Page 8 February 1984 Cassiar Courier Atoms place third in Aone 0 On December 14th, 1983, eleven Cassiar Atom Hockey Players left for an eight day trip to Penticton. Included were two exhibition games in Summerland and Oliver. The players were accom- panied by Bernd Guderjahn, coach and Mrs. R. Quash. The team flew from Watson Lake to Van- couver. The stewardesses were pretty horrified when the pre-board of 15 players, (4 from Watson Lake), was announced. In Vancouver we. were met by Mrs. I. Zubek, who had arranged a bus and station wagon for the final leg to Penticton. That first night we slept in a community hall in Richmond. We left Vancouver at 6:00 a.m. with Ernie Jamieson from Watson Lake at the wheel of our bus. The weather was sunny and warm for our standards, +5 degrees C! Six hours later we were in Oliver, B. C. During the six hour bus ride the coach played doctor to many players who made the bus stop for ‘sick leave’. In Oliver we were met by Gordon and Helen Pearson, as well as their son, Terry. We played an All-Star team and lost 10 - 1. Praise should be giv- en to the tired boys and to the excellent team from Oliver. We left for Penticton and got billets for the — boys and hotel rooms for the adults. The next day the Canadian Tire Pup Hockey Tournament started with 16 teams from the Okanagan and Nicola Valley, taking part. Our first game was against the host Penticton team. Cassiar played Northern B. C. Northern B.C. Winter Games ‘ Winter Games 1 9 Ladies and Mens Bonspiel Students T.V. Auction 2 6 Peewees play in Smithers Tournament Figure Skating Test Day Penticton rei kilece aN SR SRE Back, L. to R. Cory Jamieson, Kurt Hawker, Terry Pearson, David Liddle, Gordon Dance- tovic, Andrew Shire, Shannon Joseph, Jason Hebert Front, L. to R. Leslie Creyke, Shawn Einar- son, Jason Hardy, Fred- erick Godbout, Kyle Zubek, Chuck Quash, David Sembsmoen and Danny Loughran By Bernd Guderjahn - like they had never done before, skating, passing and checking well. We won, 7 - 3 despite having few fans to cheer our team on. We played Salmon Arm the next day and out played them to a 7-2 win. That night, (Saturday) we watched a junior ‘A’ hockey game between Penticton Knights and Summerland Buckeroos. The kids were impressed. The next day we were in the semi-finals against Oliver who beat us 7 - 2 but the score should have been closer. Oliver won the tournament over Pen- ticton, which gave us 3rd overall in the ‘A‘ Divi- sion. Not bad for a bunch of kids from_a little _town so far north. We received plenty of publicity from newspapers, radio and T.V. We also played a Summerland all-star team, losing 5 - 1 despite outplaying them. It was then back to Vancouver, overnighting at the Airport Inn. The kids enjoyed the experience and the dif- ferent sights. The people of Penticton were more than friendly and outgoing for us and they prais- ed our boys for their posture on and off the ice. It was quite a scene at Vancouver International — Airport when 14 kids and 4 adults lined up with 37 pieces of luggage. Needless to say, many Cas- Siar residents behind us moved to other lines. Special thanks to Cassiar Minor Hockey, Gordon ° and Helen Pearson, Ingrid Zubek, Ernie Jamie- son and everyone else who made the trip a huge success. The south has been warned of our im- proving teams so let’s support minor hockey in our town. It’s for the kids! Minor Hockey - Our Lady of Cash Bingo Lourdes Mission FIGURE SKATING By Lorraine Drzimotta On February 25th and 26th, The Blue Valley Fig- ure Skating Club will be having their first official Canadian Figure Skating Association test day. There will be approximately 16 preliminary figure tests, 3 preliminary freeskate tests and about 35 preliminary dance tests which include the Dutch ~ Waltz, Canasta’Tango and Swing Dance. Judges will be flown in from surrounding areas, such as Dawson Creek, Fort St. John or Fort Nel- son. Test auditing help will be provided by Mrs. Men- zul from Surrey, B. C. As these are the first official C.F.S.A. tests taken by our Cassiar skaters it will be an experience for them as well as the parents and skating club executive who will be working very hard to pre- pare this day for them. The test day will be open for public viewing. CURLING 0600... The Curling Club has been very busy with lots of participation in all the draws. In December the family bonspiel was won by the Penno foursome of Adolf, Marie, Shaun and Travis. The Interdepartmental in January was won by the tink of Kinky Borsato, Danny Harrison, Bozo Colak and Darren~DeCecco. The B event was tak- en by Bruce Leckie, Stan Deyo, Bubs Crossley and Pat Madore, while the C event was won by Joe Bucar, Phil Hansman, Marie Smith and Bill Carter. ' Watch for notices of the Mens and Ladies Bon- spiels coming in mid-February. Also keep in mind ~ our big Annual Bonspiel in March. There is lots of curling coming up. Ladies Hockey On February 10th, 11th and 12th, The Cassiar Ladies Hockey Téam will be hosting a Ladies Hockey Tournament in the Cassiar Centennial ° Arena. There will be teams coming from White- horse and Watson Lake with approximately 28 players per team. The arena lounge will be open for snacks, drinks and public viewing. There will also be a Valentines Dance put on by the ladies in the Rec Centre on Saturday, Febru- ary 11th. The music will be provided by your fav- ourite local band “Green Ice’, 25th Anniversary Northern B.C. Winter Games Northern B. C. Winter Games Parent-Teacher Interviews Figure Skating Big Prize Bingo C.C.C. Executive Election of C.C.C. officers Northern B.C. Northern B.C. Winter Games Winter Games 10 Report Cards Issued 11 Ladies Hockey Ladies Hockey Tournament Tournament and Gymnastic Dance Valentine Bake Sale 17 18 Ladies and Mens 4 Bonspiel Ladies and Mens Bonspiel 2 5 Peewees play in Smithers Tournament Figure Skating Test Day Each year at Christmas we hear from so many of our friends from all corners of the world and so we thought we would share some of the news with you from some ex-Cassiarites; FRED & VIVIAN COUSINS are still at Bissett, Manitoba. Once in a while we go through some back issues of the newspaper and it certainly brings back memories of the time you spent on the Courier, Vivian. GRANT & HENRIETTE SMITH have returned to Calgary (buying back their previous house). Grant is working in research and again active in ham radio. His call is VE6XS. Henriette still manages to get in her bridge. HARVEY MILLER spent a good part of 1983 at Tumbler Ridge. Gerry keeps the home fires burn- ing at home in Vancouver and keeps us posted. LAURA & MIKE BOILEAU are doing well at their resort in Ignace, Ontario. Understand that Laura’s Christmas present from Mike fell short of expectations. JACK & JOYCE THORNICROFT live at Bobcay- geon, Ontario. Joyce stays close to home these days but Jack takes a few trips to various places, like the Maritimes and the States. HEINZ & VAL ZAGER say “hello” from Red Deer, as well. : ‘FRITZ & HILDA KREBS are in Fort McMurray and are looking forward to retiring soon in Edmonton. BOB & CAROL NEIDERMEYER and their two boys are living in Cranbrook, B.C., where Bob has his medical practice. He still manages to come up to Cassiar every year for his annual hunting trip. GIL & MARY LEATHLEY are at Manitouwadge, Ontario, and Gil’s favorite saying is still ‘Bah, Humbug’. BRUCE & PAT PA TTERSON are at Grey Creek and expecting their first child. GRAHAM & MARNA FRIBERG, Erica and Sara are now living at Kitimat, where Graham is the bank manager. ENRICO & PAOLA SERRAVALLI send their re- _ gards from Moena, Italy. JOE & IVY ELLIS are in Saskatoon. They both quit smoking six months ago. Ivy is still in shock and Joe has put on 15 pounds. He expects to get’ rid of that during the golfing season, however. JIM & FREDA FORBES, occasionally from Ajax, Ontario. They are doing a lot of travelling. They are spending the next few months at home and then they are off again. DAPHNE & LAWRENCE GEREAU are still at Ashcroft, B.C. Harold and Sue presented them — with a grandson last year. SCOTT, ERIN & JENNY ZIMMER are in Tucson, Arizona. Wonder if Erin still remembers what an out-turn is? DAVE & MARIAN COOK are at Medoc, Ontario. Dave keeps busy with three properties on the go — and Marian just keeps busy — as usual. Un- derstand there's double trouble now since Marian’s twin sister moved there in 1983. Allan and Pat presented Dave and Marian with an early. Christmas present — their first grandson. Ken is _ busy studying at College (Marian says he also does _alot of praying at exam time). JULIEN ST. GEORGES lives in Joliette, Quebec, since his retirement. He hasn't been doing too much. travelling and tells us he really enjoys our newspaper. ERNIE MELNYK & SUSAN recently transferred. from Edmonton to Calgary and are busy looking for a house. Where are they now? GARANT AND FRANCINE GAGNON are still at East Broughton Station, Quebec, with their four children and — at last count — a horse, a St. Ber- _ nard, 4 cats, 2 sheep — soon to be 3, 2 ducks and numerous birds. FRED & WENDY ZABOT and family are busy with the new store at Desmarais, Alberta. We un- derstand Wendy is getting very good at bartering. Also, she used to be afraid of the cash register. Now she’s getting to the point she just loves the sound of it. FRED CADORET, Bellefeulle, Quebec, in his first eleven months of retirement, had a bit of trouble leaving Cassiar behind but he now is busy doing house renovations, building ski trails on his land, and spreading the good word about the North Country to one and all. He is going to Cuba for two weeks in February and still remains. Trudeau's “No. 1 Fan”!!! KRIS NORDIN lives in retirement at Grand Val- ley, Ontario. She keeps busy with church work, feeding stray cats, birds, squirrels, the neighbor’s horse....... Has 3 cats — had 5, which qualified her as an eccentric but 2 returned to their respective barns. Her sister and her husband, Lolly and Brian Donner, will be moving back to Canada this year as Brian will be working in Toronto. BOB & MURIEL YORK live in Prince George where Bob has his own business, and Muriel does part-time nursing. NEIL & JODY HAZELWOOD (nee Budnick) send regards from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Jody still teaches at the College there and Neil, in addition to farming, is serving a term as Coun- cillor for the RM of Prince Albert. Jody and the boys visited Bill and Margaret Dobie on their is- land at Atikokan, Ontario, this past summer. ED & EVE THIRLWELL are enjoying their re- tirement at 100 Mile House. We hear Ed has be- come quite a gardener! _ LAURIE & JOE FITZSIMMONS had Anne Con- nolly as their Christmas guest at -Logan Lake. They are fine and send their regards. HANS & JETTY VELTMEYER now live in North Vancouver. Hans spends a lot of time on the Tum- bler Ridge property. Paul is going to College, Cora is still in school and we understand that~ Andy is contemplating marriage. CHARLIE & RUTH BRONSON live not too far away from the Veltmeyers in North Vancouver. Although Charlie has been retired some sixteen years now, he still is very active and runs daily. PAUL & ANNA RIPCO send their regards from Fort McMurray, where they and their family keep busy. ‘RAY & JOYCE HARRIS and boys are still in | Vancouver. Ray is keeping busy in the consult- ing business CHARLIE & LINDA MacQUARRIE also still call Vancouver home. Charlie is taking an apprentice- ship as a machinist - guess accounting must have lost its appeal for him. JIM & JEANINE MURDOCH are living at Kitimat, B.C. Jeanine is teaching at the separate school there. Daughter Karen is also teaching at Kitimat. MR. & MRS. FRED MURRAY ~— he was the first manager of Cassiar Asbestos Corp. Ltd. — are re- tired in Lindsay; Ontario. They occasionally visit B.C. to see their children. BETTY BOWMAN, DON KALLUSKY and CLAUDE & MERLE DIOT own the Harvest House in Red Deer. They even provide limousine service to and from your residence at no extra charge when a reservation is made at their restaur- ant. DANNY & LUCY LEGROS are at Trident, Ont., where Danny is in the tire business. . Cassiar Courier February 1984 Page 9 MARCEL & JENNY DeROUIN are in Thetford, Quebec, where Marcel is now vice-president of Bell Asbestos. BRIAN & DOREEN PEWSEY have moved again, although they are still in West Vancouver. Brian has his own business manufacturing underground support equipment and is also consulting. Step- hen is in his last year at Denver Academy and Anne is attending school in Vancouver. GEORGE & EDNA MILLAR are in Penticton. Can you imagine — Edna says she misses the cold weather! Sacha is really into basketball — sure miss her pizzaz do wn at the Arena. PAUL & MARIE BRAND and girls are settled in their big house in Kamloops. After trailer living all those years, must be fun cleaning, eh Marie! GEORGE PIRIE is enjoying his retirement at Trail, B.C. BRENDA TERERICE has completed her R.N. training and is nursing at Orillia, Ontario. STEVE & NORMA TARASUK are still living in Langley. Steve keeps very busy these days seeing the beams for the new LRT system are being made on schedule — and getting Scott to hockey practices at 4 a.m. JAINE SMIT and son Jamie are at Merritt, where Jaine is teaching. STAN KUCHINSKI is at Smithers and is doing a lot of gardening and fishing — his two great loves! RUPERT & MARGE McKENZIE are at Powell River, where Rupert still enjoys his fishing. MALCOLM MacMURRAY has just moved to - Oyen, Alberta, as school superintendent. PAUL & KATE SEVIER ~ we presume they are now enjoying summer in Australia, after their cruise from Canada. FATHER POULLET is still in Fort Nelson and as busy as ever. It will be nice to have him visit Cas- siar for the 25th anniversary of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in February. CHARLIE & LAURA GANDER, Jr. are at Logan Lake. Charlie’s mom and dad, Charlie Sr. and Cathy, spent Christmas with them. ED & ARLENE KOMPERDO and family are at Edson, Alberta. By the time this newspaper is on the stands, there should be a new addition to their family. JOHN & DEE ELLIS found their way back fora visit after five years. John has been made presi- dent of Inspiration Mines Inc. and may be seen in our area more frequently in the future. They are enjoying the sun in Claypool, Arizona, although the snow in Cassiar was still a welcome change. BILL & BARBARA PLUMB are in Saskatoon. Bill has un-retired and is working in Vancouver. Sharon graduated in Computer Science, is married and living in Ottawa, and Linda is going to univer- sity. BOB & JUDY FITZSIMMONS and boys are at Salmon Arm. Bob is still with the RCMP. We un- derstand that Judy is doing very well in curling. HINE & LUDGE ROBICHAUD and family are at Port Hardy, where Ludge is still with Finning. DON & JOAN NUTTALL and family from Re- gina visited them at Christmas. Don had a very serious work accident and is now in school study- ing chicken production. Golfing has now replac- ed curling as Hine’s No. 1 pastime.