The record, 6 novembre 1996, Supplément 1

Brome ill i mi® The Largest Circulation Weekly in Brome-Missisquoi W.D.DUKE ASSOCIATES LTD ^ W.D.DUKE ASSOCIÉS LTÉE 109 William St.Professional Financial, Taxation Cowansville & Accounting Services (514) 263-4123 Individuals and Corporations *ax: 263-3489 Accounting & Income Tax, Investment Planning Farm Transfers & Consulting, Estate Planning & Settlement, Computer Services, Maketing plans V Serving the Eastern Townships Community for over 35 years 316 Knowlton Rd Knowlton (514) 243-5021 164 Queen St.Suite 102 l.ennoxville (819) 346-0333 y Wednesday, November 6,1996 Knowlton’s Gordon Ladd exhibits 33 new works in Lennoxville Prolific painter brings memories to life By Paul Cherry LENNOXVILLE - Whether it still exists or not, Gordon Ladd can paint it.The Knowlton artist currently has an exhibition of his latest work on display at the Homestead boutique in Lennoxville, including paintings of things from all over the world - even if those things are no longer there.Ladd, a productive painter, is commissioned about 20 works a year.“The kind of people who buy my paintings like to know where the location is that I painted,” he said.However, location is not a necessity for all of his work.One of his recent commissions was for a man who asked him to paint a set of stone buildings in Scotland, where the man once lived.Ladd said being asked to paint a person’s childhood home, however far flung, is not rare.The problem in this case was not that the building was in Scotland, but that the man didn’t have a full picture of it.“The man had a photograph of a stone wall but that was it.The rest of the buildings no longer existed,” Ladd recalled.“The guy sat with me for a day-and-a-half describing the buildings from memory,” he added.“We eventually developed an actual painting of the buildings from his memories.” Ladd also painted a farm house that once existed in the hills of Knowlton based on memories.The Lennoxville exhibit includes 33 paintings that have have never been shown before.They are all from work he has done since this past July.“I paint every day, normally I’ll paint all morning and as a show approaches I’m always behind so I paint all day and eventually paint in s ».m Gordon Ladd.‘Talent is a strange thing.I think if you try hard enough, you’re going to get better.It’s just a question of how much better you’re going to get.’ the evenings too,” he said.Ladd said he feels that eight in the morning to noon is a good, creative time for him.It gives him a chance to filter out everything else in his life -except for one.“If I have something to do in the garden or anything like that I’ll get it done in the afternoon, but it's not exactly a religion, because if I really want to trout fishing I will go,” he said.Ladd is a retired Bell telephone employee who started painting about 30 years ago and said he has created around 3000 works on canvas.He attributes the quality of his painting to the work he puts into it.“I don’t know if you become a better artist but you certainly become a bet- ter technician,” he said.“Talent is a strange thing.I think if you try hard enough, you’re going to get better.It’s just a question of how much better you’re going to get.” When he isn't busy painting or fishing, Ladd and his wife Phyllis take walks to scout possible subjects.“I tend to wander in the woods a lot to check out things like brooks," he said, adding that he likes Mansonville and Ways Mills to find nature stills to paint.“We go out occasionally and just do a day of photography.I use color prints as a guide.The colors of the season might change but I use photos so I can save a specific place to paint later.” Many different places and seasons are featured in the work on display in Lennoxville.Some are re-creations of light and color taken from natural scenes of spring or summer.Others are studies in contrasts of dark images against a cover of snow where Ladd uses mostly black and white.“I’m lucky that my choice of colors are the same colors the majority of ! the people like,” he said.“It’s not nec-i essarily the design people like but the ' colors I use.” ! Ladd paints for pleasure when he is not working on commission.1 “Something like a stone with some 1 vines and some berries on it,” he said is a perfect painting.“Most people would overlook that hut 1 get charged up painting that type of thing because to me it really stands out.” The Gordon Ladd exhibit continues at Boutique Homestead, 159 Queen St.in Lennoxville, through Saturday, Nov.9.Opening hours: Daily from 9 a.m.to 5 p.m.and to 8:30 p.m.on Thursdays.Tel: (819) 562-3060.WELDENThEATPI: BEAUBIEN GEOFFRION INC.Duotel* 10% Donald & Larry Gaqne 20yrs, expenence\^ji INSTALLATION REPAIRS PRE-WIRING MAINTENANCE PLAN discount for seniors and first time home owners.Call and start saving now! 514-243-0000 1 -800*783-0933 Res /Fox; 242-2 150 St-Jacques, Suite 202, Granby, Que.J2G 8V6 Johanne Cofteux Neil Investment Advisor Produos Available: G.I.C.s, R.R.S.P.'s, Bonds, Mutual Funds, Stocks Bus.: (514) 378-0442 Res.N6VÉfflaÉR8-14 104 N.Main St.Albans, VI 802-527-7888 Canadian S at pj FINAL WEEK SLEEPERS Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro D.Hoffman Daily: 9 p.m.Ri FINAL WEEK DEAR GOD Daily at 7 p.m.FINAL WEEK FLY AWAY HOME Sat.& Sun.; 2 p.m.pg ROMEO & JULIET Sat.& Sun.: 2 p.m.Daily 7 & 9 p.m.PG 13 RANSOM Mel Qibson Sat.& Sun.2 p.n Daily: 7 & 9:15 p.i (514) 375-7602 -srn FOREIGN FILM FESTIVAL THE LAST SUPPER Monday., November 11.7 p.m.CARPET, TILES, HARDWOOD FLOOR TAPIS COWANSVILLE 548 Rivière St.Cowansville 263-4622 LINO, RUGS, CERAMIC, DECOR, ACCESSORIES exoansnl t j 2 — BROISE COUNTY NEWS — Wednesday, Novçpiber 6, ,1996 , Brome County, Community Billboard Community Calendar Nov.7 - 10 Craft Show, 'Le Salon des Artisans de St.Hyacinthe, at L'Auberge des Seigneurs, St.Hyacinthe, Exit 130 on the Trans-Canada Highway.Thurs., 7 - 10 p.m., Fri., 1 - 10 p.m., Sat.11 a.m.- 10 p.m.& Sun.10 a.m.- 5 p.m.Sixty artisans exhibiting unique handicrafts, including oil paintings, pottery, stained glass, jewelry, sculptures, leather, fine needlework and watercolours.Nov.8 Soup & Dessert Luncheon, sponsored by the Sunday School, at Emmanuel United Church, 203 Main St.in Cowansville from 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m.Admission: Adults, $5.; children, 5 - 12, $3; children under 5, free.Reservations: 263-0204.Nov.9 Christmas Bazaar, at the Dunham United Church, Dunham, sponsored by the Dunham Youth Group, from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.Christmas Tea, hosted by the Fulford Social Club, at the Fulford Hall, Fulford, from 2 - 4 p.m.Raffles, bake sale, handicrafts and more.Nov.9, 10 Christmas Arts & Crafts Sale, sponsored by Knowlton Lodge #28, I.O.O.F., celebrating 100 years of community service, at the Oddfellows Hall, 476 Knowlton Rd., Knowlton.Sat.10 a.m.- 5 p.m., Sun.10 a.m.- 3 p.m.Over 30 vendors, refreshments.Info: 243-6778 or 243-6903.Nov.10 Hymn Sing, at Holy Trinity Church, Iron Hill, 7:30 p.m.Refreshments in hall after service.Everyone welcome.Come and bring a friend! Nov.12 The Focus Toy Library will open its1 doors, Tuesday mornings from 9:30 - 11 a.m., at the Community Centre, Knowlton.Everyone is invited to join in a special fun-filled morning of celebration and activities.Membership fees are $10./year per family for the first child, $2./year for each additional child.Nov.16 2nd Annual Auction at Massey-Vanier cafeteria, Cowansville, 10 a.m.Donations can be brought to the cafeteria on Nov.15 between noon & 3 p.m.or after 6 p.m.(use bus parking lot).If unable to deliver items, call Louise Flynn (243-6732) or Judy Forster (266-2010).Alden Ticehurst -auctioneer.All proceeds to school athletic program.Christmas Lunch & Sale, at the United Church, Knowlton, 11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.U.C.W., X-mas crafts, bake table & nearly new.Nov.28 - 30 Seminar at Trinity Church, Cowansville will be sponsoring a "Healing of the Whole Person" seminar, Thurs.& Fri, from 7 - 9:30 p.m., & Sat.9 a.m.- 4 p.m.Vina Sweetman and the Isaiah 40 Foundation Team \ commission scolaire DISTRICT de BEDFORD (fflcoi DISTRICT of BEDFORD school board SIÈGE SOCIAL/BOARD OFFICE C.P.20.COWANSVILLE, QC, CANADA J2K 3H2 Iw TEL : (514) 266-0944 FAX: (514) 266-0954 MASSEY VANiER HIGH SCHOOL District of Bedford PARENTS’ NIGHT Parents of students at Massey Vanier High School will receive their children’s report cards for Term I on Tuesday, November 12, 1996.Parents are cordially invited to meet the teachers at Massey Vanier’s Parents’ Night on Wednesday, November 13, 1996.4:00 - 5:30 and 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.will be with us to examine our relationship with God, ourselves, and others.If you wish to develop the spiritual dimension of your life and desire personal wholeness, this conference could benefit you.Info: Vicky 266-4601 or Shelley 263-0153.Deadline for Registration: Nov.22/96.Nov.30 & Dec.1 Arts & Crafts Exhibition, Loisirs Hall, 1 Tourangeau St., Clarenceville, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.All proceeds go to childrens activities.Door prizes.Info: call Donna, 294-3137.Arts Calendar Nov.9 Imaginary Heaven, (impressionist, Celtic, folk trio), in concert at the United Church, Knowlton, at 8 p.m.Tickets $10.Children under 12, free.To reserve tickets: Geoff Webber 243-5662.Nov.30 - Dec.6 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, presented by Mandragore Productions, directed by Richard Theriault, at Theatre Lac Brome, Knowlton.A play for the entire family! Nov.30, Dec.1, 7 & 8, at 2 p.m., Nov.29, 30, Dec.6 & 7, at 7 p.m.Call for reservations: (514) 266-4246.Community Notes To Nov.10 Joan, a world premiere rock opera, presented by Echo Art, directed by Emma Stevens, opens at Theatre Lac Brome, Knowlton.Showtimes are 8.p.m., Thurs., Fri.& Sat.Matinees, Sat.& Sun.at 2 p.m.Ticket prices are $15.Students & seniors, $12.Saturday night prices are $18 and $15.For info., tickets & reservations, call Echo Art (514) 242-2048, or Theatre Lac Brome (514) 242-2270.On presentation of a ticket for Joan, Knowlton Pub offers a discount of 10 per cent on the price of a meal on the day of the show.For reservations, call (514) 242-6862.To Nov.9 An exhibition of recent paintings by Gordon Ladd will be held at Boutique Homestead, 159 Queen, Lennoxville.Mon.to Wed., Fri.& Sat.from 9:30 a.m.to 5: p.m.Thurs.9:30 a.m.to 8:30 p.m.Sunday - closed.For more info: (514) 242-1133 or (819) 562-3060.RENTALS • SALES • SERVICE Guitars • Amplifiers Sound & Lighting Systems for your parties Acoustix Québec Residential/Commercial /co\m mm 2015 Rte 104, Famham J2N2P9 (514) 293-3295 Snap Flap: Brome County News still has a supply of the snaphappy spelling game for children and adults.The game pits players against one anothers in a race to turn letters into words.Games are $25 plus postage.A portion of the proceeds will go to the Words for Women literacy program.Call (514) 242-1188 to order.Cowansville Martha Wighton 263-7182 Miss Madeline Gibson, Richford Rd., flew from Dorval to spend a week with friends in Vancouver.Douglas Wighton and daughter, Nakia-Marie of Franklin, Vt.; were Saturday afternoon callers of Dougie’s grandmother, Martha Wighton.Thanksgiving dinner for Senior Citizens was held at the Sutton Legion on Saturday, October 12 when 112 were served to a scrumptious turkey dinner, several prizes were given to lucky ticket holders.Several were from Granby, Abercom, Sutton, Glen Sutton, Dunham and Richford, Vt.Recent callers of Martha Wighton were Wayne and Gloria Wighton of Newmarket, Ont.and Trevis Wighton of Granby.En route to their home in Burin, Newfoundland, Mr.and Mrs.Irwing Mitchell were also brief callers of Martha, Irwin and Marge were homeward bound after spending time with relatives in Ontario.Joseph Dion & Fils Ltée fjhj FUNERAL HOME 215 River St.Bedford, Que.JOJ 1AO Tel.: (514) 248-2911 Fax: (514) 248-3749 The Dion Funeral Home from Bedford with over seventy years of experience in traditional funerals and cremations offer you our well established pre-arranged funeral program, for more information please Phone and ask for Kenneth Baker your Funeral Director.Canadian — Independent 514-242-1188, 514-242-6892 Fax 514-243-5155 Published every Wednesday by ABklkBrome \ 88 Lakeside Countv ) Knowlton,Que.$ J J0E 1V0 RecorH Quebecor Communications Inc.Offices and plant located at 2850 Delorme, Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1K 1A1 Randy Kinnear, Publisher.800-463-9525 Susan C.Mastine, Community Re!.800-463-9525 Charles Bury, Exec.Editor.800-463-9525 Alain Tétreault, Adv.Dir.800-463-9525 Sharon McCully, Editor / Otf.Mgr.242-1188 Sunil Mahtani, Copy Editor.819-569-6345 Alison Steel, Sec.242-1188 Lynda Bellavance, Adv.242-6892 BnmSia necora Mail subscriptions Canada: 1 year .$104.00 6 months.$52.00 3 months .$26.00 U.S.& Foreign: 1 year .$250.00 6 months .$180.00 3 months .$107.00 These prices do not include GST & PST Circulation Distributed to all The Record subscribers every Wednesday as an insert, and to alt households and businesses, from the following Post Offices: Bedford, Brome, Bromont, Cowansville, East Farnham, Foster, Knowlton, Sutton, West Bolton, West Brome with drop off points in: Glen Sutton, Mansonville, Stanbridge East, St.Armand, 8i Waterloo Beavers.Cubs and Venturers too BROME CÔÜNtV NEWS' — Wednesday, Wednesday, November 6,' Y896 — 3 Yamaska Valley Scouts looking for leaders By Maurice Crossfield KNOWLTON - The Yamaska Valley District Scouts are looking for a few good leaders, and you don’t necessarily have to be an expert at tying knots either.“We are looking for leaders with a desperation (to help out with Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Venturers across the region)”, said Helen McCubbin.“We need volunteers at all levels and at all time frames.” McCubbin, a leader in the Knowlton Scouts, said quite often what happens is that most of the leadership duties end up falling on a few people.That leads to leader burnout, and in some cases the Scouts lose their leaders entirely.“In Waterloo there are no Cubs because we can’t find a leader,” she said.“We have kids on a waiting list there.” In other problem areas, Sutton has only one person on its group committee and only one Scout leader.The Cowansville Scouts will be losing two of its leaders in the near future as they prepare to move to British Columbia.The Knowlton Beavers troop has 24 members, but some children are on a waiting list because there aren’t enough leaders.But even with the Scouts in Knowlton, which has several leaders, McCubbin said people are needed to help out.With conflicting schedules and limited free time available, more is better because it reduces burnout and keeps up the overall level of enthusiasm.“If we have an excess of people, it sort of flows,” she said.“You only need to feel that kids are important.” As McCubbin pointed out, the Scouting movement of today is about more than just doing good deeds and being able to tie knots.Even girls can become Scouts these days.The movement has changed with the times.“We’re responding to the interests of kids,” McCubbin said.“The kids are coming from a different place now than they were 40 or 50 years ago.” The Bedford Scouts has set up its own Web Page on the Internet, allowing members to learn about the world and talk to other Scouts.As well as exploring nature, these Scouts are also getting to explore cyberspace.But just because Scouts are moving in different directions doesn’t mean they aren’t learning about the great outdoors.From building osprey nests to visiting water filtration plants to discovering the challenges of rock climbing, the Scouts still get their share of exposure to Mother Nature.“What we’ve done is respond to the more modern interests of young people,” McCubbin said.“What we do depends on the enthusiasm and experts we can find in the community.” But the movement isn’t just looking for leaders.Anyone who may have a special skill or hobby of interest can come in to show the kids just what it is.From HAM radio operators to archery enthusiasts, interested people can come in to show these young people what it’s all about.‘There is no other extracurricular activity which offers the kids such a variety of experiences,” McCubbin said.“It makes them aware of their community, their environment and themselves.” And even if you don’t have a special skill but just want to help out, the Scouts can provide training.An upcoming seminar in Montreal this month for Scout leaders will be covering some 35 different subjects, from gourmet campfire cooking to conflict resolution.“Come and join us and we’ll show you what to do,” McCubbin said.“We’d appreciate any time people have to offer.” Anyone interested in helping out the Scouting movement can learn more about it by contacting Della ¦ xWx:::, WfffA- * mm Yogurt For Kids: Leftover yogurt from the recent Brome Lake Duck Festival was donated to the Lion’s Club, which in turn donated it five area schools -Knowlton, Waterloo, St.Edouard, Mansonville and Sutton.The Lions are taking care of our kids! (0 h Cmt/ie IMeU^om 9m.WE ARE SEEKING THE SERVICES OF • An individual or a couple (with no children).• Eager to become a Foster Home for two intellectually handicapped men • Bilingual WE OFFER YOU • A house in Knowlton which will be pro- vided to the selected candidate(s).• The support of a professional team.• A financial compensation (set by the regulations of the Ministry of Health and Social Services) If this project is of interest to you, please contact: Caroline Sparnaay at (514) 263-3545, extension 266 from 8:30 a.m.to 4:00 p.m.tn Y?Ç 549,95s 3 STORES CENTRE DES AFFAIRES COBI 127 Principale Cowansville Tel.(514) 266-01(1 Fax: (514) 266-0162 WATERLOO 5159 Foster Tel.(514) 539-5511 Fax: (514) 539-5352 Ext.1-800-563-5511 472 Cft.Knowlton Ville du Lac Brome Tel.(514)242-5800 Fax: (514) 242-5809 fouuwut td meeting you DO VILLAGE FAX MACHINE Reg.$109995 Sale *549“ Larose of the Yamaska Valley District Committee, at (514) 263-9978, or John Weirsma of Scouts Canada at 1-800-811-8785.BRAKES • MUFFLERS • SHOCKS BFGoodrich w Tires Thanks to their new generation of agressive, open treads Trailmaker Plus winter tires bite deeply into snow and mud, while delivering a smooth, quiet ride.Come take a look.They could get you to bite, too.Trailmaker Plus Winter tires GRANBY 14 Robinson South, GRANBY 378-4622 Jacques Croteau, owner 4 — BROME COUNTY NEWS — Wednesday, November 6, 1996 Husband wants a good cuff The tell-tale signs were there.Not on the collar, but in the cuffs.1 should have guessed the way he buckled his belt, stuck his hands in his pockets and had that glint of satisfaction in his eye that something was amiss.But it wasn't until I saw him come whistling out of the shopping centre with a plastic bag over his arm that the realization hit me.After 28 years of devotedly hemming, patching, mending and sewing on his buttons, my husband is surreptitiously seeing a seamstress.I’ll admit my pant legs weren’t always the same length, and occasionally one heel was left slightly more exposed than the other.But it was nothing that couldn’t be rectified by tilting the hip and walking with a slight limp or tightening the belt a notch or two.And there was that other time I cut about an inch too much off the bottom of the Christmas cords - but who would have thought corduroy would shrink like lambswool?It’s not entirely true that I used yellow thread to sew a button on his navy coat.It was on the inside and totally invisible if he had kept it buttoned.And it seems a tad unfair to bring up that time years ago I mea- Out of the Brome Closet By Sharon McCully sured all 32 inches of inseam with a ruler out of the kid’s geometry set, or the fact I used different colored buttons on his shirt.And such a fuss about a few little puckers! I’m sure there are a lot of men who would have been happy to have their favorite flannels salvaged from the rag bag even if the zipper is a few inches shorter.Instead of gratitude, my modest efforts at home economics have been tossed aside for someone with a nicer needle.Worse, she undid one of my hems with the creative cross-stitches.But vengeance is ours, sayeth the Lord and women.Just wait until the next time a button pops on the way out the door, or a cuff unravels at seven a m.and there’s no seamstress around.And I long for the day that three-foot string comes out of the waistband of the jogging pants and someone else has to run it through with a safety pin.Yeah.à 4* Relax and enjoy the beauty of the fall colours at Manoir Lac Brome Retirement Residence located in Knowlton, the heart of the Eastern Townships.Our charming accomodation is reasonably priced and is ideally suited to the needs of the mature vacationer.Let us provide all the comforts of home and more with deliciously prepared meals, social events, with the added assurance of security and nursing care on staff 24 hours a day.There's also a residence van available for excursions.Take in the fresh air and the pleasure of new found friends.Stay as long as you like at Manoir Lac Brome, and leave it all up to us.The vacation location that cares for you or someone you love.RETIREMENT RESIDENCE 1-800453-3246 28 Mount Echo, Knowlton, Québec JOE 1 VO IM Vacation in The Townships Manoir Lac Brome Nothing To Chance ! Automne Ce matin, le vent est glacial, le gel a détruit le reste des fleurs au jardin et les feuilles colorées tourbillonnent vers les sol.Fini les longs jours chauds.C’est l’automne et tout nous fait penser à l’hiver qui n’est pas très loin.C’est maintenant la saisons des longues larches en montagne ou dans les sentiers, l’air fraid et le vent nous fouettant la visage.Nous rentrons, plains d’énergie, et nous partageons un repas chaud au coin du feu.Le contact avec la nature nous a permis d’oublier nos soucis et de laisser le stress loin derrière.Nous sommes las.Nous dormirons bien.Les saisons si différentes qui se suivent inlassablement, exigent que nous nous adaptions rapidement à chacune d’elles.Je suppose que cela nous est bénéfique.On dit que les gens qui vivent dans les pays nordiques sont plus ingénieux, plus inventeurs, plus créateurs.C’est peut-etre parce qu’ils poussés à le faire à cause de la nature changeante.Toujours est-il, qu’il semble y avoir moins de créativité parmi les gens Entre Nous Par Thérèse Bernard qui vivent dans les pays chauds.Voilà une idée à nous rappeler lors du grand froid hivernal ou des les tern-petes de neige à ne voir ni ciel ni terre.En attendant, il est temps de rentrer le bois pour les feux chaleureux d’hiver, de ranger les meubles de jardin, de changer les pneus de l’auto et de faire faire la mise-au-point, du moteur, d’installer les mangeoires pour y nourrir les oiseaux en hiver (et bien sur, une fois que nous commençons à les nourrir, il ne faut surtout pas arrêter de la faire régulièrement durant tout l’hiver; les oiseaux s’habituent à fréquenter les mangeoires et peuvent mourir rapidement si nous ne sortons pas les ravitailler meme — et surtout-par les temps plus froids).Bon automne! Toy library to finally open KNOWLTON - Focus 0-5 will soon be opening the doors to its toy library for residents in the Brome Lake region.The long awaited Focus Toy Library will be officially opening on Tuesday, Nov.12.A first in the region, the toy library is an opportunity for children to gain access to toys that their parents might not otherwise be able to afford or want to buy.Most of the toys are educational, aimed at developing learning and motor skills for young children.The library will be open on Tuesday mornings from 9:30 a.m.to 11 a.m., but the organization is looking for volunteers so that it can also be opened on Saturday mornings, allowing working parents to also make use of it.Membership fees for the library are $10 per year per family and an additional $2 for each additional child.Along with the toy library, there is also a resource data bank and a play group.To mark the opening, Focus 0-5 organizers are inviting the public to check out a morning of celebration and activities.The Focus Toy Library is located at the Brome Lake Community Centre at 383 Knowlton Road.Tel: (514) 242-2020.CUT OUT THE MIDDLE IVIAIM BUY DIRECT AND SAVE $$$$ British sportscar & 4 x 4 Enthusiasts We carry parts for the following vehicles: MGBs, MGAs, TRIUMPHS, AUSTIN HEALYs, JAGUARs LAND ROVERs and also JETTA and AUDI Call us: Jjg ATLANTIC BRITISH PARTS OF CANADA NH (514) 539-2669 Prepaid Freight on all orders over $200.00 in the Townships "*1^ Pierre Paradis Jacques Chagnon DINN6R Pierre Pcircidis M N A.of Brome-Missisquoi Tickets: 125/per*.Tickets available Bedford: 248-3343 Cowansville: 266-7410 Knowlton: 242-6171 Guest speaker: Jacques Chagnon M.N.A.of LUestmount / Saint-Louis Monday, November 18, 1996 6 p.m.CHÛTCRU BROMONT 90, Stanstead, firomont, Que. BROME COUNTY NEWS — Wednesday,.November 6, 1996 — 5 Churches of Dunkin village The last one served as a Potton Township school Phyllis Hamilton of Granby has written a book entitled With Heart and Hands and Voices, detailing the histories of more than 75 Protestant churches in the area between the Richelieu River and Lake Memphremagog.Some of the church histories could not be included in the book.Readers can enjoy them over the next few weeks in these pages.By Phyllis Hamilton DUNKIN CHURCHES PART 2 The Union Church was built of wood in the style of the Baptist Meeting Houses, with an entrance on either side of the face of the building, three long rectangular windows on each side and one situated between the two front doors.A small tower with open belfry housing a small bell rested atop the steep roof.The dedication service was performed as scheduled with a sermon preached by the Rev.G.Adams, the Methodist minister from Mansonville.Mrs.Ommerli writes in her notes, which are deposited at the Brome County Historical Society archives in Knowlton, that the church was still $200 in debt from the construction costs, and the Rev.Adams exhorted the congregation to do something about this.In his closing remarks, he said, “It’s a shame to close this scene with so small a sum unpaid.” He wrote something, placed his name at the head of a sheet of peper, and slipping down from the pulpit said, “Brothers, let's see what you are made of.” Again Uncle Chas Gilman led the way with a $10 donation (he had already contributed $200).Before the service ended the debt was cleared.Four pews were initialed for the four heaviest subscribers (who were): C.W.B.(Charles Barnett), C.G.(Chase Gilman), O.M.T.(O.M.Titus) and R.D.L.(R.D.Leonard).The church remained closed that first winter and the First regular service was held on April 24, 1880, with Elder Reynolds as pastor of the Adventist congregation.He remained pastor until 1894, when he was succeeded by the Rev.J.J.Theakson, a Free Will Baptist minister from Sutton, who served until his tragic drowning in the flooded Missisquoi River in 1899.The accident occurred while he was trying to cross the narrow bridge over the river when one of his horses lost its footing and pulled the other horse and the buggy into the swollen river.The next pastor was the Rev.F.W.Domina from the Evangelical Second Adventist church, who stayed until 1901.Pastor W.A.Wells from Sutton took services until 1903, but for the next three years there was no regular minister.In 1906, the Rev.John Champion, a Baptist minister from Sutton, took over the charge until 1911, and then the Rev.James Kenworthy, a Baptist minister from Mansonville preached for about six months.In the following years, Baptist or Adventist ministers from Sutton who conducted services included the Reverends Nelson Hurlburt, F.W.Domina, W.A.Wells, A.Wallace, John Champion, W.G.Mansfield, James Kenworthy, Naaman Brock, J.S.Rough and Gordon Dixon., In June 1910, a major event, the 59th Annual Conference of the Evangelical Second Adventist Church of Quebec and Vermont, was held in the Dunkin church with a large attendance from Sutton, Iron Hill, Stanbridge, Belvedere, West Hill and Richford, Vermont.The Methodists also used the Union Church, and in 1881, services were held here once every four weeks.In 1890, records show that Henry Titus was a Methodist exhorter here and Anson Norris was mentioned as the steward representing West Potton on the Mansonville Official Board.However, in 1892, this Methodist preaching point was discontinued.Many years later, there is a record of United Church student minister, Charles Huxtable, preaching here in the years between 1928 and 1934, when he was stationed at the Mansonville United Church.United Church ministers continued to conduct semi-monthly evening services, and Pentecostal ministers also preached in the church in 1958 and 1959.Records show that Edna Sargent, a resident of the area, served as organist of the church for almost 40 years.b emballages knowlton m As a growing contract manufacturer of drug and cosmetic products for both Canadian and international markets, Les Emballages Knowlton has openings for three Chemists in its Quality Control and Analytical Laboratories.Requirements, BSC in Chemistry, membership in the Québec Order of Chemists, and experience with HPLC and GC instrumentation.Send resumé by November 16, 1996 to Les Emballages Knowlton Inc., Attention: Q.C.Laboratory Supervisor, P.O.Box 190, Knowlton, Québec, JOE 1V0.Over the following decades, however, the church membership declined.By the 1970s, many of the English residents had moved away, as was the trend in many parts of the townships, and the congregations dwindled.In 1972, the Union Church was taken over by the Ruiter Settlement Cemetery Association and sold that same year to Matti and Marjatta Erkkila, who were newcomers to the area.Mr.Erkkila used the building as a workshop.Dunkin also had a Church of England whose beginnings date back to between 1876 and 1881, when the Venerable Archdeacon John Ker, incumbent of the church at Glen Sutton, began to establish an Anglican church in West Potton.His association with this church first appears in the proceedings of the 18th Annual Session of Synod, Diocese of Montreal, held on June 19, 1877, in the Reports from Parishes and Missions.From Glen Sutton it reads, in part: “With the assistance of Mr.Cunningham (a student residing in Glen Sutton for the summer) the Missionary is about to commence Sunday services at a small place called West Potton.” The Dunkin Anglican Church was constructed of wood with an attached side tower the top of which had heavy gable moulding framing the louvred Gothic style openings of the belfry.There were long rectangular windows on the side walls and a steep Gothic roof.The church was referred to as Christ Church but there are no available references regarding the consecration or deconsecration of the building.Over the years, ministers from the Mansonville Anglican church continued to preach in Dunkin, but by sometime around 1923, the congregation had become very small and the church was closed and later sold to the School Board of Potton Township.It functioned as a school until 1951, after which it became a private residence.AUBERGE West Brome WHERE FRIENDS GET TOGETHER! Every Wednesday Evening SPARE RIBS ‘N B.B.Q.CHICKEN (includes soup or salad, dessert and coffee) $1595 per person (Taxes and gratuities not included) 1 he entire month of November SPECIAL 2 FOR 1 RESERVATIONS (514) 266-7552 128 Route 139, West Brome Although there are no longer churches here in the shadow of the Sutton mountains, many of the descendants of the early families like Barnetts, Aikens and Sargents still live in the area and treasure memories of the ancestors who played an important part in the development of Dunkin village.Anyone wishing to pruchase a copy of With Heart and Hands and Voices may do so by contacting the author at 55 Church St., Granby, Que.J2G 4S2.Tel: (514)372-7558.Or the publisher at Price-Patterson Ltd., P.O.Box 711, Victoria Station, Westmount, Que.H3Z 2Y7.Tel: (514)935-8154.Fax: (514)935-9241.E-Mail: 104414.3472 @ compuserve.com.TAK HI TO .[• TIME REMEMBER THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Quality of Life - Home Care Agency L’Agence Qualité de Vie-Chez Soi Be pampered by professionals List of Services Available: • Nurses • Nurses’ Aides • House Cleaners • Companions • Family Counselors • Yard Workers • House Sitters • Hairdressers • Handyman • Other Services These services are for everyone who need help and comfort We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Our personnel are bonded Some services may be covered by your health insurance plan, or may be tax deductible Aa maiteA.utlteAe you live, UteAe U Someone leaAty and uUllùvj to help, tfon in youA time oj need 9 Principale, Bedford, Quebec JOJ 1A0 Tel.: 1-888 248 0660 Local: 248-0660 1-800 number for those outside the local calling area ÆMOf, .V §51 Remembers those who fought valiantly, the veterans who returned and, more, those who fell in battle.On this 51st Anniversary of Armistace Day, we all should “Take (Th e Lakeview I THIS IS MY GRANDMOTHER This is my grandmother ever so brave who went out to war without even a wave She fought and who knows if she’d ever come back or if she’d stay there with her face dirty and black ducking low without any sound smelling the stench of a bloody-rocky ground a bomb going off a man falling down the smoke in the air a dirty smelling brown Germany and Japan beginning to attack and after that all I’m glad that she came back.By Kim O’Donnell time to remember”.And, in so doing, we share memories and grief with Canadian veterans and their loved ones.Knowlton’s original Honor Roll of all who served is on permanent display at the Lakeview Inn.Lest we forget.AUBERGE 50 Victoria, Knowlton Lac Brome, QC Information: (514) 243-6183 Reservations: 1-800-661-6183 J WHAT’S THAT SOUND?What is that I hear in the distance?It sounds like fire-crackers The battle is coming closer.Why must there be war?How I miss the quiet times When the only sound were the birds.Everything seemed so carefree then God grant us peace! By Rachel Barratt WHAT IS PEACE?What is peace?Is it a question that everyone asks?Can it be explained or talked about?Is peace watching the stars, Floating in the blackend sky, but then a bomb drops, lighting up the sky fading out the sky, or the sounds of guns breaking the silence, Peace is what we could have.By Melissa Parker WE DID YOU KNOW?(NC)—The Books of Remembrance, housed in the Memorial Chamber of the House of Commons in Ottawa, honour the 1 14,710 Canadians who died while serving in military campaigns outside Canada.The collection of five books, one each for WWI, WW2, the Korean conflict, the Boer War and the Nile Expedition, and province of Newfoundland, rests on altars made of wood and stone, the latter quarried in Flanders, France, where many of the dead are buried.The walls of the Chamber which was opened by the Prince of Wales in 1927, are pages that tell the story of Canada’s effort in the First World War.More than 500.000 visitors enter its doors each year, many to witness the name of a loved one recorded in a Book of Remembrance.Each day at 1 1 a m.guards turn the Books' pages according to perpetual calendars.The calendars allow visitors to plan a trip to the Memorial Chamber to see a specific page.PEACE IS Peace is quietness no racism \p~ / no fighting everybody getting along peace is what I like peace is everything but war I love peace By Ryan Currie COWANSVILLE LEGION #99 263-3543 BANQUET Date: Saturday, November 9, 1996 Cocktails: Legion Hall — 5:30 p.m.Dinner: 6:30 p.m.$15°°/person Dance: 9:00 p.m.PARADE Date: Sunday, November 10, 1996 Fall In: 12:45 p.m.We Remember Wallet.Quincaillerie_ 7nu&l/a£u& Hardwire 39 Victoria St,, Knowlton • 243-6480 KNêWLBANKS H RAYMOND, CHABOT, SI MARTIN, PARÉ Aline Bolduc Cynthia Foster Luc Harbec, C.A.Residence for Senior Citizens Information: Joy Banks Tel.(514) 243-6455 495 Knowlton Rd.104 Sud Street Ville de Lac Brome Cowansville Knowlton Tel.: 263-2010 Tel.: 242-6107 war maison KNOWLTON house Nursing Home 401 Knowlton Rd., Knowlton, QC JOE 1V0 514-242-1621 LE FOYER (Doté> Il 1 II 70it&o*i NURSING HOME INC.1\ssf FUNERAL HOME Cowansville, knowlton SUTTON, MANSONVILLE Mountain Road, South Bolton Tel.: (514)263-1212 Tel.: (514) 292-3573 BROME COUNTY NEWS — Wednesday, November 6, 1996 — 7 THE WAR The war was a terrible thing but people didn’t go to get shot down like rabid dog they l went to war so we could have a good future not a future where we had to do people’s bidding they Poppy recalls the of Canada (NC)—The poppy is widely recognized as a symbol for soldiers who died in battle, but for many Canadians the blood red flower also signifies the spirit of Canadian unity, recalling a time when Canadians were passionately united in a common cause: freedom.That is when, many say, Canada truly became a nation.When on foreign shores, soldiers from Newfoundland to British Columbia fought, suffered, and died together, and Canadians at home pitched in to support them.And all for Canada.It has become a tradition to pay tribute to those who died in the two world wars by wearing a poppy, the flower that went so we ARMISTICE PARADE — WATERLOO could have Freedom By Chad Barnes On Sunday, November 10 the parade will be leaving the Legion at 12:30 p.m.for the Cenotaphe at the post office where the Rememberance Ceremony will be held.Please join us and "WE WILL REMEMBER THEM”.This page is made possible through the generosity of: VILèlUt BROME 10mLake tecoynitcoH tAode wAa denied fuutc flowering grows in abundance in the fields of France and Belgium where Canadian soldiers are buried.But today there is another reason.Over the years Canada has lost the spirit of unity forged during that remarkable period.What better occasion than Remembrance Day.November II, to recall that time when Canadians knew this country was worth fiehtine for.When men and women of all ages, colours, religions and regions of Canada recognized that together they could overcome forces which threatened to destroy their country and their future.That together they were invincible.This message remains true today although the forces that threaten our country once again, come from within.What should be our response?There can be only one.We will stand united, as did those young Canadians who believed so passionately in freedom.And.in tribute to their sacrifices and to demonstrate our belief in a united Canada, we will remember to wear a poppy this, andevery.Remembrance Day.REMEMBRANCE DAY Remembrance Day is a day of peace At the eleventh day of the Eleventh month at the Eleventh hour We stand in silence To remember the men and women Who fought as pilots, sailors, and soliders And died in the terrible wars They fought for the peace We have today But some places don’t have peace They are always at war But we do So wear the poppies To remember them And think about The terrible price they For the Freedom we have By Mattew Doherty LEST WE FORGET Royal Canadian Legion Brome Branch 23 Knowlton, Que.mjmi laitehie Tel.: 539-3525 Office: Office: 5034 Foster Street 997 Colombe St.Waterloo Granby (514) 539-1606 (514) 777-1171 Bessette & Fils RÉSIDENCE FUNÉRAIRE FUNERAL HOME Dans le respect de uos attentes de famille à famille With the utmost respect.our family to yours Bromont Roxton Pond Vatcourt (514)534-2779 (514) 375-3131 (514) 532-2200 Royal Canadian Legion Shefford Branch No.77 Waterloo *7