Wednesday January 22nd,2025
The Atlin Whisper
“Never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the world.”
Margaret Mead
Kyokushin Karate Grading Test Announcement
Date: February 11, 2025
Time: 3:30 PM till approximately 6:30 P.M.
Location: Atlin School Gym
Spectators are welcome, we hope many will come to cheer on the children.
Program:
Meditation
Warm up
Fitness Test
Kihon, Kihon no Kata (elementary techniques)
Chair Scenario
Renraku Waza (combination of several techniques)
Atlin Gang Scenario
Kata (detailed patterns of movements and fighting techniques practiced either solo or in pairs)
Obstacle Course
Kumite (sparring)
Tameshiwari (board break-test)
Graduation Ceremony
JOHN KILMER
Sept. 14, 1949 – Dec. 23, 2024
A Memory
I make a hard right onto the driveway, sliding dangerously in the snotty snow and barely missing that beat up poplar with the orange survey ribbon on it - a ribbon that doesn’t appear to have protected the old tree one bit from the countless bumpers that have hit it over the years. I fishtail to the top of the driveway and see John hauling an armload of wood into the basement as I pull to a stop.
“Hey,” he yells, “I’ll be right back,” and disappears through the door. I shut down the motor and climb out of the car as John re-emerges.
“What’s up,” he calls.
“Well,” I said, “I’ve got a CV joint with a badly torn boot. It’s been clickin’ away for a while, and now it’s sounding like it’s ready to go. I made an appointment in Whitehorse to have it replaced but I’m not sure it’ll make it in with all that grit on the road. Whaddya think my chances are?”
“Let me take a look at it,” he replies, pulling off his hat and slithering underneath the car to view the damage. After a little grunting and scuffling, he slides back out, stands up and leans against the car door, wiping his hands on an already greasy pair of Carharts.
“Yeah, it looks pretty bad,” he says, “I think we might be able to figure something out though. Let me grab some stuff.”
Minutes later, he’s back with a bunch of rags, a pot of grease, some baling wire and a pair of wire snippers. Pushing the grease pot ahead of him, he shimmies back under the vehicle.
“Ok,” he says, “pass me the stuff as I need it,”
Now John Kilmer’s a dreamer, but right now he’s a man on a mission, and when he flips that techno switch of his he becomes a critical care surgeon operating on a dying patient. It’s all business - ‘scalpel, suction, suture’. I’m little more than a surgical assistant in this procedure, so I do what I’m told. I tear, I bend, I clip, I hand the results to the waving hand protruding from the underneath the car. So far, it sounds like it’s going well. The patient’s prognosis at the moment, however, isn’t entirely clear.
Still, I’ve seen John at work countless times and in all kinds of situations. The man does indeed have the hands of a surgeon and the skill to match, so I’m cautiously optimistic. He cleans out the joint, packs it with grease, then wraps and seals it with the rags, cinching them tight with baling wire. Finally, hauling himself out from under the vehicle, he pulls himself up and leans against the passenger door to wipe his hands on the one remaining rag.
“I think that should hold ‘er,” he says, breaking into a big smile.
Now coming from anyone else, “that should hold ‘er” offers no guarantee of success whatsoever. But coming from John, that statement means that the job is done and you are good to go.
The following morning, I find myself pulling into that garage in Whitehorse sporting a big grin; and with time to spare.
John Kilmer was a man of a thousand talents. In his early years he was a sound engineer for CBC. He also mixed and recorded live events all over the North. He was a luthier, an electronics wizard, and an all-round mechanical genius. Nothing fazed him. Whether he was rebuilding an engine, rebracing a Martin or wiring a mixing board, he took it on with a competent equanimity that never failed to stun me.
But that’s what John DID. Who he WAS, was the guy who crawled under my car that day in the wind and snow to wrap my CV joint so I could make it to the repair shop. He was the guy who gave everybody and anybody a helping hand when they were in a jam; the problem solver willing to share his remarkable skills and innate grace with all those around him. But better than all that, he was my friend.
After all the toil and play
After all the suffering and joy
After bearing the indignities of injustice
And reveling in the vindication of truth
After all the blows have been taken The demons faced And the battle won
We will be judged only by how kind we were to our fellow man PL
POSTSCRIPT
For the record, when the mechanic in Whitehorse inspected the wrapping job on that mangled CV joint, he looked up at me from under the hoist and called out,
“Who wrapped this? Whoever it was did a fantastic job. You could have driven another thousand miles on this thing.”
“John Kilmer,” I replied. He laughed.
“Kilmer! Of course it was!”
Submitted by Paul Lucas
NORTHERN HOMES REAL ESTATE
Discovery Avenue
Perfect location, at the entrance to town, this 31.4 x 90 ft lot, prepped and ready for development. Ideal for that business you have been thinking to develop. Take the first step!
$160,000
4th Street
400 sq.ft., one bedroom cabin plus a large workshop on two adjoining 50x100 lots, fully fenced. Quiet location with lots of room for expansion, or keep one lot and sell the other!
$249,000
Surprise Lake Road
6 acres along the Spruce Creek with a fabulous meadow surrounded by the woods and the roaring creek, room for several guest cabins if you chose. Main house is 2 story and a main level cozy self-contained mother-in-law cottage is perfect for guests. So much potential to expand.
$350,000
Lot F Fulton Street
Quiet street with just a short walk to the lake, great views of mountains and water, power in and ready for you to develop as you wish ... or simply park your RV. Vacant lots like this are hard to find ... this one is waiting for you!
$180,000 SOLD … more buyers seeking same!
Seeking True Remote?
Above Jade City on the old Cassiar Highway, in the middle of the gold fields, 0.5 hectares (not surveyed) on the banks of Troutline Creek, License of Occupation, 10-year terms with current term good until 2032. Story and half cabin plus outbuildings. Current holder has had a small farm with goats and chickens. Telephone service. 4.4 km from main highway.
$89,900
First Street
Rare opportunity for good building lot (two adjoining lots being sold as one parcel), just steps away from Atlin Lake, close to center of community, accessed from lane. 50x100’, no records of previous development on the land.
$195,000
4th of July
.78 acres of Crown Land Lease, gated, partly cleared, the perfect spot to keep your RV and recreational necessities there for year around enjoyment. Lease term to 2042.
$45,500
Second Street
100x30 foot lot, sloping between the lake and mountain view. Great central location waiting for you. Develop your new home at your own pace.
$135,000
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Restaurant and Saloon - Winter hours
Kitchen Hours at the Atlin Mountain Inn
Now until summer:
Tuesday Lunch: 12-2pm Thurs, Fri & Saturday: Dinner 5:30-8pm (in the Saloon)
Bar food available Wed night. Saloon opens at 5pm Wed-Saturday (Restaurant Dinners Closed)
Coffee in Restaurant 7am to 5pm. Various meals,
Submarine Sandwiches, Hamburgers etc. available 24/7 in the lobby Deli vending machine.
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Water delivery and Sewer Removal are available Monday through Friday
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Phone 250-651-7463
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Atlin BC V0W 1A0
Office hours – Monday to Friday
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With thanks, Gary McNeil and Jody Smallwood
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Atlin Christian Centre Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada Service and Sunday School Sunday 11 a.m. Come join us! 250-691-0128
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