SSeS SSeS SS Page 12 Cassiar Courier HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS Barbara Riordon The Halloween season was well-celebrated in Cassiar by all ages. On Friday, October 27th the Cassiar Cadet Corps hosted a Teen Halloween Dance in the Lion’s Den. A few of the forty students in a attendance were in costume. Winners of the best costume awards were: Ist. Susie Labelle Clown 2nd Barbie Billingsley Dewey Duck A special thank you jis extended to Monica Anderson, Shirley Koza and Kathleen King for the delicious donations of chili, pizza and sa- lads. The Community Club held an Adult Halloween Dance in the Lounge on Saturday, Oct. 28th. The Lounge was appropriately decorated for the occassion with witches, bats and pumpkins. ‘Winners of the best costume awards were— Ist Bob and Lorraine Dykstra (Old man and old woman) 2nd Wayne Mayell, Brian Roy, Joe Curry, Pauline Sankey, Dalton Prince, Brian Chandler, Gerry Gramet and Helen Read. - (Little Bo-Peep. and her sheep and the Big Bad wolf) 3rd_ Eric Glyn Jones Wally Cameron Lom. Ds : Wwe ie. S. On Tuesday, November 23, the Cassiar School Senior team left to Fort Nelson for a week-end of sports. Everyone met at the school at 6 a.m. and ‘by the time everything was packed and everyone on the bus , we left Cassiar by 6:30. Besides brief stops for gas we stopped at Muncho Lake for lunch. After a long 15 hour bus ride we finally arrived in Ft.Nelson to be greeted by old friends and billets. Werewolf On Friday morning while the Ft. Nelson stu- dents went to school, we met in the school gym. From 9 to 11 we participated in their gym classes and then from 11 to 1 we broke up for lunch and later to meet back at the school to take a tour of one of the saw mills in Ft. Nelson. Sports started at 3:30 and volley ball was the first game played. Besides Cassiar and Ft. Nelson, Fort St. John also came for the tournament. Both the boys and girls volleyball games were played in the same gym. The games were as follows- Boys: Cassiar vs Ft. Nelson - Cassiar won both games -Cassiar vs Ft. St. John - Cassiar lost over three games Girls: Cassiar vs Ft. Nelson - Cassiar lost both games Cassiar vs Ft. St John - Cassiar lost both games When these games were over there was a break and then girls floor hockey was played. The scores were: Cassiar vs Ft. Nelson - 5 -1 for Cassiar Cassiar vs Ft. St. John - 9 - O for Cassiar That was all for Friday and’ we had to meet at the school by 8 O’clock on Saturday morning. Other becostumed guests included a ‘flock’ of ghosts, ‘Ole Man Winter, a hobo, a six pack of ale, witches, a wizard, a pair of fire hydrants, and numerous others. The Community Club had a Children’s Hal- loween_ Party on Tuesday, October 31 at the Rec, Centre. Approximately forty young “trick or treaters”’ were in attendance. The evening got underway with the judging of _ costumes. Winners of the best costume prizes were: Age 4 to 6 years Ist Amy Vujanich Clown 2nd Stephen Raabe Negro Saturday was a busy day for everyone. There were many sports, here are the results of the following: Boys Floor Hockey: Cassiar vs Ft. Nelson - Ft. Nelson won 4 to 3. Cassiar vs Ft. St. John - Cassiar won 7 - 1 Girls Soccer Cassiar vs Ft. Nelson —Cassiar lost - 3 - 0 Cassiar vs Ft. St. John - Cassiar won - 3 - 0 - Boys Soccer Cassiar vs Ft. Nelson - Ft. Nelson won 3-0 Cassiar vs Ft. St. John - Cassiar won 8-1 . Girls Basketball: Cassiar vs Ft. St.John — Cassiar won 32-8 Cassiar vs Ft. Nelson - Cassiar won 15% - 11 Boys Basketball: Cassiar vs Ft. Nelson — Cassiar won 24 - 20 - Cassiar vs Ft. St. John - Cassiar lost 39 - 23 cea Badminton: Boys singles - Anil Kaul Cassiar Girls singles- Karen Taylor Cassiar Boys Doubles - Anil and Atul Kaul Cassiar Girls Doubles - Won by Ft. Nelson Mixed Doubles - Anil Kaul and Karen Taylor Cassiar Ft. Nelson held a dance at the school and also a gong show to entertain us. The dance went till 12 o’clock and after a “‘good”’ nights rest . we met at the school at 7 o’clock to return home after a successful week-end. Se by Students Bon etal um Ano Rova Fllis ~2 SCHOOL SPORTS ee) me) ee) ee) ee) ee) me) mee ey me) ee) mee) me) me) me) ee) oe) ee) me) ee) ee) 2 eye ae) en) oe) ae) ee) le) eee) Age 7 to 9 years Ist Paul Guarducci Don Juan 2nd Sheena Billingsley Clown Age 10 to 12 years Ist Shelley Billingsley Clown 2nd Brian Grant Robot Manley Guarducci Spaceman Special thanks to the judges: Vivian Cousins, Susan Ball and Eileen Wojcik. After the costume judging children participated in activities such as Burst the Balloon Relay, Apples on Strings, Roll the Ball with your nose Relay and Apple Bobbing. David Duke was the champion apple bobber, retreiving an apple on his first “bob”! Treats were given to each child as he/she left to go home. BADMINTON During the weekend of November 11th and 12th, four members of the Cassiar High School badminton team entered the “Yukon Open” in Whitehorse. The four were, Anil Kaul, Atul Kaul, Gordie Kamlah, and Olavo Santos. In the junior section, they took all the honors, winning Ist,2nd, 3rd, and 4th places. Anil Kaul was the eventual winner, defeating Olavo Santos in the final . All four players also played in the “Open” Section, and made an excellent showing. Although not winning any top places in singles, they defeated many older, more experienced opponents. ! In the “Open” Men’s doubles, Anil and Atul Kaul took third spot. The high school badminton team would like to raise money to aid future expenses. If any- one has jobs, shoveling roofs, etc., please feel free to contact Ken Madsen at 778-7367 - (during school hours), — ( 0 Menu ee [Pla@raleAe 4 a JUTE ACRYLIC CORDS BEADS RINGS DOWELING PURSE HANDLES 507 Malozomoff ‘778 -7611 OPEN Mon.- Sat. 2.00 -7. moe m. d Sj ss (se, (sm, (se (s,s (es (ee (se, (sr, (cas (ses (re Ce (Cs (ees (Ce SS a a a a aa Communications ie Technology JOHN SLANA During the past few years, tremendous advances have been made in the field of radio and televis- ion communications. Communications by radio and television from any point on the Earth, and sometimes from points beyond the Earth, have now become commonplace. In recent years, the growth of two way radio, permitting personal communications from motor vehicles and homes has been explosive. These advances in communications technology are not without problems. The radio frequency spectrum is becoming crowded, and interference _ problems, due to a lack of compatibility be- tween the different radio systems, are becoming widéspread. This is evidenced by the thousands of complaints of interference to home elctronic equipment (television, stereo , electronic organ, telephone, tape recorder and other audio equip- ment). Most of these interference problems can be traced to one or more of the following factors: 1, Characteristic of the receiving system, e.g. television receiver or antenna systems de- sign and installation (local cablevision). Dt Environment of the receiving system, e.g., distance from television transmitter and — intervening terrain or presence of nearby radio transmitter. 3. Characteristics of radio frequency gener- ating’ devices, e.g., Citizen Band (CB), --Ham radio or other radio transmitters. 4. Practices of radio transmitter operator, e.g., CB user operating an illegal over- power transmitter or amplifier. The control of some of the above factors is with- in the jurisdiction of the Department of Com- munications (D.O.C.). For example, the D.O.C. has téchnical standards for radio transmitting devices such as CB, HAM, and any other trans- mitter in use in Canada. Obviously, control of _~ some of the above factors is not within the jur- isdiction of D.O.C. The quality of the television signal received at your home is one such factor, because such quality is most often influenced by the distance you live from the television station and the intervening terrain. Also, the D.O.C. has no standard for the design and installation of tel- evision receivers and associated antenna systems. As you will find in this article, many interfer- ence problems can be corrected by modication and improvement of television receiving systems. The purpose of this article is to help you ident- ify and resolve interference problems which you can correct. By reading it, you will discover that identifying and resolving interference can be an - interesting challenge. You will not only be do- ing your own detective work in locating the source, but you also will be resolving the prob- © lem by following the suggestions contained in the “‘Home Remedies” section. As you begin to identify the type of interfer- ence you are experiencing, keep in mind that not only must your equipment be able to' receive ~ and amplify the desired signal, but it also must reject all unwanted signals and noise. This means that, even if the equipment allegedly causing the interference is being properly operated, it is still possible to experience interference. Identifying © interference to television. (see ~ photos) Cassiar Courier Page 13 HOME REMEDIES FOR RESOLVING RADIO TRANSMITTER TV INTERFERENCE: Installing a High Pass Filter There is no set procedure for eliminating tele- vision interference - it is a matter of eliminating a time. The first step is to install an inexpensive high pass filter on the back of your TV set. In making this installation, follow these lea ures: 1. Determine the type of antenna wire that Electrical interference (Hair dryers, is connected to your TV set. There are vehicle ignitions, power saws, mixers, two possibilities: etc.) Coaxial cable — a round lead in wire which require a filter “impedance” of 75 Ohms. Twin lead wire —a flat wire which requires a filter “impedance” of 300 Ohms. We Purchase the filter which matches the type of antenna wire coming from your set; The “impedance” information men- tioned above will be on the filter label. Carefully read the instructions that are provided with the filter. You will be in- stalling the filter on the back of your TV set, as near to the antenna terminals as possible. If you are on a cable system, you may still install a high pass filter at the antenna ter- minal. However, if the interference con- tinues, contact the cable company for as- sistance. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MOD- IFY THE CABLE SYSTEM YOURSELP’ CAUTION: To avoid the possibility of a shock hazard, fire, or violation of your equipment war- ranty, any internal modification of your equipment should be done ONLY by a qualified service representative. There are also other types of interference to tele- sh, Radio transmitter interference, such as vision, such as electrical interference from from CB, Ham, or other type of: radio the household appliances, and ignition transmitter. _interference from asnowmobile or an automobile going by, etc. If any advice or help is needed to lo- cate and cure this type of problem I will be glad-to assist you. Please contact me via Box 354, Cassiar, B.C., or see me at 286 Carmacks St. John Slana VE7CWG This is a paid commercial announcement. Horizontal control problem. Do not confuse with picture tree. * Poe ay ; ‘EDD: Es won nm, a b,eS MON.- FRI. 6:30pm.- 9:30pm. SAT. 1:30p.m.- 9:30p.m. ‘The Variety Store of Cassiar 778- ae AN ‘Co 5. FM interference from FM broadcast ' or mobile transmitter. the most likely sources of interference a step at —