Whitehorse Daily Star

June 7, 2004

• Incident compared to LAPD take-down Even when he doesn't fall off his bike, Jack Kobayashi still ends up bruised after biking down Two Mile Hill.
• Cancer fundraiser smashes expectations The Canadian Cancer Society has an extra $65,000 for research and programs after the Relay for Life at Rotary Peace Park on Saturday and early Sunday.
• They took our tin men and smashed them' Unknown but certainly heartless vandals have destroyed a trio of Gold Rush tin men that have spent several years perched on the roof of a Sixth Avenue business.
• Candidates' forums planned A Whitehorse youth organization has partnered with a local union shop to host an all-candidates' election forum next week.
• Cycling mishaps injured two boys Two boys made trips to Whitehorse General Hospital over the weekend after colliding with cars in separate incidents.
• Layton lands to lend lustre locally The federal leader of the NDP made sure to show his support for the local candidate as his tour made a short stop in Whitehorse.
• College turns out 200-plus graduates More than 200 students graduated from Yukon College on Saturday. Degrees and certificates were handed out from 30 program areas. 'Ten years ago, I wouldn't have predicted a large and diverse graduating class,' said Sally Webber, the college president.
• Youngster found after two-hour search A two-hour search ended happily Friday afternoon when an RCMP pilot circling over the Wolf Creek Campground spotted an 11-year-old girl who'd been separated from her class.
• Blaze being watched daily A 2,300-hectare fire 15 kilometres north of Wellsley Lake is being monitored on a regular basis by Wildland Fire Management (WFM).
• Residents asked to document travel The City of Whitehorse is asking 700 residents around town to keep track of their travel for one day.
• Man pleads guilty to fish selling KENAI, Alaska (AP) An advertisement on a community bulletin board led to the conviction of a Soldotna, Alaska man for running an illegal fish processing and sales facility.

June 6, 2004

• BABE SOUTHWICK: Yukon Spirit In February, 1965, a wellñknown Yukoner, Babe Southwick, burst into Whitehorse with her Destruction Bay dog team to enter the Sourdough Rendezvous dog races. A beautiful, boisterous, 40ñyearñold woman wearing a parka and mukluks, she added colorful joviality to the festivities.

June 4, 2004

• I avoided webbed feet and illness after all It's gardening time again and Mother Nature is working against me.
• The jungles of Costa Rica, the wilds of Suburbia Every so often, William Deverell departs from the courtroom drama/farce that is his best-known stock in trade and takes us on an excursion into the unknown.
• Writing contest winners announced Ten judges, 14 communities and 219 submissions after its October 2003 launch, the winners of the first and annual Write Up North! writing contest have been selected.
• Thinking back to our early Beaver Creek days DAWSON CITY One of the things we weren't able to do during a very busy May was take the long weekend and go to the 50th reunion of the Beaver Creek School.
• Dawson grads face the end of the beginning' DAWSON CITYMemory, transition and challenge seemed to be the leading themes in the graduation exercises for the Robert Service School last Saturday.
• Fish ladder boasts underwater cameras One of the Yukon's most popular tourist attractions has just gotten even better.
• Green party plans local nomination meeting Saturday They're alive.
• Flood washes havoc over downtown stores Customers who have prescriptions at Shoppers Drug Mart on Main Street are being asked to get them filled at the Qwanlin Mall store after a Thursday evening flood forced the store to close today.
• Penalties should attract guides' attention: judge An Atlin-area game guide is $8,000 poorer after a provincial court judge fined him for breaching four B.C. laws protecting wildlife.
• Suspected drug dealer nabbed A young man accused of dealing cocaine on a downtown street last night won't have much space to practise his police-fleeing techniques as he's currently cooped up in a jail cell.
• NDP offers day care remedies After listening to some of the Yukon's child care workers, the local NDP candidate believes her party is promising what is needed for day care in this country.
• Company makes land application TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. has applied to the State of Alaska to secure control over the proposed right-of-way across state-owned land for a natural gas pipeline.
• MP touts Grits' platform The territory's MP believes Yukoners can find a lot of good things in the $28-billion Liberal platform the prime minister unveiled Thursday.
• Cera colla: it's ancient and it's lost' Most painters go to art shops or supply companies for their colourful paints.
• Francophone artists looking to branch out French artists are looking for a break and the francophone culture and language centre is stepping up to help.
• Territory loses another link to its past The recent deaths of Bobby and Nellie Watson bring to an end another era in the territory's history, says Willard Phelps, a lifelong Yukoner who knew the Watsons well.
• Inn reawakened for summer season A decline in American tourists was the reason why the Westmark Klondike Inn sat closed for two years.
• Homophobic attitudes worry youth Gay youth in Whitehorse are complaining of homophobic attitudes in school and teachers aren't sure how to handle it.
• Downed $1-M chopper may never soar again SKAGWAY The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of the engine trouble that forced a TEMSCO helicopter to make an emergency landing on the shoreline of Taiya Inlet three weeks ago.
• Minister brightens group's meeting The territorial government is willing to fork over more money to the Yukon Family Services Association, but the question is how much?
• RCMP building is up to speed The RCMP's new Dawson City detachment is fully operational, the police said Thursday.
• Ex-Yukon bishop came second in vote A former Yukoner who was nominated to become the next head of the Anglican Church fell short of the mark.
• Transportation pioneers honoured Laurent Cyr started one of the first trucking companies in the Yukon. On Thursday evening, he was honoured for his work by being inducted into the Transportation Hall of Fame in Whitehorse as the 'transportation person' of 2004.
• Savour the moment, save the memories, local grads advised F.H. Collins Secondary School students were a little distracted at their graduation ceremonies Thursday evening.
• Firefighters turn in sizzling combat event performance The Whitehorse Fire Department's combat challenge team had no problem placing in the top five at the Pacific regional competition in Delta, B.C. last Saturday.
• Second boulevard access route studied The tender for the Hamilton Boulevard improvements has been advertised with a project completion date set for Sept. 30.
• D-Day events planned Sunday will mark the 60th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. Yukoners are planning to recognize local veterans and the sacrifices they made with a ceremony, parade and reception.