Whitehorse Daily Star

March 24, 2016

• A pair of Pierres find real danger in the bush I should probably explain right off the top that the Leaders & Legacies series of young adult adventure books, of which this is the fifth volume, does not ask that you believe much of what’s happening in any of the mysteries.
• BODHI Pet of the Week

March 23, 2016

• Heading Toward The Blaze The mammoth effigy

March 18, 2016

• Be sure to watch out for those butterflies ( Bookends ) In Ray Bradbury’s nasty little short story,
• Sophie Pet Of The Week

March 16, 2016

• Open House Welcomed Public An open house was held Monday evening at the Freemasons Lodge #46 in Whitehorse.

March 14, 2016

• A Regal Presentation Gov. General David Johnston presents the Governor General’s Caring Canadian to Lois Johnston (no relation), of Whitehorse, on March 4 in Vancouver.
• Available For Viewing Joseph Tisiga is showing IBC 1st Hole: Death Prophecy Denied at the Yukon Arts Centre main gallery (above).

March 11, 2016

• Yukoner Honoured Governor General David Johnston presents the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award to Whitehorse resident Gary Bailie last Friday in Vancouver.
• Rotarians Help Refugee Cause Frank Curlew (right), the president of the Rotary Club of Whitehorse, presents a cheque for $1,000 last Friday to Yukon College’s Gabriel Ellis of the Syrian Refugee Student Program.
• Celebrating the overwhelming power of words ( Bookends ) Long after I moved entirely to using desktop and laptop computers, I still had an old manual Brother machine at the back of my classroom.
• Ricco Pet Of The Week

March 4, 2016

• On Stage Until March 12 Greg Murdoch, George Maratos, Brian Fidler and Carolyn Westberg, left-right,
• Ted Harrison remembered in 91 images ( Bookends ) “We should all try to spread a little happiness wherever we may be,” is one of several quotations from Ted Harrison.
• Bacto Pet Of The Week

February 26, 2016

• Myth and Medium highlighted in Dawson this week Tying in with a week that features Heritage Day in the Yukon, Dawson has been reverberating to the sounds of storytelling, singing, drama and discussion about all those things at the 2016 edition of the bi-annual Myth and Medium conference.
• Young Scientist in Training Kamara Lockington
• Introducing the book version of George Gently ( Bookends ) Alan Hunter may have wanted to be a poet. Certainly his first book was something called The Norwich Poems, after which there were no more published books until 1955, when the one I’m reviewing this week appeared.
• Ricco Pet Of The Week

February 24, 2016

• Preparing The Production Lia Fabre Dimsdale and Daniel Hagar are collaborating on a story about a youth moving to Whitehorse from Pelly Crossing.

February 19, 2016

• Scientists Under The Microscope Saturday The annual Yukon/Stikine Regional Science Fair competition will take place tomorrow at Yukon College.
• Frostbite's Rebirth Paris Seymour performs with the Ukes of Hazard last Friday at the Frostbite Music Festival.
• Lending A Hand Well-known Yukon artist Jim Robb was the brain behind the Yukon Quest’s 2016 race poster.
• A first peek into the world of the expanse ( Bookends ) Every so often, a television series will send me off to look at the written work that inspired it.
• Checkers Pet Of The Week