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MS KICK-OFF BRUNCH AT KALEY’S

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~ By DAVE SCOTT

like nothing more than a good breakfast and wonderful conversation. I shared breakfast at Kaley’s in Simcoe with

touch and educating the community as much as possible about MS. Thank you to all of the businesses that help where they can!

Dave Horton and had both. It seems like most folks in our area know Dave from his years as the owner of the Colborne Veterinarian Clinic. He is a very passionate man when it comes to people and their pets and it is not uncommon for individuals to stop and chat with him about their animals. Dave is always happy to talk and you can see that the drive to help others is still there.

MS has had a direct impact on the Horton family. Mrs. Horton has been battling the disease for the past 37 years. Dave is very proud of his wife and all that she accomplishes with the many challenges of living with MS. The Horton family has a much deeper understanding of the causes and affects of MS and every time I chat with Dave he educates me more and more on this disease.

The other main focus in Dave’s life is the work he does on behalf of the MS Society for the Grand Erie Chapter. The Norfolk MS Unit started back in 1992 and Dave has been involved every step of the way.

In 2015 the Norfolk Unit merged with Brant and part of Haldimand to form the Grand Erie Chapter of which Dave is co-chair.

WHAT IS MS?

Like every year at this time Dave is busy getting ready for the MS Walk. The local chapter is having a kick-off brunch Sunday, April 17 at Kaley’s in Simcoe. There are two seatings, one from 9 to 11 a.m. and another from 12 to 2 p.m. As always there will be a great breakfast selection with all of the proceeds going to the Grand Erie MS Chapter.

This year’s MS Walk will be Sunday, May 1 at Holy Trinity High School. Registration is at 8:30 a.m. with the walk starting at 10 a.m.

Dave will be out and about gathering sponsorships for the event in the next month or so, going to as many local businesses as he can in person. He understands the importance of providing that personal

I am not sure folks truly understand what MS is. I found this explanation and wanted to share it with our readers. According to mssociety.ca: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is thought to be an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (brain, spinal cord). The disease attacks myelin, the protective covering of the nerves, causing inflammation and often damaging the myelin. Myelin is necessary for the transmission of nerve impulses through nerve fibres. If damage to myelin is slight, nerve impulses travel with minor interruptions; however, if damage is heavy and if scar tissue replaces the myelin, nerve impulses may be completely disrupted, and the nerve fibres themselves can be damaged.

MS can cause symptoms such as extreme fatigue, lack of coordination, weakness, tingling, impaired sensation, vision problems, bladder problems, cognitive impairment and mood changes.

Last year the local walk raised close to $45,000, up over $10,000

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Dave explained that we have a strong support group locally that provides information on MS research and education.

Like I said earlier, Dave has been involved since 1992. He is the first to deflect attention away from himself and praise all the folks over the years who volunteer, help at events, MS walks and sit on the board. It is just who he is. He always has a smile on his face and is trying to Watch our Hub help someone else.

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laying hockey was all I wanted to do from the time I was seven years old. I lived and breathed hockey. Now

not to date myself, but this was back when helmets were, well, kind of useless. The mouth guards looked like something out of a sci-fi movie and no one was even concerned about your eyes.

When I think back now, I wonder how more kids didn’t lose an eye.

I remember scurrying around the ice falling, banging into each other, without a thought or care in the world. Years passed and as I grew, the contact became harder, the helmets only a little better and the game became a lot faster. If you were hit hard, you may have had your bell rung. Maybe you were a little dizzy, but you didn’t say a word. You wanted back on the ice. Eventually cages came into play to protect your face, but really that was it.

I (kind of) remember taking a hit in juvenile and losing my front teeth. I took a blind pass up the middle and never saw the hit coming, but when I think back now I know I was definitely concussed. I skated to the bench and when the bleeding stopped, I went back out and played. You know I remember absolutely nothing about the game. I had assumed that the splitting headache the next day was from my teeth being knocked out. I didn’t even know what a concussion was back then, but I am darn sure I have

As a parent with a son who plays the game I am extremely aware of what to look for if my son does get hit. There is a lot of inward cringing every time someone tries to hit him. As a coach over the years it became very clear that body checking needed to be taken out of the game. Goalies needed to be given better protection from players slamming into them or shots being taken off the head. The last year I coached peewee house league (a few years back), four kids were out at one point or another because of concussions. This year minor hockey house league teams no longer have body checking. I wonder how long before the rep teams change as well.

As for the root of the problem in hockey and why concussions have grown at an alarming rate… well I think there are many factors.

Contact body checking for many years was in and out at certain levels. One year it would be in atom the next out, and then back in. The kids weren’t sure what to do or how to do it. The message was very confusing to both parents and kids.

Another is the hard shell effect of the equipment. In an effort to better protect our kids, shoulder pads and elbow pads have become suits of armour. When kids collide, it is like being in a car accident.

Of course the speed of the game and size of the players has evolved as well, but the rinks haven’t grown. Just take a look at

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Last but not least is respect for one another playing the game. The guy that smashed my face oh so long ago was more than pleased with himself to see me bleeding all over the ice.

Really, all he had to do was bump me off the puck, that’s all!

We need to rethink the game. Perhaps having 4 on 4 from bantam up would provide more skating room for the players.

• Some studies suggest that females are twice as likely to sustain a concussion as males.

• Headache (85%) and Dizziness (70-80%) are most commonly reported symptoms immediately following concussions for injured athletes.

• Estimated 47% of athletes do not report feeling any symptoms after a concussive blow.

I don’t have the answer but I do think the game needs to keep evolving so that it is safer and more fun!

Hockey should be played for a lifetime… not for a short time!

CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL (CDC) USA • CDC estimates reveal that 1.6 million to 3.8 million concussions occur each year.

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ven though winter started two months late, March has arrived and we are eager to get into our gardens.

Magazines, newspapers and the internet publish articles outlining what we should be putting on to our “To Do” list: • Broken branches to be pruned from shrubs.

• Lawns to be raked free of dead leaves and snow mould.

• Plastic bottles blown from neighbour’s recycling bins to be retrieved.

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STOP! Before heading out to attend to these jobs have a look at the ground beneath you.

If it is frozen hard you are good to go. Avoid treading on the crowns of perennials.

If it has been warm and sunny and the soil is warm and dry, consider laying down a few planks to walk on.

If the soil is soggy then postpone those tasks until it has dried. What we are trying to protect is not your shoes but the soil itself.

Ideally, soil is comprised of 50% solid materials such as minerals and organic matter in various stages of decomposition, and 50% open air space.

Water from rains or melting snow enters the soil, displacing the air.

Wet soil is easier to squish down and that process is called compaction.

While walking on wet soils would not seem to have much effect, it occurs within the depth where annuals, perennials and lawn grasses have their roots. Compaction makes it harder for roots to grow through the soil. Roots can grow stronger to push aside the soil particles but tougher roots are less effective at drawing in nutrients and moisture. Removing air spaces makes it more difficult for water to percolate down so compacted soils remain wetter. Plants don’t grow as well and are more prone to insect damage.

The freeze/thaw cycles of fall, spring, and even this winter of 2015-16, heave the soil, relieving compaction and aerating the soil; a good way to start the growing season.

Preventing further damage to the soil is relatively simple. Stay off it when it’s wet. Long term, consider using pavers or pathways in heavily travelled areas of the lawn. Aerate the lawn with a machine that removes small plugs of soil and redistributes them over the surface. In beds and borders, add compost and use a thick mulch layer to absorb some of the pressure.

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l Howie is a name you probably will not recognize. Although relatively recent, his

incredible running feats have been almost forgotten. What this man did during his running career as a long distance specialist almost defies belief. I feel his athletic story is worth re-telling.

Al was born in Scotland in 1945. After a divorce, he immigrated to Canada in the early 1970’s with a young son and settled in Toronto. He began running in 1974, seeking a way to overcome the restlessness he was feeling after quitting a three pack a day smoking habit. Howie moved to Victoria, British Columbia in 1978 and began training seriously for long runs. That year he ran the length of Vancouver Island (500 km) in support of the United Way. He first participated in a race in 1979, a 17 miler in Prince George. That turned out to be a remarkable moment in Canadian sports history in that it brought together three of the country’s unknown athletes for their first long distance races: Al Howie, Rick Hanson and Terry Fox. Howie was so inspired by Terry Fox’s announcement of his intention to run across Canada in aid of cancer research that he began to train obsessively for longer and longer runs. He won his age group in his first marathon in 1980 in Edmonton.

He then ran from Edmonton to Victoria (1,350 km in 11 days) to run in the first annual Royal Victoria Marathon. He won the 24 hour race in Ottawa five years in a row from 1981 to 1985. In 1983 he even ran from Winnipeg to Ottawa (2,225 km) prior to the race.

He supported himself with a variety of jobs including working as a tree planter and a stone mason. This allowed him flexibility to train and sometimes run from city to city, which he did to accumulate long distances and also to save on travel money.

Although running an incredible number of miles and having immense talent (a marathon best of 2 hours 28 minutes), as you might well guess, Al was an eccentric character. In those early years of competing, he often lived on a diet of fish and chips and beer. He said other runners would see him

knocking back a beer while they were stretching before a race and the next time they’d see him he would be on the podium.

A cancerous brain tumour appeared behind one of his ears in 1985 during his first attempt to run across Canada. He received treatment but claimed that he made it disappear by adopting a macrobiotic diet. In gratitude, he ran from Victoria to Fernie (1,200 km) where he had received some medical care. In 1987 he was back in top form winning the Canadian 24 Hour Championship in Ottawa again. That year he also broke the record for the longest continual run, completing 580 km in 104.5 hours around the stadium at the University of Victoria in a promotion for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.

In 1988 he ran the length of Britain (1,400 km in 11 days), the fastest ever recorded.

A few months later, he ran from England through France and on to Italy (1,500 km) to participate in a marathon.

AL HOWIE REACHED HIS ABSOLUTE PEAK BETWEEN 1989 AND 1991.

The longest race in the world at the time was the Sri Chinmoy 1,300 mile race held on a one mile paved loop in New York every summer. In 1989, Al became the first person to ever complete it, in a time of 17 days and 9 hours. At the end of the year he won the 72 hour Across the Years race in Arizona. In the summer of 1991 came his longest and most famous run. He ran the entire length of the Trans Canada Highway from St. John’s to Victoria, covering the 72,955 km. in a record time of 72 days and 10 hours. Throughout over two months of running he averaged more than 100 kilometres a day! A small brass plaque at Victoria’s Mile Zero commemorates this astounding achievement. He raised $750,000 for a fund for children with special needs. In an undertaking that seems other-worldly, two weeks after completing the Trans Canada run, he was back in New York where he improved his own record for the 1,300 mile race, completing the distance in 16 days and 19 hours.

The next year he ran from Victoria to California to participate in a 6 day race. During the following two years he was hampered by some injuries. In 1995, regrettably, Al was

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diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. It took him a while to get his health and training regimen balanced but he won a 24 hour race in 1997 and was victorious in all four ultras he entered in 1998. The last of those was the 72 hour Across the Years and he retired after winning it.

It saddens me to say that the fight against diabetes has become very difficult for him. Nowadays, after a long period of his life during which he was likely one of the fittest people who ever lived, he resides in a residential care facility in Duncan, British Columbia and is no longer able to run. Al Howie is one year younger than I am.

Postscript: After completing the article, I decided to look up the results of Howie’s last race in an old copy of “Ultrarunning” magazine. The race report was written by the man himself and was entitled ”A Magical Journey Across the Years”. In winning the 72 hour race, he completed 250 miles. He doesn’t talk about that but he does express great enthusiasm about the future, based on the fact that he ran very hard during the final nine hours of the event and that he discovered how to test his blood sugar level without even breaking stride. He stated that his life’s quest would now be to return to multi-day prominence, with as much publicity as he could generate. He hoped to set new records and inspire young diabetics not to give up on their sporting dreams.

It never happened. Al Howie never raced again. This seems to me to be another reminder that we need to maximize and cherish what we can accomplish now, as we never know when it will end.

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The most important event when choosing a lawyer is the initial consultation. Most firms will advertise their values on their website and you can gain a sense of who they are. However, you need to meet and speak with the actual lawyer who will be taking on your case. Nothing beats the face to face meeting.

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Over time, obsessions with food and weight can become a way of life. But there is a lot you can do to help someone with an eating disorder.

Most everyone has gone on a diet now and then. But when the desire to lose weight spirals down into an overwhelming obsession that rules your life, alienates your friends and family and threatens your mental and physical health, it’s become an eating disorder.

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Eating disorders are a complex mix of physical and psychological problems. The most common are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa (usually simply called “anorexia” and “bulimia”). Both involve extreme disturbances in eating behaviour, along with distorted body image and an intense, irrational fear of becoming fat.

WHAT CAUSES AN EATING DISORDER? No one is really sure. Stress is a well-known trigger. Research has found that certain personality traits, such as tendencies towards anxiety and perfectionism, make some people more susceptible.

There is also evidence that eating disorders may run in families.

The media, too, has contributed to body image disorders. Not only are we overloaded with unrealistic images of size 0 celebrities, these skinny stars are intensely scrutinized and criticized, with the tabloids and internet bloggers gleefully reporting on every tummy bloat and cellulite dimple. So it’s easy to see why people may develop an exaggerated fear of weight gain, even if those added pounds are perfectly healthy for their age and height.

Whatever the cause - or combination of causes - eating disorders are not just a phase one can snap out of. Most people struggling with disordered eating need professional help. If eating disorders go untreated for too long, they can lead to heart conditions, digestive problems, kidney failure and even death. In fact, eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness.

HOW DO EATING DISORDERS AFFECT THE BODY? Self-starving or repeatedly bingeing and purging is hard on the body and affect people in both similar and different ways.

Girls with anorexia often experience a stopping of menstrual periods, or a delay in starting them. But the ramifications of chronic malnutrition go far deeper than that. When the body is denied the essential nutrients it needs to function properly, it has damaging effects on the bones, thyroid, kidneys and cardiovascular system. In extreme cases, the imbalance of salts in the bloodstream can lead to an irregular heartbeat and even death.

Although bulimia can be destructive on the body, it rarely causes death.

Usually the repeated binge-and-purge cycles cause chronic and painful gastrointestinal problems. These include stomach cramps, peptic ulcers and esophagitis, a condition where stomach acids brought up through repeated vomiting inflame the thin esophagus lining. These harsh stomach acids can also permanently erode the tooth’s protective enamel, leading to stained and decayed teeth.

For people with either disorder, abusing laxatives can cause dehydration, which often requires medical treatment. This misuse can also develop into a laxative dependency whereby larger and larger amounts of laxatives are needed to produce bowel movements.

HOW FAMILY AND FRIENDS CAN HELP An eating disorder affects everyone in that person’s life - from the worried parents, who are watching their teenager become

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DO understand that the person has an irrational fear of gaining weight, regardless of how thin they appear to you.

DO talk openly and honestly about concerns without being accusatory.

Use “I” statements such as “It makes me anxious when I hear you vomit.”

DO focus on the person’s personality and positive traits.

DO be patient. Recovery from eating disorders can take time, with setbacks and relapses along the way.

DON’T force a person to eat. This can create a power struggle where the life of a person with the eating disorder becomes based upon people trying to make them eat and devising ways to avoid it.

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DON’T comment on how the person looks. For example, if you say “you look too thin”, they may take it as a compliment, or if you say “you look healthy” they may take it to mean fat.

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SIGNS OF AN EATING DISORDER In the early stages, it can be hard to tell the difference between an eating disorder and normal weight concerns - particularly since the individual will often go to great lengths to hide the problem. Here are some common warning signs to watch out for.

Someone with anorexia might: • Experience a rapid, unexplained weight loss.

• Be obsessed with the fat and calorie content of foods.

• Obsessively exercise and panic if they can’t work out.

• Make excuses to get out of eating.

• Have downy hair called lanugo all over the body in an effort to keep warm.

Someone with bulimia might: • Make frequent trips to the bathroom after meals and run water to muffle the sound of vomiting.

• Regularly use laxatives or diuretics.

• Have “chipmunk cheeks” whereby the salivary glands become swollen from throwing up so often.

• Eat normally (except during binges).

• Hoard high-calorie junk food in secret places.

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~ With BECKY KNIFTON and LARRY MELLORS

The

Universal Language of Fishing

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hat better way to escape the cold blistery winter of southern Ontario than booking a vacation south? Even with the low Canadian dollar, thousands of Ontarians escaped to warmer

destinations this winter and we were not an exception. This February we boarded our escape jet in Toronto for sunny Cancun Mexico – with our fishing charter already pre-booked in Playa Del Carmen.

Playa Del Carmen is located in the Riviera Maya on the Yucatan Peninsula offering a unique fishing experience. The always flowing currents in the channel between the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula and the Island of Cozumel create a perfect habitat for all kinds of game fish. This channel acts like a superfish highway with many species migrating through this channel. Along the Riviera Maya it’s not necessary to travel far off the coast to reach the prime fishing spots. Due to the unique topography with the big drop off within one mile from the coastline, the main fishing grounds are right alongside the shore offering beautiful scenery along the way.

WE HAD A GREAT DAY SHARING STORIES...

Saltwater fishing in Mexico is so very different from what we are used to. The vessels available for charter, the bait, the equipment, and even the techniques, are all adapted to their species and conditions.

The best way to experience how the locals do it – is to book with a local. With a lot of research we found “Go Fish! Charter Fishing & Adventures” with Captain Edgar ‘Gato Negro’ to take the four of us out in search of barracuda, amberjack, grouper and anything else we could manage to hook.

Since there are no public piers in Playa del Carmen, all boats are anchored at non-traditional marinas. We met our boat where they are anchored and the Captain brought the boat as close to the beach as possible. We had to wade out in the water to access the boat – so were prepared to get wet! We boarded his 25’tiburonera panga style boat. Panga style boats are a common fishing boat in this area and can navigate the waters of Riviera Maya with excellence.

Now is when the fun begins!

We are light fishing tackle anglers for the most part. Our strength lies in finesse tactics for the fish we target and use rods anywhere from 6.5 to 14 ft. in length. Our fishing line is mostly monofilament from 4 to 12 pound test strength. If we troll, a speed of 1.5 to 2.8 mph is most productive for our species and waters. But Bienvenido a Mexico!! We started by trolling for barracuda. Heavy rods of 4 to 5.5 ft. were the weapons of choice this day. We had heavy duty baitcasting and spinning reels equipped

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with 80 pound braid or superlines. Fishing regulations do not allow for the use of live bait. The crew catches their own ballyhoo which is gutted and eyes removed. Before they bait the hooks they snap all the back bones. This allows the bait to flex and move in the water – imitating a live fish. The first mate rigs up the rods using tandem 4/0 stainless steel hooks. When trolling it is quite common to see only 1 downrigger. They will drop a cannon ball to about 60 ft. and then set 2 or 3 more lines on outriggers (depending on the number of anglers) at varying depths between 10 and 20 feet. They will also run one line about 50 ft. directly behind the boat with the bait at the top. The bait skips along the top just behind the prop wash – imitating a flying fish. Our captain tells us that big fish – like marlin – like to play with their food.

The bubbles from the prop attract these large fish. Sometimes they will just bump the bait and play with it before they attack. They have caught very large fish right out of the prop water. We trolled along the coast of Playa Del Carmen heading south at about 6 mph. At home a fish will usually set the hook on the take, but not here. As soon as the bait is hit, the captain pushes the throttle for speed in excess of 10 mph and the first mate ferociously pumps the rod about ten times attempting to bury the hook point into the mouth of the fish. You would think this would pull the bait from its mouth – but these are tried and tested methods used.

We did manage to get one barracuda in the boat and lost a few others. These are heavy impressive fish and fun to fight.

We then tried our hand at jigging – Mexico style. We typically use 1/8 to 1/4 ounce jig heads in our Ontario waters. Here the jigging spoons weighed one-half pound (250 grams).

We were also jigging in 700 feet of water! The first mate rigged a 4 foot spinning rod and reel with this heavy spoon and lowered it to the bottom. Once the spoon hits the bottom, it is a matter of pumping the rod extremely hard three or four times, reeling up the slack, and repeat this process dozens of times until you bring the spoon back to the surface. This is one heavy workout! Not to mention the Riviera Maya waters are full of coral that you can snag up on. We did manage to hook one fish, which the captain figured was a large tuna, but it got away sight unseen.

Listening to the stories of Gato Negro’s tournament days for big fish – he is as passionate about the sport, just as we are

with our bass and steelhead hunting. We had a great day sharing stories of guiding, discussing the tackle and equipment, and common practices for that area. One thing we all found amusing was the lack of VHF radios. The fishing community in Playa is very tightknit with the captains knowing each other well. During our time trolling our captain was communicating with another charter that was trolling in the same area. They had hand signals and gestures letting each other know how the fishing was going or where they were headed next. We found it quite comical as the other captain started doing what looked like the hokey pokey.

Despite our Captain’s excellent English, we thought not knowing Spanish would make communication difficult – but there is a common language to all fishing. Bait, hooks, lines, reels, jigging, trolling. While it may be called something different and sound different from the English language – it’s still all about tight lines, bent rods and big smiles. And some curses when a big fish gets off!!

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