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Sept. 10: Meet Local Author of New Titanic Book

Press Release | Friday, Aug 28, 2015

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Titanic expert and local author Bill Blowers presents

Titanic: 103 Years of Mystery, Intrigue, and Discovery

Thursday, September 10, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center

Rooms A-1 & A-2

22900 Market Street, Newhall

Discover little known facts about the ship, her crew, her builders, and her tragic demise. On display will be the incredibly detailed 1/350 scale model of the famed ship.

Blowers will also explain the “story” behind his novel, “Dangerous Betrayal – the Vendetta That Sank Titanic” and will sign books.

Retiring in 2006 after a successful engineering and business career, Bill Blowers turned to his true passion, writing. He is the recipient of Technical Academy Awards and is employing his inventive abilities in the successful creation of novels, short stories, business books, and poetry.
The mission of the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center is to promote quality of life for seniors.

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Linda Goddard says:

Friday, Aug 28, 2015 at

Yes I didn’t recognize him until I saw his name. So that’s what he’s doing since he retired. I’ll have too let dad know. He was asking me about him the other day. M

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Linda Goddard says:

Friday, Aug 28, 2015 at

Another I won’t be able too go see him during these author meet because I will be at work. Which is too bad I would like to see him again. The last time I saw him was when I was telling about Bill’s passing.

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