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Portes et Fenêtres S.Rfactors upto8.3 .Pve-u, th« moM (819) 820-7299 Marcel Brassard 1215 Wdllnqton SL S.JShrbrooke THE RECORD The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 £ Magog ONCEPT 617 Bourque Blvd.Omerville (819) 843-3380 12010 Rash of break-ins continue to plague local churches.See Page 3 85 CENTS WWW.SHERBROOKERECORD.COM Friday, September 19, 2003 Child car seat safety clinics coming to region By Tom Peacock Sherbrooke It may seem like common sense to many people, but Sûreté du Quebec agent Philippe Dalpé says he still meets those who do not properly buckle their children in, if at all.“A lot of the time, when we stop people in their cars, what we see gives us the shivers,” said Dalpé.“People sitting in the front seat with their kids on their laps, that sort of thing." Dalpé will be joined by local police officers at several child car seat safety clinics — run in conjunction with the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQj — across the region over the next two weekends.A recent study by the SAAQ found that only half of all children in Quebec are safely strapped in to the right sized car seat.That’s the reason, said Dalpé, that the safety clinics are so important.“These clinics aren’t to give parents tickets, it’s to give them information.That’s why we encourage people to come,” he said.Between 1998 and 2002, six children younger than six years old were killed, while 37 were seriously injured in car accidents in the Eastern Townships.In Quebec, more than 1,400 children per year are involved in car accidents.Sherbrooke Police agent Marc Berubé recalled hearing a story of a child who was placed in a child seat, but the seat was not strapped down properly.“An accident occurred, the seat bent forward, and the child was thrown between the two front seats and under the dash board.The parents were unhurt in the accident, but the child was killed," he said.Dalpé explained that the majority of accidents happen within a three-km radius of the drivers’ homes.“It’s a familiar environment.You’re distracted, you don’t pay attention to the road signs.” See Seats, Page 4 Chastised teacher goes back to school By Rita Legault High school teacher Christian Tremblay, who had been suspended for an incident in which he used a photograph of Premier Jean Charest as a doormat for students to walk on as a way to protest cuts to education funding, is back in class after facing unspecified disciplinary measures.The incident, which made headlines across the province after local reports, occurred on the first day of school at École secondaire Mitchell in Sher- brooke’s North Ward.The incident has also been the main subject of letters to the editor in La Tribune for the past few days, many of them from students and former student defending their French teacher and blaming the media for blowing the whole thing out of proportion.On Thursday, the Commission scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke released a brief statement remarking that the neither the teacher nor the board would comment any further on the incident.See Teacher, Page 5 PERRY BEATON/ SPECIAL Memprémagog police officer Paul Tear goes over proper child car seat safety on Thursday.Isabel to skip Townships Staff It appears that after pounding the U.S.east coast, Hurricane Isabel won’t be bringing more than a few showers and some mild winds to the Townships.Environment Canada is forecasting showers in the region Friday.Southeasterly winds will go from 20 to 40 km/h, with gusts up to 60 km/h during the day.Saturday will see a mix of sun and clouds with a few showers.The bulk of what remains of Isabel will hit southern Ontario Friday.People there will experience rain, heavy at times, with 40-km/h winds gusting to 70 km/h.The system is then expected to make its way towards 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on endangered species.Assistant Commissioner Joe Buckle, in charge of the six RCMP forensic lab- oratories across the country, three of which conduct forensic work on firearms, told the agencies that Moun-tie firearms forensic work for wildlife cases would be limited to investigations involving the Criminal Code.Eves attacks Liberal cap on class size Windsor Ontario Premier Ernie Eves tried to force Dalton McGuinty onto the defensive Thursday, alleging the Liberal leader had under-estimated the cost of his commitment to cap class sizes by ORCHESTRE SVMPHOMIQUE DE SHERBROOKE Contest The Record has not one, but two pairs of tickets to give away to the Sept.27 concert.To win, you must be the first two callers to The Record newsroom (5696345) after 9:30 Th ursday morning Sept.25, to name the conductor of the Sherbrooke Symphony.$600-million and claiming he had attempted to strike a "secret deal" with Prime Minister Jean Chretien to defer debate on same-sex marriage until after the Ontario election.Eves also said Liberal claims that he was attempting to influence the testimony of civil servants in the current SARS inquiry were “almost libelous.” In one of his fiercest attacks yet on his Liberal opponent.Eves said McGuinty had forced his adviser, Warren Kinsella, to silence Toronto Catholic school board chair, Joseph Carnevale, because Carnevale pointed out the Liberal promise to cap class size at 20 students for junior kindergarten through Grade 3 was unaffordable.Martin delivers economic blueprint for the country Montreal In a break with Prime Minister Jean Chretien, Paul Martin vowed on Thursday that when he becomes prime minister, he will slash taxes and substantially pay down on the national debt while making sure money is left over to invest in education and health care.The prime minister-in-waiting delivered his economic blue print for the country to more than 1,000 blue-chip members of the Montreal Board of Trade on Thursday as about 531,000 Liberals across the country prepare to begin voting today to chose delegates for the Nov.15 Liberal leadership race.Martin's campaign insiders expect he will garner up to 90 per cent of the delegates handily beating his only other rival — Heritage Minister Sheila Copps to take over the reins when Chretien retires.Erectile dysfunction drug is about to hit the market Ottawa Look out Viagra.Health Canada has approved an erectile dysfunction drug that lasts for up to 48 hours.Urologists say Cialis, dubbed “Le Weekend” in France, will offer men with erectile dysfunction (ED) more spontaneity.Some patients have reported that Cialis (tadalafil) can work within 16 minutes.Unlike Viagra, patients who take it can have sex anytime within the next 36 hours.Although Canadian regulations say Cialis, which is produced by the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly, is effective for up to 36 hours, some patients said that the drug was effective for up to 48 hours, although it takes sexual activity to activate the effects of the drug.Federal immigration minister bows to legal pressure Ottawa Faced with thousands of lawsuits and a court ruling that his department had misled Parliament, Immigration Minister Denis Coderre Thursday backed down and announced that more than 113,000 people caught in a backlog when the immigration rules changed will be processed under the old selection criteria.Coderre also announced it will get easier to immigrate to Canada.Instead of having to reach a pass mark of 75 points, prospective immigrants will now need a mark of only 67 to be allowed into the country.An estimated 2,000 people who applied prior to Jan.1, 2002 and were processed under the new rules — but were refused—will get a second chance.Canadian diplomats desperate to secure spot for PM on UN's opening day New York Canadian diplomats at the United Nations have been vigourously working the phones this week, desperate to secure a spot for Prime Minister Jean Chretien on the opening day of the UN General Assembly debate, which begins Tuesday.Among world leaders addressing the global gathering on the first day is U.S.President George W.Bush and French President Jacques Chirac.Even Robert Mugabe, the widely maligned leader of Zimbabwe, will have a turn at the podium Tuesday.Weather Friday; Sunny with cloudy periods.Increasingly cloudiness near noon followed by shoers.Winds southeast 20 km/h, increasing to 40 with gusts of 60 in the afternoon.High 24.Saturday: A mix of sun and cloud with 60 per cent chance of showers.Low 16.High 22.Sunday: A mix of sun and cloud.Low 10.High 19.Monday: A mix of sun and cloud.Low 8.High 20.Normals for the period: Low 4.High 18 Ben by Daniel Shelton l F0UNP THE CUTEST LITTLE GEPANP eZEAmST IN VERMONT/ THE PEC0R IS VlCTORlAHANO FULL OF ANTIQUES-IT'S CLOSE TO HIKING, DIKING AUV H0RSE84CK-RIPIN6 TR4ILS AHV All THESE QUWINT LITTLE SHOPS .\TAVbO I44S A KING SIZE UEP ANP THEY SEKVE 6-REAKMST 'TIL 2PM.^ Em : —THF.¦! RECORD Friday, September 19, 2003 page 3 Rash of church break-ins puzzle police ‘The first time we’ve seen such a series of thefts’: SQ By Maurice Crossfield Those responsible for the region’s churches are being advised to be extra vigilant in response to an apparent group of thieves who have burglarized at least a dozen houses of worship over the last month.“They are stealing any religious object,” said Const.Ronald Mclnnis, spokesman for the Sûreté du Quebec’s Montérégie detachment.Mclnnis said the SQ’s Montérégie Bureau Régionale de l’Enquete (BRE), has put together a team of investigators to look at the rash of break-ins throughout its territory, which spans from the western end of the Townships to Montreal’s South Shore.The rash of robberies appears to have begun in Philipsburg in August, when more than $30,000 worth of items, including a historic stained glass window, were stolen from St.Paul’s Anglican.Prior to the burglary, the church had been left unlocked to allow worshipers easy access to the building.Since then, burglars have struck Clarenceville United, Henryville’s Catholic church, and Howick’s Presbyterian, United and Catholic churches.They’ve also hit churches in Havelock, Sherrington, and most recently, Odell-town, near Lacolle.In St-Jacques-le-Mineur, the church was robbed, its artifacts replaced, and then robbed again.Audacity seems to be part of the thieves’ characteristics: While some of the churches were in relatively isolated areas, others were in residential neighbourhoods where they could have easily been seen hauling away stained glass windows, chandeliers, Bibles and pulpits.Many of those objects would be easily identifiable if found by police.“We haven’t been able to imagine who would want such articles,” Mclnnis said.“That’s making it more difficult for us.This is the first time we’ve seen such a series of thefts.” Mclnnis said last week the SQ decided to group all of the Montérégie investigations together, headed by the BRE.He said local detachments have been asked to complete their reports on the thefts, and then send them to the BRE’s offices in Boucherville.Investigators will then pore over the details, looking for clues.“We have also asked all of our officers, when they are patrolling in the evening and night, to watch the churches and make sure everything is OK,” Mclnnis said.Mclnnis said those responsible for churches should also take extra precautions: Locking doors and windows, checking on the buildings regularly and watching for any suspicious vehicles.In two cases, a dark colored van was seen near a church before it was burglarized.Anyone with information is asked to call the Info Crime line at 1-800-711-1800.All calls are confidential.ilf COURTESY ST.PAUL'S ANGLCAN CHURCH This eagle lectern was one of the items stolen from St.Paul's Anglican Church in Philipsburg during a robbery on Aug.20.The church is just one of many to be hit in the area since.Province opens Order of Quebec nominations Staff What do politicians Brian Mul-roney and René Lévesque, pianists Oscar Peterson and Oliver Jones, writer Hugh Maclennan and Michel Tremblay and sports legends Jean Béliveau and Sam Pollock have in common?They are all members of l’Ordre national du Québec, Quebec’s highest honour.The inductees include a number of other notables such as filmmakers Denys Arcand and.Frédéric Bach; former Granby mayor Pierre Horace Boivin; columnist and university chair Gretta Chambers; longtime Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau; native leader Billy Diamond; Judge Alan B.Gold; industrialist Joseph Kruger; union leader Louis Laberge; singer-songwriter Felix Leclerc; artists Jean-Paul Lemieux and Jean-Paul Riopelle, not to mention Sherbrooke wheelchair athlete André Viger; race car driver Jacques Villeneuve; and bodybuilder-businessman Ben Weider.The awards, similar to the Order of Canada, are handed out each year to Quebecers who have made outstanding contributions to Quebec society.RECORD FILE PHOTO Former Granby mayor Pierre Horace Boivin was among those awarded the Order of Quebec.Instituted in 1984, the award is the top honour handed out by the government of Quebec.It underlines the achievement and excellence of average citizens and Quebec personalities who have distinguished themselves in various spheres of activity.“By awarding l’Ordre national du Québec, I will express the gratitude of Quebecers towards exceptional women and men who, by their devotion, contribute to the prestige and influence of Quebec,” commented Premier Jean Charest in a statement launching the nomination period which is open from Sept.20 to Dec.12.Charest expressed the hope that candidates be nominated from throughout various field and regions of the province.Candidates will be submitted Corporation and Personal Tax Accounting and Payroll Services Business and Tax Consulting 175 Queen, Suite 204 Lennoxville Tel.: 819-823-0800 jj to a nine-member board that will make recommendations to the Premier, who will submit a final list to cabinet to be named in a government decree.Nomination forms are available from secrétariat of the Order in Quebec City at the following address: Secrétariat de l’Ordre national du Québec, 875, Grande Allée Est, bureau 2.79, Québec (Québec) GIR 4Y8, or online at www.mce.gouv.qc.ca/ordre.For more information, call 418-643-8895, or e-mail your enquiry to ordre-national@mce.gouv.qc.ca.50 th Anniversary Brunch September 21, 2003 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.ANAF Unit 318 “The Hut” 300 St.Francis Street Lennoxville Everyone welcome! page 4 Friday, September 19, 2003 ! «THE — RECORD Most accidents happen close to home: SQ_ PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL It’s important that children be strapped in for short rides, even it seems like a lot of trouble.• : j % ~|| ¦ • - Child seat safety clinics Town Address Time Date Asbestos Arena Connie-Dion, 100 Gaspé St.10 a.m.-4 p.m.Sept.20 Ascot Corner Boutique Bébé Maude, 5543 Route 112 10 a.m.-3 p.m.Sept.20 Coaticook Galeries des Cantons, Child St.10 a.m.-4 p.m.Sept.27 Cowansville Canadian Tire, 1599 Sud St.10 a.m.-4 p.m.Sept.28 Granby Canadian Tire, 70 Simonds Nord St.10 a.m.-4 p.m.Sept.28 Lac-Mégantic Canadian Tire, 3526 Laval St.9 a.m.-4 p.m.Sept.21 Magog Canadian Tire, 2135 Sherbrooke St.10 a.m.-4 p.m.Sept.20 Richmond Sûreté du Québec, 735 Gouin St.10 a.m.-4 p.m.Sept.28 Sherbrooke Canadian Tire, 1850 King Ouest St.10 a.m.-4 p.m.Sept.28 Stanstead Hôtel de Ville, 425 Dufferin St.10 a.m.-4 p.m.Sept.27 Tips for the proper use of child • Make sure the restraint system has CMVSS (Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard) on the label and comes with full manufacturers instructions.• Check the weight and height limits of the seat to be sure that it is correct for your child.• Before you buy a seat, try it in your vehicle to be sure that it can be installed properly and can be tightened so there is little movement.• Always follow the instructions according to the child seat manufacturer’s manual and the vehicle owner’s manual.• Transport Canada recommends that children 12 and under should be properly restrained in the back seat especially if there is a passenger-side, air bag.Rear-Facing Infant Seat (BIRTH TO 10 KG (22 LB.)) • An infant-only seat offers the best fit for young babies.When your child is over the height OR weight limit of the infant-only seat, you can use an infant/child seat in the rear-facing position.• Make sure the harness is snug, (only one finger should fit between the harness and the baby’s collar bone).The chest clip should be positioned at armpit level.• When tightening the vehicle seat belt, push the infant seat down and into the upholstery, and pull the belt as tight as possible.There should be very little movement.WARNING: Never place a rear-facing child restraint in a seat equipped with an air bag.Forward-Facing Child Seat (10 TO 18 KG (22 TO 40 LB.)) • When your child weighs 10 kg, and can pull to a stand independently, use a forward-facing seat.Before this, the neck and back muscles and bone structure are not strong enough to withstand crash forces.• Make sure the harness is snug, so that only one finger can fit between Seats: ConTd from Page 1 As a result, he insisted, it is all the more important that your child be strapped in for short rides, even though sometimes it seems like a lot of trouble to go through.“It doesn’t matter what the distance is, you have to strap them in,” Dalpé added.And even when a child gets a bit older and no longer wants to use the seat, the parents must take responsibility for their safety.If they are less than 63 cm tall from their tail bone to the top of their head when they’re sitting straight, they are required to use a safety seat by law.There are three different types of seat: • Rear-Facing Infant Seat: Birth to 10 kg (22 lb.) • Forward-Facing Child Seat: 10 -18 kg (22 - 40 lb.) • Booster Seat: 18 kg (40 lb.) or over To be legal in Canada, a safety seat the harness and the child’s collar bones.The chest clip should be positioned at armpit level.• When tightening the vehicle seat belt, kneel in the child restraint to push it down and into the upholstery, and pull the belt as tight as possible.There should be very little movement.• All forward-facing child seats must be anchored to the vehicle frame with a tether strap.Check your vehicle owner’s manual or your dealership for tether anchor locations.Booster Seat (18 kg (40 lb.) or over) • The child must weigh 18 kg before moving to a booster seat.If the midpoint of your child’s ears is over the back of the child restraint, but he/she is not yet 18 kg, use a combination child seat/booster.• A booster seat raises the child to fit the adult seat-belt properly.A booster that uses a lap/shoulder belt provides the best protection for your child.has to have a Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) sticker on it.For this reason, it is not a good idea for parents to buy a seat in the U.S.at a garage sale, or to try to fashion their own.“What was good for your kids probably isn’t any good for your grandchildren,” Berubé explained.Added Memphrémagog Police agent Paul Tear: “I’ve seen seats made of wood,” added .“Now this may be safe, but it’s certainly not legal.” The fine for not strapping your child into a properly regulated seat is $115, and three points off your license.Police from different departments demonstrated how to use the three types of seats properly at a press conference on Thursday.“You can’t skip any steps.” Dalpé explained.“You can’t have an infant in a child’s seat because you want to save money.” The seats cost a little over $100, he said.“But you can’t really put a price on your child’s safety.” car seats • Use a booster until your child is over the manufacturer’s upper weight limit or height limit, or the mid-point of the ears is above the top of the high back booster or the vehicle seat.Seat-Belt (27 kg (60 lb.) or over) When your child has outgrown the booster seat, start using the lap/shoulder belt on its own.The key to using a seat-belt safely is positioning.THE LAP BELT SHOULD BE WORN LOW ON THE HIPS, touching the upper thighs, to prevent abdominal injuries or spinal damage.The shoulder belt should be worn over the shoulder and across the chest.The child should sit fully upright, with back against the vehicle seat.To prevent slouching, the legs should be long enough to bend over the front of the vehicle seat.This will prevent the lap belt from riding up over the abdomen.To fit most shoulder belts, the child should have a sitting height of at least 63 cm (25 in.) RECORD Friday, September 19, 2003 page 5 Selikoff may have stopped asbestos use at WTC By Stephen McDougall Special to The Record Anti-asbestos crusader Irving Selikoff was able to convince builders of the ill-fated World Trade Center to stop using asbestos-based fireproofing during construction in 1969, three years before it was banned by the city, according to a recent article by journalist P.WJ Bartrip.“In its obituary notice, the Times of London observed that Selikoff‘may be best remembered as the man who launched thousands of lawsuits (against asbestos companies),” wrote Bartrip, whose article was published by Oxford University press.“In light of recent events, he might also be remembered as the man who caused the World Trade Center in New York to be constructed without the benefit of asbestos to safeguard it from fire damage.” Bartrip wrote that, ironically, on Sept.11,1969, Selikoff and two colleagues from Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City met with officials of Tishman, the main builder of the WTC.The topic was the use of asbestos-based fireproofing spray that Selikoff argued was a public danger.Bartrip wrote that Tishman Vice-President Jim Endler decided the fireproof spray was not needed because “the WTC is so massive that complete combustion of all the building’s burnable contents and furnishings would not produce enough heat to seriously weaken the structural steel.” Bartrip wrote that Selikoff offered to “get the city to waive the spraying requirement on the outside structural steel by making the asbestos health hazard seem so great that the city would choose not to insist on spraying.” The city ban on asbestos fireproofing was made law in 1972.On Sept.11, 2001 two large passenger planes hijacked by extremists were flown into the twin towers of the WTC, causing explosions and fires in the two structures.In a little over an hour, both structures col-lapsed, killing over 3,000 people.The building was supposed to resist collapse due to fire for between two to four hours.Selikoff, who died of cancer in 1992, had been studying the health affects of asbestos use on workers since the 1960s.He argued that the fireproof fiber was potentially dangerous for construction workers and the public.In a report issued earlier this year by Brooklyn College in New York, authors Arthur Langer and Roger Morse noted that Selikoff s statements and thoughts were given “great weight” by the construction industry in the city.But at the time, Langer and Morse noted, the studies relating to asbestos and health were in their infancy and no direct link was made to prove that the fiber, especially the chrysotile type mined in Canada, caused lung diseases."Lack of such information invited extrapolation,” they said.“Some began to invoke the ‘Precautionary Principle,’” The principle said “if one makes an error in extrapolation of risk from a hazard, make sure it is on the side of safety.” Langer and Morse said that at the time of Selikoff s discussions with the WTC builders, he was considered a “practitioner of the Precautionary Principle.” Denis Hamel of the Asbestos Institute in Montreal has argued if asbestos had been used in the WTC construction, it may have helped keep the building standing longer, and allowed thousands more to flee once the planes had crashed into the towers.Among the victims of the collapse were hundreds of firefighters and police officers who rushed into the building to help COURTESY BOSTON UNIVERSITY Noted anti-asbestos crusader Irving Selikoff wiiii ! ii ll Èâ&Èif ¦iW'JÏi * mm rescue trapped inhabitants.Later, media reports said many of them believed the building could remain standing for at least two hours because of fireproofing on the steel girders.But on that Sept.11 morning, the north tower collapsed after only one hour and 40 minutes and the South Tower went down after only 47 minutes after the airplane impact.Both towers were 110 storeys high.According to the report, asbestos fireproofing was halted after the 38th floor of the North Tower and not used in the South Tower.The fireproofing was also used in some parts of the upper “tubes,” the street structures used to house elevator shafts in the middle of the buildings.The report does not indicate if the fireproofing was later removed in order to rid the buildings totally of asbestos fibers.For most of the building, once the decision was made by the construction company and the New York Port Authority owners to stop using asbestos fireproofing, a substitute was used, which the authors argue was not effective.“The non-asbestos formulations of both types (vitreous fiber, gypsum-ver-miculate) appeared to have 10 to 25 percent less strength than their asbestos-containing predecessors,” wrote the authors.“The result of this is that the non-asbestos formulations were likely to be less able to resist the stress of service in the building.” Langer and Morse also noted the asbestos fireproofing was easier to apply, and had greater cohesion to the steel girders.“The asbestos-containing plaster mixtures did not require much water, yet exhibited a much greater plasticity, and hence ‘workability’,” they wrote.“The result is that asbestos containing materials generally have greater density, cohesiveness, uniformity of matrix and strength, as compared to non-asbestos formulations.” The authors concluded their report by saying the speed in which the towers went down still causes questions about fireproofing methods on steel structures.They also advised American cities to inspect their hi-rises to make sure fireproofing insulation was adequate.“Given the issues and factors regarding substitution, we would recommend that an inspection of high-rises across the country be undertaken, specifically those with non-asbestos formulations, and some determination be made as to their physical condition on the steel members,” the authors concluded.Both sides want to put ‘door mat’ incident to rest Teacher: Cont’d from Page 1 “The teacher does not want to address the media in any way or give any interviews in order for things to return to normal as soon as possible for the students, for staff at the school and the school as well as for himself,” the board wrote in a short statement released Thursday morning.At Charest’s office, it was the same reaction.“It was over for Mr.Charest last week,” said his riding assistant Julie Vinette, noting that her office has been deluged with calls from reporters from across the province.The school board noted that the teacher and school administration were preparing a letter to send to students and parents.The board also noted that board rermix-quebec com chairman Noel Richard has also expedited a letter to Charest that includes a letter signed by Tremblay which asks the board to pass on his apologies to the population and political authorities affected by his actions.The board notes that disciplinary measures against BBQ + MUSICAL EVENING! 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praise of nurses I am proud and grateful for the good health I have enjoyed during my life.Yet in spite of excellent health, I have spent a fair amount of time in hospitals; and I have had, 1 believe, an above average number of operations for someone my age.I admit I have no idea what the average may be.Perhaps it has never been calculated.Last week I had my 10th operation, (the fifth on my stomach) which started me wondering about how I compare with the Tom Cavanagh 1 will leave to the reader’s imagination other stories of my time (fortunately brief) living with a colostomy.Words cannot fully express my respect, wonderment and gratitude, but I would burn incense in honour of the nurses who cared for me during those first difficult days.The medical system in Quebec is in bad shape.However, the people on the front lines are doing their best, and never seem to change.The system is a mess, but the doctors and nurses are general population.So I conducted a very brief survey of several friends roughly in my age bracket.The results are anything but scientific, but here they are: One had none (I don’t include things like broken arms), another had one, two had three.The highest was eight.So for once in my life, I came in first.As my medical history indicates, I have interacted a lot with nurses.I refer of course only to professional relationships.Decades ago in my single days I actually dated one nurse.It did not last long, however, and ended badly.Not my proudest memory.Her name was Connie from Con-iston, and we met at a university football game.When I think of Connie 1 remember Humphrey Bogart’s famous line in Casablanca.He meets a long-lost flame (Lauren Bacal) in his bar.During their conversation she congratulates him on a specific memory.His reply: “It was the day the Germans marched into Paris.An easy day to remember.The Germans wore gray.You wore blue.” Connie wore slacks.On our last date she wore a skirt.I recall looking down and noting the hairy legs.Ugh.She could have braided them.Ugh again.Like a U of T linebacker in drag.End of relationship (so I’m a slave to society’s shallow definitions of beauty.So be it).Now where was I?Oh yes.Over the years and the operations my respect for nurses has steadily grown.I really don’t know how they do it.Last week I’m vomiting all over myself while the nurse smiles, pats my arm, and tells me not to worry as she cleans up my mess.A decade ago in an African hospital in the middle of the night, I recall waking from a nightmare right out of The Godfather.Myself, the pillow and sheets were soaked in blood.Fortunately, no horse’s severed head was found in the bed.Thank God.And help arrived immediately.Different nurse, different country, but die story is always the same: cheerful assistance, sympathy and grace.I know I wouldn’t last a week doing a nurse’s job.When I asked one about her positive attitude, she simply remarked that when she comes to work, personal problems and difficulties are placed on hold until the shift is over.Easy to say.simply wonderful.I don’t want to appear naive, for they must complain and feel anger.Yet never in this patient’s presence.The most recent hospital experience began about three weeks ago.My wife and 1 went up to Hotel Dieu hospital after midnight.I was hurting, but refused pain killers.No, there is no heroism here.I simply did not want to mask the problem when 1 met with a doctor.We waited all night, and did not see a doctor until 8 a.m.the following morning.The small room we were in had only one gurney.I spent the first few hours in the hall worrying and watching the steady flow of newly arrived emergency cases role by in all their distress.At about 3 a.m.the pain eased, and 1 de cided to lay down.My wife was out like a light on the narrow gurney, but I managed to squeeze into a slim space beside her, and dozed off.Shortly thereafter a nurse came in, looked at us for a moment, and then reappeared with two warm blankets.A little while later she returned again with a second gurney.Warm blanket, a separate bed, a caring gracious nurse, and a handsome wife for company.Sometimes life can seem pretty good indeed.I could mention other examples of great service.Another nurse, hearing me stumble in my fractured French, came back with a name and number to call for assistance.The name: Lynn Beattie.What is impressive is these nurses are acting above the call of duty, and that’s the way I have always found them to be - good people.A week after our “all-nighter”, I had my operation, and things went smoothly.I was only in overnight, and early the following morning I walked slowly along the corridor as advised to do.At one of the notice boards I saw and copied down a beautiful letter about nurses that someone had plasticized and posted.Truly, it says it all.I have left it in its original form.My powers of translation would not do it justice.“Nos infirmières sont des perles rares qu’il faut preserver et chouchoter.Elles sont des rayons de soleil qui rechauffent nos vies lorsqu’on est malade.Elles sont là lorsqu’on a besoin d’elles, et ces mêmes infirmières devraient être traitées commes des bijoux précieux.Je leur dis merci et chapeau, Mesdames les infirmières." (Et messieurs!) : ~mfc ¦¦ RECORD Friday, September 19, 2003 page 7 Perspectives Landry up close and persecuted Combine the paranoia and profanity of Richard Nixon’s White House tapes with the access to Bill Clinton’s campaign strategists in The War Room and you get an idea of how Parti Québécois leader Bernard Landry has been immortalized in the controversial new documentary À hauteur d’homme (From the Man’s View).The film, directed by veteran cinéaste and Landry pal Jean-Claude Labrecque and produced by former union activist and PQ candidate Monique Simard, was supposed to be a documentary record of a spectacular political triumph.When Landry agreed to the project last January, the PQhad leaped ahead of Jean Charest’s Liberals, and it looked like the premier was on the doorstep of a fresh mandate to pursue his dream of sovereignty.As the campaign soured, the turning point being the uproar over former premier Jacques Parizeau’s reiteration of his “money and the ethnic vote” quip, the documentary suddenly became an eye-popping and ear-searing record of a politician and a campaign coming thoroughly undone.The truest thing one can say about À hauteur d’homme is that there has never been anything like it — and there likely never will be anything like it again.That’s unless there’s a political leader out there willing to strip naked and do a chicken dance on St.Catherine Street.The Landry on view in the film may be shocking, with his white-hot temper, graphic language and loathing of the “persecuting” media.On the other hand, people who have followed the PQ stalwart’s career are not unfamiliar with his behaviour, language or attitudes.What is surprising is how closely Landry allowed his warts and all to be filmed.What is also curious is how Landry and the Parti Québécois actually have embraced the film since it started getting play in the press and before its TV debut on Radio-Canada earlier this month.The reason for that would seem to be that Landry’s people believe the media pack that followed the PQ leader during the spring campaign comes off as by far the worse villain.The PQ’s Web site, in fact, is an eager promoter of the film.The blurb on the site says “contrary to what the press would have you believe, this film is not the chronicle of a raging man.It is, rather, a film bursting with truth, demonstrating the passion and relentlessness of a man for his job, the love and fidelity of a man for a cause, that of sovereignty.” The site goes on to say that “if the media wanted to show an angry Bernard Landry,” the film clearly shows the cause of his “mood swings,” namely the constant pursuit of the boys and girls on the campaign buses.Hubert Bolduc, the premier’s affable bow-tied former press secretary, had strongly advised his boss to shun the Labrecque project, but Landry prevailed, feeling a need, according to Bolduc, to “contribute to history”.Bolduc, who figures prominently in the film, said afterwards that seeing the media scrum go after Landry, particularly over the premier’s admission he often took an afternoon nap, was like witnessing a man fight against “the violence of a murder.” The PQsays the film’s message is that it’s high time that “we start again to conduct election campaigns for the people and not for journalists.” Far from dealing Landry a mortal blow and chasing him from the helm of the party, the film seems to be have positively liberated and emboldened Landry to the point that he now says he might just stay on to fight the next election campaign.He hasn’t said, however, whether he would allow that campaign to be filmed.While Landry’s hard-core supporters may relish Landry’s “what doesn’t kill me makes me stronger” attitude, the impatient contenders for his job might be less enthused.Quebec Affairs Peter Black If you have to ask, you’re not a creative writer September, back to school.Like most scribblers, I’m often asked what people should study to become writers.1 don’t mind being asked, but I’m frustrated by not being able to answer.It’s easy to fob people off with some pious lie - advise them to take a creative writing course, for instance — but the truth is that I’ve no idea how anyone becomes a writer.Or a prime minister, a tycoon, or a Grand Prix driver.About 40 years ago I gave an extension course in “creative writing” at a Canadian university.I’m using inverted commas around the term because, even while 1 was doing it, I was troubled by a vague sense of guilt for taking people’s money for something I wasn’t sure I could accomplish.I had three problems with creative writing.First, I doubted if I could teach it.Second, I wondered if anybody could.Third, I had no idea what “creative” writing was, as opposed to any other kind of writing, and 1 still don’t.There’s no form of writing that isn’t creative.Even a technical manual or a business letter involves choosing what the French call the “mot juste”.Business or legal documents have to inform, influence, or guide their recipients.Sometimes they even have to scare them.Persuading someone, or putting him in the right frame of mind for some action, has always seemed rather creative to me.A novel, film script or poem — which is supposed to entertain, move, instruct, or perhaps morally improve the reader in addition — is simply at the upper end of the same scale.True, the scale between a business letter and a novel is immense.(It’s big enough even between one novel and another.) Still, you need creativity at both ends.How does one teach creativity?It appeared to me 40 years ago, and it still does, that certain things cannot be taught or learned.More precisely, they’re “learned” by experience or absorption, much the same way as one “learns” to walk on one’s hind legs as a child.But this is pretty automatic learning — if one happens to be a biped.If you’re a quadruped, no amount of instruction will make you walk on your hind legs, except maybe for a few halting steps in a circus.Even for that you’ll have to be an unusually bright quadruped, and then spend an inordinate amount of time in training.It’s probably not worth the effort.It brings to mind Dr.Samuel Johnson’s remark about a dog walking on its hind legs: “It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all.” It seems to me that our educational efforts these days often consist of teaching dogs to walk on their hind legs.We consume a great deal of our teachers’ time and our own money trying to prove that anybody can be trained to do anything.Mind you, we’ve prudently refrained from adopting this principle in certain areas of human endeavour.While we pretend that anybody can learn creative writing, we don’t pretend than anybody can fly a military jet.Our selection procedures remain as stringent as ever — or nearly so, even in this age of affirmative action.We wash out mercilessly student pilots who don’t measure up.We ac- knowledge that most people don’t have what it takes to be a top gun, and no amount of training can supply the gift they may lack in this regard.For certain skills, talent isn’t enough.Some of the arts demand a great deal of formal training in addition to innate ability.You probably can’t be a concert violinist unless you practise and study, no matter how much native talent you have.At the opposite end are the professions that depend on education more than gifts.Perhaps any hard working person with a normal IQ can be trained to become a dentist or a real estate lawyer.But there are occupations that depend almost entirely on gift and hardly at all on training.Financiers, novelists, politicians or revolutionaries may have gone to school, but no one has “trained” them in the essence of their art or skills.No one can teach you how to take over a company, make a movie, or stage a coup d’etat.If you do it, you do it by instinct.The truth is, a person who has to ask someone how to become a writer probably isn’t cut out to be a writer at all.Viewpoint George Jonas CanWest News SEPTEMBER IS AWARENESS MONTH page 8 Friday, September 19, 2003 :-— THE ¦¦ RECORD Young Townships artists on the Circuit DlON : " '0 -M By Debbie Tacium Ladry Record Correspondent Downtown Sherbrooke is the place to be Sept.21 to experience the heady combination of youth and the arts as the fourth annual Arts-Circuit gets ready kick off.The initiative of the Regroupement des Artists des Cantons de l’Est has been running for the past three years, and was well received by both participants andby the many spectators and visitors.Some 60 young people from the Townships region were chosen to take part in this year’s event over summer, based on the quality of their portfolio or a sample of their performance on videotape.Erin Griffith of Richmond was selected to exhibit some of her photography at the Circuit.Griffith is a second-year student at Champlain College in St-Lambert, where she studies creative arts.“We had a first meeting two months ago, and they said we were lucky to be chosen.The competition was stiff,” said Griffith, who has been enthusiastic about photography since she started taking pictures at the age of 12.“I like to do studio photography, mostly portraits of people.In the future, I’d like to do ad photography for magazines.” It is possible that the kind of exposure she will receive at the Arts-Cir-cuit will not only give her confidence in presenting her work, but will look good on a resume as well.Through the 3th EDITION - Eastern Townships SPA fund raising activity The Eastern Townships SPA invites you to participate in a 3 km walk, with or without your dog, within the wonderful paths of Blanchard park in Sherbrooke.There will be many activities for the entire family, including a dog ability show.THE BEST IN TOWN WALK-A-THON is a presentation of interest of a neighbour, Griffith was encouraged to submit her work to the Arts-Circuit committee.“A neighbour who has always been interested in my photography saw the ad (for Arts-Circuit) in The Record, and showed it to my dad.He told me I should apply.” Griffith is looking forward to Sunday’s exhibition, where she will stay close to her portraits and explain to visitors how she approaches her subjects.Shawna Clithero of Huntingville is another young visual artist for whom this weekend may only be the beginning of a series of opportunities to exhibit her particular view of the world.The Grade 11 Alexander Galt student has been drawing and painting for as long as she can remember.“At school, I’m always drawing, everything I’ve got is covered in doodles.Last year at school, a student-teacher came, she liked my art and told me I should apply (for the Circuit),” said Clithero.“It was easy for me to find some art to send in, but then I had to wait for the answer.” Landscapes and animals are Clithero’s favourite subjects.When asked to describe her style, she likened it to the Japanese animation style best exemplified by cartoon characters Sailor Moon or Pokémon.“But more detailed,” she specified.“I like to create my own characters.” As for career aspirations, she admits that animation could interest her, but that in a more serious vein, she would like to design or to become an architect.The paintings Clithero will exhibit on Sunday depict a style that she describes as the work of a “perfectionist”.For these two artists, opportunity has come knocking early in their respective careers.Clithero notes that while art has been in her family for generations, her 98-year-old great- PARTICIPATE IN THE be/t iH toWN WdLk-ci-tho t emfc>er 28th 2003 Blanchard park, ^hettor Record PBRRY BEATON/SPECIAL Shawna Clithero of Huntingville has been drawing and painting for as long as she can remember.Her work will be on display at Sherbrooke's Arts-Circuit on Sept.21.ture (225 rue Frontenac) where both Clithero and Griffith will be exhibiting, along with 18 other visual artists.The Circuit continues with music, theatre and modern dance at 1 :30 p.m.at the Petit Théâtre de Sherbrooke (174 rue de Palais).The $5 passport is required for admission.At 4 p.m.the circuit continues at Théâtre Léonard-Saint-Laurent (Séminaire de Sherbrooke, entry via Peel Street) where musicians, dancers and comedians await the visitors.A musical finale will take place at the Granada Theatre (53 rue Wellington Nord) at 7:30 p.m.Admission for each event is $2, except for the visual arts, which is free.A passport for all events is available for $5.grandmother, Marian Yost has just begun to expose the art that she’s been doing all her life.In some cases, it’s definitely better late than never.The 2003 Sherbrooke Arts Circuit begins at 11 a.m.on Sunday morning at the Musée des sciences et de la na- /%*!œm, j|SI CHOICE To participate : 821-4727 Radio-Canada Estrie MUT1VET ______ RECORD Yves Robert Advertising Consultant Tel.: 619-569-9525 Fax: 619-621-3179 email: sherbrookerecord@videotron.ca RECORD Friday, September 19, 2003 page 9 Magog girl lied to police about abduction Staff Earlier this week, an eight-year-old Magog girl told police a story of being tied up in the woods by two teenage boys, who were scared off when an adult came onto the scene.But according to Memphrémagog Police Chief Captain Yves Denis, the story was entirely made up by the young girl.“Two investigators met with (her) to see if she could corroborate some of the facts of the story, but she could not” Denis said.“The next day, perhaps because she was afraid of retribution, she admitted to inventing the whole thing.” The girl was simply late for school, when she fell down in the woods and got her pants dirty.She later told police that two teenaged boys had grabbed her, placed a blindfold on her and tied her hands behind her back.Various people, including the girl’s father, were convinced by the eight-year-old’s elaborate story.At the time, the father offered a $500 reward to anyone with information as to the identity of the assailants.Burned out restaurant in Richmond to be razed 18 gggp^"- B - OO'iMjS By Stephen McDougall Special to The Record _ Richmond The burned-out Café La Française building on Richmond’s main street will be demolished by the first week of October, according to town manager Guy-Lin Beaudoin.“We have finally reached an agreement with the owners about taking down the building,” he said.“They had been hesitant about demolition be cause they are trying to reach a settlement with their insurance company.But we were insistent that the building posed a danger and that they had to act.” The building, which housed a restaurant and apartments, suffered two fires last winter and this spring.The owners, Francine Pavowski and Guy Belval of Montreal, had requested the town give them enough time to settle their insurance claim before considering what to do with the building.Beaudoin said the couple has guaranteed a bond worth $25,000 for the demolition, and will probably sell the lot for back taxes.Beaudoin said the town has expressed interest in the lot if the couple has no other takers.The couple could not be reached for comment at press time.STEPHEN MCDOUGALL/SPECIAL Two fires struck the same building since last year.Algae in Yamaska A public health warning has been issued for the Yamaska River after cyanobacteria were found in sections of the waterway this week.Large quantities of the blue-green algae have been found in tests at water filtration plants in St-Hyacinthe, St-Cé-saire and St-Damase."We found it in tests there because we do tests for the water plants," explained Marie-Josée Guilbault of the Montérégie regional health board.The Yamaska River system comes from three branches, finding its sources in Sutton, Brome Lake and northeast of Granby.Anyone seeing the algae anywhere in the Yamaska is asked to avoid drinking it, swimming in it or eating fish from it.101.9 CBci§jradi Than m cats ©2003 by NEA, Inc.LIGNE POUMONS SLl 888 POUMON-9 1-888-768-6669 QmMc LUftflf AftMciai&ar To help you quit smoking Alley Oop CELEBRITY CIPHER by Luis Campos Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by lamous people, past and present Each letter in the cipher stands for another.Today's clue M equals J "N ZLFLK YENB ‘(NZ EZC XNIW) ‘WWW, CJS BNKHC K E H ! 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No credit checks, prepaid long distance available, www.telereconnect.com, 1-866-392-5066.KING SIZE white melamine bed platform (box).Best offer.Call (819) 566-0446.275 Antiques 275 Antiques IMPORTANT ESTATE SALE Late H.& K.Milne 620 rue Guilbert, Magog Varied and interesting collection of formal antique Canadian and English furniture.Porcelain, silver, brass, dolls and accessories.Toys, rare Quebec and Eastern Townships books plus 1000s others, vintage clothing, tools, plus numerous decorative and household items.Sat., Sept.20 & Sun.21 2 9 a.m.-6 p.m.PREVIEW: www.davidsbrown.ca v,LMLac BRCME vLake PUBLIC NOTICE Elections of November 7th, 2003 To all voters of the above mentioned municipality, notice is hereby given of the following: 1.The following offices on the Council are opened for nominations: • Mayor • Councillor ward 1 : Bondville - Fulford & Iron Hill • Councillor ward 2: West-Brome • Councillor ward 3: East Hill • Councillor ward 4: Knowiton (2 seats) • Councillor ward 5: Foster 2.The filing of nomination papers for the above offices must be done at the office of the returning officer during the following dates & times: • DATES: from September 19,h to October 10"’ 2003 inclusively.• TIMES: from Monday to Friday, from 8h00 a.m.to 12:00 p.m.and from 1h00 p.m.to 4h30 p.m.on the above mentioned dates.• PLEASE NOTE: on Friday, October 10,n 2003, the office will be opened from 8h00 a.m.to 4h30 p.m.for filing of nomination papers.3.If two or more candidates are nominated for the same office, an election will be held on November 2M 2003 from 9h00 a.m.to 7h00 p.m.and an advance poll on October 26,h from 12h00 p.m.to 8h00 p.m.4.I have named Geneviève Lauzière as Election Clerk.5.The telephone number in order to reach the Returning Officer is (450) 243-6111.Given at Brome Lake, this 19,h day of September 2003.Mtre Alain R.Roy, M.A., LL.B.Town Clerk & Returning Officer Friday, September 19, 2003 page 21 290 Articles For Sale SKI/SNOWBOARD Thule roof rack, fits only on VW Golf 2-door, 1999-2003, complete with lock, like new.New value with taxes $500.Selling for $275.Call (819) 566-0446.290 Artides For Sale THULE ROOF RACKS for VW Golf, Jetta, 1993-03, bars and locks incl., spoiler available.Also other car attachments available.$200.each.Call (819) 566-0446.Need a tractor?Find it in the Classifieds! mèîLac BROME T0&"Lake PUBLIC NOTICE Elections of November 2nd 2003 To sole owners of an immovable, sole occupants of a business establishment, undivided coowners of an immovable and to cooccupants of a business establishment of the above mentioned municipality.PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given by Alain R.Roy, Returning Officer: To sole owners and sole occupants of a business establishment who do not otherwise have a right to be registered on the electoral list as a domicile person, that you can be registred on the said list for the election of November 2"a, 2003 by respecting the following prerequisites: 1.To be an individual of voting age and a Canadian citizen; 2.To be a sole owner or a sole occupant of a business establishment in the territory of the municipality for at least 12 months on September 1S1 2003; 3.To have submitted to the municipality a written request to be entered on the electoral list no later than September 28,h, 2003; 4.To have not been convicted of an offence that is corrupt electoral practice since the last five years.To undivided co-owner of an immovable and to co-occupant of a business establishment, who do not otherwise have a right to be registered on the electoral list as a domicile person, sole owner of an immovable or as sole co-occupant of a business establishment, that you can be registred on the said list for the election of November 2"a 2003 by respecting the following prerequisites: 1.To be an individual of voting age and a Canadian citizen; 2.To be an undivided co-owner of an immovable or co-occupant of a place of business establishment situated within in the territory of the municipality for at least 12 months on September 151 2003; 3.To be designated by means of a power of attorney signed by a majority of the coowners of cooccupants that are electors on September 1S12003, and to have submitted said power of attorney to the municipality no later than September 28"’ 2003.Please note that requests to be entered on the electoral list or power of attorneys received after September 28"’ and before the end of the Board of revision’s sittings, will be considered as applications to amend the electoral list and will be transmitted to said Board, unless the returning officer has considered it before the electoral list deposit; The forms for application for entry and for power of attorney are available at the returning officer’s office and will be in effect from the date of reception and will remain valid for the election and until they are replaced.For any further information, you may contact the office of the Returning Officer at (450) 243-6111.Given at Brome Lake this 18,h day of September 2003 Mtre Alain R.Roy, M.A., LL.B.Town Clerk & Returning Officer page 22 Friday, September 19, 2003 —1 ' i—THF.» - RECORD CLASSIFIED 290 Articles For Sale Have something to sell?Make your classified stand out.For $10.00 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.SAWMILL $4,995.New Super Lumbermate 2000, larger capacities, more options.Norwood Industries, manufacturer of sawmills, edgers and skidders.Free information.1-800-566-6899 ext.200-0.2% Articles Wanted I BUY VINTAGE buttons, hooked rugs and sewing items.Call (450) 243-1520.WILL BUY YOUR old books, art literature, history, canadiana, military history, trade catalogues and collections.English or French.Call (819) 876-5471.295 Articles Wanted Bffi) 630 25861 § 27145 BUYING your old Quebec License Plates, 1924 and under, in fiberboard, rubber, porcelain on steel, wood, for my collection.Call Gerald (819) 346-3895, leave message.CELL PHONE RECYCLING.Do you have an unused cell phone laying round?If you do, you can donate it to the Catholic Women’s League.It will be reprogrammed to signal 911 only and will then be distributed among seniors.To donate your old cell phone, call Stella at (819) 563-5872.315 Horses BOARDING FOR HORSES available now in Foster, Lac Brome.Large, new stables.Call Terry or Lesley (450) 539-3301.315 Horses Want your ad to stand out?For .50 a word - bold it.NOTICE OF CLOSURE OF INVENTORY (C.c.Q., Art.795) Notice is hereby given that, following the death of Antoon uames Shaw on February 27, 2003, in his lifetime domiciled at 6 Royea Street, Brome Lake, Quebec, JOE 1V0, an inventory of property of the deceased was prepared by the liquidator of the Estate, Brian Shaw, on September 12, 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 September 15, 2003 At Town of Brome Lake, Quebec Marie J.Gagné, Notary HORSE AUCTION, Sunday, September 21, 2003, 10 a.m., at Robinson Stables, 1038 Jordan Road, Sutton, Quebec.Will be sold: Large quantity of new and used tack, carts, rubber mats, saddles, feed tubs, etc.; 20 head of registered and grade horses.‘Sale held indoors.‘Terms: cash.Canteen on site.Info: (450) 538-2936.330 Pets BRITTANY SPANIEL - 2 year old female, purebred with papers.Call (819) 826-6700 after 5 p.m.Looking for a new home for your pet?Make your classified stand out.For $10.00 more per day, run a photo with your classified! Deadline: 2 days before publication.Drop by our office in Sherbrooke or Knowlton.(819) 569-9525.331 Pet Supplies BLUE SEAL Factory Outlet.Best prices and freshest pet food in town! Special: Krunchies Dog Food, $19.99 for 50 lbs! 292 Queen, Lennoxville, (819) 348-1888.340 Garage Sales KNOWLTON 8 March St., Saturday, September 20, 9 a.m.to 5 p.m.Multi-family.MANSONVILLE Yard Sale, September 20, 473 Leadville Road, Mansonville, 9:30 a.m.to 5 p.m.Winter clothes, skis, toys, assorted items, household items and craft supplies (new), etc.Store merchandise and 1000’s of VHS videos (reason: retirement).NORTH HATLEY 125 Reed St., North Hatley.Hide-a-bed, exercise glider, stationary bike, miscellaneous furniture, dishes, books.Something for everyone.8 a.m.to 2 p.m., Saturday, September 20.ORFORD Saturday, September 20, 8 a.m.to 3 p.m., 2418 chemin du Parc, Orford (Cherry River).Dishes, bone china, oak chairs, electric train set and many other items.Austin PROVINCE DE QUÉBEC MUNICIPALITÉ RÉGIONALE DE COMTÉ DE MEMPHRÉMAGOG MUNICIPALITÉ D'AUSTIN Public Notice of the Coming into Force of By-laws by virtue of Section 110 and 137.15 of the Land Use Planning and Development Act Please be advised that at a meeting of the council held on August 4, 2003, the Municipality of Austin adopted “By-law No.03-296 amending the zoning by-law no.01-269 and “By-law No.03-297 amending the permits and certificate by-law no.01-272.Certificates of conformity for these by-laws were issued on September 8, 2003.The above by-laws, therefore, came into force on the date of issue of their respective certificates of conformity.Any interested party may study these by-laws during regular business hours of the municipal offices, situated at 21 Millington Road.Given at Austin this 15th day of Septembeer 2003.Anne-Marie Ménard Secretary-treasurer Municipality of Austin 340 Garage Sales SAWYERVILLE Large garage sale.Antiques, linens, lots of dishes, children’s clothing, and new G.M.wheels and winter tires.Something for everyone.14 Julia St., Sawyerville, Saturday, 8 a.m.to 4 p.m.ULVERTON 202 Route 143, September 20 and 21, 9 a.m.to 4 p.m.Dishes, depression glass, furniture, electrical appliances.Rain or shine.Reason: moved to Home.345 Flea Markets BROMPTONVILLE Bromptonville Flea Market open every Saturday and Sunday.Tables for rent, contact (819) 846-3063.375 Construction B.SALTER CON-STRUCTION, Licensed General Contractor.Custom building, renovations, roofing, repairs.Tel.(819) 569-0841 or (819) 564-6823.RBQ #1436-8443-59.425 Bus.Opportunities CANDY ROUTE (Canada’s Best) ($4K+ Mo./Proven/PT) www.uturncanada.com i BE A MATCHMAKER! Earn $120,000.per year guaranteed! Start your own singles introduction sen/ice.Learn how from an expert.+1 (866) 368-6334.www.matchmakers-manual.com.DIRECT FROM MANUFACTURE! All cash candy route.Do you earn $800 a day?30 machines and Candy - all for $11,995.1-800-998-VEND.425 Bus.Opportunities SPRAYED-ON TRUCK Box Liners.Possible to enter this lucrative business, no franchise fees, low investment.Strong, flexible, environmentally friendly, low cost, high profit.Only portable system.Also available, Sundeck or Rooftop systems: hard, seamless, strong, rubber like and nonslip.All colors.10 year guarantee.Looking for distributors and dealer applicators for exclusive territories.1-866-2 0 6-6 9 4 8, zak @ motalatrucklin-ers.com.Freats kiosk - Exciting opportunity for new cafe kiosk in major Sherbrooke mall.Great rent.Low cash.Excellent deal for dynamic entrepreneur.Call 1-800-461-4003, ext.304.430 Personal E.S.P.DEALS with haunted houses, possessed people and places, tarot card readings, and healing of the self.Call (819) 345-4564.MYSTICAL CON-NECTIONS.Top Psychic Service! The very best! Only $2.99 min.Love, Money, Life?24 hours, 7 days.18+.1-900-677-5872 or 1-877-478-4410 Visa, MC, Cash, www.mysti-calconnections.ca 440 Miscellaneous TRAVELING TO U.S.A.?Entering with a criminal record may result in arrest, deportation or vehicle seizure.Solution?Call for a free information booklet.Call 1-800-661-5554.www.par-donservicescana-da.com Make it clear that you are fed up Annie’s Mailbox Dear Annie: My husband and 1 are in our mid-30s with three young children.We both work full time and have equal incomes.However, somehow I do 95 percent of the childcare and 95 percent of the housework.I work all day, cook dinner and eat with the kids while “Rick” is either at the office or sitting in front of the TV.Then I clean up, bathe the children, read them a bedtime story and collapse front exhaustion.On the weekends, Rick runs his own errands, while I feed the children breakfast and dress them.One Saturday morning, I took the morning off and Rick found me reading the paper, the kids still in their pajamas and the house a mess.He, of course, asked how I could relax when the bathroom was a disgusting mess.That remark sent me completely over the edge.The two of us haven’t been out together for almost six months.There is little, if any, sex.I love Rick, but I feel like a single mom.I don’t want to separate, but I simply can’t take it anymore.I suggested to Rick that we consider counseling, but he says we don’t need it.How can I get Rick to do more around the house and take me out on a date once in a while?— Miserable in Boston Dear Boston: Remind Rick that you both have full-time jobs and he isn’t keeping up his end as a domestic partner.Make it clear that you are exhausted and fed up.Ask him to select one or two daily jobs, such as bathing the children before bed or washing the dishes.Then make a list of things that need doing and enlist the children’s assistance.They can be taught to do simple chores even at a young age.If Rick refuses to pitch in, insist on household help once a month, or whatever you can manage.And if you want a date with your husband, don't wait for him to ask you.Make the arrangements yourself.Dear Annie: My mother is in the final stages of cancer, and with the help of hospice, I am caring for her at home.Mother has been engaged for eight years to “George,” a very nice man whom we have welcomed into our family.During a recent visit, George asked Mother why she wasn’t wearing her engagement ring.Mom said she had lost weight and the ring was so big, she was afraid of losing it.George then informed Mother that after she died, he wanted the ring back.Mother made me promise that 1 would do so.I am terribly upset that George would bring this up while Mother is so ill.The ring is not an heirloom and has no sentimental value for his family.When the time comes, how can I let George know how hurt we are?Or should Mother break the engagement now and send him packing?— Hurt Daughter Dear Hurt: While the engagement ring traditionally belongs to the bride, your mother has agreed to return it.We agree that George’s timing is insensitive, but please do not turn this into a source of resentment.Like it or not, this is your mother’s decision, not yours. ¦ - «TH F.— —.=RECORD= CROSSWORDS Friday, September 19, 2003 page 23 ACROSS 39 1 Return to liquid 40 5 Venomous snake 42 10 Air out 43 14 Mrs.Chaplin 45 15 Parts of eyes 47 16 Melville’s “Typee” sequel 48 17 Is left hanging 50 20 Objective 51 21 Cries of surprise Rings 22 Flew in place 52 23 Playground game 57 26 Divested 61 27 Sci-fi craft 62 28 Stagger 63 30 Hound sound 66 33 With 45A, goes all out 67 37 Colander 68 Thursday's Puzzle Solved N A S A T W A S 1 S A L S A E S P N O H N O E M A 1 L W H E N A M O T O R C Y C L E S E W U P S 1 T A R ¦ H O R A P S E H E A R S T P R E L A W V E S T R Y 0 O F L E T O N E M T S M u F F L E R G 1 V E S O U T P E R U A U D 1 T S R A O N T A P E N U G E N T C A N D 0 R C O D A 0 P T ¦ o C H E R E L L 1 E D 0 E S T H E N O 1 S E E N D E R R O L 1 R O A D N O T E S T Y L E A S T O A N O N (02003 Tribune Media Services, Inc.9/19/03 Ail rights reserved.Fashion designer Cassini 24 Skimpy skirts 25 Downpour 29 Knocks dead 30 See 33A 31 Hip dude 32 Prompted 33 Charged atom 34 McKellen of “The Lord of the 35 36 In working order 38 Nameless scoundrel 41 BPOE member 44 Steinbeck novel, “Cannery Snubs Target of Retin-A Kindled again Blunted blade 69 Explorer Heyerdahl 70 Idyllic places 71 Sunset direction DOWN 1 Aggregate 2 Comic Mandel 3 Inner self 4 Had been 5 Omelet tidbit 6 Dispatch boat 7 Fellows 8 Maine seaport 9 On the beach 10 Pledged 11 Kuwaiti ruler 12 __of the above 13 Skater Eldredge 18 Nobs 19 Atrocities Broad in the beam Windward Islands nation Lindros of the NHL Yogi or Smokey Zealous Yearnings Anjou cousin Cinder ending?Straight up Intuitive feeling Teheran resident Frying pans Oodles 46 Has a job 49 Up in the air 51 Word with tube or circle 53 Russian revolutionary 54 Feel one’s way 55 Garden waterers 56 Nestling noise 57 Sports section fig.58 Sound of pain 59 River of Tuscany 60 Newspaper page 64 Grand___Opry 65 Just out By Matthew Higgins 9/20/03 Concord, NH ACROSS 30 1 Sold tickets illegally 32 8 Clap 33 15 Female lead 35 16 City in France or New Jersey 38 17 Revenues 42 18 Unsurpassed 43 19 To the degree 44 20 Magazine piece 45 22 Track circuit 46 23 Crisscross framework 47 25 Computer invader 48 26 en scene 49 27 Wash 51 28 Black cuckoos 52 29 Quantities of hair pe/uesai siq6u uy £0/02/6 ’3U| seoiAias eipew eunqui £002(0) p3A|0S aizznd s.Aepuj Raises up Having the least faults Polar covers Presbyterian parsonages Cutters Astrological ram Fr.religious figs.Lipinski jump Bereft of sensation Last of Socrates?Wise person Gear tooth Serving aboard Part of MD Shaded walkway of the Southwest 54 Putting in a warehouse 56 Marching band member 57 Defeat decisively 58 Ushers 59 Greenstreet and Pollack DOWN 1 Roofing piece 2 Principal 3 Memory repository 4 Brit’s toilet 5 High-grade cotton 6 Tires 7 Preordains 8 Chinese calculator 9 Coffin covers 10 Old-time journalist Ernie 11 12 13 14 21 24 26 29 31 32 34 35 Straw drawn 36 Spaces between leaf veins Benzene derivative 37 Falls for a honeymoon Removes a disguise 39 Scrutinize Most profound 40 1811-to-1820 period Belfast repast 41 Winter vehicles Contrived 43 Vilifies Mason and Norman 46 Restaurant request Humble residences 49 Surrender formally Opening day pitchers 50 Well-behaved Rustic class 53 Wrestler:’ cushion Mournful writers Wildly impulsive persons 55 Manage By Matthew Higgins 9/20/03 Concord, NH tjpk page 24 Friday, September 19, 2003 ; ¦THE —¦ RECORD Continued from page 14.Sunday, Sept 21,2003 There’s a strong possibility that the year ahead will represent a period of material growth for you.It could put you in the position to afford that new house, car or furniture you’ve been wanting.VIRGO (Aug.23-Sept 22)—As you kick off the week, you may realize that you’ve come out of the past days materially better off than you thought you would.It’ll put you in the frame of mind to share what you received.LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23)—There is no need to be doubtful about important matters today, because Lady Luck will intervene when needed, so long as you don’t block her path with negative thoughts.SCORPIO (Oct.24-Nov.22) - When it comes to riding a smooth path toward achieving a personal ambition today, unselfishness will be the only lubricant that you’ll need.What you give is what you’ll get SAGmARIUS (Nov.23-Dec.21 )—By maintaining a proper mindset, difficult assignments can be dispatched with relative ease today.You’ll think of life as a fun and exciting game when you team up with optimism.CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan.19) - You will have the ability today to conduct yourself with great skill should you be confronted by challenging developments.Your actions will level the playing field and incinerate the threats.AQUARIUS (Jan.20Feb.19) — By nature, you are a rather independent person who prefers doing things unencumbered by others, but today things will work out for luckier for you when you are a team player.PISCES (Feb.20-March 20) — A joint endeavor could work out quite satisfactorily for you today, especially if you are the key force in managing the situation.Don’t be shy about stepping up and taking charge.ARIES (March 21-April 19) — When you follow the golden rule of treating others as you would like to be treated, you can expect happy results to follow today.It’s the magic formula for success that never foils.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - The good you do today for those you love will be long remembered.However, the bonus is that your greatest source of self-satisfaction will come through trying to be truly of service to others.GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Dust off the target on your back when out and mingling, and get ready to be struck by Dan Cupid’s arrows today.The romance department is being reserved just for you.CANCER (June 21-Juty 22)—Those who realty care about you will be doing all that is in their power to help enhance your material well-being today.It’s important, however, to be appreciative of their kindness.LEO (July 23-Aug.22)—Some unexpected good news that you’ll be receiving today will put you in a happy frame of mind for handling all of today’s involvements, be they good or bad.Nothing will spoil your mood.§§91 LIMITED STOCKS VALID UNTIL SEPT.30th EXCALIBUR CROSSBOW Model “Vixen” 150 lbs.P / w/scope, mounts, rings $ / +6 arrows / including crank-aid ' (model may differ) _ ‘TRADITION” BLACK POWDER SHOTGUN HUNTING BOOTS Tracker 209 50 cal F1210 Caribou Thinsulate 1200 S ,Reg.price $329 VICTORINOX COMPASS W/MIRROR DS-50 710 RIFLE W/ TELESCOPE KIT Bolt action Remington Reg.price $59.99 No more arrows falling off the arrow-rest No friction on feathers Fits on most bows iecia: REMINGTON AMMUNITION Point Soft Point Core Lok HUNTING SHELTER The new Muzzy ZERO EFFECT’ arrow-rest 308 cal, Special 270 cal RIGIDESAFE SHOT CASE For shotguns & rifles w/scope 53 5/8” x 12 1/8” x 3 3/4”^ 5 year warranty v » Reg.$24.99 £ - 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