AN OUTDOORSMAN’S JOURNAL Canada/The Best Week of the Year MARK WALTERS COLUMNIST Hello friends, Last week, and this one as well, I am writing to you about a seven-day, fly-in fishing trip to Shultz Lake in Ontario, Canada, where we fly out of Red Lake with Chimo Lodge and Outposts and have been for 42 years. We are a tight-knit group of guys and gals that share the same deer and duck

OVERSEAS from page 1 National Stud Farm. They learned about the breeding and care of Ireland’s world-renowned racehorses. A visit to the Kilkenny Castle offered a glimpse into Ireland’s medieval past, while a visit to an organic orchard demonstrated sustainable farming practices. Students learned about organic certification, pest management, and the importance of biodiversity in crop production.

POLITICAL DISCOURSE Grow Some Pain Relief in Gardens and Containers MELINDA MYERS CONTRIBUTOR Ease your way through the busy summer season with the help of some pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory garden produce. Add them to your garden or containers or purchase the produce at your local farmer’s market. Refresh and rejuvenate yourself with a cup of mint-infused tea or ice water.

RURAL WRITES G.A. SCHEINOHA CONTRIBUTOR Hotter than a $2 pistol just about describes the early start to summer mere days before the season actually did. If these humid hours don’t take a boomer back to those long ago scorchers of youth, a body’s memory is woefully insufficient. When the thermometer ascended into the triple digits. Not often. And it was the kind of Dromedary heat only a