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SINCE 1948 & THE 203 Railroad.Stanstead (819) 876-2785 Record The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 Sherbrooke Portes et Fenêtres Warranty - 30 years Marcel Brassard (819)820-7299 1215 Wellington St.85 CENTS WWW.SHERBROOKERECORD.COM Friday, July 12, 2002 AMBULANCE mm MmmM ï v-fv « Magog to master mess at Merry & Main: Mayor Transport Quebec engineer nixes bid for bridge Fatality on Autoroute 10 PERRY beaton/special An elderly woman died and another was serious injured in an unexplained crash on Autoroute 10 Thursday afternoon.An elderly man and this two female passengers were heading down the autoroute near St-François Boulevard when the 76-year-old driver suddenly lost control of his vehicle and hit the end of a guard rail on the left side of the road, said Sûreté du Québec spokesman Jimmy Potvin.Sherbrooke firefighters and ambulance were called to the scene.The front-seat passenger, Céline Gagnon, 76, of Sherbrooke was fatally wounded and died at the scene.Police fear for the life of the second passenger, an 82-year-old woman who was rushed to the nearby CHUS.By Rita Legault Sherbrooke Faced with major traffic tie ups at the comer of Merry and Main during the summer months, the Town of Magog is looking at a variety of ways to cut down congestion in the downtown core without investing in major infrastructures.Mayor Marc Poulain made the comment yesterday after he received an analysis from Transport Quebec engineers, who conducted a $36,000 traffic study for the town to count cars.An analysis of traffic counts in 1999 and 2001 by Transport Quebec engineer Louis Gourvil aimed to quantify the duration, intensity and frequency of traffic congestion in the downtown core and to see what effect a new bridge at the other end of the downtown core would have in alleviating traffic headaches.The answer was that a proposed bridge at the end of Sherbrooke Street would have little effect on traffic problems at the corner of Merry and Main.The study revealed that between 1990 and 2000 the annual increase in traffic varied between 1 and 4.5 per cent — about the same as the average rise in traffic across the province.Going through town on Route 112, which becomes Main Street going straight and St-Patrick if you veer to the left, traffic reached also reaches a peak between the end of June and the end of August.At its peak, some 17,000 vehicles a day use the highway over the Merry Street bridge to go through town.PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL Magog Mayor Marc Poulain said the town is looking to cut down congestion in downtown.The traffic is worse on Fridays, Saturdays and Sunday heading west at the end of the afternoon and heading east around noon.On Route 141, which become Merry Street North and South in Magog, the traffic flow is about the same, reaching a peak of 14,000 cars a day.The real problem area is the at the corner of Merry (Route 141) and Main (Route 112) where traffic reaches the saturation level on weekends during June and every day during July and August.See Traffic, Page 5 U Grancje Virée Artistique Keep an eye open1.From July 6 to 14, 2002, from 10 a.m.to 5 p.m.Come and tour the greater Sherbrooke area during “La Grande Virée Artistique” Visual artists, painters, sculptors and artisans are opening their workshops to you.To make your itinerary and help you locate the workshops, a map of participating artists is available in touristic information centers, on Sherbrooke2002.com web site, at the Rock Forest Cultural Center and in many hotels.Your starting point during the event: The Rock Forest Cultural Center (963 Haut-ôois St.) Free entrance! Information: (619) 564-9994 page 2 Friday, July 12, 2002 ¦ THEM - RECORD Quebec labouring with unrest uebec has a well-deserved reputation for labour militancy.This may have something to do with the fact LOTO QUÉBEC Results TVA, the network ol draws Draw 2002-07-10 01 05 oz 10 26 49 BONUS: (19) • WINNERS PRIZES 6/6 2 $1,000,000.00 5/6+ 15 $26,857.30 5/6 404 $797.70 4/6 18,276 $33.80 3/6 277,536 $10.00 Total sales: $12,135,762 Next grand prize (approx ): $2,000,000 | Draw 2002-07-10 03 12 19 28 31 41 BONUS: (49) WINNERS PRIZES 6/6 0 $1,000,000.00 5/6+ 0 $50,000.00 5/6 34 $500.00 4/6 1,302 $50.00 3/6 21,287 $5.00 Total sales: $526,324.50 Efgtra Draw 2002-07-10 WINNERS PRIZES 491106 $100,000 91106 $1,000 1106 $250 106 $50 06 $10 6 $2 Claims: See back of tickets, in the event of discrepancy between this list and the official winning list of L-Q, the latter shall prevail.J MISE SUR TOI | that in the early years of the union movement in the province, it was intertwined with the church, perhaps imbuing the cause of the worker with the resolve of a holy crusade.Some labour disputes in Quebec are the stuff of legend.The four-month Asbestos strike of 1949 — led by the Canadian Catholic Confederation of Labour, the precursor of today’s powerful CSN — was a milestone in the province.It was an unprecedented defiance of the coalition of strong-arm conservative government and English industrialists that had dominated Quebec society for 200 years.The Quiet Revolution of the 1960s brought the rise of union activism in the hugely ex-panded Quebec bureaucracy.Police and firefighters’ strikes brought Montreal to the verge of flaming chaos.Labour Minister Pierre Laporte was targeted by FLQ_ kidnappers partly because he symbolized, in their radical eyes, the suppression of Quebec workers.Although other provinces have had their fair share of civil service strikes, notably by teachers and nurses, Quebec surely has led the pack.The government seems to be in a constant state of war-readiness with one union or another threatening to walk.Indeed, this spring the Landry government managed to head off major troubles with teachers over pay equity by basically swallowing their demands.It also bought time with other civil service unions by of- fering an extension of the current contract, a truce that should hold until the next election.But this year in Quebec there seems to be more labour “unrest,” as business analysts would have it, in the private sector than in recent years.While it’s hard to establish a pattern, it would seem reasonable that the general buoyancy of the Quebec economy might have something to do with it.Quebec, after all, leads the country in job creation so far this year (128,000), and just last week the labour minister was proclaiming the province will need to fill 600,000 jobs by the year 2005.But still, it may be misleading to seek some common thread.Indeed most of the recent labour conflicts have a specific issue at the core.Take the strike by Videotron cable technicians, now in its third month.This is a strike over money and job security that’s tangled up in parent company Quebecor’s efforts to cut costs by divesting itself of a some technical expertise.A federal mediator has been called in to try and crack this dispute which has become uglified by a rash of vandalism, severed cables and angry customers.In Rouyn-Noranda, the 500 workers at the mammoth Noranda copper smelter are entering the third week of a strike over wages and benefits.Workers are clearly undaunted by developments at other Noranda operations in Quebec.The company pulled out of Murdochville this spring, ostensibly because it could not make the copper smelter there pay by processing imported ore.The strike at the Sécur armoured car company, whose gun-toting employees stuff ATMs with money, seems to be settling in for a long run.Workers nearly unanimously rejected a deal which the company says would have hiked salaries more than 16 percent over the next five years.Managers have been compelled to slap on the holster to try and feed clients’ machines.For these and other workers on the picket line, there are two examples of how things can go.Take the strike at boomtime airplane maker Bombardier earlier this spring.The company must have set some record in its eagerness to settle, and the union can congratulate itself on a fine week’s work.Then there’s the less inspiring story of the Cargill elevator workers on the docks at Baie Comeau.The 24 remaining workers there have locked out for about two years now, while “replacement workers” do their jobs, protected by the absence of a federal anti-scab law.Add the unionization of a Montreal area McDonald’s restaurant, the drawn-out strike at the Glendyne slate works in the lower St.Lawrence, the seven-week conflict at Radio Canada/CBC, and a couple dozen other skirmishes, and 2002 is shaping up to be a year when there hasn’t been a lot of love lost between labour and management in Quebec.Brief New 2001 census data available July 16 Staff On Tuesday, July 16, under the theme age and sex, Statistics Canada will be disseminating the next set of 2001 Census data.The new data will provide answers to questions such as ‘Is the Canadian population ageing trend continuing?’ For more details, visit www.statcan.ca.When clicking on “Census” on the blue bar across the top, visitors will find the updated statistical profile of every municipality in your region as well as the MRC (census division).Additionally, when reading The Daily, Statistic’s Canada official dissemination vehicle, visitors will also find highlights of this release for Canada, the provinces and territories and several other geographic areas, colour maps depicting Canada’s metropolitan areas, and much more.Quebec Affairs Peter Black The governmen t seems to be in a constant state of war-readiness with one union or another threatening to walk Weather Friday: Sunny.High near 26.Winds southwesterly 15 to 30 km/h diminishing in the evening.Saturday: Variable cloudiness.Low near 13.High near 25.Sunday: Variable cloudiness.Low near 13.High near 27.Monday: Scattered showers.Low near 16.High near 23.Probability of precipitation 40 per cent.Normals fo the period: Low 13.High 25.MY NUMBERS PlPN T COME IN' HURRAY! HERE IT IS.LUCK." 6REAT.X PIPNT what a 9 Ben by Daniel Shelton WELL LAST NI6HT NE F0R60T TO BUY A TICKET.YOU KNOW HOW YOUR VAV aAYS THE SAME NUMBERS ON THE LOTTERY EVERY WEEK Friday, July 12, 2002 page 3 Record Boar takes a walk on the wild side If you see one, call the game wardens By Maurice Crossfield The tennis courts at 400 Lakeside saw some unusual action earlier this week when they were used to capture a wild boar seen wandering in parts of West Bolton and Fisher’s Point.“I’d seen it at several different places,” said Ernie Banks Thursday.“Mizener Road, Brill Road and on Lakeside.” Several other residents of the area had also recently reported seeing the wild boar, an adolescent weighing approximately 200 pounds.The grayish-brown critter seemed to have little fear of people, and was apparently more concerned about finding a decent meal.“Apparently he’d been playing with someone’s dog at Fisher’s Point,” said Brome Lake Police Chief Richard Bur-combe.After destroying a flower garden, police officers and some local residents managed to herd it into the tennis courts.Ministère de l’Environnement et de la Faune spokesman Paul Jeanotte said provincial game wardens were called Tuesday, and they went to the scene and tranquilized the beast.It was then taken to Brome Lake police officer Luc Larochelle’s barn for the night.The following morning, game wardens returned and took it to a boar farm near Famham.“Normally when game wardens are called for a wild boar we shoot it on the spot because it is a very destructive animal, and it can be dangerous,” Jeanotte said.“But there were a lot of people around, so we decided not to shoot it.” Not Native Jeanotte said wild boars are not a natural part of the Townships habitat, and as scavengers they can be very destructive.He said if one is seen, game wardens must be called.Brome Lake boar farmer Blair McDougall, who hasn’t lost any of his animals, agrees.“I’d be careful, I wouldn’t try to corner it or catch it,” McDougall said.“They probably should be captured or shot on sight.” In fact it’s not quite clear if a member of the general public has the right to shoot a wild boar.Because it’s not a native animal, it doesn’t fall under provincial fish and game rules.“There are so many regulations about what you can and can’t shoot and where you can and can't shoot,” McDougall said.“They’re not indigenous to the area, so I’d probably shoot it.” McDougall, who has 95 boars at his Centre Road farm, cautioned that they are very tough animals, and potentially dangerous.His boars are kept in by tall, high voltage electric fences.He said he’d gotten calls, and advised the callers to contact the police or the game wardens.Investigation Jeanotte said the game wardens are now investigating to determine where the wayward boar came from.Boar farmers are all registered with the provincial agriculture ministry, but in recent years many of those operations have closed down.McDougall said he has heard reports of boars getting loose dating back to the 1998 Ice Storm.One was seen near Lachute last year, and another was reported in the East Famham area.“In fact my wife saw one in Cowansville last fall,” McDougall said.He explained that while there used to be 65 producers in the provincial association, that number has since dropped to about 16 in recent years.;v MAURICE CROSSFIELD The safest way to look at a wild boar is through a chain link fence equipped with a high voltage wire.These boars are among the 95 belonging to Brome Lake resident Blair McDougall.Jeanotte said the wardens had heard of two or three wild boars in the West Bolton area.However, with no further reports since the Tuesday capture, it is possible they were all the same animal.An adolescent boar can travel 20 miles in a night, McDougall explained.All indications are this boar hadn’t been in the wild for very long, he said.It showed little fear of people, and didn’t appear to be very aggressive, signs it had been in regular contact with people until recently.Jeanotte said that boars are unpredictable, so if you see one don’t approach it.He said the first thing to do is to back away, and then call the game wardens.“They are very destructive in this habitat, so we must get rid of them,” he said, noting that wild boar sightings are very rare in southern Quebec.If you see a wild boar, Jeanotte suggests calling the SOS Poaching line at 1-800-463-2191.The line is open 24 hours a day.Windsor ER closed every Saturday Staff Due to an ongoing shortage of doctors, the emergency room at the Pavilion St-Louis in Windsor will be closed eveiy Saturday for the rest of the summer.In case of emergency, local residents will have to go to the emergency rooms of the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke either at the Hotel Dieu or in Fleurimont.There is also an emergency Brief walk-in clinic - 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trans-border conservation project, the Appalachian Corridor (ACA), to incorporate the Mountain into the wilderness preservation strategy.The project aims to protect natural milieus, wildlife habitats, exceptional forests and plant and animal species in the Corridor, a segment of the Appalachian Mountain range, which spans the U.S.-Canada border.“We are working really hard to have a place on the corridor where Glen Mountain could be the base,” said Morin, who is also excited about the park’s latest addition, a 12-by-14 foot log cabin near the summit where outdoor enthusiasts can spend several nights.The Sherbrooke boy scouts are presently spending a nine-day camping retreat on the ski hill.Book sale a crucial one in Sutton By Kate Shingler Sutton Readers hoping to stock up on their summer supply are in for a treat this weekend when hundreds of books go on sale for $5 and under in Sutton.The Sutton Library, located at the John Sleeth Centre, will host their annual book sale from 8 a.m.to 2 p.m.Saturday July 13, where more than 20 volunteers will be working today and tomorrow setting up and manning tables.The book sale, now in its fifth year, raised $1,500 for the library last summer, according to president Rhoda Horn.Given the recent merger of the Town and Township of Sutton, acquiring capital in order to run the operation is particularly important.The library currently receives grants from both municipalities, but Horn has not been told whether financial support will continue in the future, now that there is only one administration, the Town of Sutton.“We are waiting with baited breath,” she said.“We just don’t know what will we happen.” Donated books in both French and English will be sold, as well as library archives, including contemporary fiction, children’s stories, cookbooks, encyclopedias, gardening guides and pocket paperbacks.Prices will range from 25 cents to $5.All proceeds are going toward library maintenance.As many as six tables will be set up on the lawn outside the Centre with the most recent books, according to Horn, who expects a line-up of eager customers as early as 7 a.m.on Saturday morning.“It was packed last year,” noted the president, adding some customers rushed to buy books early in order to sell them at a flea market table throughout the day.MAGOG • 1761, rue Sherbrooke • 843-5767 Friday, July 12, 2002 page 5 iTHEi RECORD Cascades to focus more on fast food packaging By Stephen McDougall Special to The Record Kingsey Falls With the sale this week of its Retail Egg Carton business to a Danish firm, officials at Cascades Inc.have signaled their entry into the expanding fast food packaging market.“There is a constant increase in the demand for food and drink containers in the quick service restaurant sector,” said Cascades spokesman Stéphane Mailhot Thursday.“We felt that egg cartons were not profitable enough for us in the retail sector.We are constantly looking for markets that are growing and expanding.” On Monday, the paper and packaging giant announced it had sold two of its egg carton plants to Danish firm Brodrene Hartmann for an undisclosed sum.The two plants, one in Brantford Ont.and one in Thorndike, Mass produce moulded-fibre cartons for eggs sold to the public at retail grocery stores.Mailhot said Cascades will continue to make larger capacity egg cartons that are sold to public institutions and businesses.“Any egg carton that contains 20 eggs or less we consider to be at the retail level,” he said.“Anything larger we still want to produce.” Mario Plourde, head of Cascades’ Specialty Products Group, said the sale to Hartmann allows the company to concentrate more on fast food packaging market.“Cascades will be in a position to accelerate the development of new products for the fast growing Quick Service Restaurant sector,” he said.“We want to optimize our assets and create shareholder value.” Mailhot said that means more Cascades products will show up in restaurants where take-out and fast food are featured.“The boxes that contain hamburgers and chicken dinners, the soft drink cups, the holders for your fries are all part of our new strategy,” he said.“About 57 per cent of our business is packaging and containers big and small.Fast food is profitable market for us.” The company’s strategy has also included reinforcing its hold on the tissue and fine paper markets in North American and Europe.This past year, it has spent close to $100 million to buy seven American paper plants that make paper towels and tissue papers.The plants used to be owned by American Tissue Inc, Woodwyant and Plainwell Inc.Mailhot said the move has put Cascade into fourth position among North American tissue paper manufacturers.Mailhot said the recent transactions by Cascades will not have any affect on its operations in Kingsey Falls, where the company started 38 years ago.Cascades’ Kingsey Falls operations includes its head office and 12 divisions, which employ 1,200 people.Worldwide, the company employs 14,000 people in 150 plants in such countries as the U.S., Mexico, France, England, Germany and Sweden.In 2001, the company had net sales of $3 billion.PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL * '.MÜÉ /V >*“¦1 §|S§g _______¦y*»»'*:.** ' .While traffic in Magog may have been light early yesterday afternoon, many local residents feel that traffic leading into downtown is becoming a problem during peak hours.Traffic: Cont’d from Page 1 At worst, the congestions causes delays of nine minutes between Spring Hill and Calixa-Lavallée.That delay was registered around 8 p.m.during the Saturday of the annual Traversée du Lac Festival.But waits can exceed 10 or 12 minutes when a train on the Québec Sud railroad goes through town three or four times a day.Traffic engineers note that congestion in that sector is influenced by the large number of activities concentrated in that area, including the railroad crossing, the parking at Merry Point, the pedestrian crosswalk at the north end of the bridge, motorists parking on the street close to the comer of Merry and Main, as well as wedding parties leaving St-Patrick’s Church.Mayor Poulain said the town will now have to look at ways to deflect some of the cars elsewhere.For example, Poulain said some 650 to 700 cars park in the lot at Merry Point.He said the town is looking at building an exit from the parking lot on Du Lac for next summer, which would cut down on about 700 vehicle displacements a day.He said the town is evaluating the cost of moving the entrance and exit to du Lac, which would cut down on some 1,300 to 1,400 motorist movement a day.Other adjustments will include changing the timing of the light at the comer of Merry and Main as well as getting rid of the pedestrian cross-walk at the North end of the bridge.“We could even call Quebec Sud and ask them if its possible to avoid trains during the 3 to 7 p.m.peak period in the summer,” he said, “We have to find ways to to manage the problem without investing in major infrastructures.” Poulain said that in the next two years, south shore and Georgeville resident seeking to avoid tie ups at the bridge to get to the autoroute will be able to use the Laroche Boulevard that will be built between the Georgeville Road and Ayer’s Cliff road.The 1.5-km detour will bring residents to Route 55 not far from the Eastern Townships Autoroute entrance ramp.The new boulevard will also allow residents to enter town from the other end on Belvedere Street — something some residents already do by using surface streets.“That’s no solution to the bottleneck at the Merry Street bridge,” complains South shore resident Charles Catch-paugh, who was quick to recall a campaign promise by Poulain to build a bridge.Catchpaugh complains that an ambulance once took 22 minutes to get to his home.He notes that all emergency services including the hospital, ambulances, fire department and police are concentrated near Town Hall on Sherbrooke Street.He added that if they have to avoid Merry Bridge to get to the other side of the river, it will create delays.But Mayor Poulain said emergency response times are well within their goals of eight minutes.He said that respecting the speed limit and making all of his stops, it takes him nine minutes to get to the south shore.With their flashing lights and sirens, emergency vehicles make better time, he adds.But Poulain hasn’t quite given up on the idea of building another bridge to span the Magog River.The mayor confirms that he promised to investigate the possibility of a bridge at the end of Sherbrooke Street during the 1998 election campaign.While Transport Quebec engineer confirmed a new bridge would not help alleviate tourist traffic, the Mayor said it should be looked at as a means to improve access for the growing population on the south shore of the Magog River.“We will meet with Transport Quebec officials after the summer vacations to discuss the issue,” Poulain said, noting that without grants from the provincial and federal government, the town of 15,000 could never afford the expense of a bridge which could cost $6 million or more.Poulain said the notion of emergency vehicles was not looked at in the earlier study, he also notes there has been a large increase in the population on the other side of the river and that developments in that sectors and the Georgeville Road area are expected to quadruple in the next four years.“Will there be enough extra traffic to build a newbridge?I don’t know,” he said, adding that town planners will have to site down and analyze the situation.“If we have no arguments, the province will never agree.” Poulain said blueprints for a bridge were drawn up in 1950, but the idea never progressed to the building stage.Catchpaugh, who is also the publisher of Magog’s Outlet, noted that another bridge was considered at the turn of the last century in 1905.That bridge would have spanned the river between the Grand Central Hotel and La Grosse Pomme where a short street called Bullard would have linked up with another stretch of Bullard Street directly across the river on the south side.In the meantime, Poulain said Magog citizens adapt their driving patterns and paths to the summer traffic.“Locals know how and when to avoid the bridge.” U-Pick or already picked STRAWBERRIES Welcome to all 4521 Lotbinière St., Rock Forest (turn off Ste-Catherine Road) 864-6297 • 864-7147 page 6 Friday, July 12, 2002 Community Forum Americans need new outlook on Canada Canadians have a long-standing tradition of mocking Americans for their lack of knowledge about their biggest and most important trading partner.And that ignorance has been in place for generations.Even the famously close relationship between Canada’s former prime minister Brian Mulroney and former U.S.president Ronald Reagan didn’t overcome that perpetual ignorance.When Reagan made his first trip to Japan, for example, he referred to that Asian nation as America’s No.1 trading partner, a position Japan failed to hold even before Canada signed on to America’s first free-trade agreement.If a warm relationship between the countries’ leaders wasn’t enough to enlighten our southern neighbours, the cool breeze blowing between our current leaders certainly won’t get us any further.This was made clear in two surveys of Americans published over the last couple of months.When attitudes between the two countries were tested earlier this year, the Canadian belief that Americans don’t even consider us was confirmed.And when 100 top managers at companies in Dallas and Boston were asked about doing business in Canada, they talked about Atlantic Canada as an economic basket case, and cited Quebec nationalism and Canada’s traditionally high level of corporate taxes as reasons they would never look north to park their investment greenbacks.Wrong on all accounts.Sure, Atlantic Canada has struggled but it has proven an ability to re-invent itself against every obstacle.Letter to the Editor Lawn chairs must go Dear Editor, I read the article concerning students putting couches on the porches and lawns; not only that but stacks of beer cartons and garbage.I agree that something should be done about it.Maybe a bylaw could be passed that the landlords could get fined (it would be up to them to collect the fine from the students).It seems to me that they are at fault just as much as the students.It is the responsibility of the landlord to see that his or her place is respectable.It reflects on them.Perhaps each time there are couches, garbage and beer cartons on the front lawns, students should be given 24 hours notice to remove them.If not, then the landlord should have the right to dispose of them as he sees fit at the cost to the students, not just once but as many times as it takes.Persistence pays off! I live on Church Street, and it has always been a respectable street, but now it has started here and we as neighbours are not happy about it and wondering what to do.We have respectable homes and don’t want them blemished by a neighbourhood of messy porches of couches, beer cartons and garbage as well as on the lawns.The students should also realize that.Yes, they do bring revenue into town, but we as landlords do them a service by renting them places to live.I have students and they are great.Never do I have any problems with these matters or others.I have nothing but good things to say about my students — it is only a handful that make it hard for the others.To Tom Allen and Doug MacAuley, I wish you good luck and hope that a solution can be found.Mrs.Gosney Lennoxville THE P.0.Box 1200 SherbrookeJIH 5L6 or 1195 Galt E, Sherbrooke JIG 1Y7 Fax: 819-569-3945 e-mail: newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Website: www.sherbrookerecord.com Randy Kinni ar Publisher .(819) 569-9511 Sharon McCully Editor .(819) 569-6345 Jamie Zachary Corresp.Editor .(819) 569-6345 Richard Lessard Prod.Mgr.(819) 5699931 Serge Gagnon Chief Pressman .(819) 5699931 Francine Thibault Prod.Superv.(819) 5694856 DEPARTMENTS Accounting .(819) 5699511 Advertising .(819) 5699525 Circulation.(819) 569-9528 Newsroom .(819)5696345 Knowlton office 88 Lakeside, Knowlton, Quebec, JOE 1V0 Tel: (450) 242-1188 Fax: (450) 243-5155 MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS GST PST TOTAL CanAda: 1 YEAR 114.40 8.01 9.18 S131.59 6 MONTHS 59.00 4.13 4.73 $67.86 3 MONTHS 30.00 2.10 2.41 S34.51 Out of Quebec residents do not include PST.Rates for other services available on request.The Record is published daily Monday to Friday.Back copies of The Record are available.The Record was founded on February 7,1897, and acquired the Sherbrooke Examiner (est.1879) in 1905 and the Sherbrooke Gazette (est.1837) in 1908.The Record is published by Hollinger Canadian Newspapers L.P.Canadian Publications Mail Service Product Agreement No.0479675.Member ABC, CARD, CNA, QCNA There is no shortage of nationalists in Quebec but, as the declining support for the rabid separatist agenda of the current provincial government shows, the Québécois are more pragmatic than to kill the goose that continues to lay their golden eggs.And Canada has been aggressively reducing corporate tax rates.Although some would argue that this country hasn’t gone far enough, fast enough, it has gone as far as or farther than the United States.While the survey focused on firms with interests in high-tech biotechnology and communications, there was little understanding that Canada is among the most connected countries on the planet, having greater access to wideband Internet connection than exists in the U.S.and being a leader in biotechnology.The full results of the survey weren’t released, but there was no mention of the business climate in Alberta, where tax rates are streamlined and among the lowest in North America.In fact, when it came to thinking of Canada as a place to put their money, the survey showed 49 per cent of the American managers surveyed either didn’t think of Canada at all or, if they did, they had bad thoughts.One can’t help but wonder what we have been getting for all the high-profile Team Canada trips, such as the one Prime Minister Jean Chretien led to Texas and California late last year.It’s clear these jaunts are geared more for domestic consumption than to attracting business.If they were for the latter purpose, surely someone in the Prime Minister’s Office would have caught on by now that they are abject failures.Canada may have the most spectacular embassy in Washington, but when it comes to its ability to sell the country to the Americans, a job one would hope would be near the top of the embassy’s list of duties, it is apparently a failure.It’s time Canada pulled off the kid gloves.We must go over the heads of the blind business executives and politicians and educate the American people.Canada has a lot to offer them, from a safe, peaceful, prosperous place to visit, free of any threat that some plane may be forced down on some monument, to a well-educated, trained and culturally similar workforce for industry.Those sectors that have set up shop in Canada know this.What’s so hard about getting that message into the U.S.market, through advertisements, op-ed pieces and canned news stories?If we can’t get their attention standing quietly in the corner, maybe it’s time we walk up and introduce ourselves.SOUTHAMNEWS l mw n, 1'STILL Ite/E W0KT- • YJUKTStUfi?y COMMUTE 10 } m>Wiw?n j=4!L2> wvvw.dolighcm com emm •T y/t i Mr Itl; *-*. - ii ¦¦THE—i RECORD Friday, July 12, 2002 page 7 Not your average clothing store PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL Yip owner Sylvain Yargeau, aka Ti-Bee, has seen his used clothing store triple in size since opening it on Frontenac Street in Sherbrooke.The store caters to the not-so-average shoppers who desperately seek vintage clothing, such as bell bottoms and Levis jeans.Sherbrooke locales bring retro styles back into fashion By Stephanie Lapointe Sherbrooke From bell bottoms to vintage Levis jeans, not-so-average Sherbrooke shoppers have been flocking to Yip, a used clothing store on Frontenac Street, for more than 10 years.Yet, it is the store’s creative decor, mixed with some funky beats of an unknown artist, that keeps bringing them back.“If it works it is because it doesn’t have the ambience of a typical commerce,” said owner Sylvain Yargeau, aka Ti-Bee, who’s shabby hair and goatee sets him perfectly in the retro-looking boutique.“Sherbrooke, 10 years ago, was lacking a bit of funkiness.It (Yip) worked a lot more than I thought it would.” Ti-bee originally turned an empty local alongside the Magog river into a used clothing store as an opportunity to sell some of his own hats.Reluctant to use the term, he said the clothing back then had a “hippy” feel to it.After opening, Ti-bee, 35, said Yip quickly carved a niche for itself in the Sherbrooke market because of its enormous retro selection.He said by specializing in vintage used clothing, his store was able to supply certain fashions that were largely unavailable at major market stores or family thrift shops where sizes are limited and style is ignored.Two years later, the store expanded and Ti-bee completely renovated the inside, something he sees as an essential-ongoing process.“It always has to change.It isn’t touristic — I can’t sell the same thing for 20 years,” he said.“I have to make myself different.When people copy my stuff, I leave it to them.My worst friends are jealousy and lack of creativity.” Now, people walking along Frontenac Street are presented with a host of brightly coloured retro clothes in the store’s window.Some are created by local and national designers, others are simply recycled.Inside, a high, silver-antique ceiling and red brick wall is a sharp contrast to the bright orange, blue and reds of the clothing hanging from unique metal racks.Also, on the counter, next to the cappuccino ma- chine, are abundant jewelry crafted by local artists.Located two doors down is a second Yip store, where recycled clothes are available for those who want to spend about $20.Creating two stores has permitted Ti-bee to attract the shopper who wants to pay a little more for sprouting designer names while remaining loyal to the used-clothing shoppers who originally helped his store grow.According to Ti-bee, the used clothing at Yip does not come in big garbage bags as one may expect.It is hunted down, mainly at an outlet in Toronto.Pants cost him from $6 to $15, which is on top of travel and lodging costs in Toronto, as well as paying employees to repair the clothes he brings back.That is why used clothes with patches are sold for $20 - $35.Why they are purchased, is another story.“Everything gets paid, everything goes well,” said Ti-bee, adding the store has tripled in size since opening 10 years ago.“This is my castle.” Lake Megantic roads to get upgrade Staff Sherbrooke In Lake Megantic to announce more than a million in roadwork for the summer in and around Lake Megantic, Transport Minister Serge Menard told reporters the municipality will soon get a beltway around it, and that between now and 2003, Route 55 between Windsor and Richmond will become a four-lane divide highway.Menard announced some $1.2 million that will be invested to improve Route 161, which links Lake Megantic with the American border.That will include a new surface on a 13-km stretch or road between the intersection of Route 204 and Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn.Partially paved shoulders will also improve safety for truckers, motorists and the large number of cyclists who use the road, noted the minister.The first phase of the beltway around Lake Megantic, between Villeneuve Street and Rang 11, will be open to traffic next spring.That work represents an investment of $4.5 million in 2002, of which the province paid $3.5 and the town kicked in $1 million.Ménard noted that once completed, the road around town will improve the movement of goods and the safety of local residents.Heavy truck traffic has been an ongoing problem in and around the town and the industrial park.The beltway project, which is expected to be completed by the year 2005, is evaluated at about $18 million.'GASS FACiH Minimal pesticide use -No fungicide - No insecticide Taste the difference Please call for picking conditions Come and pick your berries 562-6432 7:30 a.m.- 7 p.m.SHERBROOKE IfMNOXVUC WOUTE Ml MITCHELL HOLD STRAWBERRY FIELD 5 minutes from Lennoxviile > ' ï’àg'i?K Friday, July 12, 2002 THE»» RECORD Construction breathes new life into town square : : :-'.f 9 9' ' _ Unveiling of Strathcona Square coincides with city’s bicentennial Spring will still run despite doctors’ warning By Stephanie Lapointe Sherbrooke Strathcona Square, located in front of Sherbrooke’s town hall, officially opened Thursday to commemorate Sherbrooke’s bicentennial celebrations.Recent construction estimated at $159,000 has breathed new life into the square.A European-style water fountain acts as a centrepiece, while landscapers have used the natural curve in the side of a hill to create a mini Greek-style amphitheatre for musicians, poets and actors alike.Leading across the square between flower beds is a pathway composed par-tially of bricks and dirt, grass and bricks that represent different eras in Sherbrooke’s 200 years.“Strathcona Square, in the 19th century, was used to be a public market,” said Mayor Jean Perrault at an official unveiling ceremony yesterday morning.“At that time it was a community area and was the local meeting place for years.People would come with their horses and buggies.There was a butcher and other local merchants.They would Sherbrooke mayor Jean Perrault, left, was part of the unveiling of Strathcona Square Tuesday morning.A red oak bicentennial tree and a plaque were also planted.come to meet each other after church and would chat about politics, I imag- • _ _ r> me.A red oak bicentennial tree and a commemorative plaque were also planted near the street as part of the ‘2002 trees in 2002’ program.Additional construction surrounding Strathcona Square is in the works.PHOTOS BY PERRY BEATON/SPEOAL As part of the recent renovations, estimated at $159,000, landscapers have used a natural curve in the side of the hill to create a mini Greek-style amphitheatre.including tearing down a building on the corner of Wellington North and Frontenac Street to create a clear view of the Magog River.The facade of Frontenac Street will also be revamped.“This project required the collabora- tion of Sherbrooke’s Visual Arts Commission to integrate Strathcona Square into down town’s urban landscape in order to harmonize and preserve the historical value of the site," said Perrault.Danville water outlet accessible to public even after illnesses By Stephen McDougall Special to The Record A popular spring water outlet at the bottom of tafrance St.will remain accessible to the public despite the suggestion by a local doctor that it be shut down to prevent the spread of illness.In a letter sent to the town recently, Dr.Regent Roy said he had treated some patients with “in-t e s t i n a 1 problems” who had drank water from the spring.He asked the town to shut down the spring as a preventative measure against the spread of such cases.When The Record phoned Dr.Roy’s office, a secretary said Strawberries OVER 35 YEARS OF FAITHFUL COLLABORATION TOGETHER We grow, you pick WERA FARM ENR.ônly omc cetçqcaUoK: ‘Srity you* coMtaiHcno To check on picking conditions: I^m»'562-5938 - 564-8641 Open 7 ayn.- 7 p.m.» 2 km from downtown Lennoxviile, Stanstead direction Jet 143-147 mm that three patients who drank from the spring were suffering breathing problems and diarrhea.She added that Dr.Roy could not determine for sure if the water was the cause of his patients health problems, but he noted that levels of col-iform bacteria in the water were sometimes high.Two years ago, the town posted a sign at the spring warning residents they would be drinking the water at their own risk because it is not treated by the municipal filtration system.The decision to post the sign was made soon after the Walkerton Ont.tragedy where seven residents died and hundreds more were sent to hospital following the discovery of E.Coli bacteria in that town’s water.Danville’s spring water comes from a stream that is independent of the town’s water system.Due to its popularity, the town allowed volunteers to open a road and set up a metal platform and two outlet pipes to make it easier for residents to fill up their water containers.But despite Dr.Roy’s concern, the Danville town council decided at its monthly public meeting last Tuesday night to keep the spring in operation for now.Council members vowed to study the matter further at future meetings.Town manager Michel Lecours said sometimes the water is clean, sometimes it has some bacterial elements in it.“We presently have the water checked twice a week and if there is any sign of bacteria or other harmful substances, that information is posted at the site,” he told the council.“As long as we post the analysis and warn the residents of the possible hazard, we have done our job.” Lecours said Dr.Roy does not have the power to shut down any water spring, he can only ask that municipal or other government authorities act on his recommendations.Councillor Jacques Hemond said even if the town were to dismantle the spring’s platform and pipes, residents could still gather water from the stream.“We don’t have the power to stop them.We can only warn them of the risk they are taking,” he said.“If there is bacteria in the water, you’ll need a strong immune system to fight it.” - : ¦¦ ¦ ; ¦ ¦ - \éZ3æm '***%!** ¦ ITHFRE'S NO - PLACE I IKF-'HOMF www.viarail.ca **Trid«n»rtt owntrf true nature Record Friday, July 12, 2002 page 9 Huntingville Universalist Church hosts programs B RI EI CLSC clarification In a story published on Wednesday, it should also be noted that the CLSC in Richmond will only be seeing those living in the Val Saint-François MRC that have an appointment.The decision was made July 4 in order to meet with the many who are already waiting to see a doctor.Members of the board of Heritage Huntingville announced another season of church services at Huntingville Universalist Church will be held over the next six months.The first service will be held on July 14, 10:30 a.m.with Rev.Brendan Hadash, guest minister from St.Johnsbury, Vt.His topic will be “When Bad Things Happen To Good People.” If the weather cooperates, outside refreshments will be served under the shade trees on the lawn in front of the church following the service.In case of rain this will take place in the hall next door.On Sunday, Aug.18, the second church service will be held at 10:30 a.m.with Rev.Ken MacLean, visiting minister from Palm Springs, Calif.Both of these speakers have been guest ministers in our church in the past year, and have been well received.Rev.MacLean’s topic will be revealed prior to the service.Once again refreshments will be offered following the service.On Sunday Oct.13, a Thanksgiving service will take place with Rev.Heather Fawcett from Montreal officiating.The event will be followed by refreshments in the hall next door.In December, a Christmas service with readings and carols will be held, with the date to be announced at a later time.The board is planning at least one additional activity during the season, to be announced later.Also of interest is that the first wedding in many years will be held in the Huntingville Church this month.Huntingville Universalist Church, was built in 1844 and dedicated on New Year’s Day, 1845.Rev.J.W.Ford gave the dedication service and Dr.Rodgers from Cookshire played the bass viola with the choir offering more music, seated in the first two rows of the gallery.In 1855 the society purchased its first organ, which was replaced in 1887 by the one still in use today.This organ was built in Guelph, Ontario by W.Bell and Company, and sold by the H.C.Wilson Company of Sherbrooke.Organist Claire Merder has been invited to play for our July 14 service.— Submitted by Phyllis Emery Skeats This summer, CANADA by train and save big! 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Believe in CHRYSLER \.Y.Cloutier Inc.A Dealer yon can Believe in! f Need extra room for the camping equipment, kayak, coolers and the dog?NO PROBLEM! \.Y.CLOUTIER is offering the Dodge « Caravan By Arash Madani The 9-1 Windsor Eagles, regular season champions in the Quebec senior men’s lacrosse league, host the Longueuil Bulldogs Saturday night at the Lemay Arena in Windsor (8 p.m.).It is the final game of the schedule for the expansion Eagles, who clinched top spot in the four-team loop last weekend.The squad wraps up the year in Montreal next Saturday against the Hawks, the lone club that has knocked off the Eagles all season.And now, with the No.1 seed in tow for the post-season showdown — which is tentatively slated to begin July 27 with Windsor hosting Shawinigan - the Eagles are beginning to prepare for the playoffs, and will use the final two games of the regular season to fine tune a few nicks that need to be mended They are after the big prize, after all, and it has been the mission for the club since opening day.Not even winning top honours in the league during the 12-game set was too much to celebrate.“Speaking with Sylvain (Laroche, a 21-year-old rookie who has been on fire of late, scoring six goals in two games), he mentioned that we had won the regular season title,” said Eagles leading scorer Stu McFarlane.“To me, it’s nice, but it doesn’t really mean much.The new season starts in the first round of the playoffs.It’s nice to sit in first, and get to play the fourth place team, which should be an easier series.But it all boils down to the playoffs.” That statement tells you how focused on the ultimate goal, the overall championship, this team is.Even if the Eagles go 11-1 or 9-3 for that matter — it is irrelevant to them if playoff serendipity is not in the cards.“All we’re thinking about is winning the whole thing,” said forward Paul Lehmann.“That’s the most important thing.” There were few extra congratulations last Saturday in Shawinigan after the clinching victory, but many were not even aware of the feat.The Ea- Road to the championship • May 4.Windsor defeats Shawinigan 10-4.« May 11, Windsor beats Longueuil, 11-6.• May 18, Windsor knocks off Montreal 10-4.• June 1, Windsor wins over Montreal 10-4.• June 9, Windsor defeats Shawinigan 14-9.• June 16, Windsor beats Longueuil, 12-8.• June 22.Windsor loses to Montreal, 8-7.• June 29, Windsor wins over Shawinigan, 15-7.• July 7, Windsor beats Shawinigan, 11-7 • July 13.Eagles face Longueuil in Windsor.• July 20, Eagles take on Montreal on the road.gles are hoping to hoist high the championship trophy in August, when the post-season run to the holy grail takes centre stage.“In the playoffs, that’s when you really see what it’s all about,” said McFarlane, a Nepean, Ont.native, who has been commuting from his home outside of Ottawa since mid-June and will continue to do so until the end of the 2002 campaign.“Guys run faster, battle harder, and just want it more.It’s the little things, like loose balls, that makes the difference.I remember a couple of weeks ago, I saw the ball in the corner and I just went for it — really, I had no chance, but I put everything into getting the ball.When I came back to the bench I told Sylvain, ‘see that, now that’s playoff lacrosse.’” Half-time festivities IN CFL COUNTRY Canada’s official sport was showcased at last night’s Alouettes-Saskatchewan game in Montreal.Representatives from all four teams in the league — Windsor, Montreal, Longueuil and Shawinigan — took part in the half-time show, an all-star lacrosse game of sorts, on the artificial surface at Percival Molson Stadium.Representing the Eagles was Lehmann, McFarlane, Pascale Nolet (goaltender), Marc Richard, Pat Richard and Marc Turgeon.The Windsor players were teamed with five Shawinigan representatives to take on a group from the Montreal/Longueuil roster.‘It’s nice to sit in first and get to play the fourth place team.But it all boils down to the playoffs .that’s when you really see what it is all about.’ Stu McFarlane, forward on the Windsor Eagles Windsor Eagles focus on the playoffs iTHEi RECORD Friday, July 12, 2002 page 11 o o o ij 6 o o o Sports Notebook Canadians named WNBA all-stars Washington Mystics guard Stacey Dales-Schuman was added to the WNBA's Eastern Conference all-star team Wednesday, joining fellow Canadian Tammy Sutton-Brown as a reserve.The two will be the first Canadians to be featured at the WNBA all-star game.Dales-Schuman, a six-foot rookie from Brockville, Ont., replaces injured Mystics teammate Chamique Holdsclaw, who has an ankle strain.The third overall pick in the 2002 WNBA draft, Dales-Schuman is the Mystics' second-leading scorer with 12.4 points per game along with 3.1 assists and 3.1 rebounds.Sutton-Brown of Markham, Ont., is averaging 12.6 points a game for the Charlotte Sting.She was selected when the reserves were first announced Wednesday.The 2002 WNBA all-star game is scheduled for July 15 at Washingtron's MCI Center.Prosecutors decide to charge Iverson NBA All-Star Allen Iverson will be charged for forcing his way into his cousin's apartment with a gun, | authorities said Thursday.The announcement came the same day police searched his suburban mansion and his uncle's home, looking for the gun Iverson was accused of j carrying the night he showed up at the apartment looking for his wife, Tawanna.Iverson will be charged with criminal trespass, simple assault, terroristic threats and gun offenses, j District Attorney Lynne Abraham said.Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson said he will arrange with Iverson's lawyer for the Philadelphia 76ers' guard to surrender.Johnson said that if could happen as early as Thursday night.'We had two complaints we felt were credible.De-| tectives did a very thorough, complete and professional investigation," Johnson said.On TV Friday ¦ BASEBALL: 7 p.m„ Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue I* * Jays, Sportsnet.FOOTBALL: 7:30 p.m„ Hamilton Tiger Cats vs Calgary Stampeders, TSN.Saturday BASEBALL 1 p.m., Philadelphia Phillies vs.New York | Mets, FOX; 4 pm., Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue ; Jays, CBC.?FOOTBALL: 9 p.m., Toronto Argonauts vs Edmonton 1 Eskimos.f Sunday i ! GOLF: 2 p.m.Final round from PGA’s Greater Milwaukee Open, ABC and Global.Around Town To submit your sporting event, fax it to (819) 569-3945, email newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com or contact Jamie Zachary, Correspondents’ Editor, or Mike Hickey at (819) 569-6345.Saturday LACROSSE: 8 p.m., Windsor Eagles vs.Longueuil Bulldogs, Lemay Arena, Windsor, Que.World Junior Baseball tournament offers look at future all-stars A-Rod, Albert Belle, Larry Walker and Eric Gagné among tourney alumni By Mike Hickey Special to the Record What do 2002 Major League all-stars Alex Rodriguez, Eric Gagné and John Smoltz, have in common?They all played in the World Junior Baseball Championships prior to achieving success and recognition as some of the games greatest Major League players.“I was just going through the rosters of this year’s All-Star game as well as past world championships, and it is evident that this tournament is a stepping stone for a lot of great players,” said Don Warnholtz, president of the organizing committee for the Sherbrooke event.Players like Albert Belle, one of the more feared hitters in baseball until an injury forced him into an early lucrative retirement, pitcher Jack McDowell as well as Ryan Klesko and Michael Barrett are also alumni of the tournament.While most Latin American players sign pro contracts as soon as they reach the age of 16, and North Americans usually turn professional before they are eligible to play in the Worlds, the tournament has been a key stage in the development of Canadian players.Besides Gagné, the list includes former all-stars Larry Walker and Ryan Dempster, as well as Denis Boucher, Rheal Cormier and Matt Stairs.One of the concerns for the North American amateurs is the fear of being hurt, before signing a professional career, and in some cases losing out on big-time bonus money and long-term contracts.To protect themselves many players purchase insurance policies that would cover expected revenue if a player is no longer able to continue playing.RECORD FILES Larry Walker, a native of Maple Ridge B.C., took part in the World Junior Baseball Championships as a youngster.The event will take place in Sherbrooke in August.While the policies are expensive ($40,000 to $50,000 U.S.) to insure a potential salary of several million, the money is recovered once a first round player signs a pro contract.The tournament begins Aug.1 when Canada hosts Holland.The championship game is slated for Aug.10.To purchase tickets for the event, which will be played in Sherbrooke and Coaticook, call 819-562-3381.N S Canadian Red Cross Quebec Division Anywhere.Anytime.1-800-592-7649 www.redcross.ca "SCOTTISH ATTIRE CONTEST" To celebrate our 75th anniversary, come play golf dressed in Tartan or Scottish attire and get a chance to win a golf package at Manoir Richelieu.Special rates: 18 holes after 9 holes after 5 p.m.: ns The Sherbrooke Country Club (819) 569-6534 2 p.m.: *27 page 12 Friday, July 12, 2002 — TUE_ RECORD -SPORTS- Brome Lake teams victorious in soccer tourney By Mike Hickey Special to the Record The Brome Lake Soccer Club put on an impressive showing last weekend at the Provincial Soccer Cup held in St.Hubert with medal winning performances by the boys under-16 Thunder squad and the girls under-14 Thrashers team.The boys captured gold with a near-perfect 4-0-1 record, while the girls won four games and dropped one en route to a silver medal.The boys team started the tournament with a solid 3-1 win over St.Thomas, followed by a 4-0 victory over the Masson Angers.They completed round-robin play with a hard-fought 1-1 tie with Laurendeau.In semi-final action they downed Terrebonne 3-1, and came back with a strong 4-1 win in a rematch with Laurendeau.The improvement shown in the final was a reflection of the outstanding job done by coaches John Staton and Neil McCubbin.The Thrashers went undefeated in round-robin-play as they opened play a 5-2 win over Coaticook, blanked Laurendeau 4-0 and then defeated St.Constant 3-2.The Thrashers continued to roll with a 4-0 shutout over les Étoiles de St.Hubert in the semi-finals before they hit the wall in the final match.They ran out of steam in the gold medal contest, dropping a 3-0 decision to St.Elle D’Orford.Forward Alyssa Campbell was the team’s Most Valuable Player with five goals, while teammate Lisa Harvey led the club in scoring with six tallies.The coaching duo of Doug and Jessica Harvey also cited Ashley Lefebvre for her strong play at the centre-midfield position.SUBMITTED PHOTO js*#- *, Mw Both the Brome Lake boys and girls soccer teams did well in the Provincial Soccer Cup in St.Hubert.The under-14 girls team members are, front row, from left: Lisa Harvey, Alyssa Campbell, Brittany Brooks, Jessica Jacob, Shannon Harding, Katie Severs, Carolyn Laperriere.Back row, from left:Jessica Harvey (coach), Kristin Gauthier, Lauren Baillie, Melissa Gauthier, Lizzy Allen, Ashley Lefebvre, Kristie Duncan, Maggie Severs, Emily French, Doug Harvey (coach).Draw for 2002 Granby Tennis Challenger Takao Suzuki, 6-1,6-4 Suzuki, Takao, JPN Michall Elgin, RUS Gubenco, Philip, CAN Orellana, Kapler, VEN Philip Gubenco, 7-5,7-5 Hawk, Brandon.USA Takao Suzuki, 6-1,4-6,6-1 Thomas Dupré, 7-6 (6), ret | Petr Kralert, 6-4,4-6,64 ^bb, Jaymon, AUS Kralert, Petr, CZE Dupré.Thomas, FRA Brandon Hawk, 6-3,6-2 Semi-finalist #1 Semi-finalist #3 Nisker.Andrew CAN Snobel, Pavel, CZE ¦ -— - w CAN —-—-i— .;.„.I„,- Peter Luczak, 64,7-5 Alex Bogomolov, 7-5, 7-5 Semi-finalist #1 Semi-finalist #3 Thomas Dupré, 6-3.6-1 Terachi, Takahiro, JPN T.Phillips, 3-6,7-6 (4).64 Phillips.Tripp, USA Coene, Dominique, BEL Bogomolov Alex.USA Luczak, Peter, AUS Peter Luczak.36,6-3,64 vs Semi-finalist #2 vs Semi-finalist #4 A Bogomolov, 4-6,6-3,6-1 Behr, Noam, ISR ¦ .! .‘ .\ v .¦ .Tournament draw and schedule for $50,000 ATP tour event being held in Granby from July 8-14.Kim, Kevin, USA Dancevic, Frank, CAN Iwami, Tasuku, JPN Zitko, Radim, CZE Frank Dancevic, 6-3,7-6 (1) ' ! • ¦ |r**' ¦ t Championship Final July 14, 2002 vs.¦ Radim Zitko, 6-3,4-6, 7-6 (4) EricTaino, 6-2,6-2 Radim Zitko, 6-2,6-3 Niemeyer.Frederic, CAN F.Niemeyer, 6-2,1-6, 6-3 * N denotes match not finished Eric Taino, 6-3, 7-6 (5) Taino, Eric, USA Chiudineili, Marco, SU1 Williams, Jeff, USA Semi-finalist #2 Semi-finalist #4 Michael Berrer 7-6 (3), 6-2 Berrer, Michael, GER Yen-Hsun Lu, 6-3,6-2 Lu, Yen-Hsun, TPE Vik, Robin, CZE Joyce, Michael, USA Vosloo, Louis, RSA F.Niemeyer, 6-3,6-7(6), 7-5 N (evening draw) HarpeoGriffith, Levai USA Larosb, Simon, CAN Louis Vosloo, 6-2,3-6,6-4 Simon Larose.6-3,6-0 Golovanov, Denis, RUS iM THE— .- ¦ ¦ ¦ RECORD Friday, July 12, 2002 page 13 SPORTS ————— DAVID ANDERSON/PHOTO CORRESPONDENT Deauville’s Frederic Niemeyer defeated South Africa's Louis Vosloo 6-2, 6-7(&6), 7-5 Wednesday night at the Granby Challenger.He plays tonight against Radim Zitko of South Africa.Two down three to sro Deauville's Frederic Niemeyer dispatches of No.6 seed Louis Vosloo at Granby Challenger By Mike Hickey Special to the Record Granby For the second consecutive year, Frederic Niemeyer has advanced to the quarter-finals of the Granby Challenger and will meet Radim Zitko of the Czech Republic tonight at 6:30 in the evening’s featured match.Niemeyer reached the quarters by defeating South Africa’s Louis Vosloo 6-2, 6-7(8-6), 7-5 in a see-saw match that saw the Deauville resident miss several opportunities to end the match in two sets.“I am relieved that I won and advanced to the quarters,” Niemeyer told a media scrum after the marathon match, which lasted close to three hours.“I like playing here and I want to do well, but it is also frustrating to have match point twice and not being able to put him away.” Niemeyer had little trouble winning the first set, and appeared to be headed for a two-set shutout over the favoured sixth-seeded Vosloo.He was leading the second set 5-4 and serving for the match when Vosloo broke him.Niemeyer, whose strength is his booming serve, double faulted on the game’s final point, allowing Vosloo to tie the set at 5-5.Then, in the same set, he had a 4-1 lead in the tiebreaker with two serves coming up, only to see Vosloo run off five consecutive points for a 5-4 advantage.Niemeyer came back for a 6-5 lead, but once again let a match point get away.“Four times this year I have had match points and lost the match,” Niemeyer explained.“If I win those four games then my ranking is 150.It is frustrating.” However, the Canadian Davis Cup hero showed a lot of determination in the final set when he rallied to win the last three games of the third set for a 7-5 win and the match.In doing so, he had to deal with some unusual tactics by the competitive Vosloo.“He started early in the match when I was winning and he complained about some calls,” Niemeyer said.“Then it seemed like all the calls started to go his way.It is difficult when you are the local player in Canada because often the officials try to appear too fair and make calls against you.In other countries all the calls go the native players." As the match wore on, Vosloo’s game improved and his constant talking bothered Niemeyer.“You don’t talk to the other players during a match, but that is the way he is," Niemeyer said.“On the outside he appears cool, but he will do anything to win, including distracting his opponent." Niemeyer was back on the court yesterday, playing his first doubles match of the tournament, and it was another marathon.He and Russian partner Denis Golovanov outlasted Vosloo and Switzerland’s Marco Chi-udinelli 4-6, 7-5,7-5 on Thursday afternoon.“Doubles will be more relaxing than playing singles.I can use the rest,” said Niemeyer, who is the co-No.1 seed, along with the No.2 seed on the singles side of the draw.“I want to do well in the doubles and I want to do well in this tournament in front of my family and friends.” The result was not so good on the doubles side for Canadian Philip Gubenco.The Longueuil product, teamed up with Heun-Yen Lu, dropped a 6-4, 6-2 decision to Nicoha Brochu and Michel Ciszek in the first round.Cap-de-la-Madelaine native Simon Larose also was in action last night against Lu in singles.Results were unavailable at press time.Larose, as well as fellow Canadians Andrew Nisker and Frank Dancevic were also alive in doubles play at the start of Thursday evening’s matches.(819) 837-2966 600 Compton East WATERVILLE • Games booklet available • 2002 membership • Reserve for your tournaments • Golf course • Golf pro shop .: Monday to Friday S14 9 HOLES $21 18 HOLES Weekend and Holidays $15* 9 HOLES after 4 p.m.: $12 $24* 18 HOLES after 4 p.m.: $16 page 14 Friday, July 12, 2002 ' — THEm RECORD Cfmrcf) Directory Anglican Church of Canada United Church of Canada ST.PETER’S CHURCH 355 Dufferin Street, Sherbrooke (819) 564-0279 Sunday 10:00 a.m.Morning Prayer Anglican Church of Canada ST.GEORGE’S CHURCH LENNOXVILLE 84 Queen St., 819-346-5564 Rector: Rev.Keith Dickerson Sunday, July 14 8:00 a.m.Holy Communion 9:30 a.m.Morning Prayer Church in the Hall (L.Hall) Presbyterian Church in Canada ST.ANDREW'S CHURCH (418)334-0587 Services held at St.George's Church 84 Queen, Lennoxville Interim Moderator: Rev.Ross Davidson Organist: Anthony Davidson Sunday 10:30 a.m.Worship Guest speaker: Ellis Clark A coxdial uftloutu t* eUl! THE WORD OF GRACE RADIO BROADCAST Station CKTS/CJAD Dial 90 Sunday 8:30 a.m.with Georges Legault & Keith Dickerson Plymouth-Trinity Dufferin at Montreal, in Sherbrooke 346-6373 Minister: Rev.Jane Aikman Organist: Pamela Gill Eby Sunday 10:30 a.m.Communion We Welcome Lennoxville United Church United Church of Canada LENNOXVILLE UNITED CHURCH Corner of Queen and Church St.(819) 565-8449 Minister: Rev.Jim Potter Organist: Michèle Gagné Sunday 10:30 a.m.Worship at Plymouth-Trinity Attend the church of your choice vrnrrri Magog & Area The Christmas Club meeting scheduled at Tina Linde’s home in Austin was cancelled because of the unbearably hot and humid weather.However, Tina will have the meeting next month.My sincere sympathy is extended to the family of the late Clifford Bryant of Austin.He was a fine man and loved by all who knew him.Understandably, his wife, Marilyn, and daughters, Cindy and Kimberly, and their spouses and little granddaughter, Laurianne, are heart broken.The child’s Pappy is gone but he will remain in their hearts forever.My thoughts are with you.Take care.Recently members of the Hands Across The Border, North American Family Camping Association, enjoyed a weekend in Westfield, Vermont.They were Stewart and Dorothy Smith of Fitch Bay, Gaétan and Ruth Roy of Ayer’s Cliff, Betty Telford and Doug Powers, Viens Road, and Nellie and Herb Hudson, Chemin des Peres.It was a nice change and fellowship much enjoyed.Patrick and Mylené Girard, Megan and Peter of Stanstead and John and Beth Hussey, Rachael and Jarred of Derby Line, spent a day at LaRonde, Montreal.They had a ball! Lyn Cochrane of Toronto is spending the summer months at the family home on Viens Road.She especially enjoys being in close proximity to her sisters, Jean, Sheila and Betty.Also one day, she saw a fawn with her mother and two mallard ducks strolling on her front lawn.This kind of living is heaven to Lyn and take care, girl! Recent guests at the summer home, Bay of Fitch Bay, of Herb and Nellie Hudson, were their grandson and great-granddaughter, Peter and Kayleigh Connie Girard Gauvin of St.Hyacinthe.Recently while spending a few hours at Patrick’s and Mylene’s home in Stanstead keeping Megan’s dog, Rose, company, while the entire family was away for the day, I phoned Marion Wilson.She is a delightful lady and told me that she is now 87 years old.We talked for well over an hour and it was most enjoyable.She taught school for years and is still as bright as a button.I will keep in touch.That’s for sure! Birchton Muriel Prescott On Saturday, June 22nd, Helen and Dennis Taylor and Scott Nugent who celebrated his 17th birthday that day, motored to Havelock, Ont., to attend the 25th wedding anniversary of Jack and Debbie Drummond.There were former Eastern Townshippers and present neighbours there, so all had a great time chatting and catching up on news.On the way up they called on Sidney and Donna Prescott and Ian Prescott who have recently moved to Stirling, Ont.They all attended a great party at Cordova Community Hall.Debbie wore her wedding dress but alas, the same could not be said for Jack and his suit.Arthur and Hazel Rogers were pleasantly surprised to have their great-grandson, Nathaniel Rogers, visit them accompanied by his grandmother, Darlene Rogers, of Lennoxville.Father’s Day visitors of Arthur and Hazel Rogers were Bain, Darlene and Nathaniel Rogers of Lennoxville.Church members of Birchton United Church attended the Sunday service for all UEVPC held at Gould United Church on Sunday, June 30th.Fordyce Women’s Institute held meeting and picnic Cowansville The Fordyce Women’s Institute met at the United Church for 11 a.m., on Wednesday, July 3.Since it was such a hot day, the picnic was held at the church, too hot to be outdoors that day, and humid.President June Royea, welcomed everyone and three guests, June Lamey, Wilma Goodhue, and Wilma Marsh to our meeting and picnic.The sick members were welcome back.The Mary Stewart Collect, Salute to the flag and “O Canada” was sung.Happy birthday was sung to Gertrude Barrand (July 4th), and Kay Paquette (July 20th) with Irene Williams at piano.Motto: Life is like a garden.It requires cultivation.Roll Call: Name an article you can’t recycle.A few members gave items that cannot be recycled.The minutes of the last meeting were read by Verna Patterson pro-tem and approved.Treasurer, Gertrude Barrand read the financial report and approved.A letter was received from Donna Luce, secretary, who is in hopsital.She is having her first operation today, we all are thinking of you with a prayer at our W.I.meeting, July 3.She is to have a second operation later.Thirty dinners of Kentucky Fried Chicken had arrived.Grace was said by all.The meeting continued after dinner.Hymn of all Nations was sung.Items of articles for picnic to be paid by W.I.Kara Stowe was presented an envelope with money from the Fordyce W.I.by Norma Sherrer.She had her picture taken.Eunice Stowe was presented a throw for all the years she has been a member.Gladys Dustin was also presented a throw for all her work she does for the W.I.and picture was taken.Program: Convenor Dorothy Moynan, didn’t have anything to report.2nd Convenor: Kay Paquette talked on the creation of a new scholarship program for high school students of Brome-Missisquoi.The new programs has a double appeal.The winner will not only receive a $1,000 scholarship, renewable each year of the student’s CEGEP program, but also includes employment each summer to provide the winner with meaningful on-the-job training.The program is open to graduating students, from any of Brome-Mis-sisquoi’s four high schools.These include Ecole Polyvalente Jean-Jacques Bertand in Farnham.Ecole Polyvalente Wilfrid-Leger in Waterloo, and both the English and French sides of Massey-Vanier High School in Cowansville.Candidates must be pursuing a career in health care and be enrolled in courses specific to that purpose.One of the hurdles facing health-care establishments today is that of attracting good, skilled personnel.The B.M.P.Hospital faces this challenge as any other institution.In recent years, the B.M.P.Foundation has been attempting to address that need by promoting to our local youth the many attractive career opportunities available in the health care field right here in our own region, says Frank Johnston-Main, excutive director of the Brome-Mis-sisquoi-Perkins Hopsital Foundation.To do so, the Foundation provides local students with tours of the hospital to show the career possibilities that exist and provides a small bursary to each of the schools’ scholarship programs.The new program, an extension of the above initiatives, is designed to encourage local students to pursue such career opportunities, and to develop at the same time a positive and effective, working relationship between the recipients and the B.M.P.Hospital.The program is available thanks to a gift to the foundation by an Ottawa-based charitable foundation.The latter gift has enabled the B.M.P.Foundation to establish a trust fund, interest from which will sustain the scholarship fees on an ongoing basis.Applications forms and further details are available for any interested students through the guidance department of the four high schools mentioned above.Pennies for Friendship was picked up by Gladys Dustin.Our next meeting will be our outing.It will be at Mary Enright’s home on August 7 at 3 p.m.Submitted by Rose Monteith Publicity Convener KFCORn FRIDAY, JITly 12', 2002 rage 15 Birth Death Death Death NOBLE - Jack and Frankie joyfully announce the safe arrival of their first grandchild, Fraser Michael Coombs, 7 pounds 10 ounces, son of Michael and Sharron (Noble), at 7:15 a.m., July 11, 2002 in Toronto.Death BEARD-BOULANGER-SMITH, Mrs.Pearl Elise - A life time resident of Richmond, Que.Passed away at Foyer de Richmond, on July 9th, 2002, at the age of 85 years old.Beloved wife of the late George Boulanger and the late Frank Smith also of Richmond.Leaving to mourn her children: Cécile Boulanger (René Desrochers), Richmond, Madeleine Boulanger (Réginald Desrosiers), Richmond, André Boulanger, Richmond, Marie Boulanger (Richard Bouchard), Richmond, Louise Boulanger, Sherbrooke, Patrick Boulanger, Drum-mondville.She will be sadly missed by her 18 grandchildren and 25 greatgrandchildren, also many nieces and nephews.Pearl will be always loved and missed by her sisters: Irene B.Rodgers (late Howard), Brampton, Ont., Gertrude B.Johnston (late Alfred), Fort Erié, Ont., Roberta B.Smith (late Roy), Chatham, Ont., and her sister-in-law, Yvonne Nadeau-Beard (late Peter), Mississauga, Ont.Predeceased by her son, Alfred Boulanger, her sister, Dorothy B.Sinclair (late Everett) and her son-in-law, Rosaire Durocher.Visitation at the funeral home on Thursday, July 11th, 2002 from 7 - 9 p.m., Friday, July 12th, 2002 from 2 - 4 and from 7 - 9 p.m., and on Saturday, July 13th, 2002 from 11 a.m.The funeral service will be held on Saturday, July 13th, 2002, at 1 p.m., at the Ste-Bibiane’s Church in Richmond, followed by the interment.Donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation will be greatly appreciated by the family.The family would like to thank the Foyer de Richmond for the care provided to Mrs.Pearl Beard.Pauline Fecteau, director, Centre Funéraire Yves Houle & Frère, 198 Adams St., Richmond.Richmond Nineteen members of Ladies Auxiliary, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 15 enjoyed a delicious pot-luck supper prior to their meeting on the 20th of June.Wine accompanying the meal was a gift from Senior Branch, and much appreciated! The business meeting opened with singing of O Canada.President Loretta Irwin, in her report, thanked members for their support during the year.Special mention should be made here of the work of the Ways and Means Committee, headed by Cde.Bev Jones (who is also Sgt.at Arms) and her helpers: Marge Abercrombie, Helen Jones and others.A busy year once again! Recent expenditures have included gffflM FOSTER, Bernadette (nee Bissonnette) - 1921-2002 - Passed away peacefully in Waterloo at the Pension Le Soleil, on Wednesday, July 10, 2002.Beloved wife of Eric.Loving mother of Lionel (Rose), Randall, Muriel (Bob), Maureen (The late Stanley), Wesley (Brenda), the late Susan, Elaine, Donna (Larry), Eric Jr., and their families as well as many other relatives and friends.In her memory, donations to The Canadian Cancer Society or Alzheimer Foundation (Granby) would be appreciated.Forms will be available at the church.Cremation was held in Granby at Les Jardins Funéraires Bessette Crematorium.Funeral will be held on Saturday, July 13th, 2002 at 1:30 p.m., at the St-John’s Church, Brome.Family will receive condolences on Saturday from 12:30 p.m., directly at the church.Rev.Rick Gariepy officiating.Funeral arrangements entrusted to Bessette Funeral Homes, 5034 Foster, Waterloo, tel.: (450) 539-1606 or 1-888-730-6666, fax: (450) 539-3035.Memorial Service DYER, George C.- A Memorial Service will be held for the late George C.Dyer of Sutton, Quebec on Saturday, July 27, 2002 at 2 p.m.at Grace Anglican Church, Sutton, Quebec.A gathering of friends at Parish Hall following the service.the purchase of a large refrigerator for the Legion kitchen, of which Senior Branch will pay one-half of the cost.The L.A.has purchased an ice-making machine for the lounge bar, as well.Several members volunteered to carry colours in the Canada Day parade.A donation will be sent to Maison Aube Lumière: also one of the Wales Home in memory of Myrtle Fleck.Card players please note that our first Military Whist Evening of the fall season will be on Thursday, September 26, 7:30 p.m.at the hall.Our next regular meeting is planned for September 19.In the meantime, have a safe, healthy and “cool” summer! Norma Lester, Publicity Convenor IB à McGOVERN, Mark - Accidentally at Trois-Rivières on July 9, 2002 in his 37th year.He leaves to mourn his father, Jean-Yves, his brothers: Timothy (Annette) and Steven Jeffrey (Christine), his nieces, his grandmother, Mrs.Helen McGovern, Mr.Donald McGovern, other relatives and friends.Resting at Denis Meunier Funeral Home & Chapel, 402 River St., Cowansville, Que., tel.: (450) 266-6061, fax: 266-6057, email: funerari-umdm@qc.aira.com.Visitation on Saturday, July 13 from 10 a.m.Funeral service at the Emmanuel United Church of Cowansville on Saturday, July 13 at 2 p.m.Rev.Mary MacPherson officiating.Card of Thanks ; PERKINS: Thank You - Merci to our family and friends who helped us celebrate our 25th Wedding Anniversary.It was a big surprise and a great party.Your gifts, cards, and kind words are very much appreciated.ROY & MURIEL PERKINS Cornwall, Ontario Married October 15,1977 in Windsor, Quebec.QUINN, Jean Wharry (nee Riddoch) - Peacefully at the Wales Home, Richmond, Que., on Wednesday, July 10th, 2002.Mrs.Jean Quinn, in her 90th year.Loving wife of the late Barney Quinn and dear mother of Sandra (Doug Moore), Brampton, Ont., Gary (Marilyn) of Pincourt, Que., and the late Ryan (Linda) of Richmond, Que.Jean also leaves to mourn her beloved grandchildren: Andy, Alana (Andre Leroux), Kevin, Sheila (Clinton Sevigny), Chad (Christine) and Darren.Her great-grandchildren: Ariah and Savanah Leroux and Dylan and Maverick Quinn, along with many other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.Resting at the Cass Funeral Homes Inc., 295 Principale St., S., Richmond, Que., where friends may visit on Sunday, July 14th, 2002 from 7 - 9 p.m., and on Monday, from 12:00 -12:45 p.m.A funeral service will be held at the Ste.Bibiane Church, Richmond, Que., on Monday, July 15th, 2002 at 1 p.m.Interment at the Ste.Bibiane Cemetery.Donations to the Wales Home Foundation or to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be greatly appreciated by the family.In Memoriams JOHNSTON, Rheta - In loving memory of my wife who died July 14,1997.Life goes on and years have passed, But treasured memories always last.Always remembered and sadly missed, ROBERT LAROCHE - In loving memory of my wife, Lillian, July 12, 1997.They say that time heals broken hearts Dear God, that isn’t so, It hurts just as much today As it did five years ago.I hold you in my dreams at night I think of you at dawn, And then I have to tell myself That you are really gone.Forever missed, DONALD JRD JOLY RfENDEAU & DUKE C H A m I f D ACCOUNTANTS A.Jackson Noble, ca Estate Planning and Settlement Services Administration of Mandates & Powers of Attorney ElderCare™ Services 3490 Galt St.West, Sherbrooke J1H 5G9 Telephone: (819) 346-0333 | Fax: (819)566-2867 KNOWLEDGE AND KNOW-HOW.Ladies Auxiliary, Royal Canadian Legion Br.15 page 16 Friday, July 12, 2002 ¦ THEmi RECORD You cannot control what others do with their snapshots Ann Landers denied it, and she didn’t know who was North 07-12-02 A 9 4 3 ¥ A ?7 4 A A K Q 7 6 5 2 West East A K 10 8 A Q J 7 2 ¥ Q 8 6 3 ¥ K J 7 4 ?10 8 ?Q J 9 6 3 A J 10 9 8 A — South A A 6 5 ¥ 10 9 5 2 ?A K 5 2 A 4 3 Dealer: North Vulnerable: Neither South West North East l A Pass 1 ?Pass 3 A Pass 3 NT Pass Pass Pass Opening lead: ¥ 3 Friday, July 12,2002 From slam to game to overtrick values By Phillip Alder Readers of last Friday’s column might remember a dub suit similar to the one in today’s diagram.Last week’s idea, in a contract of six no-trump, was to duck the first round of clubs to guard against a 4-0 break.Then, declarer would have 12 safe tricks, costing only a paltry 30-point overtrick if the clubs were 2-2 or 3-1 all along.Now let’s move to this deal.How would you plan the play in three no-trump after West has led what you may assume to be an honest fourth-highest heart three?As mentioned last week, North’s three-club rebid, with only 13 high-card points, was aggressive, but acceptable with eight probable playing-tricks.South bid what he hoped he could make.After winning with dummy’s heart ace, you cross to hand with a diamond and play a club, West following.Given that the hearts are 4-4, do you duck, settling for plus-400 whatever the club split, or do you play clubs from the top, risking two undertricks if the clubs are 4-0, but collecting two overtricks if they are 2-2 or 3-1?Remember that the chance of West’s holding all four clubs is only five percent (half of the 10 percent probability for any 4-0 split).So, mathematically, if you always duck in the position, you will lose points in the long run compared with someone who always wins trick three.However, if your partner will become agitated by watching you go down in a laydown, duck at trick three and accept the risk of a small loss.And with this layout you will do doubly well, having a happy partner on your hands for future deals.Editor’s Note: Ann Landers answered her readers’ letters up to her death on June 22.The following was one of her last columns.Dear Ann Landers: Several of my friends and family members own digital cameras.These are great gadgets, and everyone loves them.Unfortunately, digital photography makes it simple to send your pictures to relatives via the Internet.So far, two people have taken digital snapshots of me and posted them on a Web site.One of the Web sites shows pictures from a wedding I attended, and the other is a montage of photos from a recent family gathering.Frankly, these are not the most flattering pictures of me, and I would prefer not to have them transmitted all over the country.Is there a polite way to ask people to check with me before putting my picture on a Web site where the whole world can see it?— Camera Shy in Boston Dear Boston: I seriously doubt “the whole world” is interested in Cousin Bob’s wedding pictures or the Smith Family Reunion.You cannot control what others do with their own snapshots, whether they are posted on a Web site or sent via the post office.Just be sure you have all your clothes on when people start snapping Graduation Krista Chase of Brossard, Quebec graduated from Concordia University in June 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts, Minor in Psychology and a Major in Sociology.Krista is the daughter of Francis and Dena (Woodard) Chase and the sister of Jason.She is the granddaughter of Ralph and Byrna Woodard of Sherbrooke.Congratulations from your family, Krista.away.You may not look like a movie star, but at least you won’t have to worry about being the next Internet pinup girl.Dear Ann Landers: Several friends have e-mailed me a warning about microwave ovens, and I’m not sure if the information is true.The story is about a young man who boiled a cup of water in the microwave.When he removed it, the cup looked fine, but when he looked more closely, the water exploded in his face and burned him.Please tell me if this can really happen.— Scared in California Dear California: Theoretically, this can happen, although it would be a rare occurrence.According to my research, water can become “superheated” in a microwave without forming bubbles.However, when the cup is moved, the bubbles form, and the liquid can “explode.” To prevent this, put a wooden spoon or stick in the cup when boiling it, or let the cup sit in the microwave for at least 30 seconds before removing it.NEVER put your face or hand directly above the cup.Dear Ann Landers: This is for “Unsure in Indiana,” whose brother told her that her husband was cheating.The husband Danville Sunday, July 14, morning Church service at 9:15 a.m.in South Durham and 11:00 a.m.Church services in Danville are cancelled.All are invited to attend an Outdoor Worship Service and Picnic B.B.Q.hosted by Georgeville United and Card party Ives Hill The Ives Hill Community Club had a card party on Friday afternoon with eight tables.It was good to see our friends again and hope you will come and bring your friends.The next party will be July 5th at the same time.Prizes going to ladies: Gertie Raymond, Hazel Carson, Louise Peasley and to the gents: Meryl Nutbrown (played as a man), Chester Hartwell, Herbert Winget.The marked plate: James Church.The no trump making 10 tricks: Helene McVeay and the skunk: Herbert Winget.Chester Hartwell had the lucky number for the raffle and Marian St.Onge: 2nd.Door prizes: Harris Olson, Sam Lake, Jean Monty, Ivy Hatch, Ruth Bureau, Mabel Mackay, Helena McVeay, Pat Westgate, Sid Davis, Marian Cox.We thank all who donate prizes and hope you will come again.Mildred Cairns Secretary telling the truth.Please urge her to get tested for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.Her husband may be entirely faithful, but she cannot afford to take the chance.— Rochester, N.Y.Dear Rochester: You are right.In this day and age, no one should take risks with his or her health.If you have any suspicion that your partner may be cheating, see a doctor immediately.Dear Ann Landers: I recently became engaged, and I have an etiquette question.Which set of parents should make the first overture to meet?Should my parents invite my fiance’s parents to dinner, or are his parents responsible for making the first move?I come from an Italian family, and it is our custom for the bride’s parents to invite the groom’s parents to our home.Is this still OK?— Stamford, Conn., Bride Dear Bride: According to Emily Post, it is traditional for the groom’s family to contact the bride’s family and introduce themselves.However, if the groom’s family does not do this, the bride’s family should feel free to make the first move.This is supposed to be a happy time for the bridal couple, and there should not be a contest about who makes the initial contact.My best wishes to you both.St.George’s Anglican at 10:00 a.m.at Carre Copp in Georgeville (in case of rain in the Murray Memorial Centre).Please note Trinity United in Danville will be having a Joint Service at 7:30 p.m.Everyone is welcome.Marlene Brown 60th Wedding Anniversary Congratulations and best wishes are being extended to Clarence and Ethel Davis who will be married 60 years on July 18, 2002.Love from your family, relatives and friends Stanbridge East Thelma Rhicard CORRECTION: In a social note published on July 10, 2002 on page 15 of BCN, due to a technical error, “The S.E.World War I veterans,” should have read “S.E.World War II veterans.” The Record regrets the error.The Missisquoi Museum has opened for the season.The theme this year is “All in a Day’s Work” depicting the domestic working life of women in Missisquoi County: it is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m.to 5 p.m.Outdoor Worship Service to be held on Sunday July 14 — THEwii Record Friday, July 12, 2002 page 17 CELEBRITY CIPHER by Luis Campos Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created trom quotations by famous people, past and present Each letter in the cipher stands lor another.Today’s due: G equals L “MCLUH FJTU VCHU ZFDCIVF J DUJG DUTCGIZRCH .ZFUB FJTU PZJDZUK ZDIPZRHV CHU JHCZ- FUD.” - 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