The Atlin Whisper, July 26, 2023

Wednesday July 26th , 2023

The Atlin Whisper

“Never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the world.”

Margaret Mead

Thanks very much for everyone’s hard work to make another successful Tea on the Tarahne.

Thank you very much for the wonderful gifts that were donated:

Larry DuGuay ( pottery)

Karyn Armour (necklace and earrings)

Judy Currelly ( art cards)

Dani McNeil (tea cup with bees wax candle) Corrine Johnson ( stained glass)

Carla Spek (large photo print)

Trish Gobeil ( mitts and photo cards)

Atlin Mountain Coffee Roaster - coffee

Thanks very much for getting the ship ready, set up, serving, gamblers, clean up and many more tasks that need to be done.

Rose Anne and Ovi Antilla

Susie and Gerry Kuelbs

Linda Reed

Helen Smith

Kate Fisher

Jane Wilder

Lynn Turnbull

Shirley Milligan

Andrea Ross

Maureen Morris

Nicole Gobeil

Bob Gobeil

Jennifer Hansen

Wayne McManaman

Sharon Winegarden

Corrine Johnson

Dani McNeil

Carol Boyko

Heather Fraser-Keny

Susie’s lovely young servers –

Abby, Anna and Claire

Elaine and Bob Schroeder

Susie Smith

Donna Hall

I apologize if I have missed anyone - we had so many folks offering.

Thanks to everyone that has donated food for our Tea. We have an amazing town who obviously cares for the lovely ship - the Tarahne.

Trish Gobeil

The Historic Globe Theatre

Wednesday Aug 2, 2023

Michael Gates Book Launch

Q&A to follow with books for sale

Michael Gates tells the story of the discovery of a hoard of silent movies found buried in permafrost in Dawson City in 1978. The recovery and restoration of the films became an international project involving the Library of Congress. The hundreds of films included newsreels, comedies, dramas, and westerns featuring some of the most famous people in the silent film era.

Michael will take you through the events surrounding the discovery of the films, and will then take you back in time to the days of live gold rush theatre, and the transition to moving pictures.

Michael Gates is the former curator of collections for Klondike National Historic Sites in Dawson City. He is author of seven books on Yukon history, including his most recent work, "Hollywood in the Klondike" He also pens the popular History Hunter column in the Yukon News and has spoken widely in Canada, the US and Europe. Michael was appointed the Yukon's Story Laureate in 2020.

Doors Open 7:30

Reading Starts 8:00

Enter by Donation

Coffee/Tea Service Available by Donation

August Summary

Musicians & Presentations

July28– 30

WednesdayAugust2

Haa Kusteeyi Celebration Michael Gates

film and elder stories

SaturdayAugust2

Book Launch & Reading

SaturdayAugust19

Café des Voix The Compassion Pills

Jazz Collective CD Release

Sunday & Wednesday Movies

Doors open 7:00, movie starts 7:30

Wednesday July 26:

Last Vegas :

Starring: Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Kline

Directed by: Jon Turteltaub

Sunday July 30:

Sorry No Movie:

Wednesday Aug 2:

Book Launch: Hollywood in The Klondike

Michael Gates

Sunday August 6:

Me Before You:

Starring: Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin

Directed by: Thea Sharrock SeePostersforDetails

The Historic Globe Theatre

SaturdayAugust 2, 2023

Café des Voix is a moveable feast of vocal jazz, blues and Broadway music, featuring local singers backed up at the Globe Theatre in Atlin, B.C. by jazz pianist Annie Avery and bassist Anne Turner. Established in late 2016, Café des Voix has grown into a well-loved staple of the Yukon music scene, with a roster of nearly 60 singers who have performed at Café des Voix events over time. Featured singers include:

Dave Haddock, Jean Langloi, Telek Rogan, Caroline Watt, Elaine Schiman

Accompaniment: Annie Avery, Anne Turner

Doors Open 7:30

Concert Starts 8:00

Tickets $15 in advance, $20 @ the door

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/684447088667

Email exploreatlinsales@gmail.com

Coffee/Tea Service Available by Donation

Facebook: @ExploreAtlin Email exploreatlinsales@gmail.com

Presented by Heather Keny

Big Water Society would like to welcome back Jan Forde, MSW to provide FREE professional counselling to everyone in Atlin!

Please contact Jan Forde on Wednesdays, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm at 867-3336829 (more details to come)

Tail Gate Sales 2023

Mark Your Calendars

August 12, September 2 10 to 1 or 2 PM depending on weather and vendors Call, message or email Jane to reserve a spot or if you have questions.

651-7697, janecurry245@gmail.com

$5.00 for each table or by Donation All proceeds this year go to Atlin Museum programming.

“How Could I Not Notice You?”

There were times when you were immersed in the warmth of a mid-day sun with your face aglow revealing total bliss. How could I not notice you?

On one occasion you were out and about in a gentle summer rain no umbrella, no hat just relishing the rain wash over you, being one with nature. How could I not notice you?

I went with friends once to an open-mike cafe. Your song and voice touched me, so, I summoned the courage to let you know how deeply your music affected me. You made my day by saying with a welcoming smile, how could I not notice you?

Ever since, people notice us…

Jeff Salmon

MISSING PEGGY LEE

by Paul Lucas

I stumbled up the back stairs of the Red Onion and almost knocked Jan (the madam and owner of the joint) over as she came through the brothel doorway.

“Hey,” she said, “you just missed Peggy.”

I had just returned from Lower Lake, a beautiful little oasis on the mountainside above the town of Skagway. Somewhere in my ramblings, I had managed to fall into a foul smelling bog. I was streaked with mud, looked like hell, and probably smelled worse. I needed to get to a bathtub.

“Who?” I replied, eyeing the door to the bathroom.

Jan wrinkled her nose but, gracefully, continued without comment.

“Peggy Lee. You just missed Peggy Lee. She was on the Star Princess and she came into the bar looking for a tour, so I gave her one. Just a few minutes ago, she was sitting on the end of your bed and looking around the Madam’s room.”

“Damn!”

Peggy Lee was one of the iconic jazz singers of her era, and I was a fan.

I scampered up the remaining stairs, peeled off my muddy clothing, filled the old turn of the century iron bathtub with steaming water and slid into it. Finally, all hosed off and sporting fresh duds, I walked through the door, past the cast iron woodstove to the bedroom, and plopped myself down on the corner of the bed - a corner now in slight disarray from Peggy’s shapely tush. It felt warm. Or maybe it was just wishful thinking.

I have a collection of recordings from a tour Peggy did in her early days with her small group. That group featured guitarist Dave Barbour. Barbour came out of Benny Goodman’s band where Peggy got her first big break. Dave was a great player who played a major role in establishing guitar accompaniment for Jazz vocals.

Years after my missed date with Peggy, I got a chance to play with someone who knew a whole lot about those particular road groups

bassist Ben Tucker.

Ben and I played together at ‘Alligator Soul’ in Savannah GA. My friend Hilbo (of Ozone Ranger fame) had moved back to Georgia to follow his new passion - Cajun food. He wanted to become a Cajun chef in the belly of the beast and, by gum, that’s exactly what he did. Ilene and I visited there in 2006.

SAVANNAH GA

Even the Air has Manners

Savannah is a magic town - a mythical fairy land. Over twenty city squares make up the downtown core - gardens with serpentine paths, ancient oak trees festooned with Spanish moss, and rugged benches where you can sit in that sensuous southern air and take in the atmosphere. Southern mansions preside over each square - all balconies, shutters and old style porches, looking like they sprang out of a historic picture book.

The restaurant itself is right in the mould. Down the stairs off Barnard St, hanging on to the wrought iron banister, you enter a foyer that looks out over a bar area and tables - all restored within an inch of the period. The place drips with atmosphere. And the food is great.

Ben Tucker played with everybody: Art Pepper, Quincy Jones, Billy Taylor, Dexter Gordon. Known for writing the Jazz hit ‘Comin Home Baby,’ he was also Peggy Lee’s bassist for many years along with drummer Grady Tate.

Ben was a real gentleman, soft spoken and unassuming. Along with our steady job at the restaurant, we played several gigs together, including the opening for the Savannah Jazz Festival with Marcus Printup.

On breaks, and over a glass of wine or two, he would occasionally regale me with tales of derring-do on the road with Peggy. What a life. It was, however, a life complicated in the day by the blatant racism that existed, and still exists, in the South.

Ben was a black man. Born in Tennessee, he made a name for himself in New York, then retired to his adopted hometown, Savannah. As one of Savannah’s favourite sons, Ben got a pass of sorts. Not that you’d notice much. The racial situation in Geargia, even in 2006, seemed only a bare few steps away from Jim Crow.

The South is a complex place. Savannah, all grace and manners on the surface, can’t seem to escape the racism running just under the skin. And that racism seems to be, for those in the white supremacist camp, as vitriolic and violent as ever.

I generally came into the club in the late afternoon to set up for the early set I did with my wife Ilene. By the time I got there, the bar stools would be occupied by the regular bevy of southern belles. These girls were not wine drinkers. It was highballs or nothing, and they were usually a few sheets to the wind by the time I arrived.

“Why if it ain’t our favourite Yankee come to play us some music on that guitar of his,” I would hear from the bar.

“Come on over honey, and have a drink before you start. It can’t do you nothin’ but good.” They were charming, and funny.

Conversations with these women went the full gamut, but interesting slips revealed a generational, hard nosed bigotry that went to the bone. That, and the fact that the Civil War was often referred to as ‘that recent unpleasantness,’ made me think these folks truly believed the old South would rise again. And not a moment too soon.

I have a problem with all this. I know these people. I have worked with, laughed with, drank and played music with them. These folks would give you the shirts off their backs - as long as you’re not a person of colour. I just don’t get it.

Still, I don’t want to make rash generalizations. Only a small percentage of Southerners are truly racist, and recent political developments indicate that things might slowly be getting better. Still, in 2006 there seemed to be enough of that population to elect racist governors and members of congress - allowing the dirty work to get done without anyone getting anything on ‘em.

That being said, I have to step up to the plate and accept my own complicity in this monumental mess because, the fact is, the racism in the South is likely the result of an errant gene swimming in my own British gene pool - particularly in that bunch who landed in the Carolinas lo’ those many years ago. The Brits are, after all, some of the most racist buggers ever to stand on the planet, with the possible exception of the Spaniards, Dutch and, well let’s face it, any of that ‘white and right’ lot.

These people are like your drunken Uncle Ernie - the guy who stumbles into the living room in the middle of your daughter’s birthday party, lies on his back, and proceeds to light a fart. I am hoping that this particular gene will eventually water itself down enough to make racism a thing of the past. But I’m not holding my breath.

Peggy Lee was a great Jazz singer. She was also entirely colour blind. All she wanted was a great band around her and that’s exactly what she got

Atlin Community Improvement District

The Atlin Community Improvement District (ACID) is accepting resumes for employment as a Part Time Administrator.

Hours: Approximately 70 – 100 hours per month

Closing Date: Until filled

Start Date: A.S.A.P.

Pay: Commensurate with experience

Skills and requirements:

✓ BasiccomputerskillswithknowledgeofWORDprocessingpackage&EXCEL

✓ AbletodobookkeepingusingSAGEaccountingsoftware

✓ Typingspeedof30wordsperminute

✓ Goodcommunicationskills–verbal&written(letterandreportwriting)

✓ Abilitytouseandmaintainorganizedfilingsystems-paper&electronic

✓ Abletoworkunsupervised&beextremelyorganizedandself-motivated

As the ACID Administrator you will be expected to:

-Preparemeetings-agendas,organizepertinentdocuments,financialstatements,minutes

-Postnotices,minutes(&other)atPostOffice,ServiceBC,andtownbulletinboards

-Organize&keeppaperandelectronicfiles

-Followgenerallyacceptedbookkeepingprocedures-accountspayable/receivable, payroll&remittances,reconcile accounts,prepareyearendpaperworkforauditor,etc

-Anticipate&implementmonthly/yearlyprocedures

-Submitnecessarygovernmentdocumentsandreportsinatimelymanner

-Preparetheannualbudget

-Write/manageallcorrespondence

-KeepTrusteesandChairpersoninformed-WorkdirectlywiththeChairperson

-OrganizetheAnnualGeneralMeetingandElections

-ManageadministrationdutiesoftheAtlinVolunteerFireDepartment

-OtherdutiesasoutlinedinBylaw#57(Seecurrentadministratorforinformation)

-Researchandrequestinformationfromvariousagencies

-CommunicatewithgovernmentMinistriesandagenciesasrequired

-Workinarandomlybusysharedofficespace

-Generallightmaintenanceoffirehall–janitorial

-Ifrequired,paintingandsummermaintenanceofwalkway Administrative experience an asset. Training will be available. Please submit your resume via mail or email to: Atlin Community Improvement District P.O. Box 388 Atlin, BC V0W 1A0 atlincid@gmail.com

BBQ DRAW

$ 5.00 per ticket

For Atlin Board of Trade

Draw Date: Aug 7th

Tickets available at Atlin businesses Dorothy O'dian and Marj Holman

Please support your local community

NORTHERN HOMES REAL ESTATE

Watson Avenue

Two adjoining lots totalling 75x100’ providing ample room to build a new home while restoring a colorful and historic building, if you chose. No neighbors or roads to the north so lots of privacy.

$225,000

4th Street

400 sq.ft., one bedroom cabin plus large workshop on two adjoining 50x100 lots, fully fenced. Quiet location with lots of room for expansion. Great potential for expansion.

$275,000

43.6 Acres

Beautifully maintained, inside and out, this cozy 2 bedroom home is so private featuring a second cottage with sleeping loft (often used as B&B), a third cabin for guests, great garage/workshop, plus various other craft/work shops and fencing. Mountain views in every direction plus short walk to Atlin Lake sandy beaches. Just waiting for you! Viewing by appointment ONLY!

$597,000

Pearl Street

1700 sq.ft. historical building suited for combination comfortable living plus retail. Living room, kitchen, 2 bedrooms and 3rd huge room to adapt to your needs! Recent extensive foundation and roof restoration plus interior renovations utilizing the original wood and fixtures. This is original “Atlin” and your opportunity!

$395,000

Warm Bay Road

This gem is off grid, well maintained and absolutely the perfect retreat. 2 bedrooms, large open dining/living room, galley kitchen and spacious pantry. Storage in walk out cellar plus numerous outbuildings. Bonus is a warm spring flowing through year around!

$239,000

Lake View

A great view awaits in this well built, 2 level home with a fabulous open floorplan on the upper level with a master bedroom plus storage! The lower level boasts 2 extra bedrooms or bedroom and games room. Almost 1700 sq.ft., lots of room for the entire family and guests to enjoy! Dbl garage on lower level plus another garage for all those extras like boats, quads, sleds. $535,000 SOLD

5 Acres

With power, small log cabin, tenant occupied near the upper end of the acreage, application for subdivision has been submitted/approved to create two 2.5 acre parcels. Slope facing Atlin Lake. Build your dream home to take advantage of the view and keep the tenant as caretaker! Or build a series of guest cabins! Your imagination is your only limitation!

$237,000 SOLD

Fourth of July

Basic lake side cabin, 3 bedrooms, lots of big windows, hidden in the trees, on .544 acres, leased lot until 2042. Very private! 61,500 SOLD

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.

$53,500

HIDDEN GEM

This stunning gem in an Enchanted Forest has been lovingly crafted by the hands of this talented owner – never to be duplicated! On 4 acres with guest cabins and a short walk to hidden lakes plus easy access to the highway,

$399,000 SOLD

STUNNING – Inside and Outside

Incredible views, quiet location and fabulous home. 1700 sq.ft. on main level, beautifully renovated with gyproc interior, lots of updated windows, open floor plan, kitchen, dining area, living room, bar/games room plus 2 bedrooms. Basement offers 3 more bedrooms, two baths, kitchenette and large living room with ground level access. One of a kind waiting for you.

$349,000 SOLD

Mi 43 Atlin Highway

34+ acres of land, surrounded by grazing lease, with 1700 sq.ft., 2 BR, full basement home, great well, septic field, solar and generator plus lots of extras. If you wish, will come with 2 loveable nags who consider this home. Quick possession is possible.

$535,000 SOLD

FOR SALE – Atlin Property at corner of

3rd Street and Pearl Avenue

In the middle of the Atlin townsite but tucked away for tranquility and privacy.

Spacious backyard with greenhouse (6x12 feet) and three raised garden beds, various fruit trees and shrubs (cherry, apple, haskap, saskatoon, raspberries etc.) and an outhouse. Property right next to the Alkali slough with great accessibility to walking and cross-country ski trails and with a view of Atlin Mountain

General info:

• Total property size fully fenced: 3 lots (12,600 sqft, ~0.3 acres)

• Finished area: 1050 sqft – living space all on one floor

• Interiors extensively renovated in 2009

• Cistern with 2300 litres capacity

• Septic tank and field – redone in 2020

• Wood heat with Pioneer Princess wood cook stove hand-crafted

• by the Amish; back up oil and electrical heating

• R65 insulation in ceiling/attic

Features:

• 2 arctic entrances

• 2 bedrooms

• 1 full bathroom (and 1 outhouse)

• Open kitchen, dining and living area

• Storage room with cedar wood infra-red sauna

• Large root cellar below

• Oversized garage with ample parking and storage space

• Large woodshed with some wood

• 2 additional storage sheds

• Appliances: washing machine, stove, fridge

Price: $330,000

Serious inquiries at cziegler@unb.ca

Custom Fish Art- Fiberglas and Wood

Please note that requests for same day water delivery must be received no later than 11 am of said day. Thank you!

Water delivery and Sewer Removal are available Monday through Friday

Home Heating Fuel, Bulk Fuel and Bulk Oil Available

Phone 250-651-7463

Email garypumpsltd@gmail.com

Mailing address is Box 147, Atlin BC V0W 1A0

Office hours – Monday to Friday 8 am – noon

With thanks, Gary McNeil and Jody Smallwood

GARY HILL’S FISH ART

GARY HILL’S – CUSTOM, FISH REPRODUCTIONS

PHONE 867 334 4857.

EMAIL – garyphill59@gmail.com

7 MONARCH Drive – ATLIN – BC. V0W 1A0

WANTED

Hi! I’m looking for antiques! Outdoor and indoor items/furniture.

If you think you have something interesting for sale or to give away, please call me at 250-651-2111 or email me at: a.remon@me.com

Thank you!

Amélie Remon

Gary Pumps Ltd.

Atlin Mountain Inn's New Hours

Breakfast 7-9am

Lunch 12-2pm

Dinner 6-8pm

Saloon open Wed - Sat

Atlin Coffee and Cream Cart

Featuring specialty coffees and more!

NEW_ Soft Ice cream!

Open daily 12-9pm. Closed Thursday. Located across from the Tarahne on Lakeshore St. Atlin.

Atlin Pet Care

287 Tatlow Street

Yourpetshomeawayfromhome!

Indoor/Outdoor Runs

Heated Kennels

Boarding-Grooming-Pet Supplies

Emergency Care-Veterinarian Referrals

SPCA AGENTS

George Holman 250-651-7717 or Marj Holman 250-651-7758

LANDFILL SPRING/SUMMER HOURS

SATURDAY-MONDAY

CLOSED ON ALL BC STATUTORY HOLIDAYS

Canada Day - Closed Saturday, July 1st …… Open July 2, 3, 4

BC Day - Closed Monday, Aug 7th …...…. Open Aug 5, 6, 8

Labour Day - Closed Monday, Sept 4th ………... Open Sept 2, 3, 5

National Day for Truth & Reconciliation - Closed Saturday, Sept 30 … Open Oct 1, 2, 3

Day - Closed Monday, Oct 9th ... Open Oct 7, 8, 10

HOURS 11 AM - 4 PM Operated by the Atlin Community Improvement District

Spring hours effective April 1, 2023

Monday to Saturday 9am – 5pm

Sunday 11am – 4pm

New bakery chef with take out options!

~Weekly freight truck run on Mondays and freight runs available upon request~

Atlin Christian Centre

Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada Service and Sunday

School Sunday 11 a.m.

Come join us!

250-691-0128

St. Martin’s Anglican Church

10 a.m. Sunday Everyone welcome!

You learn to love by loving Frances de Sales

Sewing Machine

Cleaning, Repair, &Setup Terry

250651-7769

Mountain Shack Café Restaurant

Fast Fancy Food Great Service

110 Discovery Avenue In Atlin, B.C.

EAT IN OR TAKE OUT

Wednesday thru Monday

250-651-7789

MOBILE WELDING SERVICE

AVAILABLE

Contact: Alain Vanier

250-651-0037

Reasonable Rates!

Smallwood Enterprises Ltd

We provide Concrete, Drain Rock, Screed gravel, Sand, Topsoil and Septic systems. We also provide Equipment Rentals, Excavations, Covered Storage, Firewood and Snow Removal. Please call (250) 651-2488 or email bobscontracting2020 @gmail.com

Atlin Community Library

Open Every Friday and Saturday 2-4p.m. Everyone Welcome

The next Whisper is Wednesday August 9th Submissions are due no later than Sunday 6pm August 6th

The Purpose of the Atlin Whisper is to encourage, build-up and inform the people of Atlin concerning ongoing community events and happenings. The Whisper is not a political mouthpiece. Compiled and edited by Lynne Phipps. Paper for printing courtesy of Northern Homes Real Estate Printing courtesy of Dani McNeil and the RCMP Atlin. Delivery by Bobbie Whelan and Gary Hill.

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