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WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – November 4-5, 2008 – 3
William Biron, 9, shoots hole in-one!
Westmounter William Biron – age 9 –
shot a hole-in-one at the Shawbridge Golf
Club on October 5.
Biron accomplished this feat on a 110-
yard, par-3 hole with water hazards. The
weather that morning was a chilly 8°C.
Biron chose his Callaway fairway wood to
reach the green. The ball bounced twice
before falling into the hole.
Biron’s parents, Daniel Biron and
Maria De Rosa, have lived on Victoria Ave.
since 1993.
Daniel related the
moment of realization to
the Independent, “I was
so happy for William
that I took him in my
arms and went 360 degrees
a few times, congratulating
him for what
he had just accomplished.
Both our eyes
became watery as we enjoyed
this special fatherand-son
moment.”
Biron ended up
shooting 55 on the front
nine and 52 on the back
nine for a total of 107 for
the day. He is already a
tournament player, and
recently finished second
at a tournament held at
the Royal Bromont Golf
Club.
Daniel had chosen to
Halloween haunted house
Virginia Elliott, the city’s assistant community events coordinator, hands out candy and souvenirs
October 31 to kindergarten and grade 1 students from Roslyn at the Lawn Bowling Clubhouse.
show Biron the Shawbridge Golf Club,
after being introduced to it by Westmount
Sports and Recreation. Each year, the department
thanks its volunteers by hosting
a best ball tournament there. Daniel has
volunteered as a Westmount soccer and
hockey coach for the last four years.
Don’t miss
Contactivity Centre’s
Annual Artisan Sale and Bazaar
Thursday, November 6
10:30 am to 3:30 pm
For info please call 514 932-2326
4695 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West
(at Lansdowne)
GALERIE WALTER KLINKHOFF
ADVISING ART COLLECTORS FOR OVER 50 YEARS
Exhibition & Sale of Important Canadian Art
November 8
Cornelius Krieghoff (1815-1872) Habitant Homestead in Winter, ca. 1860
1200 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1H6
www.klinkhoff.com (514) 288-7306 info@klinkhoff.com