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Campers Special 2006 Black F250XLT 4X4.Cab & 1/2 Only 8300 km SHERBROOKE 819-563-4466 office 819-822-8055 ceil § LINCOLN Over 14 years experience page 2 Friday, June 13, 2008 ^RECORD, Art again at Amédée Beaudoin A Friendship Day tradition By Joe Strizzi Sherisrooke A tradition is brewing at Friendship Day as the Lennoxville Art Group is once again participating in this weekend’s celebrations.“This is at least the sixth year that we are part of Friendship Day activi- _______________________________________ties,” said art group vice- president Rose Mary Cavanaugh.“I’ve been a member for six years, and we’ve participated in the event ever since I joined, so it’s at least that long.” This year’s theme for the weekend exhibition is Beautiful Skies, chosen to showcase skills and lessons learned at an art class taken by some of the group’s members.“Some of us took a course with teacher Brigitte Charland, and one of the subjects during the workshop was the painting of sides, so we figured that it was a pretty good idea for the exhibition," Cavanaugh said.One of the challenges set for last year was to find new members and although the total number of participants in the group is still around the 20 mark, new members have joined And I’ll be there with “Wayne’s Rhymes changes in presiden,s during “After Glenys (Groves’) tenure was up, For a poet Townships poet Waÿne Robinson passed away this year.He (and wife Marjorie) was a regular at Friendship Day, and he regularly penned poems celebrating the annual event.This is a poem he wrote for a previous Friendship Day.Friendship Day Friendship Day is coming soon.This year it’s on the ninth of June.Time to shed those winter blues, Get out; catch up on all the news.Come and have delicious meals.Hear the bands, kick up your heals.See the dancers and the clowns, fake the kids to the playgrounds.There’s old motors, model T’s, Books that every taste will please.Crafts on sale, both old and new.,.vy This year’s Friendship Day Lennoxville Art Group exhibit theme is the sky.held at the Amédée Beaudoin Community Centre, located on Depot Street above the fire station, on Saturday from 11 a.m.to 5 p.m.(following the parade) and again on Sunday, from 9 a.m.to 2 p.m.The vernissage is set for Friday, from 7 to 9 p.m.If you stay home you’H only fret, And it will be one more regret! So will you go?I hope we will.See you there, in Lennoxville.LOTO QUÉBEC Draw results: 2008-06-1 1 n 02 24 35 44 WINNERS Prizes $2,000,000.00 $75,000.00 $750.00 $75.00 $10.00 $5.00 $789,793.00 Phizes $14,230,693.00 $81,393.50 $2,334.60 $76.60 $10.00 $5.00 $19,478,888 $22,000,000 6/6 5/6+b 5/6 4/6 3/6 2/6+b Total sales 11.954 9,314 2/6+B 5015161 Winners 0 5 144 8,308 155,290 104,895 Total sales Next grand prize (approx ) Say yes to Extra! $500,000 GRAND PRIZE.In the event of discrepancy between this list and the official winning list of Loto-Québec, the latter shall prevail Sandra (Chilvers Fauteux) took over last summer, but around Christmas time, she was forced to resign due to personal issues, and Helena Brodie was elected in her place,” Cavanaugh said.The group began meeting on the third floor of the Lennoxville Town Hall some 15 years ago as an extension of a Champlain Regional College art class, and then moved to the Amédée Beaudoin Community Centre following its construction.The group is open to anyone, and provides its members with a platform to paint and show off their work while interacting with other community members.“The Friendship Day exhibit is very special for us.We get to share our work, most of it being watercolour or acrylic, with the community, and some of the paintings are even for sale!” Cavanaugh said.The Friendship Day exhibit will be Brief Street closures Friendship Day in Lennoxville is about camaraderie, and motorists will have to show some patience as well, as a number of streets in the area will be closed on Saturday for the 19th edition of the festival.Starting at 9:30 a.m., and ending at noon, the following streets will be closed: • Queen Street, between Charlotte and Church • Church Street, from Queen to Parkdale • Meade Street in its entirety • Warren Street, between Queen and Meade • Bown Street in its entirety • John-Wilson Street, from Queen to Bown • Warner Street, between Bown and Amesbury • Charlotte Street in its entirety • Amesbury Street, from Warner to Charlotte.Also, the following streets will be closed between 9:30 a.m.and 4:30 p.m.: • Academy Street, from Queen to Meade • Hunting Street in its entirety • Speid Street, between Queen and Meade.Weather Today: Sunny.Low 15.High 25.Saturday: Mix of sun and cloud.Low 9.High 27.Sunday: Cloudy with 30 per cent chance of showers.Low 14.High 23.Monday: Cloudy with 60 per cent chance of showers.Low 12.High 23.Ben by Daniel Shelton ILL 6C CONE WITH THE COMPUTER INA MINUTE, HON.JUST A COUPLE ^ MOKE CLICKS ANP THAT'5 IT-, A I'M PÜWNL0AP1NG ^ SOME H0CCAST5 ONTO MV ÎP0P BEFORE I '/./ I APE YOU VOltt&l VO YOU REALIZE THREE Of THE WORPS USEP IN THAT SENTENCE WERE NOT FART Of OUR VOCABULARY, JUST A FEW YEARS AGO7 WELL, , I KNOW, -JOGGING WAS NEVER PART or YOURS/ iie.SMl JRECORD; Friday, June 13, 2008 page 3 Giving teenagers a sense of direction Not everyone’s going to be a doctor: Gear By Jen Young North Hatley It takes all kinds to make the world go round.As important as it is to become a doctor and to save lives, there is also the job of sterilizing the instruments to be used during surgery.According to Lennoxville Learning Centre principal Stuart Gear, there is no difference in value between the two careers — as long as both people are working hard and care about their jobs.However, both individuals must have the tools and opportunities needed to obtain their positions, which is why the centre’s Cooperative Education Program is still going strong after 25 years.“We have great kids here,” said Gear, referring to teenagers with learning disabilities, behavior disorders, who just need that extra push.“Some of them may not get the opportunity to finish high school because they were never given the opportunity to succeed.“Not everyone is going to be a doctor or lawyer, and not everyone has to graduate high school to be successful and maintain successful and satisfying lives.“The world is always in need of tradespeople, and this project matches teenagers up with different possibilities.JEN YOUNG Fifteen-year-old Steven Piercy may be well on his way to a career.Briefs Deer wanders downtown A trip into town ended badly for a pair of young white-tail deer after one was hit by a car at the corner of King West and Depot in Sherbrooke.The two deer were in the centre of Sherbrooke around 8 a.m.when the accident occurred.After his buddy was hit, the other deer ran away, fording the river and heading for the woods downstream, said police.While deer are fairly common on the outskirts of Sherbrooke, they rarely adventure towards the downtown area — especially in the middle of the morning rush.Talking algae Experts and citizens will get together this weekend to discuss the problems of blue-green algae, aka cyanobacteria.The gatherings, which will discuss the health effects and real risks associated with the toxic bacteria, will be held Saturday between 10 a.m.and noon at the Pavillon Armand Nadeau in Jacques Cartier park in Sherbrooke, and on Sunday between 2 and 4 p.m.at the Pilsen Pub in North Hatley.On hand for the discussions will be David Bird, a researcher and professor from the Université du Québec a Montréal; environmental consultant André Delisle; and Dr.Louise Soulière, manager of the pubic health department for the Estrie region.The two talks, in French, are free to the public, but places are limited.To reserve a spot at 819-864-1033 or register on line at www.cogesaf.qc.ca.Some people aspire to be cooks, mechanics and machinists, and unless they are given the opportunity they will never be able to get there.Many of our students who have been a part of the project have been hired later on by different companies where they conducted their stage.” That looks to be a strong possibility for student Steven Piercy.Fifteen-year-old Piercy has been paired up with the North Hatley Public Works department and Gear said the student is doing a fabulous job.“Steven job-shadowed here at Alone at gravel pit the school with the maintenance department, and the crew told me that he is hard working, responsible and reliable, but most importantly, he really enjoyed himself.” Piercy has made his teachers proud.And North Hatley fire department captain Daryl Williams was influential in getting Piercy a summer spot on the village’s public works department.“(Williams) lives in North Hatley and he.gave us phone numbers for contacts to see if Steven could be placed in his home town, since he did such a good job with the maintenance here at school,” Gear said.“He’s doing a tremendous job and everything is working out great for everyone.His mother called this morning and said that he was excited about helping the Fire department after the storm last Tuesday afternoon.She says he’s loving his job.” Gear added that another important aspect of the program is to have supportive parents.The storm left a lot of damage behind: “He helped us sod Dreamland Park.All 19,000 square feet of it,” said public works foreman Danny Mckelvey, drenched from clearing roads of debris.“So if the park looks good it’s because of him.” Bearing his North Hatley work shirt proudly, a shy Piercy said his job was going “good.” Gear sees a good career for Piercy.But if not, the program is successful on another level.“This project works well for two reasons.One, teenage boys never really know what they want to do and may lack the ambition to find out.So if they do the stage and don’t like it it may make them realize that, ‘Hey, I need to stay in school here because I don’t want to do that my whole life’, and two, it gives them different experiences and opportunities that could lead them to their career of choice.They may go on to get references and develop a work experience that so often kids don’t get.“Given the opportunity there’s nothing these kids can’t do.Steven is a prime example.He may be limited as far as academics goes, but he is a hard working, respectful, and responsible young man that would be an asset to his employer.” Who knows, Gear adds, Piercy may even go on to become his own boss someday.Gear said girls also need attention and encouragement.“We just need to give them the direction to help them succeed.” Employee dies in sifter By Sarah Rogers Sherbrooke 41-year-old labourer faced a gruesome death this week when he fell into a gravel sifter while working alone at a Westbury gravel pit.lartin Bouchard was working at the Graviere Bouchard Tuesday afternoon on a large conveyor machine used for separating gravel and sand.The excavation company the man was employed at belonged to his brother, Normand Bouchard.“He was concerned when his brother didn’t come in for dinner that evening, because they normally eat together,” said Lisanne Côté of the Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CSST).“(Normand) went out and found (Martin) on-site.” Martin Bouchard was already dead when his brother found him.With no witnesses, the circumstances of his death remain unclear, although paramedics told local media that the man was found decapitated in the machine’s rotating auger.CSST officials seized the sifting and crushing equipment used by the company, Excavation Normand Bouchard, for investigation.The goal is not to fault the company’s owner, Côté said, but to determine if the equipment played a role in the death.“We noticed that the equipment didn’t appear completely safe,” Côté said."We’Tl make public our conclusions in the coming months.” \7 *• y\ K‘ d:< »::::^ page 4 Friday, June 13, 2008 RECORD: Hydro: Cont’d from Page 1 where Alexander Galt Regional High School and Bishop’s University were still in the dark.But Hydro-Québec spokeswoman Ginette Cantin said most of the remaining outages are in more isolated areas.Cantin said some of remaining homes to be reconnected are lakeside properties in the Memphremagog region and homes on rural roads that are far from the main hydro network.Other downed lines are off the beaten path in wooded areas which are hard to access with bulky Hydro trucks.“Some of our crews are having to walk or use all-terrain vehicles to get their equipment out into the woods and replant hydro poles the old fashioned way,” she said, noting that in some cases Hydro crews are working for a day or two just to reconnected a handful of clients.Cantin added the utility expects some calls from cottagers who arrive on the weekend to discover they have no power.Reinforcements arrived on Thursday once crews front other regions like Quebec City and the Centre du Quebec had reconnected their own clients.Yesterday some 550 Hydro-Québec teams were working to reconnect clients in the hard hit Montérégie region to the power grid, said Cantin, noting some 1,300 Hydro employees were hard at work, including linesmen, pole planters and tree pruning teams, as well as patrollers and supervisors preparing the ground for teams.Cantin said that in some areas where poles were felled by lightning, the provincial utility is completely rebuilding the network.In areas where poles are located at the back of properties, they are rebuilding them at the front beside the road, she added.“In areas where we are rebuilding, the network will be more robust,” she said, expressing the hopes that thunderstorms forecast for Saturday do not cause such a large number of outages.At the peak of the blackout some 19,000 clients in the Estrie region were without electricity.That was early Wednesday morning, hours after the main storm hit.Cantin said smaller electrical storms and weakened trees that toppled onto hydro lines caused an increase in the number of breaks and short-circuits on the network.By 1 p.m.Thursday, some 2,700 customers were still waiting to be reconnected in the Estrie region, most in and around Lake Memphremagog where some 1,800 clients were powerless.There were also 341 in the Val St-François, 139 in Brief Nurses help the homeless Estrie’s professional order of nurses has picked up an award for a program that reaches out to Sherbrooke’s homeless.Equipe Itinerance has won the 3M prize for innovation.The 3M Health Care Canada prize comes with a cash bursary along with the chance to win its annual grand prize for innovation.Since 2005, Equipe Itinerance, which operates under the region’s geriatrics institute CSSS-IUGS, has made itself visible on the streets and in social centres to improve the quality of life of the city’s itinerant population.Made up of a nurse, a social worker, a doctor and a community organizer, the team works on the ground to identify what resources and help are most needed.Coaticook and about five dozen in the Haut St-François.Later in the afternoon, those numbers had diminished.Some 1,000 were still powerless in Memphremagog, while the number had dropped to 70 in Val St-François and 150 in Haut St-François.The number of outages in Coaticook actually rose to 150.Over in Montérégie, which was hardest hit by the storm, there were 1,200 clients in Brome-Missisquoi and 160 in Haute Yamaska eating cold lunches while they awaited power.By late afternoon there were 1,000 in Brome-Missisquoi and 130 in Haute Yamaska still hoping they wouldn’t be eating out or firing up the barbecue for the third night in a row.The vast Montérégie region, that includes the South Shore of Montreal, has some 200,000 homes without power on Tuesday.That had been cut to some 27,000 on Thursday — 20,000 of them within the urban perimeter Longueuil.Hydro-Sherbrooke had reconnected all of its clients by the end of the day Wednesday, but outside of town there were some 259 Sherbrooke-area residents on the provincial network still waiting for power.While Alexander Galt remained closed for another day, it was business as usual at Bishop’s University.Operating on generators with security lights, classes were running as scheduled.Everything was open except the Bishop’s library and sports complex, which were closed for security reasons.Next door’s Champlain College had power because the school is fed from a different circuit.CHUS power switch A ct A si Staff Sherbrooke ctivities at the Hotel Dieu site of the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sher-irooke will be reduced to a minimum between Friday morning and Saturday at 1 as the hospital is reconnected to a new hydroelectric substation.During the transfer, the hospital will be run by a giant generator and by the electricity network in the new wing.There will be no ventilation or air conditioning in the building and certain elevators will be out of service.The radiology department in the ER will be used only for dire emergencies and ambulances will be rerouted to the Fleurimont site.Before coming to the emergency room, the population is asked to consult Info-Santé (by dialing 811 ) or at a walk-in clinic.“The hospital is not closed, so if there is an emergency people should come,” said a hospital spokesperson, noting the emergency department will simply take longer to deal with minor emergencies.The CHUS noted that all measures have been put unto place to ensure the safety of patients.The Eastern Townships School Board has rescheduled exams.For details see the Record’s school page (on page 10) or check out the school’s website at www.etsb.qc.ca/alexander-galt/default.htm.Gas: RENOVILLAGE PROGRAM Société d’Habitation du Québec MRC DES SOURCES Is your home needs major repairs?Do you own and occupy your home?Do you live in a rural area?ources Do you have a modest income?If so, the RénoVillage program might he able to help you.It provides financial assistance of up to $io ooo for necessary home improvements.Who is eligible to receive financial assistance under the program?If you own and occupy a house located: Ville de Danville - Municipalité de Saint-Adrien - Canton de Saint-Camille - Municipalité de Saint-Georges-de-Windsor - Paroisse de Saint-Joseph-de-Ham-Sud -Asbestos (area Trois-Lacs only) - Municipalité de Wotton For more information on the RénoVillage program, between Wednesday and friday contact: Hélène Ménard (819) 879-6661 #249 MRC DES SOURCES 309, rue Chassé, Asbestos (Québec) J1T2B4 Cont’d from Page 1 price of gasoline and about the timing of price increases.Three companies and an individual pleaded guilty yesterday in Quebec Superior Court in Victorjaville for their part in criminal conspiracies to fix the price of gasoline in one or more of these communities.The court has imposed fines totaling just over $2 million against Les Pétroles Therrien Inc, operating under the Petro-T banner in Sherbrooke, Victo-riaville and Thetford Mines.It also fined Distributions Pétrolières Therrien Inc.($179,000), and Ultramar Ltée.($1,850,000).One individual, Jacques Ouellet, an employee of Ultramar Ltée, was fined $50,000.Those who pleaded guilty cooperated in the investigation.Other companies have been charged.In Sherbrooke and Magog, they include Les Pétroles Global Inc., which runs six Olco stations in Sherbrooke and three in Magog.The company is owned by Christian Payette and Pierre Bourassa.Also charged were Richard Bédard and Céline Bonin who operate Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., which runs 11 Irving gas stations in Sherbrooke as well as an Irving and an Esso gas bar in Magog and two gas bar/dépanneurs in Thetford Mines.Gisèle Durand, who runs the Dépanneur Mi-Val-lon and its Esso gas bar under the numbered company 9045-0586 Québec Inc.; as well as Michel Dubreuil who owned and operated 9064-4360 Québec Inc.(Esso Queen) and 9046-0601 Québec Inc.(Esso Dunant) were also charged.While some of the accused operated under the recover any damages.name or banner of a major oil company, in these cases, the local operators of the gas stations were allegedly responsible for setting the final price at the pump.The evidence suggests that the overwhelming majority of gasoline retailers in these markets participated in the cartel, stated a press release.“Price-fixing conspiracies are by nature difficult to detect and prove,” stated the bureau.“Suspicions and evidence of identical prices are not enough to prove an offence.Securing a cartel conviction under Canadian law requires the bureau to uncover evidence that proves, beyond a reasonable doubt, that there is an agreement between competitors to fix prices, and that the agreement is likely to have a significant impact on competition.” The Competition Bureau used wiretaps and searches, as well as its Immunity Program.Under this program, the first party to disclose to the Competition Bureau an offence not yet detected or to provide evidence leading to the filing of charges may receive immunity from the Director of Public Prosecution of Canada, as long as the party cooperates with the bureau.In addition, parties that approach the bureau early in its investigation may be able to benefit from leniency, where parties may receive reduced penalties in return for their cooperation with investigations.Participants in a cartel can be imprisoned for up to five years or be fine up to $10 million, or to a combination of both.Anyone who has suffered a loss or damages as a result of such a cartel may also initiate a private legal action against cartel participants to ; —THE —I RECORD Friday, June 13, 2008 page 5 Diversity is good for business, say forum organizers Businesses to share stories By Joe Strizzi Sherbrooke A forum outlining the advantages of cultural diversity in the workplace, the first of its kind in the Eastern Townships, will be held in Sherbrooke on Monday.“Our society is very diversified,” said Mohamed Soulami, director general of Actions Interculturelles de développement et d’éducation (AIDE), an organization promoting inter-cultural development.“There are over 135 different countries of origin represented in Sherbrooke alone, therefore, it is important that businesses take that into consideration.” The forum will bring together business people to share information on the integration of immigrants in the workplace and to profit from the capabilities that they bring when they move to these regions.“One of the ad vantages of being culturally diverse in the workplace can be seen with expansion.Let’s say you have a product that you want to supply to internationally, but you have no idea how or where to get started.By being a culturally diversified company, you have employees from Brazil and Chile working for you.Through them, you have contacts in their home lands that may just help point you in the right direction," Soulami said.“Another good example is the transfer of money internationally.Right now Western Union has the market cornered, and financial institutions are looking for information to help break into that market.” A guide outlining the best methods to manage cultural diversity in the workplace will be launched as part of the forum.The handbook also presents the positive steps taken and outcomes of 20 Township enterprises, including the Sherbrooke placement agency Adecco, which are profiting from the incorporation of immigrants within their trade.“Over the last two years, there has been a substantial increase in the number of immigrants in the Sherbrooke area,” said Adecco director Christine Boucher.“Immigrants present businesses with many advantages.They have skills needed and are willing to work, which makes them an important asset to any company.” She said it can be difficult to find people who want to take the jobs on offer — in manufacturing, warehouse work, and other manual labour.But immigrants want to work and keep the job longbr, which makes employers happy because constant turnover increases training and other costs.The forum is split into two parts, with the first being a general discussion on cultural diversity.Some of the companies involved in the writing of the guidebook will share their expertise.Quebec immigration and cultural communities minister Yolande James and Bruno-Marie Béchard, rector at the Université de Sherbrooke, will make opening remarks.The second part will be broken up into to activities.Forum participants will choose between a training period on the advantages of cultural diversity, given by intercultural relations consultant Amina Benrhazi, and, a workshop-conference by Patricia Rimok, president of the intercultural relations council of Quebec, where she will outline a study done outlining the contributions made by immigrants in the workplace in Quebec.“This event is the perfect opportunity for businesses in both regions to discover new tools and programs available to them on cultural integration.” The forum takes place on Monday, June 16, between noon and 5 p.m.at the Hôtel Le Président, 3535 King St.W.in Sherbrooke.For more information, call Joël Fines from AIDE at 819-822-4180, or email joel.fines@aide.org.Parizeau says Quebec may be taking in too many immigrants Former Quebec premier Jacques Parizeau says he is worried that Quebec may be trying to integrate too many immigrants with its new targets.“At 40,000 immigrants a year it’s fine, but to go to 55,000?" he said of the province’s new immigration targets in an interview with Montreal’s Journal de Montreal.“That is a lot of people to integrate.There are risks that you don’t take.There is a notion of too much.” Quebec increased its targets last fall for the next three years so that by 2010 it will take in 55,000 immigrants a year.Premier Jean Charest has said that Quebec needs to take in more immigrants to offset a low birth rate and a looming labour shortage.Parizeau, who resigned after losing the 1995 referendum and blaming “ethnics and money” for the Parti Québécois and Yes side’s defeat, said that resources are already stretched to integrate 40,000 immigrants.At the higher levels, he said, “it could be a real problem.” Parizeau said some European countries have rapidly increased immigration and it has caused social problems there.“What resources have they put in place to integrate them?I’d really like to know.” - Canwest News Service Gay students ask for change Blood donor rules Staff Sherbrooke In light of 2008’s World Blood Donor Day, to be marked on Saturday, a student association at the Université de Sherbrooke is denouncing a Health Canada policy that they say discriminates against their sexual orientation.In Canada, any man in a sexual relationship with another man has been prohibited from donating blood since 1977.Members of AGLEBUS, the university’s association of gay, lesbian and bisexual students, denounced Health Canada’s position Thursday and are asking the federal ministry to not base the exclusion on sexual orientation, but rather on sexual behavior.“The current regulation is discriminatory because it excludes an entire group of people rather than behaviours,” said AGLEBUS president Maxime Boissonneault.“It perpetuates the idea that all individuals belonging to that group participate in risky behaviour.” To ensure the safety of blood donations, AGLEBUS suggests the temporary exclusion of donors based on their sexual history, regardless of the sex of the person, Boissonneault said.That position is supported by Dr.Ré- jean Hébert, dean of the faculty of medicine at the U of S.“This discriminatory practice should cease in order to allow the men who have not engaged in risky sexual practices to be able to contribute to save lives,” Hébert said.In the same vein, the New Democratic Party has agreed to file a petition asking for a review of the policy in the House of Commons.World Blood Donor Day is an annual event initiated by the World Health Organization to create awareness around the availability, safety and appropriate use of blood and blood products.Your donation could make all the difference! Wi;.- * > * : PERRY BEATON Denis Lalumiere.Lalumiere named deputy health minister S: herbrooke’s Denis Lalumiere was named Thursday as Quebec’s assistant deputy minister of health and social services.Since 2004, Lalumiere has served as the director general of the geriatric institute (the Centre de santé et de services sociaux - l’Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Sherbrooke).Lalumiere’s new role has him working under Quebec minister of health, Phillippe Couillard.Lalumiere, 54, is a member of the Quebec Order of Psychologists.He studied at the Université de Sherbrooke, where he completed masters degrees in both the psychology of human relations and business administration.Learning: Cont’d from Page 7 So by the time I was eligible for a bike, I just jumped on and went.I distinctly remember practicing on the back lawn, which wasn’t the best surface for cycling but at least it was soft.The second possibility is that, being the youngest, my parents had given up on precautions.I think about the time I was bike-ready, my parents were handing me scissors and asking me to “run them next door.” Remember, this was 35 years ago when kids were expected to damage themselves, back when a reasonable question was, “Mommy, what are seatbelts for?” Third, my dad is the likely source of my poor mechanical skills, which means he was probably unable to put on training wheels without swearing, something he was disinclined to do.Which brings me to Abby.We’ve been working on the bicycle now for a few years, most of the time with training wheels — which I have installed.Contrary to what you might think, this doesn’t make them “unsafe at any speed.” But it has, on occasion, made them tippy.My argument went as follows: unbalanced training wheels give the child a sense of what a bike is supposed to feel like, forcing her to correct her balance without the danger of severely wiping out.Abby’s argument went as follows: “I don’t like it.” She gave it a shot last summer.To picture this, you should know that the inside of her bicycle helmet is missing a piece of padding, causing it to slide partly off her head.So you have this girl on a tippy bike with a tippy helmet.It makes you cock your head just thinking about it.The wobbly training wheels made for a lot of “Whoa!” moments when Abby felt like the bike was going to tip over and her arms shot out, her legs re-flexively froze, and she teetered slowly onto the sidewalk.By summer’s end, the bike was against the house, home to spiders and weeds.This spring, the resident cheerleaders had Abby out on the street in front of the house.“Yay! Six years old, almost seven! No training wheels! Let’s do it! Whadya say?” She tried and actually got some distance.But 1 don’t think she ever made that leap of faith.Once again, the bike was abandoned.Her reason wasn’t lack of faith or confidence.Her reason was because it was a boy bike.Well, we could fix that.This past weekend.Deb came home with the most un-boy bike possible.Pink with white wheels.And Disney princesses on it.AND tassles on the handlebars.AND a clear plastic princess bag.And training wheels, quite possibly the noisiest cheap training wheels I’ve ever seen.But I didn’t install them so at least they’re not tippy.At any rate, it’s got her riding again.This week, she and 1 have been biking to school, me following behind, trying not to ram her when she stops short for no reason at all, encouraging her to go a little faster if she eventually wants to be able to stay up on two wheels, reminding her ever-so-gently that she should avoid getting hit by cars.The question is, will I be able to get those training wheels off?Not because she’s used to them or because they have diamond stickers on them.But, seriously, will I be able to get them off?Ross Murray's weekly column didn 't make it into yesterday paper.It appears today instead.Future: Cont’i) from Page: 7 enough to have the solution and we need that solution pretty fast.Chicken Little has been hinting that the sky is falling, temperatures are going up and the harvest is going down.We need to get our priorities straight now because pretending to be surprised further down the road won’t help anybody, least of all our grandchildren.Ellen Goldfinch may be reached AT RADlOMOniER@IIOTMAII.C0M. « i'l I ! k iuim mm 'MW j$it # ¦ 4%4 BOUCHERIE René et Richard Inc Inr’ftfT ‘We love our museum’ By Jen Young Sherbrooke Last Sunday saw a potluck meal, local musicians performing in the sun, and more than 50 in attendance as the Eaton Corner Museum officially opened its doors for the summer season.“A beautiful Sunday afternoon was spent at the Compton County Historical Society Museum of Eaton Corner,” said Corey Bellam, who attended the gathering.“One of the highlights was the musical entertainment of Dr.Curtis Lowry, his brother Chilston, and his sister Claris Phillips.” According to organizer Serena Win-tie, who has been involved with the museum for 15 years, the tried and true annual event was given a twist this year.“It was a little different this year,” she said.“We usually held the gathering later in July, but a lot of our members are getting older so we decided to hold it now as the official opening of the museum.We love our museum.It’s one of the best around.” Wintle, who worked with co-organizer Sharon Rothney, said even a problem with the entertainment turned out for the best.“We had other musicians booked to play, but they fell ill so thankfully the Lowry family stepped in to help.They are a very musical family, and Chilston plays for us every year.It was just a joy to have them and everyone enjoyed themselves tremendously.” Wintle said the museum’s annual Old Fashioned Day will be held on July 29.The museum is on Route 253 and the number is 819-875-5256.COURTESY COREY BELLAM The musicians jumped in at the last minute COURTESY Magog Mayor Marc Poulin, Auberge Château du Lac owner Dr Pierre Courchesne, Magog Historical Society President Andrée Chartrand, author Maurice Langlois, and Michel Breton, political attaché to Christian Ouellet, the MP for Brome-Missisquoi.Magog’s doctors The first physicians It took Maurice Langlois three years of research, but it’s finally finished.The Magog Historical Society launched Physicians of Magog (1846-1960) this week.Tile book describes the first 33 physicians who arrived in Magog and established their practices.“Historical notes on the evolution of hospital facilities of the area over those years are also presented,” notes a release.“It particularly pays tribute to the main actors of the Magog Medical Group, George W.Wood, James Alan Scott and John Adin Bryant.” Retired professor and doctor Langlois “has spent considerable time researching the local and regional history of the Eastern Townships, mostly of the Magog area.Since 2000, Mr Langlois published three books on the history of Magog." All proceeds from the book’s sale will be donated to the Magog Historical Society.It’s $20 (at 95 Merry South, room 024, in Magog).To order by phone call 819-868-6779 or by email at info@histoiremagog.com.FREEZER BEEF We select our beef alive at 20 months, only 10 Black Angus AAA’s are chosen among 180 then classified and sent to be butchered under provincial inspection and aged 3 weeks before cut.Pork loin roast 3-4 lbs.approx.Pork chops Hind Quarter “Black Angus” Red AA-AAA180-200 lbs.1*099 4m /lb.Beef roast (French cut) Black Angus Hamburger X-tra lean Medium New York cut Filet Mignon or Spencer Steaks $1132 I 1 ¦ /lb.1 AAA L - Black Angus ^ f Q13| 5 to 6 lbs.L M/Ib- RECORD, Friday, June 13, 2008 page 9 Music and history in Eaton Corner page 10 Friday, June 13, 2008 ! - ¦—THE—- RECORD Our School's Page EASTERN TOWNSHIPS SCHOOL BOARD ETSB Schools sweep 2008 Défi Intf.raXion competition At last Friday’s awards ceremony in Montreal, students from ETSB schools went home with five of the top prizes in the fifth annual Défi InteraXion competition of multimedia productions by students.The Défi is led by honorary chairman Larry Smith of the Montreal Alouettes and is sponsored by Cybercap, a foundation dedicated to promoting education for youth and educational perseverance through the use of 21st century technologies and multimedia.Video First prize: Eastern Townships Learning Centre for their animated movie “Recycle Town”.Team members Sophie L’Espérance, Samuel Sangster, Denis Ashby and Jonathan Chase produced an animated film with their teacher JF Coley and had the support of many other classmates.Second Prize: Alexander Galt Regional High School for their short movie ti- tled “R Squad”.Student videographers Robert Monk, Molly Desormeaux, Travis Rowsell and Samuel Wheeler workçd with professionals Barbara Beech and Digital Newspaper First Prize: Cowansville Academy of Lifelong Learning for “The three R’s, let’s make it our business!” produced by students Megan Mckeen, Jessica Wrzeszcz and Pier-Olivier S.-Turgeon with their teacher Alain Morin.Podcast Teams from Massey Vanier High School took both first and second prizes in this new category.First Prize: “Melting Polar Ice Caps” produced by students Ingrid Ringen, Jefferey Hamilton-Be-dard, Mailys Couturier with the help of teacher Tanya Auclair.Second prize: “Soil Erosion” by Amy Robinson-Comeau, Olivia Freely, Jessica Pinsonneault and their teacher, Tanya Auclair.Honorable Mention: “Reuse” by Waterloo Elementary School students Deborah Heatherington, Zak Page, Jaydn Drolet, Anthony Robert Cherubini and Mil:* Slip * $ - igSSËS i.• sruiwnlti-] EDIFICE DEXPO SHERBROOKE (CM.AÎSJ : 300, ROE DOCEGEP Pirsaie: ,10$ poor: 35$ TBYSHE .CA TliIlTI KMIQI 00 Offi IEH0O3S?0?Winners are: * Sandra Buzzell • Cindy Brault • Eleanor Brock • Melinda Provis • Pat Howe Congratulations! Friday June 13 line mincing 7pm Wtm dus Danse founiry Esirte 15$ ai me uoer Sunday June 15 Geerges Hamel uns» + Oianlai Olrtie + TMiars Plane & menus Cowury mass al liant 12$ at me floor Saturday June 14 (Day) ai ipm (iultar Hero loumamenl Poker loumamenl In me Saloon Une dance » tin dantlnti sdwol Capuche 7pm «• Dalton Band inn **«•¦ lonnnv (ask Trtnaie Bans 15$ at ike door teacher Dale Mackenzie.“We are very proud of our students’ accomplishments and the strong showing is further evidence of the advantages our students have when working with computer media.” said ELS Project Leader, Steve Weary.To see the winning productions go to www.etsb.qc.ca and click on the Défi InteraXion link.AGRHS EXAMS As of Thursday, we are still without electricity at Alexander Galt Regional High School.The administration in collaboration with the school staff has rescheduled the missed exams and re worked the June exam schedule as of Friday, June 13th.Please refer to the school website and/or the ETSB website for the revised exam schedule.Even if a student did not miss an exam over the past two days, some have been moved.Students please refer to the revised exam schedule.We would like to take this opportunity to thank the students and parents for their patience and understanding and the school staff for their hard work and dedication.Friday June 13th Only students writing one of these exams are to come to school today.9-12h Math 436 & Physics 534 (Any student with a conflict shall write the math exam first and shall be given adequate time for both exams) The cycle 1 scheduled field trip is still on.Monday June 16th 9:00- 11:30 History 414 1:00 - 3:00 Level 4 French Writing Tuesday June 17th 9:00 -12:00 Math 536 9:00-12:00 Math 416 1:00 - 3:00 Economics 514 Wednesday June 18th 9:00- 12:00 Math 514 9:00- 12:00 Math 306/314 1:00 3:00 Level 5 French Orals 1:00 3:00 Level 4 French Reading Thursday June 19th 9:00 11:00 Physical Science 416 9:00 12:00 Physical Science 430 9:00 -12:00 Chemistry 534 1:00-3:00 Level 5 French Listening Friday June 20th 9:00-12:00 Math 526 9:00-12:00 Math 426 Please note: Biology 314 8; 334 will be re-written in August for students who need/want to re write it.aA The first Thursday of every month starting July 3 we will have a Pet Corner in The Record! For $25.we will publish your pet’s photo with up to 35 words! Deadline: 1 week before publication, June 26.Send us your pet photos celebrating their birthdays, remembering a favourite pet, adoption, or something funny that your pet does.Mail or drop by our offices at RECORD 1195 Galt St.Mast, Sherbrooke, QC JIG 1Y7 or 88-A Lakeside, Knowlton, QC JOE 1V0 or email to elassad@sherbrookereeord.eoni Inf:): Janet 819-569-9525 Photos will only bo returned if a self-addressed, stamped envelope; is supplied fvAÛ IgA'*?' e’V*.iff 9846 — ¦ ¦ - the — RECORD Friday, June 13, 2008 page 11 Our School’s Page Waterloo Elementary «lx i «£¦ owfay, May 5, 2008 Club de golf LongChamp 345$, rue du Fer-Drolt, Sherbrooke Téléphone ; 81$ 563,9899 Les Comptables agréés des Cantons de l'Est sont heureux de vous Inviter à leur Tournoi de golt annuel le mercredi 18 juin prochain au Club de golf LongChamp à Sherbrooke.Pendant le tournoi, vous aurez la chance de rencontrer monsieur Sylvain Allaire, golfeur professionnel, qui pourra vous donner quelques bons trucs.Conseils et défis seront au rendez-vous! 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