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MNR techniclan Barrie Wilson displa Perry causeway last Thursday morning. M again this year. The big fish are netted as spawn. They are released without harm. This on Kids eligible to become Jr. Police Chief for a day During National Police Week, May 14th to 19th, all Durham Regional residents 7 to 13 years of age are eligible to enter a draw to .become Junior Police Chief for a day. The first duty of the Junior Police Chief will be to pick Junior Deputy Chief for a day. Just pick "up the entry brochure containing ten questions and the entry form at any Durham Regional Police Station starting April 30th. Answers to the questions can be found in the brochure and at the Police Week display at the Five Points Mall, Ritson Road and Taunton Road, Oshawa. The entries must be given to the officer at the Durham Regional Police display to be placed in the ballot box. The winner will be announced during the week of May 21. This year, the Durham Regional Police will be visiting the outlying areas during Police Week with two Mobile Police Units and a support staff. The dates and the locations these vehicles will be visiting will be announced at a later time. For further information contact Constable Pat Judges or Con- stable Nancy Dillon at the Com- munity Services Branch of the Durham Regional Police Force, extension 283 or the Duty Inspec- tor at extension 261. 4-H club report by Melissa Allin The first meeting of the 4-H Junior Dairy club was held at the _ Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food office in Bowmanville on Monday, April 2, 1990. We played a mixing game to get to know the other members. Follow- ing a discussion by a Senior leader George Sikma about the in- gredients in milk, we then made milk. Our junior leader Tim Sikma and Ed Henderson pro- ceeded with the election of the club officers. The results were: President: Christ Sikma; Vice-President: Donna Benschop; Secretary: Tom Tamblyn; Press Reporter: Melissa Allin. We talked about and filled out a chart on the "Parts of a Cow." The Junior and Senior groups got back together and discussed BURGLAR ALARM SYSTEMS * Hardwired * Police Connection * Easy Operation * Warranty PHONE 985-2639 ESTIMATE / INSTALLATION ANDERSON SECURITY SYSTEMS further meeting dates and locations. Our next meeting is at Dave . Larmers in Blackstock on May 7, at 7:30 p.m. If you are interested in joining the Dairy Club or lear- ning more about 4-H, call O.M.AF. 623-3348. 52 Water St., Port Perry PHONE 985-4241 ys one of the large muskles netted at the Port NR is conducting a muskie monitoring program they make their way into the Osler Marsh to e weighed about 15 pounds. (see story) EO nd Ro SO ee ale Sn goa re Arnie Es PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, April 24, 1990 -- 37 Scugog Muskie grow to 40 Ibs. Every spring the largest of all fish in Scugog leave the south end of the lake and mi- grate into the Osler Marsh to spawn. ~ And every spring the Min- istry of Natural Resources sets up a netting program to find out more data about the Scugog muskies. For the past few weeks, MNR technicians have been working in the marsh, just south of the causeway at Port Perry, netting the muskies, tag- ging them, measuring weight and length, and taking a small scale sample before releasing them un-harmed back into the chilly waters. It's been cold work for much of the spring for Jeff Wilt- shire and Barrie Wilson. The weather has been terri- ble and the cold water tempera- ture has delayed the spawning run. ova. ANTS FATS RTD WA - Jeff Wiltshire weighs one of the ERR SEN hoe) ig 4 . muskie after netting. Fish are measured, scale sample taken and a small tag is placed in front of the dorsal {In (see story) MON-SAT 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM SUNDAY 12:00 Noon to 4:00 PM HoLLy woodwork CUSTOM CABINETRY -- DESIGNING KITCHENS -- BATHROOMS DECKS -- GARAGES -- ADDITIONS Call Doug for an Estimate 986-5234 For all your NEW or USED CAR NEEDS with excellent service, contact sales rep., JEFF KROONENBERG MNR technicians netting and tagging In fact, the water has been so cold that up until last Thurs- day morning, only about 30 muskie had been netted. But things began to change that morning as the technicians found about a dozen muskie in the hoop net, along with numer- ous carp and other smaller spe- cies as well. The muskie in Lake Scugog grow to a large size (up to 40 pounds) but the largest ever netted in this program tipped the scale at 32.56 pounds. Fish well over 20 pounds are common-place. Handling these large, pow- erful predators who are armed with razor-sharp rows of teeth, recquires a lot of care. Once taken from the hoop net, the fish are placed in a hold- ing pen. Just before they are tagged and measured, they are immersed briefly in water with an anestheticsolutioninit. This leaves the fish docile and allows the technicians to carry out their work without danger of hurting the fish. Small yellow tags are placed just in front of the dorsal fin, and the fish are also inject- "+4 ed with liquimycin which acts as a deterrent against disease. It also puts a mark on bones and scales which can be "seen" under ultra-violet light as a method of measuring growth. And this year for the first time, all the muskie are photo- graphed by the technicians. . Once the work has been completed on the fish, they are gently released back into the water. Tests have shown that this kind of handling causes the fish no harm, but they tend to re- main dormant for a period of about 24 hours. If past years are any indica- tion, the technicians will net be- tween 126 and 130 muskie be- fore the program ends in another week or so, the majori- ty of them female. Though not the only spawning area for Scugog mus- kie, the Osler marsh is one of § themostimportant. Don't waste this space. Small ads pay! PHILP PONTIAC BUICK LIMITED 985-8474 or (res.) 588-3928 BONDED PROPERTY MANAGEMENT ABSENT-EZE tity HOME -- COTTAGE -- BUSINESS WATCH * Attics * Gardens * Painting * Basements * Grass - Cut & Trim * Papering * Eavestroughs * Hedges * Pools & Yards * Garages * Leaky Taps * Windows YOUR KEY TO ALL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE 985-0069 XX INSURED