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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 When the doctor becomes the patient Page 7 First Antigen tests approved by Health Canada Page 3 $1.00 + taxes PM#0040007682 Thursday, October 8, 2020 A drive-by birthday By Gordon Lambie Premier Francois Legault mentioned in passing toward the end of his Wednesday afternoon press conference that the decision had been made to postpone the school board elections scheduled to take place on November 1.\u201cWe had a recommendation from public health to postpone because of the current situation with the pandemic,\u201d Legault said, adding.\u201cWe always follow the recommendations of public health.\u201d No information was offered at this point about when the province\u2019s English-language school boards can expect to restart their election.Legault mentioned the postponement in response to a question during a conference focused on encouraging Quebecers to stay home and keep their distance from others.\u201cYou can go to school, or to work, but otherwise, stay home,\u201d the Premier said, warning of worrying fragility in the healthcare system The daily number of new COVID-19 cases in Quebec dipped back under 1,000 for the ?rst time in nearly a week, with a reported total of 900.The total number of deaths climbed to 5,906, while the number of hospitalizations increased by 12 compared to the previous day, for a cumulative total of 409, nearly double the number of just two weeks ago.Among these, the number of people in intensive care decreased by 5, for a total of 62.In the Estrie region the total went up by 23 to 1,925 cases with seven hospitalizations and one person in intensive care.No new deaths were reported in the territory.The Record\u2019s E-Edition allows you to read the full edition of the paper without leaving your home 24/7.The best way to stay abreast of local news.To subscribe, go to www.sherbrookerecord.com.Click on E-Edition and follow the simple instructions.And then start enjoy The Record for as little as $9.78 plus tx per month.Enjoy The Record online Already a print subscriber?Get the E-Edition free! 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COURTESY KASSANDRA NORRIE By Gordon Lambie Not able to get together with their friend Taylor Matthews to celebrate her sixth birthday because of the restrictions currently in place to ?ght the spread of COVID-19, Alice and Charlotte Cox decided to take a creative approach.Knowing that Taylor and her mom would be heading down the road on the way to and from school on Tuesday, the sisters set up a sign to wish her a happy birthday and enjoyed some physically distanced cupcakes, outdoors, at the end of the day.School board elections postponed Page 2 Thursday, October 8, 2020 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Ben by Daniel Shelton 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.Weather TODAY: MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD HIGH 8 LOW -3 FRIDAY: SUNNY HIGH 10 LOW 4 SATURDAY: PERIODS OF RAIN HIGH 16 LOW 1 SUNDAY: SUNNY HIGH 12 LOW 2 MONDAY: 60 PER CENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS HIGH 14 LOW 7 The History of Canadian Trumpsgiving While most people are familiar with the story of the ?rst American Trumpsgiving\u2014the pilgrims, the feast at the golf course owned by the pilgrims, inviting the natives to join the feast, assessing the natives a service charge for the feast, taking away the natives\u2019 health care immediately after the feast\u2014the story of Canada\u2019s Trumpsgiving is less well known.Canada\u2019s ?rst Trumpsgiving may actually pre-date the feast at Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1621, which was 399 years before the U.S.federal election November 3 when Donald Trump will hopefully suffer the humiliating defeat he so mightily deserves.As the story goes, in 1578, British explorer Martin Frobisher and his crew paused to give thanks for safe passage in what is now Nunavut, a place Donald Trump would undoubtedly describe as an \u201cicehole,\u201d except he wouldn\u2019t say \u201cice.\u201d Later, in 1606, Samuel de Champlain introduced the Ordre de Bon Trumps in the settlement of Port-Royal in New France.These were regular feasts held by the settlers and the Mi\u2019kmaq people to give thanks and break up the long winter months.No one wore masks back then because they didn\u2019t have the science to understand how viruses spread.(We do now, of course, and yet here we are.) No pampered uber- narcissist told the Mi\u2019kmaq, \u201cDon\u2019t let smallpox dominate your lives.\u201d No, they just got sick and died.That\u2019s still happening, thanks to that hateful misinformation spreader with a litter box for brains.Consequently, many believe that Canada\u2019s Trumpsgiving predates the American version, and it de?nitely predates what has to be the most incompetent and corrupt presidency in U.S.history.Nonetheless, the traditions of the modern Canadian Trumpsgiving owe much to the celebration to the south, which Trump would whine is another example of Canada taking advantage of the U.S., as we have done for many years.Sure, you orange fart sack\u2026 Traditional foods associated with Trumpsgiving, for instance, were likely ?rst introduced in the Maritimes by United Empire Loyalists, who certainly weren\u2019t the last people wanting to get the hell out of the United States.Among these traditional foods is turkey.In Canada, approximately 2.5 million turkeys are consumed each year at Trumpsgiving.During U.S.Trumpsgiving, the number is 45 million.That\u2019s a lot of slaughtered birds, though Trump would no doubt retweet a conspiracy theory claiming that they died of pre-existing conditions, such as being too dumb and slow, like U.S.Representative Matt Gaetz.Trump\u2019s Trumpsgiving turkey, by the way, would of course have all white meat.His favourite part would be the Trumpstick.It\u2019s the biggest Trumpstick, you wouldn\u2019t believe, probably the biggest in history.No one has ever seen a bigger Trumpstick.Trumpstick\u2026 I\u2019ll give you a Trumpstick.And, while we\u2019re at it, a good stuf?ng\u2026 Trumpsgiving turkey is often served with mashed principles, gravy train, squashed dreams, carrots and lies and cheat potatoes.The main course is usually followed by Trumpkin pie and other just desserts.But does anyone really have an appetite for this anymore?Originally, the of?cial holiday for Canadian Trumpsgiving was November 6, but that was considered too close to Remembrance Day, a day of respect and somber re?ection, two qualities Donald Trump and his craven enablers have never shown in their lives.So the holiday was moved to the second Monday in October, making it closer to the fall harvest and just three weeks before that jackass and his lying passel of dehumanizing dirtbags have defeat thrown in their mask-mocking faces.Because we can\u2019t do four more years of Trump.Not just the Trump people of the United Trump States, but all Trump of us in the Trump world.It has Trump all become Trump too Trump much.Traditional Trump Canadian Trumpsgiving Trump activities include Trump getting together with Trump family, raking Trump leaves, going for Trump long Trump walks, Trump eating that Trump delicious Trump Trumpsgiving dinner, scrolling Trump through Trump Twitter to see the latest Trump atrocities Trump that asinine Trump Trump has in?icted on Trump his country Trump and Trump the world, giving Trump thanks we don\u2019t Trump live in the Trump United Trump States with a Trump president like Trump Donald Trump, and yet losing Trump sleep over Trump Trump\u2019s hateful, Trump-serving Trumpresidency that, like this Trump column, has gone on far too long.Way to Trump ruin Canadian Trumpsgiving, Trump! *With acknowledgement of www.canadashistory.ca for the factual, un-Trump- related historical details contained herein.Ross Murray WETLANDS ARE DISAPPEARING Protect them.Become a member today.www.ducks.ca 1-866-384-DUCK The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Thursday, October 8, 2020 Page 3 Local News Health Canada has authorized the tests as \u2018point-of-care\u2019 tests, which means that they can be used by trained health professionals in pharmacies, walk-in clinics, or doctor\u2019s of?ces.By Reann Fournier Special to The Record The Government of Canada has signed a new agreement with Abbott Rapid Diagnostics earlier this week for the purchase of up to 20.5 million Panbio COVID-19 Antigen rapid tests in an effort to increase testing for COVID-19 across the country.These tests are the ?rst antigen devices approved by Health Canada, and can produce results in less than 20 minutes.According to a statement from Health Canada following the announcement, this technology is used to identify if a person is infected with COVID-19 and works by detecting speci?c proteins associated with the virus.The tests will be distributed to provinces and territories, especially COVID-19 hotspots as the need for testing spikes and the number of cases climb.Health Canada has authorized the tests as \u2018point-of-care\u2019 tests, which means that they can be used by trained health professionals in pharmacies, walk-in clinics, or doctor\u2019s of?ces.\u201cThe strategy is to enhance the capacity of provinces and territories to keep up with the increasing demand for tests,\u201d said Public Services and Procurement Minister, Anita Anand in the press release announcing the news.Anand pointed out that throughout the pandemic, there has been debate around testing centers in the country and push for the government to improve testing, making it more accessible, easier, and ?nding ways to cut down on wait times.This new form of testing will not be a replacement for the standardized model, but an enhancement of the offering.Anand said that an initial 8.5 million tests will be distributed, and that if the government is satis?ed with the test\u2019s performance, another 12.5 million will be available for order.Patty Hadju, Minister of Health, described testing as a \u2018key pillar\u2019 in Canada\u2019s response to the pandemic.\u201cThis is why Health Canada has prioritized the review of all types of COVID-19 tests,\u201d commented Hadju.The approval of new testing methods will provide extra support for healthcare of?cials.\u201cThis new agreement with Abbott Rapid Diagnostics adds to our growing roster of rapid tests,\u201d said Anand, \u201cwhich will support our healthcare professionals in targeting and responding to new outbreaks of the virus.\u201d Record Staff With thousands of Quebecers still working from home, Québec solidaire MNA Émilise Lessard-Therrien said the Coalition Avenir Québec government has done little to improve Internet quality for 340,000 households in need of better connection.In a press release, Lessard-Therrien called on the provincial government to immediately establish a public ?bre optic network.Quebecers deserve a good Internet connection at an affordable price, she explained, this is the bare minimum, especially during these times.\u201cHundreds of thousands of Quebecers still have to be patient and work from home with a connection that is insuf?cient for their professional needs [\u2026] so many families are still deprived of decent Internet access when it\u2019s a service that has never been more essential,\u201d said Lessard-Therrien.She said that back in 2018, one of the CAQ\u2019s election campaign promises was to connect those 340,000 undeserved households with high-speed Internet connections.Two years later, roughly 7,000 of those homes have a reliable Internet connection, Lessard-Therrien continued.\u201cWe must break the telecom cartel and set up a public ?bre optic network, as Québec solidaire has been proposing for years,\u201d she said, adding that the government cannot rely on the goodwill of Bell or Telus.During its election campaign, Québec solidaire proposed a public ?bre optic network to provide a more affordable and better quality Internet for the entire province \u2014 at least 100 Mb/s \u2014 and beginning with the regions often neglected by large telecommunications companies.First Antigen tests approved by Health Canada Québec solidaire calls on provincial government to improve Internet access Correction Wednesday\u2019s article \u201cPrize trout caught by 93-year-old Wales Home resident\u201d referred to The Resident in question, Keith Baldwin, as 93 years old when he is, in fact 97.The Record regrets this error.Record Staff The Fondation de la faune du Québec increased its ?nancial aid for the Endangered Wildlife Program to $301,353 thanks to a $141,635 funding boost from the Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs.The new funds allowed the foundation to approve sixteen future projects under the program.Among the projects accepted, a couple aim to protect and develop habitats for the spiny softshell turtle in Lake Champlain and for the Blanding\u2019s turtle in the Outaouais.Another project hopes to reduce the disturbance of the piping plover in the Magdalen Islands, and monitor and protect chimney swifts.There is also a voluntary conservation project with private landowners in Centre-du- Québec.They want to promote the protection of three species of bats: the little brown bat, the northern bat and the eastern pipistrelle in Canada.These are just a few of the approved projects for 2020, the rest of the list can be found at https://fondationdelafaune.qc.ca/.President of the Fondation de la faune du Québec Jean-Claude D\u2019Amours said the projects are essential to protecting the province\u2019s threatened or vulnerable wildlife species.The Endangered Wildlife Program helps take action against biodiversity loss.\u201cThey make it possible to carry out actions for the protection and development of wildlife habitats as well as actions for the acquisition or transfer of knowledge,\u201d he said.Forests, Wildlife and Parks Minister Pierre Dufour added that the objective of his department is to stop the decline of threatened or vulnerable species and restore the habitats in which they live.The program is a major contribution to the provincial government\u2019s wildlife protection effort.\u201cWe have this mission at heart and wish to reduce the effects of the degradation and depletion of natural habitats in Québec,\u201d said Dufour.Wildlife protection program adds funds to support conservation projects Page 4 Thursday, October 8, 2020 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Mental Illness Awareness Week Oct.4 to 10, 2020 All You Cannot See: Some Preoccupations (& Obsessions) of the Mentally Ill Submitted by P.R.Suitor When I was forced to return home in 2008 after four years of living in Montreal, my whole life was a shamble; my psyche - a collapsed mess of the broken shards.At that point I was no longer able to see any further than the limits of my inside, and the outside world registered as a dim blur ready to burn me anytime I reached out towards it.I had struggled on my own, in an increasing darkness and confusion for most of my time in Montreal.I coped in any way I found close to me; which was destructive in itself.I was a one-man army ?ghting something inside myself that was growing and taking more control over me by the day.I could only describe my mental condition with the phrase I repeated over and over: \u201csomething\u2019s not right.\u201d When I ?nally got diagnosed, it brought clarity of de?nition to what I had been \u2013 futilely \u2013 ?ghting against.Severe anxiety disorder.Episodic depression.Agoraphobia.Add the word chronic.I could not walk myself to the corner to buy a newspaper without experiencing an attack.I spent days and weeks in bed trying to ?nd the energy to drag myself out to nibble on something or go to the bathroom.Tears ran down my face daily.I could not tell you why.As well, any social gathering I was not able to withstand; my anxiety would not allow it.I spent days alone & lonely, focusing on all the things I was no longer able to do, and the friends I was fast losing contact with; continually saying No to their invitations.Disappointment.Disappointment goes along with being mentally unwell.Aside from not being able to work, I can think of innumerable cancelled social dates & appointments, the major events in the lives of those close to me forever missed.I stopped experiencing the outside world as my mind\u2019s eye moved of necessity to its preoccupations inside.The feeling of failure pervades all you do or do not do.Guilt.The feeling of doing so \u2018little\u2019 throws one\u2019s sense of self-worth into incessant disequilibrium, and feelings of guilt towards society, family and friends, is always on high alert.You begin to say sorry for everything you do or do not do.You begin to apologize for existing; for taking up even the small space you are occupying.Life around you seems to speed up as you slow down, try to cope; and dipping one\u2019s big toe back in the rapids becomes all the more daunting and seemingly \u2018impossible.\u2019 The mentally unwell can become quite sel?sh without knowing it or wanting to.This is the nature of mental illness; one must become so preoccupied with one\u2019s own internal goings on out of necessity one must ditch what if cannot take.Like a plane too heavy to get off the ground, something must be unloaded.Physical toll.One of the hardest things for those outside to see is the physical toll chronic anxiety takes on the individual.The empty pit of exhaustion of depression.The mind & body can feel as though it has run a full marathon up a mountain in monsoon rains on a daily basis.Exhausted &confused, which shrinks your outside experiences further as the energy needed simply cannot be mustered.Support.I am very lucky to have strong support from family and friends.What must be remembered is there are just as many without any sort of close support.For which I am all the more indebted to those close me.The feeling that a person or persons believe in you is a major boost.Therapists, social workers, support groups like the MHE, as well as supervised lodgings such as Mon Shack have all can helped me put back together something resembling a Life.After struggling for so long, I no longer knew what was.If you do nothing else, Seek Help.Medication.I hate taking heavy prescription medication, however, my hatred for it has subsided into a dull throb I feel only once in a while, because at some point one can no longer function without its help.Taking medication to be able to function out in the world with other people can throw your self- worth for a loop, as each time you open a pill bottle reminds you that you need these to be out there with the others.Make yourself accountable to something.This works.Making yourself accountable can be a major help in taking minor steps: simply getting out of bed, taking a shower, making a meal, going for a walk.All these things when ill and taken individually seem like they would take more energy than you will have in the next ?ve days.If you can make yourself accountable to something: a person of strong bond you make a promise to, a project, something, anything, to give you some motivation.Functional being & being oneself.In reverting to survival mode, you again lose any sense of self, which can be an existential crisis on its own.On the recovery from mental unwellness it is not just absent, it has been lost.Many things can get you functional again, feeling truly like oneself can only be done by You.Many times, I was ready to give up.I have never attempted suicide, but I understand those who do.One does not necessarily want to die.One wants more than anything in the world to ?nd relief from non-stop suffering, even for a minute, and become desperate to do this in any way one can ?nd.No matter how ugly it seems from my current perspective, I love life and want to live it.I became so worn down ?ghting my own personal war, it was hard to believe anything good is out there, simply because I did not have the strength to see further than my own obsessions.All this ultimately breeds insecurities into the everyday life and mind of the individual.It has been twelve years since I returned to my native town from Montreal.I will tell you, if you suffer from mental illness you will fail at tasks large and small, many times over.That\u2019s OK.A Samuel Beckett line I keep in mind: \u201cEver tried.Ever failed.No matter.Try again.Fail again.Fail better.\u201d This goes along with the other mantra I keep knocking around my mind \u2013 there\u2019s always tomorrow to try again.You must keep trying.When I ?rst moved home, I could not go anywhere on my own.I now live on my own.It was ten years before I could ride the bus, but with a determined patience and dedication, social workers at Mon Shack helped me to the point where I can now take the bus on my own; within limits.None of these things are easy to admit, at thirty-six years old.One important thing I learned is to never be ashamed.You think you should feel this way; others will make you feel this way.By far one of the hardest things to achieve.Once you stop feeling ashamed of your condition, you are not mended, but you will feel a whole lot better about yourself and place in the world.There is still a lot more to be said, and gaps to be ?lled in.My mental illness is a part of me.I know this now.It is not something you can just shake off as a heavy sweater when it gets too hot.Where I go, it goes, and though I still struggle on an almost daily basis, I have again become strong enough not to let it take me for all I have got, and leave nothing of me.I am more myself than I have been at any point in the last sixteen years of struggle.Resources: Mental Health Estrie (MHE) is a non-pro?t community organization committed to providing information, support, education and advocacy to English-speaking families and individuals in Estrie impacted by mental illness.Services are currently available remotely by phone (819-565-3777) and email (mhe.info@bellnet.ca).We invite you to \u201clike\u201d our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/MentalHealthEstrie/ for updates and links to articles, guides and ideas for coping strategies or visit our website at www.mentalhealthestrie.com.Mon Shack\u2026 Mes Choix\u2026 Mon Avenir!: 819-481-0385 (supervised housing for individuals 18-35 living with a mental health problem).Urgence Detresse Crisis Hotline: 819- 780-2222 Suicide Prevention Hotline Across Quebec: 1-866-APPELLE Info Santé: 811 (option 1 for a nurse, option 2 for a psychosocial services) CLSC: Call 811 to ?nd your local number; call your local CLSC and ask to be connected to the psychosocial intake department (\u201caccueil psychosocial\u201d).In general, your call will be returned within 24-48 hours to set up an intake appointment.CHUS Hotel-Dieu & Fleurimont Hospitals: 819-346-1110 Order of Psychologists (Hotline to ?nd a psychologist near you): 1-800-561-1223 Family Doctor: To ?nd a local clinic, you can call 811 or visit: http://sante.gouv.qc.ca/en/repertoire-ressources/clsc/.To register for a family doctor, please visit: https://www.quebec.ca/en/health/?nding- a-resource/registering-with-a-family- doctor/ AMI Quebec: (Located in Montreal).Visit the website or Facebook page for a wealth of information, videos and virtual workshops.Web: https://amiquebec.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ AMIQuebec The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Thursday, October 8, 2020 Page 5 The Border Report The plan is to give out a bigger version of what kids would expect to receive visiting a normal household, plus additional small gifts will be included in the loot bag.Beating the odds with high school tutoring Against all pandemic odds, this past month has been successful for the high school tutoring program at Phelps.Now that students have settled into their routine, students are taking advantage of our welcoming, safe, and judgement-free space.Over 30 students from both Galt and La Ruche have attended tutoring sessions with volunteers and staff, in-person and online.High school students have been superb at following the COVID preventative measures and respecting each other\u2019s space including, sitting two metres apart, frequently hand sanitizing, and wearing their face masks at all times when they are not eating or drinking.Although we have a good group of students attending the program, there is still space left in our high school tutoring sessions on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday after school.These sessions are offered to all high school students from the Stanstead area (Stanstead, Stanstead Est, Ogden, and Canton de Stanstead), regardless of the school they attend or their ?rst language.Permission slips are available on our website or by contacting Clea Corman at ccorman@ phelpshelps.ca.Our compass coordinator is also on-site for each session to provide post-secondary and career support.Students can get help with completing applications to post-secondary institutions, applying for ?nancial aid, loans and bursaries, as well as crafting CVs, writing cover letters, and preparing for interviews.Phelps would like to give a special thanks to the Marché Traditions Labonté for donating fresh produce each week so that students at all our weekly programs have a healthy snack after school.Phelps Aide Phelps Helps was founded in 2012 and has grown organically from a single high school tutoring program to six unique programs, providing the Stanstead area with free educational and career support.For more information or to volunteer, please email us at info@ phelpshelps.ca, visit our website www.phelpshelps.ca or call our of?ces at 819-704-0799.Frontier Animal Society Featured pet: Goody The fall \u201ccat collection\u201d has arrived, and it seems that black and white is trending this year.For all you fashionistas, we\u2019d hate for you to miss out so don\u2019t delay, because we can\u2019t guarantee that they stay in stock much longer.Goody is just one of ?ve black and white cats currently at the shelter in search of their forever homes.Goody is an easy going, friendly, affectionate, cuddly and gentle boy who loves to be pet and fussed over.Very people- friendly, he doesn\u2019t shy away from being the center of attention and although his preference is to curl up on your lap for a nap, he is also perfectly content to snuggle up beside you.He just likes to stay close.Goody, who is approximately three years old, seems to do ?ne with other cats so should adapt well if you have another friendly cat in the home.As the long cold winter approaches, wouldn\u2019t it be nice to have a snuggle- buddy like Goody?He is a great cat who is more than ready to leave shelter living behind and start the next phase of his life as a much loved and pampered family pet.If you think Goody might be the cat for you, we\u2019d love to hear from you.To inquire, please give our cat adoption coordinator Linda a call at 819-868-2684 or contact her by email at peacocklinda@rocketmail.com COURTESY By Michael Boriero - Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Although the pandemic forced Ayer\u2019s Cliff to cancel its Halloween Village, event organizers still plan to deliver candy to all of the would-be trick-or-treaters in the area.Mike Crook, president of the Halloween Village Committee, told The Record that families can ?ll out registration forms on the of?cial Facebook page to notify his team on the children eligible for a candy give-away in the area.\u201cWe feel very bad for the kids that so many activities for them are cancelled that we\u2019re just trying to ?nd a way to have something a little fun and safe, of course,\u201d said Crook.This is the ?fth edition of the Halloween Village, according to the president, so he wants to do something special, regardless of losing an actual party in the park.The committee won\u2019t be giving out pillow cases full of candy, Crook explained, but it will be signi?cant.The plan is to give out a bigger version of what kids would expect to receive visiting a normal household, plus additional small gifts will be included in the loot bag.At the very least, this will give trick-or-treaters in Ayer\u2019s Cliff something to look forward to, Crook added.\u201cWe\u2019re going to see how many responses we get, so basically we\u2019re going to get so much candy and we\u2019re going to divide it over the number of responses we get, so in a sense the smaller the response the bigger the treats will be,\u201d he said with a chuckle.While the town hasn\u2019t of?cially cancelled Halloween, Crook believes the government is in the process of making its ?nal decision on whether to allow children to go door-to-door this year.He won\u2019t be surprised if they determine it\u2019s too much of a health concern at this point.\u201cWe love doing it personally, but a lot of time it\u2019s a lot of older people that love doing that for the kids and it\u2019s just too dangerous, we don\u2019t want to put people at risk,\u201d Crook said.The committee will deliver candy and treats to children on Halloween, but people need to register, he continued.Crook is encouraging residents to visit https://www.facebook.com/ayerscl i f fvi l lagedhalloween if they want to register their families for the altered event.Halloween Village transforms into candy delivery service for 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sure what drew them to one another in the ?rst place, to say nothing of what has kept them together for thirty, forty or ?fty years.One particular cynic that I came across recently pointed out that the mating game normally starts with dreams of hearts and diamonds, but all too often ends with one partner or the other thinking more about spades and clubs.Admittedly, I am sure that the love of my life has occasionally had a strong desire to put a gag into my mouth, but I\u2019d like to believe she hasn\u2019t seriously considered whacking me with a garden implement.Mind you, there was that one New Year\u2019s Eve that I decided it would be a good idea to run two blocks down a steep hill to our apartment after an evening of serious celebration, but we won\u2019t dwell on that.Even the language of long-term relationships changes over the years.After a decade or two, \u2018foxy\u2019 becomes less a description of physical allure and more aligned with a suggestion of a sly and devious nature and \u2018hot\u2019 has a lot more to do with mood swings and thermostat adjustments.Words like \u2018honey\u2019, \u2018sweetheart\u2019, \u2018darling\u2019 and \u2018dear\u2019 become more of a re?ex action than an actual attempt at being endearing.A lot has been said and written during this recent pandemic about the stress that can arise when couples, married or otherwise, are forced into isolation.Suddenly, a normal relationship that sees partners spending time together but also being parted during the workday, has become a two-handed version of Gilligan\u2019s Island without the bene?t of the Howells, the Professor, Mary Ann or Ginger.At least on the island everyone had their own hut and a beach or a jungle to stroll in.(To the young folk out there you\u2019ll have to Google \u2018Gilligan\u2019s Island\u2019.It\u2019s one of those 60\u2019s things that nobody likes to talk about.) Couples normally with jobs to go to, newlyweds, families with children and anyone in a new relationship are all being forced to discover what most retirees already know: being with someone twenty-four hours a day takes work.Even if you\u2019ve been happily married for a couple or three decades there is a world of difference between having toast and a cup of coffee, kissing your partner goodbye with a cheerful \u201cSee you at supper\u201d and knowing that the only alone time you\u2019re likely to have for the rest of the day will be in the bathroom.If you\u2019re lucky enough to live in your own home and have a patch of grass to mow or a garden to tend, things can be much easier.Still it takes planning.It\u2019s surprising how alone you can feel just by making sure your signi?cant other is working in the front while you\u2019re in the back.Keeping a hedge or large bush between you also heightens the comforting sense of being on your own.The same thing goes for being inside.Decide who will use what room and when and stick to it.Choose who is going to make supper and set a time for the non-cooker to show up just as if they\u2019ve been away all day.Light candles and have a glass of wine.It all helps.Actually, have two glasses of wine.After all it\u2019s a pandemic.Tim Belford The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Thursday, October 8, 2020 Page 7 SERVICE DE PNEU COMEAU 133 Angus St.South, East Angus 819 832-3928 point-s.ca Valid October 1 to December 15, 2020 ® ® No stress with * See redemption form for complete offer details.Offer expires 12/15/2020.Void where prohibited.Copyright © 2020 Michelin North America (Canada) Inc.All rights reserved.PLEASE NOTE: APPOINTMENTS ARE REQUIRED PHOTO OF YOUNG CANADIAN SOLDIER Name: Hometown: Age when enlisted: Regiment: Served: A few words about him: If your business or organization would like to recognize veterans in the special section, please contact one of our sales representatives at 819-569-9525 Join in saying thank you to our veterans They were sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, friends and neighbours.They were a new generation of teachers, doctors, lawyers, farmers and businessmen who set aside their hopes and dreams to fight for our freedom.The Record would like you to join us in paying tribute to the many Townshippers who served their country in time of war.Send a photo of a veteran(s) in your family at the age they were at the time they served and a brief description, to allow Townshippers to say a collective thank you.The Record will publish a special section November 5 on Townshippers\u2019 contribution to the war effort.Send photos before October 28 to classad@sherbrookerecord.com When the doctor becomes the patient By Gordon Lambie The ?rst year of Laura Sang\u2019s family medicine residency has been a learning experience like no other.Not only has she been working within the province\u2019s healthcare system as it tries to adapt to the realities of a global viral pandemic, but in the spring she became one of the now thousands of people in the province who have been hospitalized for COVID-19.\u201cIt was the Friday of Easter weekend,\u201d she recalled, noting that she was sick in what could still be called the early days of the pandemic in the province.Sang\u2019s personal account of coming down with COVID-19, entitled \u201cBlurred Lines: From Doctor to Patient in the Blink of an Eye,\u201d was written on her blog in May and has since been shared by a number of Montreal media in one form or another.In the text she described both the physical symptoms she experienced and the complicated feelings involved with being a patient in the same spaces where she was the doctor just days earlier.In the months since writing it all down, she said that the experience has had a huge impact on her awareness of her own mortality, and the way that she looks at the world.\u201cI remember when I went back to do my emergency rotation, I saw that they put me in the room for people they might have to intubate,\u201d the doctor said.\u201cThat was a really terrifying moment and I\u2019m glad I didn\u2019t realize while I was there.It really hit home that I was either going to go up to the wards and be ?ne, or I was about to crash and be intubated myself.\u201d Having already been immersed in the realities of the virus through her work with patients, Sang was already taking COVID-19 very seriously before she got sick, but looking back on the experience now she said that living it ?rsthand has kept her concern sharp and her empathy strong.\u201cFor a lot of people, as the pandemic has progressed, there has been a sort of COVID fatigue, where as much as you want to keep up good habits, the standards we set for ourselves break down,\u201d she said, offering the example of regular handwashing becoming more and more infrequent over time.\u201cPeople are just getting exhausted and thinking, \u2018whatever happens will happen,\u2019 but because of what happened to me, and how sick I got and how long I felt it, I have a much stronger incentive to ?ght that fatigue.\u201d Asked how she feels about the recent push-back by some against public health recommendations, the doctor put those opposed into two categories.Where, on the one hand, she said that she doesn\u2019t feel it is worthwhile to try to convince conspiracy theorists that the situation is more dire than they believe, she argued that there is a large group of people who are simply disillusioned or poorly informed who can understand better with some support.\u201cI understand where they are coming from, and I think that helps me to not be overwhelmed with frustration about it,\u201d she said, noting that for people who are used to clear answers from specialists, this year in which even the experts are ?guring things out as we go is a very different experience.\u201cPeople don\u2019t know what to believe.I try to use that as an opportunity to educate; I\u2019m trying to use my anger at COVID to help change perceptions in the patients and people I encounter.\u201d She recognized the fact that someone who has not been personally sick or who doesn\u2019t know someone who has might have a harder time holding onto the seriousness of the virus, but she also stressed the fact that she has seen a number of people, young and old, go through very real struggles with COVID over the last several months.\u201cI think the biggest toll for me was psychologically,\u201d she re?ected, sharing that despite a long road of recurrent and unusual symptoms on the road to physical recovery, the stress and uncertainty of what it means to have been sick and then \u201crecover\u201d have been dif?cult.\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of uncertainty,\u201d she said, pointing out that there is limited information at this point on the body\u2019s long-term immunity after ?ghting the virus.\u201cWhenever you hear about it in the media there\u2019s the people who have not been infected and then there are the people who are actively sick, but there\u2019s not too much discourse about the people who have recovered,\u201d she continued.\u201cI almost feel as if we\u2019re this forgotten group.\u201d COURTESY LAURA SANG A medical resident re?ects on what she learned, and is learning, from her experience with COVID-19 CONT\u2019D ON PAGE 9 Page 8 Thursday, October 8, 2020 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record FOR OVER 40 YEARS HEATING / AIR CONDITIONING / RESIDENTIAL / COMMERCIAL N.R.B.Q.: 2319-3774-55 1331 Denault, Sherbrooke 819-565-9817 www.climatisationrogerdemers.com 360 Cowie, #102, Granby 450-361-8181 FINANCING AVAILABLE OUR TEAM DOES INSTALLATIONS ALL YEAR LONG! 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working, living and playing at home.Make the most of it with areas you can spend time in even when the temperature drops.For example, you can create a sitting area to relax in or host smaller outdoor get-togethers for your social bubble by screening in your porch or installing an awning over your backyard patio.Laying down Dricore panels can work here too, as they will make cold surface feel warmer, softer and cozier for your feet.Complete the space with a heating lamp and you\u2019ll be able to enjoy your exteriors almost all year-round.Top home renovations to invest in this fall (NC) Giving your home a makeover doesn\u2019t have to break the bank.From tackling weekend DIY projects to transforming the furniture you already own, there are many ways to make big changes on a small budget.Here, Sharon Grech, Benjamin Moore colour and design expert, shares her top three tips for refreshing your home on a budget.Beautiful DIY kitchen upgrades.Transform your kitchen without the cost of a full renovation by repainting kitchen cabinets.\u201cYou can easily achieve a completely new look in a weekend by repainting your upper or lower cabinets,\u201d says Grech.Looking for an update, but not ready to commit to repainting all your cabinets?\u201cPaint the cabinets on just your kitchen island a bold colour like Hale Navy HC- 154 to make this the focal point of the room and transform the look and feel of your whole kitchen.\u201d Don\u2019t replace, repaint.Instead of replacing wooden furniture, consider repainting it to give your home a revamp.From wooden chairs to coffee tables and dressers, you can easily update furniture yourself to give it a fresh new look.\u201cBenjamin Moore Advance paint is also an excellent choice for painting furniture.Always make sure to sand, clean and thoroughly prepare any surface before painting to ensure beautiful results.\u201d Dip your toes with an accent wall.Want a change but not ready to repaint a whole room?Accent walls are a favourite designer trick to introduce colour into neutral spaces.Not only is painting an accent wall an easy weekend project, it refreshes a room and gives any space personality and ?air.\u201cThis fall, choose hues that pull inspiration from the changing leaves, like Green?eld Pumpkin HC-40, Prairie Lily CC- 98 and Golden Tan 2152-40, to introduce warm seasonal colour into your home.\u201d Small budget, big impact: 3 powerful, low-cost ways to update your space The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Thursday, October 8, 2020 Page 9 CONT\u2019D FROM PAGE 7 Personally determined to continue airing on the side of caution, the doctor said that she now sees people struggling with the various psychological tolls of this pandemic all the time.\u201cOur entire way of living has been overturned,\u201d she said, comparing the situations to the collective trauma of countries that have experienced a war.\u201cWe need more support in helping the general public cope.We need to learn new ways of relating to each other.These dif?cult, emotionally exhausting circumstances have just highlighted how important mental health is in our society and we should be putting more resources into that.\u201d Laura Sang\u2019s re?ections on her COVID experience, both as doctor and patient, can be found on her blog https://whitecoatsandotherthings.blogspot.com/ Medical Resident By Jordan Dionne Special to The Record Dr.Lorne Nelson, a professor in the physics department of Bishop\u2019s University, was a part of a team of researchers from around the world who recently discovered the ?rst planet to orbit the burnt-out core of a dead star, otherwise known as a white dwarf.\u201cThis is a very important discovery,\u201d Nelson told The Record, explaining that, \u201cdiscoveries like the one that we made\u2014which is a really rare discovery\u2014 will help us develop de?nitive answers as to how planetary systems evolve over time and how the planets migrate and move in and out\u201d.The professor described a white dwarf as being, \u201clike a piece of charcoal the size of the Earth but with half the mass of the Sun\u201d.Truly a remarkable fact considering the Sun is a million times more massive than the Earth.The discovery was published in Nature, which is one of the most highly regarded science journals.Nelson says the planet, designated WD 1856 b, is about the size of Jupiter and is in a very close orbit with its parent white dwarf star.The orbit of the gas giant, which is the equivalent to two per cent of the distance between the Sun and the Earth, is close enough to the parent star that its \u201cyear\u201d is only one and a half Earth days long.The discovery was made using a camera on NASA\u2019s Tess space telescope to measure the brightness of the white dwarf.The observers experienced a dimming of the star every 34 hours due to the giant gas planet eclipsing (or transiting) the star.The fact that the planetary body orbiting the white dwarf was a planet was not evident at ?rst.It was Nelson\u2019s computer models of brown dwarfs and red dwarfs in combination with infrared observations from the Spitzer space telescope that allowed the team to to rule out these objects with a 95 per cent degree of con?dence.As to how the gas giant planet made its way so close to the white dwarf, that is still unknown.\u201cIt is still a bit of a mystery as to how the planet actually migrated in to the white dwarf,\u201d Nelson said.\u201cWe think that it could have interacted gravitationally with very distant planets that haven\u2019t been detected and that this caused the giant planet to be captured in a very close orbit.\u201d With around 4000 planets discovered outside of our solar system, known as exoplanets, astronomers are beginning to have a clearer picture of how planetary systems such as our own, evolve over time.\u201cWe know that our sun will become a red giant in about ?ve billion years.It will expand and engulf Mercury, and then Venus, and likely the Earth, but what will happen to Jupiter and the other gas giants in our solar system?\u201d Nelson said.\u201cDiscoveries such as the one that we just made help guide us towards the answer, but we need to make more discoveries such as this before we will have a de?nitive answer.In this artistic rendering, WD 1856 b, a potential Jupiter-size planet, orbits its much smaller host star, a dim white dwarf.Bishop\u2019s physics professor contributes to rare discovery NASA\u2019S GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER Page 10 Thursday, October 8, 2020 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Local Sports Sherbrooke is prepared to commit to the event, attaching a note to its ?le indicating that it will contribute $1.55 million in cash between 2022 and 2024.PUMPKIN CARVING PHOTO CONTEST Are you a master pumpkin carver?The Record would like to see your Halloween pumpkins.Send us a selfie holding your pumpkin for a chance to win a prize.The contest is open to all ages.The winner will be chosen by our esteemed panel of pumpkin judges based on a combination of skill, creativity and overall spookiness.Send your pumpkin selfies to classad@sherbrookerecord.com before noon on Thursday, October 29.The photos will be published in the paper on October 30.Last year\u2019s winner Avery Porter 1 lucky participant will win a $25 gift certificate to Brome Lake Books 45 Lakeside, Knowlton Tel.450-242-2242 Email: bromelakebooks@gmail.com Busy draft day sees Montreal Canadiens pick defenceman Kaiden Guhle, trade Max Domi The Canadian Press Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin was busy on the ?rst day of the NHL draft, picking a top-prospect defenceman after dealing away a star forward.Bergevin sent Montreal\u2019s third- round pick (78th overall) and forward Max Domi to the Columbus Blue Jackets for right-winger Josh Anderson Tuesday in a trade that he described as being \u201ca good ?t\u201d for both teams.\u201cIt\u2019s a need for Columbus, it\u2019s a need for the Montreal Canadiens.They need another centreman and we needed to add some size and grit on the wing,\u201d he told reporters on a video call Tuesday.Domi, 25, is set to become a restricted free agent this week.He had 17 goals and 27 assists in 71 regular- season games with the Canadiens this past season, plus three assists in 10 post-season games.The total was down from the career- high 72 points (28 goals, 44 assists) Domi registered over 82 games in 2018- 19.Sometimes players simply go through a rough spell, Bergevin said.\u201cThere never was a time that we tried to make it hard on Max.He went through a tough year, he struggled,\u201d the GM said.\u201cI still believe he\u2019s a very good hockey player and I wish him the best in Columbus, I really do.\u201d Anderson played just 26 games last season after having shoulder surgery in March.The 26-year-old has 65 goals and 50 assists in 267 NHL games and is also set to become a restricted free agent this week.\u201cWe feel comfortable that at the end of the day, we\u2019ll be able to agree on a contract (with Anderson),\u201d Bergevin said.The Habs added to their prospect pool Tuesday, picking defenceman Kaiden Guhle 16th overall in the NHL draft.The 18-year-old from Sherwood Park, Alta., admitted that he has a bit of a mean streak on the ice _ a character trait that he said comes from wanting to win.\u201cI think it\u2019s just my competitiveness that really brings it,\u201d said Guhle, who won a Western Hockey League championship with the Prince Albert Raiders in 2019.\u201cEver since we won, all I\u2019ve been thinking about is winning?I think that\u2019s part of the reason I play like that.I\u2019ll do anything to win.\u201d Last season, he registered 40 points (11 goals and 29 assists) in 64 games with the Raiders.The competitive streak runs in his family.Guhle said his older brother, Brendan, a defenceman with the Anaheim Ducks\u2019 American Hockey League af?liate, hates losing, too.\u201cYou don\u2019t want to get shown up by your older brother.Your older brother doesn\u2019t want to get kicked around by his younger brother.So I think we\u2019re both very competitive like that and I think that helped us a lot,\u201d said the younger Guhle.\u201cThat\u2019s de?nitely a big reason why I compete so hard.\u201d Kaiden Guhle, six-foot-two and 186 pounds, described himself as a \u201cvery good skating two-way defenceman.\u201d \u201cI like to be hard on other teams\u2019 best players.I like to make a good ?rst pass, jump into the rush, use my skating to my advantage,\u201d he said.The ?rst-overall pick in the 2017 WHL draft, Guhle said he didn\u2019t look up to speci?c defenceman when he was growing up but instead looked at pieces of their games.\u201cLike (Canadiens captain) Shea Weber, he\u2019s got a mean streak to his game.He\u2019s gritty, I like to take that from his game,\u201d he said.Montreal still has a lot of work to do at this year\u2019s draft, which resumes with rounds two through seven on Wednesday.The team has a total of 10 picks, including Nos.47, 48, 57, 98, 102, 109, 136, 171 and 188.The Habs picked right-winger Cole Cau?eld 15th overall at the 2019 draft.The 19-year-old from Mosinee, Wis.spent last season at the University of Wisconsin where he put up 19 goals and 17 assists in 36 games.The draft was supposed to be a hometown affair for the Canadiens this year, but the event was ?rst delayed, then moved online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Record Staff While Sherbrooke city of?cials continue to push for hosting duties of the 58th Jeux du Québec \u2014 a ?nal bid will be submitted on Oct.8 \u2014 they have also asked SPORTSQUEBEC to postpone the 2023 winter games to 2024.\u201cOur bid ?le is very solid and we want to present the Jeux du Québec in Sherbrooke.However, due to budget pressures from COVID-19, we have requested a one-year postponement of the event.This will also allow all our partners to consolidate the resumption of their activities,\u201d said Mayor Steve Lussier.Sherbrooke is prepared to commit to the event, attaching a note to its ?le indicating that it will contribute $1.55 million in cash between 2022 and 2024.The city is also ready to contribute $1.12 million in goods and services over a three-year period.According to a press release, the city is also prepared to commit a portion of the funding to the construction of sports infrastructure between now and 2023.Vincent Boutin, president of the bid advisory committee, said Sherbrooke is the third largest sports hub in Quebec.\u201cThis event will rekindle the ?ame of volunteerism in Sherbrooke and what a great message we are sending to our youth who are going through dif?cult times with the pandemic,\u201d he said.SPORTSQUEBEC is expected to make a decision at the end of October.Sherbrooke wishes to delay Jeux du Québec by one year The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Thursday, October 8, 2020 Page 11 Death Death In Memoriam BIRTH NOTICES, CARDS OF THANKS, IN MEMORIAMS, BRIEFLETS: 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We miss you.LOIS AND FAMILY THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2020 Today is the 282nd day of 2020 and the 17th day of autumn.TODAY\u2019S HISTORY: In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire leveled three square miles, leaving 100,000 homeless and more than 300 dead.In 1945, President Harry Truman announced that the United States would share its knowledge of the atomic bomb exclusively with Britain and Canada.In 2005, an earthquake on the border of India and Pakistan killed more than 75,000 people and left 3 million homeless.TODAY\u2019S BIRTHDAYS: Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883-1970), physiologist/physician; Frank Herbert (1920-1986), author; Harvey Pekar (1939-2010), writer; Jesse Jackson (1941- ), civil rights leader; Chevy Chase (1943- ), comedian/ actor; R.L.Stine (1943- ), children\u2019s author; Sigourney Weaver (1949- ), actress; Darrell Hammond (1955- ), actor/comedian; Matt Damon (1970- ), actor; Nick Cannon (1980- ), actor/ TV personality; Bruno Mars (1985- ), singer; Darrell \u201cBubba\u201d Wallace Jr.(1993- ), race car driver; Bella Thorne (1997- ), actress.TODAY\u2019S FACT: On the same day as the Great Chicago Fire, a ?re in Peshtigo, Wisconsin, (about 250 miles outside of Chicago) destroyed the town and claimed more than 1,200 lives.TODAY\u2019S SPORTS: In 1956, New York Yankee Don Larsen pitched the ?rst and only perfect World Series game, against the Brooklyn Dodgers.TODAY\u2019S QUOTE: \u201cI just write songs that I strongly believe in and that are coming from inside.There\u2019s no tricks.It\u2019s honesty with big melodies.\u201d - Bruno Mars TODAY\u2019S NUMBER: $33.2 billion - estimated cost (in 2020 dollars) of the Manhattan Project, which developed the ?rst atomic bombs, through August 1945.TODAY\u2019S MOON: Between full moon (Oct.1) and last quarter moon (Oct.9).Datebook ASK THE DOCTORS By Eve Glazier, M.D., and Elizabeth Ko, M.D.Dear Doctors: My heart rate was 99 when I went for my physical recently, and my doctor said that\u2019s too high.I explained it\u2019s usually about 80, but medical appointments make me nervous.Still, it got me to thinking: What\u2019s a normal resting heart rate?How do I get it to be lower?Dear Reader: Heart rate refers to how many times your heart beats each minute.Add in the word \u201cresting,\u201d and you\u2019re talking about a heart rate measured when someone is calm and relaxed.Along with blood pressure, an individual\u2019s resting heart rate is often considered to be a window on their general health.And, just so you know, it\u2019s not that unusual for someone\u2019s heart rate, along with their blood pressure, to become elevated in the sometimes-stressful setting of a medical of?ce.According to the American Heart Association, a resting heart rate that ranges from 60 to 100 beats per minute is normal for an adult.Factors such as age, gender, height, weight, physical ?tness, lifestyle and general health each play a role in a person\u2019s resting heart rate.Research has shown that being a cigarette smoker often elevates heart rate.So can stress, depression or being sick with a cold or the ?u.Elite athletes and people who are physically ?t tend to have lower resting heart rates, sometimes measuring in the 40s or 50s.Medications can have an effect on heart rate, as well.For example, stimulants such as Ritalin and certain antidepressants have been shown to raise resting heart rate.Other drugs such as calcium channel blockers or beta blockers can slow the heart rate down.Some studies have associated a rise in resting heart rate with an increased risk of complications such as atrial ?brillation or coronary artery disease.Although resting heart rates vary widely from person to person, for each individual they tend to remain fairly stable over time.If you should ever notice a sudden and lasting change, check in with your doctor.Becoming familiar with your heart rate, and how it changes when you\u2019re relaxed and when you\u2019re active, can help you stay aware of your own general health.Start by measuring your heart rate before you get out of bed in the morning.Just locate the pulse point on your wrist, count the number of beats for 30 seconds and multiply by two.Repeat the process throughout the day, during various activities and while at rest, and you\u2019ll develop a sense of how your heart behaves.One of the best ways to a lower resting heart rate is through physical activity.A 2018 analysis of studies on the topic found that exercises that build endurance, as well as yoga, had a bene?cial effect on resting heart rate on both women and men.Deep breathing and meditation are also helpful.Substances like caffeine, nicotine and sugar all increase heart rate, so be aware of what you ingest.And, as with all types of change, be realistic.Start slow and gradually build toward a goal so you\u2019re in control and stay safe.Eve Glazier, M.D., MBA, is an internist and associate professor of medicine at UCLA Health.Elizabeth Ko, M.D., is an internist and assistant professor of medicine at UCLA Health.(Send your questions to askthedoctors@ mednet.ucla.edu.Owing to the volume of mail, personal replies cannot be provided.) Understanding resting heart rate Judd Moranville, Ruth 1932 -2020 It is with great sadness that the family of Ruth Eleanor Moranville announce her passing on October 2, 2020 at the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital.Beloved wife of the late Kim Moranville.Born in Magog, Quebec, Ruth was the daughter of the late Edwin and Hattie Judd.Predeceased by her sisters, Caroline, Florence, Nancy, Gladys, and Charlotte.Ruth will be fondly and lovingly remembered by her many nieces and nephews and cousins.Auntie Ruth was an Aunt to many and a second mom to some.Ruth and Kim made their home in Oakville where they purchased their family home together in 1959.Family was especially important to her.Ruth and Kim enjoyed and hosted many family gatherings at their home.Ruth worked for many years and retired with Procor in Oakville where she made many friends over the years.She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.As per Ruth\u2019s wishes, cremation has taken place.A memorial service to honour Ruth\u2019s life will take place at a later date.Donations may be made in Ruth\u2019s name to the Kidney Foundation, Canadian Diabetes Association or the Heart and Stroke Foundation and are greatly appreciated.\u201cI close my eyes as I wipe a tear.I just keep wishing that you were here.I will hold all the memories deep in my heart.Through these memories we\u2019ll never part\u201d KOPRIVA TAYLOR COMMUNITY FUNERAL HOME 64 Lakeshore Road West, Oakville ON PHONE: 905-844-2600 FAX: 905-842-2966 www.koprivataylor.com Page 12 Thursday, October 8, 2020 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Feeling disconnected from adored aunty Dear Annie THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2020 Dear Annie: I have an aunty who has been there for me since my childhood.She has always had my back.My mum is absent, and this aunty the one who has ?lled in for her all these years.Years back, I felt like I could tell her anything and she would understand me.I adored her so much, still do.But recently, I began to feel a disconnect between us.I asked her why she had been distant lately, and she said that she feels as though I\u2019m competing with her child for her attention.No matter how much I try to explain my feelings - how important our relationship is to me - she brushes me off.I feel so helpless now.What do I do?- Aunty Anxiety Dear Aunty Anxiety: Give her space to work out whatever the issue seems to be.Maybe her child has been complaining and pushing her to pay less attention to you, or they\u2019ve been going through some hardship and your aunty feels guilty, believing she hasn\u2019t given all the attention to her child that she could have.Whatever the case, this is about her, not you.Do your best not to take it personally.Remember that you are loved.Dear Annie: My boyfriend and I have been in an unde?ned relationship for six months.He has been married before and now is divorced.One thing he has reiterated time and again during these six months is that he doesn\u2019t need a woman and having a girlfriend adds nothing to his life.When I ask him why he says things like this, which are painful to me, he says it\u2019s due to bad experiences in his past relationships.But he tells me that he wants me.I am starting to feel uncomfortable with our arrangement.He says that he will never get married.I want to get married.I don\u2019t know any of his friends, and he has never taken me out.I\u2019ve asked him why we can\u2019t go out with his friends.He used to say it was because I needed to dress ?asher - wear sexier dresses.I\u2019ve bought ?ashier clothes, and he still won\u2019t take me out.Now, he says he just doesn\u2019t like to go out.In reality, before we met, I know for a fact that he used to go out and spend time with his friends and he still does sometimes; he just doesn\u2019t invite me.He has never given me anything, not even a small birthday present.I am sick to my stomach over this.I feel as though he\u2019s ashamed of me - and that shame is the real reason that he does not want to introduce me to his friends or take me anywhere.I want to stay away from him, but at the same time, I\u2019m really confused.Whenever I get upset with something he says, he calls me back and says he loves me.I think that he\u2019s just using me.- Second-Guessing Dear Second-Guessing: He can profess his love for you all day long; if he doesn\u2019t have the actions to back it up, it\u2019s nothing more than hot air.Throw this ?ckle froggy back in the pond.You deserve to be with someone who is proud to introduce you to his friends.Don\u2019t accept anything less.\u201cAsk Me Anything: A Year of Advice From Dear Annie\u201d is out now! Annie Lane\u2019s debut book - featuring favorite columns on love, friendship, family and etiquette - 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.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 2021.For further information please call Elizabeth at 819-826-6134.ONLINE: Looking Ahead: Choosing a seniors\u2019 residence.Tuesday, October 13, 7 p.m.to 8:30 p.m.Free online or phone-in activity.To reserve, email: ml@townshippers.org.Sponsored by Townshippers\u2019 Association.RICHMOND Please note that the Daniel- Ménard RCM Library, 820 Gouin Street, Richmond will be closed on Saturday, October 10.Information: 819 826-5814 or bibliorcm@ville.richmond.qc.ca If the wealth of vegan products now available in many mainstream supermarkets is any indication, more people are adopting vegan diets.A vegan lifestyle is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products, most notably in regard to diet.Adherents to veganism also avoid animal products in clothing and home as well.The Vegan Society traces its origins to 1944.The main tenets of veganism have been to \u201cto seek an end to the use of animals by man for food, commodities, work, hunting, vivisection, and by all other uses involving exploitation of animal life by man.\u201d However, the one aspect most readily unifying is a plant- based diet that avoids all animal foods, including dairy, eggs and honey.As anyone who has followed an alternative diet can attest, ?nding recipes that also match dietary restrictions can be challenging.But thanks to more widespread adoption of these diets, including veganism, it\u2019s now easier than ever to adhere to diets that might once have been hard to follow.Whether one is vegan or simply wants to include more plant-based items in their cooking, these substitutions can assist home chefs and bakers.Egg substitutions Substituting eggs can be challenging.Eggs interact with other ingredients in various ways, often helping to emulsify or bring together items into particular textures.About three to four tablespoons of applesauce can replace one egg in baked goods.Bananas also are great binding ingredients in baked items.Silken tofu can be used to create a vegan version of scrambled eggs, and this tofu can be used in many different recipes in place of eggs.Milk substitutes Scores of milk alternatives are now available on store shelves.From almond milk to coconut milk to soy milk or even hemp milk, consumers have many options.While they may not produce the exact same texture or ?avor as cow\u2019s milk, these products do quite well in various recipes.Butter substitutes Non-dairy vegan margarines will not contain any traces of lactose or whey in their formulas.Certain varieties may contain hydrogenated oils.Read labels to ?nd suitable products.Cheese substitutes Cheese comes in various textures, from grated to ?rm to soft cheeses.While nothing in vegan cooking can completely mimic cheese, many new products come very close.Certain vegan cheeses can be made from nuts or dairy alternatives, such as almond milk and coconut.Similar fermenting processes give vegan cheese the bite associated with traditional cheeses.And other ingredients can help it to melt or crumble.Meat substitutions Replacing meat has never been easier.Various vegetables and fruits can mimic the texture of certain meats.Such is the case with mushrooms, which have a naturally savory, meat- like ?avor.Beans and tofu also serve well in place of meat in dishes.Seitan is made from wheat gluten instead of soybeans, which can be advantageous to anyone who also has a soy allergy and wants to go vegan.Thanks to the vast array of new products, those who embrace veganism will ?nd they have many ingredients available to add variety and ?avor to their cooking.(Metro Creative) Vegan substitutions for everyday cooking Go grocery shop ping with dietit ians.When you choos e products with t he Health Check symbol, it's like s hopping with the Heart and Stroke Foundation\u2019s diet itians, who evalu ate every particip ating product bas ed on Canada's F ood Guide.www.healthche ck.org The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Thursday, October 8, 2020 Page 13 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 eval uate every partic ipating product b ased on Canada' s Food Guide.www.healthche ck.org REALITY CHECK HERMAN ARLO & JANIS THE BORN LOSER FRANK AND ERNEST GRIZZWELLS THATABABY ALLEY OOP Page 14 Thursday, October 8, 2020 newsroom@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 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the region since 1897.Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume to Sharon McCully, Publisher, The Record, outletjournal@sympatico.ca The Record is currently looking for a carrier in Lennoxville to start A.S.A.P.for the following streets: \u2022 Amesbury \u2022 Charlotte \u2022 Convent \u2022 Queen (9 customers) If interested, please contact our office by phone at 819-569-9528 or email at billing@sherbrookerecord.com CARRIER NEEDED in Lennoxville 100 Job Opportunities 100 Job Opportunities 100 Job Opportunities 100 Job Opportunities Many families gather around the dinner table and enjoy seafood on Christmas Eve.Called the Feast of the Seven Fishes, this tradition traces its origins to Italy and was brought over to North America by Italian immigrants.For many Christians, Christmas Eve is a vigil or fasting day, and the inclusion of seafood re?ects the Roman Catholic custom of abstinence from eating meat and dairy products on the eve of certain holidays, such as Christmas.The number seven is traced to ancient times and it can be connected to multiple Catholic symbols and biblical references.While people can enjoy seven entirely different seafood options, it also is customary to serve one or two types of ?sh seven different ways.This recipe for \u201cCioppino\u201d from \u201cSoup\u2019s On\u201d (Chronicle Books) by Leslie Jonath and Frankie Frankeny manages to include seven different types of seafood, and it can be modi?ed according to your preferences.Cioppino Serves 4 1?4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling 1 white onion, chopped 1?2 cup thinly sliced leeks, white part only 4 garlic cloves 6 anchovy ?llets or 2 tablespoons anchovy paste 1?3 cup chopped ?at-leaf parsley 4 sprigs fresh marjoram 1?2 teaspoon red pepper ?akes 1 live Dungeness crab (2 to 21?2 pounds), cleaned and sectioned, crab fat reserved 8 ounces lingcod or other white ?sh 1 cup dry white wine 11?2 cups tomato purée or peeled, fresh whole tomatoes 8 ounces clams, well scrubbed 4 ounces mussels, scrubbed and debearded 8 ounces raw prawns or large shrimp, peeled and deveined 8 ounces calamari Kosher or sea salt Freshly ground black pepper Warm the oil in a heavy, nonreactive pot over medium-high heat.Add the onion, leeks and garlic and sauté until the garlic is golden.Add the anchovies, parsley, marjoram, and pepper ?akes and stir to mix.Add the crab and ?sh and cook until the ?sh begins to fall apart, 7 to 10 minutes.Add the wine and cook to reduce the liquid by one-third.Mix together the reserved crab fat, 1 cup water and the tomato purée in a small bowl.Add to the pot, raise the heat to high, and bring to a boil.Add the clams, mussels, and prawns and cook until the clam and mussel shells begin to open and the prawns turn pink, approximately 3 minutes.Discard any clams or mussels that do not open.Add the calamari and cook until opaque, approximately 1 minute.Season to taste with salt and pepper.Ladle into soup bowls and drizzle with 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The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Thursday, October 8, 2020 Page 15 Your Birthday THURSDAY, October 8, 2020 Follow your heart and pursue your goals.Study and prepare for the changes you want to make.Align yourself with people who share your interests and aims.Keep the peace and distance yourself from people you ?nd too demanding.Avoid excessive behavior and no-win situations.LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23) - Use your energy wisely.Do your best to keep the peace.Consider where you will make the most progress and work on something that will bring concrete results.Exercise discipline and common sense.SCORPIO (Oct.24-Nov.22) - Stop being so hard on yourself.It\u2019s time to do something that brings you peace, happiness and satisfaction.You are overdue for a change.SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec.21) - Energy and enthusiasm will help you excel.Don\u2019t waste time on trivial matters - trust in what you know, not in hearsay.Someone will lead you astray if given the chance.CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan.19) - You may want to rethink how you handle your personal and professional affairs.Staying balanced will be necessary if you wish to bring about a change at home or work.AQUARIUS (Jan.20-Feb.19) - Be a leader, not a follower.Work on personal adjustments that will make your life more enjoyable.Don\u2019t say anything you don\u2019t mean or make promises you aren\u2019t going to honor.PISCES (Feb.20-March 20) - Spend more time nurturing meaningful relationships.Look for innovative ways to help a cause or those in need.A ?nancial opportunity is heading your way.Romance is favored.ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Control your emotions and temper.Concentrate on taking care of your responsibilities and living up to your expectations.Work alone, if possible, to avoid interference, and don\u2019t share your thoughts or secrets with colleagues.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - A unique idea will help you seal a deal or attract interest.A work-related matter will encourage a lifestyle change.Romance is favored.GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Take better care of your home and health.Doing research will be vital if you want to avoid making a mistake.Refuse to let anyone take advantage of your kindness or skills.CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Let your intuition guide you.A positive change will lead to an exciting opportunity.A partnership will turn out to be a blessing in disguise once you iron out your differences.LEO (July 23-Aug.22) - Get involved in something that concerns you.Don\u2019t watch from the sidelines.An opportunity to do something that will bene?t others will work out well.VIRGO (Aug.23-Sept.22) - Concentrate on your priorities, and bring about the changes necessary to achieve your goals.Romance will enhance your relationship with someone special.THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2020 Think about partner\u2019s problems By Phillip Alder Winthrop Mackworth Praed, a 19th- century English politician and poet, wrote, \u201cHis partners at the whist- club said that he was faultless in his dealings.\u201d Someone who is near-faultless at a bridge club will be in big demand as a partner.One aspect of that faultlessness is thinking about partner\u2019s problems in a deal.How should the defenders have defeated four spades in today\u2019s deal?West led the diamond seven: two, nine, ace.Declarer ruffed the diamond eight on the board and played a trump.When East failed to follow suit, South played his 10.How should West have proceeded from there?Some Wests would have made a takeout double over one spade, but that would have risked playing in a 4-2 diamond ?t.The North hand has only eight losers: three spades, two hearts, one diamond and two clubs.This is the number for a three-spade game- invitational limit raise.But North did not look further than his 7 high-card points.No problem, though, as South easily had enough to bid game.At the time, West won with his spade king, cashed the club ace and played another club.East took that trick and, thinking that partner was now out of clubs, led his last club.South ruffed high, drew trumps ending on the board and discarded his heart loser on the club queen.Probably East should have found the winning defense because West rated not to have started with 4-5-2-2 distribution.But West was primarily at fault.He knew the position.After taking the club ace and before leading the second club, he should have cashed the heart ace. 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