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[" T H E V O I C E O F T H E E A S T E R N T O W N S H I P S S I N C E 18 9 7 T H E Thursday , June 6, 2019 $1.00 + taxes PM#0040007682 Strange sports in the Townships: Woodsmen competitions Page 3 Colby Curtis Museum presents a new exhibition Border Report - Page 5 Sherbrooke parenting resource centre reopens in style Provigo snuffs out ?re rumours By Gordon Lambie Bébé trucs, the drop-in centre for new parents run by the CIUSSS de l\u2019Estrie-CHUS has undergone a transformation.Speaking at an inauguration of the newly-redesigned space on Wednesday, Diane Patenaude, Department Head for perinatal and early childhood services in the eastern sector, said that the focus of the renovation was to improve overall service.\u201cIt was a very loud, big room,\u201d Pate- naude said, explaining that although the Bébé trucs service has been known and well used for 25 years now, the space it occupied in the building at 500 Murray Street in Sherbrooke was not always very inviting to people coming for the first time.\u201cIt is the same space now, but improved,\u201d the department head continued, explaining that in addition to hiring on new staff to help welcome parents into the space and explain the services offered, the room itself has been subdivided into new spaces devoted to checkups, meet-ups, and nursing assistance in addition to a new cloakroom with car seat and stroller \u201cparking.\u201d Each area has also been repainted and re-furnished in order to create a warmer, more inviting environment.Veronique Dubé, who sat as a parent representative on the working group that helped redesign the space and who works in quality control with the CIUSSS said that she was really struck by how quickly and effectively the work got done.\u201cI\u2019m really impressed,\u201d she said, pointing out that the newly redesigned zones help maintain and improve the supports already offered while increasing opportunities for privacy and comfort.Bébé trucs is offered from 1 p.m.to 4:30 p.m.on Wednesdays in room 0111 of the building at 500 Murray Street and welcomes roughly 100 people every week.At this point in time it is the only drop-in parenting resource centre offered in the area.\u201cWe renovated it because we want the service to be able to continue for a long time,\u201d Patenaude said.GORDON LAMBIE By Matthew McCully The car fire in the Lennoxville Provigo parking lot on Friday, May 31 had the town buzzing.A number of concerns were raised on social media following the incident.The Record contacted Provigo owner Robert Lafond to address some of the issues raised.\u201cI was gone on my lunch break,\u201d La- fond said.He, like many locals, saw a video on Facebook and realized what was happening in his parking lot.According to Lafond, when employees became aware of the fire, they called 911 and made a judgment call to try and keep customers inside the store while waiting for the fire department.\u201cYou never know what could happen with a car,\u201d Lafond said, believing his staff made the right decision.\u201cYou don\u2019t know, someone could have a gas can in their trunk,\u201d he pointed out.From the video, Lafond said he could see the tires of one car blow out as flames overtook the vehicle.This being the new Lennoxville Fire service\u2019s first high profile call, many locals were curious to know how long it took the department to arrive on the scene.Lafond said his employee calculated the fire department\u2019s response time at seven minutes.The Record was contacted by a witness who claimed the store did not have any fire extinguishers.\u201cThere are six fire extinguishers in the store,\u201d Lafond said.According to another witness account, the employees did not know they existed or where they could be found.CONT\u2019D ON PAGE 2 It will be 16 years next month that I sold The Stanstead Journal.That\u2019s a long time.If my time since The Journal were a child, it would be getting a driver\u2019s license and no longer speaking to me.It was a bit odd, then, to be the person reporters wanted to talk to after the 174-year-old Journal announced last Wednesday that it would be ending weekly publication.I think it had partly to do with the current owner being not immediately reachable and me being generally reachable all the time.If there\u2019s one thing I know from being a journalist, it\u2019s that the easy source is the first source.But what kind of insight could I really offer?I could speak generally about the role of community newspapers, sure, but The Journal now is not The Journal I was a part of for 11 years \u2014 first as editor, then co-owner and finally sole owner.I\u2019m certainly not comfortable speaking about those differences; that\u2019s like selling a house, then barging in to tell the new owners how mistaken they are to tear up that beautiful shag carpet.Instead, I can only talk about my time at the paper.Coincidentally, the issue of June 2, 1999 \u2014 twenty years ago \u2014 offers up one of my favourite Journal stories.It started with a knock on my door.It was Gary Roy from town, not someone who would normally turn up at my house.He began telling me about Bill Murphy up in Stanstead East, who he did occasional work for.\u201cYou have to do something,\u201d Gary said, and he told me about the pickle Murphy was in.The Murphy dairy farm sitsright on the edge of the US border, and the only way in from the Canadian side is a dead- end road across a bridge.Now, the Ministry of Environment had ordered Murphy to put in a new concrete manure pit.However, the bridge was in such bad shape that it was unsafe for heavy equipment to cross.Not to mention heavy milk trucks on a daily basis.The Ministry of Transport, meanwhile, said it had no plans to replace the bridge.The story I\u2019m looking at has comments from Murphy, both the secretary and road inspector for Stanstead East and former MNA Robert Benoit, the most reachable politician I ever had the pleasure of reaching.(In the story, Benoit had spoken to the Ministry of Agriculture about asking the Ministry of Environment about granting an extension to build his pit.As for the milk trucks, surely they could start their pickups at the Murphy farm when their trucks would still be light?Reachable and sensible, our Robert.) All this was crammed into a story that filled half of page 3.(Page 1 news, incidentally, was more talk about a water- bottling plant in Barnston West and the sudden resignation of Stanstead\u2019s secre- tary-treasurer.She declined to comment.) I honestly don\u2019t remember how the Murphy story resolved itself, but that\u2019s not the point.The point is I love this story for all the reasons I loved The Stanstead Journal and community newspapers in general.This was a story that affected one single family at the end of a dead-end country road.But it made The Journal because it was a story about someone in our community up against it.It was unusual, it was frustrating, it was bureaucratic, it was human, it was what was happening around us.That\u2019s what community newspapers doing their job are supposed to do \u2013 reflect local concerns that most outside media would never care about but, for us, are no less important.They are stories about our neighbours.Community newspapers, well written and well read, are the best ways for communities to stay informed about local concerns and to see their reality reflected back to them.There were other stories like Murphy\u2019s.What makes this one especially memorable is Gary knocking on my door.People were always stopping me to pitch stories or complain about something or other.But Gary came to my house with real concern for, again, a neighbour.\u201cYou have to do something,\u201d he said.So we did.That\u2019s the other part of a good community newspaper.People have to believe in you, trust that you have their best interest, buy into it, buy advertising.And when everyone does their part, it\u2019s not just a few hard-working people putting out a paper but everyone invested in keeping that local voice alive.My community has lost its voice.I can only hope it finds it again.Ben by Daniel Shelton Weather TODAY: PERIODS OF RAIN HIGH OF 19 LOW OF 3 FRIDAY: SUNNY HIGH OF 20 LOW OF 4 SATURDAY: SUNNY HIGH OF 23 LOW OF 11 SUNDAY: SUNNY HIGH OF 24 LOW OF 12 MONDAY: SUNNY HIGH OF 28 LOW OF 15 Page 2 Thursday , June 6, 2019 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record The Record e-edition There for you 24-hours-a-day 7-days-a-week.Wherever you are.Access the full edition of the Sherbrooke Record as well as special editions and 30 days of archives.Renew or order a new 12- month print subscription and get a 12-month online subscription for an additional $5 or purchase the online edition only for $125.00 Record subscription rates (includes Quebec taxes) For print subscription rates, please call 819-569-9528 or email us at billing@sherbrookerecord.com 12 month web only: $125.00 1 month web only: $11.25 Web subscribers have access to the daily Record as well as archives and special editions.Subscribing is as easy as 1,2,3: 1.Visit the Record website: www.sherbrookerecord.com 2.Click e-edition.3.Complete the form and wait for an email activating your online subscription.Newspaper lessons from Murphy\u2019s farm Ross Murray CONT\u2019D FROM PAGE 1 \u201cNobody talked to me about that,\u201d La- fond said, upon his return to the store.There may have been a newer employee on the floor that day that didn\u2019t know, but Lafond said the extinguishers are easily accessible to his staff.In any case, Lafond said, based on the video he saw, the blaze was out of control quickly.He does not believe it would have been safe for a bystander to attempt to fight the fire.Ultimately, there were no injuries and the damage was limited to two vehicles.There was criticism that had an announcement been made in the store, the owner of the car adjacent to the one that caught fire could have had an opportunity to move it.According to Lafond, calling 911 and making an effort to keep customers out of harms way was the right thing to do and he stands by the decisions made by his employees.The Record reached out for comment from witness who were critical of the store\u2019s handling of the incident, but did not receive a reply.Fire rumours Thursday , June 6, 2019 Page 3 \u201cWoodsmen definitely falls into the category of unconventional sports,\u201d said Stéphanie Bélanger-Naud, a former member of the McGill team who helped coach last year but also competes at the professional level.LOCAL NEWS The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Strange sports in the Townships: Woodsmen competitions By Gordon Lambie For many across the Eastern Townships, chopping wood is just a regular part of life; a way to prepare for colder winter nights.For the members of McGill University\u2019s intercollegiate Woodsmen teams, however, the swing of an axe is more than just a way to make fuel for the stove.McGill, though its MacDonald Campus, is one of six schools involved in the CILA, or Canadian Intercollegiate Lum- berjacking Association, and one of four that regularly host competitions.Although the traditional image of a lumberjack is of a burly man with an axe, leaping from tree to tree as they float down the mighty rivers of British Columbia, the \u201cWoodsmen competitions\u201d are open to teams of men and women who compete in a series of mainly timed skills trials focused on cutting, chopping, climbing and otherwise moving wood of various shapes and sizes.\u201cWoodsmen definitely falls into the category of unconventional sports,\u201d said Stéphanie Bélanger-Naud, a former member of the McGill team who helped coach last year but also competes at the professional level, \u201cI didn\u2019t really know it existed, but now I\u2019m addicted.\u201d According to the coach, the college level of the sport involves a mix of individual, pair, and team events across disciplines including axe-throwing, log rolling, vertical and horizontal chop competitions, solo and pair sawing, chainsaw, pole climbing, and a water boil competition, among others.\u201cEveryone who gets into it loves it,\u201d she said.The team at MacDonald College also has some strong ties to the Eastern Townships, with a long history of Town- shippers among its members.\u201cIt\u2019s a status thing at the school to get on the team,\u201d said Angus Mackinnon of Ayer\u2019s Cliff, who was on the team in the 1980s.\u201cThe college is very proud of their woodsmen team.\u201d Although far removed from his competitive years, Mackinnon looked back fondly on the experiences he had with the team.He pointed out that the varied skills and events required to make a winning team creates a strong family feeling.\u201cEveryone has a purpose on the team and when one is competing the others always come around and encourage them,\u201d he said, adding that, \u201cbecause it\u2019s so different, it attracts a lot of people.\u201d Mackinnon also spoke with clear pride about the fact that his daughter Leslie is now on the team as well.\u201cI had played sports all my life, but the rugby and the hockey schedule for McGill didn\u2019t fit my school schedule,\u201d the younger Mackinnon told The Record.\u201cI saw that the Woodmen team is the only sport that is played at the Mac campus, whereas all the other sports are downtown, so I decided to go in.\u201d Reflecting on her two years on the team so far, Mackinnon said that although the Woodsmen competitions are quite different from the sports she practiced in high school, they offer an interesting mix of team energy and individual focus.\u201cOften you\u2019re just using your strength,\u201d she said, explaining that the team coaches put everyone who wants to be on the team through a rotation of every type of event during the two-and-a- half week tryout period in order to determine where people\u2019s strengths lie.Given the varied nature of the events in the competition, someone who is strong in one area might not be good in another, so a good team has a mix of different skill sets.\u201cEven if you\u2019re a new person coming in and you\u2019ve never done woodsmen before, they\u2019re still going to put you on all these events to see which one you have the most potential at.\u201d In her time with the team so far, Leslie said that her areas of focus have included axe-throw, chainsaw, and the underhand chop, where the competitor stands on a piece of wood and tries to split it with an axe between her legs.\u201cThe chopping is always a high-en- ergy, fast-paced sport; you have very sharp axes, so there\u2019s a certain element of danger involved,\u201d her father said, pointing out that \u201cIt\u2019s all based on time.\u201d Leslie, however, pointed out that there are strict safety procedures involved in the events.\u201cWe always have to wear steel-toed boots.It\u2019s a requirement even to practice.If you\u2019re not wearing steel toed boots you\u2019re not allowed to compete.\u201d Beyond the boots, the team member said that competitors also have to wear chainmail below the knee on axe competitions, a chainmail glove for the water boil event, and chainsaw pants, a helmet and safety glasses for chainsaw events.Brogan Keenan, from the Richmond area, was another Townshipper on the team this past year.\u201cLast year was my first year in woodsmen,\u201d Keenan said, sharing that he was also drawn to the sport by a combination of wanting to continue to do sports and family history.\u201cMy dad always talks about it,\u201d he added, explaining that his father was a roommate of Angus Mack- innon, and that he tried out for the team but ultimately didn\u2019t come back because he didn\u2019t like the 6 a.m.practice schedule.Like the younger Mackinnon, Keenan was involved with the underhand chop event, but also specialized in the water boil event.For that competition, which is often saved for the end of the day, competitors are given a tin can of soapy water, a log, an axe, and three matches, and are challenged to be the first to get their water to boil over.\u201cMy record was 3:49, and I got fourth with that,\u201d he said.\u201cThe winners are like 2 minutes, so I was a little off.Asked how people get their times down so low when water needs time to boil, Keenan said the secret lies in getting the water on the fire as soon as possible.\u201cWhat they tell us is get your fire started as fast as you can and put the can on so that while you\u2019re doing everything else to get the fire bigger, it\u2019s already starting to boil.\u201d Like his teammate, Keenan said that the adjustment from other sports was not a great challenge once he applied his existing familiarity with an axe and saw to a competitive spirit.\u201cIn a competition it\u2019s a little different,\u201d he said \u201cIt\u2019s not about getting the wood chopped, it\u2019s about who can do it the fastest.\u201d Looking beyond the college level, this past year\u2019s coach said that contrary to what one might expect, professional- level woodsmen competitions have even more of the family feel to them.\u201cOnce you get to the professional level, it\u2019s almost all individual events\u201d Bélanger-Naud said, explaining that the result is that although any individual event might pit one competitor against another, outside of the moment the axes are flying, everyone is very friendly with one another.\u201cIt\u2019s like a little family.\u201d PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE MACDONALD COLLEGE WOODSMEN TEAM Page 4 Thursday , June 6, 2019 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record By Daniel Rufiange This, I\u2019m warning you off the bat, is not a standard-issue car review.Yes, I spent a week with the 2019 Volkswagen Golf GTI, and yes, I drove it around a lot, in different situations.But a traditional review would consist of a summary description of the Golf range, the qualities and faults of the GTI, and so on.Here I want to take it further.Why?Because the GTI version of the Volkswagen Golf is well-known by now, after more than 30 years on our roads.And also because I have a little anecdote to share.1970s and 80s Having been born in 1968, my sentient knowledge of cars dates back to the 1970s, and really took hold in the 80s.And like many kids of my generation (and those that followed, for that matter), my interest was whetted by those cars owned by my father.Who, born in 1919 (yes, 1919!), had a marked and exclusive interest in American cars, particularly those made by General Motors.The cars I learned to drive in were a 1975 Chevrolet Impala and a 1979 C10 pickup.The first car registered to my name?A 1984 Chevrolet Cavalier Type 10.It was followed by a 1986 Pontiac Grand Am.When in 1996 I went over to the enemy and bought a Dodge Ram, I was very nearly disowned.I might have been if I\u2019d bought a for- eign-made car.By then vehicles made outside of North America, especially Japanese ones, had earned a solid reputation for quality, but still my father didn\u2019t believe in them.He was not one to abandon his beliefs easily, let\u2019s put it that way! A Volkswagen?Why?In the 1980s, I saw my fair share of Volkswagens on the road, but paid not much attention.I knew of the Golf, and even its GTI version, but they were foreign to me.Some of my current colleagues, meanwhile, had lived the opposite experience, growing up on a diet of foreign cars.2000 It was only then that I tried by very first Volkswagen Golf.I was out with a work colleague who wisely decided, at the end of a night out, asked me to take the wheel of hers to take her home.It was love at first sight.No, not for my colleague, though she was exceptional! I\u2019m talking about the experience of driving that brand- new Golf.It was an eye-opener, to say the least.Not that the car was perfect.I remember in fact that even brand- new, that Golf had problems with the power window defoggers.No matter, I had discovered something totally new.Seven years later, I took the wheel of a GTI as part of my journalistic duties.Then is when I truly understood why this model has survived for so long and remains so popular among VW devotees (as witnessed every year at the Worthersee event in Austria, a massive gathering devoted to all things Volkswagen).The GTI delivers a unique and highly engaging driving experience, one perfectly suited to those who want to enjoy the driving experience.Remarkably, the recipe employed by VW has remained largely unchanged for close to three decades.When it ain\u2019t broke\u2026 Which brings us to the 2019 edition.The exception The current GTI is actually part of the model\u2019s seventh generation, which debuted for the 2015 model- year.The next, eighth generation Golf will be among us very soon\u2026 and it will include a GTI.I have but one wish, and that is that new technologies don\u2019t mess up that winning recipe.In 2019, the Volkswagen Golf GTI has become an exception in the industry, a rarity.Why?Because it still offers that engaging driving experience, one that doesn\u2019t involve feeling like there\u2019s a computer running everything.Yes, there\u2019s a multimedia screen on the central console, but that part of the interior still features a host of buttons and knobs, easy to reach and manage.This is gradually disappearing from modern vehicles, unfortunately.The instrument cluster even includes physical gauges.Maybe I\u2019m being overly sentimental and nostalgic, but I love a pretty gauge! At the wheel, you guessed, the pleasure is constant.It starts with a surfeit of raw power, courtesy the 2.0L 4- cylinder engine that makes 230 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque.The tight steering responds instantly and is always confidence-inspiring.Overall, there\u2019s a near-perfect symbiosis between driver and machine, delivered on a silver platter.This also is becoming an ever-rarer thing in the modern automotive universe and its vehicles that seem like computers on wheels.As a bonus, the hatchback configuration makes for a sporty, engaging car that\u2019s also as practical as any small utility model.Faults?I won\u2019t pretend there aren\u2019t any.  The suspension, for example, is one the firm side of totally comfortable, especially in Sport mode.For that I hold the state of Canadian roads partially responsible, however.A more adjustable driver\u2019s seat would be welcome as well, as would improved sound insulation for the cabin.My wish list would also include all- wheel drive.Volkswagen does include it in the R and Sportwagen versions of the Golf, but as we close in on 2020, adding AWD to this Golf would certainly help it hold its own vis-à-vis the glut of smaller SUVs exploding onto the market.Rumours have it that four-wheel drive may be coming on some variants in the future.Fingers crossed.For the rest, the first images floating around of the 8th-gen Golf show that VW is taking  the evolution route and not upending the apple cart in terms of the model\u2019s design.Phew.The next-gen Golf will also ride on the current MQB platform.Also phew.We won\u2019t know until next year the exact details for the next Golf, expected to debut sometime in 2020 as a 2021 model.But it is possible that with the advent of electric vehicles, that might be the last GTI we\u2019ll get, at least as we know it.But for that edition, at least, we can count on getting a car with excellent driving dynamics and a manual gearbox on the menu.Let\u2019s enjoy the ride while it lasts, at the wheel of the Volkswagen Golf GTI, one of the last of its kind still breathing.2019 Volkswagen Golf GTI - Ode to the car An appreciation of the GTI-badged Golf, with us since 1985 PHOTO: D.BOSHOUWERS 1205 Wellington St.S.569-5959 563-0036 Have a problem?Talk to Fernand! Locally installed.Nationally guaranteed IMPORTS WELCOME HERE! 53664 Estrie region to seek new director of public health Record Staff According to a brief communiqué issued on Tuesday by Stéphane Tremblay, the new Director of the CIUSSS de l\u2019Estrie \u2013 CHUS, Doctor Mélissa Généreux will be leaving her role as director of the public health department as of August 31.\u201cWe thank Dr.Genereux for her passion and devotion which have contributed in a significant way to the development and outreach of public health in the Estrie,\u201d Tremblay said in the note.\u201cWe wish her the best of luck in her future professional endeavors.\u201d Dr.Genereux will be staying on as a consulting physician for the public health department while pursuing new challenges at the Institut national de santé publique du Québec.The position of Director of Public Health will be posted for applications shortly.Introducing Magog youth to summer activities Record Staff Today starting at from 4 p.m.there will be a \u2018Party mousse, pas d\u2019mousse\u2019 at the Espace jeunesse (parking Cabana) in Magog.The event, for youth aged 12-17 years, is an opportunity to visit and get familiar with the youth space leading up to the summer season, and provide a friendly introduction to police officers.During the evening, teens can enjoy a free lunch, in addition to several activities, such as skateboarding demonstrations by the Illusion Boardshop team, an \"Air guitar\" contest and a graffiti wall.The flagship activity where people are trying to knock policemen into a dunk tank, will also be back.In addition, there will be animation and several door prizes, including tickets for access to Cirque des Étoiles Carnival rides that will be in operation at the event.This year, there will be a show by comedian Samuel Té- trault, as well as the presence of \"Shuki\", professional DJ (both from Magog).This activity is part of a partnership between the Mem- phrémagog Police Board, the city of Magog, La Ruche High School, the CIUSSS de l\u2019Estrie-CHUS, the Relay Resources Team and the L'Exit Youth Center from Magog. Thursday , June 6, 2019 Page 5 The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com With the school year coming to an end, Phelps\u2019 weekly sessions will also be wrapping up for the summer.The Border Report Frontier Animal Society Featured pet: Charlie Sorry Charlie, but it seems you\u2019re an outcast.When Charlie first arrived at our shelter, he was, to be blunt, a disheveled mess.Living as a stray, his long beautiful fur had become matted and dull and he suffered from one of the worst cases of ear mites our vet had ever seen.Obviously uncomfortable, in an attempt to soothe the itching, Charlie\u2019s ears were rubbed raw.We don\u2019t know how long he was was forced to fend for himself but being declawed, he was not suited to life outdoors.It was clear he was in desperate need of medical attention and lots of TLC.Fast forward six weeks and we\u2019re pleased to share that Charlie is healthy and strong and more than ready for a home of his own.With such matted fur, we had to give him a rather unfortunate haircut but his fur is growing back nicely and, if we do say so ourselves, he is looking much more dapper.With a clean bill of health, we were excited when that day finally came to introduce Charlie to the main colony and free him from his exile in the isolation room.Poor Charlie was so lonely and desperate for attention.Unfortunately, the introductions didn\u2019t go well.For some reason, many of our colony cats were unaccepting of Charlie.We know that integrating a new cat can cause discord, but Charlie was relentlessly picked- on and was even attacked by a couple of our more dominant cats.Being de- clawed, Charlie could not safely remain in the colony so, much to our disappointment, we have returned him to his small isolation room.Charlie is a sweet, beautiful, elegant and friendly cat who is still young (2-3 years) and ready for a new life as an indoor only cat.He is playful and affectionate if not a little needy, but his neediness is surely a result of being alone so much.We do what we can to keep his spirits up, he has toys and a comfy bed, but he needs companionship and home of his own.Despite being so poorly treated by the other cats, he seems to enjoy their company so in a home with another friendly and easygoing cat, we see no reason Charlie won\u2019t be accepted.If you can give Charlie a loving home and free him from his life in isolation, we\u2019d love to hear from you.To adopt, please contact our cat adoption coordinator Linda at frontieranimalsociety@gmail.com or better yet give her a call at 819-868-2684.You can also just stop by during our adoption open house which takes place every Saturday from 10 a.m to noon at 2405 Griffin in Ogden.Celebrating a record year! By Phelps Helps It has been a record year at Phelps Helps with 172 participants since September in one or more of our programs! Over the school year, we have had 49 volunteer tutors, 60 high school students from Alexander Galt and LaRuche, 44 students from Sunnyside Elementary and 23 students from Jardin-Des-Fron- tières participate in our weekly programs.With the school year coming to an end, Phelps\u2019 weekly sessions will also be wrapping up for the summer.Today is the last day of weekly sessions but we are still offering one-on-one tutoring for high school students to help them prepare for their end of year exams.Students must contact our High School Tutoring Coordinator, Clea Corman, to set up an appointment with a tutor anytime between June 10th and 18th.To celebrate another great year of dedication and hard work from our participant's at the high school and elementary levels, we will be hosting an end of year party today at 272 rue Duf- ferin.Elementary students from both Sunnyside and Jardin-Des-Frontières will come together at Phelps Helps after school for special games and team-build- ing activities.High school students and their families are invited to celebrate from 5-6 PM.Subway sandwiches and snacks will be available for all.We hope to see you there! Phelps was founded in 2012 and has grown organically from a single high school tutoring program to nine unique programs, providing the Stanstead area with free educational and career support.For more information or to volunteer, please email us at info@phelp- shelps.ca, visit our website www.phelp- shelps.ca or call our offices at 819-704-0799.Colby-Curtis Museum presents a new exhibition honouring the St.Francis valley By Emilie Hackett Special to the Record Stanstead\u2019s Colby-Curtis Museum has announced the launch of its new summer exhibition, Waterways of the St.Francis, starting June 15 up until October 19.The exhibition, a collaboration with the Sherbrooke Nature and Science Museum and the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN), will feature archival images, photographs of recent archeological finds in the St.Francis River basin as well as many artefacts from the Stanstead Historical Society (SHS) collection.The St.Francis valley spans over 10,000 square kilometres, from northern New England to the St.Lawrence Seaway, covering the Appalachian highlands, forests, farms, and townsites.Prominent waterways have shaped patterns of human migration and settlement across southern Quebec throughout the centuries.The exhibition aims to show the importance of the St.Francis basin\u2019s in the development of Eastern Townships communities and to encourage the conservation of these bodies of water.\u201cWhat is really special about this exhibition and the Colby-Curtis Museum is that all the objects presented were given to the SHS by members of the community,\u201d said Samuel Gaudreau-Lalande, di- rector-curator at the Museum.\u201cWaterways of the St.Francis offers a comprehensive overview of the St.Francis valley\u2019s history, with concepts of geography, archeology, and observes indigenous presence in the area.It showcases the different cycles of habitat, the 19th century industrialization, navigation on bodies of water, and leisure activities such as fishing and swimming.\u201d \u201cWe added to the information panels provided by QAHN with objects and historical images from our fine art collection that are linked to the St.Francis valley rivers and lakes.We also have many paintings from William Stewart Hunter, an artist of the 19th century, that helps provide the perspective of artists at the time,\u201d he explained.\u201cA lot of his works represent different parts of the St.Francis River in the 1800s.\u201d \u201cOur main piece is the authentic birch bark canoe, which we have evaluated to be dating from the 1880s,\u201d added Gaudreau-Lalande enthusiastically.\u201cIt is an exceptional piece because such canoes of that age are rarely preserved so well in a way that really shows its construction technique.We are guessing that it was made by Algonquins peoples, and perhaps even by the Abenakis.\u201d Gaudreau-Lalande hopes that the exhibition, suitable for all ages, will be a success.\u201cAt lot of these objects speak for themselves, which makes this an interesting exhibition for the whole family.They evoke what life was like long ago.We have log drivers\u2019 tools, indigenous projectile points, flies for fly fishing, and so much more,\u201d he concluded.The exhibition will be ready as of June 15 at the Colby-Curtis Museum at 535, Dufferin Street in Stanstead.For more information, please visit colbycurtis.ca. NEWS FLASH: Coming this fall to the Fox Network: the top reality television show ever! Combining the best of Big Brother is Watching You and The Great Race, the producers at Fox are proud to announce the debut of \u201cThe Great Disgrace.\u201d For the first time on network television, viewers can follow the foibles, fantasies and failures of a sitting president.Completely uncut and unedited, The Great Disgrace will take audiences inside the government of the United States to places they have never been and probably didn\u2019t want to go to in the first place.Follow the President, and most of his family and close friends, as he flies around the globe leaving nothing but a jet stream and chaos in his wake.Be there when he praises Queen Elizabeth II as a \u2018terrific, terrific person .really terrific\u201d and then asks how much her crown cost.Chuckle as he tells outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May that she did a terrific job and as soon as Britain gets out of the European Union he\u2019ll sign the \u201cbest trade deal ever\u201d with her successor, which, he suggests, should be his good friend May\u2019s former Secretary of State, Boris \u201cEt Tu\u201d Johnson.Be on the very edge of your seat as the President talks nuclear disarmament with the tiny \u201cRocket Man,\u201d leader of North Korea.Gasp as the President concludes Kim Jong-un is really a pretty good guy and all that stuff about starving peasants, assassinations and a police state is just so much fake news.Then follow him to Russia and stare in bewilderment as his good friend Vladimir Putin assures him Russia never, ever tried to interfere in the last U.S.election, scouts honour.Don\u2019t miss episode eight when the Fox camera crew takes you inside an actual cabinet meeting.Laugh hysterically as the President reminds his aides that his briefing notes are still too long and must be kept to no more than one page, double spaced and ideally with lots of pictures.Roar with laughter as the President demands that the latest investigation into the 2016 election, his tax returns, and the last golf score he handed in, giving him a three under par, be shut down.Hug your sides and weep when the Attorney General refuses and the President slams the table and yells \u201cYou\u2019re fired!\u201d Critics are already raving about The Great Disgrace.CBS says \u201cIt\u2019s positively frightening.\u201d NBC calls it \u201cWeird\u201d while ABC hails it \u201cAs probably the best thing Fox has produced since the 2005 debut of Life on a Stick,\u201d which many of you will remember dominated prime time for five full episodes.The Great Disgrace will cover every minute as the President hits the campaign trail leading up to the 2020 election.Subscribe now and you can be there live as he promises to bring back the coal industry to out-of-work miners.Thrill to his description of the United States\u2019 National Parks System as 84 million acres of underused real-estate and watch as he tries to make America great again one wall at a time.As an added feature, The Great Disgrace will attempt to go above and beyond a look at the President himself and include in-depth conversations with the hundreds of people who have passed through the White House\u2019s swinging doors during the last two and a half years including several Secretaries of State, a couple of Attorneys General, two or three legal advisors and a handful of campaign fundraisers.Spoiler alert! The final episode of The Great Disgrace will feature an exclusive and candid conversation with White House Press Secretary, Sarah Huckabee Saunders during which she will try to explain how she has managed to twist the President\u2019s endless stream of insults, jibes, inaccuracies, obfuscations and outright lies into nothing more than errors on the part of the press corps.EDITORIAL Page 6 Thursday , June 6, 2019 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Be on the very edge of your seat as the President talks nuclear disarmament with the tiny \u201cRocket Man,\u201d leader of North Korea.DEAR EDITOR; Not only did I/we have the pleasure of dining at the Nanking but i was fortunate enough to be at their auction upon the closing of that fine restaurant.We purchased all of their serving plates in various sizes and put them into use at the Lion for nearly 10 years afterwards.I clearly remember the floral print around each and every plate.The other item we purchased was their Totem Pole.This we used as a magical and lucky prop at the Mondial de Biere in Montreal at our beer kiosk.and it was lucky ! We won the Choix du Public for our Ambree d\u2019Amour.One just had to rub the heart of that totem pole to release the magical powers of the beers secret ingrediants.and it still works today .CHEERS , STAN GROVES DEAR EDITOR: Following the announcement of the CIBC branch closure there are members of the community who came together to address the problem of no branch and no ATM.We have been left with no town access to the service.Internet is not for all people and not that reliable in this area, especially for the farming community.The vulnerable people are especially hit by this decision.This group, Community in Action, is planning on gathering as many people who are available to visit the CIBC, Stanstead Branch on Thursday June 6 between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m.We are asking people to do a small transaction.It is our hope that this demonstrates our need to address the situation many towns are facing.We hope to slow this process in other towns that most likely will face the same situation that we find ourselves subjected to.This should not happen.We are not in a city where we just go around the corner and there is another branch.We do not have public transportation.The last taxi service in town recently closed.We are becoming an island that people do not seek out.Restaurants closed, CIBC branch closing, taxi service closed, local newspaper that has been in existence for close to 175 years is now becoming a monthly electronic publication.What happens to property values, young people moving in and many other aspects that make a community vibrant?If we look around there are many small towns that are doing very well while we watch more and more abandoned buildings, jobs disappearing.We are requesting the town council to show up and support the community they represent.We need to send a clear message that small towns will not be forgotten.You may ask what can be done now as far as the CIBC branch closure goes.Maybe nothing or a rethinking of an ATM.And if there is nothing for us maybe we will be able to set up a protocol for closures of branches and at the very least help other communities from suffering from this hardship.Technology has not reached us yet to enable us to always do on line what we need.Maybe one day but that day is not today.Stanstead has a proud history, a leader in community and business.Why not stand up and let everyone know we will not sit idle and just accept it.Please join us.BARBARA HEATH STANSTEAD (MEMBER OF THE GROUP COMMUNITY IN ACTION) Letters Tim Belford The best reality TV ever 6 Mallory, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1M 2E2 FAX: 819-821-3179 E-MAIL: newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com WEBSITE: www.sherbrookerecord.com SHARON MCCULLY PUBLISHER (819) 569-9511 MATTHEW MCCULLY ASSOCIATE EDITOR (819) 569-6345 GORDON LAMBIE ASSOCIATE EDITOR (819) 569-6345 SERGE GAGNON CHIEF PRESSMAN (819) 569-4856 JESSE BRYANT ADVERTISING MANAGER (450) 242-1188 DEPARTMENTS ACCOUNTING (819) 569-9511 ADVERTISING (819) 569-9525 CIRCULATION (819) 569-9528 NEWSROOM (819) 569-6345 KNOWLTON OFFICE 5B VICTORIA STREET, KNOWLTON, QUEBEC, J0E 1V0 TEL: (450) 242-1188 FAX: (450) 243-5155 PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS For print subscription rates, please call 819-569-9528 or email us at billing@sherbrookerecord.com ON-LINE SUBSCRIPTIONS QUEBEC: 1 YEAR 108.72 5.44 10.85 $ 1 2 5 .0 0 1 MONTH 9.78 0.49 0.98 $ 1 1 .2 5 Rates for out of Quebec and for other services available on request.The Record is published daily Monday to Friday.Back copies of The Record are available.The Record was founded on February 9, 1897, and acquired the Sherbrooke Examiner (est.1879) in 1905 and the Sherbrooke Gazette (est.1837) in 1908.The Record is published by Alta Newspaper Group Limited Partnership.PM#0040007682 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to The Record, 6 Mallory Street, Sherbrooke, QC J1M 2E2 Member ABC, CARD, CNA, QCNA RECORD THE Thursday , June 6, 2019 Page 7 The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com FRIENDSHIP DAY www.proparinc.com 65, rue Winder Tel.: 819 566-8211 C.P.148 Succ, Lennoxville Sherbrooke (Québec) Fax: 819 821-2513 CANADA J1M 1Z4 The Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (a Lennoxville institution since 2000) wishes everyone a Happy Friendship Day! 400-257 Queen, Sherbrooke, QC J1M 1K7 (819) 564-9595 9 SPEID, SHERBROOKE \u2022 819.564.0409 WWW.UPLANDS.CA Heritage .Art .Exhibits .Tea .Walking Tour .Garden .Concerts .More Centre de l\u2019auto Prévost 298 Queen St., Sherbrooke, QC \u2022 819-346-9939 Car parts and accessories \u2022 Mechanic Shop \u2022 Tools \u2022 Sinto Racing \u2022 and more.GENERAL MECHANICS Proud to serve our customers for 50 years! 50th Anniversary 1969 - 2019 215 Queen, Sherbrooke T.819-829-0111 \u2022 C.819-452-1101 swmpeinture@outlook.com Acrylique, Uréthane, époxy, fast dry SCOTT W.MACKEY Hours: Mon-Thurs 9-5 \u2022 Fri-Sat 9-12 From the Archives - Friendship Day 1990 Help for families, caregivers, and individuals Information and Referral Services Peer Support Groups Educational Events & Workshops Tel: 819-565-3777 mhe.info@bellnet.ca mentalhealthestrie.com Mental Health Estrie 257 Queen, Office 900, Sherbrooke, QC J1M 1K7 (Borough of Lennoxville) Happy Friendship Day! Please visit our booth inside St.Antoine Elementary.Published in the Sherbrooke Record May 31, 1999 Published in the Record June 1, 1999 - The Lennoxville Volunteer Firemen lunch has been around since the begining of Friendship Day A map of Friendship Day activities from June 1, 1999 RECORD ARCHIVES Page 8 Thursday , June 6, 2019 FRIENDSHIP DAY newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES BOOK SALE Location: Lennoxville Library (10 Queen St.) Time: 9:30 a.m.to 3 p.m, Information: Lennoxville Library, 819-562-4949 ARTISANS & ORGANIZATIONS FAIR Location: Playground and gymnasium at Saint-Antoine school (indoors and outdoors, 16 Church, access by Speid) Time: 10 a.m.to 4 p.m.Information: Kelly Reid, 819-569-3118 Learn about the services of local community groups and the treasures offered by craftspeople from the region.OUTDOOR MUSIC AND DANCE Location: Eddit-Custeau Kiosk at Centennial Park Time: 11:30 a.m.to 5 p.m.Information: Ann Crawford, 819-569-1376 PARADE Route: Starts at the corner of Queen and Charlotte, and continues on to Speid, Meade, Warren, Bown, Warner, and Amesbury.Time: 10:30 a.m.to noon Information: Karl Hunting, 819-569-3118 Note: Parking will be prohibited along the parade route from 10:00 a.m.to 1 p.m.: \u2022 Queen \u2013 From the grocery store (Provigo, 169, rue Queen) to the pharmacy (Jean-Coutu, 147, rue Queen) \u2022 Hunting \u2013 Entire street \u2022 Speid \u2013 Corner of Queen to Meade Meade \u2013 Entire street \u2022 Warren \u2013 Corner of Meade and corner of Lorne \u2022 Bown \u2013 Entire street \u2022 Warner \u2013 Corner of Bown and corner of Amesbury Charlotte \u2013 Entire street LENNOXVILLE ART GROUP EXHIBITION AND \u2014 SALE (THEME: \"At the Sea\") Location: Amedee-Beaudoin Community Centre (10,Samuel-Gratham) Vernissage Friday, June 7, 7 to 9 p.m.Sale and exposition Saturday, June 8, 9 a.m.to 4 p.m.Followed by a drawing for an original painting - proceeds to Uplands Cultural Centre - Youth programs Information: Jane Loiselle, jmloiselle@videotron.ca Art exhibition and sale by the Lennoxville Art Group FAMILY ACTIVITIES Location: Lennoxville Elementary Schoo (1 Academy) Time: Noon to 4:30 p.m.Information: Kohl Kelso, 819-821-4805 Activities: \u2022 Petting zoo and pony rides \u2022 In?atable games, face painting, and m \u2022 Mascots \u2022 Giant obstacle course \u2022 Train for the children \u2022 Dunk tank \u2022 Crafts for children \u2022 Fee photo booth pictures to take away amazing day with family and friends YOUTH CENTRE \u2013 TOMBOLA Location: St.Antoine School Yard Time: Noon to 4 p.m.Information: Lennoxville Youth Centre, 8 Members of the Youth Centre in Lennoxv manning the game booths.Join them at ACTIVITIES AT THE UPLANDS AND HERITAGE CENTRE Disquise Booth and photo Location: Uplands Cultural and Heritage (?rst ?oor, 9,Speid) Time: 1 to 4:00 p.m.Information: Nancy Robert, 819-564-04 Uplands Cultural and Heritage Centre op and presents an exhibition \u2018Art Bridge.\u2019 LENNOXVILLE-ASCOT HISTO MUSEUM SOCIETY CAKE AN Location: Uplands Cultural and Heritage front verandah Time: Noon to 4:00 p.m.Information: Janice Fraser, 819-564-040 FIREWORKS Location: Atto Beaver Park Time: 9:45 p.m.Information: Karl Hunting, 819-569-3118 Bring your own chairs! 30TH EDITION OF FRIENDS Thursday , June 6, 2019 Page 9 The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com FRIENDSHIP DAY ol grounds much more.y a souvenir of your A 819-821-4805 ville will be t the tombola! S CULTURAL e Centre 09 pens its doors ORICAL AND ND ICE-CREAM SOCIAL e Centre (9 Speid St.) 09 8 SATISFY YOUR APPETITE ON FRIENDSHIP DAY Community breakfast: Location: United Church, Gertrude-Scott Hall (corner of Queen and Church) Time: 7:30 to 10:30 a.m.Information: Deanna McNab, 819-569-6952 Cost: \u2022 Family (two adults and two children, aged 6 to 12): $25 \u2022 Adults: $10 \u2022 Children aged 6 to 12: $6 \u2022 Children 5 and under: Free A fabulous breakfast including bacon, eggs, pancakes, sausages, baked beans, potatoes, muf?ns, toast, homemade jam, and more! Canteen Location: Saint-Antoine school parking lot (access by rue Speid) Lennoxville Volunteer Fire?ghters Association Time: Opens at 10 a.m.Meal offered by the Lennoxville Curling Club: Location: Lennoxville Curling Club (6 Speid St.) Time: 10 a.m.to 2 p.m.Information: Jody Bailes, 819-919-1309 Delicious Smoke Meat sandwiches.Enjoy a meal with friends! Restaurants in the Borough of Lennoxville will also be open all day! SHIP DAY - JUNE 8, 2019 819-822-8055 cell mike.page@valestrie.com 819-578-1965 cell johnpage@valestrie.com 819-563-4466 office For service that makes you feel like family, come do business with family, ask for Mike or John Page.Visit our website www.valestrie.com - Very nice selection of pre-owned vehicles Enjoy Friendship Day! HAPPY FRIENDSHIP DAY 2019! 2600 College, Sherbrooke, Québec J1M 1Z7 www.buy.gaiters.ca or www.gaiters.ca Come visit our booth inside St.Antoine School on Friendship Day, June 8 in Lennoxville, for friendly subscription prices. By Matthew McCully There\u2019s a natural link between friends and food.In the same way that all good house parties end up in the kitchen, food plays a major role in Friendship Day activities in Lennoxville.And it all starts with a healthy breakfast.Since the very first Friendship Day 29 years ago, the United Church has been serving a breakfast.Now a tradition for many of the volunteers that help out with the day\u2019s activities, it\u2019s no small feat getting that early bird special off the ground, according to Frankie Noble, who helps put the morning meal together.\u201cDeanna McNab is the one that gets everything started,\u201d Noble said.McNab solicits the food donations and contacts the volunteers to see if everyone is up to the same job they had the year before.\u201cShe and her husband spent the better part of Friday,\u201d explained Noble, setting up the tables and getting the room ready.The food warmers for the buffet style breakfast are borrowed from The Hut.The volunteers feeding the volunteers are up at the crack of dawn, Noble said.\u201cWe have to be at the BCS dining room at 6:30 a.m.to pick up the sausages,\u201d she explained.The BCS school cafeteria kindly cooks the bacon and sausages for the United Church breakfast.The rest of the helpers are at the church by 6:15-6:30 a.m.Noble said.Breakfast is served at 7:30 a.m.\u201cDavid Price is always one of the first ones through the door,\u201d Noble pointed out.Doug McNab does the fried potatoes.Kristan McKercher makes the homemade pancake batter.\u201cShe\u2019s a former home-ec teacher for Galt, she has a good idea of how to double a recipe,\u201d Noble said.Members of the Davidson family scramble some 50 dozen donated eggs in a humungous pot.Nancy Suitor and Pam Wilson are also part of the well-oiled kitchen machine.The meal includes eggs, hashbrowns , pancakes, bacon and sausage, toast, homemade muffins, juice, coffee and tea.Elevating the meal are personal touches like the homemade jams provided by Christy Smith and Rosemary Butler, and of course Francis Smith\u2019s famous rhubarb jam, Noble mentioned.Maple syrup is usually supplied by Carol Bennett\u2019s sugar shack.And that\u2019s just the food.Many hands keep the breakfast train moving, Noble said, including two sets of two dishwashers, who start scrubbing at around 8 a.m.If they are lucky, cleanup is done by 11:30.Another five or six helpers work the dining room, Noble said, filling coffee and tea and clearing tables.The meal, served in the lower hall of the United Church, usually feeds between 100-150 people, Noble said.\u201cWhatever\u2019s left over, the help can help themselves,\u201d Noble said.As for the customers, they likely make their way from breakfast just in time to see the parade, and then mill through the kiosks in St.Antoine school.Hunger strikes again.It isn\u2019t long before locals have to decide between the Lennoxville Curling Club\u2019s smoked meat on rye with chips, coleslaw and a pickle, or something from the Lennoxville Volunteer Firefighters Association canteen.The time in between meals is usually spent catching up with friends and neighbours, just long enough to work up an appetite for the next serving.For anyone with a sweet tooth, ice cream and cake at Uplands is a must.Over the years, the food at Friendship Day has developed into one of aspects of the event that make the town feel like one big family sitting around a collective dinner table, catching up on each other\u2019s news.Page 10 Thursday , June 6 , 2019 FRIENDSHIP DAY newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Bertrand Collins, Director/Directeur, bcollins@ubishops.ca 819-562-4922 19 Du Golf, Sherbrooke, QC J1M 2E6 THE OLD LENNOXVILLE GOLF CLUB LE VIEUX CLUB DE GOLF DE LENNOXVILLE 9 holes 9 trous Driving Range Champs de pratiques Bar & Deck Bar & Terrasse Reception Hall Salles de réception Get your Memberships now! 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Golf Lessons available, Jacques Pilon CPGA Leçon de golf disponibles, Jacques Pilon CPGA France Renaud 281 Queen St.South Sherbrooke (Québec) J1M 1K8 Tel.: 819 564.7805 Fax: 819 564.9779 Email: turcotte_ga@videotron.ca \u2022 Brakes \u2022 Mufflers \u2022 General mechanics \u2022 Steering and suspension \u2022 Alignment Auto Value Friends and food GORDON LAMBIE By Emilie Hackett Special to the Record Alexander Galt Regional High School (AGRHS) held its 50th annual athletic awards night on Tuesday, June 4.Pipers of all levels were recognized for their achievements in various athletic teams, as Most Improved or Most Valuable Players.AGRHS also presented the Athlete of the Year awards to four dedicated students.The evening was dedicated to Larry Brazel, who was posthumously bestowed with the Jennifer Daignault Award for volunteer appreciation for his many years of volunteering as a soccer, basketball, and golf coach.He also coached his son Michael, one of the night\u2019s most outstanding recipients, on many occasions.Awards in soccer, cross country, basketball, hockey, swimming, curling, badminton, rugby, golf, flag-football, and lacrosse were given to over 60 students.The Matthew Cloutier Most Dedicated award was given to Amanda Andrews of the flag football team and the Clinton Munkittrick Trophy for most dedicated senior hockey player was given to Felix Antoine Dostie.Alexander Galt also offers an interesting recognition to those who have played at least 15 sports over their career at Galt.The \u201cG of Excellence Award\u201d was presented to Michael Brazel, Isaiah Wing, Xavier Fisk, Kaleb Grapes, Ryan Naylor, Britney Aulis Labrie, and Nick Bradley.Emma Schoolcraft was named cycle one Female Athlete of the Year for her involvement in soccer, junior and senior flag-football, badminton, and the junior boys\u2019 hockey team.She was named MVP in the junior girls\u2019 soccer team.As for Lucas Dunn, his hard work in soccer, basketball, and lacrosse can explain his endowment as cycle one Male Athlete of the Year.Dunn also almost joined the badminton team this winter but was busy at the tryout camp for the provincial basketball team.He was named MVP for the bantam boys\u2019 soccer team.This year cycle two winners for Athlete of the Year were incidentally awarded the Ella F.Hoy and Reg Newton Memorial Trophies, which recognized their success in academics, athletics, sportsmanship, and leadership.Britney Aulis Labrie\u2019s dedication in the basketball, badminton, and flag-foot- ball teams, as well as in the classroom, made her the perfect contender for the 2019 Female Athlete of the Year and Ella F.Hoy Awards.She was also named MVP in the senior girls\u2019 basketball team and was the December Athlete of the month for her prowess in basketball.Larry Brazel\u2019s son Michael shone very bright on Tuesday evening as he was awarded the Male Athlete of the Year and Reg Newton Memorial Awards.\u201cThere is no one more deserving of this award than Michael,\u201d mentioned his golf coach, David Beaulieu.\u201cMichael has gone through something that no one his age should go through.I know your dad is still watching you do great things from up there,\u201d he said emotionally.Michael was a leader in soccer, basketball, badminton, and golf, also receiving the MVP title in the senior boys\u2019 basketball team and the golf team and was the April Athlete of the Month for his work in badminton.It was a strong year for the Pipers, as the cross country, bantam boys\u2019 soccer, senior boys\u2019 soccer, junior boys\u2019 rugby and the golf team ended their seasons as ETIAC league champions.The junior girls\u2019, junior boys\u2019 and senior girls\u2019 soccer teams were crowned league and playoff champions, while the badminton team won their tournament.The junior flag-football team was awarded the league banner and the bronze medal in playoffs.The bantam boys\u2019 A and B basketball teams both won the RSEQ bronze medal, while the junior boys\u2019 team won the RSEQ AA silver medal and the girls\u2019 team won the RSEQ AA playoff bronze medal and the QSSSA championship.In hockey, the bantam team won the La Ruche tournament, the junior team were the QIHL playoff champions, and the senior team won the Galt tournament.Finally, the senior boys\u2019 basketball team won the RSEQ AA playoffs, the Visser Provincial (QSSSA) tournament, and the La Ruche tournament.The senior girls\u2019 rugby team is the only team still in the running and will be battling against Triolet this weekend in the playoffs.Local Sports Britney Aulis Labrie\u2019s dedication in the basketball, badminton, and f lag- football teams, as well as in the classroom, made her the perfect contender for the 2019 Female Athlete of the Year and Ella F.Hoy Awards Thursday , June 6, 2019 Page 11 The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Galt\u2019s 50th athletic awards recognize father and son Larry and Michael Brazel EMILIE HACKETT Emma Schoolcraft and Lucas Dunn were awarded Alexander Galt\u2019s cycle one Athletes of the Year.EMILIE HACKETT Britney Aulis Labrie and Michael Brazel, with their Athlete of the Year Awards and Ella F.Hoy and Reg Newton Memorial Trophies. 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p.m.Sunday.For Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday\u2019s edition, call 819-569-4856 or fax 819-569-1187 (please call to confirm transmission) or e-mail: production@sherbrookerecord.com between 9 a.m.and 5 p.m.the day prior to the day of publication.The Record cannot guarantee publication if another Record number is called.Rates: Please call for costs.THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2019 Today is the 157th day of 2019 and the 79th day of spring.TODAY\u2019S HISTORY: In 1844, the Young Men\u2019s Christian Association (YMCA) was founded in London.In 1889, a fire destroyed all of downtown Seattle, Washington.In 1944, 155,000 Allied troops landed at Normandy, France, on D-Day as Operation Overlord, the invasion of Europe, began.In 1982, Israel invaded Lebanon.In 2002, President George W.Bush proposed consolidating 22 federal agencies under a single, Cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security.TODAY\u2019S BIRTHDAYS: Diego Velazquez (1599-1660), painter; Nathan Hale (1755-1776), soldier; John Trumbull (1756-1843), painter; Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837), poet; Karl Braun (1850-1918), physicist; Thomas Mann (1875-1955), author; V.C.Andrews (1923-1986), author; Robert Englund (1947- ), actor; Harvey Fierstein (1954- ), actor; Bjorn Borg (1956- ), tennis player; Jason Isaacs (1963- ), actor; Paul Giamatti (1967- ), actor; Natalie Morales (1972- ), TV journalist.TODAY\u2019S FACT: Basketball, racquetball and volleyball were all invented at YMCA facilities.TODAY\u2019S SPORTS: In 1946, the Basketball Association of America, which would later become the National Basketball Association, was founded in New York City.TODAY\u2019S QUOTE: \u201c In books we never find anything but ourselves.Strangely enough, that always gives us great pleasure, and we say the author is a genius.\u201d \u2014 Thomas Mann TODAY\u2019S NUMBER: 86 \u2014 seasons Shankweiler\u2019s Drive-In, the oldest drive- in movie theater in the United States, has been in operation since opening in Orefield, Pennsylvania, in 1934.The first drive-in movie theater opened in Camden, New Jersey, on this day in 1933.TODAY\u2019S MOON: Between new moon (June 3) and first quarter moon (June 9).Datebook May was a busy month in the activity department.Here are a few of the highlights.Trish Benson-Hortop entertained residents throughout the building with music therapy on the 1st.Residents had the opportunity to see some new games during a presentation in the living room on the 2nd.Laurent and Francis provided residents with a beautiful music performance on the afternoon of the 4th in the living room.Volunteers assisted residents with a Mother\u2019s Day craft on the afternoon of the 6th.The last painting class with Marie- Lyne Fontaine for the spring session was held on the 9th.Jill den Hertog held an olive oil tasting in the living room on the afternoon of the 9th.Boutique Diane held a clothing sale in the living room on the 11th.A special \u2018chic tea\u2019 took place in the living room on the 13th to honour all the ladies living at the Home.National Denim Day was held on the 14th to help raise awareness for breast cancer.For the occasion, we even turned the beautiful piece of metal artwork in the library pink.This piece was created by Artik Metal\u2019s Danny Perkins and unveiled last November during our annual candlelight evening.It showcases our Planetree values and periodically changes colours depending on holidays and special events.If you haven\u2019t seen it, we invite you to see it and the other updates to the library and Home and CHSLD during your next visit.The May birthday party was hosted by the Gore Women\u2019s Institute on the 4th floor during the afternoon of the 15th.Happy birthday to everyone who celebrated.A family and resident meeting took place in the living room on the evening of the 15th.On the 16th, Julie Miller provided residents with a beautiful concert that included harp music and story telling.On the 21st, the fish arrived in the pond.Since then, they have been seen jumping and enjoying their surroundings, much to the enjoyment of our residents.Items for our annual silent auction began appearing on the 7th, and the closing bell rang at 3 p.m.on the 25th.There was also a tea in the main dining room, a bake sale and white elephant sale on the 25th.This is an annual event that is planned and orchestrated with the Wales Home Ladies Auxiliary.Students from St.Francis played bingo with residents in the living room on the afternoon of the 27th.The Minister for the Elderly, Marguerite Blais visited the Home and CHSLD during the afternoon of the 27th.The Roxton Singers came for their monthly visit to provide residents with musical entertainment on the evening of the 27th.On the afternoon of the 30th, a Richmond County Historical Exchange was held in the main living room.Welcome to Hélene Laroche, Beverly Goodfellow, Armand Cyr, Klea Mastine, Micheline Chabot, Enid Goodfellow, Ted Lender, Diane Jacques and Gérald Gosselin who joined the Wales Home family this month.Best wishes to Marion An- nesley who returned home after convalescing with us.Our sympathies are extended to the family and friends of Clare Olson, Ivy Smith, Maria Verhoef and Carole Quinlan.If you are looking for more information after you\u2019ve read the details above, you can visit our website at www.waleshome.ca and Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Resi- denceCHSLDWales for photos, news updates and a copy of the monthly activity calendar and chatter.You can also give us a call at 819-826-3266 for information on admissions, etc., or if you\u2019d like to become a volunteer.We are currently in need of volunteers to do one-on-ones (reading, chatting, etc.) with residents.If you are looking for ideas for an interesting book to read, copies of \u201cMemories Everlasting,\u201d are still available for sale at the Wales Home, Papeterie 2000 in Richmond, Brome Lake Books and the Townshippers\u2019 Association.They are $20 and can be purchased by contacting Rebecca Taylor by phone at 819826-3266 ext.221 or by e-mail at rtaylor@waleshome.ca or making a purchase at one of the locations listed above.Mailing from the Wales Home is available for an additional cost.Thank you to all of the volunteers who helped us to make this month a success.You\u2019re amazing.We\u2019d like to wish everyone a great month and we\u2019ll be back with more news next month including the arrival of the animals to our petting zoo near the pond which occurred on June 1st.Submitted by Rebecca Taylor Wales Home News May 2019 By Danny Seo Another reason why investing in a hybrid car is a smart choice: It gives you more free time.A recent study by the Ford Motor Company showed that investing in a fuel- efficient hybrid car significantly reduces the number of trips you need to make to the gas station to refuel.Over the course of just one year, the average hybrid car owner saved about 10 hours of time from refueling.Which begs the question: What would you do with 10 hours of extra time per year?Do Just One Thing WETLANDS ARE DISAPPEARING Protect them.Become a member today.www.ducks.ca 1-866-384-DUCK THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2019 Dear Annie: I\u2019m a mother to five beautiful children.I do not have custody of any of them.I\u2019m an addict, and I refuse to raise my kids the way my parents raised me.I want them to have and see a better life than I did.Growing up wasn\u2019t great for me.We were homeless.Sleeping in backyards in tents wasn\u2019t cool.My siblings and I had to transfer schools all the time.I didn\u2019t graduate from high school, although I did sure get a degree from the School of Hard Knocks.I had my first kid at 18 and gave him and my parental rights up to my brother.As an adult, I started smoking meth and marijuana and drinking.I was in jail by age 22.In my early 20s, I had my second kid and gave him up for adoption because I knew I wasn\u2019t done with the cycle of drug use and jail.As for my third kid, I have joint legal custody of him because I don\u2019t have stability.And my last two kids live with their father, my ex-hus- band.I\u2019ve relapsed, and I hate who I am today.I want better for me so I can be better for my kids.Do you have any advice for me that I don\u2019t already know?Changing for the better, and getting clean and sober, has been so hard for me.Though I have done it in the past and loved it.I had a great church family and lost them because of my addiction.Help me be better.I want to be better.\u2014 Bad Mom Dear Mom: Few people have easy roads in life, but yours has been especially difficult.Growing up without housing likely left you with anxiety issues, and substance abuse became a coping mechanism.Try to show yourself some compassion.No one ever hated herself into self-improvement.Becoming the person you want to be starts with forgiving yourself for the person you\u2019ve been.You asked me to give you some advice that you haven\u2019t heard before.I\u2019m going to give you advice you probably have.But even if you\u2019ve heard this a hundred times, it\u2019s worth hearing a hundred more: I strongly urge you to attend Narcotics Anonymous, Alcoholics Anonymous or another program such as LifeRing.I believe such a support group will offer the sense of community and family that your spirit craves.Dear Annie: I\u2019m responding to the writer who sent advice regarding adopting an older cat.Their advice was spot on except for their final advice to provide the name of an animal shelter to which the cat should be sent to upon an owner\u2019s untimely death.As a longtime shelter volunteer, the cruelest thing that can happen to an animal whose guardian has passed is to be sent to an animal shelter.Older animals have little chance of adoption, and they will most likely end up euthanized.Is that what any loving pet owner wants for their beloved pet?In most states, there are privately run long-term care facilities for aging animals where they can live out their lives peacefully.Every pet owner should visit those facilities to confirm that they are properly licensed and operated responsibility.Make it clear in your family trust what is to happen to your pets upon your death, and provide funds for their lifelong care.Far too many animals end up in shelters.Don\u2019t add to that population.\u2014 Animal Lover in New Mexico Dear Animal Lover: I was unaware of these until I got your letter and looked into it more, but there are indeed \u201cpet retirement homes\u201d or \u201csanctuaries.\u201d I echo your statement that owners should be sure to visit the facilities personally and ensure they\u2019re properly licensed and offer animals adequate, humane care.Thanks for writing.\u201cAsk Me Anything: A Year of Advice From Dear Annie\u201d is out now! Annie Lane\u2019s debut book \u2014 featuring favorite columns on love, friendship, family and etiquette \u2014 is available as a paperback and e- book.Visit http://www.creatorspublishing.com for more information.Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com.The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Thursday , June 6, 2019 Page 13 Looking for a way to break the cycle of addiction Dear Annie TOWNSHIPS If you want to drink, that\u2019s your business.If you want to stop, we can help.Call Alcoholics Anonymous 1-888-424- 2975, www.aa.org COOKSHIRE-EATON Sunday, June 9, 2 p.m.to 3 p.m.Lecture: QAHN Heritage Talks presents, \u201cThe Witch of New Mexico Road: Irish Folklore in the Eastern Townships\u201d by Grant Myers.Eaton Corner Museum, Foss House, 374 Route 253, Cookshire-Eaton.Details: qahn.org NORTH HATLEY/LENNOXVILLE The Saint Francis Regional Ministry of the Anglican Church is organizing Christian Meditation sessions.The approach used is centering prayer.This is a contemplative Christian practice which involves sitting in silence, letting go of thoughts and emotions in order to rest in the presence of God.All are welcome to join us on Tuesdays from 6 p.m.to 7 p.m.at St Barnabas\u2019 Anglican Church, 640 Sherbrooke Road in North Hatley and on Thursdays from 6 p.m.to 7 p.mat St George\u2019s Anglican Church, 84 Queen Street in Lennoxville.The sessions have already begun.For more information, please contact Sam Borsman at 819 620 6058.MOE\u2019S RIVER The annual Moe\u2019s River Strawberry Ice Cream Social will be held on Sunday, July 7 from 1 p.m.to 4 p.m.at the Moe\u2019s River Church, parking in Ronnie Hasel- tine\u2019s yard.Bring your own lawn chairs.There will be music, dancing, raffles, great conversation, desserts, and of course ice cream and strawberries! LENNOXVILLE The Lennoxville and District Community Aid will be holding a Blood Pressure clinic on Tuesday, June 11 at 164 Queen Street, Suite #104, from 1:30 p.m.to 2:30 p.m.NORTH HATLEY The Lennoxville and District Community Aid will be holding a Blood Pressure clinic on Friday, June 7 at the Library, 165 Main St.North, from 10:00 a.m.to 11:30 a.m.RICHMOND Tea & Talks, June 11, with special guest Louise Bédard from the CAB Richmond, 2 p.m.to 4 p.m., at RRHS (375 rue Armstrong).A social afternoon for seniors to get together.And talk! Bring a friend to make it double the fun.Free refreshments.LENNOXVILLE Mental Health Estrie invites the community to their annual general meeting at 7 p.m.on Thursday, June 13 at the Marguerite Knapp building located at 257 Queen Street in Lennoxville. The main agenda items are: annual reports, financial statements and election of the Board of Directors.Come and learn more about the important work we do to support English-speaking families and individuals affected by mental illness. Light refreshments will be served.For more information, call 819-565-3777 or email mhe.info@bellnet.ca DANVILLE The Directors of the Danville Curling Club are pleased to invite everyone to the Club\u2019s annual Beef & Pork Mechoui on Saturday, June 15 from 5:30 p.m.to 7 p.m.at the Danville Curling Club, 1449 Route 116, Danville.Admission charged.LENNOXVILLE Coffee & Cribbage.Informal Drop-in Summer Crib on Fridays in June & July in the basement hall of the Lennoxville United Church, 9 a.m.to 10:30 a.m.Open to the public and the coffee pot is on.  Come and go as you like!  Enter from Church Street. Info: John 802-365-1861.  EATON CORNER All are welcome to the annual general meeting of the Eaton Corner Museum on Friday, June 14 at 7 p.m.at the Foss House.The Eaton Corner Museum is open Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.to 4 p.m.during June.  AYER\u2019S CLIFF Father\u2019s Day Brunch on Sunday, June 16 at Beulah United Church, 967 Main Street, Ayer\u2019s Cliff  from 11 a.m.to 1 p.m. Come and enjoy a home cooked meal of ham, sausage, bacon, scrambled eggs, baked beans, pancakes with real maple syrup, toast, fruit salad, coffee, tea and juice.Adults $10, children (5-12) $5, children under 5 are free.All are welcome.  TOWNSHIPS\u2019 CRIER ALLEY OOP ARLO & JANIS THE BORN LOSER FRANK AND ERNEST GRIZWELLS THATABABY REALITY CHECK HERMAN Go grocery sho pping with diet itians.When you choos e products with t he Health Check symbol, it's like shopping with th e Heart and Stro ke Foundation\u2019s die titians, who evalu ate every particip ating product ba sed on Canada's Food Guide.www.healthche ck.org Page 14 Thursday , June 6, 2019 production@sherbrookerecord.com The Record CALL SHERBROOKE: (819) 569-9525 BETWEEN 8:30 A.M.AND 4:30 P.M.E-MAIL: classad@sherbrookerecord.com OR KNOWLTON: (450) 242-1188 BETWEEN 9:00 A.M.AND NOON C L A S S I F I E D DEADLINE: 12:30 P.M.ONE DAY PRIOR TO PUBLICATION OR MAIL YOUR PREPAID CLASSIFIED ADS TO THE RECORD, 6 MALLORY, SHERBROOKE, QUEBEC J1M 2E2 Thursday, June 6, 2019 PAG E 15 classad@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Garage Sales 340 Job Opportunities 100 035 For Rent ROOM FOR RENT in quiet home in North Hatley.$425 per month, includes hydro, satellite and parking.Call 819- 571-8918.275 Antiques WE BUY from the past for the future, one item or a household, attic or basement, shed or garage.We like it all, give us a call.819- 837-2680.O C C A S I O N A L WORKER needed, evenings, inserting n e w s p a p e r s .Contact 819-569- 9528 or email billing@sherbrook- erecord.com WATERVILLE Garage sale at 1525 Principale Sud, Waterville from 8 a.m.to noon.On Saturday.Bathroom vanity, fluorescent light fixtures, books, household items and bake goods.Proceeds to go to Cancer research.Today in History for June 6: On this date: In 1683, the first public museum, The Ashmolean, was opened in Oxford, England.In 1844, the YMCA \u2014 the Young Men\u2019s Christian Association \u2014 was founded in London by George Williams and a group of associates.It began in Canada six years later.In 1861, the \u201cMaid of the Mist\u201d became the first ship to navigate the Niagara whirlpool rapids.In 1888, Cornwall, Ont., was hit by a tornado that destroyed 500 homes.In 1891, Sir John A.Macdonald, Canada\u2019s first prime minister, died at age 76.He led federal Conservative governments from 1867-73, and again from 1878 until his death.Macdonald\u2019s achievements included the building of a cross-country railway and a national tariff policy.In 1895, the Canadian Golf Association was founded in Ottawa.It became the Royal Canadian Golf Association a year later.In 1925, Walter Percy Chrysler founded the Chrysler Corp.In 1933, the world\u2019s first drive-in movie theatre opened in Camden, N.J.The first movie shown was ``Wife Beware.\u2019\u2019 In 1944, the greatest combined military force ever assembled launched the D-Day invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France, during the Second World War.Allied soldiers scrambled ashore as planes attacked German positions, and paratroopers secured a hold further inland.Total casualties of the D-Day invasion have been estimated at 10,000 dead or wounded.In 1945, Canada joined 25 other countries in setting up a body to regulate international civil aviation.In 1953, Queen Elizabeth knighted New Zealand mountain climber Edmund Hillary, a week after he became one of the first two men to reach the summit of Mount Everest.Also knighted was Col.John Hunt, who led the British expedition on the world\u2019s tallest mountain.In 1966, leaders of the Presbyterian Church in Canada approved the ordination of women as elders and ministers.Two years later, Shirley Jeffery became the church\u2019s first female minister.In 1976, oil billionaire J.Paul Getty died in London at age 83.In 1981, the world\u2019s worst rail disaster saw seven coaches of an overcrowded passenger train blown off the tracks into a river in Bihar, India.At least 800 people died.In 1984, Indian troops stormed the holiest Sikh shrine, the Golden Temple at Amritsar, killing an estimated 1,000 people.In 1985, Brazilian police exhumed a body later confirmed to be that of Dr.Josef Mengele.His family said the notorious \u201cAngel of Death\u201d of the Auschwitz death camp during the Second World War had died in 1979.In 1992, at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, participating countries agreed to set up new rules for fishing on the high seas.In 1994, more than 35,000 Canadian, American, British, Dutch, Belgian, Polish, Norwegian, Australian and New Zealand veterans travelled to France for ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of D-Day.In 1995, Belgian brewer Interbrew made a successful offer of $2.7 billion for John Labatt Ltd., the owner of the Toronto Blue Jays and Argonauts, SkyDome (now Rogers Centre) and the brewery.In 2003, Prime Minister Jean Chretien opened the $8-million Juno Beach Centre in Normandy, France, honouring the valour of Canadian soldiers who fought and gave their lives during the June 6th, 1944, D-Day invasion.A total of 340 men died and 574 more were wounded during the assault.In 2003, after more than five years of diplomatic efforts, Cambodia and the UN signed an agreement to create a tribunal to probe the 1975-1979 atrocities by the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia in which 1.7 million people were killed.In 2006, Chuck Guite, 62, the former head of the federal sponsorship program, was found guilty of five counts of fraud totalling $1.5 million.He was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison.In 2007, the Anaheim Ducks won the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history with a 6-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators in Game 5 of the NHL championship final.In 2010, Canadian Sgt.Martin Goudreault, 35, was killed by an improvised explosive device as he was on foot patrol near the village of Nakhonay, about 15 kilometres southwest of Kandahar city.In 2011, an Ontario Superior Court Justice ruled Ottawa sociology professor Hassan Diab should be extradited to France to face charges in the bombing of a Paris synagogue in 1980 that killed four people.Diab was extradited in November 2014 when the Supreme Court of Canada announced it would not hear his appeal.In 2015, American Pharoah handily won the Belmont Stakes to become the 12th Triple Crown winner and the first since Affirmed in 1978.In 2015, No.1 one-ranked Serena Williams defeated Lucie Safarova 6-3, 6-7, 6-2 for her third French Open title and 20th career Grand Slam title overall.(The Canadian Press) Today in Hisory By America\u2019S Test Kitchen A surfside treat, California fish tacos feature battered and fried crispy white fish and sprightly pickled vegetables.When done right, they are light and fresh, with a lively mix of textures and flavours.This recipe may look involved, but the components come together quickly, so invite your friends to help.The frying uses a mere 3/4-inch layer of oil (no splattering vats).We made an ultrathin batter by adding two sources of carbonation, beer and baking powder; they provided lift and their slight acidity limited gluten development.Frying in batches helped maintain the oil\u2019s temperature.For toppings, we quick-pickled onion and jalapenos and then used the brine to brighten shredded cabbage.Slice fish on the bias if your fillets are not 4 inches wide.Serve with green salsa if desired.CALIFORNIA-STYLE FISH TACOS Servings: 6 Start to finish: 1 hour Pickled Onion and Cabbage: 1 small red onion, halved and sliced thin 2 jalapeno chiles, stemmed and sliced into thin rings 1 cup white wine vinegar 2 tablespoons lime juice 1 tablespoon sugar Salt and pepper 3 cups shredded green cabbage Tacos: 2 pounds skinless white fish fillets, such as cod, haddock, or halibut Salt and pepper 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup cornstarch 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 cup beer 1 quart peanut or vegetable oil 18 (6-inch) corn tortillas, warmed 1 cup fresh cilantro leaves 1 cup crema For the Pickled Onion and Cabbage: Combine onion and jalapenos in medium bowl.Bring vinegar, lime juice, sugar, and 1 teaspoon salt to boil in small saucepan.Pour vinegar mixture over onion mixture and let sit for at least 30 minutes, or refrigerate for up to 2 days.Transfer 1/4 cup pickling liquid to second medium bowl, add cabbage, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and toss to combine.For the Tacos: Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 200 F.Set wire rack in rimmed baking sheet.Cut fish crosswise into 4 by 1-inch strips.Pat dry with paper towels; season with salt and pepper.Whisk flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and 1 teaspoon salt together in large bowl.Add beer and whisk until smooth.Add fish and toss to coat evenly.Add oil to large Dutch oven until 3?4 inch deep.Heat over medium-high heat to 350 F.Remove 5 or 6 pieces of fish from batter, allowing excess to drip back into bowl, and add to hot oil, briefly dragging fish along surface of oil to prevent sticking.Adjust burner, if necessary, to maintain oil temperature between 325 F and 350 F.Fry fish, stirring gently to prevent pieces from sticking together and turning as needed, until golden brown and crisp, about 8 minutes.Using slotted spoon or spider skimmer, transfer fish to prepared wire rack and place in oven to keep warm.Return oil to 350 F and repeat with remaining fish.Serve fish and pickled onions and cabbage with tortillas, cilantro, and crema.Nutrition information per serving: 699 calories; 307 calories from fat; 35 g fat ( 5 g saturated; 1 g trans fats); 65 mg cholesterol; 530 mg sodium; 59 g carbohydrate; 6 g fiber; 7 g sugar; 33 g protein.For more recipes, cooking tips and ingredient and product reviews, visit https://www.americastestkitchen.com .Find more recipes like California-Style Fish Tacos in \u201cNew Essentials .\u201d (The Associated Press) California fish tacos are a light and fresh surfside treat Page 16 Thursday , June 6, 2019 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Your Birthday THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2019 Let your charm lead the way.Being a good listener will encourage others to open up to you and offer valuable information that will help you make better choices when faced with obstacles or tough decisions.Being able to keep a secret will help you earn trust and respect.GEMINI (May 21-June 20) \u2014 Volunteering can be rewarding, but don\u2019t let anyone take advantage of you.Wisely choose whom you help in order to avoid frustration.Look for opportunities that will benefit you as well as others.CANCER (June 21-July 22) \u2014 Use your imagination to find a way to make a difference or offer a solution that will benefit you as well as others.Express your thoughts and bring about change.LEO (July 23-Aug.22) \u2014 Watch what others do and consider all your options before you decide to get involved in something that is time-consuming or unfamiliar to you.Take baby steps.VIRGO (Aug.23-Sept.22) \u2014 Show everyone what you can do.Step up and lead the way by making a bold move that will gain you attention.It\u2019s your chance to shine.LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23) \u2014 Gather information, be observant and look at all your options.If you face controversy or demanding people, it\u2019s best to be prepared.Facts will be your best defense.SCORPIO (Oct.24-Nov.22) \u2014 If you see what\u2019s happening around you and discover what\u2019s trending, you\u2019ll be able to make interesting choices that will set you up for new and exciting opportunities.SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec.21) \u2014 Don\u2019t lose sight of who you are or what you want.Someone will try to manipulate you.Say no to a joint venture, even in the face of pressure.CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan.19) \u2014 Say the word and you\u2019ll get the support you need to bring about positive change.Personal improvements will make you feel and look your best.Romance is highlighted.AQUARIUS (Jan.20-Feb.19) \u2014 Set guidelines to avoid overspending or getting involved in something that could cause problems with institutions or influential people.Focus on health, fitness and personal improvements.PISCES (Feb.20-March 20) \u2014 Expand your interests and broaden your circle of friends.The more you interact with others, the better equipped you will be to make good choices that will improve your life.ARIES (March 21-April 19) \u2014 Take it easy.Digest what\u2019s happening and be reasonable and responsible in the way you respond.Look for the positive in everything that develops to find a workable solution.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) \u2014 Speak up and forge ahead.Don\u2019t let an opportunity pass you by.If you want something, go after it wholeheartedly.Your enthusiasm will encourage others to pitch in and help.THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2019 One loser too many, one winner too few By Phillip Alder Donald R.Gannon said, \u201cWhere facts are few, experts are many.\u201d In bridge, when winners are few, losers are many.However, on some deals, you can turn losers into winners.Learning how to do that is one of the stepping stones to success at the game.In today\u2019s deal, how should South plan the play in four spades after West leads the club queen?Declarer is faced with four losers: two hearts, one diamond and one club.He has only nine winners: six spades, one diamond and two clubs.Hmm \u2014 troubling.If only dummy had had one more heart and one fewer club.South must try to establish dummy\u2019s diamond suit, making the fifth card in the suit a winner.That requires losing one diamond trick, then trumping two diamonds in hand.How many dummy entries does declarer need, and where are they?For two ruffs, South needs three dummy entries: two for the ruffs and one to return to the dummy to cash the 13th diamond.Those entries must be the spade queen, spade 10 and diamond ace.However, an entry counts only if declarer can immediately ruff a diamond in his hand.The key play occurs at trick two: South must lead a diamond from his hand and play low from the board.Suppose East returns a club.Declarer takes that trick, cashes the spade ace, plays a diamond to the ace (entry one), ruffs a diamond high, crosses to the board with a spade to the 10 (entry two), ruffs another diamond high, plays a spade to the queen (entry three) and discards a loser on the diamond nine."]