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Olympian Silvia Ruegger received a hero's welcome welcome on Monday night at the Newcastle Community Centre when hundreds of fans paid tribute to the athlete. Silvia placed eighth in the first women's marathon in Olympic history. She also set a Cana dian record for the 26 mile run. Silvia is shown above being greeted by councillors Ann Cowman, Marie Hubbard, Ivan Hobbs, Diane Hamre, Mayor Garnet Rickard and councillor Bruce Taylor. Canada's best female marathoner came home to a hero's welcome in Newcastle Village Monday night. Silvia Ruegger, the 23-year-old Newtonville resident who finished eighth in the Los Angeles Olympics, assured a crowd of 300 at the Newcastle Newcastle Community Hall that she will be continuing her running career. "I'm going to keep running. I'm not going to retire," she said. She plans to compete throughout the fall and is looking forward to representing Canada at future international international meets. Beth Marchant is having a great time as the Durham Central Fair Queen. She's met many new people and she's done promotional work for the .Durham Agricultural Society. Her duties will also include representing representing Durham in the Miss CNE contest. Beth is considering a career in social social work, or maybe journalism, and the queen's duties are great experience. experience. Being Fair Queen keeps her busy, but it's fun. Beth's successor will be chosen at the Orono Fair (Sept.6-9), and fair organizers hope to bring out many contestants. Starting this year, the title will be Orono Fair Queen, but little else has changed. The girls entered entered will be judged on talent, appearance, appearance, poise and personality. There were six contestants last year, which is about average, but having more girls enter this year would make it even better. Entrants must be Canadian citizens citizens who have lived in the riding for six months, and must be at least 18. Many girls have entered the con- Silvia said she finds it difficult to predict whether she'll be aiming for another berth on an Olympic team. But she doesn't rule out the possibility. "If I'm still running, I'd certainly like to enjoy that experience experience of being there (at the Olympics) Olympics) again," she said. She called her trip the experience experience of a lifetime. "We were there as an accomplishment of a goal and a dream and we were there to do our best for our country." Silvia thanked all of her friends for their support. And she credited test for the experience one year, and have gone on to win in another year. Beth is really looking forward to the Miss CNE contest at the start of the Exhibition. She'll be competing with 112 girls who have won their local fairs. As the girls demonstrated demonstrated talent in their local shows, the talent contest for Miss CNE will be replaced by speeches by the seven finalists. Beth has prepared prepared to speak on the youth aspects of farming -- how work and interest in farming when you're young stay with you for life. Girls who want to enter the contest contest should apply as soon as possible. possible. Beth says there's nothing to be afraid of, and that when she entered, entered, she was surprised to find that she knew most of the other contestants. contestants. Plans are being finalized for other events at the fair. Norma Ransberry of the fair committee says that a bi-centennial, parade and a chariot race are among this year's special events. God with providing the strength that was necessary to complete the 26-mile marathon. "I really realized that, especially at mile 23," A nutrition student at the University University of Guelph, Silvia was competing competing in the world's first Olympic marathon for women. She not only improved upon her own personal time but also established a new Canadian record at Los Angeles. A welcome home reception held in Newcastle Monday evening included included tributes from a number of individual families and friends as well as organizations within the Town of Newcastle. After arriving at the Newcastle Community Hall in a 1929 Graham- Paige owned by George Elliott, of Newtonville, Silvia was 'met by members of town council and escorted escorted to the auditorium. "I know that every Canadian and everyone in the Town of Newcastle was so proud of Silvia when they saw that race," said Newcastle Mavor Carnet Rickard:< 1 V i Councillor Diane Hamre, who presented Newcastle's Olympian with roses, added: "Everyone is speaking of you with warmth and love and pride." In addition to gifts from town council, Silvia received warm praise from both Durham EastMPP Sam Cureatz and Durham-North- umberland MP Allan Lawrence. "You are such a wonderful example to all of the young people of Canada," Canada," said Mr. Lawrence. The Newcastle and District Chamber of Commerce also expressed expressed its congratulations and invited Silvia to ride in the upcoming parade to be held September 15. Tokens of appreciation also included included a hand made Teddy Bear sporting a "superstar" sweater and presented by the residents of Southaven Nursing Home. Orono F air Queen to be Chosen September 6th j LIBERAL BARBECUE - David Smith, Minister for Tourism and Small Business will be attending to- I night's Liberal Barbecue at the Ransberry Farm, M north of Orono. Darce Campbell, the standard | j bearer for the Liberals in the upcoming election i I will also be in attendance. : i i ] POLITICIANS VISIT SENIORS - Local candidates j will be listening to the concerns of senior citizens, when they visit Marnwood House in Bowmanville. Darce Campbell has already been to see the residents residents and NDP candidate Roy Grierson is planning to visit on Thursday, August 23rd at 2:00 p.m. Incumbent Incumbent Allan Lawrence will make his visit a week later, on August 30th at 10:00 a.m. For non-residents non-residents who would like to meet the candidates, transportation transportation may be obtained by calling 623-2288. ! | ! ARMY NEEDS HELP - The Salvation Army needs 1 1 furniture and children's clothing immediately. Cap- 11 tain Ellis Cuff informs us that the Army now will ! ! pick up furniture anywhere in Durham Region. | j Please try and help this valuable organization that ; ! plays such an important role in our community. M JOHN TURNER IN OSHAWA - Prime Minister Turner will be coming to Oshawa this Thursday, August 16th for a luncheon at the General Sikorski Hall. No doubt, Liberal candidate Terry Kelly will be in attendance meeting with voters as the September September 4th date draws nearer. Tickets for the event can be obtained by phoning the Liberal committee rooms at 623-1157. ; y ERIC NAGLER AT LIBRARY - If you get this week's Statesman early on Wednesday, be sure to take your children to sec Eric Nagler at the Bowmanville Library. Library. Eric is a well known performer and has appeared appeared many times on radio and television, Admission Admission is free and the show starts at 2:00 p.m. WHAT A STORM! - Last night's thunderstorm was one of the most electrifying that we have seen in this area in a long time. Several buildings and trees were hit by lightning including a house in Enniskillen Enniskillen that had the chimney knocked off the roof. In between all the fire calls we tried to get a few pictures of the lightning but found that you have to have more patience than a fisherman. The Toronto Toronto Sun photographers must be good fishermen because there was a very impressive photo of the storm on the front page of today's paper. LAST CHANCE TO MAKE THE LIST - If you haven't checked the voters' list yet, we suggest that you take the time to make sure you are included if you plan to exercise your voting rights on September 4th. As well, if you are on the list, you should have received a card in the mail last week. If there are any questions, questions, we suggest that you call the returning office at 885-4594. DECORATION DAY CEREMONIES - Decoration day services will be held this Sunday, August 19th at Pontypool and Nestleton Cemeteries. Both ceremonies ceremonies are slated to start at 2:30 p.m. PLEASE HELP FIRE VICTIMS - A fund has been established to aid the Leon Carr family of Tyrone, who lost everything in a fire at their home last week. If you arc able to donate anything, please call Cecile Bowers at 263-2086. THANKS FOR THE FLOWERS - A special thanks to Mrs. Arthur Barnes who brought in the biggest bunch of gladioli that we've seen. Also, congratulations congratulations to the Durham Region Gladiolus Society on its successful show last weekend at the Durham Christian High School. Several of the arrangements were from across Canada and the United States. / i /v- The summer's worst thunderstorm thunderstorm dropped approximately 3/ 4 of an inch of rain on the Bowmanville Bowmanville area Tuesday night, but damages damages from the downpour were relatively relatively light. The Newcastle Fire Department reported four lightning strikes in the area. Platoon Chief Gregg Cor- den said lightning struck a garage in Hampton causing approximately $4,600 damage. The garage, located on the old Scugog Road, was owned by Brian Grills. A direct hit was also reported west of Enniskillen where a chimney chimney was demolished and the roof damaged. Losses are estimated at $2,000. The Bowmanville Legion Hall was also struck by lightning at approximately approximately 8:45 p.m. No damages were reported. A rooftop electrical motor at Dennison Dennison Manufacturing on Base Line Road was also hit by lightning, shortly after nine p.m. Morley Watson, manager of the Newcastle Hydro Electric Commission Commission reported minimal disruption to the area's power supply. "We were quite fortunate compared to some places," Mr. Watson said on Wednesday morning. However, hydro was out in parts of Orono and Newcastle during the storm. An estimated 300 customers were affected by the blackout in Newcastle village while 175 were without power in Orono. The blackouts blackouts lasted between one and two hours. The power was cut when a feeder line was struck by lightning. The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Agriculture and Food is still assessing hail damage reported in the Newcastle and Newtonville area. Bev Ells, spokesman for the ministry, said the extent of the damage would not be known until later today. The rain that fell during the storm was in addition addition to the one and a quarter inches inches that fell in the previous two days. -3303 Issue 33 26 Pages BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1984 130th Year Are You On the Voters 9 List Now's the time to get on the voter's list if you missed the enumerator's calls to your home. The revision dates, the last chance to get on the official voter's lists, are August 15,16 and 17. Voters in urban areas who still aren't listed will not be able to vote. The rules are a little more lenient for rural voters -- they may be sworn in on election day if someone from the riding will vouch for them at the poll. ■ Jean Capeling, Returning Officer for the riding, says that revision days will also help the enumerators find out how close they came to counting all eligible voters. There are projected or estimated numbers numbers of voters sent to each riding by the federal government, and while some areas appear to be far short of the projection, others are almost dead on. Mrs. Capeling says that the close figures might have coirçe from num- Lers of new pelople in the riding who were not included in the gov- More than 1,000 Housing Starts Over 1,000 housing starts were reported reported in the Durham Region during during the first half of 1984, according to statistics from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Corporation. In its latest housing market report, report, the Corporation noted that construction of 325 single-family detached homes commenced in June. Most of the month's activity took place in the Pickering to Oshawa corridor. The number of housing starts occurring occurring between January and June was lower than that of 1983 but greater than the number of starts reported as of June 30 in 1982. A decline in the number of semidetached semidetached dwellings was reported for the first half of this year. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Housing Corporation noted that this is due to a preference for single family family dwellings built on smaller lots., In the Town of Newcastle, a total of 50 housing starts was reported in the first six months of this year. ernment estimates. The projections may have been too low. Or it might just be that some enumerators had great success in finding everyone home. In other areas, however, the numbers numbers were quite low. Some people may have planned vacations for the rest of the summer, or just for the A fourth candidate has joined the race to become the next MP for Durham-Northumberland. Brian Flynn, a 30-year-old Peterborough Peterborough resident, has become the riding's first candidate for the Rhino Party. The off-beat party is a registered political organization which has fielded candidates since the 1979 election. Some of the tongue-in-cheek recommendations recommendations of the Rhino Party have included a plan to nationalize the parliamentary restaurant, and end of July when the counts were taken. Some holidayers have tried to sign up by phone from out-of-town. The returns office (885-4594) can answer answer any questions about the listings, listings, but voters must sign up in person. person. a contest to acquire a new national anthem. Locally, the Rhino candidate has suggested his party would create jobs by hiring unemployed youths to harvest the weeds in Lake Scugog and process them for health food. Although the Rhinos have no chance of electing an MP in the September September 4 election, the group sees a vote for the Rhinos as a protest against the traditional parties. The party reports that 89.5 candidates candidates are carrying its colors across Canada in this campaign. House Fire Causes $12,000 Damage Losses were estimated by the Newcastle Fire Department at $12,000 following a fire at this R.R. 1 Bowmanville residence on Monday evening. evening. The blaze was reported shortly before nine p.m., however it was quickly brought under control by firefighters from Fire Station One in Bowmanville. Stations two and three stood by with water tankers but they were not required. The fire, which is believed to have been started by an electrical malfunction, caused smoke and heat damage to much of the building. The kitchen area of the home was heavily damaged by flames. There were no injuries. The home is owned by William Medwid. Rhinos Make Election Bid The Optimist Creed Ml nothing can dtalixb lets and pn*P*Ky friend» teal thaï tiw» I» ^nny side cl fiwy thing m corne bue. ol iim best, to wak oily » only 6» best ««ithuitodtc nbo.ilth.MX , -our own mistake* ol the t«t and ■kwh ol the, futur»- i you m<*>t «» »a iN) Inwvomtil New Optimist Club Formed in Bowmanville As of Saturday morning, Bowmanville has a new Optimist service club, with a charter membership of about 30, dedicated to be "Friends of Youth'" The local club was sponsored by the Oshawa Optimist Club and held its inaugural meeting at the San Marino Restaurant, Waverley Road. This photo was taken prior to the meeting and show, 1-r, Optimist Governor of Eastern Ontario Gord Hull of Milton, pinning Bowmanville Charter President Sam Ivanoff. At right is Charter Secretary Derek Williams Williams receiving his pin from Gov,-Elect Dick Crealock of Mississauga. V V