be ps eetcngen fort So aot AMIN et mena ne enti RTE yin + ’ the Klondike Nugget reported the first in -in demand.”’ , Canadian history have ~ | Gold Rush of 1897-98. : Dawson grew from a ‘dozen white men visitors to.the community. | discovered on Aug. 17, a The big attractions were | 1896 and cach year Dawson camped on a vukoy Arizona Charlie Meadow’s | celebrates © this weekend tiverflat to a Yukon | palace Grande Theatre and | with joyous bust-up of : city of 30,000 people. * determined | } ehistory.of the’ greatest-gold -rush: alive,-gave. roots. to Yukon tourism ®by. forming: : the®: : “Association. _ Festival, featuring the best 2 pm. ; _ single admissions are $1 for } i} both children and adults. : information, please call The " Ferwood, 385-6815. a . cabin. : : ip your gardening problems. j 1902, @ — only city in North America to offer all three essential services, “the biggest and best party here since. the day: back in :- 1899 when one of the more fortunate miners, “ mucked the-creeks for gold “; for : two years, spent his ‘-entire poke to buy a round --of drinks for the town. That : party lasted a week - Wednesday, April 13, 1977 Peninsula Travellers | THE REVIEW Discover Exhuberant Celebration The ternati ‘Whitehorse was designated the capital of Yukon. But Dawson refused to die. On June 16, 1898, proved Dawson was. still alive. In sort Few episodes in Hurra 1962, a KVA_ con- so captured | ceived Dawson City Festival imaginations as the convinced skeptics that the |. dence -_ , . nostalizic history. of. the | bigees ‘fabulous. Klondike ; Bee gold rush could offer a solution to the problem of a disintegrating economy. The year brought 18,000 ‘In two short years the SS Keno, a riverboat that had seen service on the Yukon” River between Whitehorse and Dawson for.more than forty years. Both were restored by Incorporated on Jan. 9, it boasted it was the A running water, a. » sewage system and electric Parks Canada and- the | Dawsonites are invited to_ light. | Palace Grande featured an.] return to Dawson ‘for an - This year, three- -quarter | off-Broadway —-production:| -official’ welcome and. the: of a--century.. later, |.of, ‘Foxy’? starring: Bert | tongue-in-cheek. hi-jinks Dawsonites are celebrating | Lahr. -} that accompany it.) 9. .- : their, 75th anniversary. with VISITOR The Dawsonites are « ayear- -long party. . TRAFFIC © inviting entries to the Great Organizers “say it will, be -Klon Annual visitor traffic has now reached ‘in excess of thirty) thousand. . Dawson City is not only-in the black ‘financially, © the tourism industry: it. helped .spark is second only to mining in Yukon: “In. 1971 Dawson: opened the only legal gambling hall: in Canada, Diamond Tooth: Gertie’s. It’s a fascimile of “what-it may: have” been like” during » “the? “hey- day of: the ‘gold’ rush.. - Superlatives to _describe® the: total) tate mosphere: are ‘difficult to |... “come by but the: ‘vitality, ‘of oe, having -Proud .:.Dawsonites, - to’ keep - the Klondike... _ Visitors “The. once, frenetic: city: of: : t : ; : 2 : reduced od eatin coven this” nostalgic. feporduction. . sre . ; of esterda is impressive. hundred’ in 1953 when |. > y P :farize Activities and © -hi-jinks: Jemon- : Bamily. Filrn: begin.in earnest in May.with.. Festival’ : the Spring. break-up drama At The festival on: the.21, 22,;-and.- 23. This coincides ‘with the: - Belfry break-up. of * ice’ -on - the The Belfry is continuing Yukon River,: the ‘last sign its “popular: Family Film ~of winter. of. recent adaptations of “Classic and contemporary - “children’s stories, every. § - Saturday, except May. 7° from April 2.to May 28 at 2 Special Subscription rate is $7 for. the 8 films, and. For reservations or further. | Belfry, 1291 Gladstone at: | SCURVY WAS COMMON | cin’ the first-year of the | Klondike Gold Rush, One | Yukon miner was. found ; dead of the disease in’ his Give us a call at 2077 Amelia Ave, EAS John ‘& Helga sincerely hope. everyone has the finest gardens ever in 1977 and are ready to, if H possible, - assist. you with. any, of : BAZAN BAY RD. - oe THT RTT | 2036 Bazan Bay Rd., Sidney HOURS: %6- 7 DAYS A WE t K ~Geraniims, 3°" pots, $0e each, Gerantims, 4°" pots, $1.18 each. oe - Gerantums,, ivy, 4°" pots, $1,185 each os ie ~— Husehilas, §0 varleties, 4°" pots, $1.15 ea, ~ Housephants, iropicats, eactis, 3 pots, We eae Good selection of bedding plants and standard: size tray. G OSe a tray, : H. ENtra special ivy plants, outdoors, to 2 long, S0c ea, Veronica evergreen shrub, 4"" pots, 78¢ each. _ Anemone, double and single assorted colours and ready to hloom, 45e¢ ea. ] Vou must come and see oe hanging baskets and planted patio and balcony tubn, aver 6000 of them, Ivy goranhums, geraniums, Fuschlas, wiih t ‘nomesia, petunia, nepeta and other fillers. Baskets of hanging strawberries, tomatoes, corauations,’ Plastic, woaden, wire moss baskets from 6" to 16" size, Baskets and planters made to order, Clean your own old baskets and rng them. _ over und plant them yournelf wi ‘the wreenbinincs Reasonuble taken, Piants — Cachis — Hanging Baskets m= Fertiizer ~~ Seeds ~ Sail - oe Peat Mioxs. DECKERS GREENHOUSES, 2036 BAZAN cal Alaska, Northern B.C. and azo mest Dawsonites were Americans Discovery Days August 13, 14 and 15 and these celebrations are as old as the city itself, Yukon fun. ‘*Homecoming’”’ scheduled for Sept. 3, 4.and §. On Weckend Out-House : Race for this year’s Ivs their-way of recognizing” the tremendous impact this © | building has made, and-is- | still making on the north. Dawson’s’ it $ the cocoa you | beautiful - Cocoa - butter. and protein’ are. blended to.soften, smooth and mois: .: rough dry skin. Soothes:and’...° f beautifies your body giving it that -- fresh. youthful glow. ' «Sidney | “Pharmacy | DID YOU KNOW? B SIDNEY MARINE POWER & MACHINE LTD. “does commercial &. industrial repairs also Open 6 days a week. ~ to serve you better “DEE 5 GREENHOUSES - Plenty, of Pang , Due fo the: tremendois Tesponse of our wate and? ‘as there is ceil some e oth Klett owe will continue our sale prices. from. Friday, April 1Sto 19 Sunday, April29 Nunery sock one Bedding plant - Tropleals ~ “Mhododendions “ festival is in- onal with clubs from of | international h. Seventy-five years and Indepen- Day was one of the tevents of the year. are held... Gold was special is Labour all this Day — former dike: International -Labour . Day, frolic. -: ‘Diamond ‘wutter in. _cocréma- bath off: © that makes. 656-4341 SAANIC WED. sae ase haiatraetionameatedeenetmenied ‘ SWANT?. HAY ood healtliy plans, ebatin Schlzanthus, - - Wouse 9 “| Ame - RD., SIDNEY" Jubilee celebrations in 1977 wiil continue to re-kindle the images of yesterday in body- “SW aying ry thm n. Ror brochure oid reservations write: ~ Potting a ie 7 a ee awson City This Summer On June 10, ; The. association had | Yukon presénting plays |] daily, summer-long| Nugget of Dawson, wrote -Dawson, Yukon| simple beginnings. A group | written to portray turn-of- | festivities. “The land of promise now AKERY . Territory as the ‘‘May | of residents got to-gether’ the-century themes. c International — stars Hes in the direction of the rr and produced a stage show In June the om- | perform in the Gaslight | polar regions and Horace . venorts vie ns called Klondike Nights. missioner’s Bail will be held Follies, a modern vaudeville Smieeley if now alive, would 2507 Beacon 656- 10 12 . . Rough and unrehearsed, | in the’ Palace Grande | with a 1977 version of | advise the young man to go rang out in greetings) corny and delightfully | Theatre and will have a | Klondike Kate who belts | north instead of west." while 5,000 men, | amateurish, the show wasa | Jubilee theme. ° out songs that stir romantic And if you're seeking the women and malemute | success. 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