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Mr. Bunk teaches audience members to dance in one of many street performances during the Longest Days Street Fair. Street buskers have been brought to Whitehorse to add excitement to the downtown. PHOTO: GEORGE MARATOS

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Mike Trombetta (foreground) and Mike Ellis perform parent-defying acts as part of Jump the Shark, a new improv group.

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hey are so earnest, so anxious for a laugh, that the audience doesn’t realize the performers are making fun of them. Well, gentle fun perhaps ... and just making fun of the foibles of parents who admonish their children not to run with sharp objects or make funny faces that could permanently freeze. Proving that these, and other feats, can be safely accomplished is a job that went to Jump the Shark’s Amazing Stuntmen. Dressed in hard hats and jumpsuits, Anthony Trombetta and Mike Ellis take candy from strangers, swim after eating and even risk their own mothers by stepping on a crack.

George Maratos acts as the carnival barker who leads the stuntmen through the parent-defying acts and Doug Neill provides a musical accompaniment with his keyboard. If these are feats that can only be trusted to stuntmen, then being

a stuntman can only be trusted to an improvisational artist. That’s a label Trombetta would have an issue with. “We just want to have fun,” he says. “It is not ‘performance art’ because that would make me gag.” Maratos has issues, too: “’Theatre group’ sounds pretentious, but ‘troupe’ is cool.” When it is pointed out that this is something that should have been dealt with in their business plan, Ellis offers a weak excuse: “Oh, we don’t have a business plan ... we don’t make money.” “Well, a little,” Trombetta responds. A hat is put out after each performance. Even so, Ellis is grateful for the chance to perform. “That’s what’s cool about this town, you can create your own opportunities.” He took drama at the University of Saskatchewan and has recently been seen in Guys and Dolls as Sky Masterson.

Trombetta was involved in improv theatre in high school and performed in plays with The Guild. Maratos began taking drama classes in Grade 6 and formed a comedy troupe in high school. Neill, who joined the troupe just for the Amazing Stuntmen routine, says his experience consists of “30 years of improv with a hostile audience ... teaching high school math.”

The acting careers of the three Jump the Shark members converged with the MacBride Museum’s murder mystery last winter. Trombetta got the idea first: “I said to myself, ‘Mike and George are freaking hilarious; we have to do something together’.” Their first gig was operating CRUD Atlin Radio for the audience of the Atlin Arts and Music Festival. It is a piece of improv theatre that looks nothing like the Amazing Stuntmen act. And the next act will be something completely different again.

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July 29, 2005

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All Northern. All Fun.

An editorial by Darrell Hookey

was in Mac’s Fireweed Books’ Antiquarian Bookroom last weekend and couldn’t help but overhear a tourist talking with the sales clerk as he was looking at maps. One thing, in particular, caught my attention. He said, “I was just in Alaska and I prefer the Yukon so much more because it is so sophisticated.” Wow. Is that not the exact reason so much effort has been put into the Longest Days Street Fair? If Donald Watt, Chris Dray and their crew had heard this tourist, they would have exchanged high fives and fired off emails to all who would listen. Sophisticated. Us. The Yukon is sophisticated. I believe we all have come to grips with our sophistication at different times: For some, it was with the building of the Yukon Arts Centre; for others, it was the opening of Yukon Artists @ Work or Whitewater Wednesdays at the Backwater or Arts In The Park or Arts Underground. Or, perhaps it was a more personal moment. Watching the quirky and top-drawer professionalism of the PIPE artists will certainly be a personal moment for many. True, Bubonic Tourist, the facilitators, are not local; but they found eight of our young people to train and to help carry on a message of art for art’s sake ... and art anywhere their imagination leads them is just fine.

“I prefer the Yukon so much more because it is so sophisticated.” As a member of the audience who was blown away at the depth of talent in the Yukon, I was able to see Whitehorse in a new way. Bubonic Tourist was seeing Whitehorse for the first time and it found peculiar environments for its performances. I was seeing Whitehorse through its eyes and Whitehorse looked, well, sophisticated. I read in the Yukon News that a PIPE workshop took place in a downtown location known as a “drug corner”. This is a nudge toward re-defining Whitehorse in terms that are more, again, sophisticated. I mention PIPE only because it is such an extreme example of how we can change our identity to one that suits us better. But there are many other examples, too, and they all came to light under one huge tent called “Downtown”. And compressing it into one full month helped re-define us, as a people, just as much as it re-defined the downtown core. We Yukoners are the sum of our joys and challenges and hopes and spiritual fulfillment. Our art expresses who we are. Our downtown can be a meeting place for these ideas ... for us. This sophistication has always been here; our artists have always been here; we are just starting to appreciate them a little more ... even if it took a tourist to point it out to some of us. Longest Days Street Fair has left us this legacy. It was a job well done and I thank each of its organizers and volunteers.

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Mosquito: Know Thy Enemy BY VANESSA WILLETT osquitoes are the bane of Canadian summer life. Americans think all there is north of the 49th parallel are Indians and mosquitoes and this is why we have this ad campaign playing on their TV sets showing them we actually are made up of mountains, Mounties, Indians and mosquitoes. One recent summer I had discussions with friends, as we madly flailed our arms over barbecued steaks, as to what the purpose of the mosquito was. No one could come up with an adequate answer, so I decided to research the question. I discovered they are simply another organism in the long food chain, being the prime food source for bats, dragonflies and purple martins (whatever they are). Mosquitoes are attracted to heat, body odour and carbon dioxide (they are quite the little gourmands), so our arm wind milling antics are actually attracting mosquitoes. It is best to sit stoically like a Buddha while they buzz maddeningly around your head. Only the females actually suck blood (I know what all you men are thinking), but they need it to lay more eggs. The female can live from three to 100 days whereas the males will last up to 20 days and die soon after mating. This means that one female could have several different partners in her life. It doesn’t seem like a bad system, all in all. Each female will lay between 100 and 400 eggs so there are plenty of offspring to carry on the family blood-sucking tradition.

As hard as it is to believe, we are not the mosquito’s first choice for a meal. They much prefer squirrels and rabbits and birds but will go for us in a pinch. It probably has something to do with the danger inherent in all those flailing arms. This is why so many millions of mosquitoes can live in the Arctic barrens without a juicy human for hundreds of miles. Mosquitoes weigh between 2 and 2.5 milligrams. The hotter the weather during mating season the faster they will develop and the smaller they will be. The colder temperatures mean slower growth and larger mosquitoes. This accounts for the notion that Yukon mosquitoes are the size of sparrows. The development of the larvae takes about two weeks, but less if it is warm and wet. Mosquitoes lay their eggs in what is termed “rafts” which will hold up to 300 eggs. It is not unlike some of the groups of Germans I have seen floating down the Yukon River. Each mosquito sucks blood at a capacity of 5 millionths of a litre. In human terms, this is the equivalent of five beers. Of course, Yukon mosquitoes suck slightly more as Yukoners are known to have the highest drinking rate in Canada. Letters to the editor are welcome in this space. We reserve the right to edit for length, libel issues, grammar and spelling. We do not accept letters that do not concern the mandate of this magazine — arts, culture, entertainment, sports and recreation — and we will not accept a letter in lieu of a scrutinized press release. Please send your letters to editor@whatsupyukon.com or mail them to the address in our Masthead.

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BY MICHELE MOREAU f the sun is shining brilliantly outside the office window and making it hard to concentrate on work ... take a hike. The Yukon Conservation Society offers free interpretive hikes until August 19. Its interpreters invite tourists and Yukoners alike to enjoy Whitehorse with fresh eyes. Trail Guide Coordinator Ceilidhe Dabbs says the hikes are designed to give something back to the community, to raise environmental awareness and to be fun. No rabid environmentalists are lecturing hikers on these guilt-free trips. “You can’t preach environmentalism,” says Dabbs.

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Instead, because hikers are invited to touch and smell plants along the way, the trips are memorable. By inspiring people’s curiosity and allowing them to stop and appreciate the beauty around them, many people become protective of our natural spaces. The interpreters have undergone an extensive week-long training program delivered by a series of experts in geology, local history and ecology. Along the hike, the interpreters identify local plants and describe their traditional uses. They describe the geological history, as well, with stories of fire and ice.

A lava flow between Golden Horn and Mount Sima, for example, created Miles Canyon about 9 million years ago. And glaciers have also left their marks as they passed over the Whitehorse area. The interpreters also share local First Nations and Gold Rush history. Instead of following a script, these interpreters respond to the interests of their groups, ensuring they’re always engaging. Hikes vary in length from two hours to six hours. They explore the lake trails to Chadburn Lake, the clay cliffs to Long Lake, as well as Fish Lake,

Murder and Mayhem on the Yukon River BY MATTHEW CAMERON dmission to the MacBride Museum now includes two guided storytelling walks along the Yukon River. Having started at the beginning of July, and running until the middle of August, the river walks are an exciting and entertaining addition to the many enjoyable experiences offered by the museum. Visitors are able to learn about the infamous Sam McGee, see historic Northern buildings and artifacts and even pan for real Yukon gold at the MacBride compound. The river walks offer insight into some of the territory’s forgotten past. Explosions on the Yukon River chronicles the final days of the steamer Columbian, which connected Whitehorse to Dawson City by way of the Yukon River, and was among the most luxurious of steamers in its time. In September of 1906, the Columbian exploded when three tons of gunpowder aboard was inadvertently ignited. The explosion took place just south of Carmacks at the Tantalus Mine and

was one of the worst disasters on the Yukon River. Murders Under the Midnight Sun explores the mysteries surrounding the mass murder of 1915 at Ear Lake. An English language barrier impeded Alex Gagoff, a Russian man working on the White Pass. He became a conspiracy theorist, paranoid of all his fellow workers. After killing four of them one afternoon, he promptly drove their vehicle into Whitehorse where he bragged about the bloodshed. Later apprehended by authorities, Gagoff was hanged and buried on the police barracks grounds. Other “murder mystery mayhem” is investigated along the walks as well, said Tracey Anderson. She is the program customer

service manager of MacBride Museum and was involved in developing the storyline. She was joined by a fellow student of a tourism study project where the pair first learned of the histories. Part of the mayhem focuses on the many marked and unmarked graves throughout the Yukon and is geared towards a graveyard tour that will take place at Halloween. The River walks take place every day at 7:00 p.m. at the MacBride Museum on the corner of First Avenue and Wood Street. Admission is $3.50 for children, $5.25 for students and seniors, $6.00 for adults and $15.00 for families. For more information call 667-2709. This article is provided by the Yukon Historical & Museums Association.

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Grey Mountain and Hidden Lakes. For people who can’t take time off work, two-hour Canyon City hikes are offered at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., seven days a week. None of the hikes are physically challenging. “Even people with artificial hips have done these hikes,” says Dabbs. And “bearanoid” hikers can relax. Dabbs reports there have been no encounters with dangerous animals. But hikers should be prepared to encounter the ruins left by beavers’ awesome force on tree stumps. Deer tracks have been found and there are many kinds of birds

to watch. Ed-Ventures for Kids provide age-appropriate activities during two-hour-long outings. Kids are led through walks and activities based on a theme, such as Home Sweet Habitat, Nature in Your Own Back Yard, and Survival in the Yukon. Instead of being told to keep their hands to themselves, the kids get to explore and hone their observation skills. Interpreters challenge them with games. Kids and adults alike will appreciate rediscovering familiar places with the Conservation Society’s interpreters. Upcoming hikes and times for these programs can be found in the What’s Happening Listings on Page 10.

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n a nutshell, Sour Brides Theatre’s Matt and Ben is the story of two male celebrities who are friends. They create a masterpiece — well actually, it drops mysteriously from the ceiling, at first — the guys have a fight and the masterpiece disappears. Then they forgive each other and then they actually write the masterpiece.

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s a person at work who recently moved to the Yukon stated the other day, “You guys sure are casual up here.” From having ex-hippies and drugdealers run our government, to the rather recent outlawing of drinking and driving, the Yukon has always had a flair for the easy-going. And our easy-going lifestyle means casual fashion and casual fashion means casual shoes. Without going out on a limb, I think it’s safe to say that the Yukon is in the Top 10 on the planet for jurisdictions with Citizens Wearing Comfortable Shoes. Which makes sense because who (besides people without feet) doesn’t like comfortable shoes? Birkenstocks, Tevas, Sorel boots, Merrells, felt-soled elf booties, flip-flops and every kind of athletic sandal under the sun. We wear them all — to work, to funerals, to weddings. Being comfortable in our footwear choices is what makes the Yukon so great. Until now that is, because recently this whole “comfortable shoes” thing has gone too far. I’m talking about those superugly plastic neon-coloured clogs that everyone and their dog

with Chris McNutt seems to be wearing these days. The brand name in North America is “Holey Shoes”, but they are marketed in Scandanavia as the “Ugliest @&^%$# Shoes on Earth”. For the purpose of children reading this article, I will refer to them as Killer-Ugly Clogs. Now you know the ones I’m talking about. So ugly, yet so comfortable — or so I’ve been told be everyone who wears them. If you want to make ugly shoes, it is best to start in the shape of a clog. The original designer of the clog did not intend them to be fashionable. The clog was designed to convey the message “I’m really stoned right now, or else I wouldn’t be wearing these ugly shoes.” Now that the Killer-Ugly Clogs come in bright neon colors, you can tell people in space or four blocks away how stoned you are. But a recent study has shown that almost 40 percent of the people wearing the barf-bag ugly clogs are not actually stoned.

Then why exactly are they wearing them? That question is not easy to answer. After the Birkenstock phenomenon, scientists have been warning us for years that an even uglier shoe craze was very probable in the future. And now that the ugly shoes are here, it’s important to have a strategy to get through this difficult time without dusting off the bong and joining the clog-head stoners in their piedcomfortable hell. More importantly though — what do you tell your family and friends when they visit, see all the KillerUgly Clogs and go home thinking

the Yukon is inhabited by stoners and eccentric social rejects? I know that perception is accurate, but can’t we just make an effort occasionally not to advertise that fact to the tourists. My parents will be here in early August and I don’t need any more of their “So why do you live in the Yukon?” questions. The proof is in the shoes and the shoes, my friends, are ugly. Please do not start wearing equally ugly/comfortable hats or I will start roaming naked (because that’s comfortable) in clogs, with my parents — and you definitely don’t want to see that someday on Main Street. Even if you are really stoned. Editor’s Note: This column applies to all clogs except to those neon-orange clogs proudly worn by the publisher of this fine entertainment magazine.

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or those who don’t know, we publish an email newsletter — monthly, when we are on the ball, almost monthly when we are not. About a year ago, we wrote an article full of comments on the Molson Coors merger. In that article, we noted how we had received an email from Teresa Cascioli, president of Lakeport Brewing Company in Hamilton, wondering

if we were planning to merge with anybody. We know Teresa because she represents Ontario small brewers on the Board of Directors of the Brewers of Canada, while our president, Bob Baxter, represents the western small brewers on the same Board (along with the presidents of Molson, Labatt, Sleeman and Moosehead —it is an interesting Board to sit on). At the time, Lakeport Brewing

was not a publicly traded company. However, they are now listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (congratulations to Teresa and the crew for that, by the way ... that is no small feat). Security regulators turn a stern eye toward the unofficial release of information that would affect the price of a stock — like a merger, for instance. Apparently, someone has dredged up this August 2004 newsletter and asked Lakeport about it. Let me assure the world, for the record, that there are no plans of any kind afoot that involve Lakeport Brewing and Yukon Brewing. Having said that, it is interesting to compare the two companies. Lakeport has found a great niche in Ontario in the discount beer sector, pioneering the “buck a beer 24 pack”. Its Honey Lager has become so popular it is the first non-major to have a beer in the top ten in

Ontario. In fact, the ultimate complement may have been paid to it recently when Labatt launched its own honey lager beer, pricing it in the discount category ... imitation being the greatest form of flattery. Lakeport seems to be doing rather well in this category, paying the bills through lower margins/higher volumes. Yukon Brewing is kind of at the other end of the stick. We tend to make beers with bolder flavours that sell in the premium category. The market for this kind of beer

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WHITEHORSE July 28 Ed-Ventures: Nature In Your Own Backyard for children aged 7 to 10. Meet at the Yukon Conservation Society at 10 a.m. for this two-hour event. July 30 Annual Parking Lot Sale from 9 am to 1 pm at 306 Alexander Street. Hosted by Ladies Auxiliary of the Royal Canadian Legion. Tables are $5. Info: 633-4583. July 31 Giant Yard Sale at the Elks parking lot. Sponsored by the Royal Purple. Donations: 633-3132. July 31 to August 6 Yukon Summer Music Camp at the Yukon Arts Centre. Choir, vocal jazz, guitar, strings, fiddling and more for kids, jazz combo, jazz piano and band. Info: 633-2800 or info@yukonmusiccamp.ca or www.yukonmusiccamp.ca . August 2 Ed-Ventures: Survival In The Yukon for children aged 4 to 6 and accompanied by adult. Meet at the Yukon Conservation Society at 10 a.m. for this two-hour event. August 3 Picturing the Yukon Film Series at 6:30 pm at the Visitor Reception Centre. August 4 Ed-Ventures: Survival In The Yukon for children aged 7 to 10. Meet at the Yukon Conservation Society at 10 a.m. for this two-hour event. August 5 to 7 Camping Trip for youths 12 to 18 by Whitehorse Youth Centre. Info: Caley or Same at 393-2824. August 9 Ed-Ventures: Nature Art Holiday for children aged 4 to 6 and accompanied by adult. Meet at the Sculpture Garden at the Yukon Arts Centre at 10 a.m. for this two-hour event. August 10 Picturing the Yukon Film Series at 6:30 pm at the Visitor Reception Centre. August 11 Ed-Ventures: Chinook Adventure for children aged 7 to 10 at 10 a.m. Call 668-5678 for location. August 12 Metal/Punk Show at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall. There will be four to five bands playing. August 13 to 15 14th Annual Yukon River Bathtub Race. Info: 667-2148. August 16 Ed-Ventures: Season of Change for children aged 4 to 6 and accompanied by adult. Meet at the Yukon Conservation Society at 10 a.m. for this two-hour event. August 17 Picturing the Yukon Film Series at 6:30 pm at the Visitor Reception Centre. August 18 Ed-Ventures: Season of Change for children aged 7 to 10. Meet at the Yukon Conservation Society at 10 a.m. for this two-hour event. August 20 8th Annual Soap Box Derby at 10 am on Range Road north of Mountain View Golf Course to support Big Brothers Big Sisters Yukon. Info: Ken at 668-7082.

August 20 to 21 Annual Klondyke Harvest Fair at Shipyards Park. Info: 668-6864. August 20 to 21 Yukon International Storytelling Festival. Info: 633-7550 or yukonstory@yknet.yk.ca . August 24 Picturing the Yukon Film Series at 6:30 pm at the Visitor Reception Centre. August 26 Annual Corn Roast by Association Franco-Yukonnaise. Info: 668-2663. August 27 Senior Elders Health & Wellness Fair from 9 am to 5 pm. Not just for seniors. Book showcase or activity at 660-4140.

Café Rencontres Fridays at Association Franco-Yukonnaise at 5 pm. Info: 668-2663. Grey Mountain Hike Fridays from 10 am to 4 pm starting at the Yukon Conservation Society. Bring a lunch. Bingo Saturdays starting at 9 am at the Elk’s Hall. The Art of Change until Aug. 28 at the Yukon Art Centre Gallery. Works from the permanent collection will be on display. Spirit Lake Wilderness Resort A convenient spot for lunch or dinner. Canoe rentals, horseback rides and lakeside cabins great for weekend get aways! Our campground offers a quiet alternative to the crowded Wolf Creek campground for locals. We look forward to seeing you!

ONGOING EVENTS Canyon City Hikes seven days a week at 10 am and 2 pm at the Miles Canyon Bridge. Whitehorse Rapids Fishway daily from 9 am to 9 pm. T-shirt design contest and hear elders share their traditional knowledge. Open until Labour Day. Yukon Brewing Company offers free virtual brewery tour daily at 11:30 am and 4:30 pm. Free samples. “See why our beer wins so many awards.” Info: 668-4183. Bingo Mondays at Mount McIntyre Recreation Centre. Cards on sale at 5 pm and games begin at 6 pm. Info: 667-2500. Hidden Lakes Hike Mondays from 1 to 3 pm starting from the Yukon Conservation Society office. Life and Times of Sarah “Sadie” Stringer performed by Barb Forsyth Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 2 pm at the Old Log Church. Pinetree Quilters meet first and third Monday evenings at 6:30 pm at United Church basement. Lakes Trail Tuesdays from 1 to 4 pm. Bridge Tuesdays at 7 pm at Golden Age Centre, Sport Yukon Complex. Northern Fibres Guild meets second Tuesday of each month between September and June at 7:30 pm at TC Richards Building. Fish Lake Hike Wednesdays from 10 am to 4 pm starting at the Yukon Conservation Society. Bring a lunch. Weed Walk Wednesdays from noon to 1 pm at Aroma Borealis. Join herbalist Bev Gray. Info: 667-4372. Scottish Country Dancing Wednesdays from 7 to 9:30 pm at Elijah Smith School gymnasium. No experience or partner necessary. Info: Michele at 633-6081. Fireweed Community Markets Thursdays from 3 to 9 pm at Shipyards Park. Cliff Walk to Long Lake Thursdays from 1 to 5 pm starting at the Yukon Conservation Society.

MEETINGS La Leche League Canada meets every second Saturday of the month at 11 am at Yukon Family Services to offer breastfeeding information and support. Info: Suzanne at 668-5949 or Angela at 668-2262. Healing Circle Wednesday evenings from 7 to 9 pm at Sport Yukon. Info: 393-2750.

FARO Tuesdays Youth Weight Room Sessions from 3:30 to 4:30 pm at Rec Centre. Staff will assist with stretching and scheduling. Thursdays Art Demonstration at Interpretive Centre. Info: 994-2288. Fridays Fire Side Chat at 7 pm at the Interpretive Centre. Info: 994-2288. Saturdays Arts on the Deck. Info: 994-2288. Sundays Interpretive Plant Walk at noon starting at the Interpretive Centre until Aug. 28. Info: 994-2288. Elias Convention Centre. Info: 634-2726. July 29 Picturing the Yukon Film Series at 7:30 pm at Faro August 15 Picturing the Yukon Film Series at 7 pm at the St. Recreation Centre. Info: 994-2375. Elias Convention Centre. Info: 634-2726. August 5 Picturing the Yukon Film Series at 7:30 pm at Faro Recreation Centre. Info: 994-2375. August 6 Games and Dessert on the Deck from 7 to 9 pm at the Interpretive Centre. Info: 994-2288. August 12 Picturing the Yukon Film Series at 7:30 pm at Faro Recreation Centre. Info: 994-2375. August 19 and 20 Fireweed Festival. Info: 994-2375. August 19 Picturing the Yukon Film Series at 7:30 pm at Faro Recreation Centre. Info: 994-2375. August 26 Picturing the Yukon Film Series at 7:30 pm at Faro Recreation Centre. Info: 994-2375. August 27 Flea Market on the Deck from 11 am to 2 pm at the Interpretive Centre. To rent a table, phone 994-2288.

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Pancake breakfast, Sourdough Rendezvous • Longest Days Marketplace • 7 to 9 a.m. ($)

STREET BUSKERS

Kenneth Lightfoot • Elijah Smith Plaza • 1, 4, 8 p.m. Aaron Gregg • Elijah Smith Plaza • 2, 5, 9 p.m.

HeART OF DOWNTOWN Visual artists Ruth Headley, Fibre artist • Coast Mountain Sports • 1 to 4 p.m. Lise Merchant, Textile artist • Hougen Centre • 1 to 4 p.m. Judy McCarthy, Fibre artist • Murdoch’s Gem Shop • 2 to 5 p.m..

Saturday, July 30th

Performing artists First Nations concert, featuring “The Giant Owl Story,” by SYANA and other

STREET BUSKERS

entertainment, storytellers and songs • Teegatha Oh’ Zheh Park • 7 p.m.

Aaron Gregg • Elijah Smith Plaza • noon, 2, 4 p.m. Kenneth Lightfoot • Elijah Smith Plaza • 1, 3, 5 p.m.

PERFORMANCE ART SPACES

HeART OF DOWNTOWN

Annie Avery Trio, Musicians • Murdoch’s Gem Shop • 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday Follies for July, Music (Marie-Hélène Comeau) and food (sushi) • Centre de la francophonie • 5 to 7 p.m. ($)

SUMMER ARTS CAMP (ages 11-15)

Visual artists Lara Melnik, Polymer clay artist • Murdoch’s Gem Shop • noon to 3 p.m. Lise Merchant, Textile artist • Hougen Centre • 1 to 4 p.m. Ray Shorty, Visual artist • Coast Mountain Sports • 2 to 5 p.m.

Youth Art Intensive: Capturing Emotion, with Meshell Melvin • Arts Underground • 1 to 4:30 p.m. ($)

Performing artists Danette Readman, Classical guitarist • Longest Days Marketplace • 3, 5 p.m.

ARTS IN THE PARK

PERFORMANCE ART SPACES

Rhoda Merkel, Beadworker • LePage Park • 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. End of the season grand ﬁnale • LePage Park • noon to 1 p.m.

DANCE, by LINK Dance Foundation

Contact dance instruction • Rotary Peace Park • 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

DINNER ENTERTAINMENT, by LINK Dance Foundation Partner dancing with James • Zola’s Café Doré • 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

THEATRE

Frantic Follies Vaudeville Revue • Westmark Whitehorse • 8:30 p.m. ($) Matt & Ben, Sour Brides Theatre • Arts Underground • 8 p.m. ($)

WALKING TOURS

Historical walking tours • LePage Park (YHMA oﬃce) • 9, 11 a.m., 1, 3 p.m. ($) Grey Mountain • Yukon Conservation Society • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. River walk, Explosions on the Yukon River • MacBride • 2 p.m. ($) River walk, Murder under the Midnight Sun • MacBride • 7 to 7:30 p.m. ($)

Longest Days Marketplace At Third Avenue and Main Street, this marketplace offers Yukon-made products, along with merchandise from importers and entrepreneurs. Open daily, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Hacky sack demonstration, Yukon Footbag Association • LePage Park • noon to 1:30 p.m. Elvis Wolki, Carver • Mac’s Fireweed • 1 to 4 p.m.

LONGEST DAYS STREET FAIR DANCE

Sophisticated Cave Men (swing) and Reefer Madness • Longest Days Marketplace • 7 to 11 p.m.

THEATRE

Frantic Follies Vaudeville Revue • Westmark Whitehorse • 8:30 p.m. ($) Matt & Ben, Sour Brides Theatre • Arts Underground • 8 p.m. ($)

On-going exhibitions Arts Underground Hougen Heritage Gallery: E.J. Hamacher photographs • Yukon Art Society Gallery: Retrospective of contemporary Yukon artists Centre de la francophonie (AFY) Displays by local francophone and francophile artists.

Gallery tour Guided visits of Yukon Arts Centre gallery and Yukon Artists at Work studio. Van leaves White Pass building at 11 a.m. sharp; returns between 12:45 and 1 p.m. Daily ($) MacBride Museum Photograph display, “Centre of the City: Front and Main” Old Log Church Museum Photographs and artifacts

See next page for a map. ($) indicates a charge at the door. Longest Days Street Fair, (867) 668-5595, longestdays@yukonbooks.com. For performers biographies and last minute changes, go to www.longestdays.com.

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Congratulations to all the performers, spectators and volunteers for creating a fabulous Longest Days Street Fair, which was thoroughly enjoyed, by residents and tourists alike! Ernie Bourassa Mayor

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Itâ€™s been a wonderful beginning

Congratulations to all organizers and volunteers for a bright and lively month!

Thank you for proving the arts belong downtown

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Kenneth Lightfoot • Elijah Smith Plaza • noon, 2, 4 p.m. Aaron Gregg • Elijah Smith Plaza • 2, 3, 5 p.m.

HeART OF DOWNTOWN Visual artists Mary Hudgin, Bookbinder • Murdoch’s Gem Shop • 2 to 5 p.m.. Ray Shorty, Visual artist • Coast Mountain Sports • 2 to 5 p.m. Mario Villeneuve, Photographer • Hougen Centre • 2 to 5 p.m. Performing artists Gospel singalong with the Yukon Music Camp Alumni • Stringer Park •

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If I Could Talk With the Perennials ... Avant

GARDENER

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lants are great communicators. Sozmetimes we just need to listen. They talk with their colour, their shapes, their behaviour, even with their fragrance. While it takes a while to learn plants’ language, studies show that by learning to communicate with nature, chances are you just might learn a lot more than you might think. In his well-known book, Nanna, The Soul-life of Plants, German professor Dr. Gustav Theodor introduced the avant-garde notion of talking to

plants first in 1848. Fechner believed that plants, like humans, are capable of emotions, and one could produce happy and healthy houseplants by showering them with attention and conversation. Years later in his book, Training of the Human Plant, Luther Burbank, a renowned botanist, wrote that though plants may not understand the spoken word, they were capable of telepathically understanding the meaning of speech. Further into the1970s, New Yorker George Milstein released

Music to Grow Plants By. A number of his studies concluded that comforting classical music enhanced plant performance while louder more aggressive music is more likely to cause their demise and deterioration. Perhaps the idea of talking to leaves is pure speculation? Could it simply be that when you are talking to plants, you are in acute contact with them and therefore more likely to pick up on signs of distress? Or could it be purely based on the science that your own carbon dioxide, given off in speech, is being rapidly infused into the plants own unique photosynthetic system? First look to the bloom cycle. The foremost sign of a plant not producing flowers is a generally a lack of sunlight. If your plant has nice deep dark green lush foliage, and infrequent flowers, your plant

probably isn’t getting enough over-watered and allowed to sit light. in overly moist conditions for long Next look to the size of the periods of time. Any plant, which plant leaf. Have the leaves thrives in low light conditions, decreased in size over doesn’t require a great time? If it’s a flowdeal of water. ering plant, it Though there may be that the are some high flowers have light plants, drawn too such as the much energy Cyclamen, from the main which are plant, leaving highly susnew growth ceptible to stunted. bulb, or crown Unlike people, rot, another plants can mancommon ailment Cyclamen ufacture their own caused by over-wafood. But in doing so, tering. Once the bulb they also need light. of the flowering cyclamen Next, get down to the root begins to decay, this specimen is of the problem. Often low light almost impossible to revive. One plants such as the Aglaonema of the best ways to grow plants is maria, or Chinese evergreen, to concentrate on growing healthy are susceptible to root rot. Root roots. “Bottoms up” is the best rot is caused when plants are rule of thumb. Suffering from leaf loss? Just about anyone who has ever owned a Ficus benjamina has experienced leaf loss. Rapid leaf loss usually occurs with the older leaves. Be patient, this particular plant may just be acclimating to new conditions. Be mindful of transplant shock and encourage new root Home Cooked meals • Reasonable Rates growth with a stimulant fertilizer that is high in phosphorus. Plants Rooms with coffee & Tea need a certain amount of light to Off Sales – Licensed • Satellite TV support all they have going on. If they don’t get the light they need they’ll drop leaves and reduce the amount of foliage they can support for the conditions they are in. If your plant has leaves that are weak, long and stretched out, the plant is crying for more light. If it’s stretching and reaching for any available light it can acquire, The Honda EU1000ic inverter generator try rotating the plant or moving it closer to a light source. incorporates advanced micro electronics By tuning into your plant’s to deliver versatile, high quality vibration, and by paying close electricity while attention to your plant’s persona, maintaining portability you too will see that plants really and ease of use. do communicate in their own natural language. Look to your own indoor habitat. Are your plants Weighs only 29 lbs, trying to tell you something? By 12 volt DC battery charger, staying in close contact with those fuel-saving eco throttle, you love, and taking the time to and will run 8 hours on listen to the unspoken word, you one tank of fuel. will find that the love and care you give to others only returns to you ten-fold.

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ost properties have a large backyard and a small front yard. Now, if you have a front yard 25 feet deep and 20 feet wide with a driveway on one side, it is not such a good idea to plant three or four spruce trees along the driveway with some shrubs in between. Regardless of the size of the trees at the time you are planting them, they are going to grow to 45 feet tall and 15 feet in diameter. Guess what is going to happen to that beautiful exposed aggregate driveway that you just paid $7,500 for and the nice view out of your

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big picture window 10 to 15 years from now. I see it happening all the time. A hedge of cotoneaster, that are planted too close together because we want privacy, is now six years old and six feet tall and one in the middle dies and cannot be replaced because you cannot find a cotoneaster that same size.

Or what about the beautiful mayday tree or mountain ash planted five feet away from the house? The crowns of those trees are going to have a diameter of 20 feet. What do you think will happen to the siding of your house and basement? Think sensible when planting trees and shrubs. Quality is better

than quantity. Is the tree planted in front going to take the view away? Is it going to take what little sun we get in the winter away? Do we have to have the lights on all day to read a book or newspaper because we have too many trees in the front yard? Or is the hedge we planted between us and the neighbours so tall and dense that we can’t see left or right when backing out of the driveway? When you plant either a mayday tree or a mountain ash, it is best to plant them about 15 to

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20 feet apart. Apple trees need to be planted within 50 feet of each other for pollination and you have to have two trees that flower at the same time, but they do not have to be the same kind of apple. But remember that this is not apple country. You might protect it by wrapping it in burlap or something else. Where there is a will, there is a way. And that applies to all plants ... it is nice to experiment. This column is courtesy of Adorna Flowers and Landscaping.

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too lazy for that kind of manual labour, we will use a bale stacker. This monstrous contraption looks something like a giant bulldozer with its bucket ripped off and replaced with a flat platform that another gimmick hanging off the side of the wagon tosses the bales onto. After loading the bale stacker, my dad drove up to the spot where he wanted to have all the bales stacked and pulled one of the seven levers that were in the cockpit and let the hydraulics tip the platform backward to drop the bales into a neat square pile. After several more trips we had a nice long pile of stacked-up bales. The only problem was that they were tilted at a bit of an angle. This was an easily cured

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July 29, 2005

BY JOHNNY CARIBOU f you’re trying to nail down Jen Weih’s art, start with the abstract and then think about your physical environment. “I do various kinds of things,” said the multi-disciplinary artist last week while touring around the Robert Service Cabin in Dawson. “Some of my work is installation – where I take a space and create an environment.” The Klondike Institute of Art and Culture’s current artist in residence says her art is not about an object an artist creates, but it’s what the artist can do with the space objects are in.

“I am interested in the way we think about the material world as sculpture. I want to explore the way the rules of society work.” Weih, who lives in Vancouver, says she creates art that also tries to get people to think about the disposable culture people live in and does this by collecting everyday garbage and using it in her work. “There’s a certain part that’s useless in it and that is completely normalized in society. But in the trajectory of human history this disposable culture is something new.” Since obtaining her history degree from the University of

Alberta in 1999, and graduating from Emily Carr in Vancouver, Weih’s artistic exploration has run along the lines of surrealist Marcel Duchamp. Weih’s art can be made of anything and can take any form – like Duchamp – and is partly about the creative process that goes into making it. “I’m inspired by cultural history, by philosophy,” said Weih. “My art is a process of transition, interpretation, a creative response about these ideas.” While in Dawson, Weih has combined her talents with Valery Salez. Together, they are making

a raft that will float on the Yukon River although the raft is still a work in process.

Weih says she was inspired about building a raft from refuse because during the Gold Rush an armada of rafts and boats, built by each stampeder’s own creative talents, had to journey down the Yukon River. “They made something out of whatever was available in order to get where they needed to go,” she said. “It was rudimentary, but so simple. So Valery and I are making a raft of scraps by going to the dump.” Weih adds that the whole process of making the raft is going to be photographed and videoed as part of her presentation.

BY NICOLE BAURBERGER

All this and much more will be unfolded to you by your guide at the Arts Centre. 11:50 a.m. The van picks us up at the door and we drive to the Yukon Artists @ Work Gallery. 11:58 a.m. Can this be the place? We’ve just turned onto a gravel road in an out-of-the-way industrial area... Noon Ah. Check out the view of the river from the balcony. Coffee in hand, we wander among the many well-lit rooms of this gallery, checking out work by almost 40 Yukon artists. We already admired work by some of them at the Yukon Arts Centre, including Jackie Zeihe, Joyce Majisky, and Ken Anderson. New member, John Boivin, led the tour this time and we heard about how the artists in the co-op work together to make this space a reality. Yukon Artists @ Work recently welcomed three new members: A well-established Tlingit sculptor, painter and carver, Anderson’s work is a finely crafted addition to the gallery. Wolf Like The Wind Through The Grass, a tabletop, carved wooden mask with teal

markings, it well deserves the poetry of its title. Anderson uses traditional motifs to make original statements. Boivin, our friendly guide, has historically worked in almost photo-realistic watercolour and has recently delved into largerscale acrylics. He paints tight shots of a landscape, no larger than a stand of trees, and often just the branches of one tree. “The natural world” inspires

Heidi Hehn. She has a wide selection of reproductions of her landscape and wildlife paintings in acrylics. She found the gift-shop oriented establishments where she had been showing weren’t making many sales of her fine originals. The beautiful gallery out at McCrae moved her to join the group. And it makes it hard for us to leave, even for the scenic route home. 12:50 p.m. We stop at Miles Canyon Lookout, breathe the

scent of sage from the sandy slope at our feet and admire the emerald water washing through the sculpted rock. Looking at the artists’ work has brought a new dimension to our looking at the landscape, and talking about it. 12:55 p.m. We spot a bald eagle flying low over the Yukon River. 1:00 p.m. We return to First and Main. Tours run daily till August 21.

:45 a.m. The van pulls up in front of the White Pass Building at Main and First, piloted by Spence Hill or Tom Parlee, the husband-andwife team behind Tom’s Touring Service. Hill works winters at Yukon College in communications and has lived in the Yukon for decades. Amply (if not over) qualified as a tour guide, Hill tells clear and delightful stories. 11 a.m. The adventure begins, with Hill pointing out sculptures, murals and places to find art downtown, en route to the Yukon Arts Centre. 11:15 a.m. As you enter the Arts Centre, you will see a show of oil portraits by Heather Hyatt in the Community Grotto. Continuing through two doors will bring you to The Art of Change, a show from the Yukon Permanent Art Collection. A real highlight for me was seeing carvings by Kitty Smith, whose life story is featured in Life Lived Like a Story compiled by Julie Cruikshank. Among many other accomplishments, this exceptional woman was carving at a time when women seldom did.

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he Yukon Arts Centre is taking the Art Lover’s Series to the next level: It has introduced the Art Lover’s Pass. Didier Delahaye, the Yukon Art Centre’s marketing coordinator, says the Art Lover’s Series has built up a loyal following that trusts the marketing department’s ability to find “more challenging and more rewarding” acts to book. Some Yukoners may not have heard of a certain performer, but the series is a “stamp of quality” and will get a larger audience. Because of this trust, the YAC is offering six tickets for the price

of five until Sept. 2. If two passes are purchased, there is an even greater savings. Delahaye says the typical Art Lover is willing to try new types of performances, so it is not much of a risk for them. By pre-selling a large block of tickets for each show, some pressure will be relieved from the marketing department. And, with more people seeing it, word-of-mouth advertising will help sell even more tickets. With guaranteed sales, Delahaye says acts “from the edge” can be tried. But it will never pursue

a “hoity-toity performance, the shows will always have a broader appeal.” Whitehorse Concerts has successfully launched a subscription because of its loyal following, says Delahaye. “We have a loyal following, too.” The next step will be to roll out the program to the Main Stage Series. But with performances as varied as last year’s Amanda Stott, Cirkus Inferno and Po’Girl it will be more difficult to find subscribers willing to try everything. Information is available at 667-8574.

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nterested in art? Independent of the Longest Days Street Fair activities, but nestled right into the heart of downtown, you can find the arts scene that goes on in Whitehorse anyway. Arts Underground, under the Hougen Centre, greets you with large works by various artists in the Whitehorse community. From sage green and pebble-coloured walls and full-spectrum lighting, red lines of willow in Jane Isakson’s canvas, Caribou on the Burnside River, 2005, contrasts with the flow and blue-green sky and water. Ceramic sculptor Samantha Dickie’s Scorched grows out of the wall in the form of a sphere segment. Its orange surface looks almost stitched. Nearby is a large felting by Linda Bonnefoy. The Empress incorporates bear hide and a bag by Bob Fink. Don Weir’s Arctic Idyll — Firth River catches the pale-green sunlight glowing from plants beside deep purple shadows. Land and river dominate the composition with just a small triangle of sky. In Into the Makeup Karen Rhebergen uses batik to catch her daughter’s first meddling with her natural beauty. The actual nail polish she has used to depict the smudges sits on top of the batik,

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a foreign medium, an evocative contrast. In From the Coffers of Atlantis, Kathy Piwowar offers us five small objects of wire, fimo, finch feathers and beads matted on black velour and framed behind glass. Curiosities indeed — are they fishing lures? Sculptures? Jewelry? Extinct bugs? From her explorations with vessels and disks at the Ted Harrison Artist’s Retreat, Janet Moore shows the luxuriously textured Big Red Jar, a painting about 3’x4’, an object it would be hard to show in the Captain Martin House’s smaller quarters. Coming Home 2005 by Judy Matechuk continues her work in hand-sandblasted glass over fabric collage. Mama Mia, by Marie-Hélène

Comeau, depicts the same figure three times, creating a sense of movement accentuated by the dripped and strongly brushed paint. A Ted Harrison original, Diverging Paths, from the Rolf and Marg Hougen Collection, is interesting to see when reproductions of his work are so common. Believe it or not, I’ve described only a few of the paintings. They’re joined by photographs by Steve Brewis and Robertson Bales, Frank Fry’s Tete-a-tete chair in willow, spruce and poplar, and Norm Matechuk’s turned wood sculptures — Tsunami and Volcanic birth. And that’s not all. The Hougen, Horback and MacBride Museum collections have put together a show called Hamacher Photography. E.J. Hamacher was known as “The Whitehorse Photographer”. He lived here till his death in 1935. I particularly enjoyed a shot of two finely dressed women seated in a dog-drawn carriage and the studio portraits are quite evocative. These shows continue to the

end of July. After all that looking, you may be hungry. Just upstairs, you can find refreshment at Zola’s Café Doré, as well as a show of paintings by Lea-Ann Dorval Erschen. Also known as the chef at the Midnight Sun Coffee Roasters and the maker of art dresses and fine jewelry (her show of necklaces in fine wooden cabinets continues at the Midnight Sun on Black Street until the end of July), this is Dorval’s first show of paintings in 10 years. Dorval creates textures with

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mixed water-based media on watercolour paper depicting mostly soft, impressionist plant forms, floating leaves and wild roses. Rose Blanche stands out. This mixed media and collage piece uses much higher contrast than the others do. Chunky tar-like dark shapes, perhaps depicting shadows in sand dunes, set up a powerful rhythm. This show continues till August 18.

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This Camp is About the Music BY MATTHEW CAMERON he Yukon Music Camp Society is running its annual summer music camp starting July 31 and it’s a great opportunity for the musically minded to share their knowledge and creativity with other musicians. With a wide variety of programs catering to all types of musical styles and instruments, the society has used years of experience to make this year’s camp the most comprehensive yet. In 1986, local musical band teachers worked together with Yukon College to establish the first ever summer music camp in the Yukon. “It was primarily band and choir then,” notes Debbie Peters, the coordinator of the Yukon Music Camp Society. But the camp steadily grew, moving under the hospices of the Yukon Arts Centre when it opened in 1992 and later to the Yukon Teachers Association and finally to the Yukon Music Camp Society, which was founded in the mid 1990s. “Our goal or vision when it started was to establish a group or camp of people that reflected what was going on musically throughout the territory,” adds Peters. Nineteen years later, the camp finds itself doing that and more. Its repertoire has expanded since those early days. It began including strings in 1993, then interactive children’s programs and a new stage band program will debut this year. The camp is open to people aged 3 to 93 and, indeed, all are encouraged to take part in the rich learning experience. The camp’s faculty reads like a who’s who of the west coast Canadian music scene including violin, guitar, piano and vocal experts with years of education and experience to back up their various talents. Included in the music camp are a string of performances over the next week in Whitehorse. One of these is the Jazz Scholarship Fundraiser performance taking place at the Boiler Room on Aug. 4. The scholarships are $50 each and “go to any of the jazz students who are willing to write a paragraph telling us why they are passionate about jazz,” Peters happily explained. The final performance is the Showcase in the Theatre at the Yukon Arts Centre on Aug. 6, involving all the different camp programs, which will mark the end of this summer’s camp. For more information call 633-2800.

SPORTS & RECREATION What’s Up, YUKON!

July 29, 2005

Sandboarding to Make Canadian Debut in Carcross Desert BY GEORGE MARATOS hen Janet Lee bought the March 2005 edition of Snowboarder magazine, she did so because some snowboarders she had met in Haines, Alaska were being featured in the issue. She had no idea that four months later the magazine purchase would result in the sport of sandboarding making its Canadian debut in the Yukon. Sandboarding is similar to snowboarding: Participants strap a short board to their feet and slide down a hill ... only in this case the surface is sand rather than snow. While flipping through the magazine, a brief two-page article and some pictures of guys gliding down a sand bank caught her eye. Her reaction was immediate. “As soon as I read it I thought, ‘I have to find out if this could work in the Carcross Desert’,” said Lee. So she did what most do these days when they need information. She Googled it. From there she found the contacts for Sand Master Park in

Guinness Book of Records longest jump holder Josh Tenge will be in Carcross July 29 and 30 to give demonstrations on sandboarding. It will be the Canadian debut of this new sport. Oregon, the first sandboard park in the world, and quickly sent off an email. A response from Lon Deale, owner of the park, soon followed and they started to discuss how realistic it was to bring the sport north.

Edmonton Pro To Hold Squash Camp BY GEORGE MARATOS oung squash players wanting to take their game to the next level are in for a treat. Jeff Williams, associate squash pro at the Royal Glenora Club in Edmonton, will be in Whitehorse to put on a five-day camp August 8 to 12 at the Better Bodies CrossTraining Centre. The camp will run from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day and will include a variety of training. Young squash enthusiasts enrolled will not only learn about the game of squash, but Williams will also provide tips on strength and fitness, diet and nutrition and proper stretching techniques. Williams, who has worked on developing the junior program in Edmonton for the past four years,

will also teach the Yukon players about visual learning and mental imagery. Due to the extensive training offered by Williams, camp organizer and local squash pro Marie Desmarais asks that only players with previous squash experience sign up. Desmarais says having Williams in Whitehorse will be great for further developing the skill of local players. “Our first camp last year was such a success, we didn’t hesitate when the opportunity to do it again came up,” said Desmarais. “Having the support of the 2007 Canada Winter Games “Best Ever” program to put on the camp is also great.” For more information, contact Desmarais at 633-5245 ext. 4.

“He was fascinated,” said Lee, when describing Deale’s reaction to her interest in the sport. “Nobody knows we have a desert or the right conditions so he was really excited at the new potential for another destination for sandboarding.”

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So the particulars were worked out and, on July 29 and 30, sandboarding will make its Canadian debut at the Carcross Desert. Two-time world champion and Guinness Book of Records longest jump holder Josh Tenge and two-time Junior World Champion Rodney Stryker will be holding a demonstration to showcase the sport. Lee says it would be great if sandboarding became a regular activity in Carcross. “First and foremost I arranged this for the youth,” said Lee. “And because it’s a healthy activity and a great new way to spend time outside.” Since the sandboarding event was finalized, the riders have been anticipating the sports Canadian launch. “Right now in Canada there is no sandboarding venue, so there’s a real interest in coming to the

Yukon,” said Lee. “While here, they’ll be looking at the desert and offering advice on how to utilize it properly and whether we could potentially look at developing our own sandboarding events.” Lee says she hopes local businesses realize the potential for the sport that is rapidly growing in the U.S. Looking at the reaction so far, Lee is optimistic sandboarding will be a good fit in the Yukon. “It really captures people’s imagination, because it’s so different and they haven’t seen it before,” said Lee. “It’s something that is appealing to the youth but it’s also appealing to their parents. It’s amazing the reaction, it really has been fantastic.” For more information on the sandboarding event contact Janet Lee at 333-3667 or janet@klondiker.com.

Tour de Whitehorse Rides Again

s Lance Armstrong prepares to race to his unprecedented seventh straight Tour de France title at the end of July, the north’s finest riders will also be vying for a tour victory. And while riders won’t be tackling the French Alps, a fan dressed as the devil or the likes of Armstrong, the race will still be a grueling battle. Set to take place from July 29 to 31, the three-stage “tour” begins on Friday night with a twokilometre prologue. On Saturday, the 40-kilometre time-trial takes place. Starting on the Alaska Highway just south of the Carcross Corners, the course sees riders travel south on the Alaska Highway 20 kilometres and then turn around and return to the start. Riders are advised the course is very hilly with several steep grades. The race is then capped on Sunday with the actual road race that varies in distance from 70 to

90 kilometres. The expert men’s’ category is for the more elite male riders and is 90 kilometres long. Women in the expert field race 80 kilometres, as do those competing in the sport men category, a field aimed at riders who are fit but new to the sport. The final category is sport women and juniors and covers a distance of 70 kilometres. This portion of the race is undoubtedly the most difficult of the tour with a series of steep inclines that truly tests the serious riders. Over the years, the race has seen quite a rivalry build between riders from the Yukon and Alaska. A number of juniors have also helped fuel the competition and this year promises to be the same, especially with the Canada Summer Games set to take place less than a month later.

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Soccer Set To Explode in the Yukon

hen the first group of enthusiastic young soccer players stepped onto George White field in Riverdale last month, Derric Lewis realized his hopes for Yukon soccer were coming to fruition. Summer Soccer Explosion is a series of 10 one-week soccer camps Lewis launched in June and is just one of the many ideas he has come up with to develop the level of soccer being played by youth in the territory. “It’s been a first step with the soccer camp,” said Lewis. “We’d like to see that continue where we have something happening at Christmas for those kids interested in learning more about soccer and

with George Maratos enjoying the game. I want to start developing kids at a younger age.” And while Lewis appreciates Whitehorse Minor Soccer and the work they do to provide young kids the opportunity to play in games, Lewis says Soccer Explosion aims to teach kids more about the game itself and how to play it. A long-time player and coach himself, Lewis says so far the numbers for the camp have been respectable.

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“It’s been good. Because it’s a first-year program, our biggest goal is to break even,” Lewis said. “So far we’ve been able to do that and what’s been most exciting is in the first two weeks we’ve had 10 kids per week, but of those 10 kids, four of them have signed on for another week. Lewis says the camp has been rewarding for not only the players but for the coaches, Steve Doyle, Jessica Harrison and Ashley Smith. “They’re stoked because they see the quality of the kids they’re getting and how much they improve within the week,” explained Lewis. “They’re really excited to see the future of Yukon soccer firsthand, which looks really bright.” Lewis laments the camp isn’t just about the soccer as during the five-day sessions the kids go on hikes, do crafts and every Wednesday head to the pool. “If we just played soccer we would burn the kids out,” said

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Lewis. “So, because it’s an all-day camp, we have all sorts of activities that keep the kids active outdoors and that’s really what the parents want.” The camp administrator says Soccer Explosion has seen a variety of skill levels thus far, ranging from kids that have never played before to ones that have played several years of Whitehorse Minor.

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“I think it helps stimulate learning,” said Lewis. “Those players that are more skilled have something to offer the less skilled players.” And Lewis says the coaches he has on staff have all played hi-calibre soccer, so they have lots to offer the more skilled kids in the camp. As for the feedback so far, Lewis says while some were initially sceptical of a soccer camp working in Whitehorse, now the signs are pointing to more optimism. “I think the biggest positive encouragement we’ve gotten is that we have people calling from NWT coming to our camp,” said Lewis. “We’ve got one kid registered from Yellowknife and hopefully some kids from Fort Macpherson.” As for why he’s putting in all the time and effort, Lewis can only smile. “It’s the love of the game, it’s just the love of the game,” said Lewis. “It’s just fun, you’re working with different kids and to see them progress and see their potential on a daily basis and where they can go is nice.” As for his other ideas for Yukon soccer, Lewis admits he’s a big dreamer, but five years from now he says he’d like Whitehorse to have its own soccer academy and, from there, even an outdoor facility. “The first step is having the dream of what we can do and what the potential is and the next step is putting down a plan and getting people to commit to it,” said Lewis. “It will take a lot of time and volunteers, but the sacrifice will be well worth it.” For more information on Summer Soccer Explosion contact Derric Lewis at 393-4799. Do you know someone who toils behind the sports scene and deserves some recognition? Let George Maratos know at geo17@hotmail.com.

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Gym Facility Etiquette

Or, “How I survived my first time”

et’s face it, it’s intimidating entering a fitness facility for the first time. You don’t know what to expect and you’re self-conscious thinking that everyone is staring at you.

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What should I wear? How do I get started? What if I don’t know what I’m doing or how the equipment works? Are there rules of etiquette that I should be aware of? Most people don’t think they look good enough to join a facility. I have heard it a billion times, “I plan to join the gym, but I want to get in shape first.” This, when you think about it, is completely ridiculous. Think of it this way; everyone was once a “newbie” to a fitness facility. Nobody was born with a weight in their hands and spandex on their backsides. The first step is to walk into a facility, take a tour, talk to the staff and get a feel for the facility. Select a gym in which you feel the most comfortable and un-intimidated.

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t-shirt) because it can be cold (especially with the air conditioning) and then you will want to take off layers as you warm up. There are usually no jeans or jean shorts allowed as these do not allow for proper flexibility, lack in comfort and don’t allow your skin to breathe as you sweat. Any comfortable shorts, sweatpants, yoga pants, or any version thereof would be appropriate choices. Be sure to have a clean pair of shoes to wear in the facility as there is no outdoor footwear allowed in the gym. Some people are afraid of not knowing the unspoken rules of being a gym member, and others have been gym members forever and still don’t seem to know the rules of etiquette. Here are some key points: Start by respecting your fellow gym

goers by being polite, remembering your manners and not staring. Wipe down the equipment with the towels and spray bottles provided in the area of the equipment. If you know that you are a heavy sweater, bring a small towel to carry around with you. Maintain good hygiene, do not sit on the equipment for a long time in between sets and do not hang out and chat on the equipment. Restack your weights properly on the weight trees provided, do not stand in front other peoples’ mirror space, do not hog the free weights or stack up all the weights you’ll be using around you. Do not bring your cell phones to the gym, do not interrupt other people while they are in the middle of a set, do not bang or drop the weights and wear a towel in the steam room to sit on. If you can, take your facility tour between 7:30 and 11:30 a.m. or 1:30 and 3:00 p.m. These are also the quietest times to workout (if you are lucky enough that your schedule allows for this). And remember, we were all first timers the first day we walked into a gym. This column is provided by Peak Fitness. Mrs. Lee Randell is an ACE certified personal trainer. Anyone who wants to begin an exercise program should consult their physician first.

July 29, 2005

What’s UP in SPORTS & FITNESS WHITEHORSE

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July 28 Rec Event at 7 pm Location to be announced.

Aug. 21 Long Lake Trail Triathlon at 10:30 am. Info at 668-2858.

July 29 Road Event at 7 pm Go Kart Track bottom of the South Access. Tour de Whitehorse hill climb.

Aug. 23 Athletics Yukon 5km Championships at 6 pm. Start at FH Collins School.

July 30 Road Event at 10 am Starts on Alaska Highway at Junction of Carcross Road. Tour de Whitehorse ITT.

Aug. 28 10 Miler Road Race at 10:00 am. Start at Rotary Peace Park. Info: 668-2549.

July 31 Road Event at 10 am Starts at the Rest Area at the top of the South Access. Tour de Whitehorse Road Race. Aug. 4 Rec Event at 7 pm Location to be announced. Aug. 7 Mountain Bike Championships all day in Whitehorse. Aug. 10 Yukon ITT Championships at 7 pm at junction of Carcross Road and Alaska Highway. Aug. 11 Rec Event at 7 pm at bottom of Grey Mountain.

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Aug. 21 Skagway To Carcross Tour 11 am Yukon time. Start at Skagway ferry terminal.

Judo Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:10 to 7:30 pm at Wood Street Annex. Info: Vic at 633-5814.

Aug. 28 Mountain Event. All Day. Ibex Valley Whitehorse.

Gentle Yoga Tuesdays from 5:30 to 7 pm. Above Alpine Bakery. No experience necessary. Ashtanga Yoga. Tuesdays from 7 to 8:30 pm. Above Alpine Bakery. Experience necessary. Intermediate Yoga. Wednesdays from 7:15 to 8:45 pm. Above Alpine Bakery. Claire at 456-7897.

July 30 2005 Coca-Cola Championship Golf Tournament at Mountain View Golf Course. Info: 633-6020 or mvgc@yknet.yk.ca. Aug. 5 9th Annual Bell Charity Golf Classic for Kids at Meadow Lakes Golf Course at 12:30 pm to support Big Brothers and Sisters of Yukon. Info: 668-7911. Aug. 6 1st Annual Golf Tournament and Silent Auction at Meadow Lakes Golf Course to support the animal shelter. Registration from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm. Info: 633-6019.

Polarettes Gymnastic Club Family Drop in most Sundays from 1:30 to 3 pm. Purebred Dog Walk Sundays at 2 pm at Shipyards Park if weather allows.

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Aug. 29 Swim Yukon Annual General Meeting. Info: Ron Sumanik at 633-5047.

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Is Bigger Better? with Greg Wagstaff

ello again from beautiful Mountain View! It appears that the debate is ongoing relative to club head size. Is bigger truly better? Let’s start with the irons: Modern materials and technology have allowed golf club manufacturers to expand the size of club heads without increasing, and usually decreasing, the weight of the clubs. This is a good thing as lighter clubs are easier to handle and can

be swung at higher speeds, which increases distance. In irons, this is a good thing. A larger club face and perimeter weighting contribute to better results, especially on off-centre hits. As far as fairway woods and the new hybrids go (see previous column), bigger has turned out not to be better. Considering that these clubs are more often used on tight lies or out of longer grass, smaller

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club heads tangle less and stay on line better. Now, to the meat of the matter, the almighty driver: Drivers today are allowed to be a whopping 460 c.c.s in overall head size. The biggest we have in the pro shop is a Jazz 400 c.c. and goes for $149. Kind of looks like a Volkswagen Beatle on the end of a stick to me. What are the advantages of a club head that large? First

of all, confidence. How could I possibly miss it with something that big? Thanks to titanium and other metal alloys, these large heads are very light and, because the stuff is so strong, they can be very thin in the face allowing the weight to be re-distributed to other areas of the club head. We can now lower the centre of gravity, which helps launch the ball on a higher trajectory.

The result: more distance and more accuracy. By moving weight to the outer edges, we get better mis-hits and greater club stability. Is bigger better? In most cases, and especially in drivers, yes. Until the next time, keep it on the short stuff. Greg Wagstaff is a C.P.G.A. professional at Mountain View Golf Course. For more information and a list of events, please visit www.mountainviewgolf.ca”

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t’s the season for golf tournaments and the next two weeks will be the season’s biggest. On July 30, the Coca-Cola Championship Golf Tournament will be held at the Mountain View Golf Course. Chris Graham, the general manager, isn’t sure how long the event has been around, but thinks he may have won the first two. It is sponsored by one of the golf course’s biggest supporters, Whitehorse Beverages. It is kicking in thousands of dollars more in prizes and, with the tournament

fees being rolled back into the dinner and prizes, this event has more prizes than usual. Another tournament, on Aug. 5, is about fun and raising money for a good cause. The 5th Annual Bell Charity Golf Classic is being held at Meadow Lakes Golf Course to support the Big Brothers and Sisters of Yukon. The next day, at Meadow Lakes, the 1st Annual Golf Tournament and Silent Auction will support the Human Society of Yukon’s Mae Bachur Animal Shelter. Stuart Young, the shelter’s administrator, says a Red Lantern Award will be a nod to the Yukon Quest.

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