Page 14 Cassiar Courier February 1988 “The Wizard Of Oz” is coming!!!!! One of the biggest challenges a drama club can take on is the pro- duction of a musical, and this is an especially big challenge for a small club such as ours. One might think it would be a difficult task to cast all the characters, let alone find set crews, advertising crews, musical directors, stage manager, etc. Well, the Ptarmigan Players have risen to the challenge!!!! Our drama club has met several times in January in order to begin rehearsals and planning for “The Wizard ‘Of Oz” musical, which we will be presenting to the citizens of Cassiarin late April. January 11th was the cast’s first evening together to receive their scripts and read through the play; January 14th was the production team’s first meeting to set deadlines for such items as scenework, props, sets, advertising, costumes, dance, and music. The characters have worked hard in January to meet their deadline of January 31st for all lines to be memorized. The month of February will begin our full rehearsal schedule for all the cast and crew involved in the musical. To give you a taste of the volume of work involved, there is a rehearsal every evening Monday through Thursday during the months February, March, and April. As director for the musical, it is a wonderful feeling to see the committment of cast and crew, as they work on their various parts, and more importantly, as they work together as a team helping each other. In order to attain the ultimate goal of bringing quality entertainment to the town of Cassiar. Remember!!!! “The Wizard Of Oz’ is coming to Cassiar!!!! f Letters to Privatization Will Affect Private Business One of the side effects of privatization not yet considered is what will happen to private sector businesses when government-assisted public employees become competitive, subsidized in part with private sector tax dollars. It’s all very benevolent of pavement: in an attempt to make privatization more palatable to those affected, to offer assistance in every possible way. But what does that do to those who have already made it on their own and now face that added competition? Freeing . up government endeavours, which heretofore have dealt only with provincial government matters, to compete freely, aided and assisted by government, will, to my mind, have a serious effect on those entrepreneurs already in the market place. It will. mean that contract rates, wages, etc., will be driven downward, and many small businesses could be put out of business by a flooded market place. Jack J. Kempf M.L.A. for Omineca Mentally Handicapped on the Streets for Lack of Facilities The story of Bobby Russell is not unique. The mentally handicapped man who was jailed in a Victoria cell simply had nowhere else to go. The same thing is happening all over the province as the Social Credit government continues to release people from institutions for the mentally ill. With a P & W Services SCHEDULE Monday - Thursday open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday - open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday - open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. CLOSED SUNDAY Les Prosser & Rita Wylie. ESSO DEALERS - Cassiar,B.C. 778-7383 -NORTHERN LIGHTS COLLEGE By Allan Studd Our Learning Centre office hours have been changed slightly. They are now as follows: Tuesdays- 9-12a.m. Wednesdays- 1-3:30p.m. 1-3:30p.m. Thursdays- 7-9 p.m. _ This is the busy season at Northern Lights. We have many offerings in the field of Adult Education which should offer something to almost everyone in Cassiar Country. These are the courses being offered in February: BASIC TYPING: cost $50.00; Instructor Agnes Bennett beginning February 1, two evenings a week. G.E.D.: cost $50.00,; Instructor Maureen Bauer, beginning February 1, two evenings a week. HUNTER SAFETY TRAINING (CORE): $50.00 Instructor David Lawrence, 4 or 5 Saturdays beginning February 6. BASIC SEWING: cost $40.00; Instructor Rita Brown, beginning February 8, one evening a week for 10 weeks. AIR BRAKES: this has been delayed because of lack of enrollment and will now take place on Febru- ary 26, 27 & 28. Cost is $70.00. Instructor Bill Babcock. DEFENSIVE DRIVING: cost 35.00, 6 hours; Instructor Bill Babcock. February 29 & March 1. the Editor chronic shortage of adequate community facilities, many find themselves in group homes that don’t come anywhere near meeting their specialized needs. For hundreds of others, living a life of darkness on the streets has become commonplace. Bobby Russell’s case has been highlighted because a jail cell - like the street - is such an obviously inappropti- ate setting for a man who has been brain-damaged from birth. As his lawyer struggled to find him a suitable placement, his plight serves as a shocking indictment of the government’s “‘deinstitutionalization”’ plan. For many, moving away from institutions into small group homes or treatment centres is far more desirable. Yet Russell’s life reads like a case history of what deinstitutionalization without proper planning means in practice. He spent 12 years in Woodlands in New Westminster. Later, he was moved to an institute on Vancouver Island and then released into the com- munity. Given to physical violence when frustrated, he assaulted his mother and was then shunted to group homes as far away as 100 Mile House, Vernon and Arm- strong. He was abused in one, another closed and the third provided no activities. He ended up once again with his mother, who struggled to cope with his violent outbursts and eventually called the police. The government has been told repeatedly by mental health experts that there must be adequate treat- ment facilities built in communities throughout B.C. Yet people like Russell continue to be cut loose as the government pushes full steam ahead with the phasing- out of Riverview and other institutes. Health Minister Peter Dueck can’t continue to turn his back on people like Russell and ignore what’s become a crisis in the mental health care system. The mentally ill - and the public - deserve a lot more. Lois Boone, New Democrat Health Critic MONTH OF DECEMBER 1987 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 1.0C MINIMUM TEMPERATURE -28.0C MEAN TEMPERATURE -10.9C RAINFALL nil SNOWFALL .. 37.8” TOTAL RAINFALL TO DATE nil TOTAL SNOWFALL TO DATE 103.3” - of sales. AVERAGE PRECIPITATION FOR DECEMBER: ‘AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR DECEMBER: As well Northern Lights is offering two special weekend seminars: WEEKEND WORKSHOP IN POTTERY: In association :with Emily Carr College or Art, we plan to present a workshop in pottery with artist Bob Kings- mill. The dates are February 5 - 7, 1988 - Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday mornings. Location will be in the Arts and Cultural Centre and cost is $45.00 plus supplies. The registration deadline is January 28th. LOTUS 1-2-3: An intensive 3 day workshop* in the usage of Lotus 1-2-3, one of the most popular data-base, spreadsheet software packages available for microcomputers today. This course will be taught by Grant Holland, one of our qualified lab instructors from Dawson Creek. The dates are Thursday March 10 to Saturday March 12. It is hoped that people will be able to get professional development time off from work in order to attend this course. The cost will be approximately $60.00. Our new Distance Education Department is beginning to swing into operation. One of the special programmes to be put on Distance Education is our Early Childhood Education Certificate. It can now be taken entirely in Cassiar by correspondance. Our Special Needs Citation has also been recently placed on the Distance programme. This offers the ECE pro- fessional advanced training for working with Preschool Children with Special. Needs. More information on this and all distance education is available by contacting the Learning Centre. Please feel free to drop in and see us at the Learn- ing Centre during office hours or contact us by phone at 778-7878. NEW MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME Want to spend a pleasant evening? Come play Bridge each Tuesday evening at 7:00 p.m. in the Upper Leisure Room at the Recreation Center If you are interested in learning to play Bridge, or for further information Contact Sherry Sethen at 778-7564 Vander Zalm Sold Streetcar for $1.00! Government bungling and passing the buck has raised its ugly head once again in this province. The botched sale of the DuWag streetcar to an Edmonton railway society for a mere $1 is the latest Social Credit shenanigan to set off the alarm bell. If the public got taken for a ride on this one, one shudders to think of the impact once the premier starts rolling on the sell-off of billions of dollars of our assets. In the giveaway of the streetcar, originally bought for nearly $250,000 and coveted by several B.C. groups, Vander Zalm pointed the finger at a loyal public servant to cover up his own culpability. The chairman of B.C. Transit - Stu Hodgson - is obviously not to blame. Rather, the premier’s “nothing is sacred” stance when it comes to selling off what we already own is the source of the gross mismanagement that is the hallmark of his govern- ment. We’ve seen the government’s track record. Massive overruns and bogus bookkeeping in the Coquihalla fiasco. Resignations of cabinet ministers over conflict-of interest charges. Flip- -flops on what’s for sale and what’s not. The premier’s penchant for passing the buck when the heat is on. The streetcar sell-off has given us ample evidence that the premier can’t be trusted with even the simplest And it’s no coincidence that the government has failed to produce a study on the costs and conse- quences of its sell-out scheme if these are the kinds of consequences we can expect. ; As taxpayers footing the bill, we have a right to know how our assets will be disposed of, or if indeed - they should be. It’s up to the premier to come clean on privatization. Otherwise, he'll have no one to point the finger at but himself. Robin Blencoe New Democrat Municipal Affairs Critic 1986 1982 3.0€ 0.5C - 1.7C -25.0C -40.0C -42.2C - 7.3C -18.5C -21.8C nil nil 21.5” 16.5” 11.7” nil nil ps nil 65.8” 66.3” 28.3” Our Lady Lourdes ie Fr. Joseph Leverge SCHEDULE Saturday Mass 7:00 p.m. Sunday Mass 11:00 a.m. These are quiet months within our parish. We had a beautiful cedar sign for the outside of the church given to the parish from the Frances and Bud Sherlock family. This lovely piece of art work will be put into place as soon as weather permits. Another dream of the parish is to put siding on the church. This is an enormous project that hope- fully will be a reality in the near future. The children should be complimented on their punctual and faithful attendance to their respective C.C.D. classes. Many thanks also to the parents who so generously supply the, snacks for everyone after class. The following young people are possible candi- dates for confirmation. Allen Artico, Chad Clark, Stan McGill, Peter McGuinness, Stephen Vidovic and Stephanie Slana. The ceremony will take place this spring when the Bishop returns for a visit. In the meantime these young people have been taking a more responsible active role within the parish. Another group of children are preparing for the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist (First Communion). These boys and girls are Michelle’ McGill, Sinead Mc- Guinness, Brent Babiuk, John Tyne and Allan Vidovic. This is a very important sacrament for these children and one you can say they and their parents have been preparing for since baptism. » Ash Wednesday is February 17, 1988 and this begins our Lenten Season. Submitted by Louise Clark EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES DENTAL ASSISTANT DENTAL RECEPTIONIST A Receptionist and Dental Assistant are required to work at the Cassiar Dental Clinic. Training and experience are helpful, but not required. Both positions are part- time, approximately 40 hours per. month. These can be rewarding positions for persons who enjoy working with people and learning new skills. For more information, please contact: Dr. Doug Raynor in Dease Lake Office: 771-3288 Home: 771-3207 OLARIS We have parts and eee a Church ‘SERVICES: 10:30 a.m. Sunday’ Ast, 3rd, and Sth Sundays: HOLY EUCHARIST. ‘2nd and 4th Sundays: MORNING WORSHIP. THRIFT SHOP: 2nd and 4th Wednesdays - 7 to 8 p.m.. MINISTER: Rev. Allan Studd. PHONE: 778-7239 February 17th is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Christian observance of the season of Lent. It is traditionally a time of preparation for the great Easter festival, a time of. self examination through prayer, study and denial and a time of thoughtful retreat. The event celebrated at Easter is so momentous that only an extended time of preparation can ever allow any person time to comprehend the meaning for his or her life. Easter is the defeat of death not only for Jesus ~Christ but also for the world. It is the triumph of hope over despair. © At All Saints: Church leat is no less important than it has been for Christians over 2,000 years. This year we have many things to pray and study about. The changes in Cassiar over the last several years have also brought changes to our congregation. We are now CHURCH GROUP Next Meeting Sunday Feb. 14,1988 and-every second Sunday Thereafter 7:00 p.m. Snowridge Elementary School Grade One Classroom Shirley Vickery Vee ee ey time ony SCooooooo oC COCO O OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO OOO OC Oooo PesLARiS Nothing beats the wav weve built. JOHN BROWN _DEASELAKE SHELL | 771-5600 TS ewe DENOMINATIONAL} Cassiar Courier, February 1988 Page 15. a considerably smaller group than even two years ago. ‘But, smaller does not mean less in quality. In fact in our case, it means close knit, warm and supportive. It also means dedicated. But a question continues to nag at our minds. That question is, “What is ministry?” Surely it is not just being warm and supportive of each other. Surely there is some greater task that involves ‘our reason for being in Cassiar. In one sense, the regular congregation do not need ministry. This Lent we at All Saints are quietly reaffirming for ourselves that we are called together as a community of Christians in order that)we may be SENT - sent out into Cassiar. There is much more to our Christian mission than simply attending Worship on Sunday. It involves our daily and family life 7 days a week; in the work- place, in the marketplace, on the highway and at home. We are sent by the highest authority to be a presence, a representative of God in the midst of life. In the weeks to come leading up to our celebration of the Easter victory of life over death, which we can sensitively and lovingly minister to life in Cassiar. - Life is so sacred that it cannot be allowed to go wrong. In the future, as we have been in the past, we will be there - in the midst helping and ministering where we can. This is the Christian mission. Lent is a preparation for Easter, Easter is a celebration of God’s triumph over all the powers of death and darkness in human life. In our Lenten pre- paration at All Saints we will be thinking deeply about how to get that message to Cassiar in our minstry. What greater joy can there be but that of telling the world that there is always hope. Nominatione for Family Service The B.C. Council for the Family is proud to announce its second annual DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO FAMILIES AWARDS. The B.C. Council for the Family is a registered non-profit society with a commitment to families and a belief that families are the source of our society’s strength. Sponsorship of these awards reflects this commit- ment and belief by recognizing expectional volunteer and professional efforts and outstanding leadership in the cause of better family living in British Columbia. Executive Director, Dr. Carol Matusicky, stresses “the Council hopes to highlight the work of both individulal and groups from every corner of the province. There are all sorts of outstanding efforts being made in a variety of fields - social services, health, education, business and labour, government, the professions, religion and culture, sports and recreation, arts, public affairs and community service. on behalf of families.” The deadline for nominations is March 1, 1988. Forms are available from: The Government Office, Cassiar, B.C. Province of : British Columbia HIGHWAYS - TENDERS ATLIN ELECTORAL DISTRICT DEASE LAKE HIGHWAY DISTRICT PROJECT J5315A - 88 Project: Clearing, grubbing, and disposal of material on High- way No. 51 (Telegraph Creek Road). This work to take place on the right-of-way {as laid out in the contract) between km. 36 and km. 51. Tender Opening Date: Thursday, February 18, 1988 at 2:00 p.m. Surety Bid Bond or Certified Deposit Cheque is not re- quired. Tender documents with envelope, plans, specifica- tions and conditions of tender are available free of charge ONLY from District Office, Ministry of Transportation & Highways, Stikine and Commercial Ave., Dease Lake, B.C. be- tween the hours of 8:30 and 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday, except holidays. Telephone (604) 771-4511. Pre-tender meeting will be held at Ministry of Transportation & Highways District Office, corner of Stikine and Commercial Avenue, Dease Lake, B.C. Tenders will be opened at District Office, Ministry of Trans- portation & Highways, corner of Stikine & Commercial, Dease Lake, B.C. D. P. Stead ~“District Highways Manager We’d like to recognize these efforts,