The WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2015 • VOL. 26, NO. 3 $1.50 Raven says KLONDIKE it's been smokin' hot! SUN Wishes on wings Twelve-year-old Veronica's birthday gift sent her sailing off the Dome. See story on page 3. Photo by Bruce Porter. in this Issue Employee of the Year 3 Gold Show 2015 8-9 Way to go Diggers! 11 Max’s has Oops! No TV Guide this Congratulations Norm! Best weather the 29th annual Volleyball Club competed at long distance issue. Unfortunately our event has seen in years. national tournament in Calgary. calling cards provider missed our submission deadline. now! What to see and do in Dawson! 2 St. Paul's restoration 6 Napal relief effort 12 DCMF previews 14 Letters 4-5 Library Movie Reviews 10 Debaters' in Dawson 12 Classifieds 15 Canoe mishap 5 Northern Fauna 10 Twenty Years Ago 13 Job Board 15 P2 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2015 THE KLONDIKE SUN What to SEE AND DO in DAWSON now: hatha yoga with Joanne van nostrand: This free public service helps our readers find their way through the many Mondays: 6:45-8 p.m., activities all over town. Any small happening may need preparation and planning, Thursdays: 5:45-7 p.m. & Saturdays 9-10:30 a.m. In the KIAC Ballroom. For so let us know in good time! To join this listing contact the office at klondikesun@ more info or to register for classes, please contact Joanne Van Nostrand at Eventsnorthwestel.net. Yukonyogawithjoanne[at]me.com. School of Visual Arts WEEKEND ON THE WING: in the CONFLUENCE GALLERY: June 5-6. Tombstone Territorial Park's annual birding Robin Henry, Courtney Holmes and Carly festival. Join us for free walks and talks as we catch the return of migrating bird Woolner. May 28 - June 13. Prompted by the strong emotional sentimentality of CinO toVE thisR M sub-arcticE BADD V IItundra: environment just south of the Arctic Circle. Visit the youth and community, the fort will host concerts, poetry readings and other pub- Tombstone Interpretive Centre, km 71.5 on the Dempster Highway. admlic gatheringsin oFFice in ah spaceours designed to remind audiences of the imagination, make- Friday, June 5 at the KIAC Ballroom. Doors at 7 p.m. $5 at believe and enthusiasm of childhood. Gallery hours: Friday/Saturday, 3-7 p.m. library hours door. Local bands are formed for the sole purpose of performing two cover songs : Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. of their choice and one cover song selected by a secret panel of spectacle-loving art suPPly store hours : Monday-Thursday 4-7 p.m. Sunday 1-5 p.m. 6-dayelves. Come yoga witness intensive one of withthe wildest sabu: and most hilariously excellent events of the season. Dawson City Community: Lunch Library hours Monday - Thursday. June 8-13. Begin to experience the annual general meeting benefit of a daily yoga practice when you commit to this 6 day yoga course. summer hours Classes are offered both mornings and evenings throughout the week, ending : Tuesday, July 7 at 7 p.m. with a final class on Saturday. With over 25 years of teaching experience and study, Sabu Chaitanya guides students of all levels to develop greater health, : Effective June 9 – August 1. Monday, noon – 6:30 p.m. Tuesday strength, flexibility, balance and peace of mind. Classes follow a traditional Hatha Tombstone– Friday, 9 a.m. -Interpretive 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Centre noon – 4 p.m. 6thYoga Methodannual using chickenstock Breathing, Relaxation, music Festival:Sun Salutations and Yoga Poses. $120. regular hours Pre-register at www.sabuyoga.com. June 12-13. On the third Conservation :Klondike Until September Society 13: Monday to Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekend in June the remote town of Chicken on the Taylor Highway is dePot hours transformed from its winter isolation into an active placer gold mining camp and a musical family celebration called the "Chickenstock Music Festival". Nearly : Sat, Sun, Mon: 1-5 p.m., Tues: 3-7 p.m. Donations of refundables 1,000 people from Alaska and the Yukon Territory gather at the Busby family's Diamondmay be left on Tooth the deck Gerties during off hours. Info: 993-6666. little"Gold Camp" blue to daycare listen to musiciansyard sale: perform on a funky vintage stage supported by antique trucks. oPen 7 days a week! June 13 at the Litle Blue Daycare from 11 : Showtimes 8:30 p.m., 10 p.m. and midnight. a.m.commissioner's to 3 p.m. tea: Klondike Kate's Restaurant: summer hours: June 13 at the Commissioner's Residence. This tradition, kick-started by the Martha Black in 1912, sees the Commissioner host haPPy hour is BACK Dinner: Tuesday-Sunday, 5-10 p.m.; Lunch Tuesday-Saturday, an extravagant luncheon for Dawson residents and visitors alike. Dress in your 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Bruch Sunday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Closed Sunday Mondays. favourite summer dress or fashionable shirt and sit amid the Commissioner’s The Westminster Hotel Tuesday-Sunday, 5-6 p.m. commissioner'sprize winning gardens. tea kContactlondike Parks ball: Canada at 993-7210 or www.pc.gc.ca/ klondike. welcome back harmonica george: June 13 at the Palace Grand Theatre. sPeed control: Enjoy an evening of musical entertainment, dinner and dancing. Get decked out Friday, June 5 in the Tavern, 6-9 p.m. benny lehobbit swing dJ: in all your finest (period formal or formal) and step back in time with us. Tickets Friday/Saturday, June 5/6 in the Lounge, 11 p.m. - 2 a.m. $75; cash bar. Contact the Klondike Visitors Association at 993-5575 or kva@ driFtwood holly: Tuesday, June 9 in the Loung, 11 p.m. - 2 a.m. Meetingsdawson.net. barnacle bob: Thursday, June 11 in the Tavern, 6-9 p.m. iode DAWSON city: thunder*uck * hoar Frost: Friday, June 12 in the Tavern, 6-9 p.m. Meet first Tuesday each month at home of Joyce Caley Friday/Saturday, June 12/13 in the Lounge, 11 bog log iii: ratoyal 7:30 p.m.canadian For info l callegion Myrna branch Butterworth, #1: 993-5353, Joyce Caley, 993-5424. p.m. - 2 a.m. Recess for summer July-October. The Alchemy Tuesday, Cafe June 16th in the Lounge, 11 p.m. - 2 a.m. Meet first Thursday each month at PioneerLegion Hall w (3rdomen and o FKing the St.) yukon at 7:30: p.m. Contacts Helen Bowie, 993-5526, chess CLUB: Myrna Butterworth, 993-5353. HOURS: Meet third Thursday each month at 7:30 Sundays at 2 p.m. Bring a board if you have one! p.m. at YOOP Hall. Contact Myrna Butterworth, 993-5353. Recess for summer ChamberTuesday-Friday, of Commerce 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday/Sunday 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. KlondikeJune, July and Institute Aug. of Art and Culture (KIAC) chamber meetings: in the odd GALLERY: ROSEMARY SCANLON X-RAY lake: Regular meetings on the second Wednesday of each May 21 - June 12. Townmonth atCouncil the Downtown Hotel. Artist Talk: Thursday, June 11, 7:30 p.m. The ODD Gallery is pleased to present a new series of watercolour paintings by Whitehorse artist Rosemary Scanlon. council meetings: PinholeScanlon's paintingsvideo w areorksho informedP with by iconography eliza houg: that represents centuries of accumulated tradition and belief. w 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Council Chambers. Public invited to ask Council questions during the question period, Tuesday, June 9, 6-9 p.m. cwhichommittee takes place oF the towards whole the meetings:end of each meeting. Meetings are also aired on ainll the the KIAC time Classroom. in the FREE.world: All skill levels welcome! In conjunction with the Channel 12. Midnight Sun Camera Obscura Festival, June 17-21. Council will be holding Committee of droP-in Painting Screening of Suzanne Crocker's film on June 8 Miscellaneousthe Whole meetings as posted at the posted office. at 7 pm in the KIAC Ballroom. $10. zumba: : Saturdays, 1-4 p.m., $5 drop-in in the KIAC Classroom (enter through the back door). Inspire and be inspired by other artists. Bring Fun, Latin-inspired fitness program for all ages and abilities! All sum- your own ideas and painting surfaces. Paints, brushes & easels are supplied, no mer long at the TH Hall. Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Drop in or instruction offered. purchase a 10-pass punch card. THE KLONDIKE SUN WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2015 P3 An airborne birthday present story by grace snider the eve of her birthday, when fill the wing, the lift from the They must have had an amazing birthday glide - as well as be- we drove to the top of the Dome wind being the most important view, one I’ve never experienced. ing a unique flying adventure - If you could give a unique-to- to meet Trevor Mead-Robins of factor for taking off in a non-mo- From my comfortable, both feet- broke several local records. She Dawson City birthday gift to a Fly Yukon Paragliding who had torized flying invention. on-the-ground vantage point became the youngest, the small- friend, what would it be? What if agreed to take Veronica on a Before taking off, Trevor told at the top of the Dome, I saw a est, and the only female member the sky was the limit? tandem paragliding flight. Veronica that they would be run- bright red kite gliding through of the Midnight Sun Flying Club.