Page 10 March 1983 Cassiar Courier COMMUNITY CLUB NEWS With the arrival of March, watch out for the Annual Open Bonspiel on March 18 - 20. Also for the first time, Cassiar will be hosting a portion of the Yukon Regionnal Games on March 25 - 27; Co-ed Volleyball and Senior Hockey. We esti- mate that there will be approximately 250 - 300 athletes in town for that weekend. The Volley- ball competition will be at the Rec. Centre Gym and the Snowridge Elementary School Gym. Other events will be taking place in various communities throughout the Yukon. Watson Lake will be hosting Downhill Skiing, Shooting, and PeeWee Hockey. Teslin will be hosting Cross- Country Skiing. In Whitehorse; Basketball, Figure Skating, Badminton and Bantam Hockey will take place. If you are interested to participate or to help with organizing the games in Cassiar, please drop by the Rec. Centre. NORTHERN B.C, WINTER GAMES The Cassiar athletes, representing Bantam Hockev. Wrestling, Downhill and Cross Country Skiing, attended the Northern B.C. Winter Games in Terrace, beginning February 3. The 34 people who attended did very well and came back with 12 medals, as follows: DOWNHILL SKIING Gold — J. R. Waite CROSS COUNTRY SKIING Silver — Harry Meers Lisa Joseph Teresa Bartell (2) Nelson Hartman Bronze — Harry Meers Debbie Hardy (2) Lisa Joseph Preston Radford Shawn Penno In the other sports, Bantam Hockey placed 5th and Keith Kenny placed 5th in Wrestling, Other individual athletes showing well were Lee Callow and John Sethan, both of whom placed in the top ten in Downhill Skiing. The Indoor Soccer team was not able to attend this year’s Games and the Badminton berths were filled by players from other areas. Over 3000 athletes attended the Games and Cassiar travelled the farthest. However, teams from 100 Mile House also attended. Overall, Cassiar made another good showing at the Games, and are looking forward to the 1984 Games in Prince George next February. SCHMOO DAZE With the Yukon Games scheduled in the usual Schmoo Daze weekend, Schmoo Daze has been moved to April 7 - 10. This year, we are going to have a shortened version of the Winter Carnival. If you have any new ideas or would like to help, please watch out for the organizational meetings or drop by the Rec. Centre. SNEEZY WATERS COMING TO CASSIAR This year’s headliner for entertainment at the Sour- dough Rendezvous, is none other than Sneezy Waters. Sneezy Waters comes complete with his band, and show, and will be in Cassiar for a Dance on Saturday, March 5th, 1983, in the Recreation Centre, under the sponsorship of the Cassiar Community Club. Tickets go on sale for the Dance on Monday, February 15th and are all in advance. Ticket prices are $10.00 per person and will be limited to the first 270 people who buy. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS FOR GAINING ENTRANCE TO THE DANCE, OTHER THAN BY YOUR ADVANCE TICKET TICKET OUTLETS ARE THE RECREATION CENTRE OFFICE, AND THE CASSIAR COMMUNITY CLUB LOUNGE. GET YOURS EARLY WATCH FOR POSTERS IN THE VARIOUS AREAS IN TOWN. YUKON SPORTS FEDERATION CONFERENCE On the weekend of January 22, 1983, the Yukon Sports Federation held a meeting in the Yukon Inn. A number of items were on. the agenda, but the two most important items of interest to Cassiar and area were the Yukon recognition of Cassiar for participating in the Yukon Games, and the hosting of the Games in Cassiar this year. : _ The points on the floor were that due to Cassiar being so close to the Yukon Border, and having very close ties, it would be appropriate that some of the Games be hosted in Cassiar. After much collaboration, a vote was taken to change the name of the Games from Yukon Games to Yukon Regional Games, and this would enable full participation for Cassiar, B.C. and Tungsten, N.W.T. The results were 16 - 7 in favour of the change. A second motion was put on the floor of the meeting, whereby Cassiar would be able to host part of the Games for 1983. This motion was put to the Games Committee, and they voted in favour by a margin of 7 - 2. The results were that Cassiar will host some of the Games on March 25 th and 26th and the two sports all- otted are Co-ed Volleyball and Senior Hockey. Cassiar will have apporximately 250 - 300 athletes for the Games during the above dates. Cassiar’s share of the cost in hosting the Games is 2000.00 dollars, which will be raised through Federation ticket raffles and donations. The total expense for the overall Games is 30,000.00 dollars. One of the main factors for the Games is the promot- ion of mass participation for the communities. Absolute- ly no ranking athletes are allowed to participate, and they are considered the fun Games. With the acquisition of the Yukon Regional Games, Cassiar and Area Athletes have an opportunity to find out their particular level of competitivity. YUKON REGIONAL GAMES On March 25, 26, and 27, 1983, the Yukon Regional Games will be held all over the Yukon and Northern B.C. Cassiar has the extreme pleasure for hosting Games for the first time ever, and hopefully Cassiar and Area Resi- dents will give the 250 - 300 athletes a warm welcome to our area. Cassiar will host Senior Hockey and Co -ed Volleyball over that particular weekend, and some of the particip - ation will be of a recreational level. Some of the items to look forward to for that week- end are the following, and as this goes to press, times have not been allocated, however, keep your eyes pealed to the promotional material, as well as your ears to C.B.C. , Whitehorse, for times and schedules, March 25 -Opening Ceremonies -Arena -Parade of the Athletes -Host Entertainment » March 26 -Co-ed Volleyball -Rec Centre -Snowridge Elementary -Senior Hockey -Cassiar Arena -Games Ball -Rec Centre March 27 _ -Co-ed Volleyball -Rec Centre -Senior Hockey -Cassiar Arena -Athletes Departure ik *Volunteers will be needed, and when the call goes out for various functions that will be going on, we hope that each and everyone will volunteer. “Billets will be needed, and if you are called upon to provide a billet for an athlete, please help out where you can. REMEMBER - our athletes are billeted in other towns. *Food concessions. lounge refreshments, etc., will be in operation. *Watch for bulletins, and news releases. YOUR HELP IS NEEDED.March 25 COMMUNITY CLUB OPERATIONS 1982 LOUNGE OPERATION 1981 1982 Sales Revenue 475,282 427,383 Operating Expenses Cost of sales 160,473 144,612 Wages 143,805 149,371 Operating & Maintenance 17,631 17,270 Entertainment 27,599 19,573 Other (laundry & telephone) 1,535 959 351,043 331,785 Gross Profit (loss) 124,239 95,598 HHHHHKRRHHHE =——_ =—_ SNACK BAR OPERATION * Sales Revenue 191,540 98,531 Operating Expenses Cost of Sales 75,885 36,670 Wages 89,887 50,230 Operating & Maintenance 25,783 12,938 Other (Laundry & Telephone) 964 767 192,519 100,605 Gross Profit (loss) (979) (_ 2,074) *Please note that the Snack Bar Operation closed July 31, 1982. RHR RHR H THEATRE OPERATION * Sales Revenue 37,146 24,763 Operating Expenses : Cost of Sales 16,441 9,433 Wages 21,428 13,158 Operating & Maintenance 16,358 18,295 Other (freight) 55 2,527 54.282 43.413 Gross Profit (loss) (18,650) *Please note that the Theatre Operation only operated six months. (17,136) RHRHHHHHHE OTHER INCOME Membership dues 77,218 70,102 Coin Machine Concessions 11,152 13,482 Sundry* 13,144 16,625 . Cassiar Resources Contribution 112,167 138,400 TOTAL INCOME 9.805 313.483 1981 Sundry included car wash, squash receipts, pro shop and lotteries. In 1982 carwash, squash receipts and lotteries are in- cluded under “Recreation Hall”. 1982 Sundry includes sale of snack bar equipment and snack bar rental. ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES Salaries 87,989 100,000 Insurance 5,607 6,250 Depreciation 12,925 10,945 Heat & Steam 5,460 5,460 Office Supplies 8,681 5,938 Rent 12 12 Telephone 4,745 3,371 Vehicles (blue, green, beige truck) * 5,964 9,194 Audit 1,500 1,750 Total Administration Expense 132,883 142,920 * Costs in maintenance and upkeep for the 1974 Green Ford Truck, and the 1974 Blue Chev Truck, totalled $6,000 to the end of July. The Cassiar Community Club executive and the Business Manager reached an agreement in August whereby a 1982 Chev- rolet would be leased, with the Club and the Business Manager each paying half the lease. The truck would remain in the name of the Cassiar community. Club. This has changed the expense that the Club has been paying and the costs from August to December 1982 for vehicle operation was $3100. The green truck and the blue truck are available for parts that are for sale to anyone wish- ing them. OTHER EXPENSE Recreation Hall 109,334 102,632 Arena 60,989 50,859 Swimming Pool 20,502 11,696 Sports & Games 26,109 22,489 Ski Hill 7,269 4,372 Entertainment (Carnival & Dances) 4,313 4,355 Other (Pro Shop, Van Lease, Apts.) - 4,161 TOTAL EXPENSES 361,399 343,484 NET PROFIT (LOSS) (41,594) 30,001 1981 1982 CAPITAL & RENOVATIONS 23,869 59,442 Cassiar Resources Contribution 63,000 59,500 Balance 39,131* 5g** = = * In 1981 the balance of the capital and renovations was put through to operating. ** It was felt by the executive and the business manager that the monies slated for Capital and Renovations would be spent for that purpose, and that the operation of the Club would operate on the monies that was set into the budget for it. The areas that the money was spent were priorized by the Club, and spent in that order. Lounge 24,686 Arena 26,525 Swimming Pool 4,126 Recreation Centre 3,287 Snack Bar 818 re Cassiar Courier March 1983 Page 11 VOLLEYBALL TRIP TO WHITEHORSE - On the weekend of January 21, 22, and 23rd, the Cassiar Co-ed Volleyball team travelled to Whitehorse for the First Annual Whitehorse Co-ed Recreational Volleyball Tournament. Whitehorse has such an active recreational league that they were able to enter ten teams. The remaining teams entered besides Cassiar, were Mayo and Old Crow. The Cassiar team consisted of Sue Chambers, John Hilchey, Donna Knowles, Mike Pinter, Liz Strebel, Dave Tripp, Glenn Whittington, who acted as team captain, and John Wong. The team was accompanied by Gary Periard, our humourist and driver (his humour drove us crazy), Judy Sikora, our spare driver and cheerleader, team photographer and cheerleader, Mary Comper, and, of course, Our mascot — Butch the Dog. After recovering from our “harrowing” journey to Whitehorse with “No Brakes, No Gas” Periard, as well as our meal stop at the renowned “Insulting Dutchman” cafe, we arrived in Whitehorse. Our luggage was brought in to the Klondike Inn, luggage that included frozen contact lens solution, Gary’s blazer (yes, it does look better inside out) and Hilchey’s green ‘travel bag’, which he was ‘Glad’ to see! Mike also discovered what it was that smelled like bananas! Each match in the tournament was a best two out of three game format. There had to be three male and three female players on the floor at all times. Since Cassiar only brought three girls along, it was vital that Sue, Donna and Liz be able to play every game. Saturday morning saw the Cassiar team at F.H. Collins Secondary, ready to play. Cassiar seemed to have a strong reputation, as several spectators were heard to say: “Watch out for Cassiar — they’re good!” Well, Cassiar was good, great perhaps, in the first match, as they beat a Whitehorse team 15 - 3, 15- 11. In the second match, Cassiar let down slightly, allow- ing an enthusiastic Whitehorse team to win the first game 15-11. But then Cassiar, showing their great teamwork and team spirit, went on to defeat this team in the next two games; 15 -4 2, and 15 - 4. In the third and final match of the day, Cassiar was pitted against a strong Mayo team, who was also unde- feated. Despite an inspiring performance from Chambers, Knowles, and Strebel, Cassiar lost two close games, and the match, to Mayo 15 - 13 and 15 - 11. During the second game, Dave Tripp sprained his ankle, but still stayed in the game. For the rest of the weekend, Tripp would be told by Whittington to “keep his ankle raised!” It was then back to the hotel to plot strat- egy for the next day, as Cassiar still had a chance to win the tournament. The entire team went out for a team meal at an un- named restaurant (Who said we should go here anyway?) Four hours later, or was it ten, cheerful and contented Mike Pinter and the rest of the team emerged from the restaurant and travelled to the gala affair of the year, the ©8000 000000000000 0000008 SAFETY BINGO Congratulations to Lil Whiteside, 1st line winner in Bingo Game No. 39. Lil chose a table lighter as her prize. Congratulations to Ted Krawczyk — Ist and 2nd line win- ner in Bingo Game No. 39. Ted chose a two man tent and a camera case as his prizes. 22 ef Fe Gee Fee ease eeeeeee Tournament Dance. The team was so impressed by the atmosphere, music, etc., that they hated to finally leave, but they did: twenty minutes after arriving....... Sunday saw the team at F.H.Collins, ready to win the tournament. They had to win five matches in a row to do it, but they were ready to try. Cassiar swept the first match, winning against another Whitehorse team 15 -6 and 15 - 4. Their second match saw Cassiar play a stronger Whitehorse team, but still de- "feat them behind the power hitting of Mike Pinter and the injured but game Dave Tripp, 9- 15, 15- 8, and 15- 1. The next match looked to be a great match - up with Cassiar and Old Crow squaring off, with the loser out of the tournament, and the winner to play Mayo in the final. Surprisingly, Cassiar swept both of the games without much trouble. Led by Hilchey, Strebel and Knowles, Old Crow were no trouble, 15 - 7 and 15 - 3. Cassiar was once again in the final. They would have to beat Mayo in a best of three match, and then beat Mayo in another best of three match to win the tourna- ment, due to the fact that Mayo was undefeated. The first match: was very close. Cassiar, behind the power hitting of Knowles, Pinter and Whittington, were deserved winners of the first game 15 - 9. Mayo, with some devastating hitting and great teamwork, took the next game 15 - 12. In the third game of the match, with great offense, fine defense, and some anxious.moments on both sides, Cassiar defeated Mayo in one of the most exciting, nerve-wracking, and impressive games of volley- ball that one might see, 16 - 14. The first hurdle over, it Was now on to the real final. Fatigue was setting in now. This would be Cassiar’s fifth match in a row, but the girls were uncomplaining and still as capable as ever. Unfortunately, Dave Tripp’s ankle was too swollen and painful for him to continue, but his verbal support continued. Cassiar lost the first game of the final, 15- 11, but it was becoming apparent the Mayo was having their pro- blems with this game team from B.C. Whittington and Knowles were blocking the Mayo ‘big hitters’ effectively at the net, and it was obvious that Cassiar was still a threat to win this tourney. In the second game, Cassiar behind the tremendous all-round game of hitting, and hustle, defeated Mayo 15- 7, to tie up the match at one apiece. The third game went back and forth, with neither team holding a true edge. Mistakes were made on both sides, but their teammates ‘gave up their bod- ies’ by hitting the floor in an effort to save errant shots. Cassiar finally succumbed to a deserving champion, Mayo, 15 - 12. It was a game where anyone could have won, and Cassiar’s feeling was that they lost to a better team on that day, but things would turn out different- ly at another time. For finishing in second place, Cassiar received a very nice Volleyball bag, and an invitation to compete again next year. Cassiar will attend next year, in order to avenge the defeat, and to be able to play in such a well- run tournament. Our thanks to the Recreation Commiss- ion of Whitehorse, and especially to Debbie Jutras, for all the hours of hard work and effort that went into making this tournament such a pleasure to participate in. Thanks also to John Wong, who arranged for us to play in the tournament. After the team pictures were taken, with much co- operation from Strebel and Chambers, the team boarded the van for the Klondike Inn. There, Gary had arranged to have a room reserved for showering, before the long journey home. This proved to be a wise move as most odours disappeared, except for that lingering banana smell. ' The aforementioned room was beginning to take on the look of a M.A.S.H. (no Mike and Gary, not a mashed banana) recovery room, as Pinter had the bottled anaes- thetic, Tripp had his ankle iced (and yes, raised), and Whittington was immobilized with a torn shoulder muscle. The ride home had its moments. The team dined at the “‘Insulting Dutchman’‘s’”’ again. 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