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Issue Date SEPTEMBER 2016 Volume # 51

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By Elaine Storey

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Big BUZZ over new businesses

The smell of recovery is in the air.

And while its been too slow for
some, others would chant,
Slow and steady wins the race.
Through much of the summer
there seemed to be a hot-potato
approach to the towns future.
Everyone held a slice of the
potato but the job of mashing
that vegetable and serving it up
appeared out of reach.
There was not a government
agency, a box store, a mega
monster industrial giant or a flyby-night sugar daddy who
jumped up to shout, The
Mashed potatoes are ready!
Yet, while the sun shone during
the long summer days, plans
were quietly in the works.

Now that school-aged children

are behind desks, and yellow
busses are once again wheeling
through town, Status Quo has
replaced doubt. Normalcy has
been established with routines
of homework, dinners served at
the kitchen table, early bedtimes and hockey registration.
Suddenly the buzz is about:
Amandas sea-food dinners at
the Endkao Road House caf;
the tasty Chimichangas at Senior
Dougies; the aromatic Indian
cuisine at MJs in the shopping
centre; a fresh cup of coffee at
the Convenience/Dollar store
and weekend supper specials at
the Legion.

Existing businesses have

patiently waited for this
recovery. Although they aren't
jumping for joy yet, they must
be relieved that new investors
have made a commitment to the
area. With business expansion
comes a sense of celebration.
And people love to celebrate.
They love to eat and sample
new food and give their opinion
but most of all they love to
be a part of the Buzz.zz

Once again, Fraser Lake and

area residents will have options.
Lash n Nail is a new cozy spot
for beauty and pampering There
are now eight restaurant choices
FL Caf, Subway, Senior
Dougies, Tonys, MJ, Legion,
Stellako Lodge, and Endako
Roadhouse. Six gas stations Ft
Fraser Petrocan, Nadley, Lejac
Gas, Co Op gas pumps, Town
Pantry and Stellaten.
With the introduction
of Hurrys Dollar/
convenience store
there are five varyingsized grocery outlets,
Hurrys new
with a sixth opening
Convenience/
soon.
Dollar store
Open Sept23

Local BCAS riding for pediatric cancer

Written by Elaine Storey
Saturday, September 17th, the Cops For Cancer riders pedalled
into town about 7pm. Family members and a few friendly riders
met the team at the Welcome sign on highway 16 east and followed them into town. With lights and sirens, local EMS vehicles
escorted the entourage safely off the highway through town to the
high school where riders were happy to call it a day. And what a
day it was, leaving Vanderhoof at 8:30 a.m. they rode to Fort St
James and back to highway 16 before continuing on to Fraser
Lake. That 175km leg is the longest ride in their 850 km trip
from Prince George to Prince Rupert over 7 days of rain or shine.
Among this years Tour de North riders is local BCAS Cathy Scott
who has been diligently training since March. Cathy trained indoors until the snow was gone, riding a stationary bike and on
warm days pedalling on her deck. The training requirement began
at 40 kms a week, building up to 160. Cathys husband Craig
joined her on one of those training days, We rode from here to

Plateau Mills and back. That was

enough for me, but Cathy continued on
doing another lap back to Plateau.
Along with months of rigorous training, all 26 riders raised a minimum of
$3,000 with proceeds going to pediatric cancer research and to
support programming like Camp Goodtimes.
In Fraser Lake, with another five days of riding ahead, the riders
were happy to dismount and wheel their bikes into the waiting
van. When host Judy LaRocque explained that dinner would be
served at the Legion, and showers and beds were at the school, it
was met with applause. Amid high-fives, hugs and handshakes the
entire Tour de North crew shared Cathy Scotts infectious smile.
Claiming to be neither sore nor tired after their ten-hour ride,
they shared their teammate sentiment Not after riding with this
great bunch for the past two days.

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Standing
Understanding
and Misunderstood ...
An editorial by Elaine Storey
Do you notice that the harder you seek
someones approval and understanding, the
more frustrated you become.

estly say Their Losswithout the snarky

lip curl,

So, back to getting your point across, someWe all have a desire to be understood and often times you have to make the other person feel
times suffer great angst because we cant find
good about themselves so they feel good about
the words to adequately explain ourselves.
what you want them to understand.
When you look into the eyes of someone when
you are in mid-sentence and they are scuffing
their shoes or picking spinach out of their
teeth, you just have to stop and ask yourself
why you even bother.
Assuming they arent listening, you have options about how to proceed...remembering
there is a fine line between getting them to
understand and bullyiying.

After all, if their self esteem is high, then they

will not correct or argue your point.
So, with their favourite Starbucks coffee in
hand, you can lay the foundation for the conversation.

Search for examples they can relate to. If they

are into fishing, relate your topic to a day of
fishing and how awesome it feels to catch the
biggest fish.

So, the first rule on How to proceed has absolutely nothing to do with you unfortunately and Compliment them. You sure look nice today
everything to do with them.
That new hairstyle really shows off you eyes.

have been born in rural and they in the city,

they maybe only eat peperoni pizza and you
like all the vegetables on yours with the olives,
maybe they have blue eyes and yours are green
and you are blond and they dye their hair
blond...all differences that will make your
point of view more difficult to comprehend.
While we admit that other peoples opinion
about us matters, it is not the be all end all. By
accepting that they have an opinion and it may
not be in your favour, is a vital step to truly
understanding who you are and who they are to
you. We can not be responsible for what they
think of us. We are not the boss of their
thoughts and we cannot let what they think of
us become what we think of ourselves. The
burden of living up to someone's expectations
of us is detrimental to our self worth.

Accept that people wont always get you. Accept that their opinion of you is based much
more on where they are in their lives than
where you are. Accept that they will only hear
Who is this person to you? Are they in your
This is a bit of slippery slope here because if
one snippet of what you say. Accept that they
circle of friends? Are they part of your family? you over compliment them, they will automat- can say things and not mean it. Accept that
In the scheme of things, you must ask yourself, ically become suspicious and the opposite will theirs isn't the only voice in the room.
why you need them to understand you.
occur and they will think you are making fun of
them. A reverse compliment goes like this
Our need to be understood is often pressured
Are you in negotiation talks with them? Do
You look nice in that colour? ...to the person
by the approaching train or the late hour or by
they handle the money in your relationship? Do with low self esteem, they hear this...You nor- a line we have drawn in the sand.
they own the prettiest shoes?
mally dont look good in all the other colours,
only this specific shade of paisley.
Sometimes you have to let the point go. If you
The second rule is to be honest about why you
are driven to win the point at all costs, maybe
are seeking their approval. Do you need their
There is a point when you may have to abandon its time to reconsider why you need to be
understanding to proceed with your modus
all of the above and admit they are not worth right? What would happen if you looked at it
operandi . Can your plan only be hatched
the hassle. You can agree to disagree, and that from another point of you. Or through the eyes
with their consent? Do you need to have them is okay.
of the other person. Truly through their eyes
side with you instead of siding with the other
from their six foot frame wearing blue socks
guy?
Even if you get someones full understanding
and unkempt hair. Their ability to hear what
and support, there is still no guarantee they
you have to say will always be based on how
Where does your self esteem rate in all of this? will like you. Siding with you is no replacethey feel in that exact moment. We may wonIs your esteem down a pint? If so maybe what ment for friendship. Seeing eye to eye may be der forever and back why something isn't as
you need really, is about six hours of retail
seen as giving in, and for those who thrive on
obvious to others, when it is so obvious to you.
therapy.
discourse, it may feel like the cowardly approach to take.
Maybe sometimes we may just have to be more
But, getting back to the self esteem thingy is
understanding so as not to be misunderstood.
there a point when you realize that knowing
Truly understanding someones point of view is
what you know is enough. Maybe the whole
practically impossible based on the truth that
world doesn't need to know it. Can you honwe all come from a different place. We may

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News from Endako Mine

September was a busy month at Endako Mine. With fall approaching, and winter soon to follow, aquatic effects monitoring field work was in full force. To aid with the field work, Hatfield Consultants (an environmental consulting company
specializing in aquatic monitoring) were onsite aiding with various aspects of the field program. Work included periphyton (algae which clings to rocks) and fish collection sampling and monitor environmental effects both on and off the site.
Also in September, a reclamation inspector with the Ministry of Energy and Mines toured the mine site. The inspector
was pleased with the progressive reclamation to
date, along with efforts to
control and mitigate dust.
As always, if there are any
questions with regards to
the mine, please contact
Greg Herbert or Kosta
Sainis at 250.699-6211 at
extension #386 and #340
respectively.
Friends & Family with Cathy
after 175 km ride

Mouse Mountain under light

Photo by Sheryl Downey

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ENDAKO THIS & THAT

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BY Audrey Read

The community was saddened by the death of Bill Satterwaite, he had been living in the area for several years and will be missed by his family and
many friends. May you rest in peace Bill.
*****
August 31, 2016 I was blessed with my sixth Great Grandchild! Little Jayce made his appearance weighing in at six pounds and one ounce. His
proud parents are Tanis and Clay and his very proud Grand parents are Bruce & Jean Read; Shannon Payne, and the Great Grandparents, Dan &
Sharon Payne, Eva Kalhood and Evelyn Seigner as well as myself so this little fellow will have a lot of babysitters I'm sure!
*****
You know with the lovely sunshine we have been having I managed to get a fairly good sunburn, now it is beginning to peel and it always makes
me wonder why if it is going to come off in layers so darn thin why couldn't we lose at least enough to make a difference!....People who were
born thin don't know how lucky they are!
*****
Been patronizing the Endako Roadhouse quite a bit lately with several friends, that is a darn good place to eat let me tell you! Not only is there
good food but the atmosphere is so nice and friendly! Thanks Mandy and staff for a great place to go that is close to home!
*****
Have been trying a lot of new recipes that will use up some of my many zucchini's that keep producing in my greenhouse. I think the best is the
Chocolate loaf, thanks Phyllis for that recipe! It not only tastes good but also freezes well.
*****
Rita & I went for a wiener roast at George & Toni-Lynn's the other night, had a great time under the roof of their gazebo while watching the thunder and lightening storm and later the beautiful rainbows!
*****
People are busy hauling their hay for winter storage now, then it will be time to bring the cattle home, sort for shipping and then hopefully have
some fall pasture before having to start feeding.
*****
Got a message from "Yon Editor" today, September 15....she says she has to have an "early deadline which is September 19!" Now really, Elaine,
don't you realize how very busy everyone is at this time of year?..Naw, I don't think she does! But you know, she DOES do a jolly good job with
our little paper and sure works hard for Autumn Services so I guess I'll just "get with it" and send some bits of malarkey in for her...good thing I
kissed the blarney stone isn't it! LOL!
*****
Sold my last bull today, Ol' Buddy was leased out to our friends the Chapman's for the summer. His new home will be with Harold & Bonnie
Morowski who have been buying cattle from us for several years. At least I know he is going to a good home and that means a lot to me. Now I
Diaper
onlyAhave
steers left and you know...they don't reproduce worth a hoot! LOL
2 spoons
*****
4 containers
Finally got the last of the potatoes dug and in the basement, I didn't plant nearly as many this year, was a good thing too because they really produced and most of them are huge! Have been giving a lot away along with carrots, cabbage etc. Some
folks aren't as fortunate and it is good to give a helping hand now and then. I think I finally have picked the
last of the zucchini thank goodness! I am getting a bit tired of trying to figure out what to do with it. The
tomatoes are still producing and sure are delicious, it will be a sad day when I have to go back to those
store bought things.
*****
The Rose Lake Community Hall put on a great Poker Ride & Cowboy Social on Sept. 18th, the steak dinner was delicious and I even won a jar of Wild Cranberry Jelly....my absolute favourite! Several Fraser
Lake folks including Don & Judy Carter as well as Carl & Ethel Wiggins rode in the ride and everyone had
a great time.
*****
I have several trees in my yard of different varieties, some are bright yellow and some are bright red, they
look gorgeous! Sure be nice if the leaves stay on the trees for a few weeks instead of getting blown off in
the wind. With all this rain and then sun I have had to get back to mowing the lawn regularly
again....seems like the work never ends!....I AM getting quite concerned about this winter though....no
cattle to feed, could end up to be pretty boring to say the least! I may have to take up some kind of hobby....ah well, time will tell, for all I know I may be living in Hawaii come December!
*****
There is a confounded Magpie hanging around my chicken house...could be the reason I haven't been getting many eggs lately come to think of it!...Anyway he has the bloomin' nerve to sit on the fence and
squawk at me as if I am invading HIS domain! I'd like to throw a rock at him and teach him a lesson but I
wouldn't hit him anyway! LOL I tell you, what I have to put up with these days!

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www.phraserconnector.wordpress.com

Firewood Cuttings: About the Permit for Firewood

Members of the public who wish to cut firewood on vacant Crown Land for personal use
must obtain authorization via a Free Use Permit for Firewood from the Ministry of
Forest Lands and Natural Resources Operations. There is no charge for this privilege, only a
commitment to abide by a number of simple rules that are outlined in the Free Use Permit.
Firewood cutters must obtain a Free Use Permit from EACH Forest District where they
intend t cut firewood on Crown Land, signed by EACH District Manager or designate.
Each permittee must read and understand the conditions of the Free Use Permit for FireWood Cutting prior to signing it. The Permittee must carry the Permit at all times, and
must produce the Permit at the request of a Resource Officer, Conservation Officer or a
Peace Officer. Cutting firewood on Crown Land without this permit may result in a confiscation of the wood and charges .
It is up to the permit holder to determine whether he/she is cutting on vacant crown land.
More information as to the areas, can be obtained by contacting the Vanderhoof Natural Resource District Office at 1.250.567-6363 or
Toll Free at Inquire BC 1-800-663-7867

Ask for the Vanderhoof Natural Resource District Office

Fraser Lake Community Health Centre

Following is the current list of providers and the dates they are at the facility for the months of
October, November and December 2016 . (dates are subject to change)
Dr Shannon Douglas
Dr Tim Bowen-Roberts
Ginny Burns-Nurse Practitioner
Dr Gerry McFetridge
Dr Gerry McFetridge

Monday & Thursday

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
Tuesday to Friday
Oct 3 to 14// Oct 31 to Nov 8
Dec 5 to 16

Medical Clinic open Monday to Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Ambulatory Outpatient Monday to Friday 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Lab open Monday to Friday 8:30 am - 10:30 am
Xray open Monday & Wednesday 9:00 am 3:30 pm/ Thursday 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Public Healthall inquiries call 250-699-6225

To Book your next medical

appointment

Call:
250.699-6225
Closed 12:001:00 daily

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Twelve-year-old J.J. West brings awareness to Cancer

Story &n photos by Elaine Storey

She was one of the smallest in the group. Her hi-vis vest hung
almost to her knees.
Her eyes were slightly red-rimmed from crying, and she held
tight a large picture of two beautiful women.
In her small hands she twisted a red, cloth bag. The contents tobacco - a gift from her friends in Stellaten.
Her name is Jaden West, her friends and family call her JJ.
She is twelve years old.
She stood quietly, her family and friends at her side.

Nick Erickson and daughter JJ West

Nick Erickson and JJ West with
Klath-Bhi at welcome ceremony

She listened, holding back tears when family friend from Vancouver Klath-Bhi drummed and sang to her. He commended
her for being an example of how to be. You carried our ancestors on your back and made them very proud.

When he knelt beside her he looked into her eyes and said he
wished to grow up to be just like her. To which the crowd laughed.
Following the drumming ceremony, she was led to her Aunty Alanas house where
all the family was gathering.
With an easy smile she admitted to getting tired on the way, and her feet got sore, but
she said, Cancer patients feel worse. And that was justification in her eyes to do what
she did.
And with a little giggle she thinks her school friends might think she was crazy, but she
thought others would think she was cool.
The day before her Aunty Alana passed away from stage 4 gall bladder cancer, JJ wanted
to raise public awareness of cancer. Inspired by Terry Foxs Marathon of Hope run and
the Cops for Cancer Tour de North, JJ thought she too could do a walk of her own.
She told her dad she wanted to walk from their home in Burns Lake to Nadleh where her
Aunty lived ...some ninety kilometers away.

JJ, you carry your ancestors on your back

When she told her dad, he said, Lets do it.

They began their trek after school on Friday night making it
only part way.
On Saturday several friends and family joined the group and
by Saturday evening they were just outside Fraser Lake.
Approaching Fraser Lake from the other direction on the same
evening were 26 members of the Cops for Cancer Tour de
North. Riders who had trained over five months, and had
spent over ten hours pedalling during day two of their 7 day
850 km trip from Prince George to Prince Rupert.
When they heard about JJ walking to raise awareness, the
riders met her along the highway . Two like minded missions. One hastily devised by a twelve year old, without
training, without gear. Yet each carrying their ancestors
and following their heart . Warriors ALL.

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Waiting for the team

Cops for Cancer

Tour de North &
2016 Terry Fox Run
Team North after biking 175 kms

Sylvia Legary and others in the Terry Fox Run

Dave & Jolene Webb and Mike LeDuc over half way there
Participants line up behind the Terry Fox flag

. 2016

Thanks so much Fraser Lake for

another successful
Terry Fox Run!!!
Great turnout and the weather
held out for the majority of the
run.
Thanks to Technopure,
Ace Hardware, YRB,
the
RCMP and FLESS
and numerous volunteers.
Roughly $1500.00 was raised for
the Terry Fox Foundation.
Some pedalled bikes, some ran
others walked and the
four-legged ones loped ..
All in memory of Terry Fox & his
Marathon of Hope 36 years ago

2016 Terry
Fox Run

Edna
Vanwerkhoven

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Donations of food gladly accepted for the food
share program at Autumn Services.
We have people using this daily, and they are
very appreciative of your thoughtfulness.

A Cut Beyond
Open 9:305:00
Monday to Friday
Call 699-0055
Please stay tuned
Big changes are happening for October.
Watch your mailboxes for a flyer soon

Fraser Lake
Summer Hours
OPEN Mon to Fri
8:00 to 5:30
OPEN Sat
9:00 to 5:00
closed Sunday

Need a gift for your

favourite handy
person?
How about
an
ACE Gift
Card!

If you need us to come to your house and

give your food a ride to the Centre, just give
us a call @ 250.699-0056

TECHNOPURE WATER
Water Treatment Systems

Drink only the best

For bottled water, pick up, or delivery
Call 699-6688

Building Center
Shop our September flyer
for our Paint & Flooring
event...flyer ends
September 10

250.699-6506

www.ace-canada.ca

40 Cougar Street, Fraser Lake B.C.

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Writers Life

By Virginia Carraway Stark

The Birth of StarkLight Press

StarkLight Press was first conceived of in early 2013 and was officially publishing its first few books by the
end of the same year. I had always been a writer, I had had several movies made that starred Rowdy Roddy
Piper who was wonderful to work with. He requested me as a writer for his scripts for several more movies
after my first movie, Blind Eye that placed as getting an honorable mention at the Cannes Film Festival.
But despite some early success I enjoyed writing prose more than I enjoyed writing scripts. I had drawers full
of stories, novels that were three quarters done, poetry by the reel, but I had no real interest in pursuing a career as a writer. Like so many writers, my interest lay in creating the stories rather than packaging and promoting them. General disgust for the shallow world of film had also turned my attention away from promoting my work professionally in other quarters.
Instead of selling my fictional worlds, I started to write articles and blogs for science journals as well as filler
articles for wineries, reviews and even for the Government of Rwanda. It was a lot of work but I thrived off
of it and I was soon able to put aside my holistic healing business and start making the slow transition to a
full time career as a professional writer.
Blogs and science articles became a day job for me but my nights were set in wild parties in worlds that
sprung out of my subconscious mind. The articles are quiet, rational creatures whereas the fiction I wrote
was a complete surrender to the mind that lays below our rational brain centers, the world in particular of
speculative fiction where anything could happen was where my true passion for writing sprang from.
I started to get involved in online writing communities as my first baby step towards opening up those drawers of stories and creative work that had been left to sit in various states of being finished. It was while working on-line with other writers that I learned how to have a drive for writing. I was first nominated for an Aurora Award in 2014 for my on-line writing and then decided to get involved in the writing of a play of an author friend of mine. The play unfortunately ran into some issues and so I started on my own work. What
sprang out of a short story turned into a play that would have multiple runs and develop into an entire series
of novels called The Carnival Fun series.
What does this have to do with StarkLight Press' birth? That is what you are probably asking after reading
five paragraphs with the title of the article still dangling. That's part of where it comes back to being 'A Writer's Life'. I saw the author of the play I had originally begin work on struggle with gaining copyright to her
own world and characters. She wasn't allowed to just do anything with something from her own creation. In
fact, to buy back the rights to her world she ended up paying out over $30,000. A fact not lost on my fiance
who I had been writing with on-line when we met each other.
Unlike most writers, Anthony Stark is also a business oriented person. When he saw the vast quantities of
writing his wife-to-be was producing and the near disaster I courted when getting involved with a play that
had to be scrapped because it was thoroughly 'owned' not by the writer but by the publishing house who had
first signed the contract, he decided to put his business acumen into the creative sphere.
Anthony and several other people had already been working on a science fiction universe called the Galactic
Armed Forces. A bit tongue in cheek, the world combines hard science fiction and reality with humor as well
as some darkly dystopia aspects. You can check it out at www.gafmainframe.com
continued on page 10

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Continued from page 9

Anthony realized that if we already had tons of writing on-line and tons of writing off-line, that the sensible
thing to do was to form a publishing house to protect that writing so that I could always write a play about
my story, or sell the movie rights, or anything else I wanted. It struck us both as deeply wrong that a publisher had more rights to an author's creation than the author, all while still doing publicity, book signings, and
likely making little or even nothing off of royalties. Publishing houses quickly learn if the book they've
signed on isn't the new 'Harry Potter' or 'Fifty Shades of Grey' to backbench the book, the publicity and the
author leaving authors like beached whales: high and dry.
Originally the business model for StarkLight was purely defensive: make a corporation where we can safely
write and play without fear of having our 'babies' taken from us. Keep the copyrights intact and for the many
people who were already clamoring for GAF books and for Carnival Fun and other stories to be developed it
gave a place for our already hefty fan base to buy official copies of books. We decided to start off with a biyearly anthology for speculative fiction called simply: StarkLight Anthologies.
We put out a tenuous query for other author-friends to become involved in the anthologies and were bombarded with submissions. The result was to diversify into more anthologies, novels, of course, collaborative
novel writing (think of it like campfire story telling where each author takes a turn at taking the helm of the
story. This is done under the supervision of one story co-coordinator who makes sure that the story stays on
target and makes sense). This recently branched out further into a poetry imprint: StarkLight Philosophies.

StarkLight press continues to pick up speed and, like a snowball rolling downhill, much of it is driven off the
passion of sheer momentum. As we meet more and more talented authors to add to our growing business
community. Born out of my time in Fraser Lake, I will continue to keep you up to date on: A Writer's Life
through the Phraser Connector. Thanks to Elaine Storey for keeping up this fabulous regional publication!
Next month I will be interviewing publisher/author and business man Anthony Stark on his take of the Birth
of StarkLight Press. Tune in here!

What: First Indoor Community Market

When: at Autumn Services Centre Friday October 07,2016
Why: Because its gonna be too cold to be outdoors with a table

We accept ALL of these

for recycling
Small Appliances
Power Tools
Electronics like TV

Screens & Computer

parts

Cell Phones & chargers &

their cords

Radios
Microwaves
Vacuums
Heaters
Lightbulbs
Cardboard
Car batteries

OPEN Tuesday to Saturday

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

250.699-8322
20 Cougar Street

REFUNDS for Beer cans & bottles 10 & up

REFUNDS for Alcohol bottles .10 & up

REFUNDS for Pop/Juice bottles 5 & up

REFUNDS for Pop/Juice cans 5 & up
REFUNDS for Juice Pouches . 5 & up
100% REFUNDS

We have
Storage
Space
For RENT
Or LEASE

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Community page

Minor Hockey registration is well underway

Sign-up was slow this season and an extra day of
registration was held to accommodate the
last minute folks who were out of town.
Scheduling will be set soon
And parents will be notified of ice times.
Coach clinic and Referee clinic times
Will be posted soon
Par 3 Sports has all gear available for sale

For Sale
Dyson Canister Vacuum (Like New)
-Bagless-perfect for high traffic areas and if you
have pets (shedding)

All attachments included

Bought for $800.00 asking $400.00 (or a reasonable offer considered)
Serious inquiries only
Email: dolllady@Telus.net

CRAFT FAIRS COMING

The Snowflake Tea & Christmas Craft Fair & Home-Based
Business Fair in Fraser Lake is Saturday & Sunday
Nov. 19 & 20.
Burns Lake Craft Fair is Nov. 26
Fort St. James Craft Fair is Nov. 26 & 27.

The Legion membership wishes to express our sincere gratitude

to the hardworking carpet bowlers who cleaned the accumulation of grease and grime from ceiling and other kitchen surfaces.
At this time the Legion is awaiting applications
to hire a baker before resuming the Senior Meals
project. We sincerely apologize for the delay

FOOT CARE
Diabetic foot care is available at Autumn Services
Friday, Oct. 21st,
Book directly through Debbie Noble
@ 250.570-1281

HOME CONCERT CIRCUIT

The Fraser Lake Legion is in DESPERATE NEED of volunteers.

The newly elected executive has been working their buns off trying to keep this
wonderful old building - which was once the community hall- from falling into
the annals of history. (And financial ruin) What they need mostly is people with
"Food Safe" tickets and people with "Serve it Right" tickets to assist with meals
and in the bar. There is also a need for volunteers to help clean up and perform
necessary chores.

The first concert of the 2016-2017 season featuring

Jay Aymar will be held at 7pm, Sunday, Sept. 25th.
Evan and Lil Johnson have graciously offered their
home for what promises to be a very entertaining
event. They live past Birch Bay Resort (stay on the
pavement) at the very end of Francois Lake Road house number # 3219.
Their home can accommodate up to 20 guests,
Give Evan a call
@ 250-699-6435
for more info or to secure your seat

DANCE CLASSES
SEPTEMBER SCHEDULE
TUESDAYS:
2:30 - 3:30 Sr. Fitness Drop-in by donation
3:30 - 4:30 4-6 yr. old Tap
4:30 - 5:30 5-9 yr. old Jr. Hip-Hop
5:30 - 6:30 10 & up Sr. Hip-Hop

WEDNESDAYS:
3:00 - 3:30 Tiny Tots 2-3 yr. olds (Limit 5 students)
3:30 - 4:30 4-6 yr. old Jr Jazz
4:30 - 5.30 7-9 yr. old Intermediate Jazz
5:30 - 6:30 10 & up Sr. Jazz

Classes will begin Sept 6th and end Dec 14th, 2016
Classes will be held at Autumn Services building in Fraser Lake
There will be a Christmas Show, date yet to be determined
Email elementdancestudios@gmail.com for a registration form and information package.

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312 McMillan Avenue
Fraser Lake
BC
Primary Mailing Address
Box #557
Fraser Lake BC
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Phone: (250) 699-0056

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At the Fraser Lake United Way Better @ Home Program help is

available for seniors who need help with light housekeeping,
light yard work, home visits, transportation,
grocery delivery and more.
Sarrah is available Mon - Fri 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
For doing intakes and scheduling
Call # 250.699-1681 for more information
Or drop into Autumn Services and pick up a
pamphlet that explains the services in detail.
312 McMillan Avenue, Fraser Lake, BC

Martineau Plumbing & Heating

Licensed Gas Fitter & Plumber
95% High Efficient Furnace Replacement
HotWater Tank Replacement
Call Wayne Martineau
Phone 250.699-6597
Cell 250.699-1384

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By Pablo Neruda

You start dying slowly

if you do not travel
if you do not read,
if you do not listen to the sounds of life,
If you do not appreciate yourself.
You start dying slowly when you kill your self-esteem,
when you do not let others help you.
You start dying slowly if you become a slave to your habits,
walking everyday on the same paths...if you do not change your routine,
if you do not wear different colours or you do not speak to those you dont
know.
You start dying slowly if you avoid to feel passion & its turbulent
emotions, those that make your eyes glisten & your heart beat fast.
You start dying slowly if you do not change your life when you are not
satisfied with your job, or with your love or with your surroundings.
If you do not risk what is safe for the uncertain,
If you don not go after a dream,
if you do not allow yourself,
at lest once in your lifetime
to run away from sensible advice.

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