haltan HuIs and Oakvilie www.bnucehood.com headway at this yearl's regionals Miltonian Amy DiPsima's ascent in rhythmic gymnsstics continues. In Bathurst, New Brunswick recently the local teen moved up three spots tromn st year te take fourth in the senior divi- sion of the Eastern Regional Championships. The 16-year-old - now in lier seventh sesson of competi- dion - placed shead of nearly two dozen elite athietes to earn ber second straight senior level berili to, the Canadians. Tlie top eight finishers over- ail, plus thse top two fromn esch province, advanced to next month's national showcase in Edmonton. Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes weoe oepresented at the Eastern Regionals. Amy's improvement in the ail-around standings came on the strength of her best-ever ribbon performance - a 9.125 scoring that was gond enough for third. The Milton gymnast aiso broke the nine-point plateau and took third in rope. 11fliied slip Unfortunaîeiy, an out-of- bounds footfail during the hoop portion of the weekend event cost lier s top three finish in tic individual discipline as weii as in the overail ranitinga. She piaced sixth in both hoop and bail, with respective point totais of 8.785 snd 8.995. A muiti-medaiist at the 1998 Junior Pas-American Games, Amy is iooking tb crack the top 10 at this year's nationals. In 1999, she came 12th. The highiy dedicated gym- nast trains upwsrds of 24 hours a week during thse height of Uic competitive season, under the tutelage of coaach Nadia Millisylova. She now attends a Toronto- based high schooi that's geared towards supporting top level athletes. Alaska.. Laud et the ièdght Sun Holland America has rnany spécials-p ei.ses ta the Inside Passage and the glaciers. To take t&joce-in-a- lifetirne trip, corne visit C'ville Travel #lnd.ieUshow you ail the possibilities. 35 Crawford Or. hiÏ S8%0 Campbellville Fax (905> 854-2035 emnail: cviIIe@on.aibn.com TAN BEFORE YOU TRAVEL A tan ia natural sunhuru orotection, 81 !8-2324 550 Ontro St. S. s7 dcayswt Milton (Pizza Hut Plaoa Photo by GRAHAM PAINE -'ýDown the dr an Partlcipating ln the Bell Clasaic ladies golf tournament, ln support of breast cancer reaearch, was top amateur Madoene Streit - who last Yer waa named Canadien Female Golfer of the Century. The toumnament waa held et Rattiesnake Point Golf Club Wedneaday. Dr. James A. Isaac is pleased ta announce that Dr. Kristina Roman wilI be joining himt in the practice of General Dentistry ! 7 at 34 Wilson Drive New Patients WeZcome 878m2856 1 878-0000 Goliger'se TPJ7ViIPIus., wldshes ta congratulate MARIA SKORYK on succ.ssfuly completlng training and eamlng th. deslgnatlona certlied ahma Isand sectlalst ahma sande sctlle Contact Marie et Qoligerae Travel Plus, Milton Mail for your future vacation plana. 55 Ontario se. a. 878-8486 with ct*4