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Above and Beyond The Call of Duty [i was to be Just another catering job. The local \now machine dealer was giving his CUS' tome-n a treat. a long. delightful ride through some ol the most attractive country in Canada and then back to the Commlml'l' H3" for a hut. valixlying meal. I! wan to be a thoroughly relaxing do). ’lhe Branch discussed the particâ€" nlars. Seventy-{he very hungry snowmobilers .ilter .i da_\ in the bush? The menu â€" meat loal, macaroni unserolcs. scalloped potatoes. HI.“ kinds ot vegetables, lmsed valtld. rolls and butter. cutlee. tea and homemade pic.r All this tor \l 1‘ a plate' (Jh well. money isn't ever}- thing lllL‘ weather Wat. beautilul: the snow had l1L'ell eu’eptmnallv hem}; thix year and it had been .1 hard WInlL’l'. but the temperature was up and the \un wax \hining 7 that was on ll'tllerll‘.’ It rained all da} l-riday; by Sutttrv dan morning. the member who had had the rimlorlune to have room in her lreeler for the mun Int-ll Ingrctlienh realI/cd that she With on he! mm .It leaxl until the plow came through. She IlHl A good ioh' Her husband helped her Like wine ol the lomes b} \no‘w machine [0 .mutlier menile home an they could he mokul 1h noon, the sad truth was known 7 mm! ul the members. and the lood, were alumni Ill “hat a pmhletn.I Thank heal-“Cm. rlie telephonex uere working. We would have to unm- uhalever looil we could out to the hall In xnov. machine, [he people who could do :lm nude mute extra supplies ol loud and pm. but cargo \paee on the snow machine is lllllllL‘il ltvo members had \lelghx and this wax to Imm- thc undoing ot one caravan. lhe Until“ were northern llntario at IIN uorvt. The lmnkx were Ill most case». w. leet high. and the tunnel that on; non called road Wm a white Inass ot milling snow and \lecl lhe bottom “ax llIl/l‘ll mix or net slush, depending on ulielher \ou “etc in the \alllC) or on the hill. Hue rut-tuber “lll‘l a \lk‘lllll could lind as .i \ll-HlllClll onlt her ten-tearoold «on. lhev bounced and battled their way three index to the ll.lll with No large eiixwrolex and \evcn |‘IL'\ \nnrlier member who wax lorlunate in hating her lunlmnd at home the had been \L’ltL‘tllllt‘tl to break trail tor the partv but had to turn luck alter .l unnor breakdown] made it to the ball “lll'l \e\eral PIL'\ and a casserole. “e then had too ntemherx. a ten-)ear-old NW and a ltelptul ltmhund. We m'ept tloorv and «CI up table». llhere had been a dim“- 1hg night below In pouring rain) and we had to flack t'h.ur\ and l.‘ll\lL'\ and llkl} the hall. We had -I|\0 to clean the kitchen became the old wood 38 stove had backed up in the heav) n.” wind had filled the kitchen with thick, smoke and a million little particles or The snow plow operator no longer cool so he came in to get warm and pitched i: helped stack chairs and tables. Hurry~hurry. they will be here soon started coming in. snowâ€"covered and hn the ride in the bush had been wonderin. on the open roads it had been a mu- l_ skill. The two members had brought what they had ready. tables set and coffee p. â€" but still no vegetables. rolls. salad or and it was five o'clock. The membun were bringing the above items and czm. and pies were missing: a trek to a tele, brought no result; then a few minutes |.:' mowy messenger appeared at the dam snow machine and sled had been bogged and were unable to get through â€"â€" bean and high drifts had prevented them. The l ily laden mow machine slcd had been problem â€" it was a sturdy one made ol but it quickly became encrusted with stud had to be shovelled out. The member husband wax driving it had an additional ry. us her husband had had a heart uiiao many years before and the poor man hdtl battling snow all that day. She walked b.. their home and got their son to come and shovel and turn the equipment around other member had her own machine. ho packhack. and her own problems. but managed to get the sled and machin turned around. and headed for home. were wet to the skin. exhausted and I'ruw When the word was received that lllk‘ part of the food wasn't there. several men the machines and the one sleigh la lighter one) and headed out by another route to they could get through. They were \ll-IL and some time later arrived snowy hlll The sleigh had been a problem in the ' slush but the food was here. We still h. warm it. make the salads and cook the \L bles. A helpful neighbour who was a pitched in and we had the food hot and ‘ in; on the table in short order, We had en‘ for sevenlyl'ive: there was only hall then they were ravenous since it was then \i alter six o‘clock and a good many ban only hreakfaxt and had been outdoors all The food didn't take long to disappear .m- L‘rowd quickly dispersed. By this time dar- had fallen and the wind was. if anythintâ€"h ' Continued page 4.? HOME AND (IOUh 1