The hospital would like to congratulate Dr. Otto and the ambulance crew, consisting of Peter Schneeberger, Sonja Willits, and Juanita Nuyens. Amongst the four of them, they managed to deliver a healthy five pound baby after hitting the bump on the Dease River Bridge. The happy news came over the ambulance radio at about 1:00 a.m., Saturday morning. The proud parents are, Jane Tashoots and Herb Wright of Iskut. The hospital would like to welcome Susan Brown to the hospital staff. Susan is a registered nurse and pre- viously worked in the Queen Charlottes. Irene finally has someone to share that big empty residence with. Carol Whiteside has returned from a three month trip to New Zealand looking tanned and healthy. She now has a permanent smile on her face which I under- stand is a side effect of eating too much kiwi fruit. The hospital has just installed a new phone system. All inquiries should be made by dialing 778-7234. This is the only number you need to keep above the phone. This number will access the main switch board and your call will be transferred to the local required. This number is also used when the ambulance service is required, The hot line number is still “149” on the Brinco phone system. New _ BTS Arrivals CONGRATULATIONS TO: Elizabeth Gwilliam on the birth of her son, Richard Bryce, born March 8, 1986, in Kamloops. Richard weigh- ed in at 8 lbs. 13 ozs. Jane Tashoots and Herb Wright of Iskut on the birth of their daughter, Tiffany. Tiffany was born in the Cassiar ambulance amidst a blizzard, at the Dease River bridge, on Saturday, March 8, 1986. She weighed 5 Ibs. 10 ozs. Karen Gordon and Keith Marion on the birth of their son, Brandon Ernest McCaully. Brandon was born on January 22, 1986, in Kamloops, and weighed in at 7 lbs. 10 ozs. Pat and Ross Harper on the birth of their son, Nathaniel Aaron, 10 Ibs. 2 0z., on March 19, 1986 at the Vernon Jubilee Hospital. Judy 4nd Derek Walker on the birth of their daughter, Ashley Morgan, 6 lbs. 13 0z., on March 21, 1986 at the Hospital in Penticton. The Cassiar Minor Hockey Association would like to thank all the people of Cassiar who took billets during the Minor Hockey Tournament and special thanks to Cassiar Mining Corporation for providing us with accommodation where necessary. Billeting Committee @ CC OO @ © @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ O® kok FORO III ROI ke % 000038000 kk Northern Off-Road 4x4 Service PARTS AND ACCESSORIES FOR ANY MAKE = Mf a WE INSTALL WHAT WE SELL 778-7534 Brian Dick OOOO I LOE TOIT IOI ID DOTTIE SISSIES SSS SASES€ FO OOOO aS, Si Lay YO Lions Basketball Wraps Up Third Successful Season The Cassiar Lions Basketball League concluded its 1986 season on February 24, with an all-players game at Snowridge Elementary School. The parents and friends who came out to watch were provided with an entertaining, evenly-matched final, followed by indivi- dual player awards. All players received a CLBL ’86 medallion, and each of the three league teams had three players nominated for special awards. Special award winners are listed as follows: Most Improved Players eit cute oat Si ve a 3 = oe ar (left to right) Piston Kyle Zubek, Spur Chad Clark, Clip- per Jennifer Beckett Most Valuable Players is (left to. right) Spur David Lanphear, Piston Stephen Ryan, Clipper Binder Mangat Most Sportsmanlike Players a se (left to right) Spur Janice Coran, Piston Chiera Borsato, Clipper Katherine Lanteigne ome sremecremeneramesram — —t | EMPLOY A STUDENT | | ‘Durie the summer, do you need someone i to housesit, plant sit or mow your lawn? i | Students at Cassiar Secondary are available { for employment this summer. by Merv Prier In the team department, congratulations to the Spurs for finishing the 8-week season in first place. Some of the many persons who make this league possible are: the Cassiar Lions Club, the six coaches and the three referees, the 27 players; and the loyal parents who attended most of the games. Our thanks go out to everyone who has made the CLBL a success. Pistons McDame Gun Clu The results of the McDame Gun Club’s 1986 Schmoo Daze Shoot held at the Gun Range on March 16: ' . MEN’S 22 SHOOTING 1st Eric Stump 49.2 2nd Joe Solar 48.0 3rd Peter Howard 47.1 WOMENS 22 SHOOTING 1st Lisa Prosser 46.1 2nd Celenka Krawczyk 43.0 3rd Allana Stump 40.0 CHILDREN’S 22 SHOOTING 1st Craig Steadman 48.1 2nd James Lanteigne 47.0 3rd Denise Gay 46.1 PISTOL SHOOTING 1st Eric Stump 86.0 2nd Don Harrison 84.2 3rd. Ted Krawczyk 78.0 y MEN’S BLACKPOWDER 1st Eric Stump 110 2nd Don Harrison 103 3rd Kevin Vallieres 93 We would like to thank the following for contributing their time and help: Finning Tractor, Cassiar Community Club, Cassiar Mining Corporation, The Cookery, and all McDame Gun Club members who helped. Consolation prizes were donated by Finning. REID — SWIFT WEDDING Gary Swift and Pamela Reid were married in Victoria, December 14, 1985. The small, civil ceremony took place in the home of Gary’s parents. Pamela wore a dusty-rose coloured dress and car. ied a single orchid. Gary was in a grey pin-striped suit with a rose boutonniere. They were attended by Jane Lissa, of Cranbrook, and Tom Swift of Victoria. It was a special evening spent with family and friends. Thark You To all our friends of Cassiar who joined us in our pre-wedding celebration, and a special thanks to those who also remembered us in Victoria with cards, Phone cails and a well written poem! Gary & Pam Swift by Kees Van der Pol There is not much news to report from the Bridge . Club this month. We have been only able to manage two duplicate games since the last time I reported to the Courier. During each of the other four times that we have met on Tuesday nights we have not managed to have the minimum number of eight people necessary to hold a duplicate session. Not to be discouraged, we played rubber bridge with a rotating dummy. This created lots of fun and interesting situations because partners were changing all evening long. An apology must go out to all those people in town we have tele- phoned at the last minute, and have been put on the spot to play bridge. It is just that the regulars just love to play. . As for the two games we did hold, the first was won by Claudia Huber and Sherry Sethen and the second was won by Kees and Mayumi van der Pol. Coming in second for those two games were Ed Craft and Carol Mackin and Brock Taplin and Mario Gimmi respectively. We have been wondering why so many people, who do play bridge, do not want to come out to our club. We have heard people say that they do not mind playing bridge, as long as it is not duplicate. To set those people at ease perhaps an explanation is in order. There is no difference between social bridge and dupli- cate bridge in terms of the bidding or in the way a person wishes to make the contract. The difference lies in the system of, scoring and the fact that each player hangs on to his/her own cards during the actual play. The major point of duplicate is that different pairs of players play the same hands so that a compar- ison can be made of the scores. The purpose of this is that, unlike social bridge where a hand is played and soon forgotten, players can review the particular hand played and see and talk about what the best possible contract or play of the hand was. This method of comparing bidding and play lets one discover good bidding and playing methods (and new ideas). Playing duplicate is an excellent way of improving one’s bridge In terms of entertainment, our Tuesday. night sessions offer quite a good deal: three to four hours of bridge, with refreshments and excellent snacks (sometimes we even get a bit out of hand with the eats!). All of this is available for only $2.00 per person. All you social bridge players out there: please give duplicate a try. sha bs Fas erg Oye cs Eas SWF) BEER: es All Saints Anglican Community Church Sunday Worship - 10:30 ‘am, (with Sunday School) Holy Communion - Ist, 3rd and Sth Sundays of month Morning Worship - 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month Mid—Week Prayer and Praise, Bible Study - Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. Choir Practice - Thursday, 7:30 p.m. in the Church Women’s Auxillary - 7:00 p.m., 2nd Monday of month Rummage Sale - 7:00 p.m., 2nd Wednesday of the month Minister: The Rev. Allan Studd, phone 778-7239 Lay Reader: Marian Craft “How do you make the Church central to people’s lives? I mean, if anyone wants a child baptised, or if they want to get married, or buried they are there on the door- step. Those are people we never see at any other time and yet what do they think keeps the church here?” Zachary Mouse was sitting in the Minister’s study, going over the books and making out cheques for bills that needed paying. “What are you on about, Zachary?’ asked the Minister from beyond his pile of church mail, “It’s a serious question,” responded Zachary as if he was defend- ing himself. The minister swept the whole lot of mail into the waste basket and looked at Zachary. Zachary proceeded, “We can’t possibly meet our commitments with the present level of giving and if we don’t pay up, the Bishop. might pull the plug.” “Don’t you believe in miracles, Zachary?” inquired the Minister. “This is really going to take more than a miracle,” muttered Zachary. “What really bothers me is that there is so much life in this congregation. Sunday morning is so uplifting and everyone knows that they are just one large family, but it doesn’t translate onto the balance sheet.” The Minister looked at him with a bemused express- ion. One would have thought that he was not sure whether to agree or argue for the other side. Eventually the other side won out. ‘Have faith my brassy friend, the age of miracles is not yet over. Where God’s people res- pond overwhelmingly in faith wonderful things do happen. If you and | and a few others do our job right in the next few weeks, good things will continue to happen.” Zachary looked skeptical and laid down his pen, placed his hands on his side and looked at the minister as if to say, ‘alright, show me.” Then the minister proceeded to explain once again about the Every Member Visitation which had been once again delayed but was now planned for the weekend of April 19/20. It involves a visit to every member in the - congregation and to potential members as well. These visits will be a time to discuss the church, its purpose, its makeup and its activities. There will be a chance to present a carefully prepared and well-thought-out pre- sentation about the All Saints’ Church, its vision, its resources, its organization, its worship and educational functions and its response to God’s call. It will be a comprehensive package which will leave no stone un- turned in its quest to fully inform people about the Church’s reason for being. The visit will then conclude with an invitation to the people being visited to prayer- fully consider their participation in the Christian community and to help All Saints’ remain the strong worshipping community it has always been. When he was finished, the Minister looked at Zachary for a response. Zachary considered for a while and then his expression softened. “Perhaps you are right,”’ he said. -‘T have too little faith. Perhaps if we do our very best to tell our story to Cassiar, the Holy Spirit will move through our life together and make all things possible.” The Minister smiled softly, patted the poor mouse on the head and said, “With faith all things are possible.” ' ’ Weekdays Cassiar Courier April 1986 Page 5 Our Lady of Lourdes Mission SUNDAY EUCHARIST — EASTER SEASON Saturday evenings 7:15 p.m. Sunday mornings 11:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Good Hope Lake Sundays 5 p.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation - on Saturdays in church from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. On Sunday April 13, Bishop Hubert P. O’Connor, O.M.I. from Whitehorse will be among us to give the Sacrament of Confirmation to the candidates who have prepared themselves. Being a Sunday it will be an occasion to celebrate this sacrament all together. A luncheon will follow in the hall. Sunday April 20th is the World Day of Prayer for Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life. We are now in the time when children of the 2nd year Religious Ed. are introduced to Holy Communion by their parents. In May we will celebrate that great event together with them around the Table of the Lord. by Father Oscar Pauwels . PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL The Cassiar Parent Advisory Council met March 12th. The Council is interested in dis- cussing next year’s budget with the Stikine School Board and has invited members of the School Board and staff to a special meeting of the Parent Advisory Council to be held April 22, 1986, at 7:30 p.m. in Room 1 at the Cassiar Secondary School. All meetings of the P.A.C. are open and parents and other interested com- munity members are invited to attend. The regular April meeting of the P.A.C. will take place prior to the meeting with school board representatives at. 7:00 p.m. in the library. Cassiar Secondary School principal David Hogg reported that Bob Leland and another engineer visited the school in March to assess the structural safety of the building. A 1983 report by Leland indicated some hazards in the building and these problems still exist. Mr. Hogg has written to the Schoo! Board about the need for funds in the next budget to correct the problems. Meanwhile, the school and the district staff are awaiting Leland’s report on the struct- . ural status of Cassiar Secondary School. Terms of office for three members of the Parent Advisory Council will end in June. An election to replace them as well as fill the vac- ancy left by Jan Sweeney’s move, will be held in May. Anyone interested in serving on the council please contact any council member: Pauline Snell, Pat Beaton, Darlene Larden, Norma Ray, Roger Borsato, Derek Walker or Louise Creyke. The Council acts as an advisory body. to the schools and administration, and is. the voice of the parents in our community. The council provides a means for parents to voice their opinions and concerns about how our local schools operate. If you'd like more direct participation in the business of our schools consider running in the Parent Advisory Council election in May. NEW STOCK NOW ARRIVING HOURS Wednesday - 12 to 5:30 p.m ~12 to 6:00p.m ‘Thursday Friday -12 5:30 p.m. Saturday -11 to 4:00p.m. CLOSED SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY WE HAVE SIZES FROM 3 to 44 |The Clothes Clos #. gi? = ‘as 0 UE Son