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[" \"tr RECORD The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 Phoenix win back to back games Sports - Page 7 75 cents + taxes\tPM#0040007682\tTuesday, March 1, 2016 Maple month has arrived PHOTO COURTESY OF ALFRED WHITTIER By Matthew McCully It\u2019s March break, what do I do?By Gordon Lambie The First week of March brings with it the ever present question, what to do with the kids during Spring Break?Without the usual distraction of school to fill time and keep idle hands and minds occupied, the wealth of time a week off provides can quickly turn into a curse.Many local organizations have March Break Day camps that have been set up during work hours to help accommodate working parents, but at this point it is too late to sign up for any of them.So what is going on in the Eastern Townships in this first week of the month?Opportunities for physical activity abound, whether indoors or out.The sports complexes at both of Sherbrooke\u2019s universities are offering added hours to their usual free swim schedules.The Richmond-Melbourne Cross-country ski club is offering half off the price of entry and equipment rental throughout the week and each of the Townships\u2019 major ski hills is offering its own distinct form of rebate or special deal to try to entice downhill enthusiasts.Mild weather kept outdoor skating rinks across the region closed on Monday, but if the week becomes more win-tery it is worth keeping an eye on whether or not the nearest ice is open on a given day.If not, local indoor rinks are fully operational and offering their usual free skate hours.Moving toward less traditional winter activities, from tomorrow until Saturday, Sherbrooke\u2019s conference centre will host the annual \u201cRelâche ton fou!\u201d activity fair with rides and inflatable games set up for anyone willing to pay the $8 to $18 entry fee.Cont\u2019d on page 3 It won\u2019t be long now till the sap starts to run.Because of all the micro climates across the territory, in some parts of the Townships it already has.As maple producers head out in the coming weeks to do a test tap, shovel the snow away from the doors of their sugar shacks and prep the arches for boiling, they are following in the foot- steps of previous generations and participating in a rite of spring unique to this part of the world.Throughout the month of March, The Record would like to pay tribute to the time honoured tradition of sugaring in the region by sharing your cherished memories, recipes, pictures, and stories.Pictured above is Lloyd Whittier, circa 1920, collecting sap with wooden buckets at a sugar bush in the Cherry River area.If you would like to share your sugaring experiences and memories, email newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com or call the office at 819-569-6345.All submissions will be entered into a draw to win a basket of local maple products.The draw will take place March 28.See Elaine Laraway\u2019s Maple story on page 5 i THE ¦ RECORD get a 7 DAY TRIAL.ONUNE SCR1F*T|0N - Take The Record anywhere with you with an online subscription! iPads, tablets, iPhones, Android phones, laptops! For a free 7 day trial, go to www.sherbrookerecord.com, click on e-dition, then Free Trial and fill in the information.For information or assistance call 819-569-9528 billing@sherbrookerecord.com Abenakis RECORD Study panel recommends keeping school board elections RECORD hoping for double Page 2 Tuesday, March 1, 2016 newsroom@sherbrooker ecor d.com The Record The Record e-edition There for you 24-hours-a-day 7-days-a-week.Wherever you are.Access the fall 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 $82.21.Record subscription rates (includes Quebec taxes) 1 year print: $155.91 6 month print: $81.85 3 month print: $41.57 12 month web only: $82.21 1 month web only: $7.46 Web subscribers have access to the daily Record as well as archives and special editions.Subscribing is as easy as 1,2,3: 1.\tVisit the Record website: www.sherbrookerecord.com 2.\tClick e-edition.3.\tComplete the form and wait for an email activating your online subscription.Weather TODAY: SUNNY HIGH OF -8 LOW OF -9 WEDNESDAY: SNOW OR RAIN HIGH OF 7 LOW OF-19 i J J / THURSDAY: *\tr \u201e SUNNY HIGH OF -9 LOW OF -21 >JJ/ FRIDAY: SUNNY HIGH OF -5 LOW OF-17 SATURDAY: MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS HIGH OF -3 LOW OF-13 Little Potters Dishpan Hands Sheila Quinn Mid-February, standing at the daycare pick-up zone at my son\u2019s school, a flyer catches my eye.The sheet has been outfitted with tear-off phone numbers, and the simple font states \u201cPottery Camp\u201d.\u201cOh, right, March Break! What am I going to do with him?Man, I would love to attend a week of pottery camp!\u201d I tear off the number, just in case.Over the past two years, he had participated in pottery courses given at Knowlton Academy (our town\u2019s ETSB learning establishment of the elementary variety).He adored the courses he took, the first year returning home with a small blue dish-type of receptacle, glazed in a blue that matched my small, prized collection by local potter Lucy Do-heny.I have a lamp, candle holders, a large serving bowl, all painted in Lucy\u2019s well-known Irises motif, and hope to add more pieces over time.A Lucy Doheny dish set.a girl can dream, can\u2019t she?The next year, I learned that he was taking pottery with local potter Qita Reindler, accompanied by a fellow potter with a familiar name - Philippe Custeau.During my days at CJMQ community radio station, I had grown particularly fond of indie-roclc-follc band Harvest Breed.Named for a Nick Drake song, the boys of Harvest Breed had grown up together in Sherbrooke, and managed to keep practicing and making music in spite of several band members relocating elsewhere.Their unique sound kept the audience coming.It turns out that this Harvest Breed band member was coteaching pottery at KA.(He\u2019s also a chiropractor.Versatile, creative fellow that Phil.) That year, my son returned home with a fantastic mask, wide-mouthed and patterned, embedded with little details.I\u2019m quite certain he protects the house from something.As it happened, my son had seen the poster too, or been informed in class with announcements and information shared, so he knew that there was a pottery camp taking place during March Break.\u201cI want to go!\u201d he exclaimed, in that desperate \u201cI have to have it!\u201d voice that children hone.He\u2019s not overly insistent about having-to-have things, however, so I took note.I returned home with Robin Badger and Robert Chartier\u2019s number in my pocket.Robert and Robin met and fell in love in pottery school, namely Centre de Céramique Bonsecours in Montreal.Their business, Down to Earth Pottery Studio, is located on raw and sprawling acreage owned by the family for a century, located on the outskirts of Knowlton.What better experience could I hope for my child than a week spent creating in this beautiful atmosphere?I pined for a March Break of my own.My son lives between two households, an hour apart.Playing organized sports or participating in regular extra-curricular activities has been a little complicated.We play a lot as a family though, so I know his needs as an active ten-year-old are relatively well met.Social time is largely satisfied through time at the school daycare, before and after school several days per week.I wanted to make sure that his March Break was busy, but the goal was that he would feel stimulated, yet return to school rested.I appreciated that he had time off; his stepsiblings losing out on March Break this year due to their teachers\u2019 strike that took place over the very first week of school.Having spent a great deal of time in schools, I know the value of that time off, that break for everyone\u2019s brains.I knew they were sad about not having a breather.Sometimes we propel our children along through life like they\u2019re little business people, expected to perform and grow up, attend, be sedated, it\u2019s like we squash the freedom of childhood right out of them.I wanted a little wildness for my child, I wanted a little something from the calm root of the earth.I knew the pottery camp was the right thing for him.Tactile, good for his brain, would work his listening skills, and would mean a relatively small group to learn with.Speaking with Robin over the phone was a treat.She was warm and fun.Again I felt myself yearning to learn the craft too.The cost for the camp was more than I usually spent on March Break, but knowing the rest of the year our calendar mostly circles around family activity and not opportunities like this, it was worth the investment.This year Robin and Robert\u2019s March Break pottery camp has more boys than girls attending.They work together in the wonderful home studio located in the basement of their lovely house, build right into the rock of the land.At the end of day one, Robin reassured me that he had been attentive and respected his fellow potters-in-training.They had gone for a walk in the afternoon, and had visited with the couple\u2019s horses.With his clay-fingerprint-strealced jeans and huge smile, I felt further reassured by my son\u2019s choice of activity for the week.For all of you out there on March Break, I hope you get the rest you deserve, and top it off with a little creativity - it\u2019s good for you.Stay tuned, next week, part two of The March Break Potters! 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[jsherbrookerecord @recordnewspaper Ben by Daniel Shelton ?Eont touch that^ THERMOSTAT- ITS CQLP1N HERE.' y CUK: mm The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Tuesday, March 1, 2016 Page 3 .Local New The free, grass-roots tutoring and educational activity program is available to any student attending Galt High School and Sunnyside Elementary.Phelps Helps going strong and growing By Matthew McCully On Friday, Feb.26the Stanstead after school tutoring program Phelps Helps held a press conference to announce new initiatives designed to keep kids in school and help them find a love for learning, community and personal success.According to program director Katie Lowry, the event was well attended with the mayors of Stanstead, Ogden and Ayer\u2019s Cliff present, as well as Sunnyside Principal Heather Webster and representatives from Townshippers\u2019 Association and Stanstead College, partners of the Phelps Helps program.During the conference Lowry announced 3 new initiatives; a peer mentorship program, a summer camp, and a new local food project.Lowry also discussed Phelps Helps\u2019 long-term goals of strengthening current partnerships as a means of sustainability and long-term growth.Chrissy Gustin, the parent of a Grade 8 student participant and Louise Lachance-Harrison, a former Phelps Helps participant and now Cegep student and volunteer tutor, shared their experiences.Lachance-Harrison took advantage of the tutoring program 4 years ago.She was in grade 11 and needed help with her math and calculus.She spoke at the conference about how Phelps Helps helped her to graduate from Galt and get into Champlain where she is now in her 3rd year of Special Care Counselling.Lachance-Harrison now volunteers as a tutor for the Sunnyside program.The free, grass-roots tutoring and educational activity program is available to any student attending Galt High School and Sunnyside Elementary.For the high school students, Phelps Helps offers tutoring and homework help on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30-6:00PM at 10 Phelps in Stanstead.At Sunnyside, Grade 5 and 6 students can get help with homework on Tuesdays from 2:30-4:00 and educational activities are held on Thursdays for Grades 3-6.For those with transportation needs, assistance is available.COURTESY OF KATIE LOWRY Me mp lire i Louise Lachance-Harrison, a former Phelps Helps participant, talked about how the program helped her graduate from Galt and go on to study Special Care Counselling at Champlain.Sherbrooke issues its annual Health Challenge Record Staff Sherbrooke T|he City of Sherbrooke, along with Sherbrooke, Ville en santé and the Alliance sherbrookoise pour les jeunes en santé is inviting the population to take part in the 8th annual Health Challenge by registering online at De-fiSante.ca this month.For the first time, the Health Challenge has partnered with Cardio Plein Air to create an event entitled \"The Go Healthy Challenge,\" a 60 minute workout, offered free of charge under the supervision of Cardio Plein Air.The event is scheduled for Sunday, March 20 in more than 50 cities and districts of Quebec, and is available to all regardless of age or physical condition.In Sherbrooke, the session will be held at Lucien-Blan-chard Park between 10am and 11:30pm.Door prizes will be drawn at the end of the activity and participants can win subscriptions to a Cardio Plein Air session.Sherbrooke\u2019s Health Challenge has as objectives the consumption of five portions of fruit and vegetables a day, participation in 30 minutes of exercise at least five times a week, and to establish a good balance for a healthy lifestyle.Again this year, a number of participation prizes are offered through the Health Challenge, including one year\u2019s worth of groceries from IGA, worth $5,200 and 15 prizes in the form of $500 gift certificates to Strom Spa.Man shot in Magog police intervention At around 2 a.m., officers from the Memphremagog Police arrived on Saint-Luc, following a call about erratic behaviour to face an individual in a \u2018crisis\u2019 and armed with a knife and a pellet gun.March Break- Record Staff Sherbrooke A man was shot in Magog early Monday morning during what began as routine police operation.Police fired at least one shot.The 30-year-old was rushed to hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.The Sûreté du Québec has been as- signed to investigate the incident.A safety perimeter was set up at the corner of St.Luc and St.John Bosco streets.Cont\u2019d from page 1 On the less active and more informative side, many local museums, historical societies, and information centres have special deals or exhibits set up in time for the break.Sherbrooke\u2019s Science and Nature Museum has an array of lcid- friendly conferences and special workshops each day of the week to help keep minds active and engaged.The Granby zoo will also be open all week in its wintertime configuration.For those more inclined to recline, Sherbrooke\u2019s Maison du Cinema is holding morning matinees of children\u2019s films starting at 10am, although it is worth noting that the films are being screened in French.Enough activities have been planned by such a variety of businesses and establishments that in some ways the easiest advice for parents looking for something to do is to call up the place you are thinking of going and just ask.Chances are there is some kind of deal or activity to take advantage of.If all else fails and the weather is nice, it never hurts to go outside and build a snow fort or dam up some water and see what happens.2016 Calendars still available!\tik£cenes from the Townships 11 The Record has produced a beautiful 2016 Calendar with scenes from the Townships.\tBR ¦ fm ft\t'-ÿià*- Only $5i while quantities last\tjjgiteîJ\tRECORD Drop by our office at 1195 Galt St> East, Sherbrooke or 5-B Victoria, Knowlton\t to pick up your calendar\t Page 4 Tuesday, March 1, 2016 newsroom@sherbrooker ecor d.com The Record ETSB Volunteer Appreciation Awards 2015-2016 The Eastern Townships School Board\u2019s Parents Committee is pleased to announce that it is inviting nominations for the 2015-2016 Volunteer Appreciation Awards.This initiative has been a great success and has received very positive feedback; therefore we are looking forward to celebrating this school year\u2019s volunteers.While the committee knows that most schools encourage and recognize the valuable contribution that volunteers make within our schools, we, in collaboration with the School Board, wish to hold this annual event where together, we recognize special volunteers from each school within the Board.In addition, two of these outstanding volunteers, one from the elementary schools and one from the secondary schools, will be recognized as the recipients of the 2015-2016 Volunteer Appreciation Award.Any parent, school staff member or principal within our school board may nominate candidates for this award.You cannot nominate a family member and candidates must be a volunteer within the school system, and cannot be a paid employee of the ETSB.Candidates must be nominated on the official nomination form, available on the ETSB website at the following link http://www.etsb.qc.ca/school-board/par-ents-committee/.The deadline for nominations is March 18th 2016.The nominations will be reviewed and selected by the Parents Committee.Nominees selected by the Parent Com- mittee will be invited to an event hosted by the Eastern Townships School Board.Two outstanding volunteers will also be chosen, one from the elementary and one from the secondary schools, to be recognized with the Parent Committee\u2019s Annual Volunteer Appreciation Award.If you need more information please contact Kenneth Waterhouse, Parent Commissioner, at lcenneth.water-house@gmail.com Northern Reflections Meenwach\u2019heewouwan Maskinnou By Jonathan Baillargeon Last Friday there was a big feast at the community hall and everyone in Wemindji was invited to bring a dish to share.The reason why people were gathering was to welcome a group of walkers from Moose Factory, Ontario.The group left on February 5 and expects to arrive in Chisasibi, Quebec around the second week of March.They stopped in Wemindji to raise awareness on violence against women as Julia (fictitious name), one of the walkers, has survived from many forms of abuse.Meenwach\u2019heewouwan Maskinnou means \u201cthe healing journey\u201d.We arrived at the community hall around 5 pm and we put our carrots salad beside moose, beaver, ptarmigan and goose dishes.There was about 200 people waiting for the walkers but there was plenty of food.We could have fed 500 people.The group arrived, they introduced themselves and after grace it was time to eat.The walkers were invited to eat first and then a lady came and told us that we were next because we were also guests.We were uncomfortable about the situation, but we didn\u2019t want to go against the tradition of Cree hospitality in its simplest form, so we lined up behind the walkers.During the dinner you could have heard a pin drop.I don\u2019t often find myself in a room with 200 people who are so quiet; it was almost awkward.You might think, under the circumstances, people weren\u2019t having a good time, but one lady told us that this was a true Wemindji feast; good people just sharing precious time and good food together.At the end of the dinner, the walkers shared their experience and it was incredible to hear about Julia\u2019s story.In her childhood she was abused by her father and she started to drink and used drugs at around nine years old.She got married twice and was abused by each of her two husbands.She later lost custody of her children because of her drinking problem.Looking at her at the feast, however, I saw a woman who looked so peaceful.I could tell by looking in her eyes that her past will be a burden for the rest of her life but now she makes the best of it.As she explained, this journey is a way for her to find \u201ca balance to have love, compassion, forgiveness and wisdom to understand.\u201d I could feel that everyone in the room offered her a chance to continue the healing process.People warmly ap- CONFERENCE IN LENNOXVILLE The Will Speakers for the evening: Véronique Hastir and Robert Downey -ittsXntairr»^ Slefiteôftmentô will Be ôexued.$5 per person, free for Coop/Cass members.Details on site.Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 7 p.m.3006 College St., Sherbrooke (Lennoxville) Ï)e you need a will?(S)oes a will Have to Be notorized in the pwaince of Cluehec ox outside of duehee?Mow to piepwie yowc uM?When and how does a will take effect?There will be a question period to follow.Reservations: 819-564-1750 Presented by &téSÛ(oneeA j!u WM 3003 College St., Sherbrooke (Lennoxville) www.casshomes.ca plauded at the end of her speech and in less than 10 minutes the room was cleaned and ready for square dancing.Fiddlers played and everyone was invited to dance.So Roxanne, Nellie and I danced, or I should say that we tried to.Everybody except us knew the pattern of the dances, but we did our best and had a good time.The dinner surely was quiet, but the last part of the evening wasn\u2019t.People laughed, sang and danced with the walkers.At 10:00 p.m.the dances were over and it was time to go back home.The night was cold and I left the community hall with the feeling that I had a chance to offer some sort of support to the walkers.As of today they are in the middle of the forest between Wemindji and Chisasibi but I am certain that they carry nice memories of the feast we had to offer.L____ JONATHAN BAILLARGEON The Moose Factory walkers on their healing journey.\u201cWatch me, Grandma!\u201d Is your central vision becoming blurred?m Macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in Canada, It can destroy your central vision in a few short months and the ability to see the faces of those you love.If you experience any change in vision, consult your eye-care professional.A incaT\tŒ cnib mnleviiurie,\tviilor heailh riiàofi topr 1 6ÛÜ S63-264Î www.cnlb.ca The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Tuesday, March 1, 2016 Page 5 My Take: Gordon Lambie In early fall, when weather forecasters were out telling people that we were going to see an unseasonably mild winter this year, I heard a lot of celebrating.I really wonder how the people I heard cheering are feeling now, as the re- ality sets in that a warm winter just means rain creating hazardous, hidden patches of ice.Don\u2019t get me wrong, I\u2019m no fan of winters where it is so cold that ice crystallizes in your eyelashes every day in the walk between the front door and the car, but nothing warms my heart like big fluffy snowflakes falling from the sky, and I think this winter is leaving us lacking on that front.Since becoming a driver I have come to understand how snow can be a danger, but I continue to hold to my belief that a heavy snowfall is never as dangerous as black ice, and singing \u201cMelty the Slushman\u201d just doesn\u2019t have the same ring, to my ears.March is Maple Month By Elaine Laraway Georgeville Aha, back down memory lane I go.I loved the farm when I was a kid.About this time of year my dad used to hitch the horses to the sleds and break roads through the woods before he started tapping maple trees.The roads would freeze so that the horses could travel over them more easily when it came time to gather sap.My dad would swing by the sugar camp and load the sap buckets onto the sleds and bring them back to the house so that my mother could wash them.My siblings and I would stack the buckets upside down on the veranda to dry.After the buckets were washed, my dad would return them to the sugar camp where they would stay until it was time to tap the trees.The sugar season usually came during the March break at school or Easter holidays.All of us kids were taken to the sugar camp.My dad would start drilling holes in maple trees and tapping the spouts into the trees while we kids would go along behind and hang the bucket on the spout and put the lid on top of the bucket, to keep the rain out.Whenever we got low on buckets, one of the older siblings would run back to the sugar camp and bring on another load.The drilling and tapping went on all day until we ran out of buckets and lids.A tired and wet bunch of kids arrived back home at the end of the day but the ride on the sleds was worth it.The next day my dad and older siblings would ready the arch, put up the stove pipe, put the evaporator and finishing pan over the arch, make sure the big tub was clean and ready to receive gathered sap, stack wood inside the camp near the stove and make sure all was ready to go.I loved when we gathered sap as I got to ride on the sleds and drive the horses.There was a big tub on the sleds and I would stand on the bands that went around the tub so I could see to drive the horses and my feet didn't get caught Maple sugar time under the tub if it happened to move.My syrup, in what we called her witches lcet- brothers and sisters emptied the sap buckets into the tub and rehung the buckets on the trees.My dad had a yoke that had a large gathering bucket hanging on each end and this he carried across his shoulders.He emptied the sap into the gathering buckets and when the buckets were full, he would wallow back to the sleds to empty them.Dad would then tell me to drive the horses on a bit farther and the gathering of sap continued.When the tub was full, my dad would take the reins and drive the horses to the sugar camp where the hose on the tub was lowered and the sap ran into the big tub inside the camp.When the inside tub was nearly full, sap was released into the evaporator pan and the arch was fired up.Sugaring was begun in earnest.Some days when the sap was in full run, two or three gatherings took place.My dad would spend long hours boiling late into the night, come home for a few hours sleep and was back at the sugar camp very early in the morning to fire up the arch again.The sweet maple smell hung in the air inside the camp.I used to love to skim the foam off the sap with a long handled dipper and watch the sap as it boiled away and evaporated water.I loved to watch as the sap turned to syrup as it pushed its way around the evaporating units in the pan.My dad would watch the front pan carefully, stoke the fire when needed, run a dipper through the boiling syrup and when it beaded off the lip of the dipper, he would check with the syrup thermometer and then empty the finished syrup through filters into large containers.The maple syrup was then emptied into large drums where it was eventually sold to Quebec Maple Products in Lennoxville or we canned maple syrup to use at home.My mother had some delicious recipes that she used to make using maple syrup or maple sugar.Maple fudge was a favourite candy and sugar-on-snow just fantastic.We had sugar-on-snow at the end of the maple season.Mother would cook up a large batch of tie as it was that big, and turn the syrup into sugar.We had sugar-on-snow and the rest was made into cake sugar that was used for cooking during the rest of the year.Desserts were to die for.Plain white cake with a maple icing is still one of my weaknesses today.Another dessert came when Mother put maple sugar and butter in the bottom of a nine by thirteen baking dish and made biscuits, which she put on top.The sugar would cook up around the biscuits as they turned golden brown in the oven and were they ever delicious.We had pancakes too, small pancakes for the younger kids, medium-size for the middle kids and plate-size for the eldest.The pancakes were smothered with butter and warm maple syrup.Oh God, take me back there! Maple butter was a favourite in the morning to spread on toast.Mother also made sugar pies and pinwheels made out of pastries that were baked in maple syrup.All of the desserts were great rewards for working in the sugar camp.There was a lot of hard work in sugaring as when the season finished, we all had to help as the buckets and spouts had to be gathered, washed and dried and stored away, more wood cut for the next year's crop and we had to help pile wood.Of course all good things had to come to an end as March break or Easter holidays ended and we had to go back to school again.M S lives here.It\u2019s here in our community.Please make a difference by volunteering.^ Multiple Sclerosis ______ i^lW Society of Canada _____________ 1-800-268-7582 www.mssociety.ca March is maple month All submissions will be entered into a draw for a asket of Maple products to be drawn on March 28.Throughout the month of March, The Record will celebrate the time honoured tradition of sugaring in the Townships.Readers are invited to send in pictures and memories of their favourite moments around the wood stove in the sugar shack, or out emptying sap buckets waist-deep in snow.Can you remember a time when the season came early, late, or almost not at all because of challenging weather?Do you have delicious maple recipes to share?Can you remember the first time you tried sugar on snow?Send your thoughts, pictures, recipes and memories of sugaring, or even describe the work involved in getting ready for this season\u2019s harvest.The Record looks forward to sharing your stories and experiences.Email: newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com or call the newsroom at 819-569-6345 for more information.I\t1 Page 6 Tuesday, March 1, 2016\tnewsroom@sherbrookerecord.com\t\t\t\tThe Record J-\tA 11)11\tfORIAL\tBailey is not exactly neutral on the issue and feels change is in order.He is quick to praise the white nominees and their work while also addressing issues of concern.\t Movies, Oscars, problems, solutions Tom Cavanagh In a recent CBC evening broadcast on The National, Peter Mansbridge interviewed a young Canadian about his feelings and memories of growing up in Canada.His name is Cameron Bailey and he is Head of The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this year.He is articulate and persuasive and black.The absence of black actors on the list of Oscar nominees was discussed at some length.In fact there was a head photo of the 2016 Oscar nominees.They all looked white.Bailey is not exactly neutral on the issue and feels change is in order.He is quick to praise the white nominees and their work while also addressing issues of concern.Why the white dominance?Should change occur?What items need challenging?Why?Bailey moves beyond generalities.For example there are those on the Oscar panel who vote for nominees but have little familiarity with today\u2019s film industry.They are simply not involved.Why are they still in place?What are their interests?Who cares?They were important in years past but that is the problem.What do they do now?Sell Real Estate?Who knows?The industry has changed and is changing.Time to focus on those who have lived and are living in a changing world of movies and entertainment.Place emphasis on those with experience who live, monitor, and direct change.They need to be in the forefront.Be cautious with the retirees.Bailey is not on a rant.He is moderate and fair in his comments.He loves movies and in that way sounds a bit like me.When asked about the Canadian film industry he alludes to the problems that are right in our face.Audiences are much more diverse today.But the films sometimes are not, and they have to catch up.Or they should.Diversity is the order of the day and touches on actors, directors, producers, writers, critics, -everyone in the business.The stories, acting, and directing may be great and often are but something is missing says Bailey.Although I speak for another age and time Bailey\u2019s questions ring a bell for me.In the fifties I was one of the first to ride the brand new Toronto subway.Passengers were pretty well all white but this registered only in my subconscious.In the sixties the changes occurred gradually.In the late sixties for the first time in my life I informally checked myself out on a streetcar and found I was in the minority.The true north strong and free was changing.Great.Social change came much more slowly in Peterborough, Ontario, where I grew up.Naturally.No matter.We\u2019ve got lots of room in Canada.Letters The Record welcomes your letters to the editor.Please limit your letters to 300 words.We reserve the right to edit for length, clarity, legality and taste.Please ensure there is a phone number or email where you can be reached, to confirm authorship and current town/city of residence.Names will not be withheld but the address and phone number of the writer are not published, except by request.Preference is given to writers from the Eastern Townships.-\tiTHEw 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SftlJRiTY w?Bailey\u2019s commentary on the lack of diversity in the world of film is well taken.He often enjoys films on their own merit and has watched them either alone or with black friends in his youth and later.Yet over time he found himself wondering: \u201cWhere am I?\u201d \u201cWhere are we?\u201d His queries are meaningful for his life and profession.In effect he addresses changes we encounter.The audiences are diverse.The movies have a long ways to go.For example the streetcars, busses, subways, trains all change - and so do audiences.Audiences bring diversity, and the films need to respond to the change.Go back in time and the answer to Bailey\u2019s question is there to see.Sort of.Few blacks are on screen and their roles are predictable and usually silent: butler, cab driver, doorman.Things have improved but not enough.It goes beyond that.I watched the same film menu generally as Bailey.But for me, there was no problem.The movies reflected me and my society.I always identified with the heroes.In a way they were all like me.So bring them on: Henry Fonda, Gene Autry, Marlon Brando, Gregory Peck, George Clooney, Daniel Craig, etc.Interchangeable?No but in some ways similar.The stars.They spoke for me.Bailey asks where he is to be found in movies he viewed and views.To repeat: \u201cWhere am I?\u201d (A black) \u201cWhere are we?\u201d (Blacks generally).Good questions.I am a lot older than Bailey but I am sure there are topics we agree on.He is into movies and entertainment.I am way out on the edges but we have connections.We both love movies, and perhaps I do identify too much with the heroes.At Champlain College I had a poster of Clint Eastwood on my office wall (\u201cIn The Line of Fire\u201d), and Sean Connery on my office door (\u201cFrom Russia With Love\u201d).There was one complainant.Wouldn\u2019t you know?Bailey wonders aloud about the possibility of a black James Bond.Why not?It could clear things up a bit.On my first overseas posting in Ghana I worried that my white skin might somehow be an obstacle in this new country.There was a time when I fretted about things like that.No more.I got my head around \u201cit\u201d on my first posting.In fact I could not really define what the \u201cit\u201d was.However there were no blacks in Peterborough in the fifties and before.I will come back to that subject in a future piece.Just let me say that there were only two high schools in my hometown.St.Peter\u2019s High School and PCI (Peterborough Collegiate Institute).There were no blacks.In 1955 when I graduated from University of Toronto (St.Michaels) we were 146 in total.I just counted them up.Head photos.Guess what?All white.It looks like we might be candidates for the 2016 Oscars.I j jwt- ¦k.\t* GW The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Tuesday, March 1, 2016 Page 7 \t\t\t ¦v\tLocal\tSporfs\tWith 8 games remaining in Sherbrooke\u2019s season the team appears to be playoff bound, seeded currently at 15th in the league with 53 points Spartans finish second at hockey provincials By Mike Hickey Special to the Record The Stanstead College prep boys hockey team rebounded from a disappointing 6-5 opening round loss to their ETIAC rivals, the Alexander Galt Pipers to reach the finals of the 2016 AAESQNeil Provincial Hockey Tournament this past weekend.Galt's Caleb Gaudreau led the Pipers with a hat trick including the game winner at 0:19 of first overtime period.Bryer Smith, Justin Schoolcraft and Hunter Haskell rounded out the Galt scoring with a goal apiece.Christopher Tellier paced the Spartan attack with three goals while Olivier Cloutier and Jacob Ducharme each scored once.The Spartans rebounded with a solid 6-1 win over Lower Canada College and then defeated Heritage High School 6-2 in semi-final action.They then meet Kuper Academy in the championship match where they suffered an 8-3 defeat.The Pipers finished their round robin play with a tough 4-3 defeat at the hands of the LCC Lions.Hunter Haskell netted a pair of goals while Schoolcraft rounded out the scoring with a single goal.The Piper star of the game was the goalie who came out with a brilliant 49-save performance.The winning goal came with only 3:13 to go in the final period breaking the 3-3 deadlock In their final game the Pipers dropped a 5-2 decision to the Massey-Vanier Vikings.Mitchell Stoddard led the Vikings with a hat trick while Levis Chevalier and Owen Page contributed a goal apiece to the winning effort.Andrew Labonte was outstanding in nets for Massey-Vanier as the goalie stopped 40 of the 42 he faced.Bryer Smith and Caleb Gaudreau scored the Galt goals.Long-time Galt assistant coach Bob Halsall stated the setting for the provincials was perfect.\u201cStanstead hosted a great tournament,\u201d Halsall said.\u201cThe Pat Burns Arena is a great venue to host this prestigious event.Hats off to James Rioux and his school for putting on a fine show.\u201d Phoenix win back to back games at home Team is trending in right direction as playoffs near By Dylan Konecny After a rough trip into the Maritimes the Phoenix came back to the friendly confines of their home rink and crowd for two critical home games.The first a matchup against division rival Drummondville, where the Phoenix were able to squeeze out a 3-1 win led by Hugo Roy\u2019s two goal night.Then the next night taking on the already playoff bound Charlottetown Islanders, despite spotting the Islanders a 2-0 lead in the first period after giving up power play goals.The Phoenix came back to defeat the Islanders by a score of 4-2.Evan Fitzpatrick was solid for the team in both games making 31 saves against Drummondville and another 32 against Charlottetown.The second year goalie was the backbone of the team\u2019s defence and was able to make key stops in the games where other goalies normally do not.Against the Islanders facing a 2 on 1 in the first minute of the game Fitzpatrick stopped a sure goal with a second effort stick save.Later with the game tight at a score of 2-1 early in the second period Fitzpatrick turned away a huge breakaway chance for Charlottetown, the play then retuned back up the ice for Sherbrooke and the team scored drawing the game even at 2- 2, before going on to win 4-2 with goals coming from Kevin Gilbert and Daniel Audette.With 8 games remaining in Sherbrooke\u2019s season the team appears to be playoff bound, seeded currently at 15th in the league with 53 points.It is unlikely the Halifax Mooseheads will catch up to the rest of the pack this late in the season, so it is only a matter of what teams are matched up against each other for the first round.Sherbrooke will most likely face one of the top four seeded teams in the league which include two division rivals the Rouyn-No-randa Huskies and Val-d\u2019Or Foreurs as well as the Shawinigan Cataractes and the Saint John Seadogs.The team will be without defenceman Jeremy Roy in the near future after he suffered a leg injury against the Moose-heads in the team\u2019s road trip out east.Roy visited team doctors with the San Jose Sharks in California Monday before returning to Sherbrooke for rehab and to get ready for the playoffs.Sherbrooke will head out to Rimouslci to play the Océanie on Friday before starting a three game home stand with the first of the games against Rouyn-No-randa on Sunday March 6.Canadiens trade Smith Pelly to Devils for left winger Stefan Matteau The Canadian Press T|he Montreal Canadiens traded forward Devante Smith-Pelly to the New Jersey Devils for left-winger Stefan Matteau on Monday.Smith Pelly, 23, had six goals and six assists in 46 games for Montreal this season.He had a goal in a 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in his final game for the Canadiens on Saturday night.He was acquired by Montreal from Anaheim ahead of last year's NHL trade deadline for winger Jiri Selcac.In 195 career NHL games, Smith-Pelly has 21 goals and 34 assists.Matteau, 22, was drafted 29th overall by New Jersey in 2012 but has seen only sporadic NHL action.He appeared in 20 games this season, posting one goal and going minus-nine.In 44 career NHL games, the Chicago-born son of former NHL forward Stéphane Matteau has three goals and two assists.Earlier, the Canadiens claimed rugged winger Mike Brown off waivers from the San Jose Sharks.The Canadiens had dealt veteran forwards Dale Weise and Tomas Fleischman to Chicago on Friday for forward Phillip Danault and a 2018 second-round pick.CANADIAN PRESS At lan rnabas Healt Vaughn / v; I m d i New Jersey Devils center Stefan Matteau (25) was traded to The Montreal Canadiens on trade deadline day.DiabetesThe EPIDEMIC m REACT NOW! Diabetes Québec Information and donations: (514) 259.3422 or 1.800.361.3504 www.diabete.qc.ca Page 8 Tuesday, March 1, 2016 production@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Death In Memoriam Datebook Elizabeth Abbie SKUSE (nee Lane) (1931-2016) Passed away at the Asbestos Hospital, on Sunday, February 28, 2016.Beloved wife of the late William Frank Slcuse and cherished mother of Judy, Sylvia (Laird Lyster) and predeceased by baby Brenda.Grandmother of Amanda (Ryan) and Andrew.She is survived by her brothers Austin (late Anne), Delbert (late Edith), Gilbert (Margaret), Graydon, sister Marguerite (Doug Beaucage) and predeceased by Marjorie, Grace (late Burton Hughes) and Reta (late Alton Burton).She also leaves to mourn many nieces and nephews.Visitation will be held at the Cass Richmond Funeral Home, 295 Principale S., Richmond, on Thursday, March 3, 2016 from 10 to 11 a.m.followed by the funeral service at 11 a.m.in the funeral home chapel.Rev.Mead Baldwin officiating.Interment will take place at the Danville Protestant Cemetery in the spring.In lieu of flowers, donations to the Fondation CSSS des Sources, 475 3e Ave., Asbestos QC JIT 1X6 would be appreciated.CASS FUNERAL HOMES 295 Principale St., Richmond QC PHONE: 819-826-2502 FAX: 819-564-4423 cass@casshomes.ca www.casshomes.ca BELL, Esther - In loving memory of our mother Esther Bell who left us 10 years ago on March 1, 2006.What would we give her hand to clasp, Her patient face to see To hear her voice, to see her smile.As in the days that used to be.ARNOLD BELL EVELYNE MCINTYRE STANLEY BELL MARION MCRAE LINDA KING In Memoriam PATTERSON, Gordon - Our hearts are forever filled with treasured memories of our dear brother-in-law and uncle who left us on March 1, 2004.Love and remembrance last forever Sadly missed by THE FRASERS In Memoriam PATTERSON, Gordon - We remember our sadness the day of your passing on March 1, 2004 but beautiful memories of our years together will forever be constant joy.Your great spirit and \u2018joie de vivre\u2019 are ever with us.Dearly loved by us all, JUNE AND ALL THE FAMILY TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2016 Today is the 61st day of 2016 and the 71st day of winter.TODAY\u2019S HISTORY: In 1781, the Continental Congress officially adopted the Articles of Confederation.In 1803, Ohio was admitted as the 17th U.S.state.In 1867, Nebraska was admitted as the 37th U.S.state.In 1961, President John F.Kennedy issued an executive order establishing the Peace Corps.In 2003, Pakistani counterterrorism forces captured al-Qaida operative Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, a principal planner of the 9/11 terror attacks.In 2005, the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that capital punishment for crimes committed before the age of 18 was unconstitutional.TODAY\u2019S BIRTHDAYS: Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), composer; Glenn Miller (1904-1944), bandleader; David Niven (1910-1983), actor; Harry Caray (1914-1998), sportscaster; Ralph Ellison (1914-1994), author; Yitzhak Rabin (1922- 1995), Israeli prime minister; Harry Belafonte (1927-\t), singer- songwriter/actor; Roger Daltrey (1944- ), singer-songwriter; Ron Howard (1954- ), actor/director; Zaclc Snyder (1966- ), filmmaker; Javier Bardem (1969- ), actor; Justin Bieber (1994- ), singer.TODAY\u2019S FACT: The International Criminal Court held its inaugural session in The Hague on this day in 2003.TODAY\u2019S SPORTS: In 1969, New York Yankees slugger Mickey Mantle announced his retirement.TODAY\u2019S QUOTE: \u201cPerhaps to lose a sense of where you are implies the danger of losing a sense of who you are.\u201d \u2014 Ralph Ellison, \u201cInvisible Man\u201d TODAY\u2019S NUMBER: 5,081,573\t- English-language\tpages\ton Wikipedia.org, as of mid-February 2016.Wikipedia estimates that without images, its pages would fill 2,249 volumes of the \u201cEncyclopaedia Britannica.\u201d TODAY\u2019S MOON: Last quarter moon (March 1).Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada AM nnn w 1 800 567-ACDM Until there'sacure, there's us.Moving to assisted living doesn\u2019t have to be traumatic ASK DOCTOR K By Anthony L.Komaroff, M.D.DEAR DOCTOR K: We\u2019ve finally convinced my mother to move to an assisted living facility.After spending the past five decades in her current house, she is very nervous about the move.What can we, and she, do to make the transition easier?DEAR READER: Assisted living facilities are designed for people who can\u2019t live on their own because they need help with the tasks of everyday living.The facilities generally provide meals, help with taking medication, housekeeping, laundry and activities.They are not meant for people who need round-the-clock nursing care.No matter how clear the need, moving from one\u2019s home to an assisted living facility can be emotionally challenging.Realizing this, assisted living facilities often have people on staff who can help people like your mother to manage their feelings and make the transition easier.It shouldn\u2019t be hard for your mother to physically adjust to an assisted living facility.The environment is designed to meet the needs of an aging body.There are no steps to navigate.The bathrooms are adapted for walkers.There won\u2019t be any more reaching for heavy pots and pans if the facility dining room provides meals.Your mother may feel comforted, too, if she brings personal items to her new living space.This may include artwork, family photos or favorite furniture.The new environment will allow your mother to increase her physical activity and wellness.Assisted living facilities always have exercise classes like tai chi or chair yoga, and many offer physical therapy on campus.It\u2019s important to learn which services are available and take advantage of them.I would also encourage your mother to get to know others at her facility.For almost anyone, in any environment, the more you interact with others, the more you\u2019ll feel at home.An easy way to meet others is to take part in the many activities offered at the facility.There is often a huge variety, such as painting and memoir writing.And there will likely be outings to museums, concerts and sport- ing events.Taking part will help your mother feel engaged and purposeful \u2014 and less forlorn about the home she left behind.I once had a patient who became a widow in her late 70s.She had lived in one house since she was a child: Her parents had given her and her new husband the family home and moved to an apartment.But she was having trouble in her old three-level house \u2014 with the stairs, with handling cookware, with reaching things in the cabinets.Her kids found an assisted living facility.As you\u2019d imagine, she hated the thought of leaving the only home she had ever known.However, she made the move.A year later she said to me: \u201cI loved my old home.But I realize I was starting to hate it, too.Every time something about it defeated me, I remembered my earlier life \u2014 and felt very old.I feel younger now.\u201d Dr.Komaroff is a physician and 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The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Tuesday, March 1, 2016 Page 9 TOWNSHIPS\u2019 CRIER 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 SHERBROOKE (LENNOXVILLE) Friday, March 4 at 3 p.m.: Free conference-concert and afternoon tea for seniors at the Uplands Cultural and Heritage Centre (9 Speid St.).The Genius of Jacques-Jules Bouffil, with English speaker Dr.Pauline Farrugia and the Trio Bouffil (Stéphane Tremblay, Jean-Yves St-Pierre and Pauline Farrugia, clarinets).This concert-talk is part of the \u201cAutumn Genius\u201d series being presented by the Estria Quintet, in collaboration with Uplands.The series pays tribute to composers and performers who have made significant artistic contributions at a later age.Space is limited and anyone who wishes to attend, must reserve well in advance or admission may be refused.To reserve, please contact Pauline Farrugia at 819-842-1072 or at estria@cgocable.ca This wonderful series is made possible thanks to the financial support of the Conférence Régionale des Élus de l\u2019Estrie and the Secrétariat aux aînés.More information on the series at http://pages.globetrotter.net/estria NORTH HATLEY Friday, March 4 at 11 a.m.: Free conference-concert and a light lunch for seniors at UU Estrie Church (201 Main St.).The Genius of Jacques-Jules Bouffil, with English speaker Dr.Pauline Farrugia and the Trio Bouffil (Stéphane Tremblay, Jean-Yves St-Pierre and Pauline Farrugia, clarinets).This talk is part of the \u201cAutumn Genius\u201d series being presented by the Estria Quintet, in collaboration with UU Estrie Church.The series pays tribute to composers and performers who have made significant artistic contributions at a later age.Anyone who wishes to attend must reserve in advance, as places are limited.To make a reservation, please contact Pauline Farrugia at 819-842-1072 or at estria@cgoca-ble.ca This wonderful series is made possible thanks to the financial support of the Conférence Régionale des Élus de l\u2019Estrie and the Secrétariat aux aînés.More information\ton\tthe\tseries at http://pages.globetrotter.net/estria NORTH HATLEY Sunday, March 20 at 3 p.m.: ESTRIA presents \u201cClarinet Trio Bouffil\u201d at St.Elizabeth\u2019s Church (3115 Capelton).With selections by Beethoven, Mozart, Poulenc and Bouffil, performed by clarinetists Stéphane Tremblay, Jean-Yves St-Pierre and Pauline Farrugia.Come and hear this wonderful Eastern Townships music ensemble.Admission charged.To make a reservation, please contact Pauline Farrugia at 819-842-1072 or at estria@cgoca-ble.ca.This wonderful series is made possible thanks to the financial support of Le Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec.More information on the series at http://pages.globetrotter.net/estria LENNOXVILE/WATERVILLE/NORTH HATLEY Lennoxville & District Community Aid will be offering free blood pressure clinics at the following dates and locations: Lennoxville: Community Aid\u2019s office, 1:30-2:30 p.m., 164 Queen, suite 104, Tuesday, March 8.Waterville: Town Hall, 10-11 a.m., Tuesday, March 15.North Hatley: Library, 10-11:30 a.m., Friday, March 4.LENNOXVILLE Indoor Donation Sale, Saturday, March 5,8 a.m.to noon, in the basement of Hope Community Church, 102 Queen Street, Lennoxville.Proceeds go to Cornerstone Food Bank and Hope Community Church Refugees\u2019 Fund.For further information, contact the Loughheeds at 819-563-7750.LENNOXVILLE World Day of Prayer service to be held in Lennoxville at the Greenridge Baptist Church on Friday, March 4 at 2 p.m.All welcome.LAC BROME You are invited to a session of Bible Talks being held at the CLSC Lac Brome, 270 rue Victoria, every Thursday through February and March, 7:30 p.m.to 8:30 p.m.An hour of quiet and reverent study of the Bible\u2019s overall theme, Jesus.RICHMOND The Richmond Legion, 235 College N., is having their annual Green Sale on the Saturday, March 5.Doors open at 1 p.m.Auction starts at 2 p.m.A lunch will be served after the auction.Come and enjoy an afternoon of fun with us.All are welcome.SHERBROOKE The women of Plymouth-Trinity United Church are holding their annual Shamrock Tea and Bake Sale at 380 Duffer in Ave.on Saturday, March 12 from 2 p.m.to 4 p.m.Menu will consist of a variety of sandwiches, pickles, veggies and dip, cookies and squares.There will also be sales tables of home baking, novelties, jams and pickles.Admission charged.Everyone welcome.Think green.Please bring a shopping bag for your purchases.LENNOXVILLE There will be 500 cards played at \u201cThe Hut\u201d, A.NA.F.Unit #318, 300 St.Francis Street, Lennoxville on Wednesday, March 2 at 1:30 p.m.Everyone welcome.MONTREAL Goodman Cancer Reasearch Public Forum -Good Genes Behaving Badly, March 23, 6:30 p.m.to 8:30 p.m., Marin Theatre, McIntyre Medical Science Bldg, McGill University, 1200 Pine Ave.West, 6th Floor, Montreal.Facilitator: Nicole Beauchemin, PhD.Featuring: over 100 years of evidence for breast cancer predisposing genes: 20 years since their discovery, with Patricia Tonin, PhD; Curioser and courioser: new findings in rare ovarian tumors with William Foulkes, MBBS, PhD, FRCPC; Dicer mutations: from human tumors to model systems, and then back again, with Thomas F.Duchaine, PhD.Registration: www.alumni.mcgill.ca/events/GCR-Cpublicforum or contact Ms.Annette Novak 514-398-4970, email events .gcrc@mcgill.ca.RICHMOND The public is invited to attend the free viewing of the DVD \u201cScots Heritage in Richmond County and Vicinity\u201d on Thursday evening, March 3 at 6:30 in the Wales Home main living room.This is an updated version of information and photos collected by the Richmond County Historical Society.\u2022 \u2022 \u2022 This column accepts items announcing events organized by churches, service clubs and recognized charitable institutions for a $7.00 fee, $10.00 for 2 insertions of same notice, $13.00 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, 1195 Galt St.East, Sherbrooke, Quebec, JIG 1Y7, be signed and include a telephone number and payment.Telephone requests will not be accepted.Admission charges and trade names will be deleted.No dances.f iiifiL Happy 90th Birthday Edith Harrison MacLeod Tuesday, March 1, 2016 From daughter-in-law Melinda and friend Norma F At the age of 3, he is still drinking formula from a bottle and eating very little real food TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2016 Dear Annie: I have eight grandchildren and I love them all.I make sure to spend equal amounts of time and care with each one of them.The problem is my son\u2019s 3-year-old child.My son and his wife live with his mother-in-law in another state.I have been unable to see this grandson, because the wife and her mother are so afraid of colds that they will leave the grocery if someone so much as sneezes.When I first flew down to meet the new baby, my son called me in the rental car to say that I was not allowed to come because I had a cold three weeks earlier.I was able to negotiate meeting them at a nearby restaurant, but I was not allowed to hold the baby.The mother-in-law came and took the child home before the meal was served.Yet, my daughter-in-law refuses to vaccinate the boy against more serious diseases.She also lets him climb out of his car seat because he fusses in it, which exposes him to the risk of death from a minor car accident.When I send Christmas presents, she opens them early and hands them to the child, never saying they Annie\u2019s Mailbox are from me.I have sent him clothes, but have never seen a picture of him in anything but a T-shirt and diaper.At the age of 3, he is still drinking formula from a bottle and eating very little real food.I am worried about the mental and physical health of this child, not to mention my own sadness that we can\u2019t have a relationship.Is there anything I can do?\u2014 Perplexed Grandmother Dear Perplexed: Is your son not involved in these decisions?It doesn\u2019t bother him that his son isn\u2019t belted into a car seat?Or that he is still getting most of his nutrition from infant formula?And we won\u2019t get into the anti-vaxx movement, which, although well-intentioned, we disagree with.Please gently suggest to your son that he speak about these things with the child\u2019s pediatrician, to be certain he is caring for his son in the best possible way.If he disagrees with his wife\u2019s child-rearing methods, he should not be a coward about it.Even so, there are limits to what you can do about your relationship with your grandson other than continue to keep in touch, visit whenever possible and maintain the most compassionate communication you can with the boy\u2019s mother.Dear Annie: \u201cOut of the Loop\u201d says her grown daughters send wish lists for holidays and birthdays that include e-books.If she wants to send something they can open on the actual day, she ought to look into gift cards.Plenty of places offer them for e-books.These days, gift cards for many businesses, online and not, are available at grocery stores, drug stores, big-box stores, etc.It\u2019s one-stop shopping for you and the kids can buy whatever they want.\u2014 Roanoke, Virginia Dear Virginia: Thank you for mentioning a gift card for an e-book, or more generally, for an online store that carries e-books.Annie\u2019s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column.Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@creators.com, or write to: Annie\u2019s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.You can also find Annie on Facebook at Facebook.com/AskAnnies. 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