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THE RECORD The voice of the eastern Townships since 1897 — —11 Bessette to race at World Championships 70 CENTS WWW.SHERBROOKERECORD.COM Thursday, September 25, 2003 Perrault in Quebec City to battle demergers PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL Former Bromptonville Mayor Clément Nault (left), and former Ascot Mayor Robert Pouliot (right) joined Sherbrooke Mayor Jean Perrault (centre) on Wednesday as he spoke out against the Liberal government’s Bill 9.We can’t go back, so we m ust go forward Councillor Forest By Rita Legault Sherbrooke Flanked by a pair of former suburban mayors, Sherbrooke Mayor Jean Perrault spoke out Wednesday against the Liberal government’s controversial Bill 9 that would allow discontent citizens to undo mergers imposed upon municipalities by the former Parti Québécois government.“We can’t turn back now,” Perrault said, arguing that the new City of Sherbrooke is doing well and must be given a chance.“This is a futile exercise that none of us want to go through.” Supporting his stand were former Bromptonville Mayor Clément Nault and former Ascot Mayor Robert Pouliot, who presides the public safety committee.Also on hand were Fleurimont councillor Louida Brochu and councillor Serge Forest from the Borough of Rock-Forest-St-Elie-Deauville.See Demerger, Page 4 Birds on a wire cause circuit breaker to expire Hydro applies for another rate increase By Maurice Crossfield A group of birds caused a short circuit Wednesday morning, leaving nearly 1,600 homes in Shefford Township and St-Joachim-de-Shefford without power.“When the temperature starts to go down, usually over a period of a few weeks, this kind of thing happens," said Hydro-Québec spokeswoman Lucie Brodeur.“It’s more common in rural areas.” At about 6:30 a.m., one or more birds came into contact with lines, tripping a circuit breaker at the Waterloo power station.That knocked out power to 1,596 homes in the region.Repair crews tracked down the problem, and had the lights back on by 8:30 a.m.Brodeur said these problems are more common in the spring and fall.Usually a rodent, such as a squirrel or raccoon, is looking for a warm place to shelter and discovers the warmth of a transformer.They come into contact with a live wire or circuit breaker, causing a power outage.Such contact is almost always instantly fatal for the animal.“We get a lot of squirrels and even raccoons too, but sometimes birds will do it as well,” she said.Rate Hike Later in the morning, the power utility deposited a request with the Régie de l’Energie for a rate increase.The Régie de l’Energie, which regulates electricity rates, had turned down an earlier request for an almost identical increase.See Power, Page 3 -\ CLUB DE GOLF 2>eni$e CLUB DE GOLF 5»citibc COUNTRY CLUB Fall Green Fees 18 holes “Deauuille” $1 880 + tn.i • 2 superb 18 holes • Uieui on Lake Magog • Practice range + green • Dining hall 5BB places • Terrasse • Buailability for tournament 1519 ch.de la Rivière, Canton de Magog 864-9891 * * * « » » * page 2 Thursday, September 25, 2003 RECORD Canada and World In Brief Martin’s debt-reduction target far out of reach Toronto In his last major policy speech, just before the Liberal delegate count on the weekend, Paul Martin delivered a one-paragraph note on his fiscal plans.To achieve our country’s long term potential, he said, the “first” condition Canada must meet is.debt reduction.Not just any old debt reduction, with a nibble here and a cut there.He’s talking big-time debt reduction, on a scale so vast the CBC should be ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE 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 Grst two callers to The Record newsroom (5696345) after 9:30 Thursday morning Sept 25, to name the conductor of the Sherbrooke Symphony.CANWEST NEWS SERVICE ¦ f - ,.V.— Hr* ¦ ' -h ’ > .i E3s£g| a laSgBg .i ¦jam r3sm& The new Champeau 68,000 square-foot facility allows the company to store wood under optimum conditions.It also gathers all secondary processing activities under one roof.TBL Master Plan meeting Saturday morning By Maurice Crossfield Residents of Brome Lake will be able to get a look at the new Master Plan governing land use management and development at a public meeting Saturday morning.The Revised Planning Program, dubbed the “Master Plan,” takes a look at many aspects of Brome Lake’s future development.Based on a lengthy review of current zoning and construction practices, as well as public input from information meetings, the Master Plan is expected to be adopted at the October council meeting.“We asked the public to give us a vision of where they see development, where they see us holding back on development, and then we have had to readjust our zoning bylaws to meet that vision,” said Brome Lake Mayor Stanley Neil.The plan includes six major goals; Improving the environment, ensuring place for industry, maintaining the tourist presence, allowing the de- velopment of Knowlton as a service centre, supporting agricultural activities and maintaining the rural character of the municipality.Neil said there is still room for public input on minor changes, but he hopes the plan will pass pretty much as is.That will mean bylaws to change zoning, subdivisions, building permits and an architectural integration bylaw.“Most people believe we are putting in place what they wanted,” Neil said.“Saturday will be an opportunity for them to find out.” Once the bylaws are passed, there will be a procedure to open registries for those wishing to contest them in a referendum.That process would likely take place after the Nov.2 elections.The public meeting on the Master Plan gets underway at 8:30 a.m.on Saturday, Sept.27 at the Legion Community Centre, 383 Knowlton Rd.in Knowlton.Reward offered for information on murder Staff The Sûreté du Québec is now offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the killer of Granby’s Aline Taylor-Fran-coeur last April.On the night of April 1, Taylor-Fran- coeur was coming back from a bingo hall when she was attacked in the parking lot of a Caisse Populaire on Déragon Street.An autopsy later revealed she had been beaten to death.Police investigators spent the next several days scouring the crime scene and interviewing area residents and passing motorists.However, that failed to produce any solid leads.Anyone with any information, no matter how trivial, is asked to call the Info Crime line at 1-800-711-1800.All calls are confidential, with information leading to the arrest and conviction of the murderer being met with a $1,000 reward.Hydro asking for increase Power: Cont’d from Page 1 In the new request, Hydro is asking for a three per cent increase for 2003-2004, effective within 15 days of approval by the Régie.That would be followed by a 2.98 per cent increase in April, 2004.“The increases are necessary in order to reflect the reality of the costs of electricity, while still maintaining rates that are amongst the lowest in North America,” Hydro said in a press release.Hydro’s last rate increase was in 1998, after which the Parti Québécois government placed a freeze on what it could charge its customers.That freeze was set to expire on April 1, 2004, but was lifted in August by natural resources minister Sam Hamad.The power utility says its customers have saved the equivalent of 12 per cent over the last five years when compared to the rate of inflation.Barbecue at 4:30 p.m.Gospel Jamboree at 6:30 p.m.Saturday, September 27, 2003 Featuring - The Marksmen - The Whirlwind Gospel singers and other talented singers & musicians! All welcome - Come & enjoy the evening! 1505 chemin Alfred-DesRochers, Orford Info: George Brier (819) 843-1426 or Parkside Ranch (819) 868-0431 page 4 Thursday, September 25, 2003 !- i ¦¦THE mm RECORD Mayor Perrault to take plea to Quebec City Demerger: Cont’d from Page 1 Perrault, who will make his plea before a parliamentary commission in Quebec City today accompanied by Nault and Pouliot, met with reporters on Wednesday to share the brief he is scheduled to present this morning at the National Assembly.In Sherbrooke’s 10-page presentation, Perrault notes the former City of Sherbrooke, which represented 78 per cent of the regional population, offered a number of service to the suburbs starting in the 1960s.Over the years, as the suburbs developed, they came to share responsibility for some services through intermunicipal boards, such as the regional police force, sewage treatment plant, transit corporation and regional economic development agency.Sherbrooke also had some 50 intermunicipal agreements to share services such as fire protection, the 911 emergency call centre, the municipal library and garbage disposal.“All of these structures and contracts arrived at the fact that in 1998, more than 90 per cent of the local population received the same quanti- ty and quality of services, but the fiscal imbalance between citizens continued to grow,” Perrault said, adding that, for example, the cost of fire protection was three times greater for Sherbrooke residents than their suburban neighbours.Those inequities led to much division, and consensus was near impossible among local municipalities, Perrault said.He noted the merger of Sherbrooke and its seven neighbours made a majority of irritants disappear.Nault commented that a demerger process would lead to the type of futile and never-ending debates that occurred between municipalities before the merger.The former prefect of the Sherbrooke Regional Municipal Council (MRC) recalled how local mayors could not come to a consensus during a compulsory review of the regional zoning plan, despite spending $1.5 million on the review process.“A merger was not the first choice of towns before the merger, but now that it’s done, we don’t want to go back,” Nault said.“The law is backward, and a step backwards would be regrettable.” Nault commented that most of the former towns cannot afford to demerge, and despite what some citizens may believe, things will never be the same as before.“Do people believe they will get the same tax rates as before?” asked Forest, noting that towns that go their own way will still have to foot the bill for their fair share of municipal services.“We can’t go back, so we must go forward.” Perrault told reporters it would be “utopie” to believe the new city could be dismantled and equipment returned to the former burbs.He notes it would be impossible to find the public works trucks that belonged to former towns, and that computers and software have been up-graded, changed and replaced.Pouliot, who was mayor of Ascot for two decades, said the new Liberal government should have waited five years to give new municipalities a chance to succeed before debating demergers.“Give us the time to do finish what we have started,” he said, adding that creating a new municipality will take some time and fine tuning.Now the seventh largest city in Quebec, Sherbrooke has already thrived since the merger, Perrault argues.“For the past two years we have beaten industrial, commercial and residential construction records,” he observed.“And with one of the lowest metropolitan unemployment rates in Quebec (the Conference Board of Canada rated Sherbrooke sixth in Canada for economic growth in 2002, and predicted that in 2003) it will be the most dynamic Quebec city with 3.5 per cent growth in its gross domestic product.” Perrault said that in November, 2001, council received a mandate to build the new city in an election where more than 50 per cent of voters made their way to the polls.Since then, consultations in each of the boroughs helped integrate citizens in a democratic exercise, he added.“For example, the English-speaking community in the borough of Lennoxville, who were against the merger project initially, recognize more and more the advantage of the new city,” he said, adding that contrary to other regions of Quebec, the English community is perceived as a value that all Sherbrooke resident want to protect.“Now, more than ever, gestures of solidarity and cooperation are part of daily life.” Pouliot noted the organization of the new Sherbrooke into boroughs allowed the new city to bring people together and continue offering citizens services close to them.“We succeeded in rallying everyone to the cause thanks to that tool.” While Perrault and the councillors realize the Charest government will not withdraw the demerger bill, which was the subject of a longtime Liberal commitment, they are hoping it can be adjusted to make it more difficult for municipalities to be torn apart.Municipal Affairs Minister Jean-Marc Fournier’s draft legislation would allow a referendum if at least 10 per cent of the residents of a former municipality — such as Lennoxville or St-Elie d’Orford — sign a register that would be set up at the borough office for five days.The right number of signatures on the registry would launch a consultation process that would include a government-funded impact study to examine the consequences of a demerger, including the cost of services such as police, fire and public transit.Currently, the process for citizens to challenge a zoning or borrowing bylaw is similar.Perrault argues a demerger is much more significant than a simple zoning change, and that for something with such far reaching consequences, the signatures of 25 per cent of the voting population should be required.Perrault also said the register should be open for a single day rather than five days, as Fournier’s bill suggests.Sherbrooke’s position echoes that of other municipal leaders and groups, including the Union des Municipalités du Québec and the Caucus des Villes d'Agglomeration du Québec, a coalition of medium-sized merged municipalities asking for an exemption from Bill 9.UMQ president and Drum-mondville Mayor Francine Ruest-Ju-tras recently demanded the process for initiating referendums should be tougher, and put the onus of demerger advocates rather than elected officials.The UMQis also demanding that 50 per cent plus one of eligible voters be required to come out in favour of demergers for a referendum result to be valid.Many mayors also believe the entire population of the new municipalities should decide the fate of their towns and cities.As it stands now, only residents of former municipalities will get to vote on whether or not their former towns can be reincarnated.Sherbrooke’s brief does not deal with that issue, but Perrault said it should take a majority of citizens to undo the merger.While Perrault and a band of councillors appear in Quebec City in an attempt to defuse the demerger bill, groups in Deauville and St-Elie d’Orford are trying to build momentum for a demerger.An informal poll in La Tribune shows 44 per cent of residents in the former towns would vote in favor of a demerger.PI — V Grand Opening at the Jardin des Animaux A new pet shop opened its doors recently.Located at 1110 King St.East in Sherbrooke, over $500,000 was invested in the project and created ten permanent jobs.In the picture, getting ready to cut the ribbon, are from left to right: Monique Plouffe Arguin, co-owner, Paul Arguin, co-owner, Sébastien Lussier, General Director at the Chamber of Commerce in borough of Fleurimont, Isabelle Arguin with baby Mathis, co-owner, Diane Delisle, pro-mayor for the City of Sherbrooke, and Nicole Forcier representing the St-François M.N.A.Monique Gagnon Tremblay.Drop in for a visit! LE JARDIN DE*S ANIMAUX 1110 King St.East • Sherbrooke (819) 822-0814 ADVERTORIAL ______________________________________________' : ¦¦THE i RECORD Thursday, September 25, 2003 page 5 ANAF to celebrate 50th anniversary By Tom Peacock Lennoxville In Febuary, 1953, a charter was first issued to Lennoxville’s Army Navy Air Force Unit 318.Now, the ANAF will celebrate its 50th anniversay at the now infmous Hut on St.Francis Street in Lennoxville.Yet as Unit president George Beaulieu explained, the town’s veterans haven’t always been meeting there.“I think the first meeting place was the Lennoxville Town Hall.From there they moved upstairs above the laundromat.That was a store then.And then they started meeting at the Elmwood.probably because they needed a bar,” Beaulieu said with a laugh.Then, around 1955, the veteran’s organization bought the building they now occupy on St.Francis.Back then, it was little more than a hut, hence its popular name.But over the years, additions were made to it to make room for the unit’s growing membership.During an interview last winter, veteran Charlie Gordon remembered when the members, particularly Wes Nutbrown who was in charge of the Hut, set their minds to expanding the building.“We added the lunchroom, and then the wagon room upstairs,” Gordon recalled.Nutbrown, now in his 80s, still tends to the flowers out front in the summer, and Gordon still keeps himself busy with projects like the Hut’s museum.“I can’t sit idle, 1 just love to do it,” said Gordon, who has been an active member since the beginning of the association in 1953.During its hey-day, it was a problem accommodating the unit’s burgeoning membership (at one point in the ‘70s there were over 800 members).But now there is another problem: The dwindling number of unit members and veterans who are still alive can barely afford to keep the Hut open.“Like all veterans organizations, we’re struggling, and it’s not going to get any easier,” Beaulieu said.“We have a large building to look after, and we don’t have enough people to support it.“There’s two important points to make.We’re always looking for new members, and we’ve got a building to rent out for events at a very reasonable cost.” Beaulieu explained that, contrary to popular belief, the ANAF Unit is not a private club for veterans only.Anyone can join as an associate, and after two years, an associate can apply for voting privileges.Firefighters and police officers with three years of experience can join as members.Beaulieu, who is also district chief for the Lennoxville fire department, got involved with ANAF Unit 318 through his father and father-in-law, both veterans.Beaulieu explained that over the years, the Unit has proven itself as an important community service organization as well as a social club.The members contribute towards student bursaries, and various projects to help the sick, the poor and the disabled within their membership and in the larger community.The Unit also holds regular suppers, dances, card parties, dart tournaments, bingo nights, and any number of other gatherings which are open to the public.At the celebrations Saturday, several notable dignitaries will be on hand such as local Member of Parliament David Price, ANAF Provincial President Cedric Cormier, Ladies’ Auxiliary Provincial President Helen Vachon and other Unit presidents from across the province.After supper and a few speeches, at around 9 p.m., the doors will open to the public, when Syd Aulis will take the stage, and the dance part of the evening kicks off.“I know a lot of people who drive by the Hut everyday, and a lot of them don’t really know what it is,” Beaulieu said.“They think it’s private, and it is to a certain extent.B at a lot of what goes on there, people are welcome to attend.” Brief Canada sponsors ducks, anglos and artists Staff Brome-Missisquoi Member of Parliament Denis Paradis has announced a trio of federal grants that will help support Brome Lake’s Duck Festival, Townshippers’ Day and Fes-tiv’Art in Frelighsburg.The annual Duck Fest, which will receive $25,000, is celebrated each fall, greeting thousands of visitors between Sept.20 and Oct.25.Townshippers’ Day, which will get $3,000, attracted 10,000 visitors to Cowansville on Sept.13.The communiqué notes that Fes-tiv’Art, which has been growing for the past seven years, transforms the village of Frelighsburg into an outdoor art gallery where some 3,000 works by some 125 artist are exhibited.It will receive $5,000.The government’s sponsorship program is available for cultural, sports and community events.“In return, the events give the government an opportunity to inform citizens on its priorities, programs and services," noted a press release.RECORD FILE PHOTO ANAF Unit president George Beaulieu (third right) pictured at last June’s Decoration Day.It is one of the activities that the unit has hosted since it was formed in Lennoxville 50 years ago.¦ ju SI Government Gouvernement ¦ - 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Thanks to this government, we’re a northern pussycat.Last week, Jane’s Defence Weekly had a big piece on Canada’s Aimed Forces.Here’s what it said: Chronic underfunding, overcommitment and government neglect has put the Canadian Forces on a downward slope to irrelevancy.They’re right.The Forces should spend $30 billion in the next 10 years, just to re place ships, aircraft and vehicles that have already lasted longer than they were ever meant to.Instead, the Grits have hacked their budget.In real terms, the Forces get less today than they did when the Liberals came to power in 1993.That’s why the navy has 40-year-old helicopters, the air force has mothballed half its fighters and that’s why the army is in Afghanistan with 20-year-old trucks that won’t start.We put people’s lives in danger like this, and it’s not right.You know.Citizenship Minister Denis Coderre wants Canadians to carry I.D.cards.To give us all a little plastic card could cost $5 billion—and for what?So we can be part of the database Stalin wanted but couldn’t have?No way! If there’s $5 billion for national security, there’s only one thing to do with it.Give it to the Canadian Forces, and make life safer for the men and women who lay it all on the line for us, every day.Viewpoint Nigel Hannaford RECORD P.0, Box 1200 SherbrookeJIH 5L6 or 1195 Galt E, SheitrookeJIG 1Y7 Fax: 819-569-3945 E-MAIL: newsrooni@shcrbrookcrecord.com Website: www.sherbrookerecord.com Randy Kinnear Publisher .(819) 569-9511 Sharon McCuliy Editor .(819) 5696345 Jamie Zachary Corresp.Editor .(819) 5696345 Richard Lessard Prod.Mgr.(819) 569-9931 Serge Gagnon Chief Pressman .(819) 569-9931 Francine Thibault Prod.Superv.(819) 5694856 DEPARTMENTS Accounting .(819)5699511 Advertising .(819)569-9525 Circulation.(819) 5699528 Newsroom .(819)5696345 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 S67.86 3 MONTHS 30.00 2.10 2.41 S34.51 Out of Quebec residents do not include PST.Rates for 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.1837) in 1908.The Record is published by Hollinger Canadian Newspapers L.P.Canadian Publications Mail Service Product Agreement No.0479675.Member ABC.CARD, CNA, QCNA No such thing as a magic pill For reasons that defy experience and logic, most people want to believe that when it comes to their health, there is a magic pill out there that can solve their problems.Hormone Replacement Therapy was for a number of years believed to be just that, a wonder-drug regime that would stave off hot flashes, memory loss, brittle bones and irritation for menopausal women.Earlier this year, however, researchers found that far from easing menopausal symptoms for women, use of HRT was actually linked to breast cancer, heart attacks and strokes.This week, another new study challenged the idea that menopause makes women forgetful and scatterbrained.Researchers in Chicago conducted memory tests on 803 menopausal women over a period of time and found, to their surprise, that the women’s memories actually improved as time went on.The researchers had expected the opposite, a decline in memory function.Where there were incidents of memory loss, the more likely culprit was stress, researchers found.The ordinary pressures of a middle-age life - teenage children, work, aging parents - provoked a certain amount of stress.There are two important lessons here: One is that there is no magic way to make everything better.Good health in middle age is, like good health at any stage in life, a result of genetic inheritance, a healthy, balanced diet, adequate exercise, regular check-ups and manageable stress levels.The other lesson is that scientific research is a continuing process.It might be smarter to take each breathless claim of cure with a grain of salt.Not everything can be fixed with a pill.Exercise, diet and a sunny outlook might not let everyone live to 100, but they might be more effective than the next new miracle cure in helping us attain the best life possible.CANWEST NEWS SERVICE Letters to The Editor Still receiving two copies of The Record Dear Editor, I am thinking I can do you a favour by getting out the news that if you subscribe to The Record you automatically get two copies.My husband enjoys having his own copy.Very thoughtftil of you.Of course, there are other ways to appreciate getting two papers.I have a friend who would gladly accept my extra copy.Or.my friend next door could drop her subscription and I could give my extra one to her.I am wondering if one could train at The Record for a government position in Ottawa?This seems to be a laughing matter by some individuals, but to tell the truth I am not laughing anymore.Somewhere along the line miscom-munication seems to rule the day.Shirley Provencher Lory Disgusted in Magog Big bird may have been a turkey vulture Dear Editor, I am responding to Margaret Bryant's letter to the editor on Sept.22.She explained how she witnessed seeing a large bird flying near Route 143 outside of Lennoxville.I too had an experience of seeing a large bird on the infamous stretch of Route 143: Last spring, a friend and I were heading to a dart tournament at the Hut in Lennoxville.We were approaching Burroughs Falls when we rounded a curve just before where the old Rockcliff Hotel once stood along the highway.We noticed a rather large bird standing on the side of the road.We slowed down, and we were able to make out the breed of bird it was.We were both rather awestruck at the bird’s massive wingspan as it flew away.It was definitely a very huge turkey vulture.So commuters driving along Route 143 between Stanstead and Lennoxville beware.You not only have to contend with dangerous wandering deer and moose in the roadway, but also turkey vultures.David Ellis Stanstead Brutalized woman has strength Dear Editor, My prayers go out to the woman brutalized in the group sex incident (Cop sues for $4 million, Sept.22, The Record).She had the strength to speak out against those in positions of power and influence, she suffered through the trial where (no doubt) all her life was laid bare and now she’s being sued.She believed she was raped, the court disagreed — case closed! Michael Darney Potton Township JtECORD: Thursday, September 25, 2003 page 7 Perspectives The lousy job of being Peter MacKay t » jhere are some seriously lousy I short-term jobs in Paul Martin’s X parliamentary precinct these days.Fundraiser for the stillborn Sheila Copps leadership campaign; speech-writer for John Manley’s cancelled budget; the briefcase bearer for Prime Minister Jean Chretien who doesn’t have a Senate appointment lined up.But the worst of them all belongs to Peter MacKay.The rookie Conservative leader faces two brutal choices and he sees plenty of dead people in Tory blue no matter which option he picks.MacKay can push ahead with a Canadian Alliance merger, surrendering the party of Confederation to its old Reform rivals, which will inevitably cost him the hard-fought leadership in any follow-up convention.Or he can run away from reunification, flailing his way though all 308 ridings in the next election as a stand-alone entity to watch the party and his leadership swept to oblivion by Martin mania.MacKay was in the House of Commons on Tuesday, anxious to talk about anything but the daily state of limp-along negotiations with the Alliance.Of course, those were about the only questions he faced.Four words summed up the state of Tuesday’s progress: Maybe yes, maybe no.And two numbers dangle over MacKay’s head.38: How old he’ll be on Saturday.220: Number of days until Paul Martin’s possible May 3 election, which will immediately make MacKay a very young has-been leader if the results turn out as expected.Consider how ugly the view has become from MacKay’s Parliament Hill office window.His caucus is angrily divided on the question.His national council is coloured in different shades of red Tory to the left, blue Tory to the right and ghostly white in-between.Conservative Senators are pestering him to abandon the talks.One former prime minister, Brian Mulroney, pushes him to continue on reunification’s rocky path while another, Joe Clark, is cool to the concept.Meanwhile, his party is in debt, its membership roles shrinking, staff is reeling from the four-month-old leadership race and his MPs are outnumbered four-to-one by the Alliance’s bench strength.Don Martin CanWest News If getting torn every-which-way wasn’t bad enough, MacKay’s much-needed honeymoon period as new leader was prematurely terminated amid the brouhaha of his convention pact with David Orchard which promised, among other things, never to do the mating mambo with the Alliance.To break that no-shagging deal will subject MacKay to charges of being a two-faced scheming weasel which, come to think of it, was the same accusation he faced after inking the Orchard deal to win the leadership.As one colleague caustically observed of MacKay’s dilemma: “He cannot even consult his soul because he’s already sold it.” This, MacKay must be muttering, is the sort of honeymoon which confirms his commitment to bachelorhood and makes him harken back fondly to the rugby scrum which busted his nose in two places.His precarious position stands in sharp contrast to Alliance leader Stephen Harper, who has his party executive and caucus totally on side, giving him the luxury of arranging a marriage on his terms or pinning the blame for a breakup on Tories playing hard-to-get.To keep this sexual analogy dragging a tad longer than it should, it now falls on MacKay to drag his reluctant party into bed with the Alliance, conceive an offspring and haul everyone to the alter in time to deliver the new baby by Christmas, all without appearing to be party to a shotgun wedding.Which he is.The only realistic grounds for such a hasty compromise would be to open up the 230 ridings without incumbent Canadian Alliance/Tory MP representation to joint candidates and let the two parties duke it out for a single nomination with a founding party convention to follow the election.But insiders say even that idea’s crumbling as exit strategies are contemplated on both sides.The deadline when the two parties either have to unite as election allies or go their separate ways as electoral foes is a few short weeks away and may already have passed from a pragmatic point of view.As one frustrated Tory observed: “It’s clear Harper’s caulking up the dikes against the rising Martin tide.We’ve got to start doing the same thing or we’ll be swept away in the flood.” It seems the lousy job of being Peter MacKay will always mean having to say you’re Tory.Calendar kit for Townshippers’ fall events Oct.4: Information Sessions Healthy Active Living for Older Adults, an education program led by trained seniors for other seniors, and Watch Your Step, workshops aiming to reduce the risk of falling, are the topics of two information sessions Oct.4 in Magog.The first is 9 a.m.to noon, and the second is 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.They are offered by the provincial co-ordinators of an innovative New Brunswick program for seniors about topics such as the wise use of medications, stress management, physical activity, healthy eating and healthy choices.Lunch will be provided if you plan to attend both the morning and afternoon sessions.For registration information, contact Townshippers’ Association, H.A.L.Info Session 100-257 Queen, Lennoxville, Que.JIM 1K7, call 566-5717 (toll free 1-866-566-5717) or e-mail info@townshippers.qc.ca.Oct.14: Mental Health Meeting The monthly Mental Health Meeting will be postponed until Tuesday, Oct.14, as Monday is Thanksgiving.The meeting is from 7 to 9 p.m.at Townshippers’ Association office in Lennoxville.Oct.14: How To Find Your Way In The Health System The conference is part of the series on Autonomy and Aging, and will be held Oct.14, 2 p.m.at Amédée-Beau-doin Community Centre, 10 Dépôt St., Lennoxville.(use side door entrance).It will be given in English by Nathalie Delli-Colli, a social worker at the Sherbrooke Geriatric University Institute.This presentation is free, and is intended for the general public.It is organized by the Sherbrooke Geriatric University Institution in partnership with Townshippers’ Association.Oct.24: Community Development Symposium The symposium will be held Oct.24 from 3 to 9 p.m.at Champlain Regional College in Lennoxville.Stand by for more news in the coming weeks.Oct.25: Palliative Care Support Group The second meeting for the Palliative Care Support Group will be held Oct.25, 9 to 10:30 a.m.at Townshippers’ Association office in Lennoxville.Anyone who is a caregiver, is receiving care, or is simply interested in palliative or respite care is welcome.There is no fee.Come and bring a friend! For more information, contact Evelina Smith at Townshippers’ Association at 566-5717, toll free 1-866-566-5717, or e-mail at info@townshippers.qc.ca.Nov.10: Loneliness: Boredom or Blossoming The second conference on the series on Autonomy and Aging will be held Nov.10, 2 p.m.at the Amédée-Beaudoin Community Centre, 10 Dépôt St., Lennoxville.(use side door entrance).It will be given in English by Marc-André Delisle, a sociologist, and researcher at the Research Centre on Aging.This presentation is free, and is intended for the general public.It too is organized by the Sherbrooke Geriatric University Institution in partnership with Townshippers’ Association.Nov.23: Townships Expressions Reception Townships Expressions Reception will be held Nov.23, from 2 to 4 p.m.at the Lennoxville United Church, 6 Church St.Jan.31: Deadline for Submissions for Taproot III As part of its 25th anniversary celebrations, Townshippers’ Association is planning to publish Taproot III: Poetry, Prose and Images from the Eastern Townships in September, 2004.Anyone living in the Eastern Townships (full or part-time) is invited to submit works for consideration.To obtain a copy of our submission guidelines, drop by the Association office in Lennoxville or Cowansville, or contact Cathy Turner at 566-5717 (toll free 1-866-566-5717) or ct@town-shippers.qc.ca.Don’t delay! The submission period ends Jan.31, 2004.Townshippers, White Polo Shirt Left Behind A Townshippers.white polo shirt was left behind at the Anglican Church Hall in Mansonville on Multicultural Day, Aug.9.If it is yours, call 450-292-3220 to reclaim it.Keeping In Touch Townshippers’ Association page 8 Thursday, September 25, 2003 ; —THE— - RECORD Nominees announced for environment awards PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL tes** Pictured left to right: Jean-Guy Dépôt of the CREE, Waterville TG's Denis Germain, Alain Bergeron ofNoranda and Jacques Talbot of the Caisse populaire Desjardins du Mont-Bellevue.By Tom Peacock Several local bigwigs were on hand Wednesday to announce the 21 finalists for the Eastern Townships Excellence in the Environment awards.Guy Fouquet, president of the Fondation estrienne en environnement (FEE), explained that the awards were created to provide “tangible recognition to individuals, businesses and organizations who make a significant contribution to the protection of the environment.” Among the individuals nominated in the personal contribution category is Marc Chabot from Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley.Chabot built one of the first ecological homes in the area, using numerous unconventional building methods.Brome Lake Duck Ltd.is among the businesses nominated for an award after putting in place a treatment process for waste water from its slaughterhouse, and for waste solids and fluids from its massive duck breeding and slaughtering operation.The Union of Agricultural Producers (Fédération de l’UPA-Estrie) was one of the organizations nominated for a prize for its work in raising awareness among farmers and their neighbours of the importance of protecting water sources in the region’s rural areas.The UPA installed some 1,100 identification panels above wells used for drinking water on 400 different businesses in the region.Among the non-profit organizations nominated for an award was the group who saved a significant ecological area in Johnville from development.The group, called the Johnville Woodland Conservation Corporation, managed to secure an 18-hectare area of a peat bog for recreational, educational and scientific purposes.A 2.4-km trail snakes its way around the plot, complemented by 17 interpretation panels.The bog is a haven for numerous species of flora and fauna.• Nominees for personal contributions: Marc Chabot of Ste-Catherine-de-Hatley; Suzanne Lauzon of East Hereford and Gérard Trépanier of Dudswell.• Nominees in the large businesses category: Sherbrooke’s GSI Environnement Inc.; Brome Lake Duck Ltd.of Knowlton and GE Canada of Bromont.• Nominees in the small and medium-sized businesses category: Gestion Ressources Richer Inc.; Groupe DGE International and Progestion DDD.All three are from Sherbrooke.• Nominees in the agricultural or forestry organization category: Domaine de la Cressonière of North Hatley; Fédération de l’UPA of Rock Forest and Ferme La Villandroise of Cook-shire.• Nominees in the Municipalities, towns or villages category: La Brigade verte of Asbestos; Société de gestion des matières résiduelles du Val Saint-François of Richmond and the City of Sherbrooke.Nominees in the non-profit organization category: Centre d’initiatives en agriculture de la région de Coaticook; CFER de Memphrémagog of Magog and the Johnville Woodland Conservation Corporation.• Nominees for research and development in the environment: Biocean of Sherbrooke; the Comité estrien de recherche sur les feuillus and Retec inc.of Granby.Public service employees retiring earliest By Kristin Goff CanWest News Service Workers in the public sector are retiring four years earlier than private sector employees and both are exiting the workforce far sooner than the self-employed, according to Statistics Canada.Self-employed workers are continuing to work until 65, an age once considered typical for all workers.A report in Statistics Canada’s Perspectives on Labour and Income, released Wednesday, looked at retirement trends in a five-year period, ending in 2001, and compared them to what happened in 1992-1996.The median age of retirement for all workers dropped from 62 years to 60.8 years between those periods, but public sector employees made greater strides toward early retirement than other groups.Their median retirement age fell 2.1 years to 57.6 in the latest five-year period.Private sector employees shaved 1.5 years off their median retirement age to 61.7 years.The median retirement age for self-employed workers was unchanged, at 65, the report showed.It updated an earlier study, using 2001 data.Median age is defined as the age at which half of all workers are older and half are younger in any given group.Public sector employees already were the youngest retirees in the 1992-1996 period, when governments were in a period of downsizing and buyout offers encouraged many people to retire early, said Henry Pold, a senior analyst in Statistics Canada’s labour and household surveys analysis division.The report did not include data on why so many public employees chose to retire early in the most recent five-year period.But demographic trends suggest “this is probably the leading edge of the baby-boomers” reaching age 55, Pold said.In many pension plans for teachers, federal government employees and other public service groups, people can retire at 55 if they have worked for 30 years or more, he said.A range of factors including everything from low investment returns for retirement income to a love of work may partly explain why self-employed people aren’t following the trend towards earlier retirement, he said.It is also possible that some people taking early retirement from one job, may be starting up their own business in a second career, but Statistics Canada doesn’t have the data to measure how much impact that may have on the older retirement age of the self-employed, Pold said.The latest study, based on data from labour force surveys, made no distinction between part-time and full-time workers.Among its other findings: farmers’ median retirement age increased from 66.7 years to 68.6 years between 1992-1996 and 1997-2001, one of the few occupations where retirement age went up.- — THE —i RECORD ÇJo c /hui 76om tj Advertising Consultant Tel.: 819-569-9525 Fax: 819-821-3179 email: sherbrookerecord@videotron.ca EMAIL YOUR CLASSIFIED TOUS! Fast and convenient! classad@sherbrookerecord.com Brief Bamston Baptist Church open house The Barnston Baptist Church, the oldest of its kind in the Coaticook MRC, will hold an open house Sept.28 from 1 to 4 p.m.Apple pie, strong Cheddar cheese, ice cream, coffee, tea and juice will be served on the site.All funds raised through the sale of these articles will be used to restore the church.Barnston Baptist Church is located at 1169 chemin Baldwin-Barnston, Coaticook Thursday, September 25, 2003 page 9 " 11 ¦THE RECORD= Say you read it in The Record I KNOW HOW THIS MUST LOOK, DEAR: A commercial airline pilot lived a double life with two women in British Columbia, marrying them both and setting up households with each of them about seven miles apart.He got away with it for many years, having two children with each of them.But it all fell apart when his wife of 39 years filed for divorce, and the papers were delivered to the doorstep of his wife of 20 years.During the subsequent court sessions, members of both families were seen screaming at each other in the corridors.IT WAS MORE OF A TRIBUTE, ACTUALLY: Angry because his girlfriend dumped him, a Wisconsin man had t-shirts made featuring a naked picture of her taken during happier times.Then, he passed them out at a county fair, police say.The former girlfriend found out about it and filed a complaint.She is very upset.A MAN TO BE RECKONED WITH: A somewhat intoxicated man extorted money from a drug dealer in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, by pulling the pin out of a hand grenade and threatening him with it.After he got the money, the drunken extortionist put the grenade in his pocket, but forgot to put the pin back into it.He is deceased.SURE, TAKE IT, IT’S NOT MINE ANYWAY: A man was caught soliciting a prostitute on a street corner in Chicago, and so, in accordance with local ordinance, police confiscated his vehicle.His vehicle was a municipal transit bus which he was returning to the city garage after working his shift as a driver.LETS CALL IT THE REPUBLIC OF MONKEYLAND: Some 35 monkeys took over the official residence of the president of Kenya in Nairobi.The animals had been living at a nearby wildlife preserve, and were attracted to the house by the smells coming from the kitchen.They have been evicted and returned to the park.I’VE NEVER SEEN HER IN MY LIFE, OFFICER: A youth pastor was caught trying to cross the U.S.border into Canada with a 16-year-old girl in his trunk.After customs officials searched the car and found videotapes of them having sex, the girl said they had a ’’dating relationship.” The man was arrested.THEY WON’T SUSPECT A THING: A man robbed the Bank of America Branch in Oroville, Calif., where he was a customer, and then returned a few hours later to deposit the money into his account through the bank’s ATM machine.He is now serving time.NOT TONIGHT, I HAVE AN ARSON FIRE: A man in Seget, Croatia, set a fire in the woods behind his home in order to avoid having sex with his wife.Alas, the fire spread to his house.He has been jailed for arson.HELLO?YES, CANCEL THAT AMBULANCE: A 94-year-old man was wrongly pronounced dead at a clinic in Ramos Majia, Argentina, and was taken to his home for his wake.During the wake, his daughter noticed that he was still alive and called an ambulance, but he died before it got there.NO PEACE WITH A JEALOUS WIFE: A New York doctor's jealous wife suspected that her husband and his secretary, who was pregnant, here having an illicit affair.They weren't, but the wife raised such a ruckus (she was a screamer) that the doctor fired the innocent secretary just to keep the peace.The secretary went to court over this, and the good doctor was ordered to pay her $180,000.— Read a second Looking Glass column online at www.pingreeslookingglass.com.MIKE PINGREE’S THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS \) Sharper styling^ ma^the^emra ^fbuétietbjyefs: performance pun 7r~fc By MALCOLM GUNN WHEELBASE COMMUNICATIONS WJ ^ Am A hile the restyled 2004 Sentra proves J J that Nissan is still connected to its compact-car roots, it also proves that an entry-level car can appeal to a broad range of buyers.Years ago, the main niche of the import brands — and cars such as the Sentra — was to provide an inexpensive and fuel-efficient alternative to the more mainstream autos on the road.But, as Toyota, Honda and Nissan began building larger and more upscale offerings, their starting-point models, while not exactly neglected, lacked a certain degree of pulse-quickening excitement.Today, a new generation of buyers looking for inexpensive cars to modify and personalize has injected new life into this segment.Virtually all manufacturers, including Nissan, have responded.The Sentra’s market appeal now cuts a wide swath, from bargain-hunting basic-transportation buffs to young shoppers more intent on impressing their peers with a tricked-out and pumped-up set of wheels.The fifth-generation 2004 Sentra continues to maintain its broad appeal with a few new nips and tucks along with minor revisions in optional equipment.As well, the base and mid-grade lineup has been simplified, with the 1.8 and 1.8 S replacing the XE and GXE designations.The sporty SE-R and Spec V nomenclature remain.Most of the changes focus on the exterior, with a new hood and front fascia plus revised tail-lamp treatment.Along with newer and more contemporary colours, the Sentra presents a more aggressive appearance in keeping with recent changes to the larger Altima and Maxima siblings.The interior has been left virtually untouched, however, with the exception of an enhanced 300-watt premium audio system available for the performance-oriented SE-R and Spec V.Also unchanged from ’03 is the range of powetplants.The 1.8 and 1.8 S models use a 126-horsepower 1.8-litre DOHC four-cylinder.While not the strongest out there, the motor is typical of most cars in the Sentra’s class.A five-speed manual transmission is standard while a four-speed automatic is optional.Stepping up to the SE-R also steps up the performance.An Altima-sedan based 165-horse 2.5-litre DOHC four-cylinder is matched to a four-speed automatic transmission.At the top is the race-and-rally-inspired Spec V that offers a 175-horse-power 2.5 and a close-ratio six-speed manual gearbox.It also includes Z-rated rubber mounted to 17-inch alloy wheels, performance-tuned suspension, sport bucket seats (styled after that ultimate Nissan hot rod, the Japanese-market-only Skyline), limited-slip differential and rear spoiler.Both the SE-R and Spec V can be ordered with a larger Brembo-brand four-wheel disc brake system (a new feature for ’04) that promises shorter stopping distances than the stock setup.For those price-sensitive showroom visitors, the base $15,600 Sentra 1.8 includes a relatively meagre list of basic equipment.However, for about $2,400 you can create a more complete package with items such as air conditioning, cruise control, remote keyless entry, tachometer and power windows, mirrors and door locks.Aside from their more powerful engines, the SE-R and Spec V arrive in a S fully loaded state.In terms of style and performance, the 2004 Sentra is a long way from its compact-car roots.But when it comes to price ! and feature-per-dollar quotient, it remains ; close to the original premise of an economical runabout.For 2004, who says I you can’t have your cake and eat it, too?^ Certainly not Nissan.2004 Sentra ?Four-door compact sedan available in 1.8, 1.8 S, SE-R and Spec V trim levels.?1,8-litre DOHC four-cylinder, or optional 2.5-litre DOHC four-cylinder engines, producing 126 and 165 (175 in Spec V) horsepower, respectively.?Five-speed manual, four-speed automatic and six-speed manual (Spec V) transmissions.?The Sentra comes up with some mild modifications that make it edgier and more youthful looking.?The four distinct trim levels offered by the Sentra should appeal to a wide range of buyers, including those looking for some excitement in terms of looks and performance.?Safety: Front airbags; side-impact airbags (opt.).?L/100 km (city/hwy): 8.5/6.1 (1.8, MT) ?Base price: $15,600 Aluminized steel & stainless steel mufflers i SILENCIEUX SHER-LENN Inc.950 Wellington St.S.Sherbrooke price mpetitive Fernand Cabana, owner 569-9494 Sylvain Auger, Manager page 10 Thursday, September 25, 2003 prrnpn Small business boom on the way: Report By Eric Beauchesne CanWest News Service Small businesses will lead the Canadian economy out of this year’s slump, says a major bank which also reports that while one in four small firms is hurt by the stronger dollar, one in five is helped.“One in four small firms in Canada are in sectors that are directly impacted by a stronger dollar," said CIBC economist Benjamin Tal.“However, small businesses indirectly benefit from the higher dollar because it helps keep interest rates low.” And smaller firms are expected to lead the rest of the economy into the recovery, the report added.“The fundamentals which set the stage for renewed small business activity are already in place,” Tal said.“Small firms appear to be ready to resume their traditional role as the pioneers of the economic cycle and we expect them to be first out of the gate on the road to recovery.” With interest rates remaining low and consumers still spending, the out- look for 2004 is promising, the report said, projecting small business output will expand by 3.5 per cent next year, outpacing the economy as a whole.“Given that more than half of small firms in Canada cater directly to the consumer market, it is easy to see the link between strong consumer spending and increased small business activity," Tal said.It’s not the first time that small businesses have led the rest of the economy.the report said, noting that they outpaced the economy during the 2001 slowdown and raced further ahead during the 2002 recovery.“This notable strength was due, in large part, to the increased reliance of small business on consumers, who single-handedly kept the economy above water,” the report said.Consumer spending has been rising at an after-inflation pace of more than three per cent since 2000, providing a significant boost to smaller firms in retail, and business and personal services, it noted.The study indicates that currently a one per cent increase in consumer spending results in an estimated 0.7 per cent increase in small business activity, the largest contribution on record and 20 per cent more than at the start of the 1990s.Still, the strong dollar, now at about 74 cents US, is particularly harmful to small businesses that export to the U.S.and to those that sell to larger exporters, it said.Smaller firms also feel the impact of a stronger dollar with increased competition from cheaper imports.The tourism industry, where there are a large proportion of smaller businesses, is another casualty of a strong dollar, it said.The furniture and electrical and electronic industries are also vulnerable because of their high share of exports and heavy competition from imports.However, the increased purchasing power of a stronger dollar has a positive impact on small businesses that import raw materials and finished goods.Small firms in Ontario are the most vulnerable to the dollar’s appreciation, due to the province’s large exposure to the U.S.and its reliance on the auto industry, it said.Further, a disproportionately high number of small businesses in Ontario are directly linked to large exporting corporations.British Columbia is the next most vulnerable province due to its reliance on forestry, while small firms in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland are less sensitive to the potential damage of a strong dollar, in part due to their reliance on the oil and gas sector.‘Small firms appear to be ready to resume their traditional role as the pioneers of the economic cycle’ Benjamin Tal CIBC Economist Area Business Directory Contact your advertising rep.569-9525 W CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE ET D'INDUSTRIE MAGOG-ORFORD 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a fire in the middle of the Big House.“It was always on his desk, facing his chair.He had great admiration for American and Canadian Indians, the Indians of Colombie Britannique." The story goes all the way back to the days when the native potlatch ceremony, with its ritual dances, songs and costumes, was illegal in Canada.Federal authorities believed that the potlatch was central to native culture, and that banning it would pave the way for assimilation into white society.But the Kwakwaka’wakw, the natives inhabiting northeastern Vancouver Island and the inlets of the mainland coast, had other ideas.The pageantry went on in secret — until 1921, when 45 people were arrested at a potlatch held by a man named Dan Cranmer, on remote Village Island, near the mouth of Knight Inlet.Half of those arrested (for such heinous crimes as dancing and receiving gifts) served two to three months in Oakalla prison.The other 22 were freed on the condition that their tribes surrender all their potlatch paraphernalia — masks, rattles, whistles, everything.All the seized items, about 200 of them, were supposed to remain in Canadian museums under government care, but some mysteriously went missing.In 1926,13 pieces were sold to an American collector and ended up in New York’s National Museum of the American Indian.The potlatch ban faded away in 1951, and the Kwakwaka’wakw began a dogged campaign to recover the artifacts.Over the last three decades, almost all 200 items have been recovered from museums across Canada and the U.S.They com- prise what is now known as the Potlatch Collection, split between the U’mista Cultural Centre in Alert Bay on Cormorant Island and the Kwakiutl Museum on Quadra Island.The yaxwiwe features a raven carved out of wood sitting above a hawk-like figure.The carving sits over the forehead, and is held in place by an ermine band topped with sea lion whiskers.An ermine cape once flowed down the back, but not much remains.The dancer wearing the yaxwiwe would place the down of an eagle inside the crown.When the dancer shook his head, the down would float away, symbolizing peace.Upon learning of the artifact’s past, Aube Breton-Elleouet decided that it should not be sold with the other contents of her father’s flat.The sale, in which 4,100 lots were auctioned off over a 1 Way period, fetched $70 million.Breton-Elleouet, accompanied to Alert Bay by several relatives and friends, said returning the headdress was important to her because of what it means to natives’ efforts to recover their identity.“That’s more important than my father’s sale." 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her first competitive appearance since breaking her collarbone three weeks ago.The Knowlton native is preparing for the upcoming World Road Race Championships that will be held in Hamilton next month.The veteran cyclist was named to Team Canada Monday along with Drummondville’s Manon Jutras, Geneviève Jeanson of Montreal, Amy Moore of Mississauga, Sue Palmer-Komar of Hamilton and Victoria’s Erinne Willock.Bessette’s ability to compete in Hamilton was jeopardized when she was injured in a fall in Greece this summer.But a day after the mishap, she promised to be ready for Hamilton.Once again, she has shown amazing recuperative powers and strong determination.She has battled injuries and a case of burnout, and has always returned a stronger, more determined racer.The time spent home recuperating from her latest injury has given Bessette a much needed rest from the daily grind of the women’s tour, and it just might help her performance in Hamilton.But news hasn’t been all good for Bessette and her fiance, American cyclist Tim Johnson.The pair raced under the auspices of the Saturn Racing Team, but the car company announced it is pulling the plug on its highly successful cycling team.Saturn has developed the best cycling team in the world, and its support has proven invaluable to both Bessette and fellow Townshipper Jutras.The Saturn decision might not have a huge impact next season, however, when both Bessette and Jutras will be vying for a post on the Canadian Olympic team.Bessette was at the top of her game before her latest injury and has stated that one of her goals is to represent Canada in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.Meanwhile, Jutras is one and upcoming stars on the women’s circuit.While Bessette’s post-Olympic plans are unknown, Jutras is going to have to find some financial support if she is to continue competing internationally past the 2004 Games.COURTESY SATURN Despite breaking her collarbone recently, Knowlton's Lyne Bessette will compete at the World Road Race Championships in Hamilton next month.Popp’s familiar to the game By Darrell Davis CanWest News Service Montreal Alouettes general manager Jim Popp has certainly learned how to build a football team since he was a 27-year-old scout/personnel director with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.“I always said I had the best teaching possible when I was with Saskatchewan,” said Popp, 39.“There was nobody better to work with than (general manager) A1 Ford and (head coach) Don Matthews.And I didn’t know either of them before they hired me.Popp was hired in 1992 on the rec- ommendation of Dan Rambo, Saskatchewan’s outgoing assistant general manager.Popp stayed in Saskatchewan for two years, until he declined a contract offer and instead joined Matthews as they built the Baltimore Stallions into the 1995 Grey Cup champions.They repeated that success last year in Montreal, where Popp (this time) had hired Matthews.“They offered me a great package to stay but it was exciting to build a new team,” Popp said.“When I was in Saskatchewan I kept saying, ' I need a laptop.Why don’t we have a satellite dish so we can watch U.S.college games?’ We never had that, probably because of the Riders’ financial situation.But we had it in Baltimore, and a few years later they got that stuff in Saskatchewan.” Popp and Matthews are expected to sign new contracts with the Alouettes.The silver lining Nobody has yet purchased the Hamilton Tiger-Cats or the Toronto Argonauts.Although league governors believe they have found a potential buyer for the Tiger-Cats, folks in Toronto (a few, anyway) are worried nobody is stepping forward with their wallets open to take over the Argonauts.If Toronto folds there is a silver lining: The CFL would have an even number of teams (eight), so it could play a balanced schedule.But the league’s TV contract would have to be renegotiated because the current five-year, $50-million package with rights-holder TSN demands a nine-team league with a franchise in Canada’s biggest city.MLB TO CFL Quarterback Keith Smith was a Major League Baseball prospect who returned his six-figure signing bonus to the Detroit Tigers when he returned to football.See Round Up, Page 13 iGnnSKiMHCiiâfiBiâÉRiHi ¦ THE- RECORD SPORTS Thursday, September 25, 2003 page 13 Sports Comment Sherbrooke football program experiencing growing pains 0 No one who truly understands Canadian university sports expected the Sherbrooke Vert & Or to field a competitive team in the Quebec Interuniversity Football Conference (QIFC) this season.They are an expansion team, and like the Laval Rouge et Or and the Montreal Carabins before them, knew they would take their licks on the field in their inaugural season.But by using the two .French universities as role models, the architects of the Sherbrooke renaissance envisioned success down the road similar to that experienced by the Mike Hickey Rouge et Or in the last From the Bleachers ^lve years- anc* more recently, the Carabins.The Laval success story is well known.They rejoined the football scene on an exhibition level in 1995, and officially joined competition the following year.Four years later, they captured the Vanier Cup with a 14-10 win over the St.Mary’s Huskies and were crowned university national champions.They continue to be a power on the field, and one of the few programs in the country that make money.Montreal was winless in their first season, in 2002, but have developed quickly.They enter the fourth week of the QIFC season tied with Laval for first place in the six-team conference with a 3-0 record.When the CIS Weekly Top Ten was released Tuesday, both Laval (fourth) and Montreal (10th) were among the nation’s elite.Add the eighth-ranked Concordia Stingers to the mix and you have half of the QIFC teams among the Top Ten in Canada.That is a tough league for an expansion team to break into, but the Vert & Or have done their homework.When Sherbrooke first announced plans to rejoin university football, several existing programs urged them to follow Laval’s lead and play an exhibition schedule in their first year.But the Vert & Or, with strong local backing, decided to get their feet wet right away, and the results have been predictable.Canadian Football League Round Up: Cont’d from Page 12 Smith started five games for the Roughriders in 2001 before suffering a torn Achilles tendon.He joined the quarterback-rich Edmonton Eskimos as a free agent, but spent 2002 on the disabled list before being waived.Smith has now signed with the Calgary Stam-peders and will eventually be third on the depth chart behind starter Marcus Crandell and backup Kevin Feterik (the owner’s son who is being They have raised substantial amounts of money, and drawn over 15,000 fans to their two one-sided home losses.If they can recruit quality CEGEP players in the next few years, they will build a winning program and become another francophone football success story.But that is a big if.While it is true that football is the fastest growing sport Quebec, a third French university program dilutes the recruiting market.A small but significant percentage of francophone players will continue to opt for an English school to improve their second language, while Montreal and Quebec City will attract the majority of quality CEGEP players.Both Montreal and Laval have successful local CEGEP programs to recruit from, while Sherbrooke recruits most of its players from out of town.Sherbrooke is not Montreal or Quebec City, and so the Vert & Or coaching staff has its hands full in trying to attract blue chip prospects to the school.Regardless of the scores in their first three games, the Vert & Or have done an outstanding job in their initial stages, and have developed a strong following in a short period of time.Sherbrooke was the focus of stories in Quebec newspapers earlier this week.One local story stated the CIS was responsible for Sherbrooke’s early season woes by not having a draft of CEGEP players, or allowing trades between universities and for insisting that transfer students sit out a year.Excuse me, but this is university, not junior hockey.CIS rules allow students to attend any university that will accept them academically, and they can transfer from one school to another after sitting out a calendar year.A university career should be pursued according to academic pursuits and career goals, not be subjected to drafts or trades.The main goal of student-athletes in Canada is higher education, and it has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt that a university degree is more beneficial to a student-athlete than a five-year career in the Canadian Football League.Sherbrooke will field a competitive team in the future if they can convince enough quality student-athletes that they can combine strong academics with a challenging football program.shopped around the CFL).Third-stringer Scott Mi-lanovich has become Calgary’s quarterbacks coach.Model citizen Although tailback Lawrence Phillips is called a model citizen by his Stampeders teammates, he couldn’t return from Los Angeles to Calgary on time following a break in the schedule because, apparently, of immigration problems stemming from his assault charges when he was in college.Phillips was dumped by the Alouettes for not meeting the team’s behavioural standards, which translated means: He demanded too much money.Sports Notebook UHF ranks Canadian women No.1 Canada was ranked first in the International Ice Hockey Federation’s inaugural women’s world rankings Wednesday, matching the status of the Canadian men in international hockey.The UHF introduced the ranking system in order to qualify and seed teams for the next Olympic Games in Turin, Italy, in 2006.The Canadian men were slotted first among 43 countries on Saturday.Rankings are based on points from the final positions in the last four world championships and the last Olympic tournament.The Canadian women finished first in all of those events.Canada topped the list with 1,800 points, followed by the U.S.with 1,740, Finland with 1,655 and Sweden with 1,625.There were 26 countries ranked, including South Korea (13), South Africa (23), the Netherlands (19), and Slovenia (26).Perfect performances Three Dufferin Heights members had a hole-in-one during the month of August, including Bob For-ret on hole 9 (Aug.1), Dany Chaunt on 4 (Aug.15) and Andrew Walker on 11 (Aug.30).Congratulations to all.Here are the winners of the four-person mixed select tournament held on Aug.10: M.Wing, T.Olshef-sky, L.Allan and L.Kiddie.J.Henderson, D.Allard, N.Wintle and G.Palmer were second.While N.Allard, P.Taylor, R.Williams and S.Robertson were third.On TV Thursday • MLB: 7 p.m., Tamba Bay at Toronto Blue Jays, TSN.Around Town To submit your sporting event, fax it to (819) 569-3945, email newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com or contact Jamie Zachary, Correspondents’ Editor, or Mike Hickey at (819) 569-6345.Upcoming • SENIOR HOCKEY (LHSP): Friday, Windsor at Val-court, 8 p.m.; Magog at Asbestos, 8:30 p.m.; Coati-cook at Coleraine, 8:30 p.m.; Disraeli at Lac-Mégantic, 9 p.m.• JUNIOR AAA HOCKEY: Friday, Collège Laflèche Titans at Champlain Cougars, Léopold Drolet Palais des Sports, Sherbrooke, 7:30 p.m.• WOMEN’S CEGEP SOCCER: Sunday, Champlain Cougars at Sherbrooke Volontaires, 3 p.m.• MEN’S CEGEP SOCCER: Saturday, Victoriaville Vulkins at Champlain Cougars, 3 p.m.Sunday, Champlain Cougars at Sherbrooke Volontaires, 1 p.m.• CEGEP FOOTBALL: Saturday, Vieux-Montreal Spartiates at Champlain Cougars, Coulter Field, 1 p.m.• MEN’S UNIVERSITY SOCCER: Sunday, Laval Rouge et Or at Sherbrooke Vert & Or, 3 p.m., University of Sherbrooke.• WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY SOCCER: Saturday, UQAM Citadins at Bishop’s Gaiters 1 p.m., Lennoxville.Sunday, Laval Rouge et Or at Sherbrooke Vert 8i Or, 1 p.m.University of Sherbrooke.• MEN’S UNIVERSITY RUGBY: Sunday, Concordia Stingers at Bishop’s Gaiters, 2 p.m., Lennoxville.• WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY RUGBY: Sunday, McGill Martlets at Bishop’s Gaiters, noon, Lennoxville.• ETIAC HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Friday, CVR at Galt, 4:30 p.m.Saturday, Bishop’s College School at Stanstead College, 2:30 p.m. page 14 Thursday, September 25, 2003 n» THE mi RECORD WATERVILLE-HATLEY-NORTH HATLEY The Waterville-Hatley-North Hatley United Church Pastoral Charge: Worship services on September 28: Water-ville 11 a.m.; Hatley 9:30 a.m., North Hatley 9:30 a.m.DANVILLE Rummage Sale of used Fall and Winter clothing, household items, at St.Augustine’s Church Hall, du Carmel Street, Danville, on Friday, October 3 from 9 a.m.to 4 p.m.and 6 p.m.to 8 p.m., also Saturday, October 4 from 9 a.m.to 11 a.m.All welcome.SHERBROOKE Theatre Festival, a French presentation of “Bas Les Masques” will be held October 11 and 12, afternoon and evening performances, at Alfred-Desrochers du College de Sherbrooke, 200 Terrill, building #3, in Sherbrooke.A presentation by the Association Régionale pour le Loisir et la Promotion des Personnes Handicapées de l’Estrie.For information and tickets, call (819) 864-0864.WATERLOO Turkey Supper, St.Paul’s United Church, 4929 Foster St., Waterloo on Saturday, September 27 from 5 p.m.to 7 p.m.Admission charged.All welcome.GEORGEVILLE Harvest Sale, Murray Memorial Hall, September 27, 11 a.m.to 2 p.m., Food, vegetable and white elephant tables.Tables to rent.Call (819) 843-2097.Light lunch.Sponsored by the U.C.W.STANSTEAD IODE Bazaar and Tea on Saturday, September 27,2 p.m.to 4 p.m., at Centenary United Church, 479 Dufferin, Stanstead.Free admission.Door prizes, raffle, fish pond for kids, home making, attic treasures, garden centre, Christmas boutique, crafts.Donations for refreshments welcomed.Stanstead North W.The May meeting was held at the home of Ruth Putney.The 3 card parties that were held at the Hatley Church Hall were a great success.Irene Shelden was our representative at the May Convention held at MacDonald College.The June meeting was held at the cottage of Velma Eryou.7 members and 2 guests, Caroline Parent and Janice Stevenson enjoyed a delicious lunch before the meeting.Plans were made for the lunch for the bus load of FW1C members attending the Convention at Bishop’s University.This was held at Centenary Church Hall on June 26.Members from all over Canada enjoyed the lunch and the tour of the Church sanctuary.The School House was opened by appointment with Elane for June, July and August.The August meeting was held at the LENNOXVILLE St.George’s Church Hall - Ham, Scalloped Potatoes and Salad Supper, September 25, 4:30 p.m.to 6:30 p.m.Sponsored by the Afternoon A.C.W.All welcome.LENNOXVILLE St.George’s Church Hall - Military Whist, Friday, October 3, 7:15 p.m.Lots of prizes and lunch.All welcome, but please call F.Chaplin at (819) 564-2906 for table reservations.BALDWIN’S MILLS The 38th annual Fall Colour Service of the Baldwin’s Mills United Church will be held on Sunday, September 28 at 2:30 p.m.with the Rev.Lynda Harrison.A warm welcome to everyone.EAST HEREFORD Chicken Pie Supper at All Saints Church, 1857 Route 141 South, on Friday, September 26 starting at 4:30 p.m.COWANSVILLE September 25 to October 5, Storyland 3 presents a comedy by John Ford Noonan, “A Couple of White Chicks Sitting Around Talking”, directed by Chris Freeman, with Darleen Bell and Laura Allen, at Theatre des Tournesols Dinner Theatre, Cowansville.Info and reservations: (450) 538-0921 or 243-0834.LENNOXVILLE Look Better: Feel Better.Join Canadian Calorie Counters at 6 Church St., Lennoxville, Tuesdays 9 a.m.to 10 a.m.or Wednesdays 6 p.m.to 7 p.m.For info: (819) 835-0290, 823^1322 or 562-8683.TOWNSHIPS We invite you to listen to the “Word of Grace Program” (radio station CHLT) every Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m.Guest speaker September 28: Rev.Blake Walker.BROOKBUR.Y 500 card party at the Brookbury Community Hall on Wednesday, October 1 at 2 p.m.Prizes and lunch.Admission charged.Everyone welcome.NORTH HATLEY Harvest Casserole Supper, October 3, North Hatley Community Centre, 5 p.m.to 7 p.m.Admission charged.All is wel- I.summer activities home of Elane Wilson.Plans were made for our helping at the Tea Room at the Ayer’s Cliff Fair, and also the County Sales Table.After the meeting several members went up to the spare room where Johnnie has his plate collection on all the walls and even the Ceiling.The September meeting was held at the School House.We were very pleased to have Irene Johnston with us, as she hasn’t been able to come to meetings for a while.The School House wall needs repairing and hopefully we will be able to put in a cement foundation before Winter comes.The County meeting will be held on Thursday, October 2nd at the home of Ruby Simpson, 18 Tilton, Stanstead.G.Ketcham, secretary come.NORTH HATLEY Harvest Thanksgiving Service, Christ Church, Eustis at Quebec Lodge, September 28 at 2 p.m.Come and be part of our Christian Family.ORFORD (Cherry River) Special Event at Parkside Ranch, 1505 Alfred Derocher, Orford, featuring The Marksmen - The Whirlwind Gospel Singers and other talented singers and musicians, on September 27.Barbecue at 4:30 p.m.Gospel Jamboree at 6:30 p.m.All welcome.Come and enjoy the evening! For more information, call George Brier (819) 843-1426 or Parkside Ranch (819) 868-0431.LENNOXVILLE Please note new location.The annual Sherbrooke Hospital Nurses alumnae dinner and meeting will be held at the Lennoxville Curling Club, Speid St., on Friday, October 3.Cocktail hour at 6 p.m.Buffet at 7 p.m.A special invitation is offered to other senior nurses who were our associates.Price unchanged.Reservations: Doris Gordon (819) 562-4986 or Carol Hobbs 562-3048.R.S.V.P.by September 26.NORTH HATLEY Sunday, September 28, 10:30 a.m., Unitarian Universalist Church of North Hatley, guest speaker: Rev.Rich Forcier, “Enlightenment: Transformation Leads to Peace”.All are welcome.Coffee hour to follow.WARDEN 500 card party in the I.O.O.F.Hall, Warden on Wednesday, October 1 at 7:45 p.m.All welcome.LENNOXVILLE Attention all gardeners! Uplands Cultural and Heritage Centre is looking for a few good hands to help prepare our flower beds for winter on Saturday, October 4 from 9 a.m.until noon.Any and all help will be greatly appreciated.Refreshments provided.Hope to see you there.MAGOG Healthy Active Living for Older Adults network of trained seniors and Prevention of Falls program in New Brunswick.Information sessions October 4, Magog.All interested adults welcome.Registration: Townshippers’ Association (819) 566-5717, toll-free 1-866-566-5717, info@townshippers.qc.ca.THETFORD MINES Everyone is cordially invited to “Wayne Robinson’s Retirement Party” which will be held Saturday, October 11, 2003 at 8 p.m.at the A.S.Johnson High School gym.Admission charged.There will be a bar and a lunch served.Please RSVP to Brenda at 418-335-5366 by Monday, October 6.SHERBROOKE Advance notice.Catholic Women’s League annual Fall Supper at St.Patrick’s Church Hall, corner of Gordon and King West, on October 18 from 4 p.m.to 6 p.m.Food and craft tables.Admission charged.coaticook Save the Barnston Baptist Church, the oldest baptist church in the Estrie* region.An open house will be held on Sep- tember 28, 2003, between 1 p.m.and 4 p.m.at the Barnston Baptist Church, 1169 Baldwin-Barnston Road, Coaticook, which is the oldest church in the MRC of Coaticook.Apple pie, strong Cheddar cheese, ice cream, coffee, tea and juice will be served on the site.The funds raised through the sale of these articles will be used to restore the church.LENNOXVILLE Community Bingo! At the Lennoxville Youth Centre, 168-B Queen, Tuesday, September 30 from 7 p.m.to 8:30 p.m.A chance for the older community to meet youth.Free event, prizes, deserts and refreshments served.Info: (819) 821-4805.LENNOXVILLE Lennoxville Elementary School is holding its annual Welcome Back Spaghetti Supper on Thursday October 2 from 4:30 p.m.to 7 p.m.at the School, 1 Academy, Lennoxville.Come and enjoy a delicious spaghetti supper complete with salad, bread, dessert and beverage.Proceeds will go towards improvements and projects in the school to benefit the students.Tickets will be available at the door.BISHOPTON The congregation of the Bishopton United Church will be holding a card party on Friday, October 17 at 2 p.m.at the Catholic Church Hall.Lunch to follow.All are welcome.LENNOXVILLE Members of the Uplands Garden Club are reminded that a Harvest Festival “La Genereuse”, 540 Labonte St., in Eaton, will be held on Saturday, September 27.Bring a lunch or buy one on site.There will be a musical interlude and then a composting workshop demonstration at 3 p.m.Please note that a minimal fee will be charged for this event.BURY Annual Harvest and Hunters Supper, Bury Town Hall, Saturday, September 27, 4:30 p.m.Menu includes turkey and gravy, mashed potatoes, turnip, squash, peas and carrots, many assorted casserole dishes, rolls, homemade pies, etc.For the benefit of the Bury United Cultural Centre Restoration.Evening entertainment.KINGSCROFT Super Flea Market at the Kingscroft Church Hall (near Ayer’s Cliff) on September 26, 27 and 28, 9 a.m.to 5 p.m.Furniture, clothing, jewellery, fruits and vegetables, etc.Info: (819) 838-5031.• • • This column accepts items announcing events organized by churches, service clubs and recognized charitable institutions for a $6.00 fee, $9.00 for 2 insertions of same notice, $12.00 for 3 publications.Maximum 35 words.If you have more than 35 words the charge will be $10.00 per insertion.Requests should be mailed, well in advance, to The Record, P.O.Box 1200, Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1H 5L6, be signed and include a telephone number and payment.Telephone requests will not be accepted.Admission charges and trade names will be deleted.No dances. RECORD Thursday, September 25, 2003 page 15 News and Views of Grace Christian Home - August 2003 August! Why do we get the feeling that the summer months are on the wane?We had some nice days.but lots of rain! On August 8th, Sandy Klinck, our Director of Nursing, and her husband, John, and two sons Joel and Dan flew to Alberta to attend the wedding on the 17th of their son, Bill, and his bride, Nicole.Birthdays for the month of August were: Mary Beach, Elsie Stoddard, Margaret Darby, Ruby Martin, Ana Gilbert, Greta Mimnaugh and Mrs.Lombardo.Many birthdays, and many birthday cakes, all beautifully decorated by Laura in the kitchen.Ana Gilbert had her brother, Norman Currier and her sister, Orma Kingsley, come to share a birthday meal with her.Later she went to her sister’s home for supper.On August 16th, Mr.and Mrs.Arnold Reynolds celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary, and an Open House was held at the Huntingville Community Church for them.On August 18th, family and friends joined Ruby Martin in the tea room to celebrate her 80th birthday.Activities: On August 12th, Mr.Ted Robb came from Eastman and sang and played his guitar.August 20th, Candace Herring came for a craft day and we did some more art work.John MacDonald and his friends came the same afternoon and entertained us as we did crafts.As usual, on the 21st and 28th, we played bingo.Visitors: from August 11th - 15th, Helen Baldwin enjoyed a visit from her daughters, Janet from lie Bizard, Quebec, and Patti from Newmarket, Ontario, and her son, Brian from Brampton, Ontario.They joined her for several meals here and were very pleased with the meals served by our kitchen staff.They enjoyed evenings spent here on the upper deck and enjoyed the peaceful surroundings and watched the humming birds visit their feeder.Her family remarked that they enjoyed the kindness and friendliness of everyone at Grace Christian Home.They also travelled to visit relatives in Sherbrooke and went to Hovey Manor.Eunice Brown had a visit from her niece Karen and husband, Bob Dawson, from Petrolia, Ontario.They took Eunice out for dinner.Mrs.Bell’s daughter, Marion, from Hawkesbury, Ontario, came for several days to visit.Jean Snow enjoyed a visit from her sister, Edith, from Grimsby (Hamilton), Ontario, and a visit from her niece, Linda.On August 31st, Margaret Rowland had a visit from her cousins, Mr.And Mrs.Tom Rowland, from London, Ontario, and Mr.and Mrs.Roscoe Morrison of Bury, Quebec.Kay Labonte had a visit from David Fearon and friend, Francis Lischer of Nanaimo, B.C.Happenings: Gilberte Kinkead moved from GCH to a larger residence near Quatre Saison.She seems to be enjoying her new home and we wish her well.Linda Francius, one of our Nurses at the Home, returned from a trip to Hawaii with her family and enjoyed the vacation very much.Betty, one of our Chinese friends in the kitchen this summer has returned to China to teach in a university there.On the weekend of August 24th, Fiorina Drew attended birthday celebrations at her niece’s home, Angela Desruisseaux Grenier, in Ayer’s Cliff for both her sister, Marion, from Montreal and her brother-in-law, Roger Desruisseaux, from Coati-cook.65 relatives and friends attended the celebrations and we had 2 large cakes and a com boil, which was so very good! It got cooler in the evening and Horina returned to her son’s cottage in Bacon’s Bay, and spent the weekend there.Susie Fraser entered some of her handcraft work in the Cookshire Fair and won 6 first prizes.She also sold some and received orders for 3 more quilts.She rises early in the morning and keeps busy with her work.On August 28th, Margaret Rowland, Kay Labonte and some friends went with Meryle Heatherington to the East Side Restaurant in Newport for the occasion of Eleanor Taylor’s birthday.A very nice time was had by all.August 31st, Fiorina Drew went home after church with her son Ronald and Cynthia Drew for dinner and spent the afternoon with them.Holiday time and a lot of visitors came here.Mr.and Mrs.Reed from Tennessee came and sang gospel songs.They always come once a year and we look forward to their visit.Audrey Lambert was confined to her room for a week, but is feeling much better.Lillian Leonard and Clifford Spaulding had some days when they did not feel too well.Sunday Services were held by Perry Comeau, David Heath and Gordon and Charlotte Wamholtz.Perry comes to visit every week and we enjoy his visits with us.The maintenance men, along with Mr.Roy Buttery, have replaced a new roof over the tea room; other ones need repair as well.They also took down the old chimney at Bea Stark’s home and a new one will be built.We were surprised to see how quickly it came down as it looked like a big job.Mr.Buttery has cleaned around the Home, making the appearance look much better.We have enjoyed having Mr.Buttery in our community.A meeting was held by The Store’ committee and it was decided to close on Monday as not much is sold on that day.Otherwise, all is going well and it is very handy to get stamps, writing paper, and the many items and goodies that are available.We will now go into the Fall programme next month.Submitted by Fiorina Drew, resident and correspondent for Grace Christian Home Death Death KUILMAN, Diana Margaret (nee MacK- ay) - Passed away peacefully in her sleep at Mt.Sinai Hospital on Thursday, September 18, 2003.Devoted wife to Jan Kuilman, loving mother to Chris, Alex and Lucy.“She was so fulfilled with her spinning, her friends, her family, her lovely Hatley.” Burial will be held at the Massawippi Church on Saturday, September 27, 2003, at 11 a.m.A small reception will follow.In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the University Women’s Scholarship Foundation, c/o Diane Cohen, 151 Kingscroft Rd., Hatley, Que., JOB 4B0, or to the Veritas Fund, c/o Selwyn House School Advancement Office, 95 Cote St.Antoine, Westmount, Que., H3Y 2H8.Card of Thanks AIKEN, Arthur - We would like to express our sincere thanks to friends and family who sent cards of sympathy, food, flowers and donations to United Church and B.M.P.Hospital at the time of my husband and our dad, Arthur Aiken’s passing.A special thanks to Thomas Stolarz, Desourdy-Wilson Funeral Home, for making all arrangements.Thanks also to Ryk Allen for very kind words, to the Masons for their service and being bearers.Also to all the Ladies for the generous lunch served after the funeral, and for the support from our great community.MAVIS AIKEN (wife) LORNA, ROYAL ARTHUR JR.LINDA ROGER, SHIRLEY DAVID, CHRISTINE (children & spouses) GRANDCHILDREN and GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN MARKS, Alfred Charles 1933-2003 - At the CHUS Hospital in Sherbrooke, on September 21, 2003, in his 71st year, Alfred Charles Marks.Son of the late Hildred Lace and the late Alfred Marks.Survived by his loving wife, Wilma Young, his children: Danny, Tammy (Bob Guertin), Timothy Charles (Caroline Lacaille), June (JeffTy-chie), Dennis Marks, his grandchildren: Malcolm, Michael, Melinda, Nicolas, Alexandra, Dominique, Brian, Lisa, Maurice, Charity, Tifany, Alfred and Casey, his sisters: Rose Monteith (late William Mon-teith), Gladys Brunton (late Loyd Brunton), also survived by several nephews and nieces, other relatives and friends.Resting at the Bessette & Sons Funeral Homes Inc., 5034 Foster, Waterloo, tel.: (450) 539-1606 or 1-888-730-6666, fax: (450) 539-3035, www.famillebessette.com.Funeral service will be held on Thursday, September 25, 2003 at 8 p.m„ in the chapel of the Bessette & Sons Funeral Home.Followed by cremation in Granby at Les Jardins Funéraires Bessette Crematorium.Interment at a later date.Rev.W.Davidson officiating.Visitation, Thursday from 2 - 4 and 7 - 8 p.m.Nostalgia Continued from part 6 But to show the peculiarities of the country, I will mention a couple of instances of travel way beyond our limits, to Ireland and Magantic country, after the difficulties to this place were mostly removed.A man and his wife left Deacon Flint’s for this region, and drew their child in a wash-tub fasten upon a hand-sleigh thirty miles, through a dense and frowing wilderness, to New Ireland, where they resided for a time, but came back and died in Shipton.That child was Hiel Thurber.Another family started from Danville with a horse and sled and five small children.The proceeded to the high lands in Chester, where the snow became so deep that the horse could drag the sled no further.And being ten miles from any habitation, they emptied their straw bed, put the two larger children in one end of the tick, and the three smaller ones in the other end and swung it across the horses back, and continued forward.The man and woman breaking the road before the horse.They arrived at Capt.Halls in safety.To be continued.Marlene Brown 11:16 pm The paramedics arrive.Y, I'M REALLY BESIDE T v] IT \WUEFE MYSELF —-^ n A^EXûU WlU ] .1 6ûlNâ?J ] j To LET YoQ TWO \NoRK OUT F6R ___X yourselves / P ./^vWV^Vb~v Nobody PUTS ti4e Bognd Ganes awaY pr&PeRLY?Look, THey're aLL MixeD up loôeTHef?.?,—Y We can sull pLaY SOMeTHiNG, Bass U/vo-papcHeez- ¦\aIH3T can we PtaY WITH This MSSS; 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Carriers wanted for: STANSTEAD AYER’S CLIFF Delivery only (no collections) If interested, please call .the — » RECORD at (819) 569-9528 between 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.or leave a message.135 Child Care 145 Miscellaneous Services BEAUTIFUL DAY- LENNOXVILLE CARE in PLUMBING.LOOKING TO INCORPORATE?Save $$$.Incorporations starting at $450.Also available: minute book, GST/QST numbers, name searches.Easy and simple.Call IncorpDirect Inc.(450) 292-0550.150 Computers ARE COMPUTERS ESSENTIAL to your Business?Onsite Computer repair and upgrades, Network design and installation, Small Business Servers, and Training.Hourly rates or monthly service retainers starting at $150.per month including Guaranteed Response Time.Entrust your technology with the consultants and technicians who know, and care! Serving the entire Eastern Townships, Centre du Québec, and Montérégie.Call today: (819) 345-5772, (819) 879- 6579 or email: info @ northern-crown.com.NEED A COMPUTER?Don’t have cash?The original IBM Pentium 4 PC for $1.a day! No $$$ down.Free digital camera! Call now! 1-866-286-3701 .www.dollaraday.com 190 Cars For Sale 1991 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS, good winter car with new tires.Price negotiable.Call (819) 876-5702.1997 BUICK CENTURY Custom, 96,000 km., fully equipped, 1 year old all season tires, minor rust, $6,000.Call (450) 243-5944 or 539-4612.1992 SUBARU SVX all wheel drive, 2 door hatchback, 6 cylinder, 230 h.p., automatic, burgundy, grey leather, 17” alloys + 16” alloys for winter, 210,000 km.Excellent condition.One owner.Very rare car, approx.200 in Canada.$8,750.Call (819) 566-0446.Selling a car?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) 569-9525.195 Trucks For Sale 1994 FORD EXPLORER XLT 4X4, white, 4 doors, leather, automatic, excellent condition, high mileage (highway), mags, 4 new tires.$9,500.Call (819) 846-3087,566-0446.230 Tires WINTER TIRES & WHEELS - package for all VW 5 bolt pattern (except Passat), 1 9 5 / 6 5 R 1 5 Yokohama F720 ice compound, like new, with OEM VW steel rims.$600.Call (819) 566-0446.WINTER TIRES, wheels + hubcaps for Audi 90, 4 bolt pattern: Michelin Alpin XMS 100, 185/65R15 with OEM Audi steel rims and caps, 50% wear, $350.Call (819) 566-0446.HEALTHY & PROFITABLE: Apples and juice for resale or fundraising.Schools, institutions, charities, organizations or stores.Verger Heath (819) 876-2817.275 Antiques WE BUY from the past for the future, one item or a household, attic or basement, shed or garage.We like it all, give us a call.BluBarn Antiques (819) 884-2151, (819) 837-2680.290 Articles For Sale AIRTIGHT STOVE, “Flame”; Masterçraft snowblower with cab, 8 h.p., 27” blower; Campbell Hausefelt compressor, 4 h.p.; 2 winter tires, 14”, Yokohama; bench saw, Delta, with stand; grinder, Delta, 6”; battery charger, 100 amp.All articles in excellent condition.Call (450) 266-1094.KING SIZE white melamine bed platform (box).Best offer.Call (819) 566- 0446.MOVING SALE.Dishwasher, Kitchenaid, energy saver, $150.Dryer, G.E., $150.Viking chest freezer, free.Wooden computer desk and chair.Levelor horizontal blinds, 75” high, 90” wide, good condition, soft blue color.Call (450) 538-3387 between 6 p.m.and 9 p.m.Classifieds Work! (819) 569-9525 (450) 242-1188 “OUT WITH THE Old Stock, in with the New” Sidewalk Sale, 9 a.m.to 5 p.m.Saturdays, ending October 11.Lennoxville Tri-Us, 3 Belvidere, Lennoxville.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.THULE ROOF RACKS for VW Golf.Jetta, 1993-03, bars and locks incl., spoiler available.Also other car attachments available.$200.each.Call (819) 566-0446.330 Pets FRIENDLY MALE KITTENS free to good homes.Call (450) 295-9392.LOOKING FOR A German Shepard puppy (or mix), under 6 months.Call (819) 842-2644 or email kelsos@3web.net.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 ASCOT 765 Bacon Street (via Belvedere and Thibault, turn right on Bacon), Friday, September 26, 9 a.m.to 6 p.m., and Saturday, September 27, 8 a.m.to 3 p.m.Winter clothes, Christmas items, dog house, dishes, household items.Something for everyone. CLASSIFIED RECORD Thursday, September 25, 2003 page 19 340 Garage Sales ROCK FOREST Giant Garage Sale, 4730 Bourque Blvd., Rock Forest, Friday, September 26, 1 p.m.to 8 p.m., and Saturday, September 27, 8 a.m.to 4 p.m.Fundraiser for MIRA Foundation.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 430 Personal CANDY ROUTE ($4K+ Mo./Proven/PT) www.utumcanada.com i BUY MANUFACTURER DIRECT.All cash candy route.Do you earn $800.in a day?30 machines and candy, all for $9,995.1-800-998-VEND.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 CONNECTIONS.Top Psychic Sen/ice! 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 Your Birthday Thursday, Sept.25, 2003 Life could take on new meaning for you in the year ahead as it carries you off into an entirely new direction.The path you’ll find yourself on will be loaded with many opportunities that were never offered before.LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23) — Stumbling blocks that have been hampering your personal interests could be swept clean today.Be prepared to move forward when you see the path to success being cleared away.SCORPIO (Oct.24-Nov.22) — There’s an excellent chance that you could see a secret wish of yours being granted today It should prove to you that faith in a higher power and belief in yourself can move mountains.SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec.21) — A progressive friend or associate could influence you into thinking more expansively today This new mode can turn your mind on to fresh projects or ideas that’ll capture your fancy.CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan.19) — Important career objectives can be achieved in the coming days, provided you do your part in harnessing several successful opportunities that open up for you.Be prepared to get to work.AQUARIUS (Jan.20-Feb.19) — Any firm foundations or plans you lay at this time (that can affect not only the present, but will be important to you a few weeks from now) should be implemented today PISCES (Feb.20-March 20) — Carefully examine all financial or growth-producing proposals brought to you today by those you trust.There’s a good chance that one or more could prove to be highly successful.AWES (March 21-April 19) — During this period of time, any alliances into which you enter have especially promising potential.You could be quite fortunate in all newly formed partnership arrangements.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Material rewards for which you’re entitled but that have thus far been denied you could now come through.You may see the first sign of this today GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — It is to your advantage to get out today and circulate as much as possible.There could be some specific benefits gained through social contacts with both old and new associates.CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Today marks a time of putting old projects behind you in lieu of getting interested in something new.This includes problems being replaced with fresh hopes and positive thinking.LEO (July 23-Aug.22) — Your mental attributes are especially acute today, so any bright ideas you get at this time should not be taken lightly.The mind can be a powerful tool for producing some thing good.VIRGO (Aug.23-Sept.22) — Starting today there could be a positive upturn in your financial picture.However, nothing happens unaided.Put out the necessary effort to tap into the good times and you’ll be rewarded.CROSSWORD ACROSS 31 “The of Wakefield” 24 Jai_ 42 Veal slice 1 Move slightly 32 City near Lourdes 25 Pop choice 43 Clare Luce 5 Points of embarkation 35 Part 2 of quote 26 Leave out 44 Santa’s helper 10 Play parts 39 Lunched 27 Rower holder 45 French clerics 14 Despise 40 Taylor or Adoree 28 Opposing teams 46 Hang in loose folds 15 Mystery story?41 Small singing group 29 Belly problem 47 Syrupy drink 16 Piece of equipment 42 Throws 31 Jacket slit 48 Editorial directives 17 Chilled 43 Tete toppers 32 Pierre’s pop 50 S-shaped molding 18 Spring bloomer 45 Fine-tune 33 Landed 51 _ Bator, Mongolia 19 Travel before takeoff 48 Exclusive 34 ETs’ rides 52 Island near Sumatra 20 Start of Calvin Coolidge quote 49 Barbarian 36 Obliterate 53 Warning sign 22 Become established 50 End of quote 37 Brooding place 54 Lending institution 23 Follow the winner 55 Redhead Lucille 38 Decorative strip 56 Industrious insect 24 Sun shield 56 25 Hidden 57 28 First course 58 30 Sharif of films 59 Wednesday's Puzzle Solved M 1 E S O N C E A C R E T H U N |b E A R S A G R E E T O T A L T E L F R A W d| A B 1 D il M E D 1 A S T E E L J T O R M P M O O F 1 S T |u T A H Shoelace end Call from the crib Fencer’s foil Below, in poems 60 Tied 61 Clan division 62 Edgy 63 Relative position DOWN 1 Something to bark 2 Tex-Mex order 3 News piece 4 Danger period 5 Most wan 6 Ms.Oyl 7 Stir up 8 Skier’s ride 9 As written 10 Join the audience 11 Raccoon cousin 12 Poisonous substance 13 Supporting loop 21 Neither fish__fowl 22 Crowd of bees 1 2 3 4 1 8 6 7 8 8 * 11 12 13 14 ,s “ 17 “ 20 21 _ ¦ 23 “ 25 26 27 ¦ 28 29 30 „ 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 H43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 1 87 58 59 60 61 62 63 (C)2003Tribune Media Services, Inc.9/25/03 By Alan P.Olschwang 9/25/03 page 20 THE RECORD Thursday, September 25, 2003 Ck .Ville de.Sherbrooke THE HUT ARMY NAVY AIR FORCE JÉL Unit 318 300 St.Francis Street, Lennoxville \ Available for rent for private parties, weddings or meetings, fundraisers, etc.Bar available.Available any time.Call: 572-4715 W.Bruce Fowler Industries Inc.fl smile frc 11:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.Lennoxville Fire Hall 10 Depot Street, Lennoxville •Artisans • Children's Activities •Farmer's Market •Musical • Family Activities Entertainment •Fresh Apple & Pumpkin Pie Sponsored by Ville de Sherbrooke, Lennoxville Burough and Volunteer Firefighters Association of Lennoxville Manufacturer of Woodwaiter and Dumbwaiter Products BRUCE FOWLER 4665 Nichol Road Lennoxville salon 42 park • 'easurg Aluminized steel & stainless steel mufflers Gifts for all occasions • Lang products • Willow Tree Angels * Concord Scented Candles • Hallmark Cards .and lots more! Lennoxville IPI-Us Good Job Done, Firemen! WARD'S AUTO CENTER LES AUTOMOBILES RENE CHARTIER INC ¦r~| Complete Brake Work »\l Tune-ups JV General Car Servicing 15 Conley Street Lennoxville, Que.(819) 569-1080 Fax: (819) 569-3544 Bodywork • Painting Windshield BUY and SELL CARS Our service is what makes the difference Drop by and visit you may find the vehicle you’ve been looking tor n7v -fdWvdt ! 3 Belvidere SL, Lennoxville • Tel: 822-2632 950 Wellington St.S.Famand Cabana.owner Sherbrooke 569-9494 56 Queen St.¦Thunks in our I fyutoxtiU* Jimnrn Neville’s Florist Chuck and Cathy Floral Arrangements for All Occasions We now have bulbs & fall mums Open year round Alexander Galt Regional High School Lennoxville, Qué.5 fresh form vegetables will be available saan far picking.1/ • Tomotoes • Cucumbers • Peppers • String \ • Beans • Zucchinis 3900 ROUTE 143, LENNOXVILLE 562-5938 - 564-8641 SERVICE G.L.PARADIS INC TUNE-UP & GENERAL REPAIR WELDING CAR BOOSTING UNDERCOATING ELECTRONIC TESTING ! salutes the firemen for their excellent work! 380 Queen St., Lennoxville p 565-3053 562-8272 For information: Sarah Channell: 569-9388 • Gerry McNab: 563-7535 Lennoxville.Que.