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Foss House in Eaton Corner Centrepiece of a future historical centre - Page 4 Centrepiece of a future historical centre - Page 4 RECORDlfl The voice of the Eastern Townships since 18 9 7'' jl W Martha Ham honoured by the King of Bhutan Page 5 75 CENTS + TAXES PM#0040007682 Wednesday, October 17, 2012 Premier Marois tears a strip off Harper’s foreign policy The Canadian Press Premier Pauline Marois laced into Canada's foreign policy on Tuesday, saying it doesn’t reflect Quebecers’ values or interests.“For several years, Quebecers have barely recognized themselves in a Canadian foreign policy that has turned its back on a tradition of openness, mediation and multilateralism,” Marois told a French think-tank in Paris.“Canada's current foreign policy corresponds to neither our values nor our interests.” She made particular reference to the positions of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government on climate change, describing them as being “poles apart from Quebec’s.” Marois, whose Parti Québécois was elected with a minority government last month, made the comments before a 45-minute meeting with French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault.On Monday, she met with French President Francois Hollande and she will wrap up the trip today by meeting with investors and holding a closing news conference.Marois’ more strident attitude toward Ottawa came just a few days after she struck a more conciliatory tone following her meeting with Harper at the summit of la Francophonie in Africa.The Quebec premier denied having changed her attitude over just a few days.“We haven’t hardened the tone,” Marois told a news conference.“These are things we’ve been saying for a long time.We did so when we were in the Opposition.Now that we’re in the government, we’re using the same language.We disagree and we say it whether we’re in Quebec or abroad.” Canada’s ambassador to UNESCO, Jean-Pierre Blackburn, was among the audience of about 150 people who listened to Marois’ speech.The former Conservative cabinet minister described it as “interesting,” possibly “inspiring" for those who share her point of view, which is that of a government “that, wants Quebec independence.” Mayor wants to bring back ‘7 doigts’ to Nikitotek in 2013 * COURTESY Following the success of its Traces show at Place Nikitotek this summer, Les 7 doigts de la main troupe could return to Sherbrooke next summer to present Sequence 8, its latest creation.By Gib Mclnnis Special to The Record At Monday nights city council meeting, Mayor Sévigny and city councilors debated a proposal put forth by a Montreal dance group to perform their most recent creation “Sequence 8” during the Canada Summer Games in 2013.The event would include 15 performances at a cost to the city of $375,000 or about $25,000 per show.Each performance would be no longer than 50 minutes.The Montreal troupe that presented “Les 7 doigts de la main” or the Seven Fingers of the Hand have participated in The Royal Variety Performance for the Queen of England, ceremonies of both the Turin and Vancouver Olympics and large corporate events for companies such as Caterpillar and BMW.The troupe also directed the National Circus School end-of-year show twice and performed for the city of Sherbrooke in ‘Tracés’ at Place Nikitotek in the summer of 2012.If the group convinces the city of Sherbrooke to allow them to perform during the Canada Summer Games in 2013, the Seven Fingers will be performing their newest creation, ‘Sequence 8.’ Set to music ranging from Tosca to the Squirrel Nut Zippers, Sequence 8 includes group dance sections with a heavy dose of aerial acrobatics; a Russian bar routine that’s a cross between trampoline and balance beam; and performers who defy gravity juggling cigar boxes, on a trapeze, or by dashing up a Chinese pole.; Cont’d on page 3 Page 2 Wednesday, October 17, 2012 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Sutton info As of October 1, the new town of Sutton website is up and running (www.sutton.ca).More than a year’s work has gone into making it more user-friendly and comprehensive.The new site was designed to reflect the Town and its residents, and as you explore its links, you will find all the information you want, whatever the subject or area of interest, regardless of whether you’re a citizen, a holiday visitor, or a tourist.An English version is underway.The website offers all kinds of information relating to the town’s history, bylaws, cultural and community life - and much more.Collection of autumn leaves On Friday, Oct.19, and Friday, Nov.2, the Town of Sutton will collect dead leaves starting at 7 a.m.In order to facilitate the pickup of the leaves, all citizens should place orange garbage bags or paper bags close to the road.The dead leaves will then be composted.Guignolée food drive and Christmas Baskets The Guignolée food drive will take place this year on Dec.9.The Knights of Colombus will go door to door to collect food products.The Christmas Baskets will then be distributed by the Sutton Volunteer Centre on Dec.15 to people in need.Drop off your donations at the John Sleeth Centre at 7 Academy Street in Sutton from Dec.9 to Dec.14 between 1 p.m.and 4 p.m.To register for a Christmas Basket, call 450 538-1919 or 450 538-4153.Weather H, / TODAY: SUNNY HIGH OF 12 _ LOW OF 0 //7\ - J: , * ^1 / THURSDAY: / \ MIX OF SUN l„_ AND CLOUD V HIGH OF 18 LOW OF 2 ( J 1 FRIDAY: V J RAIN J HIGH OF 16 LOW OF 8 jVj i ) J J SATURDAY: SHOWERS HIGH OF 14 LOW OF 11 SUNDAY: CLOUDY, j SHOWERS HIGH OF 11 J j LOW OF 6 J J Keeping in Touch TOWNSH1PPERS' ASSOCIATION Richmond Regional High School students added a delicious flavour to the collaborative activity between school and community members when they served a healthy lunch to the participants of the free video conference on Diabetes last Friday at their local Community Learning Centre.ToWH/hipper/ From health to arts, Townshippers’ events have it all Students from one of the two independent living classes at Richmond Regional High School helped feed hungry participants attending the free daylong video conference on Diabetes held last Friday, Oct.12 at their local Community Learning Centre (CLC).Their contribution to the day was greatly appreciated as it made the event a more collaborative activity between school and community members.Not only did the students learn about the disease by first researching what diabetes is, who it affects and some of the risk factors if you don’t eat healthy foods, they also learned how to prepare a meal for diabetes wellness which was served to the participants at the video conference.These live and interactive video conferences, focusing on a variety of health care issues, have been held in collaboration with the CLC’s in Bury, Richmond and Magog since September and will continue until December 2012.Dynamic and interactive presenters who are experts in their field have talked about health issues related to diabetes, fatigue management, stress management managing a health care crisis.Next video conference; Healthy snacks The next video conference will focus on healthy snacks on Oct.24, from 10 a.m.to noon, with presenter Thea Dem-mers, a dietician involved with healthy lifestyle promotion, chronic disease prevention and sports nutrition at Concordia University.She has coordinated research projects related to food security and gestational diabetes and provided perinatal nutritional counselling.She also works as a dietician at Montreal’s Douglas Hospital and facilitates workshops with community organizations.The video conference will be hosted at the Richmond and Region CLC, lo- cated at the Richmond Regional High School, 357 Armstrong Street, and in Magog at the CLC at the Princess Elizabeth Elementary School, 120 Bellevue Street West.Other upcoming health video conferences include: Shingles, Nov.7,10 a.m.-12 p.m.How to Communicate in the Face of a Life-Altering Diagnosis, Nov.21, 10 a.m.- 12 p.m.and Jog Your Brain (Memory Loss, not Alzheimer’s), Dec.5, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.For more information on these video conferences contact Shannon Keenan, sk@townshippers.qc.ca or Debbie Bishop, db@townshippers.qc.ca or call Townshippers’ office at 819-566-5717 (toll free 1-866-566-5717).Meet seven Townships authors Next week catch a free evening of readings by several Townships authors in “Creatively Yours: A Mosaic of Bilingual Readings.” Enjoy readings, some presented in each official language, from authors Anne Fortier, Ross Murray, Patrick Nicol, Huguette O’Neil, Michèle Plomer (who will also moderate the evening) and Anne Brigitte Renaud.Also, two Bishop’s University drama students will be reading excerpts from the one of the plays by professor and local playwright George Rideout.Presented as part of the Lennoxville Library's Centennial celebrations, this event is cosponsored by Bishop’s University, Champlain College, Townshippers’ Foundation and the Borough of Lennoxville.Catch Creatively Yours on Wednesday, Oct.24 at 7 p.m.at Bishop's University’s Bandeen Hall.Following the presentations there will be an opportunity to purchase books, have books signed as well as meet the seven distinguished authors.OpART photograves There are only five events left to catch with OpART.This latest project, funded by Townshippers’ Association, Commision Régionale des Élus de PEstrie, Richmond & Region Community Learning Centre and Make Way for YOUth, gives English-speaking townshippers between the ages of 18-35, a chance to experience their creative side under the guidance of professional artist.The activities are free, bilingual and in most cases, require no previous experience, so why not give something new a try! Next up, Photograving, the art of immortalizing photos with etching, on Oct.17 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Richmond and Region CLC.Other OpAPT events include the three-day long self-proclaimed geek-fest CountryCon Oct.19 to 21, Film Animation on Oct.30, Yarn bombing on Nov.and Film Soundtrack on Nov.28.Take part in one event or try them all.Find out more, along with links to follow the event on Facebook, at www.township-pers.qc.ca/opart or contact Townshippers’ office at the coordinates below.For more information on Townshippers’ Association and our activities, keep reading this weekly Keeping in Touch column in The Record and visit us on Twitter ©Townshippers, Facebook and our website www.townshippers.qc.ca.To connect with Townshippers' Association, contact the offices in Sherbrooke (100 - 257 Queen St.819-566-5717, toll free: 1-866-566-5717) or Lac-Brome (3-584 Knowlton Rd, 450-242-1421, toll free: 1-877-242-4421).Ben by Daniel Shelton I STILL im TERRIBLE I Think IT'S IMPORTANT TO GIVE HER AN UP-TO PATE REPORT, r SNfn* The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Wednesday, October 17, 2012 Page 3 Local New; “I don’t want to take these kinds of risks with public funds." Sherbrooke airport can’t handle Games traffic Sherbrooke Canada Summer Games athletes will be touching down in St-Hu-bert rather than in Sherbrooke as the Sherbrooke airport’s facilities are not up to the task.The City of Sherbrooke would have to invest several million dollars to meet the demands of charter broker MKI, with no guarantee the new infrastructure would be used again once the Games are over.In order to accommodate the Games’ requirements, the tarmac would have to be enlarged to make parking space for a half-dozen jumbo jets, and the landing strip would have to be extended another 1,000 feet.“We don’t want to put the cart before the horse, says Sherbrooke mayor, Bernard Sevigny, “I don’t want to take these kinds of risks with public funds.” While Sherbrooke is working hard to boost its airport and attract carriers, Se- vigny recognizes that the Canada Games could have represented an ideal showcase.“It's disappointing, but we had to take this decision,” he says.The City had until yesterday to make its decision known to MKI.It will cost about $150,000 to land athletes at the airport in Saint-Hubert and to transport them to Sherbrooke by bus.The City studied the possibility of expanding the tarmac to park half a dozen jumbo jets, as required by MKI.This would cost between $1 and $1.5 million, says the mayor, and the city was ready to go ahead next March.But the 5,900-foot, landing strip would also have to be extended nearly 1,000 feet for security reasons and the total bill would have been much too costly.The mayor insists that this decision does not mean that the revitalization of the airport has stalled.On the contrary, the file progresses,” he says.Eastern Townships groups organize for international day against poverty By Gib Mclnnis Special to The Record Today is the International Day Against Poverty, and various groups from the Eastern Townships are gathering to discuss and draw up plans to fight poverty.Today and this evening these groups will meet and host events in hopes of bringing awareness to the growing poverty in our region.The MNA for Richmond County, Ms.Karine Vallières, has been designated by her party to be the official spokesperson for the fight against poverty in the National Assembly and Vallières will be meeting with various groups in conjunction with the International Day against poverty.In a press release yesterday, Vallières said “Community organizations have never been more active than now to find new ways of doing things to help their members in situations of poverty and social exclusion.They have to be even more creative because the needs are growing while the human and financial resources are not, so this gap represents a constant challenge.On this International Day against poverty, it is important to recognize the economic and social contribution of these organizations to the well-being of our communities.” In a telephone interview from her constituency, Vallières said she is meet- Mayor - Cont’d from page 1 In the troupe’s impressive presentation to councillors, which included animated PowerPoint and YouTube clips taken during their latest world tour performances, the group unveiled its budget for the 2013 show.It would charge the City of Sherbrooke, a grand total of $453,268 dollars or $30,217 per show for 15 shows over three weeks, performing from Jul.23 to Aug.10, with five shows per week between Tuesday and Saturday.In the group’s official letter handed out to each councillor and participant in Monday’s meeting, the group stated that “We are not taking on the title of producer, consequently, we would not ing with various groups in her region to listen to their demands, so she can return to the National Assembly and communicate the recommendations to the government.“For me what is important is to listen to these people, and I am meeting with them either at their offices or at their organization meetings.Today I am meeting with people from the Soup Kitchen, and I am taking part in raising money this week to put together food baskets for those in need.” Vallières mentioned that the Liberal Party of Quebec initiated a program to fight poverty in 2010 (PAGSIS) when Premier Charest committed $3,185,936.But Vallières mentioned that this program will end this year, and this is why she is meeting with various groups to listen to them in order to come up with an action plan beyond 2012.Suzanne Theriault, from Solidarité populaire Estrie, mentioned in a telephone interview that her group is having their annual general meeting this morning (180 rue Acadie) in Sherbrooke.In the afternoon session, the discussion “Return to the Election of Sept 4” will follow, and participants will be asked to give their input, and this grassroots feedback will go toward developing the group’s Action Plan for 2012/13.When asked about the discussion group on the election on Sept 4, Theriault said they would be discussing the campaign promises of the PQ govern- be responsible for aspects of the operation, administration, marketing and ticketing.As agreed, this responsibility would be with the City of Sherbrooke” stated the letter.No fewer than 9,508 people took part in one of the 12 outdoor Traces performances at Place Nikitotek.The 1,200 seats were occupied at 74 per cent for an average of 792 fans per night, with 32 per cent of those coming from outside a radius of 40 kilometers.This is more than twice the average attendance of Omaterra in its final year.Although the stakes are high and there is a risk in putting on a show of this quality, the mayor was quite confi- ment.“We are concerned about the rising level of poverty, yes, but we are also concerned about the PQ government’s decision to change decisions on the health tax.What are they going to change on next?Student tuition, or what about our social programs?” These topics and others related to poverty will be discussed and eventually formulated into recommendations for the PQ representatives in the region of Sherbrooke.Suzanne Hamel is the president of ATD Fourth World Movement chapter in Sherbrooke.ATD Fourth World is a nongovernmental organization with no religious or political affiliation which engages with individuals and institutions to find solutions to eradicate extreme poverty.Hamel’s chapter group has organized a supper meal for $2 tonight at Chaudronnee (470 Bowen South).After the meal, a lecture from the writings of the founder Father Joseph Wrensinki on the issue of poverty will follow, and after the Wrensinki’s discourse, Hamel will be hosting various testimonies from those living under extreme poverty.The night will finish with choral concert called The Big Life.Alain Courchesne of ATD Sherbrooke presented before City Council Monday evening on the topic of the International Day Against Poverty.He read to council a letter submitted from his executive committee about ATD’s work in dent because of the level of artistic talent involved.In fact Bernard Sévigny called upon the city’s councilors to support this project outright.“Permit me to say this show is extremely positive for the people of Sherbrooke, and for the tourists who will be attracted to Sherbrooke because of it.It is good to know we are offering a high quality show (during the Summer Games) that people will be proud of.I am inviting you to support this exceptional act, because Sherbrooke is a ‘grand ville’ and we should have a ‘grand show.’” Councilors Jean-François Rouleau and Marc Denault both oppose this spending.They believe that the private the community, and how ATD is helping those in need of help.In the letter, the author (Suzanne Hamel, president) recounted the story of an elderly woman.“This woman lived in the area for a few months.I kept her telephone number and one day I called her.I said, ‘how are you doing?’ How are you feeling?’ There was silence, and then I heard crying.The elderly woman than said to me, ‘No one has called me since I have been here.No one has asked how I am doing.’ Courschesne continued reading the letter to council members.He mentioned how they (ATD) invited the elderly woman into their community centre, and “now this woman is coming to be with us each week.I asked her one day ‘Is it normal for someone to be lonely with this community of people around?’ The woman responded with ‘No’.It is unthinkable.’” Courschesne then closed the letter and concluded.“The relationship among human beings is important.This relationship helps us understand the suffering of each human being, and when one person suffers, it affects us all.Being so linked together, makes us eflect how we should not judge others in their situations.Sometimes we can laugh with others and sometimes share in their suffering.We are all connected to one another.” sector should play a bigger role in such shows.” For its part, Destination Sherbrooke believes the city’s involvement should be seen as an investment rather than an expense and points out that Traces returned more than double the original investment.The show has been hailed by critics, and sold out last July during the Completely Circus festival in Montreal.Sequence 8 will be performed 16 more times in Montreal this fall before leaving for a tour of Mexico, Sweden and France, among others.Sherbrooke would be the only city in Quebec to host the show in 2013. Page 4 Wednesday, October 17, 2012 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record The Foss House, as seen from Route 253, the old Craig Road built in 1812 to link Quebec City with the U.S.Foss House — centrepiece of future historical centre in Eaton Corner House holds a proud heritage despite being almost 200 years old By Barbara Lavoie 1- J Record Correspondent This past June the Compton County Historical Museum Society (C.C.H.M.S.) acquired the centrepiece of its future historical destination site in Eaton Corner - the Foss House.“It’s a very important part of our plan.We are delighted the transaction is completed,” said Charles Bury, president of the historical society, citing a rather frustrating five-year process involving multiple levels of government agencies before the property was finally transferred.The plan is to revive and restore a number of the institutional and domestic dwellings and their secondary buildings in Eaton Corner for the creation of a tourism destination highlighting the agricultural and community heritage of the area.Besides the many artifacts already entrusted to the society by local residents since it was founded in 1958 by the Bury Women’s Institute, hands-on opportunities for learning about the past such as blacksmithing, flax spinning, etc.are to be incorporated into the site to attract visitors of all ages.Some buildings in the Eaton Corner village are already being put to good use, while others have been protected by the Quebec government for their importance in preserving the early examples of architecture, mostly built by the Anglophone settlers to the area from New England.Eaton Corner is located between Sawyerville to the East, and Cookshire to the West on Route 253, the old Craig Road built in 1812 from Quebec City to the U.S.border, at the junction of the Labaree Road and nearby Route 210, which leads to Birchton, then on to Sherbrooke via Route 108.Joshua Foss The Foss House is particularly coveted for the legacy of its original owner, Joshua Foss, purported to be one of the first to make Eaton Corner his new home in Canada.Much of the information gathered about the early settler is recounted by his grandson, George Foote Foss, a notable business owner and inventor of considerable repute himself, in the booklet, Recollections of Sherbrooke: The True Story of a Small Town Boy, published and printed by the Sherbrooke Daily Record (the name The Record operated under at the time) in 1954.Born in Sheffield, Vermont, in 1795, Joshua Foss was one of a family of seven brothers.At the age of 17 he enlisted in the American Army to fight in the War of 1812 against Canada, serving until he was wounded.Foss returned to Sheffield, and despite having little schooling, determined to become a minister.He studied long and hard for three years alongside students half his age and younger, and passed his theology examinations.By then his eyesight had been damaged, the blame put on too much study by candlelight, and he felt obliged to give up the idea of becoming BARBARA LAVOIK a minister.He then decided to go to California, and began walking.By the time he reached Montreal his shoes were worn out, it was the middle of winter, and he found that a trunk he had sent ahead had been left in Eaton Corner, after the stagecoach decided to return to Vermont due to the stormy weather.Returning to Eaton Corner, he found plenty of paid work in the area for his carpentry skills that apparently came rather naturally.In 1827, he married Mary Lucretia Holmes, and before long started the village’s general store.Later he became the undertaker, making all the coffins of course.In winter, he would drive a two-horse sleigh to Montreal to obtain supplies, a trip that took two weeks.In 1830, his grandson recalls, Foss built the Eaton Congregational Church with his own hands.The floor and the pews were all hand-hewn from the same kind of lumber, as it was still the early days and saw mills were scarce.His grandson notes his grandparents both lived until they were well over the age of 90, and did not recall either of them ever being sick.The church was willed to his father, his Uncle Justin Foss, and his two aunts Ellen and Mary Anne Foss (who married William Alger of Johnville).Later, he recalled, the church was used by Baptists for many years, but around 1900 was deeded to thé Methodists by his relatives, that had been the prevailing religious sect in Eaton Corner at the time.Grandson Foss was unsure at the time he wrote his memoirs, but felt the church must have become a United Church following a union of some of the Congregational, Methodist and Presbyterian denominations early in the 1900s.Local historian and resident Sharron Rothney, in her book, Eaton Corner, published in 1992 by the C.C.H.M.S.adds the information that Joshua Foss and William Cummings were the first deacons in the Eaton Congregational Church that was built by Foss.In addition, she notes Foss was also the postmaster for many years, probably until he and his wife went to live with their son Justin in Sherbrooke.The Angus Curry Home The Foss House’s previous owner Angus Curry, who many deem to be one of the area’s earliest “back-to-the-land” settlers in the mid-60s, made the historic house built by Joshua Foss his home for almost 50 years.Curry was as entrepreneurial as Foss, starting various food cooperatives and other businesses in the area, and also contracting out his carpentry skills.A bit of historical background on Eaton Corner According to a feasibility study for the heritage project funded by the Municipalité Cookshire-Eaton in 2011 and completed by Archéotec Inc., colonization of the Eastern Townships began following the passing of a constitutional act in 1791 in Britain.The act had three specific objectives: to separate the country into two provinces, Upper and Lower Canada; to demonstrate the colonies were under control thus cultivating confidence in the process back in Britain, and to permit immigration from Britain into Lower Canada that would assimilate the existing population’s French language and culture.Despite the fact Sawyerville was the first area settled by Josiah Sawyer and his associates between 1792 and 1794, Eaton Corner eventually became a larger commercial centre, due in part to its location near two major rivers, the Eaton and the North, and the building of several grist mills and sawmills to serve the adjacent areas.And due to the advantage of being centred between the two communities of Sawyerville and Cookshire on what previously is believed to have been a well-used path followed by the area’s original inhabitants, members of the Abenaki nation, for hunting and for warring against other tribes, and another well-worn pathway which today is Route 210.It is further believed the arrival of the railroad to and through the Eastern Townships in the 1830s also benefited those living in Eaton Corner and environs, especially increasing trade between Canada and the U.S.However, the railroad ultimately led to the community’s decline after expansion from 1861 to 1880 led to lines between Sherbrooke and Mégantic that by-passed Eaton Corner, choosing Cookshire as a major stop.Eaton Corner experienced its greatest growth and development between 1841 and 1900, particularly during the latter half of the century.“The stagecoach from Boston heading to Sherbrooke would stay over here in Eaton Corner at the Grand Hotel, just down the road approximately where the Rothney Garage is located today,” said Pierre Robitaille, administrative assistant with the Compton County Historical Museum Society, while conducting a walkabout with The Record.Evidence reveals the village had at least two carriage-making shops, a general store, a hat shop, a blacksmith, a tannery, the hotel with lodging and meals, along with numerous nearby sawmills, grist or flour mills and sugar shacks during the latter half of the 18th century.For further information about the future project in Eaton Corner, contact the Compton County Historical Museum Society, by telephone at 819-875-5256, or online at, www.mus.eatoncorner.coin/. 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Wednesday, October 17, 2012 Page 5 Township’s teacher honoured by the King of Bhutan Jake Brennan, Evelyn Schouela and Eric Akbar Manolson Special to the Record Martha Ham always wanted to travel to far away places and help people.The resident of North Hatley studied nursing, mid wifery and massage therapy, all vocations on the front lines of caring for people, before choosing to dedicate her,, life to being a teacher.Martha taught el-P ementary school, high school and Eng-i, lish as a second language to people ofl many ages and backgrounds in the East- * ern Townships.Whether teaching Quebec court judges or kindergarten children, she used her wonderful sense of humour to create a safe learning environment for all.HP Martha Ham in Dharamsala with Tibetan Buddhist nuns.EVELYN SCHOUELA Magog man assaulted in his home Magog Police have arrested three suspects in the assault of a man with baseball bats early Tuesday.An initial investigation by Magog police led to the arrest of two suspects within hours of the incident, with the third being detained shortly thereafter.Just prior to 4 a.m.Tuesday, three individuals arrived at an apartment on Principale East in Magog.When the tenant refused to open his door, the suspects broke down the door and began beating the victim with baseball bats.They then fled the scene.The victim is a 27-year old man.He suffered serious injuries but not life-threatening, according to a statement from Memphremagog police.The suspects have been interrogated and face charges of breaking and entering and assault causing bodily harm.Richmond D-G resigns The Director General of the City of Richmond, Daniel Leduc, resigned last Friday, Oct.12 to take on new professional challenges.Leduc’s resignation was confirmed by elected officials at the municipal council meeting Monday night."We wish him the best of luck in his new endeavors,” said Richmond Mayor, Marc André Martel, “As for the general direction of the City, we will do everything to limit the disadvantages of the short-term absence of a director and make sure that we find a qualified person for the job.” Leduc has been employed by the City of Richmond as chief executive officer since 2008.Nothing to LOL about Sherbrooke Drivers who still haven’t got the message about the dangers of cell phone use while behind the wheel are the target of an awareness campaign by the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec and the Sherbrooke Police Service.Officers will be in unmarked cars on the lookout for offenders of section 439.1 of the Highway Safety Code on the use of cell phones while driving.“It is forbidden for a driver to use any handheld device with a telephone function while driving,” says SPS spokesman Martin Carrier, “The law applies to all devices with a telephone function, activated or not, such as ordinary cell phones, smart phones, or any device that displays e-mails or with internet connection Last year, Ham completed her master’s degree in Education at Bishop’s University.She had volunteered twelve years earlier to teach Tibetan refugees in Dharamsala, India, the city of respected world leader, the Dalai Lama, and now felt the call to fulfill her decade-long wish to return to the East to teach in a Buddhist country.She was introduced to the Bhutan Canada Foundation (BCF), and through the BCF, took a position in the eastern Himalayan country of Bhutan.Bhutan is a tiny Buddhist country, and the first in the world to measure the “Gross National Happiness” of its people.Secular education in English has only become available within the last 60 years, in an attempt to bring the country into the modern world.During Martha Ham’s seven months in Bhutan, she devoted herself, with love and determination, to the students she taught.In September, Martha became suddenly very ill and died.It was a shock to all.Martha Ham truly touched the lives of the people of Bhutan during the short time she was with them.The King of Bhutan, to honour Martha, became involved in finding “the most auspicious date for ensuring the safe passage of her soul.” Governors of two provinces, along with representatives of the Ministry of Education, and the offices of His Majesty the King took part in her funeral.The students of the school where she taught and of two other schools nearby were organized to be present.A BCF teaching colleague wrote, “Martha’s kids called her “Madam Joke” because she was always making them crack up.I’m sure, they will all remember her for the rest of their lives.” And so will we.A memorial service celebrating the life of Martha Ham will take place at the North Hatley Unitarian Universalist Church on Saturday, Oct.20 at 2 p.m.THE t> TOWNSHIPS SINCE 1897 L»teS-^re^eSt You can view each new issue of The Record daily on your home or work computer in just a few clicks of your mouse.Base rates are $4.99 for 1 month or $55.00 for 12 months (plus applicable taxes) Visit our website at www.sherbrookerecord.com, click on e-edition and 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'V ‘ Î ‘ ,1 569-9528 www.sherbrookerecord.com billing@sherbrookerecord.com Page 6 Wednesday, October 17, 2012 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record EDITORIAL The world we are coming from doesn’t look much like the one we’re heading for.Being brave in a new world Mike McDevitt The tragic story of 15-year old Amanda Todd, who ended her own life last week, continues to unfold through the very media that made it all possible in the first place.Yesterday, the infamous internet activist group Anonymous took time from its usual distractions of interfering with spy satellites and shutting down corporate websites to publish the name, address and email address of the man it says was responsible for the cruelty that triggered the relentless torment that led a pretty, talented young girl to decide that her life was intolerable.In turn, his life too has now been threatened.About a month ago, Todd, from Maple Ridge B.C., posted a heart-wrenching video on the global YouTube bulletin board, describing an early adolescence marked by exploitation, mockery, exclusion and physical assault.It began when she was 12, a complicated and confusing age for any girl, when she was lured by an internet contact to expose her chest on webcam.A year later that same contact threatened to distribute the pictures widely on the internet unless she gave him a ‘show - a threat he was more than willing to carry out.As can only happen in high school and politics, this naive but innocent mistake served as fodder for all the viciousness and cruelty that lodges within the human soul which then poured itself upon a helpless adolescent girl.Eventually, she decided, it became too much.This is not an uncommon story, sadly, and our society is becoming intensely aware of the problems of bullying and teenage suicide and the connections between the two and perhaps it is this that makes this story so powerful.We are all aware of the traumatic and long-term effects of bullying for both the victim and - ¦ ¦THE 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physical presence.One can be all smiles and dripping of kindness on the surface, while being viciously abusive, anonymously, on a global scale.The one defence against a bully, we have always been told, is to stand up to them.Today, that option is not always available.Even now, after her death, Todd remains de fenceless against the cruelty and nastiness that some people cannot resist expressing.Over the last two decades, communications technology has revolutionized everything: the way we work, the way we pay our bills, the way we buy our bubble gum, and the way we do our banking have all been changed, largely for the better.But this convenience and efficiency have come at the cost of interpersonal interaction and made most of these activities impersonal and isolated.In social terms, it has changed the way we live our lives.People are just as likely to meet their soul mates in chat rooms or through the algorithms of online dating as they are at a dance or in a bar.Gossip is in its golden age.Information, whether fact or fancy, is immediately available for all the world to see in a form that is impossible to retract.Immeasurable consequences can ensue.Amanda Todd’s 12-year old breasts will be available for historians to peruse millennia from now.Perhaps for the first time in human history, a generation of children is growing up in a universe that their parents and guardians can barely comprehend, let alone control.Although children, particularly teenagers, have always been aware that adults don’t understand anything, this may be the first time that they are actually right - at least in terms of how children learn to deal with each other.Our children are constantly surrounded by an intense and all-pervasive ON-LINE SUBSCRIPTIONS Quebec: 1 year 55.00 2.75 5.49 S63.24 1 MONTH 4.99 0.25 0.50 $5.74 Rates for out of Quebec and 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 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been awaie of this situation for over a year.Anonymous was able to pinpoint a suspect within a week.This does not bode well for the powers that be.These, of course, now have another problem.They not only have to investigate the accusations made by an electronic ‘terrorist’ group against a 32-year old Vancouver man, who may become the world’s next most detested man, they also have to explain what took them so long.There will be no shortage of finger pointing.The problems illustrated by this unbelievably sad story, however, will not be Dear Editor: The Citizens for Healthy Water in Richmond committee was present at Monday night’s town council meeting.They officially handed in their petition asking for an end to the fluoridation of Richmond’s drinking water in virtue of the precautionary principal.The committee collected 1,079 signatures, of which 838 were Richmond citizens and 38 were Township of Melbourne citizens who are linked to Richmond’s aqueduct system.“We are thrilled with the number of signatures we collected as we did not have the chance to reach everybody living in Richmond.While going door-to-door, we had the opportunity to hear people’s questions and concerns.We now know that we are not the only ones who are concerned with the fluoridation of our drinking water.We are even more motivated than we were when we first started this journey.Thank you to everyone for your respect and warm welcome,” expressed Marylène Pronovost, spokesperson for the committee.fixed by any procedural or enforcement tweaking.The nature of human interaction, both personal and professional, is changing rapidly and new kinds of communities are being formed.This is an anarchistic phenomenon.The same empowerment that comes to parents of autistic children and victims of cancer by online support groups also encourages the online communities of hate groups, cults, terrorists and pedophiles.Technology has done much to change the human condition, but less to change human nature and the same primeval greed, hate, sex and violence continue to plague our lives.The platforms on which they are played out, however, have changed considerably and situations that were once innocuous can now become lethal - a curious young girl flashing her breasts, for example.It is time to develop a comprehensive view of what these new circumstances mean for our ideas of society and community and how we can learn to manage the implications of the modern world, in terms of privacy, security and responsibility.There isn’t much point in looking backwards - the world we are coming from doesn’t look much like the one we’re heading for.In the meantime, another child has died trying to teach us something.In addition to filing the petition, the committee presented a resolution project to the Town of Richmond asking for a moratorium on the fluoridation of Richmond’s drinking water until the Public Health Agency is able to prove, in a satisfactory manner, the safety of this practice for people’s health and the environment.“During the public information evening held on Sept.12, many citizens’ questions were left unanswered by the Public Health Agency.Despite our own research and requests to the agency, the toxicology tests are still not available at this time.It seems quite clear to us that the Public Health Agency does not have the responsibility of questioning the safety of this practice but is instead mandated to promote it without questioning.We are disappointed to see that those who are supposed to protect our health seem to have their hands tied,” concluded Marylène Pronovost.The committee now waits for the Town Council’s decision, which will be made Nov.2 to the 3.Mandy Demers Richmond PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS GST PST TOTAL 1 YEAR 120.00 6.00 11.97 S 1 3 7.97 6 MONTHS 63.00 3.15 6.28 S72.43 3 MONTHS 32.00 1.60 3.19 S36.79 Letter Fluoridation in Richmond: Filing of the petition and request for a moratorium The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Wednesday, October 17, 2012 Page 7 One night I tried to map out the people who might know in my journal, and ]f QHH discovered that, between the people we told and the strangers they had spoken to Ji iL (because, as I said, it demands to be shared) over forty people now knew the “secret.T Gordon Lambie So, today’s news: I’m going to be a dad.That’s interesting for all kinds of reasons, not the least of which being that it gives me a whole new world of things to write about.I’ve known for a few months now, but we went public just about two weeks ago.I was a big secret keeper in my teen years, and often lied about trivial things for the feeling of getting away with it, but the process of trying not to talk to people about this quite significant life change proved more difficult than I thought it would be.Being ‘secret’ parents First of all, because this is happy news, and most of the people we were inclined to tell were friends and family, Shanna (my wife) and I were making an effort not to lie.I think probably Shanna was putting in more of an effort on that front than I was, but there is a general impression of the lie as being a negative thing, so I tried to avoid the topic rather than engage and have to resort to untruths.Some of you might ask, “Why avoid telling people at all?” I know I did.Well, as it turns out, there is a higher risk of miscarriage in the first three months (or twelve weeks, apparently we’re measuring everything in weeks now) of a pregnancy, and so the whole thing is a little bit less certain within that timeframe.There was also a fair amount of, “is this really happening?” that we felt during the first six to twelve weeks.There’s debate over that twelve-week timeline, mainly because it’s nice to have company should something bad happen, and because there’s never really a “safe” point, but we decided to stick to it nonetheless.All the while I’ve been trying to come to terms with the fact that 1 now get to spend the rest of my life worrying about all kinds of different things.Anyway, master secret keeper that I felt I was, I didn’t see myself as a person who would have any trouble not talking about this pregnancy; not talking is, after all, one of my strengths.It came as a great surprise to me therefore, how frequently I caught myself just about to casually mention some anecdote about the pregnancy or some new factoid I had learned to friends or passers-by.There’s something about the whole situation that just demands to be shared, even in a person who is not often very enthusiastic about sharing.Shanna and I found ourselves bargaining and compromising, revealing the news to this person or that person because we don’t see her very often, or because he doesn’t know anyone else we know.In a fairly short period of time it went from being the secret we held to- gether to one shared between three, or five, or fifteen.One night I tried to map out the people who might know in my journal, and discovered that, between the people we told and the strangers they had spoken to (because, as I said, it demands to be shared) over forty people now knew the “secret.” At that point I really thought the door had been pretty much blown wide open, but somehow we are still surprising people on a near-daily basis.There’s a really funny mix of excitement and fear that comes with this news, and I expect that will take a significant role in my writing over the next few months, so be ready to bear with me as I wander through this pre-paternal wilderness.I honestly don’t know what to expect, except that it will be different than everything that has come before, and that it’s likely to be an interesting read.Country Con: The schedule and the features Dishpan Hands Sheila Quinn This is the last week that DH will focus on the promotion of our very own, upcoming, Townships’ geek weekend.On Friday, CountryCon will begin! The lineup is still as listed in the past columns, only coming together with more closure and definites.Friday night will be the Star Trek double feature at RRHS, with support from the Richmond Community Learning Centre (props to coordinator Siu-Min Jim), and generously sponsored by Kezber IT firm, with offices in Sherbrooke and Montreal -thank you Alan Kezber! All proceeds from the movies go to the RRHS Robotics Club, now featuring for the first year, junior and senior members, led as always by brilliant teacher, Craig Evans.Admission is $3 per movie, $5 for the double feature, of The Wrath of Khan and First Contact, at 7 p.m.and 9:15 p.m.respectively.Saturday is Kiosk Day - running from 10 a.m.until 4 p.m., visitors can find CountryCon at the beautiful and ornate Centre d’Art de Richmond, located at 1010 rue Principale in Richmond.A debt of gratitude is owed to director Annie Vincent for opening the Centre d’Art’s doors to the community in this fashion.Pick up great gifts that are out-of-the-or- dinary, with Jessica Renahan’s zombie bunny figurines, Anne Pochat’s gorgeous slate jewelry, Marisa Sandlin’s absolutely decadent cupcakes (of www.catandcupcake.com, that also happen to be vegan), meet the crew members of the Starship Obready Star Trek fan club, visit with Star Wars fans and get your pictures taken with the Eastern Townships Ghostbusters! A thrill for kids of all ages! Anime-Manga fans will be gathering for cosplay, sporting costumes related to their favourite anime and manga characters, and specifically for “panels” discussing the concepts and storylines related to their favourites.Artist Mary Rutherford will be on hand with the first prints of her fantastic works, including Borealis, the CountryCon mascot.Encouraging a young artist’s efforts and picking up some of Mary’s artwork will be the perfect gift for the Anime-Manga fans in your family.For those of you intrigued by the healing art of hypnotherapy, the Townships’ own “emergency hypnotist,” Richard Whitbread CHT will be present throughout the day to explain to Kiosk Day visitors how hypnosis works, to dispel the myths surrounding it, and to determine who could benefit from hypnotherapy.Of late Mr.Whitbread has been working a great deal with helping children cope with anxiety and ADHD, and to help soothe the all-encompassing challenges of coping with fibromyalgia.At 1 p.m.on Saturday, take in Julia Rohan’s reading of a portion of the first installment of her Weaverworld trilogy, a great gift for fantasy lovers, aimed at the older elementary set, but a terrific read for all ages.At 2 p.m., give yourself a great dose of the best medicine - LAUGHTER! Laughol-ogist and film-maker Albert Nerenberg, who premiered his latest film.Boredom, to a sold-out show in Montreal this past Sunday evening, will be give a laughter presentation with his new tour, featuring his daughter Jane, just shy of seven years old, and already very comfortable on stage! Simply taking a tour of the beautiful Centre d’Art, to see the improvements, restorations and plans is yet another aspect of what will undoubtedly be a great day! With the debut of the latest season of zombie series Walking Dead, Saturday evening provides just the setting for zombie lovers to get their Nerf on.Gaming gang Herole- (www.herole.ca) have got their lineup of mutants ready for the spookiest game of tag you’ll ever join in on! With the Richmond Fairgrounds as the setting for this episode of their “Zombi" game series, registrations are already coming in! Members of 4H are given a special rate of $10 to play! Visit their website for more information and to register.This is Heroic’s third visit to the Richmond region, thanks to Donald Dubuc, Youth Project agent for the Town of Richmond.Readers, I have to thank you.For weeks now, DH has been focusing on CountryCon, and I’m sure for some of you, you’ve perhaps tired of hearing about it, or hoped that perhaps this week a different focus would be brought to this column.The nature of this event though, has been community - the beauty of growing up in the Townships Recognized around the world is learning how to nurture community together - in the simplest of ways, using the resources we have, and celebrating who we are.In this spirit, CountryCon has been so named to emphasize that what is not typical to “country” life still exists in the country, and that interests in the Townships can be shared! In that spirit, please follow the OpART project, funded by the CRÉÉ and Town-shippers’ Association, and organized by the phenomenally creative Kristelle Holliday, who was the real motivator behind feeling that CountryCon could come to be.For more information, visit the CountryCon Facebook page.There are still a few spots left for artists at Kiosk Day, for those who are into crafting, or the traditionally dubbed “geek” world.There is no cost for a table at Kiosk Day, nor is there a cost to attend Kiosk Day itself.Please come to visit us, learn about these worlds, and open yourselves up to the enthusiasm that these fellow Town-shippers have for their hobbies and passions.Support local, learn local, and all are welcome! 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It is, however, an opportunity To work at what job can be found -For to experience a purpose is valuable, And, in time, I could be upwards bound! To me, life is a cluster of opportunities Mixed and disguised to hide temptations - Some lead to good things, others to jail.And I need to use good values to stay out of bad situations! 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that By Phillip Alder Like a good detective story, bridge deals are littered with clues.A player’s job is to interpret them correctly.In this deal, North and South push into six spades.West leads the heart king.How should South plan the play, assuming trumps are 2-1?In the aggressive auction, four clubs and four diamonds were control-bids (cuebids) expressing interest in a slam.The jump to five spades said that South wanted to be in a slam but had two immediate heart losers.When the dummy appears, it looks as though declarer will lose one heart and one diamond.To get home, South needs an endplay.He wins the first trick, draws trumps, takes his top clubs, ruffs the club three in the dummy, and casts adrift with a heart.What happens?If the defender who wins this trick plays a heart or a club, South ruffs in the dummy and discards his diamond loser.If West wins and shifts to a diamond, South plays low from the dummy, hoping for the best.If East takes the heart trick and leads a diamond, should South play the queen (assuming East has the king) or low (play- CROSSWORD North 10-17-1Z ?A J 10 3 V A 6 ?A 10 8 5 3 ?72 West ?6 V K Q 10 5 ?K 7 2 ?10 8 6 5 4 South East ?92 V J 8 7 4 3 ?J 9 4 ?Q J 9 ?K Q 8 7 5 4 V 9 2 ?Q 6 ?A K 3 Dealer: North Vulnerable: Both South West North 1 4 East Pass 1 * Pass 3 4 Pass 4* Pass 4 4 Pass 5 4 Pass 6 V Pass 64 Pass Pass Pass Opening lead: V K ing East for the jack)?The clue is that if East had the diamond king, he would have let West take the heart trick, so that he could lead a diamond through dummy’s ace to guarantee defeating the contract.South should play his low diamond, hoping East has the jack.Across 1 Hip-hop fan 5 Les__-Unis 10 Olympian’s goal 14 Smidgen 15 Chevy Blazer, now 16 Orchestral wind 17 ‘One to four inches per day, for bamboo 19 Endorse, in a way 20 Rice-_ 21 Toga party costume 23 Take part in a 1920s fad 26 Like a prof, emeritus 27 Big pitcher 28 ‘Noted scythe bearer 33 Lowly laborer 34 Goody two shoes 35 *1973 Thomas Pynchon novel 41 Concerning the ears 42 Japanese noodle 43 ‘Wrestling style that forbids holds below the waist 46 First responders, briefly 50 Cyclotron input 51 Meeting 53 Eleanor Rigby, for one 57 Snorer’s problem, perhaps 58 Hops drier 59 ‘Pearl Jam genre 62 Attend to, as a job opening 63 Come out with 64 Wrath, in a hymn title 65 “South Park” co-creator Parker 66 Nonlethal weapon 67 Recipe amts.Down 1 Oaf 2 Take for a time 3 “Becket” star 4 No page-turner' 5 Ordinal suffix 6 Roofer’s goo 7 Obsessed fictional captain 8 For the full nine months 9 Garden apparatus 10 Dad-blasted 11 Drama award 12 Theater section 13 It might be pounded out 18 “True dat,” quaintly 22 Do more than listen 24 “__Around”: Beach Boys hit 25 “Iliad” setting 29 “Recapping.” 30 Pint seller 31 Old Japanese capital 32 Remote button 33 ’Test showings 35 Silence 36 Robot play 0 C T A ii T u R B 0 B R A 1 N D E T E W E S L 0 S S S 0 U P s\ E S P 0 u [v o 1Ô N A T T E E X U M A A E R R R E L 1 N E A N 0 N N O T E D u c 0 B 0 G 0 0 M A p A T e S S R |0 _C _H _R_ 1T U N T M 0 E R U LOS K O T HAT IOWAN T 0 R A J± U T R "aI o L A M E R 0 M A N D E E R E 37 “Now We_____Six”: Milne 38 Thoughtless way to stare 39 Nutritional figs.40 First-class 44 Lousy liquor 45 Mobster’s code of silence 46 Lively wit 47 They may have fake IDs 48 Work boot feature 49 Treacherous types 52 Freelancer’s end.53 Like fuzzy slippers 54 Poker holding 55 Cruise destination 56 Wearying routines 60 Once known as 61 Canine warning that the answers to starred clues have in common, initially Page 16 Wednsday, October 17, 2012 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Fordyce Branch Women’s Institute As our October meeting celebrates World Food Day, as well as being Vice-President’s Day along with a social afternoon, it was a busy meeting.Vice-president Donna Luce welcomed everyone on October 3, 2012 beginning at 10:30 a.m.It was nice to have Mary Jones with us and recited the poem Methuselah - “Methuselah ate what he found on his plate.And never, as people do now.Did he take note of the amount of calorie count, He ate it because it was chow.He wasn’t disturbed as at dinner he sat, Devouring a roast or pie.To think it was lacking in granular fat.Or a couple of vitamins shy.He cheerfully chewed each species of food.Unmindful of troubles or fears, Lest his health might be hurt.By some fancy dessert.And he lived over nine hundred years.” - Unknown.Following the Mary Stewart Collect and Salute to the Rag, “O Canada” and “Happy Birthday” were sung.The birthday members for October are Elaine Grubb (4th), Isabel Sutherland (21st), Norma Sherrer (28th) and Gladys Dustin (30th).The Motto: “Fiery colours begin their yearly conquest of the hills; propelled by the autumn winds! God is the artist!” Roll Call: “Non-perishable food for the food bank, a card for a veteran and a prize for Bingo or cards.” The table was covered with food for the Helping Hands Food Bank of Trinity Anglican Church, which is run solely on donations, so will be very pleased to receive it.The many cards will soon be on their way to St.Anne’s Veteran’s Hospital.The prizes were well received by those who won.Secretary Elizabeth Milroy read the Minutes of the September meeting, which were accepted as read.Business arising - Jean Scott, on behalf of the Nomination Committee, gave the Slate of Officers for the year 2013.June Lamey reported for the Committee planning the Christmas Dinner.It will be held in the Legion Hall, Cowansville on December 5.An interesting report was si:- RECORD You can buy The Record in these places: AUSTIN EASTMAN ROCK FOREST Marché Austin Inc.- 2200 Nicholas Austin Road Station O’Kataventures - 343 Principale Dépanneur Mi-Vallon - 4470 Bourque Boul.Dépanneur Gama - 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926 Bolton Pass Road Dépanneur Craig - 45 Craig E.Garage J.-G.Viger - 491 Craig WEST BROME EASTFARNHAM Pharmacie Proxim - 260 Principale N., - F.G.Edwards Co.Ltd.-12 McCurdy Epicerie 4 Fourches - 220 Principale .TO BUY AN ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION, VISIT WWW.AWSOM.CA given by Elizabeth Milroy on the semiannual county meeting held in Stan-bridge East.Vice-president Donna Luce spoke on behalf of those who had attended the Area Rally at Hemmingford.What an interesting day it had been, well organized with business and pleasure intermingled with plenty of personal conversations and fun.Correspondence - Paulette Mahannah had already taken our usual donation of apples to the Youth Home on Bell St.so a very nice letter was received from them for the gift.Treasurer June Lamey read her favourable report and there were no bills to be paid.She will collect the money for the Christmas Dinner at the November meeting.New Business - The branch will purchase a cross, to be placed at the Cenotaph at the Legion on Remembrance Day.Our own Remembrance Day Service at the Cairn in Dunham will be held on the 11 th at 2:30 p.m.The executive of the branch will meet at June Lamey's on October 31 at 9:30 a.m.to prepare the 2013 program and remember the Silent Auction to be held at our next meeting on November 7, and don’t forget to wear a poppy.The members are still upset that someone stole the plaque at our picnic grounds.It gave a little of its history and whoever took it had to work very hard to get it off, probably found that it was of little value to them, and threw it away somewhere.Following a delicious “Potluck Finger Food” luncheon the members either played Bingo or cards.By the sound of it everyone had a good time and left in a good frame of mind.Submitted by Evelyn Behan Lewis, Publicity Missisquoi County Women’s Institute Bursaries Once again, Missisquoi County Women’s Institute is pleased to present awards to two very deserving students who attended Massey Vanier High School, Cowansville, graduating in 2012.The Elizabeth Ann Beach Award, presented in recognition of the woman who lived in this vicinity and was responsible for starting the first branch of the W.I.in Quebec, was awarded to Mariah Patch.Missisquoi County W.I.wishing to honour her daughter, Ella Beach Brown, who initiated the Ella Beach Brown Award.This award was presented to Sarah Per-sons-Hodge.Both of these students are attending Champlain College, St.Lambert in the Tourism and Management Program.We wish to congratulate these two students and wish them well in their studies.We feel certain that both students will fulfill their dreams.Sorry, no pictures were received.Submitted by Evelyn Beban Lewis, Chairperson M.C.B.‘ .Fund