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| I | 1 im . ie â€"Aâ€"_;: |â€" > 4 r 1 : 131 WALKERS lthe beginning he would try five\ Ae, / j ‘miles, but made six. H 1100'( PART ‘ Oldest person completing the Â¥lf j trek was Luther Barker, 78 [ IN TREKâ€"Aâ€"THON years old and the youngest, es . | __!. History repeated â€" itself on' Ricky Bornheimer, seven years, start to finish as well as stitchâ€" ] Saturday when 131 walkers setl both '(c)f NC;I'WiCII;l_ ves of laughter. ) out from Cooley‘s Pond to walk First to finish was Neil Palâ€" ( o ,% the same courge as the first: mer and David. Irving who arâ€" New . ihorest h:ti heensedond. | | _ bioneers of Norwich district rived back at the Museum at| t<.)t.th1s nilovlgh:ncas;n ?:zlu?jcjl : [| _ _Walked in 1810. Most interâ€" 1250 and the last few in were‘ ‘él yene M $ eade "C lg | l estng was the fact that some of in around 5.30, drenched from > o e . ts £ NS ’) the walkers were seventh genâ€" the rain. | fand â€" Phyiis Muntg $7° .07 erations, including Bryce Lossâ€"| To date the gratifying‘ sum imlnaiart oo ; ing, a descendant of Peter of well over $2,300 has been‘l § 13 cast of hundréeds of ‘exiras. | _ Lossing and Kim Litton, Debâ€" raised. s l If you enjoyed the "Great U ‘orah and‘ Vicki Mott, descendâ€". The rout;e% tO(?k the walkers Jewel Robbery," which is enâ€" " _ ants of Sears Mott, who followâ€" by many historical sites along joying a reâ€"run on September s 5 ed the same path as their foreâ€" the trail which ‘had been set| (~~~~~ § «/ 26th at the North Norwich Pubâ€" | _ fathers _ when they trekked}up and marked by President The Great Escame "{lic School, Burgessville, sponâ€" E-y through the wilderness to estâ€" Lavern Irving and Murray { | sored by the Norwich Jr. Farmâ€" _ iablish. a community. |Rettie. The sites indicated a| _. "he Great Escape," an orâ€" ers, be sure and watch for the j\ The Saturday Trekâ€"aâ€"thon, large tree in the Tribe woods,, 18921 silent movie, is now P8~! opening date of the "Great Esâ€" !! _ sponsored by the Norwich and probably a seedling in i1810 iNE filmed by The > NorWICh| cane" which will be announiced | _ District Historical Society, had| when the Pioneers passed that Cinema Club and will have its jo3e,, ' | _a twoâ€"fold purpose, to raise way on their 21â€"day journey .PICMiére showing late in the| copgite . i funds for a building to house from Duchess County, the loâ€" _ WInter. . | ' . | â€" farm implements on the cation of the first plank road, This is a}( sequel to the veryl e | _ grounds of the new Museum,'-i the site of the first log cabin sucsessful Great Jewel Robbâ€"| ROy B’gham 7 _ Stover Street, N., and to inâ€"\on Quaker Street, the Sears °IY" produced last year ~and| £ ) {crease appreciation of the pionâ€"| Mott Homestead and others, sh_own Apnl. e P .at the Nor-% WOOdStOC k || _ eer fortitude. the site of the first Canadian :v’lllc; 0?;:'3?%% o High Sc&ool,i | Early Saturday morning the|cheese factory built in 1864, Y UVU ‘persons . abtenâ€" | b f f d A #% 131 wouldâ€"be participants gathâ€"|the Pioneer Cemetery, the geg during E;le t“z’g nights. _ To| OOSter 1eS | cered in Norwich and were takâ€"|graves of the pioneer families] ha o mofe A %;1 tho mani hours‘ Free Press Woodstock Burean | en by two school busses (courâ€"|of Motts, Hulets, Lossings and ave gone into the movie and| WOODSTOCK â€" City of |_ _ tesy of Dalton French) _ to | McCauleys, the grave of Daniel OVer 20 rolls of film_. FllmmgI Woodst k hy C | Cooley‘s Pond, now known as Bedford executed as a rebel in‘ director Russell Smith advises 1 } og Tfo?t é,la,lg,; weore. lowered [ Grestweoa Lake, where the|the 1837 Rebellion, the first _ that it is only about half comâ€" n shcmiest ursday FOow l trek began around 9.15 a.m. y‘ Meeting House built in 1817; ‘pleted. § $ | ing the death of Roy A. Bighâ€" ‘ Despite starting out in fo# the Cairn at the Quaker Street _The setting is ggain in I‘I_O"“ : \;@f%gy | |and many arriving home in‘ Cemetery, and many others . Yith and the picture deplcts\ 9:%;‘” ! ‘pouring rain, one hunderd and Leaving Quaker Street the the cunning skill used by the | ’m%« || |twentyâ€"eight plodded through route followed Ofter Creek back _ TOPbers, "Baby Face" (Walter ROY As = s in ® ' woods, orchards, corn fields, to the Norwich Dam and the _ CAVIey) and "Spatts,". (E. R'l HICHAM f"%M‘i ! _ over fences, along farm lanes; Museum. After completing _ Munro, better known as the â€"~â€"~ ‘Mr. “éfififiifi and meadows, at times back to! the course, one could not help Jolly Jeweller) as they outâ€" | Woodstock‘ «:..,‘:)) t the highway, with one goal, to but appreciate the historical [ SMArt the police . Following| â€"â€"_ dies at 65 y â€" 'complete the course. _ Only background of the Pioneers. : their escape, they have al § | |three of the original group _ Everyone along the route offo ‘Change of heart and they deâ€"| . 2e f idx’opped out, a girl of nine at ered the walkers apples, chocoâ€" c.1de to go straight, working as| 6. 1 " the fourâ€"mile check point comâ€", late bars, etc. and food was serâ€" _ life guards at the Norwichâ€"| oo o Goag 8 kb090 | ’plaining of her back; a lady at| ved at the six check points. Otterville Lions Club Pool, at i as Mr. W°9d5t°Ck' ” (the elevenâ€"mile point and Mr. I The executive of the Histor-‘l Otteryille, street cleaners atf _ Mayor William E. Allen said | | iWilliam Cohoe, 88 years of age !t ical Society would like to exâ€"| Burgessvil}e and romantic Jov-l’ that while' Mr. Bigham didp’t $ | |lof Burgessville, who thought in| press their appreciation to the| <°°S. â€" It is guaranteed to keep\ serve to his knowledge on city | E ‘Trekkers, Mr. French for the the audience in suspence from boards â€" or commissions, he | 4 es use of his busses, the Women’s’ was the city‘s Mr. Salesman, | Institute for furnishing food| Mr. Sunshine. | and everyone who helped in ‘"My impression," Mayor Alâ€" any way to make the trek so â€" len said, "he was «always successful. /7 76 trying to brighten somebody‘s mfi day."~=:: } | He retired from Raiston ; Purina of Canada Ltd., followâ€" ing 40. years of service. He was a life member of Woodâ€" stock Family YMCA and acâ€" tive. with Woodstock Lawn , Bowling Club, Woodstock Badâ€" . minton Club and First Baptist | Church. | \ He is survived by his wife, the former Eleanor Macaulay. The body is at the F. E. Rowell funeral home. Service; | ; will. be held Saturday at 2| : p.m. at First Baptist Church. | e 7P '