A beautiful landmark cemetery offering a hill range of services including traditional ground interment, indoor mausola and Oakville's only cremation oenrrc. Forfunhtr information call or m t Ninth linen Dundai St., Oakville 905-257-1100 www.glcnoaks.ca m m g* -TM W i ll ) N K S I >AY. M A K < :i I 2<>. J ( K H · I · ( :i Last year. 10 Pathfinders followed in the footsteps of their `forefathers' and hiked the 800-kilometre Bmce Trail. Groups of the Pathfinders, an organi zation of senior hikers based at the Sir John Colborne Centre for Seniors, com pleted the Bruce Trail in 1995. 1998 and I^ "H £ re C o m e s the S u n " Things are beginning to v\«m 14) at By Consignment! Our spectacular spring line is arriving daily. To help you assemble your new spnnq wartfrobe take 1 5 % off any item in the store Come & see us S p r in g S a l e By Consignm ent. I p s c i k - K i- s a k - l o i d i c s W e a r |^ L Official Media Sponsor 115 rraTal^ar Rd. - n Ut^rw338-3474 | « J _______________ Open 7 D * y s A Editor: Wilma Blokhuis Phone: 905-845-3824 (ext. 250) Fax: 905-337-5567 e-mail: blokhuis@haltonsearch.com Pathfinders walk the Bruce Trail 2001. The group often sang old Second World War songs. Two of them brought their harmonicas. They also song a fiveyear-old Pathfinders theme song as they hiked from Queenston to Tobermory. "It's a long way to Tobermory It's a long way to go It s a long way to Tobermory On the greatest trails we know Goodbye silly telly Farewell city square It' s a long, long way to Tobermory But we w ill... get there. " The group began hiking on Jan. 15. 2002 and finished on Sept. 6. initially trekking two days a week and later three. " As it turned out, favourable weather allowed us to reach Georgian Bay on May 22 and commence hiking in the three consecutive day mode," wrote Pathfinders hike leader Peter Duynstee. " None of the 59 day hikes were rained out and ponchos were severely tested only once during a severe thunderstorm. "Improvements in stamina were noticeable after three or four hikes and feelings of euphoria and well-being made hiking addictive, despite occasional exhaustion, blisters and minor injuries," he wrote in his report. " We were equipped to combat black flies, mosquitoes and poison ivy. and we W'ere ready for snakes, torrential rains, icy conditions and sunburn, but little materialized or appeared to matter signif icantly." The hikers averaged 70 years of age. w ith some in their late 50s and others in their mid-70s. Hiking through winter, spring and summer, the hikers encountered deep, crusty and soggy snow and ice. " We strapped our spiky soles, called icers. onto our books," said Duynstee. High waterproof boots kept the hikers' feet warm and dry. "In early spring the season went into reverse, punishing us with a 30-minute, l(X)-Kmh blizzard." They slogged through mud the consis tency of potter's clay, enjoyed " wonder ful long views" through the leafless bush, and as the weather warmed up. the melt ing snow gave way to early spring flow ers and trilliums as they trekked north. " We had unusually hot weather in August, occasionally very' humid," con tinued Duynstee. " We enjoyed gorgeous views from the escarpment over Georgian Bay past Meaford. Owen Sound. Wiarton and rock outcrops and rugged terrain. Looking down more than 100 metres, you see the turquoise, blue and gray bay and pebble beaches, some with giant outcropped rocks or large flat areas." The Pathfinders is a 100-member hik ing group. Members hike every Monday and Thursday, leaving from the Sir John Colbome Centre at 8:45 a.m. Lloyd Wilson · Special to llie Beaver N etta Duynstee takes a break at a rocky lookout along the Bruce Trail. Anna Lee* Special to the Beaver The Pathfinders hike along the Bruce Trail w here it hugs the rocky shore of Georgian Bay in the Bruce Peninsula. Trayten Jensen · Special to the Beaver At the snowy sta rt of their end-to-end hike of the Bruce Trail at Q ueenston Heights on Jan . 15, 2002, are from left. K urt Peterson, Anna I.ee, Joyce Jensen, M aya H olland, Lloyd W ilson, Netta Duynstee, Kmmett Kerrigan, M ary O 'Sullivan, A rth u r Holland and Peter Duynstee. "Grepn Ribbon of Mor*®u third A n n u al ^ Seniors have more to smile about Golf Classic O u r S p o n s o rs M Tuesday May 6th, 2003 Granite Ridge Golf Course Milton, Ontario 11:00 AM 11:45 AM 12:30 PM Registration and Clinics Lunch Shotgun Start H M IT 4 0 BR ANN WORLDWIDE Media Host and Putting Contest Sponsor Join us for a memorable day of golf, great entertainment and a chance to win fabulous prizes. Proceeds from this event will help Child Find Ontario continue to keep kids safe and bring missing children home. 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