Page 4 Cassiar Courier April 1989 LES BUCHERONS! On the evening of February 16, a good crowd of Cassiarites were treated to an evening of music, dance, and involvement, courtesy of Les Bucherons. Gilbert Parent (artistic director) and his partner David Woods pro- vided a highly-entertaining concert based on the songs and dances of traditional French-Canadian culture. This in- cluded a variety of “low-tech” and unusual instruments such as the spoons, dancing men, saws and button accor- dion. Employment Opportunity ACCOUNTING CLERK/TYPIST FOR THE CASSIAR HOSPITAL The above position will be permanent full time effective April 24th, 1989. Responsibilities will include: accounting, bookkeeping, typing, medical records, patient admissions, purchasing and reception relief. Qualifications: A graduate from a recognized secretarial/accounting program is pre- ferred but related work experience will be considered. Must possess strong accounting skills, be computer literate, type a minimum of 55 WPM and have good public relation skills. A knowledge of medical termin- ology and dictaphone experience an asset. Please submit resume to: 3 KATHLEEN DYCHER Cassiar Hospital Box 280 Cassiar, B.C. VOC 1E0 TEL: 778-7234 as The “Les Bucherons”’ concept was developed by Gilbert Parent several years ago in an attempt to broaden awareness and appreciation of French-Canadian culture. Parent himself was raised in a French-speaking community in the Peace River Country in northern Alberta. Les Bucherons pride themselves on involving their audiences. This was accomplished in Cassiar by having “sing-along” numbers, a log-sawing contest (two children vs. two men vs. two women) accompanied by the song “Scie le bois”, and the recruitment of “volunteer’’ per- cussion players of spoons, bones, jaw-harps, dancing men and saws. Les Bucherons provided a fun evening of music and variety, evoking a warm response from their audience. AQUINO - CANADIAN CONCERT ACCORDIONIST Tues. April 18th 8 p.m. Ralf Voss Centre Tickets on sale at the door Adults $12 Children $5 It is wonderful to have the opportunity of partici- pating in concerts of live music, as offered by the present Stikine Concert Series. The final musician in this series will be Leo Aquino, a concert accordionist. Reports of his performance indicate that he will be every bit as enter- taining as the Vancouver Wind Trio and Les Bucherons have been. CASSIAR SECONDARY SCHOOL 2 HD ANNUAL “NOVELATHON™ (Sustained writing contest) DATES Monday April 10 3:30-9:00 pm (dinner reek 500-600 pm) Tuexctay April 11 330- 9-00 pm (dinner break 500-600 pm) PLACE (Caseiar Secondary School (00m to be announced) ENTRY DEADLINE Friday April 7, 1999 at 330 pm NOTE 1. There must bea minimum of five (5)cortestants in oxder for the contest to proceed. 2. Open tall Cassar Secondary School students and Snowsidge Bementary stuctertsin geades6 and 7. 3. Contestants may not bring in any pse-wiitten maternal nor fies ana computer disk a Students may use a computer for writing the stories. Ongping handevriten 6. Both fictional or non-fctionsl writing is acceptable. 7. Allenties wil be pxiged by a theee-member committee (possibly inducing, one professionel writer). Winning entries will be published in the CSS. newspaper and the Cassinr Courier (subject to editosiel approval). & Atleestone teachersuperviscor wil sways be psesent. 9. Prizes will be awarded for the best writing in the following categories provided there are at least 2 contestants in eactr Grades6-7 . Gencles 8-10 Gracies 11-12 Advance Notice CASSIAR HOSPITAL SOCIETY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING JUNE 15, 1989 In order to vote at the Annual General Meeting, you must have been a member in good standing for An annual at least one month prior to the meeting date. membership in the Hospital Society costs $1.00, payable to: K. Dycher, Administrator Cassiar Hospital Further notices will be posted at a later date. E. Studd, President Cassiar Hospital Society ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN COMMUNITY CHURCH SERVICES 1st, 3rd and 5th Sundays 2nd and 4th Sundays 10:30 a.m. Sunday HOLY EUCHARIST MORNING WORSHIP THRIFT SHOP 2nd and 4th Wednesdays - 7 to 8 p.m. MINISTER _ Rev. Allan Studd PHONE 778-7239 “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” I’m not sure where that little saying comes from, but, wherever, it seems very true to my experience of Cassiar. Nowhere, except in Cassiar, have I had such fun, made so many real friends, been loved by so many people and had such satisfaction in what I was doing. The reverse is also true. Only during my time in Cassiar have I ever © been so hassled and set upon by my superior, and been given less credit for the things I have done well. By the time you are reading this column I will no longer be the Anglican priest at All Saints Church. After three years of conflict with Bishop Ferris, he has finally pulled the plug and I have been relieved of my employment as of March 31. This is my final column as far as the Church goes, though you will still see my writing in other sections of the paper. Our plans are uncertain. We are staying until the end of June, when we plan to take a long holiday in On- tario. Our hope is to return to Cassiar where the whole family has many interests and commitments, but we have to make decisions between a career in the Church or to pursue other interests of which we have many. When we first decided to come to Cassiar in the eatly months of 1985 I had a good idea of the sort of . by Allan Studd Northern Lights College - Stikine Campus is pleased to announce some major changes in its oper- ation and set-up which will help us to serve your educ- ation needs better. Effective April 2, the Cassiar Learn- ing Centre will be open Monday through Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to noon and 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. as well as our regular Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings. We will be closed Fridays. We have noticed that use of the Centre is limited on Fridays, but the demand is high at the beginning of the week. We are pleased to announce, also, that our com- munity programmers are going to have their hours in- ‘creased. Programmers in Atlin and Dease Lake will increase to 20 hours a week and the Programmer in Cassiar will go to 30 hours a week. This will be effective by September 1st. As well, the District Administrator, Tom O’Connor, is going to reduce his contract to half time preferring to live in New Brunswick and work as a consultant to the Stikine in two summer blocks. This has diverted more time and salary to the Programmers. There also has been more capital money granted to the Stikine which will help us improve our equip- ment and services in the fields of computer know- ledge and library facilities. We are expecting more computers to be in place at all our Centres by Sept- ember. As well, with the building of a new high school in Cassiar, the College is negotiating to purchase the new portable sections of the old school. This will give us 5,000 square feet of office and instruction space and the ability to greatly increase our program. It is rather far in the future, but we are already planning for such things as business programs, technical skills upgrading and a distance learning centre consisting of state of the art teleconferencing equipment. Upcoming events and courses. Tuesday, April 18: Leo Aquino, classical accordionist in concert at the Ralf Voss Centre, at 8:00 p.m. Admission by sub- scription ticket or $12.00 at the door. May 19th. For those wishing to obtain or upgrade ministry that was needed in a mining town in the North. From the very beginning I tried to reach into every cor- ner of this town so that Christian ministry could be known and felt, not just viewed from afar. The Christian faith involves much more than emotions and feelings. It is a complete way of life and is played out in everything that we do and say and feel. It creeps into every corner of our lives. These convictions steered everything that I did in Cassiar. To some it may have seemed unconventional. To me it just seemed right and because it was right I could never back down from the route I have taken. That con- sistency and refusal to bend is what eventually did me in. This is the season of Easter, and Easter is the cul- mination of a very deliberate journey by Jesus Christ into the eye of the storm. For him, trouble could have just as easily been avoided by remaining in his home province and being simply a local preacher of a new and interesting message. Instead he chose to go to Jerusalem where he had no illusions about the sort of trouble that awaited him, The result of those events is, of course, Easter mor- ning - the victory over death and the core of the Christian message. I know that many of you would be the first to remind me that I have told you on many occasions that a death in our lives, whether spiritual or physical, is a door way to new and exciting avenues. I have done what I had to do in Cassiar and the results have been both painful and joyous. That is the way of life. No doubt something new and exciting will come out of our present mess. I have never allowed myself to lead a boring life and that will continue to be true of my future. Life in Cassiar and All Saints Church has been a marvellous experience. Nowhere have we ever encoun- tered such warmth and such love. Every now and then as we participate in the human journey we run into a time and a place and a group of people who change the course of our journey and leave us with special memories that are unmatched ever again. Cassiar has been such an experi- ence for us. My gratitude cannot be expressed in words. Thank you to everyone who has joined us in the past four years in a really extraordinary adventure. May God bless your lives greatly in the years to come. Se a i i i es oo ie i + Yay, de = Gp. te + by “oy Be : : ) , + KIDS CLUB. 3) Be All Saints Church be : + 172 Elliott Street : : + | : poe GNBINS ges oe te Mes ¢ + < Mondays - 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. < + Peing + eS + EEEPEEEFEEES ESET HES their ticket. This is an 80 hour course, taking place two evenings a week and all day Sunday. The instruc- tor is Joe Hebert. Cost is $300.00. Quilting: beginning Tuesday, April 11th, Tues- day evenings for four weeks. Put your creative talents into this traditional art form and produce a wallhanging. Instructor is Sheryl Yakiwchuk. Cost is $30.00 plus supplies. Computers: We are looking at the possibility of running a number of courses through April and May. Advanced Microsoft Works, Wordperfect and tutorial sessions to help with your own home computer prob- lems are possibilities. At press time we do not have final confirmation on these courses. For these and any other courses, please feel free to contact us at the Learning Centre. We are also begin- ning to plan for September and the Fall. If you have ideas or suggestions for programs or if there is some- 0 Fndustriak First Aid? beginning -April 9th until-- ~ thing we are not doing that we should be-doing, come-. » in and tell us. Our telephone number is 778-7878. RALF VOSS CENTRE by David Kenny The Ralf Voss Centre (RVC) is: operational, thanks to the hard work of dedicated volunteers and the support of the Cassiar Community. Janel Stewart (Arts and Cultural Co-ordinator), was hired recently to help organize and promote programs and events, held within the Centre. The following is a brief summary of major events at the Centre in the month of February, February 11 - A fund raising “Sweetheart Dinner” presented by the RVC Board was sold out. The three course dinner was prepared and presented by Garry Periard et al with after dinner musical entertainment provided by Marc Poulin and David Kenny. February 16 - The Vancouver Wind Trio played their unique blend of chamber ensembles to an enthus- iastic house, their performance was very entertaining and lighthearted. The Trio are part of the Stikine Concert Series 1989 presented by Northern Lights College with Overture Concerts. February 24 - Ralf’s Cafe opened for business, serving up coffee, refreshments and snacks to all comers. The original decor, construction, design and operation of the Cafe are the result of hard work by Gigi Bundan and Walter Comper. Upcoming events: March 16 - Les Bucherons (the Lumberjacks) will perform a variety of songs, stories and jig dances in true habitant fashion in the main room at the RVC. Showtime is 8:00 p.m. April 12 - The Invisible Man will be presented by the Axis Mime Theatre at Cassiar Secondary School. Ticket prices are $10 for adults and $5 for children with the show starting at 7:30 p.m. proceeds will go to the RVC. The Centre has an ongoing display of artwork by local high school and elementary school students, come in and take a look. 4 Fr. Joseph Leverge SCHEDULE Saturday Mass 7:00 p.m. Sunday “ass 11:00 a.m. Video Hentals a4 No Membership Fees * Open 7 Days a Week ‘Noon =F p.m. 313 Tagish St. 778-7480 Come In and ~~ ~See Our Selection eS eens a ae