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LION'S NEWS fi teers

The 1977-78 Executive of the Cassia
Lions Club

President Lion Reg Ash
Immed. Past Pres. Lion Fred Hewett
Secretary Lion Jon Johnson.
Ist Vice-Pres. Lion John Forbes
- 2nd Vice-Pres.

3rd Vice-Pres. Lion Alf Lehmann

Treasurer Lion Don Baycroft
Tail Twister Lion Ted Krawezyk
Lion Tamer Lion Wally Judge.

2 yr. Director Lion Alf Guderjahn
2 yr. Director Lion Bob Smith

1 yr. Director Lion Graham Friber
1 yr. Director Lion Hans Bilger

The past year has been one of
house-cleaning and reorganization

in the Cassiar Lions Club. With the
transfer of ownership of the Cassiar

Lions Pool, the Lions Club has had
to totally change the direction of
much of its community service. The
changes are still taking place and
we hope that the coming year will
show the fruits of this year's
activity. The following are some
of our community activities:
Painting of all equipment in the
school playground.

-Purchase of two 20" colour tele-
visions for the Cassiar Private
Hospital. Diy

-Upkeep of the grounds at the
Cassiar Cemetary.

-Donation of $500.00 to the
Cassiar Brownies.

-Operation Identification-working
with the RCMP Police to educate
the community in security and the
marking of all valuables to deter
theft. : "

-Painting and general upkeep of thé

Cassiar Lions Aurora Playground.
-Purchase of two sets of encyclo-
pedias for the Cassiar School
~ library.
-Chaired the CNIB Drive. With a
goal of $2,300.00, raised $3,123.8
_just three weeks after a two month
long strike. ie
-Held. a Monte Carlo Night in con-
junction with the Cassiar Winter
Carnival.
-Purchase of $471.00 worth of equi
ment for the Cassiar Minor Hockey
club. is
-Held a raffle; the Lions 200 Club
which paid out $4,000.00, $400.00
to each of ten winners.
-Purchase of a good PA amplifer
and mike for community activities.
-Held a very successful Beer Festi
val which was over attended.
-Transferred the ownership of the
Lions Pool to the Cassiar Communi
Club. The building with a replace-
ment value of over $100,000.00 too
ten years work to this point of
completion.

-Donation of $350.00 to the grade 4

class for a field trip to Telegrap
Creek, B.C.

-Continuing work on the Lions Pool.

-Upkeep of the Lions Campground at
Chain Lake.

-Set up a bursary of $500.00 annua
ly for a graduating student of the
Cassiar School who continues their
education. ‘

‘-Donation of $5,000.00 to the
Cassiar Community Club to purchase
materials for renovations and im-
provements to the Lions Pool.
-Purchase of $1,000.00 worth of
equipment for the Lions Aurora
Playground.

-Sponsoring of the Cubs, Brownies , ;

and Cadets.
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_ TOURISM DECLINE

Ls A decrease in tourism revenues

experienced in 1976 should not be «=

considered a trend for the long
term growth: of Yukon's visitor
industry, according to a report
- released today by the Yukon
- Government's Tourism, Parks and
Information Branch.

The report, which outlines
branch activities for 1976-77,
states that the rapid growth of
tourism during the early 1970's
is levelling off.

Despite the decrease last year,
visitor spending has doubled in
the past five years. In 1971
there were 183,681 visitors,
who spent an estimated $11,939,265
This compares with 305,273 visit-

.ors last year spending an esti-
mated $25 million.
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bh Indian name WISS-KA-CHON was corrupted
roy settlers to Whiskey John and finally to Whisk-
fey Jack, which is the name most commonly
used by woodsmen. Other names are Camp
Robber and Moose Bird. This bird keeps many
fa bush worker and camper company as they try
fto outwith this bold and seemingly fearless;
ithief. It is a meticulous nest builder, careful to
spick up any fallen material which, because there!
may still be snow on the ground, might give away
sits hiding place. Its nest is made of inner bark,
wigs, moss, grass and spider webs and lined with
Kdown or small feathers. Most striking character-
istics are curiosity, boldness, and a penchant for
stealing. The first sound of an axe or smell of

going on and what can be stolen either to eat
immediately or carried away to storage. Often
they will enter a tent, prying into every nook
and cranny of the equipment, or sit on a wood-
cutter’s lunch pail sharing his sandwiches, Brush-;
ing them aside has little effect. | have often!
heard woodsmen telling the cook, on being
Questioned about overloading their lunch pail,
hat the extras are for the Whiskey Jack so that
he woodcutter can eat in peace. In cold weather
hey look much larger than they reallyare, due to
heir soft plumage which is expanded to provide
insulation. The general appearance is that of an
vergrown Chicadee.
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“The weather up here is wretched,”’ a tourist
remarked’ to an old-farmer in Alberta. ‘It must °
be responsible for a lot of sickness and death.
Can you tell me, what’s the death rate up here?”’

“Same as it is in the States,’ the old man ~
drawled. “One to a person.”

Champ gold panner

Dorse Prosser of Fort St. John, the 1976 World’s
= Champion gold panner spends his summers in Cassiar

country. Here he pans out some promising pay-
| dirt on Bob Wilms’ claims on McDame Creek.

smoke will bring them around to see what is}:

LITTLE HOUSE OUT BACK |
IS OUT FRONT..DOWN NORTH

QUTHOUSE RACE

Sports statisticians may soon
have to establish a new set of
record books and the writers and
broadcasters who cover sports
events may have to invent a new
jargon. That is if outhouse
racing catches on. .

Yukoners will find out over
the Labor Day weekend in Dawson
City at the first ever Great
Klondike International Outhouse
Race.

It's all part of that community's
year-long Diamond- Jubilee celebra-
tions. Former Dawson City residents
are being invited to return down
north for homecoming festivities
Sept. 3 to 5. All former Yukoners
know that the common transporta-
tion in earlier times was by river
from Whitehorse, which is south and
upstream from Dawson City, hence
"down north'"'.

Organizers say the significance
of the race will be obvious to
Dawsonites past and present who
enjoy a challenge and can appre-
Ciate the nostalgia associated
with this once-necessary structure
which symbolizes pioneer life.

RECOGNIZE THIS PLANT ?

WOULD YOU EAT IT ?

Fireweed
Epilobium angustifolium

com

1T 1S EDIBLE

FIREWEED, Great willow-herb. (Epilobium angus-
stifolium L.) :

Perennial. Stems usually simple, erect, smooth,
1% to.8 feet high, very leafy. Leaves alternate,
narrow, smooth on the upper side, paler beneath.
Flowers large and showy in terminal spike-like

_ clusters; petals 4, purplish or rose colored, oc-
casionally pink, rarely white. Has. Recent clear-
ings, burned woodlands; common along roadsides
and on open hillsides from Southeast Alaska north
to the Arctic.and west to the Alaska Peninsula
and the Aleutian Islands. Prep. The young shoots
are often collected in the spring by natives and
old timers and mixed with other greens. Best
when young and tender. As the plant matures the
leaves become tough and somewhat bitter. The
Southeast Indians use the stems in the young
stage. They are peeled and eaten raw. Like other
young tender greens when properly prepared soon
after picking they are a good source of vitamin
C and pro-vitamin A. ;

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Mike Zemenchik, Garry Se aaae
Forbes, Don Stump and Wayne Mayell.

‘quite seriously if it weren't tor
the judges wandering about with
notepads and scoresheets. ae
The Cassiar Team performed
well, but unfortunately, not well
enought to win. The Cassiar group
is well known for its classic
style of team work, and was
closely observed and photographed
by other coaches for tricks of ©
the trade that may be usable in
their future training programs.
As for Cassiar, we realize our
errors, and will take steps to
correct them. We will be there
again next year and try in earnest
to become number one in Rescue
work. Competition between rescue
teams is keen, close and creates
a spirit of companionship among
rescue men which makes for good
public relations, and it is com-
forting to know that we do have
a group of 7 well trained men,
and perform well under real dis-

aster conditions if the need arises.

The 7th Annual Open Pit Mine Res-
cue and First Aid Competitions in ~
1978 will be hosted by Cassiar
Asbestos Corporation Limited.

——HUMOUR—

A man travelling by car through the Yukon’s
northernmost navigable region came across an
Eskimo sitting on a sled tethered to two pup-
pies, which the Eskimo had tied there to keep

the infant dogs from running off.

“‘My God!” the driver exclaimed. ‘“‘Do you
really expect those puppies to pull that sled

with you in it?’”:

“Sure,” the knowing Eskimo replied with

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TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor:

I should be very pleased
to locate notice of your
mail-order subscription rate
(For rates above newspaper).

Later this year it is
my intent to travel through.
from New Hazelton as far as
Whitehorse to really to get an
idea of the country in your part
of British Columbia and Yukon.

If you would be so kind, I
would be grateful of address of
any chamber(s) of commerce
between the Alaska Highway (Lower
Post) and Hazelton. Aiea

With thanks in anticipation,

Yours faithfully,

P. Burrows.

Manchester
England —

of Cassiar Country for its wild-
emess beauty.

Managing Editor
Gerry Doran

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