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Martin’s solo concert on October 20 will be the first time that his unique music has been heard this far north, or in any of the Canadian territories. The Tea Party developed a different sound in the mid-90s that set them apart.

“The band came to prominence, as far as the Canadian collective consciousness is concerned, in 1993,” Martin said via email. “You have to remember, this was a time where every rock band tried and wanted to ‘Smell Like Teen Spirit’ [Nirvana].

“What I believe set us apart was that The Tea Party’s influences not only came from the pioneers of hard rock from the 60s

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Give in to your temptation ... cont’d hiatus in 2005, before getting back together in 2011. The break provided an opportunity for the three bandmates to reset and explore different opportunities after a long stint together. Martin and Burrows had a band when they were 10 years old, and met Chatwood only a few years after that. And the best is yet to come.

“For the three of us, it was a necessary separation that brought us back together with a stronger respect for one another,” said Martin. “I mean, we’re talking about a band of brothers. There’s a bond between the three of us that will always keep us together.

Let’s face it, there’s not many other bands to have travelled and stayed together through the high seas of rock ‘n’ roll for almost 40 years! I feel blessed.”

As for other plans during his first trip to the Yukon, Martin has been promising his wife Melissa that she may see northern lights, and hopes they can make that happen.

“I’m truly looking forward to seeing the beauty of Yukon with my own eyes,” he concluded. “It might inspire a new song.”

Yukoners know there’s no better place for inspiration. Jeff Martin concert tickets are available online at www.BrownPaperTickets.com/event/3615046 or at Triple J’s Music at 301 Main Street.

and Eastern influences quickly became their signature sound as their first two records, Splendor Solis and The Edges of Twilight went double platinum in Canada.

The Tea Party’s third album, Transmission, introduced a new sound inspired by the work of industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails.

“With our third major label release, Transmission, our collective ears were curious in what was happening around the time of 1996,” said Martin. “NIN [Nine Inch Nails] had released “The Downward Spiral,” and I felt it was a time for The Tea Party to experiment with the possibility of a musical marriage between electronica and classic hard rock music. And hence, Transmission was born.”

However, fans won’t be seeing The Tea Party’s hard-driving combination of styles during the October concert. Martin will be performing solo and attendees can expect a more intimate musical experience, that still pushes the emotional boundaries. He is has been a dedicated musician all his life, who lives and breathes creativity—it’s his identity. When asked what other projects he has undertaken outside of his career, Martin says that his “other life,” outside of The Tea Party and his solo career, is producing for other artists, including The Road Heavy, Tenth Planet, and These Raven Skies; and in Australia, Matt Boylan Smith, Drew Brauer, and A World Away. That creative passion for music will drive the solo show.

“This is just going to be me and many acoustic guitars,” Martin said. “It will be powerful, compelling, emotional, and satisfaction guaranteed.”

Martin’s solo career launched when The Tea Party went on a

Danny Macdonald is the editor of What’s Up Yukon. He is a lifelong Yukoner who is active in sports, community organizations and the Yukon’s events scene.

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“Anger was part of my recovery from hip replacement,” said the former Nova Scotian. “We all go through anger, but as a society

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By making a video about such an intensely personal subject, said Keating, she was able to turn what she felt was a negative into a positive.

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Hip hip hooray for local filmmaker Lulu Keating! ... cont’d knew she wanted to be in the arts.

During art school, she happened to take a media and film course, loved it, and has been making films ever since.

“I felt I had lots to say and insights to share,” she said.

After studying Media and Communications at Vancouver School of Art, and Motion Picture Studies at Ryerson University, Keating spent several years working through the Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative during the eighties.

In 1985, she incorporated Red Snapper Films Ltd. (www.redsnapperfilms.ca) to produce her first film, a documentary about Canadian singing legend Rita MacNeil in Japan. In 1989, she made her first feature, The Midday Sun, shot in Zimbabwe; and in 2013, Keating made her second feature film, Lucille’s Ball.

All told, Keating has made approximately one film a year in her 30-year career span. Her work is predominantly independent dramas and documentaries, and she has also produced for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), for CBC and for History Television.

Keating is currently travelling the world with her film Snake Hips Lulu, a refinement, she said, of the video she had submitted to the members’ exhibit at KIAC. After having just returned from

Istanbul, Turkey, she is on her way to the International Images Film Festival for Women in Harare, Zimbabwe, and will later be going to the Sydney Underground Film Festival in Sydney, Australia; the Women over 50 Film Festival in London, England; the Charlottetown Film Festival in P.E.I.; and the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival in St. John’s Newfoundland.

“Going to a festival is a learning experience and profoundly informative,” said Keating. “It’s stimulating and feeds into artwork.”

Keating also teaches workshops at festivals, encouraging participants to use iPads, phones, still photos—anything to make it simple and get started with little to no budget.

While in Africa, Keating will be doing research for her first novel, Klondike Kalahari, a story that takes place in both South Africa and the Yukon. She has also just completed an animated short and is currently developing a feature documentary.

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For advocates of plain writing, Shakespeare’s most famous monologue is a touchstone.

Its opening sentence consists of nine one-syllable words in a row, followed by one containing just two (depending on whether one reads “question” as two syllables or three).

It’s a simple sentence, based on a four-letter infinitive that cuts to the heart of the existential question facing Hamlet (or anyone else) of whether or not it is worthwhile continuing to exist.

For language lovers, it also provides an excuse to poke around in the “be” section of one’s favourite dictionary.

Within a few pages, one can encounter (in alphabetical order): becalm, befall, befit, begrudge, behest, behold, beholden, behooves, belay, belie, belittle, bemoan, bespeak, bespoke, bestow, bestride, betray, and even betide and betimes.

For a moment or two, let’s amuse (or even bemuse) ourselves by dancing lightly through those few pages.

In its role as a verb, “be”

can be substantive, copulative or auxiliary; sometimes active, sometimes passive, sometimes subjunctive. Aren’t you glad you asked?

The fun comes when it’s essentially used as a prefix to goose up certain verbs (bedevil, befoul, befuddle or bewitch), or to create competent adjectives (beguiled, bejeweled, benighted, besotted or bewigged).

At this point, I once again feel obliged (even beholden, perhaps) to express sympathy to anyone who has set about to learn this ridiculous and frequently illogical language known as English.

Just for fun, let’s take a closer look at just a few of the words mentioned in the sixth paragraph of this diatribe.

If I behold something—in the sense that I observe or witness it—how does it follow that being beholden implies that I am dutybound (by principle or by obligation to another person) to do (or not to do) a certain thing?

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For those who answered the call …

On October 25, the book launch of Yukon Fallen of World War I will be held at the Whitehorse Legion from 5 to 7 p.m.

by Josephine Holmes buried in more than 50 cemeteries on four continents.”

–Michael Gates

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est we forget … This is why Michael Gates (Yukon historian and Yukon News columnist) and D. Blair Neatby (military historian, Yellowknife) have co-authored the memorial book, Yukon Fallen of World War I, a collection of more than 100 biographies that honours Yukoners who answered the call to arms—and why the Whitehorse Legion is pleased to announce the book’s publication.

“This book is not about me,” Gates said resolutely. “It’s for the Legion, by the Legion.

It’s especially important to them to honour their comrades, and it’s fitting that this [book] should be done in 2018, the centennial [of the end of WWI] … on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month.”

Joe Mewett, Legion president, said that the idea for the book came about during the North and the First World War Conference, in 2016.

“People came from all over the world. There were World War I historians who visited Whitehorse and Dawson, and they discovered that some names were missing. Basically … that led to finding out who was missing.

“And the Legion’s mandate is, in part, remembrance,” Mewett said, “and part of that is keeping the history alive. With the book, we’re trying to make people realize what these guys went through and why it’s so important in our history. From a personal point of view, it [the history] sets the framework for who we are.”

Mewett has been in the military for 30 years and has served in the Western Sahara, Bosnia and Afghanistan (a.k.a. the “Sandbox”).

“Canadians are very well respected … just because of what they’ve done. World War I, for Canadian

history—period—had a huge impact. It was the first time Canadians fought as Canadian units.

They had always fought as part of British units.

“The Canadians fought as a group and took Vimy—when nobody else could. They did it using a rolling barrage [an artillery barrage that precedes infantry that advances at a strategic pace].”

“The Canadians took Vimy in four hours,” added Gates.

“The last Canadian to die— George Price—died at 10:58,” said Mewett. (The war ended at 11:00 hours.)

Gates said that the base of the Vimy Memorial is engraved with the names of soldiers who were

of three semi-finalists) for the Fred Kerner Book Award.

Of the WWI soldiers, Gates said, “Nearly 1,000 went. Only 100 returned to the Yukon.” He added that about half of the enlisted Yukoners were gold miners; some Mounties, some clerks … “Yukoners stood out for their bravery and their accomplishments. And back home they threw themselves into the war effort. They knitted socks and they raised funds, and they raised funds …

“They raised 10 times more per capita than anywhere else in the country.”

Gates talks about the fallen Yukoners with familiarity, as though each were a friend, and he pauses briefly between stories as if to honour each with a moment of silence. “It is important,” he explains, “to have some sense of who they were, how they came to be in the Yukon, what they accomplished, of their medals, and of how they died and where they were buried.

“In the area of the Somme Valley, in France; and Ieper, in Belgium, there are over 400 cemeteries. Sadly, many of them—their remains—were never recovered.

“The most tragic day for Yukoners was October 30, 1917, at the Battle of Passchendaele.

That day, nine Yukoners set out to do battle and were never seen again.”

Their names are on the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing (Ieper, Belgium). “There are tens of thousands of names of those who were never found.

Fourteen of those were Yukoners.”

With a tinge of emotion, Gates describes the Last Post Ceremony under the Menin Gate Memorial.

“Every day, since 1928, except during the German occupation, volunteers from the fire department come at 8 p.m. [20:00 hours] and the ‘Last Post’ is played.

There is a deep sense of reverence and stillness in Gates’ description: The traffic is stopped. The Last Post has sounded, followed by a minute of silence. Wreaths may be laid and the “Réveille” is played.

PHOTO: courtesy of Michael Gates

“Yukon soldiers are

The cover of Michael Gates’ new book, Yukon Fallen of World War I never found, including nine Yukoners.

Gates fell in love with the Yukon and its history when he first visited in 1971. “I have made it my passion to see the history, visit the history and try to save it.” He soon recognized that little was known or recorded about the Yukon in WWI; and now, he said he is “filling a gap in history.” His last book, Klondike to Berlin: The Yukon in World War I, was shortlisted (one

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For the Fallen (fourth verse) “They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.”

–Lawrence Binyon, 1914 “It’s all about remembering. Honouring.”

The launch for Yukon Fallen of World War I will be held October 25 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Whitehorse Legion. All are welcome.

The book will also be available on Remembrance Day at the Canada Games Centre.

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‘Until Sun. Oct. 28 Art Exhibit - Impressions Baked Cafe Floral prints of Yukon flowers and plants and embroidering them. These works are available for purchase.

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Thu. Oct. 18 LIVE: Catchers Ride 8:00 PM Whiskey Jacks Pub & Grill Fri. Oct. 19 Shagadelica 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Fri. Oct. 19 LIVE: Ryan McNally 9:00 PM Whiskey Jacks Pub & Grill Fri. Oct. 19 Karaoke 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Sat. Oct. 20 Jennihouse 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Sat. Oct. 20 Jeff Martin of the Tea Party in Concert 8:00 PM Coast High Country Inn Tickets online.

Sat. Oct. 20 LIVE: Yukon Ramblers 9:00 PM Whiskey Jacks Pub & Grill Sat. Oct. 20 Karaoke 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Sun. Oct. 21 Jam Session 5:00 PM 98 Hotel Sun. Oct. 21 Swingin Sunday Open Mic Jam 6:00 PM Whiskey Jacks Pub & Grill Sun. Oct. 21 Ben Mahony 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Mon. Oct. 22 LIVE: Anne Turner Jazz Troup 6:00 PM Whiskey Jacks Pub & Grill Tue. Oct. 23 Whitehorse, Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland 7:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre The essence of Whitehorse’s musical identity remains their dizzying guitar playing and vocal chemistry. All Ages Encouraged, tickets online.

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Wed. Oct. 17 Harp Lessons with Elayne Whitehorse, Yukon Email or call Elayne at 3932097 or bonniekelswater@hotmail.com for more information.

Wed. Oct. 17 Spanish Conversation Group 12:00 PM Yukon Government Administration Building Join us inside the Bridges Café 6336081 Terry or Michèle Wed. Oct. 17 Yukon Energy, Mines & Resources Library Open House 12:00 PM Yukon Energy, Mines & Resources Library Contests! Displays! Snacks! Prizes! For more information contact the EMR Library 667-3111 / emrlibrary@gov.yk.ca Wed. Oct. 17 Zero Waste Yukon - Bag It! 7:00 PM Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre The film explores these issues and identifies how our daily reliance on plastic threatens not only waterways and marine life, but human health, too. For more info contact info@zerowasteyukon. ca or call 667-7269 ext 27.

‘Wednesday to Saturday Oct. 17 – Oct 21 Bystander 7:30 PM The Old Fire Hall Purchase tickets online or call Gwaandak Theatre at 3932676 to purchase tickets in advance with cash.

Wed. Oct. 17 Whitehorse United Church Choir Practice 7:30 PM Whitehorse United Church Wed. Oct. 17 Hump Day Trivia 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Thu. Oct. 18 Free Yukoner Day MacBride Museum Every 3rd Thursday of the month.

Valid Yukon ID must be presented at time of admission.

Thu. Oct. 18 Chess Corner 6:30 PM Yukon College Chess played in room A2101, beginners welcome, welcome to bring your own ‘lucky’ board. Everyone welcome to sit in on this game of strategy.

Thu. Oct. 18 Wine and Fine Food Festival 7:00 PM Coast High Country Inn

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Thu. Oct. 18 Thursday Night - Movie Night 7:00 PM North of Ordinary Experience Center Thu. Oct. 18 Adult Retro Jazz with Dale 7:30 PM Leaping Feats Creative Danceworks Rooted in ballet technique, this class will teach you the true bases of jazz dance. Register online or drop in.

Thu. Oct. 18 Christ Church Cathedral Choir Practice 7:30 PM Christ Church Cathedral Fri. Oct. 19 Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Council Open House 11:00 AM Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Council Enjoy food & refreshments and find out what YAWC does.

Fri. Oct. 19 Dusk’a Friday Language Lunches 12:00 PM Duska Head Start and Family Learning Center Bring a bag lunch and come learn Southern Tutchone with our special guest speakers. Call Erin Pauls for more information 633-7816. All Kwanlin citizens and staff are welcome!

Fri. Oct. 19 Myeloma Canada Info Session 1:00 PM Whitehorse, Yukon For more information call or email. 1-888-798-5771 Fri. Oct. 19 Afternoon Tea and Hymn Sing 2:00 PM Christ Church Cathedral Fri. Oct. 19 Halloween Paint Party 7:00 PM Coast High Country Inn Meghann is our featured artist and she will walk you through step by step helping you create your spooky masterpiece. All supplies is provided. Register online.

Sat. Oct. 20 The Work that Reconnects 9:00 AM Vista Outdoor Learning Centre 3-day retreat to replenish & share our passion, resiliency and hope for this world. Contact Jill by phone or email. 668-5032 Sat. Oct. 20 About to Retire? Staying in Yukon or Not... That is the Question 9:30 AM Waterfront Station A discussion to ensure your path to retirement, where ever it may take you, is as smooth as possible. Register online.

Sat. Oct. 20 Dog Wash Fundraiser 10:00 AM The Feed Store Pet Junction All profit goes to Mae Bachur Animal Shelter Sat. Oct. 20 Nude & Rude Revue Burlesque Show 6:00 PM North of Ordinary Experience Center A burlesque variety troupe with a home base in Southeast Alaska and members hailing from all over the USA.Tickets available online at or at the door, Sat. Oct. 20 Crib Tournament 6:15 PM Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 254 Crib tournaments every Saturday - Member and non-members welcome.

Sat. Oct. 20 Swim-in Cinema - Mermaids 7:00 PM Takhini Hotsprings Soak in the hot springs while watching a film! Tickets include one film + hot springs admission Sat. Oct. 20 Zumba Party 7:00 PM F.H. Collins Secondary Come Zumba with us and raise money for Karen’s Room.

Sat. Oct. 20 Jane Stanton Live 8:00 PM The Guild Hall Tickets online.

Sat. Oct. 20 Swim-in Cinema - Jaws 9:00 PM Takhini Hotsprings Soak in the hot springs while watching a film! Tickets include one film + hot springs admission Sat. Oct. 20 Nude & Rude Revue Burlesque Show 10:00 PM North of Ordinary Experience Center A burlesque variety troupe with a home base in Southeast Alaska and members hailing from all over the USA.Tickets available online at or at the door, Sun. Oct. 21 Auditions - No Exit The Guild Hall Please contact ytguildhall@gmail.com to set up an audition time or to get more info.

Sun. Oct. 21 Bea Johnson - Zero Waste Yukon - In French 12:30 PM MacBride Museum A presentation and answering questions about practical ways to eliminate trash. Bea is known to talk about her personal journey with humor and without preaching, inspiring self-reflection and change.

Sun. Oct. 21 Whitehorse Scrabble Club 1:00 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Are you a wordy person, put your words to the test and join the Scrabble Club. Must be 19+ Sun. Oct. 21 Ceramics Open Studio 2:30 PM Arts Underground Non-instructed open studio.

Participants are welcome to use the studio’s tools and equipment; clay and some tools are available for purchase. Every Sunday except long weekends. $5/hour.

Sun. Oct. 21 Bea Johnson - Zero Waste Yukon - In English 5:00 PM MacBride Museum A presentation and answering questions about practical ways to eliminate trash. Bea is known to talk about her personal journey with humor and without preaching, inspiring self-reflection and change.

Mon. Oct. 22 Free drop-in computer labs 10:00 AM Yukon Learn Free Drop-In Computer Lab for Self Directed Studies A tutor/Instructor will be available on site to assist you. 867-668-6280 or toll free: 888-668-6280 Fax: 867-633-4576

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Mon. Oct. 22 Lets Talk Pot 6:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library A dynamic information presentation on cannabis, general information on the Yukon Cannabis Regulations, methods of consumption, health impacts associated with cannabis with a specific focus on youth Mon. Oct. 22 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. Oct. 22 Euchre Night 6:00 PM Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 254 667-2802 Tue. Oct. 23 Lunch & Learn: The Canadian Digital Media 12:00 PM (co)space coworking space` This seminar is for those involved in a Tech Startup or who plan to start a Tech Startup in the future. Free to attend.

Tue. Oct. 23 Second-hand Clothing Bazaar 5:30 PM Whitehorse Seventh-day Adventist Church Donations of clean clothing in good condition welcome. All proceeds go to charitable causes. For more info. call 633-3463.

Tue. Oct. 23 The Alpine Social 6:00 PM Coast Mountain Sports Outdoor enthusiasts for a night of tales and drinks. Guest speaker Max from Terre Boreale will have a brief presentation on one of their companies memorable trips.

Tue. Oct. 23 Toonie Tuesday Movie Night 7:00 PM North of Ordinary Experience Center Wed. Oct. 24 Harp Lessons with Elayne Whitehorse, Yukon Email or call Elayne at 3932097 or bonniekelswater@hotmail.com for more information.

Wed. Oct. 24 2018 BCWWA Yukon Water & Wastewater Conference Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre A forum for water and wastewater practitioners, operators, government staff, suppliers and manufacturers in the north to learn, share industry knowledge and network with one another.

Wed. Oct. 24 Spanish Conversation Group 12:00 PM Yukon Government Administration Building Join us inside the Bridges Café 6336081 Terry or Michèle Wed. Oct. 24 Fort Selkirk Historic Site Management Plan Open House 4:30 PM Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Participate in the review and discussion of the draft Fort Selkirk Historic Site Management Plan. Refreshments will be served.

Wed. Oct. 24 Getting Past Imposter Syndrome - How to Self-Promote With Sass 6:45 PM Baked Cafe An interactive workshop, Sofia Fortin will take you on a journey to get clear on what you offer and how to proudly declare it to the world. Register online.

Wed. Oct. 24 To Tuk in Ten (Documentary) 7:00 PM North of Ordinary Experience Center Jason Cole embarked on an expedition to the Arctic, travelling the new road from Inuvik, Canada to Tuktoyaktuk, Canada with the goal of being the first to document this route.

Wed. Oct. 24 Way Back Wednesday - Spirits of MacBride 7:00 PM MacBride Museum A spooky evening of stories with a local medium!

Cash bar available, call 667 2409 for more information.

Wed. Oct. 24 Whitehorse United Church Choir Practice 7:30 PM Whitehorse United Church Wed. Oct. 24 Hump Day Trivia 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room

KIDS & FAMILIES

Wed. Oct. 17 Toddler Story Time 10:30 AM Whitehorse Public Library Appropriate for 2 - 4 yrs. of age & caregiver, Free drop-in. Contact 667-5239 for more information.

Wed. Oct. 17 Potluck Play 10:30 AM Family Literacy Centre A variety of hands-on activities inspired by stories including paint, glue, fabric and food. All Ages Wed. Oct. 17 Prenatal Luncheon 12:00 PM Skookum Jim Friendship Centre A healthy lunch and an activity for all prenatal mothers and for those with babies up to 12 months old.

Welcomes all pregnant moms-to-be, nursing moms, new dads, expectant dads, wee babes, and family supports.

Wed. Oct. 17 Baby Talk Session: Parent Child Interaction 1:30 PM Whitehorse Health Centre Bring your baby, let us inform and discuss topics related to the health and concerns you may have as your baby reaches milestones.

Thu. Oct. 18 Youth Drop In Gymnastics 7:30 PM Polarette’s Gymnastic Club Whether you’re perfecting your skills, looking for a new work out idea, or trying your first cartwheel, Call 668-4794 for more information.

Fri. Oct. 19 Preschool Drop-in Gymnastics 10:00 AM Polarette’s Gymnastic Club Silly songs and preschool free play, call 668-4794 for more information.

Fri. Oct. 19 Baby Senses 10:30 AM Family Literacy Centre Babies will be introduced to a world of sensory delights, as well as songs &

rhymes while parents and caregivers have an opportunity to meet, chat and share. Ages Baby - 18 months Fri. Oct. 19 Parent Child Mother Goose 10:30 AM Whitehorse Health Centre Learn the power of songs, rhymes and stories as a positive parenting tool call 322-5990 for more information.

Fri. Oct. 19 Girls Club 7:30 PM Bethany Church Call 668-4877 for more information.

Sat. Oct. 20 Free Day in the Clothing Room 10:00 AM Church of the Nazarene Children’s, Mens and Womens clothing that was freely received, freely we want to give. Call 633-4903 for more information.

Sat. Oct. 20 Young Explorers’ Preschool Program 10:30 AM MacBride Museum 667-2709 Designed for parents and children to explore the animal gallery together. Call or email for more information.

Sat. Oct. 20 Halloween Movie Matinée - Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation 11:30 AM Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Admission is free Limited seating - Children must be accompanied by an adult, Enjoy popcorn during the movie and goodie bags, games and crafts!

Sat. Oct. 20 Pokémon TCG League 2:00 PM Titan Gaming Cafe 668-5750 Earn points towards badges and free cards, trade with other trainers, and play some casual matches to test your decks out!

Sat. Oct. 20 Pokemon - Lost Thunder 2:00 PM Titan Gaming Cafe 668-5750 Sat. Oct. 20 Family Drop In Gymnastics 3:00 PM Polarette’s Gymnastic Club Call 668-4794 for more information.

Sun. Oct. 21 Playspace Drop-in (All Ages) 10:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale Sun. Oct. 21 Family Drop-in with Story Time (All Ages) 10:00 AM Family Literacy Centre Mon. Oct. 22 Preschool Drop-in Gymnastics 10:00 AM Polarette’s Gymnastic Club Silly songs and preschool free play, call 668-4794 for more information.

Mon. Oct. 22 People from your Neighborhood 10:30 AM Family Literacy Centre Visitors from different professions will share what their daily work entails with Children.

Mon. Oct. 22 Baby Story Time 10:30 AM Whitehorse Public Library Appropriate for ages 6 - 36 months & caregiver, Free drop-in. Call 667-5239 for more information.

Tue. Oct. 23 Parent Child Mother Goose 10:30 AM Whitehorse Public Library Learn the power of songs, rhymes and stories as a positive parenting tool call 322-5990 for more information.

Tue. Oct. 23 Science Magic 10:30 AM Family Literacy Centre A chance to explore science and technology together, stretch your minds and learn problem solving skills. All Ages Tue. Oct. 23 H.E.A.T 4:00 PM Splintered Craft Youth Sexual Health Program for youth aged 16-18! Learn about sexual health, safer sex, consent and communication! Fun games and free snacks! Call 332-8267 or education@ bloodties.ca to register!

Tue. Oct. 23 Dungeon Draw Artist Night 6:00 PM Titan Gaming Cafe 668-5750 Food and drink specials, watch for special event theme nights.

Tue. Oct. 23 Youth Drop In Gymnastics 7:45 PM Polarette’s Gymnastic Club Whether you’re perfecting your skills, looking for a new work out idea, or trying your first cartwheel, Call 668-4794 for more information.

Wed. Oct. 24 Toddler Story Time 10:30 AM Whitehorse Public Library Appropriate for 2 - 4 yrs. of age & caregiver, Free drop-in. Contact 667-5239 for more information.

Wed. Oct. 24 Potluck Play 10:30 AM Family Literacy Centre A variety of hands-on activities inspired by stories including paint, glue, fabric and food. All Ages Wed. Oct. 24 Prenatal Luncheon 12:00 PM Skookum Jim Friendship Centre A healthy lunch and an activity for all prenatal mothers and for those with babies up to 12 months old.

Welcomes all pregnant moms-to-be, nursing moms, new dads, expectant dads, wee babes, and family supports.

Wed. Oct. 24 Baby Talk Session: Brain Development 1:30 PM Whitehorse Health Centre Bring your baby, let us inform and discuss topics related to the health and concerns you may have as your baby reaches milestones.

MEETINGS & WORKSHOPS Wednesdays Northern Voices Toastmasters 7:00 am Sport Yukon Supportive members will help you develop your public speaking, communication and leadership skills. Drop-ins welcome. 867-689-6363 toastmastersyukon@ gmail.com Wed. Oct. 17 Yukon Bluegrass Music Society AGM 7:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library

Thu. Oct. 18 Sundogs Toastmasters Club 12:00 PM Sport Yukon A lunch time session to learn the skills, practice the speaking, receive the feedback to improve your public speaking, communication and leadership skills. Drop-ins welcome. 867-689-6363 toastmastersyukon@ gmail.com Thu. Oct. 18 Monthly Coalition Meeting 5:00 PM CYO Hall Monthly Coalition (Yukon AntiPoverty Coalition) meetings are held every third Thursday. Everyone is welcome!

Thu. Oct. 18 Midnight Sun Toastmasters Club 5:30 PM Yukon College Room A2714. An after work meeting to help you gain confidence in public speaking, improve communication and add to your leadership skills. Drop-ins welcome.

867-689-6363 toastmastersyukon@gmail.com Fri. Oct. 19 Self-Regulating Behaviour Using Emotional Freedom Technique(EFT) 9:00 AM Yukon College EFT is a needle-free version of acupuncture where certain body points are tapped with your fingertips. Register online.

Sat. Oct. 20 Yukon Amateur Radio Association: Coffee Discussion Group 9:00 AM A&W Restaurant Casual event. Hams from outside the Yukon and those are interested are welcome Sat. Oct. 20 PFLAG Meeting 7:00 PM Yukon College Support for those struggling with sexual orientation and gender identity in themselves or someone they know. Everyone welcome Sun. Oct. 21 Canadian - Filipino Sports Association of Yukon (CFSAY) AGM 8:00 PM Vanier Catholic Secondary All Welcome.

Tue. Oct. 23 Opportunities North Coast High Country Inn Immersive and informative business conference featuring trade networking, cultural experiences, and exchange. Tickets online.

Alcoholics Anonymous

Wednesdays The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon 305 Wood Street -Back Entrance Porter Creek Step meeting (CM) 8:00 PM Our Lady of Victory No Puffin (CM, NS) 8:00 PM 6210 - 6th Ave Alanon Meeting 12 - 1:00 PM, Third Floor, Sarah Steele Building 6th Ave. Thursdays The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon 305 Wood Street -Back Entrance.

Polar Group (OM) 7:30 PM 6210 - 6th ave.

Fridays The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon 305 Wood Street -Back Entrance Yukon Unity Group Meeting 1:30 PM #4 Hospital Road Whitehorse Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM 305 Wood Street - Back Entrance.

Saturdays Detox Meeting (OM, NS) 1:00 PM, Sara Steel Building 609 Steele St., Main Entrance Hospital Meeting Whitehorse General Hospital (OM NS) 7:00 pm - Hospital Board Meeting.

Candlelight Meeting 8:30 PM - 305 Wood St. Sundays Detox Meeting (OM NS) 1:00 PM 1:00 PM, Sara Steel Building 609 Steele St., Main Entrance Hospital Meeting (OM NS) 7:00 PM Whitehorse General Hospital Mondays The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon 305 Wood Street -Back Entrance New Beginnings Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM 6210 - 6th Ave Tuesdays The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon 305 Wood Street -Back Entrance Ugly Duckling Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM 6210 - 6th Ave. Juste Pour Aujourd’hui (OM, NS) 7:00 PM 4141B 4th Ave. Phone: AA 1-888-453-0142 (24 hours a day)

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Explore the Yukon Garden with Kim Melton

Batten down the hatches How to give your fruit trees the best chance of weathering the winter

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feel tumbled up against the advance of winter. All summer, the sun pulled me on with the force of a tearaway sled dog and, when the days shortened into fall, it was as if she slowed suddenly to sniff out a piece of news and I hurtled into her. I sit on the trail and blink. It would appear that winter comes.

I often wonder what trees feel in response to the lengthening and shortening of days ... if the tug that draws up the sap in spring is felt throughout the tree like the laughter that rises to my lips in early spring. Why not? They are just as complex assemblages of molecules as we are. Whether or not it is the case, I cannot help but imagine they feel a similar contented exhaustion as I do while I move from tree to tree, conducting the winter preparations.

Twigs, trunks, buds, roots and limbs react to warming and cooling at different rates and are exposed to these stresses to varying degrees. Roots of ground-grown trees, for example, are well insulated by soil, leaves and snow.

Potted or containerized trees are more vulnerable and fare better heeled in (their pots buried into the ground) for the winter.

Flower buds are more sensitive to cold than twigs and limbs, and the most cold-hardy flower buds are ones that form early on short twigs or stubby clusters (spurs), rather than on longer branches, which takes additional weeks to develop on. Fruit trees differ a great deal in their propensity to grow short fruiting branches, and we look for this characteristic when choosing fruit trees, especially for cold places. Trunks on older trees that have been bearing fruit are most resilient to cold and drought, like elders and grandparents that have seen and coped with many good and difficult years, while young bark is more easily damaged.

The basic protection we offer our apple trees consists of three or four poles thrust into the ground at an angle such that, when the tips cross, they slope to at least 20 degrees from the vertical (we have found this is best for allowing snow to accumulate for added warmth), forming a frame for a tarp wrap. It is much easier to drive the poles before the ground freezes! It’s good prac-

tice to shovel a bit of snow around the base of the tree, to give the roots some extra insulation before wrapping the tree.

Another critical bit we do is to install a rodent collar—a sturdy cylinder (plastic or metal) that wraps the trunk for the first six to 10 inches to prevent rodents from finding the succulent bark of the tree, in the first place, and eating it, derailing the trees progress.

Options include thin aluminum, solid weedwhacker protectors, PVC Pipe or even tall tin cans.

While it is true that the little critters can climb and eat the bark of the entire tree, recovery is possible as long as the lower portion of the tree is protected from the ground to above the graft line.

With a strong root system, recovery can be rapid.

The tree cover/wrap should be closed off at the top (tied, stapled or whatever) and snug to the ground. We suggest a solid, light-coloured tarp (like a building tarp) instead of a clear plastic one, to prevent your shelter from becoming a greenhouse in February and to give your tree the illusion of spring on a bright winter day. If, like us, you pass much of the winter with no sunshine at all, this is less relevant. Black, of course, would heat up in the sun if the exposure is lengthy—also undesirable.

Covering the tree completely has the added bonus of making it

less likely to be browsed by moose, peed on by pooches (a killer in the winter for small trees) or run into with the dogsled. Hopefully. If you are blessed with a temperate yard or are keen to see just how tough your tree is doing without a shelter, the rodent protection is still a very good idea as the wee varmints have free range beneath the snowpack for many months.

Further pampering is optional: we speak to the trees and wish them luck as we wrap them up or bury their pots and set their collars. I don’t know if it helps them, or just helps us, but it feels good. We spend so much time with them during the summer that it feels strange to be tucking them out of sight for the “long night” to come.

A few words of farewell are only natural. We trust that if we do our job, they will sleep well and feel better for it come spring. Come to think of it, the tucking in of trees has become part of my early winter rites—my own slowing down—my way of coming into alignment with the pace of winter. Thinking of it that way, I don’t mind going about it a bit more quietly, and even look forward to picking away at the last of such chores before the snow comes in earnest.

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From My Mother’s Kitchen with Murray Martin

Old-fashioned breads, old-fashioned taste from the 1920s

N1930s, home-baked bread from my Grandmother was just a natural thing and you always knew what the ingredients were.

ow that we are moving into some bread recipes from the 1920s, let me take you back to those times and just how to handle the recipes of those days. Growing up in the

Grandmother’s breads were great, but what I always looked forward to were the different home-cooked pancakes. So watch for your next copy of What’s Up Yukon for varied breakfast pancakes cooked the old-fashioned way. You will never eat store-bought pancakes again.

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4. Make a hollow in the center of the dry ingredients, add liquids slowly and stir. After liquids have been added, beat only enough to thoroughly combine all ingredients.

5. When used, fold in floured fruit or nuts.

6. Do not allow the mixture to stand in the bowl after adding the liquids. Fill a well-greased pan only two-thirds full.

7. Sometimes the bread is allowed to stand in pans in a warm place 20–30 minutes before baking, in which case it should be carefully covered.

8. Bake at recommended temperature.

9. When baked, turn onto a cake rack to cool. Do not store until cool! Bread stored while still warm moulds rapidly during warm weather. Bread should be 24 hours old before cutting.

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Old-Time Honey Bread is one of Murray Martin’s grandmother’s bread recipes from the 1920s 1 tsp warm water and add it to the honey and milk. Allow the mixture to sit in a warm place for 20 minutes before baking. Bake at 350℉ for 1 hour. This will yield one medium-size loaf. May be cut the same day.

PEANUT BUTTER BREAD Ingredients: 5 cups white flour ½ tsp. salt 4 tsp. baking powder ½ cup peanut butter ¼ cup sugar ⅓ cup milk Method: Mix as directed, lightly rubbing

the peanut butter into the flour mixture.

Bake in moderately slow oven (325–350 ℉) for 1 hour.

For richer Peanut Butter Bread, with a more cakelike texture, add 2 eggs to the mix.

Reduce baking powder to 3 tsp. and milk to 1 cup. Increase sugar to ½ cup. Raisins may be added if desired.

ORANGE HONEY BREAD Ingredients: Rind of 2 oranges 1 egg, beaten Pinch salt 1 cup milk ¼ cup water ½ cup nutmeats 3 cups flour ¼ cup shortening 4 tsp. baking powder ½ tsp. soda, dissolved in warm water ½ tsp. salt 1 tbsp. warm water Method: Put skins through chopper, using the coarse cutter. Add ⅛ tsp. baking soda. Cover with water and cook for 30 minutes. Drain and discard liquid. To the peel, add the ¼ cup of water and honey.

Simmer until as thick as marmalade.

Beat eggs and add the milk.

Sift dry ingredients and add milk mixture to the dry ingredients, a little at a time, beating between additions. Add the orange mixture, which has been allowed to cool to lukewarm temperature.

Add the dissolved soda, short-

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ening and floured nuts. Stir only enough to combine ingredients.

Pour into well-greased bread pans and allow to stand in a warm room for 20 minutes. Bake in a moderate oven (350℉) for 1 to 1 ½ hours.

OLD-FASHIONED DATE NUT BREAD Ingredients: 1 cup dates, chopped 1 tsp. vanilla 1 level tsp. soda 1 ½ cups flour ¾ cup water, boiled 1 tsp. baking powder 1 egg ¾ cup walnuts, chopped (optional) ¼ cup light-brown sugar ¼ cup shortening, melted 1 tsp. salt Method: Stone and cut dates in a bowl and add soda. Pour boiling water over this and mix well. Allow to stand to cool.

Beat egg until light and add sugar gradually, beating between additions. Add salt and vanilla and combine with date mixture.

Add sifted dry ingredients and floured nuts. Then add melted but not hot shortening. Mix well and pour into a well-greased bread pan.

Bake in moderate oven (300–350 ℉) for 1 ¼ hours.

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Seasonal Recipes with Sydney Keddy

Chicken with pears and shallots

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you go with pears that are soft, you might open the oven to find them liquified—which could also be delicious, just not really what we’re going for here. If there’s anything left, shred the chicken and throw that and the roasted pears and shallots on a crusty roll for lunch the next day. Serves 2 Pears and shallots INGREDIENTS

2 shallots, quartered 2 bartlett pears, cored and quartered 4 chicken thighs 2 tbsp. butter Salt and pepper, to taste

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What’s your story?

Whitehorse Connects is inviting you to share your story on Tuesday, October 23 at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre

Ulrike Levins (left) and others celebrate completing the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition’s Voices Influencing Change program

by Ulrike Levins

L

ife isn’t always kind and rosy. Each of us experiences things we would rather not and, as a result, have a story to tell. These challenges sometimes leave deep hurts, wounds and scars that drastically affect our lives and how we live them.

Yet, “Your story is not your life; it’s your story” as Kerry Nolan has often quoted John Barth. Kerry is the program coordinator of Whitehorse Affordable Family Housing and the co-facilitator of training for Voices Influencing Change. She has experienced poverty and homelessness and many other life challenges.

I had the opportunity to unpack and repack my life story, this summer, through this training. Maureen Johnstone of RavenTree Coaching and Consulting was the other co-facilitator.

Her gentle, knowledgeable spirit guided us through the exploration of each of our life stories. She helped create a safe, supportive and nurturing space for each of us. She empowered us to delve

into our pasts, as we had locked them down within ourselves.

She helped us sort through the trauma, chaos and complexities to reframe and own our stories in an empowering way. Some of the questions to help us get started on the journey of self-exploration can be found under “Ways to Explore Your Story.”

A very interesting, introspective assignment was to pick 12 key turning points and delve deep into my memory bank, then reflect on them at length, reprocessing them mindfully. Another step further was to graphically and visually get them onto a life map. This visual, tactile exercise somehow brought my life story from within the deep and sometimes-dark compartmentalized space within me into the literal light of day. I experienced a wide range of emotions—some joyous, like the birth of my son; some extremely painful, yet all somehow freeing! The process was therapeutic, healing some issues while highlighting others I still need to

Ways to Explore Your Story What’s your story?

Looking back over the story of your life gives you information about how it has shaped who you are today.

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People Places Events Education, jobs, hobbies and interests

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Successes and biggest delightments Failures and biggest disappointments

❖ What stands out for you about the story of your life?

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On April 17, 2018, at least 195 people experienced homelessness, including: ❖ 61 people who stayed at an emergency shelter or an unsheltered location and thus considered absolutely homeless

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deal with, and it brought up some questions for which I still need to find the answers. Through it all, I was able to draw some important life lessons.

It was with some trepidation that I summoned up a vast amount of courage and strength that I didn’t know I had within me, to share my story on our last day of training—our graduation day. Each of us celebrated our life story—the good, the bad, the ugly and the beautiful. We all felt that our life lessons were for a higher purpose, that sharing our stories could have impact on others.

Our training, hosted by the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition, has resulted in our ongoing participation with them. At planning meetings for Poverty and Homelessness Action Week (PHAW), we fine-tuned this year’s theme as a continuation of our story work— Lived Experience: What’s YOUR Story? We would love to hear your story, so activities during PHAW and more upcoming events will give space especially for that. We

invite you to take a look at the calendar of events and attend what interests you.

During Whitehorse Connects, Tuesday, October 23 at Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre (KDCC) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., we are setting up a table for you to come and share your story. We would like to see you and hear from you. As Kerry Nolan, an empowered survivor, has publicly and privately said, many times, “I wouldn’t be where I am today if it weren’t for where I was yesterday.”

Your story matters, too, and sharing it will empower both you and your listeners, perhaps even inspiring and motivating generations to come!

Individuals interested in Voices Influencing Change, or other work of the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition, can call 334-9317. The YAPC meets every third Thursday of the month from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Salvation Army Centre of Hope and everyone is welcome to join the circle.

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Ship of Sorrow The maritime madness of Sophia: The Princess of Death

by Doug Sack “Sophia is a Greek derivative meaning ‘divine wisdom.’”

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he Cold Facts On October 23, 1918, at 10:10 p.m., over three hours later than scheduled, the CPR vessel S.S. Princess Sophia (So-PHYYa) piloted by Captain Leonard Locke, departed Skagway with at least 353 passengers and crew, the exact number unknown be-

PHOTOS: MacBride Museum Collection, 1990.29.1.60 cause stowaways, workaways and others were not recorded. There were also 14 horses on-board and several dogs, including an English Setter that swam to shore covered in fuel oil and survived.

On October 24, at 2:10 a.m., under full power in a north-wind whiteout blizzard, the Sophia ran aground on Vanderbilt Reef, a little over halfway to the scheduled first stop, which was Juneau.

On Oct. 25 at 5:20 p.m., at the height of the rising tide, the bow of the Sophia floated up, spun the vessel 180 degrees and she slipped off the reef into deeper water as

the last message was sent: “TAKING WATER AND FOUNDERING. FOR GOD’S SAKE, COME AND SAVE US!” The watches on the victims read 6 p.m. There were no survivors and none rescued, despite a large flotilla of heroic boats and ships from Juneau that spent the whole day circling the reef trying to figure out how to get the humanity off of the doomed ship. It was Captain Locke’s call and he felt certain the ship could make it through the night, postponing the rescue until the weather improved, so he sent the rescuers back to safe harbours.

When they returned, on the ear-

The 100th Anniversary of the sinking of the Princess Sofia is on October 23, 2018. It departed Skagway, but ran aground on Vanderbilt Reef, a little over halfway to Juneau, the scheduled first stop ly morning of October 26, there was nothing visible above water but one mast of the Sophia.

Eighty-seven of the deceased were summer employees of the WP&YR (White Pass and Yukon Route) river division, including masters and captains, and 126 were residents of Dawson City when the population was roughly 800, which equates to 16 per cent. Some were leaving for the winter, some were leaving forever; but none ever returned, which caused editorials predicting the Klondike’s ultimate demise at the age of 20 which, of course, never happened.

Ten Cold Mini Memorials (ages in 1918)

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George F. Mayhood, 60, from Napanee, Ontario, went to California when he was 17 in 1875, and was 40 when he reached Dyea in 1898. He survived the Sheep Camp avalanche of April 4, 1898, on the Chilkoot Pass (with a broken leg), which killed over 60, most of them young men from Washington, Oregon and California, the early first wave of the stampeders. He became a provisioner (of dry goods) in Dawson, then followed the “echo booms” cont’d on page 20 ...

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Ship of Sorrow ... continued from page 18 to Nome, Chatanika, Fairbanks, Tanana, Iditarod, and had a cigar store and finally a pool room in Ruby in 1918. He loved the North, but his wife and kids did not so they were following the “lure of the South” and moving back to California.

Thomas Turner, 30, Stanford graduate and assistant dredging superintendent for Yukon Gold Company in Dawson, got drafted when the U.S. entered the war and was on his way to San Francisco to enlist.

Capt. James “Cap” Alexander, a Boer War veteran, spent a decade working his ground at Engineer Mine, on Tagish Lake, in the summers and spending his winters in financial centers, such as Vancouver, Toronto, New York and London, talking to potential partners or buyers. In 1918 he was offered over $1 million by Mining Corporation of Canada (MCC), to sell out, and boarded the Sophia with his young wife, Louise, and three of MCC’s employees, to conclude the negotiations in Vancouver and Toronto. It is believed the English Setter that swam to shore and survived was his.

William Scouse, 56, born a Scottish coal miner who drifted west and found his way to the Yukon by way of Pennsylvania, Kansas, Washington, Nanaimo and the Queen Charlottes, arriving in the Yukon River valley in 1896, just in time for the Klondike. He was in the early local rush and made his fortune on #15 Eldorado, the richest gold-bearing creek in the world at the time. He married in 1902, built a mansion in Seattle and never spent another winter in the North. In 1918, he was still digging out $10,000 per season while holding mining claims and real estate worth $125,000. It was his habit to catch the last boats

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Murray and Lulu Mae Eads, from Kentucky and Alabama.

Both were 1898 Gold Rush veterans who never left Dawson until 1918. Murray got rich owning the Monte Carlo and Flora Dora dance halls and married Lulu Mae, who was one of his star attractions (the others being Diamond Tooth Gertie, the Oregon Mare, and Babe Wallace).

The wealthy Eads diversified in the war years, buying a distillery in Dawson and a bank in Seattle, but decided to move south in 1918. Lulu had nightmare premonitions of drowning in a shipwreck and carried over $5,000 worth of valuable jewels and nuggets in a leather gold poke around her neck, which was how they identified her body.

They had 20 years of good luck, much fame and great fortune in Dawson, but their luck ran out on Vanderbilt Reef. It was well-known in Dawson that Mrs. Eads was the role model for the infamous “lady that’s known as Lou” in Robert Service’s most popular poem, The Shooting of Dan McGrew.

so he could begin medical studies, with the goal of becoming a doctor in Alaska and working with his mother’s people. But first he was going to enlist if Kaiser Bill still wanted to fight. He never got the chance to do either.

Bill O’Brien and his wife, Sadie, had five energetic and popular children between two and 14. He was a prominent Liberal who was seated on both the Dawson town council and the territorial legislature. He was also an Irish baritone and part-time entertainer who was the headline act at the annual “Sourdough Dance” in Skagway the night before Sophia’s departure. The last song of that joyous bon voyage soiree was “Home Sweet Home.”

He didn’t resign his politicPHOTOS: MacBride Museum Collection, 1990.29.1.60 al posts but told old friends he was interested in joining his father-in-law’s manufacThe last trace of the Princess Sofia wreck turing company in Detroit.

“Cap” and Louise AlexLulu’s former co-worker, known as ander left their elothe Oregon Mare (real name: Edine Neil), was also going out that quent, though somewhat pottywinter but had not booked on the mouthed parrot, Polly, with the owners of the Carcross Hotel for Sophia.

Walter Harper, 27, son of Ar- temporary safekeeping, which thur Harper, co-founder of became permanent when she Dawson City, with Joe Ladue, and became an orphan. Polly enterknown as a “Father of the North.” tained hotel customers for the I’m not so wise as the lawyer He was from northern Ireland next 50 years with her bad manand fathered Walter with a na- ners and rude comments, became guys, but strictly between us tive woman when he was 70. The a local celebrity and attracted a two — young man was considered a kind large crowd for her funeral and The woman that kissed him and of Superman in the bush and was burial. In her own unique way she in the first party to climb Denali, became a living reminder of the then called Mount McKinley, the Sophia tragedy.

— pinched his poke — was the Over 80 strong young highest mountain peak in North lady that’s known as Lou. men, the last draftees America. He married Frances Wells, a nurse from Philadelphia, from the various mining camps in - Robert Service, in September, and they booked a central Alaska, were on their way The Shooting of Dan McGrew birth on Sophia to take them south to Seattle to enlist and had res-

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ervations for the Sophia, which was badly oversold so they got out of Skagway on an earlier ship, the S.S. Prince Rupert, on the 23rd, and lived to see the war end 19 days later. They had to be the luckiest draftees of WWI. There were also mayors onboard the Sophia, from Eagle and Chatanika, and many prominent government officials from all over the Northland, but the majority of the passengers were successful gold miners, who went out every winter; and seasonal workers the locals called sparrows, mostly hard-working young men who came north every spring and were barely noticed all summer—like sparrows—until they left.

According to the official passenger roster, the intended destinations of the Sophia’s 278 paid customers were: 1.

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Seattle – 151 Vancouver – 85 Victoria – 16 Prince Rupert – 23

Clearly there were more Americans on-board than Canadians (151–124), and when you add stowaways, workaways and “migrant Chinese workers” to the official roster, a best guess is that 365 human lives were lost on Vanderbilt Reef, but nobody knows the exact number for certain due to the lazy and hazy nature of maritime accounting. The Sophia’s log book went down with the ship and was never found. It’s not even known which of the four possible pilots was at the controls when the Reef was struck, but it was almost certainly either the Master, Locke, who was 66; or his first officer, Jeremiah Shaw, 36. Either way, it was Locke’s responsibility. cont’d on page 21...

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Ship of Sorrow ... cont’d The Cold Calculations

The villain in this sordid tale of seawater woe is misnamed because Vanderbilt Reef is not a reef at all. It is actually an underwater mountain (identified and named after himself by a skipper in 1880) with a 12–15-foot elevation at low tide and -three feet at high tide. It is easily the largest and deadliest obstacle in Lynn Canal, roughly the size of a small sporting field, and was well-flagged in the daytime, not yet lighted, but hard to see on clear nights and invisible during a raging blizzard (which it was on the nights of October 24–25). Since the ship’s log was lost, we have nothing but ear-witnesses to confirm the Sophia was running wide open at 11–12 knots in those conditions. Several captains of smaller vessels were hunkering down in sheltered harbours that miserable cold, snowy night and could hear the Sophia’s foghorn making soundings against the mountains on both sides of the fjord. This was common enough for night travel, in those days, but unusual in a blizzard. CPR’s own operations manual cautioned captains against trying to keep to the schedule or make up time in bad weather, but Captain Locke was maintaining a high max speed while running blind.

Nobody knows why. The canal is six miles wide at that point, with three miles of deep channel on the east side of Vanderbilt and two more to the west. It was generally believed, afterwards, that either Locke miscalculated his foghorn soundings, misread his last shoreline radio-beacon bearing or was

tory!” celebrations to conclude that hideous first world war.

The Cold Aftermath

The Princess Sofia ten hours after hitting the Vanderbilt Reef pushed by the powerful North Wind off course, because he landed directly on top of the only well-known obstacle in his way. That was his first inexcusable mistake.

The second was sending home all the rescue vessels from Juneau, just as it was getting to be late afternoon on the 25th. He felt it was unsafe to attempt an evacuation under blizzard conditions and instructed all the rescuers to return early in the morning if the weather was better.

What happened in-between was that the rising high tide lifted the bow of the ship off the reef and the strong winds pushed it in a 180-degree pivot, which ripped the double hull to shreds. She slipped off the reef top and sunk so quickly there was barely time for a final distress call, and over 100 passengers and crew were still in their beds when she went down. There

was a large explosion in the boiler room when the water poured in, which speeded up the sinking.

Locke had felt certain the ship would not be moved by the high tide, but he was wrong. What irony when you consider that the definition of Sophia, a Greek derivative, is “divine wisdom.”

The Cold Recovery

The Princess Alice, a CPR sister ship, was given the onerous task of locating and bagging the bodies, the gruesome details of which are well-documented but won’t be related here, except to report she later arrived in Vancouver with 156 bodies at 11 p.m. on November 11, Armistice Day, and was called the “Ship of Sorrow.”

Relatives were identifying and claiming bodies from the Sophia in the midst of “Vic-

It’s been theorized by historians and others that the sinking of the Sophia passed almost unnoticed on the world stage because of this unfortunate timing coincidence with the end of the war, even though it was the biggest maritime disaster ever on the west coast of North America. And that is certainly true.

But there is also no question that it was the biggest disaster in the history of the Yukon and Alaska, dwarfing the 1964 Alaska 9.2 earthquake, which caused only 139 fatalities including various tsunamis in distant places like California.

The world may not have noticed, but northerners certainly did. And we will be noticing again on those three ominous October dates in 2018, 23–24–25, not to celebrate them but to simply be aware that exactly 100 years have passed since “The Northland’s Biggest Disaster.”

The proper mood is genuine heartfelt sadness, with a large dose of melancholia, because it never should have happened. Yet it did.

Amen and RIP to the unfortunate northern pioneers and visitors who met their demise that fateful evening, on top of Vanderbilt Mountain, in the middle of Lynn Canal.

They are long gone, now, but their memories will go on forever, along with “the Lady that’s known as Lou” who once comforted a dying Dangerous Dan McGrew.

Primary sources: 1. The Skaguay Alaskan 2018 tourist edition 2. The new Princess Sophia exhibit in the Skagway Museum, which contains digital bios on all of the victims.

3. The Sophia wall exhibit at the Yukon Transportation Museum, up near the airport in Whitehorse 4. The Sinking of the Princess Sophia: Taking the North Down With Her, by Ken Coates and Bill Morrison, first printed in 1991, which remains the definitive and thorough study of this tragic disaster and aftermath.

5. The 2018 Alaska State Library Travelling Exhibit: info@princesssophia.ca or princesssophia.org

Doug Sack, 71, is the former sports editor of the Yukon News and the Whistler Question and longtime columnist for Ski Canada magazine. Before that, he was young.

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Community EVENTS ATLIN Wednesdays Ladies’ Lunch & Carpet Bowling 7:00 pm Atlin Rec Centre Fri. Oct. 19 Home Routes Concerts - The New Customs 7:30 PM Chris & Stuart’s Place Everyone Welcome! BYOB Sun. Oct. 21 St. Martins Anglican Church Service 10:00 AM St. Martins Anglican Church Sun. Oct. 21 Atlin Christian Centre 10:30 AM Atlin Christian Centre

BEAVER CREEK Mondays and Fridays Tot Time 9:30 am Nelnah Bessie John School Tuesdays and Saturdays Volleyball 8:00 pm Beaver Creek Community Club

BURWASH LANDING Wednesdays Culture & Craft Night 6:30 PM Jacquot Hall Start a new project, finish an old project, great teachers to help and share techniques with! Held in the Elders Room Wed. Oct. 17 Learn to Make Traditional Moose Hide Slippers 5:00 PM Jacquot Hall Call 841-4274 ext 225 for more information.

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Tuesdays and Thursdays Pottery with Claudia MacPhee 3:30 pm Ghùch Tlâ Community School Every Tuesday and Thursday, please enter by side door.

Everyone welcome! no fee for community members 867-399-3321 Wednesdays Healthy Choices & Nutrition Activities 9:00 am Carcross/ Tagish First Nation Building Wednesdays and Thursdays Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program Lunch 12:00 pm Ghùch Tlâ Community School For more info:kathleen.cranfield@ctfn.ca 821-4251 Tuesdays and Wednesdays Tlingit Language Game Nights 5:30 pm Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Wednesdays Hiroshikai Judo 6:00 pm Ghùch Tlâ Community School 332-1031 Wednesdays and Fridays AA Carcross Wed. 6:30 pm, Fri. 1:30 pm, Carcross/ Tagish First Nation Building Thu. Oct. 18 CPNP Lunch 12:00 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Thu. Oct. 18 Executive Council Carcross/ Tagish First Nation Building Thu. Oct. 18 Prenatal Classes for Mothers and Fathers to be 7:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School With Kathleen Cranfield, Registered Midwife and CPNP coordinator Thu. Oct. 18 Sewing Nights 6:30 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Thu. Oct. 18 Tagish Community Dinner 5:00 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Fri. Oct. 19 AA Meeting Carcross 1:30 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Sat. Oct. 20 Traditional Handgames 1:00 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Sun. Oct. 21 Sewing Sessions 12:00 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Sun. Oct. 21 St. Saviours Church Service 11:00 AM St. Saviour’s Church 867-668-3129 Mon. Oct. 22 AA - Tagish 7:30 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Mon. Oct. 22 Art at the Carving Shed 5:00 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Tue. Oct. 23 Elders Breakfast 10:00 AM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Tue. Oct. 23 Excellence Group 5:00 PM Carcross/Tagish First Nation Building Tue. Oct. 23 Sports Night 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School Tue. Oct. 23 Tlingit Language classes 5:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Tue. Oct. 23 Women’s Group 7:00 PM Carcross Community Campus 821-4251

DAWSON CITY Daily, Tue. to Sun. Dawson City Pool: Public Swim Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 3:30-5:00 pm & Tue/Wed/Thu 7-8:30 pm & Sat/Sun 3-4:30 pm, Parent & Tot Swim Wed/Fri 5:30-6:30 pm & Sat/Sun 9:30-11am & Sat. 2-3:00 pm & Sun. 1:30-3:00 pm Tue/Wed/Thu Early Bird Lane Swim 6:30-8:30 am.Ph. 993-7400 for more info.

Wed, Thurs & Fri Stories of Long Ago and Stories of Today 3:30 PM Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre Thursday & Friday Karaoke with Holly Culp 9:00 PM Westminster Hotel ‘Friday & Saturday Roberts & Klein in the Lounge 11:00 PM Westminster Hotel ‘Saturday & Sunday The Saltys in the Lounge 11:00 PM Westminster Hotel ‘Until Thu. Nov. 8 Art Exhibit - Evidence of Action KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Evidence of Action is a 4 piece exhibition, each piece describing an element of my physicality; a large ceramic sculpture describing my weight.

Wed. Oct. 17 Brain Science for a Better Work Life 9:00 AM Dawson City To register email Leigh Ayton at aurora@ ldayukon.com or phone 668-5167 - Free to the public Wed. Oct. 17 Lafayette String Quartet 7:30 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Tickets available at the door or in advance at KIAC

Fri. Oct. 19 Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri. Oct. 19 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Fri. Oct. 19 Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Sat. Oct. 20 Open Studio 1:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Sat. Oct. 20 Painting 1:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Inspire and be inspired by other artists. Bring your own ideas and painting surfaces. Paints, brushes and easels are supplied, no instruction offered.

Sat. Oct. 20 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Sun. Oct. 21 St. Paul’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Paul’s Church 867-993-5381 Mon. Oct. 22 Hand Building Pottery Drop In 6:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Basic Tools and materials provided - no instruction provided. Enter through the back door.

Mon. Oct. 22 Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Mon. Oct. 22 Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Tue. Oct. 23 Step n Strong 7:00 PM Robert Service School For more information email: getrealfit(at)me.com 867-993-2520

FARO Wednesdays Faro Fire Department Meeting 7:00 pm Faro Fire Hall Faro Fire Department Wednesday Meeting.

Tuesdays and Thursdays Shuffleboard 1:00 pm Faro Recreation Centre Call 9942375 for more info Wednesdays Seniors Walk and Crib 1:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Email recreation@faroyukon.ca or call 994-2575 for more details.

Tuesdays and Thursdays Parent & Tot Storytime 10:00 AM Faro Community Library For babies to age 4. Stories & crafts will be provided Tuesdays and Thursdays Faro Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre All welcome.

Tuesdays and Thursdays After School Kids Club 3:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre Ages 6-12, snacks, crafts, field trips and lots of fun games. Call 994-2375 for more information.

Fri. Oct. 19 Seniors Cards 1:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre Fri. Oct. 19 Teen Drop in Gym 7:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Sun. Oct. 21 Faro Church of Apostles Mass 10:00 AM Church of Apostles Sun. Oct. 21 Faro Bible Chapel Sunday Service 10:30 AM Faro Bible Chapel with Pastor Ted Baker 994-2442 994-2442

HAINES Daily Haines Public Library Open Hours: Mon-Thurs 11-8 | Fri 10-6 | Sat/Sun 1:304:30| #907-766-2545 Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Everyone Welcome Swim Haines Community Centre, Mon/Wed/ Fri/Sat. 5:15-6:30 pm| Mon/Wed/Fri 11 am-12:30 pm | Sat. 10 am-12 pm, #907766-2666 Mondays and Wednesdays Kids Jujutsu 5:00 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays Afterschool Outdoor Series 4:30 pm Haines Borough Public Library Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays Homework Help 5:30 pm Haines Borough Public Library Mondays and Wednesdays Kids Jujutsu 5:00 pm Chilkat Center For The Arts Monday, Wednesday & Fridays Aqua Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Borough Swimming Pool Tuesdays and Thursdays Ashtanga Yoga with Melina 9:30 AM Chilkat Center For The Arts Tuesdays and Thursdays Fun Science 4:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Wednesdays Open Mic Nite 10:00 PM Pioneer Bar Wednesdays Rock Band for Teens and Pre-teens 4:30 PM Haines Borough Public Library Wednesdays Sword Class 6:30 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Wednesdays Tlingit Language Classes for Families 5:00 PM Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre Call 766-2366 or email education@sheldonmuseum.net for more information.

Fridays and Mondays Yoga with Mandy 1:00 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Until Sat. Nov. 3 Exhibit - “Watershed” Exhibit Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre Through a display of artwork from several local artists with deep ties to the Chilkat Valley, “Watershed” 9077662366 Thu. Oct. 18 Haines Public Library Closed Haines Borough Public Library Fri. Oct. 19 Board of Directors Meeting 10:00 AM Haines Chamber Of Commerce Fri. Oct. 19 American Legion Burger Night 6:00 PM American Legion Fri. Oct. 19 Aqua Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Borough Swimming Pool Fri. Oct. 19 Story Time 12:00 PM Haines Borough Public Library fohbpl@gmail.com

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Fri. Oct. 19 Tai Chi - Advanced 10:15 AM Chilkat Center For The Arts Fri. Oct. 19 Touch Base -- Pam, Tracey, Laura 11:00 AM Haines Chamber Of Commerce Sat. Oct. 20 Tai Chi 11:00 AM Chilkat Center For The Arts Sun. Oct. 21 Sunday Worship 11:00 AM Haines Presbyterian Church Sun. Oct. 21 Bible Club - Sunday School 12:30 PM Haines Presbyterian Church Mon. Oct. 22 Adults Jujutsu 6:30 PM Chilkat Center For The Arts Mon. Oct. 22 Mother Goose Stories and Songs 11:00 AM Haines Borough Public Library fohbpl@gmail.com Tue. Oct. 23 Women’s Fellowship 3:00 PM Haines Senior Center

HAINES JUNCTION Wednesdays Adult Volleyball 6:30 pm St. Elias Community School Wednesdays Seniors - Drop-In and Activities 1:30 pm Haines Junction Seniors Apartments Arts, craft, fitness, pool tournaments, shuffleboard, carpet bowling, and card and board games.

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Wed. Oct. 17 Village of Haines Junction Council Meeting 7:00 PM St Elias Convention Centre Thu. Oct. 18 Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 AM Mun Ku Thu. Oct. 18 Seniors - Carpet Bowling 1:30 PM St Elias Convention Centre All Seniors and Elders welcome!

Thu. Oct. 18 Chair Yoga For Seniors 3:00 PM Haines Junction Seniors Apartments Thu. Oct. 18 Handle With Care 5:30 PM Takhini Hall Handle With Care is a simple interactive program to help parents and caregivers, including those who work in early childhood setting, to promote the mental health of young children from birth to 6 years old. Call 634-5361 for more information.

Thu. Oct. 18 Women’s Circle 5:30 PM Mun Ku Email elskloppers@gmail.com for more information.

Thu. Oct. 18 Open Mic 7:30 PM St Elias Convention Centre Thu. Oct. 18 Adult Soccer 7:30 PM St. Elias Community School Fri. Oct. 19 Cedar Hat Making Workshop 9:00 AM Da Ku Cultural Centre To register call 634-3309 or email rsmith@cafn.ca Fri. Oct. 19 Story Hour 10:00 AM Haines Junction Community Library Fri. Oct. 19 Lafayette String Quartet 7:30 PM St Elias Convention Centre Tickets available at the door.

Sat. Oct. 20 Cedar Hat Making Workshop 9:00 AM Da Ku Cultural Centre To register call 634-3309 or email rsmith@ cafn.ca Sun. Oct. 21 Cedar Hat Making Workshop 9:00 AM Da Ku Cultural Centre To register call 634-3309 or email rsmith@ cafn.ca Sun. Oct. 21 St Christopher’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Christopher’s Church Service - Info: Mark Ritchie 634-2943 Tue. Oct. 23 Southern Tutchone Classes 12:00 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue. Oct. 23 Takhini Family Game Night 7:00 PM Takhini Hall

LORNE MOUNTAIN Wed. Oct. 17 Aging in Place 7:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Sat. Oct. 20 Rug Hooking 1:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre To register email lmca@northwestel.net Mon. Oct. 22 Yoga with Jess Sellers 7:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre For more info call 667-7083 or Email lmca@northwestel.net Tue. Oct. 23 Creative Dance Classes 5:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre For ages 4-7, Drop in - Free Tue. Oct. 23 Mt. Lorne Volunteer Fire Department Open House & AGM 7:00 PM Mt. Lorne Fire Hall New volunteers needed and all welcome. for more info call Judy at 668-2849.

MARSH LAKE Wednesdays Pump Fitness 6:30 pm Marsh Lake Community Centre Wednesdays Open Hours 5:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Thu. Oct. 18 Choir 6:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Fri. Oct. 19 Friday Night Dinner&Drinks 6:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Sat. Oct. 20 Bridge club 12:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Sat. Oct. 20 Knitting Circle 1:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre 660-4999 managermarshlake@gmail.com Tue. Oct. 23 North of 60 Seniors Cafe.

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2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Tue. Oct. 23 Yoga with Richard 5:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre

MAYO Fri. Oct. 19 Dinner and Movie Night 5:00 PM Mayo Community Hall And Recreation Centre Mon. Oct. 22 Yoga Classes 7:00 PM Mayo Curling Arena Bring your own Yoga mat or borrow ours. Classes are free of charge and drop-ins are welcome.

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Sun. Oct. 21 St. Mary’s Church Service 11:00 AM St Mary’s Church (867)667-7746 Tue. Oct. 23 Mayo Sewing Nights 7:00 PM Yukon College Mayo Campus

OLD CROW Thu. Oct. 18 Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Sun. Oct. 21 St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Luke’s Church 867-993-5381 Tue. Oct. 23 Gym Night 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center

PELLY CROSSING Tue. Oct. 23 Fort Selkirk Historic Site Management Plan Open House 12:00 PM Selkirk First Nation Participate in the review and discussion of the draft Fort Selkirk Historic Site Management Plan.

Lunch will be served.

SKAGWAY Daily, Mondays to Fridays, Mom, Dad & Me Toddler Time 9:00 am Skagway Alaska Appropriate for 2 - 4 yrs. of age & caregiver, Free drop-in. Call 907-9832679 for more info.

Mondays & Wednesdays SpinFlex w/ Katherine 6:30 am Skagway Rec. Centre Mondays, Wednesday & Fridays Group Cycling 12:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Mondays & Wednesdays TRX Suspension Training 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sign up required Wed. Oct. 17 Back & Hip Yoga 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed. Oct. 17 Acro Jam 6:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Playful practice that combines acrobatics and yoga. This is an unstructured class to work on things you would like to improve on or trade Thu. Oct. 18 Basketball For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu. Oct. 18 Mat Pilates 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Intermediate core based class using classical mat exercises to create long, lean muscles.

Thu. Oct. 18 Senior Weights with Dana 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

Thu. Oct. 18 Vinyasa Yoga 9:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Fri. Oct. 19 SpinYOGA 9:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Sat. Oct. 20 Bouncy House Fun Time!

1:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre A parent or guardian must accompany children 12 and under.

Sat. Oct. 20 Hatha Yoga w/Sherry- ALL Levels 3:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sat. Oct. 20 Undo and Renew Gentle Yoga 3:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sun. Oct. 21 Undo and Renew Gentle Yoga 3:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon. Oct. 22 Hatha Yoga w/Sherry- ALL Levels 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon. Oct. 22 Restorative - Yin Yoga ALL Levels 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue. Oct. 23 Basketball For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue. Oct. 23 Let it Roll - Hatha Flow with Foam Roller 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Hatha Flow practice followed by foam roller and pinky balls.

Tue. Oct. 23 Mat Pilates 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Intermediate core based class using classical mat exercises to create long, lean muscles.

Tue. Oct. 23 Senior Weights with Dana 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

Tue. Oct. 23 Vinyasa Yoga 9:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed. Oct. 24 Acro Jam 6:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Playful practice that combines acrobatics and yoga. This is an unstructured class to work on things you would like to improve on or trade Wed. Oct. 24 Back & Hip Yoga 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre TAGISH Mondays AA - Tagish 7:30 pm Carcross/ Tagish First Nation Building Tuesdays and Thursdays Carpet Bowling 11:15 am Tagish Community Centre Everyone is invited to come and learn the technical game of Carpet Bowling.

Wednesdays and Saturdays, Tagish Library 12:00 pm Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Wednesdays Coffee and Chat: Tagish Community Centre 2:00 pm Tagish Community Centre Fresh baked goods.

Wed. Oct. 17 Aging in Place 1:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Information Fair & Lunch will be provided Wed. Oct. 17 Foot Wellness Clinic 1:30 PM Tagish Community Centre Wed. Oct. 17 Tagish Community Association meeting 7:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Agenda posted at tagish.ca Thu. Oct. 18 CTFN Community Dinners 5:00 PM Tagish Community Centre For more info call 821-4251 ext. 8262 Thu. Oct. 18 OsteoFit 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre

Fri. Oct. 19 Pickleball 11:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Come try Pickleball, a new sport offered which combines table tennis and regular tennis.

Sun. Oct. 21 Pancake Breakfast with Sunday Morning Trivia: Tagish 9:30 AM Tagish Community Centre Third Sunday of every month. September 20th - Trivia Theme is “Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?’ 399-3407 recreation@ tagishyukon.org Sun. Oct. 21 Tagish Community Church of the Nazarene 4:00 PM Tagish Community Church of the Nazarene 6334903 tagishcc@gmail.com Mon. Oct. 22 Nordic Walking 1:30 PM Tagish Community Centre Call 399-3407 for more info.

Tue. Oct. 23 Get and Stay Fit 6:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Call 399-3407 for more info.

TESLIN Mondays Teslin Lake Bird Observatory Teslin Campground Open at sunrise for 6 Hours. Get up close and personal with a variety of migrating birds while watching the bird banders at work. Park at the large brown cook shelter, follow the adjacent foot trail down to the lakeshore and follow the sign-age.

Wednesdays Seniors Social 10:00 am Teslin Rec Center Every Wednesday come play cards, drink coffee, chat, and have a good time. Call Kelsey at 335-4250 or email teslinrec@teslin.ca Thu. Oct. 18 Badminton Nights 7:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Every Thursday, bring your racket or just bring your self for some swift fun! 335-4250 teslinrec@teslin.ca Fri. Oct. 19 Girls Club 6:00 PM Teslin Rec Center For grades 7-12, come hang out, games, activities and snacks! Call Kelsey 335-4250 for more information.

Fri. Oct. 19 Youth Club 8:00 PM Teslin Rec Center For grades 7-12, come hang out, games, activities and snacks! Call Kelsey 335-4250 for more information.

Tue. Oct. 23 After School Sports K - Gr. 4 3:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Tue. Oct. 23 Yoga in the Mezzanine 5:30 PM Teslin Rec Center Every Tuesday, mats provided just bring your zen. 3354250 teslinrec@teslin.ca Tue. Oct. 23 Teslin Dance Group Practice 7:00 PM Teslin Healing Centre Every Tuesday evening, for more info contact Melaina at 867.390.2532 ext. 333 or Melaina.sheldon@ttc-teslin.com

WATSON LAKE Mondays-Fridays Youth Activity Club 3:15 pm Watson Lake Recreation Centre For grades 5-11, come hang out, games, activities and snacks! Call Meaghen 5368023 for more info.

Mondays and Thursdays Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 pm Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Mondays to Fridays, Yukon’s Northern Lights Centre, 6 shows daily. Northern Lights Centre boasts state-of-the-art panoramic video and surround-sound systems. Email: nlc@northwestel.net Phone: (867) 536-7827 (STAR Tuesdays and Thursdays Body Fit 7:00 pm Watson Lake Recreation Centre Contact Meaghan for more information 536-8023 Tuesdays and Thursdays Parents and Tots 1:15 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Join us in song, socializing, play and lots of giggles and fun.

Wednesdays to Thursdays Drop In Sports-Games 1:00 pm Watson Lake Recreation Centre Dress for the weather, bring a water bottle. For more info call Meaghen at 536-8023 Saturdays Watson Lake Thrift Store, Noon to 3pm Thu. Oct. 18 Infant Massage 10:00 AM Watson Lake Family Centre Infant massage, to improve bonding, sleeping periods, colic, and much more. Oil, snack and refreshments provided.Please call 536-2125 for more info.

Sat. Oct. 20 Ladies Time Out Breakfast 8:30 AM Andrea’s Hotel Come out for a relaxing time of inspiration, fun, and encouragement. For more information call Ruth Holt 536-7726 or Ruth Wilkinson at 536-4542” Sun. Oct. 21 St. John’s Church Service 10:00 AM St. John’s Church Service (867) 536-2932

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Opportunities North 2018 brings together dynamic business, government, and community leaders from across Northern Canada, Alberta, British Columbia, Alaska, and elsewhere in Canada for an immersive and informative business conference featuring trade networking, cultural experiences and exchange.

The conference focuses on the theme of ‘Disruption’, which speaks to paradigm shifts taking place in the Yukon, across the Canadian North, in neighboring Alaska, throughout the circumpolar world, as well as elsewhere in Canada, the US and the rest of the world.

This year’s conference will be composed of modules with a “Disruption” theme that impact the business communities of the Yukon, Canada and internationally. They are

In partnership with Northwest Territories and Edmonton Chambers of Commerce OCTOBER 23 - 25, 2018, Whitehorse, Yukon Special pricing for Chamber of Commerce members; visit the website for details.

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Active Interest LISTINGS Sundays to Fridays, Kickboxing Age 5 12 4:00 pm N60 Combative Arts Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays & Sundays, COBRA Self Defense Age 5 12 5:00 pm N60 Combative Arts Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays & Sundays, Kickboxing Age 13+ 7:00 pm N60 Combative Arts Mondays & Wednesdays, Ladies COBRA SD 8:00 pm N60 Combative Arts Mondays & Wednesdays, Judo Age 13+ 6:00 pm N60 Combative Arts Mondays & Wednesdays Boxing 7:00 pm Leisure On Lewes Complex Call 335-3831 or email jess_staffen@yahoo.com for more info.

‘Wednesday and Fridays Table Tennis 7:30 PM Whitehorse Elementary Enter through the back door, Call 668-3358 or

Inside Yukon Inn Mall on Fourth (Beside Dollar Store)

333-0299 or email TheMurf@northwestel. net for info.

Wed. Oct. 17 Adult Drop In Gymnastics 7:30 PM Polarette’s Gymnastic Club Whether you’re perfecting your skills, looking for a new work out idea, or trying your first cartwheel, Call 668-4794 for more information. info@polarettes.org Wed. Oct. 17 Dancefit 12:00 PM Better Bodies Crosstraining Centre Workout dance rooted in jazz, hip hop and Latin styles will take you away from your stresses. Wednesdays with an extra class on Saturdays at 11:00 a.m Call 633-5245 for more info.

Wed. Oct. 17 Velocity & Pursuit 4:30 PM Biathlon Range Thu. Oct. 18 Grappling 6:00 PM N60 Combative Arts Thu. Oct. 18 Insanity Live - Mornings 6:00 AM Peak Fitness Get ready to unleash your inner athlete and reach your personal best—because progress starts outside your comfort zone. 6 Weeks Thu. Oct. 18 Ladies Kickboxing 5:00 PM N60 Combative Arts Thu. Oct. 18 Muay Thai 7:00 PM N60 Combative Arts Fri. Oct. 19 Booty Ballet with Dale 6:00 PM Leaping Feats Creative Danceworks Incorporates some core strengthening

work and uses the ballet barres and some basic ballet technique to lengthen leg muscles, tone up glutes and develop better balance. . Register online or drop in.

Fri. Oct. 19 COBRA FS 8:00 PM N60 Combative Arts Fri. Oct. 19 Golden Horn Judo 3:30 PM Golden Horn Elementary Fri. Oct. 19 Ladies Grappling 6:00 PM N60 Combative Arts Fri. Oct. 19 Strong by Zumba with Lynda 6:00 AM Better Bodies Crosstraining Centre Combines high intensity interval training with the science of Synced Music Motivation. Call 633-5245 for more info.

Sat. Oct. 20 Ski Patrol Certification Rookie 9:00 AM Yukon Zone - Canadian Ski Patrol Email info@yukonskipatrol.ca to register.

Sat. Oct. 20 zFit with Jennifer 10:00 AM Better Bodies Crosstraining Centre Call 633-5245 for more info.

Sun. Oct. 21 Carcross Kickboxing 12:30 PM N60 Combative Arts Sun. Oct. 21 Carcross Kids Kickboxing 11:30 AM N60 Combative Arts Sun. Oct. 21 COBRA FS 8:00 PM N60 Combative Arts Sun. Oct. 21 Ladies Grappling 6:00 PM N60 Combative Arts

Wellness LISTINGS

Have your say on midwifery in Yukon.

The Government of Yukon is working to introduce regulated and funded midwifery by the end of 2019.

Take the survey at engageyukon.ca from September 20 – November 16.

Join a focus group by emailing midwifery.plra@gov.yk.ca by October 17.

Richard’s Tire Tips

Are you running all-season tires year round?

If so, you may be compromising your safety as well as those around you! Most all-season tires stop gripping normally at 5 degrees Celsius, whereas a designated winter tire continues to grip into the cold. Don’t let the term all-season fool you, these tires are designed for wet/dry traction and are not meant to operate in the winter.

If you are not sure if you have a winter or all-season tire you can look at the sidewall of your tire and try to find a pictograph which is the government designation for winter tires, these tires have passed the testing that is required to be classed as a winter tire!

This pictograph is a mountain with three peaks and a snowflake in the middle and is the only way a tire can be classed as winter.

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Wed. Oct. 17 The Counselling Drop-In Clinic 10:00 AM Many Rivers Counselling and Support Services Free Drop-In counselling is offered every Wednesday from 10am - 4pm.

Wed. Oct. 17 Women & Children Lunch Date 11:30 AM Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre Delicious Free Lunch for Women & Children Wed. Oct. 17 Prenatal Luncheon 12:00 PM Skookum Jim Friendship Centre A healthy lunch and an activity for all prenatal mothers and for those with babies up to 12 months old. Welcomes all pregnant moms-to-be, nursing moms, new dads, expectant dads, wee babes, and family supports.

Wed. Oct. 17 Drop-in Recovery Group Meetings 2:30 PM Mental Wellness and Substance Use Services Health & Social Services Just come. We ask that you be alcohol and drug free during the group meeting. Call for more information. 456-3838 Wed. Oct. 17 Grief Discussion Group 7:00 PM Hospice Yukon In this three-session discussion group participants will explore their loss and find support in a group setting.

Call for more information. 667-7429 info@ hospiceyukon.net Thu. Oct. 18 Noon Yoga Classes 12:00 PM Grace Space For more information email info@gracespaceyukon.com Thu. Oct. 18 Mental Health Caregivers Support Group 7:00 PM Mental Wellness and Substance Use Services Health & Social Services A support group for family members and friends of individuals with mental illness.

Call for more information. 456-3838 Thu. Oct. 18 Eliminate Back Pain 7:00 PM Whitehorse Physiotherapy Call 667-2138 to register, admission by donation to Hospice Yukon.

Thu. Oct. 18 Acrojam! 7:00 PM Rooted Tree Massage & Yoga Acroyoga is a collaborative yoga practice that mixes yoga with acrobatics.

Sun. Oct. 21 Walking the Soul Path - The Retreat Boréale Ranch Dive deep into the energetic self healing teachings. Register online.

Fri. Oct. 19 Sally & Sisters Lunch 12:00 PM Whitehorse Food Bank Free Hot Lunch for Women & Children 334-9317

Sun. Oct. 21 Pre School Martial Arts 3:30 PM N60 Combative Arts Sun. Oct. 21 See Whats on the River 12:00 PM Fish Ladder Meet Cameron Eckert, Binoculars available, everyone welcome. For more details email envweb@ gov.yk.ca Sun. Oct. 21 Ski Patrol Certification Rookie 9:00 AM Yukon Zone - Canadian Ski Patrol Email info@yukonskipatrol.ca to register.

Sun. Oct. 21 Table Tennis 1:30 PM Whitehorse Elementary Enter through the back door, Call 668-3358 or 333-0299 or email TheMurf@northwestel.net for info.

Tue. Oct. 23 Adult Biathlon 6:30 PM Biathlon Range Tue. Oct. 23 Grappling 6:00 PM N60 Combative Arts Tue. Oct. 23 Insanity Live - Mornings 6:00 AM Peak Fitness Get ready to unleash your inner athlete and reach your personal best—because progress starts outside your comfort zone. 6 Weeks Tue. Oct. 23 Ladies Kickboxing 5:00 PM N60 Combative Arts Tue. Oct. 23 Muay Thai 7:00 PM N60 Combative Arts

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Fri. Oct. 19 Myeloma Canada Info Session 1:00 PM Whitehorse, Yukon For more information call or email. 1-888-798-5771 contact@myeloma.ca Fri. Oct. 19 Hatha Flow 5:30 PM Rooted Tree Massage & Yoga Suitable for all levels including those with some yoga experience.

Call 334-8599 or email rootedtreemassage@gmail.com to register Fri. Oct. 19 Yin and Tonic 6:00 PM Breath of Life Collective You will leave this class with a deep sense of self and relaxation.

Taught by Caitlyn MacMaster, email hebreathoflifestudio@gmail.com to register.

Sat. Oct. 20 Labour and Birth Doula 9:00 AM Whitehorse, Yukon Deepen your confidence in compassionate support and “best birth practices. Register online.

Sat. Oct. 20 Saturday Drop-in Yoga with Sabu 10:00 AM Grace Space These classes are all levels and open to everyone. This is a great opportunity to come practice Yoga with an experienced and dedicated teacher! If you have questions please call 335-2457.

Sat. Oct. 20 Yin Yoga & Foam Rolling 10:00 AM Rooted Tree Massage & Yoga Yin yoga is a gentle, quiet practice suitable for all levels.

Foam rollers and/or balls will be used for self-massage & myofascial release. Email rootedtreemassage@gmail.com for more information.

Sat. Oct. 20 Yoga with Sabu 10:30 AM Montessori Borealis Preschool Drop in or Call to register or email. 335-2457 sabu@ sabuyoga.com Sat. Oct. 20 Red Tara Practice 12:30 PM VajraNorth Everyone welcome. For more info contact 667-6951 (Cheryl Buchan) 633-3715 Sat. Oct. 20 PFLAG Meeting 7:00 PM Yukon College Support for those struggling with sexual orientation and gender identity in themselves or someone they know. Everyone welcome Sat. Oct. 20 Zumba Party 7:00 PM F.H. Collins Secondary Come Zumba with us and raise money for Karen’s Room.

Sun. Oct. 21 Postpartum Doula 9:00 AM Whitehorse, Yukon In this comprehensive workshop you will gain an understanding of postpartum recovery for the whole family, newborn development, safety, sleep as well

as holistic strategies and tools you can use as a postpartum support professional. Register online.

Sun. Oct. 21 Kundalini Yoga 12:00 PM Long Lean Mean Fitness Register online.

Sun. Oct. 21 Gentle Yoga 12:30 PM Rooted Tree Massage & Yoga For the all ages, the stiff and the recovering bodies of life.

Everyone welcome - Beginners encouraged!

Call or email to register. 334-8599 rootedtreemassage@gmail.com Mon. Oct. 22 Noon Yoga Classes 12:00 PM Grace Space For more information email info@gracespaceyukon.com Mon. Oct. 22 Sally & Sisters Lunch 12:00 PM Whitehorse Food Bank Free Hot Lunch for Women & Children 334-9317 Mon. Oct. 22 Shamata Meditation 5:15 PM White Swan Sanctuary Group meditation all levels welcome Mon. Oct. 22 Buddhist Meditation Society 5:15 PM White Swan Sanctuary All are welcome!

Mon. Oct. 22 Meditate, Rest, and Restore 6:00 PM Rooted Tree Massage & Yoga Each week we will practice a different style of meditation in order to introduce you to the variety of meditation options available. Email rootedtreemassage@gmail.com for more info.

Mon. Oct. 22 Hospice Walking Group 6:30 PM S.S.Klondike An opportunity to share your grief experience, or simply enjoy nature and the companionship of others who are grieving. Call or email for more details. 6677429 info@hospiceyukon.net Tue. Oct. 23 Continuing Yang Family Tai Chi Traditional From Hidden Valley School Tue. Oct. 23 Weight Watchers 5:00 PM Yukon College Please arrive 30-minutes prior to the listed meeting time for weigh-in and registration, room A2202. 403-473-0645 blong@weightwatchers.ca Tue. Oct. 23 Beginner Meditation 5:00 PM Whitehorse, Yukon 8 week Beginner Meditation course is appropriate for people with no experience meditating or some experience meditating. To register email: roseabove60@gmail.com Tue. Oct. 23 Golden Horn Yoga 6:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Terice 668-6631

THE COMMISSIONER’S AWARDS Call for fall 2018 nominations for: • Public Volunteer Service • Bravery Nomination forms are available from the Commissioner’s Office or www.commissioner.gov.yk.ca Nominations are due in the Commissioner’s Office by 4:30 p.m. on November 2, 2018.

Mail, email or fax nominations to: Commissioner’s Advisory Committee, 412 Main Street, Whitehorse, Y1A 2C6 Tel.: 867-667-5121 Fax: 867-393-6201 Communities: 1-800-661-0408 ext. 5121 Email: commissioner@gov.yk.ca

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Happy 100th Birthday, Olive Patton!

What’s Up Yukon author Doug Sack wrote an article for our May 23, 2018, edition highlighting the most recent (2016) statistics that displayed the Yukon had no “card-carrying” centenarians.

He even suggested, and your humble editor concurred, that What’s Up Yukon might write a story about any Yukoners who were, in fact, 100 years old. So when an invitation to attend Olive Patton’s 100th birthday celebration at Copper Ridge Place was received, we had to attend.

Olive and her friends celebrated in style on Saturday, October 6. During the visit to Copper Ridge Place, What’s Up Yukon was delighted to discover from Dean Sean Murphy of the Christ Church Cathedral that, in addition to Olive, another member of his congregation, Mary Merchant, turned 100 years old in June of 2017. Congratulations to Mary as well!

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Olive Patton celebrates her 100th birthday at Copper Ridge Place on October 6 Olive Patton received letters of congratulation from notable individuals, including Queen Elizabeth, who signed the letter simply: Elizabeth

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10 am – 2 pm Video Production Workshop with Paul Murray - Part 2 of 2 2 part class, Thursday and Friday. Friday's class will focus on editing.

Space limited to 20 participants. Please bring your own equipment to participate. Sign up by email in advance skagwayinfo@skagway.org.

Skagway Traditional Council - 11th & Broadway

12 – 12:45 pm Group Cycling

A fun low impact cardiovascular workout with great music! $8 for nonmembers. Skagway Recreation Center – 13th & Main

1 – 3 pm NPS Historical Photographs & Community Story Sharing

OCTOBER 18, 19, 20 & 21, 2018 Thursday, October 18th 10 am – 2 pm Video Production Workshop with Paul Murray - Part 1 of 2

5:30 – 7 pm Elks Burger Feed Fundraiser

5:45 – 6:30 pm Spinning with Therese

7 – 9 pm Teen Night at the Library

5:45 – 7 pm Gentle Restorative Yoga with Katherine

Saturday, October 20, 2018

$8 for non-members. Skagway Recreation Center – 13th & Main

This is what small-town living is all about. Support the Skagway School DDF Program! Elks Club – 6th & State

8:30 – 11 am Skagway Firefighters Association Pancake Breakfast in the Fire Hall!

7 pm Vusi Mahlasela “The Voice of South Africa”

Catch this amazing international singer & songwriter as he includes Skagway in his world tour! $10 General Admission, $8 SAC, Student & Senior, $20 Family. Skagway School – 15th & Main.

Breakfast in the Fire Hall – A dream come true for kids of all ages!

Come meet your local emergency responders & pick up Fall Fire Prevention Preparation tips! Public Safety Building – 17th & State

Classical mat workout based on the teachings of Joseph Pilates. $8 for non-members. Skagway Recreation Center – 13th & Main.

9 – 10:15 am SpinYoga

12 – 5 pm Fun on 5th Avenue!

10 am – 2 pm Princess Sophia Exhibit on Display

FREE. White Pass & Yukon Route Train Depot – 2nd & Broadway.

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1 – 3 pm Kids Bouncy House Playtime!!!

Kids + Bouncy House = FUN!!! $8 for non-members. Skagway Recreation Center – 13th & Main

GRIZZLY’S GENERAL is your ONE STOP SNACK STOP! Before you hit the road back home.

Come shop our great selection of outerwear, apparel, and footwear for the whole family.

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Friday, October 19th, 2018 Become strong and flexible this fall! Start your day with a good workout and stretch. $8 for non-members. Skagway Recreation Center - 13th & Main.

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2 part class, Thursday and Friday. Thursday's class will focus on filming. Space limited to 20 participants. Please bring your own equipment to participate. Sign up by email in advance skagwayinfo@ skagway.org. $75, Skagway Traditional Council - 11th & Broadway

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1 – 5 pm Cribbage, Cribbage, Cribbage!

10 am Sunday Breakfast & Songs with Adalia Deach & Tatum Sager

FREE. Dippers Building - 23rd & Main

2 pm Princess Sophia Memorial & Storyboard

The Station – 4th & State

FREE. Unveiling with a Reception at the WP&YR Depot. Guest Speaker: David Leverton, Director Maritime Museum of British Columbia. Centennial Park & WP&YR Train Depot – 2nd & Broadway

10 am – 12:30 pm Watercolor FUN with Tina Cyr

Available for adult beginners – all supplies included! Please contact Tina in advance to reserve space. misstinacyr@gmail.com (907) 612-0691. Class Fee: $35. Skagway Traditional Council – 11th & Broadway

3 – 4:15 pm Hatha Yoga with Katherine

A moderate paced practice that encompasses all types of physical yoga with focus on breath and alignment. $8 for non-members. Skagway Recreation Center – 13th & Main

12 – 6 pm Felting with Cori G

3 – 5 pm Plant Exchange

Come and play with wool fiber & learn how to felt with Skagway fiber artist, Cori G! (907) 973-2525, RSVP to Cori to save your space. Class fee: $40. Skagway Recreation Center – 13th & Main

FREE. Need some greenery to brighten up your winter? The Library can help you out! Skagway. Public Library – 8th & State

2 pm Reading with Alaskan Author, John Straley

4 – 6 pm Fall Festival Artisan Market

“Straley knows how to wrap deadly violence in a bubble of black humor that suits the novel’s beautiful but harsh setting” – New York Times Sponsored by Skaguay News Depot & Books. Skagway Public Library – 8 th & State

Check out Skagway’s talented artists & take some of their creations home with you! AB Hall – 2nd & Broadway

6 – 8 pm Photo Class with Peter Johnston Class

2:30 – 5 pm Watercolor FUN with Tina Cyr

Please email Peter to reserve your space Psjohnston1@mac.com $20.

Skagway Traditional Council – 11th & Broadway

Available for adult beginners – all supplies included! Please contact Tina in advance to reserve space misstinacyr@gmail.com (907) 612-0691 Class Fee: $35. Skagway Traditional Council – 11th & Broadway

8 pm “The PRICE is RIGHT!” Game Show Night

FREE. Experience the Skagway twist on this classic game show.

Happy Endings Saloon – 4th & State

3 – 4:15 pm Gentle Restorative Yoga with Jeanne

Yoga for healing. Find deep relaxation practicing gentle yoga using props to support the body. $8 for nonmembers. Skagway Recreation Center – 13th & Main

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