Page 4 March 1986 Cassiar Courier

By Sonya Willits

Dr. de la Mare and Crawford have returned
from their 5 week trip to Britian. Dr. Crawford is
planning another gala feast for the hospital staff
the end of February. Her culinary skills will shine
through once again.

As February rolled along, we said goodbye to
our fill~in nurse, Dorothy Belleau. Cassiar has
whetted her appetite for the north. Dorothy will
venture further north to indulge in the winter
festivities of Rendezvous. She plans to rent a dog
team and sled to make the journey to Whitehorse
an exciting one. We’ve enjoyed her enthusiasm, al-
though at times a bit overwhelming. Good Luck
in future endeavors.

We are awaiting the arrival of a permanent full
time registered nurse. Jenny will be leaving
us soon for Toronto. We have certainly apprec-
iated her filling in. Jenny’s social calendar is
booked solid for the next couple of | weeks.
A full day of skidooing left her stiff and sore

never knew those muscles existed, hey,
Jenny! Carol will be returning shortly, after her
trip to New Zealand.

The curling rink has been the hub of activity
for several hospital employees. The hospital team
placed second in a recent tournament—way to go
Irene, Mary, Judy and Rachel. Keep those rocks
aflying! Juanita is torn between her Industrial
First Aide Classes and curling. This busy gal needs
a 36 hour day.

Peter is pleased with the encouraging feedback
from Cassiarites about the new facelift the hospit-
al has received in the past year. Peter is not only
our Director of Nursing and Hospital Administra-
tor but acting plumber, electrician, carpenter and
mechanical engineer. If it’s broken, he can fix it.
With sunshine back in the valley and streaming
into the windows, we all look forward to an early
summer.

Cassiar Hospital Society

Notice of Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of the Cassiar Hospital
Society well be held on Monday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m.
in the upper leisure room of the recreaton centre.

There are five positions on the hospital governing board
open for election. If you have ever wanted to have a voice
in how a public institution operates, now is your chance.
You, as a concerned citizen of the community, can help in
the establishment of the philosophy and policies which
govern the quality of health care provided by the hospital.
Once a month, nine members of your community meet to
ensure public funds are expended to their maximum use
and that the citizens of Cassiar and area have a hospital
that meets their health care requirements. This process
can only continue with the support of the community.

If you are interested in becoming a member of the hospit-
al society or standing for election to the board, please
contact Peter Snell, administrator at 778-7234 or any of
the following board members: F. Buckley - 778-7605,
P. Lanphear - 778-7857, P. Borsato - 778-7496, J. Marks,
778-7866, J. Sikora - 778-7778, R. Clarke - 778-7280,-
J. Walker - 778-7693, A. Beaton - 778-7454...

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Welcome

to the athletes of the Northern
Invitational Friendship Games

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The recent cold weather has played havoc with
the figure skating schedule.

A test day, with a judge coming from Van-
couver, was to have been held on February 22nd,
but because of the extreme cold weather at that
time, it was necessary to cancel. However, we are
still trying to arrange a test day before the season
ends, but it is difficult to get judges who are able
to be away from their homes for at least 3 days.

Carnival plans are well underway and we are
very pleased to have as a guest skater, Craig Rob-
ert Burns from Victoria. Craig is 17 years old and
in 1982/83, was B. C. Section Novice Men’s Fig-
ure Skating Champion and 8th at Canadian Figure
Skating Championships in Montreal. In 1983/84
he was Novice Men’s Champion of Canada and in
1984/85 he placed 4th in the Junior Worlds at
Colorado Springs and 7th in Canadian Junior
Men’s at Moncton. In 1985/86 he placed 6th in
the Vienna Skate (Senior competition) and Ist in
the Junior Men’s Western Canadian. He is looking
forward to having more international experience
and his goal is to compete in the 1992 Olympics.

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Craig Robert Burns

Craig excels in other sports as well. In 1980/
81 he was the under 12 Singles Badminton B. C.
Champion, in 1981/82 and 1982/83 he and his
partner won the Under 14 Mixed Doubles B. C.
Badminton Championship. He also competes in
Track and Field.

The Carnival will be held on Thursday, March
27, 1986. There will be 2 shows, 1:30 and 7:30.

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Thursday

Friday ~12
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Saturday
~11 to 4:00p.m.
CLOSED SUNDAY,

MONDAY, TUESDAY

by Dave Brocklebank

To some it may seem the Lions have hiber-
nated but not so — we have gone into a self
evaluation period while we try and figure out
what is happening to the community and our
selves.

By the time you read this our flag pole
should be up — freshly painted and new flags
a-flying for the Northern Invitational Friendship
Games. We have just finished our Annual Sweet-
heart Cashspiel which Lion Stan Carter handled
very weli and has a report on. The Christmas
tree was well received as usual and a big thank
you to Lion John Colak for getting it all together
and getting it down before it turned brown.
An extra big thank you to Joe Saro and Cassiar
Mining who are always there when we need ther.

The Christmas Stocking Raffle was a big
success — thanks to all — especially Lion Keith
Taylor — the proceeds went to the Children’s
Christmas Party at Good Hope Lake and to the
fire victims at Good Hope.

As everyone is aware — there have been
some big winners in the Lottery game lately in
town and we offer congratulations to them all —
but the big winners are the Lions Club and
ultimately the community for people purchasing
through us. For this we have to thank the key
people making it happen — Lion Stan Carter,
the staff at town administration, the staff at
the CCC Lounge and especially Violet Empereale.
Thank you all!

The 6/49 machine is not dead — the tele-
phone bill was to be $2000 per month, but now
the Lottery Commission has an application
before the Provincial Government to cover such
out-of-line “Northern Benefits” for us here in
Cassiar so it may yet appear.

For the rest of “our” year which concludes
June 30th we have:

Monte Carlo — April 12

Children’s Carnival — Leos Club handling with
the Lions assistance — April 26

Lions High School Bursary

Lions Summer Youth Exchange is a possibility

and Mothers Day Brunch — with a Mother
of the Year contest.

Stay tuned for further details!

We will be having a sad meeting March 11th,
when a very long time Lion will be leaving us as
a club — someone who has contributed in so
many ways to our club — but most of all to the.
town of Cassiar — he has affected all your lives
in some way whether you realize it or not. Reg
Ash will be sorely missed — Enjoy your well
deserved retirement — We love you, Reg!

LIONS 2nd ANNUAL CASHSPIEL
by Stan Carter

The Lions 2nd Annual Sweetheart Cashspiel
was held in February. Winners are:
A EVENT:
Ist J. Pisonic Rink $400
Jerry Pisonic Sonja Slana
Mitch Jovanovic Irene Lueck

2nd R. L’Heureux Rink $300
Robert L’Heureux Les Larcombe
Mary Larcombe Lorie Storch

B EVENT:
Ist C. Habjan Rink $300
Cyril Habjan John Colak
Joan Habjan Bub Crossley

2nd C. Smith Rink $200
Cliff Smith Tish Sutherland
Allun Evans Dragitsa Vidovic

C EVENT:

Ist J. Lee Rink $180
Jay Lee Clyde Miller
Pat Lanphear Verna Collett

2nd R. Voss Rink $120
Rolph Voss Greg Morgan
Margaret Voss_ Heather Joseph

The Lions would like to thank all curlers
and “HELPERS” who made this event possible.
Thanks to the staff at the cookery for another
meal well done. Special thanks to Gord Parton for
setting up and running the snack bar. Hope to
see you all back for our 3rd Annual Sweetheart
Cashspiel.. : ‘ a

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Worship
Sundays 10:30, Worship and Sunday School

HOLY WEEK AND EASTER
March 27 (Maunday Thursday)
Institution of the Last Supper-an Ecumenical Service
8:00 p.m., All Saints
March 28 (Good Friday )
Freedom from Hunger Walk
9:00 a.m., Lunch provided afterwards at Our Lady of
Lourdes Church
Service of Ante Communion
3:00 p.m., Our Lady of Lourdes
March 29 (Easter Eve)
Easter Eve Vigil
7:30 p.m., All Saints
Easter Party in the Rectory
March 30 (Easter Day)
Festival Eucharist (Book of Common Prayer)
10:30 a.m.

Choir Practice - Thursdays 7-30 p.m.

Ladies” Auxillary - 2nd Monday of the month - 7:00 p.m.
Rummage Sale - 2nd Wednesday of the month - 7:00p.m.
Bible Study - Wednesday Evenings - 7:30 p.m.

For more information on Church programs and Worship:
The Rev. Allan Studd - 778-7239
Mrs. Marian Craft (Layreader) - 778-7773

The Brassmouse family were playing tag tail around the
brass ornamental cross behind the altar. This is a game
which. involves a great deal of precision. The mouse which
is ‘It’ must chase the other mice around the cross and all
along the reredos until one of their tails is successfully
nipped. Any mouse which falls to the floor is automatical-
ly ‘It’. This game is frowned upon by the Minister and he
has often threatened to import a Church cat to keep them
in line. The game continued in the face of all threats.
What with the stronger sun, the longer days and the hyper
activity around the Church, the Brassmice needed to let
off @ little steam. Here it is nearly the middle of Lent.
Holy week and Easter are fast approaching. The Every
Member Visitation is to happen in a few days and there is
another yummy community meal to look forward to as
well No wonder their little spirits were soaring.
“Besides,” they often told the minister, “we are a perfect
example of family togetherness’. “Mumph”, grumbled
the minister as he thought about the work ahead.

Finally, the mice tired of their game and sat at the base
of the cross to rest. At this point Kendel, the youngest,
asked about Holy Week. “I’ve heard the minster speaking
about all the services during Holy Week. Are there really
that many?” It was Priscilla who answered. “Not that
many, but it is a very important time in the life of the
Church. It is a time when we follow Jesus Christ through
his passion, death, burial and resurrection. All the worship
services follow these important events. On Thursday we
come together and remember the Last Supper which Jesus
had with his friends, on the night before he was killed. On
the Friday, Good Friday, we remember the long walk
which he had to take out to where he was crucified. We
also remember the circumstances leading up to his death.
So on that day we are going to join in a Freedom from
Hunger March. We are going to walk from Quartzrock
Creek into town and since it is good to remember those
who are less fortunate than us we are going to collect
money for each mile that we walk and give it to organiza-
tions who will distribute it to the poor of the world.” “T
am going to walk in from Quartzrock Creek?” Kendel ex-

The G.E.D. High School Equivalency Examina-
tion will once again be run in Cassiar on May 9
and 10, 1986. To assist students with preparation
for this exam, Northern Lights College will offer a
10 week G_E.D. Preparation Course commencing
on Tuesday, February 25th, 1986. The fee for
this course is $100 and includes the cost of the
text. If you haven’t completed high school and
you would like to acquire a High School Equival-
ency Certificate, this course can help you achieve
that goal.

Also beginning in February is a Weaving Course
with local instructor, Sandra Sandvik. This six-
week course began on February 26. The course
fee of $50 includes the cost of course materials.

March will bring a long-awaited Word Process-
ing Course to Cassiar. Times, dates and fees have
yet to be determined but interested students are

advised to contact the College Programmer as ©

early as possible, as enrollment for this course will
be limited. Questions about course content and
format should be directed to Patricia Dimsdale
who will be the instructor. _

In the planning stages, also, for March, is a

Anglican Church News

By Allan Studd

claimed with a surprised look on his face. “Yes, you are
going to walk with us and the rest of the Christian Com-
munity,” replied Zachary with a warning look in his eye.
“Then, in the afternoon we will gather in the Church to
think seriously about what it means to see God put to
death and to try and deal with the loneliness which that
brings about. It is important that we wrestle with the
meaning of Good Friday.”

A voice joined theirs. It appeared that the minister had
entered the Sanctuary and was listening with great interest
to their conversation. “But the best service of all is the
Easter Eve Vigil. In this service we greet the resurrection

of Jesus and the dazzling light which that brings back into —

the world. It is as if we were seeing the Creation of the
world all over again. So in this service we kindle a new
light which is passed to everyone in the congregation. We
then hear the Gospel proclaim the resurrection. We renew
our promises made at our baptism. Indeed, this is a time
for baptisms. The service is then concluded with the first
Communion of the Easter season. And since it is such a
joyful, happy time, we retire to the Rectory afterwards
and have a super party.”” “Ohhh, a party,” gasped Kendel,
“{ love parties.”’ There was a murmur of consent from the
rest of the mice. Priscilla continued, “On Easter morning
we are going to have another Festival Communion and we
are going to use the old Prayer Book, with all its lovely
old fashion language.” “What's the ‘Old Prayer Book’ ?”
asked Kendel. “It’s the Book of Common Prayer,” replied
Zachary, “the book which the Anglican Church has used

as a prayer and service book since the 1600's. It’s the
one I caught you nibbling at in the office Cupboard.”
Priscilla was deep in thought. “It is such a meaningful
time of the year. It teaches us so much about our faith
as Christians. It is too bad that so many people just
simply discount religion and faith. They really are cutting
off one of the few avenues which helps to make sense
out of life.”

“Yes,”’ replied the minister, “but the Church does
proclaim the resurrection to the world and we will just
have to hope and pray that this year some new people
hear the message for the first time. We invite anvone
to come to our services of worship.”

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ME Northern Lights College

by Julie MacRae

“Self Improvement Course” for interested adults.
This 6 - 8 week course will include sessions on
such topics as “Stress Management”, “Improving
Self Esteem”, “Improving Health through Nutri-
tion”, “The Benefits of Exercise”, “Make-up and

Skin Care”, “Colour Draping and Wardrobe Plan-

ning’ and much more. Why not come out and let
the College assist you with a “Spring Makeover”!

Arrangements are also being finalized for an
Airbrakes Course, scheduled for late in March.
Students who have indicated an interest in this
course will be contacted when dates and fees have
been set.-

Northern Lights College will offer a Red Cross
Babysitting Training Course for students com-
mencing April 12, 1986. Interested Students
(aged 11 and over) who have parental permission
should contact Mrs. MacRae by March 15 to re-
serve a space in this course, as enrollment is limit-
ed to 15 students.

For information on any cf the above activities
and programs, please contact Julie MacRae at
778-7834 after 5:00 p.m. please! ase 7

Cassiar Courier March 1986 Page 5

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MARCH SCHEDULE

LENTEN SEASON—PREPARING FOR EASTER

Sunday Mass: Saturday - 7:15 p.m.
Sunday - 11:00 a.m.

Reconciliation: Saturdays 4 - 5 p.m.
Weekdays Mass at 10:30 a.m.—except on special days
_March 7th—World Day of Prayer

Friday March 14th-Communal Reconciliation— 7-30p.m.
Wed. March 19th—St. Joseph—Mass at 7:00 p.m.
Sat. March 22nd—Annunciation of the Lord—Mass-1 la.m.

HOLY WEEK: March 23rd to 30th

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: Mass 10:30 a.m.

Maunday Thursday—Institution of the Last Supper
8:00 p.m. at All Saints Anglican Church

Good Friday—Freedom from Hunger Walk 9:00 a.m.
Lunch afterwards
3:00 p.m. —Service of Ante Communion

Easter Saturday—Easter Vigil—11:00 p.m.

Easter Day—Mass at 11:00 a.m.

LIBRARY

by Peggy Brohman
MARCH IS AMNESTY MONTH

ALL FINES CANCELLED

A library is only as good as it’s selection of
books and in a library the size of ours, each and
every book is important. In going over our re-
cords, it was quite surprising to discover the
number of books that are long overdue. The
whole community loses in this situation.

Please take advantage of this period of amnesty
and dig out those books that you’ve thought
we've long forgotten. The library is open for at
least 2 hours every day but Saturday and there is
always the book drop through the library door. If
it’s been quite awhile since you’ve been in the li-
brary, drop by, you may be pleasantly surprised.
We’ve put a lot of effort and money into updating
our collection.

Due to an unforseen accident, we must redo
our signature cards, so look for our table at the
March 22nd Market Place at the Rec Center. It
won’t cost you anything and you won’t even need
your library card. Also if you are wondering if
you are still a member of the library, we will be
able to check that for you. We will also be taking
special requests from members for books that
you’ve had trouble locating.

GOOD NEWS:- Canadian author Francis Dun-
can has agreed to come to Cassiar to do a Public
Reading. Ms. Duncan writes for children as well as
adults, so all ages will be welcome. If you have a
love of children’s literature or an interest in writ-
ing or just want to come out for an enjoyable
evening, please keep this event in mind. Dates are

_yet to be finalized, but it will probably take place

in late March or early April.
A final note is that the library’s Annual Gener-
al Meeting will be held in March so if you are in-

_ terested in becoming more involved with the li

brary, please watch out for an announcement of
the date.

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