The record, 16 septembre 1996, lundi 16 septembre 1996

SVÆRBROO /(* BUS lSIKIISj Builr WrrhouT CoMpaoMisc 2615 King St.W.Sherbrooke (819) 566-5322 The Voice of the Eastern Townships since 1837 MONDAY September 16 1996 WEATHER, Page 2 50 cents University students focus of regional PQ meeting Johnson 'MNÀ Claude Boucher opposed the regional committee’s proposal to call for the abolishment of Bill 86.photo: Paul cherry Johnson MNA Claude Boucher opposed the regional committee’s By Paul Cherrv SHERBROOKE Regional Parti Québécois members want their party to look at the impact that out of province students have on the Quebec economy.During the PQ’s regional commission meeting in Sherbrooke this past weekend members voted to adopt a proposal to “study the economical impact of the presence of students from other Canadian provinces studying in our schools.” PQ member André Labreque, who supported the proposal, said it wasn’t fair for Quebec to keep tuitions for out of province students low in comparison to Ontario where tuitions are higher for all students and cost less to subsidize.Earlier this year the provincial government decided to eventually cut loans and bursaries to students from Quebec who study in another province.Those cuts go into effect before the start of the next academic year.The regional committee also adopted a proposal asking for the parliamentary wing of the provincial government to proceed with a partial revision of the electoral lists in all counties where there is a significant university student population.“In Lennoxville there are more than 4000 names on the electoral list.Around 300 of them voted illegally in the last referendum and nothing has been done to them,” said one party member who supported the proposal.In fact the Bishop’s students who were accused of voting illegally in last October’s ref- ‘It’s like buying ketchup' - Laberge Farmers told to tag beef cattle By Paul Cherry SHERBROOKE - The Quebec beef cattle industry is being herded into the 21st century and while local farmers are curious about the future they are also concerned about problems from the past.Starting in January, beef farmers will begin to tag their cattle using identification tags with bar codes similar to those found on products in grocery stores.“Now when someone sends a cow to the slaughterhouse it’s like you’re buying a bottle of ketchup,” said Robert Laberge a Shipton beef producer.“All the ingredients that go into a cow will be on the tag.” AN IMPROVEMENT?Laberge added that he hopes the tag system will be an improvement over the present system of having cattle inventory done by the Regie de l’Assurance which is part of the industries Income Stabilization Program.He called the process of having to hire a government employ- ee to do the inventory ‘expensive and confusing’.Problems in the present system include the possibility a buyer could purchase the same cow twice because of the imprecise way they’re counted.In the new inventory program, farmers will outfit their cows with UPI tags to provide information on a beef cow’s genetic make-up, along with information about which farms it has belonged to, and its weight each time it was sold.BASED ON WEIGHT The new system allows the provincial government to base its income program more on the weight gain of a cow, and not just by head of cattle.“In the present system it is difficult to keep track of weight gain on a cow because it could change hands many times before it is actually sold as beef,” said Hugh Maynard, president of the Quebec Farmer’s Association.Maynard said he hopes the new tag system will improve the beef cattle industry which has a lot of catching up to do with other farming industries in the province.“The beef industry hasn’t progressed much in the last fifteen years,” Maynard said.“What the new system might do if it is successful, is to change the Quebec market so that it is not based on quantity but on quality.” BUYER AWARE When a cow is eventually sold as beef, more information will be available, making the buyer more aware and more selective.The information on the bar-code tag will be kept on a province wide data base.Laberge said he agrees the beef cattle industry might become much more competitive when the system is established and he adds, it might have offshoot benefits as well.If a cow is found to have a disease when it is sold, the new system can track down previous owners and identify See TAGS: page 2 erendum have been fined.Many of them have refused to pay their fines and have decided to fight the allegations in court.In a busy weekend the committee also adopted a proposal to abolish Bill 86 - the compromise law which allowed the use of English on commercial signs.“We failed to protect Bill 101 and we feel things worked well under 101,” said regional president Céline Dostie.The committee proposes to reestablish the dispositions of the French language charter in particular those pertaining to commercial signs and access to English schools.The changes would also mean the PQ would not compromise with pressure groups on the topic of language laws.“Our intention is to live in harmony with the English community in our region but we also want to do so in our own country,” said Dostie, adding she has no problem with increased protection of the French language in the Eastern Townships.Johnson MNA Claude Boucher voted against the proposal and after the meeting said he was disappointed to see it adopted.FALSE IMPRESSION “I am against going back to 101,” said Boucher.“I think it gives a false impression of the country we want to create.” “I also don’t think it’s right for us to want to go back to having unilingual signs,” he added.“We should be working towards a country that recognizes the essential history of the English community in Quebec and we shouldn’t be going back to a situation where we’re abolishing people’s rights.” “I think supporting this is just a response to provocation from people like Howard Galganov.” The proposals of the regional committees will be brought forward and voted upon at the PQ’s provincial committee meeting at the end of November.President Nancy Beattie Beattie remains at helm of Townshippers By Paul Cherry STANSTEAD - In a show of support for their newly reelected president, members of the Townshippers1 Association stood and applauded 20-year-old Nancy Beattie when it was announced she would lead them for a second term.The gesture indicated member satisfaction with the fluently bilingual Bishop’s University student throughout a strenuous year which included having to deal with a nerve-racking referendum.At the Townshippers’ Association annual general meeting, David Ross a longtime member suggested the group should discuss supporting Howard Galganov in his campaign against Parti Québécois policies.But the wood producer’s motion was not seconded, keeping in step with the Townshippers’ policy of preferring to work with the For mot received a standing ovation.province to improve life for anglos of the area.“We are not necessarily a very demonstrative association, we don’t picket, we don’t boycott.We have a tradition of working with the French community,” said Beattie.“In our minds, supporting that kind of movement would be a bit more aggressive stance than we are used to taking.” Townshippers see page 4-5 Thé :RECORD -rMônday, September: 16, 1996 -2 ‘Don’t start things you don’t intend to finish’ Question: How many deputies does it take to plant a tree?Answer: Strange as it may seem, there are never enough.It had been a long time since I’d had a chance to catch up with my old pal Rodney Robson so it was good to see him early on Saturday in Stanstead.“Come on,” Rod said.“They’re going to plant a tree.” Oh great.A ho-hum if there ever was one.It was Townshippers Day and local officials and politicians were going to plant a tree in honor of the future of the “youth” of the village.Well, I wish I had a dime for every official tree planting I’ve ever been to.Boring.By Charles Bury But one of the young people representing Stanstead - and the future too - was Melissa Robson-Jeanson, Rod and Francine’s elder daughter.So this particular tree planting I wouldn’t have missed for all the tea at Stanstead College.Once they lined up behind the bagpiper, I counted a few MNAs, a couple of MPs, a municipal leader or two -although surprisingly not the local mayor, who was allegedly away at the races somewhere south of the border.Melissa was flanked by a young fellow from Stanstead College, and each spoke in one language what everyone was hoping in both - long life to the new tree, to our communities, and to all of us here today.After the two of them gently placed the roots in their new hole, the politicians lined up again, to shovel some dirt in around the plant.Trouble was, no matter what you call the stuff they were shoveling, all the Queen’s members together came up a fair bit short of a load.Within minutes - the piper was now off duty - they were gone, off to other endeavors around the grounds.The young tree in question had been very patient until now but when the men in suits all turned their backs and strolled away, well, basically the tree was still pretty much out of the ground.The roots were showing and the thin trunk was starting to show a decided tilt.The suits may not have finished what they started, but not so Melissa’s mom.Without a word, Francine grabbed the shovel, and along with the man who’d dug the hole, fixed up a nice new home for the little flowering crab.I went back and checked; later in the day the tree looked a lot better, all it had needed was the attention it deserved.Message to the politicians: Don’t start things you don’t intend to finish; it looks bad when you walk away before they’re done.Message to Melissa: Pay attention to your mom, kid.She’s on the right track.Unless you started reading at the bottom of the page, you have just experienced the first of my new columns: For the foreseeable future they will occupy this space more often than not.I hope you like them.If not, let’s hope Wïx.is® Soon cows like these will have a tag in their ears.•% '-y L‘- TAGS: Continued from page one herds it’s been with so other farmers can be on the lookout for the spread of sickness.The start-up costs for the program appear to be minimal with tags estimated to cost $3 plus the cost of a clamp to place them on the bovine’s ears.Most of the information which will go on the tag when the program starts is already on record with the provincial govern- ment.While he is optimistic about the new program, Laberge says he is moving into it with some reservations.“Everyone I’ve spoken to about the tag system is wondering about the benefits.The government has established new programs before which have caused a lot of confusion in the industry,” Laberge said.“They started a new type of weighing pro- gram this spring for our calves and it’s been hell.I have yet to see the results on my calves.” Laberge added however any change might be good for the beef industry which is suffering another hard year.The beef farmer estimates the Income Stabilization Program might represent more than 40 per cent of a beef farmers income this year.Companies vye for moving contract at Hyundai plant BROMONT (MC) - Some 21 companies are now vying for the contract to move Hyundai’s high-tech equipment out of the ill-fated Bromont plant.“They were called in Thursday in response to a call for offers,” said Hyundai Canada spokesman Michel Marette.“It’s a chance for them to see the site and determine what kind of work will have to be done.” Two weeks ago Hyundai announced that some of the robotic assembly line equipment will be shipped out to new plants being built in Korea and India.Thursday the company announced that a gigantic press used to make various mechanical parts will also be moved, but the body and paint shop will Inside Ann Landers .12 Births and Deaths .10 Classified.11 Comics.13 Crossword .12 Editorial.6 Entertainment.9 Farm and Business .7 Living .8 Sports .14-15 The Townships .3-4-5 remain where it is.Marette said that in the case of the press, it is about the size of a bungalow and takes over two years to build.The company decided instead to use existing equipment to fill its new plants.Following the decision to move out, the company called for tenders, and over 80 people representing the 21 companies turned up at the plant, which has been closed for nearly three years.The moving operation is expected to begin during the month of October and continue into November.After being shipped to their Korean and Indian destinations, the equipment is expected to be up and running in their new homes by May 1997.WEATHER Monday’s forecast calls for cloudy skies with a 60 per cent chance of showers.The high will be about 17.The outlook for Tuesday is more clouds with partial clearing by afternoon.The low will be near 8 and a high of 18.Recorï a division of Quebecor Communications Inc.2850 Delorme, Sherbrooke, Que.J1K 1A1 819-569-9511 819-569-9525 Fax: 819-569-3945 Member ABC, ÇARD, CDNA, NMB, QCNA Randy Kinnear, Publisher.819-569-9511 Susan C.Mastine, Community Rel.819-569-9511 Charles Bury, Exec.Editor .819-569-6345 Sharon McCully, Editor.819-569-6345 Dwane Wilkin, Chief Correspondent 819-569-6345 Alain Tétreault, Adv.Dir.819-569-9525 Richard Lessard, Prod Mgr .819-569-9931 Departments Accounting.819-569-9511 Advertising.819-569-9525 Circulation .819-569-9528 Knowlton office .514-242-1188 Home & Mail subscriptions QSI ESI TOTAL Canada: 1 year 104.00 7.28 7.23 $118.51 6 months 52.00 3.64 3.62 $59.26 •3 months 26.00 1.82 1.81 $29.63 Out of Quebec residents do not include PST.Rates for other services available on request.Back copies of The Record ordered one week after publication are available at $1.00 per copy.Established February 9, 1897, incorporating the Sherbrooke Gazette (est.1837) and the Sherbrooke Examiner (est.1879).The Record is published daily Monday to Friday by The Record Division, Quebecor Communications Inc.Offices and plant located at 2850 Delorme Street, Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1K 1A1.Canadian Publications Mail Service Product Agreement No.0479675. The RECORD - Monday, September 16, 1996 - 3 Crews will be tarring and weathering SHERBROOKE —Transport Quebec is keeping busy in the Townships this week with road crews repairing and resurfacing various highways.Here’s a look at where road crews will be disrupting traffic this week: Construction on Route 55 continues as workers complete a 11.9 kilometre stretch between Brompton Township and Saint-François- Xavier-de-Brompton.Work on the major construction project is expected to take three years.So far, traffic has only been affected by trucks bringing in construction materials.In nearby Saint-Georges-de-Windsor, work on Route 249 has been delayed while Transport Quebec awaits environmental studies.Road crews there are replacing storm sewers, repairing the road bed and repaving the road.Traffic is slowed down on Route 251 in Martinville as Transport Quebec finishes work on a bridge.They are expected to complete the span on October 24.Reconstruction of a bridge is also slowing down traffic on Route 108 in Cookshire.The bridge over the Eaton River is temporarily out of service.Traffic is being re-routed onto a temporary road near the actual bridge.Traffic on Route 222 in Saint-Denis de Brompton will have to share one lane while road crews resurface the road.Work which began on August 5 is due to finish this week.Work crews are repaving a stretch of Route 243 in East Bolton this week forcing traffic to share one lane.Crews will be on hand to direct traffic.Also getting a new surface are Bonnalie Road and Route 112 in Eastman and South Stukely.Once again traffic will share one lane and crews will direct traffic.Some 5.8 kilometres of Route 243 will be tarred and weathered this week and traffic will also be forced to share a lane.Traffic on Route 263 in Piopolis will be disrupted while workers pour hot tar.Lanes on the bridge between Melbourne and Richmond will be narrowed while workers reinforce the concrete span.Work there is expected to continue till mid-October.In Sherbrooke, work on the Pont Gingues and the Galt West exit on Route 410 is reducing southbound and northbound traffic to one lane.Workers are redoing the joints and repaving the span.Work continues there till mid-November.Traffic in downtown Coaticook will be disrupted while road crews resurface 6.4 kilometres.Signs will detour traffic to adjacent streets to avoid the downtown core.McElravy family hosts field day Barry McElravy left, Rufus Jamieson, Ass.President, on the right, and neighbor, Katie Heggison in front.jjgfpfP IgPi ‘A - sgi i;Mm ¦Mi lx V : X: : A „ 'i'tiiill fill ;¦};!Fx; 111 §§ 111 mm mi® ¦ wraiKpi A Jila IfWll illgg The fifteenth annual field day of the Quebec Shorthorn Association took place at the McElravy farm in Bulwer Saturday with about 100 breeders present.The father and son team fred and Barry McElravy hosted the large crowd of breed enthusiasts along with their families and friends at a buffet lunch.Because the Association is province-wide, distance can hinder attendance.For that reason the annual get-together is held in a different place every year.“It started here about fifteen years ago, and now it’s come full circle,” Barry McElravy said.The Field Day gives breeders a chance to discuss breeding programs and excange information on new procedures and government regulations.There are also events, such as a calf-judging contest, aimed at educating the uninitiated.Townships Hospital awaits coroner’s results By Maurice Crossfield GRANBY - The Granby Hospital and the Centre Universitaire de Santé de l'Estrie are saying little after a 26-year-old Granby man died apparently when a surgical incision ruptured last Wednesday afternoon.Christian Lizotte was found lying in a pool of blood in his Granby apartment by the building’s caretaker, Guy Ouellette.An ambulance was called, but it was too late.In a telephone interview Friday, Ginette Grégoire, spokeswoman for the CUSE said doctors there found nothing unusual during Lizotte's stay at the hospital."The operation went well, and there were no complications," she said."It was going well after five days and that's why we released him." Michel Loyer, director of professional services at the Granby Hospital said they are awaiting results of an investigation by Quebec Coroner Jean Brochu."Was someone at fault?We don't know," said Loyer."The dossier will be examined very carefully." Lizotte had a history of problems following his first operation to repair a hernia two months ago at the Granby Hospital.After several return trips to the hospital the surgical incision to his groin would not heal, and an infection was found.Finally Lizotte underwent a second operation, this time at the Centre Universitaire the Santé de VEstrie in Fleurimont.Lizotte revisited the Granby Hospital several times after the second operation because of complications.The coroner's report is expected to be completed within the next two to three weeks./«àJp Boy, did we goof.In last Friday’s edition of the Record’s Township’s Week , columnist Tadeusz Letarte erroneously reported that the Hell’s Angels motorcycle club would be sponsoring the Sixth annual Toy Run campaign for sick children.As many readers have since relentlessly pointed out, the annual toy run is an initiative of the Lennoxville chapter of the Harley Owners Group, or HOG -not the Hell’s Angels.Several readers called our editorial office to complain about the error, as did a representative of Sherbrooke University Hospital (CUSE) and the Canadian head offices of the Harley-Davidson Company in Toronto.The erroneous article even caught the attention of Lennoxville Police Sgt.Réal Hétu, a member of the Blue Knights international motorcycle club, and a supporter of the HOGs’ annual toy run for charity.“There’s absolutely no association between the Hell’s and the HOGs,” he said to a redfaced Record staffer Friday afternoon.The Lennoxville chapter of the Hell’s Angels, furthermore, is not participating in the toy run.‘The only thing we have in common is the bikes,” said HOG’s Quebec regional director, who wished to remain anonymous.The newspaper regrets the error and any embarass-ment the article has caused local HOG members, whose annual charitable campaign is greatly appreciated by children and hospital staff alike.CORRECTION Same motorcycle, wrong organization Townships 4 - The RECORD -Monday, September 16, 1996 .High shool pipe band from Scotland entertained hundreds in the big lii sT- i * ” ’* V’> '! «V iy :.r |David Ross ’ proposial to support anglo activist Howard Galganov »tl:l «ri 1191 .**¦*««»«* pg-:ti f SlP^ll zrsawii «.«•I»» v> Townshippers: continued from page one After the meeting Ross said he was disappointed his motion was ignored, but understood the reasoning behind it.“I feel they’re not being as aggressive as they could be,” said Ross.“But if they take their actions beyond a certain point, the association can lose their effectiveness and I presume that’s the decision they’ve made.” Ross added he wasn’t sure what tone he wanted the discussion to take.“I would have even been happy just to have the hat passed around to support Galganov.Personally I would have put fifty bucks into it to start the thing off.” “I support his activities wholeheartedly; he’s opening up a whole new field of argu- ments and in that respect I think he needs encouragement.” Beattie said other members of the association had approached her about Townshippers’ standing behind Galganov on his trip to New York, but decided against it.The anglo lobby group will instead keep working to change policies it sees as unfair to the Townships’ English-speaking community- The association presented a brief to Language Minister Louise Beaudoin’s culture commission and criticized the PQ for using the language police at a cost of $5 million to taxpayers.In her speech to the association Saturday, Beattie said she will be meeting with Beaudoin in the coming weeks to go over the Townshippers’ recommendations again.The association also launched a petition to protest cuts to the provincial education budget which have taken away loans and bursaries for post-secondary students who want to study out of the province.“I don’t think it’s fair to limit any person’s access to education whether they’re French, English, Chinese, or Russian.It’s just not a democratic thing to do,” Beattie said.The Townshippers1 named its new board of directors which now includes Theodora Brinckman, H.Gil Gilbert, Scott Morin, Kevin Ryan, Sharon Shaw, Marisa Tessier, Aline Visser and Heather Bowman.received a frosty réponse Executive-director Scott Stevenson said many challenges lie ahead.It was a hand-clapping, foot-tapping day for Townshippers.Firefighters dare to dunk each other.tent. The RECORD - Monday, September 16, 1996 - 5 Townships iijpSjjis r TOWNSHIPPERS SEPT.IM v $ ^*' > ‘ • SÜlÉlili;:* MÉËTS • II OB throws four TD passes, three to Stéphane Roy Stipe stuns Redmen with record-tying game By J.D.Keyes Record Correspondent LENNOXVILLE — Two storms hit the McGill Redmen while playing the Bishop’s Gaiters at Coulter Field Saturday.The first was Hurricane Hortense, which pelted them with wind and rain.The second was Hurricane Mark Stipe.Stipe, the second-year Bishop’s quarterback, thrashed the Redman for 454 passing yards and four touchdowns en route to a 42-14 Bishop’s victory.Stipe’s passing yardage was only 23 yards off the Ontario-Quebec Interscholastic Football Conference record.The record was in 1981 when Ottawa’s Rick Zmich’s threw for 477 yards in a game.Stipe’s four touchdown passes tied Zmich’s and former Queen’s quarterback Tim Pendergast’s conference record for touchdown passes in a game.“It just feels great,” said the 21-year old Geography major, who was making his first regular season start and seeing action in just his second regular season game.“I didn’t expect anything like this to happen.” Stipe was named OQIFC player of the week late Sunday.Stipe was on fire right from Bishop’s first possession, when he hit Nigel McGilvery with a quick slant in what turned into a 43-yard touchdown pass.McGilvery, an OQIFC all-star last year, was one of three Gaiters with over 100 receiving yards.He had five passes and had 454 yards passing.catches for 108 yards.Speedster Stéphane Roy had five receptions - including three touchdowns - for 137 yards.Sandy Campbell had six receptions for 116 yards.Receiver Chris Williams, who played high school football with Stipe at M.M.Robinson High School in Burlington, Ont., also had three catches for 57 yards including a spectacular one-handed grab.After Bishop’s opening drive, McGill fumbled and Gaiter defensive end Kirk Smith recovered the ball deep in Redmen territory.That led to a 14-yard John Reid field goal.Bishop’s padded their lead early in the second quarter with an eight-yard Stipe to Roy TD pass.The Redmen got back in to the game with a six-yard Dan Pronyk touchdown run, but moments before halftime Stipe and Roy connected for a 74-yard touchdown pass to put them up 24-7.“I’ve never had a game like that,” said Roy.“It was just unbelievable how things were working.the whole team executed very well.” Bishop’s rounded out its scoring with a 27-yard Reid field goal in the third quarter, another Roy touchdown reception, and a 19-yard Greg Dottin touchdown run.McGill’s only second half touchdown came on a 30-yard pass from Dana Toering to Chad Luedtke.The Redmen were seemingly incapable of mounting any sort of offensive threat against Bishop’s stifling defence.All-Canadian linebacker Francis Bellefroid led the Gaiters with seven tackles while Desrosier Tius and Errol Powell had six apiece.Bishop’s also forced seven McGill turnovers.Toering was an abysmal 14-of-34 passing, was intercepted four times and was sacked twice.RECORD PHOTOS: PERRY BEATON Rob Posthuman led the Redmen aerial game with five catches for 75 yards while Ayer’s Cliff native Jay McHarg had four receptions for 59 yards.The Redmen’s bread and butter running game was held to just 138 yards.ning back Shane Thompson.Cougars improve mark to 3-0 Champlain bounces Beauce-Appalaches By Paul Cherry SHERBROOKE - If the Champlain Cougars had any problems in this young season they seemed to have taken care of them this weekend.Not only did the Champlain team manage to remain undefeated in beating Beauce Appalaches 35-7 but the team got things started early which was a concern for coach Tony Addona last week.“This time I was quite pleased with how we played.We seem to be getting better as we go along,” said Addona adding he was happy the team took an early lead.“It meant a lot of people got to play.” The Cougars scored a touchdown in the first five minutes of the game when Cougar quarterback Frédéric Therrien connected with Jean-François Mentor on a 65-yard passing play.By halftime that lead was padded to 21-0.While the coach was able to use his bench more his team also demonstrated that the Cougars have a very balanced attack.Three of the Cougars’ touchdowns came from the ground including two by Jeffrey Pierre who carried the ball 19 times for 111 yards.They also scored two touchdowns from the air.Therrien finished the day completing 7 of 15 passes for 202 yards and two touchdowns.His other touchdown pass was to Ashley Taylor.Pierre put the game away when he scored his second touchdown but things could have been closer than they were.At the end of the second half the Cougar defence made a three down goal-line stand which ended with Champlain stripping the ball from the Condors on their last down.When Beauce-Appalaches opened the second half with a touchdown, which brought the Condors within 14 points, the Cougars answered right back with the the Taylor touchdown.“We ran well, we passed well, we played defence well,” said Addona adding he was very pleased with the effort the whole team put into their third win in a row this season.“We played a physically tough football game and you just can’t say enough about that,” concluded Bishop’s head coach Ian Breck.“After our first two games, one of the things we were concerned about was how tough were were, but today we were hitting, blocking and making plays.” “I think what helped this week was our attitude and enthusiasm was so much more like a real situation,” Breck continued.He pointed out that the start of the academic year gave his players a routine to follow and added an intangible discipline to the team.QUEEN’S 31 OTTAWA 23 In another OQIFC game, Matt Carlyle caught three passes, two for touchdowns, for 136 yards to lead the Queen’s Golden Gaels to a 31-28 victory over Ottawa.Chris Evraire had five receptions for 142 yards and two touchdowns for the Gee-Gees.Suit pldyiW «I _____ HWtuurdCnOn « V The RECOKI) - Monday, September 16, 1996 -16 Women’s Institute meeting GRANBY HILL — The W.I.held its September meeting on Wednesday, Sept.4th at Doris Coupland’s cottage at Brompton Lake with Mrs.Martha Maher acting as co-hostess.Following the luncheon, the president, Mary Enright, welcomed the members, all ten of whom were present.The roll call was to name a use for wheat.Each member responded with a different use.Rolande.Enright reported that she had received a thank-you note from the Potage, Notre Dame Church in Granby for our donation last October on the occasion of World Food Day.21,400 meals were served and 13,000 hours of volunteer labour made their project possible.The president announced that all presidents have been invited to attend the semi-annual meeting in Cowansville on Oct.15th and 16th.The anniversaries of Dunham.Stanbridge East and Fordyce will be celebrated.It will be the last semi-annual meeting due to cost.International Affairs - Martha Maher reported concerning the Rumanians who were thrown overboard.A huge fine is levied on a captive if they are found carrying illegal immigrants to Canada.She also spoke of the Titantic and the question of trying to raise it again and the great value of wine on it.Education - Margaret Stevenson spoke on the Questionnaire concerning the increasing of number of school days in a year.There are 180 days at present -some argue that pupils wouldn’t learn more.Home Economics - Alfreda Neil read a poem reminding us not to complain of our woes and to be thankful for all our blessings.She also gave a hint about cooking ham.If you are going to serve a boiled ham cold it will be much jucier if you let it cool in the liquid in which it has simmered.Cool and freeze the liquid for cooking vegetables and making pea soup.Try adding a bit of instant coffee to a gravy for colour.It will not affect the flavor of the gravy.Canadian Industries - Margaret Robinson reported that Domtar Inc.and Mishuk Corp are entering into a partnership Corp to build a new sawmill in Waswanipé about 300 kilometres north of Val D’or.It will require a joint investment of $5.8 million.It has received approval from the Environment.There is a crystal agate project opening.There are only eight of these in the world.There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.Afton McCutcheon and Mary Enright gave a demonstration on how to make fans.They brought material and other necessary North 09-16-96 A A 5 ¥ Q 5 3 ?8 4 2 A K J 7 5 2 West East A 10 987 * 6 2 ¥ J 8 6 2 ¥ A 10 7 4 ?AQ5 ?K 9 7 6 A 10 3 * Q 8 4 South A K Q J 4 3 ¥ K 9 ?J 10 3 ?A 9 6 Vulnerable: Both Dealer: South South West North East 1 A Pass 2 A Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT All pass Opening lead: A 10 Technical or psychological?By Phillip Alder On the door of the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, there used to be this sign: “No entry.Please wipe shoes before entering.” (By the way, I recommend a visit to this museum.) On what might seem to be an unrelated subject, but isn’t, who is the bidding champion of the southern hemisphere?Arguably it is Rabbi Leonard Helman, who happens to live in Santa Fe.Both Australian Bridge and New tools with which to complete them.They had learned the technique while attending the annual convention at Macdonald College.The next meeting will be held on Oct.2 at the home of Mrs.Edna Irwin at Brome Lake.Zealand Bridge run bidding competitions.Throughout the year, readers send in their answers to the problems and receive points based on the actions taken by panels of experts.In 1995, Rabbi Helman had the highest reader score in both magazines.The Rabbi can also play a mean game.He declared this three-notrump contract last November while visiting Sydney.Given South’s opening bid, West’s choice of attack is strange.The heart two looks normal.After the spade lead, though, how should declarer proceed?The technical line is to win with dummy’s spade ace, play a club to the ace and finesse dummy’s jack.Here, that would surely fail, East winning with the club queen and switching to a diamond.The Rabbi tried a different approach.After winning with dummy’s spade ace, he played a club to his nine.And the Rabbi had read the psychology of the individual perfectly.After winning with the 10, West continued passively with another spade, allowing declarer to run for home with five spades and four clubs.Of course, if mere mortals tried this line, spades would be 5-1 and the club finesse working all along! ©1996 by NEA, Inc.BRIDGE PHILLIP ALDER Saturday, September 21,8:00 p.m.r The Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir Tickets: 822-9692 LaTribune BflCfltd THÉÂTRE CENTENNIAL o CHLT630 Bishop's University September 9 to September 20 Saturday, September 14”arid Sunday, September 15 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.Join us for B.B.Q., hot dogs, Coke, coffee Tahoe 1996 stock at reduced prices Serving the community for over 78 years and still growing! 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