PAGE 14, MONDAY, DECEMBER 31. 1984, WHITBY FREE PRESS August was a month for Olympie heroes in Whitby August was a month st Cannadia0, & for heroes in Whitby. We started the month reporting that Anne Ot- tenbrite, 18, was the fir- ever to win an Olympic gold medal in swim- ming when she took first place in the 200-metre breaststroke. She later went on to win a silver medal in the 100-metre breaststroke and a bronze medal as a IT'S TIME TO WISH YOU A HAPPY NEW YUAl! WHITBY MALL FLORIST 1615 DUNDAS ST. E. (At Thickson Rd.) Whitby 579-1325 r TO OUR FRIENDS 19 CUSTOMERS i #APPY etw YtAR St Clair The paint and paper people Midtown Mall 200 John St. Oshawa 576-2431 • Safeway Plaza 1150 Simcoe St. N. Oshawa 576-9971 member our in- dividual medley relay team. Wbile most of the at- tention went to Otten- brite, Whitby had one other competitor at the Los Angelos summer games. Glenn 'Beauchamp who lost the bronze medal in the men's judo competition to a man frorn Brazil. Both of our Olympians were honored when they returned home with one of the largest parades this community has ever staged. At a ceremony held at the Iroquois Park Complex, Mayor Bob Attersley announced that the pool would be named for Ot- tenbrite and a new marital arts and fitness room would be named for Beauchamp. Council also awarded Ottenbrite with the Freedom of the Town, and not only was she the youngest person to receive that rare honor but she joined a group of five who enjoyed the privilege. Ontario Lieutenant- Governor John Black Aird made his second official visit to Whitby Aug. 9 when he was on hand to dedicate the Camp'X'cairn. Sir William Stephen- son was represented by Col. Thomas Lawson, honorary colonel of the Royal Canadian Regiment who described "Intrepid" as "the greatest individual Canada has produced in the last century." Many of the people who worked and trained at Camp "X" returned for the ceremony. Descendants of Jabez Lynde were also in the news in August ex- pressing their fears for the future of the Lynde House Museum located at the corner of Dundas and D'Hillier Sts. The family said that if clear title wasn't given to the house, then it could be demolished by the owners of the property - the Loblaws supermarket chain. Also in August, Bishop Fennell re-elected MP mSeptember electio Robert Clune, the auxiliary Roman Catholic Bishop of Toronto who resides in Whitby came firmly on side with his brethern when he encouraged Catholics to vote for those candidates who support the anti-abor- tion position. Clune said that abortion was the gravest moral issue facing people today. September was the month of the Tory sweep of Canada and here in Whitby, which is part of the Riding of Ontario, the story was no dif- ferent. Progressive Conser- vative incumbent MP Scott Fenneli smashed his way to a third term in the House of Com- monsgaining twice the vote f his two opponen- ts combined. When the vote was counted Fennell had earned 31,302 votes compared to Liberal candidate Gary Gerrema's 13,261 and the NDP's Geoff Rison's 11,910. Fennell also won Durham Y votes to join Metro CONT'D FROM PG. 13 hosted to a luncheon at the Whitby Municipal Building after being given a tour of the town that included Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village. The other major news event of July was then Prime Minister John Turner's decision to hold a federal election on Sept. 4. Incumbent Progres- sive Conservative MP Scott Fennell and New Democratic Party can- didate Geoff Rison were waiting for the election call and were off and running. However, it wasn't until a few weeks later that the Ontario Riding Liberal Association nominated Durham Regional Chairman Gary Herrema as their can- didate. Whitby residents also learned that the Durham Region Family YMCA had voted to join the Metro Toronto body of that organization. The move angered a past president of the Durham Y who tired, in vain, to get enough public support to stop the move. all but five of the ridings 289 polls. He lost two in Whitby and three in Pickering. This was also the last election contested by Rison who announced that he will not seek the party's nomination again. He had carried their banner in the elec- tions of 1979 and 1980 as well. Herrema was gracious in defeat but was critical of his own party's performance in the campaign. He returned to his duties as Durham Regional Chairman. In other news, Whitby became the home to a national champion in September when the Whitby Warriors cap- tured the Minto Cup. They defeated New Westminster 16-8 to become Canada's national junior 'A' lacrosse champions at a tournament held in British Columbia. The Warriors were Minto Cup champions for the second time, having won the cup in 1980 as well. For the first time in anyone's memory, a citizen was ejected from a meeting of Whitby Town Council's ad- ministrative commit- tee, Coun. Joe Bugelli asked Dennis Fox of Kirby Cres. to leave the meeting after an arguement took place concerning the lan- dscaping agreement signed between the town and the developer of the Rolling Hils sub- division. Durham Regional Council, in a move described as protecting its own interests, cashed $2.15 million in letters of credit issued to them by the developers of the now defunct Brooklin expansion project. The region cashed the let- ters in an effort to en- sure that the hamlet's water supply problems would be resolved. However, nothing has been done to date as the developers are suing both the region and the Town of Whitby for the return ofthe money. The Whitby Historical Society released a con- troversial document that called for the town to buy three acres of land surrounding. the Lynde House Museum. While the document had other proposals that angered local coun- cillors, president Philip Lakas stated a week later that the document was only a draft for discussion purposes. Whitby's new junior 'A' hockey team began its first season in Sep- tember when Mayor Bob Attersley and Durham West MPP George Ashe dropped the first puck to start the game between the Lawmen and the Orillia Red Wings. il K EN'S SEWING K-MART PLAZA 555 Slmcoe St.S. CENTRE Oshawa 579-0742