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I CSL A V6. 18- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, February 1, 2000 "Scugog"s Community Newspaper of Choice" Knights of Columbus anti-drug poster contest held in Scugog schools The first annual Knights of Columbus poster contest took place this winter with the winners chosen on Jan. 24 at the Port Perry Knights of Columbus monthly meeting. Immaculate Conception Separate School had five winners for their posters on either drug or alcohol abuse: Lacy Russell and Kathleen MacKey from Grade 8; Connor Cobitz from Grade 7 and Amy Privett and Mercedes Weber from Grade 5. From S.A. Cawker School, Pamela Deanike won at the Grade 4 level for her poster on drug abuse. Seven area elementary schools were invited to partici- pate and three of them handed in nearly 100 posters. All partici- pants received a participation certificate. Posters were judged on clarity of the message - message dis- courages peers from experiment- ing with drugs and alcohol - visu- al effect, and overall impact. Award winners received $25 each. Local winners posters progress to district, state 'and international levels. JEFF MITCHELL/PORT PERRY STAR AND THE WINNERS ARE.... In photo at left, Knights of Columbus representative Bob Gutteridge congratulates Pamela Deanike, win- ner of the club's poster contest at S.A. Cawker Public School. Above are the winners from Immaculate Conception Separate School: Kathleen Nackey, Mercedes Weber, Connor Cobitz, Amy Privett, and Lacy Russell. The contest was aimed at creating awareness among local children of the perils of alcohol and drug abuse. SNOWMOBILE SAFETY Know before you go! There is a critical lesson to be learned from tragic incidents which result in snowmobile-related drownings. The Ontario Federation of Snawmobile Clubs (OFSC) is making another public appeal for snowmobilers to stay off frozen lakes and rivers, especially after dark. 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Among them are ice travel, snowmobiling at night, alcohol consumption, speed and off-trail riding. "There are an estimated 250,000 snowmobilers in Ontario who ride more often and further than ever before," notes OFSC General Manager Ron Purchase. "Yet despite these dramatically higher participation and user frequency rates, snowmobiling fatalities have remained comparatively static from year to year, so the OFSC is confident that our safety message is getting through to the vast majority of our members." indicate that a small minority of snowmobiling fatalities occur on OFSC trails, where 90 per cent of snowmobiling occurs. 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