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[" GES con \u2018Pot Soup\u2019 blows up on east end tenant Page 3 mily Literacy | Day THE VOICE OF THE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS SINCE 1897 Pages 8 9.10 3 5 PM#0040007682 HeySbabw@it SCOTIA @ 95 CENTS + TAXES Trio sought in $10,000 toy store robbery Gordon Lambie Special to The Record team of thieves made off with Ace than $10,000 worth of iPods from the Toys \u2018R Us in the Carrefour de L'Estrie during the day on Wednesday.According to Martin Carrier of the Sherbrooke Police (SPS), the three thieves, described as male, Latino and able-bodied, approached the clerk in the store\u2019s electronics division asking to see the devices.Working as a team, the three distracted the clerk long enough to empty the display of all the iPod touch and iPod Nano models the store had before making their escape.\u201cThese are techniques we see often in bigger cities like Montreal or Toronto,\u201d Carrier said, indicating that they have no known suspects in the area at the current time, and that this sort of coordinated, unarmed theft is not a common occurrence in Sherbrooke.\u201d Anyone with information pertinent to the theft can communicate with the SPS\u2019 criminal investigation FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2013 ow PHOTO BY GORDON ALEXANDER division by calling 819-821-5544, or the regular police service number, 819-821-5555.TA X-SHELTERED SAVINGS FOR NICOLAS PSP = 154.sms | Grenier | DEMANDING INVESTOR Richmond - Jason Blum, 2 of Chateauguay and great grandson of Shirley Smith of Lorne St in Richmond, looks thru a frosted window, courtesy of the recent ongoing cold snap.Jason, son of Amanda Trim and grandson of Sharon Smith fy of Ulverton is a frequent guest of his great-grandmother and looks in wonder at the magic created by the Townships own Jacques Frost.\u2019 Desjardins Cooperating in building the future March 1, 2013 Deadline for RRSP contributions Page 2 FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2013 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com | The Record Magog Yoga at CLC ome join the group for a 1-12 ( hour class of Yoga postures, breathing exercises and relaxation.The class is adapted to your body\u2019s needs and capacities, your breath is.a gauge of the effort and sense of ease in each movement, and the goal is to find balance and harmony in your being.Classes will be held for 6 weeks until February 27 from 6:30 to 8 p.min the CLC room at Princess Elizabeth Elementary School 120 Bellevue, Magog.Please enter by door #3 and push the CLC buzzer to enter the building.For more information contact Pervana at mladenofp@etsb.qc.ca or 819-238-1285 Website:v WWW.Magog- | clc.ca Cost is $60.00 for the six week session.Minimum of eight students required.Please come in comfortable clothing and bring your mat.Lennoxville Library Lennoxville Reads 2013 ree at the Bibliotheque Lennoxville Library Tuesday, Jan.29, at 7 p.m.: Canada Reads Turf Wars.Panelists who have read the book list for \u2018Canada Reads\u2019, will be discussing the books and answering questions.Refreshments will be ~ served after the presentations.Weather TODAY: MIX OF SUN ; AND CLOUD HIGH OF -18 LOW OF -25 SATURDAY: SUNNY HIGH OF -18 _ LOW OF 27 SUNDAY: SUNNY \u201d _ HIGHOF-15 : LOWOF-23 MONDAY: PERIODS ;, OF SNOW {HIGH OF -11 * LOWOF-21 TUESDAY: PERIODS OF SNOW HIGH OF 3 LOW OF -11 BisHOP'S UNIVERSITY STUDENTS REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL The Campus does CUP BU\u2019s student newspaper partakes in annual Canadian University Press conference By Maghen Eisan n January 9 students Orer the BU student paper The Campus ventured to Toronto to partici- A pate in NASH 75: the 75th | annual conference of the Canadian University Press (CUP).CUP is a national, nonprofit, co-operative, owned and operated by close to sixty student newspapers from coast to coast.CUP is one of the oldest student newspaper collectives in the world, and is North America\u2019s only student press co-operative.CUP is used as a way to unite student newspapers from all over Canada and give students the chance to exchange newspapers, stories and ideas.The five day conference kicked off with keynote speaker, Gemini-award winning business journalist, Amanda Lang.Lang is CBC\u2019s senior business correspondent for the nightly news program and co-hosts the Lang and O\u2019Leary Exchange on CBC\u2019s News Network.After the motivating speech from Lang, the group of roughly four hundred student journalists made their way to the Barbara Frum Atrium at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre\u2019s headquarters in Toronto.The night consisted of introducing and networking past CUP alumni with current newspa- per staff.After an amazing opening Bune Fr \u201c 02 O5 16 49 649 25 30 40 [bonus Next grand prize (approx.): $3,500,000 woo t-Te ELA 1ete) Lei] Bonus Prizes \u201c 03 1029 35 (D+ 23293738 \u2018Holders of a Québec 49 selection played with Lotto 6/49 on the same ticket and including tré four dues oi the sans Dore selection Chin share a onze pot Of $49,000 to what would soon be a conference to remember, CUP was now in full swing.Students attended multiple workshops each day held by established journalists, photo-journalists and web designers.Speakers not only shared their stories and experiences but offered tips on how to stand out as a journalist in such a highly com- kl results: 2013-01-23 02 09 14 01 23 31 43 |sonus 2753703 lotoquebec.com In the event of discrepancy between this list and the official winning list of Loto-Québec, the latter shall prevail BISHOP'S UNIVERSITY STUDENTS REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL Campus employees (left) Taylor Poleman: Copy editor and (right) Lauren Humphreys: Opinions editor pose for a picture at the Barbara Frum Atrium.petitive field.Some of the fifty-four speakers, just to name a few included: James Keast, editor- inchief of Exclaim magazine; Josh O\u2019Kane, investigative reporter with the Globe and Mail; and Kelly Toughill, former Toronto Star writer and editor who currently heads King\u2019s School of Journalism in Halifax.During workshops students learned everything from crafting columns, media law, getting started with WordPress, and breaking into broadcasting.Other evening keynote speakers included Brian Stel- ter, media reporter at The New York Times and Doug Saunders, Globe and Mail Af fairs Columnist and Online Opinions and Debate Editor.All of the speakers delivered Ben by Daniel Shelton inspirational and informative talks to students, staff, volunteers, and delegates alike.As a member of The Campus staff I can say that I am thankful to have been given the opportunity to attend such a fun and educational conference.Speakers shared their secrets, answered questions and even gave out business cards.Beyond the opportunity to converse with colleagues and discuss newspapers, such events can help open new doors to countless exciting possibilities.The stories will be told! Next year the conference will return west to Edmonton, Alberta.The city will host the highly celebrated conference - keeping the creative juices flowing for future Canadian journalists.S0.IT'S AGREED.THE THERES JUSTSO MANY THAT WASHT A Peu IST Æ COOP- ELA NM ER NOW VOL WONT BE ABLE TO SPENDING ISTO CUT UP EVE NOTICE-I CAN WAS MY DRIVER'S GO OUT TO SHOP.SOME CREDIT CARDS.CHOOSE ANY ONE AT LICENSE.RANDOM fr ?.: a > ot E BS = 2 PEN.~ 5 2 SNIP 5 NE ! : 6 +# ; 1 | a + N £ ; 7 ] : : = >; > .-.-\u2026. es .+ The Record | newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com + Se es reed Tg ous FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2013 Page 3 Liocar.News Maurice is pulling no punches in his efforts to persuade residents not to oppose his request for a zoning amendment.\u2018Pot Soup\u2019 causes fire on 12th Ave.GORDON LAMBIE The fire that broke out at 395, 12th.Avenue North early Wednesday afternoon started as a result of a tenant\u2019s attempt to create cannabis oil out of marijuana and naphtha.Gordon Lambie Special to The Record e Sherbrooke Police Service (SPS) are saying that the fire that broke out at 395, 12th Avenue North early Wednesday afternoon started as a result of a tenant's attempt to create cannabis oil out of marijuana and naphtha.\u201cWe call it pot soup,\u201d said Martin Carrier, spokesperson for the SPS, relating that the transformation process is highly volatile, involving the mixing and reduction of marijuana resin and a variety of combustible chemicals over a heat source.The objective on the part of the maker is a more concentrated marijuana by-product, but the result is often the unintentional ignition of highly flammable fumes by careless \u201ccooks.\u201d Rémy Beaulieu, division chief with the Sherbrooke fire prevention services (SPIS) said that firefighters were able to respond and get the fire under control very quickly.\u201cDamage was limited to the apartment where the explosion initially took place,\u201d Beaulieu said, relating that the efficiency of the SPIS allowed two out of the three apartments in the building to be saved, despite the explosion having taken place on the bottom floor of the structure, According to Carrier, the 21-year-old tenant of the apartment had not yet been taken into custody on Thursday morning, as he was still in the hospital being treated for burns to his torso and face, as well as serious burns to his arms.A 44-year-old man known to the SPS was also on the site of the fire and was taken into custody at the scene.That man has since been questioned and released; he is expected to appear in court within the next few weeks.Cannabis oil causing fires are not a new phenomenon in the Eastern Townships, with other similar or Dennis Glezos more serious ex- CHARTERED plosions and PROFESSIONAL ~ fires having ACCOUNTANT taken place in and around the region in past years.CORPORATION Tax ACCOUNTING AND PAYROLL SERVICES BUSINESS AND TAX CONSULTING 175 Queen, Suite 204 Sherbrooke Tel.: 819-823-0800 www.glezos.ca 54323 Groupe Maurice campaigns for zoning change SHERBROOKE 2 storey retirement complex in an attempt to itigate its impact on residents of nearby Wyatt Street.About a dozen people took part in a briefing organized by the City of Sherbrooke and the Groupe Maurice Wednesday evening, where company founder and president, Luc Maurice, explained the $55 - $60 million project, to be located close to the intersection of King and Jacques-Cartier.From the outset, Maurice presented himself as \u201copen to suggestions as opposed to complicated and not listening.\u201d Groupe Maurice plans to build an upscale retirement complex between the two 10-floor buildings housing Les Jardins Hauterive and the future Provigo supermarket at the end of Wiggett Street to be located on the site of the existing parking lot.The new building will be two floors taller than the existing towers and will have an estimated 300 housing units for seniors and create 65 jobs.Residents of Wyatt Street have expressed opposition to the height of the project, claiming it will destroy the neighbourhood\u2019s charm and their enjoyment of a nearby wooded area.Residents also expressed privacy concerns, as the new building e Groupe Maurice has modified the proposed | 1 would tower over nearby residences.Maurice reassured the audience that the building would be constructed in such a way that the balconies would face away from them and that windows on the side facing them would be kept to a minimum.He added that the extra two storeys, for which he will need to obtain a municipal zoning change, are necessary to ensure the profitability of the project.Maurice is pulling no punches in his efforts to persuade residents not to oppose his request for a zoning amendment.He has promised to install air conditioning for the 175 Hauterive units and balconies for those who do not already have them.In addition, he has promised to renovate the facades of houses and buildings on Bellevue Street in front of the complex at the company\u2019s expense.Groupe Maurice will also commit to build a sidewalk on Bellevue and to planting mature trees on his property.Groupe Maurice will also clean the windows of houses on Bellevue Street and les Jardins Hau- terive twice yearly during construction, which will begin this coming June and finish in the fall of 2014 if everything goes according to plan.The Planning Advisory Committee of the City will formally begin study of the zoning request on Feb.6.Grow-op owner's appeal rejected ing to prison, seven years after being arrested, and three years after his conviction, for large-scale aeroponic cannabis production.Lepage was convicted in 2010, of the production of cannabis with intent to traffic in a sophisticated aeroponic grow-up in Deauville.At the time, police seized 2,846 plants as well as equipment used in growing the plants.Rejecting his claim that a violation of his rights rendered the evidence against him inadmissible, the three judges of the Quebec Court of Appeal upheld his conviction and ordered him to begin serving his 42-month sentence within 24 hours, Lepage was behind one of the most sophisticated pot-growing operations ever discovered in Canada and police had to use some heavy machinery to D aniel Lepage has lost his appeal and is head- fm La and Silent Auction in memory of Chrissy Guillette Saturday, January 26 at 8 p.m.LIVE MUSIC A.N.A.F.Unit #318 \u2018The Hut\u201d ÿ 300 St.Francis, Lennoxville $10./person.18+.Tickets available at Tri-Us, Lennoxville THE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS SPA ID eS Are HEIN PSS A lost cat or dog is an animal on his own, at risk, vulnerable and in danger, with a sad and worried family left behind.° More than 3,000 lost cats and dogs find shelter at the Eastern Townships SPA every year.e registers his pet and makes sure he or she wears find the operation, hidden beneath his boat-repair business.According to an expert from the RCMP, aero- ponic greenhouse installations are rare in the country and estimated that Lepage\u2019s operation could produce 187 pounds of cannabis per month, for revenues of approximately $4,488,000 a year Without! how, will pet LJ that are not identified When wearing the Eastern Townships SPA ID tag, 99% of lost pets return home, compared to 15% without identification.A GOOD PET PARENT the Eastern Townships SPA ID tag.1139, Queen-Victoria Blvd.Sherbrooke {Québec) J1J 4NS Telephone: 819-821-4727 Fax: 819-823-1573 spaestrie.qc.ca/bongardien.com protectrice : Société eg, des ANIMAUX 2) Lo Page 4 FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2013 T newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com | The Record JETER THE SCOOP MABLE HASTINGS s part of its Festival of Hearts ac- A\u201c month, the Municipality of otton is offering all citizens the opportunity to attend one of two free CPR Training courses being offered through the Potton First Responders.The event is being held on Saturday, Feb.2, on the second floor of the Town Hall (2 Vale Perkins), with the English session running from 9 a.m.to noon and the French session from 1 p.m.to 4 p.m.Reservations are required and you can reserve your spot by calling Potton community organizer, Trish Wood at (450) 292-3313 extension 228.The goals of the conference are: to meet the First Responders, to raise awareness of heart attack symptoms and warning signs, to promote and practice CPR and to demonstrate and practice with a defibrillator.\u201cThe Municipality of Potton has recently purchased two defibrillators that Will be strategically placed in two Potton locations,\u201d explained Trish Wood.\u201cWe are hoping that people will attend this session with the First Responders on Feb.Free CPR training for Potton residents The Potton First Responders.2 to learn how to use this lifesaving equipment,\u201d she added.Statistics show that informing the public is the first of the pre-hospitaliza- tion intervention steps.À well trained and informed public makes for a quicker response time and a higher chance of survival.What better way to kick off the \u201cFestive Hearts Awareness Month\u201d than with an always popular and appreciated session with the Potton First Responders team?This activity provides the perfect ov PHOTO MABLE HASTINGS opportunity for the citizens of Potton to exchange and learn from this well trained and very active group.We never know when we might find ourselves in a situation that could require knowledge in these lifesaving techniques.This is a golden opportunity to acquire or refresh some skills, free of charge! Get to the \u201cheart\u201d of the matter and be prepared for just such an emergency.Give Trish Wood a call and reserve your spot today! Haut-Saint-François - du Granit health merger rejected fter a year of preparation, the pro- Ape merger between the CSSS du aut-Saint-François and that of du Granit has been rejected by the Haut Saint-Francois health agency's Board of Directors at a public meeting Wednesday.Approximately 250 people attended the vehement, but orderly meeting, with most in attendance expressing disapproval of the proposal.Facing firm opposition from the public, elected officials and staff, the Board bowed to the inevitable and killed the project that had been accepted by the du Granit CSSS the day before, by a vote of 11-7.275 Dufferin, Sherbrooke (Québec) JIH 4MS Informations : 819-821-5406 GLIMPSES OF THE-PAST In 1896, John Henry Bryant, owner of the Silver Spring Brewery, invented a ginger-flavoured soft drink he called Bull\u2019s Head Ginger Ale.His\u2018invermjon wæs \u201c +; F- designed to bypass ruthless competition in the beer market.When this photo \u2018was\u2019 * taken about 10 years later, the Silver Spring had regained its affluence thanks to its star beverage - proudly displayed on the establishment's facade.INTERESTED BY HISTORY ?Visit the bilingual exhibit, Sherbrooke, a Place to Call Home, presented in the André- Désilets room of the Sherbrooke Historical Society.: Sherbrooke Historical Society collection LA SOCIETE D'HISTOIRE DE SHERBROOKE www.histoiresherbrooke.com : The decision was not made without regret, however.\u201cI am disappointed be cause [ saw in the merger a way to build a stronger organization, with more services for people and having the ability to recruit and retain the best possible candidates for these services,\u201d said Board Chair Alain Coulombe.\u201cAs we are a small CSSS, we lose our people who are recruited elsewhere.I don\u2019t know what the future holds, but we will be facing more difficulties in the long term, like budget cuts.Certainly, we will lose our CEO, Mario Morand, who had a good view of things.\u201d Morand also expressed disappointment.Since the beginning of 2012, Morand has been director general of both institutions and was hired in Haut- Saint-François to oversee the proposed merger.He will now return to the du Granit agency exclusively.\u201cMy heart isn\u2019t in it anymore, he said, \u201cI was hired to lead the merger.Now that it has been aborted, I will back off.But will not leave people in the lurch.I'm willing to stay for the transition,\u201d adding that in addition to hiring a new CEO and a new director of human resources, the CSSS Haut-Saint-François will have to act fast to put a plan in place to cut $300,000 from its budget.According to Morand, the same situation at both CCCC establishments could have been significantly mitigated by savings from the merger.One study shows savings of $700,000 a year from a merger, but there was considerable opposition to the plan, particularly that of the MRC itself which, lead by prefect Nicole Robert, had proclaimed loudly against it.Artists wanted for the 4th edition Cuvée Artistique de l'Estrie e Cuvée artistique de l'Estrie is | back again for a 4th edition and looking for artists.Last year, more than 70 artists from different disciplines were spread out over several venues in downtown Sherbrooke, meeting participants and exchanging ideas about art and technique.This meeting of artists, which allows creative exchanges, strengthens the regional network and promotes professionalism, makes this multidisciplinary forum an essential cultural event.The 2013 Cuvée artistique de l\u2019Estrie has expanded to cover a five day period this year from Wednesday Sep.11 to Sunday, Sep.15, 2013 in various downtown Sherbrooke venues.The formula is also changing offering gatherings that are sometimes discipline-specific and at others interdisciplinary as well as special events, performances and master classes.Visual arts, song and music are still in the spotlight for 2013.Particular attention will also be paid to the cinema and video, circus arts, dance, comedy, literature and poetry, storytelling and theater to encourage the participation of more artists from these disciplines.The call for applications has now begun.Emerging artists have until Friday, Mar.15 to submit their application.Application forms and information are available on the Cuvée website atwww.cuveeartistiqueestrie.org/inscription/.All applications received will be reviewed by a panel of professional artists\u2019 Organized by and for emerging artists, the activity still has the same goal of providing artists with an opportunity to build professional relationships and to become known to the public and the media.It is with great enthusiasm that the invitation is extended to the entire artistic community in the Townships. A The Record | newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2013 Page 5 Mixed Squad bust meth, pot distributer COWANSVILLE Mixed Squad arrested three people Wednesday, following a raid on two apartments in Cowans- ville.Following a short investigation, police obtained warrants to search the residences and vehicles of two male suspects, aged 27 and 30, who were arrested at the scene.À woman, be lieved to be the spouse of one of the suspects, was also detained.The two men are suspected of trafficking of methamphetamine and cannabis in the Cowansville area.Police believe the 30-year old supplied large quantities of the drugs to the 27- year old who subsequently sold them on the street.He is also suspected of supplying several other local dealers In total, eight police officers and a police dog were involved in the operation.O fficers from the Estrie Regional Tobacco seizure in Asbestos ûreté du Québec officers from Ge MRC des Sources have seized a large amount of contraband tobacco during a raid on a warehouse on St-Jean Street in Asbestos.À brief investigation enabled police to identify a suspect, a 74-year old man from Asbestos, who faces charges of trafficking in contraband tobacco.Police seized 40 cartons of 200 cigars, 250 cartons of 200 cigarettes, almost 1,400 packs of 25 cigarettes, and- 14 packages of bulk tobacco.If found guilty, the man faces a fine equivalent to $300 per carton.WEEKEND BRIEFS Victoria park activity is canceled by cold e Borough of Fleurimont has to | inform the public that the \u201cParc Victoria en neige\u201d activity scheduled for this weekend, Jan.26-27, has been cancelled due to the excessively cold temperatures which are expected to continue into next week, and an insufficient amount of snow to ensure the safety of sliders.Regular winter family sliding will return next Sunday and continue until Mar.3 ~.Mont-Bellévue \"+ «+ \u2018gpen for business this weekend \u2018The City'of Sherbrooke has announced that the Mont Bellevue ski centre will be open tomorrow and Saturday from 9 a.m.to 10 p.m.and Sunday from 9 a.m.to 5 p.m.For more information on activities at Mount Bellevue, see the website: sherbrooke\u2019.ca /skimontbellevue.For tickets, call 819 821-5872.For the ski shop, call 819 565-8626.Louis-Philippe Blais will know his fate in April spring if he will have to serve time for his conviction of dangerous driving in an incident that killed one individual and seriously injured another.Blais was acquitted of dangerous driving connected to street racing causing death, but was convicted of the lesser charge of dangerous driving after he struck and killed Paul Lacharité and seriously injured his wife in front of the King St.East Tim Hortons restaurant on Apr.26, 2009.Defense attorney Alexandre Caissie has requested an absolute discharge for rise che Blais will find out this get 4 14e #0 his client while the Crown has argued for a sentence of one year imprisonment before Judge Michel Delorme of the Superior Court.Caissie argued that regardless of the circumstances of the case, his client should be sentenced for the crime he was convicted of, dangerous driving.He said his client has been stigmatized by the media coverage related to the legal proceedings, adding \u201cI am very surprised that the Crown is calling for a custodial sentence.This is not an appropriate sentence.My client has found the legal process difficult to endure.He 8 SAVINGS PRODUCTS FLEXIBLE AND SAFE FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 1-800-463-5229 | www.epq.gouv.qc.ca Monday to Friday, from 8 a.m.to 8 p.m., and Saturdays during February, from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m.EPARGNE YOUR PLACEMENTS QUEBEC 100%\" BONUS OF oD THE FIRST YEAR FOR NEW RRSP, RRIF, LIRA OR LIF FUNDS INVESTED IN BONDS RRSP GUARANTEED is aware of the harm caused to the Lacharité family.Imprisonment is the last sentence called for.My client is an asset for the company he works for and has no criminal record.\u201d The Crown, on the other hand, argued that extenuating circumstances, particularly Blais\u2019 driving behaviour immediately prior to the accident, should be taken into consideration and warranted incarceration.Demers has taken the case under advisement and will render his verdict April 29.Epargne Placements \u2018 ar Québec ra r muni Tous droits rg | T nvier i rvé CA R 1 E R Client : Épargne Placement Québec Dossier no .12-1174 Format : 7,5625\" x 10 No d\u2019annonce .MIN-Q-H13-PE-a COMMUNICATION Épreuve : 1 Couleur NB.PUBLICATION The Record DATE DE PARUTION 25 janvier et 22 février 2013 15 SRE SE S 0 #1 CL 50 - a = = Page 6 FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2013 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record DITOR IAL When a cold spell hits us like this week, turning down demand will have a direct impact on a number of levels.By Francois Tanguay s it has been very cold.The longest Y deep freeze period in almost ; twenty years.In all it will cover the better part of ten days.Everything we do outside has become a challenge.Just taking a walk is dangerous for the skin that we leave exposed.Cars freeze up, with or without ice the roads are more slippery, construction workers have to come in every hour or so to warm up and so on.Since a vast majority of us heat our home with electricity, Hydro- Quebec is in crisis management mode twenty four seven.A record peak demand of 39,500 megawatts of electricity will have put our grid to an extreme test these last few days.For an idea of how much electricity this is, keep in mind that in summer we rarely get to half that amount, averaging less than 20,000 megawatts in demand.France, with a population of over 65 million has winter peak periods of just over double our winter peak demand.This winter high is met by Hydro through various means.Some large industrial customers either close down production or opt for fossil based energy for their needs.For that they get a special tariff that helps them compensate for the switch.Electricity is imported from wherever it is possible to get it, and this extra power is expensive, very expensive.I've had the chance to visit the main control room at Hydro-Quebec, hidden somewhere underground in downtown Montreal.An impressive sight to see indeed.On a wall that seems to be the size of a basketball court all the dams, lines and links to the other networks are laid out.Blinking lights, lit-up transmission The great white freeze lines and \u2018the production of each and every site are there in real time.Balancing an electrical grid in real time is very complex work.Each extra load, be it your toaster, your washing machine or an industrial motor must be met immediately by a corresponding demand.Same applies for whatever is shut down.Of course computers do all this through an intricate series of grid management programs, but the human eye is needed to confirm choices, like the shutting down of turbines at a given site for maintenance or urgent repairs or shifting added supply from one dam to another for a various number of reasons.A remarkable experience I will never forget.When a cold spell hits us like this week, turning down demand will have a direct impact on a number of levels.The advantages are not to be taken lightly.If we could reduce our needs by say, just 10 per cent we would probably do away with expensive imported power.A lot of money saved and extra profits for Hydro that would result in extra revenue for a Government that needs help to balance the provincial budget and avoid the tax hikes to manage the deficit.Keep in mind that 75 per cent of Hydro-Quebec\u2019s profits go back to us collectively in one form or another.What can be done in our homes?Turn down the heat by just two degrees, use your heavy appliances at off peak hours.The dishwasher can be started in the evening, sometime after ten is best.Same applies for the washer and dryer.Take showers and avoid high demand baths if you can.If you plug your car, use a timer, it\u2019s not necessary to have the heater on all night! Run it for an hour between six and seven before peak morning demand.You get the picture.Managing global demand is also crucial for more technical reasons.The extra demand and stress we exert on the grid for the 300 peak hours of extreme cold necessitate equipment that is expensive.Our electric rates are based on how much equipment is needed for those few hours a year when the system is pushed to the limit.There is a name for this: Peak Coincidental demand.In other words our rates are based on that 39,500 megawatts we needed sometime Thursday, not on the summer period peak nor the yearly average.The less we \u2014 em\u2014\u2014\u2014 PO.Box 1200 Sherbrooke J1H 516 or 1195 Galt E, Sherbrooke [1G 1Y7 FAX FOR NEWSROOM ONLY: 819-569-3945 E-MAIL: newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com WESSITE: www.sherbrookerecord.com SHARON McCuLLY PUBLISHER .J (819) 569-9511 DANIEL CouLoMBE NEws EDITOR .| (819) 569-6345 STEPHEN BLAKE CORRESP.EDITOR .| (819) 569-6345 SERGE GAGNON CHIEF PRESSMAN.| (819) 569-9931 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CNA, QCNA push peak demand, the better off we are rate wise.There has been a debate as of recently on the surpluses at Hydro.Yes, it is a fact that Hydro has enough water, enough power capacity for a few years.Yes we are adding to our energy bank with the new generation of windmills that are coming on line.But this needs to be put in to context.We have 4,000 jobs that have been created by the wind industry, good jobs.We will need these well paid jobs in the new economy.Also, wind power acts as a compatible back up to hydro power because each kilowatt of wind based electricity is that much water that stays behind the dams.On top of that, these surpluses are exactly what we need if we are to make the transition away from oil to renewables.Electric public transport, electric cars and trains do not have to be invented, just implemented.We can and should make this transition right now.It has been calculated that with just 2,000 megawatts we could massively electrify our transports and cut down dramatically on our oil imports.We will have imported oil to the tune of $16 billion in 2012.Imagine cutting this down just by 25 per cent and replacing it with homemade clean energy.Imagine all the jobs we would create right here in our own backyard.This cold spell is a reminder that we surely can do better with our electricity than to spend extra cash just to meet 300 hours of demand each year.Lock outs, salaries \u2014 and Stan the Man TOM CAVANAGH 11 the NHL lock out is ended We the owners and players can re-focus on the important issues in their lives, scoring goals, getting assists, punching out opponents, greed, etc.It sounds bitter but my interest and sympathy for sports and famous athletes is fast fading.It may never disappear entirely because there's something so exciting about a home- run, a triple play, a breakaway goal, or an agile goalie miraculously catching a puck fired from point blank range.Skill and beauty of athletic prowess is something that always draws crowds and applause, and rightly so.I'm so past my prime it\u2019s almost laughable but there is still a surge that comes when | drop one cleanly through the net in my driveway.My wife thinks I'm a bit crazy, but there are those moments in sports and life that are just so right and perfect.We all know it, and we relish the moments when the soccer ball zooms into the opponent's net, when the perfect overhead smash hits just inches inside the line, when the ice-skating partner spins through the air and lands the \u201cquad\u201d perfectly.Moments to cherish.Spontaneous applause in the living room is understandable.The only thing that is slightly amiss is the obscene amounts of money going to owners and some players.Not all.Some.Sidney Crosby for example has a twelve year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins that will bring him $104 million.By 2021 Roberto Lu- ongo with the Vancouver Canucks gets $69 million.Now turn to the wonderful world of professional baseball and thing gets better.Or worse.Depends on where you're sitting.Joey Votta of the Cincinnati Reds has agreed to a 10-year $225 million (US) extension.With that kind of money Joey could probably buy himself a country or part of one in Africa.What does it mean for one per son to have one or two hundred million dollars?The top one per cent of the U.S.could offer some explanation: Grab all you can whenever you can.Wait.Isn't something missing?Ah, yes, concepts of greed and common sense.Neither come into the equation with salaries of this size, but they still exist.Somewhere.Before we reach for our pitchforks and burning torches we must first admit that these are complex and unprecedented developments that society has accepted without murmur.And let us admit too, that players like Sydney Crosby justify the compensation they get.He fills arenas wherever he goes, wins awards, games, and championships.He brings in millions, and fans and owners of other franchises would sell their souls to get him into their operation.For years the owners and the organizers got the big bucks while the players and performers on the field, on the ice, the gridiron, the pitch, and tennis courts were exploited.Go back in time and before long you find a situation where the (workers) whoops, the athletes accepted that the bosses had the right to pay whatever they chose.And it wasn\u2019t much.The interests of the athletes and the owners were long in opposition even if the athletes didn't realize or accept it.That\u2019s capitalism.I'm no expert in labour relations though I've lived CONT'D ON PAGE 7 The Recotd Recotd | newsr~ nia) @sherbroôkerecord.com FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2013 Page 7 CoLUMNIST Are there any of us out there sufficiently revolted and disgusted by such display that we are prepared to let those responsible for airing these shows or sponsoring these competitions know how vulgar they are?Sometimes you just can\u2019t change the channel STEVEN BLACK T= are plenty of reality shows available to us that seem to have the sole purpose of entertaining us by providing a window into the lives of idiots.We get to watch boors, slime- balls, self-centered egotists and other messed up folk who for some weird reason want to have their unattractiveness broadcast for the world to see.Maybe we watch because it makes us feel superior.Maybe the \u201cstars\u201d let us because celebrity is more valued than maturity.Whatever the case, these shows have had the effect that the behaviours we once perceived to be evidence of uncouth, moronic, immaturity is suddenly normal and accepted.It is even celebrated.After all, behaving this way of fers the possibility to elevate mediocrity to celebrity and all you have to do is show how indifferent you are to what Tom Cavanagh CONT'D FROM PAGE 6 through some meaningful experiences.In my youthful innocence I believed the two sides were not necessarily in opposition: Childhood experiences and memories count for a lot.My father owned a business, worked awfully hard, and was a nice man.No unions.I'm glad to see the lock out ended especially for those on the side lines taking tickets, selling beer and hot dogs, struggling in the neighbouring shops and restaurants, ushering us to our seats, etc.As for the owners and players I don\u2019t think I'll see anymore hockey games.It\u2019s a major shift in personal values.However, the track record shows I've waffled before and may do so again - al- Snow formations 1 in 1 the fields After a gust of violent wind | this week, we noticed that cer- À tain fields were covered with balls of snow, called Snow Rollers.This morning on the À way to Lennoxville, I noticed § that our fields were not the only ones to have these special § snow formations.They are not B: the huge ones sometimes seen À on lakes.These vary from a FE foot or so high to grapefruit B size.I thought your readers | might find them interesting.À - Gladys Mackey Beattie.other people think.Self-esteem is then - based upon being notorious and outrageous.Do these folk believe that people actually respect them because they watch how low they are prepared to go?Or maybe they are convincing themselves of their superiority because they can act this way without any care as to what others think?Of course they actually do care - that's why they have put themselves on naked display.One unfortunate outcome is that acting respectably and politely is no longer honoured.Good manners as a social convention have become so irrelevant that people don\u2019t seem to understand why anyone should object to their loud f-bombs or blasphemies in a public setting, for example.I think it\u2019s a sad extension of what we've seen among young people for years that many of them are convinced that it is better to be cool than to be smart.For many, being nice or moral isn\u2019t cool - far from it.It is a joke.By flashing the single-fin- gered salute at the world we pretend to be people who know what we are about and who are in charge of our lives surrendering to no one and nothing and we feel good about it.I wonder if these broken souls, brazen housewives, unhealthy hoarders, out of control spenders or nation\u2019s worst drivers or handymen realize they are being used by people and networks who get rich by displaying their worst attributes and who have no respect for them except as a means of profit?Of course some shows and their producers look noble by appearing to help.Some actually do help.When it comes down to it though, many viewers just prefer the drama of emotional breakdown all in surround sound and HD.Like on Mythbusters, no reality show is complete unless there is a big boom.If adults want to flash their least attractive attributes to our voyeur nation, fine.But can we not at least see the horrible spectacle before us when young female children become sexualized by their own parents in shows like, Toddlers in Tiaras and others trying to make babies, babes and girls barely out of diapers into beauty queens and cheerleaders?Dressed up to mimic women far older than they actually are, to make provocative motions and look coy, can we really feel that this is cute?Sure the spectacle of these strangely driven mothers has its twisted ability to draw an audience but what about the children?Are there any of us out there sufficiently revolted and disgusted by such display that we are prepared to let those responsible for airing these shows or sponsoring these competitions know how vulgar they are?Are they not committing something close to child abuse by objectifying these children and training them to believe this is what they must do to be successful?I worry, too, what kind of people sit down to watch these shows at all.It is hard enough to have commercials for the programs repeatedly flashed before our eyes.These, themselves, are offensive.Sometimes you can\u2019t just change the channel.I know I'm sounding like a prudish moral crusader right now - and everyone knows from television what this kind of person is really like.Speaking up about moral scruples is viewed with suspicion more than anything else it seems, at least the way people who do so appear in the various media.I hope, though, that there are more than a handful of nice, decent and kind people out there who by their character will be able to have enough influence to elevate the tone and quality of our collective aspirations.I think this would be good for all of us in the long run.It might even make for good TV.It might make good people too.though I doubt it.Les glorieux are no longer a major factor in my life.(But what to do with all those Canadien jerseys and hats hanging in my closet?) Conclusion Stan Musial was a man for all seasons.Stan the Man.He died just a few days ago.| was never a gung-ho baseball fan but we all knew Musial.He was one of the greatest to ever play the game, and he fits right alongside Yogi Berra, Jackie Robinson, Joe DiMaggio, Ty Cobb.Musial will always stand tall amongst the great ones.And he was respected by all who knew him - fans, teammates, opponents.His name was synonymous with class.I could go on about his many achieve- ments.He had a 22 year career with one team, the St.Louis Cardinals, and a lifetime batting average of 331.There is so much more to say; awards, trophies, records, victories.But my most treasured menmniory is different.It was the time of Musial\u2019s worst hitting slump.He had performed 20 per cent below his career average and it was truly a dismal season.Musial took an unusual decision not seen before, and probably never to be seen again.With his hitting below 20 per cent he went to How to describe this?Incredible?Insane?Noble?Musial had this to say.\u201cThere wasn\u2019t anything noble about it.| had a lousy year.I didn\u2019t deserve the money.\u201d I'll stick with noble.We need more Stan Musial\u2019s in our lives and society.I wish I could have worked with him or for him.(For further information see the New management and asked for a pay cut of 20 per cent below his salary.co 5 qd FUNDRAISER DANCE : \\ Women\u2019s Hockey Team on Saturday, February 2 at the A.N.A.F.Unit 318 300 St.Francis, Lennoxville Music by SLIGHTLY HAGGARD Tickets can be purchased by calling Maryse or Chantal Richard Soo at 819-562-7950 or at the door.: Please come have fun and support the Yorker, October 11, 2010, p.93.) for the Bishop\u2019s 27 (The Hut) | 3 Bishops Polar Bears PA Page 8 FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2013 - LIFERACY DAY newsroom@sherbrookerecord:com | The Record Family Literacy Day® celebrates 15 years ABC Life Literacy Canada encourages families to take 15 minutes a day to learn together INFORMATION PROVIDED BY EASTERN TOWNSHIPS SCHOOL BOARD Day will celebrate 15 years of learning together.The initiative, first celebrated by ABC Life Literacy | Canada in 1999, has since been embraced by schools and libraries in communities across Canada.This year, in honour of the 15th anniversary, ABC Life Literacy Canada is encouraging families to take 15 minutes a day to learn together.\u201cLearning opportunities occur at home every day,\u201d says Anthony Alfred, interim president of ABC Life Literacy Canada, \u201cThe benefits of learning as a family outside the classroom are significant \u2014 not only are children exposed to a culture of lifelong learning, but the bond between parent and child can grow with each teachable moment.\u201d Even time spent doing the dishes, eating dinner or having a bath can have a focus on learning in a fun way.It\u2019s important to embrace these teachable moments at home, even if it\u2019s just 15 minutes a day.Here are some great ways to get started: 1.Create your own comic strip about your family.2.Invent two new endings to your favourite book.3.Make up a new recipe together and post it online.4.Tell knock-knock jokes together O n January 27, 2013, Family Literacy 'ABC LIFE LITERACY CANADA ST ALY while doing the dishes.5.Sing five songs really, really loud! 6.Invent a new game while playing at .the park.7.Read a story to your pet (or favourite toy).8.Make a paper fortuneteller with eight fortunes.i + LN COURTESY OF ETSB 9.Write a silly poem and tell it to your family at dinner.10.Log on to your favourite word game - can you beat your best score?11.Create your family tree.12.Play rhyming \"I Spy\" - \"I spy something that rhymes with.\" 13.Play a board game together.14.Text your friend and tell them about your holiday.15.Find 15 things that begin with the letter \"S\".For more great ways to have 15 minutes of fun together, or to find a Family Literacy Day event in your community, visit www.FamilyLiteracyDay.ca.About Family Literacy Day Family Literacy Day, held annually on January 27, was developed by ABC Life Literacy Canada in 1999 to celebrate adults and children reading and learning together, and to encourage Canadians to spend at least 15 minutes enjoying a learning activity as a family every day.About ABC Life Literacy Canada ABC Life Literacy Canada is a nonprofit organization that inspires Canadians to increase their literacy skills.We mobilize business, government and communities to support lifelong learning and achieve our goals through leadership in programs, communications and partnerships.ABC Life Literacy Canada envisions a Canada where everyone has the skills they need to live a fully engaged life.For the latest news and information on adult literacy please visit www.abclifeliteracy.ca follow us on Twit ter (@Life_Literacy) or join our Facebook page.Family literacy facts and stats + Family literacy refers to the many ways families develop and use literacy skills, from enjoying a storybook together at bedtime and during the day, to playing with word games, singing, writing to a relative or friend, sharing day- to-day tasks such as making a shopping list or using a recipe, and surfing the Internet for fun and interesting sites (Family Literacy in Canada: Profiles of Effective Practices, Adele Thomas, Soleil Publishing Inc, 1998).* Researchers estimate that over the lifetime of participants in an early literacy intervention program, returns to the public are $7.16 for every dollar invested (Schweinhart et al, 1993).« Differences in young children\u2019s development are largely attributable to differences in socialization, with heredity playing a small role (Literacy Skills for 62).+ «, The National Center for Family kit.eracy\u2019s long-term research with 2,000 families that attended family literacy programs shows that literacy intervention reduced participants\u2019 full dependence on public assistance from 67 per cent to 11 per cent (Literacy BC).* Seventy-four per cent of young Canadians who graduate from high school have strong literacy skills.The remaining percentage can handle simple reading and writing tasks.Those who leave school before graduation generally have lower literacy skills.Parental influence * Research shows children have a better chance of becoming fully literate adults if reading is encouraged in the home (Literacy BC).« Many studies have shown that improving parents\u2019 skills directly and posi- -tively affects the language development : 5.'Fonas loug as there is memory.They'll live on in the heart.Sadly missed by ALTON CHILDREN and GRANDCHILDREN MASTINE, Arlen - In loving memory of a dear husband, father and grandfather who left us five years on January 26, 2008.He is very sadly missed and Always remembered with love By his family.HELEN & FAMILY 9545707 eae mes ee prayion) Peacefully at the Home, North Hat- ley, QC on Monday, January 21, 2013 in her 93rd year, Loving wife of the late Ivan W.Saunders and dear mother of Carol Maclennan and Craig.Cherished grandmother of Scott, Christopher, Thomas, James and Timothy and great-grandmother to eight.Resting at the Cass Funeral Home, 3006 College St.Sherbrooke (Lennoxville), on Friday, January 25, 2013 from 2 to 5 p.m.and on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at the St-George\u2019s Anglican Church, 84 Queen St.Sherbrooke (Lennoxville) from 1 to 2 p.m.followed by the funeral service at 2 p.m.with the Venerable Edward Simonton officiating assisted by the Reverend Keith Dickerson.Interment in the Malvern Cemetery.Donations, in memory of Patricia, may be sent to the Dr.WJ].Klinck Foundation, c/o Massawippi Christian Retirement Homes, 1501 rue Campbell, Sher brooke,QC J1M 0C1.The family would like to thank all the staff at the Connaught Home for their devotion and loving care.CASS FUNERAL HOMES 3006 College St., Sherbrooke QC PHONE: 819-564-1750 FAX: 819-564-4423 cass@casshomes.ca www.casshomes.ca | In Memoriam | NUGENT, Murray - In loving memory of our dear husband, father and grandfather who passed away on January 27, 1993.Cherished memories are the gifts That help to keep us near, To those who live within our hearts When they're no longer here.Always remembered by Joy AND FAMILY RHICARD (PETTES), Jean - In loving memory of a dear sister and mother who passed away January 25, 2011.I think of you often And miss you every day.Loved always, THE FAMILY | Brieflet \u2026.\u201c JENNORVILE.LL\" e.p.m.at the A.N.A.F Unit 318 Hut, 300 St.Francis Street, Lennoxville.To reserve for yourself or for a table of 4 Players, please call Emily Smerdon at 819-562- 8683.SUTTON Community Meal at Grace Anglican Church, 2 Principale South, Sutton on Saturday, January 26 at noon.All are welcome.No charge.Organized by the churches of the Parish of Brome.For transportation: Rev.Allan Gault 450- 538-4178, Judy Page Jones 450-263-3025.Connaught Military Whist will be held \u2018on \u201cWednesday, January 30 stastifigat 1:30 wha Page 14 FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2013 Church Services | Anglican | GEORGEVILLE St.George's Anglican Church, Georgeville, welcomes you this Sunday, January 27 to service of Holy Communion (BCP) at 8:30 a.m.The Ven.Dean E.Ross officiating.Sarah Hoblyn, organist, choir director.LENNOXVILLE Saint George's Anglican Church, Lennoxville, at 84 Queen St., celebrates Holy Communion every Sunday at 8.00 a.m.and every 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sunday at 10.00 a.m.Morning Prayer is held every 2nd and 4th Sundays.Sunday School and Youth Group at 10.00 a.m.every Sunday.819-346-5564.SHERBROOKE The Anglican Church of the Advent, 473 Bowen St.South, Sherbrooke, welcomes you to the service of Holy Communion this Sunday, January 27 at 11 a.m.The Ven.Dean E.Ross officiating.Presbyterian LENNOXVILLE St.Andrew\u2019s Presbyterian Church, 256 Queen St., Lennoxville, 819-569-3100.Minister: Rev.John Barry Forsyth.Organist: Anthony Davidson.Sundays: 10:30 a.m.Worship and Sunday School.The Word of Grace Radio Broadcast, P.O.Box 404, Sherbrooke, QC, J1M 1Z6, Station CJMQ 88.9 FM or www.cimq.fm, Sundays 8:30 a.m.Culte en français dimanche 17h, Pasteur Rev.G.Fantechi 819-566-5962.| United | LENNOXVILLE Lennoxville United Church, corner of Queen and Church Street: Anniversary worship with Sacrament of Baptism and Sunday School on January 27th at 10:00 a.m.followed by refreshments.Rev.James Potter, 819-565-8449; website - lennoxvilleunitedchurch.com SHERBROOKE Plymouth-Trinity United Church, corner of Dufferin and Terrill, the Rev.Robin Osborne, 819-346-6373.Sunday Worship at 10:30 a.m.There are activities for children during worship and nursery care for children under 2 years of age.WATERVILLE-NORTH HATLEY January 27: 9:30 a.m.service at the Hat- ley United Church and 11 a.m.at the Wa- terville-North Hatley United Church with Sunday School at both.Rev.Mead Baldwin 819-837-1112.| Mennonite EUSTIS You are invited to a Worship Service at Christ Church Hall, Eustis on Sunday, January 27 at 2:30 p.m.Service held by Wolcott Mennonite Church from Wol- cott, Vermont.For information call 802- 888-5277 or 819-837-2510.| Death | Eleanor CHRISTIANSEN (Nee Husbands) Passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday January 24, 2013 at Maison Aube Lumiere at Sherbrooke, Quebec at the age of 79 years.She will be sadly missed by her loving children, Peter (Sandrine), Nancy, Karen (Steve), Tony (Ali) and by her beloved grandchildren An- dreane and Victor, Felix and Alexis, Sarah, Liam and Evan, William, Hannah and Adam.The funeral will take place on Monday, January 28 at Steve Elkas Funeral Home at 1p.m.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Maison Aube Lumiere.Brieflet | LENNOXVILLE Open to the Public - Canada & Lennoxville Reads 2013.Free at the Bibliothèque Lennoxville Library, 101 Queen St., Borough of Lennoxville.Tuesday, Jan.29, 2013 at 7 p.m.Canada Reads Turf Wars:A Panelist have read the book list for Canada Reads, and they will be discussing the books and answering questions.Refreshments will be served after the presentations.newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record | Death | | Death Peter MEESEN (1926-2013) from his native country of Holland.during this difficult time.Passed away surrounded by his loving family, on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at the CHUS Fleuri- mont Hospital, Sherbrooke QC; Peter Meesen in his 87th year.Beloved husband of Gerry Meesen (nee Zeeman), and dear father of William, Dorothy (Michael Coleman), Mary (Dean Shap- cott), Andrew (Louise nee Larocque), and Suzanne (Garry Bradley).Peter also leaves to mourn his loving grandchildren, Marie, Brett, Ryan, Ian, Peter, Sean, Kim, Erin, Christopher, Ashley, Annika, and Nicholas; and 7 great grandchildren, Isabelle, Aiden, Summer, Tanner, Grant, Blake, and Brooklyn.Peter will also be sadly missed by his family and friends Family and friends will gather at the Ledoux Funeral home, 150 Rue Sherbrooke, Magog, Qc on Saturday January 26, 2013 from 2 to 4 p.m.A graveside service will be held in Austin in the Spring.The family would like to thank the doctors and nursing staff of the CHUS Fleu- rimont for the excellent care and support given to Mr.Meesen and his family LEDOUX MAGOG 150 Sherbrooke Magog, QC J1X 2R6 819-843-4473 Fax 819-843-4563 Garden of Repose In her garden she grew a rose And admired its reviving beauty To her, it became a garden of repose Nature's healing with Heavenly booty A rose is no more than a pretty, scented flower Yet it emits a special allure, a fascination One can admire it close or far, by the second or hour And be reminded that Nature is for admiration Deep down, if any man could just stop to see Wouldn't it be possible that he would forget That he intended today to start a crime spree Caught up in Nature's beauty, leaving nothing to regret?The Garden of Repose did spread a root maze And its family of flowers did multiply Today sidewalks line the garden\u2019s walkways Allowing anyone to meditate, giving an Earth-to-Heaven reply! G.L.- Brown November 2012 Highlights of Spooner Pond Women\u2019s Institute Grace Taylor presided over nine meetings of the Spooner Pond WI.in 2012.Most meetings were held in members\u2019 homes, but we held two outdoor meetings.One meeting took place at the Melbourne Township market place beside the historical municipal hall overlooking the St.Francis River.Our September meeting was held at the \u201cCow Lookout\u201d between St.Claude and St-Georges-de- Windsor; from this lookout you can see as far as Lac Megantic, the U.S.A.border\u2019s mountains and as far as Mt.St.Bruno.We took along box lunches, enjoying a picnic.Shirley Marceau arranged a visit to the beautiful old Church in St Georges-de-Windsor, the hand carving and statues inside the Church are exquisite, depicting the love of the people who built this magnificent building.We raise our funds by making and quilting a quilt which won first prize at Richmond Fair.We later sold it and we also had a plant, bulb and miscellaneous sale.We served Tea to the Wales Home residents, made cakes for the Richmond Fair BBQ and also for the Volunteer Dinner.Our guest speaker was Marjorie Lancaster, Richmond County Women\u2019s Institute President.She updated us on the \u201cgoings-on\u201d at the County and Provincial level.Spooner Pond W.I.supports Le Rivage, Awards Night at Richmond Regional High School and the Terry Fox Run.We award Fair prizes for handicrafts and support the Youth Fair division.Donations were made to the \u201cWalk for A.C.W.W.\u201d, Wales Home cheer and the Richmond Legion.We filled \u201cSeamen\u2019s\u201d boxes and had a Christmas pot luck dinner, including a gift exchange.Ann Clark knit a beaded purse which was awarded second prize at the Provincial level.Our Sunshine Convenor, Doreen Find- lay, sent out cards and gifts to the sick and shut-ins.We gave Christmas gifts to some of our handicapped elderly and to two residents at the Dixville Home.Two of our members received their 25-year bars, those being Thera DeVries and Estelle Blouin.Ann Clark was named the Volunteer of the Year.Agnes Keenan keeps our historical scrap- and photo-books; she also keeps our accounts up-to-date.All of our members contribute in some way as Agriculture, Health & Community Living and Education Chairpersons.We helped to man the W.I.booth at Richmond Fair, helped decorate and ride on the Canada Day Parade float.Estelle Blouin attended the annual Convention at Macdonald College, Ste.Anne de Belle vue.As a small group of eight members and two regular guests, we work for the Women's Institute and the community, as well as enjoying a social time together.Submitted by Vera Hughes, Secretary The Record | newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com FRIDAY, JANVARY 25; 2013* - Page \u201815 If you are truly committed to conversion, you should not be so easily derailed FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2013 Dear Annie: I am in the process of converting to Judaism.Among other things, this involves eating only kosher food.Initially, it was difficult, but I know that doing this brings me closer to understanding more of my new religion.My problem is that most of my friends, including some Jewish friends, have an issue with my eating habits.They say eating kosher is \u201coutdated,\u201d or they imply thatI think l\u2019m better than they are.They actively discourage my efforts.This confuses me because I don\u2019t scold my friends for eating cheeseburgers or pork, and I never insist on any special treatment.Conversion is not an easy process, and l\u2019d like the support of my friends, but it\u2019s hard to keep my head up sometimes, especially during meals together.How do I approach this?Do I need new friends?\u2014 Questioning in California Dear Questioning: Maybe.Your friends think conversion will change who you are and the relationship they have with you.They feel marginalized by your new religious interest and are trying to undermine your convictions.This is all about them and their needs.If you are truly committed to conversion, you should not be so Annie\u2019s Mailbox easily derailed.Please talk to your rabbi.If you attend services at a synagogue, see whether they have a social group for those in your age bracket.You are more likely to make new friends and find support there.Dear Annie: Some years ago, my wife and I met a lovely couple while on a trip in Germany.We had such a good time together that we made arrangements for the four of us to take other trips.We kept in contact with cards, phone calls and emails.On the occasions where we traveled to their city, we had lunch with them.We hadn\u2019t heard from them in a while, so I sent a card that came back stamped \u201cDeceased.\u201d We don\u2019t read the obituaries from their city, so we have no idea whether both of them died or one died and the other moved, or what happened.This couple had several children who may have known of our friendship, although I never learned the children\u2019s names.It surely would be nice if their survivors would browse through the couple\u2019s address book and let the contacts know of their passing.\u2014 Miss Them in Minnesota Dear Minnesota: This is a situation that comes up whenever someone dies.The survivors do not always think of going through the deceased\u2019s address book \u2014 written or electronic \u2014 and sending notes to those listed.But it would be a kindness to do so and something the deceased surely would have wanted.You can look online for your friends\u2019 obituaries and any other information that might indicate how to contact one of their children.We hope you find out what happened and have the opportunity to express your condolences.Dear Annie: I read the letter from \u201cToo Many Leftovers\u201d about people who don\u2019t RSVP to invitations.It encouraged me to share my experience.Our two daughters were married in the same year.The first wedding brought the same issue of the lack of receiving RSVPs.When it came to the second wedding, I had our new son-in-law use his calligraphy skills to make a nice sign that read \u201cFor those who did not RSVP.\u201d I placed the sign on the gift table next to a jar of peanut butter, a knife and some soda crackers.I don\u2019t know why my wife and the mother of the groom didn\u2019t see the humor.I have shared this with several people, and the men always think it\u2019s hilarious.\u2014 Father of the Brides Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column.Happy 93rd Birthday to Gertrude Raymond Saturday, January 26, 2013 A remarkable friend, mother, aunt, grandmother and great-grandmother.Lots of love, From family and friends Happy birthday to Joyce Johnson who is celebrating her birthday on January 31, 85 years young.Cards and best wishes can be sent to: 6220 Route 143 Waterville, QC JOB 3HO Farewell gathering Come and wish Hazel Hartwell (long time resident of Hatley) best wishes as she retires to-Ontario on Saturday, January 26, 2013, 1 p.m.to 4 p.m., at the Hatley United Church Vestry Hall, Hatley, QC.For info: Gail 819-842-4278 I wake up with frost nipping my nose My body is shivering from my head to my toes.Will it warm up nobody knows Winter\u2019s Begun \u201cThank You \u2014 Songwriters SR VE Consider a charitable bequest to research in epilepsy Soldiers, a eu Ma LL ty Be ree CANADA 1-877-734.0073 85* birthday Gg 1 For this is January and so it goes.Easy to see what makes snowbirds fly.As we get older it\u2019s no wonder why we get the urge when our eyes freeze dry though the sun may be out in a crisp blue sky.I understand why bears hibernate They have no choice for them its innate For us however it\u2019s a much different wait \u2018Till the Earth \u2018round the sun indeed will rotate.* And so it is, as time marches on We feel that winter is much too long What else can we do to keep spirits strong \u2018cept to travel on a wing with a song, So here\u2019s to Anne Murray who gave us some rope with a song 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G.L.Brown November 2012 Nostalgia Nostalgia may be to remember The good times in life But each good \u2018oft has a bad to render Such as times with an ex-wife.Nostalgia, for me, brings back fun events With people nice to be with But does it have to be, does it make sense That such good memories are now merely myth?Too bad Time sure will turn lives around Good friends, lost in Time's mist How I wish they\u2019d come back from underground So I could tell how they were missed.So, to me, Nostalgia is best left alone When pleasant thoughts fall in place Because among good memories I'm sure to own Also will come Time's emptiness to face.Yes, Time you did build, you did destroy Leaving me to heal my losses with God Remembering as far back as a young boy I have seen loves go to rest beneath the sod.G.L.Brown November 2012 The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2013 Page 19 North 01-25-13 ® 72 ¥65 + Q103 æAKQJ104 West East ®Q10643 ® J95 YAJT73 VW K1082 + A8 764 #&95 #832 South ® AK8 VQ9I4 + KJ952 &76 Dealer: South Vulnerable: Neither South West North East 19 19 2d Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT All pass Opening lead: + 4 FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2013 The same rule is for later leads by Phillip Alder R.K.Milholland, an author of Web comics, said, \u201cFriendship is being there when someone's feeling low and not being afraid to kick him.\u201d That would work with a lot of people, but would make some feel even worse.We \u201ckick\u201d partner by leading a low card from a long suit to tell him that we have at least one honor in it.And this applies during the play if a defender shifts to a suit not yet led by either side.Here is a classic example.West leads the spade four against three no-trump.South captures East\u2019s jack with his king and plays a low diamond.What should happen next?West was right to overcall one spade, not to make a takeout double.He was hoping to introduce hearts on the next round if it seemed expedient.South has eight top tricks: two spades and six clubs.He needs one diamond trick to get home.And it is usually best to try to sneak an extra winner immediately, while the defenders are still half asleep.However, an awake West knows from the first trick that South has the spade ace and king.Why isn\u2019t declarer running for home?He must be trying to get a ninth trick.So West must win with his diamond ace and shift to the heart three.This low card says that West has honors in hearts and is trying to win tricks in this suit.East should take the trick with his king and return the heart two, not go back to spades.If West had begun with ace-10-fifth of spades and had wanted East to return a spade, West would have led a high heart, not his lowest.FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2013 For many years, you might have been of the opinion that fortuitous things .happened to others, not you.That is all likely to change in the year ahead, as your luck will take a positive turn that even you can\u2019t deny.AQUARIUS (Jan.20-Feb.19) \u2014 Disappointment is likely if someone for whom you do a favor is unable to adequately express his or her thanks.You'll feel better if you don\u2019t expect anything.PISCES (Feb.20-March 20) \u2014 A burned child fears the fire, but you're not a kid anymore.Stop shunning a former collaborator just because he or she erred in the past.Be the bigger person and forgive and forget.ARIES (March 21-April 19) \u2014 You're in a better position career-wise than you might think.Though you might see only dark clouds ahead, don\u2019t retreat from doing what you should and can do.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) \u2014 Because all your focus is placed on lofty objectives, it might be difficult for you to see the multitudes of lesser but still profitable opportunities.Remember, small things can add up.GEMINI (May 21-June 20) \u2014 Although a joint venture in which you're involved should be uppermost in your mind, this isn\u2019t likely to be the case.Diverting your attention elsewhere could dilute your efforts.CANCER (June 21-July 22) \u2014 There is a hard way to do things and an easy way.Even though you might recognize the difference, for some reason you'll make things tougher than they need to be.LEO (July 23-Aug.22) \u2014 If you find yourself in the position of being unable to finalize an important project, don\u2019t make things worse by stewing over it.Let those fruits ripen a bit longer on the tree.VIRGO (Aug.23-Sept.22) \u2014 Don\u2019t turn your household into a military installation.Harsh rules and commands won\u2019t be nearly as effective as making polite pleas.LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23) \u2014 Remember, the mind is a remarkable mechanism for performing wonders.All you have to do is marshal your thinking to conquer doubt and accomplish whatever you wish.SCORPIO (Oct.24-Nov.22) \u2014 Because of an inability to capitalize on a good opportunity, the biggest problem you\u2019ll have to contend with is accepting your shortcomings.SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec.21) \u2014 It might be wise to analyze your desire for something material.There\u2019s a chance you may be seeking it for the wrong reasons.CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan.19) \u2014 Even though you might be truly grateful to someone who does a favor for you, you might be unable to express your gratitude in a way that you feel is adequate.Nonetheless, do your best.Your Birthday SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 2013 Even though you are likely to have the edge over your opposition in the year ahead, you\u2019ll still have to earn every one of your victories.Chances are, they won\u2019t be awarded without a hard- fought contest.AQUARIUS (Jan.20-Feb.19) \u2014 Don\u2019t let a co-worker whose abilities are not up to your standards become empowered to dictate the collective course of action.Be firm and remain in control.PISCES (Feb.20-March 20) \u2014 If you are impelled to work on tasks that you find distasteful, there\u2019s a chance your performance won't be up to its usual high standard.If you can, set it aside until you're in a better frame of mind.ARIES (March 21-April 19) \u2014 Even if you're used to making all the rules, abide by the will of the majority.If you don\u2019t, you could be attacked for defending an untenable position.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) \u2014 When it comes to career situations, keep your guard up and be ready to fight or change course.Opposition from several unexpected sources is extremely probable.GEMINI (May 21-June 20) \u2014 Do not discuss your ideas with others, espe- \u2018cially with someone who is known to plagiarize.This person will be true to form.CANCER (June 21-July 22) \u2014 Be particularly careful about getting involved in a tricky financial arrangement.It could be a ploy to demand an even larger cash outlay from all participants in the near future.LEO (July 23-Aug.22) \u2014 Avoid teaming up with an individual who is known to be underhanded.You won't be very comfortable watching this person operate.VIRGO (Aug.23-Sept.22) \u2014 Guard against a strong inclination to make things much harder on yourself than they need to be.A tendency to do so would definitely impede your progress.LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23) \u2014 Be extremely selective regarding any social invitations you might receive.There\u2019s a strong chance you could get caught up in a group of people that you won\u2019t like at all.SCORPIO (Oct.24-Nov.22) \u2014 Both you and your special someone must be of the same mindset where an important issue is concerned.Discord could occur if one decides something without the consent of the other.SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec.21) \u2014 Generally, you love endeavors of a mental nature, but since your powers of concentration are not apt to be up to par currently, you should be careful.Small mistakes are likely.CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan.19) \u2014 Don\u2019t open your wallet to someone who never makes good on debts.If you do, you'll just be reinforcing this person\u2019s bad habit.SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2013 Personal ambitions and several work- related hopes have excellent chances of being fulfilled in the year ahead.This will come about due to not only your ingenuity, but to your boldness in experimenting with new ideas as well.AQUARIUS (Jan.20-Feb.19) \u2014 One-on- one relationships could be problematic if they aren\u2019t handled skillfully.For the sake of harmony, be prepared to make a compromise or concession.PISCES (Feb.20-March 20) \u2014 When you're able to use your initiative, things Will run quite smoothly.Conversely, you might rebel if demands are placed on you.ARIES (March 21-April 19) \u2014 Should you decide to get involved with a friend in something that has commercial overtones, it would be smart to keep the arrangement on a businesslike basis.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) \u2014 Most of your day is likely to be filled with a number of pleasant experiences, but as nighttime rolls around and people become tired, tempers will fray.GEMINI (May 21-June 20} \u2014 There\u2019s a chance you know someone with a very generous nature but a demanding attitude.When socializing with this person, your patience might be tested.CANCER (June 21-July 22) \u2014 It behooves you to move cautiously in matters that pertain to your investments, especially regarding joint ventures.Take care not to get involved in something that is all sizzle but no steak.LEO (July 23-Aug.22) \u2014 If you're smart, you'll go along with the line of least resistance.You might have to be mentally alert in order to avoid opposition.VIRGO (Aug.23-Sept.22) \u2014 A failure on your part to keep pace with your duties could lead to a number of avoidable complications.Each additional task you neglect will add to the pressure.LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23) \u2014 It\u2019s in your best interest to avoid all political involvements with friends.What transpires at first might be interesting, but conditions could turn sour quickly.SCORPIO (Oct.24-Nov.22} \u2014 An extremely important objective might not be as equally meaningful to most of your friends.However, what is interesting to them could quickly become dominant.SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec.21) \u2014 Sources of information will be of extreme importance to those with whom you have dealings.If you're not the author of a vital tidbit, be sure to credit the person who is.CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan.19) \u2014 Unless you manage your financial arrangements with skill, you are likely to come out on the short end.Don\u2019t hesitate to speak up if you think you're getting a bum deal.> If this feels like a math test, visit mathliteracy.ca Math solves problems et or call 1-800-303-1004.Literacy Fondation pour Tsiphabétiaabon Page 20 FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2013 CROSSWORDS newsroom(@sherbrookerecord.com The Record ar amb Across 41 Anthem fortifications 30 Good earth 52 Trig function 1 Fair share, maybe 43 Cupid\u2019s boss 34 Pixie dust leaver, to Peter 53 XXX, at times 5 Polite denial 44 Free 35 Deco designer 54 Three-handed game 11 Pro-_ 45 Dog named for the bird it hynted, fa- 36 Beloved -57 Singer DiFranco 14 Arch type miliarly 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