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Brownie Lauren Sarauer loves learning about animals and rocks at the Museum of Natural Sciences, located in the Biology building at the University of Saskatchewan. Bridges photo by Michelle Berg

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The first thing I asked him was, ‘Can I have a horse?’ He said ‘yep.’ I was in seventh heaven then. — Ray Kneeland

R ay K n e e l a n d

Cowboy way of life has its own kind of rewards

Ray Kneeland hosted a high school rodeo at the OK Corral in September. Throughout the day, the 71-year-old cheered on competitors while making sure the event ran successfuly. Bridges photo by Michelle Berg

By Jenn Sharp For as long as he can remember, Ray Kneeland wanted to be a cowboy. He wanted to be a calf roper. Working cattle was the only life for him.

But he grew up on a dairy farm, with strict milking times and no horses.

“It was a bugger wantin’ to be a cowboy and you had no horse,” Kneeland says.

“Dad didn’t want a horse around because he only had the one big ‘ol pasture and he didn’t want the horse chasing the milk cows around.”

Kneeland would be 22 years old before he got his first horse and learned how to ride. Before that, he worked for a neighbour who was running 200 head of beef cattle.

“The first thing I asked him was, ‘Can I have a horse?’ He said ‘yep.’ I was in seventh heaven then.”

Growing up, he always felt like an outsider at school. With horses and cattle, he found a connection, saying he always felt comfortable around the animals.

Kneeland turned that connection into a lifelong passion that he has shared with countless others. It has also generated more than $250,000 for Kinsmen Telemiracle, which assists people in acquiring special needs equipment and medical treatment in

Saskatchewan.

He grew up near Bengough and worked on ranches in the Big Muddy.

He started organizing gymkhana events (games on horseback) and trail rides for kids in the area. In 1983, he and then-wife Noreen purchased an acreage just north of Martensville. Kneeland then turned his lifelong dream into a reality. He named his homestead the OK Corral after the famous 1881 gunfight in Tombstone, Ariz.

Visitors to the OK Corral are greeted by a painted sign over a wagon wheel depicting the players in the gunfight. The grounds include a riding arena, bleachers, a sound booth, concession stands, paddocks and pastures, along with a large pavilion with a dance floor and a view of the arena.

Kneeland set it up to accommodate the riders in his clubs, along with the countless rodeos he’s hosted.

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He’s one-of-a-kind. His generosity just floors everybody around him. I feel like I was a better person for knowing him.

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His influence on Saskatoon’s horse community began in the late 1980s when Kneeland started up a 4-H light horse club. He’d always had a natural gift with horses but began attending and hosting riding clinics to learn more.

“I was always a nut for horses.

(But) I didn’t know there was such a thing as lessons. I thought you got on them and go, and you learn.”

He lined up instructors every week for the 4-H members so they could learn good horsemanship and riding skills.

“Horses, you have to learn a lot about how to get along real good with them. When I found out how much more you can learn and how much better you can be, it was way more fun,” he says.

He kept the 4-H club going for four years, and at the height of it had 57 kids from Saskatoon and the surrounding area signed up. He hosted regular gymkhanas at the OK Corral, and took the kids out on trail rides and to horse shows.

“There was something to do every weekend for those kids and they just loved it.”

One of his former 4-H members and niece, Bobbie Tarasoff, remembers that time fondly. She recalls Kneeland packing seven or eight kids into his motorhome, and, along with all their horses, hauling them to these events.

“None of our parents would even come. He would just take care of everybody,” she says.

Kneeland began bringing Tarasoff and her brother out to the OK Corral when she was three. Soon after, her parents bought them both their first pony, which Kneeland offered to keep at his place, and taught her how to ride.

“He treated us like gold. We were out there three or four times a week riding.”

When Tarasoff started college, she sold her horse and left riding for a time. She now has two daughters, Drew, 3, and Jada, 4. In April, she called Kneeland.

“I mentioned that I’m ready to have my girls grow up the way I grew up with him.”

She asked if she could bring some

The OK Corral, located north of Martensville, is hosting a community pasture competition on Oct.5 and 6. Bridges photo by Michelle Berg

horses out to the OK Corral for the girls to ride.

“He said ‘absolutely. I would love

nothing more.’ He started tearing up he was so excited.”

She says growing up with horses

taught her responsibility. Kneeland always enforced horsemanship skills, such as feeding and groom-

ing. He taught her about respect, too, something she hopes will rub off on her daughters.

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When you have a passion like horses, you can’t really explain what it does to you to be out for the day with your horse.

—Giselle Malyk

“I learned so much respect for people.

(It was how) how he treated people.”

Tarasoff also bought herself a horse and is back riding again, this time with her daughters.

“It’s all those fun things — helping people (to) live out their dreams,” says Kneeland.

The emotion in her voice is evident as she tries to explain how special he is; from the Telemiracle fundraising, to his personality and work ethic.

“He’s one-of-a-kind. His generosity just floors everybody around him. I feel like I was a better person for knowing him.”

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On a hot weekend in September, the OK Corral was buzzing with a high school rodeo Kneeland had organized. Just under 100 participants from across the province competed in events like calf roping, barrel racing and bronc riding. Kneeland sup-

plies prizes for each division (jeans for first place, a bag of horse feed for second and gloves for third).

Young cowboys sit along the wooden corrals near the in-gate, watching and cheering on friends and fellow competitors. Cowgirls gallop in the fields behind, practicing their barrel racing turns. Parents watch from the sidelines, eager to explain the rules of the different events. High school rodeo is a big deal and the competition is stiff. Once these teens reach Grade 12, they’re up for scholarships to the best schools in the United States to compete on the rodeo circuit there.

Yet the atmosphere at the OK Corral is friendly and welcoming.

After the 4-H club, Kneeland started the Sask Valley Riding Club, which is still going strong. He organized a variety of events for members, along with an annual week long trail ride to raise money for Telemiracle.

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Young cowboys wait for the next event at the OK Corral’s high school rodeo on Sept. 8. Bridges photo by Michelle Berg

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“I was always a nut for horses. (But) I didn’t know there was such a thing as lessons. I thought you got on them and go, and you learn. — Kneeland

Held every July since 1995, riders bring in pledges and that, along with the gymkhanas and Dine and Dance nights at the OK Corral, has raised $257,000 over the years.

It’s a number that Kneeland is proud of and a cause he says is worthy. It was the idea of helping less fortunate people that drew him to Telemiracle.

“If you help others get what they need, you’ll get all you need. Man oh man, I found that to be so true. I’d almost rather help other people out than myself.”

Giselle Malyk is the president of the Sask Valley Riding Club and says all the members “think pretty highly” of Kneeland. She too points out his fundraising efforts.

“You hear of him doing things ... giving his time and (making) sacrifices of his own. He’s gone through a lot of ups and downs but is always there for everyone else.”

The riding club has about 100 members of all ages — from as young as three and up to senior citizens. They meet Tuesday nights to ride at the OK Corral together, and schedule regular clinics, trail rides and game days at the facility.

She says being able to share a common passion with others and having a place to work with their horses is huge for the group.

“Having everybody get together there and love going there, there’s so many friendships made.”

And, for equestrians, that relationship with horses can be therapeutic.

“When you have a passion like horses, you can’t really explain what it does to you to be out for the day with your horse.”

■ ■ ■ ■ At 71, Kneeland walks faster than those half his age.

His handshake is firm, his eye contact steady. He says things like “Holy Hannah” and “cotton pickin’.” His brown scuffed boots are tucked under slim fitting jeans.

His big silver belt buckle is from the 25th annual community pasture competition in 2009. His white cowboy hat has faded to beige and his Western shirt is soft and well worn. A notebook and pen are tucked in one pocket, a cellphone in the other. Kneeland keeps his moustache perfectly trimmed.

For him, it’s a practical outfit. When he’s not organizing events or taking care of horses, he works as a cattle hoof trimmer.

“I’m in the cattle business at the ground level,” he says with a chuckle.

He’s cut back on his hours, so he can spend summers out with the horses and riders, yet in May he trimmed 59 head of cattle in one day, and 500 total that month.

“I felt so cotton pickin’ good, it was unbelievable!” he says with a laugh. When asked if he’s going to retire, he looks incredulous and hopes that day never comes. He concedes it will be “the day I can’t crawl on a horse or trim a hoof.”

He loves holding events for kids, giving them the chance to work with horses. He’s not worried that increasing numbers of children are growing up away from the rural lifestyle. He says there will always be kids that dream of being a cowboy.

Carlie Bowditch competes in the senior pole bending event at the OK Corral’s high school rodeo. Bridges photo by Michelle Berg

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If you help others get what they need, you’ll get all you need. Man oh man, I found that to be so true. I’d almost rather help other people out than myself.– Kneeland

“You’ll never take that away from people.”

During the first weekend of October, the OK Corral will host the 29th annual community pasture competition. Events like cattle penning are geared for those who spend their days in the saddle, checking on cattle. Most who come will stay the weekend, visiting and sharing laughs around the campfire.

“It’s a fun time for them. They love drinking Coors Lite beer and competing. Nobody gets outta hand. (It’s) cowboys going to town and having a good time.” says Kneeland.

In Mesquite, Texas, the epicentre for North American rodeo, there’s a rodeo every weekend from May to September.

“I would joke around that I’d love to do that up here,” he says.

Well, he pretty much did. This year, the OK Corral hosted five ro-

deos — two high school, one for the Kakeyow Cowboys Rodeo Association (KCRA), a college rodeo and a bull riding rodeo. Others have talked to him about organizing a ranch rodeo and a senior pro rodeo as well.

“Holy Hannah! Where’s it gonna end?” he says with a laugh, then corrects himself. This is what he loves and he hopes kids’ interest in the cowboy life will continue.

For more information on the Sask Valley Riding Club go to www. saskvalleyridingclub.com. If you’d like to watch the community pasture competition Oct. 5 and 6, the OK Corral is located north of Martensville on Highway 12. Turn east on 305 and follow until you cross the train tracks. Turn left on Range Road 3053 and drive north two kilometres. The OK Corral is on the east side of the road. jksharp@thestarphoenix.com/@JennKSharp

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After seeing Make the Homeless Smile, an online video of young men handing out food, clothing and money to people living on the street in New York, Ewen wanted to do the same in Saskatoon. (Many others in North American cities have followed suit.) She created a Facebook page called Make the Homeless Smile — Saskatoon and sent messages to her friends to get involved.

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Right now, all of the cash (aside from a few small anonymous donations) and food donors, as well as those who hand out the food are “just Facebook friends” of Ewen’s. She explains that she’s working on registering it as an official charity. She gets cut off as a man approaches the group in the parking lot before they head out.

He asks for some food.

“Can you help him out?” Ewen says to her friend October Low. Low hands the man a bagged lunch, a cold pop and a pair of socks. He says “thank you” quickly and turns away.

“If we can just help somebody and take the stress out of their day, even if it’s just helping them with one meal they don’t have to worry about trying to find, then we did something good,” Low says.

Since May, the group — which is

usually made up of about 10 people — hands out lunches and clothing at 5 p.m. on the 15th of each month, regardless of the weather.

Ewen mentions that consistency is important; people can always rely on the group on the same day and time each month. This month’s lunch consists of a sandwich, banana and a couple of cookies, as well as a cold drink and a pair of socks. It costs about $125 to make 75 lunches and takes about four people under an hour to put them together in Ewen’s kitchen. Ewen says she wishes the group had more donations so they could give out food more regularly. But right now, it’s just not feasible.

“When we’re heading back we could probably do another 10 to 20 (lunches),” Ewen explains. “We’re actually turning people away and that feels crappy.”

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Justin Owchar, a member of Make the Homeless Smile — Saskatoon, hands out canned drinks. Bridges Photo by LIAM RICHARDS

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The group walks the same route each month; they start at a parking lot on 20th Street West and Avenue P and walk down 20th Street to Idylwyld Drive and back up again.

They don’t explain who they are or what they are doing; they just approach each and every person the same.

“Do you want a sandwich?” Low asks a young man. He asks what church they are involved with while he stuffs the food and socks into his backpack. They explain they aren’t affiliated with anything.

“Oh, you’re just walking around? That’s nice of you guys,” he answers.

Ewen mentions that it can be overwhelming at times, especially because they run into a lot of youth.

“I don’t think that’s something any of us were expecting” she says.

Right across the street is the man who first approached the group in the parking lot. He’s sitting down and already putting on his new socks. Low says it’s “heartbreaking.”

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trek: An elderly couple riding bikes, a young family with a toddler riding her bike, a group of men, a family sitting in their front yard.

Two young children run behind the group, barefoot, asking for another canned pop and bagged lunch.

Ewen’s two sons, Sheden, 10, and Shad, 15, help hand out the food. Ewen says it’s a good experience for them and Shad says he’s learned to be grateful. Especially after one incident: “One time we had a $20 bill leftover and we waited for the most needy person out there.

My mom said, ‘Can we shake your hand?’ And she did and gave him the $20 and the look on his face was just …” Shad pauses for a few moments. “Hard to forget.”

Make the Homeless Smile — Saskatoon is always looking for donations. With winter coming up, they are asking for winter clothing. To donate or get involved, check out their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ leaslightsinnercitysaskatoon or call Angela Ewen at: 306-370-4249. airinici@thestarphoenix.com/@angelinairinici

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By Angelina Irinici Girl Guides runs in the family for eight-year-old Lauren Sarauer, her older sister Amelie and their mom Karrie Orr. Lauren is about to start her second year of Brownies. She began Sparks when she was five years old. Her mom was in Girl Guides when she was young and has special memories of learning new things through activities and making friends. Orr says that she’s impressed with the leadership the program offers and the values it teaches young girls. Lauren looks up to her older sister Amelie, 11, who is in Girl Guides, and is excited to one day be a Girl Guide. Lauren discovered her favourite place in Saskatoon on a Brownie field trip to the University of Saskatchewan’s Museum of Natural Sciences.

Q. How many times have you been to the museum?

A. In Sparks we went here. I think we went here two times. We went here one time in my first year and last year (in Brownies) we did once.

So I think three or four times.

Q. What do you do when you come here on a Brownie or Sparks field trip?

A. We look around and when we come here we always start right here (by the big Tyrannosaurus rex) or else over there (by an additional entrance). We go up the stairs and look at everything.

Q. What is your favourite thing to look at?

A. I like when we look at the rocks and the fish.

Lauren Sarauer beside the Koi pond in the Museum of Natural Sciences at the University of Saskatchewan, her favourite place in the city. Bridges photo by Michelle Berg

A. Because there is lots of cool stuff.

I like it because you can learn about stuff.

Q. What kind of fish can you see?

A. I know there’s rainbow fish in there. And then there are — I think they are called — sturgeons. I think there are sturgeons in there. But I don’t remember the other ones.

Q. What have you learned here?

A. You can look at different rocks and you can see what some rocks look like. And I realized that there are rocks that you can cut open and there are cool things inside.

Q. Why do you like coming to the museum?

Q. Do you like looking at the dinosaurs?

A. Kind of. I like the fish and rocks better.

Q. What do you do at Brownie meetings when you don’t go on field trips?

A. We do crafts and games. Sometimes we do things and get badges.

These are key badges. (Lauren has six key badges. They are done during monthly Brownie meetings and can include community, camping, active living and STEM (science,

technology, engineering and math.)

Q. Can you tell me about your other badges?

A. I got these four in Brownie high school. We got one (All About Art badge) because we did art and got this one (Grow Your Garden) because we grew a plant and we got this one (Be a Chef badge) from making mud cake.

And we had it in a container. And this one you make things go (Making Things Go badge). We had a CD

then we got a balloon and you blow the balloon up and then it moves. But it only works on something hard and (smooth). And we got to decorate it.

And then it moves!

Q. Was that complicated?

A. It wasn’t that hard.

Q. What’s your favourite thing about Brownies?

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Kashmir Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave.

Five Finger Death Punch: The Wrong Side of Heaven Tour w/ Escape the Fate, Miss May I and Gemini Syndrome Credit Union Centre, 101-3515 Thatcher Ave.

Piano Series: The Pram Trio The Bassment, 202 Fourth Ave. North Presidio Nutana Legion, 3021 Louise St. 4 Front Army & Navy Veterans Club, 359 First Ave. North Doug Boomhower Trio McNally Robinson, 3130 Eighth St. East Toon Town Big Band Dance Downtown Legion, 606 Spadina Cres. West Revive Saturdays featuring Hot Mouth w/ DJs Chris Cole, Rocky Rock and Conrad Devine The Odeon Events Centre, 241 Second Ave. South Lady Deathstryke w/ Daniel and The Impending Doom, and Little Criminals Louis’ Pub, 93 Campus Dr. Shotgun Jimmie Band, Castle River and Triplophonics Amigos Cantina,

Presidio Nutana Legion, 3021 Louise St. Monday, Se pt . 30 Eamon McGrath w/ Slow Down, Molasses Vangelis Tavern, 801 Broadway Ave.

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Mendel Art Gallery Until Sept. 27 at 950 Spadina Cres. East. The main gallery spaces will be closed for installation of the fall exhibitions. The Members’ Show & Sale runs to Oct. 6 in the gallery auditorium. Gallery members may submit 1-2 artworks for sale. The Gallery Shop is holding a fall sale until Sept. 26. This event, organized by the Gallery Group volunteers, is a fundraiser for the gallery.

Void Gallery Until Sept. 29 at 2-1006 Eighth St. E. Architectural

Colour by Cameron McKay. A continued exploration into the geometric details of architectural structures, moving further toward abstraction. A reception will be held Sept. 26 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Gallery on Third, Watrous Until Sept. 26 at 102 Third Ave. East in Watrous. Dreaming Pattern/Stitching Memories, work by Leanne Clifford.

An artist’s talk reception will be held Sept. 5 at 7 p.m.

Gordon Snelgrove Gallery Until Sept. 27 at 191 Murray Building, U of S. Pure Sugar by David Dyck. Dyck transforms everyday objects into working prototypes for an alternate world of rechanneled purpose.

A reception will be held Sept.

27 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

SCYAP Gallery Until Sept. 27 at 253 Third Ave. S. We Needi Graffiti 2013. The fourth annual exhibit showcases graffiti and urban-style work from numerous artists.

Affinity Gallery Opens Sept. 27 and runs until Nov. 9 at 813 Broadway Ave. Word View. An exhibition of new work by Cathryn Miller made from discarded dictionaries and encyclopaedias. A reception will be held Nov. 8 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Darrell Bell Gallery Until Sept. 28 at 405-105 21th St. E. Inuit Art: Stone Carvings and Prints, and new arrivals from gallery artists. Inuit Art is a private collection of 1960s to 1980s stone carvings and stonecut prints by well-known Inuit artists such as Pitseolak Ashoona, Timothy Kutchaka and Lizzie Saggiak. New arrivals feature a selection of works by Saskatchewan artists, including Allen Sapp, Inger DeCoursey and Darrell Bell.

Station Arts Centre, Rosthern Until Sept. 28, Tuesdays to Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 701 Railway Ave., Rosthern. Recent works by Rosth-

ern area artists. The show concludes Sept. 28 with Culture Days demonstrations by artists and artisans.

330g Opens Sept. 28 and runs until Oct. 19 at 330 Ave. G S. lateday light by Robert Youds.

The Stall Gallery Until Sept. 29 at City Perks, 801 Seventh Ave. N. New works by Kathy Bradshaw and Bevin Bradley in correlation with the mural unveiling at 33rd St. and Seventh Ave. New work by Tyson Atkings, Crystal Rassi and Derek Sandbeck until Dec. 1 at The Two Twenty, 220 20th St. West.

New work by Henry van Seters and Chantella Viala until Dec. 1 at Area Furniture and Lifestyle, 249 Second Ave. S. The Gallery at Clay Studio Three Through September at 3-527 Main St. A display of Raku, wood, salt and primitive fire pottery. In-store demonstrations by artists will be held all day Sept. 28, to celebrate Culture Days.

Samaritan Place Until Sept. 30 at 375 Cornish Rd. The Saskatchewan Landscape, paintings by Joy Mendel.

Parkridge Centre Through September at 110 Gropper Cres. Bridge City Artists. New works in a variety of mediums and subjects by the artists’ group.

Watrous Library Through September in Watrous. Silhouettes, work

by Watrous painter Nellie Kwiatkowski.

Bridge City Artists Through September at Parkridge’s Art in the Centre.

The artists use a variety of mediums and subjects.

The Gallery, Frances Morrison Library Until Oct. 3 at 311 23rd St. E. People and Places in My Life: Research and Travels to India,

by Satya P. Sharma. It depicts

people and situations primarily from a village near Delhi, India that the artist visited. A reception will be held Sept. 5 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The Gallery/Art Placement Until Oct. 3 at 228 Third Ave. S. Prairie Travellers by Peter MacMahon. A selection of limited edition bronze and aluminum cast works as well as originals in plaster, clay and stone.

AKA Gallery Until Oct. 19 at 424 20th St. W. Structure by Melanie Colosimo and built to spec

by Jordan Schwab. Through a series of drawings and miniatures that reference scaffolding, Structure addresses the way in which we value or undervalue space, structures and processes, and built to spec portrays different understandings of scale.

Centre East Galleries Until Oct. 20 at The Centre. A display by Bridge City Artists, work by Barb Yedersberger, Saskatoon Potters’ Guild, Mukti Patel, Debbie Rumpel and Natalie Austin. Displays from the Saskatoon Public School Board.

St. Thomas More Gallery Until Oct. 29 at 1437 College Dr. Bilingual Today, French Tomorrow and Other Ridiculous Prophesies, an exhibition by Zoe Fortier. An absurdly shocking exhibit on the implications of fatalist prophesies in the construction of the past, present and inevitable apocalypse. Featuring irrelevant quotes from inconsequential writers, and supported by misleading and incomplete factual information.

Diefenbaker Canada Centre Through December at 101 Diefenbaker Pl. Touch the Sky: The Story of Avro Canada.

This in-house produced exhibit encourages visitors to look beyond the controversy surrounding the Avro Arrow, and focuses on the history and accomplishments of Avro Canada.

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Ukrainian Museum of Canada Until Dec. 31 at 910 Spadina Cres. E. Money, Sovereignty & Power: The Paper Currency of Revolutionary Ukraine 1917-1920.

Black Spruce Gallery Open through the winter at Northside Antiques on Highway 2. After Glow, a group show featuring fall images and colours of the boreal Lakeland region.

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Speechreading and Information for the Hard of Hearing Sept. 25, Oct. 9 and 23, Nov. 13 and 27, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., at Saskatchewan Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, 3-511 First Ave. N. Hosted by the Hard of Hearing Association. For information call 306-249-1357.

Biotech Week Events Biotech Week is Sept. 23-27.

Presented by Agriculture in the Classroom. Canadian Light Source Tours, Sept. 25, email outreach@lightsource. ca. The Amazing Biotech Race, Sept. 26. Biotech & Beer, Sept. 26 at Boffins, email events@agwest.sk.ca to register. Classroom Presentations on Biotechnology through the week, teachers can email chantel@aitc. sk.ca for more information.

For more information visit www.agwest.sk.ca.

Quality in the Education Sector: Saskatchewan Perspectives Sept. 26, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the South Room at the Sheraton Cavalier, 610 Spadina Cres. E. Hear perspectives on lean methods for quality in education and K-12 educator and governance viewpoints on process improvement. Speakers include David Francis, PhD candidate, College of Education; Darren McKee, Executive Director Saskatchewan School Boards Association; and Gwen Dueck, Executive Director Saskatchewan Teachers Federation.

Fourth Annual Dark Bridges Film Festival Sept 26-29 at Broadway Theatre. With 15 feature films and many short films from around the world. For a full schedule visit www. darkbridges.com.

Dance Classes Starting Sept. 27 and Oct. 4, and running Fridays through mid-April, 7 p.m., at Albert Community Centre, 610 Clarence Ave. Karousels Cued Ballroom New Dancers class starting Fridays, Sept. 20, 27, Oct. 4 and then proceeding Fridays until mid-April.

Dances include Waltz, Two Step, Rumba, Jive, Cha Cha and Tango. Call 306-2905486.

Saskatchewan Culture Days 2013 Sept. 27-29 throughout Saskatoon. Culture Days is a nation-wide initiative to promote arts, culture and heritage. Featuring free, hands-on, interactive activities that invite the public to discover the world of artists, creators, historians, architects, curators, designers and other creative people in their communities. For details visit sk.culturedays.ca.

10th Annual Body Soul & Spirit Expo Sept. 27, 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Sept. 28, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Sept. 29, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., at Prairieland Park. The expo showcases products, services and resources for growth, and fosters the individual quest for wholeness and self understanding.

With workshops, lectures and exhibits.

Savory Saturday Sept. 28, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market. Presented by Organic Connextions in celebration of organic week.

Organic taste sensations by Chef Jenni.

Zombie Walk Sept. 28, 3 p.m., at the Vimy Memorial Bandshell. Dress up as a zombie and slowly

shamble up the streets of Saskatoon. Some zombie supplies will be provided.

With hands only CPR training and Big Bike demo rides. At 6 p.m, walk to Broadway Theatre for a screening of Night of the Living Dead and The Battery. Visit www. darkbridges.com.

Live Five Season 10 Launch Sept. 28, 8 p.m., at The Refinery. Meet the companies, enjoy the cash bar, complimentary appetizers, and readings from each show.

Admission is free.

WIP New Dance Series Sept. 28, 8 p.m., at Free Flow Dance Centre, 224 25th St. W. Sponsored by Culture Days. Featuring Kyle Syverson, Connie MokerWernikowski, Nicole Pemberton, Newton Moraes Dance Theatre and Free Flow Dance Theatre. With guest mentorship for the artists by Frank Engel. There will also be a Brazilian Dance Workshop at the Centre on Sept. 29 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Double Feature Launch Record Spinning Party Sept. 28, 9 p.m., at the new Beaumont Film & Record, 100-220 Third Ave. S. Celebrate the opening of the new location of Beaumont Film & Record as well as the release of the book Exile Off Main St., by Craig Silliphant.

With entertainment by Keef and Laramee from Shooting Guns, Chris Morin from Ominocity and Scott Gowen from The Moas.

World Rivers Day Festival Sept. 29, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., at Friendship Park. Hosted by the Saskatchewan Eco Network. An annual day that is about celebrating and educating our communities about the importance of our aquatic systems. The purpose is to celebrate the many benefits of our rivers and raise awareness about the need to protect and conserve our rivers and our river ecosystems. With a river clean up, nature walks, an interac-

tive water fair, family yoga, permaculture workshops, music and spoken word entertainment, an interactive art display and prizes.

Overture: SSO’s Player’s Choice Series Sept. 29, 2:30 p.m., at the Bessborough Hotel. The Saskatoon Symphony Chamber Players performs works by Mendelssohn, Fine, Hetu, Samazeuilh and Grant.

Annual Harvest Supper at Forestry Farm House Sept. 29, 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. seatings, in the Superintendent’s Residents at Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo. Hosted by the Friends of the Forestry Farm House.

Enjoy the bounty of the harvest in a relaxing historical setting with plated service.

By pre-purchased ticket only.

Call 306-373-1787 or email c.bear@sasktel.net.

An Evening with the South Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan Rivers Sept. 29, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at Grace-Westminster United Church, 505 10th St. E. Learn about the draft management plan that will lead to the designation of the South Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan Rivers as a Canadian Heritage River.

Recent research on climate science and archaeology associated with the rivers will also be featured. Featuring talks by Dr. Graham Strickert, Dr. Margaret Kennedy, Ken Lozinsky and John Vandall.

14th Annual Spotlight on Seniors Oct. 1, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at TCU Place. Presented by The Medicine Shoppe. Hosted by the Saskatoon Council on Aging and TCU Place. Held in recognition of Saskatchewan Seniors Week, Sept. 30 to Oct. 6. With displays on health, leisure and lifestyle, free blood pressure testing, volunteer nurses to answer questions and manicures.

Featuring entertainment by the Slightly Off-Centre Jam Band, The Saskatoon Salsa

Dancers and Paddlewheelers. With Master of Ceremonies Steve Shannon.

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Nickelodeon’s Dora The Explorer Live! Search For The City Of Lost Toys Sept. 26, 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., at TCU Place. Starring Nickelodeon’s Dora the Explorer, her cousin Diego, Boots the monkey, Map and Backpack. Dora has lost her teddy bear, and the search is on to retrieve him. Dora and her friends must pass through the number pyramid and the mixed-up jungle to reach The City of Lost Toys.

Les Miserables Sept 27 and 28 at TCU Place.

An encore performance presented by the Fireside Singers. A chorus and 85 cast members performs Victor Hugo’s full-length production.

My Chernobyl Until Oct. 6 at Persephone Theatre. A naive Canadian finds himself in the strange position of delivering what should have been his inheritance to a very distant cousin in Belarus. Soon after he arrives, he’s caught up in a whirlwind of wedding plans, deceit and vodka.

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Western Canadian Radio Control Car Racing Championship Sept. 27-29 at Cosmo Civic Centre. Radio control car racing. Racers from all over Western Canada will converge for some door to door, bumper to bumper racing.

Ellenn Plastics Annual Enduro Sept. 28, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Auto Clearing Motor Speedway. Stock car racing.

Street Legal Racing Sept. 29, 12 p.m., at Saskatchewan International Raceway, 13 kms south of Saskatoon on Hwy 11. Street racing in a safe and legal

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Soroptimist International of Saskatoon held its 10th annual Luncheon En Vogue at TCU Place on Sept. 20. One of the season’s highly anticipated events, 400 supporters enjoyed a fashion show where members of the Saskatoon Police Service modeled looks from Paramount Boutique, Durand Fine Shoes and Accessories and Anthony’s For Men. Approximately $40,000 was raised for the Saskatoon Sexual Assault & Information Centre at the luncheon.

1. Courtney Ekdahl and Britni Michel 2 . Laura Bennett, Valerie Marriott, Donna Neufelt and Betty Matchett 3. Marissa Janssen and Derek Rope 4 . An overview of the Luncheon En Vogue event.

5. Linda Moola and her toddler Nahla 6. Emily Stobbs and Wendy Featherstone presented prizes.

7. Melodie Markusa won a gift bag from Birks.

8. Shirley LaChance and Monica Bosse handled the money.

9. Liza Simpson, Mary Lachapelle, Sheri Willick and Laurie Peters

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SIRVIS

Rapper’s personal lyrics connect with fans

By Angelina Irinici When Sirvis was 14 years old, he was stealing from his brother. An innocent kind of theft; he would raid his older brother’s tape collection and listen to hip hop artists like the Living Legends and AWOL One. Little did he know, years later, he’d be opening up for both acts.

It all started by just hanging out with friends and rapping in their parents’ garages. At 14, Sirvis recorded his first song on a cassette tape. He started recording songs and burning mix tapes onto CDs and selling them at his high school in Saskatoon. He says he’ll never forget when he was 16 and performed live for the first time. He recorded the song on a tape recorder and played it back in a bathroom stall at the Odeon Events Centre, right before he went up on stage.

He froze up at first, but managed to hold it together.

“I kind of found my place in music and I kept doing it,” explains the 25-year-old rapper.

While writing music was never a problem for him, he laughs when he says rapping didn’t come as natural.

“I was horrible. I don’t think I started making music that made sense to me until I reached my late teens and early ‘20s, when my subject matter was something that I took pride in discussing.”

Sirvis’s lyrics come from the soul; he calls them his journal. At first his music wasn’t as personal but as he gained popularity he realized he owed it to his fans. Especially when he’d be asked when his new album was coming out or when he’d be performing next.

“I wanted to create a foundation for them. If they’re confiding in me and they give the time of day to listen to my music, I felt that it was necessary for me to achieve that level of writing and make the music I really wanted to make,” he explains.

Writing a song can take him hours, days or even weeks depending on where he’s at creatively, since he

FIVE QUICK MUSIC QUESTIONS FOR SIRVIS: 1. What is playing in your car right now?

Kid Cud — Indicud 2. Describe your new album in one word: Different 3. If you could trade music collections with anyone, who would it be: His DJ, DJ Kalo 4. What’s your favourite thing about making music? The level of interaction 5. If you could make a song with one person, who would you choose? The lead singer of Band of Horses, Ben Bridwell (after much thought).

Saskatoon rapper Sirvis is set to release his fourth album called Cousin of Envy: “I’m envious of where I want to be and who I want to be.” BRIDGES PHOTO BY MICHELLE BERG

writes about personal struggles and issues. Whether it’s something he’s dealing with at the time, or something he wasn’t ready to open up about in his past, Sirvis says he rides the highs of being inspired. Just because things are going good in his life doesn’t mean his music is going to reflect that.

“I just channel that energy through my pen and it moves a lot quicker,”

he explains. “I don’t make music to dance to. I make music to help people and connect with them.”

It’s always been about others for Sirivs. He says it’s a “grey area” when musicians say they are making music only for themselves. He says that those people are scared they won’t get taken seriously.

“Isn’t that the point of music? To create that platform to connect to

people?” he says. “They aren’t taking it seriously enough. … I want to create timeless music. I don’t want to be the guy who just does it for fun.”

Sirvis has released three albums and four music videos to date, and at the end of next month he’ll be releasing his newest album called The Cousin of Envy. He explains that the ‘cousin’ is where he wants to be in life and music, and he is the ‘envy.’

“I’m envious of where I want to be and who I want to be.”

Amid his success (he’s shared the stage with some of the biggest hip hop artists to tour Saskatoon and one of his music videos was played at this year’s Juno Awards pre-party), Sirvis wants more.

“I just don’t feel like I’ve shared my music and my art with enough people yet.”

t o pa r e n t

Each week Bridges, in connection with SaskatoonMoms.com, gathers advice from parents to share with other moms and dads. This week we asked:

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Do you feel like your identity is tied to being a parent?

“Yes, I do feel that my identity is tied to being a parent. My identity changed the second my son was born. Since then, there has been many ups and downs, but it changed my identity greatly. I maintain myself by maintaining my own personal interests and activities. I love to swim and sometimes I do that with him and sometimes alone. I love puzzles, and they take me away from being a parent at times when the mental break is needed. Of course that’s aside from time with friends without being a mom at the same time.” — Treena Cheveldayoff “I love being a mom, so I don’t mind at all that my identity is tied to that! Being a mom is the best feeling in the world.” — Carla Contreras “Though being a parent has been (continues to be) one of the most challenging, liberating, fulfilling roles of my life, it doesn’t define who I am... not that it doesn’t try to!

“From the time my first born was two, I recognized a need for me to take time away from my family, away from my roles as wife, mother, home manager or ‘domestic goddess’, as I preferred to refer to myself as! I went on my first solo 24-hour retreat at that time and thought ‘I need to do this at least once a month to remain ‘sane!’ Of course, I didn’t. But what I did do was carve out smaller chunks of time on an almost daily basis for me to live and breathe as me — in my own energy and space, apart from anyone, not just my family.

I’d step outside of all my roles, (daughter, sister, niece, friend, mother, wife, volunteer, woman) and simply BE ME. I’d do this by walking, journalling and long baths with no music, no books — just a hot date with myself ! Then yoga came into my life and my practice became my regular dance partner. For an hour a day, it would just be me and my breath, and my mat, and my heart.

When I was about to leave on my first yoga retreat (for seven days) my daughter Keejara, who was initially very sad that I was going to be away for so long, said, ‘When are you leaving, mommy?’ And she seemed excited. So I said, ‘In two more sleeps.

I thought you didn’t want me to go. What made you change your mind?’ To which she replied, ‘You said you’d be a better mom when you got back. So I want you to go now!’

That comment affirmed all my desires for time for me and erased all the non-supportive opinions of society that discouraged my ‘selfish ways’. I’ve never

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looked back, nor stopped listening and following my heart!” — Jan Henrickson “I think that it’s important to take time or MAKE time to keep up with different interests or hobbies that you enjoy outside of being a parent. The happier you are, the happier and healthier your kid is. Your sense of self-worth is reflected in your children.” — Pamela Marie

“I think my identity is very tied to being a parent.

The activities I partake in, the people I associate with and the choices I make are all influenced by the fact I am a parent. I want my kids to be proud to say I’m their mom so I conduct myself accordingly.”

— Michelle Grodecki

“I see myself as a multi-hat wearer. I encourage my kids to be independent, and explain that although they are the most important people in my life , that doesn’t mean that they always come first. I am Sara first and formost and if I strived to label myself under any one ‘title’ whether that be mother, boss, girlfriend, friend, entrepreneur or daughter, then I would not be able to do what I do. I may not win mother of the year in some peoples’ eyes, but I don’t feel guilty for that. And to be honest, I am not sure if I’d want to do what it takes to qualify.”

— Sara Wheelwright “Yes, I do feel my identity is strongly tied to being a mom/parent. As a parent, I am a role model, caregiver, mentor, nurturer and protector. It is the most important job I have here on Earth. However, I don’t suppress my authentic self as I know the value of living fully and using other unique skills, talents and traits that I have that make me unique and show that I can be more than my life’s responsibilities (as precious as they are).”

— Treena Wynes

“I came to parenting a bit later in life and so many things were already established as identity that ‘mom’ almost felt like an imposter. It was also possibly because as a single parent my set of responsibilities (such as making a living) forced me to maintain my sense of self. My financial priorities did change but I enjoyed that part of it. I guess in my case, it enhanced my life. Sure, there were sacrifices, but at my age I didn’t really see them as such.”

— Judi Udahl

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Ward off winter with these fall-blooming perennials Has your garden fizzled for the year? Are you left with just tired annuals and perennials that have long gone to seed? If this is you, here are a few more perennials to help your garden continue to dazzle into the fall: TURTLEHEAD (Chelone spp.) is so named because the flower resembles the blunt head of a turtle (you’ll need to use a bit of imagination).

Sturdy bushy plants reach up to .9 metres tall by .6 metres wide. Leaves are medium to dark green setting off the spikes of lighter-coloured flowers (white, deep pink or hot pink). It will adapt to average soil moisture conditions but grows best in moist to wet conditions such as next to a water feature or stream. Turtlehead is also adaptable to light levels, from full sun to part shade.

RUDBECKIA (Rudbeckia spp.; a.k.a. coneflower, gloriosa daisy, black-eyed Susan) features a number of species grown on the Prairies. Most are treated as annuals; however the fulgida species is reliably hardy. Cultivars of this species range in height from .3 to .9 m and spread up to .6 m in diameter. Flowers are single yellowgold daisies with dark brown centres. Plant in full sun to part shade in average to moist soil.

Leave the seed heads for winter interest and to attract birds.

GOLDENROD (Solidago spp.), not to be confused with ragweed, is a well-behaved perennial rarely reaching more than .6 m tall or wide. Golden plumes of flowers top dark green foliage. Full sun is best in average soil moisture. The only drawback is that some self-seeding may occur.

However, hybrids like Crown of Rays are less prone to this issue.

RUSSIAN SAGE (Perovskia atriplicifolia) is the

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HELIOPSIS OR FALSE SUNFLOWER (Heliopsis helianthoides) is a tall (. 9 to 1.2 m) clumpforming perennial (compact cultivars are available). Golden-yellow daisy-like flowers overtop medium green foliage. Depending on cultivar, flowers may be single or semi-double. There

are also variegated cultivars with nearly white leaves and dark green veins (Loraine Sunshine) or pink, white and green leaves (Summer Pink).

Like its name suggests, full sun is best, requiring average to moist soil. Taller cultivars may need staking.

COMMON CHARACTERISTICS: ■ They make good cut flowers to round out fall bouquets ■ They attract butterflies ■ Deer and rabbit resistant ■ Divide plants in spring to spread to other areas in your garden or to share with friends

only borderline hardy perennial of this group, so plant in a sheltered location that receives good snow cover. But despite the risk of winterkill, the masses of shocking electric blue flower spikes in the fall is well worth the extra effort. The grey-green leaves are attractive on their own and nicely complement the flowers.

The species reaches up to 1.5 m in height with a spread of .9 m, but improved cultivars are much more compact. Plant in full sun in well drained soil. Theses plants are drought and heat tolerant once established. In spring, cut back to 15 cm.

As a final suggestion to add interest to your fall garden, consider growing ornamental grasses. These add dimension with their rustling leaves, contrasting texture, height and different colours (blue, green, yellow or variegated), eventually turning tawny yellow in fall.

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One of fall’s best blooming perennials, the Turtlehead flower. PHOTO COURTESY CT JOHANSSON

This column is provided by the Saskatchewan Perennial Society.

Upcoming Events: Fall Bulb Sale, Oct. 4 and 5. Come out to the Canadian Prairie Lily Society bulb sale at the Mall at Lawson Heights. Sale runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Wide selection available. Also feel free to drop by just to have your lily conundrums solved by experienced lily growers.

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Oktoberfest 2013

Every beer drinker’s favourite time of year

By Jenn Sharp There’s a new kid in town and they’re preparing to open with a bang.

Prairie Sun Brewery has been open for several weeks in Saskatoon’s north end. Owners Heather Williams and Cameron Ewen are planning the granddaddy of all grand openings: Oktoberfest 2013.

The party, planned to coincide with Munich’s annual two weeks of beerswilling and festivities, is a one-day affair on Oct. 5. A variety of beer games, like the brewers Olympics, keg relay and stein carry, will coincide with a perogy-eating and costume contest.

Ten local bands will entertain and the German Cultural Club is providing traditional eats. Three food trucks, Snak, Joy Ride and Disco Dogs will also be on-site. A free bus will take revellers to Winston’s downtown if they wish to continue the party. The highlight, of course, is Prairie Sun’s brand new beers.

This new micro brewery has a strong focus on quality and local.

As many ingredients as possible are from Saskatchewan. Prairie Sun currently carries three beers, along with a rotating lineup of seasonal specials.

According to Williams, their 306 Urban Wheat Beer is the only one in the world to be made from red fife wheat.

Ewen (the brewer), incorporated banana and clove flavours that tastes like a Saskatchewan twist on a traditional Bavarian beer.

The Crazy Farm is a Belgian farmhouse ale. At six per cent, it’s got a mixture of coriander, fresh pepper, honey, spices and citrus. The Prairie Lily Lager is a German-style pilsner and is currently on tap at Congress Beer House, Winston’s and Weczeria in Saskatoon, and will soon be at Beer Brothers in Regina. Look for a pumpkin ale and a toffee porter in the coming months.

One of the coolest things about Prairie Sun is their refillable two litre growler jugs. Easier on the environment and the wallet, stainless steel or glass growlers can be purchased

Oktoberfest 2013 ■ Prairie Sun Brewery; 2020 Quebec Ave. ■ Oct. 5; doors open at noon; free buses to Winston’s at 10:30 p.m.

■ Tickets $15 or $20 at door ■ www.prairiesun.ca; 306-343-7000 Prairie Sun Brewery’s Cameron Ewen and Heather Williams are hosting a grand opening Oktoberfest party. Bridges photo by Michelle Berg

from the brewery, filled and brought back for more. The beer is currently not available in bottles, nor is it sold in SLGA stores. However, the brewery began selling at the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market on Sept. 21.

If you’re in the Queen City, don’t miss the Regina German Club’s Oktoberfest. The epic party always sells out. It all begins Sept. 27 with the Zwiebel Fest (German for harvest wine festival), which includes a traditional onion cake to compliment the wine. A kickoff to Oktoberfest will be held in the basement that night with best costume prizes ($150 each) awarded to Ms. and Mr. Oktoberfest.

Then, on Sept. 28, the party starts with the Len Gadica polka band, followed by the Pile of Bones Brass Band.

Food like bratwurst, pretzels and even

a roasted pig is on offer, along with German beer and wines.

President of the club, Kerri Van Loosen, says the event’s growing popularity always amazes her. In the late ’80s, Oktoberfest was held at Evraz Place for a week but faded into obscurity. This will be the fourth Oktoberfest at the club.

“It’s insane how much it’s growing and the amount of youth that are involved,” she says.

A number of restaurants and pubs in both cities are doing themed menus for Oktoberfest. The Army, Navy & Airforce Veteran’s Club’s Oktoberfest is Oct. 4, while the German Cultural Centre’s Oktoberfest celebration in Oct. 19 in Saskatoon. jksharp@thestarphoenix.com/@JennKSharp

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Her mom Cheryl helps “only sometimes. I mostly pick out my own clothes.”

She gravitates to her favourite colours — blue, purple and pink — to create a unique sense of style.

She doesn’t like dressing like everybody else “because then we won’t know who’s who. There’s two girls in my class who look exactly alike because they both have brown hair, long hair, so if they wear the same clothes they look the same.”

She adds, “I just want to be different. I don’t want to be the same. Then it’s all boring.”

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8. SANDALS: Carter’s/OshKosh. “They’re kind of like flip-flops and they’re really fancy.”

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Quaint yard is full of memories

By Angelina Irinici Who? Bonnie Semenoff and her husband Bob. Where? In Saskatoon’s Silverwood Heights area.

What? Her secluded backyard that is full of old antiques, mostly from her parents’ farm near Radisson. She gets creative with the old items and uses them as growers and decorations. Old bed pans, pails, lobster crates, kettles and other unique antiques are found throughout the yard including an old mailbox and even a toilet bowl. Semenoff reminisces about an old hand pump that she used as a little girl; her family didn’t have running water on the farm. She grows flowers in two old bathtubs she and Bob acquired about 20 years ago. A pair of old work boots is the item she holds most dear; she’s planted flowers out of them for about 10 years now. They belonged to her late father.

“I remember my dad. My dad farmed and it brings that bit of a connection,” Bonnie explains. “I still have a couple of his boots kicking around, so when they finally bite the dust, I’ll have new ones to work with.”

The yard is secluded because of trees and sprawling vines that have covered the fences. Bonnie keeps her gardening supplies in a charming little shed that sits in the corner of the yard. The small cobble stone patio makes you feel like you should drop everything and have afternoon tea on the white wrought iron patio set. There is only a small patch of grass among the flowers, cobble stone and greenery.

When? The couple moved into the north end home nine years ago. They came from a bigger yard, but Bonnie says she’s happy about downsizing.

“It’s just a really nice little place to spend time and it doesn’t take a lot of maintenance. I tell people, ‘I sweep myself out of my backyard. I start in one corner and sweep my way right out of here,’ ” she laughs.

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Why? Bonnie loves flowers. “When I buy my flowers it’s like I’m working with a patch work quilt,” she explains. “My yard never looks the same from one year to the next because I’ll try new colours and different accents.” She has a bed of different coloured lilies that bloom at different times of the season.

A raspberry bush has crept in from the neighbour’s yard, allowing Bonnie to pick bowls of the fruit. Her passion for gardening comes from her family.

“My dad farmed until he was 80.

We’d ask him, ‘Dad, why do you keep farming?’ He’d say, ‘I just get a kick out of watching things grow.’ I think that’s it — just watching the yard develop over the years.”

She acquired the antiques when she moved into her first home. She didn’t want to lose any and her parents told her to take what she wanted. To her, they are memories.

“When I work around this stuff I feel like I’m anchored into my ancestry.”

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Once they got settled, the couple added a dog run for their chocolate labs and poodle terrier. Later, they turned the area into a bed to grow tomatoes, strawberries and for other container gardening. They added the extra flower beds and Bonnie went to work. The yard, which has a raised deck, bubbling fountain and even an apple tree, has come together in the last three years.

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You’re in no way prepared to decide if you’ll be OK with having zero involvement with a child you brought into the world.

You’re also not ready, at 18, to share responsibility for that child, even if she wanted you around as a father. She doesn’t. That’s clear, since you already know about signing away your “rights.”

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We’ve talked about volunteer opportunities and/or additional parttime work in the field he likes, but he does nothing.

What’s a healthy, respectful way for me to be supportive? I recognize he’s trying to find his way, and I don’t want to impose solutions.

But I feel occasional “nudges”

might have their place.

He agreed to my suggestion that we draw up a to-do list, placed where he’ll see it each day. Is it reasonable for me to inquire how he’s doing on this list? If he doesn’t do anything on the list, do I let it slide? At what point do 20-something’s “drifting” turn into something more serious?

Ultimately, I can give him a deadline by which he needs to pay rent or find other arrangements, but I’d prefer to help him take practical steps toward moving forward.

His parents are divorced, live elsewhere and aren’t providing much input. His father says this is normal and not to intervene, his mother wants him to see a therapist.

Concerned Aunt A: He needs much more than a “nudge” and skirting the issue of his inertia.

Reality checks, facts and external motivation can be delivered through a professional career counsellor. If he resists and remains immobilized, then personal therapy is also needed.

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get information that’s objective, unaffected by family dynamics and personalities.

Your role — your caring and generosity are already well-established — is to firmly insist he go through this process.

The implication is that he can’t just hang out as a freeloader; he must go for his own sake — and for yours too — to honour your interest in him.

Sessions usually involve testing for his true aptitudes, exploring how these can be applied realistically, study of what’s needed to prepare to work in this field, and where the jobs are.

I’ve heard participants report relief and excitement at hearing a professional affirm that they do have skills and talents that can take them to a satisfying and achievable future.

Undoubtedly, his parents’ distanced input contributes to any feelings he has of uncertainty, possibly even hopelessness. Be alert to any deepening depression, which would mean therapy’s essential.

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cret crush on another guy at our same church.

We’re no longer friends because he was threatening me that he’ll tell my crush.

Now there’s a church cruise soon, and everyone’s going but my closest pals and me. So, when he tells about my crush, there won’t be anyone there to defend me!

The guy I’m crushing on is one of my best friends ever, and I don’t want our friendship to end. What should I do?

Constantly Crying A: Your friend created a drama, probably because he liked you and felt hurt. Forgive him.

It’s great to have a community of Church friends who are usually supportive. But strong emotions sometimes get muddled, and cause people to overreact.

Before the cruise, tell your friend you confided in him because he’s a “special” friend you trusted. Also, remind him and yourself that a “crush” isn’t a relationship, and usually passes.

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Buy this seasonal wine before its all gone

By James Romanow There are wines I think of as autumnal because they taste of the fall, of the harvest, of the dust, of the end of summer. And there are wines I think of as autumnal because I know I have exactly one chance to get a bottle.

In the normal course of things vintners release their inventory in the middle of summer to make room for the coming harvest. If the wine is of a small batch, that will be the only release for the year. When it’s gone from warehouses and retail shelves you’re stuck until the next release. (Unless you bought a couple of cases and stashed them in the basement, preferably in a cool dark corner well away from the ping pong table.)

Quails’ Gate Chenin Blanc is such a wine. I think there may be a half a flat or so scattered about the province. I found my bottles at the University Heights SLGA store. The Second Avenue location probably has some too.

Chenin, if you’ve never had the pleasure, is a light to medium white with a pleasant balanced palate that shows off the vintner well. It can make sweet or sparklng wine — Crement de Loire is usually Chenin blanc — and a very likable dry white. If you find chardonnay and semillon too round, and sauvignon blanc too sharp, this is one to try, as it lands almost exactly between those two points.

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It’s a great wine with shellfish, particularly oysters. I drink it with salads and over lunch. If you’re a fan or just curious, best get shopping.

It will be gone before Christmas.

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Boston Acoustics TVee 25 Speaker Bar w/ Wireless Subwoofer ........................................... REG $349 SALE $249 TEAC DVD Home Theatre w/ 3-Piece Speaker System ........................................... REG $399 SALE $299 Fatman I-Tube Tube Amp/iPod Dock, Shelf System ........................................... REG $669 SALE $399 Sharp BD-AMSIO 3D BluRay Player .............................................. REG $199 SALE $99 Toshiba DR-430 DVD Recorder ........................................... REG $159 SALE $139 Sony HT-CT 260 Speaker Bar w/ Wireless Subwoofer Built In Bluetooth ............................................REG $349 SALE $299 Pioneer BDP-43FD Elite BluRay Player ........................................... REG $399 SALE $299 Pioneer MI-591 Referance Headphones ........................................... REG $349 SALE $199

BOSTON ACOUSTICS CS-2310 5.1 Surround Speaker System w/ 10” Powered Subwoofer

REG $699

SALE $2,199

SALE $449

TEAC SL-D920 Retro Design, AM/FM/CD/iPod........ REG $249 Boston Acoustics IDS-3B High Gloss Black iPod Dock w/ Wireless Sub ........................ REG $550 NAD VISO 1 High Performance, iPhone/iPod Dock ..................... REG $499 Yamaha MCR-040 3 Piece, FM/CD/USB/iPod, Shelf System ............................. REG $329 Panasonic SC-NE1 Bluetooth Wireless, Speaker System......................... REG $199 Monster Beat Box High Power iPod, Speaker Dock ............................ REG $499

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SONY STR-DA5700ES

Home Theater Receiver

REG $2,499

SALE 1,199 $

PANASONIC SC-GT07 iPod/iPhone Speaker Dock REG

$229

SALE 179 $

YAMAHA TSX-120 iPod/FM Dual Alarm Clock Radio

REG $299

SALE $189

PIONEER SC-57 Elite Series Home Theatre Receiver

Boston Acoustics Soundware 5.1 Compact Surround, Speakers w/ Powered Subwoofer ............... REG $599 SALE $299 Z-Vox Base 555 TV Speaker System .................... REG $399 SALE $349 Parasound A-52 5 Channel Power Amp, Halo Series 125WX5 ............... REG $3,200 SALE $999 Audio Research WS-650D 6 1/2” In Ceiling Speakers ........... REG $199 SALE $99 Sinclair Audio WBT-50 Wireless Powered, Bluetooth Speakers.................... REG $499 SALE $299 Ultralink HD Starter Kit Surge Protector/HDMI Cable, Screen Cleaner ............................ REG $149 SALE $89 Focal Spirit One Audiophile Quality Headphones Works with iPhone/iPod.................REG $289 SALE $239 SiriusXM Boombox Bundle Starmate 7 Radio, Car Kit + Boombox ........... REG $199 SALE $149

REG $2,499

SALE $1,399

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