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mm ».|.W« —A€rr CRIMSON ARROW /EACH ALSO AVAILABLE: FAT SHAFT @ $10.99 * LACHANCE CHASSE & PECHE Jean-Guy Lachance, Prop.143S King E.Fleuri mont 563-9676 AYER'S CLIFF FAIR August 24-27 torn m mm i TH E i page 2 Thursday, August 17, 2000 Return to Piskiart A leisurely drive from Rock Forest through Lennoxville, Compton, Coaticook, Barnston, Baldwin Mills and you are under the stony glare of Piskiart.Piskiart is that folkloric, one eyed, Indian who traveled alone in the then boundary-free forest of Vermont and the Townships.As a tribute to this locally revered personage.Mother Nature chiseled his face out of the cliffs on the small mountain named the Pinacle.Even though I know where to look it always takes me a few minutes to find his stony features.It’s all there: the prominent forehead; the long nose; prominent cheeks; a jutting jaw and even the empty socket of his right eye.It took friends two visits to the beach on Lake Lyster before they were able to marvel at the phenomena.Piskiart changes mood with the changing weather.In sunlight he looks elated and satisfied with everything he sees around him.Clouds and grey skies make him look stern as if he was rebuking the shortcomings of the world around him.When it rains, sorrow comes to his features with tears falling from his unseeing eye.From his vantage point, which you can view yourself after a short climb up the Pinacle, he sees the golfers on the Lake Lyster Golf Club trying, with frustration, to attain the elusive par.The Lake Lyster campground, which was once named Le Camping Seiguinière de Piskiart, is directly under the noble stare of Piskiart.I was glad to see my old friend Mr.Séguin again.He still manages the operation of his small campground, spread among the pine trees, at his ad- vanced age.Mr.Séguin knows everything about the area and so much about Piskiart you’d think he knew him personally.Having only one eye, Piskiart has trouble seeing the frolicking, happy people on the beach, but I swear I can see a smile from the comer of his mouth when he hears the laughter and squealing of children playing in the cold clear water of the lake.I love the place for swimming and picnics.The facilities are clean, picnic tables are freshly painted and the grass is always neatly trimmed.The water, a little on the cool side, is exceptionally clear, allowing you to see your toenails when standing in water up to your shoulders.Our lunch of salads, fruit, bread, cheese and a little wine, hit the spot.Food always seems tastier when eaten outdoors.After satiating those hunger pains you can stretch out and watch the pretty lifeguard watching over the swimmers or, examine the latest in swimwear.So little material these days for so much flesh.It is difficult not to nod into a nap as you sit under the shade of a tree or a parasol.When you open your eyes again, you will see Piskiart looking down at you.Last Sunday the weather at Lake Lyster seemed as though there was a climate control on the beach.It was perfect.We had hot sun followed by a few refreshing, cooling, clouds that were then dissipated by the warm sun again.I wondered where the thermostat was located.If you go to Lake Lyster to see Piskiart on the face of the Pinacle, look halfway up the cliff to the right.It will help you to find him if you believe he really existed.Say a silent “Hello" to him for me when you meet him.Our Man Thursday William Cox Help wanted — to change the world We need more woman power, as well as manpower, to meet the challenges of the coming two months.We are the committee of the Eastern Townships Women On the March (ETWOM), formed by the Lennoxville & District Women’s Centre, and we are trying to inform English-speaking women, men, and children about the World March of Women for the elimination of poverty and violence against women.This great endeavour started two years ago, right here in Quebec, and already involves millions of people around the world.It culminates at the United Nations in New York on October 17, 2000.This summer, a group of 10 from the centre attended a workshop on the platform of demands that have been presented to governments at every level.We have translated, written, photocopied and folded brochures.We have staffed a booth offering World March promotional items and literature at summer events in the re gion.We have found a playwright to write an English theatre piece for the October 13 multi-cultural show at the Granada Theatre in Sherbrooke, and other performance artists to participate in the program.And we have written letters to a number of organizations, asking for their collaboration in our efforts.One of the positive responses received was that of Townshippers’ Association, whose board has agreed to support ETWOM’s attempts to reach English-speaking Townshippers by distributing our brochure and signature cards as an insert in the Association’s newsletter later this month.Yes, poverty and violence against women are two very vital concerns for our community.That leads to the question of what help we need.Well, for the Townshippers’ Association inserts, we need help to print and fold thousands of copies of our brochures.We need someone-an individual or a group — to provide transportation and help at our booths during coming events such as the Cookshire Fair, the Ayer’s Cliff Fair and Townshippers’ Day.Joann-May Cunday has been a one-woman dynamo so far, but she needs help.We need workshop leaders to discuss, with various groups, the whys, wherefores and therefor-es of the World March, and how we in the Townships can participate.We need people to help collect signatures for our part in the vast signature campaign that will deliver a multitude of signatures from around the world to Kofi Annan at the United Nations, asking that concrete measures be taken to alleviate poverty and violence around the world.We need someone to coordinate the sale of raffle tickets to help raise funds to take women to the Oct.14 rally in Montreal, and the Oct.16 rally in Ottawa.And yes, we need money.We need help with publicity.We need a marcher — a woman to join the contingent of 10 marchers who will spearhead the regional relay marches throughout the Estrie Region, Oct.9 to 13! And we are desperately looking for a volunteer filmmaker to film this experience of a lifetime! We need a co-ordinator for the Lennoxville part of these relay marches, scheduled for Oct.13.If you think what we’re doing is a good idea, please don’t be shy.Extend a hand and help us change the world for the better, one step at a time.Your first step could be to come to one of our weekly ETWOM meetings at the Lennoxville & District Women’s Centre, Mondays at 4:45 to 6:15 p.m.We wall welcome you with open arms! The Lennoxville and District Women’s Centre serves English-speaking women throughout the region.If you live outside Lennoxville and want to participate in our activities, please call us about carpooling or having events organized in your community.You can reach us by phone at 564-6626, by fax at 564-3199.Our doors are open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m.to noon and 1 p.m.to 4:30 p.m.- Rachel Garber.ETWOM Committee, Lennoxville & District Women's Centre Our Voice Lennoxville & District Women’s Centre Weather Today.Variable cloudiness with 30 per cent probability of showers High near 20.! Friday.Variable cloudiness | with chance of showers.Low near ! 11.High near 22.j Saturday.Mostly cloudy and a few showers.Low near 12.High near 21.Probability of precipitation 70 per cent.THE PEST PLACE FOR HIM IS WERE IN CUR HOUSE j Jus: hcyt YOU CAN HANG ! ON TQ IT Ben by Daniel Shelton NATHAN, yOUR MOM AW I j are v/cm£Amrm.j ~y~fï$c YOU OKAY?^ f YOU KNOW.! FINANCIALLY^7 ".THiNC-S HAVE JUST BEEN A LITTLE TIGHT lately.since MICHAEL WAS PORN, PATTYS BEEN AT HOME, sc.J 1 YOU KNOW, THERE ARE WONPEFm PAYCARES WHERE YOU C0UUP- I WELL MOM, WE both FEEL it s IMPOSANT THAT PATTY#WITH MICHAEL RIGHT NOW-HE'S .STILLSO YOUNG AK YGL SURE TP11 ASÜUÎ TMA1 ¦ mTHEwi Record Thursday, August 17, 2000 page 3 Public hearings on power line set to continue Staff Quebec’s environmental assessment panel is set to begin public hearings into the second and ' third phases of the controversial construction of the Hertel-Des Cantons power line between Windsor and the South Shore of Montreal.The hearings by the Bureau d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement (BAPE), which will be presided by Louise Boucher along with commissioners An Nguyen and Joseph Zayed, will be held in Chambly starting Monday, Aug.28.The second and third phases include the completion by Hydro-Québec of the 735 Kv line between Saint-Césaire and Hertel.The line, which is partially built, now ends in a farmer's field about four kilometres from the Saint-Césaire substation.The third phase of the project is the construction of the Montérégie substation in Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton.Hydro-Québec claims the construction is essential because of the January 1998 ice storm which left 1.4 million Quebecers in the dark for days, and some without power for almost a month.In the aftermath of the extended blackout, Hydro made a variety of recommendations to the government, including the immediate construction of the Hertel-Des Cantons and two other high-tension lines in Verdun and the Outaouais.The goal, they said, was to provide the island of Montreal with a variety of different sources of power from different substations.At first, the government exempted Hydro-Québec from hearings on the project, but after public outcry and a lawsuit on the now-completed first phase of the Hertel-Des Cantons line between Windsor and Saint-Césaire, the government buckled under and promised hearings on the second and third phases of the project.The first phase was completed in the winter of 1999, days before a Superior Court ruling which stated the government decrees that fast-tracked construction of the line were illegal, null and void.The government then passed retroactive legislation to ensure the stretch of the line already built could not be dismantled.The court ruling also states repeat- edly the project is a single unit and cannot be divided into three phases.That puts into question the legality of the scheduled hearings, which split the project in three distinct phases.The coalition that fought and won that lawsuit is now contesting the validity of the retroactive law passed in June 1999.The group may also contest the validity of the hearings.The first set of public hearings will be held at the Club de l’âge d’or Cham-bly-Carignan, located at 700 Grand Boulevard in Chambly, starting at 8 p.m.and will continue for as many days as are needed.The initial hearings will allow the public and the commission to obtain as much information as possible on the project from Hydro-Québec, which will present the project and their environmental impact study.A second set of hearings will begin Sept.25 at the Golden Age Club starting at 7:30 p.m.During this part of the hearings process, the commission will gather the opinions and suggestions of various municipalities, environmental and other groups, as well as individuals about the project.Participants may make oral presentations, present written briefs, or both.The BAPE commissioners will then have a few months to complete their report and recommendations, which are scheduled to be handed over to Environment Minister Paul Bégin on Dec.14.During the BAPE mandate, which extends from Aug.14 to Dec.14, all of the documents relating to the project are available at the municipal library in Saint-Césaire, 1881 Saint-Paul: the municipal library in Chambly, 1691 Bourgogne; the municipal office in Roxton Pond, 901 Saint-Jean; and the Léo-Lecavalier library in La Prairie, 500 Saint-Laurent; as well as the central library of the l’Université du Québec à Montreal, 1255 Saint-Denis in Montreal and the offices of the BAPE in Quebec City and Montreal.The impact study, as well as documents tabled at the hearings, are also available on the Internet site of the BAPE at www.bape.gouv.qc.ca/saint-ce-saire.For more information, call Thérèse Daigle at (418) 643-8043, or toll-free at 1-800-463-4732, or by e-mail at: saint-ce-saire@bape.gouv.qc.ca MP Cardin joins fight to save CKSH newscast Cogéco plans to cut the show in fall By Rita Legault Sherbrooke Sherbrooke MP Serge Cardin has added his voice to local organizations protesting plans by Cogéco-Television to cut the lunchtime regional newscast - Le Midi Édition Estrie - on CKSH-9 this fall.The CRD regional development council, the local chapter of the FPJQ journalists federation and ACEF-Es-trie, a family budget planning group which had a regular spot on the show, have all recently protested the pending loss of a local news outlet.Cogéco-TV, which owns and operates the regional TV station, said it is cutting the cast due to a drop in the number of viewers.But Cardin said improved news coverage could help save the newscast and improve ratings.“There is plenty of local news going on and plenty of ways they can improve the product to increase coverage,” he argued in an interview with The Record.Cardin said the station has all the conditions required for success - a huge population to draw from, a dynamic region that generates plenty' of news and a team of good reporters who produce excellent work.As well as the loss of coverage of local news and the decrease in the number of news outlets, Cardin said he fears it may also lead to cuts in the number of jobs for reporters and other television workers in the region.Furthermore, he worries that cuts at one station may lead to cuts at the other local station which may follow the cost-cutting example.Cardin recalls the loss of radio stations in the region which has cut the amount and variety of local news and decreased competition.Cardin, who has written a letter of protest to Cogéco, said he hopes to meet with president Michel Cloutier later this week to make his case.In the meantime, he has also contacted the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to find out what the conditions of CKSH’s license are.Upon calling the commission, Cardin discovered CKSH had promised to provide four hours and 25 minutes a day of local news and current affairs.Currently they have two newscasts - a noon and at 6 p.m.-as well as news headlines 12 times a day.Cardin said CKSH is promising to replace the newscast with a public affairs or tourism show.But that isn’t news, he argues, adding CKSH already has a small news hole for a station that covers a huge territory that stretches from Sherbrooke to Drum-mondville, Granby and Victoriaville.Upon calling the CRTC for details of the license, Cardin also discovered that a change in policy at the CRTC no longer forces television and radio stations to live up to their commitments.“What’s the point of making pledges to the public if they don’t have to respect them,” he said.The only way to save the newscast will be to put pressure on Cogéco and to complain to the CRTC, he said.Public complaints to the CRTC will be sent to Cogéco for a response.If citizens are not satisfied with the response, the CRTC could call for a public hearing to discuss programming at CKSH-9.While Cardin said he plans to fight for the newscast to survive, he said he cannot do it alone: “If the population doesn’t react, we will get nowhere.” People may write Michel Cloutier, c/o Cogéco, 4141 Boulevard St-Jean, Trois Rivières, G9A 5G3; fax him at (819) 377-5442; or e-mail him at michel@cgocable.ca Complaints to the CRTC can be addressed to the CRTC, Ontario, K1A ON2; fax (819) 994-0218; or e-mail: procedure@crtc.qc.ca Farm-Fresh • String Beans • Cucumbers • Carrots • Beets • Peppers • Leeks • Spanish Onions • Zucchini • “Cukes” • Squash • Tomatoes U-Pick at Ferme Wera Enr.3900 Route 143, Lennoxville ^ *>62-5938 op— 10 a.rrc-6 p.«"-Call firstly Volume discount on tomatoes & beets Same place that you come for strawberries Suggestion: Please bring your own containers page 4 Thursday, August 17, 2000 ¦ THE—' - Record Brome-Missisquoi mayors continue to defy Quebec Cost transfers will stay put - at least for now By Maurice Crossfield Faced with financial threats from the Quebec government, the mayors of the Brome-Missisquoi MRC have voted to stand firm in their opposition to provincial cost transfers.“We’ve agreed to hold the line for the time being,” said Sutton Township mayor Winston Bresee.In 1998, the Parti Québécois government required Quebec municipalities to hand over $356 million to the province to help it attain a zero deficit.The money transfer was collected again in 1999, and once again this year, even though the zero deficit has been attained.In March, finance minister Bernard Landry announced that 2000 would be the last year for the so-called “fiscal pact.” At the same time, Landry also announced the province would no longer give the municipalities the tax revenue from the Telecommunications, Gas and Electricity tax.This is a tax on infrastructures like electrical and gas lines and communications equipment.In the past, the tax, some $357 million, was collected by Quebec, and then some $322 million was given back to the municipalities.Landry announced that the government will keep it all in the future.The TGE is a lucrative tax, growing every year as communications, electrical and natural gas networks become more extensive.Cowansville is being hit hardest, having paid $467,000 in cost transfers, but getting back $518,000 on the TGE.That means Cowansville will come up $48,000 short with the loss of the TGE.Payment Withheld In response to the news, the mayors of Brome-Missisquoi unanimously agreed to withhold their payments to the province.In all, that adds up to $1.9 million.Instead, the first payment of $635,316, due at the end of March, was put into a trust account.The second payment of $1.27 million is due this fall.Bresee, who sits on the MRC council as both mayor and deputy warden, said the mayors at Tuesday night's meeting decided to wait until a municipal meeting is held at the end of September.By that time, the Quebec Union of Municipalities and the Quebec Federation of Municipalities are expected to have negotiated a new fiscal pact with Quebec.“We will then see if we are going to pay and make peace, or continue holding out,” said Brome-Missisquoi MRC director general Robert Desmarais.What happens to the money already in trust and the money still to be paid will depend on the circumstances created by the agreement, or lack thereof.“It would depend on what the government is prepared to do," said Bre- see.“It will then be up to the mayors to decide what will happen next.” The continued defiance comes despite mounting pressure by the Parti Québécois government.The towns of Sutton, Bedford and Cowansville have already had large chunks of the subsidies they normally receive for having provincial buildings like schools and hospitals on their territory withheld to cover the missing money.The other 16 municipalities in Brome-Missisquoi will most likely face similar treatment when they get their various government subsidies later this year.As well, the province is tacking on 10 per cent interest on the money owed.Bresee said Sutton Township isn’t above playing tit for tat.“Our position will be: if they take something away from us we will take something away from them,” Bresee said, referring to the hefty bill the rural municipality pays for Quebec Police Force protection.* mr t %AXti.Saluting our Friends According to Kathy Geisinger, her husband, Wolfgang was looking for a “little something” to occupy his retirement years when he purchased A.C.Industries.Ten years later, Wulftec Industries has increased its employee base from 14 to 160 and counting and its surface area has gone from under 10,000 square feet to over 100,000 square feet.Serving a worldwide customer base, providing state-of-the-art packaging equipment Wulftec has always been committed to its workforce.“Our workforce helps us make and maintain our reputation.everyone here is treated the way we like to be treated,” says Mrs.Geisinger.Recently, to celebrate their 10th anniversary, Wulftec held a Family Day honouring the 10 employees who began and are still with the family-oriented business.These employees pictured above each received a watch commemorating the event.All employees along with their children partook in the festivities held in Orford Park in July.Kids, young and not-so-young enjoyed the games, the water, the clowns and all the activities which underlined the event.Congratulations to Wulftec, its ownership, its management, and its employees.Delbert Smith, Doug Phaneuf, Maurice Leblanc, Wolfgang Kuhn, Deborah Wallace, James Cunnington, Glen Ditchburn, Norman Wintle, Wolfgang Geisinger, and Kathy Geisinger.Compton opens its doors this weekend By Bruce Patton Record Correspondent Compton This Saturday and Sunday, the normally tranquil town of Compton will come alive as two events coincide to provide plenty of excitement.The first is a series of activities at the Louis S.St.Laurent National Historic Site, accompanied by the site’s interpreters.Visitors will meet Lorenzo, the clerk at the J.B.M.St.Laurent store in 1908.Decked out in his Sunday attire, he will be presenting articles from the turn of the century and answering your questions about the operation of the store.Multimedia presentations in both English and French will relive the period which saw the career of Louis S.St.Laurent, a former prime minister and Compton resident, burgeon.Between the hours of 10 a.m.and 5 p.m.on both days, an open-air market will be in full operation in the garden on the grounds of the site.This activity, free to all, will give you an opportunity to purchase local products from any of the twelve producers who will be on hand.Additionally, something new is being offered by the National Historic Site • a Gastronomy and Heritage Circuit.On each of the two days, beginning at 11 a.m.and at one-half hour intervals, visitors will be able to board buses to enjoy a narrated tour which includes a visit to Compton’s Dairy Cow Interpretation Centre at the Groleau farm on Cochrane Road.The tour also involves stops at two of the area’s renowned country inns, namely the Auberge des Grands Jardins on Hatley Road and the Auberge Le Bocage in picturesque Moe’s River.At each of these inns, visitors will be treated to culinary temptations.The last bus departure from the National Historic Site each day is scheduled for 3 p.m.The charge for the tour is $8 for adults, $7 for seniors, 65 years and over, and $6 for those between the ages of 6 and 16 years.There is no charge for children under six years of age.Each of these tours will last approximately three hours-and-a-half.The narration will be given in French; however, each of the tour guides is bilingual and will gladly answer any questions in English.At the same time that all this activity is occurring, the Eastern Townships Antique Machinery show will be in progress at the recreational park behind the Petro-T service station at the north end of rue Principle.More than 80 exhibitors will be on hand to display everything from antique farm tractors to the vintage “one-lungers," that used to power everything from saws to washing machines.Local musicians, including Elmer Andrews, as well as Dave and Carlyle McBurney, will supply appropriate old-time music to complement the show.Admission to this event is $2. — THE mm i Record Thursday, August 17, 2000 page 5 The big cheese in Warwick II CE CU1 .wmaimiim *¦: ¦ i ««81» *>.i'Mtee £*?• r r* »f Ban By Janice Cunningham When you step out of your car in the small town of Warwick, pop.5,000, it is the pervasive aroma of cow manure that first greets you - only natural for an area where the principal agricultural product is milk and where 91 of 154 farm operations are devoted to raising pure-bred Holstein and Ayrshire dairy cows.How appropriate then a location for the Kingsey Cheese plant, Fromage Côté Inc., amid the softly rolling hills and towering silos of this farming community south of Victoriaville.Although the upscale offices of the “fromagerie,” with only the hiss of the air conditioning and the gentle click/clack of computer keyboards to be heard, are miles away from the nearest barn, in this relatively small, 7,200-square-foot building, six million kilograms of cheese are produced every year.That’s a lot of cheese, but an even bigger source of pride for founder and president Georges Côté are the prizes his cheeses have won in competitions across Canada.In the first-floor restaurant, the Comptoir Laitier, the cheese display counter holds seven trophies - all won this year.His Vacherin des Bois-Francs, a mature cheese developed uniquely in the Côté laboratory, won two Quebec CASEUS (“That’s cheese in Latin,” explained Côté) fine cheese awards, including first prize, while Cantonnier Warwick, available as a raw milk production or pasteurized, won both the public’s choice and consumer’s choice.Kingsberg, “a Quebec Emmenthal with a taste of hazelnut,” won the first prize Georges Côté, president and founder of Fromage Côté, stands beside his image in the ‘Refining Room’ mural, in which he brushes the cheese with bacteria to get a ‘good crust.’ JANICE CUNNINGHAM Canadian awards that Kingsey Cheeses have won this year, displayed with the pride of the firm, Laurier d’Arthabaska, a creamy yellow brie.trophy in the Swiss cheese category for the Canadian awards, while Cantonnier won in the category of “croûte lavée,” or “washed/rinsed” cheeses.Sir Laurier d’Arthabaska, one of Côté’s most recent inventions, won first prize for packaging.Côté’s presence permeates the building - from the 10-foot likeness of him carved in wood that stands by the entrance, to the mural depicting a some what younger Côté, fitted out in white lab coat, blue rubber gloves and hair net, in the “chambre d’affinage,” or cheese finishing room, brushing the rind of the cheese “to give it a good crust.” he said.Côté has been in the cheese business for 24 years, ever since he bought a small dairy in Kingsey Falls from a Mr.Brunelle in 1976.It was his experience working as a young teenager in a Victoriaville cheese dairy, “a very small one,” that led to his involvement in the industry, he says.“I worked there in the summer and during holidays,” said Côté.“I didn’t always like it," he added with a laugh, “but it was a way to make some money.Three years after purchasing the business Côté moved to the present, larger building due to increased demand for his cheese.In 1996, he opened a ripening and distribution facility in Boucherville - near Montreal and central to the large markets.There, the cheese is aged in a curing room, then cut, packaged and stored in a controlled environment.Thirty-five refrigerated trucks make deliveries five to six times a week within Quebec, and the cheese is also marketed in the United States.Côté is particularly proud of those cheeses that he developed himself in the laboratory, along with his seven uni-versity-trained microbiologists.Raclette Kingsey, St-Paulin, a mild type with a taste of yogurt, Kingsberg, Sir Laurier, Cantonnier de Warwick, the popular Cogruet, a lactose-free Swiss type, and Vacherin des Bois-Francs are all unique to the Côté firm.Although the starters, the bacterial cultures that decide what kind of cheese you’re going to end up with, are purchased commercially, according to Côté, it’s the “fermentation, pressure and cutting of the curds and cooking time” that makes a cheese unique.A window between the restaurant and the processing room allows diners to get a look at the inner workings of the cheese factory while munching on their poutine.In fact, Côté’s best-selling cheese is fresh cheddar curds, distributed daily throughout Quebec and destined to be smothered with gravy in a bowl of french fries.It takes about six hours to make a batch of curds, explained Côté, five to eight weeks to make the creamy Laurier and eight to 10 months for the hard, “mature” types, such as their Kingsberg Emmenthal.“It’s a stronger cheese and takes longer to mature,” said Côté, “but it’s not necessarily more expensive.” Although the processing room looks antiseptically clean, with its gleaming stainless steel vats and spotless linoleum floors.Côté explained that it’s a myth that cheese-making is performed in sterile conditions.“There’s always bacteria,” he said.“What we do is occupy the space the bacteria takes up and we control it - we can’t prevent it.” It’s the “good” bacteria, he said, “that creates the cheese, that gives it the flavour and the colour,” such as in Laurier, a yellow brie, but it is the differences in processing that gives the cheese its texture.As Côté regarded the rows of carefully wrapped cheeses displayed in the restaurant, like a proud hen with her chicks, he had trouble picking one over the others to sample - “They’re all good,” he said unabashedly, and added with a mischievous smile, “But you really need a nice white wine to bring out the flavour." Award-winning producer Georges Côté churns out six million kilos a year page 6 Thursday, August 17, 2000 III—THEM»»"" RECORD Community Forum Peace now may cost Israel too much later Most Israelis want to buy into the peace process now, but worry about what they may be forced to pay later By George Jonas For South am News When it comes to the Middle East, even good news has a way of sounding ominous.Mideast On Verge Of Agreement: Israeli Minister, ran a story headline this week in the National Post.Though “on verge of” is more commonly used in conjunction with “disaster” than with “agreement,” the headline wasn’t altogether off key.In the Middle East the verge of agreement is often only inches away from the verge of mayhem.Justice Minister Yossi Beilin was in Canada to brief journalists during a public relations tour.After last month’s fruitless Camp David summit, selling agendas has become the name of the game.Both sides are making an effort.Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has visited 16 countries in the last 21/2 weeks to seek support for his position, which may include a unilateral declaration of Palestinian statehood.Damage control Beilin’s briefing was low-key damage control, accompanied by cans of Sprite and Diet Coke, and coupled with an invitation to look at the bright side.It included a dash of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak’s spin, a.k.a.the Labour party version, on the issue of Jerusalem.As Beilin tells it, compromise on Jerusalem isn’t impossible for Israel.The “real” Jerusalem is only West Jerusalem and the so-called old city, or holy basin.Israel, should have no difficulty yielding to the Palestinians some 27 villages that technically comprise East Jerusalem.The Palestinian side won’t insist on controlling the Wailing Wall or other shrines of Judaism.Some form of compromise - perhaps of an international sort - can be worked out for sections of the old city that are equally sacred to Islam, Judaism and Christianity.Once the question of Jerusalem is settled, the remaining problems should be easier to fix.Beilin believes that, with quiet negotiations continuing behind the scenes, a solution could come in about a month and a half.Once substantial agreement is reached, another summit may follow, lasting for just a day «0honw uyrr I DON’T EVEN UKE W, RgHiM.|HdPE«»IINSSttTME/ m ~ KEEPWiN&UEK ^ n&k j&K 7,, ON TV.•TO?tm WWRWKi'&fSNCU» J.LOCAL CHAPTER THE P.0.Box 1200 SherbrookeJIH 5L6 or 1195 Galt E, Sherbrooke JIG 1Y7 Fax:819-569-3945 e-mail: newsroora@sherbrookerecord.coni Website: www.sherbrookerecord.com Randy Kinnear Publisher .(819)569-9511 Sharon McCully Editor .(819) 569-6345 Sunil Mahtani Corresp.Editor .(819) 5696345 Richard Lessard Prod.Mgr.(819) 569-9931 Serge Gagnon Chief Pressman .(819) 5699931 Francine Thibault Prod.Superv.(819) 5694856 DEPARTMENTS Accounting .(819)5699511 Advertising.(819)5699525 Circulation.(819) 5699528 Newsroom .(819)5696345 Knowlton office 88 Lakeside, Knowlton, Quebec, JOE 1V0 TEL: (450) 242-1188 Fax: (450) 243-5155 MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS GST PST TOTAL Canada: 1 year 114.40 .8.01 9.18 $131.59 6 MONTHS 59.00 4.13 4.73 S67.86 3 MONTHS 30.00 2.10 2.41 S34.51 Out of Quebec residents do not include PST.Rates for other services available on request.The Record is published daily Monday to Friday.Back copies of The Record are available.The Record was founded on February 7,1897.and acquired the Sherbrooke Examiner (est.1879) in 1905 and the Sherbrooke Gazette (est.1837) in 1908.The Record is published by UniMedia Company, a subsidiary of Hollinger Canadian Newspapers L.P.Canadian Publications Mail Service Product Agreement No.0479675.Member ABC, CARO, CNA, QCNA or two.A formal deal could be signed by December.It’s now or never, as Beilin has it, or just about.The future isn’t going to be more favourable to a settlement.Israel’s Labour party has lost its coalition partners (“on the way to peace,” as Beilin puts it), and the Palestinians are about to declare statehood unilaterally.As for the U.S., President Bill Clinton’s successor, whoever he is, won’t have the same momentum and commitment to ending the Mideast conflict.So Labour’s message is: buy now.It isn’t a done deal, as Beilin points out: if there’s no real movement by the end of September, all bets are off.He agrees that difficult issues remain, even after Jerusalem.There’s the resettlement of Palestinian refuge's, for instance.Potentially, it’s a demographic nightmare.“If we agree to absorb the refugees, it is the end of the Jewish state,” Beilin acknowledges.“No one can accept it (in Israel), not even the lunatic doves.” Deal breaker But Palestinians also know this, in Beilin’s view, so they won’t insist on a deal breaker.The situation is fluid, but the time is right.Israel’s dominant mood under the Labour government is to make a deal.“We’re not trying to prove that we’re right and the Palestinians are wrong,” Beilin says, “even if it’s true sometimes.” All this sounds promising, perhaps even too good to be true, though at his Toronto press conference Beilin was careful not to raise unrealistic expectations.His prudence is well founded.Neither Israel’s peace initiatives under the Oslo process, co-authored by Beilin eight years ago, nor the new initiatives under Barak, answer some of the basic dilemmas.Here’s one: trading peace for land with Arafat is only possible if Arafat has title to such peace.But Arafat controls, at most, the Palestinian Liberation Organization.He doesn’t, by his own account, control groups such as Hamas or Hezbollah, not to mention countries such as Syria or Iran.How will a peace agreement with Arafat, even if he means it, buy peace for Israel from Hamas?Last month, Israel’s lawmakers selected a relatively obscure member of the Knesset, Iranian-born Moshe Kat-sav, over Labour’s ex-prime minister Shimon Peres, to become Israel’s new president.Though the position is largely ceremonial, choosing a Likud politician symbolized the country’s unease with the Labour party's peace policies.Most Israelis want peace.“Buy now” sounds good, as Beilin explains it.What many Israelis worry about is what they may be forced to pay later.Letter to the Editor Remembering the fall fair Dear Editor, When I was growing up on the farm the highlight of my summers was the Ayer’s Cliff Fall Fair.I had a knack for making crafts and growing vegetables, which I proudly entered into the local competition.My dad would enter his corn and maple syrup and my sister would display her photography.We were also very involved in 4-H and would show our dairy calves, just like our grandfather had done eight decades ago.If you’ve ever been in the cattle barns prior to a show and saw the careful grooming and clipping that goes on, you’ll have seen that showing cattle requires both skill and discipline.Only those who’ve spent long hours training their calf and conditioning her appearance got to go home with the trophies.Often the fair was a full weekend of events for 4-Hers.The Agricultural Society members organized crop judging, cow judging, showmanship and calf competitions.Fair volunteers prepared and served three hardy meals a day and planned the awards banquet to hand out coveted prizes and trophies.In my youth, I’ll have to admit, I didn’t give much thought to just how many volunteers it took to run the fair.If I forgot to say it then, thank-you for your efforts — they were appreciated and I have some wonderful memories.In these days of increasing monetary pressure from provincial downloading I wonder if the 4-H programs, where I learned some early skills and discipline, will survive.It saddens me to think some fairs might even disappear if the gate money from an unusually rainy weekend does not meet their expenses.The fair has been a tradition in my family for generations.Last fall I strolled through the fair with its newest enthusiast — my one-year-old daughter Victoria.I hope the Agricultural Societies find ways to survive so that this family tradition of attending the fall fair can continue.Heather Beale (nee Little) ¦ tri,.» :¦¦+»>•-• ;t • Randboro residents, Dennis Bousquet and his mother, Joyce, were two of the many contributors to the Record’s “Taste of the Townships” recipe supplement.Copies will be on sale at the Records booth at the fair this weekend, for only $2 (they make great gifts!).All proceeds will become part of the Records contribution to the Alexander Galt Regional High School ‘Christmas basket fund’./X ' Q 10 6 2 J 9 8 Vulnerable: North-South Dealer: South South West North East 1 A Pass 2 NT Pass 4 A Pass 4 V Pass 6 * Pass Pass Pass Opening lead: a 9 be the usual hot competition with George and Steve Horan being the recipients of the trophy.A birthday cake, beautifully decorated by Amy Lockwood, was presented to Thomas Bell, much to his surprise, on the occasion of his 11th birthday.Contributions were made to the family album.Pictures and wTite-ups of family activities of the past year are always a source of interest to all.Those attending the picnic this year were from Danville, Asbestos, Richmond, Bromont.Orleans, Guelph, Pointe Claire, Westmount, Magog, Mississauga, Chateauguay, Victoriaville, Gloucester and Scarborough.We were pleased to have John and Dorothy and Trevor and Kathryn Peartree.and Dale and Heather and Justin Savenko from Calgary.They have not been able to attend a picnic for some time.Elva Ldclrwood Thursday, Aug.17, 2000 From over the Herring Pond By Phillip Alder Although the number of fish in it has dwindled appallingly, the Atlantic Ocean is still known as the Herring Pond in certain quarters.On the other side of it lie the British Isles, about whose residents an unknown 19th-century wag wrote, “An Englishman is never happy unless he is miserable; a Scotsman is never at home but when he is abroad: an Irishman is never at peace but when he’s fighting.” This deal features a peaceful scrap between two Irishmen during the 1965 Killarney Congress.How should the play proceed in six spades after West lecds the club nine?Four clubs is Gerber, asking for aces.Declarer starts with 11 sure tricks: six spades, two hearts, one diamond and two clubs.Among the several chances for number 12 are: the club queen might appear in the first three rounds; West could have the diamond ace; declarer can find the heart queen.After winning with the club king and drawing trumps, the declarer, Jack Kelly, played a diamond to the queen, if East wins this trick and returns a diamond, declarer will pitch his third diamond on the club ace, ruff a club to try to drop the queen, then be forced to guess the hearts.Yet East, David Cohen, ducked as if he had never heard of the diamond ace.However, Kelly continued carefully He discarded a diamond, not a heart, on the club ace.ruffed a club, and tried another diamond.Yet when East captured dummy’s king with the ace and continued with the diamond jack, Kelly ruffed.Then he played West for the heart queen to make the slam. page 16 Thursday, August 17, 2000 — ¦¦¦.- ¦THE».—— ' Record _^= Compton Historical Society holds meeting Members of the Compton Historical Society met on Saturday, August 5, 2000, at the new home of Pat Hurley in Lennoxville, with an attendance of 12.The President, Russell Nichols opened the meeting, and the Lord’s Prayer was recited in unison.Doreen Deacon, secretary, read the minutes of the previous meeting, which were adopted as read.Pat Hurley, Treasurer, reported a favourable balance, and it was moved that all bills be paid.Our Historical Society will have a table at Townshippers’ Day, Sept.16, at St.Felix de Kingsey.Final plans were made for our flea market, antique show and bake sale, to be held Sept.23 at the Ives Hill Community Hall.Pat Hurley gave a very interesting and informative report on the conference held at Bishop’s University in June, which she attended as our representative.The next meeting will be held at the home of Russell and Sue Nichols.Following the adjournment, delicious refreshments were served by our hostess, and a social time was enjoyed.Sue Nichols Ynnr Rirthrkw Thursday, Aug.17.2000 AUU1 1_>11 11 lUd V Situations that start off on a sour note should not be readily written off in the year ahead.Some interesting twists could occur where you’ll end up the winner when you see things through.LEO (July 23-Aug.22) Spending time with some of your closest friends today will make this a memorable day.What you have in common and can share with one another will refurbish each other’s spirits.Know where to look for romance and you’ll find it.VIRGO (Aug.23-Sept.22) The time is ripe to move on an endeavor you have already thought through thoroughly.This holds true for any project for which you’re well-prepared to launch.LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23) You can work hand in glove with another today by first being certain that you completely agree to how and in what order you want things done.Lay the ground rules first.SCORPIO (Oct.24-Nov.22) Any resolution you make to yourself today has excellent changes of being fulfilled, especially if it pertains to things that affect your work or income.SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec.21) There are a couple of friends who could play favorable roles in your life today.Sharing time together will prove to be very beneficial for all involved.CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan.19) Any constructive measures you take on behalf of loved ones today will be welcomed and well-received, particularly if someone is currently a bit insecure.AQUARIUS (Jan.20-Feb.19) The optimism you feel concerning a project that is quite large in scope is justified, so don’t let anyone discourage you today from taking part in it.Good things could come from the involvement.PISCES (Feb.20-March 20) Upon review, you may begin to appreciate the potential of a material opportunity that might not sound too exciting at first glance.Analyze its worth today.ARIES (March 21-April 19) Because you’re likely to be the first to show concern today for the needs of others, people will jump on your bandwagon quicker than they would that of anybody else’s.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Hang your hat on older or more mature individuals who possess a sober and practical outlook if you hope to get something important accomplished today.They’ll come through for you.GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You possess a talent today for turning negative developments into something positive and hopeful.Use this tremendous asset to overcome any obstacle in your life at this rime.CANCER (June 21-July 22) It’ll be plain old-fashioned hard work that makes an important arrangement go off as planned today.Lady Luck might help adjust the variables, but you’ll be credited with laving the foundation.0 0 0 ÜHii - ' ?- Hyundai’s sporty shark provides an ocean of pleasure for its youthful buyers By MALCOLM GUNN WHEELBASE COMMUNICATIONS If ripping up the pavement, and tearing around town in a sleek set of wheels makes your heart race, thegood-looking.’pulse-quickening Tiburon won't let you down.It s not enough that the Tiburon (the name is Spanish for shark) is a prime example of a well-executed, well-equipped coupe that appeals lo the auto-savvy youth market.For Hyundai, its also a question of balance.This fast-growing Korean automaker has staked out its tem-tory as a supplier of vehicles that are not only decked out with an abundance of features and equipment.but are also priced a notch or two below the competition.Within the next year.Hyundai will add an SUV.The Santa Fë, as well as a new large four-door sedan.Clearly, this Asian car producer is well past the beachhead stage in its assault on our shores, and is rapidly becoming entrenched as a producer of quality niche vehicles With the 2000 Tiburon.Hyundai has added startling good looks into the already complete mix.The Tiburon badge has been part of the Hyundai stable for more than three yean.Originally based on the HCD-II concent car created by the company's California design studio, the car has only this year received anything in the way of significant changes to its sensuous sheet metal.For 2000, car-spotters everywhere will easily pick out the new Tiburon from the earlier 1997-'99 versions.Most noticeable is the new front-end clip featuring round, projector-beam headlights that seem to bulge outward from the hood and fenders.Likewise, the grille, signal reflectors and lower air scoops are equally dramatic All of these changes are guaranteed to swell the ranks of the stop-and-stare brigade, always a reaffirming bonus for anyone buying the car in the first place.Elsewhere, the Tiburons rear end gets the freshened-up treatment.including new taillamps, air vents and a larger exhaust tip.A peek inside the Tiburon’s cabin reveals a revised dashboard along with new seal cushions and added lumbar support padding for those extra-long drives Hyundai has not forgotten to include the muscle to complement the Tiburon's delectable sheetmetal.The standard-issue 2.0-liter DOHC Hyundai Tiburon * T«AH)oor twtcftMC* a«« available n beat.and 9peaaf Edition mod*!».* 2.WSre DOHC tour-cytndar anpna producing ISO haiepaver * Fivwspeed manual, «opt»» lour-Epead automatic IrmsmaMon * A graat-tootang coupe, now tooMnq avan Dattar than ever.* Apia performance tram ha pwrarM four-cylinder angina * Plenty ot standard cordent included el 0ia prie*.* Baee priât: 19.000 16-valve four-cylinder motor delivers an energetic 140 horsepower through either a live-speed manual, or four-speed automatic transmission.This year, Hyundai has switched to hydraulic mounts that keep engine vibrations from intruding into the cockpit.Base equipment on the Tiburon is certainly in keeping with Hyundai’s’ load- em-up approach to car construction.You'll find items such as power windows, remote outside mirrors, four-wheel disc brakes, tinted glass.13-inch alloy wheels and a tour-speaker AM/FM/cassette stereo are all included in the base sticker price.Other desirable standard touches consist of remote releases for both the fuel lid and hatch, as well as a split-folding rear seat that extends the car’s cargo space.The better equipped Tiburon Special Edition adds air conditioning.power sunroof, cruise control, power locks, deluxe carpeting and a six-speaker sound system with CD player.There are also other options from which to choose, such as a two-tone leather Interior.ABS and a rear wiper/washer to name a few.Competition from other coupes such as the Acura Integra.Toyota Celica, Ford Escort ZX2 and Mercury Cougar is fierce.Hyundai's shark will have to stay alert if il wants to be counted ahead of this aggressive bunch.Tiburon’s bold, high-fashion looks, punchy powerplant and limbo-low price ensures that this nicely tumed-out value leader will remain the hungriest fish in the sea Aluminized steel & stainless steel mufflers ali Heavy Di SILENCIEUX SHER-LENN Inc.950 Wellington St.S.Sherbrooke Fernand Cabana, owner 569-9494 Sylvain Augar, Manager