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SUMMER CELEBRATIONS

Although the Winter Carnival had
united the Community in Centennial
Spirit, Province-wide celebrations
emphasized the summer Centennial Day.
Thus, the Local Centennial Committee
again got to work on plans for a
summer outing.

The date was set for Saturday,
June 26th, before vacations began.
It was a fortunate choice since even
the weather cooperated and all the
events were blessed with brilliant
sunshine.

This day's celebration also
came at a time when Cassiar's opera-
ting and mill construction personnel
needed a break after the pressures
of trying to get the new mill into
operation during recent months. It
was a day to remember.

CHAIN LAKE REGATTA DAY

At 7:30 a.m, in the early mor-
ning sunlight, the first of the
drivers in the ROAD RALLY struggled
down to the starting line. Cars,
trucks and motorcycles were entered
-some of the contestants just off

shift -all had high hopes’of driving

to the Chain
a minimum

the route from Cassiar
Lake Regatta site with
number of lost points.

The Rally had been well planned
with a dozen carefully concealed
check points, eached manned with a
competent time keeper. Clues to the
various checkpoints were given the
entrants and one by one they were
sent off from the starting place at
the Community Center.

Meanwhile, at. the Lion's Chain
Lake Campground, éarly morning work
crews arranged booths, a kitchen and
counter, the Volleyball area, a first
aid station and other important faci-
lities. A bus service from the town-
site made it possible for those with
out cars to travel to the campground.

In the early afternoon several
hundred Cassiarites and visitors had
assembled and it was easy to see the
Lion'’s Campground had never been so
populated, The booths were doing a
great business.

At the conclusion of the Rally,
our Cassiar children's drum corps
performed and gave a rendition of
music that was the fitting opening
of the Regatta Day activities.

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