Whitehorse Daily Star: Living Archive

Living Archive

Bishop's great-grandson celebrates his family's history Todd Mayhew grew up listening to his mother telling tales of his great-grandfather, the Yukon clergyman who once dined with the Queen and is renowned in northern lore as having supped on his own footwear when he was starving out in the bush.

Plumbing the disturbing depths of the Inferno ( Bookends ) It should come as no surprise that Dan Brown's latest Robert Langdon thriller would already have a Wikipedia entry.
Exhibit Continues Arts Underground had two exhibitions open last Friday.
Cats are the leading cause of Canadian bird mortality A recent study released by the federal government looking at more than 25 human-caused sources of bird mortality has found that domestic cats, both feral and owned, are the leading lethal threats to birds across Canada.
Longtime Diamond Tooth Gertie hangs up her dress Tracy Nordick charmed the audience as Diamond Tooth Gertie for three shows on the evening of Sept. 19. Then she cleaned off the makeup, got into her regular clothing and went home.

A Philippines recipe paired with an Alberta lager Today, I'm proposing curried chicken with pineapple matched with a lager beer from Red Deer, Alta.
One-woman play to take to the stage next week ( Preview ) Bronwyn Jones sits placidly in Baked Café, a twinkle in her eye the only indication of the mad mix of characters and gold lust she'll be unleashing on Whitehorse audiences next week.

Searching For Clues As part of the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre's recent end-of-summer family-friendly activities,

Eagles are now falling prey to windmill development Golden and bald eagles are the latest birds to fall to the giant windmill industry.
Tour Time Jake Paleczny, the director of programming and education for the Yukon Wildlife Preserve, tours a full crowd last weekend through the facility's recently built rehabilitation centre as part of the Culture Days.
Arts Fund supports projects which enrich Yukon communities Nine Yukon organizations are receiving Arts Fund grants for community-based projects that provide arts education, development and appreciation opportunities for artists and audiences.
Troubled teens seek answers at a very strange school ( Bookends ) It's a fair jump from majoring in psychology and computer programming to becoming a major genre name on the occult/supernatural shelf.
Play scales the walls of our psychological defences ( Review ) "Human depravity. That's the issue. That's what we're dealing with.”

Facial Magic As a part of Cultural Days, Music, Arts and Drama students offered their skilled expertise in face painting last Saturday afternoon at The Old Fire Hall.

Wash down this chicken recipe with a Riesling from Hugel Today, I'm suggesting an Alsace chicken recipe with a 2007 Riesling from Hugel.
Opening Ceremonies Tourism and Culture Minister Mike Nixon, far right, speaks at last Friday's opening of Culture Days in the Yukon government main administration building.
Enjoy these flowers through the doldrums of winter Coaxing bulbs, especially hyacinth bulbs, to bloom in water is one of the easiest ways to enjoy fragrant flowers during the cold months of January and February.

Saying Fond Farewells Yukon College students from Kanazawa University in Japan trade photos last Thursday afternoon with the Dakká Kwáan Dancers during a cultural exchange.

Climate change is a chopping block for freshwater fish Forgive me for repeating myself, but I am firmly in sync with the saying that "We are only guardians of the environment as well as fish and wildlife, and the true owners are the generations of the future.”
Berton House is a large nugget of writer's gold: playwright "In Dawson City, there are three kinds of gold,” dramatist Colleen Murphy told the audience at her public reading on Sept.18.
No Pressure Here Catherine Deer and Don Watt take in the Art Under Pressure exhibit Tuesday evening at the Yukon Arts Centre Studio Theatre.
The never-ending mystery of the falling supermodel ( Bookends ) At this point, everyone knows that Robert Galbraith is the pen name of J.K. Rowling,

Kellylee Evans Trio (plus one) lit up the Oddfellows Hall ( Review ) Would it be just a little too cute to say that Kellylee Evans' performance last Saturday at the Oddfellows Hall was electrifying?

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