Page 14 Cassiar Courier September/October 1 988 BLUE VALLEY | FIGURE SKATING Submitted by Gail Harrison s.—_= Our club welcomes back all of our skaters and 2 special welcome to our newcomers. Also new to our club this year is Jody Miller, our coach. Jody hails from Whitehorse, but is not a stranger to us. Two years ago, Jody and his partner guest-skated in Cassiar. Jody’s background includes: 1982-83 Novice Dance, 8th in Canadian Championships; 1983-84 Junior Dance, 13th in Canadians; 1984-85 Junior Dance, 9th in Canadians; 1985-86 Junior Dance, 5th in Canadians; 1986- 87 Senior Dance, 11th in Canadians; 1987-88 Senior Dance, 14th in Canadians. As well as these achievements, Jody has also been the recipient of the Athlete of the Year Award for skating in 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985. In 1985 Jody was hon- oured as the Athlete of the Year for the Yukon Territory. The Yukon Territory Award of Excellence in Sports was awarded to Jody for the 1986-87 season. Jody has specialized in Ballroom Dance, Ballet, Jazz Dance, Physical Fitness Training, as well as national dance seminars, Outside of skating Jody enjoys music, cooking, sculpture, carving, fishing and PEOPLE. I’m sure you can now see why we are so excited ' about this skating season. Our’children will be offered the expertise of an accomplished skating coach, along with his creative background. These qualities, combined with our participation as parents of skaters, should produce an outstanding and successful skating season. Do come skate with us!! The Bridge Club is not yet meeting on a reg- ular basis. If you are interested in starting some evenings of bridge, please contact Kees Vanderpol (778-7567) or Sherry Sethen (778-7564). 2A gz i You can spend the Cat Cash” as you please on Arctic Cat® accessories, parts, trailers and atour deal- BUYAN'S9CAIX BY OCTOBER 31, AND WE'LL GIVE YOU $300 IN CAT CASH? The first General Meeting of the Cassiar Minor Hockey Association was held on Thursday, September 15. The few who attended decided to make some changes for the coming hockey sea- son. The monthly bingos of the past years have been scrapped, and in their place there will be two bingos with larger cash prizes, one to be held before Christmas and one after. The Toy Bingo will also be held for the children. The hockey practice schedule will be the same as last year. The season will run from Octo- ber 11 to December 9, 1988 and from January 3 to March 10, 1989, for a total of 19 weeks. The date for our yearly tournament was set for February 10, 11 and 12, 1989. A motion was also passed to include power skating instruction as a part of the weekly hockey practices. : The coaches for this year are Novice: Mike Landucci, Bob Wilson and Bob Randell; Atom: Ken Smith and Paul Driscoll; Pee Wee: Chuck Molloy and Vince Gibson; Bantam: Eldon Hardy. The registration fees have been increased to $100.00 per player for the 1988-89 hockey season. Parents are reminded to be sure their hock- ey players have approved and adequate hockey equipment, including a neck guard so the prac- tices will be safe: The next general meeting will be held on November 3, 1988 at 7:30 p.m. LIONESS CLUB NEWS I have to say, the news is not very good. We have to give our club up, due to lack of interest by people in town in doing some volunteer work and joining the club. So, no members, no club.. But we will still have our Christmas Bazaar this year - the last one - so let us make it a good one. It will be on the 19th November, | p.m. - 4 p.m. I'd like to thank all the people in town who were always ready to help the Lioness Club, especially Garry Periard. We had a lot of fun doing all our work over the last ten years. I started the club then, and it is my sad duty to say goodbye to the Lioness Club. Former Lioness President, Rita Brown ‘early. So stop A Cassiar Artist Plans His Future by Lorraine Lanteigne Working alone, often on his kitchen table at home in.Cassiar, Walter Comper creates. He is a fastidious man, demanding of his talent. ‘Breaks are part of it,” says Comper, “but if you get a break you must put in the hours of dedication that will make it work!” Many people have asked Comper why he chooses to live and work here in a remote area instead of in a more cosmopolitan setting. “I had opportunities to work elsewhere, but this is my home, and I can break into the broader art field just as well here as anywhere,” Comper maintains. A patient man, Comper is confident of what he re- fers to as “the plan”. “Yes,” he says with a smile, “it’s all a process, part of the plan!” In the last year, the artist has had five art exhibi- tions, the latest in Watson Lake at the Belvedere Hotel. This was arranged through the Amber Moon Gift Shop. Thirty of Comper’s works were on display. A variety of media providing an eclectic view of his art were presented, including paintings, handmade paper, drawings, masks and sculptures. Displays were placed in the hotel lobby, the gift shop and dining area. Comper states that the price tag on his work is subjective. “The materials, the quality of work, plus size determine part of the price. However, my own personal appreciation of the piece is a major contributor to its value.” Sales of his works are going well, and the artist is gaining a continual growth of appreciation and clientele. “My market place is expanding to include not only the northern area, but also Kelowna, Vancouver and Vic- toria.” Comper travels to Italy in September with his father Vito for five weeks. He looks forward to this trip for the time spent with his dad, who now lives in West- bank, B.C. It should be noted here that the elder Comper taught Walter much as a child to do with drawing. In fact, some of the portraits Vito did before coming to Canada are amazing. Talent runs in this family. “My first show after I return from Italy will be paintings in oil and acrylics,” states Comper. It will be impressionistic of his Italian trip. He hopes to accom- plish this before Christmas if everything goes according to plan. His future includes the development of a studio outside his home, and the production of a book with artist and author Susan Robinson, in which his mining pieces will be featured. He hopes to see this out before spring. ‘ “Woven Dreams”, on display in Watson Lake, is one interesting piece the artist is proud of. “My sister Mary’s doll dress was the inspiration for this, and it was built from the use of waferboard paint, splatter paint on plywood with applied etched glass, rock (biotite), and two hundred feet of copper wire woven through. Comper’s work will be available through the Arts and Cultural Centre in Cassiar, and at the gift shop in Watson Lake. Imagination, Dreams, Goals, and Results, these herald the success of one of Cassiar’s own, an artisan in our midst! CHEAP IMITATIONS CAN BEVERY COSTLY. | USE ONLY GENUINE ARCTIC CAT’ PARTS AND ACCESSORIES. When you need replacement parts or want some extra accessories for your Cat, dont seitle for cheap copies. Because inthe long run, they cost more. Accept no substitutes. Come to us for Genuine Arctic Cat” Parts and Accessories. DARREW’S CATS AUTHORIZED ARCTCO* ARCTIC CAT* ®Arctec Inc. 'S3$ *TrasemarksofArsico ine Impaired driving is the most serious crime in British Columbia and, for that matter, Canada. Here are the facts. In an average year in the Province of British Columbia: - 110 people are murdered; aaeay. - 250 people are killed in motor vehicle accidents invol- ving alcohol; ; ; - 450 people are wounded as a result of assaults, stabbings gunshot attacks and violent crimes; - 7,200 people are injured as the result of drinking driving accidents. ; Apart from considering what the cost in human suffering is, the financial costs are staggering, An estima- ted $130 million was spent by ICBC and other financial institutions last year to compensate people for the damage caused by impaired driving. The single most contributing factor to the high cost of automobile insurance is the impaired driver. Stop and think; in the community of Cassiar, how many times have you seen the same vehicle repeatedly involved in accidents? Each time those vehicles are fixed it causes an impact upon our insurance premiums, Last year there were approximately 22,000 people charged with impaired driving, driving with a blood alco- hol level over 80 milligrams of alcohol, and refusing to provide a breath sample. Although the courts at one time were rather easy on this type of offence, they have def inately reversed their position. The minimum fine is now OUR POINT CASSIAR R.C.MLP. set at $300.00 with a 6-month driving suspension. The maximum penalty for a first time offender is a $2000.00 fine, 6 months imprisonment and a 3-year prohibition from driving. On a second or subsequent offence the “minimum fine has been set at $2000.00 with mandatory imprisonment for 14 days and a 12-month prohibition “from driving. For a third conviction a mandatory 90-day imprisonment and a 1-year prohibition from driving. ‘Taking these penalties into consideration by themselves is misleading. One must also consider what it costs to retain a lawyer for defence, and the impact not having a driver’s licence causes, not only on the convicted person but on his or her family. : What can the average person do to reduce the risk of being charged with impaired driving? If you’re going out for the evening and will be consuming alcohol, per- haps someone should be designated as the driver for the evening and abstain from any drinking. If you find your- self a bit over your limit, instead of driving call a friend for a ride or perhaps walk home. The answer to the problem is complex; however, some planning before- hand can avoid serious problems in the future. The purpose of this article and future articles will be to inform the people of Cassiar about legal problems confronting them, and problems they encounter with crime. If anyone has any suggestions, questions or pro- blems, please feel free to write to the editor of the Cass- iar Courier and it will be passed on to us, Police Continue Search For Alaskan Man’s Killer Police have released a poster of a man who was murdered sometime shortly after travelling through the Yukon in June. The picture of Phillip Innes Foster is being dis- tributed through the Yukon and British Columbia. Police are seeking assistance from anyone who may recall seeing Fraser or his 1983 Volkswagen Jetta. RCMP are also seeking information regarding a fat and smelly hitchhiker who was seen in the company of Fraser south of Dease Lake near 40 Mile Flats around June 17 or 18. } The body of the 33-year-old Anchorage, Alaska man was found in a gravel pit on Highway 37A, near Stewart, B.C. on July 22, approximately six weeks after he left Anchorage to travel to university in the south. But the Volkswagen he was driving was discovered gutted by fire in Prince George on June 19, says an RCMP news release. Police say Fraser entered the Yukon at Beaver Creek and travelled along the Alaska Highway until turning south at Upper Liard onto the Stewart-Cassiar Highway. _ Bee Stich Phillip Innes Fraser, of Anchorage. ~ Fraser is described by police as being 175 centi- metres in height, 52 kilograms in weight, light build, light brown hair, blue eyes and normally dressed in blue jeans and a shirt and sweater. , The unknown hitchhiker is described as being 177 centimetres in height, 91 to 99 kilograms in weight, brown short hair with a wave, heavy set with a bulge in the midriff, fat neck, badly decayed teeth, strong body odour, slow speech and light facial hair under chin. He was wearing a blue or white T-shirt and ‘red or burgundy coloured pants and running shoes. pack on a packboard and a small day pack. The hitchhiker was dropped off at 40 Mile Flats south of Dease Lake by another unknown person driving a dark-colored pickup truck with a light stripe down the side. RCMP are requesting particular information on the hitchhiker and the person who dropped him off. Anyone with any information regarding any of the three people and the murder of Fraser can contact Sgt. Jim King of the Yukon RCMP “M” Division in Whitehorse. The number is (403) 667-5555. SSSI SSSA SSESESS ASSESSES He was carrying a Cassiar Courier September/Uctober 1988 Page 15 I —————— i COURT NEWS" f { : i d } 4 | OS i ; } } ) } : d Provincial Court was held in Good Hope Lake on AWednesday, August 31st, 1988. Judge D.B. Overend presiding. CHRISTOPHER NUYENS, is charged under ction 245 C.C.C, for assault. Preliminary hearin, was set for October 26th in Cassiar. VICTOR CORNELL was charged under the otor Vehicle Act. He pleaded guilty and was fined 200.00. JOSEPH WATSON was charged with public mischief Sec. 128 C.C.C.. He pleaded guilty and was fined $400.00 or 15 days in jail. ROBERT RANDELL - pleaded not guilty to charge of assault. Trial was set for 26th of Ocoober at Cassiar. TIMOTHY OWENS charged with Possession of Stolen Property under Sec. 312 C.C.C. failed to appear. A warrant was issued for his arrest. GARY TIMMERMAN pleaded not guilty to charge of impaired, Sec. 237 C.C.C.. Trial was set ‘or 26th of October in Cassiar. KENNETH SCOTT pleaded not guilty to impaited driving, Sec. 237 C.C.C. Trial was set for- Yctober 26 in Cassiar. VINCENT DENNIS charged under Sec. 237 -C.C. for impaired failed to appear. A warrant was sued for his arrest. COLIN ANDERSON reserved a plea of assault Sec. 245 C.C.C. until October 26th in Cassiar. j WILLIAM JOHNNY on trial for assault was found guilty. Sentencing was adjourned until Oct. 26th in Cassiar. dete ERNIE DENNIS on. trial for theft of property Sec. 312, C.C.C. was ordered to stand trial on Ogtober 26th after a witness failed to appear. Yukon. Anniversaries Director Appointed WHITEHORSE — The ‘¥-:kcr Anniversaries Commission has an executive director to manage the planning for 1992 celebrations marking the 5Gth anniversary of construction of the Alaska Highway and the Klondike Gold Rush ce «- tennial celebrations in 1998. ; Yukon Comunissioner, and anniversaries commis- sio1: chair, Ken McKinr.on today announced the appoint- ment of RCMP Sergeant Rcn Pond as the anniversaries commission’s executive director. He will take over his new duties on October 11. Pond’s diverse community involvement has inclu- ded ‘wo terms as president of the Lake Laberge Lions Club, director of the Whitehorse Lions Society, secretary for the Yukon Curling Association, director of the West- mark Hotels Adviso=; Board and co-ordinztor of the Skill for Adolescence Program. He has ‘served as promotions chair for the Yukon Curling Association and host chairman for the 1987 Na- tional Police Curling Championships eld in Whitehorse and was responsible for introduci-g and establishing the “Try Hugs Not Drugs” program thrcugh the Lake Laberge Lions Club. “Ron’s interests in the community, his Cirect participation in numerous community and recreational events and his outstandirg management of the 1987 Na- tional Police Curling Champiorships convinced me and my fellow members on the anniversaries commissicn that he has the experience and enthusiasm to oversee the plan- ning for the two exciting anniversaries coming up in the Yukon,” McKinnon said. The Yukon Anniversaries Commission was esta- ‘blished last spring by Tourism Minister David Forter to set policy cxiteria for celebration projects. epprove pro- jects, and seek and disburse funds. . Initially appcinted as members of the commission were former Yukon commissioners Doug Bell, Ione Christ- ensen, Art Pearson and Jim Smith. They: have since been joined by Isabelle “immer of Haines Juncti-n, Mary McCulloch of Watson Lake and John Gould of Dzwson City, who were rominated by the association cf Yukon Communities; Chuck Halliday re- presenting the Yukon Chamber of Comraerce; David Phil- pott from the Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon; Jean Hogan from the Council for Yukon Indians; and Lori Jackson of the. Yuken Historical and Museums. Association.“ °" oo SOS SSS SSSSSssssssssssssss = 8 Ba Cy ~ hh Bo ¢