The record, 17 avril 1998, vendredi 17 avril 1998

THE Thought of the Day Kindness gives birth to kindness.— Sophocles The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 Mutual Funds How do yours compare to the best?Call Calvin T.Chan Financial Advisor (819) 573-6006 / 1 800 561-3718 MIDLAND WALWYN 75 CENTS Friday, April 17, 1998 No comment on move to unionize workers Joe Scott sells interests in six McDonalds By Maurice Crossfield Six McDonald’s restaurants in the Sherbrooke region are under new ownership.This week fast food entrepreneur Joe Scott sold all of his restaurants.They include two McDonald’s in Sherbrooke, one in Rock Forest, one in Lennoxville, one in Magog and one in Coaticook.Scott was unavailable for comment Good news, bad news The month of April is proving to be a dry one which has farmers smiling and fire watchers concerned.As of Thursday, the Townships enjoyed its 12th consecutive day without rain.That ties the record set in 1968 and 1975 for the longest rain-free stretch in April.As well, April temperatures have averaged three degrees higher than normal.The yearly average temperature for April is 5.8 degrees at the Dorval weather offices.As a result, farmers are managing to put in some of their crops nearly two weeks earlier than normal.Drier times are allowing them to plow, harrow pick rocks, and finally plant earlier.But there is a potential down side to the warm dry weather.Numerous grass and branch fires have gotten out of control since the Easter weekend in the Townships, and forest fire watchers are warning residents of southwestern Quebec to be particularly careful.rO-W Today’s Weather Complete weather: page 2 Inside Ann Landers.23 Community Births and Forum .6 Deaths.15 Sports .11 Classified __18-22 Theme Page: Comics.16 World .7 Crossword____13,22 on the sale Thursday.However José Longpré, who worked with Scott at the McDonald’s offices in Sherbrooke said the change of command will go smoothly.Longpré would not release the details of the sale, nor say who the new owner is.“It changes absolutely nothing in the way the operation works,” he said.“It is just the departure of one owner and the arrival of another.” The spokesman said the new owners are not expected to implement any new changes, and business will continue, pretty much as usual.He would not say if a movement to unionize workers at the restaurants by the Federation des Travailleurs du Quebec was behind the sale.It is also unclear if the restaurants will continue their active role in the community.Scott has a long history of helping out regional charities and sponsoring community events.Longpré said he was given a directive to keep the sale Tow profile’.He said Scott was retiring from the fast food business.“It’s not really a big change,” he said.Legislation allows Hydro-Québec to avoid environmental assessment ‘Slow down’ residents tell Hydro By Rita Legault Richmond It’s a bitter irony that the area of the province that waited the longest to get its electricity restored after the ice storm is now going to get bulldozed to make way for hydroelectric transmission lines which will secure the power supply to Montreal’s South Shore in case of another such disaster next winter.Parts of the Val St-François MRC were dubbed the triangle of despair in late January as residents waited patiently for power while Hydro-Québec sent the majority of its crews to the Montreal area and the so-called triangle of darkness between St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Granby and St-Césaire.Melbourne Township mayor Daryl Grainger said a Hydro official accused him of being unable to understand people in the black triangle where hundreds of thousands of residents were without power for more than a week, and some for two or three weeks.“It was 31 days for some of our people and 24 days for most of them, so don’t tell us we don’t know what it’s about,” he told the Record.Following the ice storm, the government passed special legislation allowing Hydro-Québec to avoid the usual lengthy environmental assessment and m 8 / ::.8 PERRY BEATON/CORRESPONDENT Farmer Joris Vangoidtsenhosen discusses hydro route with mayor Daryl Brock and Hydro official Christiane Rompré.public hearings process in order to stabilize its network in case an ice storm recurs next winter.The provincial utility plans to build a 127-kilometre 735-kilovolt transmission line from the des Cantons substation in Windsor to the Hertel substation near Laprairie on Montreal’s South Shore to reinforce power lines feeding the metropolitan area.The MRC Val St-François was the only area to object to the fast-track process, threatening to get a court injunction to See hydro, page 5 COUR.VILLE Geriatric Center and Residence Since 1935 «Wecare L Are you looking for Quality Cafe and Services given by an Exceptional Staff?If you are looking for the Nursing Home with a Difference, your choice will be “’: N A I L T I S S O L E A ,A S T a| r H A T c A T 0 E P A P ALB B O L A N A S H E U S U A L T H E T A IT Z E N E R|W I S C R U S T E L U L S L E E P E SUE ENT E A L E L I S T U I A R E T E W A D E S S P E N T (CJ1998 Tribune Media Services, Inc.All rights reserved.A B S N Y A A R S II E S A B S E N T E E S U E O R D E R S A G A R E N O S R E S T N O D E A R T s T R E S 4718/98 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 i 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 1 19 ¦ 20 21 L ¦ 32 23 ¦ 24 ¦ 25 26 ¦ ¦ 28 29 30 ¦ 3, 32 33 34 35 36 37 ¦ 38 39 40 41 42 ¦ « 44 ¦ 45 46 w J ¦ « 49 ¦ 50 ¦ S' 52 53 I 55 56 S 58 HU59 By Susan De gado 4/1 8/98 Topeka, KS Friday, April 16, 1998 page 23 —¦—¦' «THE — Record Reader battling leukemia plays waiting game Dear Ann Landers: I am writing this as I start my 10th and final day of chemotherapy as I battle leukemia.During the next several weeks of hospitalization, I will be playing a waiting game, hoping I don’t get any infections due to a weakened immune system.North 04-18-98 A K 3 ¥ K 5 4 ?K J 9 2 ?Q J 8 7 West East * Q J 10 9 7 6 2 A 8 4 ¥ J ¥ Q 10 9 8 3 * 763 ?A 5 4 * K 4 A 6 5 2 South A A 5 ¥ A 7 6 2 ?Q 10 8 A A 10 9 3 Vulnerable: North-South Dealer: North South West North East 1 ?Pass 1 ¥ 3 * Pass Pass 3 NT Pass Pass Pass Opening lead: a Q One is good, another is bad By Phillip Alder The Senior Life Master motioned toward a young woman in the middle of the room.You remind me (he began) of someone I met at the Bath and Tennis Club in Palm Beach.Constantine Charterhuis was very beautiful, played a wonderful game of tennis, and was a powerful swimmer, yet she found bridge a mystery.Her boyfriend, Crispin Brougham-Billingsgate, wasn’t her match on the court or in the pool, but he was the club’s best at the green baize table.Although they seemed to be a perfect match, their relationship was being strained by the weekly bridge game.And this deal was the final straw.West’s three-spade overcall put Constantine under pressure.She might have doubled and settled for the 300 penalty on offer, but eyeing the vulnerability, she took a shot at three no-trump.After West led the spade queen and the dummy appeared, it should have been apparent that if West held both the diamond ace and club king, the contract was hopeless.And if East had the club king, there was no danger.But if West owned the club king, it was vital to remove it from his hand immediately.So, the right line of play was to win the first trick in the dummy and take the club finesse.However, Constantine won in hand and advanced the diamond queen.With alacrity, East won with his ace and returned his remaining spade.Then, when the club finesse lost a moment later, the contract drowned.The moral, apart from the debatable wisdom of playing bridge with one’s beloved, is to drive out the entry to the long suit first.Fourteen days ago, while seeking relief from a persistent sinus problem, headaches and fatigue, a blood test showed that I had white blood cell levels 40 times higher than normal.I was admitted to the hospital, and the diagnosis was made several days later after a bone marrow draw.You can imagine my shock.At age 36,1 believe that I have a very good chance of beating this life-threatening disease.My reason for writing is to thank the real heroes who are making my recovery possible.These are the men and women who take time out of their busy lives to donate blood and the Red Cross volunteers who man the blood drives and make them work.It is the goodness in these people’s hearts that has helped keep me alive these last 14 days.I have already received four whole-blood and nine platelet transfusions and will most likely need more in the next several weeks.I have been informed that it takes six to 10 individual blood donations to make up just one unit of platelets.Inverness The Women’s Institute met at the home of Marion Wright on the afternoon of April 3rd.The President, Mildred R.opened the meeting with all repeating the Salute to the Flag and Mary Stewart Collect.Motto: The only way to eat an elephant is by mouthfuls.She read an Irish poem.Roll call: Name a leader of another country.The secretary, Margaret D.read the minutés of the last meeting (Jan.17th).The treasurer, Marion W.gave a satisfactory report.Several items of correspondence were read.Easter cards were signed by the members to send to friends.Each member paid their request for the “Willows” Hoodless Homestead Upkeep Project.The Macdonald College Convention will be May 13th.A donation will be sent for their work table.The annual county meeting will be held at the community hall in Kinnear’s Cont’d from page 14 want to be a participant instead of a spectator.AQUARIUS (Jan.20-Feb.19) Today you must be very careful not to establish rules for others that you often violate yourself.The poor examples you’ve established aren’t likely to be followed.PISCES (Feb.20-March 20) If someone does something to you today that causes you to respond in anger, that’s bad enough.But what could really be foolish is to rate over an injustice done to you a long time ago.To anyone who has ever donated blood, I want to say thank you.It may be my life you are helping to save.To those who may be thinking about donating blood, please go for it.You are truly doing something generous and heroic beyond measure.— R.D., Coventry, Conn.Dear R.D.: Thank you for a beautiful letter.I am sure a great many people will decide to be blood donors because you wrote.As you said, your age is a big plus in this battle.And think positive.You ARE going to make it.Please write again and let us know how you are doing.Dear Ann Landers: You recently printed a letter about an “unusual lawsuit” regarding a waitress who was fired for refusing to sing “Happy Birthday” to restaurant patrons because it conflicted with her religious beliefs as a Jehovah's Witness.I am concerned that characterizing this case as “unusual” might diminish its importance in ensuring that individuals do not have to check their religious beliefs at the workplace door.Mills on April 22nd at 11 p.m.Collection and Pennies for Friendship were taken.Evelyn L.won the parcel.The convener’s read their reports.Agriculture: Marion reported on the flooding and poor sugar year.Citizenship and Legislation: Lois.Queen Elizabeth has agreed that the law should be changed to give females equal rights to succeed to the throne, over turning the 800-year-old royal tradition by which sons take precedence over daughters.Canadian Industries: Evelyn.The Village of Inverness has a new L’Atelier Boutique owned by Lucie Tardif and Au-rèle Turgeon at 1816 Dublin Rd.It is open Tues, and Wed., 1 to 4 p.m., Thurs.and Fri., 1 to 9 p.m., Sat.and Sun., 11 a.m.to 4 p.m.Education and Cultural Activities: Mildred.The graduation ceremonies of A.S.J.M.High will be held May 1st.They are still working on the last yearbook.Home Economics and Health: Jean.Use a hanging flower pot to feed birds in winter.After the flowers are finished for the season, pull them out but leave the dirt in the pot.Fill the pot with bird seed and hang as a bird feeder.Birthday wishes Happy birthday to Emily Powell George of the London Residence who celebrates her 100th birthday on April 17, 1998.Love and best wishes from the residents and staff, and wishing you a quick recovery.It may not be commonly known, but Congress, the Supreme Court and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission are quite serious about keeping job policies from unreasonably compromising one’s religious beliefs.The law that prohibits religious discrimination in employment states simply that employers must reasonably accommodate the religious practices of a current or prospective employee unless doing so would cause an undue burden on the employer’s business.Accommodations can include flexible scheduling to permit employees to honor religious observances or, as in this case, excusing an employee from performing an insignificant job duty.I thought your readers would like to know that the law protects a value that Americans hold very deeply, and observers of many different religions are grateful for its protections.— Ellen J.Vargyas, legal counsel, EEOC, Washington, D.C.Dear Ellen Vargyas: Thank you for educating millions of readers today — me included.A letter such as yours makes me especially thankful that my immigrant parents didn’t miss the boat.For bright leaves on your household plants, wipe a small amount of mayonnaise on each leaf.It will make the leaves easier to clean and remain shiny of months.Sent out 12 cards and all meetings published in the Record.The meeting was adjourned by Lois who read a poem about hugs.A delicious supper was served and social hour enjoyed.Happy Easter! DEAR JOAN jrom ail of us at Tfic Record! 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