a ge Page 4 Cassiar Courier January 1987 December was a busy month for most of us as we pre- pared for the holiday season. A Christmas party held December 13 was a gala success. Members of the Hospital Board, Ambulance crew and Hospital staff joined forces this year to enjoy the occasion. The Kamlah carving team did a spendid job of carving the prime rib, turkey and ham for all. It was a delicious pot luck meal and Ethel’s Scrumptious Chocolate Torte was a favorite. After a taste of it, Paul MacRae was talking divorce. The Hospi- tal Board generously donated wine for the festivities. When the party left the Lions’ Den, it continued on at Frank Buckley’s home until the wee hours of the morning Food certainly is a focus of this season. Nirmal whipped up one of her famous curried meals one evening and Kathy, Rachel, Ethel, Sue, Pam and Sonja devoured this hot and spicy cuisine. Sue went all out with the dessert preparation of Betty Crocker’s cookies. She tried to pass them off as homemade but we knew better. Ethel journeyed east to Dodsland to enjoy a flat Saskatchewan Christmas with her family. Sonja and Gord zipped off to Brockville, Ontario to spend the holidays with Gord’s family. Judy’s home was once again full of family and friends with about 30 for Christmas dinner. Lucky you got the stove fixed in time, Judy! Dr. Larry Otto is back in fine form - will he go to a suntan booth to retain that healthy Hawaiian tan? Larry lost the Hawaii Marathon to a fellow with short legs. Dorothy Belleau has returned to fill in while the nurses take their holidays. This enthusiastic nurse loves Cassiar and can’t get enough of it. Nirmal is off to spend two weeks with her family in Vancouver. As well, Kathy By Sonja Willits enjoyed a visit from her Mom and sister over the holidays. From all of us at the hospital, we hope your Christ- mas was merry and that 1987 is a Happy New Year! GiGiGem & Gold Gigi Bundam, a well known Cassiarite, has started his own business, Gigi Gem and Gold, in Cassiar. He buys his merchandise through International Gem and Gold Company, operated by Mr. Dean Addison. Gigi says that he has ‘always liked jewelry” and since he enjoys people it was natural to “get into this kind of business”. Asked if Addison influenced. his decision, Bundam said, ‘“‘Dejinitely, he mad2 1ie reelize that it was possible.” Travelling wil! soor be a part of the business and BLundam plans to travel from the Yukon to New Bruns- wic., Fventuaily, 22 wou line io get an inport-export license so that he can increase the availability of stock. At present, Bundam plans to continue working in Cassiar, selling his jewels and gold in the immediate area. “T will be able to get jewelry repaired for my clients as well,” he adds, “and also take orders for items I don’t have on hand.”’ He hopes that with quality merchandise and good service, he will establish a reliable and respected reput- ation that will lead this parttime hobby and business into a full time operation. Diabetic Support Group An organizational meeting for the formation of a Diabetic Support Group will take place on: Monday, January 12th, 1987 7:30 p.m. Conference Room, Government Building There are at least 500,000 people in Canada who are known to have this disease, and perhaps another 250,000 people who will be diagnosed sooner or later. Juvenile or Type I Diabetes occurs in children and is thought to be the result of a viral infection. These people are insulin dependant. Type II is maturity onset and often is the result of heredity or obesity. Often Type II can be controlled by diet and exercise. The common symptoms of Diabetes are ab- normal thirst, a frequent need to urinate, noticeable change in weight, blurring of eyesight, persistent itching and undue fatigue or tiredness. Having these symptoms does not necessarily mean you have Diabetes. On the other hand, not having them does not positively mean that you do not have Diabetes. There are people in Cassiar who are Diabetic, and with the formation of this group it is felt that inform- ation and dietary support can be of use not only to the Diabetic but to family members who share their lives. For further information, contact Marlene Hogg, Public Health Nurse, at 778-7752. RECREATION REPS MEET NEW MINISTER A meeting was set up in Vancouver by the British Columbia Recreation and Parks Associa- tion, whereby all regional representatives from the Regional Councils throughout B.C., were brought to Vancouver to meet with the new Min- ister of Tourism, Recreation and Culture - Bill Reid. This new ministerial position has been set up by the new Social Credit Party, and brings Recreation and Culture into a high profile, due to it always being under the Ministry of the Prov- incial Secretary and Government Services pre- viously . : This, hopefully, will enable all our recre- ation departments to deal more directly with our new Minister. PARENT ADVISORY by Deb Gabel C O UN CIL On December 10th, the Parent Advisory Council met in the Secondary School Library. The meeting was well attended by Council members as well as both Cassiar/ Erickson school board trustees and a guest from Good Hope Lake. The principals from both schools presented their reports and a letter from David John was read which discussed the implementation of the CARE program at Snowridge Elementary School. Denyse Tavener reported as well on the program, and the District-sponsored work- shop that had recently been held in Dease Lake. A lively discussion followed and it was decided that the Council would try to have the kit presented to Council members and all interested parents at the January meeting. The matter of re-opening the Good Hope Lake school was brought up after minutes of the last School Board meeting were read. The trustees advised that, ‘with the number of pupils involved, it was just not econ- omically feasible to implement the proposal. The com- munity is apparently looking at other alternatives. Judith Knapp, the Director of~ Curriculum and Instruction for the school districi, gave a very interesting and informative introduction to the “Whole Language” concept of teaching. It was good to see just what is happening with this new program in our. schools and to once again get excited about learning. A discussicn regarding speech therapy within the community followed. There was some concern voiced that the therapy was only available to school children and that speech problems could be dealt with more easily at a younger age. The trustees advised that this was a matter of lack of funding. The next meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. on January 14th, in the Secondary School library. Infor- mation about the CARE program. and kit, it is hoped, will be presented. If you are interested, remember that Parent Advisory Council meetings are always open to the public and we welcome your criticisms and concerns. J IF YOU DRINK, DON’ i ae ag eee ANOTHER WORLD AT SEVEN AND AGAIN By Ruthie Hagemann There they sat - three, perhaps four, On the promenade, chairs against the wall, Whittling and blinking out the sun’s dusty harshness. Glistening faces and tattered clothes Revealing and concealing Truths and trials of unconcern to passersby. Each Saturday and no doubt countless more days Trapped in obscurity by mass reputation born Of flesh and fear. Good Day, Missy. They don’t all look the same, thought I. I’m supposed to be afraid And run. While gentle eyes knowing pain dispelled the lies. And contrasting the acceptable glances, ; From better and fairer men, For young girls, I felt safer there. Daddy never knew I walked that route on purpose To see their faces and wonder at their lives. Spindly-legged children, Despairing wives and disapidated shacks. The roofs surely leaked, and the smell of dogs Just seemed a part of the muddy streets No wider than alleys. Conspicuously I ventured into their world Alone and on my own. Some said they were content to live that way. I didn’t think so - I understood And I cried. Times are different now, I said softly, The children just want to play. And, as he turned to go, I’ve taught them differently about color. Saying no more, we saw each other and heard Black and white laughter in harmony From a whirling merry-go-round. Feigned. displeasure didn’t disguise his pride In the conviction he denied himself. I couldn't - and wouldn't Change Daddy. Just me. LAMENT FOR THE MISGUIDED By Pamela Krawczyk When the time comes for the day of your judgment Before the court of this our life’s course; Many sins could well be forgiven you there As for all you may feel great remorse. And maybe while waiting for your judgment call, Perhaps you'll walk through many splendid streets. Will you feel joy at the sight of marvelous homes Of all the former common working people you meet? In life they lived with the promises you made; On the hope you gave of a much better way. You spoke so that you could continue to be; Pledging the importance of what they would say. By decree and not choice in life they gave, While others shirked, they gave beyond their means. This great wealth all went to one purpose alone, That being, just to satisfv your grandest dreams. Perhaps then the thought might occur to you That in life thev fed and clothed you well. But because you used them so badly then; You may be now, Politician, dened to hell! P & W Services WINTER SCHEDULE Monday - Thursday open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday open 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday open 9 a.m.- 6 p.m. CLOSED SUNDAY Les Prosser & Rita Wylie ESSO DEALERS Cassiar, B. C. 778- 7383 : SSSSSSSS Sssssssssssssss SSSSSOSOSSSOSsSssssyy ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN CHURCH NEWS SERVICES Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m. (with Sunday School) Holy Communion - Ist, 3rd, 5th Sundays of the month Morning Prayer - 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month Women’s Auxiliary - 2nd Monday of month at 7:30 pm Minister - the Rev. Allan Studd Phone: 778-7239 In the days after Christmas, many strange sounds were heard coming out of the Minister’s office in All Saints Church. It was obvious that someone was hard at work. There were mutters, punctuated by the occasional squeak, the rustling of many papers, more mutters, and the whirr of the calculator. The minister hesitated mo- mentarily before entering his office. He knew what was going on and he was not sure if he wanted to face it. It was year end and inside that office the Brassmice were busily figuring out the 1986 shortfall. The minister had been taught in College that his domain was to be pastoral care, sipping tea with housewives and leading in worship. ‘Instead, he had found that he actually had to concern himself with this... Taking a deep breath, he plunged into the office. He was met by chaos. The Brassmice were hard at it. The “~account books, vestry book, receipts, bills and scrap paper were spread all over the floor. - Little Brassmice scurried back and forth, consulting figures here and scribbling calculations there. Zachary looked up, nodded a greeting, and grimly went back to work. “Well?” ventured the Minister. “$5,000,” said Zachary. ‘‘Oh,” replied the Minister, “We’re $5,000 short then.” “That’s about it.” “Let’s get this disaster cleaned up,” suggested the Minister, “and we can have a discussion.” Slowly, all the papers were returned to their proper place, the calculator was put away, papers with calcula- tions on them scrutinized and, if they were of no use any longer, they filled the waste basket. In the end, the Minister was presented with a single sheet which neatly summarized income and expenditures for 1986. The bottom figure was printed in red and underlined. Julian, who like the minister had talents in the field of liturgy, surprisingly offered the first comment. “I “suggest that we commit this to prayer and the Lord will provide.” “accumulate year after year,” sniffed Priscilla; who always “Prayer won’t pay off a deficit that will now showed the strain of these moments. ‘Nevertheless,’ replied Julian, “We mustn’t allow concern over material things to interfere with our true purpose as a member of pe s body. That purpose is primarily to worship God Rev. Allan Studd and secondly to provide care for His people. We cannot do that if we are crippled in our minds with monetary problems.” Kendal surprisingly backed Julian up, com- menting that “we may not have money but we sure have a lot of other good things going for All Saints.”’ “Yes,” said Zachary, “It has become a real caring community. There is a warmth that had been missing for awhile.” The minister pulled at his beard thoughtfully and quietly added that he had to agree with Julian. “Of course, the proper forum for discussion is the Annual Vestry meeting and that happens soon, but the only real solution is to keep the congregation informed about finances on a monthly basis and spend a lot of time praying. Julian is right, God will provide. There does have to appear to be good leadership who are constantly on top of the sit- uation. In the end, I have every confidence that out of our growing community, the resources will spring forth to see us through.” The Brassmice family looked at Julian. There was a growing respect developing which had not seemed pos- sible a few months ago. Zachary, Priscilla and Kendal were beginning to recognize the value of a spiritual out- look such as Julian’s. Inside that aristocratic, high Church mouse, there existed a very strong faith which sometimes puts the rest of us to shame. “Agreed then,” said the minister, “We will continue to encourage our people to give regularly, but we will also commit our concerns to God - and may His will be done.” Pe - —- — —- ld dC — = SC = CC Cl ' OUR LADY OF | LOURDES | MISSION | Fr. Ivan McCormack, O.M.I. REGULAR SERVICES FOR JANUARY \ Saturday Evening Sunday Morning Sunday Evening Religious Education 7:15 p.m. 4 11:00 a.m. | 5:00 p.m., Good Hope Lake Monday, 6:30 p.m. Church Hall ) | vlan ietiieetieneteetietionsti¢asdietieetineioedin ate Ee “PLAYGROUP GUNO SWORN HEY, THREE AND FOUR YEAR OLDS! Are you bored? Do you want to meet new friends? Do you want to have some fun? Take your folks to the Cassiar Co-Op Playgroup! We have “‘school’’ on Monday, Wednes- ‘day and Friday, either in the morning or after- noon Mrs. Wolfe is the teacher and she is great! She teaches us games and songs, how to count and all the colors. We glue and paint, and make things to hang on the fridge at home. We even do aerobics! On special occasions we have parties and in the Spring we’ll visit neat places like the fire hall and the jail. Because Co-Op means helping each other, Mom or Dad or your babysitter stay to help about once every three weeks. It costs 2 purple and 1 blue dollar each month. Ask your folks to call Mrs. Wolfe at 778-7237 (her house) or 778-7753 (school). You can bring Mom and Dad to visit for a session to see if you'll like it. There’s a couple of spots oat for January, so hurry! Hope to see you there! SOBRIETY - IT’S YOUR CHOICE ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Meets every Wednesday and Sunday 8:00 p.m. Catholic Church Basement ATVICTORIA Larry Guno was recently sworn in as the new M. L.A. for Atlin Py the Clerk of ihe eoiate Cassiar Courier January 1987 Page 5 NORTHERN LIGHTS COLLEGE By Allan Studd Northern Lights College is expanding in Cassiar. As mentioned in the previous issue, we are setting up a Northern Lights Learning and Information Centre. By the time this newspaper has gone to print, we should be com- fortably settled into the old Town Administration offices. We are really pleased to have been able to find a location so central to everything. Our aim is to become as visible as possible and to serve all your continuing education needs. The offices will have an information centre about continuing education in British Columbia, tutorial space, a community bulletin board (come in and pin up your notices, come in and browse!), a Knowledge Network viewing room and a computer room. We are in the pro- cess of buying 3 I.B.M. compatible P.C. computers. These will be available for instruction purposes and to rent for on-time practicing. We will formulate policies and offfice hours as the project comes together. I hope to spend one morning and one evening every week in the office at this point, but there will obviously have to be ways found to staff the centre more often. Stay tuned and watch for the posters with further information. As the computers arrive and are installed, there will also be the chance for instruction on them. Writing before Christmas, we have tentatively scheduled a visit of Northern Lights’ computer instructor for the third week in January. He will be offering a public seminar at that point, hopefully over the weekend. | am also actively negotiating an Introdution to Computers course begin- ning early January, which will be offered in the Secondary School. I am still searching for an instructor who could give a more advanced level. If you have skills on comp- utors, especially 1.B.M. and think that you could instruct other adults, please contact me. Beginning the week of January 12, Mrs. June Evans will be teaching a 30 hour course in Basic Typing. This will run for 15 weeks and cost $50.00. Further information can be had by speaking to Mrs. Evans or myself. The dates for the G.E.D. course and test have not been confirmed yet, but should be by the time you read this, so please watch for posters or come in and see me. Don’t forget the three courses being sponsored by Northern Lights College on Knowledge Network. The History of Children’s Literature: Business Management Starting a Small Business They begin January 13th and January 22nd and the tui- tion is $100.00. 1 have also received a quantity of Knowledge Network’s programme guides. These are available free of charge and will-be displayed along with all our other in- formation in the Learning Centre. There also have been some inquiries about English as a Second Language and some courses and materials will be ordered from Open Learning Institute. If interested, please contact me. 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