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OL I V E R A B E D M OL N A R

For a kitten, Ollie has a lot of stories

By Ashley Martin

Rachel Molnar’s six-month-old kitten had a story the moment he entered the world. The short-haired domestic cat was born on Valentine’s Day in the back of an RCMP cruiser.

Molnar adopted her cat, then called Max, from the Regina Humane Society on April 14. When she brought him home, he immediately created another story for himself.

“I’d had Ollie for about an hour when he rubbed up against my bike chain and covered himself from head to tail in grease,” said Molnar.

“I tried to clean it off of him and he didn’t like the water. He jumped out of my arms and he ran out of the kitty-safe area into my main living space. I had a vent off of the wall to run some cables through and he actually went into the wall and he got lost.”

When he finally came out, “He was covered in grease and a nice layer of insulation and then he ran and hid under my treadmill for four hours. I was pretty sure this was the end of our bonding and relationship.”

But he recovered and the two have been living a mostly peaceful existence ever since.

Q: How did you come up with his name, Oliver Abed Molnar?

A: There’s an absolutely fantastic British TV show called The Thick of It — I highly recommend it — and there is a character in that show called Ollie and he works in communications and he’s pretty hilarious. I like that name and I thought it was a good cat name. I chose Abed for Abed from Community, and then of course Molnar is my last name.

Q: What’s his favourite kind of food?

A: Well it’s changed in recent months. It used to be the chicken in gravy, it’s called Weruva, but now he’s kind of moved on to this turkey stew. It’s chunks of turkey and there’s some vegetables, there’s some peas in there. It’s weird. It could be

Rachel Molnar and her cat Ollie. QC Photos by BRYAN SCHLOSSER

human food, honestly that’s how it looks, but he really likes that.

Q: How has having Ollie changed your life?

A: He makes me smile all the time.

You have a stressful day at work and then there’s always a moment in my drive home from work where I remember that he’s waiting for me at home and I just instantly smile. He is awesome.

Q: You travel a lot. What was it like the first time you went away and left Ollie at home?

A: It was hard. The first time I went away it was unfortunately for a fu-

neral, so it was a pretty hard time. I had a trusted friend come over and look after him and I felt a lot better that someone would be staying with him so that he wouldn’t be so lonely, but I was so anxious to get home. I think I’d only had him for a month at that point, not even. Of course later this friend admitted to me that Ollie actually fell into the toilet while I was gone and she never told me this ’til much later, so thank you friend.

Q: Does Ollie have any funny habits?

A: He brings me things to be helpful. I shop at David’s Tea a lot and I have these silvery tea bags and I

have found those things all over the house. He jumps up on the counter and grabs them and carries them around the house and leaves them somewhere. It will be nice when I quit finding Goji Pop in my bed.

The worst was one time he chewed through the bag and he dragged it to his water dish and put the tea in his water dish — it was like he knew.

Q: What are your future plans together?

A: Well I’m sure I’ll keep feeding him and he’ll keep eating. I don’t feel quite ready to expand the cat family yet. I guess we’ll just keep hanging out.

Q: All in all, how has life with Ollie been so far?

A: I think it’s been a real learning experience. I’ve never had a cat before and my family doesn’t have cats. There’s things that’ll happen and you go ‘is this normal?’ and you kind of freak out and feel silly for freaking out, but you learn as you go. I probably went to the vet more than was necessary. . . . There’s some pretty decent sources of information out there (on the Internet).

There’s tons of people who have cats in the world and they’re all really willing to share.

And if anyone knows of a way to keep cats off the counter that actually works, I would love to hear it.

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MEET MY PET — 2 In our newest feature, we meet Rachel Molnar and her cat Ollie NEIGHBOURS — 4 QC tours Parliament Place with Kathie Abou-Mechrek INVENTORY — 7 When you look good, you feel good at Gym Star Pro Shop MUSIC — 8 A Saskatoon fixture creates a new band, Crestwood COVER — 10 A look at the beauty pageant scene in Saskatchewan

FASHION — 14 Summer fashion WHAT MOVES YOU — 16 He may be a senior citizen, but this 22-year-old horse has still got it PARENT TO PARENT — 17 Nobody likes them, but for school-aged children, lice aren’t uncommon CITY NEWS — 20 Insurance agency works in 14 different languages

EVENTS — 24 CROSSWORD AND SUDOKU — 25 SPACES — 26 A unique home in Saskatoon SHARP EATS — 30 Gluten-free has hit mainstream

The Regina Rugby Club is a unique part of the Parliament Place neighbourhood. QC PHOTO BY TROY FLEECE

WINE WORLD — 31 Dr. Booze recommends Oregon wine for a new twist

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A view of Parliament Avenue at Montague looking west. Parliament Avenue is being extended to meet Lewvan Drive. QC Photo by Don Healy

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By Ashley Martin Kathie Abou-Mechrek and her husband Mike moved to Regina five years ago after Mike, a former CFL offensive lineman, signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

They first lived in Glencairn, then moved to Pilot Butte before settling in Parliament

Place in early 2010. The family — which also consists of six-year-old daughter Myia, two-year-old son Kailem, and pet dogs Disco and Jazz — plans on staying here a while.

Q: Why did you choose this neighbourhood?

A: We did fall in love with the house, but it had to fit a certain criteria for area. We wanted to

have a mature area with mature trees and larger lot, which we couldn’t find in a lot of new home developments. We also wanted an established area; we didn’t want to live in a construction site.

Then when we looked at our lifestyle, I work on the road — I’m in business development in salon spas — and my husband works

downtown, so we wanted somewhere that was accessible to downtown without being right downtown, and had a lot in the community.

The (Albert Park) spray pad was a big draw for us and the developments out in Harbour Landing and just South Albert for shopping and restaurants and stuff was closer.

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Kitchen partner David Westerlund (left) and managing partner Jonathan Yaffe at Original Joe’s, a new restaurant in Parliament Place. FILE PHOTO BY DON HEALY

Kathie Abou-Mechrek with her two dogs, Disco (left) and Jazz.

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We’re from Toronto originally so we feel like we’re downtown without living downtown. You’re in a suburban neighbourhood, yet you’re so close to downtown. I run downtown, I can run to the lake, so it’s nice for the location, very central to everything.

Q: How does Regina compare to Toronto?

A: All of Regina in general is quieter, less congested, more green, all the things that we definitely prefer. You miss some things from the (big) city too, being able to get anything from anywhere at any time. . . . The multiculturalism in Toronto

I miss, but I find there’s a lot more multiculturalism in the last five years of us living here; we’ve seen the city grow from multiculturalism to new businesses, housing.

If we were at home, we’d have (the kids) in day care from 8 till 6, whereas here it’s 9 to 4 maybe. The quality of life is far superior.

Q: What’s your favourite part about this neighbourhood?

A: I love the neighbourhoods with the big trees; we didn’t get that very much back home. I also like that it’s very quiet for a neighbourhood, and being so close to the spray park with young kids.

There’s a lot of new families coming in and then there’s a lot of families that have lived here since the neighbourhood was built, so I like that eclectic mix. There’s a lot of kids for our kids, but there’s a range of people in the neighbourhood, lots of different personalities.

Running, kids riding their bikes, it’s the same. A lot of sidewalks are either strongly tilted or have huge cracks in them so you’ll see lots of kids falling off their bikes when they get to them. That and our garbage would be the only things I’d love to see change.

Q: Is there anything you don’t like about Parliament Place?

A: Our street doesn’t get garbage pickup at our door. Other than that, no.

Q: What do you think about construction of the Parliament Avenue extension?

A: People living up there are quite unhappy right now because they can’t access their homes, but I think in the big picture it’s smart. . . . For us, it doesn’t affect us too much; it actually gives us better accessibility. We travel quite a bit to Harbour Landing, the airport, so just that quick out will be great.

I’m excited to see what they’re

Q: Is there any change you’d like to see?

A: Typical to a lot of Regina neighbourhoods, definitely the sidewalks and the roads. It’s tough with kids; you push them in a stroller and you get jammed into the sidewalks.

building; there’s more commercial and stuff going out there. It would be nice to have a convenience store, that kind of stuff. I’m looking forward to it; I think a few people in the community are, but there are also some that live on that street who aren’t quite as excited because of the traffic flow.

Q: How would you like the rest of Regina to perceive the area?

A: I think it’s a hidden gem because when I talk to people and say I live in Parliament Place, they don’t even know where Parliament Place is.

They know Albert Park, they know Lakeview, but they don’t know Parliament Place and it’s kind of hidden in the back so I think with this (new road) coming through it will get more visibility.

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In Crestwood, songwriter finds his groove

By Charles Hamilton Steven Maier has been a fixture in Saskatoon’s music scene for more than a decade. He is an acclaimed guitar player and songwriter.

But with his latest creation, Crestwood, the Saskatoon songwriter finally has a band and a sound to call his own.

“In most of the other bands, I usually played a backup role or I was a co-songwriter,” Maier said. “This time the songs are my originals — we work on them as a band — but this is all my music. It’s the first time for that.”

Previously a member of the Saskatoon bands Sexually Attracted to Fire, Seven Levels and The Ne’er do Wells, Maier created Crestwood to showcase his songwriting talents.

Backed by Gent Laird on bass and Roger Mercier on drums, Crestwood is where Maier has found his groove.

“We are at a point in our lives where we are not 18 anymore, or even 23,” said Maier, who is 31. “We’ve been playing long enough and we are at a point in our lives where it’s about the music. We try to make the music sound as good as we can.”

Crestwood started out as Maier’s solo project, but soon evolved into a three-piece band.

“I was always hiring people to play and I just ended up always hiring Roger and Gent all the time,” Maier said. “So we are now a band.”

With the release of its debut album The Movies, Crestwood has given audiences some of the strongest songwriting Maier has produced.

Complex emotional lyrics are wrapped up in a mixture of varying musical influences. There is ’60s blues and jazz harmonies and subdued acoustic progressions with great lyrics.

Like any great songwriter, Maier puts a lot of emotion in every riff, every word and every chord. There is a depth and sincerity in his music.

And that is just the record. Their live show opens up a whole new world.

“Gent and Roger are very versatile players.

We play a different version of every song every night. Sometimes we play more singer/ songwriter versions of the songs and sometimes we play straight ahead rock ’n’ roll versions of the same songs,” Maier.

Crestwood just returned from a western Canadian tour. The band will play a show at Amigos in Saskatoon on Sept. 1.

Crestwood members Roger Mercier (from left), Gent Laird and Steven Maier released their debut album The Movies.

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Pageants are about having fun, making friends and being confident for who you are.

— Mandy Walters

C h i l d B e au t y pa g e a n t s

Competition for kids creates controversy

Megan Varga (left) and other participants applaud at a Fun in the Sun pageant held last month at the Ramada Hotel in Regina. qc photo by Michael Bell

By Ashleigh Mattern Child beauty pageants conjure up images of the heavily made-up, inappropriately dressed, doll-like children seen in shows like Toddlers and Tiaras. They’re called “glitz” pageants, and the talent portion tends

to be as inappropriate as the attire: One clip shows a toddler dressed in Julia Roberts’ prostitute outfit from Pretty Woman.

This year, two new child beauty pageants started in Saskatchewan, both under the Miss All Canadian Pageants banner. But you won’t see

dental veneers or hair pieces at Regina’s Prairie Pageants or Saskatoon’s Canadian Princess and Prince Pageants. These are “natural” pageants, and the organizers plan on keeping them that way.

“Pageants are about having fun, making friends and being confident

for who you are,” said Mandy Walters, the Saskatoon-Edmonton regional director for Miss All Canadian Pageants. “I don’t have anything against glitz pageants, I would never bad mouth anything, but it’s not for me or my kids, and I don’t want to promote it for other kids.”

Walters has been involved with pageants for 10 years, first as a contestant; then as volunteer, spectator, and pageant coach; later as a pageant mom; and now as a director.

She first stumbled upon the pageant scene while working in Toronto as a model and actress.

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I don’t have anything against glitz pageants, I would never bad mouth anything, but it’s not for me or my kids, and I don’t want to promote it for other kids. — Walters

Her three-year-old daughter Hayley has been in pageants since she was three weeks old and has been crowned queen 18 times.

“I put her into (pageants) because of my own experience, but now that she’s three, she is one of those kids that glows on stage. She’s very bubbly and outgoing; it’s something she enjoys.”

In a natural pageant, boys and girls who participate are expected to dress their best, as though they’re going to a wedding or an audition. Points are deducted for inappropriate or excessive outfits.

In the Miss All Canadian Pageant structure, everyone has to enter the main category and then they can pay extra to enter secondary categories. The main category entry fee is $75 or $160 for all categories.

Anyone who competes in any Miss All Canadian Pageant qualifies to enter the grand finale in St. Catharines, Ont. The entry fee for that contest is $80, with a full package for babies costing an extra $200, and a full package for kids and teens costing an extra $300.

Yvette McClellan, Prairie Pageants director

in Regina, says the fees cover the costs of renting the space and buying prizes.

“None of us host pageants because we think we’re going to be millionaires,” said Walters.

“It’s our hobby — it’s not what pays the bills.

We all have other jobs that are our full-time jobs.”

Both McClellan and Walters point out that every kid wins a prize, which is part of the confidence-boosting culture of the pageants.

There are prizes in each category, with multiple runners-up. Even if you don’t place, all the girls receive a tiara and all the boys receive a medal, and everyone gets gift bags.

Miss All Canadian Pageants is the only company currently running regular pageants in Saskatchewan. Walters says other companies have tried to start up, but the costs and complexity of running a pageant usually end up being too much for them.

Still, Walters and McClellan agree that pageants are on the rise in the province. Contestants doubled from the first Regina pageant in April to the second pageant in July.

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We’re increasingly spending more time and energy on focusing on how women look and using that as a measuring stick for their value, and when you start with child pageants you’re instilling this from a much younger age.

— Betty-Ann Heggie

“This is the beginning of something that’s going to be big,” said Walters.

But not everyone is excited about the trend. Betty-Ann Heggie, a local speaker, author and the former senior vice-president of PotashCorp, says pageants are not just in an upswing in Saskatchewan, they’re in an upswing everywhere.

“If you want to look at it from an anthropological point of view, what is it saying about us as a society?

We’re increasingly spending more time and energy on focusing on how women look and using that as a measuring stick for their value, and when you start with child pageants you’re instilling this from a much younger age.”

Last year, Heggie brought the documentary Miss Representation to Saskatoon, which explores the portrayal of women in mainstream media. One issue repeatedly dealt with in the film is that when a woman speaks, people — women included — focus first on how she looks, and second on what she’s saying.

“That makes it difficult for women to be taken seriously as leaders.

I believe not only are women losing, society is losing as well because it’s their differences that makes them valuable. Unfortunately, we’re not listening to them or giving them credit.”

Heggie has an inside view of beauty pageants: She was the first runner up to Miss Saskatoon when she was in university.

That pageant, as with these new pageants in Saskatoon and Regina, was a natural pageant, and Heggie admits that the natural pageants aren’t as disturbing as the glitz pageants. But she doesn’t believe the natural angle gets them off the hook entirely.

“The problem I have with the beauty contests is the basic value in the first place: it’s all about setting up someone to be a cultural icon, who embodies a group’s value system,” she said. “So a child beauty contest is perpetuating a value system that says that women’s value is based on their looks. Maybe there are spinoff values, but we have to allow women to be heard first and seen second.”

Judges (left) speak to a participant (right) at the Fun in the Sun pageant. qc photo by Michael Bell

Not all pageants have an appearance-centred focus. The Miss FSIN Princess Pageant at the Spirit of Our Nations Cultural Celebration and Powwow celebrates the traditional First Nations lifestyle.

There are no fees, but the eligibility criteria for the pageant are tough: contestants must be a pow-

wow dancer, uphold First Nations cultural identity and language, demonstrate exemplary attendance and academic achievement, promote a drug and alcohol free lifestyle, and demonstrate contributions to their First Nations communities, among other criteria.

“Traditionally, the First Nations

lifestyle was based on the good life that you live, so this is what we’re trying to do in terms of a pageant — empower young First Nations girls to live a positive lifestyle,” explained Melody Wood, who is an indigenous knowledge systems researcher with the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre and sits on

the Miss FSIN Princess Pageant committee. “It’s not about looks, or not necessarily about the different things you can do, but who you are and the way that you live.”

The winner represents all First Nations people, and serves as a goodwill ambassador everywhere they go, explained Wood.

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Similarly, crowning the Prince Albert Winter Festival Queen also takes a less traditional pageant route: contestants face a series of interviews and make a speech at a formal dinner as part of the process. They then go on to attend public speaking events and appearances throughout the festival, and become a “sponsor” for the city throughout the rest of the year.

Heggie agrees with the values of the FSIN pageant and the Prince Albert Winter Festival pageant to a point, but she argues that to be truly progressive, there should be a male counterpart.

“Maybe we should take a page out of FSIN and have it about the talent with the beauty

second, and maybe they eventually get to a point where the P.A. one is given for the men and the women, then I think we’ve made some progress.”

Walters and McClellan are aware of the criticism surrounding pageants, but they truly believe that the pageants are fun events that teach the kids confidence and poise. They invite anyone who is critical of pageants to come down to one and see for themselves what it’s all about.

For Walters, pageants are her passion, and she has no plans to slow down.

“I’m hoping I’m going to be the little old wrinkled lady in the front row.”

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Jillian Pavlin:

Dene Cree:

By Ashley Martin

By Jeanette Stewart

Some people prefer fall fashion for its layering capacity, but not Jillian Pavlin. The University of Regina education student has just as much fun with her eclectic wardrobe in the summertime.

“In the summer you can just put on one cool dress; you don’t need a million layers,” said Pavlin, who tested that approach at the Regina Folk Festival this month.

“I didn’t really know what the weather would be like so I kind of threw it together at the last second and it’s very minimal but it’s almost too much because it’s so hot today.”

Pavlin likes mixing textures and patterns: “I actually prefer when things don’t match.”

Dene Cree knows how to put together a look.

His Handsome Lemonaders T-shirt blended in so effortlessly with the rest of his outfit it was hard to tell he was actually sporting his work uniform.

Cree is a university student and recently moved back home to Saskatoon from Ottawa where he’d been studying for the past three years.

He was working at his uncle’s lemonade stand during the weekend and agreed to document his outfit for Bridges.

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Summer chic

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1. Earrings: A gift.

“They’re turquoise (and) silver. I got them as a gift back in Ottawa.”

2. Shirt: Handsome Lemonaders uniform: “I roll up the sleeves, try to give it my own flair.”

5.

1. NOSE RING: In Italy.

“Everyone thinks it’s a Celtic knot and it probably is but it’s sort of bizarre that I got it on the Continent.”

3. Jeans: WeSC. “I got them in Ottawa at a skate shop. I look for the slim fit, the straight leg. I don’t like them too baggy.”

2. NECKLACE: From a vendor at the folk festival.

3. SHIRT: American Apparel.

4. BACKPACK: Aldo Accessories.

5. SHORTS: American Apparel.

6. SHOES: Ardene.

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Jillian Pavlin. QC PHOTO BY MICHAEL BELL

4. Shoes: “These are moccasins. A Mohawk woman made these actually, back in Ontario. For comfort, you know. I’m not wearing anything spectacular. They were given to me as a gift.

I’m First Nations, so gifts are really important in our culture.”

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The Mattress Guy Regina New owners promise they’re here to stay!

What started in 2004 as an entrepreneurial enterprise based out of a garage in Kelowna B.C. has expanded into a nation-wide mattress distribution company.

Aptly named, The Mattress Guy has quickly gained momentum selling mattresses at discount prices across Canada.

“In those 8 years [since he started selling mattresses], the founder has set up 30 plus distributorships across Canada — the only places we’re not in right now is Quebec and the Maritimes. We’re growing by leaps and bounds,” said Dan Aren, owner of The Mattress Guy Regina and southern Saskatchewan.

The distributorship launched in Regina in 2010 and was recently purchased this April by Dan Aren, and his wife and silent partner Sheila Garner. With strong faith in the product and a firm commitment to customer service, the local owners are in the Queen City to stay.

The Mattress Guy sells Restonic mattresses, a Canadian brand, under license with Jordan Manufacturing out of Surrey, B.C. Restonic is one of the largest international suppliers of luxury hotel beds in the world. Although they’ve been in the industry for more than 70 years, The Mattress Guy was the first and only company to make the luxury bed sets available to the public.

“Everything that we sell here is brand new, brand name, made in Canada in the last 30 days, and is in the original packaging.

It’s very important to us that we are a made-in-Canada and eco-friendly company,” said Aren. “We are very passionate about our quality product and the real dollar savings that we can pass onto customers.”

Carrying Canadian product not only supports the local economy, but also allows for easy warranty and replacement, should We Specialize it be needed. in Queen and “Our Restonic warranty is a 10 year, non-pro-rated warranty, which is possibly the best in the industry,” said Aren, who notes King Sized Sets the warranty isn’t the only thing that sets his company apart from other big box mattress retailers.

(Other Sizes Available) The Mattress Guy stores their inventory in a local mini-storage facility, which keeps overhead to a minimum and allows for a very competitive price on a quality mattress set.

“Our number one leg-up would be our overhead — we have none. Other than our storage, we have no other major costs. We have no employees, no big retail expenses; we contract out our delivery service so there’s none for that,” said Aren. “Our customer service also [sets us apart] — while we are by appointment only, we do our best to accommodate everyone’s schedule.”

But Aren says the low prices and around-the-clock customer service can actually work against the business at times. “Our biggest obstacle is credibility … a lot of people are skeptical and think we’re ‘too good to be true’ so we get a lot of people thinking that we aren’t going to be around long,” he said. “But once people come to our showroom, almost everyone buys. We want people to know that we aren’t ‘fly-by-night’, we aren’t going anywhere. We are here for the long term.”

The Mattress Guy houses their product in 3 storage bins: one with inventory, one with pick-up and delivery orders, and one that acts as a mini showroom.

By keeping the showroom small and the on-site inventory limited, The Mattress Guy maintains the lowest prices in the mattress market. For 8 years, the company has proven that it can move incredible amounts of inventory to a satisfied consumer base without the mark-ups which are necessary in the large retail chains.

Aren hopes customers see the benefit of his locally-owned and operated business, and encourages customers to give him a call — any day of the week.

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Unique friends

By Andrew Matte Renee Cook met Bob the horse close to 20 years ago. Over the years, they’ve become great pals. While Bob lives outside Regina where he can graze in the summers and keep warm in his stable over the winter, Cook makes regular treks to Bob’s stable for a little horseback riding.

In recent years, Cook’s son Dalan, 2, has been competing for her time, but she still visits Bob as often as she can.

Q: Did you grow up with a knowledge of horses?

A: My mother’s brother lived down in the Big Muddy. When we were kids, my sister and I would go down there quite a bit and hang out with our cousins. They had a ranch there and we went riding, usually on the weekends.

It was nice to get out of the city and be in the country.

Q: What made you want to buy your own horse?

A: I always wanted a horse of my own.

My mom couldn’t afford it when we were younger. So when I started working, that’s when I bought Bob. I started taking lessons just north of the city where they bred Morgans. So about a year later, I started looking for horses.

That was about 19 years ago.

Q: What was special about Bob? A: I really liked him. I had looked at a couple of horses previously, but I just clicked with Bob. If you meet a horse, you can see how it’s going to go and figure out whether you click with him.

Q: Is horse ownership costly?

A: Once you have your horse and your saddle, there are costs. There is a farrier who does the shoes. And there are vaccinations that come up every year.

And it’s not cheap, especially when you don’t have you own facility and have to board him somewhere.

Renee Cook loves her horse Bob, who lives at a stable south of White City. QC Photo by Michael Bell

Q: What does he do when you aren’t riding him?

A: In the summer, he gets to go out to pasture, which he loves. He can graze all day and eat grass. He likes the summer. In the winter, he’s in a pen. In the

winter, I try to get out as often as I can to exercise him.

Q: Do you visit him as much as you’d like?

A: I don’t get to ride as often as I used to. I have a two-year-old to look after so I just don’t have the time like I did.

I get out a couple of times a week, usually on Saturdays and Sundays. I wish I could get out more.

Q: What is Bob’s personality like?

A: He’s a really, really good horse. He has mellowed out a lot over the years.

When he was younger, he was pretty spooky. At just the littlest thing, he’d decide that he’s scared of it and he’d jump. But he’s just an awesome horse.

Q: Has age changed him?

A: Since he’s gotten older, it’s nice to ride him because he doesn’t get spooked like he used to. And he’s pretty easy going. But I miss it when he was younger. He had a lot of getup-and-go. He had a lot more energy.

But now he’s laid back more. But at the same time, that’s a good thing because you can relax a bit more when you ride him.

Q: How old do horses live?

A: I’d say most horses live until their mid- to late-20s. But there are lots of horses out there who live into their 30s.

Q: Is it scary to think that you won’t have Bob forever?

A: Bob is 22 now and I am starting to think about it. It’s going to be hard when it comes time to put him down or whatever happens. It will be very difficult because I have had him for so long.

Q: Does your son Dalan like Bob? A: Yes, he loves him. He has ridden him a couple of times. My mom and dad were out with me a couple of times so we got Dalan on the saddle and went for a little walk. And last week I was just walking Bob around and Dalan said he wanted to go for a ride, so I put him up on Bob without a saddle and took him for a little ride. He helps me brush Bob and he feeds him carrots and cookies.

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pa r e n t t o pa r e n t

Each week QC gathers advice from parents to share with other parents.

This week we asked:

Has your child ever had lice? How did you deal with it?

“Our household has never had lice. And hopefully never will.

But school is right around the corner and that seems to be a popular place to get it.”

— Alysia Czmuchalek “Yes it is a problem with school age children. When I had all seven kids at home I would go through the shampoo routine, washed the bedding and vacuumed everything. Now that I only have one in elementary and one in high school it hasn’t gotten easier being that my nineyear-old has hair past her waist.

Most effective is fine combing her hair with a metal nit and lice comb. I saturate her hair with Vaseline that I leave in for at least an hour. Then I fine comb the Vaseline out and use baby oil to get the remaining Vaseline out. Next, I wash her hair with baby shampoo and fine comb her hair again and braid it up.

It takes about five hours but it gets rid of everything and most of the nits.” — Kerry Benjoe “Thank goodness, no.”

— Carla Contreras “Even though neither of my kids have actually had lice, we had a scare at my daughter’s elementary school. So of course, like many parents, we overreacted and treated my daughter’s hair with lice shampoo and comb, just to be on the safe side. We also stripped her bed, washed what we could and froze what we couldn’t. The freezer wasn’t big enough for all her stuffed animals — we had to take care of them in a couple of shifts.” — Judy S.

“My kids have not had lice. As a preventative measure I put tea tree oil in their shampoo. I cross my fingers hoping that this is an issue I will not have to deal with.” — Nikki Melnyk “We were lucky up until this year. My daughter has had lice twice in the past two months.

Each time, we stripped her bed and washed everything she had been in contact with in scalding hot water. We used delousing shampoo, combed her (long)

hair out and picked the bugs and nits out. It’s a time-consuming process and painful for her. It could be much worse though — it’s not nearly as bad as having bed bugs in the house. Lice is more of an annoyance. The most important thing for us was teaching her it wasn’t something she did wrong. She didn’t get lice from being too dirty. It’s so common in school kids. It was going around our school for months this spring.”

— Brenda Thompson

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Insurance company breaks the language barrier

By Andrew Matte It didn’t take long for a Regina insurance broker to learn that insurance was among the first things new residents to the city need.

That discovery many years ago prompted the owners at Knight Archer Insurance to attract employees who mirror Regina’s evolving multicultural fabric. Clerks and other staff who speak languages other than English were encouraged to help serve customers in their native tongue.

“About 15 years ago, we noticed that there was a fairly large number of people who spoke languages like Mandarin and Cantonese,” said owner Doug Archer. “We found it a challenge to serve those clients at the counter.”

It was around the same time Archer discovered one of his employees spoke Mandarin and Cantonese. She began serving customers in her native tongue, he said.

Over the years as new employees were added to the staff, managers discovered that many of them spoke different languages. There were also a growing number of customers seeking services in languages like Polish, Spanish and German.

In recent years, Regina has attracted newcomers from all over the world from places like the Philippines, Korea, India, Spain and Russia thanks in part to thanks to Saskatchewan’s growing economy.

“Our city has been changing. And we notice it because people need to get plates for their cars. And we are one of those businesses that sees people very early on after they arrive in Regina,” said Archer. “As our staff has expanded over the years, it gave us an opportunity to look at the services we provide and the language we might be able to speak.”

Today, they’re able to serve customers in 14 languages and they suspect that number will grow. The full list includes French, Spanish, Italian, Ukrainian, Russian, Vietnamese, Hindi, Polish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Pun-

Raman Kaur, who speaks four languages, works at Knight Archer Insurance as a customer service representative in Regina. QC Photo by BRYAN SCHLOSSER

jabi, Bengali, Korean and English.

“We don’t hire solely on the basis of language. People have to have the skills for the job. But if they happened to speak another language, it’s a bonus,” Archer said. “Also, we hired people over the years who we didn’t realize had additional lan-

guage skills. But as we got to know them, we learned that they have different skills.”

Raman Kaur has been a customer service representative at Knight Archer for a year. She’s able to chat with customers in four languages including Hindi, Punjabi and Bengali.

She said she loves using her native language at work.

“There are a fair number of people in Regina who speak these languages. There aren’t a lot, but there are some,” she said.

She said she speaks Punjabi when she chats with her family but she’s

also well-versed in Bengali because that was the language most often used in Calcutta, where she lived before moving to Canada in 2010.

“My native language is Punjabi and I enjoy speaking it. It’s what I speak all the time at home. But I don’t speak Bengali as much as I used to.”

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BRENDA SCHMIDT

Stories that fall onto the Grid The beauty of forest and lakes surrounds me. You’ll find this in the poems in Grid. My house sits on top of the rock of the Canadian Shield in Creighton, a mining town in northern Saskatchewan. I live 1,000 metres away from the south wall of the tailings pond. You’ll find this in my poems as well.

Who would live that close to a tailings pond? I live here by choice. My way of life depends on a resourcebased industry that mines and produces copper, zinc, gold and silver.

Your way of life depends on it, too.

Zinc keeps your car from corroding, your roof from leaking, your skin from burning, your baby’s bum from turning red. The 9,000 pounds of copper wire in the 747 that takes

you to Mexico is thanks to the en- paper. I look at the place where the vironment-altering efforts of the trees used to be.

Like you, I am both participant people who live here. I live with one and witness. I am part of the probof those people.

A former nurse, I’m a long-time lem and perhaps part of the hope for solutions. I feel it’s my naturalist and birdresponsibility to look watcher. So is my partclosely at everything ner, Harvey. We travel and document the exdown the roads in our perience. rust-free, fuel-efficient I remember one car, burning fuel noneafternoon we had theless, and use a GPS stopped in the city to to mark the locations pick up some lunch at of warblers. The obthe deli. I was waiting servations reported in the car. I watched by birdwatchers like people texting as they us are studied by sciheaded into the store entists. I note a newly and wondered, like I logged-out area in my often do, about what it notebook. I look at the Brenda Schmidt

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Thursd ay, Au g. 23 Roots N’ Herbs Regina Downtown Concert Series at noon F.W. Hill Mall Wonderland The Pump Roadhouse 641 Victoria Ave E. What Ever with Too Easy McNally’s Tavern 2226 Dewdney Ave. Friday, Au g. 24 Fur Eel O’Hanlon’s 1947 Scarth St. Guttermouth, Kleins 96 and Tomorrow Starts Today The Exchange 2431 8th Ave. Wonderland The Pump Roadhouse 641 Victoria Ave E. Pinkslips The Sip Nightclub 306 Albert St. Tim Vaughn Band McNally’s Tavern 2226 Dewdney Ave. Satu rday, Au g. 25 Stone Iris Gaslight Saloon 1235 Broad St. Architects, Structures, A Sight for Sewn Eyes and more The Exchange 2431 8th Ave. Wonderland The Pump Roadhouse 641 Victoria Ave E. Pinkslips The Sip Nightclub 306 Albert St.

Demetra with Robyn Barbour Creative City Centre 1843 Hamilton St. S u n day, Au g . 2 6 Kelly and the Kellygirls The Artesian 2627 13th Ave. M o nday, Au g . 27 Monday Night Jazz & Blues: Uptown Jazz Bushwakker 2206 Dewdney Ave. Nightshade and Annex Theory The Exchange 2431 8th Ave. The Softones Casino Regina Show Lounge 1880 Saskatchewan Dr. Tu esday, Au g . 2 8 Tuesday Night Troubador jam night Every Tuesday, 8 p.m.

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Saskatoon home designed for entertaining

By Jenn Sharp WHO? Ron Lefrancois and Terry Swan, along with their three cats.

WHAT? An expansive house perfect for partying, complete with a theatre, 900-bottle wine cellar, a Grecian-inspired indoor pool, a Koi pond and a massive master bedroom and ensuite, furnished with African pieces from the couple’s travels.

Many items have been repurposed from a past life — like the old bowling lanes used for kitchen countertops.

WHERE? In Saskatoon’s Grosvenor Park area.

WHEN? Ron and Terry moved into the house in 1999 after their home burnt down. This house was built in 1959 and after 11 years of remodelling, Ron says it looks nothing like the original.

HOW? “It was a single-storey house. The staircase is new.

Everything is new basically.

We just finished the fibre optics in the theatre room.

We do all the work ourselves.

The pool building used to be detached from the house.

You used to go through a tunnel and up a steel ladder into the separate building.

They were trying to keep the humidity out. When we put the entire second storey on, we attached it all. We wanted to leave the tarp off the pool because I don’t like the look of it but we had no choice — it keeps the humidity down to nothing.”

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“The original house is almost impossible to describe. There was orange shag rug, redwood planks all over the walls. It had a real ’60s feel.

The old master bedroom (downstairs) is now Terry’s craft room. The East family built the house — John East Iron Works, so I wanted to put something in from John East. We nabbed a manhole cover. All of the hardwood comes out of the barracks in Moose Jaw. We brought in 5,600 feet of slate from southern India for the main floor bedroom. Terry laid all the slate. The bedroom has an Asian feel and the rest of the house is very eclectic — that’s my taste.

“We turned an old bedroom into a bathroom and a lot of the stuff in it is from Habitat for Humanity (Restore). We painted an ugly beige bathtub black — there’s a lot of repurposed stuff and a lot of natural stuff, like the slate and granite.

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WHY? “The first design I did for the house was very Spanish, Florida-style, and it would have stuck out like a sore thumb. So Terry panned that first design. I went back to the drawing board. This style is modernism.

“We entertain a lot and cook a lot. We’ve had fundraisers here — Alex Cuba played here. We moved the pool table and SCN came and filmed for The Neighbours Dog, a show where they bring a band into a house. We’ve had some big parties — we had my 50th birthday party last year and 150 people were here.

“We’ve been to Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa so we brought back the wildebeest (rug). He’s from South Africa. The zebra hide is from South Africa and various other things sitting around.

When our old house burnt down (in 1999) we lost absolutely everything. We’ve started from ground zero. It was very disheartening.”

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Gluten-free goes mainstream in the food industry

By Jenn Sharp Gluten-free (GF) is becoming a common phrase.

Ten years ago, it was next to impossible to find GF products. Fast-forward to 2012 and GF is officially mainstream.

Everyone is jumping on the gluten-free train.

(Gluten is the protein in wheat, rye and barley, by the way.) Fast-food chains have started offering GF items and Boston Pizza makes a GlutenWise pizza crust. The gluten-free beer market is growing as well.

For those with celiac disease, gluten is no joke.

For the most sensitive, a bite of chicken prepared on a grill where garlic toast was made before is enough to incite intense intestinal pain. Chronic symptoms include anemia, diarrhea, weight loss, fatigue, cramps, bloating and irritability. Sufferers may also develop a burning, itching rash called dermatitis herpetiformis.

The Canadian Celiac Association estimates one in every 133 people suffers from celiac disease, a medical condition in which the absorptive surface of the small intestine is damaged by gluten. This makes it impossible for the body to absorb nutrients.

Gluten is present in many processed and packaged foods. The gluten in flour helps bread and baked goods bind and prevents crumbling. It can be ridiculously difficult for celiac sufferers to eat out in restaurants. Most avoid it. Bakeries are generally another no-go. While more are beginning to make GF products, they can’t guarantee them as 100-per-cent gluten-free since they’ve been made in a facility where gluten is present.

That is until Kneaded Gluten Free Bakeshop opened in Regina in June.

Sarah Klemens, a celiac sufferer herself, says she was tired of pulling out all her ingredients and dishes to make a GF cupcake for a birthday party she was attending or buns for a last-minute barbecue. She was also unimpressed with the GF products found in grocery stores.

“I found that selection is very limited. A lot of the stuff is very processed and full of ingredients I would never eat. I didn’t like that.”

Kneaded is a 100-per-cent gluten-free facility.

Klemens’ staff can’t even bring in lunches with gluten. She wants her celiac customers to be assured they’re safe. There’s also an espresso bar on-site and all the coffee syrups are GF. “You can come in here and for once, it’s for you.

When you go to a restaurant, you have to modify everything and I hate that. I would always feel embarrassed when I would eat out. It’s so nice

to have a place where you can have anything you want.”

And, unlike the Wonder buns I bought two weeks ago, bread from Kneaded will go bad on your counter after a few days. That’s because it’s all homemade, from scratch, without unpronounceable ingredients.

While not a celiac myself, I was happy to try one of Klemens’ GF scones. It was soft and delicious, nothing like the mound of rock I had always imagined GF foods to taste like. Klemens is a licensee of GF Patisserie, a company that has designed delicious recipes and specialty flour mixtures for the no-gluten crowd.

GF products are incredibly finicky. It it’s raining, cold or humid, Klemens must change her baking methods. She laughs often, her bubbly voice filling the room. It’s hard to believe she ever gets frustrated.

“Gluten-free is like a bad teenager — super moody all the time!”

In addition to those with gluten allergies or sensitivities, there are others who are cutting it out in the name of weight loss and improved health. Wheat Belly, by Dr. William Davis, has been in the No. 1 spot on the New York Times bestseller list (hardcover advice and miscellaneous) for more than four months. Dr. Davis coined the term “wheat belly.” He claims more than 80 per cent of the people he sees in his practice are diabetic or pre-diabetic. In an effort to reduce blood sugar, he asked his patients to cut out all foods with wheat products. He was surprised to see that after several months, these patients had lost 25 to 30 pounds, in addition to lowering their blood sugar levels. He says it’s about “being set free from the appetite-stimulating effects of the opiate-like compounds unique to wheat.”

If you’d like to set yourself free, there are more GF options all the time. The Griffin Takeaway in Saskatoon provides exclusively GF baked goods, soups and sandwiches. Earth Bound Bakery often has a few GF products for sale. Regina’s Stone’s Throw Coffee House has GF granola bars, macaroons, brownies and banana bread.

Luiggi’s Pasta House in Regina has a GF menu.

Le Macaron’s famous namesake is made with almond flour. Aroma Resto Bar in the Radisson Hotel in Saskatoon has a wood-fired GF pizza.

Don’t be afraid to ask your server what can be made GF. More than ever, restaurant managers are educating their staff and chefs are adapting their menu items.

Jenn welcomes feedback: jksharp@thestarphoenix.com or follow her on Twitter: twitter.com/JennKSharp

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Quinoa Bites Quinoa (pronounced keenwa) is being touted as the new “super food” thanks to a combination of high protein, fibre, phosphorus, magnesium and iron.

It’s a source of calcium, making it useful for vegans, and is safe for celiacs since it’s gluten-free.

I love quinoa and am always on the lookout for new recipes that use it. It can be pretty dull on its own, so don’t give up if you’ve tried it plain and weren’t a fan.

Try boiling it in chicken or veggie stock for more flavour, then try out this recipe. It’s from from The Gourmet Housewife blog, which is worth visiting just

for Saskatonian Jacquelyn Bauer’s beautiful food photography. The quinoa bites are excellent served with a mustard or ranch dipping sauce.

INGREDIENTS: > 2 cups cooked quinoa > 2 large eggs > 1 cup shredded carrot > 3 green onions, thinly sliced > 3 cloves garlic, chopped > 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley > 1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese > 1/3 cup grated cheddar > 2 tbsp flour > 1/2 tsp seasoning salt > 1/4 cup freshly ground pepper

METHOD: 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease two minimuffin tins.

2. In a medium bowl, mix together quinoa, eggs, carrots, green onions, garlic, parsley, cheese, flour and seasonings.

3. Spoon mixture into prepared muffin tins, and press down. They should be filled right to the top.

4. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until bites are starting to brown slightly. ** Substitute the flour with brown rice flour, almond flour or one of your choice to make it gluten-free** This recipe came from The Gourmet Housewife: gourmethousewife.com.

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O R E G O N w i ne s

Oregon vineyards produce terrific wine

By James Romanow

I’m surprised how few Canadians are aware of the wines of the Pacific Northwest. Eastern Washington favours monster reds, Western Washington makes great cool climate whites and bubbly, and Oregon (particularly the Willamette Valley just east of Portland) specializes in Pinot Noir.

Portland makes for a great vacation. It’s a short plane ride from anywhere in Western Canada. It’s famous for its music (Pink Martini among others) cuisine and bike friendliness. But best of all, at least to a cork dork, is that one hour away is the Willamette.

I strongly recommend you buy any and every Oregon wine you see. They make great PN and some stunning whites. They also are pioneering, alongside Ontario, extraordinary Baco Noir.

Firesteed is only recently a vineyard. Until a

couple of years ago they were what the French call a negociant; a buyer, blender and bottler of wine (i.e. B&G AKA Barton & Guestier). They would source grapes from Oregon and Washington to bottle under their own label. There’s nothing wrong with this. Many of the world’s most famous vineyards also buy grapes from other yards.

Their Pinot Noir tends to be a slightly tawny colour, a clean light palate and has that lovely light-bodied delicate wine of a good PN. Most American vintners are fond of winning high scores and medals, which mean wines that can punch through judges’ tongues that have sampled 100 wines earlier in the day.

All of Firesteed’s wines are great food wines.

This is not generally true of American wines.

And the glass in the photo, an oversized thistle design, is by Riedel specifically to showcase Willamette PN. Read more about Oregon and its wines in Monday’s paper or on Twitter @drbooze.

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For week of July 22, 2012 By Holiday Mathis The sun returning to Leo, the sign ruled by the sun, is like a top-three “American Idol” finalist experiencing a hometown reception. The sound of the parade, the spectacle of fireworks and the heat of the crowd may not fill the external atmosphere, but it will feel as though our hearts are filled with such things.

Passion, pride and drama are in store for the length of this transit, which lasts until August 22.

ARIES (March 21-April 19).

You’ll lose yourself and find yourself many times in a lifetime. You may come to decide this week that it doesn’t matter either way. Being “lost” or “found” is a matter of perception; it’s merely an opinion you’re having at the moment about yourself in regard to your surroundings. That opinion can always change.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

Your work will be intensely

satisfying this week. You might feel funny talking about this when there are those around you who struggle to find enjoyment in their work. Don’t worry. They will be inspired, rather than discouraged, by what you decide to share.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

Family relationships won’t just happen naturally this week. There will be mental effort and initiative required to keep your ties in top shape.

This is how it often goes, and why shouldn’t it be this way?

The effort you expend helps you to appreciate one another more fully.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). If you feel that no one

is interested in supporting your goals, this will be a great source of stress for you. There are many who would like to be on Team You, though you may have to make a bigger effort to con-

nect with them. Make it your mission to find them, inform them and give them the opportunity to help you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Liking

or not liking things is based on a person’s particular chemistry, experiences and tastes. The inherent goodness or badness of the thing in question matters little.

So there’s no reason to take other people’s opinions and preferences personally.

Whether they approve or disapprove is irrelevant to you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

Your multifaceted personality will be highlighted. You treat everyone differently -and not because you’re being fake, but because you have the amazing ability to communicate with each person in the way they are most likely to understand. It’s as though you know each person’s “language” and adjust accordingly.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

One thing that is irresistible

about you is the way you become impressed by people and let them know with all kinds of signals that they are having an impact on your psyche. They feel like they’ve finally been seen. You feel like life is better because of the special connections you’re able to make.

arrogance. With compassion, you’ll turn the situation in your favor.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Cynicism is not an attrac-

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

Material poverty is easily remedied, but if there is mental poverty, the remedy cannot last long. Sooner or later, the outside world always catches up to our thoughts.

Change must happen on both the inside and the outside to have a permanent effect. This week you’ll make a transformation that sticks.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The one who comes off as

arrogant is actually incredibly insecure. Trying to dominate and control others is a sure sign that one is afraid of being dominated and controlled. You’ll recognize an opportunity in someone’s

tive quality, yet some people think they sound smart and superior as they shoot down pie-in-the-sky ideas. You’ll prove just how much more attractive it is to be open, enthusiastic and impressed as you note the beauty around you and become mystified by the wonder of the world.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

When you were a child, people who were only a few years older or younger seemed to be from another world entirely. Adults perceive age gaps differently. Hanging out with people your age doesn’t matter as much or happen as frequently, but this week it will, and this will bring good fortune and laughter.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

Upon entering a scene, it is only natural to scan the crowd to determine the fit.

Comparisons will be made.

Measurements will be taken.

The quicker you can move through this stage and get over the differences the happier you’ll be. The bottom line is that you have something important to contribute.

THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS:

You’re in the running for a top position in August. You’ll find it easy to double up your social efforts and win people over. September is so busy that you’ll have to make a greater effort to take time for yourself. Feed your intellect, plan your future, and exercise. October brings improved health. In November, family helps you sense what’s important and act on it. A holding pattern in your love life is broken in January, and you happily receive the attention you so richly deserve.

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Ready or ripe? Is it time to harvest?

By Erl Svendsen and Jackie Bantle The challenge for many gardeners is that some crops are difficult to judge when they are ready for harvest. This is particularly true for crops where “ripe” doesn’t apply: Potatoes and carrots are good examples.

Or for crops that we pick when they are unripe, like green peppers or green beans.

There are also those vegetables that are best picked after a frost. To sort things out, here’s a list of commonly grown vegetables with their ideal harvest characteristics: Beans, fresh: Harvest pods while they are still crisp and fleshy throughout, and can be easily snapped.

Beets: Dig the roots when they are large enough to suit (I prefer five centimetres in diameter or larger). Very large beets harvested late in the season tend to be woody — depending on the cultivar.

Brussels sprouts: Harvest when sprouts are firm to touch and after they have received at least one good frost to improve their flavour; immediately before Thanksgiving dinner is usually a good time.

Cabbage: Three days before they split.

Cut head at the base (next to the soil) when the head is very firm to touch. Some cultivars split quickly, so check heads daily.

Carrot: Can be harvested when they are large enough to suit (i.e. baby carrots).

Danvers type carrots should be harvested when they reach three to four centimetres in diameter as they tend to become woody.

For maximum yield and storability, wait until they reach full size, which varies by cultivar. Sweetness will improve after a good frost.

Cucumber: Pick when green; if yellow too late.

Corn: Cobs are ready when the tip of the cob comes to a blunt end, kernels are filled out (plump) and juice is clear (not milky) when kernel is pierced by fingernail.

Garlic: Dig bulbs when tops are 50 to 75 per cent dead (usually the end of July).

Bulbs with dry tops will tend to rot in the soil.

Muskmelon/cantaloupe: Ripe when the melon simply “slips” off the vine; once

off the vine, will not sweeten further.

Onion: Lift when tops have started to yellow, die down. Dry out in shade in a warm well-ventilated area until the necks have closed before storing. If the tops have not started to die down late in the season, gently push them over to help the necks close off.

Parsnip: Harvest after a good frost for the best flavour.

Pea, fresh: Ready when pods are still green, filled out; peas are tender and sweet Pepper: Depends on cultivar. Can be picked green (ready) if the fruit feels firm or wait until the skin changes colour (ripe) for a sweeter pepper.

Potato: Flowering is not a good indicator of when potatoes are ready to dig. Can be harvested when potatoes are small with thin papery skins (baby potatoes) — fresh eating. For storage, skins need to be set.

Above-ground plant parts should be dead or removed at least one week before harvest. Tubers in the soil can withstand a short –2 C frost overnight.

Winter squash: Harvest late in the fall.

Fully mature winter squash will survive –2 temperatures. Immature squash will have a water-soaked or “soft” area on the skin after a –2 frost.

Tomato: Can be picked as soon as you see a slight blush and allowed to fully ripen inside on your counter. Or wait until they are fully coloured (yellow or red, depending on cultivar) for maximum flavour and sweetness. Of course when killing frosts threaten, pick them all to ripen inside. Those that don’t turn colour after a few weeks can be cooked up in a recipe or tossed on your compost pile.

Watermelon: Check for a dry tendril on the stem next to where the fruit is attached to the stem; the watermelon should sound hollow when tapped lightly with a sweet and fruity smell.

Zucchini: Should have been picked last week. Best (most tender) when picked under eight inches long — no peeling required. If left until the size of a baseball bat, will need to peel and scoop out seeds to enjoy.

This column is courtesy of the Saskatchewan Perennial Society (www14.brinkster. com/saskperrennial; hortscene@yahoo. com).

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