Lifestyle

There is a recipe for asparagus in the oldest surviving book of recipes, Apicius's 3rd century CE De re coquinaria, Book III.

The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce will honour outstanding businesses and entrepreneurs Tuesday, May 9 at the ninth Annual Business Excellence Awards. The event will be held at the Radisson Hotel, downtown, beginning at 5:30 pm.

BY APRIL ANTONIAZZI While most people try to avoid fights and confrontation at parties, Shawn O'Brien  makes it his business to get in the middle of them.

BY APRIL ANTONIAZZI Practising mind and body fitness is the goal of this year's Mental Health Week. "Your physical fitness affects your mental health and vice versa.

BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN Rule your diabetes, don't let your diabetes rule you. That's the advice of Dr. Ian Blumer, author of the best-selling book Diabetes for Canadians for Dummies. He spoke at Collège Boréal Wednesday evening.

The St. Joseph's Foundation of Sudbury will honour the late Father Brian McKee this Saturday by naming the "town square" at St. Joseph's Villa after him.

BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN [email protected] Rule your diabetes, don't let your diabetes rule you. That's the advice of Dr. Ian Blumer, author of the best-selling book Diabetes for Canadians for Dummies.

A well-known physician, cancer survivor and television show host will speak in Sudbury, May 12 as part of an oncology conference. Dr. Marla Shapiro, who hosts the CTV show Balance, will speak at the Holiday Inn on Regent St. from 1 to 2 pm.

BY TAMARA BELKOV Bishop Jean-Louis Plouffe of the diocese of Sault Ste. Marie welcomed 27 new members to the Catholic Women's League of Canada (CWL) on the weekend.

BY KEITH LACEY Many mothers consider their children heroic, but Susan Clarke has more reasons than most to call her son a hero.