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I Call 569-9528 70 CENTS WWW.SHERBROOKERECORD.COM Thursday, April 17, 2003 Jeffrey asbestos mine to shut down this Friday 230 workers to be laid off By Stephen McDougall Special to The Record Asbestos For the second time since last October, the Jeffrey open pit asbestos mine will cease operations at the end of this week, laying off over 230 workers indefinitely.“Work is supposed to stop after Friday,” said mine union president Ro- drigue Chartier.“The mine managers have told us there are no other new contracts for asbestos fibre at this time, so the layoffs will begin at the end of the week.” The mine had originally shut down last October after it ran out of operating funds and went into receivership, laying off some 350 workers.The mine was then reopened temporarily last December to fill a large multi-million dollar contract by ATK Thiokol Propulsion , a contractor with the American NASA space program.Chartier said that contract and several other smaller ones from Asian clients have now been filled.“About five people will remain in the shipping department and a few others in the offices to make sure any remaining orders are processed,” he said.“There is about 30,000 tons of asbestos now packed and waiting for sale.The managers hope most of that will be gone by the end of this year.” Chartier heard that Grant-Thornton, Raymond Chabot, the accounting firm that acts as receiver for the mine, may try to resume operations in the fall if enough new orders from clients come in.“If that is the case, the mine will have to be moth balled and a skeleton crew kept on to look after essential maintenance while it is in shutdown mode,” he said.“If the pit fills up with water, some one will have to be there to turn on the pumps to drain it.” Officials at Grant Thornton, Raymond Chabot could not be reached for comment at press time.The Staff of Life PERKY BEATON/SPECIAL mm On Good Friday, April 18, some 3,500 volunteers will be going door-to-door throughout the Sherbrooke Diocese selling bread to raise funds for Cantos.This 41st edition of the annual fundraiser is expected to raise $200,000.Three local bakeries, Demers, Georges and Bertrand, will bake the 50,200 loaves expected to be sold that day.Funds raised by Caritas are used to support groups within the community.ETSB seeks $300,000 from schools for laptop project By Kate Shingler r ! jhe Eastern Townships School Board has indicated to the principals of its two A.dozen schools that it would like some help in amassing enough money to support the board’s new $12.5 million laptop project, or as it is now called the Dennis McCullough Initiative - Enhanced Learning Strategy.The project, which aims to equip all students from Grade 3 to 11 with iBooks by 2005, received approval earlier this year from the Ministry of Education, and the pilot project is currently underway.Teachers and students at the four lead schools have received their portable computers, though media won’t be allowed into the classroom until mid to late May to interview kids and staff or observe classes in progress.Please see laptops Page 5 LE GROUPE FORGET AUDIOPROSTHESISTS HEARING AIDS laAaedt Hearing aids of all sizes Custom fitting Free trial period Government financial aid available What did I miss?We can help you hear it all loud and clear! SHERBROOKE • MAGOG (819)569-9781 GRANBY (450)372-1022 I 8 0 0/673 4 5 5 3 page 2 Thursday, April 17, 2003 • THEi Police crack billion dollar international drug ring CANWEST ; An RCMP officer displays several bags of pseudoephedrine, the main ingredient in metham-phetamine, or more commonly known as speed By Natalie Hanson and Jake Rupert Can West News Eleven Canadians, including executives of three chemical companies, were among 65 people arrested Tuesday in connection with a major drug bust police say ends a massive smuggling ring.The arrests were made in Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, Vancouver, Detroit; Chicago; Los Angeles; Riverside, California; New York; Cincinnati; Gulfport and Mississippi.Authorities say the investigation, dubbed Operation Northern Star, targeted all levels of the speed trafficking business, from suppliers of chemicals needed to make the drug to distributors, to others who helped launder the proceeds of crime.Two Ottawa men were alleged to have been middlemen in the operation said to be the biggest bust ever in North America.The chemicals seized could produce as many as 300 million hits of speed, which RCMP said a sell for about S20 each on the street, potentially making the bust worth as much as $6 billion.In addition to the arrests, police also seized $1.6 million in cash and one lux ury vehicle as proceeds of crime.The arrests marked the end of a yearlong investigation by the RCMP and the U.S.Drug Enforcement Administration.The ring allegedly shipped large quantities of pseudoephedrine, the main ingredient in methamphetamine, or more commonly known as speed, from manufacturers in Canada to producers in the U.S.Pseudoephedrine is legally produced for use in common cold medicines, but it is also used in the production of speed and other illicit drugs.It is illegal to sell it to anyone for the production of illegal substances.The pharmaceutical was allegedly taken from Montreal in pill form and shipped to Ottawa, where it was housed in preparation for export to the U.S.Four tonnes of pseudoephedrine from Ottawa turned up in Las Vegas in early February before it could be converted to speed or other illicit drugs in “superlabs'’ in California.RCMP raided two warehouses in late February in Ottawa and netted another eight tonnes of the drug.“It’s the No.1 drug threat in rural America,” said James McGill of the DEA.The agency said they seized enough pseudoephedrine from one Canadian company _ Frega Inc., in Levis, Que., across the St.Lawrence from Quebec City - to produce between $36 to 5144 million U.S.worth of speed.Authorities did not say how much of the chemical they seized from the two other Canadian companies - Formulex and G.C.Medical Products.For the first time, six executives from these companies, which also produce legal chemicals for medical use, were arrested and are facing charges.“The executives arrested today have all sold bulk quantities of pseudoephedrine to methamphetamine manufacturers in the United States,” the DEA said in a statement.“They did so with the full knowledge that their sales were intended for the illegal production of methamphetamine.” The two men arrested in Ottawa, Ibrahim Balsheh, 52, and Abdal Rahman Hanhan, 45, have been charged with a variety of offenses, including counts of conspiracy to export a controlled substance.The men were charged following the enactment of a new federal law that requires a permit to manufacture or export so-called precursor drugs without a licence.From here, authorities say the chemical was hidden in truck loads of legitimate products such as bottled water or gum and transported across the border mostly in the Windsor/Detroit area.“Operation Northern Star sends a message to people at all stages of meth production that the community of nations is becoming far less tolerant of executives who are willing to destroy other people's lives so they can line their own pockets.” said the DEA’s chief of operation Roger Guevara.The scope of the investigation involved police forces in Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Windsor, and Vancouver as well as the RCMP.In the U.S., the DEA was assisted by several other government agencies and police forces in all the cities where arrests were made.“Today, you have witnessed the power of integrated policing,” said RCMP Supt.Raf Souccar.“As criminal organizations do not respect borders, it takes true cooperation between law enforcement in our respective countries to bring transnational criminal organizations to justice.” Weather Today: Sunny.Cool.High near 3.Friday: Clear periods.Low near minus 3.High near 12.Saturday: Clear periods.Low near 3.High near 14.Sunday: Variable cloudiness.Low near 4.High near 16.Normals for the period: Low minus 1.High plus 11.Ben by Daniel Shelton HERE, Bra 0N«; HCS GETTING AWAY WITH IT ON A TECHNICALITY -HE IS PR4WING ON NO! 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YOU MAY PRAW ON PAPgg ONLY/ WAUPAPBUTy x THATS ^ RIGHT/ PAPER/YOU KEEP DRAWING ON V PAPER-' J mm mmi I Thursday.April 17.2UU3 page 3 ¦¦THE» RECORD Brigham accepts offer, sells historic United Church Built in 1872 by Erastus Brigham, the Brigham United Church will now be in the hands of a private owner.tssaawS r rV laps ATTENTION DANGEREUX MAURICE CROSSFIELD J'/'* im* '/*; BIE?W a .B j Extensive renovations needed By Maurice Crossfield After years of uncertainty, the Brigham United Church has been sold by the municipality.“We don’t know yet what the new owner is going to do with it, but one thing is for sure, he won’t be tearing it down,” said Brigham secretary-treasurer Stéphane Dulude.The deal, first signed on March 24 and going to the notary’s office this week, sees the historic church sold to an owner from outside the region.The new owner purchased the red brick church and its property for $45,000, taxes included.Brigham Mayor Steven Neil said there were no conditions attached to the deal.But he said he doesn’t see why anyone would buy it to destroy it.“I can’t see anybody buying it to tear it down,” he said.“They paid a lot more than the land was worth.” But the new owner will have a fair bit of work ahead of them.In 1999 the municipality purchased the Brigham United Church from its trustees for $20,000, on the verbal condition that it be turned into an arts and cultural centre.Going against the advice of engineers, workers excavated near the foundation that summer and it cracked, and the building had to be condemned.The church, built in 1872 by town founder Erastus Brigham, had been falling into disrepair in recent years, as the number of church members dwin- dled.With the cracked foundation, rotting bell tower, antique plumbing and wiring, some $145,000 in renovations would be needed to make it usable as a public building once again.In the fall of 1999 Neil was elected mayor, and inherited the United Church issue.After numerous meetings and some heated debates with the local cultural committee, the council decid- ed this year to put the church up for sale.A conditional offer was made last fall, but it failed to materialize.Earlier this year the council decided that if the church didn’t sell soon, it would be submitted as a regional cultural centre project under the “Pacte Rurale.” Funding from that could have been included with an existing grant to help get renovations going.“Considering the money required, that would have meant a lot less for other projects in the region,” Neil said, calling the idea ”.not a long shot, but a medium shot.” Offer Accepted When the purchase offer came down within days of the deadline, the council decided to accept it, Neil said.“It’s not a problem anymore, it becomes an asset,” the mayor said, noting that the building, presently evaluated at about $25,000, will be worth much more, and paying tax revenue to the town.“It’s actually a plus for the municipality, but it is disappointing that it’s not going to be a cultural centre,” Neil said.“But it’s still going to be a heritage building for the municipality.” The new owner will have the option of living in the church as a private home, or operating it as a bed and breakfast, restaurant or similar business.However the present zoning, changed last year, forbids it from being turned into a bar or business that affects the quality of life in the village, the mayor said.“Hopefully this will finally be resolved and everyone’s going to be happy with the result.” Donald Côté Case delayed once more as discussion with Crown continue By Rita Legault Sherbrooke Donald Côté, the Magog man who is accused of incest and multiple sexual assaults against his kid sister, was back in court on Wednesday with a new lawyer.The 27-year-old man is accused, along with his father Renald and younger brother, of a 17-year reign of terror and sexual abuse against his sister Isabelle that began when she was four.The plaintiffs died from complications of ovarian cancer for which she was being treated when some of the assaults took place.Renald Côté, 51, has since been found guilty of several counts of incest, sexual assault and illegal confinement against his daughter as well switches lawyers, opts for trial by judge as sexual assault of two other young women he knew.The family patriarch received the maximum sentence of 14 years for incest.Because he has to serve half his term, and because time served counts as double, he will spend the next 5 1/2 years behind bars.A week ago, Donald Côté dropped lawyer Joël Bourassa who had represented him since his arrest in June 2001.He is now represented by criminal law attorney Patrick Fréchette.Chief Crown prosecutor Michel Ay-otte confirmed that the evidence file was recuperated from Bourassa and transferred to Fréchette a few days ago.Fréchette told Quebec Court judge Danielle Côté that his client wanted to re-opt for trial before a Quebec Court judge.He had originally pled not guilty and asked for a trial by judge and jury which would have meant a trial in Superior Court.Fréchette also told Judge Côté that his client waived his bail hearing once again and renounced his right to a preliminary inquiry.But Fréchette confirmed Côté may also skip a trial as he continues intensive plea bargaining talks with the Crown that were started by his previous lawyer.Coté’s sibling Serge Côté, 24, also awaits trial, but his lawyer Jean Couture is also in talks with the Crown.The cases against Donald and Serge Côté, who are charged with much more grievous crimes than their convicted father, were put on hold while Renald Côté was tried.Both testified at their father’s trial that they were initiated to have sex with their sister when they were about six and nine-years-old.They also recalled how they gang raped their sister several times with their father, and how they assaulted her many other times either together or by themselves.FILE PHOTO < ip HP Donal Côté has hired a new lawyer and has opted for trial before a judge alone. page 4 Thursday, April 17, 2003 Record Telethon will raise funds for sick children By Nelson Afonso Sherbrooke When Pierre Touzin was diagnosed with cancer almost 10 months ago, he was initially outraged at his situation.He wondered why it had happened to him.Eventually, he looked at the children he had been helping for over a decade, as president of Operation Enfant Soleil, and found inspiration.“I had been working with kids for 14 years but I finally began listening to them,” Touzin said Wednesday before handing over $8,000 to two local organizations devoted to helping children.“They were telling me that it doesn’t hurt if you learn to tame it.They were telling me that living is what is impor- tant, not the disease.” Founded in 1988, Operation Enfant Soleil has raised and redistributed over $60 million in Quebec to various pediatric hospitals, obstretics departments and organizations that offer research, health care and social services for children suffering from everything from broken bones and muscular dystrophy to sickle cell anemia and AIDS.Touzin announced that the Quebec Association of children with Dysphasia’s Estrie chapter will receivé $4,000 and Galopin, an organization that uses horseback riding in the treatment of children suffering from various conditions such as autism, will receive the same amount.The Association will use the funds to set up a camp that will em- phasize communication through the use of art and games.Dysphasia is a language problem caused by brain damage, usually in the left side of the brain.It is characterized by a complete or partial loss of ability to understand, speak, read and write.The Rock Forest-based Galopin will use the money to purchase equipment for its day camp and to help fiind various learning programs for children between the ages of 2 and 4.Those two grants bring the total of money distributed by Opération Enfant Soleil in the region to $238,125 since 1992.The Dysphasia Association has re ceived $12,000 since 2001, while Galopin has now received $6,500 since last year.Touzin said that now he lives life one day at a time.“I asked myself, ‘why don’t I just do what children do.Why don’t I just live in the present, learn and grow’,” he concluded Over $10 million was raised last year at Opération Enfant Soleil’s 15th annual telethon.The 2003 edition of the telethon will be televised this year on French-language station TVA on May 31 and June 1.Opération Enfant Soleil is part of the Utah-based Children’s Miracle Network, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds for 170 children’s hospitals across North America.Opération Enfant Soleil also manages the Marie-Soleil Tougas Fund and the Mélanie Turgeon Fund.City needs more tourist accommodation Bicentennial celebrations brought influx of visitors By Nelson Afonso Sherbrooke Sherbrooke will have to increase the number of rooms in its hotels, inns and motels to keep up with increasing demands, according to the president of Tourism Sherbrooke.“If you look at the offer, expertise and business opportunities, then it is obvious we need to improve our ability to welcome visitors,” a positive Jacques Bilodeau said Wednesday.“We need to look at the possibility of adding other hotels within our territory.” Bilodeau and Tourism Sherbrooke manager Alain Deschâtelets met with local representatives to reveal that, after a disappointing 2001, tourism in the Sherbrooke area showed a significant improvement thanks in large part to the city’s bicentennial celebrations.The number of visitors to the area was above 1.3 million, while the num- Staff Sherbrooke Orford Township resident Elwin Catchpaw was back at the Sherbrooke courthouse on Wednesday for the beginning of his preliminary inquiry into charges of sexual assault and gross indecency against five minors.Catchpaw was originally accused of two counts of sexual assault and four counts of gross indecency against two minors in December 2001.But last spring, three more men stepped for- ber of conventions and events rose from 132 in 2001 to 160 last year.Business travelers are Sherbrooke’s best clients, confirmed Deschâtelets.A 2001 study revealed that up to 185,000 rooms are rented per year in Sherbrooke, many of those by convention goers who will spend up to $171 per day.Almost 25,000 people from across North America converged on, and stayed in, Sherbrooke in 2002 to participate in a convention.Another 43,000 stayed for special events or once-in-a-lifetime family reunions.“We are confident we will maintain the pace set last year,” continued Deschâtelets, adding that the city’s tourism bureau on King Street West received 27,000 visitors last year.That is a 14 per cent increase over the previous year.While 73 per cent of those information-seekers were from elsewhere in the province, another 14 per cent were from the United States.Tourists to the Sherbrooke area spend close to $130 million per year on everything from rooms and car rentals to meals and shopping.The tourism industry employs (di- ward with more allegations of assault following media coverage of the case.The charges are for alleged attacks which occurred between 1961 and 1984 at Catchpaw's home in Orford Township and at a hunting cabin up north near Roberval.The plaintiffs, who were between 11 and 18 at the time of the alleged assaults, are now adults.Catchpaw is in his 70s.Because of a publication ban, details of the preliminary inquiry cannot be revealed nor the identities of the five alleged victims.The gag orders are meant rectly or indirectly) about 3,800 people.Both Bilodeau and Deschâtelets are confident that major projects and events, such as Cité des Rivières and the World Youth track and field Championships, mean that 2003 will also be an exceptional year.However, Sherbrooke Mayor Jean Perrault warned that other areas in the province, such as Quebec City and Gatineau, have opened impressive hotels and convention centres recently, thus making the need to improve local tourism infrastructure even more important.“We need people who are passionate about what they do and who have a network of friends and collaborators,” said Perrault about the need for more space and for people working in the tourism industry to remain dynamic.Perrault said that changes around Lac des Nations are underway as part of the Cité des Rivières project, he hopes to convince private investors to build a hotel on a lot the city recently purchased at the corner of King Street West and Belvédère Street.to ensure a fair trial and the protection of the victims’ privacy.The preliminary inquiry was scheduled to hear from the five plaintiffs and a handful of police investigators.Once they have all been heard, Quebec Court Judge Gabriel Lassonde will determine if there is enough evidence to proceed to trial.Catchpaw, who is being represented by criminal attorney Michel Dussault, has pled not guilty to all the charges.He is out on bail on condition that he stay away from minors.FILE PHOTO Sherbrooke Mayor Jean Perrault said the need for more accomodation will grow with tourist development projects and events.Brief Richmond Historical Society to hold fundraising dinner-dance A $25 per plate dinner and dance to raise funds for the Richmond Historical Society will be held on April 26 at the Richmond Legion Hall, starting at 6 p.m.Featured at the event will be music provided by guitarist Barry Dewer of Knowlton.Also on the agenda will be an auction headed up by Brian Barry.The dinner’s main course of Coq au Vin will be prepared by Mark Renaud, the chef from the Richmond Regional High School.The society will use the proceeds to help finance research projects, museum maintenance and short trips for local history enthusiasts during the summer months.For ticket information, call Don Healy at 826-2793 or Robin Barrington at 846-2226.Preliminary hearing begins in sex assault case ¦ i i THE— - Record Thursday, April 17, 2003 page 5 BMP Hospital gets national quality accreditation Staff f a the Brome-Missisquoi Perkins Hos-I pital has collected another feather X for its cap, this time in the form of a nationally-recognized accreditation for quality.The Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation has recertified the BMP for another three years.In other words, the health care institution has undergone an extensive evaluation process, and meets the CCHSA’s top standards.“We saw that the BMP is a hospital with a big heart,” said Pierre A.Beausejour, who headed up the CCHSA accreditation team that visited the BMP.“This, in large part, because of the positive and constructive attitude of its personnel.” In the months leading up to the accreditation visit, the BMP went through an exhaustive self-evaluation process.Some 150 employees in nine multidisciplinary teams and three discussion groups looked at everything from the leadership to personnel management to the working environment.BMP director general Roger Fournier said the CCHSA accreditation will be an important part of the hospital’s quality master plan, being developed in cooperation with the Université de Sherbrooke.That plan is aimed at bringing a continuous quality improvement approach to the operation of the hospital.The CCHSA will be back in 2006 to see if the BMP still meets its stringent standards.COURTESY BMP HOSPITAL ¦0 - \ ¦m m m- m First row: Julie Paquette, personnel management, Ginette Grégoire, information management, Lise Montagne, obstetrics and maternity, Diane Daigle, environmental management Second mw: Esther Otis, medicine and ambulatory services, Jacques Thibault surgery, Roger Fournier, leadership and partnerships, accompanied by ManeClaude Landry, chairman of the board of directors, Christiane Desmeules, quality services commissioner responsible for the coordination of the accreditation process.Laptops: Cont’d from Page 1 “It is not a question of orchestrating answers,” said ETSB commissioner Mike Murray of the limitations placed on local media, “(the organized visit next month) is to avoid disrupting the kids.” The decision, he added, was made jointly by the board, which felt the computer project was “too new and fresh” and that students should have a few weeks to adjust to their new system before being interviewed.At a recent management table meeting, attended by principals, centre directors, and head office administrators, the figure $43 per student, or approximately $300,000 divided by the number of ETSB students, was offered as an indication to school principals of what to expect their school to contribute to the program, said ETSB secretary-general Chantal Beaulieu, an attorney who acts as the official spokesperson for the board.“This came after they had indicated as a group that they also wanted to contribute to the strategy, since central office and the commissioners had come up with their own cuts of approximately $400,000,” Beaulieu told The Record.“It is not definitive or poured in stone, and not necessarily (an amount expected to be contributed by) the parents.In fact, we were more thinking of money the schools were using for programs that might not be bringing about the expected results in student achievement, like success plan money, or areas where (schools) might cut without affecting the services in the classroom, like photocopies, for example.” Beaulieu said the ETSB wants to allow the schools to determine where the contribution will come from.“And it is a contribution: there is no dire consequence if a school fails to contribute; for example their students and staff will still be receiving their laptops,” she said.“But, we are certainly not shy in asking all our partners to contribute when it comes to laptops for their own students.” Some of the schools, according to Beaulieu, have very healthy surpluses or foundations to draw from, rather than approach parents.“Other schools are not as rich and are thinking of doing fundraising events,” she noted.“We’re just asking that they consider different avenues and do their best.The feedback from principals and commissioners, who were at the various meetings when the contribution issue was discussed, is generally positive.” In a telephone interview with The Record Wednesday, Commissioner Murray was very clear about the position he felt the board had taken on parent contributions.“We have stated, as a matter of policy, that we cannot, we will not, require payments from parents.” All of the schools’ governing boards are in the process of examining their budgets, to see what savings are being made possible by online learning, he said.“What we are doing at this point is strictly internal and managerial.” Taking a serious look at the budget is a year-to-year exercise, he added.“A request is definitely not being made to schools in the form of $43 per person, and it is definitely not being made to parents.” The ETSB is currently in the process of fostering the formation of a foundation, independent of the board, with the objective of supporting educational initiatives - including the laptop program.Peter Riordon, the vice-chairman of the board, is expected to be involved.Murray, who serves as the chair of the board’s finance committee, said there are so many financing options that the board is looking into at the moment it is “difficult to pin down” where it will find the money.“So many things are happening, it is not a static situation, it is a multi-layered project which requires multi-layered financing.” Murray did confirm that Apple distributed the portable computers and is providing technical training at no cost this year as part of the agreement between the company and the ETSB.“Part of the deal we worked out with them was that it wouldn’t cost us anything this year.” The $300,000 the board is asking for from schools, he noted, applies to next year’s budget.In fact, the board’s three-prong approach outlined by Beaulieu when the board went public with the project in January, made no mention of turning to parents for (voluntary) funding.It did include a reexamination of the way ETSB spends money, the establishment of the foundation - whose primary purpose was to fundraise - and at some point, when there is conclusive data, an appeal to the Ministry for a contribution.‘There is no dire consequence if a school fails to contribute; for example their students and staff will still be receiving their laptops,’-ETSB Sec-Gen Chantal Beaulieu Good Friday, April 18 ire Your oad Campaign \S CARITAS Requested donation : $ 5.00 Campaign goal : $ 200 000 page 6 Thursday, April 17, 2003 Record Community Forum World order must help bring freedom, democracy Viewpoint Chris Severs ££ With the unblinking media coverage on the eve of destruction, one can’t help being overwhelmed by feelings of sickened fascination.The potential of Armageddon, foretold many times, never far from thought.The world holds its breath, desperately ___________ hoping that Iraq loses quickly.“ I wrote these words three weeks ago and could go no further.I have absorbed thousands of words and hundreds of images since.The end of the war is near, the future is now a long term process of restructuring and rebuilding.Now is good opportunity for those who became engaged in the debate through their opposition to the war to follow through with some commitment to help ensure that wars become less likely in the future.Now is a good time to develop a better understanding of root causes.It seems to me that one of the root causes of the strife in the Middle East is that leaders are allowed to invoke religion to motivate people to fight each other.People who truly want peace must work to reduce the influence of all types of religiously-fuelled rhetoric.It seems that another one of the root causes of strife everywhere is political leaders who lead without the freely given support of their citizens.People who want peace must support the development of democratic governments everywhere.People who want peace need to be prepared to be intolerant towards autocratic regimes, despots should not be allowed to hide behind sovereignty.I know these points may sound simplistic but consider if there were no religious fundamentalism, if every country were governed by freely elected leaders and if democracies that fell under despotic leadership were challenged.Not only would the chances of war be significantly reduced but quality of life would rise world-wide.During the cold war, various countries played the super powers off against each other, no one could make a serious geopolitical move without risking a nuclear war.This risk has been reduced to the point where the Americans can in fact intervene unilaterally without fear of significant military reprisal.This also means that all the excuses for propping up less savoury regimes because they provided a bulwark against communism are gone.It really is time for the new world order, prematurely announced by Bush the elder at the end of the first Gulf war.It is time for a new consensus that puts sovereignty of the individual first.It is time to support an unwavering commitment to quality of life policies that transcend nations.National sovereignty as a notion has outlived its usefulness to humankind in much the same way that tribes based on extended families became a limiting factor to our cave dwelling ancestors.For the UN to fulfil its potential the power of national sovereignty needs to be tempered with responsibility.Much like an individual’s right to freedom is tempered by a responsibility to abide by the rule of law, there must be a stronger rule of law for nations.The sacrosanct notion of national sovereignty must be challenged and changed if our world is to evolve.Democracies are far from perfect, but they are the best we’ve got and have proven, in the long term, to provide the best quality of life.When democracies go awry, then the community of nations must have a mechanism that restores responsible government to the people.The big picture really is simple, despite all the conspiracy theorists’ belief that money drives every policy decision, either you believe all people are entitled to all the basic freedoms, or you don’t.Either you believe you have a responsibility to support a world where these freedoms exist for everyone, or you don’t.All the rest is just so much BS.There simply cannot be sustainable world peace until individual freedom reigns supreme.P.0.Box 1200 SherbrookeJIH 516 or 1195 Galt F.„ SherhrookeJIG 1Y7 Fax:819-569-3945 t-MAJL: new5roomSsherbrookerecord.com Website: www.sherbrookerecord.com (819)569-9511 (819) 5696345 (819) 5696345 (819) 5699931 (819) 569-9931 (819)5694856 DEPARTMENTS Accounting .(819)569-9511 Advertising .(819)5699525 Circulation.(819)5699528 Newsroom .(819)5696345 Knowiton office 88 Lakeside, Knoweton, Quebec, JOE 1V0 Tel: (450) 2421188 Fax: (450) 243-5155 Randy Kjnnear Publisher .Sharon McCuley Editor .Jamie Zachary Corresp.Editor Richard Lessard Prod.Mgr.Serge 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butcher for a nice rack of lamb, those from New Zealand are always large and meaty, while Quebec ones are often smaller and tougher,” are fighting words.I have been serving succulent Quebec lamb for many, many years, and when my grands are coming for a dinner party, the meal most often requested by all, is lamb, coming fresh from the S & S family farm located in Denison Mills.May I ask if Ms.Forbes has ever tried young tender Eastern Township lamb?This lamb, seasoned with rosemary, which truly complements our Eastern Township lamb, provides that very special finish making each family dinner a memorable occasion.I think the printed word, such as above, can be very hurtful, untrue and surely deserves an apology to every Quebec sheep breeder.I know that the local sheep farmer spends many long and difficult hours trying to bring the very best lamb possible to the market.How about us being true Township-pers and supporting our local farmers?Farming is a very hard way of life, and believe me one does not receive the wages received by the city cousins.Marion Gifford Mastine Danville Quebec lamb renown for quality Dear Editor, What a wonderful surprise for us to find on page 2 of the Aprilll - April 17 “Talk of the Township”, a whole page dedicated to the preparation of a rack of lamb! Lamb is the meat of choice for many cultures, but still little known and appreciated in Quebec, hence the value of how-to-do articles such as this one.Especially just before Easter, when lamb is a tradition in many homes.I would like to draw your attention however to what was probably an error in transposing as Alexandra Forbes is reputed to have recommended New Zealand lamb ‘always large and meaty” instead of Quebec lamb which is ‘often smaller and tougher’.This should have read exactly the opposite! New Zealand and Australian sheep are known for the excellence of their wool, having been selected for this trait, and sheep producers know that improving the quality of the wool has an inverse effect on quality of the meat.The breeds of sheep raised in Quebec produce mediocre wool, but excellent meat, prized by those in the know, who are ready to pay a premium for it.Meat breeds are also generally larger than wool breeds, which explains those tiny imported chops in the store meat counter.Quebec lamb is available directly from producers and discriminating stores and restaurants.It might cost you more but what a difference! Eastern Tships Sheep Breeders Assoc.P.S.If you would like a list of producer where you can get top quality lamb please contact us.David Mastine president Pauline Antink sec.mum The Record welcomes your letters to the editor.Please be sure to sign your letter and include a telephone number.Only signed letters are considered for publication Thursday, April 17, 20o3 page 7 Perspectives Election aftermath City engineer and businessman, Nathalie Normandeau, the bright lawyer-mayor from small-town Gaspe, Pierre Reid, the former rector of Sherbrooke University and Michel Audet, former president of the Quebec Chamber of Commerce.For the first time since the PQcame to power nine years ago, there’s likely to be at least one representative of the English-speaking community at the cabinet table.Best bets would be Geoff Kelley, Thomas Mulcair or Christos Sir-ros, who has the added advantages of being from Montreal’s Greek community and a former minister under Bouras-sa.Charest, incidentally, will have to contend with two other Charests elected to the Assembly - the Liberal’s Nancy in Matane and the PQ incumbent Solange in neighbouring Rimouski.As Charest embarks on what he’s called a new era for Quebec, one purged of the threat of a referendum, his most critical task will be to choose a cabinet that demonstrates the fundamental Liberal promise and their campaign slogan - “We’re ready.” Incorrigible boy had great talent By Katherine Snow Special to The Record Waterloo Recently clearing out and glancing over old, never-to-be-read magazines, I came across an article on St.Mary’s Industrial School For Boys in Baltimore, Maryland, and it rang a bell.This, apparently, had been an institution run by the Brothers of St.Francis Xavier and had provided a home for orphans, small paupers and generally wayward youngsters.If working and impoverished parents were unable to cope with difficult offspring, they could arrange with a Justice of the County to have a child declared vicious, incorrigible and beyond parental control.Thus, the youngster would be sent to St.Mary’s.Suddenly, I remembered where I had previously heard of the place.It was in Florida, on an evening when we had dropped in to see old friends.There, we met a man, his wife and his mother.They, too, had stopped in for a visit.During the introductions I caught only the older woman’s name — Mrs.Moberly, whom every one seemed to call “Gan." I sat down beside her as the conversation turned as it did invariably.To baseball, there was much discussion over the greed of managers and the enormous salaries of players.I turned to my little neighbor expecting her to be as bored as I was with the talk.I was surprised to see her leaning forward, eyes sparkling, absorbing every work.Almost annoyed, I asked her if she were interested in baseball.“I love the game,” she told me.I think she sensed my slight withdrawal because she added immediately, “My brother used to play, it was the only thing he really loved.” An uneasy silence fell between us.She broke it to tell me that she had been born and brought up in Baltimore.She had been one of eight children.Her parents ran a saloon and the family lived over the establishment.Six of her siblings, as well as her mother had died before she was sixteen.“My brother and I were the only two left.” This brother, younger by several years, began to show all the signs of becoming incorrigible at an early age.When only seven he frequented the bar downstairs, sipping unfinished beers, chewing tobacco and stealing from the till.“He was not really a bad boy," Mrs.Moberly said.“He was just mischievous and he hated school.My father had no time to look after George.” Unfortunately (or fortunately) a law was passed in Maryland in 1902 making schooling compulsory for all children between the ages of 8 to 12 years, and if not employed at 12 years old, they must continue at school until 16.“My father really had no choice.He sent poor George to St.Mary’s.” The Xaverian Brothers attempted to fit this tough and baffled youngster into their routine as painlessly as possible.Realizing from the start that he had no interest whatever in things academic, they decided to train him in the art of shirt making.He became remarkable adept at this skill and boasted frequently of his ability to attach the collars, the most difficult part of the operation.Had he remained at this trade he could have made as much as $25 a week in his prime.Fate however, had other ideas.The good Brothers of St.Francis had an incurable obsession, second only to their religious vocation, and that was baseball.They encouraged their charges in all sports but especially baseball.One may imagine their incredulous delight when they put their sturdy, moon-faced shirt maker on the field and discovered his astounding potential.By the time this incorrigible boy had reached 14 he represented an awesome threat to all amateur teams in the area.The Brothers ecstatically reported that he could hit a ball 425 feet and, left-handed as he was, could pick a man off first base even with the glove on his throwing hand.News of this amazing prodigy reached Jack Dunn, the owner of the Baltimore Orioles.The young left-handed catcher’s spectacular throws in the infield foretold good pitching and Dunn was looking for a pitcher.In spite of my aversion to all things baseball, I had become interested in her story.As Mrs.Moberly paused I asked, “What happened?” “Well,” she said.“Dunn signed him up the first time he saw him play and George continues to play ball for a number of years.” Vainly I tried to recall any baseball names, past or present.“His name was not Moberly, was it?" “Oh no," she replied smiling.Then, aware of my perplexity, she said gently, “My maiden name was Ruth.They called my brother Babe." The Brothers of St Francis encouraged their charges in all sports, but especially baseball.A whole lot of natural metaphors have been employed to describe Monday’s election.The breaking of an ice-jam, a flash flood, a spring thaw, a red tide, a sudden blossoming of spring.Whatever force of nature moved Quebecers to flock to Jean Charest’s Liberals, it was sudden and sharp, a shock that seemed to be underscored by the mild earthquake and freak lightning and hail storm that struck eastern Quebec on or about election day.No one saw the wave coming until it hit last Friday with the publication of two eye-popping polls that had the Liberals taking a commanding and presumably insurmountable lead going into the last weekend of the election.The polls were such a steep skew from the see-saw over meagre points between the Liberals and PQover the course of the campaign it would have been easy to dismiss them as errant, or if serious, a powerful incentive for hesitant PQ supporters to get off their duffs and vote to keep Charest from power.That’s wasn’t the case, of course, and the great upheaval of the Quebec body politic the polls had foreseen turned out to be real.The Liberals picked up 45.6 percent of the popular vote to the PQ’s 33.3 and the Action Democratique’s 18.9 percent, short of the 20 percent required for official party status.Most importantly for the Liberals and their reputation as the party of the English minority, Charest’s victory penetrated deep into the most francophone corners of the province.The Liberals now have two seats in the sovereignists heartland of the Saguenay, two in the Abitibi, three (possibly four after a recount) in the Mauricie, plus the crème de la crème, a sweep of all but two of the 11 seats in the Quebec City region.The Liberals also gained ground in areas surrounding Montreal, as well as winning all but six of the island’s 28 seats, and holding their strongholds in the Eastern Townships and western Quebec.And yes, true to tradition, the Liberal Paquin beat the incumbent PQ Paquin in the bellwether riding of Saint Jean.The downside of Charest’s impressive victory is that he has a 76-member caucus, nearly 50 of whom have been toiling away in opposition for nine years waiting for this moment and their cabinet appointment.With the influx of 26 new MNAs, many of whom are of exceptionally high calibre, Charest problem is compounded, especially since he has vowed to trim the membership of cabinet from the extreme it had reached under the PQ where there were actually more members who were full or junior ministers than there were ordinary MNAs in the party caucus.Among the people to watch for are Dr.Philippe Couillard, a brain surgeon and potential health minister and Yves Seguin, a former minister under Robert Bourassa who did a major study on Quebec’s fiscal relationship with Ottawa.Then there’s Sam Hamad, a Quebec Quebec Affairs Peter Black % Record page 8 Thursday, April 17, 2003 RECORD Our School's Page Cookshire Elementary School PHOTOS COURTESY COOKSHIRE ELEMENTARY Students listen eagerly to explanation on how to use iBooks in the classroom.iBooks arrive On April 2nd the Dennis McCullough Enhanced Learning Initiative became reality for cycle three students.The excitement in the air was palpable as Mr.Canuel spoke with students and when laptops were distributed.Mr.McLean reviewed guidelines and answered questions.With several weeks of school left we should be able to put the iBooks to the test in many respects.We know that the students will take excellent care of them, and we anticipate that that they will be more involved, motivated and excited about learning in all areas.This is nothing short of an adventure.Log in.here we go! Winter Fun Once again this year students in all cycles participated in a variety of Carnival activities just before the March Break.This winter was long and cold but kids know how to have fun and stay warm outside.Activities included a horse and wagon ride around town, an obstacle course, a treasure hunt, and rousing games of pillow polo.Good sportsmanship was practiced throughout the afternoon and older children could often be seen helping out the younger ones.Cookshire students often display caring attitudes and staff members are proud of the way that they conduct themselves, making our small school community seem like a large family.Time Line Design Cycle three students are busy working on an entrepreneurial project.They are creating student-made resources to share with other classes.School principal Ralph McCully studies maze of wires.Making displays is an excellent way to consolidate what has been learned, but the final product is often hung on the wall for a time only to be thrown away later.Cookshire Kids Inc.invites students in all cycles at all schools to create quality student-made learning materials and to e-mail a description of the resource to Cookshire Elementary.Call us for the E-mail address.We will post your resource on our school website.Hopefully the list of available materials will grow and affordable (free!) resources for all cycles in all subjects will be used by many.Our first project is almost finished.It is an eight meter long timeline with removable parts and describes the building of Canada’s Transcontinental Railway.We are laminating our timeline to make it last.Skinny Minis Have you ever written a skinny mini?It’s a long skinny poem, only two words per line.They’re fun to write.You should try it! Here are two of ours: My Birds So cute Three months Yellow bird Green bird Big cage Eighteen toys! Small birds Tweety bird Eric flies Tweety’s grumpy Eric’s not Tweety’s yellow Eric’s green That’s all.By: Travis.ETSB director general Ron Canuel visits students to discuss their new laptop computers I!; ;*v** The Beach Beautiful beach Lovely weather Huge picnic Swimming time Remember sunblock Cute surfers Sun bathing Hovering seagulls Beach-volleyball near Wonderful time Having fun Beautiful sunset By: Meagan Parent Volunteers Spruce up our BASEMENT A wonderful group of parents spent hours cleaning and painting the basement area over the March Break.Benches and walls were primed and painted with several coats of bright primary colours, a much needed facelift.Students hang up their coats in the basement every morning, and enter and exit the school through the area several times a day.When weather is poor, the students spend lunch hour in the basement playing games and so the bright new room is most welcome.Options for fixing the cement floor are presently being considered.An extra big thank you to everyone who came in to work on the basement.The students and staff really appreciate their new surroundings.Winter Fun Once again this year students in all cycles participated in a variety of Carnival activities just before the March Break.This winter was long and cold but kids know how to have fun and Students are all smiles with the new class- room technology.stay warm outside.Activities included a horse and wagon ride around town, an obstacle course, a treasure hunt, and rousing games of pillow polo.Good sportsmanship was practiced throughout the afternoon and older children could often be seen helping out the younger ones.Cookshire students often display caring attitudes and staff members are proud of the way that they conduct themselves, making our small school community seem like a large family.Time Line Design Cycle three students are busy working on an entrepreneurial project.They are creating student-made resources to share with other classes.Making displays is an excellent way to consolidate what has been learned, but the final product is often hung on the wall for a time only to be thrown away later.Cookshire Kids Inc.invites students in all cycles at all schools to create quality student-made learning materials and to e-mail a description of the resource to Cookshire Elementary.Call us for the E-mail address.We will post your resource on our school website.Hopefully the list of available materials will grow and affordable (free!) resources for all cycles in all subjects will be used by many.Our first project is almost finished.It is an eight meter long timeline with removable parts and describes the building of Canada’s Transcontinental Railway.We are laminating our timeline to make it last. " «¦THE—- RECORD Thursday, April 17, 2003 page 9 Young women still lighting up despite increased cancer risks Townshippers’ Briefs Federal jobs in the Townships?Yes! The Canadian government is actively seeking to have more English-speaking employees in Quebec.For details, contact Townshippers’ Association (Lennoxville 566-5717, toll free 1-866-566-5717, email info@townshippers.gc.ca).Applications are invited for the following openings: TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OFFICER In Lennoxville.Permanent position, in the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food.Salary ranges from $53 865 to $76 311.Bilingual non-imperative.Must have graduated from a recognized university with specialization in animal science, agriculture, biology.Preference will be given to candidates with Masters degree or Ph.D.in animal sciences.Experience in technology transfer activities in government,universities or the agri-food industry.Experience in carrying technology transfer activities including demonstration project, writing technology transfer documents and presenting information in public meetings.Must have valid driver’s licence and be available for travelling.REFERENCE NUMBER: AGR6395SL20 CLOSING DATE: April 18 http://www.jobs.gc.ca/jobs/p0286 47e.htm.FOOD SERVICES OFFICER In Cowansville.This competition will serve to establish a list of qualified persons to fill future temporary or permanent positions.Salary is $20.61/hr.Closing date: April 18.Reference No.PEN6492MG53.Information is also available online at www.jobs.gc.ca/jobs/p028426e.htm.INSTRUCTOR ELECTRICIAN In Drummondville.This competition will serve to establish a list of qualified persons to fill future temporary or permanent positions, with the Correctional Service of Canada.Salary is $23.55/hr.Closing date: April 18.Reference No.PEN6436MG53.Information is also available at www.jobs.gc.ca/jobs/p028672e.htm.SWINE ANIMAL WELFARE AND BEHAVIOUR SCIENTIST In Lennoxville.This is a permanent position with a salary range of $42,948 to $79,884.Closing date: May 9, 2003.Reference No.AGR6174SL20.Information is also available online atwww.jobs.gc.ca/jobs/p028305e.htm.PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT JOBS Townshippers’ Association received news of openings for part-time and full-time surveyors in the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Transport.Application deadline: April 22.For details, contact Townshippers' at Lennoxville 566-5717 (toll free 1-866-566-5717) or see www.tresor.gouv.qc.ca/emplois.By Don Harrison CanWest News Service Canadian women are increasingly killing themselves with cigarettes, says the Canadian Cancer Society.While most cancers are in decline, annual statistics to be released Wednesday by the organization show that lung and breast cancer among women is on the rise.The incidence of breast cancer has risen by 10 per cent since 1988, but the numbers on lung cancer - almost all of which is caused by smoking- are the most disturbing.Lung cancer cases among women have increased by 30 per cent, while the death rate among females rose a whopping 46 per cent since 1988.The Canadian Cancer Society is particularly concerned that young women are ignoring the well-known fact that smoking causes lung cancer.“Many teenage girls are not aware that if they start smoking within the d> Medic Alert ALWAYS ON CALL www.medicalert.ca For more information -SDD-66S-15D7 CAREER .T WULFTEC ^ MJ.MAI LUS GROUP Wulftec International, manufacturing company situated in Ayer’s Cliff, produces wrapping machinery for an international market situated principally in the United States.To ensure the continued success of our phenomenal growth, we are actively looking for dynamic candidates to fill the following position : Accounting Technician-Credit - Analysis and approval of credit requests - Management of accounts receivable - Export documentation Competencies: Perfectly bilingual 5 years of experience in accounting and credit College diploma in accounting or similar Contact: Deborah Ball Fax: 838-5539 Email: deborah@wulftec.com 10062 first five years of menstruation, they are 70 per cent more likely to develop breast cancer, too,” said Barbara Kaminsky, chief executive of the Canadian Cancer $ociety B.C.and Yukon." ”We need to better understand why girls are still lighting up in spite of these grave health risks.” One B.C.scientist blamed cigarette makers.“About 20 years ago, the tobacco industry began targeting its marketing to the female population,” said Dr.Joy Johnson, a nursing professor and cancer researcher at the University of B.C.“We’ve also found that girls start smoking for emotional reasons.$ome believe it will help them stay thin .(others) to cope with stress from school and personal relationships.” Alexandra Guemili, a student at Langara College in Vancouver, related to that.“At parties is where I really notice why I smoked,” said Guemili, 22, who has stopped puffing since January.' ' It was because of nervousness, an anxiety, a barrier I put between whatever I was doing, whatever I was feeling.” Guemili’s father died four years ago of throat cancer from smoking.But it wasn’t until she found herself “at school like a head walking around, not in connection to her body” that she got serious and decided to quit.“This time I’ve accompanied it with exercising in the gym,” she added, “and my mental health is a lot better.” Canadian Cancer Society statistics for 2003: •140,000 new cancer cases and 67,400 deaths nationwide expected this year.• 41 per cent of men and 38 per cent of women will develop cancer in their lifetime.• Since 1988, overall cancer death rate for men has declined 12 per cent and 3.1 per cent for women.• Most diagnosed cancer: breast for women; prostate for men.Gather up the family for East Side's Easter Buffet We've gathered all the taste and tradition of Easter for our annual buffet.Start your meal with our soup and festive spread of salads.Proceed to feast on roasted fresh pork, maple glazed ham and stuffed salmon, and, of course, top it all off with coconut cream pie, angel cake with strawberries, and desserts from our pastry kitchen! 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Furniture - Appliances 86 St-Patrice Est, Magog 843-1765 Thursday, April 17, 2003 page 11 The do’s and don’ts of taking medication The art of taking medication - that’s —-“— what about 35 participants learned KEEPING about when they attended a presen- In TOUCH tation on the subject in Lennoxville on Townshippers’ April 29.Snacks and drinks were offered Association before the free presentation, part of the - Autonomy & Aging Series offered by the Sherbrooke Geriatric University Institute in collaboration with Townshippers’ Association.Maryse Rioux, pharmacist at the Sherbrooke Geriatric University Institute made the presentation.Like everything, there is an art to taking medication and many do’s and don'ts.Rioux explained that the principle of taking medication is to improve your health and well being, but medication can be harmful and must be used with care.It is very important to know how to take your medication safely.She expanded on the eight golden rules of taking medication.If you follow these rules, they should help to keep you safe and healthy.Remember that medication doesn’t last forever: clear out your pharmacyonce a year.Do not use medication at the slightest problem.Being informed about your medication is the best remedy.Rioux also said to follow directions to the letter on how to take your medication.Don’t share your medication or borrow someone else’s.Keep an up-to-date list of all the medication which you are taking.And keep in mind that medications are not substitutes for a healthy lifestyle.Most importantly - have confidence to ask questions.If your medication does not agree with you, discuss it with your doctor or pharmacist.Having trouble sleeping these days?Don’t miss the April 29 talk: Why Can’t 1 Sleep Anymore?.It’s at 2 p.m.in the Amadée-Beaudoin Community Centre on Depot St.in Lennoxville, and will be given by Dominique Lorrain, Ph.D.It is a continuation of the conference series on Autonomy and Aging offered by the Sherbrooke Geriatric University Institute in collaboration with Townshippers'.Everyone is welcome - and bring a friend.Admission is free.Travelling road show Townshippers' Outreach Committee is still on the road - and waiting for an invitation from your organization.It’s an interesting way to discover Townshippers' Association and our community.The Outreach team can inform you about the Association’s work and objectives for the future.The whole show is interactive, and the committee enjoys hearing from different groups of people in the towns they have visited.This is how we stay in touch and get to know the community.Let us know what you think.The Outreach committee wants to meet as many people as possible.St.Paul’s United Church in Waterloo has invited Townshippers’ Outreach Committee to a birthday party on Tuesday, May 27.Other guests include the Creek and Waterloo Anglican Church as well as Fulford and Foster church groups.The Outreach Committee will lead a lively discussion to respond to the interests and concerns of everyone present.Health and social services committee representatives will be on hand to answer questions about access to services in English.Please give us a call or send us an invitation if you’re interested in our road show.We will discuss the program and tailor it to your needs.All we are looking for is a community-minded organization with an interest in learning more about their community and how Townshippers’ Association serves it.Believe me, we enjoy it, and we think you will too! Interested groups are invited to call Shannon Keenan, Assistant Executive Director, at Lennoxville 566-5717 (toll free 1-866-566-5717), or email ta@townshippers.qc.ca.You can also stop by at 257 Queen, Lennoxville, or 203 Principale, Cowansville.Call the Cowansville office at 263-4422 (toll free 1-866-263-4422) or email ta2@bellnet.ca.Volkswagen’s new retro ragtop is a cute, classy and bargain-priced funmobile By MALCOLM GUNN WHEELBASE COMMUNICATIONS If you like the New Beetle, you’re going to fall madly in love with its fun-in-the-sun convertible sibling.And if Volkswagen has its way, you’ll be seeing plenty of these models zipping around town and country.That’s because the price of admission makes this cutie one of the most affordable droptops in the business.The New Beetle convertible replaces VW’s Cabrio, a car that has earned its rest after 23 years in production, during which time nearly a quarter-of-a-million examples were produced.However, the Cabrio’s appeal should be easily eclipsed by the New Beetle’s flashier looks as well as its unmistakable connection to the past.When folded, the cloth-lined top, with its solid glass rear window, folds onto itself and sits perched directly behind the rear seat, just like those rear-engine, aircooled Beetles of yesteryear.This time around, though, the top is power operated, which handles the process for you in a mere 13 sec- onds.The roof is manufactured using three layers of insulation that help it maintain shape and also reduce outside noise.In cleaving the New Beetle’s hardtop from its body, VW engineers added extra support and bracing to help reduce the chassis flex that’s inherent with such undertakings.They also added automatic rollover supports, an important safety feature that eliminates the Cabrio’s ‘basket-handle’ roll bar.When a rollover is detected, sensors trigger the supports to pop up for added head protection.Elsewhere, the car is unmistakably New Beetle in appearance.But, but with the top raised, its newly formed angular roofline is a nice contrast to the rest of the car’s rounded features.This is one convertible that looks good, regardless of whether the lid is up or down.The only noticeable sacrifice buyers will make is in trunk space.The hardtop’s hatchback offers more than double the space (with the rear seat in the upright position), than the convertible’s conventional cubby.Fortunately, a lockable passthrough feature allows access for bulkier objects into the rear seat area.The first of the New Beetle convertibles to arrive, the GLS, will come with a 115-horsepower 2.0- litre SOHC four-cylinder engine.It’s the same mill that powered the old Cabrio and is the base motor for the New Beetle Hardtop, Golf and Jetta.By mid-year, however, you’ll be able to get a 150-horsepower 1.8-litre DOHC turbocharged four-cylinder, which is standard on the top-dog GUX.Regardless of the engine you pick, the base transmission is a five-speed manual.A six-speed Tiptronic automatic, a shifter usually seen in more expensive Audis or much more expensive Porsches, is optional.Despite the attractive base sticker price that’s just shy of $30,000, the GLS comes well-equipped with features such as air conditioning with pollen filtration, four-wheel disc brakes with anti-lock, cruise control, power outside mirrors, door locks and windows, tilt-telescoping steering wheel, central locking system and 10-speaker audio system.The GLX adds a leather interior (optional on GLS), rain-sensing wipers, premium Monsoon sound system, heated front seats and traction and stability control.You can also load up your New Beetle convertible with options such as a protective ski sack and a wind-blocker to keep you from messing up your coiffure when the top is lowered.While some of the ‘new’ might have worn off the New Beetle since its arrival back in 1999, the cool looking convertible should lead a major revival in the brand.With,the top-down season right around the comer, you should grab yours while you can.2003 New Beetle convertible ?Two-door convertible available in GLS and GLX versions.?2.0-litre SOHC four-cylinder, or optional turbocharged 1.8-litre SOHC four-cylinder engine, producing 115 and 150 horsepower, respectively.?Five-speed manual, or optional six-speed Tiptronic automatic transmissions.?The New Beetle convertible represents a significant improvement in style and substance compared to the now-departed Cabrio.?The creation of this particular heritage model should inject new interest in the rest of the New Beetle lineup.?The convertible arrives with a wealth of standard features, making its attractive price seem like even more of a bargain.?L/100 km (city/hwy): 9.9Z7.2 (2.0, MT) ?Base price: $29,300 TO IMPORTS WELCOME HERE! KWH 1205 Wellington St.S.569-5959 563-0036 Locally installed.^ Nationally guaranteed page 12 Thursday, April 17, 2003 » —THE»» Record An industrial Good Friday story Q VITAS 2003 Cali for Nominations zemhip smfà fbj® They called him the human forklift By Jim Wywrot Special to The Record Leo came from East of Gatineau.He went into the trades, worked through the apprenticeship program and got his pipefitter’s ticket.When I knew him he was a Class ‘A’ pipefitter in the EB Eddy paper mill that spanned the Ottawa River.Leo was a friend.He was known as “Leo: The Human Fork Lift Truck,” to a few of us Anglos in the paper mill where I worked.Perhaps in French he was “Leo: Le Humain Fourchette Ascenseur Camion.” I’ll have to check the translation.I remember someone calling him the ‘gentle giant’ because of his easy-going nature.Leo was your basic, all around, good guy.I never saw him explode and, if you saw him — he was a big guy - you’d agree that would be a good way to keep it.The work was physical and there were quite a few strong fellows in the trades, but I think Leo would have led the pack.When I left the maintenance area I didn’t see the pipefitters very much.But a few years later I came back to that area during a papermachine rebuild.In order to keep the machine downtime to a minimum, the schedule for the project started on the Easter long weekend.For those not familiar with how a plant usually runs, paperma-chines are large pieces of capital equipment that generate zero revenue when they’re not running.I was with the group rebuilding the dryer section.This, as the name implies, is where the paper gets dried.If you ever cruise by a papermill plant and see the white clouds billowing out of the roof, you are looking at the top of the dryer section where the steam from the process condenses back to water.I remember it was Good Friday, and there were no white clouds coming from the roof.No noise either.It was almost completely silent as I stood outside near the entrance to the powerplant.It was break time - or pause-café in the other official language.The break started at 2:40 and ran for about 15 minutes.It was a warm day and I was by myself enjoying the stillness of the Statutory Holiday shutdown.Anyone who has been at a plant on a Statutory Holiday will know what I mean.That day, I could just hear birds singing in the distance.It was shortly after break when I saw him.A solitary figure coming towards me from across the plant yard.Big guy.Carrying something on his shoulder.It looked like he might have been wearing green work clothes but from the distance it was hard to tell.At that point he was just a moving silhouette.Mind you, a silhouette that be- o you know an individual or an organization deserving of recognition Jty for helping newcomers adjust and integrate into Canadian society?If so, they may qualify for one of 20 Citations for Citizenship from Citizenship and immigration Canada.To get an information brochure and a nomination form, visit our Web site (www.cic.gc.ca) or contact: Only the best make it to the top Join us for the climb RICHARD CONNOLY came ever larger with each step.When he got to the half way point from where 1 first saw him I could see what he was carrying on his shoulder.It was a large steel pipe.I watched, probably without blinking, as he closed the gap between us.It was Leo, the gentle giant.As for the large pipe, that just confirmed it.I smiled to myself as I thought “Couldn’t wait for the fork lift truck.” The entire time from when 1 first saw him neither of us spoke.In fact nothing else could be heard but the sound of the heels of his work boots rapping against the pavement.When he was about 15 feet away he suddenly stopped.He turned slowly to look at the sky and said, “It’s getting dark.” He was right.It had gotten darker within the last few minutes.I looked up I saw dark clouds, that weren’t there be fore, swirling overhead.Without even a shrug of his load he turned to look back at me.On his face was an expression that I wish I could adequately describe to you.To say that it had elements of sadness, understanding and kindness would be a start, but only a start.As he looked at me he illuminated the surrounding darkness by simply saying, “ This is the hour he died.” Then he walked into the plant without another word.I will remember that moment until my very last day.In fact, if I am ever in a situation where my life flashes before my eyes, I will ask if we can replay that memory a second time.If a Jewish carpenter who lived 2000 years ago, can touch a guy like my friend Leo, then even for the most skeptical of us, there is something about Easter worth knowing.£££&«.CamdS northern-crowncom 819 509.9990 Integration Branch Citation for Citizenship Citizenship and Immigration Canada Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1L1 Telephone: (613) 957-9313 Fax: (613) 954-9144 Nominations must be postmarked no later than April 18, 2003.NORTHERN-CROWN WEBCOMMUNICATIONS nteract connect comnu.mcûte THE RECORD Thursday, April 17, 2003 page 13 Chevrolet CITY 555 Craig Street, RICHMOND 819-826-3721 • 1 -800-263-9766 Coffee & donuts 3 days only* Sticker price includes GST and TVQ on all new cars in inventory NEWSR00M@SHERBR! COM page 14 Thursday, April 17, 2003 RESPONDENTS’ EDITOR INSIDE Calvillo and the crew are going backtoSaint-Jean-sur-Richelieu .see Page 17 Kazakhstan pounded by Canada 8-1 CanWest News Service Notebook Stephen Dixon of the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, Geoff Platt of the Saginaw Spirit and Steve Bernier of the Moncton Wildcats each scored twice to lead Canada to an 8-1 win over Kazakhstan at the world under-18 hockey championships Wednesday.The win improves Canada’s record to 1-1-1, good for third in Pool B behind first-place Russia and second-place Czech Republic.The top three teams in each pool advance to the playoffs with the top teams in each group earning a bye into the semifinals.Canada’s final round-robin game is today against fourth-place Switzerland.Baseball investigates umpire attack Major League Baseball will review security at ball parks to try to prevent fan violence following the attack on an umpire at a White Sox game.Top baseball officials were in Chicago on Wednesday to investigate the assault on first base umpire Laz Diaz, which raised concern and questions throughout the majors.It came just three months before U.S.Cellular Field hosts the all-star game and about seven months after a similar attack on a first base coach at the stadium.MOSS SUED BY TRAFFIC OFFICER Randy Moss is being sued by the traffic officer who says the Minnesota Vikings’ star bumped her with his car.The lawsuit filed Wednesday seeks more than $50,000 for emotional distress, assault and negligence.The officer, Amy Zaccardi, also wants an apology.Moss pleaded guilty to careless driving and obstructing traffic last December and was fined $1,200 and ordered to perform 40 hours of community service.He was arrested Sept.24 in downtown Minneapolis and spent the night in jail, accused of using his car to bump Zaccardi, who was directing traffic.Habs’ rebuilding will be long chore While National Hockey League fans are being treated to an interesting, exciting and at times surprising first round of the playoffs, die-hard Canadiens are won-|j||.dering what it will take to revive the once proud organization.Certainly, the expectations of the most ardent Mon-t r e a 1 supporters have lessened over the last decade, yet Mike Hickey From the Bleachers there is still much dissatisfaction as the team appears to be headed in the wrong direction year after year.But to be fair, dynasties in the professional sporting arena are becoming a thing of the past.The most recent, the Los Angeles Lakers ,is about to relinquish its dominance on the basketball court, while the Detroit Red Wings and the New York Yankees start each season as an odds-on favourite to win their respective championships, but can’t be considered dynasties.Canadiens’ fans used to expect no less than a Stanley Cup championship, but now the faithful are thankful for a berth in the playoffs, and ecstatic if the team can get past the first round.This past season was a disappointment for sure, but the reality is that this is not a good team.They rely too heavily on goaltender José Theodore, who captured both the Vezina and Hart Trophies last year as he single-handedly carried the team into the post season and past the Boston Bruins winner of a year ago.But in the 2002-03 campaign he experienced an off-year, and that happens to the best of athletes.Unfortunately, for a team that lacks scoring punch and big, aggressive defenceman, an off-year by Theodore is the kiss of death.There are many negative aspects to being a NHL team based in Canada, including the exchange on the dollar CANWEST NEWS SERVICE FILE PHOTO Canadiens head coach Claude Julien has a lot of work to do if he is to get his team into the playoffs any time soon.To do that, the organization will have to rely on its youngsters.and a lack of meaningful TV and radio revenue.Yet this season we have seen three Canadian teams in the playoffs and each of them has a legitimate shot at getting past the first round.What will it take to bring the Montreal franchise back an aura of respectability — to a level where the team annually makes the playoffs and has a chance to advance to he second and third round on occasion?In short, what will in take to build a team that is as successful on the ice as the Edmonton Oilers?The easy answer is give the younger players a chance.General manager André Savard seemed to be a genius when his team of journeymen veterans knocked off the Boston Bruins and held a 2-1 lead over the Carolina Hurricanes in Round Two last year.But the same Savard was a bum this year as his veterans wilted down the stretch, and Theodore played like an ordinary goaltender.He was criticized for not calling up younger players such as Jason Ward when the veterans faltered.Now, Savard has stated that he is going with the younger players next year and that is the right decision.As an assistant GM in Ottawa, Savard gained a reputation as a shrewd evaluator of talent, and he says he is going to use that ability in the coming drafts.If you are going to finish out of playoff picture then you may as well take advantage of your draft picks.It is an area where the Canadiens have done poorly since Sam Pollock left the team in the ‘70s.The Canadiens must commit to the organization’s youth and provide Theodore with a more physical defence-minded blue line corps.It won’t be easy because Montreal fans and media expect results now.But serving the present will seriously hurt their franchise’s future.It is time to stop the bleeding and go with the Hainseys, Ribeiros and Wards.They have a coach in Claude Julien who has proven to be a good teacher, so let’s give him some young talented players to teach.If nothing else the effort on the ice should improve.And with time so will the team. iTHEi RECORD Thursday, April 17, 2003 page 15 National Hockey League Pressure mounting on Oilers stars to produce CANWEST NEWS SERVICE 'la w % Edmonton Oilers Steve Staios and goaltender Tommy Salo watch helplessly as Dallas Stars’ Stu Barnes jubilates behind the net after they scored in the third period of Game 4 on Tuesday night.By Dan Barnes CanWest News Service The Edmonton Oilers arrived in Dallas on Wednesday with one less player, considerably more baggage and the same belief they had just over a week ago.That quizzical combination is guaranteed to place even more pressure on their struggling Mikes, Comrie and York, to produce offence, a task they have been unable to master even at the best of times in this series.And these are definitely not the best of times any longer.Not with Radek Dvorak nursing a broken hand back home in Edmonton.Not with home ice advantage in the grasp of a veteran-heavy Dallas roster that has twice jumped up off the mat to Not with Stars’ goalie Marty Turco showing signs in Game 4 that he will regain his regular-season form and slam the door long enough to win.Stacked against all this weighty Oiler adversity, fending off the momentum Dallas has going for it, is the confidence Edmonton showed heading into Game 1 and even moreso coming out of that victory.“We’re going into a tough place to play but we have the confidence we can win in there,” said defenceman Steve Staios.“We’re going to keep the faith.“This will be as difficult as we make it on ourselves.We’re going to try not to make it difficult at all.You’ve got to put things in the past quickly in the playoffs.We’ve got to keep the faith up in here.Our belief is very strong.It’s just one game.It’s not a grim situation.We’re coming home for Game 6 and if it takes a Game 7, we’ll do that, too.” Like any playoff team, they are bound and determined to do whatever it takes.But it’s their ability to get it done against Dallas, not their will, that is in question.At this point they are saddled with players who have been unable to get the job done over much of the first four games.Eventually, those shortcomings hurt the entire team.Most notably, the line of Comrie, York and Dvorak has broken down, quite literally.Long before Dvorak suffered his injury, York had broken his right wrist and Comrie his thumb.York is obviously hobbled by the cast he must wear and it showed again Tuesday as Dvorak saucered a centring pass to him in the Dallas crease.The puck landed flat and perfect, the open side of Turco’s net awaited but York missed it.Oilers GM Kevin Lowe feels for the guy.In 1988, Lowe started the playoffs with a broken wrist.By the end, he had added broken ribs to his list of woes.In between he occasionally felt like he might be hurting the team because he wasn’t playing at 100 per cent.And he said he wouldn’t be surprised if York felt the same way.“Everything we’re getting from Yorkie is a bonus,” said Lowe.“It’s very difficult for him to play with that cast on.” It looks like his chances of completing a pass or banging one in are no better than 50/50.But York’s odds are practically a sure thing compared to Comrie.His legs aren’t churning, he’s not testing any of the Dallas defencemen one-on-one.Comrie managed to double his series shot total with three on Tuesday night, but through much of the game his body language on the ice suggested he is losing whatever mental battle is raging inside him.Maybe he still isn’t over the broken thumb.Maybe he thinks he still isn’t over the broken thumb.He played 10 minutes on Tuesday.Ten Oiler forwards had more ice time.He lost nine of his 11 faceoffs.The Oilers' other three centres had far more success in the circle than that.And he still doesn’t have a point.War of words heating up in Blues/Cnks series By Gary Mason CanWest News Service Reporters here can’t get enough of the war being waged between Blues defenceman Barret Jackman and Canucks bruiser Todd Bertuzzi.And the media isn’t beyond trying to stir things up either.After St.Louis’s win in Game 3, Jack-man was interviewed by CBC and was asked how he thought he was fairing in his assignment of covering Bertuzzi.“The last time I looked he only had one point,” a confident Jackman replied.“So I think it’s worked out pretty well so far.” Naturally, reporters couldn’t wait to relay this back to Bertuzzi.The Canucks winger seemed a little miffed one as green as Jackman would trash talk a veteran on national television.However, Bertuzzi couldn’t resist taking a shot at Jackman himself.“He’s spending most of the time on the ice looking up at me,” Bertuzzi said.“If he’s confident in that, good for him.It shows his youth." There was no word on what Jackman had to say to reporters who immediately ran down the hall to get the defenceman's reaction that some Western Conference QUARTERFINALS to Bertuzzi’s reaction to Jackman’s original comment.Gotta love the playoffs.WORK ETHIC: After each Blues victory one player is honored for an exceptionally gritty effort during the game and for having a significant impact on its outcome.The prize?A hardhat.The little post-game, dressing room ceremony started at the beginning of the regular season, with coach Joel Quenneville picking the first winner.Since then, the player who is picked chooses the next winner.Every winner gets a decal with his number stuck on the hat.A new area on the hat has been started for the playoffs.Jackman, the last player to get it during the regular season, presented the lid to Doug Weight after the Blues 6-0 drubbing of the Canucks in Game 1.There was no presentation after Game 2 because St.Louis lost but Weight got his chance after Game 3 to award the hat to teammate Cory Stillman.The hat sits on top of the player’s locker until he hands it to the next teammate.Game 4 of the Blues/Canucks quarterfinals was not finished by press time.See tommorow's Record for complete details. i THE ( page 16 Thursday, April 17, 2003 RECORD Jk Ml ¦ mm Curling Players cry out for voice in curling’s hierarchy Agent searching for new member of Law team sports that has a broad mandate,” said Parkes.“A lot of other Olympic sports have a pretty narrow mandate, with re spect to predominantly high-performance athletes.We pride ourselves on the broadness of our mandate, that we do concern ourselves with the community-level development of the sport, from Little Rockers to Olympians, the whole gamut.“Do high-performance athletes want to sit at the table and talk about the Business of Curling program?They’d have to be pretty special people.” Martin insists competitive curlers have just as much passion for developing the game at the grassroots level as the current directors, but it’s certainly the elite level of athlete he’s most concerned with, especially the lack of input they have into national events such as the Brier and Scott.“A great situation is that clearly there’s no question that the stones being used at the Brier and the Scott are not up to the Grand Slam standards,” said Martin, re ferring to the World Curling Tour’s big-money cashspiel circuit.“There’s no question that the conditions we play on at the Slams far exceed the conditions at the Scott and Brier.“That’s the type of situation where I think the CCA has to have the ability to make these decisions, and at present there’s no player involvement when it comes to picking the stones that are going to be used.The icemaker picks the rocks, and a lot of times, of course, the rocks are owned by the icemakers and rent is being paid to the icemaker.A lot of times the decision is being made by a non-curler.” Another example, said Martin, is the new Olympic trials qualifying process.Certainly, the elite teams would tell you that winning the Grand Slam’s year-ending Players’ Championship fits in the CCA’s philosophy of qualifying through sustained success instead of just getting hot on a single weekend.“No question, the Players’ Championship should be an Olympic trials spot in the future," said Martin.“That’s not a ridiculous statement, and the reason it doesn’t have a trials spot this time would certainly be politically motivated.” By Allen Cameron CanWest News Service There’s no question a lack of communication has been a major factor in the ongoing conflict between the Canadian Curling Association and elite men’s players.And a big reason for the communication gap is that curling — unlike the rest of its Winter Olympic brethren— does not have athletic representation on its governing board.Luge, bobsleigh, figure skating, hockey and skiing all have a national-team calibre athlete, and generally one of both genders, on their national board of directors.And, says one of curling’s biggest stars, it’s high time the Roaring Game joined the crowd.“I don’t think that the players are involved in many of the derisions that happen on a daily basis, I think that’s safe to say,” said two-time Brier champ and Olympic silver-medallist Kevin Martin, who is also behind the renegade Grand Slam Tour.“There are situations that happen at the national events that if there were players on the board, things would run a lot smoother.” Sport Canada, in fact, encourages that scenario.“National Sports Organizations must ensure that peer-elected and selected national team representatives hold voting positions on the high-performance committee and are members of other NSO committees or boards that make decisions that affect them directly,” said Sport Canada spokesman Len Westerberg.“In addition, NSOs must have a policy to ensure that they are focused on the needs of their athletes.Their athletes must also have annual input into the evaluation of high-performance programs and the coaching staff.” Westerberg noted, however, that Sport Canada conducted a review of federally funded sports organizations last year and concluded the CCA “fully met the standards” for athlete involvement.“I’m not thinking for one moment that we’re deficient,” said the CCA’s chief executive officer Dave Parkes.“What we do with respect to athlete involvement is involve them at committee levels every time CANWEST NEWS SERVICE Two-time Brier champ and Olympic silver-medallist Kevin Martin says players should be more involved in the day-to-day operations of the Canadian Curling Association.there’s activities taking place or some inti-tiative that’s being constructed that involves or affects athletes, so they’re certainly involved in the process.” But not in the final voting process when it comes to policy changes or, yes, an eventual settlement between the CCA and the players.“I think when it comes to the high, competitive end of a sport, the only people who can really understand that part of the sport are people who compete at that level,” said Martin.“I don’t think we have any representation to any great degree at the national level.” Unlike most other Winter Olympic sports, though, CCA directors don’t just oversee elite competition.They also run the game at a grassroots level.“We are one of the very few Olympic By Allen Cameron CanWest News Service Kelley Law is taking her search for a new player to a place no curling team has ever gone — an agent.The Olympic bronze-medallist from Coquitlam, B.C., is looking for a replacement for second Julie Skinner, who an- nounced last week that she’s pregnant and will be leaving the team.But instead of the traditional search method employed by just about every skip in the country — working the phones or sending out e-mails — Law is letting her talent management agency — Vancouver-based Bruce Allen Talent — handle the headhunting.Law is getting started in her new career in real estate and said Wednesday it was a load off her shoulders to have someone else sifting through applicants.“It’s just easier,” she said.“I’m busy with the new job and it’s just way easier for them to put a press release out there about it.” The team announced its search for a replacement earlier this week, and asked interested applicants to send resumes detailing their professional and curling careers to Tkachuk (604-688-7274 or infobruceallen.com, in case you’re interested). THEi RECORD Thursday, April 17, 2003 page 17 Canadian Football League Als back in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu May 22 CANWEST NEWS SERVICE FILE PHOTO The Alouettes will return to the Fort Saint-Jean Campus on May 22 for a rookie camp, and May 25 for veterans.The Record The Montreal Alouettes will be back at the Fort Saint-Jean Campus in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu for the team’s annual training camp.For the First time, the Alouettes will also be holding a rookie camp starting May 22.The Alouettes staff is preparing to host the rookies on May 22, and the veterans are expected on May 25.The camp will last close to three weeks like in the past.The Alouettes are playing their first preseason game on May 30 in Ottawa and will face the Renegades once again the following week in Quebec City on June 7 at the Peps Stadium of Université de Laval.Training camp will break after the second pre-season game.The Alouettes held their training camp on the Fort Saint-Jean Campus in 1997.Esks sign former Jaguar The Edmonton Eskimos signed former Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Delvin Brown Wednesday.Brown signed as a rookie free agent with Jacksonville in 2001.He appeared in five games for the Jaguars, recording 20 tackles.He was waived Nov.7, 2001 by Jacksonville, and signed with the Miami Dolphins Jan.16, 2002.Brown was then allocated to the Frankfurt Galaxy of NR Europe where he posted 26 tackles, two interceptions and one forced ftimble in 10 games.A four year letterman (1997-00) at the University of Miami, Brown posted his best numbers in 1998 with 38 tackles.A standout at Carol City High School in Miami, Brown was selected to play in the prestigious Florida-Georgia All-Star game.Lions release Alfred Jackson The B.C.Lions released wide receiver Alfred Jack-son on Wednesday, not long after signing former Edmonton Eskimos receiver Chris Brazzell.“The B.C.Lions would like to thank AJ for his contributions to the BC Lions football club,” said Lions’ head coach Wally Buono.“We wish him the best of luck in his future endeavours." The six-foot, 183-pound Jackson signed with the Lions in September, 1997 after spending four years in the NR.Renegades sign receiver Bendross The Ottawa Renegades signed wide receiver Demitris Bendross to a one-year deal with a club option for a second season on Wednesday.The 26-year-old from Miami comes to Ottawa after playing for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Toronto Argonauts during the 2002 season.Bendross (five-foot-nine, 182 pounds) played two games against the Renegades last season.He caught five passes for 90 yards in the game, including one for a touchdown.Roughriders give thumbs up to Mavrin The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Wednesday that they have signed non-import defensive back Dennis Mavrin.Terms of the deal were not released.Mavrin spent four seasons at York University, dressing in 39 games.The York grad was second in the CIS with 65 defensive tackles last year.He also recorded four interceptions and two fumble recoveries.The 23-year old was named team MVP, special teams MVP, and defensive MVP in his senior season.The Record’s CFL Corner f; oOOODOw Sports Notebook Val-d’Or/Hull series starts today The Québec Major Junior Hockey League has announced the schedule for the Robert-LeBel Conference best-of-seven finals featuring the Val-d’Or Foreurs and the Hull Olympiques.Game 1 : Thursday, April 17: Hull at Val-d’Or, 7:30 p.m.Game 2: Friday, April 18: Hull at Val-d’Or, 8 p.m.Game 3: Monday, April 21: Val-d’Or at Hull 7:30 p.m.Game 4 Tuesday, April 22: Val-d’Or at Hull, 7:35 p.m.‘Game 5: Saturday, April 26: Hull at Val-d’Or 2 p.m.(if necessary) "Game 6: Sunday, April 27: Val-d’Or at Hull, 7 p.m.(if necessary) Tuesday, April 29: Hull at Val-d’Or, 7:30 p.m.(if necessary) Dolphins land Seau Linebacker Junior Seau joined the Miami Dolphins on Wednesday after passing a physical, completing a long-anticipated trade with the San Diego Chargers.The Dolphins sent a conditional 2004 draft choice to San Diego in return for Seau, a 12-time Pro Bowler.Seau flew from California to Miami on Tuesday after agreeing to a restructuring of his contract, which runs through 2005.The contract maneouvre maneouvring a $2.7-million bonus Seau was due to receive Tuesday from the Chargers.Seau hasn’t led the Chargers in tackles since 1999, and he started a career-low 13 games last season because of an ankle injury that required post-season surgery.Dvorak out with broken hand Edmonton Oilers right winger Radek Dvorak has been sidelined after suffering a fractured right hand in Game 4 of the Western Conference quarterfinal versus the Dallas Stars.Forum: Dvorak, who scored the game-winning goal in Game 3 of the series on Sunday, suffered the injury during the third period of Edmonton’s 3-1 loss at Skyreach Centre on Tuesday night.Dvorak did not travel with the Oilers to Dallas Wednesday and is out of the lineup indefinitely.The team said Jason Chimera will take his Dvorak in line-up for Game Five.Masters win lands Weir on cover of SI Newly crowned Masters champion Mike Weir has made the cover of Sports Illustrated.The 32-year-old from Bright’s Grove, Ont., is featured on the issue that hit newstands Wednesday afternoon with the headline A Star is Born.The last Canadian on the cover was Brendan Shanahan, one of four Red Wings adorning the magazine’s NHL preview issue on Oct.14, 2002.On TV Thursday • GOLF: 4 pan., PGA’s MCI Heritage, first round, TSN.• NHL: 7 pan., Eastern Conference quarterfinals (best-of-seven series).Game 5: New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators, RDS; 7 pan., Game 5: Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils (Devils lead 3-1), TSN.730 pan., Western Conference quarerfinals (best-of-seven series).Game 5: Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars (series tied 2-2) Around Town To submit your sporting event, fax it to (819) 569-3945, email newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com or contact Jamie Zachary, Correspondents’ Editor, or Mike Hickey at (819) 569-6345. page 18 Thursday, April 17, 2003 —¦THE i a* WATERVULE-HATLEY-NORTH HATLEY The Waterville-Hatley-North Hatley United Church Pastoral Charge, Good Friday Service, April 18: Joint Anglican/United service at North Hatley United Church at 10:30 a.m.Easter Services, April 20: Waterville 9:30 a.m.; Hatley 10:30 a.m.; North Hatley 11:30 a.m.SHERBROOKE St.Patrick’s Mission Circle annual Salad Buffet Supper at the Church Hall, corner King West and Gordon Streets, Saturday, April 26, 4 p.m.to 6:30 p.m.Sales tables of home baking, crafts, jewellery, etc.Everyone welcome.DANVILLE Rummage Sale of household items, and used Spring and Summer clothing, at St.Augustine’s Anglican Church Hall, du Carmel St., Danville, Friday, April 25 from 9:30 a.m.to 4 p.m.and 6 p.m.to 8 p.m., as well as Saturday, April 26 from 9 a.m.to 11 a.m.All welcome.LENNOXVILLE St.George’s Church Hall, Rummage Sale, Friday, May 2 from 9 a.m.to 5 p.m.and Bag Sale, Saturday, May 3 from 8:30 a.m.to 11:30 a.m.Please call (819) 563-1659 or 562-4617 for info or pick-up.Save your $$$ - Shop with us! DANVILLE Danville Asbestos Trinity United Church is sponsoring a Pork Barbecue on Sunday, May 4 from 4:30 p.m.to 6:30 p.m.For tickets call (819) 839-2290.Only 200 tickets available.SHERBROOKE A Spring Salad Bar Tea will be held in the Church of the Advent Hall, Bowen Ave.South, on Saturday, May 3 from 3:30 p.m.to 6 p.m.Ham, salads, rolls, cakes and squares.Food table.NORTH HATLEY Parish of North Hatley Holy Week and Easter Services.April 17, 2003, Maundy Thursday: Agape Supper and Service at 6 p.m.April 18, Good Friday One hour Service: 10:30 a.m.Annual joint (Anglican and United) service and reception at North Hatley United Church.April 20, Easter Day: St.Barnabas, North Hatley: Eucharist 8 a.m.and 10:30 a.m.Family Service St.John’s, Waterville: 9 a.m.Family Service Christ Church Eustis at Quebec Lodge: 2 p.m.Family Service.SAWYERVILLE Children hoping to attend the United Church Camp this summer will be raising funds by having a Spring Tea on Saturday, April 26 from 2 p.m.to 4 p.m.at the Sawyerville United Church.All welcome.LENNOXVILLE St.George’s Hall, Soup and Sandwich Luncheon, Thursday, April 24, 11:30 a.m.to 1 p.m.All welcome.Sponsored by the afternoon A.C.W.RICHMOND Military Whist evening at the Legion Hall on Thursday, April 24, 7:30 p.m.To reserve a table, please call Vivian at (819) 826-2857.L.A.Branch #15 fundraiser, with lunch and lots of prizes.COOKSfflRE-MARBLETON-BURY Thursday: Three suppers, Seder Passover Supper starts at 6 p.m.followed by a pot-luck supper and the Lord’s Supper at St.Peter’s Church, Cookshire.Good Friday services: Silent Witnesses and Stations of the Cross at St.Peter’s Church, Cookshire at 10 a.m.and St.Paul’s Church, Marbleton at 3 p.m.Saturday Easter Vigil and Holy Eucharist and Holy Baptism service at St.Paul’s Church, Bury at 7 p.m.Everyone welcome.DANVILLE Danville Legion Brunch.Everyone is invited to join us on Easter Sunday, April 20, from 10 a.m.to 1 p.m.RICHMOND Richmond County Historical Society’s annual Spring Banquet and Entertainment will be held at the Legion Hall on Saturday, April 26 at 6 p.m.The gala event includes coq-au-vin dinner, door prizes and an auction.For ticket reservations, please call Don (819) 826-2793 or Robin 826-6806.Everyone welcome.LENNOXVILLE Everyone is invited to the Lennoxville- Ascot Historical and Museum Society meeting at 7:30 p.m., April 21, at Uplands, 9 Speid Street, Lennoxville.Lu Rider’s topic is “Aunt Lu’s ‘Archives’, What to Do With Them”.NORTH HATLEY Sunday, April 20, 2003 at 10:30 a.m.in the Sanctuary of the Unitarian Univer-salist Church of North Hatley, The Reverend Carole Martignacco, “Speaking of Resurrection” - Traditional doctrines of resurrection, rebirth aside, how can we celebrate the Easter message?All are welcome.Coffee and refreshments will be served after the sermon.HATLEY Luncheon at St.James Church Hall, Hatley at 11:30 a.m.on Wednesday, April 23.Benefit of the'A.C.W.All welcome.• • • This column accepts items announcing events organized by churches, service dubs and recognized charitable institutions for a $6.00 fee, $9.00 for 2 insertions of same notice, $12.00 for 3 publications.Maximum 35 words.If you have more than 35 words the charge will be $10.00 per insertion.Requests should be mailed, well in advance, to The Record, P.O.Box 1200, Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1H 5L6, be signed and indude a telephone number and payment.Telephone requests will not be accepted.Admission charges and trade names will be deleted.No dances.News and views from Grace Christian Home - March 2003 The highlight of this month at Grace Christian Home was the ribbon-cutting on March 17th to officially open the new ‘Store’ located in the basement of the Home, after which the residents were invited to go down and browse and shop.Richard F.Tracy, the Executive Director, announced the opening and the ribbon was cut by Susie Fraser.The store is operated by the residents and primarily for the residents, four days a week from 12:45 to 2:00PM.At the counter on Mondays are Fiorina Drew and Margaret Rowland; on Tuesdays, Susie Fraser and Audrey Lambert; on Thursdays, Joyce Standish and Eunice Brown; on Saturdays, Muriel Munkit-trick, Gilberte Kinkead and Maijorie Can-dlish.‘The Store’ has been very successful and there are many interesting, handy, and reasonably priced, items.Donated gifts and baked goods have also been given to sell at The Store.’ We have had a contest to select a name for ‘The Store’ and the many suggestions are being considered.‘The Store’ committee of volunteers, Joyce Parker, Cynthia Drew, Bea Stark and Betty Haskell do the buying and pricing, and help out where needed.This activity is giving Residents another opportunity for fellowship, good visiting, and a greater sense of responsibility for their own well-being.March may have come in like a lamb, but soon reverted back to a cold winter again.However, by the middle of the month, the weather became more mod- erate and we sensed a feeling of spring in the air as the snow began to slowly disappear.Folks started thinking of sugaring time and some of us at Grace Christian Home had memories of helping at it, which was hard work, but kind of fun.We had our turn, and now it is “their turn.” Most residents have been in fairly good health this month, except for Pansy Powell who has not been well.Her daughter came from Ontario to sit with her for awhile the week of March 14th.The birthday people in March were: Lillian Leonard, Marion Buchanan, Hazel Benner and Esther Bell (both of whom are 90 years of age.) They all had nicely decorated birthday cakes and many greetings.Outings for the month: Mrs.Lambert went shopping to Walmart with Valerie Fortin and enjoyed it very much; Marjorie Candlish had an appointment at Youville for therapy and will be going 3 times a week when scheduled; Hazel Benner has gone to Youville for 2 weeks for assessment and treatment; Fiorina Drew continues to go to CHUS for dialysis treatments 3 times a week; between treatments she went to stay overnight with her son and daughter-in-law, Malcolm and Denise Drew, at Bacon’s Bay on March 16th, then went to her sister and brother-in-law, Shirley and Roger Desruis-seaux’s, for dinner the next day.She enjoyed the time away.Brenda and Austin Bailey and family came to visit Mrs.French and Mrs.Fraser.Recent visitors of Mrs.Labonte were her niece, Jean Wilmshurst and husband and daughter from Porter’s Lake, Nova Scotia, her nephew, Robert McKenna, from Boston, Mass., Eleanor Taylor of Birchton, her grand-daughter and husband, Marie and Tom McCarthy of Burlington, Vermont.Dawn Drew came from Montreal to visit her grandmother, Fiorina Drew.Fiorina also had a visit for 4 days from her daughter and husband, Marilyn and Kirke Wells from Kitchener, Ontario, and again went to the cottage at Bacon’s Bay and shopping in Magog.It is wonderful for our Residents that Dr.Frenzi visits here at Grace Christian Home on Thursdays, and we are thankful for his support.Recently, Dr.Soulard has been visiting as well, and his prayers and support are appreciated by all of us.Laura Osborne, who has been on staff at the Home for many years, has recently been appointed head cook.Our Residents were thrilled when, on her first day, she served roast beef with Yorkshire pudding - quite a challenge when serving 50 people! Karen McComb is not with us any longer as the main cook as she has accepted a job in the cafeteria at Sherbrooke Elementary School.Gail Patton has replaced Laura in the laundry room.We wish them all well.We have had the usual enjoyable activities: carpet bowling, crafts with Candace Herring and her girls, bingo, and exercises with Valerie Fortin.As well, there is our regular Bible Study on Tuesday mornings with Arnold Reynolds and on Thursday evenings with Ed Down.We have been fortunate to have a lot of music and singing this month.On March 2nd, Patti Willms and 2 daughters sang at the Sunday afternoon service; on March 3rd, the UCW came to the Home to serve tea and squares and Pat Hurley and Dave Donnachie sang old country songs; on March 9th, the Godfrey family came and sang.They also had an object lesson about the plague of frogs in Ezekiel 8 in the Bible.We especially enjoyed the song that their son and son-in-law sang, “His Eye is on the Sparrow.” On March 12th, John MacDonald and friends came to entertain us, and, as before, they were much enjoyed.On March 17th, we had a St.Patrick’s tea and goodies and Nancy Sparkes and her husband came and sang Irish songs.On March 19th, Pat Hurley and Dave Donnachie came and sang some Irish songs for St.Patrick‘s Day and the W.I.women came and served goodies and tea.On March 23rd, David Heath came and sang hymns at the Sunday afternoon service.We always enjoy him; he sings so well.We hear that Dr.Klinck is gaining in health and was able to attend a funeral for a friend recently.He will soon be celebrating his 92nd birthday.May God continue to bless him.This comprises most of the ‘News and Views’ at Grace Christian Home for this month.The end of March ended with a big snow storm.Will spring ever get here?Submitted by Fiorina Drew, resident and correspondent for Grace Christian Home '¦¦¦— THE»M I Record Thursday, April 17, 2003 page 19 Death Death Death Deaths BERNAIS, Raymonde (Buster) - At Residence Ste-Marguerite, Magog, Que., on Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at age 91.Beloved husband of Rena Alex.Dear father of Donald (Monique), Alex (Marielle), Real (Teri).Dear grandfather of Jackie (Gary), Danny (Wendy), Lynda (Paul), Allen (Sandy), Lisa (Russell), Larry, Yves, Justin and Elyse; greatgrandchildren Kelly, Ryan, Nicholas, Zachary, Emma, Emma-Lee and Nathaniel.Also survived by other relatives and friends.Visitation at Ledoux Funeral Home, 150 Sherbrooke St., Magog on Thursday 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 p.m.Funeral service at Ste-Jean Bosco Church, Sherbrooke St., Magog at 10 a.m., Friday, April 18.Interment in MacPherson Cemetery, Georgeville.Birchton Eleanor Taylor Nick and Heather Turchyn have returned home after spending some time on vacation in the United States.They spent a month at Fort Walton Beach up in the northwestern portion of FLorida and on their way home, they stopped off in Myrtle Beach in South Carolina for a week.They reported wonderful driving conditions both ways, and on their way home, they spent a couple of days with Nick’s brother, Terry, and his wife of Colbourne, Ontario and another day was spent visiting with Gerry and Charlotte Robinson of Johnstown, Ontario.While at the Robinsons, they enjoyed a nice visit with Jim and Marlene Moore of the same place, as well as with Deannie King of the Cook-shire highway, who was also visiting with the Robinsons at that time.Heather Turchyn, accompanied by her mother, Gladys Patton, her aunt, Muriel Prescott, and Helen McDonald, all of Lennoxville, spent an afternoon at the Wale’s Home visiting many old friends from the Cookshire and Lennoxville area.Serena Wintle hosted the March 16th meeting of the Bury Women’s Institute at her home in Birchton.The guest speaker that day was Dennis Taylor who spoke of how methods of farming have changed greatly over the past two decades.MacKINNON, Douglas - Peacefully on April 12, 2003 at the Sherbrooke Geriatric University Institute (Youville), at the age of 73.He leaves to mourn his loving wife Norma Ellis and four children: Angus (Jennifer Mungham), Peter (Mary Ellen MacKay), Helen (Warren Loomis), and Kathleen (Wayne Walsh).He will be missed by 12 grandchildren: Elizabeth, Martha, Clara, Leslie, Julia, Rosemary, Perry, Abbigael, Tristan, Noah, Jessica and Connor.He also leaves one sister, Margaret (Alvin Ross) and one brother Stuart.Predeceased by his brothers Keith and Gordon.Many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends will also mourn his passing.Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Cass Funeral Home, 900 Clough, Ayer’s Cliff (819-876-5213) where the family will receive condolences Thursday, April 17th from 2 - 4 p.m., and 7 - 9 p.m., as well as Friday, April 18th from 12:30 p.m.to 1:30 p.m.The funeral will take place on Friday, April 18th at 2 p.m.in Beulah United Church, 967 Main St., Ayer’s Cliff with Rev.Doreen Moffatt officiating.Interment to follow in the Way’s Mills Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to The Sherbrooke Geriatric University Institute Foundation (Foundation S.G.U.I.S.), 1036 Belvedere South, Sherbrooke, Que., J1H 4C4 or Beulah United Church, 976 Main, Ayer’s Cliff, Que., JOB ICO.MORELAND, Wilma (nee Jones) - Passed away peacefully at her home with her family by her side.Mrs.Wilma Moreland in her 73rd year.Loving wife of 53 years to Glenn Moreland and dear mother of Gloria (Frank), Wilton (Wanda) and David (Elaine).Wilma also leaves to mourn her dear grandchildren Kristopher, Jeffrey, Kevin, Lynn and Sonia, along with her brothers, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.Resting at the Cass Funeral Homes, 295 Principale St., S., Richmond, Que., where family and friends may visit on Wednesday, April 16th, 2003 from 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 p.m., and Thursday, from 1 - 2 p.m.A funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, April 17th, 2003 at 2 p.m., with Rev.Reginald Jennings officiating.Interment in the Maple Grove Cemetery.Donations to the charity of your choice would be greatly appreciated by the family.In Memoriam CLARK - In loving memory of our dear parents, grandparents: Joseph Clark, March 2, 1986; Verna Clark, April 18, 2001.Those we love don’t go away They walk beside us every day.Unseen, unheard, and ever near Still loved, still missed, still very dear.Sadly missed by LAWRENCE & NICOLE (son & daughter-in-law) WAYNE & WENDELL (grandsons) JONATHAN (great-grandson) MORNEAU, Mr.Wilfrid - Husband of Hélène Boisvert.Visitation will be held at the funeral parlor on Wednesday, April 16th, 2003 from 2 - 5 p.m., and 7 -10 p.m., and on Thursday, April 17th, 2003 from 12 p.m.The funeral service will be held on Thursday, April 17th, 2003 from 2 p.m., at the Ste-Bibiane’s Church in Richmond.Pauline Fecteau, director, Centre Funéraire Yves Houle & Frère, 198 Adams St., Richmond.WOLF, Lynn - Passed away suddenly at her home on April 12th.Sadly missed by her friends, colleagues, Zeke and Maggie.Memorial service at St.Mark’s Chapel, Bishops University, Lennoxville, at 3 p.m.on Tuesday, April 22nd.In Memoriam HATCHER, Elaine - In loving memory of a dear sister who passed away one year ago on April 17, 2002.As time unfolds another year Memories keep you ever near, Silent thoughts of times together Hold memories that will last forever.Always loved and remembered by your sister, NORMA WINGET ($> Medic Alert ALWAYS OIM CALL www.medicalert.ca For more information 1-aa0-66B-1507 ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICES - RATES and DEADLINES: BIRTH & DEATH NOTICES, CARDS OF THANKS, IN MEMORIAMS, BRIEFLETS: Text only: 320 per word.Minimum charge $8.00 ($9.20 taxes included) Discounts: 2 insertions -15% off, 3 insertions - 30% off With photo: additional $18.50.DEADLINE: 11 a.m., day before publication.BIRTHDAY, ANNIVERSARY & GET-WELL WISHES, ENGAGEMENT NOTICES: Text only: $7.00 (includes taxes) With photo: $20.00 ($23.01 taxes included) DEADLINE: 3 days before publication.WEDDING WRITE-UPS, OBITUARIES: $19.50 ($22.43 taxes included) WITH PHOTO: $29.50 ($33.94 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you watch expert defenders in action, you will see them lead and signal accurately for the first few tricks, until each feels his side knows the key information.This, obviously, occasionally helps declarer, but you will witness an early defensive falsecard only when one player knows that his partner has a useless hand.This deal occurred during the final of the Open Teams at the 2002 Norwegian Bridge Festival.Both tables got to three no-trump after the given auction.South’s two-no-trump response was game-invitational, showing some 10 or 11 points (or a bad 12) with at least one heart stopper.At the first table, West led the heart three, which was covered by the five, jack and king.The declarer, Odd Fry-denberg, tried a diamond to dummy’s king, but East wron with the ace and returned the heart two.Judging the position correctly, the declarer put up his 10 and immediately claimed nine tricks: three spades, two hearts and four clubs.At the other table, Havard Jensen (East) realized that his partner was, at best, playing third violin.So, at trick one, he put in the heart queen.South, after winning with his heart king, ran the diamond nine, but East won with the queen and led back the heart two.“Knowing” from trick one that West had the heart jack (when playing third hand high, one is supposed to play the bottom of equally high cards), declarer put in his eight.However, West won with the nine and returned a heart, giving the defense six tricks (four hearts and two diamonds) for two down.You no longer need him in your life Dear Annie: I was involved in an emotionally abusive relationship for three years.During that time, I became depressed, gained weight and was suicidal.Before deciding to slash my wrists, I sought professional help.Within six months, I found the courage to walk away from the relationship.It was scary, but it was the best thing I ever did for myself.I continued counseling for two more years, and have since regained my self-confidence, lost weight, found a great job and am making new friends.I never thought life could be so beautiful, especially after I met a wonderful and loving man, who knew about my past and has remained supportive.We both are looking forward to a bright future together.Here’s the problem: It has been three years since I have talked to my ex, but last month, he e-mailed me, wanting to know if we could be friends again.He asked if I would stop by his office to chat.My first reaction was horror.My therapist tells me it’s a very high-risk situation and it is best to avoid the person when possible.What do you think, Annie?Should I give my ex one more chance to be a friend, or should I close that chapter and move on?Please answer soon.He’s still waiting for my response.— Unsure and Scared Dear Unsure and Scared: Your therapist has given you good advice, so we wonder why you are searching for a second opinion.If you are happy now and have found a loving companion, nothing good can come from renewing your relationship with your abusive ex.Whether or not he has become a better person in the last three years, you no longer need him Nifty, Nifty 2 Gals are 50 Helen and Janet Best Wishes, Dana Annie’s Mailbox in your life.If you feel you must have closure, send him an email, wish him well, and ask him not to contact you again.If he writes back, ignore him.Under no circumstances should you start up a corre spondence.Dear Annie: My roommate, “Betty,” likes to reuse empty margarine tubs for storing other food items in the fridge.I thought this was practical and economical, until a few days ago, when it produced a disaster at the breakfast table.Betty and I were arranging condiments, and I opened what I thought was a tub of margarine over my plate.When I uncapped the tub, ice-cold enchilada sauce spilled out and splattered all over the last three hotcakes in the house.We argued and shouted over the distasteful incident, and threatened to go our separate ways over the flap of the flapjacks.Annie, please provide me with a way to convince Betty to dispose of those darned margarine tubs, before she poisons somebody with some mysterious and deadly substance.— Toasted in Texas Dear Toasted: Don’t flip out over that last flap.If she won’t label the containers, use extreme caution when she hands you another margarine tub.Dear Annie: This is for the 43-year-old mom in Atlanta who has a controlling second husband.She said she was trying to be a good, “submissive” wife.This is for her: Honey, I also have a deep faith in God, but when my ex-husband threw that passage from the Bible in my face, I told him God would not want any abusive, disrespectful situation to continue.One or two lines down from that passage is this: “The husband will treat and respect his wife as he would his own body.” Food for thought.— Racine, Wis.Dear Racine: People should not use religion as an excuse to treat others poorly.Thanks for the back-up.Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column.Hatley Centre Women’s Institute Hatley Centre W.I.members met at the Community Centre on April 8th at 1:30 p.m.The motto for Home Economics and Health month was a recipe for a sponge cake - borrow all the ingredients.President François Williams opened the meeting with the Collect and Salute to the Flag.The roll call was answered by giving humerous ways of dropping off to sleep.Plans for our Garage/Rummage Sale, April 26 and 27 were finalized.We will sort on Friday, April 25th starting at noon.The minutes were read by the secretary, Janet McLellan and approved.Correspondence included a letter from the Women’s Centre and notice from the Sherbrooke Geriatric University Institute of meetings to be held in Lennoxville on taking medication and on sleeping.The treasurer, Helen Johnston gave the financial report.François thanked all who had helped at the St.Patrick’s Day Tea at the Con- OPEN HOUSE 80th Birthday celebration will be observed on Saturday, May 3rd, 2003 from 2 - 4 p.m.in Thetford Mines United Church Hall for Raymond Morrison Everyone Welcome naught Home.Agriculture - Helen reported on the 4-H Clubs’ involvement in the Townships.Environment - Are we killing ourselves from being too clean?Use extreme caution in using and storing chemical cleaners.Canadian Industries - The new owner of the Rolling Hills restaurant is specializing in breakfast and lunch dishes.Health - Maureen Bean read an interesting article on strokes.Citizenship - Exercise your right and vote on April 14th.Safety - Mary Rasmussen spoke about SARS and the need to change travel plans in some cases.Education - Margaret Belec reported school news - lots of activities - the chocolate bar drive is to raise money for school trips.Cultural Activities - François reported on events at the Library, also an art course by Yvon Dagenais, a local artist.International Affairs - SARS started in China last November.Publicity - Janet reported that the stagecoach has been returned to the Colby-Curtis Museum and that our meetings have been published in the Record and Journal.Report from Meals-on-Wheels meeting, more clients could be provided with meals in our area.We were reminded to register for events at the Federated Convention 2003 in June, before May 1st, also we can order Convention pins in advance.Helen won the draw, and the meeting was adjourned by Maureen.Maureen had prepared a quiz on Home Economics and Florence Wilson won the prize.A delicious tea was enjoyed, served by the hostess, Helen.Janet McLellan THE Thursday, April 17, 2003 page 21 CELEBRITY CIPHER by Luis Campos Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created Irom quotations by famous people, past and present Each letter in the cipher stands for another Today’s clue: V equals J “ U G WBB BKCG UKSP SPG HLVGISKCG HT LGKOR PWNND; HJX BKCGY WXG WBB ZKTTGXGOS WOZ DGS SPG Y W A G ." 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Call (819) 569-9990, toll-free 1-866-569-9990 or email: info@north-ern-crown.com.145 Miscellaneous Services LENNOXVILLE PLUMBING.Domestic repairs and water refiners.Call Norman Walker at (819) 563-1491.MATH TUTORING given in my home (Ayer’s Cliff), $15.00 per hour.Call (819) 838-5111.WILL DO YOUR typing and/or translating from my home.Resumes, texts, minutes, letters, etc.Call (819) 563-9693.150 Computers SPRING CLEANING for your Computer! It’s time for your seasonal check-up.Is your PC underperforming?Does it need an upgrade?Maybe it just needs some TLC.Count on us to help out.Onsite, at-home service, 9h00-21h00, Monday to Friday.Macintosh / Apple support available upon request.Call Pol at 450-263-9651 / 819-569-9990 or email: pbeland@nordiva.com.190 Cars For Sale 1987 VOLKSWAGEN FOX, white, 5 speed, 217,000 km., floor A1, good mechanics.$800.Call (819) 563-4059.NOTICE OF CLOSURE OF INVENTORY (C.c.Q., Art.795) Notice is hereby given that, following the death of Theophil Saegesser, on February 26lh, 2003, in his lifetime domiciled at 63 Western Avenue, Sutton, Quebec JOE 2K0, an inventory of property of the deceased was prepared by the liquidator of the Estate, Johanna Ryffel, on April 9, 2003, before Mtre.Marie J.Gagné, notary, in accordance with the law.This inventory may be examined by any interested party at the office of Mtre.Marie J.Gagné, notary, located at 35 Victoria, Knowlton, Quebec JOE 1V0.Given on 14th April 2003 At Town of Brome Lake, Quebec Marie J.Gagné, Notary 190 Cars For Sale 1994 MAZDA PRE-CIDIA, 5 speed, 146,200 km., black, new brakes and timing belt.Call (819) 563-4059.1995 HONDA CIVIC, automatic, 2 door, 138,000 km., CD player, new winter tires, no rust.Asking $7,000.Call (450) 776-6661.Selling a car?Make your classified stand out.For S10.00 more per day, run a photo with your classified! Deadline: 2 days before publication.Drop by our office in Sherbrooke or Knowlton.(819) 569-9525.205 Campers-trailers 1985 BONAIR HARDTOP tent trailer, very good condition, sleeps 6 adults.Call (450) 248-2549 after 7 p.m.Monday to Friday.215 Boats HOLLAND 7.6 SAILBOAT, 27’O.A., 1981 fin keel, wet surface and interior rebuilt in 1992.Trailer, 4 sails, spars and rigs, depth, knot, AM/FM cassette, sleeps 5, priv.w.c., performing.$12,900 negotiable.Call (819) 346-8337.275 Antiques WE BUY from the past for the future, one item or a household, attic or basement, shed or garage.We like it all, give us a call.BluBarn Antiques (819) 884-2151, (819) 837-2680.290 Articles For Sale 1984 SUZUKI GS1150E, Yoshi-mura header, very nice, $2.400.neg.Hobart Handler, 135 Mig welder, works on 115V.Includes regulator, extra tips and extra wire, excellent condition, $650.neg.(819) 563-9519.LARGE QUANTITY of Wine or Beer Making Equipment, complete with all accessories.Call (819) 842-1546.MAPLE DRAWING table, $70; steel shelving unit, $100; cast iron and glass baker’s rack, $110; speakers, $30; bicycle training rollers, $70.(819) 565-1610.330 Pets LOVELY COMPANION - Female Spaniel/Poodle mix, 4 years old, house-broken, spayed, shots, vet checked, stable good home only, (819) 569- 0653.Frontier Animal Society, $150.donation required.340 Garage Sales FOSTER 89 Robinson Bay, Saturday, April 19, 8 a.m.to 4 p.m.Everything must go! 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