Whitehorse Daily Star: Living Archive

Living Archive

Measurements in the outdoors are easier than you'd think There are some basic measurements that could aid you in survival, in everyday backland travel, even cutting down a tree and knowing exactly where it will fall safely.
The dangers of gagging scientists and other public servants ( Bookends ) As a journalist covering technological and environmental stories, Chris Turner found himself wanting to look for the positive side of these topics.
Dawson museum raises $13,000 in operating funds at its auction The 36th annual Dawson City Museum Auction wasn't quite the blowout that the 35th event was, but then last year was the museum's 50th anniversary, and it would have been hard to beat.
Flying fingers impress their Dawson audience The Home Routes series of house concerts continued here late last month with Darryl Poulsen and Adrian Gross playing to a crowded living room of close to two dozen people at Peter Menzies' home.

Pasta with smoked salmon and Nicola Maqnferrari's Chardonnay Today, my offering is pasta with smoked salmon in a creamy sauce matched with Nicola Maqnferrari's Chardonnay from northeastern Italy.
Available For Viewing Lillian Loponen opened Timeline last Friday
The computer scammers out there are getting testy ( Uffish Thoughts ) The "Windows Technical Support” folks called me several times last week, as well as inflicting themselves on other members of my extended Facebook network.

Guess what? It's time to get your winter wood in! We started a little late in getting our winter wood for the coming winter.
Murder rears its head and returns to Algonquin Bay ( Bookends ) There were four years and two unrelated novels between the death of Detective John Cardinal's troubled wife in By the Time You Read This and Crime Machine.
The Berton House experience is a perfect blend of solitude and community For Colleen Murphy, the Berton House experience divides into two parts:

Consider the possibility of growing dahlias for their tubers Now that the garden has been put to bed, I find that I have the time to leaf through various gardening magazines in the search for new plants to try next spring or for plants that have been around a long time, have fallen out of favour and are becoming popular again.
Last Chance To See MAD Production The MAD (Music, Arts and Drama) class will present the finales of MADʼs Haunted Mansion at 6:30 and 8:00 this evening at the Wood Street Centre.
Moose served with a Penfolds Bin 138 from Australia As the fall progresses, wild game becomes a good variety for the table.

It's no use pussyfooting around: we've got a visitor ( Uffish Thoughts ) There's no doubt about it. Cats have been getting some bad press lately.

Confessions from my days as a conservation officer If you think I am going to confess all my sins, folks, don't hold your breath, as you couldn't hold it that long.
Dick North's life and legacy remembered in Dawson ( Uffish Thoughts ) Dick North's life and legacy remembered in Dawson
Multiple murders pose difficult puzzle for London police ( Bookends ) I admit to picking up this book because the actor who played the part of Insp. Lynley in the successful BBC series had been selected to play the part of Chief Insp. Armand Gamache in a CBC adaptation of Louise Penny's mystery, Still Life.
Helping The Cause Roslyn and Scott Wilson perform Tuesday
School of Visual Art plans new entrance scholarships The Yukon School of Visual Art (SOVA) in Dawson City has two new reasons why young artists across North America should consider the only art school North of 60 for their foundation year.

Pairing a succulent duck breast with a wine from New Zealand Today, I am proposing duck breast with olives paired with a Montepulciano from New Zealand.
Yukon SOVA students mount a transformational exhibit Gigantic corrugated cardboard representations of real objects have always been part of the training regime at the Yukon School of Visual Arts (SOVA).

Whitehorse volunteers brown bagged their demands Volunteers and students gave up their lunch break last Thursday to serve up some food for thought.

There are knives, and then there are real knives! I have hunted with a lot of people over the years, from Texas to the Far North and from east to west.
What are we thankful for? Here's an example of what ( Uffish Thoughts ) This column is doing double duty.
Codex Alera series concludes with book number five ( Bookends ) At some point, close to 2,000 years ago, a Roman legion and its camp followers fell through one of those cracks in the world that fantasy writers love and ended up in a strange place where elemental forces embodying aspects of water, earth, wood, fire, air and metal were real psychic forces.
Trivia contest gets underway tonight Putting the fun into fund-raising, Gwaandak Theatre will kick off its season with its first-ever Let's Play! trivia night this evening.
Touring Artist Fund helps Yukoners perform in Iceland The Yukon's Touring Artist Fund is providing $24,245 to four artists to grow professionally and reach new audiences through national and international touring opportunities.

Alpacas can help enrich your garden's soil A gardenless friend, who happens to have several alpacas that are like pets and whose fleece is harvested for various craft projects, tentatively offered me several bags of alpaca manure.
Choose from a handful of wines to go with this lasagna Today, I propose lasagna with goat cheese and bacon paired with five choices of wines.
Kevin Kennedy takes a long walk in the woods ( Review ) It's quiet in the theatre at the Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre. On stage there is simply a spotlight and a chair. Those are all the props Kevin Kennedy requires for the story he is about to tell us.

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