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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 New associate coach for Gaiters women\u2019s basketball Page 5 Information session on running in municipal election Page 3 $1.00 + taxes PM#0040007682 Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Heritage Fitch Bay: rede?ning community Most of Estrie to return to orange as of Monday By Gordon Lambie Quebec Premier François Legault gave the green light to the ?rst steps of the province\u2019s reopening plan on Tuesday afternoon.The plan, announced last week, will see the curfew eliminated across the province on Friday, along with authorization for gatherings of groups from two households, or a maximum of eight people from different households in private yards.Restaurant patios will also reopen.The following Monday, May 31, the majority of regions in Quebec will shift back to the orange alert level, including all of the Estrie except for the Granit sub-region, which will remain under red alert status for at least another week.\u201cIf we continue this way, all regions should turn orange by June 7,\u201d Legault said, with provincial Public Health Director Dr.Horacio Arruda later clarifying that the date represents a goal, rather than a promise.Tuesday also marked the start of vaccination for 12 to 17-year-olds in the province.As the youngest age group to date opened up, the premier issued a reminder to those who have yet to make an appointment that it is better to do so sooner than later.Health Minister Christian Dube, meanwhile, announced that the province soon hopes to move up the dates of second vaccination doses, with the hope of having everyone who wants to be fully vaccinated by the end of August.KATHYRYNE OWEN By Kathryne Owen St.Mathias Anglican Church on Narrows Road has seen better days.It has stood its ground since 1889, and when the church closed its doors in the late 1960s, the building lost its caretakers.The little building has a very unique architecture, designed and built like the hull of a ship.Each stain glass window perfectly measured, assembled and shipped from England to ?nd its place in this beautifully crafted structure.Almost 60 years later, a group of citizens throughout Stanstead Township decided that this building deserved to be restored and preserved.The Heritage Fitch Bay committee was formed as a means of seeing St.Mathias Church returned to its former glory, but also with the idea of inspiring the village to reclaim it by redeveloping the church and its grounds and creating a community hub.For this week\u2019s Friday File, we will meet Bill Marsden and Elsie Sullivan, two of the people who have driven the project.Both current residents of Fitch Bay, they share their passion for the town\u2019s heritage.Check out the Friday Files on our website at www.sherbrookerecord.com or our Facebook page.CONT\u2019D ON PAGE 3 PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW Page 2 Wednesday, May 26, 2021 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: 60 PER CENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS HIGH 28 LOW 10 THURSDAY: 60 PER CENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS HIGH 13 LOW 0 FRIDAY: CLOUDY HIGH 11 LOW 0 SATURDAY: SUNNY HIGH 15 LOW 2 SUNDAY: MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD HIGH 19 LOW 4 Hand in Hand The Association québécoise du syndrome de la Tourette (AQST) is a non-pro?t organization created in 1994 which aims to support, inform and improve living conditions for people living with Tourette Syndrome (TS) while also supporting, informing and training the people who live and work with them and making the population aware of this problem.The AQST organizes various activities and events throughout the year to help people living with TS and those around them.Tourette Syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by tics which can be rapid and sudden, recurrent, stereotyped motor movements or vocalizations that are involuntary.Both multiple motor and one or more vocal tics can be present at some time during active phases of TS, not necessarily at the same time.Tics can occur many times a day (usually in series) almost every day or intermittently over a period of more than one year.We can observe a variation in the number, frequency, type, localization and intensity of tics.Symptoms appear before age 18.Tics are not caused by a substance (stimulant) or other medical condition.The number, localization, frequency and severity of tics can change over time.Vocal tics are noises, words or sounds.Speaking obscenities can be found in less than 10% of people with TS.Tics may diminish during adolescence and adulthood and disappear completely in certain cases.Even when remission is complete, certain tics can reappear during stressful periods.Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month runs from May 15 to June 15 this year and aims to raise awareness of this syndrome, which is largely unknown to the general public, as well as to deconstruct certain stereotypes about people living with TS.This year, the AQST has planned weekly programming during the four weeks of Awareness Month.Concrete action will be taken every week, in addition to the sharing of several articles and videos on social networks throughout the month.The awareness month will be kicked off with an online store where jerseys can be purchased.Pro?ts from the sale of these will go directly to the association.A series of video testimonials will be posted on our Facebook page as well as on the AQST private group.A virtual roundtable discussion evening will be organized so that parents of children with TS can interact with adults living with the syndrome.The AQST Annual General Meeting and a testimonial will be presented via the zoom platform on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at 10 a.m.Among the services, activities and events of the AQST we ?nd, among others, support groups for parents of young people living with the syndrome, which are offered in 11 regions of Quebec as well as in the form of virtual meetings, telephone support, family activity days and respite stays for parents.Young people aged 7 to 17 living with Tourette Syndrome can participate in weekly virtual groups, a winter camp in the form of a workshop-camp during spring break, in two summer camps in the form of a summer camp and at the POP Days which take place twice a month in different regions of Quebec.The AQST also offers several training courses throughout the year, in particular during the annual conference during which professionals present various workshops on SGT and the issues associated with it on the social, clinical and research levels.More information on the work of the AQST is available online at www.aqst.com or by calling 1-855-399-3910 Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month The Hand in Hand column provides a space free of charge each week for community organizations that serve the English-speaking community of the Eastern Townships to share news or information about their mission or activities.Any organization interested in contributing a text for the column should contact Associate Editor Gordon Lambie at glambie@ sherbrookerecord.com for more information about scheduling and requirements.PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Page 3 Local News Organized by the Direction régionale de l\u2019Estrie, the sessions will address the nomination process, municipal organization and the role of elected oficials, and provide a better understanding of involvement in municipal politics.Record Staff For the second year in a row, the organization of the Pif Portes Mackie Classic presented by Louisville Slugger has been forced to postpone the tournament and festivities until next year.Conditions related to the current pandemic have forced the event\u2019s organizing committee, led by Marco Leclerc, to make the decision to cancel the summer 2021 event.The closure of the Canada-US border greatly affects the presence of the Invitation Class teams and the health constraints surrounding large outdoor gatherings convinced the committee to make this decision.However, this choice will allow organizers to eventually present citizens of Sherbrooke and slow-pitch fans with a 45th anniversary that will live up to their expectations in 2022.Pif Classic canceled for 2021 Record Staff A virtual information session for the Estrie region will be held at the beginning of June to help prepare people interested in getting involved in the upcoming municipal elections.Two time slots are available; at noon and at 6 p.m.on Tuesday, June 1.The session is part of the campaign \u201cI\u2019m running\u201d developed by the ministère des Affaires municipales et de l\u2019Habitation (MAMH) to inform citizens and encourage them to take part in municipal democratic life by running for municipal councillor or mayor this fall.Organized by the Direction régionale de l\u2019Estrie, the sessions will address the nomination process, municipal organization and the role of elected of?cials, and provide a better understanding of involvement in municipal politics.Stéphanie Viens-Proulx, a Saint- Jérôme councillor from 2013 to 2017, will be present to share her experience and answer questions.Interested parties must register by phone at 819 820-3244 or by email at dr.estrie@mamh.gouv.qc.ca.They will then receive a link to connect to the activity.The next municipal elections are scheduled for Nov.7, 2021.In the last election in the Estrie region in 2017, a total of 386 positions out of a possible 627 were ?lled without opposition, and only 21.8 per cent of mayoral positions were held by women the day after the election.In terms of councillors, women held 33.4 per cent of available seats.The average age of those elected was 54 years old.Record Staff The agricultural exhibition support program will be renewed until 2024.With an envelope of $7 million dollars, the objective of the program is to promote Quebec agriculture and agri-food to the public through the various agricultural exhibitions in different regions of Quebec.André Lamontagne, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, made the announcement yesterday.\u201cAgain this year, the pandemic brings many challenges.Agricultural exhibitions that usually attract thousands of visitors each summer will have to reinvent themselves by adapting their event to public health guidelines.I wish to congratulate the organizers for their commitment and determination in the face of this situation,\u201d Lamontagne said in a press release.Some 30 events will bene?t from the program to bring the agricultural sector closer to the consumer, encourage local purchasing and strengthen the sense of pride and belonging to the agricultural community by showcasing its culinary heritage, resources and local products.\u201cThese regional gathering places rooted in Quebec\u2019s history bring citizens closer to the agricultural world.Agricultural exhibitions are an exceptional showcase for the know- how and innovative capacity of the agricultural and agri-food sector,\u201d Lamontagne explained.\u201cFor the public, they are ideal places to discover and rediscover local products and to learn about the challenges facing agricultural and agri-food businesses and how they contribute to Quebec\u2019s food autonomy.\u201d The 2021-2024 Agricultural Exhibition Support Program was developed to meet the current needs of fairs, which must constantly reinvent themselves to maintain visitor interest and adapt to change.A new measure will help to maintain agricultural and sectoral exhibitions by offering compensation in the event of cancellation of events due to the current health crisis.In 2019, the sales generated by agricultural fairs represented just over $13 million in various communities across Quebec.Upcoming information session on running in municipal election The Province of Quebec reported 346 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total number of people infected to 368,155 and the number of active cases to 5,365.Six new deaths were reported, for a total of 11,101, and hospitalizations decreased by nine, to 415.The number of people in intensive care decreased by one, to 101.There were 31 new cases reported in the Eastern Townships, bringing the number of active cases locally to 430, and the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic to 14,536.There were two new deaths reported in the region, one at Éden sur le Lac private seniors\u2019 residence in the Granit area, and one in the community.The number of people in hospital and intensive care in the region did not change from Monday to Tuesday, remaining at 19 hospitalizations and an additional ?ve in intensive care.Emergency measures were lifted in the Granit region, despite the fact that the sub region still had the highest rate of infection and number of active cases of any other.As of Tuesday morning 5,051,681 doses of vaccine had been administered across Quebec, resulting in 55.7 per cent coverage with a ?rst dose and 5.5 per cent deemed adequately vaccinated Locally, 279,147 people have received at least one dose, accounting for 55.2 per cent of the regional population.Covid update CONT\u2019D FROM PAGE 1 Support program for agricultural fairs renewed until 2024 RECORD ARCHIVES Cookshire Fair 2019 PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW Page 4 Wednesday, May 26, 2021 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record The Record will be publishing a keepsake special section for High School Graduates of 2021 The Record wants to honour the High School Graduates of 2021 with a special section on June 15.We are inviting proud parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends and neighbours to send a message of congratulations \u2013 free of charge \u2013 to be published in this section.Email your submission, with the graduate\u2019s name and high school, to classad@sherbrookerecord.com before June 8, 2021 An open letter to this year\u2019s grads Dear Graduates of ETSB High School Classes of 2021, as well as all of those completing WOTP classes and generally in your last year of high school, I\u2019ve been thinking about you a lot this year.Like, a lot.I\u2019ve been thinking about rites of passage, about personal successes and exciting personal moments, about fun secrets amongst friends, mistakes (of all sizes), ?rst-time failures, the some of the very speci?c ?rst times that life challenged you and that you challenged life.I think my nostalgia is particular strong right now because my twin nieces are about to be the 4th and 5th Quinn girls to make their way through RRHS since its opening (our cousins Cathi and Mary Pat in the 70s, me and now them).The other reason is that it\u2019s one of those magical anniversary years for my high school graduating Class of \u201991 of RRHS \u2013 it would have been our 30th anniversary of graduating.We were a pretty easy-going bunch.Many of us had teachers/staff/ administration for parents (including a science teacher, an economics teacher, our English teacher for the last two years of high school, a parent who would become custodian not too long after that age and stage, a gym teacher/coach, my Mum who was a Nursery School teacher, but still in that loop, and our Principal).I believe that dynamic could have swayed the pendulum signi?cantly in one direction or another \u2013 we could have felt entitled and protected, and taken advantage of that.We could have rebelled and pushed against that air of \u2018control\u2019.Instead, we were pretty easy-going.We liked to laugh a lot.That was probably our main thing.We weren\u2019t the hardest working, yet the RRHS Class of \u201991 has still yielded an MD, at least one other PhD, several talented artists (almost all guys \u2013 many of the guys were gifted cartoonists already, as evidenced by our grad wall \u2013 the one with the pyramid), teachers, a fashion designer, a newspaper columnist who dabbles in many other things\u2026.there aren\u2019t many ?elds that really overlap in our careers.We\u2019ve sort of stayed in touch, but we\u2019re also a little bit lazy \u2013 so, in spite of 6 times the time we spent at RRHS past us, we have yet to organize an of?cial reunion.I think we probably would have for this year.I wish though, that instead, we could have given you the gift of a so- called normal last year of high school, a graduation and a prom.That is, as normal as a year of high school gets.One where your biggest challenges were thinking of homework and friend drama and enemy drama, of homework and the excitement and abyss of the future \u2013 that big unknown place the other side of the post-high school fog.I wish we could have given you your fair shot at all of the awkward moments.All of them.I mean, I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve still had your fair share.If you haven\u2019t, maybe that is something you will consider working on for the future \u2013 they\u2019re more signi?cant and powerful than people admit that they are \u2013 we grow from them, in strange ways, even when they\u2019re paired with a little embarrassment or laced with emotion.The moments you really didn\u2019t do your homework, the moments of detention, of telling someone you like them and being turned down, of playing a sport hard and losing\u2026this list could ?ll newspaper after newspaper of the discomfort we grow from.Maybe you are not graduating.It is very likely that the reasons why are complex \u2013 and there is also a chance that maybe right now you can\u2019t even completely paint the picture as to why.Maybe part of it has to do with community, and how you\u2019re not sure what it would mean about your own reality and future if you did \u2013 would you ?t into a world where you did complete your high school studies?And what about beyond that?What if you went on to study something else?What if no one else around you is planning to do that?What if you don\u2019t even know how any of that works?What would the people around you think if you did?Would they think you were stupid for ?nishing school, or for extending your education even past that high school realm?Maybe you have no idea what it would bring into your life, maybe all of that feels foreign, like something from another world, and you\u2019re not sure if it\u2019s really your thing.I would recommend for all of you, no matter which part of the huge spectrum occupied by all of you (it is as colourful and vast as each and every one of you \u2013 you are each your own bright colour, your own vivid person), is to contemplate allowing the little shards of discomfort and awkwardness to have their place in your life, and to keep learning, whatever that direction takes you in.It might not happen right now, but those opportunities are yours none-the-less, they belong to you.And if you have no idea where to start, as you head off into the world, learn how to reach out and ask\u2026.every single school and place of learning and work has people whose actual job it is to connect with YOU.People have made brands of \u2018awkward\u2019 and \u2018anxiety\u2019 \u2013 and they have been paid handsomely to tell you that what you should feel is comfort in this world.But I believe that you, more than any other graduating class in a very long time, know what discomfort is \u2013 and you have learned how to ?nd the cracks to thrive in, to exist in, to just BE in.So widen that space, and drop through to the other side, and when you get there, begin asking questions.Ask questions so that you can get ahead, grow, as that is the beautiful way you earn your golden tickets in life \u2013 the passes that bring you to another place, another level, another opportunity.Ask those questions to yourself, when you look in the mirror.Challenge yourself to look yourself in the eyes and ask great questions about the present, about the future.Don\u2019t worry too much about the past, because while it built some things for you, now is the time when you get to experiment with laying down your own foundation, and the opportunities to build will keep coming if you just give them room.People used to talk about how \u2018opportunity knocks\u2019\u2026.but really, it\u2019s not so much about waiting for that arrival at the door, but simply to open it.The future is out there for each and every single one of you.From the one of the two Class Clowns of the RRHS Class of \u201991 (the other being still a great friend, and one of those talented artists that created our pyramid grad wall mural I mentioned), I know that you will all have reasons to love life, to laugh with friends (old ones and the many, many new ones to come).The way through is to believe the way exists.Go ahead.Open the door.Dedication: In memory of Mr.Voisard, who put up with our nonsense and loved us just the same, and with love to our amazing homeroom teachers, Mrs.Tremblay (R-204) and Mr.Brown (R-206), and in memory of Mrs.Cumby (R-202), who are forever in our hearts, our many other teachers over the years, our gym teachers and coaches, bus drivers, patient custodians and hall monitors, cafeteria staff, library staff, receptionists and secretaries and administration.You all helped to raise us, and we are proud RRHS grads.Sheila Quinn Dishpan Hands PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Page 5 By Michael Boriero Jennifer Mathurin, a former Champlain College Saint-Lambert and NCAA Division I standout, is bringing her talents to the Bishop\u2019s University Gaiters women\u2019s basketball program.However, this time around she won\u2019t be dashing across the basketball court, dicing through defenders and punishing opponents at the rim.She will instead be sporting a whistle and a coaching clipboard, standing on the sideline as the team\u2019s newest associate coach.\u201cI\u2019m very excited,\u201d said Mathurin.\u201cI think this is a great opportunity.I\u2019m glad that I\u2019m going to be working with young ladies and I\u2019m going to be, besides the life coach, the only woman on staff; I think that\u2019s super important.\u201d She said that there are things women would rather not share with men.Women can build bonds and strong relationships with their male coaches, Mathurin added, but it is not the same.Her ?rst experience with female coaches was at North Carolina State University.\u201cIt means a lot to me, mainly because growing up all of my coaches were men, everyone on the staff were men, which is ?ne because I mean obviously, they helped me grow as a player and stuff, but there\u2019s always times you wish you could talk to a female coach,\u201d she said.There were two women on the coaching staff at NC State, and she remembers a couple occasions where they helped her through some personal and team issues \u2013 things she didn\u2019t necessarily want to bring up with her male head coach.\u201cI think it\u2019s important to have that balance, especially when you coach females, and especially because I\u2019ll get to understand them a little bit better,\u201d said Mathurin.Mathurin, who is 28 years old, spent the past year coaching at Seminaire St.Francois, one of the top high school programs in Quebec, according to a Bishop\u2019s press release.However, due to the pandemic, they were unable to play any games this season.While they couldn\u2019t get on the court against other schools, they were still able to work on fundamentals.It is a sports-oriented school, Mathurin explained, so for the students on the team, basketball is part of their curriculum.It was a challenging year, though, for many reasons.All sports were cancelled.Student-athletes were forced into online video meetings to discuss game strategy, and train on their own, all the while the threat of COVID-19 outbreaks continued to hang over their heads.\u201cAt the end of the day, you play basketball, you love to practice, you love to get better, but their candy is playing in games, getting better to hopefully win the nationals or the championships or whatever, but they didn\u2019t have that,\u201d said Mathurin.It was a learning experience for the young coach, as she needed to alter her practice preparations and pay attention to her players\u2019 motivation levels, which has been an issue for many coaches across every athletic discipline this year.\u201cIt was my duty to always come prepared and stimulate them in a way that even if they didn\u2019t have that candy, they still wanted to come back and they still remained motivated,\u201d said Mathurin.Mathurin holds a master\u2019s degree in social work from NC State, but before continuing her education, she ventured out to Australia to begin what she hoped would be a long and successful professional career.Her plans, however, were derailed due to injury.She ruptured her Achilles in 2018, which led to a gruelling recovery process.It took Mathurin about a year and a half to get back to normal.During that time, she decided to pursue a master\u2019s degree, rather than focus solely on rehabbing her lower leg.It also kept her distracted from the fact that she likely wouldn\u2019t be able to pursue professional basketball again.She admitted the mental side of the recovery process was tough.She felt small, being a competitive athlete all her life to suddenly being unable to walk or jog.\u201cIt also affects you on the identity side because again, you\u2019ve been an athlete all your life and now, you\u2019re potentially looking at not being that anymore, so it\u2019s kind of scary, it\u2019s very challenging, you\u2019re in a negative space,\u201d Mathurin said.She overcame that injury, though, and she looks forward to working with head coach Craig Norman, who she has admired since she was in cegep.Mathurin is focused on sharing the knowledge she gained in the NCAA and Australia to the Gaiters women\u2019s team.\u201cYou\u2019re still able to live your dream through other people and I think it\u2019s even more gratifying because you\u2019re able to touch more people,\u201d said Mathurin.Bishop\u2019s Gaiters women\u2019s basketball welcomes new associate coach Record Staff Ma Cabane, a day centre for Sherbrooke\u2019s homeless and vulnerable population, plans to host weekly activities out of its newly renovated room located in the back of the building.Several people participated in an afternoon bingo game on Wednesday.The day centre provided prizes for winners, such as an assortment of chocolates, candies, notebooks, reusable water bottles, earphones, socks and sunglasses.The group of six bingo players were laser focused when The Record arrived at the centre, all of them eager to claim a prize.According to one of the social workers, the activities will vary every week.They recently held a haircutting session, and next week people will be playing chess.The activity room sits next to the centre\u2019s shower and laundry area, however that has not been completed yet.Ma Cabane hosts bingo and other activities MICHAEL BORIERO PHOTOS COURTESY MARTY ROURKE PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW Page 6 Wednesday, May 26, 2021 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record EDITORIAL Then along came the COVID pandemic.And suddenly the cough took on additional layers of meaning and consequence.Now each time it reappears, we have to scurry off to the testing facility for another round of nose swabs.6 Mallory, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1M 2E2 FAX: 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goose.You would hear it and think, did that really come from such a young child?Now before you judge me as a bad parent\u2014poking fun at my son, rather than worrying over this troubling symptom\u2014trust me, I did worry, probably too much.But my wife, who is a family doctor\u2014and far less prone anyway to overreacting to minor medical conditions in our children\u2014had already safely diagnosed the problem.It had something to do with a tiny narrowing in a certain section of his windpipe, a quirk that apparently disappears as children grow older.(At least I think that was the explanation; medical stuff is her department.She\u2019s not here to edit what I\u2019ve written, and I\u2019m on a deadline, so we\u2019ll have to stick with that description, accuracy be damned.) Anyway, once I knew the problem wasn\u2019t serious, nor permanent, I began to ?nd that big, meaty, honking cough of his\u2026 well, almost comical.He has always been a small boy, which made the irony that much richer.Once when he was a baby, we were in a crowded room (pre-COVID of course) listening to a public speaker.My son chose that moment to let out a real honker of a cough.It practically vibrated the walls.The speaker stopped, zeroed in on the source of this alarming interruption, and more awed than irritated, declared, \u201cWhy, he sounds like a little duck!\u201d He is now two-and-a-half and has mostly outgrown the cough, just as my wife predicted.But each time he picks up a cold virus (inevitable, now that he\u2019s at a daycare) that cough of his comes honking back.Then along came the COVID pandemic.And suddenly the cough took on additional layers of meaning and consequence.Now each time it reappears, we have to scurry off to the testing facility for another round of nose swabs.That happened so often I found myself wishing there was a loyalty program.Five family tests and you get a free ham.The tests were always negative of course\u2014kids his age aren\u2019t ef?cient vectors for COVID\u2014though they are excellent vectors for every other virus that results in coughing ?ts.Anyway, his cough would inevitably linger, and the problems posed by it were decidedly social now.Coughing is not the most acceptable public behaviour these days.Yet try telling that to a toddler.I have nonetheless attempted to instill in him certain necessary social graces.\u201cCover your mouth,\u201d I beg, with desperate cheeriness, as he starts honking away at the grocery store.\u201cCough into your elbow\u2014just like I showed you!\u201d Meanwhile, the other customers look as though we\u2019ve just torn open a box labelled \u201cAnthrax.\u201d Perhaps our most direct confrontation with this new taboo happened about a month ago.We were in a park near a school where certain play modules are off-limits during certain hours, reserved for the schoolchildren who are still waiting for their parents to pick them up.There were no signs to this effect, so we didn\u2019t know.As my son bee-lined towards the nearest swing set, one of the monitors started rushing at him, waving her arms.\u201cSir!\u201d she yelled at me, having deduced that I was the irresponsible parent here.\u201cThis is an after-school daycare.It is off-limits to all other children until\u2026\u201d Just then, in this moment of spiking con?ict, my son let out the most ringing, resonant, and altogether resplendent cough that had ever passed through his slightly narrow windpipe.HONK! The monitor blanched and backed away, like he wasn\u2019t a toddler but a barrel of radioactive sludge.\u201cDon\u2019t go near him!\u201d shrilled another monitor, from the safety of the tarmac.Should I have apologized to the two women, explained there was nothing to worry about, that it was just a chronic cough, and that he\u2019d just received a negative test for COVID (etc.etc.)?Probably.But I was busy getting an earful from both of them.And secretly, I was kind of pleased that that faithful old cough had reappeared when it did.So what is the solution for this new taboo, this complete and utter interdiction around coughing in public places?Well, maybe each time we get tested, they should send us a T-shirt along with the negative results.\u201cCOVID-free!\u201d it should declare.I\u2019d take that over a free ham.A bit of ancient history TO THE EDITOR, It was recently mental health awareness week.When I was a child, being mentally ill or a divorced person was actually scandalous.Although I\u2019ve known I am a manic-depressive person for at least 60 years, I wouldn\u2019t dream of telling my parents I was bipolar.It was sometimes whispered that my grandmother\u2019s mother had spent time in the mental hospital in London, Ont.Grandmother Wright always said, \u201cHush up about the Cromleys.\u201d Her name was Bertha King.She had emigrated from North Cornwall, UK as a young girl.They owned and operated the only general store in Petrolia, Ont.But both parents died of typhoid around 1885, leaving grandmother and her sister who were probably 18 and 16 at the time.Her sister passed away with TB two years later.These diseases decimated whole families in the Victorian era.Neither my brother nor I had much money before we began our working lives.The joke is that whilst completing his MD at Western University in London, Ont.my brother was allowed to live free at the \u201cinsane asylum\u201d in London in exchange for certain orderly or easy practical help.He bought an ancient Chevy car and drove his laundry home to Sarnia once a week.LOUISE WRIGHT EMANUEL LAC BROME PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Page 7 PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW Page 8 Wednesday, May 26, 2021 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Death Death WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2021 Today is the 146th day of 2021 and the 68th day of spring.TODAY\u2019S HISTORY: In 1865, the last Confederate forces ?ghting the Civil War surrendered in Galveston, Texas.In 1868, the Senate failed for the second time by only one vote to convict President Andrew Johnson in his impeachment trial, resulting in his acquittal.In 1923, the ?rst 24 Hours of Le Mans sports car race began near the town of Le Mans, France.In 1972, President Richard Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev signed the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.In 1994, President Bill Clinton renewed China\u2019s Most Favored Nation trade status.TODAY\u2019S BIRTHDAYS: Al Jolson (1886-1950), singer/actor; Dorothea Lange (1895-1965), photographer; John Wayne (1907-1979), actor; Peggy Lee (1920-2002), singer-songwriter/ actor; Miles Davis (1926-1991), jazz musician; Stevie Nicks (1948- ), singer- songwriter; Pam Grier (1949- ), actress; Sally Ride (1951-2012), astronaut; Lenny Kravitz (1964- ), singer- songwriter; Helena Bonham Carter (1966- ), actress; Matt Stone (1971- ), screenwriter/TV producer; Lauryn Hill (1975- ), singer-songwriter; Ben Zobrist (1981- ), baseball player.TODAY\u2019S FACT: Only two U.S.presidents in history went on to serve in Congress after having held the nation\u2019s highest of?ce: John Quincy Adams and Andrew Johnson.TODAY\u2019S SPORTS: In 1959, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Harvey Haddix pitched what would have been the longest perfect game in history - 12 innings - only to lose 1-0 in the 13th.TODAY\u2019S QUOTE: \u201cI had to confront my fears and master my every demonic thought about inferiority, insecurity or the fear of being Black, young and gifted in this Western culture.\u201d - Lauryn Hill TODAY\u2019S NUMBER: 28,231 - parole passes given to Confederate soldiers by Gen.Ulysses S.Grant after their 1865 surrender at Appomattox Court House in Virginia.TODAY\u2019S MOON: Full moon (May 26).Datebook Birds are big business.That may come as a surprise to people who have never given much thought to the warmblooded vertebrates who ?y over their heads every day, but tens of millions of people have a passion for birds.A 2016 survey from the U.S.Fish & Wildlife Service found that more than 45 million people in the United States watch birds around their homes and away from home every year.While statistics aren\u2019t as current in Canada as they are in the United States, past studies have indicated birding is wildly popular among Canadians, with roughly 30 percent going wildlife- viewing while on out-of-town trips of one or more nights.That positively affects the economy, contributing billions of dollars to the tourism industry in both the U.S.and Canada every year.While birding trips can help birdwatching enthusiasts see birds they otherwise may never see in person, bird feeders can be a great way to bring more birds into your own backyard.Choice of bird feeder can affect just which birds come to your back yard, and the following are some bird feeder options for birding enthusiasts to consider.\u2022 Window feeders: Small and easily attached to windows with suction cups, window feeders are easy to maintain and bring birds right to your window.Birds that visit window feeders stand in the seed while feeding, so they must be cleaned and re?lled on a daily basis.\u2022 Tray or platform feeders: The online birding resource All About Birds (allaboutbirds.org) notes that tray feeders attract the widest variety of seed-eating feeder birds.That makes them ideal for birding enthusiasts who want to attract a variety of birds to their properties.Tray feeders are simply platforms that hold seed and provide a place for birds to stand while they eat.All About Birds recommends tray feeders with screened, rather than solid, bottoms, as these trays promote complete drainage.Frequent cleaning is necessary with tray feeders, as bird droppings can quickly soil seed.\u2022 Hopper or house feeders: These feeders are enclosed and feed seed out through the bottom.Hopper feeders are great for people who don\u2019t want to be bother with daily maintenance, as they can hold several pounds of food at one time, greatly reducing the number of times homeowners will need to re?ll them.In addition, hopper feeders don\u2019t need to be cleaned as often as other feeders.However, All About Birds notes that hopper feeders, which need to be thoroughly cleaned roughly once per month, are harder to clean than other feeders.\u2022 Tube feeders: Tube feeders deliver seeds to birds through screens or ports.Small perches attract birds to tube feeders, making these ideal for small birds.Some tube feeders contain perches designed for birds that can feed upside down, potentially attracting a greater variety of birds to your backyard.But All About Birds notes that seed can collect on bottom-most feeding ports, providing a breeding ground for mold and bacteria.As a result, tube feeders should be inspected and cleaned regularly.Bird feeders can draw an array of birds to your backyard.(Metro Creative) The different types of bird feeders Leland Gradyn Bennett 1935-2021 Leland Bennett passed away at home on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at the age of 86.Leland was predeceased by his parents Gradyn Bennett and Hildred Sykes and his sister Marilyn (Bob) Ladd.Beloved husband of Anne Ward Bennett and dear father of David (Donna), Peter (Marg), Sandra (Andy), Stephen (Liz), Bruce (Jocelyn), James (Lisa).He will be fondly remembered by his grandchildren Jason (Nancy), Duane (Françoise), Katie (Matt), Adam (Tina), Jesse (Morgan), Stephanie (Max), Michael (Katharine) and great- grandchildren Allysia (Alexis), Olivia, Westley, Linkoln, Kyah, Taeo, Isla, Bo.Leland also leaves to mourn his sister Eileen (late Charlie) Clarke and his brother Robert (Nicole) Bennett.Due to Covid-19 restrictions a private family burial will take place at a later date.CASS FUNERAL HOMES 3006 College St., Sherbrooke QC PHONE: 819-564-1750 FAX: 819-564-4423 www.casshomes.ca Malcolm A.Molony 1929-2021 On May 21, 2021 at the age of 92, Malcolm passed peacefully from this world to be with the Angels.He leaves his loving wife of 68 years, Frances Bullock, brothers and sisters, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, a very special uncle, nieces and nephews, cousins and wonderful neighbours, friends, and caregivers.Heartfelt thanks to all who were so kind and helpful during his illness with Dementia and Parkinson\u2019s.A memory service will be held at a later date.Donations in his memory can be made to any charity of your choice.CENTRE FUNÉRAIRE COOPÉRATIF RÉGION DE COATICOOK Cass Funeral Homes Stanstead & Ayer\u2019s Cliff 284, rue Child, Coaticook QC PHONE: 819-849-6688 FAX: 819-849-3068 PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Page 9 Your Birthday WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2021 Check out what\u2019s feasible this year.Underestimating the extent of your plans will become an ongoing aggravation.Size up situations before you get going, and modify any plans that need adjustment.Discipline, organization and moderation will lead to success.GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Strive to advance.Don\u2019t take shortcuts when precision and detail are required.Pace yourself and leave nothing to chance, and you will overcome any obstacle you encounter along the way.CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Explore new possibilities, but don\u2019t buy into something without doing your homework.Underlying issues in a bureaucratic situation will limit your ability to build a secure base.LEO (July 23-Aug.22) - Take a moment to digest what\u2019s going on around you, then make your move.Take the lead, and don\u2019t slow down until you are happy with what you achieve.Don\u2019t listen to idle chatter.VIRGO (Aug.23-Sept.22) - Ease into whatever you want to pursue.Size up what you have to work with, then implement changes that are in sync with trends.Refuse to let personal matters slow you down.LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23) - Re?ect upon the lessons of experience.Rise above any meddling or misinformation you encounter.You have no time to waste, and a good chance of success.Be smart and alert.SCORPIO (Oct.24-Nov.22) - Pick up the pace, and don\u2019t stop until you feel you have accomplished what you set out to do.Discipline is necessary, along with vision, innovation and sound instincts.SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec.21) - Consider your relationships with others and how they operate.Question those who try to muddy situations or manipulate what others do, and it will be easier to navigate your way to victory.CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan.19) - Be open to creative concepts and doing things differently.An opportunity will need tweaking, but will ultimately provide you with something concrete.AQUARIUS (Jan.20-Feb.19) - Take a gander at what\u2019s happening globally, and you\u2019ll gain perspective regarding your next move.Protecting your home and family will put your mind at ease and lead to a better future.PISCES (Feb.20-March 20) - Stop, assess and rethink your strategy.Don\u2019t take unnecessary risks.Information will be vague and making a good decision will be dif?cult.Focus on self-improvement where you can make headway.ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Take better care of your money, possessions and documents.Use common sense, and talk through worrisome matters with someone you trust to give you sound advice.Strive for stability.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - Do things your way.Make up your mind instead of letting someone step in and take charge.Change begins with you.Size up whatever situation you face, and construct a solid plan.WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2021 What is the deal\u2019s degree of dif?culty?By Phillip Alder Thomas Babington Macaulay, a 19th- century English historian, wrote, \u201cTime advances: Facts accumulate; doubts arise.Faint glimpses of truth begin to appear and shine more and more unto the perfect day.The highest intellects, like the tops of mountains, are the ?rst to catch and to re?ect the dawn.They are bright, while the level below is still in darkness.\u201d Perhaps that is the perfect quotation to sum up learning bridge.This deal was labeled as an intermediate play problem, but I feel it is advanced, and only those who have re?ected the dawn would get it right.West leads the heart king against four spades.What should South do, given that West probably has the diamond ace for his overcall?If South had rebid three no-trump, would East have led a heart - dawn for declarer - or the diamond queen - darkness?If East gets on lead, he will shift to the diamond queen, and declarer will lose one heart, two diamonds and one club.South must stop East from winning a trick with either his club queen or heart nine.To do that, declarer has to duck the ?rst trick.Let\u2019s assume West shifts to the club jack.South wins with dummy\u2019s king, draws two rounds of trumps and continues with the heart jack, ducking again in the dummy after West covers with the queen.South wins the next club with dummy\u2019s ace, discards his last club on the heart ace, ruffs a club, plays a trump to dummy and discards a diamond on the established club seven.(If the clubs aren\u2019t 3-3, declarer hopes that East has the diamond ace.) 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so light will illuminate their faces - is a big help.On the phone, they speak slowly and clearly, especially when leaving a voice message.Being hard of hearing is a challenge for both the affected individuals and those with whom they interact.It requires effort by all involved.In my opinion, it is sel?sh for the hearing-impaired to not endeavor to maximize their hearing with whatever works for them.It is equally sel?sh for their family and friends to not attempt to accommodate the additional considerations that may help.They are cheating themselves and their family and friends of fuller and richer interactions.I am blessed to have a superb \u201chearing team\u201d and an understanding group of family and friends, but I took the effort to get help and to educate others about my speci?c needs.- T.L.Wagner Dear T.L.Wagner: Thank you for your insightful and eloquent letter.Dear Annie: You recently published two letters from of?ce workers who asked for assistance in approaching a co-worker with objectionable body odors.Your suggestions were valid, and the admonition to shower before work was good, but that may not be enough.Body odor isn\u2019t always caused by a lack of hygiene.Some medications, some medical conditions, cigarette smoking and what a person eats can contribute.In college, I had a roommate who exuded very objectionable smells almost immediately after a shower and deodorant application.He was a smoker, but the stale smell of cigarettes was not the odor emitted.So your advice should have suggested looking for some internal condition that could be the root cause of the problem.- G.S.Dear G.S.: You make a great point.Diabetes, kidney and liver dysfunction, and rare genetic disorders can also cause body odor.If good hygiene practices aren\u2019t getting at the source, it\u2019s best to talk with your doctor.\u201cAsk Me Anything: A Year of Advice From Dear Annie\u201d is out now! 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