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The Acton Free Press Wednesday May Scouts hike 20 miles through rain fog mud ANTONY SAXON left and Greg Cowan were just one of teams competing in the annual Scout Explorers hike Out of the teams that started only finished Ram storms made week end conditions bad for the hikers Rain may have dampened the ground for the annual Scout Explorers hike however the spirits of the enthusiastic boys and leaders were not dampened by weather The boys left the starting point sixth line at the church Friday evening and hiked north on the Bruce trail before reaching the Brooks farm machinery lot on the radial line where spent the night Saturday and Sunday the boys hiked through rainy wet weather over rough rocky terrain before reaching the finish line Sunday afternoon The hike ended In the Copping shed at Bell school line and Steeles Avenue making a total of miles covered on the weekend A great deal of planning as well as physical energy went Into the Explorers hike on both the part of organizers and participants The boys work throughout the hike to earn points and win the coveted trophies and awards which arc presented each year by the district Points are awarded at the four general Inspections before during and after the hike and for tidy campsites Menus and equipment lists are made up and marked before the hike and included in the boys log books which are also handed In for mark after the hike Homemade items such as stoves map cases backpacks and other useful items are also made before the hike and marked by leaders During the hike the boys ore tested and marked on map and compass tree leaf and shrub identification campsite cleanliness and team cooperation Optional bonus points are awarded for the team who makes the best Bannock a pancake type dough on Scout outdoor activities The weather for the hike caused problems for many of the hikers and caused some to drop out during the weekend The hike started out with 33 teams registered with four dropping out at the first checkpoint on Saturday and 18 at the second checkpoint Eleven teams finished the course and two boys whose teams quit during the hike finished on their own First Acton Scouts First Second Third Fourth and Fifth Georgetown Scouts rst Glen Williams and First Norval troops all took part In the weekend event First place team in the competition were Ian and Andy T from First George town troop who finished with points Second place was also taken by rst George town Scouts Danny Gallagher and Timothy Hancock who finished with 197 points Third place went to Acton first Acton Scout troop boys George Garton David Fuller and Yves Savard with points The Excelsior award given to the highest team average at all district events was won by the First Georgetown troop as well Organizer George Hen derson said he felt the hike went off very well this year and was especially challenging because of the weather Mr Henderson said he t blame any of the Scouts for dropping out under the conditions they had Organizer Henderson expressed thanks to all the people who helped to make this years hike a success Venturers from the First and Fifth Georgetown troop and the First troop were on hand all weekend helping with the officiating and other Jobs that needed to be done Leaders from the troops who took part in the hike were also thanked for their help in testing and marking boys on the various stages hike Mr Henderson gave special thanks to Mr and Mrs Fred Brooks Mr and Mrs Ivan McLeod and Mr and Mrs Copping who allowed the Scouts to spend one of the nights on the r property and for the use of their shelters THIRD PLACE team the annual Scout Explor ers hike are Acton Scouts left to right George Garton David Puller and Yves Savard The boys took third place with 5 points earned over the weekend INVITATION In conjunct on with National c Works Week May 2128 you are cord ally invited to attend The Official Opening Ceremonies Acton Water Pollution Control Plant Expansion Wednesday May 24 1978 pm Morrow Regional Chairman Regional Municipality of Halton READY MIXED CONCRETE TAKEONL Y THE AMOUNT YOU CAN HANDLE We sell as I as yd Ready to pour Nomxng no mess Concrete workable hours or longer Batched at any strength Sand gravel aggregate Wo kable a le rad us CONCRETE OPEN MONDAY MAY 22 SAVE MONEY CONVENIENT MILTON RENTALS JIM BOYLE doesn t look too thrilled about the wet conditions for the Cub camp at Camp of the WoodlandTrails on the weekend Mr Boyle was the cook on the weekend and relied on a Coleman stove rather than a under these soggy conditions Rainy setting for seafaring Cubs Aboard high seas sixteen Cubs and their leaders set out for a weekend of camping with the weather adding to their camping theme of battleships and the high seas The boys arrived at Camp of the Woodland Trails Sat morning May 13 and were divided into tent groups which represented four famous battleships the Hood the the Haidn and the Carolina The leaders tents were the patrol ships known as the Although the rainy week end dampened the at for some of the planned activities the boys were still able to take three short hikes around he area surrounding the camp On Saturday evening parents visited the campsite for The boys pre sented skits and songs for their parents before serving hot chocolate to end the even ing activities After settling in Saturday evening the boys used flashlights to com between the battle ship tents Leaders spending the night at the tamp were Mike Walton Andrea Sharpies and Pat Other day members of the patrol ship Titanic were Jim Boyle Jim Philips Rick Gibson and Calvin Boys who braved the high seas aboard their wet tents were the Hood captain Ted Moyse and crew Jason Sharpies Gerry Butler and Anthony Walton Aboard the were captain Ricky Smith and deck hands Mike Kenny Duff McGUIavray and Matthew Marsh Under the direction of captain Kenneth the sailed with Robert Disano Evan and David Deforest Carolina crew was under the direction of captain Scan McVeigh with crew Eddy Robinson Andrew Marsh and Craig Gilles assisting ACTON CUBS braved the rainy weekend for their cub camp Satuday May 13 and Sunday May Waiting in line for some nice warm lunch are left to right Mike Kenny Duff Ricky Smith and Marsh The camp took the theme of battleships and the high seas the weather added to this idea ALAN TURNER left and rookies at this Explorers hike idea however they were tops in points for a rookie team The boys are members of the first Acton Scout troop A Ho 55STEELESAVE MILTON Singles from a rare retirement or family living opportunity I Full Price Combined Family Income from Seeing is believing these exceptional sunny and spacious Single Family Homis on a large garden lot of your very own As little as 1 900 down to one prime N HA 10 first mortgage moves you Into own unbelievably low priced Single Family Home Bestofall your total monthly carry could be as low as per month including Principal and Interest Whether you re retiring or want to raise your family In a 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