Whitehorse Daily Star: Living Archive

Living Archive

Barrels of Fun The Northern Lights School of Dance's production The Box of Wonder
Science students heading to national and global fairs Three Yukon students will compete against 500 other young people in the Canada-wide Science Fair this week at the University of Lethbridge, Alta.
Artists divide $23,000 in territorial grants for projects Seven Yukon artists are sharing $23,000 through the territorial Touring Artist Fund to tour their work to Outside audiences and develop their professional skills.

It's time to really get to know your firearm's capabilities To become a better baseball player, you have to practise.
More good mysteries to puzzle out while on the road ( Bookends ) John Creasey was one of the most prolific of the 20th-century generation of British mystery writers.
Musician's friendly ways charmed his living room audience ( Review ) The last Home Routes concert of the year took place in Karen Dubois' living room.

BYTE, Youth Directorate celebrate week with barbecues Members of BYTE (Bringing Youth Towards Equality) and the Youth Directorate braved cool weather to host barbecues at four Whitehorse high schools to celebrate Youth Week, which ended Tuesday.

Classically Italian food and drink will make a fine meal The pesto pasta sauce comes from Liguria, Italy.
Longtime Yukoners Unite For Project Tippy Mah, left, and Whitehorse artist Jim Robb are seen last Saturday with Robb's painting of Mah's Point
The ice bridge is officially closed – at long last! ( Uffish Thoughts ) It never fails.

Community art projects receive government grants The Yukon Arts Fund has awarded grants to nine community projects, including familiar favourites and innovative new programs, to engage audiences and support artistic development.
Whitehorse artist featured on new Yukon phone directory A Whitehorse artist has been named as the winner of the Northwestel Directory Art Competition in British Columbia and the Yukon.

Learning about fish: colour, sight and temperature Last week's free casting lessons at the Canada Game Centre were a success. Some interesting questions came up on lure colours, fish sight, water temperatures and, of course, politics.
Young But Talented Georgia Rogers Atkinson, Ally Byers, Bailey Nolan, Maura Gallant and Mia Simons (left to right)
The Yukon Territory and the grand art of the memoir ( Bookends ) There's something about the Yukon that makes people write memoirs about their stay here after they've spent time in the territory and have moved on. I have two of them for you this week.
B.C. multi-instrumentalist to perform shows in the Yukon Shane Philip, a multi-instrumentalist and didgeridoo virtuoso based on Vancouver Island, will perform in Whitehorse and Haines Junction later this month.
Northwestel Community Television wins major international award Northwestel Community TV has won an international award from the U.S. body which oversees community television.

A stuffed pork tenderloin mated with a Bordeaux blend Today is the day for stuffed pork tenderloin with Boursin and a Bordeaux blend with Malbec.
Plant a pot of basil indoors and dream of the summer "Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace.” – Mary Sarton

A guitar summit in the ballroom left the ears ringing With the Grades 9/10 shop class nearing the end of a unit on building electric guitars, shop teacher Peter Menzies thought it would be a good idea to have what he called a guitar summit.

Casting lessons event yielded prizes and great conversation At last Saturday's basic fly and spin casting lessons in Whitehorse, we made a draw for four fly rods and reels.
A retired detective seeks closure in his home town ( Bookends ) It's a little disconcerting to open up the third act of a trilogy without having seen the first two parts,
Artist finds strength in teabags in honouring late father A diaphanous dress sewn of translucent teabag fabric will hang in the Yukon Arts Centre's Community Gallery next month.
Yukoner wins prestigious national screenwriting award Yukon writer and playwright Mitch Miyagawa is the recipient of a coveted Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Award for his film documentary A Sorry State.

A quickie pizza, washed down by a Barolo wine Today, we turn our attention to home-made pizza paired with a Barolo wine.
Writer enjoying a life in ‘hopeful journalism' genre It was late in March, a day before his departure, when I sat down in the kitchen at Berton House to discuss his Dawson experience with Chris Turner.

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