| STEAMEX Page 4 April 1982 Cassiar Courier GIRL GUIDES by Liz Maguire. Thinking Day Celebrations were held on Sunday after- noon of February 21st, when we joined forces with the Brownies, This proved to very successful as between us, we were able to make our theme, “The Wide World of Guiding” come alive. Thinking Day Pennies’ Displays, national costumes and food from around the world, songs from around the world, a game which told the story of how Guiding spread around the world, a description of the World Flag and its meaning, all helped to make the afternoon a very pleasant one. Badges were also presented to Brownies and Dyonne, Shel- ley, Nicole, Kate, Ellen, Cheryl and Debbie were presented with their Baker’s Badges. Well done, girls! We also included the enroll- ment of Shaleena, Ellen, Theresa, Nicole, Shelley and Dyonne in the afternoon's events, which seemed an appropriate time for all these girls who had passed all the requirements of the Tender- foot Test. The next evening at our Guide meeting, the 22nd which was actually Thinking Day and Lord Baden-Powell’s birthday, we. continued celebrating this day by way of an evening of fun and games. We had a World Flag Relay, we learned a new song called‘“One World”, we played an International Camp Game, we ~ had fun with a World Centre Chair Game until it became a little bit too rough, and then we finished off with a World Trefoil Patrol Challenge which had both Patrols battling against time to answer the questions which were put to them regarding the Trefoil Pins of other countries around the World. It really was fun. : At our next meeting, March 1st, we continued on a ‘world’ theme and concentrated on the four world centres of Guiding. Our Chalet in Switzerland, Sangam in India, our Cabara in Mexico and Olave House in London, England. Each Patrol did a short skit from which the other Patrol had to guess which World Centre was being protrayed. Kate brought along some very bright and colourful Girl Guide and Boy Scout stamps she had collected which were from various places around the world. We have since finished our series of Kim’s Games with the last two of the five senses - hearing and touch and this now means that some of the girls will have completed another section of the Community Pathway of the Adventure Challenge. The Guide Programs have now been received and I intend marking up each girl’s Program with the various sections that they have al- ready completed. SHERRY SETHAN Cassiar, B.C. 778-7564 > (<--> ( )EE-( ) -6 > ) <<) + ( Honoring a Flag Lately, we have been attempting to expand our “Campfire” part of the Guide meeting and this has meant quite a bit of fun and laughter before the close of our meetings. 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Good Luck Melissa and. thank you Joan for your Brownie “Support a a. parent. po ete aera? Cassiar Brownie Group Guiding Leaders invested. Nada Carin, Elizabeth Maguire Margaret Voss and Gayleen Connolly, BEAVERS by Sue Chambers The First Cassiar Beaver Lodge has undergone several changes in the past few months. Beaver Leader Ingrid Zubek was forced to resign due to job commitments and extra courses. Her knowledge and enthusiasm are greatly missed by all the Beavers. Sue Chambers has become the new leader (Rainbow) with an- other teacher, Pat Waldera (Rusty) giving assistance at the meet- ings. Rick Cameron (Hawkeye) continues to volunteer his time and energy to helping the boys. The Beaver Lodge would like to welcome twonew kids,Gary Friend and Steven Howard, who have recently joined the Lodge making. our enrollment climb to nineteen. The week of February 21-28 was Scouting Week in Canada. Emphasis was spent on the awareness of Lord and Lady Baden- Powell and their contribution to the establishment of Scouting and Guiding. As a result of that beginning, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts Venturers and Rovers were created for boys while Brownies; Guides, Pathfinders, Rangers and Cadets were set up for the girls. The programs are now world wide with millions of boys and girls taking part. The Beaver motto is “Sharing, Sharing, Sharing”, and the Beavers have been trying their best to follow the ideals of the Beaver program. Lately they have had an emphasis of helping out at home including the chore of making their beds daily. - Recently the Beavers had a “Tail Celebration”. At that time all Beavers cut out a felt tail of a certain color and sewed it on the back of their hat. This tail represents a growing period in the boys’ lives. The boys have learned new songs and. games, they have acquired more skills in crafts and they have shovm increas- ed responsibilities. Schmoo Daze is fast upon us and the Beavers will be taking part in the Opening Parade on Saturday, March 27th. We hope to see everyone out on the streets cheering us on. pe RELI OE EEL CG ELE OP See en @ LIBRARY fs NEWS CONCERTS SIMILAR INFORMAT LIBRARY ANNUAL _DIFFERENT IN QUALITY Straight from a week-long gig on CBC Morningside with Peter Gzowski, the three-man group Tamarack came to Cassiar to begin their tour of western Canada. An off- shoot of the larger Maple Sugar, these three performers, playing a variety of instruments, did a program of Canadian folk musie. The songs came from across Canada, and from the nineteenth century, as well as the twentieth. Many of them were of the ‘work song’ genre that they had featured on Morningside. The arrangements for the instruments were skilfully done; and the voices, especially that of the lead vo- calist, James Gordon, were pleasing. There was a nice mix- ture of humorous and ‘serious’ songs, although the latter outnumbered the former. That probably says something about the nature of Can- adian folk music. Writer Margaret Atwood has said that the underlying theme of Canadian literature is survival; and cer- tainly much of the literature between Susannah Moodie’s © Roughing it in the bush and Atwood’s own recent novel, Bodily Harm, lends support to that thesis. Life in Canada has been characterized by a struggle to survive — to survive against a harsh environment in a Newfoundland fishing vil- lage or a prairie homestead; to survive hard, spirit-killing labour to scratch a living; to survive as creative and humane beings in a repressive and puritanical culture. The literature of Canada, whether it deals with the life of the Inuit.in the Arctic wilderness or the life of the immigrant in the wasp- ishness of Winnipeg or the life of the poor in Toronto’s Cabbagetown, reflects that struggle to survive when the odds are stacked against you. What Atwood says about Canadian literature also fits Canadian folk music where, as the Tamarack program showed, the theme of survival and spirited defiance against the harsh realities of Canadian life is strongly evident. Singing about them isone way of hum- a tiveness of the Newfoundland song about loved ones lost at sea to the cynicism of the Taku miner getting his gold at the expense of silicosis and to the lumberjack’s ribald fan- tasizing about how he’s going to spend his money when he ~ gets to town, there is an authenticity about this Canadian folk music that makes it good art. We are indebted to Tam arack for bringing this distinctively Canadian art to our attention. ee Two weeks after Tamarack came Saltwater Brig, a folk quartet from Ireland. They were a disappointment. Their _ voices were poor, their playing featureless, their ‘witty and spontaneous repartee’ paintully dull, stilted and phoney. The violin was all but inaudible, and the flute and whistle of Piers Jackson — the only highlight in an otherwise unin- teresting performance — not much better. The number that ended the first half had a bit of life to it - but perhaps that’s only because they told us it was the end of the half. | didn’t stay for the second. ; The small-group-playing-a-variety-of-instruments-and- singing format-is growing a bit tiresome now, after three ex- amples in a row. It doesn’t help that the best of the three — The Huggett Family — came first, and it’s been downhill since then. Perhaps the Concert Society will give us more variety of ensemble and musical idiom in next year’s season. ©0000 000000000000 000008 A Prelude to Spring The ‘Prelude to Spring Dinner’ sponsored by the Con- cert Society was just the lift that the locals needed to get rid of the winter blues. The Concert Society certainly excelled them- selves in creating an elegant setting for the dinner. What a treat to have linen cloths and napkins at a public function - not to mention the flowers. Just to’ be waited on.at the table was a treat in itself. The students did a super job. Those great guys at the cookery “out did” themselves once again producing a meal that can rank higher than many a meal consumed at a “classy restaurant” in Vancouver. The floor show put on by Elmer Gil and his friends was very entertaining although we did hear the comment “We wish he had played for the cocktail hour”. | Altogether the evening was a pleasant experience and we. hope that it can become an annual event. « “anizing otherwise dehumanizing conditions. From the plain- i MEETING The Cassiar Public Library Association held its Annual Meet- ing in the Library on February 22nd. Fourteen people attended. The guest speaker was Miss Mary Grant, the Regional Direct- or of the Peace River Associated Libraries, of which Cassiar is a member. Mary, who (not without some trepidation) was making her first visit to Cassiar, works out of the Library Services Branch in Dawson Creek. It is here that all the books for the PRALS lib- raries are purchased and catalogued. Her subject was ‘The Library asa Community Resource’. The Library competes with other facilities in the community, but it has an important role to play in providing both entertainment and education. The value of a Library in a small town has been demon- ‘strated in.the planning for the new ‘instant town’ of Tumbler Ridge, where the presence of a Library was seen as a real drawing card to this community, and a facility will be in place when the _ new residents begin arriving next year. In these days of increasing book costs, the library becomes an ever better value; and, by -branching out into other media services like films, cassette record- ings, videotapes and the like, the library has a potential to be of service to a wide public. After her speech, Mary opened up the meeting for discussion. Nominated for the 1982 Library Board were Susan Borden, Nadine McGinley, Kathy Mercer, Don Taylor, Pat Maquire, Jim Gilpin, John Marks, John Wong and Yvon Perusse. Since the Lib- rary Act allows up to 9 members on a board, these 9 people were declared elected by acclamation. ieee by Bill Morrison LIBRARY HOURS SUNDAY, MONDAY AND FRIDAY - 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. TUESDAY AND THURSDAY - 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. NOTE j THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED ON GOOD FRIDAY AND ON EASTER SUNDAY Cassiar Courier April 1982 Page 5 HOLY or MAUNDY THURSDAY 8 April 1982 8:00p.m. The Liturgy of the Lord’s Supper. Joint services at Our Lady of Lourdes Church. GOOD FRIDAY - 9 April 1982 9:00am. — Walk-A-Thon for the Churches’ Peace and Develop- ~ ment Funds. ‘Poor Man’s Lunch’ follows in the basement of Our Lady of Lourdes Church. 3:00.p.m. — The Liturgy of the Passion of Our Lord. Joint ser- vices at All Saints Church. HOLY SATURDAY (Easter Eve) 10 April 1982 11:00 p.m. The Great Vigil of Easter. Joint service at Our Lady of Lourdes Church. EASTER DAY 11 April 1982 11:00am. Eucharistic Liturgy. Services in both churches. All Saints Anglican Community Church The Revd Bill Morrison, Rector SERVICES PASSION SUNDAY 4 April 1982 11:00am. Procession of Palms and Proclamation of the Passion. Sunday School and Nursery. HOLY WEEK AND EASTER See Special Notice this page. THE SECOND SUNDA Y OF EASTER 18 April 1982 11:00am. Easter Liturgy. Sunday School and Nursery. THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER 71:00am_ Easter Liturgy. S unday School and Nursery. 25 April 1982 1982 CONQUER CANCER CAMPAIGN April 13th to April 19th As we look back over 43 years of service by the Canadian Cancer Society, the single thread that continues throughout the years is the unanswering determination of Cancer Society volunteers. ; With your help, the Society will be able to‘continue to carry on its responsibilities — to support research, to deliver a com- prehensive education program and to provide support services for. cancer patients. As we move into our 44th year of service, we ’ would like you to join us to pledge continuing dedication to this cause until treatment and cure for all types of cancer are found. Can Cancer be beat? You bet your life it can! The nevest unit of the Canadian Cancer Society was formed in November 1981 by volunteers from Dease Lake. For inform ation, please write or phone collect to any of these volunteers. Jay Dahlgren — 771-5391 Margie Wood — 771-3191 Service to Patients Joanne Voss — 771-3271 Jay Dahigren— 771-4321 Lori Bousfield — 771-5251 President Sec-Treasurer Education . Campaign ANNUAL CAMPAIGN We are facing a public who have already contributed, out- standingly to the Canadian Cancer Society, via the Marathon of Hope. As a canvasser | want to explain why we are back for more. The proceeds from the “Marathon of Hope’ will, as requested by Terry Fox, be kept separate from all other funds of the Society. They will finance new research programs developed by the National Cancer Institute, our Research arm of the Canadian Cancer Society, Your help in the fight against cancer is even more vital. We still have our main obligations, which require separate funding. These funds are necessary for all existing Cancer research, Cancer Education and Service to Cancer patients and their families We wish to continue teaching people about cancer in order that it may be prevented, or at least detected early, and if we are to :provide cancer patients with financial and emotional support, e.g. Vancouver Lodge, then we must canvas. In short, we owe Terry and every other cancer patient, in fact every potential can- cer patient, the best in technological, financial, emotional and ed- ucational support. We dare not quit short of our goal. Of all the Canadians who are diagnosed as having cancer during 1982, fifty percent will be alive and considered well in 1987. That's a whole lot _ better than it used to be. Please contribute to the Canadian Cancer Society today. Canadian Cancer Society 4, Can Cancer Be Beaten? You Bet Your Life It Can!) i/ ie Ne et a es a et Nf a aa TE or ar ——