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The Colebrook Chronicle
Friday, May 19, 2017
Around The Region
BISHOPS/CHAMPLAIN
REFUGEE SALE
On Saturday morning, this
reporter was up early and
headed to Lennoxville, Que., to
attend the annual Bishops
University/Champlain College
Refugee Sale. Every year, around
this time, these two learning
institutions get together and
hold a huge garage sale that
helps students come from war-
torn places and gives them a
second chance at a good educa-
tion. Every year, Bishops Univer-
sity and Champlain College
bring over at least one student
each.
People started lining up early
in the morning at the arena
entrance a little after 6 a.m.,
waiting for the doors to open at
8 a.m. to an arena filled to the
brim with all sorts of treasures.
Tables were full of glassware,
house wares, dishes, and every-
thing in-between. There was
something for everyone to buy.
–Corey Bellam
SPEY CASTING COMES
TO SHERBROOKE
Fly-fishers could be found
everywhere at Sherbrooke’s
Blanchard Park last weekend for
the 8th annual Spey Forum. This
featured fly-fishing demos of the
latest equipment in Spey Cast-
ing.
We came in contact with Jean
Fontaine, who welcomed us to
the event and filled us in on what
was happening.
Spey Casting is a technique
used for fly fishing. It is done
with either a normal-length fly
rod, or a double-handed fly rod,
often called a Spey rod. Spey
Casting is used for fishing large
rivers for trout, such as steel
head and sea trout. It is also used
in saltwater surf casting, and
allows the angler to cast larger
flies for a longer distance.
It started in Scotland in the
mid 1800s. The name comes from
the Spey River in Scotland. Back
when this first got started, the
rods were 22 feet long. Today
they are 12-15 feet and can toss
a line up to 80 feet.
There are two types of Spey
Casting–”Splash and Go” and the
“Waterbourne Anchor.” Each
angler has his or her own way to
swing the line and cast.
We came across Jean-Claude
Rheaume and Maurice St-Louis
hard at work tying flies. A little
further down the line, we met
with Bob McKenzie from Ontario
and Pascal Perreault from Sher-
brooke–the founders of the Sher-
brooke Spey Forum. They told us
that eight years ago, they were
looking to start up a Spey Cast-
ing group, and couldn’t find the
right spot until they came across
Sherbrooke’s Blanchard Park.
We were told that close to 400
people attended this weekend
event, coming from New Hamp-
shire, Maine, Ontario, Quebec,
and even one individual from
Montana. The lake was lined
with fishermen, and the beach
with outfitters and salespeople.
–Corey Bellam
NORTH COUNTRY
CHAMBER PLAYERS
Recognized as one of New
England’s foremost musical
ensembles for nearly four
decades, the North Country
Chamber
Players
proudly
announce their summer season,
the 39th annual White Moun-
tains Music Festival, which will
include six weeks of concerts,
lectures, open rehearsals and
outreach programs in northern
New Hampshire, beginning on
Saturday, July 8 at the historic
Sugar Hill Meeting House and
concluding, on Sunday, August
13, at the spectacular