E , aie La pave see Payt OBC reutdo} iUPHO"! teleen CASSIAR ~ HOSPITAL BOARD REPORT submitted by Betty Studd We are very fortunate in B.C. Most of our health care costs are fully covered by the B.C. Medical Services Plan. However, you might be interested to learn about some of the extra costs of health care that might be in- curred at our hospital. A regular physical check-up is fully insured, but a medical required by a third party is not. This might be a Driver’s Medical (in order to obtain or retain a driver’s licence) or the annually required Mine Medical. In these cases, there is a fee of $103.50 for the service. For a “third-party” Eye Test (e.g. for a driver’s li- cence), the patient is charged $23.00. Crutches are rented to patients needing them for a $30.00 deposit, of which $20.00 is reimbursed when the crutches are returned in good condition to the hospital. Patients who are not insured, or those who are in- sured in another province or country, are subject to the following charges, which have been established by B.C. Hospital Programs: -a doctor’s visit has a fee of $23.00, plus any lab or x-ray charges. ~ -an outpatient visit to the hospital (in the Emer- gency room) has a fee of $65.50. .This includes lab and x-ray charges. night. Most, if not all, of these charges can be recovered from the patient’s own insurance plan. In many instances, Cass- iar Hospital bills the insurance plans directly; in the case of some out-of-country patients, the patient may be billed, and then applies to his insurer for reimbursement. The last cost, which many of us are all too familiar with, is the amount of $5.50 which is charged on all pre- scriptions. This is a drug dispensing fee, which is subject to the Pharmacare Guideline, and is added to the cost of every prescription drug. Pharmacies must charge within 15% of the provin- cial guideline. Currently we pay well below the average, and far less than patients in both Whitehorse and Terrace. The dispensing fee has not been raised in Cassiar for sev- eral years. ; A large retail pharmacy, such as Shopper’s Drug Mart, is able to buy drugs in bulk, then adds approximate- ly 25% markup, as well as the dispensing fee. The Cassiar Hospital sells the drugs at cost plus dispensing fee. How- ever, since our requirements are too small to be able to bulk order, our initial costs are considerably higher on some items. The results of the Cassiar Hospital Logo Contest will-be announced in the March edition of the Courier. Thank you to all who took the time to enter a design. The Courier wishes to apologise to the Cassiar Hospital Board, and specifically to Lorraine Tyne, for the printing error made in her article in the January issue Issue. -a hospital inpatient is charged $1,003.00 per by Allan Studd: | > OFFICE HOURS 9:00 - 12:00 Noon 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Tuesday to Friday Monday, Wednesday, Thursday NORTHERN LIGHTS COLLEGE ANNOUNCES THE STIKINE CONCERT SERIES, 1989 After much planning and revising of plans, Nor- thern Lights College in the Stikine District is happy to announce that with the help of Overture Concerts in Vancouver, Cassiar Mining, the Musicians Performan- ce Trust Fund of the Musicians Union, the Tahltan Native Band Council and many other people and organiz- ations, we are presenting the Stikine Concert Series, 1989. Tickets are now on sale for three concerts over the next three months at a price of $30.00 per person. All Cassiar performances will take place in the Ralf Voss Centre. The Vancouver Wind Trio mixes wit and music to produce a performance which is fun but does not sacri- fice excellence. Anthony Avery on bassoon, Hamish Gordon playing oboe and Lorne Buick on clarinet have toured all over Western Canada and are looking forward to their tour of the Stikine. Les Bucherons are two brothers who perform a variety of acts which give a delightful introduction to the French Canadian culture. For five years they have toured their own on Sunday mornings. Emily, who, at 2%, has decided that she loves singing. So ALL SAINTS” ANGLICAN COMMUNITY CHURCH GROG OG LDL MLL OL 10:30 a.m. Sunday HOLY EUCHARIST MORNING WORSHIP SERVICES 1st, 3rd and 5th Sundays 2nd and 4th Sundays THRIFT SHOP 2nd and 4th Wednesdays - 7 to 8 p.m. . MINISTER Rev. Allan Studd PHONE 778-7239 There’s a new sound in our church, and indeed in our home these days. It can be heard whenever the organ or the piano begins to play. It is a very hard sound to des- cribe — sort of a cross between a banshee wail and a toy fire truck stuck in the sandbox. If one stopped long e- nough to locate the sound in the church, it could be iso- lated to the front pew which our family has claimed as In reality, it is little there she stands during the hymns, with her own little book with a page of sheet music in the back, joyfully join- ing in the singing. Melody and words don’t count as much tas loudness and effort. So far all attempts to get Emily to at least learn some of the words to the more common ver- ses have failed and she continues to seriously sing in her own vein, often drowning out those around her. I have. often commented on the innocence of childhood, and drawn parallels between that and Christ’s call to be like children in order that we may enter the Kingdom of Heaven. It is the lack of culturally condi- tioned reserve that is so important in children which needs to be recaptured in adulthood in order that we can truly - worship: God.. Children have that in abundance, but as they grow up itis gradually lost. r God values the voice of childhood and calls us to learn from it. Worship, when it is truly worship, is free from the constraints and embarrassments of our society. “Make a joyful noise unto the Lord’? is the intent of Psalm 100 and others. Life is a joyful experience. One needs only to watch children at play. They make noise that is unacceptable to our adult ears, and drive us to dis- traction, but if we can survive the noise and let them be, we have a model for our adult relationship with God. It is like that of parent to child. God loves us and calls forth out of us joy, acceptance, trust, faith, innocence, freedom and love. In return for all that he has given us, like a child at Christmastime, we are called to joyfully worship him. Whenever Emily launches into her unfettered song, I remind myself quietly of Psalm 100: Be joyful in the Lord, all you lands; serve the Lord with gladness and come before his presence with a song. Know this: The lord himself is God; he himself has made us, and we are his; we are his people and the sheep of his pas- ture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise; give thanks to him and call upon his name. For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his faithfulness endures from age to age. Cassiar Courier February 1989 Page 5 PTARMIGAN. PLAYERS © by Iris Trask A quick review of 1988 shows some very success- ful events for our club: Wizard of Oz musical, April 21, 22, 23; -Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for the Wizard of Oz; -Grad Fashion Show entertainment in October; -Children’s Christmas Party, December 12. Our special gift to Cassiar was our production of “Twas the Night Before Christmas” which we put on for the Children’s Christmas Party. We would like to say a huge “Thanks” to Wayne Mayell and Christine Normand for spending so many hours of their time planning, design- ing and creating the fabulous set and props! Finally, we have been able to afford a make-up kit! We have purchased a large fishing tackle box from the store and we have ordered a couple hundred dollars worth of theatrical make-up. At this time, our club would like to extend a big “Thank-you” to Walter Comper, who has generously shared his talents and his own make-up kit with us over the past four years. Upcoming events for 1989 include: -Teen Ptarmigan members producing a play -en- titled “Penelope and the Pickle Factory’’; -A Junior Ptarmigan members production; -Adult Ptarmigan members Dinner Theatre in May. SOBRIETY presenting a celebration of the French-Canadian “Joie de Bee a th hh a ee Vivre” through instruments, song, stories and dance. a . 4p. “i 9 They are a dynamic bilingual company offering commun- eo ey, ae ——— T S | OU, R ities an exceptional, unique opportunity to become + %, fb : ; ave of , understand, and appreciate the French-Canad- | = bp o, ad ) ian culture. , tb eal he CHOIC E i Leo Aquino is a legend among Canadian accor- } a aa : dionists. He demonstrates through his concerts of widely + KIDS’ CLUB te varied classical repertoire that the instrument can emerge > 2 as a serious soloist with a significant repertoire for the ie All Sain ts Chur ch a AL COHOLICS AN ONYMOUS : concert stage of today. * + The Stikine Concert series with the backing of 1 Siettastae UA mak ; re ; N NOrHeEsUlish i iColleseee cienificant rapertoremcon: a 172 Elliott Str eet ae pies a the music director's admonition to clap Wednesday = Closed Meeting iit Ea 3 .s your hands, stomp your feet, and boogie till you drop tribution to the communities of this area. Each group fe: 778-7239 + ? Airis HO eve TA ; will go into as many of the Stikine communities as pos- ‘ oe %p, + : ; ise eed Fa TORS sible. Besides Cassiar, Atlin and Dease Lake, each group : : ‘i tae ° sgt J ° will be performing in the schools of the Stikine District + M d i 6:30 t 7:30 : SSSOSHSSSSS pene pea Cale Sun day pen Meeting 87 and will put in appearances in such places as Telegraph : ondays 5 0 /- p.m. + § ERIE OREN RO ERR ENE Creek, Iskut and Lower Post. We hope that this will be Y O L d t c the beginning of an annual series and is in keeping with ‘ x oo Re, : att ? © e oe Be _ our mandate to encourage the appreciation of the arts as por? "ey a L d : é well as more technical subjects. + Bee soose re 5 es PETS. ISSION CA THOLIC Tickets may be purchased at the Cassiar Learn- x Rica a APIA ERA tes IRS on a ing Centre from Tuesday to Fridays or reserved by calling & ; eccenteots s ; Fr. Joseph Leverge ( Ba’. 778-1878. Tickets will be held for 48 hours following a ae Forme) snd havea: goog tne: eh SCHEDULE: CHURCH BASEMENT call, exclusive of weekends, and numbers are limited. \ aa a +t + “ + ee Saturday Mass : , Pe “i / 7:00 p.m. SUPERLATIVE . . . Nise Pi OO OEE Sunday sass 11:00 am. Phone 778-7479 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 2:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m 7:30 pm Friday 2:30 p.m. - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 778-7310 222 Kennedy Street CANADIAN CONCERT ACCORDIONIST LE AAMA Se CEEOL GR ne | 2 E46 OSEAN PERE AMLSRINSNBACT BRT BOWSER RAEN TAR BROT BE NS ERIS FEROS OLE 3 ieee = a s@ saibeieied nee z oh