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[" T H E V O I C E O F T H E E A S T E R N T O W N S H I P S S I N C E 18 9 7 T H E Culture for seniors raises $10,000 Page 5 $1.00 + taxes PM#0040007682 Monday, July 6, 2020 Artists unite to strategize for the coming year Province gives leave for in- person council meetings Record Staff Quebec\u2019s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Andrée La- forest, has announced that municipalities and municipal organizations can once again hold open council meetings and public assemblies in the presence of citizens.In addition, calls for tenders can now be made in the presence of witnesses and bidders, as provided for by municipal laws, without being pre-registered.\u201cWith the evolution of public health directives, municipalities can once again hold their activities in the presence of the public,\u201d Laforest said.\u201cI am sure that all administrations will continue to put in place the means necessary to protect their citizens.We must continue our ?ght against the spread of COVID-19 all together.\u201c Under the reopening, a municipal body may limit access to the public, or part of it, to a meeting of the council in order to ensure compliance with the social distance requirement of two meters between people.In such a case, a municipality must publicize the session as soon as possible so as to allow the public to know the content.For any meeting that must include a question period, any municipal body must also allow citizens to send written questions The Record\u2019s E-Edition allows you to read the full edition of the paper without leaving your home 24/7.The best way to stay abreast of local news.To subscribe, go to www.sherbrookerecord.com.Click on E-Edition and follow the simple instructions.And then start enjoy The Record for as little as $9.78 plus tx per month.Enjoy The Record online Already a print subscriber?Get the E-Edition free! 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Record Staff A group of artists from a variety of disciplines gathered in Strathco- na park in Sherbrooke on Friday to share ideas and develop strategies to ensure support during what will be a precarious upcoming year for the arts.With no major events or festivals con?rmed at the moment, members of the artistic community met to rethink their safety net by looking at the working relationship between artists and clients, unemployment challenges and accumulating working hours.The goal of the meeting was to brainstorm ideas and compile demands to share with political decision-makers so that the livelihood of artists is protected during the pandemic.PERRY BEATON CONT\u2019D ON PAGE 3 Page 2 Monday, July 6, 2020 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Ben by Daniel Shelton The Record e-edition There for you 24-hours-a-day 7-days-a-week.Wherever you are.Access the full edition of the Sherbrooke Record as well as special editions and 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 $125.00 Record subscription rates (includes Quebec taxes) For print subscription rates, please call 819-569-9528 or email us at billing@sherbrookerecord.com 12 month web only: $125.00 1 month web only: $11.25 Web subscribers have access to the daily Record as well as archives and special editions.Subscribing is as easy as 1,2,3: 1.Visit the Record website: www.sherbrookerecord.com 2.Click e-edition.3.Complete the form and wait for an email activating your online subscription.Weather TODAY: SUNNY HIGH OF 26 LOW OF 10 TUESDAY: SUNNY HIGH OF 28 LOW OF 19 WEDNESDAY: 60% CHANCE OF SHOWERS HIGH OF 28 LOW OF 17 THURSDAY: MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS HIGH OF 31 LOW OF 18 FRIDAY: MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS HIGH OF 31 LOW OF 18 Lion?Tigers?Bears! \u201cOh my!\u201d Our family has resided in the same place in the Eastern Townships just 3km from the US/Canada border for over ?fteen years now.Surrounded by forest and less than a kilometre from the Missisquoi River, we have been fortunate enough to see many forms of wildlife while residing where we do: deer, fox, moose (in the yard) and more\u2026 The following is comparable to a scene from the movie the \u201cGreat Outdoors\u201d starring the late John Candy with my son playing his role in the ?lm\u2026.Last week while exiting his car to go and fetch the mail down the road, my son heard a noise across the road in the neighbour\u2019s yard a few feet from our home.Being mid afternoon he looked up expecting to see a stray cat or even a raccoon rummaging in the garbage left by renters beside the neighbour\u2019s small garage.To his surprise, a black bear sat up on its hind legs to see who was watching him.While my son was shocked to see the visitor, we\u2019d never seem a bear in mid day so close to the house, the bear continued eating the leftovers of the barbecue he\u2019d managed to retrieve from the small garbage can.Sizing him up, he didn\u2019t seem to think my son was much of a threat and he continued as if he were alone.With three small pigs in our backyard, my son decided to abandon getting the mail and instead got into his car and honked the horn to startle the bear and send him back into the woods.Not more than an hour later, a resident living a kilometre from us posted on Facebook photos of a black bear within feet of her Mom\u2019s porch comfortably searching for scraps under their bird feeder.According to research, there are more than 60,000 black bear in Quebec and multiple reports of black bear sightings have surfaced in places where they are known to inhabit but have rarely been seen; especially during the day only feet from people\u2019s homes.While black bear can be found in nearly every corner of Quebec, wildlife experts tell us that encounters are rare.Until last week, my son would likely have agreed but it seems that something is changing\u2026 If you see a black bear experts suggest that you back away slowly.When at a safe distance, make noise to alert the bear of your presence and likely it will retreat into the woods.Leaving left over food and garbage in an easily assessable container or location is probably not the best idea! While I do not believe that a bear would attack if not provoked, I would suggest that startling the bear in person or approaching it would be a very bad idea.Respecting it as the wild animal it is and ?nding away to safely encourage it to move along would be the best course of action.With so many people choosing camping as an option this year in hoping to physically distance and still enjoy the wonders of summer and a break from it all I felt it important to alert readers to this personal experience and that of our neighbours.Wildlife is a beautiful thing and something to be marvelled at however, it is best to be smart and vigilant as we mix in with them in their surroundings\u2026or in this case, when they mix into ours.Mable Hastings The Scoop PHOTOS: ETHAN BALL The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Monday, July 6, 2020 Page 3 Local News \u201cWe do as much outdoors as we can,\u201d Wharry continued, explaining that the camper capacity was reduced by one third to account for indoor space if the weather really becomes a problem.Quebec reports 79 new cases, eight additional deaths linked to COVID-19 The Canadian Press and Matthew McCully Quebec is reporting eight additional deaths due to COVID-19.The province now has reported 5,574 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, but only one of those reported today is considered a new death.Authorities say the other seven newly reported deaths occurred before June 27.The province also reported 79 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 55,863.Locally, three new cases of were reported on Saturday and one on Sunday, bringing the total to 963 cases of COVID-19 in the Estrie region.On Saturday, the province had crept up over 100 daily cases for the ?rst time since June 20.The number of hospitalizations and intensive care cases decreased slightly for a total of 371 and 26 patients, respectively.According to the Quebec Public Health Institute website 25,346 have recovered from the virus.CONT\u2019D FROM PAGE 1 to council members.In addition, it is always possible to replace a public meeting with a written consultation, provided that it lasts for 15 days.Public audiences of all kinds had previously been suspended as a part of measures to help control the spread of COVID-19.On March 15 the minister informed municipal organizations that they could hold council meetings in camera and elected of?cials were allowed to participate by any means of communication, such as the telephone or videoconference.On March 19, all municipal organizations were asked to cancel or postpone all forms of meetings requiring the presence of the public.On April 3, municipal organizations were informed of their obligation to open tenders without the presence of the public or those who submitted tenders.Calls were instead to take place before at least two witnesses who had no interest in the contract concerned and audiovisual recording of the call for tenders was made compulsory.Despite the change, the meeting scheduled in Sherbrooke for Monday night will continue to take place without an in-person audience.Those wishing to send a question to the council can submit it online at sherbrooke.ca/ questioncm In- person council meetings \u201cA different kind of fun\u201d at day camp this summer By Gordon Lambie Last week marked the beginning of a very different kind of summer for day camps across the province.While everyone is working on adjusting to new standards and practices put in place in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, however, representatives of two local camps told The Record that the changes have not gotten in the way of giving those kids who got a spot an enjoyable way to spend their days.\u201cThe kids can still have fun, it\u2019s just a different kind of fun,\u201d said Chris Fow- lis, building manager for the sports complex at Bishop\u2019s University, where the Lennoxville day camp has been based for the last several years.Fow- lis pointed out that, like with pretty much everything else in society at the moment day camp staff have had some big adjustments to make in the weeks leading up to the start of the summer.\u201cThis is something completely new, but it\u2019s new for everyone,\u201d he said.So far, Fowlis said that the biggest difference he\u2019s seen with regard to past summers was in the counselor training, which took place much more online than in person.\u201cIt almost feels like it was against the rules of camp counselors,\u201d he laughed in re?ecting that even at the training level the normal standard for camp is lots of face-to-face, hands-on activities.When it came to thinking of new ways to play, Fowlis said that much more than in years past the team reached out to local teachers for information on life in the classroom in May and June and recommendations on ways to engage children while also keeping them safe.Brian Wharry, Director of Quebec Lodge, shared that although this year has brought with it a range of new challenges for staff, he doesn\u2019t feel it has had a negative impact on the experience of campers.\u201cIt\u2019s been great,\u201d he said, explaining that the camp\u2019s 20 campers spent almost all of the ?rst week outside.\u201cWe do as much outdoors as we can,\u201d Wharry continued, explaining that the camper capacity was reduced by one third to account for indoor space if the weather really becomes a problem.\u201cSocial distancing is the hardest part,\u201d the director said, observing that with distance rules different at different ages, and some children being siblings, there are a lot of different possible distances to moderate.\u201cYou always have to think of the rainy days,\u201d Fowlis said as he pointed out that although the Lennoxville camp has been able to bene?t from being one of the city\u2019s smallest camps in fairly large facilities, the camp is still limited by ensuring that it has appropriately distanced indoor space available if everyone needs to come in out of a storm.Although it is not the case everywhere, both of the camps with which The Record spoke have been able to maintain swimming activities.\u201cThat\u2019s been a big plus,\u201d Fowlis said.\u201cWe\u2019re lucky.\u201d The day campers at Bishops have exclusive access to the university\u2019s indoor pool for a 40 minute period two times per week, while Quebec Lodge campers have access to swimming activities at the camp\u2019s waterfront on Lake Massaw- ippi.Even outdoors, though, Wharry pointed out that swimming rules need to be different.\u201cWe\u2019ve split the camp into two groups of ten,\u201d he said, \u201cone group swims while the other goes out in the canoes.When they come back we have to disinfect the boats.\u201d Disinfection and personal protective equipment are, of course, also big parts of the summer plan.According to Wharry, the Quebec Camping Association required camps to have at least half of the protective equipment needed for the whole summer available on hand before things got started.Without providing a precise ?gure, he said the camp had to spend thousands of dollars on materials for their relatively small group, although he also shared that they bought their full stock in advance.Looking back, Fowlis argued that the ?rst day and, to a certain degree, the ?rst week of any camp, is going to be hard no matter what the circumstances as people settle into a new routine.All things considered, he gave the ?rst week a good grade.\u201cI think it was relatively good,\u201d he said.COURTESY QUEBEC LODGE/FACEBOOK Follow The Sherbrooke Record on Facebook and Twitter! sherbrookerecord @recordnewspaper Page 4 Monday, July 6, 2020 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Support the local businesses, services & professionals who serve our area where you live, work and play! 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In partnership to help you invest for your future TIM GODDARD BRANCH MANAGER RICK TRACY MUTUAL FUNDS DEALING REPRESENTATIVE GLOBAL MAXFIN INVESTMENTS INC.151 Queen Street, Sherbrooke \u2022 8195695666 \u201cLocals serving locals for more than 20 years.\u201d INVESTMENTS Expansion plans in motion at CHSLD Santé Courville de Waterloo By Michael Boriero \u2013 Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Quebec government announced the start of construction on a new wing at the CHSLD Santé Courville de Waterloo on Friday morning.Quebec\u2019s Seniors Minister Marguerite Blais led the press conference in front of the Courville building.The project will cost the provincial government $10.3 million, creating space for 22 new beds in the long-term care facility.The expansion is expected to resemble a seniors\u2019 home but it won\u2019t be exactly the same, Blais explained in a phone interview.She also provided a timeline for the opening date, saying the facility should be completed by late winter 2021.The restructured building falls under the CHSLD privé conventionné for the ?rst time since 1980, she added, which means it is entirely subsidized by the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS).The project effectively shuts down the CHSLD Waterloo, or Horace Boivin, across the street.Santé Courville will absorb the 22 beds from the dilapidated Boivin centre, placing them in the newly constructed wing.However, the provincial government originally wanted to transfer residents from Horace Boivin to the new CHSLD Granby until it completed renovating the old building.But once it was determined that they would incur too many costs, they moved on to the Courville plan.Blais assured current employees that their jobs aren\u2019t at risk, saying \u201cthe employees will be paid the same salary that you can ?nd in the public, with the same social advantage and the people who are working in Waterloo who want to work in the other CHSLD just in front of Horace Boivin will be able to move on and work at Santé Courville.\u201d While Boivin employees can transfer to Courville, they can also choose to work at the CHSLD Granby.Some of them already live in Granby, Blais explained, so it\u2019s just easier for them.A survey conducted by the government shows a balanced interest for both locations.Santé Courville President Kenneth Courville also con?rmed that employees can stop worrying about their jobs.They won\u2019t lose any of their bene?ts, he said, their salary and retirement plans also will remain intact.\u201cThey\u2019ve done an evaluation and we believe we can absorb all 100 per cent of the employees who wish to work in Waterloo,\u201d Courville said.While the Quebec government is footing the construction bill, if it ends up costing more than $10.3 million, Courville will have to dip into his own pockets.He is con?dent that the project can be completed with the current budget.The expansion will be different in some ways from a typical long-term care home because, according to the president, they have an opportunity to apply new concepts.He wants to make bigger resident rooms, more public spaces, and build balconies overlooking Lake Waterloo.Courville explained that the current layout of his CHSLD consists of 24 privé conventionné designated beds, 20 beds under contract with the CIUSSS de l\u2019Es- trie and another 11 other beds under various programs.He\u2019s adding 22 new rooms and repurposing 11 of the present rooms.\u201cWe\u2019re going to be trying to improve the environment for the residents, so when we\u2019re completely done we\u2019re going to have 66 beds privé conventionné; no other beds,\u201d he said.Although Quebec has reopened many of its public spaces, restaurants, bars, and other businesses, COVID-19 is still a threat, especially within CHSLDs.But Courville is con?dent that won\u2019t be an issue for his facilities.He isn\u2019t worried about transferring residents from one centre to another, and, if there is a positive case, people will be tested and his staff will act accordingly.The 22 beds are also in a new section, so he doesn\u2019t foresee any problems.\u201cI have two nursing homes, one in Waterloo and one in Laval, and neither nursing home has had any cases,\u201d he said.\u201cWe\u2019ve been acting very proactively to do our best to keep cases out of our nursing homes.\u201d The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Monday, July 6, 2020 Page 5 Culture for seniors raises $10,000 Record Staff The Culture for Seniors Emergency Committee announced last week that it has supassed the $10,000 goal for its campaign launched on June 1, 2020.A total of $10,170 was raised thanks to the support of the entire community, including the Le Val-Saint- François and the Les Sources MRCs, which contributed $2,000 each.By supporting the I Am a Cultural Caregiver campaign we are supporting both our seniors and our artists,\u201d said Luc Cayer, prefect of the Le Val-Saint- François MRC.\u201cThis contribution will also help break the isolation while providing access to arts and culture.\u201d \u201cIt was very important for us to contribute to this project because we know that culture is part of our citizens\u2019 daily lives,\u201d added Pierre Therrien, Head of Cultural Affairs for the Les Sources MRC Council and Mayor of Saint- Adrien.\u201cWe wanted to make sure that our seniors could take advantage of this great opportunity designed especially for them.It is our way of thanking them for all the efforts and sacri- ?ces they have made over the last few months.\u201d Culture for Seniors will be offering the following summer cultural programming to senior residences: Christine Bolduc and Jessica Paradis from Sherbrooke will present the musical tale De sel & d\u2019écume, inspired by maritime songs and anecdotes with Harp, accordion, and vocal harmonies on the menu.Benoît Converset andJacques Bergeron from Racine will present a repertoire of jazz, swing, and traditional music.The musicians\u2019 energy is sure to make the spectators\u2019 eyes sparkle with enjoyment.André Côté from Asbestos presents a wide-ranging repertoire featuring the songs of Leclerc, Léveillée, Moustaki, and Aznavour, the artist\u2019s compositions, and Cuban melodies are sure to enchant the crowd.Robert Daigneault from Sherbrooke gives a musical presentation on unusual instruments from prehistory to today.History and music will delight the ears of our audience.In addition, the money raised will be used to purchase tablets for future projects for seniors.Culture for Seniors is one of three projects in Quebec that has received funding for ?ve years from the New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP).Its objective is the social participation of isolated seniors in the Le Val Saint-François and the Les Sources MRCs through the use of arts and culture.Missing kayaker found dead Record Staff The body of 79 year old Laurent Messier was recovered from the waters of Lake Champlain last Thursday afternoon.Messier had been reported missing last Monday, June 29, after he failed to return from a kayaking trip.According to the Sûreté du Québec, the body was found by search teams around 1 p.m.although the identi?cation process meant that no formal announcement was made until after The Record had gone to press.An investigation into the death is ongoing, and an autopsy is expected.Carrefour district citizen committees announce community summer project Record Staff Several citizen committees from the Carrefour district in Sherbrooke announced the of?cial launch of Découvre ton quartier on Friday morning, a project that aims to add colour to the city.The project encourages people to create \u201cpoints of interest\u201d, citizen-made installations on their property or elsewhere on municipal land.The committees want people to go outside more and walk the streets and parks of their neighbourhood.\u201cUsually, the summer season is an opportunity to hold community events.This year, we had to ?nd another way to liven up our neighbourhoods,\u201d said Lil- iane Carvalho, a member of the Découvre ton quartier coordinating committee, in a press release.These \u201ccitizen stations\u201d, coined by the project creators, will be identi?ed by colourful signs and listed on a map available on the Découvre ton quartier website.People are also invited to submit collective works to display in parks in the Carrefour district.The project is led by the Comité citoyen du parc Chauveau, le Comité du quartier Marie-Victorin, les Amis du parc André-Viger (APAV), le Comité du quartier Saint-Charles-Garnier et le Comité citoyen du quartier Don Bosco.It is supported by the Arrondissement des Nations de la Ville de Sherbrooke and endorsed by Évelyne Beaudin, municipal councillor for the Carrefour district.She explained that this project is unique for citizen committees in the area.\u201cThis is the ?rst time that the neighbourhood\u2019s citizen committees have joined together to set a common project in motion,\u201d Beaudin said.\u201cEveryone wanted to get involved in order to break isolation, strengthen ties in the community and motivate people to get out of their homes and rediscover their neighbourhood in a new light.\u201d The process originally started when she announced a participatory budget at the beginning of March.It slowly transformed into a collaborative project bene?tting citizens in every neighbourhood of the district.Carvalho added that the stations aren\u2019t required to be artistic.She has heard from several people that they will be putting up plant displays, writing poetry, creating a bug hotel, a puzzle race, and sports challenges.\u201cWe invite everyone in the Carrefour district to participate and follow the evolution of the project,\u201d said Carval- ho.People interested in ?nding out more, or who want to participate, can visit the website decouvretonquartier.ca or join the Découvrir ton quartier - Sherbrooke Facebook group. Page 6 MONDAY, JULY 6, 2020 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com | The Record EDITORIAL There will be lasting memories of this pandemic, but the one that will linger longest perhaps for those not directly affected by the virus, is that of lineups here, there and everywhere.You are how you queue: Some folks love lineups, others can\u2019t stand \u2018em PETER BLACK f you've ever seen photos of the Chilkoot Pass during the Klondike gold rush of 1896-1899, you'll likely never forget them.A seemingly endless line of shabbily dressed men (and probably a few women), huge packs on their backs, are seen trudging step by agonizing step up a steep trail in deep snow.All of these people came from far and wide, as they say, the Yukon being the very definition of remote and inaccessible.(As a point of trivia, Donald Trump\u2019s grandfather Frederick was one of those hustlers drawn to the Klondike where he opened a hotel, restaurant and brothel.He later died of the Spanish flu in New York City).All these people deliberately put themselves through misery with one thought driving them: striking gold and getting rich.There was the similarly jaw-drop- ping spectacle observed last week; a lineup numbering what had to be some several hundred people waiting to get into the giant Ikea store out in the Que bec City suburbs.This was not a lineup waiting for the store to open, it was early afternoon, and, we should add, in stifling heat.What could possibly motivate normal human beings to submit themn- selves to such prolonged suffering and humiliation?Was there gold in them thar Swedish meatballs?Were they giving away free Hogsten lawn chairs or Smycka fake flowers?This is a BIG store, so, even with the COVID-19 capacity restrictions, there had to be hundreds of shoppers already inside following the arrows like rats in a labyrinthian retail box.There will be lasting memories of this pandemic, but the one that will linger longest perhaps for those not directly affected by the virus, is that of lineups here, there and everywhere.When things do return to normal, when you can enter a store with brazen and breezy freedom, the sight of a lineup for a movie Or concert could well trigger some kind of swooning flashback.Lineups, specifically one\u2019s willingness to endure one for whatever reason, are one of those great measures of human thought and character.How one reacts to the prospect of a lineup is a determinant of your psychological makeup.Some will calculate, in the internal balance of inconveniences, whether waiting in line is better than being denied whatever it is one seeks.Some will set a specific maximum time they are willing to shave off their lives in pursuit of said object of desire.Some will immediately swivel on their heels and bolt at the sight of any number of folks queued up for whatever.Surprisingly or not, there actually is a community of scholars specializing in the psychology of waiting in line.One David Maisters, a London School of Economics and Harvard Business Schooleducated management guru who wrote a thesis called The Psychology of Waiting Lines, did an oft-cited study in the 1980s that found eight general principles of line-waiting.Principle #1 is: Unoccupied time feels longer than occupied time.Long lineups become more tolerable if you have a distraction.The proliferation of cell phones simply has to be a major factor to explain contemporary tolerance for queues.Legions of folks spend LIBERALS TO PRESENT FISCAL SNAPSHOT\u2019 OF FEDERAL FINANCES.hours of time on their phones, so, hey, why not line up at Ikea, while you're texting and scrolling.Maisters, being a Brit, quips, \u201cIt is said of the English that if they see a line they will join it.\u201d Maybe a bit of that mentality lept the Atlantic.Another lining-up scholar, MIT prof Richard Larson, known as Dr.Queue, has calculated (how we can never know) that some people spend between up to three years of their lives waiting in line.Dr.Queue is one of the authorities Montreal humorist Josh Freed, um .lined up for his shrewdly titled 2017 documentary The Taming of the Queue, in which he travels the world to explore the fascinating phenomenon of queueing.The documentary identified the supposed four worst lineups in recent history: thousands of Britishers seeking entrance to Wimbledon tennis matches; the endless march of mourners at Lenin\u2019s tomb in Moscow; also in Moscow, the 1980 lineup for the opening of the first Macdonald\u2019s; and, a 2010 traf fic jam on China's National Highway, that lasted 12 days.In light of the Great Pandemic of 2020, Freed might not want to wait to do a sequel.The lineup of post-pandem- ic documentary producers promises to be a very long one.Letters 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 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Danville Record Staff After making four arrests on June 26 in Montreal, Terrebonne and Danville in connection to synthetic drug traf?cking, the Drummondville Organized Crime Coordination and Investigation Team (EECCO) dismantled a methamphetamine production laboratory.The laboratory, located in Danville, was raided on June 27.According to a press release from Sûreté du Québec, the synthetic drug production laboratory was one of six locations searched by police of?cers as part of an investigation that began in the fall of 2019.The operation concluded on Friday following eight consecutive days of disassembling the lab.Two 53-foot trailers were required to transport all of the seized material.The SQ discovered 260 kg of a substance that would have been used to manufacture more than 20 million methamphetamine tablets.They also seized 2.5 kg of cocaine, the equivalent of $1 million in property, ?rearms, and approximately $140,000 Canadian.The Organized Crime Coordination and Investigation Division, the Escouades régionales mixtes, the Division des enquêtes sur les crimes majeurs, the MRC Investigation Division, the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal, the Service de police de Terrebonne, the MRC des Sources and Pierre-De Saurel of the Sûreté du Québec mobilized their police force in a joint effort to investigate and dismantle the lab.The Sûreté du Québec reminds the public to reach out with any information relating to drug traf?cking or production.Information is taken in con?dence when contacting the Sûreté du Québec\u2019s Central Criminal Information Unit at 1 800 659-4264.Quebecers can also send any information concerning the ?ght against synthetic drugs to sq-info- precurseurs@surete.qc.ca.2020 RRHS winner of the Mckeage family scholarship By Pascale Duguay For the ?fth year in a row, a graduating student of Richmond Regional High School has been awarded the prestigious Mckeage Family Scholarship.This $5,000 bursary aims to help hard-working students who have made an impact on the community by providing them with the ?nancial means to continue their studies while allowing them to ?nd their passion and follow their dreams.The 2020 Mckeage Family Scholarship was awarded to Jessica Blais-Martin on June 20 amid a joyous cacophony of cheers and car horn blasts.This special day is sure to remain imprinted in this teen\u2019s memory as for the ?rst time ever the RRHS grad ceremony was held outdoors with families watching the stage from the safety of their vehicles due to the COVID-19 pandemic.A motivated student, Jessica has truly blossomed during her ?ve years at RRHS.Described by teachers as being very quiet and shy, her academic achievement improved dramatically throughout high school where she made the honour roll with an overall average of 85 per cent or more in her ?nal two years.Most remarkably, she received an award last year for having the second highest average in her grade, being only one of two students to achieve honour roll status.Socially, Jessica has also grown.She has been involved in the school\u2019s drama department and volunteers in a children\u2019s community drama program as assistant director.She has also participated each year in the school\u2019s choir and helped seniors learn computer skills.Her Drama teacher, Lori Cloutier, wrote: \u201cI have taught Jessica Social Studies, and she is a good student.She takes her schoolwork seriously.Nevertheless, I really got to know Jessica when she joined Drama in Secondary IV.At ?rst, she was a bit reserved and only wanted behind the scenes parts.She excelled there because she is reliable and respectful of the work being done.During the second term, I convinced Jessica to take an onstage part, and she did that with no problem.In fact, I learned that Jessica can add wit and humour to her talents.She quickly understands scene and character development.As a result, when the director of the village children\u2019s theatre group asked for a helper, I immediately suggested Jessica.She can do it all\u2014she has all the qualities to work alone or in a team.\u201d Mr.Paul Gella, her Math teacher, described Jessica as \u201ca very bright and hard-working young lady.She did very well in Math and was always at the top of the class.I\u2019m positive that she will succeed in all her future endeavours.\u201d Jessica\u2019s math skills will surely come in handy as she wishes to become a crime statistics analyst.In the fall, she will be studying at Champlain College, Lennoxville in the Criminology pro?le of the Social Science program.This scholarship has been made possible by the generous contribution of Ms.Connie Mckeage.A former graduate of RRHS and Danville resident, Ms.Mckeage now lives in Australia where she is the founder of OneVue.She is also on the OneVue Board and is Managing Director of the OneVue Group.Ms.Mckeage\u2019s extensive experience in the Australian, Asian, European, and North American ?nancial services markets solidly underpins her role as Managing Director.In her day-to-day role, she is responsible for overseeing the strategic direction of the company and delivering sustainable growth for the group.Ms.Mckeage was awarded the Centenary Medal for her contribution to Australian business leadership.She is a Founder of Financial Executive Women (FEW) and in 2015 was an Eastern Finalist for E&Y\u2019s Entrepreneur of the Year.She has been recognised by Insights Success magazine as one of \u201cthe 30 most in?uential Women in Business\u201d.In 2018 Ms.Mckeage was awarded Chief Executive Of?cer of the Year and in 2019 won the coveted Women of the Year award for her commitment to the ?nancial services industry and for going beyond in creating a more inclusive and diverse sector.Ms.Mckeage is passionate about creating equal opportunities for all regardless of gender, racial background or ?nancial circumstances.Past winners of the Mckeage Family Scholarship include: Promise Rocheleau Alycia Chabot-Bélanger Allisha Hampton-Pettigrew Shania Chatterton-Jerome PICTURE CREDIT : JULIA BARROWMAN Police announce fourth victim stemming from tractor tragedy southeast of Montreal The Canadian Press Quebec provincial police say a fourth person has died following Wednesday\u2019s tractor accident in Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge, southeast of Montreal.The accident had claimed the lives of three children _ all under the age of ?ve _ out of a total of 10 people who were thrown from the front loader of a tractor.Sgt.Claude Denis says today that police were informed Friday night of the death of one of the two adults who had been listed in critical condition earlier this week.The condition of the second adult wasn\u2019t immediately available.Five others _ three children and two adults _ were also seriously injured in the accident.A 38-year-old Quebec man was charged with criminal negligence causing death and criminal negligence causing bodily harm during a court appearance on Thursday. Page 8 Monday, July 6, 2020 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Monday, July 6, 2020 Page 9 Page 10 Monday, July 6, 2020 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Local Sports \u201cWe are very pleased to offer baseball and family entertainment to the people of the region,\u201d commented team president François Lécuyer.CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS 1.Cyprinids 6.Icelandic literary works 10.Break in half 14.Japanese mushroom 15.Have offspring 17.Not feeling well 19.A very large body of water 20.Witch 21.Behemoth 22.Speak negatively of 23.Absence of dif?culty 24.Pampering places 26.Drives 29.Truck that delivers beer 31.Makes 32.A team\u2019s best pitcher 34.__ Carvey, comedian 35.Seas 37.S.American plants 38.Time zone 39.Deviate 40.No longer are 41.Moving in slowly 43.Patrick and Glover are two 45.Living quarters 46.Taxi 47.Pancake made of buckwheat ?our 49.Swiss river 50.Not happy 53.Have surgery 57.Formal withdrawal 58.Give way to anxiety 59.Greek war god 60.2K lbs.61.Word of farewell CLUES DOWN 1.__ ex Machina 2.WWII diarist Frank 3.Concluding passage 4.Supplement with dif?culty 5.Title of respect 6.Cubic measures 7.Remnant 8.__ Jones 9.Salts of acetic acid 10.Long, upholstered seat 11.Capital of Okinawa Prefecture 12.A one-time aspect of Egyptian sun god Ra 13.Pre?x denoting \u201cin a\u201d 16.Propels upward 18.What we are talking about 22.Prosecutor 23.Employee stock ownership plan 24.He brings kids presents 25.Burmese monetary unit 27.Hurries 28.Injury remnant 29.Tooth caregiver 30.Elvis backup singer Betty Jane 31.\u201cThe Partridge Family\u201d actress Susan 33.Midway between east and southeast 35.Most excellent 36.Heat units 37.Possess legally 39.Food items 42.Skeletal structures 43.Challenge to do something bold 44.Blood type 46.Sammy __, songwriter 47.Farmer (Dutch) 48.Clare Booth __, American writer 49.Piers Anthony\u2019s protagonist 50.Malaysian coastal city 51.Hairstyle 52.NY-based department store 53.Geosciences organization (abbr.) 54.Brazilian city 55.Niger-Congo languages 56.Gesture Expos up to bat on July 18 at Amédée-Roy stadium Record Staff With the agreement of the health authorities and the City of Sherbrooke, eight local games will be held at the Amédée-Roy stadium for the Sherbrooke Expos starting Saturday, July 18 at 7 p.m.And to launch this 2020 local season, nothing less than the visit of our great rivals of all time, the Big Bill of Coaticook.\u201cWe are very pleased to offer baseball and family entertainment to the people of the region,\u201d commented team president François Lécuyer.\u201cI would like to thank all the stakeholders and the City of Sherbrooke for their con?dence and now the ball is in the court of the spectators who will have to follow the various instructions in place.\u201d The conditions for the presentation of the matches at the Amédée-Roy stadium are as follows.1) Players, staff and spectators must maintain a distance of two metres between eachother at all times outside of activities on the ?eld during games (bleachers, locker rooms, corridors, player shelters, scorekeepers, announcers, etc.).2) Players, staff and spectators must disinfect their hands upon entering the stadium.3) Players, staff and spectators who have symptoms of cough, ?u or what looks like COVID-19 are not allowed in the stadium.4) Sticks and equipment must be disinfected before and after each event.5) Sharing of equipment between players and staff is prohibited.6) Players, staff and spectators must respect the rules issued by the public health department at the stadium.Other directives have been issued, but they are more addressed to players, staff and of?cials according to Baseball Quebec\u2019s rules and the City of Sherbrooke\u2019s requests.Expos president Lécuyer had a message for baseball fans in the region.\u201cAs we have often talked about in the last few weeks, this 2020 season is very special.We have not solicited our various technical and ?nancial partners for this season for the reasons you know.The only income we will have will be through the presence of fans at the stadium and I hope with all my heart that the population will come to spend beautiful evenings and days at the Amédée-Roy stadium.\u201d \u201cWe\u2019ll have a great team, a young team that will ?ght hard at every game.They deserve to be encouraged,\u201d Lécuyer. The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Monday, July 6, 2020 Page 11 In Memoriam BIRTH NOTICES, CARDS OF THANKS, IN MEMORIAMS, BRIEFLETS: Text only: 40¢ per word.Minimum charge $10.00 ($11.50 taxes included) Discounts: 2 insertions or more: 15% off With photo: additional $18.50.DEADLINE: 11 a.m., day before publication.BIRTHDAY, ANNIVERSARY & GET-WELL WISHES, ENGAGEMENT NOTICES: Text only: $16.00 (includes taxes) With photo: $26.00 ($29.90 taxes included) DEADLINE: 3 days before publication.WEDDING WRITE-UPS: $26.00 ($29.90 taxes included) WITH PHOTO: $36.00 ($41.40 taxes included) Please Note: All of the aforementioned (except death notices) must be submitted typewritten or neatly printed, and must include the signature and daytime telephone number of the contact person.Can be e-mailed to: classad@sherbrookerecord.com - They will not be taken by phone.DEADLINES FOR DEATH NOTICES: For Monday\u2019s paper, email production@sherbrookerecord.com or call 819-569-4856 between 1 p.m.and 5 p.m.Sunday.For Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday\u2019s edition, email production@sherbrookerecord.com, call 819-569-4856 or fax 819-569-1187 (please call to con?rm transmission) between 9 a.m.and 5 p.m.the day prior to the day of publication.The Record cannot guarantee publication if another Record number is called.Rates: Please call for costs.RATES and DEADLINES: ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICES GILCHRIST - In loving memory of our dear parents, Herbert, July 6, 1997 and Dorothy, July 27, 2009.Those we love we never lose, For always they will be, Loved, remembered, treasured Always in our memory.JOHN, JOAN, HEATHER, BOB AND FAMILIES MONDAY, JULY 6, 2020 Today is the 188th day of 2020 and the 17th day of summer.TODAY\u2019S HISTORY: In 1785, Congress chose the dollar as the monetary unit of the United States.In 1854, the Republican Party was formally launched at a convention in Jackson, Michigan.In 1892, 16 people were killed during ?ghting between guards and striking steelworkers at a Carnegie Steel Co.plant in Homestead, Pennsylvania.In 1942, diarist Anne Frank and her family went into hiding in a \u201csecret annex\u201d in a warehouse in Amsterdam.TODAY\u2019S BIRTHDAYS: Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), painter; Nancy Reagan (1921-2016), actress/?rst lady; Merv Grif?n (1925-2007), TV personality; Janet Leigh (1927-2004), actress; Tenzin Gyatso (1935- ), 14th Dalai Lama; Ned Beatty (1937- ), actor; George W.Bush (1946- ), 43rd U.S.president; Sylvester Stallone (1946- ), actor; Geoffrey Rush (1951- ), actor; Brian Posehn (1966- ), actor/comedian; 50 Cent (1975- ), rapper; Kevin Hart (1979- ), actor/comedian; Pau Gasol (1980- ), basketball player; Manny Machado (1992- ), baseball player.TODAY\u2019S FACT: Future Beatles bandmates John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the ?rst time at a fair in Liverpool, England, on this date in 1957.TODAY\u2019S SPORTS: In 1957, Althea Gibson became the ?rst African American athlete to win a tennis title at Wimbledon.TODAY\u2019S QUOTE: \u201cLife is a story.It\u2019s full of chapters.And the beauty of life is that not only do you get to choose how you interpret each chapter, but your interpretation writes the next chapter.\u201d - Kevin Hart, \u201cI Can\u2019t Make This Up: Life Lessons\u201d TODAY\u2019S NUMBER: 49,200 - fans in attendance at Major League Baseball\u2019s ?rst All-Star Game, held on this day in 1933 at Comiskey Park in Chicago.The American League defeated the National League by a score of 4-2.TODAY\u2019S MOON: Between full moon (July 4) and last quarter moon (July 12).Datebook ASK THE DOCTORS By Eve Glazier, M.D., and Elizabeth Ko, M.D.Dear Doctor: I\u2019ve heard that there\u2019s ?nally a test for Alzheimer\u2019s disease, and that it has to do with your eyes.What is it, and how does it work?Dear Reader: Although researchers continue their search for a single and de?nitive diagnostic test for Alzheimer\u2019s disease, they haven\u2019t reached that goal at this time.However, they continue to make advances in the ?eld, including recent studies that suggest impaired eye movement may be a predictive symptom in some cases.We don\u2019t yet have a cure for Alzheimer\u2019s disease, but early intervention has been linked to better outcomes for patients, including an improved quality of life.That makes any developments that aid in diagnosis important.As most of you probably know, Alzheimer\u2019s is a progressive disease.Physical changes that occur within the brain gradually result in cognitive impairment and dementia.Although Alzheimer\u2019s disease is most often seen in older adults, it is not considered a normal part of aging.Symptoms include a decline in memory, thinking, speech, judgment, concentration and the ability to carry out tasks.The disease also results in changes to mood and personality.Other types of dementia and cognitive impairment share many of the same symptoms, which makes early diagnosis more challenging.A diagnosis of Alzheimer\u2019s involves a range of screening processes, including a neurological exam, tests to assess cognition and mental status, genetic testing and brain imaging scans.For some patients in the early stages of the disease, watchful waiting is a necessary - and sometimes frustrating - part of the process.The study you\u2019re asking about looks into impaired eye movement as a diagnostic tool in at-risk patients.Participants with two different types of cognitive impairment were assigned visual tasks on a computer screen.For example, they were asked to look at the left side of the screen whenever a ?ashing icon appears on the right side.A device that can measure 500 eye movements per second then analyzed how well each person completed the task.The researchers found that the visual behavior of each group was unique enough that they could differentiate between the two types of dementia just by the results of the tests.Even more promising was the fact that the eye movement pattern in one type of dementia, where people struggled to look at the correct side of the screen, was similar to those with an Alzheimer\u2019s diagnosis.The takeaway here is that eye tracking shows potential for predicting whether someone with mild cognitive impairment is likely to progress to Alzheimer\u2019s disease.That means instead of waiting for advancing symptoms, more patients could begin treatment earlier than is now possible.Without a cure for Alzheimer\u2019s, patients rely on therapies developed to prolong and increase independence and improve quality of life.These include memory training, mental stimulation, social integration and physical exercise programs.Cognitive therapies, such as puzzles, simple number and arithmetic problems and memory exercises have also been shown to have a bene?t.These are all most successful before Alzheimer\u2019s disease has progressed too far, which makes early diagnosis all the more important.Eve Glazier, M.D., MBA, is an internist and associate professor of medicine at UCLA Health.Elizabeth Ko, M.D., is an internist and assistant professor of medicine at UCLA Health.Eye tracking tests may help diagnose Alzheimer\u2019s disease Do Just One Thing By Danny Seo Even during these uncertain times, your local food bank is actually discouraging the donation of food to help ?ll their shelves.The reason is donated food is often expired, contaminated or just unsafe to give away.Sorting through donations also takes time, which could be used instead by volunteers to help those in need.What they really need is cash donations.Food banks and pantries have relationships with wholesalers, and this means a single dollar can be turned into about nine cans of food.Cash donations enable them to get a lot more product to help people, and they can control the inventory to get what\u2019s really needed in the community. Page 12 Monday, July 6 2020 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Anxious to the point of paralysis Dear Annie MONDAY, JULY 6, 2020 Dear Annie: As birthdays and important holidays approach, like the recent Father\u2019s Day, I am forced to reanalyze my social anxiety all over again.I know I should call friends and family members to let them know I\u2019m thinking about them, but I get butter?ies in my stomach and put it off for hours because I feel like I never know what to say.When it comes to disagreements with anyone, I shake in my boots at the thought of arguing and causing a rift, so I will often let things that bother me go without telling the person when they\u2019ve hurt me.Strangers are, of course, tougher.Family is one of the most important things to me, so I want to maintain strong relationships with them and not let months go by without talking, but I don\u2019t know how to get over my silly fear of conversations.Currently, I don\u2019t have the money for counseling.Do you have any ideas or words of comfort for anyone struggling with this?- Desperate to Change Dear Desperate to Change: Making up your mind to change is the ?rst and hardest step when you want to change.You are already halfway to being able to reach out comfortably to family and friends.I applaud your desire to change.Some simple breathing exercises might help you take the edge off.Regular exercise and a healthy diet also help.Try to take the focus off of yourself, and what you are feeling, and instead focus on how you want to make your friends and loved ones feel appreciated.Express how much you care about them; it\u2019ll leave both parties feeling great.If you can\u2019t afford counseling, check out local support groups, perhaps as part of a church or a 12-step organization, that offer support for people with anxiety.You are not alone.Dear Annie: My husband and I are in our 80s.When we were young, we enjoyed the usual sexual activities.As we became older, my husband\u2019s ability to have that kind of sex diminished.I did not initiate it because I was afraid that his not being able to perform would depress him.Drugs helped, but he did not like the side effects.We just cuddled and kissed.In the last couple of months, we discovered that we both could experience great pleasure by fondling each other.It is fun to play with each other while watching TV, lying in bed or just standing in the kitchen.We want to invite others who have not discovered this different kind of sexual activity to give it a try.I know some women in my generation feel uncomfortable with erotic pursuits, but the ability to give and receive this kind of pleasure can make one\u2019s senior years more enjoyable.You don\u2019t have to worry about getting pregnant or a sexually transmitted infection.The pleasure can last much longer than when we were young.Try it.You will like it.- Happy Grandmother Dear Happy Grandmother: Good for you for keeping up a healthy sex life.Thanks for sharing your secrets.Dear Annie: My husband has a long history of being unfaithful to me.He says that it isn\u2019t cheating because he can\u2019t help himself.I\u2019ve forgiven him ?ve times.Recently, I discovered that he\u2019s been going to a website where a girl talks to him on a webcam.In exchange for their virtual time together, he buys her jewelry, clothes and other presents.He sends her photos from his own life: for instance, pictures from when we watched ?reworks with the grandkids - except the pictures are only of the ?reworks, and he doesn\u2019t mention that he was with his wife and grandchildren.I never usually pay attention to the phone bill, but this month I looked - and I found out he\u2019d sent and received more than 17,000 text messages.He was exchanging texts with women he\u2019d met on a dating site.He said that it isn\u2019t cheating since he\u2019s not having sex.But I think the emotional cheating is worse.I am at my wit\u2019s end.Should I just divorce him and walk away?Please help.- Mrs.Undesirable Dear Mrs.: I refuse to call you that \u201cU\u201d word because your husband\u2019s behavior is no re?ection on you.If anything, it shows that he has issues around his own desirability.Perhaps he\u2019s so insecure he must constantly seek the validation of women he hardly knows - and/or he\u2019s suffering from sex addiction.(You can learn more about that at https:// saa-recovery.org.) However, the root of his problems is irrelevant if he\u2019s not willing to seek a cure.If your husband shows no willingness to change his behavior, then leaving may indeed be the best course.Listen to your heart, and ?nd out what it desires.Dear Annie: I really need your insight.I have a male best friend.He\u2019s been married a while now, but he\u2019s said before as though he feels I\u2019m really his wife.I think the world of him; I love our long conversations.And I notice that he never brings up his wife around me.What should I do?- Burning in North Carolina Dear Burning: Stop, drop and roll on out of this man\u2019s life so you can get on with your own.He is using you to avoid working on his marriage.And why would you want to be with a man who treats his wife that way?You deserve to be with someone who gives you his all, and I promise he is out there somewhere.Dear Annie: I wanted to respond to the letter from \u201cExcuse You,\u201d who complained that her new boyfriend burps constantly after eating.My husband of 36 years also had that problem for the ?rst 20 years of our marriage.I also thought it was just a rude habit, but then I read it could be a symptom of acid re?ux or an inef?cient digestion of food (indigestion).I gave him a good probiotic from a vitamin store every day for a couple of months to build up the \u201cgood\u201d bacteria in his gut and I could see the difference within the ?rst two weeks.The good bacteria are necessary to break down the food and are destroyed when taking antibiotics.He continues to take probiotics, but only a couple of days per week as he is not a very healthy eater.The burping is gone, and we are much happier for it.- Joyce Dear Joyce: Probiotics have indeed been shown to sometimes help improve a range of digestive and gastrointestinal issues, of which acid re?ux is one.I would urge anyone to ?rst speak with his or her doctor before deciding on the best course of action.\u201cAsk Me Anything: A Year of Advice From Dear Annie\u201d is out now! Annie Lane\u2019s debut book - featuring favorite columns on love, friendship, family and etiquette - is available as a paperback and e-book.Visit http://www.creatorspublishing.com for more information.Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com.Support local journalism by ADOPTING A PAGE in The Record More than ever the community needs to be able to stay abreast of rapidly changing events.We need to know how the government intends to make improvements to the longterm care system, what the future holds for our English-language schools and school board, where to turn for mental health services, when church, community services and social activities will resume.You can demonstrate your support for local journalism, and help The Record continue to tell the stories that matter, with your contribution, by adopting a page in The Record.You can send your cheque to The Record, 6 Mallory Street Sherbrooke, QC, J1M 2E2 or call us with your credit card # at 819-569-9511 Your contribution will be gratefully acknowledged in The Record on the list of supporters. The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Monday, July 6, 2020 Page 13 Go grocery sho pping with diet itians.When you choos e products with t he Health Check symbol, it's like shopping with th e Heart and Stro ke Foundation\u2019s die titians, who eval uate every partic ipating product b ased on Canada' s Food Guide.www.healthche ck.org REALITY CHECK HERMAN ARLO & JANIS THE BORN LOSER FRANK AND ERNEST GRIZZWELLS THATABABY Page 14 Monday, July 6, 2020 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Call Sherbrooke: (819) 569-9525 between 8:30 a.m.and 4:30 p.m.E-mail: classad@sherbrookerecord.com or Knowlton: (450) 242-1188 between 9:00 a.m.and noon CLASSIFIED Deadline: 12:30 p.m.one day prior to publication Or mail your prepaid classi?ed ads to The Record, 6 Mallory, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1M 2E2 275 Antiques WE BUY from the past for the future, one item or a household, attic or basement, shed or garage.We like it all, give us a call.819- 837-2680.290 Articles for Sale Make your classi- add a photo for $10.per day.Deadline: 2 days before publication.Drop by our of- Knowlton.819-569- com 145 Miscellaneous Services L E N N O X V I L L E PLUMBING.Domestic repairs and Norman Walker at 819-563-1491.Today in History for July 6: On this date: In 1415, Czech reformer Jan Hus was martyred.He was condemned for heresy and burned at the stake because of his outspoken appeals for church reform and for political and religious rights for the common people.In 1535, Sir Thomas More was executed.More, once King Henry VIII\u2019s chief minister and friend, had refused to take the oath of supremacy accepting the English monarch as head of the Roman Catholic church.He was beati?ed in 1886 and canonized in 1935.In 1777, a British force under General John Burgoyne captured Fort Ticonderoga, New York.In 1809, French troops arrested Pope Pius VII, who had excommunicated Emperor Napoleon I.In 1852, a ?re in Montreal destroyed more than a thousand buildings.In 1854, the Republican Party came into being at a convention in Jackson, Mich.In 1854, German physicist Georg Simon Ohm died.The physical unit measuring electrical resistance was named for him.In 1885, French scientist Louis Pasteur tested an anti-rabies vaccine on a boy who had been bitten by an infected dog.It worked.In 1896, the boundaries of Quebec were enlarged to the shores of Hudson Bay, adding 306,765 square kilometres to the province by an order-in-council.In 1906, Parliament passed the \u201cLord\u2019s Day Observance Act\u201d to prohibit work, entertainment, sport and almost all commerce on Sundays.The law remained on the books until the Supreme Court of Canada struck it down in 1985.In 1917, during the First World War, Arab forces led by British Capt.T.E.Lawrence captured the port of Aqaba from the Turks.In 1923, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was formed.In 1928, in New York, the ?rst all-talking picture, \u201cLights of New York\u201d opened.In 1930, Fred Newton began swimming the Mississippi River from Fort Dam, Minn., to New Orleans.He reached his destination on Dec.29 after swimming more than 2,900 kilometres.In 1933, the ?rst All-Star baseball game was played at Chicago\u2019s Comiskey Park.A home run by Babe Ruth led the American League over the National League 4-2.In 1935, the 14th Dalai Lama was born to a farming family in northeastern Tibet.At the age of two, the child - who was named Lhamo Dhondup - was recognized as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama.The Dalai Lamas, both the head of state and the spiritual leaders of Tibet, are believed to be manifestations of the patron saint of Tibet.In 1944, 168 people died when ?re broke out in the main tent of the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus in Hartford, Conn.In 1950, in Nelson, B.C., 195 radical Doukhobors, the Sons of Freedom, were given prison sentences totalling 793 years on numerous charges, including burning schools and conspiracy.After much unrest in the 1950s and 1960s, the fanatical activism died down.Descendants of the original Doukhobors, a sect of Christian Russian dissenters, number about 30,000 across Canada.In 1954, Argentinian Ana Beker, 36, arrived in Ottawa after a four-year, 27,000-kilometre horseback ride from Buenos Aires.In 1957, Althea Gibson became the ?rst black tennis player to win a Wimbledon Singles title, defeating fellow American Darlene Hard 6-3, 6-2.In 1961, Robert N.Thompson was elected president of the Social Credit Party.In 1967, the Biafran War erupted as Nigerian forces invaded an eastern region that had declared its independence on May 30.The war ended in 1970.In 1975, a hailstone weighing 249 grams fell near Wetaskiwin, Alta.In 1977, federal Solicitor General Francis Fox announced a royal commission to investigate mounting allegations of wrongdoing by members of the RCMP.In 1980, former Canadian lightweight champion Cleveland Denny, 24, died 17 days after being knocked out by Gaetan Hart in a ?ght in Montreal.In 1988, an explosion and ?re aboard the Piper Alpha oil rig in the North Sea killed 167 crew members, including two Canadians.The worst disaster of its kind to that date, the explosion was blamed on a gas leak.The rig\u2019s owner, Occidental Petroleum, later offered families of the victims compensation totalling US$180 million.In 1989, Ottawa sold its remaining 57 per cent interest in Air Canada, completing privatization of the airline.Air Canada\u2019s new issue of 41.1 million shares was an immediate sellout.Ottawa had begun its sale of the Crown corporation in October.The Tories had sold 12 Crown corporations since coming to power in 1984.In 1989, nine Indian tribes across Canada signed a mutual defence treaty to go to one another\u2019s aid in confrontations with authorities.In 1994, Dirk van Zyl, the then longest- surviving heart-transplant patient - at 23 years - died in South Africa.He was 68.In 1995, Saidye Rosner Bronfman, patron of arts and matriarch of the wealthy Bronfman family, died.In 1998, a British court found Canadian Albert Walker guilty of murder in the 1996 death at sea of British-born Ronald Platt.The accused swindler was sentenced to life in prison.In 2000, Kingston\u2019s infamous Prison for Women closed its doors in a private ceremony marking the end of a turbulent history at the 66-year-old institution.The dreary stone facility had been the subject of at least 13 inquiries and commissions.In 2001, members of Canada\u2019s Anglican and Lutheran churches voted at separate conferences in Waterloo, Ontario to forge closer ties.In 2004, U.S.?ghter pilot Major Harry Schmidt, who killed four Canadian troops and wounded eight others when he mistakenly bombed them in Afghanistan, was found guilty of dereliction of duty and ?ned more than US$5,000.In 2005, New York Times reporter Judith Miller was ordered jailed after she refused to identify a con?dential source to a grand jury investigating a suspected leak by White House of?cials of the name of a CIA undercover agent.(Miller was jailed for 85 days before agreeing to testify).In 2006, Stephen Harper met with U.S.President George Bush at the White House during his ?rst of?cial visit to the United States as prime minister.The low-key visit focused on world trouble spots and new U.S.border identi?cation rules.In 2008, Pte.Colin William Wilmot from the Princess Patricia\u2019s Canadian Light Infantry died in an explosion while on foot patrol in the Panjwaii district in Afghanistan.In 2009, two Canadian soldiers, Master Cpl.Patrice Audet, 38, of Montreal, a ?ight engineer, and Cpl.Martin Joannette, 25, a gunner from St-Calixte, Que., and a British soldier died in a helicopter crash in Zabul province in Afghanistan.In 2010, Queen Elizabeth addressed the United Nations for the ?rst time since 1957 during her ?rst New York visit in over 30 years; she then laid a wreath at Ground Zero.In 2012, Col.Tammy Harris was sworn in as the ?rst female base commander at CFB Borden, assuming responsibility for Canada\u2019s largest training base.In 2013, a runaway train carrying crude oil derailed in Lac-Megantic, Que., igniting explosions and ?res that incinerated the small town\u2019s centre, killing 47 people and forcing the evacuation of nearly 2,000 others.Millions of litres of oil also leaked into the soil and nearby water bodies.In 2013, an Asiana Airlines ?ight from Seoul, South Korea, crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport, killing two Chinese students.A coroner found a third Chinese student, who later died in hospital, survived the crash but was killed by an emergency vehicle racing to the scene.In 2016, an appeals court judge sentenced double-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius to six years in prison for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.The State appealed the sentence and the South African Supreme Court of Appeal more than doubled it to 13 years and ?ve months.In 2019, Brazilian singer and composer Joao- Gilberto - considered one of the fathers of the Bossa Nova genre - died at 88.His son said he had been battling a variety of health problems.(The Canadian Press) Today in History The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Monday, July 6, 2020 Page 15 Your Birthday MONDAY, JULY 6, 2020 Take it easy, live in the moment and cherish what you have.Refuse to let trivial matters get to you or disgruntled people bring you down.Make adjustments that will add to your happiness.Live, love and laugh.CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Back away from anyone trying to start a ?ght.Keep your papers, possessions and cash in a safe place.Pay more attention to self- improvement and happiness.LEO (July 23-Aug.22) - Reconnecting with someone you used to know through social media will lead to memories that bring back powerful feelings.You will be inspired to make a lifestyle change.VIRGO (Aug.23-Sept.22) - An unexpected change will lead to a window of opportunity.Explore new possibilities and touch base with people who are heading in a direction similar to yours.Personal growth is encouraged.LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23) - Distance yourself from negativity, demanding people and anyone looking for a ?ght.Treat yourself to something that will put a smile on your face.Promote peace, love and happiness.SCORPIO (Oct.24-Nov.22) - Keep your emotions under control and your mind on what you want to accomplish.A chance to take your plans further than anticipated looks promising.Stay focused and reach for the stars.SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec.21) - Remember the way things were.It will serve you well to dwell on the pastimes and people who were an integral part of your life.CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan.19) - Make a personal change that will enhance your relationship with loved ones and improve your outlook and lifestyle.Change begins with you.AQUARIUS (Jan.20-Feb.19) - Pour your heart into something that makes you feel good about yourself and your life.An affectionate gesture will encourage someone to reciprocate.Praise will follow a physical improvement.PISCES (Feb.20-March 20) - Your imagination will conjure up unique ideas.Choose to do something that will bene?t others as well as yourself.Don\u2019t take a risk that could lead to ill health or injury.ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Strengthen your body, mind and soul.Strive for balance, equality and harmony.Choose to work with the trends, not against them.Be kind instead of divisive.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - Consider what\u2019s doable and put your energy where it counts the most.Voicing your opinion may be met with opposition, but it will also show your strength of character.GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Make today about you.Research self-help books that you can relate to and start working toward a goal that encourages you to look out for your best interests.Physical improvements are favored.MONDAY, JULY 6, 2020 An abnormal lead needs partner awake By Phillip Alder Ronald Reagan quipped, \u201cI have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of national emergency, even if I\u2019m in a cabinet meeting.\u201d At the bridge table, sometimes you will see a winning defense, but it needs partner also to be aware of what is happening.This deal was reported to the International Bridge Press Association by Michael Byrne, the coach of England\u2019s under-20 squad.Sitting East and West were two 16-year-olds: Jasmine Bakhshi and Henry Rose.South opened with the so-called gambling three no-trump.This showed a solid seven-card or longer minor suit with, in principle, no side ace, king or void.So, he lied a little! The textbook lead against this opening bid is an ace.You usually need to take the ?rst ?ve tricks.Here, Rose had two aces.He correctly realized that the club ace was a safer lead than the spade ace; the club ace was unlikely to damage the defense.But what did he do at trick two?Rose saw that he and his partner had to take four spade tricks immediately.Otherwise, declarer had at least nine winners via the heart ace, the club king and seven diamonds.What did Rose do?He hoped his partner had four or ?ve spades headed by the king, queen and eight.But West still had to be careful not to block the suit.At trick two, Rose shifted to the spade nine.Bakhshi took dummy\u2019s 10 with her queen and returned the spade three to her partner\u2019s ace.West then pushed the spade six through dummy\u2019s jack-seven into East\u2019s king-eight tenace.Beautiful, especially from two players so young. 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