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hitehorse is a hotbed of artists, dancers and performers brewing with ideas and creativity and this weekend we’ll have an opportunity to see what’s in their minds.

On Friday and Saturday the Brave New Works show will be presented at The Old Fire Hall. This year co-artistic directors Mellisa Murray and Zoe Verhees have invited eight artists working in film, dance, poetry, music and other disciplines to create presentation touching on the theme Brief Encounters.

Zoe Verhees gets a kick out of seeing what the artists come up with every year.

“They have free reign,” she says. “Every year, every show we do we pick a different theme and to see what the artists come up with is really exciting.

“We don’t get to see what the artists have come up with until a week before the show.”

Brave New Works is an outlet for artists to bring their own their fertile ideas to the stage. They dig into their creativity, develop their performance or art piece, and

present it in front of an audience.

“It’s a safe place for them to perform their new pieces,” says Mellisa Murray.

She is speaking from experience. She and Verhees performed in Brave New Works shows before they started co-producing it three years ago.

Their background is dance and they know the feeling of stepping out of their own comfort zone, exploring new techniques, absorbing feedback and growing as artists.

“It’s ‘safe’ because it’s more informal than, for example, performing at the Yukon Arts Centre, with full lighting and the pressure to hit their cues, and to know exactly what you want to do,” Murray says. “It’s an opportunity for them to grow and develop as an artist, whether it’s in their own genre, or experiment with a new genre at a supportive venue.”

And the performers are all seeking feedback from the audience.

A key element that dates back to 1999 when Yukon artist Trace de Jaray founded Brave New Works is that the audience is asked to provide feedback on the artists’ work.

At The Old Fire Hall this weekend the audience members will be given cue cards and pens and asked to write down their thoughts on the performances – and not just compliments. The artists want to know what works and what doesn’t, from the audience’s perspective.

“Sometimes we just get ‘Good job,’ and sometimes the cards are filled out on both sides,” Murray says.

This year the participants are Lee Covin and Calla Paleczny working with music, Maude Caron doing performance theatre, Kelvin Smoler and Allyn Walton working with music and dance, Léa Roy working with dance, Amber Walker working with visual arts, Christian Kuntz working with short film, Kelly Murray working with music, What’s Up Yukon editor Lori Garrison working with performance theatre and poetry, and the coproducers Mellisa Murray and Zoe Verhees themselves performing a dance duet.

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On the Cover Yukon Brewing proprietors Allan Hansen and Bob Baxter launch their second batch of Yukonmade whisky. See Page 6.

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Scenes from last year’s Brave New Works, which included rap, poi, dance and even bag piping

themselves, and two dance-based performances with the whole group that have been developed with Meaghan O’Shea, an Ontariobased artist who has a dance and physical theatre background.

These group dance performances are an opportunity for the participating artists to push their creativity, given that they most of them are not dancers. That’s another key element to Brave New Works – it offers local artists an opportunity to explore an artistic discipline outside of their normal comfort zone.

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“Thaw di Gras is our happy place at the KVA office,” said Paul Robitaille. “If we’re having a bad day in some other way, we just start thinking about plans for Thaw di Gras.”

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While its origin is as a homegrown weekend, KVA believes it has been successful in encouraging out-of-towners to come visit for the weekend. This year, for instance, Air North is adding a paper airplane toss to the list of events.

March 18 is a big night with the Dawson City Music Festival’s famed Lip Sync contest. There will also be a Glow Skate event and Happy Hour Bowling.

Saturday is a busy day, with dog and cat shows, an indoor tricycle race, the Barry Fargey Dog Sled and Skijor Race, Beer Cap Baseball (from Yukon Brewing) and a variety of kids’ games.

Things kick off at the tail end of the Robert Service School’s March Break, so those kids who want to will have had lots of time to prepare for the fan favourite Youth Lip Sync taking place that afternoon.

The Craig Dunham Road Hockey Tourney will begin on 3rd Avenue, while Snowshoe Baseball will take place on the school playground. There will be fireworks that night, sponsored by Paperny

Entertainment (Yukon Gold).

On Sunday logs, axes and chainsaws will be flying through athe air at the Diamond Tooth Gertie’s parking lot, while belt sanders will be racing, some folks will be running to Moosehide, and dogs will be pulling heavy loads.

Some teams will be boiling tea, while others will be cooking chili in the Downtown Hotel parking lot. Kids will be searching for loonies and cookies in a haystack and dozens of people will face each other in pairs for the massively popular (and messy) egg tossing contest.

New this year at Gertie’s is the Tacky Winter Outfit Walk-off on Saturday night.

“You might not know that your regular winter outfit is a winner,” says Katie Pearse.

“The beauty of Thaw di Gras for me,” Robitaille says, “is that almost everyone can participate in almost every event, with the exception of the ones that take place in the bars.”

There aren’t any big prizes to be won or lost, but people are cont’d on page 5...

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Announcing Yukon’s Unofficial Other March Long Weekend ... cont’d happy just to get their ribbons – and those are new for this year, made locally.

“I think we’ve done a great job at making the weekend as much fun as we can,” Robitaille says.

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

Please send comments about his stories to dawson@whatsupyukon.com.

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Bottoms Up! Yukon Brewing Releases Second Batch of Yukon-made Whisky Just In Time For Saint Patty’s

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eeling thirsty this Saint Patrick’s Day? Your libations need not come from far away this weekend. Home-grown beer and spirit producer Yukon Brewing has recently released something new into their line up; a Yukon-made whisky, Two Brewers Single Malt.

February 13th marked the much anticipated release of their first batch, of which approximately 700 bottles were made.

They were put up for sale at 9:00 am that morning and were completely sold out by 3:15 pm that afternoon, says Bob Baxter. Baxter is one of the proprietors and one of the ‘two brewers’ for whom the whisky it is named, along with Alan Hansen.

“It was nice to see the interest, nice to see it move,” says Baxter “People keep saying to me, ‘It’s good, but I didn’t expect it to be this good!’ I mean, from my point of view, it’s as good as anything out there - but of course, I’m biased.”

This second release - a special sherry cask finish- came out March 5. While the first whisky was a “classic” type, a style their website describes as being, ”typical of mainland Scottish-style whiskies,” this second batch is of the “special” type, with a sherry-cask finish. This was a larger release, says Jasmine Sangria, communications manager for Yukon Brewing, of 1650 bottles. Of those, half went to be sold in Alberta, while the remaining 825 were made available to the local market. Of those, only

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Arts Centre This trio exhibition features the work of Michael McCormack, Joseph Tisiga, and Josh Winkler. The exhibitions explore the social, political, Thu, Mar, 17, Canada and the Crown and physical landscape.

- Brown Bag Lunch Speaker Series Thu, Mar, 10-26 SOVA Exhibition: All 12:00 PM Yukon College Canada’s The Way Yukon Arts Centre constitutional identity is tied to the commonwealth and its underlying crown presence - What does this relationship mean for Canada’s Thu, Mar, 17, Roxx Hunter Live 6:00 Territories? ROOM A2206 PM Tony’s Pizza Roxx Hunter and Thu, Mar, 17, SketchUp - Intro to Izaak Lazeo-Fairman playing acoustic Creating 3D Computer Models 6:00 guitar music covering almost every PM YuKonstruct Makerspace style and genre.

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Fri, Mar, 18, Rob Dickson CD release Fri, Mar, 18, No Teen Drop In 6:00 PM 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Heart Of Riverdale Celebrate with Rob Dickson and his Fri, Mar, 18-19 Sal Capone: The new CD. Lamentable Tragedy Of 8:00 Fri, Mar, 18, Karaoke 9:00 PM Yukon PM Yukon Arts Centre A theatrical Inn in the Boiler Room powerhouse that follows a young hip Sat, Mar, 19, Jarvis Street Saloon hop group caught in the aftermath of a Saturday Sociable Jam 3:00 PM violent police shooting.

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Carlo 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Sun, Mar, 20, Ceramics Open Studio Tue, Mar, 22, Open Mic with Patrick 2:30 PM Arts Underground NonJacobson 7:00 PM Town & Mountain instructed open studio. Participants are Hotel welcome to use the studio’s tools and Tue, Mar, 22, Ginger Jam 10:00 PM equipment; clay and some tools are Yukon Inn Yukon Inn Boiler room fully available for purchase. Every Sunday electric jam session with PA system, except long weekends. $5/hour. drum kit and guitars provided to Mon, Mar, 21, Free drop-in computer musicians. Featuring guest co-hosts labs 10:00 AM Yukon Learn Free and performers.

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Tue, Mar, 22, Girls Group 5:00 PM Heart Of Riverdale Tue, Mar, 22, Celebrate Water Week: Free Screening of Monsoon 7:00 PM Beringia Centre Celebrate Canada Water Week and World Water Day, Yukon Environment is offering a free screening of Sturla Gunnarsson’s new award winning film, Monsoon. Winner of the 2015 TIFF People’s Choice Award..

Tue, Mar, 22, 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, Mar, 23, Spanish Conversation Group 12:00 PM Yukon Government Administration Building Join us inside the Bridges Café 633-6081 Terry or Michèle Wed, Mar, 23, After School Ball Pit 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Wed, Mar, 23, FREE Activity Night 5:30 PM Whitehorse Elementary Bring your child and have fun with many different activities happening every week!

Thu, Mar, 24, Sundogs Toastmasters 12:05 PM Sport Yukon Fear of Public Speaking? Try Sundogs Toastmasters!

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Sun, Mar, 20, Snowshoe Fest 10:30 Sat, Mar, 19, PFLAG Meeting 7:00 AM Learning Disabilities Association of PM Yukon College Support for those Yukon (LDAY) Join LDAY and Biathlon struggling with sexual orientation Yukon for a day of snowshoe fun for and gender identity in themselves everyone! or someone they know. Everyone welcome

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She’s referring to this year’s effigy: a ten by eleven foot wooly mammoth.

“He’s built out of cardboard,” Leon says, who had just spent the bulk of the previous day helping to build the creature.

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“I don’t have those skills,” says Leon, “so I just designed it the old fashioned way.” Meaning pencil

drawings that turned into a cardboard mammoth with tusks built out of wire, rolled up newspaper, and masking tape.

The effigy will travel to Splintered Craft next, where kids will

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Linda Leon’s early sketches of this year’s effigy get to help make the wooly mammoth wooly.

“For the wool we’re going to use newspaper,” Leon says. “I thought it would be really cathartic to burn the news.”

Because that’s the whole point of the annual effigy: it is built to burn.

Every year a new creature finds form only to be symbolically thrown onto a pile of burning logs big enough to warm a crowd of hundreds.

“It’s a ceremonial sacrifice,” Leon says.

The ceremony begins at SS Klondike, where participants and organizers gather with drums, noisemakers, candles, paper lanterns, costumes, and individual effigies. A torch-lit procession begins, with drumming and singing, as everyone marches along the Yukon River and through the woods, finding their way to a beckoning yet almost intimidat-

ingly large fire blazing in the Robert Service Campground.

Participants will be given pieces of paper and the opportunity to write down something they would like to let go of. These are all collected and, along with the effigies, thrown into the flames to burn. Thus the name of the event: Burning Away the Winter Blues.

“The idea is to welcome the light back,” Leon says, “and purge all those ideas that have been building up over the winter.”

The effigy is “a symbol of the old year,” says Leon. Burning it creates space for the new.

“If people want to bring a letter or something they want to burn, they can have it burnt,” adds Leon. “Especially people who are grieving. They quite often bring something. To let it go.”

But the night is also a celebration. Spring is coming. The light is returning.

This excitement can be felt

around the fire, with drumming, dancing, and light spinning. Northern Lights School of Dance provides treats and warming refreshments, and there’s a smaller fire pit for kids to roast marshmallows on. It’s a family-style celebration, alcohol and substance free.

Burning Away the Winter Blues is Saturday, March 19th. The procession begins at the SS Klondike at 8:30 pm, with a shuttle running from Robert Service starting at 8 pm, so you can park at the end and not have to walk back after.

Volunteers are always needed, up until the last minute.

“There is a more poignant and helpful side of it,” says Leon, “but most of it is noisy, boisterous celebration.”

Joslyn Kilborn is currently on Yukon hiatus in Toronto. She is waiting for the hot dog man.

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Yukon Flickers with Andrew Gilbutowicz

A Room within a Room Why Room must be seen on the big screen

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he intensely charged film Room was the Winner of the Audience Choice Award for Best Canadian Feature at this year’s Available Light Film Festival. If you missed it in February, The Yukon Film Society is bringing it back to the screen March 20th.

Adapted from Ireland-born writer Emma Donoghue’s Booker Prize nominated novel of the same name, Room is about a woman who is kidnapped and held against her will and gives birth to a son during her captivity. Director Lenny Abrahamson brings all the emotional devastation and terrifying angst of being held prisoner in a small room for seven years that one could possibly muster.

Ma, played by Brie Larson who received this year’s Academy Award for Best Actress, keeps the imagination of her five year son Jack (Canadian Jacob Tremblay) alive through make-believe and their only connection to the outside world, television. The astonishing reality of the real world is forced upon Jack as his mother plots a daring escape.

In Cinema Scope, critic Angelo Muredda explains that Room is “a lightly conceptual, sturdily acted piece of redemptive cinema that peers into the abyss only to blithely deny it.” In other words, Room’s immense success as an overall audience experience can be attributed to the endurance of hope that both lead actors embody so convincingly

ful tempo and build of the film is greatly indebted to the relationship Ma and Jack impose on the audience; through their connection we experience immense joy, sadness, excitement, pain and empathy. If not just as helpful to the film’s authentic experience is the photography and screen writing and itself. Abrahamson went to great lengths to create the claustrophobic and isolated setting of ‘Room.’ The room itself was a Tetris-like set; walls could be removed in order to accommodate camera angles without compromising the overall containment of the setting. For most of the first act of the film the room’s location is unknown, whether it is a basement, part of larger building, its location, both Ma and the audience are kept in suspension.

Room’s spectatorship can be described as having the vague feeling of bodily discomfort and overall excitement as such a films as Kubrick’s The Shining and Nicolas Roeg’s Don’t Look Now. Films such as these compel the audience to react viscerally. Such films are meant to be seen on the big screen, it is a pure cinema experience that is only multiplied by the realization that one could hear a pin drop in a room of 375 people.

Room screens at 7:45pm along with Unbranded (5:30pm) and The Secret of Kells (3:30pm) March 20th at The Yukon Arts Centre.

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Live and Learn with Stephanie J. Hammond

Taking the Stress out of Learning and professor Stuart Shanker explains that the best condition for learning is to be both calm and alert. How can learners get into this state when under stress? Here are four actions that can support self-regulation and create a good mindset for learning: BREATHE: When stress starts to take over the body and mind, using the breath can bring a learner back to that calm and alert state. Short exercises like repeating a simple breathing sequence of inhaling for four counts, holding for seven counts, and exhaling for eight counts can help to calm the fightor-flight response that takes over during a time of stress. Training the brain to do this through regular practice of mindfulness meditation can, as local mindfulness meditation facilitator Ruth Lera

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y Learning Disabilities Association of Yukon colleague’s daughter will be heading to Greenland next month for the Arctic Winter Games. She is competing in snowshoe biathlon, an event that requires athletes to snowshoe as fast as they can, then stop and shoot at a small target far off in the distance. With increased heart and breathing rates, it can be challenging for biathletes to settle themselves into the stillness necessary for accurate shooting.

This same challenge exists when we’re in a stressful learning situation. For children and youth, this might look like a classroom setting where there are too many sensory distractions. For adults, it could be completing important workplace training in spite of feeling upset by an argument with family the night before. In his book, Calm, Alert and Learning, Toronto researcher

Exercise can have a positive impact on learning says, “strengthen the muscle of mindfulness.”

NOTICE AND NAME: Awareness of feeling dysregulated (being overwhelmed by stress) is an important part of getting back to being calm and alert.

If learners can identify and communicate what is getting in the way of their learning, whether through a journal, worry box or talking with a friend, teacher or colleague, they may find the stress is lessened.

MOVEMENT: Stress can create a hypoactive state – where learners need to “upregulate.” Those who feel withdrawn and lethargic may benefit

from active movement, like a brisk walk or jumping jacks. For others, stress can create a hyperactive state – with a need to “down-regulate.” Learners that are fidgety and distracted may benefit from a task (something heavy like carrying boxes or shoveling snow) or a wiggle cushion.

THE BIG THREE: Healthy diet, exercise, adequate sleep. To keep a car in good running condition, you need to put in the right fuel. The same is true for learners. We may not go to the gym, make a home cooked dinner and get 8+ hours of sleep every day, but making these key “fuels” a priority as often as possible will help to keep a learner’s body and

mind in good running condition.

At the Arctic Winter Games in Greenland, when the young biathletes miss their shot, they’ll have to snowshoe penalty laps, adding time to their race. When we, as learners, allow stress to rule our mind and body, we miss out on learning opportunities. Using selfregulation strategies to remain calm and alert in the face of stress helps to maximize our learning potential.

Stephanie Hammond is a long time learner and educator. She works with a fantastic team of people (and office dogs) at Learning Disabilities Association of Yukon.

THE COMMISSIONER’S AWARDS Call for spring 2016 nominations for: • Public Volunteer Service • Bravery Nomination forms are available from the Commissioner’s Office or www.commissioner.gov.yk.ca Nominations are due in the Commissioner’s Office by 4:30 p.m. on March 31, 2016.

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3:30 pm the secret of kells

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CERAMIC OPEN STUDIO Every Sunday except long weekends From 2:30-6 pm $5/hr paid to Studio Tech

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A March Break Staycation to Remember

Dance lessons and a two-hour Cajun Dance Party are slated for the Wharf on Friday evening

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f you are looking for a memorable and activity-packed March Break, there is no reason to leave town. In addition to normal family-friendly programming, many organizations are offering special camps for kids. If you missed your chance to get your kids into one of the camps – don’t fret. There are still lots of daytime activities and special events to fill the time with family fun.

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Enjoy the Slopes at Mount Sima Take advantage of the fact that winter in the Yukon just won’t quit with an exciting week at Mount Sima. While the skiing camp is full, there is still room in the snowboarding Spring Camp running from March 14 to 18 for all skill levels and age groups. Instructors will work closely with kids to improve their skills and teach them tricks and slope safety.

Beyond the camp, Mount Sima is hosting events during the week for the whole family. There will be

races, helmet decorating, crazy shirt day and even St. Patrick’s Day festivities. There will also be regular lessons for children and adults for all skill levels in snowboarding and skiing.

Explore the Animal Kingdom at Macbride Museum If you have young children, a Saturday morning at Macbride Museum offers fun activities and education about animals for the

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whole family. With a focus on otters on March 12 and sea creatures on March 19, get ready to enjoy a memorable morning of games, crafts, stories, and songs.

The museum will also be available daily for families who wish to visit the exhibits and peruse Yukon history at their pace.

Discover History in Your Backyard at Beringia The Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre will be offering special daily programming in the afternoons.

With the theme of “Find Out about Beringia in your Backyard”, the centre will have a variety of handson educational activities, movies, crafts, and outdoor fun.

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Still Searching For Something To Do? There are many other activities happening during the week including a variety of drop in programs.

Whitehorse Elementary hosts a free family activity night every Wednesday. Join other parents and their children for an evening packed with fitness and fun.

Arts Underground offers a ceramics open studio every Sunday. Bring the whole family and enjoy an afternoon of making mugs.

Celebrate the Spring Equinox and the end of March break Unlikely Events Yukon’s annual Burning Away the Winter Blues. Walk along the Yukon River with the parade and then watch the bonfire light up and take the winter with it.

Games Centre will offer a variety of fitness fun aimed at families.

At Families on the Move, parents with small children can access all the most entertaining equipment from balls and hoops to parachutes and scooters. At Family Fun Soccer, the whole family can practice their skills or play a game with other families. For teens looking to fill their break with some ice time, Teens Pucks n’ Sticks is a dropin activity during which they can practice skating, stick-handling and shooting skills.

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OUT North Queer Film Festival Turns Five Freeheld and Grandma among the films to play Freeheld Throughout Freeheld we are reminded of how people are so often a combination of the ordinary and the extraordinary.

A fictional account of the Oscar-winning 2007 documentary short of the same name, Freeheld is the true story of police detective Laurel Hester (Julianne Moore) and her fight to transfer her pension benefits to her domestic partner Stacie Andree (Ellen Page) after being diagnosed with cancer.

Director, Peter Sollettt (Raising Victor Vargas) shows us the typical courtship of a couple in love. And yet they are unusual: a respected, 25-year veteran of the force and

an exceptionally talented young mechanic. We see their ordinary home, and the extraordinary effort they make to ensure that Stacie has the right to keep it.

Along the way we meet Stacie’s boss, a regular garage shop owner, who goes an extra mile to first hire her and then support her when her relationship with Laurel hits the news. Laurel’s gruff detective partner similarly goes out on a number of limbs to help the pair lobby for justice within the police force and the political system of Ocean County, New Jersey.

This is an engaging film, with engaging characters and solid performances. Sollett moves the story along with a mix of ten-

Yukon Queer Film Alliance has six films on the program for its OUT North festival, which runs April 15 – 17 at the Beringia Centre.

For complete information and trailers for OUT North, go to yukonqueerfilmalliance.com.

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Canadian Ellen Page (right) publicly came out as lesbian after her role in Freeheld with Julianne Moore sion and humour. The collage of photos of the actual Hester and Stacie at the end of the film is a nice touch that again reminds us that real-life ordinary people did this extraordinary thing.

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The pair spend the day trying to get their hands on the cash as their unannounced visits to Elle’s friends and flames end up rattling skeletons and providing glimpses into facets and chapters of her life. We first see Grandma in a cruel moment, but right off the bat we are on her side, rooting for her to love and be loved, make friends and influence people, and

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“‘...but gracious me! It’s getting light!

Good night, old Turnip-top, goodnight!’

A nod, and he was gone.”

S

o ends the sixth canto of Phantasmorgia by Lewis Carroll (better known for having written the topsy-turvy classic Alice in Wonderland), with the parting sally of a young phantom as he leaves the residence of the narrator, whom he had just begun to haunt (spoiler alert) in error.

It is one of two childhood references to the turnip that have stayed with me, the other a small hardcover book entitled The Enormous Turnip, in which each page introduces a new character who adds his or her strength in an attempt to unearth the behemoth. I know now that a turnip that size would have most likely been hollow or at the very least spongy, but it evidently worked better for the storyline than The Moderately-apportioned Turnip, so one can hardly blame the lesser known Tolstoy who brought it out of Russian folklore and into our childhood cannon.

For myself I grew small to midsize golden turnips last year (purple-top varieties tend to be bigger), and they have kept very well in the root cellar. I dug out a bag this week to discover lots of new growth, but all stemming from the turnip itself (as opposed to a bag of moldy carrots that I’m sorry to say ended up mostly going to the chickens).

I remember reading a delighted chef’s description of a dish in which the winter-growth of just such a root were used to garnish a soup made from the same, and

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a few jars of the sauerruben (saltfermented grated turnip) I made last fall which is no less divine than it was three months ago, and this I tossed with some lentil sprouts for an instant salad, the brine from the ferment serving as its own dressing. For the rest I made a simple soup of onions, garlic, turnips and a few small potatoes. I used homemade chicken broth and headed in a light curry direction with the spices, blending half of the finished soup for a little creaminess. I reserved the burgeoning buds and chopped them fine for the final garnish, after stirring a spoonful of yoghurt and a dollop of chive pesto from the freezer into each bowl.

PHOTO: Kim Melton Yum! Now that the body’s appetite has been satiated, I inA midwinter turnip that just tend on putting my feet up with a copy of The Humorous Verse can’t wait for spring of Lewis Carroll. Although if any small neighbours come knocking I might find myself telling the tale viken.) Back to the turnips.

I thought I would try out a meal of The Enormous Turnip; I bet I involving turnip three-ways to don’t even need the book. celebrate this tuber, which in my Kim Melton is an enthusiastic last few years of gardening I have forager and gardener, inspired found to languish depressingly far by all things that make up down on my fellow planters’ lists good, local food. of most delicious roots. I still have I can’t agree more at the suitability of the pairing. (Digression: for a fascinating look at a Paristrained Michelin-y type working on ultra-local haute cuisine in the backwoods of Sweden look up Fä-

 Terms of Endearment  Could there be a language in which the most pedestrian of roots is used to denote affection? Two and half thousand years ago there just might have been, when the Greek poet Sappho composed the following verse: “I implore you, Turnip, Show yourself to me!”

To be fair, a woman in Sappho’s inner circle was called Gongyla, which bears a striking resemblance to the modern Greek for turnip, γογγυλι – so this might be an overly literal translation by someone with a penchant for vegetables. But listen, sweetpea, it’s not as far-fetched as you might think; legumes and cole crops, mon petit chou, are already staples in the amorous vocabularies of English and French.

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While I waited for my friend, I took a good look around.

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There were lovely horseshoeshaped black leather booths that I attempted to trade for our table.

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I chose the spanakopita and tiropita. My friend was delighted to find the original Christie sandwich, something offered years ago when the restaurant had that as its name.

Our server was appropriately attentive; we felt neither rushed nor forgotten.

My dish arrived; phyllo pastry wrapped around spinach, feta and ricotta cheeses. And it tasted just as delicious as it sounds. My friend was pleased to find the sandwich of salami, ham, onion, tomato and mozzarella cheese brought back welcome memories.

We enjoyed our coffee and tea, commenting that the portions had been perfect. We were well satisfied and didn’t need another bite.

And then, of course, we took a peek at the dessert menu and we were done for.

My friend chose the crème brulee and I had the gluten-free chocolate torte. Well, it was a good thing we had time to eat slowly and enjoy each and every sumptuous morsel.

More excellent coffee, more delightful conversation, another bite.

We lingered, we dallied, we sipped, but, too soon, it was time to go. The bill arrived when I asked for it and I was pleased to find the prices affordable and of good value. The excellent service prompted an equally proportionate tip.

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n January 2013 Daniel Adamson first travelled to the Philippines. It was the wish of his sick mother whom Adamson had been looking after for several years.

After years of caring for her she wanted him to take a holiday.

A Yukon wildland firefighter, Adamson decided to join a fellow firefighter for a vacation in the Philippines.

Just four days into his holiday Adamson met an elderly blind woman asking for change outside a restaurant he was dining at. He bought her a meal and soon after

PHOTOS: courtesy of Daniel Adamson began to do the same for others in the area that were in need.

“I’m sitting there drinking beers with other foreigners and meals are like 80 cents and there are hungry people outside,” said Adamson.

“I put down the beer and I started buying meals at like ten at a time. I just began to hand them out, blind people, those with polio, whoever was in need.”

This would continue for several days and soon word of his generosity grew throughout the community.

“You’re kind of like the bedtime story people tell their children about,” explains Adamson.

“The tall white guy that walks around in dark alleys.”

Soon the wrong people began to take note.

Adamson was almost kidnapped and robbed and was forced to outrun some shady characters, as he describes.

Eventually Adamson was told about a place where his charitable ways would be well-received and he would be safe.

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It opened in 1948, shortly after World War II, after Manila was nearly flattened by attacks between the Japanese and United States. The conflict left many children homeless and in need.

Today the orphanage houses more than 150 children and is run by former orphans.

It is here where Adamson was taken.

“When I arrived it was immediately apparent the place was in

desperate need of repair,” said Adamson. “There wasn’t much for the children to play with or even a safe area for them to play. Something as simple as a piece of paper got the children so excited.”

Adamson recalls how just a month before arriving at the orphanage he watched his nephew, back in Canada, cry at the fact his iPhone charger was not working.

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Making a Difference... cont’d I was just fed up of people not doing anything,” said Adamson. “People talk a lot.”

This year Adamson’s humanitarian ways have ramped up even more.

His Facebook page is filled with posts of him

One of the orphans living at Bethesda Children’s Home

these children really had nothing to play with.”

Adamson immediately began working.

His mission was to build something that could be used by all the children. He began by building a slide and then a swing set, using local workers and salvaged materials.

“I wanted to build something that was community minded as opposed to buying individual gifts for the children, said Adamson. “I didn’t want to bring North American values of I’ve got this and you don’t, so everything I buy for them has to be something they can all use.”

Soon after the playground project was complete Adamson put in badminton courts and then purchased basketballs and other sports equipment.

“The kids were just stoked because one day they had rubble and then swing sets and badminton courts and basketballs began showing up.”

Adamson also purchased the kids apples and fresh fruit and meat.

The long-time firefighter says the charitable work is new to him.

“I didn’t think I would go back, it wasn’t part of my plan at all,” says Adamson. “I thought it was a nice vacation and I had built them some slides and a swing set and that was it.”

But the following year Adamson returned.

This time his focus being on the orphanage itself, replacing the derelict roof and aging walls.

“This isn’t like me, it’s just that

matching monetary donations from friends.

He has arranged it so that friends can purchase specific items for the orphans such as basketballs and nets.

“My friends have been very supportive,” says Adamson. “I’ve gotten donations from all over Canada and the States, including California and Alaska.”

True to the cause Adamson himself has not kept a penny from a paycheque since the summer, donating it all directly to the orphanage.

In total, he estimates he has donated $14,000 dollars this year alone and close to $40,000 dollars since first being introduced to the orphanage in 2013.

“Essentially a brand new truck,” smiles Adamson.

Still Adamson is quick to downplay the hero card and says the generosity is something new to him.

“Somebody has got to do it and to be honest I wish it was someone else,” he says, speaking just days before returning to the Philippines for a fourth time. “I’m not a humanitarian it’s just someone has to do it and that person is me.”

For more information on how you can support Dan Adamson and the Bethesda Children’s Home email Kilgore_fire@hotmail.com.

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March 17, 2016

Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy Of

by Joslyn Kilborn

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he play was inspired by the shooting of a young man named Freddy Villaneuva,” Vancouver-based playwright Omari Newton tells me. “A young man that was apparently unarmed, had no previous criminal record. He got into some kind of altercation with the police, and he ended up getting shot. He died.”

His play, Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy Of, is coming to the Yukon Arts Centre. It explores the aftermath of a violent police shooting through the experiences of a hip hop group, whose DJ is killed in the opening scenes. It’s not a re-telling of the Villaneuva story, but deeply inspired by its effects on Newton, who shared a hometown with the deceased youth.

“I wanted to explore why these situations continue to happen,” Newton says. “I thought writing a play about it would be a way to vent those frustrations.”

Newton began writing the play in 2008, shortly after Villaneuva’s death. He chuckles sadly when he tells me his biggest concern was whether the play would still be relevant by the time it made it to the stage. With countless similar stories occurring since, Newton says, “every year it seems to be more and more relevant.”

Though this is his first play, Newton has been writing and performing spoken word poetry since college. For him, art and activism have always been intertwined.

“I literally wrote a protest rap about recycling when I was in second grade,” he tells me.

“It helps alleviate a lot of the frustration,” he says, telling me

tained. It frustrates me that very often in the mainstream media, hip hop is demonized by people who don’t understand the culture.”

“I view hip hop music, and even some of the more violent aspects, the way I view a great movie,” Newton says. “We don’t hold someone like Martin Scorsese accountable for promoting gangster culture. Its just storytelling.”

If by now you’re wondering whether the play will feature hip hop performances, the answer is a definite yes. Although Newton would be “happy to have a tenth of the success of The Sound of Music,” he’s clear that his play isn’t a musical.

Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy Of plays at the Yukon Arts Centre March 18th and 19th at 8:00 pm. Tickets are available online, at the box office, and Arts Underground.

PHOTO: Andree Lanthier

Billy from Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy Of that writing this play helped him “take a more balanced and nuanced view.”

“When I was younger, I would have just been angry, I would have thought [the shooting] was just because of racism,” Newton tells me.

“But in doing research for the play I met a lot of police officers. At the time one of my best friends had recently become a police officer. My father-in-law was a chief of police in Ontario.”

What it’s really about, Newton realized, is “lack of bonds and bridges between communities. It’s not that there are people who are racist who are trying to hunt a per-

son of colour.”

The play also has another major focus.

“Generally plays are written for an older audience and not necessarily a diverse audience,” Newton says. “I wanted to tell an honest story that would appear attractive to a younger demographic and a diverse demographic.”

Which is partially where the hip hop theme enters.

“The demonization of hip hop culture and urban culture has always rubbed me the wrong way,” says Newton. “I feel really indebted to hip hop culture for giving me an education, keeping me enter-

Joslyn Kilborn is currently on Yukon-Hiatus in Toronto.

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My First Yukon Winter

by Tess Casher

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pon mentioning – or complaining about – the cold this winter, Yukoners immediately correct me, stating that the weather we’ve endured for the past several months does not remotely count as a real Yukon winter.

However, arriving north of 60 after living in the Middle East for nine years, my Canadian blood has thinned to the point of placing a gentle reminder to the Yukon population… it’s still bloody cold.

I’ve been living out the season as the idiot to winter and the dunce to darkness. In hindsight, I should have seen it coming with

the first snowfall when I was exuberant with giddy joy and the rest of the town knitted their brows in a bracing-themselves manner. Time started draining itself into winter.

In early December, I was walking into school late, but confident. I thought I had a perfectly valid excuse as I had to conquer a mammoth amount a layering getting dressed. I discovered that the electrical plug on our car wasn’t because it was part eco-friendly electric, but a block heater plug in. Scrape the car, wait, then pray for it to warm up. I faced the school secretary head on with my

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I developed my “winter legs,” which were always slightly bent, prepared for a slip on the ice.

Down coats and fur liners became the height of fashion. I started wearing the temperature like a heroic badge of survival, with greater pride as the thermometer plunged further into the negatives (always including wind chill).

My shorts retreated to the back of my closet. I headed to the stores to discover, when cold, one

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The city of Whitehorse can justify an unholy number of jackets. Christmas stockings were stuffed with warm mitts, hats and socks. It was the first time I was genuinely excited to receive clothes from Santa.

I slowly developed the rhythm to this way of life. The weekdays were about creating traction with the snow, through road salt and winter tires. I ploughed on with daily life despite Mother Nature’s opposing plans. But the weekends?

They were filled with utter joy of sliding on the snow in skis.

Now, in the midst of winter’s teasing departure, I realize I expected to find the beauty in winter through intricate snowflakes and breathtaking landscapes. What I

didn’t expect was to find beauty in the people. There’s something about the winter here that draws people together. It’s more than the small population combined with communal suffering, it’s the darkness that draws people home and brings people together. When next November rolls in, it’ll be the togetherness, the stars in the sky, the lights on the streets and the warm inviting glow from the windows that will still fill me with the same giddy joy at the first snowfall.

Tess Casher is an F.H. Collins student who is embarking on her first year in Whitehorse.

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Both are “painful but inevitable, as part of the process,” he notes.

Currently, they are planning to make more batches, although Baxter adds that, “batch number three is not even a twinkle in anyone’s eyes yet- our focus has been on getting number one and two done and … we don’t want to sell all we can make, because we want to let it get older, too.”

Baxter points out that Yukon Brewing is currently limited in the size and scale of their whisky production, which has to stop in the spring and restart again in August, as the facilities will be focused on making their main product, which is, of course, beer.

As to how these whiskies should be taken, Baxter says blithely, “You pay good money for it - do what you want with it. If you like it with an ice cube in it, put an ice cube in it - just please, don’t mix it with coke.”

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400 bottles remain, says Sangria. ”Every release will be different,” says Baxter. “Our goal is to have no two whiskies (we make) be the same… the only way we could have a consistent flavour would be to use (artificial) flavours and colourings. We didn’t want to do that, so we went to the other end of the stick.”

Hansen and Baxter bought the still in 2009 and this first release is the fruit of seven years of labour, Baxter says.

It is important to note that what Yukon Brewing is producing with Two Brewers is whisky, not scotch. Even though the process is nearly identical; only whisky made in Scotland is legally allowed to be labelled and sold as Scotch.

Whisky, Baxter says, is beer which has been further distilled, and the process is a long and complicated one. It takes 10,000 litres

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OLD CROW Thu, Mar, 17, Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Sun, Mar, 20, St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Lukes Church 867-993-5381 Thu, Mar, 24, Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center

TAGISH Thu, Mar, 17, Intermediate / Advanced Osteofit: Tagish 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Thu, Mar, 17, Tagish Treasures Thrift Store 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Thu, Mar, 17, Catch Kids Club: Tagish 4:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Fri, Mar, 18, Tagish Treasures Thrift Store 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Sat, Mar, 19, Beginners Yoga: Tagish 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre With instructor Lee Randell.

Sat, Mar, 19, Tagish Treasures Thrift Store 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Sat, Mar, 19, Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Sat, Mar, 19, Outdoor Sports Activities: Tagish 1:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Soccer, baseball, field hockey etc Sun, Mar, 20, Pancake Breakfast with Sunday Morning Trivia: Tagish 9:30 AM Tagish Community Centre 399-3407 Third Sunday of every month.

September 20th - Trivia Theme is “Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?’

Tue, Mar, 22, Tagish Treasures Thrift Store 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Tue, Mar, 22, Nordic Walking: Tagish 1:30 PM Tagish Community Centre Call 399-3407 for more info.

Tue, Mar, 22, Stayfit: Tagish 6:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Wed, Mar, 23, Tagish Treasures Thrift Store 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Wed, Mar, 23, Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Wed, Mar, 23, Coffee and Chat: Tagish Community Centre 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Fresh baked goods every Wednesday.

Thu, Mar, 24, Intermediate / Advanced Osteofit: Tagish 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Thu, Mar, 24, Tagish Treasures Thrift Store 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Thu, Mar, 24, Catch Kids Club: Tagish 4:00 PM Tagish Community Centre

TESLIN Thu, Mar, 17-18, Pancake breakfast 9:00 AM Teslin Rec Center Thu, Mar, 17, Public Skate 12:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Thu, Mar, 17, TMHA Youth Hockey (Ages 4-17) 6:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Thu, Mar, 17, Adult Badminton 7:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Fri, Mar, 18-19 Pancake breakfast 9:00 AM Teslin Rec Center Fri, Mar, 18, Public Skate 7:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Sat, Mar, 19-20 Pancake breakfast 9:00 AM Teslin Rec Center Sat, Mar, 19, Family Public Skate 2:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Sun, Mar, 20, Snowmobile Drag Races 9:00AM 6:00PM Registration 9-11, Races Start 11am All race classes including youth. Community Elders hosting a concession in the Heritage Centre. For more info contact Barry Hassard 867-334-6866. Teslin Tlingit Heritage Centre Sun, Mar, 20-21 Pancake breakfast 9:00 AM Teslin Rec Center Sun, Mar, 20, Catholic Mass/Communion Service at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Mission 10:30 AM Immaculate Heart of Mary Mission Sun, Mar, 20, Adult Yoga 11:00 AM Teslin Rec Center Sun, Mar, 20, Public Skate 2:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Sun, Mar, 20, Carpet Bowling (ages 55+) 2:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Sun, Mar, 20, Curling 6:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Mon, Mar, 21-22 Pancake breakfast 9:00 AM Teslin Rec Center Mon, Mar, 21, Kids in the Kitchen (K4-Grade 3) 3:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Mon, Mar, 21, TMHA Youth Hockey (Ages 4-17) 6:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Mon, Mar, 21, Adult Badminton 7:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Tue, Mar, 22-23 Pancake breakfast 9:00 AM Teslin Rec Center Tue, Mar, 22, Public Skate 12:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Tue, Mar, 22, Kids in the Kitchen (Grade 4-9) 3:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Tue, Mar, 22, Adult Yoga (13+) 5:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Wed, Mar, 23-24 Pancake breakfast 9:00 AM Teslin Rec Center Wed, Mar, 23, Golden Age Social (Ages 55+) 10:00 AM Teslin Rec Center Wed, Mar, 23, After School Activities (K4-Gr 3) 3:30 PM Teslin Rec Center

Wed, Mar, 23, Curling 6:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Thu, Mar, 24-25 Pancake breakfast 9:00 AM Teslin Rec Center Thu, Mar, 24, TMHA Youth Hockey (Ages 4-17) 6:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Thu, Mar, 24, Adult Badminton 7:00 PM Teslin Rec Center

WATSON LAKE Thu, Mar, 17, Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Thu, Mar, 17, Girls Night Youth group 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Watson Lake Sun, Mar, 20, St. John’s Church Service 10:00 AM St. John’s Church Service (867) 536-2932 Sun, Mar, 20, 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, Mar, 21, Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Thu, Mar, 24, Ladies Time Out Breakfast 8:30 AM Dragon’s Den Hotel Cynthia Armstrong 536-7239 Thu, Mar, 24, Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Thu, Mar, 24, Girls Night Youth group 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre

HAINES, ALASKA Thu, Mar, 17, Morning Muscles 6:00 AM Haines Community Centre Thu, Mar, 17, Vinyasa Yoga 5:30 PM Haines Community Centre Fri, Mar, 18, Earlybird Lap Swim 6:30 AM Haines Community Centre Fri, Mar, 18, Men’s Bible Study 7:00 AM Haines Presbyterian Church Fri, Mar, 18, Water Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Community Centre Fri, Mar, 18, Totem Pole Carving 10:00 AM Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre with Master Carver, Jim Heaton Fri, Mar, 18, Women’s Bible Study 10:30 AM Haines Presbyterian Church Fri, Mar, 18, Story time 11:00 AM Haines Borough Public Library Fri, Mar, 18, Yoga w/Mandy 12:00 PM Haines Community Centre Fri, Mar, 18, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 6:00 PM Haines Community Centre Sat, Mar, 19, Zumba Toning 10:00 AM Haines Community Centre Sat, Mar, 19, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 6:00 PM Haines Community Centre Mon, Mar, 21, Earlybird Lap Swim 6:30 AM Haines Community Centre Mon, Mar, 21, Water Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Community Centre Mon, Mar, 21, Totem Pole Carving 10:00 AM Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre with Master Carver, Jim Heaton Mon, Mar, 21, Mother Goose Stories and Songs 11:00 AM Haines Borough Public Library Mon, Mar, 21, Senior Exercise Class 11:15 AM Haines Community Centre Mon, Mar, 21, Cardio/strength training circuit 5:30 PM Haines Community Centre Mon, Mar, 21, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 6:00 PM Haines Community Centre Tue, Mar, 22, Morning Muscles 6:00 AM Haines Community Centre Tue, Mar, 22, Senior Swim 10:00 AM Haines Community Centre Tue, Mar, 22, Haines Women’s Fellowship 3:00 PM Haines Senior Center Tue, Mar, 22, Vinyasa Yoga 5:30 PM Haines Community Centre Wed, Mar, 23, Earlybird Lap Swim 6:30 AM Haines Community Centre Wed, Mar, 23, Water Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Community Centre Wed, Mar, 23, Totem Pole Carving 10:00 AM Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre with Master Carver, Jim Heaton Wed, Mar, 23, Senior Exercise Class 11:15 AM Haines Community Centre Wed, Mar, 23, Tlingit Language Class 3:30 PM Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre Wed, Mar, 23, Guys Yoga 5:00 PM Haines Community Centre Wed, Mar, 23, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 6:00 PM Haines Community Centre Thu, Mar, 24, Morning Muscles 6:00 AM Haines Community Centre Thu, Mar, 24, Vinyasa Yoga 5:30 PM Haines Community Centre

SKAGWAY, ALASKA Thu, Mar, 17, Stick and Mat Pilates w/Katherine 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Mar, 17, Mom/Dad & Me: Skagway 9:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Toddler Time Thu, Mar, 17, Senior Weights w/Jennifer/Katherine/ Rain 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

Thu, Mar, 17, Playgroup: Skagway 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Onsite babysitting. $2 per hour (min. 1 hour) / $1.50 per half hour.

Thu, Mar, 17, Restorative Yoga: w/ Jeanne 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Mar, 17, Spinning w/ Emily 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Mar, 17, Basketball For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, Mar, 18, SpinFLEX w/ Katherine AL 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, Mar, 18, SpinYoga w/Katherine 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Must set up yoga equipment in Group Fitness Room prior to class start time!

Fri, Mar, 18, Mom/Dad & Me: Skagway 9:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Toddler Time Fri, Mar, 18, Vinyasa Flow level 2 w/Katherine 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, Mar, 18, Playgroup: Skagway 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Onsite babysitting. $2 per hour (min. 1 hour) / $1.50 per half hour.

Fri, Mar, 18, SpinYoga w/Courtney 4:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Must set up yoga equipment in Group Fitness Room prior to class start time!

Fri, Mar, 18, Volleyball For Adults 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sat, Mar, 19, Spinning w/ Cindy 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Sat, Mar, 19, Senior Weights w/Jennifer/Katherine/ Rain 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

Sun, Mar, 20, Gentle Yoga: All Levels w/Jeanne 3:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sun, Mar, 20, Aerial Tissue w/Renee 5:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Special Fee & Sign-up Sun, Mar, 20, Hatha Flow: Level 1 & 2 w/ AJ 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Mar, 21, SpinFLEX w/ Katherine AL 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Mar, 21, Mom/Dad & Me: Skagway 9:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Toddler Time Mon, Mar, 21, Restorative Yoga: w/ Katherine AL 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Mar, 21, Playgroup: Skagway 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Onsite babysitting. $2 per hour (min. 1 hour) / $1.50 per half hour.

Mon, Mar, 21, TRX Suspension Training w/Abby 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sign up required Mon, Mar, 21, Spinning w/ Cindy 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Mar, 21, Hatha Flow: Level 1 & 2 w/ Courtney 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Mar, 21, Playgroup: Skagway 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Onsite babysitting. $2 per hour (min. 1 hour) / $1.50 per half hour.

Mon, Mar, 21, Soccer For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Mar, 22, Chair and Mat Pilates w/Katherine 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Mar, 22, Mom/Dad & Me: Skagway 9:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Toddler Time Tue, Mar, 22, Senior Weights w/Jennifer/Katherine/ Rain 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

Tue, Mar, 22, Playgroup: Skagway 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Onsite babysitting. $2 per hour (min. 1 hour) / $1.50 per half hour.

Tue, Mar, 22, Basketball For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Mar, 23, SpinFLEX w/ Katherine AL 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Mar, 23, Mom/Dad & Me: Skagway 9:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Toddler Time Wed, Mar, 23, Back/Hip Yoga: All Levels w/ Katherine 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Mar, 23, Playgroup: Skagway 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Onsite babysitting. $2 per hour (min. 1 hour) / $1.50 per half hour.

Wed, Mar, 23, TRX Suspension Training w/Abby 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sign up required Wed, Mar, 23, Spinning w/ Cindy 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Mar, 23, Playgroup: Skagway 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Onsite babysitting. $2 per hour (min. 1 hour) / $1.50 per half hour.

Wed, Mar, 23, Hatha Flow: Level 1 & 2 w/ Jeanne 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Mar, 23, Climbing Instruction For Belay Certification Class - Signup Required 6:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Mar, 23, Aerial Tissue w/Renee 6:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Special Fee & Sign-up Wed, Mar, 23, Belay Check For Certification Signup Required 7:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Mar, 24, Stick and Mat Pilates w/Katherine 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Mar, 24, Mom/Dad & Me: Skagway 9:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Toddler Time Thu, Mar, 24, Senior Weights w/Jennifer/Katherine/ Rain 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

Thu, Mar, 24, Playgroup: Skagway 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Onsite babysitting. $2 per hour (min. 1 hour) / $1.50 per half hour.

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ll the safety rules in the world have no effect if they aren’t followed. Too many people just think, “It can’t happen to me,” and off they go, oblivious to possible danger.

In recent years with our now super-powerful snow-machines, more and more people are getting into avalanche situations and many are not returning from their afternoons on the slopes. In addition to that situation, every winter we have snow machines going through the ice and the heavily clad riders end up drowning.

A warm winter like the current one gets more people out on the land, but the river and lake ice is thinner and the avalanche danger is higher. People don’t need to stay safely at home, but we all should accept that there are some risks out there and plan to avoid them.

The most obvious – and often overlooked – step is to let someone know where you are going and when you plan to be back.

That saves a lot of wasted time if you don’t get back on time as the searchers can start looking in the right places.

High quality clothing is next on your list and price often, but not

always, infers quality. Avoid buying into trends or labels without doing some research into quality.

Many outdoor/snowmobile clothing is designed down south for use down south and really doesn’t measure up to our northern severe weather requirements. Always carry some spare clothing including mitts and gloves so you can change if wet or just add more layers to suit conditions. Wet feet are common due to the very common overflow situations on both lakes and rivers.

Travelling with a mechanic is always a good idea, but learning some of the basic repairs such as a spark-plug or belt change is a necessity. Modern machines, like our vehicles, have so much electronics that repairs often cannot be made except by an expert in a heated shop back home.

You should always carry firstaid, some snacks and a survival kit with fire starter, shelter building material and a pot to melt snow for tea. Air activated hand and foot-warmers are life savers.

Save the booze until after you’re back home or in camp. Being under the influence certainly puts you at risk, but it always makes the situation more unpredictable and per-

haps dangerous for the others who are with you.

Stay alert as you travel, overflow can be deep enough to bog down your machine and not visible at all as you approach it. Open water, pressure ridges or thin ice situations can be anywhere and may not be apparent due to atmospheric conditions such as fog or blowing snow. Ice thickness must be adequate to support the weight of you and your group.

Be sensible and remember that your super-fast machine doesn’t need to be going top-speed all the time and others with you may not be experienced enough to avoid problems at high-speed. Accidents caused by following too closely or hitting fixed objects such as docks, trees or pressure ridges are common in the snowmobile world.

Larry Leigh is an avid angler, hunter and all-round outdoors person who prefers to cook what he harvests himself.

He is a past president of the Canadian Wildlife Federation and retired hunter education coordinator for the Government of Yukon. Please send comments about his articles to wild@whatsupyukon.com.

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Active Interest LISTINGS

Thu, Mar, 17 WCC Practice Ice Times: Whitehorse Curling Club 11:30 AM Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre Thu, Mar, 17 Pursuit & Velocity practice 4:30 PM Biathlon Range Thu, Mar, 17 Northern Lights Judo Club: Kids Practise 5:15 PM École ÉmilieTremblay Kids practise - 5 - 11yrs Thu, Mar, 17 Savaté (French Kick Boxing) 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo 335-4500 Thu, Mar, 17 Northern Lights Judo Club: Adult Practise 6:30 PM École ÉmilieTremblay Fri, Mar, 18 Hand to Hand - Level 1 (lunch class) with Gael 11:30 AM Aikido Yukon Dojo Fri, Mar, 18 WCC Practice Ice Times: Whitehorse Curling Club 11:30 AM Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre Fri, Mar, 18 Golden Horn Judo 3:30 PM Golden Horn Elementary Sat, Mar, 19 Haywood 2016 Ski Nationals Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club “Navigate North - the gold rush is on!” Five hundred skiers, representing the elite of the national ski community, are expected to attend the 2016 event. There will be five races in the series, running the gamut from sprints to long distance races.

Sat, Mar, 19 Jose’s Knighting Ceremony And Tournament 8:00 AM Takhini Hotsprings After an all night vigil Jose will be knighted at sunrise. After accolade and ceremony we will have a breakfast and prepare for a tournament to start at 11am.

Profights, duels, and 3 vs 3 group fights.

HMB rules for duels and group fights.

Sat, Mar, 19 Firearms Safety Course 8:30 AM Rifle Pistol Club Sat, Mar, 19 WCC Practice Ice Times: Whitehorse Curling Club 11:00 AM Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre Sun, Mar, 20 Haywood 2016 Ski Nationals Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club “Navigate North - the gold rush is on!” Five hundred skiers, representing the elite of the national ski community, are expected to attend the 2016 event. There will be five races in the series, running the gamut from sprints to long distance races.

Sun, Mar, 20 Firearms Safety Course 8:30 AM Whitehorse Rifle Pistol Club Sun, Mar, 20 WCC Practice Ice Times: Whitehorse Curling Club 11:00 AM Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre Sun, Mar, 20 Velocity & Pursuit 1:00 PM Biathlon Range Sun, Mar, 20 Family Drop-in Polarettes Gymnastics Club 2:30 PM Vanier Catholic Secondary

Mon, Mar, 21 Haywood 2016 Ski Nationals Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club “Navigate North - the gold rush is on!” Five hundred skiers, representing the elite of the national ski community, are expected to attend the 2016 event. There will be five races in the series, running the gamut from sprints to long distance races.

Mon, Mar, 21 WCC Practice Ice Times: Whitehorse Curling Club 11:30 AM Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre Mon, Mar, 21 Northern Lights Judo Club: Kids Practise 5:15 PM École ÉmilieTremblay Kids practise - 5 - 11yrs Mon, Mar, 21 Hand to Hand - Level 1&2 with Gael 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Mon, Mar, 21 Northern Lights Judo Club: Adult Practise 6:30 PM École ÉmilieTremblay Mon, Mar, 21 Public Night – Indoor Range 7:00 PM Whitehorse Rifle Pistol Club Mon, Mar, 21 Sword/Bokken with Gael 7:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Tue, Mar, 22 Haywood 2016 Ski Nationals Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club “Navigate North - the gold rush is on!” Five hundred skiers, representing the elite of the national ski community, are expected to attend the 2016 event. There will be five races in the series, running the gamut from sprints to long distance races.

Tue, Mar, 22 WCC Practice Ice Times: Whitehorse Curling Club 11:30 AM Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre Tue, Mar, 22 Pursuit & Velocity practice 4:30 PM Biathlon Range Tue, Mar, 22 Weight Watchers 5:00 PM Yukon College Please arrive 30-minutes prior to the listed meeting time for weigh-in and registration, room A2202. 403-473-0645 Tue, Mar, 22 Golden Horn Yoga 6:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Terice 668-6631 Tue, Mar, 22 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, Mar, 22 Youth Shooting Program 7:00 PM Whitehorse Rifle Pistol Club Wed, Mar, 23 Haywood 2016 Ski Nationals Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club “Navigate North - the gold rush is on!” Five hundred skiers, representing the elite of the national ski community, are expected to attend the 2016 event. There will be five races in the series, running the gamut from sprints to long distance races.

Wed, Mar, 23 WCC Practice Ice Times: Whitehorse Curling Club 11:30 AM Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre

Wellness LISTINGS Fri, Mar, 18, Sally & Sisters Lunch 12:00 PM Whitehorse Food Bank Free Hot Lunch for Women & Children 334-9317 Sat, Mar, 19, PFLAG Meeting 7:00 PM Yukon College Support for those struggling with sexual orientation and gender identity in themselves or someone they know.

Everyone welcome Sun, Mar, 20, Buddhist Meditation Retreat 9:00 AM White Swan Sanctuary hosted

by Katog Choku Ling under the guidance of Khentrul Lodro Thaye Rinpoche. A day of recorded instruction alternating with meditation practice. Open to everyone for all or part of the day. 335-1424 Sun, Mar, 20, 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, Mar, 21, Sally & Sisters Lunch 12:00 PM Whitehorse Food Bank Free Hot Lunch for Women & Children 334-9317 Mon, Mar, 21, Shamata Meditation 5:15 PM White Swan Sanctuary Group meditation all levels welcome Mon, Mar, 21, Buddhist Meditation Society 5:15 PM White Swan Sanctuary All are welcome!

Tue, Mar, 22, Weight Watchers 5:00 PM Yukon College Please arrive 30-minutes prior to the listed meeting time for weigh-in and registration, room A2202. 403-473-0645 Tue, Mar, 22, Golden Horn Yoga 6:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Terice 668-6631 Tue, Mar, 22, Tuesday Yoga 7:00 PM Yukon

HAIR STYLIST Wed, Mar, 23 FREE Activity Night 5:30 PM Whitehorse Elementary Bring your child and have fun with many different activities happening every week!

Wed, Mar, 23 Hand to Hand - Level 2&3 with Gael 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Mar, 23 Adult biathlon 6:30 PM Biathlon Range Wed, Mar, 23 Adult Gymnastics DropIn (New starting age of 14 years old) Polarettes Gymnastics Club 7:00 PM Vanier Catholic Secondary Wed, Mar, 23 Staff/Jo with Gael 7:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Mar, 23 Practical Course in Selfdefense for Women 7:00 PM Vanier Catholic Secondary You are invited to participate in Practical Course in Selfdefense for Women Program is running for 3 months and is sponsored by Yukon Government and you will get 50% off.

Register today!

Wed, Mar, 23 Public Night-Indoor Range 7:00 PM Whitehorse Rifle Pistol Club Wed, Mar, 23 Adult Gymnastics DropIn (New starting age of 14 years old) Polarettes Gymnastics Club 7:00 PM Vanier Catholic Secondary Thu, Mar, 24 Whitehorse Curling Club International Bonspiel Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre Registration Deadline March 22, 16, Great Prizes, Food and Entertainment 667-2875 Thu, Mar, 24 Haywood 2016 Ski Nationals Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club “Navigate North - the gold rush is on!” Five hundred skiers, representing the elite of the national ski community, are expected to attend the 2016 event. There will be five races in the series, running the gamut from sprints to long distance races.

Thu, Mar, 24 WCC Practice Ice Times: Whitehorse Curling Club 11:30 AM Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre Thu, Mar, 24 Pursuit & Velocity practice 4:30 PM Biathlon Range Thu, Mar, 24 Northern Lights Judo Club: Kids Practise 5:15 PM École ÉmilieTremblay Kids practise - 5 - 11yrs Thu, Mar, 24 Snowshoe Series 6:00 PM Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre 6335671 Thu, Mar, 24 Savaté (French Kick Boxing) 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo 335-4500 Thu, Mar, 24 Northern Lights Judo Club: Adult Practise 6:30 PM École ÉmilieTremblay Thu, Mar, 24 Youth Drop-in (New age limit 9 -13years old*) Polarettes Gymnastics Club 7:30 PM Vanier Catholic Secondary Thu, Mar, 24 Youth Drop-in (New age limit 9 -13years old*) Polarettes Gymnastics Club 7:30 PM Vanier Catholic Secondary

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We will explore a variety of meditation, pranayama (breathwork) and asana (physical movement and flows). All levels of practitioners are welcome. Beginner to advanced. Classes led by Emily.

Wed, Mar, 23, 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, Mar, 23, Women & Children Lunch Date 11:30 AM Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre Delicious Free Lunch for Women & Children Wed, Mar, 23, Baby Talk Sessions 1:30 PM Whitehorse Health Centre Wed, Mar, 23, Red Tara Meditation 6:00 PM White Swan Sanctuary Everyone welcome. For more info contact Vicky 6333715

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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Eye on the Outdoors with Murray Martin

Golfers and Duck Hunters Have Something in Common

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Meet ATAC’s President & CEO, Graham Downs for a review of the long-term exploration plans for the Rau Trend at the west end of ATAC’s Rackla Gold Project, and the company’s intention to permit a tote road to its Tiger Gold Deposit.

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he golfing season and duck hunting season have something in common. I am convinced that if a person took up both sports their problems would be greatly magnified.

I came to this monumental conclusion when I was chasing golf balls on the number six fairway.

It started to sprinkle rain, but undaunted, like a duck hunter, I forged ahead. By the 8th hole. I was soaked. A fellow golfer hurried by and asked how I was doing. I replied, in the words of a fisherman, that I was having my very best day.

I will turn 83 on my next birthday and that isn’t bad if you are a tree up here in the Yukon Tundra, but being a senior citizen of the Yukon, soaked up to my “you know what” is not the healthiest thing.

Suddenly, I came to the conclusion that both golfers and duck hunters have a certain insanity, clearly proven in their choices of sports.

A doctor told me to find a golf course and take up the game and relax. I followed his instructions and now I’m convinced the doctor needs a brain surgeon. Everyone knows there is no such thing as a “friendly” game of golf; you are out there to beat whoever you are golfing with, especially if it’s your wife.

It’s very clear that there is a close relationship between golfers and duck hunters. That relationship is called insanity. Most sports people stop playing when it starts to rain, with the exception of duck hunters and golfers.

Golfers use 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 irons; duck hunters use the same numbers on their shells, depending on what type of waterfowl they are hunting.

One difference I see is that the duck hunter comes out ahead when it comes to retrieving what he’s after. Consider the golfer: when the golfer puts his balls

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down on the ground, insanity sets in and he gives them a hard whack. When he finally finds them he gives them another whack and off they go into some bush.

Duck hunters have the advantage, here, as when they shoot a shell off, they have a dog to head into the bush and retrieve the duck.

Golfers tee off and aim at a hole in the ground. Duck hunters shoot at a speck in the sky. Golfers put their tees in their pockets.

Duck hunters put their tea in a thermos.

Golfers spend big money on elaborate golf clothes, yet only wear one glove while they are out golfing.

When duck hunters say they got five ducks, in reality it’s anything above zero. On the other side of the coin, the golfer always tells you he shot less than he really did. I’m convinced both golfers and duck hunters have a little fishermen in them.

The conclusion to my golf-duck hunter theory is that I think I’ll stick to fishing.

It’s a simple sport, if you don’t catch a fish at least you don’t have to clean them. Even a fish knows, if it keeps it’s big mouth shut, it won’t get caught. That might be some good advice for those two politicians out on fairway number 4.

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

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aving reached a certain age, I’m grateful for the younger, hipper people in my life who update me up on popular culture.

My friend Katie is such a person. She told me about Groupons, longboards, and Snapchat. Long before the last federal election, she explained to me what cage fighting was. She expands my slang vocabulary.

Katie’s latest intel from the big city was about paint parties. Now, there are two types of paint parties, and neither require half heartedly painting someone else’s walls in exchange for beer and pizza.

Artistic ability was not a prerequisite, and seemed to be irrelevant to the outcome ...

to paint a preselected painting.

Some parties happen at home, but in the ‘urbs, there are businesses where real life artists to walk you through the painting process. In Whitehorse, you can attend a paint party at Bailey’s Pub by going to Paint Party Yukon on Facebook.

I confess, my cheese detector was on high alert. The paintings on the web site tend to a folk art style, meaning that while they were painted by capable working artists and illustrators, if someone told you they were painted by middle schoolers, it would seem plausible.

The painting party, however, was pleasant and companionable.

The video was straightforward and easy to understand, if a little low in production value. The instructor had a cheery, middle American camp counsellor manner and gave instructions like, “Go ahead and grab some of that straight up white paint onto your brush.”

The women at the party were universally surprised by the results. As participant Robin Sharples said, “I wasn’t anxious but wasn’t expecting the paintings to really turn out, maybe one or two, but I thought they all looked pretty good.”

One type involves large numbers of undergraduates, techno music, and buckets of luminescent paint—not an event likely to come to Whitehorse any time soon.

The other kind, which Katie invited me to, is a gathering where each person is set up with a canvas, easel, paint, and brushes, and everyone follows an instructional video on how

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The resulting paintings were similar, but different enough that they didn’t lend themselves to comparisons of “better” or “worse.” Artistic ability was not a prerequisite, and seemed to be irrelevant to the outcome, barring any serious colour blindness or spatial impairment. Our low-key group did some minimal but sincere oohing and aahing over each other’s paintings, took a photo, and called it a wrap.

You might be wondering whether painting parties are similar to a painting class. No--they are primarily a social activity. It’s a way to spend time with others, but without the pressure to directly interact with others, since everyone is focused on their own canvas. Wine-drinking seems to be a major marketing element, making it also a way to drink with others without having to interact.

More importantly, painting parties are oriented towards one-time, short term success rather than skill building, as with a conventional art class. It’s a model that caters to a lowest common denominator, which ensures success for nearly everyone.

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Glenda Koh is a Whitehorsebased writer who often colours outside the lines.

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March 17, 2016

Sweeping The Ice

by Maria Gruniger

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f you want to get into curling, the Whitehorse Curling Club (WCC) is a great club that you can join.

The curling season starts in the beginning of October, but late September is the time when new curlers can register for the “Learn To Curl” program. Anyone from six years of age or older can register for this program. So, if you as a whole family want to get into curling, all of you can register for this program that runs for eight weeks.

“I like to say that it teaches you the ABC’s of curling,” says Club Manager Sandy Miller.

You don’t even have to buy any equipment because everything is included.

After the eight weeks, they encourage the group to form teams and carry on into the second half of the season to play in the Friday Fun League, which is the beginners league.

The WCC also offers lots of inschool curling, which is a good way to get into curling for kids.

After that, a lot of kids become interested and join either the Little Rockers (age 6-11) or the Juniors (age 11-16) program.

Another fun thing are the workplace curling teams. A business can rent a sheet of ice for $45 per hour, with all the equipment provided.

Bring a group of people to the curling club and have some fun together. If no one has experience with curling, the WCC will try to

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The Senior Women’s team “Grant” bring another rock into the house. They are, from left, Joan Hyrve (sweeper), Candice Braga and Laura Wilson (sweeper) provide you with a volunteer that will work with you and teach you the basics.

Ray Mikkelsen, ice tech and “super curler” as Miller calls him, explains how the game works: A team consists of four people with a lead, second, third and skip or skipper (team captain). Each player throws two rocks, alternating between the other team and the lead, second and so on.

“There are generally eight ends in a game and as each end goes along, the shots progressively get more and more difficult. But if the

lead doesn’t do his job properly, it doesn’t set the end out to what the skip wants and then they have to adjust the strategy. It’s just like chess on ice,” Mikkelsen says.

Who is the most important person in the team?

“Oh, I’m gonna to say the skip, because I skip,” Mikkelsen laughs.

“It’s generally the lead and the skip.”

The lead and the second are the workhorses, as they do most of the sweeping.

“It’s a sweepers game is what they say now,” adds Miller.

All in all, the WCC offers lots of possibilities to get into curling . With even the possibility for wheelchair curling, this is truly a sport for anyone, with all abilities between age six and 80+ years.

More information can be found at www.WhitehorseCurlingClub. com or if you have any questions you can contact them at 867.667.2875 or by email at Info@ WhitehorseCurlingClub.com.

Maria Gruninger is a writer by heart, a country music junkie, addicted to music and her favorite past time is eating her Mommies cooking.

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March 17, 2016

2016 Special Olympics Festival

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Yukon’s Best Friend: DOG CULTURE

Meet our dogs, they live for us, we live for them, the Yukon would not be the Yukon without Dog Culture.

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Alida Munro What’s Up Yukon is pleased to partner with the Yukon Transportation Museum’s Dog Culture Display, “Yukon’s Best Friend: Doggedness in Love and Labour”.

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he other day, I overheard a couple of guys in a coffee shop talking about their impending retirement. One is about to pack it in at the end of this month, the other hits the magic R-day later this year.

Perhaps it was excessive politeness that kept me from offering my thoughts on the subject. More likely, it was just the realization that free advice is worth exactly what you pay for it, and often considerably less.

There’s no question that leaving the realm of the wage slave after 40 years or so can be one of life’s more jarring transitions. It’s right up there with getting married, having kids, going to jail, or losing a spouse.

I’m willing to concede it may be a generational thing, but except for the most welladjusted souls (among whom I do not number myself), self-identity and self-worth tend to be inextricably tied to what we do for a living.

It’s one of life’s existential conundrums: If I’m not a barber, or a stockbroker, or a teacher, or (insert applicable noun), then who the heck am I? I’m not saying that’s sane; it just is.

There are some, of course, who manage to organize their affairs in

such a way that they can sail into silver-haired serenity, concerned with little more than whether it should be Tuscany or Machu Picchu this year.

There are others who champ at the bit, anxious to pack up that meagre box of personal belongings and hurl themselves into the multitude of projects, hobbies and Good Works they’ve been itching to tackle.

I don’t fit either of those categories. When I retired eight years ago, it was like T. S. Eliot’s description of the world ending with a whimper instead of a bang. It

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here, and I’ve never (well, hardly ever) lied to you before, let me state the bald, unvarnished truth: I hate being retired.

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It’s not even that I miss the regular pay-cheque. Okay, sorry. I just lied to you. I miss that a lot.

What I miss most is the adrenaline high of working under continual deadlines. I miss the challenge of having to draw on a variety of skill sets to produce something of possible value in an atmosphere of structured chaos.

So here I sit in my bathrobe, caffeinefuelled at somethingthirty in the morning, with no option but to set those damned words down in the proper order and hit Send with barely a minute to spare before deadline.

Whee! I’m working. This retirement thing’s treating me great!

or (insert applicable noun), then who the heck am I? was a balloon going flaccid. One day I went to the office as usual; the next day I didn’t.

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4. How old is Condor this year?

5. What type of aircraft does Condor operate into Whitehorse from Frankfurt?

6. How many classes of service does Condor offer to and from Whitehorse and Frankfurt?

7. Does Condor have a North American Facebook page?

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