The record, 2 mars 2000, jeudi 2 mars 2000

To find out what’s happening in your community Subscribe to Sherbrooke; 569-9528 Knowlton: 242-1188 THE RECORD The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 iCORB Classifieds Sherbrooke: 569-9525 Knowlton: 242-1188 65 CENTS Thursday, March 2, 2000 Into the Deep Eithne Sheeran of Bishop’s College School backstrokes during the final meet of the swim year, held between BCS and Stanstead College Wednesday at Bishop’s University.- Perry Beaton/Special Residents voice opposition to community centre/theatre project Building committee to decide on next step By Maurice Crossfield It looks like the idea of a proposed community centre and theatre project at the Lion’s Park in Knowlton is a non starter.“1 think it was fairly clear they do not want the theatre at Lion’s Park,” said Brome Lake mayor and Brome Lake Community Services board member Stanley Neil.He said the building committee will meet in a couple of weeks to discuss the public reaction to the plan, and decide what happens next.Nearly 200 people packed the Legion Community Centre Tuesday night for a public consultation meeting, spilling out of the meeting room into the hallway.The evening began with an explanation of the problems facing Theatre Lac Brome and Town of Brome Lake Community Services.Formed in 1991, TBLCS moved into the Legion building on Knowlton Road in 1992.That first year six groups used the facility.Eight years later the community centre space was used by some 80 groups, with over 38,000 people passing through the doors in 1999.Groups Turned Away “With numbers like that it’s no surprise that we had to turn groups away,” said TBLCS board president Aldeen Kerrigan.Faced with a lack of space and a building which did not meet safety and handicapped access requirements, Community Services formed a committee to discuss its options.Neil, speaking not as mayor but as a Community Services member, explained the alternatives.The first option was to add a 25-foot extension on the back of the Legion 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kingdom (1397-1450: reign 1418-1450) is indeed a great figure to admire.His towering achievements are well known to Koreans.During the reign of King Sejong, a truly Confucian-oriented political process was formed, social and economic foundations were cemented, the Korean alphabet Hangul was created and eyepopping technological advancements were made.A truly Confucian-oriented political process means politics for the people.In point of fact, what King Sejong did for the chosum kingdom is hard to sum up in one paragraph since he was involved in so many projects that affected society at large in an unprecedented fashion.There is no doubt that his remarkable achievements should be appreciated.But that does not mean the fourth monarch of chosum kingdom deserves reckless myth-making.For a start, King Sejong was an insatiable bookworm.His interests extended to history, law, astrology, music and medicine and the scholarly King commanded an expert-level knowledge on those subjects.Yet he did not pay much attention to calligraphy, a field which gentleman-scholars deemed essential.The basic reason was that King Sejong felt a ruler should be a generalist to govern the nation, not a fine calligrapher.He was intelligent from childhood.But he sometimes showed stubbornness in pursuing his appetite for knowledge.Since the King put much emphasis on the lessons of history and the teachings of renowned thinkers, he persistently studied a certain theory in the hope of finding a solution to the chosum society.With power of concentration and thinking, he placed prime importance on the compare-and-comparison ability, shunning mere encyclopedic knowledge.That is why he often expressed displeasure at swaggering officials who were bold to show off their knowledge of a subject without understanding its contextual significance.His meticulous approach was applied to his nation building.At the time, chosum society had yet to find its own social foundation.The influence of the former kingdom was still powerful and he knew that all the systems should be re configured from the bottom up.To set up reliable political and social systems, King Sejong studied historical precedents relentlessly to come up with his own idea.Not only were past systems examined, but their background, details, underlying philosophy and historical differences were examined thoroughly.In conducting such a burdensome study, the major obstacle was the absence of reliable history books.So he pushed scholars and historians to publish history books covering the former kingdom, while assigning talented officials to major in specific subjects.To apply the systems of the past to chosum society, he needed geographical information about the nation.He required local magistrates to turn in reports on geography, folklore, social traditions and natural resources.As the need for a variety of publications and history books suddenly exploded, King Sejong felt frustrated by the turtle-paced efficiency of the printing system, which relied chiefly on wood and manual casting.He ordered officials to develop faster methods and printing capabilities advanced by leaps and bounds with the introduction of metal type casts.In an effort to utilize basic materials, he founded a state research institute, the Hall of Sangwook Worthies, staffing it with tal-Cho ented officials who were en- couraged to conduct a variety of research activities.But officials did not like the idea of studying subjects extensively as instructed by the King.Some officials filed a petition to the King, arguing that specialized research should be halted.Unfazed, the King strengthened the specialized nature of the Hall of Worthies, banning the research officials from entering politics.Thanks to the drastic measure, the Hall of Worthies produced a number of prominent scholars who also contributed to the brilliant flowering of the chosum culture in the following years.Unfortunately, his superman-like efforts to reform the entire society hit a snag when his health visibly declined due to his tireless pursuit of knowledge for the nation.But the people of today don’t admire him for his scholarly genius and workaholic lifestyle.The ruler had also devoted himself to helping poor citizens who were likely to be exploited by the aristocracy.In 1425, the nation suffered a prolonged drought.King Sejong went out to the fields himself and talked to a farmer about the situation, which turned out to be worse than expected.Distressed and depressed, he returned to the palace and did not eat.Prematurely wrapping up his life-long devotion to the nation and the populace, King Sejong died on February 17,1450.It was a great loss for all chosum people, regardless of age and class.Optimists host musical Johanne Gagne', president of the Windsor-Greenlay unit of the Optimist Club seen here with Daniel Hinse, Ginette Côté and Diane Lapointe, is always cooking something new to keep the members on their toes and having fun.The Club’s next activity win be a meeting of die generations on Sunday, Marth 5 at 2 p.m at the hall of Unite Doremy, 49,6th Avenue, Windsor: Everyone attending is invited to perform a song play an instrument or offer a little dance but since not everyone is a performer, people can just watch the others perform and enjoy.The young president said it should be considered an Optimist family reunion."This activity is free and really everyone is welcome For more information on this event or transportation reservation you can call: Ginette Côté at 5714208 - Jean-Claude Gagné at (819) 845-5742 - Jessie Aulis Weather Thursday.Showers changing to wet snow in the afternoon.Temperature steady near 4 in the morning then slowly dropping.Friday.Cloudy with a few flurries.Low near minus 5.High near plus 2.Probability of precipitation 60 per cent.Saturday.Variable cloudiness.Probability of flurries 30 percent.Low near minus 8.High near plus 2.Ben by Daniel Shelton §fc3T[Z2- jl h TUAHKfÔU' E-Mail bqnoitvl@total.net Thursday, March 2, 2000 page 3 Groups plan strategy to counter elder abuse By Harry Hodge Magog Abuse of the elderly is more prevalent than some may think, and a number of community groups in the Magog area have banded together to fight the problem.A coalition of organizations in the Memphrémagog MRC area have tabled a study outlining the abuse of seniors through financial exploitation, neglect and physical and mental abuse.The affiliated groups presented a report based on findings from the Table de concertation aux aînés de la MRC Memphrémagog, and will now focus on educating the public on these abuses, how to identify them and what can be done to prevent them.The study updated a similar account that was prepared in 1996.Richard Caron represents the local CLSC-Centre hospitalier in Magog, and explained that financial exploitation is the most common type of abuse to the elderly.He says that in many cases, it is family members who take advantage of the trust of elderly people and mismanage their money.People are often too embarrassed or ashamed to come forth and talk about these offences, and as such many cases go unreported.“It’s those who are isolated (from people who can help) that are victims,” Caron said.“They don’t know who to talk to.“It’s also the easiest (abuse) to identify.You can see it on your bank statement” According to statistics from the com- mittee’s report, material and financial abuse account for 55 per cent of abuse cases investigated in the Memprémagog area, with 59 per cent of the victims being women.The committee also examined various ways seniors can protect themselves now to prevent abuse from occurring later.“People should stay active socially,” Caron insisted, stressing the importance of maintaining a network of trustworthy people to talk to.“It’s also good to understand the available resources.” In the case of intervening in abusive situations, the CLSC is the main resource.But the committee involved representatives from area help centers and legal aid services, as well as consulta- tion from the Quebec Police Force and the Régie de police de Memphrémagog.Régie Police Captain Yves Denis said that it is vital for the community to take an active role in fighting elder abuse, since victims in these cases are often wary of involving the authorities.“We often refer these people to organizations that can help them,” Denis said.The committee will be scheduling an activity day in mid-May focused on preventing financial abuse, in conjunction with area community groups which will use the day to hold workshops and discussion sessions on these issues.If you have any questions about these topics or need someone to talk to about possible abuse, phone Info-Line at 1-888-489-ABUS (2297).Some 200 people attended consultation MAURICE CROSSFIELD Nearly 200 people packed into the Legion Community Centre to learn more about the project and vice their opinions Theatre: cont’d from Page 1 ventilation and wiring, that would cost about $300,000.The second option was to erect a new building, possibly with an indoor pool attached.The Lion’s Park was a likely candidate.The cost would have been in excess of $550,000, not including the cost of the pool.During the same period 'Theatre Lac Brome was also looking for new quarters.After nearly two years with tittle progress, the theatre board decided to approach TBLCS to look at the possibility of a joint building project.That was the project presented at Tuesday’s consultation meeting.According to architect Dave Kininmonth, the theatre/community centre would be located in the Lion’s Park behind the softball field closest to Centre Road.The building would include a theatre, foyer and art gallery, as well as increased space for Community Services.The new theatre would have 245 removable seats, compared to the present immovable 150, and would include an outdoor amphitheatre.The cost, an estimated $1.6 million, would be raised primarily by the theatre board’s network of regular donors.Theatre Lac Brome president Tom Wood said the combined project was chosen because the donors, who were not identified, would not support a stand alone theatre project “With the combined project the donors said yes because it benefits all of the community,” Wood said.But that view was not shared by many of those present at the meeting.During the question and answer period, moderated by former mayor Gilles Decelles, some 45 people asked questions and gave their opinions.For the most part support was for a downtown theatre, and a new community centre at lion’s Park.Among those in favor of a downtown theatre was Signy Stephenson.She presented a 425-name petition calling for the theatre to stay in the core ofKncwlton.- " Kncrwlton Pub owner and merchants’ rep- resentative Gerry Wood pointed out that the existing theatre, land donated by the Blackwood family and the Tannery were also contenders for the location of the theatre.Alan Gauthier also came forward to ask why another suggested location on Lakeside Street was never discussed at the board level.“We discussed it with some of the board members,” replied Tom Wood.“But it was rejected for the same reason as the other projects, because we could not finance it” Gerry Wood replied that at he knows of two donors who want the theatre to stay in the middle of town.When asked about infighting on the Theatre Lac Brome board, Tom Wood and board member Knute Larson admitted that there had been disagreements.Larson said 17 members support the Lion’s Park project another seven are against it and another two members have yet to take a position.Resident Richard Pearson asked what would happen when there was a Saturday night dance and a theatre performance.He suggested that the land now occupied by the town garage, known as South Pond, be cleaned up and used for the combined pro- ject Mike Murray wore two hats, speaking both as president of the board of the CLSC-CHSLD La Pommeraie and as a businessman.He said the CLSC strongly supports better facilities for community services, which would allow the CLSC to improve its services.But as a businessman he said the theatre’s annual rent is about $25,000, or a mere 12 per cent out its total budget He said moving the theatre would do nothing to get more people to buy tickets and increase revenues.“The community centre can be anywhere it is convenient” he said.“But the theatre has to be in the downtown.” Several merchants spoke out against moving the theatre, saying that many visitors to Knowlton check out the shops, dine and take in a play, all within walking distance.Brome Lake Chamber of Commerce president Peter Stastny said his organization wants to ensure every possible measure is taken to keep the theatre downtown.‘We will only support it if it is a matter of move the theatre or it dies,” he said.Gerry Laflamme of the lion’s Club said the organization purchased the land in 1966 as a sports facility.He said if a building must go up there, put it in the back of the 25 acre property, leaving the sports fields where they are.“It’s like a knife in the side of many of the longtime Lion’s,” said Lion’s Club member Ron Gibbs.Shelley Mizener said a good security system would be needed at the Lion’s Park, because vandalism is already a common problem there.She said its isolated location could spell trouble.Mizener suggested adding a second floor to the existing community centre instead.Following the meeting Tom Wood said the board of Theatre Lac Brome will have to meet to discuss what will be done next.He called the meeting constructive.“We’ve got people talking,” he said.“Now we will go back and sit down and see what we can do.” Neil said the future of the project is now in the hands of the building committee.He said there is still a lot of work to be done and people to consult, including the Lion’s Club.“The intent has always been very clear,” he said.“We do not want to take money from the theatre, but we also don’t want to take one cent from the taxpayers.” page 4 Thursday, March 2, 2000 »¦ THE—i RECORD Ascot residents busted for pot possession By Marie-Claude Lemieux Special to The Record Sherbrooke police arrested three people yesterday in Ascot for drug-related activities.A search of a Belvedère Street apartment between 9 and 9:30 a.m.turned up 15 plastic bags of marijuana buds, 19 vials of cannabis oil, one jar of leaves and $155 in cash, Sherbrooke Police Force spokesperson Marc Bérubé said.Two adults and one 16-year-old suspected of selling the drugs to public high schools such as Dufort and St-François were arrested.At press time they were still under examination.FINANCIAL PLANNING By Frank Cameron C.ADM.R.F.P.How a trust can help your financial plan Many people assume that trusts are only for the wealthy.But the truth is that almost anyone can use a trust to help achieve certain financial planning goals.A trust is an arrangement whereby a person (known as the settler) transfers legal title of certain assets to another person or organization (the trustee) for the benefit of someone else (the beneficiary).The trustee manages those assets according to the terms specified in the trust on behalf of the beneficiary or beneficiaries (N.B.in Quebec, assets are transferred to another patrimony constituted for a particular purpose and a trustee manages the assets).There are two basic kinds of trusts.A living ro inter vivos trust, which is established while you’re alive, and a testamentary trust, which is specified in your will and goes into effect after your death.Trusts are considered as individuals for tax purposes.The earnings retained within a living trust are taxed at a flat rate equivalent to the highest federal-provincial marginal tax rate, which in most cases is around 50%.The income earned by a testamentary trust is taxed at the same progressive rates as individuals without the benefit of tax credits.Here are a few ways trusts can be used to achieve financial planning goals.Provide for your spouse.You can set up a trust to provide a professionally managed source of income for your spouse and defer taxes.Unlike other kinds of trusts, property transferred to a “spousal trust” does not trigger capital gains taxes until the trust sells the property or the beneficiary spouse dies.Assets transferred to other types of trusts are deemed to be sold at their fair market value, which can create tax liabilities.A spousal trust is a good choice when a spouse lacks financial expertise, requires long-term care or you wish to ensure that children are beneficiaries of your estate on the death of your spouse.Transfer assets to children.A trust can be used to transfer assets to your children while you’re alive.By appointing yourself as trustee, you continue to control the assets.This strategy is often used as part of an “estate freeze” - a way of freezing assets at their current value.You’ll have to pay capital gains tax on any increase in the assets’ value at the time of transfer, but future gains will be taxed in your beneficiaries’ hands.Taxes are deferred until your beneficiaries sell the assets or until their deaths.A managed inheritance.You may be concerned that a child or grandchild won’t be able to handle an inheritance wisely until a certain age.Through a trust, the money can be professionally managed by a trustee, such as a trust company, until the beneficiary reaches a specified age.Care for children.A trust can ensure that minor children are cared for after your death.If you have children with disabilities who require special care, a trust can be set up to make sure they have the income necessary to provide for their needs after your death.A professional trustee can manage the trust assets and disperse the income and capital as required.If you have adult children, setting up a trust to take care of their financial needs may reduce taxes.Trust income that is paid out or payable to the adult child is taxed in his or her hands, possibly at a lower rate.There are many other possible uses of trusts.Ask your financial advisor how a trust can work for you.This column, written and published by Investors Group Financial Services Inc., is presented as a general source of information only and is not intended as a solicitation to buy or sell investments, nor is it intended to provide legal advice.For more information on this topic or on any other investment or financial matters, please contact your financial advisor.Mr.Frank Cameron is a Chartered Administrator, and Registered Financial Planner, with Investors Group.Parkview hosts Waterloo By David Anderson Record Correspondent Parkview Elementary School in Granby hosted Waterloo Elementary in a C.basketball tournament last Friday.Students up to grade four took part in the fun-filled and action-packed day.Every team got to play in seven games and were told before hand that it "didn't matter whether you win or lose, just do your very best and play as a team." Waterloo phys.ed.teacher Rich Allen said that they wouldn't be keeping official scores and that "just participating was the most important thing".By the end of the day there were only a few minor injuries of bumps and bruises and enough energy expelled to lift the next NASA space shuttle into orbit! •¦¦a Thursday, March 2, 2000 page 5 Peaceful Kingdom highlights life of pioneer Nicholas Austin PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL Montreal filmaker attempts to understand enigmatic Townshipper By Louise Abbott Special to The Record Austin The waters of Lake Memphremagog were dark green, cold-looking, and choppy in the brisk wind.Patchy snow lay on the trails carved out of Mount Owl’s Head in the distance.But the pale morning sunlight brought a little dazzle if not much warmth.The leaves that clung to the maples, poplars, and willows on the shores of Austin Bay shimmered bright orange, red, and yellow.Famous ancestor “Why do you think Nicholas Austin chose to settle here?” Nicholas (Nicki) Duckworth asked me, as we stood in knee-high dried grasses at the edge of a manicured field with a white fence running around it.Nick, an 18-year-old student at Dawson College in Montreal, takes his Christian name from his famous forebear, the first settler of Bolton Township.But he had never seen the site of Nicholas Austin’s 1793 settlement before.His father, Montreal filmmaker Martin Duckworth, was directing a film about this Township’s pioneer.He had cast Nick as a young man on a quest to understand why Austin, a devotee of the Religious Society of Friends, gave up his 800-acre farm in New Hampshire and set out for the wilds of southern Quebec (or Lower Canada, as it was then known) at the age of 57.He had cast his sister, Eleanor, a professor of education at Harvard University, as Nick’s mentor, helping him in his search for answers.I was acting as a consultant on the film and I knew the stony beach, the hilly terrain of the land which Austin had cleared, with an intimacy and fondness born of ten years spent on this farm when my family owned it in the 1950s and 60s.Oh, the farmhouse is less rustic now, the weathered cedar shingles replaced by gleaming white siding.And my mother’s bed of peonies has given way to a landscaped pond with an Italianate fountain.But much remains unchanged, including the stream where I used to play and where Austin set up a glorified coffee mill to grind corn, not far from the spot where he first built a log cabin.I looked out at Memphremagog, which had been a crucial transportation route at a time when no roads existed in the area.“Austin could have found better farmland,” I said in reply to Nick’s question.”But being close to the water was important and, well, frankly, I think he responded to the Martin Duckworh and his film crew.sheer beauty of the site.” I had once read that this farm boasted the most spectacular view of the lake and I can still recall the hours I spent looking out the picture window in our living room.Deep roots in region Martin Duckworth, on the cusp of 67, has directed twenty-five documentaries since 1969, but he had never thought about making one about his enigmatic Quaker ancestor until Toronto producer Peter Raymont suggested it.Raymont had once attended a film conference in Knowlton’s Landing and talked to Martin about his deep roots in the region.He remembered this conversation and as head of White Pine Pictures, asked if Martin would contribute a documentary on Austin to “The Scattering of Seeds,” a thirteen-part series on Canadian immigrants that is now in its third season on the History Channel.Martin, who’d always been intrigued by Austin, agreed with alacrity.“I’ve called my film Peaceable Kingdom,” he explained to me shortly after he’d finished editing the half-hour TV production.“That’s the name of a painting that you’ll see in it that was done by Edward Hicks, a Quaker painter in Pennsylvania in the early nineteenth century.It shows the Quaker vision of paradise with William Penn signing a peace treaty with Indians.I believe that Austin was looking for a Quaker paradise in the Townships.” Because surprisingly little lore about Austin has been passed down in his family, Martin spent two months doing research for the documentary.In the process, he tapped the knowledge of current or former Townshippers, such as Marion Phelps, Jack Little.John Scott, Ted Fisher, and Kathy Fisher, who have studied regional history extensively or have had close personal ties with the Austin Bay area.He also relied on Jane Zavits, a historian in Ontario, for details about Quaker customs and garments of the era.Doubling as his own cameraman, Martin chose October for his one-week shoot ‘because it’s the most beautiful time of year here, as far as I’m concerned, and I also wanted the lake to be free of boats.i In addition to filming his son and his sister, he did on-camera interviews with retired farm inspector Malcolm Juby, Austin mayor Roger Nico-let, and external relations officer Father Jacques Bolduc of the Abbaye de St-Benoit-du-Lac.FARM LIFE To give viewers a sense of how the Austins would have lived around the turn of the nineteenth century, he shot dramatic recreations on two properties in the municipality of Austin - the Matossian and the Dingman farms.He enlisted Nick Matossian to play Nicholas Austin, Janice Royea to play his wife, Phebe (Chesley) Austin, and Matossian’s grandsons to play three of the Austins’ seven children.Austin is seen riding on horseback in the woods, paddling a birch bark canoe on the lake, chopping wood, and plowing.Phebe is seen working in a vegetable garden and milking a cow by hand.The children appear in the background, helping their parents with farm chores.Martin found some props and costumes in Montreal and asked local residents for assistance in finding things, too.Retired sheep farmer Ann Acer accompanied him to Sherbrooke in search of period wigs and hats and borrowed what she described to me as a pair of Puss’n Boots-style boots for Nicholas Austin from a friend in a choral group which performs madrigals in historic dress.Malcolm Juby located a Canadian horse, along with an old-fashioned plow.The Brome County Historical Society loaned an antique compass, iron cooking pot, and saddlebags.“It was the first time I’d done dramatic work,” Martin said.“It was a lot of fun and I think it works: the characters look as if they’ve stepped out of the past.” Martin wrote a first-person narration to pull together the sequences with Nick and Eleanor, interview excerpts, and living history segments.“I identified very strongly with Austin’s Quaker ideals.I inherited them from my mother (peace activist Muriel Duckworth).I also identified strongly with Austin’s attachment to the area.Our cottage on Lake Memphremagog has been part of my life since I was a child.I think the physical landscape here probably accounts for why I got into the arts.It’s a place of such stunning beauty.When I don’t have to earn a living, I could imagine being here full time.Austin’s legacy The best part of English Canada began in the Townships.A bunch of people of all political stripes came from New England looking to open up a new land.Austin, a pious man driven by worldly ambitions, was one of those doughty frontiersmen.He built roads, bridges, and mills, as well as working his farm.Sadly, he never attracted many Quaker settlers and he never achieved the prosperity that he had envisioned for Bolton Township and for himself and his family.Indeed, when he died in 1821, at the age of 85, he was impoverished and embittered.Yet he left a legacy that continues to this day in the bay, road, and town that carry his name -and in his Duckworth descendants who take pride in all that he did to try to build a community in harmony with God and the land.Peaceable Kingdom will premiere at the Austin Town Hall on Saturday, June 17 at 4 p.m.It will be broadcast on the History Channel on Wednesday, June 21 at 10:30 p.m. ——1 "i i i ¦¦THE' page 6 Thursday, March 2, 2000 Community Forum 13KSS3S Letters to the editor Stamp will honour Queen Mom Dear Editor, Dear John Aimers of Oakville, ON (re: Letter to the Editor “Queen Mom deserves stamp” published on January 21, 2000) After first refusing, Canada Post will now honour the Queen Mother.A stamp for the “Queen Mum” is now approved.Peter Goldring, Member of Parliament for Edmonton East, called on Governor General Adrienne Clarkson to express his disappointment with a decision by Canada Post to refuse to honour the Queen Mother’s 100th birthday with a commemorative stamp on February 9, 2000.Canada Post has since changed its position and will now issue a stamp in honour of this occasion.“Canada Post’s stamp program for this year will include a stamp honouring Marco Polo and another honouring Alexander Keith, the brewer - but no stamp honouring the Queen Mother.Canada Post will commemorate the Chinese New Year and Sikh Canadians, but was not going to honour the Queen Mother on her 100th birthday.Canada Post is issuing stamps featuring unique Rural Mailboxes to honour the Royal Philatetic Society’s April meeting in Winnipeg, but was not going to honour the Queen Mother.It was shameful and was viewed as the continuing erosion of references to the British origins of Canada.Many Canadians remember a time when Canada Post was proudly known as the Royal Mail, and when the C.A.F.was proudly known as the Royal Canadian Air Force,” Goldring wrote.“I am confident that Governor General Clarkson upon suitable reflection had a positive influence in ensuring the Royal family was accorded this respect.Canada’s Queen Mother is fondly admired as the epitome of Royal gentle demeanor and gracious friendliness to the Crown’s subjects.” Peter Goldring Member of Parliament, Edmonton East Cenotaph should be in quiet part of town Dear Editor, Cenotaph Memory of a Soldier Boy, lost on foreign soil Life departed in battles futile toil Do we remember, do we forget, sacrifice fulfilled Little piece of land somewhere, a monument to build.How can we spend the time in honour mode, Lennoxville your standing in the middle of the road Cars and trucks go honking by Green lights, red lights in your eye Cenotaph created in horse and buggy days Seniors and children came to honour in their ways Cenotaph spirit speaks, find me a quiet spot Where folks can sit and reminisce a lot.Where children’s voices I can hear Give me lost visitors from far and near.Just lift me up and put me down In some quiet part of town Memory of a Soldier lost And effort surely worth the cost.David Donnachie Lennoxville THE P.0.Box 1200 Sherbrooke J1H 516 or 257 Queen St, Lennoxville, Que.JIM 1K7 Fax:819-569-3945 e-mail: newsroom@sherbrookerecord.coni Website: www.sherbrookerecord.com Randy Kinnear Publisher .(819) 569-9511 Sharon McCully Editor .(819) 569-6345 Sunil Mahtani Corresp.Editor .(819) 569-6345 Richard Lessard Prod.Mgr.(819) 569-9931 Francine Thibault Prod.Superv.(819) 569-9931 DEPARTMENTS 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promises to be a busy four days of celebrating our times in the “Big O” with all our families and friends from far and near.The Oromocto Pioneer Days is on at this time too! The invitation is extended to all who have had the good fortune to call Oromocto home, even if only for a short time.Make sure you book mark our website as we will be posting messages.Website address: http//oromoc-toreunion2000.tripod .com/oromoctor eunion2000 For more information please email us at mullins@nbnet.nb.ca or write us at Carol Lanteigne, 4 Finnamore St., Oromocto, NB, E2V 2J5.Look forward to seeing you there! Seeking St-John Ambulance crowd Dear Editor, The Confrérie St-John is a free organization that wants to regroup all former members, helpers, active members and benefactors who worked for the St-John Ambulance in the Eastern Townships.Our goal is to establish a social club by bringing people together once again through meetings and activities.Our second meeting will be held on Sunday, March 5, at 11:00 a.m.at the Ranch du Spaghetti, Highway 10, Exit 115, Rond Point with great pleasure we invite you all.Pierre A.Gaudreau Secretary Magog sDOÜÔWW &*«! wm Thursday, March 2, 2000 page 7 A place where healthy minds and bodies can grow Gardens that teach math, science and geography Recently, I was asked what I believe to be the most valuable lesson we can learn during our lifetime.I said “realizing how important each and every person is to society, one to another, and how even a small act of kindness can make a large impact on someone’s life.” ______ This past week I had the opportunity and pleasure to read an inspiring story about a remarkable person, a farmer who’s legacy has created a ________ school project that is truly making a difference in the lives of children and their families.It all began when Thelma Hansen be queathed $12 million to the agriculture division of the University of California.Through her generosity part of her money goes to finance a program to teach children where their food comes from.Born in 1898, Thelma Hansen had always yearned to be a schoolteacher; she studied mathematics at the University of California, in Berkeley, until the day her family needed her help.After leaving college, she spent the rest of her life on the family farm in Saticoy, Ventura County, California.After living in Ventura since 1906, watching as wild fields were one by one paved over into sub-divisions, she realized the importance of educating the public about the declining attention being paid to agriculture, and strongly wanted to do something to encourage others to preserve what was left.When Hansen was 90, she was convinced by Larry Lee, head of the local University cooperative Extension Office to leave her money to both the future of farming in Ventura County and education.What has happened since is absolutely amazing, Ventura County has set up a school garden program and since 1994 it has built gardens in 109 public school yards, 60 percent of it schools.Plans are to eventually have gardens in every school in the country.Since the project began, the trust has trained about 450 teachers.Once they are trained, each teacher is given a minigrant of up to $1,000 to build a garden.The teachers explain that the pupils are not only learning about the food they eat, but these garden beds are used over and over for other school lessons.A challenging language becomes an adventure as the children learn the Latin names of plants and to the delight of one English teacher the children were eager to look into what kind of flowers were mentioned in one of the Shakespearian plays they were studying.Some gardens have lush landscaped Nature’s Way Anna May Kinney borders and raised beds that are equivalent to a trip to a natural history museum.The children are taught how to use a compass to navigate the garden plots.One teacher points out how landscaping is an excellent way to learn math, other teachers are using the garden beds to teach every subject from geography to art.Besides learning the 3-R’s kids are getting first hand experience learning about ecology.They quickly lose their fear of earthworms and bees, as they _______ learn how bees are needed for pollination.In no time they are concerned with the use of pesticides and how it could potentially destroy and entire bee colony.The many trays of native coastal plant seedlings show their increased environmental concern; eventually the children will be using these plants to replenish damaged dunes.Outside every classroom sits a 20-foot long raised bed, teacher and students can comfortably all work on it at the same time.Most beds grow normal human food, but a few experiment with other forms of plant life, from ornamentals and tropical plants, to beds that are reserved for milkweed and bud-dleias to attract butterflies.No two beds are exactly the same.Many schools are already using their fresh produce in their own school cafeteria and recycling leftovers into their garden’s compost heap.One thing for sure, these gardens are creating a sense of pride for all involved, students, teachers and the community.Amazingly with no fence to protect them from freeloaders, food sits there untouched, in fact there has only been one minor act of vandalism since the garden project began, a case of someone with a can of spray paint attacking a mural.It is evident from studying this project, that children who are in schools with gardens have pride in their school and work hard at protecting their investment.They demonstrate an increased interest in their community; they even have garden beds that grow nothing else than vegetables to be donated to homeless shelters.Systematic studies run by a San Diego-based think tank State Education and Environment Roundtable show that in the 13-state study, schools with gardens repeatedly out-performed schools without gardens.With such great result, Ventura County is planning a state-of-the art agriculture learning center in the Santa Clara Valley, to host field trips and train teachers.Inspired by their own motivator, Alice Waters, the Los Angeles Unified School District is starting a program to put a garden in every one of their district’s 915 schools.Now, do you believe in the power that one person has to make a difference?Ü- * '•'> * * age 16 Thursday, March 2, 2000 i '¦ THB —m .i .RECORD ____ Overwhelmed with feelings of jealousy Dear Ann Landers: I am the divorced mother of a 6-year-old son.My ex-hus-band, “Jerry,” and I have been apart for nearly four years, The divorce was my idea.He tried to change my mind, but I was stubborn, and refused to consider counseling.Until now, I never doubted my decision.Last night, a mutual friend phoned to tell me Jerry got married over the weekend.The news hit me like a ton of bricks.I was overwhelmed with feelings of jealousy.All of a sudden, I began recalling our honeymoon, the great times we had during our courting days, how sweet he was on our anniversary, and so on.It seems like I have blocked from my memory how Jerry spent money recklessly, drank too much, and ran around on me.For the last several months, I have been dating a very decent guy who is seriously interested in marrying me.He is solid and stable, loves my child, and Women’s Institute Lennoxville The February meeting of Lennoxville Women’s Institute was held at Uplands, with Irene Harrison presiding and opening with the members repeating the Collect and the Salute to the Flag.The Motto for the month was, “Watching a baby trying to put his toes in his mouth should remind us that life is a struggle to make ends meet.” The Roll Call: “Give your choice of media and tell why” was answered by the nine members present, the majority preferring the print media.The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.In business from the meeting, Donna Davis gave a detailed report of the recent County annual meeting, which she had attended as our delegate.Alice Planidin, as Sunshine Convener, gave her report on the baskets she had prepared to be delivered to shut-in members and friends for Valentine’s Day.The Treasurer’s report showed a satisfactory balance on hand.Marg Williams moved the adoption of the report, seconded by Marjorie White.A motion was made by Jessie MacKinnon, seconded by Thelma Picken that all bills be paid.Carried.Correspondence read included a card from Margaret Kinkead with payment of membership dues, a note from Don and Roberta Macmillan with thanks for the Valentine basket, the monthly bulletin from Communication Quebec, and a letter from the Caisse Populaire Desjardins of Lennoxville outlining their program for assistance to local groups or organizations.Convener Reports: Agriculture -Donna Davis gave an interesting report on how Canadian agriculture prepares for the new millennium.As we stop to ponder the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the new millennium, we are in awe of the speed of progress, from horse and plow to computer-guid- would do anything in the world for me.So, why am I now thinking about Jerry, and with such warm feelings?What is wrong with me?Please help me think this through.— Crazy Clara in St.Catherine’s, Ontario Dear Clara: It is perfectly natural to have such feelings when a former spouse remarries, especially if you are still single.Give yourself a little more time, and if you don’t feel better in a month or so, please get some counseling.Dear Ann Landers: My daughter received a wedding gift from a relative who had obviously been using it for a while.It was a crystal bowl, and there was some dried food stuck to the sides.I tried to give this woman the benefit of the doubt, thinking maybe the store had sold her some used merchandise.I called her and asked where the gift had been purchased, so it could be returned.meets at Uplands ed tractors in a single lifetime.A recent survey pegged mechanization and the invention of the tractor as the most significant agricultural development in the 20th century.Today’s farmer also has access to more commodities and more markets.Advances in various methods mean we can produce more food on less land, with fewer inputs.Canadian Industries - Irene Harrison.Shania Twain’s recent revelation of her beauty secret for a creamy complexion is creating a boom for an animal liniment producer on the Vermont border in Stanstead, the product known as Bag Balm, sold as a cure for milking cows.The product has remained largely unchanged for more than a century, basically for veterinary use only but as a staple in the home it has been used for everything from diaper rash to skinned knees.Home Economics and Health: Jessie Mackinnon spoke briefly about a new treatment being developed for brain tumors.Education and Cultural Affairs: Thelma Picken spoke about the flag that was adopted as the official Canadian Flag on February 15,1965.The bright red maple leaf, centered on a white background with wide red stripes on either end, has 11 points, representing the 10 provinces, the Yukon and Northwest Territories.The flag had remained in the Liberal party office on Parliament Hill until Flag Day, February 15, 2000, when the Prime Minister presented it to the Heritage Minister, Sheila Copps.Environment: Marjorie White spoke about the recent snow storm and the accumulation in the area.Publicity: The last meeting had been reported to the County and the Press.Ways and Means: Gwen Parker gave a report on the meal served at the County meeting.New business: The President asked She said she couldn’t remember the name of the store, but to go ahead and wash the bowl, and it would be good as new.I am deeply offended by such tackiness, and so is my daughter.When this relative had a wedding last year, I sent a lovely gift that could easily be returned.I feel as if she has slapped me in the face.Is there any way I can tactfully tell this person how I feel, or should I stop speaking to her altogether?— Deeply Hurt in Tennessee Dear Tennessee: I see no reason for you to do either.Why lower yourself to her level?Just make a mental note that the woman is cheap, and let it go at that.I’m sure that whenever she sees you, she will wonder if she got away with it.Her guilt and uncertainty will be punishment enough.Dear Ann Landers: This is not an each member to write their ideas and suggestions on joining other branches in the county, pro and con, and to have the list ready for the April meeting.She had contacted the Grace Christian Home to see if it would be convenient for us to visit on March 16; the date was approved.Gwen Parker, for Ways and Means solicited food for the afternoon tea we will serve to the residents.We were to name a delegate to the Provincial convention in May - Marg Williams let her name stand.Irene Harrison had been given a tape and literature on literacy; it was decided that this could be discussed at the County meeting - Marg Williams will arrange to have a speaker.A motion was made by Gwen Parker, seconded by Thelma Picken, that we apply for a Life Membership certificate for Marg Williams, and that she be given the Life Membership pin that had belonged to Dorothy Wallace’s mother.Carried.This completed the business for the afternoon and the meeting was adjourned on motion by Marg Williams, seconded by Alice Planidin.Gwen Parker, speaking for Publicity and International Affairs, presented a very interesting program on the history of Women’s Institute.The first meeting was held in Stoney Creek, Ontario, on February 19,1897.It was through the efforts of Adelaide Hoodless and Erland Lee.The movement soon spread across Canada, reaching Dunham in Missis-squoi County of Quebec in 1911.Branches were started in the Eastern Townships with six in Mississquoi County, 1911; Cookshire in Compton County, 1912; Lennoxville, Sherbrooke County, 1914; Way’s Mills, Stanstead County, 1914; Leeds and Maple Grove, Megantic County, 1918; St.Francis, Richmond County, 1918; Foster, Brome County, 1920; Shefford Mountain, Shefford earth-shattering problem, but I really need an outside opinion.When I asked my wife to help me decide if I am being too critical, she said, “Write to Arm Landers.” So, that’s what I am doing.While on a vacation in Arizona, 10 of us went out to dinner.I decided to pick up the check.The question is this: Should I have also left the tip, or should the other nine have offered to do it?I believe they should have chipped in for the tip.What is your opinion?— George in New Jersey Dear George: When you graciously pick up the check, you become the self-appointed host.This means YOU leave the gratuity.If, however, someone in the group insists on leaving the tip, don’t argue.Gem of the Day (Credit Les Brown): No one gets out of the game of life alive.You either die in the bleachers, or on the field.So, you might as well come out on the field, and go for it.County, 1923; and Abbotsford, Rouville County, 1929.Of these, only Dunham and Lennoxville are still active.The Quebec Women’s Institutes were organized as a provincial body in 1919.Provincial Institutes across Canada became federated in 1919.The first Women’s Institute in Great Britain was formed in Wales in 1915.In 1933 the Associated Countrywomen of the World was formed.Gwen continued, listing the four bursaries that are available to students; the Abbit Pritchard throw that is presented to deserving members, and the various funds that members and branches contribute to in order to continue with the many projects.The program was very interesting, and especially to new members who were not wholly aware of the history of the organization.Following the program, members enjoyed refreshments served by Marg Williams, assisted by Marjorie White and Phyllis Worster.Phyllis Worster Stanbridge East Thelma Rnicard 248-4168 There was a full Coffee House this month and we were treated to some good music: playing guitars and singing were Real Boulet, Larry Comeau, (first appearance, from Shefford and played a Dobro) Ron Haynes, (who has taken up playing a keyboard that resembles a piano or organ) Dave Hébert, (also harmonica) Terry Howell, (also a mandolin) Tom Kilbridge (who had written “The Road to Fulford” and sang it for Mayor Stanley Neil of Lac Brome, who was in attendance) and last but certainly far from least - Perry Benedict who accompanied everyone on his guitar.Thanks to all musicians and to Mrs.Tittemore and Mrs.Fletcher who supplied the treats.Next one: March 26th.be there! 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