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The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com REMEMBRANCE DAY Thursday, November 8, 2012 Page 1 Lest we forget: Four Remembrance Day services on Nov.11; Eight Royal Canadian Legion members Sawyerville, East Clifton, Cookshire then on to Island Brook By Barbara Lavoie Burton McConnell of Lennoxville has thrown down the gauntlet.Not based on any scientific formula, but simply on a gut feeling, the past president of The Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 165 in Sawyerville, believes they hold the most Remembrance Day services, bilingual of course, with the least number of members.At least 1,500 legions are chartered to operate across Canada, the US and Europe, representing a membership of more than 360,000.“And we always hold those services on the day, always on November 11,” said McConnell with considerable pride as he pointed out his branch currently has just eight members, and that’s twice as many as two years ago.Those wishing to take up the challenge should be aware of just who they would be tangling with.This proud legion run by McConnell, President Jack Carneau of Sawyerville, and the other six dedicated members represent the wisdom and strength of a branch that’s been in the game since 1947.This year, Branch 165 is celebrating its 65th anniversary.“It continues to be important to me to hold these services,” said Carneau, who was born on a farm near East Clifton.“The men that died, whose names are read.! knew them, not well because I was a kid back then, but I knew them,” he added.Ten years ago, Branch 165 legion members decided, due to dwindling membership, to sell the building they had maintained for more than 50 years in town and to invest the finances realized from the sale in order to continue supporting various community projects.From these resources and their annual poppy drive — be sure to buy yours at one of several outlets including the post office, convenience store, Sawyerville Hotel and restaurants in town — Branch 165 donates to the elementary school, senior’s club (FAD.O.Q.), Eaton Valley Bible School, and Bulwer Community Centre in honour of esteemed legion member, the late George Pincheon.McConnell, whose father was a longtime member, joined The Royal Canadian Legion 15 years ago out of sense of duty and “in the interest of keeping the legion going and the Remembrance Day services going.” • Sunday, November 11 Four Remembrance Day services By tradition the names of the men killed in the wars from each community are read aloud at the services organized by Branch 165 — adding an even deeper sense of meaning to the term “remembrance” used for all services held on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the Uth month each year to mark the armistice that ended the fighting in WWI.“Claris Phillips, who is in her 90s and the widow of a soldier who fought in Hong Kong, always reads the list of the fallen in Sawyerville,” said McConnell.What becomes a Remembrance Day road tour attracting mourners of all ages from the surrounding areas, including Bury and Scotstown legion and community members, Branch 165 begins the day at 11 a.m.life * an msmm Si : : - lisa IIÉÉ riÿy.?: i fell BARBARA LAVOIE Remembrance Day services begin at the Sawyerville cenotaph, the monument erected in honour of the fallen soldiers who fought valiantly in the Great Wars in front of the Caisse Desjardins, 6 Principale Street.with a small parade up to the Sawyerville cenotaph in front of the Caisse Desjardins at 6 Principale Street.The Last Post, the haunting lament to those who sacrificed their lives is heard, either by a live bugler or by audiotape; wreaths are laid, some by local school children; the list of the fallen is read; the national anthem is sung; and a few words are said by various clergy, municipal government representatives such as the mayor, and legion executive members.Then members board their cars and drive south on Route 253 to the East Clifton United Church and its small cenotaph, one of the earliest built after WWI in 1919, to repeat the performance at -11:45 a.m.Of the 18 sent by this tiny hamlet, four lost their lives, and those who survived were decorated with many medals for their distinguished service and bravery.Everyone is welcome to break bread with legion members at the Sawyerville Hotel.Lunch is paid for thanks to donations from Global Excel and the Allatt family, but the hat is passed, and the monies gathered are doubled by the legion for a further donation to the Eaton Valley Bible School.This year’s luncheon will feature a special 65th anniversary cake.“Janice Graham always plays the piano during the lunch,” said McConnell, adding, “And the president says a few words about the legion’s current activities, like the repairs made to the Sawyerville cenotaph thanks to us and the MRC Cookshire-Eaton.” By 1:30 p.m., it’s back in the cars for a drive to Cook-shire’s cenotaph in front of the elementary school and MRC offices in the middle of town for a similar service.Then, off to Island Brook for remembrances between 2 and 2:30 p.m., followed by refreshments of sweets, tea and coffee and socializing- that lasts until approximately 4 p.m.in the town hall.“I can still remember that wonderful oyster soup your father used to make for us after the service in Island Brook,” Garneau said with affection to McConnell.For more information about the upcoming services or about The Royal Canadian Legion, contact Burton McConnell at 819-569-3306.Saturday, November 10 Bury Remembrance Day service Bury’s Remembrance Day service will be held on Saturday, November 10 at 2 p.m.in the Armoury Community Centre, 563 Main Street, and is organized, as usual, by The Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 48.Bury holds the distinction of sending the most military personnel on a per capita basis in Canada.Branch 48 will celebrate its 80th anniversary next year, having begun in 1933.This fact was backed up by Erwin and Muriel Watson, both Bury legion members, and interestingly, former members of the Sherbrooke Hussars during the 60s, where they practiced weekly and went on weekend camps to be ready to serve in the regular military in the event of war.“With many of our members, and certainly our veterans who are in their late 80s and early 90s, getting up in age, we decided to hold our services indoors.This way they can comfortably attend, and so can young children and families,” she said.The Watsons usually attend the services organized by the Sawyerville legion members.“Come one, come all,” added the “hale and hearty” 90-year-old Erwin.For more information about Branch 48, The Royal Cont’d on page 4 .in memory of those so brave' 9 College St„ LENNOXVILLE 819-562-9444 if m They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old, Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn, At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.Group* Sutton dt lEimt 819-823-7474 Mélanie Bérubé Real Estate Broker berubem@sutton.com Cell: 819-820-5893 ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH #75 235, COLLEGE 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Remembrance Day.© 9 O © Marc-André Martel, Mayor Jean-Guy Berthiaume, Guy Boutin, Clifford Lancaster, Charles Mallette, Daniel Ménard, Réal Veilleux, councillors Visit our new website www.ville.richmond.qc.ca Wreaths by several families and local organizations, as well as music by Madeline Irving with soloist Mary White.Lunch will be served in Scotstown courtesy of the Ceilidh Society and in Bury by the Bury United Cultural Center courtesy of Branch 48.SAWYERVILLE Sawyerville Legion Remembrance Day Services will be held at the cenotaphs, Nov.11-Sawyerville 11 a.m.East Clifton 11.45 a.m., Cookshire 2 p.m.Island Brook 2.P.m.KNOWLTON EXPOSITION JOUR DU SOUVENIR REMEMBRANCE DAY DISPLAY NOVEMBER 5TH TO 23RD 2012 10 A.M.TO 4 P.M.130 Lakeside, KNOWLTON, QC DIE (Written during WWII) Do not say that death has taken him away But rather that his soul has been released.His spirit now is free to roam at will in that ethereal place Where all the sorrows and the ills of life have ceased.He is not 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weather or the chill in the air.Negative comments about discomfort are met with remarks that bring home the reason for this tradition.“Nothing compared to what the boys went through,” is an automatic reminder that this is not a happy occasion.Many will point out the socializing that brings folks of like mind and similar memories together where reminiscing is not always easy and most often a sad recollection of friends and comrades lost in the field of battle.Last Saturday, under murky, gray skies, intermittent rain and temperatures hovering barely above zero degrees, about 40 legionnaires, including a contingent from the Richmond Branch 15, marched in formation, the line of flag carriers braced against a chilly breeze, up the quarter mile or so from the Danville legion hall, gathering in the Danville Town Square for a ceremony that has been repeated each year for nearly a century.René Tremplette, well-known musician from the Asbestos area, sounded the Last Post and Reveille while, with heads bowed and rain droplets trickling down exposed skin on weathered faces, a small crowd gathered to once again honour the fallen.Here, tradition means calling the roll, naming each missing comrade, with the answer from the ranks, “absent.” Two minutes of silence seem barely adequate when, listening to the chatting among veterans later, the actual facts of life and death on the front lines affected the entire lives of so many thousands at home and abroad.One only has to pay attention.There was Jack Hobbs, one of few World War II veterans still able to take part — refusing to put his overcoat on, stating he was just fine compared to the weeks and months the boys spent in the muddy, half-flooded trenches.“The least I could do,” he insisted.Kathy Arnott did manage to keep the rain off Hobbs and Glen Wilson as they returned the salute during the march-past.John Charby hurried to install the PA.system in the recurring showers, trying to keep speakers dry and his own fingers nimble in the cold.Bob McKeage conducted the ceremonies, inviting deputies and Members of Parliament, municipal leaders and local organizations to come forward with their wreaths, including this year’s Silver Cross mother, Evelyn Davidson-Horan.The small crowd, shoulders hunched, stood, shivering, not moving with heads bowed and the shadows of memories of loved ones who, long ago, never came home showing in their eyes and expression.To remember — each year — even though nearly a century has passed since the first war to end all wars began in 1914 is not only a challenge but also a responsibility now and in future.Education, studies that spell out the reasons, horrors and suffering of armed forces and civilians both at home and abroad should be one of the priorities on any school board’s consideration of subjects and/or topics.“They will not grow old.We will remember them.” Helen Labrecque Real Estate Broker hlabrecque@sutton.com Cell: 819-572-1070 On Remembrance Day let us pause to honour the memory of those who gave their lives that we might live in freedom! 819-823-7474 Grotte Sutton de I'Erthe On November 11, let us pause for 2 minutes to honour the memory of those who gave their lives that we might live in freedom! Alexander Galt Hi9h SGh001 ‘7n memory of those so brave” Pause and remember November n,h IN FLANDERS FIELDS In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place: and in the sky The larks still bravely singing tly Scarce heard amid the guns below.We are the dead: Short days ago.We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow.Loved and were loved: and now we lie In Flanders fields! Take up our quarrel with the foe To you, from failing hands, we throw The torch: be yours to hold it high If ye break faith with us who die.We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields by Lieut.Col.John McCrae UNIVERSITÉ S BISHOP’S UNIVERSITY Lest We Forget Bishop’s University Alumni from World War I and World War II who died in Service for Canada Army, Navy, Air Force Unit 318 "The Hut" 300 St.Francis Street, Sherbrooke 819-346-9122 George Belford John Brown Frederic Crawford Henry Dinning Thomas Eustace Angus Ford Edward Ireland Wilbur Ladd Louis Lemieux James Lobban Howard Millar Charles Mitchell World Edward Ames Donald Bennett James Bilkey Edward Boothroyd Ross Bradford David Budden Douglas Carmichael John Carroll Donald Chute Basil Doak Gordon Doak Philip Duval Paul Ethier Hugh Gall Henry Gray Donald Jack William King Robin Lindsay Brian Lynn Franklin Lyster Gerald Mackay Hugh Mackenzie Vernon E.Mayhew Archibald McKell John Michaels World War I Forest Mitchell George Murray Frederick McCrum Charles Pope John Porter Lennox Robertson Reginald Robinson Harry H.Scott William Ward Gerald Wilkinson James W.Williams Arthur Percival Williams War II Leslie McCaig John Milne Bruce Munroe Walter Page Edward Parker Sherman Peabody Henry Pibus Kenneth Pyper Derrick Ridge Russell Rexford William Rogers Kenneth Simms Gilbert Stairs Trevor Stevens James Symington Henry Trenholme Ray Tulk Waldo Tulk Arnold Woodside i newsroom@shcrbrookerecord.com The Record Page 4 Thursday, November 8, 2012 REMEMBRANCE DAY Former fighter pilot honoured Iohn Colton was a former squadron leader and fighter pilot, who flew a Hawker Typhoon during the Second World War.He carried out 104 missions over enemy territory in Europe d was recently honoured with a certificate in Ottawa.He not only fought for our freedom, but he continues to visit education centres and schools on Remembrance Day to remind students of the sacrifices Canadians made for our freedom.As Winston Churchill said, “Never in the history of human conflict, has so much been owed by so many, to so few.” They gave their tomorrow.that we might have today.i|| ¦ p; WE SHALL NOT FORGET! STANDISH INC.1025 Pope St., COOKSHIRE, QUE.819-875-3387 We would like to salute all the veterans who gave their lives for us.WE REMEMBER ville de Cookshire-Ealori Local veterans awarded Queen’s Jubilee Medals Veterans were presented with the Queen's Jubilee Medal in Sherbrooke.Unique program helps veterans The only program of its kind in Canada that assists veterans in their transition back to civilian life has received the full endorsement for national expansion from Royal Canadian Legion, along with $500,000 spread over the next two years.Gordon Moore, the Dominion President of The Royal Canadian Legion, and Tim Laidler, executive director, Veterans Transition Network, announced the partnership at Legion House.Originally established in 1997 by the University of British Columbia as the Veterans Transition Program with funding from the Legion BC/Yukon Command, the free program addresses the invisible wounds of service personnel to help them recover and regain a healthy, full life.“The University of British Columbia’s pilot Veterans Transition Program involved some 275 veterans and has proven to decrease depression and trauma and boost self-esteem - three of the primary barriers to making a successful transition to civilian life,” says Moore.“The Legion is satisfied with the merits of the program at the local level and would now like to help UBC expand this program to meet the growing need for transition support for all CF veterans.Any attempt at a national program delivery requires funds to increase awareness, advocacy and train more paraprofessionals across the country; a key role the Legion is proud to play,” says Moore.“Soldiers returning from service face complex issues and require multiple layers of support.“This is one of the best examples of the community, postsecondary and troops working together to provide an established treatment program that will help all veterans.” Lest we forget Cont’d from page 1 ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH #128 AYER’S CLIFF, QC Take time to remember Remembering our veterans, past and present, our peacekeepers.CEREMONIES MAGOG Friday, November 9 11 a.m.The Cenotaph HATLEY Saturday, November 10 11 a.m.The Cenotaph on the Common AYER’S CLIFF Sunday, November 11 11 a.m.The Monument Centre of the Village Canadian Legion, contact Erwin Watson at 819-872-3437.Saturday, November 10 Scotstown Remembrance Day service The Scotstown Remembrance Day service will take place at 11 a.m.in the upstairs town hall, 101 Victoria Street.A free community lunch is planned by the Ceilidh Society with everyone welcome to join in.Recently turning 80 years old, Germaine MacAulay, even though her husband and Bury legion member alongside her passed on 10 years ago, continues to organize the event.“It’s (the annual service) important to me and I think it’s important to the entire population to remember,” said MacAulay, adding, “It’s also important for the younger generation for they’ve got to realize the great wars were part of history and are still part of our history for we live in a free country and that comes at a price.” Usually the Scotstown legion members, eight with three being veterans, travel to Bury to participate in their service in the afternoon.For more information about the Scotstown Remembrance Day service, contact Germaine MacAulay at 819-657-4930.We Honor and remember the wartime sacrifices Bishop's College School Shrrbrook,.QC JIM 17.» An in