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UPCOMING EVENTS - JUNE 80

1980 -EVALUATION YEAR CANADIAN ROVERING

June 15 Tri-Region Roundtable -St. John's Church, Cambridge Ontario 2:00 P.M., c/o 24th Cambridge Rovers, Box 961, Cambridge, Ont.

20-22 CAMAS MOOT - Oshawa Ontario, c/o 8th Oshawa Rovers, Box 961 Oshawa, Ontario.

/20-22 Part II Woodbadge - Rover (2nd Weekend) c/o Blue Springs Scout Reserve, R.R.#1 Action, Ontario

July 1 CANADA'S BIRTHDAY

11-13 Ye Olde Rover Moot 80 - Peacehaven Scout Camp, R.R.tfl Drumbo, Ontario, c/o Box 3245 Cambridge Preston Ontario

18-20 Part II Woodbadge - Rover (3rd Weekend), c/o Blue Springs Scout Reserve, R.R.#1 Acton, Ontario

August 29-31 Summer End 80 Moot, c/o 1st Dorchester Rovers, General Delivery Dorchester.

September 1 Summer End Moot, Same as above.

21 Tri-Region Roundtable, St. John's Church, Cambridge, Ontario 2:00 P.M., c/o 24th Cambridge Rovers, Box 961 Cambridge, Ontario

O.R.R.T. Toronto

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Vean Raven*, Moot* this time ofa yean, one going &3 stnong. Evenyone has shaken o&i WintzA and the muddy pant o& Spring and NOW we look fanwand to the wanmen. Moots RangenA in bikini'& and RovzM fluxing thein muscles. It's time. fan the canoe tnips up Month and thz pantieA on thz beach. Bat you know its also a good time, to gzt togzthz.fi with youn squine's on, young mz.mbz.nA and hopefully give, thzm someone to look up to. They may havz possibly rejected thein. panents and ane dnifiting along wLth thz. nzjst o^ thz,iA peen. gnoup pz.nh.aps heading fan. that ^atal dninking panty on. high spz.zd na.cz. on a hot summen's night. Hz. needs you, not to hzan you bnag about, youn. famalz. conqueAtA on smant ass pnanks, but to hzan about .thz. lessons you have leanned faom youn. expediences. Hz. SCZA himself being like you in a couple o£ yeahA. Holding down a good job, taking on quests on. community pnajects with a positive attitude. You as an olden Raven, an.e setting a patJtenn fan the youngzx falla's to fallow. They will laugh at. what, you thinJz is fanny and they'll go with you cause you've got the wheels. So make sune you give them the best summen they could possibly want and I'm sune. you'll have the best summen. too.

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Dear Editor: I am at present trying to restart a Rover Crew that folded about six years ago. Although I have been out of Rovers for about four year, I have tried to keep in touch and in the process have read a few copies of your magazine. The copies I have read are an excellent publication. I am enclosing a cheque for two subscriptions for myself and my assistant. I would also be interested to' know if I could purchase any back issues for my records. I have been associated with five Rover Crews up to this date. The Crew that I am restarting is the "1st Toronto C.J. Coreless Rover Crew". The 1st Toronto was obviously the first and was chartered in 1908. I am again looking forward to my first Moot after all these years and also my first copy of your magazine. Yours in Rovering, John H. G ? Rover Leader Dear John: At present there are a few issues available of our magazine. Please forward a letter on to Greg Lengyell, c/o Rovering Magazine, Box 811, Cambridge (Gait). The cost is only 50f per issue. There are very few left so please specify that you requested them in the June issue of Rovering. Also, it was difficult to make out your name on your letter. Our apologies.

Dear Editor: Enjoy the Rovering magazine very much so here is ray $4.00 for another years subscription. Rovering magazine keeps our Explorer Post informed on what is going on with our Northern Neighbours. Thank you. John M. Tew Advisor Post 451 Dear Editor: We thought we would drop you a line to let. you know that Rovering is thriving here in Quebec, but it is at an all time low. Thanks to Phil Newsome of the Canadian Leader Magazine we have been introduced to the Rovering Magazine. The few complementary issues that he sent us have been very informative on the activities and Moots that will be taking place around Ontario. The Granny Grunt Rover Crew is one of the most active and largest crews in Quebec. The crew will be attending The Camas Moot in Oshawa on Une 22-24. We are looking forward to this Moot because it will be our first one. We hope to meet you and our neighbouring Rovers at the Oshawa Moot so come on down. Yours in Rovering, Ian Keiccer Granny Grunt Rover Crew Brossard Quebec.

Dear Editor: Enclosed you will find my $3.00 for another year of Rovering. The magazine is well written and informative and definately worth subscribing to. In your latest issue you had a Retrospect look on Jim Simmons talk from the last Provincial Conference in Niagara Falls. I was at the recent conferance at Camp Opemikon and found his talk thought provoking. Since that time our crew, at every available moment, have been promoting Rovering. It's amazing how many people have never heard of Rovers no wonder we have such a poor public image! So, I a agree with Jim Simmons in that we must pull together and get our voice heard. It's up to us to preserve Rovering for the future!

Yours in Rovering, Ann Marie 1st Rideau Rovers.

Dear Editor: Recently, it was brought to my attention that a small problem has arisen with respect to various activities being held within the Rover and Ranger programs. I see the problem as the following: Rover-Ranger activities have been held recently, and have even been advertised as such. In reality these events turn out to be "teen dances" or the like. Compounding the problem further, is the fact that groups hosting these events, charge "rip-off" prices Now, I've got nothing against the "PUBLIC". They are the ones whom keep our respective movements above board, and lend a great deal of support. Neither do admittance charges to events bother me, so long as I receive fair value for my money. My question is this Why should Rovers and Rangers need to put up with this.nonsense?".... If the group organizers would plan their events properly and advertise accordingly, "Teen Dances" and the like could be kept for Church youth groups or the local high school. Sufficient promotion and organization would also lead to far better attendance and the host groups could give then, a fair return for their admittance fee.

Yours in Rovering, Greg Lengyell 24th Cambridge Rover Crew Best Wishes from Co/one/Sanders and his Boys and Girls at

• CLOSE ENCOUNTERS

The following is a subject that to date has not been touched in Rovering magazine, not that we didn't want to discuss it, but that we could not seem to find the right approach. The article is written by Rev. Eric Reble, Pastor of St. Peter's Lutheran of Kitchener and Chaplin of the 9th Kitchener. The article was used in the church publication, the Messenger, although he addresses parents we felt it was just to good to pass up The front page of Macleans, Canada's weekly newsmagazine March yi, I98O, proclaimed that the cover story that week was, "Teen Sex". Among its many statistics was one that said that 55 Ver cent of teen-agers between the ages of 15 and 19 are having sexual intercourse. Two of the movies that are playing right now in Kitchener-Waterloo are Little Darlings, in which Tatum O'Neal and Christy McNichol protray two girls who compete with each other as to who will lose her virginity first, and Foxes in which Jodie Poster and three girl friends moon over boys. Whether.we like it or not, there has been a tremendous change in the sexual behaviour and attitude of teen-agers in the last ten years. Now I realize that this is a very sensitive subject and I debated whether I should write about it or not. But I have a real concern about our teen-agers. I have one in my own home? they are in your own. homes; I have them in my confirmation class. And I feel they need as much moral support and encour• agement as we can give them. This is not to say that sexuality, including teen-age sexuality, in itself is wrong. Sexuality is a fundamental and basic part of life. Sensations and sex drives are natural and normal, and they are certainly part of the teenage experience But it is an urge that we must learn to control and direct, rather than it controlling us and our behaviour. For you see, human sexuality is a gift of god, to be accepted with thanksgiving and used with reverence and joy. It is a power arising from one's basic maleness and femaleness and having complete physical and psychological and social dimensions. And these dimensions must be shaped and guided by spiritual and moral considerations which we derive from the Judeo-Christian heritage. Close Encounters con't....

Those spiritual and moral considerations are so often forgotten in the exploitation of sex today. The sexual simperings of television sitcoms (Three's Company), Movies (American Giglo) commercials and magazines, convey the message, a hundred times a day, that if you're not doing it, you're not in the main-stream We as adults get confused about the situation. How much more confused and vulnerable our teenagers must be, I don't have ready-made answers for every situation. Certainly as parents and as leaders in the church we must under- gird our children in urging them to follow their religious con• victions and beliefs. There is nothing wrong or square in. say• ing no. Virginity is a beautiful gift for both a man and a woman to bring to their marriage. Sex is God-blessed but can never be promiscuous or used for the sake of satisfying one's own ego. One thing I plead is that as parents we feel free and easy to talk about sexuality to our children. How I wish that my own parents could have done that. I must confess, as a result that it's not easy for me to do that with my own daughter. I did say to her that if she were going to see Little Darlings that Jean (his wife) and I would too and then we would discuss it together. (She didn't and we didn't). Maybe here is one suggestion to get the dialogue going. Have your teen-ager read this Messenger article and then read Maclean's article of March 31. And then talk about it frankly and openly. Human sexuality as a gift from God is too important to be left to chance or biology. Joy and Peace in Christ, Eric Reble, Pastor.

Thats the article as it appeared, there is not much to add to it to make it any more effective. But may I as a parent make a suggestion to all you Rovers and Rangers who read this.. Ask your parents to read this and the article in Macleans, may• be it will break this ice for them, and you.

Don Sitler, Rovering Magazine. ANNETTE PAALVAST SHE IS 22 YEARS OLD, AND WAS INTERESTED ENOUGH IN ROVERS TO TRAVEL FROM B.C. TO. THE ONTARIO ROVER CONFERENCE LAST FALL. SHE HAS BEEN A CUB LEADER FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, AND A MEMBER OF THE TSAWA ROVER GREW, 12?th DUNBAR - POINT GREY DISTRICT, FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. ;SHAME ON YOU ANNETTE, YOU WERE GOING TO SEND US A FACT SHEET ON YOURSELF AND YOU NEVER DID. IF ANY OF YOU ROVERS. IN HER AREA ARE WILLING.A. SMALL SQUEAL SHEET ON HER WOULD BE WELCOMED,AND INCLUDED IN THE NEXT.ISSUE. M

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The 9th Kitchener Rover Crew and the Donnacona Rangers would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who attended the St. George's Dinner & Dance, that was held in April.

It is your presence that makes the evening the success that it appeared to be this year. We feel, and many others have told us, that it is a highlight of the Rovering year. We the Crew and Company pledge to polish and improve this event each year, as long as there is support as you have so generously supplied in the past.

As with any function of this size, there are a number of people and establishments, to which we are indebted. We publicly wish to thank Mrs. Sitler (Skips wife) who baked 36 apple pies for us, Mrs. Mansz & Mrs Walter who cooked 3 of the turkeys, Sam the Record Man for the dance records, Terry Hohl our & Dave Sitler our Cub leader for their able assistance. And for the $280 worth of spot dance prizes we thank the following merchants: SAM THE RECORD MAN OF KITCHENER MOTHERS PIZZA OF KITCHENER MOTHERS PIZZA OF WATERLOO SPEEDY MUFFLER KING OF WATERLOO MACDONALDS RESTURANTS BURGER KING OF KITCHENER STAG NOVELTIES OF WATERLOO RECORD ON WHEELS OF KITCHENER RECORD WORLD OF KITCHENER A special thanks to HEER•S CAMERA SHOPS INC. who loaned us the 3 automatic projectors for the back screen projections in the tower, and last, but far from least, Rover Pauline Heaton for her time and effort with the Rover slide show presentation. The door prize was won by the 11th Cambridge Rover Crew, it was a camp table with Roger and the slogan "Keep On Rovering" silk screened on it. Thank you all again for this opportunity to serve Rovering.

9th Kitchener Rover Crew Donnacona Rangers.

FLASH 1! I !!!!!! A Frizbee with my picture on it and the words "Keep On Rovering", will soon be available. Priced low enough to enable Crews to present them as gifts to your Cub, Scout & Venture groups. Another way to keep ROVERS in front and in the minds of our younger brothers and future Rovers. Of course you can always play with them yourselves. WATCH FOR THEM !!!!!!!! Roger the Ready Rover Stores Kitchener and Hamilton Cambridge and St Thomas CANADIAN ROVER MOOT

Researching and writing about our National Rover Moots the past few issues has held particular signifigance for me; and you who read this might think about it also. Only last month a referendum was held in "la belle Province" which might have significantly altered not only our entire nation but Rovers and all of too. Could you imagine our movement severed by politicians and a culture so prominent as that of our French speaking neighbours? It just couldn't be, because Brotherhood and the ideals of Rovering know no bounds. Our National Rover Moot is arrived at promotion, not only of Rovering, but strong feelings of friendship, hospitality and open arms; things that politics and legislation seem not to consider. Since 1951, eight times, from every part of Canada, Rovers and Rover Skippers have gathered under the common flag of Rovering and Scouting. Each has brought his own thoughts on Rover Scouting, each his own culture, each his own unique interpretation of the ideals we regard so highly in "the movement". Gathered in the strength of numbers, and implanting their temporary homes in various sites, Rovers have stood together and been proud of the word National. And all the more; they have stood tall as Canadians, proud of the nation on whose ground they stood. Brotherhood and Rovering are synonomous. Neither is a Nova Scotia, neither is an Albertan, nor a Quebeqous or any other. Both are Canadians and should be likened to all Rovers. With 1982, and our 9th Canadian National Moot just around the corner, it's time again to show our colours and let Rovers from other parts of the world share in our traditions, "Canadian Style".

Yours in Rovering, Lego! CANADIAN NATIONAL ROVfcR MOOT

Writing about the National Rover Moots in the last few issues of our magazine, it has brought me to ponder a thought i heard at age sixteen when I fiTst entered into Rovering" "the. mo-re. things change., the. motic tiiey stay the same"

My first Rover skipper tossed that at me while we were gloating over a hot coffee 2nd warm fire and talking about my Squire's hike. "Remember that", he said, "you'll see a lot of meaning in it as you grow in Rovering". That line could never be truer than in context with our-National Rover Moots. Every four years since 1951 Rovers have gathered their numbers and implanted thenselves, temporarily, in various campsites across "our" country. At opening ceremonies the chairman, co-chairman of the Moot committee, tells all, in five minutes or less, v#iy we're alLihere, and why we have these National Moots. He/she sites some examples, usually one of the following: 1. Brotherhood —• in it's simplest terms, we're all brothers sharing in this Scouting family. 2. Communications a thorn in our sides, but an important aspect of the movement. 3. Fun, Fellowship, Rover Spirit competitions, in good fun, in proper context.

And there are many more ! In the last 29 years since that first Canadian National Moot society in general has changed immeasurably. Great leaps and bounds have been taken; radio to televion and then on to colour, automobiles grew in size, speed and sophistocation, electronics have given us the calculator and helped put man on the moon. Instead of being rampid consumers of the 60's and early '70's, we now are poved to conservation. And so, the list goes on . Rovering in that same period has seen many changes too; changes in program, changes in uniform, advent co-ed Rovering, loss of such things as Rovering to Success and should knots. And so on it goes . Despite our rapidly changing times we can take confort in the fact that brotherhood and true Rover Spirit aren't dead. These roots are firmly implanted in the foundation of our National Moots. These moots kinder the fire in all who attend, and there are then others, to take those traditions a little further into future Rovering events. This is prevelent with the planning for #9, our National Moot ir. '82. Many young Rovers are now involved in planning this event "grandeur", and Rovers around the world have been invited to gather with us and share in the traditions of Brotherhood, rover Spirit and Hospit• ality, CANADIAN STYLE. National Moots have advanced a long way, as has Rover• ing, but how have they stayed the same????

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THE ST. GEORGE'S DAY DINNER & DANCE AND THE ROGER AWARDS WAS SOLD OUT THIS YEAR AND REQUESTS FOR ANOTHER FORTY TICKETS CAME IN THE WEEK PREVIOUS TO THE AFFAIR, WHICH COULD NOT BE FILLED. THE SPONSORS ONLY INTENDED TO SEAT 168 AT THE DINNER, AND WERE MERRILY SELLING TICKETS FORGETING ABOUT THEMSELVES AND THE GUESTS THEY HAD INVITED; AND WITH A LITTLE ROVER INGENUITY MANAGED TO SEAT ALL 182.

THE RESULTS OF THE ROGER AWARDS AS YOU PICKED THEM WERE: THE BEST CONTINUING ARTICLE IN ROVERING WAS: MOOT MISSES by JOHN MITCHEL THE BEST ARTICLE IN ROVERING IN 1979 WAS: ONTARIO RANGER REGATTA by LINDA & DON SITLER THE BEST TWO MOOTS OF 1979 WERE: 1. THE ROVER-RANGER OLYMPICS sponsored by 3rd NEWTONBROOK 2. BUCKSKIN & FEATHERS sponsored by CAMBRIDGE ROVERS & PARIS RANGERS FOR DEDICATION TO ROVER SCOUTING WAS: GREG LENGYELL CONGRADULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU!! LITTLE DID THE ROVERS OF 9K REALIZE WHAT THEY WERE STARTING WHEN THEY FIRST INTRODUCED THE ROGER AWARDS, BUT THE WORD GOES THEY ARE BUSILY ENGAGED IN PRODUCING NEXT YEARS TROPHIES, AND THE STAFF OF ROVERING ENCOURAGES YOU TO SAVE YOUR BACK ISSUES FOR REFERENCE FOR NEXT YEARS NOMINATION-VOTES.

THE BIG KNOT WAS TIED BY ROVER DAN POTJE & ROVER JENIFFER FURNISS WHO WERE MARRIED MAY 17, 1980. THEIR BEST MAN WAS ROVER MARK SITLER, AND THE REST OF THE CREW SAT IN THE PEWS WITH TEARS IN THEIR EYES.

SKIP MARILYN JONES OF THE DONNACONA RANGERS (formily of Skeena) AND AL MAJORS OF 11th CAMBRIDGE CREW BECAME ENGAGER,5 YRS AFTER FIRST MEETING AT A MOOT. AND WHERE PRAY TELL DID AL POP THE QUESTION .... AT THE TOP OF THE TOWER,AT CAMELOT »80 MOOT. SEEMS MARILYN IS AFRAID OF HIEGHTS AND AL HAD TO ALMOST DRAG HER TO THE TOP, GUESS THE TRIP WAS WORTH IT, WASN'T IT MARILYN. H.A.T. con't THE NINTH ROVER-RANGER OLYMPICS WERE BLEST THIS YEAR WITH FANTASTIC WEATHER, WHICH FURTHER ENHANSED THIS POPULAR MOOT. IT SURE LOOKS LIKE THEY WILL BE A LEADING CONTENDER FOR THE ROGER AWARD AGAIN !!f

ANOTHER CONTENDER IS BOUND TO BE CAMELOT '80 DESPITE RAIN AND BLACK FLIES, JUST GREAT, WELL DONE WINDSOR ( see other write-ups in this issue)

FAREWELL TO JEANETTE LORD OF THE DONNACONA RANGERS AS SHE RETURNS TO HER HOME IN AUSTRALIA, AFTER A YEARS VISIT HERE IN CANADA. . WE HOPE A RANGER OR CO-ED CREW WILL LOOK HER UP IN AUSTRALIA, FOR YOU DOWN UNDER HER ADDRESS IS AS FOLLOWS 43 EVERARD DRIVE, WARRANDYTE, VICTORIA 3113, AUSTRALIA

ANOTHER POEM FROM HEATHER GRAHAM, IT'S GETTING TO BE A NICE HABIT HEATHER, THANKS.

FRIEND In a world of strangers I have found a friend. The ideal friend? Some people laugh and say, "The ideal friend, dream on!"

In a world of strangers I have found a friend. Who cares what I do, Where I go and who I am. To help me with my problems, When I am upset. To make the sun shine brighter, Even on rainy days. In a world of strangers I have found a friend. Someone who feels That they can turn to me, When they are sad. To help them With their problems too. In a world of strangers I have found a friend. The ideal friend ! Someone laughed and said "The ideal friend, who? Well my friend, I say YOU.

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1 SWIMMING, -CROSSrCOUNTRY.SKIING, SNOWSHOEING, CAMPING & HIKING RATE HIGH ON HER LIST OF THINGS. TO, ENJOY. SE IS " LOOKING FORWARD 70 CONTINUED INVOLVEMENT IN THE PROMOTION AND THE GROWTH OF ROVERING". MOOT MISSES

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Provincial Rover Ranger moots has been a semi-annual event but this year we had the thrill of not having to wait another year. Some say a major part of Rovering is the great skill of being crazy. Our Crew proved this when we arrived at Camelot 80 Rover Ranger moot in the rain and remained. As we walked around the camp knee deep in mud, we met the 1st Notawasaga Rover Crew and their skip Bob Marrs, who greatly influenced our decision to stay, with their happy Rovering hospitality, and helping hand to set up our site in the rain. Some crews participated in Sundays events such as land jousting, mystery trail, and the killer, rescue the damsel. Besides the events there was two Rovers from Milton who went swimming. Bets were placed from watchers near by, on whether they would go in the pond or not. They arrived back at their site soaking wet telling everyone about all the fun they missed. The rain only dampened spirits for awhile, but. once it stopped raining spirits were lifted. You could tell when Skip Sitler and Heather Graham from the 9th Kitchener Rover Crew started to polka to the music made by the crew across the field. Some say they were only dancing to keep the flies away from them. The final results of these lifted spirits was a large game of killer ( 0 0 0 W !!!) frizbee played in the Co-ed section. After supper some of us learned that the Burlington Co-ed Crew held a large dinner, a total of 32 people were invited and each had a guarter of a chicken. We were told it was guite delicious. Sunday night proved to be enjoyable to all, the dance was crowded... speaking of crowded, congradulations to the Donnacona Rangers. We think they broke a world record on the number you can fit in a tent. Holding an indoor ( intent ) campfire a total of 27 people with room for more, in a k- man tent. The closing day ( Monday ) of the moot, 11th Cambridge Rovers showed their stupidity when they Challanged the Donnacona Ranger Regatta team to a canoe race and then lost. CAMELOT oon't

We only have a few beefs about the moot such as the late arrivals did not recieve the same attention from staff or security as Friday night. There is small joke that the jobs not finished tillthe paper work is done. For some reason the staff didn,t want any jobs to be done as the toilet paper was never in supply. These beefs were balanced out by the over all good points. The enjoyment.of the events and the thoroughness of Friday night security. An example of this is a Rover Skip was questioned three times to what he was doing^in the Ranger section siting utd tents. Another good point of the moot was the efficient clearing of tne camp. All around the moot was well organized which played a big part in the showing of what is known as True Rover Ranger Spirit. This spirit was high when it came time to leave for home, reluctantly we left with the memory of the past and looking to the future moots in our minds.

Keep on Rovering and Rangering eather inda Provincial moot successful despite rain

That was the headline and this is the story as it appeared • in the Mount Forest Confederate as written by Lynne Tinneger

Signs with the word MOOT in big black letters and arrows sprang up in Mount Forest and along highway six last week. They pointed the way to the Saugwin Scout Reserve near Ayton where the Third Windsor Co-ed Rovers were holding the fifth annual provincial moot for rovers, rangers and explorers. A moot is a gathering and that is exactly what was hap• pening at the bot scout camp on the weekend. Friday night ap• proximately 480 rovers, rangers and explorers from all over Ontario, Baffalo, Detroit, Montreal and even Vancouver moved in with their tents and provisions. Provincial Moot con't....

Rovers are 17-23 year old men and women who have come up through the ranks of scouting since they were youngsters. It has been 8.< oo-ed group for the past 10 years. The rangers are the upper betv/een the ages of 15 and 18. Explorers are the American counterparts oftRovers. The theme of the weekend moot near Mount Forest was "Camelot 80" and the rain and abundant black flies on the weekend didn't dampen spirits when it came to Sir Lancelot and Lady Guineviere look-a~like contests, lance jousts and rescue the damsel contests. The Third Windsor Co-ed Rovers began planning the moot two years ago and one of the organizers, Robert Hart, said the weekend went "really well". "Half the camp left Sunday night, unfortunately, because of the rain and flooding but it went really well otherwise." Dances were held all three evenings in a huge tent which the Third Newtonbrook Rovers from Toronto had made and brought with them. An amateur disc jockey from one of the other groups supplied the music. The dances went until 2a.m. and then camp- fires were held after that. "It was great to see 500 young people having good clean fun without alcohol and drugs," Jim Lanphier of-Vancouver says, "Everyone was having a ball." Awards were given to the top teams and individuals in the competitions. Most were handmade - "Camelot *80" buttons and ribbons or crests on pieces of wood. Trophies for the top Rover and top Ranger were donated. An interesting contest on the weekend was the macho rover -- feminist revenge competition. The rovers carried bricks up a hill, a five gallon bucket filled with water, did a tire crawl. The rangers competed to get revenge in these and other contests. Registration for the weekend was $ 5.00 and it was the first time that the Third Windsor Rovers hosted a moot in this area. The Saugwin Scout Reserve is usually used for boy scout camps. Rovers is a very traditional organization, taking its theme from the story of King Arthur at the Round Table. When the Windsor group decided they would like to host the moot Provicial Moot con't

they had to go to an organization called the Ontario Rover Round Table, to get permission. From there a delegate went to the next level for permission, the Ontario Provicial Council of Boy Scouts. A $300 loan was given to the Windsor crew from the Round Table to get the moot organized with the understanding that any profits would be split 50-50. T-shirts, scarves, candy and soft drinks were sold throughout the v/eekend There are six or seven moots a year held for rovers,rangers and explorers, each in a different place. Past moots have been held in Barrie, Cambridge, Oshawa and Smith's Falls. "Moots are great," Ranger member Julie Taylor of Mississauga says. "The rain never stops us and you leave with 50 more friends. You don't keep in touch or anything like that but at the next moot you see everyone again." Julie was camped out with a group of friends from the 18th Mississauga Rangers. In addition to provincial moots like the one on the week• end, there are local moots, national moots, and world moots. The last national moot was held at Pincher Creek, Alberta in 1978 and a world moot is planned for St. Catharines in 1982. Rovers from Norway, New Zealand and Australia have already expressed interest in attending and organizers expect at least 600 Rovers from around the world will attend. It will be a hige gathering but, after all, that's what a moot and being a Rover is all about.

That is the article as reporter Lynne Tinneger wrote it, we as Rovers and Rangers owe her a vote of thanks for expos• ing this aspect of our respective movements to the general public. We at the magazine think it would be a nice gesture if the sponsors of Camelot * 80 would send her a T-shirt for such a great story on a great moot. P.S. We have pictures of this moot and if all goes well a special feature will appear in the December issue similar to the one two years ago called "The Way You Were", featuring photo's from this and other events... FINDING YOUR WAY

What happens when your compass is broken or lost? Apart from immediately panicking, there are ways of finding your way from point to point in the bush without a compass. Following creeks is an obvious way. Creeks flow into bigger creeks, and then rivers. Don't try to walk down steep creeks, but follow them from a neighbouring ridge. When walking off from a point, remember what it looks like. Constantly look back when it is about to disappear from view, substitute a nearer landmark in line with it. This way you have a reference point in front and behind to keep you on a straight line. On flat, open plains, a group can spread out Indian file and try to walk in a straight line. The last person can shout to the leader'if he deviates to the right or left. A person always does wander off, usually in one direction, possibly because a person's legs are not of equal length1.

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As the sun made its appearance through the trees, and the mists of morning rose from the river, Robin Hood and his companion arose to continue their journey. After a meal of hot oats, they set off on1 horseback in the direction of Nottingham. Being a resourceful fellow that he was, Robin had sent one of the men on ahead to register for the games, run under the auspices of the Sheriff of Nottingham. The sun scribed a steady arc across the clear blue sky as - they wound their way through a long dusty trail. Just as one hill had been ascended, another loomed in the distant shimmering haze. At long last, the two tired travellers reached the small town of Ayrshire. Normally a quiet reditent place, the local tavern was buzzing with the voices of many other travellers making their way to the games. The colours of the various groups resting on the walls told of far off places from clear across the land. One group had even weathered a stormy sea crossing in order to attend. When word spread around the tavern in hushed tones as to the identity of the gree-clad gent at the doorway, a loud "Hallooo" rang up from the corner. Robin looked, rubbed his eyes to be sure, and there to his amazement sat all of his old brothers of the forest! After tearful greetings all round they each told their tales of what had transpired while Robin had been away on the King's business. Later, as if by mutual decree, they all rose and left the tavern. Outside, they mounted their horses and formed into line behind Robin and his band of men. The long line, snaked its way along the banks of the river Nith, for, as Robin remembered, this river led the way to Nottingham and the games. After following the river for several miles, they came upon a farmers house, at which was stationed one of the Sheriff's men. Robin hailed the guardsman, and announced, "Hail good fellow! I am Robin Hood of Nottingham! I come in peace and in the spirit of the games'. We have registered ahead by messenger sent several days hence,, and await thy instructions on the way to the games". The Sheriff's man didn't quite know what to make of the throng that facediihim, but, being a quick thinking person, directed them to follow the road that ran along the river, and sent his fastest messenger to the sight of the games to warn the Sheriff of the arrival of his most contentious rival. Robin and his men came to the brow of a hill and ascending it thus, came upon a lush and vibrant valley of green. The old river Nith still flowed through the valley as he had remembered it so long ago Entering the gates that marked the boundaries of the Sheriff's domain, Robin and his men were greeted by the Sheriff himself. After exchanging pleasantries, the body of the gathering adjourned for a traditional fire to mark the official start of the games. As the fire glowed and reflected off the smiling faces of all the men gathered, Robin felt right at home. The competitions that faced him were keenly awaited, and would come with the promise of a new day. Free Transmission Diagnosis

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