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75th year foir Whltby Fiee Press, Wmeosday, Rby loi 1995 .Page 39 Scout grou Empliasis on survival technfiques Iearly years of lst Whitby NthaHotchkiss. lu Ïhtby Scouts recently tur- ned bac the dlock. Pat and present members of Whitby's fmirt troupe got toether to trade reminisces celebrate the troupe's 75th birthday and salute Lord Baden Powell who -firet established Scouting. Baden-Powell was a soldier in the British army and served in Malt, Idiaand parts of Africa. -in 1907, he borrowed equipment from the army and took a group of boys to 'Brownsea Island in Dorset, England, teaching them sekilîs and techniques for survival in the outdoors. He began Scouting «based on hie army experiences,» says. Whitby archiviet Brian Winter. uThe idea was te teach boys life ektilîs. Scout troupes then were established ail over the world, including Canada. The Lit Whitby ru began in 1920 at Al Saint' Anglican Church. Earnest Lomax, the firet Whitby scout leader, taught self- preservatdon including what to do if loet in tle woods. "Now the kids go camping do crafts, have apple daye and It tie drives, and articipa mii local parades esc year,» says Linda Sommer, vice chai of the Whiitby Scouting Committee. Her son Derek,-5, jes a Cub and son Jason, 7, je a Beaver. Bill Lawler has attended five world jamborees, at which scouts and leaders from ail over the world meet, and four Canadian jamborees. "It's fun to see kids get along,» says the former let Whfitby Scout leader and longtime Witby Hydro Electric Cmiso member, adding it teaches young, peple to look after themselves ami be independent. «It's a very, very good organi- zation for training kida to start off on the right foot." The original uniforme were green hats and shorts, but the attire was later changed te grey basebaîl caps and long pants. "They said green was not a boy e'colour," says Lawler. In the earlyr years, it was believed that girls had no inter- est in Scout activities euch as camping and hiking. But girls became interested ýWhen they heard more about the adventures experienced by Scouts. In 1910, a- rograrn was develo- ped for gir-ýs and women -te experience bravery, companion- ship and knowledge cf the out- doors. The program later known as Girl Guides, altered the tradi- tional feminine roles. Scouting is for those aged five te 26 who enjoy challenge and teamwork. let Whitby currently has 80 youth members and 25 aduit vouners. GIVE MOM A CAKE TO REMEMBER, Celebrate Mother's Day with a frozen Dairy Queen cake. Cool, creamy chocolate and vanilla Dairy Queen soft serve. Crisp chocolate cookie crunch. " Y Rich, cold fudge and icing, packed for easy take home. You can even have your Cake designed with a personalized message on it. It's a great idea! 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