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4. Cassiar Courier February 1978

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Ladies Luncheon

On Tuesday, January 17th, the first of what is
hoped to be a regular monthly Ladies Luncheon
was held at the Cassiar Community Club. An ex-
cellent hot and cold buffet was enjoyed by about
30 ladies who then relaxed to listen to the guest
speaker, Mayor Ione Christensen of Whitehorse.

Mayor Christensen proved to be charming
and articulate, speaking first on the proposed
Alaska Highway Pipeline. She said that those
people who hoped to gain by land speculation
would probably be disappointed. The task force
employed to complete the pipeline will be temp-
orary residents of the area and therefore are not
expected to purchase property. In general, it
will mean expanded business for the town of
Whitehorse, but for a limited period. The oyer-
all permanent population growth would be
approximately 250. This number would certainly
not warrant big expansion plans — the hoped for
plus being that the building of the pipeline will
be the forerunner of other growth; e.g. hydro
power.

_ Mayor Christensen spoke then on women’s
“involvement in the community, advocating the
Toastmistress’s Club as an excellent way of
developing speaking skills and self-confidence.
Involvement in the club often becomes a
spring-board into community affairs. Several
people present expressed interest in starting a
branch in Cassiar; it is to be hoped that the
idea takes hold.

Those ladies who didn’t partake of the
luncheon certainly missed a pleasant and enter-
taining tv two hours.

The “next luncheon is .on
February 14, at 1:00 pm in the Arena
Lounge, The guest speaker will be Hilda

Watson, territorial member for Kluane.

The Irish missionary was Peace:
to the African tribe. ~

‘And I say to you that you Pret
love your fellowmen!’

‘Moolagumbi!’ shrieked the natives.
‘White man and black man must
learn to co-operate.’+

‘Moolagumbi!” chanted fe crowd.
The missionary was very pleased
and he told the chief how pleased
_he was with the reception.

‘IT am glad, O man of Ireland,
said. the chief, ‘ but be careful as
we pass my cattle that you do
not step into the moolagumbi.’

PROD U Cd, s
ERTHA MacLEOD:
778 ~ 7233

Call before 3 and after 7 pm.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
’-CASSIAR TAKUGROUP —~
Upen meetings every Tuesday night
at 8:00 PM
Catholic Church Basement
‘FOR HELP PLEASE CALL

778-7560 7718-7589"

Post Office Box 491 ©

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517 MALOZEMOFHY

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Butt-Out is a smoking cessation program designed
specifically for students by Marie Tracy, Smoking
Cessation Consultant, and funded by the Young Canada
Works Project and Action, B. C.

As a result of Marie Tracy’s recent visit to Cassiar I
became interested in offering this program to the stu-
dents of our community. The program is designed to
assist each individual in finding more positive practice
to replace the smoking habit.

The program consists of ten, one hour sessions held

' twice weekly over a five week period.

Sessions 1 — 5 deals with preparation for quitting.

Session 5 teaching quitting
Sessions 6 — 10 preparation for a non-smoking
future.

An enrollment of not more than 12 and not less
than 6 are required to offer the program. Also it is
extremely imperative if you are striving for success
that you attend each meeting.

The first meeting will be held at my home, 385
McDame Street on February 17 at 7:30 pm. A
convienient schedule for the remaining sessions will
be decided upon thea..

Did you know that ....ccccsscssssessssesesseessssese

Every package of cigarettes you purchase contains
approximately .06. cents worth of tobacco, 31.6
cents is B. C. tax, 11.2 cents is federal tax and the
remainder goes into the pocket of the company.

—More adults are quitting smoking each year.

—More teenagers are starting each year at younger
and younger ages.

—Lung tissue is not completely developed until the
age of 21.

Therefore smoking before the age of 21 not only
damages the already existing lung tissue, but also
hinders further normal lung development as well.

KOFFER’S
KORNER

- DO YOU WANT
TO QUIT

SMOKING:

Ma rie Tracy

The new ‘Quit Kits’ are part of do-it-yourself
program for people who want to quit smoking with-
out becoming involved with an organized ‘Quit
Smoking’ group. They were designed by Marie
Tracy and form part of her smoke watchers pro-
gram. A recognized smoking cessation consultant,
Marie Tracy has helpedhundreds of people kick the
smoking habit.

‘There are changing public trends in the acceptance .
of cigarettes’, Tracy said ‘there is evidence that by
the year 2000 public use of tobacco will no longer -
be socially acceptable. Peter Steen, President of ;
Cassiar Asbestos Corporation, has been a staunch -
supporter of programs designed to help people |
| stop smoking. He said that medical reports provide
' conclusive evidence that smoking is a serious health
hazard.

‘Not only does tobacco do infinite harm to thes

—

those who have chosen not to smoke.’
to help reduce the use of tobacco. This is wh
It’ program for the fourth time. He said ‘We wan

habit’.

If you are a smoker and want to quit there i is hope.
Marie Tracy was once a heavy smoker but she quit.
Now she helps. others quit too.

“Sat.: 1:30 p.m - 9:30 p.m.

778-7442 —

“THE VARIETY STORE OF CASSTAR

[BEV EVANS.

= Yukon government wildlife branch met with
=state and federal game representatives from

' —Alaska to discuss mutual
pipeline impact. The Alaska officials pointed
out that there were a large number of fish and
wildlife violations during the construction of
the trans-Alaska pipeline. During the peak
sconstruction period of the oil pipeline, it was
estimated that 100 moose were poached from
the Kenai Peninsula (a small area close. to
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ep ae Bay

VALENTINES, VALENTINES ...HOW DID IT
ALL START?

The origin of St. Valentine’s Day is Jost in
antiquity, but the bravery of the Roman priest,
Valentinus, an early Christian martyr who was
beheaded on February the 14th in the year
270, is a matter of history. Some legends con-
nect the date of his death with today’s obser-
vance of St. Valentine’s Day.

Valentinus, while assisting Christian
martyrs during their persecution under
Emperor Claudius |] in Rome, was arrested anc
imprisoned, While in jail he formed a friendshig
with the blind daughter of the jailer and, legenc
says, restored her sight.

When he was taken before Emperor Clau-
dius, instead of begging for mercy, he tried to
convert the emperor to Christianity, Claudius
was so favorably impressed by the priest’s
personality that he attempted to save Valen-
tinus by trying to convert him to the Roman
gods, The priest courageously scorned the
Roman gods, saying that they were ‘Men
mortal and merchant and full of evil’, En-
raged, the Emperor immediately condemned
Valentinus first to be beaten with clubs, then
stoned, and finally beheaded.

On the eve of his execution, ‘Valentinus
wrote a farewell letter to the jailer’s daughter
and signed it ‘From Your Valentine’. He was
buried in what is now the Church of Praxedes
in Rome. It is said that a pink almond tree, a
symbol of abiding love, blossomed near his
grave.

The death of Valentinus occurred on the
eve of the ancient festival of the Lupercalia
which honored Faunus, Roman god of animal
life and guardian of the secret lore of nature.
Not too many years later, Christianity spread
over Rome. The early Christians, who were
continually getting tangled up between the
Roman festivals and their own church holi-
days, confused the ideas of the Lupercalia
and the martyrdom of Valentinus, Out of
the confusion, it is said, evolved the St.
Valentine’s Day which we now celebrate.

- Many customs and superstitions came to
be associated with the observance. People
once believed that the birds began to mate on
February 14th. Many years ago when a girl
wished to find out if she would soon be
married, she would fasten five bay leaves to her
pillow the night before St. Valentine’s Day.
Then she would take a hard boiled egg, remove
the yolk, eat what remained, shell and all and
go to sleep without speaking a word to anyone.
If all this hocus-pocus brought on a dream
which featured a young man of her acquaint-
ance, it was a sure sign that he would be her
husband before the year was over.

continued on page 15

LEE
An advertisement appeared in a
Wicklow newspaper: ‘Young farmer
whould like to hear from young woman
with tractor with a view to matrimony.
Please send picture of the tractor.’

UKON GOVERNMENT NEWS

} ; A report from the Yukon Department o
smoker, who smokes by choice, but it also harms# Tourism shows a decrease in the number of

visitors to the Yukon.
' Steen thinks that it is time to take positive action expenditures rose to $26 million, nearly:
relp_ $7 million over 1976. Tourism Director. Karl
Cassiar is sponsoring Marie Tracy’s northern ‘Quit® Crosby says this is a positive trend stating
that ‘Yukon is now becoming more of a
to help people who want to kick the smokinggvisitor destination as opposed to a tourist
thoroughfare.’

= American visitors reached its lowest point
ever at 71.8 percent, while the number of
foreign visitors increased. Albertans made
up the largest contingent of Canadian visitors.

However,

In 1977 the percentage of

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MENU
Escargots Bourguignonne
Wilted Spinach Salad
Roast Duck with Orange Sauce
Wild Rice
Asparagus Tip Souffle
Garlic Tomatoes

Salzburger Nockerl

Spanish Coffee

Wine
Blue Danube

Escargots
4 doz. Snails
4 doz. Snail Shells
¥% cup Butter
2 finely minced Shallots
1 large Garlic clove: -
(peeled and pressed)
1 T minced fresh Parsley
1 tsp. Chervil
1 T minced fresh Chives
(or 1 tsp. dried chives)
¥ tsp. Salt, %4 tsp. Pepper

_ Y, tsp. Paprika

1 T Brandy

Drain the can of snails.

Heat the over to 450

Cream together: Butter,
Seasonings, add the Brandy last. Blend
smoothly. Put a small amount of the
Butter mixture in each snail shell.

Insert a snail, and close the opening ~

evenly with more of the creamed
butter.

Bake 6 or 7 minutes. Serve Hot - Hot.
If you have extra snails, prepare as
above and freeze.

Snails absolutely require crusty
French Bread and a real gourmet
literally mops up his snail dish sauce
with bread.

Wilted Spinach Salad
4 T Olive Oil
1 large Garlic Clove “e
(crushed and chopped)
2 T Soy Sauce ;
¥ cup thinly sliced Water Chestnuts
Freshly Ground Pepper
2 T Lemon Juice
1 Lb. Spinach (washed, dried, and
crisped)

_ Salt to taste

2 Hard-boiled eggs, coarsely chopped
8 Strips crisp Bacon - chopped _

Cook oil and garlic over medium heat
2 minutes. Add the Soy Sauce, water
chestnurs and pepper, Cook 1 minute,

; ,jtoss the Chestnuts. Add the lemon

and blend. Add the Spinach and toss.
Taste for Salt.

Transfer to Salad Bowl and garnish
with egg and bacon. Serve warm.

Duck

2 Ducks

White Wine, Dry

Orange Juice, .

frozen and unsweetened

“Oranges, fresh

Butter

Flour |

Basil

Parsley

Duck is a fat bird and does not
require basting. Remove some of
the fat as it 1s cooking. Use a pan
with a rack. Prick the Duck from
time to time as it is cooking. Do

i Not Truss.

Herbs, -

Preheat oven to 300.

Slice 2 oranges for each Duck, rind
and all and put into Duck.

Allow 25 - 30 minutes cooking time
per pound.

Sauce: Dilute orange juice according
to instructions on can. In a sauce
pan mix 3 T of Butter and 4 T of
Flour. In a jug make a mixture of
about half white wine and _ half
Orange juice. Add a small amount
of liquid at a time over low heat to
the roux (butter and flour). As the
sauce cooks it will thicken. If too
thick, add more liquid.

Take the Duck from the oven. Put
on oven proof serving platter.
Returning to oven to keep warm.
(Low oven)

Pour as much fat as you can out of
the Duck pan, preserving the dark-
colored meat juices. Put the pan»
over a hot heat and add a little of
the orange juice and wine mixture
(not sauce). Stir with a wooden
spoon. Pour this mixture into the
sauce. Season with Salt and Pepper
to taste. Add a little Basil.

Garnish Duck with orange slices
and Parsley.

Serve sauce in Gravy Boat. .

WILD RICE . -

Wash 1 cup of Wild Rice under cold
running water, and drain it. Put it into
a saucepan with 3 cups of cold water
and % teaspoon salt. Cover and bring
to a boil. Remove cover and continue
boiling without stirring until the rice
is tender. If necessary, add more
water, when it is cooked, drain away
any excess water, and add 3 knobs
of butter. Season to taste.

ASPARAGUS TIP SOUFFLE
2Ibs. Asparagus
Salt

4 T Flour
4 T Butter
2 cups Milk
Pepper —

4 Eggs
Nutmeg

Clean asparagus and cook them in
salted water for 20 minutes. Drain and
use only the top halves.

Melt Butter in a saucepan and mix in
the Flour. Gradually add the milk,
stirring continuously with a wooden
spoon, to obtain a White Sauce. Add
salt and pepper.

Separate the eggs, Beat the egg whites
until stiff. Blend first the yolks, then
the whites into the white sauce, away
from the flame. Pour half the mixture
into a well-greased souffle dish. Add
the asparagus,
remaining sauce mixture. Sprinkle
with a little grated nutmeg. Bake in
a moderate oven for 15 minutes.

Serve as soon as it is ready — A
souffle cannot wait.

GARLIC TOMATOES

6 lge. Tomatoes

¥% cup Butter

2 Minced Garlic Cloves

¥% cup Breadcrumbs

Oregano, a dash

¥Y tsp. Salt.

Fresh Parsley, finely chopped

Preheat over to 350, cut tops off
tomatoes, with a knife, carefully
remove a portion of the pulp. Mash
and set aside. In a frying pan, melt
Butter, add Garlic and cook briefly.
Add Breadcrumbs, Oregano and Salt,
and toss. ©

then cover with the}

Cassiar Courier February 1978 5

Put tomatoes in a baking pan and
pour Breadcrumb mixture. into and
over them. Bake about 10-15 minutes,
depending upon firmness of tomatoes.
Sprinkle with parsley.

Serve immediately.

SALZBURGER NOCKERL

. 2 Egg Yolks
1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
¥% tsp. Grated Lemon Peel
1 T Flour
4 Egg Whites
Pinch of Salt
2 T Sugar
Confectioners’ Sugar

Preheat oven to 350. In a medium-

sized mixing bowl, break the egg
yolks up with a fork and stir in the
vanilla and lemon peel. Sprinkle
the flour over the yolk mixture.

In another bowl,
whites with a pinch of salt until
they cling to the beater. Add the sugar
and beat until the whites form stiff,
unwavering peaks. With a_ rubber

spatula, stir an overflowing table- |

spoon of the whites into the yolk
mixture, then reverse the process
and fold the yolk mixture into the

rest of the egg whites, using an over- |

under cutting motion. DON’T OVER-
FOLD!

Generously butter an oval or oblong |

8 x 10 x 2 inch baking dish attractive
enough to serve from, using the rubber

spatula, make 3 mounds of the mixture |,
in the dish. Bake the Nockerl in the,

middle of the oven 10-12 minutes or
until it is lightly brown on the outside
but still soft on the inside. Sprinkle
with confectioners’ sugar and serve

beat the egg.

| Gold was first discovered in
- the Cassiar region in 1861.

CASSIAR PRODUCTION |

The people of Cassiar ae!
Who came here for money, .
Ship our asbestos ’
On asbestos trucks.

The ashestos we mine
Becomes refined

To make money Vie
For employee's wages. 1

The money we make

Comes from production

Which is put into stocks

And goes back into production.

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SPANISH COFFEE .|But for what | am ‘ie.
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Not only for what
Brandy You have made of yourself,
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AOE You are making of me.
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; | love you Nay
Cointreau For the part of me
That you bring out; ons
Rim glass with lemon and dip || love you NEA
rim of glass in sugar. Pour 1 For putting your hand ANE
oz. of Brandy or Cognac into Into my heaped-up heart ef
glass and heat brandy, rotating | And passing over
glass slowly. Lite Brandy and All the foolish, weak things ]
add coffee to 3/4 inch from | That you can't help {
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rim of glass. : 4
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Add 4 T of crean that has F .
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CASSIAR’S 4TH ANNUAL GIANT Of the lumber of my life ; \j
- But a temple; a
This much awaited event wiii be held. Oyt of the works he
April 1, 1978. Again, there will be a Of my every day \ 7
raffle, handicrafts, baking, white Nota reproach
elephant table, mini-lottery, games of But a song. 7
chance, refreshments and food, topped
off by a floor show and Auction. | Jove you :
If you wish to assist in any way in Because you have done
Ene, Brovect, please contact one of the |Yore than any creed Hes
o-Chairpersons: Could have done
Lee Coran, 205 Smith St., 778-7456 To make me good, )
Eve Thirwell, 201 Smith St., 778-7321 ang more than any fate
All proceeds will go towards a fut’ 4 Could have done ae
winterize the swimming pool. To make me happy. ; : y
py
; You have doneit \ ae
The motorist was honest and when he Without a touch
hit_ the cock wandering on the road Without a word,
he stopped and went back to the Without asign. yal
cottage. You have done it : aids

‘I’m afriad J killed your cock, Madam,
but I'd very much like to replace him.’
“Whatever you want, said _ the
sour-pussed farmer’s wife, ‘go
around the side there and you'll

find the hens in the back.’

By being yourself,
Perhaps that is what wane
Being a friend means, 4)
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