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THE .Record The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 Tuesday, August 22, 2000 65 CENTS CJMQ gets new manager PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL The annual Compton Antique Machinery Show was again a hit as old friends gathered to show off and admire each other’s handiwork.The beautifully restored Ford and Farmall tractors brought back memories of farm life just after horses were discontinued as beasts of burden.The tiny but functioning stationary engine pictured above is made to look enormous by the very low camera angle.— Perry Beaton, Special to The Record.PERRY BEATON/SPEOAl Alex Megelas proudly points out CJMQs collection of 6,000 CDs, not to mention assorted LPs and thousands of 45s.He’s the new station manager at the Bishop's University radio station.Read about his thoughts and plans on page 9.ROYAL BANK FINANCIAL GROUP' Presents: Summer Theatre 35»season 3* AUGUST lO - 26 Wingfield unboand by Dan Needles, starring Rod Beattie Sponsored by! power corporation op CANADA THE SCOWEN FOUNDATION ¦**+3.Ni*-, Now Air ( 'oil tl i t i o nod ! -yairriT/Zn Emily Le Baron Aft Gallery • The Posh Pig Restaurant • NORTH H AT LEY (810) 84 1*14 3 4'' AYER'S CLIFF FAIR August 24-27 low m Finn $4 million damages caused by U of S fire By Janice Cunningham Sherbrooke Sunday’s four-alarm fire at the University of Sherbrooke’s chemistry department, which started on the roof of the building, has caused $4 million worth of damage and put department heads to the task of finding arrangements for the start of classes in one week.The cause of the fire has been traced to a faulty generator which was being used to keep freezers and refrigerators in the chemistry and biology departments going during a power outage over the weekend at the university that was initiated for electrical maintenance purposes.“The generator was on the roof,” explained Gilles Pelloille, commu-n i c a t i o n s spokesman for Antique machines bring back memories the university.“The exhaust pipe on the generator heated up too much and the roof caught on fire." The generator, which is supposed to turn off and on automatically, failed to turn off.“Eight hours was too long for the generator to be continuously on,” said Dean of Sciences Jean Goulet, “and it just got too hot.” The alarm was called in by security officers at the university at 3:30 p.m.Sunday, but no one was working in the building at the time, he added, because of the power shutdown.The investigation has still not revealed exactly what caused the malfunction.see fire, page 2 '* .i ¦ !¦¦¦¦¦¦—.¦ THEi page 2 Tuesday, August 22, 2000 Dare to be wild record ALennoxville woman commented recently on my new idol, Grandma Em.As evidence of her concurrence, she shared her favourite quote, “An immaculate home is the sign of a misspent life.” That’s one conversation that I’ve repeated and repeated, so as not to lose it in a ‘menopause moment’ It’s a comforting, reassuring expression - especially when so much of my free time is spent in non-household preoccupations, caring for rabbits, working on Township-pers’ Day preparations, puttering in the garden, attending Townships events or exploring new sites.This philosophy sprang back to mind when a poem by Erma Bombeck, entitled “If I Had my Life to Live Over,” arrived in my e-mail.It’s a ‘taking stock’ and ‘passing on of experience’ composition, Filled with regrets and wishes.Each stanza begins with, “I would have.” I became reflective.Just how should a life be spent so that one has fewer regrets?Time.No one knows how much time they have.Like the actress in the movie, A Winter’s Guest, I still feel seventeen a lot of the time.So does my mom.Isn’t that good?Fitting in.We’re all supposed to mould ourselves to certain standards and ways of doing things.Certain hair styles and clothes are identified as being too youthful for older adults.Why?I’ve always admired those bold enough to dare to wear trend-setting apparel, regard-less of their age.Fun.That’s for children.Why?If I were to have a bubble-blowing party, wouldn’t most people think I’m insane?But wouldn’t it be fun?And good exercise.And therapeutic.Think of the laughter that would fill the air.I should write this down as an activity for my next birthday party.Friends, get your wands ready! I’ll supply the bubbles.The line setting ‘proper’ behaviour is so rigid.Too rigid?Where are all of these musings coming from?I dash off to get one of Erma Bombeck’s books and in passing, pick up SARK’s “Succulent Wild Woman” and flip through both again.SARK’s words draw me in and I find a link with the above thoughts.“We deserve wildness.” She ~writes, “Wildness can be as simple as wearing tall boots when none of your friends do, or talking to gorgeous strangers, or visiting expensive hotels for just a cup of tea.Whatever takes us out of our routine and gives us a little interior spark, is wild.” Being daring or different is not easy.Susan Mastine Around the comer are folks who think they know better - what styles and colours you should wear, how long you should have your hair, what colour it should be.Aye, confession time.I cast aside my natural look for a ‘does she or doesn’t she?’ shade several weeks ago, to the definite disappointment of at least one friend and the approval of numerous relatives.You can never win.Learning’s a lifelong experience.And life’s a learning experience all the way through, I’m now convinced.Through it all, balance is key.So are respect, faith and caring.But what must I do to spend my life wisely, not to have a misspent life, not to wish so many things different when it’s over?Let’s see.Explore more, be more spontaneous, pick more flowers, listen to the wise and experienced, create more, wear expressive clothes, dare.Fire: Students can expect no delay in start of classes COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE Some 50 firemen, carrying oxygen packs, fought a four-alarm fire Sunday at the University of Sherbrooke, which started on the roof of the chemistry building.CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Damages include $1 million for the building itself and $3 million for the contents, including equipment.“It’s mostly water damage,” said Goulet, adding that the areas most affected were the research labs on the top floor of the building, although about half of the undergraduate teaching labs were also damaged.At the moment, the chemistry building, which is attached to the biology and other science buildings by a walkway, is shut down.Blackened debris and charred wood strew the grounds around the building, testament to a fire, uncontrollable at times, that took some 50 firefighters five hours to extinguish.In the meantime, the most pressing concern for the department is the return of students for the fall session.“We’ll start pretty well on schedule,” said Goulet, his voice husky from breathing in smoke, the smell of which pervades the entire complex.“The students don’t start labs until the week after classes start.We may have to rearrange things a bit, maybe have more theoretical classes at the beginning of term and more labs at the end.” The department is also considering arranging with other science departments to use their labs on a temporary basis.“As soon as we can get the roof redone, the research labs can get going again,” said Goulet, “but we won’t know how long that will take until the contractors come.” This is the second fire in a year in the chemistry department, but the two fires are not connected, assured Pelloille.The Nov.25 fire last year started in the fume hood of a chemistry lab, during an experiment “that went wrong,” he said.That fire caused $500,000 worth of damage, but was contained to the one laboratory.The cause of the fire was, in this case, a short-circuit in a fume hood which caused a chemical to ignite.In fact, the university has just recently finished repairs and settling claims from that fire.Weather Today .Increasing cloudiness.High 22°C, low 6°C.Tomorrow .Cloudy with showers.High 21 °C, low 12°C.Probability of precipitation is 70 per cent.Thursday .Chance of showers.High 22°C, low 12°C.Probability of precipitation is 40 per cent.T, QAP, PONT YOU thinkhesauttle YOUNG TO LEARN HOW TO USE CHOPSTICKS’! 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interviews, training new staff and trying to hire more employees to fill the gap.Up until Friday, the factory had about 70 employees.“We’re sort of pulling our hair out right now,” Jacques said.“Of course we’re very happy for our colleagues, and grateful to those who still came into work to help out, but we’re struggling a little bit, especially on our production line.” Jacques said she had contacted the local employment agency and was COURTESY LA TRIBUNEflEAN-CHARLES POULIN This group of seamstresses discovered the silver lining Sunday when they hit the 6/49 lottery jackpot of $10 million.Each of the winning women will receive $555,555.55.Smiling for the camera are (back row) Cathy Doyon, Diane Castonguay, Nathalie Corriveau, Guylaine Breton, Maryse Dubois, Francine Robert, Gisèle Guérard, Jocelyne Jacques, (bottom row) Denise Nadeau, Eve-Alexia Levesque, grandaughter of Castonguay, Claudette Turgeon and Ghislaine Grondin, holding the winning ticket.Too busy celebrating to show up for the photo opportunity were Danie Boulet, Dorothée Mathieu, Sylvie Grenier, Marcelle Fecteau, Kim Chea Heang, Monique Guillemette, Carole Thivierge and Manon Loignon.doing the best she could.She wasn’t certain how many employees would return to work, or how many of those who had returned planned to stay for awhile.One employee said she would be remaining, at least in the short term.Kim Chea Heang, 58, who immigrated to Canada in 1980 and started working at the plant 18 years ago, said she had to return to the factory.“I wouldn’t know what to do with myself if I just stayed home,” she said.“I’m a little too excited right now.I need some time to decide what I’m going to do, so for now I’ll stay at work.” Heang said she hadn’t made any plans on how to spend her new-found wealth, other than sharing it with her four children, all in their 20s, and maybe travelling a bit.The ticket was purchased at Alimentation Denis in Black Lake.Owner Martin Carrier won $100,000 for being the lucky salesperson.H Kills Accident victim identified $taff Police have identified the body of man discovered in a car that apparently lost control on the highway and plunged into a ravine on the side of Route 257 near Weedon.Quebec Police Force spokesman Serge Dubord said the body was identified as Alain Jean, 35, of Weedon.Const.Dubord said police don’t know when the accident occurred, but Jean had not been seen since Aug.16 when his mother declared he was missing.He had not been at work since Aug 6.The body was discovered near the Lingwick town line on j Sunday afternoon by some residents.The ravine, about 15 feet deep, was invisible from the road.Banks get bogus bomb threats Staff Sherbrooke police were kept busy Monday morning as they responded to a pair of bomb scares at a couple of banks on King Street West Sherbrooke Police Force spokesman Marc Bérubé said the first call came into the Hong Kong Bank of Canada at 10:19 a.m.A few minutes later, at 10:23 a.m., a similar call was lodged at the Toronto Dominion Bank just down the street at 2815 King.Both banks were evacuated as police and security guards searched the premises for explosives.When the search came up empty, and the promised explosions failed to occur, police authorized employees to return to work around 1 p.m.Bérubé said police have no suspects, but they expect the crank calls, which were similar, came from the same source.Public language hearings schedule released Staff Sherbrooke The provincial Estates General on the future of the French language has released its calendar for public hearings which will begin this fall and continue over the winter and into the spring.Commission president Gérald Larose announced the Etats généraux sur la situation et l’avenir de la langue française au Québec will hold public hearings in each region of the province from Nov.1 to mid-December.The Estates General is scheduled to touch down in the Townships on Nov.6 in the Sherbrooke area, and on Nov.7 in the west end, said Gary Richards, one of two English-speaking Quebecers named to sit on the commission.Richards said a logistics committee is still looking into the exact locations for the hearings.Richards said commissioners will hold hearings in Montreal and Quebec City before splitting up into two teams to spread out across the province in order to hold smaller hearings in each of the province’s 17 administrative regions.In the meantime, the Estates General will be publishing ads in large dailies seeking individuals and groups interested in presentingJbriefs.The ads are scheduled to appear on Sept.20, at which point the commission is expect- ed to have released a preliminary document which will state the principal themes the commission will look at.The deadline to submit briefs will be on Oct.23 at 5 p.m.The commission is also scheduling discussion forums allowing a direct exchange between the public and commissioners in each region.The dialogues will take place after commissioners hear from groups and individuals who have submitted briefs.To pursue its reflection, the commission will hold a number of thematic dis-cussions in January and February, during which time various specialists and researchers will be called upon to share their knowledge and opinions on specific themes relating to the future of the French language in Quebec.“The regional hearings will help identify those themes, but some already appear evident, such as demography and the impact of new technologies which will require more in-depth discussions,” declared commission president Larose in a press release Monday.Public hearings for the Estates General will wrap in March with provincial hearings in Quebec City after which commissioners will prepare a report for the government, due in May.As of Sept.7, the commission will have an office in Montreal.It will then be possible to reach the commission secretariat at (514) 864-8181. page 4 Tuesday, August 22, 2000 ¦—THE — Record Cookshire fair like a giant family reunion - MP Price Three days of fun at Cookshire fair.The fair’s president, Neil Bums, said that despite the bad weather, the event was a success., ' CLAUDIA VILLE MAIRE 1 1 s SL VM 4 *.“ r L Spectators and exhi bi tors apprecia te renovations By Claudia Villemaire Special to The Record Cookshire In spite of cloudy days, some rain, cool breezes mixed with a bit of sunshine, Cookshire fair president Neil Burns declared, “It’s been just super.Friday and Saturday were comparable to last year’s record-breaking attendance so, even with bad weather today, we’ve had a great fair.” Crowds packed the grandstand Friday night for the pickup pull and again Saturday for the tractor pull competition.Great local music kept toes tapping in the recreation center as visitors and exhibitors unwound after hours spent in the show ring with a record number of entries in Holsteins along with several herds of Ayrshires, Herefords, Angus, Simmen-tal and Shorthorn David Price, MP for Compton-Stanstead, whose years as electrician, director and president of the Sherbrooke Regional Exhibition prepared him well for his visits to local fairs, remarked that Cookshire Fair seems more like a giant family reunion.“This type of family-friendly fair is, in my opinion, the most important event on the social calendar.Local agricultural producers can gauge their progress here either in the show ring or as a spectator.It’s a hands-on experience for urban youngsters who traditionally turn out to volunteer to lead an animal in the big parade.” Price stressed the importance of such functions where family fun and information are exchanged during the three-day event.“It would be difficult to find so many adventures in any other type of event,” he said.This year fair organizers and dozens of volunteers have accomplished three major projects.New horse barns, measuring 40 x 100 feet, opened officially Friday evening.Also serving for the first time, a modern milking parlor, raised high enough to allow the smallest toddler to watch the milking procedure and designed with an outside roof and safe viewing area, which is completely covered.“We kept on drawing plans and holding meetings until everyone was satisfied with the plans and I must say, we are very proud of our New England style stable front,” Burns said.Plans included closing the area between the dairy stables for a short distance re- sulting in a new, second-storey space that will serve many purposes.“These projects are big ones,” he added, “and there’s no way to properly thank the dozens of volunteers who turned out in droves to get these things done in time for the fair.You know we’ve had a terrible summer getting crops in.Producers were barely finishing first cut as the fair dates kept getting closer.Thank goodness they rallied to the cause." 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since been rectified.In the wake of the tragedy in Walker-ton, Ont., where seven people died and many more fell ill after drinking E.coli-infected water, the environment ministry issued a list of 90 aqueducts out of 2,800 across the province it said were experiencing repeated problems, and gave affected municipalities 20 days to present possible solutions.Thirteen of those municipalities are in the Townships.Most municipalities contacted, however, said the problems were minimal or nonexistent.“There’s nothing wrong with our water system,” Bury secretary-treasurer Marilyn Matheson said.“The environment ministry hasn’t indicated what we should do with our system.But in the latest tests done, the coliform counts were zero.” Matheson said Bury was probably singled out due to water sample reports taken over the last few years, resulting in the town issuing numerous boil orders.She added, however, that the municipality only had one boil order in all of 1999 and one other in 2000.The ministry orders all municipalities to test their water twice monthly, Matheson said.If two samples within one month show the presence of coliform bacteria, boil orders must be issued, even though coliform counts may be below the accepted safe levels of 10.Bury takes its water from a reservoir supplied by springs.Matheson said earlier problems were largely corrected by building protective boxes around intake pipes in the springs.The town is awaiting further instructions from the ministry.It’s possible the town might be required to install a chlorination system, Matheson said, but she didn’t know how much that would cost.Estrie regional director for the environment ministry Emile Grieco said the listing of municipalities was a preventive measure, and that they were mainly based on the number and duration of boil orders issued in the past and test results.Each municipality will be visited to determine whether the problems have in fact been solved, “or whether the municipality only thinks they’re solved but will actually come back next year,” Grieco said.Sawyerville Mayor Patrice Dodier also said there were no problems with the water system, although the town in looking into having a new artesian well dug to make sure it conforms with ministry standards.“We’ve only had on average one boil order per year through the 90s,” Dodier said.“We don’t have any problems here.” The water system supplying about 750 Sawyerville residents is composed of three surface wells and one 90-foot-deep artesian well.The town hired an engineering firm last year to find a suitable spot to dig another artesian well, which would eradicate any chance of coliform contamination, Dodier said.The cost of an additional deep well would run “somewhere between $75,000 and $100,000," he said, including the cost to hook it up to the existing water system.The town is waiting to see how much of that cost will be covered by the provincial government.Under existing programs, 50 per cent is generally offered by the department of municipal affairs, Dodier said, but he hoped the government might up the coverage, given the latest barrage of requests.In Weedon, town official Chantal Fil-ion also said Weedon had no problems, and that the latest tests showed clean re suits.She noted, however, that the town was forced to issue boil orders almost every summer “when it gets warm." “I think it’s mostly a bit of a panic re sponse following the Walkerton case,” Fil-ion said.Scotstown municipal official Jean Lajoie said the warning for his town must be a bureaucratic bungle given his town’s nearly perfect record over the last few years.In the small vil- lage of Stanhope, located near the border within the municipality of Coaticook, water problems were caused by the recent rupture of a water pipe and would be solved within a couple weeks, town director general Roma Fluet said.In Hatley, the problems persist, but secretary treasurer Liane Boisvert said tests performed by the ministry were done before the latest cleanup attempt, which will hopefully prove successful soon.Only Martinville Mayor Arlette Champagne Lessard admitted the 200 to 250 residents supplied by the town’s aqueduct were in need of an updated infrastructure.In one year alone, residents were forced to boil water for more than 200 days, and this summer homeowners have been on boil alert since July.A Sherbrooke engineering firm was hired in May to look into the problems plaguing the town’s surface well.She said a chlorination system was possible, although many were against it due to the odour.She noted, as did most other municipal officials, that repair costs were often prohibitively expensive for small towns, and hoped provincial and federal grants would be forthcoming.“The health of our citizens is the number one priority,” Lessard said.“We will await the results and do what needs to be done.” High coliform levels found in Hadey Village water reservoir By René Bruemmer The ongoing nightmare that is Hatley Village’s water system is, well, ongoing.After a cleanup attempt on July 5, following a boil order in the village that has lasted more than two years, initial water tests taken in houses showed that coliform counts were finally at zero once the pipes were flushed with a chlorine solution.Tests taken from the reservoir, however, showed a coliform count of nine, just below the recommended safe level of 10.That finding was particularly vexing given that prior to the cleanup, no problems were ever measured in the reservoir itself.Town officials put it down to sediment being stirred up during a cleaning of the almost emptied reservoir, and hoped fu-ture tests would once again show untainted supplies.The later tests, however, taken on Aug.8, are even worse.Samples from the reservoir showed coliform levels “too numerous to be identified" and those taken from houses in the village registered a staggering 80, town secretary treasurer Liane Boisvert said.Engineers are obviously looking into the problem, but Boisvert said the town is hoping the newest high counts are due to a storm that took place the day before the testing was done that may have washed unclean surface water into the reservoir or stirred up the pot again.“There’s nothing easy in this case,” said Boisvert, who just re turned from a two-week vacation yesterday to find the latest discouraging results on her desk.“It’s a difficult situation.” New samples were taken last week, with the results expected in a couple of days.In the meantime, town officials are conferring with the engineering firm Steica, and looking into how much money can be had through provincial and federal government grants to make further repairs if necessary.A complete replacement of the system is estimated at $437,000.The provincial government offers the Eaux Vives program through its municipal affairs branch to update sickly water systems in small municipalities in the province.It currently pays up to 50 per cent of aqueduct reparation or installation projects, but towns are hoping the percentage may improve in their favour given the increased focus both the federal and provincial governments have placed on water systems in the wake of the Walkerton, Ont.tragedy.For the time being, Boisvert said Hatley will wait for the latest test results and see what the provincial environmental ministry had to say.visit record’s booth at the AYER’S CLIFF FAIR August 25-27 BOOTH HOURS: FRIDAY: 12 p.m.-6 p.m.SATURDAY: 12 p.m.-6 p.m.SUNDAY: 11a.m.-3 p.m.3 months HOT page 6 Tuesday, August 22, 2000 ¦ THE» Record Community Forum Media propagates double standard By Claire Hoy Southam Syndicate When U.S.Democratic presidential hopeful A1 Gore recently chose Senator Joseph Lieberman, an orthodox Jew, as his vice-presidential running-mate, he said he hoped America would soon reach a time when religion didn’t matter.What a stupid thing to say.Religion matters very much to millions of people around the world, including the more than 80 per cent of Canadians who in recent public opinion polls confessed that they believe in the traditional Christian concept of God.Why shouldn’t religion matter?It certainly matters to Lieberman, the one Democrat who condemned the sleazy, “immoral” behaviour of outgoing President Bill Clinton.What do you suppose Lieberman’s condemnation of Clinton’s serial sexcapade with Monica Lewinsky was based on?His religious values, what else?There is, in all of this, a parallel with current Canadian politics as well.Much has been said and written -considerable parts of it highly negative - about the fact that newly elected Canadian Alliance Leader Stockwell Day is himself a deeply religious man, a devout Pentecostal.Not long ago, Maclean’s magazine, in what has to be one of the more shameful episodes in its long history, published a front cover headline on Day asking: How Scary?What makes Day scary, you ask?The fact that he is a religious man.But the same journalists and others who attack Day for the perceived sin of mixing religion and politics -which is not the same as mixing the church and the state, incidentally -turned around and applauded Gore for having the courage to break down the “barrier” against Jews holding high office in the U.S.Just what barrier would that be, we might ask.Granted, there hasn’t been a Jewish president or vice-president yet - but there are 10 Jews serving in the U.S.Senate.In addition, Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan is arguably, next to the president, the most powerful man in the U.S.He’s joined in the Clinton cabinet by William Cohen at Defence and William Cohen at Treasury.Citing all of this in his recent National Post column, David Frum, himself a Jew, wrote that “nobody can have any doubt that Jews were long ago accepted as full members of the American political community.” The same cannot be said, however, for fundamentalist Christians in Canada.They are routinely dismissed as bigots, or worse, as a danger to all that Canadians hold near and dear.Thus it has already become quite acceptable in many circles, both in the media and among political critics, to attack Day because his religious values have led him to oppose abortion, for example.But these same people see nothing wrong with politicians whose secular views have led them to conclude the opposite.Why is that?When Day appears on a television program he is aggressively asked to explain why he sees marriage as strictly a heterosexual union.Yet when Liberals such as Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and Justice Minister Anne McLellan appear on those same programs nobody asks them to explain why they hold precisely the same position on the issue (as do the majority of Canadians, by the way).Does anybody grill Chrétien because he was raised a Roman Catholic?Have you ever seen anybody attack one of the many federal or provincial members of Parliament or the legislatures because they are Sikh and therefore hold strong religious views not shared by all Canadians?Not bloody likely.Yet, ever since Day came onto the national scene - and years before in Alberta when Day came on the provincial scene - we constantly hear from the critics that the danger of religious persons holding elected office is that they will attempt to “impose” their values on the rest of us.Perhaps they will.Doesn’t everyone who goes into politics attempt to do that?Isn’t that what all those special interest groups are trying to do?Didn’t Mike Harris and Ralph Klein get elected to a large extent on a policy of balancing the annual budgets.Why is it acceptable to believe in an economic orthodoxy - whether it is left, right or middle - but it is a bad thing by definition when a person’s values are based on a fundamentalist Christian foundation?Is there a double standard here?You bet.It is one thing to disagree with a politician, but it is quite another thing, surely, to argue that he or she is not even entitled to hold that opinion because it is based on faith.Regular readers will know that your correspondent obviously doesn’t agree with socialist orthodoxy either, but I’d never argue that the NDP’s values are scary and/or dangerous just because they are based on a different view of the world.Tolerance isn’t the same as agreeing.But it means more than simply tolerating only those values which match your own.Think about it.mi—THE»'™ RECORD P.O.Box 1200 Sherbrooke J1H 5L6 or 1195 Galt E.Sherbrooke JIG 1Y7 Fax:819-569-3945 e-mail: oewsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Website: www.sherbrookerecord.com Randy Kinneak Publisher .(819) S69-9511 Sharon McCully Editor .(819) S69-6345 Sunil Mahtani Corresp.Editor .(819) 569-6345 Richard Lessard Prod.Mgr.(819) 569-9931 Serge Gagnon Chief Pressman .(819) 5699931 Francine Thibault Prod.Superv.(819) 5694856 DEPARTMENTS Accounting .(819)5699511 Advertising .(819)5699525 Circulation.(819)5699528 Newsroom .1819) 569-6345 Knowiton office 88 Lakeside, Knowlton, Quebec, JOE 1V0 Tel: (450) 242-1188 Fax: (450) 243-5155 MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS GST PST TOTAL 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Êli Davi(i Moore (sis) 564-2303 Tuesday, August 22, 2000 Serving the greater Lennoxville area Golf at Bishop’s brings generations together PERRY BEATON Jim and Joyce Haight, from Beloit, Wisconsin, share a painting class with their grandchildren - twins Tim and Matthew and younger sister Jenna - as part of the Intergenerational Elderhostel program at Bishop's.bit,” she said.“They really keep us busy By Janice Cunningham Rise Marascio, eight years old, takes a long swing at the golf ball - whack.“It’s going into the woods,” says Garth Smith, golf pro at the Old Lennoxville Golf Course, shaking his head.But no, the ball hits the tree and bounces back onto the green.“Good shot,” cries Margaret Stark.“That’s my granddaughter,” she adds proudly while Rise hides a shy blush.The two, along with six other grandchildren and five grandparents, are participants in Bishop’s University’s Intergenerational Elderhostel program, entitled “Painting and Golf Strokes," which ran this summer from Aug.13 to 19.The Elderhostel organization, recently renamed “Roots to Learning” in Canada, comes out with a magazine four times a year, offering seniors the chance to travel for learning and adventure in guided groups all over the world.Toronto resident Stark, along with her husband Robert, has 28 Elderhos-tels and four intergenerational Elder-hostels under her belt, but this is her first in Quebec.“I come for a good time,” she said, her voice rising with enthusiasm.“We’ve been all over the world - some of the programs have been pretty exciting.” Sporting a multicoloured, handsewn jacket that she “picked up” in Katmandu on her way to Mount Everest, the seventy-something grandmother went on to relate tales of previous Elderhostels -one when she was caught in an earthquake and another when a tree fell on her tour bus en route to a rum-making facility on the island of St.Vincent.“We didn’t get hurt,” she said, “but houses were flattened in the storm.” Her Canadian experiences have been a bit more tame - skiing, maple syrup and Shakespeare in Ontario, camping on the Bruce Peninsula and now, golf and painting in the Eastern Townships.“I’ve never golfed before,” she confided, “but my grandchildren have had lessons - they’re very mature for their _ _ _ w age.Rise likes the breakfasts at Bishop’s -“We get cereal, which is what I eat, pancakes, bacon and eggs, juice, chocolate and white milk.It’s good.” For the intergenerational program, children must be eight to 12 years of age, and grandparents 55 and over.Of the 12 registrants this year, only two are from Canada - Ontario, to be exact.“They’re mostly always Americans,” said Damien Roy, coordinator for the program at Bishop’s, which is in its fifth year.“They want to escape the heat of the summer in Texas or Honda.” Wisconsin is not so far south, but that is where Jim and Joyce Haight have traveled from, with their three grandchildren from Michigan, to try out the program.“It’s quite an experience for the children to hear a bilingual conversation,” commented Jim Haight, as he described an impromptu trip to the Capelton Mines the group made on a miserably wet and cold Wednesday last week.“It’s our first year here, but we’ve had so much help from Canadians.They are so much more polite than Americans,” he added.Twins Tim and Matthew have obviously played golf before, with Matthew’s shot curving over the green into the far distance.Their younger sister Jenna hangs back a bit, letting her brothers steal the limelight.Although usually only one grandchild is allowed per grandparent, a special case was made for the Haights.“We count the twins as ‘one’,” said their grandmother.Joyce is happy tq share her enthusiasm about the program and the “superb” accommodations at Bishop’s, but her eyes can't help but stray continuously back to the children.“We’ve played golf with them quite a here, in fact, I wouldn’t mind a little more down time,” she added with a small sigh.The group is kept hopping.Besides the golf lessons every morning and painting in the afternoon, evening activities include a photo scavenger hunt in North Hatley (“The children scavenge, the grandparents relax over a drink,” said Roy.), cosmic bowling in Rock Forest (black lights and neon pins), movie night on campus, swimming at the sports complex and a bonfire for sports night.Also available are certain campus facilities, such as the computer lab, sports facilities, and television viewing room.The group is housed at Abbott residence, and grandparents and children each have their own rooms, joined by a shared bathroom.Friday night’s banquet wraps up a week that’s fun, well-organized and a class production - but also one that’s fairly expensive.Grandparents are charged $595, children $460 each for the week, which includes room and board, activities, and meals, including an “all-you-can-eat buffet that the kids love,” said Joyce Haight.“Grandpa” Robert Stark takes a swing at his tee and comes up short.“We call that a mulligan,” says Smith.It doesn’t phase Stark at all, as he troupes over the hill to the next green with his family in tow.“It’s great to be out alone with the grandchildren,” says Margaret with a low chuckle.“Without their mom around.” For more information about the program, or Elderhostel, contact Damien Roy at Bishop’s University Continuing Education at 822-9600, ext.2670.PERRY BEATON m st§ 8#» ¦¦ •: w.wïm mm « 'M ?%»; à SsM “Grandpa” Robert Stark tees off on the green at the Old Lennoxville Golf Course while granddaughter Rise, from Mississauga, Ontario, watches. page 8 Tuesday, August 22, 2000 Lennoxville LINK Let your fingers do the marching to the UN Some people shy away from the idea of joining a march, even if they feel strongly about the point the march aims to make.If that describes you, read on.Please don’t be put off by the “World March of Women,” aiming to eliminate poverty and violence against women.If you support this goal, you, too, can march—without even getting up from your kitchen table.How?By adding your signature to those of women, men and children around the world who support the platform of the World March of Women 2000.On October 17, the results of this signature campaign will be presented to Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations, to show the world’s support for the elimination of poverty and violence against women.This sedentary march has taken off flying since it began last March 8.The worldwide objective is 10 million signatures, and these are being proffered in many forms.For example, in some countries, people who cannot write are “signing” by covering their hands in paint and making handprints on huge sheets of paper or fabric.Some are signing petitions; others are writing postcards.In Quebec, the objective is 100,000 signatures.To date, we have collected only about 40,000.We need your help! Signatures are welcome either on the small postcards supplied by the Fédération des femmes du Québec, or in the form of petitions.The postcards read “We demand that the UN and its member States take concrete measures to: (1) Eliminate poverty and ensure a fair distribution of the planet’s wealth between rich and poor, and between men and women; (2) Eliminate violence against women and ensure equality between women and men.” People signing are asked to give their name, address, city, province, postal code and country, as well a their signature.The cards or petitions are to be returned before October 1st to : His Excellency Kofi Annan Secretary-General of the United Nations C/O Support Cards Campaign World March of Women in the Year 2000 Fédération des femmes du Québec 110, rue Sainte-Thérèse, bureau 309 Montréal, QCH2Y1E6 So there you are! If you have not yet signed, you are welcome to stop by the Lennoxville & District Women’s Centre to do so, or just do it by mail, using the above text as a model.Or if you have already signed, how about getting the signatures of your family and friends?Remember, anyone can sign—or give their handprint.(Children do not need to give their addresses.) Bring your fingers to one of our weekly ETWOM meetings at the Lennoxville & District Women’s Centre, Mondays at 4:45—6:15 p.m.and pick up a copy of the petition.From there, let your fingers join the other millions who will be marching together all the way to the United Nations and, we hope, toward a better world.• • • • # The Lennoxville and District Women's Centre serves English-speaking women throughout the region, from Eastman to Lac-Mégantic and from Asbestos to Rock Island.If you live outside Lennoxville and want to participate in our activities, please call us about car pooling or having events organized in your community.You can reach us by phone at 564-6626, by fax at 564-3199, bye-mail atldwc@netrevolution.com, or by dropping in.We are situated at 151A Queen Street in downtown Lennoxville (in the big white house directly behind the furniture store near Church Street.).Our doors are open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m.—noon and 1—4:30 p.m.Rachel Garber, ETWOM Committee, Lennoxville & District Women's Centre Our Voice Lennoxville & District Women’s Centre °‘"U' Learning About Literacy NANCY NOURSE/CORRESPONDENT Carolyn Rowell and Brenda Hartwell as a disgruntled King and comical court Jester entertained children at the first Words on a String Literacy Festival in Ogden.The festival was hosted by Jackie Hall, organizer and Literary Council co-ordinator, on her property July 15.There were also songs by Chris Rollins and Jason Krpan to keep everyone’s foot a-tappin'.Throughout the day, music from the Dixie Butterhounds, Rick Caton, Pippa Hall and John Henderson, Mike Goudreau and Friends, David Francey, Erica Wheeler and Normand Breton & Co.kept everyone in a festive mood.Craft kiosks, food stands and activities for children provided something of interest for young and old.This event was held to raise awareness of literacy and the St.Francis Literacy Council.- Nancy Nourse.Record Correspondent.Two dancers at work at Centennial in August Dancer/choreographer Louise Bé-dard and renowned dancer Louise Lecavalier will perform an excerpt of their work-in-progress “Meteore” Friday, Aug.25 at 7 p.m.Bédard, inspired by the photographs of Tina Modotti, a contemporary of visual artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Mexico, invited Louise Lecavalier to work with her in order to explore the difference in experiences between two bodies performing the same work.Modotti was very much involved in the social causes of her time - a true artist who expressed her concerns in her photography.Bédard is well-known at Centennial Theatre, where she presented her prizewinning choreography “Loin des fougères foulées du regard” in 1997 and for her residency with choreographer Sylvain Emard in 1999 for the work “Te souvient-il?” that will be presented this Oct.17 in the 2000 - 2001 Centennial Theatre Dance Series.“Meteore,” in its final version, will be presented by the fall of 2001.Lecavalier is famous, mainly due to her association with Edouard Lock of LaLaLa Human Steps, a dance company that toured the world to rave reviews.She also performed in a video with David Bowie that boosted her fame even more.The last time she performed in Centennial, in 1984, she came with LaLaLa to present “Human Sex,” the first big success of the company.She now works independently and has yet to show all the many sides of her talent.This Friday’s performance will be presented by Nicole Dufresne who will introduce the two dancers and entertain questions from the public at the end.Tickets are $10 per person and reservations can be made by calling 822-9692.Submitted by Centennial Theatre Correction: It’s Jane Draper In the article on the Lennoxville Flower Competition in last Tuesday's Link, one of the co-judge's names should have read Jane Draper and not Jan Draper.The Record apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused. Lennoxville LINK Tuesday, August 22, 2000 pace 9 «ter* New radio manager at home at CJMQ Magelas and Julie Maynard on the computer, as Mieka Tilley looks on.Maynard was CJMQjs interim station manager for the summer.She recently handed the reins over to Magelas who cut his teeth at the station.‘Station out of critical zone ’ - new manager By Catherine Dean Record Correspondent Lennoxville As Alex Megelas proudly points out CJMQ’s collection of 6,000 CDs, assorted LPs and thousands of 45s, it’s obvious he’s no stranger to the premises.While a student in literature and psychology at Bishop’s University, CJMQ’s new station manager was involved with the group headed up by Chris Jones that secured the FM license for the station.He volunteered extensively with the radio station, serving as Assistant Manager in the summer of 97 during Matthew Shepherd’s tenure as Station Manager.While working as a freelancer in Montreal for the past three years, Megelas had the opportunity to work with CKUT at McGill and CISM at l’Université de Montréal.“Different people have different views of what being a campus radio station implies.Though CKUT takes seriously the education of students in radio, the station has 75 per cent community content and 25 per cent from the student body.CISM is more student-focussed," Megelas explained.“The executives are all students and there is a solid structure and they are able to get a fair chunk of financing.” “We are in a smaller environment here,” Megelas continued.“Every radio station has to take into consideration the community it serves - the campus and the community at large.” During the last year, CJMQ has had to contend with all the issues surrounding a campus radio station - and its very survival.“Monetarily speaking, the station is out of the critical zone.Things have gotten off the ground, thanks to Julie Mayrand (the interim station manager) and Jarrod Standring, the summer intern,” Megelas acknowledged.“We should be back in the black by the end of the semester.We are still a small struggling campus radio station, but things are not as bad as they used to be.” Dependable programming made up of old favourites and brand new ideas is on the agenda for the fall of 2000.“Solid programming is our primary responsibility.Right now we’ve got a lot of good shows on the air I’d like to keep,” said Megelas.“During the school year, people come out and come up with top quality projects.There’s a deadline now.All shows have to reapply and new shows make application by Sept.ll.” Megelas envisions a radio station drawing on community and campus talents.“By Sept.11, we’ll have a good idea of who’s interested in being a broadcaster from the students and the community," he said.“I don’t think the fact that we’re a campus radio station implies that there has to be a clash or a conflict in identity.There is plenty of time available to accommodate everyone involved.” “Once we have the applications in, we’ll set up a programming schedule with the input of a committee whose task will be to take different factors into consideration and look at the quality on air,” continued Megelas.“It’s like a big puzzle.People hand in applications covering a whole range of abilities.” The new station manager has kept track of the old favourites.“Country Tuesdays is something we find people really like out there.It’s worked out really well in the past.Friday afternoons are oriented towards rock and there are jazz and classical shows.Sunday is very multicultural with shows in Spanish and French,” said Megelas.Local organizations have done their part to help CJMQ.“The Townshippers have been a valuable source of information and The Record and CJMQ have worked together in the past.A few years ago, there was a show by the Women’s Centre and the Youth Centre and by student clubs, including the environmental club.The Townships is an interesting area.It’s linguistically and culturally diverse and has a lot to offer,” noted Megelas.The ability to grow and change are integral to a university radio station.“CJMQ is not the same station as it was five years ago when I started.Originally it was an extension of the radio club, organized and run by students.I don’t think it had the professionalism we have now both on and off the air.I think we’ve grown and expanded our scope." Megelas said the campus should remain an important part of CJMQ.“CJMQ is the result of a lot of energy and motivation by students who donated their time and worked long hours.That an FM station has been created where nothing existed before is testimony to the energy you’ll get from a lot of these kids, so that definitely has to remain a big part of the station.” People with ideas for shows are encouraged to call CJMQ: (819)822-9600 ext."¦THE»i - I RECORD Michel Duval Advertising Consultant Tel.: Ô19-569-9525 Fax: Ô19-Ô21-3179 email: sherbrookerecorel@Videotron.ca CJMQs new station manager, Alex Magelas, joins DJ José Tarquin during the latter's Spanish language music program. page 10 Tuesday, August 22, 2000 THE' Expos continues its losing ways on West Coast Using his head: Jose Vidro reaches second base and breaks up a double play in the third inning during Sunday afternoon's game.The Expos lost to the game 5-4 to the San Diego Padres.MHll: EXPOS WEB SITE Loria looks to shift blame to media, coaching staff By Mike Hickey Special to the Record The Montreal Expos’ slagging season continued Sunday night when the club began a four-game series against the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers.The fifth place Expos broke a seven-game losing streak Friday night against the San Diego Padres but quicldy returned to their losing ways, dropping a pair of one-run games to the Padres.The Expos have stalled and appear to be spinning their wheels in the mud.When their starting pitchers have good games, the relievers fail to close out the contest.When the bats come alive, the pitchers seemingly take a day off.They’ve found numerous ways to lose - they fall behind early and see late inning rallies fall short or they blow leads in the final innings.Since the all-star break the only consistent thing about the club is their ability to lose.In April it was predicted that the Expos would win between 70-80 games during the 2000 season.This writer, ever the optimist, boldly predicted the team would win more than 85 games and challenge for the National League’s wild card berth.Now, as the long season drags to an end, the club is fighting to stay out of the NL East cellar.Prior to Monday’s game, Montreal was 16 games under .500, trailing the first place Atlanta Braves by 21 games and held a slim two game lead over the last place Philadelphia Phillies.Even worse there are reports that outfield sensa-tion Vladimir Guerrero is tired and needs a few days rest.Worst of all, the team is in a tail-spin they can’t seem to stop.They’ve lost nine of their last ten and spirits are low.“He looks very tired,” Alou said.“He’s hitting a lot of fly balls and they don’t seem to be carrying like they usually do.He had a couple ofbloops this series, but not what a guy like him should be doing, considering all of the extra base hits he usually gets.His swing is very long now.He is just not himself.” Sunday’s contest was an example of how wrong things are going for the Expos in the dog days of August.Pitcher Jay Witasick hit two run-scoring singles -his first two big league hits and RBIs - to help himself to his first victory with San Diego as the Padres registered their second consecutive one-run win over Montreal.Both hits came with two outs after manager Felipe Alou intentionally walked Wiki Gonzalez to get to Witasick.It was the right move by Alou, but it seems nothing is going right for Montreal in the second half of the season.While pre-season expectations for this young team with questionable pitching may have been high, the season was lost in early June when the injury bug hit hard.The most prominent injury was to Ugeth Urbina, the team’s closer.With Urbina on the shelf, Alou scrambled to come up with a bullpen.Despite the team’s other faults, a healthy Urbina could have given the club 10-12 more wins to date.That wouldn’t put them back in the wild card race, but they would be over .500, something they could build-on going into the 2001 season.Urbina is one of nine Montreal pitchers on the disabled list.Things are so bad that Scott Downs, picked up from the Chicago Cubs in the Rondell White trade, pitched a game before developing arm trouble and being placed on the DL.Alou warned management in June that roster moves had to be made or the club was in trouble.Rather than acquire much needed pitching help, the only move the Expos made was to trade veterans White and Chris Widger.With hard times and falling attendance, the father-stepson duo of Jeffrey Loria and David Samson are continuing to try and sort out the mess.They haven’t done a very good job of cleaning up.Rather, they’ve made the situation worse through some questionable manoeuvres.They’ve delayed construction of a downtown stadium, a move that has left fans with the feeling that Loria plans to move the team South at the first opportunity.Failure to make an English broadcasting deal has left fans out in the cold and often unable to follow the team’s progress on the road.Loria answered Alou’s plea for pitching help by firing bench coach Luis Pujois and pitching coach Bobby Cuellar.They made a promise in the pre-season that there would be no fire sales, promptly trading two of the team’s more productive players.Now there is word the club is facing a financial crunch in mid-September and that Quebec owners may launch a lawsuit against Loria.Vice-president David Samson responded to the new criticisms by blaming the problems on a negative media.An interesting concept, but not very accurate.Loria and company have to realize they need help to make the Expos successful - local help.They must also realize when they make bad decisions, that they will hear about it from fans and media.Right or wrong,that is the nature of the business.Job Offers Offer no: 2559445 Title: Bulldozer operator Place of work: Sherbrooke & region Salary: to be discussed Permanent, full-time Driver's licence class 1 1 yr of exp./Know.how to drive 10-wheel truck an asset Offer no: 2587503 Title: Food service helper Place of work: Stanstead Salary: $6.90 hr Permanent, full or part-time Exp.an asset/ Bilingual an asset Help in kitchen & do maintenance Institutional food service Offer no: 2587504 Title: Cafeteria dishwasher Place of work: Stanstead Salary: $6.90 hr Permanent, full or part-time Extensive phys.effort, Bilingual & exp.are assets Institutional food service For more information about these job offers, call the employment centre at 564-5793 or 1-800-665-1732.EXPOS WEB SITE * m Expos Manager Felipe Alou.Management failed to take heed of his warnings and now the team is left without an adequate pitching staff.155"' edition WW- THURSDAY Midway opens 2 p.m.FRIDAY Pier Béland 8 p.m.er's Cliff Fai August 24th to 27th, 2000 FUN & GAMES Visit all our exhibitors! ¦ in ¦ THE RECORD Tuesday, August 22, 2000 page 11 Michael passed away peacefully with his wife Melanie and his family at his bedside at the Hamilton General Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario.He fought a courageous battle with cancer with great determination and inner strength always maintaining his sense of humour and optimism.He was united in marriage to Melanie Alison Mukkala on April 15,2000 in Waterloo, Ontario.Their place of residence was in Kitchener, Ontario, in a home that they had bought previous to their marriage.He was a loving husband to Melanie and her best friend.Michael (Mike) was born November 10, 1968, at the Sherbrooke Hospital, son of John and Patricia Robinson of Huntingville.The younger years of his life found Mike involved in community activities.Boy Scouts, summer camp, Huntingville Boy’s Club, school events, swimming, skiing, skidooing, motorcycling, and his wide circle of friends played a big part of his growing years.Working for his dad and other tree farmers honed his physical abilities and earned him respect from his fellow workers, as well as heightening his appreciation of the outdoors and his love of nature.He also worked several summers in Northern Quebec planting trees for the government.He attended Lennoxville Elementary School and graduated from Alexander Galt High School in 1987.After completing three years of studies at Champlain College, he began a career in Computer Technology and was employed for some time in the Sherbrooke area.In 1994 he moved to Waterloo, Ontario and was employed by The Mutual Group, now Clarica.His knowledge and expertise in computers gained him the title of Technology Consultant.He was a valued employee of the company.He was a family oriented person who spent many happy hours enjoying family get-togethers and celebrations.The influence of his grandparents, Arlene and Russell Rothney and the late Idell and Gordon Robinson, and his love and devotion to them was evident throughout his life.In his adult years, Michael became an avid sports fan and participated in many sports.He enjoyed fishing, camping, and riding his dirt bike, and had a great appreciation for music.His lifelong interest in mechanics served him well as a hobby and as a necessity in keeping his vehicles in top running order.If there was one word to describe Michael, it would be “special." He brought so much joy into people’s lives without being aware that he was doing it.He had a quiet disposition but a strong sense of what he wanted and was never afraid to take risks achieving his goals.He was always there in a time of need Obituary MICHAEL JOHN ROBINSON 1968-2000 and was equally comfortable with the very young, the middle-aged, and the not-so-young.He was a man of honesty, faith, courage, strength and compassion.His good deeds, wonderful smile, endless wit and humour is a legacy that will live on forever.Visitation was held Tuesday, May 30th, at the Cass Funeral Home, Lennoxville, where many people come to pay their respects.The funeral service was held on Wednesday, May 31st, at Lennoxville United Church; Rev.James Potter officiating.Maryse Simard, organist, played appropriate hymns, including “The Old Rugged Cross” and “God be with you ‘till we meet again.” Scripture verses were read by Melanie Robinson and Jennifer Rothney.A tribute and a sharing of memories was given by Karen McKenna.During the service, David Heath, accompanied by Bruce Patton on piano sang a beautiful rendition of “Whispering Hope.” Wayne Nutbrown on violin and Bruce Patton on piano, played a favourite hymn “What a friend we have in Jesus.” Inspiring words of remembrance and appreciation were given by Chuck Potts and Bruce Patton.Mike was laid to rest in Malvern Cemetery.The bearers were Warren Robinson, David Rothney, Matthew Mukkala, Rob Magon, Scott Billing, Mike McKenna, Peter McElrea, and Steven Wilson.A lunch was prepared and served by members of the UCW at the Gertrude Scott Lower Hall following the interment.The many floral tributes and memorials thowed the esteem in which he was held.A memorial service in celebration of Mike’s life was held Saturday, June 3rd, at Parkminister United Church, Waterloo, Ontario, officiated by Rev.Elizabeth Eberhart-Moffatt.Atsako Yamada, organist, provided accompaniment for the service.Melanie gave a beautiful tribute to Mike, her husband and companion.A scripture from the New Testament was read by Jennifer Rothney.She also read an inspiring poem.Kevin Walker, a friend and co-worker spoke on reflections of his friendship with Mike and read a poem he had written in his memory.Refreshments were served by the UCW in the downstairs auditorium where a time of fellowship was spent.Michael is survived by his wife, Melanie, his parents, Patricia and John Robinson, his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Jenny and Chuck Potts, his grandparents, Arlene and Russell Rothney, his aunts and uncles, Warren (Elizabeth) Robinson, David and Shirley Rothney, Diane (Robert) Magon, Susan (Gerry) Cook, Mary Lou (Robert) Cusack, his cousins, Karen and Mike and Adam McKenna, Rob and Julie Magon, Caitlin and Natalie Cook, and Jack Cusack, his brothers-in-law, Matthew Mukkala, Stephen and Tom (Pennie) Potts.An exert from a favourite poem: “I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.My life’s been full; I’ve savoured much - Good friends, good times, a loved one’s touch.Perhaps my time seemed all too brief.Lift up your hearts and share with me.God wanted me now, He set me free!” Michael, in God’s care you rest above, in our hearts you rest with love.Card of Thanks ROBINSON - We wish to express our gratitude to the many relatives and friends for their support, love, prayers, and acts of kindness shown before and after Michael’s death.Thank you for the visits to the funeral home, cards received, gifts of food and flowers and numerous donations to the Cancer Society, The Children’s Wish Foundation, and The Alexander Galt High School Scholarship Fund.Sincere thanks fo'r the plants and the maple tree that were planted in Michael’s memory and the monetary gifts to a very special fund.Special thanks to Rev.James Potter for his comforting and inspirational words at the funeral service and graveside, to Maryse Simard, organist, to all who participated in the service, to Barry Evans and staff of Cass Funeral Home for their professional and personal care, and to the eight pall bearers.Many thanks to the Lennoxville UCW ladies who served a lovely lunch following the service.We wish to express appreciation for the beautiful memorial service, held in Waterloo, Ontario, June 3rd, celebrating Mike’s life.Thank you to Rev.Elizabeth Eberhart-Moffatt for her comforting words, to the organist, and to all who participated in the service and to the Parkminister UCW ladies who served a delicious lunch following the service.Sincere appreciation to the doctors and nursing staff of Hamilton General Hospital and to the Oncology Team of doctors and nurses at the Henderson Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario for their care and support.Your kindness is greatly appreciated and will always be remembered.MELANIE JOHN and PATRICIA Check out the M Deaths CASTONGUAY, Melville Dearden - At home, Tuesday, August 15, 2000, Melville Dearden Castonguay, age 49.Son of Melville Dearden Castonguay and Helen Theresa Wolfe of Sherbrooke.Survived by his mother and his brother and sister, Michael Castonguay of Toronto and Helen Castonguay of Halifax.Funeral arrangements entrusted to la Coopérative Funéraire de l’Estrie, 526 Prospect, Sherbrooke, Que., Louise Lanctôt, Dir.Gen., Monique Bibeau, Dir., tel: 565-7646, fax: 565-7844.Visitation was on Monday, August 21, 2000 from 12 p.m.A service was held at 2 p.m.at St-Philippe de Windsor Cemetery.CASWELL, Barbara - Peacefully at the Centre D’Acceuil, Cowansville, Que., on Saturday, August 19, 2000, Barbara Caswell in her 75th year, daughter of the late William Caswell and the late Mabel Wheeler.She was the sister of the late Chester (Millie) Caswell, the late Doris Benton (Ray Stevenson), the late Iva (late Harmon), the late Ethel Bazil-lion, the late Arlene (late Arthur) Todd.She is survived by several nieces, nephews and her special friends Albert Dupuis and Adeline Bonnett.Resting at Cass Funeral Home, 6 Belvidere St., Lennoxville, Que., where a private family service will be held on Wednesday, August 23, 2000, Canon Robert Jervis-Read officiating.Interment in Johnville Cemetery.As memorial tributes, donations to Centre D’Acceuil, 200 Main St., Cowansville, Que.J2K 1J2 or the local chapter of the S.P.CA.would be appreciated by the family.Card of Thanks BROCK, Percy - Percy passed away on July 15, 2000.We wish to express our thanks to those who share our sorrow and helped us in so many ways.Special thanks to the caring nurses and staff of Mann II and Norton II of The Wales Home, Rev.Jennings and Cass Funeral Home and for the donations made in Percy’s name to the Home.Thank you all, HARVEY BROCK AND FAMILY East Angus Mrs.M.Labonte Supper guests at the home of Margaret Rowland were Irene Burgess of Nashua, N.H., Mrs.Tom Dube, Windham, N.H.and Mrs.Fred 1 idler of Meredith, N.H.While in town they called at the home of Kay Labonté and Karen MacLeod.Margaret Rowland and Irene Roife attend a card party in Bury.Ronald Gaulin called on his aunt Irene Roife, while visiting from Ontario. page 12 Tuesday, August 22, 2000 ¦ THini Record People say chivalry is not dead Dear Ann Landers: Now that I am on maternity leave, I finally have time to write about my commuting experience while I was pregnant.I took the train to work every day, a ride which took about 40 minutes.By the time I waddled onto the train in the morning, most of the seats were taken.The commuters were mostly men and women wearing neat business attire and carrying briefcases.It was obvious I was very pregnant, but rarely was I offered a seat.Most people pretended not to see me.They closed their eyes or hid behind their newspapers.Any pregnant woman will tell you it is difficult to keep her balance when she is carrying all that extra weight.Not only that, but her feet swell, and the additional weight causes back pain, which is aggravated by standing.On the few occasions when I was offered a seat, it was never one of those “gentlemen” who stood up — in fact, they were usually the ones who pushed past me to grab the last seat.Invariably, those who gave up their seats were women, construction workers or young kids who looked like gang members.Once, a woman who was standing next to me said in a loud voice to a business- man seated in front of her, “I think that pregnant woman needs your seat more than you do.” His face turned red, and he reluctantly stood up.People say chivalry is not dead, but I can tell you it is in very poor health.Unfortunately, those who need to read this letter probably have their eyes locked onto the financial pages of the newspaper while they ignore the pregnant, disabled and elderly.— San Francisco Commuter Dear Commuters Everywhere (I don’t believe San Francisco has an exclusive on this scourge): Surely you have wives, sisters, daughters or parents.Wouldn’t you want someone to give his or her seat on a train or bus to your pregnant or elderly relative?Well, then, be a mensch, and get up.Dear Ann Landers: “Disrespected in N.Y.C.” wrote to complain that her father-in-law assumed she was running a hotel just for him.I thought for one panic-stricken moment that my own father-in-law had been resurrected from hell.I, too, was a young bride when my father-in-law began to appear for visits be- Ann Landers tween his road trips.We never knew when he would arrive or when he planned to leave.We had a small home, and it was difficult to accommodate him and his demands.His needs included three square meals a day, complete dominance of all conversations, and my husband’s undivided attention.I suffered in silence for many years because it did no good to complain.When I had a child, this insensitive grandfather paid no attention to him, and never once picked him up or bothered to learn his name.(He called him “Boy.”) The day finally came when he passed away.No one shed a tear.My father-in-law dominated our lives.How angry I was at myself for not making my needs known and demanding that my husband support my position.1 hope “Disrespected” stands her ground and tells her husband to either shape up or join his father on his travels.When a spouse fails to be supportive, it changes how you feel about him or her.1 have been there, and it’s a miserable place to be.- Sadder and Wiser in Washington State Dear Washington: I can tell you, as a close observer of troubled lives for many years, that the major reasons for divorce are money, sex and other family members.Your husband needs to understand that he should put you first in his life.If he still hasn’t learned that lesson, I strongly recommend joint counseling.Birchton Muriel Prescott Gayle Donald and children Brock and Kelsey from St.Catherines, Ont., spent several days with her parents Serena and Gilbert Wintle.Tara and Kevin Win-tie from Bowmanville, Ont., were also home for a few days.Lesley and Andrew Brock came from Richmond to spend time with the family.Betty and Gerald Wintle, Amherstview, Ont., were also guests while visiting other relatives in this area.Guests of Sophie 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For the best deals on wheels, check out our listings of used vehicles.In the Classifieds (ais) 569-9525 (450) 242-11 88 315 Horses vate lessons also available.Handicap children are welcome for a special program.Bilingual.Call Anna at (450) 538-3387.325 Poultry TURKEYS, DUCKS, quails, fancy poultry, pheasants, peacocks, etc.Mason’s Feather Farm, Lennoxville, (819) 564- 8838.336 Pets Cl Cl’s COIFFURE CANINE.All breed dog grooming.Reasonable rates.Sara Hawe Smith, 39 Deacon Street, Lennnoxville, (819) 565- 3817.375 Construction G.H.MCKAY CON-STRUCTION: General contracting, renovations and carpentry.20 years experience.Free estimates.Call Garry at (819) 346-3344.395 Home Improvement STEVE’S CARPETS - For all your floor covering needs.Installation.Free estimate.Payment plans available.11 Queen, Lennoxville, (819) 566-7974.m Bus.Opportunities CANTEEN FOR RENT: Well situated, well established, seats 20, plus terrace.Equipment and inventory for sale.Information: (450) 539-3388.APP.LE PHARE 3 - 4-1/2 heated 850 Tessier St., Ascot starting at $360 620-7221 NEED FINANCIAL ADVICE?¦T! | i.**:"*:j ¦IB Financial Advisor RRSP’s • RRIF’s • Mutual Funds Insurance • Retirement Planning Estate Planning • NO SALES PITCH Tim Goddard 73 Queen Street, Lennoxville Tel.: (819) 566-8833 Butcher Quality Meats/Ample Parking stmcsssss Clément Jacques CLÉMENT JACQUES i NORMAND PINARD, co-prop.INUTE Canada ' AR" mmmm illilfflpl 50 Terrasses Jacques-Cartier Terrasses 777 777 King St.East 563-3840 823-0803 Service Provider INTERNET ' INTERNET SERVICE DISTRIBUTOR * SENIOR CITIZEN SPECIAL * TECHNICAL SUPPORT 1440 King St West Sherbrooke, Que.J1J 2C2 565-9779 ¦ ee e • • • You now reach more people when you place our ¦ ¦ e e AH classified ads are post* on our website! .sherbrookerecord.com mm Tuesday, August 22, 2000 page 15 East Angus Mrs.M.Labonte Margaret Rowland entertained at the Balsams Hotel in Dixville Notch, N.H., Mr.and Mrs.Rodger Heatherington, Mr.and Mrs.Ian Gregory of St.Lambert, Mr.and Mrs.Morris Heatherington, Eleanor Taylor of Birchton, Kay Labonte, Randi and Derek Heatherington and Barbara Rowell of Lennoxville.Recent guests at the home of Kay Labonté and Karen MacLeod were Mr.and Mrs.Jack McLellan of Brockville, Ont., and Francis Olson and Jean Hill of Litchfield, N.H.Irene Rolfe and Mary Palmer motored to Lennoxville with Dorothy Shattuck to spend an afternoon playing cards at Mildred Cameron’s apartment and enjoyed a delicious lunch.Supper guests at the home of Rodger and Meryle Heatherington were Mr.and Mrs.Chesley Roberts of Montreal, Mor-ley Roberts, Laurie Nadeau and Barbara Rowell of Lennoxville and Dorothy Nadeau of St.Paul’s River, and Derek and Randi Heatherington.After supper, Kay Labonté, Margaret Rowland, Eleanor Taylor and Karen MacLeod joined everyone for birthday cake to celebrate Derek Heatherington’s 18th birthday.Irene Rolfe, Mildred Cameron and Dorothy Shattuck attended church service at St.Paul’s in Marbleton to celebrate the 150-year-old church.Sister Mary Florence Lieu conducted the service and Bishop Right Reverend Bruce Stavert preached the sermon.There was a good attendance.Congratulations to Mr.and Mrs.Edward Tincarre who just celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary.90th birthday The tea room at Grace Christian Home, Huntingville, was full to over flowing when relatives and friends gathered on July 22 to honor Mrs.Anna French on her 90th birthday.Anna looked lovely in a pastel flowered dress with her corsage.Friends came from near and far.Many old friends and neighbors came from Sawyerville.The ladies from that area of the Red Cross made and served the wonderful lunch.The birthday cake was made and decorated by Melanie Rowell.Anne’s two daughters Joan and El-wood Rolleston of Roslin, Ont.and Margaret and Duncan Eastman of Sawyerville, grandchildren Andrea, Christopher and Bonnie, great-grandson Alexander.Many pictures were taken, bringing a great birthday party to an end.Alice Price KNOWLTON SPCA Awareness Day, August 26 from noon to 4 p.m.The SPCA Monteregie, at Sara’s Pet Grooming Salon (beside Dépanneur Rouge), 20 dogs and handlers will parade along Knowlton Road to be in Mill Pond Park from 1-3 p.m.and then return to Sara’s.Come and meet some wonderful dogs and cats, learn about the SPCA, how to help, sponsor, foster or adopt an animal, donate time, money or specific items desperately needed.Information: (450) 242-2892.The Pony Club will be having pony rides at the same time.IVES HILL A 500 card party will be held at the Ives Hill Community Hall on Wednesday afternoon, August 23, at 2 p.m.Prizes and lunch.Everyone welcome.Sponsored by Ives Hill Community Club.Love to see you! Lennoxville and District Community Aid will hold blood pressure clinics on the following dates: Lennoxville: The clinic will resume as usual Tuesday, September 12 and September 26 at the Masonic Hall, 2 Belvidere, 1:30 p.m.to 3:30 p.m.Waterville: Tuesday, August 22 and September 26 at the Town Hall from 2 p.m.to 3:30 p.m.North Hatley: Friday, September 8 at the Library from 10:00 a.m.to 11:30 a.m.BROOKBURY Outdoor Flowers Service at St.John’s Anglican Church Cemetery, Brookbury on August 27 at 2 p.m., conducted by Reverend Sister Mary Florence Liew.Bring flowers to lay on graves and chairs to enjoy fellowship and tea.MELBOURNE St.Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Summer Corn Roast, Barbecue and Ice-Cream Social on Wednesday, August 30 at 5 p.m.Admission charged.Eusns 500 card party will be held at Eustis on Thursday afternoon, August 24 and on Thursday, August 31 at 2 p.m.Prizes and lunch.Sponsored by Princess Rebekah Lodge #4.All are welcome.MELBOURNE RIDGE Melbourne Ridge W.I.will be holding a social evening on August 23 at 7:30 p.m.at the Melbourne Ridge Hall.Come and enjoy a lovely evening.• • • This column accepts items announcing events organized by churches, service clubs and recognized charitable institutions for a $6.00 fee, $9.00 for 2 insertions of same notice, $12.00 for 3 publications.Maximum 35 words.If you have more than 35 words the charge will be $10.00 per insertion.Requests should be mailed, well in advance, to The Record, P.O.Box 1200, Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1H 5L6, be signed and include a telephone number and payment.Tele phone requests will not be accepted.Admission charges and trade names will be deleted.No dances.60th wedding anniversary Congratulations to Angus Morrison and Marie-Claire Martin from Lac Mégantic who are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary today.Best wishes to them from their children: Heather (Ottawa), Glenn (Toronto), Margaret (Winnipeg), Robert (Toronto), Louise (Lac Mégantic), Richard (Nanaimo, B.C.), Lorraine (Toronto), and all their grandchildren.RIDE THE RAILS CONTEST In recognition of our country’s rich railroad history, Canadians - from coast to coast to coast -are encouraged to "Ride the Rails" by entering an exciting new contest sponsored by the Canada Millennium Partnership Program i in conjunction with VIA Rail Canada.First prize is $500 in VIA Rail travel-vouchers.Additional Millennium-pack prizes will also be drawn.HOW CAN YOU ENTER?It’s easy.Surf to the Canada Millennium Web site at www.millennium.gc.ca and complete the on-line contest ballot form and that's it - you’re entered! Winners will be chosen at random in a draw on September 20, 2000.The deadline for entry is September 15, 2000 so don’t delay - enter now! The CANADA MILLENNIUM PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM supports projects promoting our history, youth, environment, arts and culture and the development of our communities.Across Canada, hundreds of Millennium events and activities are marking the achievements of past generations and telling stories of Canada to inspire generations to come.Look for and participate in Millennium events in your community -be a part of Sharing the Memory.Shaping the Dream.FOR MORE INFORMATION, check out the Canada Millennium Web site at www.millennium.gc.ca or call 1 800 O-Canada.VIA Rail CanadS Canada 2000 CanadS page 16 Tuesday, August 22, 2000 Your Birthday RECORD; TUESDAY, Aug.22,2000 Improvement in your business or everyday associations couid be in the offing for you in the year ahead, opening up a number of opportunities for being asked to join into successful groups.LEO (July 23-Aug.22) Don’t stand idly by today listening to another put down someone who isn’t there to defend himself or herself.Tactfully change the subject, or at least suggest getting the other side of the story.VIRGO (Aug.23-Sept.22) A failure to treat details with the respect they deserve could deprive you of success today.They could be a significant factor in the fulfillment or collapse of your efforts.LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23) Methods or procedures that worked well for someone else might not produce the same favorable results for you today.In this case, being a copycat could invite complications.Be your own person.SCORPIO (Oct.24-Nov.22) The worst friend of your wallet today is folly.Don’t allow yourself to be tempted to spend money on something that proved wasteful previously.Learn from the past.SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec.21) Weigh all your alternatives and/or seek the necessary counseling needed to make a difficult decision today.Don’t think you have all the answers; you may not.CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan.19) Difficult assignments could become even more testy today than they already are if you attempt to do them with a poor attitude.That can only work to your detriment.AQUARIUS (Jan.20-Feb.19) Your friends will resent it today if they feel you’re trying to dominate them, no matter how well-intentioned you may be.Be careful not to come on too strong in your relationships.PISCES (Feb.20-March 20) If your respect for authority figures is at a rather low ebb today, you might invite strong restraints to be placed on you.Be both careful and diplomatic with those in power.ARIES (March 21-April 19) Your memory might not be up to par today, so if there is anything important you know you’ll need to remember, it’s best to make a note of it.You may not be able to retrieve it any other way.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Take pains to be especially careful with anything you borrow from a friend or rent from a store today.Should your negligence cause damage or loss, you’ll be held accountable.GEMINI (May 21-June 20) If the spirit of cooperativeness is lacking in your one-to-one relationships today, it’s not likely you’ll receive any attention or accommodation of your aims.CANCER (June 21-July 22) There is a strong likelihood you could find yourself bumping into walls if you attempt to cut corners today.Establish an agenda first and do your best to adhere to it to avoid any skidding.North 08-22-00 A 7 2 V A Q 6 ?8 6 5 A K J 10 6 5 West East *10 3 * Q J 9 8 5 * J 10 9 7 2 ¥54 ?72 ?A K Q J 9 A 9 8 4 2 A3 South A A K 6 4 V K 8 3 ?10 4 3 A A Q 7 Vulnerable: Both Dealer: East South West North East 1 A 1 NT Pass 3 NT Dbl.Pass Pass Pass Opening lead: ?Tuesday, Aug.22,2000 Pointing partner correctly By Phillip Alder Anthony Storr, a British psychiatrist, claims: “Marriages not infrequently break up because the more compliant partner eventually feels compelled to reassert his or her lost, separate identity.” Some bridge partnerships end for the same reason.Yet while a pair is still “married” and trying to do its best, usually it should work as a single unit, not as two individuals.However, there are deals in which one defender knows the winning play, but his partner doesn’t have sufficient information to work it out.Then the knowledgeable defender must assert himself, “compelling” partner to follow his defense.There are various ways to do that; here is a lead-directing double you can employ to help your partner with his opening salvo.You open one spade, yet a few moments later the opposition is in three no-trump.Your partner will be on lead.You double the final contract.What does your double tell partner?Many play that the double compels partner to lead a spade.But I am convinced this is wrong.First, the opposition won’t normally zoom straight into three no-trump if a lead of your known long suit will be lethal.Second, and more important to my mind, what will partner lead without your double?Right, a spade — one “always" leads partner’s suit, especially with a very weak hand.So, how can you direct him to lead something else?Only by doubling.Here, West should not start with a spade.He knows East has a lower-ranking solid suit.And given West’s diamond shortage, that is surely his percentage lead — turning contract made with an overtrick into contract one down.-r— ¦ ¦ -, ' V' , Nam* 3 sponsors of la Maison Dasjardins Name___ Address City___ Drawing Maison Dssjardlns, S.C.U.I.Foundation 1034, rua Belvédère Sud, Sherbrooke (Québec) J1H 404 Drawing ¦ August 24,2000 at 2:30 p.m.at U Maison Das jardina mmmmmmmmmwmMmmmmmmm A dream within reach for only