t core Boe . — -)° =" , S23 Ue eter eT € me vu Page 4 September 1983 Cassiar Courier Golf in the snow! Well not exactly, but we do expect to be able to play. golf for 4-5 months per year from mid May to mid Octob- er. For those who have not already heard, a 9 hole course is being developed adjacent to the Cassiar Airstrip. During the summer a few individuals left behind in Cassiar were kindly given permission by Brinco to use a tractor and grader in order to begin establishing a golf course. Many thanks to. John VanDamme and Larry Prince, who contributed a considerable amount of their leisure time and to others who helped to complete the first 3 holes. These holes have been hydroseeded. Tees, bunkers and greens are established, although work is still required on these areas. Shouldn‘t have too much trouble with trees. The first three holes have only three! For those interested in taking a look, the grass is showing very. well in spite of the weather: A word of CAUTION however, signs have been placed which must be ° followed if proceeding to the golf course or gun range. Please do not drive along the airstrip for obvious safety reasons. On reaching the gun range cars should be parked on the sand area provided and to avoid damage to the course, only walk on the golf course where the ground is firm. ; Enough of rules, there will be plenty of those when the golf starts. As it was unknown how much interest there would be in golfing, a meeting was held on August 18, 1983. The in- tention was to assess how many more holes it would be worthwhile establishing. From the attendance and subse- quent discussion it was agreed to carry out clearing and grading for 6 more holes to establish a 9 hole course. This work has to be completed by mid October as the equip- ment will not be available next year, k All those attending the meeting agreed to volunteer 4 hours every few weeks in order to complete the necessary work before the snow sets in. Anyone wishing to add their names to the list should contact Paul Clarke at 778-7280 (home) or Local 213 (work). In Particular, tractor and grader operators are required to complete the clearing work for the extra holes. All those names on the list will be contacted individu- ally concerning the next meeting, which will be held to- wards the end of October. The date and place will be gen- erally advertised as well. It is intended that this will be an inaugural general meeting to formally establish a golf club. If you are interested in playing or having a say in how the club is set up, then please come along. [SSIES OE EE AON cs Gassiar Liors To begin my year as Public Relations Chairman for the Cassiar Lions Club, | would like to start with a quick explanation of what the Club in Cassiar is ‘all about. Before being asked to join—! was of the opinion (as too many Cassiarites are) that it is a private little club ded- icated to their own good times. Since joining | have found that to be far from the case. For the size of the Club, they are involved in more projects than any other organization in this Community. We are a member of District 49—This includes all of Alaska, Yukon, N.W.T. and Cassiar is the only B. C. Club. With that thought in mind, anyone with the time and dedication to the Community, that is interested or curious about becoming a Lion—talk to any member. P.S. We do have our Good Times—Alll work and no Play makes Jack a dull boy! I'd like to present a rundown of the last year’s activi- ties. , We have a liason with the Boy Scouts, maintain the Lions Campground at Chain Lakes, maintain the Cassiar Cemetery, sponsor and co-ordinate the C.N.1.B. drive, put on Oktoberfest, participate in the Remembrance Day par- ade, put on Monte Carlo and Mother's Day brunch, send a teenager to Youth Camp in Alaska, maintain the child- ren’s playground, assisted at the Simmons Lake activities and provided a yearly bursary to a deserving graduate, and assisted in the childreng baseball. To go over certain areas in more detail:—and if you have any queries or suggestions on any of the categories please feel free to contact the Lion mentioned, as they are the 1983/84 chairman of that committee. LIONS CAMPGROUND:— Derek Walker A special thanks to Peter Cartwright, although not a Lion he certainly does a good job keeping it clean. New picnic tables were a possibility but have been put on hold—due to past vandalism (people using the tables for firewood in the winter). CASSIAR CEMETERY:—Rick Mercer Gravel has been spread and some concrete work has yet to be done. LIONS DEN:— Lothar Kutz Some improvements have been made and more are plan- ned. The den is available for meetings or parties. C.N.1.B.:—Lothar Kutz The C.N.1.B. drive is from the 2nd to 8th of Oct., this year, province wide. A reminder —the Lions Club is the only authorized collector of contributions in Cassiar. Last year $2077 was collected in Cassiar, a good show, but lets make it more this year—it is a very worthwhile cause. OKTOBERFEST:— Tim Walters This year’s date has not been set yet, due to entertain- ment bookings, but it promises to be better than ever. (Rumours of Draft Beer). REMEMBRANCE DAY:-— Ed Duffy - MONTE CARLO:—chairman undecided Last year was great in co-ordination with the Concert So- ciety. Possibly more and/or different attractions this year. LOTTERY TICKETS:— Richard Rudkowsky A reminder to any groups that want to purchase a regular number of tickets—Loto, Provincial or Express, please see Richard and a standing order can be placed. RAFFLES:— Brian Lundale There are a couple of large prize, limited tickets, raffles planned for this year. Watch for them. “WEI. WE ' “Welcome to Cassiar’’ , (7 / SIGN CONTEST By Dave Brocklebank LIONS CONVENTION:— Dave Brocklebank Last years convention was in Sitka, Alaska. An education- al and entertaining event. Cassiar, with a small member- ship had as many Lions there as such large clubs as Fair- banks and Anchorage. GOOD SHOW CASSIAR. Next year’s is in Whitehorse. YOUTH CAMP:—Tim Walters Rob Best was the lucky person selected to go to the camp at North Pole, Alaska. From all reports, a very enjoyable time. Any teenagers interested in next year’s camp watch ~- for the competition through the school next April. The camp has teenagers coming from as far away as Korea and Germany. : CHILDRENS PLAYGROUND:-—Brian Beaudry and John Colak:— Vandalism strikes again. Some older kids abuse and spoil the enjoyment of the younger children. Anyone seeing vandalism, please report it. The tires you see in the park are-going to be made into a fence around the perimeter. — We have plans for new and different equipment but the summer-shutdown put plans back somewhat. Picnic tables were installed. TROUTLINE CREEK PARK:—Ed Duffy Hopefully in co-operation with Town Council and the Community Club, the area below the swimming pool will become a park/playground area. SIMMONS LAKE:— Richard Rudkowsky fi, We are going to install a boat dock at the lake but again the summer shutdown set back plans. Possibly the dock can be done this winter and put on the ice ready for the Spring thaw, MINOR SPORTS:— Merv Prier Last year we helped the children’s baseball and a wind-up feed for them. This year we would like to get involved in more children's sports. BURSARY:—Tim Walters Congratulations to Wendy Cartwright, winner of this year’s bursary—good luck in your studies at U. of Vic! The selection is co-ordinated through the high school. This year we are contemplating putting up a Com- munity Christmas Tree, a large one, somewhere central, such as by Town Administration. For every level of con- tributions received (for a worthwhile cause—such as Crippled Children or something similar) another set of = lights will be illuminated. By Christmas Eve hopefully the whole tree will be lit anda Community Christmas Carol Sing, complete with hot chocolate, can be held around the - tree. In June we had our installation of new officers along with the Lioness Club at an enjoyable dinner. Congratulations on a good year to our past executive. President:—Tim Walters Secretary: —Derek Walker Treasurer:—Norm Cosnett Lion of the Year:—Brian Beaudry Good Luck in the coming year to our new executive. President:—Norm Cosnett Secretary:—Tim Walters Treasurer:—Richard Rudkowsky The Lions Club is the world’s largest service organiza- tion——get involved! C.N.LB. Did you know there are over 6,000 blind persons in B. C. and Yukon? Did you know there are around 675 new blind per- _ sons a year in B. C. and Yukon? Did you know the C.N.1.B. runs a counselling service, a children’s service, support service and material aid to blind and partially blind persons with no government funding or involvement? How? All by donations from People like you. Blindness comes from many sources:—Birth, chemi- cals, intense light, medical reasons, industrial and home accidents. The aid and assistance to blind people comes from your heart through the C.N.1 .B. October 2nd to 8th, Lions Club members will be ap- proaching you to ask for your help in continuing Cassiars good record of contributions, Please Remember. The Cassiar Lions are the only Anglican Church - | News | Rev’d Bill Morrison Sundays: 11:00.a.m. Family Service Sunday School. Wednesdays: 7:30p.m. Holy Communion New incumbents have been appointed to twe area Parishes. The Rev. David Pritchard, a third-year student at the College of Emmanuel and St. Chad in Saskatoon, is doing his internship term at the Church of St. John the Baptist in Watson Lake. David is no stranger to the North: from. 1975 to 1981 he was with the Department of Education in the Yukon Territory, where he was Assistant Superin- tendent. In the late ’50’s David was principal of the Cas- star School, and was, for some time, lay reader in charge of All Saints Church. After Christmas, David will return to Saskatoon for _his final term; and it is expected that he will return to Watson Lake permanently next May. Mr. Roger Holmes comes to St. Aidan’s Church, Telegraph Creek from Yorkshire, by way of Scotland. He is a graduate of Oxford University and the Edinburgh Theological College. How does a person from Great Britain end up in the Diocese of Yukon? Well, in this case it was because of a wedding. When Gwen Robbins, who used to teach school in Cassiar, married the Rev. Michael Ingham in West Vancouver last year, Roger was Michael’s best man. Yukon’s Bishop Ferris, as well as others from the North, was at the wedding, and met Roger there. From that contact came an invitation to consider service in the Diocese of Yukon, and now Roger is established as lay incumbent in Telegraph Creek. It’s likely that Roger will be ordained deacon in a few months’ time. TOWN COUNCIL by Dave Brocklebank We hope you all had an enjoyable summer and that the weather where ever you were--was better than it was here in Cassiar country. - The Town Council had a quiet summer as most mem- bers were away. Now we are back to work. We are in the process of selecting a new dog catcher now that Pat Far- rell has left us. We hope the new one will do a good job and-any. dog related .complaints-you have can be turned in to Town Administration. - New Park area under construction We are at present, evaluating the cost of sidewalk re- pairs for Malozemoff and Connell Drive. We are hoping to co-ordinate with the Lions Club and the Community Club on the development of a park area below the swimming pool, by Troutline Creek. Anyone who has looked down there recently will see the area has been worked on and grass is trying to grow through the continual rainfall. Ten- tative plans call for picnic tables, Bar-B-Q's, playground equipment, a bridge over the run-off creek, and stairs down the’bank. The Town Council will be holding elections for Town * Councillors on Monday Oct. 3rd, in the Retail Store. Please get out and VOTE. The Town Council Annual General Meeting and in- stallation of new members will be at the Public Library at 8 p.m. on the 6th of Oct. 1983. EVERYONE WELCOME IP &W Services > Library News By Bill Morrison Library Hours: Sunday 2-4and6-9 Monday 6-9 Tuesday 1-4 Thursday 1-4 Friday 6-9 After a summer of reduced hours of opening, the Li- brary has now returned to its regular schedule. The Library Board is in the process of hiring a Li- brary Assistant to work with the Librarian. At time of writing nine applications have been received. The New Li- brary Assistant will staff the desk during the evening opening hours. Librarian Bill Morrison will work the after- noon periods. ; John Le Carre. THE LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL Le Carre has laid George Smiley to rest, after three widely-acclaimed spy thrillers. This new book is still in much the same genre, but perhaps more internal than the Smiley books. Charlie is an English actress who gets picked up by an Israeli -espionage network, and asked to infiltrate the P.L.O. for the purpose of leading her employers to Kahiil, a man responsible for a number of terrorist bombings in ‘BOATING MISHAP CLAIMS TWO A boating mishap on Airplane Lake took the lives of Doreen Porter and Samuel Quock both of Good Hope Lake. Doreen Porter's body was retrieved from the water shortly after the mishap. Samuel Quock’s body has not been recovered to date after intensive searches, including divers. — : Airplane Lake is a very deep and cold lake, located one-quarter mile north of Good Hope Lake. The two were travelling around the lake in a 12 ft. aluminum boat with a motor over-rated for the size of the boat. This is be- lieved to be the cause of the boat overturning on the lake. ‘Laundry Frank died in a motor vehicle accident on the Telegraph Creek road. HOUSING STARTS Three new homes are to be constructed at Good - Hope Lake. The houses are slated for local families. Con- struction has just begun, with hopes they will be complet- ed before winter sets in. HIGHWAYS NEWS Highways projects in the area went well, even though’ we had a record setting of rain. this summer. The highway from Blue River to Mud Hill was rebuilt, which eliminated some very dangerous hills and curves. The Cassiar access road had the horizontal and vertic- al alignment revised from the junction with Highway 37 to Quartzrock Creek bridge. : Road patching and other normal maintenance has al- so helped in up-grading and keeping our roads and high- way in good condition. These improvements have cut off ten minutes travelling time from Cassiar to Watson Lake. “HAPPY MOTORING = BUCKLE UP” Pamela Auscombe and Mark Townie exchanged wed- ding vows at Watson Lake. The couple will reside at Good Hope Lake, where Mark is employed as a heavy duty mechanic with the Ministry of Highways. Me Cassiar Courier September 1983 Page 5 Europe. The book follows Charlie through her initial con- tact, her indoctrination, and her carrying through of the dangerous assignment, moving from Mykonos to England to Germany to Palestinian refugee camps in the Lebanon, and back to Germany. At the centre of the novel is the relationship between Charlie, and Joseph, the Israeli agent-runner who is her teacher, guide, and, eventually, lover. In order to make her think like a Palestinian, Joseph must convincingly pre- Sent the anti-Zionist case, and he does so with passion. In their relationship, there are many layers of reality and illu- sion—Joseph the Israeli, Joseph the pro-Palestinian, Charlie the Israeli agent, Charlie the Palestinian agent—and the characters get so involved in their parts that they sometimes lose hold of their real identities. Le Carre por- trays this psychological conflict masterfully. In the difficult Middle-Eastern world of claims and counterclaims of rights to the land and racist atrocities, Le Carre steers a middle course. Neither side is presented in a i particularly attractive light; there are nasty people and dirty deeds on both sides. The novel was completed be- fore the full-scale Israeli invasion of Lebanon, and the bombing of the refugee camps; though Le Carre seems to have seen what was coming. On issues like bombing in- nocent victims, one cannot remain dispassionate, and Le Carre leaves us no doubt about his rejection of such anti- human behaviour. This is a complex and satisfying novel about a com- plex and disturbing segment of the modern world. Highly recommended. GOOD HOPE LAKE By George Holman PLACER MINING SEASON DRAWS TO A CLOSE - The Placer Miners were in operation early this season due to an early spring. The activity on the creeks has been intense but, the gold production was down this year. This was mainly due to more testing and exploration programs compared to actual active mining. 4 Some hardy miners will be on the claims until freeze - up. The Placer mining season in this area is about 150 days. ~ : So once again there will be silence in the valley until next spring wheri the season starts again for another year of searching for that elusive yellow stuff. ‘RIVER EXCURSIONS Wrangell, Alaska On the Stikine River Tourist & Commercial Trips Telegraph Creek. B.C. (604) 235-3161 Francis & Anne Gleason rvel Travel Service Lid. 164 ELLIOT STREET CASSIAR 778-7220. (Trailer next to Curling Rink} DOMESTIC & INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL Teena Creek B.C. i) N ee { authorized canvassers for the C.N.I.B. Unfortunately atch for details on t other years another organization from the U.S.A. jumps : OPEN , . posters around Town. ; A on the bandwagon and solicits in B.C. and Yukon around 9:00 am. to 7:00 p.m. Mon. to Sat. tA ed a Aer ai bie PE he peipeat ot! se j E the same time. This organization sends all their funds toa 11:00 a.m. to 4:00’p.m. Sundays AND OTHER TRAVEL SERVICES. BHDGET CHARTERS AVAILABLE FOR j certain area in the U.S.A. and they have no public ac- : A te ' counting of their funds. If you intend your contribution Les Prosser & Rita Wylie LL SEASONS TRAVEL. to go to the C.N.I.B. and B. C. and Yukon blind ask for C.N.I.B. indentification. Last year’s drive produc- ed $2077 from Cassiar. Let's push it higher this year! Thank you Cassiar. OFFICE HOURS 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. WEEKDAYS (OPEN DURING LUNCH HOUR) ~ESSO DEALERS CLOSED SATURDAYS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE AND CLOSED ALL DAY SUNDAY Cassiar, B.C. 778-7383 > > a ese ap L— | | aco | ign a | | | |