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Queenie

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Barbara Chamberlin & Co. release album and tour the Yukon

Future Routes nourish youth

Bringing it all back home

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’ve consumed coffee nearly every day of my life since I was 20 years old and I still don’t have a favourite mug.

I’ve drank from mugs that bragged “#1 Lover” and “Life is richer in New Westminster”; I’ve drank from mugs that had little porcelain moose turds at the bottom; and I’ve even drank from a semi-circular mug that cheekily proclaimed, “You asked for half a cup”.

None of these receptacles stole my heart.

But shortly after moving back to the Yukon in the fall of 2008, I realized that I did indeed have a favourite type of coffee mug.

Upon my return I lived with my parents and habitually started my day with Bodum-fresh Birdsong Blend.

And each morning I instinctively reached past the standard mugs for a particular specimen that I enjoyed drinking from. It wasn’t the logo that I liked (it had worn off); it was the form of the object.

A standard mug — you probably have eight in your cupboard — is 7.5 cm wide at its base and 8 cm wide at its rim; its height is 8.5 cm. Filling it to within a centimetre of its rim will produce a volume of 250 ml. As a frame of reference, a medium Tim Hortons

coffee is about 400 ml.

Make no mistake, the standard mug is a fine coffee-drinking instrument, but it pales in comparison to my preferred type.

At its base, my favourite style of mug has a 5.5 cm diameter, and at its rim its diameter is 9 cm. It also stands 9 cm tall. Leaving a centimetre at the top, its volume will just squeak over 300 ml.

So why do I prefer the latter

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the top and bottom, its outer edge is virtually vertical. However, my favourite kind of mug is 3.5 centimetres wider at the top than the bottom. This gap is bridged by an aesthetically pleasing curved edge that expands the mug outward as its height increases.

Lastly, a standard mug has a wimpy handle; it is neither as wide nor as thick as the handle on my favourite style of mug.

Furthermore, I can only fit two fingers into the handle of a standard mug but I can place three fingers into the handle of my chosen mug.

The result is that I can grab my preferred coffee mug with satisfying gusto, whereas I have to be annoyingly dainty when handling a standard mug.

There are those who poopoo the importance of carefully designing the objects we live with, but they do so in favour of shortsighted utilitarian calculations. The fact remains that if you pour identical coffee into two containers I will enjoy the experience of drinking that coffee out of one container more than the other.

And if the importance of design holds true for something as small as coffee mugs, imagine how important it is when the scale is multiplied.

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Firstly, 300 ml of coffee is more satisfying than 250 ml.

This isn’t to say that a coffee mug should aim solely for volume maximization; once a mug gets too big it begins to look goofy. Also, if a mug is really large it eliminates the need for a top-up — and pouring yourself a refill is one of the true pleasures of drinking coffee.

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Like a Boomerang

Singer-songwriter Barbara Chamberlin will launch her newest CD at the Old Fire Hall on September 25

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xactly five years after releasing her third album, Of Ice and Men, Whitehorse singer Barbara Chamberlin is about to launch a new one titled Boomerang Girl, under the nom de guerre of Queenie and the B’s.

Unlike her previous efforts, which were “all over the map” genre-wise, this one hews a straighter line.

“It’s all blues kind of stuff.

Blues is such a great base to draw from, because it’s just so solid,” she says.

“And I love playing with blues musicians, because they have that great groove happening.”

As a nod to the early days of blues, Chamberlin has included her take on the Son House standard, “Walkin’ Blues’, immortalized by legendary guitarist Robert Johnson in the 1930s.

It’s one of only two tunes on the 12-cut album she didn’t write herself. The other is a gospel number by local musician Annie Avery called “Sunday Sisters”, who sings with her on the album.

Chamberlin readily admits the musical fare on Boomerang Girl might not pass muster with the purest of blues purists.

“I wrote a reggae tune that’s on there as well, but a lot of blues musicians will switch over to reggae and include a couple of them in there,” she says. “So I hope that’s allowable from the blues police, but we’ll find out, I guess.”

That song, called “Shine”, is dedicated to a college friend, a talented classical musician with a master’s degree.

“I’ve watched him get married and become somebody who goes gambling and plays video games, rather than taking his art and doing something with it,” she says.

“It’s about people of our age who lose their passion, and they’re distracted by other things, and they lose their raison d’être.”

There’s also a “more edgy, more Jimi Hendrix-like” cut, and Chamberlin’s first piece for flute, an instrumental called “Fireflies” that doesn’t disguise its Jethro Tull lineage.

“It’s kind of Tull meets the blues, but the Tull band is kind of blues-based as well. I’m really happy about that one.”

Boomerang Girl also offers a couple of break-up songs, including the soulful “Just a Little Kiss”, about the disintegration of a longdistance relationship, and the teasing “You’re Gonna to Miss Me When I’m Gone”.

Two of the tracks arose from Chamberlin’s participation two years ago in the February Album Writing Month (FAWM) challenge, in which musicians attempt to write 14 songs in 28 days.

One of those, the title song, reflects her own experience as someone who loves travelling almost as much as music, which can strain personal relationships.

As she explains it, the message is, “Hey, I love you, I love the Yukon, but I really have to go travelling. I have to see these places, and I have to see my friends in other places. And then I’m going to come back, because I’m a boomerang girl.”

Lyrically, she captures that

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Jickling’s Jabberings................ 2 Barbara Chamberlin................. 3 Future Routes........................ 4 Didee & Didoo........................ 4 A Klondike Korner................... 5 Terry Fox is a hero.................. 7 Edible Yukon......................... 8 Food for Thought.................... 9 House Concert.......................10 Living with Wildlife.................11 Behind the Curtain.................13 Frost to Frost........................16 Allan Benjamin......................18

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Styling her ensemble as Queenie and the B’s, Whitehorse musician Barbara Chamberlin is set to release her fourth CD message with sparsely-written images, such as: I’m a 747 with a vista view / But I’ll be coming right back at you.

Chamberlin began the current crop of songs about three years ago, often writing in the car, or during the occasional lull in her work schedule.

“I have a theory that songs are given to you, not that you create them, although you do,” she says.

“But it’s like you catch them out of the air as they’re going by.”

For the new album, released as Queenie and the B’s, Chamberlin recruited multi-award-winning Vancouver bluesman Terry Robb as her guitarist and producer.

Other musicians include bassist John Pounds and drummer Brian Foxworth, both from Portland, Oregon.

Robb will accompany Cham-

berlin on a community mini-tour, with performances in Mayo (September 17) and Dawson (September 18), followed by house concerts in Crestview (September 19), Marsh Lake (September 20), Haines Junction (September 24), Riverdale (September 26), ending at the Globe Theatre in Atlin (September 27).

He will also be on hand for the CD release concert at the Old Fire Hall in Whitehorse on Thursday, September 25, at 8:00 p.m., along with local musicians Paul Stephens on bass, Marc Paradis on drums and Pam Phillips on back-up vocals.

Tickets are available at WellRead Books for $20.

Ken Bolton telecommutes to work from his home southeast of Whitehorse.

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Wingding on Campus

Future Routes music festival at Yukon College

by Angela Szymczuk

N

ow that school is back in session, entertainment is needed to give aspiring minds a break from the books. For those seeking an early study break, the second annual Future Routes Music Festival is fast approaching.

This year’s lineup boasts impressive talent including, international roots musician Sarah MacDougall, Canadian electronic music duo Funk Hunters, local rock bands, Deep Simple and Zipline, and more.

The Yukon has a nice music festival niche, but what separates Future Routes from the rest is the message behind the music. The

festival first started last year as a joint effort between Yukon College and Bringing Youth Towards Equality (BYTE).

BYTE’s mandate is to facilitate “youth empowerment and promotion of youth interests through a variety of programs.”

Let’s face it — it’s not easy being a young person in today’s fast-paced, high-tech world. Peer pressure, career decisions, and relationships are issues that young people face on a daily basis. It is important for youth-based organizations to be there as a support system. Furthermore, having a safe place to unwind and party

is equally important in preventing youth from getting involved with the ‘wrong’ crowd.

Kara Johancsik is the communications coordinator for Future Routes, and she couldn’t be more thrilled about the return of the music festival.

“Usually when bands come to Whitehorse, they play in bars,” says Johancsik. “We wanted to give Yukon College students and Yukon youth a chance to see awesome live music in a fun, all-ages venue.”

Finding hip talent to participate wasn’t exactly a cakewalk, but Johancsik’s positivity saw her

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The Select Committee Regarding the Risks and Benefits of Hydraulic Fracturing was established by Order of the Legislative Assembly on May 6, 2013 (Motion #433).

Le comité spécial d’examen des risques et des avantages de la fracturation hydraulique a été établi par décret pris par l’Assemblée législative le 6 mai 2013 (motion n°433).

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“Basically, we just brainstormed as a team and dreamed big. We asked the Funk Hunters whether they would consider coming up to perform because Daniel Ashley, who’s done a lot of work with BYTE in the past, is a band member for the Funk Hunters. We’re lucky they were available.”

Johancsik and her team have made sure that this year’s admission flows smoothly. For the college kids, tickets are free with their orientation package. For the rest of the festivalgoers, admission is a cool $10.

In addition to the bands performing, there will be vendors selling a variety of merchandise.

Also, food carts will be close by for those who work up an appetite from partying. For those who are 19 and older, a beer garden will be on site.

The event takes place Friday, September 12 at 4:00 pm. Music begins at 5:00 pm in the Yukon College gymnasium. This is the second Future Routes Festival in Whitehorse, and hopefully not the last.

Angela Szymczuk is a Whitehorse-based writer.

Please send comments about her articles to editor@whatsupyukon.com.

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A Klondike Korner with Dan Davidson

Things that Go Bang in the Night W

e had fireworks just the other night. No one I’ve spoken with seems to know exactly who set them off down by the river. There weren’t very many of them, but there were enough to drive our dog into her customary panic.

As usual, she heard them before we did; my wife realized there was something happening when our black and white bundle of quivering canine burrowed under her desk and wrapped itself around her ankles.

Shadow (because she is mostly black, and can usually be found attached to her mistress) was not

Imagine this dog trying to cram herself into the space above that footrest in my wife’s study.

That’s her reaction to fireworks

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PHOTO: Dan Davidson afraid of fireworks when she was a puppy. During her first year she was interested in the noise and wanted to go outside and bark at whoever was making it. That changed sometime during her second year, and she now reacts in terror to anything resembling a fireworks display.

I’m told this is common with dogs. A former priest and his wife had two large dogs. The sound petrified them, and one of them backed itself into a corner so hard that he fractured his tail trying to hide. After that, whenever they knew there would be a display, they tranquilized both dogs.

Fireworks are problematic in Dawson. The display the other night was about the earliest in August that Dawsonites could make use of them. In most of Canada they are a summer-time thing, but in the long Northern summers they make no sense.

During the Canadian 125th anniversary celebrations the federal government was keen on supplying fireworks for use with Canada Day events. Our town council decided to save them to use with our Thaw di Gras spring carnival; there was an exchange of nasty correspondence with Ottawa over that decision. Back east they couldn’t seem to grasp the whole midnight-sun-in-July concept. I expect we’ll have the same issue for Canada 150 in 2017.

Using fireworks in the winter and spring presents its own problems, mostly because it’s too cold for standing around comfortably outside. We’re lucky enough to see quite a bit from our front porch on Seventh Avenue.

Shadow doesn’t actually seem to see the things. She’s too busy reacting to the sounds, which for her probably begin with low-level launch noises that we don’t hear, and continue on up through higher-pitched noises, to the actual explosions.

She keeps busy running back and forth. She wants to go outside to get some space, and then wants to come back in to get away from

en, which is where she sleeps at night. It seems to function as her secure cave. It’s good that she has a place where she feels safe.

the sound. She hides behind the chair of the human who happens to be home at the time.

Exploding fireworks are one of the very few things that will cause her to go upstairs and seek us out in our bedroom, if that’s where we are. Mostly she knows she’s not allowed up there, but the noise of fireworks overcomes her training.

Her final step is to curl up in her travelling kennel in the kitch-

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until Fri, Sep 26 I Too Will Something Make Arts Underground Yukon inspired prints, ceramics, and fibre and textile art. until Fri, Sep 26 All Over The Map North

by Northwest Arts Underground Featuring Yukon Artist Blair Thorson. New exhibition features maps and images from Northern Canada until Tue, Sep 30 Heather Horton Sea Change 9:00 AM North End Gallery New work by celebrated artist Heather Horton.

This is Heathers first solo show of paintings in the Yukon until Tue, Oct 7 Exhibition: La Caravane boréale des dix mots Centre De La Francophonie 668-2663 until Mon, Oct 13 Sonata 11:00 AM Yukon Artists @ Work 867 393 4848 Sonata is a music themed group show featuring several Y@AW artists. until Thu, Oct 30 A Thrilling Narrative Arts Underground An exhibit of photographs, maps, diaries, pamphlets, books, newspapers and ephemera from the collections of the Yukon Archives until Sat, Nov 29 Ice Age Mammals & Sandra Grace Story Yukon Arts Centre Yukon’s massive ice-age mammals come to YAC in partnership with Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre, and “We Are Golden” a stunning immersive installation by Sandra Grace Storey.

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Sat, Sep 13 The Midnight Sons 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Sat, Sep 13 Yukon Jack 9:30 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Sun, Sep 14 Amina Figarova Sextet 7:30 PM Yukon Arts Centre 334-2789 Cabaret seating, first come first served.

Sun, Sep 14 Sunday Blues Night With McNalley & Hamilton 7:30 PM Best Western Gold Rush Inn Tue, Sep 16 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, Sep 17 Whitewater Wednesday 7:00 PM Epic Pizza goes till we are done!

Wed, Sep 17 Johnny Rogers & the New Music Jam 8:30 PM Paddy’s Place 3339315 Every Wednesday come check out the new tunes.

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Thu, Sep 11 Tango lessons 7:00 PM Wood Street School Trinidad Solar is coming to Whitehorse from Buenos Aires. She can teach tango lessons while she’s here. If there are any male dancers out there who might like to offer themselves as (dance!) partners for other lessons, we could offer you a lesson for free. Email me at 2mad4tango@gmail. com.

Thu, Sep 11 Handbell Choir Practice 6:30 PM Whitehorse United Church Thu, Sep 11 Slideshow & Stories: The Last Patrol 7:00 PM Whitehorse Public Library With B.C. author Keith Billington.

Thu, Sep 11 Whitehorse: Fireweed community Market Thursdays 3:00 PM

Shipyards Park 393-2255 Enjoy Yukon Food, Crafts, Music and more every Thursday all summer long Fri, Sep 12 swing dance 8:30 PM Casa Loma 335-2300 Free swing dance lessons followed by dancing to a live band Please call to confirm your attendance Fri, Sep 12 Tango lessons 7:00 PM Wood Street School Trinidad Solar is coming to Whitehorse from Buenos Aires. She can teach tango lessons while she’s here. If there are any male dancers out there who might like to offer themselves as (dance!) partners for other lessons, we could offer you a lesson for free. Email me at 2mad4tango@gmail. com.

Fri, Sep 12 YuKonstruct - Grand Ribbon Cutting Ceremony 6:00 PM YuKonstruct Makerspace Many fun activities and events planned Fri, Sep 12 The Damage is Done 8:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre (867) 667-8574 The performance embodies how Rita and Gabor explore the history and family dynamics that resulted in their experiences of depression, addiction and even ideas of suicide and how the impact continues to haunt them today.

Sat, Sep 13 Yukon Quest Golf Tournament 2:00 PM Mountain View Golf Course 867668-4711. Call the office to register.

Sat, Sep 13 swing dance 8:30 PM Jarvis Street Saloon 335-2300 Free swing dance lessons followed by dancing to a live band Please call to confirm your attendance Sat, Sep 13 The Damage is Done 8:00 PM Yukon Arts Centre (867) 667-8574 The performance embodies how Rita and Gabor explore the history and family dynamics that resulted in their experiences of depression, addiction and even ideas of suicide and how the impact continues to haunt them today.

Sun, Sep 14 Whitehorse Terry Fox Run 2014 1:00 PM S.S.Klondike 867-334-6397 Run, walk, cycle, rollerblade it’s up to you.

You can even just come down to the park for a burger and coffee and some live music.

It’s all about honoring Terry and raising awareness and funds for the foundation.

Mon, Sep 15 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, Sep 15 Whitehorse Community Choir Practice 6:00 PM Whitehorse United Church 6pm Neptunes Rehearsal, 7:15pm Big Choir Rehearsal Wed, Sep 17 Whitehorse United Church Choir Practice 7:30 PM Whitehorse United Church Wed, Sep 17 Northern Voices Toastmasters Meeting 7:00 AM Sport Yukon Guests are welcome!

Wed, Sep 17 Through the Gaze of a Navel 1:00 PM & 5:30 PM The Old Fire Hall 6678578 A performance of a yoga class that you can participate in or observe, led by selfproclaimed pop psychology expert Emelia Symington Fedy. Her take is irreverent but the darkness she encounters is real.

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Wed, Sep 17 Whitehorse Community Choir Practice 6:00 PM Whitehorse Baptist Church (867) 667-4661 6pm Persephones Rehearsal, 7:45 Chamber Choir Rehearsal. For more details email: info@ whitehorsechoir.org Thu, Sep 18 Midnight Sun Comedy Tour 9:00 PM Jarvis Street Saloon Thu, Sep 18 Handbell Choir Practice 6:30 PM Whitehorse United Church Thu, Sep 18 Through the Gaze of a Navel 5:30 PM The Old Fire Hall 667-8578 A performance of a yoga class that you can participate in or observe, led by selfproclaimed pop psychology expert Emelia Symington Fedy. Her take is irreverent but the darkness she encounters is real.

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t’s like the Yukon scenery — I never get tired of reading about Terry Fox.” George Maratos has never had cancer, and nobody in his immediate family has suffered from the disease. Terry Fox is still his hero.

He can’t stop talking about the man.

About how awesome he is. Because of what he did for cancer, with cancer.

“He ran 143 marathons in a row. I don’t like running myself, even five kilometres, let alone getting up every morning with one leg.”

About how unselfish he was — “to do it when you’re that young, to raise awareness, to find a cure.”

Terry Fox suffered from cancer and as a result his leg was amputated in 1977, when he was 18. He started running across Canada on April 12, 1980. He covered 5,000 kilometres, from Newfoundland to Thunder Bay. He had to stop running on September 1, 1980 — he couldn’t go on because of can-

cer in his lungs.

Maratos keeps repeating, emphasizing, that Fox ran to raise awareness about the suffering caused by cancer — he was all about the cause. Fox started his run quietly, and it wasn’t until the Canadian Cancer Society got wind of it that he started getting followers.

Fox got all sorts of goodies thrown at him, but he didn’t accept any of them because the run was all about the cause. He had to borrow $10 from his dad to buy his mom a gift; it was Fox’s last Christmas. He bought her a pink wastebasket.

The Terry Fox Foundation espouses the spirit of its namesake.

The organization has ten offices across the country, and 33 paid employees. Since Fox passed away in 1981, the Foundation has raised over $650 million. Eightyfour cents of every dollar goes to cancer research.

Maratos volunteers for the foundation; he’s organized the Whitehorse Terry Fox run for sev-

en years. He went to a workshop in Vancouver, where he toured a cancer research centre that was funded by the foundation. Maratos says people who have the same kind of cancer today that Fox had in the late ‘70s don’t become amputees — this kind of knowledge is possible due to research funded

by Fox’s legacy.

It’s easy to be part of the Terry Fox Run. This year it starts at 1 p.m. on Sunday, September 14 in the Rotary Peace Park. Sarah MacDougall will be playing before the run, and The Midnight Sons will be on stage after. There will be barbeque food and coffee. It’s one loop of the Millennium Trail.

Maratos says there’s always a particular energy in the air “It sounds cheesy, but. it feels like Terry Fox is there with you on the run.”

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was re-routing some electrical cables through some bushes the other day, and what did my little eye spy? Not one, but two beautiful Agaricus mushrooms, one quite large and already flattened out like a pancake, the other with its veil still intact.

This combination is ideal for identification.

I promptly sliced them off at the base of the stalk with a sharp knife, noting little wormy tunnels through the stem of the larger one, and went inside to consult my mushroom guides, completely forgetting about the task at hand.

Who needs power, anyway; there’s still enough light, right?

My favorite mushroom guides are two books by mushroom enthusiast and aficionado, David Arora. One is a small pocket guide filled with amusing colour photographs and entertaining stories.

It is easy-to-use and designed to reverse the fungophobia that has pervaded North American culture.

The second is referenced in the first, and is the opposite in look and feel. Small text, black and white photographs and a textbooklike attitude mean that this tome, often referred to as the mushroom bible, is not for the faint of heart.

Mushrooms Demystified is my recommendation for those interested

in venturing beyond the simple identification of the few edibles we have up here, but All the Rain Promises and More (the pocket guide) is certainly a better introduction.

I flipped through All the Rain first, using the key on the inside flap to get me to the Agarics. Even when I think I know what I am looking at, I make a point of following the identification key.

Some features used to define the families are, gills versus pores versus teeth on the underside of the cap (eg: button mushrooms, boletes, and hedgehogs). Also common is spore colour, which is why I was in luck to find an older mushroom still good to eat; the spores had already been released, dusting the stalk with a dark chocolate brown powder.

When you aren’t so lucky to find such a mushroom, place the cap of your mushroom on a piece of white paper overnight, and use the pretty pattern it makes for identification. And maybe art afterwards.

The second mushroom, being young, gave me other clues. The gills were still covered with a veil of tissue bearing familiar cogwheel patterns, the remnants of which were evident as a skirt-like ring on the older specimen.

These, and the sweet, almondlike smell of the fresh-cut stalk suggested I had on my hands a pair of lovely horse mushrooms.

There was a bit of discoloration where I cut the stem, but not the bright yellow bloom that would indicate an inedible look-alike.

I turned to the tome and followed the keys to an edible subset of the Agarics. Again, it seemed that the horse mushroom was the most likely candidate, though there are many more species to choose from. Convinced at least of edibility, I fried them up, and they were delicious.

I always reserve a piece of raw mushroom just in case I make myself sick, and this time that meant I had leftovers for the next day — when I finally remembered to turn the power back on.

Kim Melton is an enthusiastic forager and gardener, inspired by all things that make up good, local food.

Mushroom Picker Glossary spore print – a pattern made by spores shed from a mushroom cap left to dry on a piece of paper, the colour being used for identification veil – a thin piece of tissue that covers the gills of some young mushrooms, and leaves a characteristic ring on the stalk staining – change of colour associated with bruising the flesh of the cap or stalk

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Food for Thought

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his is my favorite time of year.

The harvests are in, and whether you garden or purchase from local farms, this is when you can preserve a nourishing, tasty abundance of food for the winter.

There are many ways to do this — drying, freezing, and fermenting retains the most nutrients.

Canning preserves minerals, but most vitamins and enzymes are lost during intensive heating.

Peek in my kitchen today and you’ll see the method I favour — crocks, bowls, jars, and bottles contain various ferments; they bubble and brew with transformative power.

This is foodas-medicine in its glory.

The microorganisms involved in fermentation provide seven functions in preserving and transforming our foods.

1. Microorganisms produce alcohol, lactic acid, and acetic acid; the acids act as “bio-preservatives”, and retain nutrients and prevent spoilage.

2. Fermentation breaks down food into easily digestible forms and improves bioavailability of minerals.

3. Fermentation enriches our food. Microbial cultures create new nutrients such as B vitamins, omega-3 fatty acids, superoxide dismutase, chromium and detoxifying compounds like glutathione, phospholipids, digestive enzymes, and beta 1,3 glucans.

Some ferments even function as antioxidants, scavenging cancer precursors known as free radi-

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4. If untreated by heat, fermented foods are natural pro-biotics, which work to transfer energy and nutrients throughout the body.They help assimilate proteins and fats, ward off pathogens and parasites, and are critically involved in immune support.

5. Fermentation reduces or removes toxins from food, like phytic acid in grains that block absorption of some minerals.

7. Fermentation improves taste and texture. Just think of some of your favourite treats: coffee, chocolate, cheese, beer, wine, sourdough, pickles, sauerkraut, and kimchi.

So, fermentation is about more than just preservation. It is about increasing the value of our food.

Likewise, the act of fermenting at the close of summer is symbolic of surrendering our accomplishments to an organized intelligence in order to be transformed into something greater.

If you’ve never fermented before, try starting with sauerkraut — a great intestinal healer. All you need is cabbage, salt, and a jar. Nature does the rest. A good website to browse for instructions and recipes is www.culturesforhealth.com.

You can also call Cheddar Tomato Barbara Drury at BBQ Bacon Circle-D Ranch for information on upcoming workshops, or to sign up for my upcoming course: “It’s not what you eat, but how do you digest”, through the City of Whitehorse. Look in the Fall Active Living Guide for information.

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Bringing it All Back Home

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Twins Julie (left) and Carli Kennedy will bring their highenergy country-fusion music to several Yukon house concert venues this month

Barrett and Carol Horne are part of what may be a new business model for musicians

by Ken Bolton

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magine a pleasant home filled with convivial souls, good food and drink at hand, and professional musicians to provide the evening’s entertainment.

No, it’s not an 18th-century soirée on the estate of a European aristocrat.

It’s a modern house concert, the sort that Barrett and Carol Horne frequently host in their hilltop home overlooking the Yukon River.

Horne was on a working trip to Ukraine four years ago when Carol heard via CBC Radio that the Winnipeg-based Home Routes organization was looking for Yukoners to host small, home-based concerts for travelling folk-roots musicians.

“I had visions of this thing filling up right away,” Horne says. “So I actually phoned from Ukraine and said we’d like to be one of the host homes.”

By that fall, the couple had signed up for six invitation-only concerts over a sixmonth period.

“The first artist we hosted was Nathan Rogers, and it was a great success. That was the beginning, and we’ve had some marvelous times,” he says.

Their home is now one of five Home Routes venues in the Whitehorse-Marsh Lake area, part of an 11-venue northern circuit called the Aurora Trail.

Apart from providing a performance space, their hosting duties include getting the word out among their network of friends and acquaintances, and setting up

for an onslaught of company.

“The most we ever had was with Bill Bourne. We ended up with 45 people or something like that, which was a bit of a stretch, so we’ve put a cap at 35 since then,” Horne says.

After borrowing folding chairs from their church for the first few years, the couple recently took a big plunge.

“I actually bought 20 chairs this summer at Canadian Tire,” Horne says. “They came on sale and they were slightly more comfortable. So now we have our own supply of chairs.”

As hosts, they also provide accommodation and meals for the visiting musicians.

“It’s the old saw, sing for your supper and you’ll get breakfast. And they do.

They get supper and they get breakfast and spend the night,” Horne says.

“Actually, one of the goals we have is that when people visit with us, it’s very important that they experience it as refreshing and restful - a bit of a respite.”

Considering they don’t make a cent from hosting house concerts, why do the Hornes do it?

For one thing, it allows them to have new musical experiences.

“My wife is actually quite an introvert.

She enjoys hosting, but it’s much easier for her to welcome people into her home than to, say, go to a concert,” Horne explains.

“So it actually means that we sort of

get out, in a way that we might not otherwise.”

For another, it’s a chance to relate to musicians in a more personal way.

“We enjoy getting to know who they are, learning a bit about their stories, how they got to be where they are, what they’re doing, that sort of thing.”

From the musicians’ side, it’s a way to augment their earnings and get performance dates in places they might not get to otherwise.

“It’s a business model that I suspect can serve musicians well, if they’re comfortable in this kind of a venue. Some of them really shine in it,” Horne says.

“We love house concerts,” Carli Kennedy enthuses by phone from Calgary, where she and her identical twin, Julie, are putting the finishing touches on their first full-length CD. “This is one of our favourite things to do, because we get to know our audience one-on-one, and we get to connect with them on a really personal basis,” she adds.

The classically trained sisters, who both hold music degrees from the University of Victoria, have been carving a name for themselves across North America with their unique fusion of country, folk, jazz and classical music.

They will open the Aurora Trail’s new season with 12 house concerts this month.

The first is Thursday, September 18 at the Hornes’ home on Long Lake Road.

Julie, who jokes that she is “30 seconds older, 30 seconds wiser” than her sister, has pulled the car over to join the conversation.

She speaks about the trademark energy the sisters bring to their performances.

“Our music’s really positive,” she says.

“It’s about family, and we like to bring a lot of energy, even if it’s just a small house show.”

The 28-year-olds have been performing and travelling full-time for the past four years, including several songwriting trips to Nashville, Tennessee.

The bond between them is obvious.

They even have “twin” cellphones a single digit apart.

Just before embarking on their first Yukon visit, they made their first European appearances, in Iceland and Sweden.

“Even when we’re travelling so much, we feel like we’re still at home, because we have each other. That’s a blessing, really, to be able to travel with your best friend,” says Julie.

Or maybe it’s Carli.

For more information about Carli and Julie Kennedy, go to www.cjkennedy. com. To learn more about Home Routes, try www.homeroutes.ca or email Tim Osmond, Home Routes artistic director, at tim@homeroutes.ca.

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Hello Everybody, We invite you to share your photos of Yukon wildlife. Email your high-resolution images with a description of what’s going on and what camera equipment you used to Editor@WhatsUpYukon.com.

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Family court procedures and court forms? Divorce? Child support payments?

Wills & Estates? Enduring power of attorney? Adult guardianship?

Stop by to talk to representatives from: Family Law Information Centre Maintenance Enforcement Program & the Office of the Public Guardian & Trustee

Information Sessions held from 3-5 p.m.

ALSO - Free Workshop for Separated or Divorced Parents This workshop covers the following topics: • Resolving the legal issues • Relating to the other parent • Effects of separation/divorce on adults and children

by Simon Blakesley

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y name is Simon Blakesley, and I am a photographer living in Whitehorse. I’ve submitted a photo from June 2014 showing the parent eagle flying with the juvenile. It looks like some level of training or moral support is being transmitted between the two birds as they fly together. The shot was taken in the McIntyre Creek area of Fish Lake Road.

This photo was shot using a Nikon D600 camera and a Nikon 80-400 zoom lens.

Parents in proceedings involving a claim for child custody, access or child support in Yukon Supreme Court are encouraged to take this workshop.

Certificates are issued upon completion and presentation of identification.

Pre-registration is not required and anyone interested in this workshop may attend but children are not permitted.

Workshops held from 7-9 p.m.

DATES & LOCATIONS: DAWSON CITY: SEPTEMBER 16, 2014 @ DOWNTOWN HOTEL WATSON LAKE: OCTOBER 7, 2014 @ WYE LAKE CABIN For further information, please contact

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Behind the Curtain with Ken Bolton

here’s a moment near the end of the TEDx talk Andrea Simpson-Fowler gave in Whitehorse last year that explains in a nutshell what her life’s work is all about.

“Kids can become extraordinary people with unique skills, while learning how to build, how to share, how to create, how to engage, how to manage and contribute.”

It’s an awareness the owner of Leaping Feats Creative Danceworks says she acquired largely by accident, but wishes she’d known much earlier in life.

When Simpson-Fowler moved to the Yukon in 1981, there were few opportunities for the 11-yearold to pursue her passion for dancing — a far cry from the strong, supportive community she had enjoyed in Indiana.

By the age of 14, she was a sad, angry kid who felt she didn’t fit in, and came to school high on marijuana every day.

“Drugs were pretty prevalent,” she says. “There’s no clique or group of kids that doesn’t get exposed to smoking weed or drinking in the Yukon.”

With her parents’ support, she went to Toronto at 15 to study dance, but failed at it, in part because of a false sense of confidence she calls the “Yukon complex”.

“There’s a lot of kids who leave the Yukon and fail because they’re not prepared. Especially in things like dance, or music, or athletics,” she elaborates.

“They have these dreams, you know, and they get injured, or they can’t compare, so they feel worse, and they just stop.”

Two years later she went out again, this time to Kelowna, B.C. She failed again, and came home in the grip of alcohol and drug addiction.

When she was 19, her mother insisted that she leave home and get professional help.

“She started going to Al-Anon (a support group for families of alcoholics) a year before she had the guts to kick me out of the house,” Simpson-Fowler recounts.

“She really used the tools she was learning at Al-Anon to keep me focused.

“Her tactic was to say no to sending money and say no to coming home, but continue to send the support I needed to be strong on my own.”

That support included passing on inspirational pictures, such as

one showing the family’s Christmas cactus, which had died, then started blooming again.

“It was her way of saying, ‘You’re going to be fine.’”

In 1990, home from rehab, Simpson-Fowler began teaching at Northern Lights School of Dance, and discovered she loved it.

“We didn’t have enough teachers, so every time a dancer moved to town, I’d try to talk them into teaching.”

One of those she recruited was Mary Ann Annable-Roots, who had studied dance at the post-secondary level in Calgary.

“She had all these books about dance, and she was talking about how you could go to university and learn about dance. I didn’t even know you could do that.”

After getting a fine arts degree in dance from Simon Fraser University, Simpson-Fowler considered it “kind of a no-brainer” to open her own studio.

“When I was working at Northern Lights, I really built the numbers in that school just from doing, like, cool choreography,” she says. “So I knew I had the confidence of building the student body in a school at that time.”

From the outset, Leaping Feats has had a strong focus on developing both skills and attitudes that equip its students for success in life.

“When kids are struggling with identity, who they are, how they fit, something that can help them figure that out is having a passion.

And I think that passion can develop through skill development.”

The school’s artistic aim, Simpson-Fowler says, is to develop dancers who are well-rounded, regardless of the genre they want to pursue.

“If they do the intensive programming, they’ll be good in ballet, they’ll be good in jazz, they’ll be good in contemporary, they’ll be good in the hip-hop street style,” she says.

“It’s just extra insurance. It’s our way of giving Yukoners a little boost of extra stuff, to help carry them through that transition of going to a bigger community.”

But Simpson-Fowler’s goals go beyond the rehearsal hall and the performing space.

One of the key lessons she has learned from 27 years of teaching is how well young people respond when they are challenged to take responsibility, to work collaboratively, to share their skills and respect the strengths of others.

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The result, she said in her TEDx talk, is “confident, talented kids, supported by their community and supporting their community.”

That same philosophy led her to found the Heart of Riverdale Community Centre, which opened this spring.

Like Leaping Feats, she hopes it will be a place for people to pursue their interests, and then give back to others.

As she explained to her TEDx audience, the idea she wanted to share was all about community.

“It’s about the community that I needed when I was growing up,” she says. “It’s about the community that I have now and how that community gives me the confidence to share with you the recipe for dancing through life.”

You can see Simpson-Fowler’s TEDx talk, Dancing Through Life, on YouTube.

PHOTO: Sarah Lewis

Andrea Simpson-Fowler has a Passion for Dance — and for Building Communities T

Ken Bolton is a former editor of What’s Up Yukon.

Behind the Curtain profiles people whose contributions to the Yukon arts scene are usually outside the limelight.

Andrea Simpson-Fowler runs Leaping Feats Creative Danceworks, the Yukon’s only commercial dance school

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

Focus Gallery “I Too Will Something Make” Exhibi�on closes December 1st, 2012

Haines Junction Artist Guild Archival Gold: Favourites from the Vault Runs: September 5-27th

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Volunteering makes a difference to those around you, helps you learn new skills and offers the opportunity to connect with new people.

The Yukon has over 600 active non-profit organizations. All of these organizations require volunteers to operate. In the Yukon, every year more than 18,000 volunteers donate their time. Thank you!

Copper Ridge Place: Music Night Task description: Support staff during a weekly music evening event. Includes assisting in pushing wheelchairs and engaging with residents to enjoy the evening. Sitting and listening to music. Residents include seniors and elders as well as youth and adults.

Skills needed: Ability to engage with others, friendly attitude, comfortable engaging with seniors and elders.

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Incentive for the volunteer: Increased knowledge of long-term care needs, dementia training opportunities, annual volunteer appreciation event, listening to music

Nataschaa Chatterton at (867) 393-7508 or at nataschaa.chatterton@gov.yk.ca

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Edge Gallery Open Studio Sessions All Over the Map - North by Northwest >> Acrylic Pain�ng Open Studio <<

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Blair Thorson Runs: September 5 - 27th

with Neil Graham every first and third Wednesday of each month 7 to 9pm $10 per 2 hour session

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

To register call: 867-667-4080 Email: recep�on@artsunderground.ca

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

OPEN STUDIO SESSIONS (14+) Ceramic Open Studio

Soirenées of chanson Riverdale HeaRt Evenings

Knitting Circle

Group may contract knitting teachers for projects - costs tbd 13 sessions (starts Sep 16) Tues 7:30 - 9pm Book Club

Second Tuesday of the Month, w/ Katie Sikkes - All welcome Fri 7pm - 10pm Teen Drop-in

Movies, Board Games, music and more.

Kaylee LIshner. (Starts Sep 19) Weekday Afternoons 1:30 - 3 pm

Teens and Adults all welcome By donation for supplies, coffee.

No experience required. (starts week of Sept 15) Mon: Music Circle

Singing and Drumming Tues and Thurs: Cards/Games Drop in...bring a friend or two, enjoy a game of cards

Painting Open Studio

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Life Drawing Open Studio

with Neil Graham Friday, September 26 (additional dates TBA) From 7-9 pm $10 per session Programs Arts Underground / Yukon Art Society 867-667-4080 ext 22

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Occasions de réseautage Networking opportunities

(by donation for supplies and coffee) Tues 7:30- 9:00

Every Sunday except long weekends From 2:30-6 pm $5/hr paid to Studio Tech With Neil Graham 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month; From 7-9 pm $10 per two-hour session

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Fri: Quilt/Needlework Circle Weekends All Ages Activities

Boys and Girls Club of Whitehorse

By donation for supplies, coffee Click here for more detail Saturdays 10 am - 4pm Family Drop-in

Free Drop-In Youth Centre

art supplies, books, games, coffee available. (starts Sept 6) 2nd Sundays: 2 - 5 pm

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Singing, story-telling

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Family Games

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Wednesday to Saturday, 3 to 9 pm.

Supper served daily at 6:00

Community EVENTS Atlin

Wednesdays Board Games 7:00 PM Atlin Rec Centre Wednesdays Ladies’ Lunch & Carpet Bowling 7:00 PM Atlin Rec Centre

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, Sep 11 & 18 Beaver Creek Community Market 5:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Locals sell homemade crafts and baked goods.

Ask the Visitor Center for directions to the Far West Plaza Fri, Sep 12 Midnight Swim 10:00 PM Beaver Creek Community Club Mon, Sep 15 Tot Time 9:30 AM Nelnah Bessie John School

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Thu, Sep 11 Prenatal Classes for Mothers and Fathers to be 7:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School With Kathleen Cranfield, Registered Midwife and CPNP coordinator Thu, Sep 11 Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Mon, Sep 15 C/TFN Carving Shed open 5:30 PM Carcross Carving Shed Keith Wolf Smarch will be in attendance to provide guidance/help with all manner of traditional artwork Tue, Sep 16 Elder’s Breakfast 10:00 AM The Old Daycare Tue, Sep 16 Sports Night 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School Tue, Sep 16 Women’s Group 7:00 PM Carcross Community Campus 821-4251 Wed, Sep 17 Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program Lunch 12:00 PM The Old Daycare 8214251 For more info:kathleen.cranfield@ctfn.ca Wed, Sep 17 Hiroshikai Judo 6:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School 332-1031 Wed, Sep 17 Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building Thu, Sep 18 Prenatal Classes for Mothers and Fathers to be 7:00 PM Ghùch Tlâ Community School With Kathleen Cranfield, Registered Midwife and CPNP coordinator Thu, Sep 18 Sewing Group 6:00 PM CTFN Capacity Building

Dawson City

until Fri, Sep 19 “Encounters with the Sublime” Photography Exhibit by Salgado and Washburn 4:30 PM Palace Grand Theatre until Fri, Sep 19 The Natural and the Manufactured KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 867-993-5005 This project seeks to explore alternative political, social and aesthetic agendas and strategies towards a reinterpretation and new understanding of our relationship to the environment Thu, Sep 11 Hatha Yoga with Joanne Van Nostrand 5:30 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 867-993-5005 Classes are cancelled on holidays and subject to cancelation for room bookings. Email yogawithjoanne@me.com to confirm classes.

Thu, Sep 11 Yukon Economic Developers Conference Oddfellows Hall The conference is designed to share experiences amongst economic development practitioners as to what works and what does not work.

Thu, Sep 11 Tr’ondek Hwech’in Traditional Thursdays 9:30 AM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Community Support Centre 993-7100 ext. 150 Please PRE REGISTER! Bring proper outdoor wear, your own full water bottle & buckets! Lunch will be provided Fri, Sep 12 Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri, Sep 12 Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri, Sep 12 Yukon Economic Developers Conference Oddfellows Hall The conference is designed to share experiences amongst economic development practitioners as to what works and what does not work.

Fri, Sep 12 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

Fri, Sep 12 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Sat, Sep 13 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Sun, Sep 14 St. Paul’s Church Service 10:30 AM St Paul’s Church 867-993-5381 Mon, Sep 15 Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Mon, Sep 15 Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Mon, Sep 15 LIfe Drawing 7:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 867-993-5005 Drawing tools provided, and paper is available for

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purchase. If you’re interested in modeling contact Dana: kiac@kiac.ca.

Mon, Sep 15 Dark Room Club 6:00 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture bekmiller1234@ gmail.com please sign up in advance Mon, Sep 15 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

Tue, Sep 16 Hatha Yoga with Joanne Van Nostrand 5:30 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 867-993-5005 Classes are cancelled on holidays and subject to cancellation for room bookings. Email yogawithjoanne@me.com to confirm classes.

Tue, Sep 16 Infinitus String Trio 7:00 PM Oddfellows Hall For more details call 867-9935005 Tue, Sep 16 Step n Strong 7:00 PM Robert Service School 867-993-2520 For more information email: getrealfit(at)me.com Wed, Sep 17 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

Wed, Sep 17 CFYT Trivia 8:00 PM The Billy Goat A fundraiser for CFYT local radio.

Thu, Sep 18 Hatha Yoga with Joanne Van Nostrand 5:30 PM KIAC Klondike Institute of Art & Culture 867-993-5005 Classes are cancelled on holidays and subject to cancellation for room bookings. Email yogawithjoanne@me.com to confirm classes.

Fri, Sep 19 Super Seniors Weights 55+ 11:00 AM Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri, Sep 19 Women & Weights (Ladies Only) 12:00 PM Dawson City Fitness Centre Fri, Sep 19 Zumba with Katie Pearse 5:30 PM Robert Service School 867-993-5370 Join the Zumba craze with this Latin-inspired workout!

Fri, Sep 19 Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Youth Centre 3:00 PM Tr’ondek Hwech’in Youth Centre Faro Thu, Sep 11 Zumba 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Thu, Sep 11 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Thu, Sep 11 Environment Club 3:45 PM Del Van Gorder School Thu, Sep 11 Faro Farmer’s Market 10:00 AM Faro Recreation Centre Fri, Sep 12 Seniors Fitness class 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Fri, Sep 12 Kids in the Kitchen Cooking Program 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 9942375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Fri, Sep 12 Archery 3:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Fri, Sep 12 Play Group 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Fri, Sep 12 Luncheon and Gold Draw 12:00 PM Campbell Region Interpretive Center Sun, Sep 14 Faro Church of Apostles Mass 10:00 AM Church of Apostles Sun, Sep 14 Faro Bible Chapel Sunday Service 10:30 AM Faro Bible Chapel with Pastor Ted Baker 994-2442 Mon, Sep 15 Faro Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Tue, Sep 16 Archery 3:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Tue, Sep 16 Faro Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Tue, Sep 16 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Tue, Sep 16 Faro Kettle Cafe 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Hosted by the Faro Youth Group.

Wed, Sep 17 Kids in Action Store 3:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Wed, Sep 17 Play Group 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@ faroyukon.ca Wed, Sep 17 Faro Glee Club 1:00 PM Del Van Gorder School Wed, Sep 17 Parent & Tot Story Time 11:00 AM Faro Community Library For Babies to age 4.

Stories & crafts will be provided Thu, Sep 18 Zumba 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Thu, Sep 18 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Thu, Sep 18 Faro Farmer’s Market 10:00 AM Faro Recreation Centre Thu, Sep 18 Gospel Service 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre In the Sportsman Lounge Everyone Welcome. Bring your Bible. A hymn book will be provided.

Fri, Sep 19 Seniors Fitness class 7:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre Fri, Sep 19 Kids in the Kitchen Cooking Program 4:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 9942375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Fri, Sep 19 Archery 3:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca Fri, Sep 19 Play Group 2:00 PM Faro Recreation Centre 994-2375 farorecreation@faroyukon.ca

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Tue, Sep 16 Youth Ice Hockey 5:30 PM Mayo Hockey Arena 996-2317 youth hockey Fridays Golden Horn Judo Club 3:30 PM Golden Tue, Sep 16 Drop in badminton 7:00 PM Mayo Horn School judoyukon@gmail.com or Mike 668- Community Centre 996-2317 drop in badminton Tue, Sep 16 Ice Hockey 8:00 PM Mayo Hockey 6952. Under 15 years Arena 996-2317 hockey Sundays Badminton 7:00 PM Golden Horn Wed, Sep 17 Soccer K to Grade 3 12:00 PM J.V. Elementary School Tracy 393-7641 Tuesdays Yoga 6:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Clark School 996-2317 School Gym Wed, Sep 17 Drop in Basketball 7:00 PM J.V. School Terice 668-6631 Clark School 996-2317 Mayo School Gym Tuesdays Badminton 7:30 PM Golden Horn Thu, Sep 18 Youth Ice Hockey 5:30 PM Mayo Elementary School Tracy 393-7641 Hockey Arena 996-2317 youth hockey Thu, Sep 18 Draw curling night 7:00 PM Mayo Thu, Sep 11 Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 Hockey Arena 996-2317 Draw curling Thu, Sep 18 Ice Hockey 8:00 PM Mayo Hockey AM Mun Ku Arena 996-2317 hockey Thu, Sep 11 Adult Soccer 7:30 PM St. Elias Community School Sun, Sep 14 St Christopher’s Church Service Thu, Sep 11 Adult Night at the Youth Centre 10:30 AM St Christopher’s Church 634-2360 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Licensed Lay Leader: Lynn De Brabandere Sun, Sep 14 St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 Mon, Sep 15 Fitness Classes - Pilates & Yoga AM St. Lukes Church 993-5381 5:15 PM Da Ku Cultural Centre Tue, Sep 16 Southern Tutchone Classes 12:00 Mon, Sep 15 Volleyball & Floor Hockey Night 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Saniz PM Da Ku Cultural Centre 966-3238 Tue, Sep 16 Takhini Family Game Night 7:00 Thu, Sep 18 Adult Night at the Youth Centre PM Takhini Hall 7:00 PM Old Crow Community Center Wed, Sep 17 Kindermusik 10:30 AM St Elias Convention Centre geared towards children ages Sun, Sep 21 St. Luke’s Church Service 11:00 2-3 accompanied by an adult.Any preschool child AM St. Lukes Church 993-5381 is welcome to attend (0-5) Thu, Sep 18 Elders’ Tea & Fitness Lunch 11:00 Sat, Sep 13 Antler Carving workshop with AM Mun Ku Dennis Shorty 10:00 AM Dennis Shorty Fine Thu, Sep 18 Adult Soccer 7:30 PM St. Elias Art Gallery and Studio To register and for more Community School info contact Jenny or Dennis 969-2296 335-3355 Thu, Sep 18 Infinitus String Trio 7:30 PM St limited seats. For ages 14 and over.

Elias Convention Centre Come see Infinitus, the Vancouver-based string trio who combines classical music with hip-hop and jazz.

Thu, Sep 11 Carpet Bowling 11:15 AM Tagish Community Centre 399-3407 Sat, Sep 13 Monthly Music Jam 2:00 PM Tagish Wed, Sep 10 Kids Craft time 3:00 PM Lorne Community Centre Everyone is welcome to come Mountain Community Centre and play, or enjoy!

Wed, Sep 10 Soirées en chanson Avec Claire Sat, Sep 13 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Ness 6:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Community Centre 399-3418 Centre Free event – just drop in Fingerfood and Tue, Sep 16 Stay Get Fit 5:00 PM Tagish refreshments will be available Organized and Community Centre 399-3407 offered by AFY - In collaboration with LMCA Wed, Sep 17 Tagish Community Association Thu, Sep 11 Playgroup for parents 3:00 PM meeting 7:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes 667Agenda posted at tagish.ca 7083 Wed, Sep 17 Library and Treasures Thrift Shop Fri, Sep 12 Learning Lions - Homeschoolers 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Get Together 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Wed, Sep 17 Tagish Library 12:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Agnes 667-7083 Community Centre 399-3418 Wed, Sep 17 Kids Craft time 3:00 PM Lorne Wed, Sep 17 Cruizers Concession Coffee & Mountain Community Centre Chat 2:00 PM Tagish Community Centre Thu, Sep 18 Playgroup for parents 3:00 PM Thu, Sep 18 Carpet Bowling 11:15 AM Tagish Lorne Mountain Community Centre Agnes 667Community Centre 399-3407 7083 Thu, Sep 18 Mt. Lorne Crafters 7:00 PM Lorne Mountain Community Centre Drop in , bring your current project ..And talk to Dawn Bouquot Check Thu, Sep 11 Youth Badminton 3:30 PM Teslin School out everything from knitting , crochet, appliqué, Sat, Sep 13 Teslin Birds 3:00 PM Yukon quilting to more wool crafts and penny rugs…

Motel Join this bird walk around town with Ben Fri, Sep 19 Learning Lions - Homeschoolers Schonewille and Jukka Jantunen. Meet at the Get Together 3:00 PM Lorne Mountain Yukon Motel at 3pm. (2 hrs) Community Centre Agnes 667-7083 Sun, Sep 14 St. Philip’s Church Service 11:00 AM St. Philip’s Church (867) 667-7746 Sun, Sep 14 Seniors Carpet Bowling 1:00 PM Fri, Sep 12 Dinner at the Jackalope 6:00 PM Teslin Rec Center Marsh Lake Community Association Reservations Mon, Sep 15 Archery 3:30 PM Teslin School welcome. Steak/Rib Nights - last Friday of each Tue, Sep 16 Youth Badminton 3:30 PM Teslin month School Fri, Sep 12 Drop-in Basketball 7:30 PM Marsh Wed, Sep 17 Card Games for Seniors 1:00 PM Lake Community Association Teslin Seniors Complex Sat, Sep 13 Tot Program 10:00 AM Marsh Lake Wed, Sep 17 Archery 3:30 PM Teslin School Community Association Thu, Sep 18 Youth Badminton 3:30 PM Teslin Sat, Sep 13 South of 6 10:00 AM Marsh Lake School Community Association Sun, Sep 14 Badminton Drop-in 11:30 AM Marsh Lake Community Association 660-4999 All Thu, Sep 11 Girls Night Youth group 7:00 PM welcome Watson Lake Recreation Centre Tue, Sep 16 North of 60 Cafe 2:00 PM Marsh Thu, Sep 11 Girls Youth Night 8:00 PM Watson Lake Community Association Lake Recreation Centre Tue, Sep 16 South of 6 2:00 PM Marsh Lake Thu, Sep 11 Help and Hope Drop in for Moms Community Association and Kids 1:00 PM Watson Lake Recreation Wed, Sep 17 Adult Basic Fitness 6:30 PM Marsh Centre Crafts and Activities together!

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Fri, Sep 12 Dinner and a movie night 5:00 PM Mon, Sep 15 Ball Hockey 7:00 PM Watson Lake Mayo Community Centre 996-2317 dinner and a Recreation Centre Bring your stick, glove and road movie night hockey goalie gear if you have it. None will be Sun, Sep 14 St. Mary’s Church Service 11:00 provided for you. there will be a small fee to play.

AM St Mary’s Church 667-7746 Wed, Sep 17 Ball Hockey 7:00 PM Watson Lake Mon, Sep 15 Yoga in Mayo 7:00 PM Mayo Recreation Centre Bring your stick, glove and road Community Centre Yoga in the Mayo community hockey goalie gear if you have it. None will be hall, every Monday in the summer. provided for you. there will be a small fee to play.

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Frost to Frost... with Joan Norberg

Seed saving

Gardens never die, they just go to seed

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This year we have decided to keep seed from some of our vegetables. The challenge is to prevent similar plants from cross-pollinating. I find it amazing, the plants that will cross with each other. A few years ago my sister was cutting up a pumpkin she grew herself, and she found its fragrance a bit off. It wasn’t until my brotherin-law mentioned it smelled like cucumbers that she realized the pumpkins had cross-pollinated

with her cucumbers.

Our broccoli raab, Chinese cabbage and bok choi all went to seed at about the same time. They are all also part of the brassica family.

The seed they produce will probably grow into interesting vegetables, but not many will look like their parent plants. I don’t plan to save these seeds.

We did have some broccoli raab go to seed in another location of the garden a bit earlier than everything else. So these seeds may be worth saving. They now have grown in the Yukon for two seasons and will be better adapted to our climate than anything from

FUNDRAISER FOR ADARSPCA-CARCROSS/TAGISH ANIMAL RESCUE

BARKS FOR LIFE Date: September 13, 2014

Time: 5:30 pm -10:00 pm Location: Spirit Lake Lodge in Carcross Reservations only: Call 1-867-821-4337 Before september 12, 2014 - cost: $50.00 Per person LIVE BAND: SOC PUPPITT SILENT AUCTION Come enjoy an evening of fun while helping the rescue continue to provide a very valuable service for the animals.

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For more information about this project, please call Doris Wurfbaum at 867 393 7193 or email doris.wurfbaum@gov.yk.ca.

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

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Send her your questions at grizzlyvalleyfarms@hotmail.com.

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in the parsnips. Now parsnips are like most root crops, they flower on their second season. This is why they store up energy in their roots. But picking the root breaks this process; so in order to have seed from a parsnip it needs to be left in place for two seasons.

In the North, these roots also need to be insulated so they don’t freeze.

The flower in this year’s parsnip patch was unusual. I knew it wasn’t a parsnip because this pink flower had a trumpet look to it instead of the white umbel-type flowers of a parsnip. The flower looked more like something that belonged in a flowerbed. I had gotten this parsnip seed from my mom, who has let them flower and produce seeds for years. I just didn’t know if she grew this type of flower as well.

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Seed saving does take some time and effort while the plant is still growing. It may even mean marking which plants to save seed from, and making sure the seedpods don’t burst onto the grown losing the seeds.

Life as a market gardener sometimes is so focused on what we have to harvest and get ready for market we don’t notice much else. But this past week when our friend, Kim, dropped by to help us harvest, we were able to look around a bit.

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Active Interest Listings Wed, Sep 10 Yukon Roller Girls “Fresh Meat” Drop In 8:00 PM Elija Smith Elementary School Open to all who want to come out and try Roller Derby Thu, Sep 11 Strength & Conditioning for Snowboarders 3:45 PM Canada Games Centre 334-2944 Thu, Sep 11 Savaté (French Kick Boxing) 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo 335-4500 Fri, Sep 12 Hand to Hand - Level 1 (lunch class) with Gael 11:30 AM Aikido Yukon Dojo Fri, Sep 12 Golden Horn Judo 3:30 PM Golden Horn Elementary Fri, Sep 12 YuKonstruct - Grand Ribbon Cutting Ceremony 6:00 PM YuKonstruct Makerspace Many fun activities and events planned Sat, Sep 13 Drop-In 10:00 AM Heart Of Riverdale Sat, Sep 13 One Club Wonder Invitational Golf Tournament Mountain View Golf Course 633-6020 Sat, Sep 13 Yukon Quest Golf Tournament 2:00 PM Mountain View Golf Course 668-4711 This will be an 9-hole best ball fun tournament with dinner and prizes afterwards. Call the office to register.

Sun, Sep 14 Whitehorse Terry Fox Run 2014 1:00 PM S.S.Klondike 334-6397 Run, walk, cycle, rollerblade it’s up to you.You can even just come down to the park for a burger and coffee and some live music.It’s all about honoring Terry and raising awareness and funds for the foundation.

Sun, Sep 14 Ultimate Frisbee 5:30 PM Canada Games Centre 668-6517 Come out and play some frisbee. All levels are welcome.

Sun, Sep 14 Badminton 7:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Tracy 393-7641

Mon, Sep 15 Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan 16 Movement Hand Form 7:00 PM Grey Mountain Primary School This introductory tai chi chuan (taijiquan) class will focus on the Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan 16 Movement Hand Form. Contact: Jo-Ann Gates 667-4531 Mon, Sep 15 Qigong and Tai Chi for Seniors 10:00 AM Golden Age Society This class involves flowing, gentle qigong exercises and Yang Style 16 Movement Tai Chi Chuan that help with relaxation, balance, strength and general well-being. Contact: Jo-Ann Gates at 667-4531 Mon, Sep 15 Nordic Walking for Seniors 1:00 PM Mt McIntyre Rec Centre (Ski Chalet) 6684477 Two programs - Intro to Nordic Walking and Nordic Walking for Fit Seniors - Learn the correct technique for using ski poles while walking or hiking and explore the Mt Mac trails Mon, Sep 15 Hand to Hand - Level 1&2 with Gael 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Mon, Sep 15 Whitehorse Community Choir Practice 6:00 PM Whitehorse United Church 6pm Neptunes Rehearsal, 7:15pm Big Choir Rehearsal Mon, Sep 15 Sword/Bokken with Gael 7:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Mon, Sep 15 Yukon Roller Girls Team Practice 7:00 PM Elija Smith Elementary School 30 minutes off skate work followed by Skills and Drills Tue, Sep 16 Tai Chi Form Refinements 6:00 PM Holy Family Elementary This term the refinement class will focus on fine tuning and improving our movements of the Traditional Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan 103 Movement Hand Form. Contact: Pam Boyde 633-6034.

Tue, Sep 16 Tai Chi Partner Work 7:00 PM Holy Family Elementary Learn how to use the 8 energies against an opponent and how to neutralize them when used against you. This class is for experience tai chi players. Contact: Pam Boyde @ 633-6034

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Wellness Listings Thu, Sep 11 Second Opinion Society Community Lunch 12:00 PM Second Opinions Society Fri, Sep 12 YACWI Women’s Forum Westmark Whitehorse 667-3030 Registration deadline : August 29, 2014 Fri, Sep 12 Yoga with Bonnie MacDonald 8:15 AM & 10:15 AM Vista Outdoor Learning Centre 668-2791 Ten class series. Call to register.

Sat, Sep 13 Whitehorse Weight Watchers 8:30 AM Whitehorse United Church Please arrive 30-minutes prior to the listed meeting time for weigh-in and registration.

Sat, Sep 13 Love Food! Love Your Body! Love Your Life! Redefine Your Relationship With Food 9:30 AM Best Western Gold Rush Inn 867-993-3451 It is NOT a diet plan. It DOES offer practical and surprisingly simple strategies to help you shift this relationship Mon, Sep 15 Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan 16 Movement Hand Form 7:00 PM Grey Mountain Primary School This introductory tai chi chuan (taijiquan) class will focus on the Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan 16 Movement Hand Form. Contact: Jo-Ann Gates 667-4531 Mon, Sep 15 Qigong and Tai Chi for Seniors 10:00 AM Golden Age Society This class involves flowing, gentle qigong exercises and Yang Style 16 Movement Tai Chi Chuan that help with relaxation, balance, strength and general wellbeing. Contact: Jo-Ann Gates at 667-4531 Mon, Sep 15 Practical Skills Class 2:00 PM Second Opinions Society 867-667-2037 Join us for a class on a practical skill including resume building, budgeting, communication etc...

Mon, Sep 15 Hospice Fall Walking Group 6:00 PM Whitehorse Millennium Trail 667-7429 Participants walk in groups of twos and threes with trained Hospice volunteers around the 5k Millennium Trail and share a light refreshment afterwards.The group meets at the Robert Service Campground.

Tue, Sep 16 Tai Chi Form Refinements 6:00 PM Holy Family Elementary This term the refinement class will focus on fine tuning and improving our movements of the Traditional Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan 103 Movement Hand Form.

Contact: Pam Boyde 633-6034.

Tue, Sep 16 Tai Chi Partner Work 7:00 PM Holy Family Elementary Learn how to use the 8 energies against an opponent and how to neutralize them when used against you. This class is for experience tai chi players. Contact: Pam Boyde @ 633-6034 Tue, Sep 16 One On One Support 10:00 AM Second Opinions Society A support staff will be available for one on one sessions Tue, Sep 16 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, Sep 16 Yoga 6:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Tracy 393-7641 Tue, Sep 16 Yoga with Bonnie MacDonald 7:00 PM Vista Outdoor Learning Centre 668-2791 Ten class series. Call to register.

Tue, Sep 16 Tai Chi Beginners Yang Style 108 Form 8:00 PM Elija Smith Elementary School Handed down by Professor Cheng Man-Ch’ing (Zheng Manqing) and Dr. Chi Chian Tao. Contact: Laura Beattie 456-7609.

Wed, Sep 17 Seniors +55 Tai Chi Chuan 10:00 AM Golden Age Society Class size is limited to a maximum of 10 participants. Contact: Jo-Ann Gates @ 667-4531 Wed, Sep 17 Women & Children Lunch Date 11:30 AM Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre Delicious Free Lunch for Women & Children Wed, Sep 17 Sally & Sisters Lunch 12:00 PM Whitehorse Food Bank 334-9317 Free Hot Lunch for Women & Children Wed, Sep 17 FREE Lunchtime Yoga 12:00 PM Shanti Yoga 867-456-7123 Learn to breathe, stretch and relax! Donations Welcome. Use back entrance of Hawkins House No experience required all are welcome Wed, Sep 17 One On One Support 1:00 PM Second Opinions Society A support staff will be available for one on one sessions every Tuesday

Tue, Sep 16 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, Sep 16 Yoga 6:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Tracy 393-7641 Tue, Sep 16 Badminton 7:00 PM Golden Horn Elementary Tracy 393-7641 Tue, Sep 16 Tai Chi Beginners Yang Style 108 Form 8:00 PM Elija Smith Elementary School Handed down by Professor Cheng ManCh’ing (Zheng Manqing) and Dr. Chi Chian Tao. Contact: Laura Beattie 456-7609.

Wed, Sep 17 Seniors +55 Tai Chi Chuan 10:00 AM Golden Age Society Class size is limited to a maximum of 10 participants.

Contact: Jo-Ann Gates @ 667-4531 Wed, Sep 17 FREE Lunchtime 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, Sep 17 Hand to Hand - Level 2&3 with Gael 6:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Sep 17 Whitehorse Community Choir Practice 6:00 PM Whitehorse Baptist Church (867) 667-4661 6pm Persephone’s Rehearsal, 7:45 Chamber Choir Rehearsal. For more details email: info@whitehorsechoir.org Wed, Sep 17 Staff/Jo with Gael 7:00 PM Aikido Yukon Dojo Wed, Sep 17 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, Sep 17 Yukon Roller Girls League Practice 8:30 PM Canada Games Centre Scrimmage Practice, all members welcome

Wed, Sep 17 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, Sep 17 Manage Your Osteoarthritis 7:30 PM Canada Games Centre Learn how to deal with osteoarthritis through proper exercise, correct posture, joining protection, nutrition and weight management, medications and supplements and pain and stress management techniques.

Alcoholics Anonymous Wednesday

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

Thursday

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

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

Personal Firewood Permits The Yukon Forest Management Branch would like to remind Yukoners that a Forest Resources Permit is required to cut firewood for personal use.

This permit is free and enables the cutting of 25 m3 (11 cords) or less of firewood for uses such as heating your home.

To receive a permit, apply at your local Compliance Monitoring & Inspections office. Permits are often issued over the counter at the time of application.

As part of your permit, you will receive a map indicating the permitted cutting area. It is your responsibility to ensure that you understand the conditions of your permit and are cutting only in the authorized area and during designated times if applicable.

Sunday

Remember to always carry your permit with you when cutting and transporting wood. Harvesting trees without a permit or failure to comply with the conditions could result in a fine of $150.

Monday

For more information, contact your local Compliance Monitoring & Inspections office or read the personal firewood fact sheet online at www.forestry.gov.yk.ca

Sunshine Group (OM, NS) 1:00 PM DETOX Bldg 6118-6th Marble Group (OM, NS) 7:00 PM Hospital boardroom 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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Allan Benjamin and the origins of

Didee & Didoo

Allan Benjamin with a Didee & Didoo cartoon PHOTOS: Jason Westover

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The comic was created by Old Crow resident, Allan Benjamin. It depicts a humourous take on the life of two Gwitchin elders.

Along with his poetry, Didee & Didoo has been a fixture in WUY for the last seven years.

Benjamin, the creator, has led an interesting life.

Born and raised in Old Crow, he shared a home with eight brothers and sisters. When he was young, a bout of whooping cough and a near death experience led to him to be adopted by his grandmother.

They lived off the land, which Benjamin admits was tough but good: “When we were kids we had no Ski-Doo or chainsaw; we used dog teams and Swede saws; it was colder but we were tougher back then.”

Like many Gwitchin across the North, Benjamin is a

gifted fiddler. Having played all over northern Canada and Alaska, he takes great pride in the fact that he was self-taught.

“When I was growing up my grandmother never had much money to afford the fiddle, I learned to play through guitar by watching other guitar players, just picked it up on my own,” he says. “Nobody spent a penny on me to send me to music school.”

In 1985 Benjamin joined the Canadian Rangers, and is still in service — making him one of the longest-serving Rangers still active today.

After years of hard work, including three medals of honours, he takes great pride in being a Ranger; he hopes to be active when he’s 100.

He also snowshoes avidly; in 1993 Allen won the Iditasport 100-mile Snowshoe Race in Anchorage, Alaska. What makes it an amazing story is this was Benjamin’s first race in the Iditasport, and not only did he win, he posted a record time of 18:01:00 hours, and defeated

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veteran racer and multi-time winner, Shawn Lyons, by a mere second.

He credits his grandmother for coaching him. To this day if someone asks him about his amazing win, he’ll coyly smile and say, “I’m still tired”.

It’s this sense of humour that resonates throughout Didee & Didoo, and the comic helps illustrate the humour of the elders in

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“Being humorous is one of the ways that we survive; my grandmother was always funny, and I picked up a lot with comical people,” says Benjamin. “Mostly I like to draw cartoons because they’re funny, and I think it’s important that people get a good laugh.”

Didee & Didoo is Gwitchin for grandmother and grandfather.

Allan’s favourite things

The characters are a compilation of elders, and Benjamin is inspired from hearing the quips and jokes of day-to-day life in Old Crow. He remembers the men had pipes in their mouths, lit or not, and the woman wore handkerchiefs.

Didee & Didoo pays homage to the past, and a different way of life.

With over 300 cartoons and a plethora of poetry, Allan Benjamin hopes to one day make a book, which he’ll dedicate to residential school victims.

“I was in residential schools for two-and-a-half years, and I work a lot because I want to represent residential school survivors — with the Rangers, and comics, and fiddling, and snow shoeing — and to be a role model.”

Jason Westover is a performer based in Old Crow.

Please send comments about his articles to oldcrow@whatsupyukon.com.

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SEPTEMBER 20- GERTIES LAST SHOW!

It’s your last chance to take in Diamond Tooth Gerties one of a kind show. This cutrain call is like no other! Watch as the dancers stun you with a mix of classic cancan moves and hillarious add-ons. Make sure you scan the stage for special guests and acts. This is by far, the no-holds “show stopper”!

SHOW TIMES 8:30/10:00/10:3 *Following the 20th Gerties is still open Fridays and Saturdays until Oct 18!

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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

UPCOMING EVENTS

Until Sept 13- Parks Canada Open Sept 13 Oktobeerfest Sept 20 Gerties Last Show Sept 26 CFYT Talent Night Visit Dawsoncity.ca to see all our events!

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

KIAC

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!

Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC) is an active centre of cultural and social energy! We invite you to explore our broad range of programming in the visual, media, literary and performing arts. 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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