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CITY NEWS — 4 Harpist tells stories through music

SHARP EATS — 16 Share your love for lentils in unique competition

INVENTORY — 5 Scouts Canada’s Regina shop

ON THE SCENE — 18 Saturday night at Saskatchewan Fashion Week

PARENT TO PARENT — 6 Who is harder to raise: Boys or girls?

SPACES — 20 Author Tony Bidulka’s art gallery home is full of international pieces

IN THE CITY — 7, 8 Friend’s former basement holds fond memories for Regina musician COVER — 9 Ordinary people fighting extraordinary odds

CROSSWORD AND SUDOKU — 21 ASK ELLIE — 22 OUTSIDE THE LINES — 23 Stephanie McKay’s weekly colouring creation

FASHION — 14 Turning the camera on makeup artist Tamsen Rae

EVENTS — 24

READ MY BOOK — 15 A young adult novel by Jean Freeman

WINE WORLD — 26 A Chilean tribute to stability

Musician Danny Jones in front of the house where he and his friends used to jam when they were in high school. QC Photo by BRYAN SCHLOSSER

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S a s k a t c h e w a n M U S I C I AN

Harpist shares love of music, storytelling

By Edna Manning More than 30 years ago, Chris Lindgren attended an event that inspired her lifetime career.

In 1980, while taking a year off from her education degree studies at the University of Saskatchewan, she went to Toronto to study fine arts and classical guitar. While there, she went to the Toronto Festival of Storytelling and heard storytellers from across the country. She was particularly impressed by one man who was playing the harp while also telling stories.

“This combination was the most powerful experience I’d ever encountered in any performance, whether art, theatre or music. There’s something special that happens when you experience live music played from the heart along with stories told from the heart,” she says.

Shortly after this performance, Lindgren decided she would finish her degree at the U of S and pursue her new-found love of storytelling.

Back in Saskatoon, she discovered there wasn’t a group for storytellers in the city. She began inviting friends to her home for dessert and informal storytelling gatherings.

Soon, the Saskatoon Storytellers Guild was formed. Today the Guild has a membership of about 45 that meets monthly, held together by a common love of storytelling.

She also began learning how to play the harp, drawn to its expressive ability. Similar to the classical guitar, the harp allowed her to be more creative.

“What I liked about the harp, however, was if you wanted to improvise or make up your own music, the low notes are at one end of the instrument, the high notes at the other. It’s laid out like a piano, so it’s very logical and you can play it by ear fairly simply.”

By 1983, Lindgren was doing two different lines of work almost simultaneously. She was performing publicly as a storyteller and often brought her harp along as well.

Saskatchewan harpist Chris Lindgren has been performing for audiences across Canada since 1983. Her repertoires includes timeless medieval and Renaissance melodies, elegant classical pieces and lively Celtic tunes. QC photo by Michelle Berg

“I could set the mood wonderfully (with the harp). And people started asking for more and more harp.”

Initially much of her repertoire was folk music because it was such a good fit with storytelling. She began to play for audiences of all ages across Canada at festivals and concerts in Toronto, Winnipeg and Edmonton. Closer to home, she’s been a mainstay at the Regina Folk Festival, Regina International Children’s

Festival and the PotashCorp Children’s Festival of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon.

She’s broadened her musical repertoire considerably. She now plays international folk music, classical pieces, Celtic tunes and a broad range of medieval and Renaissance melodies. Along with writing her own music from time to time, she plays contemporary music written by fellow harpists.

She’s sharing her love for the harp with others, too. She teaches regular lessons on the instrument.

She continues to perform locally in Saskatoon and Regina for a variety of functions, from gallery openings to weddings. She often performs in senior citizen residences as well.

“For those who have few chances of getting out, what better place to share my music than where I bring joy to others.”

Lindgren released her CD Harp for Dessert in 2005. She’s considering producing another album with her musically-gifted family. Walter, her husband, plays classical guitar, and their two children, Carl and Glenda, both play the oboe.

For now, she’ll continue to do what she does best: performing for live audiences.

For more information, visit www. chrislindgen.com.

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Each week QC gathers advice from parents to share with other moms and dads. This week we asked:

Who is harder to raise — boys or girls?

“Boys. I have both and they seem to be more stubborn.” — via Twitter @freestylin13 “I think it really depends on the kid and their personality.

My daughter and I have similar personalities and therefore find it easy to relate while my son and husband share more of the same interests. We are pretty sure both kids will test us equally in different ways.” — Nikki Melnyk “Girls. Without a doubt. Much harder.” — John Grainger “As a kindergarten teacher I find boys much harder; they yell, kick, scream, throw things, punch and the girls don’t do any of that. The complications with girls are a lot more subtle involving friendships they may have, but girls listen when you ask them to do things. Boys are much more obstinate and testy with authority ... there are many fun child things, but I don’t find throwing things, kicking, punching and harming other students to be fun child stuff. Of course this is just classroom experience and I’m only drawing on a pool of seven (four girls and three boys), but from this experience it is very evident that boys are more difficult.” — Michelle Kaufmann

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“Girls. I’m a mother of three boys and let me tell you I’m thankful I have three boys than three girls any day! Boys do all of that fun child stuff in front of you. Girls just do it behind your back. Pick the best of the two evils.” — Adele Bandet “I’m from a family of five girls and have two girls of my own so don’t have much of a reference point for raising boys. I think either presents their own unique challenges.” — Terri Leniuk

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“For me, it is definitely a girl! I have a seven-yearold girl and a four-year-old boy. Both of them as babies were pretty good but my son Jovi was definitely more laid-back and rarely cried. I am now noticing a not-so-pleasant attitude coming out of my daughter Macy and she really likes to challenge me with almost everything. My son basically listens to everything I ask him to do and barely does the opposite. Who knows … I might change my mind in a few more years to come.” |— Chera Miller “My kids are still pretty little (two and four years), but so far my daughter has been easier. She spoke earlier, so I knew what she wanted and needed, and she listened to instruction better. My son, will look at me when he is doing something he isn’t supposed to, then just try to do whatever he is doing faster, before I can get to him!”

— Janelle Hordos “I think boys are harder when they’re younger because they’re so wild and rambunctious. That being said, I think girls are the hardest once they hit their teen years.” — Michelle Grodecki “Girls. I am a parent and social worker with years of working with youth.” — Treena Wynes

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Basement provides for underground development

By Andrew Matte The fact he hasn’t been to his favourite place in years doesn’t matter to Regina musician Danny Jones. The 26-year-old bass player’s favourite place is the basement of a house previously owned by the parents of his school chum.

When Jones was in high school, the decor of his friend’s basement wasn’t important, but the welcoming space and time with his friends helped him learn important life lessons that help him today. The house has new owners but the memories remain.

Q: How did you discover this place?

A: It started with an invitation to come over and play some tunes. And it just went from there.

Q: Who invited you?

A: His name is Erik Mehlsen. He’s a guitar player. I still play music with him today.

Q: Did you learn to play music there?

A: Erik knew a lot more than me so I was really lucky he invited me to jam with him.

That is where I cut my teeth. That is where I tried to figure out what I was doing … It helped that Erik’s brother played the drums. He’s a chiropractor today.

Q: What was the basement like?

A: The space was really whatever room we were in that occupied the basement. There was a rec room and bedrooms.

So wherever the drum kit was set up, that is where we’d be. It was a ’90s-esque basement.

Q: How often did you visit?

A: I went twice weekly pretty much.

It was fun.

Q: Did this space help you personally or musically?

A: Both. As far as high school goes, I never saw myself as belonging to one particular group.

When Danny Jones was a teenager, he jammed in the basement of this Regina home, where his friend Erik Mehlsen lived. QC Photo by BRYAN SCHLOSSER

I always saw myself as one of those inbetweeners. We hung out after school at his basement a lot, which I think helped me develop as a person.

Q: How did you benefit personally?

A: I was always shy and soft-spoken.

I didn’t really have a creative outlet up until that point. And finding a way to be creative really helped me develop into the person I am today.

I am not sure what would have happened to me had I not found that outlet. I probably would not be enjoying life as much.

Q: Was there anything specific that helped you?

A: It was really just hanging out there that helped me develop socially.

I was tense and nervous. And they really helped me not be those things.

Q: So you chalk up your time in this basement to the confidence you enjoy as an adult?

A: Today, I am very happy with the way I interact with people.

Being a part of that when I was

younger forced me to be social. There was no way you couldn’t be.

It forced me to work on that stuff.

Not actively, but just being a part of social interaction is what helped.

Q: Did your new confidence translate into your music?

A: That confidence has helped me in my playing. But I never thought about this stuff when I was a kid. I look at it as being self-absorbed, but not just for the sake of being selfabsorbed. It’s more about self-confidence.

Q: Did Erik’s parents welcome the noise made by teen musicians?

A: They were a pretty artistic family. They were always down with music. And all the siblings have played music and were all really artistic.

Q: Did you imagine playing music as an adult when you were in high school?

A: The whole playing music thing was really serendipitous. When I started at 16, I never thought I’d wind up doing it for a living.

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I always tell my kids, it’s not how long you live, it’s what you do with your life.

— Brian Henderson

C a n c e r awa r e n e s s a d v o c at e s

Ordinary people fighting extraordinary odds

Elissa Dwyer (right) and her father Brian Henderson (centre). Instead of gifts, she and fiance Michael Dolinski (left) are asking their wedding guests to donate to the Canadian Cancer Society. QC Photo by Michael Bell

By Jenn Sharp Brian Henderson is living longer because he fell from a grain truck and broke his neck.

X-rays and CT scans this winter showed the 56-year-old’s bones were damaged much more than they should have been. An MRI on his spine and further scans revealed he had cancer. It had started in his prostate and spread. Doctors also found a tumour in Brian’s neck, which had been pressing on his spine and causing him to lose feeling in his arm.

He had cancer for years without knowing it. His family suspected

something abnormal because Brian, who drives semis during the week and limos on the weekend in Regina, had been suffering from severe pain in his shoulder for several years.

“The pain got so bad he couldn’t sleep at night,” said his 29-year-old daughter, Elissa Dwyer.

He underwent radiation and chemotherapy, and has regained some of the feeling in his arm. A halo aligns his head and neck.

After three weeks in hospital, Brian returned home with his wife Christine. Friends and family had transformed the house, building wheelchair ramps and converting

the main floor living room into a bedroom. “Radiation takes a lot out of you,” Brian said. “The hardest part was getting used to the halo and not being able to move around a lot.”

When Elissa gets married in January, she’d like her guests to consider the Canadian Cancer Society’s Wedding Celebration Program instead of giving wedding presents. Elissa made a webpage on the site for people to donate and learn more about her dad.

She also wants people to know about the support her family received from the cancer ward staff at Regina’s Pasqua Hospital.

“Sometimes when you donate, you

don’t know where it goes or how it affects people. I’ve seen it first-hand. I don’t need anything, I’m not getting married for wedding gifts,” she said.

Her dad’s new life is one of daily struggles with everyday tasks. He needs assistance around the clock. He can no longer drive or bathe himself.

He can’t hug people and cannot hold his eight-month-old grandson Riley.

He’s receiving radiation for the tumour in his neck, along with hormone injections and ones to strengthen his bones. His outlook on life is realistic.

“I always tell my kids, it’s not how long you live, it’s what you do with your life. I’m not overly worried at

the moment. They didn’t tell me what my prognosis was. I know it’s stage four and it’s serious. I know I’m in palliative care. They can slow it down but they can’t stop it.”

The family’s out-of-pocket medical expenses have been enormous. Elissa and her sister are hosting steak nights to help with the costs. Despite the outcome of her dad’s fall, she’s grateful it happened.

“In a sense, it was a blessing in disguise because we didn’t know the cancer existed before then. It was unfortunate but within three days he had a diagnosis.”

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We want to give people who are struggling through cancer a voice. They’re not forgotten.

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Cory King’s smile is contagious.

But it hides a world of pain.

Our photo of him dancing with Amy Backstrom at the Pink Wig Foundation Gala in Saskatoon in April was the most popular picture we’ve ever posted online. The look of pure joy on his face drew people in. They wanted to know more about him.

Cory was backpacking in Southeast Asia in 2010 when he got hurt and had to come home. He met Tracy Dinh shortly after. The two fell in love and moved in together a few months later.

In November 2011, Tracy was diagnosed with stage four small-cell cervical cancer, a rare and aggressive form.

It had already spread throughout her body. She was 25. She had been seeking medical advice for a year prior, but her concerns were frequently pushed aside by her doctor.

“He kept saying ‘you’re fine, you’re fine.’ And that’s what you want to hear from the doctor. Even though you know something’s going on, that’s what you want to hear,” Cory said.

“She knew she had cancer. She told me that before she was ever diagnosed.

There were some telltale signs.”

After four intense months of chemotherapy and radiation, Tracy was told it was not working. She had six months to live.

“We didn’t want to believe that, necessarily. We wanted to be able to seek some alternative treatment, but we needed money to be able to do that,” said Cory.

Her family and friends sprang to action and organized a birthday fundraiser on March 16, 2012. They raised $20,000 in one night and launched the Pink Wig Foundation. It was named for Tracy’s wig and her love of the colour.

The money allowed her to seek treatment options at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., but there wasn’t much they could do. She thought about alternative treatments overseas but decided against them.

“There was nothing we could really do,” said Cory. “These people are offering ‘we can cure cancer,’ but it’s not necessarily true and a lot of people get duped.”

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Cory King dances with the Pink Wig Foundation’s first recipient of $10,000, Amy Backstrom, at the Pink Wig Foundation Gala in Saskatoon, a fundraiser and birthday celebration in honour of Tracy Dinh on March 23. QC photo by Michelle Berg

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I would have never been able to live if I had to pay for everything. It means that my family and I were able to live our life the way it was before. It was like nothing happened. — Amy Backstrom

Instead, Tracy fulfilled a longtime bucket-list wish and went to Hawaii with Cory (who had quit his job to spend time with her) for four weeks.

Her mom, sisters and nephew were able to join them as well.

“It was amazing what that did for her and for me and for the family.

She was so grateful, so thankful for that,” he said.

Before the trip, Tracy was sick, vomiting every day and unable to leave her bed. A few days after arriving in Maui, her health improved considerably. Cory is thankful for the memory of long walks and watching her enjoy the taste of fresh food.

“Fortunately we got that time,” he said. “It changed everything. It gave her some hope. It gave her a chance to be happy one more time.”

Tracy died a few weeks after returning home, on Mother’s Day, May 13, 2012, with her mother and father by her side.

Her final wish was that the Pink Wig Foundation continue. She wanted to help others battling cancer.

The foundation’s goal is to raise awareness for small cell cervical cancer and to help young women battling cancer. In the past year, they’ve held several events and raised close to $20,000. The first Pink Wig Gala was held March 23, 2013, on what would have been Tracy’s 27th birthday. Another $10,000 was raised that night.

At the gala, 29-year-old Amy Backstrom received $10,000 as the first Pink Wig recipient. She had cervical cancer as well, although not as advanced as Tracy’s. After chemotherapy, her tumour shrunk enough for her cervix to be removed, a surgery done in Toronto. While the surgery cost was covered, fighting cancer is still expensive. Things like medications and parking costs during chemotherapy treatments add up. The money from Pink Wig has meant the world to Backstrom.

“I would have never been able to live if I had to pay for everything.

It means that my family and I were able to live our life the way it was before. It was like nothing happened.

Financial aid is a significant thing that someone needs when you have cancer.”

Janaya Stevenson and her best friend Heather Stearn, who passed away from cancer last January. submitted photo

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Cory knows firsthand the difference financial aid can make. For that reason he wants Pink Wig to grow.

“We want people to know they can apply for help,” he said. “We want to give people who are struggling through cancer a voice. They’re not forgotten. There are other people that have gone through it, too.”

When Cory makes a peace sign, you can see a tattoo on the inside

of each finger reading “one love.”

He and Tracy had matching tattoos done in Hawaii. It hurt, but Tracy just laughed and told Cory it was nothing compared to chemo and radiation. As he says, when you have cancer, you have no choice but to be brave.

For more information on the Pink Wig Foundation, go to: www.pinkwig.ca. Twitter @pinkwig_yxe.

Running 12 half-marathons in 12 months is Janaya Stevenson’s way of fighting cancer.

It’s a very close enemy. Her greatgrandmother, her grandmother and her aunt all had breast cancer. Her aunt, Jean McCullough, a wife and mother of two, died from the disease at 40. Now Janaya’s mother and a surviving aunt are part of a longterm preventative study because breast cancer has been so prevalent in the family.

Janaya’s best friend and maid of honour, Heather Stearn, battled a brain tumour for five years. In 2011, Janaya decided to run a half-marathon each month of 2012. The “12 in 2012” was a way to raise money for cancer research through the Canadian Cancer Society’s Fundraise for Life program. She started a blog (www.babysteps-amomontherun. blogspot.ca) documenting the journey.

A few days before the first race,

on Jan. 8, 2012, Heather died. Janaya ran the race and every one after in honour of her lost friend, wearing a gold pendant with the letter “H,” a gift she gave her maid of honour at her wedding. She raised $15,000 last year.

“You don’t have to run 12 half marathons to be effective,” she said.

“Even if it’s a bake sale or a steak night or a head shave. The options are endless and the Fundraise for Life program makes it easy.”

Janaya’s face lights up when she talks about her best friend. She remembers bonding in university and how Heather’s family welcomed her like a daughter.

“She was awesome. She was vibrant in the biggest sense of the word. She was excitable and happy.”

Heather played goal for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies soccer team. When Janaya and her husband moved to Cumberland House, Heather visited often, the two women fishing together.

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Even if it’s a bake sale or a steak night or a head shave.

The options are endless . . . — Janaya Stevenson

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Janaya Stevenson ran 12 marathons in 12 months in support of cancer research.

QC Photo by Michelle Berg

Heather’s battle with cancer started with frequent headaches and nausea. One day, she lost most of her vision while driving. Doctors found her tumour, and emergency surgery was done in October 2005. Part of the tumour was wrapped around an artery and couldn’t be removed. But she recovered and was working in occupational therapy. A few years later, the old symptoms returned. The tumour was growing. She had a second surgery in the summer of 2011.

“They still thought she would recover in a year and be back to her old self,” Janaya said, her eyes wet with the tears she’s cried many times for her friend.

Heather began having pain in her hips as well, and doctors realized there were other cancerous tumours.

“It was diagnosed as terminal and there were no treatments for it.”

Heather’s parents brought her home to live with them in the fall of that year, several months before she died at the age of 31. To Janaya and to those that knew her, Heather will always be a hero.

“Through her surgeries and ill health, Heather always stayed positive and tackled the obstacles as they came with a smile, because that’s how she saw them, as obstacles. It wasn’t

until the final diagnosis of untreatable cancer that Heather ever entertained the idea that she wouldn’t get better and recover.”

Janaya has been nominated for a YWCA Women of Distinction Award in the health and wellness category. The ceremony will be held May 23 in Saskatoon. Her focus is on an active lifestyle and staying as healthy as possible for her husband and two sons, aged seven and four.

She hasn’t stopped fundraising, despite an injury that’s kept her from running. She organized the first Burpees for Boobies last October in Warman, where she now lives. Women signed up and got $5 pledges. The event raised over $6,500. Stevenson did a burpee for every $5 raised.

She tries not to think about her family’s cancer history, but it weighs on her mind.

“It’s one of those things — to think of my auntie and now that I have two boys, the thought of leaving them that early is so terrifying.”

For the people who know how terrifying cancer is, the dream of a cure cannot come true fast enough. But it helps to know that ordinary people fighting extraordinary odds can make a difference.

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Tamsen Rae:

From gory special effects to key makeup artist at SFW Outfit:

By Michelle Berg This was Tamsen Rae’s second year as one of the key makeup artists at Saskatchewan Fashion Week (SFW). Doing makeup during SFW is a completely different genre than Rae’s regular gig, but she absolutely loves it.

She’s well-known for her gory, special effects work.

“I love how different it is — it’s one thing to make a person look hideous, it’s another to make a person look beautiful, fashionable and trendy.”

These are all things that you have to think about when doing SFW. She says it can be a stressful environment.

“You have strict time limits, all different types of skin tones to work with, and you’re doing makeup on men, as well. It’s definitely a fun challenge.”

The key makeup artist role requires working with the designers and hairstylists to create a cohesive look.

“I’ll be keying the first day, so I’ll show up, do a demo on one of the models in front of all the other (makeup) artists and then they follow suit,” she says.

Rae loves the energy at SFW and being surrounded by people who share her passion.

She enjoys the educational side of makeup too. A self-taught artist, she puts a lot of time and effort into education. She’s taken on a 14-year-old apprentice, does seminars in schools, zombie tutorials and beauty routines at Marca College in Saskatoon. She’s been part of over a dozen fashion shows but mostly does a lot of creative collaborations, photo shoots and lessons.

Rae wears a lot of vintage jewelry to bring out her personality in her black work attire.

Her style is a mixture of old and new. She has a collection of vintage cowboy boots she works into her wardrobe. She experiments with different hairstyles and accessories too.

She likes to hold onto classic pieces that last forever, like good leather and metals.

Sadly for Saskatchewan, Rae is moving to Montreal. She’s happy to have learned from and been a part of the Saskatchewan fashion scene. Artistic friends she’s met here have helped her develop professionally. She hopes to be part of fashion week in Toronto, Montreal and New York in the future.

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Flooding, raging rivers themes of book for youth As a mother, grandmother, storyteller and performer, I’ve always loved creating and telling stories that start with “what if ?” When my own children were small, we used to create family what if ? stories at bedtime.

The kids had their own way of doing that: one child would start the story and when it got to an exciting or difficult part, he or she would turn the story over to a brother or sister and they would do the same to keep the tale going.

The objective was always to try to get the story to an exciting part that would challenge the next person to deal with the “what if ?” so they could go on to the next crisis.

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• you were suddenly responsible for looking out for some smaller kids, in a crisis like a flood?

• you had to outwit some bad guys and think up a way to escape from them?

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ing river and is marooned in an apparently deserted house. There he finds a stranded girl and helps her to safeguard her younger brothers and sister. Together, they outwit some escaping prisoners (and the flood), and save the day.

Young readers who have already read Terror on Turtle Creek say that it is an exciting and really interesting story ... especially now that there is so much flooding happening all around us.

Terror on Turtle Creek, with illustrations by a wonderful artist named Rosemarie Condon from Fenelon Falls, Ont., is my fourth book for kids and families. Where Does Your Dog Sleep? and Where Does Your Cat Nap? are early-reader picture

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by Val Lawton of Calgary. Val and I also collaborated on a family picture book, Wascana Wild Goose Chase, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Wascana Centre Authority.

I’m delighted with the response to all my books. It’s a thrill to see them on the shelves in Regina at Chapters, Apperley Place gift shop at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum, Cumberland Gallery at the Legislative Building, and Brewed Awakening coffee shop.

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May is Love Your Lentils month

By Jenn Sharp Easy to find, easy to cook, nutritious and delicious, lentils are one of chef Michael Smith’s favourite things to cook.

“I’m a huge fan of lentils,” says the Food Network host.

May is the month to get in the kitchen and experiment with lentils. The Saskatchewan Pulse Growers has partnered with Smith and launched a competition called Love Your Lentils Canada. It’s open to home chefs and food bloggers from across the country. The challenge is to create or adapt recipes fit for family mealtimes.

You can help choose the winner and you may even be part of the grand prize. Register at www.loveyourlentils. ca, test out the recipes and vote for your favourite. The public chooses the top 10 recipes from both home chefs and food bloggers. Smith and his team then select the top three recipes in each category.

Three winners (a home chef, food blogger and randomly selected voter) get a trip to our awesome province for a foodie adventure and lentil tour with Smith, followed by a VIP experience with him at the Delta Bessborough in Saskatoon.

Smith, who is based in Prince Edward Island, cooks lentils at least once a week at home. The nutritionally complete combo of carbohydrates and legumes, brown rice and lentils are a family favourite. Basmati rice and curried Indian dal is a comfort food his son loves. The recipes for both can be found at www.lentils.ca.

Smith says there are several myths associated with lentils. The first is that you have to soak them — you don’t.

They cook just as easily as rice. While they’re a perfect vegetarian food because of their high protein content, many think they’re limited to vegetarian menus. Lentils can easily be used as a side dish or added to soups and stews.

If you’re trying to reduce your cholesterol, lentils should be a go-to food. They’re high in fibre, soluble fibre, folate and magnesium, all of which help your heart get and stay healthy.

The best thing about lentils is they’re 100-per-cent Canadian and Saskatchewan is lentil country. According to Saskatchewan Pulse Growers, farmers here grow 97 per cent of the world’s lentil crop.

I wanted to join in the fun and tried one of Smith’s favourite ways to eat lentils. At press time home chef Kathy’s recipe for brown rice and lentils had 52 votes on the Love Your Lentils site. My sister-in-law Tanya Sharp and I tried it with green lentils from my brother’s crop last year. We used vegetable broth, added rosemary, rapini (instead of kale), onions and garlic. It was delicious and can definitely be eaten on its own or as a side dish.

My brother, however, prefers his food doused in ketchup and thought it “tasted weird.”

Home chef Kathy’s recipe for brown rice and lentils is a nutritionally complete meal. It’s shown here topped with steamed rapini for an extra veggie kick.

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Here’s chef Kathy’s recipe — try it out and make sure you visit www.loveyourlentils.ca for other awesome lentil recipes.

BROWN RICE AND LENTILS INGREDIENTS: 1 cup brown rice 1 cup dried lentils 4 cups water or chicken broth ½ tsp. salt METHOD: In a medium saucepan with a tight fitting lid, combine the rice, lentils, water and salt. Bring everything to a full boil then adjust the heat lower, just enough to maintain a slow, steady simmer.

Continue cooking until the rice and lentils are tender and the liquid is absorbed, about 45 minutes. Turn off the heat, let stand for a few minutes and you are ready to serve and share.

VARIATION: You can add any fresh or dried herbs you like to this dish. Rosemary, thyme and tarragon all work well.

To make it my own, I cook the rice and lentils separately as the lentils do not take as long as the rice. Use vegetable stock to cook both; the rice for 45 minutes, the lentils for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, dice and saute 2 onions and 4 cloves of garlic. Chop 1 bunch of kale. When the rice and lentils are cooked, add to the saute pan with the onions and garlic.

Stir to combine. Top with kale, add a lid, heat on medium for 2 minutes and serve.

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Author Anthony Bidulka turns home into art gallery

By Michelle Berg Who? Anthony Bidulka, a Saskatoon mystery author and avid art collector.

His novels feature a detective who lives in Saskatoon and travels the world. “It’s a way to merit two things I love, which is writing and travelling.”

What? Bidulka’s house, which is filled with over 400 pieces of art from around the world. Each room has its own theme or colour scheme. “It’s a combination of local artists, artists from auctions and I’ll buy art online. Now that I travel quite a bit, instead of bringing stuff back, I bring art back.” There isn’t a wall in the house that doesn’t have a piece of art on it. There is even a painting in the spot where a TV should sit.

When? Bidulka started collecting art in the early 1990s. He started getting serious in the early 2000s when he attended fundraisers with art auctions.

It was also around that time when he built his house.

Where? An acreage in Casa Rio Bay, south of Saskatoon.

Why? Before Bidulka was a writer, he was an accountant who needed a creative outlet — he chose art. “I’d go to these auctions and I admired artists and what they could do with a few combinations of colour and brush strokes. How they could evoke emotion and all these wonderful feelings — peaceful, curious or dark when you look at something. I think its amazing.”

How? His love of art came from his mother, who would do embroidery and little paintings. Bidulka explains that as you collect, your taste expands. “I try it on. It’s like clothing. Sometimes I’ll get a piece and be surprised I got it.” He never thinks about where the art will go or if it matches anything. A common question is, “When are you going to run out of wall space?” “I think eventually I’ll start stacking pieces of art against the wall and they’ll just go into a rotation to keep each piece fresh and interesting.”

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Make a financial plan with ‘generous’ husband Q: Three years ago, I married a wonderful, kind, generous man, whom I love dearly.

We’re both mid-50s — my first marriage, his second. I already owned a nice, paid-off house and no debt. Having been laid off, I have a very low income from occasional contract work and a basement rental apartment.

He has an excellent salary, but few savings. After his costly divorce, he paid for three adult children through very expensive higher education, out of country. When we got engaged, he sold his condo, paid off debt, and moved into my home.

I spent 18 years paying it off, during some tough times as a single woman.

I want to move and pay 50 per cent towards a house that belongs to both of us. He pays me “rent” — about 20 per cent of his net salary. With that I pay for all our living expenses, with little extra for myself.

I also do all maintenance, cooking, and cleaning. He takes us out for dinners sometimes and occasionally brings me on nice business trips.

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However, the amount he pays me monthly to cover both of us, is the same he gives his single daughter, 26, to live on, besides her schooling.

One child’s independent now. He’s been sending the other two twothirds of his salary for schooling and living expenses. Last year, he took on a huge line of credit from his married daughter who has children, a husband, and isn’t working.

The youngest is graduating this year and found a great job. But she wants a new car, and asked for first and last months’ rent for a very expensive apartment. He sent it.

I don’t like that he doesn’t set limits with his children and I don’t

want to stay in this home. He can afford a mortgage, if he’d stop sending so much to his children. He doesn’t want to take on a mortgage even though he makes a good salary and will have a good pension. He wants to hold onto his savings, albeit small.

It’s the only thing we argue about.

Also, he’s now legally considered half-owner in my home, which he didn’t invest in. What would be fair to expect and how do I discuss it without causing an argument?

Wanting A Real Marital Home A: Reality Check — wherever you two live together is your marital home. If you adjust it to reflect both your personalities, it’s a symbol of success, not your past tough times.

The serious issue here is the priority he places on the adult children’s financial needs rather than yours.

This is not uncommon in divorced people with good salaries that their children were accustomed to sharing. You did not leave children, as he did …. something you knew when you met him, as well as admiring

him for being “generous.”

In other words, the current setup isn’t a surprise. Resentment is a waste of energy. You’re both living in a new situation and life phase and should get some objective financial advice.

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Insist that he then discusses a future plan with you … that maybe takes a couple more years to fully effect, but that satisfies you both as primary to each other.

Q: My older daughter, 22, is in jail for a year, based on some comments my younger daughter, 17, said about a situation. I’m worried that the teenager might want to “join” her sister or do criminal acts as well.

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Thursd ay, M ay 1 6 George Canyon Casino Regina Show Lounge 1880 Saskatchewan Dr. Chris Ho with Robyn Koester Creative City Centre 1843 Hamilton St. Wildfire The Pump Roadhouse 641 Victoria Ave E. The Down Home Boys and Midnight Roses McNally’s Tavern 2226 Dewdney Ave. Bring the Fight, Laska, Vivisepulture The Exchange, 2431 8th Ave. Ultra Mega The Artful Dodger 1631 11th Ave. Friday, M ay 17 Barney Bentall & The Legendary Hearts The Pump Roadhouse 641 Victoria Ave E.

Big Chill Fridays Music by DJ Fatbot The Lancaster Taphouse 4529 Gordon Rd. S a t u rday, M ay 1 8 Sanssouci Music from the Palace of Frederick the Great Per Sonatori Baroque ensemble featuring Julia Wedman 8 p.m., Westminster United Church, 3025 13th Ave. Ben Winoski Project 8 p.m., Sawchyn Guitars, 2132 Dewdney Ave. Structures, Texas in July, Northlane, Intervals The Exchange, 2431 8th Ave. Brenda Lee Cottrell The Lancaster Taphouse 4529 Gordon Rd. Dangerous Cheese The Sip Nightclub 306 Albert St. Wildfire The Pump Roadhouse 641 Victoria Ave E.

Wildfire The Pump Roadhouse 641 Victoria Ave E.

The Montagues McNally’s Tavern 2226 Dewdney Ave.

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Prairie Sangerfest Regional German choir concert 2 p.m., Conexus Arts Centre 200 Lakeshore Dr. Cam Penner The Artesian 2627 13th Ave. The Montagues McNally’s Tavern 2226 Dewdney Ave. Kayla Luky with Ramblin Dan The Artful Dodger 1631 11th Ave.

The Cathedral Village Arts Festival starts Monday, May 20 with a street fair. Artistic, theatrical, musical, comic and literary events happen throughout the week.

Monday, May 2 0 Cathedral Village Arts Festival stage Noon — Pile O’ Bones Brass Band 12:45 p.m. — Tribal Vibes 1:30 p.m. — Tara Dawn Solheim 2 p.m. — Karley and Alex 3 p.m. — Community drumming circle Les Sherman Park, 2420 Elphinstone St. Holophon performance Conducted by Jeffrey Allport 7 p.m., The Artesian 2627 13th Ave. Regina Mandolin Orchestra 7:30 p.m., Westminster United Church, 3025 13th Ave. Jazz Bandits 8:30 p.m., Westminster United Church, 3025 13th Ave. Open Mic Night The Artful Dodger 1631 11th Ave. Tu esday, May 2 1 Tuesday Night Troubador jam night Every Tuesday, 8 p.m.

Bocados, 2037 Park St. The Abramson Singers The Artful Dodger 1631 11th Ave. Victory Kicks and The Spoils O’Hanlon’s, 1947 Scarth St. Wednesday, May 2 2 Wednesday Night Folk: Lucas Chaisson Bushwakker 2206 Dewdney Ave. Jam Night Every Wednesday McNally’s Tavern 2226 Dewdney Ave. Jeffery Straker and Ken Jefferson Heart of the City fundraising concert with silent auction,

music trivia and piano jam 7 p.m., The Artful Dodger, 1631 11th Ave. A Time for Music Archbishop M.C. O’Neill Choir 7 p.m., Conexus Arts Centre 200 Lakeshore Dr. Open Mic Night 7-10 p.m., Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre, 2900 13th Ave.

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Michael Hosaluk: Acts of Chairs Interactive installation wherein visitors reconfigure chairs to create their own sculptural forms.

May 17-June 15 Meet the artist: Monday, May 20, 12-4 p.m.

Art Gallery of Regina, 2420 Elphinstone St. Acts of Chairs Dance performances by Robin Poitras Monday, May 20, noon and 2 p.m.

Art Gallery of Regina, 2420 Elphinstone St. Chair Monologues by Henry Woolf Monday, May 20, 1 and 3 p.m.

Art Gallery of Regina, 2420 Elphinstone St. Spread: Carmela Laganse Until May 23 RPL Sherwood Village Gallery, 6121 Rochdale Blvd.

Madmen: In Print Featuring work by Jack Cowin, Joe Fafard and David Thauberger Until June 1 Slate Fine Art Gallery, 2078 Halifax St. The Power of Music: Sustainability and the Junos Until July 31 Royal Saskatchewan Museum, 2445 Albert St.

The Artists of Scott Nicholson Fine Arts Until Aug. 16 Regina Centre Crossing, 1621 Albert St.

Jeff Richards: An Evening of Paranormal Activity Wednesday, May 22, 11 p.m.

Unitarian Centre, College Avenue and Angus Street

How We Filled the Vault: 60 Years of Collecting at the MacKenzie Art Gallery Until Sept. 1 Reception: Thursday, May 16, 7:30 p.m.

MacKenzie Art Gallery, 3475 Albert St.

The Big Bang Thesis Until June 1 Applause Dinner Theatre, 1975 Broad St.

Greatest Hits: The Juno Tour of Canadian Art Until Nov. 24 MacKenzie Art Gallery, 3475 Albert St.

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Assiniboia Gallery 2266 Smith St. Open Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Mysteria Gallery 2706 13th Ave. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Neutral Ground #203-1856 Scarth St. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Nouveau Gallery 2146 Albert St. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Ru(elles) Presented by FadaDance and Johanna Bundon Friday, May 17 and Saturday, May 18, 8 p.m.

The Artesian, 2627 13th Ave. The Inspection House Tuesday, May 21, 7 p.m.

The Artesian, 2627 13th Ave. In Its Time Wednesday, May 22, 7 p.m.

The Artesian, 2627 13th Ave. Cowboy Chorale with the Mitchell Boys Wednesday, May 22, 8:30 p.m.

The Artesian, 2627 13th Ave.

The Drowsy Chaperone May 22-June 9 Globe Theatre, 1801 Scarth St.

L I T E R AT U R E

The Vertigo Series Open Stage Feature performance by Greg ‘Ritallin’ Frankson Monday, May 20, 7:30 p.m.

St. Mary’s Anglican Church Hall, 3337 15th Ave. CVAF Poetry Slam Tuesday, May 21, 7:30 p.m.

The Mercury Café, 2936 13th Ave. First Nations Storytelling with Hazel Dixon Wednesday, May 22, 7 p.m.

Connaught Library, 3435 13th Ave. WindScript magazine launch, reception and readings Wednesday, May 22, 7 p.m.

Unitarian Centre, College Avenue and Angus Street

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Combat Improv Thursday, May 16 The Artesian, 2627 13th Ave. Hitch Hikers Improv Friday, May 17, 7:30 p.m.

Creative City Centre, 1843 Hamilton St. Comedy Grind Every Saturday night Gabbo’s, 2338 Dewdney Ave. Combat Improv Ensemble Tuesday, May 21, 8:30 p.m.

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Special Olympics casino night fundraiser Featuring athletes and entertainment by Danny Jones Thursday, May 16, 6 p.m.

Conexus Arts Centre

Saskatchewan’s Most Wanted School’s Out! Drop-in programs Friday, May 17, 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Royal Saskatchewan Museum, 2445 Albert St. Regina Farmers’ Market Every Wednesday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

City Square Plaza, downtown French Social Club Practise and improve your French skills Saturday, May 18, 10-11:30 a.m.

U of R Riddell Centre (look for the Institut Francais banner) Prairie Piping Invitational Saturday, May 18 Travelodge Hotel, 4177 Albert St. S. Regina Highland Games Sunday, May 19, 8:30 a.m.4:30 p.m.

U of R Riddell Centre Regina Highland Games Ceilidh Sunday, May 19, 7:30 p.m.

Knotted Thistle Pub, 4177 Albert St. S. Cathedral Village Arts Festival parade

D ona B e r na r da

A Chilean twist on Californian cabernet

Practical Philanthropy — Funding Social Change A presentation by Paul Nazareth Thursday, May 16, 11:30 a.m.

Queensbury Convention Centre Salon B, Evraz Place

Science Pub The Economics of Happiness, presented by U of R economist Jason Childs.

Thursday, May 16, 7 p.m. Arrive early to ensure a seat.

Bushwakker Arizona Room, 2206 Dewdney Ave.

WINE world

Giant robots Buzz and Stinky walk in a parade that marks the beginning of last year’s Cathedral Village Arts Festival. File Photo Monday, May 20, 11:30 a.m.

Starts at 14th Avenue and Elphinstone Street, runs to Les Sherman Park

2401 Retallack St.

Cathedral Village Arts Festival picnic Including music, artwork, games, kites, hula hooping and more Monday, May 20, noon-4 p.m.

Les Sherman Park, 2420 Elphinstone St.

Star Trek Into Darkness Action When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they discover that a force of terror from within their own organization has left our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction (Benedict Cumberbatch).

Holophon sound workshop Monday, May 20, 1-5 p.m.

The Artesian, 2627 13th Ave. Endangered Schoolhouses Connaught School and the Disappearing ‘Palace School’ Tradition, 1870 to the Present,

by Paul W. Bennett Monday, May 20, 7 p.m.

Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre, 2900 13th Ave. Spring V.I.P. (Very Imaginative Preschooler) Program Tues., May 21, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Royal Saskatchewan Museum, 2445 Albert St. Workshop — Try Your Hand at Dancing Drums Tuesday, May 21, 7-8 p.m.

Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre, 2900 13th Ave. Model Trains Echo Valley Model Railroad Guild Tuesday, May 21, 6:30-9 p.m.

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A few weeks ago I wrote about an inexpensive cabernet that was the kind of every day wine I have come to expect from Chile. Today we’re talking about the big sister of this wine, Dona Bernarda.

I think this is the first time I’ve seen a photo of a person on a wine label, with maybe the exception of the silhouette of Madam Cliquot of the famous champagne house. Although this may not appear startling, as I think about it that rarity is rather odd. Almost all vintners are farmers first. I have yet to meet a farm family that isn’t as clannish and proud of their relatives as a bunch of Scots in their tartan tattoos.

The family decided to name their flagship wine after Dona Bernarda. Her family meant it as a tribute to stability, beauty, family life and respect. I’d guess it was also a loving tribute from a grieving husband. It is the best wine that Luis Felipe Edwards is capable of making, a cabernet sauvignon that is immediately drinkable — the tannins are relatively soft for a four year old wine — but capable of aging.

It has an astounding structure, with a nice balance of acidity, sweetness, tannin and body.

This is a pretty hard balance to find. My only regret is the minerals of the vines are slight.

I get a whisper in the astringency, but this is not a wine anyone would accuse of being salty.

It’s a blend of cabernet sauvignon, Carmenere, Syrah and Petite Verdot.

If you’re a lover of Californian cabs, or Bordeaux, you owe it to yourself to try this one. It is wonderful.

Dona Bernarda, Luis Felipe Edwards Vina, Colchagua, Chile, 2009. $36.15 ***** More wines in Monday’s Leader-Post or @drbooze on Twitter.

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