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weekender july 20 1985 p13 a prickly situation watercqlour by pie the keirstead family of artists original watercolous by pie menger oils and limited edition reproductions by colebrook and mitch keirstead reproductions by james l keirstead collector plates oak plate frames art consultation the menger gallery stouffville rd between hwy 404 woodbine ave gormley tues fri 1 pm 9 pm closed monday 8875795 saturday 10 am sunday 1 pm 5 pm 5 pm hv ei m quality eforia scraare woodbine ave 3 ml n 7 hwy 8875804 bemihmi ever quality beef lamb veal pork custom killing freezer orders natural curing homemade sausage suckling pigs cheeses barbecue rentals deli meats stouffville slderoad elgin mills slderoad 18th avenue major mackenzie dr hours closed monday tues 7 am to 6 pm wed 7 am to 6 pm thurs 7 am to 6 pm fri 7 am to 9 pm sat 7 am to 5 pm weekly specials john fuller manager j 4 v 0 greg ross loved the sports brad willis boys overfed local scouts at jamboree by brenda little although theyre sleeping in warm beds now two stouffville youths werent quite so com fortable during the recent boy scout jamboree near guelph from july 2 to july 12 the brad willis and greg ross along with about 10000 other young troopers from across canada sacrificed the com forts of home to live in a giant tented city near guelph the event was the 1985 cana dian boy scout jamboree for 10 days boy scouts from across canada were united in various sporting events and educational workshops from 6 am to 11 pm every day the boys engaged in activi ties of their choice sporting events at this years jamboree included canoeing water basketball water soc cer battleaxing and jousting the workshops included kite- making woodburning and computer studies the jousting match was a battle between two patrols of boys in which one member of the each squad sat in a wooden cart pulled by his other team members and tried to stab his opponent with a flexible pole cushioned on the end by a pil low this revival of an old ro man tradition was brads favo rite brad also enjoyed meeting people from different pro vinces and the independence he felt camping without his pa rents greg liked making new friends from other towns cities and provinces i now have a friend from british columbia says greg were going to be pen pals gregs favorite activity was kitemaking t really enjoyed it even though my kite wouldnt fly he chuckled both boys agreed the worst part of the jamboree was the cold water showers greg also felt the get- together could have been bet ter organized we could only preregister for two of the workshops he explained for the others we had to line up sometimes we waited half an hour the boys certainly didnt have to wait for food both greg and brad admit they were overfed one day our patrol of nine was given nine loaves of bread and seven tubs of margarine said greg on the last afternoon we a iso were given about 50 donuts to share among eight people added brad of course we managed to eat them all provincial pins were almost as abundant as food they pas sed from handtohand as the scouts followed the trading tradition each one wanted a memento to take home the trip back to stouffville was much easier on greg and brad than the journey to guelph going home they travelled by car the entire way they hiked part of the way to the sitein total the two boys along with the mt albert scout troop walked 45 kms they left home june 30 in order to make it on time in spite of tired feet both greg and brad want to go to the next jamboree at prince ed ward island in 1989 caride kimmerlee computerized and manual bookkeeping and accounting service small business is our specialty 4759676 ballantrae district lions club horse show 85 this week sunday july 21st equitation hack hunter class ballantrae community centre tt mile east of hwy 48 for more information call 6403965 or 7272908