Page 4 June 1986 Cassiar Courier by Sonia Willits With summer just around the corner, we are anxious- ly awaiting holidays, which for most include a trip south in search of the sun, sand and'warmer temperatures. Since we have such long winter months with cooler tempera- tures, it will take some time to adjust to a warmer environs ment. There are three heat related disorders to-be aware of: heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat pyrexia or heat stroke. Sweating is man’s natural air conditioning system. It is the-most effective natural means of combatting heat stress with little or no change in the core body temper- ature. As long as sweating continues, provided salt and wa- ter are replaced, man can withstand remarkably high temp- eratures. Up to three liters of sweat may be lost in one day. Water and salt are the most important constituents of sweat; therefore it is only natural to replace what we lose in order to keep our body in harmony. Heat cramps are painful spasms of large muscle groups following strenuous exercise. The lower and upper limbs are particularly affected. The cause and extent of such cramps is related to the amount of salt and water lost through perspiration. Heat exhaustion is probably the most common heat syndrome. The onset may be sudden and duration may be brief. Weakness, nausea, a faint feeling and cool and clammy skin may be exhibited. Remove the person to a cool environment and encourage him to drink cold non- alcoholic beverages. A follow up visit to the doctor is re- commended. Water and salt replacement is a must; 5 ml of salt to 500 ml of water is a good balance to replace essen- tial body fluids and this may need to be repeated. Heat pyrexia or heat stroke is a life-threatening med- ical emergency requiring prompt action. Time is of the es- sence. The body has lost its ability to sweat and the core temperature rises. The aim is to lower the core tempera- ture as quickly as possible. If left without treatment, the brain and other vital organs will essentially ‘‘cook’’. The signs and symptoms exhibited are: a full and rapid pulse, weak and rapid respirations, hot dry reddish skin, and de- creasing levels of conciousness. Treatment in a medical set- ting is preferred but not always available. The aim is to lower the core temperature of the body. An ice bath isa dramatic measure to take for an acutely ill person but there is no effective substitute. Wet sheets, ice water sponges and electric fans may be used. Once the core temperature drops below 39.6 C cooling measures may be stopped. Medical follow-up is a must. Summer is a time to be outdoors and enjoy the warm environment. Now with some knowledge of heat related disorders, go and ‘get yourself a fun-filled holiday in the sun! cet eet cet et et et ee a New SS Arrivals BORN TO: Sandy and Pat Hickman, a daughter, Susan, 7 lbs. 14 oz. on May 15, 1986 at the Surrey Memorial Hospital. Isabel and Florian Osorio (former Cassiar residents) a daughter, Monica Isabel, 7 lbs. 14% oz. on February 24, 1986 in Belleville, Ontario. A sister for Lino. - > —- ~~ eo oo oo oo Who’s News? KEITH MINTY Welcome to our new Chief Engineer, Keith Minty and his family. Keith was previously the Project Engineer/Assis- tant Chief Engineer with Giant Yellowknife Mines Ltd., a gold mine in the Northwest Territories. He brings with him wife Beth, son Douglas, age 4, and daughter Alison, just 17 months old. __ Keith enjoys the outdoors and we may spot him iting occasionally this summer. vee ee - ~~ e - —_ » Parent Advisory Council aed Louise Clark — 2 year term The 1985/86 Cassiar Parent Advisory Council held a joint meeting May 8th with the newly elected members for 1986/87. Louise Clark, Nancy Gleason, Marlene Shipley and Bev Storie have been elected to two year terms. Debbie Gabel was elected to a one year term. Darlene Larden is the new chairman for the council and Debbie Gabel is the new secretary. Outgoing chairman Pauline Snell welcomed the new members and outlined some of the responsibilities of the council to them. She also urged them to continue the Parent Advisory Council’s efforts to have the C.A.R.E. program on child sexual abuse, or a similar program, provided in the Cassiar school. Snowridge Principal David John reported that swim- ming lessons will be provided during the physical educ- ation classes from May 20th until June 17th. The school’s sports day will be held June 23rd and more volunteers are required in order to make this day a success. The last day of school and the awards assembly will be on June 26th. Cassiar Secondary School Principal David Hogg commended Eldon Hardy and his crew for clearing the snow off of the playing field. He also requested that the Parent Advisory Council consider having two councils, one for each school in Cassiar. David John had also requested the formation of two councils earlier this year. The members will consider the suggestion and will discuss the matter further at the next Parent Advisory Council meeting which will be June 4th at 7:30 p.m. in the Cassiar Secondary School library. » Debbie Gabel — 1 year term Marlene Shipley — 2 year term Cassiar “Mother of the Year’’ Norm Cosnett presenting Phyllis Hardy with the “Mother of the Year’ award for 1986 by Norm Cosnett é The Cassiar Lions Club would like to thank all those who attended the Mothers* Day brunch We hope that next year we will have more help SO you won’t have such a long wait. This year we chose a Mother of the Year. I understand that this has not been done for some years. However, the Lions feel that the mothers in Cassiar and area should get recognition for their contribution to the community. We were happy to honor Phyllis Hardy as the 1986 Mother of the Year. I would like to give special thanks to all the people who helped make the day a success; the Cookery, our head cook Gary Periard and his assistant Shelley Cosnett. Also thanks to Stan Carter, Sonya Girardin, Reg Girardin, Merv Prier Cliff Shipley, Gordon Parton and Rob McCauley Once again, thank you all — without your attend- ance and help the Brunch could not pave been a success, A | eT 0 Rida Sd a ae maT ap j vias ‘ eee a i ee ee _ Sunday Worship — All Saints Anquan Community Church by nev. Allan Studd 10:30 a.m, Holy Communion —1st,3rd & 5th Sundays of the month Morning Worship — 2nd & 4th Sundays of the Month Choir Practice — Thursday - 7:30 p.m. at the Church Women’s Auxillary — 2nd Monday of month at 7:00 p.m. Rummage Sale — 2nd Wednesday of month at 7:00 p.m. in Church Hall Summer Schedule — July 6 to August 31, 1986 Sunday Worship — 8:30 p.m. Thrift Shop — Wednesdays 7 — 8 p.m. Minister - the Rev. Allan Studd, Ph. 778-7239 Zachary, Priscilla and Kendall Brassmice had a family conference the other day to decide what they wanted the Minister to write ‘about them this month. “After all,” remarked Zachary, “it is the last issue before the summer and we shauld say something special.”’ They worked at it for. quite awhile and finally came up with the following statement which they delivered to the Minister’s office. He looked at them in amazement. “We just wanted some control on the editorial policy coming out of this office,” said Zachary, acting as spokesman. The minister slid a - piece of paper into the typewriter and began to transcribe the message. We, the. Brassmice of All Saints’ Church, would like to wish everyone a very pleasant and happy summer holiday. We recognize that the winter has been a long one this year, both in actual climatic terms and in terms of tension and un- certainty. We hope that you will find time to relax, to reflect on the past year’s experiences and, most important of all, to return. rested in body and spirit. For those who stay on during the summer we hope that our paths will cross often as Brassmice seldom travel far from home. Do drop by and renew your acquaintance with us from time to time. For those who take this opportunity to leave, never forget your friends in Cassiar and the good times that we had. Most of all, we pray as a family that the peace which passes all understanding may be upon you all as you go your special ways-during the long warm days of summer. We are simple mice, but we are unashamedly Christian and. we would like to extend to you this simple blessing which means so much to us: “May the Christ who walked on wounded feet walk with you to the end of your road. May the Christ who serves with wounded hands teach you:to serve each other. May the Christ who serves with a wounded heart help you to love each other. When you go out, may you see the face of Jesus in everyone you meet. And may everyone you: meet. see the face Gf Jesus in you. God bless and keep you always. Amen” Zachary, Priscilla and Kendall A LETTER FROM TELEGRAPH CREEK It is almost a year since last we wrote from Telegraph Creek, in what we hope was a gently humorous fashion, unable to resist pointing to the difference between the al- pine snows of Cassiar and the palm trees of Telegraph. And even now, at this time of writing, once again the May snows are falling on Cassiar, whereas gardeners in Tele- graph Creek have been seen planting out seed by the end of April and stealing a week or two on the season; we hope they don’t have cause to regret it. But this is unfair; for we can’t help ists that Cassiar seems sunnier than usual. Like all northern mining towns, whose eggs are all too precariously in one basket, and rumour, growing with every repetition spreads gloom and despondency, Cassiat this winter often seemed dreary and depressed; But now one would think that Expo ’86 had been built of asbestos, or that they had found a re- cipe for asbestos pudding, for all is sunshine and smiles and summer is anticipated, at least by Sherry, whose Hawaiian shirt has enough color and glamor for a beach- full. Summer is a-cumin in and hope is restored. “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire ful- filled is a tree of life. Proverbs 13.12” said Prunella Brass- mouse, reading the quote for:May from the Church cal- endar. “Hope is one of the three theological virtues, you know,” said Griselda Brassmouse primly, in her irritating know-all way. “The other two are faith and charity, if you want to know -” “No, we don’t,” said Cholmondley Brassmouse rude- ly, spitting out a mouthful of chewed paper. “Gee, this Alternative Service Book tastes awful. My hope is that they get rid of it and get something more toothsome.” Hope fulfilled is a tree of life, whatever your tastes, and certainly in Telegraph Creek the trees are bursting in- to life, and with them, as in Cassiar, hopes are rising. This past year has not been all roses for everyone. We have had our share of disappointment and we have had our share of tragedy. But shared experience, especially shared sorrow, unites and uilds a community, and hope, we are told, springs eternal, whether the early-seeded veg- etable patch does or not. One conspicuous sign of new beginning i is the recently completed housing scheme on the old airport, now in- corporated into the Reserve. “Hollywood Boulevard” puts West Vancouver, and indeed Hollywood, to shame. Ten cedar-boarded mansions — “desirable residences” have just received their first tenants, thus significantly increas- ing the housing capacity of the village. And what next? Probably a new Band administration office, followed by a new.clinic, and then other amenities and more houses. Chief Ivan is “always thinking”, and his thinking and the work of local expertise and labor is slowly improving life for all of us in Telegraph. Building is important, because it puts into lasting form the hopes and desires of our lives. The new houses do not merely represent shelter and privacy, important though these are; they are beautiful and spacious and af- fect everything we do. One other building project for the summer, which enshrines our values and our hopes is a proposed renovation of our Church, a landmark in Tel- egraph Creek since 1924. The Church is still structurally sound and waterproof, but it requires attention to the exterior fabric and a face lift of the interior decoration; woodwork will be restored, walls painted, the altar refur- bished, the lighting and wiring renewed, and mice, of -course, will be eradicated. ; We would like to think that the restoration of our Church is a parable, because all of us need exterior and in- terior renewal! It need not be religious, although that is our long tradition, but hope for the future needs careful cultivation. At this turning of the year, green with prom- ise, in Telegraph Creek we are sure that those seeds plant- ed soonest will blossom longest and flourish best. Youth Group Holds First Meeting The first meeting of the Cassiar Youth Support Group was held May 12th with 20 youngsters in attend- ance. Sherry Sethen, who was on the steering committee that organized the group, said the youngsters, ranging in age from 12 to 17, have chosen a group discussion format. At the initial meeting discussion topics included home- work — where, how and when to do it, curfews, how to gain the trust of parents and how parents can gain the trust of kids. Mrs. Sethen said, “The kids will come up with their own topics...There will be three adults sitting in on each session but none of the adults are counsellors, just super- visors of the discussions.” She added that the adults are not giving out any advice and said if a youngster requests help with a problem on a one to one basis professional ~ counsellors such as John Nuyens (of Human Resources) and Kees Vanderpol (the counsellor at Cassiar Secondary School) will be called in. Mrs. Sethen said she would like to thank all the adults who volunteered to help with the group. She said it has been suggested that a parent discussion group also be formed to talk about the problems the young people are having. Some of the adults who volunteered to help with the youth group could help supervise the parent group if a desire for such a group is expressed. Lisa Joseph and Dorothy Duffy have been chosen as co-chairpersons of the youth meetings which will generally be held weekly in the board room of the Human Resources office. For further information contact Sherry Sethen or either of the chairpersons of the group. ~ Cassiar Gainer Cha ‘19861 Page o Anglican Church In Dease Lake by Rev. Roger Holmes Anglican Church services are held in the library of the new school, by kind permission of the principal, every Sunday evening at 7:30 p.m. Although we have been regularly in Dease Lake for over a year, this is still an experimental stage, and Dease Lake will eventually get the Church it deserves, that is, depending on your support. Every house will again be vis- ited this summer to assess local needs, and we hope to haye a flourishing Anglican community, which in the cir- cumstances, should include United Church, Lutherans, Methodists and any other unchurched: Christians, by the fall. Please contact me if you or your children are interest- ed in baptism, catechism or confirmation. As I live in Tele- graph Creek, regular Sunday School is difficult to main- tain and I encourage you to go to the ecumenical classes taught by Sister Francis in the Roman Catholic Church. May I encourage you all to~support the Church, which you say you want, by faithfully attending on Sun- days at 7:30 p.m. in the new school. Our Lady of Lourdes Mission by Father Patwals SCHEDULES June 1 — Sunday Mass at 7:30 p.m. only June 8 — Sunday Mass at 11:00 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. Eucharistic service with Holy Communion will be provided at 7:30 p.m. only on: Sundays in June and July, beginning June 15th. In the absence of Father Pauwels, the priest on call will be Father Jim. Bleackley of Watson Lake, Ph. 403- 536-7561. There is also Father Joseph Guilbaud at Dope Liard, Ph. 403-536-2273 June 1 - Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ (as given to us at the Last Supper) Ere June 6 - Solemnity of the Sacred Heat of Jesus Mass at 7:00 p.m. June 29 — Solemnity of St. Peter and St. Paul, Apostles On the Solemnity of Ascension of the Lord, Sunday, May 11 (which was-also Mother’s Day), seven children celebrated their First Holy Communion, which they had received in the previous weeks with their parents. After Mass a sumptuous lunch was served. The seven honored guests were Byron Clark, Melanie Dubois, Robert Farrell, Malenna Pichler, Toni Pisonic, Andrew and Ken Smith. I want to add a word of thanks to the Courier staff for publishing our church news and schedules and for your patience in accepting last minute deadline input. FATHER BOB DIES IN DAWSON CITY Father Marcel Bobillier, Oblate Missionary, may be unknown to many people of this area today but one of his first assignments was Dease Lake and district. He arrived from France in 1938 and flew to different missions with Bishop J. L. Coudert — Bear Lake, Caribou Hide, Iskut and Dease Lake: He knew this whole country very well, having travelled by dog sled to visit the Indian settlements for prayer and religious services, as well as by boat along the Dease River in the early *40’s. I do not know the exact date of his transfer to Atlin, B.C. but while there he heard of an Indian family suffer- ing from starvation at Boya Lake. He made the whole trip by dog sled from Atlin with food supplies and brought these people to a better hunting area. This caused him to take a route back to Atlin by way of Table Mountain. Yes, Father Bob, as everybody called him, was an energetic and enthusiastic priest. Though short and stub- by in stature, he had the agility of a deer and a sense of humor to'disarm any hostility. He could clean a salmon so fast that it would be still flipping when it hit the frying pan! He. was also stationed at Fort Selkirk on the Yukon River and at Fort Nelson, where he built the present _ church. In Dawson City, where he was for the. past twenty years, as a member of th Yukon Order of Pioneers, he was known as the “Dean of the Klondike’”’. Some Cassiar res- idents who worked at Clinton Creek may have known Father Bob from his weekly visits there. He was seventy-three years old when he died on May 17 on the Eve of Pentecost Sunday. May he rejoice in the Holy Spirit. THANK YOU We would like to thank everyone for the flowers and messages of condolence during our recent be- reavement in the loss of our father and grandfather. The Tashoots, Loverin and Russell Families: