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Silvia Rugger ar winner in the -Town ofNewcastde athietîc achievements "1'm overwhelmed and touched by the response the people of the Town of Newcaste have made to me", stated Silvia Ruegger Mon- day evening in ber response at a Town of Newcastle recep- tion for- the Young Olympic athlete of the Newtonville area. Silvia was greeted by at leastfour hundred at a recep- tion held in the Village of Newcastle Town Hall in bonour of ber remnarkable achievemnent in setting a Canadian Long Distance Marathon record and in finishing in eighth place in the gamnes of tbe XXIII Olymnpiad held in Los Angeles. She said to comipete in the garnes was an experience of a lifetimie and "I was weil awzire there would be a lot of people back borne watcbing and supporting me in the Marathon". Silvia said the race was for bler one of the most difficult, inten.se and painful especially around the twenty-three ile mark. She- said ber strength camne from God to complete the race. She said to have finished the race was most ,rewardlng for ber. The Canadian marathon record holder spoke of the closing ceremonies at the XX- 111 Olymi-piad and its gran- duer and just to be with all1 the athletes who were in at- tendance from miany dif- ferent countries but ail with a common purpose and dedica- tion. She said it was most im- pressive and moving.~ The large audience of four hundred responsed many times durring the evening but neyer so great as when she stated she would continue to run and would not be retir- ing. She said she would be (Continued page 3) eight place Marathon runner 111 Olympiad with a Town of Newcastle plaque. fromi Newtonville in the XX- :~rno Uh1~U1jîj Puhlished Every Wednesday Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, Augnst 15, 1984 -trump cards played at Marigold theatre Murray Westgate ani-i Doris Petrie play the tuxnp cards in "~Gin Game" at the Marigold Dinner Theatre, Whitby and provides a niost .entertaining evening as they portray two seniors, out of sorts, in a Senior Citizens' Hone. Westgate and Petrie are not new to the Marigold stage having been mani and wife in "On Golden Pond ". In " The Gin Game" they nk another great teamr and through their alieniation f'rom the planned activities ai the Senior Citizens;' Home take up the gamne of gin rummny during which course tbeir trials and tribulations are unveiled. home> were Weller Martin (.turray Westgate) and Fon- cia Dorsey (Doris, Petrie) take refuge on visitors day, to activities of the day. Weller, a lonely retired b>usinessrnan, somewmhat frustrated, short in financial standing and suffering loss of identity mieets Foncia, a divorcee and one who is being neglected by bier famiiy. Fon- cia accepts Weller's invitation to participate in a game of cards and although Foncia displays tbe part of a !oser this is not the case with cards even though tbe gamne is new' to ber. The relationship grows4 even, though Fondia con- tinues ',o win in Gin. The drab bousecoat and bathrobes are replaced b: ties, jackets and dresses. As the play advances througIt two scenes in act one and a fiirther two in act two, the audience is kept in suspense as to the outcomie. Both Weller and Foncia draw strength froï-n the othier to grasp for a new meaning in The Gin Gýame does have somne excellent comical momients none the less being Weller's commient upon01 hear- ing the choir singing in the main hall, "thiey feel if they don't bring in a cboir or sometingI else, we wýýould ail drop dead". Foncia points to the fact that they try every children's gamre, "I neyer take my m-edicine but rather Our medicine." lits not diffic:ult it love buth Weller and Fonica and to ev'en ponder their situation in the ebb of thieir life. Gin Gai-e is well described as a tragi-comedy and is en- joyable theatre with an ex- .cellent cst. The Gin Gamne continues at the Marigold Dinner- Theatre tbrough to September 23rd, every nlighit of the w'eek with the exception of Monday nights. The ticket price of $20.95, Tuesday througb Thuirsday and $22.95 Friday and Sait- day and $19.95 Suýndayl night includes a most tempting four-course dinner with bot and cold appetizers; salad; choice of seafood, chicken or beef entrées as well as dessert. Many new features at Orono Fali Fair DURHAM - A Bi-èCentennial parade, chariot and chuck wagon racing and a one-man. b an d are j ust a few of the new events being featured at Orono Fair from Thursday, Sept. 6 to Sunday, Sept. 10. The Orono 'Fairgrounds have been the scene of the fair for about 150 years. Sponsored by the Durhamn Central Agricultural Society, organizers are expecting record crowds. The fair wilI kick-off with the entertainmrin~t fromn Jobinny, the One-Man-Band, N),h o'l1be performning tbroughout the fair. His entertainmient begins on Thursday, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m.- Meanwhîie, Ontario's Agriçultural Minister Dennîs Timbreli will officially open the four-day fair at the arena stage at 8 p.mi. Alsoq on Thursday, the Durhamn Cou~ntry Holstein Show will be held indoors in the cattle barn. This event begins at «7 p.mn. Young people will be enter- tained and many even corn- pete in a break dancing and air band competitions being held on the fair grounds at 6:30 p.m. Meanwbile, Miss Durbamn Central will be croevmned following the beauty cotipetition at 7 p.m. A demnolition derby will be held in front of the grands- tand at 8 p.m. At 8:30 p'.m., country music fans will enjoy a fid- dIer's contest to be beld at the arena stage. The programn on Friday, Sept. 7 begins at 12:30 p.m. with the annual school parade. The parade includes baton twirlers, floats and decorated bicycles. In addi- tion, there wiIl be a junior talent contest in the arena. Friday at the fair includes Jerseys and guernsey cattle, a rabbit show, the 4-H Club fat caif show and a poultry show. Also, those attending the fair will be able to enjoy <Continueai page 3) Greeted (o reception by ail mem bers of cauncil ORONO BEEF BARBECUE TONIGHT The Orono Arena Improvernent Comrnittee are holding their aninual beef barbecue in the Orono Park tonight, Wednesday and as usual a good crowd is ex- pected to be out to enijoy the ternpting beef bot off the barbecue and served itbail the trinmings tbat have been traditional, Proceeds f'ron this event will be used tio make improvernents at tbie Orono Arena-which bas to be one of the best kept arenas in- the district. Corne out and meet your friends ai the Orono rpark ionight. Menibersiof couticil as well as the general public were out in fore to greet Silvia Rueg- ger at a reception in t, he Somec four huindred greeted Newtonville with a rousing Newcaste le own Hall on, thle young athlete froni applause. Moniday evening. Counc. Ann Cowmian presents Silvia Ruegger, the I