ew dee nd ed Pare ch6 (oNovemhe 1 Cassiar Courter. Novenbed 1980, Page 5 (mee te ce me Feet Sm eee r : " Page 4, November 1980, Cassiar Courier BROWNIE NEWS @ Brownies began again this season in October and there are fifteen Brownies enrolled at this time. During November some of the tweenies will be stepping up. A Halloween party for the Brownies was held October 29. The Brownies planned this party and decided they wanted their faces painted .for the occasion by Connie Cousins. Also, three pumpkins were carved by the Brownies and those Brownies who won most of the games were award- ed these jack-o-lanterns. Pam Krawczyk and Donna Mc- Guire assisted at the party and their help was greatly ap- preciated. We are hoping to find more volunteers to help with the Brownies organization of activities. On Friday, October 31, two trainers came in from Chetwynd to hold a Training session with Brownies and Guides on Saturday, November 1. NEW GUIDE COMPANY FORMED Two Guide leaders from Cassiar, Nada Carin and Jackie Faust, attended two workshops on October 3 and 4 in Dawson Creek. The trip was very hectic and tiring but al- so worthwhile as the leaders came away with a lot of in- formation and ideas on how to implement new programs. There were two provincial trainers holding sessions. As your probably know by now, Guides have also started. There are seven girls who are very enthusiastic and enjoy- ing the program immensely. Jackie Faust and Nada Carin are the leaders. If there are any other girls interested in en- rolling they are more than welcome to join. We have a very interesting program and are planning to have many enjoyable events in the future. Guides is run differently from the Brownies because the girls themselves decide how to handlethe various projects.This seems to be a good formula because we were surprised by some of the innov- ative ideas the girls came up with. Guides meet every Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at the Youth Centre, usually it is over by 8:30 or 8:45 p.m. We are looking forward to an eventful, enjoyable year for- the Brownie Pack and Guide Company. Jelpooioddoaaiiolsaigiaioicisoiaciolaiakioioiolaooaioio goo oaaakaiok ak Me EVERY SUCCESS. IT IS GRATIFYING TO SEE THESE NEW GROUPS IN CASSIAR, AND WE WISH THEM SCOUTING IN CASSIAR Once more Scouting is back in Cassiar, and once more people are asking themselves ‘‘How long will it last?’ A good and valid question. Scouting was active in Cassiar in 1969 and 1974, but each time it folded because the Section Leaders moved away. The high turnover rate of people in Cassiar creates some very difficult problems for us. While it is fairly easy to find parents who are willing to join the group as a leader, it is very hard to find qualified Section Leaders — like Cubmaster or Scoutmaster. The past shows that once a Section Leader leaves and no replacement can be found, the whole thing simply comes to an end. A great many groups | know of have folded because of that. What is Scouting? Our founder, Lord Baden-Powell, said that Scouting is a game. It is a game designed primarily to help boys develop into self reliant, resourceful and re- sponsible adults. Scouting is a game learned and played as a youth and applied throughout one’s lifetime. As a Scout, a boy learns to work and play with other boys, regardless of racial origin, religious beliefs or social status. Scouting is a learning experience and Scouting is an investment. We invest our time and effort in the boys because we know that the boys will benefit and that it will affect their lives in a very positive constructive way. Being guided by the principles of Scouting, we know that we cannot fail. Scouting principles are: Love and serve God, Respect and act in accordance with the human dig- nity and rights of individuals, Recognize the obligations on himself to develop and maintain his potential. What will a boy learn? As the Scoutmaster, it is import- ant to me that the boys understand our No. 1 principle above everything else — to love and serve God. This is not achieved by forcing religious beliefs upon the boys or by talking about religious matters. It is simply done by setting a good example. © We also put great emphasis on loyalty to our flag and our country and by doing that we promote national unity. Living in this great country,:|Boy Scouts of Canada real- ized many years ago that we have a unique opportunity to explore and enjoy Canada’s great outdoors. Therefore, B.S.C. stresses the ‘’out’”’ in Scouting and puts outdoor activities and camping before everything else. What can a‘boy expect who joins Cubs or Scouts? We’re trying to offer the kids a fun program, suited to their age group, full of challenging activities and responsibil- ities. Unlike in any sports where competing against each other is the No. 1 goal, Scouting is geared to take that kind of pressure off the boys. In Scouting, a boy does not have to worry about disappointing his leaders or parents. A boy has a chance to work at his own pace. Some of the activities we have planned for this winter are snowcamping, building snowshoes, helping out at the Lions, Oktoberfest, Christmas party, etc. The Lions Club is our sponsor and therefore, we hope to take part in some of the community activities. The Community Club provides us with the Youth Centre for our meetings and has been very helpful in getting us started. I'm happy to say that the Cubs, with 10 boys, and the Scouts, with 7 boys, are well underway. Boys belonging to the Scout Troop are: Shawn Penno, David Madore, David Forbes, John Forbes, Ivan Snyder, David Duke and ‘Brian Day. Shawn Penno is the Patrol Leader and David Madore the Assistant Patrol Leader. These boys have the makings of a good troop and with continuous support from the parents, the Lions Club, the Community Club, and the people’ of Cassiar we should be able to overcome the various problems which we’re faced with. Scouting is a community effort and we can only prosper as long as the community supports us. ‘There is still room for Cubs and Scouts. Cubs meet Mon- day nights at 7:00 p.m. and Scouts meet Tuesday nights at 7:00 p.m. Kurt Aregger, Scoutmaster, 1. Cassiar Group y QUuRORAGA ARTS Centre On Wednesday, October 8, 1980, the Arts and Crafts Society held their general meeting and com- munity attendance was good. At this time nomin- ations for the Board of Directors were set forth and accepted as follows: — Brenda Tarasuk, Ray Tracey, Peter Beal, Walter Comper, Glen Smith, Sherry Witwicki and Donna McGuire. Many ideas were presented for the coming year and with everyone’s co-operation, it is our belief that no one will be disappointed. Come on out and en- joy your activity and perhaps learn a new craft. Join up now - fees are as follows: $50.00 plus 15 hours volunteer labor annually $15.00 plus 5 hours volunteer work quarterly At a subsequent meeting Octgber 16, the above board elected its executive as follows: Chairperson — Walter Comper, Ph. 778-7300 Vice Chairperson — Brenda Tarasuk, Ph. 778-7785 Treasurer — Glen Smith Secretary — Ray Tracey, Ph. 778-7470 Bldg. Mtce. Contact Person — Barb Cameron A program is being drawn up and will be made available as soon as possible. LIBRARY NEWS In case you ‘have no idea what to give for Christmas , may | suggest you browse through the Craft Books availabe at the library for “easy to make presents’. A few samples are Make Your Own World of Christmas by R. Lawndes and C Kailer, is a delightful book laden with ideas for gifts and decoration. by’ Hilde Guderjahn Discovery Book of Crafts by Jann Johnson contains chal- _ lenging projects from a macrame evening shawl to brace- lets, coat hangers and a Victorian Playhousw with step-by- step easy to follow instructions. McCall’s Crochet Treasury is a source of 150 gift ideas wth color illustrations, exciting fashions and home de- corations. Why not make a quilt. The McCall’s Book of Quilts gives complete instructions, diagrams and patterns for all quilting projects. 50 new books and 150 books from the.next exchange should have arrived at the Library by now. When you bor- row an exchange book (they have little green dots on the back) please return them on time so more people will have the pleasure of reading the book. Exchange books are at the library only for three months. Thank you. LIBRARY HOURS: Mondays, Thursday, and Fridays... FROM cece trescececacoes 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Sundays and Wednesdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Closed Tuesdays and Saturdays. PUBLIC HEALTH The Public Health Nurse will be in the district from November 17 — 21, 1980. Her schedule for the week is: Monday, Nov. 17 Cassiar ~ School, Hearing and Vision Good Hope Lake Dease Lake Cassiar School Baby Clinic 9 - 12 noon testing Tuesday, Nov. 18 Wednesday, Nov. 19 Thursday, Nov. 20 Friday, Nov. 21 If you have any queries you can phone Fort St. John 785-8916 or leave a message at the Health Unit and the Health Nurse will contact you. An ap- pointment is not necessary for the Baby Clinic — you can drop in with your queries. rmMirlWe if Eg The Cassiar Concert Society’s second season got off to a very quiet start on October 11. Quiet, because the performers were the Mime Company Unlimited of Toronto, and mime is a silent theatre art- form. Quiet too, because the audience, confronted with this strange art, sat in stony silence for the first twenty minutes or so, rather confused by what was being pre- sented to them and unsure of how to react. Mime is an art-form that is both unfamiliar and difficult. For most of us, our only acquaintance with it is through Red Skelton’s ‘Freddie the Freeloader’ sketches, or per- haps an occasional glimpse of the French white-face Har- lequin. Such mime entertains chiefly through the per- former’s skill in making us see the banana he’s peeling, or the glass he’s filling and drinking from, the fly on his nose, or the staircase he’s climbing. The Mime Company Unlimited's ‘Confederation’ is work of a different order. It not only creates the imaginary objects that are mime’s stock-in-trade; it also tells, in an amazingly concise way, the episodes of Canadian his- tory associated with its four greatest Prime Ministers — Macdonald, Laurier, King and Trudeau. This performance demands a great deal of the audience, both in knowledge of Canadian history, and in interpret- ing the symbolic actions of the performers on stage. This kind of interpretive mime does not present a prepackag- ed product to the audience; the audience has to work, too, to dig out the meaning. It took a while for this to happen, for the audience to say, ‘Hey, I’ve got to put something into this if I'm going to get anything out of it’ which accounts for the silence with which the perform- ance was originally received. When the contact had been made, most people enjoyed the performance while ac- knowledging its challenge. Why mime, rather than drama or ballet, to tell this story (since mime is drama without the words to help us under stand , or ballet without the music to help us interpret, as is consequently more demanding on an audience than either)? Because, with the economy and compression Cfpenings Congratulations to Martha Wallenborn, who received her 10 year service award. We hope to see you for another 10, Martha! Dr. Robert Trollen phoned us at the hospital last week, passing through Vancouver on his way to do a locum in Ontario. He wishes all the very best to his friends in - Cassiar. Jane, we hear your visit to Vancouver has involved a hospital stay. We hope you are doing fine and out of ‘hospital soon. NOTICE TO ANIMAL OWNERS Dogs, cats or other pets will only be seen at the hospital by either a Doctor or Nurse if: 1. The doctor or nurse agrees to see and ‘care for the animal, and has the time to do so. 2. The owner makes previous arrangements for the animal to be seen. Otherwise, the doctor or nurse is under no obligation whatsoever to see or care for the animal. The doctors and nurses do not have veterinary training and it is hop- ed that animal owners will appreciate this. THANK YOU To Kevin Ade, our grateful thanks for the artistic sign that he drew for us and which is now hanging in the Hospital front porch. It is well read and our [use are much improved now. The Hospital Staff ’ they came on for their curtain call, and only three ap- several CPR trains! It was a demanding and satisfying performance. FREI CI OIORI I IRR AACAR ACA peeceecobiei ecco possible through mime, a whole historical era can be compressed into a few, brief memorable moments. Take one example: the history of Quebec in the late nine- teenth and early twentierth century was that of a people coming to maturity under the supervision of the Church, and then testing its maturity by breaking away from that supervision to become involved in the political life of the nation. It was a complex period covering decades. On the stage what we saw was a figure wearing a toque stepping out onto the ice in the gangling awkwardness of the person learning to skate. He found his balance by clinging to the tail of a priest’s cassock and letting him- self be pulled around the ice. Then, once he’d gained the skill he rejected the helper and skated away on his own. It was all there, in little more time than it takes to read about it, in a brilliant little vignette. Writer and director Ron East is to be commended for his imaginative and skillful script. The art of the mime, was certainly there, although we may have been concentrating so hard on interpreting the story that we missed the sheer joy of the body lan- guage. The faltering skater is a case in point - the stage turned to ice when he stepped on it. The hanged man ab- solutely dangled-at the end of his rope; farmers and fish- ermen ran into doors solidly slammed by a frightened Mackenzie King, banged on them fruitlessly, fell in them on a gust of wind when they were finally, timidly open- ed. When Laurier took ship for England we saw. the rail across the front of the stage that he held while he gazed back at the retreating land. Trish Leeper designed four masks for the Prime Minis- ters. But how to describe them? They were intriguing, fascinating, electrifying. The performers were excellent: perhaps Don Brennan’s Laurier outdid the others. When peared, | found myself looking around, wondering when the rest would come out. But there were only three; these three young men, Charles Gundy, Don Brennan and David Langlois, had filled the stage with a whole host of characters and crowded it with years of Cana- dian history — to say nothing of Queen Victoria and THE PARENTS — ADVISORY BOARD The.members of the Parent Advisory Council met for our monthly meeting on October 1st. It was decided then that the open meeting for the parents in Cassiar will be held on Thursday, November 20th. The main topics for discussion will be: A school board and how it will Cee our circums- tances here in Cassiar. A new school which we need desperately. A few other topics the council felt would be of interest to the public are: -Policy for late students. -Public Health. -Nursery School. eananaecnansnenanitendneeanenae aanainanenenencnenananainandia, - Overtare Gorcerts *-; we Churhes , : | ae + @ur Lady of Lourdes Mission 4 MASS 4 Saturday IE SIL | elas bes Sunday 11:00 a.m. Wednesday ZERIMEN yon Snes Catechism Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. SERVICES AT GOOD HOPE LAKE MASS Sunday 5:00 p.m. 2a>as es oH During Fr. Pauwels' absence, for 4 the months. ‘of October and November, Fr. William Devlin will officiate at the Mass. [ All Saints Anglican » Community Che urch f SERVICES ist Sunday of the Month: 11 a,m. Family Eucharist other Sundays: 9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist 11:00 a.m. Family Service ‘Every Wednesday: 7:30 p.m.Holy Eucharist Every Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Ladies Group: 2nd Tuesday of the elope at 7:30. p.m. Sunday School: HOLY BAPTISM is administered orig ‘after careful preparation of the ‘candidate, parents and sponsors. It will normally be administered only on Easter Day and All Saints Day (the lst Sunday in November). Persons seeking baptism should notify the Rector at least four weeks in advance of these dates. ‘ ) people only after careful preparation in the meaning of Christian marriage. Thirty days notice must be given. the Rev. Bill Morrison, 169 778-7239. Thanks Rector: Elliot St. o : ee anger HOLY MATRIMONY is celebrated for church ee ee The Women’s Auxiliary of the Anglican Church ' ‘would like to thank all the people who support. § -School Maintenance. iS We welcome and strongly urge all parents to come out for some interesting conversation and refreshments. Send your very special Christmas Card! " ed the recent Anglican Ladies Rummage sale. ; Bring your own negative or have your picture . or have your picture taken (5 proofs - $10.00) Choose the best and make up your very own Christmas Card. Christmas Family portrait = - 5 proofs (regular size) - 1 5X7 enlargement - 18X10 enlargement _Total......$25.00 Phone for an appointment now and beat the rush! Frames also available at avery reasonable price. Passport & Citizenship pictures - Monday night 7:30 - 8:30 3 pictures and negatives $10.00 24 hour service ee a a a a | ce SOR RS