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CASSIAR SCHOOL

ADVISORY BOARD

The Cassiar School Advisory Board held its reg-
ular monthly meeting on November 7th in the
staffroom at the school. Present at the meeting
were Dick Chambers, Fred Cousins, Brenda Erne-
wein, Kathy DeCecco and Mary Isaaks. It was de-
cided that future meetings would be held on the
first Wednesday of every month.

The meeting dealt with three main issues. First,
the concern over the malfunction of the fire
alarm system in the school. Second, the .prepar-
ations for the Parent-Teacher Night, and thirdly,
the revision of the Board’s aims and objectives.

The Board agreed to write to the Superintendent
and the Secretary-treasurer expressing their strong

‘concern for the childrens’ saféty in a school with

no fire alarm system functioning.

Mary Isaaks reported that the Advisory Board
would use the theme ‘‘The Parent — The Child’s
First Teacher” at a display on Parent-Teacher
Night.

On November 14th most of the Advisory Board
were on hand to talk with parents and discuss
ways of helping children at home. The gym had
books, games and other child guidance activities
displayed. Ron Schmidt kindly loaned a very
warm and touching display of children’s photos.
Coffee and refreshments were served to the
parents.

The Board would like to thank Mrs. Sethan, Miss
Christie, Mrs. Guderjahn, Mrs. Fugere, Ron
Schmidt and Dick Chambers for their valuable
contributions. te ne

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Considerable time has been spent by the Advisory
Board updating their aims and guidelines. The
Board is now more certain about such consider-
ations as who is eligible to be on the board and
how the members should function.

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At the next ‘meeting in December the Board has

asked the Director of Instruction, Malcolm Mc- -

Murray, to be their guest. The following meeting
will be a public one on Sex Education, with
Helen Read, Public Health. Nurse, as the main
guest.

The Advisory Board would like to wish all the
parents, teachers and especially the children a
very Merry Christmas — and to the parents a spec-
ial hope for 1980 — that efforts will be made on
the part of all of us who live here toward better
parenting.

SEER IES ES EM GEN ES IS IS

NEWS

Best wishes for a Happy Holiday Season from the. ©

Staff of the Cassiar Public Library.

The Library. will be closed Monday, Dec, 24, and
Monday, December 31, 1979.

LIBRARY HOURS

6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Mondays

Tuesdays Closed

Wednesdays 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
_ Thursdays 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
- Fridays 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
' Saturdays Closed

Sundays 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.

by Hilde Guderjahn

Local Man
Sentenced

On November 15, in Vancouver, B.C.

a sentence of fifteen months was handed
down to Peter Sherwood, who. was
found guilty of manslaughter in the
shooting death of Jack Spycher on July
8, 1979, in Cassiar, B.C.

Bridge Club News
The Bridge Club continues to meet every Tuesday
evening in the Upper Leisure Room of the Rec
Centre. Bridge starts at 7:30 p.m. If you are in-

terested please feel free to drop in on Tuesdays —
new players are always welcome.

A Bridge Social will be held early in the New Year

Watch for the date in the C.C.C. News.

‘There will be no bridge on Tuesdays between

December 12 and January 8, 1980.

By C. Cousins

21. 11. 79- Fifty people viewed the space in the
Arts and Crafts Centre and then reconvened in
the Arena Lounge to discuss its organization.
‘Frank Buckley chaired the meeting: He opened
the discussion with a financial resumé of the Arts
and Crafts Centre.

Six trailers were donated by Cassiar Asbestos
Corporation, approximately $18,000.00 is coming
from the Clinton Creek Community Club for the
express purpose of use in an Arts & Crafts Centre,
the Town Council has spent.a large part of their
budget for contracted construction (Surface
Dept.), installation of ‘utilities and the’ kiln
(Scotties), subsidization of a carpenter’s wage,
and building supplies: A Canada Works Grant of
$21,168.00 supplied the salaries for the five em-
ployees (@$138 a week) and a small amount for
materials. It was stated that if the Town Council
has sufficient funds it would complete the inter-
ior. The Arts and Crafts Society would be re-
sponsible for operating and maintenance costs, as
well as co-ordination of activities.

Mr. Buckley then outlined the concept of an Arts
Council, an umbrella organization encompassing
all of the artistic and cultural activities in the
community. Each group would have represent-
ation on the board of the council. This council
would be largely responsible for exposing the arts

on the local level through festivals or arts fairs,
‘and on a provincial and federal level through the ‘

application for grants. é

REFLECTIONS =

Christmas: time again! It certainly seems to roll
around quickly... Unginiond sar ‘A

It’s the time of year I like best in Cassiar. It’s
that time when troubles seem to be silenced un-
der our snow-white blanket.

I think too - for many - it is a time to think of
families far away.

I suppose we all experience a feeling of melan-
choly as we try again to dial the number of a
fondly remembered friend or relative. Some re-
sidents will be so affected that they will venture

- out on Christmas Eve to make their annual visit

a viable consideration but that it was the second —
step. The first step is to organize a group specif- —

to:a church.

I’m sure no matter how we celebrate our Christ-
mas or how we remember long forgotten Christ-
mases of the past - I hope all of you have a feel-
ing of warmth in your heart as you settle down
to enjoy your new-found friends in what might
be your first Christmas in the North.

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Vonnie Dixon from Fort St. John, a director on
the Board of Northern Lights College, enlarged
on this concept by describing how the Arts Coun-
cil functions in her community. ©

It was generally agreed that the Arts Council was

ically to do with the Arts and Crafts Centre.

Nominations were opened to fill the positions of

' chairman, co-chairman, and seven board members

Connie Cousins, Barbara Buck, Sherry Sethan,
Don Taylor, Laura Andrews, Sue Chambers,
Marie Brand, Perry Bringsli, and Pauline Woodrow
were elected. It was stressed that this group must
run in a systematic, business-like fashion and that
if the elected body goes to its membership for
help and gets nowhere; the board gets nowhere.

There was some discussion regarding the work left
to be done in the building, as well as outfitting .
and supplying the studios.

We would like to accommodate you when we or-
ganize the programs and studio spaces in the Arts
and Crafts Centre. Please help us.

NAME. Ke i
ADDRESS : ;

Ph. No. Sr ah u

I would like to learn the skills of (list your preferences on.
a priority basis):

I would like to have access to studio space for: _

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I am capable and willing to teach:

There are possibilities for every member of the com-!

munity to be involved-insthe activities of the Arts & Crafts |

Cenffé, *S0° please’ encourage any’ interested member of.
your. family to fill out a form. (Children should include .
their age).

You can drop your reply into specially marked boxes in A

the Cookery, the Rec. Centre, or the Bank, or mail them ,

to Box-178, Cassiar, B.€. by January 1, 1980. — i

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WE MADE IT! —

It wasn’t easy but we finally made it! The Cassiar
Concert had to sell 278 membership subscriptions
in order to cover the cost of the artists fees for all
six concerts and in the final week before the first
concert we met our goal. We would like to thank
Mr. Werner Schneeberger for allowing members
of the Concert Society executive to appear on
T.V. locally, as part of our advertising campaign.
We’re sure it helped a lot in that it brought our
aims to the notice of the public.

Now that we no longer have to be concerned with
artists fees we have turned our full attention to
the raising of funds to pay for theatre improve-
ments and a piano. Those of you who were at the
first concert or who have since been to the
theatre will have noticed the stage addition and
also the beautiful baby grand piano. The building
of the stage cost $13,110 and the Knabe piano
which was purchased in Vancouver, cost a total of
$7200. This price includes the shipping costs.
This means that we haye to raise approximately
$22,000 for the above items plus other minor
expenses: We have already made a good start
in our fund-raising endeavors.

We have to date raised $5700 from various events
held in the past year. These include two bake
sales, a raffle, a bazaar, Klondike Nite and various
minor donations.

We have also realised a profit

of $3618 from the sale of lottery tickets which :

brings our total to $9368. While we are extrem-
ely pleased with our efforts so far we must point
out that our success is due in the main part to
your continued support. r

Our bake sale and bazaar held on November 17th
was a huge success. We would like to thank all
those people who donated handicrafts and baked
goods’ for this évert-and especially the girls who
came to the work bees each week.Also thanks
must go to Marvel Travel Services Ltd.,The Final
Touch, and Carlene’s Coiffures for the donation
of prizes for the Klondike Nite games. Last but
not least we would like to thank the Can-Can girls
for their tremendous efforts,Werner Schneeberger
for the music and all the people who helped out
both during the daytime and the evening.

ENGLISH PUB NITE — JANUARY 19, 1980

Ifyou are looking for a casual evening of fun and enter-
tainment you should call in to Ye Olde Pig & Whistle.”
There you will be treated to a good old fashioned sing-
a-long and traditional pub fare — all in the atmosphere
of an Englsih Pub, Think you can drink a Yard of Ale —
then come on out and enter our competition. There will
also be a dart match — fancy dress style. Each team en-
tering the competition must consist of 9 people. Since
this event is a month away you have plenty of time to
Organize your teams and get in some practice. If you
don’t think you can stand the pace then you can just sit
quietly in the “‘snug’” and enjoy your PINT. All in all,
the evening sounds very promising — hope to see you
there! ‘ :

New Cassiar Theatre Stage and Piano

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and best wishes

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THE TRAGIC LIFE AND LOVES OF THE

IMMORTAL EDITH PIAF.

RECREATE A PARIS BISTRO ON YOUR
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