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T WAS A DECISION not taken to leave them standing if possible. We lightly. thought it was 50-50 at best.

A couple of weeks ago, after We analyzed the situation. Could we brooding for days, we cut down a tree in pull hard enough on the rope to get the our yard that we had planted more than branch to fall back into our yard?

20 years ago. I still fondly recall Sandy Marty must have been watching us buying, transporting, from his kitchen window. He planting and staking it. walked out onto his deck and During the last four or said we could use his ladder to five years, it developed a secure the rope higher. He said rot on its branches. It also we shouldn’t make the cut where seemed to become dirty. we were eye-balling it. The most It was like it was peering startling part was when he said into the windows of our Brandon would be in danger. neighbours.

Suddenly, $350 was looking After getting a price of mighty good. $400, less $50 because “I I am sure he was thinking am in the neighbourhood,” about all the money our family from a pro tree remover spent on hockey when the boys Editor we decided to go it alone. could have been in Boy Scouts.

Our middle son, Brandon, Marty came over and showed would be the project foreman. My son, us how and where to cut a wedge in the Ryan, and I would be the grunt labour. trunk. He said the tree would topple Marty, a witness to the operation, became slowly and to a spot he marked in our its saviour. yard, far away from our neighbour’s We rented a chain saw from Home garage, our fence and me.

Depot. Brandon was the cutter, while What the heck, we thought, handing Ryan and I were the rope pullers.

Marty the chain saw. Let him have the We planned on doing it in four cuts. glory. He made a beautiful cut. The tree The first two went smoothly, given the fell to perfection. branches were pointed into our yard, and Before professional tree-cutters not long enough to hit anything of value. call, I will admit that for projects like My sons didn’t put a price on my head. this, the money for their service is We knew the third branch would well spent, especially if they are in the be the money cut. It was pointing over neighbourhood. the neighbour’s fence, close to where (Epilogue: We have added a beautiful her garage and shed stood. We wanted Linden to our family. Born and raised

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eil Billinger might not be a cancer survivor if it wasn’t for a colleague at work.

During a summer in the late 1990s, Easton Wayman said he had a sore back. As Christmas approached, he lost his voice. A couple of months later he was dead, a victim of cancer.

Wayman’s voice was well known to Saskatoon radio listeners and television viewers. He was Billinger’s colleague at CJWW. “He would say, ‘Gee, my back is sore.’ I kept saying, ‘You know, you should go to see a doctor.’ I never thought any more about it; just thought he had a sore back.’’

Billinger said even Wayman losing his voice at Christmas wasn’t startling.

“Radio people lose their voices. It is a hazard of the business.

“After Christmas, we found out he had cancer and it was a very fast-moving cancer. They couldn’t do anything for him and he died a couple of months later.”

Billinger thought of Wayman’s death when he was showering on Victoria Day in 2001 and felt a lump on one of his testicles.

“I often wonder what it would have been like if I hadn’t had that experience with Easton. Would I have been so quick to go to the doctor as I was?”

Billinger, who has been the agriculture director at CJWW since 1990, went to the emergency room on the holiday Monday.

“I didn’t waste any time. I was lucky there was a urologist on call that day. He looked at it and said, ‘I can pretty well tell you what I think it is, but you have to go get an ultrasound to double-check it.’

We did that the next day and by Thursday I had the operation. So it was very quick. In cases like that, you kind of get pushed ahead.”

Twelve years later, Billinger is cancer free and has been donating some of his time to the Relay for Life. The 13th annual event will be held June 7 at Diefenbaker Park. As one of the lucky ones, Billinger finds it special to coordinate the tribute to other survivors. There is a lap of honour for survivors, friends, family, participants, along with strangers giving them a big cheer.

“It’s very emotional,” Billinger said. “We want more people to enjoy the thrill of that lap. It is so uplifting to see all the other cancer survivors in their yellow shirts; everybody is at a different point in their journey. You have some that are undergoing treatment and some that have been cancer free for 40 years.”

Cancer survivors will take their special lap at 7 p.m. Another beautiful moment at the event comes at dusk when the walking path at Diefenbaker Park is illuminated, Billinger said.

“It’s basically done with candles and fire-retardant bags.”

The bags have labels on them in memory of cancer victims or to honour people who have survived cancer or are undergoing treatment.

“The luminaries themselves are very special; we have bagpipes and usually a survivor make a little speech. There is time for people Taking quick action helped Neil Billinger survive cancer (Photo by Joelle Tomlinson) to reflect on their loved ones and things from the past.”

The relay continues until 6 a.m. Fundraising is well underway by participating teams. Donations can be made at www.cancer.ca by the province. Ninety-four per cent of the funds event. Organizers suggest they be at Diefenbaker searching the Relay for Life link. Survivors can register at the same raised in Saskatchewan remain in Saskatchewan for Park between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. spot. cancer-based initiatives.

For more information, contact Billiinger at Last year, $375,000 was raised in Saskatoon and $2.4 million in Survivors are also welcome to register at the neil@cjwwradio.com.

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I am going back to my roots this summer

or the past several summers, I’ve dances and feasts. In many cases, you will had some great adventures — some find basically the same people at these of them in Saskatoon. But, I’ve gatherings. It makes these fun because reached an age when just one always catches up with old getting out of bed is now friends and makes new ones. an adventure. One thing I The Medicine Trail is more haven’t done in a long time of a spiritual gathering, where is follow the Red Road or people get together for more the Medicine Trail. personal reasons. Here, the In many First Nations people that meet are committed communities, these two to First Nations practices and paths have been practised beliefs. These two paths are for hundreds, if not not exclusive to First Nations thousands, of years. The people. One of the most beautiful Red Road is where people gatherings I have attended took come together for cultural place north of Prince Albert.

Columnist and traditional ceremonies, It was a Sundance ceremony. including powwows, round Unlike the Hollywood image,

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it wasn’t aboriginal people praying to a Sun God or something. The Sundance ceremonies I’ve attended were to give thanks to the sun so we, the people of Mother Earth, could have life. It takes years to train to be a part of the Sundance.

The one I attended near P.A. was attended by hundreds of dancers from all over the world. There was one fellow, a huge man, from Sweden that participated.

It takes endurance and physical and mental strength to complete the full four days with no water and food. The man from Sweden was jumping instead of using a slow, steady rhythm. One has to know how to conserve energy or one won’t last the four days. I was telling another friend that the man from Sweden

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would never make it if he kept dancing like that.

What I didn’t know was the tall blonde had previously completed three other Sundances. I had to eat my words when the Swede completed the four days with energy to spare. It was inspiring and it helped me learn to open my eyes and heart before my big mouth.

I have been living a dysfunctional life and feel myself going into a spiral. What I do when I have lost direction is go back to my culture. It’s been a few years, but I’m looking forward to being part of my culture again. Maybe I’ll run into the man from Sweden.

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Razing building will move the ‘problem’

have a close friend, who after we implement actions, including loud completing university, decided to fulfil classical music, to chase them from that a dream of travelling to the other side venue? Now they have moved a block of the globe before settling into a career. down and the new suggested fix is deIt was the hippie era and he sported long construction of streetscaping to shoo hair, a scruffy beard and (living out of a them away again. Where to? Another backpack) had a very limited wardrobe. In block away? essence, it was 1968 grunge de rigueur.

What is also disconcerting is the While travelling in Fez, Morocco, seemingly “chump-change” attitude he was arrested and tossed in the clink. of our mayor about spending a paltry Fortunately for him that week, he had $40,000 to temporarily dismantle the been travelling with others of his ilk who public fixtures on the corner. Worse yet went to the embassy for assistance on his will be the equal or greater amount to behalf. To make a long story short, he was reassemble streetscaping after the group eventually released, but the reason for his moves to a new location. apprehension was the police were clearing Property owner Ken Achs rides to the streets of “undesirables” in the rescue stating he will tear preparation for a public event. down the building and assumes Fast forward to Saskatoon, this will fix the problem. He’s 2013. On the corner of Second going to replace the building Avenue and 22nd Street, it is with a parking lot. I hope he reported that “undesirables” are plans 24-hour security on hanging around and creating that lot or he may find that he a safety issue. How could that is simply compounding the be? The police station is only existing situation. two-and-a-half blocks away.

The solution to the problem We have beat cops walking the of kids hanging around a street streets of downtown Saskatoon corner isn’t deconstruction Columnist along with a relatively new of public amenities or razing community officers’ squad a building. It’s finding a safe whose job is to liaise with panhandlers, place for them to meet and introducing the homeless and street urchins in need of them to productive activities or work assistance and direction. experience opportunities. Perhaps the I recently asked a police officer why problem will be solved this fall when these gathered undesirables were not the new police station is opened. These being arrested for their inappropriate or kids can gather in its front entry plaza, undesirable activity. The answer was go in and play pick-up basketball in the because they weren’t doing anything community gym with (hopefully) offwrong. There was nothing to charge them duty police officers. with. And as reported in The StarPhoenix, I applaud those councillors who spoke according to Insp. Mike Yuzdepski, against this folly and recognized that the “The problem really is more of public solution to the problem is greater than perception than it is of crime.” altering a street corner or physical space.

Yet Police Chief Clive Weighill, I wish them well in searching for better supported by Mayor Don Atchison answers to engaging the disenfranchised (chair of the police commission), asked youth in our city. for a $40,000 temporary teardown of Although police in this country can’t streetscaping on this corner in order to fix arrest people for looking “undesirable,” the problem of people gathering in front we should be concerned with equally of the McDonald’s Express restaurant. reprehensible actions of targeting young What about the people gathering at tables citizens who don’t fit our profile for and benches across the street in front public acceptability. This time around it of Starbucks Coffee shop? Why are the is street kids on a corner. The next time it people buying and enjoying a $4 coffee might be you or your group.

By the way, that “undesirable” in front of Starbucks less threatening character arrested in Fez is actually a wellthan those buying a $4 burger in front of established professional businessman in McDonald’s Express? Probably because our city and of good character. Proof again we perceive them as being more like us that looks can be deceiving and perception desirable folk. is not always reality.

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Fireside Singers

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arilyn Whitehead has climbed another mountain in musical theatre.

Her Fireside Singers will be the first Canadian amateur musical company to obtain the rights to Les Miserables, which they will stage nightly from June 11-14 at 7:30 p.m. at Lakeview Church.

In Whitehead’s case, persistence paid off.

“It has always been a production high on my list,” said Whitehead, artistic director of the company. “I first saw the musical probably 25 years ago with my daughter, Kristin, in Toronto. I was so taken by the production. We sat close up and it seemed like the characters were talking just to me. The story was so real, each song had so much meaning, and it just left a tremendous impact on me. I saw it later, when one our singers, Regan Thiel, was in the Toronto production and I got the same reaction.”

At that point, Fireside Singers specialized in Christmas productions. It wasn’t until six years ago that they embarked on a musical theatre production. The first production was Garden of Eden in 2007, then continued with Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat, Aida, Beauty and the Beast, Oliver and Fiddler on the Roof.

People “All the time, I knew I wanted to direct Les Miserables. I’ve been applying for the rights for at least three years, sometimes making a request every two months. And finally, in December, we got the word. Getting the rights depends upon whether another company is doing it at the same time. I was happy to get dates anywhere in June. As soon as July comes, the window is closed and the rights are unavailable again.”

Les Miserables is a musical by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg, based on the novel by Victor Hugo.

Whitehead leads a team which includes Albert Couture as stage director, Kelsey Stone as assistant director and Mary Couture as the Fireside coordinator. The lead players were chosen through auditions.

There will be a cast of 85 singers, practically all of whom came up through Fireside ranks. The orchestra will be guided by Bonnie Nicholson, pianist and director, and Guy Few, trumpeter and advisor.

Trevor Wingerter, who sings the role of Jean Valjean, came into Whitehead’s life in a unique way.

“He was repairing a furnace in our home and he asked what he had to do to get involved in musical theatre. He appeared in Garden of Eden and every one since then,” Whitehead said.

“He gets the Valjean character. He’s on stage almost all the time, something like Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, but with 10 times the

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He has a beautiful voice, a natural talent and audiences will be stunned by what he can do.”

Jordie Hughton fills the role of Javert, a police officer.

“Jordie is a trained singer who has come up through our program. I think he’s been living Javert since the time he was 15 years old. Now is his greatest moment. This is big singing from a baritone, with a lot of upper register.”

Mikael Steponchev, Kristin Siba, Daniel Julien, Jeremy Yorga, Kennedy Siba, Kurt Haunsperger, Nicole Wingerter, Sophia Unger, Jude Leschyshyn, Madison McLean and Hayley Gotto are among others in the cast.

“Les Miserables is full of intricate leaps for

singers, demanding in the scenes of inner turmoil and outer turmoil. Kurt, as Thenardier, is the only comic relief and his comic timing for a young man is quite amazing.

“The production is filled with beautiful arias and there is so much emotion in songs like Bring Him Home, I Dreamed a Dream, On My Own, Stars and Empty Chairs at Empty Tables, to name a few.”

Whitehead has been producing Christmas shows for 40 years, as well as to teaching music students.

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askatoon Police Chief Clive communications, Western Canada, Weighill and his colleagues had McDonald’s Canada been working for “months” with the Hmmm. That sounds absolutely City of Saskatoon to have the benches, nothing like knocking a building down cement dividers and planters removed because of the undesirable activity from Saskatoon’s notorious northeast outside. Instead, it sounds like corporate corner at Second Avenue and 22nd Street. entities making a joint decision based on Thanks in part to the adjacent economic viability.

McDonald’s restaurant’s policy of free So, I went back to Gibson and asked coffee refills, the corner had become a when these decisions all came about. gathering place for “inappropriate and “We’ve been looking into our options for undesirable behaviour,” according to a this location over the last year, with the report submitted to the City’s planning launch of our McCafé line and our crossand operations committee Canada remodelling projects,” (P&O). he replied. “Working with the Last week, the day the landowner, we made the final P&O committee was about decision to close earlier this to debate the demolition (and year.” subsequently unanimously Really? McDonald’s, which reject it), Ken Achs, president no longer wanted the space and CEO of Mid-West and had been considering that Group of Companies, which option for more than a year, owns the building leased by had been working with the McDonald’s, was quoted in landowner on a closure plan The StarPhoenix as saying, since early 2013?

“The problem with the Yuzdepski confirmed city Columnist McDonald’s corner does police were only made aware not have a solution other of the closure decision within “the last than demolishing the building. We are couple of weeks” and, yeah, having that prepared to take the loss of rental income information might have changed the ... for the well-being of the city. … We are context of the discussion with the City going to turn it into a parking lot.” over the benches that had been taking Achs has played a huge role in the up time and our taxpayer dollars for growth and development of Saskatoon. “months.”

However, there’s a significant chasm Pretty much everything in McDonald’s between his version and McDonald’s statement flies directly in the face of version of why the building is coming Achs’ statements on the issue, including down. telling the Loucks Show “McDonald’s On CKOM’s Brent Loucks Show, has agreed to terminate their lease, which Achs said that the McDonald’s would be is good of them because it’s profitable,” torn down “fairly quickly, in the next two and that the two corporations are being to three months.” “good corporate citizens” because the That’s a rather rapid business response corner “is not healthy for the city.” to a couple of news stories, I thought.

I contacted Achs and shared Let’s be clear. The corner at Second McDonald’s statement with him — he Avenue and 22nd Street is a pain in the wasn’t amused. Achs indicated that he butt, and yes, often rife with criminal gave McDonald’s a “politically correct activity. Walking past those benches can way out” of the situation by mutually be intimidating, as one is often hounded terminating the remainder of the 12 years for cash — similar to the experience one on its lease only a few weeks prior. He has walking up 21st Street to Midtown insisted that McDonald’s executives Plaza. were well aware of the problems at the That said, this experience is no location, and that is “absolutely” the different than walking many, many corners in any big city. Ever walked a sky reason they walked.

Achs vehemently maintained that both pass in Vegas? Or in London, England, he and McDonald’s, as good “corporate where I lived for years and encountered citizens,” opted to terminate the lease all kinds of things, from panhandling to because it’s the right thing to do for unwanted attention to flashing to buttSaskatoon. Now, he says it’s time to grabbing, anywhere between Soho and Kensington. As Saskatoon Police Service put an end to the rest of the “bullshit,” meaning the Saskatchewan Liquor and Insp. Mitch Yuzdepski points out, these Gaming Authority needs to deal with the are problems of “public perception” as alcohol and drug issues in a nearby bar, much as crime.

Now back to the decision to tear down and the City of Saskatoon has to mow the building. I contacted McDonald’s for down the bus mall.

This whole thing once again cements comments on the sudden closure. This is my position that no matter what, issues what I received, verbatim, via email: “For McDonald’s Canada, the reason always come back to PR. McDonald’s for the closure of our 102 Second Avenue would have a negative PR issue on its hands if word got out that they opted to restaurant is based on the location’s have one of their restaurants torn down building size. Due to the limited space, we were unable to provide our full menu to avoid dealing with the mentally ill and homeless who frequent it. offerings, such as McCafé, as there was not enough room for the required The blame for the loss of this business equipment. As the Mid-West Group of and revenue has been placed squarely on Companies, the building’s landlord, the heads of the “undesirables” — the had alternate plans for the location, homeless, the socially inept, the mentally we worked with the landlord on our ill and yes, even the criminals. It’s a sad restaurant’s closure plan ... all interested state of affairs all around. Time for civic employees are being offered comparable and government authorities to step up, as positions and hours at our nearby Achs suggests, and find a real solution for locations.” — John Gibson, manager, folks who have nowhere else to go and

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uestion: After roughly a decade Plus, Ellen Remai gifted the city $50 of discussion and planning, the million — $15 million for operating costs, sod-turning for the new Remai $15 million for capital and $20 million for Art Gallery of Saskatchewan the Picasso linocuts, the largest is set for June 7. As you look collection in the world. And it’s back, what are some of your all in Saskatoon. thoughts?

So, you’ve got art in the Remai and live theatre right Mayor Atchison: This next door (Persephone Theatre) story boils down to the current and down the block is the Mendel Art Gallery being (Galaxy theatre). We talk about undersized, short of storage and the cultural corridor going from short of space to display all the Broadway Avenue to downtown wonderful pieces the gallery along 20th Street all the way does have. Years ago, that’s out to Troupe du Jour. It’s all where the discussion started.

Today in our fast- growing city Ask the Mayor embracing in one area. I know consultants would ask me on more and more people want many occasions, ‘Why is your to see different exhibits all the art gallery so far north; why isn’t it part time. of this?’ Now it will be part and parcel of To renovate the current site was more expensive than building a new one. That’s that.

Question: You mentioned you would after you net out the federal financing, the like the sod-turning to be attended by provincial financing and the fundraiser. people that were involved in discussions Those are really important points. We along the way. are talking net dollars here, not gross dollars. The other problem is, at least Mayor Atchison: I want to make sure in our household, whenever you start a all the councillors who were involved renovation project, it has never comes in in the process have an opportunity to on budget. It always costs a heck of a lot be there; past and present, regardless of more. I don’t blame contractors. They whether they voted for or against it. The don’t know what’s in the walls. They try other people are the administrative people to give you their best cost estimate, but at who worked so diligently on this. I can the end there are usually a few surprises think of the former city manager – Phil and some can be substantial. With the Richards – and Chris Dekker who was new Remai Art Gallery, we know exactly involved; people from the land branch what it will cost and numbers are public that were involved, the planners that were information. involved.

At the new gallery, everything can be (If you have a question for Mayor stored there. It’s going to have galleries Atchison, send it to editorial@ and exhibit areas, meeting rooms and it’s saskatoonexpress.com. Please include going to be more accessible to everyone. “mayor” in the subject line.)

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$74.2 M $13.02 M $16.744 M $20.986 M $23.847 M 99,821

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Numbers 50 — Prison sentence in years a Texas man received for stealing a rack of ribs. After taking the ribs, the man threatened with a knife a grocery store employee who tried to stop him.

The man is considered a habitual criminal, with previous convictions for burglary, attempted robbery, aggravated assault, two other thefts and possession of cocaine.

7 — Number of fish Jeralean Talley of Inkster, Mich., caught on the day before her 114th birthday. She is the third oldest person in the world. $489 million — Amount dog bites cost insurance companies in the United States last year.

4 — Weight in pounds of a hairball removed from a 400-pound tiger in Florida.

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24 — Hourly wage in cents in Bangladesh.

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1,240 — Species of bats. Bats make up 20 per cent of all mammal species.

20 — Years since the last episode of Cheers aired. A total of 275 episodes were made and are now in syndication. $11.9 million — Price a Ferrari (FERI) that competed in the 1953 Le Mans 24-hour race sold for at auction last week in Italy. It was estimated the red V-12 340/375 MM Berlinetta would sell for $6.5 million.

403 — Weight in pounds of St. Louis Cardinals offensive tackle Terrell Brown.

51 — Cats removed from a one-bedroom apartment in Halifax last week. $99.99 —Price of a new line of wedding gowns at Target. $25,000 — Average cost of a wedding in Canada. $650,000 — Price an original Apple 1 computer sold for at an auction in Germany.

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he Saskatoon Blitz is Saskatchewan’s first and longest-running comic, anime, gaming, sci-fi and pop culture convention. Founded in 2009 by Saskatoon resident Laura Petrishen-Ha, this year’s event runs for the first time for a whole weekend — June 8-9 at the Saskatoon Inn, with a bonus evening of events on Friday June 7 at the Roxy Theatre.

“I was always a geek, both in high school and university,” said Petrishen-Ha, whose effervescence and enthusiasm is contagious. “Growing up, I never had a group of peers who liked what I liked: Comics, anime (Japanese animation), science fiction. I thought it would be cool to have a community of likeminded individuals, so I started a little club in 2008. It was an instant success, like we were just waiting for something or someone to unite everyone.”

Soon the members of Petrishen-Ha’s club wanted an event, similar to the comic conventions held in cities such as Calgary, Edmonton and Toronto.

Having just finished university, with a bit of spare time on her hands and a self-declared “workaholic tendency,” she made it happen.

“The very first event was simply anime. It took place at Rusty McDonald Library, and

we maxed out our capacity,” Petrishen-Ha said. “The following year, we decided to branch out to comics and science fiction, and the Saskatoon Blitz was officially formed in 2010. Held at Prairieland Exhibition, the amount of people that turned out blew me away. Our capacity was 700; we had 684 attend.”

The Saskatoon Blitz, as much a trade show as a convention, aims to entertain geeks, comic, anime, gaming, sci-fi and pop culture enthusiasts alike. The three-day convention will be packed with celebrity and featured guests, including local artists Don Sparrow and Wes Funk. In addition, there are vendors, artists, panels, games, a concert, a masquerade and more.

With nearly 2,500 attendees expected from throughout the province and the country, it will be the biggest Saskatoon Blitz yet.

“Friday evening (June 7) we’re holding a bonus event at Roxy Theatre for weekend-pass holders only,” said Petrishen-Ha. “We’ll have screenings of anime, and will screen a documentary on Jeffrey Catherine Jones, an American artist best known for her fantasy and fine artwork from the late 1960s through 2000s.”

On June 8, the main event kicks off at the Saskatoon Inn, featuring celebrity panelists, question-and-answer periods, photograph and autograph sessions. Artists Alley will

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“Attendees are both encouraged and very likely to dress up,” Petrishen-Ha said with a laugh. “8th Street Books & Comics are sponsoring some amazing prizes. Many dress up as their favourite characters; others make something up. Anything goes — last year a person was dressed up as a taco.”

If you’re not a comic book aficionado, will you enjoy the event?

“Absolutely,” emphasized Petrishen-Ha. “We’re an extremely welcoming group of people. Today ‘geek culture’ has come into the mainstream, but anyone who was a big geek back in the day knows what it’s like to not feel welcome. We go out of our way to ensure everyone’s welcome and there’s something for everyone, from shopping to workshops, expos, displays and teaching sessions.

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hrough the 1990s and early 2000s, Saskatoon and Regina had to share their Pride Festival and parade.

Participants would begin the parade in one city, then caravan north or south along Highway 11 to the other city, finishing the parade later that day.

Then something shifted. In Saskatoon, a lot more people and organizations were stepping up, thanks in part to increasing exposure to the queer community and the fact that the Saskatoon Diversity Network (SDN) took the organizational reins. Thus, Saskatoon and Regina each decided to host their own event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Saskatoonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pride Festival has been facilitated and delivered by the SDN since 2001,â&#x20AC;? said Brice Field, chair of SDN. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year marks the 21st annual Pride Festival.â&#x20AC;? The organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s motto is Living Out Loud, Saskatoon Proud.

The 2013 festival is taking place from June 8 to June 15. Festivities kick off on June 8 at Divaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nightclub with the annual Prairie Pride contest. It boasts Saskatoonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best drag performers taking the stage, vying for the title of Prairie Pride Diva and Prairie Pride Divo 2013.

On June 7, an unofficial opening event is being held at Saskatoonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Albert Community Centre, one that Field feels really good about. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Albert Community Centre and Affinity Credit Union are hosting a community awards event. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be recognizing residents of Saskatoon, along with businesses that are typically not classified under the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;queer umbrella,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; who have done outstanding work with the LGBT community in our city.â&#x20AC;?

On June 10 at 10:30 a.m., another festival tradition is hosted in front of Saskatoon City Hall, where gatherers and dignitaries proclaim Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Pride Week and raise the iconic rainbow flag.

For the first time in festival history, the 2013 community fair is being expanded to two days. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The final day of the Pride Festival has historically always been our biggest day,â&#x20AC;? said Field. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In 2012, we had a record attendance, so this year we opted to expand the community fair, including the main stage and vendors to two days.â&#x20AC;?

The fair begins June 14 at 4 p.m. in Victoria Park, where you can listen to live music on the main stage, browse booths from various vendors and community organizations and have a cold beverage in the Pride beer garden. The next day, immediately after the parade, the fair continues from noon until 6 p.m., including a rally at 2 p.m. With Mayor Don Atchison unable to attend, Deputy Mayor Charlie Clark will address the crowd on behalf of the City of Saskatoon.

The highlight of the festival is always the parade. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be kicking off marshalling the parade at noon on Spadina Crescent West, just south of the Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market,â&#x20AC;? said Field. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re expecting 1015 large-scale floats and tons of vehicles and walking participants. Last year, 4,500 people participated in the parade. I used to be good at estimating the numbers of people that could show up, but at the rate weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re growing, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting too hard. This year we could be as high as 6,000 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who knows?â&#x20AC;?

The parade will head east up 19th Street, take a left turn at Third Avenue, then move north to 22nd Street, where it will turn left again to First Avenue and travel south back to 19th Street.

Field says anyone and everyone is welcome to walk or participate in the parade. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Saskatoonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always been a little unique in Western Canada. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always been more of a community march, with registered businesses and organizations, as well as many individuals showing their support,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wanted to make sure everyone felt like a part of the event.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why we have an open registration â&#x20AC;&#x201D; there is no cost to participate in the parade. If you want to be part of the event, show up at noon and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find you a spot.â&#x20AC;?

However, parade watchers are just as welcome. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last year, the number of spectators lining the sidewalks increased,â&#x20AC;? said Field. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a participant, to be able to see the support of people enjoying our parade, clapping and waving is just as valuable as being in the parade itself. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that many years ago that the only people on the sidelines were protesting us.

Now seeing that the folks on the sidewalks support you â&#x20AC;&#x201D; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good feeling.â&#x20AC;?

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Hats have enjoyed a revival in recent years, thanks to the fashionable characters of Sex and the City and several celebrities who are well-known for their fondness of headgear. Those include Samuel L. Jackson, Johnny Depp, Sienna Miller, the Olsen twins, Nicole Richie and fashion rebel Lady Gaga. The world witnessed a spectacular parade of wool, straw and feather creations entering Westminster Abbey for Prince William and Kate’s Royal Wedding, which also elevated hat awareness to new heights. Since then, we’ve witnessed Duchess Kate’s ability to find a well-suited hat for many diverse occasions, confirming their appropriateness for weddings, graduations, religious services, parties and even schlepping around town.

Hats and That, located on Broadway Avenue, is our featured fashion contributor this month. Carrying a wide variety of hats for both sexes, the store’s ability to find a hat that will suit your personal style is unparalleled in Saskatoon. For women, the store carries a selection of attractive fascinators and formal hats that will propel your special occasion outfit from fair to fabulous. They also have a number of fashion-forward hats for everyday use, stocking brands such as Lillie & Cohoe, Lilliput, Lizzy by Design, Betmar and Canadian Hat. Fair-skinned individuals, such as the lovely Rachel who is featured in our editorial wearing a wide-brimmed black straw hat, should be especially vigilant in wearing hats during the summer months to prevent sunburn, which can lead to premature wrinkling and skin cancer.

For men, Hats and That is the only retailer in Saskatoon to carry steampunk-style top hats. Owner Debbie Taylor notes that the hats have nearly sold out despite replenishing the Victorian-inspired pieces a second time. Gentlemen who are outdoorsy and prefer a more rugged style may find an outback or Panama hat more suited to their needs, while city dwellers may opt for an urban favourite like a fedora from Bailey Hat Company or DeLux. Other labels carried in the store, which are frequently worn by both genders, include

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The store is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at 636 Broadway Ave. Hats and That also have a selection of jewelry that is both extensive and unique to our city, featuring the work of avant-garde Quebec designer Anne Marie Chagnon, Hollywood favourite Mimi and Marge, Vancouver artist Karyn Chopik, nickel-free Swedish brand Diddi and more.

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seating capacity. Not to be disappointed, they were rewarded with increased ticket sales, as it seemed that all but a few of the he fashion industry is thriving coveted gold chairs were occupied during throughout our fair province and the three-day affair.

Saskatchewan Fashion Week, which Upon entering the tent’s foyer, also recently celebrated its second year in known as the SWAG Lounge, attendees Regina, is living proof. The event was held were met with an electric atmosphere of in spacious white tents which had been live house music courtesy of a team of DJs constructed for JunoFest in scenic Victoria and exquisitely dressed people in eager Park the week prior. After last year’s anticipation of the show. Guests had the sellout crowds, organizers arranged for opportunity to purchase beverages from a larger venue that could JW10898.E03 Jamesprovide greater the chic volunteer-run bar and portable

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Of course, the event would not have been complete without the runway shows of both emerging and established designers, predominantly hailing from Regina, as well as Saskatoon, Arcola, Swift Current, Port Coquitlam and Vancouver. Though most were skilled and talented enough to travel directly to Toronto and begin working in the industry commercially, some stood out as having a particularly strong sense of artistic vision.

One of these exceptional collections included the urban chic stylings of The Unified Theory, designed by Sara Bayley of Saskatoon. Using natural textiles, Bayley created a collection that was decadent in its use of leather and fur, while also pushing the boundaries of femininity by pairing modest velvet and silk dresses with hard-edged biker and military boots.

Another notable collection was provided by Lisa Wicklund, creator of sustainability focused label Seed. One of the longer and more elaborate runway shows, Wicklund’s designs appeared to be influenced prominently by juxtapositions of 1930’s American resort wear and Japanese architecturalism. She also displayed a commanding use of plaid reminiscent of Alexander McQueen’s landmark Fall/Winter 1995 Highland Rape collection.

As most of the designers had created garments for Fall/Winter 2013, Sara Armstrong was one of the few to showcase garments for Spring/Summer 2013, though having pieces that were seasonally current may have worked to her advantage, given that designers had the opportunity to sell their pieces in the SWAG Lounge immediately following the runway program. She was also unusual in that she

Designer Lisa Wicklund had one of the longer and more elaborate runway shows at Saskatchewan Fashion Week (Photo Submitted) was one of the few designers to include menswear in her collection. Armstrong’s post-apocalyptic androgyny was almost gothic in its use of black as a focal colour, and at times, displayed a subtle undertone of dominatrix sensuality.

Evidently, the designers of Western Canada are just as intensely focused as those in Toronto and other parts of the globe in terms of pushing themselves creatively and introducing new concepts to the world of design. In this sense, the spirit of fashion in our province is very much alive.

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he horse may just replace the race car, ranch holidays, and wears a cowboy hat and spaceship and James Bond-helmed boots without irony. motorboat as the whiz-bang mode Frommer: How did you first get of transportation this summer. I make that interested in dude ranches? prediction after watching the trailers for the Kilgore: I was taken to a dude ranch as new Johnny Depp-helmed (he’s a young boy and just fell in love Tonto) version of The Lone with the whole thing. I often say Ranger, which will be hitting if you take a child to a beach and movie theatres this July and ask them 10 years later to name seems destined for blockbuster the beach, they won’t be able to status. Every single preview do it. But if you take them to a features racing stallions, their ranch, they’ll remember not only manes rippling like flags in a the name of the ranch, but the hurricane and their haunches name of the horse they rode. It’s knotted into solid blocks of a life-changing experience. muscle. If you don’t get the yen Frommer: There are ranches to go for a canter yourself after across the U.S. and Canada. How that movie (or even just the does a newbie choose which one Travel preview), well, you may want to try? to check if your heart’s still Kilgore: Pretty much every ticking. guest-accepting dude ranch nowadays offers My further prediction is that dude ranch programs for beginning and intermediate vacations are going to ride the tail (or mane) riders. So you have to decide what type of of this film, to even greater popularity. So experience you want. You could be riding I decided to check in with Gene Kilgore, a up in the beautiful Rocky Mountains, in a noted expert in the field, about how novice desert landscape like Arizona or on the high riders can prepare for this sort of vacation. plains. There are terrific ranches in all these Kilgore has written eight books on dudetypes of destinations.

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Vacationers explore an alpine meadow on a dude ranch vacation.

(Photo by Gene Kilgore)

Frommer: What do you think surprises people about the dude ranch experience today?

Kilgore: Oh, it’s changed so much.

Yoga is a really common activity at many ranches. You wouldn’t have found that 20 years ago. And about 50 per cent of the ranches offer massages, which is great after a long day on the trail.

Frommer: You’re making dude ranching sound rather luxurious.

Kilgore: It can be. Dude ranches range from those with creaky floors to those with 600-thread count sheets and gourmet chefs on staff. I think what surprises folks most about dude ranches is the wide range of activities they offer well beyond riding. I’m talking fly fishing, guided nature hikes, river rafting, swimming, touring nearby parks, ne of the best education Paddling was one of the skills I most tennis. It’s really an adventure wonderland opportunities ever offered to enjoyed as I learned to manoeuvre my at ranches today. me came in 2001 when Scott canoe through the currents and eddies of Frommer: Why is that?

Thompson invited me to help design the waters. The quiet of the days spent Kilgore: Single women find they can Ecoquest an alternative environmental on the water were favourite moments, classroom. always giving me time to reflect on life and meet others easily at dude ranches because you dine with other people and the activities Scott asked if I would be interested in learning. I was always amazed that even a project that was engaging and active, the littlest tilt of my paddle would result in are very inclusive. These are places where you can let your hair down without being authentic in tasks and focused on the a forceful change for my canoe. It didn’t judged. And for moms, well, it’s a true environment. He had done his research take long for me to realize the analogies vacation. With the exception of cruise ships, through a Masters program at the University between handling a canoe to move in a of Saskatchewan, had a template in mind certain direction and in one’s own life; even I know of no other vacations where there are such involving programs for the kids. The and needed a female partner, preferably one the slightest change in your approach can who was comfortable in the result in significant results. outdoors, loved adventure in In Ecoquest, the learning education and had a background was built in a way that allows in fundraising. students to discover for his Both Scott and I had or herself. The students not experienced years of working only discovered their sense of with canoe clubs, where we place, but also where they are would witness students coming and who they are. Out of these to life when they were on the discoveries came the gift of water or around the campfire. self-reliance.

His idea was to stay Ecoquest will continue under connected to the Saskatchewan the leadership of Jana Miller curriculum and allow students and Tyler Rittinger. Scott and Columnist to study nature in a natural I have moved on, but continue way, be it hiking, canoeing or to be agents of change in camping. Students were able to learn the Saskatchewan education. importance of pulling their own weight and My new opportunities came when I was thinking for themselves – two attributes that transferred to Aden Bowman Collegiate to inevitably build independence. design a new program. Collective Voice — The Ecoquest experiences were built a Grade 9 class based on integrating history, into every moment of each day. Once English and fine arts. The voice came each successful applicants landed a spot in week as the students produced a 30-minute the program, they were motivated to do radio show with CFCR. Culture was the their best — motivation to learn is hugely main connection and gave students room important in any classroom. The 14 boys to comment on social events, both past and 14 girls, whether in the couch-lined and present, as well as figuring out their classroom at Buena Vista School or out role in the world today. Since retiring, I on the trail, were expected to have a have worked with students at Thunderchild field journal at hand, ready to record any Reserve School, co-designing a new class, observations or teachings of the day. Active Miyo Pimatisiwin. While the new class note-taking, listening and participation mirrors many of the themes of Ecoquest, were expectations and were rewarded with the students and teachers there are working mutual respect, dialogue and independence. to connect everything to the culture and The approach used in Ecoquest was history of the Thunderchild First Nation. warm and inviting, and the academic work Scott is leaving Ecoquest to do what was always held to a high standard. Work he should be doing at this point of his that demonstrated a lack of understanding career: teaching new teachers to make real or effort was returned to the student to be connections to the world around them. His redone. The result was learning through a new role is with the College of Education’s progressive assessment. elementary teaching program as well as The program had the students travelling supporting teacher candidates while they through the city daily and into the province are out in schools. His experience, both in extensively. Throughout the year, the and outside the classroom, and his natural students participated in nine extended ability to be innovative in his perspectives, excursions, taking them from Cypress make him perfect for the job.

Hills to the great Churchill River system.

Scott knows how to angle the paddle, Students planned their gear, menus and navigate rough and smooth water, when to schedules. Reading, writing, listening and raft up with others and just float, and when presenting happened everywhere at any to bear down and get the work done. time. Math was used where applicable and He understands that education happens science and art were in every breath taken in the best place and that often is outside and with every stunning view. the classroom.

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moms really get to take a relaxing break.

Frommer: I have to bring up the downside of dude ranches, which is what can happen to, well, your downside. What advice do you have?

Kilgore: It’s a good idea to buy a couple of extra-long pairs of jeans and put them through the wash about five times before you wear them. You put them through the wash a lot to get them nice and soft, and you want them extra-long because they’ll ride up when you’re sitting in the saddle.

Wearing bike shorts under your jeans can help, as can wearing pantyhose under the jeans. I’ve seen women and men do that — it really helps reduce the friction between the skin and the jeans.

Frommer: I can’t let you go before asking you how you can save money on dude ranch vacations.

Kilgore: By going in the off-season.

With the exception of the desert areas, the summer months are most expensive at Canadian and American ranches, particularly in July and August. But there can be discounts even then. We list a good number of them on our website, RanchWeb. com. (c) 2013 by Pauline Frommer Distributed by King Features Syndicate

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Sask New Music Festival a passing of the torch

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M. K. Pishny-Floyd for the Saskatoon Express

irst, the big new music news: The second Sask New Music Festival (SNMF) will be held June 7-9.

Organizers Darren Miller and Paul Suchan have put endless hours of effort — labours of love — into organizing the festival.

They have put together composers, performers, grants, lined up sponsors, and landed one of Canada’s best composers as a featured guest — Alan Belkin, associate composer, Canadian Music Centre.

The package is amazing. For starters, there will be three concerts of contemporary classical music in a wide range of styles and genres: On June 7 at 7:30 p.m., at St. James Anglican Church — 607 Dufferin Ave. — the Sask New Music (SNM) Ensemble presents contemporary classical instrumental music.

On June 8, also at 7:30 p.m., the SNM Chorus presents contemporary classical choral music, conducted by Wayne Toews.

On June 9 at 7:30 p.m. at Yamaha Piano Centre — 1011 Broadway Avenue — there will be an extraordinary new music event, a Robo/Multi-Piano concert, featuring a performing robot and human players on multiple keyboards. This is a first for Saskatoon.

On June 8, two SNMF clinics will be held at St. James Anglican Church. The first event is a Student Masterclass at 1 p.m. It is a workshop on contemporary classical music. The second event is Young Composer Readings, at 3:30 p.m. It will feature the readings of new works of youthful composers.

Then, on both June 8 and June 9 at 11:15 a.m., roundtables will be held at Nino’s Restaurant, at 801 Broadway Avenue. Here, Alan Belkin will speak, and there will be a discussion of new music.

Composers included in the second SNMF are: Belkin, Matthew Becker,

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Annette Brosin, Gordin Fitzell, Janet Gieck, Glen Gillis, Ava Hoegl, David Kaplan, Alex Loewen, Darren Miller, Jeff Morton, Kiel Sidloski, Paul Suchan and Wayne Toews.

(More details on are on the SNMF website — www.sasknewmusic.com.)

Those SNFM participants pictured are Dr. David L. Kaplan, Associate Composer, Canadian Music Centre, former Head, Department of Music; Wayne Toews, composer, music educator, founder of www.conductorschool.com; Janet Gieck, composer, pianist, piano teacher; and Darren Miller, composer, co-organizer (with Paul Suchan) of SNMF. All four have U of S Music Department connections and are members of the Saskatoon Composers’ Performance Society, Inc. SNMF’s co-sponsor.

Paul Suchan said the SNMF “…is where composers can augment their skills and showcase their ideas …contributing to the artistic and cultural voice of Saskatchewan.”

Suchan then quoted Winston Churchill: “Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.”

This second Miller/Suchan SNMF represents “tradition” and “innovation” and a “passing of the torch” from those who initiated Saskatoon’s new music scene.

That torch has passed through many hands over the years: Arthur Collingwood, composer, pianist, conductor and founder of the U of S music department in 1931; Murray Adaskin, Associate Composer, Canadian Music Centre and Composer-inResidence, U of S, who arrived in 1952; in the 1960s, Dr. Kaplan, a composer and conductor, who followed Adaskin as head.

I (also an Associate Composer, CMC) arrived in Adaskin’s last year here — 1971 — and taught composition (and other things) from 1972-1993; Richard Wedgewood, a composer/theorist — whom

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(Left to right) Dr. David L. Kaplan, Wayne Toews, Janet Gieck and Darren Miller are Saskatoon composers (Photo by Joelle Tomlinson) I helped co-found the Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, continuing Collingwood’s, Adaskin’s, and Kaplan’s new music traditions.

All of us had roots in the great European traditions of the 20th century; including being directly — metaphorically — “musical children, grandchildren, or great-grandchildren” of such giants as Bartók, Bloch, Hindemith, Schoenberg, Stravinsky and others. They were the teachers of our teachers.

In 1997, Annette Floyd, Dr. Kaplan and I co-founded Saskatoon Composers’ Performance Society, dedicated to locally generated new music. Many such traditions, to pursue the metaphor, flame brightly in the torch being passed at the current 2013 SNMF. The present U of S composition teacher,

Dr. Gyula Csapó, is a lineal descendant, so-to-speak, of Bartók, Messiaen, and Milhaud through Csapó’s great teacher, György Kurtag. Csapó taught many of this festival’s young composers, including organizers Miller and Suchan. Their own success and that of this well-organized SNM festival speaks volumes for the value of the U of S Music Department composition program.

One hopes SNMF’s success will help keep the U of S composition program, currently under review, alive and well.

It has proven its worth for more than 80 years. Now, the torch has been passed; the flame is burning brightly.

(M. K. Pishny-Floyd, Ph.D., Associate Composer, Canadian Music Centre; President, Saskatoon Composers’ Performance Society)

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ood music, good art and good food are the main ingredients at the annual Art in the Park festival.

The 12th edition will be held June 9 at Ashworth Holmes Park, located at the corner of Avenue E North and 31st Street West in the Caswell neighbourhood.

“It’s growing every year,” said festival spokesperson and Caswell resident Raeanne van Beek. “More and more people are getting to know about it every year.”

Van Beek estimates between 1,000 and 1,500 people have attended the festival annually in recent years. “(The festival) is all inclusive in terms of art. We try to hit everything from music to artists to artisans and crafts people.”

Last year’s festival had approximately 100 displays. There is no cost to set up a display and much of the art is for sale.

“We have a call for artists out. Artists are welcome to contact us right up until the event.”

Van Beek said displays will be diverse.

“It runs the whole gamut of artists — people who have studied and honed their craft for years as well as celebrating new and emerging artists.”

She invites people doing art in their basements as a hobby to display their work as well.

Van Beek said two of the other highlights are the entertainment on the main stage and the food at the concession. Side of Groovy, the Jim Balfour band and the Caribbean Steel Band are among those that will perform.

“Our food concession will also be a work of art.

We have a chef coming in and he will be offering everything from yummy fantastic creations down to what other things people might want, like hot dogs, for example.”

That chef is Anthony McCarthy of the Saskatoon Club.

Van Beek said there will be activities for children. She said anyone from one month old to 100 years old will enjoy the festival.

The event runs from noon until 5 p.m. June 9.

For more information on the festival, go to www. caswellartsfestival.com, or email info@caswellhill. ca.

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od Donlevy has been listening and learning what Saskatoon’s senior citizens want in their immediate

future.

When he was vice-chair of the Catholic Health Ministry of Saskatchewan, Donlevy saw Samaritan Place provide 100 suites, which included units for couples, one bedroom accommodation and those in need of levels 3 and 4 care.

Now, a companion property, Trinity Manor, is under construction and will open in July 2014. Located in the heart of Stonebridge, it will provide 174 units for independent living, of which 66 will be for those who require some assistance.

“The needs grew up from a domino effect which was taking place in Saskatchewan health. There was an acute shortage of long-term beds in hospitals, long waiting lists in hospitals, the number of surgeries being delayed or cancelled, the health care in the hallways. We knew there had to be a better way to make people comfortable and provide care in a different setting,” said Donlevy, who remains on the ministry’s board of directors.

Samaritan Place became so popular that its capacity was filled within seven to eight weeks after opening in March 2012.

“The reality was that the demand was so high for such a centre that it filled quickly,” he said.

So what were Donlevy and the ministry staff hearing from seniors?

“Some raised concerns about the possibility of getting their money out of their residences, looking to downsize, the freedom from yard maintenance and snow removal, and yet maintaining an independent living.

“They were looking for a comfortable area, the continuing sociability and friendship with people of their own age.

“We have been able to create that atmosphere with one- and two-bedroom suites, a dining room and three meals a day, library, chapel, health and wellness spa, hobby rooms and a lot of amenities.”

Donlevy said some seniors are accompanied to the show suite by their adult children, “who see an opportunity

to have their parents in a secure location and environment, and quite honestly, an assurance that lifts a weight off their shoulders.

“For seniors who drive cars, there is electrified parking outside, an underground lot for an extra fee. But what is best for some of them they can leave the car sit and take shuttles to almost anywhere they want to go.

“All of these are special benefits for many, who don’t want to drive in the winter at a time when there is always a fear of social isolation.”

Donlevy said three meals are guaranteed in the dining room daily and a room can be booked for a major event. “(Residents) are delighted to have a stove, fridge and kitchen area so they have the some flexibility associated with the facility,” he added.

He said a popular feature is the chapel area.

“Although we are a home owned by Roman Catholic bishops, there are times for reflection and sharing and celebrating other faiths as well as the Catholic faith.”

During the period of construction, Trinity Manor management is in the process of extending some Life Lease opportunities, initially for 25 suites. A Life-Lease holder has the exclusive right to occupy the suite of their choice and use the common facilities. The ultimate ownership and title will remain with the Catholic Health Ministry. That means the market value of the investment is apt to grow and the lease can repurchased, with the leaseholder sharing in the gain, and there is a guarantee of an alternate buyer.

“Trinity Manor lets people put down roots and that seems to be peace of mind which is really satisfying with those who come to visit,” said Donlevy.

“The compelling reason for most is that Trinity Manor fits into what is known today as Aging in Place. People come to us saying that this is the last time they are going to move again and the model of Trinity Manor becomes really attractive.”

The Catholic Health Ministry owns four hospitals and eight long-term facilities in Saskatchewan. Its other properties in Saskatoon are St. Paul’s Hospital and St. Ann’s Senior Citizens Village.

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he Sheepdogs will be on stage for a special one-night screening of John Barnard’s feature film, The Sheepdogs Have At It. The premiere, which will be on June 19, will be accompanied by a live acoustic set by the band.

The Sheepdogs Have At It was the closing gala of the Whistler Film Festival last year, presented by Indiecan Entertainment. The film features the band winning the coveted spot on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine, and the recording of their next, and most important, album.

“I made the film because I loved the music and felt an innate need to tell this story,” said film producer Kyle Bornais in a news release.

The film follows the band, comprised

of Sam Corbett, Ewan Currie, Ryan Gullen and Leot Hanson, into a Nashville studio, where they recorded the album with producer Patrick Carney from The Black Keys. With the eyes of the international music world on them, The Sheepdogs needed an acclaimed album.

The film also provides a glimpse inside a rapidly changing music industry and the challenges faced by management, marketing and agents with increasingly limited resources, according to the news release.

Barnard will be in attendance at the premiere. He and The Sheepdogs will do a Q and A following the screening, as well as the band’s acoustic set. To learn more, go to the Sheepdogs official website at www.thesheepdogs.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ TheSheepdogsHaveAtIt.

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Character Homes Home offers 4,000 square feet of finished space This home has been sold, but can be viewed by appointment (Photo by Peter Wilson)

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haracter Homes is no stranger to One of the most impressive points of Rosedale, one of Saskatoon’s new focus is the kitchen, where a huge island with neighbourhoods. breakfast bar takes centre stage.

Its latest custom-built home An abundance of quartz counter in the fast-growing community space, cabinets, a corner pantry can be found at 519 Hastings and top-end built-in appliances, Crescent. The home has been along with the gleaming maple sold, but the builder is showing hardwood flooring, makes the it by appointment for the next kitchen a cozy place to hang few weeks. your chef’s hat.

The two-storey offers The kitchen is open to the approximately 4,000 square great room, where a gasfeet of finished space, including fireplace with a natural-stone 1,300-square-feet in the walkout surround will catch your eye. basement, an area that has an The main floor also has a in-floor heating system. large formal dining room, a Homes Loaded with upgrades, the conveniently located powder home has a distinct family room, a separate laundry room appeal, with the addition of a and offers direct entry to the large family room, a bathroom and two extra home’s two-car garage. bedrooms in the lower level.

Three large bedrooms are located on The interior design cleverly utilizes the upper level, including the master suite, space. An open layout, large rooms and the which has a large walk-in closet, an attractive generous use of windows are big plusses. ensuite with and oversized tiled shower The versatile floor plan also incorporates a and jetted tub. A spacious bonus room and number of private working places, including the family bathroom complete this level’s a main-floor office and a basement-level den. attractions.

As you enter the home, you are greeted Finished in acrylic stucco, the exterior by the two-storey-high ceiling and the has impressive stone accents to give it extra second-floor landing that looks down on street appeal. A concrete driveway, a rear the reception area. Both the main and upper concrete patio and a covered main-floor deck levels offer tremendous views of the parkcomplement the lifestyle experience this like engineered wetlands that Rosewood home offers. boasts.

To tour the home, call 306-955-4300.

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The key to keeping the depth consistent is to open the club face, which allows the bottom of the club to “bounce” through the sand without getting too deep.

For the right handed player, aim your feet and shoulders left to compensate for the open clubface. With an open stance, the divots should cut across the line at an angle. Never let the sand stop the club. Make sure you swing right though. Repeat the exercise with golf balls placed a few feet apart along the line. With a little practice, you’ll find that a clean consistent divot will get you out of the sand every time.

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Evening Under the Stars sure to sparkle

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t’s no coincidence that the inaugural Evening Under the Stars concert falls on the night of a full moon.

“We went out there one evening because the FSIN were putting on a fireworks display. This is going back a couple of years ago now. My wife and I drove out (to the Whitecap Dakota First Nation) and decided that we would just sit out on top of one the hills,” said Joe LaPointe, the chair for Evening Under the Stars. “There just happened to be a full moon that evening.

I figured, ‘You know what, this would be just an incredible place to have some sort of outdoor activity.’ So that’s kind of how the seed was planted.”

LaPointe and the steering committee decided the venue would be perfect for an outdoor concert, one to support the St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation in Saskatoon.

One hundred per cent of the proceeds from the concert go toward the purchase of a digital-imaging transmission electron microscope for the hospital.

“It’s the only one in the province and it will be situated at St. Paul’s because it’s a centre of excellence for diabetes and kidney care for people,” said LaPointe. “Having this electron microscope reduces wait times from as long as two months to just several days. Patients will have definitive answers within a week and results are extremely accurate.”

LaPointe remarked on the importance of connecting First Nations culture with mainstream society, and this is an important aspect of An Evening Under the Stars held out at Whitecap.

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Duck Lake that are going to be performing halftime. Also, Mike Babcock and his wife Maureen are our honorary chairs,” said LaPointe. “This is in addition to all the entertainment such as Jeans ‘n Classics featuring the music of Queen, backed by the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra, Saskatoon’s own Studio 54 and a singing trio called No Hurry. So the concert is conducive to a wonderful prairie evening under the stars with a full moon – what more could you ask for?”

It was an agreement with Whitecap Dakota First Nation Chief Darcy Bear that sealed the deal for Evening Under the Stars; the Whitecap Sports Centre will be the location for the outdoor concert for the next five years. This year it is being held on Wednesday, Aug. 21.

“The committee was very instrumental in getting this to move forward, and we are very excited,” said LaPointe. “We’ve been given a wonderful space and five years of a golden opportunity to enjoy the long moment.

“It’s an open outdoor affair, blue jean casual. You bring out your lawn chairs and you can have a really good time. There will be a fantastic variety of food to suit every palate from bannock burgers, to pulled pork to home-made poutine. Come hungry, and come early.

“We have a quiet venue that features the trio in the Dakota Gardens and we’ll have Studio 54 performing in the beer gardens.

The main headliner, Jeans ‘n Classics, featuring the music of Queen, will be on stage shortly after 8 p.m. This is after the Creeland dancers, as well as the grand entry so it’s a cultural event at the same time.

“I cannot thank St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation enough or the steering committee

Canadian roses like pieces of art

ixty years ago, when Arie and Adrie founded Dutch Growers, gardeners had limited choices when it came to roses. Tea roses need to be coddled and protected to survive. Hardy roses like Blanc de Coubert or Hansa had single blossoms and bloomed for such a brief period of time.

Over the decades, we have seen the introduction of hardy modern rose series like Explorer from the agricultural research station in Ottawa, and the Parkland series from the Morden research station in Manitoba.

But, what has really got me excited is the new Canadian Artist series of roses.

Gardening The Canadian Artist series has been developed cooperatively with St-Jean, Que., and Morden research stations. The research stations have selected roses for their disease resistance, as well as their ability to thrive in almost every part of Canada.

The first rose of the series was Felix LeClerc. Prairie gardeners have been begging for a hardy climbing rose. Felix was the answer. Large four-inch electric pink blossoms appear in early summer and keep blooming until fall. You will need to provide a trellis to support Felix as it climbs.

The next rose of the series was Emily Carr. Emily has deep red blossoms that bloom in clusters most of the summer. Only three feet tall and about four feet high, it is an easy rose to tuck into a sunny part of your garden.

Last year, the Bill Reid rose was introduced to Canadian gardeners. Bill Reid features single bright butter-yellow flowers.

It is quite compact, only growing two feet wide and three feet tall. When planted next to a blue flowering perennial like Speedwell (Veronica spicata), the colours pop.

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Tickets for an Evening Under the Stars are $50 each and available at the Jazz Festival Box office situated at the Delta Bessborough, by calling 306-652-4700 or online at www. eveningunderthestars. Gates will open at 5 p.m.

“It’s to build a community, that’s the important thing here with the First Nations and the general population at large,” said LaPointe. “And the best way of doing that is getting people to come together to appreciate the Saskatchewan scene here and the open prairies. This is unique to Saskatoon.

“The bottom line is that every dollar that we bring in goes to the hospital for the purchase of that microscope. It’ll be a wonderful night, I’m sure of it.”

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Roses do best in a sunny location. Soil needs to be rich in organic matter and drain well. When planting, use MYKES to encourage rapid root growth and to increase the uptake of water and nutrients.

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Cam Hutchinson & Friends: Generally speaking, there’s money in infidelity

• Jennifer Aniston plays a stripper in the movie We’re the Millers that will be released in August. Aniston says she doesn’t bare all in the film. A stripper that doesn’t strip? The movie must have been shot in Saskatchewan.

• The most common Playboy playmate names are Susan, Victoria and Mrs. Hefner.

• TC Chong, on American Airlines letting passengers who have carry-on luggage without wheels board first: “This is similar to US Airways, which has aircraft without wheels receiving priority landing.’’

• Janice Hough, on retired Gen. David Petraeus accepting the job as chair of New York investment firm KKR’s newly created Global Institute: “Let that be a lesson to powerful men. Screw around, be forced to retire and make millions as a consultant.’’

• Bill Littlejohn, on Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Ian Kennedy being scratched from a recent start after injuring his finger while doing the dishes: “The doctor’s report says he was done in by a cutter over the plate.”

• Hough, after Arvind Mahankali won this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee: “Presumably, he won the contest by spelling his own name.”

• Chong, on Mahankali winning the spelling bee after successfully spelling the word knaidel: “He said he knew the spelling because Knaidel is his favourite tennis player.’’

• If I got to pick broadcasters for the rest of the Stanley Cup playoffs, I take Bob Cole as the play-by-play man and Ray Ferraro of TSN as the analyst. I take Jim Hughson, Craig Simpson, Glenn Healy, P.J. Stock and Aaron Ward and toss them into John Tortorella’s basement.

• Hough, on the Seattle Seahawks, with five players suspended since 2011 for PEDS, calling a players only meeting, reportedly about not making the same mistakes over and over: “Taking the PEDS? Or getting caught?”

• Torben Rolfsen, on Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat taking out the Pacers Lance Stephenson in Game 2 with a flying elbow to the temple: “Later, Wade announced he’s changing his name to World B. Floored.”

• Clint Eastwood turned 83 last week.

He celebrated with an empty chair.

• A math genius in England, who once said he had a one-in-285,000 chance at falling in love, is now engaged. I’m guessing he met his bride-to-be at a Star Trek convention.

• The Chicago Sun-Times laid off its entire photo staff — approximately 20 people — last week. Instead, reporters will be shooting photos with their phones.

“Why haven’t I thought of that?’’ asked Paul Godfrey.

• Chong, on Google glasses with a tiny camera embedded being available: “They can record everything you see and will upload the video automatically. I just found out the hard way they are not allowed at Brandi’s Exotic Dance Club.’’

• From Littlejohn: “Shaquille O’Neal has a new line of sodas. I’m thinking they will be called Shaqqle.”

• One of my dream dinner parties: Rob Ford, Mike Duffy, Lorena Bobbitt.

• Ford turned 44 last week. That’s 22 in cocaine years.

• From Rolfsen: “Suddenly, Rob Ford’s QB drop-back fall at that Grey Cup press event makes more sense.”

• A question from Chong: “In a MiamiSan Antonio NBA final, will the coaches bench their starters to save them for Game 7?’’

• Chong, on Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson being expelled for poor academic judgment: “He should still have a lucrative career in the NFL, as teams like the Dallas Cowboys reward their QB handsomely for poor judgment, no questions asked.”

• From Hough: “Well, if there’s a silver lining to last week in San Jose, at least the Sharks won’t break their fans hearts in the Stanley Cup final.”

• The Ottawa RedBlacks? Why not?

• Rolfsen, on Hockey Canada banning body checking at the pee wee level: “Hopefully this extends to parents in the stands.”

• A study found people are less intelligent today by as many as 14 IQ points than they were a couple of centuries ago.

In science, this is known as the UFC Factor.

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LeBron takes a flop; Lewis goes for top

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• Look Back in Anger is: a) a John Osborne play running at Saskatoon’s Brick and Mortar Theatre; or b) a Roughriders fan recalling the last play in the 2009 Grey Cup. • A Houston Astros vendor was fired for going into a toilet stall with a tray of snow cones. We’ll have more on this and other scoops.

• According to a recent study, tragedy makes you think about sex. So there is a bright side to being a Toronto Maple Leafs fan.

• Maria Sharapova is on a 12-match losing skid against Serena Williams.

One solution? Cover more baselines and fewer magazines.

• Did you know roughly five per cent of the world’s “healthy” population hears voices. Honest. A little bird told me.

• Ex-Raven Ray Lewis plans to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. He might be the first guy to retire before his peak.

• Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is slated to have his fifth surgery in six months. What’s next? Brady hitting him on the post-op pattern?

• The Mirror reports a brawl erupted at a Norwich, England, sci-fi convention between costumed male fans of Doctor Who and Star Wars. It all started when one of them claimed to have a girlfriend.

• The Chicago Bulls say their 115-78 loss to Miami during Round 2 of the playoffs was the franchise’s most humbling postseason defeat ever. Yes, it’s not just the Heat, it’s the humility.

• The 2013 world table tennis championships just wrapped up, extending a U.S. medal drought dating back to 1959.

Or as Cubs fans put it, just yesterday.

• Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte was dumped by long-time girlfriend, Jaimee Hollier, on his cellphone. Nobody likes that kind of dropped call.

• LeBron James was fined $5,000 for flopping against the Pacers. There’s one minute, seven seconds pay he’ll never get back.

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• A Colorado man flew to England to realize “a dream” by winning a race at Gloucestershire’s historic cheese-rolling event. Possible movie titles include A Few Gouda Men, The Roquefort Files and Brie Willy.

• Quincy Pondexter of the Grizzlies says he’s “lovin’” getting a date with Miss Tennessee via Twitter. If this was a Disney movie, I’d say he’s twitterpated.

• Albuquerque police say a drunk male driver crashed while having sex, then tried to hide behind a cactus. Maybe it’s just me, but when a guy is naked and frisky, is it a good idea to go near a cactus?

• Niners wideout Michael Crabtree will miss part of the upcoming season after surgery on his right Achilles. How bout them crabapples?

• U.S. scientists say rats experience greater anxiety and stress as days get longer. Tsk, another thing for us to worry about — depressed rats.

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Dave Eremondi in their time of need. Event tickets June 21 **** are priced at $30 for the dinner/dance and $20 for What: Brits by the Bus; Saskatchewan British Car dance only and available from Adam Baxter-Jones at Club’s Annual Show and Shine from 11 a.m. – 4 What: New Farmers’ Market. Thursdays (baxter-jones@usask.ca) or 306-230-8145, or from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. rain or shine at The p.m. Visit www.sbcc.ca.

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George Studio Artists, The Mix Artists Collective, **** Studio 5, and Textile Artists Group (TAG). Artists What: Fight to Cure Multiple Myeloma Golf will be actively working on projects as well as disTournament; 11 a.m. registration and 1 p.m. shotplaying completed works that will be available for gun start. Cost: $150 per golfer includes round with sale. For the map for locations of the studios see cart, pizza lunch, steak supper and gift. To Register, our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ contact Jason at 306-291-2310 or jfw676@mail.

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What: Marian Gymnastics 50th Anniversary & Reunion at 7 p.m. Wine and appetizers; tickets to be purchased in advance at http://www.picatic.com/ mariangym50th. A family fun event is to follow on June 9: more details at www.mariangym.com. Come celebrate with us and reunite with old friends!

Where: South Kiwanis Park, 20th Street East & Spadina Crescent East. Registration will begin at 12:00pm and the walk will commence at 1pm. **** What: The 12th annual Caswell Arts Festival, Art in the Park. This event for all ages runs from noon-5 June 7 p.m. with live entertainment, art, food and fun!

What: Show and Dance, “Buddy Holly with Over 80 artists showcase artwork and handcrafted “England” 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. goods. The Kids ArtsFest features crafts, games, face Where: Royal Canadian Legion, Nutana Branch. painting, balloon-twisting and more. Free admisAdvance tickets recommended, 374-3292 or 955-3599. sion. Artists and craftspeople wishing to participate **** may email info@caswellhill.ca or call Raeanne at What: Piano Fridays with Paul Suchan 306-652-7580. For more information go to www.

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What: Ana Egge is a vocalist who briefly lived in Saskatchewan and is now settled in Brooklyn. Rarely June 11 What: Have You Laughed Today? Grumpy? Stressed? in a Saskatoon Jazz Society season does a visiting Inhibited? Join me at the Laffing Out Loud Lafter artist appear twice. She was here in November and Club. One Tuesday each month from 7:15 p.m. to charmed audiences with original material and an a 8:15 p.m. Reduce stress and feel better. Reservations capella version of Edelweiss. Special guests are the not required, but would be appreciated. Join anyLittle Criminals. Show time is 9 p.m. time. For information, call Helen at (306) 222-0563 Where: The Bassment, 202 4th Avenue North Tickets: $15 for SJS members, $20 for non-members or e-mail: laffingoutloud@sasktel.net. $8 donation suggested. Visit www.laffingoutloud.com.

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What: One of the best-loved of all operas, Carmen is a powerful tale of consuming lust. Performances on June 15, 18, 20 at 7:30 p.m. and June 22 at 5:00 June 14-15 What: MCC Relief Sale & Auction. Doors and p.m. Tickets available at Persephone Theatre Box Office: 384-7727 or online at www.persephonethe- Markets open from 4 p.m. – 9 p.m. on Friday.

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Interestingly, much of the SHO-specific gear has been installed in the Taurus Police Package that replaces Ford’s ancient (and now retired) Crown Victoria.

There’s even more in store for buyers who opt for the Performance Package. Here, you get a sport-tuned suspension, upgraded brakes, an “extreme duty” cooling system, a higher numerical final drive ratio for snappier acceleration and 20-inch machined wheels with summer-specific performance tires. Ford states the Performance Package is the one to get for buyers looking to stretch their SHO’s legs once in a while on the racetrack. A Taurus on a racetrack? Move over Boss 302, the whole family is coming.

The standard interior includes leather seat covers with SHO logos, a perforated leather-wrapped steering wheel and power-adjustable aluminum pedals. That’s in addition to dual-zone climate control, push-button start, 10-way power driver’s seat and a backup warning system.

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Ford really has a tough time doing anything wrong when it comes to interior design and the SHO is no exception with a much simpler layout than newer vehicles such as the Escape and C-MAX. The dashboard “eyebrows” are reminiscent of the Mustang’s.

The extensive list of options includes the expected sunroof and navigation system plus heated rear seats and heated and cooled front buckets. Also available is Active Park Assist that parallel-parks the car for you as well as an “Active Motion” massager built into the power lumbar support and seat cushion.

Ford has exercised remarkable restraint by not festooning the SHO with superfluous scoops and decals that trumpet its power quotient. In most cases, only the person behind the wheel will drive secure in the knowledge that his or her Taurus is indeed rare and special.

The car might not really shout it out, but the point all along has been to at least “SHO” it with your right foot.

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Still, the 1,980-kilogram 2013 SHO delivers repreferring, plenty of space for people and their Points ☛ As a performance sedan it focuses on being an overall package rather than just the horsepower. ☛ Turbo V6 provides the gear. It’s simple, really. The Ford Taurus SHO spectable potency with an estimated zero-to-60-mph best kick just driving around town. ☛ Fuel economy is better than you might think. ☛ Overall design remains understated, yet (96 km-h) time of 5.2 seconds. It also offers a level extends its appeal to drivers seeking a fast four-door conveys aggressiveness. ☛ Optional Performance Package almost mandatory to show the SHO’s full potential. of genteel cruiser-class comfort for five adults that’s with cat-like reflexes, regardless of road or weather.

Safety Front airbags; side-impact airbags; side-curtain airbags; anti-lock brakes; traction control; stability control.

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actually shed a tear when it rumbled off into the sunset.

The young couple flew in from another city to take our beloved shop truck off our hands and they seemed pleased with their purchase. They should have been. The 55,000-kilometre 2000 Ford Lightning SVT was the picture of perfect physical health. Regular servicing and pampering and a day at the detail shop, and another three hours with editor Jeff buffing out the sides of the box, and the eyepopping short-box pickup looked brand new.

Sure, all the kilometres in our hands weren’t easy ones. It had been to the drag strip a couple of times (that’s what a hotrod truck is for, after all) and was fitted with a huge Brembo-brand brake kit for a series of stopping tests from 120 km-h. The log book showed more than 100 entries with notes in the right column indicating some of the testing was cut short because, “passenger is getting barfy.”

Over its life, the truck had become a personal pal of mine. There always seemed to be something new in it, on it or done to it, whether it was a stereo, new wheels and tires, or an exhaust system, and we all got to regularly take it on outings. It gets tons of looks and has a great sound to it. It has even towed the company’s ‘63 Corvette to the odd car show here and there. Now, that’s a sight rolling down the road.

So, when the young couple handed over the certified check and put their bags in back of it and said their good byes, I thought, “this feels wrong.” I’m not the only one who thought it, either.

So, why sell it? How did we get to this point?

Like most things that end up for sale, the Lightning just wasn’t being used very much.

We always seemed to be moving it out of the way and it always seemed to be out of gas or in need of an insurance or plate renewal. It wasn’t a shop pest, not by any stretch of the imagination, but the powers that be felt it would be better to sell it now while it was still worth a good buck. The Ford Lightning SVT has a reputation as one of the quickest and fastest trucks ever built, with a supercharged 5.4-litre V8. Back in 2000, 360 horsepower was quite a bit, even if it’s only average by today’s standards. With big, sticky summer tires, big brakes, a body kit and side-exiting exhaust, it also looked the performance part.

Our purchase of it back in 2004 was a bit of a fluke. Editor Jeff was surfing Ebay for inter-

esting auction vehicles to write about and, as he says, the first Fast and Furious movie was playing in the background. Fans of the movie franchise might recall that actor Paul Walker was working, under cover, at an auto-parts shop and drove a red 2000 Lightning SVT. Editor Jeff says he always liked that truck and immediately looked for one on Ebay to check out the value. Up popped a 17,500kilometre (11,000-mile) example from a Cadillac dealer in Cincinnati, Ohio. The auction had no set reserve price, so the high bid, no matter how low or high, was going to take it home. And that’s how it ended up as our shop truck, but it almost didn’t. The price was well below market value and the dealer tried many delays and tactics to get out of the sale. And when it was finally loaded up for the trip back to Canada, the transport truck caught fire en route, burning up the paperwork that was stored in the cab with the driver. The drive was fine, our truck was fine, but we all had a pretty good scare.

The purchase, while perhaps by chance, wasn’t entirely without foresight. To get your money back out at resale time, you have to buy something that will hold its value and you have to “buy right”. After a decade with us, the truck sold for only $2,000 less than what was paid, which works out to a loss of just $200 a year.

Compare that to a new car that could lose half its value in five years.

So, why not keep it, then?

Aside from the reasons already given, the concern was that the truck, now 13 years old, should be sold before the repair bills started growing (it was going to need $1,500 in tires in the next six months, for example). Keep in mind that in its life with us, only two repairs were ever made; one to fix the passenger-side power door lock; and the other for a recall on the cruise-control switch. Talk about reliable.

That’s likely one of the reasons the young couple was smiling so much when handed the keys. Conversely, as they drove away, I think we all felt a little sick. I’m not sure if a replacement is in the cards, right now, but funnily enough, the new owners intend to only keep the little red truck for a year or two.

I gave them my number.

You can message Rhonda by logging on to www.shiftweekly.com and clicking the contact link. Wheelbase Media is a worldwide provider of automotive news and feature stories.

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ON NOW AT YOUR PRAIRIE CHEVROLET DEALERS. PrairieChevrolet.com 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada. ‡/††/*Offers apply to the purchase of a 2013 Silverado EXT 4X4 (R7C)/2013 Silverado Crew 2500HD (R7C) equipped as described. Freight included ($1,600). License, insurance, registration, PPSA, administration fees and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in Prairie Chevrolet Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer trade may be required. GMCL, RBC Royal Bank, TD Auto Financing Services or Scotiabank may modify, extend or terminate this offer in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See Chevrolet dealer for details. ‡0%/0.99% purchase financing offered on approved credit by RBC Royal Bank/TD Auto financing/Scotiabank for 72/84 months on new or demonstrator 2013 Silverado EXT 4X4. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $10,000 at 0%/0.99%, the monthly payment is $138/$123 for 72/84 months. Cost of borrowing is $0/$354, total obligation is $10,000/$10,354. 0% finance offer is unconditionally interest-free. 0.99% finance offer biweekly payments based on a purchase price of $29,495 on 2013 Chevrolet Silverado EXT 4X4 with $3,299 down, equipped as described. †† $6,500/$7,500 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit available on the 2013 Silverado Crew 2500HD/2013 Silverado EXT 4X4 (tax exclusive) for retail customers only. Other cash credits available on most models. See your GM dealer for details. $1,500 non-stackable cash credits is a manufacturer to dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive) for 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Ext Cab. Non-Stackable Cash Credits are available only when consumers opt for the cash purchase of a new or demonstrator model. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing such discounts and incentives which will result in a higher effective interest rate. See dealer for details. Offer ends May 31, 2013. † Valid at participating GM dealerships in Canada only. Retail customers only. Offer ranges from 750 to 3,000 AIR MILES® reward miles, depending on model purchased. No cash value. Offer may not be combined with certain other AIR MILES promotions or offers.

See your participating GM dealer for details. Offer expires July 2, 2013. Please allow 4–6 weeks after the Offer end date for reward miles to be deposited to your AIR MILES® Collector Account. To ensure that reward miles are deposited in the preferred balance, Collector should ensure his/ her balance preferences (AIR MILES® Cash balance and AIR MILES® Dream balance) are set as desired prior to completing the eligible purchase transaction. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate this Offer for any reason in whole or in part at any time without notice. ®™Trademarks of AIR MILES International Trading B.V. Used under license by LoyaltyOne, Inc. and General Motors of Canada Limited. ^Whichever comes first. ^^Based on latest competitive data available.*† 2013 Silverado 3500HD 5th-wheel towing capacity of 10,478 kg (23,100 lb) is based on model K30903 with Dual Rear Wheels and available Duramax® diesel engine. Competitive information based on comparably equipped 2012 model year data available at time of printing. Maximum trailer weight ratings are calculated assuming a base vehicle, except for any option(s) necessary to achieve the rating, plus driver. The weight of other optional equipment, passengers and cargo will reduce the maximum trailer weight your vehicle can tow. See your Chevy dealer for additional details. *^ Based on WardsAuto.com 2012 Large Pickup segmentation and latest 2012 competitive information available at time of printing. Excludes other GM models. *‡ Requires Regular Cab model C30903 with Dual Rear Wheels and gas engine. Maximum payload capacity includes weight of driver, passengers, optional equipment and cargo. **Offer applies to new 2013 MY Silverado Heavy Duty Models delivered by May 31, 2013 at participating dealers in Canada. Dealer trade may be required. This offer may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives available on GM vehicles. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate this offer in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See your GM dealer for details.

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