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cles and stole equipment.
_ The incident badly fright-

Bowcott and his girlfriend

dence at the time, and her -
15-year-old daughter and
* ~~ gome girlfriends were hav-
-. ing a ‘sleep-over.’ About 50
young people showed up at.
the home univited and pro-
ceeded to cutthe telephone
lines, drink liquor from the
family’s liquor cabinet and

ables.
evict the unwanted guests,

some of them went into the
garage on the property and

om -his home April -10.

ere away from the. resi-

elp themselves to valu-

While the girls tried to

KEVIN WOODLEY PHOTO

id approximately $80,000
amage to company vehi-

“!’'m not the only ‘victim’
here,” he said. “A lot of other:

his iamily.
The Sidney volunteer fire .

ened the girls. “I'm just glad people have had this kind of | department, to which Bow-
ea, ie got hurt,” Bowcott thing happen over the years. cott has belonged “for about

: suddenly at the age of 57,
“just over three years ago. —

will cost money to replace,
but-it’s only money,” said
Bowcott. “I can work to re-
place those — I’m not afraid
of-work.

mother’s they took — that
really hurts.”

‘and the: loss of security and:
feel. of. ‘community’ ‘that
went with it,”

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I want to see this community
come back to the way it was.
when I grew up — people.
used to wave at each other’
on the street, whether they.

- knew each other or not. Peo-
ple used to get to know each
other, and care about each:
other.. We. have to work to:.
get that back.”

Many people are already .
"showing they. agree. He has”
- had..numerous. telephone.

--calls; and people stopping at
his: ‘home, all expressing
‘their sorrow for the’ loss _

~and trauma felt by him: and a

“They things they stole half of my life” is planning a
‘clude: all: the. groups to
which he has belonged or
has. sponsored: over. the
years. There are also plans,
‘instigated by Ted Daly, for a
community barbecue to be
held.in honor of the family. °
That’s confirmed for June.5.
‘Whatever - happens,

“But things. of my:

Bowcott’s: ‘mother ° died

munity,: we. need: them to
‘For Bowcott, that: loss,: Yi
ence,” Daly said.”

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Dennis (Fred) Bowcott and his family have contributed to his community for four
generations. New he wants the community to come together to solve its problems. |

community car wash to. in- .

don’t tar. them all with the -

© sibility.”
if...
they stay or leave this com-
“But if using this incident,
and my name, is the catalyst
“to. making. something good:
- happen in this.community
aes $ okay.

know they made a differ-.

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Sidney for donations, with
the money to go toward the
arrest and conviction of
those involved in the crime
and. tothe recovery of |
stolen items. .

“There are.a lot of goad:
kids in this community — I

same brush,” he said. “But
the kids who were. there -
aren't coming forward, and |
that’s a way to show respon:

“{ don’t want to be looked fe
at as avictim,” ’ said Bowcott::.

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