The Wednesday, October 2, 2013 • Vol. 24, No.11 $1.25
Are you ready for the first snow to stay on the ground? KLONDIKEThe Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Singers SUN Gerties closes for the summer season
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Elder John Peter poses for a special photo with Gertie and the Girls on Tracy Nordick's last evening. Our interview with Tracy will be in our next edition. Photo by Dan Davidson.
in this Issue WWTP problems 3 Farewell to Bill Bowie 5 That's all folks 20 Maximilian’s has The mold is all cleaned up now. Dawson loses a good friend and The regular season ends at everything you need for a community leader. Gerties. spook-tacular Halloween!
What to see and do in Dawson! 2 Elizabeth May on democracy 6 Berton House is Gold 11 Authors on Eighth entries 20-21 Uffish Thoughts 4 Jazzing up the Odd Fellows Hall 7 TV Guide 12-16 Business Directory & Job Board 23 Letters 5 Recycling plugged up 10 The Horticultural Fair 18-19 City Notices 24 P2 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2013 THE KLONDIKE SUN What to SEE and DO in dawson now:
Drop in Painting:
This free public service helps our readers find their way through Saturdays, 1-4 p.m. in the classroom. $5. Inspire and be the many activities all over town. Any small happening may need camerainspired by obscura other artists.: Bring your own ideas and painting surfaces. Paints preparation and planning, so let us know in good time! To join this brushes and easels supplied. No instruction. Eventslisting contact the office at [email protected]. Now open! Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Located in DAWSON CITY DUCK UNLT APPIES & AUCTION: FrontSOVA Street across from Riverwest. Best viewed on sunny days. ADMin Office Hours At KIAC Ballroom, October Library Hours 5. Cocktails at 6 p.m. $50/person. One free drink per ticket. Great appies served : Mon-Thurs, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Art Supply Store Hours FILMthroughout SCREENING: the evening. Across Lots th ofe landfun. A wit charityh stompin fundraising' Tom event connors supporting: - : Mon-Thurs, 4-7 p.m.; Sunday 1-5 p.m. wetland conservation. : Mon-Thurs, noon-1 p.m.; Thurs 4-5 p.m., Sun Sun 1-3Dawson p.m. City Community Library BOOKday, Oct.6 SWAP at 7FUNDRAISER: p.m. at KIAC Ballroom. 1973 documentary captured Stompin' Tom at his peak. library hours Friday, October 11 at 5 p.m. at the Cultural Centre : Monday to Friday, noon to 6:30 p.m. Closed Saturday as part of International Day of the Girl. Proceeds from book and magazine sales and Sunday. will go to help fund education access for young girls around the world. Donate Conservation Klondike Society GIRLold books RISING: and magazines! Contact: Katrina Diles, 993-5086, shelterevents@ Depot Hours northwestel.net. Girl RisingFriday, October 11 at 7 p.m. at the DZ Cultural Centre. Free/by : Sat, Sun, Mon: 1-5 p.m., Tues: 3-7 p.m. Donations of refundables mayDawson be left on City the deck Recreation during off hours. Department Info: 993-6666. Tdonation.HE COST Join OF the DOING Dawson BUSINESS: Shelter Society to celebrate International Day of the Girl. is a feature film that tells the stories of nine girls. Saturday, October 12 at 8 p.m. at KIAC Ballroom. 9 musical acts, one incredible visual artist: The Burning Hell, Kyle Get the Rec & Leisure Newsletter & stay up to date. Website: www.cityofdawson. Cashen, Michael Feurerstack, Wax Mannequin, Construction & Destruction, Theca. Facebook: Westminster "City of Dawson Hotel Recreation". Contact us at 993-2353. MARTBaby Eagle,HA WAINRIG Marine H Dreams,T: Shotgun Jimmie, Richard Laviolette and Shary George mcconkey Boyle. Come Fridays & Saturdays: Live music in the lounge Home to Mama. November 5 at the Odd Fellows Ballroom. Canadian : Fridays in the Tavern, 5:30-8:30 p.m. born singer Wainright performs from her critically acclaimed record Chamber of Commerce & Town Council: The Pit House Band. Meetings Chamber Meetings: IODE DAWSON CITY: Council Meetings: Regular meetings on the second Wednesday of each Meet first Tuesday each month at home of Joyce Caley month at the Downtown Hotel. Ratoyal 7:30 p.m.Canadian For info L callegion Myrna Branc Butterworth,h #1: 993-5353, Joyce Caley, 993-5424. Recess for summer July-Oct. 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Council Chambers. Public invited to ask Council questions during the question period, Meet second Thursday each month Cwhichommittee takes place of t towardshe whole the endmeetings of each :meeting. Meetings are also aired on Pationeer Legion Hall Women (3rd andof tKinghe YSt.)ukon at 7:30: p.m. Contacts Helen Bowie, 993-5526, Channel 12. Myrna Butterworth, 993-5353. Council will be holding Committee Meet third Thursday each month at 7:30 Dänojàof the Whole Zho meetings Cultural on the 1st Centre Monday and 3rd Tuesday of each month. p.m. at YOOP Hall. Contact Myrna Butterworth, 993-5353. Recess for summer June,Klondike July and Aug.Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC) Soup-and-a-bun: In the Odd: Unearthly, Uprising: Marigold santos: sisters in spirit marcTuesdays,h: Oct.8, 15, 22 at noon. TH citizens join us for "Soup- - and-a-bun" and chat about World Heritage themes and places. Gallery Opening Friday, Oct.4. Hot chocolate and treats at the Culture lifeand Artist drawing Talk on: Thursday, Oct.3, 7-9 p.m. at the KIAC Ballroom and ODD Gal lery. Centre at 7 p.m. Silent March to the Gazebo at 7:45. Come together to honour the lives of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls. Contact: Jennifer guitar with nigenMondays,: 7-9 p.m. in the KIAC Ballroom. $8. Interested in NunanKlondike at the Community Visitor's Service Association Center for info, 993-7165. modelling for life drawing? Contact Ange at [email protected] Hatha yoga with joanne van nostrand: Diamond tooth gerties: Fridays until Oct.18. 3:30-7:30 p.m.
youth art enrichment: Tuesdays and Thursdays, Open select Fri/Sat: October 4 & 5; October 11 & 5:30-7 p.m. E-mail [email protected] 24 hours in advance. - Dawson12; October 18City & 19. Museum Students from across the territory take part in a Hours: Yfourukon days 48!: of intensive art workshops. Deadline to apply is Friday, Oct.11 Pro- gram is open to students 13+. MiscellaneousOctober to Mid-May by appointment. Dawson CityCreate international a film in 48 hours! film In festipartnershipval submissions with the Yukon open Film: Soci zumba: - ety. November 15-17. Screening on November 20. Stay Tuned for details. Film Fun, Latin-inspired fitness program for all ages and abilities! All sum in the can? Submit! Don't wait until the last minute. Check out dawsonfilmfest. mer long at the TH Hall. Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Drop in or com for info. purchase a 10-pass punch card. THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2013 P3 Mold issues prompt remediation order at the Wastewater Treatment Plant
Story & photos by Dan Davidson required.” Corix is continuing to operate the plant past the original Mold issues at Dawson’s handover date of August 22 as Wastewater Treatment a result of testing failures in Plant caused the Yukon’s the levels of ‘fecal coliform’, Occupational Health and Safety ‘biological oxygen demand’, branch to issue a remediation and ‘total suspended solids’ order, which has been carried parameters that occurred out as of this week. during the summer months. “Our safety officers The original MOU had Corix discovered significant mold operating the plant at cost for issues in Dawson’s Wastewater one year during which normal Treatment Plant during an operational standards could be occupational health and safety established, O&M costs verified, inspection in August,” said and training of local personnel Richard Mostyn, Public Affairs undertaken. The town Liaison at Yukon Workers’ maintains that these processes Compensation Health and are far from complete and the Safety Board. summer failures triggered a “We issued orders to Corix clause in the memorandum of to clean up the mold using understanding that delayed the acceptable remediation handover. methods and to take measures While no one was prevented slightly cooler than elsewhere to eliminate the growth of mold from working in the plant since in the plant during what was a in the future. We are currently the OHS order, Harwood says hot summer in Dawson. monitoring the situation to some precautions were taken. "It was about 7°C down ensure the cleanup orders are “I think we did say to not in the bottom and the air properly followed and moisture go into the area where the wasn't moving around as problems in the plant are mold was unless people were much as it should have been, fixed to prevent future mold appropriately outfitted with so between the humidity, the outbreaks.” whatever gear that was needed cool temperature and the “We haven’t issued a stop – protective equipment – but fairly still air there was a lot work order or anything,” he it was just the area where the of condensation and then it clarified. “We just told them to mold was. Now that’s cleaned was warm enough for the mold clean it up.” up so we can go anywhere.” to start growing later in the Catherine Harwood, Senior The mold was located in summer. The mold growth was in the area under the two large clarifier Advisor at Yukon Government the lower part of the gallery “There was some indication of tanks at the left side of the model. (YTG graphic) with the Dept. of Highways and area in the clarifier room. The it in late July and early August, Public Works, confirms that clarifiers are large, liquid filled but later it kind of took off and there was a problem and that tanks that are a final step in the that’s when the inspector was here and took some samples.” it has been dealt with as of this sewage treatment process. dangerous black mold that has Indications are that raising week. “It was on the concrete that been the subject of much news the temperature and improving “It was cleaned up on Monday, is on the bottom of those big reporting over the last few the air circulation should go a and I went into the plant tanks,” she explained. years. yesterday (Tuesday) and saw This has no connection to the long way towards dealing with that it was cleaned up. WCB sewage spill back in February, the problem. will do some follow-up and she said. That was completely Harwood says the mold that make their determination and cleaned up. was found was normal growth will keep working with Corix as In the clarifier room it was that is found in the Dawson area and definitely not the THE KLONDIKE SUN In-store Tel: Specials & 993-6567 Subscription & Renewal Form Fresh Coffee Fax: every day! 993-5973 Name: Address: European cheeses and organic foods City: Province/ State: “It ain’t gold Our Specialties Postal/ Zip Code: Country: Email: but it’s close!” See daily specials at Bonanza Market on Facebook! To find out how you can Annual (25 Issue) Subscription Costs: contribute , just email Check out our deli Canada $44.00 klondikesun@ for ALL KINDS of great snacks! U.S.A $75.00 northwestel.net! Camp Orders? No order too big or too small. 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One of the advantages morning, and thereth were a of shoulder season travel is that few flurries on 7 Avenue you no longer need to make around 10:30 but I frowned at reservations at a lot of places. them with menace and they Once past Edmonton on the obligingly turned back into way north there was no longer raindrops. It appears that we a need to phone ahead. returned from our trip just in As for weather it was only time, before the weather began in Prince George that we got to turn seriously autumnal. soaked while hooking up the I’m not complaining. We feel trailer one morning. Any other we have been quite blessed rain we experienced was in with decent weather during the form of nighttime showers the three and a half weeks of that were over by morning. our late summer sea and road There was some rain during Summit Lake, BC – The park campground was closed but the view was open. trip. I had worried that setting our two days on the Matanuska out after Discovery Days would between Juneau and Prince be a little risky and that we Rupert, but who really needs might finding ourselves facing to walk around on the deck our way south in late August, along with numerous spots on the outer edge of a cliff- an early winter storm in the on a rainy day while cruising but the trip back up the Alaska marked with camera signs hugging road and pushing high country along the Alaska the Inside Passage? Either the Highway during the last 9 days that indicate opportunities for through the branches on the Highway, as has been known to forward viewing lounge or the was like watching the approach picture taking. other side of the sensibly happen. We have not forgotten solarium provide shelter and of autumn in stop motion. When these vista pullouts placed concrete barrier wall the Labour Day weekend lots of scenery. In Calgary we As we moved north fall were created that was no doubt would take you over the cliff. snowstorm that caught us on actually spent a couple of days colours became more and the case. I remember some of There are now a number the way back to Beaver Creek wearing shorts. more prominent with yellows, them fondly from previous of Yukon camera spots in 1976. Not have we forgotten Besides the opportunity oranges and reds (further trips up the highway. In the where something similar the year that the snow came to visit some old friends and south) of the hardwoods six years since we last drove has happened. Both the Fox and stayed in Dawson during relatives along our big circle contrasting brightly against the route, the trees and shrubs Lake Burn and the Tintina the first week of September, route from Dawson to Prince the late summer darker shades have not been pruned in most Trench views are pretty much and the leaves didn’t fall off the Rupert to Calgary and back of the evergreens. places, and the views they obscured at this time. One trees until they were pushed off again through Grande Prairie, Some of that viewing was were created to show off are hopes that something might by new growth the next spring. Fort Nelson and Toad River, hindered by a practice that completely obscured. be done to correct the problem Checking in advance I scenery was a big part of the seems to have migrated from There are spots where you before the next tourist season. was advised by RV parks in trip. There had just been the British Columbia to the Yukon. might push through the foliage When we’re selling the magic Whitehorse that they tend to merest touch of yellow in the Both highways departments to see what is to be seen, but in and the mystery it helps if close around September 15, high places on the roads to provide lots of places to pull off many of the places along the people can actually see our dependingWe want on theto weather,hear sofrom Whitehorse you! and Skagway on the road and take a lunch break, Alcan the pullout is located true north larger than life.
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Editor/Head Writer: THE KLONDIKE SUN Published by the Literary Contributors: Society of the Klondike: Office Manager: Dan Davidson Wayne Potoroka, the Webster Family, Bag 6040 • Dawson City, Yukon • Y0B 1G0 President: KVA, Martine Dube, Helen Dewell, Tarie Subscriptions/Distribution: Office Hours: Alyssa Friesen Castellarin, Parks Canada, Palma Berger, Vice-President: Tel: Dan Davidson Aubyn O'Grady Mon-Fri, 11 A.M. to 3 P.M. Secretary/Treasurer: Florian Boulais DiverseBookkeeping: hands (See volunteer list) Fax: (867)-993-6318 and others as noted. Board of Directors: Helen Bowie E-mail: (867)-993-6625 Karen McIntyre [email protected] Palma Berger, Aubyn O’Grady, Evan Rensch PRINTED BY THE YUKON NEWS IN WHITEHORSE, YT Societies Registration # 34600-20 We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund (CPF) GST # 12531 0581 RT for our publishing activities. THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2013 P5 LETTERS OBITUARY Bill Bowie A Love Letter to Dawson City
Story & Photo by Wayne Potoroka
In the days to come, I imagine many fond memories of Bill will be shared. On August 27 the town ensured his municipal- contributions were noted, and it was my pleasure to read the following into the permanent public record on behalf of Coun cil. “…There’s so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I’m seeing it all at once, and it’s too But before that, here's a link to a story I wrote about Bill five much, my heart fills up like a balloon that’s about to burst… and then I remember to relax, and stop years ago (http://www.woodbusiness.ca/sawmilling/yukon- trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain and I can’t feel anything but gratitude for timber-rush). every single moment of my stupid little life… You have no idea what I’m talking about, I’m sure. But don’t His new mill was just getting running and he was looking worry… you will someday.” ahead to a possible new energy source for Dawson. Bill was an incredible interview and—no surprise to those that know - Kevin Spacey as Lester Burnham, American Beauty. him—a quote machine. As I end my summer in Dawson City, Yukon I believe this quotation sums up how I felt about the He also told a story about the historic tools mounted on his friendships I made and all the places I travelled to while I was living in a tiny town in Northern - store's walls. If memory serves, he said he found the tools out- Canada. in the woods and figured they might have been abandoned I can say without a doubt that I’ve never smiled so much in my life and felt such freedom, accep several decades ago by Russian loggers who, for whatever rea- tance, contentment and love for myself, for others, for the Earth, every creature that lives among son (he speculated it might have been news of the Bolshevik it and the Universe. I am closing this chapter of my time in Dawson with a quote that is perfectly Revolution back home), left the area in haste and their equip in tuned with my feelings. It took a little over a month for the realization to finally settle in. There ment behind. It might have been a tall one, or maybe not. Either were times where I was so happy and overwhelmed with excitement, gratefulness and awe to way, it was a great tale and appropriate that a logger would be finally be in place I’ve always wanted to see that I started to tear up and my chest would almost… the one to come across those artifacts out in the woods. hurt (at this point I was on the verge of the heart/balloon bursting line in the quote). Once the chest pain subsided and the tears dried up, I simply accepted my moments in Dawson “Dawson City has lost a good friend, and the municipality for its raw beauty. Certain stunning moments stood out more then others and I’d like to share some has lost a cherished leader. - with you: “Bill Bowie served on Dawson City Council for several years Every time I stood on the Dome and looked over Dawson, or when I hiked in Tombstone for the and, not being one to shy away from hard work, sat on the advi first time; when I would dance with my girlfriends and laugh hysterically in the pit; when we laid sory committee during the trustee years of the mid-2000s—a on the Klondike and I watched (with influenced, dilated pupils) the moon gleam on one of the most difficult task he took on with the tact and decency required of beautiful girls I know; when a group of us picked blueberries along the top of the world highway; the position. - when I kissed someone in the pouring rain on our roof and never wanted it to end; when we would- “Later on, Bill assisted his town as a proponent of chip-boiler all be sharing laughs at work and helping each other get our jobs finished faster so we could have a technology—the result of his efforts is currently in place be pint at Peggy’s; when we would bike through the streets and stop to lie in the grass to watch shoot hind the new wastewater treatment plant—and was a strong- ing stars and the Northern Lights; when I listened to rain drops on a tin roof while holding her and voice for renewable energy, the need for growing a local labour lying in her bed; when I stared up at the Milky Way and watched the seven sisters twinkle over - force, and made-in-Dawson solutions. He moved this munici Moosehide Slide hugging a close friend; and most importantly, when I was surrounded by silence. pality forward. I’ve never realized how important silence is and how much more I enjoyed it when I found some- “Bill always had an articulate opinion worth listening to, and one I was comfortable with in a mute environment. After experiencing a comforting silence with there isn't anyone on this Council that hasn't benefited from him and within my own self, every worry, every drama, every bad feeling or superficial relation Bill’s perspective. Speaking personally, I always found Bill to ships I had back in Ontario just melted away. be a reliable source of common sense and fairness. - Because of this town, I decided I was going to come back home as a more enlightened person and “Bill was a generous, active member of the community, and make time for quiet moments as often as I could. I told myself I will do what I believe is right for me, his contributions proved he understood the importance of civ grow more as a individual and help others when I could as long as they didn’t drain me of my new ic duty and pride. found feelings from Dawson. “On behalf of the citizens of Dawson City and this town It is very humbling to find yourself in such a beautiful place and I am forever grateful for it. Council, I would like to extend our condolences to Helen, Bill’s And if you are reading this in Dawson and you know me, I will see you in short 8 months. family and all of Bill’s many, many friends.” StayMarina warm Osmond this winter and take care of yourself. I love you. And thank you. Write a letter to the Sun!
Just Add Water Attn: Editor, Box 6040, Dawson City, Yukon YOB 1G0 Recently I returned home from working in the forest to discover the people of Dawson to be wearing unclean apparel; aah, a new trend, Crusty is in, I pondered? No, apparently the city council E-mail thought it wise to force the Monte Carlo Laundromat to close by increasing sewage and water costs [email protected]. to a drainage rate (get it?) . Thus hundreds of people have lost a new and key facility during the winter. Perhaps the next initiative will be the hotels; imagine the patrons’ delight as they lie in a bed of soiledRobin sheets. Alternatively the council could just clean their act up. P6 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2013 THE KLONDIKE SUN Elizabeth May wants to “save democracy from politics”
Story & photo by Dan Davidson that in those days there was a clear demarcation between the political wing and the civil “There’s no such thing as service wing. These days, she the Harper Government,” said says, those lines are blurred Green Party Leader Elizabeth if not missing entirely. Civil May as she began her analysis servants used to be charged of what she believes is wrong with carrying out the mandates with the way the government of their departments according of Canada is currently run and to the legislation under which reported on. they were established. These “We need to dismantle days civil servants seem to the power of the political be required to support the parties and reestablish the platform of the party in power, fundamental link between even when the governing constituents and their Member legislation has not been altered, of Parliament.” she said. She claims to think a lot Some of the most publicly Elizabeth May responds to questions at the Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre on Sept 21. like Preston Manning in this prominent features of the regard and is quick to note present government don’t the irony that the mutated even exist in our Canadian Reform Party has now become Constitution, she said. The aren’t going well, even if that to voter suppression. People present government had no the Conservative Party that Prime Minister is simply leader is the sitting Prime should realize that they are business treating its potential has such a stranglehold on the first among equals in Minister. Margaret Thatcher being deliberately discouraged defeat after the election of its caucus members and is so Westminster parlance. Now was replaced by just such a from voting and get out there 2008 as if it would have been an controlling in so many ways. the office has evolved into revolt, and we have recently anyway. antidemocratic act. May presented herself as a something that looks more seen it happen twice in just a Asked whether the Green While she had no issue with champion of the Westminster and more like the American few years in Australia. Party is simply splitting the the current prorogation, which Parliamentary System and Presidency, but without the Whipped votes, where the MP vote on the political left, she had allowed her the time to spent much of her presentation, checks and balances of that is told how he or she must vote responded that voter turnout make this “Save Democracy which ran to about 90 minutes system. and punishments are exacted if was actually higher in areas from Politics” tour of the including a Q&A session, Canada, she said, is supposed they don’t, should be abolished. where Greens ran. Yukon, she had nothing but decrying the erosion of what to be governed by Parliament, It was just such a vote that She favours minority scorn for Harper’s December she feels are the classic values which includes every elected caused former Yukon MP governments, where there is 2008 prorogation, which of that system. member of every party. Those Larry Bagnell to have to vote a possibility that the party in she said was done merely to While much of the change individual members are what in favour of keeping the Long power can be defeated and avoid having his government she chronicles since the days of we actually vote for, but the Gun Registry when he knew replaced, triggering either defeated, something which Pierre Trudeau seems to have campaigns are increasingly run that most of his constituents an election or a coalition she said had never been done been the result of the fabled Law as if the populace were actually wanted it abolished. government. Coalitions before. of Unintended Consequences, voting for the PM. It should be possible for a are common in so many she contends that the process She expounded on a number candidate to be selected by democracies, she said, and the has accelerated under the of reforms that she thought his or her riding association present government to the point would improve the situation. members without the Matthew Webster Scholarship Fund Winners where the Prime Minister’s The “first past the post” requirement for the party Office (PMO) has grown from electoral system is a hindrance leader to sign the nomination being a few secretaries and to true democracy, she said. form. Submitted by the Webster family some administrative assistants Some form of proportional The size and power of the to where it has a budget of $10 representation or some sort of PMO must be reduced so that million and it’s hard to find out system that makes it impossible Parliament can reclaim the exactly who works there or for a party without an actual power and authority that has One or two $500 scholarships are awarded annually been leached away from it. what they do. majority of the vote to form a from this fund, administered by the Yukon Foundation, May worked for a majority government needs to Things like the timing of government department be put in place. elections, robo-calls, attack to Yukon residents pursuing post secondary school as a civil servant under the In theory, she said, it ought ads and the changing of the education in trades and industrial design. Mulroney administration in the to be possible for a caucus ID rules at the polls May said The recipients of this scholarship for this year (2013- late 1980s, and she contends to remove its leader if things were all tactics that amounted 2014) are Jeremy Johnson and Chase Wolsynuk. Jeremy Johnson, a graduate of F.H. Collins High Public Notice: Avis public : School, is entering his third year in pursuit of a Request for proposals Demande de propositions Bachelor of Science degree in Aviation Technology Licence of Occupation Permis d’occupation at the University of Alaska, Anchorage. Jeremy is Parks Canada is seeking proposals for a Parcs Canada est en quête de propositions “passionate about my career choice” and is dedicated License of Occupation (May 2014 to Sept. 2016) pour l’octroi d’un permis d’occupation (de mai to provide visitor programs and services at 2014 à sept. 2016) pour offrir des services et to “fulfill(ing) my dream of serving the North as a Dredge N0. 4 National Historic Site programmes aux visiteurs du Lieu historique professional pilot.” (Dawson City). de la Drague-Numéro-Quatre (Dawson City). Chase Wolsynuk, who attended Vanier Catholic High Proposal deadline is 3:00 p. m. October 18, School, is starting his third semester in the Aircraft 2013. La date limite pour les propositions est Maintenance Engineer Program at Red Deer College le 18 octobre 2013 à 15 h 0. in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba. Working the past two For applications or information contact: Parks Canada, Klondike National Historic Sites Pour application ou information contactez : summers as an apprentice at Air North, Chase’s goal is 867-667-3971 or 1-800-661-0486 Parcs Canada, Lieux historiques du Klondike “to get my helicopter endorsement and pilot’s licence.” tél. 867-667-3971 or 1-800-661-0486 The parents of Matthew Webster wish the recipients and all applicants every success with their studies. We thank all friends and family for the generous donations in establishing this fund in memory of our son, Matthew. THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2013 P7 Kellylee Evans Trio (plus one) lit up the Odd Fellows Hall
Story & photo by Dan Davidson to move in appreciation of her band’s solo moments, to dance round the small stage, to climb Would it be just a little too up on a chair in the audience cute to say that Kellylee Evans’ and demand that everyone performance at the Oddfellows moveNina with her. Hall on September 21 was The Juno Award winning electrifying? It might be, if (for in 2011) 38 year old the singer hadn’t introduced was boisterous and energetic, her cover of Kanye West’s engaging the audience in “Amazing” by explaining that sing-a-longs for Nina Simone she is still recovering from standards “Don’t Let Me Be having been struck by lightning Misunderstood” and “Feelin’ in her kitchen back in June. Good”. She was touching a wet sink She was certainly not a when lightning hit the house stage hog, standing aside for just after she had explained extensive contributions from to her kids that they were the two regular members of perfectly safe and not in any her trio, Thompson and Allen, danger. She spent three months whose efforts called forth in a wheelchair and has only applause each time they ended The Kellylee Evans Trio (plus one): David Thompson, Kellylee, Lonnie Powell, and Wesley Allen. really gotten back to standing a solo. and moving about on stage for Special guest for this concert this Yukon tour. was well known Yukon Remember When “This is only my second drummer Lonnie Powell, who yesterday.” ca, as well as iTunes. week of concerts where I’m not approached her after the first She claimed her Haines . The performance in Dawson sitting for the whole concert,” concert at the Yukon Arts Junction concert wouldn’t have Haines Junction couldn’t was sponsored by the Klondike she said. Without a doubt part Centre in Whitehorse and worked as well without him as have been that bad, though. Institute of Arts and Culture, in of the joy in her evening’s volunteered his services for she was having a bad vocal day. Kellylee had no CDs left to sell collaboration with Jazz Yukon. performance, communicated to free. She had obviously recovered in Dawson, because concert The rest of the tour outside the her sidemen David Thompson “He learned our whole book by the time they got to Dawson goers had bought them all in city was sponsored by Junction (guitar), Wesley Allen (stand- overnight,” she said, “the whereNina she worked her way I Whitehorse and the Junction. Arts and Music and Driving up bass) and guest artist Lonnie whole 90 minutes of the show through many of the songs Never mind – there’re always Force. Chapters/Indigo and Amazon. KormendyPowell (drums), was house her ability fireover night,probably and showed up on and her current CD, caused by electrical failure Story & photo by Dan Davidson
Another Dawson heritage building surrendered to fire on the morning of September 20. The former Bear Creek residence belonging to Peggy Kormendy and her late husband, Steve, went up in flames in the wee hours of the morning. Deputy Fire Chief David “Buffalo” Taylor reports that the fire department got the call at 4:27 a.m. and arrived at the building, located at the corner of Third Avenue and York Street, to find it “fully engaged”. Seventeen members of the department responded to the call and the fire was fought from the time they arrived at the scene until 9:30 the next morning. There was no hope of saving the building, which was an old structure containing both sawdust and fiberglass insulation. There was a continuous drizzle going on during the battle, which was a bit of help as there was also a stiff breeze blowing sparks south onto the next block. Taylor says some fire fighters were detailed to keep an eye on that block for any possible ignitions. The building was empty and has not been in use as a residence since not long after the 1979 flood according to Peggy Kormendy. The basement was flooded at that time and the other water damage made the family decide to relocate. Power was kept on at the building in order to run the army style freezers in the outbuilding next to York Street. That was also badly burned. Taylor says the investigation of the fire went on all day until about 7 that night and the preliminary analysis is that the cause was electrical. The point of origin seems to have been near the electrical panel. A definitive decision will be reached after the Yukon Fire Marshall’s office has run its own investigation. There was no one in the house. By the end of the weekend the unsafe charred shell of the building had been leveled to address possible safety concerns. Contractor Jim Williams, who is also a member of the town’s Historic Advisory Committee, notes that it is a shame to lose the c building. It was one of the ones that he was used to directing people to look at if they wanted to use shingles instead of cove siding on the exterior of their homes. He’s hoping there are enough photographs of the building to act as references. P8 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2013 THE KLONDIKE SUN Northern Futures Scholarship Winners From the last show of the season at Gerties...
Press release Wesley Lines (Ndilo, NWT) Photos by the Klondike Visitors Association - - Fourth year Electrical Engi Northwestel has awarded neering student at the Univer $24,000 in scholarships to six sity of Alberta. Received First- post-secondary students as Class standing with a GPA of 4.0 part of the 2013/14 Northern- in 2013. Won the Northern Fu Futures Scholarship program. turesAndrew Scholarship Pettitt in 2010(White and- More than 60 northern stu horse,2011 YT) dents applied for the $4,000 - scholarships, which include - a summer placement at Third year Marketing Man Northwestel. agement student at the Univer- “Northwestel is very proud sity of Alaska – Anchorage. Won to support students during theCaitlin Northern O’Donoghue Futures Scholar(Mayo, their educational pursuits,” YT)ship in 2012. said Northwestel President and Chief Executive Officer Paul Flaherty. “We believe that Second year Finance student- by offering programs like the at the University of the Fraser Northern Futures Scholarship- Valley Volunteered with a Can program, students will be able cerErik Research Mayes group(Dawson in Oban,City, to build the educational foun YT)United Kingdom. dation that will support them throughout their careers.” The scholarship program- is open annually to northern post-secondary students en- rolled in Commerce/Business, Engineering, Electrical/Tele communications or Computer Sciences programs across the- country. Since the program’s- inception in 2002, 115 scholar ships have been awarded, rep resenting a total of $305,500 in contributions to outstanding northernMikah students.Fox (Whitehorse, YT)The 2013/14 winners are: First year Computer Science- student at the Saskatchewan - Institute of Technology. Volun- Third year Finance student teer at Computers for School at BCIT Has sat on many coun and the Dawson City Fire De cils including: K-12 Education- partment as a fire fighter. Council, National Aboriginal In addition to the cash award,- FriendshipRobyn Fortune Centre and (White the Ab- each winner will be presented horse,original YT) Youth Council. with a letter of offer guar - anteeing them a position at Northwestel for the upcoming- Second year Mechanical En summer. Several past winners gineering at McGill University have found permanent employ- Received Dean’s Honour List ment with Northwestel after last year. completing their academic pro gram. Subscribe to the Klondike
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4G wireless network in Mayo By Martine Dube Press release
“Have you ever been to one?” That’s what I of telephone calls and e-mails that made this- Mayo joined the growing network of Yukon communities which asked my friend when she came from Whitehorse possible and assembled this eclectic collection. for support. have access to 4G wireless service when Latitude Wireless Inc. Thank you, Halin, for the painting you contrib “Well you are in for a good one,” I said. uted. This event would make any community launched Fourth Generation (4G) wireless service on September As she watched the organizers started with proud. - 20 in Mayo. The new service is designed to deliver wireless the introduction of preferred procedures, list of I would like to offer my deepest gratitude and broadband Internet and cellular calling access to residents of the items, auctioneers James, Frederic and Heidi, and thank everyone again. Also whether you donat community. the whirlwind began. The incredibly huge list of ed, bought (hopefully peacefully, there were a 4G, also known as HSPA+, is a further evolution of HSPA that items for auction is as diverse and varied as the few long-winded transactions), traded, made- offers data speeds of up to 21Mbps. people who donated them. side deals, jumped around or just watched and “Latitude Wireless is very excited to launch 4G wireless in Mayo,” “Do you know all these people?” my friend enjoyed, your participation is noticed and great said Curtis Shaw, General Manager of Latitude Wireless. “We held asked. ly appreciated. a community BBQ earlier this month to introduce the service and Fasten your seatbelt and work really hard on Now, if you missed out some funnies, there the response was terrific. Hundreds of people attended the event containing yourself, because it was probably by- was Cleopatra modeling a handmade bench, far the hardest thing to do that night. - and are thrilled to have this new technology in their community.” Ben yelling after buying a beautiful quilt: “I like As the ever expanding list of items was pur- my wife to be comfortable!”, a couple bidding This new service means residents will have access to the latest chased, the emotions that had recently stricken against each other for the labour of three gentle wireless devices, handsets, tablets and smartphones, including the our community turned into a mix of joy, laugh men (labour for a whole day’s worth, no less), Apple iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S4, Blackberry Q10, Blackberry ter, a lot of teasing (which one couch potato did and Seamus bidding on (and winning) a piece of- Q5 and the HTC One. get the one-way bus ticket out of town?) and the ivory thinking it is a submarine sandwich. “Dakwakada Development Corporation is proud to be in a frenzy that auctions cause in all of us. Caught A few arms must have been sore afterword, es partnership that appreciates the importance of providing the latest up in the excitement, more than one person’s pecially my belly muscle after giggling so much. cell phone technology to Yukon communities,” said Dakwakada paycheck was salvaged by some conscientious I had to tell my son Randy to put his bottom jaw Development Corporation General Manager Paul Gruner. “We bidders (you know who you are, Gammies.) An- back into his face a few times as we watched in have high expectations for 4G expansion in the territory and overwhelming sense of kindness and generosity awe. The town really comes together in these are confident that it will improve day to day interactions and poured from people’s hearts (and wallets) with parts. As Trina says on her Facebook comment:- out any hesitation. activities.” “that is what we do here”. The hurried event was organized in record Thank you to the Westminster Hotel manage- Latitude Wireless representatives held a community BBQ on time and was an extraordinary success. Anyone- ment and staff for giving us the place to do it. I September 6 to introduce the service and were at the Mayo Curling involved must be commended for their efforts. I just hope this thank you note shows my appre Club on September 20 from 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. to demonstrate the cannot name everyone in fear of forgetting some- ciation of your compassion and generosity to its latest 4G devices and to activate service. one, but I can affirm that what was done for us is just value. As part of the launch, Latitude Wireless is offering a 50 most amazing and is heartfelt. As the event devel Again, my deepest gratitude to all involved. dollar hardware credit, 50 percent off handset accessories, and oped, notes were taken to help remember it all, And no, my lady friend from Whitehorse is not the company will wave the activation fee. Customers can get trying to grab it all and appreciate. over it yet. information about 4G availability and the latest handsets and I would like to thank businesses, local and from- wireless devices online at www.latitudewireless.ca, or by calling Whitehorse, organizations, individuals (yes a few 1-866-803-2365, or by visiting their local retailer. auctioned themselves), artwork and many prod ucts of all sorts (this town gets so well-groomed, The company launched 4G services in Dawson City and Watson as do their pets). I shiver thinking of the amount Lake late last year. Dawson City Slo-pitch thanks you! To the following businesses and people for another successful tournament in 2013: Downtown Hotel Bonanza Market Westminster Hotel Northland Beverages Dawson Hardware/Monte Carlo Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in KVA - Thanks Jonna for your endless Pan of Gold Midnight Sun Hotel Chief Isaac Inc questions and phone calls Ravens Nook Fell Hawk Mining Gold Rush Campgound Diamond Tooth Gerties Cindy and Aurora at the Liquor Corp Aurora Offce Shell Gas Station City of Dawson for all your help Pop Stop Westmark Hotel City of Dawson Rec Board Gammie Trucking Hair Caberet And a very big THANK YOU to the late Bill Bowie for all the years of believing that the ball diamond will someday look new again. Thanks to all the players who took the time to stop the game as they drove by with him on the flat bed. Thanks to the following volunteers who never said NO to flip a burger or open a can of beer for the fans that came out and watched some good softball: Dana Guzardo and Wyatt Guzardo, Fairbanks Jonathan and Jordan Amos, Inuvik Chris Smith, Inuvik Georgina Taylor and Jason Larson Chris Amos, Inuvik Maryann Knutson Thanks to the UIC: Mike McDowel, Fairbanks; Travis Guzardo, Fairbanks; Jeffery Amos, Inuvik; Blaine (Bubba) Demchuk, Whitehorse
First Place: NAC Nasties, Fairbanks Second Place: The Skeeters, Fairbanks Third Place: Wetsu, Anchorage MVP Male: Brett Skookum, Carmacks MVP Female: Tawny Raylene Amos, Inuvik If anyone has any suggestions to help with the tournament for next year, please don’t hesitate to write to Box 891 Dawson City, YT, Y0B 1G0
Lastly, a very grateful THANK YOU to the Dawson Fastball Association, especially Charlie Taylor for helping out with a very last minute situation that was resolved. Thanks Charlie! P10 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2013 THE KLONDIKE SUN Recycling at a halt in Dawson as the bags pile up
Story & photo by Dan Davidson classification of “recycling handling centre” to the permitted uses in the C1 zone. Activity at the Recycling CKS member Byrun Shandler Depot in downtown Dawson summed up the advantages of has come to a plugged up halt the location at the September as the depot is too filled up with 17 committee of the whole material to take any more and meeting when the zoning short of staff to handle what amendment, which requires they have. a public hearing, was on the The depot has been in agenda. operation for about two “It’s centrally located. People decades but it was only recently can walk there; they can bicycle discovered that the space it in, carry their recyclables in occupies on Third Avenue and from all over town. It’s low on in the lane behind it, were not energy and we think we do actually zoned to allow that remarkably well. Very seldom sort of activity. do we have a problem.” The Conservation Klondike The service is stalled at the Society (CKS) and the city moment because the hauling administration were both contracts for recycling backhaul surprised by this development that the territorial government when it cropped up during has with the various trucking Bags and bags of recyclables are waiting to be trucked away. a routine business licence firms are all in the process renewal application late in the of being renegotiated, and so spring. hauling services are suspended meetings. They can only be No one has been able to track until this has been sorted out. get lots of phone calls when we Other than Shandler, passed at regular council down exactly how the depot “They went to tender,” don’t have a centrally located there were no other persons meetings. was allowed to set up there in Shandler said, “and the place and we’ve been getting wanting to speak to the zoning the first place, but the town’s tender closed on the ninth of them.” amendment, which was passed administration has been acting September, so we have massive The only recycling option at the next regular council with some speed to remedy buildup recyclables right now. is for individuals to truck the meeting on September 24. the situation, drafting a bylaw We don’t like it and I know that material out to the Quigley Bylaws and resolutions amendment to Zoning Bylaw you guys don’t like it either. Landfill, out by the town can merely be discussed boundary. at committee of the whole #12-27 whichCommunity would add the Development“People are quite Fund upset. Weprovides $1 million boost for Yukon community projects Press release
demonstrate the government’s “One of the virtues of the 3,200 hours of employment Community Development Fund commitment to improving the Community Development Fund for between five and seven and our partner Northwestel to Nineteen community social and economic well-being is the diversity of projects it people. For information, bring public wifi to Whitehorse organizations are receiving of Yukoners.” can accommodate,” Economic contact Jennifer Nunan at 867- General for patients and their more than $1 million in support The Community Development Development Minister Currie 993-7165. families.” from the Government of Yukon’s Fund offers three levels of Dixon said. “We are pleased The Yukon Hospital Organizations are Community Development support. Tier 1 funding is to be able to support these Foundation will receive encouraged to contact the Fund for projects promoting available for requests up projects and the community $42,503 for their Community community development recreation, health and to $20,000. Tier 2 funding organizations that are working Connectivity Initiative to advisors well before the education across the territory. is available for applicants to provide social and economic create a public wireless internet deadlines for help with their “These projects contribute to requesting $20,001 to $75,000 opportunities throughout network at Whitehorse General applications and developing the health and vitality of Yukon and Tier 3 funding is for Yukon.” Hospital. project ideas. The next deadline communities,” Premier Darrell requests over $75,000. The Kwanlin Dün First Nation “We so often talk about for Community Development Pasloski said. “The Community funding announced today is in is receiving $75,000 towards specific pieces of equipment Fund applications is October 15 Development Fund continues to the Tier 2 category. upgrading the skating rink and and their impacts on healthcare for Tier 1 support. softball field in the McIntyre but there are real benefits to To learn more about the Deadline Reminder for subdivision. healing when patients can Community Development "Our Council actively connect to families, friends Fund, visit www.cdf.gov.yk.ca Licensed Hunters supports community-based and even their jobs,” Yukon or contact the office at 867- recreation," Kwanlin Dün Hospital Foundation president 667-8125 or 1-800-661-0408, Kill reports and compulsory submissions Chief Rick O'Brien said. "The Krista Prochazka said. “We are extension 8125. for most species are due no later than funding assistance toward just ecstatic to work with the 15 days after the end of the month in facility improvements will The afternoon after the fire... which you successfully hunted. help to enhance our recreation Find out more about compulsory programming in the community submissions, biological samples and kill reports in this in addition to making our year’s Hunting Regulations Summary. Pick up a copy facilitiesThe Tr'ondëk more accessible Hwëch'in and wherever hunting licences are sold or visit the Environment Firstuser-friendly Nation for all to enjoy." Yukon website. is receiving If you were successful in September, $74,310 to develop a network your deadline is October 15th. of single-track mountain bike trails on the Midnight Dome above Dawson City for use by local bike enthusiasts as well For more information, visit: as to expand the adventure www.env.gov.yk.ca recreation and adventure tourism potential in the region. The project will create THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2013 P11
Berton House is a large nugget of writer’s gold, says departing playwright Ode to the Toe
Story & photo By Grace Snider by Dan Davidson bound Pathfinder girl who in Edmonton this coming has volunteered to read to a November. convalescing soldier. Corporal The last selection of the Goodbye ol' toe, we'll miss you so, your soured and gruesome ways. “In Dawson City there are Michael Armstrong doesn’t evening was from the play she What was Cap'n Dick thinking when he hatched the plan, three kinds of gold,” dramatist want to be read to, wants to has been working on while Was he in a Spell of the Yukon haze? Colleen Murphy told the be left alone to hide under at Berton House. Set in 1939, audience at her public reading his bed. She is persistent, and just before the war breaks Regardless of what brought you here, on September 18. really, really wants that merit out, it involves the lives of your true identity, “There’s fools gold, there’s badge. The scene was both a family living on Prince You're a Dawson City champion, real gold and there’s writer’s touching and hilarious. The Edward Island. The scene she providing grand publicity. gold. And the writer’s gold is play willThe openDecember in Vancouver Man in read was a very funny one Was swallowing you worth five hundred a large nugget in the shape of October. in which two girls compare that he slammed upon the table? Berton House. It is priceless. In we their understanding of where He'll move you out, sure enough, “I came here – I was very meet Jean and his mother, babies come from, while the as soon as he is able. lucky and I came – and I didn’t two people whose lives were groans of a woman in labour really have an idea of what tragically impacted by the are heard from off stage. Now a natural laxative is something that we all should truly treasure. But past the lips, and down the hatch, was a feet beyond good measure.
"Come one, come all, to Dawson town, and have yourselves a try!" "To sip, your lips to touch the toe, but leave it by and by!"
Yukon Hospital Corporation invites the public to an Information Meeting regarding the Dawson City Community Hospital and Health Services Facility. Thursday, October 3, 2013 7:30 p.m. Downtown Hotel Conference Room Refreshments will be served.
Colleen Murphy takes questions at the end of her reading. All welcome!
I was coming to. But when I Montreal Massacre. Jean was Writing is just hard work, leave, I understand what it one of the men that Marc Murphy told her audience. Her means - priceless.” Lépine shooed out of that original goal in life was to be About 30 residents and classroom before he shot an Olympic downhill skier. An students from the Yukon those women in 1989. This accident ended that dream, School of Visual Arts filled up story does not end well. but she says the lessons about Join our team to help us deter, defeat and defy cancer. the Dawson City Library to “That is always hard to discipline and perseverance hear the Governor General’s read,” said Murphy, blotting that she learned on the hill Coordinator, Revenue Development Award winning playwright a tearThe ofGoodnight two from herBird eyes as have served her well in Yukon Region (based in Whitehorse or Dawson City) read from her work and talk she concluded. writing. Regular Part-time (18.75 hours per week) a bit about writing in general. was She doesn’t believe in Murphy began the evening clearly lighter fare, but it writer’s block. At the Canadian Cancer Society, we undertake our fundraising activities for one reason—to raise critical funds to fulfill our mission of eradicating cancer by saying that this sort of involved the relationship “My father was a miner … and improving the quality of life for people with cancer and their families. event was probably easier between an elderly couple and I often think that I ended A talented people and project manager, you will coordinate our fundraising for novelists and fiction and a homeless man. Lilly and up being a miner. It’s hard and community engagement efforts within Whitehorse and Dawson City, writers because it was hard Morgan have a lot of things physical labour. When you including annual giving efforts. Acting as spokesperson, you'll transform to portray different people in to work out after Parker falls have a block, when you get stakeholder relationships into strong, productive partnerships. And you'll be recruiter and rallying force for the committees and teams of volunteers, plays while reading aloud and off the roof of their high-rise stuck, it’s your job as a writer donors and cancer survivors behind every successful Relay for Life and make it work. She went on condoPig andGirl wanders in through to find out why. It’s like peeling Daffodil campaign you oversee. to prove that this disclaimer their balcony window. an onion. What’s stopping you You have 1 – 3 years' experience in revenue development along with was entirely unnecessary, as went very dark, – there’s something stopping an excellent knowledge of the revenue development landscape. Your project and event management skills as well as your coaching, mentoring, her carefully selected scenes based as it was on the you. We are our own worst presentation and problem-solving abilities also come highly rated. generally involved just two Vancouver murder spree of enemies – we stop ourselves. For more information about this opportunity and to apply online by voices and she did them very Robert Pickton. Murphy said That’s what I think, but that’s October 16, 2013, please visit www.cancer.ca/bc. Alternatively, you well. she wrote the play to bring out just me. can submit your cover letter and résumé in one document to She alternated from lighter something about the women, “If you want to write, if you [email protected]. to darker material, noting as rather than just focussing on feel you have something to she did so that it was a matter the killer and the families. say, even if you don’t know of degree and most themes She said she imagined a what the hell it is – and you seemedArmstrong’s to turn darkWar under spirited woman who tried, don’t have to know what it is cancer.ca her hands. as much as was possible, to – but (you have) that impulse. In we fight back against her fate. Just go with it. Don’t think meet Haley, a wheelchair This play will be premiering about it, just go. It is hard.” P12 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2013 THE KLONDIKE SUN
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The Sun obtained funding in late 2009 from the City of Dawson, YTG’s Heritage Branch and the Community Development Fund to conserve and archive early issues and make them available once again in the public domain. This is a great resource for students, writers and historians, and also for prospective tourists with an interest in Dawson City’s life. Each month, we are re-printing our front pages from 20 years ago (seen above) as a souvenir of our lively history. If you want to see page 2 and beyond, check out our website. Past issues are available there for download. Go to http://klondikesun.com. More will be added periodically (heh) when we have time! P18 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2013 THE KLONDIKE SUN The real gold is in the garden
Story by Helen Dewell Results & Photos submitted by Tarie Castellarin - - The 2013 Horticultural Exhibition was a suc cess! We were thrilled to have over 60 partici pants in a variety of categories. Jack Fraser’s contribution to Dawson’s gardening scene was- celebrated. (Thank you to the Fraser family for providing Jack’s biography and photo.) In keep ing with the spirit of the north, Jack prospected, mined, trapped, and gardened. - Molly MacDonald and staff members at the Dawson City Museum created the displays show- casing the history of gardening, complete with historical photos of the Klondike. Locals and visi tors alike were wowed by the variety of produce grown in the land of the midnight sun. Thank you to the market gardeners: Karen Digby & Grant Dowdell, Jack & Lucy Vogt, and Maryanne- Davis for donating the high quality produce for the silent auction. The inspiration for this show case came from their imagination. Sylvie Gammie was the highest bidder. Money raised from the silent auction was donated to the Food Bank. We would like to acknowledge the local restaurants for participating in the silent auction. Special thanks to our judges: Shirley Pennell, Sharon Edmunds, Betty Castellarin, Joyce Caley, Lydia Oleson, Palma Berger, Lenore Calnan, Rod- A child participant Grand Aggregate Winners Otto and Connie Muhlbach Dewell & Garry Gammie. The following is an impressive list of the indi viduals and organizations, who made this YOOP sponsored event possible: Visitors Information - The results Centre, KPMA, Borealis Painting, KVA, CBC, KIAC, Summit Awards, community gardeners, the local food security group, and the set up/takedownGrand Aggregate crew. Winners Class: Vegetables 10. Peas, any variety, 6 pods 1. Beans, wax yellow, 6 first place: Otto & Connie Muhlbach first place: Helen Bowie (green) second place: Helen Bowie second place: Megan Waterman (snow sugar) third place: Penrose Family first place: Maria Ledergerber 11.third Peppers, place: Sebastian any kind, & 3Shelley (red) - second place: Margaret Saunders We are proud to report that the Horticultural Exhibition was 1.third Beans, place: wax Connie green, & Otto 6 Muhlbach able to link the historic and current food scene in Dawson togeth first place: Penrose Family er. The bounty generated byDawson local gardeners Daily News was impressive! second place: Louise Piche This year’s classes were based on the 1946 program. According first place: Penrose Family 12.third Potatoes, place: Sally white, Pedersen 4 to a 1904 article from the , market & amateur second place: Maria Ledergerber gardeners participated in four days of horticultural events. 2.third Beets place: any Sylvia kind, Gammie 4 Here is our inspiration for the 2013 exhibition. first place: Helen Dewell “In 1898, when the great rush took place in Dawson from the second place: Margaret Saunders older portions of creation, one man had the nerve to plant a first place: Penrose Family 13.third Potatoes, place: Connie any colour, & Otto 4Muhlbach few seeds in the sandy bank of the slough where St. Paul’s second place: Gerry Couture Cathedral of Dawson now stands. He was ridiculed for thinking 3.third Broccoli, place: Helen1 head Dewell heDawson might raise Daily anything News in ground which only a foot beneath the first place: Megan Waterman surface was charged with eternal frosts.” second place: Helen Dewell , Article by William S. Paddock, Dawson- 4.first Cabbage, place: Margaret 1 head Saunders 14.third Radishes, place: Rod 6 Dewell Farmer. For the record, here are the class winners of the 2013 Horticul tural Exhibition! Congrats & see you next year under the tent! first place: Connie & Otto Muhlbach first15. Squash/ place: CalebZucchini, Kent any kind, 1 second place: Louise Piche 5.third Carrots, place: anyRod variety,Dewell 6 first place: Diana McCready second place: Connie & Otto Muhlbach first place: Helen Bowie Cauliflowerthird place: Lenore Calnan second place: Lupine Bulmer 6.third Celery, place: 1 Gerrybunch Couture In-store Tel: first place: Rod Dewell Specials & 993-6567 second place: Louise Piche Fresh Coffee Fax: 7.first Cucumber, place : Marcia 2 Jordan 16.third Tomatoes, place: Gerry cherry, Couture 6 every day! 993-5973 first place: Clair Dragoman first place: Helen Dewell 8.third Lettuce, place: anyHelen variety Dewell second place: Rose Lamb 17.third Tomatoes, place: Sharon other, Edmunds 4 EuropeanYes, che weese ares a ncuttingd organic foods first place: Suzanne Guimond OuWILDr Sp eGAME.cialties second place: Maria Ledergerber first place: Clair Dragoman 9.third Onions, place: any Sylvia kind, Gammie 4 second place: Sylvia Gammie Just give Paul a call at 993-6567! 18.third Turnips, place: Connie any colour, & Otto 3 Muhlbach See daily specials at Fax: 993-5973 | E-mail: [email protected] first place: Brenda Caley Bonanza Market on Facebook! second place: Connie & Otto Muhlbach first place: Gerry Couture third place: Louise Piche second place: Louise Piche Check out our deli third place: Penrose Family for ALL KINDS of great snacks! 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first place: Margaret Saunders 44.second Beaded place: work Suzanne Saito
first place: Helen Bowie second place: Brooke Buerge (child45. Quiltsentry)
first place: Margaret Saunders second place: Marcia Jordan Wallthird hangingplace: Sara Stephens
first place: Suzanne Saito 46.second Photo-Yukon place: Suzanne theme Saito
first place: Monica Kulych second place: Myrtha Schilliger 47.third Photo- place: any Tarie subject Castellarin Silent Auction bounty Second place Grand Aggregate Helen Bowie 19. Other -exotic 29. Other first place: Beat Kaelin - Class: Handicrafts & Photography second place: Sonny Parker third place: Tarie Castellarin first place: Suzanne Guimond first place: Lois Flynn (honey - 42. Crochet second place: Penrose Family dew) Otherthird place: -exotic Holly (child’s & Kirsten entry) second place: Lenore Calnan (canta- loupe) first place: Betty Davidson third place: Helen Dewell (canta Knittingsecond place: Suzanne Saito first place: Rory Duncan Class:loupe) Canned Goods & Pre- second place: Rachel Buerge serves 20.third Other place: -gigantic Ariel Buerge first place: Sonja Stephenson 30. Meat & Fish second place: Joann Vriend third place: Kathryn Johnson first place: Connie & Otto Muhlbach second place: Sharon Edmunds 31.first J amsplace: & Tara Jellies McCauley Class:third place:Fruits, Diana Plants, McCready Flowers
21. Raspberries, several first place : Rose Lamb second place: Maryanne Davis 32.third Fruit place: & VMyrnaeggies Butterworth first place: Maryanne Davis second place: Nancy Hunter third place: Daniela Buerge (child first place: Diane Baumgartner entry)22. Display of Assorted Berries second place: Claudia Naef 33.third Pickled, place: Diana Variety McCready
first place: Clair Dragoman (grapes) second place: Maryanne Davis (black- first place: Maryanne Davis currants) second place: Gigi Bigras third place: Lenore Calnan (pincher- third place: Lupine Bulmer Klondike Nugget & Ivory Shop ries) *Child Entry & Scarlett Lloyd (child entry) high 34.first Best place: Collection Spencer Dewell of canned will be closing for a holiday: bush23. cranberriesRhubarb, 6 stalks goods October 10 first place: Helen Bowie first place: Maryanne Davis second place: Margaret Saunders second place: Myrna Butterworth 24.third Potted place :Plants Connie & Otto Muhlbach Class:third place:Home Louise Cooking Piche But will re-open: 35. Bread, white, 1 Loaf first place: Sharon Edmunds November 26 second place: Karen Gabryelczyk 25.third B ouquetplace: Betty of flowers Castellarin 37.first Bread, place: anyClaudia variety, Naef 1 loaf
38.first Buns/Biscuits place: Diane Baumgartner Watch for the Christmas sale first place: Jaden Ezzard (child entry) second place: Daniela Buerge (child entry) 39.first Cookies, place: Margaret any variety Saunders starting November 26! 26.third B ouquetplace: Myrna of Wild Butterworth flowers
41.first Pies, place: any Brooke variety Buerge 27.first Sweet place: Peas Riley Brennan *Please pick up all repairs and custom first place: Myrna Butterworth work before October 10. first place: Myrna Butterworth second place: Myrna Butterworth second place: Brenda Caley third place: Myrna Butterworth 28.third Pansies place: June Mather
first place: Palma Berger P20 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2013 THE KLONDIKE SUN Authors on Eighth Prose EX Call of the WILD Entry by Isobel Coles
Bristol, England cool. The stakes were $3 minimum $10 maximum, and after watching for a while he bought $30 worth of chips and sat down between a good-natured, good-looking guy who everyone seemed to know, and a clean-cut chubby guy not much older than him. The Yukon’s muddied waters sidled up alongside The pretty dealer dealt the cards – a king for Mikey, a nine for nice guy, a ten for the clear blue waters of the Klondike. Like a long chunk and a seven for the dealer. Mikey put three chips on the table and tapped it like brown finger it urged the unpolluted innocence to he had seen the others do, he was dealt an ace and immediately the dealer doubled join with its wide, knowing flow. All too soon the his money, tens were dealt to the others and a five then a ten for the dealer. The dealer two rivers join as one and continue their relentless paid them out. flow through the Yukon, Alaska and into the Bering ‘Good start kid,’ said nice guy, and Mikey beamed. There was nothing to it! Sea. Mikey played a few more hands and had built a nice pile of chips in front of him Mikey Martin had arrived in Dawson City as unpolluted as the Klondike, not when two girls in their twenties came and sat next to him. He shifted uncomfortably; the only thing he had in common with that name so linked with luck and fortune. he had never been good with girls. One was dark haired, with a hard, unhappy face, Just as the Klondike was not the real name of that infamous river (some fool had the other was blond with big breasts barely staying in the small tee shirt she wore. mapped it as Klondike instead of Tr'ondëk); Mikey was not his real name, it was The blond, to Mikey’s surprise, ignored nice guy and turned to him, ‘Can I place Mighty. your bets?’ she asked in a sweet sexy voice. ‘S-s-sure’ Mikey stammered and handed I mean, c’mon, Mighty? He had taken some stick for that name! Maybe that was his poker chips to the girl. why he could no longer bear to look at his folks, let alone talk to them! They had The girl laughed with delight when he won, put her arm around him when he lost screwed him up right from the start – but no more! He had finally broken away and, much to Mikey’s surprise, planted a big kiss on his lips when he got twenty-one! from their 1970s hippy bullshit, renamed himself Mikey and had finally ended up He just couldn’t believe it; he was winning at cards and was with a girl who clearly in Dawson City. saw something in him that the girls at home had missed for years. Man, was he glad- Dawson City, the Klondike, Gold! He had heard the old stories so he thought; he had left Hudson and all those losers far behind! why not give it a go? He had left Hudson, Michigan and arrived in Dawson a week When she whispered to him to cash in his chips and come outside with her he near later after bumming lifts and sleeping rough. ly fell off his chair. He cashed those chips in so fast even Blondie was surprised. His folks had always told him that money meant nothing. It seemed clear to him He felt a million dollars as he sauntered out of Gerties with her on his arm. She took that the only time money means nothing is when you have so much of it you don’t him around the corner to a small condo in one of the back streets; have to think about it. You can be dang sure that it means a lot to folk who are up ‘Let me see you,’ she whispered and tugged at his zipper. ‘Wow, you’re all ready for to their eyeballs in debt; and he meant to make sure he was with the former not me!’ she cooed and placed her cool hand on him. - the latter! Poor Mikey, he just couldn’t take it, and to his eternal shame it was over then and No more for him the quiet life – what was the point of living life easy when it there before she could do anything else with him. He nearly cried he was so embar should be lived hard and fast? What was the point of merely existing when life is rassed and pulled away; as red faced and twitchy as the tourist guy at the poker table. there to be lived to the full? Yeah it might hurt more at times, but the highs always He hurriedly pulled up his zipper and was on his way out when he heard a different outweigh the lows – don’t they? Well that was what Mikey Martin was just about tone of voice than the one he had heard in Gerties. to discover! ‘That’s a hundred bucks,’ said Blondie, harshly. His first night in Dawson City was certainly one to remember! He had arrived For a second time that evening he was so surprised he nearly choked. ‘Y-you’re a in town and had really wanted to live that first night, but how? Then he had seen p-p-prostitute?’ He gawped. Diamond Tooth Gerties; a casino! ‘What? Did you think I was after your boyish good looks honey?’ she laughed. ‘God, Now maybe that don’t seem much to you and me, but when you have lived in you really are green aren’t you! Yeah, I’m a prostitute, now give me my hundred small town USA; a casino is a big thing to a sheltered 20 year old guy who had been bucks!’ brought up to despise wealth as ‘a capitalist ploy to trap the unsuspecting little ‘But I don’t have 100 bucks! You saw me cash in my chips I only have 60!’ blurted guy into a life of subservience’. Mikey. God, he hated his parents’ bullshit; they had lived the hippy lifestyle from the- ‘Buddy!’ Blondie shouted; and the door opened to reveal a big, mean looking guy late 60s through the 70s and 80s. Then at their disgustingly late ages of 40 and 45 with muscles on his muscles. ‘This kid ain’t paying up. He says he only has 60 bucks. had decided to have a child - him! As if having parents old enough to be grandpar Sort him out for me Bud.’ And with that she pushed past him and went out the door. ents wasn’t enough; he had been brought up in orange and green knitted clothes!- Mikey got beat up real bad that day and was thrown out in the street without a No wonder he had been on the end of such crap at school! dime to his name. It was while he was trying to crawl away that nice guy from the Mikey was determined to get rich and stay rich; he was going to have the life Blackjack table found him. He picked him up like a modern day ‘good samaritan’ and style he had envied of his few friends at school. A casino, he had thought, was the helped him back to a cabin two blocks away and patched Mikey up the best he could. best place to start. So with his 50 bucks he had walked up to Gerties' full of the During the next two weeks as he nursed him back to health he told Mikey his name; confidence of youth. Of course he had to show two forms of ID; he wasn’t stupid, Paul, and listened to him. For some reason Mikey found it easy to talk to this stranger he knew he was a puny guy who looked closer to 13 than 20, but after a very close who he barely knew. inspection by the guy at the door, he had been let in. He paid his $10 for the season When Paul heard that Mikey had come up to Dawson to make his fortune he loaned pass, bought himself a beer and looked around. him a steel pan and some other stuff and took him out to a creek. Wide-eyed, Mikey took everything in. The dancing girls, all frilled skirts, high ‘You won’t get your fortune in Gerties' kid, you’ll get it through hard work with kicking and painful looking splitting. The fat-arsed housewives; mechanically these, and a whole lot of luck,’ said Paul and showed Mikey how to swirl the pan at feeding quarters and loonies into the slots; all hope of more excitement long gone an angle in the water. Then he showed him the tiny fleck of gold dust in the pan that from their lives. The tourists all shiny clean and over excited. Then there were the was so small you couldn’t even pick it up; you had to use a sniffer bottle to pick it up gamers; the every night, hooked like a red in a July run, sad faced gamblers always and put it in a vial. placing that ‘one more bet’ which kept them floundering in the net of debt. Finally ‘That’s gold Mikey, and you need to find a lot of those flecks of dust to make a troy there were the poker players and Mikey watched them play for a while. A fat, red- ounce. Every ounce of gold you find is worth $1300; work hard and you’ll get your- faced, sweating tourist in a puke green shirt, a couple of older, unhurried guys and money, probably not a fortune but at least enough to live on. But don’t go straying some younger guys who acted like they knew each other; probably locals, Mikey anywhere else; there are some big placer units around here who don’t like you stray thought. ing into their claims. This claim is my father’s and I know there is gold here to find - if The minimum bet in the game he was watching had a minimum $10 bet with you work it right. You can bunk at my place if you want. I’m heading off to Whitehorse a maximum $100. The sweaty tourist wore a worried look on his face; probably today so make yourself at home!’ And with that Paul was gone. scared to death that he was losing all the vacation money and was desperate to Even though Mikey was still feeling the kicking he had received, he got straight to win it back before his equally fat, sweaty wife with stiff permed hair lacquered to work. At first he was real clumsy; with the contents of the pan flying out with the an inch of its life, (nothing like the shining locks which had whipped tantalizingly water, but he soon got the hang of it and was pleased to find that he had quite a few over his face when they had first screwed many years before) returned from the flecks in the vial before he finished that first day. slots and gave him hell for ruining the vacation. He twitched and jumped like a He worked every day, rain or shine, back bent in half; cold, aching, but nothing fish desperately trying to spit out the hook before it could be reeled in. stopped him. Some nights he went back to Gerties though he didn’t play, he just ‘Can I play?’ Mikey asked the vest wearing supervisor. watched; especially the Poker games. He watched the faces and movement of the ‘Not good enough for these guys,’ he grunted. The players at the table sniggered players when they won, when they lost, when they had a good hand, when they had a at the thought of the kid getting in on their game. bad hand. He noticed that most of the guys playing were regulars with the occasional ‘Hell, we don’t mind whose money we take; it’s all the same to us,’ laughed one of visitor joining in. He just watched. the young guys, and his buddies joined in with derisive laughter: After eight weeks of back breaking work he took his vial into town and cashed it in. ‘Does your mommy know you’re here?’ He was pleased to receive just over $1000; not a fortune, Paul was right about that, ‘Run along kid, mommy needs to get you to bed. Its way past your bedtime!’ but enough for him. He had a plan! It involved Gerties and it involved poker; he had Mikey blushed deep red, hung his head and slunk away from the cat-calls and laughter ringing in his ears. He was used to doing that! He walked over to the Story continued on next page... Blackjack tables and leaned casually against a pillar, desperately trying to look THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2013 P21 Authors on Eighth The Tale of Toopy Orange Paw Poetry by Monique Sweetapple Entry Edmonton
After a long hard day of panning for gold Her Paw! What an awful sight Became another day of nothing to be sold It glowed a tell-a-tale orange bright!
The last of Master's stores was stewing in a pot Toopy licked her paw to no avail At least he would soon be eating something piping hot She tried hiding her paw with her tail
Toopy sniffs the air In come Master all in his glee When Master is ready to declare... ready for a feed of spaghetti
"Dis ghetti is not for you! He peered in the pot You already ate yer doggy stew!" There was none! Not even a drop!
Toopy patiently hides "Toopy!" He shouted angrily Waiting for Master to go outside "What have you done with my spaghetti?"
"Finally he is gone!" "Not me! Not me!" Toopy sings in a song Cried little Toopy
Immersed in a trance This lie began to unfold She jumps up and begins the spaghetti dance! As her orange paw glowed
In the pot with her paw "Man's best friend indeed" The ghetti wraps round her claw Sneered the hungry displeased
That pot of spaghetti was filled to the top ...and there you have it! You would not believe she ate every last drop! The tale of Toopy Orange Paw Writer's note: This above amateur poem was conjured up last week while playing cards with my husband on our first camping trip to the Yukon. Inspiration was drawn from my beloved Norwegian elkhound, Toopy, and her mischievous ways. Earlier in the evening my husband thought it would be cute to cover he paw in spaghetti sauce and she quickly received the nick name Toopy Orange Paw! I have little knowledge on how to compose a poem but thought it would be fun to pass this along.
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watched enough, now was the time to play. Mikey walked into Gerties at 1.30pm after registering his name there an hour earlier for a no limit, Texas hold ‘em poker game. The supervisor, who Mikey knew by now, tried to talk him out of wasting the money he had worked so hard to get but Mikey was determined. ‘I figure I know what I’m doing,’ was all he would say. The game started at 2pm and Mikey was pleased to see that the table was full of regulars; Tiny, Red, Joey, Charlie, Cody, Larry, Ricky and Jim. The first hour he just about held his money; losing a few hands, winning a few hands. Then the cards were dealt that he was waiting for. Mikey smiled to himself when he saw them and he played that hand like the true poker player he was. At the end of the hand Red turned over his cards slowly and deliberately, but Mikey knew he had him; he had seen the twitch of his left eye when Red had placed his first bet. Red was bluffing and Mikey had the cards to beat him. Sure enough Red had a good hand, but Mikey had him beat fair and square. That wasn’t the only hand Mikey won, it was just the start; by the end of that afternoon he had $35,000 dollars. Maybe not a fortune; not yet anyhow, but Mikey was on his way. Just like the 160 mile long, clear sparkling waters of the Klondike picks up driftwood on its long trek to the Yukon. Mikey Martin wasn’t as young and innocent as he first appeared. His hippy parents may have only played poker for match sticks, but they had taught him real good and he had picked up every trick they knew in his short life. Luck, like life, is not about winning or losing. It’s about how you play the cards you’re dealt with.
The Authors on Eighth annual writing contest asks contestants submit to work in the style of one of four writers: Jack London, Robert Service, Pierre Berton or Dick North. It can be prose, fiction, non-fiction or poetry. This year the subject was luck. There were 18 entries from all over Canada, the United States, England and Italy. All entries will be published in coming issues of the Sun. The Authors on Eighth writing contest is held in cooperation by the KVA, Parks Canada and the Klondike Sun. Judges included the current Berton House writer- in-residence and local writers. P22 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2013 THE KLONDIKE SUN Murder on the CYFT 106.9 FM: Dawson City Community Radio Mean Streets BOOKENDS of Mars { by Dan Davidson } Red Planet Blues
hunters found enough traces “The Spirit of Dawson” to make some people rich and By Robert J. Sawyer keep the fossil fever alive, but Viking New Klondike is a boomtown MONDAY TO WEDNESDAY, October 2 356 pages on the downslide, and there’s a 1 to 5 p.m. Manager’s Mix - Mr. Manager shabbiness to this future that $30.00 isn’t characteristic of Sawyer’s THURSDAY, October 3 generally more optimistic 1 to 2 p.m. Golden Frequencies - Diego By the time Robert Sawyer tone. came to spend the summer 2 to 3 p.m. The Sad Bastard Hour - Jonny Moon The new title is the result of at Berton House in 2007, he Sawyer’s publisher deciding 3 to 4 p.m. Holly’s Hits had already written a story the book needed something 4 to 5 p.m. The Record Collection - Joey set in New Klondike on the more noirish on the cover. Rob 5 to 6 p.m. Youth Broadcast - Ricky & Friends planet Mars and was toying put out a call for suggestions, with the idea of expanding but my two didn’t make the 6 to 7 p.m. Simply the Best - Jonna the adventures of private cut. One was “In the Boneyard 7 to 8 p.m. Kajambo! Radio - Paulie P detective Alex Lomax to book with the Martian Dead”, 8 to 9 p.m. Kings of Dawson City - Ben & Brenden length. Sawyer has always reflecting my fondness for had a fondness for mysteries the work of James Lee Burke, the novel into a different type FRIDAY, October 4 and one of his earlier books, and the other was the Agatha of detective story, more of an 2 to 3 p.m. The Gold Mine - Felix The Terminal Experiment, Christie influenced “Murder in adventure thriller style of 3 to 5 p.m. On the John - John actually won him an Arthur the Martian Boneyard”. story with chases, break-ins, Ellis Award for mystery 5 to 7 p.m. George’s Show This book is different from shooting and explosions. writing. His working title for Sawyer’s more recent work in There are a lot of nods to the 7 to 9 p.m. Spiritwind - Jeff the Lomax book was “The a number of other ways. For Klondike in this novel. One of 9 to 10 p.m. The Fox and the Forest - Mathias Great Martian Fossil Rush”, instance, it isn’t set on Earth, the spaceships from the early because it was the search for unlike his last several. Then days is called the Skookum Jim. SATURDAY, October 5 those rare proofs of long since again, it’s set farther in the One of the major characters 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern Promises - Matt extinct life on Mars that had future than he has been going in the book is a writer-in- 3 to 4 p.m. The Sad Bastard Hour - Jonny Moon spurred the creation of the lately. Third, noir narrators residence, a nod to Sawyer’s domed town. 4 to 5 p.m. He Played/She Played - Dan & Gaby are far less likeable people time at Berton House. That story, “Identity Theft”, than the usual Sawyer point of The lastth nod is to the cabin 5 to 7 p.m. The City Mic - Mike & Steph had been written in the view character. across 8 Ave. from Berton 7 to 8 p.m. Andy’s Music Times tradition all the great noir Finally, there’s a great deal House, where Sawyer heard 8 to 9 p.m. David’s Show detective stories. There was a more action and violence in the rhymes of Robert Service somewhat shady first person this novel (and way more sex, recited twice daily for three 9 to 10 p.m. Auditory Slaughter - Karl narrator and even an opening come to think of it) than you months. It prompted him to SUNDAY, October 6 scene where a beautiful find in most of Sawyer’s work. begin the book with a bit of woman walks into his office 12 to 1 p.m. Today’s Special - Craig & Tanya I’m not complaining, mind ersatz Service, which he told looking for help. you. It suits the type of story me was the hardest part of the 1 to 2 p.m. The Cat’s Meow - Capri “The door to my office slid than he set out to tell, and it Therebook to are write. strange things done 2 to 3 p.m. The City Steph - Stephanie open. suits Alex Lomax. ‘neath the Martian sun 3 to 4 p.m. The Movie Show - Kerry “’Hello,’ I said, rising from There are, however, a By those who seek the mother my chair. ‘You must be my 4 to 6 p.m. Happytime Radio - Ryan number of themes that he’s lode; nine o’clock.” I said it as if I been playingMindscan with since the The ruddy trails have their 6 to 7 p.m. The Missing Link - Dan had a ten o’clock and an eleven short story “Shed Skin” and secret tales 7 to 9 p.m. Meat and Potatoes - Kit o’clock, but I didn’t. The whole the novel . Transfer That would make your blood Martian economy was in a technology plays a major role run cold; slump, and even though I was in this novel. The beautiful The twin moonlights have seen Tune your dial to 106.9 FM or the only private detective on woman in question has queer sights, Mars this was the first new had her brain shifted to an But the queerest they ever did Cable Channel 11 (Rolling Ads) in Dawson City, case I’d had in weeks. artificial body so she can be see or listen live over the internet at www.cfyt.ca! “’Yes,’ said a high, feminine faster, stronger and live longer. Was that night on the shore of a voice. “I’m Cassandra Wilkins.” Several other characters in lake of yore “I let my eyes rove up and the book have made the same I terminated a transferee. down her body. It was very choice and some of the story good work; I wondered if she’d involves the possible death of had quite so perfect a figure one of these transfers. before transferring.” Then there is the possibility THE KLONDIKE SUN That opening scene is that mind transfer technology reproduced in this novel, the could inspire a whole new type thanks our volunteers! first ten chapters of which of crime. Why worry about chief writer & editor - Dan Davidson (out of 47) are an expanded using electronic bugs and version of that story, with monitoring computer traffic proofreading - Betty Davidson, Alyssa Friesen, Dan Davidson quite a bit more back-story to steal someone’s information and atmosphere built in. when you can simply copy layout - Dan & Alyssa The history of the Rush is their entire memory and that two explorers found what personality without their subscription mailing/retailer deliveries - came to be called the Alpha knowledge and find out what Karen MacKay, Palma Berger, Colleen Smith, Deposit years ago. They made you want to know by torturing a killing on their high quality the duplicate? 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Recreation Department News
Phone: 993-2353 Web: www.cityofdawson.ca Facebook: “city of dawson recreation”
Join the Rec Dept for our next session of After School Fall Programming Registration on Wednesday, October 8th, Noon to 6 pm, at the Rec Centre. Program spaces are limited, pre-registration is required. We will continue to take registration for programs ongoing until October 11, spaces depending.
After School Fall Programming Session # 2
Monday - Youth Weights Tuesday - Jigging/Culture Club with Trondek Hwech’in Education Wednesdays - Wacky Wednesdays Thursdays - Hiking Club Fridays - Girl Power
Programs and Special Events
The Pool is now open until October 25. Regular scheduling includes Public Swim, Lane Swim, Aqua Fit, Parent and Tot, and Swimming Lessons. There is something for everyone so drop on by and check us out!
Gymnastics - Begins Oct 23. All ages 18 mos +. Registration Oct 8 @ the Rec Office Super Seniors/Elders - Tues & Thurs, 11 am - Noon @ the Fitness Centre Women and Weights - Tues & Thurs, Noon - 1 pm @ the Fitness Centre Preschool Playgroup - Wed, 10-11:30 am @ Trinke Zho Daycare. Starts Oct 23 Zumba - Mon & Wed, 5:30-6:30 pm @ the RSS Ancillary Room. Boot Camp - Tues & Thurs, 5:30-6:30 @ the RSS Ancillary Room Kickboxing - Mon & Wed, 6:45-8:30 pm @ the RSS Ancillary Room Jui Jitsu - Mon & Wed, 6:45-8:30 pm @ the RSS Ancillary Room Adult Soccer - Tues & Thurs, 8-9:30 pm @ the RSS Gym Adult Badminton - Mondays, 7:30-9 pm @ the RSS Gym Women’s Volleyball - Saturdays, 2-4:00 pm @ the RSS Gym Adult Archery - Sundays, 6-8:00 pm @ the RSS Gym Minor Soccer - Varying days and times. Contact [email protected]
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