Page 12 Cassiar Courier February 1989 A LOOK AT THE STARS This is your month to travel. Try a group tour or excursion. This provides you with oppor- tunities for light hearted social expression with- out serious obligations. Be wary from Feb. 14 to 17 about someone you meet, with expensive tastes; you may be tempted to spend more than you can afford on a frivolous affair. Do not waste energies in areas that are not your strong points. Important days for you may be 5, 14 and 23: : ae eee TAURUS Apr. 20-May 20 Your drive to succeed will be very strong this month. An Aquarius individual may play an important part in this success. Be careful of get- ting caught up in power plays in business or so- cially. If you are romantically involved be less assertive and depend more on flattery. Be open to the needs of other persons. Significant days are 4, 14 and 23. May 21-June 20 The plans you worked on last month begin to unfold for you. This month will bring you ex- citement and adventure. Romantic matters will smooth out and amid long conversations you will be excited by the fact that you and your loved one have been on the same synch. all along. A to- tal lunar eclipse on the 20th causes changes a- round you. Be careful about insisting on your point of view, you may cause a family split. Im- portant days this month are 3, 12 and 20. CANCER June 21-July 22 Encouragement from family and friends al- low you to express a hidden talent. Now is the time, do it. This is also your year to deal with practical issues concerning your home and finan- cial issues. Do not travel this month unless it is absolutely essential. Entertain at home. If you were born in the A.M. you appreciate beauty more than most. Important days are 2 and 20. LEO July 23-Aug. 22 This is your month to improve creative skills. Do not become too involved in the social scene. You will experience strong desires to get away from it all, to retreat from the world. Con- cern this month should be directed towards your role in a relationship, if you have been over-asser- tive now is the time to show more co-operative- ness. Significant days are 1, 10, 20 and 28. Aug. 23-Sept. 22. An authority figure is ready to commit to you, probably at your place of employment. ‘Now is the time to move on your plans for ad- vancement and success. The new moon on the 6th also gives rise to a period favourable to ac- complishments or promotion. You have always been helpful to others, now you are in line for recognition. Be wary of the full moon and the lunar eclipse on the 20th. Avoid any kind of con- frontations. Significant days are 9 and 26. _ Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Avoid procrastination. Reach for the moon after Feb. 6. Do not allow anyone to talk you out of a creative action. Someone close may be envious of you. Do not indulge in self pity. A Pisces person could be romantically attracted to you. Important days are 8,17 and 20. The 20th is especially important if you are handling a secret matter: don’t talk about it, keep it to yourself. SCORPIO Oct. 23-Nov. 21 February is your best month for a new start, in work, adventure or romance. This month will rejuvenate you; you will meet strong out- going personalities. If single, you may experience a short red-hot romance. Your social instincts will be strongest on the full moon of the 20th, however avoid mixing friends and a loved one. Significant days are 8 and 24. SAGITTARIUS - Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Take it easy this month, slow down, take stock of where you are going, catch up on details that you have left undone. You should be con- cerned with aiding family members. An exchange of ideas with someone from your past will be ex- tremely stimulating. This month is a good time to undertake neglected visits and correspondance. Important days may be 6, 16 and 23. ~ CAPRICORN Dec. 22-Jan. 19 This is your time to be a free spirit. The emphasis during this period will be on travel, so- cializing or education. Your imagination will be- gin to show through — try a new hairstyle, wear bolder styles in clothing. You will spend freely this month after worrying earlier about your finances. Someone from a distance has impor- tant information or advice for you. The 15th to 17th could be difficult days if you are romantic- ally involved. The 23rd could be an important day for you. AQUARIUS — Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Your goals for this year are beginning to go down the tube or turn into pipe dreams, unless you get down to basics. Get practical and serious about all the small details. Emphasize your ap- pearance and your special talents. Do not bask in the limelight. Keep sight of your main goals. Be careful around the 5th and 16th if you are roman- tically inclined, passions may run too hot not to cool down. Someone very much like yourself will play an important role around this period. Significant days for you could be 5, 13 and 23. PISCES Feb. 19-Mar. 20 You are coming out of an emotional: rut this year. Your emphasis will be on travel, change and increased socializing. Your personality will be magnetic, alluring and looking for romance. Because you are a private person, be sure the per- son of your interest knows of your feelings. In the workplace concentrate on teamwork, especial- ly in the latter half of this period. Significant Pea Sea Te PO Et AE a Se Ss x PRIDE" CARS AUTHORIZED ARCTCO® ARCTIC CAT® DEALER ©Arctco Ine, 1988. *-Trademarks of Arctco Inc. penta vi Oey vans ax Sea des aa Ena ie er sg St Pot CAS IAR COUNTRY SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSsSSsSsSsSsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSssssssssss As offtimes happens, one overlooks what is close at hand, and searches far and wide for interesting topics. That is exactly what happened in the case of the two peo- ple we are featuring in this month’s Cassiar Country. Richard and Ellen Knowles, brother and sister, are our neighbours. We have lived next door to them since coming to Cassiar. They are excellent neighbours, but ex- cept for polite hellos, we have never got to know them. Well, every once in a while we could hear loud music all night, and everybody told us that it was Richard. Sitting at their kitchen table drinking coffee and talking to them, however, gives one a totally different view. Listening to them talk gave me the feeling that I had known these people before. It was not till later, thinking about our discussion, that I realized that I have children about the same age group, and that Richard and Ellen are not that differerit from my own, or, I suppose, most other young people today. They all have the same basic needs and hopes. The one thing that makes Richard and Ellen dif- ferent, at least to me, is the fact that they are two of a small group that can honestly say, “Cassiar is my home; this is where I belong.” And if one listens carefully, one will notice that they say this with a great deal of satisfac- tion and pride. The Knowles family moved to Cassiar from Court- ney, B.C. in 1967. Their father had taken a position with the mine, and worked in the powerhouse until his retire- ment. The senior Knowles had played as a defenseman for the New York Rangers. He was responsible for put- ting the icein the arena here every year, a tradition that Richard has carried on.. Richard credits his own interest in hockey to his father. The children were not eed here; but were all young when they arrived: Richard was two, Ellen six, and their sister Donna was five. All took their schooling here. Both Richard and Ellen speak fondly of their school years, and although Richard admits to not being a model student, they obviously enjoyed their time at school. The school was much more an integrated part of their life in those days: the school was the centre of activity and school spirit was high. I got the feeling that they believe they got more out of their years in school than kids do now. That they were closer to the teachers than the kids are now, and that there was more co-operation between kids and the school system than now. Thinking back over their growing years must bring back all kinds of memories, but their recollections all seem positive and good. They both spoke of school trips they had taken, and it appears that the school system made a very determined effort to see that the classes here were exposed to other places and other cultures. Both of them spoke about the change in the town since they came. Carmacks Street was the end of the Prererennnrionsenrerenrenertereet Ellen and ___ RichardKnouwles . town at that time. Houses were in short supply and the family lived for the first year in a small place on Malozem- . off. Then they moved into a house on Hunt Street that was not yet finished. They both remembered the wood stove, and having to pile wood after the wood truck made a delivery. Both Richard and Ellen have remained active in sports since leaving school. I happened to watch them in a curling bonspiel last week; both are good curlers and more important, good sportspersons, polite and friendly and obviously enjoying what they were doing. Richard, of course, lives for his hockey; he claims he has been playing forever. Several people have told me that he is very good. His father always wanted him to play defense while Richard preferred the goal. Although very supportive towards Richard’s hockey, one gets the impression that the former defenseman and the aspiring goalie had many stormy sessions. Mrs. Knowles, in Ellen’s words, was “one fantas- tic person, the best mother one could want.”” She suppor- ted the kids in their school years. She saw that Richard went out to hockey school every year for six years. “We were lucky,” Ellen stated, “Mother insisted that the fam- ily go out for holidays every year, so we saw different pla- ces.” Living next door to these kids, I already knew that they both worked. They have since they left ‘school. Richard worked at the Prosser’s garage after school for two years, then for a year at the arena. He had only hired on at Taurus for a week when he was offered ajob at the ~ liquor store, where he has been employed for four years. With no shift work to worry about, he is freer to concen- trate on his hockey. Ellen worked in the cafeteria for a year after grad- uating from high school. Then she went out to Kamloops and took a course in Corrections, with the thoughts of maybe going into social work. She came back home to Cassiar and worked for another year in the cafeteria. Af- ter that she worked at the mine as a labourer for 5 years. Last year she became a tram line operator. I also had the feeling that Richard and Ellen have taken another look at the town and their lives here, and that just maybe they have decided that things here will never be the same. Their mother, who worked all her years here in the Retail Store, has retired and moved on. Their sister Donna started working-in the bank here, and has trans- ferred out. Richard himself realizes that if he wants to continue in hockey for a few more years, he has to move on. Ellen has concerns over her job when the pit closes down this spring, but admits that she will not worry about that until the time comes. Oso pseu 2 arflos 228 Cassiar Courier February 1989 Page 13 . alk SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS by don campbell The hardest part for both is thinking about leaving _ their friends, people whom they have grown up with since childhood, worked with, played with — in fact, lived with. Friends who have been loyal and dependable in good times and bad times. I asked them if they had ever felt cheated for hav- ing been raised in a northern isolated situation. Their an- swers were both a spontaneous and adamant “NO”. They feel lucky to have had the opportunity to grow up in a rural environment and that they probably have been. bet- ter off than kids in larger places. The coffee pot was emptied and we all had other things to do, but there was still so much that they could tell me. Well, maybe we will get together again, but at least they had given me an honest glimpse into their past, and their town -- and sere is no doubt that this is their town. I left feeling good about having met and talked to these two people. I feel that they know where they are going and what they want out of life. At this point in time, Cassiar has what they want. But more than that, I feel that wherever they may go in the future, they will still call Cassiar home, and that’s OK because these are good people - they are people from Cassiar Country. SUBSCRIPTIONS CASSIAR COURIER Box 100 Cassiar, B.C. VOC 1E0 Name Street City Province Postal Code $12.00 Per Year DARREN’S CARS AUTHORIZED ARCTCO” ARCTIC CAT" DEALER ® Arctco inc .1988 *~Tracemarks of Arctco Inc