Whitehorse Daily Star

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QUEENS CROWNED SATURDAY – Another Yukon Rendezvous has come and gone. This one was the 60th annual event. The Quest for the Crown winner for this year’s Yukon Rendezvous is Jessica Gatensby, Miss The Craft Shop, with Duchess on her lap. First Princess and Miss Congeniality, Kerri Scholz; Miss Titan Tavern and Geek Shop, second from right; and People’s Princess Julie Smith, Miss North of Ordinary, right, and; Second Princess, Kaylee Gordon, Miss Java Connection, left.

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LEGENDARY PACKER – Don Tutin shows the effort in the Flour Packing competition, carrying a winning 665 pounds 31.6 feet Sunday. Tutin has won the event many times, including four years in a row, with his personal best being 856 pounds.

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LONGEST RUNNING QUEEN – Outgoing Yukon Rendezvous Queen Brenda Pilatzke-Vanier takes part in the Chainsaw Chuck. Pilatzke-Vanier has been the Queen for four years due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020.

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BIG EFFORT – Gavrav Verma participates in the Log Toss.

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FRONT ROW – Enjoying the show at the snowpad.

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PIONEER SPIRIT – Merilee and Ron Chambers are Mr. and Mrs. Yukon for 2024. They are long-time residents of Haines Junction.

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MILITARY PERSISTANCE – Lt. (Navy) Matt Edwards takes a turn at boiling water in the tea boiling competition Sunday.

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