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i "A Family Tradition for 132 Years" ---- - --~ PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, June 8, 1999 - 15 Canoe the Nonquon By Chris Hall Port Perry Star The number of partici- pants in the annual Canoe The Nonquon fundraiser dropped but more than $5,000 was still raised as the annual event celebrat- ed its 31st anniversary last weekend. Expecting more than 120 participants in the June 5 event, organizers were shocked Saturday morning as 52 canoes were launched into the waters of Nonquon River north of Port Perry. The fear of a unsuccess- ful fundraiser quickly van- ished though, says Tom Thekan. "We were a little wor- ried, Che said, noting that there were more than 80 entries in last year's run- ning of the event. "It was, in a way, a dis- appointment to see so few canoes, but this is a fundraiser, and that's the important thing. The money raised, almost penny penny, is the same as last year." In fact, he added, more money was raised with fewer canoes this year than in 1998. "We raised a little more than $4,900 with Canoe The Nonquon and then, with the entry fees from the Sprints, we must we over the $5,000 mark." Traditionally, the annu- al - fundraiser involved canoeists embarking on a 12-mile trek which includ- ed making their way through the winding Nonquon River to Lake Scugog, where they trav- elled south from Seagrave to Palmer Park in Port Perry. A few changes were made this year, explained Mr. Thekan, featuring the introduction of the Canoe Sprints. "The most amazing thing of the whole week- end was the Sprints," he said, referring to the Sunday (June 6) event 22 = oo Among the many winners in last weekend's Canoe The Nonquon were Blackstock's Janice Kadowaki, left, and Kaitlin Almack, who took first place in the 14-and-under division. ERNIE DUNCAN® RAY paddles to another success is The number of participants were down for this year's Canoe The Nonquon event, but organizers were more than happy that close to $5,000 was raised for the Scugog Historical Society and the which saw a total of eight canoes run 500 metres at top speed from just behind Reid's Independent Grocers, along the Water St. ball diamonds to the north end of Palmer Park. "People kept saying what a great idea they were. With the Sprints people can follow the boats from start to finish... they can hear the horn and see them go. This has got lots of potential and we're going to see how we can expand on it and meke it even better next year." Group Lifestyle Real Estate Limited x1 989-4300 P20 AT oY: To [ale EN (oT WIA TN (STORY Note RTO KC] An Independent Member Broker 126 Water St., 2nd Floor Port Perry (across from baseball diamond) The 1999 running of the event was also one of the safest in recent memo- ry, Mr. Thekan added. "For the first time in six years the organizers knew where every canoe was... they pretty much all stayed together and came through the checkpoints in groups. That was very important to the organiz- ers," he said, noting that good water conditions also made for a successful day. "The water was a bit low on the Nonquon, but it didn't pose much of a prob- a Scugog Shores Museum. Among the 50 canoes entered in the 31st annual running of the fundrais- er were Port Perry's Dick and Riet Orde, who reported a successful ride down the river. lem. There was no portag- . ing like last year and they had no problem once they got out on the lake." As for next year, Mr. Thekan says there's a good chance the two-day format will stay. : "Everyone from the Historical Society says they want to stay with this; they like the idea of having a canoe weekend," he said, adding that two campers made use of Birdseye Park. 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