® 0 ® (w The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, June 15,1994 3° Orienteers test skill "on the trail By GRACE R. DOVE Post Staff People who enjoy reading maps and taking compass readings while "scrambling through the wilderhess braved showers and drizzle to hike through Frances Slocum State Park June 12. They weren't in the Army. They were orienteers, the new breed of recreational and com- petitive hikers, out for an orien- teering meet at the park. Orienteering is similar to a “gimmick” car rally, only it's held on foot. : Participants use a compass and a heavily detailed topographic maps to figure out the fastest route through a series of check- points while navigating around boulders, swamps, brush and other natural obstacles. Courses are color-coded for different levels of fitness and Ei : POST PHOTO/GRACE R. DOVE WHERE DO | GO FROM HERE? — Lynn Aldrich checks her location using a map and compass at the first orienteering meet ever held at Frances Slocum State Park June 12. POST PHOTO/GRACE R. DOVE WE MADE IT! — While stopping at a control point during the june 12 orienteering meet at Frances Slocum State Park, Todd Crimmel, Sara Crimmel and Steven Bo cards. expertise, from white for novices, using marked hiking trails, through green or red - extreme expert, which challenges partici- pants to “boondock it" across country. Maps for the advanced courses contain a set of international symbols indicating marshes, cliffs, boulders, fences and other sig- nificant features. Combining map-reading, com- pass, puzzle-solving, hiking and outdoorsman'’s skills, orienteer- ing evolved as a military exercise around the turn of the century in Scandanavia. The June 12 meet was organ- ized by the Pocono Orienteering Club, 73 members strong, to in- troduce the sport and its new orienteering map of Frances Slocum State Park to the area. Club members were on hand to explain themaprandithe different courses to rank beginners out for a day's adventure. Shavertown resident David Jenkins, who tried orienteering for the first time at Sunday's meet, enjoyed it so much that he com- pleted two courses and immedi- ately joined the club. “I knew that it would be inter- esting to get out in the fresh air and the woods,” he said. “It was fun. 1 felt good. First I tried the white trail, the easiest one, and GC >” v LER 5 Sn SE Sh EN - DISCOVER DUCKLOE Located in Portland, Pennsylvania RE (10 miles South of Stroudsburg on Rt. 611) and be delighted by our factory discount prices. me Ou showrooms and warehouse are filled with collections of furniture and accessories from the most prestigious manufacturers, . including Stickley, Henkel Harris, Henkel-Moore, Hickory Chair, Statton, Harden, © Wright Table, Hancock & Moore, Marlow, Peoploungers, Chapman, Maitland-Smith, Wildwood, Frederick Cooper, Waterford, LaBarge, Va. Metalcrafters & Sligh. 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Our only showroom location is in Portland, PA Monday - Saturday 9 - S CLOSED JULY 4th “..it sure eats up socks like crazy, and they don’t stay white for long.” Lee Aldrich Orientee finished so fast that they asked me to go out again. So I did the yellow course.” : The 1.6 km white course used existing hiking trails and marked features, such as trees, old foun- dations, fences and large boul- ders. : The 3.1 km yellow course, alightly more challenging than the white, took its participants away from the marked hiking trails but stayed near large, easily identi- fied features. Seven-year-old .Steven Boyle joined his friends, Todd and Sara Crimmel, ages four and six re- spectively, for their first try at the yellow course. The white course seemed too easy. This is their second year of orienteering. : Accompanied by Todd's and Sara's parents, Jody and Bob, they studied their maps and set out confidently on their way. Dallas native Eric Mayer drove from his home in Rochester, NY, yce show off their map and meet to try his luck on the red course, one of the most difficult. “The ted course is more of a challenge,” he said. “Whether or not I finish is immaterial. I just want to see more.” “The great thing about orien- teering is thatit doesn't cost much togetinto,” said club member and Noxen native Larry Pederson, who serves with Lynn Aldrich as co- president. “All that you need to start is a good pair of walking shoes. If you don’t want to buy a compass, you can rent one for 50¢, but you don't need it for the white course.” “Yes, but it sure eats up socks like crazy, and they don't stay white for long,” joked his wife, Lee. Orienteers say that their sport is suitable for families, Scout troops and anyone who likes to hike, either for fun or competi- tively. They take special care to leave their surroundings intact after a hike or a meet. “We pride ourselves on leaving the woods in as good or better condition than when we found them,” Lee Pederson said. For more information on orien- teering, contact the Pocono Ori- enteering Club, c/o Carol Bruce, P.O Box 5162, Station A, Wilkes- Barre PA 18710. Named to King's Dean's List Dr. Donald Farmer, vice president of academic affairs at King's College, recently announced that 14 Back Mountain students have qualified for the spring 1994 dean's list signifying a grade point average of 3.4 or higher: Dallas residents, Marcella Bove, John Kristan, Shelly Hoover, Jennifer Judge, Lance Wega, Mary Feher, Danielle Mayton; Harveys Lake residents, Kimberly Passetti, Kimberly Matzel, Joseph Wozniak, Jr.; Trucksville residents, Kimberly Kaleta and Carrie Reid, and Shavertown residents, Denise Eldridge and Leeanne Rogers. Chief wants restrictions In the wake of an incident last week, Dallas Township police chief Carl Miers asked the township supervisors to adopt a law pre- venting random shooting. “We are somewhat handicapped both for investigative purposes and eventual prosecution by our not having an ordinance to cover wanton firearm discharge within the township,” he said at the supervisors’ meeting June 7. Miers said he intended to sup- ply the supervisors with copies of suitable ordinances from other communities. “This needs our thorough and serious considera- tion,” he said. Speeding traffic was another topic at the meeting. Gary Taroli of Haddonfield Hills submitted a petition signed by 26 residents of Cloverleaf Drive requesting speed bumps be installed on Idlewood Drive, now being used as a short- cut from Shrine Acres, with the speeding vehicles posing a danger to children. 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