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"Come on everyone join in," shouted Jason Hofstede, from inside the "Big These two Husky dogs took a breather after taking these youngsters for a He's winding up to make the kick. One of the Beavers attending the Beaver" costume, as he conducted the group's opening ceremony song. Sung to fast paced journey across the snow. They claimed it was a bumpy ride, but from annual Beaveree participated in the winter soccer game not only for fun the tune of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, "The Beaver Winter Song" was the smiles on their faces it was obvious they enjoyed themselves. but to keep warm too. It was a chilly day, but most of the Beavers hung in. written by Pat Davies. Hang on. They're off and running. Each of the Beavers climbed aboard the sled to take a return trip around one area of the Newcastle Golf Club. The sleds were pulled by four fast-moving Huskies. (5h your marks, get set, GO! And they were on ana running. Four little Beavers with their friends on sleds behind them took off as fast as their legs would. carry them. Parents and leaders stood back at the starting line to cheer their team. Help! Screamed a snow-covered Beaver just before before lie hit a patch of ice and somersaulted to the bottom of the hill, Each of the Beavers were equip ped with a magic carpet sled and took to the fast sliding hills. Many made it down without a tumble but several took the plunge bel'orc reaching the end. ) TP f ■ u L I%dJ> (f]l (J '•/../ x:U.V <:■ 7 : vp (ZD .U Ü kO ' Ls by Tammy Hill A lot of happy members from nine local Beaver colonies colonies left the Newcastle Golf Course last weekend after participating in the fifth annual Winter Beaveree. The popular event features features outdoor fun for the youngest members of the Scouting organization who bundled up in their warmest warmest outfits to head out and tackle the chills of winter on Saturday, January 17. This year's event was entitled, entitled, "Winter Wizards" and represented the theme of magic. Many of the events were based on this title and carried names such as: Pull the Beaver out of the Hat (tug-o-war); Magic Shadows (snow painting) and Magic Carpet Rides (tobogganing). There was also dogsledding and winter soccer. The event began at 10:00 a.m. with the opening cere monies. To prepare for me day's "magical" themes, Beaver Leader Bob Barrett (Hawkeye) called into the sky for the magic spirits. In response, several firecrackers firecrackers were let off and the children's excitement grew. They were ready for the day. Activities went on for a better part of the morning and then a break was called for hot dogs, juice, and a much-needed cup of hot soup. aulm ti morning of tobogganing, racing, tugs-oi- war, and painting, thu Beavers were more than happy to break for lunch and indulge in a hot cup of soup. And surely where there are Beavers there's In the alternoon, the groups switched activities so that each Beaver would be able to participate in a variety of events. Most of the children seemed excited excited about the dogsled rides and enjoyed being taken on a fast paced journey journey through the snow. The Beavers also spent some of their time just petting the Huskies or taking a peek at the Husky pups that were taking a nap in their cage, whilp their oarents pro vided the rides. It was a day of enjoyment for the Beavers, leaders and the parents who decided to bundle up and join in the fun. Beavers participating in the "Winter Wizards" event were: 1st Newcastle, 1st Orono, 9th Bowmanville, 7th Bowmanville, 5th Bowmanville, Bowmanville, 4th Bowmanville, 1st Hampton, 1st Bethany/ Pontypool "A", and 1st Bethany/Pontypool "R" bound to be hot dogs too. After half an hour they were ready to make their way outdoors for another couple of hours of fun. gbe (Dmaînan Statesman SECTION TWO WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1987