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Call 819-569-9528 or email: billing@sherbrookerecord.com #tmrfaraptr fcilg Xri nnl THE & U)iUon The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 75 CENTS + TAXES PM#()040007682 Monday, December 3, 2012 Standoff in East Sherbrooke ends well Sherbrooke A Sherbrooke man held off police for several hours last Thursday, barricading himself in his home and fending off SWAT officers by throwing knives at them.Police say they had been called to the residence on 13th Ave.North previously that morning on a nuisance complaint shortly before the standoff.The individual, whose mother was also inside the apartment, refused to leave until police finally negotiated his surrender.Earlier, he had tried to keep police away with the knives.Following his arrest, the man was taken to SPS headquarters for questioning.The man's mother was not injured or threatened during the incident and, according to police, played no part in the drama.Police established a large security perimeter around the block and, fearing he was still armed, took extra precautions.Three units immediately surrounding the apartment were evacuated and traffic was directed away from 13th Ave.between Papineau and Terrill Streets.The man faces charges of uttering death threats against police and may face additional charges connected to the use of knives.Police could offer no other explanation for the events.Shoeboxes for seamen keeps going strong after 32 yrs CLARISSA SMITH Roger Rochette (left) and Graham Reynolds - Members of Seamen's Club in Port of Quebec have been travelling to various parts of the province to collect shoeboxes filled with Christmas gifts for sailors for more than 32 years.By Clarissa Smith Special to The Record COATICOOK On Sunday, Nov.25, 2012, retired seaman, Graham Reynolds, and former Animal Control Inspector for the Port of Quebec, Roger Rochette, were at the St.Stephen’s Anglican Church in Coaticook where they col- lected 146 shoeboxes filled with Christmas gifts from Hatley, Stanstead, Coaticook and the United and Anglican Churches of Ayer’s Cliff.Reynolds reported between 650 and 700 boxes have been collected from the Eastern Townships, Gaspe, Richmond area, Quebec City and as far away as Newfoundland and Alberta.“Our objective,” he said, “is to give a Christmas gift to every sailor on every ship that comes to port during the Christmas season or will be at sea at Christmas.” Volunteers from the Seamen’s Club located in the Port of Quebec have been travelling to various parts of the province to collect shoeboxes filled with Christmas gifts for sailors for Cont’d on page 4 ' — THE —I RECORD SPECIAL OFFER for Record print subscribers: Receive a full year’s subscription to the online edition for only $5 with every new 12 month print subscription or renewal.Read The Record online any time, any place Subscribers can view each new issue of The Record, as well as Brome County News, The Townships Outlet and our many special sections with just the click of the mouse.To subscribe, go to www.sherbrookerecord.com, click on e-dition and follow the simple instructions.For information or assistance call 819-569-9528 billing@sherbrookerecord.com Page 2 Monday, December 3, 2012 newsroom@shcrbrookerecord.com I he Record Sherbrooke Elementary jumps for the cause For the 18th year in a row, students at Lennoxville Elementary School participated in the Jump Rope for the Heart program sponsored by the Heart and Stroke Foundation.Thanks to this great generosity, an amount of $1,962.37 was raised to help fight these deadly diseases.The money will be used to fund research on cardiovascular dls-i eases, for the prevention and pro-| motion of a healthy lifestyle.The entire student body took part under the watchful eye of parents, friends, and well-wishers.This event was made possible thanks to the dedication and enthusiasm of physical education teachers: Chantal Yargeau, Marc Ghilarducci and Glen Faucher.The Heart and Stroke Foundation wishes to thank the students, parents and educators for the success of the Jump Rope for Heart.For over 30 years, the Heart and Stroke Foundation has offered youth programs in schools to raise awareness of the importance of adopting healthy lifestyles while young.With the commitment of its donors, volunteers and employees, the Foundation’s mission has always been to contribute to the advancement of research and to promote heart health to reduce the incidents of disability and death caused by cardiovascular diseases and strokes.Weather i jjjjj TODAY: RAIN, WINDY HIGH OF 4 LOW OF 4 J J J JJIJI TUESDAY: SHOWERS HIGH OF 10 LOW OF-2 WEDNESDAY: PERIODS OF RAIN HIGH OF 4 LOW OF 2 V THURSDAY: SUNNY HIGH OF 2 LOW OF-6 1 \ J FRIDAY: FLURRIES HIGH OF 1 LOW OF-8 ETRC Archives Department article Gaelic Church services in Gould and Scotstown Emanuel Presbyterian Church, Gould.Scotstown, with view of St.Andrew's WmÈ * .i't Draw results: 2012-12-01 3QZ 22 28 32 34 38 Next grand prize (approx.) : $16,000,000 03 12 24 25 2Z 44 Québec EQtra 3608256 Draw results: 2012-11-30 bonus (Bi (32; EQtra 4036104 + 7 WINNING SELECTIONS OF ADDITIONAL PRIZES Please consult the complete results ON lotoquebec.com or at a Loto-Québec retailer.t Ihe event of disc md the official v of Lolo Quebec.Ihe latter shall prevail Settled by Scottish immigrants in the mid-1800s, the Presbyterian churches of Scotstown and Gould held on to the Gaelic-speaking roots of their ancestors until well into the 1900s.Bringing their Gaelic Bibles with them when they immigrated, it was only natural that the first church services were held in Gaelic.In Gould, the first services of the Chalmers Presbyterian Church were organized in 1845 and the first church was built in 1849.The church building was later replaced by a larger one in 1892.When the Methodist, Congregational and Presbyterian churches of Canada chose to unite in 1925 to form the United Church, some members of Chalmers were not ready to join the Union.As a result they formed a new Presbyterian church in Lingwick: Emanuel Presbyterian Church.Although English gradually replaced Gaelic as the language used for services, the church continued to hold some services in Gaelic up until 1930.In 1949, Emanuel Presbyterian Church decided to join the Union and amalgamated with Chalmers United Church.In Scotstown, the first meetings of St.Andrew’s Presbyterian Church were organized in 1876 and the church was built in 1881-1882.Similar to Chalmers, when St.Andrew’s Presbyterian Church joined the Union in 1925, some members preferred to remain Presbyterian and established St.Paul’s Presbyterian Church in Scotstown as a result.The church building was built in 1926-1927.Here, congregants were able to hold onto the tradition of Gaelic services even longer than in Lingwick.The services at St.Paul’s alternated between English and Gaelic, at first weekly, and then (by 1933) on a monthly basis until Gaelic services were dropped entirely in the mid-1950s.Please consider the ETRC Archives as a location to donate your family’s or organization’s archives.Jody Robinson, Archivist.819-822-9600, ext.2261 -etrc2@u bish ops.ca Ben by Daniel Shelton /ARE YOU >/WORSE TRAINING RjR)( CHRISTMAS SOME KINP OF [ SHOPPING.J } >sC0MIN0/ I ( jP'iD The Record ncwsroom@shcrbrookerecord.com Mondaï.December 3, 2012 Paged ^/OCAL .E WS We went with the same style we have at uPlands- ” Gordon Lambie Special to The Record Lennoxville has successful^ installed new lights in Veterans’ Park.The green space surrounding its borough office, allowing for the cenotaph and surrounding will now be well lit at night, as well as in the day.Borough President David Price shared the story of the lights’ installation on Friday morning, relating that, when the city moved the war memorial from the centre of town to its currently locale, lamps were installed in the base.According to him, however, the lights have been ineffective.“The lighting has always been a problem; water infiltrates it all the time.we ended up with only a couple of weeks out of the year that the lights were actually working’’ Price spoke to how the park and its surrounding area, which includes the Amédée-Beaudoin community hall, sees a lot of use and is really a central part of the borough.In his view, the new lighting will help improve the accessibility of the park into the evenings.“It’s something a lot of people would hardly even notice, because it fits right in there; it’s just like nothing really happened, except that when you go by at night, it’s nice and lit now.” The new lighting consists of a series of poles interspersed throughout the park which surrounds the borough office.Price also pointed out that there are outlets on poles for the easy installation of Christmas decorations and animation of future outdoor events.“Wé went with the same style we have at Uplands” Price said, referring to the lit path which was installed at Uplands Cultural and Heritage Centre on Speid street a few years ago.While the funding for the $20,000 project came primarily out of money saved from the borough’s operating budget over several years.Price highlighted the involvement and coopéra- Veterans’ park gets new lighting Two lampposts now shine tion of the city of Sherbrooke “The city was very helpful in working with us to get the pieces in, and they supplied the bases.We had to pay for the poles and some of the other infrastructure.” At the moment the work is not completely finished, with a large pile of bricks from the path around the park sitting on the artillery piece next to the monument.The bricks, which were taken up in order to run the wiring to PHOTOS BY GORDON LAMBIE on the cenotaph in Lennoxville thanks to a $20,000 investment by the borough the new lamps, were covered with snow late last week.Despite this, Price assures residents that the replacement of those bricks will be taken care of swiftly “As far as (the city) is concerned it’s a top priority.” Despite relating that the change is likely to go unnoticed by many, the borough president nonetheless related that he is “very pleased” with how the project has gone; “it’s taken a while, but the results are really good.” The new lamps are in what borough president David Price called “an older style” Townshippers Open House event ws * .vS-.I ALBARBER The Townships’ Expressions Bash and Open House was held Sunday at the Marguerite Knapp building on Queen St.Hosted by Townships Expressions, an initiative that supports Eastern Townships Anglophone artists, a festive afternoon was planned with a program of activities for kids, the presence of illustrator Shanna Bernier and singer, guitarist and former music teacher Keith Whittall.A bcsCçjc-Ç'f fo c-haKifuj haÇ rY\ar\isj aol^anfa^c-Ç; f~alA abov-f if-w/ifh ojovr logal oy financial aoiviÇorç.Un héritage à partager LEAVE A LEGACY™ www.Iegacy-quehec.org 1 888 304-8834 Serving the entire Eastern Townships with three pobiications •Jo-Ahh Hovey » Advertising Consultant RECORD Townships Outlet BtmmCowty - 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