Issue: 2019-02-20
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Issue: 2019-02-20
Issue: 2019-02-20, PHOTO: courtesy of YSR/Manu Kegenhoff
Croon your way to confidence
If you love to sing, but you’ve never stepped onstage in front of a crowd of people to do it, maybe you’ve just never had the proper motivation. How does $1,500 sound? That’s the top prize for the winner of the Superstar competition, taking place... Read more
Issue: 2019-02-20, CARTOON: Allan Benjamin
Let’s learn Gwich’in: Wildlife Alphabet
Arctic Fox – ch’ich’yāa Bear – shoh Caribou – vadzaih Ducks – dats’an Read more
Issue: 2019-02-20, PHOTO: courtesy of Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous
Rendezvous a major event for military
The Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous has been around since 1945 and a defining part of the winter festival has always been the Military. The term “Sourdough” comes from a sour-tasting bread starter that’s made by fermenting dough through a natural... Read more
Issue: 2019-02-20, PHOTO: Pixabay
Desserts from the early 1950s
Guaranteed, there is no better dessert than a homemade dessert—especially if it’s from my mother's or grandmother's kitchen. No wonder my wife Lisa is a great cook, as she has access to these recipes from the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s... Read more
Issue: 2019-02-20, PHOTO: courtesy of YSR/Manu Kegenhoff
Do the sourdough sync
When it comes to the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous lip sync competition, you might have to bring more of an A-game than you’d have to bring to a contest where you actually sing. Somehow, lip sync competitions have come to attract a level of... Read more
Issue: 2019-02-20, PHOTO: courtesy of YSR/Erik Pinkerton Photography
Using their indoor voices
Vikki Quocksister was still booking mainstage performers for Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous the week before the festival’s kick-off, but, after six years of being in charge of the stage, she was pretty calm about the last-minute confirmations... Read more
Issue: 2019-02-20, PHOTO: Sydney Keddy
Extra cheesy diner-style omelette
Some people think that omelettes are light. With the addition of some toast and a light salad though, this hearty omelette could make for a filling supper. It’s a great fix for those empty-fridge-still-need-to-do-the-grocery-shopping nights... Read more
Issue: 2019-02-20, PHOTO: Danny Macdonald
Remembering a friend
I was driving by the Whitehorse courthouse the other day and it made me remember a warm sunny day in 1985 in Inuvik. A customer came into my auto parts store to buy a gizmo he was looking for. I presumed he was just another dumb truck driver... Read more
Issue: 2019-02-20, PHOTO: courtesy of Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous
Let loose your inner kid
In the midst of Sourdough Sams, tattoo competitions, and beard and leg hair-growing contests, Yukon kids need a place to call their own during Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous. Kidsfest, organized by the Boys and Girls Club of Yukon (BGCY), is the hub... Read more
Issue: 2019-02-20, PHOTO: courtesy of Shane Cook
Champion fiddler makes his Yukon debut this Rendezvous
Having won over judges at competitions around Canada and the United States with his uniquely Canadian style, Ontario born fiddle player Shane Cook is coming to Whitehorse this Rendezvous for his first gig north of 60... Read more
Issue: 2019-02-20, PHOTO: Jonny Wilkie
Yukon See It Here: Jonny Wilkie
Hello Everybody, We invite you to share your photos of Yukon life. Email your high-resolution images with a description of what’s going on to editor@WhatsUpYukon.com. Read more