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Old Cabin and MacPherson Rock Dawson

Winnipeg singer-songwriter Greg MacPherson returned to Dawson with a soul-felt performance. Photo by Evan Rensch.

by Lisa McKenna

Old Cabin performed at the Odd Fellows Hall on Friday, January 20, and it was awesome.

Old Cabin’s members include Johnny Rodgers (on drums), Jona Barr (on guitar, the lead singer), Fiona Solon (on bass guitar and back-up vocals), Micah Smith (on the lap-steel guitar and regular guitar), and Ryan McNally (on guitar, lap-steel and banjo). » » » »

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J.J. Van Bibber, Master Storyteller and Photographer, Passes On

J.J. Van Bibber holds forth in the shelter of the S.S. Keno in July 2011. Photo by Dan Davidson

by Dan Davidson

Dawson First Nation elder J.J. (John James) Van Bibber passed away on Tuesday morning, January 10. He had been medivaced to Whitehorse a few days earlier and was known to be in serious condition over the previous weekend.

While he lived the latter part of his life in Dawson, he grew up in Pelly Crossing and also lived in Mayo and Whitehorse as well as Dawson during his long life. » » » »

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Dawson Loses a Beloved Resident Historian

 

Madeleine and John Gould at Canada Day during the Centennial Years. Photo by Jay Armitage

by Dan Davidson

The Yukon has lost another irreplaceable reservoir of knowledge and good will with the passing of John Gould, who left Dawson to join his late wife, Madeleine, at about 3 a.m. on Boxing Day.

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The Nutcracker Comes to Town

Photo by Dan Davidson

by Dan Davidson

Diamond Tooth Gertie’s was packed on the afternoon of Sunday, December 4,  when the Northern Lights School of Dance (NLSD) brought its performance of “The Nutcracker” to town. The Klondike Institute of Art and Culture collaborated with the Klondike Visitors Association in bringing this seasonally favourite ballet to Dawson for the third year in a row. » » » »

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November is Volleyball Month

Grade 7 girls score silver at Yukon Volleyball Championships in Whitehorse on November 19. Photo by Vince Federoff.

by Liz Woods

Congratulations to the young athletes who brought home medals from the Grade 7 Yukon Volleyball Championships, held November 17 to 19 in Whitehorse.

Both the boys and girls teams were undefeated during the Friday’s round-robin play and went on to the play-offs on the Saturday.

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Korbo Bites the Dust

Photo by Dan Davidson

by Dan Davidson

The John Korbo Apartment Building, which served variously as staff and social housing from sometime in the late 1960s until the summer of 2011, is gone. » » » »

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