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0 Mayor hits back at critic Page 5 THE RECQ The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 Lost weekend for Gaiters Sports - Page 10 75 CENTS + TAXES PM#0040007682 Monday, February 3, 2014 Tribute Charles Bury’s newsroom was gold standard By Sharon McCully The community - and journalism -have lost a champion, and many have lost a friend.Charles Bury, veteran newspapér editor and mentor to some of the country’s most prominent journalists, died Saturday, Feb.1.As tributes from across the Eastern Townships, and the country, pour in, the extent of Bury’s legacy is evident.He did not go gentle into that good night.in his final days, he summoned the stamina to do what he did best: challenge authority, question conventional wisdom and become a trail blazer by getting permission to use medical marijuana to make his final journey less stressful, and the road ahead easier for others.Charlie, as he was known by friends and colleagues, relished being front and centre of a breaking news story, so it came as no surprise to those who knew him, to find him holding media scrums for radio, television and newspaper reporters from his hospital bed as he launched his final assault.A natural-born storyteller, with a nose for news, Charlie’s signature sense of justice, equality and respect for democratic principles frequently put him at odds with power-brokers and squarely in the corner of the little guy.He was a staunch defender of the public’s right to know.Politicians or public figures who challenged his reporters’ right to public information, did so at their peril.A student of history, he could quote the Canadian Constitution chapter and verse to illustrate how people in aboriginal communities have been shafted.An environmentalist at heart, he raised red flags about dangers to our forests and waterways and called for policy changes.He had a curious mind and was a voracious reader - magazines, textbooks, novels - a combo that gave him encyclopedic knowledge of nearly any subject Cont’d on page 4 Charles Bury (1946-2014) Longtime Record editor loses battle with cancer on Saturday COURTESY BURY FAMILY M '•T' aMpw* Charles Bury, who served as Editor-in-Chief of the Sherbrooke Record from 1981-1996, lost his battle with liver cancer on Saturday afternoon in Sherbrooke.Turn to Page 3 of your Record for Gordon Lambie’s story on the loss of this giant of journalism, including reaction from some of his former co-workers, as well as social media reaction to his passing.Pictures from Bury’s storied life are on Page 4.THE ——I i RECORD SPECIAL OFFER for Record print subscribers: Receive a full year’s subscription to the online edition for only $5 with every new 12 month print subscription or renewal.Read The Record online any time, any place Subscribers can view each new issue of The Record, as well as Brome County News, The Townships Outlet and our many special sections with just the click of the mouse.To subscribe, go to www.sherbrookerecord.com, click on e-dition and follow the simple instructions.For information or assistance call 819-569-9528 billing@sherbrookerecord.com Page 2 Monday, February 3, 2014 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record The Record e-edition There for you 24-hours-a-day 7-days-a-week.Wherever you are.Access the full edition of The Sherbrooke Record as well as special editions.and archives.Renew or take a new 12-month print subscription and get a 12-month online subscription for an additional $5 or purchase the online edition only for $55.Record subscription rates 1 year print: $120.6 month print: $63.3 month print: $32.12 month web only: $55.1 month web only: $4.99 Applicable taxes are added to above amounts.Web subscribers have access to the daily Record as well as archives and special editions.Subscribing is as easy as 1,2,3 when you go to www.awsom.ca Click Subscribe.Choose newspaper.Complete form and wait for an email activating your online subscription.‘’¦’SWmI 4, 1 ¦ l ft Weather f „ TODAY, MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD HIGH OF-5 LOW OF-10 j.J J / TUESDAY: / SUNNY HIGH OF -5 LOW OF-15 WEDNESDAY: PERIODS OF SNOW HIGH OF -7 LOW OF-13 THURSDAY: MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD \ HIGH OF-11 LOW OF-19 FRIDAY: SUNNY HIGH OF-7 LOW OF-15 \ j j / ETRC Archives Sherbrooke’s Streetcars ;*|gg "'T': ¦ 'J&faiiji pSpisS« ¦- ,: '•-•I' >•••'• COURTESY Streetcar in Lennoxville, College House in background, ca.1898.1 .X - \ COURTESY View from theDufferin Street bridge, looking south, ca.1900.Draw results: 2014-02-01 10 14 18 27 31 48 Next grand prize (approx.) 5 ooo ooo s ONE GUARANTEED S1,000,000 PRIZE 54026713-01 07 09 14 27 29 45 Draw results: 2014-01-31 y Efjjtra 7183018 06110116127I38I40I45 b°nus b 139 Next grand prize (approx.) : $40,000,000 [ In the event of discrepancy between this list and the official winning list of L.olo-Ouebec.the latter shall prevai With the emergence of electric streetcars in other cites across Canada, thoughts of streetcars in Sherbrooke‘emerged in the early 1890s.Speculation first began to turn to reality when, in 1895, a group of prominent businessmen (which included names such as Farwell, Pope, Buck, Morkill, Mitchell and Blue) came together to obtain a charter from the province for the Sherbrooke Street Railway Company (later the Sherbrooke Railway and Power Company).Notably, however, it was American investors that provided the capital necessary to get the ball rolling, A dispute with Sherbrooke’s City Council over franchise rights caused further delays to the project but, finally, construction of the rail lines for the main BELT and Lennoxville lines began in the summer of 1897.In order to create a streetcar network in Sherbrooke, a new hydroelectric powerhouse was needed to operate the system, along with dynamiting and digging to installs the rails and posts.Initially, the hope was to have the streetcars ready for the end of August and the Sherbrooke Exhibition but the plans hit another snag when it was realized the old Aylmer Bridge should be replaced and the line to East Sherbrooke had to be postponed.After all the hurdles, the official inauguration of Sherbrooke’s streetcars was held on Nov.1, 1897.Through the years, streetcar lines were added and extended in an attempt to better serve the population.The system saw its height in 1929 when the number of annual passengers surpassed 1,800,000.However, the Sherbrooke Railway & Power Company’s continual deficit and a re-emerging dispute with the City Council over control and the rights of the company contributed to its downfall.The streetcars made their final rounds through the city on Dec.31, 1931.After returning the garage, the power was shut off to the streetcar lines, marking the end ol Sherbrooke’s streetcar era.Source: Jody Robinson, etrc2@ubishops.ca Ben by Daniel Shelton C-COFFEE.MUST KAVE COFFEE,,.v // r PEFIMITElY^j 4 TWO-CUP 7 l MORNING.J The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Monday, February 3, 2014 Page 3 “He was my first boss, and I was lucky that my first editor was brilliant.” Charles Bury, giant of local journalism, dies at 67 Record readers react to Charles Bury’s passing Lee Aulis Rest in peace, Mr.Charles Bury, you are a great inspiration to myself and so so many.God will reward you plenty.My Sympathies to your family, Sir."TheM.S.Branch 2000." A1 Flash Barber Rest in peace, Charles Bury, I am proud to say you were a great inspiration to me.You gave me encouragement and advice when I needed it.You were a word-smith, sir, and I salute you.Susan Carole Mastine Tough, gentle, a great writer and storyteller - Charlie was one of a kind.The Eastern Townships has lost not only an inspirational community leader but part of its heart.He will be missed! Sincere sympathy to his loved ones and The Record's staff past and present.Patrick Lavery I only knew Charles Bury from his brief stops in the Record office, but the man was legend.He influenced several of my co-workers who in turn influenced me.RIP Mr.Bury Pam Bown A Townships "Institution" !! Joceiyn Laberge Adieu, camarade.Tu as marque une époque.Tu as une belle place au Panthéon de notre métier.Cheers! Eunice Patterson RIP Mr.Bury.Sylvie Damour RIPM.Bury! Barbara Riley Cutler My sympathies to his family.RIP Charles! Lynne Beattie RIP Mr.Bury.Dorothy Aleksa RIP Charles Bury.Cathy Marcotte RIP Charles.James Doyle A great man, loved his articles.God speed, Mr Bury.He did make a difference.Blanche Chretien Often saw him at the bookstore where I worked.Steve Brault Rest in peace, Charles.V t * '.4 '4'-srot—^ By Gordon Lambie Sherbrooke Charles Bury, one of the Eastern Townships’ most noted and notable journalists, died Saturday after a battle with Stage IV liver cancer.The newsman and community figure had been living out his last days at the Maison Aube-Lumière palliative care home, where he was visited by a stream of friends and former colleagues while under the steady care of his family and the nursing staff.He was 67 years old.Though perhaps best known for his involvement in various local media; having worked with The Record, The Townships Sun, as the founding editor of the Quebec Heritage News, and chair of the Canadian Association of Journalists; Bury had an almost exhaustive list of jobs and accomplishments under his belt, ranging from nightclub bouncer to factory worker.Through his various roles, he had significant parts to play in events that have shaped the modern world, such as the Oka Crisis and the initial protests against Bill 101.Throughout his life, Bury remained focused on the interests and values of the average Townshipper.In the days leading up to his death, he was remembered by many of his past coworkers as a teacher, a friend, a decisive editor and a man who knew always knew where to go for a story., “Charlie knew everyone, and everyone knew Charlie,” recalled Tim Belford, who worked with Bury at the Record from 1981 to 1984 before moving on to work at the CBC, “He knew where every body was buried.” The retired broadcaster pointed to the fact that after Bury fell ill, phone calls came in from NDP leader Thomas Mul-cair and former Liberal premier Jean Charest.Belford explained that he came to work at the Record during Bury’s tenure as Editor-in-Chief.He described a newsroom fogged with a haze of cigarette smoke and alive with activity under the watchful gaze of publisher George Mac-Laren.“It was a jolly crowd, a lot of them when on to do bigger and better things,” Belford recalled, “(The Record) was a training school, it was not a paper where reporters came to stay.” Belford was just one among many of those who oncç worked with Bury who made reference to, “Charlie’s School of Journalism,” pointing out the way the man h d of taking young writers under his win g.Exp- 'ssing that no one, at the time, came to journalism from any kind of dedicated school, Belford highlighted the significance of Bury providing writers the opportunities or guidance necessary to take them beyond basic writing skills to serious reporting.Among those mentored by Bury are Steve Meurice, the Editor-in-Chief of the National Post; Peter Scowen, web editor and editorialist at the Globe and Mail; Phil Authier and Paul Cherry at the Mon-Jreal Gazelle, along with-the Record’s COURTESY AL BARBER Charles Bury, who lost his battle with cancer on Saturday at age 67.¦ Mike McDevitt.“He was my first boss,” Scowen said, “and I was lucky my first editor was brilliant.” The Globe and Mail writer expressed that it was Bury who first taught him to question authority.“He very kindly and very gently made sure that we didn’t believe everything we were told as young reporters,” Scowen explained, adding, with regard to the recent news that Bury was using his marijuana vaporizer in his hospital room, “I notice he’s done it right up to his dying day.” Cherry, a crime writer with the Gazette, described his experience of being a summer intern at the Record in 1996 when the details of the murder of Isabelle Bolduc were first coming to light.With all other staff out on assignments, Cherry said that Bury turned to him to report on the story and the resulting investigation and experience lit a spark that has since carried his career.“As a summer intern starting out I had no thought of doing anything like that,” Cherry said, on the experience of being thrown into the action.Whether employee or friend, however, all shared stories of Bury being very on top of whatever happened to be going on.“He always had his finger on everything,” recalled Belford, “The thing I remember most about Charlie is that I would look over at his desk, it was a huge desk, and he had everything that he owned, everything that was pertinent to his office, on his desk.He worked in the middle of this, and yet if you asked Charlie, “where is.whatever,” he’d literally go (systematically down the pile) and pull it out.” Belford recalled the 1982 floods along the Saint Francis River, and how Bury made the decision to run a special edition of the Record of flood photographs while the publisher was away.“Charlie took a chance that this is something that people would want to buy,” Belford said, “we ran them off and they were so popular that we had to run them off again.It made money hand over fist.” Cherry, Scowen and Belford each presented The Record under Bury as being a work environment where one could say what one thought and know that support and helpful feedback would be readily available.Scowen went so far as to refer to Bury as, “the human lead,” recalling fondly that the man was able to produce story ideas that worked and made sense, seemingly out of thin air.Belford, for his part, expressed that he feels the environment and energy that Bury brought to the paper were responsible, in large part, for the development of most of the journalism in the area.“Charlie's enthusiasm for news, each and every day, was catchy,” he said.According to Bury’s daughter, Rachel, the details of her father’s memorial service have yet to be finalized, but it will likely be held the weekend of Feb.14.A visitation will also be held through the Cass Funeral Home.She invited anyone interested to consult the Cass website for more information over the coming days.SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8 at 8 p.m.at the A.NA.F.“Hut” 300 St.Francis, Lennoxville 4th annual BENEFIT DANCE for RELAY FOR LIFE TEAM BRAVEHEARTS Music by Slightly Haggard ¥ Tickets: $10., available at the door I V rofiïffE TOUR IA vit Info: 819-837-2363 % * ST Sir janet@mcelreavy.com Please join us in the fight against Cancer! Page 4 Monday, February 3, 2014 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Memories of Charles Bury ¦* ¦ .PHOTOS COURTESY RECORD ARCHIVES :¦ : Ft"/ Bury’s newsroom COURTESY BURY FAMILY Cont’d from page 1 that might come up.Add to that an eclectic CV that included stints as a bouncer, a salesman and cabinet-maker, plus an enviable list of contacts, there wasn’t much that Charlie couldn’t hold forth on.He was an advocate for the elderly, a supporter of minorities, an egalitarian, a loyal friend and loving husband and father.Although never formally trained in a school of journalism, Professor Charles Bury’s newsroom was considered by many the gold standard in journalism training - an Ivy League school of sorts, for a generation of Canadian reporters.He was simultaneously a venerable newsman and a veritable hippy, imbuing his young charges with the basics of reporting beneath a cloud of smoke from a desk stacked precariously high with pillars of paper.It was no ordinary classroom.Shrouded in smoke, and furnished with a moth-eaten couch that served as a bed for reporters on late assignment and chairs that still told the story of a recent fire or flood, his newsroom was only for the hale and hardy.It was gritty, in-your-face, on-the-job training that engrained journalistic ethics, integrity, objectivity and good grammar.Charlie says when Record owner George MacLaren hired him in 1980 from his volunteer job at the Townships Sun to be editor of the daily Record, “he chose a guy who had never worked a day at a daily newspaper, who hadn't had a steady job in years, and who was seen by some - perhaps many - as a crazy radical, someone who was interesting to look at, but only from a distance.George was putting his dream on the line, but all I had to do was lose my pony tail and my earring and promise not to grow pot any more.” (Years later, Bury’s earring was back, he said he didn’t have enough hair for a pony tail, and declared himself too old to grow anything except older.) McLaren obviously saw something in Bury, and Bury demon- strated the same ability for spotting raw talent in the dozens of young reporters who sat opposite him.Scott Stevenson, whose mother Barbara was a one-time editor of The Record, credits Bury with steering him on a journalistic path.In an interview with Nick Fonda, Stevenson recounts turning to Bury for advice.“Charlie sat me down on his couch, turned toward me in his swivel chair in front of his computer, asked me a few questions, gave me a few warnings about the profession, then asked if I could start right away—that evening! Deadline was midnight.My girlfriend was waiting in the car outside.I asked her to come in, Charlie sat me down at one of the Record’s old computers, and so began my journalism career.” Maurice Crossfield, another of Bury’s protégés recalls his job interview: “1 remember sitting there on that ratty old couch in my ‘good clothes’ worrying about my long hair and looking at Charlie, with his long hair, beard, earring and bib overall shorts and thinking, “1 could fit in here.” The list of alumni of the Charles Bury School of Journalism reads like a who’s who in Canadian media, with reporters and editors making their mark at The Gazette, CBC, Global Television, Shaw Media, Macleans magazine.The Canadian Press, Postmedia News, The Calgary Herald, and yes, Al-Jazeera.Oth- ers have used the training garnered in Bury’s newsroom to forge successful careers in related fields.Beyond the Record family, others have also benefited from his wit and wisdom.As chairman of the Canadian Centre for Investigative Journalists, Charlie was at the heart of major news events such as the Oka Crisis, Hell’s Angels operations, Meech Lake, and the list goes on.He rubbed shoulders with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, and met every Canadian Prime Minister since Louis St Laurent - except Stephen Harper.He regularly provided editorial counsel to government leaders and decision makers in his columns.But his heart was always here in his own Eastern Townships community.After decades of nudging and prodding mayors, councils, boards and business leaders, Charlie turned his talents in recent years to preserving Townships’ history and ensuring the people responsible for building the community we enjoy today will be remembered for their contributions.He now joins those ranks.The Record joins the legions who will remember him with fondness and gratitude in extending deepest sympathies to his wife Catherine and his children Luke and Rachel.Servmg the entire Eastern Townships with three publications Jo-Amm Hovey Advertising Consultant RECORD Townships Outlet One number 1 |jw 8 Î9 569-9525 t|J§f jhovey@sherbrookerecord.com I he Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Monday, February 3, 2014 Page 5 Mayor hits back at Chamber critic Record Staff Sherbrooke Sherbrooke Mayor Bernard Sévigny is hitting back at recent criticism from Fleu-rimont Chamber of Commerce president François Bouchard of the mayor’s proposed municipal reform.“He speaks for whom?” the mayor asked.Last Thursday, Bouchard ar- gued in Sherbrooke’s La Tribune newspaper that the decision to merge the districts of Brompton and Fleurimont should belong to the citizens of Brompton.He also said he preferred the Taquin Report’ rejected last year by one vote in Council.He also expressed doubts about the real savings from the Sévigny reform, noting the “significant increases in salary for his inner circle, which seems to be increasingly impressive.” Sévigny was not amused.“When he says that, it’s completely false, I'm surprised at the Chamber President,” the mayor responded.The mayor says the changes made will save the City approximately $40,000 per year.While admitting that the salaries have seen pay raises, but points out that a full-time $72,000 per year job has been eliminated.He also wonders how, as president of the Fleurimont Chamber, Bouchard could acknowledge the potential savings of $2 million, and yet still call the mayor’s claims of savings into question.Sévigny expressed annoyance over the way things were handled and wonders whether the feelings expressed were those of the Chamber or only of its president.He says that in speaking with Chamber members, he doesn’t get the impression that the membership shares the president’s views.Sévigny wondered whether Bouchard had even consulted his membership, which has reached over 800 this year, or if he was simply speaking as a private citizen.A vote on the proposed reform is expected to take place March 3.Consultation meetings on City reform this week Record Staff Sherbrooke Tuesday, February 4 1.Groupe Contre la dis- The deadline is over for parition de Brompton those wishing to partici- 2.RUTASM (Adapted Transpate directly in the pub- port Users Group) lie consultation process the 3.Lennoxville Residents As-City of Sheibrooke is holding sociation.over its proposed governance 4.Henry Mbatika reform project.5 Ascot en santé Twelve submissions have 6.Corporation de been received and will be développement communau-heard this Tuesday and taire (CDC) de Sherbrooke Wednesday, Feb.4 and 5.Wednesday, February 5 Groups or individuals will 7.Benoit Dionne, Bromp-be given 15 minutes to pre- ton borough councillor sent their brief before the g.Sherbrooke Chamber of committee, which will be Commerce holding its hearing at the Le 9.Denis Demers Boulevard Hotel, beginning at 10.Lyne Moreau 7 p.m.The hearings will also n.Denis Pellerin be webcast live at sher- 12.Sherbrooke Democracy hrooke.ca Movement Briefs will be presented in Those unable to attend the the order they were received hearings can participate on-over the two evenings accord- line, where questions or coming to the following schedule: ments can be submitted.Region gains one doctor in 2013 Record Staff however, the Estrie region Sherbrooke fares relatively well in terms of available medical services, ^^uebec gained a total of Elsewhere, the du Granit I |455 physicians in 2013, and Coaticook MRCs can ex-V^^a grand total of one of pect one new doctor, while whorms practicing in the Es- the Haut Saint-François, des trie administrative region.Sources, and the CSSS-IUGS According to the annual re- will get two.The Memphrem-port from the College of agog and Val -Saint-François Physicians of Quebec (CMQ), MRCs can expect three, there are 885 active physi- The CMQ report also says cians in the Eastern Town- that provincially, of the ships, compared to 884 the 19,147 practicing physicians year before.in Quebec, a little over 50 per On the other hand, the re- cent are GPs and the rest are gion lost four general practi- specialists, tioners over the year, while Specialists, however, cur-gaining 10 specialists.The rently make up for about 60 number of those with limited per cent of new doctors, practice status declined from Additionally, the feminiza-27 to 22.tion of the medical profession The Quebec Ministry of continues unabated.Health and Social Services es- At the end of 2013, women tablishes regional medical made up 45.5 per cent of docstaffing plans (PREM) that tors in the province, but aim to establish a balance women currently outnumber among regional medical re- men by almost two to one in sources independence of the the province’s four medical personal preferences of indi- schools, including at the Uni-vidual doctors.versify of Sherbrooke where With its medical school, the rate is 62.2 per cent Man waving gun downtown arrested Record Staff Sherbrooke Aman was arrested in the heart of downtown Sherbrooke Friday noon after he was reported pointing what appeared to be a gun at passersby.After receiving several calls from alarmed citizens, Sherbrooke Police were able to locate and arrest the individual.According to police, the man was first noticed point- ing what looked like a gun in the face of a woman at the corner of King and Wellington streets.He eventually moved up King Hill to the front of the Centre Saint-Michel.“Several police vehicles were called to the sector, and within a few minutes located and arrested the man, who was armed,” according to Sherbrooke Police Service spokesman Rene Dubreuil.Following the arrest, police determined the weapon in question was a compressed air gun.The man arrested is known to police and was wanted by the SPS at the time of this incident.He will be detained until his appearance to face possible charges of using a weapon for a dangerous purpose, armed assault, and breach of conditions.No one was injured during this bizarre event, and police have as yet no idea what motivated the man’s 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(i.0-2) and its related Regulation.vQUCDvrC E9 E9 Newspapers subiett to the Act are required to contribute their share of medio space.I Page 6 Monday, February 3, 2014 newsroom@sherbrookerecot d.com The Record BITORIAL Quebec, as usual, is different from most other jurisdictions.It not only permits private schools but encourages them.The over-emphasis of testing and the abandonment of public schooling in Quebec PRE-ELECTION MODE VORTEX a.By Ronald Ewing Two recent articles in the New York Times on the same day, Jan.24, illustrate how the results of student testing can be manipulated by cheating.The first method is very crude.The following paragraph summarizes what happened in Philadelphia in some schools whose administrations were told to improve scores or else: “Some administrators were giving answer keys to teachers who passed them on to students.In other cases, principals took completed exams home at night and doctored the answer sheets.And in some schools, teachers and administrators gathered secretly in conference rooms with test booklets, pencils and erasers and changed wrong answers.“ There is another type of cheating to improve scores that is more subtle.This consists of choosing more “successful" students and eliminating the ones who are likely to lower the class and school average.A truly local and democratic school would include all the children of the neighbourhood.This civic duty to school one’s children with one’s neighbours’ children conflicts with individual rights of parents to educate their children according to their beliefs, both educational and religious.Most democracies live with this dilemma by financially supporting public schools and permitting the existence of independent private schools.Quebec, as usual, is different from most other jurisdictions.It not only permits private schools but encourages them as they are subsidized at the rate of 60% of public schools.Furthermore, the generally wealthy and professional parents of private-school children can provide further educational and financial benefits for the private schools (such as swimming pools, ice rinks, extra-curricular activities.) through fundraising and sweetheart deals with various levels of government while also providing expensive, educational advantages for their children (such as music lessons, math tutoring, goodwill trips, physical activities, hockey equipment.).Meanwhile, the CBC reports, “27 schools in the CSDM system (are) deemed in an ‘excessive’ state of decay, according to school board documents obtained through Access to Information by CBC/Radio-Canada.That means it would cost as much if not more to renovate them than it would to rebuild them.” That quote describes just one school board on the Island of Montreal where private schools flourish.These private schools are naturally very proud of their educational success and can advertise that they score higher than the local public schools.The constant raiding (scholarships can be provided to the exceptional few of the proletariat) of public schools also lowers the public schools' rankings that are publicly announced alongside those of the private schools by the province every year, an obvious public relations benefit to private schools from the Quebec Ministry of Education.This governmental support of private schools knows no boundaries: most private school teachers belong to the provincial teachers’ pension plan; thus, taxpayers subsidize these non-government employees’ pension plans.This favouritism adversely affects public schools because a public school needs a mixture of students to be successful.If too many positiveminded students are removed from the mix, classes can be dominated by negative behaviour.If too many parents with leadership abilities no longer have a personal stake in public schools, then these leaders are likely to allow public schools to decline.Quebec school boards’ solution to increased enrollment in private schools has been to create public schools that mimic the trappings of private schools, further eroding the academic profile of “regular” schools and making Quebec education even more elitist.The second article illustrates how this streaming of students can be used to manipulate test scores.The Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA, released the results of its 2012 tests.These showed students from Shanghai scoring highest in all three cate- gories: reading, math and science.The article reports that Shanghai did not include the results of most of the students of its rural-migrant population of 10 million, about 40 percent of its total population.Therefore, its score is considerably higher than its true average.It would seem very likely that the cadre responsible for education in Shanghai finds it very rewarding to be ranked number one in the world and will do whatever is necessary to maintain that status, including denying educational opportunities to its internal migrant population.Quebec also did very well in the PISA tests, particularly in math, besting other Canadian provinces, but it did very little bragging, which begs the question.I assume that the Quebec Ministry suspects the reason that its rates are higher than those of other provinces is not solely due to Quebec’s extensive and controlling education “bureaucrazy.” Quebec’s education mandarins could easily rig the results by having a disproportionate number of students from its vast collection of private schools and its Letter Dear Edi ior Sherbrooke was an English stronghold until the end of the 19th century.Then, at the turn of the 20th century, French Canadians became the majority.That said, thè now quiet presence of the Anglophone community of Sherbrooke and the Eastern Townships nevertheless shaped Francophone residents of the Estrie’s relationship with others.This cultural duality now, without corresponding collection of public schools with admission requirements write the PISA tests.Despite its success in the PISA tests, Quebec remains well known for its dropout rate.This fact may actually have helped Quebec’s results.The test is given to fifteen-year old students.A fair number of Quebec students of this age have already dropped out, more than in most other jurisdictions.Had these dropouts and/or expelled students taken the PISA test, they would probably have lowered the test results.Like Shanghai, which did not test, for bureaucratic reasons, all of its students and thus artificially enhanced its score, Quebec may have done the same by not testing a representative sample of its 15-year-old population.It is unlikely that any provincial plot will be revealed as this cheating technique is technocratic and difficult to prove: however, an educational system that caters to a minority of its students is not likely to have a high score for a test that supposedly measures a representative cross-section of its population.doubt, allows for Sherbrooke’s celebrated success in retaining a large number 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He used to sit out in front of ACHEL WRITES I thefK,teI-” : .MimM: mmmB M .^ MM MM Mil Frank Greenlay, the ox driver Rachel Garber He worked as a farm hand.He never married, never had children.His little legacy is in dusty memories and two, maybe three, fading photos.And those are of the man in public.Of his private life, we can deduce little.His name was Francis “Frank" Green-lay.We're on the quest for the identity of the man in a dust-coated photo - a really old photo of a really old and really tall man.The photo was found in the furnace room of the Sawyerville Hotel.It’s not just a snapshot.It's a 16-by-20-inch sepia cardboard-backed photo in a handsome wood frame with a curved top.Could he be Frank Greenlay?Jan Graham thought so.That would be her Great-Uncle Frank, in-law.She produced a small greeting card created by her niece, Lorraine Thayer.It shows a drawing of Frank Greenlay.“He’s standing there with his wagon and his ox, he’s standing there, and my god he looks just like that picture.The same beard, and hat, and everything,” Jan said.Lorraine based her drawing on a photo by her aunt.On the front of the photo is written “Frank Greeley” and on the back “Frank Greenlay, Sawyerville, QC.” We see a tall man with stooped shoulders.He has a small white beard.The photo dates from the 1920s, Lorraine says, judging from the crimped edges of the photo.And there we have Frank Greenlay’s public persona.He drove an ox and wagon around town, just like other people drove horses.That’s what some now venerable people recall from their childhood.Jan Graham, but also Bruce Hunt, who grew up across from the Sawyerville Hotel.Florence McVetty, whose forebear-in-law used to own the Sawyerville Hotel.Gordon Bowker.Mayotta Taylor.Dr.Curtis Lowry.“Frank Greenlay was a ‘town character.’ He used to sit out in front of the hotel,” said Florence McVetty.“I have a feeling he visited the Sawyerville Hotel very often.” They all remember, too, the big fire in “the Greenlay Block" that Frank owned.That was a three-storey tenement building just up the street from the Sawyerville Hotel.Mayotta Taylor’s fat scrapbook contains an article from The Sherbrooke Daily Record of September 17, 1940 (or 1939?).The headline is “Twenty-Three Escape Death In Inferno At Sawyerville.” Dates waver a bit, in written records as in memory.But for some events, recall is vivid.Two years ago, when he was still living, Bruce Hunt recalled another fire Mystery photo of the Sawyerville Hotel?COLLECTION IDELL GRIFFON.COURTESY LORRAINE (FRENCH) TH AYER Francis “Frank” Greenlay in Sawyerville with his ox and wagon, in the 1920s.¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ ¦ JJ in the Greenlay Block, in about 1935.“My grandfather, and after him my father, had a store right across the street from the Greenlay Block.The house went on fire, not the whole house, but the kitchen went on fire.The fire station was right across the street from us, and the fire engine would come out.I was about 10 or 12, I’d run up and get on the fire engine.I wasn’t supposed to, of course, but I grabbed the fire extinguisher, and went up to the second floor of the Greenlay Block.A Thibault family was living there, and they were having dinner.I couldn’t control the fire extinguisher, and it went into their soup!” But that was not the fatal fire.Greenlay Block was a wooden structure, and the 1940 fire razed it.“When the blaze was at its height there was extreme danger that the flames would spread to adjoining homes and that half the town of Sawyerville would be destroyed,” reported the Record.The Record tells the story in detail.Miraculously, all the tenants got out safely.At 2:30 in the morning, Margaret Hodgins, a 17-year-old who lived across the street from the building, ran up and down the street, shouting to arouse them.Mrs.Boutin and four of her children were forced to jump 50 feet to the ground.Mr.Perras caught them and saved them from injury.Margaret and three Mullins lads -Raymond, Neal and Daniel - raised a ladder to a second-floor window so the 01-lette family could escape.But 74-year-old Frank Greenlay lived on the third floor.“The Mullins brothers, assisted by Fred Hurd and Oscar Campeau, fitted together a longer ladder and made it stretch to the window of Mr.Greenlay’s apartment.Mr.Greenlay’s dog seemed none the worse for the jolt when he got thrown out of the building by his master before the ladder was raised.” A white horse was trapped in the barn at the back of the building.About an hour after th.e fire, it was discovered and chopped free.“It hurried to safety, burned and singed but still alive and CONT’D ON PAGE 8 '%i DONALD Thursday, February 6th 7:00 pm, Centennial Theatre, Bishop’s University Free Admission LECTURE SERIES This is Your Brain on Music .•A, The Record | newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Frank Greenlay Cont’d from page 7 akicking,” reported the Record.On May 18,1945, Frank Greenlay died in the St.Vincent de Paul Hospital in Sherbrooke.He was buried in the Eaton Cemetery.So, what of his five years after the fire?And the 74 years before it?The 1881 Census lists Frank as Francis, born in 1866, and a “farmer’s son, scholar.” At the 1891 Census, he’s still living with his parents in Brompton, at, age 25.His occupation is listed as farmer.He and his parents were born in Quebec.His mother Lydia (née Pierce) was 57, and her parents were born in the United States.His father Benjamin is 53, and he is a farmer.Benjamin’s father was born in England, and his mother in Ireland.The family are listed as Methodist.They can read and write.At the 1901 Census, they are still there.“S.Francis” now 35, is still working on his father’s farm in Brompton.When and how Frank arrived in Sawyerville is unclear.But Dr.Lowry recalls he had a brother who was a carpenter.His brother’s name was Roswell, and birth records from the Sawyerville Baptist Church show that he and his family were also living in the area in the early 1900s.Roswell built, or helped build, the United Church in Sawyerville, in about 1900, said Dr.Lowry.Was it Roswell who built the Greenlay Block?And then left it to Frank when he and his family moved to Massachusetts?So, the mystery photo from the Sawyerville Hotel - could it really be Frank?Jan Graham had a theory.In the Greenlay Block fire, Frank grabbed the one object he valued most highly - the photo.He carried it down the ladder with him, and then took it to the Sawyerville Hotel.He probably took refuge in the hotel after the fire.I try to imagine myself in a fire.What is the one object I would save?A photo of myself?I think not.And then there’s the matter of time.In the mystery photo is a wire fence.“Heritage protector” Wells Coates in Westbury says they started using wire in fences “back before 1900.” The mystery man is old but still vigorous.He stands with hands on hips.His beard and moustache are very full and very white.His shoulders stoop slightly.His bearing is of someone who has worked hard, but who is firmly in charge.In 1901, Frank was only 35 years old.The faded photo of Frank with his ox and wagon shows a man past the prime of life.It dates from the 1920s.Dr.Lowry lives right next door to where the Greenlay Block used to be.He looked long and hard at the mystery photo.“Frank Greenlay -I’ve seen him, but many, many years ago,” he said, “and that just doesn’t strike me as the Frank Greenlay style." So who is it?Stand by next week for another Greenlay theory.Ra.writes@gmail.com Monday, February 3, 2014 Page 8 Around the Townships RA GARBER * ' : Bethany Rothney and Neal Hancock, in their lead roles as William Stone and Olive Stone in the new historical play from Eaton Corner, William Stone's Leg.The cast was at rehearsal on Saturday morning at the Sawyerville Community Centre.The new play is a labour of love for some 30 volunteers and tells the story of the man whose leg was amputated in Eaton Comer in 1847 - the first time in Canada that anesthesia was used for a surgery.The two performances slated for Feb.15 are sold out, but an additional performance will be scheduled if at least 50 people sign on to the waiting list, say co-producers Marlene Lowry and Sharron Rothney.It's a benefit for the Eaton Comer Museum.For information, contact Pat Boychuck at (819) 875-3182.RA GARBER .Rose Marie Le Breton and Georges Bates in the artist’s studio-loft above the Coaticook Municipal Library.They’ve just concluded their Coaticook artists-in-residency.Their open house-exhibition last weekend attracted some 65 visitors.They sold five of their coloured pencil drawings.More exhibits are planned for the coming months.Beside Rose Marie is one of her works, De Coaticook à Cozumel, and beside Georges is one of his works, Mise au point.Mansonville Elementary School holds open house COURTESY TARA GRAVES Mansonville Elementary School teacher Fanny Boulais shares a story with some young guests during the MES Open House on Friday, Jan.24.vît?» iilp|Bj| ¦US sliii Mable Hastings The Scoop Hen On Friday, Jan.24, Mansonville Elementary School (MES) held an open house welcoming children with English eligibility, three years of age and older, to visit the school for a morning of fun and learning.The day began with a warm welcome and the introduction of MES staff members, Dan Aucoin, Fanny Boulais, Tara Graves, Sarah Lenz, Sandra Seasons, along with school Principal Nathalie Chartrand.Children were invited to participate in a variety of bilingual activities including dance, cooking, French and English story time, as well as an introduction to technology using iPads and educational applications.“Mansonville Elementary School of- fers a safe and welcoming bilingual environment,” explained Principal Chartrand.“We strive for excellence, recognizing every child’s potential and uniqueness.” According to Chartrand, the students are encouraged to attain their full potential: academically, physically, socially, emotionally and morally.The small class size, with a ratio of about one teacher to every twelve students, makes MES a wonderful place to learn.“The multi-age setting teaches students responsibility, assertiveness, selfesteem, autonomy and working skills that will be needed later in life, said Chartrand.This year, the team at MES has developed a bilingual multidisciplinary project-based curriculum to enhance student's learning.Before Christmas, the children studied different "Celebrations from around the world".They ended the theme with an amazing exhibition in the gym the same day as their Annual Christmas Dinner so parents got to enjoy both the exhibition and the dinner.In January, the students have been learning about super heroes, while future projects include the Olympics and various winter activities.Students can also enjoy dance classes on Friday morning, as well as life skills workshops to prepare them to become active and involved community members.“If you are looking for an interesting bilingual alternative for your child" en- courages Chartrand, “please contact the school and ask to speak to myself or Tara Graves, our school secretary.” Chartrand and Graves can be reached at 450-292-5622. 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Page 10 Monday, February 3, 2014 ne\vsroom@sherbrookerecord.com I The Record TT Tl /T~^\ ¦ ri » / .L^ocai oports m “The training is fun and we want to train more and more, and we push each other.” -, .— From Lennoxville to Pyeongchang?Local skater hopes to make the journey COURTESY Vanessa Grenier ofJohnville and her partner, Maxime Deschamps, took gold in the Junior Pairs, category at the 2014 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships in Ottawa.by John Edwards Special to The Record The 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea are four years and 10,000 kilometres away, but they are top of mind for figure skater Vanessa Grenier.The Johnville native, skating with her partner Maxime Deschamps recently won the Junior Pairs event at the 2014 Canadian Tire National Skating Championships in Ottawa.The come-from-behind win capped a remarkable season for the 21-year-old, who made the switched from singles skating just 11 months ago.At Nationals, Grenier and De-schamps scored 50.69 points in their short program, which was good enough for second place, just under six points back of the leaders - Julianne Séguin and Charlie Bilodeau.“After the short program, we were in second place, but we knew we were able to win the long program,” said the 21-year-old Johnville native.“We thought that it would be difficult to win, and we didn’t really expect to wan, so after we were skated, we were really happy with what we did.” Grenier and Deschamps skated their best program of the season, scoring 98.82 points in the long program, to finish with 149.51 points, 1.61 ahead of Séguin and Bilodeau’s total of 147.82.“That was really a big sur- prise.I don’t think we really realized it then, but now we realize it, and we are very proud.” Grenier had been a singles skater up until the end of last season, finishing as high as seventh at last year’s Nationals, but decided to make the switch to pairs skating.“I think I had reached [my top) level in singles.Even though 1 was improving, 1 couldn’t be [better] than seventh place.So 1 wanted new goals, a new challenge,” she said.After a tryout last February, she was paired with Deschamps, who hails from the West Island, and the pair instantly connected, a fact which has made the transition to pairs skating smooth for her.“It was much easier than 1 thought,” she said.“We have a really good connected.We’re really good friends, and we work well together, and with the strength that my partner has, it has helped me to evolve really fast, and learn really, really fast.” Having good chemistry with your partner is vital for success in pairs skating.“It really makes a big difference, because if you don’t work together, we’re not going to improve.But because we are such good friends and we work together.that’s a good reason why we improved so much,” she stated.“The training is fun and we want to train more and more, and we push each other.” Grenier’s skating career started at the age of 3, at the W.B.Scott Arena in Lennoxville.“I started because my brother and sister were both skating.So I was going to the arena and instead of waiting and watching them, my mom bought me skates and put me on ice.” She eventually moved on to the Sherbrooke Figure Skating Club, headed to Drum-mondville at age 13 to pursue her singles career and finally ended up in Montreal this past season.Currently, she spends upwards of 20 hours per week in training, between on-ice and off-ice sessions, a figure that will rise this summer.The Nationals was the final competition of Grenier’s season, but that just means that preparations for next year, and her move into the Senior category, as well as possible international competition are just beginning.“We’re preparing for the next season, that is going to start in August.We’re going to move to Senior, so we have to put in new elements,” said Grenier, who is also studying graphic design at Ahuntsic College in Montreal.“I didn’t have time to learn all the pairs elements in one year, so there are many things that I still have to learn.” “We’re going to work really, really hard for the next month.” Grenier lists Olympic gold medallists Jamie Salé and David Pelletier as her role models, and is keen to follow in their footsteps.“My long-term goal is definitely the Olympics in 2018, and we think that’s really possible because many, many people told us that we were a good pair and that we have a bright future ahead of us.” Lost weekend for Gaiter basketball teams McGill sweeps pair of doubleheaders By Mike Hickey Special to the Record It was a tough week for the Bishop’s Gaiters basketball teams as they dropped all four games to the first-place McGill Martlets and McGill Red-men in a home-and-home series.The series started In Montreal Thursday night and concluded Saturday night as McGill solidified its hold on first place in both the men and women’s divisions with convincing victories.In Montreal, the evening began with the women dropping a 66-43 decision to the nationally-ranked Martlets.The Gaiters were competitive in the opening quarter, trailing 10-7, but McGill started the second quarter with a 14-2 run and continued to pad their lead throughout the game.Naomi Zitt-James and Genevieve Onyeka led Bishop’s with 10 points apiece.The men’s game was never in doubt as the home team jumped out to a 29-7 lead and never looked back.The Gaiters, who shot a sub-par 33% from the field, outscored the Redmen 27-17 in the final ten minutes to make the final score respectable.Jaleel Webb came off the bench to score a team-high 14 points while Mike Andrews and Belanger added 11 apiece and Majid Naji tallied 10 points.It was a similar story Saturday night in Mitchell Gymnasium, despite the change of venue.In the opening game, the Martlets rolled to a 71-42 victory while the Redmen outlasted the Gaiters 55^18 in a defensive struggle.In the women’s game, third-year veteran Catherine Rondeau was the only player in double figures as she scored 11 points.A poor first half proved disastrous once again for the men’s team and the visiting Redmen took a 36-20 lead into the locker room at halftime.They then weathered several Gaiter rallies en route to the win, improving their league-leading record to 8- 2.Bishop's cut the deficit to-six points on two occasions in the fourth quarter but that was as close as they would get.Andrew's led Bishop’s with 11 points and five rebounds while Jona Bermillo added 10 points and six boards.The men face another key match-up this coming weekend when they play the Concordia Stingers Friday evening in Lennoxville and Saturday afternoon in Montreal.The two teams will enter the series tied for second place with identical 6-4 records.The women will need at least one w'in against the Stingers to keep their slim playoff hopes alive.Phoenix gain a point Record Staff The Sherbrooke Phoenix picked up one point in their two games last weekend, as they fell 6-1 in Baie-Comeau on Thursday, and dropped a 4-3 (OT) decision in Chicoutimi on Friday.The'one point gained from Friday’s overtime loss keeps the Phoenix in the final QMJHL playoff spot, as Sherbrooke sits alone in 16th place overall with 37 points, one up on Saint John and two ahead of Shawinigan.The Phoenix are back at home on Wednesday night, when they host the Gatineau Olympiques at the Sports Palace.Faceoff is set for 7 p.m. The Record production@sherbrookerecord.com Monday, February 3, 2014 Page 11 In Memoriam WAUGH, Elizabeth (Betty) Ross - In memory of a cherished Mom and loving wife who left us on February 3, 2002.Many things may have changed But our love for you remains the same, Forever to be a part of our lives.Still thought of, still loved, Always to be remembered with a smile.Wishing you were here with us today, GEORGE, HEIDI AND ANDREW Cards of Thanks SAILS - We would like to thank our friends from Sawyerville Baptist Church for coming to our home to sing Christmas carols on December 18 as it was my 87th birthday.We had birthday cake with tea.Also we thank the people at the Breakfast of Hope in Cookshire for singing Happy Birthday, and cake with a sparkling candle for Donald on his 87th birthday.Thanks to our family and friends for birthday and Christmas cards, and gifts.MARGARET SAILS You suffer from chronic bronchitis or emphysema.You are among the 250 000 Quebecers struggling with a CORD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).We can help you breathe more easily! The Lung Association s BreathW(©rks Help for People with COPD 1-866-717-COPD (2673) Margaret McElrea ALEXANDER Margaret passed away at the age of 81 years on Thursday, Jan 23, 2014, at the Westerly Hospital in Westerly, Rhode Island.Margaret was the daughter of the late Donald and Helen McLeod McElrea.Margaret is survived by her daughter Karen, (Jerry) and sons, Murray, Scott and Derek.She is also survived by her siblings, Angus, (Eleanor), Liz Lowry (Daryl) and William (Petra).She was predeceased by her sister Audrey Frost.A memorial service will be held Saturday, Feb 22, 2014, at 11 a.m.at Dunn’s Corners Church, in Westerly, Rhode Island.USA.Take matters into your own hands i 877 369-7845 (514) 369-7845 www.osteoporose.qc.ca Ostéoporose \p Québec Marilyn BAYNE (NEE SHUFELT) 1936 - 2014 Peacefully, at Brome Missisquoi Perkins Hospital in Cowansville on Monday January 27,2014, at the age of 77 years, passed away Marilyn Shufelt, beloved wife of Aimé Buisse.She leaves to mourn her children, Nancy (Alan Carey), Kevin (Sylvie Toupin) and Shannon, her sister Sandra Reynolds, her sister-in-law Carol Ann Williams (Danny Williams) and her brother Norman Jr.Shufelt, nephews and nieces, other relatives and friends.Interment will be held in the spring.The family wish to thank the staff at the B.M.P.Hospital, also Dr.Lesieur, Dr.Garant, the 2nd floor observation staff (Sonia), special thanks to the CISC girls (Christina) for their compassion and support and the good care given to our mom.Donations can be made in her memory to the the BMP Hospital Fondation www.bmpfoundation.ca would be appreciated.Arrangement entrusted to the Désourdy Funeral Home, 33 Principale sud, Sutton, QC JOE 2K0, Phone: 450-538-2306, Fax: 450-263-9557, info@desourdy.ca www.desourdy.ca DÉSOURDY FUNERAL HOME 33 Princiale Sud Sutton, QC, JOE 2K0 Tel: 450-538-2306 Fax: 450-563-9557 www.desourdy.ca Datebook Today is the 34th day of 2014 and the 45th day of winter.TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1690, the 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time they spent with the folks in their last years.This was the first time my siblings and I were notified of this abuse of his position.My brother refuses to provide any information to the beneficiaries.He communicates in generalities and platitudes, refusing to answer our concerns or return phone calls and emails.What can we do?If we contest the trust, we are out of it.Do we hire an attorney to go after him?Do we lien the house?How do we handle this blatant abuse of his position for his own gain?— Sad in Kansas Dear Kansas: The details of the trust may make it impossible for you to get the results you want, but we have no way of counseling you from here.Please talk to a lawyer who can investigate what action you could take.And then decide whether you want a relationship with your brother, because taking him to court will likely create a permanent estrangement.Money isn’t everything.If he truly did spend more time caring for your parents than the rest of you, he may deserve more than you think.Dear Annie: My spouse and 1 choose to abstain from alcohol.We don’t do this because we think we are better than others.It is a personal decision based on how alcohol has inflicted hurt on people we love.We have seen families abuse each other when drinking and have had friends and family killed in drunken driving accidents.But it pains us to see how some family members react to our convictions.Over the years, they have distanced themselves by not including us in family gatherings or vacations.Maybe they think we’ll put a damper on their fun by remaining sober, or perhaps our presence makes them feel guilty for continuing to imbibe.My husband and I enjoy the company of our loved ones when they are sober.It is only uncomfortable when various family members become inebriated and start getting loud, profane and insulting.We have tried hard to communicate that we love them and have no problem with reasonable social drinking, only when it gets out of control.Excluding us sends the clear message that they love the bottle more than us.Annie, if only people realized that the only thing that really ends up mattering in life is people, family and the relationships you build.The world would be a better, stronger place.Is there anything we can do?— Sober but Sad Dear Sober: We agree that alcohol can be very destructive.However, by broadcasting your sobriety as well as your disapproval, you come across as scolds, and the drinking members of your family choose not to be criticized, even tacitly.People are sensitive about their failings and respond poorly to condemnation.If you want more inclusive family gatherings, you will have to say nothing about liquor consumption, yours or anyone else’s.Start by inviting them to a gathering in your home.You don’t need to serve alcohol, but you also don’t have to make an issue of it.Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Uncomfortable,” who didn’t want to call her mother-in-law “Mom.” It reminded me a bit of one of my granddaughters.She called her other grandfather “Oxygen Grandpa” because he needed the aid of an oxygen tank.Since I liked my late-day martini, I was called the Olive Grandpa.— Homosassa, Fla.Annie’s Mailbox Dear Annie: I am 53 and am in love with a 33-year-old man.We’ve been together for three years, but the problem is that he says he just wants to be friends.I care about him a lot.I think there may be someone else, but I’m not sure.I don’t want to lose him from my life.What should I do?Should I tell him how I feel?Should I ask him whether he’s seeing another woman?I need answers.— Dee Dear Dee: When a man tells you he “just wants to be friends,” please believe him.He is no longer interested in you romantically.Whether or not he has someone else is irrelevant.If you want him in your life, it will have to be on his terms as a friend and nothing more.If that is not possible for you, please say goodbye altogether, no matter how difficult.There’s no point moping around when it’s over.You’ll only make yourself more miserable.We recommend hot cocoa with your favorite movie, followed by a luxurious bath and commiserating with good friends.Dear Annie: You have helped perpetuate an erroneous but widely held belief by printing a letter that referred to an ostrich burying its head in the sand.The misconception exists because an ostrich sleeps with its head resting on the ground.Viewed from a distance, the head may appear to be buried, but it most definitely is not.If an ostrich really did bury its head, it would suffocate.— La Grescenta, Calif.Dear La Grescenta: Thanks for providing an opportunity to get into an obscure but charming subject.According to the American Ostrich Association, a male ostrich will dig a hole for the nest that can be up to 8 feet wide and 3 feet deep, so that predators cannot see the eggs from a distance.Male and female ostriches take turns sitting on the eggs in that lowered position and blend into the horizon.When the birds periodically turn the eggs over with their beaks, it can appear as if their heads are buried in the sand.Now we know.Dear Annie: This is in response to “Joining the Letting Go Club.” My father was Mr.Charming.What wasn’t seen was the physical, verbal and emotional abuse.He expected to continue the control even after we were grown and then with our children.He worked hard to pit the siblings against each other.It was horrible.I have nothing to do with him.My in-laws are blatantly biased toward my husband’s sister.She was involved with drugs, has a criminal record and treats her parents terribly.Yet they think the sun rises and sets on her.They have totally enabled her and given her tons of money.My husband never caused them trouble, paid his own way for college and visits them regularly.They can’t seem to bother with him.My husband has gotten to the point where he is done with them.And finally, there is this perspective.We are in our mid-40s with three kids.We have a difficult time understanding today’s parenting style, unless it is to copy the way they were raised: the idea that their kids can do no wrong and never need be held accountable, and that kids should only do whatever makes them happy.I actually heard a friend tell her daughters not to worry about anyone else’s feelings, and they should care only about their own happiness and doing whatever they want.It’s no wonder this makes for selfish, self-centered people.These kids have trouble maintaining relationships.Once things don’t go their way, they walk.I heard a person say about his family, “They don’t bring anything to the table for me, so why bother?” Parents have created these selfish kids.They should not be surprised by the outcome.— Another Perspective Dear Annie: I am beyond speechless at some of the things my husband’s parents say and do, and yet he lets all of this roll off his back.My in-laws often treat my husband’s brother and kids to vacations to which we and our kids are not invited.Then they show us the photos and brag about all the fun they had.I can hardly stand to be in the same room while this is going on, but my husband smiles and asks questions about the trip.My own parents would never dream of doing something for one child that they would not offer to the other.They always have been very fair.To see such lopsided treatment is foreign to me.The truly confounding thing is that my husband is the responsible son.He lives to provide for his family.His brother is irresponsible and a spendthrift and yet seems to be rewarded by his parents.Outwardly, my husband acts like this doesn’t bother him, but I know deep down the slights have to hurt.Our children are also old enough and smart enough to see the difference in treatment between them and their cousins.My New Year’s resolution is to enjoy the people who truly want to spend time with our family and not permit the others to steal my joy.Am 1 right?— Missouri Mom Dear Missouri: Of course you should not allow others to “steal your joy.” But please keep your husband's feelings foremost when dealing with his family members.We don’t deny that this behavior is hurtful, but he has chosen to deal with it by turning the other cheek and not allowing jealousy or anger to guide his approach.This is a forgiving attitude, and it allows him to have a relationship with his family, which he obviously wants.If you turn this into your crusade, criticizing his family and pushing him to be more upset by it, you are not helping.Instead, shower him with the praise and gratitude his parents deny him so he knows how much he is appreciated.Dear Annie: We recently attended a play.There was a lady seated behind our group who coughed during the entire performance and never once covered her mouth.As to be expected, our son was ill a few days later.Please tell me whether there is a solution to this problem.— M.P.Dear M.P.: If only there were a solution to rudeness.No one who is coughing and contagious should attend a public function.Those who insist on attending anyway should cover their mouths so as not to infect those around them.If you notice someone hacking up a lung behind you, it is OK to turn around and ask whether they are OK, whether they would lik^ a lozenge, whether they might wish to leave so they do not disturb the performers and, yes, to please cover their mouths to muffle the sound and limit the spread of germs.You cannot, however, force them to do any of these things.Your remaining choice is to notify an usher of the disturbance and change seats.Dear Annie: I applaud what “Toledo” said about salespeople following those who bring big purses and oversized bags into stores.I own a small restaurant.I’ve had people ask, “Can I have this beer glass?I collect them.” When they are politely told, "No, it is specialty glassware, specific to serving that beer and of limited availability,” you inevitably find that the glass is missing later.Over the years, I have lost artwork, glassware, salt and pepper shakers, and even rolls of toilet 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