Page 22 Cassia: Courier September 1989 A Point of View by don campbell Reprinted From April 1989 issue Talking,to people about minor hockey and listen- ing to other people talk about it, gives me the opportun- ity to adda little more about commitment. And, although minor hockey is the example, it applies to most other situations that arise around us. ; I have a basic belief that there are two kinds 0 people - givers and fakers. The givers are the people who make things happen, they volunteer to help out, they coach, they do fund-raising, they take their kids to games, they go to meetings, they also take other people’s kids to games. The takers, on the other hand, live off the good graces of the givers. Sure, they pay their money and they Cassiar is no different in this respect than any other community, because the whole world can be looked at in this same light. I am sure that all of you who read this can think of similar situations in a hundred differ- ent places. The unfortunate part of this is that there are all kinds of people out there who have something to give, and for whatever reason, they are not sharing that with the rest of us. That to me is the sad side of this issue and especially so when the giving involves children. A few years back, when my own kids were grow- ing up, 1 found myself in the situation of belonging to groups and organizations because the kids wanted to. | also would get terribly upset with the attitude of a number of the parents who were always too busy or not interested or, for whatever reason, used the organiza- tion as a baby-sitting service. My commitment, however, to my kids and the organization always kept me there and ] used the rationalization that if at some time I could se that their kids get to the games (sometimes) and they * go to the games (sometimes), but they are too busy to really get involved. They are too busy or too lazy to go to meetings or become chairman of some committee, Or to work at all the extra little details involved in any type The Cass lar Cooperative Playschool will start its new season September 25, 1989. The playschool's philosophy is ta provide children between ages of 3 = 5 years with exposure to a variety of structured, crealive ACE NY Nes free play and to improve the Children's soGializa skills. The execulive announce Mrs. Lori Storch once again be the supervisor tion is pleased lo will for this coming year. Mrs. storch has Severml vac Givbilese salmead y planned. A tew of these activi- ties inglude: arts and crafts, Various forms of painting, bak- ing, gym and tield trips. Playschool classes will be hela on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 9:00 - 11:00 and Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons from 1:00 3:00. Pre-registration will take place at the playschool room upstairs iio the precreatig. Centre. fiom Pe: 3 Ox pictteseat Wr) 9ac03.0 aero cg OL septenm - ber 13, 1989. Jf you are unable to attend at this ~time please contact Flaine Pirie at 7718-7887 alternate arrangements £ Vout Ghagls registration will made. There will be no char for playchool Classes ieee, SKOOL fae =, thea eT eth PAS ey ees monthly £ of Wiel eloitenccstiern esd aes @rhat-exCatet Oetober 1770989 and the sinat st registration Lee pis) $25. The current executive 1989/90 are: President —- Pirie, Treasurer ~- Sandra and Secretary Pat Harper. Gayleen Connolly was our president but as she will be of town for) the next months we are looking replacement for her Interest persons nay Blaine Pirie. Tn the has been very playschool. shown thel: arc ‘pineal yo for Elai Mr for pasta stile supportive of Once again dedication and generously contributed to organization. -We would like - thank the tollowing people late Or be ge in ee ve al ne Cooper Sie ViliGes: out several a position. contact comunity Our they have ave our Lo and us manage to get through or the scout meetings or whatever; it’s just that times we have to spread it would be nice if there were a few more givers. of organization. : e ; bus inesses School Advisory given us donations: © not be there, some kind parent would do for my kids as ] was doing for theirs. Whatever reasoning we use as parents, most of the hockey tournaments some- ourselves a little too thin and who have recently Cassiar Community Centre Board - donation of materials for storage shelves and cup- boards q Meise Fred - donation of labour to build storage shelves and cupboards Cassiar Mining Corporation - cash donation - Holt Agencies, Watson Lake cash donation Hougens Department SLore, Wat— son Lake - donation of toys - Cathy Dycher donation of toys. The executive and staff are eager and enthusiastic for play~ school to begin. We hope you will come to our pre-registration open house on September 13, 1989 so that you can talk with us about our program. Please feel free to bring your children along with you. Playschool Aide Required Cooperative an aide Bay NSS Cassar Playschool commencing requires September The successful candidate will be required to work thinimun Six hours per week. Primary duties consist of assisting “the *-supervisor with preparing and Carrying out the daily activities and assisting the supervisor with routine clean-up of the playschool room. Ideal qualifications will include: the candidate must be Thank you for your support! ininimum 18 years of age, have. previeus experience in working Obituary children and be able to work cooperatively and effectively with the supervisor, parents and playschool executive. Interested candidates nay forward a resume outlining their experience and qualifications to: Mrs. Elaine Pirie, President Box 1 33 Cassiar, B. €. VOC LEO Closing date for applications September 13, 1989. with preschool is Minor Hockey Executive And Coaches Meeting If you wish to coach Minor Hockey or you are an executive member please attend the : Upper Leisure Room Thursday September 7, 1989 At 7:00 p.m. If you are unable to attend this meeting phone Allan at 778-7453 Counci The School Advisory Council will be holding the first meeting of the new school year on Wednes~ day, September 13 at 7:30 in the Secondary School Library. The primary role of the School Advisory Council is to promote the growth of two-way commmunication between each school and its community. The meetings are always OPEN Ona ne public and active participation is not only welcome but essential to the effectiveness of the SiGAU Gs Some of the highlights year's meetings were follows: The proposal for new Secondary School; the need for a speech pathologist; dogs loose on the school grounds; Priosie Cte Wi liege a ence teacher's conference in Whitehorse, Deten- sive Driving Course, Peer Coun- selling; cold weather policy; Ministry of Education's new hon- graded Kindergarten to Grade 3 program; cold weather policy at Snowridge; Native Indian Educa- tion policy; Gary Phillips' entertaining and educational lecture on learning styles. If any or all of these EOpL CS ences est you and if you are concerned and want to be involved in your children's education, the S.A.C. can provide this opportunity. If you would like CoP De=ea member of the S$.A.C. this year or if you have any questions or concerns please contact one of from as the last the council members listed below: Wendee Quinn 7178-7580 Melanie Wolfe 778 7209 Sonja Slana 778-7550 New Members: | Barb Manderson 778-7296 Marval Knudslien 778-7450 GIRARDIN - July 16, REG 1944 1989 August 4, Worked for Cassiar Mining as Mill Foreman March, 1981 to June, 1986§ Left Cassiar to Richmond, Quebec where they opened their own res— taurant. Survived by his wife daughters Lina, Sylvie, grandchildren. Margaret, Sonia and ms! ce assiar Courier September 1989 Page 1 OUR POINT CASSIAR R.C.M.P. Speeding 23 ‘An Accident Waiting To Happen’ : Hey, what's your hurry, B.C? Ranning late?...Impatient?...0Or maybe you just dontt realize you're speeding. These ikacita, =is), too many of us are driving too fast. And no imatter what your reasons are fox dOwENg out js peedt ETC] bese less injuring and killing people. in i speeding convictions. speeding was mare accidents more That's Consider this. Lhis province ssue average Every year alone, police of 150,000 In 1988, the primary Cause in S100 motor vehicle B.C. - resulting in 6000 casualties. average 14 accidents an than in than an of every day. Dare your AOOOCOOCOCCCO™ © 316 S761 6 6.6.6 61S 2. 6 6.5 65) OS 60 6:66 66 6 we etareleve: Pa ccccvscsssesrrrcsescssrsecrcrrcerce , Ep 9) SD SER PY LOL ALON Shoudd this take an honest Look attitude behind the wheel: Do you tind yourself get~ Ling annoyed if Lhe guy in front of you sticks to the speed Limit? Is it important that you drive just a little bit faster than everyone else? Do you speed up when the Light turns yellow? Are you often running a concern you? at Lo Y SOUVENIRS: GIFT DEAS CAMERAS FILM PROCESSING RECORDS & TAPES TOOLS’ - CARPET & LINO FURNITURE PARMA POSOOOCOCOOOCOCOOOOCC OCC OC OOo INGLIS APPLIANCES HOT-POINT APPLIANCES ‘CARPET CLEANER RENTAL little late? If you answered yes to of these questions, chances are you speed. And if you are in an accident, someone is likely to.be injured. There's a definite connection. We should speed limits are roadways for reasons of safety. In doing so, highway engineers carefully examine road design and traff£ic volume. A province-wide campaign scheduled for August 26 through September 8 in order to combat oes in — British Columbia. 1@ Campaign is joi aniz by ICBC. and ee Oa eo esas manner as the Counterattack Pro~ gram. Speeding any all accept that imposed upon our 1s has been out for ‘special attention result of the high number ualty accidents (a crash someone is injured or attributed to excessive In 1988, 16.3% of all casualty accidents in B. C. involved un- safe speed as compared to 12% involving drinking drivers. In Our Own Prince Rupert RCMP Subdi Singled as a of cas- where killed) SOOoOCOCCOOCOCOCOCOCOCr AAOOOQOCQOOCOOCOO OO COO OC OOO OOO COCO OOC OCC COCO COCO OCC COCO POOOOQOOOOOOO OOOO Ooo aoe ~ CASSIAR SHOPPING CENTER : _A Northern Shopping Experience - 12,000 sq ft under one root SERVICE IS OUR BUSINESS speed. Monday to Friday: 1 0:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m... Saturday:’ 10:00.a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Sunday: Closed vision, the situation is worse in that 25.5% of casualty accidents involve unsafe speed. By taking a look at statistics even closer to home, we find that in 1988 there were 16 crashes in Cassiar and 18.8% of these involved un- safe speed. The provincial per- centage for the same period is 16.3%. A B.C. driver charged with a moving violation will, effective July 17, 1989, receive a fine in addition to acquiring points against his license, and an increase in his ICBC rate. The speeding campaign "What's Your Hurry, B.C.?" has police in several B.C. regions joining together in a concentrat- ed campaign to enforce speeding laws. It is an effort to combat the statistics that show speeding was a contributing factor in more than 16% of all casualty acci- dents in B.C. in 1988. Peter Burleigh, RCMP Headquart- ers, reports that the primary targets will be rural jurisdic~— tions where the high-speed high- way accidents occur, although enforcement will be stepped up in some urban areas as well. Inspector Burleigh stated "Tt's almost always speed that determines. the severity of accid- ents ... speed kills." Think about it. And think about other people before you choose to speed. Remember, there's very little you can count on. Other drivers are unpredict- able; weather and road conditions are unpredictable. It only takes a split second for your life to change drastically. And it won't be a welcomed change! 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