The record, 19 juillet 2000, Supplément 1

Brome County NEW Wednesday, July 19, 2000 VALUERES INC 450-242-2544 Specialized General Contractor Excavation, hydraulic rock breaker, demolition, foundation, septic system, drainage, artificial ponds all sizes, public and private roads, landshaping, aggregate, top soil, field stone, bulk transport.The Largest Circulation Weekly in Brome — Missisquoi Wearable art in West Brome i - CAROLINE KEHNE/CORRESPONDENT Do you have a son as big as the Jolly Green Giant?No problem for Mady Stoeckl-Fesshauer.m • %% %» v.» ;#0 ¦cm M'-l U'i N V; Artist offers hand and machine knit creations By Caroline Kehne Record Correspondent West Brome One of the easier stops on the Tour des Arts is located just off busy route 104 connecting Cowansville to Knowlton.Mady Tricot is the name of the business run by former dancer Mady Stoeckl-Fesshauer, who traded in her dancing shoes to make her living as a custom knitter.Her hand-knit clothing items, including sweaters, scarves and caps, are individual creations made from fine, imported yarns; however, the story of how the German immigrant came to be a member of the Tour des Arts is as interesting as her creations.Mady Stoeckl-Fesshauer, known simply as “Mady,” claims German, Egyptian and Russian Jewish heritage.Born in pre-World War II Europe, the danger posed by her Jewish ancestry led to many of the early details of her life being concealed from her.“My passport said Germany,” said Mady, “But nobody wanted to tell me anything.” ¦ She prefers not to talk about those turbulent years, but jumps to the 1950s when her late husband, Rudolf Stoeckl, was a dancer with the Royal Ballet of Amsterdam.“He came on a dance trip to Canada, applied for immigration and forgot about it.Later, we met and, one day, the immigration came through.” So, in 1959 the couple immigrated to Canada, but her first impressions were less than overwhelming.see knitter, page 8 Girls Night I Out in Sutton On Sunday, July 23, Arts Sutton is hosting a Girls Night Out.On the menu: songs and prose that speak of love, longing, artistic creation, the garden and the everyday.The lyrics of the songs were written by local women, put to music by Susan Reininger and interpreted by the women’s voices of the Pot-Pourri Choir.The choir will also perform songs by Liz Davidson.Poems, tales and texts written and read by Cheryl Long, Vivian Lewin, France Mongeau and Michele Plomer will be presented.This unique evening, rich with summer textures, gathers together local artists who have prepared an eclectic bilingual program which reflects the quality and the diversity of this region’s talent.Girls Night Out is an event organized for the benefit of Arts Sutton.A discretionary donation will be appreciated.All are welcome at 8 p.m., 7 Academy, Sutton.For information call (450) 263-5068.1ER For your .