nieren™ raion reor vedere 39. N aneT Page 4 Decenber 1981 Cassiar Cone LIONS DEN REPORT ose sumsen comme For those who are new in Cassiar, a few words: i Cassiar Courier December, 1981 Page 5 LIBRARY - ires QD NEWS HOW IS THE LIBRARY FUNDED? SOCIAL EVENTS — Provided as a service to the com- munity to try: and knit more of our people ee into a closer and more community-minded WELCOME -— sincerely: WINTER — isn’t it mild — so far! WARNING — winterize everything - WHITE — lasts about six months town. Once again, WELCOME, and we sincerely wish you an WE - SME (that’s us) enjoyable stay. - Operating expenses for the Library are paid from i : pe APOLOGY : grants received from the Cassiar Town Council and the i No doubt most of you are familiar with the Lions motto It is with embarrassment and red face that | apologizeto —_ Gacsiar Community Club. These grants are used to pay ) of “We Serve’. Just to give you a quick rundown on Lion Ed Duffy for the error in spelling his name. Once —_ wages, buy supplies and provide periodicals. The Library fa- i what we do, I'll give mention to some of our responsibil- again, Ed, welcome to the Club. You can be assured! do —gitities heat and light, and cleaning services, are all pro- i ities. MOF eer Ow: vided free of charge, by the Community Club. i THANK YOU Our book budget comes in the form of a grant from LIONESS — Sponsored by the Lions, with their main project being the C.N.1.B. cause. ° . BURSARY — Usually presented at graduation to an é honors student and paid out at the time of enrolment in a school of cOnunUInG educ- . the Office of the Provincial Secretary. This year, our grant Deputy District Governor Lion Lothar extends his ap- Was for $2350.00, up considerably from 1980. All our preciation to those who have left and those still here hooks are purchased and catalogued for us by the Library who donated to the R.C.M.P. Dempster Run. Approx- _ Services Branch. in Dawson Creek, which charges us $10 imately $495 was turned over to the Grey Mountain for each hard-hack we add to the collection. (This, you ation. h : een iy gaa : $ t WELEARE = Cavers thewholelares of Helpsintimesof Lions Club in Whitehorse, who sponsored the event. must realize, is a real bargain). The Postal Strike delayed 7 i need for those who suffer damaging whims ‘ our grant; so we were not able to tell Dawson Creek until On October 30, 1981, Frank Cserey retired, after i) of fate and are in financial need. C.N.IB. ; : quite recently what our 1981 book budget would he, and working 23 years with Cassiar Resources (formerly Cas- PLAYGROUND — Constructed and maintained for the Sat aN they have heen sending us books at the 1980 rate. What siar Asbestos Corporation). children. : The Annual C.N.1.B. drive was again a success, with ap- _alll this means is that we have a lot of catching up to do On October 24 approximately 100 of Frank’s { CAMPGROUND — Situated at Boya Lake South end proximately $2563 donated by the residents of Cassiar before the end of the year, and we will have a lot of new friends and fellow employees gathered at the Curling ' (Chain Lake). for the public’s use and-en- to thosevery worthwhile cause. titles in the Library fairly shortly. Club to wish Frank ‘’Good Luck” in his retirement. } joyment. . : Frank was presented with ‘original’ gifts from the ware- | CEMETERY — Maintained with the help of the Com- NEW MEMBERS BOOK SELECTION house, machine shop, plumbing, surface, equipment gar pany. : age, electrical and sheet metal departments. Each gift Library Services Branch sends out packages of hook reviews from which most of our new books are chosen. There are so many fascinating books being published to- day that it’s hard to pick only a few; and they cover such a variety of subjects, in both fiction and non-fiction, that it’s difficult to decide which ones will ‘move’ better. in Cassiar. Your suggestions and recommendations regarding featured something from each department. Frank's friends presented him with a Kayak and a down vest. Prior to coming to Cassiar Frank lived a varied life. He was born August 26, 1912 in Hungary and left there in 1949. He spent 1 year in a concentration camp in Yugoslavia before being released across the border at Trieste, where he spent one year in a refugee camp be- fore being sponsored into Canada. ; He came to Canada in 1951 and worked ina gold mine in Quebec, both underground and in the ware- LIONS DEN — Available to the public upon reservation — - for a nominal fee and cleanup charge. - We welcome to the Club two new members, Lion Maurice Turner and Lion Jack Whyard. Then with regret we say goodbye to Lion Jack, with his move to Van- ly in’Cassiar. _couver. We wish him every success and good health. _LIONESS NEWS eam BAZAAR ‘ CONFERENCE About 20% of our book budget will be devoted to The Cassiar Lioness Club would like to thank all “The Midwinter Conference of District.49B took place children’s books, with special emphasis on books for pre- -who took part in our 4th Annual Christmas Bazaar. It in Whitehorse on October 22 thru 25, 1981, hosted by the SCOUTS — We sponsor all age groups which are current- schoolers: Many beautiful and imaginative books are being Soya house until 1957. In 1958 Frank followed some of his was a great success! The money made is not known yet - Grey Mountain Lions Club. due totthe safle whichewill be drawn On DAReEee Reece Gere: Aa alae Sal it’s one of the most ‘alive’ areas of friends (among them Fred Murray and Karl Voss) out i at the Fireman’ s Ball. — Pet West and came to Cassiar - j ; i Deputy GON ATIOL Lother Kutz _ | hope that by the next time the Courier goes to press A very special thanks to those Lions who’came out Zone Chairman and Lions { 1 will be able to b char " Frank was for many years the agent for all the 5 . n a series of sho reviews on recen : ; 5 4 rn = { on Friday night to help us set up. It was much appreci- Presi : Rudkowsky will be able to begi freight companies coming into Cassiar and old-time re- ated. ; | eee eee eae i . acquisitions, ! sidents recall that there was no such thing as a phone ° q Lion Tamer Conrad Altendorfer call to pick up your freight — Frank delivered it to the } att CHRISTMAS BOOKS oon ! EES pou ; Mary Ryan ! { Frank is also remembered for his economic habits. t The Conference consisted of 2 days of meetings, sem Our small collection of Christmas books has been He always used both sides of the adding machine tapes y inars and speeches by some most inspiring Lions. augmented by a selection of books from PRALS. This We were most fortunate to have as our guest ‘speaker, includes several books of the Christmas-crafts-and-cookery International Director Lion Bruce Murray from St.Mary’ s, variety. We have ordered quite a few new Christmas books - Ontario. Lion Bruce spoke on Youth Camps and it was de- for children; if we're lucky, they'll arrive in time for | cided that District 49B would have a Youth Camp next Christmas ‘81! summer. ae Throughout the 2 days the Lions and Lionesses at- LIBRARY HOURS: tended Leadership Training Sessions and it was felt that i - (that was before Union rates)!!! It was remarked by one employee: that When Cas- siar Resources learned a couple of years ago that Frank would be retiring they quickly got to work and install- ed a computer! Frank is an avid hiker and skier and in 1977, at the age of 65, he participated in a rugged two week survival course sponsored by. Outward Bound Mountain School. Photos courtesy of Bill and Cecile Pratt BC. Photos} MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR Many thanks to those who supported us . so well in our Tse year of Me Bitte this training was most helpful to them for the smoother Sunday 6 to 9 Then in 1978 he participated in the Outward Bound operation of the clubs. ~ Monday 6 to 9 Whitewater Course, which is equally rugged. . WISHES ALL OF YOUA All was not hard work though, (except the 6 a.m. Tuesday / 1to4 Frank plans to remain in Cassiar and one of his ° " wake up calls). Lions and Lionesses also attended the Ice- Wednesday Closet ambitions is to retype all the copies of the ‘Asbestos On October 26th, the Cassiar Lioness Club had a hae Samra and he over nor SHA paket aeigael re Sheet” (forerunner to the Cassiar Courier), he has in draw for a 3 minute shopping spree or $500.00 in cash. ae woul ae te Geuk i Grey MeO nasy SER peaeees seething) commu Repeamaneomine: Gragk is - Club of Whitehorse, especially Lion Bob Galloway for a Saturday Closed Dien nies inceniGon vs i The lucky winner of the draw was Cecile (Peanuts) . job well done and also for the Champagne Breakfast that Beaudry, who opted for the $500.00. we never got (promises-promises). : : oe is to ae ioe or ee gheees ation ee Also, to the Lions of College, Alaska, we want you to or drawing the ticket. SO thanks to fre a ot for ay- know that the R is safe here in the C. iar Lioness Club. This winter Frank will be working on a part-time basis for the Community Club as the Ski Hill operator. We would like to take this opportunity to wish BILL & CECILE PRATT * CHRISTMAS HOURS- DEC. 20 to Jan. 3 WAN = 374 McDame St. s S 778-7568 ing things ready in case of the shopping spree. i : Sun. Dec. 20) Frank the very best of luck i in all his future endeavors. bat? If Lion Cotton wants it back, we have a very low bank ‘ ” Through this effort, we were able to donate $600.00 ; ey Mon. Dec. 21): Regular hours RRNA ARERR URUK to the Lions Club for the CN.LB. Drive. * ee oe apace gas so, dig in your pocket Tue. Dec.22) ; : H CRRURURARERURR Thanks to all who bought tickets and made this such on Dick, it’s the least VORA 0. : ; { (5 All a success. _If you want any more Convention news ask: Thu. Dec. 24) Spaso ns Gree ngs 0 : , _ Lion Lordy, Lordy, Lordy ~ Fri. Dec. 25) Closed NEW MEMBERS or Lion Whatever! - Sun. Dec. 27) - from The Stalf of Bad We would like to weeonie some new members to the = . Mon. Dec. 28) q Cassiar Lioness Club: Fran Beggs Tue. Dec. 29) © Regular hours Stl 5 S itp Sncorpor ted Cecile Beaudry Thu. Dec. 31). a jor ecurt Edith Farrell 0 tal i : Ingrid Zubek ‘Sgthe good residents of Cassiar and district a MERRYSi Fri. Jan. 1 Closed at Cassiar BC. We hope they will all enjoy the Lioness Club. Mary Ryan and Rita Brown. SSCHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR! Sun. Jan. 3 3 Regular hours