The typewriter was patented June 23rd 1868
The bicycle was patented June 26th 1819. The toothbrush was invented June 26th 1498.
The 2nd week in June is Hug Week
The shopping cart was introduced on June 4, 1937
Power of a Smile Day is observed on June 15.
The 4th week in June is Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou. ( Poet)
Mattawa Women’s Resource Centre
June 8th is our Veggie Floral Basket Creations workshop and June 22nd is the Mandalla Bead bracelets workshop held at the Mattawa Women’s Resource Centre located at 385 Pine St. Mattawa from 1pm - 3pm. Our workshops are open to women 16 years and up. There is no cost, a tasty snack is provided and laughter is guaranteed!
Amelia Rising
~June 3rd. Outdoor Activity
~June 10th. Open Discussion
~June 17th. Movie & Popcorn
~June 24th. Trip to Amelia Beach
Catholic Women’s League
ST. Alphonsus Church Charity Fundraiser Penny Sale
Saturday, June 4th Noon to 8pm
For more information, please call Dianne Baker
at 705-752-3410
Habitat for Humanity
Golf Tournament Thursday June 10, 2010
Clear Springs Golf Course
4-Player Scramble at noon
Dinner at 6 pm at clubhouse
Charity Auction w/ Auctioneer Ernie Schellenber.
For more information, email golf@habitatnorthbay.com or phone 705-495-6244
The Heritage Gardeners
The Heritage Gardeners are looking to the public to fill a need for four or five new gardening teams. Gardening experience is not necessary as gardening education is provided.
For more information please contact the Heritage Gardeners Coordinator at 472-4006 or heritage.gardeners@heritagenorthbay.com
North Bay Walk for Muscular Dystrophy
Join our celebration on June 12th at Lee Park - Kiwanis Picnic Shelter. Help us fight muscular dystrophy and provide support, education and essential medical equipment to families in your community.
Register online today at www.muscle.ca/walk
Fourth Annual Cycle for Autism
Autism Ontario North Bay and Area Chapter is pleased to be holding our Fourth Annual Cycle for Autism on Saturday, June 5 th at Lee Park in North Bay. Families are invited to walk, roll and cycle and enjoy a fun-filled afternoon of activities to raise awareness and funds for families in our area living with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The registration, activities and barbecue begin at noon and the cycle begins at 1 pm.
The liver is one of the most important overall organs for wellness, and unfortunately it’s also one of our most abused ones. Your liver is responsible for cleansing the blood, moderating sugar and hormones. It is often at the root of women’s health issues.
We assault our liver with a fatty sugar laden diet that makes it sluggish and impedes its function. A major component of our modern diets that’s overworking our liver seems to be added to almost every product, High Fructose Corn Syrup or HFCS. Your body runs on glucose, not fructose. Fructose is not bad; it’s the MASSIVE amounts we now get that are. Your body metabolized fructose in a much different way than glucose with the entire burden falling on the liver. So what can we do? Read the labels, and avoid HCFS sweetened products as much as possible. Almost 100% of regular soda pop is HCFS sweetened.
The liver is no exception when it comes to being affected by stress. From Acupressure we have a couple of useful points. Liver-14 (LV14), which is located below the breast approximately where the bra wire rests, closer to the center (sternum) and in a small indent between the ribs. Press in on these points and if they are tender, your liver could likely use a boost. Hold or gently massage these points till the pain subsides (1-5min). This point helps to regulate and balance the liver. If you are having menstrual difficulties, this is a great point to use frequently.
The next point is Liver-3 (LV3), which is on the foot between the first and second toe and about two finger widths back from the web. This is a powerful point for many health issues and especially for women. This is also a great point to help relieve headaches that reside behind the eyes. Hold or massage like the previous point. Using these points daily will strengthen the livers response and bring on quicker results to other efforts to help the liver.
From the herbal world, you can look to Milk Thistle to improve liver function. Health Canada recognizes it for its benefits and recommends 140-600 mg/day but check with your physician before taking it to see if it’s appropriate for you and what dosage to take.
Eat plenty of green veggies. Bitter vegetables like asparagus, swiss chard and spinach can have a cleansing effect on the liver.
Stay well, stay strong… you deserve it.
If you are interested in these approaches, email info@ohanawellness.ca or visit our website at www.ohanawellness.ca.
©Darren Renaud Natural Health Practitioner
Olga Alexandrova Kulikovsky. Born June 1882 at Peterhof Palace, near Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Died Nov 24, 1960 in Toronto Ontario.
Grand Duchess and sister to Czar Nicholas, Olga Kulikovsky made her society Debut, saying she felt like an animal on display! Married to Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenberg, she was never comfortable. Speculation was that Peter was homosexual. It was also in 1901 when she was appointed the Commander-in-Chief of the 12th Akhtyrsky Hussar Regiment of the Imperial Russians Forces, a relationship endearing and lifelong.
Olga’s many charitable works included founding a hospital. Here, doctors taught her medical treatment and care.
In 1903, she was introduced to a Blue Cuirassier Guard Officer, who was eventually appointed as an Aide-de-Camp for her husband. Gossip abounded. Peter seemed satisfied to have Nikolai Kulikovsky live at the family home rather than provide a divorce.
During World War I, Olga cared for wounded near the Russian front. Her service was awarded with the Order of St. George and reverence of the troops. In 1916, the Czar annulled her marriage and finally on November 16, 1916 she married her Nikolai.
1917. Royal family members were under arrest! Olga celebrated the birth of a son, Tikhon while under arrest in the Crimea. When the Allied Army took over the area, Olga and her family escaped to the Caucasus area where, in April 1919 a second son, Guri, was born. November that year they fled again. By Easter 1920 they took refuge in Denmark, Here, Olga was secretary and companion to her Danish mother.
In the 1930’s there were annual vacations with Swedish Royalty and Olga began to sell some of her paintings to help charities.
After World War II, Russian allegations against the family forced them to flee again. By the summer of 1948, Olga and her family, now including daughters-in-law, grandchildren and her Russian maid, arrived in Canada. They purchased a 200 acre farm in Halton County, Ontario. Olga grew food, did shopping and cared for her ailing maid. She also cared for a paralyzed Nikolai, selling jewellery to raise funds for his care. He died in 1958 and in 1960, Olga was buried beside him in Toronto. Officers of the Akhtyrsky Hussars and the Blue Cuirassiers stood guard at her funeral.
Olga’s paintings, shown internationally, continue to help fund The Russian Relief Program founded by her son Tikhon.
By: Dawn Monroe. famouscanadianwomen.com
Turkey Burgers
Ingredients
3 pounds ground turkey
1/4 cup bread crumbs
1/4 cup finely diced onion
2 egg whites, lightly beaten
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 clove garlic
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Directions
In a large bowl, mix ground turkey, bread crumbs, onion, egg whites, parsley, garlic, salt and pepper. Form into 12 patties. Cook the patties in a medium skillet over medium heat, turning once, to an internal temperature of 180 degrees
Pumpkin Turkey Chili
Ingredients
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup chopped onion
½ cup chopped green pepper
½ cup chopped yellow pepper
1 clove garlic
1 pound ground turkey
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
2 cups pumpkin puree
1 ½ tablespoons chili powder
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 dash salt
½ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
½ cup sour cream
Directions
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat and saute the onion, peppers and garlic until tender. Stir in the turkey and cook until evenly brown. Drain and mix in tomatoes and pumpkin. Season with chili powder, pepper and salt. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 20 minutes. Serve topped with Cheddar cheese and sour cream.
Turkey Broccoli Alfredo
Ingredients
½ (16 ounce) package linguine
1 cup broccoli flowerets
1 (10.75 ounce) can Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup
½ cup milk
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 cups cubed cooked turkey
Directions
Cook the linguine according to the package directions. Add the broccoli for the last 4 minutes of the cooking time. Drain the linguine and broccoli well in a colander. Stir the soup, milk, cheese and pepper in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Add the turkey and linguine mixture and cook until it’s hot and bubbling. Serve with additional Parmesan cheese
My six month check up went very well. My doctor was very happy with my weight loss results and to see that I was still very healthy. “You look great. Your blood tests results are all good except for your vitamin D levels which could result in achy bones.” She announced. I had noticed that my bones were a little achy but chaulked it up to them being closer to the surface now. LOL.
Let me give credit where credit is due right here though. After informing my parents about my achy bones, they suggested that I take Calcium Magnesium with vitamin D and just two days after beginning to take them, my bones no longer ached. So, thanks Mom and Dad. I should have listened to you earlier. I guess some things never change no matter how old you are, like your parents always know best.
The doctor and I talked about what weight I should be at. “I wouldn’t recommend that you get down to any less than 145 pounds.” She stated. She informed me that I could control that through calorie intake. “If you find yourself weighing less than that, you will need to increase your calorie intake and visa versa and don’t forget to take into consideration that the access skin weighs about another ten pounds.”
She told me to start eating small portions of toast and that my intolerance to breads should subside but I know people who had the bypass surgery over a year ago and still cannot tolerate bread but I’m hopeful. So far, it isn’t any better but I’m okay with that.
I will need to eat 5 to 6 small meals a day and take vitamins for the rest of my life. A small price to pay for health right and I didn’t have any complications from the surgery or recovery. I am very fortunate to have met the wonderful women who directed me to the Highland Hospital in Rochester, New York. Thank you, Kim.
I don’t need to be seen again for six months and after that it will be yearly. So, my next step after losing another 25 pounds is to get all my access skin removed. I’ve been looking into getting what they call a “panty hose lift”. It’s where doctors lift all your skin up from your feet to your torso. I’ve been told that the procedure uses 1000 stitches! I don’t have all my facts yet but will be sure to do all my research before making any decisions.
I’m feeling great and loving the new healthier me.
A single red rose says: “I love you”
A single white rose says: “My feelings are pure”
A single yellow rose says: “You bring joy to my life” “Let’s be friends”
A single pink rose says: “I like you”
A single orange rose says: “I am proud of you”
A single peach rose says: “Thank you” “I sympathize with you”
A single lavender rose says: “I am enchanted by you”
A single blue rose says: “You seem like an unattainable dream”
Lois Ann Tamke grew up on a little farm in Alberta “I had two brothers and two sisters. My father was a farmer and my mother raised us children.”
Lois would spend hours watching her mother and grandmother make flowers out of crepe paper then dipped in wax. “My mother and grandmother were members of the Royal Purple and would regularly make bouquets for their events.”
“I would also often spend time picking berries with my father”. It is here that Lois developed an admiration for the pure elements of nature.
Lois’s first job was as a clerk typist for Alberta Red Cross. “I really didn’t like the repetitiveness of the job.
Lois then met someone in the florist industry who offered her a job on a trial basis. She was a natural and enrolled in the apprenticeship program to become a floral designer and arranger. She was 19 years old. Upon successful completion of her education, Lois opened her own flower shop and taught floral design classes.
Lois’s life took a dramatic turn in 1998 when she found herself helping a friend out by moving her to Ontario. “I liked it here and decided that I would like to stay.” Lois landed a job at Jackman’s Flower Shop as a floral designer where she stayed until opening Art Blooms in 2004.
Art Blooms specializes in custom design arrangements for all occasions. “ I offer designs that are different yet affordable.” Lois also teaches flower arranging classes.
Written by Victoria Evangeline Reed
