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The Last Brass Ball The Brass Knuckle Society plays its final gig

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Jickling’s Jabberings with Peter Jickling

Theo Fleury

A sequel of sorts

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ere are the facts: 1. Theoren Fleury gave a keynote speech at the Adäka Cultural Festival on July 2.

2. Theoren Fleury was my favourite hockey player growing up; my hero.

3. In November 2012 I wrote an editorial in this very publication arguing (quite convincingly, I think) that Fleury should be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

4. Theo somehow got ahold of the article and tweeted it.

5. His ex-girlfriend wrote some kind words in the comment section below the article when it was posted on What’s Up Yukon’s website.

6. On May 22, when my mom informed me Fleury was coming to town, I got pretty excited.

Given this background information, and assuming that I have some leverage as editor of the local free-paper, one might have expected me to arrange a private interview with the man himself.

Even my boss, Tammy Beese, was pushing for it. But alas, it did not happen.

I did try, though.

On June 23 I was given the email address of Fleury’s handler, Dawn Roberts. I composed her a short email explaining my press credentials and my desire for an interview. I even included a link to the aforementioned article, adding what I hoped would be some personal credibility to my request.

Dawn Roberts’ response was underwhelming: “Hi Peter, Thank you for your email and interest in interviewing Theo. However, due to Theo’s already full calendar I am unable to schedule this request.”

Now as far as I know, Dawn Roberts’ job is to protect Theoren Fleury from media leeches like myself, so she cannot be blamed for her response. But any tenacious journalist will tell you that if you really want a story, a response like the one Dawn Roberts’ gave me is merely a volley in the game, not the final play.

I could have pressed harder for my interview, but I didn’t. Why? The easy answer is that other responsibilities and various deadlines forced my attention else-

PHOTO: courtesy Theoren Fleury

Theoren Fleury where. There is some truth to that, but it’s not the whole story.

Interestingly, when I read Roberts’ blandly discouraging response I felt a twinge of relief.

Part of me wanted to remember Fleury as the larger-than-life figure I perceived him to be as a kid; part of me worried I would be secretly disappointed after meeting him.

So I canned the interview idea, but went to watch his keynote speech anyway; I couldn’t resist.

I was right; Fleury was not larger-than-life — he was very, very human.

He told the audience of his hockey triumphs and his personal tragedies of sexualized assault, addiction, and near-suicide. He did so with humour, intelligence, compassion, and an intensity that kept us riveted. At some points he was self-deprecating, at others he was self-aggrandizing.

But he was always real. And I appreciated that.

He also reinforced what I already knew but had chosen to ignore: heroes are heroes because of their realness, not in spite of it.

I felt foolish; there was no way I would have been secretly disappointed if I had met him and interviewed him; I would have been over-the-moon. What was I thinking?

Then, at the end of his talk, the MC announced that Fleury would be signing autographs.

Here was one last chance to talk to him; surely if I kept my elbows up I could plow my way through the kids surrounding him and quickly shake his hand.

Instead, I chose not to meet him, but for different reasons this time. He’d done enough for me already.

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The Brass Knuckle Society will record its farewell concert at the Old Fire Hall on July 16

by Ken Bolton

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liams with a klezmer style. It’s more of an overture that’s like this really slow, beautiful movement and then turns into a dance lounge. party at the end.”

The next night, they enterThe seventh Knuckle is Josh tained the black-tie set for two Regnier, who works in student enhours at the Commissioner’s Ball, gagement at Yukon College and then found a house party and kept took over drumming duties about playing until 5:30 the next mora year ago. ning.

“He’s an amazing individual They’ve popped up for sponand an amazing drummer, who taneous sessions on street corjust exudes positivity,” Whiteners, the Superstore parking lot, head says. “He took us to the and even aboard the Whitehorse next level in terms of musiciantrolley. ship and in terms of exposure to “They” are the seven memthe community.” bers of the Brass Knuckle SociSadly for diehard BKS fans, ety, which has become a Yukon the group is about to wind down musical icon since its formation – for a time, at least – while sevless than two years ago. eral members move on to other “We’ll play for anybody in things. any situation,” says bandleader Regnier has accepted a posJesse Whitehead. ition with a non-governmental “We’ll play for your nephew’s organization in Israel. Whitebar mitzvah, if you want. Whathead and Range are moving to ever, we’re into it. We just want Vancouver, where he will study to play music for people who nursing at the University of Britwant to hear it.” ish Columbia.

The group – also known as PHOTO: Gary Bremner Photography Rondel and his partner rethe Knuckles, or just BKS - was cently opened the Café balsam inspired by the two years WhiteThe Brass Knuckle Society is William Auclair Bellemare on restaurant at the Takhini Hot head spent playing trumpet in a tuba, Josh Regnier on drums, Colleen McCarthy on trombone, Springs, which makes it difficult Vancouver ensemble called the Jesse Whitehead on trumpet, Thibault Rondel on alto sax, Will to commit evenings and weekends Carnival Band. to performing.

“It’s a community band where Hegsted on tenor sax, and Kristen Range on accordion “Life gets in the way of musicyou don’t have to be able to play music at all to join. Their inten- Auclair Bellemare, a tuba player now,” Whitehead says. “We play al aspirations, and that’s kind of tion is to create a safe space he met at a Skillshare event. For about one third originals and where we are at this moment,” Whitehead says. where people can come and per- a while, the two got together in about two-thirds covers.”

But the Brass Knuckle Society The move to playing original form and do their thing,” White- Whitehead’s basement to play music got off to a shaky start won’t be fading away quietly.

Carnival Band compositions. head explains.

“We wanted to celebrate our “That didn’t go very far,” he when Hegsted showed up at a re“I became really excited about this style of music, which is live, admits. “I mean, a trumpet and a hearsal with a klezmer-influenced accomplishments and all the work acoustic folk music from around tuba is not really a foundation for tune he had composed, called we’ve put in over the last two years, and see if we could leave a the world, with lots of original doing things. Then we just kind “Barge Dance”.

“We played it through once bit of a legacy going forwards. So of picked up musicians along the compositions.” and it was terrible,” Whitehead we’re going to do that in the form Whitehead moved to White- way.”

Those new members included recalls. “But we put it together in of a live recording.” horse in 2012, determined to start The band’s Last Honk concert a band that would play in the alto sax player Thibault Rondel a cohesive way, and now it’s one will take place Wednesday, July 16 and Whitehead’s girlfriend, Kris- of our favourites, for sure.” tradition known as “honk” music.

The Knuckles’ repertoire now at the Old Fire Hall.

It will consist of all original includes about eight of Hegsted’s compositions, as well as four by tunes written by members of the Canadian Whitehead, one by Bellemare, band, with a live album tentativeowned and and one by the band’s newest ly set for release this fall. operated since Tickets at $15 are available at member, trombonist Colleen Mc1978 Carthy, who joined about four Dean’s Strings and at the venue.

Doors open at 7:00 p.m. months ago.

“She’s also a music student, • Daily, Weekly and monthly rates and she has written our most compositionally interesting piece,” Ken Bolton is a freelance writer who telecommutes to work from Whitehead says.

• Flat decks, cube vans, pick-ups, his home southeast “It’s called ‘A la Prochaine’, SUV’s, 4x4’s, 7 &15 passenger of Whitehorse. and it combines kind of John Wiln a Friday night last month, they performed in Dawson City’s no-frills Pit

“It’s not jazz per se, it’s not klezmer per se, it’s just live brass music,” he explains.

“I’d seen how responsive audiences are to this kind of music.

It’s a spectacle, you know; it’s loud, it’s exciting, you’ve got big, shiny instruments. People really respond well to it.”

His first recruit was William

ten Range, a classically-trained piano player who learned accordion to join the band.

A big turning point came when Will Hegsted, a tenor sax player who had studied music in Nelson, B.C., came on board.

“Will introduced the notion that we could write our own music, which is where we’re at

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A Klondike Korner with Dan Davidson

Live at the Palace

A Boisterous Evening

W

hen Conrad Boyce wandered into the Palace Grand Theatre this June he experienced déjà vu. He was in the theatre for an evening performance of A Night at the Grand Opera House, 1899.

“It was great exploring the backstage,” he said after the show. “I actually found my signature on the wall from ‘79” That is when Boyce arrived in the Dawson the first time, and it was the year he first performed in the Gaslight Follies on the Palace stage. He would go on to play three seasons in other peoples’ shows, and finally produce, direct and star in two shows during the summer season of 1993.

La Siege Inferno, one of the most extravagant Gaslight Follies shows ever, was his recreation. It was based on a historic playbill of the variety show that opened Arizona Charlie Meadows’ theatre in 1899.

Because La Siege Inferno was a little outside the usual folly fare, Boyce also created The Trials of Suwanee McPhee, a 1890s-style musical melodrama. There was some original music along with adaptations of period songs.

Putting on two different shows all summer was such an exhausting effort that no one ever tried it again.

Boyce, also known for his Robert Service recitations, then moved to Ontario, where he was heavily involved in community theatre. He soon moved into the newspaper business, spending a decade running the Uxbridge Cosmos, which he sold just over a

PHOTO: Dan Davidson

Conrad Boyce and Jillian Durham — old friends reunited for an evening of music and poetry at the Palace Grand year ago, before moving back into full-time performance work.

A Night at the Grand Opera House, present-day version, was a combination of recitations (mostly

from Shakespeare’s Henry V) and nineteenth century Tin Pan Alley tunes (mostly, but not all, by the prolific Stephen Foster), which were the sort of thing that might

have been heard in Meadows’ establishment in its heyday.

There wasn’t a scrap of Robert Service, he explained to the audience, because the man who would

become known as the Bard of the Yukon didn’t arrive in the territory until 1904, and not in Dawson until after that.

Boyce’s musical partner on the upright piano was Whitehorse musician Jillian Durham. Durham was ten-years-old in 1993 when she and her parents visited Boyce in Dawson, and he gave her a personal tour of the theatre. At that time she got to play the famous Bechstein grand piano that is now housed at the Odd Fellows Hall, but on the current occasion she did well on the upright.

“Now she’s the mother of two children and a music teacher in Whitehorse. I’m just pleased as punch that she was performing with me tonight,” says Boyce.

Boyce brought his own audience for his show. One of his other gigs this summer is director of a Yukon bus tour. He even managed to arrange things so about half of his 22 clients could take a trip down river to Eagle, Alaska, on some local fishing boats the day after the show, meeting up there with the rest of the passengers on the Ruby Range bus.

Boyce was enthusiastic to be back in the territory, and could definitely see doing the tour and the show again. His was the first show of the expanded second season of Live at the Palace Grand.

After 32 years teaching in rural Yukon schools, Dan Davidson retired from that profession but continues writing about life in Dawson City. Please send comments about his stories to dawson@whatsupyukon.com.

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Batters Up!

The 2014 Junior Men’s World Softball Championship comes to town July 11-20

by Ken Bolton For eight days, teams from five different continents will battle it out

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or the second time in six years, Whitehorse is about to host many of the world’s best young softball players in the International Softball Federation’s Junior Men’s World Championship.

The first pitch will be launched at 12:30 p.m. on Friday July 11, at the Pepsi Softball Centre on Range Road, when Singapore’s national team takes on Japan in the premier event for fastpitch players up to the age of 19.

“This is the top of the tree for the junior men,” explains George Arcand, chair of the host committee and executive director of Softball Yukon.

For eight days, teams from five different continents will battle it out in a 45-game round-robin contest before heading into consolation and championship rounds on July 19 and 20.

“An event like this is pretty special when you look at some of the amazing athletes that are going to be involved in it,” says Arcand.

Besides Japan and Singapore, the 10-team roster includes Argentina, Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Demark, Mexico, New Zealand and the USA. Argentina is appearing as the defending champion. In the 2012 edition, held on its own turf in Parana, Argentina, it became the first South American team to win gold in the biennial competition, followed by Japan and Australia.

Those three teams should definitely be in contention this year, Arcand suggests.

“And I think you’re going to see New Zealand be tight.”

Naturally, Arcand hopes to see big crowds at Team Canada’s nine games, which are mostly scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

Team Canada won silver at the 2008 World’s on one of the Pepsi Centre’s two diamonds.

Arcand finds it easy to explain why Whitehorse was chosen to

host the championship again so soon, not to mention landing the senior women’s World Competition in 2012 and rights to host the senior men’s competition slated for 2017.

“They really like our complex. They consider it world-class,” he says.

“And everyone likes to come to the Yukon at least once, so there’s a draw here besides the softball.”

Arcand hopes this tournament and the 2017 event will help spark renewed interest in fastpitch locally.

“Right now in Whitehorse there’s no fastpitch being played on the local level, other than the kids.

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“I can’t know what it’s going to be in this one for sure, but in one hotel I have 1,071 room-nights booked, and we’re in two other hotels as well.”

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Old Crow, Yukon study, it will be a fair amount of benefit to the Yukon,” he says.

Games will be livecast on the internet via U.S.-based Ballpark Radio and SportsCanada.TV, based in Vancouver.

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Ken Bolton is a freelance writer and former co-editor of What’s Up Yukon.

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Wed, Jul 16 The Last Honk - Brass Knuckle Society Live Recording 7:00 PM The Old Fire Hall a farewell concert and live recording experience Wed, Jul 16 Brass Knuckle Society performance and recording 7:00 PM The Old Fire Hall A seven-piece Whitehorse-based band with horns, rhythm, accordion and more. The band is recording a live album, and will be disbanding after this concert. Tickets are available at Dean’s Strings.

Wed, Jul 16 Johnny Rogers & the New Music Jam 8:30 PM Paddy’s Place 3339315 Every Wednesday come check out the new tunes.

Wed, Jul 16 Arts in the Park: Soda Pony 7:00 PM Le Page Park Ayden Tentrees & Patrick Hamilton rock the park Wed, Jul 16 Jamaoke With Jackie 11:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Thu, Jul 17 Music at MacBride: Jim Vautour and Olivier de Colombel 5:00 PM MacBride Museum 667-2709 Summer Concert Series on Thursdays Thu, Jul 17 Arts in the Park: Nicole Edwards 12:00 PM Le Page Park. With back up by Annie Avery & Rob Bergman Thu, Jul 17 Open mic with Marcus Steiner 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn 668-4500 Thu, Jul 17 Jamaoke With Jackie 10:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Fri, Jul 18 Arts in the Park: Gordie Tentrees 12:00 PM Le Page Park Gordie brings his trio to the park Fri, Jul 18 The Blue Warblers 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Sat, Jul 19 The Blue Warblers 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Sat, Jul 19 Yukon Jack 9:30 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Sun, Jul 20 Sunday Blues Night With McNalley & Hamilton 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn

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Thu, Jul 10 Boys and Girls Club Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club 393-2824 Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club.

Thu, Jul 10 Free Summer Kids Programs Ages 9-12 2:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library Registration required. Space limited. For more information or to register call Amy at 6678900 or email amy.noseworthy@gov. yk.ca.

Thu, Jul 10 Introduction to 3D Archery 1:00 PM Biathlon Range 668-2840 colin. hickman@yasc.ca Learn archery on lifesize animals in the forest. Age 10 +. 10 persons per day max. Please book with us in advance.

Fri, Jul 11 Boys and Girls Club Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club 393-2824 Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club.

Fri, Jul 11 Free Summer Kids Programs Ages 9-12 10:00 AM Whitehorse Public Library Registration required. Space limited. For more information or to register call Amy at 667-8900 or email amy. noseworthy@gov.yk.ca.

Sat, Jul 12 Boys and Girls Club Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club 393-2824 Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club.

Sat, Jul 12 Drop-In 10:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale Mon, Jul 14 Free Summer Kids Programs Ages 4-5 10:30 AM Whitehorse Public Library Registration required. Space limited. For more information or to register call Amy at 6678900 or email amy.noseworthy@gov. yk.ca.

Mon, Jul 14 GO The Surrounding Game 6:00 PM Starbucks Chilkoot Centre Simple Game Deep Strategy. Beginners & Visitors Welcome. For more information email: tjbowlby@gmail.com Tue, Jul 15 Free Summer Kids Programs Ages 6-8 2:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library Registration required.

Space limited. For more information or to register call Amy at 667-8900 or email amy.noseworthy@gov.yk.ca.

Tue, Jul 15 Fun Run/Walk 6:00 PM F.H. Collins Secondary 633-5671 Run or walk a 2.5 km route, or a 5 km route.

Tue, Jul 15 Knee High Nature 10:30 AM Middle McIntyre Creek Activities and games are designed for kids. Head up College Drive and follow the signs.

Wed, Jul 16 Boys and Girls Club Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club 393-2824 Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club.

Wed, Jul 16 Free Summer Kids Programs Ages 6-8 2:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library Registration required.

Space limited. For more information or to register call Amy at 667-8900 or email amy.noseworthy@gov.yk.ca.

Wed, Jul 16 Youth drop-in 5:30 PM Heart Of Riverdale Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club.

Thu, Jul 17 Arts Up Front Festival Whitehorse waterfront wharf 667-4080 Featuring the work of YAS members, engaging art demonstrations, interactive workshops for the public, a children’s craft tent, and plenty of sunshine.

Thu, Jul 17 Boys and Girls Club Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club 393-2824 Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club.

Thu, Jul 17 Free Summer Kids Programs Ages 9-12 2:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library Registration required. Space limited. For more information or to register call Amy at 6678900 or email amy.noseworthy@gov. yk.ca.

Thu, Jul 17 Introduction to 3D Archery 1:00 PM Biathlon Range 668-2840 colin. hickman@yasc.ca Learn archery on lifesize animals in the forest. Age 10 +. 10 persons per day max. Please book with us in advance.

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Sat, Jul 19 Boys and Girls Club Youth Drop In 3:00 PM Boys and Girls Club 93-2824 Dinner provided by the Boys and Girls Club.

Sat, Jul 19 Drop-In 10:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale Sat, Jul 19 Parks Day in Whitehorse S.S.Klondike Celebrate Canada’s Parks and National Historic Sites. Join in guided walks, tours, and free family-friendly events. Visit Miles Canyon or the S.S. Klondike

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Alcoholics Anonymous Wednesday

The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Porter Creek Step meeting (CM) 8:00 PM Our Lady of Victory No Puffin (CM, NS) 8:00 PM Big Book Study Maryhouse 504 Cook St.

Thursday

The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Happy Destiny Young Peoples Group 6:00 PM B.Y.T.E. Polar Group (OM) 7:30 PM Seventh Day Adventists Church (PC)

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The Joy Of Living group (OM, NS) 12:00 noon Maryhouse 504 Cook St. Yukon Unity Group Meeting 1:30 PM #4 Hospital Road Whitehorse Group (CM, NS) 8:00 PM Maryhouse 504 Cook St.

Saturday

Detox Meeting (OM, NS) 1:00 PM DETOX Bldg 6118-6th Women’s Meeting (CM, NS) 2:30 PM Whitehorse General Hospital (across from emergency) Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting (OM, NS) 7:00 PM Hospital boardroom

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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.

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ized assault is. We don’t want anyone to feel accused or defensive.”

For future campaigns, Les Essentielles want to extend the reach of consent campaigns to sporting events and bars.

“We want to target more places and events where there are social interactions in contact of alcohol,” says Harvey.

Carlson explains that attitudes towards alcohol can lead to sexualized assault: “Alcohol is too often seen as a legitimate way to sleep with someone.”

Volunteers are offered free training, and passes to festivals in which they campaign. Men are encouraged to apply. If you’d like to get involved, get in touch with projets@lesessentielles.ca.

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“We have a very positive and pro-active approach that encourages people to ask for consent and to understand what a sexual-

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he consent crew is back for this year’s festival season.

You know who they are when you see them; they walk around festival grounds with dozens of colourful buttons pinned to them, smiles on their faces, pen and paper in hands, ready to turn your beer-tent-small-talk into a debate about sexualized assault.

For the fourth year in a row, the francophone women’s group Les EssentiElles is recruiting volunteers to raise awareness about sexual consent amongst the festivalgoers of the territory. The campaign promotes the idea that asking for sexual consent is fun.

“It’s about striking up a conversation and breaking down the variety of myths that exist around the issue,” explains Scott Carlson.

He’s the project coordinator of Engaging Yukon Men and Boys.

Natascha Harvey, project coordinator for Les EssentiElles, adds, «for a lot of people, when you say ‘rape’ they think of a stranger in a back alley. But the reality is that in the Yukon, 92 per cent of sexualized assaults are committed by someone the victim knows.

“We target everyone — men and women. The more people are aware about sexualized assaults,

Geneviève Doyon is a Whitehorse-based writer and theatre artist. Please send comments about her articles to editor@whatsupyukon.com.

the less likely they will be to look away next time it takes place in front of them.”

This year, the slogan of the campaign is “Ask For It, Get Consent”.

Harvey explains that the original “Consent Is Sexy” campaign sent mixed messages: “We want people to think of sexual consent as something fun, but no one should feel obliged to give consent in order to be sexy. Consent isn’t just sexy, it’s the law.”

Carlson explains they are also stepping away from campaigns like the Edmonton “Don’t Be That Guy” campaign that condemns

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The riders were fortunate to have Jody Mackenzie-Grieve as their local clinician. Jody has years of riding under belt and is a well-known horsewoman. As a certified Equine Canada coach, Jody brings along expertise from both her education and years of riding.

The team building activity this year was a drill ride done on horseback, in which horse and rider move in pattern. The club members benefitted from Cory Hoehn, retired RCMP Musical Ride Instructor, who taught the members all about teamwork through a drill ride exercise.

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4-H provides members an opportunity to learn how to become productive, self-assured leaders who can make their community and country a good place in which to live. The objective of 4-H clubs is to develop knowledge, leadership, citizenship and personal development amongst youth.

The goals are accomplished through communication events, club activities, and managing a horse.

4-H members raise money each year to decrease personal cost of clinics and other activities. This year, the kids are promoting bee awareness through the national

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Each member will be selling seed packets. In Whitehorse they are for sale at the Fireweed Community Market from Midnight Sun Alpacas.

Another big fundraiser is selling Fred, the 4-H pig. Gail Riederer and Dirk Caponder of Heart Bar Ranch graciously donated Fred, and Steve and Bonnie MackenzieGrieve of Yukon Grain Farm donated all of Fred’s feed.

The club members are raising Fred from weanling to a fullgrown pig. Fred will be auctioned off at the final Fireweed Market at Shipyards Park, Thursday, September 11.

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t’s a rainy Sunday at the end of June; Ben Harper’s Fight for your Mind is playing loudly in Devon Yacura’s kitchen.

The air smells like sweet porridge.

On the stove is a wide, tall stainless steel pot. It’s a fancy pot; it has a spigot on the bottom, and close to the spigot is a dial-thermometer. A red arrow is hovering near 150-degrees Celsius. There’s also a vertical seethrough tube attached to the pot; it’s filled with a murky brown liquid, reminiscent of gruel.

Yacura is making his ninth batch of homebrew. He’s following a recipe out of Capturing Beer to make hoegaarden white ale, a beer he really likes.

In the pot is a cheesecloth-bag full of US malt barley suspended in 150-degree water. It has to steep for 90 minutes. The first step of the brewing process is an extraction — the mash pulls the sugar from the grains, “which is ultimately the alcohol.”

Brewing beer makes sense to Yacura — he loves cooking, and he loves drinking beer. He loves drinking beer with his friends, and he loves sharing his homemade beer.

He says it’s a simple process.

A burlap bag sits on the floor; it’s full of barley, which is the sugar-giving malt that makes up the bulk of the beer. Yacura has smaller plastic bags in a large cardboard box. They contain special grains that differentiate beer types — there’s a chocolate malt grain that he’d use to make stout, and an amber malt that he’d use for amber beer.

He pulls Ziploc bags filled with green pellets out of the freezer — the hops. He says hoegaarden doesn’t call for a lot of hops, just a bit to bitter it up, but beers like IPA are hop-heavy. He’d like to try growing hops, but for now, he orders hops online.

The hops extract looks, and smells, like it should be illegal.

Yacura gives attention to the mash; he stirs it to cool it down, and double-checks the temperature. Beer-making is simple like baking bread or playing the French horn is simple — the steps are few and straightforward, but the details are crucial.

Yacura went into a homebrew store and said, “Give me everything I need to make my own beer.”

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around $1200 — the fancy pot cost $450 alone. But now that he’s got the equipment, it costs him around $20 to brew a batch.

Each batch gives him five gallons of beer, which fills 60 regularsized beer bottles. He says it’ll take him a year to pay off the initial investment, and by that time, his beer will be better than ever.

“I pretty much don’t buy beer anymore. It’s good cost saving,” he says, although he does purchase the odd beer, for inspiration, and comparison.

“A lot of time I like my own beer better. I think I’ve got it pretty dialed in,” he says.

So much so that he’s started experimenting. Currently he’s on a “yarrow kick”. He sips from a mug of yarrow tea as he waits for the mash to steep.

Yacura says there’s a big community of home-brewers in Whitehorse; he didn’t know this until he started making his own beer, and talking about it.

He figures everyone has their own brew-quirks, that there’s “a personalization of the brewing process.”

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Produce Your Own Enjoyment ... cont’d using his yeast.

The yeast resides in a sealed test tube until the wort is ready for it. Wort is the post-mash gruel; it’s the inverse of porridge — all liquid sweetness. It has to be boiled for an hour, which is when the hops and any spices are added — the hoegaarden recipe calls for dried orange peel, coriander and cumin. The liquid is then rapidly cooled and poured into a carboy — a large container for holding liquids.

Then the yeast is added. Yeast are living, single-celled organisms, and madness ensues when they’re added to wort.

The madness is called fermentation.

“If there’s sugar and a warm

temperature, the yeast is reproducing and eating sugar — it bubbles away like crazy,” says Yacura. The yeast converts the sugar-heavy liquid wort into alcohol and carbon dioxide. The carboy Mashing is stopped with a one-way spigot, extracts the which lets out the carbon dioxide sugar from without letting oxygen in.

The yeast sinks to the botbarley tom of the liquid after it’s eaten q all the sugar. At that point, Yacura bottles the liquid and pours the yeast into an Cheddar Tomato old water bottle BBQ Bacon for his next Photo: Dan Davidson batch.

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the yeast, remnants remain in each bottle of soon-to-bebeer. He adds a bit of sugar to each bottle — to make the yeast happy, which results in bubbly beer, as the carbon dioxide has no way to escape the bottles in this case.

Yacura used the same yeast to brew three batches of beer.

“It was sort of sad when I finally had to throw it out,” he says.

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Yacura says beer-making “is the most rewarding hobby you can do.”

Turning barley malt and hops into a feast for yeast is a fine way to pass a rainy Sunday in late June, and the result is a batch of hoegaarden, which is a fine beer to drink, with a squeeze of orange, in late July.

Meagan Deuling is a Whitehorse-based writer and the assistant editor at What’s Up Yukon.

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f it’s April and you’re hoping to hear Barbara Chamberlin perform, forget about it.

“April is just a killer month,” she says. “I wouldn’t even try to play out that month. It would just be too hard for me.”

So what makes April the cruelest month for the Whitehorse musician, teacher and choir director?

Well, for starters, she has about eight piano students and a couple of dozen voice students, many of whom she has to help prepare for either the annual Rotary Music Festival, or Royal Conservatory of Music exams, or both.

Then there’s the small matter of getting the Whitehorse Community Choir and its three adjunct groups, the Persephones, the Neptunes and the Chamber Choir, ready for their spring concert.

Preparing for the season’s biggest choral event starts months before, as Chamberlin pores over sheet music looking for themes, such as this spring’s “Songs of Peace and Protest”.

“I thought it would be easy, because these were all songs I sang in my high school days,” she says. “But all those arrangements are gone. I couldn’t believe it.”

Fortunately, scoring new arrangements was all part of a day’s work for the multi-faceted musician, who has directed the community choir since 2005.

Chamberlin grew up in the town of Maupin, Oregon, population 500, where her father was a choir and band director.

At 21, she graduated from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, with a Bachelor’s degree in voice performance.

“Then I joined rock bands, of course, which is a totally different mindset, because you go from reading notes to making up notes and knowing your theory and your scales really well. So it was a big, steep curve for me.”

After playing with various rock groups in Portland and Seattle, Chamberlin joined a Vancouver band, the Cover Girls, which occasionally visited Whitehorse.

“Our first gig was up here at the old Sluice Box, where the Dollar Store is now in the Yukon Inn complex,” she recalls.

“It was a hopping bar. It was a bit wild and really fun.”

When the Cover Girls broke up, Chamberlin moved to Whitehorse and teamed up with Pam and Bernie Phillips and Manfred Janssen to form a new band, Agents of Chaos.

During a two-year hiatus in Vancouver, she studied film scoring and acting at the University of British Columbia.

Out of that came Highway of Heartache, a comic film about the tribulations of Chamberlin’s character, WynonaSue Turnpike, which the Village Voice called “crude as a fart, but often hilarious”.

Chamberlin also wrote the music for the film, which aired on Bravo! and is still available on DVD. It also

PHOTO: Rick Massie spawned a “kind of country-blues, make-fun-of-country” band named Wynona-Sue and the Turnpikes.

That group toured in Europe and had a video on CMT before disbanding. After a grueling cross-Canada tour of “never more than four hours sleep,” Chamberlin decided to change direction.

Her folk-blues CD, Sanctuary, released in 2000, was nominated for a West Coast Music award. Her 2005 release, Walking With Ghosts, was a mix of pop, folk, rock and country.

“I’m a niche-less girl,” she laughs.

A diagnosis of cancer in 2003 led to another major change of direction.

“Cancer took a big chunk of my life, for sure. Just the energy level, and going through the treatments and everything,” she says.

But when the Whitehorse Community Choir offered her the director’s job in 2005, she was ready.

“I always wanted to get back to choral, and I always wanted to get back to classical music and use that part of me, the part of my brain that I developed during college and stuff,” she says.

“It’s been really, really great. I’ve learned so much, and it let me recover from cancer in a really constructive way.”

The choir’s presentation of Mozart’s Requiem, she

says, was “one of the highlights of my life.”

In the aftermath of cancer, Chamberlin developed diabetes, which forced her to establish priorities for her time and energy.

“I’m a bit of a workaholic, although I’ve learned, and I’m still learning, to take time for myself, take care of myself.”

Despite her medical challenges, Chamberlin has been anything but idle. In 2009, she released a third CD, Of Ice and Men. A fourth, called Boomerang Girl, is due out this September.

The title track “kind of describes how I feel about the Yukon... I couch it in a love story, but that’s really what it’s about,” she explains.

Then, there are her students. And the four instruments she plays – piano, guitar, flute, and saxophone. And live performances with a variety of other local musicians.

“Music is always the core. It always has been,” she says.

Just don’t expect to catch her performing the month before Christmas. Or in April.

That’s choir time.

Ken Bolton is a freelance writer and former co-editor of What’s Up Yukon.

Email editor@whatsupyukon.com.

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Everyone likes different things, and it’s no different within a family. My family has participated in various activities and outdoor sports over the years. The girls lose interest in one thing and gain interest in another regularly.

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I’ve recently developed an addiction for sheep hunting. Climbing through buck brush and wading waist-high glacier-fed creeks doesn’t appeal to most, but sheep hunters out there understand completely. When you finally arrive in places accessible only by foot, the scenery is like looking at a photo

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I feel I’m in great shape at 36, until I hear she isn’t breathing hard, even on vertical assents.

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The Yukon wilderness awaits us all. Enjoy the little summer we have left and take advantage of it.

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A mother-daughter team writes and publishes a hairy love story an idea might work or not,” Rachel says of her 12-year-old daughter.

Rachel’s job entails technical writing and academic reports: “Writing fiction is fun for me,” she says. “I am not doing it to make money. I enjoy writing as much as I enjoy being in nature.”

Since they published their first book, Rachel says Ursula is writing almost every day.

“We are already writing a second sasquatch tale,” she Rachel.

“I am inspired by the books of Brandon Sanderson,” Ursula says.

“I am reading a lot of fantasy novels.”

And in fantasy novels everything is possible.

But the question is: Are there sasquatches out there?

“My mind is open to Sasquatches,” Rachel says. “I grew up in northern B.C. and there were a lot of Sasquatch stories people told us kids. And children, we believed

these tales. We went looking for Sasquatch footprints. As a child you convince yourself of stories and your fantasy makes them even bigger.”

Bigfoot, Sasquatch and Yeti, it has many names. There are many tales and Sasquatch sightings from California to the remote region of the Pacific Northwest.

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Beaver Creek

Monday - Thursday Adult swim/ Aqua Fit 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Centre Pool Monday- Saturday Public Swim 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Centre Pool Fridays Midnight Swim 10:00 PM to Midnight Beaver Creek Community Centre Pool Thu, Jul 10 Beaver Creek Community Market 6:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Locals sell homemade crafts and baked goods. Ask the Visitor Center for directions to the Far West Plaza Fri, Jul 11 Midnight Swim 10:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Thu, Jul 17 Beaver Creek Community Market 6:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Locals sell home made crafts and baked goods. Ask the Visitor Center for directions to the Far West Plaza Fri, Jul 18 Midnight Swim 10:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Sat, Jul 19 Fun Day 3:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Fun activities for all ages.

Dinner Provided. Meet at the Beaver Creek Community Baseball Field

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Dawson City

until Fri, Jun 27 “New Works” Art Show 10:00 AM ODD Gallery Works by Sarah Crawley of Winnipeg, MB. Sat. & Sun. 1:00 PM. until Sat, July 12 Confluence at the SOVA Gallery:Nicole Rayburn, Which Witch Wed, Jul 9 Traditional Women’s Group 7:00 PM Community Support Centre 456-9537 sharing and learning on: connection to Mother Earth teachings from conception to going home ceremonies, traditional medicines, food harvest, sewing special ceremonies teachings of the Medicine Wheel and more.

Wed, Jul 9 Art Camp 1:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture For kids ages 6 – 9 Wed, Jul 9 A Little Night Music at the Gazebo 7:00 PM Riverside Park & Gazebo A fundraiser for the Reprise Music Scholarship Fund. A program of classical piano with Tiss Clark. Help support music education in Dawson.

Wed, Jul 9 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

Wed, Jul 9 Kickboxing 6:30 PM Robert Service School Work up a sweat through basic kickboxing techniques and conditioning, geared to all ages!For info: contact Ben@brudif@gmail. com.

Wed, Jul 9 CFYT Trivia 8:00 PM The Billy Goat A fundraiser for CFYT local radio.

Thu, Jul 10 Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Thu, Jul 10 Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Thu, Jul 10 Youth Weights 4:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Hosted with the Youth Centre Thu, Jul 10 Toddler Painting 10:00 AM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture A parented activity for kids aged 2-4. Come get messy and enjoy some creative play-time in the KIAC ballroom!!

Thu, Jul 10 Art Camp 1:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture For kids ages 6 – 9 Thu, Jul 10 Hatha Yoga with Joanne Van Nostrand 5:30 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 993-5005 Classes are cancelled on holidays and subject to cancelation for room bookings. Email yogawithjoanne@me.com to confirm classes.

Thu, Jul 10 Midnight Sun Yoga 5:30 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture For more info email yogawithjoanne@me.com.

Thu, Jul 10 Live at the Palace Grand: a Klondike Home Companion 8:00 PM Palace Grand Theatre 993-5005 Local variety-style performances based on the live-radio broadcast show, A Prairie Home Companion.

Thu, Jul 10 HIIT Like a Girl 7:00 PM Robert Service School 993-2520 For women only.

Class combines cardio-kickboxing & high intensity interval training with ABC toning - that’s arms, but & core. Designed for all fitness levels Thu, Jul 10 Adults Drop In Soccer 8:00 PM Robert Service School Contact: Ian 993—5122 or Sonny– 993-5794.

Fri, Jul 11 Live at the Palace Grand: film night 8:00 PM Palace Grand Theatre 993-5005 View films from across the North.

Fri, Jul 11 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

Fri, Jul 11 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre Sat, Jul 12 Art Market 11:00 AM Community Shelter on Front Street Sat, Jul 12 KIAC Summer Art Market 11:00 AM Dawson City Community Events Shelter Dawson City Art for purchase Sat, Jul 12 Live at the Palace Grand: Barnacle Jazz Trio with Duo Manouche 8:00 PM Palace Grand Theatre 993-5005 Barnacle Jazz Trio offers up traditional jazz tunes, while Duo Manouche performs gypsy jazz melodies Sat, Jul 12 Dawson City Farmers Market 11:00 AM Riverside Park & Gazebo Local artisans, crafters, artists, and farmers bring homegrown homemade products to the community Sat, Jul 12 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre Sun, Jul 13 Adult co-ed basketball 4:00 PM Robert Service School All levels welcome.

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Sun, Jul 13 Archery 6:00 PM Robert Service School Adult & All Ages Sun, Jul 13 St. Paul’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Paul’s Church 993-5381 Mon, Jul 14 Open Studio 5:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture Check out Rachel Grant’s current work and see what she’s up to.

Mon, Jul 14 Open Studios 5:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture visiting Artist Rachel Grant’s current work in SOVA’s 2D studio Mon, Jul 14 Dark Room Club 6:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture bekmiller1234@gmail.com please sign up in advance Mon, Jul 14 LIfe Drawing 7:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 993-5005 Drawing tools provided, and paper is available for purchase.

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Tue, Jul 15 Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Tue, Jul 15 Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Tue, Jul 15 Art Camp 1:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture For kids ages 6 – 9 Tue, Jul 15 Hatha Yoga with Joanne Van Nostrand 5:30 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 993-5005 Classes are cancelled on holidays and subject to cancelation for room bookings. Email yogawithjoanne@me.com to confirm classes.

Tue, Jul 15 Midnight Sun Yoga 5:30 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture For more info email yogawithjoanne@me.com.

Tue, Jul 15 Step n Strong 7:00 PM Robert Service School 993-2520 For more information email: getrealfit(at)me.com Tue, Jul 15 Adults Drop In Soccer 8:00 PM Robert Service School Contact: Ian 993—5122 or Sonny– 993-5794.

Wed, Jul 16 Art Camp 1:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture For kids ages 6 – 9 Wed, Jul 16 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

Wed, Jul 16 Kickboxing 6:30 PM Robert Service School Work up a sweat through basic kickboxing techniques and conditioning, geared to all ages!For info: contact Ben@brudif@gmail. com.

Wed, Jul 16 CFYT Trivia 8:00 PM The Billy Goat A fundraiser for CFYT local radio.

Thu, Jul 17 Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Thu, Jul 17 Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Thu, Jul 17 Youth Weights 4:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Hosted with the Youth Centre Thu, Jul 17 Toddler Painting 10:00 AM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture A parented activity for kids aged 2-4. Come get messy and enjoy some creative play-time in the KIAC ballroom!!

Thu, Jul 17 Art Camp 1:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture For kids ages 6 – 9 Thu, Jul 17 Hatha Yoga with Joanne Van Nostrand 5:30 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 993-5005 Classes are cancelled on holidays and subject to cancelation for room bookings. Email yogawithjoanne@me.com to confirm classes.

Thu, Jul 17 Midnight Sun Yoga 5:30 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture For more info email yogawithjoanne@me.com.

Thu, Jul 17 HIIT Like a Girl 7:00 PM Robert Service School 993-2520 For women only.

Class combines cardio-kickboxing & high intensity interval training with ABC toning - that’s arms, but & core. Designed for all fitness levels Thu, Jul 17 Adults Drop In Soccer 8:00 PM Robert Service School Contact: Ian 993—5122 or Sonny– 993-5794.

Fri, Jul 18 Dawson City Music Festival Minto Park Fri, Jul 18 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

Fri, Jul 18 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre Sat, Jul 19 Art Market 11:00 AM Community Shelter on Front Street Sat, Jul 19 KIAC Summer Art Market 11:00 AM Dawson City Community Events Shelter Dawson City Art for purchase Sat, Jul 19 Dawson City Music Festival Minto Park Sat, Jul 19 Annual Midnight Dome Race 10:00 AM Palace Grand Theatre 993-7400 7.2 km walk or run up the Midnight Dome. Registration in park the night before.

Sat, Jul 19 Dawson City Farmers Market 11:00 AM Riverside Park & Gazebo Local artisans, crafters, artists, and farmers bring homegrown homemade products to the community Sat, Jul 19 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre Sun, Jul 20 Dawson City Music Festival Minto Park Sun, Jul 20 Adult co-ed basketball 4:00 PM Robert Service School All levels welcome.

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Visitor Centre Daily Tours

9:30 AM Then & Now Walking Tour 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM S.S. Keno 9:30 AM S.S. Keno Tour in French 10:30 AM Hike with the Poetry of Robert Service 11:00 AM French Town Walking Tour 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Doors Open - a different building each day 1:00 PM The Life and Poetry of Robert Service Program 1:00 PM What a RUSH! Walking Tour 2:30 PM Palace Grand Tour 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM Commissioner’s Residence 3:30 PM Greatest Klondiker Contest (except Fri/Sat) 3:30 PM French Commissioner’s Residence Tour 4:30 PM Free Viewing of “Encounters with the Sublime” Photography Exhibit by Salgado and Washburn at the Palace Grand 7:00 PM “Strange Things Done” Walking Tour

TOMBSTONE Territorial Park

Wed, Jul 2 Critter Talks 10:30 AM Meet at the Interpretative Centre Wed, Jul 2 Campfire Program 7:30 PM Tombstone Territorial Park Thu, Jul 3 Critter Talks 10:30 AM Meet at the Interpretative Centre Thu, Jul 3 Bannock Making 3:00 PM Meet at the Interpretative Centre Stunning views and alpine flora & fauna on this moderate 2-3 hour hike Thu, Jul 3 Goldensides Trail Guided Hike 7:30 PM Stunning views and alpine flora & fauna on this moderate 2-3 hour hike Guided hikes meet at the campground picnic shelter to car pool.

Fri, Jul 4 Critter Talks 10:30 AM Meet at the Interpretative Centre Fri, Jul 4 Campfire Program 7:30 PM Tombstone Territorial Park Sat, Jul 5 Critter Talks 10:30 AM Meet at the Interpretative Centre Sat, Jul 5 Junior Naturalist at the Interpretive Centre 1:30 PM Meet at the Interpretative Centre Sat, Jul 5 Guided Hike on North Klondike Trail 7:00 PM Join us for an easy 2 hour stroll on this beautiful riverside trail Guided hikes meet at the campground picnic shelter to car pool.

Sun, Jul 6 Guided Hike on Grizzly Trail 10:00 AM Tombstone Territorial Park Meet to car pool or join us at Grizzly parking lot at 10:30 a.m.(4-5 hours) Bring a lunch to enjoy ringside views of Mt. Monolith (Difficult) Sun, Jul 6 Critter Talks 10:30 AM Tombstone Territorial Park Meet at the Interpretative Centre Mon, Jul 7 Park Critter Talks 10:30 AM Tombstone Territorial Park Meet at the Interpretative Centre Mon, Jul 7 Campfire Program 7:30 PM Tombstone Territorial Park Tue, Jul 8 Critter Talks 10:30 AM Meet at the Interpretative Centre Tue, Jul 8 Goldensides Trail Guided Hike 7:30 PM Stunning views and alpine flora & fauna on this moderate 2-3 hour hike Guided hikes meet at the campground picnic shelter to car pool.

Wed, Jul 9 Critter Talks 10:30 AM Tombstone Territorial Park Meet at the Interpretative Centre Wed, Jul 9 Campfire Program 7:30 PM Tombstone Territorial Park Thu, Jul 10 Critter Talks 10:30 AM Tombstone Territorial Park Meet at the Interpretative Centre Thu, Jul 10 Bannock Making Thursdays 3:00 PM Tombstone Territorial Park Meet at the Interpretative Centre Stunning views and alpine flora & fauna on this moderate 2-3 hour hike Thu, Jul 10 Goldensides Trail Guided Hike 7:30 PM Tombstone Territorial Park Stunning views and alpine flora & fauna on this moderate 2-3 hour hike Guided hikes meet at the campground picnic shelter to car pool.

Fri, Jul 11 Critter Talks 10:30 AM Tombstone Territorial Park Meet at the Interpretative Centre Fri, Jul 11 Campfire Program 7:30 PM Tombstone Territorial Park Sat, Jul 12 Tombstone Territorial Park Critter Talks 10:30 AM Meet at the Interpretative Centre Sat, Jul 12 Junior Naturalist at the Interpretive Centre 1:30 PM Meet at the Interpretative Centre

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Sat, Jul 12 Guided Hike on North Klondike Trail 7:00 PM Join us for an easy 2 hour stroll on this beautiful riverside trail Guided hikes meet at the campground picnic shelter to car pool.

Sun, Jul 13 Guided Hike on Grizzly Trail 10:00 AM Meet to carpool or join us at Grizzly parking lot at 10:30 a.m.(4-5 hours) Bring a lunch to enjoy ringside views of Mt. Monolith (Difficult) Sun, Jul 13 Critter Talks 10:30 AM Meet at the Interpretative Centre

Faro

Wed, Jul 9 Parent & Tot Story Time 11:00 AM Faro Community Library For Babies to age 4.

Stories & crafts will be provided Wed, Jul 9 Faro Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Wed, Jul 9 Play Group 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@ faroyukon.ca Wed, Jul 9 Kids in Action Store 3:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Thu, Jul 10 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Thu, Jul 10 Faro Fireside Social 5:00 PM Campbell Region Interpretive Center 867994-2288 There will be hotdogs and bocci and a campfire to enjoy. Hosted by the Faro Interpretative Centre. Come on out and talk to people in Faro!

Thu, Jul 10 Zumba 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Fri, Jul 11 Play Group 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Fri, Jul 11 Archery 3:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Fri, Jul 11 Kids in the Kitchen Cooking Program 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 9942375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Fri, Jul 11 Seniors Fitness class 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Sun, Jul 13 Faro Church of Apostles Mass 10:00 AM Church of Apostles Sun, Jul 13 Faro Bible Chapel Sunday Service 10:30 AM Faro Bible Chapel with Pastor Ted Baker 994-2442 Mon, Jul 14 Faro Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Tue, Jul 15 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Tue, Jul 15 Faro Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Tue, Jul 15 Archery 3:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Tue, Jul 15 Faro Kettle Cafe 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Hosted by the Faro Youth Group.

Wed, Jul 16 Parent & Tot Story Time 11:00 AM Faro Community Library For Babies to age 4.

Stories & crafts will be provided Wed, Jul 16 Faro Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Wed, Jul 16 Play Group 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@ faroyukon.ca Wed, Jul 16 Kids in Action Store 3:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Thu, Jul 17 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Thu, Jul 17 Environment Club 3:45 PM Del Van Gorder School Thu, Jul 17 Zumba 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Fri, Jul 18 Play Group 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Fri, Jul 18 Archery 3:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Fri, Jul 18 Kids in the Kitchen Cooking Program 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 9942375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Fri, Jul 18 Seniors Fitness class 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Sun, Jul 20 Faro Church of Apostles Mass 10:00 AM Church of Apostles Sun, Jul 20 Faro Bible Chapel Sunday Service 10:30 AM Faro Bible Chapel with Pastor Ted Baker 994-2442

Golden Horn

Fridays Golden Horn Judo Club 3:30 PM Golden Horn School judoyukon@gmail.com or Mike 668- 6952. Under 15 years Sundays Badminton 7:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary School Tracy 393-7641 Tuesdays Yoga 6:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary School Terice 668-6631 Tuesdays Badminton 7:30 PM Golden Horn Elementary School Tracy 393-7641

Haines Junction

Wed, Jul 9 Haines Junction Community Market 3:00 PM St Christopher’s Church Features produce, plants and baked goods. For more info: sprucecottagefarms@gmail.com Thu, Jul 10 Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 AM Mun Ku Thu, Jul 10 Adult Soccer 7:30 PM St. Elias Community School

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Community EVENTS ...cont’d

Thu, Jul 10 Steve Poltz Live In Haines Junction 8:00 PM St Elias Convention Centre outdoors, weather permitting Fri, Jul 11 Village Bakery Salmon Barbeque with music by Barbara Chamberlin 6:30 PM Village Bakery and Deli 634-2867 Reservations are recommended. Come early with your instrument to play at open mic!

Fri, Jul 11 Village Bakery Salmon Barbeque with music by the Joyce Country Ceili Band 6:30 PM Village Bakery and Deli 6342867 Reservations are recommended. Come early with your instrument to play at open mic!

Sun, Jul 13 St Christopher’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Christopher’s Church 634-2360 Licensed Lay Leader: Lynn De Brabandere Mon, Jul 14 Fitness Classes - Pilates & Yoga 5:15 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue, Jul 15 Southern Tutchone Classes 12:00 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue, Jul 15 Takhini Family Game Night 7:00 PM Takhini Hall Wed, Jul 16 Haines Junction Community Market 3:00 PM St Christopher’s Church Features produce, plants and baked goods.

For more info: sprucecottagefarms@gmail. com Thu, Jul 17 Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 AM Mun Ku Thu, Jul 17 Adult Soccer 7:30 PM St. Elias Community School Fri, Jul 18 Village Bakery Salmon Barbeque with music by The Morgan Girls 6:30 PM Village Bakery and Deli 634-2867 Reservations are recommended. Come early with your instrument to play at open mic!

Sun, Jul 20 St Christopher’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Christopher’s Church 634-2360 Licensed Lay Leader: Lynn De Brabandere

Hamlet of Mt. Lorne

Wed, Jul 9 Kids Craft time 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Thu, Jul 10 Playgroup for parents 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes 667-7083 Fri, Jul 11 Learning Lions - Homeschoolers Get Together 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes 667-7083 Wed, Jul 16 Kids Craft time 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Thu, Jul 17 Playgroup for parents 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes 667-7083

Fri, Jul 18 Learning Lions - Homeschoolers Get Together 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes 667-7083 Sun, Jul 20 Mount Lorne Mis-Adventure Cross-Country Run 10:00 AM Lorne Mountain Community Centre 688-2413 21km (approximately) Contact Carol Spillette for more details Sun, Jul 20 Northern Backyard Gardening Greenhouse/garden tour 2:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre 667-7083 Maximum of 12 participants

Marsh Lake

Fri, Jul 11 Dinner at the Jackalope 6:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Association Reservations welcome. Steak/Rib Nights last Friday of each month Fri, Jul 11 Drop-in Basketball 7:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Association Sat, Jul 12 South of 6 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Association Sat, Jul 12 Tot Program 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Association Sun, Jul 13 Badminton Drop-in 11:30 AM Marsh Lake Community Association 6604999 All welcome Tue, Jul 15 North of 60 Cafe 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Association Tue, Jul 15 South of 6 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Association Fri, Jul 18 Dinner at the Jackalope 6:00 PM Marsh Lake Community Association Reservations welcome. Steak/Rib Nights last Friday of each month Fri, Jul 18 Drop-in Basketball 7:30 PM Marsh Lake Community Association Sat, Jul 19 South of 6 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Association Sat, Jul 19 Tot Program 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Community Association Sun, Jul 20 Badminton Drop-in 11:30 AM Marsh Lake Community Association 6604999 All welcome

Mayo

Sun, Jul 13 St. Mary’s Church Service 11:00 AM St Mary’s Church (867)667-7746 Sun, Jul 20 St. Mary’s Church Service 11:00 AM St Mary’s Church (867)667-7746

Old Crow

Thu, Jul 10 Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Sun, Jul 13 St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Lukes Church 867-993-5381 Mon, Jul 14 Volleyball & Floor Hockey Night 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Saniz 966-3238 Thu, Jul 17 Adult Night at the Youth Centre 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center

Sun, Jul 20 St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Lukes Church 867-993-5381

Tagish

Wed, Jul 9 Library and Treasures Thrift Shop 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Wed, Jul 9 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Wed, Jul 9 Cruizers Concession Coffee & Chat 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Thu, Jul 10 Carpet Bowling 11:15 AM Tagish Community Centre 399-3407 Sat, Jul 12 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Sat, Jul 12 Monthly Music Jam 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Everyone is welcome to come and play, or enjoy!

Tue, Jul 15 Stay Get Fit 5:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3407 Wed, Jul 16 Library and Treasures Thrift Shop 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Wed, Jul 16 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Wed, Jul 16 Cruizers Concession Coffee & Chat 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Wed, Jul 16 Tagish Community Association meeting 7:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Agenda posted at tagish.ca Thu, Jul 17 Carpet Bowling 11:15 AM Tagish Community Centre 399-3407 Sat, Jul 19 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre 399-3418 Sun, Jul 20 Greenhouse Tour Southern Lakes Tagish Community Centre Visit 3 greenhouses between Mt Lorne and Tagish Sun, Jul 20 Pancake Breakfast! 10:00 AM Tagish Community Centre Once per month everyone welcome

Teslin

Wed, Jul 9 Card Games for Seniors 1:00 PM Teslin Seniors Complex Wed, Jul 9 Archery 3:30 PM Teslin School Thu, Jul 10 Youth Badminton 3:30 PM Teslin School Sun, Jul 13 St. Philip’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Philip’s Church (867) 667-7746 Sun, Jul 13 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Mon, Jul 14 Archery 3:30 PM Teslin School Mon, Jul 14 Teslin’s Biking Gang 6:00 PM Teslin Tlingit Council Administration Building Meet outside the TTC admin building. Join us for a weekly road bike ride!

Tue, Jul 15 TTC Annual General Assembly Teslin Brooks Brook Meals provided, Daily shuttle service Contact TTC Executive Services for further inquiries 390-2532 ext:300

Active Interest Listings Tue, Jul 15 Fun Run/Walk 6:00 PM F.H. Collins Secondary 633-5671 Run or walk a 2.5 km route, or a 5 km route.

Tue, Jul 15 NIA dance and fitness 6:30 PM Leaping Feats Creative Danceworks 335-3442 NIA is a choreographed combination of martial arts, dance, and healing, set to great music. first class is free!

Wed, Jul 9 Hand to Hand - Level 2&3 with Gael 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Jul 9 Staff/Jo with Gael 7:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Jul 9 Bhangra Dance Classes 7:00 PM Shipyards Park 336-3344 The objective of these free dance classes is to bring happiness and good health to life through dancing!

Wed, Jul 9 Men Getting Faster 7:00 PM Shipyards Park 333-9202 Thu, Jul 10 Introduction to 3D Archery 1:00 PM Biathlon Range 668-2840 colin. hickman@yasc.ca Learn archery on lifesize animals in the forest. Age 10 +. 10 persons per day max. Please book with us in advance.

Thu, Jul 10 Introduction to 3D Archery 4:30 PM Biathlon Range 668-2840 Learn archery on life-size animals in the forest.

Activity suitable for youth 10 or older, and families.

Thu, Jul 10 Savaté (French Kick Boxing) 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo 335-4500 Fri, Jul 11 Junior Men’s World Softball Championship Whitehorse Pepsi Softball Centre Teams will come from Australia, Japan, Venezuela, Mexico, Argentina, South Africa, the Czech Republic, and elsewhere around the world for this world-class event.

Fri, Jul 11 Hand to Hand - Level 1 (lunch class) with Gael 11:30 AM Aikido Yukon Dojo Fri, Jul 11 First Nation tent at the Whitehorse Fish Ladder 1:00 PM Fish Ladder 633-5965 Join Mary, a First Nations elder, in a tent at the fish ladder. She will talk about First Nations relationship with salmon and answer questions.

Fri, Jul 11 Golden Horn Judo 3:30 PM Golden Horn Elementary Fri, Jul 11 Capital Cup Tennis Championships 5:00 PM Mt Mac Tennis Courts 334-6587 Whitehorse and Juneau face off once again in the 2014 Capital Cup Challenge. Sign up now by emailing tennisyukon@gmail.com Sun, Jul 13 Ultimate Frisbee 5:30 PM Canada Games Centre 668-6517 Come out and play some frisbee. All levels are welcome.

Sun, Jul 13 Badminton 7:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Tracy 393-7641 Mon, Jul 14 Hand to Hand - Level 1&2 with Gael 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Mon, Jul 14 Sword/Bokken with Gael 7:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Tue, Jul 15 pick-up beach volleyball 12:00 PM Rotary Peace Park All are welcome with 3 courts, music playing and great nights of volleyball Tue, Jul 15 First Nation tent at the Whitehorse Fish Ladder 1:00 PM Fish Ladder 633-5965 Join Doris, a First Nations elder, in a tent at the fish ladder. She will talk about First Nations relationship with salmon and answer questions.

Tue, Jul 15 Dirt Girls Group Ride 7:00 PM Grey Mountain Road - upper parking lot Leaders: Erika & Heather Trails: Hula Girl, Hilarious, Blowdown

Wellness Listings Wed, Jul 9 Women & Children Lunch Date 11:30 AM Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre Delicious Free Lunch for Women & Children Wed, Jul 9 Sally & Sisters Lunch 12:00 PM Whitehorse Food Bank 334-9317 Free Hot Lunch for Women Wed, Jul 9 FREE Lunch-Time Yoga 12:00 PM Shanti Yoga 456-7123 Learn to breathe, stretch and relax! Donations Welcome. Use back entrance of Hawkins House No experience required all are welcome Wed, Jul 9 One On One Support 1:00 PM Second Opinions Society A support staff will be available for one on one sessions every Tuesday Wed, Jul 9 Gardening 2:00 PM Second Opinions Society 667-2037 Come and join us for some time in the community garden.

Wed, Jul 9 Yoga 7:30 PM Alpine Bakery 393-4440 A drop-in yoga class led by Erica. All levels are welcome.

Thu, Jul 10 Second Opinion Society Community Lunch 12:00 PM Second Opinions Society Sun, Jul 13 Yoga 5:30 PM Alpine Bakery

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Tue, Jul 15 Badminton 7:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Tracy 393-7641 Wed, Jul 16 Hand to Hand - Level 2&3 with Gael 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Jul 16 Staff/Jo with Gael 7:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Jul 16 Bhangra Dance Classes 7:00 PM Shipyards Park 336-3344 The objective of these free dance classes is to bring happiness and good health to life through dancing!

Thu, Jul 17 Introduction to 3D Archery 1:00 PM Biathlon Range 668-2840 colin. hickman@yasc.ca Learn archery on lifesize animals in the forest. Age 10 +. 10 persons per day max. Please book with us in advance.

Thu, Jul 17 Savaté (French Kick Boxing) 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo 335-4500 Fri, Jul 18 Hand to Hand - Level 1 (lunch class) with Gael 11:30 AM Aikido Yukon Dojo Fri, Jul 18 First Nation tent at the Whitehorse Fish Ladder 1:00 PM Fish Ladder 633-5965 Join Mary, a First Nations elder, in a tent at the fish ladder. She will talk about First Nations relationship with salmon and answer questions.

Fri, Jul 18 Golden Horn Judo 3:30 PM Golden Horn Elementary Sat, Jul 19 Guided hikes to Canyon City 10:00 AM Miles Canyon Bridge Tour Chadburn Lake Park Reserve on a free interpretive hike to historic Canyon City.

Yukon Conservation Society at 668-5678 Sun, Jul 20 Ultimate Frisbee 5:30 PM Canada Games Centre 668-6517 Come out and play some frisbee. All levels are welcome.

Sun, Jul 20 Badminton 7:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Tracy 393-7641

Tue, Jul 15 Youth Badminton 3:30 PM Teslin School Wed, Jul 16 Card Games for Seniors 1:00 PM Teslin Seniors Complex Wed, Jul 16 Archery 3:30 PM Teslin School Thu, Jul 17 Youth Badminton 3:30 PM Teslin School Sun, Jul 20 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Teslin Rec Center

Watson Lake Wed, Jul 9 Swimming - Open to the Public 3:30 PM Watson Lake: Dennis Ball Swimming Pool Watson Lake Pool is open for the summer!

Wed, Jul 9 Aquafit 6:30 PM Watson Lake: Dennis Ball Swimming Pool 536-8030 Watson Lake Pool is open for the summer!

Thu, Jul 10 Watson Lake: Hot Yoga 6:30 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Thu, Jul 10 Girls Night Youth group 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Thu, Jul 10 Watson Lake: Zumba 8:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Thu, Jul 10 Swimming - Open to the Public 3:30 PM Watson Lake: Dennis Ball Swimming Pool Watson Lake Pool is open for the summer!

Thu, Jul 10 Senior/Elder Activities 10:00 AM Wye Lake Park Fri, Jul 11 Swimming - Open to the Public 3:30 PM Watson Lake: Dennis Ball Swimming Pool Watson Lake Pool is open for the summer!

Fri, Jul 11 Aquafit 6:30 PM Watson Lake: Dennis Ball Swimming Pool 536-8030 Watson Lake Pool is open for the summer!

Sat, Jul 12 Ladies Time Out Breakfast 8:30 AM Andrea’s Hotel Cynthia Armstrong 536-7239 Sat, Jul 12 Watson Lake: Hot Yoga 6:30 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Sat, Jul 12 Saturday Night Social 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Sat, Jul 12 Swimming - Open to the Public 1:00 PM Watson Lake: Dennis Ball Swimming Pool 536-8030 Watson Lake Pool is open for the summer!

Sat, Jul 12 Watson Lake Farmer’s Market 3:00 PM Wye Lake Park Celebrate Summer with Arts in the Park at the Gazebo, Crafters, Bakers, Artists and Gardeners every Saturday.

Sun, Jul 13 St. John’s Church Service 10:00 AM St. John’s Church Service 536-2932

Friends, Food & Drinks Wednesday-Whitewater Jam Friday- Live Local Artist Saturday- Steiner Saturday featuring The Recliners “you know all their songs”

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Wed, Jul 16 FREE Lunch-Time Yoga 12:00 PM Shanti Yoga 456-7123 Learn to breathe, stretch and relax! Donations Welcome. Use back entrance of Hawkins House No experience required all are welcome Wed, Jul 16 One On One Support 1:00 PM Second Opinions Society A support staff will be available for one on one sessions every Tuesday Wed, Jul 16 Gardening 2:00 PM Second Opinions Society 667-2037 Come and join us for some time in the community garden.

Wed, Jul 16 Yoga 7:30 PM Alpine Bakery 393-4440 A drop-in yoga class led by Erica. All levels are welcome.

Thu, Jul 17 Second Opinion Society Community Lunch 12:00 PM Second Opinions Society Sat, Jul 19 PFLAG Meeting 7:00 PM Yukon College Support for those struggling with sexual orientation and gender identity in themselves or someone they know. Everyone welcome

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Tues & Thurs 4-10 Wed & Fri 4-12 Sat 4:30 - 10

Mondays Ladies Night w/ DJ Carlo Wednesday Karaoke w/Jackie Thursday MIDNIGHT SUN COMEDY RUN $10 Winnipeg to Whitehorse: Lars Callieou & Scott Belford

Fridays Artist TBA Saturday Yukon Jack 10pm - 2am

Enter Your Events On-line It’s Free. It’s Fast. It’s Easy.

wallymaltz@mac.com 393-4440 Give your body a sweet summer stretch. Ground with standing poses, deepen breath, build core, explore and flow beginner to midlevel.

Mon, Jul 14 Practical Skills Class 2:00 PM Second Opinions Society 667-2037 Join us for a class on a practical skill including resume building, budgeting, communication etc...

Tue, Jul 15 One On One Support 10:00 AM Second Opinions Society A support staff will be available for one on one sessions every Tuesday Tue, Jul 15 Wellness Support Group 2:00 PM Second Opinions Society Everyone is welcome to this afternoon support group for those looking for a place to share, learn and grow.

Tue, Jul 15 Yoga 6:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Tracy 393-7641 Wed, Jul 16 Women & Children Lunch Date 11:30 AM Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre Delicious Free Lunch for Women & Children Wed, Jul 16 Sally & Sisters Lunch 12:00 PM Whitehorse Food Bank 334-9317 Free Hot Lunch for Women

Mon, Jul 14 Swimming - Open to the Public 3:30 PM Watson Lake: Dennis Ball Swimming Pool Watson Lake Pool is open for the summer!

Mon, Jul 14 Aquafit 6:30 PM Watson Lake: Dennis Ball Swimming Pool 536-8030 Watson Lake Pool is open for the summer!

Tue, Jul 15 Youth Night 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Tue, Jul 15 Swimming - Open to the Public 3:30 PM Watson Lake: Dennis Ball Swimming Pool Watson Lake Pool is open for the summer!

Wed, Jul 16 Liard Canyon Walk 7:00 PM Lucky Lake Recreation Site This trail is at the northern limit of many plant and animal ranges. Take a stroll down this trail to look for creatures found no where else in Yukon.

Wed, Jul 16 Swimming - Open to the Public 3:30 PM Watson Lake: Dennis Ball Swimming Pool Watson Lake Pool is open for the summer!

Wed, Jul 16 Aquafit 6:30 PM Watson Lake: Dennis Ball Swimming Pool 536-8030 Watson Lake Pool is open for the summer!

Thu, Jul 17 Watson Lake: Hot Yoga 6:30 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Thu, Jul 17 Girls Night Youth group 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Thu, Jul 17 Watson Lake: Zumba 8:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Thu, Jul 17 Swimming - Open to the Public 3:30 PM Watson Lake: Dennis Ball Swimming Pool Watson Lake Pool is open for the summer!

Thu, Jul 17 Senior/Elder Activities 10:00 AM Wye Lake Park Fri, Jul 18 Swimming - Open to the Public 3:30 PM Watson Lake: Dennis Ball Swimming Pool Watson Lake Pool is open for the summer!

Fri, Jul 18 Aquafit 6:30 PM Watson Lake: Dennis Ball Swimming Pool 536-8030 Watson Lake Pool is open for the summer!

Sat, Jul 19 Ladies Time Out Breakfast 8:30 AM Andrea’s Hotel Cynthia Armstrong 536-7239 Sat, Jul 19 Watson Lake: Hot Yoga 6:30 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Sat, Jul 19 Saturday Night Social 7:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Centre Sat, Jul 19 Swimming - Open to the Public 1:00 PM Watson Lake: Dennis Ball Swimming Pool 536-8030 Watson Lake Pool is open for the summer!

Sat, Jul 19 Watson Lake Farmer’s Market 3:00 PM Wye Lake Park Celebrate Summer with Arts in the Park at the Gazebo, Crafters, Bakers, Artists and Gardeners every Saturday.

Sun, Jul 20 St. John’s Church Service 10:00 AM St. John’s Church Service 536-2932

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Guided Summer Tours Combine tour with our

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Knitting Circles Wednesdays, 1pm - 3pm 2nd Tuesday of the month beginning May 13 Riverdale Community Book Club First Tuesday of the month Family Drop-in Saturdays Drop-in 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Except Holiday Weekends)

Heart of Riverdale 38 A Lewes Blvd

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Klondike Institute of Art and Culture

Boys and Girls Club of Whitehorse

For kids ages 11-18

New Drop In Every Wednesday

STORE & OFFICE HOURS:

TUES & WED, 11 A.M. - 5 P.M. THURS & FRI, 11 A.M. - 6 P.M. SAT, 11 A.M. - 4 P.M.

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Heart of Riverdale 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM Dinner provided by the boys and girls club

Free Drop-in

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3:00 PM - 9:00 PM Supper served daily at 6:00 PM

Welcome to the 18th Summer Festival Season!

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VBY Service of the Month

Volunteer Recruitment—the EASY way!

Do you have difficulty finding volunteers for your non-profit organization?

Would you like to increase your pool of volunteers?

Would you like to promote your volunteer opportunities beyond your immediate network?

Volunteer Yukon can help you! Your volunteer opportunities can be advertised through the following vectors: • Volunteer opportunity of the month (monthly Yukon)

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• Active in Your Community (weekly column in Yukon News) • Life 100.7 FM (Whitehorse, Watson Lake, Teslin and Atlin): at 9:00 am, noon, and 6:00 pm, Monday-Saturday • Bringing Youth Towards Equality (BYTE): physical office and BYTE website:www.yukonyouth.com/volunteer • YuWIN website: http://yuwin.ca/jobs • Volunteer Yukon website: http://volunteeryukon.ca/spip.php?article3 • VBY Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/volunteer.yukon • VBY Twitter account:http://twitter.com/volunteeryukon • VBY office bulletin board • Targeted emails to Volunteer Database: Volunteer Yukon’s database contains 235 potential volunteers!

July 9-11 Sharon Wyseman

she’ll be making Jewellery

Wed Noon, July 9 Main Street Buskers

Remy, Bob & Mike weave harmonies, instruments and silliness

Wed, July 9 (7 pm) Zip Line POWER TRIO rock it out with the boys

Thursday, July 10 Laura Beech

with roots in the Ottawa Valley, a dark & lovely sound with live looping of violin, voice, percussion and guitar.

Friday, July 11 Poetry in the Park

Join us for a smorgasboard of local poets and wordsmiths

Mon, July 14

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For more information, please contact Bruno at 456-4304 or executivedirector@volunteeryukon.ca Volunteer Bénévoles Yukon is the service centre for the Yukon non-profit sector. We are simultaneously a volunteerism centre, a training centre, a resource centre and a networking centre.

(For more information: www.volunteeryukon.ca)

Alexis Normand

held over from the Atlin Festival!

Bilingual tunes from SK

Tues, July 15 Two Piano Tornado

Annie Avery & Grant Simpson storm across the stage

Volunteer Opportunity of the Month!

Wed , July 16

Volunteer Coordinator, Potluck Food Co-op

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Little Footprints Big Steps Administrative Support You can make a difference to the children and families in Haiti that Little Footprints Big Steps International Development Organization works with - right from Whitehorse! If you have a couple of hours a month to spare, we would love to have your assistance taking minutes at Board meetings, helping online research for grants, etc...

You will make a difference. You will be part of a grassroots, Yukon founded, internationally impacting organization.

Our work in Haiti includes advocacy and rescue of the most vulnerable – children from the streets, from corrupt orphanages and from abusive, enslaved situations.

See more at www.littlefootprintsbigsteps.com and on our Facebook page: Little Footprints, Big Steps.

Please reply to: Board of Directors, karenwienberg@gmail.com

Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday, 10 am – 5 pm Saturday & Sunday 1 – 5 pm Located on the corner of 2nd and Princess

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June 19 – July 12, 2014 The Confluence Gallery is located in the SOVA building on the corner of 3rd Ave. and Queen St.

LIVE AT THE PALACE GRAND

Like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/liveatthepg for more info.

Tel: (867) 993-5005 Fax: (867) 993-5838 Website: www.kiac.ca

Downtown Youth Centre

Nicole Bauberger

Yukon

July 3 – August 1, 2014

Audiences will have the opportunity to experience live music, authentic Gold Rush era entertainment, vaudeville, film and more in the iconic Palace Grand Theatre.

July 14-18

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– Living with a Landslide –

Shows all summer long, starting June 22!

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Claire Ness brings her Circus Graduates to the park

Wed, July 16 (7 pm) Soda Pony

Ayden Tentrees & Patrick Hamilton rock the park

Thurs, July 17 Nicole Edwards with back up by Annie Avery & Rob Bergman

Fri, July 18 Gordie Tentrees Gordie brings his trio to the park

Exhibi�ons CURRENT Exhibitions:

>> in the Yukon Art Society Gallery: THE SEVEN TEXTILE ARTISTS “How Does it Felt”

Focus Gallery Solstice

Exhibi�on closes December 1st, 2012

>> in the Hougen Heritage Gallery: YUKON ARCHIVES Archival Gold: Favourites from the Vault Exhibi�on closes January 26, 2013

Yukon Art Society members show Open Runs: Studio Sessions July 5-26 >> Ceramic Open Studio Sessions << Sundays from 2:30 to 6pm $5 per hour

Edge Gallery Northern Zine – The Zine Tree Project

>> Acrylic Pain�ng Open Studio << with Neil Graham every first and third Wednesday of each month 7 to 9pm $10 per 2 hour session To register call: 867-667-4080 Email: recep�on@artsunderground.ca

Facilitated by Amelia Merhar Curated by Geneviève Gagnon Runs: July 5-26

Hougen Heritage Gallery A Thrilling Narrative: Documenting the Klondike Gold Rush

Reproductions of archival material from the holdings of the Yukon Archives Runs: July-October

OPEN STUDIO SESSIONS Ceramic Open Studio (14+) Every Sunday except long weekends From 2:30-6 pm $5/hr paid to Studio Tech Programs Arts Underground / Yukon Art Society 867-667-4080 ext 22

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Garage Garage Sale culture is alive and well in the Yukon

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You never know what might turn up on the Free Table

Garage sale-ing is a lifestyle

by Amy O’Rourke

“G

arage sale-ing” describes the act of heading out on a Saturday morning, coffee and local classifieds in hand, to find the next steal-of-adeal.

The feeling aroused by discovering said deal(s) is a cheap thrill that brings many in the territory out on a weekly basis during the summer. I am not alone when I say that garage sale-ing is my favourite cheap thrill.

I developed my passion for this hobby here in Whitehorse, and weekends spent in town always involve the observance of garage sale Saturdays. Like any other culture, the garage sale scene in the Yukon has rituals and customs that enrich the experience.

A day of garage sale-ing starts with a discussion of what you are hoping to find, a route plan, and it ends with a celebratory brunch. It’s is a lifestyle.

It is crucial to pack the essentials: a fanny pack full of change, a trucker hat, and your game face. Everyone has an important role to play.

There’s the driver, head navi-

gator, the person in charge of bringing the coffee and classified ads, and of course, the enforcer. The enforcer is a senior garage saler who knows that deals are flying out the window, and works to keep the team on task.

The garage sale weekend takes dedication.

As garage sale enthusiast Shannon Mallory states, “It’s serious. Friends duck out of Friday night parties to rest up for Saturday morning. And when a friend at a garage sale is eying up the same item as you, it’s friends-off.”

I certainly know the feeling: As you cruise your targeted neighbourhood searching for deals, you can’t possibly ignore the pressure that accompanies cruising within a convoy of your competitors.

Lucy Morrison, another local enthusiast, states: “it’s important to find the right partner. When there are no deals to be had, everyone’s got to get out of there. As the sales start to get picked over, it’s important to start adopting the ‘drive by’ approach – not every garage sale is worth stopping for.”

Northwestel Community TV’s series, Garage Sale Scavenger Hunt, leverages the popularity of the garage sale lifestyle in Whitehorse. Community TV manager Chris McNutt developed the idea for the show in August 2012. The show began as a segment for North of Ordinary in 2012, and is now a complete series.

This reality TV show features two teams who have two hours and $40 to acquire one list of random treasures.

Seven episodes will be filmed this summer, and the ‘finals’ will be filmed in August.

McNutt says the show was, “popular right away. People get into the chase - it’s all real.”

He says that producers from other networks have a hard time believing that they’re not faking it. There’s no need to in Whitehorse, which is “ripe for the picking.

There’s no shortage of garage sales, and people enjoy the thrill of it.” This community television series has strong local appeal, as viewers recognize the people, neighbourhoods, and homes featured.

Moreover, the strong garage

sale-ing culture ensures an understanding among the audience.

“Everybody does it, or can relate to it,” says McNutt Garage Sale Scavenger Hunt was nominated for an award by the national organization, I Heart Local Cable.

The popularity of bargain hunting is likely driven by the thrill that comes with the unknown — not knowing what object we’ll come across next, who will be selling it, and the value it will hold for us.

The fun of the hunt offers a good explanation for the thriving ‘buy and sell’ culture in the territory. Facebook groups, online classified sites, thrift shops, and free stores are all routine stops for those who love to discover discarded treasures.

After all, visits to aforementioned buy and sell (or free) outlets are not mere shopping excursions —they are small steps along our quest for the next big find.

Amy O’Rourke is a Whitehorse-based writer and treasure hunter.

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We are proud to carry the top named North American brands:

2200 2nd Ave, Whitehorse 668-6305 Mon-Sat: 9AM - 6PM, Sun: 10AM - 5PM www.inspiredinteriorswhitehorse.ca

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Frost to Frost... with Joan Norberg

June

The quiet before the storm

PHOTO: Joan Norberg

J

une is a quiet month on the farm.

The gardens are nearly fully planted, and soon to have weeds, although the transplanting of perennials is sometimes still happening.

Time is all the gardens need right now, along with sunshine and rain. Baby animals are settled into

the routine of eating, sleeping, and growing. The turkeys have feathers and no longer need a heat lamp. The piglets are more confident; they no longer move in a group as if attached at the shoulders. They venture out to discover the world.

The turkey-chicks and the piglets have “found their stomachs”,

as Allan likes to say; their appetites have increased because they’re in a growth spurt.

I like June.

The wild flowers are in bloom and our hillside is covered in roses. The weather is often nice, although the garden needs rain.

The daylight is almost constant; this is a blessing and a curse. Our

gardens catch up to, and often surpass, gardens in the south, as far as maturity goes. Plants grow almost 24-hours per day, because of the daylight.

Plants that bolt to seed, like spinach, don’t benefit from the light; nor do tomatoes or cucumber, because require heat to fully mature. Almost everything else

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Visit Fort Selkirk Historic Site on parks Day July 19th, 2014

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an unforgettable day

Travel by boat from Pelly Farm to this living cultural heritage site on the banks of the Yukon River, part of the Selkirk First Nation homeland.

Explore century-old log buildings in one of the oldest communities in the Yukon! See the Selkirk Spirit Dancers perform at 2pm. Book soon as space is limited. Must RSVP by July 17th, 667-5386.

Free ranging chickens seems to grow fast enough to sit and watch.

The curse of the daylight is locked in a laying hen’s instincts.

Laying hens need light to eat, and as long as there is light they eat and scratch up the ground. They return to roost at night, but darkness is required for their internal clocks to kick in.

We usually let the chickens roam freely around the barnyard.

This makes for healthy, happy chickens and great tasting eggs.

This also leads to very tired farmers — the sun’s up 19-hours a day and we wait for them to roost before we closing the barn at night.

We do get a break on cloudy nights because it’s darker, but I’ve gone to close the barn at 12:30 a.m. and it still took an hour to convince them all to call it a day.

Some nights our dog Schwartz barks so much I know there are animals out there that would enjoy a tasty chicken for a midnight snack.

Soon there will be more darkness, and we can take a wellearned rest.

Joan Norberg and her husband, Allan, run Grizzly Valley Farms.

You can find them with an abundance of vegetables at the Fireweed Community Market on Thursdays in Whitehorse.

Send her your questions at grizzlyvalleyfarms@hotmail.com.

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Photo: Aaron Woroniuk

HANDS UP FOR THE BEST FEST!

JULY 17-20- DAWSON CITY MUSIC FEST Dawson City Music Festival presents three days of wildly diverse music in six venues in the north’s favorite town. Lineup includes: Rural Alberta Advantage, Monkeyjunk and Feeding Frenzy.

Visit www.dcmf.com for the entire lineup and to get your tickets!

COME VISIT US:

Bonanza Gold RV Park

Spacious comfortable rooms, with fridge, microwave, coffee maker and wi-fi. Only 1.5 km from the town centre.

Come let our friendly staff serve you.

1-888-993-6789 www.bonanzagold.ca

Diamond Tooth Gerties

Come visit Canada’s First and Friendliest Gambling Hall!

Cancan shows nightly- 8:30/10/12 Open 7 days a week from May-Sept. www.diamondtoothgerties.ca

Whitehouse Cabins

Revel in a Klondike experience in a room with a view overlooking the Yukon River!

We offer a rustic setting within walking distance to town centre. Treat yourself to a luxurious stay with us! www.whitehousecabins.ca

Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre

Triple J Hotel

We have the newest rooms in town with all the amenities to make your stay memorable.

Enjoy a meal or a drink on our sunny deck.town.

Open May-September (867)993-5323 www.triplejhotel.com

Sourtoe Cocktail

The Sourdough Saloon is home to the world famous “SourToe Cocktail”. Come “kiss the toe” to join the club. “You can drink it fast, you can drink it slow, but your lips must touch the toe” www.sourtoecocktailclub.com

Downtown Hotel

Welcome to Canada’s Best Value Inn Dawson City. Combining newly renovated rooms and historic turn of the century atmosphere, we are located in the heart of Dawson City. Home of the “Sourtoe Cocktail” www.yukonhotels.com

Live at the Palace Grand

Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in cultural programs and guided tours.Our Gift Shop has the largest selection of handcrafted beaded slippers in the Yukon.

This is the Gift Shop you have been looking for!

Experience the iconic Palace Grand Theatre through a diverse line up of live performances happening throughout the summer.

Presented by KIAC in partnership with Parks Canada. www.kiac.ca

Eldorado Hotel

Klondike Kate's Cabins & Restaurant

Great location! All rooms with bath, hi-def tv, phone with voice mail, fridge, coffee maker & 250mb internet/day.

Come dine in our restaurant, lounge or covered deck.

(867)993-5451 www.eldoradohotel.ca

FO L LO W U S

Stay with us while in Dawson City! Enjoy the privacy of your own cabin were rustic elegance meets modern comfort!

Enjoy delicious food at the restaurant either inside or on our great patio! www.klondikekates.ca

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Your perfect day is waiting for you in Carcross.

Touch a totem pole. Talk with the artisan.

Walk in the footsteps of Skookum Jim and feel the spirit of a people that have lived in this breathtaking conďŹ&#x201A;uence of rivers, lakes and ancient trade routes for over 10,000 years.

Let our story become part of your story and let us take your breath away.

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