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The Bryants of Regina share a story about the rise and fall of their business and the passions of its founder in this unique tale about the evolution of entertainment culture, the heartbreak and rewards of advancing technology, and how it all relates to family loyalty. QC PHOTO BY TROY FLEECE

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My dad and mother did everything together.

– Bill Bryant

Wonderland

The penny drops on the last arcade

Bill Bryant, from left, his nephew Andrew Stuart and brother Frank Bryant continue to work at Wonderland out of respect for the history of the family business started by Vince Bryant. QC PHOTO BY TROY FLEECE

By Andrew Matte Wonderland still smells, sounds and looks like it did in 1982 when Regina teens came to play video games like Pacman and Asteroids. The arcade stopped turning a profit years ago, and most customers today come only for nostalgia and cheap fries. But Wonderland’s owners can’t walk away.

Money comes second to the Bryants, a family driven by a respect for the history behind the once bustling hot spot and what it means to the all the brothers, sisters, nephews and granddaughters linked to the family business.

“My dad was an amazing man,” says Dorothy Stuart. Her father Vince Bryant started a

successful coin-op business more than 50 years ago before launching Wonderland in the late 1970s.

Bryant died 10 years ago just before turning 80. His his wife Alice, 88, remains the face of the family business.

Alice and Wonderland. Vince named the arcade after the wife he adored.

“My dad and mother always did everything together,” says Bill Bryant, 53, one of three Bryant sons. “When I was a kid, my mother was the only housewife I knew who had her own car. And she always had a nice car, too.”

Today, Dorothy and her brothers acknowledge that Wonderland won’t have a fairy tale ending. The Internet and home video game

systems made arcades obsolete long ago. The rest of the business of maintaining coin-operated machines in shopping malls and movie theatres has never been smaller.

Regina’s recent appetite for development means the Bryants will someday accept an offer they can’t refuse. Something new will surely replace Wonderland, which sits on wellplaced property on Broad Street where a hotel and office building were built across the street and Regina’s modern bus station recently opened on the same block.

Until then, the family is making a point of enjoying Wonderland’s final chapter. It’s a time for memories — the kids pitching in to clean game screens or help with renovations to the

single-storey building. Sometimes they’d close the arcade, switch all the games to “free play” and throw an anniversary party.

“Why are we still open? I get to see the smile on a mother’s face when she sees her kid running around having fun,” says Dorothy. She remembers when she was a teenager, taking long drives to small-town restaurants and hotels where her father owned air-hockey tables, jukeboxes and other coin-operated machines.

“To see a young person have a good time or see the teacher come in to mark papers while his kids play on the machines, that to me is what it is all about,” she says.

“That’s why we don’t close down.”

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My dad was always excited about the next new thing.

He was always getting into whatever came along. – Dorothy Stuart

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It began in 1960 when Vince Bryant bought a few pinball machines and jukeboxes and made deals with hotels and restaurants to share the collected coins. He worked long days, travelling across southern Saskatchewan to any community with a store, eatery or hotel.

At its biggest, Bryant’s company, known variously as Sterling Amusements, Modern Coin and Automatic Amusements, had more than 1,000 machines, whether it was a simple metal stand that dispensed salted peanuts for a nickel, tabletop jukeboxes at small-town diners or coin-operated motel-room AM radios.

The Bryant children were recruited to help on the daily road trips where they learned about the business and the technology. Dorothy recalls conversations about life and school during the long drives when she also got an education on the intricacies of being a small-business owner in Saskatchewan in the 1970s.

“His deal was usually 50-50, except in most candy and gum machines. The deal was onethird to the business owner because we had to buy the candy,” says Dorothy, whose dad was able to make the best of his travel time by finding new opportunities on his way to collect coins or repair a shuffleboard table.

“He always made sure he had machines at the little towns on the way. It didn’t matter how small the town was because he didn’t want to travel all the way to Moose Jaw just to fix a record in a jukebox that was skipping,” said Dorothy. “If a town within 100 miles of Regina had a hotel, a Legion or a Chinese restaurant, we had machines there.”

Over time, Dorothy became an expert.

“I learned how to fix an electrical contact

in a broken pinball machine using the outside of a matchbox cover.”

She became indispensable on service calls to hotels where jukeboxes made big profits for her dad and hoteliers. Vince would arrive with boxes of new music on 45 records to replace the lesser-played ones. He’d set up in the corner of the bar with a portable typewriter to prepare new jukebox labels.

“I took Grade 9 typing just so I could help type all of those labels. They had to be typed in capitals, so I got pretty good at it over the years,” she said.

She also learned how her dad negotiated with a proprietor unable or unwilling to share the coins. Many restaurant owners offered IOUs when they needed cash to pay bills or meet payroll.

“My dad said that he was never taken advantage of because he always told me that ‘whatever comes around, goes around.’ But having said that, I could see the look on the faces of some of these guys who knew they were getting away with something.”

Dorothy’s father discovered his business sense early in life. He bought his first house on Rose Street in downtown Regina across the street from the bus station so he could rent space to travellers. A curiosity in technology and mechanical things prompted him to invest in pinball machines and foosball tables.

His ingenuity meant he was able to renovate his house to accommodate a new renter or fix a pinball machine without shipping it away for pricey repairs.

“My dad was always excited about the next new thing. He was always getting into whatever came along,” Dorothy says.

“He was always tinkering and taking things apart.”

The Bryant family keeps a warehouse where old games, jukeboxes and pool tables are regularly harvested When Dorothy Stuart was young, she travelled with her dad to hotels and restaurants where she used a portfor their parts to keep other games running. QC PHOTO BY TROY FLEECE able typewriter to make jukebox labels. Today, she helps manage Wonderland. QC PHOTO BY MICHAEL BELL

Whenever they did something, they always did it together. They curled and they golfed.

The only thing my dad did without my mom was hunt. – Bill Bryant

Vince Bryant and Alice Dougherty were introduced by friends in 1945 at the Trianon Ballroom where they both enjoyed big-band music and socializing with friends.

Bryant had been working at The Radio Centre and Alice had a job at Government House. They had four children — Dorothy, Frank, Robert and Bill. Each contributed, whether it was replacing a pinball bumper, counting coins or moving the bulky machines into the back of a panel truck. Robert “Paco” Bryant, who was known for his understanding of electronics and ability to scrounge for old parts, died of cancer in 2006.

In the early years of Vince and Alice’s marriage, it was clear Vince had a unique love for his wife, whether it was doting on her on weekends or making sure she had a nice car. In their later years, they rarely spent time apart outside the family business, whether it was cottaging in northern Saskatchewan, vacationing in the winters in Arizona or curling on weekends.

“Whenever they did something, they always did it together. They curled and they golfed. The only thing my dad did without my mom was hunt. So my dad came home from hunting and my mom would clean everything he brought,” Bill Bryant recalls.

When the Bryants bought their family home on Quinn Drive decades ago, Alice made note of the inconvenience of having to take the stairs to the basement every time she did laundry. Vince sprang into action.

“The first thing my dad did was renovate so that the washer and dryer were beside the kitchen so mom didn’t need to take the stairs,” Bill Bryant recalls. “These days, a laundry room on the main floor is no big deal. But it was unheard of back then.”

Vince never risked a marital disagreement, usually accepting Alice’s opinions and abiding by her decisions on household chores or family outings, Bill said.

“My mother was the kind of lady who was very set in her ways. And when she had an opinion about something or made a decision about something, there was no discussion. And I think my dad always thought that was cute. And he always found a way to work with that.”

Vince continued to build his inventory of coin-operated machines across the province. Even though a machine collected pocket change and dispensed a piece of paper with a horoscope or plastic trinket, the profits added up.

“I remember one time my dad had one pinball machine in a Chinese restaurant somewhere and the owner wanted my dad to take it away because of all the kids who came around,” Bill recalls. “But after, the guy wanted it back because he missed the money the machine made. And he didn’t sell anywhere near the pizza he did (without it).”

In the late 1970s, Vince discovered how he wouldn’t need to share revenue from his machines. He opened the city’s first arcade after buying pool tables from a pool hall shut down by developers preparing to construct the downtown Cornwall Centre. Vince already understood the public’s demand for pinball and other games, but he also saw an opportunity after seeing one of the first upright gizmos that allowed users to play Pong and other crude games on black and white glass monitors.

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Alice Bryant, 88, is the inspiration of the business, which was started in the 1970s by her husband, Vince Bryant. QC PHOTO BY MICHAEL BELL

Vince and Alice Bryant, above, were married in Regina in 1946 and raised four children. The couple, left, is seen in this 1997 photo before Vince’s death in 2006. Vince was known for his passion for his wife. Photos courtesy of the Bryant family

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It was a rough place. You needed to have men at the door. Big men. – Dorothy Stuart

Bill Bryant says repairing machines at Wonderland and elsewhere in Regina and southern Saskatchewan is a big part of the work they do. QC PHOTO BY TROY FLEECE Continued from Page 7

In the early days, Wonderland was the most popular spot to shoot pool, play shuffleboard or experiment with an early video game. It had a reputation for its rough-and-tumble clientele who’d stumble in from nearby hotels or sneak in a flask when attendants weren’t looking.

“It was a study in psychology. It was an eyeopening experience. You would see some interesting characters,” Dorothy Bryant recalls.

“There was no bar in Wonderland but that

didn’t stop guys from coming in the back door with brown bags.

“It was a rough place. You needed to have men at the door. Big men.”

Wonderland evolved as technology introduced newer games with bigger, colour screens, loud sound effects and other features like plastic guns and steering wheels.

At its most popular, Wonderland attracted children, teens and adults familiar with the likes of the Mario Bros., Ms. Pacman, Centi-

pede, Frogger and Galaga.

Andrew Stuart, Dorothy’s son and one of the many relatives who’ve worked a shift or two at the Broad Street facility over its 35-year-old life, said Wonderland was once one of Regina’s most popular destinations. “We were the first place in town to get Asteroids, Space Invaders and that kind of thing. It was a big deal,” he said.

However, in the mid-1990s, just as technology helped the business expand, advancements

in technology eroded its success.

Taverns and hotels began asking the Bryants to remove jukeboxes and other noisy machines because patrons preferred watching sports on new big screens powered by cable and satellite TV. In 1993, Bryant’s business took its biggest hit when the provincial government allowed VLTs, which diverted even more players and their cash.

“VLTs killed us. We just couldn’t compete,” Dorothy said.

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It makes sense to keep it running to pay salaries. – Andrew Stuart

A growing opposition to arcade games prompted the city to restrict the number and location of them.

The Bryants were asked by 7-11 to deliver several video games to its store in Glencairn at 2934 Dewdney Ave., but they were turned away by city officials. A new bylaw limited the number of arcade games to two, which was bad news, especially since the Bryants had a deal with Mac’s Milk and 7-11 to supply games to stores in Regina, Moose Jaw, Estevan and Weyburn where similar bylaws were planned.

“That was one of the many signs that our business was changing,” Dorothy said.

At Wonderland, the number of customers slowly declined as the popularity of game consoles sold by Atari and Nintendo increased. The evolution of the Internet took more customers.

Online options for gamers grow weekly and today’s bar owners buy their own Internet-enabled jukeboxes.

The Bryants were unable to stay ahead of technology like they did two decades before when they invested in modern jukeboxes and thousands of CDs to replace their old record jukeboxes, or upgrade games as new features were released.

And the family believes Regina isn’t a big enough market Robert Bryant was 45 when he to support a super arcade, which died of cancer in 2006. have opened in big cities. Machines costing $50,000 or more are brought in to attract gamers interested in high-tech dance games, or others that mimic flight simulators and race cars.

Today, the Bryants service about 100 machines in and around Regina at locations like golf clubs, movie theatres and bars.

Some profit is used to make up for losses at Wonderland, which is busy when it hosts birthday parties or is rented out for a private party for university students or restaurant workers.

The arcade, which years ago replaced the premise of dropping coins into the machines with charging admission, is used as a testing ground before repaired machines are returned to their locations.

Most of Wonderland’s patrons in 2013 include young people interested in video games from the past or caregivers seeking an inexpensive diversion for their children. Wonderland also depends on its sales to passersby who come in for inexpensive hotdogs or coffee.

Andrew Stuart is a father of three young children who might appreciate more than most his family’s decision to keep the place running. He works regular shifts at Wonderland and negotiates with collectors from around the world who occasionally call about Wonderland’s large inventory of old machines and their components.

“Since we need the place and we need to heat it and pay the bills, then it makes sense to keep it running so we can pay salaries,” he says.

“Besides, look at all the people having fun. What’s wrong with that?”

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Frank Bryant sorts through wires, circuits and other parts from old video games, which are kept to repair other games. Collectors from around the world sometimes call in search of old video games, pinball machines or their components. QC PHOTO BY TROY FLEECE

Wonderland has owned and operated more than a few arcade games over the years. Though this machine is among dozens stored in its warehouse, Pacman and Ms. Pacman are among the machines still in operation at Wonderland. QC PHOTO BY TROY FLEECE

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Determining if a destination wedding is for you

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hen the time comes to walk down the aisle, more and more couples are choosing to make the procession in a far-off land. Destination weddings are on the rise, with researchers at TheKnot.com reporting that roughly one in four couples who tied the knot in 2011 chose to have a destination wedding.

Destination weddings may appear to be an ideal way to tie the knot, but couples should know that planning such a ceremony may be even more difficult than planning a more traditional affair. Couples who choose to have a destination wedding must be ready to put a significant amount of faith in a wedding planner, who is often affiliated with the resort where the couple will be staying. Though the wedding planner may handle many of the details concerning the ceremony and the reception, couples should know that some of that planning will still fall on their shoulders as well. That planning may not be so simple, so before couples spread the word about their island wedding, it’s best to consider a few factors to determine if a destination wedding is truly the best way to go. * Guests: How many guests a couple hopes to invite is a great

starting point when determining if a destination wedding is for you. Many couples who choose to have a destination wedding do so because they prefer a more intimate ceremony. Destination weddings are obviously more expensive for guests than a more traditional ceremony, so many guests won’t be able to afford to attend. Couples who intend to invite many guests might want to avoid a destination wedding. * Locale: The destination for your destination wedding should be a locale that holds a special place in your heart. A random location that you find on the Internet might work out, but having some prior experience with the destination can help you anticipate minor, yet potentially problematic, issues. These issues can include the accessibility of the airport, currency exchange rate and the weather. In addition, you can help guests have a better time on their trips if you have already familiarized yourself with the locale. If you haven’t traveled much as a couple and don’t have a particular place in mind, then you might find a destination wedding is more hassle than it’s worth.

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Destination weddings are on the rise, but couples must consider a host of factors to ensure a destination wedding is truly for them.

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Origins of the term “honeymoon”

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Origins of bridal customs hances are those who have attended a wedding have witnessed some popular traditions take place. The bride wears a veil, a court of wedding attendants accompanies the bride and groom, and birdseed, rice or flower petals are tossed. But have you ever wondered why? The wedding customs are ripe with tradition and harken back to days when superstition and myth often ruled the day.

t has become tradition for married couples to jet off on a postwedding vacation. The honeymoon is a way for the bride and groom to enjoy quiet time together and start off their married life together on an intimate level. Although the word “honeymoon” has happy connotations today, the original meanings of the word may not be so blissful. There are varying accounts of the evolution of the word “honeymoon,” but many believe it to be a Norse tradition deriving from the word “hjunottsmanathr.” Northern European history describes women being abducted from their families and forced into marriage with a man from a neighboring

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village.

This husband would take his new bride into hiding and stay there for a while until it was certain the bride’s family had given up the hunt and retreated. It was also tradition for Scandinavian couples to drink a sweet, honey-infused wine known as mead for a month after getting married. This may be where the “honey,” for the sweet drink, and the”moon,” for the one-month period of time, originated.

Others say “honeymoon” refers to a sarcastic quip that a marriage starts out sweet as honey, but then wanes much as the moon will each cycle.

* Throwing rice: Today it has become de rigueur to blow bubbles, toss birdseed or release doves when the bride and groom leave the house of worship newly betrothed. That’s because savvy individuals found that raw rice can pose a hazard to birds pecking in the area. However, rice throwing is an old custom that dates back to the Middle Ages, when wheat or rice where thrown to symbolize fertility for the couple. * Bouquet: Nowadays, the bride carries a beautiful bouquet of flowers. But the purpose of the bouquet held different meanings in the past. Saracen brides carried orange blossoms for fertility. Others carried a combination of herbs and flowers to ward off evil spirits with their aroma. Bouquets of dill were often carried, again for fertility reasons, and after the ceremony, the dill was eaten to encourage lust. * Bridesmaids: There may be arguments over dresses and how many bridesmaids to have in a wedding party now, but in ancient times it was “the

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A University of Regina Cougars fan revs up the crowd by waving a flag at the CIS women’s basketball championship final against the Windsor Lancers at the U of R. QC Photo by Michael Bell

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Regina’s indoor field of dreams

By Andrew Matte Noel Geremia, 29, knows good real estate when he sees it. But his appreciation for Regina’s indoor soccer facility has nothing to do with issues such as customer demand, motivated sellers or mortgage rates.

Instead, the real-estate agent’s favourite place in the Queen City is the Credit Union EventPlex, where he participates in an adult soccer league. He likes the notion of playing an outdoor sport indoors in the winter, the friendly competition, as well as the opportunity to meet new people, whether they’re single women or potential clients.

Q: What is your favourite thing about the Credit Union EventPlex?

A: It’s good turf and I like the fact that it exists. They have these big dividers, so you can have the big field and the little fields, so you can have little kids, teenagers and adults playing. There are competitive leagues, there are men’s leagues, there are women’s leagues and all that. There are tournaments, too.

Q: Why did you sign up for soccer in the first place?

A: It’s a great place to enjoy sport and to be social. That for me is the big thing.

Q: Is there opportunity for post-game celebration?

A: There is a drinking establishment upstairs at the Co-Operators Centre, so you can go up there for a couple of beers after the game if that’s your thing.

Q: How did you discover this facility?

A: I heard about it through friends.

And they asked me once to come out and try it. And I didn’t realize that we had such a top-notch facility.

Q: How important are your soccer games to your survival of winter?

A: If you live full time in Saskatchewan, you need to have a plan to keep

Noel Geremia lies on the turf at the soccer field at the Credit Union EventPlex. QC Photo by Don Healy

you from getting that cabin fever.

Q: How does your soccer league work?

A: The league runs October to March, so we play basically one game every two weeks. It often depends on the month. We played three times in December. And sometimes we don’t get the best times so we often have games at nine, 10 or 11 o’clock. The odd game is at six or seven, so these times work great with my job.

Q: Do you worry about people who get carried away with the competition?

A: You’re not with a bunch of speed

freaks. Some of the people are athletes who want to have fun. But most of them are just regular folks looking to have fun and get a little exercise.

kids, but then we go to high school and we get wrapped up in working life and trying to make a career, people forget about sport. It’s an important thing to have in your life.

Q: Are there opportunities for single people to meet?

A: There is some potential for that.

Q: Do you enjoy the mental benefits to exercise?

A: It’s a relief valve for stress. You get out there, you chase after the ball, you try to score a goal and you sweat. And after about an hour of that, you feel great.

Q: What is the biggest benefit for you by visiting the facility?

A: The biggest thing for me is the value of sports. I played lots of sports as a kid, so I was reminded about the value of sport in life. I think people sometimes forget that. We enjoy it as

Q: How important do you think the EventPlex is to the Regina sports scene?

A: I don’t know what our soccer

scene would be like without it. I also like how it can be turned into a football field, too. It’s a huge part of this community.

Q: What sort of changes would you like to see?

A: The roof in the entryway leaks.

I think it’s a bad design. There are buckets to collect the water and that kind of thing, so I think they need to fix that. But that is the only thing that I’d do to the building.

Q: How is your team doing?

A: We’re third last. But that’s OK.

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Karin Melberg Schwier

Flourish: People with Disabilities Living Life with Passion By opening our eyes, minds and hearts to possibilities, we can support our sons, daughters, friends and neighbours to live interesting, challenging and joyful lives. I know it seems a bit cliché, but after writing about people with disabilities for 30 years, it seems to me that what people want most is to ‘do’ with their lives, not merely exist or always be ‘done for.’

Flourish: People with Disabilities Living Life with Passion is the result of a lot of thinking about what makes a vibrant and interesting life for son Jim. I talked with a lot of people who have also thought about what constitutes a good life for themselves and for others. Beyond that, I’ve included 25 stories of people who have

been encouraged and supported to pursue passions, and helped to uncover interests they never realized existed within themselves. Most of these are f i r s t - p e r s o n Karin Melberg Schwier stories, and I’ve always been pretty picky about preserving authentic voice. You’ll also meet people who have helped ignite that spark and who believe in the person’s ability to imagine, and still others who share what pursu-

ing a dream has meant in their own lives.

People with disabilities have historically been surrounded by low expectations and stereotypes that perpetuate an ‘us’ and ‘them’ approach to support. To be happy and to have a rich life punctuated by intriguing, engaging and sometimes thrilling experiences that feed one’s soul, people with disabilities need others to be creative, expansive and willing to take some risks. Flourish is more than a collection of stories.

I hope it offers encouragement and ideas from our family’s experience, and from that of others intent on helping people with disabilities discover their own unique gifts and potential.

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Among Karin Melberg Schwier’s works are Breaking Bread, Nourishing Connections: People with and without Disabilities Together at Mealtime (Brookes Publishing) and Sexuality: Your Sons and Daughters with Intellectual Disabilities (Brookes Publishing, since translated into German, Italian and Korean.)

Flourish is her eighth book. Schwier is a prolific local writer who has contributed to a variety of publications, including Saskatoon Fine Lifestyles, Fine Homes and Saskatoon Home magazines.

Flourish is available from the author at www.karinschwier.wordpress. com, www.amazon.ca, www.inclusion. com and now also at McNally Robinson in Saskatoon.

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TRADITIONS HANDCRAFT GALLERY

“Buy local” applies to artwork at Traditions Handcraft Gallery.

Owned by husband and wife Thomas and Marnie Archer, the Cathedral-area store carries works by more than 100 artists, all of whom live in Saskatchewan and most of whom are Saskatchewan Craft Council members.

Everything is on consignment, so the artist is paid upon purchase.

Located at 2714 13th Ave., Traditions sells a variety of art and giftware, including paintings, photography cards, candles, drums and books. Closed Sundays and Mondays.

2. UNIQUE CUPS: One-of-akind ceramic mugs by Jeffrey Taylor (Duval), $20

1. BETTER BEADS: Add-a-bead necklace by Shauna Mitru (Regina). Choose your own beads.

Sterling silver chain $99; flamework beads $12-$60

6. BETTER THAN A BOUQUET: Coloured clay vase by Bernard Zaharik (Regina), $125

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Easter Supper Are you Planning a get together with friends and family for Easter? Remember ‘When Taste Matters’ stop at Cathedral Bakery for your Hot Cross Buns, Dinner Buns, and Breads for that special meal. We have a large selection of Pastries, Cakes and of course cupcakes to make the evening complete. Enjoy the holiday with Cathedral Bakery!

“In the heart of Cathedral Village”

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Must Be Bondable Must Have Knowledge Of Finance/Accounting Must Be 18 Years Of Age & Older Must Be A Band Member Of Carry The Kettle Must Be Honest, Trustworthy, Dependable, Reliable & Committed Must Have A Minimum Of Grade 12 Equivalency Education Must Be Able To Attend Regular Monthly Meetings during regular business hours & Report Their Activities To The Chief & Council & Band Membership • Must Work In Accordance Of C.T.K. T.L.E. Settlement & Trust Agreement & C.T.K. Chief And Council, Band Membership TRUSTEE RESPONSIBILITIES: • • • •

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Manager – Policy and Communications Man Employment Type: Permanent Full-time Location: Regina Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer as part of the senior management team, you will be responsible for Managing the Policy Development and Communications unit of SaskMilk.

You will identify, review, analyze and manage policy issues to provide solutions that are consistent with the strategic plan. You will also develop and maintain a reporting format on performance measures. You will work both individually and as part of a team in accomplishing these tasks and provide leadership in this area.

You will also manage and provide leadership for SaskMilk’s corporate communications activities.

To review a detailed Job Description and for more information about SaskMilk, visit: www.saskmilk.ca or contact us at careers@saskmilk.ca To apply for this position, email your resume to careers@saskmilk.ca by 5 p.m.

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Looking for Career Growth?

We’ve Got Just the Field for You Tundra Oil & Gas Limited is Manitoba’s largest oil producer, currently exceeding 25,000 barrels of light, sweet crude per day. Our oil and gas exploration company operates over 95% of our production, with core properties located within the Williston Basin in southwestern Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan.

This is a very exciting time to be part of the Tundra team. We are now actively recruiting for the following opportunity located in our Virden, Manitoba office:

Drilling Engineer / E.I.T.

This position will participate and contribute to a variety of projects Duties may include: • Developing drilling programs, offset well reviews, contributing to the well licensing process, developing AFE’s, daily review of field reports and participation in daily rig calls, and providing office support to senior D&C personnel as requested.

• Review drilling performance and identify areas for optimization.

• Develop and maintain a drilling rig and supervisor schedule regularly.

Candidates should possess: • Undergraduate degree in Engineering or a diploma in Petroleum Technology.

• Previous oil field experience, specifically drilling rig experience would be a definite asset.

• A desire to learn all aspects of drilling operations, strong attention to detail and a committed team work ethic.

If you are interested in joining our rapidly-growing team, visit the Employment section at www.tundraoilandgas.com for further details and to apply on-line.

We wish to thank all candidates for their interest; however only those being considered for interviews will be contacted.

About Tundra Oil & Gas Limited Tundra Oil & Gas Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of James Richardson & Sons Limited, a private, family-owned company established in 1857 with operations in agriculture, food processing, financial services, property management and energy exploration.

Tundra’s corporate head office is located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where we commenced operations in 1980. Our field office in Virden, Manitoba oversees the operation of 2,000 wells, while of our office in Calgary, Alberta provides our geological, geophysical and reservoir engineering support. The Tundra family of companies also includes Red Beds Resources Limited and Tundra Energy Marketing Limited. To learn more about us, we invite you to visit www.tundraoilandgas.com.

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MACARONI AND CHEESE

Saying OK to custom KD

By Andrew Matte Most responsible parents agree that deceit is key to successful child rearing.

For the same reason a pet owner will squish a pill into a Snausage, caregivers for decades have relied on the old bait-and-switch, or preparing food children will eat using ingredients they don’t know about.

I have learned this because of my experience preparing food for kids, as well as my appreciation for Kraft Dinner, a product I once viewed as the best meal ever.

As young man, Kraft Dinner was the perfect food because it was quick to make, delicious, filling and cheap.

At 22, there was little need to veer from the directions on the box because any changes added to the preparation time and took away from all that orange, cheesy goodness. Even without the butter and milk, KD was OK by me.

Today, I view Kraft Dinner differently. If we think of food a body needs, there is a long list of choices better than white pasta mixed with that mysterious yellow powder.

In recent years, I have witnessed and helped prepare dozens of meals that harness Kraft Dinner’s acceptance by children while meeting goals of nutrition-conscious parents.

To occasionally dupe a child is to love them.

We’ve come a long way since my mother prepared Kraft Dinner and sometimes mixed the noodles with peas, tuna or bits of hotdog. With Kraft Dinner as your starting point, adding healthy ingredients or altering the directions can provide a respectable meal for the fussiest child, as long as it’s still Kraft Dinner.

When I sought advice from caregivers in Saskatoon and Regina, I realized most people wouldn’t dare go public with their use of Kraft Dinner. Some believe a box of KD in their pantry is evidence of some sort of parental failure, while others serve it as an emergency when there’s no time

or ingredients to make something better. In my experience of interviewing drug dealers, police officers and prostitutes, never before have I promised anonymity to so many sources for just one story.

One mother answered my question this way: “Why would anyone give Kraft Dinner to kids anyway? That stuff ’s toxic!”

The majority of advice came from cooks who said adding vegetables or tuna helped assuage their KD guilt.

After the noodles are softened in boiling water, many cooks suggest adding frozen peas, mushrooms, broccoli or diced pepper, even if it’s just for colour.

Moms of some picky eaters need to work harder at hiding vegetables.

Three mothers report success by adding cooked and pureed cauliflower, squash or yams. Shredded carrots are camouflaged nicely in a pot of KD, another mom suggested. Some caregivers like to add protein, whether it’s shredded chicken, turkey or beef, or chunks of canned ham, tuna or salmon. Adding unique ingredients like hemp hearts, chia seeds, cilantro or parsley are also easy additions.

One mom buys Kraft Dinner with the whole-wheat noodles, but mixes it with the original kind to make it more kid-acceptable.

For those with concerns about using the yellow powder, one mom suggests using just one-third of the contents of the little pouch and adding at least a cup of shredded cheddar to the mix.

“Sometimes, I don’t have any cheese to add, but I try to add some most of the time. I know I should just be making my own casserole, but my kids won’t eat it,” another mom said.

However, serving it just as Kraft suggests isn’t the end of the world.

Even the most responsible parent occasionally takes their kids to a fast food joint or serves macaroni and cheese once in a while. Or, as one cool but anonymous mother said: “If my kids are getting Kraft Dinner, that means I have given up for that meal.”

A dressed-up version of Kraft Dinner that includes tuna, peas, red peppers, real cheese, chia seeds and hemp hearts appeals to Chloe Patenaude of Regina. QC PHOTO BY ANDREW MATTE

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

Do you/have you ever spanked your children?

“Yes I have spanked my boys. Very rarely but when what they were doing was severely bad behaviour they have gotten a spank on their bum. I was spanked as a child and my parents only used it in extreme situations and I turned out just fine but I would much rather use a time out.”

— Shelly Lambert “No, we try to use words and talk about the problem.” — Dee B. “You cannot be firm with your child in public and not have judgment passed or SS called. There is a right way to discipline a child with and without spanking. I read a book once called ‘The Key to Your Child’s Heart.’ Every parent should read it. One of the most important things with children is making them feel safe and loved. Some of the most amazing parents I know, with the most well rounded children, did/do spank their children. If consequence is followed by reasoning and love the child will know what they were corrected for was for their own good and to keep them safe.”

— Wynter Philip “Nope. Have never and will never spank my kid. My mother never did either to me or my siblings and I’d like to think we turned out pretty all right. This is such a touchy subject, I find. But my opinion ... spanking is hitting no matter how sugar-coated the word. Perhaps it is becoming a ‘thing’ again because parents are afraid of raising another generation of entitled teenagers, I don’t know. I believe communication is the best way to get through to children, no matter what the age. I believe in conse-

quence if a child is acting out, but again, more along the communication lines, timeouts, etc.”

— Paige Hallwas “I have. I will admit it. But it has to be for something serious. I try not to spank if I can help it. Also only one swat. I think anything more is not needed. Nor do I use anything! Just an open hand on the butt.

I’m like my grandma; my kids laugh at me if I spank them, which is what I did to her. I’m sure every parent has done it at least once. Not fun that’s for sure. Sometimes timeouts and grounding or taking things away just doesn’t work. I have three boys less than three years apart. It gets chaotic in my house.” — Jamie Plummer

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“Honestly, I have spanked my children in the past on a few select occasions mainly out of frustration, which is something I’m not proud of. It is not something I condone as I don’t believe it teaches them anything. I prefer for them to have consequences so now I usually take away a favourite toy and then they have to earn it back.” — Nikki Melnyk “Your question can be quite controversial (to spank or not to spank is very much an absolute), and I have found it best to only enter such discussions in person. That being said, there is a balance to everything in parenting, and the issue of correction is no exception. Disciplining for wrong behaviour is different than having consequences for a foolish choice. Each situation is different based on age of child, understanding of expectations, and offence, and there is no easy answer to any of it!”

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Thursd ay, M a rch 2 1 Central Park Strings “Unexpected Covers” Regina Symphony Orchestra’s Evraz free concert series 7 p.m., Regina Public Library Central Branch Blue Suede Dudes McNally’s Tavern 2226 Dewdney Ave. Foxx Worthee The Pump Roadhouse 641 Victoria Ave E. Fly Points, The Dead South and Eden Rohatensky The Exchange 2431 8th Ave. Fri day, M arc h 22 Absofunkinlutely McNally’s Tavern 2226 Dewdney Ave. Evan Chambers & The Third Alarm and Fire Engine 5A The Exchange 2431 8th Ave. Foxx Worthee The Pump Roadhouse 641 Victoria Ave E. Kal Hourd The Whiskey Saloon 1047 Park St. Sonic Orchid The Sip Nightclub 306 Albert St. Sat urd ay, M a rch 23 Duo Concertante 8 p.m., Knox Metropolitan United Church 2340 Victoria Ave.

The Deputies, Keiffer, The Midnight Roses and Gunner & Smith Bushwakker 2206 Dewdney Ave. Sonic Orchid The Sip Nightclub 306 Albert St. Absofunkinlutely McNally’s Tavern 2226 Dewdney Ave. Foxx Worthee The Pump Roadhouse 641 Victoria Ave E. Kal Hourd The Whiskey Saloon 1047 Park St. S u n day, M a rc h 24 The Little Prince Regina Symphony Orchestra SaskPower Family Series 2:30 p.m., Conexus Arts Centre 200 Lakeshore Dr. John Antoniuk and Madison Violet The Artful Dodger 1631 11th Ave. Rehashed, Cocaine Moustache, Severed Legion and Bermuda Love The Exchange 2431 8th Ave. Mo n day, M a rc h 2 5 And All That Blended Jazz coffee house fundraiser Miller High School vocal jazz 6:30 p.m., Miller High School gym 1027 College Ave. Monday Night Jazz & Blues: Uptown Jazz Bushwakker 2206 Dewdney Ave.

Regina Performing Arts Centre, 1077 Angus St.

Bocados, 2037 Park St. Born Ruffians with The Elwins The Exchange 2431 8th Ave.

Pride and Prejudice Until March 24 Globe Theatre, 1801 Scarth St.

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

Wednesday Night Folk: The Bystanders Bushwakker 2206 Dewdney Ave.

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Friday, March 22, 1-9 p.m.

Saturday, March 23, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

Sunday, March 24, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Land and Cityscape: The Flora and Architecture of Saskatchewan The Artists of Scott Nicholson Fine Arts Until March 24 Government House Art Gallery, 4607 Dewdney Ave. Repent. Print. Repeat Print artwork by Karli Jessup Until March 31 Eight Track Gallery, The Exchange, 2431 8th Ave. Jon Sasaki: Good Intentions Until March 31 Dunlop Art Gallery — Central Branch, 2311-12th Ave. Arresting Images: Mug shots from The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Museum Until March 31 RCMP Heritage Centre, 5907 Dewdney Ave. Big Bang Theory Until March 31 MacKenzie Art Gallery, 3475 Albert St.

Kerri Senkow The Lancaster Taphouse 4529 Gordon Rd.

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Sask Sampler Featuring Close Talker, Buffalo Narrows, Nick Faye &

Tuesday Night Troubador jam night Every Tuesday, 8 p.m.

The Synthetic Age University of Regina Fine Arts Faculty and First Nations

(From left) Lucy Hill as Jane Bennet, Daniel Maslany as Mr. Bingley, Nathan Howe as Mr. Darcy and Lauren Holfeuer as Elizabeth Bennet in the Globe Theatre production of Pride and Prejudice. Photo by Darrol Hofmeister, Sharpshooter Photography

University of Canada Until April 14 MacKenzie Art Gallery, 3475 Albert St. Da Vinci Inventions: An Inspirational Exhibition Until April 28 Saskatchewan Science Centre, 2903 Powerhouse Dr. The Artists of Scott Nicholson Fine Arts Until Aug. 16 Regina Centre Crossing, 1621 Albert St. --Assiniboia Gallery 2266 Smith St. Open Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

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by Judy Wensel The Globe Theatre School’s annual collective creation March 20-23, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Globe Theatre, 1801 Scarth St. Smokey Joe’s Café Regina Summer Stage March 21-23, 7:30 p.m.

March 24, 2 p.m.

Science Pub: Stormwater and The City Presented by Darryl Dormuth, U of R faculty of engineering and applied science Thursday, March 21, doors open at 5 p.m., event starts at 7 p.m.

Bushwakker Arizona Room., 2206 Dewdney Ave. Film Screening: The Gold Bracelet, a film by Ravi Kaz Featuring a post-film panel discussion on the roles of women in creating equity.

Thursday, March 21, 6:30 p.m.

Shumiatcher Theatre, MacKenzie Art Gallery, 3475 Albert St. My Life Is My Message A seminar by Bonnie Wirth Thursday, March 21, 7 p.m.

The Orr Centre, 4400 4th Ave. Prairie Populism’s Lessons for Democratic Reform Presentation by Jim Farney, U of R political science professor Friday, March 22, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

U of R Ad-Hum Building, room 348

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Spring and Splash Craft and Trade Show Friday, March 22, 6-9 p.m.

Saturday, March 23, 10 a.m.5 p.m.

St. Peter School, 150 Argyle St. Regina Farmers’ Market Saturday, March 23, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre, 2900 13th Ave. French Social Club Practise and improve your French skills Saturday, March 23, 10-11:30 a.m.

U of R Riddell Centre (look for the Institut Francais banner) Easter Tea & Bake Sale Saturday, March 23, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

St. Michael’s Hall, 2075 McDonald St. National Franchise and Business Opportunities Show Saturday, March 23, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sunday, March 24, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Evraz Place, 1700 Elphinstone St. Saskatchewan Triathlon Annual Awards Banquet Saturday, March 23, 6:30 p.m.

Evraz Place, 1700 Elphinstone St. Regina Floral Conservatory’s Easter Tea Sunday, March 24, sittings at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m.

Advanced tickets required;

call 781-4769 Regina Floral Conservatory, 1450B 4th Ave. NAFTA: The Next Steps are Big Steps Presented by Stephen Blank, University of Ottawa Monday, March 25, 1:30-3 p.m.

U of R College Avenue Campus, JSGS Window Room, 2nd floor Gallery Building The Vertigo Series Featuring readings by Kimmy Beach, Sheila Bautz and Susan Harris, and music by Danilo Villalta.

Monday, March 25, 7:30 p.m.

Crave, 1925 Victoria Ave. Forward Together Lecture featuring Buffy SainteMarie

“Detoxifying aboriginal selfidentity” Tuesday, March 26, 7:30-9 p.m.

Veterans’ Tipi, Main Floor, First Nations University of Canada Active Citizenship for Sustainable Communities Wednesday, March 27, noon-1 p.m.

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MAKEOVER CONTEST

Mom’s the word for local stylist

By Ashley Martin Mothers tend to have a habit of putting everybody else’s needs before their own. But this Mother’s Day, Kristina Hallwas is making sure that moms come first.

The hair stylist at Salon 306 is orchestrating the Mother of All Makeovers contest to help one woman look and feel her best.

The contest allows Hallwas to further express her creativity. “(Doing hair is) a really good creative outlet. You can’t get bored, you’re always doing different things, but what makes me passionate about it is ... making people feel good,” she said.

“When you think it’s your hair, I don’t want it to be a vanity thing at all, but stuff like that can do so much for your confidence, too, and then it’s so much more than your appearance.

“The chance to bring that to the contest a little bit is selfish because when you do nice things for people, it makes you feel really good too.”

Hallwas conjured this idea a few months ago; she wanted to do something nice for someone who deserves it. And who deserves a little bit of pampering more than mom?

The makeover is a head-to-toe overhaul: Hair and makeup are provided by Salon 306. Wardrobe help is thanks in part to image consultant Riley Lawson, as well as some as-yetdetermined clothing stores.

“Stores are so different and a mom can be a 19-year-old or it could be an 80-year-old, depending who the winner is, so I want to make sure it’s specific for that person and somewhere they would actually want to shop,” Hallwas explained.

Another custom component is related to the winner’s goals and interests — “when we put together the rest of the package we want it to be for that person, not just a generic thing” — so it could range from time with a nutritionist to curling lessons to anything else.

Salon 306 stylist Kristina Hallwas is organizing a makeover contest, the Mother of All Makeovers. Qc Photo by Don Healy

The winner can also expect a photo shoot with Tyler Yuhasz, spa services and more — the list of businesses involved just keeps growing.

Nominations are open until April 21. You can nominate any mother — your own, a friend or yourself — who you think deserves a makeover

and some “me” time. The winner will be announced on Mother’s Day and the makeover will happen the following week.

Hallwas hopes this will incite a series of makeovers every few months, each tying into a different group or holiday.

Hallwas also hopes her makeover idea inspires other businesses to do nice things.

“For me the best way I can give something back is by doing hair.

The best way someone else can do something nice might be something totally different, but just the idea of

doing something nice to someone, even if you don’t know them, it goes from there,” she said.

“Putting a little work into doing something nice is just rewarding on both ends.”

Apply for the Mother of All Makeovers at salon306makeover.com.

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DIRTY FEET

Pieces fall into place for Regina band

By Andrew Matte Finding a voice was a bit of a struggle for members of Regina rock-funk band Dirty Feet.

When most of the members of the Regina band Saints and Sinners wanted to continue playing under a new name, things came together rather quickly — but not the vocals.

“The other guys in the band wanted a singer who could sing better,” guitarist and former Dirty Feet vocalist Wilf Dieter says diplomatically.

“I knew I wasn’t the best singer. So I wanted to find someone who could sing better.”

Much to the relief of the band, help was on the way. Dieter’s pal Ryan Skitteral signed on not long after the band came together in 2012. However, it took a little convincing.

“When I asked him to come out and jam with us, he was a little reluctant,” Dieter explains. “He wasn’t sure he could do it because he was known for singing in a style not different from the band Tool.”

After Skitteral tried singing a few Dirty Feet songs, it didn’t take long for him to sign on.

“When he first tried it, he found that he actually loved the blues. And we learned that he’s actually very good at it.”

With the band lineup straightened out, Dirty Feet, which is rounded out

by Jason “Jay” Bird on bass and Jason “Jay Dogg” Spilchen, began performing at Regina venues where crowds enjoyed their brand of funk and classic rock.

“When people ask me, I tell them it’s a mix of Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan and the Red Hot Chili Peppers,” said Deiter, who has played in former Regina bands Fat Ave, Hydraplane and Awake in a Coma.

Dieter said his greatest success came in 2009 when he won a songwriting contest, which helped launch the band Saints and Sinners. However, the success was short lived due to “artistic differences.”

“We were actually getting pretty

The band Dirty Feet is (from left) Jason Spilchen, Ryan Skitteral, Wilf Dieter and Jay Bird. QC Photo by Don Healy

popular for a while. But the singer and I didn’t exactly get along and we broke up. He was more of a country singer and I was more of classic rock, funk and blues guy,” said Dieter.

“We wanted to keep going so we founded Dirty Feet.”

Currently, the band is working on its first CD. Dieter said he and his bandmates

usually find most of the melodies and hooks during jam sessions, while Skitteral takes time on his own before returning with song lyrics.

“I like to jam and I like to make up music on the spot. But Ryan likes to go home and come back with the lyrics.

Some of the songs are older songs and I’ll need to show everyone how to play them. We have other songs that the

guys have had from their old bands.”

With a handful of tunes already recorded, there’s still a little fiddling to do.

“Our songs already sound pretty good. But our drummer just got a new set of drums and he wants to play them for our new recordings. So we might need to start from scratch,” said Dieter, adding the band is slated

to perform in Saskatoon at Shaw Cable’s music showcase program called Stripped Down.

“Hopefully, we’ll have an album by then.”

Upcoming Dirty Feet shows include March 20 on Shaw Cable’s Stripped Down, April 13 at ShotZ on Eleven in Chamberlain and April 19 at the Jasper Hotel in Maple Creek.

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Everyone at O’Hanlon’s was a little bit Irish on Sunday, March 17 — St. Patrick’s Day. Bagpipers, dancers and musicians kept the party going as patrons of Niall O’Hanlon’s Irish pub drank a bit of the black delicious.

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Rebecca LaPointe: Fashion with no rules

By Michelle Berg Rebecca LaPointe is a student at the University of Saskatchewan majoring in psychology and minoring in philosophy, with a lot of interests including drama class, creative writing, counselling and research.

Just as her interests are all over the place, so is her style. “I don’t have a specific style; if I see something I like then I’ll wear it. I like spiky things, bows, floral prints, studs — I just like to mix and match.”

LaPointe’s turning point with her interest in fashion was when she travelled to Europe at age 13. “They dress a lot differently there than they do here. Saskatoon is getting better (with fashion) but when I landed from Europe there were sweatpants everywhere!

“People don’t dress up as much here”, explained LaPointe. “I remember in Paris there was a lady with blue mascara. You don’t see that here. Over there it’s normal to take those risks. I wish it would be more like that here.

“The city’s growing, and I hope it gets more fashionable.”

When asked what LaPointe likes about fashion, she said “I like that you can express yourself in different ways and dress differently according to how you’re feeling that day. I think its really cool.”

Winners, Stasia Boutique, Tonic, The Bay and eBay are a few of the places that LaPointe frequents and she picks up ideas from fashion blogs. “I like getting good deals. I hardly ever pay full price.”

LaPointe likes mixing old things with new things. “I like the look of old school items, ’50s style with modern style. Collars, old scarves, lacy things, old-fashioned floral print with studs and spiky things.

“This spring I’m going to be focusing on denim on top and bottom and mixing patterns. There doesn’t seem to be any rules any more, and that’s how it should be.”

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Sa n d h i l l S m a l l L o t s V i o g n i e r

Hurry: Limited supply of this Viognier left in Sask.

By James Romanow Viognier is one of God’s great gifts to wine making. Unfortunately, most consumers don’t seem to understand this.

This is the Rhone grape made famous by Condrieu and Chateau Grillet. It’s an opulent sort of grape with a texture rather like Chardonnay but a different flavour set. When young, Viognier has a high level of terpenes, like Riesling, lending the bouquet distinctive floral notes. The palate tends more to pear flavours than citrus and is nowhere near as acidic as Chardonnay.

Like Pinot Blanc this is a wine that loves spicy oriental food like Thai cuisine and international style cooking. I think of it as the perfect accompaniment for steel head trout, especially if you use any rubs that include things like mustard or coriander seeds.

Traditionally Viognier was blended with Roussanne and Marsanne in areas of the Rhone outside Condrieu, and can make a fabulous table wine. In New World vineyards the wine is usually bottled pure or at least over 80 per cent.

If you’ve caught the Viognier bug, you need to race over to University Heights in Saskatoon and buy the Sandhill Small Lots Viognier. This is an absolutely great wine, and a steal at this price … and it is being delisted by the SLGA. There are 28 bottles left in the province and

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Smelly father-in-law issue needs to be addressed Q: I’m getting married; it’s to be a small fall weekend wedding. We’ll all be in close quarters.

My future father-in-law smells ... really, really bad. He showers but doesn’t use soap or deodorant.

He’s a lovely man and we don’t want to hurt his feelings. But he’s really stinky and I’m concerned that he will offend our guests. How do we deal with this issue without offending him or our guests?

Strong Scent A: Where’s everyone’s good sense been, until this wedding dilemma raised a smell?

He has a son (your fiancé) and presumably other relatives in this small wedding party, who’ve either ignored his odour, or avoided him. Worse, no one seems to have been kind enough to help him see he’s isolating himself socially.

The groom must talk to his dad. If his father resists “fixes,” his son needs to find out why and patiently try to persuade him. He can even suggest they have a father-son spa steam-and-massage on the wedding day, making sure he showers with soap.

If nothing works, use mild incense in the room, burn candles, and whatever other scents that work as gentle camouflage.

Also, don’t dismiss the possibility he has some physical reason for the strong smell.

His son should get him to check it out with his doctor.

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most of them are in Saskatoon (20) with some in Yorkton (7).

It has a beautiful nose with tremendous flowery scents and some fruit. The vineyard claims peach but it struck me as more melon like. The palate was huge with great fruit flavours, a surprising amount of acidity for Viognier, and a long lingering finish. In short, this was a great wine. Get it while you can.

Sandhill Small Lots Viognier, Okanagan, 2011. $28.00 *****

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Q: When I first met my boyfriend of two years, he was very much a carefree bachelor, working part-time doing something he loved but it didn’t allow him to save or splurge.

When we started dating, I pressured him to take life more seriously in order to secure a happy future for us. He started his own business.

Although good at what he does, he lacks business sense and savvy and the business hasn’t had the fantastic start we all anticipated. I don’t see it becoming a reliable income for him.

I have a great job, which allows me to save for a rainy day. In the next few years, I hope to start a family, but I fear we won’t have the financial means to do so.

Although I do love him very much and he’s been extremely generous with his love and affection, I don’t know if I can be happy with a partner who lives paycheque to paycheque.

Should I stick around and wait to see if his business works, or do I cut my losses now and

move on?

Not so Happy But in Love A: What you have to examine closely is NOT his drive and ability, and NOT the financial numbers ahead, which you’re guessing at.

Be sure about your own attitudes.

If financial security is your most important goal, then he’s not for you.

If loving someone who loves you in return, is generous and affectionate and a man with whom you’d like to have children, is a greater goal ... then he’s the right man, even if he’s in the wrong business.

Yes, a mutual plan re: handling finances is important. And he’s already shown willingness to try.

He does care what you think and want for the future.

Get to basics: 1) Help him find a business course or adviser that increases his skills and awareness of what’s needed to get ahead, and whether he should try another route altogether.

2) Probe your own insecurity about money.

You’ve got a good job, and able to save. So what’s got you so anxious? If this is deep-rooted from the past, consider counselling about it, and also consider financial planning for your own good income.

Q: Last year, an older businessman asked me out. He’s always busy. He makes plans and cancels. He planned to take me out for my birthday, and then denied we were to meet.

I got angry and sent him a lot of texts and calls. He finally apologized that he’s stressed, saying something will take two-three months in his work and he’s even isolated from friends and family.

Last time I heard from him was New Year’s.

I’ve asked why he’s being so cruel. I texted him to wish a Happy Valentine’s Day. Am I being played?

I really like him but this is disrupting my work, and I barely have an appetite. I’ve never dealt with such an emotionally unavailable person.

Cancelled and Confused A: He’s not that into you. If he were, he’d make enough time to keep you accepting his “stress” cancellations, and believing him.

New Year’s? Valentine’s Day? He’s “busy” with something/someone other than work.

TIP OF THE DAY Extreme body odour should be checked out medically, for health and/or social reasons.

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