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AYER'S CLIFF FAIR August 24-27 JOIN m FUN! THE The voice of the Eastern townships since 1897 — —————- DON’T Cookshire Fair August 17th HISS Iff 65 CENTS Wednesday, August 16.2000 Fire destroys century-old Sugar Hill home By Maurice Crossfield Montrealer Jacques Bellefeuille’s dream of moving to Brome Lake went up in smoke Monday evening as fire destroyed an elegant country home on Sugar Hill Road.At around 6 p.m., the Brome Lake Fire Department received a call saying there was smoke in the sky in the Sugar Hill area.A few minutes later, a second call reported a forest fire.“No one could really tell us what was going on,“ said Brome Lake fire chief Pierre Laplante.So he set out to find the source of the smoke.“First, you have to find out what the situation is," he said.“You don’t want to be sending the trucks and equipment to the wrong place." Ten minutes after the first call, Laplante discovered that the house at 87 Sugar Hill was on fire, and he called a general alarm.Nine minutes later, the firefighters were on the scene, and the first water began dousing the flames five minutes after that.“When we got here, 50 per cent of the house was already on fire,” Laplante said.“There were flames 30 feet high coming off of the house." SEE FIRE, PACE 4 MAURICE CROSSFIELD The flames made quick work of this century-old home, leaving firefighters no choice but to try to contain die blaze.%.m Year of the Tai Chi Dragon PERKY BEATON/SPECIAL Odette Chabot, Pauline Leblanc, Kathryn Purdy, Hélène Lambert, Bernard Dumont and Ian Tait, all members of the Sherbrooke Chapter of the Taoist Tai Chi Society of Canada, are preparing to perform for a huge street festival this weekend - and you’re invited.See page 8 for details.Lenn director-general quits By Shawn Berry The town of Lennoxville's director-general handed in his resignation Monday night "He gave us his resignation last night.It takes effect on Sept.8," said Lennoxville’s mayor Doug MacAulay, confirming that Jacques Gagnon will quit working for the town.Asked if he knew why Gagnon, who has held the position for more than a decade, was leaving, MacAulay responded, "you’d have to ask him why." No mention of the resignation was made at Monday nights public council meeting.Gagnon had just returned from five weeks of vacation when he quit.Before he left for vacation, a debate was ensuing among some councillors over whether Gagnon wielded too much sway over the mayor and council.MacAulay said the town might have management consultants come in to look at the way its management is organized.By The Record's deadline last night, Gagnon had not returned a call left for him at his office yesterday.cfïï?Warm up to these • Self-cleaning glass MM m • Easy-access cinder box Jr +S* £ * Pay only in 6 months.Upon credit approval.The advantage $279* • Cast iron wood stove • Up to 1200 sq.ft.heating capacity • Limited quantity 4350 Industriel Blvd Sherbrooke 564-8333 •» ?LES FORGES page 2 Wednesday, August 16, 2000 Record Closing in on a new marijuana debate Trend is towards decriminaliza tion, not legalization Few Criminal Code prohibitions seem to generate as much controversy as simple possession of marijuana.Although the use for health purposes is generally accepted by the vast majority of Canadians, attitudes towards both legalization and decriminalization vary considerably according to age, generation, gender, education and even region.The mere fact that the concept of decriminalization is so frequently misunderstood, especially when it is wrongfully equated to the removal of all penalties or outright legalization, makes it that much more difficult to keep any rational debate on track and not get bogged down by emotional arguments.The recent landmark Ontario Court of Appeal judgment declaring the crime of marijuana possession to be unconstitutional is bound to revive the debate, but not just for those who support or oppose marijuana for medicinal purposes.The fact that so many Canadians accept the use of marijuana as a way of providing medical tranquility to the suffering is not really a radical departure.A number of drugs that in other circumstances are deemed illegal have been used for decades in the practice of medicine.Codeine and morphine, to mention only a few, are often prescribed to control pain despite their potential for addiction.Now that the Canadian Government has 12 months to rewrite its marijuana laws in order to specifically provide for medical exceptions, those who advocate either decriminalization or outright legalization are bound to jump on the bandwagon and put pressure on their lawmakers.The law Marijuana was virtually unknown as a drug in Canada when it was banned in 1923.The first confirmed instance of illicit use did not occur until 1931.Presently, it is covered by the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and the narcotics control regulations.The CDSA prohibits the production, importation, exportation, distribution, sale and possession of marijuana in Canada.Under the CDSA Act, possession applies to anyone found with even a minute quantity of marijuana, such as a joint, while quantities over 30 grams usually result in charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking.Erratic enforcement However, when it comes to enforcing the law against simple possession the practice remains erratic from one province to another and even within a same province.Although simple possession of marijuana is generally regarded lightly by the courts, first-time offenders with small amounts can end up with sentences varying from an absolute discharge to fines.Those convicted receive a criminal record, which can affect their future employment prospects, and prevent them from traveling to other countries - hence one of the main arguments for those who advocate decriminalization - the punishment far exceeds the offence.Current rules prohibiting POSSESSION HAVE LITTLE IMPACT The stupendous number of marijuana convictions demonstrates to what degree criminal law has proven to be ineffective.For many this in itself is a strong enough argument to justify the repealing or amending of our criminal legislation.Six hundred thousand Canadians are estimated to have had a criminal record at one time or another because of such convictions.In 1992, 17,422 people were charged with possession.In 1996 the number rose to 19,672.By 1997, almost half of Canada’s 66,521 drug-related offences involved cannabis possession.In the United States the FBI reports that police arrested 695,000 Americans on marijuana charges in 1997.More than 3.7 million Americans were arrested during the 90s, with 83 per cent of these arrests for simple possession, not sale.Legalization unlikely However, those who advocate outright legalization for adults shouldn’t hold their breath.Marijuana laws fall under federal jurisdiction, and any such legalization on either side of the border would amount to political suicide despite increased support and the number of political leaders who have admitted openly to previous marijuana use.On the other hand, proponents of decriminalization are making far more headway.Last May, Dave Hancock, Alberta’s justice minister floated the idea of decriminalizing the possession of marijuana and instead suggested that police simply hand out tickets to those caught with small quantities of cannabis.Hancock argued, like many before him, that such an approach might clear the courts of a backlog of drug cases and allow police to concentrate resources on more serious crimes.A month earlier Canada’s police chiefs came out with an identical recommendation, arguing that their limited resources should be directed against organized crime while the gov- ernment should spend more public funds on drug abuse programs.Proponents of decriminalization don’t have to look far to find precedents.As far back as 1972 a blue-ribbon panel of experts appointed by President Richard Nixon concluded that marijuana prohibition posed significantly greater harm to the user than the use of marijuana itself.The National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse recommended that state and federal laws be changed to remove criminal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use.Led by Oregon in 1973, the report served as a basis for 11 U.S.states which adapted legislation for minor marijuana possession and substituted a small civil fine enforced with a citation instead of an arrest.Law must reflect public opinion Although our political culture tends to equate decriminalizing marijuana with being soft on criminals, it’s time we adopt a marijuana policy that recognizes a clear distinction between decriminalization and legalization and one that reflects what more and more Canadians are prepared to support.The mere fact that divisions remain within the general public and the police community on the issue should not prevent our political leaders from acting.Few criminal laws are ever amended or repealed without some opposition.Decriminalizing personal possession and use of marijuana for adults is logical, especially if all fines were to be used for drug education and counseling for substance abuse This is not about legalizing marijuana nor about the removal of all penalties for the private possession of marijuana.It is simply about a criminal record being too great a sanction and how the time is ripe to cease wasting public resources.Henry R.Keyserlingk •: ¦ Weather Today.Chance of showers.High 24°C, low 17°C.Probability of precipitation 40 per cent.Tomorrow.Mainly sunny.High 24°C, lowirC.Friday.Variable cloudiness.High 22°C, low 12°C.Ben by Daniel Shelton WE’UBEFINE IN HERE,PEAR.ITS VERY COZY.Yeah, yeah, .CDNT WORRY A80UT US-WE'VEG0T THIS HIPE-A-KP, THE TV'S INHERE -WHAT ELSE CAN YOU ASK FOR?J ARE YOU SURÉÎMAY0É YOUCOULP TAKE OUR , ROOM,.-T I WISH WE HAP A BIGGER HOUSE, BUT- W£ AU KNOW WHAT ITS LIKE TO RAISE A FAMILY, SON-SOMETIMES YOU GOTTA KEEP EXPENSES CÜWN, ’CAUSE WE ALSO PlSCONTINUEP OUR, CABLE SERVICE LAST MONTH.f IM GUP YOU FEEL THAT WAY Wednesday, August 16, 2000 page 3 inTHlwi Record Magnola fire damages in the hundreds of thousands - Martel By Shawn Berry Despite a fire in one of 24 electrolysis cells, the Magnola factory in Asbestos should begin production as planned during the third trimester of the year, a company official said yesterday."We are confident production will start in the third trimester," said André Martel, community relations coordinator at the Magnola plant.The factory had been expected to begin operations sometime next week.The damages caused by Saturday's fire, he said, were valued at several hundreds of thousands of dollars, but should only mean a couple of days delay.Martel said the incident seems to be isolated to the cell, where the blaze occurred, but the company is acting cau- tiously and closing down the other cells."Nothing leads us to believe that the problem is widespread," said Martel, "but we are assuming it is so we won't be taking any chances." “I’m actually in the process of investigating the cause right now,” Asbestos’ fire chief, Robert Bernier, said while on location at the $730 million dollar plant in Asbestos.“It’s really technical,” he explained.“We’re going to have to have an engineer tell us what happened.” For now, said Bernier, it seems the fire was caused by a reaction between water and magnesium in the electrolysis cell.Martel concurred with the fire chiefs notion."We're investigating to see where the water got in," he said.Water and molten metal, he added, aren't supposed to come into contact with one another.The company began testing four of their 24 production cells in July and Bé-dard said alterations were being made to the machinery.Magnola's vice-president Michel Bé-dard told The Record last week that production of magnesium ingots at the plant would begin before the end of this month.Martel was surprised by the media attention the fire has caused."It seems like a lot for an event like this.It seems to me that there are other things going on in Quebec." The plant, which will extract magnesium ore from asbestos waste tailings, currently employs 290 people.B r i !¦: l Pot plantation busted in Lingwick The Organized Crime squad of the Quebec Police Force turned up 1,014 marijuana plants in Lingwick Tuesday.“At about $1,000 per plant, we estimate it would have been worth $1 million on the street,” said QPF spokesman Const.Serge Dubord.Working on information already received, the police flew over the area Tuesday morning.The plantation was located in a swampy area of forest, not far from Route 108.The officers then moved in and harvested the illegal weed.The plants had not yet reached maturity and were about four feet tall.No one has been arrested in connection with the outlaw gardening operation so far, but Dubord said the investigation is continuing.Massawippi B&Bs now welcome small fries By Rita Legault Sherbrooke Once infamous for refusing to rent rooms to parents with young children, most innkeepers in North Hatley and in and around Lake Massawippi have mended their ways.Jacques Robidas, president of Tourisme Cantons de l’Est, said his association has not received a single complaint in the last three years.On Friday, Quebec’s Human Rights Tribunal ruled that a B&B in Ayer’s Cliff, which refused to rent a room to a couple with a four-month-old baby in 1996, had discriminated against the couple.The judge ordered the owners, who have since left the country, to pay $3000 in moral damages.Robidas admits that operators of local bed and breakfasts have been stuck between young families seeking lodging and the vast majority of their clientele who are couples seeking peace and quiet.But innkeepers must have made some adjustments, because complaints have died down, he said.North Hatley Mayor Stephan Doré agrees.He said that after the furor three years ago, B&Bs now understand their responsibilities.Robidas said that the vast majority of innkeepers and hoteliers are now conforming with the law.“Not everyone agrees, but the ruling is there and it is clear.” But there are still some innkeepers who are contravening the federal and provincial charters of rights by refusing access to children and to people with disabilities whom they fear will perturb their guests, says the co-owner of the award winning Tapioca Bed and Breakfast.“For a long time we have been warning innkeepers that they cannot refuse access to children,’’said Robert Chias-son, who, along with his partner Dominique Lavigeur, offers training courses to innkeepers and people interested in opening bed and breakfasts.A few years ago, in the wake of a number of complaints to Tourisme Québec that local B&Bs were refusing to rent rooms to parents with children, Chias-son and Lavigeur sent a notice through the merchant’s association warning innkeepers that such a practice contravened human rights legislation.Chiasson said innkeepers, hoteliers and restaurateurs cannot forbid access to children, or even to bikers - unless they have a legitimate fear for the safety and well-being of their customers.“It’s a delicate balance,” he said, adding that refusing a room to a violent drunk is okay, but saying no to someone who is a little tipsy, loud or untoward, is somewhat more dubious.But while the overt “we don’t accept children” discrimination of the past is gone, Chiasson said some innkeepers find ways to get around the law.Some practices to avoid children are just as discriminatory as an outright ban, he said.For example, charging more for an additional person or a cot for a child than for an adult is as discriminatory as saying children are not welcome.Nicole Potvin, who runs Le Chat Botté B&B in North Hatley said that last weekend she registered a couple with a young child who had been made to feel quite unwelcome in another local auberge.The couple was told a cot for an additional person would cost $15, but when the innkeeper returned they were informed it would be $50.Enraged, the couple decided to take their business elsewhere, said Potvin, who ended up providing the family with lodgings at Le Chat Botté.An increasingly nervous and less-than-polite staffer informed the Record the owner was out when the business was called for an interview.Potvin said she and most other local innkeepers accept children - as long as they have an adequate room available.Le Chat Botté has a single cot which only fits in two of her three rooms.For the most part, children are well behaved, Potvin said.But she has had some unruly children who ran up and down the stairs, hopped around in the corridor, banged on her piano and played with her knick-knacks, and the parents did not say a thing.The parents and the grandparents had rented two of her three rooms, she explained, adding that when another couple inquired about a room she warned them that there was a family on hand.The couple decided to try another B&B and Potvin decided to inform others she had no vacancies.“I lost money on the other room, but I did not feel like I had a choice," she said.At the posh Abenaki Lodge, owner Bill Letter-ney said they inform parents the inn is unsuitable for young children.But as long as children abide by the rules, he has no problem with young guests.“Having said that, we are not obliged to provide rooms that are equipped for young children,” he said, adding that the B&B, which is mainly frequented by couples seeking a romantic weekend, only has rooms with double beds.He said parents are obliged to share their bed or rent another room for their progeny.Letterney said that while some children are well-behaved, some are simply out of control.However, that’s a reality reluctant innkeepers must live with.“We accept them and we always have,” Letterney said.“It’s part of being a public accommodation, and if you are not interested in doing that, you should get out of the public accommodation business.” Arts & Crafts Show The Piggery's 17th annual show! Come meet the area's finest artisans and see their latest wares.Potters, sculptors, furniture makers, jewelry makers, woodworkers and much more! AUGUST 19 & 20 All Reservations: 819-842-2431 page 4 Wednesday, August 16, 2000 ¦ — THE».— Records Missisquoi River begins slow recovery process Cleanup operation to finish today By Maurice Crossfield With the cleanup operation on the Missisquoi River expected to wrap up today, there are signs that the watercourse is starting to come back to life.“Despite the chemical shock, it didn’t kill everything,” said Environment Quebec spokesman Emile Grieco.“The shock was not completely fatal.” In fact, at four test sites along the Missisquoi River between Highwater and the East Richford border crossing, there have been signs that minnows can once again live in the water.Toxin levels have also diminished quite considerably.Grieco said water tests last Tuesday showed concentrations of copper sul- fate 250 times higher than normal and zinc concentrations 45 times higher than normal.Two days later, the copper levels had dropped to 14 times higher than normal and zinc had diminished to three times higher than normal.“It was really one big shot,” Grieco said.More recent test results are not yet available.That big shot came on Saturday, Aug.6, when the Old Mill feed factory in North Troy, Vt.caught fire.The blaze caused the massive dumping of a number of chemicals into the Missisquoi River, as well as the contents of North Troy’s sewage system.From there, the river flows into Canada near Highwater, south of Dunkin, and through Glen Sutton, before crossing back into the U.S.at East Richford.To deal with the tens of thousands of fish killed by the chemical cocktail, Environment Canada hired the firm Onyx to handle the cleanup.The bill for the cleanup, which should finish today, will then be handed to the Old Mill’s insurance company.Fish autopsies Wildlife spokesman Paul Jeanotte said some of the dead fish have been sent for autopsies to confirm the cause of death.He said biologists believe the fish most likely died because the copper sulfate in the water clogged their gills and cut off their oxygen supply.“We are expecting that we won’t see any traces of copper sulfate in the meat of the fish,” he said.The environment and wildlife officials have now begun testing to see if the chemicals are remaining in the river bed or in the aquatic plant life.That will in turn help to decide if the river will be restocked with fish or not.“If we put fish in the river we have to be sure they can live there,” Jeanotte said.“We have to be sure they have food and habitat." As for the impact of the poisoning on Missisquoi Bay, the river’s final destination, Grieco said that’s still not clear.“That’s a question that has been asked, but we don’t have an answer yet,” he said.But with recent rains and the numerous streams and brooks that drain into the Missisquoi River, as well as the volume of water in the bay itself, Grieco said the impact is not expected to be major.Thursday, environmental and municipal officials from Canada and Vermont are expected to meet in Mansonville to discuss the situation and what will happen next.Grieco said a clearer picture of the condition of the river should be available then.Cause of blaze still being investigated Fire: Continued from page 1 With so much of the century-old clapboard house already on fire, nothing could be done to save the structure.Using the fire department’s tanker truck, a nearby stream and swimming pond, the 28 firefighters concentrated Careers on containing the flames.The house was nestled in among several trees on the edge of a forest.Tuesday, Laplante and a fire scene investigator from the Quebec Police Force were on the scene trying to determine the cause of the blaze.So far, there has been nothing to indicate the fire was deliberately set.The fire appears to have started in the kitchen.By 11 p.m., the fire had been put out.Laplante returned to the property at around 1:30 a.m.Tuesday morning to make sure it was still out.Until recently, the property had been owned by former Brome Lake town councillor André Groulx.Not long ago, the estate, which also boasts a barn, sugar house and a breathtaking view of the Sutton Mountains, was sold to Belle-feuille.He had not yet moved into the house, and it was still mostly empty.Laplante said people had been working on the property during the day, cutting the grass and burning debris.However, there has been nothing to in- dicate the work is in any way related to the fire.The workers left the property at around 4:30 p.m.The house is a total write-off, with preliminary damage estimates at around $150,000.However, it will no doubt cost more than that to replace the century-old home with one of a similar size and quality.As of lunchtime Tuesday, Laplante said he had still not spoken to Belle-feuille.It is not known if the house was insured or not.UNIVERSITÉ BISHOP’S UNIVERSITY COORDINATOR OF CENTENNIAL THEATRE (DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE) Temporary contract position: part-time Reporting to the Director of Development and the Dean of Humanities, the incumbent is primarily responsible for the development and coordination of Centennial Theatre’s fund-raising activities and development plan, as well as oversee the general operations of the Theatre, which will embark on a $1.1 million renovation project.The candidate must have a bachelor’s degree; experience in fund-raising (preferably in an arts-related context); knowledge of performing arts operations; fluency in English and French; excellent communications skills.If interested, submit your application, including curriculum vitae and the names of three references, by August 25, 2000 to Dr.Jonathan Rittenhouse, Vice-Principal, Bishop’s University, Lennoxville, Quebec, J1M 1Z7, or by e-mail: jrittenh @ ubishops.ca Brigham homeowner gets delay Man ordered to move his house out of flood zone Careers SUPERVISOR Full Time • Fully bilingual (French and English) • Available every weekend The job consists of being in charge of the personnel, to oversee the service to our clientele.SALESPERSON Full Time and Regular Part Time • Fully bilingual (French and English) • Available on weekends • Work on variable shifts Please forward your Curriculum Vitae to the following address: BOUTIQUE HORS TAXES DE L’EST 1 AUTOROUTE 55 STANSTEAD, Qc JOB 3E2 Staff The municipality of Brigham has given resident Rolland Bernard one final chance to move his house out of a flood zone.Bernard had been given until Aug.14 to show a serious effort was being made to move his house.But at a council meeting Monday night, it was shown that his home is still far from being moved to a property in St-Alphonse-de-Granby.After some discussion, the council narrowly voted to accord Bernard a final delay.He now has until Aug.29 to move his house.The saga of Bernard and his house dates back several years.Bernard owned a cottage on Aurele Street in Brigham and in 1997 carried out major renovations, turning it into a full-time residence.But as a full time residence it did not meet environmental standards.The house and its septic system are located in a flood zone.On March 31, a judge ordered that the house be torn down or moved.Bernard requested a delay until July 31 so he could move the house.When that deadline arrived he asked for another delay, until Aug.14.If the house is not moved by Aug.29, it will be torn down by a firm hired by the municipality.The bill will then be sent to Bernard.A > *4 m m:- ¦ 'KéWf ’ XX.dfixiif, X> A vX.y-^ Wednesday, August 16, 2000 page 5 i —THE.RECORD JANICE CUNNINGHAM.Under the big tent, team painters Johanne LeBlanc, Lucille Côté and Guylaine Champagne create their colourful mural, 'Dans tous les sens,' at the Fleurimont festival.Face-painting fun and African delights - JANICE CUNNINGHAM.Children race inflated ‘tires’ across the playing field at the Fleurimont arena, site of the festival.The grounds at the Fleurimont arena were filled last weekend with two gigantic yellow-and-blue-striped tents, 50 concession and craft stands and hundreds of happy fairgoers for the third annual Festival des Traditions du Monde.Events included an international gourmet supper, line-dancing demonstrations, a beer-tasting and music from around the world.Children enjoyed giant inflated toys, face-painting and a film "for all the senses,’’ the theme for the festival, on a giant screen.The international fair ran from Friday noon to Sunday evening, with shows all three days featuring a range of music from Latino rhythms to African drums.- Janice Cunningham.PPgisi JANICE CUNNINGHAM.A posied Sherbrooke College student creates hearts and flowers on a small face at the Festival des Traditions Saturday afternoon.aaea JANICE CUNNINGHAM.Diakhou Mbaye with her collection of African art and clothing that she brought for last weekend’s international festival from her Montreal store, Serv Arts - Service Africain d’arts, de culture, de voyage et de loisirs.JANICE CUNNINGHAM.Freddy Alfonso, guitarist from the Latino band Bahia, teams up with Juan Orellana, who plays traditional musical instruments from the Andes. page 6 Wednesday, August 16,.2000 Community Forum Byelection blunder hurts Day’s classy image .it .WERE MLKWlTU OUR LATEST REMY BÛSEDTV VERSION OF ePal&HJM Claire Hoy South am News One of the things we admire about winners is not just that they know how to win, but that they understand how to be gracious in victory- When golf superstar Tiger Woods first burst onto the PGA tour and began beating the established stars, for example, his post-tournament media interviews were peppered with claims that while he’d won the tournament, he hadn’t brought his “A” game with him.This unnecessary bravado, temporarily, took some of the shine from Woods’ extraordinary record, and he has since learned to be as gracious in victory - no doubt benefiting from so much practice - as he is in defeat.Somebody should explain all this to Canadian Alliance Leader Stockwell Day.As the author of the Day biography -Stockwell Day: His Life and Politics -1 don’t hesitate in saying that the former Alberta treasurer has brought new life -and new hope for many Canadians -into our rather moribund political system, in much the same way that Woods transformed the cosy PGA club into something which now transcends the sport itself.That having been said, however, Day should not be campaigning in Nova Scotia’s Kings-Hants riding for the Sept.11 federal byelection on behalf of Canadian Alliance candidate Gerry Fulton, a popular local farmer who is running against Conservative Leader Joe Clark.Day, who not only brings a high moral tone into the political arena but lives up to his rhetoric in his own private life and political dealings, should have convinced the local Alliance organization that it would be in their interest not to run a candidate against Clark.The Tories, for their part, are not running anybody against Day in the British Columbia riding of Okanagan-Coquihal-la.ing that B.C.riding was a pretty easy decision for Clark, since the Tories finished so far behind everybody else there in the last election that it’s embarrassing.But the same could be said for the Alliance in Nova Scotia where, despite dramatic increases in public support elsewhere, they have yet to find favour with the local populace.Indeed, with Day actively campaigning on behalf of the Alliance there, it won’t do much for his public image if his candidate loses badly to the bumbling Clark, something that is most likely to happen.But that’s not the main point here.Prime Minister Jean Chretien, a man not always given to grace himself, did announce when setting the two September byelections that the Liberals would not enter candidates against the two national party leaders.Again, the Liberals are not a factor in the B.C.riding, but they certainly would be a factor in Clark’s riding.And yes, it is in the Liberal’s own best interests to promote the notion as best they can that Clark and what is left of his party can be a real factor in the next federal election.After all, to the extent that the once-mighty Tories win votes in a general election, particularly in Ontario, it is fair to say that the majority of those votes are votes that Day and the Alliance don’t get.Still, when Chretien himself took over as party leader after John Turner stepped down, the Tory government of the day under Brian Mulroney did not contest the New Brunswick byelection which allowed Chretien to get a seat in the Commons.The same thing happened when the Liberals were in power and Brian Mulroney took the Tory leadership from the hapless Clark in 1983 and ran successfully in a Nova Scotia by-election.That time, the Liberals did not run anybody against Mulroney.Day argues that one thing which separates the Alliance from the old-line parties is that it is not a top-down hierarchy, where the leader and his inner circle make all the big decisions and impose them on everybody else.The Alliance, he says, is a grassroots party where decisions are made at the riding levels and passed up.Therefore, he claims, it was completely up to the discretion of the Kings-Hants Alliance association - no doubt all five or six of them - to decide whether they should enter a candidate against Clark.The NDP, of course, is running against Clark, but they have no obligation, either from courtesy or current political practice, to concede the seat to Clark.But the Alliance does.And by actively campaigning against Clark in Nova Scotia, Day is not only giving the Tory leader 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a rather good cake.This summer's offerings were far superior to last year's, and Wingfield Unbound is a fitting end to this celebratory season.Written by Canadian Dan Needles, Wingfield Unbound is the fourth in a series recounting the adventures of Walt Wingfield, who has left Bay Street for the back forty of the mythical Persephone Township.His earnest attempts at real farming tend to be disastrous.As his neighbour puts it, "With you, Walt, we would never know if you were cursed or just having a regular day." He is so unsuccessful that he has had to go back to Bay Street part-time in order to support an endlessly expensive 'simple' lifestyle.Fortunately, it is quite unnecessary to have seen the previous three plays in the series in order to fully enjoy this one.Undoubtedly, those fortunate enough to have seen the first ones will be happy to return to Persephone Township for an update on Walt's latest mis- COURTESY Rod Beattie plays Walt Wingfield in Wingfield Unbound, the fourth in the series of plays about broker who leaves Bay Street for the back forty of Persephone Township.adventures.Newcomers will wish they had become acquainted with the Wingfields and their neighbours much earlier.The humour is gentle, rural and pleasantly Canadian.There is little action and not much of a plot - but that is unimportant as it is the characters, the dialogue and the acting which are the strongest features of the play.Rod Beattie stars as the beleaguered Walt, as well as Maggie, his wife; Freddie, his brother-in-law; Squire, his neighbour, and every other character on stage.Beattie is so incredibly good, the play seems to be an ensemble effort and not a solo performance at all.He changes voices and characters so effortlessly it defies description.Walt dances with his wife, helps his neighbour home, and, despite the fact there is only one person on stage, you almost see two.It is one of the most remarkable performances witnessed in the Townships for many a year.Walt is an appealing character, witty and blessed with a good sense of irony and an ability to laugh at himself.Wife Maggie is all-knowing, but never says "I told you so," which makes her a very annoying person! Brother-in-law Freddie is slyly funny and prone to stuttering.Neighbours, weaselly nephews and town councillors also make an appearance.Beattie is as convincing as a woman as he is an elderly neighbour or an officious bureaucrat.While Walt is the most prominent, the other characters certainly make themselves felt.The best way to explain Beattie's triumph is that one waits for the other actors to take their bows at the end of the show.The stage is oddly empty with just Beattie there.He never seemed alone before.The script is far from perfect, with the supernatural element rather unconvincing, but Beattie's one-man performance sends Wingfield Unbound soaring.Wingfield Unbound continues at The Piggery Theatre through Aug.26.Performances take place Tuesdays through Saturdays at 8:30p.m.with matinees on Wednesdays at 2 p.m.and Saturdays at 4 p.m.To make reservations, call (819) 842-2431.PIGGERY a stock Building bridges for youth Young people in the Richmond area are invited to an information meeting about “Building Bridges for Youth,” a new project offering activities in English for people aged 13 to 30.The meeting is planned for Friday, August 18,4 p.m.to 6 p.m., at the MRC du Val Saint-François, 810 Montée du Parc, Richmond (upstairs).The Bridges project is an initiative of Townshippers’ Association and is starting in Richmond with the collaboration of the MRC du Val Saint-François.It aims to involve young people in new experiences in their community.These could include both outdoor and indoor social activities, creative projects, workshops, field trips and other ideas initiated by the participants.Involving young people in such experiences can help build bridges for them to play a more active role in their community today, as well as opening up future possibilities for them in the Townships.Workshops about a variety of topics will introduce them to future employment and educational possibilities, in addition to the different services already established and available in their community.Led by Sheila Quinn, the information meeting on Friday is open to young people and at no cost.Participants will brainstorm ideas for the kinds of activities they would like to have, how the Bridges group could be organized, how often they would meet, and so on.Juice and cookies will fuel the discussion-a contribution by the MRC.For further information, contact Townshippers Association at 819-566-5717 or Sheila Quinn at 819-826-1764.Stories for people age 0 to 150 Further west, a storytelling festival will capture the heart of West Brome on Saturday, Aug.19, from 10 a.m.to 6 p.m.Townshippers’ Association supports this venture, the First Annual West Brome Storytellers’ Festival.The festival will feature tall tales from some to the region’s best English and French storytellers, including “Grandpa Bob” Santori, Donna Houseman and the Château Lac Brome Puppet Theatre.Also joining the party is Caribbean storyteller Bernadette Charles and the Cultural Farmers, Gissa Israel, Yves Langlois, author Louise Oliver, and Vermont’s Travelling Storytellers & Company, featuring Ernie Hemingway.Other attractions?How about a chance to tell your own story, take part in a puppet making workshop, have your face painted, or tour the 1885 Church of the Ascension?Or, you could picnic, browse the book exchange, exhibits, kiddy tent, playground or canteen.All this takes place in the Fred Edwards Park on Route 139, at the heart of the village of West Brome.To get there, from Highway 10 take Cowansville Exit 74, then take Rte 241 south to Cowansville.In town, turn left onto rue Principale and stay on it to the end of the street.Turn left on Rte 104 East and continue to West Brome.There, turn right onto Rte 139 South.At the first intersection past Auberge West Brome, turn right.Fred Edwards Park is on the immediate right.Admission is free, but free-will donations will benefit the Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada.Children under nine must be accompanied by an adult.For more information, contact Bee Santori at 450-266-0831 or Caroline Kehne at 450-294-3377.And how can you reach us at Town-shippers’ Association?Phone (819) 566-5717 or (450) 263-4422, e-mail ta@townshippers.qc.ca, or visit our website at www.townshippers.qc.ca.Our offices are located at 2355 Galt West, Sherbrooke, and 203 Principale, Cowansville.Or visit us at Townshippers’ Day, just one month away on Sept.16.You are welcome! Keeping in Touch is a weekly column presented by Townshippers’ Association.Keeping In Touch Townshippers’ Association page 8 Wednesday, August 16, 2000 ¦ THE — Record Townships Taoist Tai-Chi Society celebrates its 25th Street party on this weekend to celebrate the occasion Staff Sherbrooke The Year of the Dragon marks an important milestone for the Sherbrooke chapter of the Taoist Tai Chi Society of Canada.After a quarter century of activities in the Townships, the Sherbrooke chapter recently acquired its own building - the former Grande Ruche store on Short St.- and the society is inviting the population to come and celebrate the grand opening during a huge street festival on Saturday.To commemorate the official inauguration of its new home, the Tai Chi Society is inviting hundreds of current and past members as well as the general population to the festivities that will include demonstrations of Taoist arts, a ribbon cutting ceremony, a ritual lion dance, a free open air vegetarian banquet and the presentation of a play based on a traditional Chinese folk tale.The street party gets underway at 2 p.m.as 108 members of the local chapter perform the 108 movement in the Taoist Tai Chi set in front of the new building.Tai Chi, a milleni-ums-old exercise that consists of a series of slow controlled movements, includes a number of poetic motions with the names of animals such as Grasp the Bird’s Tail to Carry the Tiger to the Mountain and the White Stork Spreads its Wings.The set will be followed by a short ribbon cutting ceremony with national and local and local dignitaries.After that, around 3 p.m., professionals from the Montreal Chinese Lion Dance School will perform the spectacular two-lion dance to bring luck to the new Visit RECORD’s booth at the COOKSHIRE FAIR August 18-20 BOOTH HOURS: FRIDAY: 1 - 5 p.m.& 6 - 8 p.m.SATURDAY: 1 - 5 p.m.& 6 - 8 p.m.SUNDAY: 11a.m.-3 p.m.< » - - ¦ 6 months *60.00 3 months liSf | *30.00 PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL Tai Chiists Odette Chabot, Pauline Leblanc, Kathryn Purdy, Hélène Lambert, Bernard Dumont and Ian Tait perform Move Hands Like Clouds in front of the dragon flower bed in Sherbrooke’s Place Frère Théode.wm Mm building.Throughout the afternoon, there will be a demonstration of various Taoist arts including Hsing-i, Lok Hup, Sabre and Sword.That will be followed by a traditional vegetarian Jai Banquet around 5 p.m., and the presenta- tion of a play based on a Chinese folk tale, around 6:30.During the festivities, Short Street will be closed from the corner of Belvedere to just beyond Courcelette.Other local streets will be open to local traffic only.A national charitable organization, the goal of the Tai Chi Society is to help people through a variety of activities, including promoting the physical, mental and spiritual benefits of Tai Chi while making it accessible to everyone and organizing cultural exchanges and various community activities.With hundreds of members, the local chapter of the Taoist Tai Chi Society has been giving courses since 1975.Currently, there are some 35 volunteer instructors giving courses in Sherbrooke, Magog, Coaticook, Fleurimont, Rock-Forest, Danville, Asbestos, Bish-opton, Lennoxville and Windsor.Courses are given to youths, seniors and people who suffer from a variety of mobility problems from fibromyalgia and multiple sclerosis to Parkinson’s disease.Job Offers Offer no: 2578987 Title: Labourer (furniture shop) Place of work: Scotstown Salary: $7.20 hr Permanent, full-time, days High school diploma Extensive phys.effort/ Teamwork oriented/ Sort, pile and transport wood products/ Clean machinery and work area/ Assist other processing workers Offer no: 2568900 Title: Cook, waiter(tress) Place of work: Bury Salary: $6.35 hr plus tips Permanent, part-time, 22 to 26 hrs wk Availability, variable hours, wkdays 8i wkends Experienced/ Have means of transportation Know how to do pizza an asset/ Cook fast foods, serve customers, operate cash register Offer no: 2564575 Title: Butcher Place of work: Sherbrooke Salary: To be disc.dep.on exp.Permanent, full or part-time Avail, days, week & Saturday/ Nice personality/ Train, as butcher an asset/ Like to work with public/ Driver's licence to do deliveries occasionally Offer no: 2572336 Title: Banquet server Place of work: Sherbrooke Salary: $8.00 hr Temporary, part-time Exp.mandatory in restaurants or train.If no exp.or train, possibility of arrangement with employer/ Good presentation/ Work available immediately For banquets and receptions RECORD Wednesday, August 16, 2000 page 9 Tippin’s ‘Kiss This’ sassy, but not subtle Talking about music is always pleasant, whether the discussion concerns classics or just-released material, so here’s my review for this week: AARON UPPIN: People Like Us (Lyric Street) People Like Us is Tippin’s seventh album and is also a first collaboration with wife Thea, who co-wrote some of the songs and made her singing debut in a duet with Tippin.Tippin is not going pop like many other artists have recently, but then with his type of vocals it would be very hard.Like Waylon Jennings or Randy Travis, he’s bound to record nothing but stone country for the rest of his career, and that’s fine with country fans.So far, every one of his releases has been hard-core country and so is this very en-joyable new collection.But Tippin’s style has changed; love and family matters seem to take up more room in his songwriting.Throughout the entire album, he sings in a lower register, avoiding the nasal qualities endured in some of his previous recordings.His vocals, though still very strong, are delivered differently and with excellent results.The co-writing collaboration of Tippin and wife Thea produced two of the album’s best songs.Currently climbing the country music charts is “Kiss This," which lacks in subtlety but makes up in sassiness as he sings: “Why don’t you kiss, kiss this/ And I don’t mean on my rosy red lips.” The second collaboration with Tippin and wife Thea is the very emotional “The Best Love We Ever Made,” resulting in one of the best ballads to come down Country Connection Jessie Aulis the pike in a long time.With this beautiful song, Tippin and his wife follow the lead of Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black as they perform together, proving once again that the family that sings together, stays together.Thea Tippin makes a surprisingly strong vocal appearance in this beautiful and gentle ode to the magic of having a child.They offer up a beautiful rendition as they sing: And we’re so amazed we could create/Such a priceless work of art/Oh, the best love we ever made/Is this precious child of ours.” Indeed, that precious child is Teddy, their two-and-a-half-year-old son who can be heard briefly on a track called “Big Boy Toys.” This album is really - a family project.Tippin croons with a soft and affectionate mood on the swaying “And I Love You,” while he shifts gear on the honky-tonk rocker written by David Lee Murphy titled “People Like Us.” He finally returns to the theme of eternal love with “Always Was,” and “I’d Be Afraid of Loosing You,” or “Lost.” Each song is about love but each is approached from a different perspective.Tippin knows how to talk about love, using his own experience to describe the feelings that love brings.Tippin wrote or co-wrote only six of the eleven numbers found on this new collection.This might be a way to diversify what he wrnts to offer to his fans and I find it’s a good idea.That way we get to see that he can tackle more than one style.His delivery here is flawless and this is JESSIE AUUS/CORRESPOMDENT Aaron Tippin shows off his tattoo depicting an image of his home state.his best album to date.“The Night Shift," has nothing to do with work and it shows the humorous side of Tippin, while “Every Now and Then" is about a man trying to convince his lover that, with an effort, the passionate moments they had together could be relived.Tippin has sold some five million albums since he started recording, but this time he has released the best one yet.It will please everyone, even those who aren’t Tippin fans.Billy Ray Contest I have a pair of tickets to give away for the Billy Ray Cyrus’ show in Lancaster.Send your entries to The Record by mail, e-mail or fax before August 23 and indicate on your note that it’s for the Billy Ray Contest.(See Brome contest for address and fax number) Leahy Contest In collaboration with the Brome County Agricultural Society and Auberge West Brome, you could win dinner for two at beautiful Auberge West Brome, (I’ll be dining with you), entry for two to the Brome Fair and tickets for two for the Leahy show on Saturday night, Sept.2.The popular Canadian dance group Leahy will offer their usual energetic and incredible performance on the grandstand.Recently, at Le Mondial des Cultures in Drummondville, Leahy received an incredible nine standing ovations.To enter the contest please send your name, address and telephone number to Country Connection/The Record , P.O.Box 1200, Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1H 5L6 or you can fax at (819) 569-8167 or by e-mail.The entries have to be in by Aug.29.Good Luck! Don’t forget to tune in to CFLX-FM 95.5 for two hours of country music and the latest country music news every Thursday night between 7 p.m.and 9 p.m.Broadcasted from CFLX’s studio on Dufferin Street in Sherbrooke, Country Club is the show where every song has been carefully selected for your pleasure.You can make your special request by faxing them at (819) 569-8167.FIREARMS LICENCE ASSISTANCE (^Cheaper! NOW AVAILABLE Fleurimont Centre Julien-Ducharme 1671 Duplessis Road Month of August: Thursdays and Fridays 2:00 pm - 9:00 pm City Hall 170 Principale Road South Waterville Month of August: Saturdays and Sundays 11:00 am - 6:00 pm Hurry before the $10 fee for a Possession-Only Licence goes up to $60.Easier! A team of trained individuals will provide a licence application form, help you with it, and take your photo free of charge.Please don't bring your firearms! For more information, assistance or forms: 1800 731-4000 www.cfc.gc.ca CanadS i page 10 Wednesday, August 16, 2000 ni THE RECORD Sports Champlain College opens football camp Cougars look to defend provincial title By Mike Hickey Special to the Record Lennoxville The Champlain Cougars enter the new millennium with the same goal as they had in the last century - to win the Bol d’Or.The Cougars finished the 20th Century by upsetting CEGEP Vieux Montreal 20-12 in last year’s provincial final.The win gave Champlain its fifth Bol d’Or championship in the last 10 years and entitled the Cougars to adopt the name of Team of the Decade.The truth of the matter is that Champlain has been the most dominant program in CEGEP football since its first league championship in 1981.Head coach Tony Addona feels, on the eve of the 2000 training camp, that this year’s team will be up to the task of defending its title and reputation.“I think we have the makings of a pretty good season and we expect to battle Vieux and Vanier College for the league championship,” Addona said prior to putting the team through the first of two practices yesterday morning.“On offense our backfield is set with starters Alexis Bwenge, Christian Hoffmann and Townson Ramsey returning.There are several good rookie prospect including Stefan Szary and Brian * ' „ i • v •* .PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL One of this year’s many QB prospects tests his mettle.ilWj » PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL Back to the gridiron: Champlain Cougars head coach Tony Adonna with a few prospects for this year’s football team.Stephens.“We are pretty solid at the receiver position with veterans Atnas Maeko, Frank Brochu, Francois Letarte, and Joe Boutin will be joined by rookies David Swasey and Thomas Solarik.” The only area that remains uncertain on the offensive side of the ball is the quarterback position.Second-year signal caller Eric McCutcheon will challenge Lennoxville’s Matthew Addona (Tony’s son) and Chris Foster for the number one spot.While coach Addona expects the offensive unit to be as strong as last year’s contingent, defence will once again be the team’s forte.It was the defense that carried the team to a Bol d’Or championship and despite the departure of sev-eral key players to American and Canadian universities, the defensive unit will once again be a dominant force in the league.“We have lost some outstanding defensive players but with the players we have in camp we still have the makings of a great defensive unit,” Addona said.“We need to step up and fill the holes but the potential is definitely there.” Olivier Gordillo and Sherbrooke’s Cedric Marcoux will anchor the defensive line while Cezlek Wright, Claude Belair-Gregoire, David Audet, Andre Kteily, Patrick Leclerc, and Pier-Luc Pomerleau will give Champlain a strong presence at linebacker.The defensive backfield will be strong inside with Carl Loubert and Guillaume Roy and Richard Knight providing leadership and experience.One question mark is the availability of all-star linebacker Giulio Zardo.Zardo is in camp but will leave the team if a scholarship to the University of Colorado materializes in the next week.Champlain will have a very strong Township flavour this year with eight local players in camp.Besides Addona and Marcoux the roster includes former Galt standouts Alex Boutin, and Jeremiah Cox.Séminaire de Sherbrooke alumni Jean-François Bachand, Stéphane Bachand, Charles Beaubien and Olivier Roy are joined by Jonathan Pepin to round out the Sherbrooke-based players.The Cougars will play a controlled scrimmage this Sunday at 2 p.m.against Victoriaville at Coulter Field.This year’s 12-game schedule will include a trip to Canton, New York where Champlain will play against the University of New York at Canton squad.Cookshire Fair August 17th to 20th, 2000 GAMES Visit si! our exhibitors! Wednesday, August 16, 2000 page 11 ¦¦I THE—i Record Hatley Young Farmers Achievement Day 2000 Back row: Meagan Thomas and Joseph Cox.Front row: Sarah May Côté, and Karolyn Kirby.The finalists in the overall showmanship class.The Hatley Young Farmers Achievement Day competition was held on Sunday July 2, 2000 at the Ayer’s Cliff fairgrounds.Tire judges were Jennifer Mastine for Beef; Tom Enright for Dairy; and Patty Beaulieu for goats and sheep.Results of dairy classes - Conformation Holstein Junior Calf; 1.Billy Brus; 2.Andréane Brus; 3.Ashley Brus; 4.Cassie Brus.Holstein Female, Intermediate Calf; l.Shayne Brus; 2.Meghan Hatch; 3.Meagan Thomas; 4.Gregory Hatch; 5.Monica Hatch.Holstein Female, Senior Calf: 1.Eva Berger; 2.Joey Mosher.Holstein Female, Junior Yearling; 1.Kevin Brus; 2.Ryan Mcauley; 3.Jonathan Rhicard.Champion Holstein Calf shown by Pee Wee: Grand Champion Holstein: Kevin Brus Reserve Champion Holstein: Shayne Brus Honourable Mention Holstein: Meghann Hatch Jersey Female, Summer Yearling: 1.Brent Joly; 2.Melissa Bowers; 3.Karyn Kirby.Grand Champion Jersey; Brent Joly.Reserve Champion Jersey: Melissa Bowers.Grand Champion Overall Dairy: Brent Joly Reserve Champion Overall Dairy: Kevin Brus Honourable Mention Overall Dairy: Shayne Brus Showmanship Dairy: Junior Pee-Wee - under 9 years of age: 1.Andréane Brus; 2.Billy Brus; 3.Ashley Brus; 4.Cassie Brus.Pee Wee - 9 -11 years of age: 1.Monica Hatch.Junior 12 -16 years of age: 1.Meagan Thomas; 2.Melissa Bowers; 3.Kevin Brus; 4.Shayne Brus; 5.Meghann Hatch; 6.Karyn Kirby; 7.Ryan Mcauley; 8 Gregory Flatch; 9.Eva Berger.Senior 17-25 years of age: 1.Joey Mosher; 2.Brent Joly; 3.Jonathan Rhicard.Grand Champion Dairy Showperson: Meagan Thomas.Reserve Champion Dairy Showperson: Melissa Bowers.Honourable Mention Dairy Showperson: Joey Mosher.Results of beef classes - Conformation Simmental - Female Heifer Calf: 1.Emily Grey.Grand Champion Simmental: Emily Grey.Charlois - Female Heifer Calf: 1.Helene Bouffard.Charlois - Female Junior Yearling: 1.Myriam Bouffard.Grand Champion Charlois: Myriam Bouffard.Reserve Champion Charlois: Helene Bouffard.Shorthorn - Female Heifer Calf: Jessica Cox.Shorthorn - Female Heifer Senior: 1.Joseph Cox; 2.Nathalie Hughes; 3.Daniel Roarke; 4.Johnathon Smith; 5.Tim Roarke.Grand Champion Shorthorn: Joseph Cox Reserve Champion Shorthorn: Nathalie Hughes.Grand Champion Overall Beef: Emily Grey Reserve Champion Overall Beef: Joseph Cox Honourable Champion Overall Beef; Myrian Bouffard.Showmanship - Beef: Junior 12 - 16 years of age: 1.Emily Grey; 2.Joseph Cox; 3.Daniel Roarke; 4.Timothy Roarke; 5.Jessica Cox; 6.Helene Bouffard; 7.Nathalie Hughes.Senior 17 - 25 years of age: 1.Myriam Bouffard; 2.Johnathon Smith.Grand Champion Beef Showperson: Joseph Cox.Reserve Champion Beef Showperson: Emily Grey Honourable Mention Beef Showperson: Myriam Bouffard.Goats - Conformation Goats: 1.Sara May Côté; 2.Lee Mosher; 3.Holly Mosher.Grand Champion Goat: Sara May Côté.Reserve Champion Goat: Lee Mosher.Goats - Showmanship: Pee-Wee 9-11 years of age: 1.Lee Mosher.Junior 12-16 years of age: 1.Sara May Côté; 2.Holly Mosher.Grand Champion Goat Showperson: Sara May Côté Reserve Champion Goat Showperson: Lee Mosher.Honourable Mention Goat Showperson: Holly Mosher.Sheep - Conformation Sheep: 1.Karolyn Kirby.Grand Champion Sheep: Karolyn Kirby.Sheep - Showmanship: Junior Showmanship: 1.Karolyn Kirby.Grand Champion Showmanship Sheep: Karolyn Kirby.Grand Champion Overall Breeds -Showperson: Meagan Thomas.Reserve Champion Overall Breeds -Showperson: Karolyn Kirby.Honourable Mention Overall Breeds -Showperson: Sarah May Côté.Thank you to all the judges, ringmasters, and parents that helped out.For more information for anyone who would like to join the Hatley 4-H Club contact Karyn Kirby, 842-2025, secretary of the Hatley 4-H Club.Karyn Kirby, secretary Hatley 4-H Club Death CAMPBELL, Mary Alison, R.N.(nee Har-ling) - On Friday, August 11, 2000, Mary Alison Campbell in her 82nd year.Wife of the late Samuel John Campbell.A memorial service in the presence of the ashes will be held on Thursday, August 17, 2000 at 2:30 p.m.at the Manoir Lac Brome, 28 Mount Echo Rd., Knowlton, Que.Funeral arrangements entrusted to Denis Meunier Funeral Home and Chapel, 402 River St., Cowansville, Que., tel: (450) 266-6061, fax: (450) 266-6057, email: funerariumdm@qc.aira.com.Robert Farnam, Director-Counsellor.Cards of Thanks BURNHAM - We wish to express our sincere appreciation for our beautiful 50th Anniversary party.Our special thanks to our daughters and their families for all the love and hard work they devoted to make this our very special night.Many thanks to family and friends who attended, for gifts, cards and good wishes.You have all made our 50th anniversary party a truly memorable occasion.CLARENCE & FLORENCE MILLER - We wish to express our thanks to our friends and neighbours for the cards and gifts we received for our Fiftieth Anniversary, especially we thank our four wonderful children and their families for the surprise picnic and the happy memories of a great time together.We can’t believe it’s 50 years - how blessed we are!! 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edition, call 819-569-4856 or fax 819-569-1187 (please call to confirm transmission) between 9 a.m.and 2 p.m.the day prior to the day of publication.The Record cannot guarantee publication if another Record number is called. page 12 Wednesday, August 16, 2000 >- r North 08-16-00 A A 4 2 » 8 7 5 ?8 2 A A K Q 4 2 West East A K Q 10 6 5 3 A J 9 v A Q 2 V 9 6 3 ?10 9 4 ?J 7 6 5 3 A 3 A J 10 8 South A 8 7 ¥ K J 10 4 ?A K Q * 9 7 6 5 Vulnerable: East-West Dealer: South South West North East 1 NT 2 A 3 NT All pass Opening lead: a K Wednesday, Aug.16,2000 Spotting the problem, and the solution By Phillip Alder Leroy Cleaver supposedly claimed in 1968, “You’re either part of the solution or part of the problem.” Well, at the bridge table you face problems, and finding solutions to them is the object of the exercise.Take this deal.You are in three no-trump.West leads the spade king.What are both the potential problem and your solution?The deal comes from the book “Secrets of Expert Card Play” by David Bird and Tony Forrester (Batsford).It offers lots of useful advice for an intermediate player endeavoring to ascend to a more advanced level.My guess is, as many of the deals feature him, that Forrester supplied most of the material and Bird wrote all the text.Forrester’s one-no-trump opening promised 12-14 points, the weak no-trump enjoying considerable popularity in Britain.The problem is noticing that unless the missing clubs are dividing 2-2, the suit is blocked.After dummy’s top trio have been cashed, you will be forced to win the fourth round in your hand.Then your ninth trick, dummy’s club four, will wither due to the lack of an entry.Forrester’s solution was simple — once he thought of it.He ducked West’s opening lead (East correctly unblocked the jack); Forrester also ducked the spade-queen continuation.Then, winning the third trick with dummy's spade ace, he discarded one of the insoluble clubs.Now he could cash five club tricks without impediment and claim nine winners.The book is $21.95 postpaid from Baron Barclay Bridge Supplies.Call (800) 274-2221 to order.¦ «¦THE Mm RECORD Frequent moves are damaging relationship Dear Ann Landers: My husband, “Tyler,” and I have been married for six years.He is a wonderful husband — kind, considerate and attentive.When Tyler and I married, I gave up my career and moved to the city where he worked.Since then, he has quit several jobs, and we have relocated four times.Every time we move, he purchases a lovely house and racks up bills for new furniture and lawn service.The last time we moved, he signed a non-com-pete contract with his former boss, so he was without a job for four months.How can I get Tyler to understand that these frequent moves are damaging our relationship, and that his insistence on buying houses is depleting our savings?He tunes me out when 1 try to talk to him, and refuses to go for counseling.Two months ago, he accepted a job 2,000 miles away, and immediately bought a house he “knew I’d be crazy about.” When he telephoned yesterday, he said he wasn’t “in sync” with his new boss and might quit.I need help.— Kansas Nightmare Dear Kansas: Your “wonderful, kind, considerate and attentive husband” needs a reality check.And soon.How long does Tyler think he can go on Ann Landers changing jobs and buying houses?Since the mule refuses to go for counseling, I suggest that YOU go.You are going to need a lot of emotional support if you plan to stay married to this man.Dear Ann Landers: I want to thank you for a column you wrote several years ago.It changed my life.Perhaps if you print this letter, it will change the lives of other readers.I was a heavy smoker for 32 years.You printed a letter from a man who said he managed to give up smoking by circling a date on the calendar and saying to himself, “This is the day I am going to stop smoking.” It could be any date he wanted.Once the date was circled, he kept on smoking as many cigarettes as he pleased.But every single time he lit up, he would say aloud, “On such and such a date, I am going to quit.” When that day arrived, he stopped cold turkey.I tried his method, and it worked like a charm.That was more than five years ago, and I have not had a cigarette since.Thank you, Ann, and thanks to that gentleman who wrote.His letter made it possible for me to conquer this terrible addiction.— Reader in Bangkok, Thailand Dear Reader in Thailand: Thank you for letting me know what worked for you.I hope others who are reading this and want to quit will be motivated by your letter to give your method a try.Dear Ann Landers: Thank you for running the column with advice from a stepmother to the ex-wife.I am sure you heard from a lot of ex-wives complaining that the letter was one-sided.The truth is, divorced parents often try to justify their hurtful actions with a variety of excuses for why the ex-spouse doesn’t “deserve” to see the children.Please remind them of the most important thing: Kids need BOTH parents.Ex-spouses should set aside their hurt and anger and remember that even “horrible” spouses can make great parents.When you deny the ex-spouse their role as a parent to further your own personal agenda, you are depriving your children of half the love, nurturing and guidance they need.— New York Father Dear N.Y.Father: Your advice is excellent.Thank you for the wise counsel.Putting the children first is an act of generosity that pays off handsomely.Marriage announcement Mr.and Mrs.Christopher McNab photographed following their marriage of July 29, 2000.Chris is the son of Douglas and Deanna McNab of Lennoxville and Camille is the daughter of Mrs.Lucienne and the late Emile Faucher of Coaticook.60th Anniversary Open House Invitation to celebrate a 60th wedding anniversary with Milton and Eunice Brown on Saturday, August 19 from 2 p.m.to 4 p.m.at Grace Christian Home in Huntingville.Best Wishes Only.Bridal shower held for Jennifer Knowles Richmond On Sunday afternoon, August 6, Jennifer Knowles, an August bride-to-be, was guest of honor at a miscellaneous shower hosted by good friend Vicky Evans.About 30 relatives and friends gathered on the spacious patio of the Boissé home in Richmond to await the arrival of the guest of honor.Jennifer was welcomed and seated between her mother, Joycelyn Knowles and future mother-in-law, Jeanne d’Arc McCourt.A young friend, Chase Clifford, presented the many attractively wrapped gifts to the bride-to-be.When opened they revealed many beautiful and useful articles for the new home.The gifts were passed among the guests and then placed on the deck.Karen Boersen fashioned a “chapeau” from the colourful bows which was later modelled by Jennifer as cameras clicked.Snacks of cheese and crackers, veggies, grapes, etc.were passed throughout the afternoon as well as iced tea.Jennifer voiced her thanks and appreciation to the hostess, to all for coming and for the many gifts.At the close of the afternoon the shower cake, iced in 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A sympathy card had been sent to Clarence Allen and family on the loss of Audrey.She had been a member of our group for several years.She served as president in 1983 and 1988.Muriel reported that some touch up painting had been done on the hall.Nellie was thanked by everyone for her great feast.May Banks was thanked by Nellie for her assistance.The next meeting will be held at the hall on Sept.6 with Elvia as hostess, at 2 p.m.Frances adjourned the meeting the Phoebe Eaton seconding the motion.The Benediction was repeated and a friendly social time took place before all going our separate ways home.Dorothy de Solla CROSSWORD ACROSS 33 Finished 21 Soil turner 1 “Smooth Operator” singer 35 Sound rebound 25 In a tizzy 5 Country singer Carter 37 ‘60s creative movement 26 Cola 10 Brit’s streetcar 41 1974 Gordon Lightfoot hit 27 Oblong circle 14 “Bang a Gong (Get It On)” band 15 Desert springs 16 Ring of light 17 Sicilian peak 18 Ground grain 19 Napoleon's first isle of exile 20 Homicidal maniac 22 Bid first 23 Also 24 Broadway hits 26 Barracks bed 29 Revise writings 32 Gone by Tuesday's B A T Hl 1 D E A T E A m| E S P 44 45 46 47 49 51 52 56 58 59 65 66 67 Ghostley or Faye 28 __Fein (IRA’s political wing) 30 Wars of the Roses side 31 Giant Mel 34 Wander about 36 Actor Majors 38 Carrey movie 39 Psychic letters 40 Steering lever 42 Well-to-do way?Vex Rainbow fish Puzzle Solved S U G A R C 0 A T E D U G H A R A L 1 U R B A N A F R O V A L E S T E R N A F A R E L L s I S L E S A S S N (C)2000 Tribune Media Services.Inc.8/16/00 Woes 68 Idyllic spot 69 Grin 70 Passport stamp 71 Moving air 72 Like some seals 73 Decade tenth DOWN 1 Footprint 2 Martial 3 Withhold 4 Accurate 5 Naive philanthropist 6 Legendary lawman 7 Where most people live 8 Aeries 9 Respiratory ailment 10 Religious speculation 11 Fiennes of “Quiz Show" 12 Dramatist Edward 13 Painful cries Garrof“Mr.Mom” Chills “They Died with__Boots on” Endorse Exclamation of distress Mil.truant Seldom seen Small boy Greek salad requirement 1 2 3 H 14 i 17 j 20 I 21 123 26 27 28 Us29 33 « 41 *1 44 35 52 53 54 58 .J 65 68 71 J 30 145 43 Committed capital 48 African fly 50 Approx.52 Let fly 53 Spyri heroine 54 Actress Barkin 55 Fate 57 Secret 60 Yves’ evening 61 Kind of log 62 Writer Wiesel 63 Klensch of CNN 64 Russian ruler s 6 7 8 H J ¦ i .124 149 60 61 r 11 12 13 122 132 137 146 38 39 40 156 62 63 64 167 170 173 By Randall J.Hartman 8/16/00 PAGE 16 THE RECORD Wednesday, August 16, 2000 «ÜH v> t r* vmvm\ j j NP0830500 Copyright 2000.Sears Canoda Inc.1/2 price SEARS-O-PEDIC* SERIES 1521SS COMFORT SLEEP SET Available in Twin-King sizes.i7M70 sms.Sears reg.1099.98-2399.99.Set *538-1188 ?OUR LOWEST PRICES OF THE SEASON k EXCLUSIVE TO SEARS ?INTEGRATED COIL CONSTRUCTION ?10-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY; DETAILS IN STORE k SLEEP SETS FROM SEARS ARE CANADA’S BEST SELLERS Bistd in indépendant national surveys current It tin* of advertising preparation Furniture selection varies by store.Please contact your local Sears store for details Use your Sears Card and don’t pay for one full year* or pay no interest ’til February 2002“ on all furnituret and sleep sets *Don1 pay* offer: Don’t pay until August 2001.Offer in effect Saturday, August 19 and Sunday, August 20, 2000.**‘No interest1 offer: Pay in 18 equal monthly payments, interest free, until February 2002.When billed, any unpaid portion of your Sears account balance will attract credit charges, commencing the following month.Offer ends Sunday, August 27,2000.Both offers: On approved credit, with your Sears Card.Minimum $200 purchase.All applicable taxes and charges are payable at time of purchase.Excludes items in our Liquidation/Outlet stores and Catalogue purchases.Ask for details.'D/601 Furniture Shop; excludes baby and patio furniture in our Sears Retail Mall stores