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THE RECORD The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 Twin foals take prize.See Page9 75 CENTS + TAXES PM#0040007682 Tuesday, August 16, 2005 Speeding in N.H.can be deadly — for you and your wallet Seven out of 10 drivers t pulled over for speeding are Canadian: New Hampshire state trooper By Giancarlo La Giorgia Planning to drive through New Hampshire for a weekend getaway?Remember to bring your old driving instruction manual.You'll want to brush up on your highway code etiquette, if you hope to avoid the massive fines that highway troopers in that state have begun doling out to fhotorists not respecting the law.Please see speed Page 5 Regal closes Sherbrooke store and 42 others TJie bankrupt Regal Greetings and Gifts catalogue gift company may be sold off in parts if its bankruptcy trustee can’t find a buyer.“Deloitte is trying to find a buyer and if it can’t find one it (Regal) will be sold in parts,” said Lynn Cook, spokeswoman for Deloitte & Touche Inc., the company’s interim receiver and manager, adding they would like to find a purchaser as quickly as possible.The Toronto-based catalogue gift company announced earlier this month it had gone into receivership.The move threw about 700 part time and full time workers out work, including several in Sherbrooke.All orders and shipments have been stopped.Cook said Deloitte & Touche Inc.is hoping to find a buyer who would run the company the way it has been managed for the last 75 years.“This would be a great thing for the workers,” Cook said, noting the purchaser would have the op' tion of hiring back workers.There are seven Regal locations throughout Que bec, including one in Sherbrooke, and 43 spread around the country.Customers at the King Street establishment were greeted by this sign on the door.iy 'M New Bus Line PERKY BEATON/SPECIAL The success of the University of Sherbrooke as well as that of the Sherbrooke CEGEP have meant that students are living farther afield.A new noon-hour bus run is being added during the week, to serve the borough ofBrompton.Borough president Clement Nault and councillor in charge of the city busses, Jean-François Rouleau are hoping that students will not have to buy their first car with all the expense and pollution involved in order to get to classes.May jib Cjecrjb AfRLattd, Ertalm.AatM New to Real Estate, but not to the TownshipsI *1 love ftuj new career — rft io çafkftjiitÿ.to be able to offer frofefdonal and (err\oe -te huj cemmvnrhj.* (819) 820-2022 • www.MaggieGeorge.com ROYAL LePAGE EVOLUTION COURTIER IMMOBILIER AGRÉÉ Franchisé indépendant et autonome de Royal LePage page 2 Tuesday, August 16, 2005 ! — THF.i RECORD Canada job posting The Correctional Service of Canada is seeking a Food Services Officer for its Cowansville Facility.Persons residing or working in the administrative regions of Estrie and Montérégie are eligible to apply.Candidates should have recognized training in large restaurant, hotel or institutional cooking or significant experience in practicing culinary techniques and food service in an institutional kitchen.Candidates should also have completed a 4th year of sec- ondary school or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.The position requires proficiency in French.The hourly rate is $23.32.Closing Date: Aug.24, 2005 Interested applicants are required to provide specific information for the application process, and can obtain the details by calling Townshipper’ Associations Information & Referral Service at 566-2182,1-877-566-2182, or by emailing info@townshippers .qc.ca.Record Giveaways F | jhe Record has three wonderful giveaways for loyal readers.The .X.first is lunch for two at Sherbrooke’s new Chinese restaurant Le Village de Chine situated at the corner of Jacques Cartier and King Street, maximum value $20 each.We also have a flex pass to the Piggery Theatre to give away which will entitle the bearer to four tickets for Townships Stage’s final performance of the summer season, Tourist trap that runs from Aug.24-Sept.4.Golfers will also be interested to know we have two green fee passes for the beautiful Longchamps golf course in Sherbrooke.Passes entitle the holder to 18 holes of golf The passes are not valid Friday, Saturday, Sunday before 1 o’clock or on holidays.To qualify for any of these giveaways, complete this coupon and send it to The Record before Aug.23 NAME: ADDRESS: PHONE: RESTAURANT — THEATRE — GOLF — To subscribe to The Record please call 569-9528 Townshippers Volunteer Bank Dobson-Lagassé Centre for — - Entrepreneurship The Dobson-Lagassé Centre for Entrepreneurship is seeking experienced entrepreneurs or business professionals to act as mentors for up-coming new entrepreneurs.Mentors should ideally contribute at least four hours of time per month.Number of volunteers needed: 6 - 8 Location: The initial meeting will be at the Dobson-Lagassé Centre in Lennoxville; subsequent meetings will be at a mutually convenient location.Skills: Ideally, mentors will have a solid reputation and strong business expertise, will be effective communicators and advisors, and be available for in-person meetings with new entrepre neurs.Strong English skills are required.Expenses related to mentoring (i.e.breakfast meetings, travel) can be submitted to the Entrepreneurship Centre.For more information, contact Evelina Smith, Townshippers’ Association’s Volunteer Bank Coordinator at 566-2182 (toll free 1-877-566-2182) or info@town-shippers.qc.ca, or Barry Husk at (819) 822-9600 ext.2550 or bhusk@ubish-ops.ca.Townshippers’ Day A number of volunteers are needed to help out at the 26th annual Town-shippers’ Day on Sept.17.Volunteers are needed to set up tables and chairs the day before the event, and on the day itself act as guides, distribute information, welcome visitors, help with parking, assist exhibitors, and to be part of the clean-up crew.Number of volunteers needed: 100 Location: Bedford Fairgrounds, Bedford Skills: No special skills are required.Bilingualism is an asset, but not essential.All ages are welcome.For more information, contact Eveli- Lend a helping hand! 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It's easy! na Smith, Townshippers’ Association’s Volunteer Bank Coordinator at 566-2182 (toll free 1-877-566-2182) or info@town-shippers.qc.ca, or Kate Wisdom, Town-shippers, Day co-ordinator at (450) 263-4422 (toll free 1-866-263-4422) or kw@townshippers.qc.ca.On Volunteering According to the 2000 National Survey of Giving, Volunteering, and Participating, “More than three quarters (79 per cent) of volunteers said that their volunteer activities helped them with their interpersonal skills, such as understanding people better, motivating others, and dealing with difficult situations.” About the Volunteer Bank The Volunteer Bank is an initiative of Townshippers’ Association and was created as a result of a need expressed by English speakers to become more involved in their community, as well as to provide English-speaking volunteer support to community groups and organizations.Do you have a special talent, skill, or service you would like to provide on a volunteer basis?Is your group or organization looking for a few good volunteers?If so, contact Evelina Smith, Townshippers’ Association’s Volunteer Bank Coordinator at 566-2182 Weather Today: A mix of sun and cloud.Hazy early in the morning.High 26.Wednesday: A mix of sun and cloud.Low 12.High 22.Thursday: A mix of sun and cloud.Low 7.High 23.Friday: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers.Low 12.High 26.Ben by Daniel Shelton .HIS momv WAS SAP ISNlFc BECAUSE HE WANTEP TO ____LEAVE ANP .AND ONE RAY HE WAb A BIG BEAR ANP.HIS.«—v/.SNIFi MOMMIES ARE WEIRD LIKE THAT THZYSA/P GOOPBYZ! WAAAAHU Then the LITTLE BEAR GREW El/EN -x MORE ISjSS . • i ¦ i ¦rut: mii RECORD Tuesday, August 16, 2005 page 3 Twin robberies at Lennoxville CLSC We think it could very well be the same suspects, ’ say police By Jen Young Record Correspondent Sherbrooke police are still seeking any information relating to the Aug.3 break-in at the Lennoxville CLSC, but now they have two break-ins to investigate as the medical clinic was struck again Aug.8.Police say the two burglaries were very similar.During the Aug.3 incident, burglars threw a rock through the door window in the front of the building and on Aug.8, the suspects threw a rock through the back window.Police suspect there was more than one individual involved.Once again, the incident was called in after a nurse arrived at work Monday morning only to find that the window had been broken.This time only one computer system, valued at approximately $2,000, was stolen, and again no medication was tampered with.In all, over $5,000 in equipment has been taken with around $1,500 in damages.Due to the similarity of both crimes, police suspect the same culprits.“It could very possibly be the same suspects in this case,” said Sherbrooke police spokesman René Dubreuil.“Everything happened the same way." Officers have suggested that the downtown medical clinic put metal window bars in place.Police are asking the public for any information before the suspects decide to hit other businesses.FUTUiiSHQP Bell Mobility LG 3300 10064309.This phone advertised on p.16 of our August 12th flyer states Only at Future Shop.The Free Zenith DVD player promotion is exclusive to Future Shop, whereas the phone is available from other retailers.We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our valued customers.Teaching non-violence and compassion JOSHUA BLESER ii* Brainstorming session at the first-ever conference on integrating Non-Violent Communication into Quebec's classrooms.“There’s a lot of grief in the education system," says conference organizer Melanie Witham, “and I feel grateful to have created this space so that this work can be done." By Joshua Bleser Dozens of educators, parents, and children met at a picturesque conference centre in Bonsec-ours last week for the first ever workshops on integrating Nonviolent Communication (NVC) into Quebec’s classrooms.With 34 teachers, 20 parents, and 12 children attending one of the weekend workshops, “the conference is a testimony to the growth of NCV in Quebec,” says organizer Melanie Witham, a founder and assistant director of the PEACE school in Knowlton.NVC was founded in 1961 by Dr.Marshall Rosenberg, an American clinical psychologist.Growing up in Detroit during the Second World War, Rosenberg was a close spectator of that city’s race wars and a victim of anti-Semitism.These childhood experiences inspired a lifelong quest to understand what causes some people to behave violently and others to “stay connected to their compassionate nature under even the most trying circumstances.” The result of this quest is a method of dialogue and a veritable way of life according to which all humans have the same basic needs, all action is an attempt to meet one’s needs, and it is always possible to meet needs by hearing with empathy, without resorting to violence or aggression.“Everyone wants to create more satisfying lives and better relationships, and that’s what (NVC) is all about,” explains Gina Cenciose, a certified community building facilitator the co-founder of Quebec Network of Giraffes (www.reseaugirafesquebec.co m_), whose mission is to promote NVC in Quebec.The success of NVC in the classroom is conditional on what seem to be two unlikely circumstances: teachers displaying their vulnerability and students talking openly about their feelings.Witham and fellow NVC devotees, however, say that NVC has already proven itself with children and teenagers both in and out of the classroom.Catherine Cadden, who founded the Temba school in San Francisco in 1997 and has since been travelling the world training teachers in the integration of non-violence in the classroom, acknowledges that “our society in general has a challenging time connecting to (people’s) trust and security needs.” But she, like Cenciose and Witham, has seen NVC work too many times, even with the most reluctant participants, to concede anything to this challenge.“Once we show ourselves to be vulnerable, it opens this space inside of the child that wants to contribute to our well-being,” Witham notes.Once the playing field is levelled, the results, Witham insists, can be “pretty magical.” Monique Roy, the principal of St-Esprit elementary school in $herbrooke, became interested in NVC after participating in one of Cenciose’s workshops a year ago.She has already begun using NVC with trouble-makers brought to her office, and she plans to integrate it in the following year into her relationships with teachers, and to encourage them to apply its principles in their classrooms.“In schools, we don’t often attend to people’s feelings,” Roy explains.Given the sometimes bitter and negative atmosphere created by the past year’s labour negotiations, the need for compassionate and open communication in Quebec’s public schools is greater than ever, according to Roy.Roy, like Witham, is also op- timistic about using NVC as an approach to teaching the curriculum set out by the ministry of education, especially given the recent reforms, which have shifted the emphasis onto transferable skills, more communication between teachers and students and among students, and the development of the students’ individual identities.“The strategy is very simply, and children understand it,” says Roy.The conference helped to ensure NVC’s future in Quebec by creating a committee of energized and motivated educators committed to NVC in order to support each other’s classroom efforts.Also, as interest builds, there will be more workshops.For more information on NVC, visit www.cnvc.org.To find out more about future workshops, contact Melanie Witham at the PEACE school at (450) 242-1182.Individual - Couple - Family RECORD Thi voici of the Eastern Townships since U97 Counselling Yves Robert • Interpersonal Relations • Marital Issues i jf ml-M Advertising Consultant Sherbrooke - Magog - Stanstead Tel.: 819-569-9525 • 800-463-9525 Lies Ouwerkerk ’ Separation/Divorce • StepFamilies M.A., M.Ed • Loss/Bereavement (819) 578-4778 * Depression/Anxiety • Post-Traumatic Stress emai 1 : product ion @ sherbrookerecord .com • Confidence Building j • Dating issues ° page 4 Tuesday, August 16, 2005 RECORD College drinking like dark side of moon: author By Vanessa Farquharson After years of reporting on the White House for Time magazine, Barrett Seaman decided to retire and head back to school.He ended up going to a dozen universities .across North America, but he never enrolled in any courses.Instead, he hung out in residence, studying the students.His findings, which mostly revolve around alcohol, drugs and sex, are collected in a book called Binge: What Your College Student Won’t Tell You (Wiley, $33.99), about “campus life in an age of disconnection and excess.” “It was kinda like lying around and seeing the dark side _______________ of the moon from a different perspective,” says Seaman over the phone from New York.He adds that, although many students were wary of his presence at first, eventually they wanned up to him because he “wasn’t sitting there wagging (his) finger at them, or looking shocked and appalled.” Despite its somewhat dramatic subtitle, Binge isn’t meant to frighten parents or blame college administrators - it simply seeks to enlighten readers on what exactly has changed since the 1960s.“I never use the word ‘shocked’ in the book because I really wasn’t,” says Seaman.“But I was surprised at the intensity with which students drank.I drank in college and I still drink, but in the four years I was at Hamilton (College in - Clinton, New York), there was only one instance where someone had to go to the hospital and that was a big deal.Now it’s routine.McGill University, the one Canadian school Seaman visited because of In one weekend at its high enrolment of American students, left the most positive impression on him in terms of student drinking.NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS Summer Schedule: June 20th to August 19th If you plan to make changes to your subscription (Le.start, stop, address change), please be advised we need one (1) week notice (prior to date of change).(819) 569-9528 Hamilton, seven students were hospitalized.Harvard had 44 go in two months.That’s a lot of people being taken to hospital for alcohol abuse.” But not all universities had the same problems.McGill University, the one Canadian school Seaman visited because of its __________ high enrolment of - American students, left the most positive impression on him in terms of student drinking.“If nothing else convinced me of the counterproductive effects of American drinking laws on college life,” he writes in Binge, “my experience at McGill University in Montreal did.” “The students at McGill took alcohol in stride,” he says.“It was there, it was available; they didn’t feel the need to drink as much as possible because they knew they could get it anywhere.I made a point of talking to the Americans there - I didn’t just want to say ‘Canadians are better at this’ - and they would say how blown away they were by faculty handing them beers in the first week of school.So most would overindulge, along with the Canadians, but by the time midterms rolled around, they’d buckle down.” Flo Tracy, who’s been McGill’s director of housing for 26 years and who spoke to Seaman during his stay there, says Quebec’s lower drinking age of 18, as opposed to Thank you mTIII ¦¦ RECORD the average of 21 in the U.S., is partly to credit for the healthier relationship her students have with alcohol.“But,” she adds, “the big thing is that we create a safe space - a community where one doesn’t have to prove oneself as much.” This past Sunday, Tracy began training the dons and floor fellows who will be living with and monitoring September’s influx of new students.She brought pizza, pop and beer to about 50 people in the session.“I had three cases of beer, and told them they could take what they wanted,” she recalls.“There was a whole case left over.” Tracy says the secret to steering students away from alcoholism lies in understanding the psyche of an 18-year-old.“Our basic management philosophy is respect,” she says.“We don’t have a lot of the ‘Thou shalt not’ rules.Balance is important.We know these students are not angels, they’re away from home for the first time and if there are rules they’re going to break them.“Those of us in the senior positions actually understand the students - we live with them, move with them and support them.They have direct access to us, and a healthy respect for us .I won't hesitate to put my foot down, but I’ll have a beer with them, too.” Seaman writes that McGill assumes its students are adults and so treats them as such, whereas many American universities, especially the Ivy League ones, will coddle students throughout their academic career.And yet, there’s a mounting discon- nect between faculty and students, to the point where many schools’ presidents have no idea how much drinking is actually happening.When they do act, it’s often through extreme and ineffective measures.“Huge crackdowns, abolishing fraternities, enforcing dry zones - none of that works,” says Seaman, who remembers one dean who went to bed each night praying he wouldn’t wake up with a dead student on his hands.But the other reason Seaman thinks McGill, and Canadian universities on the whole, see fewer incidences of alcohol abuse is because there isn’t such a prevalent all-or-nothing mentality.“McGill students’ priorities are so different from those at American schools,” he says.“There are good athletic teams at McGill but it’s not such a big deal.Intramural sports are a huge thing, but it’s the reverse in the U.S.Football games at McGill will often only be a third full; it’s not that they don’t care, it’s just not as important in their lives.But on a football Saturday at Wisconsin, people start drinking the day before.” Seaman recommends a slew of tactics that parents, administrators, politicians and students can follow to address problems like alcoholism on campus, but says the most important one is dialogue _ if everyone keeps talking openly about it, there will be less underground drinking and pressure to binge drink will subside.“The thing is, there are smart ways of drinking and there are stupid ways of drinking,” Seaman says.“If you can get more people drinking smartly, you’re going to have a safer campus.” CanWest Canadian universities on the whole, see fewer incidences of alcohol abuse is because there isn f such a prevalent all-or-nothing mentality.Brief Air Sherbrooke adds four new flights per week After a one-month break, Air Sherbrooke is adding four new flights per week.Two new flights will be added to Monday and Friday’s flight schedule Sept 12.These new additions will bring weekly flights up to 14 from 10.The private airline was formed six months ago and provides daily flights from Sherbrooke to Toronto.David Monty, Air Sherbrooke president, said flights have been full Fridays and Mondays and the new flights will help deal with an increasing business clientele.For more information about booking a flight call air Sherbrooke at (819) 832-1223 or check out the Web site at www.airsherbrooke.com : - I ¦¦—THE —.ni RECORD Tuesday, August 16, 2005 page 5 Speed: Cont’d from Page 1 “We’ve begun speed limit enforcement in the upper part of N.H.," said State Trooper Paul Relia in a telephone interview yesterday from the police station in Colebrooke."A lot of Canadians travel along Rte.26 or Rte.3 to get to the beach or Maine.Unfortunately, we’ve noticed that a lot of them do not follow our speed laws,” he said.New Hampshire’s highway police have been more vigilant of speeding and other motor vehicle infractions this summer.This has become particularly evident since the state’s legislature drastically increased the cost of fines on July 1, in a bid to raise funds for N.H., and to bring the penalties for driving infractions on par with other states.(According to Relia, N.H.was formerly the state with the lowest fine costs south of the border).Relia readily admitted that American drivers also speed, and emphasized that he and his colleagues are not “out to get” Canadian motorists.“It’s simply been my observation that the people speeding the most [are] Canadians,” Relia said, adding that, in 99 per cent of cases, when asked why they were stopped, Canadian drivers readily admit that they were driving too fast.And it’s not just that Canadian motorists are speeding more frequently.They’re also driving at higher speeds than the average American scofflaw — a bad habit that visiting motorists will want to break.Under the new laws, driving one to five miles per hour over the limit on a 65 mph (105 km/h) highway nabs you a $65 ticket, $100 for 6-10 mph over (115-120 km/h), $150 for speeds 11-15 mph over the limit (121-130 km/h), $250 for going 16-20 mph over (131-137 km/h), and speeders going 21-25 mph over the limit (140-145 km/h) receive a staggering $200 ticket.Penalties also went up for driving without a seat belt ($50 for the first infraction, $100 for subsequent infractions), reckless driving ($500) and driving while intoxicated ($750).(All amounts are in U.S.dollars.) Fines aside, anyone travelling more than 26 mph over the posted limit (145 km/h and up) gets a minimum $350 fine, as well as an automatic court date, where their driver’s license could be revoked (U.S.fines and court decisions can’t be escaped.Motor vehicle offences incurred in N.H.will be en- forced by the Sûreté du Quebec).“Most of the Canadians that I stop are going so much higher over the speed limit that, if they lived [in N.H.], I would automatically issue them a ‘must appear’ court notice,” Relia said.Like most state troopers, Relia will sometimes forego a court summons if the offending speeder lives very far away (in Montreal, for example), opting instead to have the motorist pay by mail.However, residents of the Eastern Townships, some of whom live less than an hour away from northern N.H., are more likely to be issued a ‘must appear’ notice.Relia said that serious speeders — often driving more than 30 mph over the limit — are made to appear before a judge to teach them a lesson about the consequences of breaking the law.The defendant is arraigned, and enters a plea.If a “not guilty” plea is entered, the case will go to trial, which means the defendant will have to return to court a second time.Relia advised Canadian motorists to accustom themselves to gauging their speed in miles per hour (use your vehicle’s cruise control, if available) and to be aware of changing speed zones, especially where a highway passes through a town.Briefs Blue-green algae in Selby Lake Public health officials have warned residents of Selby Lake to avoid all contact with the lake’s water due to a considerable quantity of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) and related toxins, which can have adverse effects on human and animal health.The water is unsafe for swimming and aquatic sports, and it is unsafe to drink, even after boiling.Residents are also advised not to eat fish from the lake or to allow their pets to swim in it.Children are at a greater risk of exposure, so they should be watched especially carefully.Blood Donor Clinic Monday, August 22 Richmond COMMUNITY ROOM 820 Gouin Street 1:30 p.m.to 7:30 p.m.Objective: 100 ’ «< 111211 - y rsg I ÜHÜ.fWÊM fpp sate Alignments • Fuel Injector Service • Brahe Repair • Air Conditioning • Cooling System Service • Suspension • Tire Rotation • Tune-ups • Transmissions *4x4 Service • Spark Plugs • Drive Belts Give your vehicle a complete check-up from top to bottom with our 42-point Peace-of-Mind Inspection including: if Check Brakes ^ Check Exhaust System & Check Electrical System A Check Cooling System A Check Suspension •f Top-up of Washer Fluid and Check other Fluid Conditions df Written Report on Findings PLUS ^ Tire Rotation PLUS gfLube, Oil and Filter Change AMD MUCH MORE 0n now for onlY Environmental handling charge will apply.Receive a FREE HEMI® stainless steel travel mug* with package purchase.Convenient.Affordable.Jeep.SERVICE Only at your neighbourhood Chrysler • Jeep® • Dodge Retailer Service, pricing and incentive offers applicable only at participating Chrysler • Jeep® • Dodge Retailers Maintenance Service Package includes up to 5 litres of 5W30 Mopar Oil.Prices do not include taxes Retailer is free to set individual prices.Offers effective until September 30,2005 t Additional charges may apply for diesel, VIOs, HEMI' V8s, fluid disposal, semisynthetic and synthetic fluids.® Jeep is a registered trademark of DaimlerChrysler Corporation used under licence by DaimlerChrysler Canada Inc.See your participating Chrysler • Jeep® • Dodge Retailer for complete details.We're better.We’ll prove it.While quantities last page 6 Tuesday, August 16, 2005 =RECORD= Community Forum Undermining the UN Years ago at our local university I served on a panel discussion about the UN’s role in the world.I took a critical position in part because other panelists were committed to singing its praises.The UN does have its problems and surely some criticism is merited.Amongst other things I argued the UN staff has provided the world with whole new dimensions of meaning for sloth.However, I also conceded it remains the best hope for the future of humanity.George W.Bush has never had much use for the United Nations.In fact in preparing his unjustified war on Iraq, Bush went the “UN route” only because Britain pressured him to seek legal justification for his planned illegal war.Unfortunately for Bush things went amiss.Saddam Hussein unexpectedly admitted UN inspectors looking for WMDs.(Whoops!) Then it became increasing- Tom Cavanagh ly clear that the inspectors would prove WMD’s did not exist.(Whoops again! There goes the excuse for war.) We all know what happened next.Bluster.Attack the inspectors.Attack the whole process.Attack the UN.Spread panic about nuclear mushroom clouds over Iowa.Finally, attack Iraq.Make war not peace.Wrong country.Wrong place.Wrong time.But no matter, George got his war.Earlier this month President Bush selected John R.Bolton as the new American ambassador to the United Nations.Probably no Bush apparatchik was less qualified for the post.The appointment concluded with a traditional devious Bush flourish.Since the Senate (and not just Democrats) refused to cave in on such an inappropriate and almost laughable candidate, Bush waited for Congress Exrosepfo mMVfwxKncN WEN HT WAS tiNDERSe£RF«RV OF STATE WRAPm ÏOWROUWD INTERNATIONAL sCCURtTY, JOHN BOLTON SfGAN TO SIZE AND HIS FINELY ’ moHArtù ÜPkî THE ÜNffËP NATIONS.a?-r ¦ ¦ THE ¦¦ RECORD P.0.Bo* 1200 Sherbrooke J1H 5L6or 1195 Gall E, Sherbrooke JIG 1Y7 Fax: 819-569-3945 e-mail; newsroom@sherbrookerecord,cora Websiiï: wwwiherbrookerecord.com Randy Kinniar Publisher .(819)569-9511 Sharon McCully Editor .(819) 569-6345 Nelson Afonso Corresp.Editor .(819)569-6345 Ric hard Lessard Prod.Mgr.(819) 569-9931 Serge Gagnon Chief Pressman .(819) 569-9931 Francine Thibault Prod.Superv.(819) 569-4856 DEPARTMENTS Accounting .(819)569-9511 Advertising.(819)569-9525 Circulation.(819)569-9528 Newsroom .(819)569-6345 Knowlton office 88 Lakeside, Knowlton, Quebec, JOE 1V0 Tel: (450) 242-1188 Fax: (450) 243-5155 MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS GST PST TOTAL Canada: 1 YEAR 114.40 8.01 9.18 $131.59 6 MONTHS 59.00 4.13 4.73 $67.86 3 MONTHS 30.00 2.10 2.41 $3451 Out of Quebec residents do not include PST.Rates/or other services available on request.The Record is published daily Monday to Friday.Back copies of The Record are available.The Record was founded on February 7,1897.and acquired the Sherbrooke Examiner (est.1879) in 1905 and the Sherbrooke Gazette (est.i837) in 1908.The Record is published by Hollinger Canadian Newspapers L.P.PM#0040007682 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to The Record.1195 Galt East.Sherbrooke.QC JIG 1Y7 Member ABC, CARD, CNA, QCNA to leave town on summer break before making his move.Going the back door route was not unconstitutional and has occurred before but never for an appointment of this magnitude.So what is wrong with the Bolton appointment?Better to ask what isn’t.He has no respect whatsoever for the UN, and has long been its outspoken critic.He would have no problem with its demise and once observed that if the top ten stories were removed from the UN building in New York “it wouldn’t make a bit of difference.” How would you react to his appointment if you were on one of those floors?How would you feel about your future and the future of your organization upon receiving news of Bolton as the representative of the most powerful country in the world?It seems a bit like appointing Hermann Goring of German Luftwaffe fame to head up the RAF in the 1940s.We learned a lot about Bolton during the Senate hearings that refused his confirmation.He has been described as a “kiss up / kick down" type of manager - the exact kind of person who gets ahead in Bush’s Washington.As undersecretary of state, he had trouble with his earlier boss, Secretary of State Clayton Powell.Not surprising.Powell more than any one else close to Bush showed signs of integrity, courage, and independence in this incredibly curious cluster of flunkies - and we all know what happened to him.It’s 100 per cent toady, or hit the road Jack.Ninety per cent kiss up doesn’t cut it with GWB.Senate hearings revealed Bolton as a classic example of the temperamental bad boss.Good leaders welcome and wish others to speak their minds.(This was JFK’s strong point.Colleagues knew they could disagree with him with all their powers of persuasion.) Bolton is the opposite.His response is to bully, intimidate, and try to have such people removed.Of course managers cannot always accept subordinates’ views, but dismissing such people leaves nothing but toadies.The mark of the Bush team.The Globe and Mail recently (Aug.5) ran an article on effective practices for dealing with lousy managers.It deserves wide circulation at the UN now that Bolton is there.Coincidentally, Senator Voinovich (Republican) an outspoken Bolton critic describes him as “the poster child of what someone in the diplomatic crops should not be.” (Washington Post, May 13).Others speak of him as “damaged goods.” Nevertheless this horror story appointment is not really surprising.Groupthink is the touchstone for Bush and company.It is their Tim Horton iced cappuccino on a hot summer morning, and Bolton melds into line without missing a beat.He is contemptuous of the UN and diplomacy generally.He opposes the International Criminal Court.He has no use for international agreements, and easily rejects the Geneva Convention.He opposes arms limitations, and views international law as a kind of conspiracy directed against the United States.He lied to the Senate on an important issue and later claimed he had forgotten.(Are you kidding?) Forget an interview on the infamous fiasco about Iraq buying uranium from Niger for nuclear arms?Not likely.On Cuba’s production of biological weapons Bolton is completely nutso.He represents a bizarre selection for a position requiring consensus building skills, listening skills, flexibility, and diplomacy.Bush's policies have led to ever growing concern, fear, distrust, and hate around the world.Relatively speaking, insulting the UN is small beer.The American soldiers’ death count mounts steadily, and we long ago lost track of Iraqi casualties.Every day brings news of further carnage from this war built on lies and deception.There is no end in sight, and no sign that Bush has any plan, — apart from more killing.More and more questions are leveled at his purposes and policies.And support for the Iraq war comes in well below 40 per cent.(Newsweek Poll).Cindy Sheehan, an American mother who lost her son in Iraq, camps near the Bush ranch in the hot Texas flatlands where the president holidays.She wants a face-to-face about the lunacy and lies.One hopes others join her.I often wonder what is most disturbing about GWB.Is it the danger his misguided policies presage for our children and all humankind?Or is it the frightening possibility that in time we will give up caring about truth and falsehood?For Bush there is no difference.Yet there are hopeful signs — some big, some small, all welcome: A license plate seen on a visiting American’s car: ‘Support our Soldiers.Impeach Bush.’ It won’t happen.But like the first flowers of spring, they bring hope. By G.Campbell McDonald Special to The record Part of the series published during the Year of The Veteran Gunner Anthony Troicuk was a veteran who never talked about his years in the Army.But when he died in Glace Bay, Cape Breton last October, he left a loose-leaf notebook for his family, and in it they found the war stories he kept to himself for 60 years.Because I was Tony’s officer and friend, his wife Julie and daughter Donna regard me as a member of the family.They sent me copies of Tony’s stories along with their permission to quote from them (as I did in “The coal miner who slept in white sheets,” in The Record, April 22, 2005).Ten pages into his pent-up narrative, Tony suddenly blurts out, “Let me release myself from one of my horror times.“When we got to the Seine River, it was the first body of water we encountered that wasn’t poisoned.We had a great time having a bath and washing our clothes.But then, coming back, I passed by a lot of haystacks and from one I noticed some movement.“I tore down the haystack and there was this German sniper, but he was only a kid, probably 15 or 16, and scared to death.So I didn’t shoot him RECORD Tuesday, August 16, 2005 PAG6 7 Perspectives Lament in a hayfield like we usually did with snipers, but sent him back to the prisoner of war cage.“Then I noticed another German soldier lying face down in the hay.I went closer and could see he was badly wounded.But he was still alive because he was moving his fingers.I went and got the Doc to come and see if he could do something.“The Doc said nothing could be done, he was a goner and somebody would have to put him out of his misery.Well, doctors and first aid people, stretcher bearers and the Red Cross don’t carry arms, so there I was, the only one with a weapon and I was ordered to shoot the German.“I stood there with tears in my eyes, cursing the goddam war and the goddam army and the goddam people who were making me do this, then I fired several rounds.It still haunts me, and every year around November 11th, 1 cry in my heart for that German soldier.” Tony being the strong person he was, absorbed the pain and soldiered on.Some of his comrades, however, began to crack under the war’s strains.“A good friend of mine started to act funny, some time after the regiment’s Christmas dinner in Nijmegen.He would cry, snuggle up to a wall of a building and whimper.He’d hide whenever he could, and wouldn’t talk to us.The Doc said it was shell-shock.They shipped him back somewhere and I never saw him again.“Another one of my friends shot himself in the foot so he could be sent back of the lines.” This matter-of-fact observation by Tony deserves some background.As the war stretched out, self-inflicted-wounds were not all that uncommon, but they were severely punishable offences.You could be sent to prison or dishonourably discharged, or both, for shooting yourself.Except.sometimes.nothing happened.I remember a captain shooting himself in the hand while cleaning his pistol, alone in his billet.Although he’d been cited earlier for a medal for bravery, overnight he faced suspicion and the prospect of disgrace from a court martial.But lo and behold, the hole in his hand never showed up on the record.The incident went unreported by the adjutant and the medical officer.But before the captain returned to duty, with his hand bandaged and his honour compromised, we learned his medal citation had somehow disappeared in a record-keeping snafu.and the war played on.And so did Tony.“I met a goat,” he wrote, “on a pa* trol into Kleve.I gave him a cigarette and he ate it.I gave him another, which he also ate, and then more.Well, that goat followed me around night and day, he was hooked on Sweet Caps.And it was a big joke among the boys, like a Marx Brothers movie.” No matter how surreal his circumstances, Tony seemed able to salvage a laugh from the human condition, wrap up a lot of his troubles in white sheets, and take comfort from a good cup of tea.“One time, in the Hook of Holland, we were out patrolling along the Dutch-German border.As we went down this street of row houses, mostly all damaged, this little old lady came over to us and invited us in for tea, because we were liberators.“Her ceiling was falling down, the walls were caving in, the place was full of dust, but she poured tea with a lot of class, using excellent china she brought out along with her silver spoons.It was really good tea and I’m sure she was as proud to serve it to us as we were to accept it.“When we left, after thanking her, we continued up the road, looking for left-behind snipers.I hated patrolling, but this time it seemed different.The old lady made me feel it was worthwhile.” G.Campbell McDonald is is a retired Armed Forces officer and journalist formerly of Granby who presently lives in Toronto.Letters to the editor Allan Nourse a remarkable teacher, person Dear Editor The saying about every dark cloud having a silver lining is certainly true in the case of the forced fusion of the old Eastern Townships and District of Bedford school boards.In this case, the silver lining is the many wonderful teachers and other people that I have come to meet over the past four years.The creation of one school board to cover our two territories necessitated the joining of the two old teachers’ associations, and it was only at this time that I came to know Allan Nourse.He played an important part in the “prenuptial” discussions and has been on the new executive ever since.His soft manner yet incisive thinking has truly been a tremendous asset to the Appalachian Teachers’ Association.Each year, as I got to know Allan better, I learned more about his “non-association” activities, and realized more and more what a unique and special person he is.All those who work with him and who have been touched by him know exactly what I am talking about.He organizes countless activities, never motivated by personal gain, always for the people and groups that he cares for so much.I was at his school one evening just before Christmas 2004, when, before he could go home, he had to organize the Christmas baskets that were going to be distributed the next day.He had each turkey numbered, from the heaviest to the lightest, and knew which went into each box, because he knew the number of mouths, big and small, that would be fed from each.He also knew how much of all the other vegetables to put in each box.What an amazing attention to detail, and all because Allan is committed to helping others and knows the people in his communities.1 was at the Recognition Evening in Beebe this past Friday evening, and witnessed the love that was expressed in appreciation for all that Allan does.No doubt there will be other reports of this evening, so I will only add that the most moving moment for me was when all those balloons (I couldn’t count how many), each with a message or prayer attached for Allan, were released into the darkening sky.I wondered if any would go by his window in Sherbrooke, and I hope that the prayers will be answered.Peter Langford Dunham S.O.S.Grossesse (Estrie) is searching for volunteers! 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Bon Voyage/ kPOVIÏCNE m VOYflQE DE L'ESTRIE (1980) INC 2339 Les Promenades King, Sherbrooke (819) 563-734 Marthe Lecours President King, 525 1st Avenue, Asbestos Quebec Permit Holder (819) 564-7343 (819) 879-7188 0 Consult our professionals first Send your questions to:The Record, P.O.Box 1200, Sherbrooke J1H 5L6 • Fax: 821-3179 • E-mail: production@sherbrookerecord.com W4nm Mm • ¦ Lennoxvil Link Serving the greater Lennoxville area © i/a^na' / Also See: Your kids going back to school?The library has the book to help parents deal with it .see Page 10 NEWSROOM@SHERBROOKERECORD.COM Tuesday, August 16, 2005 Page 9 Twins in the spotlight again COURTESY HUGHES FAMILY rt 'i J \ .I van ¦cr-»»»: Nathalie Hughes poses with her miracle twins Della (left) and Solomon before she knew that they were to become North American Blue Seal contest winners.Hatley foals celebrate birthday as award winners By Jen Young Record Correspondent For any horse to give birth to healthy twins is a modern day miracle, so when Nathalie Hughes’ horse, Dells Boots, gave birth three years ago to Della and Solomon the family rejoiced, but little did they know the twins would also become North American champions.When Dells Boots was in foal, Hughes and a veterinarian were led to believe she was going to give birth to only one foal, so they were concerned when the mare seemed continuously hungry and was getting so big.“She would go through a large mineral block every week,” said Hughes1 mother Nolene.“Nobody could figure it out because she was only supposed to be pregnant with one.Having twins explained it all though.It’s funny when we look back on it now, but when we were going through it the whole thing was very stressful and scary." Three years ago when Hughes left home to receive her high school certificate she never imagined that Dells Boots would go into labor, not to mention give birth to two foals.“I couldn’t believe it,” said Hughes, in her prom dress the night of the miracle.“I couldn’t imagine loving any of them more than I do.” The fact that the mare and babies survived the birth was only the first miracle.The family was told by the veterinarian that the first day would be critical, the first week would be crucial and if everyone survived then it would be safe to give the new members a name.Nolene picked up a flyer two months ago when she traveled to Lennoxville’s Blue Seal Feeds.In it there was a request for worthy equestrian candidates for this year’s Blue Seal Mare and Foal Contest.“I didn’t really think anything of it when I picked it up and when I got home I put it on a pile with other papers.I was renovating a few weeks back when I came upon it again and decided what the heck,” she said.Nolene sent photos of the foals and their mother that the family has taken religiously through the years and spent a few hours composing a letter to ex- plain why they wished to enter.“Since the foals have been born they have only eaten Blue Seal and in light of the fact that they all came out of the pregnancy and birth so healthy, it must have a lot to do with what they were eating.I wrote that 'we have come to the conclusion that no matter what the horse’s age or job description, Blue Seal gets the job done1.I didn’t really think of it much after we sent everything in.1 guess I didn’t really expect to win.” The 21-year-old mare and three-year-old twins were 1 of 5 horses throughout North America chosen to carry the title.The Hughes family was notified by phone and mail.“We couldn’t believe it.We were so happy and it was fitting for them since they have done so well.” The horses and the family will receive five free 100-pound bags of Blue Seal feed, two vouchers for Rounder horse treats, their story and photo will be permanently placed on www.blueseal.com, and they are automatically entered to be in the upcoming calendar contest.Aside from winning large honors, the twins have been following in their mother’s hoof prints and have placed in the top five of each CEPWE show they have entered.Dells Boots continues to be Nathalie’s pride and joy, but has retired from the hoopla of the shows.Now she helps Nathalie give children riding lessons during the week.The twins are preparing for their last show of the year — Sept.18 at the Ayer's Cliff Fairgrounds.Piggery rock concert to be held tonight Student Crossing, Falling Short, take centre stage By Jen Young Record Correspondent The stage is set and the tickets are sold for tonight’s Student Crossing and Falling Short concert at The Piggery Theatre in North Hatley (starting at 7:30 p.m.).Both rock bands were established at Alexander Galt High School in Lennoxville and have been making their mark throughout the Townships, but this will be the first time they share the same stage.This will not be, however, the first time at the Piggery for Student Crossing as they sold out a summer concert last year.The North Hatley band, which came together five years ago, has entered and won several Battle of the Bands competitions and recently released their second CD.Kyle Young, Micah Orr, CJ Chute and Chris Curtis have performed at many Make A Wish Foundation bashed, throughout Sherbrooke and Friendship Day celebrations, but this will be the first real gig for Falling Short.“It was Kyle (Young) who called me and asked us if we wanted to play with them at The Piggery," said Falling Short guitarist Mike Little.“I couldn’t believe it.I thought it was to open for them, which would have been great, but they even offered to split the time with them.See Bands, Page 10 page 10 Tuesday, August 16, 2005 Lennoxville LINK Back to school?Back to the library “I love to rise in a summer morn When the birds sing on every tree; .But to go to school in a summer morn, O! it drives all joy away.” William Blake Hard to believe school days are already creeping up on us.The Lennoxville library has some excellent selections to get you back in the homework mood.Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish, parent-child communication experts, have written How to Talk so Kids can Learn.Teaming up with two teachers, they have written a book that is intended to be used by both parents and teachers, at home and in the classroom.They tell their story from the point of view of a young teacher who is trying to find better ways to communicate with her students.The authors make good use of comic strips to dramatize typical scenarios where you might en- counter difficulty with a child.Do you find yourself using threats or issuing orders to your children, to no avail?Orders can make students feel helpless or defiant.Try instead offering them choices, which open the door to new possibilities.Instead of accusing a child of having done something wrong, describe the problem; this makes it easier for the child to behave responsibly.Children are more likely to change their behaviour when they’ve been given information, rather than being blamed, insulted or accused.The book includes real stories from teachers and parents, as well as ques-tion-and-answer sections and quick reminders.All of these features make this book accessible to the average reader.For a different take on schooling, check out David H.Albert’s And the Skylark Sings With Me.While this book focuses mainly on homeschooling, it can also help parents who want to supplement their children’s education with different learning experiences.The author starts from the premise that what we call adequate schooling, ie.the public school system, is in fact not adequate at all.He calls himself an advocate of children in general.“If there is a single underlying critique of public education that runs throughout this book,” writes Albert, “it is that there is no such thing as the typical child, homeschooled or otherwise, and that the working assumption that there is one is the single greatest cause of damage inflicted upon children in public schools.” He believes children are filled with potential just waiting to be released.Book Ends • Regular library hours are now in effect.We are open from 10 a.m.to 5 p.m.on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.On Thursday we are open from 10 a.m.to 8 p.m., and on Saturday from 11 a.m.to 4 p.m.We are closed Sunday and Monday.Regular programming is over for the summer.Children’s story time and the Books and Brown Bag Lunches reading club will both resume in September.• Library memberships are now available at half-price.Get an adult membership for $7.50, a child’s membership for $2, or a family membership for $12.50.Students and seniors pay only $5.For information on all Library events, call us at 819-562-4949 or visit our Web site, www.lennoxvillelibrary.ca.You can also reach us by e-mail at bibliolen@ne-trevolution.com.—Submitted by Michelle Barker Good Reads Lennoxville Library Bands: Cont’d from Page 9 "This is so great because the only time we have ever played is in competitions so there’s stress and disappointment after we play, but this time it's just to play.We're really excited.” Young said that it’s like handing over the torch for them.“They started exactly how we started years ago,” said the lead singer and guitarist.“I saw them and heard them a couple times and they really deserve a chance at a real gig.We were lucky because we won each competition we entered, but Falling Short always comes up short for small things.I have a feeling they really enjoy their music and they know what they want, to play, so I think they deserve to share a stage with us.They need that opportunity.They’re good.” Falling Short, comprised of Little, Trevor Patton, Sam Crooks, and Erik Logan-Chesney, have been together for two years, and much like Student Crossing it all began when two friends annoyed their parents long enough to get an instrument.“Me and Trevor just started hanging out in Huntingville and jammed,” said Little.“Sam was in our band class at Galt so we invited him to come to hang out and play with us.The last person to join in was Erik in Level 3.He really wanted to play and we had a great time together.We started getting really serious at the beginning of last year and we really want to continue playing and getting even better."We want to rock out and go with the flow, but this gig is definitely a huge opportunity for us to get better known and show people what we can do.” Falling Short will take the stage first at 7:30 p.m.and Student Crossing will follow.The concert costs $5.To reserve tickets call 819-842-2431.JEN YOUNG/CORRESPONDENT Student Crossing to share the stage with Falling Short this evening 1* - • • * » .htadinu the wa\ in the l i^ht auainsf Muscular l)\strophe, I heusamis of Canadians are fighting every day j against the progressive effects of muscular : dystrophy They count on the support of f ire fighters at their battle against muscular dystrophy ; 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Lennoxville LINK Tuesday, August 16, 2005 page 11 Trophies and gifts mark end of summer camp Miklosi, Burnham, and Restrepo named campers of th e year By Jen Young Record Correspondent The last week of day camp was filled with excitement as 185 kids were in a flutter of anticipation to see if they were going to be named the camper of the year, and 21 staff members were consulting and trying to decided which deserved the honor.After much deliberation, leaders and co-ordinator Marquita Roberts, who was known to campers as Raindrop, had made their decision and prepared the announcement for Friday’s barbecue.“Kelsey Burnham, Jillian Miklosi and Maria Alejandra Florez Restrepo merited this year’s campers of the year trophy, but all the kids were really good this year,” said Roberts, who has spent three years at the camp.“We didn’t have any big problems and everything went great.It was an awesome summer.” Smaller gifts and awards were also handed out to different campers for a job well done.Not only did the weather co-operate for the campers this year, but the group was able to go on more outings and participated in more activities than in previous years.Roberts will not be able to come back to day camp next year because the coordinator position is reserved for Bishop's students and this year she will be a graduate.“I wish J could come back next year, but that’s the way it is.I will miss the kids and the leaders since they were so friendly and helpful." It is too early to make any predictions for next year’s camp, but in light that no serious complaints were filed and all involved spent an enjoyable summer, next year’s agenda will follow the same direction.Pee Wees celebrate final victory like big boys JEN YOUNG/CORRESPONDENT Pee Wee Cougars pose for a group shot with their coaches to symbolize the end of a great peewee season ’ >i" ^ y?them on a good season.“They all did well,” said Brière.“Some had an idea about football when they came and some didn’t, but they all learned something and did well for their ages." Once the last whistle blown, players shook hands, dumped water on their coach, and partook in a barbecue after they were handed their practice Cougar jerseys they wore all summer long.Brière has every intention of organizing the camp again next year.In fact, some parents have already told him to expect their young NR wannabes.Now that the Pee Wees have hung up their cleats, Brière is preparing for the big boys, the Champlain College Cougars, who will start training camp later this month.‘It has been a great year, they did great,’ says Brière By Jen Young Record Correspondent They tackled their hardest and put their newly learned plays to work for their last game of the summer season, and they even partook in the traditional coach water dumping after the game.Fifty-six young football lovers from across the Townships signed up six weeks ago for the first ever Pee Wee Cougar football camp and every one of them played their hardest last Friday as coach Sébastien Brière congratulated PHOTOS PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL Kelsey Burnham, Jillian Miklosi and Maria Alejandra Florez Restrepo earned this year’s campers of the year trophies.Pictured: Campers celebrated an early Halloween last week.If®** 192 Queen St.Lennoxville NEW HOURS Mon.-Wed: 9-6 Thur.-Fri Sat.: 9-5 James Meat & Fish Market 135 Queen.Lennoxville 569-1 151 ŒBAB FESTIVAL BEEF ORIENTAL 3/$1000 FRESH NEW YORK STEAKS >99 /lb.HADDOCK FILLETS $6" vl/lb.’12s MARINATED N.Y.STEAKS $coo W /M. page 12 Tuesday, August 16, 2005 Letmoxville LINK Lennoxville Directory Alain Tim Cynthia Cloutier Goddard Decary “Coaching Solid Pension Strategies for our Clients” We focus on the decisions you require in accumulating wealth to transition smoothly through life’s stages with the peace of mind you deserve.GLOBAL M A x f I N INVESTMENTS INC.d! 151 Queen Street LENNOX VILLE 819-569-5666 (>/(/{ c/ '(9 e/Y ecift/é tyieauU) (Renter ’/?• Hairdressing • Hair removal w/ wax-sugar • Tanning • Manicure • Nails 92 Queen St., Lennoxville • 569-9147 VISA &