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The Yukon Transportation Museum invites you to submit photos of you and your dog for their new exhibit

Ora, seen here bashfully claiming her award, was the second place winner of this year’s Rendezvous dog pull competition (senior middle weight division).

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What’s Inside

by Maria Gruninger

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he Yukon and the dog: they are two things that belong together like peanut butter and jelly.

The dog is the Yukon’s best friend and an icon up here in the north.

It wouldn’t be the same without the dog and maybe that is the reason why the Yukon Transportation Museum has had an exhibit on dogs for about 20 years and counting.

The exhibit showcases the history of dogs, working and living with dogs and transportation with dogs – including an exhibit on the Yukon Quest.

Now the museum is developing a new part of the exhibit that shows how ingrained in the cultural fabric of the Yukon our dogs are.

“Even when you go to a dinner party, the person putting on the dinner party specifically has to say no dogs, if that’s the case because otherwise seven dogs will come,” says Janna Powell, executive director of the Transportation Museum.

Dogs are a part of our society.

They keep us company, become our friends for life and are the reason many people get out of the house to take that morning walk on a dark winter’s morning.

The really fun thing about this exhibit is that the museum is inviting Yukoners to become a part of it by sending in photos of themselves and their dogs.

“People just keep sending them in, it’s really cool,” Powell says.

“There are dogs in canoes, on

paddle boards, snowmobiles and so much more. Those photos just show how much the dog belongs into our everyday lives.

“And then there is a part that isn’t done yet, but there is dog adoration and dog abuse”, added Powell. “It kind of balances it out, cause it’s not all super fun pictures of dogs.”

Last year in the middle of winter they started working on bringing the new cultural component of the exhibit to life. The tried and true elements of the old exhibit are still there, but visitors can already come and see the component featuring photos of Yukoners and their best friends on exhibit.

The Yukon Transportation Museum’s winter hours are Sunday and Monday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Starting mid-May the museum will be open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. New this year the museum will have extended hours on Tuesdays and stay open until 8 p.m.

To submit a photo for the exhibit sending it by email to Janna@ goYTM.ca.

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Peter Menzies (second from the right) and members of the North Klondike Music Society fiddle group perform at a coffee house night in Dawson City practice, we also use the evenings to raise money for worthy causes through donations and concession sales.

On April 2 we raised $320 for the Dawson City Food Bank. In March we raised $180 for the Dawson Women’s Shelter. Earlier in the year we raised money to buy some coffee house merch to have something else to sell for fundraising purposes.

For our next evening, scheduled for May 7, the funds will go to assist the family of a teenage girl who has Down Syndrome to attend a conference on that subject

in Montreal at the end of May. At the present time, unless something more pressing comes up (because we also donate to medical emergencies and things like house fires) the funds will go to the Dawson Humane Society.

These are great evenings and everyone goes home happy.

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

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en years we’ve b e e n doing this and we never quite know what’s going to happen each time.”

Nijen Holland (usually just known as Nijen) was quite right when he said this at the conclusion of the latest Coffee House/ Open Mic Saturday night at the KIAC Ballroom (formerly known as the Odd Fellows Hall ballroom).

Lately we find out for sure what’s happening as the names go up on the white board next to the performance area at the east end of the ballroom. We do have to make sure the dry erase marker is placed on a speaker, well above the reach of small fingers, or the board can get a bit confused.

Nijen was one of the founders of these monthly events and, except for a few years while he was Victoria, has been a mainstay, along with his partners in the River Bends band, teacher Clive Betts, pastor Ian Nyland and consultant James Taggart.

They used to just play their own material or cover tunes (lots of Neil Young and Pete Townsend), but over the last year they can often be found providing backup for singers or support for young people who are just learning to plus perform.

Over thetax last year or so the early parts of the evenings have become a showcase for young people, especially the kids learning to play fiddles as part of the North Klondike Highway Music Society. Also featured have been Betty Davidson’s (yes, my wife) St. Paul’s Youth Choir and a quartet of girls from the Robert Service School.

Aside from that, there’s always a set by River Bends, almost always two or three cover tunes from me and a revolving set of musicians that can see us hosting up to 10 acts during the two- and sometimes three-hour evenings.

Everybody helps to set up the room and tear it down when we’re done for the night, and the goodies at the concession stand are donated by players and audience members. A donation jar sits by the door.

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Live and Learn with Stephanie J. Hammond

It’s About You’re Grammar: Messages from a Dessert Island G

English as a Second Language I am pretty darned grateful that English is my first language.

Goodness. I have such admiration for those who pursue fluency in this quirky language.

And though not personally responsible, I often feel the need to apologize to English language

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When I’m communicating with a non-native English speaker and they make a grammatical error, I get my brain to fit what they’ve written into context. This way, we can carry on without the need for pointing out errors and potentially shutting down communication. As I am unable to communicate even moderately effectively in any other language, this seems the respectful thing to do.

Dyslexia The website www.Understood. org is a great source of information on learning disabilities. The website explains that dyslexia is a condition that affects the way the brain processes written and spoken language.

People with dyslexia are often very creative and can comprehend complex ideas, though they may be more successful processing information through auditory, verbal or kinesthetic learning.

Many very successful people, including Steven Spielberg, Charles Schwab and Richard Branson identify as being dyslexic.

However, the struggles faced by learners with reading and writing challenges can lead to frustration and low self-esteem. Persistent messaging of “this is wrong” and “you’re not good enough” can create an expectation of failure for people with dyslexia.

Many become very reluctant writers as self-protection, effectively shutting down communication in order to not open themselves up to further criticisms.

We speak different languages.

Our brains work differently. These are things to be celebrated, not criticized. When we value the very act of reaching out, of sharing ideas, of being vulnerable by putting thoughts into words, we’ll have a great deal more success in finding connection and opening channels of communication.

Grammarphiles, I challenge you to put down the red pens, look to the intent of the message and respect the messenger. Thanks alot.

Th ank you very much.

Stephanie Hammond is the executive director of LDAY. Questions about her stories can be sent to editor@whatsupyukon.com

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The Oxford comma debate: We invited the strippers, JFK, and Stalin. vs. We invited the strippers, JFK and Stalin.

It’s not just the witty jokes, though. There is a fair amount of derision hurled out towards those who struggle with grammar. For example, this quote was found on www.BoredPanda.com: “The distinction between ‘you’re’ and ‘your’ might not look like much to some, but confusing the two can deeply annoy those of us who value good grammar. Following the rules of grammar makes your texts clearer and more respectable.”

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Fiddling Through Time

Fiddleheads’ musical play at the Transportation Museum May 13 and 14 weaves fiddle music with stories from Yukon’s transportation past

by Ken Bolton

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t was a visit to the Yukon Transportation Museum that got Whitehorse fiddler and music teacher Keitha Clark thinking about an ambitious project for the 25 young Whitehorse musicians known collectively as the Fiddleheads.

“I thought this would be a funky place to put on a show. It’s an unusual, kind of unconventional space and we have such an interesting transportation history here,” the group’s artistic director explains.

Clark had already met Maureen Routledge, Canada’s first female certified aircraft maintenance person, and wanted to tell her “really neat” story.

“Her story isn’t one that’s super-widely known in the Yukon, and I thought here’s an opportun-

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ity to combine doing a play in this funky space with stories that aren’t necessarily well-known, but are really interesting.”

Doing a show with a Yukon historical theme was a natural outgrowth of what the Fiddleheads did last year and in 2014, when they performed The Fiddle History of Canada, which master fiddler Gordon Stobbe had co-created for a community fiddle group in Smithers, B.C. “When he was up here last year to finish up that show, we talked about the idea of doing this show, and he was onboard from the getgo.”

Clark had known the Nova Scotia-based Stobbe for years, not just from his frequent visits to conduct workshops and classes in the territory.

“It’s kind of a neat relationship, because we’ve gone from him teaching me in fiddle camps in Saskatchewan when I was growing up, to working collaboratively on projects. So that’s been a lot of fun and one of the highlights of working on this project.”

To form the musical core of the show, entitled A Fiddle History of Yukon Transportation, Clark selected various tunes from the repertoires of local fiddle icon Joe Loutchan and fellow Yukon fiddlers Gerald Edzerza and Amelia Rose.

She also picked a tune by Harold Routledge, husband of the aviation pioneer she wanted to honour. Stobbe had worked Rout-

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The Fiddleheads ledge’s tune, “Three White Birds,” into last year’s Yukon version of The Fiddle History of Canada, so the young musicians (who range in age from seven to 14) were already familiar with his work.

Clark then turned to local theatre maker Brian Fidler to come up with a storyline to fit the show’s transportation theme.

Fidler quickly dispatched the young players to interview Maureen Routledge, as well as Loutchan and First Nations elder Stan Peters.

“We tried to find people to work into the play who had a connection to both fiddling and transportation. Maureen’s husband, Harold, was a fiddle-maker and a fiddler. Stan Peters is a musician, and his Dad was a musician. And, of course, Joe Loutchan is Joe Loutchan,” Clark says.

Using the recorded interviews, along with archival photos, shadow screens and even a time machine, Fidler came up with an hour-long, multimedia show weaving together the themes of fiddling and transportation.

“It’s not meant to be a comprehensive history of Yukon transportation. These are more like little snapshots of not necessarily the things you think of physically when you think of Yukon Transportation.

“For example, Maureen being the first certified female aircraft maintenance person, or Stan talking about what it was like when there weren’t any roads up here, and how you would build a moose hide boat to cross a river,” Clark says.

“We wanted to do something that was fun. And there’s no more fun way to plug in all those things than having fiddle tunes and a

time machine. When you have those things and a whole lot of great kids and a sea of red hoodies, I think everybody’s going to have a good time.”

From his own experience, Stobbe recognizes how big a task it is to mount ambitious projects such as this.

“People have to commit to at least a year to pull them off, because the music’s complex and dense, and the story line has to be written,” explains the man who arranged all the tunes to fit the varying skill levels of the young performers.

“With this one here, there’s a lot of acting, so the learning thing for kids is humungous. There’s a big arc to it, but it’s so rewarding, because there’s history involved, there’s music involved, there’s a lot of different stuff involved.”

There is also a considerable amount of stage movement to master, with the help of choreographer Kate Fitzgerald.

Stobbe is particularly impressed with the way Fidler and Clark approached the task of developing a storyline for the show.

“The whole idea of sending kids out to interview the elders is a brilliant idea. This is community at its absolute best,” he says.

A Fiddle History of Yukon Transportation will play at the Yukon Transportation Museum on Friday, May 13 at 7 p.m. There will be two shows the next day, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Tickets are available at the Yukon Arts Centre box office and Arts Underground, or at www.

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

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Literature in the Kluane Country

Three authors with ties to Haines Junction open their books to do a trio of readings

by Jessica Simon

David Thompson at a Culture Days reading at the Whitehorse Coles I’ll read about what interests them.”

Revisting Kluane is a highlight for Radmore. During her first visit she marvelled at children playing outside at midnight. This time she wants to “walk a bit on rocks, look and listen. I want to have time to observe, mollify my yearning, impossible to fulfill, to be a real part of it all,” she says.

Radmore’s guide and co-presenter, Elisabeth Weigand, has lived in Haines Junction for years.

Her memoir In Memory of Mabel, recalls experiences horse wrangling with her friend and mentor Mabel Brewster.

In Memory of Mabel is Weigand’s first work in English. Her German-language memoir Yukon River Expedition details her canoe voyage of the length of the river and Sieben Monate Weisse Einsamkeit (Seven Months White Solitude) recounts her winter in northern British Columbia.

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luane Country has long inspired writers. Three such writers will be doing readings in Haines Junction and Whitehorse on May 17 to 19. Whitehorse writer David Thompson set his adventure novel Haines Junction in the community; Haines Junction author Elisabeth Weigand wrote memoirs about Kluane pioneer Mabel Brewster; and Ottawa, Ontario writer Claudia Coutu Radmore, who returns to the region after a 20 year absence.

Radmore will read from her non-fiction book Arctic Twilight and Canada’s Changing Landscape, an account of the life of Leonard Budgell (1917-2000) who travelled the width and breadth of the North in the service of the Hudson’s Bay Company.

“Budgell was recognized as a primary source on the North and there are 17 hours of oral history in the Hudson’s Bay Archives taped

by Jocelyn McKillop,” she says.

A chance meeting between Radmore and Budgell was the beginning of many conversations and letters as the small, quiet man shared stories of his life from Fogo Island, off the Labrador coast, to Tuktoyuktuk, NWT. Those letters followed Radmore through her service as a Cuso International volunteer in the South Pacific island country of Vanuatu until she had 7,000 pages of information about the land, people and environment of the North. Arctic Twilight is culled from those letters.

Radmore will read excerpts about Budgell’s time in Tuktoyaktuk. But, she says, “Leonard wrote about so many things.” So, she has indexed the letters so the audience can suggest topics.

“Do they prefer to hear about dogs, boats, caribou, goats, a tame seal, people, ghosts, owls?

Elisabeth Weigand reading at Fresh Roasted Writing at Bean North

Claudia Coutu Radmore

David Thompson joins Radmore at the MacBride Museum in Whitehorse on May 19. Thompson’s collection of short stories, called Talking at the Woodpile, is a blend of gossip, fiction and fantasy that makes our colourful population so colourful. His follow-up novel Haines Junction is the story of how Woodpile narrator Joshua ends up in the Junction and later Dawson City to tell the tales of the rambunctious Rock Creek Boys.

Thompson will read from his next novel and a short story called “The Chicken Coup Fire.”

The reading series, sponsored by the Yukon Writers’ Collective Ink and the Writers Union of Canada, will take place on May 17 at 7 p.m. at the Whitehorse Public Library, on May 18 at 7 p.m. at the library in Haines Junction and on May 19 at 1:30 p.m. at the MacBride Museum in Whitehorse.

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Mon, May, 16, Music Mondays with Steve Slade 6:00 PM Antoinette’s Restaurant Music Mondays at Antoinette’s is back! This week, catch the warm vocal stylings and guitar wizardry of Steve Slade.

Until May 28 Wearable Art by Qaqtis Arts Mon, May, 16, Mike Stevens Live at Antoinette’s Underground Until May 28 Silhouettes by Amber Church Arts 6:00 PM Antoinette’s Restaurant Just a gentle reminder that if you want to see & hear me in one Underground of my rare gigs, Monday at Antoinette’s.

Until May 28, McCormack + Tisiga + Winkler: Mon, May, 16, Ladies Night with DJ Carlo 10:00 Yukon Arts Centre Yukon Arts Centre This PM Jarvis Street Saloon trio exhibition features the work of Michael Tue, May, 17, Open Mic with Patrick Jacobson McCormack, Joseph Tisiga, and Josh Winkler.

7:00 PM Town & Mountain Hotel The exhibitions explore the social, political, and Tue, May, 17, Ginger Jam 10:00 PM Yukon Inn physical landscape.

Yukon Inn Boiler room fully electric jam session Until June 25 Fire and Flood: Disaster with PA system, drum kit and guitars provided and Perseverance in Yukon History Arts to musicians. Featuring guest co-hosts and Underground performers.

Wed, May, 18, Whitewater Wednesday 7:00 PM Epic Pizza goes till we are done!

Thu, May, 12, Roxx Hunter Live 6:00 PM Tony’s Wed, May, 18, Hump Day Trivia 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Pizza Roxx Hunter and Izaak Lazeo-Fairman Wed, May, 18, Jamaoke With Jackie 10:00 PM playing acoustic guitar music covering almost Jarvis Street Saloon every style and genre.

Thu, May, 19, Roxx Hunter Live 6:00 PM Tony’s Thu, May, 12, Fiddler On The Loose Joe Loutchan live 7:00 PM 98 Hotel Longest running Pizza Roxx Hunter and Izaak Lazeo-Fairman house band in the Yukon - Traditional fiddle music playing acoustic guitar music covering almost every style and genre. and more - jigging is encouraged and limericks Thu, May, 19, Fiddler On The Loose Joe are the norm.

Thu, May, 12, Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 PM Jarvis Loutchan live 7:00 PM 98 Hotel Longest running Street Saloon house band in the Yukon - Traditional fiddle music Thu, May, 12, Ginger Jam 10:00 PM Yukon Inn and more - jigging is encouraged and limericks Yukon Inn Boiler room fully electric jam session are the norm. with PA system, drum kit and guitars provided Thu, May, 19, Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 PM Jarvis to musicians. Featuring guest co-hosts and Street Saloon performers.

Thu, May, 19, Ginger Jam 10:00 PM Yukon Inn Fri, May, 13, Yukon Musician: Anne Turner Yukon Inn Boiler room fully electric jam session 6:00 PM Westmark Whitehorse Jazz and Easy with PA system, drum kit and guitars provided Listening to musicians. Featuring guest co-hosts and Fri, May, 13, AAMF Rec Stage Pre-Party 7:00 performers.

PM Splintered Craft How excited are you for this years Atlin Arts & Music Festival? We are thrilled to host a show in support of the Rec Stage, where you usually get to see local upcoming talent!

Thu, May, 12, Sundogs Toastmasters 12:05 Fri, May, 13, Time Travelling Fiddleheads 7:00 PM Sport Yukon Fear of Public Speaking? Try PM Yukon Transportation Museum Join the time Sundogs Toastmasters! Supportive members club travelling Fiddleheads as they explore Yukon’s that will mentor and help you improve your public transportation history with dancing, storytelling speaking, listening and leadership skills. Guests and fiddle music! welcome anytime during the year. 2048807245 Fri, May, 13, A Fiddle History of Yukon Thu, May, 12, Theatre with Susie Anne - After Transportation 7:00 PM Yukon Transportation School 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Museum Featuring interviews with living legends Thu, May, 12, Stage 1 Theatre Company Grade Stan Peters, Maureen Routledge and fiddling 4 and up 3:45 PM Heart Of Riverdale icon Joe Loutchan this multi-media production Thu, May, 12, Dawson to Berlin: A Romanian showcases the talents of Yukon’s favourite fiddle Love Story 7:00 PM Coast High Country Inn playing kids.

You won’t want to miss this one-time-only special Fri, May, 13, Lache Cercel & the Roma Swing dinner and show to wrap up the North and WW1 Ensemble 7:30 PM The Old Fire Hall Before Conference sponsored by the YHMA. Called leaving his homeland, violinist Lache Cercel was “Dawson To Berlin: A Romanian Love Story” - it’s one of Romania’s premier musicians. Cercel’s a journey of fine food, music, dance and folly to music is firmly rooted in Roma (‘gypsy’) tradition, highlight Yukon involvement in WW1 867-334-2789 Thu, May, 12, Consent is Hot Bang – O 7:30 PM Fri, May, 13, Burying Ground with opener Ryan Baked Cafe Get all the tools you need for a hot Mcnally and Brigitte Desjardin 8:00 PM Best passionate evening of consent! Ooh Baby! Sexy Western Gold Rush Inn Burying Ground with trivia and bingo with a tasty twist. Whether it’s opener Ryan Mcnally and Brigitte Desjardin date night, Girls Night, or Bros night - brush up on Fri, May, 13, Karaoke 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the your love encyclopedia, learn some new moves, Boiler Room and tantalize your biggest sex organ - your brain.

Sat, May, 14, Time Travelling Fiddleheads 2:00 Fri, May, 13, Dusk’a Friday Language Lunches PM Yukon Transportation Museum Join the time 12:00 PM Duska Head Start and Family travelling Fiddleheads as they explore Yukon’s Learning Center Bring a bag lunch and come transportation history with dancing, storytelling learn Southern Tutchone with our special guest and fiddle music! speakers. Call Erin Pauls for more information Sat, May, 14, A Fiddle History of Yukon 633-7816. All Kwanlin citizens and staff are Transportation 2:00 PM Yukon Transportation welcome!

Museum Featuring interviews with living legends Fri, May, 13, Go with the Flow Fridays Arts Stan Peters, Maureen Routledge and fiddling Exploration Grade 1-7 3:15 PM Heart Of icon Joe Loutchan this multi-media production Riverdale showcases the talents of Yukon’s favourite fiddle Fri, May, 13, Gourmet Pasta Dinner 5:30 PM playing kids.

CYO Hall Gourmet Pasta Dinner featuring music Sat, May, 14, Jarvis Street Saloon Saturday by the (almost)-Leesiders, with a Silent Auction, Sociable Jam 3:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Bring Cake Auction and White Elephant Table 668-1040 your own gear and we’ll plug you in or just play on Whitehorse ours! (867) 668-4567 Ext: 300 Sat, May, 14, Yukon Amateur Radio Sat, May, 14, A Fiddle History of Yukon Association: Coffee Discussion Group 9:30 Transportation 7:00 PM Yukon Transportation AM Emergency Measures Organization YARA’s Museum Featuring interviews with living legends breakfast at the A&W. Casual event. Hams from Stan Peters, Maureen Routledge and fiddling outside the Yukon often join. icon Joe Loutchan this multi-media production Sat, May, 14, FREE Ball Pit and Drop In! 10:00 showcases the talents of Yukon’s favourite fiddle AM Heart Of Riverdale playing kids.

Sat, May, 14, Introduction to Rapier Fighting Sat, May, 14, Time Travelling Fiddleheads 7:00 1:00 PM Tao Roung Wong Basic course will PM Yukon Transportation Museum Join the time provide an introduction to the sword, rapier travelling Fiddleheads as they explore Yukon’s fencing stances, striking and cutting with the transportation history with dancing, storytelling rapier and basic movement patterns. If there’s and fiddle music! time and energy, light / slow sparring will conclude Sat, May, 14, Burying Ground with opener the event.

Ryan Mcnally and Brigitte Desjardin 8:00 PM Sun, May, 15, Ceramics Open Studio 2:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Burying Ground with Arts Underground Non-instructed open studio. opener Ryan Mcnally and Brigitte Desjardin Participants are welcome to use the studio’s Sat, May, 14, Karaoke 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the tools and equipment; clay and some tools are Boiler Room available for purchase. Every Sunday except long Sat, May, 14, Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 PM Jarvis weekends. $5/hour.

Street Saloon Mon, May, 16, Free drop-in computer labs 10:00 Sun, May, 15, Open Mic Night 3:00 PM 98 Hotel AM Yukon Learn Free Drop-In Computer Lab for Sun, May, 15, Amelia Rose and Mike Stockstill Self Directed Studies A tutor/Instructor will be 8:00 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Amelia available on site to assist you. 867-668-6280 or Rose and Mike Stockstill toll free: 888-668-6280 Fax: 867-633-4576

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Mon, May, 16, Art Exploration with Barb Hinton 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Mon, May, 16, GO The Surrounding Game 6:00 PM Starbucks Chilkoot Centre Simple Game Deep Strategy. Beginners & Visitors Welcome.

For more information email: tjbowlby@gmail.com Whitehorse Mon, May, 16, Euchre Night 6:00 PM Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 254 667-2802 Mon, May, 16, Yappy Hour 6:00 PM Waterfront Trolley Bring your pups or just your love of our canine counterparts and join us at The Roundhouse - the historic building that will be the set for Dogtown: the Musical - for food trucks, a sneak listen to the tunes of the show, and more!

Tue, May, 17, Stage 1 Theatre Company Grade 4 and up 3:45 PM Heart Of Riverdale Tue, May, 17, Girls Group - Free Drop In! 5:00 PM Heart Of Riverdale Tue, May, 17, 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, May, 17, FREE Knitting Club 7:00 PM Heart Of Riverdale Wed, May, 18, Spanish Conversation Group 12:00 PM Yukon Government Administration Building Join us inside the Bridges Café 633-6081 Terry or Michèle Wed, May, 18, Ball Pit Play! 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Wed, May, 18, Heart Beats - Show Choir for Girls Grades 4-7 4:30 PM Heart Of Riverdale Whitehorse Wed, May, 18, Downtown Scavenger Hunt!

5:00 PM Whitehorse waterfront wharf Join in on an exciting scavenger hunt that will have you and your team exploring downtown Whitehorse, doing fun activities and competing with other teams for prizes and bragging rights.

Wed, May, 18, FREE Activity Night 5:30 PM Whitehorse Elementary Bring your child and have fun with many different activities happening every week!

Thu, May, 19, 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, May, 19, Theatre with Susie Anne - After School 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Thu, May, 19, Stage 1 Theatre Company Grade 4 and up 3:45 PM Heart Of Riverdale

Mon, May, 16, Northern Lights Judo Club: Kids Practise 5:15 PM École Émilie-Tremblay Kids practise - 5 - 11yrs Mon, May, 16, 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, May, 16, Northern Lights Judo Club: Adult Practise 6:30 PM École Émilie-Tremblay Tue, May, 17, Family Free Play Drop-in 12:30 PM Family Literacy Centre 668-8698 /668-6535 This drop-in includes reading time, free play and interactive activities. All Ages Welcome Tue, May, 17, Stage 1 Theatre Company Grade 4 and up 3:45 PM Heart Of Riverdale Tue, May, 17, Girls Group - Free Drop In! 5:00 PM Heart Of Riverdale Tue, May, 17, FREE Knitting Club 7:00 PM Heart Of Riverdale Wed, May, 18, Family Free Play Drop-in 12:30 PM Family Literacy Centre 668-8698 /668-6535 This drop-in includes reading time, free play and interactive activities. All Ages Welcome Wed, May, 18, Ball Pit Play! 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Wed, May, 18, Heart Beats - Show Choir for Girls Grades 4-7 4:30 PM Heart Of Riverdale Wed, May, 18, FREE Activity Night 5:30 PM Whitehorse Elementary Bring your child and have fun with many different activities happening every week!

Thu, May, 19, Family Free Play Drop-in 12:30 PM Family Literacy Centre 668-8698 /668-6535 This drop-in includes reading time, free play and interactive activities. All Ages Welcome Thu, May, 19, Theatre with Susie Anne - After School 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale Thu, May, 19, Stage 1 Theatre Company Grade 4 and up 3:45 PM Heart Of Riverdale Thu, May, 19, Northern Lights Judo Club: Kids Practise 5:15 PM École Émilie-Tremblay Kids practise - 5 - 11yrs Thu, May, 19, Northern Lights Judo Club: Adult Practise 6:30 PM École Émilie-Tremblay

MEETING & WORKSHOPS

Mon, May, 9-15 WW1 and The North Conference Yukon Convention Bureau 200 Delegates Welcome visitors we are pleased to host you, thank you for choosing Yukon.

Mon, May, 9-13 Consent Workshop 6:00 PM Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre 667-2693 Thu, May, 12, Triggerpoint LVL 1 Certification 5:00 PM Yukon Health Coaching This 4-hour workshop teaches the fundamentals of myofascia, reviews the latest SMR research and then dives into the Trigger Point Performance SMR Thu, May, 12, Family Free Play Drop-in 12:30 movement philosophy using the GRID foam roller.

PM Family Literacy Centre 668-8698 /668-6535 Thu, May, 12, YWHN AGM 7:00 PM Whitehorse This drop-in includes reading time, free play and Public Library Yukon Wholistic Health Network interactive activities. All Ages Welcome Annual General Meeting - 7 p.m. Thursday, May Thu, May, 12, Theatre with Susie Anne - After 12 at the Whitehorse Public Library. Everyone School 3:15 PM Heart Of Riverdale welcome! 667-6030 Thu, May, 12, Stage 1 Theatre Company Grade Sat, May, 14, Fermentation and Cooking 4 and up 3:45 PM Heart Of Riverdale for Nutrition 12:00 AM Wise Bodies Nutrition Thu, May, 12, Northern Lights Judo Club: Kids Workshop for making “Gut Super Healers”: ‘Kraut, Practise 5:15 PM École Émilie-Tremblay Kids Kimchi & Kefir on Sat, May 14. Don’t wait too long practise - 5 - 11yrs to sign up! Classes are small and will fill quickly.

Thu, May, 12, Northern Lights Judo Club: Adult “The road to health is paved with good intestines!”

Practise 6:30 PM École Émilie-Tremblay Sat, May, 14, Yukon Amateur Radio Fri, May, 13, Young Explorer’s Preschool Association: Coffee Discussion Group 9:30 Program 10:00 AM MacBride Museum 867-667- AM Emergency Measures Organization YARA’s 2709, ext.3 parents and children explore the breakfast at the A&W. Casual event. Hams from animal gallery together. Play games, create crafts, outside the Yukon often join. read stories and sing songs.

Sat, May, 14, Introduction to Rapier Fighting Fri, May, 13, Family Free Play Drop-in 12:30 1:00 PM Tao Roung Wong Basic course will PM Family Literacy Centre 668-8698 /668-6535 provide an introduction to the sword, rapier This drop-in includes reading time, free play and fencing stances, striking and cutting with the interactive activities. All Ages Welcome rapier and basic movement patterns. If there’s Fri, May, 13, Go with the Flow Fridays Arts time and energy, light / slow sparring will conclude Exploration Grade 1-7 3:15 PM Heart Of the event.

Riverdale Sun, May, 15, CAA Yukon Support Group 11:00 Sat, May, 14, FREE Ball Pit and Drop In! 10:00 AM Whitehorse Public Library Drop in meeting AM Heart Of Riverdale for those living with Celiac Disease, Non-Celiac Sat, May, 14, Imagination Station 10:00 AM Gluten Sensitivity or Dermatitis Herpetiformis.

Family Literacy Centre 668-8698 /668-6535 Sun, May, 15, Ceramics Open Studio 2:30 PM Drop-in for some snacks and activities inspired Arts Underground Non-instructed open studio. by the Yukon Imagination Library books! All Ages Participants are welcome to use the studio’s Welcome tools and equipment; clay and some tools are Sat, May, 14, Family Free Play Drop-in 12:00 available for purchase. Every Sunday except long PM Family Literacy Centre 668-8698 /668-6535 weekends. $5/hour.

This drop-in includes story time, free play and Mon, May, 16, Overeaters Anonymous Meeting interactive activities. All Ages Welcome 7:30 PM Many Rivers Counselling and Support Sun, May, 15, Whitehorse Yukon M.S Walk Services Overeaters Anonymous Meeting every 2016 11:00 AM Rotary Peace Park 867-334Monday Please ring the buzzer if the door is 9299 Rotary Park will be the site of our 2016 locked.

Whitehorse Scotiabank MS Walk. Back at Tue, May, 17-24 Haiku Canada Weekend Yukon the finish area, walkers will enjoy snacks and Convention Bureau 50 Delegates Welcome refreshments, family-friendly activities and the visitors we are pleased to host you, thank you for great company of other dedicated walkers. choosing Yukon.

Mon, May, 16, Family Free Play Drop-in 12:30 Tue, May, 17-24 Archeology Conference Yukon PM Family Literacy Centre 668-8698 /668-6535 Convention Bureau 150 Delegates Welcome This drop-in includes reading time, free play and visitors we are pleased to host you, thank you for interactive activities. All Ages Welcome Mon, May, 16, Art Exploration with Barb Hinton choosing Yukon.

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KIDS & FAMILIES

Tue, May, 17, YuKonstruct Weekly Open House 7:00 PM YuKonstruct Makerspace Tour YuKonstruct, see some projects in action, and meet some fellow makers Wed, May, 18, Toastmasters 7:00 AM Sport Yukon Fear of public speaking? Try Toastmasters.

Supportive members club who will facilitate your development: Public Speaking, Leadership, Communication. 3 clubs in Whitehorse to choose from. 7am Wednesday Sport Yukon. 12 noon Sport Yukon and 5pm Yukon College . All Welcome to observe. No obligations to join. for info: Glenn herbeeking@hotmail.com 204 880 7245 cell or just show up! 204 880 7245 Wed, May, 18, Toastmasters 7:00 AM Yukon College Fear of public speaking? Try Toastmasters. Supportive members club who will facilitate your development: Public Speaking, Leadership, Communication. 3 clubs in Whitehorse to choose from. 7am Wednesday Sport Yukon. 12 noon Sport Yukon and 5pm Yukon College . All Welcome to observe. No obligations to join. for info: Glenn herbeeking@ hotmail.com 204 880 7245 cell or just show up!

204 880 7245 Wed, May, 18, Toastmasters 12:00 PM Sport Yukon Fear of public speaking? Try Toastmasters.

Supportive members club who will facilitate your development: Public Speaking, Leadership, Communication. 3 clubs in Whitehorse to choose from. 7am Wednesday Sport Yukon. 12 noon Sport Yukon and 5pm Yukon College . All Welcome to observe. No obligations to join. for info: Glenn herbeeking@hotmail.com 204 880 7245 cell or just show up! 204 880 7245 Wed, May, 18, Annual General Meeting Yukon C.A.R.E.S 5:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library Come learn how you can be part of the movement, what we have accomplished so far and our future plans. We will present our strategic plan and have a financial report as well. Hope to see you there!!

Tue, May, 17, Brave New Writing 7:00 PM 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.

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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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Life, Love and Trevor

Dogtown: the Musical runs June 7 to 12 during the Magnetic North Theatre Festival

Dogtown: the Musical, a story based on the life and fate of a local dog named Trevor, will be one of the many productions featured during the Magnetic North Theatre Festival, taking place June 9 to 18 Nakai Theatre and the Yukon Circus Society are the co-presenters of Dogtown: the Musical, which will be playing from June 7 to 12 at the Trolley Roundhouse in Whitehorse “It’s a story about rescue and rehabilitation, love and hate, life and death. It tells Trevor’s story and much more,” says Selene Vakharia, publicist for the musical “There will be laughter and tears; it’s quite heartwarming.”

The musical was created by locals Roy Ness and Grant Simpson and features an original score and a large cast. Ness and Simpson have been working on development of the production since 2010.

Now, after six years of fleshing out their ideas, in addition to untold hours spent creating and refining the script and music, Dogtown is ready to hit the stage.

Vakharia says it promises to be a howling success.

“It’s well written and presented,” she says. “We’re building a set from scratch that will resemble a mini version of Whitehorse and there’ll be lots of dog costumes People will be singing the songs after they leave.”

Vakharia is excited that the musical will be presented at the Trolley Roundhouse, and that the historic building will be transformed into a theatre.

“There’s a lot of art here in Whitehorse, but sometimes we lack the space,” she says. “We’re fortunate to have found a new and unique venue.”

A sneak peak of the musical will take place on May 16 at the Trolley Roundhouse, from 6 to 8 p.m. The public will have a chance to come and check out the venue, have an exclusive listen to the musical score and meet the cast and artists.

Oh, and bring your dog, says Vakharia.

“We’re calling it Yappy Hour. It’s an evening for people to celebrate their love of dogs.”

The event will take place both indoors and outdoors, with food trucks, a photo booth and a mini-photo exhibit of dogs in the Yukon. There will even be silver platters making the rounds with dog treats on them.

“It’s an evening for dogs and the humans who love them,” Vakharia says.

Dogtown: the Musical will run June 7 to 9 and also on June 11 at 7 p.m. and on Saturday, June 10 at 7 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., and on Sunday June 12 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. It is showing at the Trolley Roundhouse. Tickets are available at www.MagneticNorthFestival.ca.

Gabriela Sgaga lives off the grid in her West Dawson cabin with her sled dogs. She enjoys mushing, skijoring and writing about everyday life in the Yukon. Please send comments about her articles to dawson@whatsupyukon.com.

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don’t like crows. I never have, and probably never will. I can spend hours watching eagles soar and glide on the thermals.

I love blue herons, in flight or standing in solitude along the shoreline. Ravens are mysterious and interesting. Loons, well you get the point. There are many birds I like.

As a child two trumpeter swans passed so close over my head on their way to the neighbours’ slough, I could have reached out and touched them. I will never forget those magnificent birds as long as I live.

I would not go out of my way to harm a crow, but also don’t wake up wondering how I can pass forward kindness to crows.

I rode my bike to work a couple of weeks ago and as I passed a fenced compound, which was topped with a healthy lace border of razor wire, a conclave of crows (the correct term is murder – as in a murder of crows) gathered together cawing and creating quite a ruckus. One of their group had the misfortune to be caught by the wing, in the flanges of the razor wire. He or she hung there; the weight of the body stretched the wing taut. It was a pitiful sight.

I rode on, being as how I don’t like crows. It was not my place to interfere with natural consequences. Besides, I rationalized, it was doubtful if I could even reach up there anyway. Then I thought that it was a poor way for that unfortunate crow to die. Not that there are good ways to die, but hanging by one wing on razor wire would be a slow and painful way to pass from this life to the next, especially with all your friends and buddies around, frantic and unable to help you out of the situation or ease your pain. At best, if the crow struggled, and

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Crows, like ravens are smarter than you think did not die, but managed to free itself, the wing might be damaged and then, being unable to fly would become easy prey. I turned around.

When I got back to where the crow was suspended, I realized that the razor wire was at least nine feet off the ground. It was much higher than I could reach.

But, at this point, I was committed to helping this unfortunate get free.

I looked around for a solution.

I could have tried to climb the fence – but that seemed foolish.

I’d end up along side the crow trussed up in razor wire, suspended above the ground. A pitiful sight. I needed a ladder – or something to climb on.

I propped my bike against the fence, and gingerly climbed onto

the top of the frame. I balanced delicately like a rotund weather vane and prayed nothing changed the equilibrium of the precarious perch below me. Not knowing anything about razor wire, I boldly reached in. I have since learned that razor wire is particularly nasty stuff, and will cut right through gloves without so much as a “how d’ y’ do.” I wasn’t afraid of being cut, the West Nile virus or anything else. I just reached in to free the bird.

At first the crow pecked at my hand. Then it seemed to realize that I was there to help, and deliberately looked the other way.

I, myself, have used the same strategy when being treated in emergency. I grabbed the wing and freed it from where the delicate bones were caught on the

razor wire. Once loose, the crow took flight and headed off with a cacophony of cawing as the group rejoiced at the rescue.

Quite pleased with myself, I climbed down and rode off on my bike. One crow rode with me, directly overhead, cawing loudly for about a block. Just before flying off, it left a deposit which landed squarely on the very crossbar that I had balanced on moments before. I think it was saying thank you.

Paul Rath, a freelance writer who loves the outdoors, lives on the Haines Highway, where the mountains are many and the people are few.Questions about his stories can be sent to editor@whatsupyukon.com

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Ashton has prided itself in creating the best cigars since its inception in 1985. This brand is fairly young compared to other cigar brands that have been around for hundreds of years. In this case age is just a number as Ashton has many fine cigars under its belt.

In 2008, Ashton decided to create a new line of cigars under the name San Cristobal. The name of the cigars in the lineup are Elegancia, Revolution and Ovation.

In a unique move, Ashton gave all of them the same label – which features a colorful parrot spreading his wings, surrounded by medals – even though each of these cigars are made with different tobaccos and have a different taste pallet.

The one I will be trying is San Cristobal Elegancia. The tobaccos used in this stick are from Nicaragua and Ecuador.

To pair with this cigar, I am having a Spanish coffee. There are different variations to make a Spanish coffee; mine is made using Starbucks house blend, combined with Tia Maria coffee liqueur and Bacardi Gold rum.

Traditionally, whipped cream is added to the top, but I’m not a fan, so Spanish Coffee, no whip it is.

To start, the Elegancia has a very smooth, velvet chocolate taste. I have no idea how the creators of cigars go about selecting different tobaccos in order to create a good tasting cigar. I guess there must be a lot of trial and error.

The Spanish coffee pairs quite nicely with the cigar. The dark chocolate taste of the cigar balances out the sweetness of the coffee, neither taste is overpowering.

The second third introduces some subtle spice notes, but the

smooth chocolate flavour still dominates.

I cannot get over how smooth and silky this cigar tastes. I’m surprised this one was not branded under the Ashton line instead of San Cristobal. Typically Ashton cigars are priced very high and deliver a superb smoking experience.

San Cristobal is priced quite a bit lower, but the quality is all there.

The last third brings in a bit of a dark chocolate taste combined with earthiness. Different from the smoothness of the first two thirds, but still good. The Spanish coffee was a good choice to go with this cigar. I’m sure any coffee paired with a liqueur would go just as well, if you are not into the flavours of Spanish coffee.

San Cristobal can be purchased online through www.TampaHumidor.com, starting at CAD$13 a stick.

Angela Szymczuk is a Whitehorse-based writer.

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ust building and helping to keep a fire going is great fun for kids of all ages. There is something magical about being near an open fire.

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A combination of a long-handle and a low fire are best for youngsters.

Simple twisted wire wiener sticks can be made safer by bending the straight tips back facing the handle to minimize chances of pokes in the eye.

The most basic fireside treat are marshmallows.

One or two can be placed on the tip of the stick or wire cooker and just held over the fire. They can be done to a nice brown complexion or more typically blackened and flaming when removed from the fire. The secret of course is to hold the ‘mallow near the heat but not in the intense flames – but children rarely learn this skill because it is more fun to have it flaming. Marshmallows are gooey and very hot when they come out of the flames so care and supervision is necessary to prevent burned lips or fingers.

S’mores are the next step up from the straight marshmallow. To make one s’more you need two graham crackers, some chocolate (or chocolate covered graham crackers (which is easier) and two marshmallows. Place the chocolate on the crackers and place the marshmallows between the crackers. You can balance this on a forked stick, but this is better done with a half of one of those wire-mesh baskets to prevent dropping all or part of it into the fire. More than one at a time can be made depending on the size of the basket.

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One word: Marshmallows sized to fit two slices of bread sandwiched on top of one another. Canned pie filling or even jam can be slathered between the bread slices, closed into the two sides of the clamshell and held over the fire until hot and the bread is toasted. Grilled cheese sandwiches can be made the same way. The tool will be hot when it comes away from the heat.

Wieners, smokies, bits of salami or bologna that do not require cooking, just heating can be done either on a wire stick, a real stick or in a basket. If partially split lengthwise before heating, cheese strips or chopped onion can be inserted into the split near the end of the heating time. If serving on a bun, heat the bun on top of the basket while meat is is being done.

Step Outside with Larry Leigh 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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Artwork by École Whitehorse Elementary School students on exhibit at the Yukon Arts Centre through the month of May and more than 60 students wanted to play a main character.

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The parents have also been a big part of the musical, helping with production of the costumes and the set. There are also parents who are helping out with makeup, taking photos and everything else involved with a big show.

The story The Little Prince was written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in French. The musical will be performed in French, with English subtitles.

The school is also doing a The Little Prince art exhibit that will be at the Yukon Arts Centre through the month of May. Art pieces will be for view from his year marks the 35th anniversary of French all grades. immersion programs in the Yukon and the The École Whitehorse Elementary School preÉcole Whitehorse Elementary School decided sents The Little Prince at the Yukon Arts Centre on to do something big to celebrate.

Tuesday, May 17 at 10 p.m. and on Wednesday, May That big project turned into a musical produc- 18 at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are available at tion of The Little Prince, with 450 students in all of YukonTickets.com the grades involved.

The school started having auditions in October Maria Gruninger is a Whitehorse-based writer.

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Mindfulness is all about being present, fully being in the present moment with all of your senses and

have been driving ourselves mad with the judgmental voice of Aunt Gladys without ever knowing that we could just ignore her. Mindfulness offers us an opportunity to break out of the mindless wander-

but you can relegate it to the back, where it’s harder to hear The Little Nag and all of her judging and boasting. You are driving the bus, not your ego, and you have the power to put The Little Nag in her place.

“Well how the hell are you supposed to do that?” you ask?

consciousness. For years we have been wandering around lost within our own heads, letting our ego rule our lives. And we didn’t even know it!

The endless internal chatter about peanut butter and dry cleaning and co-workers has been accepted as entirely normal, and we

ing and judgments of our ego and live in the present moment. Rather than following and getting caught up in the endless stream of crap in your head, you focus your energy on being right here, right now.

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Sound familiar? That’s because it is. All day (and many nights) our minds constantly barrage us with a litany of useless, mindless and often harmful thoughts and chatter. The Little Nag, as I call her, never, ever, ever shuts up. She (or he) makes you crazy with judgments, arguments, memories and useless facts. It’s like having your ornery old Aunt Gladys in your head all the time.

When I first learned this concept it was life altering. “You mean, other people have The Little Nag in their heads too? I’m not the only one? I’m not completely crazy?”

No, you’re not crazy, the world is.

And here’s another life changing lesson: the ceaselessly critical voice in your head is not who you are. You are not the voice. The voice is your ego. And your ego is a jerk.

Freud and Einstein and Echart Tolle and all great teachers of the past and present will tell you that the ego is the basis of all your pain.

The ego wants to control you, and it makes itself stronger by being a bully, a victim, a know-it-all, a negative Nancy. The ego works very hard to keep you in it’s power,

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Try this: take a conscious breath – feel the air flowing into your lungs, making them expand, stretching your diaphragm. Hold that breath for just a moment. Now let it out. Feel the air coming out of your lungs, your chest falling, your shoulders relaxing. There, you just had a mindful moment. You just temporarily stopped the flow of chatter in your mind and got your ego in check. You just opened the door to inner peace.

Now don’t get excited and think “Dang, this is easy! I can shut that Little Nag right up!” Nope, not gonna happen. That Little Nag is feisty and not about to let you off so quickly. Mindfulness is simple, but not easy. The thoughts will continue, the chatter will go on, but now you can choose not to follow it. You can let the thoughts just float by without being carried away with them.

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Community EVENTS ATLIN

Wed, May, 18, Board Games 7:00 PM Atlin Rec Centre Wed, May, 18, Ladies’ Lunch & Carpet Bowling 7:00 PM Atlin Rec Centre

BEAVER CREEK

Sat, May, 14, Women’s Yoga 9:00 AM Nelnah Bessie John School Just yourself in comfortable clothing Sat, May, 14, Volleyball 8:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Mon, May, 16, Tot Time 9:30 AM Nelnah Bessie John School Tue, May, 17, Women’s Yoga 7:00 PM Nelnah Bessie John School Just yourself in comfortable clothing Tue, May, 17, Volleyball 8:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club

CARCROSS

Thu, May, 12, 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 Carcross Thu, May, 12, Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Thu, May, 12, Prenatal Classes for Mothers and Fathers to be 7:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School With Kathleen Cranfield, Registered Midwife and CPNP coordinator Sun, May, 15, St. Saviours Church Service 11:00 AM St. Saviours Church 867-668-3129 Tue, May, 17, 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, May, 17, Tlingit Language classes 5:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Tue, May, 17, Sports Night 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School Tue, May, 17, Women’s Group 7:00 PM Carcross Community Campus 821-4251 Wed, May, 18, Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program Lunch 12:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School 8214251 For more info:kathleen.cranfield@ctfn.ca Wed, May, 18, Hiroshikai Judo 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School 332-1031 Wed, May, 18, Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Thu, May, 19, 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, May, 19, Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Thu, May, 19, 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

Sun, May, 15, Faro Church of Apostles Mass 10:00 AM Church of Apostles Sun, May, 15, Faro Bible Chapel Sunday Service 10:30 AM Faro Bible Chapel 994-2442 with Pastor Ted Baker 994-2442 Wed, May, 18, Parent & Tot Story Time 11:00 AM Faro Community Library For Babies to age 4. Stories & crafts will be provided Wed, May, 18, Faro Fire Department Meeting 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Faro Fire Department Wednesday Meeting.

Thu, May, 19, Environment Club 3:45 PM Del Van Gorder School

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Thu, May, 12, Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 AM Mun Ku Thu, May, 12, Adult Soccer 7:30 PM St. Elias Community School Sun, May, 15, St Christopher’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Christopher’s Church 867-634-2360 Licensed Lay Leader: Lynn De Brabandere Mon, May, 16, Fitness Classes - Pilates & Yoga 5:15 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue, May, 17, Southern Tutchone Classes 12:00 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue, May, 17, Takhini Family Game Night 7:00 PM Takhini Hall Wed, May, 18, 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, May, 19, Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 AM Mun Ku Thu, May, 19, Open Mic 7:30 PM St Elias Convention Centre Thu, May, 19, Adult Soccer 7:30 PM St. Elias Community School

MARSH LAKE

Fri, May, 13, Jackalope Friday Dinners 7:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Sat, May, 14, Tot Group 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Centre Sat, May, 14, Knitting Circle 1:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Sat, May, 14, Happy Hour 4:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Sun, May, 15, Mothers Day Brunch 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Centre Sun, May, 15, Drop in Badminton 11:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Centre Tue, May, 17, North of 60 Cafe 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Are you retired? Have some time?

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Tue, May, 17, North of 60 Seniors Cafe 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Tue, May, 17, Tot Group 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Tue, May, 17, Yoga with Richard 5:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Wed, May, 18, Highway Clean-Up Marsh Lake Community Centre

MAYO

Sun, May, 15, St. Mary’s Church Service 11:00 AM St Mary’s Church (867)667-7746 Tue, May, 17, Mayo Sewing Nights 7:00 PM Yukon College Mayo Campus

MOUNT LORNE

Thu, May, 12, Playgroup for parents 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes 667-7083 Fri, May, 13, Learning Lions - Homeschoolers Get Together 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes 667-7083 Wed, May, 18, Kids Craft time 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Thu, May, 19, Playgroup for parents 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes 667-7083

OLD CROW

Thu, May, 12, Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Sun, May, 15, St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Lukes Church 867-993-5381 Thu, May, 19, Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center

TAGISH

Thu, May, 12, Intermediate / Advanced Osteofit: Tagish 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Thu, May, 12, Tagish Treasures Thrift Store 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Thu, May, 12, Catch Kids Club: Tagish 4:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Fri, May, 13, Tagish Treasures Thrift Store 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Sat, May, 14, Beginners Yoga: Tagish 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre With instructor Lee Randell.

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Sat, May, 14, Tagish Treasures Thrift Store 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Sat, May, 14, Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Sat, May, 14, Outdoor Sports Activities: Tagish 1:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Soccer, baseball, field hockey etc Sun, May, 15, 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, May, 17, Tagish Treasures Thrift Store 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Tue, May, 17, Nordic Walking: Tagish 1:30 PM Tagish Community Centre Call 399-3407 for more info.

Tue, May, 17, Stayfit: Tagish 6:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Wed, May, 18, Tagish Treasures Thrift Store 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Wed, May, 18, Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Wed, May, 18, Foot Wellness Clinic 1:30 PM Tagish Community Centre Wed, May, 18, Coffee and Chat: Tagish Community Centre 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Fresh baked goods every Wednesday.

Wed, May, 18, Tagish Community Association meeting 7:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Agenda posted at tagish.ca Thu, May, 19, Intermediate / Advanced Osteofit: Tagish 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Thu, May, 19, Tagish Treasures Thrift Store 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Thu, May, 19, Catch Kids Club: Tagish 4:00 PM Tagish Community Centre

TESLIN

Thu, May, 12, After school sports Grades 4-9 3:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Thu, May, 12, Adult Badminton 7:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Sat, May, 14, Teslin Youth Club (Gr 7-12) 8:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Sun, May, 15, Catholic Mass/Communion Service at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Mission 10:30 AM Immaculate Heart of Mary Mission Sun, May, 15, Adult Yoga 11:00 AM Teslin Rec Center Sun, May, 15, Public Skate 2:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Sun, May, 15, Carpet Bowling (ages 55+) 2:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Mon, May, 16, Kids in the Kitchen (K4-Grade 3) 3:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Mon, May, 16, Adult Badminton 7:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Tue, May, 17, Kids in the Kitchen (Grade 4-9) 3:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Tue, May, 17, Adult Yoga (13+) 5:15 PM Teslin Rec Center Wed, May, 18, Golden Age Social (Ages 55+) 10:00 AM Teslin Rec Center Wed, May, 18, After School Activities (K4-Gr 3) 3:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Thu, May, 19, After school sports Grades 4-9 3:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Thu, May, 19, Adult Badminton 7:00 PM Teslin Rec Center

WATSON LAKE

Thu, May, 12, Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Thu, May, 12, Girls Night Youth group 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Sun, May, 15, St. John’s Church Service 10:00 AM St. John’s Church Service (867) 536-2932 Sun, May, 15, 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, May, 16, Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Tue, May, 17, Town of Watson Lake Council Meeting 7:00 PM Town of Watson Lake Thu, May, 19, Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Thu, May, 19, Girls Night Youth group 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre

HAINES, ALASKA

Thu, May, 12, Morning Muscles 6:00 AM Haines Community Centre Thu, May, 12, Vinyasa Yoga 5:30 PM Haines Community Centre Fri, May, 13, Earlybird Lap Swim 6:30 AM Haines Community Centre Fri, May, 13, Men’s Bible Study 7:00 AM Haines Presbyterian Church Fri, May, 13, Water Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Community Centre

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Fri, May, 13, Totem Pole Carving 10:00 AM Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre with Master Carver, Jim Heaton Fri, May, 13, Women’s Bible Study 10:30 AM Haines Presbyterian Church Fri, May, 13, Story time 11:00 AM Haines Borough Public Library Fri, May, 13, Yoga w/Mandy 12:00 PM Haines Community Centre Fri, May, 13, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 6:00 PM Haines Community Centre Fri, May, 13, Incorruptible: A Dark Comedy about the Dark Ages by Michael Hollinger 7:00 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts This comedy set in the Middle Ages plays with monk-hood and the ideas of doing evil to do good. Mostly it’s a farce with an interesting dark comedy bent. When in the midst of their stumbling silly and grasping selves there is a moment of true belief Sat, May, 14, Zumba Toning 10:00 AM Haines Community Centre Sat, May, 14, Grand Opening 10:00 AM Haines Borough Alaska Please join us for the grand opening of the Jilkaat Kwaan Cultural Heritage Centre and Bald Eagle Preserve visitor centre.

Sat, May, 14, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 6:00 PM Haines Community Centre Sat, May, 14, Incorruptible: A Dark Comedy about the Dark Ages by Michael Hollinger 7:00 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts This comedy set in the Middle Ages plays with monk-hood and the ideas of doing evil to do good. Mostly it’s a farce with an interesting dark comedy bent. When in the midst of their stumbling silly and grasping selves there is a moment of true belief Mon, May, 16, Earlybird Lap Swim 6:30 AM Haines Community Centre Mon, May, 16, Water Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Community Centre Mon, May, 16, Totem Pole Carving 10:00 AM Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre with Master Carver, Jim Heaton Mon, May, 16, Mother Goose Stories and Songs 11:00 AM Haines Borough Public Library Mon, May, 16, Senior Exercise Class 11:15 AM Haines Community Centre Mon, May, 16, Cardio/strength training circuit 5:30 PM Haines Community Centre Mon, May, 16, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 6:00 PM Haines Community Centre Tue, May, 17, Morning Muscles 6:00 AM Haines Community Centre Tue, May, 17, Senior Swim 10:00 AM Haines Community Centre Tue, May, 17, Haines Women’s Fellowship 3:00 PM Haines Senior Center Tue, May, 17, Vinyasa Yoga 5:30 PM Haines Community Centre Wed, May, 18, Earlybird Lap Swim 6:30 AM Haines Community Centre Wed, May, 18, Water Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Community Centre Wed, May, 18, Totem Pole Carving 10:00 AM Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre with Master Carver, Jim Heaton Wed, May, 18, Senior Exercise Class 11:15 AM Haines Community Centre Wed, May, 18, Tlingit Language Class 3:30 PM Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre Wed, May, 18, Guys Yoga 5:00 PM Haines Community Centre Wed, May, 18, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 6:00 PM Haines Community Centre Thu, May, 19, Morning Muscles 6:00 AM Haines Community Centre Thu, May, 19, Vinyasa Yoga 5:30 PM Haines Community Centre

SKAGWAY, ALASKA

Thu, May, 12, Stick and Mat Pilates w/Katherine 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, May, 12, Mom/Dad & Me: Skagway 9:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Toddler Time Thu, May, 12, Senior Weights w/Jennifer/Katherine/ Rain 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

Thu, May, 12, Playgroup: Skagway 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Onsite babysitting. $2 per hour (min. 1 hour) / $1.50 per half hour.

Thu, May, 12, Restorative Yoga: w/ Jeanne 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, May, 12, Spinning w/ Emily 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, May, 12, Basketball For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, May, 13, SpinFLEX w/ Katherine AL 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, May, 13, SpinYoga w/Katherine 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Must set up yoga equipment in Group Fitness Room prior to class start time!

Fri, May, 13, Mom/Dad & Me: Skagway 9:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Toddler Time Fri, May, 13, Vinyasa Flow level 2 w/Katherine 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre

Fri, May, 13, Playgroup: Skagway 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Onsite babysitting. $2 per hour (min. 1 hour) / $1.50 per half hour.

Fri, May, 13, SpinYoga w/Courtney 4:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Must set up yoga equipment in Group Fitness Room prior to class start time!

Fri, May, 13, Volleyball For Adults 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sat, May, 14, Spinning w/ Cindy 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Sat, May, 14, Senior Weights w/Jennifer/Katherine/ Rain 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

Sat, May, 14, Dr Webb at the Red Onion Saloon 9:00 PM Red Onion Saloon Looping multiple instruments from bass to mandolin to create an electric sound you’ll feel the rhythm in your soul.

Sun, May, 15, Gentle Yoga: All Levels w/Jeanne 3:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sun, May, 15, Aerial Tissue w/Renee 5:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Special Fee & Sign-up Sun, May, 15, Hatha Flow: Level 1 & 2 w/ AJ 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, May, 16, SpinFLEX w/ Katherine AL 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, May, 16, Mom/Dad & Me: Skagway 9:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Toddler Time Mon, May, 16, Restorative Yoga: w/ Katherine AL 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, May, 16, Playgroup: Skagway 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Onsite babysitting. $2 per hour (min. 1 hour) / $1.50 per half hour.

Mon, May, 16, TRX Suspension Training w/Abby 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sign up required Mon, May, 16, Spinning w/ Cindy 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, May, 16, Hatha Flow: Level 1 & 2 w/ Courtney 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, May, 16, Playgroup: Skagway 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Onsite babysitting. $2 per hour (min. 1 hour) / $1.50 per half hour.

Mon, May, 16, Soccer For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, May, 17, Chair and Mat Pilates w/Katherine 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, May, 17, Mom/Dad & Me: Skagway 9:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Toddler Time Tue, May, 17, Senior Weights w/Jennifer/Katherine/ Rain 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

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

Tue, May, 17, Basketball For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, May, 18, SpinFLEX w/ Katherine AL 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, May, 18, Mom/Dad & Me: Skagway 9:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Toddler Time Wed, May, 18, Back/Hip Yoga: All Levels w/ Katherine 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, May, 18, Playgroup: Skagway 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Onsite babysitting. $2 per hour (min. 1 hour) / $1.50 per half hour.

Wed, May, 18, TRX Suspension Training w/Abby 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sign up required Wed, May, 18, Spinning w/ Cindy 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, May, 18, Playgroup: Skagway 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Onsite babysitting. $2 per hour (min. 1 hour) / $1.50 per half hour.

Wed, May, 18, Hatha Flow: Level 1 & 2 w/ Jeanne 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, May, 18, Climbing Instruction For Belay Certification Class - Signup Required 6:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, May, 18, Aerial Tissue w/Renee 6:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Special Fee & Sign-up Wed, May, 18, Belay Check For Certification Signup Required 7:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, May, 19, Stick and Mat Pilates w/Katherine 8:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, May, 19, Mom/Dad & Me: Skagway 9:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Toddler Time Thu, May, 19, Senior Weights w/Jennifer/Katherine/ Rain 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

Thu, May, 19, Playgroup: Skagway 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Onsite babysitting. $2 per hour (min. 1 hour) / $1.50 per half hour.

Thu, May, 19, Restorative Yoga: w/ Jeanne 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, May, 19, Spinning w/ Emily 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, May, 19, Basketball For Adults 7:00 PMSkagway Recreation Centre

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Fri, May, 13, Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri, May, 13, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Fri, May, 13, Get together en français 5:30 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Painless French for everyone in Dawson! Pot luck, entertainment for kids, and live music. dawson@afy.yk.ca Fri, May, 13, Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

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Sat, May, 14, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Sun, May, 15, St. Paul’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Paul’s Church 867-993-5381 Sun, May, 15, Sweet Nuggets 11:00 PM Westminster Hotel Lady M & her Mr. Men’s in the cocktail lounge Mon, May, 16, Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Mon, May, 16, Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Mon, May, 16, Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

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That Gypsy Jazz Swing

Romanian fiddler Lache Cercel brings a Roma Swing trio to the Old Fire Hall this Friday

by Ken Bolton

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nyone contemplating starting a small musical group to perform on a cruise ship would be well-advised to contact Lache Cercel.

The Romanian-born fiddler, who now lives in B.C., teaches a course in how to develop a successful repertoire for just such a venture.

“This is something I know myself, because from when I was 18 years old, I played in high-class hotels and I had to be prepared,” he says.

“In a way, it’s a very good place to perform, because you have your own freedom. You don’t have a conductor, where you have to play Vivaldi with an orchestra. You make your own sound of Vivaldi and people will be happy just to recognize it.”

Teaching advanced students is just one string to Cercel’s bow. He is also recognized for his virtuosic fiddle playing and his advocacy of a Middle Eastern and European fusion of folk, klezmer and gypsy jazz he calls Roma Swing.

Both of Cercel’s parents were musicians, and his father was conductor of a folk ensemble with a symphony orchestra in Moldavia.

His maternal grandfather brought a strong knowledge of classical musicology when he emigrated from France before the Second World War. “When the communists took over, they didn’t have well-prepared people to replace, and they found him and he became a teacher at the music academy,” Cercel says. “He was the one who put the

violin in my hand when I was six years old.”

Cercel graduated from the Academy of Arts in Bucharest before becoming the first soloist with the Radio and Television and one of the country’s premier musicians. In 1986, the Romanian government designated him “Artist of the People.”

From his classical roots, Cercel moved on to classical café concerts, which offered “more freedom, and had elements of folk” along with classical influences. It’s a form that goes back to 1877, when the Ottoman Empire’s retreat from Europe left “lots of bags of coffee” in its wake.

“People in high society were thinking about what kind of music they wanted to listen to with their drink, because classical is too formal and folk is too lively,” Cercel explains. “This classical café concert music is very popular in Europe. Here, people call it salon music.”

From there, Cercel became inspired by the music of French jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli, which he heard over shortwave radio because the recordings weren’t available in Romania.

“And I said, ‘Oh, this is great.

Somebody can do the music that I’m thinking, and there exists another kind of music beside folk and classical and café concert.

And that was jazz – gypsy jazz.”

Cercel explains at length that Romanians don’t call it gypsy jazz, or Roma jazz, because the music varies widely from country to country, whereas the Romani

people were indigenous to South Asia, specifically.

“You travel to the Balkans, it’s a different style. You travel to Spain, it’s flamenco. You go up north to France and Belgium, you find gypsy jazz. It’s just a more western sound, you know, using the jazz chord progression.”

Cercel decided to leave Romania in 1987 to pursue his interest in “trying to make things better, trying to bring different ideas.

But I was limited, because I didn’t have access to different genres of music.”

As a performer in Black Sea resorts, he had met people from Europe and North America, triggering a desire for change. He says it was his “destiny” to come to Canada, where he pursued further music studies at Vancouver Community College.

“I left Romania in a communist regime and it wasn’t so easy for me, being there. As an artist, I was thinking I should be able to travel, which was kind of difficult, but I got an invitation. I came here, and based on my music and references, I was able to stay.”

Cercel travelled back to Romania in 1994 and 1996 to work on his first CD, a recording of his composition “Rhapsody of Romania,” which reflects music from all the major Romanian provinces.

He has lived in Vancouver since 1996.

“When I came here, I couldn’t find musicians in my genre of music. I was very patient; I met musicians and very slowly we built a unique sound, the Roma Swing

PHOTO: courtesy of Lache Cercel

Lache Cercel and the Roma Swing Ensemble Musica Konkordo CD cover Ensemble, which is a blend.”

Last year, they toured Romania and Turkey with a concert called We Are All One Nation.

“Music is a tool that can change people’s minds, bring people together and help our society and the universe,” he says.

Cercel would like to follow up with a bigger tour next year, to “make people understand we are all one nation... because you know what’s happening in the world these days.”

Three members of his Roma

Swing Ensemble will perform at the Old Fire Hall on Friday, May 13 at 7:30 p.m. Besides Cercel, the trio includes Don Ogilvie on guitar and Sam Schoichet on bass. The three have played together since 1999.

The concert is sponsored by Jazz Yukon.

Ken Bolton is former co-editor of What’s Up Yukon who makes his home southeast of Whitehorse.

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May 12, 2016

Ideas and the Land

Art show at the YAC explores colonization

By Nicole Bauberger

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ll three exhibitions currently on display at the Yukon Arts Centre’s public art gallery have to do with colonization.

Joseph Tisiga: IBC 1st Hole: Death Prophecy Denied Joseph Tisiga’s paintings in watercolour and acrylic surround an interactive mini putt course in IBC 1st Hole: Death Prophecy Denied to create a critique of the Canadian government’s negotiations with First Nations regarding land claims. Tisiga is from the Liard First Nation.

Tisiga’s show begins with a strong statement: “THE GAME CAN NOT BE WON” appears boldly brushed in black in all caps on 27 large old blueprints on the wall leading into the show.

An installation on worn out Astroturf includes a huge sleigh bed pierced with two pickaxes. A vintage glass case holds a chess board, the white pieces with headless horses and western rooks, the green ones with “Indian” figures and bears for horses. Small Coke bottles with rags sticking out with them look like Molotov cocktails.

Inside, Tisiga’s paintings evoke the fever dreams of a land claims negotiator. A speaker stands on a box of Brillo soap pads. Someone sprays chemicals on spirit houses.

A figure hovers over a fire.

In addition to the paintings, installation transforms the space into a claustrophobic mini putt game.

The high space of the gallery is taken up by a yellowed canvas wall tent suspended from the ceiling.

Signs point in various directions, “Dirty water,” “Broken land,” “Mild inconvenience,” and so on.

You can use the crooked mallets to bat the black balls around, but most of the ramps leading up to the mouths of the plywood cut out faces are too narrow to put the ball up.

How you would win this game and what the goal would be is not clear, but even the basic tasks are pretty impossible. It’s a game that cannot be won. It’s worth trying though, to feel the futility Tisiga is trying to convey.

Tisiga’s paintings on paper inhabit a mini putt course which conveys frustration and futility at the edges of human habitation.

Station begins with three photographs mounted into tables.

All three of them include oildrum-like shapes, ubiquitous in the far north. Even the Quonset huts begin to look like oil drums.

Inside the show, three structures dominate the darkened space.

Percussive sounds and flickering lights project from five oil drums on the floor, making shapes on the wall.

Bluish flickering lights come out of a high, cache-like structure. On closer inspection, looking up through the diagonal slats that make up the walls, you can see a screen set into the cache’s ceiling, with a stream of arctic images flitting by too quickly to see their details.

All of these works were inspired by DEW (Distant Early Warning) line stations in the Canadian high arctic.

the sequoia tree, “Sequoiadendron giganteum,” we see trees and stumps in curious positions.

The fact that this kind of print is

Nicole Bauberger is a painter, writer and performer living in Whitehorse.

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Josh Winkler: Cut Climb Conquer Josh Winkler’s exhibit, Cut Climb Conquer, uses drawing, watercolour painting and printmaking to look at the history of American domination of nature in relationship to one particular Californian sequoia tree.

The first print in Winkler’s exhibit shows the Calaveras Big Trees State Park in California.

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Michael McCormack: Station Michael McCormack ’s show, called Station, uses photography and installation to explore communication and human presence

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called a “woodcut” seems apt.

A motor home is pulled up in front of the trees, towing an SUV with a boat on top. Cars and more RVs fill a parking lot beside a row of portable toilets. The trees are labelled: “Mother” is standing dead; “Chip” is a stump lying on its side; “Father” is lying down.

A cut through the middle allow the road to pass right through “his” trunk.

And then there’s also the “Discovery” stump. A graphite rubbing of this stump’s surface takes up the back wall of this exhibition and extends about 10 feet along the floor. This gives you a sense of its actual size and its rings.

“Discovery Stump” gets one more woodcut. You can see the ladder up the back for visitors to climb up onto the stump’s surface.

More wood cuts and watercolour-embellished drawings tell the story of the “Mother of the Forest,” whose bark was stripped and reassembled at the Crystal Palace at the 1866 World Fair in London.

These three exhibits will continue to provoke thought at the Yukon Arts Centre gallery until May 28.

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School Council Elections List of School Council Members

Voting was required and took place on Monday, May 2, in the attendance areas of Vanier Catholic Secondary School (# 9) and Watson Lake Schools (# 11).

In 23 attendance areas, members of school councils were elected by acclamation at the close of nominations on Thursday, April 21, 2016.

There were no nomination papers filed in the attendance area of Nelnah Bessie John School, Beaver Creek (# 20).

Names of school council members elected in 25 attendance areas, by voting or acclamation, appear below. Members will serve a two-year term, beginning with the school opening date in 2016 to the day preceding the school opening date in 2018.

Élections des conseils scolaires – Liste des membres des conseils scolaires

Il a été nécessaire de tenir un scrutin, qui s’est déroulé , pour la zone de fréquentation (nº 9) le lundi 2 mai de l’école secondaire catholique Vanier et dans la zone de fréquentation (nº 11) des écoles de Watson Lake.

Dans 23 zones de fréquentation, les membres des conseils scolaires ont été élus par acclamation à la clôture de la présentation des candidatures le jeudi 21 avril 2016.

Aucune déclaration de candidature n’a été présentée dans la zone de fréquentation (nº 20) de l’école Nelnah-Bessie-John, à Beaver Creek.

Les noms des membres des conseils scolaires à avoir été élus, à l’issue d’un scrutin ou par acclamation, dans 25 zones de fréquentation figurent ci-dessous. Les membres élus remplissent un mandat de deux ans, et ce, à compter de la date de la rentrée scolaire 2016 et jusqu’au jour qui précède la date de la rentrée scolaire 2018.

Attendance Area / Number of Member Positions / Name and Address Zone de fréquentation / Nombre de conseillers / Nom et adresse #1 Tantalus School 3

#8 Christ the King Elementary School 5

Sandra Combs Kelly Skookum Tara Wheeler

Carmacks Carmacks Carmacks

#2 F. H. Collins Secondary School 7

Debbie Gohl Sohail Magsi Al-Amin Abdullah Sandra Journeaux-Henderson Russell Knutson Muhummad Javed

Whitehorse Whitehorse Whitehorse Whitehorse Whitehorse Whitehorse

There is 1 vacant position on school council.

Paula Stoker Shanna Epp Andrea Lefebvre Gina MacLeod Kerry Campbell

Whitehorse Whitehorse Whitehorse Whitehorse Whitehorse

#9 Vanier Catholic Secondary School 5

Stella Martin Edith Elder Michael Lauer Valerie Royle Maureen Long

Whitehorse Whitehorse Whitehorse Whitehorse Whitehorse

Il y a 1 poste vacant au conseil scolaire.

#15 Chief Zzeh Gittlit School 5

Lisa Van Fleet Megan Willams Bree Blottner Sophie Flather Jenna Sarah Lord

Old Crow Old Crow Old Crow Old Crow Old Crow

Dawson City Dawson City Dawson City Dawson City Dawson City Dawson City

#10 Ghùch Tlâ Community School 5 #3 Del Van Gorder School 5

Matthew Went Ted Baker Tina Freake Julia Salo

Faro Faro Faro Faro

There is 1 vacant position on school council.

Leona Bryden Amy Smarch James Kawchuk Ruby E. Simons

Carcross Carcross Carcross Carcross

Il y a 1 poste vacant au conseil scolaire.

#11 Watson Lake Schools 7

Catherine Allaway Danielle Drummond

Haines Junction Haines Junction

There is 1 vacant position on school council.

II y a 1 poste vacant au conseil scolaire.

Meaghen Kimmitt Tiffany Lund Jennifer Anderson Scott Allen Shannon Bergeron Steve Pederson Shawnna Boone

Watson Lake Watson Lake Watson Lake Watson Lake Watson Lake Watson Lake Watson Lake

#5 Whitehorse Elementary School 5

Rachel Moser Brian Bruckman Christine McConnell Laura Lang Jeff Wolosewich

Whitehorse Whitehorse Whitehorse Whitehorse Whitehorse

#12 Grey Mountain Primary School 5

Tamara Carter Anne Aram Nikki Krocker

Whitehorse Whitehorse Whitehorse

There are 2 vacant positions on school council.

Il y a 2 postes vacants au conseil scolaire.

#6 J. V. Clark School 3

Samantha McDiarmid Steve Therriault Shona Sicotte

Mayo Mayo Mayo

#13 Teslin School 3

Doug Hogan Kelly Morris Nadine Peters

Teslin Teslin Teslin

#7 Selkirk Elementary School 5

Michelle Boleen Sharon Specht Laura Davidson Melanie Davignon Alexander (Sandy) Calhoun

Whitehorse Whitehorse Whitehorse Whitehorse Whitehorse

* A Statement of Ineligible Candidate was filed.

Une déclaration d’inéligibilité a été déposée par un candidat/une candidate.

There are 4 vacant positions on school council.

Il y a 4 postes vacants au conseil scolaire.

Elections Yukon would like to thank all the electors, candidates, school administrators, and election officers for their participation.

#18 Takhini Elementary School 5

Katherine Dawn Sippel Derek Cooke Maureen Johnstone Malcolm Mills

Whitehorse Whitehorse Whitehorse Whitehorse

There is 1 vacant position on school council.

Il y a 1 poste vacant au conseil scolaire.

Pelly Crossing Pelly Crossing

There is 1 vacant position on school council.

Il y a 1 poste vacant au conseil scolaire.

#20 Nelnah Bessie John School 3

No candidates were elected by acclamation.

Aucun(e) candidat(e) n’a été élu(e) par acclamation.

There are 3 vacant positions on school council.

Il y a 3 postes vacants au conseil scolaire.

#21 Porter Creek Secondary School 7

Kerri Scholz Sherry Goodman Bruce Underhill Dale Cheeseman Leona Kains Don Fitzsimmons

Whitehorse Whitehorse Whitehorse Whitehorse Whitehorse Whitehorse

There is 1 vacant position on school council.

Il y a 1 poste vacant au conseil scolaire.

Contact Elections Yukon if you have questions or need additional information.

Veuillez communiquer avec Élections Yukon si vous avez des questions ou désirez obtenir de plus amples renseignements.

Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon /Publié par la directrice générale des élections du Yukon

Il y a 1 poste vacant au conseil scolaire.

#24 Golden Horn Elementary School 5

Amber Denise Hirsch Michelle Sicotte Kirsten Hogan Jennifer Bugg

Whitehorse Whitehorse Whitehorse Whitehorse

Il y a 1 poste vacant au conseil scolaire.

#25 Elijah Smith Elementary School 3

Sue Stokes-Nash Jeff Hunston

Whitehorse Whitehorse

There is 1 vacant position on school council.

Il y a 1 poste vacant au conseil scolaire.

#26 Hidden Valley Elementary School 5

Lindsay Heynen Wendy Reid

Whitehorse Whitehorse

There are 3 vacant positions on school council.

Il y a 3 postes vacants au conseil scolaire.

#19 Eliza Van Bibber School 3

Chantelle Nora Brown Dean Gill

Whitehorse Whitehorse Whitehorse Whitehorse Whitehorse Whitehorse

There is 1 vacant position on school council.

Ross River

There is 1 vacant position on school council.

Il y a 1 poste vacant au conseil scolaire.

#4 St. Elias Community School 3

#17 Ross River School 5

Yvonne Ollie

Misty Ticiniski Sherry Goodman Odessa Epp Alison K. Adams Jennifer Journeay Don Fitzsimmons

There is 1 vacant position on school council.

#16 Robert Service School 6

Donna Michon Cara MacAdam Joanne Sherrard Mindy Potoroka* Carrie Breneman Janice “Rosey” Rose

#22 Jack Hulland Elementary School 7

#27 Holy Family Elementary School 5

Melissa Yu Schott Ian Davis Jennifer Wallace Cam Kos

Whitehorse Whitehorse Whitehorse Whitehorse

There is 1 vacant position on school council.

Il y a 1 poste vacant au conseil scolaire.

#28 Kluane Lake School 5

Robert van Lieshout Tralee MacDonald Jennifer Asselstine

Burwash Landing Destruction Bay Destruction Bay

There are 2 vacant positions on school council.

Il y a 2 postes vacants au conseil scolaire.

Le Bureau des élections Yukon remercie tous les électeurs, candidats, administrateurs d’école et membres du personnel électoral de leur participation.

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Folk Art in the Forest with Nellie Dale Vintage knitting books

22,360 stitches an average sized pair of hand knit socks I knit in the morning I knit at night I knit in my car only at a red light.

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said, “Well that’s your runner’s heart.” But I think I have a knitter’s heart – every heartbeat sending love to my needles.

Canadians have a rich history of community knitting. A family friend in Winnipeg loves second hand stores. At Christmas he sent me a vintage World War Two Corticelli pattern book. The book is in fantastic condition. A cont’d on page 26 ...

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Community Knitting... continued from page 25 great example of wartime knitting comes from Newfoundland.

The Women’s Patriotic Association consisted of over 15,000 women across Newfoundland.

The ladies donated time to raise money and support for those at

home and overseas. One of the Association’s goals was to provide troops with the comforts of home. Volunteers knit scarves, socks, mitts and hats and sent them overseas.

To commemorate what the

Association accomplished, the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland/Labrador, the City of St. John’s and other partners have embraced that sharing spirit with their Grey Sock Project. This project aims to link

traditional craft and contemporary community by creating knit goods, sharing knowledge and helping each

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at the store. The group has four main goals: • To provide opportunities for gathering with like minded people.

• To facilitate skills development.

• To support projects benefitting our community by engaging in craft based fundraising.

• To provide resources for knitters in need.

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other. The Project includes knita-longs and workshops. The hand knit items are being donated to Syrian refugees, shelters and food banks.

Canadians have knit for pleasure and for profit. Canadians have knit for peace. During the Vietnam War over 30,000 items were knit for the children of Vietnam civilians left homeless by the conflict. This knitting effort was organized by the Voice of Women for Peace. In April, 1970 a group of women made a trip to Ottawa to protest Canada’s involvement in the war.

As the train left Toronto, a knit blanket was begun. Passengers were invited to knit a few rows and sign a peace petition.

Before Jo Stewart moved to Whitehorse a few years ago, she checked to make sure there was a yarn shop. She visited the store right away. Itsy Bitsy Yarn Store owners Sophie and Yann share a deep commitment to community with Jo. Soon the group Sticks, Strings and Stewardship began meeting every Thursday evening

Sticks, Strings and Stewardship sponsors a number of events through the year. Every February the group displays hand knit items along downtown streets.

The “Take Me Home” project encourages people to take a scarf or hat or mitts. The group donated warm and welcoming items to our Syrian family. They also sponsor Knit in Public Day activities each June.

One of my favourite projects involved a public knit-a-long.

Jo learned that cats are more adoptable at a shelter if they have a knitted blanket. So she organized a “knit a stitch blanket” at a public event. Everyone was encouraged to knit a row or a few stitches. The blankets were donated to Mae Bachur animal shelter.

A colourful ball of yarn rolls through all community knitting – from the past right up to the present. The knitter’s heart celebrates the connection between people, craft and community service.

Nellie Dale is an artist/writer living in the Yukon forest.

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NORTH WORDS WRITERS SYMPOSIUM • MAY 25-28, 2016 After years of pandering, fawning, and badgering from adoring Alaska readers, celebrated author Brian Doyle has finally consented to be the keynote speaker for the seventh annual North Words Writers Symposium.

A self-described “hirsute shambling shuff ling mumbling grumbling muttering muddled maundering meandering male being,” Brian Doyle is the perfect keynote speaker for the seventh annual North Words Writers Symposium. More than his endearing personality, Doyle brings a range of expertise to symposium participants in Skagway’s historical setting as author of 20 books, editor of Portland Magazine, winner of writing awards, and an acclaimed speaker. His works have appeared in Harper’s, Orion, and Atlantic Monthly, and recent novels about life on the rugged Northwest Coast, Mink River (2010) and The Plover (2014) are favorites of critics and readers.

Doyle’s latest novel, Chicago, is out this spring to glowing responses, including Kirkus Review heralding the arrival of a “literary jewel.” National Book Award winner Laura Kasischke calls it a “gorgeous book” that conveys a portrait of a time and place so complete that “the reading experience feels like a life experience.”

Accompanying Brian Doyle at this year’s symposium is a remarkable assembly of Alaska writers: Heather Lende, Eowyn Ivey, Kim Heacox, Emily Wall, and Lynn Schooler. Together, the faculty offers a rare opportunity for participants to gain closeup experiences with successful, working writers.

Our Alaska authors have been busy! Kim Heacox’s Award-winning new novel, Jimmy Bluefeather, hit the stands September 1, followed 7 weeks later by a second book, The National Parks: An Illustrated History, published by National Geographic. Heather Lende’s third book about small-town Alaska, Finding the Good: Unexpected Life Lessons from a Small-Town Obituary Writer, dives into the deeply personal and surfaces with epiphanies. Returning faculty also includes UAS professor-poet Emily Wall (Liveaboard ) and Lynn Schooler, author of the acclaimed The Blue Bear. North Words is pleased to welcome Chickaloon author Eowyn Ivey to the faculty, whose first book, The Snow Child, was a finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize.

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