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12TuesdayApril92013WorldHealthDay2013Cutyourriskofheartattackandstroke.Controlyourbloodpressure.WORLDWIDEhighbloodpressureisestimatedtoaffectmorethanoneinthreeadultsaged25andoveroraboutonebillionpeople.Hypertensionisamajorcontributortoheartdiseaseandstrokewhichtogethermakeuptheworldsnumberonecauseofprematuredeathanddisability.ByRENEFRANCOEURSpiritswerehighatInu-viks56thannualMuskratJamboreefromApr.5-8evenwithicytempera-turesdippingbelow-20Cthroughouttheweekend.Thisyearsspringfesti-valwhichseesNorthern-ersfromacrosstheter-ritoriesgatherinInuvikwasdedicatedtotheNWTCouncilforDisabilitiesandfeaturedanumberofcul-turaleventsandcompeti-tionsdownattheriversitealongtheMackenzie.EventskickedoffFridayeveningwiththecrown-ingoftheMuskratJambo-reekingandqueen.Rich-ardRossJr.andLorraineGreenlandbeatoutfourotherpairsvyingforfes-tivalroyalty.Thecorona-tionwasfollowedbyatra-ditionalcommunityfeastInuvialuitdrumdancingajivingcontestwithcashprizesandnallyawell-attendedoldtimedancefeaturingtheDeltaGoodTimeBand.SaturdaysactivitiesstartedearlyatIngamoHallwithapancakebreak-fastfollowedbyafestivalparade.The14thannualMuskratJamboreeMastersOpenDogRacea10-mileracewithanytypeofsledopeneduptheafternoon.Firstprizeintheracewas12501000forsecond800forthird500forfourthand300forfth.ThejamboreeofferssomeseriousplaytimeforusNorth-ernersFloydRolandInu-vikmayorsaidonhistwit-terfeedSaturdayduringtheslewofongoingcommunitygamesincludingplankwalklogsawingnaildrivingandeggspoonandfootraces.AnumberofsnowmobileracesalsotookplaceSaturday.SundaybroughtmorepancakesattheAnglicanchurchfollowedbythe16thAnnual10-mileMaryFirthWomensDogTeamRacewhichisundertakenwithtoboggans.Prizeswerealsoawardedlaterinthedayforthebestinthetraditionaldressparade.Morecom-munitygamescommencedfromtugofwartoharpoonthrowhoneybaghockeygunnysackrelayracesandtobogganpulls.Musicwasalsoaden-ingfeatureoftheweekendwithjiggingcontestsd-dlingduetssingingandatalentshowatEastThreeElementarySchoolSun-daynight.ThingsshowednosignofslowingdownMondayasthe16thAnnual10-mileIsaacSimonMemorialDogRacewithtobogganskickedoffwithcashprizesfortherstveacrossthenishline.ThepopularTrapperSkillseventsawanumberofspecta-torsthisyearafterhavingtoforgothemuskratskinningportionoftheeventin2013becauseorganizerscouldnotndanymuskrats-tooSomeseriousplaytimea56thMuskratJamboreeNorthernerssnowmobilejigskiandmoretousherinspringTheharpoonthroweventonSundayduringthecommunitygameschallengedcompetitorstohoneinontheiraimingskills.DonovanArchieofInuvikpullsaheadofanothersnowmobilerinthe600trackraceonSundNorthernersdigintothegroundduringahard-foughttug-of-warbattlefor300onSunday.ArtsCultureFestivals