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The Citizen, 1991-08-28, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28,1991. Londesboro youth home from Jamboree in Korea Greg McCIinchey Greg McCIinchey, 15, of RR 1, Londesboro, returned home on August 21, after being selected to represent Scouts Canada as one of their contingent to the Jamboree in Korea. For Greg, who belongs to I Blyth-Londesboro Ventures, the adventure began at 10 a.m. on August 1. The group flew to Van­ Krauters attend wedding Mr. and Mrs. Roy Krauter of Londesboro attended the wedding of their daughter Kim to Linford Elliott of Toronto on Saturday, August 17. Rev. Stanley Brenton passed away at West Lincoln Memorial Hospital at Grimsby on Wednes­ day, August 21. Rev. Brenton was minister of Londesboro United Church from 1947 to 1952. He and his wife retired to 3903 Watt Cir­ cle, RR 2, Beamsville. Sympathy is extended to his wife Mavis and daughters Sylvia Mallette of Barrie and Sandra Sainsbury of Oakville. Mr. and Mrs. Art Hardy of Port Colborne and Mrs. Pearl (Lee) Munn of Buffalo, New York visited with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lee on Monday. On Sunday, August 18 the Hul- lett Township Bantam girls team travelled to Goderich for their windup tournament of the year. It was a round-robin tournament with four teams entered. The four teams were Clinton, Goderich, Stanley and Hullett. The Hullett girls start­ ed out the day against Goderich with solid hits and good defensive play. They topped the Goderich team 19-9. They next met a tough Clinton team and after three full innings were behind 17-3. The girls fought back and began to outplay the girls from Clinton but ran out of time and lost 18-14. Their next match was against a strong Stanley Township team. It was a see-saw game that saw Lon­ desboro girls comt out on top 16- 14.’ That pul Londesboro in a tie for first place with Goderith, each hav­ ing two wins and one loss. In the championship game both teams came out hitting well and playing couver, where they had a brief stopover. From there they flew to Seoul, which, al an altitude of 39,000 feet and a cruising speed of 470 miles an hour, took them 13 hours. They arrived on August 3, completely skipping August 2, Greg said. "With the different time zones, on the way over we saw 4:30 p.m. three limes," he said. On their arrival, Greg says, they were hurried through customs. "They didn't even stop us when the metal detectors went off. They just shot the people right through cus­ toms." The group stayed for five days at the Bando Youth Hostel in Seoul. One of the unique experiences there was shopping at an open mar­ ket at It'etawan, where Greg says, he learned to barter. They also met some scouts from Japan, while staying at the hostel he said, but attempts to communi­ cate were not very successful between the two groups. On August 7, the contingent left for the Jamboree site at Mt. Sorak National Park in Korea, a trip that took the 13 busloads six hours to make. The scouts were given pref­ erential treatment, even a police escort on the journey, said Greg. While travelling through the moun­ tains the police would run "any­ thing off the road if it got in our way," he said. "They even closed down a major highway for us." well defensively. Thanks to a great effort Londesboro came out on top 19-10. Congratulations to the team for great effort and sportsmanship. The team is made up of a combi­ nation of Blyth and Hullett girls. They are: Kerrie Szusz, Sharon Bergsma, Bonita Tenhag, Joanne Wilts, Sara Lyons, Pam Salverda, Mandy Medd, Annetta Vincent, Reanne MacDonald, Angela McCool, Stephanie Lentz, Nikki Snell, Erin Bolger and Heidi Scrim- geour. Many thanks are extended to coaches Dennis Wilts and Marsha Szusz. June and Ted Fothergill attended a Marks family picnic at the home of David and Sandra Bender, RR 2, Palmerston. About 50 people attended this event. Jr. Farmers form 4H club A unique experience awaits Senior 4-H members in Huron County this fall. The Huron County Junior Farmers have organized a Junior Farmer 4-H Club. The Junior Farmer Club will allow 4-H members the opportunity to discover what Junior Fanners is all about and participate in their activities while completing a 4-H Club. With the wide ranging pro­ gram Junior Farmers offers its members, 4-H'ers will like what they find. If you wish to become part of this New Club, there will be an infor - mation/organizational meeting on Wednesday, August 28, 1991. If you cannot attend this meeting or would like additional information contact Deb Craig, 523-9318 or the Clinton O.M.A.F., 482-3428 or 1- 800-265-5170. This was, he added, not a security measure, but a courtesy. "They wanted to have us see how smooth­ ly they could get us there." Contrary to the reports that he heard were being related back home, Greg says the weather in Korea was not damp, though they did just miss a typhoon. The Canadian contingent hoisted a flag from the Peace Tower upon arriving, which Greg says was the highest one there. The opening ceremonies were held on August 9 and were attended by many dignitaries, like the Prince of Morocco and the President of Korea. Almost 18,000 people were present to witness a magnificent fireworks display. Every contingent had a day to honour their home country. On Canada Day, the group served up pancakes and maple syrup and a delegation, of which Greg was one, made a presentation of a totem pole to their hosts. While in Korea, a wonderful story came about indirectly, as the result of an injury. Greg said that LONDESBORO CO-OP LONDESBORO Elevator 523-4470 Office 523-9606 BEANS • Fast Efficient Service! • Wagon Dumpers!! • Trucking Available!!! • Fair Grades & Prices!!!! Londesboro Co-op is pleased to provide farmer- ' ^^^^owned grain & bean elevator facilities in Londesboro. By working together, farmers can J build their own successful agri-business! S- WHITE one of the boys broke his leg and while he was in the hospital a little Korean girl, who had had both her legs amputated by a car, was admit­ ted. However, as there is no medi­ cal insurance in Korea, Greg said the parents could not afford treat­ ment so the Canadian contingent got together and decided to raise money. The Scouts from Great Britain were a tremendous help, he said. "We managed to raise over one billion won (about $11,000) to bring her to wherever she needs to go to gel help." In addition, the fund, he says, will be an on-going one and contributions can be given to any scouting group, who will then send it on to the national head­ quarters. The closing was held on August 16 with many dignitaries again on hand. The ceremonial torch was lit and a candle passed to each person so everyone had a "piece of the flame," said Greg. The group then left for Seoul then Hong Kong, where they stayed at a five star hotel in the middle of the city. Of the 350 Canadians in Korea, (the sixth largest contin­ gent) only 100 went on to Hong Kong. While there the group had the opportunity to visit China. The first thing the group noticed was how disorganized the activity seemed to be on the streets. "We asked our tour guide, who actually has the right of way-the bikeriders, cars or pedestrians?" Greg explained. "He told us anyway is the right way. They say that they have traffic jams caused by bikes over there." Other highlights were a trip to Ocean Park, which is a small Marineland, a visit to Waterworld and huge spiders "the size of base­ balls," said Greg. "The guide wouldn’t let us near them, so I assume they were poisonous." On August 21, Greg left for Kimpo Airport, flying out at 8 p.m. It took 12 hours to get to Vancou­ ver, then it was on to Toronto, where the plane landed just before 11 p.m. on August 21. "So we got that day back that we lost on the trip over. It was a pretty long one too," he said.