Page 10° May 1981 Cassiar Courier GOOD HOPE LAKE NEWS by Seoreel Holman MOCCASIN TELEGRAPH SAYS .... *** Mrs. & Mrs. Whalley from Hundred Mile House paid a visit to their son, Jack, at Good Hope Lake. *** Barry Plunkett from Kitchener, Ontario spent two weeks visiting the Holmans.. ***- Leonard and Eldon Turner, father and brother of Maurice Turner, are visiting Cassiar Country and said it is great but they are glad to see the snow is going away. *** Fishing has been great but ice is almost gone. Get the boats ready. *** Sorry there was no Good Hope Lake news in last month's issue. | was out attending an Industrial First Aid Course at Terrace. *** We see Newton is sporting a new truck. The Datsun must have been too small. *** With the snow leaving, it is time for spring clean-up. *** Joyce L. has gone out to Vancouver for a visit and to await the arrival of her baby. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS CHANGES DOUG KIRK is the new District Highways Manager for the Dease Lake District. He replaces George Kazakoff, who has transferred to New Denver. Doug, his wife and two boys come from Prince Rupert. KARI KOVISTO is the new District Mechanical Foreman replacing Ken Kelly, who is now with the Ministry of La- bor in Prince George. Mr. & Mrs. Kovisto and their two boys come from Squamish. SPRING HAS SPRUNG It was a long but mild winter and one thinks of spring when they see the birds returning, the waterfowl frolick- ing in pools created by the melting snow, but here there is another phenomenon that indicates spring has sprung....... The noise of increasing traffic along Highway 37. Cheech- ako and Sourdough alike, that have gone to the sunny south to wait out the long winter are pouring back into the north at the first sign of snow leaving the slopes. They come in vehicles loaded down with every contraption im- aginable. They are returning to take up where they left off last fall, prospecting, working mining claims and a thous- and other reasons. Along with them come a hoard of new- comers that don’t seem to have any rhyme or reason for being here, but it makes residents wonder if there isn’t some great monster down there driving them all north. Whatever the reason, we welcome them all but ask them, please don’t leave all your garbage along the way. We like our northern home the way it is. 1 a TWO INJURED IN SINGLE MOTOR VEHICLE MISHAP ¢ s, A half-ton pickup, travelling north on Highway 37, two miles north of Good Hope Lake, left the road and went. out of control, rolling over, injuring the two occupants. The injured were transported to the Cassiar Hospital, after which they were taken by Cassiar ambulance to Watson Lake, Yukon. One person was flown to Prince George for further treatment of injuries, the second party was releas- ed. - AIRCRAFT DAMAGED BY FALLING TREE ¢ ¢ > An aircraft owned by Burgess Longson of Good Hope? -Lake was damaged by a falling tree while parked at Bob Quinn Lake. Burgess said the damage to the aircraft is not as bad as it looks and expects to have the repairs complet- ed in the near future. lc a a aR RR conversational garmsic - SHAKLEE FOR PEOPLE WITH A GENUINE CONCERN FOR GOOD NUTRITION AND ECOLOGY. ORGANIC VITAMINS for personal and family nutrition PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS to keep you looking as good as you feel. HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS to clean your home and pro- tect your environment. OUR GUARANTEE: we pass our confidence on to you. Everything we sell we back with Shaklee Guarantee — ‘complete satisfaction or your money refunded fully.’ Independent Distributors in Cassiar are _ Beverly Evans 778-7254, Pat Borsato 778-7496, Phyllis Hardy 778-7251 and Bev Storie 778-7648 Catalogues, product demonstrations and skin care clinics available on request. Please call any of the above num- bers for catalogues and/or information on becoming a Shaklee Distributor. Non Cassiar residents write: Bev Evans Box 358, Cassiar B.C. VOC 1E0. 1 Se tc tc The Biggest and the Best — Part 1 1. During Canada’s Centennial, what western town built the world’s first landing pad for flying saucers? 2. Where is the longest bar in Canada? a) Windsor, Ont. b) Trois Rivieres, Que. c) Trail, B.C. d) Yellowknife, N.W.T. 3. What was the largest private enterprise in North Amer- ica until the nineteenth century? 4. What prairie town has the world’s largest Easter egg? PORTRAITS PASSPORT PICTURES MON. 7:30 p.m. B & W DARK ROOM FINISHING t YUKON YOUTH CENTRE Wayne and Linda Berry, from the Yukon Youth Centre Village for children in the Whitehor es | area, were in Cassiar -recently on a fund raising trip: The Yukon Village. for children was started 10 years ago by John Evans, who felt there was a real need for helping neglected children, children from problem homes, broken homes and ones where alcoholism was a problem. He felt that living at the village would teach the children the value of a stable home life. He was fortunate to be given 146 acres near Lake Laberge, 30 miles out of Whitehorse, and today this land is owned by the Yukon Youth Centre Vil- lage for children. Here live John Evans, house manager, and his wife Regina, and Wayne and Linda Berry and Ali- ster and Jean.Cook who are “house parents” in the oper- ation of this home for 10 children, ages 2 - 15 years. Vol- unteer help in the summer is given by “Operation Beaver” a Toronto based foundation, which is funded by individ- uals and businesses throughout Canada so that volunteers may be able to assist with a variety of projects throughout the country. There is aschoolroom in the house and the children take lessons by correspondence, under the guid- ance of their teacher, Alister Cook, with regular class- room hours. The Berry's stated that it is too far for the children to travel to school in Whitehorse and they said they felt certain children trying to escape the influences of drugs and alcoho! problems would be subject to bad influences at a regular school. When children are put into the home the natural parents must sign a legal guardianship paper giving the Village for Children the authority to care for the child for a mini- mum of 15 months. The natural parents are also requested to sign over the family allowance to the Village. The Berry’s said they practice a Christian way of living © but they are not backed by any church nor are they sup- 4 ported by the Ministry of Human Resources. | : ) A spokesman for the Whitehorse Ministerial Association stated that they have grave doubts about the Youth Cen- tre Village program and about the competence of the people who run it. 4 When we contacted the Ministry of Human Resources in 4 Whitehorse, we were advised that the Director of Child Welfare in the Yukon does not recommend this centre for child placement nor does the Dept. support any family ‘placing children there. A spokesman for the department stated that a proposal had been submitted by the Yukon Youth Centre Village but that it was refused after an as- sessment was made. Children’s villages were a phenomenon that grew in Eur- ope after the war - actually a new version of an orphan- age - more family oriented. The Department feels that a children’s village is not the best.solution because now, many children who were formally considered unadoptable are being placed in permanent family homes, which is more desirable. They also cannot support some of the practices of this Youth Centre Village - the main one being the tendancy of the Centre to exclude contact be- tween the children and their natural families. 5. What is our largest island? 6. What is our largest lake totally within Canada? 7. The first use in the world of electricity for cooking was in a) Kitchener b) Winnipeg c) Hamilton d) Ottawa 8. Which B.C. town is, on average, the warmest place? Be Sumas b) Victoria c) Osoyoos d)Chilliwack d. Peay was the name of Canada’s first satellite? "10. Wnesvas the world’s largest frog found? ANSWERS.ON PAGE 16 MORTIFEE MUNSHAW DEALER FOR COLOR AND ENLARGEMENTS FILMS, CAMERAS & ACCESSORIES FOR SALE CAMERA REPAIRS WEDDINGS & SPECIAL EVENTS 775 Malozemoff 778-7345 SCHMOO DAZE Schmoo Daze kicked off with the Opening Parade on March 27. This year’s parade was surely the largest, if not the best, of all others. A beautifully choreographed ice show followed and a jam-packed opening dance in the Rec’ Centre finished the first day’s activity. Bright and early came the Pancake Breakfast on the sec- ond day. It seemed that the Post Office crew can deliver tasty pancakes as well as mail. Seven crosss country skiing enthusiasts,overcoming the falling snow and. ..ving to get up early, went racing through the woods of Cassiar. The penny Carnival was another huge success this year with lots of games, painted faces and blue tongues— supplied by the Cassiar Lioness cotton candy store. Meanwhile, the battles to claim the numero uno for pool, darts and crib- age went on in the lounge. The day ended with the Carn- ival Ball which made the Rec Centre gym an instant Paris fashion show. Another successful Caesar's Breakfast started the third day’s events. It was followed by the outhouse races, a unique example in the differentiation of the beauty ( the best costumed) and the beast (the fastest). The snowshoe baseball gathered a full capacity crowd. The’ game, by no means was casual as the umpire showed up in tuxedo. (Eat your heart out! Winnepeg Jets). The afternoon also Saw grownups throwing eggs at each other, beating each other up with a pillow, and as if that did not satisfy their thirst for violence, they proceded to hammer a log — using the nail as an excuse. The night finished off with a beer- drinking contest, which proved that Cassiarites will try to” get their hands on anything: alcoholic on Sunday, even warm (Yeech!!) beer. On Monday night, the Cassiar arena was filled with ban- ners and fans as the various departments took on each other in a life and death struggle of broomball. The adult games nite had bingo, cribbage and backgammon. The backgammon tournament proved to be a stamina test as all contestants tried desperately to staYy awake for the game after the bar was closed. In the lounge, the nostalgic bluffs relived their past year by drinking beer out of baby bottles. As Sigmund Freud would certainly say ‘Man is a creature who is constantly mixed up between the present and the past.’ if he had been in the lounge. The International food festival and entertainment night. on Tuesday saw over 200 people attending the occasion. The crowd probably smelled the goodies, as some arrived half an hour before the opening time. However, the nights , dining, dancing and sing song were certainly worth the waiting. As the evening passed in joy and laughter, half of the Carnival had slipped by. Thus the second half began...... The high-flying men, women, boys and girls of Cassiar had a (snow) field day. They flew down the ski hill, defying death and the possibility of crippling for life, because they want to get to the BBO chicken before the others. The art centre also drew a large crowd with its excellent art work display. It was also a good spot for ski hill spectators to warm up. The torch agiede was the last event to close the evening. / Thursday evening’s kids arena games saw a great gathering of youngsters on ice, hockey games, polar ball etc. Across from the arena another kind of ball game was in progress, as grown men, wearing shorts, shouting and screaming, chased a little ball. Talk about bushed! Fhe teen dance was held in the arena lounge on’Friday,- April 3. It drew a /arge crowd of old and young teenagers. _ Also an instant fan club for the band was formed. The hor- ror show night was. such a success that people were seen xs hammering their hair back down acl the show. Another breakfast opened the 9th day of the Carnival, _ which was followed by the Market Place. This year’s mark- et place had an added attraction in the form of the F.H. Collins High School Jazz Band from Whitehorse. The /ad- - les in townhad a field day for all the bargains of fresh flowers. (Ah! Spring Time!) The international costume ball saw some very strange creatures moving to the beat of the music. It also seemed that the entire world had gather- ed in Cassiar for the occasion; Arabs, Indians, Egyptians, Mexicans, Yugoslavians and others. Cont’d on Page 16 Cassiar Courier May 1981 Page 11 Figure Skating Badges During the 1980-81 Figure Skating season the following badger were earned- BEGINNERS BADGE Adam Beal Justin Borsato Lisa Eliason Shelly Eliason Derrick Lecours Charlie Lepp Trish Liddle Heather Maguire Shana Marie Marshall Roy Pennock Jeb Stewart Jay Zebroff Michelle Kahoren Roberta Liddle Tracey Walker STROKING BADGE Shannon Baerwald Lisa Eliason Shelly Eliason James Dyk Chris Komperdo Trisha Liddle Roy Pennock Jay Zebroff Jason.Fox Jeb Stewart Michelle Kahoren Roberta Liddle Tracey Walker ELEMENTARY BADGE Sherry Baerwald Chiera Borsato Crystal Brand _Janice Coran Emma Crawford Nicole Deyo Denise Gay Kelly Huber Michelle Kahoren Melissa Lecours - Roberta Liddle Chery! Maguire Jesam Stewart Debbie Tracey Tracey Walker Heather White Sherry Zebroff Joanne Coran mi BASIC BADGE Sherry Baerwald Chiera Borsato - Crystal Brand Janice Coran Emma Crawford Nicole Deyo : Denise Gay KellyHuber Michelle Kahoren Melissa Lecours Roberta Liddle Chery! Maguire Jesam Stewart Debbie Tracey Tracey Walker Heather White Sherry Zebroff Irene Carin Joanne Coran Kate Elhorn Sian Jones Pamela King Tara Komperdo Mary Molan NOVICE | ; Irene Carin Brandi Constable Joanne Coran Jackie Molan Sian Jones Janice Joseph Pamela King Tara Komperdo Mary Molan DANCE | Irene Carin Kelly Carter Brandi Constable Joanne Coran Jackie Molan Pamela King Tara Komperdo Mary Molan Janet Shayler NOVICE I : Irene Carin Kelly Carter Joanne Coran Diana Curila Jackie Molan Janice Joseph Pamela King Mary Molan Janet Shayler Andrea Thompson . f SPEED Kelly Carter JUMP Shelly Billingsley Alexia Jones Tina Cvetkovich Mickie Martschin *Tamara Mulrooney Cathy Pewsey Jenny Pewsey Corinne Van Acker DANCE II Jackie Clements Tina Cvetkovich Shelly Billingsley Alexia Jones Corinne Van Acker Mickie Martschin FREE STYLE! Cathy Pewsey Jenny Pewsey FREE STYLE Il Jackie Clements MOST IMPROVED SKATERS Jackie Clements ~ ~ Corinne Van Acker The two awards for the Most Improved Skaters were presented by the Figure Skating Pro, Lorraine Menzul, at the Ice Carnival. BINGO > On April 22nd the Figure Skating Club and the Commun- ity Club held another fund raising Bingo. Fifteen games’ were played in all and the winners were as follows:- Spanish Coffee Set - Cherrie Gill - Air Ecologiser - Joan Dennis _ Place Mat Set - Mrs. L. Erskine Entree Dish - Bev Storie Cribbage Board - Pat Farrell Radio - Pat Edlund Beginners Fishing Rod Set - Phyllis Tripp Fishing Rod and Reel - Gayleen Connolly — Picnic Basket - Alice Dyk Pressure Cooker - Helen Milne Hunting Knife - D. Lagarusic Steak Knife Set - Reg Ash Tackle Box and Supplies - Cherrie Gill Electric Frying Pan - ‘BarBQ - Pat Farrell - Mighty Moe’s Place Spend some time with an active Northern Trapper on beautiful Cotton Lake Wilderness camping for trailers, tenters, motorhomes Boats, canoes for rent 3 Guaranteed Fishing 8 Hunting, tackle and craft sales, Guiding, Fishing Licences ; Log Cabin and Shanty for Rent As the jackpot gets bigger so does the crowd. It’ s eaanty gratifying to see so many people out supporting the kids. The jackpot had to be won in fifty numbers and one could sense the excitement as Glen Billingsley did the countdown. Unfortunately it wasn’t won and the black- out continued for a Bar B O. Many thanks to Carl Du Man- oir who was our caller for the evening - hope you got your voice back Carl. The next Bingo will be on May 27th. The jackpot will then consist of 1 record deck, 1 cassette deck, 1 amplifier, two speakers, one car cassette, and $200 worth of records and tapes, to be won in 52 numbers. We hope to see you out there - who knows, it may be your turn. - We have received a few complaints about people coming in and out while the games-are in progress, also about the small children running around. PLEASE if you are not playing we would appreciate your staying away from the Rec. Hall as the constant traffic is very distracting. THE COFFEE'S ON SO — COME AS A STRANGER ; AND LEAVE AS A FRIEND’ FOR HOME IS WHERE YOU HANG YOUR HAT. 43 miles North of Dease ae Cotton Lake, Box 212, Cassiar, B.C; VOC TEO