PAGE 12, YHMTY FPUE PRESS, WEDNESD)AY, AUGUST 2,1089 cycling ventur to. P.E.I.e Trudie Zavadovies «When I was your a ge I cycled to Prince Edward Island; cer- tainly you can cycle to the corner store." That's what Joel Wilson is looking forward to, some day, saying to his kids. Wison and Ti Strickland, Anderson CVI studeýots ' and Kim Dunn, a student at Triafalgar Castie School, werq three of an li-member team of Oshawa yen- turers who cycled from Oshawa's GORD Archer is having a swinging timeÃ" at the scout jamboree in Charlottetown, P.E.I. Day. Archer photo city hall to the Canadian scout jamboree at Charlottetown, P.E.I. to raise money for the Multiple Scierosis Society.1* On July 1, the young cyclists started thir trek to P.E.I. But their commitment to the venture started much earlier. "My brother, Paul, one of the advisors, suggested the trip a year ago last January at winter camp," said Dunn, the lone female cyclist. "They actuallv satarted organiz- Severcd Wlhiit by scouts cd Jamboree Several Wib scouts recently returned from Charlotte- town, P.E.I.Mtesite of the jamboree, the huge scouting event held every four years. The Whitby patrols helped to make up the company of more than 10,000 who turned out for the event. "Scouts came from Australia, Finland England, Korea, Ainerica and, of course, Canada," says -Dave Archer who took Whitby's 3rd-4th patrol. "Everything was teamwork, we worked as a patrol. Our Po ulation was second only to Charlottetown," says Archer. Each province was divided into 12 subcamps. Our subcamp was called Nova Scotia. Our camp was 40-50 sq. ft. They had build a lighthouse and an entranceway for us. Each night a Nova Scotia piper piped us to bed. "We bought the island out of propane and the Coleman people had set up a tent to repair Coleman equipment at cost with no charge for la.bor,» says Archer. "It was great," says his 13-year.old son Gordon, a student at Pringle Creek public school. 'There were lots of activities and the campsites were huge, there was nylon everywhere?" Scout leaders had to attend ail scouting actîvities with the kids, but nights were free for the kids to enjoy the entertain- mient and for the scout leaders te, rest up. "Life doesn't get any better if you're into scouting," says patrol leader Charmaine Huculak. We had the second largest attendance since it first opened in 1949." The next jamboree is to be held in Seoul, Korea. îng it last September. We had to wait and see if the jamboree group could handie us ail," said, Dunn. They then formied a parents committee, as it was mandatory that ail parents of cyclists be involved. "They arranged everything- bicycles, clothing, A-5-35 and food," said Wilson. "The Optimist' Club gave, $5,000 for bike repairsI and provided a truck for the actua tnip.» Daily training for the 1,000- mile trek started in December. "In the winter we trained in. the weight room and swimming pool," said Wilson. "As weather, got be tter we made a track from the tenth concession to townline, ,left on townline to Birkdone, right on Old Scugog Road to Enniskillen, right on Conlin into Durham Cll e ." 'We trained 20 miles a day," said Strickland. "On weekends we took an 80-mile run to Wood- ville, 130 miles to Kingston and 105 miles to Haliburton.» As their skills sharpened, sa did their commitment. "cI quitMy job in March. The onl raso Iquit was to do this," séaid Dunn. "My job inter- fered with my weekend runs. "I quit my job about a month before the trip toatrain," said Stnickland. *With time, sweat and hun- dreds of dollars per person inves- ted in the trip, the day of depar- ture finally arrived -as Oshawa Mayor AI an Pilkey gave the team a ceremonious send-off from City Hall. He g ave each cyclist flags for their bikes and presented them with goodies for the mayor of Charlottetown. Seconds into the journey, winds sent askew the flags on bikes. Cyclists' moods ranged SÉE PAGE M8 2 PC. ITERTAINMENT CENTRE Reg. $49900 Sale $36900 Civic Holiday Sale Price $29900 Civic Holiday Sale Price 3 PC. BOOKCASE SET Reg $59900 Sale $36900 $29900 SQUARE COFFEE TABLE Reg. $34900 Sale $16900 Civic Holiday Sale Price 13900 End Tables Available 3PC. BRASS& GLASS COFFEE Civic END civic TABLES Holiday Regý $69900 Sale Sale s35900 Price COFEEBraemor Convertible Sklar-Pepplar SOFA BED 2 PC. SOFA & CHAIR OVAL TABLEcivic WOOD & Civic Holiday 9 00 Reg. $1,699"0 Sae~ $ .00lQ OFE GLASS sale Price Sa$39900Price TABLE Brentwood 5 PC. SOLID WOOD Reg. $23900 civic 2 PC. SOFA & CHAIR MAPLE DINETTE SETWSae$80 Reg. $29900 Sale $ Holiday fffh Holiday 9 00lf Civic HolidayAf O Salec$eg.00 Price $1 90 Reg. $159900 Sale0 Re$90- Sale Price90 End Tables Aso Avalable Sale $99900 _______$7 9 9 0_______$4_9___________9_Sale______ Serta PERFECT SLEEPER Civic WJEEN SIZE UNIT Holiday n n 89911 Sale $-rsq0V HESPIER CURIO CABINET civic Holiday ~91 Sale Sklar Pepplar BED SOFA Civic Sale Hoflday $ 71 A $299001 LA-Z-BOY ROCKER RECLINER $49900 Holiday $ $36900 Sale 9 Q