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Singing before full house at Dome 'incredible' i0r Woodstock reSIdent By JOHN SlillEllS III The SIntIIIII-llevlw TORONTO-- Make the most of your opportunities, especially when they could be a once in a lifetime chance. Linda Garner- VanWinden stepped to the mike in front of 50 509 people Sunday afternoon, sang both national anthems be- fore the Blue Jays-Tigers base- ball game, and earned a terrific roar from the crowd afterward "It was incredible, totally in- credible" she said. "I always get a patriotic feeling when I sing the national anthem, but this was far more than that A patriotic and emotional high." Garner-VanWinden was one of about 1,000 Woodstock resi- dents to attend Sunday's game, which the Blue Jays aptly dubbed Woodstock Day. BIG D" Hill ENTIRE FAIILY For Garner-VanWinden it was 13 ' an opportunity which she con- sciously planned on-making the most of. "Let's put it this way," she said. "I'm never going to win a gold medal for my coun-- try. So I'm glad I could do my 'bit today and sing for the Blue . Jays." '3 'It was a big day for her whole ' :family.' In particular, her hus- band Steve's father, Arnold VanWinden' of Listowel, was making his first trip to the Sky- Dome. "I think it was special for me and it was special for ' him to hear his family name an- nounced over the PA system. I think he was pretty over- whelmed." _ _ Although disappointed with the Jays performance on the field, Garner-VanWinden was much impressed by the way the "It was incredible, totally incredible"; Linda-Garner- " VanWinden says. "I always get a patriotic feeling when I sing the national anthem, but this was far more than that. A patriotic and emotional high." ing a slugfest 8-7. Tony Phillips homered twice off Toronto starter Dave Stewart to give the Tigers an early lead. The Jays clawed back to tie the game, dropping third inning homeruns by Paul Molitor and John Olerudy between a Roberto ,Alomar double and a Joe Carter ' single to score four times. In the top of the eighth, Tiger " designated hitter Kirk Gibson ' Photo by John Summers LINDA GARNER- VanWlNDEN, oi woodstock, sang spirited ver- sions of the American and Canadian national anthems at the Blue Jays game Sunday at SkyDome. About 1,000 Woodstonians were on hand to help the Jays celebrate Woodstock Day. The Jays lost 8-7 to Detroit, their second straight one-run loss to the Tigers. ~ More coverage in today '5 Sports Tab. their cool. " CastIllomqmer {the- .r. yanked a 3--0 pitch from Tony ight} field. a ce to give Detroit an 8-6 lead: f:1Toronto scored," once: -in- the bottom of the eighth and threats ened In the ninth, but to no avail. 7 Castillo was net particularly pleased when the throng of baseball writers converged on, his locker after the game. "Peo- ple have said to me, 'You'v been doing a good job all yea and nobody talks to you.' And I said, that's thewayIlIke It " Toronto's Paul Molitor took} the loss in stride. "It was a game with a lot of twists and turns (Dave Stewart) started. pre-game staff treated her. "I was really impressed with how courteous they were. If you think about it, they do this every day for people and they never lose We were very -' im- slow, but kept battling for six in- nings. We got a couple of chances pressed. " The Jays could not live up to their end of the deal though, los- but we couldn't come through. ," 2--The Dailv Sentinel-Review. Thurs. August 18, 1994 OUR OXFORD Five area young people battle for AmbaSSador' 5 job at CNE F Ive young people from Oxford County will be among the more than 100 youths vying for the title of CNE Ambassador of the Fairs this weekend. The five are Ellen Johnson of the Drumbo Fair, Dawn McCutchenof i the Woodstock Fair, Sherry Sim of the Embro-Fair,»Alison Willsey of the Tavistock Fair and Trina Wine, ters of the Tri-County Fair in Till- sonburg. All were winners'of local l<air Ambassador competitions in 1993 earning the right to compete at the Canadian National Exhibi- tion this summer. Many fairs across Ontario have changed the name of their official3-'.~'L representative from Fair Queen to Fair Ambassador, and have I opened the competition to both males and females. " ' Contestants in the CNE Ambas- ' sadox of the Fairs competitionlwill- ,tants will be judged on- their knowl-Z, . SOCIetIes arrive in Toronto on Friday and spend three days touring Toronto. ,During this time, judges' will ob3 . serve their attitudes, behavior?land; how they interact with others In faintensive interviews, the' contes~ edge of Current ture faIrs Irs angcu1-" angcultural andf-fa ' 'Final judging for the Ambassa-x .dor of the Fairs Pageant begins at {:43 5pm. in the main ring at the Col- iseum on Sunday. Three finalists will then be selected and asked to make a speech and answer an im-I promptu question. :éf'Followmgrthe competition the» 1994 Ambassador f the Fairs win- ner. Willrbecome an offIcIalgrep-f, resentatIve of the CNE. iThrough-* put the- year, the reigning CNE¥ w'Ambassador, 1travels extenSIvely, '. promoting ontario s fairs."