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rnmmmm THE — ¦¦ RECORD The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 Funds will fence in historic cemetery.See Page 4 70 cents PM#0(H0007682 www.sherbrookerecord.com Thursday, July 29, 2004 Increased security changing life in border towns By Nancy Nourse Record Correspondent Border residents accustomed to the fluid traffic and historic camaraderie that has existed between the small towns of Stanstead and their neighbours in the northern region of Vermont are beginning to feel the strain of increased border security.In March 2004, The Record reported a problem arising over medical professionals working in the United States and living in Canada.While it was first believed this would affect only a few people, as many as 20 residents of the Stanstead area were affected, as well as health care workers in towns anywhere else along the Can/U.S.Border, where the option to work in the United States was common practice.Not only did the new legislation cause personal problems for those involved, it had the potential of creating a crisis situation for the smaller hospitals operating on the U.S.side, close to the border.Please see border Page 11 Crime rates down in city Statistics Canada released crime statistics yesterday and Sherbrooke Police officers Dany McConnell, Réal Hétu and Jean Théverge said while crime rates are down, there is still work to be done in several areas.Sexual assaults up 39 per cent By Rita Legault Sherbrooke After years having the lowest ratio of police officers to citizens in Canada, the number of cops in Sherbrooke has finally gone up and the crime rate dropped by 5.3 per cent between 2002 and 2003 - the biggest decrease of any city in Quebec.But the crime rate is still the highest in Quebec with the exception of metropolitan Montreal.Montreal had a rate of 7,938 crimes per 100,000 people compared to 6,646 in Sherbrooke.Quebec City had a rate of Please see crime Page 3 Mother desperate to raise funds for daughter in Qatar Carly Grossman Sherbrooke Growing up, Sophie Dubé was an outgoing girl who loved to dance and hang out with her close circle of girlfriends.That was before she became mixed up in the “wrong” crowd, says her mother Suzanne Langlais.“She was a good girl before she met this gang,” said Langlais, sitting at her kitchen table with her other children, Magali, Clement Junior and Catherine.One of Dubé’s friends stands in a corner, speaking softly about the 18-year-old Fleurimont girl who is now being detained in Qatar on charges of fraud.“She was a very dynamic person who loved to dance, it was her passion,” said the girl, who did not want to give her name.“She had good values, and we could trust her—we could count on her friendship.” But last year, Dubé, who was finishing her high school diploma at Montée Le Ber, started socializing with a different crowd.“She was no longer the same person,” said the girl, adding Dubé Please see qatar Page 5 PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL Sophie Dubé is being held without a passport in the capital city of Dohar.Townships Stage at The (piggery (North Hatley, Qc) the Noël Coward musical comedy revue! devised by Roderick Cook Final 4 Shows: Must Close Aug.1 Thurs.-Fri.-Sat 8 pm / Sun.4 pm #n,y GQwmmm Tel: (819) 565-4957 or 1-866-565-4957 / www.townshipsstage.eom inmn l.vttt h, Michelle Hcislct page 2 Thursday, July 29, 2004 : — ¦ » » it.RECORD Counterfeit bills in circulation on the rise FILE PHOTO 1ÉÜÉ) ¦ The Sherbrooke area has seen more than its share of counterfeit $20s in recent weeks and merchants and individuals are advised to be on the lookout for tyhe bogus bills.By Eric Beauchesne Merchants, many of whom won’t accept $100 or even $50 notes, should also be looking closely before accepting $20 bills, new Bank of Canada figures suggest.And so should everyone else.The flood of counterfeit bills in circulation early this year - with a face value of nearly $4 million - hit record levels in 2003 and has surged this year, led by a tidal wave of phoney $20 notes.The figures underscore a report Wednesday from Statistics Canada that the increase in counterfeiting last year fuelled the first rise in the crime rate in Canada in a decade.Counterfeiting incidents reported to police shot up 72 per cent last year to 138,000, making it the sixth most common crime in Canada.And the increase was widespread, tripling in Newfoundland, nearly doubling in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia, and increasing in all provinces except Prince Edward Island.“We had over $13 million in counterfeit notes passed successfully in this country (in 2003),” notes RCMP Sgt.Moshe Gordon, adding that’s a “dramatic increase” from $4.9 million in 2002.The increase, despite improved security features on the notes, is blamed by the RCMP on better and more affordable computer and image reproduction technology.“The technology that’s available to the bad guys .has made counterfeiting a lot easier,” he says.The Bank of Canada reports that a record 160,313 counterfeit notes surfaced during the first three months of this year, far more than the previous high of 129,799 in the final quarter of last year.Police, the central bank, and even retail industry spokespersons say that if people know what to check - and do check - the vast majority of counterfeit notes can be detected easily and quickly.However, counterfeiters have been cranking out a lot more of the smaller denomination $20 notes, which are less likely to be scrutinized.That latest surge in counterfeit bills includes 111,586 phoney $20s, up from the previous record 74,617 in the final quarter of last year.The surge in counterfeit $20 notes more than offset a decline in counterfeit $100 and $50 notes to boost the total face value of counterfeits that surfaced from January through March to a record $3.99 million.That’s up from the previous quarterly high of $3.6 million in the final quarter of 2003 when record numbers of phoney $100, $50, $20, $10 and even $5 notes were in circulation.“The issue is of concern to retailers,” says Sharon Maloney of the Retail Council of Canada.“It’s very difficult because they want to give customers service, but are at risk of accepting counterfeit currency.” To help counter the increase in counterfeiting, the central bank is unveiling a new $20 note next month, which will go into circulation at the end of September, and which will have increased anti-counterfeit security features, similar to those on the new $100 notes.“The efforts by the Bank of Canada in educating the public and in changing the notes go a long way in addressing this problem,” Maloney said.“But the reality is that we’re all challenged by very, very and increasingly sophisticated criminals.” “Counterfeit rates have increased for two reasons,” says Bank of Canada analyst Ginette Crew.“One is easier access to cheaper and better technology which has fundamentally changed the nature of counterfeiting and the second is people have a tendency not to check their notes when they accept cash and counterfeiters know this.” That tendency increases with lower denomination notes, such as $20, $10 and $5 bills, she says, adding that’s why the bank urges people to make it a habit to check all denominations.“The vast majority of counterfeits are easily detectible when you check two or three security features,” Crew says.Instructions on checking for counterfeit bills are available to the public on the central bank’s web site at www.bankofcanada.ca/en/banknotes/co unterfeit.On the new $100 note, for example, there are four anti-counterfeiting features which can be easily and quickly checked, it says.They include: • a holographic stripe on the front of the note that turns colours when tilted.• a watermark ghostlike portrait of Sir Robert Borden in the centre of the note, which is visible from both sides when the note is held up to the light.• a stripe that runs down the side of the note, which appears as a dashed line but that becomes solid when it is held up to the light and that also turns from gold to green when tilted.• a see-through number, which appears as irregular marks on the front and back of the note, but when held up to the light becomes the number 100.But, even the older $100 notes, as well as the $20 and $50 notes, have what the central bank argues is a ' 'very reliable” feature _ a patch at the top left-hand corner that changes from gold to green when tilted.There are also technical devices merchants can purchase for as little as $20 to help detect counterfeit notes, although the experts warn that they are not foolproof.Can West News Weather Today: Cloudy.40 percent chance of showers in the morning.Clearing in thq afternoon.High 25.UV index 6 or high.Friday: A mix of sun and cloud.Low 15.High 29.Saturday: Showers.Low 18.High 27.Sunday: Sunny.Low 17.High 29.Normals for the period .Low 11.High 25.Ben by Daniel Shelton HANP ME THOSE I'M SURE THEY'LL EE FINE 7 MHERE'S GOTTA 0E SOMETHING IN MY CLOSET \rmvL fit me' MY feet 4 RE SO »S! < NOTHING FITS ANYMORE" well; 'IÜUARE PREGNANT SEE?MY ÉHJNNY SUPPERS FIT// , V IS IT \ MEORFO ' THEIR LITTLE FACES LOOK LIKE THEY'RE , WINCING / ¦ THE ¦ i RECORD Thursday, July 29, 2004 page 3 Crime: Cont’d from page 1 5,067 per 100,000 while Trois Rivières and Saguenay, cities more comparable to Sherbrooke, had rates of 5,310 and 4,193 respectively.The provincial average was some 6,407 crimes per 100,000 inhabitants.The biggest crime increase in Sherbrooke was in sexual assaults, which were up 39.7 per cent compared to the year before.There were no murders in Sherbrooke in 2003, a 100 per cent decrease from the one murder in 2002, but crimes of violence in general went up 20.8 per cent including a 20 per cent increase in assaults and a 28.6 per cent increase in armed robberies.While property crimes such as vehicles thefts and burglaries were down compared to the year before, they are still far above the Canadian average.An average of three cars are stolen every day in Sherbrooke.At a police press conference Monday, police brass said they were pleased with the decrease in crime in Sherbrooke, but noted they are not satisfied and intend to do better.Captain Réal Hétu, who is replacing vacationing interim police chief Constant Robidas, said the reduction in crime was likely due to a greater police presence on the streets of Sherbrooke as well as a recent reorganization of the city’s police force.With only 154 unionized cops before the modifications, Sherbrooke had the lowest number of police officers per capita of any city in Canada.Over the past year, the police force hired 40 new officers and a handful of civil staffers including criminologist Tony Brien who will be analyzing crime statistics and coming up with proposals on how to take a bite out of crime.Capt.Jean Théberge, who heads the PKRRY BKATON/SPECIAL Officers will work closely with other law enforcement agencies to find new ways to prevent vehicle thefts.new community policing division, said the unit gets involved in crime prevention and raising awareness in various boroughs.He notes that on the issue of sexual assault, they teamed up with the local rape crisis centre to raise awareness about date rape drugs in downtown bars.Théberge said the new division looks at specific programs adapted to specific situations, areas and even specific individuals to resolve recurring crime and safety problems in various boroughs.Capt.Dany McConnell, who is charged with surveillance on the territory, said police have also increased the number of patrols in the early evening and night when most crimes occur.He said police are also working on ways to reduce vehicle thefts and noted that a joint operation the night before with the RCMP as well as police from Montreal and Mascouche led to the seizure of 11 cars including seven in the Sherbrooke area.Capt.Hétu said there are a number of ways to evaluate police performance including crime statistics, resolution rates and the judicious use of taxpayers’ funds.He noted the statistics released Monday by the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics for Statistics Canada were simply one indicator.Hétu said Sherbrooke has seen a a huge rise in the number of violent crimes.“While those crimes are among the most serious, there are not that many of them and they do not occupy a lot of police resources,” he said, noting that in 2003 there were five aggravated as- saults compared to two in 2002.That’s an increase of 150 per cent.Hétu said that violent crimes are far below the Canadian average and that only sexual assaults are close to statistics registered in other cities - that is 72 per 100,000 compared to 77.5.In 2002 the rate was just 52 per 100,000.Despite the alarming statistics, Hétu said most sexual crimes are perpetrated by aggressors known to the victim and three-quarters of those crimes are resolved.The same cannot be said for property crimes, which are numerous on the territory and which use much of the police force’s resources, he said.For example, he said that in 2003, there were 2371 thefts of less than 5000 and some 1600 breaking and enterings on Sherbrooke’s territory.Worse yet, he said the resolution rate for property crimes is very low.He said only 11 per cent of breaking and enterings and nine per cent of vehicle thefts are resolved.Overall, the resolution rate for property crimes is an abysmal 18.5 per cent -which drops the force’s overall crimesolving rate to 37 per cent for 2003.Despite that, Hétu said he was encouraged by this year’s crime states.“In Sherbrooke, the crime rate went down by 5.3 per cent.That’s a good grade, but it’s not enough to slow down fuîther efforts by the Sherbrooke police force.” Father in critical condition after spectacular highway crash Staff Sherbrooke A 49-year-old man is in critical condition following a spectacular accident on Boulevard Bourque in Rock Forest that may have been caused by excessive speeds and an unsafe passing maneuver.The victim, a 49-year-old Sherbrooke man, was rushed to the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke, suffering from major head trauma.The man was ejected from his car after it had rolled over a few times in the median, said Sherbrooke police spokesman André Lemire.Lemire said eyewitnesses told police that the victim, who was driving a Plymouth, was being followed by his son.The two were apparently traveling at excessive speeds as they headed west towards Montreal on Route 112 - which is called Boulevard Bourque as it traverses Rock Forest.After they passed the water towers, they were behind a truck that was turning left.For some inexplicable reason, the father tried to pass the truck on the left and ended up rolling into the median where he rolled over a few times and was ejected from the car.His son, who was following close behind, also lost control of his car and ended up in the oncoming lanes before he finally stopped facing traffic.The accident, which occurred around noon, tied up the highway for several hours as the wreckage was cleared and crime scene investigators were called in to reconstruct the accident.The son and driver of the truck were shaken up, but unhurt.CLINIQUE Woodward CLINIC OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by obsessions and/or compulsions.Obsessions are lingering, recurrent or distressing thoughts which invade your mind against your will and are difficult to avoid.For example: • Dirtiness • Germs • Sickness • Order Compulsions are repetitive actions or behaviours.For example: • Washing your hands • Tidying up, cleaning • Counting • Double-checking If you are experiencing some of those symptoms, you may be suffering from an obsessive-compulsive disorder.If you are between 18 and 65, you could benefit from an investigational drug.To participate in this research study, please contact Louise Larouche at the Woodward Clinic in Sherbrooke at 565-1441 ext.28. page 4 Thursday, July 29, 2004 ! ¦¦THE « RECORD Fundraising to fence in Kingsey Falls cemetery By Stephen McDougall Special to The Record Kingsey falls In 1990, Ethel Mastine’s husband Stanley Edward died and was buried at the Kingsey Falls cemetery.Now, 14 years later, she wants to make sure his memory and that of other people buried there are properly protected.“I figure the best way to do that is to build a proper fence,” she said.“The present one has rotting wood and rusty wires.If we want any more people buried here, it should be in good shape.” As part of the fundraising for the cemetery fence, Mastine has started a raffle for a homemade, double-bed quilt which she estimates is worth over $300.Tickets are $1 apiece and six tickets go for $5.She admits she does not have a specific fundraising goal with the raffle, nor does she know how much a fence would cost for the cemetery.What she does know is the cemetery on Courveau Road just outside of town has a lot of history and a lot of space for more plots.“It started out as a Baptist cemetery but it is now open to all religions” she said.“But most people get buried in the larger cemeteries in nearby towns.Apart from my husband’s site, the other plots date back to the 1900s and earlier.” The cemetery was established in the mid-1800s after the Baptists established Kingsey Falls’ first church, according to the official town history book.STEPHEN MCDOUGALL Ethel Mastine stands behind the headstone of her late husband '“’***¦'*“ " An**,- te‘4 ës, SliPlllM ‘ .i ° 'ÉÊSÊk wfm I# Slats rsy « t* ft 11 V there now.“The perpetual care fund does not include money for a fence, so it is up to me and others to look after that,” she said.“I still have to find out how much a new fence would cost.If I find I don’t have enough money for that, I will put the money I raise from the raffle into fixing some of the older headstones that have broken.” Most of the headstones date back to the 1860s and 1870s, when the town was inhabited by anglophones, most of them from Ireland, Scotland and the U.S.Rev.J.W.Truesdell, the first Baptist minister in Kingsey Falls, who came from New York State, was buried in the cemetery in 1874.Jonathan Thompson, from Edinburgh, Scotland was laid to rest there after being killed in a boiler explosion at the local paper mill on Christmas Eve, 1878.But Mastine admits the cemetery also needs some work locating some other graves which were not marked or had their stones stolen or destroyed over the last two centuries.“Some families did not bother with tombstones, either because they did not see them as important or they could not afford them,” she said.“Others were buried by families who did not like them and refused to put a headstone on the plot.” Mastine said she will be selling most of her raffle tickets at upcoming events in the Danville, Kingsey Falls area.Those who cannot get the tickets easily at these events can call her at 819-839-2485.STEPHEN MCDOUGALL r?.But when the church closed in the early 1900s, the cemetery fell into disrepair and stories were heard of pigs being allowed in to nest and have their piglets in the cemetery.The result was headstones dislodged and grass, brush and trees allowed to grow wild amongst the graves.Finally, after World War II, it is reported that Eva Leath started a fund raising campaign to have the cemetery fenced in, the headstones repaired and the grass, brush and trees removed.According to local records, Kingsey Falls residents Mac Leath, Ed Mastine, Howard Blake, Donald Smith and others formed a repair party and got to work getting the cemetery back in shape.In the early 1960s, $2,600 was raised as a perpetual care fund to make sure the cemetery was kept in order.But Ethel believes more needs to be done for those who are buried STEPHEN MCDOUGALL The broken stone of a young child buried at the Kingsey Falls cemetery in the 1800s.Part of the old fence includes grey wooden posts and rusty support wire. Qatar: Cont’d from Page 1 began spending many nights dancing to hip hop music at the Mayson Pub on Wellington St.in Sherbrooke.“Her values changed when she was under the influence of these people and she lost a lot of her friends.I last spoke to her in January.” Her mother says this new crowd is also the one who encouraged her daughter to go to Qatar this past February with $30,000 worth of phony traveller’s cheques.When Dubé tried to cash the cheques in a bank, she was arrested and thrown in jail for 32 days.Langlais says her daughter has since been released from prison but has had her passport confiscated and is currently staying in a hotel in the capital city of Doha.She says she speaks to her daughter almost every day.“She's just very happy the media is paying attention and people are trying to help,” said Langlais.With a court hearing scheduled for next week, Langlais says the family is desperately trying to raise funds to pay her daughter’s pricey lawyer fees.¦ ¦¦THE —i RECORD Thursday, July 29, 2004 page 5 “They were asking for $15,000,” said Langlais, despairingly.In the small dépanneur Langlais runs, she has placed a small donation box with a photo of her daughter next to the cash register.“This morning a young girl put a $1,000 cheque in the box!” exclaimed Langlais, adding she had never met the girl prior to the unexpected encounter.Josianne Lemelin, 19, says she read Dubé’s story in La Tribune and felt compelled to help.“It’s just normal to help someone in need,” said Lemelin, adding her father left her the money when he passed away.Sherbrooke MP Serge Cardin says he is also doing his part to help the Fleurimont teen.“We’ve managed to raise $1,000 with the help of some good Samaritans and transferred the money to the (Canadian) ambassador-that was the first step,” said Cardin.“Now we are looking for a French-speaking lawyer and making sure her rights are protected.” Cardin says the case is keeping him busy.“I spend my days making phone calls to find out as much information about her situation as possible,” he said.PKRRY BEATON Suzanne Langlais said lawyers were asking for $15,000 to handle her daughter's legal fees.jrJH 4 .¦* .: NANCY NOURSE/CORRESPONDENT Festival des Arts continues By Nancy Nourse Record Correspondent f » jhe Georgeville-Fitch Bay Festival des Arts which features local artists is open until ~L.this Sunday.The festival stretches throughout the region with exhibits in five places including the Town Hall and la Salle Communautaire Fourmaliere in Fitch Bay, the Murray Memorial Hall, the Historical Society Building and the Elephant Barn, all in Georgeville.The Town Hall in Fitch Bay has works by talented artists such as Ruben Ramonda, Marie Cuerrier-Hebert, Jeanette Cote and Jean-Noel Fortin on display.Beaudin Thomas’ works feature an excitingly vibrant creation using foil and collage technique.There are contributions from Knut M.Pelzer whose very imaginative mind never ceases to amaze people.His creations this year are made from stumps of wood taken from pieces of wood at the point where the tree starts to enter the surface.Pieces of handcrafted furniture by Niels Jensen who is a 5th generation cabinetmaker are also part of the festival.One table in particular is made of old growth flamed birch which was taken from the bed of Lake Memphremagog.This tree from which this piece of furniture was made was cut down in the 19th century.The surface of the table is made from one solid piece of birch.Jensen explained that the term “flamed birch” refers to the way that the pattern of the grain radiates in dark lines like the flames coming from a campfire.“I like using used tools, being able to feel the essence of the last guy who used it,” said Jensen.Hi family emigrated from Denmark in the 50s and when his grandfather passed away, his tools were passed down to Jensen.“They are an important part of the tools that I Knut Pelzer’s exhibits in the Festival of Arts Georgeville/Fitch Bay demonstrate that his gift of an unusual imagination has not wavered since his last exhibit.work with day to day,” said Jensen.“The exciting part of cabinet making for me is the ability to bring out the forms and natural beauty in the wood; particularly in the finish.” Hatley Factory Outlet Take a Hike to our Sidewalk Sale July 31-Aug 1: 10am-5pm 50% off everything Pajamas T-shirts Boxers * u,?* T-shirts, Sleepwear, Loungewear & more! C| * » ¦W 178 Queen Street, Lennoxville (819)822-2537 page 6 Thursday, July 29, 2004 JIECORD, Community Forum Charest missing an opportunity on health care New Federal Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh has vowed to “stem the tide of privatization” and to attach conditions to future increases in funding to provincial governments.Yet he must ensure that all parts of the Canada Health Act are enforced fairly and uniformly in all provincial jurisdictions while at the same time allowing Canadians to exercise freedom of choice if services in the public system cannot be provided in a timely fashion.He should recognize that a one-tier system has never existed.The present system is really multi-tier, for it covers people differently if they are over age 65, are professional athletes, prisoners, federal civil servants, members of parliament, members of the military, or if they are injured in an auto accident or on the job.Even in the public system, power and influence often dictate one’s place in line.Surely this is more unfair than if money were a legal currency.People should have the right to decide how to spend their discretionary income.If they are willing to give up smoking, reduce alcohol consumption, forego a southern vacation or the purchase of home entertainment equipment to purchase a private CT or MRI scan within Canada, why should they not be allowed that choice for themselves just as they are for a pet?At present, residents from West Quebec often purchase a private ultrasound or CT scan in Ottawa and residents of Eastern Ontario have MRI scans done at a private facility in Gatineau, Quebec.Both scenarios are legal.Thus it is advantageous to live near an inter-provincial border.Safeguards relating to physicians and patients ensure that the public system will not be endangered.One potential problem is that physicians, especially surgeons, might abandon the public system.However, provincial medical associations, particularly in British Columbia and Alberta Dr.Charles Shaver have negotiated a number of workplace benefits including maternity and adoption benefits, reimbursement for malpractice insurance and for continuing medical education, and matching of RRSP contributions.Surely governments could require physicians to work a certain number of hours in the public system or have some or all of these benefits forfeited.The public will still opt for the public system if services are available in a timely fashion.After all, baby boomers are ¦ aging and developing diabetes, heart disease, and malignancies.They may experience great difficulty qualifying for private insurance with its multiple exclusions based on pre-existing illnesses or even recent changes in the dosage of medications.Unlike a private diagnostic test or elective surgical procedure which can be planned and budgeted for in advance, consider the scenario of Quebecers on business or vacation in an unfamiliar city in another province.Should they require urgent medical care, they may be shocked to discover that the physician will refuse to accept their medicare card and may demand up-front payment.They will feel vulnerable and like second-class citizens.Despite Paul Martin’s assertion during the recent election that under his watch Canadians do not require a chequebook or Visa card for health care in this country, this can and does happen.This is because Quebec has been breaking the portability section of the Canada Health Act and has refused to sign a reciprocal agreement, one which would cost that province all of one dollar per year per Quebec resident.Some 30,000 Quebecers move each year to another province.About 70 per cent migrate to Ontario and 20 per cent RECORD P.0.Box 1200 Sherbrooke J1H 5L6 or 1195 Galt E, Sherbrooke JIG 117 Fax: 819-569-3945 e-mail: newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Website: www.sherbrookerecord.com Randy Kinnear Publisher .(819) 569-9511 Sharon McCuiay Editor .(819) 569-6345 Nelson Afonso Corresp.Editor .(819) 5696345 Richard Lessard 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Columbia.For the first three months they are still “covered” by Quebec, and thus must usually pay out-of-pocket to see a physician if they require the ordering of laboratory tests or renewal of prescriptions.Despite federalist platitudes from over a year ago, Quebec Premier Jean Charest, like his predecessors, is being unfair to his own constituents and to treating physicians.He is also missing an opportunity to leave a legacy that might continue to promote national unity long after his government is no longer in power.As Liberal Health Critic, David Dingwall once termed Quebec’s actions “shameful” and in a strongly worded communiqué urged it to comply with the Canada Health Act.When he became health minister, he failed to translate these words into action.So did every other health minister before and after him.One can hope that Dosanjh will be different and will exhibit enough backbone to stand up to the Quebec government for the greater benefit of the entire Quebec population.Paul Martin and Ujjal Dosanjh should be more flexible in allowing some increased private funding so as to make the public system more fiscally sustainable.Provinces devote a much greater proportion of their overall budget to health care than does the federal government, and should have the right to develop new initiatives in health care delivery within their own borders.However, there is also a need for a strong federal government that does not just transfer unrestricted money to the provinces, but oversees the delivery of health care for all Canadians, particularly when they seek treatment within a different part of Canada.Canadians must not be denied the freedom to choose to pay out-of-pocket for certain private services particularly if federal politicians are not prepared to defend the interests of Quebec patients treated in other provinces - the real victims who remain unprotected by the Canada Health Act.One can only hope that the forthcoming Health Summit will recognize these realities.Charles S.Shaver, M.D.is an Ottawa physician 6o,m Ml A&&ED no® mm mt Ml AO OH THE LAKE COEEKfâqÇE CENT Ki «If V -A :• , * \-'N- ,V.^ WHEREAS Sufferin’ Heights Golf Club is a registered privately owned non-profit corporation, hereinafter referred to as “the Club” with the exception of Ladies’ Night when it shall be referred to as “Delores”; WHEREAS the accused, Ross Murray, sometimes plays golf at the Club, whereby “golf’ is defined solely as the act of hitting a dimpled white ball into 9 or 18 holes without consideration for the number of strokes it takes to do so, even if it takes a really, really, really tremendous amount of strokès.Like, really tremendous; WHEREAS the accused did on July 18, 2004 play 9 holes of golf with his brother-in-law and two strangers who never saw it coming; WHEREAS the two strangers thought the accused was merely a typically modest golfer when he told them, “I’m warning you, I’m quite awful,” to which one replied, “Oh, I’ve been off my game lately too,” which resulted in the accused reiterating, “No, you don’t understand.I’m atrocious”; WHEREAS the Club deems this confession not sufficiently dire to convey prrnpn Perspectives You, sir, are a divot! the real extent of awfulness in store for the accused’s fellow players; WHEREAS the accused’s first drive landed on a fairway but not THE fairway, to wit, it flew directly sideways, landing on the far side of the fairway of the second hole; WHEREAS this would ultimately prove to be the accused’s best drive of the day; WHEREAS most golfers are understanding, patient, and forgiving and that the accused’s fellow golfers were outwardly thus composed, though inwardly they were saying to themselves, “Oh.My.God!”; WHEREAS the accused continued to play without getting any balls in the air, with drives not getting past the ladies’ tee, with one ball actually landing behind him, with one ball (borrowed from one of his fellow golfers after he drove his first two into the trees) landing in the water, and other balls posing serious potential harm to other golfers within a 60-foot radius; WHEREAS the accused’s muttering and swearing to himself was a distraction and that his sullen demeanor was in general a bummer; WHEREAS by the 5th hole, his fellow golfers had suffered sufficient delay, duress, mental anguish, and despair that they began tossing the accused’s ball back to him as soon as it landed anywhere on the green, saying, “That’s a gimme”; WHEREAS the accused caused such damage to the course through divots that the municipality has fined the Club for excavating without a permit; WHEREAS the accused began playing golf sporadically 10 years ago with a set of second-hand golf clubs given him by another brother-in-law, clubs that, at the time, the accused said he would replace as soon as he improved a bit; WHEREAS the accused continues to play with the same clubs; WHEREAS the accused’s brothers-in-law as a group should know better; WHEREAS the accused regularly ends up with burst blisters on his fin- Ross Murray Thursday, July 2.9„.2Q(H.page 7 gers after a round of golf; WHEREAS there should be no bloodshed in golf; WHEREAS the accused later admitted under questioning that the only golf lesson he has ever received is “Close your eyes and think of England”; WHEREAS having snazzy golf shoes does not mitigate other abysmal elements of play; WHEREAS the events of July 18, 2004 were not an isolated incident but part of a pattern of awfulness the accused has inflicted on other golfers and other clubs over the years; IT IS THEREFORE RESOLVED THAT until the accused fixes his grip, stance, swing, trajectory, putting, chipping, hairstyle, small talk, fashion sense, learns to tell the difference between a “push cart” and a “pull cart,” and changes his name to Delores, he is hereby barred from the Sufferin’ Heights grounds, clubhouse, parking lot, driving range, driveway, and fund drives, and must not come within 50 feet of active members.Unless, of course, he buys the next round of beers.‘Miracle’ discovery of insulin despite personality clashes The most dramatic story in Canadian medicine had an inauspicious beginning.A shy part-time instructor at the University of Western Ontario’s medical school, Frederick Banting, came to visit the august professor of physiology J.J.R.Macleod in his office at the University of Toronto.A skeptical Macleod listened to the shy and hesitant Banting describe how an idea had come to him, one sleepless night, of how isolating a secretion in the pancreas might hold the key to curing diabetes.This substance was nothing less than the holy grail of medicine and Macleod demanded to know why Banting thought he could succeed while so many had failed.Diabetes is a debilitating illness caused by the body’s inability to metabolize food.Other researchers knew that the disease was related to the pancreas, but had no idea how.The prognosis for those who developed the disease early was dismal.They suffered intense hunger and thirst and faced coma and death.The only, highly questionable, treatment was starvation.Banting, a farmer’s son from Allis-ton, Ont., persisted and, to his credit, Macleod relented and provided the young man with a laboratory, some experimental dogs and an assistant, Charles Best.Banting was not the first researcher to suspect that certain cells in the pan- creas, called the islets of Langerhans, release a substance into the blood which holds the key to diabetes.Many had tried to find the substance, and failed.Banting got his idea for finding this elusive substance when he learned that although a dog gets diabetes if you remove its pancreas, it does not get diabetes if you just tie off the pancreas.Banting and Best began their experiments in July 1921.They operated on the dogs, tying off the ducts through which digestive juices leave the pancreas.Several weeks later, Banting removed the withered organs and then injected an extract from the islet tissues into dogs whose pancreas he had removed.The principal symptom of diabetes is a high level of sugar in the blood.To Banting’s delight, his injections lowered the level of sugar in the blood of several diabetic dogs.The route to scientific discovery is rarely direct.Banting’s operations on the unfortunate dogs were unnecessary.He soon realized that the substance can be extracted from a whole pancreas and the team found a less controversial source in cattle.But his experiments did show that there was a diabetes-fighting substance in the pancreas.And they encouraged Macleod and biochemist James Collip to try to do what Banting and Best lacked the scientific, skill to do _ to isolate and purify the mysterious substance.On Jan.23, 1922, a 14-year old boy who was dying of diabetes in Toronto General Hospital was injected with an extract that Collip had made and purified from ox pancreas.The dramatic improvement in the boy’s condition was convincing proof that the Toronto team had made a life-saving discovery.While news began to spread about the breakthrough, the team suffered a huge setback.Incredibly, they lost the ability to retrace the delicate, complex procedure of making insulin (as Macleod had named it).When they finally did regain the knack, the effect of their discovery was sensational.A doctor in Boston likened the appearance of insulin to a religious miracle, as patients were brought back almost literally from the dead.A conference in Washington hailed the discovery as ‘one of the greatest achievements of modern medicine.” After the achievement came the bickering over who should get the glory.Banting was incensed when the Nobel committee ignored Best and made him share the prize with Macleod, whom he had never liked.Critics of Banting pointed out that his original idea was wrong and that his experiments were shoddy, but since the discovery would never have been made without him, his fame was assured.While Banting shared his prize money with Best, Macleod shared his with Collip.The men had little to do with one another afterwards.Macleod returned to Scotland.Collip went on to be the first to isolate the parathyroid hormone.Best replaced Macleod as professor at the University of Toronto.Banting, who died in an air crash in 1941, tried to bury the hatchet and perhaps gave the best epitaph: “I have always thought that science was greater than the individual and that Insulin, therefore, spoke for itself and the story needed no further telling.” Although not a “cure” for diabetes, insulin has saved the lives of millions.Even with insulin, diabetes patients develop health problems - such as blindness and kidney disease - more frequently than healthy people, and diabetes remains a major cause of death.But thanks to the discovery of insulin, millions of people who suffer from diabetes now lead relatively long and normal lives.James H.Marsh is editor in chief of The Canadian Encyclopedia.To LEARN MORE ABOUT BANTING, BEST, Collip, Macleod and the discovery of Insulin, consult The Canadian Encyclopedia PUBLISHED ONLINE BY HlSTORICA at http://www.histori.ca.Déjà Vu [AMES Jars h page 8 Thursday, July 29, 2004 RECORD Richmond Fair publishes rule changes By Claudia Villemaire Special to The Record Few folks realize that the thought and planning that goes into each annual county fair begins almost immediately after each year’s event.While comments and criticisms are still fresh, ideas for change and innovation and, let’s face it, complaints from participants and visitors still loom large in the minds of organizers, many fair boards call an early meeting to to begin work on the next year’s event.It’s no different here where, just last week, the new ‘fair book’ finally arrived.Doris Stevens, with nearly 50 years of experience in the ‘ladies department and arts and crafts, pointed out some of the changes to this year’s ‘book’, “We wanted to give the youngsters more opportunity to compete in this section.That meant dividing up classes in age groups.It didn’t seem right to have six-year-olds competing with teenagers,” Stevens explained.Members of the society automatically receive the ‘book’ each year as well as those wishing to exhibit who must pay a membership along with their entry fees.Folks who are considering bringing some articles to this section this year have not yet received a ‘book’, and, consequently are not aware of several changes.A few examples are as follows: after section 36, the new title is Others’ up to section 37.Interested parties should note the changes in age groups for section 38 for children under six years old.Ages must be marked on exhibitors’ ticket.Section 39 now includes children 7 to 11 years old and section 40 admits children age 12 to 16 years old inclusively.Classes cover just about anything a child’s imagination can conjure up and prizes are quite generous considering one can enter as many classes as they can produce articles for.Along with the usual knitted articles there are spots for bird houses, bread-dough art, floral center-pieces, blueberry muffins, and even photos.The gist of all this is.read and study the rule book well before beginning something there’s no class for.‘Fair’ books are the bible of the ‘fair’ exhibitor and organizers emphasize the rules must be followed explicitly.“We have expanded dramatically through the years,” Stevens explained, “since the days at the old fairgrounds in downtown Richmond when we had to spread handmade articles quite far apart to give the impression we had plenty to show off.” “Now, the entries, which number well into the hundreds fight for space in the new building.We’re very proud of our Arts and Crafts, home cooking and preserving section, and we make great efforts to place every item where it can be easily seen.” Anyone wishing to join the Society and/or exhibit in these sections should contact Society Secretaries, John and Laura Enright at 826-3198.North Hatley Library presents Renditions By Nancy Nourse Record Correspondent Visitors to the North Hatley Library have not only enjoyed the wide selection of books that are offered but also various exhibitions by local artists throughout the Summer Art Program.The current exhibition is entitled Renditions which features multifaceted works by Sara Peck Colby, Mary Martha Guy, Carolyne Harrison, Carole Gattiker, Christine Henderson and Donnie Ritten-house.The artists were encouraged to take objects and create original works of their own.Items that were used as inspiration included such things as an antiquated lantern, a wooden chair, pottery, and even a wild bird which had visited the taxidermist before becoming part of the exhibition.Gittiker’s exhibit was a vial of water taken from Lac LeMan in Switzerland during a recent trip.Written below the series was, “I couldn’t bring the mountain but I did bring the water.” Gittiker also used a technique described as ‘spattered and spread water-colour’ or ‘washed & scrubbed watercolour’ in her other work.Some of the artists at the North Hatley Library used vivid colours to catch the eye while others created a more subtle effect using pastels such as Carole Gattiker or a charcoal/oil stick such as Christine Henderson.Warns NANCY NOURSE LtoR Christine Henderson, Sara Peck Colby, Carolyn Harrison, Mary Martha Guy taken at the Vernissage held on July 25 at the North Hatley Library.Missing from the photo are Donnie Rittenhouse and Carole Gattiker who were unable to attend.$1.2 invested in area bridges NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS Summer Schedule: June 21st to August 20th If you 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 The provincial government will be investing nearly $1.2 million in resurfacing and other work on five municipal structures in the region.The work, which will be completed in 2004-2005, will include the lie Rang Est bridge in Stoke, the Brookbury and Turcotte road bridges in Bury, the Route 122 bridge over the St.Francis River and the road structure of 5e Rang Est in Drum-mondville.The money invested by the government is in the form of aid to the municipalities involved.The bridges and roads were chosen by the minister of transport as a priority after an inspection of bridges and overpasses across the province.RECORD Michel Duval Advertising Consultant Tel.: 619-569-9525 Fax: 619-621-3179 email: sherbrookenecord@Videotron.ca To subscribe to The Record call 569-9528 ' J ?> ?,* Stanstead Review Serving Stanstead and ITS BORDER COMMUNITY Also See: Student Crossing appearing at " Piggery Theatre .see Page 10 NEWSROOM@SHERBROOKERECORD.COM WWW.SHERBROOKERECORD.COM Th U RSDAY, J UI.Y 29, 2004 PAGE 9 Historical Society fundraiser successful NANCY NOURSE W -Vwo-ji M.,,.” Kathy Curtis, of the Colby-Museum staff, was on hand with her husband Brian to make sure that everyone had their popcorn and hotdogs.$10,000 raised on weekend By Nancy Nourse Record Correspondent Organizers for the 75th anniversary of the Stanstead Historical Society were busy last weekend.Friday evening, a lively sell-out benefit jazz concert was held at the Haskell Opera House featuring Mike Goudreau & Friends.They paid tribute to jazz greats such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Hoagy Carmichael.To add to the energy of the evening, among the ‘friends’ that Goudreau brought with him were ‘Mo’ St.Pierre on the saxophone and clarinet.He joined the other talented musicians in the horn section.Sylvain Daigneault, an incredible pianist from Montreal, was also in the house, as were Denis Bailey on bass, drummer Patrick Morin and vocalist Jose Beliveau.Beliveau dedicated What a Wonderful World to her father who was in the audience.An auction also took place under a large white tent on the lawn of the Colby-Cutis Museum.There were a number of reasons for holding an auction, said Peter Kilburn, spokesperson for the SHS.He said that the building had become so full that people couldn’t walk around it any- more, so they auctioned off the excess items.Another reason, said Kilburn, was to attract more attention to the museum and its collection.The cheapest item that was sold was a rusty pair of sheers for $5 while the most expensive was a piece of furniture that brought in $700.The entire auction raised approximately $10,000.The society also sold hot dogs, popcorn and cookies as a way of creating a more community-friendly event, said Kilburn.When the Stanstead Historical Society and the Colby-Curtis Museum originated, back in 1929, the society was made up of members from both sides of the Canadian-U.S.border and covered a region much larger than it does now.Earlier collections preserved by the Stanstead Historical Society were housed and displayed in a barn on the Lee Property in the Rock Island Sector.About 11 years ago, thanks to the Colby family’s generous donation, the collections were moved to the Colby property on Dufferin Street, creating the Colby-Curtis Museum as we know it today.Because of changes in division of land amongst the different regions, the Colby Museum became a part of the Memphremagog MRC.The Colby-Curtis Museum also holds the prestigious honour of being the only recognized Museum in the entire MRC area.The Stanstead Historical Society expressed their appreciation to the Caisse Populaire of Stanstead who donated money to cover the cost of the musicians, the direction of the Haskell Opera House for relinquishing the cost of the stage that night, to Goudreau and to all those who attended, making it a memorable evening.Community wants better access to activities By Nancy Nourse Record Correspondent You know how you are always asked to fill out a survey but then never really find out the results and start to doubt if anyone really cares what you have to say?Well, members of the Health and Education Committee of Stanstead have been hard at work to find out what people in the area think is important to them and have listened to what you have had to say.“Our goal was to get an accurate picture of the needs for activities of all age groups as well as the community’s willingness to make these projects a reality,” explained Christine Meunier, a community organizer.Out of the 176 residents that answered the survey, 14 per cent were between the ages of 12 and 20.Seventy five per cent were between 21 and 50 years of age and 11 per cent were betweem 51 and 90 years old.Of these, 69 per cent were women and 31 per cent were men.Ninty five per cent of them come from homes with one to three children.Survey results show that the lack of involvement in the community because of a lack of experience, of information and sadly, even the fact that people just do not know what they have of value to offer their community.Twenty five per cent cited limited transportation and lack of babysitting services as hindrances to their commitment.On the up side, however, 65 per cent of those who completed the survey said that they would be willing to give between one and three hours of their time per week to their community and 10 per cent of those would be willing to give 10 hours per week.When it came to the question on the need for activities in the Stanstead area, all age groups seemed to agree that the emphasis should not be placed on the activity itself but more onto improving the opportunities to have access to a variety of activities such as the arena, the skate park, the bike trail, the pool, the Haskell Library and various other organizations such as CAB and social clubs.“Another interesting point that has come out of this survey is many people feel it’s important to keep Please see Results, Page 10 page 10 Thursday, July 29, 2004 Student —¦ Stans tea d - —- REVIEW - Crossing back with new album By Nancy Nourse Record Correspondent Student Crossing will be stepping up onto a new plateau of performances with an evening concert at the Piggery Theatre in North Hatley to showcase their new album.The collaborative effort of Micah Orr, Chris Curtis, C.J.Chute and Kyle Young will take centre stage on Aug.2.The concert is a first for the Piggery, as they don’t usually bring in bands such as Student Crossing.“I think the new management is trying to do something that will attract the younger crowd,” said Chute.But the band isn’t complaining.“We’re all very keen on the opportunity to challenge ourselves,” he said.Student Crossing, over the years has performed in Eastern Townships music festivals and various other places in Lennoxville and North Hatley.Last year, the group won the Battle of the Bands at the Ayer’s Cliff Flair.This gave them the means to create their latest CD — they got professional studio time at Plav Audio in Sherbrooke and enough money to buy themselves a good sound system.They created their last CD in someone’s basement with borrowed equipment the group but agreed that it was still good music.Their latest effort has been cranked up a notch.“I think we concentrated more this time on the little things instead of just trying to get it done,” said Orr.“We did it the way we all wanted to — something to be proud of.” Whereas they considered their first CD “more upbeat, more pop," this new CD has rock with a bit of influence from punk.“Our music has changed quite a bit," said Orr.Curtis added that he felt the band as a whole has changed dramatically.Over the last few years, these young men have all learned to become better musicians — their singing is tighter and the group is more sure of what they want to do and how to blend their sound into something that people would like.Young explained that, the band began writing their own material after a trip to Edmonton with their school band.“While we were there, we had the chance to listen and get to know other guys who had formed bands and were inspired by the music they had managed to create,” said Young.When asked what they thought kept their band working so well to-gether, they all agreed that their light-hearted friendships were the key — never take things too seriously, they said.They believe constructive criticism is okay as long as it is done in a reasonable way.They also work together as a team to come up with their music.Playing music started out as a hobby for them because they enjoyed it and that is still the main reason they are performing today — the pure enjoyment of the music and performing for fans.Curtis also said that while it is great to play for an audience who are familiar with their work he equally enjoys playing for people who know nothing about what they can do.This type of performance allows the band to spread its wings, not only in terms of territory but also in their musical ability.Tickets for the performance on Monday evening at The Piggery may be reserved by phone or picked up at the door.For info, call 819-842-2431.NANCY NOURSE Student Crossing members Micah Orr, Kyle Young, C.J.Chute and Chris Curtis believe in taking life in an easygoing manner.They play at the Piggery Theatre in North Hatley on Monday.Border Area Craft Show features environment friendly products By Nancy Nourse Record Correspondent Many people like to spend a leisurely Sunday afternoon touring North Hatley, taking in the wonderful scenery, visiting shops on Main Street or listening to a concert in the park.This past weekend visitors to North Hatley also had an opportunity to take in the Border Arts and Crafts Show which was held at the Curling Club.Among the usual handmade crafts such as blankets, tea towels and woodcraft articles were displayed candles of all types and fragrances, even magnetic jewellery for those who have trouble when it comes to fastening a bracelet or those who are skiddish about piercing their ears.It was clear to see the pride and time that went into the creation of all the items on display.One in particular was a delightful bonsai tree made of tiny pearl-like beads which didn’t need watering.Another was the beautiful ribbon-type candles created by Suzanne Benoit.Heather Rediker combined her craft hobby with her desire to protect the environment.She brought her favourite creation — soy wax candles which are biodegradable, burn slower and last between 30-50 per cent longer than a paraffin candle of the same size and are nearly soot-free.Rediker also created a product for people who like the fragrances but are a little leerie of lit candles in the home — teddy bears treated with wax that can have their fragrance renewed time after time with the use of an everyday hairdryer.These candles also support North American soybean farmers whereas paraffin candles may be manufactured with foreign oil.Proceeds from this craft show go to fund the Border Area Vacation Bible School to be held in the Stanstead area in mid-August.Results: Cont’d from page 9 some activities spread out evenly between the three sectors,” added Sonny Benchi-mol, who sits on this committee in addition to her work with Literacy in Action.“While the idea of having a community centre that houses every single organization might help the problem of transportation and maybe availability but in talking with people we also became aware of the fact that many of these smaller organizations rely on each other for both financial and moral support as in the case of Claudine Bergeron’s Dance School which rents space from the L’Age d’Or in the Beebe sector.This agreement not only gives the children a place to take dance lessons but it also provides a source of income for the Seniors Group so that they can pro- vide more varied activities to their members.This is also another aspect of building a future for our community as a whole.” The Committee of Health and Education felt that this survey shows there is a great potential for putting this community energy to use for the benefit of the entire com-munity.The working committee will be calling, as promised, to validate the interest in participating in a short, dynamic and fun meeting scheduled for early fall to “get the ball rolling” and go from words to concrete actions.Anyone interested in helping to continue this effort should leave a message for Christine Meunier, community organizer, at 1-800-268-2572, ext.2381. Border: ConTd from Page 1 As of July 26, 2004, medical professionals working in the U.S.and living in Canada are no longer allowed to cross the border to work if they do not have in their possession a VisaScreen Certification document or card.This ruling applies to non-immigrants entering the U.S.to work as health care workers, specifically RNs, LPNs, Licensed Vocational Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists, Medical Technicians and Physician Assistants (doctors were excluded from this ruling).The ruling applied even if the foreign national was educated in the U.S.as a health care worker and even if the person held a valid state license in the U.S.The crux of the problem was not that these documents were being required, but that the information concerning the issue seemed to have fallen through the bureaucratic cracks.Exceptions Sources from North Country Hospital at the time reassured their staff that they would do everything possible to help reduce the impact on more than 20 members of their hospital’s permanent staff, some of whom had worked there for many years.The ruling and its July 26 deadline would also cause delays in any future hirings as perspective employees must first have the Visa Screen Certificate in hand before commencing work ( a process that takes several months and almost $1,000 Can).The most recent update on the situation, revealed this week, is that the existing staff who had been hired before Sept.23, 2004 were given an extension of one year to finalize their paperwork, but those who were hired after that date would be line-bound until they can produce their Visa Screen documents.As of July 26, this has affected at least two workers from the Stanstead area and possibly many more elsewhere.A second border issue concerning citizenship was brought to light by The Record two weeks ago when a local teacher, born in a Vermont hospital, was denied a Canadian passport.Like many people who have enjoyed the ‘relaxed border crossing’ in the Stanstead area, Lise Cloutier found out at a very inopportune moment that she would have to follow a winding path in order to prove to authorities she is a Canadian citizen.Cloutier had accepted the offer of a free educational trip to Paris, but when she went to get her passport, she discovered that even though she had lived and worked in Canada all of her life, as far as the Canadian government was concerned, she could Stanstead REVIEW Thursday, July 29, 2004 page 11 not prove that she was a Canadian citizen.As far back as the 1940s and well into the 60s, even after Medicare, the majority of babies born to Canadian parents living in the Stanstead area were born either at Broadview Hospital in Newport, Vt.or Orleans Hospital also in Newport, Vt.It was the closest hospital and the easiest to get to.If family doctors foresaw any difficulties, expectant mothers were transferred to either Dr.Cooper or Dr.Decarie in Sherbrooke, but otherwise babies were delivered at one of Newport’s hospitals.Dr.Gilles Bouchard recalls delivering over 700 babies between the years 1963 and 1974, not to mention the many children that Dr.Marcel Bonin and Dr.White delivered for a good many years before that.Many mothers in Stanstead recall that as proud parents bringing their new babies back across the border, they were greeted by border guards with a friendly smile and a few words of congratulations.In those days, the Customs and Immigration departments were two separate entities.Most parents took the time to stop in at Immigrations to fill out ‘landed immigrant forms’ which was the way the births were recorded at the time, but over the years, many of those papers were lost when families moved, or in some cases, documents were never sent on to the head office of the government.They were kept in local border-crossing files which have since been misplaced as well.Who’s Canadian?When contacted, Nicole Barsalou, of the Department of Citizenship and Immigration, stated that it is an accepted fact that if you were born to Canadian parents and have always lived in Canada, then you are automatically a Canadian Citizen.This did not prove to be the case when David Lepitre tried to get a copy of his Canadian citizenship papers several years ago.He was told that he did not exist in their files even though he had the actual ‘landed immigrant form’ that his father had filled out.He spent several very frustrating months trying to find a solution to his problem - on one hand, he had the documents that he was supposed to, the document that should have proven his Canadian citizenship but he was being told that it was not enough.It was not until he sent a direct request to the minister’s office asking that they look into the situation that his case was eventually solved.Musician Mike Goudreau and his brother Joey tell a similar story.They thought they had come up with the perfect solution to their misplaced ‘landed immigrant documents’ They would just go to the Vermont office of records and get an official copy from their records.Not good enough.The numbers on the American document didn’t seem to match any numbers that the Canadian government had in their files! Anyone who has explored the subject of Canadian citizenship on the Canadian Immigration Web site, will note a small box which tells of “Transitional Provisions of the Citizenship Act that will expire on Aug.14, 2004.When asked about the new provisions, a representative at the local Customs and Immigration Department said that it pertained to children born of Canadian parents living abroad - Aug.14, 2004 would be their last chance to access their Canadian citizenship.Children need papers It’s also worth mentioning that it is now necessary to have documentation for each child accompanying their parents through the border, whether it’s for a quick visit to grandma, to shop or to attend a birthday party.This is a departure from past practise, familiar to most in the border area.Prior to the recent emphasis on security, it was not unusual for mom or dad to pile a bunch of neighbourhood kids into the station wagon and head to the Derby Drive Inn for an evening of entertainment.Today, when crossing the-border, you will be asked to show proof of the citizenship and custodial documents of any child in your vehicle.If you are a parent travelling alone with your child, you must be prepared to pro- duce a letter from your spouse giving permission to take the child out of the country.It is also required to include in this letter, a phone number where your spouse can be reached to verify this information.Small town affected Though the stricter regulations may have caused a certain amount of anxiety for Carolyn Descovitch when she came to visit relatives in the Stanstead area recently while her husband was away on a business trip, she realized that even small town Stanstead had been changed by events which have taken place in the world.The regulations have also had an impact on Stanstead College a well-respected private boarding school with a large number of international students.When transporting students across the border, organizers have to be very careful to have all the necessary papers available, especially where the international students are concerned.Teacher Sue Telling admits it can be frustrating at times, but Stanstead College agrees with the necessity for increased security measures.The increased border vigilance is credited with recovering several lost of missing children.To limit difficulties related to increased security and changes in border regulations, officials recommend those affected remain abreast of Immigration and Customs laws.Can.customs officers do US customs work for half the pay: Union Over the next four days, Customs Officers in Quebec and Southern Ontario will be doing the work of American Customs Officers but for a mere fraction of the pay.“Our members will be checking travellers and commercial exports heading into the US, before they enter the US,” says Ron Moran, National President of the Customs Excise Union Douanes Accise, representing 10,000 members Canada-wide, of which 4,200 are Canada’s front-line Customs Officers, “and they’ll be doing this to assist the Americans, at the request of the US.Americans asked Canada for security assistance as US Democrats hold their National Convention this week in Boston.” US Customs Officers are paid $61,000 US while Canadian Customs Officers are paid $48,000 CDN - or 58 per cent what their American counterparts are paid.“The disparity between US and Canadian Customs Officers just shows you how little the Canadian government seems to value border security and the people it employs to provide it,” Moran said in a news release.Everyone is now aware that, for the past few months, those who work as Intelligence, Trade, Investigations, and front-line Customs Officers in Canada have been protesting to obtain the job reclassification that was promised to them more than four years ago, when Criminal Code enforcement became a part of their duties.Asking them to do the enforcement duties that would be worth almost twice as much as if carried out by US Officers 600 feet down the road now represents the latest slap in the face for Canadian Customs Officers.“Tempers are understandably higher then they have ever been," says Moran. page 12 Thursday, July 29, 2004 Saturn SUY: A ute like no other 2004 Saturn VUE.Worthy of a look for those looking for utility in a shape that breaks the SUV mould.pÉÉÉéÉI By Keith Morgan CanVVest News Service VANCOUVER _Saturn has dared to be different from the start and its interpretation of the ubiquitous sport utility vehicle shows no deviation from that admirable philosophy.The early Saturn family cars resembled nothing on the market and the use of polymer panels truly set them apart from the rest.True to form, the VUE looks like no other ute, which may, perhaps surprisingly, work against it ever taking the title of the most popular SUV.Yours truly may be tiring of the cookie-cutter look of many of the VUE’s competitors, but sales of the box-with-a-big hood SUVs continue to spiral.The VUE has much to recommend it though.It has a healthy list of standard features, and with a starting price of just under $23,000, it's up there in the affordability table along with the popular Ford Escape and the Hyundai Santa Fe.The addition of a souped-up Red Line edition, which was the test car, might well draw some more performance-minded buyers.The Looks: The line even dares to be different from its stable mates in its appearance.Whereas the Saturn sedans and wagons have adopted totally new front ends, the VUE has retained the shallow headlight look of earlier Satums.Those lights sit atop of what essentially is a large blunt-nosed bumper, housing fog lights in the V6 models and a gaping air intake.It’s not pretty looking, but I consider that an asset.The long, tapering indentation on the front doors through to the rear doors exaggerates the slightly wedge-shaped appearance of the whole vehicle.The rear view reminds me of the first Saturn wagons, or at least the top half does.Like the front, the rear bumper is very deep.In some ways, it’s as though they have taken a wagon and stretched it vertically.All versions look neat to these eyes but the all-wheel-drive V-6 models look especially so.They feature dark-tinted rear-door glass and new 17-inch aluminum wheels as standard, which accentuate the sporty look.The polymer body side panels are desirably dent resistant, though not immune from damage as I noticed the other day on a local supermarket parking lot, The door and liftgate handles use the body colour in tune with the monochromatic theme of the car’s colour scheme.The Inside: Safety features include dual air bags, optional head-curtain air bags, adjustable head restraints and child safety locks.Other standard features include air conditioning, tinted glass, intermittent wipers, privacy glass, a centre console, an adjustable steering wheel and an AM/FM stereo with CD player.The V-6 AWD model adds power windows, mirrors and door locks, cruise control, and remote keyless entry.The VUE carries five passengers, : but courtesy of the unusual 70/30 folddown rear seat, can be configured to carry mucho cargo.It is indeed very roomy and the seats provide comfort for all on a trip.The interior finish is certainly okay, but unexciting and thus it’s not going to win any awards for superb craftsmanship.If you want that, be prepared to shell out another 15 grand plus.The Works: Base trims are powered by a 2.2-litre four-cylinder engine that produces 143 h.p.mated to a five-speed manual transmission or to a variable transmission (standard on base AWD).The V-6 AWD gets the 250-h.p„ 16-valve, 3.5-litre V-6 engine, which replaces the old 3.0-litre V-6.The new one is mated to a five-speed automatic gearbox.The engine’s variable-valve timing helps enhance high-end power, low-end torque and fuel economy.The VUE Red Line version I drove also features a performance-tuned suspension.The Drive: The 3.5-litre V-6 gave the Red Line tester an awful lot of umph.It takes off like a sports car and it’s easy to believe the company boast that it will hit 100 km/h in seven seconds.It was a fun ride, more characteristic of a sedan than a SUV.It would please all those folks who claim to buy SUVs only because they make city street parking a cinch.I rarely view a drive in a SUV as a pleasure, but the VUE is fun to operate on the highway and in town.The Score: Worthy of a look for those looking for utility in a shape that breaks the SUV mould.The base two-wheel drive model should be considered by city dwellers.Aluminized steel & stainless steel mufflers ! SILENCIEUX SHER-LENN Inc.950 Wellington St.S.Sherbrooke Fernand Cabana, owner 569-9494 Competitive prices for all Heavy Duty-' Trucks n Sylvain Auger, Manager ===== Stan stead ===== = REVIEW- Boundary Rotary Club’s golf tourney a big success By Nancy Nourse Record Correspondent Organizers of the Boundary Rotary Club Golf Tournament and Lobster/Steak barbecue couldn’t have been happier as the events came to an end on Sunday, July 25.Mother Nature had been kind to them, surrounding everyone with sunshine throughout the tournament and eventually ending the day with a picturesque sunset, clearly visible from the Club House at the Dufferin Heights Country Club.This tournament is the Rotary Club’s major fundraiser of the year.More than 100 golfers competed in support of the organization which will help fund the community projects the Club is involved with.Following the meal, prizes were given out to various winners of the golf tournament.Unfortunately, no one won the new car for a hole-in-one on the fourth hole.The prize for the low gross overall winner of the men’s category went to Tony Greene and the low net field winner was Jean Grégoire.The low gross overall winner in the women’s category was Josee Mercier and the low net field winner was Diana Hansley.Organizers expressed their appreciation to Richard Wing and the staff at the Dufferin Heights Country Club, and the many companies in the area who stepped up to show their support.Among the 54 businesses that contributed to the successful event were A.Fluet & Fils Inc., CIBC, Boutique Hors Taxes de l’Est Inc., la Caisse Populaire de Stanstead, Campbell, Bel-lam & Associates lnc„ Dominion Granite Limited, Clotures Rustiques L.G.Inc., Cass Funeral Homes Inc., Lepitre Granite Works Ltee, Picture this on Granite, Centre de Granite Inc., Jomac Canada Inc., Gran-Quartz Canada Inc., Granit J.Mc-Cutcheon Inc., Granit C.Rouleau Inc., rock of Ages Canada Inc., Salon Raymond, The Record, Stanstead Country Agricultural Society, The Journal, UPS-SCS, Inc.from the Canadian side and many others such as Brown’s Drug Store, Columbia Forest Products, Community National Bank, Derby Corner Mini Mart, Eastside Restaurant and Ethan Allen, Inc.H NANCY NOURSI- On the right of the picture is Rotarian Edward Hyatt who received a special prize for being ‘the most honest golfer of the Tournament’.He is pictured receiving his prize from Rotarian Dick Fletcher and Rotarian Tom Richer.Hyatt not only counted his strokes but also recorded each and every one of them! INSIDE Even the Olympics about the team .see Page 14 WWW.SHERBROOKERECORD.COM Newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Thursday, July 29, 2004 page 13 Rain keeps Niemeyer in the game another day By Bruce Arthur Regrettably, the $38-million spent on the new Rexall Centre was not enough to add a roof.As a result, the tennis racquets were silent, and the stadium empty, for the better part of a rain-soaked day at yesterday’s US$2.5-million Tennis Masters Canada tournament at York University.Both the afternoon and evening sessions were eventually cancelled.Tickets can be exchanged for the same level of ticket for one of today’s sessions, dealing Tennis Canada a heavy financial blow.After a nine-hour rain delay, 35 minutes of tennis was refreshingly played.World No.1 Roger Federer took the freshly dried court against Morocco’s Hicham Arazi during a break in the rain, and despite a jarring spate of unforced errors and double faults, Federer took the first set 6-3 before the mist began to fall again.There were moments where the few remaining patrons got their money’s worth — particularly a poetic baseline-to-baseline topspin lob that Federer sent spinning over Arazi’s head.But the rest of the evening was lost.The financial cost to Tennis Canada will be significant.There are no cash refunds on tickets, but exchanges would cost Tennis Canada in potential tickets that could be sold to today’s ses- sion, which is traditionally the biggest walk-up day of the week.Tournament director Stacey Allaster estimated up to 12,000 tickets could be exchanged — enough that Tennis Canada may consider extending the exchange window to Thursday’s sessions.“I don’t want to think about the [financial loss] right now,” said Allaster, who said attendance was about 13,600.“Significant, significant.We did $150,000 last night [in sales for the week].We had 4,000 tickets sold, and I we were expecting equivalent numbers [today].It was one of the best day schedules in our history, so it’s definitely a significant loss.” Indeed, the day schedule featured such stars as second-seeded Andy Roddick, No.3 Guillermo Coria, popular Russian Marat Safin, fifth-seeded Tim Henman and ninth-seeded Lleyton Hewitt.Games will be made up by playing on all six match courts, if necessary.Allaster also mentioned that with the Rexall Centre’s $18-million mortgage, the need to play sessions becomes more acute.The tournament only has rain insurance on the final five sessions, since those are more heavily attended and cannot absorb the exchanged tickets from a previously cancelled session.See Tennis, page 14 RECORD FILE PHOTO Frederic Niemeyer Expos’ streak starts and ends vs.Glavine By Stephanie Myles The Montreal Expos’ winning streak began last Thursday at Shea Stadium, with veteran New York Mets’ lefty Tom Glavine on the mound.It ended Tuesday night at Olympic Stadium after five straight victories, with Glavine on the mound in a 4-2 Mets’ win that ended their own Major League Baseball streak at four losses.The big difference?No late-inning heroics to help lightning strike twice in a row against a pitcher long renowned for his success against the Expos.The Expos stranded 12 baserunners against four Met pitchers, at least one in every inning.“Glavine pitched a good game.He kept the ball low, and it was hard to get anything manufactured.We hit a lot of singles,” said Brad Wilkerson, who tied a personal best with four hits and scored both Expos’ runs.Expos’ starter Zach Day continued to search for the run support to go with what, overall, was a fourth-straight good start against the Mets this season.The home run he gave up to centre-fielder Mike Cameron in the sixth wouldn’t have been so bad if not for what preceded it: a walk to Richard Hidalgo and a single by Ty Wigginton.“I didn’t get it far enough in.The sinker, my pitch, but I left it out there a little bit,” Day said.The Expos had something going in each of Glavine’s six innings, with much of the commotion caused by Wilkerson and Juan Rivera, batting fifth and sixth, respectively.That was the trouble, really.The spark was ignited too far down the order.Until Cabrera’s double in the ninth, the top four of Endy Chavez, Cabrera, Jose Vidro and Tony Batista went a combined l-for-15, with two walks to Vidro.Three singles loaded the bases with nobody out in the fourth, but the Expos got only one run, when backup catcher Einar Diaz hit into a doubleplay.Diaz drove home the other run with a sacrifice fly in the sixth.Glavine snapped a personal six-game winless streak and got his record back to .500 at 8-8.The Expos have averaged less than three runs of support per game for Day, who has taken losses in six of his quality starts, defined as at least six innings and no more than three earned runs.It was Day’s first career defeat against New York, in nine games, and his record dropped to a misleading 5-10.It was Glavine’s 25th career win against the Expos, in 54 games.“We just have to continue to do what we’re doing.We’re getting good pitching,” Wilkerson said.“It feels good to have confidence in the guys on the mound.” — CanWest News Service page 14 Thursday, July 29, 2004 9\ à^VâVAVâVâV***** ^Ooooooooooo Sports Notebook Kavanagh Signs With Sens Ottawa-native Pat Kavanagh, 25, has signed a multi-year deal with the Ottawa Senators.The former right winger with the Vancouver Canucks played the majority of last season with the team’s American Hockey League, the Manitoba Moose.Kavanagh was second in scoring with 45 points (23-22) and was recalled during the playoffs.Brett Hull Joins Coyotes Brett Hull has signed a two-year deal with the Phoenix Coyotes, says his brother and agent Bobby Hull Jr.Hull remained mum on the actual amount, but reportedly told The Arizona Republic the offer is “generous”.Hull, 40, earned $5 million US this past season with détroit.Sorenstam seeks career double grand slam Only one other person has won a back-to-back grand slam title at the British Open and Annika Sorenstam is looking to be the second.Mickey Wright won 82 titles in 35 years and is the only player to win all four majors back-to-back.Sorenstam won the LPGA Championship last month for the second year in a row and can add the 1995-96 U.S.Opens and the Nabisco Championship in 2001-02 to her list of major wins.On Sunday, she might be able to add the British Open, again.Sorenstam said she is aware of Wright’s record but said she’s trying not to think about it.“That would be big, really big,” said the Swedish golfer.“I’m trying not to think about it.” Dancevic ousted from Tennis Masters Canada After a rain out on Tuesday night, 19-year-old Niagara Falls, Ont.native Frank Dancevic went up against American Vince Spadea on Wednesday, only to lose 6-1 and 6-4 in the first round of the Tennis Masters tournament.Dancevic played with a sore neck and back he suffered in in a car accident on Sunday.He said he never considered withdrawing, despite the injuries.“Canada doesn’t have many opportunities like this and I tried to gut it out,” Dancevic said.“It started to loosen up near the end of the match but 1 felt it quite a bit.It wasn’t great.” The last Canadian in singles, Frederic Niemeyer of Deauville, Que., ranked No.231 in the world, was scheduled to play Spain’s David Sanchez (No.54) on Wednesday.On TV Thursday • FOOTBALL: 7 pan., Calgary Stampeders at Ottawa Renegades, TSN • FOOTBALL: 10 p.m., Montreal Alouettes at B.C.Lions, TSN 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.¦ ¦THE ¦¦¦ RECOUD SPORTS Opinion Supporting the local team a part of sports By George Jonas the world of sports.There’s something about athletes When the Olympic games begin Aug.13 in Athens, whatever else may dominate the press, there will be many articles critical of the international TV coverage.In particular, Canadians will criticize U.S.networks for concentrating on American athletes.I wouldn’t predict anything else about the coming summer games, but I feel safe in predicting this.There will be a great resurgence of the word “parochial” in print.I remember covering the 26th Summer Games in Atlanta.True, during the month of July 1996, the Yanks nearly wore out a good on-air frequency patting themselves on the back.But hell, so did we in Canada.So did the Germans and the South Koreans.Even some of the latest virtual countries used up fair chunks of their airwaves congratulating themselves.At least our American cousins had an excuse for their self-absorption.As a British visitor to Atlanta pointed out, he didn’t come all this way to see British or Chinese or German athletes: he came to see WINNING athletes.Well, the Americans had lots of those.When NBC focused on U.S.competitors, you’d usually end up seeing gold medalists or at least podium-fm-ishers.Couldn’t say the same thing about the CBC.Whenever patriotism compelled me to stick with the Crown corporation, I stood a good chance of missing the winner of an event altogether while being treated to an in-depth interview with the guy who finished seventh.Mind you, I didn’t object.For one thing, in ‘96 we had quite a few winners ourselves.Besides, seventh-place finishers are often pretty good on camera.A parrot may not fly as high as an eagle, but it usually has a lot more to say.Anyway, the blessed boy or girl is one of ours.Why shouldn’t we spend some time with him or her?I accept all this - what flabbergasts me is when we resent Americans taking a similar view of their own athletes.We feel justified lavishing attention even on our losers, but seem outraged when Americans lavish attention on their winners.Although 1 won’t be glued to the TV set in August, I’m looking forward to the Olympics.I genuinely like Tennis:- Continued from page 13 The rain was mostly mist, and only occasionally worked its way up to pinpricks, or splatters.Tennis Canada officials probably have as many names for rain as the Inuit purportedly have for snow, and some may even be more than four letters long.Last year, the women’s tournament suffered from the massive blackout, as well as rains and player withdrawals, and profits—which largely go towards Canadian player development — were lowered by about $1.5-million.On the bright side, the lone Canadians left in the draw — Niagara Falls native Frank Dancevic and Frederic Niemeyer of Deauville, Que.- survived for another day.Dancevic, the lanky 19-year-old who is seen as and coaches as human beings that I find admirable.It’s risky to generalize about people, but groups do have ideals in common.They tend to reward certain human qualities and discourage others.One ideal that sports people share is that there are no excuses.Everything is up to you as a competitor or as a member of the team.If you don’t pull your weight, no one can or should pull it for you.In sports, you’re supposed to be ranked and rewarded by achievement, not by politics or favour.You’ve either got what it takes or you don’t.You win or lose by your own efforts.Once you’ve done your personal best you’ve nothing to be ashamed of - but nothing to complain about, either, if your personal best isn’t as good as somebody else’s.Competitive sports teach you to expect equality of opportunity, not equality of results.In today’s society, it’s sports and perhaps only sports that define the concept of “fairness” as it ought to be defined.You have the same chance as everybody else.What you make of it is up to you.Just as importantly, your results are generally measured by a tape or a stopwatch.Not by somebody’s taste or opinion.Not by government policies.Not by pressure groups.Not by some social engineer’s utopian fantasy.Incidentally, that’s why some beautiful sports like figure skating or gymnastics irritate me.1 admire the competitors, but hate the fact that they’re scored on the basis of the judges’ subjective tastes.Fencing used to irk me, too, until some genius invented the electric scoreboard.I was asked recently if I’m an Olympic purist - the kind of person who feels that the Games should be just the traditional track and field stuff plus wrestling, as they used to be in ancient Greece.Not at all.True, some of the latest sports featured in Athens may be a bit boring to watch, but they’re no doubt loads of fun to do.We shouldn’t be selfish as spectators: we should think of the participants.I’m always hoping the organizers will include elephant polo in the Olympics one day.It’s a great game, quite popular in Nepal, and at least as entertaining as women’s beach volleyball.— CanWest News Service Canada’s best tennis hope, has played well lately.He advanced to the finals of the lower-level Challenger event in Aptos, Calif., this past weekend and to the semi-finals of the Challenger event in Granby, Ont., the week before.- “[The rain] probably helped me out a bit actually because I took a red-eye [flight] from California [Monday],” said Dancevic.As the world went wet, the players stayed warm and dry in the new players’ lounge, where many a 10-year-old boy would have a grand old time.There are Playstations and pool tables and ping-pong, cards and board games, a frill-service bar, as well as televisions and e-mail.Manicurists are also available for the girlfriends or wives, and a hairdresser operates downstairs.Sadly, there were few such distractions for the wethaired masses who hung around for so long.It will all be tried again today. RECORD Thursday, July 29, 2004 page 15 Card party held at Ives Hill July 23rd, third card party was held playing at 12 tables.Sponsored by Ives Hill Community Club.Prize winners were high score ladies 6160 Violet Thorneloe, second ladies 5820 Jane Curtis and ladies consolation with 2860 Fern Lapointe.Men’s first was won by Bernard Laberee with score 6000, second score 5800 Evett Vachon, consolation Herb Winget 2740.Special 9 spades, Alice O’Connor and most skunks Allison Watson.Door prizes were won by Murial Mosher, Lil Sharman, Audrey Nelson, Beth Cullen, Herbert Lilley, Dorothy Cassidy, Ruby Berry, Mildred Holliday, Barbara Wing, Jack Rimpton, Mayotta Taylor, Bud Wing, Herbert Rowell, Allison Watson, Ester Coté, Nina Rowell, S.Swallow, Eileen Lowe, Jack Havefeli, Cassey Vriesendorp, Thelma Picken, Marie Samson.Many thanks to all the players and to those who donated prizes and those who came from near and far so glad to have you.Next card party July 30th, sponsored by Milby Women’s Institute.Jean Naylor Death Deaths Deaths BIRD, Lois Cay - After a long and courageous struggle with asthma over her lifetime, mom passed away peacefully in her 80th year with family at her side at the Brome Mississquoi Hospital, July 25, 2004.Beloved wife of predeceased Edwin J.R.Bird.Beloved mother of Douglas (Linda), James, Jeannie, grandmother to Suzanne (Adam), and Andra and great-grandmother to Anna.As memorial tributes, donations can be made to the B.M.P.Foundation, 950 Principale St., Cowansville, Que.J2K 1K3.A private service will be held at a later date.Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing.And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb.And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance.She was a great mom and will be sadly missed.In Memoriam VEASEY, Dennis - July 29, 2000 Always cherished, never forgotten.Sadly missed by PAULINE BOIRE, his wife and FRANCINE TURMEL, his niece Military Whist Party at the Oddfellow’s Hall, Knowlton July 20th, at the “Oddfellows” hall, there were 16 tables playing “Military Whist.” Eugene Jones greeted the players, as they arrived and gave out the rules, table #4 with Capt.Stella Mizener, Annie Jones, Sid de Sofia, Katie Jones were the high scorers with 44 points.Tables #1 and #5 tied for 2nd place with #5 winning the draw, the #2 prize went to Capt.Jean Riti, Amanda and Josie Streule, and Herb Riti.table #10 with a score of 14 points and Capt.Marge Brown, Pat Benoit, Donald Page, and Eva Page received the Booby prize.Door prizes went to Bob Newell, Louise Lowry, Shirley Beaulac, Stan Coupland, Amanda Streule, George Wilson, Mary Taylor, Nancy Dixon, Herbie Riti, Muriel Whitehead, Merlyn Sturtevant, Edna Rodger, Elvia Johnson, Russell Lawrence, Doreen McPherson, Lawrence Marsh.The groceries went to Eva Page, Roger Jones, Jean D’Arc Elie, Duncan Tait.Delicious refreshments were served after the game, and as usual there was lots of gabbing and good fun.See you all next week in Brome.Submitted by Edna Badger Sawyerville Jeanne Lowry Miss Marlene Lowry of Kitchener, Ont., is having a couple of weeks holiday with her parents Justin and Jeanne Lowry.On Sunday afternoon the annual barbecue took place there, around 40 people were there.Jeanne Lowry, Marlene Lowry accompanied Sharon Rothney of Eaton Corner to a Pampered Chef Bridal party for Devon Little.Stephanie Lowry and McKELVEY, Iris - Passed away late Monday, July 26 at the residents of Florence Groulx Inc., of St.Bernard de Lacolle at the age of 77.Born 1926 to the belated parents Arden McKelvey and Edith Sager in North Hatley.Left to mourn are sisters: Ina, Nina, Doreen, Pearl, Jean, Janis and brother Carl, several nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.Funeral will be held in Lacolle at Gilles Serre Inc., 48 De l’Eglise Nord, Lacolle, Que., J0J 1J0.Visitations wifi be held Thursday, July 29 from 7 p.m.to 9 p.m., and Friday, July 30 from 10 a.m.to 11 a.m.Funeral wifi follow directly after at 11 a.m.in the Catholic Church.McLEOD, Helene (nee LePoidevin) - Passed away peacefully at the Wales Home in Richmond on July 28th, 2004, Mrs.Helene McLeod in her 95th year.Wife of the late Finley McLeod, and dear mother of Alfred McLeod (Therese Lapointe).Loving grandmother of Sandra (Jean - Francois Bedard) and Dany (Ray-nald Larouche) and great-grandmother of Veronica and Johnathan Belanger and Luca Larouche.Helene also leaves to mourn her sisters: Irene (late Rolland Drew) and Hilda LePoidevin, and brothers: Alfred LePoidevin (Beatrice) and Donald LePoidevin (Pat) along with many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.Resting at the Cass Funeral Home, 545 Dufferin, Stanstead, Que., where friends may visit on Friday, July 30th from 1 to 2:45 p.m., followed by the funeral service at 3 p.m.Interment in the Crystal Lake cemetery at a later date.Donations to the Wales Home Foundation, 506 Rte 243 N„ Richmond, Que., JOB 2H0 would be greatly appreciated by the family.Diane Bell of High Forest came also and Marlene and I accompanied them home.Justine and Jeanne Lowry went to church in East Angus, later Shirley Morrison, Marlene Lowry and Janice Hartwell went to the barbecue at Fairgrounds.Justin and Jeanne were there too.They also went to Bulwer to the Strawberry Ice Cream Social.In Your generous contribution will help finance research into liing disease such as asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis and lung cancer.Over 700,000 Quebecers who suffer from respiratory disease thank you.Qiiatoc Lung Association Toll free: 1 800 295-8111 Montreal: (514) 287-7400 MARSHALL MOSELEY.Mabel Agnes - 1912-2004 - At the Knowlbanks Residence in Knowlton, on July 27, 2004 in her 92nd year.Wife of the late Raymond (Ray) Moseley of Knowlton.She leaves to mourn, many nieces and nephews, great-nieces and nephews, great-great-nieces and nephews.A graveside service wifi be held on Friday, July 30, 2004 at 2 p.m.at the Duboyce Cemetery.Family and friends are asked to meet directly at the cemetery.Rev.Joyce Booth off.In her memory, donations to the SPCA Montérégie would be appreciated.Forms will be available at the cemetery.Funeral Arrangements Bessette 8i Sons Funeral Home inc., 5034 Foster, Waterloo, Que., Tel: 450-539-1606 or 1-888-730-6666, Fax: 450-539-3035 www.famillebessette.com RUSSELL, Etta Frances (LeBaron) - Peacefully on December 9th, 2003 at the CHSLD Memphremagog.She was predeceased by her husband James Bell Russell and her daughters Judith Sellers and Carolyn Kopalek.She is survived son George Russell and son-in-law Emile Kopalek, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.Funeral service will be at the Universalist Church, North Hatley, Que., on Saturday, July 31, 2004 at 1 p.m.Interment in Reedsville Cemetery, North Hatley, Que.In lieu of flowers, donations to the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family.Arrangements entrusted to Cass Funeral Home (819) 564-1750.Cards of Thanks Danville Trinity United held their annual Beef B.B.Q.on Saturday, July 24th, which turned out to be a huge success.We fed 252 people and would like to thank each and every one who support us, also thank you everyone who helped out in any way.Your help and support was gratefully appreciated.TRINITY UNITED BEEF B.B.Q.COMMITTEE VERHOEF - 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Waterville: 11 a.m.; Hatley: 9:30 a.m.; North Hatley: 9:30 a.m.NORTH HATLEY The annual meeting of the Old North Church Cemetery Association will be held on Sunday, August 1, 2004, the fifteenth year that this gathering has taken place.This year it will be held in the North Hatley Community Center at 3127 Capelton Road.The meeting will commence with a pot luck luncheon at noon, followed by a short meeting and presentation on the history of Reverend Thomas Johnson who succeeded the Reverend James Charles Stewart in 1819.The Johnson family will be honoured, including a pilgrimage to the Old North Church Cemetery where several members of the Johnson family are buried.We invite any interested people to join us and to celebrate many of the pioneers in Hatley Township and other parts of the Eastern Townships! BURY Golf tournament, Saturday, August 7, 1 p.m.Pen-Y-Bryn, Bury followed by supper, Bury Town Hall, 5:30 p.m.Several prizes.Fund raiser for Compton County Historical Museum Society.R.S.V.P.August 1st, 872-3488, Pen-Y-Bryn; 875-5210, Serena; 875-5183, Richard.SHERBROOKE The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 10 will hold a steak supper at the Legion hall, 971 Galt Street East on August 7 at 6 p.m.followed by a dance.Please reserve by August 2.KNOWLTON Knowlton United Church, 234 Knowlton Road, will hold a flea market on Saturday, July 31 from 9 a.m.to 4 p.m.MARBLETON - CANTERBURY Sunday Church services at 9:15 a.m.at St.Paul’s, Marbleton, and St.Philip’s, Sawyerville, and at 11 a.m.at St.Paul’s, Bury, and St.Peter’s, Cookshire, and at 2 p.m.at Christ Church, Canterbury.Everyone is welcome.• • • This column accepts items announcing events organized by chinches, service dubs and recognized charitable institutions for a $6.00 fee, $9.00 for 2 insertions of same notice, $12.00 for 3 publications.Maximum 35 words.If you have more than 35 words the charge will be $10.00 per insertion.Requests should be mailed, well in advance, to The Record, P.O.Box 1200, Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1H 5L6, be signed and indude a telephone number and payment Telephone requests will not be accepted.Admission charges and trade names will be deleted.No dances.gain more by forgiving Marbleton M.Guillette On Saturday, July 17th, family and friends gathered at 2:00 p.m.in St.Paul’s Anglican Cemetery, Marbleton for the Interment of Ashes of Phyllis Bishop McCutcheon.The service was offidated by the Rev.Sr.Mary Florence Liew.Following the interment everyone met at the Community Hall for refreshments.In the absence of Dr.Wilfred W.McCutcheon, Ottawa, due to health reasons, he was represented by his niece, Donna and great-niece Heather (McCutcheon) Stratton of Beebe, Que.People attending came from Sydney, NS, Ottawa, Beaconsfield, Beebe, Lennoxville, Bury, Bish-opton and Marbleton.On July 27th Doreen Bishop Mulcahy will be moving from Ottawa back to Sydney, NS to reside with her son, Terry.We wish her happiness.Foster Once again St.James Parish Hall was the scene of another Military Whist on July 19 was held.With eleven tables playing Whist and three people at the game table and two Guild members not playing either game.Top Military Whist winners were Table #8 with Joan Riti Captain, Amanda Streule, Josy Streule and herbie Riti Scouts with a score of 40 points.2nd prize went to table #5 with Armand Poirier Captain, Ola Streeter, Georgia Poirier and George Bailey scouts with a score of 38 points.The lowest score went to table 3 with George Wilson as Captain, Pat Cote, Doris Porter and Lucille Aiken as scouts with a score of 10.The prize at the game table went to nellie darling.Door prizes went Nancy Dixon, Nellie You will Dear Annie: From the day my mother-in-law and I met, she disliked me because I came from a different religious and ethnic background.She forbade her son to marry me, but he did anyway.Even so, throughout our years of marriage, my husband refused to associate with any of my friends, family or coworkers, saying that his mother did not approve of them.He insisted that the only people we socialize with were his relatives.A few years ago, Mom suddenly decided I was no longer to have contact with her or anyone else in the family.She insisted that her son divorce me.There was no particular reason for her decision.Of course, my husband stayed with me, but Williams, jean D’Arc Elie, katie Jones, Doris Porter, Lawarence Marsh, Doreen Gibbs, Louise Lowry, George Wilson, Nellie Darling, Eugene Jones, Alvia Johnson, Robert Newell, George Bailey, Arnold Fletcher, Pat Benoit, Muriel Whitehead, Dorothy Hayes, Lena Roberts, Josy Streule, Helen Campbell, Russell lawarence, Lucille Aiken, Ola Streeter and Doreen McPherson.The box of groceries was won by Louise Lowry and the second drawing went to Helen Ramsay.Our Guild wishes to thank everyone who supplied food and prizes, it is greatly appreciated.Our next card party will be “500” on August 2nd at 7:30 p.m.We hope to see you all again.Submitted by Muriel Whitehead Annie’s Mailbox all of my contact with other family members was cut off because the relatives feared this woman’s retribution.My husband continued to attend family functions without me, which caused many heated arguments.My mother-in-law died last year, and my husband now wants me to rejoin his family.I am a good person, warm and friendly, and have never done wrong by his relatives, but frankly, I don’t want to see these people after being treated unfairly for so long.Should I forgive and forget?— Hurt and Confused Dear Hurt: Yes.You will gain more by forgiving than you will by holding a grudge.As an added benefit, it will strengthen your marriage, which sounds like it could use some help.We are less angry with the relatives than with your husband, who should have been more supportive of you.However, we know that these barracudas are exhausting to battle, day after day, and it’s easier to give in than keep fighting.Now that Mom is out of the picture, however, you have an opportunity to be an integral part of your husband’s family, and we think they will welcome you with open arms.Please give them the chance to make it up to you.Dear Annie: My husband has a bad back and can sleep only in an adjustable bed or recliner.This totally limits our taking vacations.Are there any hotels or cruise lines that have accommodations that would allow people with limitations such as his to enjoy their facilities?— A Virginian Dear Virginian: Absolutely.Look for hotels that have suites or kitchenettes, which are likelier to include a room with a recliner.There are many organizations that offer full-package tours and cruises for those with special needs (we found a helpful Web site maintained by Jim Lubin at www.makoa.org that lists travel sites).Your husband also might want to invest in a portable reclining lawn chair that he can bring wherever he goes.Good luck.Dear Annie: You printed a letter from “Omaha,” whose 16-year-old son was shy.My 17-year-old daughter had the same problem.She would come home in tears from parties because she sat in the corner the whole time.I found a Web site on social anxiety (www.socialanxiety.factsforhealth.org).They had a self-assessment test that I administered to my daughter.I discovered she had a phobia of certain people and situations.We made an appointment to see a psychiatrist who prescribed a mild anti-depressant and referred her to a psychologist.In five months, the changes in my daughter are amazing.She has a job that would have driven her to tears before.She enjoys going to group functions and meeting new people.Our insurance covers most of the counseling visits, and the money I’ve spent has been well worth it.— A Mom in North Carolina Dear Mom: Thank you for your excellent suggestion and useful resource.We hope our interested readers will check it 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you must make a simple re sponse in the appropriate suit — as South did in today’s deal.However, before we get to that, how would you (South) plan the play in seven spades after West leads a club?Note that when South started with a quiet one-spade response, he learned, from his partner’s three-spade rebid, not only distribution data (four-card spade support), but also hand-strength information (15-17 points).If South began with an SJS, because that forces to game, the opener’s three-spade rebid would not supply any strength information.Seven no-frump is the best contract, but seven spades is fine.(Agreed, the grand slam is difficult to bid with confidence because North A A K 6 3 07-29-04 V Q J 10 7 ?Q 5 A K Q 4 West East A 10 7 2 A 4 V 9 6 5 3 V 8 2 ?K 9 4 ?8 6 3 * J 10 9 A 8 7 South 8 5 4 3 A Q J 98.V A K ?A J 10 7 A A 2 Dealer: North Vulnerable: East West South West North East 1 V Pass l A Pass 3 A Pass 4 NT Pass 5 ?Pass 5 NT Pass 6 V Pass 7 A/7 NT Pass Pass Pass Opening lead: * J you don’t know about the five heart winners.) You have 13 top tricks: five spades, five hearts, one diamond and two clubs.So, you don’t need to risk the diamond finesse.Win trick one in hand and draw trumps, being careful to leave the ace or king on the board.Unblock the ace-king of hearts, cross to dummy with a trump, and cash all those lovely winners (the QJ-10 of hearts and club king), discarding your four diamond losers.CROSSWORD ACROSS 35 Mum’s the word 1 Place for a smack 39 Test out 5 The Divine Miss M 40 Warren and Scruggs 10 Play components 41 Military assistant 14 Start of an invention 42 Two-wheelers 15 Harder to come by 43 Confer 16 Knight’s protection 45 Coffin carriers 17 Confidential 48 Hair preparations 20 Wapiti 49 Chorus section 21 Feel for 50 Fail miserably 22 Commerce concern 51 Saturn model 23 Shrub 54 Confidentially 24 Thief 58 Claire and Balin 26 Sentence unit 59 Dons a belt 29 Eddy 60 Touched down 30 Observes 61 Biblical weed 31 “Common Sense” writer 62 Too flabby 32 Period of time 63 Picks up on DOWN 1 Biography subject 2 Groupie target 3 Job benefit 4 Recite 5 Dust-up memento 6 Potting soil 7 Low card 8 Sri Lankan export 9 Make a blunder 10 Without scruples 11 Artificial waterway 12 Marked Spanish accent?13 More tricky 18 Numbered musical piece 19 Hi-fi’s successor 23 Foundation 24 Zurich folk 25 High-pitched clink 43 Fill with bewilderment 26 Hey, you! 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