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[" Dear Townshippers Susan Mastine \u2014 Page 6 -\"THE\"- RECORD The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 Cougars make sure Cheetahs never prosper Sports \u2014 Page 7 Lennoxville defibrillator to have English instructions installed GORDON LAMBIE The new automatic external defibrillator located at the Amédée-Beaudoin Community Centre originally only had French instructions posted with it.The City of Sherbrooke now calls that \u201can oversight,\u201d and says that an English message will follow.75 CENTS + TAXES Senior crosses an item off his \u2018bucket list\u2019 Magog police somewhat less impressed by 91-year-old\u2019s Mount Orford \u2018climb\u2019 Record Staff A 91-year old Valleyfield man was ticketed for reckless driving Saturday after climbing Mount Or-ford\u2019s Kilometre 4 ski trail in a Chrysler Sebring convertible.Memphremagog Police received several calls around 1:15 p.m.Saturday from citizens reporting the presence of an elderly man driving a vehicle up the ski hill.\u201cHikers on the mountains warned the driver to stop, but without success.The man just continued on his way,\u201d says Memphremagog Police spokesman, Lt.Sylvain Guay.\u201cAt the scene, the police learned that a 91-year old man had been accompanied by his wife and another citizen at the base of the mountain and raised the chain that blocks the passage of vehicles, in order to allow his 2009 Chrysler Sebring convertible to pass through.The wife and passenger had jointly decided to exit the vehicle before the spouse executed his plan,\u201d Guay continued.In the end, the driver made it to the top of Mount Orford and back down again, where he was greeted by police.The man, who is vacationing in the area, said he has difficulty walking and wanted to reach the top before dying.\u201cGiven the presence of hikers on this trail and the dangerousness of his gesture, the nonagenarian received a ticket for reckless behaviour,\u201d Guay concluded.PM#0040007682 By Gordon Lambie Lennoxville Following on concerns expressed by Lennoxville residents late last week, the City of Sherbrooke will be installing an English language instruction panel next to the automatic external defibrillator located in the borough\u2019s community centre.According to Louis Gosselin, one of the city\u2019s communications officers, the borough received complaints about the existing French-only signage because of concerns that a lack of English instructions for a lifesaving device in a bilingual borough is just as effective as not having the AED at all.\u201cIt is good that they called,\u201d Gosselin said, referring to the residents who made the complaint.\u201cThis could be a matter of life and death.\u201d The signage and publications of the Borough of Lennoxville are meant to be available in English and French in all cases because of the borough\u2019s bilingual status.In this situation, Gosselin said that the AED signage that was set up throughout the city was primarily for locations outside of the borough and the lack of English translation for Lennoxville was an oversight.He said that a firm has already been hired to produce an English sign and that the work should be completed quickly given that the French version already Tuesday, September 15, 2015 exists.He was, however, unable to provide an exact timeline for when the English sign would be up.Gosselin underlined that it is important for residents to call the city if they feel a sign that should be translated is not.It is, he explained, the easiest way for the city to spot its oversights and make corrections.The city has gradually been installing AEDs donated by various organizations in public buildings for several years now.Staff members in buildings equipped with the devices are supposed to have received training on their use, regardless of the language the instructions come in.édifice BUILDING wet \u2022\u2022 \u2014 !Si \u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022 .ÜIB **-.\t-I iij.- E ::^ 1j i 1\t (Li |\tÏÏ j I\tu I | J\t¦ \t -J JJ J ^\u2014 RECORD The Record online is new and improved It is more up to date and compatible with the new modern devices 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 SPECIAL OFFER for Record orint subscribers: Receive a full year\u2019s subscription to the online edition for only $5 with every new 12 month print subscription or renewal.Contact the office directly to take advantage of this offer.\t \t 5275 Page 2 Tuesday, September 15, 2015 newsroom@sherbrooker ecor d.com The Record The Record e-edition There for you 24-hours-a-day 7-days-a-week.Wherever you are.Access the fall edition of the Sherbrooke Record as well as special editions and 30 days of archives.Renew or order a new 12-month print subscription and get a 12-month online subscription for an additional $5 or purchase the online edition only for $82.21.Record subscription rates (includes Quebec taxes) 1 year print: $155.91 6 month print: $81.85 3 month print: $41.57 12 month web only: $82.21 1 month web only: $7.46 Web subscribers have access to the daily Record as well as archives and special editions.Subscribing is as easy as 1,2,3: 1.\tVisit the Record website: www.sherbrookerecord.com 2.\tClick e-edition.3.\tComplete the form and wait for an email activating your online subscription.Weather ^ J ¦/ / TODAY: MAINLY SUNNY HIGH 24 SUNRISE: 6:26 SUNSET: 6:59 WEDNESDAY: SUNNY HIGH 25 LOW 11 THURSDAY: MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD HIGH 27 LOW 12 ijj/ K I FRIDAY: MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD HIGH 27 LOW 13 >JJ/ SATURDAY: CLOUDY PERIODS HIGH 26 LOW 13 The fairy godmothers Dishpan Hands Sheila Quinn I sensed that she felt alone, afraid and at the mercy of something astronomically bigger than her.She had already experienced a heartbreaking disappointment in a similar situation.In that past situation she had the support of her partner and immediate friends and family, but not much in the way of experienced individuals who had been through something similar.With her permission, via social media, I summoned a small group of people who had either experienced something similar, or had expertise in what she was going through.Let\u2019s call her \u201cMary.\u201d The members of the group were strangers to one another, linked only by their connection to me.Now they were connected through Mary.Some of them had experienced the worst case scenario, directly or indirectly.Some had experienced a middle-ground result, with a great deal of worry and uncertainty, risk, but excellent results.One had professionally seen every possible outcome.We became a network, through private messages, sent simply through the small group of us.About once a month, I updated the group on what was happening.Each sent messages, either informative, from experience, with encouragement and love every time.Sometimes longer peri- ods would go by that we would not communicate, and Mary would not have much to report.Sometimes she wouldn\u2019t report, but I would learn that something had changed.Each time I asked her permission before sharing with the group.Each time the group responded.I could feel their worry.I could sense their scars rippling.I could feel time -and how sometimes someone else\u2019s experiences will recall our own, and what that means for coping with the memories (the good, the bad and the ugly) all over again.Time and healing are strange that way.Sometimes our experiences become like ghosts, wisping off into the night, almost disappearing as we go about our daily lives; at other times, visiting us for a trip back down memory lane (or back alley, root cellar, attic, what have you).Those ghosts can appear so unexpectedly, in other people\u2019s stories, in other people\u2019s faces, in the mundane details.They surface, and we sit with them again.So it has been with the \u201cfairy godmothers\u201d as I\u2019ve called them.When they sit with Mary (albeit virtually), they sit with their ghosts.Having all experienced the acute worry that she is they know things don\u2019t always turn out the way we hope.They also know that sometimes they turn out even better than we dare to hope when we are overcome with fear.They know how they walked with it, when their ghosts weren\u2019t just ghosts \u2014 when they were real things taking place, real things they were living, that it was acute, and sometimes terrifying, always challenging.They remember being propelled through their experiences.They remember not being able to go anywhere but forward, and only very occasionally, to be still with it.That lovely expression - \u201cWhat doesn\u2019t kill you, makes you stronger\u201d should only be uttered once a person has emerged from that trying circumstance.When someone tells you that, and you are in the throes of worry, you really feel like the beast is breathing down your neck; and you feel like you just might be killed.Having been there, the fairy godmothers all knew what language to use.They knew how to paint the scenery with a balance of light and shadow, with their own palettes to draw on.They knew how to share the power of their own past for good - because no matter the outcome, being part of this circle of care meant a good thing - Mary was not alone any longer.No one overwhelmed Mary - they all knew the dance steps, and this was soft instrumental most of the time.An update was made, Mary sometimes gave details, the group responded, each person with their own expertise.No one spoke as though Mary\u2019s experience would mirror theirs.They let her have her own unfolding - as such she bore no one else\u2019s ghosts.Her experience was in real time.The ending of Mary\u2019s story hasn\u2019t come to pass.The fairy godmothers, with occasional furrowed brows, or staring off into space, walk with their ghosts, when a message pops up, and they sit with it.With ghosts, if we\u2019re lucky, also comes a lightness, where some of the weight of our experiences is borne by others.The fairy godmothers bear witness and weight by opening themselves up to Mary\u2019s current challenges.To this group of fairy godmothers, I feel grateful that you have felt up to this raw and continuous testimonial.I am glad that you have allowed your ghosts to resurface in order to lighten the life of a stranger.To those of you who are fairy godparents in other situations - your quiet good is powerful.The time you take to do whatever it is to help others - thought, prayer, hope, wish, provide, whatever your heart\u2019s love decides is best - these things work.They work every time, regardless of the outcome.They separate the load.Sherbrooke Gaming Expo attracts thousands Record Staff More than 3,000 \u201cgeeks and gamers\u201d attended the first edition of the Sherbrooke Gaming expo, held at Sherbrooke\u2019s exhibition centre last weekend, dedicated to video games and fantasy worlds and the latest technologies such as the Oculus Rift virtual reality helmet.The gaming show was an opportunity for some of the best players in Quebec to show off their skills in League of Legends or Starcraft tournaments.Visitors also had the opportunity to play retro game consoles, arcade and table games or challenge themselves at the paintgun booth.The event was deemed a success and organizers hope to repeat the event bigger and better next year.Ben by Daniel Shelton j%\\[anything gOOPt) ILUEILU JUNK, JUNK.OUf HERES A LETTER, FOR UH, LIVE TT-JISA letter IS .FROM YOU T/\tWHYARE YOU WASTING' PAPER, AH ENVELOPE ANP A STAMPTO WRITE ME ^ LETTER WHEN WE LIVE TOGETHER?y www.DencomicstriD.com\tPTm The Record newsr oom@sherbrooker ecor d.com Tuesday, September 15, 2015 Page 3 The bill violates freedom of expression because it is vague and can be interpreted as forbidding the mocking and criticism of faith-based groups Wales Home Foundation tees off fundraising Record Staff The Wales Home Foundation kicked off its annual fundraising campaign with a golf tournament on Aug.27, raising over $54,000.Now in its 9th year, the tournament attracted 129 players, coming from as far as Florida, Calgary, Ontario and Montreal to tee off at noon for the 18-hole Vegas style tournament.Held at the Longchamp Golf Club in Sherbrooke, the event included a round of golf with activities on some of the holes.One hole featured a longest \u201ccane\u201d drive contest.Another measured the closest ball to the pin, and players also had two chances at a hole in one.Prizes included a utility vehicle from Équipements R.M.Nadeau in Sherbrooke and a year\u2019s lease on a Toyota Camry from the Richmond dealership.CTV\u2019s well-known Mose Per-sico (Mose at the Movies) emceed this year\u2019s event and the father and son duo Steven and Brian Barrie from BSB Auctions, provided entertainment during the evening with an unforgettable live auction with unique prizes.The purpose of the Wales Home Foundation is to raise funds which support and help sustain care and services to the residents living at the Wales Home.r> q ^ ^ SUPPLIED j^denc mm Mose Persico ofCTV, Brendalee Piironen (Wales Home executive director), Lee Gale (president of the Wales Home), Mr.Jordan Arshinoff-Foss (honorary campaign chairman) and Burton McConnel (president of the Wales Home Foundation) show off the over $54,000 raised at the golf tournament.Quebec\u2019s hate speech bill violates freedom of expression says ex Liberal By Giuseppe Valiante The Canadian Press T|he wording of Quebec\u2019s hate-speech legislation can be understood as banning religious satire and won\u2019t stand up to judicial scrutiny, says a former provincial politician who quit the Liberal caucus in 2014 over its secularism policy.The bill violates freedom of expression because it is vague and can be interpreted as forbidding the mocking and criticism of faith-based groups, Fatima Houda-Pepin told a legislative committee in Quebec City on Monday \u201cIt won\u2019t hold up in court.\u201d Bill 59 would give new powers to Quebec\u2019s human rights commission to launch its own investigations into suspected cases of hate speech.Premier Philippe Couillard, in response to the bill\u2019s critics, recently affirmed the right of Quebecers to mock religions.Justice Minister Stephanie Vallee told the committee Monday the intention of her bill is not to ban the mocking of religion but to target those who incite others to commit violence against a group of people.Vallee says she is willing to make changes to the bill \u201cto THE CANADIAN PRESS/JACQUES BOISSINOT U v| un Former Quebec Liberal MNA Fatima Houda-Pepin arrives at a legislature committee studying a bill on hate speech, Monday at the legislature in Quebec City.make it more clear.\u201d Houda-Pepin was born in Morocco and became a vocal critic of Islamic fundamentalism when she was a member of Quebec\u2019s legislature.She lost her seat in the 2014 provincial election when she ran as an Independent candidate.She was a member of the Liberal caucus for 20 years but was pushed out in January 2014 because she thought Couillard\u2019s policy on state secularism didn\u2019t go far enough.Houda-Pepin told the committee the real menace facing Quebec is Islamic fundamental- ism and the problem won\u2019t be solved with Bill 59.She said the bill is \u201ctimid and minimalist\u201d and should be scrapped.All four parties in Quebec\u2019s legislature need to come together, she said, and draft another piece of legislation that specifically defines the secular nature of Quebec and aggressively goes after religious fundamentalism.\u201cYour opponents aren\u2019t in front of you,\u201d she told committee members.\u201cThey are the ones who aren\u2019t here.\u201d Sherbrooke doctor sanctioned Housing costly for Sherbrooke renters Record Staff A recently-retired Sherbrooke doctor has been sentenced to two temporary suspensions of three and five months to be served concurrently, after pleading guilty to inadequate monitoring of a patient to whom he had prescribed powerful narcotics.The suspensions, however, are largely symbolic as 62-year Robert Corbeil retired last July without waiting for the disciplinary board of the Quebec College of Physicians to impose its sanctions for what is considered a serious professional error.Corbeil pleaded guilty last November to having provided inadequate follow-up and inappropriately prescribing powerful narcotics to a 35-year-old woman who died of acute bronchopneumonia less than 24 hours after her consultation.After Corbeil\u2019s admission of guilt, the College trustee recommended a six-month suspension while the defense had suggested two months.Corbeil, who had been in practice since 1979, was reprimanded by the College before.He was under surveillance by the College 10 years ago to verify the quality of care he provided seniors.He finally abandoned his long-term care practice.Record Staff Sherbrooke renters are among the most sorely pressed financially in Canada with 40 per cent of households spending at least 30 per cent of their monthly income on housing.That threshold is considered to be the limit before a financial situation is termed precarious by banks.In addition, 18 per cent of households spend more than half of their income on rent, a proportion that reaches 19 per cent in the Memphremagog regional county municipality.According to the Quebec non-profit housing organizations network, the dire situation is a direct result of massive cuts in federal spending on affordable housing.Region mourns court reporter Bertrand Gosselin Record Staff Sherbrooke The Eastern Townships lost one of its best known journalists with the passing of veteran court reporter Bertrand Gosselin, who succumbed to cancer, early Monday morning at the Maison Aube-Lumière.Gosselin spent most of his career in radio, covering the Townships court scene for over 40 years.His reputation within the journalistic community was based on his rigor and objectivity, his warm and good-natured personality, ad his eagerness to show young reporters \u2018the ropes.\u2019 Last week, Gosselin\u2019s contribution was marked by Court of Québec Estrie coordinating judge, Conrad Chapdelaine, in announcing that a portrait of the court reporter would be TWITTER.COM Bertrand Gosselin, who died Monday.hung in a courtroom at the Sherbrooke Courthouse.Chapdelaine explained that Gosselin\u2019s contribution has been extremely valuable to both the judicial system and the administration of justice.He recalled that justice is public, and that accurate reporting of what happens in a court allows the public to have more faith in the judicial system.Gosselin was unable to attend this tribute due to his poor health and was represented by his life partner Lisette Maurice.For his part, Sherbrooke Mayor Bernard Sévigny said \"Bertrand has always been a conscientious journalist and was appreciated by all.In love with his city and his region, he has always been able to recount judicial developments with the utmost respect.He will be missed.\" Page 4 Tuesday, September 15, 2015 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Who\u2019s who in the pews QHOP: sacred place for a prayerful life GORDON LAMBIE The Quebec House of Prayer is located at 45 Queen in Lennoxville, at the old Elmwood hotel *±k By Gordon Lambie Lennoxville It is a Lennoxville curiousity, one of those casual mysteries that sparks conversation for people coming and going through the south end of town.What is QHOP?Though the sign with large golden letters at 45 Queen Street prompts some to make jokes about the International House of Pancakes, the chain restaurant, QHOP founding co-di-rector Tanya Bellehumeur-Allatt explained to the Record that there is much more profound work taking place at the old Elmwood.\u201cWe\u2019re people of prayer,\u201d Bellehumeur-Allatt said.\u201cPrayer is what we do.\u201d The Quebec House of Prayer, which turns five this coming Oct.2, was founded by Bellehumeur-Allatt and her husband, local businessman Brian Al-latt, in the building that was once the home of Anglican missionary and Bishop\u2019s College School founder Lucius Doolittle.The director said that the house, operated by a team of nine leaders and a large number of volunteers, endeavours to offer a neutral space for communal Christian worship to all denominations and gatherings in the community.\u201cWe\u2019re a worshipping community, but not a church,\u201d Bellehumeur-Allatt said, \u201cWe welcome people of any denomination to come and pray in the name of Jesus.\u201d While the day-to-day events that go on in the QHOP might make it sounds a lot like a church, with people coming together to engage in hours-long worship services, fellow leadership team member Hudson Taylor Wells explained that the space does not seek membership or regular tithes from those who participate.\u201cThe leadership style is different.We don\u2019t have a board of elders or hierarchy to follow,\u201d Wells said.\u201cWe\u2019re here to encourage, support and strengthen local churches.We are promoting the com- mitment to where you\u2019re going already, not asking you to commit to our open house.\u201d Though QHOP has been a bit of a question mark for a lot of the people of Lennoxville, the leadership team members explained that the space is one of many similar spaces throughout the world.Wells explained that each house of prayer is its own individual entity, not held to the standards of some overseeing body, and that they tend to take on the flavours of local culture.Bellehumeur-Allatt said that QHOP is unique in Quebec in that it is the only house of prayer in the province that is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.to 6 p.m.Other houses exist, she explained, but many will only be open for prayer one night or one day per week.But what does it meant to serve as a house of prayer?\u201cHere what we want our specialty to be is how can we pray effectively, how can we pray together, and how can we make prayer enjoyable,\u201d the director said.\u201cWe only continue to do the things over time that we enjoy doing, so if we can make prayer pleasurable or fun, then we\u2019re much more likely to con- tinue to do it.\u201d Bellehumeur-Allatt drew a distinction between different ways of engaging in prayer, stating that QHOP puts a focus on prayer in community rather than individual prayer.She added that there was plenty of time and space available at the house for individual or quiet prayers, but said that the centre focuses on praying together.Building from that, Wells explained that the different prayer \u201csets\u201d take on different approaches or styles depending on who is leading them and what is being prayed for.\u201cWe do intercessory prayer every morning from 10 to 12,\u201d Wells said.\u201cWe have different topics that we specifically pray for.We pray for the different churches in the community.We pray for the government.We pray for media.We pray for entertainment and our spiritual families.We pray for education.We pray for the nation of Israel.We pray for other nations.\u201d Wells is in charge of organizing leadership for five hours a day of live worship and said that aside from the calls for God to intercede, QHOP also holds both expressive and meditative devo- tional sets, and also engages in prayers that repeat bible scripture back to God on behalf of some worldly need.\u201cWe use written prayers from the Bible, but there\u2019s also a spontaneous elements,\u201d Bellehumeur-Allatt said, sharing that the same is the case with the houses approach to music.\u201cWe believe more and more that people are not satisfied with just church as they\u2019ve known it.They\u2019re looking for looking for relevance in their lives, they\u2019re looking for authenticity and they\u2019re looking for community.We try to offer those things.\u201d The director referred to the QHOP as responding through faith to the problems of the world, both individually and together, and called its approach part of \u201cthe prayer movement.\u201d She said that it is not uncommon for houses of prayer to call themselves modern monks, linking to the way that monks committed their lives to the service of God.\u201cThey don\u2019t live in a monastery or wear brown, but they live a devoted life,\u201d Bellehumeur-Allatt said.\u201cThey live quite simply.They\u2019re missionaries, but when they do their fundraising, their work and their core focus is prayer.\u201d Being an emergent ministry, QHOP is not struggling with crumbling infrastructure or aging congregants, but it is faced with challenges nonetheless.The biggest of these, according to Bellehumeur-Allatt, is public perception.\u201cMany people think QHOP is a cult,\u201d the director said, \u201cbut a cult asks people to conform, saying you need to look like us and sound like us and do what we do, and that is very different from what we do here.We are all from different backgrounds and what united us is just a love for God and wanting to live a devoted life.\u201d Even when people don\u2019t see the space as some sort of occult temple, the team members said that the long-time presence of Brian Allatt as a high-profile local businessman in the community has left many thinking that QHOP is centered in some way on the Allatt fam- iiy- \u201cThis isn\u2019t about Brian,\u201d his wife said.\u201cI love my family, but we want this to be way more than just about us.\u201d Looking to the future, QHOP hopes to expand both physically, by building a recording studio, and in its outreach to the local francophone community.Each of those goals, however, also comes with its own challenges.\u201cWe are so open to having French people come and join our team,\u201d the director continued, noting that those francophone leaders who have participated in the past have often been young and in transitional phases of life.Ultimately, Wells said, QHOP is somewhere away from the routine where people can come to face their troubles in community.\u201cWe\u2019re not trying to create a bubble where there are strangers coming in,\u201d Wells said, \u201cWe want to serve the community as best we can.\u201d \u201cI long for people to just come and check us out,\u201d Bellehumeur-Allatt said.\u201cPeople think they know what we are, they make a decision, but then they don\u2019t come up the hill (.)\u201cwe believe that the presence of God changes everything.\u201d Read all about it - Two decades of headlines compiled into 2 books The Record has scanned and digitized original copies of the front pages of our newspaper from the turn of the century.Read about the efforts and sacrifices of two World Wars, the Depression, fires, floods, crime and punishment.More than that, the pages are a testament to the builders and leaders whose names grace our street signs and institutions.The Record was a driving force behind the formation of boards of trade, a watchdog over town councils, a lead advocate for the extension of the railway to local communities and a vigilant protector of the region\u2019s natural resources.Our goal today is to print volumes in segments highlighting the most important stories of each decade.\u2022\tVolume 1 is from 1911 -1920 \u2022\tVolume 2 is from 1921-1930.Only a limited number of the bound 10\u201d x 13\u201d editions have been printed and are for sale for only $25.each plus taxes ($28.75).Drop by our office at 1195 Galt St.East, Sherbrooke and pick them up.For more information call 819-569-9528 or email us at billing@sherbrookerecord.com tov^sHlps 1 The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Tuesday, September 15, 2015 Page 5 Richmond to serve up BBQ fest this October SAVOURE!' SUR % C,.'JsjL » GORDON LAMBIE Richmond chamber of commerce president Helene Tousignant and project director Paul Purcell at last week's official launch of the Wolfe BBQJestival.By Gordon Lambie Richmond As food festivals of all kinds grow more and more popular across the Eastern Townships, Richmond has decided to throw its own hat into the ring with the first annual Wolfe BBQ Fest.Set to take place from Oct.2-4, the festival will highlight local products with an emphasis on barbecue and meat production.\u201cWe wanted to create a major event that would highlight what this region has to offer,\u201d said Richmond Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Hélène Tousignant.\u201cRoxane Labonté of Les gars de Saucisse, who also wanted to organize some sort of festival, is a member of the Chamber of Commerce.We decided to combine our efforts.\u201d Pointing to the Val-St-Francois as the second largest region in the province for agri-food, Tousignant said that it only made sense to create a food festival and, having decided that they noticed the lack of events focused on barbecue in the Townships.\u201cWe wanted to highlight our own region without stepping on anyone\u2019s toes,\u201d the Chamber of Commerce president said.\u201cBut in the end what we\u2019ll have is going to be quite unique.Project director Paul Purcell explained that the main idea behind the Wolfe BBQFest is to create an event that highlights and benefits the whole region.As such, the programming is focused on family friendly activities that cover a wide range of interests all focused through the lens of local food products, with a particular attention to barbecued meat.Over the course of the three days, visitors will be able to taste and explore offerings from a variety of local vendors and restaurants, watch a professional cooking competition, and take part in seven different workshops being offered by experienced celebrity chefs.\u201cWe invite everyone from the region and from elsewhere,\u201d Tousignant said.\u201cWe\u2019re hoping for as many as 4,000-5,000 people.\u201d Friday evening will see Richmond\u2019s town centre come alive with a street fair.Along the one-way section of Main Street, festival goers will be able to sample food from local producers amid animation like fire breathers during an animated evening involving fire breathers, an eating competition, and a torch-lit kayak ride down the Saint Francis River.\u201cThe idea was really to get all the merchants of Richmond involved,\u201d Purcell said.Saturday will see events move to the area around the Richmond community centre and arena.The focal event of the day and of the festival itself will be the amateur and professional cooking competition, but Saturday will also involve an information fair with local food producers, a ticketed \u201cBrazilian Supper\u201d in the evening, and a night-time concert.Purcell was particularly excited about the supper, describing it as meat-centric buffet event with flamboyant feathered dancers.On Sunday local restaurant owners will continue to present their goods and culinary workshops will continue, but organizers highlighted the tourist circuit that has been built into the festival.Starting at 11 a.m.and leaving every 30 minutes, shuttle busses will depart from the central festival site for four local tourist attractions, the Richmond County Historical Society, the Slate Interpretation Centre, the Ulverton Wool Mill, and the Richmond Arts Centre.Visitors will be able to get off and visit at any of the sites and then catch another shuttle later to get to the Arts Centre, where the festival will end with a concert at 2 p.m.Old and new events lead to successful Richmond Fair By Claudia Villemaire Richmond A combination of old and new events proved to be a success for the Richmond Fair\u2019s 2015 edition.Old favourites, such as horse shows and truck and tractor pulls, were combined with new events such as the Jackpot class for beef cattle showpeople, a reining exhibition, (demonstrating the talent and training of a quarter horse herding one or more beef type animals), a zucchini race event, a sheep rodeo (\u201cmutton-busting\u201d) for youngsters up to age 6 or 7, along with panini sandwiches, samples of sea buckthorn juice, jam, jellies seemed to be a recipe for success at least according to Richmond Fair president Lucie Demers.\u201cWe were very pleased with exhibits in the poultry and aquatic birds this year, especially as they were all local CLAUDIA VILLEMAIRE A young girl tries to hold her sheep's head steady.feather fanciers,\u201d Demers explained.\u201cThe zucchini race was such fun.We had 16 entries, which is a total surprise for a first event, but dynamic volunteers began showing how to install wheels on these vegetables, carve out a driver\u2019s seat and let them go down a sloping ramp probed quite popular and entries were coming in fast and furious as race time approached,\u201d said the president who had seen this event first at a county fair south of our border.All the entries were up to par according to the president, who did admit to a few empty stalls in the beef section.\u201cWe were fortunate to have a good display of heavy horses in spite of quite a few of our normal exhibitors deciding to compete at the St-Tite event which took place the same weekend.\u201d The Ladies Department was well supplied with numerous entries in just about every class including arts and crafts and especially the youth section, which is separate from the Youth Fair.An accident Saturday evening with a horse falling on its rider could have resulted in serious injury, but, with minor bruises, Melanie Bolduc was back on the grounds in the horse stable on Sunday proving once again that when the going gets tough, the tough get going.Light horses were plentiful as well as the popular miniatures and classes of 10 to 15 competitors kept the crowd on tenterhooks during the horse shows Friday, Saturday and Sunday.On Saturday, local fire departments displayed the Jaws of Life, the shepherd and shepherdess competition had a record 14 entries.The turkey and chicken auction was a great success with one turkey selling for over $500 and one chicken over $400.Proceeds are split between the Cancer Society and the local 4-H Club and the cost of feed to participating members.\u201cWe had a great team both on the board of directors and the dozens of volunteers who worked non-stop all weekend, to say nothing of the many maintenance projects before the fair and the clean-up after.\u201cA huge thank you goes to each and every one and of course, to the thousands who dared to take a chance on the weather, came to the fair and brought our attendance records up to or over the 14,000 mark.Mother Nature held back the rain and we can breathe a sigh of relief as we begin to think about plans for next year when we celebrate 170 years of Richmond County Fair,\u201d Demers concluded.EDITOR'S NOTE: A picture in yesterday's Record featured Cecil Mason but misidenti-fied the bird he was holding.He was in fact holding his brown Leghorn pullet, which was named Grand Champion Overall.The Record apologizes for the fowl-up.CLAUDIA VILLEMAIRE The Grand Champion showperson, interbreed winners.Morgan Passmore (honourable mention, left), Meaghan Rivett (reserve champion, centre) and Kira Nelson (grand champion).CLAUDIA VILLEMAIRE Cecil Mason, this time with (we swear) his Tuscany duck, aquatic section champion.irichwo* ¦ ft\u2014\u2014« Page 6 Tuesday, September 15, 2015 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record -y\t' N h m>7\tmn>iR>T\t[ Â T\tI very strongly urge the Board of Directors to ensure such a conflict does not happen A.\t2diLA\tL iL JdL\tLAAJL/\tagain.Dear Townshippers: I Susan Mastine Dear Townshippers\u2019 Association president Gerry Cutting and board of directors: Congratulations to you, the organizing committee, and Association staff on yet another successful Townshippers\u2019 Day! As always, this event provided English-speaking Townshippers with an opportunity to celebrate being a community, feel less isolated, witness our culture and heritage being showcased, to learn more about our community organizations and the region\u2019s institutions, meet and greet fellow Anglophones from far-flung parts of the area, explore parts of the region with which we are less familiar, and introduce our French-speaking neighbours to our community.It is the only event of its kind, by us, and for us.This edition of Townshippers\u2019 Day was a very inspiring event.Among the highlights were the messages from local leaders, which were far from the routine and boring utterances one would expect.When MNAs Pierre Paradis (Lib.-Brome-Missisquoi) and Pierre Reid (Lib.-Orford) in turn addressed the crowd, their emphasis on the important role Anglophones have in Quebec caused those attending opening ceremonies to feel like they had been given an injection of calmness and a renewed sense of pride.When one of them pointed out that English-speaking Quebecers are different from English-speaking Ontarians, English-speaking Americans, those listening experienced a sense of great astonishment \u2014 at last some powers-that-be understand our unique position.When one of the four winners of the 2015 Outstanding Townshippers award, this newspaper\u2019s publisher Sharon Mc-Cully, firmly stated that The Record is here to stay\u2014the audience seemed to utter a silent sigh of relief.But, all of these positive aspects have been overshadowed by one fact.As vocalized by several residents from the Richmond area, and discussed by many others, it was most unfortunate that this year Townshippers\u2019 Day was held for the first time ever on the same weekend as the Richmond Fair.From 1982 to 2014, the event took place on the second Saturday after Labour Day \u2014 to purposefully not conflict with an existing community event attracting significant numbers of Anglophones.The determination of the date of Townshippers\u2019 Day for those 33 editions had always been the same, simple calculation: Brome Fair is Labour Day weekend, Richmond Fair the next, and Townshippers\u2019 Day the following Saturday.What is done is done, but I very strongly urge the Board of Directors to ensure such a conflict does not happen again, and to entrench the tradition that Townshippers\u2019 Day be held the weekend after Richmond Fair.Those living in the greater Richmond area need this reassurance.On another note.You will have noticed that last Friday\u2019s Record carried an ad in French publicizing the International Plowing Match in Finch, Ont.Now why would an international event being held in Ontario place a French-only advertisement in an English-language newspaper (see page 3, The Record, Sept.11, 2015)?Someone somewhere does not know or care that we English-speaking Town-shippers exist.An e-mail has been sent to the organizers by yours truly, expressing dismay that they advertised in French to the readership of an English rural newspaper in an area with a significant number of Anglophone farmers, many of whom are board members, volunteers, and/or exhibitors at our county fairs in Bedford, Coolcshire, Ayer\u2019s Cliff, Brome, and Richmond, and a good number of whom participate in or attend the Royal Winter Fair).There is a certain similarity in these two situations \u2014 they have made us feel irrelevant to the organizers, unrecognized, and unwelcomed.¦ THE ¦ RECORD 1195 Galt East, Sherbrooke, Quebec JIG 1Y7 Fax: 819-821-3179 e-mail: newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Website: www.sherbrookerecord.com Sharon McCully Publisher .John Edwards News Editor ., Stephen Blake Corresp.Editor Serge Gagnon Chief Pressman , (819) 569-9511 (819) 569-6345 (819) 569-6345 (819) 569-9931 DEPARTMENTS Accounting___ Advertising __ Circulation __ Newsroom .(819) 569-9511 (819) 569-9525 (819) 569-9528 (819) 569-6345 Knowlton office 5B Victoria Street, Knowlton, Quebec, JOE 1V0 Tel: (450) 242-1188 Fax: (450) 243-5155 PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS GST PST\tTOTAL Quebec:\tIyear\t135.60\t6.78 13.53\t$15 5.91 6 months\t71.19\t3.56\t7.10\t$81.85 3 months\t36.16\t1.81\t3.60\t$41.57 ON-LINE SUBSCRIPTIONS Quebec:\t1 year\t71.50\t3.58\t7.13\t$82.21 1 MONTH\t6.49\t0.32\t0.65\t$7.46 Rates for out of Quebec and for other services available on request.The Record is published daily Monday to Friday.Back copies of The Record are available.The Record was founded on February 9,1897, and acquired the Sherbrooke Examiner (est.1879) in 1905 and the Sherbrooke Gazette (est.1837) in 1908.The Record is published by Alta Newspaper Group Limited Partnership.PM#0040007682 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to The Record, 1195 Galt East, Sherbrooke, QC JIG 1Y7 Member ABC, CARD, CNA, QCNA WE HAVE A SURPLUS! WHAT\u2019S A SURPLUS?W\\(,W VGusom TO Letters Dear Editor, In last Thursday\u2019s edition of the Record, we read a comment about the Centre d\u2019Art in Richmond from Rick Patrick concerning the lack of Anglophone acts presented in this venue.The Centre d\u2019Art is a small concert hall that for many years has offered to the citizens of Richmond and region a variety of first class musical presentations for a low budget price.Touring acts from across Quebec and Canada and indeed the world have played this venue, entertaining Anglophones and Francophones alike.The Centre d\u2019Art makes a real effort to showcase a variety of Canadian talent.Whitehorse, an outstanding folk rock duo based in Montreal presented an enjoyable evening of their intricately layered hit compositions.Lorraine Des-marais, world renowned Quebec jazz pianist, gave a mesmerizing performance.Folks throughout the small hall could see every expression on her face as she led her trio of excellent musicians.Hart Rouge, the well known family band with their roots in rural Saskatchewan gave a finely honed example of country and rock based vocal and instrumental work.Harry Manx, accomplished west coast bluesman and Michael Kase-hammer, ragtime pianist extraordinaire from Vancouver, performed together at the Centre d\u2019Art before they shot to fame.Statistically at 10 per cent of the Richmond population, we could expect about 20 Anglophones to attend a concert.From our experience, that rarely happenend.Classical, jazz, blues and country artists cross linguistic boundaries.We all agree that there\u2019s no accounting for musical taste.However if more Richmond Anglos made the effort to come and enjoy the variety of music presented by the Centre d\u2019Art, you can be sure that the program administrators would more readily wish to please this portion of the Richmond population.It would also be helpful if the Centre d\u2019Art administrators made better use of the English media.Anglophones outside the Richmond region are largely unaware of this attractive locale.The Record in particular is a good place to advertise concerts.A few posters (all in French) placed in the storefronts of Richmond businesses have little effect informing the widely scattered Townships English population (Sherbrooke, Drum-mondville, Windsor, Danville, etc.) who would readily make the trip to see the first class entertainment this lovely venue has to offer.Keith and Victoria Whittall Ste.Anne de Bellevue The Record welcomes your letters to the editor.Please limit your letters to 300 words.We reserve the right to edit for length, clarity, legality and taste.Please ensure there is a phone number or email where you can be reached, to confirm authorship and current town/city of residence.Names will not be withheld but the address and phone number of the writer are not published, except by request.Preference is given to writers from the Eastern Townships. The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Tuesday, September 15, 2015 Page 7 \tr\t1 Q\t;\tAn expected battle of the league's top two quarterback was clearly won by \tL^ocal Dports\tArruda Cougars football declaws Cheetahs to go to 4-0 By Mike Hickey Special to The Record T|he Champlain College football team scored 14 points in a 21-second span late in the first half to defeat the Vanier Cheetahs 32-10 in a CEGEP Division 1 contest on Saturday night in Montreal.The victory ran the Cougars\u2019 2015 record to a perfect 4-0 mark and allowed the Cougars to remain tied for first place with Campus Notre Dame de Foy, who defeated Andre Gras- set 21-9.Trailing 10-3, the Cougars tied the game at 10-10 on Guillaume Conrad-Arès touchdown and Vincent Blanchard\u2019s convert at the 12:11 mark.On the next play Vanier coughed up the ball and the Cougars wasted little time taking advantage of the Vanier miscue as quarterback Michael Arruda connected with Marc-Antoine Pivin for a 28-yard scoring strike.Champlain never looked back, after a scoreless third quarter they scored 15 unanswered points to put the game out of reach.The Cougars opened the scoring when Blanchard nailed a 30-yard field goal early in the first quarter but the home team quickly responded as Khalil Kerr scored on a 37-yard touchdown run with Louis Amoruso adding a convert for a 7-3 lead.Amoruso added a 32-yard field goal for a 10-3 lead before the visitors struck for the two quick scores that decided the game.Conrad-Arès scored two more touchdowns in the fourth quarter while Blanchard, selected the league\u2019s Special Team Player of the Week last week, added two more converts and a single.An expected battle of the league\u2019s top two quarterback was clearly won by Arruda as he completed 11 passes for 199 yards and one major while Vanier\u2019s Dimitri struggled and was pulled from the game after completing just five of 11 pass attempts and threw two inter- ceptions.His replacement, Kevin Er-colano did not fare much better as he was 4-for-8 for 44 yards and was also had two intercp-tions.In the week\u2019s other Division 1 games Montmorency edged Levis-Lauzon 29-28, Limoilou downed Vieux-Montreal 21-17 and FX Garneau beat Edouard Montpetit 43-21.The Cougars are back in action Friday night when they host Andre Grasset in an 8 p.m.start on Coulter Field.Cougar women s hockey attack their season with a shutout victory Record Staff Sherbrooke The Champlain Cougars got off to a blistering start to their 2015 collegiate women\u2019s hockey season with a 2-0 shutout win over the Ri-mouslci Pionnières last Sunday at the Rimouslci Coliseum.The Cougars scored the first win under new head coach Maxime Gosselin, who took over from Marie-Andrée Leclerc-Auger just prior to the season.Leclerc-Auger remains with the team as an assistant, after leading the Cougars to a fourth- place finish last year.Rookies Aude Massé and Laurie Plante scored the both Cougar goals.Massé and Plante stepped up as only 15 players were dressed for the Cougars.Those who did suit up, in the absence of veterans Annie-Pier Tremblay and Gabrielle Poirier (injured) and Maude Théberge (unavailable) did not want for ice time.Cougar goalie Tricia Deguire earned the shutout with a great performance, stopping 40 shots, including 17 in the third period alone.The Champlain women will be back on the ice next weekend for two games.On Saturday they visit the Collège Édouard-Montpetit Lynx at 7:30 p.m in Longueuil.On Sunday they will back on home ice at the Molson Arena to face the Lionel-Groulx Nordiques at 4 p.m.Bensimon and Sterio named Bishop\u2019s Athletes of the Week Record Staff Lennoxville Rebecca Bensimon of the women\u2019s soccer team and Jake Sterio of the golf team have been named the Bishop\u2019s University athletes of the week.Bensimon, a goalkeeper, had two strong outings to open the Gaiters\u2019 2015 season.The second-year psychology student from Dollard-des-Ormeaux, made an incredible 19 saves on 21 shots on goal against the No.1-ranked Laval Rouge et Or on Sunday.While the Gaiters lost 2-0, they held the reigning national champions scoreless until the 63rd minute.On Friday against UQAM, Bensimon made five saves as the Gaiters Hyman-Hamilton nabs RSEQ special teams nod COURTESY BISHOP\u2019S ATHLETICS Rebecca Bensimon (left) and Jake Sterio (centre) were named the BU athletes of the week, while Jamall Hamil-ton-Hyman (right) earned league special teams player of the week honours.fell 3-0.\tBusiness student finished tied mance helped the Gaiters\u2019 Sterio, a Toronto native, shot\tfor ninth on the weekend,\tmen\u2019s\tsquad finish in\tfifth rounds of 82 and 71 at the\twhile his two-under-par 71 on\tplace,\tan improvement\tfrom Bishop\u2019s Invitational at the\tDay 2 was the second lowest\tninth\tplace at their first\ttour- Milby Golf Club.The third-year\tscore of the day.His perfor-\tnament this year.Bensimon and Sterio receive gift cards from the Lennoxville Provigo, the award sponsor.Also picking up honours yesterday was Gaiters\u2019 kick returner Jamall Hyman-Hamilton.The six-foot running back was named the Quebec conference special teams player of the week, after his brilliant 112-yard fourth-quarter kickoff return against the Concordia Stingers.His runbaclc set a school record for longest kickoff return, and was second-longest in conference history.The Toronto native\u2019s touchdown was one of only two majors by the Gaiters on Saturday.He finished the day with a team-high 149 all-purpose yards.The Record and Gaiters Football Contest The Record has Bishop\u2019s Gaiters paraphernalia to give away! Bishop's University RECORD 1st Prize: \u2022 Gaiters portable stadium seat \u2022 Pair of tickets to the October 24 home game vs Montreal \u2022 Gaiters lanyard 2nd Prize: \u2022 Gaiters polo shirt \u2022 Gaiters visor \u2022 Gaiters lanyard 3rd Prize: \u2022 Gaiters cap \u2022 Gaiters lanyard .8 All you have to do is fill out the coupon and return it to: The Record, Gaiters Contest, 1195 Galt St.East, Sherbrooke, QC JIG 1Y7 Items must be picked up at the Record office ^ Gaiters Contest Name: Address: Daytime Tel.# Page 8 Tuesday, September 15, 2015 production@sherbrookerecord.com The Record In Memoriam Datebook MAHANNAH, Eldon - In memory of a dear husband who passed away September 15, 2009.Loving memories never die As the years roll on and the days pass by, In our hearts a memory is kept Of one we love and will never forget.Sadly missed by his wife SHIRLEY 800,000 QUEBECERS ARE ILLITERATE ! .Help us help them! Online giving: www.fqa.qc.ca/en/ or 1-800-361-9142 Literacy Foundation Words of hope TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 Today is the 258th day of 2015 and the 87th day of summer.TODAY\u2019S HISTORY: In 1935, the Nuremberg Laws were enacted in Germany, depriving German Jews of their citizenship and imposing the swastika as a national symbol.In 1963, a bomb exploded at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls.In 2001, President George W.Bush named Osama bin Laden as the prime suspect in the Sept.11 attacks and pledged a sustained fight against terrorism.In 2008, the global financial services firm Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy.TODAYS BIRTHDAYS: James Feni-more Cooper (1789-1851), author/historian; William Howard Taft (1857-1930), 27th U.S.president/chief justice of the United States; Agatha Christie (1890-1976), author; Roy Acuff (1903-1992), musician; Fay Wray (1907-2004), actress; Merlin Olsen (1940-2010), football player/actor; Tommy Lee Jones (1946- ), actor; Oliver Stone (1946- ), filmmaker; Dan Marino (1961- ), football player; Tom Hardy (1977- ), actor; Prince Harry (1984-), British royal.TODAYS FACT; The first tanks used in battle were deployed by the British during the Battle of the Somme on this day in 1916.TODAY\u2019S SPORTS: In 2004, National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman announced the decision to lock out players over contract disputes.The season was eventually canceled.TODAY\u2019S QUOTE: \u201cParty leads to vicious, corrupt and unprofitable legislation, for the sole purpose of defeating party.\u201d \u2014 James Fenimore Cooper, \u201cThe American Democrat\u201d TODAY\u2019S NUMBER: 6 \u2014 romance novels written by mystery novelist Agatha Christie under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott.TODAYS MOON: Between new moon (Sept.12) and first quarter moon (Sept.21).Rebekah Assembly Sessions The Rebekah Assembly of Quebec held their Annual Sessions at the last weekend of May at Le Castel in Granby, a lovely setup for the purpose.On Thursday afternoon the Past Officers Association held their Annual meeting and it was well attended.Gifts were exchanged to Secret Pals whose names are drawn at the previous Meeting.Thursday evening was gathering of Past Grand Masters and escorts for fellowship and good food.There was a good turnout.Friday morning the Rebekah Assembly opened in usual form with President Susan Lawrance officiating with assistance from Vice-President Ernestine Whipple.Some guests were welcomed and some business done.Friday luncheon was held at the Hotel with good attendance.Friday afternoon was setup for Joint Odd Fellow and Rebekah Memorial Ceremony under direction of Ed Copping and Susan Lawrance.This has been most impressive with all branches being represented along with Firemen ; RCMP; and Veterans of War.Beautiful Red Roses placed by a representative of each group.Thelma Picken a P.P.received a special Jewel for her 65 year devotion to our Order.She was President of Myrtle #28 in 1987-88.She joined Fidelity #33 after Myrtle #28 gave up their Charter.After Assembly recessed Friday afternoon all went to rest awhile prior to the Past Officers\u2019 banquet held at Le Castel.Submitted by Ernestine Whipple President 2014-15 Susan Lawrance opens Rebekah Assembly of Quebec Annual Sessions at Le Castel in Granby.Secretary Nancy Barton keeping records of happenings.Laura Burnham, a Past President^986-87) presenting Past President for 1987-88 where Thelma received congratulations, a certificate, and her Special 65 year Jewel.After ceremony she got some roses.Dedicated beautiful long-stemmed roses in special vase.20 years.10,000 wishes.100% Canadian.more needles 'til wish! 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The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Tuesday, September 15, 2015 Page 9 TOWNSHIPS If you want to drink, that\u2019s your business.If you want to stop, we can help.Call Alcoholics Anonymous 1-888-424-2975, www.aa.org LENNOXVILLE Cribbage registration for the year 2015-2016 will be held on Thursday, September 17 at 7 p.m.at the A.N.A.F.\u201cThe Hut\u201d, 300 St.Francis Street, Sherbrooke.Regular members will be called, new members are welcome.Spares are also needed.For more information call Colleen at 819-835-9922.RICHMOND Military Whist parties at St.Anne\u2019s Church, 171 Principale Street South, are starting into the Fall season on the following Thursdays - September 17 (third Thursday), October 8, November 12 and December 10.Please come out for a fun evening, prizes and lunch.To reserve, contact Marge at 819-826-2760.LENNOXVILLE Military Whist will be played at \u201cThe Hut\u201d, A.N.A.F.Unit #318, 300 St.Francis Street, Lennoxville on Wednesday, September 16 at 1:30 p.m.To reserve a place for yourself or a table for 4, please contact Cheryl Bradley at 819-569-2067.MAGOG 4th Lake Scouts Magog: Cubs aged between 8 to 10 years old and Scouts aged between 11 to 14 years old, registrations are on September 21 at PEES in Magog between 6 p.m.and 7:30 p.m.Also adult volunteer needed, no experience necessary.For more information please contact Lucette at 819-843-3811.AYER\u2019S CLIFF Sunday, September 20, Fall Brunch at Beulah United Church, 967 Main Street, Ayer\u2019s Cliff from 11 a.m.to 1 p.m.Come and enjoy a delicious meal of ham, sausage, bacon, scrambled eggs, homemade baked beans, pancakes with real maple syrup, toast, fruit salad, coffee tea and juice.All are welcome.LENNOXVILLE The monthly soup lunches will again be held at St.George\u2019s Anglican Church Hall in Lennoxville on the third Thursday of the month.The first one will be on Thursday, September 17 from 11:30 a.m.to 1 p.m.Join us and enjoy your choice of three varieties of delicious homemade soup: Minestrone, Squash and Chicken, lemon and coconut, as well as buns and cheese, a warm apple crisp with ice cream, tea and coffee.There is no charge for the meal but donations accepted.SHERBROOKE In celebration of the United Church\u2019s 90th Anniversary and their 180th, Plymouth-Trinity, 380 Dufferin, Sherbrooke, is hosting an Anniversary Hymn Sing on Saturday, September 19 at 7:30 p.m.Come sing the favorites through the decades from the Hymnary to More Voices.Light refreshments to follow.Free will offering to the Anniversary Fund.RICHMOND The Canadian Legion - Branch 15, Richmond, 235 College St.N.Richmond, will be holding our Legion \u201cTERRY FOX\u201d Brunch from 9:00 a.m.to 12:00 p.m.on Sunday, September 20.Entry fee charged at the door and children under 12 are half price.\u2022 \u2022 \u2022 This column accepts items announcing events organized by churches, service clubs and recognized charitable institutions for a $7.00 fee, $10.00 for 2 insertions of same notice, $13.00 for 3 publications.Maximum 35 words.If you have more than 35 words the charge will be $10.00 per insertion.Requests should be mailed, well in advance, to The Record, 1195 Galt St.East, Sherbrooke, Quebec, JIG 1Y7, be signed and include a telephone number and payment.Telephone requests will not be accepted.Admission charges and trade names will be deleted.No dances.Am I wrong to think she should pay for the damage she caused to our car TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 Dear Annie: Last summer, our family spent all of our time helping my newly widowed mother-in-law fix up her large home, which had become run down during her husband\u2019s long illness.During one of the days I took off to help, she backed into the side of our car, causing damage.The repair estimate was $1,000, but she didn\u2019t want to claim it on her insurance for fear her rates would go up.My husband didn\u2019t want to ask her to pay, so we simply drove around with a giant dent in our car.Last week, we were in an accident and our car was totaled.The value we received was reduced due to the prior damage.My husband and I work public service jobs with low wages, and my mother-in-law often talks about how she\u2019s investing her half-million dollars.Am I wrong to think she should pay for the damage she caused to our car while we were fixing her home to save her money?\u2014 Trying Not to be Resentful Dear Trying: We understand why you expected Mom to pay for the damage, and she should have of- Annie\u2019s Mailbox fered to do so.Nonetheless, we are asking you to think of this with compassion.Mom is widowed and her ability to generate income is undoubtedly reduced.That \u201chalf-million dollar\u201d investment has to last her the rest of her life, while you and your husband will continue to earn.Discuss this with your husband and come to a mutual decision.He is obviously reluctant to ask Mom to pay for this, and perhaps it would be easier to ask her to split the cost.Whatever happens, please allow your husband to deal with this as he sees fit, and do your best to forget the rest.It won\u2019t help to dwell on it.Dear Annie: You printed a letter from \u201cNo One to Share This With,\u201d about her husband continually watching porn.Her husband is likely a sex addict and his wife is 100 percent correct that he is likely filled with shame.I am a sex addict and a porn addict.I go to 12-step meetings and I have a sponsor.Luckily, I have managed to stay away from porn for seven years.While getting into a 12-step program is probably the best thing for this woman\u2019s husband, he will be highly unwilling to go.Something in his life will need to completely fall apart before he is ready to ask for help.Once he does, a 12-step meeting, and possibly a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist can help him tremendously.But until then, nothing will break him free from his computer for any length of time.Many people don\u2019t believe that sex addiction is a real thing, but let me tell you, it is.When sex addicts look at porn, the dopamine receptors in the brain take off.We used to have to seek out our fathers\u2019 girlie magazines, but with the Internet, every teenager has Porn TV in his back pocket.\u2014 G.Dear G.: Thank you for being the voice of experience today.Annie\u2019s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column.Please email your questions to anniesmail-box@creators.com, or write to: Annie\u2019s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.You can also find Annie on Faceboolc at Face-book.com/AskAnnies.of remedies can help children with allergies Arsenal ASK DOCTOR K By Anthony L.Komaroff, M.D.DEAR DOCTOR K: My 7-year-old daughter suffers from allergies every spring and fall.What can I do?DEAR READER: Spring and fall are my favorite seasons, as is true for many people.But for those who suffer from seasonal allergies, spring and fall can be very unpleasant.Weeks of sniffling, sneezing, head congestion, red eyes and scratchy throats make it hard to appreciate the beauty and mild weather.Seasonal allergies are caused by pollens (from weeds, grasses and trees) and mold spores.These allergens get into the air \u2014 and into our noses, eyes and lungs, causing the symptoms of hay fever.For children, who are generally outside more than adults, allergy season can be an especially unhappy time.There are ways, however, to help your daughter feel better.With allergies, prevention is first and foremost.Here are some suggestions: \u2014 Keep windows closed, especially in your child\u2019s bedroom.\u2014 Keep air conditioners turned on.\u2014 Encourage your daughter to play inside when pollen counts are high.\u2014 Keep your daughter indoors be- tween 5 a.m.and 10 a.m., when airborne pollen is at its peak.\u2014 Get outside on rainy, wet, cloudy and windless days, when pollen counts are lower.\u2014 Have your daughter shower (including washing her hair) and change her clothes before bed.\u2014 Keep car windows closed when you drive.\u2014 Mow the lawn and rake leaves when your child isn\u2019t at home.Of course, it\u2019s hard to prevent all exposure.Ask the pediatrician if any of these medications might help: -\tANTIHISTAMINES block the effects of histamine, a chemical the body releases during allergic reactions.They are available without a prescription in liquid and pill forms.But these drugs can make children sleepy \u2014 or hyperactive.-\tLEUKOTRIENE MODIFIERS are prescription medicines that block leulcotrienes, chemicals released by the body during inflammation.\u2014 CROMOLYN.This non-prescription, anti-inflammatory nasal spray can help control nasal allergy symptoms.-\tNASAL STEROID SPRAYS.Available only by prescription, these are sprayed into the nose to relieve nasal congestion and sneezing.-\tTOPICAL EYE MEDICATIONS.If itchy, runny eyes are a problem for your daughter, her doctor may prescribe eye drops.Doctors today have an arsenal of medicines to help relieve the symptoms of allergies.It\u2019s still no fun to have seasonal allergies, but with the distraction of symptoms eased by new treatments, it\u2019s easier to appreciate spring and fall for the beautiful times of year they are.(Dr.Komaroff is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School.To send questions, go to AskDoctorK.com, or write: Ask Doctor K, 10 Shattuclc St., Second Floor, Boston, MA 02115.) 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