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Tuesday June 2 2015 5 COLUMNS 15 Years Ago... Bomb threat On May 26 an unidentied person called the Hay River courthouse indicating that there was a bomb in- side. As a result of the call the courthouse and adjacent buildings were evacuated. Members of the Hay River RCMP Hay River Fire and Rescue and the RCMP Fo- rensic Identication Section conducted a search of the courthouse but failed to turn up anything suspicious. Issue May 30 2000 20 Years Ago... No tax hike for rec complex On June 26 Fort Smith will decide if the town should pass a bylaw authorizing the borrowing of 1.6 million for construction of the rst phase of the new rec centre. The debenture will be repaid over a period of 20 years. Issue May 31 1995 30 Years Ago... Northern benet taxable item The thorny issue of taxing northern benets should be dealt with in legislation and be effective by 1986 says MP Dave Nickerson. The matter was raised briey in the federal budget read in Parliament last week. Finance Minister Michael Wilson said in his budget speech that action on the matter would be taken by the fall of this year. Issue May 30 1985 ARCHIVES Northern Journal 2015 Join us online Like Northern Journal on Facebook and get the weekly news delivered to your feed FACEBOOK FEEDBACK The organizers behind Fort Smiths biannual Relay for Life fundraising event took a break from their prep- aration duties for an afternoon to host a Cancer Sur- vivors Lunch. Cancer survivors convene in Smith Lori Robinson Nice to see all these lovely ladies happy and kicking cancers butt Short season predicted for morel pickers in hot dry NWT Rose Schwarze Oh oh not good for some friends I know who loves this as their favorite pass time. By DAWN KOSTELNIK On the Mackenzie River there were apparent cultural inuences from the Hudson Bay Company and French voyageurs to the men who hadworkedonthebargesand plied the great river looking for adventure fame and for- tune. Seeking gold and the money that the fur trade of- fered lured people from every walk of life. FromGrandjambetoYake- leya Cooks to Kakfwis and Norwegians to Gaudets the river flows with cultural combinations. Masuzumis are purported to be part of a family of samurai from Japan.Therewererumoursof a samurai sword in personal possession in Fort Good Hope a fascinating history. I rst met Michael Jackson when he was born in the late 1960s in Fort Good Hope NWT son of Wilfred and Lucy Jackson. Rocky Norwe- gian had blond hair and pale eyelashes as I recall. There are Lennies and Yallees and Barnabys. In Coppermine the avour is distinctly different. Inu- enced once again by adven- turers but with a slight twist whalers. Now we have Nip- tanatiaksOmingmuksKayo- ganas and Klengenbergs. I do apologize for any names that I have misspelled through- out this story it has been a few years since I have rolled some of these off my tongue. JimmyNiptanatiakworked with my father. Jimmys son Allan and daughter Mary Ann became our fast friends. Mary Ann was a little doll in her itigi the word that I re- member for parka. Everyone refers to them as the Nips - way faster. I just found out that 36 years ago my friend Grace Elgok married my friend Allen Nip. Religion is much more re- laxed on the coast. We attend the Catholic Church with the NipsandtheElgoksthereare few Catholic Eskimo families. There are many differences here. Life has been easier I dont have to ght my way to and from school everyday. I have met lots of girls who want to be friends. When you dont have to ght you can learn all kinds of new things. We play ping-pong at the Anglican rectory with John and Angela Sperry. Mrs. Priest teaches girl guides every Wednesday night at the community centre. There are shows at the Community Centre every Saturday for 10 cents and its 25 cents for an ice cream. Can you imagine the show is different every week I babysit for Diane and Richard Gau. They have a little boy baby named Jef- fery. We go to the show to- gether. I love to watch him he is such a good boy. When he goes to sleep I am al- lowed to play records. Mr. and Mrs. Gau are members of Columbia Record Club. They have an incredible col- lection of musicand they have books It was an easy time of acceptance as a child. We played cowboys and Eski- mos until it was way too late. Our biggest challenge was to be able to pull start the ski- doo. If you could start it you could use it. No keys just a muscle powered starter and in the cold it was tough. We would try with two kids to pull the cord on the skidoo almost impossible with us ending up on top of each other laughing like idiots. To be continued www.thewhitegirl.ca White Girl Whats In a Name JuneisBrainInjuryAware- ness Monthand St.JohnAm- bulance wants you to know what to do if you suspect someone has a head injury. Dealing with a head injury canbeanintimidatingexperi- ence but it is important to re- member that bystander inter- vention can help protect the casualty from further harm. Whenyoulookatthecommon causesofheadinjuriesfalling beingstruckbyanobjectmotor vehiclecollisionstheytendto havealargephysicalimpacton theinjuredassuchifyousus- pect a head injury you should also assume there is a spinal injury. Before you begin rst aid on the head injury make sure to stabilize the spine. Call for medical assistance If the injured person is re- sponsivetellhimhertohold still. If the individual is un- conscious begin to support hisher neck. Place your hands on ei- ther side of the persons face ensuring hisher neck does not move. Your ngers should be resting along his her jaw with your thumbs under hisher ears. If the individual is lying at rest your elbows on the ground for more stability. If more rescuers are avail- able have one takeover for you so you can assess the head injury. Have another support the feet to ensure the spine is immobilized. Assessing the Head Look at what caused the in- jury. This will give you an idea of what you are look- ing for. For example if the person fell and struck his her head on a curb you may be looking for a skull defor- mity like a depression. Checkifthereisbloodoruid comingfromtheear.Ifsose- cureasteriledressinglightly overtheearmakingsurethe uidcandrain.DoNOTpack anything in the ear. Check the skull for depres- sions lumps bumps or open wounds and protect any injury you nd. Use thick compressible soft dressings and avoid applying pressure to injury sites. Warn the injured person against blowing hisher nose if there is blood or fluid coming from it. Do not restrict blood flow. Wipe away any trickling blood to prevent it from entering the mouth caus- ing breathing difficulties. Give ongoing rst aid until medical help takes over. Head injuries can have lasting effects if not properly managed so make sure to fol- low up with a doctor even if the injured was not uncon- scious. To sign up for a rst aid course purchase a rst aid kit or to help your com- munity through health and safety volunteer programs visit sja.ca. Brain Injury Awareness Month First Aid Tips from St. John Ambulance for Managing Head Injuries