The record, 24 décembre 2003, Supplément 1

Brome County NEW Wednesday, December 24, 2003 1ER PENSE À TOI IS THINKING OF YOU (ÊËÊ&.Turn your groceries.into rewards For your reward miles ^ choose ÊtÿQ all the way Quality is our main ingredient.231 Sherbrooke St., Magog 819-868-1122 472 Knowlton Rd., Knowlton 450-243-6692 The Largest Circulation Weekly in Brome—Missisquoi BMP patients will enjoy Dec.25 By Barbara Bellingham Record Correspondent Having to stay in the hospital is hard enough, but to be there on Christmas day is particularly heartbreaking.That is why the ladies from the Brome-Missisquoi-Perkins (BMP) Hospital Auxiliary have been collecting hand made gifts from local organizations to give to every patient at the hospital on Dec.25.Cowansville’s Emmanuel United Church, Stanbridge East’s Sew and So's, the Women’s Institute chapters from Dunham, Stanbridge East and Fordyce, the Chambly, Cowansville and Stanbridge East chapters from the Order of Eastern Star and ladies from Abercorn have been busy making special gifts to be presented to all the people who unfortunately must remain in hospital care on Christmas Day.Individual donations have come from as far away as Montreal, Quebec City and Calgary.Marguerite Godreau, Louise Hall and Adelaide Langtree will be spending all Thursday handing out good cheer throughout the BMP hospital, and Santa Claus will make three separate appearances to coincide with the changes in shift.At noon, hospital staff will be served a special Christmas dinner in the cafeteria.Over the past eight years, the BMP Auxiliary has co-ordinated the presentation of gifts to patients during a time of misfortune.See Fun, Page 7 Bringing in the sheaves By Philip A.Godin Record Correspondent Knowlton This wasn’t the first time I’d met Edna Badger, the 85-year-old lady whose simple kindness had struck me some years earlier when she sent a wonderful home-made fresh fruit pie over to my home for no other reason than because she had heard I was expecting guests.Over the subsequent years I’d happily become accustomed to serving my family her deep-dish and sweet pies at special fall and harvest times like Labour Day or Thanksgiving, and had been tempted on more than one occasion to take credit for them at meal’s end.This was however, the first time I’d met her outside the culinary context of fruit mixtures, pastry textures and just-right cooking times.The person I was focusing on this time was the mother of seven, grandmother of 15 and greatgrandmother of nine.Someone had told me that Edna had, for over 40 years, almost single-handedly ensured the very survival of a very small white clapboard chapel nestled snugly into a West-Bolton hillside at the foot of Mount Glen, just outside Knowlton.1 had often admired the little building sitting oddly sideways, demurely on a small carefully circumscribed parcel of land just metres from the road that led me to the area’s ski hill on so many chilly winter mornings.It was only when I was made aware that the lives of Edna and the little chapel were intertwined that both became relevant to me.That’s what happens when a few of life's pieces fall into place; we glean an identity from the experiences and exchanges we entertain with our surroundings.As has been the case for hundreds of churches throughout the province, the Glen’s Saint-Michael and All Angels had sadly outlived its purpose many years ago.mm* PHILIP A.GODIN/CORRESPONDENT Edna Badger, 85, has done wonders for the Glen’s Saint-Michael and All Angels Church.But things change, people move on and the present has a way of slipping into the past as you least notice it.Except in Edna’s case.With the little white chapel in tow, she has managed to keep the past alive and vibrant in the present.Her father had been relocated from the old country, a beneficiary of the post W.W.I Soldiers’ Settlement Board’s initiative aimed at populating the colonies and easing the burden on Great Britain.He had asked for Australia but got Canada instead.Once landed Charles Russell, a former police officer, considered following his siblings to Ontario but his wife Nell Morris, a seamstress by trade, felt she had already travelled far enough from her family and refused to trudge any further.They had missed the train to Sutton and were stranded in Knowlton with only $2.50 to their name.The Badgers eventually found home on a farm in the Townships, got settled and on their feet just in time for the Great Depression.“We didn’t know one end of a cow from the other,” Edna admits with a smile.“And we had to make it work right off.It wasn’t easy let me tell you.” See Church, Page 10 ESSAtM Always at your service Pierre Marziali Pharmacist Hours: Mon.-Wed.9-8 p.m.Thurs.& Fri.9 - 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SY m-.'M Wl* K.MÂ iM'.t MUR1ELLE PARKES/CORRESPONDENT Members of the Dance Theatre Group are seen here backstage before dancing to All That Jazz from the musical Chicago.By Murielle Parkes Record Correspondent Mansonville More than 50 teens and young adults performed before friends and family at Mansonville’s St-Cajetan church on Dec.19.It was Citizen Advocacy’s (CA) 16th Annual Community Christmas Party and Parents’ Night.The annual variety show allows members of CA youth programs to experience the fun and excitement of singing, dancing and making music before a live and appreciative audience.Performers ranged in age from five to over 20.The event has become a tradition.However, unlike past shows, this one was noteworthy for its hurdles.Normally, groups have 10 or more weeks to practice their routines.This year, the delayed opening of the newly constructed youth centre, exacerbated by a few too many snow days, resulted in a show being atypically late in planning and particularly short on rehearsals.Youth director Mable Hastings cautioned that the boys’ group had only had time for two rehearsals.“It was a year when people could have just given up,” explained Hastings.“Instead, everyone said, ‘there has to be a Christmas show!’ This one was particularly special.“Everything was prepared and rehearsed in the new Maison des jeunes.” This year’s performance featured 19 acts — group and solo singing, swing and dance numbers and instrumental renditions.One number - Another Day in Paradise — which was choreographed by past and present SADD members, was a dramatization of the plight of the homeless in a big city.Guest performers — Christian Rodrigue, Patricia and Melissa St.Onge, Bruno Audet and a new band, Red Ink — also shared in the limelight.The annual Christmas raffle — supported by some 40 friends and businesses — also brought in more than $2,000 for youth programs.This holiday season, give the gift of community contact.¦ THE in.RECORD gift subscriptions for family and friends Police scarchm Brome County News Wednesday, December 24, 2003 page 7 Variety show a success Fun: Cont’d from Page 1 Over 1,500 stuffed animals and 1,000 knitted slippers have been provided by two women alone.Such enthusiasm has led to a new policy that a stuffed animal be given to any young patient admitted to hospital throughout the year.“I’m just grateful to all the women who donate so much of their time and energy to this cause,” emphasizes Hall.Another holiday touch the Auxiliary has organized is the ‘Petit Musée BMP Héritage’; a small enclosed dis- play of an early living room at Christmas time.Toys originally owned by children living in the Brome-Mis-sisquoi area in the early 20th century are scattered around a Christmas tree, decorated with candles and gingerbread men.The objects are on loan from the Mesozoic Historical Society and the tree was adorned dutifully to era by Louise Smith’s Grade 5/6 class from Hero’s Memorial Elementary school.Look for marbles, puzzles, dolls and a laughing Teddy Roosevelt Bear of the Teddy Roosevelt collection.The display can be seen in the main hall of the BMP hospital, beside the gift shop until Jan.1.SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE ONLY $33.36 tax included Canadian (450) 242-1188 Brome County NEWS 88 Lakeside, Knowlton, Quebec JOE 1V0 Tel.: (450) 242-1188 / Fax: (450) 243-5155 Published weekly by 1195 Gall Slreel East.Sherbrooke J1G 1Y7 _______________ fax: (819) 821-3179 TJ T r./ -vp n E-mail: newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com j\t.V.vyi\lJ website: www.sherbrookerecord.com The Voice of the Eastern Townships Since 1897 The Record 1195 Galt Street East, Sherbrooke JIG 1Y7 Tel: (819) 569-9528 E-mail: sherbrookerecord@videotron.ca Web site: wunv.sherbrookerecord.com Bronte County News 88 Lakeside Street, Knowlton JOE 1V0 Tel: (450) 242-1188 page 8 Wednesday, December 24, 2003 Brome County News Antiques, good food and fun in Knowlton ^^h>9UcorIU 1R( >sl \j> Qui hic Majesta PARTENAIRES FINANCIERS • FINANCIAL PARTNERS A.V.Martin Carneau, CIM, FMA, CFP, PL.FIN.Financial Planner / Planificateur financier 39 Academy, Sutton Tel: 450-538-8008 Fax: 450-538-6904 avmarting@yahoo.com BROME COUNTY NEWS Wednesday, December 24, 2003 page S ELEC N ! 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Church: Cont’d from Page 1 Her dad eventually held a variety of jobs throughout his life, including prison guard in a Prisoner Of War camp in Petawawa, Ont.that housed captured German soldiers.The little white chapel first welcomed the burgeoning singer as soon as her parents could make it to services, marking the beginning of an enduring relationship milestoned by sacraments rather than years.Edna was confirmed and later mar- ried here in 1940 to William Badger, the descendant of loyalist immigrants from the U.S.William died in 1980 leaving her grieving with children Susan, Nancy, David, Brian, Fred, Barbara and John.Throughout, she remained a devoted service attendee, right up to 1960 when then officiating Canon Carmichael’s tenure ended.“We liked to tease him saying he was St-Michael and we were all the Angels,” beams Edna, visibly glowing with the kind of youthful keenness that only rekindled memories can yield.WWW.SUSHI-TRAITEUR.OC.CA «For a real JAPANESE SUSHI taste* At Fulford, between Know!ton and Bromont Reserve your sushi plate KlIKiill W?have a relaxing dinner room for Christmas and New Year’s Blilkinbtllll for reservation 539-4480 japssf.se sushi chef yukio MATSUO Jl6e Pain naturel Pâtisserie rcorn Natural bread Pastry (Reason 's greetings to oil our customers mid wishing you the best in the holiday season! 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