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stouffviue weekender fjmftkttutcmu term mortgage cicrsp 1 700 640 1 765 690 789 725 rate subject to chdnge gin ftmnuunmlrmm uff insurance khjma iwrs wxwmwwwi mortgages naa 4712311 vol 11 no 29 ametroland community newspaper saturday ijiilf22 1995 40 pages 50c m exclusive storm brings holiday from heir bymikeruta correspondent just sit right back arid youll hear a tale a tale of a fateful trip joann zadorskyivens of mus- selman lake said it was the hell holiday she husband grant and six friends decided to rent a house boat last weekend and cruise the trent waterway at 7 pm last friday they left sunburst house boat rentals at egan marine in omemee at the southern end of pigeon lake they had checked the weather forecast chance of a thunder- storm we watched the sun set and we parked just after dark in a marshy area said zadorskyivens it was so hot and there were so many bugs that we decided to stay up all night and party the three men in the group went up to the top deck and trying to beat the heat took off their clothes finding that the bugs werent so bad anymore they asked the five women to join them we all went up on top of the boat and out of the blue the wind started picking up really drastically she said adding that it was about 230 am we knew it was a little more severe when a piece of sheet metal ripped off the boat and flew by us realizing it was time to get belowthey began to make their way down the ladder to the main deck the men still naked tried to dress themselves grant was the only person to remain on top when a tornado picked him up and hurled him 150 feet away into the water the same blast turned the houseboat on its side the boats fridge and stove bolted to the floor came loose and crashed into the bath room door disoriented the party scram bled to find lifejackets unaware that grant wasnt with them immediately after the first blast a second turned the craft upside- down windows smashed and water began pouring in the party climbed up and out the back door and hung on to the back of the boat zadorskyiyens reflected that staying up all hard to hang on they yelled for help but the storm made it hard to hear even themselves now air they could do was wait and wait as the riiinutes turned to hours some suggested swimming- for shore that plan was nixed and fph they waited we were trying to keep each others spirits up telling jokes and singing songs she said when the sun came up it became amazingly calm and warmer and the party knew it was just a matter of time before they would be rescued roughly three and a half hours after the mishap at 6 am two rbqats passed them- they yelled iianidwaved but were not seen r half an hour later a rescue boat from the nearby ennis volunteer fire department arrived and were amazed no one was- seriously injured the party was taken back to the ennis fire hall they literally gave us the shirts off their backs- said a grateful zadorskyivens we were so cold a representative from the houseboat outfitter came arid heard their story he offered them another houseboat yeah right someone respond ed iri disbelief the 75000 craft was totalled but the party did get back their 1500 deposit when the boat was raised the next day the party recovered some of their belongings but much was lost w ruined the outfitter promised them a great deal if they want to try again next year after the rescue their close brush with death hit they party hard all of us cried for a day said zadorskyivens we couldnt believe ve were alive i left to right back row grant ivens raymond showers steve mangor front row do ivens janis williams liz williams night had been a fortunate deci- sionif anybody had been asleep in any of the bunks there was no way they could have made it out she said adrift and hanging on someone thought of taking a head count grant wasnt with theth fortu- nately windwhipped water soon carried him right back to the boat grant later said he didnt even have to swim sweating from the heat a short time ago the party was now cold most had cuts and bruises grant was spared these minor injuries to make things worse the boats gas tank had burst arid they were all floating in gasolinefouled water zadorskyivens said for two hours the rough weather made it near tragic holiday rescuers took this photograph of the craft the ivens and their friends were on when a tornado hit flipping the boat and sending grant ivens flying 150 feet into pigeon lake no charge air conditioning or equivalent value credit up to 1995 mazda mx5 miata financing offers are mutually exclusive on selected mcjdsjogly eie kovac mmi 2941210 5396 highway 7 markham