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Frostbite is Back

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ukon’s winter music festival is back, some might say, finally. Since taking the task on in 2014, a small group of volunteers have been spending their spare time working hard to make this happen. Initially hoping to bring it back for 2015 and quickly discovering that wouldn’t be possible, the team decided to focus on a 2016 return: “whatever it took,” says treasurer/secretary Amos Scott.

What it ended up taking, aside from the commitment of a board of dedicated volunteers, was minimizing.

“We’ve really made a commitment to cutting costs,” says Scott, which means they aren’t flying musicians in from outside the territory, and they aren’t hosting any workshops.

In its first year back, Frostbite’s lineup is totally Yukon. Bands like Soul Migration, The Midnight Sons, Major Funk and the Employment, with Nicole Edwards and the Puppet Affair headlining the Sunday Kids Fest.

A number of local businesses have also reached out to help, Scott says.

This year is about Yukoners coming together to revive the festival that has defined their winter

for 40 years.

“Some people would say to just start a new society,” says Scott, “But Frostbite is almost a 40-yearold society. We thought it was important to bring it back.”

Having lost its official society status, the team has had to work hard to meet the requirements to get it back. This is largely what made a 2015 relaunch impossible.

“It’s been a lot of going into offices,” Scott says.

The board does have one carryover member from before, says Scott, but the rest are newcomers, people who grew up going to the festival, whose parents went to the festival. Keeping the previous spirit of Frostbite alive is important.

And though this year won’t have the flash of big time artists that past festivals had, “we are planning to come back full scale,” Scott says.

Next year workshops will return, and, though Scott says, “we’ll still focus on the local,” he’d like to see Frostbite alumnae coming back.

Artists ranging from Fiest to Skinny Puppy to Jewel, Frostbite has seen “pretty much every Canadian musician,” Scott says.

For now, Frostbite will be fo-

cusing on some of its other traditions.

“One thing Frostbite always brought to the table is connecting the emerging artists with the established ones,” Scott says.

They’ll be wrapping up each night with a jam, with musicians of all ages playing together on the stage.

“It’s going to be a real family event,” Scott says.

To him, that’s what Frostbite was 20 years ago – something you could bring your kids to. The return of that atmosphere is important to him.

“There will be a bar,” he says, “but that’s not the focus.”

The Frostbite Music Festival runs Feb. 12-14 at the Yukon College. Tickets can be bought at the Yukon Arts Centre or at Arts Underground.

“It’s a real grassroots volunteer effort this year,” Scott says. “It’s a labour of love. We have a real commitment.”

Which, he stresses, means Frostbite is back to stay.

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Valentine’s Events for the Discerning Singleton Some ideas for a fun 14th of February even if you aren’t smothered in love

On the Cover A parka-clad couple makes the most of a chilly February morning at Schwatka Lake.

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ometimes I think we could skip February. I mean, January has got the cold and dark covered, and the wonderful triad of snow, sun and skiing find their fullest expression in March. Weird warm winters aside, February seems like a little more of something I’ve had enough of, and not enough of something I’m eagerly anticipating. And of course it contains that most successful of commercial creations, Valentine’s Day. Maybe I’m overly hard on the day of love, but I just can’t get behind the mass-marketing of poor quality chocolate and anything that tells me how to express that most deeply felt emotion. Plus, for those of us who find ourselves unattached, footloose and fancyfree, or otherwise single, well, we can feel a little left out. In the spirit of inclusion, then, I have mined the internet and my own creativity to come up with some activities that just might make Feb fourteen as awesome as any other day of the year, even if you’re flying solo.

If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em Find a fellow singleton and together take advantage of all of those deals and specials that seem designed to slight us solo folk. For example, Canada Games Centre 2-for-1 night (disclaimer: I don’t know what is required to prove that your companion is your, well, companion.)

you are not invited. Not a scotch fan? I won’t judge.

Just have a party where everyone wears a singlet and eats single origin chocolate.

Some of us are quite content in our singledom – others not so much. I don’t wholeheartedly recommend this option, but I do acknowledge the therapeutic value of a good mope. If you can’t bring yourself to celebrate your solo status, bemoan it in style. Then pick yourself up in the morning and get back to enjoying life.

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Just plain simple If all else fails, there’s always chillin’ with Netflix. No, literally. Make it all about you: your bowl of popcorn, your laptop, no fighting about what you’re going to watch – and maybe your very own nice bottle of red. That sounds like a pretty good Sunday to me, any month of the year.

Quest will be in full swing, and the Frank Slim’s building in Shipyard’s Park is open all week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to keep you up to speed on the race.

Whatever your experience of February 14th this year, why not write about it? Tuck it away and submit it next January for What’s Up Yukon’s Valentine’s Day Flashbacks issue. Might give next year’s singles some good ideas.

Flying solo doesn’t have to be a bore Escape into Film Take in some fabulous films at the Available Light Film Festival.

Screening on Feb 14th are Angirattut, Al Purdy Was Here, The Shore Break, Brooklyn, and The Great Alone. None fit the genres of classic romance or chick flick.

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Dance the night away If music is more your thing, put on your dancin’ shoes and listenin’ ears and head out to the Frostbite Music Festival. After missing two years this music-loving town is going to be welcoming the festival back with open arms – really the main reason for February to happen at all. Hey, maybe you’ll meet another cute Whitehorse single while you’re cutting a rug.

Celebrate being célibataire Host a Singles’ Single Malt Party – this is where I will be. To all my matched-up malt mates out there, I’m sorry; I love you, and

Kim Melton is a freelance writer based in Whitehorse.

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o, how many times have you used that plug this winter?” came the question from my fellow citizen today at the Post Office. He was looking at the plug attached to the three varieties of engine heater (block, oil pan and battery blanket) that are hiding beneath the small hood of our little Yaris.

I had to stop and think about it. Mostly it needs to get down to -30 or so before I need to use the plug, but I did try it out once and used it that night after I discovered the prongs on the Yaris’ plug had been bent and needed straightening before I could hook everything up.

I do have long, flexible extension cords running from the outside outlets at the front and back of the house, just in case they’re needed. The one leading to the parking pad in the back lane where the car sleeps is the only one I’ve used this winter.

“Once,” I replied.

“Me too,” he came back. “Just one night.”

It’s not that there haven’t been warm winter spells at various times during my 30 years here in Dawson, but this particular winter does seem to be one for the books.

The natural ice arena has been shut down this week with the hopes that the ice will hold up long enough for this weekend’s big hockey tournament. With

teams coming in from all over the northern Yukon and some from the NWT, the local group doesn’t want to disappoint anyone.

It’s approximately -5°C on the Thursday that I’m writing this.

The hockey folks are hoping that it will actually get to the -10 or -11 – that is forecast for tonight and Friday.

Yesterday I was walking home from a meeting of the World Heritage Committee Advisory

It’s not that there haven’t been warm winter spells at various times during my 30 years here in Dawson, but this particular winter does seem to be one for the books.

Group when a Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in elder of my acquaintance stopped to caution me about not walking

too close to some of the steeper pitched roofs in town.

In this weather, he said, the snow layer next to the metal roofs tends to melt and get liquid enough under the returning sunshine to pose an actual danger to a person if it should all let go and slide off the roof and hit them.

He’d nearly been hit by some falling snow load some time back and remembered just how scary that had been for him.

I’d already noted that some of the businesses in town have put up caution tape and were clearing their roofs before they could slide on their own.

Some of the flatter roofs in town are being cleared for other reasons. As the snow load warms up, it compacts and gets heavier.

One section of the Westminster Hotel was cleared off a week or so earlier. The curling rink section of the Fry Recreation Centre has a roof envelope (as the engineers call it) that was installed incorrectly 15 years ago and has to be kept clear because it can’t take a lot of weight. Two guys were up there with scoops as I continued on home.

Dan Davidson retired from 32 years of teaching in rural Yukon schools, but continues writing about life in Dawson City.

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An Evening of Romance

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ring family, friends, or even a date, because the All-City Band Society is hosting the 16th annual Dessert and Dance.

The evening will start off with some sensational tunes provided

by All-City Jazz Band, with the lights dim and the jazzy sounds of saxophones alongside the trumpets and trombones, controlled by the beat and rhythm of drums, piano, and bass. The All-City Jazz Band is made up of band students from Porter Creek and F.H. Collins secondary schools with some adult members.

After the jazz band has finished, The BIG Band, now in its 26th year of performing, begins their beat with two diverse sets of music. The band will be setting a mood of excitement and generating lots of energy on the dance floor with swing, Latin, rock and funk styles. The BIG Band’s musi-

cians are some of Whitehorse’s most talented horn and rhythm section players. Under the direction of Keith Todd, the BIG Band is sure to please the most discerning of music aficionados.

Don’t be intimidated if swing dancing is new to you. Dance instructor Bruce Sahlstrom will be teaching guests to swing and sway in the first part of the evening. Have some fun learning new styles as you pick up the art of the dance.

Take a break and and relax from the buzz on the dance floor with decadent homemade desserts, tea and coffee. One of our waiters is sure to have a confection that suits you.

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Many unique items will be up for bid. Once dessert is taken care of return to the dance floor with your partner in hand, continuing

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Tickets include a dessert and coffee or tea, and are $20 for adults, $15 for students and seniors. Children three years old and under are free. Tickets are available at Dean’s Strings and online at AllCityBand.com or at the door.

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Time for Birds with Jenny Trapnell

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here’s nothing like a bird count to inspire new and seasoned birders.

This Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) takes place Feb. 12-15 and it’s a family-friendly event for any skill level.

The GBBC helps to give a snapshot of bird life throughout Canada, the continent, and the world. Last year 5,090 species were recorded – or half of the world’s species – from birders in more than 100 countries.

Held annually since 2007, the GBBC is aimed mainly at taking stock of overall diversity in late winter, says local expert Cameron Eckert.

Participation is easy. At any time over the four days just record what you see – species and numbers of birds – for each observation period (of at least 15 minutes) and for each location. Then register and report your findings on the GBBC website.

The info-packed site has observation forms you can fill out, and resources to learn about birds, explore data or enter a photo contest.

Once the event is underway you can check out field reports on real-time, including who is birding and where.

The site also has a trip planning feature, to identify birding locales in worldwide hotspots like Costa Rica, in case you’re heading out of town.

Each year’s count brings surprising results, sometimes due to weather anomalies like the Polar Vortex. Last year’s most reported species was the Brambling – but probably because flocks of over a million of them were seen at one particular site in Germany.

Of the top 10 species reported worldwide in 2015, only the blackcapped chickadee was observed in the Yukon.

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Sunflower seeds attract pine grosbeaks to my back deck bird feeder – a gift from my son Steve 197. The total number of species observed in winter in the Yukon is around 110.

In Whitehorse, local winter birding hot spots are open-water sites including the Yukon River (Rotary Centennial Bridge or near the SS Klondike), and McIntyre Creek on the Fish Lake Rd. Downtown near Alpine Bakery is usually good for House Sparrows, and the landfill is a gold mine for common ravens and black-billed magpies.

Boreal forests are also good birding habitats.

Feeder-watching is encouraged, so stock up on black oil sunflower seeds or use a suet feeder.

Commonly seen feeder species include pine grosbeaks, crossbills, common redpolls and chickadees.

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“Hairy woodpeckers may also start territorial drumming on telephone poles and dead trees.

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For Yukon birding checklists, information on attracting winter birds and ideas for homemade bird feeders go to Environment Yukon’s website. The Whitehorse Public Library has some excellent guides, too.

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Hello Everybody, We invite you to share your photos of Yukon wildlife. Email your high-resolution images with a description of what’s going on and what camera equipment you used to Editor@WhatsUpYukon.com

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Whitehorse EVENTS ARTS SHOWS Until Feb 27, Ziehe + Lane: Yukon Arts Centre Yukon Arts Centre Two exhibitions find beauty in unsuspecting scenes and objects. Ziehe explores light and colour relationships, while Lane combines delicate lacework and discarded steel car and truck hoods.

Until Feb 29,Many Voices: -Music in the Yukon 1896-1996. Hougen Heritage Gallery inside Arts Underground. An exhibition of photographs and other delights from the Yukon Archives.

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Fri, Feb, 12, Karaoke 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Sat, Feb, 13, Frostbite Music Society Presents: Frostbite 2016 12:00 AM Yukon College Chasing away the winter blues and bringing people together for a weekend of excellent music, sweaty dancing and community spirit. 668-4921 Sat, Feb, 13, Jarvis Street Saloon Saturday Sociable Jam 3:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Full band jam at the Jarvis Street Saloon every Saturday afternoon from 3 - 7 PM. PA and backline provided. Bring your own gear and we’ll plug you in or just play on ours! (867) 668-4567 Ext: 300 Sat, Feb, 13, Dessert & Dance 7:00 PM Mt McIntyre Rec Centre (Ski Chalet) Featuring music from The BIG Band and the All-City Jazz Band. The dance includes a free swing dance lesson, dessert with your ticket, a fabulous Silent Auction and tons of fun!

Sat, Feb, 13, live music 8:00 PM The Watershed, Coffee shop & Bar Enjoy some fantastic live local music!

Sat, Feb, 13, Miz Megs 9:00 PM Lizards Night Club Back by popular demand Miz Megs will make her return to Whitehorse Sat, Feb, 13, Karaoke 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Sat, Feb, 13, Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Sun, Feb, 14, Frostbite Music Society Presents: Frostbite 2016 12:00 AM Yukon College Chasing away the winter blues and bringing people together for a weekend of excellent music, sweaty dancing and community spirit. 668-4921 Sun, Feb, 14, Ghost Pony and Anger Management 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Ghost Pony and Anger Management Performs Mon, Feb, 15, Ladies Night with DJ Carlo 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Tue, Feb, 16, Open Mic with Patrick Jacobson 7:00 PM Town & Mountain Hotel Tue, Feb, 16, All Ages show Featuring: Logan McKillop, Micah Erenberg & Patrick Hamilton 7:00 PM Splintered Craft We’re super excited to have these fine performers at Splintered Craft!

Tue, Feb, 16, Ginger Jam 9:00 PM Yukon Inn fully electric jam with a PA system, drum kit and guitars provided, and encourages the wearing of silly hats Wed, Feb, 17, Whitewater Wednesday 7:00 PM Epic Pizza goes till we are done!

Wed, Feb, 17, Hump Day Trivia 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Wed, Feb, 17, Jamaoke With Jackie 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Thu, Feb, 18, Roxx Hunter Live 6:00 PM Tony’s Pizza Roxx Hunter and Izaak Lazeo-Fairman playing acoustic guitar music covering almost every style and genre.

Thu, Feb, 18, Fiddler On The Loose Joe Loutchan live 7:00 PM 98 Hotel Longest running house band in the Yukon - Traditional fiddle music and more - jigging is encouraged and limericks are the norm.

Thu, Feb, 18, Ginger Jam 9:00 PM Yukon Inn fully electric jam with a PA system, drum kit and guitars provided, and encourages the wearing of silly hats Thu, Feb, 18, Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon

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Thu, Feb, 11, Fear of Public Speaking? Sun Dogs Toastmasters 12:00 PM Sport Yukon Fear of Public Speaking. Sundogs Toastmasters is a member supportive club that will help you improve public speaking, communication, and leadership skills.

2048807245 Thu, Feb, 11, ALFF 2016 - Zahir Rana: A life in the fast lane + The Shooting of Dan McGrew 12:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre Dir. Michael Vernon, Yukon, 2015, 48 min Thu, Feb, 11, Sundogs Toastmasters 12:05 PM Sport Yukon Fear of Public Speaking? Try Sundogs Toastmasters! Supportive members club that will mentor and help you improve your public speaking, listening and leadership skills. Guests welcome anytime during the year. 2048807245 Thu, Feb, 11, Theatre with Susie Anne Bartsch After School 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Thu, Feb, 11, Kids’ Singing with Jillian Brown 5:30 PM Heart Of Riverdale Thu, Feb, 11, ALFF 2016 - The Amina Profile 5:30 PM Yukon Arts Centre Part love story, part international thriller, and a gripping chronicle of an unprecedented media and sociological hoax.

Thu, Feb, 11, All Ages Valentines Craft Night 6:00 PM YuKonstruct Makerspace Valentines Day fun for the whole family! Join us to make something special for your sweetie. This is a free drop-in event. Craft kits will be available for purchase Thu, Feb, 11, Nia Dance with Susie Anne Bartsch 6:30 PM Heart Of Riverdale Thu, Feb, 11, Drunken Lectures 6.0: The way high school should have been 7:00 PM Baked Cafe SMRT POP UPS presents Drunken Lectures Round 5. Come and join a night of intoxicating educational entertainment. 8 not-quite sober speakers, 8 topics, 8 minutes each Thu, Feb, 11, YDEC Speaker Series 7:00 PM Association franco-yukonnaise Yukon Cares organisers Raquel De Queiroz and Kirsten Bradley will speak on Syrian Refugee sponsorship.

Thu, Feb, 11, ALFF 2016 - Beeba Boys 7:30 PM Yukon Arts Centre Dir. Deepa Mehta, Canada, 2015, 103 min Thu, Feb, 11 – Feb 18 Often I find that I’m naked:

by Fiona Sprott 8:00 PM Rendezvous Place Originally directed and produced by Eva Hamburg, this is an insanely hilarious, sometimes ridiculous, frighteningly poignant investigation into the life of an eminently likeable, chronically-single, wildly successful professional career woman in her late thirties.

Fri, Feb, 12, Ball Pit Play 10:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale Fri, Feb, 12, ALFF 2016 - Heart of a Dog 12:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre Dir. Laurie Anderson, France/United States, 2015, 75 min Fri, Feb, 12, ALFF 2016 -The Devout 4:30 PM Yukon Arts Centre Dir. Connor Gaston, British Columbia, 2015, 102 min Fri, Feb, 12, Indoor/Outdoor Arts on the Move - After School 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Fri, Feb, 12, Teen Drop In 6:00 PM Heart Of Riverdale Fri, Feb, 12, ALFF 2016- Ninth Floor 7:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre Dir. Mina Shum, Québec, 2015, 81 min Fri, Feb, 12, ALFF 2016- The Forbidden Room 9:30 PM Yukon Arts Centre Dir. Guy Maddin, co-directed by Evan Johnson, Canada, 2015, 118 min Sat, Feb, 13, Yukon Amateur Radio Association: Coffee Discussion Group 9:30 AM Emergency Measures Organization YARA’s breakfast at the A&W. Casual event. Hams from outside the Yukon often join.

Sat, Feb, 13, ALFF 2016- Master Class with Alan Zweig 10:00 AM Yukon Arts Centre Alan Zweig’s films are known for their personal tone.

Sat, Feb, 13, ALFF 2016- Boy and the World 10:00 AM Yukon Arts Centre Dir. Alê Abreu, Brazil, 2013, 80 min Sat, Feb, 13, Valentine Market 11:00 AM Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Come show your love, sample goodies, win prizes and support local businesses.

Sat, Feb, 13, ALFF 2016-Drone 12:30 PM Yukon Arts Centre DRONE brings us inside the covert CIA drone war.

Sat, Feb, 13, Skype with Dennis Stanford 1:00 PM Beringia Centre “The Chronology of Extinction and Human Entrance into the New World” by Dennis Stanford Sat, Feb, 13, ALFF 2016 - Children of the Arctic 3:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre Dir. Nick Brandestini, Switzerland, 2014, 92 min Sat, Feb, 13, 2016 Queen Fashion Show 5:30 PM Yukon Inn Come and enjoy an evening full of revelry and entertainment, as you get to know the 2016 Queen candidates while they showcase period fashions of the Gold Rush era!

Sat, Feb, 13, ALFF 2016 - Hurt 6:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre HURT, arguably the most tragic and volatile Canadian documentary this year, is a portrait of Steve Fonyo, who in 1985 at 19 years of age, completed his run across Canada after having lost his left leg to cancer.

Sat, Feb, 13, Dessert & Dance 7:00 PM Mt McIntyre Rec Centre (Ski Chalet) Featuring music from The BIG Band and the All-City Jazz Band. The dance includes a free swing dance lesson, dessert with your ticket, a fabulous Silent Auction and tons of fun!

Sat, Feb, 13, Guild Valentine’s Slow Dance 8:00 PM The Guild Hall In the wake of cold days and long nights,the time has come to break the isolation of the hibernation season and dance! Come on out if you are a fan of the “hug & shuffle” popularized by awkward high school students everywhere.

Sat, Feb, 13, SHARE the LOVE 7:00 PM Yukon Convention Centre Gala event supporting Little Footprints Big Steps work in Haiti. Yukoner and founder Morgan Wienberg will be sharing stories and photos, Yukon youth musicians will be performing, amazing silent auction items will be available to bid on. 3343928 Sat, Feb, 13, FAMILY DANCE Heart Of Riverdale Sat, Feb, 13, ALFF 2016 - Into the Forest 8:30 PM Yukon Arts Centre Dir. Patricia Rozema, Canada, 2015, 101 min Sun, Feb, 14, ALFF: Available Light Film Festival 2016 Yukon Arts Centre Canada’s largest film festival north of 60˚. 393-3456 Sun, Feb, 14, ALFF 2016 - Angirattut (Coming Home) 10:00 AM Yukon Arts Centre Dir. Zacharias Kunuk, Nunavut, 2014, 85 min Sun, Feb, 14, ALFF 2016 - Al Purdy Was Here 12:30 PM Yukon Arts Centre Dir. Brian D. Johnson, Canada, 2015, 92 min Sun, Feb, 14, Ceramics Open Studio 2:30 PM Arts Underground Non-instructed open studio. Participants are welcome to use the studio’s tools and equipment; clay and some tools are available for purchase. Every Sunday except long weekends. $5/hour.

Sun, Feb, 14, ALFF 2016 - The Shore Break 3:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre Dir. Ryley Grunenwald, South Africa, 2014, 90 min Sun, Feb, 14, ALFF 2016 - Brooklyn 5:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre BROOKLYN tells the profoundly moving story of Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan), a young Irish immigrant navigating her way through 1950s Brooklyn.

Sun, Feb, 14, ALFF 2016 - The Great Alone 7:30 PM Yukon Arts Centre Dir. Greg Kohs, USA, 2015, 84 min Mon, Feb, 15, Free drop-in computer labs 10:00 AM Yukon Learn Free Drop-In Computer Lab for Self Directed Studies A tutor/Instructor will be available on site to assist you. 668-6280 or toll free: 888-668-6280 Fax: 867-633-4576 n, Feb, 15, Musical Minds with Lianne Cranfield 10:30 AM Heart Of Riverdale Mon, Feb, 15, Art Exploration with Barb Hinton After School 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Mon, Feb, 15, Euchre Night 6:00 PM Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 254 667-2802 Mon, Feb, 15, GO The Surrounding Game 6:00 PM Starbucks Chilkoot Centre Simple Game Deep Strategy. Beginners & Visitors Welcome. For more information email: tjbowlby@gmail.com Mon, Feb, 15, Sound Recording Club with Scott Maynard 6:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Tue, Feb, 16, Mother Goose with Barb Curtis 10:30 AM Heart Of Riverdale Tue, Feb, 16, Sing Together with Madi Dixon and Sarah Ott - After School 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Tue, Feb, 16, Girls Group 5:00 PM Heart Of Riverdale Tue, Feb, 16, Knitting with Sue Starr 7:00 PM Heart Of Riverdale Tue, Feb, 16, Brave New Writing 7:00 PM Woodcutters Blanket (Looks for moose ontop) Come join us to work that creative muscle in a warm and supportive environment. This is a guided creative writing workshop using prompts to inspire, engage, and explore. Bring your favourite journal and a pen and get ready to write. Admission by donation. This is a creative writing workshop that takes place on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm at 127 Alsek Road, Riverdale.

Tue, Feb, 16, Whitehorse Scottish Country Dance Club 7:00 PM Jack Hulland Elementary Come solo or bring your friends as this fun activity will not only keep you smiling but also give you a great workout.

Wed, Feb, 17, Spanish Conversation Group 12:00 PM Yukon Government Administration Building Join us inside the Bridges Café 633-6081 Terry or Michèle Wed, Feb, 17, Ball Pit and Games - After School 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Wed, Feb, 17, FREE Activity Night 5:30 PM Whitehorse Elementary Bring your child and have fun with many different activities happening every week!

Wed, Feb, 17, YDEC Speaker Series 7:00 PM Association franco-yukonnaise Eleanor Millard will speak on her experiences as an election observer in El Salvador.

Wed, Feb, 17, Swing Dancing lessons 7:45 PM Leaping Feats Creative Danceworks Come swing off those winter blues with dance lessons from Erica and Bruce! We will focus on Swing, Cha Cha and 2 step.

These are 3 great dance steps that you can easily use in the local music scene here in Whitehorse.

Wed, Feb, 17, Board Games and Karaoke 8:00 PM The Watershed, Coffee shop & Bar Play some board games with friends or try your singing skills at karaoke!

Thu, Feb, 18, Supporting Your Staff Through Loss and Grief 8:30 AM Yukon College Grief affects all workplaces. The effects of grief are felt by those who experienced the loss, and by those who work with them. 667-7429 Thu, Feb, 18, Non-Profit Leadership with Sue Starr 9:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale Thu, Feb, 18, Fear of Public Speaking? Sun Dogs Toastmasters 12:00 PM Sport Yukon Fear of Public Speaking. Sundogs Toastmasters is a member

Wed, Feb, 17, Quest Fest Week 9:00 AM Frank Slim Building Quest Fest is always a fun-filled family friendly good time! The event brings out lots of people and helps build the excitement nearing the end of the race. The Yukon Quest and the team of volunteers are working hard to make the 33rd year’s version just as exciting!

Wed, Feb, 17, Toddler Story Time 10:30 AM Whitehorse Public Library Wednesdays: until Wed Mar 2 from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., Toddler Story Time for 2 & 4 yrs. of age & caregiver, Whitehorse Public Library.

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Wed, Feb, 17, Ball Pit and Games - After School 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Wed, Feb, 17, FREE Activity Night 5:30 PM Whitehorse Elementary Bring your child and have fun with many different activities happening every week!

Daily Animal Crackers 4:30 PM MacBride Museum Thu, Feb, 18, Non-Profit Leadership with Sue Starr Explore MacBride Museum’s animal gallery with one of 9:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale our knowledgeable interpreters and play Who Dung It? Thu, Feb, 18, Quest Fest Week 9:00 AM Frank Slim Daily Yukon Wildlife Preserve Interpreted Tour Building Quest Fest is always a fun-filled family friendly 4:00 PM Yukon Wildlife Preserve 5 Km Tour of Yukon good time! The event brings out lots of people and Wildlife Preserve - 75-90 Minutes - A must see stop helps build the excitement nearing the end of the while in Yukon race. The Yukon Quest and the team of volunteers are Thu, Feb, 11, Non-Profit Leadership with Sue Starr working hard to make the 33rd year’s version just as 9:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale exciting!

Thu, Feb, 11, Theatre with Susie Anne Bartsch Thu, Feb, 18, Theatre with Susie Anne Bartsch After School 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale After School 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Thu, Feb, 11, Northern Lights Judo Club: Kids Thu, Feb, 18, Northern Lights Judo Club: Kids Practise 5:15 PM École Émilie-Tremblay Kids practise Practise 5:15 PM École Émilie-Tremblay Kids practise - 5 - 11yrs - 5 - 11yrs Thu, Feb, 11, Kids’ Singing with Jillian Brown 5:30 Thu, Feb, 18, Kids’ Singing with Jillian Brown 5:30 PM Heart Of Riverdale PM Heart Of Riverdale Thu, Feb, 11, All Ages Valentines Craft Night 6:00 Thu, Feb, 18, Nia Dance with Susie Anne Bartsch PM YuKonstruct Makerspace Valentines Day fun for 6:30 PM Heart Of Riverdale the whole family! Join us to make something special for Thu, Feb, 18, Northern Lights Judo Club: Adult your sweetie.

Practise 6:30 PM École Émilie-Tremblay Thu, Feb, 11, Northern Lights Judo Club: Adult Practise 6:30 PM École Émilie-Tremblay Thu, Feb, 11, Nia Dance with Susie Anne Bartsch Thu, Feb, 11, Fear of Public Speaking? Sun Dogs 6:30 PM Heart Of Riverdale Fri, Feb, 12, Ball Pit Play 10:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale Toastmasters 12:00 PM Sport Yukon Fear of Public Speaking. Sundogs Toastmasters is a member Fri, Feb, 12, Young Explorer’s Preschool Program supportive club that will help you improve public 10:00 AM MacBride Museum 867-667-2709, ext.3 speaking, communication, and leadership skills. parents and children explore the animal gallery 2048807245 together. Play games, create crafts, read stories and Sat, Feb, 13, Yukon Amateur Radio Association: sing songs.

Fri, Feb, 12, Indoor/Outdoor Arts on the Move - After Coffee Discussion Group 9:30 AM Emergency Measures Organization YARA’s breakfast at the A&W. School 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Fri, Feb, 12, Teen Drop In 6:00 PM Heart Of Riverdale Casual event. Hams from outside the Yukon often join.

Sun, Feb, 14, Ceramics Open Studio 2:30 PM Arts Sat, Feb, 13, FAMILY DANCE Heart Of Riverdale Underground Non-instructed open studio. Participants Sat, Feb, 13, Weekly Gym Night- Youth 13-18 6:00 are welcome to use the studio’s tools and equipment; PM Porter Creek Secondary School Every Saturday clay and some tools are available for purchase. Every Feb to June.

Sunday except long weekends. $5/hour.

Sun, Feb, 14, Quest Fest Week 9:00 AM Frank Mon, Feb, 15, Northern Land Use Planning Slim Building Quest Fest is always a fun-filled family Conference Yukon Convention Bureau 120 Delegates friendly good time! The event brings out lots of people Welcome visitors and helps build the excitement nearing the end of the race. The Yukon Quest and the team of volunteers are Mon, Feb, 15, The Northern Planning Conference 4:00 PM Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre The Conference working hard to make the 33rd year’s version just as will involve planners from across Canada’s north, exciting! integrated resource managers, northern economic and Sun, Feb, 14, Story Telling - Wolf and Dog 1:00 PM Beringia Centre Wolf and Dog -- Come along and listen social experts and aboriginal, territorial, provincial and to riveting stories of humans and wolves and how these federal government representatives. The intent is to share, learn, build capacity and establish a northern relationships have changed over time. Stories will be shared from wonderful books and colouring pages will planning network.

Tue, Feb, 16, The Northern Planning Conference be available on the day.

12:00 PM Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre The Conference Mon, Feb, 15, Quest Fest Week 9:00 AM Frank will involve planners from across Canada’s north, Slim Building Quest Fest is always a fun-filled family integrated resource managers, northern economic and friendly good time! The event brings out lots of people social experts and aboriginal, territorial, provincial and and helps build the excitement nearing the end of the race. The Yukon Quest and the team of volunteers are federal government representatives. The intent is to share, learn, build capacity and establish a northern working hard to make the 33rd year’s version just as planning network. exciting!

Tue, Feb, 16, YuKonstruct Weekly Open House 7:00 Mon, Feb, 15, Musical Minds with Lianne Cranfield PM YuKonstruct Makerspace Tour YuKonstruct, see 10:30 AM Heart Of Riverdale Mon, Feb, 15, Baby Story Time 10:30 AM Whitehorse some projects in action, and meet some fellow makers Wed, Feb, 17, The Northern Planning Conference Public Library Mondays: until Feb 29, 10:30 – 11:30 12:00 PM Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre The Conference a.m, Baby Story Time for ages 6 - 24 months & will involve planners from across Canada’s north, caregiver, Whitehorse Public Library. Free drop-in. integrated resource managers, northern economic and Mon, Feb, 15, Art Exploration with Barb Hinton social experts and aboriginal, territorial, provincial and After School 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale federal government representatives. The intent is to Mon, Feb, 15, Northern Lights Judo Club: Kids Practise 5:15 PM École Émilie-Tremblay Kids practise share, learn, build capacity and establish a northern planning network.

- 5 - 11yrs Thu, Feb, 18, Fear of Public Speaking? Sun Dogs Mon, Feb, 15, GO The Surrounding Game 6:00 Toastmasters 12:00 PM Sport Yukon Fear of Public PM Starbucks Chilkoot Centre Simple Game Deep Speaking. Sundogs Toastmasters is a member Strategy. Beginners & Visitors Welcome. For more supportive club that will help you improve public information email: tjbowlby@gmail.com speaking, communication, and leadership skills.

Mon, Feb, 15, Sound Recording Club with Scott 2048807245 Maynard 6:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Thu, Feb, 18, The Northern Planning Conference Mon, Feb, 15, Northern Lights Judo Club: Adult 12:00 PM Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre The Conference Practise 6:30 PM École Émilie-Tremblay will involve planners from across Canada’s north, Tue, Feb, 16, Quest Fest Week 9:00 AM Frank Slim Building Quest Fest is always a fun-filled family friendly integrated resource managers, northern economic and social experts and aboriginal, territorial, provincial and good time! The event brings out lots of people and federal government representatives. The intent is to helps build the excitement nearing the end of the race. The Yukon Quest and the team of volunteers are share, learn, build capacity and establish a northern planning network. working hard to make the 33rd year’s version just as Thu, Feb, 18, Don’t Try This At Home: High Voltage exciting!

6:00 PM YuKonstruct Makerspace This workshop, Tue, Feb, 16, Mother Goose with Barb Curtis 10:30 which is one third lecture, one third demonstration and AM Heart Of Riverdale one third hands-on experience, will teach you about Tue, Feb, 16, Sing Together with Madi Dixon and Sarah Ott - After School 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale high voltage safety, transformers, jacobs ladders, and Tue, Feb, 16, Girls Group 5:00 PM Heart Of Riverdale tesla coils. Participants will gain valuable knowledge about electricity and will get to make their own fractal Tue, Feb, 16, Knitting with Sue Starr 7:00 PM Heart high voltage wood engraving to bring home.

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February 11, 2016

If you call yourself a lover of the horror genre and have not read this book, then you’re a damn liar. Partly about our cultural fears about technology at the dawn of a new era and partly about the ways in which we dehumanize both ourselves and that which we do not understand, the horror lies not in Frankenstein’s monster but in the dark power of the human imagination. Plus, the book was written based on a bet Shelley made with her husband, Percy Shelley, and infamous Romantic poet Lord Byron as to who could write the better horror story, a bet which Mary Shelley won.

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A Very Literate Year Part Two

Recommended classics, by month, for 2016

October:

Frankenstein

by Mary Shelley (British, 1818) Set during the years of fighting between the Reds and the Whites in what would become the Soviet Union over the course of the novel, Doctor Zhivago is intricate, poignant and gruesome in its utterly unflinching portrayal of love and civil war. The complex plot requires a good deal of attention to follow, which makes it perfect for those grey, darkening November days when you don’t even want to look out the window, let alone leave the house.

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Doctor Zhivago

by Boris Pasternak (Russian, 1957) July:

August:

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

by Carson McCullers (American, 1951)

by Ernest Hemingway (American,1961)

While the short stories in this collection are good, the novella – also called The Ballad of the Sad Cafe – is unforgettable. At once hilarious and sad, McCullers captures all the ways people can love, hate, hurt each other and ultimately fall apart in under 100 pages of spartan text. You’ll never forget it. Perfect for those short July nights.

Take this slim but succulent volume of what are arguably Hemingway’s greatest short stories with you when moose season opens on the 15th. Read it by firelight and lose your mind over Hemingway’s succinct, glorious, gut-wrenching prose.

“The Short, Happy Life of Francis Macomber” might just be the best thing you ever read, if you read it right.

September:

As I Lay Dying

by Faulkner (American, 1930)

With autumn setting in, the bleak, numbing despondency of As I Lay Dying is a perfect accompaniment to the inevitable winter. With 15 different points of view all told from the first person, the novel is as much about how we perceive ourselves and each other as it is about the inevitability death, suffering and - ultimately beauty in a world in which we control nothing. Should be read with copious amounts of Wild Turkey Bourbon.

December:

Anna Karenina

by Leo Tolstoy (Russian, 1877)

Hopefully hopeless, Anna Karenina details the rise and fall of a Russian beauty who is ultimately destroyed by the strength of her desires and her willingness to seek out her own sexual and romantic happiness. While it has been interpreted as a morality tale by early critics, it is now seen as a ground-breakingly realistic depiction of the way people are both born through, and devastated by, love and its various successes and failures. For those of a less romantic bent, much of the novel revolves around men and their place in the natural world, which for Tolstoy apparently meant being outside hunting, shooting, fishing and farming as often as humanly possible. Complex and intricate in its plot structure, this novel is practically made for the darkest, longest days of the year.

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Raspberry Ultimatum A

t the beginning of January I set myself the task, for 2016, of clearing the cupboard of experimental aquavits, infused spirits and liqueurs. A task that was easier set than done, especially when the experimental beverage, put up with such hope and optimism two years before, turns out to be nasty and medicinal-tasting.

Such was the case with a raspberry-infused brandy I found at the back of the shelf during the clean-out. It was delicious a year ago. But when I poured half an ounce into a liqueur glass to check it out, I was floored by how awful it had become. I poured another half-ounce just to be certain. Yup. Awful.

But there were three full cups of the deceptively pretty, ruby-red liquid, and I was too proud (too cheap?) to call it a bust.

And so began several hair-raising days of cocktail research and development. I mixed raspberry brandy with bourbon, birch syrup, orange bitters, and an orange twist.

No go — pure cough medicine.

I tried something called “Charm and Audacity” that I found online, a cocktail that combined Cynar (I subbed Punt e Mes, a terrible waste, because you can’t get it in Whitehorse anymore) with raspberry brandy, green Chartreuse and grapefruit juice — hello, ulcer.

I brought the problem to friends and colleagues. “Make trifle!” said one. “It’s my go-to solution for unwanted booze. Just soak a cake with it.” I suggested to my editor a Valentine’s Day cocktail made with chocolate syrup, raspberry brandy and cinnamon or chocolate bitters. “Sounds like a really good

Miche Genest is a Whitehorsebased chef and writer. She is somewhat of a gardener.

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icing,” she said.

So I made raspberry syrup with raspberries picked two summers ago, probably the same batch that went into the brandy. As the berries thawed they made their own juice, and I put berries and juice and some extra water into a pot and boiled them. I strained them and added sugar and boiled the juice again, and the sub-optimal, two-year-old berries became a pretty good syrup.

So then I made cocktails with raspberry brandy and raspberry syrup, though my friends warned me against it, they said raspberry takes over, that’s too much, watch out, but I ignored them and produced extra-concentrated raspberry-flavoured cough syrup.

I reached a state of fed-up-ness that bordered on fury and in that state mixed three parts raspberry brandy with one part raspberry syrup, and, lo and behold, the waters calmed and I had a liqueur.

Not a brilliant liqueur, but a good one.

Pride demanded I use that liqueur, not in trifle, not in icing, but in a cocktail. One that worked. A friend advised me to look up what flavours raspberry pairs well with, and I found, among others, lemon, ginger and rhubarb. With that I built a cocktail that I can stand behind. Not a brilliant cocktail, but a good one. Thank heavens.

I gave several bottles of raspberry liqueur away, with caveats.

I believe the moral of this story, though I can’t verify it unless I try another batch next July, is make raspberry brandy, but drink it within the year. Or cut to the chase and make liqueur. And if all else fails, just soak a cake with it.

Raspberry Liqueur

3 cups (750 mL) brandy 3 cups (750 mL) wild fresh raspberries 1 cup (250 mL) raspberry syrup Rinse raspberries briefly and place in a clean 1L jar.

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hether you see February as the month of love, loneliness, or a time of being just plain fed up with winter, there is one thing that we all turn to during these 29 days: chocolate.

Throughout the year we are generally quite good at consuming what can be seen as one of the world’s tastiest foods. Come February, however, we lean on it a bit more to get us through the month – or to celebrate the month for those in the love group.

While turning chocolate into a core food group is not the healthiest of ideas, eating it in moderation – and in its pure cacao form – can be a good thing.

In fact, cacao has been used medicinally for centuries. The earliest recorded evidence for its use can be found in Mesoamerican civilizations. Iconographic works and pieces of pottery suggest that it was in use as early as 600 BC. The raw cacao seeds, before they are processed into chocolate treats, are rich in a group of antioxidants known as flavonoids, specifically catechin and epicatechin. It is these flavonoids that are responsible for cacao’s many health benefits.

In studies, flavonoids have been shown to boost memory and learning. One group of Italian researchers found evidence that regular consumption over eight weeks could even improve cognitive function in the elderly. Other studies focused on a younger generation found that high-flavanol cocoa consumption enhanced cognitive performance. It would seem that cacao-powered cognitive gains are a great benefit for all ages.

Another key area of focus for those linking chocolate with medicinal benefits, is heart health. Researchers have been finding that cocoa consumption can have positive effects on the cardiovascular system. Studies on the subject have found that cocoa can help lower blood pressure, restore arterial flexibility, and may even reduce the risk of stroke.

Before you rush out and clear the shelves of your favourite chocolate-y treats, it’s important to differentiate between the types of chocolate available.

Chocolate candy bars stocked in grocery stores and pharmacies don’t qualify for the healthy type.

In their sweetened form that we are most familiar with, the raw

cacao seed has been processed to the point of no nutritional return.

Add in the fat, sugar, and other additives and consumption can do more harm than good.

Raw cacao with minimal processing is the way you want to enjoy this delicious food. Not only is it a more pure shot of tasty chocolate goodness, but it’s also full of flavonoids. It can be bitter on its own, but with the right preparation and by adding your own natural sweeteners you can have the stuff that chocolate dreams are made of.

Raw cacao can be purchased in both a powder and nib variety.

The nibs are small chunks of the cacao bean. Adding a spoonful or two to smoothies and frozen banana ice cream is a great way to add a fudgy punch to your day. It’s also a great addition to raw truffles made from nuts and dates.

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From the Back Country with Jozien Keijzer

Ode to Kusawa Lake Part 1 of 2

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oxing Day: we drive out to Kusawa Lake . My beloved lake, Kusawa.

The joys of the lake for me include swimming, boating, floating, skating, to be in it/ on it or crossing the lake. I have even bicycled on it and now I walk on it. I have often sunbathed on its sandy beaches or hiked along the shore. I have seen the lake from the top of the surrounding mountains, which I reached on foot. I’ve never been farther down the lake than The Narrows, where the Primrose River flows into the lake, which means that I have only been in or on a fifth of the lake’s full length.

Earlier this winter, on Nov. 21, it was a stormy day; Whitehorse recorded 9 knot hurricane force wind gusts. We drove to the lake to be with the waves. I say, we, to ease my guilt for using up resources; I hardly ever drive to the lake alone. And the road is always a gamble, even though it has been cleared for the first part, seemingly by locals.

At Mendenhall Landing the river was still wide open and I heard people were canoeing it late into the season. We stop at the first campground to see if any otters are in the river.

Once when the river was frozen over up to the river bend to the north, I sat on a shoreline ice shelf and otters swam right up to me, playing and diving, looking at me with their old man faces lined with frozen whiskers.

No otters this time, although at the next stop, we did see a large flock of common goldeneyes. The water was choppy from the wind more than the current. The ducks flew up and took off when they

November storm at Kusawa Lake

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PHOTOS: Jozien Keijzer

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Ode to Kusawa Lake ... cont’d spotted us on the high bank.

Along the road we noticed that one driver, of an obviously bigger vehicle than our jeep, had been driving the road and had driven into the round about lay-by at the mouth of the river. We followed the vehicle’s tracks in the frozen snowdrifts.

At last, we reached a place where the grandeur of the lake was spread out before us: a lake

full of waves and innumerable white caps. Whitecaps were rolling into the river and crashing over the rocks on the shore. Sun shafts illuminated the spray that the wind blew up.

On Dec. 16, we drove out again and discovered that the whole road had been plowed by a government grader. The lake was frozen, not fit for skating, as, perhaps, all those waves froze into a

Kusawa’s sandy beaches

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A moose skull we saw through a crack in the ice in spring q

Ice at Kusawa Lake

rough surface.

And today, Boxing Day, the road is drivable all the way – unlike most winters. Today our destination was to reach the high bank overlooking the lake. The lake is white, frozen with a layer of snow. The Takhini River is full of ice floes and farther downstream we see two lone common mergansers. The sun is shrouded in a dirty yellow-clouded sky, about to set behind the mountain. The steep mountain slopes rising out of the lake on either side block the sun early in the afternoon.

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o what are teen relationships like on Valentine’s Day? Well, the answer may surprise you. It is actually one of the most stressful days of the year.

For girls we look to it with heightened anticipation, but there’s also some stress. All of a sudden we have to figure out our partner’s likes and dislikes for a present and try to out-do the guy in gift giving.

The price of gifts stings as we glance at our empty wallets. How about the easy way out : a $10 McDonalds card? That would please both my bank account and his appetite.

What about the romantic dates, like in the movies? Well in reality, fancy dinners and diamond necklaces are replaced with fruit loop bracelets and homemade mac and cheese. Well, any home cooked meal is welcome.

On the other hand, for those of us with no partner, we tend to spend that day a little differently. As we watch the couples in high school pair off and hand each other roses, we look on with longing.

However, it does not need to be a day of loneliness. You need to get out there, buy that bouquet of daffodils from Superstore and place a vase of them in your locker. Just for yourself. Open the door and, ta da! A gift to yourself celebrating you. After all, Valentine’s Day is meant to be a day of love and what everyone needs to do a little more of is love themselves.

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Valentine’s Day is a different experience for every teen brate love, all shapes and forms of it. So this Valentine’s Day spread a little love and maybe go out of your way to help someone else.

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A Little Off the Top with Ken Bolton

Living Within Your Emotional Means on Valentine’s Day

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of cute, now that you mention it.

At the end of the day, as Mary caught the school bus, I ran home to get my tricycle and headed for the highway looking for adventure.

Until that day, I had no idea how many rotations a tricycle wheel takes to cover three-pointsomething miles. Still, I plunged valiantly onward until the MacLeans’ barn finally hove into view.

Must. See. Kittens.

Mary was in the hayloft when I arrived. While she went to fetch me a much-needed jar of water, I introduced myself to the kittens, who were so unimpressed they didn’t even bother opening their eyes.

To be honest, I wasn’t that impressed either. After a few minutes, a furry mass of wiggling and sucking loses its enchantment.

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ome people have a knack for the Grand Romantic Gesture.

They’re the ones who swim the Hellespont, write soulful ballads in milady’s honour, or casually slip the keys to a Maserati under their partner’s breakfast plate.

Then, there are the rest of us, the romantically-challenged, who just can’t get it right, no matter how many courses we’ve taken in Hallmarkology.

The only GRG I recall pulling off happened before I even understood that’s what it was. It started with a surreptitious note from Mary MacLean during a spectacularly boring Grade 3 class.

“I have baby kittens in the hayloft. Want to see them?”

Now, there’s a come-on if there ever was one. Who could resist a farm-fresh batch of kittenhood?

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But, have I mentioned that Mary was kind of cute? Time, as they say, passed.

“My goodness, Kenny, are you still here? Your parents must be worried sick,” Mrs. MacLean admonished when she came to call Mary for supper.

Since I was the fourth child, known as a bit of a dreamer, my absence hadn’t provoked any such response. Nor did it prompt an offer from Dad to come and get me when I phoned to report my whereabouts.

His exact words were, “You made it there, I’m sure you can make it back.”

Apparently, the rule that the homeward stretch is shorter doesn’t apply to tricycles. When I finally arrived, I was too tired to eat the stone-cold supper that had been left for me.

I was even too weary to ward off my older brothers’ taunts of, “Kenny’s got a girlfriend. Kenny’s got a girlfriend,” or my sister’s irritating chant of, “First comes

Now, there’s a come-on if there ever was one. Who could resist a farmfresh batch of kittenhood?

love, then comes marriage. Then comes Mary with a baby carriage.”

According to the GRG Handbook, I should now be reporting that Mary and I just celebrated our anniversary with all 14 grandchildren, but that’s not exactly how things went.

If there’s a cautionary tale here for my fellow romantic clods this Valentine’s Day, it’s this: Do a thorough cost-benefit analysis before embarking on a GRG. If it’s within your financial means, go ahead and book that weekend in Venice, or order that little bijou from Cartier. If you have the right emotional stuff, climb the Matterhorn or write a symphony for your beloved.

But remember, there’s a reason florists and chocolatiers exist. And eggs benny with a mimosa served in bed may be trite, but it’s often true.

Ken Bolton is a freelance writer who lives southeast of Whitehorse.

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Active Interest LISTINGS Thu, Feb, 11 WCC Practice Ice Times: Whitehorse Curling Club 11:30 AM Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre Thu, Feb, 11 Pursuit & Velocity practice 4:30 PM Biathlon Range Thu, Feb, 11 Northern Lights Judo Club: Kids Practise 5:15 PM École ÉmilieTremblay Kids practise - 5 - 11yrs Thu, Feb, 11 Snowshoe Series 6:00 PM Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre 6335671 Thu, Feb, 11 Savaté (French Kick Boxing) 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo 335-4500 Thu, Feb, 11 Northern Lights Judo Club: Adult Practise 6:30 PM École ÉmilieTremblay Thu, Feb, 11 BY Board Meeting 7:00 PM Biathlon Range Thu, Feb, 11 Youth Drop-in (New age limit 9 -13years old*) Polarettes Gymnastics Club 7:30 PM Vanier Catholic Secondary Fri, Feb, 12 Parent and Tot Drop-In Polarettes Gymnastics Club 10:00 AM Vanier Catholic Secondary Fri, Feb, 12 Hand to Hand - Level 1 (lunch class) with Gael 11:30 AM Aikido Yukon Dojo Fri, Feb, 12 WCC Practice Ice Times: Whitehorse Curling Club 11:30 AM Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre Fri, Feb, 12 Velocity - Whistler 12:00 PM Biathlon Range Fri, Feb, 12 Golden Horn Judo 3:30 PM Golden Horn Elementary Fri, Feb, 12- Feb, 15 Cadet’s competition Biathlon Range Sat, Feb, 13 Firearms Safety Course 8:30 AM Whitehorse Rifle Pistol Club Sat, Feb, 13 WCC Practice Ice Times: Whitehorse Curling Club 11:00 AM Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre Sun, Feb, 14 Family Drop-in Polarettes Gymnastics Club 2:30 PM Vanier Catholic Secondary Sun, Feb, 14 Firearms Safety Course 8:30 AM Whitehorse Rifle Pistol Club Sun, Feb, 14 WCC Practice Ice Times: Whitehorse Curling Club 11:00 AM Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre Sun, Feb, 14 Velocity & Pursuit 1:00 PM Biathlon Range Sun, Feb, 14 Bears 1:30 PM Biathlon Range Mon, Feb, 15 WCC Practice Ice Times: Whitehorse Curling Club 11:30 AM Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre Mon, Feb, 15 Northern Lights Judo Club: Kids Practise 5:15 PM École ÉmilieTremblay Kids practise - 5 - 11yrs Mon, Feb, 15 Hand to Hand - Level 1&2 with Gael 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Mon, Feb, 15 Northern Lights Judo Club: Adult Practise 6:30 PM École ÉmilieTremblay Mon, Feb, 15 Public Night – Indoor Range 7:00 PM Whitehorse Rifle Pistol Club Mon, Feb, 15 Public Night – Indoor Range 7:00 PM Whitehorse Rifle Pistol Club Mon, Feb, 15 Sword/Bokken with Gael 7:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo

Tue, Feb, 16 WCC Practice Ice Times: Whitehorse Curling Club 11:30 AM Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre Tue, Feb, 16 Pursuit & Velocity practice 4:30 PM Biathlon Range Tue, Feb, 16 Golden Horn Yoga 6:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Terice 668-6631 Tue, Feb, 16 Whitehorse Scottish Country Dance Club 7:00 PM Jack Hulland Elementary Come solo or bring your friends as this fun activity will not only keep you smiling but also give you a great workout.

Tue, Feb, 16 Youth Shooting Program 7:00 PM Whitehorse Rifle Pistol Club Wed, Feb, 17 Adult Gymnastics DropIn (New starting age of 14 years old) Polarettes Gymnastics Club 7:00 PM Vanier Catholic Secondary Wed, Feb, 17 WCC Practice Ice Times: Whitehorse Curling Club 11:30 AM Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre Wed, Feb, 17 Weight Watchers 5:00 PM Whitehorse United Church Please arrive 30-minutes prior to the listed meeting time for weigh-in and registration 403-473-0645 Wed, Feb, 17 FREE Activity Night 5:30 PM Whitehorse Elementary Bring your child and have fun with many different activities happening every week!

Wed, Feb, 17 Hand to Hand - Level 2&3 with Gael 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Feb, 17 Adult biathlon 6:30 PM Biathlon Range Wed, Feb, 17 Staff/Jo with Gael 7:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Feb, 17 Public Night-Indoor Range 7:00 PM Whitehorse Rifle Pistol Club Wed, Feb, 17 Swing Dancing lessons 7:45 PM Leaping Feats Creative Danceworks Come swing off those winter blues with dance lessons from Erica and Bruce! We will focus on Swing, Cha Cha and 2 step.

These are 3 great dance steps that you can easily use in the local music scene here in Whitehorse. 668-3408 Thu, Feb, 18 Youth Drop-in (New age limit 9 -13years old*) Polarettes Gymnastics Club 7:30 PM Vanier Catholic Secondary Thu, Feb, 18 Salsa Yukon’s Dance Classes 2016 12:00 AM Leaping Feats Creative Danceworks Intermediate Rueda de Casino, Beginner Salsa on 1 and Beginner Bachata, Intermediate Salsa & Intermediate Bachata 2016 classes to start January.

Thu, Feb, 18 WCC Practice Ice Times: Whitehorse Curling Club 11:30 AM Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre Thu, Feb, 18 Pursuit & Velocity practice 4:30 PM Biathlon Range Thu, Feb, 18 Northern Lights Judo Club: Kids Practise 5:15 PM École ÉmilieTremblay Kids practise - 5 - 11yrs Thu, Feb, 18 Savaté (French Kick Boxing) 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo 335-4500 Thu, Feb, 18 Northern Lights Judo Club: Adult Practise 6:30 PM École ÉmilieTremblay

Commercial and institutional building owners!

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The Yukon government is currently offering energy efficiency incentives for commercial buildings throughout the territory.

Owners of commercial and institutional buildings can quality for the energy incentive by upgrading to energy efficient and long lasting LED lighting systems and qualifying occupancy sensors.

The Commercial Energy Incentive Program aims to improve the energy performance and reduce the energy consumption of these larger buildings.

The bigger the building, the greater the savings.

Now that’s a good idea!

For information on Yukon government’s Commercial Energy Incentive Program visit www.energy.gov.yk.ca.

Wellness LISTINGS Fri, Feb, 12, Sally & Sisters Lunch 12:00 PM Whitehorse Food Bank Free Hot Lunch for Women & Children 334-9317 Sat, Feb, 13, Metta (Loving Kindness) Meditation Workshop 2:00 PM Breath of Life Collective These two hours will be spent meditating in a supportive setting while we focus on loving kindness for ourselves and others. This workshop will feel refreshing and rejuvenating, as we connect with our own inner goodness, for the purpose of sharing it with others.

Sun, Feb, 14, Zen meditation and discussion 3:30 PM Alpine Bakery We will do a sitting meditation for 20 minutes, a walking meditation for 10 minutes and a second sitting meditation for 20 minutes.

After that we recite a chant (in English), have tea and a snack, and present a short Zen reading for discussion.

Mon, Feb, 15, Sally & Sisters Lunch 12:00 PM Whitehorse Food Bank Free Hot Lunch for Women & Children 334-9317 Mon, Feb, 15, Shamata Meditation 5:15 PM White Swan Sanctuary Group meditation all levels welcome Mon, Feb, 15, Buddhist Meditation Society 5:15 PM White Swan Sanctuary All are welcome!

Tue, Feb, 16, Golden Horn Yoga 6:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Terice 668-6631 Wed, Feb, 17, The Counselling Drop-In Clinic: Yukon Distress and Support Line 10:00 AM Many Rivers Counselling and Support Services Free Drop-In counselling is offered every Wednesday from 10am 4pm.

Wed, Feb, 17, Women & Children Lunch Date 11:30 AM Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre Delicious Free Lunch for Women & Children Wed, Feb, 17, December Baby Talk Sessions 1:30 PM Whitehorse Health Centre Wed, Feb, 17, Weight Watchers 5:00 PM Whitehorse United Church Please arrive 30-minutes prior to the listed meeting time for weigh-in and registration 403-473-0645 Wed, Feb, 17, Wednesday Evening Meditation 7:00 PM The Studio Drop In Guests Welcome Thu, Feb, 18, Supporting Your Staff Through Loss and Grief 8:30 AM Yukon College Grief affects all workplaces.

The effects of grief are felt by those who experienced the loss, and by those who work with them. 667-7429

Alcoholics Anonymous Wednesday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Porter Creek Step meeting (CM) 8:00 PM Our Lady of Victory No Puffin (CM, NS) 8:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St., Big Book Study Thursday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Polar Group (OM) 7:30 PM Seventh Day Adventists Church (PC) Friday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Yukon Unity Group Meeting 1:30 PM #4 Hospital Road Whitehorse Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Saturday Detox Meeting (OM, NS) 1:00 PM DETOX Bldg 6118-6th Women’s Meeting (CM, NS) 2:30 PM Whitehorse General Hospital (across from emergency) Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting (OM, NS) 7:00 PM Hospital boardroom Sunday Sunshine Group (OM, NS) 1:00 PM DETOX Bldg 6118-6th Marble Group (OM, NS) 7:00 PM Hospital boardroom Monday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. New Beginnings Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Tuesday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Ugly Duckling Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Juste Pour Aujourd’hui (OM, NS) 7:00 PM 4141B 4th Ave.

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Boys & Girls Club of Yukon It is with great pleasure that the Boys and Girls Club of Yukon would like to thank Keith Ellert and Cindy Klippenstein for hosting the 2016 Yukon Brewing Bachelor Auction.

Your wit and charm created a perfectly balanced atmosphere of revelry and class.

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In Praise of Whistle Bend

by Darrell Hookey

A

s I turn from Mountain View Drive and toward our Whistle Bend home, I am yet again gobsmacked by the sudden and looming sight of the mountains on the far side of the Yukon River.

Blue in the mornings, pink at night and otherwise brilliantly lit against a vivid indigo background of so much sky, it is sometimes moody with rolling and churning of its own weather.

Often I see my neighbours and visitors pulled over to the side of the road here to take in this everchanging sight. If they travel a little further to the bottom of the hill where Whistle Bend proper begins, where Whistle Bend Way and Range Roads meet, there is a recently completed parking area at the trailheads of the many spidering paths that explore the Eagle Bay Park. It doubly serves as a lookout over the Yukon River where it meets McIntyre Creek.

As Whitehorse’s newest neighbourhood, it has become, automatically it seems, the subject of much criticism.

Whistle Benders (Whistle Bendians? Whistle Bendites?) know this criticism comes from those who have not visited here... lately.

True, I thought Whistle Bend was a vast wasteland when my wife and I first visited in the fall of 2013.

Six months later, when we could not find a reasonably priced house elsewhere, we returned to find it transformed in our eyes.

Its wide-open spaces allow a clear, almost magical, light. Streets are wide and houses do not hug the curb to allow for large backyards hidden away from neighbours.

Indeed, each home has a porch, which is that personal space for each of us that, at the same time, also welcomes passersby to stop for a chat.

When walkers want solace, there are the kilometres and kilometres of paved trails all around Whistle Bend that are now lined with grass.

I would think that the house that is furthest from a paved trail is the Evergreen Homes and Construction’s show home at Summerhill. Even so, it is just a two-minute walk from this house until the forest welcomes its future inhabitants.

The gem in the centre of Whistle Bend has to be the pond. Nicely landscaped, it is a place to walk your dog and greet your neighbours.

A playground will soon be built in the far corner. Until then, children (and adults) have been enjoying the impromptu toboggan hill down to the pond that now features two ice rinks that have popped up.

Yes, Whistle Bend has some issues: Hydrologists haven’t figured out the flow of water to the pond... but they will.

And that pond needs an aeration system that works. Those of us who live here were hoping for a fountain but we didn’t get it. A city official, however, told me it could still happen if enough people advocate for it and/or engineers deem it the best solution.

And sand blows everywhere.

But, as more houses are built, this problem is slowly going away.

I see a lot of pride in Whistle Bend. On Skookum Drive, where townhouses are literally selling faster than Empress Homes can

build them, every resident dutifully shovels the sidewalk out front.

I have never seen this on another street to this extent.

We take pride in Whistle Bend partly because the Yukon Government and the City of Whitehorse demonstrably take pride in it. All last summer, convoys of trucks came in with new trees to be planted along the roads or in the miniparks throughout. Wherever there is a cul-de-sac, there is a pleasant array of trees, benches and paths winding through it.

Fortunately, with a continuing

care facility being built in Whistle Bend, we won’t have to leave.

Darrell Hookey is a freelance writer living in Whistle Bend.

PHOTO: Darrell Hookey

Turning onto Whistle Bend Way, from Mountain View Drive, Joe Mountain welcomes residents and visitors with an ever-changing dramatic appearance

FIRST EVER

Marsh Lake SOON TO BE AN ANNUAL EVENT

FAT-TIRE Bike Loppet Saturday, February 13, 2016

at the Marsh Lake Community Centre

Judas Creek Subdivison in conjunction with the awesomely fun Marsh Lake Ski Loppet! Woo-hoo!

FOR MORE RACE INFO AND ONLINE REGISTRATION, GO TO:

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ADVENTURE AHEAD I W A N T T O R I D E M Y B I C Y C L E . I W A N T T O R I D E I T N O W. I W A N T T O R I D E M Y B I C Y C L E . I W A N T T O R I D E I T N O W. I W A N T T O R I D E M Y B I C Y C L E .

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Community EVENTS ATLIN

Wed, Feb, 17, CFYT Trivia 8:00 PM The Billy Goat A fundraiser for CFYT local radio.

Wed, Feb, 17, Board Games 7:00 PM Atlin Rec Centre Wed, Feb, 17, Ladies’ Lunch & Carpet Bowling 7:00 PM Atlin Rec Centre

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BEAVER CREEK Sat, Feb, 13, Women’s Yoga 9:00 AM Nelnah Bessie John School. Just yourself in comfortable clothing Sat, Feb, 13, Volleyball 8:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Woodcutter’s Blanket Mon, Feb, 15, Tot Time 9:30 AM Nelnah Bessie John School Tue, Feb, 16, Women’s Yoga 7:00 PM Nelnah Bessie John School. Just yourself in comfortable clothing Tue, Feb, 16, Volleyball 8:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club

CARCROSS Thu, Feb, 11, Pottery with Claudia MacPhee 3:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School 8673993321 Every Tuesday and Thursday, please enter by side door. Everyone welcome! no fee for community members Thu, Feb, 11, Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Thu, Feb, 11, Prenatal Classes for Mothers and Fathers to be 7:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School With Kathleen Cranfield, Registered Midwife and CPNP coordinator Tue, Feb, 16, Pottery with Claudia MacPhee 3:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School 8673993321 Every Tuesday and Thursday, please enter by side door. Everyone welcome! no fee for community members Tue, Feb, 16, Tlingit Language classes 5:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Tue, Feb, 16, Sports Night 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School Tue, Feb, 16, Women’s Group 7:00 PM Carcross Community Campus 821-4251 Wed, Feb, 17, Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program Lunch 12:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School 821-4251 For more info:kathleen. cranfield@ctfn.ca Wed, Feb, 17, Hiroshikai Judo 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School 332-1031 Wed, Feb, 17, Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Thu, Feb, 18, Pottery with Claudia MacPhee 3:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School 8673993321 Every Tuesday and Thursday, please enter by side door. Everyone welcome! no fee for community members Thu, Feb, 18, Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Thu, Feb, 18, Prenatal Classes for Mothers and Fathers to be 7:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School With Kathleen Cranfield, Registered Midwife and CPNP coordinator

DAWSON CITY Until – Mon, Feb, 15, Yukon Quest Dawson City Layover Dawson City Visitor Information Centre 668-4711. The 1,000 mile International Sled Dog Race-Fairbanks, Alaska to Whitehorse, Yukon Fri, Feb, 12 – Sun, Feb, 14, Old Timers Hockey Tournament Art & Margaret Fry Recreation Centre 993-6234 Think you can beat the Dawson City Nuggets! We challenge you! Come celebrate Dawson’s storied hockey past in the Heart of the Klondike.

Fri, Feb, 12, Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri, Feb, 12, Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri, Feb, 12, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Fri, Feb, 12, Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

Sat, Feb, 13, Painting 1:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Inspire and be inspired by other artists. Bring your own ideas and painting surfaces. Paints, brushes and easels are supplied, no instruction offered.

Sat, Feb, 13, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Sun, Feb, 14, St. Paul’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Paul’s Church 867-993-5381 Sun, Feb, 14, Sweet Nuggets 11:00 PM Westminster Hotel Lady M & her Mr. Men’s in the cocktail lounge Mon, Feb, 15, Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Mon, Feb, 15, Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Mon, Feb, 15, Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

Tue, Feb, 16, Step n Strong 7:00 PM Robert Service School 867-993-2520 For more information email: getrealfit@me.com Wed, Feb, 17, KIAC - Beginning Guitar with Nijen 4:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Winter Session: January 6 - February 24 Wed, Feb, 17, Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

Thu, Feb, 11, Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Sun, Feb, 14, Faro Church of Apostles Mass 10:00 AM Church of Apostles Sun, Feb, 14, Faro Bible Chapel Sunday Service 10:30 AM Faro Bible Chapel 994-2442 with Pastor Ted Baker 994-2442 Tue, Feb, 16, Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Wed, Feb, 17, Parent & Tot Story-Time 11:00 AM Faro Community Library For Babies to age 4.

Stories & crafts will be provided Wed, Feb, 17, Faro Fire Department Meeting 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Faro Fire Department Wednesday Meeting.

Thu, Feb, 18, Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre

HAINES JUNCTION Thu, Feb, 11, Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 AM Mun Ku Thu, Feb, 11, Adult Soccer 7:30 PM St. Elias Community School Fri, Feb, 12, Jamberries 10:00 AM St Elias Convention Centre Sun, Feb, 14, St Christopher’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Christopher’s Church 867-634-2360 Licensed Lay Leader: Lynn De Brabandere Mon, Feb, 15, Fitness Classes - Pilates & Yoga 5:15 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue, Feb, 16, Southern Tutchone Classes 12:00 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue, Feb, 16, Takhini Family Game Night 7:00 PM Takhini Hall Wed, Feb, 17, Kindermusik 10:30 AM St Elias Convention Centre geared towards children ages 2-3 accompanied by an adult. Any preschool child is welcome to attend (0-5) Thu, Feb, 18, Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 AM Mun Ku Thu, Feb, 18, Silver Screen Scoundrels 7:30 PM St Elias Convention Centre Thu, Feb, 18, Adult Soccer 7:30 PM St. Elias Community School

MARSH LAKE Fri, Feb, 12, Jackalope Friday Dinners 7:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Sat, Feb, 13, Marsh Lake Classic Ski Loppet Marsh Lake Community Centre Sat, Feb, 13, Tot Group 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Centre Sat, Feb, 13, Mother Goose Parent & Tot 10:30 AM Marsh Lake Community Centre Sat, Feb, 13, Knitting Circle 1:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Sat, Feb, 13, Fat-tire Bike Race Loppet 2:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Sat, Feb, 13, Happy Hour 4:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Sun, Feb, 14, Drop in Badminton 11:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Centre Tue, Feb, 16, North of 60 Cafe 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Are you retired? Have some time? Marsh Lake seniors socialize, play cards, have coffee, tea and home made goodies.

C’mon down!

Tue, Feb, 16, North of 60 Seniors Cafe 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Tue, Feb, 16, Tot Group 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Tue, Feb, 16, Yoga with Richard 5:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Wed, Feb, 17, Adult Fitness 6:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre

MAYO Sun, Feb, 14, St. Mary’s Church Service 11:00 AM St Mary’s Church 667-7746 Tue, Feb, 16, Mayo Sewing Nights 7:00 PM Yukon College Mayo Campus

MOUNT LORNE Thu, Feb, 11, Playgroup for parents 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes 6677083 Fri, Feb, 12, Learning Lions - Homeschoolers Get Together 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes 667-7083 Sun, Feb, 14, Mindful Cross Country Skiing 1:30 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre 667-7083 Yes, we are going to go for a x-country ski… but we are going to do it mindfully! Sunday February 14th from 1:30pm to 5:30pm FREE a light vegetarian, gluten-free dinner will be served register by e-mailing or calling. Please bring your skis, wax and anything else you need for an afternoon of x-country skiing.

Wed, Feb, 17, Kids Craft time 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Thu, Feb, 18, Playgroup for parents 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes 6677083

OLD CROW Thu, Feb, 11, Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center

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Sun, Feb, 14, St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Lukes Church 867-993-5381 Thu, Feb, 18, Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center

TAGISH Thu, Feb, 11, Intermediate / Advanced Osteofit: Tagish 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Thu, Feb, 11, Tagish Treasures Thrift Store 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Thu, Feb, 11, Catch Kids Club: Tagish 4:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Fri, Feb, 12, Tagish Treasures Thrift Store 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Sat, Feb, 13, Beginners Yoga: Tagish 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre With instructor Lee Randell.

Sat, Feb, 13, Tagish Treasures Thrift Store 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Sat, Feb, 13, Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Sat, Feb, 13, Outdoor Sports Activities: Tagish 1:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Soccer, baseball, field hockey etc Tue, Feb, 16, Tagish Treasures Thrift Store 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Tue, Feb, 16, Nordic Walking: Tagish 1:30 PM Tagish Community Centre Call 399-3407 for more info.

Tue, Feb, 16, Stayfit: Tagish 6:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Wed, Feb, 17, Tagish Treasures Thrift Store 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Wed, Feb, 17, Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Wed, Feb, 17, Foot Wellness Clinic 1:30 PM Tagish Community Centre Wed, Feb, 17, Coffee and Chat: Tagish Community Centre 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Fresh baked goods every Wednesday.

Wed, Feb, 17, Tagish Community Association meeting 7:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Agenda posted at tagish.ca Thu, Feb, 18, Intermediate / Advanced Osteofit: Tagish 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Thu, Feb, 18, Tagish Treasures Thrift Store 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Thu, Feb, 18, Catch Kids Club: Tagish 4:00 PM Tagish Community Centre

TESLIN Thu, Feb, 11, Public Skate 12:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Thu, Feb, 11, After school XC skiing GR 4-9 3:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Thu, Feb, 11, TMHA Youth Hockey (Ages 4-17) 6:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Fri, Feb, 12, Public Skate 7:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Sat, Feb, 13, Quilting and Crafting Club 2:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Sat, Feb, 13, Family Public Skate 2:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Sat, Feb, 13, Girl Talk - Body Image and SelfCare Workshop 4:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Sat, Feb, 13, Teslin Youth Club (Gr 7-12) 8:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Sun, Feb, 14, Catholic Mass/Communion Service at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Mission 10:30 AM Immaculate Heart of Mary Mission Sun, Feb, 14, St. Philip’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Philip’s Church (867) 667-7746 Sun, Feb, 14, Public Skate 2:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Sun, Feb, 14, Carpet Bowling (ages 55+) 2:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Mon, Feb, 15, Kids in the Kitchen (K4-Grade 3) 3:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Mon, Feb, 15, TMHA Youth Hockey (Ages 4-17) 6:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Mon, Feb, 15, Adult Badminton 7:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Tue, Feb, 16, Stay ‘N Play Babies Social 10:00 AM Teslin Rec Center Tue, Feb, 16, Public Skate 12:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Tue, Feb, 16, Kids in the Kitchen (Grade 4-9) 3:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Tue, Feb, 16, Adult Yoga (13+) 7:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Wed, Feb, 17, Golden Age Social (Ages 55+) 10:00 AM Teslin Rec Center Wed, Feb, 17, Public Skate 12:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Wed, Feb, 17, After School Activities (K4-Gr 3) 3:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Thu, Feb, 18, Public Skate 12:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Thu, Feb, 18, After school XC skiing GR 4-9 3:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Thu, Feb, 18, TMHA Youth Hockey (Ages 4-17) 6:30 PM Teslin Rec Center

WATSON LAKE Thu, Feb, 11, Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Thu, Feb, 11, Girls Night Youth group 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Sun, Feb, 14, St. John’s Church Service 10:00 AM St. John’s Church Service (867) 536-2932

Sun, Feb, 14, Liard Evangelical Free Church Service 10:00 AM The Little Brown Log Church Sunday morning services, then fellowship time with coffee after the service Very friendly!

Mon, Feb, 15, Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Tue, Feb, 16, Town of Watson Lake Council Meeting 7:00 PM Town of Watson Lake Thu, Feb, 18, Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Thu, Feb, 18, Girls Night Youth group 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre

HAINES, ALASKA

DAILY Haines Public Library Open 10:00 AM Haines Borough Public Library Mondays - Saturdays Everyone Welcome Swim 11:00:00 AM & 5:00 PM Haines Community Centre Thu, Feb, 11, Morning Muscles 6:00 AM Haines Community Centre Thu, Feb, 11, Vinyasa Yoga 5:30 PM Haines Community Centre Fri, Feb, 12, Earlybird Lap Swim 6:30 AM Haines Community Centre Fri, Feb, 12, Men’s Bible Study 7:00 AM Haines Presbyterian Church Fri, Feb, 12, Water Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Community Centre Fri, Feb, 12, Totem Pole Carving 10:00 AM Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre with Master Carver, Jim Heaton Fri, Feb, 12, Women’s Bible Study 10:30 AM Haines Presbyterian Church Fri, Feb, 12, Story time 11:00 AM Haines Borough Public Library Fri, Feb, 12, Yoga w/Mandy 12:00 PM Haines Community Centre Fri, Feb, 12, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 6:00 PM Haines Community Centre Sat, Feb, 13, Zumba Toning 10:00 AM Haines Community Centre Sat, Feb, 13, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 6:00 PM Haines Community Centre Mon, Feb, 15, Earlybird Lap Swim 6:30 AM Haines Community Centre Mon, Feb, 15, Water Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Community Centre Mon, Feb, 15, Totem Pole Carving 10:00 AM Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre with Master Carver, Jim Heaton Mon, Feb, 15, Mother Goose Stories and Songs 11:00 AM Haines Borough Public Library Mon, Feb, 15, Senior Exercise Class 11:15 AM Haines Community Centre Mon, Feb, 15, Cardio/strength training circuit 5:30 PM Haines Community Centre Mon, Feb, 15, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 6:00 PM Haines Community Centre Tue, Feb, 16, Morning Muscles 6:00 AM Haines Community Centre Tue, Feb, 16, Senior Swim 10:00 AM Haines Community Centre Tue, Feb, 16, Haines Women’s Fellowship 3:00 PM Haines Senior Center Tue, Feb, 16, Vinyasa Yoga 5:30 PM Haines Community Centre Wed, Feb, 17, Earlybird Lap Swim 6:30 AM Haines Community Centre Wed, Feb, 17, Water Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Community Centre Wed, Feb, 17, Totem Pole Carving 10:00 AM Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre with Master Carver, Jim Heaton Wed, Feb, 17, Senior Exercise Class 11:15 AM Haines Community Centre Wed, Feb, 17, Tlingit Language Class 3:30 PM Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre Wed, Feb, 17, Guys Yoga 5:00 PM Haines Community Centre Wed, Feb, 17, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 6:00 PM Haines Community Centre Thu, Feb, 18, Morning Muscles 6:00 AM Haines Community Centre Thu, Feb, 18, Vinyasa Yoga 5:30 PM Haines Community Centre

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Thu, Feb, 11 - Sun, Feb, 14,, 2016 YUKON QUEST Chena River at Cushman St. Bridge Check into Fairbanks, Dawson City and Whitehorse to catch the Yukon Quest. Dog sleds will start the 1,600km (1000 miles) race in Fairbanks this year. Cheer them on as they race through frosty breath and haunting howls.

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Thu, Feb, 11, Stick and Mat Pilates w/Katherine 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Feb, 11, Mom/Dad & Me: Skagway 9:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Toddler Time Thu, Feb, 11, Senior Weights w/Jennifer/ Katherine/Rain 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

Thu, Feb, 11, Playgroup: Skagway 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Onsite babysitting. $2 per hour (min. 1 hour) / $1.50 per half hour.

Thu, Feb, 11, Restorative Yoga: w/ Jeanne 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Feb, 11, Spinning w/ Emily 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Feb, 11, Basketball For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre

Fri, Feb, 12, SpinFLEX w/ Katherine AL 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, Feb, 12, SpinYoga w/Katherine 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Must set up yoga equipment in Group Fitness Room prior to class start time!

Fri, Feb, 12, Mom/Dad & Me: Skagway 9:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Toddler Time Fri, Feb, 12, Vinyasa Flow level 2 w/Katherine 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, Feb, 12, Playgroup: Skagway 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Onsite babysitting. $2 per hour (min. 1 hour) / $1.50 per half hour.

Fri, Feb, 12, SpinYoga w/Courtney 4:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Must set up yoga equipment in Group Fitness Room prior to class start time!

Fri, Feb, 12, Volleyball For Adults 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sat, Feb, 13, Spinning w/ Cindy 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Sat, Feb, 13, Senior Weights w/Jennifer/ Katherine/Rain 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

Sun, Feb, 14, Gentle Yoga: All Levels w/Jeanne 3:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sun, Feb, 14, Aerial Tissue w/Renee 5:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Special Fee & Sign-up Sun, Feb, 14, Hatha Flow: Level 1 & 2 w/ AJ 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Feb, 15, SpinFLEX w/ Katherine AL 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Feb, 15, Mom/Dad & Me: Skagway 9:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Woodcutter’s Blanket Mon, Feb, 15, Restorative Yoga: w/ Katherine AL 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Feb, 15, Playgroup: Skagway 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Onsite babysitting. $2 per hour (min. 1 hour) / $1.50 per half hour.

Mon, Feb, 15, TRX Suspension Training w/ Abby 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sign up required Mon, Feb, 15, Spinning w/ Cindy 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Feb, 15, Hatha Flow: Level 1 & 2 w/ Courtney 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Feb, 15, Playgroup: Skagway 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Onsite babysitting. $2 per hour (min. 1 hour) / $1.50 per half hour.

Mon, Feb, 15, Soccer For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Feb, 16, Chair and Mat Pilates w/Katherine 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Feb, 16, Mom/Dad & Me: Skagway 9:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Toddler Time Tue, Feb, 16, Senior Weights w/Jennifer/ Katherine/Rain 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

Tue, Feb, 16, Playgroup: Skagway 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Onsite babysitting. $2 per hour (min. 1 hour) / $1.50 per half hour.

Tue, Feb, 16, Basketball For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Feb, 17, SpinFLEX w/ Katherine AL 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Feb, 17, Mom/Dad & Me: Skagway 9:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Toddler Time Wed, Feb, 17, Back/Hip Yoga: All Levels w/ Katherine 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Feb, 17, Playgroup: Skagway 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Onsite babysitting. $2 per hour (min. 1 hour) / $1.50 per half hour.

Wed, Feb, 17, TRX Suspension Training w/ Abby 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sign up required Wed, Feb, 17, Spinning w/ Cindy 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Feb, 17, Playgroup: Skagway 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Onsite babysitting. $2 per hour (min. 1 hour) / $1.50 per half hour.

Wed, Feb, 17, Hatha Flow: Level 1 & 2 w/ Jeanne 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Feb, 17, Climbing Instruction For Belay Certification Class - Signup Required 6:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Feb, 17, Aerial Tissue w/Renee 6:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Special Fee & Sign-up Wed, Feb, 17, Belay Check For Certification Signup Required 7:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Feb, 18, Stick and Mat Pilates w/Katherine 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Feb, 18, Mom/Dad & Me: Skagway 9:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Toddler Time Thu, Feb, 18, Senior Weights w/Jennifer/ Katherine/Rain 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

Thu, Feb, 18, Playgroup: Skagway 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Onsite babysitting. $2 per hour (min. 1 hour) / $1.50 per half hour.

Thu, Feb, 18, Restorative Yoga: w/ Jeanne 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Feb, 18, Spinning w/ Emily 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Feb, 18, Basketball For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wednesdays 7:00 PM G Building, 4 McLeary Street

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My Mother’s Kitchen with Murray Martin

Pizza, Ribs and Lasagna Staples from my 1950s childhood Mini Biscuit Pizzas INGREDIENTS 1½ cup flour ½ cup milk 1 Tbsp sugar

1 Tbsp Baking powder ¼ cup oil ½ tsp salt

METHOD • Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl and mix well. Add your oil and milk. Make sure the dough remains soft and mix into a bowl. Roll ball on floured board to ¼ of an inch thick and cut into 2-1/2 inch rounds.

TOPPING: • Pizza sauce, pepperoni, diced green peppers, diced white onions, mozzarella cheese.

• Spread dough with pizza sauce and dressings of your choice.

Bake in a preheated oven at 400ºF for 10 to 15 minutes or until browned.

Lasagna d’Italia INGREDIENTS 1 lb ground beef ½ lb lasagna noodles two 6 oz. cans of tomato paste 1½ cups hot water 1 medium white onion chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced ¼ tsp pepper ½ tsp rosemary 1 Tbsp Minced parsley 2½ Tbsp salt 2 tsp oil 2 eggs 1 pint of cottage cheese ½ lb of mozzarella cheese, sliced ¼ cup parmesan cheese

Lasagna

METHOD • Cook noodles in salt water for five minutes. Drain. Heat oil in skillet. Cook onion and garlic. Add beef and seasoning and cook. Add tomato paste and water. Simmer for 5 minutes and set aside.

• Blend 2 eggs with 1 pint of cottage cheese in a bowl. In 9x13x2 baking dish put a thin layer of meat sauce and half the noodles, all of the cottage cheese and egg mixture, and ¼ lb mozzarella cheese.

Repeat with remainder of the meat sauce, noodles and mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle with ¼ cup parmesan cheese. Bake at 350ºF for 30 minutes. Serves 8.

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Murray Martin is a former Ontario Conservation Officer and a long standing member of The Outdoor Writers of Canada. Questions about his stories can be sent to editor@whatsupyukon.com.

Sweet and Sour Spare Ribs 2½ lbs spare ribs 3 Tbsp soy sauce 3 slices of bacon, diced 2 Tbsp cornstarch ¾ cup vinegar 2 stalks of celery, sliced thin ¼ cup cold water

1 small white onionsliced very thin 1 small tin water chestnuts, sliced 1½ cup brown sugar ½ tin of bean sprouts

METHOD • Cut spare ribs in small pieces and arrange in layers in baking pan. Season with salt and pepper and bake uncovered at 325ºF for 2 hrs.

SAUCE: • Combine brown sugar, vinegar and soy sauce in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Mix cornstarch with cold water and add, stirring constantly. Cook until clear, then remove from heat.

• Brown bacon in frying pan, then add onion, celery, water, chestnuts and bean sprouts. Cook five minutes and then add sauce mixture. Drain any excess fat from spare ribs; pour the sauce over. Cover the pan and return it to the oven for 20 to 30 minutes.

• To serve, place a mound of rice on the plate; add a spoonful of Chow Mein noodles; spoon ribs and sauce over it and top with a sprinkle of toasted sesame seeds.

Sweet and sour spare ribs

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Grouse Stew with Baking Powder Biscuits

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Grouse Stew with Baking Powder Biscuits If you had a good grouse harvest or are just looking for a different way to serve them, follow this easy recipe.

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INGREDIENTS 3 grouse breastplates (still attached to the bone) 1 slice celery stalk 1 sliced onion 1 sliced carrot 1 Tbsp. pickling spice 1 bay leaf 4 to 5 cups water

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Place ingredients in a stockpot and simmer for 45 minutes.

Remove breasts, separate meat from the breastbone, and cube. Strain the stock to remove the vegetables.

Put the clear stock into a pot.

PREPARING THE STEW: Add cubed meat to the stock. Then add the following: 1 medium diced onion 2 sliced celery stalks 2 sliced carrots 3 or 4 peeled and cubed potatoes ¾ cup frozen peas 2 Tbsp. cornstarch • • • •

Baking Powder Biscuits 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. salt ¼ cup lard (or shortening) � cup cold milk Sift flour, salt and baking powder together.

Cut in lard with a knife or pastry blender.

Add milk and mix minimally. Knead on a floured surface.

Pat out to ¾-inch thickness.

Use a cutter or top of a glass to cut 2-inch circles.

Take 1 cup of stock and set aside for thickening with cornstarch.

Bring remaining stock to a boil and add the vegetables. Simmer for five minutes with the lid on.

The veggies will still be firm. Add the cubed grouse. Return to a boil and thicken with extra stock and cornstarch (add slowly while stirring).

Stir until the stock thickens, then remove from heat. Pour the whole thing into a casserole dish and top with baking powder biscuits (see recipe) cut about ¾-inch thick. Bake at 375F for 20 to 25 minutes until the biscuits are golden-brown.

If you’re not using biscuits, just lid the pot for 20 minutes.

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