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( / 4 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, August 22,1984 Liberals Hold Annual Barbecue at Ransberry Farm by Tom Grimmer Fame may spoil some people, but the diminutive diminutive Newtonville woman with feet like wings remains as modest modest as ever. Silvia Ruegger ran into the national spotlight spotlight several weeks ago with her eighth place finish in the first-ever women's Olympic marathon. In Durham region and Northumberland Northumberland county, her name is a household word; in Canadian running running circles, it is spoken spoken with respect. The 23-year-old runner runner was in Cobourg Saturday to present the winners in the annual Quench Run with their trophies. One year ago she stood on the same stage to collect the first place cup for her win in the 10-km event. This year" she's a visting celebrity -- it was tpo soon after her Olympic effort to run in the Quench event -- and well wishers were everywhere. But there are no grand claims, no inflated inflated predictions from this world class athlete. Asked if she would be in Seoul, South Korea, for the 1988 games, she said simply and honestly honestly "four years is a long time, an injury can come along and put you out for two years, who ih r- 'lii [• i ! • !, !l knows. If I'm running then I would like to be in the marathon." Ms. Ruegger finished the 26 miles, 385 yards in two hours, 29 minutes minutes and nine seconds, a new Canadian record. She was just less than five minutes backofthe gold medalist, American American Joan Benoit. "That's quite a long time in . a marathon," she said Saturday. Just the same, it was not so long ago when a sub- 2:30 women's marathon was absolutely unheard unheard of. To qualify for the Olympics she churned out a winning 2:30:37 at the National Capital Marathon in May. It was her first competition at the distance. distance. As for the immediate future, it is back to University University in Guelph for her eighth semester of the nutrition program. She and coach Hugh Cameron of Toronto are charting out her running running schedule, something something Ms. Ruegger said everyong wants to know about. Her plan is for some short races -- like 10 km events -- in the fall, and a marathon next year, although she can't yet say exactly where or when. At the moment, she is running 110 "easy miles" a week, if there is such a thing. In two weeks it will be time to get back to intense training. "I really like the marathon, I really do...and I enjoy training for them which may sound strange," she said with a smile. Since arriving back in the Newtonville last week, she said the most common question asked of her is how she felt as she ran into the L.A. Olympic Coliseum for the last stretch of the marathon, with the crowd thundering and in the company of the world's finest marathoners. Was it a moment of euphoric glory? "I can't really say I remember remember the crowd and the noise. I was so intent intent on finishing, my concentration was so hard that I didn't really hear them," she said. All she knows is the value of the years and the thousands of miles of training. "When you're down there you don't remember the pain and the hours... all the work was worth it. It was a real experience. experience. And so goes Silvia Ruegger, quietly carving carving out a place for herself herself as one of this country's country's great runners -- and the last one to let on she's at the top of the heap. + BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE ☆ Thursday Night ☆ is 66 Cccktail Time" Burst a balloon and reveal the price! 5 p.m. -1 a.m. ☆ ☆ Tf\eÏ€apiî %estauûiit y X Vj under Liao. v> 68 King St. E In the Veltrl Complex 623-2623 Bowmanville Licensed L.L.B.O. SPECIAL *5 00 Large Pizza (2 items) . PICK UP ONLY-- SALES TAX EXTRA Special available until Aug. 25, 1984 96 Waverley Road Bowmanville Visa 623-1140 MasterCard A guide to fine dining and entertainment. F ourth Book Published For Newcastle Novelist „ Li ^?, ra i candidate Darce Campbell and his wife 350 guests attended the annual barbecue at the Carol(left) went around to greet all the guests at Ransberry Farm, north of Orono. the party's annual barbecue last week. More than Newtonville Athlete is First Class In Running Skill and Personality Newcastle novelist Charles Ewert is getting accustomed accustomed to the idea that people judge a book by its cover. That's especially true when the book has to arouse the reader's attention attention on the paperback shelf of a bookstore. You'll recognize his latest book, entitled Canaan, by an eye-catching cover depicting depicting horses, chariots, golden idols, and bearded prophets. The novel is published by Avon Books of Canada and is based on the Biblical account account of the warfare waged by the Israelites to win their "promised land". "It seemed like an interesting interesting story," Mr. Ewert explained last week during an interview at his home in Newcastle Village. He noted that most of the reading reading public would be familiar familiar with the Judeo-Christ- ian history surrounding his book. But Mr. Ewert expands on that theme to create fictional fictional men and women who may have lived in Canaan at the time portrayed in his novel. The book is about the personal struggles of these individuals as well as historical historical events. In fact, Charles Ewert's ability to create "real" human beings in historical settings is one of his greatest gifts. He shows us the fears, doubts, jealousies, hatred, and love behind the people who made history. And the people from the past depicted depicted in Canaan are not greatly different from modern modern men and women. "The fabric of the story is the experience experience of human life," he explains. Most important of all, this book has that mysterious quality which drives the reader,to turn each page eagerly eagerly from chapter one to the conclusion. Persons with only a casual knowledge of the Bible might assume that once Moses led his people to the "promised land", the task was completed. In fact, three generations later, the Israelites were still trying to oust the occupants of the land and claim it for themselves. themselves. That's where Charles Ewert's latest story begins. It tells the tale of Barak Bar Abinoam, a courageous leader of the Israelites, and a rebel against the Canaan- ite oppressors. The author adds that the book is based loosely on the fourth and fifth chapters of the Book of Judges in the Old Testament. Among its characters is Deborah, the only female judge mentioned mentioned in the Bible. The battle sequence in Canaan occurs at Armageddon, Armageddon, which happens to be both a real place and an idea. The area coincides with areas of the Middle East which are in dispute to this day. "It's a piece of the past which really hasn't changed substantially," said Mr. Ewert. Charles Ewert sees the novel as a kind of extended parable which allows the reader to look at the human condition in a new way. He feels that we live in an age of laziness where people are accustomed to passive entertainment such as movies or TV. But he also feels there are people interested interested in reading novels and creating a private world where what they get out of the book will be in proportion to what they put into reading it. The Newcastle novelist estimates that Canaan took three years to produce. The process of publishing a book is a lengthy one even after the author has finished the final draft and submitted it to a publisher. First, the book is edited in consultation with a local editor. Then, it proceeds to the process of copy editing, which consists of polishing the text for its final form, Copy editing, in the the case of Canaan, was done via mail from New York. Afterwards, Afterwards, the book went to typesetters where galley proofs are made. These proofs are checked against the final manuscript as are the actual page proofs of the completed work. Even to the author, the preparation of a book for the publisher can become tedious -- especially after four or five readings. "There's almost no book in the world that I'd like to read eight times in one year," said Mr. Ewert. He has found that it's best to discipline himself to writing two or three hours per day and attempting to complete one sequence of the novel each day. "You start with an event. From the event comes the people and from the people comes the story line," he said. And while he does extensive extensive work on researching information information behind each United Way News Bruce Mackey, Section Chairman for Oshawa, is one of nine section chairmen volunteering his time and expertise in the 1984 Whitby - Oshawa - Newcastle United Way campaign. As Section Chairman, it is Mr. Mackey 's responsibility to organize the Oshawa area into appropriate groups, to obtain volunteers to act as group chairmen, to assist the group chairmen in appointing captains captains for various divisions within each group and to recruit and train canvassers. As a result of the time and effort of hundreds of volunteers, volunteers, along with your supporting supporting contributions, the • 1984 Oshawa - Whitby - Newcastle United Way campaign will be a successful one. For the Good Times come to Appearing this Friday and Saturday August 24th and 25th "Ecmpin' Rennie Hawkins" Advance Tickets $10 -- available at Castle Hotel and Buster's $12 at the door Buster's Roadhouse and Tavern King St. Newcastle book, he realizes that his connections with the 20th century cannot be broken. "You write inevitably from the 20th Century for a 20th Century audience," he said. Having completed his fourth novel, Mr. Ewert is now busy with a fifth. And, having set previous novels in Canada, Europe, and Israel, Israel, he will be moving to a new location in the upcoming upcoming novel. With his wife, Kathy, doing much of the research, Charles Ewert is writing a story about Polynesia. The tale will span both the past and the present. It will include include both the days before the islands were discovered by Europeans and the 20th century in which the lands were the site of nuclear tests. Born in Saskatchewan, Charles Ewert began his writing career in Newcastle with the village's youth theatre based at the Port of Newcastle. He explains that some of the early plays were written so that the acting acting company wouldn't have to pay royalties. A graduate of Carleton University where he received received his BA, Charles Ewert later graduated from Queen's University where he received his law degree. He practiced law in Newcastle Newcastle Village from 1976 to 1983 and currently is a teaching master in law at Durham College. 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