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HEALTHNEWS DRUGS: USE AND ABUSE

By Carlin Miroslaw

During the past two months, vision and hearing
screening was conducted on all Kindergartens, those
Grade Ones that were not done last year and any teacher
referrals.

During the vision screening a small number of
children were found to have questionable visual acuity.
Those childrens’ parents have been notified. All child-
ren that were screened for hearing acuity passed with fly-
ing colours. Therefore, if your children keep telling you
that they “didn’t hear you”, the problem is most likely
to “‘selective hearing” rather than a physical auditory
problem. Sorry kids, | didn’t mean to let your secret
out!

The notorious head lice problem at the present
seems to be under control. However, please do not stop
at your weekly head checks, because lice can pop out at
any time.

Kindergarten booster shots were given on Nov.
26th. Thanks to all those parents who brought their
brave children into the Health Unit.
tions to the COURAGEOUS CHILDREN!! For those
who could not come in that day, please-contact me on
January 20th to make an appointment.

1 wish you all a safe, happy and healthy holiday
and a joyful New Year!

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| CLUB

By Vicki Willis

As the season of indulging in rich food ends, the
time of getting ready for summer begins. If you've added
a few pounds over the holidays or just need to firm up
those jiggles, Cassiar Fitness has something for you.

We try to cater to everyone. Our morning class,
led by Vicki, is two mornings a week at the Rec Centre.
Children are welcome to come and run and play. This
class is for beginners to moderate levels, with special help
to pre- and post-natal moms. We are very relaxed and lean
towards non-impact aerobics.

The evening class is a bit more intense with three
very capable ladies leading. Donna, Chris and Colleen are
very enthusiastic and give all an invigorating workout. Be-
ginners are welcome but must work at their own pace as
this is a moderate to intense group. These girls meet three
nights a week at the Secondary School.

We are also pleased to introduce to McDame Lake .

Rec Centre, Denise, who is instructing all levels three
nights a week. We’re pleased and | know the Erickson
ladies are happy to have Denise in camp.

It seems everywhere there are fitness buffs trying
to improve their fitness levels, health, and getting out to
socialize. The Saturday morning class that was on a trial
basis in November has been cancelled due to lack of inter-
est. All of our instructors are volunteers and spend many
hours researching new routines and keeping up on the
safety end of aerobics.

Each class has held one draw based on attendance
levels and our prize winners are: Frances Sherlock - morn-
ing aerobics, Dr. Jennifer Thomas, evening class in town,
and Shanualea Vliegenthart at Erickson. All classes have
a $2.00 drop-in fee or $20.00 a month which includes all
classes.

We hope to see you all out after the holidays.
Give your heart and lungs a break!

SUBSCRIPTIONS
$10.00 per year

CASSIAR COURIER
Box 100
Cassiar, B.C.
V0OC1E0

And, congratula-

POTENTIAL ‘88

December 6th through 8th, “A critical mass of es-
sential public and private organizations which support the
development and implementation of a curriculum based
“Drug Education Program” met in Vancouver. The 350
delegates, educators and addiction workers attending the
symposium on Adolescent Substance Abuse came from
throughout the province. Presented by the Kaiser Sub-
stance Abuse Foundation, Potential ’88 was co-sponsored
by a number of Provincial and Federal Ministries, includ-
ing the Ministry of Education. :

Mr. Michael Strange, from Atlin (a School Trustee)
and myself attended from this area.
days, we received a plethora of information on adolescent
substance abuse. Much time was spent on the “core” is-
sues, the actions, thoughts and feelings that pre-empt a-
buse.

Presentations by Dr. Alvin Tarlov and Dr. P. Ver-
tinsky walked us through the prime influences on adoles-
cents. The impact of parents, peer pressure, the educa-
tional system and community can not be underestimated,
but rather these factors can be united and utilized in a
positive constructive way, stressing personal empower-
ment, rather than powerlessness. The importance of
developing a level of self-esteem and self-concept that en-
ables our youth to become effective choice-makers was a
common theme.

“T Am the Brother of Dragons”, a play presented
by the Pacific Theatre Co., hammered home the impact
of parental actions and negative peer pressure on adoles-
cents. One only-had to scan the audience during the per-
formance and see the tears to realize just how “close to
home” this play was.

The symposium theme, “I AM... I CAN”, was
re-affirmed throughout Potential ’88. After presenting
us with an overview of the problems, much time was de-
voted to addressing solutions and showing us methods
and systems that WORK.

Playgroup

News

By Melanie Wolfe

Happy New Year to everyone - and kids, I hope
Santa was good to you all!

Highlights for December included a ride on the
school bus to Snowridge to sit in on the dress rehearsal of
their annual Christmas Concert. The children were so
good, I was proud of each and everyone of them. Thanks
to Mary Ryan for her kindness, the extra Duty Moms for
their help in keeping us all together and to Sue Hyde for
assigning Stan McGill and Katherine Lanteigne as helpers
with coats and boots. With 22 of us all arriving at the
same time, all help received was very much appreciated.

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THANK YOU TO ALL OUR
CUSTOMERS FOR YOUR
PATRONAGE IN 1987.
WE WISH EVERYONE A SAFE

AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.

__CASSIAR HAIR DESIGN

By Gerry Gramek

Dr. Rey Carr of the University of Victoria, during
his presentation on peer helping “The Bridge To Sub-
stance Abuse Prevention”, amplified the impact that posi-
tive peer pressure through peer counselling can have on to-
day’s youth.

Dr. Calvin Cormack presented us with an overview
of PROJECT S.T.A.R. (Students Taught Awareness and
Resistance). The focus of this project is on the prevention
of drug abuse among youth. Project S.T.A.R. is proving
that a well-coordinated plan of action, with community-
wide strategies does make a difference! Each year over
16,000 students are receiving resistance skills training.

Mr. Dick Schaefer (Director of the Tough Love
Centre) and Dr. Stephen Glen (President of Sunrise As-
sociation) gave informative presentations on family dy-
namics, the emotional needs that we all seek to fulfill and
the positive roles that we, as adults, can have on the lives
of the youth around us.

We also received local presentations from the
Chatelech Secondary School and from the Parents of Drug
and Alcohol Abuse Awareness inPenticton. These are
two of the many areas in B.C: that are addressing
adolescent substance abuse from a community wellness
perspective. They clearly demonstrated the positive
results gained by community involvement.

Adolescent substance abuse CAN be overcome
through parent and student education programs and
community involvement and commitment. By utilizing
these vehicles, Potential ’88’s theme “1 AM... I CAN”
will be realized by our youth.

During the months of January and February I will
be conducting public and closed presentations on the
Potential ’88 symposium. If you or your organization
would like more information on Potential ’88, please con-
tact me at 778-7520.

We have been given the tools and we, as a com-
munity, CAN make a difference.

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Our Christmas Party was held on December 17th
in the Upper Leisure Room. The children presented their
“Reindeer Dance” to their parents as if they had per-
formed for an audience everyday! They were adorable!
Good job, kids! (Thanks again to Mary for capturing it all
on video for us - the kids will love seeing themselves “‘on
t.v.” in January.) No Christmas party in Cassiar would be
complete without the arrival of Santa and his elves, and to
the delight of us all, he arrived right on schedule! One
comment | heard from a little boy, “I’m sure glad it was
the REAL Santa who came to playschool, not just one of
his helpers!” Thank you David Liddle, Vicki Molloy and
Roberta White! Also thanks to all the “Moms of the
Morning” for the goodies.

I'd like to welcome newcomers Angie Wilson, Neil
Mercer and Joel Kamlah to our group. We are now of-
ficially full at Playgroup with 12 in each session. For
those interested in a waiting list, please call Marlene at the
Rec Centre at 778-7224.

Again, a Happy 1988 to everyone and here’s to a
fun year at Playgroup!

NORMA & ELLEN

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Submitted by Louise Clark

Bishop T. Lobsinger arrived as scheduled. Before
celebrating mass he took time to speak and answer any
questions the children might have. With his infectious
grin and easy-going manner, it was like an old friend had
returned for a visit. With an exchange of good news and
thoughts on Christmas, all too soon his visit was over.
Everyone later had a chance to meet with the Bishop
downstairs, over refreshments. :

The Parish held another successful bazaar on
November 28th, raising $2461.10. This money is ear-
marked for the siding of our church. Our appreciation
to the people of Cassiar who came out and generously
supported our bazaar. It would not have been a success
without you. :

Also a special thank you to Joan Habjan who
organized the raffle and workforce, in getting everything
done. The people who donated not only items for the
tables but their time as well - a big THANK YOU!

It has been said many times, “What would we do if
Martha Wallenborn leaves?” Her contributions of handi-
crafts and baking year after year would be surely missed.
On Tuesday evenings, prior to the bazaar, Martha would
host a handicraft get-together, where the ladies would
work on their projects. Martha always had something new

she was working on. Martha, you out did yourself again
this year!

December has been a busy time in our parish also.
Many thanks of appreciation to Mrs. Ruby Smith for
working with the children preparing them for Sundays
when they could bring up pieces of our manger scene and
the symbols for the Jesse tree. Ruby, you certainly did an
outstanding job! Thank you also to the children of the
parish who assisted Ruby, she wouldn’t have been able
to do it without your help.

The symbols for the Jesse tree were made by Mrs.
Maria Buncic, Lourdes Kirsch, her sister Chari, Frances
Sherlock and Ruby Smith. Our advent wreath was again
made by Martha Wallenborn. They were all beautifully
done and added a great deal to our Advent celebrations.

The Children’s Christmas pageant was held on Dec.
20th with the re-enactment of the Nativity. The nar-
rators, angels, shepherds, wise men, inn keeper, Joseph
and Mary with baby pertormed beautifully for the delight
of the parish and especially the parents. A lot of the
credit in organizing the success of the pageant goes to
Marie Smith and Sandy Crawford and the great bunch of
‘children they had to work with. Also, thanks to the
course seven group who made the lovely poster for the
pageant. Following the pageant, a buffet lunch was
served.

Every Sunday after mass, refreshments are served
in the church hall. Everyone is welcome! If you have
never attended, you should - Find out what you have been

NORTHERN
LIGHTS
/ COLLEGE

By Allan Studd
As we swing into the New Year it is the hope of
the staff at the Cassiar Learning Centre that people will
become familiar with our services and help us to provide
you with the education that you need and are looking for.
It is a sometimes frustrating job trying to line up courses
for Cassiar. It involves finding a qualified instructor, get-
ting the course materials together, putting together
enough people to make it pay and then keeping those
people in the class. It was with these
problems in mind that we were very happy to have a visit
from Frances Adams recently. Frances is NLC’s co-ordin-
ator of Distance Education and she brought news of a
much greater Distance Education program than the Col-
lege has had before. We are presently looking at a new
system which would allow students in Cassiar to partici-
pate in classes being taught in Dawson Creek. This would
be facilitated by a sophisticated conference call. It would
mean that we would no longer have to get together 15 stu-
dents to make a class go. ; i
Such a system is in the near future. Right now
there are 6 regular courses being offered by distance with
the help of Knowledge Network. All of these start the
week of January 12th and therefore require immediate
registration. They are as follows:

Jump Over the Moon ENGL120

English Literature ENGL201
Marketing MGMT107
Starting a Business MGMT119
English Writing ENGL103
Understanding

Human Behavior PSYC211

More. information can be obtained by calling the Learning

Centre.

THANK YOU

To all the ladies who worked so hard and sang so well
to make the “‘Ladies Annual Christmas Tea” such an
enjoyable evening

To Cassiar Mining Company and Finning Tractor for
their generous contribution

Ladies of
All Saints Anglican Church

and
Our Lady of Lourdes Mission

All Saints
Anglican
Church

SERVICES: 10:30 a.m. Sunday
Ast, 3rd, and Sth Sundays: HOLY EUCHARIST
2nd and 4th Sundays: MORNING WORSHIP
THRIFT SHOP: 2nd and 4th Wednesdays - 7 to 8 p.m,
MINISTER: Rey, Allan Studd
PHONE: 778-7239

"SNOW REMOVAL

and NLC’s Roof!

COMPUTERS
There has been some use of our computers in the
past month. You are reminded that we have 6 IBM com-
patible computers available for self-instruction. Please
come in and use them. We are having to consider cutting
back in the amount of time they are available to the pub-
lic. In the meantime we continue to look at short courses
which will help to develop computer related skills. Our
plans to have a full time Computer Office Applications
course have not come about, as Cassiar does not meet
.Manpower’s criteria to sponsor a course. We are instead
looking at a different format. We are considering of-
fering a Micro-computer Starter Certificate. The intention
of this program is to prepare the student for exposure to
the technology of the electronic office. It is taught in a
series of modules each looking at a different aspect, skill
or programme of computers. Total classroom time is 110

hours. The modules would be taught in a combination of

weekend seminars and evening classes. At the completion
of the course, the student would be functionally literate
in the theory and practical aspects of many computer re-
lated skills. If this is something you might be interested in
please contact Allan Studd at the Learning Centre.

COLLEGE - HIGH SCHOOL TELECONFERENCE

On the morning of January 19, Cassiar Secondary
School and Northern Lights College will host a telecon-
ference with the B.C. universities. This will take place in
the Cassiar Learning Centre. Allan Studd, Northern
Lights co-ordinator in Cassiar, Tom O’Connor, NLC’s Ad-
ministrator for the Stikine Campus and Mr. Tony Shaw,

teacher at C.S.S. will be co-ordinating this event. Univer-
sities involved in the teleconference will be B.C.L.T., the
University of Victoria, the University of British Columbia

and Simon Fraser University.

OTHER COURSES
The following courses are now being offered. Reg-
istrations will be accepted from January 4th onwards.
GED (General Equivalency Diploma) - beginning
week of January 11th.

January 18th.

Thanks to Jim and Jim From Surface
for clearing the snow off The Courier

o> «3<°MS-DOS. Computer..Course: » -beginning- week~of

Cassiar Courier January 1988 Page 5

BC's Offical Bird
Steller'’s Jay
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The Steller’s Jay is a bit bigger than a robin, mea-
suring 30 to 34 centimetres long, and is the only western
Jay with a distinctive crest. The bird has a smoky, sooty
black-coloured front, tending to a little gray on the head
and shoulders. The rear of the Steller’s Jay is a striking
gray-blue.

This creature is an intelligent, mischievous, inquisi-
tive clown that will take the bacon from the camp fry
pan, the food from the picnic table, or even the soap from
the soap dish.

The habitats favoured by this lively campground
scamp include western and southern B.C. The forests of
the Stikine River, Hazelton, the Prince George area, the
Queen Charlottes, and Vancouver Island are good places
to spot the Steller’s Jay.

The Steller’s Jay has a variety of voices. Some-
times it warbles a song. Sometimes it mimics hawks, but
usually it makes its presence known with a SHAACK!

SHAACK! or CHACK-AH! sound.

The Steller’s Jay lays between three and five eggs
in a nest usually built in a tree such as the Douglas fir.
The nest is neat, but somewhat bulky, with a twiggy bowl
lined with small roots, fibres, or pine needles. The eggs
hatch after an incubation period of 16 to 17 days.

If the Steller’s Jay is foraging on its own rather
than relying on campsites, it prefers a diet of nuts, fruit
grain, or the eggs or young ones of other species. In
winter it is a frequent visitor to bird feeders.

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Hunter Safety Training (CORE) - Saturdays, Feb.

6th, 20th, and March Sth, and 26th.

Planning Your Career - A 3 day seminar on resume

writing interview skills and employer-employee re-

lations. This is a free service offered in co-opera-
tion with the Watson Lake Pioneer Outreach of-
fice. Dates are February 16, 17 and 18th at the

Learning Centre.

We are also looking at courses in Gourmet
Cooking, Geneology, Lotus 1, 2, 3, St. John’s Standard
First Aid, Weekend Art Seminars and a possible Children’s
Art Club.

NON
DENOMINATIONAL

CHURCH GROUP

Next Meeting
Sunday January 3, 1988

and every second Sunday
Thereafter
7:00 p.m.

Snowridge Elementary School
Grade One Classroom

Shirley Vickery
D ae 778-7410. wd

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