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eter Robertson Jickling and I decide to meet up at the liquor store and see where the universe takes us.

After almost T-boning his purple Honda Civic, I tell him to get in the truck - that he has been officially kidnapped.

I take him to the Dirty Northern, where we opt for dirt squirrel status in a dark booth at the back; we each order a Pimm’s No. 1 Cup and get down to business.

Peter was born and raised here in Whitehorse. You may remember him from such things as being editor of What’s Up Yukon, playing trumpet for Uncle Touchy, writing Syphilis: a Love Story, beer-running in the 72 Challenge, graduating from Vanier, and watching sports on the televisions at the Gold Pan Saloon.

Others may remember him never making plans on Sunday because he’s having dinner with his folks, and that’s more important than whatever you were going to ask him to do.

Peter and I probably met through Justine Davidson.

It may have been around the time of the 2009 Nakai 24-Hour Playwriting Competition, where Syphilis: a Love Story began it’s journey, or whilst the play of the

same name was being performed at the Guild Hall in 2011 (a Ramshackle Theatre Society production).

We can’t be sure. But there’s one adventure we do remember…

Earlier this year, I needed a partner in crime to deliver three sweet hens to a long-term chicken sit in Mendenhall. I immediately thought of Peter, and randomly showed up to his house to ask him to join me.

He grabbed an unmarked mixed compact disc from the floor of his room and we started on our mission. The CD was very telling of Peter’s musical tastes in the 1990s: from Wheat Kings to Peter Pumpkinhead, we traversed time and space getting those birds to their new home outside the city limits.

The weirdest/worst job PRJ ever had was right out of university in 2005.

Armed with a brand new BA in philosophy, he got a job as a doorto-door security system salesman. He made it through one day of training and quit, never even knocking on a single door.

After that experience, he started submitting articles to the Globe and Mail. The first one he sent in was picked up and pub-

lished in the “Facts & Arguments” section. It was about not being a door-to-door security system salesman.

PRJ lives at a house known as The Embassy. I ask him who he’d most like to have play there. I’m proud of his answer of a double bill featuring Modest Mouse and Weezer.

I just love it when people get righteously specific.

While we riff on music we love, “Black Hole Sun” by Soundgarden comes on in the bar. We are both relieved and chuffed that the bartender cuts the song off before it finishes.

Peter and I share the sentiment that a song should be gently faded out if it’s not given the chance to fulfill its destiny by being played to the end.

Five Pimm’s later, we argue over the bill and end up splitting it before calling cabs to get us to our respective homes.

Peter Jickling truly is a man about town. He’s also unemployed.

Fiona Solon (aka Fibi Zonnet) is a bean counter, singer and producer. She insists she is not a writer. Contact her via editor@whatsupyukon.com

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College is easier than logging

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by Meagan Deuling

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y dad figures it’s more common for adults to go back to school these days.

This is compared to when he went to college for the first time when he was 33. In the ‘90s.

He says, “These days, people don’t stay in the same career.”

He had a wife (my mom), four kids (a fifth rounded out the family a few years on), a big chunk of land, a tractor, a horse named Lily, a truck and a car, a few chainsaws, a house, a high school diploma, a 15-or-so year career as a logger and a bum knee.

His knee locked up at the crucial point after a tree was cut but before it fell. His doctor told him he was arthritic. He had to stop logging.

He decided to become a lawyer.

“I had to feed my kids and I couldn’t work in the bush anymore. My body was broken.

“I was glad. I was trying to get something else. College was easier than logging.”

He was paid disability insurance. “The insurance company said, ‘you should work as a trucker or gas attendant’” They wanted him to retrain, and they told him he couldn’t become a lawyer.

The other option was for my mom to go to university, but then the insurance payments would have stopped.

He never considered anything else. “I was completely and totally naive. I had no clue. I thought it would work.”

It wasn’t just the insurance company that told him not to become a lawyer; everybody did. “If

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Becoming a lawyer allowed my dad to stay on his land it wasn’t for your mom, I couldn’t have done it.”

I remember my mom helping me with a grade four report on Jamaica. My dad said, “Don’t worry, she does my homework, too.”

We were living at a park that my mom ran, in a trailer. There were too many mosquitoes to go outside.

In a way, it was lucky my dad’s knee gave out in the early ‘90s. In ‘99, the lumber mills in the town we lived near shut down. Many people lost jobs.

“I would be scrambling around all the time if I hadn’t gone back to school then.”

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We shared our time between Vancouver in the winter, and the park in the summer when he started law school. It was harder than college.

“But that was because of my ignorance. I was doing really well, I just didn’t know.”

He thought he failed his first year.

“I was getting ready for being a lawyer, stressed out all the time.”

I asked him if going to college and law school reminded him of going to school when he was a kid.

Did it envoke in you the same ‘back to school’ feeling in September?

“No. There’s no comparison.”

He said he went to elementary school and high school, sometimes, because he had to.

He went to college because he wanted to.

“I had to feed my family.”

But that means you had to go.

“There’s no comparison.”

I tried.

His becoming a lawyer enabled us to stay on the big chunk of land outside of Lumby, B.C., the town

where the lumber mills shut down.

Sometimes he wishes he’d have become a lawyer before he did.

“I’d be way ahead in my career. I’m always behind.”

But he also says that he has a different kind of knowledge than lots of people — a broader knowledge that you can’t get from books.

He says it would have been best for his legal career if he’d been working as a lawyer by the time he was 30, instead just being called to the bar at 39.

“But then I wouldn’t have my family. I guess I’d rather have my family than be a famous criminal lawyer.”

He thinks tuition should be free; everyone should be able to access education.

“I went from working class to professional. It made me see the world differently.”

Meagan Deuling is the assistant editor. Contact her at meagan@ whatsupyukon.com

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The new park on Second Avenue is a project of the Klondike Centennials Society you to the many other people who contributed over the years.

Of great disappointment to Magnusson and to a lot of people who commented on Facebook on July 20, was the damage done to the park the night before, when vandals broke the lamp and did some other damage to the adjoining property.

It has since been repaired.

“We’ve got good comments back so far,” Magnusson says.

“The dike area improvements are great, but there’s no shade there. This is a little park where

people can sit and be shaded from the heat.”

His only personal complaint so far is that people keep tossing cigarette butts onto the ground, even though there are two disposal stations beside the benches.

Dan Davidson retired after 32 years of teaching in rural Yukon, but continues to write about happenings in Dawson City. You can contact him through dawson@whatsupyukon. com.

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Located between the Dawson Plaza (where the CIBC is) and the Husky Bus HQ (the former Hair We Are salon) it’s not a large space, but it’s a pleasant spot along Dawson’s second busiest commercial street, Second Avenue.

It’s the latest project of the Klondike Centennials Society, which did most of its public works leading up to the centennial years and on to 2002, which celebrated the year Dawson got its town charter.

Just to mention a few projects, there was the Tribute to the Miner statue along the Waterfront, the Ridge Road Trail, the rehabilitation and enhancement of the Discovery Claim and the beautification of City Hall park.

That short list only scratches the surface of what KCS has accomplished.

The park is a tribute.

“We wanted one that basically would thank all our volunteers and all our staff over all those years,” said Jon Magnusson, “especially John and Madeleine Gould and also Kelly Millar, who was a mainstay in our operation.”

Magnusson manages the plaza building for its American owner, a former member of the RCMP who prefers just to be known as Mo. Magnusson persuaded him to buy the lot next to his building, partly to provide parking off the lane in the rear for people using the building. Then he pitched the idea of a park on the front half of the lot.

After beginning the process with the blessing of his board, he went to see Gould’s daughter, Susan Herrmann, to see how she felt about a project being done to honour he parents.

She was so enthusiastic that she bought the park half of the lot and has, he says, been of immense help in getting the thing done.

The design was created by Mike Crelli, who does a lot of landscaping in town. There are inset glass mosaic decorative tiles made by Tiss Clark, as well as an old-fashioned tri-light street lamp.

At present there are some plants, benches, lawn chairs and an outdoor table that Magnusson has donated from winding down his business at Dawson City Bed and Breakfast a couple of years back, but there are plans to get more substantial new ones made Later on there will be a plaque thanking the Goulds and Millar by name, as well as a general thank

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What’s in a Game?

Modern-day gaming isn’t just playing Pick Up Sticks with your folks

by Jessica Prentice

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aming is a diverse hobby.

It extends beyond the Scrabble and Monopoly of family gatherings, or the video games many associate with teenage boys.

These days, gamers come in all stripes and have access to a vast and ever-expanding world of imaginative, skill-building, and creative games and platforms.

Once considered a niche hobby, gaming is now increasingly mainstream, and is a core component of Whitehorse’s upcoming popculture fest, YukomiCon In anticipation of the weekendlong event, I interviewed two local long-time gamers for a brief inside look into the hobby: Lianne Maitland, a twenty-something arts curator who says gaming often forms the “core of [her] social bonds,” and Shawn Underhill, owner and proprietor of Whitehorse’s gaming hub, Titan Gaming & Collectibles.

Many people don’t realize the incredible social value of gaming.

Part of the problem is a misperception of gamers. As Underhill puts it, there is a stigma that, “gamers are all stinky single guys who live in their parents’ basement.”

On the contrary, he says, today’s gamers cross the spectrum of age, gender, income level, and personality type.

“In one game I can be playing with a friend who’s new to the workforce working in an entrylevel job, and another friend who’s a lawyer.”

Underhill emphasized that playing games can be a fantastic way to connect with a spouse, or children. It can lead you to meet new people, and can often form

the foundation of long-lasting friendships.

“I’m still close friends with buddies I played games with back

Underhill, gaming the right way develops a plethora of valuable skills, including how to be a good loser (and, more importantly, a

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in the day,” he says. “We still get together for a weekly game night.”

Another social aspect of games is the way they teach and reward social intelligence.

Maitland admits to a sizeable competitive streak, but says that in many of the games she enjoys — particularly role-playing games (i.e. RPGs) such as Dungeons & Dragons — “direct competition isn’t beneficial, or might even be downright detrimental.”

Instead, these games encourage players to find ways to work together to reach common goals, often by employing creative strategies that utilize the unique strengths of each player.

Beyond the above, the skillsbased aspect of gaming is a core part of the appeal. According to

good winner), fair play and honesty, problem-solving and planning skills.

RPGs, again, are high on Maitland’s list, not only for their function as an outlet for creativity but also “because they can be intensely intellectual,” requiring players to “explore complex issues such as politics, religion, ethics, economics… the list is endless.”

This August 21-23, new and veteran gamers from around the territory and beyond will gather at the High Country Inn and the Yukon Convention Centre to compete in tournaments at the second annual YukomiCon. They’ll take part in drop-in sessions, or learn to play games ranging from board and card games and pencil-and-paper RPGs to popular PC franchise games.

As Underhill says, “Games are continually changing, evolving.”

If you’ve never played before, or haven’t in awhile, take a trip to the heart of Yukon’s gaming community and you might just find something for you.

You can learn more about YukomiCon 2015 at http://www. yukomicon.com/.

Jessica Prentice is a founding director and director of communications for the Yukon Comic Culture Society

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Ideally, our children should learn good behaviour from us. But when it comes to living within our means, and saving and investing for the future, many of us are not setting such a good example.

Consider that household debt, as measured by the ratio of debt payments to disposable personal income, has reached record highs at 150%.* Of course, your children aren’t responsible for our discouraging debt trends. But if you’d like to help boost their chances for achieving financial stability in adulthood, you can take a number of steps, including the following: •

Reward your children for saving. Children, like adults, tend to repeat behaviour that is rewarded in some way. So, if you want your children to become good savers, you might want to match their contributions, either fully or partially, whenever they put money away, whether it’s in a big jar or a savings account. Once they’ve saved a certain amount, you may want to let them withdraw part of it to purchase something they want.

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Exhibit restraint in spending. When you want to teach your children an important lesson, what you do is sometimes more important than what you say. So, if you want to stress the importance of delaying immediate gratification and avoiding excessive debts, you may want to provide an example — such as your car, if it’s older. Say you wish you could get a new one.

When your child asks why you don’t, you can respond that you don’t have the money for it now — and you don’t want to have borrow too much money to get one because that would just mean a big payment later on.

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Explain principles of investing. Even fairly young children can typically understand what it means to invest in stocks, if it’s carefully explained to them. Use examples of the companies with which they may be familiar — Disney, McDonald’s, etc. — and stick to the basics. For example, anyone can own small pieces of these businesses. You might even decide to buy a few shares of one of these stocks and, along with your children, follow its returns.

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Give examples of inflation. If you want your children to become financially literate, they’ll need to understand the effects of inflation. Start them out with simple examples, such as the cost of candy or milk when you were a child versus those costs today. Then, explain that as the cost of virtually everything goes up over time, you need to put some of your money in investments that will hopefully have the potential to grow faster than the rate of inflation.

By following these basic suggestions, you can help your children develop financial behaviours that can serve them well throughout their lives.

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Claire the Bartender

A longtime fixture on the Whitehorse night scene is moving on and up

by Joslyn Kilborn

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f you’ve ever been to Lizards Lounge in the Town and Mountain Hotel on a Friday or Saturday night, you’ve seen Claire Mechan.

She’s been behind the bar making your drinks for the last fiveand-a-half years.

“It’s my identifier in Whitehorse,” Mechan says. “I go into Walmart and people say, ‘It’s Claire the bartender!’”

But Mechan’s half-decade reign at Whitehorse’s only dance bar has come to an end. More than that, her career as a bartender — something she’s been doing more or less since she entered the working world — has come to an end.

“I’m hanging up my bottle opener,” she says.

She’s hanging up her bottle opener and moving to Edmonton to teach at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), where she was recently hired after completing her Master’s degree in disaster and emergency management.

More than teaching, she’s also been hired to help NAIT transform its emergency management course from a diploma program into a Bachelor degree.

Claire the bartender turned Master Mechan.

“I came up here with delusions of grandeur,” says Mechan of her move to the Yukon.

Armed with a Bachelor of Arts in criminology, she assumed the job market would be wide open to her. It didn’t work out that way.

“I didn’t want to bartend any-

more,” she says. “But I needed to eat.”

She also needed to feed her daughter.

When Mechan became pregnant at 20, it was a surprise in more than the usual way. Doctors had told her she would never be able to conceive.

“I thought, she’s here now. I’m not going to take the chance it won’t happen again,” Mechan says “Of all the things I’ve done, that’s the big accomplishment for me.”

So Gabriel entered her life.

Mechan waited until Gabriel was school age, then went back to school herself, beginning her first year of university at 26. She kept bartending to support herself, all while raising her daughter on her own and getting her degree.

“Sleep wasn’t really on my agenda in those days,” she says.

Working at Lizards was a natural role to fall back on in the Yukon.

After a few months she also began working at the Northwestel call centre. From there she moved to the Human Resources department, and eventually ended up working for the Deputy Minister of Justice doing special projects.

Soon she added more education to the mix, and began working on a Masters degree online.

After late Saturdays at Lizards, Mechan would wake up Sunday mornings and spend her one day off each week doing homework.

Gabriel is now 19 and “ready to

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After more than half a decade at Lizard’s Lounge, Claire Mechan is no longer “Claire the Bartender” spread her wings,” so Mechan will be moving to Edmonton without her daughter.

“This will literally be my first time living on my own,” says Mechan, who had roommates before she became a mother.

“It’s always just been the two of us. Even when I moved here and had no friends, she was my friend.”

Which is why Mechan liked bartending. She says it’s one of the best ways to get comfortable in a new city.

“I’ve made some of my closest friends from working at Lizards.

Everyone comes there, no matter what they say about it.”

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“It will be my first time not getting to know a city through a bar,” she says.

Mechan spent her last weekend in the Yukon at the same place she spent many of her first weekends here - behind the bar, serving drinks and smiles.

“Lizards been a huge part of my life here,” she says. “And a good part.”

Joslyn Kilborn worked at Lizards for a while. Contact her via editor@whatsupyukon.com.

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Monday August 17

with a festive spark of Keno-styled fun and history.

Live music by the Yukon’s Explore the heritage of Keno’s own most excellent ambassador own three founding discoveries of music: Steve Slade will be with a gold and galena themed performing two 1-hr sets of historical scavenger hunt through original and period music on the the town on Monday afternoon deck of the Keno City Mining (2-5 pm). Real gold and galena to Museum, 11 am-noon and 2-3 pm. be found by lucky clue breakers.

Steve will also be performing in town on Sunday August 16 ! (time and venue to be confirmed) ♥ Light food and refreshment at the Museum. ♥ Superb local accommodations, food and amenities. ♥ Community campground and miles of hiking trails at our doorstep. ♥ Great fun and relaxation for the whole family.

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Fri, Aug, 14, Yukon Musician: Anne Turner 6:00 PM Westmark Whitehorse Jazz and Easy Listening

Arts Events Until - Wed, Sept 30 Stories of Traditional Land Use Cultural Exhibit Kwanlin Dun Cultural Centre Through ancient artifacts, we can learn how the First Nations lived thousands of years ago. Come and learn their story!

Until - Sat, Aug 29 Found, Forged and Fused Yukon Arts Centre A survey of handmade works from the Yukon Permanent Art Collection.

Until - Sat, Aug 29 Arctic Adaptations: Nunavut at 15 Yukon Arts Centre explores innovative architectural designs shaped by Nunavut’s distinct land, climate and culture.

Fri, Aug, 14, The Wheel 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn

Wed, Aug, 12, Archeology with Greg Hare: Miles Canyon Suspension Bridge 10:00 AM Miles Canyon Bridge A Yukon Conservation Society event.

Sat, Aug, 15, Dog Wash Fundraiser 10:00 AM The Feed Store Pet Junction All profit goes to Mae Bachur Animal Shelter

Fri, Aug, 14, RETRO Dance Party With CKRW 8:00 PM CKRW Tune into 96.1FM with Bobby & Amy

Sat, Aug, 15, Ragtime with Grant Simpson 5:30 PM Coast High Country Inn

Mon, Aug, 17, 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: 888668-6280 Fax: 867-633-4576

Sat, Aug, 15, The Wheel 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn

Mon, Aug, 17, Euchre Night 6:00 PM Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 254 667-2802

Fri, Aug, 14, Karaoke 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room

Sat, Aug, 15, live music 8:00 PM The Until - Mon, Nov 2 “Somewhere Here” Arts Watershed, Coffee shop & Bar Enjoy some Underground What place names tell us about fantastic live local music! who we are and where we are. Presented by Sat, Aug, 15, Karaoke 9:00 PM Yukon Inn in Friends of the Yukon Archives Society. the Boiler Room Until - Mon Aug 31 Yukon Youth Gallery: Sat, Aug, 15, Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 PM Creative Summer Yukon Arts Centre Jarvis Street Saloon artworks by Amzie Cooke-Goodall & Camp Raven Campers.

Sun, Aug, 16, Ragtime with Grant Simpson 5:30 PM Coast High Country Inn Until - Mon Aug 31 Arts Underground: Edge of Reality Arts Underground At the Sun, Aug, 16, Ben Mahony 7:30 PM Best Edge Gallery. Presented by the Yukon Comic Western Gold Rush Inn Culture Society.

Mon, Aug, 17, Ragtime with Grant Until - Mon Aug 31 Arts Underground: Simpson 5:30 PM Coast High Country Inn In the Kitchen & On the Table Arts Mon, Aug, 17, Ladies Night with DJ Carlo Underground Opening Reception at the 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Focus Gallery Until - Sat, Aug 29 Community Gallery Exhibition: Maya Rosenburg Yukon Arts Centre Solo exhibition by local artist May Rosenburg, Landscapes and nature using acrylics and watercolors 393 7109

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Tue, Aug, 18, Ginger Jam 9:00 PM Yukon Inn fully electric jam with a PA system, drum kit and guitars provided, and encourages the wearing of silly hats

Wed, Aug, 12, Board Games and Karaoke 8:00 PM The Watershed, Coffee shop & Bar Play some board games with friends or try your singing skills at karaoke!

Mon, Aug, 17, 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, Aug, 17, Run Wild: Yukon Wildlife Preserve Charity Run 9:30 AM Yukon Wildlife Preserve Join us for our annual charity fun-run around the Yukon Wildlife Preserve.

Sat, Aug, 15, Whitehorse: Fireweed community Market 11:00 AM Whitehorse waterfront wharf Enjoy Yukon Food, Crafts, Music and Weekly Workshops on Saturdays 393-2255

Sun, Aug, 16, Movie Night 6:30 PM The Watershed, Coffee shop & Bar Come and watch movies with friends and have some Wed, Aug, 19, Whitewater Wednesday 7:00 fun!

PM Epic Pizza goes till we are done!

Wed, Aug, 12, Artist Demo Days: Mon, Aug, 17, GO The Surrounding Game Bookbinding with YAC staff 3:30 PM Yukon 6:00 PM Starbucks Chilkoot Centre Simple Wed, Aug, 19, Rixx & Roxx 8:00 PM Casa Arts Centre Free talks & demonstrations with Game Deep Strategy. Beginners & Visitors Loma a very wide variety and style of music local artists Welcome. For more information email: from originals to covers tjbowlby@gmail.com Thu, Aug, 13, Art Tasters - Create Your Wed, Aug, 19, Hump Day Trivia 9:00 PM Own Piece of Yukon Memory! 1:30 PM Tue, Aug, 18, Open Mic 8:00 PM The Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Yukon Artists at Work Gallery Each week a Watershed, Coffee shop & Bar Come and new medium workshop with two artist to help Wed, Aug, 19, Jamaoke With Jackie 10:00 play your music! guide the way.

PM Jarvis Street Saloon Wed, Aug, 19, Board Games and Karaoke Fri, Aug, 14, Chilkoot Trail Artist 8:00 PM The Watershed, Coffee shop & Bar Residency Art Talk: Michelle Latimer Play some board games with friends or try 5:30 PM The Old Fire Hall From Hamilton, your singing skills at karaoke!

Ontario, Michelle Latimer is a filmmaker, Tue, Aug, 18, Barbecue Tuesday 11:30 producer, actor and curator.

AM Stringer Park Barbecue to raise funds Tue, Aug, 18, Art Tasters - Create Your for The Whitehorse Food Bank and Nepal Own Piece of Yukon Memory! 1:30 PM Restoration Hamburger or Hotdog $5.00 Daily Animal Crackers 4:30 PM MacBride Yukon Artists at Work Gallery Each week a new medium workshop with two artist to help Fri, Aug, 14, Swing Dancing! 8:00 PM TBA Museum Explore MacBride Museum’s Free introductory swing dance lessons (also animal gallery with one of our knowledgeable guide the way. for advanced) please RSVP and we’ll let interpreters and play Who Dung It? Wed, Aug, 19, Artist Demo Days: Brian you know the location. Lessons followed by Daily Yukon Wildlife Preserve Interpreted Walker & Ann Smith 3:30 PM Yukon Arts practice to live music. 335-2300 Tour 4:00 PM Yukon Wildlife Preserve 5 Centre Free talks & demonstrations with Sat, Aug, 15, Swing Dancing! 8:00 PM TBA Km Tour of Yukon Wildlife Preserve - 75-90 local artists Free introductory swing dance lessons (also Minutes - A must see stop while in Yukon for advanced) please RSVP and we’ll let Wed, Aug, 12, Summer Fun for Kids! (6-8 you know the location. Lessons followed by Year Olds) 2:00 PM Whitehorse Public practice to live music. 335-2300 Library This program is designed to help Wed, Aug, 12, Rixx & Roxx 8:00 PM Casa Thu, Aug, 13, Yukon Wildlife - Carrie children develop a love of stories and Loma a very wide variety and style of music McClelland 2:00 PM Miles Canyon Bridge A reading during the summer. A variety of free, from originals to covers Yukon Conservation Society event. exciting activities will be offered! Please call or email to register as space is limited.

Wed, Aug, 12, Hump Day Trivia 9:00 PM Mon, Aug, 17, Yukon Wildlife Preserve 667-5239 Yukon Inn in the Boiler Room Fun Run/Walk Fundraiser 10:00 AM Yukon Wed, Aug, 12, Jamaoke With Jackie 10:00 Wildlife Preserve Come join our marathon for Thu, Aug, 13, Summer Fun for Kids! (8wildlife preserve. Registration starts 930am. 12 Year Olds) 2:00 PM Whitehorse Public PM Jarvis Street Saloon Library This program is designed to help Wed, Aug, 12, FREE Activity Night 5:30 Thu, Aug, 13, Roxx Hunter Live 6:00 PM children develop a love of stories and PM Whitehorse Elementary Bring your child Tony’s Pizza reading during the summer. A variety of free, and have fun with many different activities exciting activities will be offered! Please happening every week!

Thu, Aug, 13, Declan O’Donovan call or email to register as space is limited.

Live at the Ice Palace 7:30 PM Yukon 667-5239 Transportation Museum Come and celebrate Thu, Aug, 13, Live Summer Events at the Wharf: Tai Chi 6:00 PM Whitehorse this wonderful Yukon summer and YTM’s Fri, Aug, 14, Teen Drop In 6:00 PM Heart Of waterfront wharf 25th year with Whitehorse’s own Declan Riverdale O’Donovan.

Sat, Aug, 15, Live Summer Events at the Fri, Aug, 14, Young Explorer’s Preschool Wharf: Your Nanny Hates You 1:00 PM Thu, Aug, 13, Ginger Jam 9:00 PM Yukon Program 10:00 AM MacBride Museum Whitehorse waterfront wharf Inn fully electric jam with a PA system, drum parents and children explore the animal kit and guitars provided, and encourages the Sat, Aug, 15, Yukon Amateur Radio gallery together. Play games, create crafts, wearing of silly hats read stories and sing songs. 867-667-2709, Association: Coffee Discussion Group ext.3 9:30 AM Emergency Measures Organization Thu, Aug, 13, Yukon Jack Live! 10:00 PM YARA’s breakfast at the A&W. Casual event.

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Wednesday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Porter Creek Step meeting (CM) 8:00 PM Our Lady of Victory

Mon, Aug, 17, Yukon Wildlife Preserve Fun Run/Walk Fundraiser 10:00 AM Yukon Wildlife Preserve Come join our marathon for wildlife preserve. Registration starts 930am.

No Puffin (CM, NS) 8:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St., Big Book Study Thursday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Polar Group (OM) 7:30 PM Seventh Day Adventists Church (PC)

Sat, Aug, 15, Live Summer Events at the Wharf: Your Nanny Hates You 1:00 PM Whitehorse waterfront wharf

Friday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St.

Sun, Aug, 16, Leaving Your Mark 2:00 PM Beringia Centre The theme of this craft day will be “Unique Perspective”. Art allows Thu, Aug, 13, Whitehorse: Fireweed us to visualize the wonders of a lost world, community Market 3:00 PM Shipyards Park connecting us to the past and to each other From stunning jewellery, fine art, and unique – so join us and share your view! 867-667crafts to fresh produce, quality prepared 8855 foods and personal care products. All handmade, grown or produced by Yukon artisans. Sun, Aug, 16, Singing, story-telling 3:00 393-2255 PM Heart Of Riverdale Thu, Aug, 13, Team trivia 8:00 PM The Watershed, Coffee shop & Bar Test your trivia skills!

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Yukon Unity Group Meeting 1:30 PM #4 Hospital Road Whitehorse Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Saturday Detox Meeting (OM, NS) 1:00 PM DETOX Bldg 6118-6th

Thu, Aug, 13, Summer Fun for Kids! (812 Year Olds) 2:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library This program is designed to help children develop a love of stories and reading during the summer. A variety of free, exciting activities will be offered! Please call or email to register as space is limited.

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Tue, Aug, 18, Comic Book Character & Art Camp August 18th - August 21st 9:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale

Sunshine Group (OM, NS) 1:00 PM DETOX Bldg 6118-6th

Tue, Aug, 18, Girls Group 5:00 PM Heart Of Riverdale

Marble Group (OM, NS) 7:00 PM Hospital boardroom

Wed, Aug, 12, FREE Activity Night 5:30 PM Whitehorse Elementary Bring your child and have fun with many different activities happening every week!

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Wed, Aug, 12, Summer Fun for Kids! (6-8 Year Olds) 2:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library This program is designed to help children develop a love of stories and reading during the summer. A variety of free, exciting activities will be offered! Please call or email to register as space is limited.

667-5239 Wed, Aug, 19, FREE Activity Night 5:30 PM Whitehorse Elementary Bring your child and have fun with many different activities happening every week!

Women’s Meeting (CM, NS) 2:30 PM Whitehorse General Hospital (across from emergency)

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The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. New Beginnings Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Tuesday The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Ugly Duckling Group (OM, NS) 8:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Juste Pour Aujourd’hui (OM, NS) 7:00 PM 4141B 4th Ave.

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Sun, Aug, 16, 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.

Tue, Aug, 18, Brave New Writing 7:00 PM Rah Rah Gallery work that creative muscle in a warm and supportive environment. This is a guided creative writing workshop using prompts to inspire, engage, and explore.

Tue, Aug, 18, YuKonstruct Weekly Open House 7:00 PM YuKonstruct Makerspace Tour YuKonstruct, see some projects in action, and meet some fellow makers.

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Mind-blowing Beauty

PHOTOS: Alexander Weber

Even if you’ve done it before, the Chilkoot Trail may offer “the most incredible hike of your life”

by Alexander Weber

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veryone needs to drop what What about the fact that this they’re doing, and go and 53 km trail was the hardest/most hike the Chilkoot Trail. grueling part of the Gold Rush adAlready hiked it you say? Well venture, where, out of 100,000 get back out there. Not fit enough? people setting out for the KlonThen start training. Barring any dike, only 30,000-40,000 made it, major physical restrictions, you of which about really have no excuse.

4,000 found gold, Sure, this trail has history and only 400 of coming out of its wazoo. I mean, those became you’re almost literally tripping rich? over the Gold Rush relics.

Walking this But that’s not the best part. No trail and thinkway. ing about those The best part of this trail is poor suckers, its surreal natural beauty. And it who all believed isn’t just one kind of beautiful. they were about This thing has so many different to become stinkkinds of crazy mind-blowing nat- ing rich, suffering ural beauty, you won’t believe through the bugs, your eyes. the hills, the This is the stuff the Romantics Golden Stairs, were trying to communicate when the weight, havthey cried over the beauty of a ing to build boats flower, or the stars, or leaves of that actually grass. functioned... it Think about it, where else can all just adds to the experience. you hike 53 relatively easy kiloAlthough, to get a better sense metres, and in that same time of what they went through, I walk through a coastal rainforest, guess you’d want to do it in the spot half a dozen glaciers, walk winter, and probably take the frointo the subalpine, over a moun- zen river route most of the way. I tain pass, through mystical moun- mean, at one point we were gotain lakes, and finish in a desert?

Where I ask you? Where....?

B e s i d e s all that stuff, we also hiked through a hobbit trail, quenched our thirst from waterfalls, drank tea and ate cookies with friendly park rangers, wept at the insane glory of untamed nature, Gold Rush relics abound along the trail spotted a sasquatch, swooned over the maniacal laughter-call of some loons, and ing up a rocky hill, with actual had our brains melted by the awe- steps carved into it. Who in their some power of a rainbow. right mind decided to carve actual Still not convinced? steps into a rock face?

In all we took four days to appreciate this majestic place. Depending on how much you enjoy the most incredible hike of your life, how fit you are, and how much of your ego you will check at the trailhead, your hike may be longer or shorter.

Four days was pretty perfect, in my opinion.

We were challenged on our first day, hiking 20 km Lakes after the pass of some relatively rugged coastal rainforest terrain to Sheep Camp.

Then we had a nice 17 km to go up the ‘Long Hill’ into the subalpine, and lots of time to boulder hop up the Golden Stairs and over the pass.

The lakes on the other side are truly breathtaking, so you won’t want to One of several rickety bridges rush here.

Our second night was spent at Deep Lake. I have never seen a more beautiful campsite. You’ll probably want to spend an entire lifetime on the rocks looking over the lakes.

Then we had a super easy 9 km day to Bare Loon Lake. The lake is warm enough to Looking down from atop the Golden Stairs swim, and this is

Glacier at Finnegan’s Point where we were serenaded by the preposterous loon songs and saw our rainbow.

Finally, our last day was only 7 km, and we spent a lot of it sleeping in, and sitting at lookouts feeling sad that the trip was almost over.

We decided to take the train back to Skagway, and maybe it’s the little autistic boy in me, but trains are awesome!

This thing goes through some even more incredible landscapes, and over rickety bridges down, down, down to Skagway. What a great ending to a great trip.

Alexander Weber adventures and then writes about it. You can comment on his story or contact him at editor@ whatsupyukon.com.

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ometimes in life you have to make up a recipe on paper and hope it works out. Such was the case last month From far away in Ontario, with no access to the berries or the vodka I needed to test-drive, I created a virtual cocktail and sent the recipe off to Amy O’Rourke at Tourism Industry Association Yukon, crossing my fingers it would work out.

Amy was in charge of producing the Yukon Culinary Festival, a mammoth task that included ordering the ingredients and making sure they were in the right place at the right time for all the visiting and local chefs who took part in the festival in Dawson and in Whitehorse.

Anyone who has ever done an estimate for a building project, put on a music festival, or produced four weddings in one weekend will understand the kind of organizational skill and expert visualization this feat required.

Not to mention the sleepless nights.

So when Amy sent out a call for our grocery lists I scrambled to comply. I didn’t want to be responsible for Amy staring at the ceiling at four o’clock in the morning.

One of my tasks at the festival was to put on a Thai lunch at the Dawson City Golf Club with chef Marco Desmond of Starfire Restaurant in Skagway.

My responsibilities including making cocktails that would showcase two local products, Yukon Shine’s Aura Gin and Klondike River Distillery’s Klondike Vodka.

The Aura Gin cocktail was easy — absolutely my favourite gin cocktail (after the Negroni) is the McQuestin, invented by my brother-in-law, which combines Aura Gin, birch syrup, rum, fresh lemon juice and orange bitters. Yum. But the vodka was trickier.

It had to be refreshing, not too heavy, suitable for golfers on a

late summer day who needed their wits about them for negotiating the ups and downs of the quirky Dawson City Golf Course, and it had to sort of go with Thai flavours.

So, from distant Ontario, I proposed combining high bush cranberry syrup, Cointreau, rhubarb bitters, a twist of lime and sparkly soda water with Klondike Vodka I wanted it to be transparent enough that guests would still be able to see the enchanting gold flakes, for which Klondike Vodka is famous, floating in their pre-golf refresher.

Success! A big hit! So much so that while the golfers were shooting balls into the woods and becoming enmired in sand traps I made a jug of Vodka Berry Refreshers and one of the McQuestin, ready for their return.

Meanwhile, in the kitchen, chef Eric Pateman prepped a beautiful Thai noodle salad with peanut sauce, and chef Chris Irving created a marinade for Arctic char with lime leaves and lemongrass, which he cooked on the open fire.

Beautiful. I put together a coconut pannacotta and a rosehip and high bush cranberry sauce with berries we gathered there and then.

Marco cheered us on from Whitehorse. He had missed his flight - for which he paid dearly later.

But that’s another story, involving a cocktail made with dog’s testicles: a little pick-me-up invented by the Dawson Humane Society as a fundraiser, and one that considerably ups the ante on the Sourtoe Cocktail. Only in Dawson.

When the golfers returned we gathered around the fire for a superb lunch and two delicious, chilled jugs of The McQuestin and Klonkide Golfer’s Kool-Aid. They were very happy, and so were we. Especially after the afternoon snooze that followed.

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We make summer taste even better

Sips and Stogies with Angela Szymczuk

What’s Up Yukon’s editorial staff reminds you that tobacco can be harmful in all its forms.

Black Bengal: the land of milk and honey

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k Bengal easy to find, but the Blac at th t no d an y er st my It’s shrouded in th cognac perience when paired wi ex ar cig t an as ple a s provide Black, a promised land in itself.

CAO started out in 1968 as a pipe making factory. In 1995 it went into the cigar business, and the Black label was its first launch.

It proved to be super successful.

However, in 2004, they were recalled due to production issues.

In 2007 the Black label was resurrected. But the new Black label proves to be very mysterious.

Regardless, CAO is keeping mum about why and how it came back. It is only available to those who know where to look, and not even mentioned on the company’s website. Strange, considering it’s what put CAO on the cigar map.

The collection of these Blacklabel rarities has four tiers: Black Storm, Black Bengal, Black Frontier and Black Gothic.

The specific tobaccos used are not known, but it is written that each tobacco is aged. Any cigar

cigar looks quite impressive. Once the cedar paper is removed, the cigar is wrapped in a Connecticut shade wrapper, which means it will be on the milder side.

This sparks my curiosity even more, as previous CAOs I have tried have been on the spicier side. And the fact that these cigars are almost a myth just makes it all the more exciting to try.

To pair with it, I have selected Courvoisier VSOP. This particular type of cognac is very fragrant.

Scents of jasmine and vanilla fill the air as soon as I begin to pour it into a glass. It tastes exactly like it smells, and is very smooth.

After lighting the Bengal, the first few puffs do have some spice, but it quickly vanishes and turns into a classic honey taste. An inch in, the honey is paired with cream.

The cognac pairs quite nicely with the Bengal.

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The second third picks up more of a vanilla cream taste. And the last third is rounded out by more honey and a bit of cinnamon.

A very pleasant cigar experience, although I do wish it lasted longer. The stick I had only lasted 45 minutes.

I am not certain if the Gothic and Storm are made of the same tobaccos and flavour notes, but regardless, they are something I would enjoy having.

Hopefully the good Lord will have mercy, and I won’t have to wander in the desert 40 years to find one.

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Participants in the first Conservation Action Team camp 25 years ago.

by Darrell Hookey

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hen Shea Newnham goes to Wolf Creek Campground, he can still see the trail that he helped build as a Yukon Youth Conservation Corps (Y2C2) member.

Ryan Drummond sees his stint as “the beginning of my understanding of the real meanings of natural resources and conservation”. Today, he is a fish and wildlife technician with Environment Yukon.

And when Alex Gesheva is stuck in traffic, every once in a while he finds himself singing The Garbage Song that he learned from his time on the Conservation Action Team (CAT).

On its 25th anniversary, it is time to bring as many of the 700 past-participants of Y2C2 and CAT as possible to the Kusawa Lake campground later this month to share these stories and experiences and more.

“It will be fantastic,” says Remy Rodden, manager of Environmental Education and Youth Programs for the territorial department of Environment.

“I’m not sure how many will sign up at the last minute, but we already have folks coming from across the country. It will be great to see what everyone is doing.”

Rodden was there to lead the first CAT camps. They brought an average of 30 Yukon youth together each summer to learn about the “natural wonders found in the territory”.

They experienced nature over eight to 10 days of canoeing, hiking and hands-on activities that covered such topics as ecology

and wildlife management, hunting, trapping, fishing and mining.

And games.

“There are games that Remy taught us which I have played with hundreds of other kids,” says Newnham, who is now a program facilitator with the Youth Achievement Centre.

“On our last meal, we had to eat without regular utensils and, instead, with the cooking implements.”

Another favourite memory was visiting Fort Selkirk: “That experience left quite the impression on my mind,” says Newnham today.

“We were wandering around and exploring and it felt like the coolest place I’ve ever been to.”

That, that right there, that is what Rodden and his department was hoping for with the CAT and Y2C2 programs.

“It is about relationships and

stewardship,” he says.

“It is the relationship we have, as human beings, with the environment and relationships we have with each other in this program, and with the communities in the Yukon.”

Indeed, so far the Y2C2 program has hired 491 high school and post-secondary students to complete 652 conservation projects in 27 Yukon communities and 14 First Nations, and conducted learning sessions in 10 elementary schools to a total of 693 students.

Although Y2C2 was a great summer job for someone wanting to enter a career in environment work, Rodden says that is just a “small portion” of participants.

“They end up doing all kinds of things,” he says. “This is really here to spread the stewardship consciousness through the population.

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“We end up with a bit more environmental literacy and we are working in groups and teams and we are conscious about the effects of what we do in the world around us. It makes us better Yukoners and better planetary citizens at the same time.”

And how does Rodden measure success?

“When you are in camp and you see a participant who has little in-

formation about this environment and is a little shy and, by the end of camp they have been working in groups and have made friends from all over the Yukon and relationships that last a lifetime.

“Then they go home and talk to their parents about recycling and environmental issues.”

Now that Rodden and the two programs are celebrating their 25th anniversary, he will be able to see how the participants have fared in life and the role this “piece of the puzzle” played.

“It will be fantastic,” says Rodden. “It will be great to see what everyone is doing.

“Our Yukon kids have such great opportunities here and so, our Yukon kids do so many amazing things around the planet.”

Past participants and their families can still sign up for the weekend retreat, August 21 to 23, at Kusawa Lake, by visiting www.gov.yk.ca. Click on the “Environment & You” tab and select “CAT & Y2C3 Anniversary Celebration”.

In 1994, Ryan Drummond had a summer job with the Yukon Youth Conservation Corps.

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uring my daily walks with the dogs in the woods between Porter Creek and the college, I can’t help noticing long straight corridors cut through the trees.

At first, I naturally assumed these were the Whitehorse equivalent of the lines on the Nazca Desert in southern Peru that Erich von Däniken (Chariots of the Gods?) declared to be signals to extraterrestrials.

But upon realizing that the Porter Creek lines lack the complexity of their Peruvian counterparts, I looked for a different explanation.

Some of these lines have become well-worn pathways. Others are quite indistinct, becoming visible only in the winter. So what are they?

Over a period of weeks with my GPS turned on, I walked all the lines I had found and displayed the resulting tracks on my computer using Google Earth.

Many, but not all, of the lines run straight north/south or east/ west. Some go for long distances over sheer rock faces and then fade out or make right-angle turns.

Others run for relatively short distances and connect with longer lines at right angles, while still others are off by themselves away from everything else. Many of these are visible on the highresolution satellite images on GeoYukon.

Indeed, while looking at GeoYukon, I discovered more lines that I went out and confirmed on the ground.

Eventually, I managed to find explanations for at least some of the mysterious lines in my forest, but I discovered a number of interesting artifacts in the process.

When a piece of land is surveyed, its borders are cleared.

Some of the lines I found correspond to a large triangular lot north of McIntyre Creek surveyed in 1963. A copy of the survey

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Bronze survey disk at intersection of Lot 197 Group 5 and Lot 437 Group 804, between Porter Creek and the College, surveyed in 1963.

You can find disks like these by examining the survey plans on the CLSS map browser and programming the coordinates into your GPS plan for this lot (437 Group 804, part of a larger survey) is available on the Canada Lands Survey System (CLSS) online map browser.

One part of this lot’s border is now a walking trail. In other places, the borders are indistinct or completely overgrown.

There are lovely big bronze survey monument discs at key spots along the border; these are generally well-hidden in the ground unless you know where to look.

I found several by identifying them on the survey plan, getting the coordinates from the CLSS map browser, and then going directly to them with my GPS. Like geocaching … but real!

Even more interesting was another lot (197 Group 5), surveyed in 1910 for the Real Thing Copper Mineral Grant.

The hand-drawn survey plan (copy on the CLSS site) is quite interesting. With my GPS and coordinates from the CLSS site, I walked the borders as best I could.

One section is quite distinct, much clearer than most borders from the 1963 survey. Other sections are completely overgrown, with a few stumps hidden in the bush as the only remaining evidence.

The original markers for this early survey were wooden posts held up by stones. Today, some markers are missing and one has left behind only its pile of stones.

One corner post, well off the beaten path and hidden in the dense forest, has been replaced

by a more modern steel post; I’m not sure why.

And it was with a real sense of discovery that I found several of the original wooden posts, one bearing the hand-carved “L197G5” inscription, legible after 105 years!

Of course, there are some more modern mineral claims in the area too - inactive claims from 1974 and 2010, and one active one from 1953. While I found stakes with metal claim tags, these claims were not formally surveyed and thus don’t correspond to cut lines.

The Yukon Mining Map Viewer shows the 2010 claims and gave me the coordinates to go find the other claim posts. Strangely enough, some of these close to “civilization” are still there, while others that are well isolated have left no trace.

Hmm, maybe they were never even placed.

So after all that, there are still some lines that aren’t part of surveys and are not the right spacing for standard mineral claims When the extraterrestrial tourists show up, I’ll ask them what this is all about In the meantime, you too can use the online resources described here to explore the mining and survey history of your favourite part of Yukon.

Tim Green is a Whitehorse engineer who is still searching for extraterrestrials in Porter Creek.

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His tune changed a short time later while we were dressing out a moose in the dark and he had to hold his flashlight in his mouth so he’d have both hands free for the work at hand.

Headlamps have come a long way, with the biggest changes being high-quality batteries and LED bulbs, which are brighter. LEDs use less power, resulting in longer battery life and fewer spare batteries in your kit.

These lights vary in price from about $15 on up to over $100. The price varies depending on features and the battery type.

Most come with more than one LED, which allows you to alter the brightness depending on the task.

Many have a red LED included which gives some illumination but does not affect your night vision as is the case with regular light.

There is also a flashing mode. I haven’t figured out what its purpose is.

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There is still some extreme cold-weather advantage to having the battery pack separate and worn or carried inside your clothing where the batteries last longer due to being kept warm by your body heat.

For regular outdoor use, the batteries enclosed in the light itself will work fine for you, but spares should be carried as part of your gear. Many of the lights themselves are small enough that a spare can be carried.

LED area lights are also available and many come with a small built-in solar panel so the light works on regular batteries or is charged by solar energy. Price varies with the amount of features, but remember that simple is best and usually lasts longer.

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Before you buy, play with the on-off switch and flex the clip a number of times to satisfy yourself that it will last and not break easily.

These lights and many other pieces of outdoor gear come with features, gadgets and gizmos to sway your decision making.

As stated above, simple is better. The more features, the more failures, especially in the lower price range.

Larry Leigh is an avid angler, hunter and all-round outdoors person. He is a past president of the Canadian Wildlife Federation and retired hunter education coordinator for the Government of Yukon. Please send comments about his articles to wild@whatsupyukon. com.

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Daily What a RUSH! Walking Tour 1:00 PM Dawson City Visitor Information Centre Daily The Life and Poetry of Robert Service 1:00 PM Dawson City Visitor Information Centre Daily Gold Bottom Mine Tours 1:15 PM Gold Bottom Tour a working mine, try your luck at gold panning. 3 hour tours.

Daily Commissioner’s Residence Tour 2:30 PM Dawson City Visitor Information Centre Daily Greatest Klondiker Contest 3:30 PM Dawson City Visitor Information Centre Daily “Strange Things Done” Walking Tour 7:00 PM Dawson City Visitor Information Centre

Beaver Creek Daily Public Swim Night 2:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Mon, Aug, 17, Gym/Families on the Move! Beaver Creek 10:00 AM Beaver Creek Community Club Mon, Aug, 17, Tot Time 9:30 AM Nelnah Bessie John School Sat, Aug, 15, AquaFit 6:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Sat, Aug, 15, Volleyball 8:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Sat, Aug, 15, Women’s Yoga 9:00 AM Nelnah Bessie John School Just yourself in comfortable clothing Sun, Aug, 16, Arts, Crafts and Lego! Beaver Creek 2:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Sun, Aug, 16, Baseball 8:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Thu, Aug, 13, AquaFit 6:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Thu, Aug, 13, Baseball 8:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Thu, Aug, 13, Beaver Creek: Library 2:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Thu, Aug, 13, Gym/Families on the Move! Beaver Creek 11:00 AM Beaver Creek Community Club Tue, Aug, 18, AquaFit 6:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Tue, Aug, 18, Beaver Creek: Library 2:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Tue, Aug, 18, Gym/Families on the Move! Beaver Creek 11:00 AM Beaver Creek Community Club Tue, Aug, 18, Volleyball 8:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Tue, Aug, 18, Women’s Yoga 7:00 PM Nelnah Bessie John School Just yourself in comfortable clothing

Carcross Mon, Aug, 17, Adult Swim! 12:00 PM Carcross Swimming Pool No Children Please Mon, Aug, 17, AquaFit 12:30 PM Carcross Swimming Pool Mon, Aug, 17, Public Swim! 3:00 PM Carcross Swimming Pool Sunday To Thursday 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Closes at 7:00 PM on Tuesday and Thursdays Sun, Aug, 16, Adult Swim! 12:00 PM Carcross Swimming Pool No Children Please Sun, Aug, 16, AquaFit 11:00 AM Carcross Swimming Pool Sun, Aug, 16, Public Swim! 3:00 PM Carcross Swimming Pool Sunday To Thursday 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Closes at 7:00 PM on Tuesday and Thursdays Sun, Aug, 16, St. Saviour’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Saviour’s Church 867-668-3129 Thu, Aug, 13, Adult Swim! 12:00 PM Carcross Swimming Pool No Children Please Thu, Aug, 13, Pottery with Claudia MacPhee 3:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School Every Tuesday and Thursday, please enter by side door. Everyone welcome! no fee for community members 8673993321 Thu, Aug, 13, Prenatal Classes for Mothers and Fathers to be 7:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School With Kathleen Cranfield, Registered Midwife and CPNP coordinator Thu, Aug, 13, Public Swim! 3:00 PM Carcross Swimming Pool Sunday To Thursday 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Closes at 7:00 PM on Tuesday and Thursdays Thu, Aug, 13, Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Tue, Aug, 18, Adult Swim! 12:00 PM Carcross Swimming Pool No Children Please Tue, Aug, 18, Elder’s Breakfast 10:00 AM The Old Daycare Tue, Aug, 18, Pottery with Claudia MacPhee 3:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School Every Tuesday and Thursday, please enter by side door. Everyone welcome! no fee for community members 8673993321 Tue, Aug, 18, Public Swim! 3:00 PM Carcross Swimming Pool Sunday To Thursday 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Closes at 7:00 PM on Tuesday and Thursdays Tue, Aug, 18, Sports Night 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School Tue, Aug, 18, Tlingit Design Course 6:00 PM Carcross Carving Shed Lead Carver Keith Wolfe-Smarch is giving a course in traditional Tlingit design for members of C/TFN. This will be held every Tuesday evening from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. See you at the Carving Shed!

Tue, Aug, 18, Tlingit Language classes 5:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Tue, Aug, 18, Women’s Group 7:00 PM Carcross Community Campus 821-4251 Wed, Aug, 19, Adult Swim! 12:00 PM Carcross Swimming Pool No Children Please Wed, Aug, 19, AquaFit 12:30 PM Carcross Swimming Pool Wed, Aug, 19, Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program Lunch 12:00 PM The Old Daycare For more info:kathleen. cranfield@ctfn.ca 821-4251 Wed, Aug, 19, Hiroshikai Judo 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School 332-1031 Wed, Aug, 19, Public Swim! 3:00 PM Carcross Swimming Pool Sunday To Thursday 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Closes at 7:00 PM on Tuesday and Thursdays Wed, Aug, 19, Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building

Dawson City Art Events Thu, Aug, 13 - Sun, Aug, 16, Yukon Riverside Arts Festival Dawson City The festival aims to provide an accessible environment for community members and visitors to interact directly with the arts and explore their creativity.

Thu, Aug, 13, Kevin Murphy & Colin Lyons The Natural & The Manufactured KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture inside the Odd Gallery Sat, Aug, 15, 2015 ODD Gallery Art Auction Fundraiser: KIAC 5:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture It’s almost time for the 13th ODD Gallery Art Auction & Fundraiser, a long-standing tradition of the Riverside Arts Festival weekend and critical fundraiser for the northernmost artist-run centre in Canada!

General Dawson City Events Fri, Aug, 14, Guided Hike on Goldensides 7:00 PM Tombstone Territorial Park Fri, Aug, 14, Radio Zho with Alison and Ryan on 106.9 FM CFYT 11:30 AM Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre Join them for live music, celebrity guests, news, Han language and general good times!

Fri, Aug, 14, Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri, Aug, 14, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Fri, Aug, 14, Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri, Aug, 14, Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School Join the Zumba craze with this Latininspired workout! 867-993-5370 Mon, Aug, 17, Guided Hike on Goldensides 7:00 PM Tombstone Territorial Park Mon, Aug, 17, Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Mon, Aug, 17, Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Mon, Aug, 17, Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School Join the Zumba craze with this Latininspired workout! 867-993-5370 Sat, Aug, 15, 2015 ODD Gallery Art Auction Fundraiser: KIAC 5:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture It’s almost time for the 13th ODD Gallery Art Auction & Fundraiser, a long-standing tradition of the Riverside Arts Festival weekend and critical fundraiser for the northernmost artist-run centre in Canada!

Sat, Aug, 15, AFD Best Ball Tournament Dawson City Golf Course Sat, Aug, 15, Horticultural Exhibition: Dawson City Dawson City Sat, Aug, 15, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Sun, Aug, 16, Guided Hike on Grizzly Trail 10:00 AM Tombstone Territorial Park Sun, Aug, 16, Klondike Valley Mud Bog: Dawson City Dawson City Sun, Aug, 16, St. Paul’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Paul’s Church 867-993-5381 Sun, Aug, 16, Sweet Nuggets 11:00 PM Westminster Hotel Lady M & her Mr. Men’s in the cocktail lounge Thu, Aug, 13 - Mon,Aug,17 Discovery Days Festival Dawson City A weekend of special events celebrating Dawson City including exhibitions, arts & crafts fair, a parade and much more! 867-993-5575 Thu, Aug, 13, Bannock Making 3:00 PM Tombstone Territorial Park Thu, Aug, 13, Hatha Yoga with Joanne Van Nostrand 5:30 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture In the KIAC Ballroom Mondays: 6:45-8pm , Thursdays, 5:30 - 7:00 pm , Saturdays, 9-10:30am. For more info or to register for classes, please contact Joanne Van Nostrand yogawithjoanne@me.com Tue, Aug, 18, Bannock Attack! Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre: Dawson City 10:30 AM Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre Tasty times at Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre.

Bannock Attack! every Tuesday.

Tue, Aug, 18, Danceteria 11:00 PM Westminster Hotel Tue, Aug, 18, Piano Lessons with Barnacle Bob: KIAC 3:30 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture New session starting July 28th.

Tue, Aug, 18, Step n Strong 7:00 PM Robert Service School For more information email: getrealfit(at)me.com 867-993-2520 Wed, Aug, 19, CFYT Trivia 8:00 PM The Billy Goat A fundraiser for CFYT local radio.

Wed, Aug, 19, Guided Hike on North Klondike Trail 7:00 PM Tombstone Territorial Park Wed, Aug, 19, Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School Join the Zumba craze with this Latininspired workout! 867-993-5370

Faro Daily Guided Hikes 12:00 PM Campbell Region Interpretive Center Guided hikes are available through out the summer season and are taken upon request.

Fri, Aug, 14, Archery 4:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre farorecreation@faroyukon.ca 994-2375 Fri, Aug, 14, Kids Games 3:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Ages 6-11. Please register at the rec centre.

Fri, Aug, 14, Kids in the Kitchen Cooking Program 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre farorecreation@faroyukon. ca 994-2375 Fri, Aug, 14, Playgroup 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre farorecreation@faroyukon.ca 994-2375 Fri, Aug, 14, Seniors Fitness class 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Fri, Aug, 14, Youth Games 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Ages 12-18. Please register at the rec centre.

Sat, Aug, 15, Faro Kettle Cafe 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Hosted by the Faro Youth Group.

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Sun, Aug, 16, Faro Bible Chapel Sunday Service 10:30 AM Faro Bible Chapel with Pastor Ted Baker 994-2442 994-2442 Sun, Aug, 16, Faro Church of Apostles Mass 10:00 AM Church of Apostles Thu, Aug, 13, Basketball 4:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre All ages and abilities welcome.

Thu, Aug, 13, Environment Club 3:45 PM Del Van Gorder School Thu, Aug, 13, Zumba 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Tue, Aug, 18, Faro Kettle Cafe 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Hosted by the Faro Youth Group.

Tue, Aug, 18, Tai Chi Faro 6:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre With Lucy Moreira, Free Drop In Meet at the Youth Lounge Wed, Aug, 19, Archery 4:30 PM Faro Recreation Centre farorecreation@faroyukon.ca 994-2375 Wed, Aug, 19, Faro Market 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Handmade crafts and art, garden grown produce, and homemade baked products 867-994-2728 Ext 5 Wed, Aug, 19, Parent & Tot Storytime 11:00 AM Faro Community Library For Babies to age 4. Stories & crafts will be provided Wed, Aug, 19, Playgroup 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre farorecreation@faroyukon.ca 994-2375

Haines Junction Thu, Aug, 13, Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 AM Mun Ku Thu, Aug, 13, Adult Soccer 7:30 PM St. Elias Community School Thu, Aug, 13, Campfire Talks 8:00 PM Kathleen Lake Campground Here we will talk about the park and the animals in it! (867) 634-7207 Fri, Aug, 14, Coffee House Music 4:00 PM Village Bakery and Deli northern musicians perform on the deck, for free!

Listen to some great music while enjoying some coffee!

Fri, Aug, 14, Jamm’in Salmon with Canyon Mountain Band 6:00 PM Village Bakery and Deli Delicious salmon dinner & Live Yukon music on the patio, rain or shine.

Dancing encouraged so bring your dancing shoes!

867.634.2867 Fri, Aug, 14, Campfire Talks 8:00 PM Kathleen Lake Campground Here we will talk about the park and the animals in it! (867) 634-7207 Sat, Aug, 15, Campfire Talks 8:00 PM Kathleen Lake Campground Here we will talk about the park and the animals in it! (867) 634-7207 Sun, Aug, 16, St Christopher’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Christopher’s Church Licensed Lay Leader: Lynn De Brabandere 867-634-2360 Mon, Aug, 17, Fitness Classes - Pilates & Yoga 5:15 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Mon, Aug, 17, Kluane Photography Slideshow Series: Andrew Lawrence Mt Walsh: There & Back by Ski 7:00 PM Kluane National Park Visitor Centre It’s free & open to all. The stories and photos are going to be incredible.

Tue, Aug, 18, Southern Tutchone Classes 12:00 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue, Aug, 18, Takhini Family Game Night 7:00 PM Takhini Hall Tue, Aug, 18, Campfire Talks 8:00 PM Kathleen Lake Campground Here we will talk about the park and the animals in it! (867) 634-7207 Wed, Aug, 19, Kindermusik 10:30 AM St Elias Convention Centre geared towards children ages 2-3 accompanied by an adult. Any preschool child is welcome to attend (0-5)

Keno City Sun, Aug, 16 - Mon, Aug, 17, Steve Slade Live: Keno Discovery Days Celebrations Keno City Museum

Marsh Lake Fri, Aug, 14, Dinner at the Jackalope 6:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Reservations welcome. Steak/Rib Nights - last Friday of each month Fri, Aug, 14, Drop-in Basketball 7:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Sat, Aug, 15, Tot Program 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Centre Sun, Aug, 16, Badminton Drop-in 11:30 AM Marsh Lake Community Centre All welcome 660-4999 Tue, Aug, 18, North of 60 Cafe 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Tue, Aug, 18, Yoga With Richard 5:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Richard is a certified IYENGAR Yoga instructor (867) 660.4545 Wed, Aug, 19, Beginner Bellydance lessons Marsh Lake Community Centre followed by hot apple cider and refreshments. 335-9625 Wed, Aug, 19, Adult Basic Fitness 6:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Wed, Aug, 19, Faro Fire Department Meeting 7:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Centre Faro Fire Department Wednesday Meeting.

Mayo Sun, Aug, 16, St. Mary’s Church Service 11:00 AM St Mary’s Church (867)667-7746

Mount Lorne Thu, Aug, 13, Playgroup for parents 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes 667-7083 Fri, Aug, 14, Learning Lions - Homeschoolers Get Together 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes 667-7083 Wed, Aug, 19, Kids Craft time 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre

Old Crow Thu, Aug, 13, Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Sun, Aug, 16, St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Luke’s Church 867-993-5381

Tagish Thu, Aug, 13, Carpet Bowling: Tagish Community Centre 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Thu, Aug, 13, Outdoor Youth Activities: Tagish Community Centre 1:00 PM Tagish Community Centre A different activity every day.

Sat, Aug, 15, Beginner’s Yoga: Tagish 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre With instructor Lee Randell.

Sat, Aug, 15, Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Sun, Aug, 16, Pancake Breakfast! 9:30 AM Tagish Community Centre Once per month everyone welcome

Tue, Aug, 18, Outdoor Youth Activities: Tagish Community Centre 1:00 PM Tagish Community Centre A different activity every day.

Tue, Aug, 18, Nordic Walking Group 1:30 PM Tagish Community Centre Call Centre for meeting location as it varies week to week Wed, Aug, 19, Library and Treasures Thrift Shop 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Wed, Aug, 19, Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Wed, Aug, 19, Coffee and Chat: Tagish Community Centre 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Fresh baked goods every Wednesday.

Wed, Aug, 19, Tagish Community Market 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Wed, Aug, 19, Cruizers Concession Coffee & Chat 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Wed, Aug, 19, Tagish Community Association meeting 7:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Agenda posted at tagish.ca

Teslin DAILY Teslin Lake Bird Observatory 7:00 AM Teslin Campground Get up close and personal with a variety of migrating birds while watching the bird banders at work.

Sun, Aug, 16, Catholic Mass/Communion Service at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Mission 10:30 AM Immaculate Heart of Mary Mission Catholic Mass/Communion Service at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Mission Sun, Aug, 16, Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Sun, Aug, 16, Carpet Bowling with the Seniors 2:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Tue, Aug, 18, Circus Yukon Clinic 10:00 AM Teslin Rec Center Wed, Aug, 19, Seniors Social 10:00 AM Teslin Seniors Complex Wed, Aug, 19, Card Games for Seniors 1:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Wed, Aug, 19, Softball at Diamond Field 7:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Softball at the Diamond fields starting on Wednesday June 17 and every Sunday and Wednesday thereafter.

Wed, Aug, 19, Biking Group 7:00 PM Teslin Tlingit Council Administration Building

Watson Lake Thu, Aug, 13, Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Thu, Aug, 13, Girls Night Youth group 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Fri, Aug, 14, Buddy Taylor Slo-Pitch Tourney: Watson Lake Town of Watson Lake 7/3 Format. Beer, Concession, Dance, etc. Cash prizes to be announced.

Sat, Aug, 15 - Tue, Aug, 18, Discovery Days in Watson Lake Town of Watson Lake Sat, Aug, 15, Watson Lake Arts In The Park: Katie Weeks & Keitha Clark 12:00 PM Wye Lake Park Lunch, farmers market and listen to live music!

Sat, Aug, 15, Watson Lake’s Got Talent 1:00 PM Wye Lake Park A showcase of our community’s talents!

Sun, Aug, 16, St. John’s Church Service 10:00 AM St. John’s Church Service (867) 536-2932 Sun, Aug, 16, Liard Evangelical Free Church Service 10:00 AM The Little Brown Log Church Sunday morning services, then fellowship time with coffee after the service Very friendly!

Mon, Aug, 17, Help and Hope Drop in for Moms and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Crafts and Activities together!

Tue, Aug, 18, Town of Watson Lake Council Meeting 7:00 PM Town of Watson Lake

Haines, Alaska Until Thu, Oct, 1, Spring: A Culture of Eagles Exhibit Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre A cultural exploration of eagles in the Chilkat Valley through history This strong icon permeates Tlingit legend, myth, art, ceremony and even social structure DAILY Haines Public Library Open 10:00 AM Haines Borough Public Library Mondays - Saturdays Everyone Welcome Swim 11:00:00 AM & 5:00 PM Haines Community Centre Fri, Aug, 14, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 6:00 PM Haines Community Centre Fri, Aug, 14, Basic Dog Obedience Class 5:30 PM Haines Community Centre Fri, Aug, 14, Earlybird Lap Swim 6:30 AM Haines Community Centre Fri, Aug, 14, Intermediate Dog Obedience Class 6:30 PM Haines Community Centre Fri, Aug, 14, Men’s Bible Study 7:00 AM Haines Presbyterian Church Fri, Aug, 14, Story time 11:00 AM Haines Borough Public Library Fri, Aug, 14, Totem Pole Carving 10:00 AM Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre with Master Carver, Jim Heaton Fri, Aug, 14, Water Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Community Centre Fri, Aug, 14, Women’s Bible Study 10:30 AM Haines Presbyterian Church Fri, Aug, 14, Yoga w/Mandy 12:00 PM Haines Community Centre Mon, Aug, 17, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 6:00 PM Haines Community Centre Mon, Aug, 17, Cardio/strength training circuit 5:30 PM Haines Community Centre Mon, Aug, 17, Earlybird Lap Swim 6:30 AM Haines Community Centre Mon, Aug, 17, Mother Goose Stories and Songs 11:00 AM Haines Borough Public Library Mon, Aug, 17, Puppy Kindergarten Class 5:30 PM Haines Community Centre Mon, Aug, 17, Senior Exercise Class 11:15 AM Haines Community Centre Mon, Aug, 17, Totem Pole Carving 10:00 AM Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre with Master Carver, Jim Heaton Mon, Aug, 17, Water Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Community Centre Sat, Aug, 15, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 6:00 PM Haines Community Centre Sat, Aug, 15, Haines Farmers Market 10:00 AM Southeast Alaska State Fair Grounds (Harriett Hall) a place for growers, chefs, and artisans to sell locally grown produce, homemade cuisine, and locally made products to the Southeast Alaska Community Sat, Aug, 15, Specialized Dog Training Sessions - Call HARK for details 1:00 PM Haines Community Centre

Sat, Aug, 15, Zumba Toning 10:00 AM Haines Community Centre Thu, Aug, 13, Morning Muscles 6:00 AM Haines Community Centre Thu, Aug, 13, Puppy Kindergarten Class 5:30 PM Haines Community Centre Thu, Aug, 13, Vinyasa Yoga 5:30 PM Haines Community Centre Tue, Aug, 18, Basic Dog Obedience Class 5:30 PM Haines Community Centre Tue, Aug, 18, Haines Women’s Fellowship 3:00 PM Haines Senior Center Tue, Aug, 18, Intermediate Dog Obedience Class 6:30 PM Haines Community Centre Tue, Aug, 18, Morning Muscles 6:00 AM Haines Community Centre Tue, Aug, 18, Senior Swim 10:00 AM Haines Community Centre Tue, Aug, 18, Tech Tuesdays 7:00 PM Haines Borough Public Library Tue, Aug, 18, Vinyasa Yoga 5:30 PM Haines Community Centre Wed, Aug, 19, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 6:00 PM Haines Community Centre Wed, Aug, 19, Earlybird Lap Swim 6:30 AM Haines Community Centre Wed, Aug, 19, Guys Yoga 5:00 PM Haines Community Centre Wed, Aug, 19, Senior Exercise Class 11:15 AM Haines Community Centre Wed, Aug, 19, Tlingit Language Class 3:30 PM Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre Wed, Aug, 19, Totem Pole Carving 10:00 AM Sheldon Museum & Cultural Centre with Master Carver, Jim Heaton Wed, Aug, 19, Water Aerobics 8:00 AM Haines Community Centre

Skagway, Alaska Until Wed, Sep 30 6th Annual Trail Challenge Skagway If you can complete any of the trails in Skagway, you’ll win a daypass to SRC! Registration forms and more details available at the Skagway Recreation Centre.

Thu, Aug, 13, Stick and Mat Pilates w/Katherine 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Aug, 13, TRX Suspension Training w/Abby 9:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Aug, 13, SR weights with Katherine 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Aug, 13, Senior Weights w/Jennifer With Video 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

Thu, Aug, 13, Spinning with Gillian 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Aug, 13, Restorative Yoga: w/Eileen/Jasmine 6:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Thu, Aug, 13, Basketball For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, Aug, 14, Body Pumping w/Rosemary 6:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, Aug, 14, Spinning w/Katherine/Lee 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, Aug, 14, Gentle Yoga: W/Jasmine/Eileen 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, Aug, 14, Volleyball For Adults 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, Aug, 14, Hatha Flow: Level 1 & 2 w/Gillian/Jasmine 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Fri, Aug, 14, Dance Night 9:00 PM Red Onion Saloon Fri, Aug, 14, Onward Etc... 9:00 PM Red Onion Saloon Sat, Aug, 15, Acro Yoga All Levels W/Alexis 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sat, Aug, 15, Onward Etc... 9:00 PM Red Onion Saloon Sun, Aug, 16, Gentle Yoga: All Levels w/Jeanne 3:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sun, Aug, 16, TRX Suspension Training w/Abby 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sun, Aug, 16, Vinyasa Flow level 2 w/Alexis 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Sun, Aug, 16, Aerial Tissue w/Renee 6:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Special Fee & Sign-up Mon, Aug, 17, Spinning w/Cindy 5:45 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Aug, 17, Body Pumping w/Rosemary 6:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Aug, 17, Spinning w/Katherine/Lee 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Aug, 17, Restorative Yoga: w/Eileen/Jasmine 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Aug, 17, Hatha Flow: Level 1 & 2 w/Courtney/ Gillian 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Aug, 17, Roller Hockey For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Mon, Aug, 17, Windy Valley Boys 7:30 PM Red Onion Saloon Come and listen to some awesome live music!

Tue, Aug, 18, Chair and Mat Pilates w/Katherine 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Aug, 18, TRX Suspension Training w/Abby 9:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Aug, 18, Senior Weights w/Jennifer 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Chair based resistance training program that’s not just for seniors.

Tue, Aug, 18, SR weights with Katherine 10:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Aug, 18, Spinning with Gillian 5:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Aug, 18, Vinyasa Flow level 2 w/Gillian 6:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Tue, Aug, 18, Basketball For Adults 7:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Aug, 19, Spinning w/Cindy 5:45 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Aug, 19, Body Pumping w/Rosemary 6:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Aug, 19, Spinning w/Katherine/Lee 7:30 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Aug, 19, Back/Hip Yoga: Level 1-2 w/Eileen/ Courtney 10:00 AM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Aug, 19, TRX Suspension Training w/Abby 4:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Aug, 19, Gentle Flow Yoga: levels 1-2 W/Jeane/ Gillian 5:45 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Aug, 19, Climbing Instruction For Belay Certification Class - Signup Required 6:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Wed, Aug, 19, Aerial Tissue w/Renee 6:00 PM Skagway Recreation Centre Special Fee & Sign-up Wed, Aug, 19, Belay Check For Certification - Signup Required 7:30 PM Skagway Recreation Centre

Wed, Aug, 12 RCMP-Carbine Course 8:30 AM Whitehorse Rifle Pistol Club

Mon, Aug, 17 Hand to Hand - Level 1&2 with Gael 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo

Thu, Aug, 13 BY Board Meeting 7:00 PM Biathlon Range

Mon, Aug, 17 Sword/Bokken with Gael 7:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo

Thu, Aug, 13 Public Access – Outdoor Range 7:00 PM Whitehorse Rifle Pistol Club

Tue, Aug, 18 Classic Car & Camper Cruise to Chicken Alaska Whitehorse Aiming to convoy a bunch of classic cars and or classic campers from Alberta to Alaska.

Fri, Aug, 14 RCMP-Carbine Course 8:30 AM Whitehorse Rifle Pistol Club Fri, Aug, 14 Hand to Hand - Level 1 (lunch class) with Gael 11:30 AM Aikido Yukon Dojo

Wed, Aug, 12 Lunchtime Yoga 12:10 PM Shanti Yoga 867-456-7123 Learn to breathe, stretch and relax! Use back entrance of Hawkins House No experience required all are welcome

Fri, Aug, 14 Golden Horn Judo 3:30 PM Golden Horn Elementary

Wed, Aug, 12 FREE Activity Night 5:30 PM Whitehorse Elementary Bring your child and have fun with many different activities happening every week!

Sat, Aug, 15-Sun Aug 23 Skydiving 8:00 AM Carcross Airport Skydive Yukon is hosting Skydive BC to conduct first jump courses and tandem skydives into the Carcross Desert. The best way to get registered is to call us at 1-888-JUMP-001 (1888-586-7001) or 1-250-964-8228.

Wed, Aug, 12 Chill and Bean Downriver Canoe and Kayak Race 5:30 PM Rotary Peace Park 668-5298 Registration opens at Rotary Park at 5:30 pm. The race starts at 6 pm and is from Rotary Park to Takhini River Bridge (18.5 km) After the race enjoy chili and beans, yummy desserts, fun draw prizes, great company and entertaining race stories!

Wed, Aug, 12 Hand to Hand - Level 2&3 with Gael 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Aug, 12 Staff/Jo with Gael 7:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Aug, 12 Rifle Silhouette Match 7:00 PM Whitehorse Rifle Pistol Club Thu, Aug, 13 RCMP-Carbine Course 8:30 AM Whitehorse Rifle Pistol Club Thu, Aug, 13 Snowshoe Series 6:00 PM Mount MacIntyre Recreation Centre 633-5671

Sat, Aug, 15-Sun Aug 16 Archery Course Biathlon Range

Sun, Aug, 16 Ultimate Frisbee 5:00 PM Canada Games Centre 668-6517 Come out and play some frisbee. All levels are welcome.

Mon, Aug, 17 Classic Car & Camper Cruise to Chicken Alaska Whitehorse Aiming to convoy a bunch of classic cars and or classic campers from Alberta to Alaska.

Mon, Aug, 17 Run Wild: Yukon Wildlife Preserve Charity Run 9:30 AM Yukon Wildlife Preserve Join us for our annual charity fun-run around the Yukon Wildlife Preserve.

Mon, Aug, 17 Yukon Wildlife Preserve Fun Run/ Walk Fundraiser 10:00 AM Yukon Wildlife Preserve Come join our marathon for wildlife preserve.

Registration starts 930am.

Wellness LISTINGS Wed, Aug, 12, Women & Children Lunch Date 11:30 AM Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre Delicious Free Lunch for Women & Children Wed, Aug, 12, Lunchtime Yoga 12:10 PM Shanti Yoga 867-456-7123 Learn to breathe, stretch and relax!

Use back entrance of Hawkins House No experience required all are welcome Wed, Aug, 12, Whitehorse Weight Watchers 4:30 PM Whitehorse United Church Please arrive 30-minutes prior to the listed meeting time for weigh-in and registration.

Wed, Aug, 12, Red Tara Meditation 6:00 PM White Swan Sanctuary 633-3715 Everyone welcome. For more info contact Vicky Wed, Aug, 12, Steiner Study Group 7:00 PM Hillcrest 335-2300 Anthroposophy (Rudolf Steiner) study group exploring topics such as Waldorf education; health and wellness; diet and nutrition; reincarnation and karma; biodynamic gardening; esoteric development; evolution of consciousness; deepening understanding of the human, and more.

Wed, Aug, 12, The Alzheimer/Dementia Family Caregiver Support Group 7:00 PM Copper Ridge Place A group for family or friends caring for someone with Dementia. Info and register call Cathy 334-1548 or Joanne 668-7713.

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The author (l.) and Ormand, the horse wrangler, loading the plane at the McClure Lake base camp Carolyn Vincent taught in the Yukon in the 1970s and also cooked for an outfitter for a few months in 1976. She typed out a diary of what her life was like during that time. We are reprinting it here with minimal editorial tampering. Last time we left her, hunting season was just starting.

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n Wednesday evening, our two hunters flew in. They were David and Melvin from Wyoming and were real nice average Joe kind of people. I had been expecting the stereotype rich American hunter.

Since they were the first hunters, I got very much caught up in their anxieties about getting a sheep. It rained the first day or so, which really drove them crazy. They had borrowed money to come on this once-in-a-lifetime trip, so it was very important to them.

Then it cleared up and we had our hot spell for the summer. We went fly camping down the canyon and the men got their rams!

Our second set of hunters were from very different backgrounds.

One was a vet from Wisconsin. He was down-homey, easy-going and very kind — he loved it out here.

“Big” John (as distinguished from Indian John) wasn’t too excited about the sheep. He had hunted before in other places and had had no luck, so he wasn’t selfconfident, I guess.

The other hunter was an aristocrat from Spain. He’d been all over the world hunting everything! He’d written a book, and was compiling information for another one. Ricardo only stayed three days because he got a caribou, then a sheep the next day, and since his knees were really giving him trouble, he had Perry come in and fly him out.

The day he left, the exploration camp was moving, too. Also, John and “Big” John went flycamping on their own. So, for four days Ormand and I had peace and quiet. Goodness — and it was quiet. Too quiet. I soon got over it, though, and then I enjoyed the total solitude.

By this time, so far, so good.

Everyone got a sheep and was satisfied. Even Big John—although he missed one time when his scope hit his face. The impact knocked out his contacts! John was yelling, “Shoot! Shoot!” and Big John was saying,” I can’t see!”

Aw well, he did get a nice ram in the end.

The third set of hunters arrived on Wednesday afternoon with Perry. The weather had been nice, but, as usual, it turned foggy and rainy that night to welcome the hunters. The next day we all had to stay in camp — the men played a lot of crib.

Our new hunters were Dick from New York, and Dick from Washington. The first one was older and was nice and humorous as could be. Young Dick was too, but he was loud! He drove a cement truck, so he always sounded like he was trying to talk above the roar.

Send a comment about Carolyn Vincent’s diary to editor@ whatsupyukon.com.

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As she enters Grade 12, a student recalls lessons learned Fa so far m i l y Fun ure by Sarah Ott t Fea O

n the first day of kindergarten I didn’t know what to expect; playtime was now scheduled between certain hours and, in order to sit in the circle with the other kids, you needed to pass the test of finding your name.

These were hard times in the eyes of a five-year-old. However, I got used to sharing the sandpit and raising my hand when I had a question.

I realize now — these rules were meant to raise me to be a well-mannered, intelligent woman able to take on the world.

One school year bled into the next.

At first it was: “You’d better behave, because Grade 2 is really hard.”

Grade 7 was supposedly harder than Grade 6, and suddenly I found myself at the first day of high school, waiting for allegedly the hardest year yet.

The first thought that crossed my mind when I stepped into high school was how big it was. Lockers lined each hallway like rows of guards, and throughout the skinny corridors were pods of sweaty teenagers.

Walking through there smelled like a combination of sandwiches and too much cologne.

Then the shrill scream of a bell and an avalanche of students busted out of doorways left, right and centre, sending the oncecalm hallway into a tizzy of muffled conversations and flying papers.

I remember looking up at the grade 12s and noticing how tall and old they looked. I made a mental note not to mess with them.

I didn’t have much luck with friends the first week of high school. I remember walking down the hallway during lunch and every time someone from my grade came by, I’d duck into one of the many pods of people.

I’d temporarily pretend to be a part of their friend group until the wave of my grade left. I thought this pattern would never end but eventually, as all things do, it did. I made friends and settled into life as a high school student.

I am now entering Grade 12, my last year of high school and the beginning of my future. I now realize the hallways smell more like perfume and janitorial soap and the bell is more like an invitation to go to class, not exactly a do-or-die situation.

Furthermore, as I look at my fellow senior classmates, I realize that we are in no way as big and tall as I thought we were going to be.

Thanks to kindergarten, I know my name backward and forward.

Thanks to Grade 4, I can draw a mean pumpkin patch, and due to the experiences in high school, I can deal with any math and chemistry problem you throw my way. That is, if there’s an occasional multiple choice question thrown in!

I’ve finally made it to the home stretch. The imminent chat on day one of how Grade 12 will be the hardest year yet is sure to be awaiting me, but I now know better than to be nervous.

I’ve learned that every year gets a little harder, but thanks to the lessons I’ve learned in years prior, I know I will be ready for the challenge.

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Sarah Ott is yet to enter the hardest years. Contact her via editor@whatsupyukon.com.

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Destiny Clennett, 13, was one of eight students from Northern Lights School of Dance (NLSD) to attend the 13th World Congress of Dance and the Child International (daCi) in Copenhagen, Denmark in July. was five when I started dancing, and ballet was my first dance class.

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There were TVs on PHOTOS: Destiny Clennett the plane, plus we The spiral tower of the Church of Our Saviour has been a landmark in Copenhagen since 1752 got lots of sleep.

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t’s the last Thursday evening in After the race, Jones could see change with his coach afterwards, July, and Elyn Jones is sitting him scanning the stands for famil- so that gave me comfort. I didn’t beside the parking lot of Uni- iar faces. want him to be disappointed, beversal Studios giving an interview “That day there were about 15 cause 18:59 is a super great run,” on her cell phone. or 20 of us in the stands, and we Jones says.

She and her husband, Jer- were all wearing these t-shirts my “The other challenge is that ome McIntyre and their daughter niece had made up. And there’s it’s so hot here. They’re running Breda, 12, have spent a scorching four different slogans, like Darby’s in the morning, thank goodness, afternoon touring the worksite of on McIn-fire and Darby Never Gets but when he was done at the end numerous Hollywood stars, along McIn-tired.” of the 5,000 he was just drenched with three of her in sweat.” nieces and her ----parents, all visitOn the first ing from Ontario.

Tuesday in AuIt’s a typical gust, Jones is family tourist back in Whiteouting, except horse, less than for one thing 48 hours before Breda’s older she and Darby brother, Darby, fly to Fort Mcis nowhere to be Murray, Alberta, seen. But he’s the where he will reason they’re in compete in both southern Califor3k and 5k races nia to begin with. at the Western The 15-yearCanada Summer old Special OlymPHOTO: by courtesy of Elyn Jones Games. pian is at the The CBC Special Olympian Darby Jones had his own cheering athlete’s village Radio reporter in Los Angeles, precheerfully agrees section of family and friends at LA’s Loker Stadium paring to compete to spend a few in his biggest race so far on the When she finally caught his more minutes in the unfamiliar same track where some of the attention, “I just got the most role of interviewee. world’s fastest runners trained for amazing hug from him that I’ve The answer is already public the 1984 Olympics. got. Ever. I swear. And I was total- knowledge, but it has to be asked: The previous Sunday night was ly crying and stuff. You could tell how did things turn out in LA? nerve-wracking for Jones, who that he really missed us,” Jones “I was a nervous wreck on Frihadn’t seen Darby for a week. says. day morning,” she admits.

“I FaceTimed him once, and “Then he just went around to “That was the first morning we had a couple of sporadic text mes- everybody - my mom, my dad - were driving in LA traffic, so we sages from him, but hadn’t really and he was hugging his aunts and got up extra early, and we’d been talked to him, so we didn’t know uncles and his cousins.” out late the night before, trying to where his head was at or anyThe 5k divisioning race the do the touristy thing.” thing,” she says. following day did not go quite as They made it from Long Beach “We didn’t get a lot of sleep, well. He registered a respectable on time, but then faced the anxand got to the (Loker) stadium on 18:59, but finished well behind iety of knowing Darby was about Monday morning, and that’s when two runners who set a lightning to tackling the 5k final with the he did the 1,500 (metre). He ran opening pace, including a runner memory of a disappointing prethe most awesome race. He set a from Kenya who clocked a “world- liminary. personal best for his time - 4:56. class” time of 16:13.

“We got to the track and we He’s never run a 1,500 that fast.”

“He was a little bit bummed were all gathering in our big That was the first of two about how it went, so hopefully family group. That really helped, “divisioning” races - prelimin- it can be a different race tomor- just having all our family from Onary rounds to determine who he row, because he won’t be running tario and from Nevada and from would compete against in the against that super-fast Kenyan the Yukon, friends as well.”

1,500m and 5k finals of the Special guy,” she says.

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“I had a nice, positive ex- cooler that morning, but still hot

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Darby McIntyre (c.) with his proud parents, Elyn Jones and Jerome McIntyre

by Yukon standards. The race started fast, with a New Zealand runner out front for the first 200 metres, until Darby overtook him.

“And he led the rest of the race. The last lap, the Lithuanian runner tried to bridge the gap and meet him, but by the last 200 metres for sure we knew that Darby had it,” Jones reports.

“He beat him handily, so that helped a mom watching on the sidelines, for sure. It was a beautiful run, and he owned it the whole time. It was great.”

In Special Olympics tradition, spectators cheer on every athlete and all the competitors in each race get to share the medal podium.

Still, “It was really exceptional to see Darby on the top of the podium, smiling and just showing his beautiful teeth,” the proud mother exclaims.

“We were saying his orthodontist would be happy, except when Serge (Michaud), from Special

Olympics Yukon, got him to bite into the medal. Maybe that isn’t good for his teeth, but it was a fun picture for sure,” she laughs.

With no playing of national anthems at Special Olympics events, Jones didn’t even need the “five packets” of tissues she carries to all her son’s racing events.

The next day, perhaps to everyone’s surprise except his own, Darby came from behind to capture bronze in the 1,500m. He even shaved another four seconds off his five-day-old personal best.

When they arrived late at Eric Nielsen International Airport at midnight the following Monday, a surprise cheering squad was there to greet them.

It was a fitting welcome home for a 15-year-old who had become a star in LA. Ken Bolton is a freelance writer and interim editor of What’s Up Yukon. You can contact him at ken@whatsupyukon.com

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Dancing in Denmark Continued from page B-2 On the way to our hostel we saw lots of houses, people on bikes and a lot of cars. I couldn’t wait to see what our hostel would look like. Would it have brick walls, or painted ones?

Once we got there, I saw that the door was glass and the walls were like what we have in Whitehorse.

As we waited outside for our dance teacher to get the room keys, we noticed that we were staying right next to a outdoor swimming pool. When we got to our rooms, we unpacked our clothes into lockers and just relaxed for the rest of the day.

The line up for breakfast at 8 a.m. the next day was very long.

After breakfast we took a bus down to the place where would do our dance classes.

The classrooms were small, but really cool. One looked like a gym.

The classes were lots of fun, and I made three friends the first day, two from New York and one from China.

After classes and lunch in the studio, we had an hour until we had to perform our dance.

When the time came, I was nervous to face the people of Copenhagen on stage, but I remembered that I dance in front of more people in Whitehorse than here. The stage was small, and the audience was very small.

During the dance, I was in front of two girls in my line. As I was dancing I forgot my counts and thought I would mess up badly. I was so happy when one dancer’s mom said I didn’t mess up at all.

We were all a little hungry so our dance teacher took us to a store next door, where I bought an orange and an apple. We went back to the studio to eat, and performed again an hour later, then went back to the hostel to shower and sleep.

After breakfast the next morning, we took a bus to dance class again. I was in a ballet class with two other girls from our group, and we went upstairs to find our classroom.

Outside the classrooms, there were two couches by the wall and a big thing made of metal bars for people to climb on and do front flips on the bar.

Our classroom had a long mirror starting right beside the door, going all the way to the other side of the room. It also had a wooden

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soft bar going from the second door all the way to the other side.

When ballet started everyone took their place at the bar for a warm up, then we went straight to jumping in the centre of the room in nice lines.

After ballet, we had a class called Creative Meeting Points (CMP). We were divided in groups according to age, and I was in the same group as a friend I dance with in Whitehorse.

On Friday, all the CMP groups performed for the daCi people in a large garden full of trees and flowers, then danced again for the public in the same garden.

Afterward, there was a party where the dancers got to say goodbye to their awesome new friends from different countries.

We all cried, but we look forward to seeing each other again at the next Dancers from Northern Lights School of Dance in Whitehorse pose daCi in Australia three years from outside one of many stately buildings in Denmark’s capital city now.

On our last day in Denmark, our dance group went shopping and visHow do they stand there and On Sunday, we left Copenited two amazing Royal castles, stare straight without getting dis- hagen. It was almost 2 a.m. when including the place where Queen tracted? I definitely couldn’t stand we got to Whitehorse, but I was Margrethe and her family live in still for hours staring straight so happy to see my grandparents winter. Two guards stood at atten- ahead. I am used to moving freely again, and very happy to be home. tion outside. and dancing.

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Ancient grains are making a comeback for all the right reasons. Not only are these foods more nutritious than their modern, often processed and over-

consumed counterparts, but they also offer new flavours and textures to dishes.

A grain by any other name Although grouped into the ancient grain category, quinoa and amaranth are actually seeds more closely related to beets and spin-

ach than they are to wheat.

However, because they are enjoyed in dishes in the same way as true grains, they are often referred to as such.

Food fit for an emperor Quinoa is perhaps the most popular of the ancient grains.

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Ancient grains quinoa (upper) and amaranth are nutritional powerhouses that trump most grains in protein content Along with its lesser-known relative, amaranth, it has a rich history that dates back thousands of years.

Originating in the Andes mountain region and Central America, both quinoa and amaranth were used to power the Aztecs, Mayans and Incans.

They were revered by the Incan people, whose emperor would sow them with a golden shovel. The Aztecs also held amaranth in high regard, creating holy images with it during religious ceremonies.

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Packed with nutrients, quinoa and amaranth remain worthy of worship. These pseudo-grains are not only gluten-free, but they’re also an excellent source of vitamins, minerals, protein and fibre.

They trump most actual grains when it comes to protein content, containing 14-16 per cent highquality, easily digestible protein.

With all nine essential amino acids, they offer complete proteins.

While both are high in magnesium, iron and calcium, amaranth is the definite superstar of the two. A hundred grams of dry amaranth will provide you with 180 mg of bone-friendly calcium, 279 mg of relaxing magnesium and 9 mg of blood-building iron.

Both quinoa and amaranth are also high in fibre, a nutrient most of our diets are lacking. Fibre not only plays an important role in eliminating toxins from our bodies, but it also helps to stabilize blood sugar levels and keep us feeling full for longer.

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ting the recommended daily intake of 25 to 40 grams is easy to do.

Multitasking ingredients These gluten-free grain wannabes are incredibly versatile and simple to cook. Enjoy them hot or cold, sweet or savoury, as a side or as the main event.

Mildly nutty in flavour, quinoa and amaranth offer a mellow taste profile and a subtly chewy texture. Here are some ways to incorporate them into your cooking: Toast, pop and puff them in a hot, dry skillet for cereals and crunchy snacks. When popped they make a great addition to granola and desserts.

Cook with milk or almond milk for a delicious breakfast porridge.

Add cinnamon, a drizzle of honey and a generous topping of berries for a complete morning meal that is sure to warm you up as the weather begins to cool.

Simmer on the stove like rice and serve as the base for salads, tabbouleh, curries and a multitude of other dishes. When selecting your ingredients, keep in mind that amaranth is very small in size and tends to clump together, while quinoa is lighter and fluffier in texture.

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Selene Vakharia is a holistic nutritionist, freelance writer and whole foods cook who loves showing people how easy, fun and delicious being healthy can be. Contact her with your nutrition questions and concerns via editor@ whatsupyukon.com.

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Sharing the Past

by Fiona McTaggart

Long Ago People’s Place celebrates its first 20 years of operation

ut on the old Alaska Highway, halfway to Haines Junction and only a few kilometres from Champagne, an observant traveller may spot Kwaday Dan Kenji, or Long Ago People’s Place.

The privately-owned camp, the only one of its kind in the Yukon, represents two decades of Harold Johnson’s dedication to preserving and sharing Champagne and Aishihik culture.

Johnson says he started it back in 1995 because “First Nation culture was hardly known” to outsiders, and he wanted to “retain and enhance” the knowledge he received from elders in his community who never went through the mission school system.

the elders advising on the project.

When Johnson first began, he was supported by 13 elders, including Sam Williams, Moose Jackson, and Marg Jackson.

He tells several of their stories as he guides a visitor around the camp – explaining how the story of how Crow stole the sun reveals that his people had known the earth rotated around the sun thousands of years ago.

He smiles as he recounts Sam Williams laughing at him when he asked who invented the dead-fall trap. Johnson’s smaller version of the trap is located in the “old camp” part of the site, an area full of buildings he built himself, demonstrating ways of life in ancient and pre-contact times.

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Harold Johnson demonstrates some of the traditional hunting tools on display at Long Ago People’s Place near Champagne on the Old Alaska Highway First called simply “First Nations Camp,” it was soon given the name Kwaday Dan Kenji by

He says that one of the living spaces he made, sheltered by rolls of spruce bark and entirely water-

proof when completed, “is like art; everything is the medium.”

The old camp is surrounded by a caribou fence Johnson built himself, a structure used for trapping migrating caribou.

In the main area of the camp, which was originally two natural meadows, stands a small, red Department of Indian Affairs cabin, which Johnson moved from Champagne.

In 1998, he painstakingly moved a cabin his grandfather, Field Johnson, built in Cracker Creek in the early 1900s.

Until this year, the camp has been advertised mostly by wordof-mouth. Before the Alaska Highway was diverted away from Champagne, Long Ago People’s Place attracted a lot of highway traffic.

Now, although Harold admits it’s nice that the camp is more remote, he says he misses the dropin visitors.

The most common guests to Kwaday Dan Kenji are school groups of up to 20 people, although the camp has played host to conventions of up to 150, as well as chief and council meetings.

The camp has been featured on familiarization (FAM) tours for journalists and tour operators, and on programs such as Canada Over the Edge and On the Road Again.

Johnson’s vision for the future of Kwaday Dan Kenji includes expanding on the old camp to include even more aspects of traditional life, such as exhibits and demonstrations of clothing, snowshoes,

PHOTO: by courtesy of Long Ago People’s Place

One of many still-functional artifacts you can see at Kwaday Dan Kenji and canoe and boat making.

As the camp is a three dayhike to Klukshu in one direction and a two-day hike to Kynocks in the other, he also hopes to branch into hiking and promote more engagement with the land, perhaps even opening a campground with traditional shelters for hikers and visitors to overnight in.

Johnson is inviting members of the community, local industry and government to come and explore Long Ago People’s Place on August 23, to learn about the history and traditions he has been sharing with visitors for the past 20 years.

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They will be offered free tours of the entire camp as well as food and beverages, including tea and bannock made on-site.

Johnson hopes this anniversary will help attract more visitors to the camp, as he has seen firsthand that the experience “helps foster respect and understanding” of First Nations culture.

Fiona McTaggart is a freelance writer in Whitehorse. You can contact her or comment on her story through editor@ whatsupyukon.com.

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Mondays-The Sound Recording Club for Teens and Adults-6:15 PM–8:15 PM. For Ages 15 and up with exceptions. w/ Scott Maynard (Beginner and Intermediate Levels in two sessions-see the website for full details. First Session Sept 14-Oct 26, 6 classes for $132, Second Session Nov 2-Dec 14. 7 classes for $155.

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