The record, 2 juin 1999, Supplément 1

Brome County NEW Wednesday, June 2, 1999 ROCH ER VALUERES INC 450-242-2544 Specialized General Contractor Excavation, hydraulic rock breaker, demolition, foundation, septic system, drainage, artificial ponds all sizes, public and private roads, landscaping, aggregate, top soil, bulk transport, The Largest Circulation Weekly So-n-Sews keep museum flourishing Stanbridge East women gather for work and pleasure By Caroline L.Kehne Record Correspondent Stanbridge East Some people are incapable of being bored, instinctively creating activity around them.May Darbyson and her fellow Stanbridge East quilters appear to fall into the latter category.Each Tuesday, an informal group of sewers and quilters gather in a basement room donated by the Town Hall and sew.All afternoon and again at night they make pillows, afghans, quilts, toys, children’s cloths, dishcloths: in short, anything that can be sold to raise funds for Stanbridge East’s Missisquoi Museum.Darbyson says that the sewing began in 1995 when she purchased a 1930s- vintage quilt top from Alice Blinn.With the help of nine friends she finished the quilt and donated it to the museum.“We enjoyed it so much that we wanted to keep doing it,” explained Darbyson.The sewers, adopting the name “the So-n-Sews” and soon found themselves with a workspace donated by the municipality in the basement of the Town Hall.The basement gloom is offset by rows of brightly coloured fabric, some still on the bolt, some already cut into squares and neatly stacked, ready for quilting and walls lined with projects in various states of completion.As much as she tries to dodge the title, Darbyson is recognized as a leader.“They call me the boss, but I’m not the boss,” she said firmly.“We all have the same rights here.” SEE SO-N-SEWS, PAGE 8-9 Cleaning' up Waterloo Lake By Tanya Tkach Record Correspondent Waterloo Waterloo’s newly elected mayor and council are determined to change the image of their town, with a rejuvenation effort they hope will turn Waterloo into one of the more attractive towns in the Townships.Mayor Paul Masse, Bernard Brodeur deputy of Shefford, councillors Patrick Gallagher and Mrs.Marcil, and an entourage of caring citizens were involved recently in a public clean-up of Lake Waterloo.The clean-up crew found four parking metres, an old motorcycle helmet, tree branches, assort- ed paper, bottles, and various plastic containers along it’s shores on Saturday, May 29.Last fall, a few owners of lakeside properties initiated a Waterloo Lake survival group organized to protect the lake’s environment.Two months ago, councillor Gallagher formed a committee geared to involve the community in a public clean-up of the lake.“Today it’s an invitation to participate, it’s just the first step,” said Gallagher.“Yesterday we involved 1,200 students working together to clean the refuse around the school and lake,” said Gallagher.see lake, page 13 TANYA TKACH/CORRESPONDENT Edwige Zomafrom Panier Perce selling baskets made in Burkina Faso, West Africa, at the Brome County Historical Society’s Antique Show and Sale.For more, please see page 10.j T)uafely 243-0000 Res.& Fax: 242-2233 “Get Ready For Summer Sale” Come and see our wide selection of Cordless and regular phones, answering machines and other sale \items at Installations Phil, 465 Knowlton Rd.or calluiyv %utfr*.toutfvtt OPEN DAILY 8-10 P.M.250 Knowlton Rd., Knowlton 243-6155 104 N.Main St.St.Albans, Vt.WLLL^LI l|l fln?-Fi?7-7flRfl F°1 STAR WARS Daily 6:45,9:30 Mal.SalJSun.2pm JUNE 4™ - JUNE 10 Julia Roberts & Hugh Gram in II NOTTING HILL Daily 7 i 9:15 Mat Sat/Sun.2 pm TH Brendan Fraiser in 1 1 THE MUMMY Daily 7 (9:30 MaL SatTSun.2 pm Coming: 3