Whitehorse Daily Star: Living Archive

Living Archive

In the Klondike, breaking up is definitely hard to do ( Uffish Thoughts ) When the Yukon River ice decides to dissolve a bit earlier than usual, it can create some interesting problems for people.
Never, ever take chances with the deadly disease of rabies! Since I mentioned "rabies " in one of my past columns, I have received a number of inquires for more information.
Rocker Randy Bachman, and talking Vinyl Tap Stories ( Bookends ) When Randy Bachman sat down to write an autobiography some years ago, he had the assistance of John Einarson.

Radishes offer gardeners near-instant gratification The garden boxes are free of snow but the soil is still a bit too cold to plant, although in one, the chives are starting to poke through.

Showing How It's Done George Smith exposed Selkirk Street Elementary School students to some of the Arctic Sports kick techniques last Wednesday

If fly fishing is your thing, this is certainly a day not to miss! If you're a fly fishing enthusiast or would like to see some great fly fishing films and know more about this "Sport of Kings”, put aside the evening of May 24 for the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre in Whitehorse.
Adäka Cultural Festival welcomes its first major sponsor The Adäka Cultural Festival has announced the Alaska Pipeline Project as the first major private sector sponsor for the 2012 Festival.
An award-winning tale of pure, dogged determination ( Bookends ) When Lawrence Hill decided to call this novel The Book of Negroes, he had no idea what controversy would follow it around.
Prize winner fortifies filmmakers' finances The Dawson City International Short Film Festival says MITY (Made In The Yukon) Award winner Daniel Janke has donated his prize to two filmmakers whose films also played at the festival.
Arts society survives changes and continues to thrive It was a year of many changes for the Dawson City Arts Society (DCAS), as executive director Karen Dubois noted in her presentation to the annual general meeting on March 29.

Pork tenderloin washed down by a Boursin; chicken nuggets I present pork tenderloin with a Boursin spread in a filo paste and a blush wine from Provence.
Sharon Shorty: a Yukon writer comes full circle Sharon Shorty was just getting back into her Yukon routine after spending some time doing a residency at Alberta's Banff Centre when we finally contacted by telephone to talk about her upcoming mentorship at the annual Young Authors' Conference in Whitehorse.
Play's query: how do you survive survival in itself? ( Preview ) Fracture Zone is a new play under development, written by local actor Doug Rutherford.

Berton House an incredible gift to Canadian writers: author "Berton House has been fantastic,” said Lawrence (Larry) Hill, just a few days before bringing his one-month residency to a close.

Circle May 12 on your calendar for free fry casting lessons The Yukon Fish and Game Association will host its annual free fly casting lessons May 12 at the Canada Games Centre.
There are consequences to the most necessary of cruelties ( Bookends ) A few years before the events in this book, aging hippie journalist Russell Walker was reunited with his college roommate, Zandor Zudenigo, and prevented from committing suicide by the simple expedient of Zudie washing the pain from his brain.
Eroding ice bridge has called it a season in Dawson City ( Uffish Thoughts ) Just over a week ago, I picked up Tim Falconer, the latest Berton House writer-in-residence, at the Dawson airport.
Whitehorse filmmaker earns his third MITY film award It wasn't any great surprise when Daniel Janke's documentary film River won the Made In the Yukon (MITY) professional award at the end of the 13th edition of the Dawson City International Short Film Festival.
On promoting from within or recruiting from without It's a long established HR practice to give preference to existing employees over new recruits, and there are many advantages to doing so; however, I often see employers who are reluctant to do this.

‘I loved Nancy Drew,' remembers Toronto mystery writer Norah McClintock is one of the four authors who will be mentoring students at the annual Young Authors' Conference set for April 19-20 in Whitehorse.
Author believes he's come full circle in his interests Lawrence Millman was last in the territory around 2005, gathering material for a Walrus Magazine article, "Mush Rush”, which appeared in April 2006.

Preventing the damp off is far better than treating it While growing up, my dad would plant one row of tomatoes behind the house, a very sunny spot, but my interest in gardening was pretty well non-existent until it came time to eat the tomatoes.
Two great films to have an encore presentation this month ( Review ) On March 25, I attended the second evening of the OUT North Film Festival, hosted by the Yukon Queer Film Alliance.
British Columbia author has always been book-crazy On April 2, Susan Juby posted the following on her website blog: "I would like to send out a semi-scary power-hug to the Leacock jury for short listing Woefield for the 2012 Leacock Medal for Humour.”

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