RANDY MCDONALD city editor Sean Finaly managing editor of The Examiner an nounces the appointment of Randy McDonald as city editor Sheila McGovern has been appointed to new position assistant city editor McDonald has been sports editor of The Examiner since tctober 1973 Before coming to Barrie he was sports editor of the Timmins Daily Press and the Midland Free Press McDonald and his wife Mary live in Barrie The zayearold McDonald is native of Orillia Missingboys iner announcement SHEILA MctitWERN new position McDonald has played two seasons with the Barrie Red Sox of the South entral Baseball League Miss McGovern native of Ottawa joined The Ex aminer in 1974 as reporter She has covered the educa tion and labor beats for The Examiner Before joining The Ex aminer Miss McGovern was reporter for the Fort Erie TimesReview She is jour nalism graduate from Algon quin College of Applied Arts and Technology ttt awa Both appointments are ef fective immediately sure hed be found By Pl ilERUiS ifuiminel Staff Reporter Margaret Hogan of Scar lxnongh dropped her husband Leonard her son Richard and her brother Peter Rasmussen off in the Minesing Swamp at it in Sunday so they could go for hike She expected them back about pm but they didnt show up drove back and forth along the road hoping they were com ing out somewhere else thought maybe they would hit the highway didnt know whether to call the police or not finally called them at pm Mrs Hogan had to montholti Mark with her at time She spent the night at the Holiday lnn in Barrie thinking that the police would have found her family by morning was sure they would be founti anti when they werent just didnt know what to do The police firetl shots dur ing the night but Leonard said they were all so hoarse from yelling that they couldnt answer He said they couldnt tell which way the shots were coming from because of the rain She said when she talked to Leonard following the rescue he told her thought wed had it AT HOSPITAL Hogans aunt anti uncle from Brampton were at Royal Vic toria Hospital following the rescue to help with baby Mark We heard it on the radio anti it took me few phone calls to make sure it was Leonard Ed Hogan said We came down right away but had hard time findingtheswamp Mrs Pat Hogan said The police down here are very nice very obliging they couldnt be nicer Mrs llogan said her brother who lives in Montreal has been in Toronto looking for an apart ment Richard Hogan tells ii onstabie Wayne Mttiillivray about his overnight stay in Minesing Swamp after he anti his father Leonard anti his uncle iettr Rasmussen were ftninti Montiay afternoon by volunteers searcher The three were airlifted to an emotional reunion to the boys mother Margaret who waited anxiously at Fort Willow throughout the search Emmimr Photo Barrie girl wins class in 4H iudging event The Annual li ltinior Farmer Judging Competition was held on Monday Aug 13 in the Beeton area There were 102 participatns in the competition which is sponsortd by the South Simcoc lunior itarmtrs The winners in each category were Novice arol Rintoul Tottenham Junior Dtrtk ilazelwood Betton inter mediate Wendy liruehtr liar rit Senior hcryl McArthnr Stayner lhe contestants were guests at the farms of John Devins lottcnham John Naylor Brad FOR BETTER PRINTING SEE JoNN COCKBURN IMITED 66 MORROW ROAD BARRIE 728282 Rrinfers Since l960 ford Rob Hamilton Bradford anti Wreford llewson Betton semester MIDNURSI COUEGE UNIVERSITY IN 78 You can qualify in Feb by taking Grade 13 now at Midhurst College Compete grade thirteen course starts Sept ends Feb 78 ï¬ltbbutgt Qtnlltgr MIDHURST ONT LOL 1X0 705 726 9685 turns into 26 hours of misery FORT WILLOW What started out as an hourlong hike through Minesing Swamp turn ed into cold soggy overnight adventure the three par ticipants will never forget Leonard Hogan son Richard and brotheininlaw Icter Rasmussen set out to find Willow Landing Stinday morn ing They couldnt find it nor could they find their way back The three wandered through the swamp in circles for about 10 hours until they found an abandoned poachers cabin at the junction of the Nottawasaga River anti Willow reck Sunday night They settled in for the night cold wet and tired said Hogan About 830 pm they heard gunshots and police sirens but they couldnt tell where the sounds were coming from he said By then it had started to rain so they decided to stay put and hope for rosette in the morning The cabin wasnt all that much shelter from the elements he said ROOF LEAKED The roof leaked and it was so cold Rasmussen said The mercury dipped to 12C Sunday forcing the three to huddle next to each other to keep warm When the sun came up Mon day morning the three started their day with drink of swampwater Rasmussen said We had no food at all he said We got thirsty so we took drink of swampwater and hoped to get out in three days After walking through the bush for couple of hours the three saw the police helicopter flying over the swamp We tried to flag it down but they couldnt see us for the trees Rasmussen said By noon the three were worn out and little frustrated because they hadnt been able to flag down the helicopter he said About pm they had stop ped for break when they heard voices calling out We just kept yelling and yelling until they found us he said We were just lucky he said Thats all it was Richard said he spent most of his time in the swamp looking forward to his next meal All he could think of was food he said Nothing but food Rasmussen said his nephew handled the situation quite well for kid his age Hes brave little boy Rasmussen also said he will never go into Minesing Swamp again LEGS SORE Speaking from his hospital bed at Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie at 330 pm Hogan said his legs were very sore anti seemed to be getting worse ur feet werent too bad un til this morning but things were so wet we couldnt keep the water and the leaves out of our boots The trio all have sore feet and Rasmussan was reported to be running fever Hogan said Ricky lasted real ly good the first day but this morning we were both feeling sorry for ourselves The three were not hard to spot in the emergency ward at Royal Victoria Hospital with all its beds They were the ones who were sunburnt looked very tired and sat up very quickly when the nurse entered the room with cart three trays anti said Anyone for hot chocolate ihe tll search for three people lost in the Mintsing Swamp came to we cessful conclusion Monday afternoon when the three were found by volunteer searchers Leonard Hogan of Toronto tcentret anti Peter Rasmussen of Moli Stainton Mhanstid itoh rtlaw with coffee after he was airlifted otit of iitnsing aboard an lll Stainton works fortman with the Note tawasaga Valley ouserur tion nthority and another volunteer searcher litiss Wadgi of Barrie fotiiiti three people in Mintsing Swamp Monday afternoon The three hati been missing since Sun day morning Stainton said it its just luck that the missing three were founti in gootl shape llIamincr ihotoi Sw amp helicopter No estimate of damages Harrie firt officials ate Ill vest igating the cans of houre fire no Steele St which caused considerable water smoke anti fire damage Monday afternoon says Deputy fhief Len Mills Fire hrokeont near 331 he said today and firefightrs were at the scent tintil Tut in tstnnates haw been made on thi extent of the damage The fire began in the base tnent area of the brick bungalow owned by Robert Evans said Deputy Thief Mills and spread to bedroom and closet on the first floor we A4 features BIG CARS ARE COMING DOWN TO vowos SIZENOT UP TO VOLVOS STANDARDS Have you noticed how some of the fat cars have reduced to almost Volvocsquc proportions its truc One major manufacturer has cut the size of his over size models by an avcr age of 700 pounds But try as they might to copyour lines they havent managed to duplicate our Watiges back tEutminer Photo Standard equipment like fourwheel powerassisted disc brakes And dual braking system Volvo owners have come to expect in which each circuit operates on threenot twowheels Plus orthopedicallydcsigncd bucket seats And lZoutlct heating ventilation systemThcyfrc on every And tinted glass all around Volvo we sell or lease But theyre absent from Detroits slimmed down models Then there are the little things treal right were found by Bob Stainton anti Russ Wadgc about five miles northwest of the spot where they entered the swamp Sunday morning Hogans eightyearolti son Richard got piggyback ride to the WP helicopter on the examiner Tuesday August 23 1977 Eightyearold Richard Hogan answered reporters ques titms from an ambulance stretcher Monday afternoon after he and his father Leonard and his uncle Peter Rasmussen were found in Minesing Swamp Richard went into the swamp with the two men Sunday moming on what was sup posed to be brief trek along the old portage trail to Willow Landing Examiner Photo Professional STEAM it 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