The record, 10 mai 2000, Supplément 1

Brome County NEW Wednesday, May 10, 2000 450-242-2544 Specialized General Contractor Excavation, hydraulic rock breaker, demolition, foundation, septic system, drainage, artificial ponds all sizes, public and private roads, landshaping, aggregate, top soil, field stone, bulk transport.The Largest Circulation Weekly in Brome — Missisquoi Brome Lake Community Services honours volunteers By Caroline Kehne Record Correspondent West Brome The Town of Brome Lake Municipal Council and Community Services invited area volunteers to a wine and cheese reception at Auberge West Brome last Friday.The seventh annual Volunteer Appreciation Evening acknowledged the contribution of local citizens in improving quality of life.Invitations were sent out to at least 50 different volunteer groups and associations working throughout Brome Lake.An estimated 150 volunteers showed up for the evening reception.“Community Services went from 17,000 visits a few years ago to over 38,000 visits last year,” said Bill Baldwin, V.P.of Community Services.“Almost all of the town’s services are supported by volunteers.” Baldwin pointed to Club Net as one of the town’s volunteer success stories.“Without them, I don’t know how we would do it,” said Baldwin of the volunteers who coach users of Community Service’s five new community-access computers.Diane Laporte, president of Community Services, and husband Jean Mar-coux are two of many volunteers who have been active in the creation of the Knowlton walking path.The first section of the path between Lakeside Road and Maple, is scheduled for completion by June 27.see volunteers, page 5 Peace Parade CAROLINE KEHNE/CORRESPONDENT H' fAM ILY J •m : .¦ ja-‘.-ÿg&.The Eastern Townships Social Justice Committee held an afternoon parade in Sutton on Saturday as part of its month-long series of activities titled ‘Life at the Crossroads.’ For more, please see page 8.Mental illness affects families By Caroline Kehne Record Correspondent Knowlton Jonathan was a typical teen: a nice kid who seemed to be on the path of an uneventful transition to adulthood.Then, a traumatic event triggered what his parents believed to be a nervous breakdown.After years of treatment for depression, Jonathan was diagnosed with a bipolar disorder.Since then, parents Linda and Tom Ransom of Knowlton have had to learn to deal with the realities of living with a victim of mental illness in a rural environment.They point to a lack of understanding of mental illness both in the greater community and at the medical level and the lack of services available to English-speaking families.These courageous parents hope to turn that around, or at least improve the situation for victims and their families.Linda said that her family’s experience began five years ago after Jonathan witnessed the death of friends in an automobile accident.“We thought that he had had a nervous breakdown,” recalled his mother, who saw their normal teen transformed into one who was nervous, suffered from extreme anxiety and who teetered between emotional extremes.“The behaviour became so irrational.We were just so unaware of what was going on within him,” admits Linda.see ransoms, page 8 Pierre Marziali Pharmacist Hours: Mon., Tues., Wed.9 - 8 p.m.Thurs.& Fri.9-9 p.m.Sat.9 - 5 p.m.408 South St, Cowansville 263-2171 ~V essatm '^Iwa^sjat^our^ervice^ 1ER ~"VwELDEriTiEATRE For your reward miles choose 1ER all the way Open Daily 8-10 p.m.472 Knowlton Rd.Knowlton 243-6692 104 N.Main St.St.Albans, Vt.802-527-7888 V* MAY 12™ - MAY 18™ John Travolta in BATTLEFIELD EARTH 7 & 9:15; Mat.Sat.& Sun.: 2 Ml GLADIATOR 6:45 & 9:30 Mat.Sat.& Sun.: 2 0 IKFWISKBr VIVA ROCK VEGAS IFfi:7.SaLSui.217 [wl FREQUENCY Daily 9 r; U 571 7 E3 , Coning: HI [XNOSAtlR.MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2.NOON SEE PAGE 3 FOR DRIVE-IN Résidence pour les Aînés / Retirement Residence Séjour convalescence ou de longue durée soins 24 h sur 24.28 Mount Echo, Knowlton (450) 242-4663 page 2 Wednesday, May 10, 2000 Brome County News Brome County Community Billboard Community Calendar May 10 Blood Donor Clinic sponsored by Sûreté Du Quebec Poste MRC Haute-Yamaska in co-operation with the Waterloo Volunteer Center at Saint Bernardin Church, 5005 Foster St., Waterloo from 2:30 to 8 p.m.May 12 & 13 Food and Rummage Sale at Sutton Junction Hall, Sutton.Friday, 1 - 4:30 p.m., Sat., 10 aan.- 2 p.m.Sponsored by St.Aidans Guild of Sutton Junction May 11 Support Community Radio and Theatre.Attend the Knowlton Players’ Benefit performance of ‘Androcles and the Lion’ at Knowlton Pub Playhouse 8 p.m.All proceeds go to Radio Communautaire Missisquoi Inc.For more information, call Community Radio at 263-5068.May 11 & 25 Luncheon Card Party at Church of the Ascension, West Brome at 12 p.m.Contact Evelyn Coughtry, 263-1938 for table reservations.Cost, $5 each.May 12 Knowlton Nurseiy School Open House & Registration Day in the basement at Knowlton Academy, 81 Victoria Ave., Knowlton, 9 -11 a.m.Please come and join the fun.For more information call Jocelyn at 243-1220.May 12 & 13 The Mystic UCW will hold a Rummage Sale in the Old Schoolhouse on Friday, 1 - 4 p.m.and Saturday, 9 a.m.to noon.All welcome! May 13 Mother’s Day Supper and Dance ‘Beef On The Spit’ sponsored by Knowlton I.O.O.F.Lodge 28 at Odd Fellows Hall, 476 Knowton Road, Knowlton.Supper, 5:30 - 7 p.m.Dance 8 p.m.Music: Silverado.Donation $10.Dance only at the door.Many door prizes.Sutton Saturday Market’s 30th Season on Curley St Today and every Saturday through October 7th., Sutton New hours, 8 a.m.- 3 p.m.For vendor information, call (450) 372-2176.We look forward to seeing eveiyone once again! Salad Luncheon and Food Sale at Granby United Church, 101 Principale St., Granby, 12 noon.$7 adults, $4 children under 12 yrs.Reservations: 372-7558 or 372-7543.Flea Market and Clothing Sale at Sutton Curling dub, 26 Pleasant St., Sutton, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.Receiving clothing items, May 10, 1 - 5 p.m., May 11, May 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.and May 12, all day.Tel.538-2242.Townships Bluegrass 8t Old-Tyme Music Society ‘Last Event for the Season’ -Acoustic Jamming at Royal Canadian Legion, 77 Lewis St., Waterloo, 1 - 5:30 p.m., Supper, 6 p.m.Live Bluegrass and Old-Tyme music bands, 7 -10:30 p.m.All welcome! Annual Spring Tea at Trinity Chinch, Iron Hill 2 - 4 p.m.Craft, bake and fudge table.Everyone welcome.Also ‘500 card party at 7:30 p.m.The Connection at Trinity Church, 409 South St., Cowansville, 7 p.m.If you haven’t come yet, you should come now.Bring a friend or two and join the fun.For the young & young at heart.Coming June 17th Patrick and Michelle Greig.For info, call Barb, 263-7608 or Melody, 243-0043.May 13 & 14 Annual ‘Mobile Ophthalmology Clinic’ sponsored by The Lions Club of Cowansville & Knowlton and with the participation of Brome Missisquoi Diabetes Association in Cowansville at the Nesbitt Clinic 215 South St., 9 a.m.-12 noon; 1 - 4 p.m.on May 13 with Dr.Gosselin.For information: Michael Wing, 263-1068.In Knowlton at the Community Center, 383 Knowlton Rd„ 9 a.m.-12 noon; 1 - 4 p.m.with Dr.Weldon.For information: Don McGovern, 242-1637, Dr.Robert Seymour, 263-5881.A Diabetes Detection Test will also be available.Free of charge providing the Quebec Medicare Card is presented.We will also be collecting used eyeglasses for third world countries.May 14 Royal Canadian Legion Mother’s Day Breakfast at 120 Davignon St., Cowansville, 9 a.m.- 2 p.m.44 per person.A flower for all mothers.Members and non-members welcome! Reservations: Raymond, 295-2413, George, 263-1079, Suzanne or Danny, 263-3543.Profits: Inter-Pro Ball Teams.May 16 Royal Canadian Legion Branch #99 General Meeting at 120 Davignon St, Cowansville at 7:30 p.m.All members are asked to attend.George Poll, President.Coffee Party sponsored by Friendly Society at Trinity Anglican Church, 409 South St., Cowansville, 10 a.m.to 11:30 a.m.Good food and conversation with friends.Donations only.May 20 Living with Mental Illness: Informative presentations and question session co-sponsored by St.Paul’s Church and AMI-Quebec (Alliance for the Mentally 111) at St.Paul’s Church, Knowlton.Registration 9:30 a.m.Morning Session: 10 a.m.to 12.Light lunch provided, 12 -1 p.m.Afternoon sessions, 1 - 3:30 p.m.Registration, $5 (includes lunch).Info.243-0928.May 23 Brome Lake Aquatic Program.Red Cross and Lifesaving Society water safetyand swimming courses for all ages: parent-tot, children, adults.Includes swim team.Bronze medallion, Bronze Cross, Leader and Instructor.Courses begin end of June at Douglas Beach.Registration: Tuesday, May 23, 4 - 6:30 p.m.Call Brome Lake Community Centre for more information at 243-6912.May 27 Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 77, 77 Lewis St., Waterloo B.B.Q.Supper - Beef and Pork on spit 5 - 7 p.m.Cost: $10 adults, $5 children under 10 yrs.Tickets in advance or at Legion or Owl’s Nest.Call 539-0005 or 539-1198.Come and join us for lots of fun! Entertainment with Norm and Val.Everyone welcome! Arts Calendar May 11 ‘Kaleidoscope’ presented by Massey-Vanier’s Cultural Arts students in the M.V.Auditorium at 6:30 p.m.featuring presentations by art, music, dance, and drama students of all levels.Tickets available at the door.Adults, $5, free for children 12 and under.M.V.students with I.D., $2.For more information, please contact Jackie at 263-3772.May 11 through 21 Knowlton Players Tenth Anniversary Year.Think “Androcles and the Lion” is just for children.Well, think again?A family play with music in the style of Commedia dell Arte, adapted by Aurand Harris, directed by Christopher Freeman at the Knowlton Pub Playhouse.May 11,12,13,18,19 & 20 at 8 p.m., May 14, 21 at 2 p.m.Tickets, $7, adults, $5, children under 13.Reservations 263-1061.May 13 Jeunesses Musicales of Canada are proud to present A Night at the Operetta as part of the 1999-2000 Concerts of the Americas Series.This delightful operatic romp showcasing the talents of the members of the Atelier lyrique de L’Opéra de Montreal can be seen in Granby, C.E.G.E.P., 235 St.Jacques St., Granby at 8 p.m.Adults, $15,60 yrs.and over, $12, Students, $5.May 13 & 14 Saturday Children’s Workshop at Arts Sutton 9 -11:30 a.m.Journey work into childrens’ rights with Judy Derrick including the creation of a mural.Children under eight must be accompanied by an adult.Info: 538-1055 or 538-2563.Also a talk entitled “Chiapas.et les droits de l’homme au Mexique’, 7:30 p.m.May 14th, 11:30 a.m.& 2:30 p.m.play readings of political theatre with Vicki Tansey at Mandragore Theatre.Ongoing exhibition ‘Life at the Crossroads, les droit humains a travers le prisme de l’art” through to May 28th.Thursdays, Fridays, & Sundays, 1 - 5 p.m., Saturdays, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., 1 - 5 p.m.Info.: 538-2563.May 20 & 21 Penguin Productions will hold Auditions for musical ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ at Mandragore Theatre, 12a Main St., Sutton at 2 p.m.For more information call Richard Therriault at 538-8484 or 538-8194.Auditions: Sunshine Theatre Productions is putting together a Variety Show of Townships talent for June 3 and 4 at Theatre Lac Brome in Knowlton.If you can sing, dance, act or tell jokes, this may be just the right venue for you.There will be no single day of auditions, but a variety of days scheduled by appointment.This show will be a fund-raiser for Theatre Lac Brome and for Sunshine Theatre’s next production.If you’d like to share your talent and support local theatre at the same time, please call 539-3604.June 10 ADVANCE NOTICE: Walkathon ’Walk A Mile In My Shoes’ Benefit Multiple Sclerosis English Branch 2000.Participants needed.All welcome! Info: (819) 868^461 or (819) 823-7167.(Ayer’s ClifFFair Grounds, 10 a.m.) Rock n’ Roll Revue 2000 A real blast from the past featuring student singers and instrumentalists from Heroes, Knowlton, Farnham and Massey Vanier Schools accompanied by the Cowansville Community Choir.Bee-Bop your way over to the Massey Vanier Auditorium, Cowansville at 7 p.m.Put your glad rags on and your blue suade shoes.Bring your bucks to the door and loose your blues.Adults, $5, students, $3.Tickets sold at the door or in advance.Please support your local school.Tel.263-3772 for more information.Church Services ST.PAUL’S ANGLICAN CHURCH 24 St.Paul’s Road, Knowlton.We wish to know Jesus Christ and to make Him known.Sunday Services, 8 & 10 a.m.Sunday School and Nursery, 10 a.m.The Rev.Ralph T.Leavitt -Pastor.Allow us to welcome you! KNOWLTON/CREEK PASTORAL CHARGE Worship & Song by members & Rev.Bum Purdon Creek United, Foster, 9:30 a.m.Knowlton United, Knowlton, 11 a.m.Everyone welcome.PARISH OF BROME St.Aidan, Sutton Junction services on 1st & 3rd Sundays at 2:30 p.m.; Ascension, West Brome, all services at 9:30 a.m.; Holy Trinity, Iron Hill services on 1st, 3rd & 4th Sundays at 11 a.m., and 2nd at 7:30 p.m.; St.John Evangelist, Brome Village, services on 1st, 2nd & 3rd Sundays at 11 a.m.and 4th at 7:30 p.m.COWANSVILLE AREA PASTORAL CHARGE: Morning Worship and Sunday School at Emmanuel United Church, Cowansville, every Sunday at 10 a.m.All are welcome.GRACE ANGLICAN CHURCH SUTTON Warmly welcomes you to join us in Worship of the Lord.Service, Sundays, 10:30 a.m.at 52 Principale Sud.The Rev.Tim Smart, Rector.BEDFORD PASTORAL CHARGE invites you to come and worship with us.Stanbridge East United, Academy St.9:30 a.m.(Sunday School).Wesley United, Bedford, 51 River St., 11 a.m.(Sunday School).Mystic United, Mystic Rd„ 12:30 p.m.Services are led by Rev.Brett An-ningson.BAPTIST CHURCHES - Sunday Services: Mansonville Baptist, 9:30 a.m.; Olivet Baptist, Sutton, 11 a.m.All welcome.Community Notes Do you wish you could read better?Need help with basic math?Call the YAMASKA LITERACY COUNCIL.Work one-on-one with a tutor and leam at your own pace.Lessons are FREE, private and confidential.Learning can be fun so why not do something for yourself today?Call Donna at 263-7503.Sahaja Yoga Workshop every Wednesday night at Centre socioculturel, 169 rue Principale, Rm„ 13, Cowansville at 7 p.m.Bilingual.Do you want to improve your life?Come and get your Self-Realization.It’s free of charge.Tel., 538-5812 for more information.Brome County NEWS 88 Lakeside, Knowlton, Quebec, JOE 1 VO Tel: (450) 242-1188 / 242-6892 Fax: (450) 243-5155 Published weekly by Record 257 Queen St., Lennoxville, Quebec, JIM 1K7 fax: (819) 569-3945 E-mail: newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com website: wwwjherbrookerecord.com Randy Kinnear Publisher.800 463-9525 Sharon McCully Editor/Off.Mgr.(450) 242-1188 Alison Steel Secretary.(450) 242-1188 Lynda bellavance Advertising_____(450) 242-6892 Michel Duval Advertising .800 463-9525 Sunil Mahtani Corresp.Editor______800 463-9525 Richard Lessard Prod.Mgr.800 463-9525 Serge Gagnon Chief Pressman.800 463-9525 Francine Thibault Prod.Superv.800 463-9525 CIRCULATION Distributed to all Record subscribers every Wednesday as an insert, and to all households and businesses in Abercom, Bedford, Brigham, Brome, Bromont, Cowansville, East Farnham, Foster, Fulford, Knowlton (Brome Lake), Sutton, Bolton Centre, West Brome.SUBSCRIPTIONS GST PST TOTAL Canada: 1 year 114.40 8.01 9.18 $13159 6 MONTHS 59.00 4.13 4.73 $6756 3 MONTHS 30.00 2.10 2.41 $34.51 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 UniMedia Company, a subsidiary of Hollinger Canadian Newspapers LP.Canadian Publications Mail Service Product 0479675.Member ABC, CARD, CNA, QCNA Agreement No.w Brome County News Wednesday, May 10, 2000 page 3 Feds back three youth plays about crime By Philip A.Godin Record Correspondent Cowansville Three area youth centres have been given a federal grant of $50,000 to fund theatre productions based on their experiences with crime.“Two of the plays, those by the Farn-ham and Cowansville youth centres, will be produced in French, while the third one, from the Brome Lake centre, will be bilingual,” said Lucie Hebert of the Community Development Corporation of Brome-Missisquoi, which received the grant from the Ministry of Justice in response to its proposal to have minors whose lives have been impacted by crime videotape all aspects of the production of their play.“There still remains a lot work to be done to set up the project,” added Hebert.“First the representatives of the three centres must meet.” The videotape and accompanying lit- erature will be distributed to area schools and youth centres as part of an ongoing campaign to fight youth crime.“I wish to congratulate the Brome-Missisquoi Community Development Corporation for the originality of their project and the drive they have demonstrated in our community,” said MP Denis Paradis in a news release after he announced the grant.“Young offenders will find in this project a new means of expression, which will make them more Smith links up with tournament jÊÊfÊk Montreal Alouettes football team CEO Larry Smith will serve as honourary president of the 20th anniversary Royal LePage Action Golf Tournament.Steve Charbonneau, Alouettes defensive lineman, was on hand at a news conference at Massey-Vanier High School to extend congratulations to the event committee for their efforts on behalf of Smith, who was unable to attend.The 1999 edition was an astounding success under the honourary chairmanship of Pauline Quinlan, mayor of Bromont, with proceeds of $7,000.Peter Reindler of Royal LePage Action presented the cheque to the principals and the awards committee of Massey-Vanier (pictured).Representing the English and French students were Linda Person, Carol-Ann McKelvey, Robert Kay, Gordon Forster, Trevor Dunn, Alain Bachand, Pierre Bélanger, Josianne Marchand Duchesneau and Denis Caron.The annual tournament is held to raise money to benefit the students of Massey-Vanier.Each year, multiple scholarships are awarded to outstanding male and female students who best combine academic and sportive excellence in both the French and the English sectors.A specific amount is contributed toward a permanent scholarship fund for the Davignon side of the school.All excess funds go to special projects on both sides.Over the past 19 years, the tournaments have raised more than $70,000 to promote post-secondary educa- ELAINF.COOPER MARSH/CORRESPONDENT tion and has attracted more than 2,000 Thursday, June 29.For reservations, call golfers.This year the 20th anniversary event (450) 538-0538.— Elaine Cooper Marsh, will be held at the Cowansville Golf Club on Record Correspondent.ST.ALBANS DRIVE-IN Exit 20,1-89, St.Albans, Vt.802-524-2468 OPEN FRI., SAT.& SUN., MAY 12, 13 & 14 1st at dusk U 571 PG 13 RULES OF ENGAGEMENT Next Week: Road Trip & Road to Eldorado aware of the problems related to crime.If we want to have safer communities, we must bank on prevention.” The Brome-Missisquoi Community Development Corporation is an alliance of community organizations within the MRC.Its mission is to encourage area development through community involvement.Théâtre * V S5 fy ROMEO MUST DIE (Eng») Fri., Sat., Sun.: 6:55 p.m.(fj yj ERIN BROCKOVICH Fri., Sat,, Sun., Mon., Wed., Thurs.: 9:00 p.m, THE MAP OF THE WORLD(Ï3Ÿ1 (English) Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs.: 6:50 p,m.MON CHIEN SKIP (French) Fri., Thurs.: 5:00 p.m.Casai, Sun.: 1:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.From May 12"1 to May 18*11 For info: 263-5900 • MATINEES • FRI.MON .• TUES.WED.: $5.00 BACKACHE LES MAUX DE DOS A REAL EPIDEMIC! Have your back examined at the expense of Bromont Chiropractic Ctr.Offer valid until the end of May 2000 SPINAL SCREENING Pinched nerves deteriorates your health Pour rendez-vous, composez: 450-534-2533 for appointment CENTRE CHIROPRATIQUE BROMONT Dr.Gilles Brunelle Dr.Louis Pierre Brunei Dr.Michael Chitaroni 103 Bromont Blvd., Bromont Do not ignore the alarm signals: • Migraine headaches • Low back pain • Pain in neck, arms • Sciatica shoulders • Nervousness, insomnia • Pain between shoulder • Respirator/ problems blades • Fatigue and lack of energy • Numbness in feet • Otitis arthrosis.^Courville Geriatric Center For the best in Nursing, and where caring is a living tradition Since 1935 “Because We Care” ^ Courville Residence Personalized Care - Short term / long term - Paliative / Emergencies Rooms available now Courville Home Care Offers you the comprehensive care and the same great attention that you would receive at the Courville Geriatric Centre.We now have the full range of HOME CARE SERVICES available.Give us a call, extension 27.• Assessment & Management Care ¦.Helping you help yourself!y 5,305 Courville Ave, Waterloo, Quebec (450) 539-1821 www.belage.qc.ca/ english page 4 Wednesday, May 10, 2000 Brome Com«/)/News Flotsam and jetsam: Rites - and rights - of salvage If my pier floats away, will it come back to dock another day?Sea-faring folk of yesteryear tolerated no compromises: laws of the high seas were absolute, violated at the risk of the most severe consequences.From today’s more casual perspective, a land-lubber may wonder indeed if such was ever the case, or whether this supposedly strictest of codes was just sort of a wet form of urban legend.Legally, the captain of a ship, once it has left port, has always had sweeping powers to go along with ultimate responsibility.Aboard his vessel, he is about as close as a mortal can come to a supreme being.Another, somewhat murkier of the old rules, was that a ship must go to the aid of another one in distress.Proof of failure to do so could apparently result with the captain of the able vessel facing the death penalty.Of course, the best known of seagoing traditions is that, should the unfortunate moment ever arrive, the captain goes down with his ship.@tx:This likely was also the first to be- come generally disregarded.Ten years or so ago, a luxury liner registered with a Mediterranean nation (beware of offending anyone these days) struck a reef off the coast of South Africa.The crew managed to stabilize the ship, but damage was found to be serious after a detailed inspection.With sinking a distinct possibility, the captain and officers sneaked away like thieves in the night in the only powered lifeboat, leaving the staff and passengers to bob helplessly about at the mercy of the elements.A sad, sorry comment indeed upon the nature of these times.Luckily, all souls on board were saved by the South African military after a patrol boat spotted the ship.Human drama aside, this leads to another matter in the old laws of the high seas, namely, the right of salvage.Who, acting as an individual or otherwise, may claim ownership of an abandoned vessel?Convention over the centuries held that any deserted ship or craft not specifically marked or guarded could be claimed by the first entrepreneur to stumble upon it.Our research department has not been able to come up with any simple precedents or sample cases wherein this purported right of salvage has been upheld or dismissed by legal authority.(Hey, if it’s not in the two-volume Columbia Viking desk encyclopedia, we won’t find it.) One suspects that, in open waters when the stakes are high, the party with the greatest firepower at their disposal would be the winners in any salvage game.Moving from deep and major concern to the completely insignificant, spring break-up on the lake out front always brings something curious bobbing to the windward shore.We are not bold mariners going down to the sea in ships, but before taking our plastic summer toys down to the water, a quick shoreline inspection and clean-up is conducted, to keep things ship-shape so to speak.(Personally it’s kind of a wistful thing; two favourite fictional characters are Nick Adonidas and Relic from The Beachcombers.) So far, no treasures, nor anything of noteworthy value for that matter, have drifted our way.The story of most people’s lives, it seems.Heavy wind and high water is the combination most likely to create abundant flotsam, and hence the best opportunities for salvage.The largest items are generally sections or pieces of docks or rafts.These may seem like major finds at first.Several have been hauled up on shore, with high hopes for restoration and re-use.For the most part they’ve just rotted there.At least they were no longer hazards to boating.Heeding the old laws of probability and average, we’ve lost as much as gained over time.The original dock was completely demolished in a fierce summer storm.We managed to save about half the material, scattered along a half mile of shore and up the inlet.One spring a sudden hasty thaw created a 50-foot-wide open channel between the bank and a large residual ice floe.Returning from the village, I noticed our entire shore-side deck floating serenely southward.I waded through the cold water to tie a rope to a railing post, hauled it slowly to shore, and dragged it to safety with a hand winch.This spring brought nothing of consequence our way.It wasn’t until May that I discovered we were in fact running a deficit.A small wooden structure that had served at various times as housing for ducks, dogs, pigs, chickens,and turkeys was missing.(It had been returned to the water’s edge late last fall for the ducks.) I set out to search in the salvage canoe, hoping to find it intact and retrievable.Sure enough, a hundred yards or so to the north, there it was jammed into some alders, once more high and dry.Which brought to mind the ultimate salvage question: Why might the Pharaoh’s daughter be compared to a yuppie stockbroker?Because she got a little prophet from the rushes on the bank.DUKE, NOBLE, General Partnership Chartered Accountants % Taxation, Accounting, Financial Services, Individuals and Corporations Estate Planning and Settlement, Farm Transfers Serving Che Eastern Townships community for over 35 years.COWANSVILLE KNOWLTON 127 Principale St.Suite 105 339 Knowlton Rd.(450) 263-4123 (450) 243-5021 LENNOX VILLE 164-A Queen St.Suite 1 (819) 346-0333 Quebec Police Force out for blood There will be a Blood Donor Clinic sponsored by the Quebec Police Force’s MRC Haute-Yamaska unit, in cooperation with the Waterloo Volunteer Centre, at Saint Bemardin Church, 5005 Foster St., in Waterloo on Wednesday, May 10, from 2:30 to 8 p.m.• Gracious living for retired people • Private rooms with bath • Home-cooked meals • Caring personnel on duty 24 hr./day • Doctor on call, generator emergency system, cable, TV • Delightful environment • Near central services; churches, banks, hospital, CLSC For more information call the Manager: 450-263-4404 Qgfsfiisf ef wines JOB OPPORTUUNITY Traditional Services / Pre-Arrangement Funeral Home / Crematorium Columbarium / Mausoleum Cemetery ux*e ^ - inour region.LES RÉSIDENCES ET LES JARDINS FUNÉRAIRES 997.I) r! Hoxtnn Pond Township Toy Trains EMPLOYMENT OFFER Township Toy Trains is looking for a full time employee.This position requires bilingualism, a wonderful people personality, a high level of common sense; the ability to maintain and understand the fundamentals of electric train maintenance.This position goes beyond salesmanship; our outdoor display requires weekly maintenance.Please respond in person to: 591 Knowlton Rd.Knowlton, QC (450) 243-5161 Rerences will be required if available.5 Mont-Echo Rd.Knowlton.QC.JOE 1Vo Tel.: (450) 243-5161 (450) 243-1881 Fax: (450) 243-0466 Brome Cow/#)/News Wednesday, May 10, 2000 page 5 Lhtthrs to the Editor Our representatives not fair in their judgment Dear Editor I went to the town meeting in Iron Hill on May 1st for the first time, mostly out of curiosity and also to support my neighbour Mr.G.Swift.I realized that our fellow representatives missed an exemplary opportunity to be fair in their judgment.The real issue was not to please outsiders whose pockets are full of money, but securing the future of an ordinary citizen and his family.I realize that his Camping Grounds are not Club Med quality, there is room for improvement, and I am sure Mr.G.Swift is fully aware of this.Where were you, Mr.Moore, when we voted for you?How about you, Mr.McGovern, who asked for a one-month delay for the $500 donation towards fireworks?Why not a delay for Mr.G.Swift as well.Mr.Bristol, why did you not stand firm to your convictions, the results would have been the same but we would have known we had your support?We are not all retired people who moved here only years ago, and bought a second house for weekends and holidays.We accepted you the way you are.Why do you not extend us the same courtesy.It is rather humorous how money talks.Mrs.M.E.Picard Iron Hill Cleanup a success Dear Editor, Another Rock Island Bay CleanUp! Once again this year the woods on either side of Rock Island Bay Road were divested of their fallen trees and garbage.A team of about 15 residents of Rock Island Bay turned out on Saturday, May 6, and spent a good part of the day doing this big clean-up.A vote of thanks goes to the organizer, Jacques Robert, and all the people who took part in the cleanup.Carol Smith-Lafontaine Rock Island Bay Without a fulltime homemaker, there is only a part-time home Dear Editor, Re: Child care centre opens in Knowlton (Brome County News, May 3) I probably don’t speak for the majority but the fact is I think small children should be brought up by their parents, not so-called caregivers.I disapprove of the entire concept of ‘day care,’ which is a form of daytime homelessness.Without a full-time homemaker, there is only a part-time home.Every time a small child is dropped off at a day care centre it is subject to anxiety at being, from his point of view, abandoned by its mother.The anxiety is relieved at the end of the day when the mother picks up the child, but the repeated emotional seesaw causes permanent harm, as pointed out in a recent National Post article by Professor Claudio Violato and Adrienne Snow of the National Foundation for Family Research and Education.Every parent should heed their concluding sentence, “Optimistic claims of the advocates for universal daycare notwithstanding, it appears that during the first few years of a child’s life, when it comes to these all-important lessons in love, there’s no place like home.” I am disappointed to read that the Town of Brome Lake “will not charge (the new day care centre) for water and sewage connections.” As a result, I am forced to help pay for this pernicious development both as a provincial taxpayer and now as a Brome Lake ratepayer.Lionel Albert Knowlton mm Volunteers: DENIS PARADIS, M.P.Brome-Missisquoi 21 Main St.Bedford (Québec) J0J1A0 (450) 248-1179 HOUSE OF COMMONS 104 South Street Suite 100B Cowansville (Québec) J2K 2X2 (450) 266-6062 AUTO ÉLECTRIQUE-»» ^MîcWÏÏPagé • General Maintenance • Electronic Fuel Injection •Tune-ups COMPLETE ihfe.AIR CONDITIONING SERVICE 1163 ch.Knowlton Rd.(West Brome) (beside Marché Vallée Bleu) Tel.: 263-5858 CONTINUED FROM Since 1948 glwDING SERVICE CALCIC AND DOLOMITIC AGLIME Also available: Truck with flottation tires or Tractor hauled spreaded TRANSPORT HANIGAN INC.Notre-Dame de Stanbridge (450) 296-4996 PAGE 1 Anne Pagé has been a volunteer at the Brome Lake Food Bank for the last five years, in addition to years of volunteering with husband Roger in kids sports from hockey to soccer.Knowlton business-owner Chris Severs said Brome Lake's critical mass of active volunteers and small community size mean individual contributions have an impact.“It’s part of our culture,” said Severs.“Here, you get more connectivity between volunteer groups.” CAROLINE KEHNE/CORRES PONDENT Storyteller "Grandpa" Bob Santori, Lorraine Labrecque, staffer at the Brome Lake Community Centre, Anne Page' and Diane Laporte were four of the more than 150 volunteers who showed up for the Town of Brome Lake's seventh-annual volunteer appreciation night. page 6 Wednesday, May 10, 2000 Brome County News Un atelier d’écriture Je me suis inscrite à un atelier d’écriture qui a eu lieu un samedi récent.Il s’agissait de sessions intensives animées par trois écrivains prolifiques de Montréal.À ma surprise, nous étions 136 à assister à cet atelier d’une longue journée.C’est dire que bien des gens veulent écrire ou écrire mieux ou d’avantage.J’ai trouvé très intéressantes les raisons que les participants donnaient lors de rencontres au repas du midi ou durant les pause-cafés de la journée.Chacune des histoires que j’ai entendues de ces individus pourrait être le sujet d’un livre.Une jeune femme m’a raconté qu’elle avait retrouvé sa mère naturelle après ving t ans de recherches.Dès l’âge de quatorze ans elle avait décidé de chercher malgré le fait qu’elle était bien dans sa famille adoptive.Elle avait besoin de savoir.Maintenant mariée avec deux jeunes enfants, cette femme de 38 ans a finalement retrouvée sa mère naturelle en Gaspésie il y a quatre ans.Cet événement ne fut cependant pas heureux.Sa mère l’avait abandonnée volontairement pour être libre et seulement la curiosité l’avait fait accepter de rencontrer sa fille qui lui ressemble comme “deux gouttes d’eau”.Selon la fille, sa mère a d’énormes problèmes psychologiques et elle en est venue à harceler sa fille qui est tourmentée par la peur que sa mère essaye de faire du mal à ses deux jeunes enfants.Les détails qu’elle donne sont effarants.Elle continue cependant d’essayer de retrouver son père.Sa mère lui a d’abord dit l’homme avec qui elle vit est le père mais les tests de ADN demandés par la fille le nient.La mère a ensuite nommé un et puis un autre et encore un autre homme, mais la paternité d’aucun d’eux n’est confirmée.La fille est déterminée à continuer de chercher son père.Elle a, semble-t-il écrit une grande partie de cette histoire dont elle voudrait améliorer l’écriture.Elle m’a donné ses coordonnées et elle doit communiquer avec moi pour me faire lire son récit final.Une autre personne qui travaille dans un hôpital de Montréal m’a raconté l’histoire d’un patient dont elle s’occupait pour la dialyse.C’était, dit-elle, un vaurien qui, au lieu de travailler comme tout le monde, avait soutirer de l’argent de tous les membres de sa famille.Il habitait dans l’ouest canadien quand il est devenu malade et sans le sou.Il a donc voyagé en s’arrêtant dans des hôpitaux à travers le Canada pour y être traité et recevoir des traitements de dialyse et rentrer éventuellement à Montréal.Il avait besoin d'une greffe de rein.Son frère jumeau avait refusé de lui en donner un car il n’avait pas pardonné à son frère de lui avoir causé d’énormes problèmes.Le malade était sur la liste pour recevoir un rein dès qu’un serait disponible.Après une longue attente, un rein arriva un jour suite à un accident.Les tests prouvèrent que ce rein serait compatible et que la guérison pourrait s’avérer excellente car tous éléments de rejet étaient absents.On apprit que ce rein était de son frère jumeau qui avait trouvé la mort dans un accident.J’ai fortement recommandé à cette dame de se mettre tout de suite au travail pour écrire cette histoire dans tous ses détails.D’autres participants étaient des gens avec déjà beaucoup de métier mais qui voulaient apprendre à écrire un roman, par exemple.Je suis de ceux-là.J’ai commencé à écrire un suspense basé sur une histoire vécue mais je n’arrive pas à rendre le manuscrit intéressant pour le public.Il me semble trop rempli de faits et pas suffisamment romancé pour en faire un roman qui pourrait intéresser les gens.J’ai beaucoup appris lors de l’atelier avec Micheline Lachance, qui a écrit entre autres, le roman historique de Julie Papineau; Yves Beauchemin, auteur de Le Matou et de Juliette Pomer-leau et Marc Fisher qui a écrit 20 romans dont 17 sont déjà publiés et certains ont été traduits en plusieurs langues.Je recommencerai donc mon suspense en essayant d’y insérer une ou des intrigues amoureuses et de me détacher de mon expérience personnelle qui m’a donné l’idée d’écrire ce roman.J’ai l’impression que si je réussissais à faire ce travail, je serais aussi libérée de l’expérience désastreuse qui en est le sujet.SUTTON SATURDAY MARKET MAY 13 - OCTOBER 7 IN ITS 30™ YEAR, OUR FRIENDLY MARKET ON CURLEY STREET FEATURES MAPLE PRODUCTS, GLASSWARE, JEWELLERY, BAKED GOODS, AVON, CRAFTS & SUPPLIES, TOOLS, A CANTINE PLUS MANY OTHER VENDORS.EVERYONE WELCOME SATURDAYS 8 A.M.- 3 P.M.INFORMATION: (450) 372-2176 Entre Nous Thérèse Bernard r.é/ *u t tOKBE BN fc A partir cie fkm low css .,*.