SSS ge eae a AS Se SAP Ae at PPAF P PPAR DPR ARR DDD Page 10 Cassiar Courier ) kc . 12Q0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 CAPTURING A CASSIAR SCHMOO The Cassiar Schmoo is about the size of a over-sized gopher. The Schmoo likes to play tricks on people, but the tricks aren’t mean though. It’s characteristics are like the gophers. The Schmoo is a very great delicacy of ours. People come from far and wide to taste this delicacy of ours. oe Ae Mg @ THE PARADE ““Brr, it’s cold” we all said, but here it comes at last! We saw torch bearers and cheerleaders marching, and clowns dancing around giving bal- loons to the children. ; There were only a few floats, but they were ex- cellent. Humphry’s champion fighters in the boxing ring, ingeniously mounted on a fork lift proved to be the winner! Characters from the Klondike Days came alive again - riding on the Watson Lake float. Wayne and Brian’s Outhouse “Ye Olde Holy Water Factory’”’ provided us with a bit of comedy. We were to have music but unfortunately the in struments were frozen and couldn’t be played. | (Gee, I thought this was the Sunny South!) Brownies, Cadets and Band Members “‘toughed out the cold” onthe back of a truck bearing flags from different provinces. : The parade ended at the Rec Centre yard where the 1979 Schmoo Daze Carnival was officially opened by Iona Campagnola. found near the end of March and the beginning of April. 5 The Schmoo is very hard to catch but I hear the best time is at the end of March and the beginning of April. You will need a piece of carrot or celery for bait. You hide and wait for the o Schmoo to come out of hiding. When the Schmoo comes : You shoot it in the underbelly. Remember the Schmoo is fearless. The reason we have Schmoo Daze at the end of March and the beginning of April is because that’s when the Schmoo is in season. The last day we have a feast and fireworks to show a successful hunt. SCHMOO RACES The Schmoo Races were a real test of team co- ordination. Have you tried strapping six pairs of feet to two wooden planks and attempted to stride out in military style? Some teams drop ped like nine pins, flat on their faces where they lay winded, biting the snow. Falling consecutively is easy. Getting up was the by Szilard Fricska FATHERS AND SONS problem. Negotiating corners is difficult and HOCKEY those who took large sideways steps at the rear SONS.i0h 552 5 end of the team, managed to make the figure of Fathers.....4 eight. The Royal Bank team did it in style. The Cafeteria team and the Mine team looked pro- fessional and the School team got points for a quick learning experience - they mastered the second corner better than the first, The winners on time, were the C.C.C, team. Was it rigged? FOOL’S PARADISE - If you weren’t at ‘Fools Paradise’ on April Ist, you missed being entertained -by some of the community's fine musicians. Folk, country, jazz, ; “ompah” - a veritable potpouri of styles and. oe = stylings were yours for the asking. The audience WN SSA ee aes YS SE -accompaniests were also in evidence, and, [| ‘might add, in fine form. iz If you missed the last “Coughee House’, never fear! You shall have a chance to take part soon. Just watch for posters. If you are a musician who is interested in performing, talk to Carl at the pool. rs TURKEY SHOOT The following people won turkeys: Jan Cartwright Maurice Ethier Danny Harrison Kelly Johnston Bob Goodsinger Jim McClelland (@ Donald Fugere (2) Robert Repolusk * Rosalie Gay (2) Harvey Callow (2): Bill Marques Ken Scott Jan Koza Doug Stewart IOI EGG TOSS Crystal McCormick Jody du Manoir Ryon Pilon () A PANCAKE BREAKFAST CASSIAR CLOWNS = ~ SUDS — GLASS — HICKUPS — If you like speed, laughter and the sound of Ist -broken glass, you missed a good event if you 2nd did not watch the Bartenders Race during 3rd Schmoo Daze. The contestants managed to pour their beer without too much trouble but run- ning with full glasses and empty bottles on a tray proved too much for some - as beer mixed with snow and glass ground into the dirt. If you managed to pour and run you chuga- lugged the remainder of the glasses’ content and you ended up with wet shirts,wet smeared faces, hick-ups, burps and—-—for the rest of the day. Loosers try again next year. We guarantee larger glasses and unbreakable! : ~ POOL TOURNAMENT | Charlie Ranger Charlie Quash George Ball Ist Ken Kethler and Carl du Manoir TENT RAISING AND TEA BOILING 2nd Dave Stavem and Ken Speiss lst _ Irene and Earla Anderson Ay 3rd, Carl Lefebre and Rob Lavoie 2nd Donna Knowles and AX 4th Dalton Prince and Sandy Slote May Jane Hudson gee ce : ; : A NIGHT OF THE SUNNY SOUTH FLOOR HOCKEY Ist Student’s Team 2nd Dayshift Team 3rd Mix-up Team FUN IN BASKETBALL Ist Dayshift Team 2nd Cassiar Killers 3rd Student’s Team CHILDREN’S BROOMBALL Jan Cartwright’s . Team PEE WEE vs GIRLS HOCKEY Pee Wee 2 Girls 2 lst. Powerhouse~ 2nd Benevolent Order of the Holy Water Facto OUTHOUSE RACE The Cassiar Schmoo’s favourite food is carrots and celery. It is” out you have to act fast or the Schmoo will get away! ct ONE DOG RACE 6 to 11 years Ist Vicky Brown 2nd Denise Gay 3rd Cheryl Dean 4th Everd Nuyens 12 to 16 years Ist Frank Nuyens Elizabeth Gwilliam DOG RACES Ist Gerry Toner (Watson ) 2nd Roger of Cassiar 3rd Steve Taylor (Watson ) 4th Jean Legare Basie Sth Yvette Brown The first dog races at the airport got off to a ONE DOG PULL slow start on a crisp cold day under brilliant Small Frame blue skies. Only three teams entered - the first Ist Jan Kaplicky two got off to a great start but the third had a 2nd Noella Du Manoir problem. The leading dog, Kate got cold feet. Large Frame She just didn’t want to go and kept running Ist Carol Fugere home. 2nd Wayne Martin Oe 38 /\\ WV 6 Cassiar’s winter carnival has come to an end! .. ‘ Many hours of volunteer labour went into © “t - making this years Carnival the tremendous suc- . i @ cess it was. A very special thank you is ex- y tended to those individuals who gave so faith- fully of their time. It would not have been possible to carry off such an accomplishment without you. All events were well attended and participants certainly seemed to enjoy themselves. iN = Re pe ernie nin ere HOME BAKED COUNTRY FARE i INDOOR SOCCER - ee TOURNAMENT es Ist........Sheetmetal Special mention goes to the Ladies team Most gentlemanly team was the Powerhouse. i CROSS COUNTRY SKI RACES © SHUFFLEBOARD’ JUNIOR SENIOR TOURNAMENT Ist lan Cartwright Ist Peter Shield Ist Ken Kethler 2nd KenCook — -2nd_—~Peter Pecek 2nd. Grant Raymond 3rd Nelson Pinto _ 3rd = Graham Overton 3rd. Grant Pope Best over-all time — Peter Shield .... 1 hour 20 minutes 4th Bill Deline LALLA LLL ALLL LL LLL LL DLL The Penny Carnival was a big success. I don’t think that Mr. Schmoo will ever - volunteer for getting a wet spong in the face again. The Fortune Teller was very popular; lets hope that everything she said doesn’t come true! JACK ASS JUMP 2nd John Forbes, David Duke Andre Nuyens ; 3rd Robert Bliss, Joe Curry i} 5 R MR. SCHMOO DAZE............This title was STREETS -shared by Dave Brocklebank and Sandy is (Christie. | = MS. SCHMOO DAZE............. Ms. Barbara Maki PUPS vs @ j ch Sea . PIE EATING CONTEST. Pups.....7 @ Oldtimers.....3 Ist..Robbie McCauley, 2nd..Szilard Fricska, 3rd..Andre Nuyens of March. Everyone in town acts silly for two weeks. We play sil- »——==— ly games and have- Ist Dorine Bérubé, Claire silly contests. We McKiernan, Ann Marie call this McKiernan Schmoo Daze. Cassiar Courier Page 11 2s -SNO—SHOE BASEBALL One of the prime attractions of the Cassiar Schmoo Daze ‘79 was the baseball gameheld on Saturday, April 7, at 2:00 p.m., For the umpteenth year one team challenged another for the privilege of vying for one of the most coveted trophies ever presented in Cassiar. This year the superbly conditioned team made up of Rachel, Lucy, Sharon, Pat, Lee, Sue, Doreen, Pat, and another Lee, who are students of the Northern Lights Col- lege, challenged that supposedly hot-shot group of participants who. go under the name of the Cheerleaders, and who fielded Irene, Earla, Ellen, Donna, Birgit, Mary, Rachel, Terry and Carle. | As the two teams met in mortal combat it soon became evident that although the Cheerleaders appeared to have bribed the umpire, who obviously did not see very well and did not know the rudiments of the game, that they were no match for elderly ladies of the community. ed After a series of smashing innings, the game was called because of the players being out of breath and as the challengers had not been clearly beaten they retained the trophy. The score was a 6-6 tie. y by Trevor Joseph Capturing a Cassiar Schmoo A’Schmoo is a creature from another planet. It looks like an ant with two. legs, three arms and four main body parts and one eye. ~ The largest is the digestive system. It eats trees. Tobogganers thank the Schmoo for eating the trees out of the way. You don’t get a Schmoo, it gets you. When you walk in the - woods in the end of March, the Schmoo zaps you with a special gun. The shot makes you go silly for about two weeks! ~~ ee Oe oe ee Ce