The record, 8 septembre 2009, mardi 8 septembre 2009

Brome County NEWS See inside RECORD The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 RICHNONO FAIR Sept.10-11-12-13.2009 www.exporkhmond.com I 75 cents + taxes PM#0040007682 Tuesday, September 8, 2009 Today's Columnists: Anna May Kinney and Susan Mastine News from the Land of Fire* Lennoxville’s own Tierra del Fuego has big plans on the horizon.Check out their full schedule on Page 3 Brief Rookie SQ.officer killed responding to emergency call By Corrinna Pole A rookie Sûreté du Québec (SQ) officer died Monday morning after losing control of her patrol car on Highway 20 near Levis, east of Quebec City.The 22-year-old policewoman, who was driving alone, was responding to an emergency call along with another police cruiser when she lost control of her car while taking a turn.Her vehicle flipped over several times before hitting a pillar that supports a highway overpass.The second car was not involved in the crash.The officer, who had only been on the force for a few months, succumbed to her injuries in hospital.The SQ has launched an investigation to determine the cause of the accident.He says, SHE SAYS.“Without the support of the government, our efforts would not be possible" Dr Maher Boulos, CEO of Tekna Plasma systems, on government tax credits for research (The Record, September 4th) —57 Ï .,m ip' Vert et Or Hold Onto ay or s llt1 >\ ( ( low 11 MILES CLARK Five turnovers were the difference in an otherwise close game on Friday as the Vert et Or went on to take the Mayor's Cup, 25-20 MANOIR STFRÏÏNCIS Independence and security in AN ANGLOPHONE COMMUNITY YOU ALREADY HAVE A lease ?We wilt take care of it from the moment you move in.That is freedom ! Call 819.562.0875 WWW.MANOIRSTFRANCIS.COM ¦ fes 3k', page 2 Tuesday, September 8, 2009 rMTill-.— i i - RECORD Local News Retirement dinner honours local nurse By Corrinna Pole Sherbrooke steak and chicken.It was just beautiful.” About fifty Nurses, many retired, gathered last Thursday evening at the Dufferin Heights Golf course to celebrate the retirement of their former co-worker, Lynne Beattie and her contributions to the English community.“We all talked and talked and talked,” said former nurse Martha Welsh.“We all know each other so we had a great time.There was very nice service and the food was terrific, we had Beattie began her nursing career at the Sherbrooke Hospital in 1966 and in the seven years preceding her retirement she acted as the CHUS’ anglophone liaison, a position created to help improve the local anglophone community’s access to care and services in English.“1 admire her for trying to get the English French translations and her trying to get the nurses to take the free English course that was offered so they could be a bit bilingual, and the translations of papers,” said Dorothy Deacon m LOTO QUÉBEC 12 13 2Z 32 45 46 WINNERS Prizes $4,135,350.00 $98,460.70 $2,218.30 $71.50 $10.00 $5.00 I Total sales $14,481,118 Next grand prize (approx.) $3,500,000 SUPER Draw results: 2009-09-05 LjjBS! 01 0Z 20 %5fiF 22 33 41 Winners Prizes 6/6 0 $2,000,000.00 5/6+b 0 $75,000.00 5/6 13 $750.00 4/6 712 $75.00 3/6 13,485 $10.00 2/6+B 9,218 $5.00 Total sales.$742,509.00 3551594 Draw results: 2009-09-04 p 04 05 09 10 20 33 36 03 Bonus 6790521 Winners 0 i 3 138 7,334 154,995 J 147,302 1,290,471 Prizes $15,000,000.00 $70,575.90 $1,534.20 $98.10 $10.00 $10.00 Free play I Total Sales : $18.708,778 Next grand prize (approx.) : $1 8,000,000 ZONE VIDÉO View full coverage of recent draws on lotoquebec.com/video In the event of discrepancy! between tins list and the official I winning list of Loto-Québec,the | latter shall prevan who knew Beattie from the nursing association.”We really appreciate all she’s done for us.” During the celebration, which was organized by Sharon Thompson and Elizabeth Schoolcraft, several speakers fêted the former nurse and wished her a pleasant retirement.“It went beautifully,” said Deacon.“It was very emotional at times because Lynn is so loved but a man there broke the mood with a joke iv «Misdutès» AL BARBER Jennifer Sudlow and Lynne Beattie and that lightened it up.Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.” Local artist Helena Brodie donated one of her paintings that Beattie had greatly admired as a gift and everyone in attendance had contributed to having the painting framed.“We had a vernissage and Lynne just loved that painting,” said Brodie who had also worked with Beattie in the past.“It was originally one of my cards but 1 though how nice it would be to give her the original.She’s a very special person.” Brodie’s twin sister Jennifer Sudlow, who also gave a speech in Beattie’s honor, presented the painting.Beattie was also given a gold chain and locket that she had been tricked into picking out as a gift for someone else.A mixed bag of tricks for this week’s forecast Weather TODAY: ISOLATED SHOWERS.HIGH OF 23.LOW OF 12.WEDNESDAY: SUNNY.HIGH OF 21.LOW OF 11.THURSDAY: CLOUDY PERIODS.HIGH OF 21.LOW OF 10.FRIDAY: SHOWERS.HIGH OF 20.LOW OF 13.CFIA Alert Another sliced ready-to-eat deli meat added to listeria warning By Corrinna Pole The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Montreal manufacturer Delstar Foods Inc.have added yet another ready-to-eat deli meat product to the previous listeria warning issued September 1, 2009.The expanded warning includes Del-star brand Smoked Beef Brisket sold in variable sizes with various product codes, bearing Establishment number 308 and a Best Before date between 09AU26 (August 26, 2009) and 09OC01 (October 1, 2009), inclusive.The product has been distributed in Quebec but may have also been distributed nationally.Consumers should avoid eating the product and dispose of it immediately.Pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems need to be especially cautious when handling food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.Although many food products continue the bacteria, improper cooking and handling may cause Listeriosis, which manifests with such symptoms as high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and nausea.Pregnant women infected with the food-borne illness may experience only a mild, flu-like illness, but these infections can lead to premature delivery, in-fection of the newborn, or even stillbirth.Ben by Daniel Shelton HEY THERE.WWAT'RE YOU gUILPIMG?AMP THEN .rnilll OAPCYSWEWeP.W 0HK.ANP THEn'Ww’aawh! 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Casualties LED claims two Canadian soldiers; wounds five By Corrinna Pole Sherbrooke Last Sunday after an apparently quiet period in Afghanistan, the detonation of an improvised explosive device (IED) took the lives of two Canadian soldiers and wounded five others.The IED went off near their armored vehicle in the vicinity of Dand District, approximately 14 kilometers southwest of Kandahar City around 12:00 p.m., Kandahar time.Killed in action were Corporal Jean-François Drouin and Major Yannick Pépin.Both men were from the Royal 22nd Regiment battle group based in Valcartier, Quebec and were in the last weeks of their six-month tour.The five soldiers injured in the explosion were evacuated by helicopter to the Role 3 Multi-National Medical Facility at the Kandahar Airfield.Their names will not be released but a statement from j the CF lists the wounded as being in good condition.Mon- j day three of the wounded had been released from hospital.A commander of the 51st Field Engineers Squadron of the 5th Combat Engineers, Pépin was 36 years old and hailed from Victoriaville, he is j the most senior Canadian to j die in combat in Afghanistan, j He leaves behind his wife Annie, and their two children, Alexandra and Charles.Combat engineer Drouin, 31, of Quebec City was known as “Big Drou,” by other engineers and leaves behind his partner, Audrey.The Canadian forces suffered casualties last on August 1 when 21-year-old Sapper Matthieu Allard from Val d'Or and 23-year-old Corporal Christian Bobbitt from Sept-îles, both serving with the 2nd Battalion.Royal 22nd Regiment, were killed by the detonation of an IED in the Zhari District.Since Canadian troops first j came to Afghanistan in 2002, j Canada has suffered 129 fatal- j ities, 23 of which took place this year alone.The Taliban has favored using IED’s to launch their attacks since about 2007.The homemade devices have been responsible for 67 Canadian deaths over the past 32 months.With files from Canwest • -—- .— THE—i- RECORD Tuesday, September 8, 2009 page 3 Bring Your Skills to Share by Joanna Bateman Still confused as to what Tierra del Fuego is all about?It is a Community Resource Centre & Trading Post run out of the home of 19 Church Street in the heart of Lennoxville My name is Joanna Bateman and I have dreamed of writing to you, the people, to invite you to join others in creative play, self-motivated learning and informal bartering.1 will be writing to you bi-monthly from Tierra del Fuego’s new location to elaborate on what the centre is, how it operates and who is involved.Who are ‘we’ ?- We are people, workers, parents, friends, strangers, kids, teens, thinkers, dreamers.The co-founders, recently awarded by the Townshippers’ Association as ‘Young Leaders’ were students who felt that writing essays is not enough to explore the real socio-economic challenges of our time.Thinking and discussing possible ways to discover a world beyond theory, this project directly relates to developing applicable skills and solutions that will help our community.We are creative thinkers, intergenera-tional, nondenominational and environmentally responsible.In direct consequence to these actions, we’ve created a network of people with unique skills and interests who want to share what they know as well as to learn from others.Tierra is a place where one is encouraged to contribute their skills (cooking, crafts, bike maintenance, etc.) and participate in various activities like our classic community meals.We have no one way of doing things.Through various educational methods (ie: discussion groups, skillshares) we learn by sharing, participating and having plain ol’ fun.Tierra is an open invitation to the public to unite on shared interests.Setting up for our second season, important changes have been made to help up all of us realize our dreams.This includes introducing formal membership to help keep track of participant interests and expenses, and organizing the basic layout of the space.We want to improve how we communicate with you because you are those who make this project happen.This year we have a fundraising goal of $20,000.Now we have a multipurpose room which will host poetry & storytelling circles, arts & crafts sessions, and allow for a constant space for discussion and play.There is a study with a library of books to lend, others to reference, a computer with a printer and access to wireless internet.As well there is a kitchen that is open to the public with something always being cooked.All of these resources are available thanks to donations (material and monetary) and the willingness of people to share.For that reason I encourage you to reflect and consider how you would like to contribute and participate in this local community initiative.Upcoming Events: Friday September 11th - OPENING BASH - 6pm Sunday September 13th - Garage Sale -9am-4pm Tuesday September 15th - Book Club - 7 pm Thursday September 17th - Community Supper - 6 pm Friday September 18th - Creative Play Café - 8 pm Sunday September 20th - Family Brunch - 10 am Saturday September 26th - Community Festival -1 pm Tierra Del Fuego is located at 19 Church St.in Lennoxville.They can be reached at: (819)829-1163 or by email at: tierradelfuego.lennoxville@gmail.com Famous Lost Words Susan Mastine “You wouldn’t like some dictionaries, would you?” asked a blond-haired auction-goer who had bid and bought a box containing calendars and seven of the aforesaid reference books.The almost immediate af-firmative response to this kind offer appeared to astonish her.There were dictionaries with very unfamiliar names such as Abbott’s Vest Pocket Dictionary (no year, published by Librairie Beau-chemin Limitée of Montreal with permission from the Whitman Publishing Co.in Racine, Wisconsin).Leafing through its pages, I came across words we rarely use today, such as: Guffaw - loud laughter, as in “One of my brothers is known for his story-telling skills, which often trigger guffaws among those listening.” Surd - an incommensurable number or quantity.I had to look up “incommensurable,” which ironically does not appear in Abbott’s Vest Pocket Dictionary or in the next dictionary in the pile.The American Pocket Medical Dictionary (published in 1932 by the W.B.Saunders Co.in Philadèlphia).Flipping through The American Pocket Medical Dictionary, my gaze fell upon the words “disocclude” meaning to “grind a tooth so that it does not touch its antagonist in the other jaw” and “octan," which is defined as “recurring on the eighth (seventh) day.” The next dictionary in the stack.The Desk Standard Dictionary Of the English Language (Funk 8i Wagnalls Co., New York and London, 1921) does not include the word “incommensurable” either.But the light bulb came on, and I searched for its antonym “commensurable,” which does appear: “Measurable by a common unit; proportionate.” With that problem solved, I went on a search for words that I have only ever heard my late cousin Melvina (known to us as “Aunt Viny”) utter, decades ago, words whose lack of use I often lament.“Forenoon” - “The period of daylight preceding midday.” “Fortnight” - “A period of two weeks.” “Twilight” - “The light diffused over the sky after sunset and before sunrise, caused by reflection of sunlight of higher portions of the atmosphere: hence, any faint light.” The New Dictionary of the English Language, 1923 Edition by P.F.Collier & Son Company, New York features special sections on the history and origins of the dictionary and the English language, glossaries on automobile, aviation, base ball, and golf terms, a segment on foreign words, phrases and proverbs, and more.Therein, 1 learned that: “Ex post facto” is Latin for “after the deed is done.” “Flitterwoch” is German for a honeymoon.“Suttle weight” is “the weight of merchandise after deduction of tare,” with “tare” defined as the “allowance made for the weight of barrels, boxes or coverings of merchandise.” “Bean ball” is a “swiftly delivered ball by pitcher which slants towards the batter’s head.” “Foozle” is a “badly played stroke” in golf.Among the “Christian Names of Men” appear: “Blaise,” which is French for “sprouting forth.” “Kenhelm,” Anglo-Saxon for “a defender of his kindred.” “Nahum,” Hebrew for “consolation.” “Silvanus,” Latin for “living in a wood.” Among the “Christian Names of Women” listed are: “Ethelinda,” Anglo-Saxon for “noble snake.” “Keturah,” Hebrew for “incense.” “Rosamond,” Teutonic for “horse-protection, or famous protection.” “Zenobia,” Greek for “having life from Jupiter.” The first of its kind in this country.The Canadian Dictionary, copyrighted in 1962 by the University of Montreal, was designed to provide “a Canadian standard for precise translation, communication and understanding between our two great cultures.” In it, I discovered a few unfamiliar words, like: “Escogriffe,” which is a “lout.” “Vrille,” which translates as a “drill” or the “tendril of a plant” or a “spin,” as in “chute en vrille” or “tail spin.” These dictionaries contain so many words; there is so much to learn.Hours of distraction and diversion await.PUTUilSM®?Please note that the Hydro Quebec $50 mall-in rebate advertised with this product on page 25 of the August 28 flyer and page 27 of the September 4 flyer is NOT valid, as the rebate only applies to refrigerators 8.5 cu.ft.or greater.The correct price for this product is $99.99, save $30."Stopping your advertising to save money is like stopping your watch to save time" - Henry ford Jo-Ann Hovey Advertising Consultant Tel.: 819*549*9525 Fax: 819*821.3179 jhovey@sherbrootcerecord.com RECORD page 4 Tuesday, September 8, 2009 : ¦¦ —THt —i RECORD National News Briefs Biker slams into tree in fatal chase with police (CNS) MONTREAL - Police in Montreal have launched an independent investigation after a high-speed chase ended in the death of a 33-year-old motorcyclist south of Montreal Monday morning.Police say provincial police officers caught the man speeding along Route 132 just after 3 a.m.The man refused to pull over, and lost control of his motorcycle, slamming into a tree.He was taken to hospital but died a short time later, said Montreal police Const.Anie Lemieux.Because provincial officers were involved in the incident, the investigation was transferred to Montreal police's major crime unit, Lemieux said.Montreal Gazette Four more Alberta students suspended over hazing (CNS) EDMONTON - Four more students at an Alberta high school were suspended Friday, bringing the number of teens facing expulsion over an alleged hazing incident last weekend to 12.The students will remain suspended pending an expulsion hearing, said Battle River School Division spokeswoman Diane Hutchinson.She did not say whether the latest students confessed to officials at Central High Sedgewick Public School, or were identified by their peers.Sedgewick is about 200 kilometres southeast of Edmonton.The division has also passed along any information they have gathered to the RCMP, who continue to investigate.A complaint was made to officers Aug.29 about a violent hazing at an overnight party in the bush north of Kil-lam, Aha.Parents of the allegedly hazed Grade 10 students claim older teens used vehicle antennas, hockey sticks and cheese graters to beat their children's buttocks.Some students, however, have said reports of what happened at the party have been overblown.Edmonton Journal Canadian Swim team Crosses English Channel By Robert Remington Canwest News Service Canadian teenager Allison Donelon on Sunday completed a gruelling night swim of the English Channel, becoming the second-youngest person from this country to make the crossing."I'm hungry," the 18-year-old from Can-more, Alta., said in a phone interview."It felt like it would never end." Donelon crossed the channel in 12 hours and seven minutes after leaving Dover on the English coast at 1:32 a.m.local time Sunday.She set foot on the France side of the channel exhausted but exhilarated, cheered on by her father, Steve Donelon, her coach, Don Tremblay, two crew members from their support boat and one official observer.Donelon had hoped to complete the 34-kilometre swim across the channel's narrowest point, the Strait of Dover, in under nine hours.But a strong tide near the end of her swim forced her to swim the equiv-alent of about 50 kilometres after she missed her landing point.Donelon said she is undecided on her next challenge after completing the Ever- — Tr.• ¦ .- ¦ - .-*?4%£sS93 i«S6i-« ¦ -¦KI?- KillMills mm The English Channel COURTESY FREEPOTOS.COM est of the swimming world at such a She is the second-youngest Canadian to young age.swim the channel, behind Cindy Nicholas "I don't know.A double crossing, of Scarborough, Ont., who did it at age 17 maybe.But I pretty much did that today." in 1975.Canadian expats vie for international attention - and now award By Mike Barber Canwest News Service Celine Dion and KimCampbell might not be able to out-stickhandle Wayne Gretzky, but those two and a host of other Canadians living abroad could lay claim to being a more influential expatriate than No.99.Those three people, as well as Tony Bur-man, managing director of the English-language al-Jazeera news network, David Frum - a speech writer for former president George W.Bush - and a slew of athletes, actors, and singers, are in the running to be named the most influential Canadian expat in the world.The competition, announced last week by the CanadianExpat Association, is accepting nominations for a shortlist of Canucks who have had an impact in politics, business and culture outside our country’s borders.The top submissions will be unveiled for public voting in October.Association president AllanNichols said that roughly 2.7 million “well-educated, linguistically adept, culturally, articulate” Canadian expats contribute “literally billions of dollars in bilateral trade” to our economy.He cited the work of R.GlennWilliamson, a Montrealer who has lived in Phoenix for 22 years.Phoenix, one of the fastest-growing cities in NorthAmerica and a centre for the high- tech, aerospace and life-science industries, has long served as one of the major tourist destinations for western Canadians, but Williamson, a longtime entrepreneur, noticed there was little in the way of bilateral trade between Canada and the southwestern American region.“The state of Arizona had not one iota of interest in Canada,” said Williamson.“Both regions were really not paying each other any attention.” In 2005, he spearheaded the creation of the Canada-Arizona Business Council, a private organization with the aim to increase linkages between the two regions.Since then, commerce between the two has jumped from $2.3 billion US annually to $3.95 billion, with much of that trade headed to Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto, home to most of the country’s aerospace and high-tech firms.“Centres of excellence - not geography -are now dictating where people conduct business," he said.“One of the things I’ve told the Canadian government is that you can’t beat the grassroots Canadian machine.” The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, a think-tank that studies Canada’s relations with that continent’s countries, suggested in 2006 that some 644,000 Canadian citizens were living inAsia, 1.2 million in the U.S., 500,000 in Europe, and another 380,000 elsewhere - all told, the equivalent of a city about the size of Toronto spread out across the world.Kenny Zhang, a project manager for the foundation, said that officials underestimating the benefits of having an extended diaspora of citizens do so at their own risk.Zhang suggested that the Canadian expatriate community is largely misunderstood, “simply because Canada has always been thinking of herself as an immigrant country,” and not as a nation that extends far beyond its borders.Zhang, Nichols, and Williamson all characterized the Canadian government’s outreach to its expat community as lacking.The Department of Foreign Affairs maintains a voluntary online registry for Canadians travelling and living abroad should they need consular support, but beyond that, neither Foreign Affairs, StatisticsCanada, nor Citizenship and ImmigrationCanada keeps a record of the number of expats or their associated economic impact.Nichols said that those who do return often bring back a new perspective on their native country.“People travel a great deal, they’re out of the country for seven years, they come back," he said.“If you look at business leaders and politicians, a lot of them have lived abroad.The reality of today is that it’s a mobile world.” RECORD Tuesday, September 8, 2009 page 5 Columnist And how did your garden grow?During the last couple of months, my e-mail has been flooded by stories of how this has been a difficult gardening year for my many contacts in the lower 48 Anna May Kinney states> and on every continent.This information has painted a picture of how serious the changes in our weather have become.If someone is not in a drought, forest fire situation, you can bet that their area has been either too cold or wet to produce a normal vegetable crop.Right now, I’m not debating if this is global warming or cooling.I’m just trying to write down some of the hardships people are facing, and hoping to find a way that we can still garden with some of these challenges.Besides the changes to our vegetable plants, and wild, native plants, there have also been some notable changes in the wild animals that share our regions.Some farmers have had to deal with large wildlife showing up at odd times during the year.I would really like it if those here in Southern Quebec region could e-mail me with anything unusual they have witnessed both within their garden plants, native wild plants, and with the animal life around their property.Seeing that nature lovers are often the first to notice a critical change in the environment, I feel it would benefit all of us to create a network of home gardeners, farmers and nature lovers who share what they experience and see each year.If you are on a computer, my e-mail aradece@gmail.com or write to me in care of the Record, or at my home address 219 Rte.255, Bury, Quebec JOB 1J0 and I’ll type your info into my file system.This has been without a doubt one of the most difficult gardening years of my life.Thankfully, having seen the pattern for increased spring and summer rainfall in my area these last few years, I have returned to gardening in raised-boxed beds.Yet this spring, around the end of April, I suddenly decided to use the terraces next to the house, which were built to accommodate my beautiful dahlias, for mixed vegetable beds.At the time, not knowing why, I was inspired to cover the entire terrace area with a plastic roof, which kept the direct rain off it.This helped keep this section of garden a bit dryer, but even with the covering and the fact it got full sun, it was usually still too wet to have to water.While we hand-pollinated all the apple trees this year, knowing that the bee shortage and constant rain would be a problem, shortly after the job was completed we had the coldest late spring temperature we ever saw here in Bury; it was 20 F.for seven hours straight.The result was only a couple of apples spaced out here and there, a major loss for someone living off the land and depending on this food source like we do.The buckwheat met the same fate: blooming like crazy, it either never got pollinated - a lack of bees, or too much rain for them to do their job or that freeze I told you about.It grew high and healthy, but not enough buckwheat to make it worth harvesting.Seeing how we’ve lost at least fifteen frost free days off our grow- ing season, this is our last attempt at growing buckwheat, but are hoping for enough plastic to enclose the two corn area into mini hot houses, and have a good corn crop, which can be ground into flour.Lack of light, biggest problem Over the years we have been able to learn how to deal with sudden mid summer freezes, but the lack of “light” has been a major problem these last two years and 1 don’t just mean sunshine, I mean such cloudy days that it was as dark as mid winter.Being in a home full of southeast facing.windows, it’s seldom dark in here, even during the winter months, but this summer there were many days one could barely read a newspaper at noon.Some of the changes to our wild, native vegetation were extreme.Take the native Lupin, which grows huge foliage before flowering in early June, the last two years it has flowered when the plant’s leaves are no bigger than a large hand.The Native blue/purple Iris of Quebec does not usually send up its flowering stalks till the leaves are about three feet high, now I’ve watched as these healthy foot-high plants have flowered and stayed stunted at about two feet in height.Then there’s the Astill-bees, which bloom in mid June each year.Well, here we were the first week of August and they were all brightly in bloom.In the vegetable garden, this was the second year that my Swiss chard leaves reached about a third of their normal size, same for broccoli, spinach and cauliflower greens.Some plants apparently need more light than others do.Things like squash, especially winter squash grew pretty well early in the season, but took time to set its fruit and without sun, the fruit is growing so slow we don’t know if it will be ready before the end of summer.Zucchini and yellow summer squash have produced about half of their normal crops, yet the raised beds kept them from going moldy as so many people have reported happening.The tomatoes and peppers set fruit, again about half of a normal year and it was important to harvest them quickly, because the high water content encouraged the fruit to rot in no time if left on the vine.Storing these tomatoes have been a whole other problem, they just don’t keep like they have other years and need to be put up within a few days’ time.Critter war On the positive side, we’ve seen more activity and successful breeding with our families of bald eagles and falcons; there even seems to be more hawks.This might be related to the increased number of wild rabbits, which kept us entertained through spring and summer.Normally you don’t see a full-grown female deer without a fawn, at least with a yearling.This year there have been many lone dear, which has made me wonder if the little ones did not make the winter, or if breeding is down?Lately our biggest problem has been the ever-increasing porcupine population, which has destroyed many of our berry plants and is proving to be quite a challenge.Like in many other parts of the world, we are dealing with an increased rodent population.I’d be very interested to know of any changes in your area and what you are doing to combat them?Any helpful hints that you would like to pass on to others who might be facing the same challenges?Best Summer Mysteries for Children Good Reads Library Detectives “Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.” Sam Keen “No entertain- ________________ ment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting.” Lady Mary Wortley Montagu The Librarian As summer is coming to an end, we only have our memories of the few fun days in the sun but from the activity in the library many lazy days curled up with a good book.For the library staff, this year’s memories include the great time we all had with the summer reading club.This new program Agent 009 was a tremendous success.All of the library detectives/spies, Shakina and Michelle Mac-Farlane, Gilbert and Maria Gilbert, Rebecca and Audrey-Anne Deslauriers, Leighton Blair, Anna and Markus Lunken-bein, Junia and Lydia Goddard, Amanda and Issac Andrews, Melinda Coleman, Isabelle Chaplin, and Cyrus Blackstone had a great time.Besides reading mysteries they made spyglasses, looked at fingerprints and tried to solve the Mystery of the Break-in at the Lennoxville Library.These young sleuths all received their Detective Diplomas from the library this year.Hopefully, more want-to-be young sleuths will venture to join us next summer.Among the books read by our young readers and given four or more PAWS on a scale of 1 to 5 were both the Adventures of Geronimo Stilton and the 39 Clues Series.The 39 Clues is a series of fantasy adventure books intended for children six to fourteen.The main characters in the series are Amy and Dan Cahill, who search the globe for 39 Clues that will unlock the secret of the Cahill family’s hidden power.Geronimo Stilton is a mouse and the editor of the newspaper The Rodent’s Gazette.In the series, the title character is a talking mouse that lives in New Mouse City on Mouse Island.His adventures include his sister Thea, a cousin named Trap, and a favourite nephew Benjamin.Geronimo is a nervous, mild-mannered mouse who would like nothing better than to live a quiet life, but he keeps getting involved in far-away adventures.For the younger set, just starting on their reading career Mo Willems’,Knuffle Bunny Too was thoroughly enjoyed.This is a case of mistaken identity with a midnight rescue mission but ending with smiling faces all around.Dates to Remember: CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES Township Tellers: On the fourth Saturday of the month, using seasonal themes, bilingual story tellers will read to the children from 1.30 to 2.30 pm.Their first afternoon with us in the library will be September 26.Story time and Crafts: For kids ages children 3 to 12 this activity will be starting up again on October 10.Reading Circle Every Friday at 3 p.m.(To resume in September) Elementary school age students share books with and are tutored by Bishop’s University Students.Adult Activities: — August to December 2009 Books and Brown Bags is starting again on September 9 Come and discuss a book you’ve read and enjoyed while having your lunch.Every second Wednesday of the month, noon to 1pm Fundraiser, Laugh-in will be held on the first Friday in November-more details will be on the website closer to the date. page 6 Tuesday, September 8, 2009 RECORD Remember when ?P%, ¦ Though everyone hoped for a peaceful resolution, few complained when the fight for the last piece of pie turned into an all out mud wrestling event.If you have any information on this photo, please let us know at newsroom@sherbrooke record.com or by calling 819-569-6345.Letters It now appears that BCS may fight the class action, and not come up with an honourable and reasonable settlement for the victims of sexual abuse on its premises.However, the questions BCS must answer are why it is putting its money ahead of its former students and what it thinks its conduct is teaching its current students: to put money before responsibilities to people, especially vulnerable people with damage?This is particularly reprehensible when you bear in mind that the school effectively admitted Forster’s wrongs by dismissing him.Forster was assaulting young people completely in the school’s charge.Rather than accept responsibility for these things and do the right thing, the school is putting its finances ahead of everything and fighting the very victims it should be helping.Shame BCS! Shame.Ted Russell Editor: 2.6 billion persons, fully 40% of the entire population of the world, are without access to basic sanitation.In human terms, this means defecation in fields and other open areas, resulting in uncontained feces and open sewage - breeding grounds for disease, especially diarrheal disease.Children playing in these squalid conditions risk death - a shocking 1.5 million children die of diarrhea each year.Even more shocking is that 44% - almost half - of these deaths could be prevented by the simple act of washing hands with soap, especially after defecating and before eating.And yet, the poorest parts of the world not only lack sanitation facilities but also lack the infrastructure to educate people on basic health and hygiene.Despite its central importance to human health as well as human dignity, sanitation has remained the most neglected and underfunded area of economic development.Of the Millennium Development Goals, the goal to reduce by half the number of persons without access to basic sanitation is the one that is least likely to be met.Enter the Global Sanitation Fund, a multilateral agency to pool funds for sanitation and hygiene projects that is patterned after the highly successful Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.Like the GFATM, the Global Sanitation Fund takes a bottom-up, demand-driven approach to selecting projects, involving local communities in decision-making and operating in coordination with the sanitation policies of national governments.It is a model of the new approach to better and more effective foreign aid first outlined in the Paris Declaration of 2005, to which Canada was a signatory.Moreover, with the proven impact of improved sanitation and hygiene on child mortality, the GSF matches the child and youth focus of ClDA’s new aid effectiveness agenda announced in May of this year.There is every good reason for Canada to join the list of donors to the Global Sanitation Fund.However, we have not yet done so, and the credibility of Canada’s new foreign aid policy is very much at risk.An initial pledge of $10 million to $15 million would signal our commitment to the health of the world's children.It might even be a step on the road to regaining our past status as a world leader in humanitarian issues.Chitra Ramaswami, Calgary, AB ¦ THE ¦ RECORD P.0.Box 1200 Sherbrooke J1H 516 or 1195 Galt E, Sherbrooke JIG 1Y7 Fax por Newsroom ONir 819-569-3945 e-mail: newsroom@sheibrookerecord.com Website: wwwsherbrookerecord.com Kenneth Wells Publisher .(819) 569-9511 Sharon McCully Manacinc Editor (819) 5696345 Michael McDevitt Assistant EnrroR (819) 5696345 Fraser Lockerbie Corrf.sp.Editor .(819) 5696345 Serge Gagnon Chief Pressman.(819) 5699931 Francine Thibault Prod.Superv.(819) 5694856 DEPARTMENTS Accounting .(819) 5699511 Advertising .(819) 5699525 Circulation .(819) 5699528 Newsroom.(819) 569-6345 Knowiton ofeice 5B Victoria Street.Knowiton.Quebec, JOE 1V0 Tel: (450) 242-1188 Fax: (450) 243-5155 MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS GST PST TOTAL Canada: 1 year 120.00 6.00 9.45 $135.45 6 months 63.00 3.15 4.96 $71.11 3 MONTHS 32.00 1.60 2.52 $36.12 Oui of Quebec residents do not include PST.Rales for other services available on request.The Record is published daily Monday to Friday.Back copies of The Record are available.The Record was founded on February 7.1897.and acquired the Sherbrooke Examiner (est.1879) in 1905 and the Sherbrooke Gazette (est 1837) in 1908.The Record is published by Alta Newspaper Group Limited Partnership PM80040007682 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to The Record.1195 Galt East.Sherbrooke.QC JIG 1Y7 Member ABC, CARD, CNA, QCNA El) I I OR! Al Conundra It’s like preparing for an invasion.The time is fast approaching when we can expect the anticipated arrival of the “second wave" of the virus formerly known as Swine Flu.Renamed H1N1 in order not to offend the pork industry, the disease is expected to erupt with a profound ferocity this year, leading to an unprecedented public information campaign.But a new issue has arisen: Can we be too careful?Are we sowing panic?Pandemics are nothing new in the human drama.Over the centuries, nature has provided its own response to human behaviour - including over population, by such means.The difference now, of course, is that we have advanced our knowledge and understanding of such things to the point where we can predict them - and even fool ourselves into thinking we can control them.We may be in store for a lesson.For the last several months, scientists have responded to the emergence of the frightening new strain by fast-tracking vaccine development and rushing products to the market with only the barest of testing.As well, many jurisdictions have been hoarding the treatment drug Tamiflu just in case.Here in Sherbrooke.regional authorities have expressed the ambition to vaccinate virtually every citizen.Taking precautions is only sensible, and hand washing and sleeve coughing will probably help some people avoid infection.On the other hand, some of the recommendations seem less likely to be effective, given that they are very much less likely to be followed.We are advised, for example, to refrain from going to work if we feel even slightly ill and to keep our children home from school.This is wonderful advice for those who don’t depend on their salaries to pay the bills or who have on-demand babysitting services.For the rest of us, this advice could be problematic.Employers already face a high rate of absenteeism and the wave of “swine flu holidays" isn’t likely to improve their outlook.Nor is it likely that there will be a sudden increase in childcare services to handle a surge in demand.In addition, of course, those who work with children (or the public in general, for that matter) have a much higher chance of being exposed to any contagion and are therefore more likely to get sick.The same is true for doctors, nurses, orderlies, teachers and all of the other caregivers we usually count on.Today’s working parents face a long list of stressful challenges and managing a response to a pandemic is only another burden to bear.On the other end, employers are facing an economy that is fragile at best and anything that interferes with high productivity is going to be frowned upon.In other words, they aren’t going to be happy to hear that you are ill.They also won’t be happy if you go into work and infect everybody else either, but as most of us are aware, asking an employer to think outside the box (or think at all) can sometimes be a daunting task.The influenza pandemic of 1918 is estimated to have killed between 50 and 100 million people worldwide.Known as tne “Spanish Flu" (pigs must have better lawyers than Spaniards), it was a truly global outbreak that is believed to have killed almost six per cent of the world’s population.It was also an HlNl substrain.Fhere are many things we can do to minimize our risk and nothing we can do to eliminate it.It's a good time to invest in surgical masks.Mike McDevitt RECORD Newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Tuesday, September 8, 2009 page 7 Vert et Or hold onto Mayor’s Cup *»«*»**-•* MILES CLARK w m 2_ m Li s4 By Zachary-Cy Vanasse ¦ ¦ |he Sherbrooke Vert et Or retained the Mayor’s Cup and I opened the regular season with .X.a win on Friday evening, beating the Bishop’s Gaiters 25-20.A record crowd of 8,719 was on hand at the University of Sherbrooke stadium for the inter-Sherbrooke university football rivalry and they were treated to en exciting game despite two offences working through early season rust.Five Gaiters turnovers resulting in 17 Sherbrooke points proved to be the difference in Sherbrooke’s third Mayor’s Cup win in four seasons.Gaiters quarterback Jesse Andrews looked good in the first game of Bishop’s post-Jamall Lee era, throwing for 329-yards and erasing some doubts about the Gaiters’ offensive capabilities without their All-Star running back.Meanwhile it was Sherbrooke’s running game, led by Pascal Fils’ 24-carries for 189-yards and a touchdown, that powered the Vert et Or to their season opening win.Sherbrooke defensive end Jonathan L’Espérance earned his QUFL defensive player of the week award when he recovered an Andrews fumble with just 21-seconds remaining in the first half and returned if for a 35-yard touchdown, putting Sherbrooke ahead 15-7 at the half.L’Espérance finished the contest with two fumble recoveries for a total of 81-yards and four tackles for a loss of three-yards.The L’Espérance touchdown put the Vert et Or up for good, though the Gaiters would challenge the lead several times in the second half.It looked as though the Vert et Or might be running away with the game quite literally when Fils carried the ball 70-yards into pay dirt 4:57 into the third quarter, giving the home team the 22-7 lead.However, Bishop’s quickly answered back with a five-play, 53-yard drive that finished with Josh Maveety’s third field-goal of the night.Bishop’s closed in further on the Sherbrooke lead at 12:37 through the third quarter when Andrews found Steven Turner in the end zone to make the score 22-17.The one-yard touchdown pass capped off an eight-play, 85-yard drive that revived the many vocal Bishop’s supporters on hand.Andrews and Turner looked as though they might connect to find the end zone once more in the fourth quarter before the Gaiters’ eight-play.68- yard drive stalled just a yard short of the end zone.Maveety then missed a crucial 19-yard field-goal attempt that would have tied the game with 4:37 left.With less than two-minutes left, the fourth Bishop’s turnover of the day, this one a fumble by Shawn Gore, allowed the Vert et Or to push their lead back to five points on a William Dion 32-yard field-goal.Dion was perfect on the night hitting all three of his field-goal attempts.The Sherbrooke defence picked up their only sack of the game on the ensuing Gaiters drive, eventually forcing the fifth Bishop’s turnover of the night.Bishop’s gave Sherbrooke one final scare when Steven Turner received a punt on the Sherbrooke 20 with time running out.Turner looked as though he might find the end zone on the return before kicker Dion made a gamesaving tackle for the win.Despite the final score, the Gaiters actually looked like the better team statistically throughout.The Purple and White out-gained their hosts 430 to 340 and made 26 first downs to Sherbrooke’s 10.Bishop’s also held the ball for 34:00 in the game, including 18:52 in the second half, compared to Sherbrooke’s 26:00.In the end, though, the Gaiters simply couldn’t make up for their costly turnovers.Despite Gaiters receivers Shawn Gore and Olivier Mongeau each going for over 100 yards receiving, John Jean-Baptiste carrying seven times for 65-yards, and Andrews eclipsing the 300-yard mark for just the second time in his career, the Vert et Or managed to retain the Mayor’s Cup for a second consecutive season.The Gaiters will be in tough to get back to the .500 mark next season as they play host to the QUFL’s offensive and special-team’s players of the week this Saturday as Benoit Groulx, Christopher Milo and the rest of the Laval Rouge et Or (1-0) roll in to the borough of Lennoxville.Kick-off at Coulter Field is scheduled for 1 p.m.and the game will be televised on SRC.Sherbrooke will be looking to improve to 2-0 when they visit the 0-1 McGill Redmen on Friday night.BREAKING POINT Iflffiv a pair of tickets! EALAXY C I N É M A S f.^-^11— , WW£ Eleventh call wins TO WIN A PAIR* OF TICKETS, JUST CALL IN AT RECORD THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th AT 9 A.M 819-569-9525 The first 10 callers win l One pair of tickets per family SUNDAY, SEPT.13™ 8 P.M. page 8 Tuesday, September 8, 2009 : ¦ un - RECORD Birth Announcement STONE-GREENWOOD: Mark Stone and April Greenwood are proud to announce the birth of their third beautiful daughter, Emma-Ann Jean Stone, born on August 10, 2009 weighing 8 lbs.5 oz.at the B.M.P.Hospital.She is lovingly welcomed by her two sisters Sydney and Megan Stone; great-grandparents Elsie Paige, Bernard and Ruth Lefebvre; grandparents Garnet and Margaret Stone, Blackie Lefebvre and Esther Sails, Allen and Maureen Greenwood.She is also welcomed by all of her uncles, aunts and cousins as well.We love you, Emma-Ann.In Memoriams MILLS, Leslie - In loving memory of a dear dad and grandfather who passed away September 8,1989.It isn’t what we write, It isn’t what we say, It’s how we feel deep inside As we think of you today And wish that you were here.Forever loved and sadly missed KAY, DOUG DANIEL & KRISTA WARD, Anne Cole: March 15, 1940 -September 6, 2004.One in a million in all her ways, Loving and true until the end of her days.We could search forever but wouldn’t find A heart so unselfish, tender and kind.To hear your voice and see your smile For these are not in vain, Because in our treasured memories We have you back again.Always in our thoughts and forever in our hearts, RAY AND FAMILY Card of Thanks GILLANDER - I would like to thank my friends and relatives for the many cards, the gifts and the special birthday cake when I celebrated by 98 th birthday.Also I wish to thank the staff at the Wales Home who are always so good to me.EDNA Death if ~ I mM BESSETTE, M.Rolland (1928 - 2009) - At the Granby Hospital, September 4, 2009, at the age of 80 years, Mr.Rolland Bessette husband of the late Mona Lauretta Côté, residing in Granby.He leaves to mourn his children Marcel (Georgette Dubois), Normand (Claudette Beauvais), Daniel (Rose-Aimée Boucher), Donald, several grandchildren and great grandchildren, his sisters, Pauline (Aurèle), Lucille (Jean), Clair (feu Fernand), Aline (feu Laurent), Ghislaine (feu Gaston, (HenriGuy), his sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Donna Côté, Georges Bailey, also several nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.Resting at Les Jardins Funéraires Bessette 997, rue des Colombes (angle St-Jude N.) Granby, Tel: 450-777-1171 or 1-888-730-6666 Fax ; 450-777-4393 www.famillebessette.com Visitation: Tuesday evening from 7 to 10 pm.Wednesday, day of the funeral, from 9 am.Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 11 am in the chapel of Les Jardins Funéraires Bessette, followed by interment at the Ma^sonville Cemetery.In memoriam, a u.ation to the Quebec Heart Foundation would be appreciated.Forms will be available at the funeral home.Watch me, Grandma! Macular degeneration Is the leading cause of blindness in Car,3da.(t can destroy your central vision in a few short months and the ability to see the faces of those you love.If you experience any change in vision, consult your eye-care professional.15 your central! vision becoming blurred?j The Canadian National Institute for the Blind 1-800-hl3-/813 www.cnib.ca Tom' Cnn STANSTEAD There will be a Fall Leaf Sale on Saturday, September 9, 2009 from 9 to 11:30 a.m.at Christ Church Hall.Sale tables include: crafts, attic treasures, baked goods; serving tea, coffee, muffins, and fruit, etc.Drawing for a special door prize.Join us for a coffee, etc.Everyone welcome.Eusns Breakfast, hosted by St.John’s Waterville and Christ Church Eustis, at the Christ Church Parish Hall, 1700 Capelton Road, Eustis on Saturday, September 12 from 8 a.m.to 11 a.m.There will be a Silent Auction.All proceeds go to the Breast Cancer Foundation.RICHMOND Sale of English and French books on September 26 from 9 a.m.to noon at the RCM Library, 820 Gouin St., Richmond.Donation of books welcome.DANVILLE Flea Market to be held on October 3, 2009 at the Royal Canadian Legion, 136 Grove Street.For table reservations please call 819-839-2583.WEST BROME The Canadian Club invites everyone to a presentation by Bill Haugland, a well known radio broadcaster, on September 14 at 2 p.m.at Auberge West Brome in West Brome.This first meeting of the new season is free of charge and an opportunity to meet Townshippers and find out about the Canadian Club.Bill Haugland’s topic is entitled “taking a cue from Johnny Carson.H-e-e-e-r’s Haugland! LENNOXVILLE Lennoxville and District Community Aid will hold a Blood Pressure clinic on Tuesday, September 8 at the Masonic Hall, 3002 College St., from 1:30 p.m.to 3 p.m.NORTH HATLEY Lennoxville and District Community Aid will hold a Blood Pressure clinic on Friday, September 11 at the Library, 165 Main St.North, from 10 a.m.to 11:30 a.m.WATERVILLE Lennoxville and District Community Aid will hold a Blood Pressure clinic on Tuesday, September 22 at the Town Hall, 170 Principale South, from 2 p.m.to 3:30 p.m.LENNOXVILLE There will be a 500 card party on September 8 at the St.Francis Manor at 1:30 p.m.at 125 Queen St., Lennoxville.ULVERTON Our annual Fall Ham and Bean Supper will be held on Wednesday, September 9 from 4 p.m.to 7:30 p.m.in the Ulverton Community Centre.Homemade beans, rolls and salads, along with ham and lots of pies and beverages.Come and bring a friend or two! 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need it now, you will have good uses for what you learn down the road.LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23) — Because you are a quick learner, handling the shifting currents of uncharted waters will seem like a snap.Have faith in your competency.SCORPIO (Oct.24-Nov.22) — You have a gift for dissecting the ideas of others and reorganizing them in ways that succeed in other areas.Use this talent for your good and the good of others.SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec.21) -You’re clever enough to assert yourself without being abrasive, hostile or demanding.You are likely to use this gift to change something that needs alteration at work.CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan.19) - If you have no special plans, don’t allow yourself to grow sluggish.Participate in a fun activity that requires brainpower as well as muscle power.It’ll reboot your attitude.AQUARIUS (Jan.20-Feb.19) — Work on concluding a matter that has been hanging fire for far too long.You are always a good starter, but now you’ll be even a stronger finisher, so use it for completing unfinished projects.PISCES (Feb.20-March 20) — Your enthusiasm is contagious, so if you need others to join your efforts, now is the time to ask for help.Your way of thinking will easily sweep them into your currents.ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Again, things look quite promising for you, especially with regard to financial affairs.Focus your energies and intellect in areas that hold some potential for substantial growth.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Don’t hesitate to respond to demands being made on your leadership qualities; you function best when things are placed on your shoulders.You’re a doer who knows how to get things done.GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Act on your hunches, especially those that involve financial or business concerns.You are innately tuned to a wavelength that enables you to spot better ways to add resources.CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Co-workers might talk about all they hope to do, but you’re the one who knows how to get things done.Share your ideas and use your abilities to do the greatest good for everyone involved.LEO (July 23-Aug.22) — There will be no need to duck challenging developments; you have more than enough smarts to do what needs doing in ways that look easy.Tuesday, Sept 8,2009 Look closely at the card By Phillip Alder Benedict Spinoza, a Dutch philosopher who died in 1677, said, “If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.’’ At the bridge table, if you want the present (your contract) to be different from the past (you make it instead of going down), study the cards already played.In this deal, you are the declarer in three no-trump.West leads a fourth-highest spade four.What would be your plan?If Stayman’s only job were to find a 4-4 fit in a major, we would give it up because if there is no fit, we have just given the defenders extra information about declarer’s hand.But Stayman is also needed to show good major-minor hands when used in conjunction with transfer bids.In no-trump, always count your top tricks first.Here, you have six; one spade, one diamond and four clubs.To get another three, you can either drive out the heart ace or take the diamond finesse.But if you lose a trick, the opponents might collect too many spade tricks and defeat you.Leading a heart will definitely let the opponents back in, whereas if the diamond finesse wins, West North 09-08-09 A 5 3 2 ¥ K Q J 10 ?A J 10 2 A 10 7 East A Q 10 7 4 A K J 9 8 ¥ 6 4 3 ¥ A 9 2 ?7 6 ?K 8 5 A 9 8 5 2 A 6 4 3 South A A 6 ¥ 8 7 5 ?Q 9 4 3 A A K Q J Dealer: South Vulnerable: Both South West North East 1 NT Pass 2 A Pass 2 ?Pass 3 NT All pass Opening lead: A 4 you will be home.Which way would vou turn?What was West’s lead?The spade four.Note that dummy has the two and three.So West must have led from a four-card suit and the spades are breaking 4-4.This means that driving out the heart ace will work for sure.They will get one heart and three spades; you will collect one spade, three hearts, one diamond and four clubs.Always read the lead.CROSSWORD Across I Unshiny photo finish 6 Tree with quaking leaves II Usually nonmelodic music genre 14 Not moving 15 Work on a loom 16 Under the weather 17 'Hilarious joke 19 Narc’s org.20 Ages and ages 21 Depression era migrant 22 Bat one's eyelashes, perhaps 24 Method: Abbr.25 Lincoln wore one 27 Pay for a hand 28 Bank encumbrance 30 Sound heard twice in “gargantuan” 32 Command to an attack dog 35 Dressing for romaine and such 38 Palm Pilot or BlackBerry, briefly 39 “Worry, slangily 42 Mex.neighbor 43 Hardly geniuses 45 Contest submission 47 Arrived 48 Poet Pound 50 Old hands 52 Coerce 54 Infield protector 58 Retreats in the desert 60 Bring up 61 Field of expertise 62 Jr.high, e.g.63 “Frosted Lenten pastry 66 Maneuver among moguls 67 One way to read 68 White-sheet wearer, on Halloween 69 Sixth sense, for short 70 Sources of blue eyes, say 71 Shipping weight deductions 34 “Freight-bearing vessel 35 Stockholm-bound carrier 36 Jerusalem is its cap.37 Set (down) 40 Street urchin 41 Ralph Kramden’s pal 44 Sprinkler attachment 46 Boris’s partner in toon espionage 48 Online birthday greetings, e.g.49 Round number?50 Outlaw-chasing group 51 Poolroom triangles 53 Prompt again 55 Vine-covered recess 56 Get extra value from 57 Garment that can follow the starts of the answers to starred clues 59 Thick carpet 64 Büllfight shout 65 Rank above cpl.T U F t| A B L E M O O R P A S s A T s E B M M U N N N B N U N N W K B N U N A K 1 c K u P S C A N 1 T 1 ' T A L 1 N F R A N A P D O L T s s H A M O F F A A 1 R S 8 L O B • T Z A 8 H E D Down 1 Studio sound equipment 2 Be a thorn in the side of 3 Prom goers 4 Railroad bridge support 5 UFO crew, presumably 6 Greet the morning 7 Brownish photo tint 8 Party headgear 9 Genesis outcast 10 Spongy ball brand 11 “Enduring, as a storm 12 Tip off 13 One in a buffet stack 18 Ear part 23 “Shane" star Alan 26 Surrealist Salvador 29 “That’ll do, thanks" 31 Movie critic, at times 32 Restful resort 33 Deposed despot Amin 1 2 3 4 5 1 6 7 8 9 " " 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 1 2’ ¦ 22 23 24 , Î 2S 26 HH27 28 29 35 30 31 32 33 34 38 37 38 J 39 40 41 ¦ 12 43 44 45 46 47 49 1 50 51 r 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 ¦ 60 I 6’ 62 63 64 1 65 66 7 68 69 1™ ' 7’ ^^— imTIIE page 12 Tuesday, September 8, 2009 She is hard-headed and stubborn RECORD Dear Annie: My older sister, “Daisy,” and I have always had a relationship full of conflict.She is hard-headed and stubborn.My mom and stepdad recently left me in charge of the house while they were out of town for a month.Daisy no longer lives here.She was never allowed to have boys in her room, yet the first night my parents were gone, Daisy called and informed me that she would be staying overnight and bringing her beau.When I told her 1 didn’t like this, she said she only feels comfortable in the house when our stepfather isn’t around (he’s relatively new to the family) and then accused me of “being on their side.” She’s been here several times during the month and has been completely disrespectful instead of appreciative that I’m doing her a favor by letting her come over.Annie, I hate how my sister splits the family apart.It’s been like this ever since my father died.I want to talk to my mom about it when she gets back, but I’m not sure if 1 should get in the middle of Daisy’s problems, and if so, do I leave out the part about her staying here with her boyfriend?— Butting Heads in Ohio Dear Ohio: It’s always OK to talk to your mother about your feelings.As for the house-sitting, if you knew Mom would not approve of Daisy staying in the house with her boyfriend, you should have told Daisy “no.” We understand how difficult it can be when your sister doesn’t respect your authority, and there is nothing wrong with telling Mom what happened while she was away.If she plans another vacation, ask her how she wants you to handle the situation with Daisy.Dear Annie: I’m a 61-year-old man, married for 42 years, with a great family.I thought I had it all.Recently, my wife told me about an affair she had 30 years ago with one of our close friends.I remember being suspicious at the time and asking her about it.Of course, she lied then.I don’t think I can forgive her or forget.The man has passed away, but I feel as if I lost the last 30 years of my life.Please help me.— Deceived Dear Deceived: It sounds as if your wife has been feeling guilty for 30 years and thought it was safe to unburden herself.Unfortunately, what was old news to her is brand new to you.Not only are you feeling an acute sense of betrayal, but it alters your perception of the past 30 years.Please give your wife the opportunity to earn your forgiveness.Get into counseling together and see if you can salvage a 42-year marriage.Dear Annie: This is in response to “Louisville,” who was offended by her child-free married friend who states that she feels lucky not to have kids whenever she hears about problems others are having with their children.I am a child-free person who understands where the friend is coming from, although 1 also remember my mother saying how lucky she felt to have my sister and me when she heard about someone else’s children getting into trouble.Louisville’s friend may not be trying to reassure herself that she made the right decision not to have children (an idea I find somewhat offensive because it implies that anyone who chooses not to have children regrets it or must justify it).She may simply be grateful not to have those complications in her life.Of course, if she states it too often, I agree someone should speak up, as it can get annoying.But “Louisville” sounds a bit oversensitive and might consider why she is so offended.— Hobart, Ind.Dear Hobart: You seem to be reading a great deal into this.We don’t believe “Louisville” is oversensitive.Any comment repeated ad nauseam is irritating.Any comment that implicitly criticizes you can be offensive.If someone does this repeatedly.We have to wonder why.Annie's Mailbox is written by 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