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As I am writing this, I am 24 weeks pregnant with our first child. After three years of hoping and longing, Kevin and I are finally expecting our miracle. My sister is expecting her fourth child about a month before my first is due; my brothers each have two children and Kevin’s brother also has two little girls so the concept of pregnancy was not new to me. That being said, in no way, shape, or form did I understand what baby could do to your appetite. Before I was expecting, Kevin and I were embracing a clean eating and exercise. We ate fairly healthy, minus a few treats, and I felt better than I had in years. Eight weeks later, and the mere thought of eating a tossed salad was enough to turn me green. I am able to “trick” myself into eating vegetables by hiding them in pasta sauces or a pasta salad, but to actually sit down and eat a carrot takes monumental effort. Protein is also a touchy food group as I
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DIRECTOR’S NOTES SEE YOU THERE, PARDNER How is it that some tunes stay in your head? Is it something about the song? Or some kind of cultural signpost? Or is it that they are attached to a particular time in your life? I don’t know, but I do know that it is rare to find anyone over 40 in North America who can’t hum along to “Tumblin’ Tumbleweeds” and “Cool Water.” Even if they really aren’t old enough to have gone to the moving picture show for the Saturday serials, or didn’t come from a family that watched “Gunsmoke” and “Hee-Haw” on television, these songs seem to have attached themselves, continuing to conjure up an image of the cowboy and the (largely fictional) Wild West. These songs, along with other favourites like “Cigareetes, Whusky and Wild, Wild Women” are of course the legacy of the Sons of the Pioneers. The group was started in 1931 by a young man called
Leonard Slye, later to be known as Roy Rogers and a Canadian boy, who spent part of his childhood in Hatfield Point, New Brunswick, by the name of Bob Nolan. Perhaps one of the reasons their music is so much a part of our culture is their incredible film career. Between 1935 and 1984, the Sons of the Pioneers appeared in 84 films, plus movie shorts and television series. Those cowboy movies were not just entertainment. They were, in the words of their creators, “storytelling to raise a moral generation.” No wonder they were made to stick in our minds. Today’s Sons of the Pioneers have continued the tradition of the American cowboy song (often written by Canadian Bob Nolan) unbroken to this day. They were the first Country and Western group to sing at Carnegie Hall and In 1977, the Smithsonian Institution, which designates certain artists and performers who have made a noteworthy contribution to the arts and culture of America, named the Sons of the Pioneers
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as "National Treasures.” It’s no wonder that I jumped at the chance to bring them to Saint John on April 22. While the group plays frequently in Western Canada, they are rarely seen east of Ontario, and never before at the Imperial. Not only is this a great chance for people to rekindle memories, it’s a wonderful opportunity to introduce a new generation to the music that’s permanently inscribed in our older brains. Not only will the group perform, but thanks to the private collection of longtime Imperial board member Gerry Mabey, we will have a lobby display of Roy Rogers and Sons of the Pioneers memorabilia for all to enjoy. See you there, p ardn e r. 0030 Lee Bolton Executive Director, Imperial Theatre
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WHAT’S HAPPENING Thursday, April 20 A Night of Acoustics for Alzheimer’s ‘Fundraiser’ at the Five & Dime (34 Grannan Street), from 5:00pm-closing. Admission - $10 Minimum donation. Entertainment by Brent Mason, Steve MacDougall and more. Prize draws. All proceeds to support for families affected by Alzheimer’s and related dementias. Saturday, April 22 Celebrate Our Music Concert at St. Mark’s United Church (Dexter Drive), 7:00pm - celebrating Saint John’s cultural diversity through 150 years of music and dance with music and dance. Tickets ($15/adults, $10/ages 12 & under) at church office 672-3320, 672-8176 or at the door. Wednesday, April 26 Canada Comes of Age, at Imperial Theatre an evening of songs and musical selections to commemorate
the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge and Canada’s role in the two great wars. Solos, orchestral pieces, poems. For info & ticket prices contact Symphony NB at 634-8379.
Thursday, April 27 SJRH Auxiliary’s 98th AGM, at Trinity Anglican Church, Bennett Room (115 Charlotte Street), 6:00pm, dessert reception; 6:30pm, meeting. Parking behind RBC building, Charlotte Street entrance. RSVP by April 20 to 6487243 or judie.domokos@horizonnb.ca. Saturday, April 29 Mother's Day One Stop Shop, 8:00am2:00pm, at Mission Point Church, 130 Mark Drive (Eastside SJ by where the old Co-op used to be!). Check us out on Facebook - Mother's Day One Stop Shop! Many vendors - something for everyone. Proceeds to support Jr Bible Quizzing team. TAPS Clogging Reunion at the Milford Community Centre (248
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Congratulations to Leslie Cole, who submitted this photo of sunrise in the Hampton area to the “Pic of the Month” contest for March. Leslie has won a Movie Pass (for two, including drinks & popcorn), compliments of Ossekeag Publishing. “April Showers & Waterdrops” is the theme for April. Karl’s tips: you want to convey motion, so secure camera to tripod or on a ledge, create your composition and with a slow shutter speed you will see that the rain streaks by giving a sense of motion. Likewise shooting the splattering in the puddles also conveys motion; In regards to water droplets you will need to mount your camera to a tripod, go manual focus and focus on a droplets or a line of droplets (like on a web). You will likely need supplemental lighting either with a off camera flash or a flash light. To make
it more interesting place a flower behind the droplets, then focus carefully on the droplet to be amazed at the upside down image of the flower within the droplet. Please visit our website: Ossekeag.ca to see the runner-up photo for March and sample photos of our theme for April (photo credit to Bev England). Remember - no people or pets please, digital copies only and photos must be horizontal (landscape) not vertical (portrait). Only photos relating to the current theme will be considered. Submissions are to be emailed, as attachments, to editorial@ossekeag.ca and must be received by the 25th of each month. Contest winner will be notified by email when selection is made and vouchers must be picked up within 30 days. Happy shooting!! 0037
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Plant Specimens” with Gart Bishop. For information on registration, timing and locations or to learn more about the SJNC, visit: saintjohnnaturalistsclub.org or follow us on Facebook as “Nature Saint John”. 2567
If you love nature and experiencing it first-hand, why not take part in one of the Saint John Naturalists’ Club’s upcoming activities? Saturday, April 22 - “Early Spring Migrants” field trip with Jim Wilson; Thursday, April 27 - “Shorebird ID Workshop” with Julie Paquet; Saturday, April 29 - “Birds, Bees and Butterflies - Providing Habitats for Threatened Pollinators” workshop; Thursday, May 4 - Spring Warbler Workshop with Hank Scarth; Saturday, May 6 - “Jemseg Waterfowl and Spring Migrants” field trip with Paul Mansz; Monday, May 8 - “The St. Andrews Biological Station” presentation with Mike Sullivan; Saturday, May 13 - visit the Atlantic Wildlife Institute; Sunday, May 28 - “Collecting and Preserving
SEA BELLES AWARDED FUNDING Sea Belles ladies' a cappella chorus recently held a weekend music retreat with chorus director, certified music judge and coach, Kathy Greason. The retreat was held in preparation for the Area 1 (Atlantic) Competition and Contest of Harmony, Inc., this June in Sackville. Financial assistance for this retreat was made possible with funding from Sing Canada Harmony Scholarship Fund. The chorus prepares for these competitions by inviting internationally
known coaches to mentor and direct them to improve overall presentation, singing and musicality. Sing Canada Harmony is a registered Canadian charity that provides financial assistance to deserving Canadians of all ages through scholarships and grants for education and training in all aspects of music performance, leadership, directing, arrangement, adjudication and staging. 4466
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lIBRARY NEWS WEST BRANCH LIBRARY Lancaster Mall, 621 Fairville Blvd, 6437260 Hours: - Tuesday, Friday & Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm, Wednesday & Thursday 10:00am-8:30pm; Sunday, Monday & holidays - closed. Children’s Programs: Saturday, April 15 - 2:00pm, Easter Egg Hunt & Bicycle Draw. Saturday, April 22 - 11:30am, National film Day - Anne of Green Gables; 2:30pm, Celebrating Earth Day - Eat worms & dirt and make a craft. Friday, April 28 - 11:30am, PD Day Movie - Sing. Adult Programs: Monthly Book Raffle: Tickets ($2/one, $5/3) new group of books each month. Wednesday, April 12 - 3:00pm, Resume Building Workshop. Thursday, April 13 - 6:00pm, Chick Flick - Passengers. Wednesday, April 19 - 6:00pm, National Film Day, showing Room.
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EAST BRANCH LIBRARY 55 McDonald Street (transit building), 643-7250, eastbranch.publiclibrary@ gnb.ca Library Hours: Tuesday & Wednesday 10:00am-8:30pm; Thursday, Friday, & Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm; Sunday & Monday - closed. Tuesday, April 11 - 6:30pm, What’s the Buzz. Tuesday, April 18 - 6:00pm, Paint for Fun with Mattyas. Pre-registration required. Tuesday, April 25 - 2:30-3:30pm, Knit
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