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THE 70 CENTS PM#0040007682 WWW.SHERBROOKERECORD.COM Monday, July 19, 2004 RECORD The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 Twins headed to track championships.See P.13 Missing teen found Man ejected from car A man from Saint-Fortunat was killed when he lost control of his car, said Const.Manon Gaignard of the Sûreté du Québec.Jean Croteau, 43, was driving along Rang 5 in Saint-Fortunat late Saturday night when the accident occurred, but his body was only discovered Sunday morning.“Neighbours found the body and saw that Croteau had been ejected a few metres from his car,” said Gaignard, adding Croteau was probably not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident.Gaignard also said a coroner’s report will measure Croteau’s blood alcohol level.By Carly Grossman A girl who went missing from Coaticook three years ago was found safe and sound late Saturday night by the Sûreté du Québec.Julie Bureau, from Milan, was 14-years-old when she left her boarding school.Collège Rivier, in Coaticook to go to a local McDonald’s restaurant with her roomate.The two got into an argument and Bureau left without a trace, leaving authorities puzzling over her disappearance.Sûreté du Québec officials said the 17-year-old Bureau was found in Beauceville, after a woman from Notre-Dame-des-Pins recognized the teen in a flee market and contacted authorities immediately.Back in 2002, police investigating the disappearance of Bureau had searched the teen’s computer in hope of finding some clues because they suspected she may have met someone from an Internet chat site.Officials found photos of a half dozen people on her hard drive, including one man they were unable to identify.After releasing the photo provincewide, police received a number of calls saying the man was from Longueuil, but there were few leads in the case.Bureau’s story also prompted numerous searches at a Scotstown quarry and the wooded area around the quarry following tips she had been seen in the area.Police were not the only ones looking into her disappearance.A year after Bureau went missing, Quebec filmmaker Luc Côté made a documentary about the young girl and her family.Disparaitre (Missing), which told the story of Bureau and another missing child from Argentina, was done in collaboration with Bureau’s parents and aired on Télé-Québec in 2002.Milan's Julie Bureau, now 17, disappeared from Coaticook three years ago.IBp ' Moynan found guilty of sexually assaulting boy By Maurice Crossfield Granby Found guilty of sexually assaulting a young boy, David Moynan is now facing the possibility of being branded a dangerous offender.After reviewing the testimony of the 10-year-old victim, the 11-member jury returned with the unanimous verdict Thursday evening: Guilty of sexual interference, inciting sexual touching and sexual assault.According to the testimony heard during the trial, Moynan, recently released from prison for similar crimes, had begun living with the boy and his mother.Over the course of several months, he molested the boy on numerous occasions, as they lived in Granby, Farnham and Brigham.The acts came to light on May 18, 2003 when Moynan was outside their latest residence in Brigham.After he sexually assaulted the boy, the mother learned of what happened and collected the boy’s pyjamas as evidence.Later testing revealed Moynan’s DNA in semen stains on the night clothes.What the jury didn’t hear was that the following day the mother and three other people assaulted Moynan, which in turn required him to spend several days in the hospital.During the trial the English jury heard testimony from the boy via closed-circuit television.On another day Superior Court judge Yves Tardif and the officers of the court (including Moynan who represented himself) went to the Royal Victoria Hospital to question the boy’s mother, who was hospitalized there.Her testimony was then transcribed and read to the jury.Statements were also entered as evidence from two people who said Moynan at least partially admitted to the acts, saying “It only happened one time.” The jury also heard from an expert witness, who said the chances the DNA found on the pyjamas was from someone other than Moynan were one in one billion.DNA recovered from the boy’s underwear showed a one in 300 billion possibility that it could have been someone other than Moynan.In his defence Moynan said the acts were not proven beyond a reasonable doubt.He said the boy made up the story.Immediately after the verdict Moynan said he would appeal.Once found guilty, justice Tardif advised Moynan, 43, to get a lawyer for the sentencing part of his case.Sentencing arguments will be heard on-July 28.Crown Prosecutor Bernard Monast said at that time he will ask that Moynan be branded a dangerous offender.That in turn could impose an open-ended jail sentence, where Moynan The rate of unemployment has increased in the Estrie regions, says a recent report done by Emploi Québec.From April, 2003 to June, 2004, 3,700 individuals were without employment, a number Emploi Québec would have to satisfy certain conditions (and longer jail time) before being eligi ble for release.Monast noted that Moynan has previously served time for similar crimes and has demonstrated no interest in changing his ways.An evaluation for dangerous offender status takes at least two months, meaning Moynan won’t know his sen tence before the fall.In the meantime he remains in custody, as he has for the last 14 months.He has been ordered tc have no contact with the victim or his family.attributes to the closure of 94 factories in the region.That being said, statistics show Sherbrooke to be the one exception — according to the study.2,600 jobs were created in the Sherbrooke area during the same period.Unemployment spike page 2 Monday, July 19, 2004 Record; Legislation needed for veterans The following is reprinted with permission from Salute, a Veterans Affairs publication which provides information to veterans and their families.Urgent Needs Legislation and Regulations: A Progress Report Ti loward the end of 2003, the department put in place a number of changes that help to meet some of the most urgent needs facing veterans and their families.As a result of these changes: • Prisoner of War (POW) compensation increased for all former POWs of the Second World War and Korean War who were held captive, or evaded cap- LOTO QULBEC Draw 2004-07-16 05 21 23 30 32 37 45 Bonus: (12) Total sales: $14,029,458 Next grand prize: $10,000,000 Draw 2004-07-17 10 18 23 26 41 43 (42) Bonus: Total sales: Next grand prize (approx.): $15,930.720 $9,000,000 NEXT DRAW JULY 21" JACKPOT Draw 2004-07-17 Q5 06 J6 23 28 38 Bonus: (39) E|tra Draw 2004-07-16 EQtra Draw 2004-07-17 NUMBER PRIZE NUMBER PRIZE 861886 $ 100,000 574766 $ 100,000 Claims: See back of tickets, in the event of discrepancy between this list and the official winning list of L-Q, the latter shall prevail By the end of December, 2003, most clients had started to receive the increase in compensation, plus any retroactive payments that were due.• Compensation is now available to former POWs who were held captive, or evaded capture, by the enemy for 30 to 88 days.Fifty-five applications have been approved.• About 2,650 war service veterans who have a disability assessed at between 48 and 77 per cent no longer have to relate their health care needs to their pensioned condition to receive health care benefits.Most of these clients have now been given a new health identification card that gives lied veterans have been approved for long-term care program, and VAC staff continues to process applications.• It’s estimated about 600 overseas war service clients will qualify for home care and health benefits while they wait to be placed in a long-term care facility where the department has priority access beds.• Sixty-three post-secondary students now receive tax-free bene-fits under the Education Assistance Program.Another 15 students have received lump sum benefits.This program supports children who have a Canadian Forces ys or more.• Twenty-eight WINNERS PRIZES 7/7 0 $7,500,000.00 6/7+ 0 $259,482.30 6/7 94 $2,415.40 5/7 5.388 $150.50 4/7 114.283 $10.00 3/7+ 106,739 $10.00 3/7 955.008 Free play WINNERS PRIZES 6/6 0 $4,637,991.00 5/6+ 1 $331,285.00 5/6 126 $2,172.00 4/6 6.969 $74.40 3/6 131,712 $10.00 2/6+ 81.768 $5.00 WINNERS PRIZES 6/6 0 $1,000,000.00 5/6+ 1 $50,000.00 5/6 18 $500.00 4/6 910 $50.00 3/6 18,008 $5.00 Total saies: $479,061.00 parent who dies as a result of military service or who was pensioned at 48 per cent or greater at the time of death.The amount paid to qualified children under this program is adjusted every year to reflect cost-of-living changes.If you need more information about these changes, or you wish to apply for these benefits, please call 1-866-522-2122.You can also learn more by visiting our Web site at www.vac-acc.gc.ca Going to a dentist or denturist?If you qualify for dental benefits through Veterans Affairs Canada, you will be provided with up to $600 per calendar year in basic dental care, such as cleanings, fillings or basic exams.If you need more extensive dental treatment, your dentist should contact the VAC’s Head Office Dental Unit before beginning treatment to ask for approval.New dentures are now approved every seven years for eligible clients, instead of every five years: however, the limit is now $2,000, up from $1,500.At the same time, an additional $500 is approved to cover denture repairs, relines, and related services.If you need your dentures replaced before the seven-year mark, your dentist or denturist should contact the Head Office Dental Unit to see if circumstances warrant early replacement.Before you get treatment from a dental specialist, it must be pre-approved by our Department.You also need a written referral from your dentist.For more information on the dental program, please call 1-866-522-2122.Introducing the Last Post Fund The Last Post Fund is a national, nonprofit organization founded in 1909 to help make sure that veterans who had little money and few assets received a dignified funeral and burial.Today, with the help and financial support of Veterans Affairs Canada, the Last Post Fund Corporation provides qualified veterans and disability pensioners with funeral, burial, cremation and grave marking benefits.In 2003, the Last Post Fund approved more than 2,600 grants, totalling $11 million.Q.Who qualifies for Last Post Fund benefits?A.If you receive a disability pension from Veterans Affairs Canada and you die from your pensioned condition, you will automatically qualify for a grant to help with funeral and burial costs, including grave marking assistance.This is called a “matter of right.” You also may qualify for a Last Post Fund grant providing your estate has limited financial means and you are: • A veteran or eligible civilian who served during the First World War, the Second World War or the Korean War; or • A Canadian Forces veteran who served during peacetime and you receive a disability pension from Veterans Affairs Canada.This type of application is “means-tested” to find out the net worth of your estate at the time of your death.Assistance may be approved if the value of your estate is within the dollar limits outlined in the Veterans Burial Regulations.Q.I know a veteran who was a disability pensioner.How do I prove he died from his pensioned condition?A.You will need to provide the department with medical information from the veteran’s family doctor, or the attending doctor, which states the cause of death.This might include a Hospital Summary of Death or a death certificate.Q.Where do I get a Last Post Fund application form?A.You can get an application from any provincial branch of the Last Post Fund or through the Last Post Fund’s Web site at www.lastpostfund.ca Q_.When can I apply for a grant through the Last Post Fund?A.The Last Post Fund can only process an application after a veteran passes away.Your application must be received by the Last Post Fund within one year of the date that the veteran passes away.See Vets, Page 4 Weather Today: Cloudy.60 per cent chance of showers.Risk of a thunderstorm late in the day.High 22.Tuesday: Cloudy.40 per cent chance of showers.Low 16.High 26.Wednesday: Sunny.Low 14.High 27.Thursday: Cloudy.60 per cent chance of showers.Low 17.High 29.Normals for the period: Low 11.High 25.Ben by Daniel Shelton .YOU SHOUUP JUST SO SACK TO B£P.WERE OUT OF COFFEE UFE Aim YS MAS A WAY OF MIXING 1ME SAP WITH THE G00P.f ,0 m THE » RECORD Monday, July 19, 2004 page 3 Water and pesticide patrol hands out information By Leah Fitzgerald Sherbrooke Though Sherbrooke can fine people who use water and pesticides improperly, reluctance doesn’t begin to describe the city’s action plan on their water and pesticide regulations.Instead of sending out police officers to deal with driveway waterers, pesticide sprayers and people who mow their lawns too short, the city has an environmental patrol made up of students.Alex Craft, a masters student in environmental science at the University of Sherbrooke, co-ordinates the team.“Our goal is to teach the public about the city’s policies on water and pesticide use,” he said.“We started last summer, just with water use, and now we look at pesticide use as well.” The team is made up of six patrollers, all of them CEGEP or university students in environmental science or communications, who drive around the city seven days a week checking out water use, pesticide use, as well as looking at the garbage bins and keeping an eye out for ragweed.Craft wanted the team to work in hybrid cars (two patrollers work on week nights, when most people are out doing yard work), but couldn’t find a place to rent for a summer.“I checked everywhere,” he said.“It was disappointing, but we have effi- cient cars, anyway.” The patrollers work from 4 a.m.to 11 p.m.on weekdays and 8 a.m.to 11 p.m.on weekends.They’re helped by the borough of Lennoxville’s security patrol.The three patrollers have been trained by Craft.“They’re already out talking to people,” he said.“We’ll take any help we can get.” Patrollers drive around the city, watching for people violating the water and pesticide by-laws.The main goal is to approach people to talk about what they’re doing, and how they can improve the situation.Mostly, people are receptive.“About 99.9 per cent of people are great,” Craft said.“Only a couple of times this year have patrollers been given the boot.” Last year, the patrol gave out about 150 “friendly reminders” about water use, and about the same number of “congratulations.” That’s right — the patrollers give out cards commending residents for proper water usage, and for treating their lawn without pesticides.Not only do residents doing well get congratulated, the address of the residence congratulated is entered in a draw at the end of the summer for a gift certificate from one of the patrol’s sponsors.This year, the patrol is giving away gift certificates from Piazzetta, Café L’Ardoise and Rona.So far this year, water usage is easier because of all the rain.The application of the pesticide law, which has been in affect since last May, is new to this year’s patrol.The friendly reminders go over aspects of the law a resident may be violating: • Watering lawns is permitted between 8 and 11 p.m.on Sundays and Wednesdays only.If you have an automatic sys-tem, the permitted days are again Sunday and Wednesday, from 5 to 7 a.m.• Filling pools is permitted from 8 p.m.to 6 a.m.only.• Watering your driveway is not permitted, unless it’s filthy from construction (and you have to provide receipts to prove there’s been construction).• Setting up your sprinkler the wrong way, or letting water run into the street, or onto a neighbour’s property.• Using pesticides between June 15 and Sept.7, unless there’s a major infestation (which requires a permit).• Using pesticides when the wind is more than 10 km/h, or the temperature is above 27 Celsius, or when it’s raining.Craft said people are pretty good about the law, and that most of the things the patrol stops is because people just didn’t know.“One man, he was washing his driveway in the rain,” he said.“He thought it would use less water that way.” Craft said the patrol hasn’t noticed any trend with one age group being worse than another in their ignorance of the law, or of the basics of water conservation.“We don’t see many younger people, but that’s because they don’t own houses,” he explained.“Thirty or 40, 50 or 60,1 couldn’t tell you if any age is worse than the other." Craft said about half the population is just unaware there are laws on pesticides and water conservation.The patrol’s main purpose is just to get that information out to residents.Though mechanisms for fining people breaking the laws exist, the patrol is more likely to intervene several times before consulting the police.So far, the patrol hasn’t actually contacted the police at all.“We think that would be more likely to frustrate residents, to get a $200 fine,” he said.“We’d rather let them know what they did wrong, and why.” The patrol keeps a large number of pamphlets on hand and information on the city’s garbage pick ups, including a schedule of the big pick-ups for the rest of the year in each borough, as well as information on the city’s eco-centre, which accepts materials that can’t go to the landfill.The patrol is also keeping an eye out for ragweed, and has a pamphlet on how to recognize and kill minor infestations.For major infestations, there’s a special team working for the city ready to clear the lots.As well, the patrol carries information about the city’s program to landscape medians, and about how to deal with lawn care problems like pests and weeds without the use of pesticides.The team is also working with local schools, doing education for elementary school classes, and with local day cares, presenting a skit.Craft is also working on a project looking at water use in local schools to reduce overall consumption.The patrol keeps a record of all the stops they make.At the end of the summer, Craft expects to release statistics on the patrol’s movements, including how many reminders and congratulations were issued.Fête du Lac des Nations Ends on High Note PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL Singer Dorothée Berryman (centre) wowed the crowd at the Fête du Lac des Nations festival in Sherbrooke Thursday with jazz classics and more modem tracks.The popular annual summer festival, which also featured a week-long fireworks competition, ended Sunday.RECORD Jo-Ann Hovey Advertising Consultant Tel.: Ô19-569-9525 Fax: Ô19-Ô21-3179 email: sherbrookerecord@videotron.ca FUTURESHOP Frigidaire Side By Side Stainless Steel Refrigerator (10045854).This product from pg.21 of our July 16th flyer has been unexpectedly delayed.Customers can still place orders for this product and the promotional price of $1499.99 after a $100 savings will be honored.We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our valued customers. page 4 Monday, July 19, 2004 JRECORD; Guidance counsellors rewarded with junkets By Sarah Schmidt High-school guidance counsellors are emerging as the big winners in the university recruitment game with offers of summer boat cruises, golf junkets and free trips to campus to help sell the school to their graduating students.Counsellors have always played a key role in the university admissions process, fielding questions from high-school students unfamiliar with the world of higher education.But their elevated status comes as universities perfect their niche-marketing strategies in the competition for the best mix of students.In Ontario, 45 educators from across the province are flocking to North Bay, Ont., for a “guidance counsellor holiday” at Nipissing University in mid-August.They pay their own way to town, and the university takes care of the rest.Festivities include an evening boat cruise on Lake Nipissing.In Nova Scotia, the University College of Cape Breton is throwing a golf party in September for local counsellors in appreciation of their referrals.Recruitment staff at Bishop’s University in Lennoxville, Que., set the standard a few years ago when it hosted a golf tournament in Halifax for guidance counsellors in the region.On the West Coast, the University of British Columbia last year created a Counsellor Advisory Committee, and plans to bring in its 35 members from schools across the province twice a year to pick their brains about how to reach out to prospective students.The University of Alberta, meanwhile, periodically flies in counsellors from select private international high schools in Ontario to show off the cam- pus.“The more effective of a connection in person, the better they’re able to promote us,” said Melissa Casey, the university’s recruitment co-ordinator.Promotion is one thing, but the courtship raises questions about whether perks compromise the objectivity of the counsellors, who work most closely to guide university-bound students to the right school.» “You need some advocates somewhere, and the counsellors can certainly be there.The question is, where’s the line?,’” said Bill Heffernan, a veteran counsellor at a Catholic high school in the Toronto suburb of Brampton.Heffernan admits the opportunities to tour American colleges are far more plentiful and elaborate than any offers in Canada.In recent years, all-expenses paid trips south of the border have grown as thousands of colleges compete for the attention of guidance counsellors at U.S.and even Canadian high schools.Some even include luxurious weekend getaways that mix a campus tour with a trip to the spa or ski slopes.“I think the temptation is to be seduced by it,” Heffernan said of the U.S.model.Canadian universities don’t have the cash to woo out-of-town guidance counsellors with these kinds of junkets, but they’re still grappling with the question of where to draw the line.All agree that guidance counsellors play a key role in recruiting students.“They’re our gatekeepers, but also our cheerleaders when we’re not there,” said Alex England, director of recruitment at University of Calgary.England, for one, would love to be able to all afford all-expenses-paid trips for out-of-town counsellors.“Can we afford to do it?I wish we could.We’d be the most popular schoolÉ It’s not something we can justify.” Queen’s University, in Kingston, Ont., is considering reallocating resources to free up cash to sponsor site visits for out-of-town guidance counsellors.“We’re trying to make more opportunities to share Queen’s,” said associate registrar Rick Palmer.Others warn of the pitfalls of jumping into the freebie game.Universities in Nova Scotia hosted five-day tours in July for guidance counsellors from England for the last five years; the schools received grants from the provincial and federal government to finance the trips, which cost about $1,000 per person, excluding university staff time.There is talk of reviving the program to help boost international stu- dent enrolment.But Susan Tanner, recruitment coordinator at Dalhousie University, cautioned that such junkets are open for abuse.Granted, it influenced their view “that’s it’s not just icebergs up here.It’s an education province.” Still, “we don’t know how effective that was.We didn’t see a big influx.It didn’t result in numbers of students flocking up," said Tanner.“Counsellors were using it as an opportunity for a vacation.” Matthew Sheridan-Jonah, international admissions counsellor at Mount Allison University in Sackville, N.B., said the debate among admissions and recruitment officers in Atlantic Canada is ongoing.The issue arose recently at their conference, which guidance counsellors from across region attend.Their attendance was down this year, so the university officials discussed the option of footing their bills.“It’s a fairly contested issue.Some of us would feel it would affect the impartiality of a guidance counsellor.Others said, ‘Hey, it’s better to have a guidance counsellor here than not.” —CanWest News Service NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS Summer Schedule: June 21st to August 20th If von plan to make changes to your subscription (i.e.start, stop, address change), please be advised we need one (1) week notice (prior to date of change).Thank you (8i9) 569-9528 record Martin has beef with U.S.over border closure By Jason Fekete Prime Minister Paul Martin wooed western voters during a visit to the Calgary Stampede on Saturday by criticizing the United States over the ongoing BSE border closure and pledging Alberta will play a “pivotal” role in Canada’s future.Wearing a white cowboy hat, blue jean shirt and an T Love Alberta Beef sticker, Martin slammed the U.S.for keeping the border closed to live beef shipments and insisted Canada will pursue broader trading relationships with other countries.“What the Americans are doing is wrong and it has to stop,” Martin said to thunderous applause before a crowd of about 1,700 people at the Stampede grounds in downtown Calgary.“The border should be open.“The fact is, if that border isn’t open, there is going to be an increase in processing capacity in Canada.And we are going to continue to compete with the Americans and we’re going to go into foreign markets.We’re not going to allow this industry not to survive.” Exports of live cattle were halted in May 2003, See Beef, Page 12 Vets: CONT’D FROM PAGE 2 Q.The application calls for proof of a veteran’s military service.What if I can’t find it?A.If you cannot find the veteran’s service records, the Last Post Fund can apply to the National Archives of Canada on your behalf.Q.Who qualifies for grave markers?A.Veterans and disability pensioners who qualify for funeral and burial assistance automatically qualify for grave marker assistance.The Last Post Fund also has a special grave marking program for veterans’ graves that have not had a permanent headstone or footmarker for five years or more.This special program is funded through public donations, as well as a contribution of up to $100,000 a year by our Department.2004/2005 Budget Every year, the department receives funds from the Government of Canada to meet the needs of clients.This fiscal year, which ends March 31, 2005, the budget totals just under $2.8 billion.Close to 90 per cent of this money will be spent on services and benefits that directly benefit clients and their families.Here are some highlights: • About $1.6 billion will be paid out in disability pensions.• More than $251 million will go towards services and benefits provided to clients who qualify for the Veterans Independence Program.• Almost $548 million in payments will be made to, or on behalf of, clients who qualify for health-related goods and services. : ¦THE—.- RECORD Monday, July 19, 2004 page 5 New board for B-M health network Staff Health care services in Brome-Missisquoi have been officially merged and a new board of directors will now oversee the completion of the task.Heading up the network, known at least temporarily as the Centre de santé et des services sociaux La Pommeraie, will be Brome-Missisquoi Perkins Hospital director general Roger Fournier.He will serve as interim director general for the next 14 months until the merger is complete and everything is running smoothly, explained BMP spokeswoman Josée Darche in a press release.On the board of directors Marie-Claude Landry is the new president, with Mike Murray as first vice-president and Louise Roy-Yelle as second vice-president.Fournier will serve as secretary.Other board members of the new health and social services network are: Alain Bernier, Lyse Lafrance-Charlebois, Hardy Craft, Micheline Demers, Robert Desautels, Madeleine Fortin, Donald Gray Donald, Diane Laporte, Denis Lesieur, Sonia Lessard, Guy Lussier and Warren Woodworth.The new Brome-Missisquoi network is made up of some 1,200 employees and a medical team of more than 136 doctors, dentists and pharmacists.Tabacco and cash seized Staff An illegal tabacco and cigarette outlet was seized by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on Thursday in St-Denis-de-Brompton.The outlet was located in a single family home on Route 222.Customs and Excise section officers seized 75 cartons of cigarettes and 14 bags of bulk tabacco.Some canabis plants, $1,945 cash, and five improperly stored hunting rifles were also found on the scene.A 52-year-old male and a 53-year-old female were arrested, and will appear in the Sherbrooke court house on charges of unlawfully having a tabacco product in their possession that was not stamped in accordance with the provisions of the Excise Act, canabis cultivation under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, and careless storage of firearms under the Criminal Code.I'M LEARNING FRENCH Because.' more friends means more fun! CPF Join CPF (or answers and support as they discover French.www.cpf.ca Roxton Pond gets waterworks grant Staff Two weeks after blocking an $8 million infrastructure grant to install a municipal water system in Roxton Pond, the municipal affairs ministry has decided to get out its chequebook.Last week the MAM announced it will make the money available now, opening the way for work on the municipal water system to begin later this summer.The only string attached is that the MAM gets back two-thirds of any legal settlement between Stanley Tools and Roxton Pond, up to $8 million.The MAM, which administers the Canada-Que-bec infrastructure program in the province, had halted payment, saying it could adversely affect the outcome of the court case between the town and Stanley Tools, the company believed responsible for the contamination of the water table in the village.At the time the MAM said it did not want to be Satellite helps By Steve Makris Satellite navigation technology developed by a Calgary company is helping farmer Doug Mackacek tend his fields more efficiently.CSI Wireless takes over the steering of his tractors and self-propelled equipment.The auto-steering, based on global positioning system (GPS) technology, uses information from a network of permanent satellites to accurately determine the location of the tractor.Mackacek can set a straight-line course in a rectangular-shaped field, or navigate multi-curved rows with the accuracy of a 20-centimetre overlap.“Driving manually all day long during seeding leads to fatigue and mistakes like overlaps or missed sections of more than a metre,” said Mackacek, a second-generation farmer near Crossfield, north of Calgary.He said farmers can waste several thousand dollars each year by over-seeding or using too much fertilizer and other soil treatments.“In a farm our size, this technology can pay itself off in two years,” he said.“I can catch up on paperwork while in the cab or monitor the sprayer equipment.We can put in long hours, even into the night.” The tractor still needs to be manually turned back at the end of each row, but quickly finds the next row to auto-steer.It can be manually over-ridden or stops completely if it accidentally crosses the pre-set farm boundary.The system is currently sold under the name GPSteer by CSI’s subsidiary SatLoc LLC and eDrive by RHS, a U.S.-based agricultural supplier.It consists of an antenna, a digital box the size of a video cassette and a small hydraulic box that takes over the steering.It costs less than $10,000 US, but additional GPS technology improving the accuracy to a few cm can easily double the price, and additional GPS sensors on the towed equipment, such as seeders.paying for damages caused by a private company.Those damages include the presence of heavy metals and volatile organic compounds in private wells in the town.First discovered in 2001, residents have had to rely on bottled water for drinking and washing food since that time.The grant will allow the municipality to dig two wells on a property outside the affected sector, and lay down water pipes when Transport Quebec rebuilds the section of Route 139 that is Roxton Pond’s main street next month.Principale St.residents will then have water by this fall, while the rest of the village will be hooked up next spring.The town is also aiming to connect all residents around the lake as well, but that will depend on the outcome of a $30-million lawsuit the municipality has filed against Stanley, minus the amount taken back by the Quebec government.ensure they follow the tractor’s path on banked slopes.A simpler GPS version that requires manual steering costs $3,500.Future development will see farming equipment automatically work the land while farmers monitor from the comfort of their home, but CSI’s immediate plans are to add asset management to farming equipment.This would enable farmers to wirelessly monitor the status of equipment remotely.This year CSI has received $15 million from RHS for GPS-based navigational equipment, including the eDrive.CSI designs and manufactures products ranging from asset management hardware (tracking rental vehicles and shipments or remotely monitoring industrial machinery) to GPS-based marine compasses.CSI also markets the Fixed Wireless Phone — a cellphone in disguise — that looks like a desktop phone.It is becoming popular in developing countries that are choosing cell services instead of traditional fixed wire lines.The firm says it has purchase orders for $18 million-worth of the wireless phones.The agriculture navigation technology has captured the imagination of both young and traditional farmers.Gordon James,73, used to drag a tire behind his tractor to mark the rows on his Beaver Hills, Sask.farm.“It was so simple to use,” he said after completing 55 perfect rows with the CSI auto steering system.Although GPS technology has hundreds of applications, CSI has only targeted a few vertical markets.CSI has 160 employees, with offices in Calgary, Silicon Valley and Phoenix.Products are manufactured in Mexico and Calgary.—CanWest News Service technology farmers page 6 Monday, July 19, 2004 pprnpn Community Forum Editorial Can’t we be secure AND sane?Most peace-loving Canadians are prepared to accept, with patience and good humour, a certain degree of inconvenience and delay for security purposes.What irritates is the wholesale abandonment of common sense and the empowerment of officious bureaucrats to oversee its demise.Case in point — a Stanstead school teacher who has lived, worked, voted and paid taxes in Canada all her life, and has the evidence to prove it, was not issued a Canadian passport recently because 42 years ago, it was customary for expectant mothers in the border community to give birth at the closest hospital, which happened to be across the border in Newport, Vt.Lori Cloutier’s request for a passport was delayed in spite of the fact she appeared at the passport office with a 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relationship which has historically existed in the community which straddles the Canada-U.S.border, might have vouched for the practice of giving birth in the neighbouring hospital, or at the very least, made citizens of his constituency aware of new passport requirements which would affect them directly.Instead, his office added salt to the wound by suggesting the teacher abandon her Canadian identity and apply for a U.S.passport.Three months have passed and Cloutier still doesn’t have a passport.The free European trip she was promised is over and a passport office in Nova Scotia that promised to expedite the procedure is now asking her to submit her parents’ marriage certificate.I don’t know about you, but I’d wager there are few adults who have their parents marriage certificate squirreled away in a drawer.To complicate matters, Cloutier’s Catholic father and her Protestant mother were married — you guessed it — across the border in neighbouring Newport because the Catholic Church in Quebec refused to solemnize such unions.A spokesman for the Canadian Passport office stood by the decision to deny Cloutier and others in similar situations a Canadian passport, citing the need for ‘increased security measures to ensure the integrity of passports after Sept.11’.And that folks, is more frightening than any terrorist attack, and is a clear illustration of a misguided approach to security.People who intend to do harm to the nation do not appear at the passport office with flawed papers.Theirs are expertly prepared to avoid drawing suspicion.If our government is serious about protecting Canadians from terrorist threat, it should shift its focus from ordinary law-abiding Canadians to policies that address worldwide poverty, disease and corruption.It should also maintain a wide berth from those who don’t.SHARON McCULLY Letters to The Editor Thanks to Townships Stage Dear Editor, The executive of the North Hatley Community Centre would like to thank the directors and staff of Township Stage, the cast of Oh Coward! and all those who supported our benefit evening on July 16, making it such a successful occasion.G.McKnight and J.Perry-Gore Over $1,310 raised for Literacy centre Dear Editor, The fund-raising campaign for the Richmond Literacy Centre is a re- sounding success, with $1,310.50 raised from the empty bottles and cans, plus numerous donations.These funds will assist in the purchase of materials and supplies to carry out the centre’s programs.On behalf of Teri Coburn and her team, we really appreciate all the contributions made via empty bottles and cans, plus monetary ones from individuals, societies, and government agencies.We could not do this without the continued support from folks in the Richmond and Rosemère areas, and family members in Ngw York, Winnipeg, and Ottawa/Kingston.Many thanks again.Joe Kelly Rosemère and Richmond 11:16 pm The paramedics arrive.dt> Medic Alert SPEAKS FDR YOU 1-BDQ-66B-15D71 www.medicalert.ca : ¦¦ THE - RECORD Monday, July 19, 2004 page 7 Picking cabinet no simple matter for Martin The first Cabinet was created in the early 15th Century, named for the royal chamber or ' cabinet’ where the King of England’s senior advisers gathered to debate the affairs of the kingdom.He was under no obligation to heed them, of course.But instilling assorted hangers-on with a sense of artificial self-importance kept them from making mischief behind the monarch’s back.Some things haven’t changed over 500 years.On Tuesday, Prime Minister Paul Martin names a cabinet he hopes will help convert the minority government he won back into the majority he lost three weeks ago today.Cabinet-making was a relatively simple process following the first three elections of the current Liberal streak.Former prime minister Jean Chretien merely picked the most pliable and loyal, if not the brightest, MPs among the successfully elected, ensured a proper gender and geographical balance, added a few visible minorities and, presto!, had a cabinet ready to whip its will onto hapless backbenchers seated behind their inflated heads.But this fourth consecutive Liberal government is under minority rule and that means the cabinet will lack the clout to impose its legislation on the House of Commons.It will require negotiators, compromisers and salesmen to succeed.Martin will not have the luxury of making a mid-term correction either; this is likely the first and final lineup to guide whatever term he can wrestle from a coalition of the willing in Parliament.As such, the prime minister may be tempted not to gamble on unproven creative talent, sticking with his staid first-round picks to reduce the risk of rookie mistakes in an unstable and volatile House.But if there was ever a time for a blood transfusion at the heart of a shaky government, this is it.To swear in the same lineup of ministers (minus the handful of election casualties) who launched his tepid reign as prime minister would only reinforce the misgivings voters clearly had about Martin’s inaugural stab at governing.His cabinet featured many ministers who, while eager enough, were spectacularly inactive and unimaginative.Cast your mind back to those empty six months and, aside from a lot of self-professed angst at the sponsorship scandal, just try to recall one captivating Martin-launched initiative.Prepare to draw a blank.After I questioned the lacklustre lineup of recycled regulars and dimly-lit rookies last winter, Liberal strategists of the day delivered a smug and pat answer: Be patient.The stars are rising.After the election, there’ll be a political supernova on the front bench.Viewpoint Don Martin CanWest News And so, we wait to be dazzled on Tuesday, but should be braced for disappointment.The summer news doldrum has triggered rampant speculation about the ins and outs of the cabinet lineup, which one senior Martin flack blasted as the most erroneous of his 10 years in Liberal flackdom.But some rumours do have greater political currency than others.Ralph Goodale, soon to be formerly of finance, and Anne McLellan of deputy prime minister fame, are expected to swap portfolios to give Goodale some glory along with the grief of returning to the thankless task of being government house leader.Former B.C.premier Ujjal Dosanjh and B.C.business executive David Emerson are front bench bound.Ditto for former hockey great Ken Dryden, albeit in a junior portfolio.And Quebec lieutenant Jean Lapierre will be given a post where his size 13 shoe-swallowing mouth cannot talk the government into too much trouble.But this much is even clearer.The bloated cabinet of old will not shrink much below its 39-minister membership, the wasteful deployment of parliamentary secretaries will persist to reward the second-stringers and too many familiar faces long past their best-before dates will reclaim the $65,000 pay premium, the government car, dri- ver and bevy of well-paid sycophants to stroke their mighty ministerial egos.David Anderson, the environment minister whose personal zeal in favour of the Kyoto Accord turned into much hot air when it came time to tackle greenhouse gas reductions, should be turfed.But he won’t.One can’t imagine why the uninspired Andy Mitchell would return to languish in Indian Affairs, although he may be the perfect fit for Martin’s vacuous aboriginal promises.Lucienne Robillard has failed to energize the industry portfolio, but the unbeatable combination of being female and a francophone not only guarantees her survival but could foreshadow a promotion.If he needs fresh cabinet material, Martin might consider John Godfrey and, as much as this pains me to say it, turncoat Scott Brison.Bringing in Karen Redman, Anita Neville and perhaps rookie Ruby Dhalla would bolster the shallow ranks of cabinet women, now numbering barely a quarter of the cabinet contingent.Perhaps, in the end, the names matters little because the ancient history of cabinet is still very much alive.Ministers rarely have the clout to reflect their politics and personalities in departmental legislation.They're pretenders to the throne.The final word on governing still rests with the ruler.—CanWest News Service Diplomatic pressure opened Kazemi trial in Iran: PM Martin By Tim Naumetz with files from Jason Fekete The federal government claimed victory Saturday after Canada’s ambassador to Iran was allowed to observe the dramatic opening of a Tehran trial in the murder of Iranian-Canadian journalist Zahra Kazemi.Prime Minister Paul Martin, in Calgary attending that city’s Stampede, told journalists that aggressive diplomacy led to Canadians being allowed at the trial.“As a result of the very strong measures taken by (Foreign Affairs) Minister (Bill) Graham, the Canadian ambassador has been given observer’s status and was at the trial today in Iran,” Martin said.“That is a very important step forward.And it’s one to which Canada and the family are entitled under international law.” Graham only three days earlier recalled Ambassador Philip Mackinnon after Iranian government officials declared Canadian observers would be barred from the trial of an Iranian intelligence agent accused of killing Kazemi.Graham had also left the door open to further diplomatic sanctions.“We believe the pressure that we put on this week permitted this development to happen,” Graham’s spokeswoman, Isabelle Savard, said Saturday.Kazemi — a 54-year-old Montreal photojournalist who had lived in Canada for 10 years prior to her death in Iran a year ago this month — was arrested after taking pictures of student protests outside a Tehran prison.She suffered a traumatic brain hemorrhage linked to a vicious head blow delivered sometime during her 17 days in custody.Iran initially claimed Kazemi had died of a stroke, but a committee appointed by Iranian President Mohammad Khatami found she had died on July 10, 2003 of a fractured skull and massive hemorrhaging.The intelligence agent accused in the murder, Mohammad Reza Aghdam Ah-madi, pleaded innocent to what Iranian prosecutors described as the “semi-pre- meditated murder” of Kazemi.Reports of the trial’s first day said Kazemi’s mother, who lives in Iran, wept and demanded justice.“I was forced to consent to quick burial,” said Ezzat Kazemi.“Her breast had been burned, her hand and foot had been broken.I saw it myself.” Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi, who is leading Kazemi’s legal team, accused prison official Mohammad Bakhshi of inflicting the fatal blow to Kazemi’s head.Bakhshi, a member of Iran’s judiciary, has already been cleared of any wrongdoing.The Canadian government has blamed Tehran prosecutor Saeed Mortazvi, who indicted Ahmadi, for the death.Iran reformists have accused Mortazvi of trying to cover up facts in the case.Kazemi’s son, Stephan Hachemi of Montreal, said Iranian officials should not even have considered the idea of barring observers.Hachemi also criticized Canadian officials for failing to inform him of abrupt opening of the trial to observers.Iranian authorities have refused Hache-mi’s attempts to bring his mother’s body back to Canada for an autopsy.Iran refuses to recognize Kazemi’s Canadian citizenship, because she also held an Iranian passport.—For CanWest News Sei-vice ms your central ,vision becoming k blurred?a Macular degeneration is the leading cause o' blindness in Canada.If you experience any change in vision, consult your eye-care professional.nThe Canadian National Institute for the Blind 1-800-513-7813 www.cnib.ca INSIDE Putting together your own computer .see Page 10 page 8 Monday, July 19, 2004 Newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Tel: 819-569-6345; Fax: 819-569-3945 •Jnl» Working out keeps you young By Chris Zdeb Lyman Matthews is not a young man, but people who see him regularly working out in the gym are always amazed when they find out he just turned 94.His straight posture, trim figure, ease of movement and muscle strength suggest a man about two decades younger.His secret?Regular exercise, a healthy diet and a joie de vivre, with a pinch of good genetics thrown in.Lance Parkes, who works out at the same time as Lyman, says his friend is an inspiration.“And he’s not a crabby guy.A lot of us guys get crabby as we get older, but not Lyman." The nonagenarian says he’s always been upbeat and he’s been active most of his life.There were gymnastics until his midteens, gardening as an adult and currently an hour’s workout, three times a week at a YMCA in Edmonton.He’s been working out for almost 20 years.“I wanted a general workout and I asked one of the (trainers) to put together a program for me," he says.His early-morning workout regimen looks something like this: • Five to 10 minutes of warm-up exercises: • A set of 12 repetitions at a 45-pound (20 kg) setting on the seated row machine; • One set of 100 pounds (45 kg) on the dual axis pull-down machine; • One set of 45 pounds (20 kg) on the pectoral fly machine; • One set of 100 pounds (45 kg) on the leg press; • One set of reps, 55 pounds (25 kg) on the leg extension machine; •Ninety-five pounds (43 kg) on the cable machine; • Single arm rows with a 20-pound (nine kg) free weight; • A 25-minute cardiac workout on a recumbent stationary bike.On the days he doesn’t go to the gym, Lyman works out on the NordicTrack ski machine he has at home and he does stairs.“There are 16 steps between floors in the building so I walk backwards down one flight and then I go up forwards.I go up and down like this five times each way.Then I turn it around and go down forwards and go up backwards, which is much harder.I always hold on to the railing.” Lyman, who has been on his own since the death of his wife Dorothy 14 years ago, cooks his own meals, which are simple.“I don’t use any fancy sauces.” Breakfast is a bowl of oatmeal or a cold bran cereal with sliced banana and homemade soy milk he makes himself because he’s lactose intolerant.“I’ll also have a slice of cantaloupe, some grapes and an apple.” Lunch is some sliced green or red pepper or some beans or a bowl of soup.Dinner is usually a slice of fried tofti or a piece of salmon or occasionally chicken for protein, and several different kinds of steamed vegetables and maybe rice.Lyman makes enough to freeze and label several servings to eat on the days when he doesn’t feel like cooking or doesn’t have time.He’s a member of the Old Strathcona Seniors Choir, which keeps a busy pace entertaining seniors in hospitals, lodges or wherever they gather.“So many people say life is boring but I can’t see why.There are too many things to do, organizations to belong to,” he says.Lyman says he’s slowed down since he was diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica, an autoimmune disorder, three years ago.“I used to be able to walk all day, but 1 can’t walk for more than an hour now without getting light-headed,” he says.He has hearing aids in both ears and takes medication for an irregular heartbeat that he’s had for 50 years, medication to regulate his thyroid, and calcium supplements because he’s lactose intolerant, but he considers he’s in pretty good shape for his age.“Without exercise 1 definitely would not feel this good,” Lyman says.“We all have to make more of an effort to keep active.” —CanWestNews Service lîjips a## mam»#*®M- mmmmmmv CANWEST NEWS SERVICE Without exercise I definitely would not feel this good.We all have to make more of an effort to keep active," says 94-year-old Lyman Matthews.Short-term stress good for you, say researchers By Nicholas Read You see a car coming towards you.A crash and injury appear to be imminent and your stress level goes through the roof.But horrible as the experience is, help is at hand.Your immune system is ready with its dukes up.“It gets revved,” says University of British Columbia psychologist Gregory Miller.“It gets revved up in anticipation of something bad that could happen.” It’s an example of how increased stress can heighten our resistance to illness and disease, says Miller, the coauthor of a new report on stress and the immune system.In much the same way the immune system of early man shifted into overdrive when he was being chased by a hungry lion, so do ours when we are confronted with a speeding car.Both circumstances suggest imminent trouble, but in both cases the body is ready See Stress, Page 11 Townships Life ¦—THE».! — : I — RECORD Generation Today Monday, July 19, 2004 page 9 The brat factor: How to avoid rearing a Donald Trump or a drama queen By Joanne Good Parents don’t set out to raise spoiled, insensitive brats,” says Dr.Michele Borba, award-winning author of parenting tomes such as Parents Do Make a Difference.“But kids are smart, and at a very early age, they figure out what works.” So if your kid’s attitude is potty and you don’t know what to do, Borba's latest title is required summer reading: Don’t Give Me That Attitude! 24 Things Kids Do and How to Stop Them (Jossey-Bass, 2004, $21.99).Inspired by countless e-mails the former teacher received from parents bemoaning the teen-like attitude of their youngest offspring, Borba decided to take on a modern dilemma she dubs The Big Brat Factor.“Kids can become con artists at three, charming others with their fluttering eyelashes.“They hear it works, they see it works and they continue.” Left unchallenged and uncorrected, they become what she calls Donald Trump clones, drama queens or Cruella deVil.It ain’t pretty and Borba sets out to prove attitudes don’t need just an adjustment, they need an overhaul.She cites several U.S.surveys, including a recent Time/CNN poll, that show two out of three parents say their kids measure their self-worth by possessions more than their parents did at the same age.Another reveals more than two-thirds of school police officers (this is in the U.S.) say younger children are acting more aggressively.The Center for a New American Dream, a non-profit organization that focuses on responsible consumption, conducted an intriguing poll of 12- to 17-year-olds.It found kids nag parents, on average, nine times to get a product their elders refuse to buy.About half the parents finally give in.None of this is a phase kids grow out of, warns Borba in a telephone interview from her Palm Springs, Calif., of- fice.“It’s not kids being kids.Indulging our kids in the end rips their character.” The subject is so vital to Borba’s philosophy, her latest book is really the third in a trilogy.The first was the groundbreaking tome called Building Moral Intelligence (Jossey-Bass, 2001), which is now the framework for several school programs.She reveals seven sound virtues _ empathy, conscience, self-control, respect, kindness, tolerance and fairness _ and how to teach them at home and in classrooms.The goal is to build a moral muscle so kids know to do the right thing in the face of hard choices.In 2003, Borba followed with No More Misbehavin’ focusing on 38 diverse and wild behaviours such as short attention span, over-perfectionism, put-downs and stealing.While Don’t Give Me That Attitude! tackles only 24 “rude, selfish, insensitive things kids do,” it is thicker by far and full of research and tips on how to See Book, Page 10 n- Things Kids ! >o ,md How to Stop Them Step- v.by-Step ' Ur Parents o< KIDS item 5-15 CANWEST NEWS SERVICE Book Cover: Don’t Give Me That Attitude! 24 Things Kids Do and How to Stop Them, by Dr.Michele Borba.JUMPAI R F O R D r aç « r i ALTITUDE 2800' CIRCUIT } ^ I ADVENTURE PARK >,i y?V «% ISHOWS ENJOY IT ALL AT MONT ORFORD FREE FOR TWO DAYS! 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get exactly what you want without the hassle of dealing with retail crowds and salespeople.Dell, for example, will deliver a new computer to your door in a matter of days; all you need to do is unpack the box, and you’re in business.For a small minority, however, creating their own PC is an even more personalized experience.Rather than buy a PC from a brand-name manufacturer, these people want to build their own computers from scratch.This DIY crowd believes they can get the ideal computer with the right components — and save plenty of money.It is difficult to provide details on specific savings because prices depend on the quality of components.But, generally speaking, consumers can expect to save 10 per cent to 50 per cent compared with retail prices.The real value for many DIYers — whether they are building a budget, gaming, home theatre or business PC — is the power to pick components to meet their specific needs.Someone into video games may want an expensive graphics card and processor, while another person who is into Web browsing and word processing would need less powerful and less expensive components.What do you need to build your own PC?To start, you require patience, time and some technical expertise.It is not an exercise for everyone, but it can be fi- nancially and personally rewarding.Sarah Thompson, a public relations manager with a high-tech consulting firm, made the decision to build her own PC because she wanted control over what went in the system.“It’s actually pretty easy once you have guidance and ask for enough advice," she said.“Anyone with the resolve to research it and be prepared is capable of doing it.” Key to success is knowing in advance how your computer will be used and getting the right components.It is im- portant, she said, to consider a longterm horizon to ensure the system can be easily upgraded.The cost of her system was about $600, or 50 per cent below retail.Thompson said the best value came from buying parts from wholesalers rather than retailers such as Future Shop or Best Buy.For people interested in building their own systems but unwilling to do the dirty work, an option is hiring a computer specialist.This provides the best of both worlds: getting the system you want without the complications of actually having to put it together.Don Foreman, president of Foretronix Inc.(www.foretronix.com), which provides technical consulting services to residential and corporate customers, said building your own PC is challenging because parts can be damaged easily, and the building process can be baffling.“You can take weeks to do it, and not even do it correctly,” he said.“It is very technical and complex, and you don’t know where to turn to for answers when you’re stuck.” Foreman said it is hard to compete on price with companies such as Dell, which sells PCs for as little as $400.While getting a bargain is attractive to most consumers, Foreman said his customers don’t mind paying more for a custom-built computer and good service.“There is huge demand for what we do because people feel they don’t have anyone to turn to, and they feel alone and deserted by computer makers,” he said.“They don’t get good support and they get treated like a number — whereas we can give personal service and hold your hand.It is a real niche.” Foreman said his firm charges clients a fee of 15 per cent of their computers’ components costs.This includes tweaking the system’s software so it performs properly, and a free follow-up visit to fix any problems.“They get better bang for the buck, which includes service,” he said.“In the end, the customer is a lot happier because they have someone to talk to about their computer, and someone to service it.” —CanWestNews Service Generation Today Book: Cont’d from Page 9 diagnose the problem, manage life and use books and movies to support a new-and-improved attitude.But what’s the difference between behaviour and attitude and why does it matter?Borba argues the difference is enough to make parents move quickly once when they see behaviours turn into full-blown stinky attitudes.A behaviour is an annoying thing a kid does to cope with life — pounding on a sibling, talking back, having a tantrum, tattling — actions parents in- stantly know are wrong.Attitudes, on the other hand, run deep.Bad attitudes include arrogance, bad temper, domination, freshness, greed, manipulation, narrow-mindedness, pessimism, cruelty or non-compliance.These become a way of looking at the world and in turn, become a child’s character and destiny, she cautions.Poor behaviours are symptoms, but bad attitudes are the disease.Luckily, getting this under control is doable, says the ever-optimistic Borba, who frequently talks about her approach on TV’s Vicki Gabereau, Balance and The View."Pick just one attitude that’s starting to get in the way of your child’s reputation as a person and begin there.” Her DIY manuals give parents a customized plan that reads like a good intervention or 12-step program: Think positively, make one immediate change in your own reaction to your child’s habits, persist on only one change for a minimum of 21 days and back it up with community support including teachers, caregivers and favourite relatives.Impatience, for example, is an attitude that shows up as constant interrupting, wanting things “right here, right now" and not caring about trampling anyone in the process.Borba says scientific studies have proven patience is crucial to everyone in achieving goals, resolving conflicts and enjoying life moment by moment.She recommends parents intentionally make a kid wait so she can learn the skill of waiting.And don’t give in.Then stretch the child’s patience, little by little, teaching tactics like holding her breath, freezing-on-the-spot so she can get control of herself, and stretching exercises, if she’s an older child.Borba cautions that much of this begins with a parent’s honest self-awareness.Because when you spot a bad attitude, it can also mean you've got it.And that’s the hardest work of all, she adds.—For Can West News Service Townships Life —— ¦¦¦THti — =RECORD= Feature Story Stress: Cont’d from Page 8 to do what it can to heal the wound and make sure infection doesn’t set in.People subjected to this kind of short-term stress can have twice as many natural-disease-killer cells in their systems than people at rest, says Miller’s study: Psychological Stress and the Human Immune System: A Meta- Analytic Study of 30 years of Inquiry.But stress can undermine the immune system as well, his research shows.It’s safe to say stress does far more harm than good, he and researcher Suzanne Segerstrom of the University of Kentucky conclude in their paper.More than 300 studies on the subject note prolonged exposure to stress hurts our ability to ward off disease.What it doesn’t say is whether an immune system undermined by stress leads to an increased incidence of illness.Logic suggests that it must, but beware of conclusions based on logic, cautions Miller.“Once it seemed logical that the world was flat," he said in an interview.“Logic has led in the wrong direction many times." Instead, he prefers to wait for scientific proof.“It’s intriguing, but it’s only suggestive." 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NACAC.“This event will be a showcase for a number of athletes who will be participating not in Athens, but at the Beijing Olympics (2008),” explained Athletics Canada president Jean-Guy Ouellette.“You can expect to see some world class performances and some outstanding Canadian athletes.” The Canadian team is comprised of 48 athletes — 25 men and 23 women — from all across the country.Locally, the team will be represented by three athletes, Sherbrooke’s Foley twins and Cambellton, NB native Marie-Andrée Leblanc.Leblanc, a medical student and member of the University of Sherbrooke Vert & Or track team, qualified for the 4x100m relay team by placing fourth recently in the consolation final of the Canadian championships in Victoria.An expert in the 60m sprint, Leblanc is PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL New Brunswick native Marie-Andrée Leblanc will also compete July 30-Aug.1.excited for the opportunity to compete in Sherbrooke.“It will be nice to compete on this track, as I know it really well,” said Leblanc, who has a personal best time of 11.98 seconds in the 100m.“I’m filled with pride to compete here.I chose Sherbrooke because I would be able to compete and complete my medical degree, and so far everything has been just exceptional.” Although the Foley twins, David and Marie-Claude, failed to qualify for the team originally, the pair of athletes from Sherbrooke let out whoops of excitement and hugged each other when it was announced they would still be added to the team and have the opportunity -to compete at NACAC.David will compete in the pole vault, while Marie-Claude will compete in the 400m hurdles.“It’s going to be a lot of fun,” said Braves route Expos Eli Marrero hit a grand slam in the first inning, Chipper Jones finished a double short of the cycle, and the Atlanta Braves routed the Montreal Expos 16-5 Sunday.The Braves won their sixth straight series by taking three of four from Montreal.Jones drove in four runs and J.D.Drew extended his career-best hitting streak to 15 games with two singles.John Thomson (7-7) allowed three runs and eight hits in five innings to win for the first time in three starts.Before the game, the Expos traded outfielder Carl Everett to the White Sox for minor league pitchers Jon Rauch and Gary Majewski.Everett played the final 73 games of last season for Chicago after starting 2003 with Texas, and has played just 39 games this year because of injuries.Tony Batista had a two-run homer and a double for Montreal, 3-10 against Atlanta this season.Endy Chavez, Ter-rmel Sledge, Juan Rivera, Jamey Carroll had two hits each.Marie-Claude about the possibility of competing with her brother.“And the fact that it is happening here in Sherbrooke, makes it all the better.” Ouellette was quick to draw parallels between the Foleys and hurdler Angela Whyte.Whyte, a native of Edmonton, did not meet the standards to make the national team back in 2001 when Edmonton played host to the World Track and Field championships.However, because of a hometown exemption, Whyte was able to compete and this summer qualified for the Athens Olympics.“I think Angela demonstrates what participating in a world class event can do for your training and your attitude," said Ouellette.“And I hope that (the Foleys) will take in everything that will happen at NACAC and use it to further their development as athletes and people.” University of Sherbrooke track and field and national team coach Richard Crevier was also on hand and says this Canadian team has the potential to PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL Sherbrooke twins Marie-Claude (left) and David Foley will compete in the 400m hurdles and pole vault, respectively, at the NACAC track and field championships.have an excellent event.While they aren’t placing a number on the amount of medals the team would like to finish with, he says the team will be setting some team goals.“I think with the caliber of competition and the setup, we are going to set the goal of everyone achieving a personal best at this competition,” concluded Crevier.“When you are invited to a championship of this high level, it has the ability to bring out the best in anyone, especially with quality opponents.This will be a competition to remember.” Russell wins Challenger Staff American Michael Russell defeated second-seeded Davide San-guinetti if Italy in straight sets of 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday to win the Granby Challenger singles title Russell made it to the finals by defeating fellow countryman Huntley Montgomery 6-2, 6-0 in the opening round; Zbinel Mlynarik of Austria 6-4, 6-2 in the second round; American K.J.Hippensteel 6-7, 7-6, 7-5 in the quarterfinals and then Canadian and defend- ing champion Frank Dancevic 6-4, 6-1 in the semis on Saturday.Sanguinetti defeated American Amer Délie 4-6, 6-3 7-6 in the other semi-final.The bad news was double for Sanguinetti on Saunday at the $50,000 US event.The Italian not only let the singles title slip away, he also lost in the double final.Sanguinetti and his partner Harel Levy of Israel, the top seeded doubles teairï, lost 6-2,7-6 to Dancevic and American Brian Barker. : ¦" — ' 'I' ' — '¦¦¦¦¦¦ 1 .—THE» page 14 Monday, July 19, 2004 RECORD ^SPORTS uijOiJ à aO il Sports Notebook Hamilton wins British Open in playoff Toughened by a 12-year journey through some of the most obscure outposts in golf, Todd Hamilton finally arrived in a major way Sunday with a playoff victory over Ernie Els to win the British Open.A year ago, he didn't even have a PGA Tour card.After a hard-fought final round at Royal Troon and four extra holes against one of the best players in the world, the 38-year-old American won the claret jug and was introduced as the champion golfer of the year.Hamilton made four pars in the playoff, the last one the toughest of all.From 40 yards short of the cup, he used a utility club to bump the ball along the crusty grass to within two feet of the cup.Els had one last chance, but missed a 15-foot birdie putt.Expos trade Everett to White Sox The Montreal Expos traded outfielder Carl Everett to the Chicago White Sox on Sunday for right-handed pitchers Jon Rauch and Gary Majewski.Both Rauch and Majewski were optioned to triple-A Edmonton.The White Sox also got cash considerations in the deal.Rauch, 25, is 3-2 with a 6.51 ERA in 10 career games (eight starts) for Chicago since making his big league debut last season.Earlier this season, Rauch went 1-1 with a 6.23 ERA in a pair of starts for the White Sox.Rated by Baseball America as one of the top pitching prospects, the six-foot-11 Rauch — believed to be the tallest pitcher in big league history — was ranked as Chicago’s top prospect entering the 2001 season.A year later, he was ranked No.2.IAAF suggests stripping US relay gold The International Association of Athletics Federations said that the U.S.4x400-metre relay team, led by Michael Johnson, should be stripped of its 2000 Olympic gold.The recommendation is tied to 400-metre world champion Jerome Young’s positive doping test in 1999.The IAAF, which held an unusual council meeting here, will now make recommendations to the International Olympic Committee.On TV Thursday • BASEBALL: 7 p.m.; Major League Baseball regular season.New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Sportsnet.10 p.m.; Toronto Blue Jays at Oakland A’s, Sportsnet.Around Town To submit your sporting event, fax it to (819) 569-3945, email newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com or contact Mike Hickey at (819) 569-6345.Upcoming • JUNIOR ELITE BASEBALL: Saturday, LaSalle Cards at Sherbrooke Bombardiers, Amédée-Roy Stadium, Sherbrooke, 7 p.m.• JUNIOR LACROSSE: Thursday, St-Hubert Patriotes at Windsor Eagles, Julien Ducharme Arena, Fleurimont.• SENIOR LACROSSE: Sunday, Quebec Lacrosse League (QLL) playoffs, Shawinigan at Windsor Eagles, Game 3 (if necessary), J.A.Lemay Arena, Windsor.University Basketball Rousseau and Murphy back with Gaiters By Mike Hickey Special to The Record The Bishop’s Gaiters women’s basketball team enjoyed its finest season in over a decade last year when they captured the Quebec University Basketball League title and then followed that up by winning a pair of games at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport national championships.After dropping their opening game to the University of Winnipeg, Rod Gilpin’s squad rebounded with two victories to claim the consolation title.With one title under his belt, head coach Rod Gilpin is looking for a second consecutive championship and another shot at a national title.From the looks of things the Gaiters will enter the 2004-05 season as the team to beat in Quebec and a legitimate contender to challenge for the coveted Canadian title.Never one to sit on his laurels, Gilpin was active on the recruiting trail last year and was able to entice one elite player to attend the Lennoxville school.Laure “Lo” Pitfield, a graduate of Ottawa’s Elmwood High School, is a six-foot-two shot blocker who averaged more than 16 points and four blocks a game for her club team, the Ottawa Shooting Stars.She gives the Gaiters some much needed size it has been lacking the last two seasons and like the majority of Bishop’s athletes, Pitfield is a true student-athlete.She earned an academic scholarship to the school.“Lo is a gifted player, despite only having played competitive basketball for three years.She has solid fundamentals and is a serious athlete, her potential is scary,” said Gilpin.“She possesses the skills to not only be a post presence, but has the athletic ability to play anywhere on the floor and will fit in nicely with the up-tempo style of game we like to play.” While Gilpin’s other recruiting efforts fell short, he received some more' good news last month when senior guards Christine Murphy and Amelie Rousseau announced they will return to Lennoxville in the fall to complete their fifth year with the Gaiters basketball program.Both players graduated this spring and were undecided on whether to return for their final year of university eligibility or to enter the working world.Murphy, who was a student-teacher at Lennoxville Elementary School last year, was contemplating a full-time teaching position this fall while Rousseau was planning to put her business degree to practical use.But both plans have been put on hold as they take one more crack at a national championship.“As a coach I am excited to have Amelie and Christine back not only because it keeps our key playing rotation in tact, but also because they are simply great kids," Gilpin said earlier this month.“They are a big part of our success and I am excited that they will have the opportunity to be RECORD FILE PHOTO iVmüI - * WMSi 2 j ;ÉÉÉÉi Amelie Rousseau (pictured) and Christine Murphy will be back with Bishop’s this season.part of what we expect to be another successful season.Along with France (Lanoie) and Anouk (Boulanger) we have one of the most experienced and talented backcourts in the country.” Both Murphy and Rousseau expressed excitement at the prospect of playing for a national championship and are looking forward to a return to Winnipeg .(site of next year’s women’s championship tournament) to improve upon a fifth place performance.“Being able to return to Bishop’s to use my fifth year of eligibility makes me feel like the luckiest person in the world,” said Ottawa native Murphy.“I want to leave my university career with no regrets and knowing I gave everything possible to achieve my goals and dreams.I feel privileged to be coming back to a team with such outstanding people and coaching staff.“Also the community support is another factor that makes the Bishop’s experience so special and left me wanting to come back for more.” Rousseau, a Sherbrooke native who previously starred at Le Triolet High School and Collège de Sherbrooke, decided she wasn’t ready to put an end to her competitive basketball career just yet.“I want to come back because playing basketball at the university level is a one time opportunity and 1 don’t want to look back in five years and tell myself that I could’ve played one more year,” concluded Rousseau.“On top of that we are very lucky because we have a special team and I know that we are going to work hard next year to accomplish what we can.I feel like I have unfinished business at the nationals, and I don’t want to miss out on one more chance at a championship.” .RECORD, Monday, July 19, 2004 page 15 The Partridge He appears on the roadside At the dusk of day, Far from his protective abode He dares not stray.So quiet he is, So proud he stands.With quiet caution His surroundings he scans.And then when sure No danger is about His beak meets the ground With a jolting clout.Selecting pebbles Is part of his plan, As he concentrates On the job at hand.And then as quickly As he came, He flutters off To his domain.And as much as eyes And ears do strain, He’s no longer available To entertain.Georgia Norman Richmond, Que.In Memoriams Death Deaths HENDERSON, Alfred (Manny) - In loving memory of a husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather who left us July 19, 2002.Always remembered and sadly missed by GERTIE (wife) AND ALL THE FAMILY HUFF - In loving memory of our beloved mother and grandmother, Edna Mary (Brown) Huff, who entered into eternal rest and peace on July 19,1982.“Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them.” Rev, 14:13.“In my Father’s House are many mansions.I go to prepare a place for you.” John 14:2.Lovingly remembered by CYNTHIA & RONALD DREW AND FAMILY KENNETH & GLENDA HUFF AND FAMILY Ascot Women’s Institute meeting The June meeting of the Ascot W.I.was held in the tea room at the Grace Christian Home.The president, Marion Annesley, welcomed members and guests, W.I.members who are now residents of the Home.The meeting opened with the Collect, Salute to the Flag and the Oath of Citizenship repeated in unison.A minute of silence was observed in honour of those who lost their lives on D Day.Marion read “Treasured Friends.” Roll Call was answered by four members who brought items for the residents’ store and sweets for afternoon tea.The minutes of the last meeting were accepted as read.We were reminded of the food sale on Friendship Day.The treasurer’s report was given.Margaret Hall gave a detailed report of the County meeting.There are 31 members in the country, 14 attended the meeting.Money raised from the food sale will go to the Lennoxville Elementary School.The County Military Whist will be on June 17th.There will be a W.I.' spot in the L.E.S.yearbook.The Rally on October 2nd was discussed.Margaret Hall gave an excellent report of the Convention which she said was the best she had ever attended.The next County meeting will be on August 10th at Milby.Our next meeting will be on September 9th.There will be a sale for World Food Day.The meeting was adjourned.Members served tea and sweets to the residents.All enjoyed the good old time music played by Wayne Nutbrown, Bruce Patton, Perry Beaton and Stuart Deacon.Submitted by Orma Kingsley Kinnear’s Mills Audrey Allan Congratulations to Robin Jamieson, son of Helen and Rufus Jamieson, and Melissa Ledoux, daughter of Angèle and Marc Ledoux who were married May 2, 2004 at the Brome Fair Grounds.Many in this area attended the wedding and reception.James Allan attended the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of Quebec l.O.O.F.held at Granby, May 29-30.He also attended the Ledoux and Jamieson wedding at the Brome Fair Grounds.While in the area he spent the weekend with Normand and Louise Breton.Don, Linda, Lynn and Jean Rothney of Cookshire, spent Saturday with the Allan’s at Blinkbonnie.MILLS, June - After a courageous battle with cancer at her home surrounded by her loved ones at the age 58 years.June Alice Drew, beloved wife Bill Mills and dear mother of Scott (Mary-Anne).Loving daughter of Aileen Marlin and the late Robert Drew and sister of Margaret (Arthur Coté), Barbara, Jim (Debbie Hartley), Larry, John, Mary, Terry (Barbara Guthrie) and the late Nancy Drew.June will also be sadly missed by many nieces, nephews and friends.In respect of June’s wishes, there will be no visitation, a private family service will be held at a later date at her home.Arrangements entrusted to the Cass Funeral Homes Inc., 6 Belvidere St., Lennoxville, Que., 564-1750.As memorial tributes, donations to the charity of your choice will be greatly appreciated by the family.Card of Thanks THORNE -1 wish to thank all my friends who sent cards on my 75th birthday.Also to my children for the “Come and Go” Tea.The memories will stay with me forever.JEAN THORNE Medic Alert ALWAYS O M CALC www.medicalert.ca For more Information 1-BOD-66B-15D7 NIXON, Charles W.- Peacefully at CHUS, Fleurimont Hospital, on Friday, July 16th, 2004 in his 56th year.Charles Nixon, son of the late Edwin Nixon and the late Lorna Moreland, beloved husband of Carol and loving father of Carie (Shawn Frost) and Vicki (Jason Morse), cherished papa of Hannah, Paige and River; dear brother of Don (Anne) and Brenda (Johnny); son-in-law of the late William Paterson and Winnifred Perkins.Chuck leaves to mourn his brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, his dearly loved nieces, nephews, also many other relatives and friends.Resting at the Cass Funeral Homes Inc., 295 Principale St.S., Richmond, Que., where family and friends may visit on Tuesday, July 20th, 2004 from 2 to 4 p.m., and 7 to 9 p.m., and on Wednesday, July 21st, 2004 from 1:30 to 2:15 p.m., followed by a funeral service at the Richmond-Melbourne United Church at 2:30 p.m., with the Rev.Reginald Jennings officiating.Interment in the Maple Grove Cemetery.As memorial tributes, donations to the Wales Home, Richmond or to the Canadian Cancer Society would greatly be appreciated by the family.PELLERIN, Rachel (née Whipple) - Peacefully on June 29, 2004, in her 82nd year, at Argenteuil Hospital in Lachute, Quebec.Beloved wife of the late Roger William Pellerin.Dear mother of Linda (William Jones), Brenda and Shirley (Royce McCombs).Loving grandmother of Roger Cass (Laura Clark) and devoted great-grandmother of Stuart and Logan Cass.Predeceased by all of her siblings: Norman, Joyce (Gardner Audet), Glennis (Stanley Miller), Arnold and Richard.The family would like to thank the staff of the Médaillon d’Or for their wonderful care and compassion.In keeping with her wishes, cremation occurred following a private family service on July 2, 2004.A memorial service will be held in Christ Church, 550 Dufferin, Stanstead, Quebec, at a future date, followed by interment in Beebe Protestant Cemetery.Memorial donations in Rachel’s name may be made to Christ Church, Stanstead, c/o The Reverend Curtis Patterson, 54 Cutting Street, Coaticook, Quebec J1A 2G3.RATES and DEADLINES: ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICES BIRTH & DEATH NOTICES, CARDS OF THANKS, IN MEMORIAMS, BRIEFLETS: Text only: 32c per word.Minimum charge $8.00 ($9.20 taxes included) Discounts: 2 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Monday, July 19, 2004 ! ¦THE ¦ - RECORD Childless responses Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Childless in the East,” who asked you for a good response when people say, “When are you going to have kids?” My wife and I waited to have children.We shut up the insensitive clods by giving them an indignant look and replying, “I cannot begin to imagine how that would possibly interest you.” We both had good jobs and enjoyed traveling.We also saved and invested.We had children when we were ready, and by then, we could provide nicely for them and give them the quality of life they deserved.— George in Jacksonville, Fla.Dear George: We were overwhelmed with suggested responses.Read on: Pensacola, Fla.: Years ago, my daughter was asked when she would have kids.I suggested she reply indignantly, “We’d NEVER do that! We’re vegetarians.” Redding, Calif.: A friend once asked, “When are you going to have a baby?” My husband replied, “Well, we keep kissing and kissing, and nothing happens.” Jacksonville, Fla.: My best answer is, “When they come with a return policy.” Chicago: My sister’s favorite response was, “On the third Thursday after the second blue moon of a year evenly divisible by seven.” People didn’t ask twice.Engagement announcement Annie’s Mailbox Wisconsin: Here’s mine: “If I wanted to hear the pitter-patter of little feet, I’d put shoes on my cat.” Works for me.Spokane, Wash.: I tell people, “I don’t breed well in captivity.” East Coast: My husband’s favorite answer is, “My wife and I prayed for 20 years for children, and then we found out that’s not how you do it.” Indianapolis: I like this one: “I love kids.I had one last night with a glass of Chianti and fava beans.” New York: “We used to have two, but we traded them in for a new car.” East Coast: Tell them, “I can’t bear children,” then refuse to explain yourself.Portsmouth, Nil.: When people ask, “When are you guys having kids?” just say: “I don’t know.What have you heard?” SdFi Fan: “When are you going to have kids?” Answer: “You mean you can’t see them?” Georgia: How’s this: “I don’t know.When are you going to have manners?” New York: My husband would look dejected and say, “Well, you see, there was this accident at the factory .” People would immediately apologize.Michigan: I tell people, “Oh, I’ve had several children, but the state kept taking 80th Birthday them away, so I quit.” Hoboken, N.J.: “Well, Hubby’s certainly placing the orders.” That rattled them.Freeport, 111.: My husband finally told one persistent questioner, “We don’t know how.Can you come over and show us?” She never asked again.North Ft.Myers, Fla.: We tell people we’re going to wait until we retire so our Social Security covers Viagra and cribs.Nevada City, Calif.: I say, “When the world’s population decreases to a sustainable 3.5 billion and each person takes responsibility to reproduce only one child so we can all live healthy and wealthy, enriched, caring lives for all species.” Salem, Ore.: I’m a man, and I recently solved that problem by saying, “Doug can’t have children.” Overseas: I’ve been in the military 12 years and recently got married.I tell people, “If the Army wanted me to have kids, they would have issued me some.” Montreal: I used to be one of those people who would ask couples when they were going to have children.One day, a friend quietly responded: “It’s not that we’re not trying, it’s just not happening.It’s painful to discuss.” I don’t ask anymore.Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column.Sher-Lenn 50 Plus Club meets June 2: Welcome was given by our President, Irene Arbrey.Just five members turned up to brave the cold.They sat down for soup and left after lunch.June 9: Welcome was given by Irene Arbrey.Birthdays for June is Pearl Custeau.500 and Bingo was played.Club will be closed for July and August.June 16: Irene Arbrey welcomed everyone.Bingo and 500 was played.June 23: Welcome was given by Irene Arbrey.It was so nice to see so many out today.500 and bingo was played.June 30: Welcome to all was given by Irene Arbrey, President.We sat down for dinner of Coq Roti chicken.Thank-you to Miki Coupland for supplying tarts for dessert.Half and half was won by Vera Gillam and Anais Verlinden.We had our monthly meeting at 1 p.m., followed by a Bring and Buy.Since we are closed for the summer, July birthdays are: Emily Von Berg, Vera Gillam, Jean Maclver, Jessie MacKinnon.August birthdays are: Rena Lackie, Carol Gosselin, Annie Fortin, Mildred McMullen, Edna Bryne, Jean Humphries.Safe and happy summer to all and God willing we’ll see you September 1.Submitted by Carol Gosselin, secretary Lower Windsor Community Picnic Sue and the late David Anderson of Knowlton wish to announce the engagement of their daughter Elizabeth to Paul Santerre, son of Daniel and Linda Santerre of Sutton Junction.A fall wedding is planned.Zackary David Parnell was baptised jn May 2, 2004 at the Sawyerville United Ihurch by Rev.Barb Willard and the clerk of Session Shirley Morrison.Wear- Family and friends of Betty McKeage are invited to an Open House on Saturday, July 24th, 2-4 p.m., at Trenholm United Church Vestry on the occasion of her 80th birthday.Best Wishes Only.ing the christening gown that has been in the Bell-Miller-Parnell family for 120 years.Zackary was very happy to have family and friends and his godparents’ uncle Dareth Fowler and Brenda Hodge to share in his special day.At Zackary’s home, punch, wine and cheese were served.Christine Robinson asked the blessing and a turkey dinner was enjoyed.So Zackary won’t forget anything about his day, Christine and Linda Rowe took many family pictures and Katie Robinson video taped the day.Kendra and Skyler helped mommy open Zackary’s presents.“Heaven sent from above a new baby boy for us to love,” was written on the cake.It was cut and served with ice cream.Kendra gave everyone a decorated jar with maple butter in it and little white and blue roses for a keepsake.Great-great-aunt Vera Hover was unable to attend so Zackary went to visit her wearing his christening gown and taking dinner for her to enjoy.Deanna Fowler Windsor Sunday, July 4th, a beautiful sunny day, pissibly the nicest one we’ve had, a perfect day for the Lower Windsor Community Picnic, held at the farm of Don and Carole Paterson.By noon the crowd had gathered, some seventy people ranging from a baby, toddlers, young folks, teens to forty-plus and up to eighty plus! There were served new comers and we mised others.A cloth-covered haywagon became a table and was quickly filled up with picnic food.Baked beans, a macaroni casserole, salads of all kinds, assorted sandwiches, pickles and chips.When the first course was over there were ever so many yummy desserts you just had to try! A cone of ice cream topped off the meal.There was also a cold drink or coffee.Thanks and appreciation went to Dale Watson for his donation of ice cream and for some candy for the children.Also thanks to Don and Carole for their hospitality.Several prizes were given out: Lady of the year went to Mary Lockwood and Gerald Decotea was named Gent of the 2004 picnic.The youngest present was 3-month-old River Morse (son of Vicky Nixon and Jason Morse): runner-up was 6 month old Isaac Marcotte (son of Kim McCourt and Jonathan Marcotte).Honorable mention and a “loonie” also went to 11 month old Elizabeth McCourt, daughter of Nelson McCourt and Jennifer Knowles, and to Anthony Marcotte, Isaac’s 1 1/2 yr.old brother.John and Gertrude Hutton had the prize for having come the fartherest to be here.That was from Huntingdon and by motorcycle.A guessing game on the number of pages in a dictionary was won by Emilie Paterson, Mathieu Paterson and Cedric Fortier, the three closest guesses.A drawing on a quilt was held with Carol Nixon holding the winning ticket.Seems to me grandson River went home with the quilt! What a nice Grandma! A dish of fresh picked strawberries was claimed by Sheila Oakley.Thanks to Emilie who kindly gave us a hand on selling tickets.After lunch some left for the hay-fields, others went swimming or enjoyed visiting in the shade of the big willow tree and the young ones began an afternoon of games and races.An eager bunch enjoyed the sack race, three-legged race, plain race, three-leg-in-a-bag race, spoon race, pail and ball relay, to name a few.Among those taking part were Erika paterson, Antony Marcotte, Brian Paterson, Karl, Tristan, Emilie and Michael Paterson, Jeremy, Benjamin and Cedric Couture/Fortier.At the close of the afternoon there was candy, chips and a drink for each, making it all worthwhile.The afternoon ended with another round of ice cream.With the above-mentioned little one joins many, many teenagers present, the prospects of many more picnics to come seems very likely.Thanks for coming everyone! 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What makes you most enjoyable to your companions today is your ability to draw out their thoughts and opinions and, in the process, make them feel exceptionally appreciated.PISCES (Feb.20-March 20)—The fact that you will be particularly mindful of details when at work today gives you the capacity too produce something of superior quality.Don’t waste your time on petty jobs.ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Let harmony and good fellowship be uppermost in your mind today in any communicative interaction with friends and associates.It will help enhance your image with your peers.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Finishing touches could become very significant today, so think everything through before starting a project to ensure that you don’t end up leaving any loose threads hanging.GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You're blessed with sharp perception of other people’s behavior today — but do yourself a favor and concentrate only on their good points instead of their shortcomings.They’ll like you better.Monday.July 19,2004 North 07-19-04 A 6 ¥ K Q J 10 ?K Q J 10 8 ?8 7 4 West East A4 A 8 7 5 3 2 ¥652 ¥987 ?9764 ?A 3 2 AAKQJ10 A 9 2 South A A K Q J 10 9 ¥ A 4 3 ?5 A 6 5 3 Dealer: South Vulnerable: Both South West North East l A 2 A 2 ?Pass 3 A Pass 4 A All pa Pass Opening lead: A A pass A fun book from the early days By Phillip Alder New bridge books continue to appear, but I recently enjoyed reading an oldie: “The Bridge Fiend” by Arthur Loring Bruce.It was first published by Street & Smith in 1908, then republished by Moffat, Yard & Company in 1909 and 1911.Interestingly, it contains not one bridge hand or deal, but it is written in a style that appealed to me.In the first chapter, Bruce mentions that at dinner parties, instead of being bored by endless chatter, he could exercise his brain at the bridge table.He includes this passage: “For the non-bridger I can imagine nothing more maddening that the social tyranny of bridge.My advice to the man who dines out in New York and cannot or will not play bridge is — suicide!” Bruce also rues the lack of a perfect partner, although in the 1911 reprint he claims to have found her in Miss N.I.The perfect partner periodically protects partner.This deal is an example.You are sitting East, defending against four spades.Your partner leads the club ace: four, nine, three.West cashes the club king: seven, two, five.Now West continues with the club queen.What would you do?Assuming West’s club queen is cashing, you could discard the encouraging diamond three — your highest spare card in that suit — to ask for a diamond shift.Or you could throw the heart seven — your lowest card in that suit — to discourage a heart switch.But how will partner be able to read those cards?He won't.Instead, ruff your partner’s winner and cash the diamond ace.CROSSWORD ACROSS 33 Hold the tiller 25 Dries dishes 44 Spoke wildly 1 Sluggish 35 “Norma ’’ 26 Bottom deck 45 Different ones 5 Stairway to Puccini 36 Tease 27 Native of Muscat 46 Bleacher shout 10 “Blue Horses” painter 40 Period of many years 28 Animal quarters 48 Pervades 14 JokesterJay 41 Cuckoopint and flamingo lily 29 White flag’s message 49 Tip of a shoelace 15 Director Woody 42 Served perfectly 30 Loom bar 50 Nocturnal raptors 16 Hear ye! 43 Liquors 31 Thin-voiced 51 Diamond of Brooklyn 17 Declare confidently 45 Solar-system model 33 Erwin and Gilliam 52 Fairy-tale opener 18 Follows or Gallagher 47 Black cuckoo 34 Scottish cap 53 Kind of.hoop 19 Singer Cantrell 48 Deadly 37 Captain Queeg’s vessel 54 Ancient alphabet character 20 Similar souls 50 Acting haughty 38 Creative 55 Opening for a coin 23 Lunar state 57 Took off 39 Thole adjuncts 56 Isle of exile 24 Tankard contents 58 25 Made from a fleece 59 28 Container for a small tree 60 32 “ la Douce” 61 Saturday's Puzzle Solved S T A R L 1 N G S A S T E R H O L E 1 N O N E S U A V E O U T A N D O U T P E N A L T R O D D E N R E T A P E S E X T H 1 N N O N H E M 1 N O R A L S A R T O L 1 N S T U B E A R A L T 1 N T s T A 1 D M 1 T E R E D O c E N T S A V E S O W L F 0 R T S C R E S S D 1 E R 0 S S S A Y D E S P O T H E L L M A N E S S E S D 1 A N E L A N E R E L E T A R S O N 1 S T S S L Y L Y D E P R E S S E S Tutu material Winnow Parasitic insects More sick 62 Rounded handle 63 Rosebud in “Citizen Kane” 64 Lets fly 65 Bristle DOWN C)2004 Tribune Media Services, Inc.7/19/04 1 Thick slice 2 Son of Jacob and Leah 3 Lulu 4 Punning 5 Upolu resident 6 Bass and treble 7 Pond scum 8 Fraction of a tablet 9 Hardened by heat 10 Liquefied by heat 11 Nursemaid in Jaipur 12 Russo or Descartes 13 Russian ruler 21 That woman 22 Frighten 1 2 3 4 1 S 6 7 8 9 1 ,0 11 12 13 14 ,S 17 „ .m 20 21 22 23 ¦ 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 ¦ 35 36 3, 38 39 40 42 43 44 45 46 47 _ ¦ 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 l 58 1 59 60 " 62 63 64 - 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