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News Release
NWHU

Dryden family physician , Dr. Karen Mazurski and Northwestern Health Unit Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Pete Sarsfield both received the Heather Crowe Award today for their work to protect workers in Northwestern Ontario from second-hand tobacco smoke. The award recognizes the efforts of individuals and organizations in promoting a smoke-free Ontario at the local level.

News Release
Contact North

Sudbury / Thunder Bay (Tuesday, May 23, 2006) – Under the banner Go ahead and get ahead, Contact North/Contact Nord, Northern Ontario’s Distance Education and Training Network, launched today a major awareness campaign aimed at helping Northern Ontario residents improve their chances of achieving economic success by upgrading their skills or furthering their education without having to leave their community.

Healther Olgilvie
Special to Record

The Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Fort Frances held their 50th-annual ceremonial review on Saturday at the Emo-La Vallee Arena.
After an inspection and the march past, the cadets gave a drill demonstration. Then they displayed their presentations, offering information on sailing, knots, and uniforms to those gathered.

Ruth Brett
LoW W.I.

The Lake of the Woods (Bergland) Women’s Institute met for their May meeting at the Bergland Hall with Marjorie Meek as hostess. Eight members answered roll call, which continues to be “Pennies for Friendship” until the new program booklet is ready.

Lake of the Woods/Rainy River High School track team members participated in the Sub-section 31A last Thursday in Baudette.
Here are where the local team members placed:

Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

Yard waste, such as grass clippings, leaves and branches, should be composted and not sent to the landfill unless your landfill has a separate composting section. Any seasoned gardener knows that these materials are a valuable landscape resource when composted or used as a mulch. Grass clippings do not need to be collected from the lawn after mowing, as they actually benefit the turf by returning nutrients and organic matter to the soil.

Gary Sliworsky
Ag. Rep.

Promoting good grass growth is the most important part of a successful grazing program. There are many other components to a successful grazing program but improved grass growth is critical to get the most livestock production from the pasture. Following is some advice from Jack Kyle, Grazing Specialist, OMAFRA.

Al Lowe
Contributor

This is a fish which is of great importance to anglers of all types. It is reputed to be a fine fighting fish in both shallow and deep waters. It is also an important commercial fish in almost all parts of Canada. A member of the salmon family, it looks a lot like other salmon and trout.

Alex Cruickshank
Special to Record

District anglers Todd Grennier and Eric Lessman won the fifth-annual Emo Walleye Classic on Saturday—walking away with the $11,000 top prize.
Grennier, from Emo, and Lessman, of Devlin, caught a two-day total of 16.12 pounds—beating runners-up Jody Shypit (Devlin) and Gary Noga (Fort Frances) by a mere .04 pounds.

Ken Johnston
Editor

Bugs and pests beware; there is a new adversary in the area!
Nancy Miller of Morson has started a new business called Sunset Country Pest Control and she is fully armed to deal with just about any pest a homeowner or business person can think of.