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Cassiar Arts & Craft
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The Cassiar Town Council has established the dev-
elopment of a Community Arts & Craft Centre as
their number one priority for the 1978-79 term.
Following is an outline to date of the news on
this project.

An application for a Canada Winter Works grant
was submitted on June 23, 1978 by the Town
Council’s Arts & Craft Committee for the amount
. of $20,328.00, with the view in mind that these
monies were to be allocated for site preparation,
building foundations and interior and exterior
work, This grant was approved.

The chosen site for the new Craft Centre is the
base of the McDame Ski Hill, adjacent to the west

end of the school grounds. You will notice that .
preparations have already begun on this site. -

Cassiar Asbestos Corporation has donated two
trailers approximately 20’ x 60’, as well as.a wash-
car approximately 56’ x15’ for this project. These
trailers were previously used as bunkhouses on
the site where the newly erected bunkhouses in

our community now stand. These two bunk-

houses have been stripped of their internal walls,
except for those needed for support, and now

stand as two large halls behind Cassiar’s main gate -

at binkskiites

Renovations for the Weueae have been discussed.

Completed, the washcar will facilitate the main

entrance, a separate mens and. womens washroom,
a cloakroom, large laundy tubs, a kiln, as well as
storage area.

Placement plans for the trailers on the site will
__ see the washcar placed back on the site horizontal
to Malozemoff Street. Each trailer will be placed
- behind the washcar at right angles to either end.

Thus, the overall appearance will be that of a U-

shaped structure. This will leave a central area be-

bye oS two trailers of Jet dinnehy 16’ x 60’.

A  fithes project of the ‘Town Count ‘that has
been discussed, is facing the building, as well as
building in the 16’ x60’ space between the trailers
and ineCrPOraHng, this for future work areas.

The Council fae recently Setased from Clinton

Creek all the craft materials that were available

for auction. Some of these include a kiln with an.

internal capacity of 3’ x 3’ x 4’,.two electric start
‘potters wheels, two kick start potters wheels, a

damp. clay storage box, pottery construction .

tools, leather craft supplies, as well as darkroom
photography supplies.

The Stikine School District Gaperntendene. Mr.
Dave Lynn, has already indicated an interest in
renting the facility to assist the future develop-
ment of the Art program for the Cassiar School
- students. As well, the Northern Lights College
has indicated an interest in offering night courses
to the public, utilizing these facilities.

As mentioned previously, these trailers are

presently housed behind Cassiar’s main gate. Un- .

fortunately, due to the strike, this has curtailed
future development of the project. Until such
time as we are able to move the trailers we will
have to wait patiently and look forward to the
time when we will see the completion of the
Centre in our community. .

More news, if available, in the next issue of the
Courier.

A High School class in music appreciation:
was asked the difference between listening
and hearing. At first there was no response.
Finally, a hand went up and a -youngster
offered this wise definition: “Listening is
WANTING to hear”.

REFLECTIONS “go 7

Isn’t it nice to see this local paper carrying on
as usual, regardless of strikes and other ne
that slow up small towns?

For many the strike has meant pulling up
stakes with hopes of a job elsewhere. But for
others; they will remain with their “wait and
see”’ attitude.

Many, even at this early stage of the strike,
have used that threadbare phrase “I’m
bored”. My goodness what a sad commentary.
on the productive and creative abilities of
people today.

We do have a library tabied with hooks ofa
high interest and an entertaining level.

There are so many absorbing activities a per-

son can pursue at home - reading, macrame,

painting (pictures or otherwise) or you might

find that a correspondence course would
prove to be an absorbing pursuit, Perhaps you

will come up with an original idea of your —

own. Also, with Christmas coming along soon,
it might well be worth an effort to ESS a

few gifts.

If staying at home isn’t your “bap” -- why hot
drop around to the Rec. Centre. Lots going « on.
there too! —

If none of my ideas ai eitealatiy: suit you, gO

for a lengthy walk in this beautiful: North
Land - something will surely come to you. °

The first meeting of the parents Advisory
‘Council
new slate of officers was installed. Elected
as chairperson was Heather Fugere, vice-.

was held on September 26, and a

chairperson is Lee Coran and Kathy DeCecco

is secretary. The other members of the council ;
for this year are Bev Evans, Esther Lee, George:
Kurian, Sherry Sethan and Sharon Walker.

The first project the Council will be under-
taking is a Toy and Craft Fair to be held on —
Saturday, October 21, from 10:00 a.m. to

4:00 p.m. in the. School Gym. Continuing the

‘Parenting’ theme from our conference of last »
season we are presenting to the parents of Cas-

siar an opportunity to discover the wealth of
educational toys available for our children and,
as it is getting to the time of year when we are
wondering what to buy for Xmas, this will be
the ideal place to get lots of ideas. There will
be displays from different Vancouver outlets,
plus locally, and catalogues available for order-
ing. There will be displays of crafts that peo-
ple can do at home with young children, a
children’s book sale and four guest speakers
on the theme of Educational Toys and Books
for Children, on the premise that “Children
Learn while they Play’. The speakers are
Wilma Grant, Mary Isaacs, Sue Chambers and
Malcolm MacMurray. | Two will speak from
11:00 - 11:30 a.m. and the other two from 1:00 -
1:30 p.m.

It is hoped that the people of Cassiar will take
advantage of this “Idea” fair and come and
support your Parents Advisory Council in their
first undertaking for this season.

CAC CHANGES

There have been several changes in the manage- —

ment of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation recently.
On the 9th of August, Mr. John Ellis was
promoted to Manager Marketing of C.A:C

On the 7th of September, it was announced

that Mr. Brian Pewsey had been promoted to
General Manager Operations of C.A.C. at the
same time it was announced that Mr. Peter
Steen had resigned his: position as President

of C.A.C. to take up a new position with ia

Inspiration Copper in Arizona.

MOVED SOUTH..

On August 11th, Cassiar Asbestos Garontion
hosted a party in the New Lions Room to bid

farewell to John and Dee Ellis. John and Dee .

have moved to Vancouver where John took up
his position as Manager Marketing of CAC.
Many people gathered to wish the couple go
luck . Mr. Brian Pewsey, on behalf of C.A.

_ presented them with a soapstone sae

a momento of their stay in Cassiar. A delicious

hot and cold buffet - produced . by. ‘those eet :

people at the cookery - was served.

John, Dee and Family came to. Cassiar in Odto-
ber 1976. Since then they both became involved
in various community- activities and will be
greatly missed by the community.

Pride of the Valley
7Ca ssiar Lioness Club

hae “Pride of the Valley” Lioness Club was

chartered on June 16, 1978. This organization

OS geared to serving the ‘community in any area
_where help. is. needed.

national Club, associated with the Internation-
al Lions Club. Although a separate Club, we
have worked in conjunction with the Cassiar

_ Lions Club: on some. projects and plan t to con-
: ‘tinue this i in 1 the future. caste weeesile ascot

iN new ‘slate of Giticers was. elected. on Sept.
25. eine: new executive are: :

Me Per Kwesi se oresident :
Shirley Koza...1st Vice-President —
Rita Brown.....2nd Vice-President
-Karen Steadman. .3rd Vice-President

> Pat Anthony Benen Pots 1... Dreasurer
_ Joan Lecours............ Secretary _.
Mary Ryan........Lioness Tamer .

nf Bona Greenway. Tail Twister

Directors are May Tomasheveks for 2 years
and Hilda Cooper for one year. Pp

Our Cabernip now stands at 26 members”
and we hope to encourage more ladies to
participate in the Club.

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Our current project is organizing a Giant
‘Christmas Bazaar, scheduled for December 2.

Plenty of gifts for everyone and baking and
plants will be available. Any pérsons inter-
ested in volunteering their labor to make |
items for this Bazaar are invited to contact
Pat Anthony, Rita Brown, Bonnie Greenway,
or Shirley Koza for further details. All mat-
erials will be supplied by the Lioness Club.
A raffle will be held, with the draw to be
made at the Bazaar. Prizes are as follows:

Ist Prize - Handmade Afghan & Pillow
2nd Prize - Texas Mickey
3rd Prize - Cradle and Doll or Stuffed Animal

Tickets will _be available from any Lioness
member,

Special thanks are extended to the Cassiar
Lions Club for their generous support and
sponsorship of our Lioness Club.

CHURCHES ©
Our Lady of Lourdes

Lioness is an Inter-

iat Soria not only here in Gssiat but for ‘the whole:

SERVICES:

MASS - SATURDAY
SUNDAY

7:15 P.M.
11:00 A.M,

Please notify Father Pauwels regarding any ill-
ness in the family at home or in the Hospital.

All Saints Anglican

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SERVICES:
Sundays ~ 11:00 A.M.
: eae prayer - First, second andy
: third Sundays
Holy Eucharist - Fourth Sunday
- 7:30 P.M. - 1
Holy Eucharist
Sunday School - 11:00 A.M.
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On Tuesday, September 26, All Saints Women’s |
Auxiliary had their first meeting of the fall season. 0)
There were ten women in attendance and plans were
‘made for our first Rummage Sale of the season, =
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which will be held in the Church Fell, anak
October 21, at 2: 00 o’clock.

Wednesday

If you have any good: used clothing or odds and ends
around your home that you would like to dees
to this sale we would be very thankful.

"Our plans for the corane year are not complete, and &
we would like to take this opportunity to: invite. all”

- who wish to join us one night a month in an evening
of good fellowship while working for our many worthy

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Please do not feel you have to i a Tree! of hee
Church to join this interesting and active group. i
Come to our next meeting Tuesday, Deer 10, in

the Church Hall at 8:00 p.m.

To all who donated so generously to our many 4
activities this past seat we stnbly say “Thank You”,

Looking forward to having you join us on the 10th. é
Thank you.

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HEALTH NEWS

‘PUBLIC

Every now and again, man has been bees to suffering

_ Head Lice

“suming his practice.

Hospital Happenings
ae SESE by: Lil Kamlah
‘L. Fitzsimmons

P Over the past few months, and since the last

Cassiar Courier was presented, our “Happiness
is” theme has been somewhat strained as we have
said “Goodbye” to many of our staff - our

“two good doctors, some of our nurses, and office

staff. However, we have new faces to welcome
and to them we extend our best wishes and hope
that they will enjoy yore with us.

To all who have left us we wish you success in
your new ventures and our best wishes to you
and your families, wherever you may travel.
Goodbye and Good Luck to:

Dr. Jim Faught, Jean, Michael, Kelly and Julie,
who have returned to Ontario, where Dr. Faught

has commenced practice in Waterdown. The

staff honored Dr. Faught in July, when a Soap-
stone figurine presentation was made by Lillian
Kamlah.

Fo Dr. Rudy Gasparelli and Carole, who are also
returning to Ontario. Rudy is going to practice
in Wawa, Ontario, and from January to June 1979
will be doing a course in Anaesthesia, then re-
On September 20 the
hospital staff gathered for several celebrations -
to farewell Rudy and Carole and Heather Fugere,
and also to celebrate Carole’s birthday. Jade
animal figures were presented on behalf of the
staff to Rudy and Carole by Lillian Kamlah and
to Heather by Lee Patton. Happy landings to
you, Rudy, and to; EMC pleasent expectations.

Happy Honan wishes go to:

Jane and. Tecees who have been holidaying in’

Spain and the Canary Islands.

Martha, who has been visiting iy ene in
Germany.

Lil, who visited in ‘Saskatchewan and Sater
B.C.

Anne, who i is presently resting None heres in B.C.
Heather Bailey, our present “Lady-in-waiting”.

Congratulations to Helen and Jan Reid on the
birth of their daughter, Rashelle Holly, on August
ll, 1978. Enjoy your “Maternity Leave” Helen -
we’ve lots of little lab tests saved up for your
return.

both insect and eggs, fee the dead eggs may have to

from the effects of an increase in the-population of one of : be forcibly removed by combing with a fine tooth comb

_his many parasites. We have at the present time such a

problem on our hands, or to be more exact, we have such
a problem in our hair. Head lice are tiny insects which
live on the scalp of their host and lay their eggs on strands j
of hair. The eggs, which are called nits, are firmly

~ cemented to the hair and move out from the scalp as the

hair grows. They are visible as resembling tiny grains of
sand which, unlike dandruff, will not shake off. They are

" usually to be found in the area around the: back of the.

head, and the nape of the neck.

te Head lice do not show any eae preference for rich

men, poor men, race or creed. They do welcome a helping
hand however, and for this reason they have a preference
for younger people who tend to be in closer body contact

_ with one another than older people. At sport or rest,
"children frequently exchange headgear and combs, share
pillows and blankets, andso forth, = -

How to Get Them Out of Your Hair and Keep Them Out

tee preparations are econmended! their prices vary

but their names are gbh Gamma Benzene Hexachloride
1%, A-2000 Pyrinate, and Liquid 31 Benzoped.
Following the manufacturers instructions will destroy

_ close to the scalp.

while rinsing the hair with vinegar and water, mixed
equal parts. Each family member should have their oan

Fanaa’ Sto to.use it, Pillaw cas snc |

ain ned “wit with a Apuie ie dered ding
in such places. Combs and hair brushes can be ened in
very hot soapy water for a few minutes. Keep the family’s
hair short or tied back, When head lice are present in one
member of a family it is a good practice to examine
everybody else in the same household, Parents for
example are often unaware that they are the holding
reservoir of the nits, so that as the nits hatch they are
passed to the children who will quickly pass them to
their friends and class-mates. And so a fresh new invasion
occurs as simply as that. Households that conduct a twice
weekly examination of hair and scalp on all their members §
have little to fear from parasites, Check the hair for
white oval shaped particles firmly attached to the hair,

In conclusion, there is no more shame in having an

“invasion of head lice than in being attacked by influenza,

both pass from one human to another-by close contact,
certainly these insects are much easier to get out of our
hair than is the flu, and in this part of theworld, ees
not as potentially dangerous as the flu ae

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Best Wishes: —

To Nirmal. We hope you enjoyed your holiday
_and we extend a warm welcome to your mother,
who has come from India to live in n Cassiar with
her family.

To Nano, who has transferred to the Dental
Clinic as one of Dr. Rauch’s nurse assistants.

We’ll look forward to seeing you back as temporary
_ relief from. time to time.

ukO Agnes, who came down from Whitehorse. on |

two occasions to relieve on the nursing staff.

A warm welcome is extended to Merle Diot,

formerly of Clinton Creek, who has joined the.

permanent nursing staff. We believe Merle might
have been lonely these past few weeks - many
phone calls between here and Clinton - so we
hope husband Claude (a new Cafeteria Super-

visor) has now been able to join you, Merle.

Congratulations to Anne Connolly, who has com-
pleted her 10th Anniversary and was s honored at
a recent Awards evening.

The Reception office has had several “new faces’
recently — because our pleasant and efficient.
receptionist, Heather Fugere went on holiday
to Vancouver and also transferred to the Train-

ing School. We miss you Heather, but wish you

well in your new job.

Yvonne Dick and Wilma Donkers both worked
at the Reception Desk for a while and Pauline
Woodrow is welcomed as the new receptionist.

We have also had several Hospital Attendents

~ - Lynda Williams, Gigi Kurian and Elsie Duke.

Thank you to all.
Our special thanks to Mary Eihom who under-

took the task of Hospital gardens this summer,

itom.thes Cafeteria Supervisors and staff. who

ie helped us out with our party catering” on
several occasions and to Ola Labelle who also |

helped us,

OUR NEW DOCTOR

Australia to join the staff for awhile. The

motoring up to Canada. Dr Sevier, who has
worked in various outlaying areas in Australia

for seven years, is particularly interested in

practising medicine in remote areas, such as
Cassiar. Dr. and Mrs. Sevier are both keen out-
‘door fans so we hope they enjoy our scenery

and have time to explore the district and parti- —

cipate in some winter sports.
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Now - last, but not least, we would all like to”
welcome Dr. Paul Sevier and his wife Kate,
who have recently arrived from Sydney,

Seviers enjoyed a lengthy holiday in the USA,.
mainly visiting the National Parks, before -