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Record year for emergency ne w sr oom@ ea p.o n .c a HAWKESBURY | The workload at the Hawkesbury and District General Hos- pital emergency department reached a record high last year. T he nu mb er of p a ti en t s r o se f r om 34,586 i n 2010-2011 to 36,549 i n 2011- 2012. T he HGH i s op era ti ng wit h f e w s t a f f – 459 e mplo yees comp are d to 467 i n 2010-2011 an d a nurs i ng s t a ff of 181, comp are d to 213 a year ag o. T he fi gures are co n t a i ne d i n t he i ns tit u - tio n ’ s annua l re po r t. H ere are s om e mo re nu mb ers , wit h t he p re vio us year fi gures i n b ra ck e t s . Bi r t hs : 448 (432) D ay S urgery : 4,146 (3,595) M e dic a l/S urg ic a l C li n ic s : 15,431 (15,591); Jail Bird Exercises Easy aer obic e x er ci ses are he ld a t t he O ld L’ Or i gna l J a il, 1023 Queen St., T ues d ays f r om 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. N o c harge ; do na tio ns a cc e pt e d. Pl ease b r i ng runn i ng sh o es an d w a t er bottl e . F o r i n fo r m a tio n , Mo n ik a Vo ge l ( Can - F it- p r o) a t 613-678-6603. M en t a l H ea lt h : 6,110 (8,461); Di a b e t es C li n ic: 2,750 ( 2,008).
4-H Regional Go For The Gold V AN KL EE K H I LL | The 4-H Region 2 Region- al Go For The Gold Competition is being held in Prescott County, Sunday, August 19 at Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute. T he e v en t b eg i ns wit h reg i s t ra tio n a t 9 a .m. an d runs t hr o ugh t he d ay wit h fi na l s b e i ng pl aye d a t ar o un d 2 p.m. T he comp e titio n i s op en to t he p u blic, a lt h o ugh it i s e xp e ct e d t ha t s p e ct a to rs re - m a i n v ery q u it e d ur i ng t he comp e titio n , an d it i s h op e d t ha t f r i en d s an d f a mil y will com e o u t to su ppo r t t he loc a l t ea m. E l e v en t ea m s f r om Car l e to n , D un d as , Fr o n t ena c, Gl engarry , G ren vill e , L ee d s , L a - nar k, P res cott, Ren f re w, Russe ll, an d Sto r - mo n t, are e li g ibl e to comp e t e a t t he Reg io n 2 comp e titio n . T he 4-H Go F o r T he Gold (G F TG) comp e ti- tio n i s a grea t e xp er i en c e fo r 4-H m e mb ers to i n c rease t he i r k n owl e d ge of 4-H p r oj e ct m a t er i a l s , agr ic u lt ure , food, comm un it y e v en t s an d m u c h mo re , a ll w h il e doi ng s o i n a t ea m a tmo s p here . C omp ara bl e to “ Rea c h fo r t he Top” ga m e fo r m a t s , m e mb ers an d t he i r co a c hes s t u d y har d, v y i ng fo r t he top s pot a t t he Reg io na l C omp e titio n i n o r d er to mov e o n to t he v ery comp e titiv e P r ovi n - ci a l C omp e titio n he ld a t t he R o ya l Agr ic u l- t ura l Wi n t er Fa i r ea c h year . The local Go For The Gold competition, as well as the 4-H judging night, were held July 19 in conjunction with the very popular Holstein Club’s “Family Night.” Four teams competed, with the judges then selecting the top four players and one alternate to form the Prescott 4-H Association team that would move on to the Regional Competition. Along with their coach, Prescott 4-H President, Shawn Wylie, the members selected to move forward are Taiga Cho- lette, Robert Levac, Marie-Josée Levac, Laura Barton, and Craig LeRoy (alter- nate). Prescott 4-H Association is also look- ing for volunteers to help out during the day for the many positions that need to be ¿ lled, such as adjudicators, judges, and scorekeepers, to name a few. Lunch will be provided. If you are interested in volunteering for the day, please contact Tammy Oswick-Kearney by email at: tammyok@sympatico.ca or call 613-678- 2876. Closed for Renovations T he H a wk es b ury P u blic Lib rary i s clo se d fo r ren ov a tio ns Augus t 17 an d 31. Golf tournament T he L’ Or i gna l F ood B an k’ s annua l g olf to urna m en t will b e he ld Augus t 12 a t L a C ité co urse i n H a wk es b ury . F o r i n fo r m a - tio n , c a ll J a cq ues L a c e ll e (613-675-2218.) Cemetery Ceremony T he S a i n t B ernar d’ s P ar i sh of F o urn i er h old s it s c e m e t ery ser vic e a t t he c e m e t ery S e pt e mb er 9 a t 9:15 a .m. A b run c h will b e ser v e d a t t he So u t h Pl an t agene t m un icip a l ha ll. Reser v a tio ns : P a t r ick Slo an (613-524- 5215).
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P res cott C o un t y 4-H m e mb ers p ar ticip a t e d a t t he loc a l Go F o r T he Gold comp e titio n d ur i ng t he Hol s t e i n C l u b’ s “ Fa mil y N i gh t” J u l y 19.
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c a l gr o u p s , bo ar d s an d s po r t s ass oci a tio ns as a vol un t eer . A d r ivi ng fo r c e b eh i n d t he co ns t ru ctio n of t he A l e x an d r i a s po r t s dom e , M a cDo na ld i s a lo ng -tim e co un cil- lo r w h o w as re c en tl y na m e d e p u t y -m ay o r . Félix Saint-Denis F élix S a i n t-D en i s has b een a w ar d e d l’ Or d re d e l a Pléi a d e d e l’ On t ar io m e d a l. H e i s t he c rea to r , co- au t h o r an d ar ti s tic di re cto r of L’Éc h o d’ un p eu pl e p r od u ctio n . On t ar io i s a w ar di ng ov er 2,000 o u t- s t an di ng On t ar i ans wit h Di a mo n d J u bil ee M e d a l s .
Area residents were among the 21 cit- izens recognized during the presenta- tion of the prestigious Diamond Jubilee Medal last week. Glengarry-Prescott-Russell M.P.P. Grant Crack and Ottawa-Orléans M.P.P. Phil McNeely handed out the honours recognizing community members for exceptional contributions to the prov- ince and country. T he re cipi en t s i n cl u d e : Jacqueline Fraser T he re ti re d t ea c her f r om A l e x an d r i a has ha d an imp a ct o n t he liv es of m any an d re m a i ns a ctiv e as a m e mb er of t he Gl en - garry M e mo r i a l Ho s pit a l bo ar d, i n her c hur c h an d m any ot her comm un it y o r - gan iz a tio ns . Jean-Marc Lalonde H e w as M.P.P. of Gl engarry -P res cott- Russe ll f r om 1995 to 2011 an d has b een an ar d en t d e f en d er of f ran cop h o ne r i gh t s . H e co n vi n c e d t he g ov ern m en t to offi- ci a ll y re co gn iz e t he f ran co- On t ar i an fl ag i n 2001. Jamie MacDonald J a mi e M a cDo na ld has b een a k ey com- m un it y l ea d er w h o i s i n volv e d i n m any lo-
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