The WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2011 • VOL. 23, NO. 16 $1.25 Ah, sweet. sweet winter KLONDIKE has begun! SUN November is Volleyball Month Grade 7 girls get the bounce on the way to volleyball silver. Photo by Vince Federoff. Story on page 2 and team photos on page 9. in this Issue Just arrived: DCMF AGM 5 Wake and Bake 7 Caribou History 19 Dawson City Music Festival reports Youth play sends a message about Dave Neufeld reads Caribou new Burt’s Bees a successful year. addiction and awareness. Carvings gift sets Dawson has Top Farmers 3 National Day of Remembrance 6 Mason's Art Show 15 Crying Wolf 19 Uffish Thoughts 4 Yukon College Opens 8 Daycare Bazaar 16 Bookends 20 City Hall Sketches 5 TV Guide 10 Blast from the Past 17 Kids' Corner 22 P2 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2011 THE KLONDIKE SUN What to drop-in Volleyball: drop-in Floor hockey: At RSS gymnasium on Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m. AND At RSS gymnasium on Sundays from 4 to 6 SEE DO FIGURE SKATING: p.m. Will be offered again this winter. Watch for upcoming in DAWSON now: The Westminster Hotel info! This free public service helps our readers find their way through Live entertainment in the lounge on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10 p.m. the many activities all over town. Any small happening may need to close. More live entertainment in the Tavern on Fridays from 4:30 p.m. to preparation and planning, so let us know in good time! To join this 8:30Dawson p.m. City Chamber of Commerce listingKlondike contact Institute the office of Artat [email protected]. and Culture (KIAC) NORTHERN LIGHTS NUTCRACKER: Nutcracker RegularCommunity meetings Library on the second Wednesday of each month. On Sunday, Dec. 4, the Northern Lights School of Dance, KIAC and KVA present at Diamond Tooth Gerites. Doors open at 2:30 p.m., show starts at 3 p.m. $10, $5 for children and seniors. Berton House Reading - Thurs, Dec.1 at 7 p.m. Reading by Berton House We are looking to borrow a few historical formal outfits for adult participants. writer-in-residence Manjushree Thapa. All are welcome! ContactSaturday Matt drop-in at [email protected] painting: or 993-5005. OpenKlondike Mon - VisitorsFri, noon to Association 6:30 p.m. Adults of all ages. Paints, brushes, easels TREK OVER THE ToP: and drawing materials are supplied. $5 drop in. Saturdays 1 to 4 p.m. in MtheOVE KIACMBER Classroom. AUCTION: North America's most northern international snowmobile Poker Run! Registration opens around October 21. If you want to Weds. Nov.30 at The Billy Goat's Pub. In conjunc- be contacted by email once registation is ready, please contact kva@dawson. tion with this month's prostate awareness campaign, create a mustache net,Christmas 1-877-456-3006. Eve Community Choir art piece to be auctioned off on the 30th. Heidi Bliedung at jalepenom- [email protected] START TO FiniSH! 2 VIDEO WORKSHOPS WITH DEAN WilliAMS: Practices have begun on Sundays at 12:15 p.m. and Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. inRobert the Richard Service Martin School Chapel by the Thrift Store. P2 HD Camera Workshop on November 30, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Final Cut Pro Editing Workshop on December 1 from 6 to 10 p.m. Presented by Canadian Heritage Fair at RSS, Thursday, Dec. 1 in the Ancillary Room from Yukon Film Society, NFVIA and KIAC. Enrollment is limited. $40 for YFS, Danoja Zho NFVIA2012 D andAWS DCASON CI TYmembers, INTERN $50ATION forA generalL SHORT public. FILM FESTIVAL: 6:30 - 8 p.m. ED PEEKEEKOOT: Submis- Musican, Artist, Visionary. Takes audiences on a wildly sions are now open for film of any genre 30 minutes or less. Free for varied musical journey from blazing guitar to foot stomping fiddle to Yukon filmmakers. Deadline: Dec. 19. www.deawsonfilmfest.com for haunting flute, in styles ranging from country and folk with touches of FILM SELECTIONS RETURN! more details. classical and jazz. Wednesday, December 6 at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30. $20 orKDO pay Forum what you can. Come to KIAC, watch short films, and tell us PARTNERSHIP FORUM: what you think. You don't have to attend every screening! We meet ap- MADEprox. twice IN YUK a weekON BAGS: until late Feb. Email Dan at [email protected] Wednesday, November 30, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at KIAC Oddfellows Hall. This forum will serve as an opportunity to get various Check out "made in Yukon" bags, stickers and community groups and stakeholders together to talk about long-standing cardstock labels. FREE at Dawson City Chamber of Commerce at 1102 challengesTH around ground transportation, and possible solutions. Conservation Klondike Society Front Street. CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSES: DEPOT HOURS Main office, Friday December 9 from 1 p.m. to : Sat, Sun, Mon, Wed: 1-5 p.m., Tues: 3-7 p.m. Donations of 4 p.m. Community Support Centre, Wednesday, December 14th from 10 a.m. Dawsonrefundables City may Recreation be left on the deck Department during off hours. Info: 993-6666. to noon, and bingo from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. - win a turkey or ham! Everyone Yukon SOVA pre-School playgroup: welcome! annual SoVa chriStmaS open houSe & mid-year Student Indoor playgroup for parents and tots at Trinkle EXHIBITION: WOMEN AND WEIGHTS: Zho. Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, December 15, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Yukon School of Exercise program for women only in the weight BODY BLAST: Visual Arts. Drop by and view student art work, mingle and enjoy appetizers! room. Mondays and Wednesdays from Noon to 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome! Group fitness class combining cardio, full-body strength and core. RSS ancillary room. $2 drop in. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Grade 7 Yukon Volleyball Championships from The Sourdough J, Breanna L, Kalilah O, Asia P play and went on to the play- The girls played two super the accomplishments of and Tiffany T. offs on Saturday. close matches on Saturday these young athletes! Most This year the RSS Grade 7 Congratulations to these The boys made it to the morning to make it to the Gold importantly, both teams Boys Volleyball Team includes athletes who brought home Bronze Medal Match where Medal Match. The girls played displayed commendable Zack B, Jacob C, Will C, John D, medals from the Grade 7 they played a very close match amazingly and were narrowly sportsmanship and lots of Connor F, John K, Aaron W, and Volleyball Championships, against Holy Family School. defeated in a nail-biter against positive energy, both on and Caleb Verdonk. held November 17-19 in The boys took it to a third Hidden Valley, 27-25 and 26- off the courts. The RSS Grade 7 Girls Whitehorse. game and Dawson ended up 24. Volleyball Team includes Both teams were undefeated taking home the medal! Well done, girls! Madison B, Olivia H, Samantha during Friday’s round-robin Well done, boys! We are very proud of THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2011 P3 NEWS Dawson City Producers Named Top Yukon Farmers New Yukon Cabinet Sworn In Press release Cathers said. are nominated by their peers by Commissioner The Vogts have been growing for their commitment to and Press release Lucy and Jack Vogt of Dawson and selling vegetables in passion for local farming. City have been named 2011 Dawson City for the past For more information on and Minister responsible for Farmers of the Year. 19 years and are known for agriculture in Yukon visit the the Yukon Development Cor- “Lucy and Jack have made providing quality produce as Energy, Mines and Resources (Whitehorse, November 5) Dporationoug Graham and the Yukon En- a significant contribution to well as bedding plants and Agricultural website. The new Government of Yukon ergy Corporation Yukon agriculture through their hanging baskets. Cabinet, headed by Premier – Minister of long-standing market vegetable Each year, Yukon’s Agriculture Darrell Pasloski, was sworn in Health and Social Services business and as advocates for branch recognizes a farmer, today by the Commissioner of and Minister responsible for local farming and its place in family or advocate who has made Yukon, Doug Phillips. Sthecott Workers’ Kent Compensation the community,” Energy, Mines an outstanding contribution to Premier Pasloski will re- Health and Safety Board and Resources Minister Brad Yukon agriculture. Recipients tain ministerial responsibil- – Minister of Edu- ity for the Executive Council cation, Minister responsible Office and the Department of for the Yukon Housing Corpo- Finance. ration and Minister responsi- “I am pleased to introduce Cbleurrie for theDixon Yukon Liquor Cor- the new members of Cabinet poration to Yukoners,” Pasloski said. – Minister of “This team comes from many WEconomicade Istchenko Development and walks of life and will work in Minister of Environment the best interests of Yukon as Mike Nixon – Minister of well as Canada.” Highways and Public Works The additional seven mem- – Minister of Jus- Eberslaine of CabinetTaylor and their port- tice and Minister of Tourism folios are: and Culture – Minister of “I believe the new Cabinet Community Services, Minister members will draw on their of the Public Service Commis- diverse experience, including sion, Minister responsible for that gained as previous minis- the Women’s Directorate and ters, to serve Yukon well over Minister responsible for the the next five years,” Pasloski BFrenchrad C Languageathers Services Di- said. “We are ready to work rectorate for Yukoners and committed – Minister of to building on the vision start- Energy, Mines and Resources ed in 2002.” The KLONDIKE SUN makes a great gift: Lucy Vogt (at left, wearing apron) selling vegetables at her Farmer’s Market stall last July.