Wine-O Thomass Update

It is not mentioned on the Wine-O Thomass web page, but there will be a novice course available. The course will mostly be on trails, so called white level , and the distance just over 2km. Registration can be done here.

Orienteering Training

Waterloo Stars will organize a practice immediately after the Wine-O Thomass, December 9th, on the same map, and all GHO members are welcome to participate. The training is set up by Nick Duca and a map with contours only will be used. If you are interested - e-mail Nick.

Thomass #1

Just like the past few years, the Gators hosted the first Thomass event for the season.

Lazlo and Doug had put together an interesting course and the runners got to see some of the nicest terrain in the Starkey Hills area. New for the year was that first time Thomass series and first time Thomass event runners got extra handicap - one control extra could be dropped.

And it was a newcomer who punched the finish unit first, Martin Bjurner from TOC. He moved to Toronto from Sweden with his family this fall and immediately showed the locals how to do it. Th reeGHOers lined upp after him, all within seconds. 2. Mark Adams, 3. Andrei Logvin, 4. Hans Fransson. Other male GHOers: 12. Tim Grant, 13. Glenn Birnie, 15. Ian Sidders, 20. Jim Waddington, 40. Conor Gallagher.

,Elisabeta Orosz was first female back and GHO's Barb Campbell was second among the women and 16th overall. Elena Logvina was 4rd female and 18th overall. Liza Pye, who visited all the controls in the Thomass box (just like 2nd placed Leanne Muller from CN), was 5th female and 23rd overall.

Complete results and feedback.

GHO Christmas Party - Nov. 25

Ray and Terri Kitowski were the gracious hosts of the 2007 GHO Christmas party. Club members kicked off the holiday season in style with far too much yummy food on our plates, a fun gift exchange, and kids of all ages running around wearing big smiles.

As always, a major highlight of the party was the presentation of the prestigious GHO GHO GHO awards, handled with appropriate dignity and panache by Dr. Jim Waddington. And the envelope, please...

Best Orienteer Award
(Hey, this one was *serious*!)
To Elena Logvina
Silver , Bronze at COC
Bronze At Ontario’s (against youngsters)
Gold and Silver at ECOCs

The Absentee Course Setter Award
For Effective Delegation of Responsibilities

To Mark Adams
Who organized the Giant’s Rib Raid while lying on a beach in Hawaii


The Absentee Course Setter Award
For Effective Delegation of Responsibilities

To Mike Waddington
Who organized the Nav-Stock Races while he was in Alaska


The Most Confused Meet Organizers Award

To Glenn Birnie and Ian Sidders
Who realized they were trying to hang flags in the wrong forest and eventually found the meet site located 3 km away from where it was advertised


The "I Should Have Paid Attention to the Instructions Award”

To Raymond Kitowski
Who did this year’s best face plant

The "Misuse of Physics Award”

To Hans and Mike
Who need a lesson in the meaning of E = mc2

The "Please Help Us Find a More Miserable Place to GHO Award”

To Mark and Joany
Who are running out of deserts to cross

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