Whitehorse Daily Star

April 19, 2004

• I warned of it,' Everitt says of lawsuit The ex-mayor of Dawson City is telling territorial officials he told them so after a local company launched a lawsuit against the town for more than $526,000.
• Dearth of lawyers sees jail riot trial postponed Eight men accused in a January jail riot in Whitehorse saw their trial put off due to a lack of lawyers.
• Burglar wriggles out of clothes during struggle A pair of would-be thieves fled a Porter Creek residence one half naked after getting into a scrap with the homeowner who arrived home unexpectedly to break up the burglary.
• Man's detention unconstitutional: judge The Yukon's treatment of accused criminals in need of psychiatric assessments breaches the Canadian Constitution, Judge Heino Lilles ruled Friday afternoon.
• Book brought writer closer to grandfather Long-time Whitehorse resident John Firth has a rather unique way of getting to know his grandfather by writing a book.

April 18, 2004

• 1906 - Ice Worms & Blue Snow Whenever there was a lull in local news or the overland telegraph broke down, Star editor 'Stroller' White lapsed into memories of the deep south, or 'interviews' with local colourful characters whose authenticity was left to the readers imagination.

April 16, 2004

• Residents must leave hotel by May 1 Before Jack Jackson moved into the Roadhouse Inn and began working there, he spent most of his money on alcohol.
• School windows smashed; handgun proves to be a toy F.H. Collins Secondary School staff arrived at work this morning to discover vandals had beaten them to it.
• Horwood's poised to close the ledger The newest store to open in Whitehorse was the 'last staple' in the Horwood's Office Supply Ltd. store's coffin, says owner James Horwood.
• Woman put on peace bond A young woman originally accused of robbing an ex-boyfriend of a cordless phone and frying pan at gunpoint cheered as she walked out of court Wednesday morning.
• Coke dealers given house arrest Though the Crown's suggestion of three years behind federal penitentiary bars is 'totally reasonable,' two young men who sold one pound (.45 kg) of cocaine to undercover drug cops don't need to spend time in jail, a territorial court judge said yesterday.
• Program will help cancer patients cope The Canadian Cancer Society Yukon can now offer the CancerConnection program to all Yukoners.
• Adventurer made historic passage trip A broken leg and a last-ditch look at a job board sealed Bill Cashin's fate as a Yukoner. The first brought him to the Yukon in a grand seafaring adventure and the second kept him in the territory for the rest of his life.
• Carrel still a presence in Dawson Dawson City's not quite through with its controversial supervisor. Community Services Minister Glenn Hart confirmed Thursday he's keeping Andre Carrel on the public payroll until September.
• Actor invited to show Hollywood superstar Robin Williams has been invited to attend this year's annual fashion show hosted by the graduating class of F.H. Collins Secondary School.
• Council erases group's bid to fight graffiti City council has rejected a request for a letter of support and funding to assist the Youth of Today Society with a proposal to deal with unwanted graffiti.
• Man released on conditions A Whitehorse man escorted out of Old Crow under RCMP guard isn't allowed back to the northern community unless he's there to see a judge. The Crown consented to the release of Robert Collin Netro, 34, in court Wednesday afternoon.
• Duncan gasped, cringed' at Lang's faux pas Cabinet minister Archie Lang admits he shouldn't have talked about violence against his daughter in the legislature this week, but adds he never hit her.
• Performers gather for Rotary Music Festival The 36th annual Rotary Music Festival began today at the Yukon Arts Centre and Riverdale Baptist Church and will run until April 24.
• Merilyn Simonds: I have been a writer by nature' DAWSON CITY Merilyn Simonds says writing is sometimes a lonesome occupation, but one which suits her temperament.
• Local jazz pianist Grant Simpson plans to launch debut solo CD After 2 1/2 decades and countless performances, tours and recordings during his professional music career, local pianist Grant Simpson will release his first solo jazz CD on Saturday.
• Who is that strange person out in the garage? Skellig is an intriguing young adult book that works on several levels. It tells the story of 10-year-old Michael, who is suffering from a number of problems as the story opens.