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Tammy Robert Saskatoon Express askatchewan author Mary-Ann Kirkby is back. And yes, it’s by popular demand. The Prince Albert-based author of I Am Hutterite is excited for the launch of her second book — Secrets of a Hutterite Kitchen: Unveiling the Rituals, Traditions and Food of the Hutterite Culture. It will be on bookshelves everywhere on April 15. “The new book is really a response to what my readers wanted,” said Kirkby. “After reading I Am Hutterite, readers had two strong reactions. The first was that I made them hungry, so they wanted recipes for the Hutterite foods I loved and talked about.” Secondly, readers wanted to know what her life would have been like had her parents not left the Manitoba Hutterite colony where she and her six siblings were born. In her first book Kirkby detailed her childhood mission to reinvent herself, to fit in with her peers, adapt to popular culture and come to terms with the heart-breaking circumstances that led her family to leave the Hutterite community life. Readers also wanted to know if Kirkby felt she could ever go back. “In Secrets of a Hutterite Kitchen I returned to my roots and back into the bosom of the colony to give readers a candid snapshot of present-day Hutterite life. Through the lens of the colony community kitchen I was able to unveil our rituals, traditions and food, along with fascinating bits of our history that people will marvel at.” Kirkby has spent the past two years travelling between roughly a dozen Hutterite colonies in Canada. She worked with each colony’s women — in the kitchen, garden and in the slaughterhouse — gathering stories, gossip and recipes. “It was exhilarating and exhausting,” said Kirkby. “I discovered that I am a wimp when it comes to manual labour — at least on a Hutterite Colony.” Not everyone would be able to assimilate themselves into the daily life of one Hutterite colony, never mind over a dozen. Kirkby managed to do just that, coming away with a whole new book of stories and insight into the often secluded and mysterious culture. “I have a good relationship with Hutterites because I think they appreciate the honest and candid way that I portray them. However, I am a controversial figure among some of my people because they feel that I unnecessarily exposed the dark side of community life in I Am Hutterite. (Continued on page 2)
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“I love meeting readers,” said Kirkby. “I get so much joy from them. I would never have written this book without the overwhelming requests from I Am Hutterite readers. That is why I have dedicated Secrets of a Hutterite Kitchen to my readers.”
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Living with anxiety People don’t understand panic attacks, but I do
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I enjoy the peace and quiet of a riverbank (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson)
’m having a bad day. I told her we would get along It is not like this every just fine; what’s a little grabbing day. Today is one of the among strangers? We were a flyreally bad ones. I am feeling ing support group. anxious. Do you see a pattern? The anxiety has been Life was hell. Why did I feel controlled to a large extent. so nauseated in so many simple I remember the hundreds of situations? Why did I get up and days when it wasn’t. run? Why did I have to know I would leave restaurants where every exit was at every in the middle of meals. building I entered? Why did I Sandy was left to either eat need to know where the washEditor alone or follow me out the room was? door. After she paid the bill Was it stress? Was it genetic? that is. I would leave movies, leaving her Was it me doing this to me? to watch them alone. I remember watchAbout 20 years ago I missed three ing Titanic from the door of the theatre; straight days of work. I didn’t leave the gosh, it was a long movie. Once, when house. I was paralyzed. I was petrified. I we were in Las Vegas, we had fourth-row hated whatever it was that had taken over centre seats for Mama Mia. Turns out we my mind and body. only needed one fourth-row centre seat. On day three of my absence, I got a I remember the times Sandy would be call from one of my colleagues, a wonderin a change room at a store. She would ful woman named Marg Ommanney. She come out to show me the outfit, and I said, “I think I know what you are going would be gone. Long gone. through.’’ Flying was horrible. I wouldn’t come She gave me a name and a number. out of the bathroom on one flight until The woman’s name was Maxine. That call the attendant agreed to move me from led to a doctor’s appointment, a referbetween two big men. When their trays ral to a specialist and then to a program went down, I was out of there. This was and a support group. For a couple of pre-9-11, or who knows where I might months, approximately 12 of us would be. get together one morning every week. We I flew solo to Phoenix for my father’s would work with our facilitators, then talk 75th birthday. The woman in the same about our feelings and our experiences row said not to panic if she started to and successes. panic. She said she might grab onto me. “I walked to the store today,’’ one
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woman said. “It was difficult. I went in and bought a couple of things, and I walked home again.’’ We congratulated her. You take your victories where you can in the anxiety game. I was one of two males in the program. We were told men don’t want people to know they have a problem. Most find their therapy at the bottom of a whiskey bottle. There is no cure for what I have, just knowledge and coping mechanisms. We were taught it is OK to retreat. Retreat and return. Retreat and return. I still carry in my wallet cheat notes from those sessions more than 20 years ago. ***** “Try to distract yourself from what is going on inside you. Look at the surroundings. See other people on the street. They are with you, not against you.’’ ***** I remember returning the next year to give a speech to the graduating class. I agonized over it. It really wasn’t a speech, more a few sentences of congratulations and encouragement. I told them I was happy they had the courage to seek help and assured them there would be better days ahead. Still, I don’t accept invitations to speak publicly. I avoid banquets and sitting on committees. I try to get an aisle seat at sporting events and concerts. I remember getting aisle seats for a Green Day concert. The aisle to the exit was closed.
I would have to squeeze past everyone in the row to get out. I mixed a drug with rye and Coke that night. Not a good decision. Great concert though. Imagine what it is like to want to abandon a cart full of groceries in the middle of a store, or having to jump out of a stylist’s chair with your hair half-cut? I retreated and returned a number of times, and somehow I always got the groceries home. And my hair cut. For a while life got better. Not perfect, but better. ***** “Do not run away. Others have found the strength. You will too. Notice that if you stop adding the frightening thoughts to your panic, the fear starts to fade away by itself.’’ ***** A few years ago the anxiety hit with a gigantic thud. I remember driving on a freeway in Phoenix. My wife and three sons were with me. We had driven from Los Angeles that day. I remember having to work the old minivan from the left lane to the right. It had to be quick. I was sweating; I was having trouble breathing. I thought I was dying and was going to take my family with me in a horrible crash. Eventually I was able to pull over to the side of the road. Ten minutes later I started driving again. The feeling of doom returned. We stopped again. (Continued on page 4)
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Page 4 - SASKATOONEXPRESS - April 14-20, 2014 you cope with panic, you reduce your fear.’’ ***** One fall morning (now six years ago) was the lowest mental-health day of my life. It was guilt and inadequacy-related, like so many other similar days. I drove south of the city, parked my car and sat on the riverbank. “What is happening to me?’’ I thought. “Why can’t I be the person I want to be?’’ I try not to write in clichés, but it was time to sink or swim. I don’t think I ever had the intention of sinking that day. I was in control of my emotions. I wasn’t feeling how Wade Belak must have been feeling in his final moments. Was I surprised when I was told Belak had died? Yes. Was I surprised he died after I learned of his depression? No. Not at all. After the day on the river bank, I knew I needed help. I wasn’t able to fight this alone. A first dose of the fight came from a friend. She allowed me a woe-is-me stage before a kick-in-the-ass stage. She was and is a blessing. Thank goodness for Dr. Bowen at the University of Saskatchewan. Thank goodness for a job change that has allowed me to be more me. I am writing more. My introverted side still doesn’t always make interviews comfortable, but that is coming. Does it really matter if I ask a stupid question? Does it really matter if there is a typo (yes, I can spell telefone) in my copy? Sweat the big stuff, right? There’s always work to do, but anxiety and depression can be treated. There are specialists and medications. The deaths of celebrities are helping make the stigma go away. Many of us — us little people — can now come out of the closet. Dodger is a great companion (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson) I have a pill in my pocket that helps me cope with anxiety. I rarely use one; I don’t want an addiction or a crutch. It was a drug included in Michael Jackson’s deadly cocktail. I call the pill an MJ. I having heart attacks. I was convinced, and feel more at ease knowing I have it with (Continued from page 3) relationships. The lows were so low. so was my body. e eventually made it to my par- I would sink in an abyss. me. Once I was admitted, I would start to ents’ home. I thought, How are It was as though the anxiety was also There are still bad days. Like this one. feel better. My little curtained-off space we going to make it the 1,800 pushing me into depression. A combination of things triggered it. I unmiles back to Saskatoon? I started to feel like a misfit. I’m not in- became a sanctuary. I was away from the derstand that and will try to deal with them Those cheat sheets? They weren’t cut- telligent. I’m not well read. Why was I the world. I felt guilty for wasting the time of one at a time. There will be many better ting it. My life was worse than ever. managing editor of a newspaper? Why did those working in the emergency departdays ahead. Remember, they are with you, I couldn’t stand in one place without I have a national sports column? A family? ment, but I felt good to be outside of the not against you. real world. The symptoms were so real getting dizzy within seconds. I felt anxious Why did I have anything? ***** if somebody stood in the doorway of my People don’t understand what it is like minutes earlier, and now they were drifting “When you feel the panic most, take away. office. I couldn’t sit through news meetto live with anxiety and depression. “It’s a deep breath, and as you breathe out, ***** ings. The attacks were becoming more all in your head,’’ they will say. Well yes, let go. Keep trying. Stay there almost as “When the panic subsides, let your frequent, more severe and were coming on but … if you are floating in space. Don’t fight more quickly. It was my head that led me a couple of body go loose. Take a deep breath and go the feeling of panic. Accept it. You can They were affecting my work and my times to Royal University Hospital. I was on with your day. Remember, each time do it.’’
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ith only three months under his belt as general manager of the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra, Mark Turner’s pride in Saskatchewan and incredible passion for its musicians is bursting at the seams. His acquisition of headliners such as pianist Thomas Yu, baritone Nathan Berg and violinist Kerry DuWors for the 201415 Masters series might be considered wow factors. But Turner hastens to add “they are affordable wow factors. “Thomas, Nathan and Kerry all agreed to perform, just like on the spur of the Mark Turner promises to do more with less to address SSO’s deficit (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson) moment, because they hadn’t been asked lately. They will get the dollars they deserve. is Nov. 22. One of Yu’s best four to three events. Featured will be an of his hectic schedule a booking could be “There are two major areas of friends — Adam Johnson, Oktoberfest on Oct. 17, a tribute to Simon two years away.” saving. One is they will perform also a Prairie boy — will be and Garfunkel on Feb. 21, 2015, and a Two of Turner’s recent promotions music which is already in our Sasthe guest conductor. Jeans ‘n’ Classics tribute to the music of — pianist Jon Kimura Parker and violinkatoon symphony library. That is a Berg, a baritone, grew Led Zeppelin on April 25, 2015. ist James Ehnes — are also on the radar tremendous saving when you don’t up in Spalding, took some Handel’s Messiah will get a two-night screen. So is Karen Goinygo, a violinist have to go out and buy music. The training in Toronto, and then run (Dec. 12-13), with Duff Warkentin “who is huge in the rest of the world but other saving is in travel costs. It’s from a launching pad in conducting a choir which will be chosen just starting to make an imprint in Canada.” a lot cheaper to have someone fly London became a headliner through audition. Significant are the SasOn a recent trip to New York, Turner from Calgary or Brandon than havat the Royal Opera, Vienna katchewan choices among soloists: Lisa went to see Saskatoon’s Kyle Riabko, who ing to pay for someone to come all Opera, and lately at CarnHornung, a Saskatoon favourite; Chelsea starred in a tribute to Burt Bacharach’s the way from Austria.” egie Hall and San Francisco. Mahan, a University of Saskatchewan music. When Turner accepted the genHe will join Saskatoon’s vocal graduate; and Spencer McKnight of “I was in the front row, and Kyle’s eral manager’s position at the end Danika Loren, who is soon Saskatoon and Matthew Pauls of Rosthern, musical was one of the most creative and People of December, he emphasized “the to appear on opera stages who will be making their first starts with interesting I’ve ever seen. He’d like to symphony is like an epicentre in the in Italy, in Faure’s Requiem the Saskatoon orchestra. come back to Saskatoon, but it all depends music ecosystem. I wanted to see our music on March 28, 2015. Other Saskatchewan A highlight will be an orchestral devel- upon his New York bookings. He’d be a community healthy. If the symphony isn’t connections on the program will be Eric opment of the classic children’s book The great fit for the Pops series.” healthy, most people in music will suffer. Paetkau as guest conductor, Monte PishHockey Sweater, which will be held at The management of symphony orches“I think we have such potential for ney-Floyd as guest composer of Variations Credit Union Centre on March 15, 2015, tra still relies on a format of one-third of moving forward. We can’t be satisfied on a Southern Gospel Tune and saxophon- with children in attendance also being af- its finances from ticket sales, one-third to plan for just one and two years ahead. ist Gerard Weber as guest on the Creston forded a chance to skate the big surface. from grants and one-third from fundraisWe have to be thinking five and 10 years Concerto for Saxophone. Victor Sawa, the music director, will ing. Grants from the Saskatchewan Arts ahead. We have to realize that the SasDuWors, who grew up in Saskatoon, have his contract renewed for another Board and Canada Council remain stable, katoon Symphony can’t really be what will play Mozetich’s Affairs of the Heart season. but both would like the Saskatoon symthe Montreal Symphony is. We have to on May 23, 2015. It is a work which has Finding talent is an important building phony to set realistic goals and eat away at recognize our capacity, stay within it, and never been performed in Saskatoon. block in the future of the symphony. But it its deficit at a faster pace. build an identity which is based not only The other gems in the Master series doesn’t always happen overnight. Turner is soon visiting Philadelphia, on quality artists, but on audience potential will be pianist Angela Cheng performing Turner is a good friend of pianist Jan “where their orchestra went bankrupt and our own human resources. Beethoven’s Piano Concerto 5 on Sept. 27, Lisiecki, has brought him to Third Avenue two years but is making a strong recov“If Saskatoon’s population is going to violinist Marc Bouchkov playing TchaiUnited Church three times and hopes to ery, especially in raising money through grow like everyone expects, we must grow kovsky’s Violin Concerto on Jan. 24, 2015, acquire him soon for the symphony. endowment planning. We have to be more and change just as quickly as the city does.” and Lucas Waldin’s appearance as conduc“Jan is appearing more often with sym- aggressive with endowments.” Yu, a piano celebrity who practices tor of Canadian composer Jose Evangephony orchestras and still is in worldwide Turner predicts that “two or three more dentistry in Calgary, will perform Mozart’s lista’s Airs d’Espagne on Feb. 28, 2015. demand. We’ve exchanged emails. He told yers of rebuilding and restricting can fix in Piano Concerto No. 21. The concert date The Pops series will be reduced from me to find a date, but sometimes because the deficit problem.”
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Sometimes privatization isn’t a bad thing
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Next the issue of lost taxation ave you ever heard of Pavwas raised. Well we all saw what lov’s dogs? happened to the private wine store In 1927, Nobel Prize recipient in Saskatoon that dared to purchase and physiologist Ivan Pavlov, after wine outside of the government realm experimenting with his dogs and their by buying product in Alberta and responses to a bell, developed the re-selling the spirits here. They were theory that we can be psychologically shut down, and several investors suftrained to respond to conditioned fered great financial pain. stimuli. Why would the government Much like Pavlov’s dogs, many in franchise outlets in small rural comSaskatchewan have been trained to munities? Common sense would say negatively react to the words governColumnist savings on operational costs would ment privatization. There will be no rational discussion as to why (like, say, cost or be the number one reason. If all 12 employees affected by the closure of these public stores convenience to customers) a particular service might be privatized. The conditioned response is were full-time employees and earning anywhere from $25.34 to $30.55 an hour (and assuming a that any privatization is bad. 37-and-a-half hour work week), salaries alone Most of us think of crown or public corwould range between $592,956 and $714,870 porations as being the biggies: SaskPower, annually, plus benefits. Add to savings the SaskEnergy, SaskTel, Sask Health, Education and Water — all of which are near to our hearts. elimination of the costs associated with ownAnd rightfully so. These are services we rely on ing/maintaining a building or leasing space and daily to provide for our quality of life. But our paying utilities. Weigh these savings against the government has a multitude of crowns, agencies 15 per cent the franchisees will ML42297.D14 Mary and boards that may have at one time served us earn from alcohol sales in their communities, and the whole well, but not necessarily today. thing makes financial sense. At The axe first fell on a crown corporation the same time being a governyears back, when SaskTel was declared to be ment-franchised liquor vendor a monopoly. The courts gave the province five years to open the door to competition. Remem- may be the only thing that will keep the much-needed momber the time when you couldn’t own your own phone? You had to rent one from SaskTel, and it and-pop grocery or convenience was hard-wired into your home. And extension stores viable in rural Saskatchewan. phones were extra. Today you can buy several Franchising is not true privainexpensive phones and plug them into your walls at no additional cost to your monthly fee. tization: the government has been clear that it will control Long-distance calls were outrageously expenproduct and the price of liquor, sive. Now “all-you-can-talk” long-distance plans are available at reasonable costs to suit in- and franchisees will be required dividual needs. SaskTel did not wither and die to follow the same provincial when faced with competition. In fact it became laws as do government-operated liquor stores. Nothing changes, better than ever for its products and services. other than a more economical In 2012 the provincial government opened the door to private-vendor liquor outlets, award- point of sale. I am not advocating wholeing two licences in each of Saskatoon and Regina, with each licensed outlet being connected sale privatization of every to a large grocery retailer. Instead of the govern- government-owned crown or agency. But selling booze is ment using tax dollars, private industry would not an essential service to be invest its money to build fancy, well-stocked lumped in with gas, energy, outlets and sell alcohol on behalf of the govpower, water, health or educaernment. By all accounts the general feedback Buy four selected Goodyear tires for the tion. We should expect that seemed positive. price of three for your car, minivan, pickup each service being considered Recently the government announced the or SUV from March 24 - April 30, 2014. franchising of liquor stores to private vendors in for any form of private-sector See in-store for details. Langenburg, Ituna, Ponteix and Kerrobert. The involvement or privatization must be carefully examined and reaction from Saskatchewan government and the merits weighed, with scales General Employees Union spokesperson, Bob tipping in favour of the general Bymoen, falls into the “patriotism is the last public. refuge of scoundrels” category. He suggested Nor do I think unions are that private vendors will be more interested in profit than enforcing the law on sale of alcohol bad organizations. They have and should continue to play a to minors or intoxicated people. valuable role in protecting the He pointed out unionized liquor board emrights of workers from abusive ployees have been trained to prevent this from happening. (I have numerous stories that could employers. We can all empathize with the 12 people who will disabuse this statement.) Does this rigorous 2922 Millar Ave. Saskatoon lose their current jobs. 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Standing at the gates of Graceland
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ears ago I made a trip when Elvis lived there. to Memphis, Tenn., to The people of Memphis attend a conference. were friendly and inviting, The conference was okay; though the scars of the unrest of Memphis was great. 1964 still remain. That’s when How couldn’t it be? armed troops occupied the city While there I visited Stax following the assassination of Records Museum, the home Martin Luther King. of Isaac Hayes’ gold-trimmed The Civil Rights Museum Cadillac. I went to Sun Reis located directly across from cords, the first recording studio the Lorraine Motel, which still for Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash stands as a reminder of the Columnist and Sam Phillips. I toured the lost leader. The museum was Gibson Guitar factory and amazing. It was filled with walked along Beale Street where the music interactive displays, such as the Woolworth flows, especially at B.B. King’s club. On Counter Sit-in or a bus you could sit in top of all that, I returned to Graceland — while listening to the story of Rosa Parks, Presley’s home. the black woman who finally said no to I say returned, as I had visited Graceriding at the back of the bus. land in 1961 on a family trip. Elvis had While all of this was rich and revealing, just moved in. At that time there was it was my visit to the Mississippi Boulenothing along that street except for the vard Baptist Church that remains with me mansion. The gates were fabulous — white today. My travel companion, Joan Champ, wrought iron with a guitar-playing Elvis and I wanted to visit a gospel church. on each side. We were surprised to look out the hotel As we posed for a photo with no one window and find one just down the street. else around, a young man from inside the Taking our chances, we headed for the gates came to talk with us. He said that he open doors. was Elvis’s cousin and invited us in. LoadThe church itself was magnificent, ing us into a golf cart with a pink-striped housing hundreds of people within the balcanopy, he escorted us to the front door of conied interior. At the front of the church the home. The experience was extraordiwas a choir of over a hundred, with two nary. There were no tours of Graceland at large screens so everyone would have a that time. good view. Revisiting it was a totally different exIt was the members of the congregation perience. No longer can you stand and take that stood out. They were neatly clothed a picture at the gates. Instead you have to in vibrant, bright colours. Everyone was stand in front of a backdrop. People and dressed for church, and they were beaming commercialism are everywhere. While it with happiness, singing out the glory and is still all about Elvis, he seems to be lost clapping along with the music. in the pursuit of money. This time I was I got right into it, smiling and clapping. able to go into the mansion. It was a walk I felt like I had come home. back in time, as the decor remains as it was Before I knew it the minister was invit-
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The Loeffler family visited Graceland in 1961when Elvis moved in (Photo Supplied) ing people to “come on down.” I looked at Joan and said, “I’m going down!” She gently dissuaded me: “Do you see anyone else going down?” She was right. So I pulled myself in, clapping a little less. Then I heard him say, “I know there is someone that wants to come down.” I knew that he was speaking to me. “Sorry Joan,” I said as I left the pew moving toward a beautifully large black woman welcoming me into her arms. She escorted me from the balcony and down the aisle of the church. As I passed, people reached out to touch me, wanting to share in my joy. I could see the two of us in the screens at the front. I was the only one in the church that seemed to be moved toward coming forward. It was then that I thought to ask the wonderful woman whose arm I was on, “So what am I coming down for?” “To join the congregation.” “I’d love to, but I live in Canada.”
My escort burst out laughing in a warm, loving laugh and walked up to the minister explaining my exuberance. They both laughed. The reason that I started telling this story is the same reason that I felt the minister speak to me. He had a message. That Sunday the minister referenced an E.E. Cummings poem, Ash Wednesday. Specifically the words “... learn to care, learn not to care.” His message to everyone, whether they were worried about their parents, children or partners, was you need to let them do things for themselves and to live their own lives. “If you’re thinking for two people, one of you doesn’t need to be there,” he said. The words were strong, but sometimes learning is uncomfortable. Memphis has stayed with me. Not only for the music, the history, the people and the culture, but the life lessons I learned from the visit.
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Question: Do you believe the site for the new art gallery is the best place for a gallery or the best anchor for River Landing, given there was no chance for public input by way of a referendum? It has been a crusade since you announced your agenda in 2005. It’s a true travesty of civic democracy and still a sticking point for many people in Saskatoon. Mayor Atchison: Back in the election of 2003 we talked about the development of River Landing. River Landing was downtown Saskatoon and Riversdale. The idea was to bring both neighbourhoods, both communities together, Ask the Mayor along with the Nutana area. It was deemed the cultural corridor that would go down Broadway Avenue, across the Broadway Bridge and the Traffic Bridge all the way through River Landing, down Second Avenue past the Cineplex Galaxy theatres, down 20th Street where the Roxy Theatre the Troupe du Jour and the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra are located. The idea was and is for people to come through and enjoy the entire area. The City of Saskatoon brought in specialists who looked at where the gallery could be located. The No. 1 question was why is the Mendel gallery off by itself? Why wouldn’t it be part of the cultural corridor? You have the Persephone Theatre there, and tying the two together made sense. We are still optimistic we are going to have condominiums, offices and a hotel across the street. Across Idylwyld in Riversdale, developer Chris Lefevre is building ‘The Banks.’ There are four buildings there, as well as the Farmers’ Market. All of this is part of making our downtown area a healthier, more vibrant place. It also ties into the north end with the new City yards project, which will be coming on line in just
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a few years. So we will have anchors on the south end and more housing and residential on the north end with businesses, and we’ll have a very healthy area for us all to live in. Questions: The City of Saskatoon approved a budget in 2012 which included $26 million specifically for the Traffic Bridge. Your budget outlines that these funds were provided for the rehabilitation or replacement of the Traffic Bridge. Prior to this budget, an additional $2,654,000 was approved for engineering inspectors costs, member and guardrails, partial construction of walk and retaining walls, bridge pier evaluation, and design and construction for the rehabilitation of steel structure decks. Since neither the provincial nor federal governments are willing to provide the funds necessary to start work on the Traffic Bridge as you requested — stating that this bridge falls under municipal responsibility and not provincial or federal — I would like to ask the following questions. a) What work outlined for the $2,654,000 has been completed?
b) Do we still have the $26 million for this bridge? If not, where did it go? c) If this money was used for other projects, who authorized it? Mayor Atchison: The federal government has not yet responded to our application for funding. The province and the city will be in discussions once we hear from the federal government. Now to your questions. a) First, the $2.654 million. I asked the city administration for details on this, and I am told that the $2.654 million shown in the 2012 budget is the cumulative amount approved on this capital project since its inception in the early 1990s. A total of $875,000 covered engineering services, $400,000 for demolition of span one in late 2012, plus $30,000 for fencing, landscaping and drainage work at the site. That comes to $1.405 million budgeted since the bridge was closed. The remainder of the $2.654 million in prior budget approvals covered past engineering inspections, guardrails, partial construction of walk and retaining walls, pier evaluations, and design/construction of
superstructure and deck repairs. By the way, this bridge design doesn’t last forever when used for motor vehicles. b) Do we still have the $26 million for this bridge? If not, where did it go? The funding plan was one third city, one third province and one third federal. This is similar to our experience on other projects of this nature given the programs that are available. We had set aside a source to make up our third without it being placed in the budget. However the provincial and federal governments did not participate. c) If this money was used for other projects, who authorized it? The administration says the source for the city’s one third is still in place. Now the bridge is bundled with the Parkway Bridge/Traffic Bridge project. The complete funding of the project will be more detailed in upcoming budgets. I hope that answers your questions. (Have a question for Mayor Atchison? Send it to editorial@saskatoonexpress.com. Please put “mayor” in the subject line. The questions have been getting a bit long lately. Please limit them to fewer than 50 words.)
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n June of 2013 Social Serwe would sometimes grudgvices Minister June Draude ingly accommodate the request took a $19,000 taxpayerif they were held in our buildfunded trip to Ghana, Africa, ing. Fortunately for you, your and London, England. In neither tax dollars weren’t paying for instance was she required them. In Draude’s case you paid nor even invited to represent for everything, including her Saskatchewan or her ministry stay in one of TripAdvisor’s Top in those countries. Including the Ten luxury hotels in the world. day and a half, she attended a And then there is her incredibly low-key Ghanaian FASD conexpensive car and driver. ference held in a smallish hotel Why is car service so expenColumnist in Accra, to which she invited sive in London? Because no one herself. Every appointment she uses it except the exceptionally attended overseas was generated by neces- wealthy, that’s why. You can’t walk out the sity — not out of necessity — to justify the front door of any office or governmental duration of the drawn-out voyage, which building in London without countless black happened to include Draude’s daughter and cabs whizzing by. And if by some bizarre a close friend. instance there isn’t one, I’m pretty sure that Draude’s itinerary, a record of which the doorman at one of the world’s most didn’t exist until a couple of weeks ago, luxurious hotels might be able to hail you included meetings with Ghanaian officials one. to discuss things like the “results of the Draude, who we’ve had hammered into most recent Ghana election” (which was in our heads is a “nice lady” (because appar2012). Do you know what would have been ently this is about her personality, not her a lot cheaper than going there to discuss professional judgment) admits she made that? Google. some mistakes. She has failed (as of writing In my corporate days — which happened this), however, to offer to pay back the cost to occur mostly in London, England — if of her entire trip, which she insists was we were dragged into non-vital meetings, primarily in Saskatchewan’s best interests. we called them “make-work” meetings or The connections between the Humboldt “meeting for the sake of meeting.” While area, where Draude and her friend are from, travelling for them was out of the question, and Ghana are just too extensive for me to
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that apparently some elected officials feel Saskatchewanians aren’t owed an explanation as to how any elected or non-elected official makes the choice to bill the taxpayer for any trip, anywhere. Never mind one that includes their friends. Further, Premier Wall tried to turn the tables on expenses and blame a former NDP government (which we fired) for the choices of his government today. I think it’s safe to say that Saskatchewan didn’t overwhelmingly elect this government to emulate the previous one. This isn’t about restricting government ministers’ or staffers’ travel to within the four walls of Saskatchewan. Ministerial and governmental international travel is necessary to manage the growth and success of our resource-based global economy. It’s also not about nickel and diming ministers when they do travel. But you’re telling me there isn’t a happy medium between a Super 8 and one of the most luxurious hotels in the world? (Spoiler: there is.) After the embarrassing travel bills were brought to light, Premier Wall announced that the veil of secrecy surrounding ministerial expenses was going to be lifted. As of April 1 of this year, all expenses will be posted online. This is a welcome step towards the transparency that has been so lacking up until now. A lack of transparency that may have contributed to a rather murky attitude towards raiding the public purse.
Fireside Singers to stage Webber musical
Ned Powers Saskatoon Express ean Brandt has been selected to play the role of Jesus Christ when Saskatoon’s Fireside Singers stage Jesus Christ Superstar, the acclaimed Andrew Lloyd Webber musical in May. As a student at Evan Hardy Collegiate, Brandt learned the musical theatre trade under the guidance of Russ Ramsden. Now a high-school teacher, he has continued to
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support the notion that Ghana was a random choice for a conference. Or the best choice. I’m not getting into those connections this time, but they’re not hard to find on your own. Meanwhile, civil servant Rick Mantey took the fall, paying back $7,000 for the London car service he booked for both Draude and for Deputy Premier/Finance Minister Ken Krawetz, who was also in London a few weeks later. Mantey is also on some form of travel probation. Mantey earned the disciplinary consequences levelled against him. A year later when Premier Brad Wall found out about Mantey’s highrolling ways, I’m hard-pressed to believe that neither Draude nor Krawetz raised an eyebrow as they exited their luxury hotel lobby into the waiting comfort of a chauffeured Jaguar or Mercedes. Is FASD education important in every country on Earth? Absolutely. Perhaps not many places more so than in Saskatchewan, where FASD numbers in the aboriginal population are disproportionately high — higher than Ghana’s, I’d venture. The high numbers in Saskatchewan might make our minister of FASD an expert on the matter. But those numbers don’t exactly inspire confidence in our ability to negate the new incidents of condition here, or our ability to educate others on prevention abroad. What adds insult to injury is the fact
work on stage with Fireside Singers. He has appeared in all eight of their drama productions, playing substantial roles in seven of them. “The role of Jesus is a demanding vocal and emotional role,” said Marilyn Whiteheads, artistic director of the company. “Sean is a gifted person. He has the pipes to suit the rock music of the production, and he has the sensibility.” The cast members were chosen through
Women of Distinction nominees announced
YWCA Saskatoon announced the names of the 37 Saskatoon and area women nominated for the 2014 Women of Distinction Awards®, presented by PotashCorp. Child Find Saskatchewan’s Phyllis Hallatt has been named the Women of Distinction Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, in recognition of a 30-year career dedicated to keeping children and youth safe, helping exploited children, and serving the families of missing children. The 37 nominees for 2014 Women of Distinction Awards® are: Arts, Culture & Heritage Award: Joi T. Arcand, Lisa Bird-Wilson, Lynn Ewing, Ruth Wright Millar, Elaine Will. Athletics Award: Michelle Nelson, Valarie Perry, Michelle Kocur Rachey, Rebecca Winterhalt. Community Building Award: Haidah Amirzadeh, Sheri Benson, Michele Cozart, Andrea Hansen. Education Award: Jacquie Ackerman, Mina Niazi, Sara Spigott. Entrepreneurship Award: Tisha Paget, Laura PetrishenHa, Sara Wheelwright. Health & Wellness Award: Jennifer Sparks Berthelot, Brigitte Boyes, Chandra McIvor, Kelly Duncalfe-Baker, Heather Pocock. Leadership, Management & Professions Award: Beth
Bilson, Brynn Boback-Lane, Kelly Harris, Nancy Hopkins, Tiffany Paulsen, Trish St. Onge, Prabha Vaidyanathan. Science, Technology & Research Award: Sandy Marie Bonny, Monique Haakensen, Chithra Karunakaran. Youth Award: Sierra Bronkhorst, Saleema Mohamed. Lifetime Achievement Award: Phyllis Hallat. Awards Dinner tickets purchased before the May 9 early-bird deadline are $120 (single) or $960 (table of 8). They are available on Picatic (at www.picatic.com/wodsaskatoon2014) or by calling 306-244-7034 ext. 121. The event takes place May 29 at TCU Place. The YWCA Women of Distinction Award® is recognized nationally as one of the most prestigious awards for women. For 33 years the awards have celebrated the best in women’s achievements and honoured hundreds of women in Saskatoon and area. All funds raised through the Women of Distinction Awards® Dinner are designated to support YWCA Saskatoon’s work to eliminate poverty, homelessness and violence for women and their families. YWCA Saskatoon is dedicated to building a strong community, providing services to help women care for themselves and their children, and find housing and employment.
an audition process. Many carry the credentials from previous Fireside productions, including last season’s Les Miserables. Trevor Wingerter assumes the role of Judas. Jordie Hughton will play the role of Pilate. Madison McLean is cast as Mary Magdalene. Others in principal roles are David Thiessen as Caiaphas, Alan Nieman as Simon, Arthur Boan as Annas, John Wilby
as Peter and Jeremy Yorga as Herod. Bonnie Nicholson will be the musical director, with William Boan, T-Bone, Darrell Bueckert, Martin Janovsky, Doug Gilmour and Graham Pritchard among the players. The production will be staged at TCU Place on May 23-24 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets — at $44 — are available at the box office or at tcutickets.ca.
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Sunday, April 20th Easter Sunday 5:45-6:15am Easter Sunrise Service (in the park across from Knox, with Third Avenue United) 7:00-10:00am Drop-in Light Breakfast (at Third Avenue United) 10:30am Easter Family Service at Knox (lots of special music!)
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enovations can make an old home look new again, but the time during which they take place can be extremely stressful. As Karen Kobussen from the Saskatoon & Region Home Builders’ Association (SRHBA) explains, “it is a very emotional time. Your home is torn apart for what can seem like forever, and it can make you feel very vulnerable.” In order to help alleviate some of that stress, the SRHBA makes available to home owners both the RenoGuide and a list of RenoMark Contractors. Created in Toronto years ago and adopted nationwide soon after, the RenoGuide is, says Kobussen, “a marketing and how-to guide to help you prepare for renovations. It gives you step by step ideas.” It also, adds Kobussen, “promotes RenoMark professionals.” According to Kobussen, “RenoMark pro-
fessionals are those who have applied for and been sponsored for membership, and who then go through the membership approval process. Furthermore, RenoMark members must be incorporated as a business must carry liability insurance and must buy into Worker’s Compensation. They also must adhere to a certain code of conduct, keep up to date on changing building codes and permits, and use ethical practices that can be guaranteed in writing. They are proud to be members and to hold themselves to those standards.” What all of this means, says Kobussen, “is that the consumer is protected from bad business practices.” That is not to say, Kobussen cautions, that contractors who are not members of RenoMark are going to give you bad service. “There are a lot of really competent journeymen out there who just do not make
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the transition from tradesperson to business person. This is something the SRHBA would like to see change.” However, if you choose to proceed with a contractor that does not carry the RenoMark brand, Kobussen warns that “you have no promises that the sub-contractors and workers are being paid fair wages, and you have no promise that work will be completed to your satisfaction. Deciding to go with a cash deal can affect everything down the line, including you having to pay out from your own homeowner insurance if a worker is injured during your renovation.” As to how to pick your RenoMark contractor, Kobussen suggests “meeting with a lot of different teams, and then go with your instinct. And be wary of those who tell you everything you want to hear. This is part of what makes homeowners
so vulnerable – they get so excited at the prospect of change that they want to hear that all of their ideas are doable. Remember, a good contractor is not afraid to tell you ‘no’ when they don’t think something will work.” If you are doing an especially ambitious renovation, Kobussen strongly recommends hiring RenoMark Interior Designer. “They understand architecture and what will work with the bones of your house better than you might, and they will just help you reach your vision easier.” For more tips and ideas on ways to prepare for your home renovation, including how to find the right contractor for you, you can visit www.saskatoonhomebuilders. com and go to the Renovations section. You can also drop by the SRHBA office at #2-3012 Louise Street for your own copy of the RenoGuide.
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he right appliances are a mixture of functional and stylish, and can add to the overall look of your room. According to Trail Appliance’s Nicholas Roe, stainless steel is still trending as the most popular colour for stoves and refrigerators. “It is a timeless colour,” he explains, “and won’t date your room as easily as other choices might. It also helps add to the industrial or commercial kitchen look that is hugely popular right now.” To further complete that look, Roe says, larger units can be installed flush with the wall. In practical terms, Roe says that
bottom freezer fridges are still selling well, as are four door refrigerators with separate temperature controls in the different compartments. For stoves, Roe explains that ovens with a steam function are one of the newer trends. “When you use steam to re-heat your food, it doesn’t come out as rubbery as if you microwave it. And your meats come out juicy and your bread comes out more crusty.” Roe says that you can buy conventional ovens with the steam feature, or you can choose a steam-only oven, “although a true steam-only oven can’t do something like cook a roast. But
steam cooking is so healthy for you.” Depending on what size you’re looking for, Roe says a steam oven can cost from $2,000 to $5,000. Steam is also a new feature on some washing machines, Roe explains, and can lead to cleaner clothes. “Putting your clothes in a steam cycle is like putting yourself in a sauna – just as your skin’s pores will open, steam opens fabrics up and allows the soap and water to get at them more easily.” Midtown Appliance’s Gerry Tarko adds that induction cooking stoves are another new trend among appliances. These stoves have “a glass top surface that heats up faster than gas, even. A magnetic field then heats up the cooking vessel, not the stove itself, so your stove will be warm where the pot was, but won’t be hot itself.” Tarko says
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that Whirlpool has both the White Ice and Black Ice models available, which are stainless steel stoves with white and black handles respectively. The newest trend in appliances this spring, according to Tarko, are high efficiency top load washing machines, as opposed to the front load high efficiency machines. “The new top loading machines now have the same larger capacity the front loading ones have, but with the ease of a top loader. You can just dump your basket in.” As well, Tarko says that the high efficiency top load machines to not have the same issues with unpleasant odours as the front loaders sometimes have. If you are thinking of updating your home’s appliances, go visit Trail Appliances at 3150 Idylwyld Dr N or Midtown Appliances at 2211 1st Ave N.
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ver the past few years, kitchens and bathrooms have evolved from being mainly functional rooms to now being focal points of homes. This spring is no different, and Roger Foui from Robinson Lighting and Bath Centre has some advice for you on what is popular this year, and how to achieve those looks. For kitchens, Foui says that the “larger commercial or industrial style kitchen look is becoming increasingly popular”. In order to achieve this look, Foui says that stainless steel appliance are still popular, as are stainless steel faucets and fixtures. As well, he adds, “kitchens are getting bigger, as people add more commercial sized appliances.” Sheri Technology wise, Foui SW10082.D14
explains that companies like Delta, Kohler and Moen have designed a wide variety of hands-free or touch-to-operate faucets, as well as faucets featuring the accordion like appearance found in many commercial kitchens. As for bathrooms, Foui says that more and more people are using the latest technology to create their own in-home spas, and are, in fact, having home building plans built with custom showers and tubs included right in the designs. Showers, and in particular, showerheads, are becoming increasingly sophisticated and customizable, and are now available with digital and electronic valves, which allow you to more easily control how you shower. Foui explains
that most showers today have at least two shower heads, and that new technology now allows you to pre-program shower settings for more than one person. “If you have four different people living in your home, they can each have their own specific shower setting that automatically sets their preferred temperature and type of water spray.” Soothing lights and relaxing music are also now part of the modern shower experience. There are now available shower heads that have low-voltage lights incorporate right into them, while others have speakers built into them. Foui adds that Kohler’s new Moxie Showerhead has an included wireless speaker that is Bluetooth compatible and can play up to seven
hours of music or radio. The speaker is also removable and can be used wherever desired, not just in the shower. Steam showers have also become more common over the past number of years, so much so, says Foui, that sales of whirlpool type tubs have gone down. “You can get your shower steam-equipped and installed with a seat. More and more people are people are enjoying the ability to just sit and steam and relax for an hour after a long day at work.” Robinson Lighting and Bath Centre Saskatoon is located at 829 - 46th Street E. Stop by to see their extensive showroom or to talk to their experts about how to turn your kitchen or bathroom into a showpiece.
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Nordic Fencing and Arctic Spas help create your backyard escape
pringtime is the right time for making over your yards, and one of the ways to do this is to update your fence. Nordic Industry’s Larry Graham says that chain link fencing is still the most popular choice with his customers. “It has a durability and low cost that is really attractive. And in the past few years, chain link fencing has become available in black and white as well the traditional grey. You can’t go down an ally in Saskatoon without seeing a Nordic link fence.” Similarly, ornamental wrought iron fences are also another common choice.
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If chain link is the largest seller now, Graham maintains that PVC fencing is growing more popular by the year. “You can get it in custom colours, heights and designs, as well as with wood grain appearances, and it is also incredibly durable. Actual wooden fences are also still available, and can last up to twenty years if installed properly.” Graham has a few tips for you if you are thinking of having new fencing installed this spring. First off, he says, you need to decide what your fence is for. “Is this going to be mainly a functional fence, one to keep
kids and dogs in or out? Chain link would be good for that. Do you want to be able to lean over your fence and chat with your neighbour, or do you want your fence to provide you with more privacy than that? In that case, you would probably want to go for PVC.” Before you go to the fencing store, Graham suggests measuring how much fencing you will need and also what kind of slopes your yard has. If you want to further spruce up your backyard, why not stop by Arctic Spas and look at one of their new spas? According to Dave Holinaty, swim spas are very popular, and the new Niagra Counter-Current Swim System is so powerful “Kids could surf on it”. The “newest and the coolest,” Holinaty adds, “is the Arctic onSpa Web Connect. You can control your spa from your smart phone. You can control and monitor your spa from anywhere in the world, even if it is at the lake.” Holinaty says that the most popular trend
in spas in Saskatoon right now is Onzen salt-water spas. “Salt-water is more natural and is really good for your skin. As well, you don’t have to deal with the harsh smell of chlorine, and salt-water spas are easier to maintain, because you don’t have to deal with as many chemicals.” The spas and hot tubs sold at Arctic Spas, Holinaty explains, are Canadian made to stand up to Canadian weather, and can be used year round. “I use mine all winter,” he says, adding, “I just throw on a toque in our Saskatchewan minus 30 weather and go.” As for maintenance, Holinaty says that spas “require a lot less work than most people think. For any kind of spa, you’ll want to check the chemical levels once a week. For any kind of spa, you’ll need to change the filter every three months and the water every six. Other than that, relax and enjoy it!” Nordic Industries is located at 404 Melville St, and Arctic Spas can be found at 603 51st St.
Arctic Spas are the spas built for reliability, economy and peace of mind so customers can enjoy their spas and hot tubs year round no matter where they live. Nordic fencing provides several backyard-fencing options ( chain link, decorative iron fence or low - maintainance PVC fencing) as well as decks, railings, gazebos and saunas.
For over 35 years, the Holinaty family have been your backyard specialists and they continue that tradition with new products, expert advice and outstanding customer service. With a commitment to top-notch customer service and quality products, Nordic fencing and Arctic Spas are the city’s specialists when it comes to creating a backyard escape.
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eplacing windows and doors is one option for giving your home and new look and feel, while at the same time increasing energy efficiency. According to Brian Shortt from Saskatoon Co-Op Home Centres, so many city residents are choosing new doors and windows as a way to refresh their house’s look, “the installation market looks to be a growth industry in the next few years. It is really growing.” Shortt says that, as standards are always changJW11409.D14 James
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side, you can get custom designed panes. Customers can basically design their own window configuration for their homes. Our tyle wise, Shortt says that coloured window sales people are very busy!” PVC window frames are “huge this In terms of doors, Shortt explains that spring. For a long time, window spring’s hot new trend is “oversized doors frames were largely only available in that are as much as eight feet tall, that white. Now, you can get them in a huge create a more dramatic first impression of array of colours, and so you can keep with your home.” These doors are made of a the colour scheme of your house.” fibre glass material that comes in a wide Additionally, there are now “multiple choice of colours or wood grain finishes, options of shapes and sizes of windows.You and are high in energy efficiency and wind can stack them, you can put them side by and water resistance. SW10086.D14 Sheri (Replacement Windows and Doors continued from page 17)
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Shortt adds that both windows and doors can be installed by the home owner, and estimates that 25-30 per cent of installations are self-done. However, he cautions, the homeowner then assumes responsibility for any installation-related problems that may arise. He also suggests that, if you are going shopping for new windows, you first find out the wall depth of your home, and “have an idea of the basic width and height of windows you are looking for, and which way you want them to open. It also really helps our experts if you bring a picture of
the exterior of your house, so we can have a fuller idea of what we are working with.” Shortt recommends that you purchase your windows and doors as early in spring as you can so that they arrive in time for a warm weather installation. Whether you are thinking about upgrading your doors and windows, or have any questions about how to do an installation yourself, go and visit Brian Shortt and his team of experts at either Saskatoon Co-op Home Centre location, at 2010 8th Street East and 311 Circle Drive West & Avenue C.
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eature walls are a popular trend in interior design this spring. Tamara Bowman, owner and Head Designer of Saskatoon’s Metric Design Centre, explains that “a feature wall’s purpose is to create personality within a space, and to visually bring the space to the next level.” According to Bowman, there are several different ways you can create a feature wall in your home. “It can be as easy as painting one of your walls a different colour, or using a textured wallpaper in the same colour as the paint on the other walls on that one wall. Texture is huge this spring, as are metallics. A metallic grey wallpaper would be a good choice, and would add colour and texture and shine to
your room.” As wallpaper technology has advanced over the years, it is now much easier both to apply and to remove than it used to be, and should be viewed as a viable option. Softer colours, such as the lilac to grey scale, are also coming back into play this spring. If you are looking for something a little more ambitious, Bowman suggests using stone, wall tiles with unique movements to their style, or wooden walls. She also says you may want to dress up your feature wall with custom furniture against or custom art on that wall. Bowman has tips for how to create feature walls in specific rooms in your home. “In your bathroom, you could do
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one wall with stripes or tiles. And for kids’ bedrooms, there are tons of choices, like a wall decorated with decals, which are available almost anywhere, some funky wallpaper. Another increasingly popular idea for kids’ rooms is to do a chalkboard wall, which can be done with a special paint. That way, the children not only have a focal point added to their space, but one which allows them to express their own creativity.” For the master bedroom, Bowman explains that larger headboards can be an ideal way to dress up your wall. However, with this choice, as with any other items you incorporate into your feature wall, Bowman cautions that you take
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Cam Hutchinson & Friends: Lindsey Vonn, Oilers fans go under cover
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he top three demands of the CFL Players’ Association: 3. An end to coin-operated showers; 2. Paycheques must always round up to the nickel; 1. Compensation for brain damage caused by Rod Black. l Happy 88th Birthday Hugh Hefner, whose friends threw him a big party. To save time, a naked Playmate jumped out of the cake holding a defibrillator. l Alex Ovechkin had no even-strength points in March, has the NHL’s secondworst plus-minus rating, and his Caps missed the playoffs. But he did reach the 50-goal mark. What’s Russian for “lipstick on a pig?” l TSN’s tagline for the Raptors playoff run is “Northern uprising.” Which sounds better than their last playoff slogan: Northern upchucking. l Two-time Olympic medallist Lindsey Vonn posed as a lift-ticket seller at Vail ski resort and went largely unrecognized. Her face must look really different with skis on. l I haven’t eaten dried beans since Ash Wednesday. I gave them up for lentil. l I’m not saying it got embarrassing for the Edmonton Oilers this season. But the bags in their gift shop came with eye holes. l The N.Y. Post says a group of men at a Knicks game asked SI swimsuit model Hannah Ferguson to take a picture — of them. Which doesn’t seem rational. Then again, they’re Knicks fans.
l A saleswoman in Holland fled her store after a flock of sheep stampeded in. So take heart Maple Leafs season-ticket holders; you aren’t the only ones feeling fleeced. l According to a recent study, a leading causes of visits to Chicago ERs is head injury. In a related story, Cubs owner Tom Ricketts feels this year’s team could win it all. l Newly released CIA files mention playing Red Hot Chili Peppers music as part of torturing a detainee. If that didn’t work, they tried Coach’s Corner with Don Cherry. l Floyd Mayweather tweeted about a rubdown by a hot blond after winning $75,000 picking UConn over Kentucky. Since it was Twitter, it was a 140-character massage. l Katherine Webb’s wedding to ExBama quarterback AJ McCarron reportedly may be a reality TV show. I say film them a few months into marriage; that’s a dose of reality. l Randy Ferbey has been chosen for the World Curling Hall of Fame. Assuming they can get that head through the door. l A Denver motorist narrowly escaped injury after a goose flew through her windshield. It was the scariest few seconds of driving this side of Matt Kuchar’s 72nd hole in Houston. l An on-ice brawl erupted at a hockey game between New York police and fire departments. It apparently started when a firefighter threw an elbow at the thin blue line.
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Ben Johnson joins Rob Ford’s crack staff TC Chong, on Air Canada planning to introduce wireless Internet on its flights: “Access to the aircanada.com site will be blocked, however, so passengers won’t be able to complain about exorbitant WiFi fees, lousy in-flight service, flight delays and cancellations.” l Torben Rolfsen, on Ben Johnson joining Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s re-election team: “Both men endorse an anti-drug testing platform.” l From Janice Hough: “In the cellphone/ texting era, can someone explain why the call to the bullpen still takes place with a landline?” l The five most overrated players in the NHL, according to bleacherreport.com: 5. Cam Ward; 4. Ryan Kesler; 3. Rick Nash; 2. Alexander Ovechkin; 1. Dion Phaneuf. l From Bill Littlejohn: “A man at the Masters saw Rory McIlroy’s face in a pastry and bet $1,600 on the golfer. It’s one of the few times it wasn’t John Daly’s face in a pastry.” l The stats are almost in for the 2013-14 season: Phil Kessel: 81 games, 80 points, minus 4; Tyler Seguin: 78 games, 83 points, plus 16; Dougie Hamilton: 62 games, 25 points, plus 22. l Hough, on New York Giants QB Eli Manning having arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle: “But the team hopes he will be recovered and ready to throw interceptions in minicamp.” l Rolfsen, on NASCAR followers at the Duck Commander 500 in North Texas having to pass through a metal detector: “Fans were refused admission unless they were carrying firearms.” l Littlejohn, on ESPN’s Buster Olney
speaking with a high-ranking MLB official who suggested games should be shortened from nine innings to seven: “Arizona DBack fans are calling for five.” l From Hough: “RIP Mickey Rooney, age 93. A long and impressive life, lived mostly in the public eye. And to the younger generation, no, he wasn’t that old guy your parents watched on 60 Minutes.” l From Chong: “Lingerie football is gone, but Lingerie Fighting is on the horizon. No word on whether Henry Burris will be a participant.” l Gosh I dislike paying to put air in the tires on my vehicle. I wonder how much of the money actually goes to charity. l From Rolfsen: “Someone needs to tell Yasiel Puig that the L.A. sports tradition of showing up to games late and leaving early is just for the fans.” l Littlejohn, on New York Yankee pitcher Michael Pineda saying it was dirt on his pitching hand, not pine tar as the Red Sox alleged: “‘Gee, why didn’t I think of that?’ asked George Brett.” l If Brendan Shanahan really wants to help the Leafs, he’d play. l Littlejohn, on the University of Alabama selling naming rights to Nick Saban’s office for $1 million: “Does this mean he’ll say to a player, ‘Step into my Chico’s Bail Bonds Office?’” l From Rolfsen: “CBS Sports reported Alabama’s athletic department’s revenue exceeded that of every NHL team last year. So did their roster salaries.” l I’m thinking the Saskatchewan Roughriders have more people with titles than the Royal Family.
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Chichen Itza The work of ancient Mayans preserved
The four sets of stairs leading to the top of the Pyramid of Kukulkan each have 91 steps — for a total of 364. When added to the final platform, they represent the 365 days of the solar year. (Photo by Peter Wilson)
CHICHEN ITZA, Mexico in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. — Ancient Mayans were great Edged in by the same forest that mathematicians and astronoarcheologists first penetrated mers. They also had excepduring the 1920s when they untional calf muscles. That was covered this lost city, Chichen my thinking in the 40-degree Itza still captures the imaginaheat when I huffed and puffed tion of thousands of tourists my way up one flight of steep who visit here every year. steps — all 91 of them — of the With the parked tour buses Pyramid of Kukulkan. hidden behind the swath of That was a decade ago. thick bush that separates the site Tourists are no longer allowed from the trappings of the modTravel to ascend these ancient stairs. ern world, it’s easy to become That’s just as well. I doubt a time traveller at Chichen Itza. if the old Wilson pins would get even Walking its manicured grounds and gazing halfway. Still, good memories remain of up at the towering remnants of the ancient me walking the same path that priests civilization, visitors’ imaginations can take took during their ritual-filled ceremonies flight. centuries before. I certainly gained a new The night skies provided Mayans a road respect for the physical side of Mayan map to the spirit world. Their uncanny civilization. astronomical knowledge meant they could The view from high atop the pyramid connect the celestial umbrella with their proved breathtaking. Once my thudding architectural planning. It was a way to heart had calmed down, it was easier to incorporate the skyways of the gods with appreciate the panorama of 1,000 years of their own lives. history spread out below. Many architectural features of their Just 180 kilometres west of Cancun, buildings fit neatly into the numerical asChichen Itza (pronounced chee-chen eet- pects of the Mayan calendar. The four sets zah) is one of the best known monuments of stairs leading to the top of Kukulkan
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each have 91 steps, totalling 364. When added to the final platform, it represents the 365 days of the solar year. The structure was also designed so that during the spring and fall equinox the setting sun’s rays illuminates a serpent decoration on the pyramid. To keep peace with the gods and to exert influence for their favour, priests would perform complex rituals. One you can still visit is the cenote, a water-filled sinkhole. During each growing season one of the city’s young girls met her death as a sacrifice to the Mayan rain god. At the height of the lengthy ceremony, the young girl, weighed down by heavy jewelry, was cast into the water by the priests. She met her fate willingly, knowing her future in the afterlife was assured. While the towering Pyramid of Kukulkan, sometimes called El Castillo, dominates the landscape, numerous imposing buildings offer a glimpse of how important the city must have been to the region. Temples, plazas, ball courts, tombs and platforms are scattered throughout the park-like setting of the site. It’s thought that back in its heyday around 900 AD, the city once covered more than 25 square ki-
lometres and had a population estimated at 50,000. Even now, the present site exceeds six square kilometres, and visitors should allow a full day to explore the ruins. Chichen Itza is derived from the Mayan words “Chi’’ meaning mouth, “Chen’’ meaning well and “Itza’’ from the tribe that inhabited the region. People were living here more than 1,550 years ago. It was around 750 AD that significant urban planning began taking hold. By 900 AD the city was governed by a ruling junta of nobility and castes of warriors, priests and merchants. Around 1100 the city stopped expanding. And by 1250, for unknown reasons, the once thriving metropolis was totally abandoned. The legends and mystery that surround this ancient site are part of the attractions that continue to intrigue visitors to this day. Was the city abandoned because of internal warfare, drought or over-population? No one knows for sure. If You Go: Chichen Itza is about 120 kilometres east of Merida. With its wide choice of accommodations and restaurant options, Merida makes a good home base to explore Mayan sites in the Yucatan.
FarmersOnly.com
A crazy idea with 1.5 million members
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erry Miller isn’t a farmer. And he isn’t crazy, despite what some thought. Miller is the founder of FarmersOnly. com though. “I’m the one that came up with the crazy idea of starting a dating site for farmers,” he said with a laugh from his home base in Ohio. “That’s what everybody told me when I said I was going to do it.” Miller is now making a move to sign more Canadians. One of the inspirations for the site came from a woman he met while he was doing agricultural marketing for his advertising agency. “She expressed frustration that she recently got a divorce. ‘I’m afraid I am never going to meet anybody new,’ she said. And I said, ‘You’re a great person; you’ll find somebody easily.’ It wasn’t easy. She knew everyone in her rural community and wasn’t compatible with anyone. She decided to try online dating. “I said that’s a good idea; that’s working for a lot of people. About a month later while talking to her about business, I said, ‘How is that online dating working?’ She said, ‘Jerry, most of the guys I contact are from bigger cities.’ She said, ‘They don’t have a clue. They don’t understand the
lifestyle of a farmer. They want to meet at nine o’clock at night at Starbucks to have coffee. First of all there aren’t any Starbucks around here. And second of all I can’t go out at nine o’clock at night. I got to be up at five in the morning to take care of the animals.’ “So things didn’t go too well with the city slickers,” Miller said. He heard the same story over and over when talking with farmers, ranchers and people living in rural areas. “So I thought ‘My goodness, there has to be a need for something like this.’” Online research told him his idea was unique. Googling took him to sites where farmers were lumped into a data base with everybody else: doctors, dentists, lawyers, teachers, tradespeople and guys living in their mothers’ basements. You name it. “I did a lot more research and had no idea what I was doing,” he said. “Being in marketing I saw there was a need. I told everybody I was going to start an online dating site for farmers, and everyone went ‘Are you crazy Jerry?’” How crazy? How about 1.5 million members crazy? “There is nothing like starting an online dating site with zero members. You have all the technology set up; you know how to fill out a profile and places to put your pictures. Then you launch. I started going
around and putting up flyers in small communities, feed stores, small local diners. All of a sudden a couple of people started coming on. “It was funny because maybe the first member was 80 years old and from Iowa, and the next one was 18 years old from Kentucky. The perfect match, right?” he said with a laugh. A number of national publications did stories about the site, and memberships started selling like Canadian bacon at an American pancake house. He launched the site in 2005 in the United States and started getting enquiries from Canada in 2006. “We’re getting a lot more aggressive in Canada. People in Canada have had success (with the site) and are very thankful and the number is growing rapidly. We’re getting a lot of good feedback; it’s been great.” There are presently approximately 100,000 members in Canada. The expectation is the number will rise as much as tenfold with the advertising campaigns now underway. Miller said he is moved by the success stories he hears from both Canada and the United States. “The growth of the site has been tremendous. But the response of people meeting somebody and getting married is
Jerry Miller founded FarmersOnly.com in 2005 (Photo Supplied) going off the wall now. We get emails on a daily basis now saying, ‘Thank you, I met someone. Thank you, I just got married. Thank you; I got married and we just had our first baby.’ “I really got teared up a number of times hearing the stories of how excited people were and how thankful they were.” Miller said despite the name, FarmersOnly isn’t for farmers only. “It has really attracted a type of person; it’s people that are more into outdoors, animal lovers, a simpler way of life, not as materialistic, a slower pace versus the corporate rat race.” “Farmers only became a brand for a lifestyle. A lot of people have those roots of agriculture and farming and bringing food to market in their family tree. I have always said we are all farmers at heart.” For more information visit FarmersOnly.com.
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MUSIC APRIL 17 What: Gordie MacKeeman and his Rhythm serve up some old-time roots music and the Charlottetown fiddler is also famous for his dancing prowess with fiddle in hand. Show time is 8 p.m. Where: The Bassment, 202 4th Avenue North. Tickets: $17 for SJS members, $23 for non-members
MAY 2, 4 May 2: Celebrity Artist Concert. Featuring: Patricia Deibert, Barrie Redford, Marla Cole, Terry Sturge, Kevin Junk, Solstice (Vocal Jazz Ensemble) 7:30 at Knox United Church. Tickets: $20 (reserved), $10 (rush). Tickets available at McNally Robinson. May 4: Choral Concert. Featuring: Saskatoon Chamber Singers, Saskatoon Children’s Choir, Saskatoon Men’s Chorus, Knox Sanctuary Choir. 3 p.m. at Knox United Church. Tickets: the same as above. Two concert package is $30.
EVENTS APRIL 17 Saskatoon Nature Society: Who: Stuart Houston, Al Smith. What: Author’s talking about the BIRDS OF SASKATCHEWAN. When: 7:30 p.m. Where: Biology BLD, Rm 106 U of S campus. Why: a discussion about the progress on this monumental two volume edition. ***** The Saskatoon Branch of the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society meeting: 7 p.m. until about 9 p.m. at Albert Community Centre (610 Clarence Avenue South). Enter from the parking lot and take the elevator to the third floor. The library is open for browsing from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and contains more than 1,000 books, journals, maps and CDs. The society meets on the third Thursday of every month, except July and August, also at the Albert centre. New members and guests are welcome.
APRIL 18 The Rosebud Burlesque Club Presents Foodgasm! An Evening of Tasty Treats! Doors at 7 p.m. – Food & Performances throughout the evening. Free Flow Dance Centre (224 25th Street West) Call 665-5998 or email burlesque@sasktel. net to purchase tickets. Tickets: $20 with an item for the Saskatoon Food bankl; $25 without a donation. Tickets are sold only at the door. Door fee includes a complimentary copy of the Cook Book! Age 19+ with ID.
APRIL 22 Celebrate Earth Day – How to Compost. Composting is a natural process that breaks down organic materials into compost. By making compost, these materials are kept out of our landfills. Attend our information session presented by Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council. 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Cost: $10. Location: Saskatoon Council on Aging, 2020 College Drive (Saskatoon Field House). Phone 306-652-2255 or email admin@scoa.ca to register. ***** What: Save the Children - Canada (Saskatoon Branch). Monthly Executive Committee Meeting Where: Edwards Family Centre on 4th Avenue North in Saskatoon at 7:30 p.m. New volunteers are welcome. Please contact Lavonne Cloke at lavonne.cloke@gmail.com for more information.
APRIL 25-26 Flock & Gather - Springtime Handmade Market. St. Joseph’s Parish Hall (535-8th Street East). April 25 from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. and April 26 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free Admission.
APRIL 26 Fly fishing jamboree. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Lakeview Church. Tickets $25 in advance and $30 at the door. To sign up and for more information visit www.kilpatrickflyfishers. com.
APRIL 29 International Dance Day Celebration. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; show at 7 p.m. Free Flow Dance Centre (224 25th Street West) For more information: www.freeflowdance. com, freeflowdance@hotmail.com. Or call: 306-665-5998 or 306-665-5998. There is no charge.
MAY 1 Jane’s Walk Saskatoon will present a film about the Sturdy Stone Centre at the Main Library at 7 p.m. Free event with coffee and information about the walks on May 2-4. Contact: janeswalksaskatoon@gmail.com or www.janeswalk.net
MAY 2-4 Jane’s Walk Saskatoon will take place
The first robin of the spring arrived in the Hutchinson’s yard on April 8 (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson) from a variety of locations. The walks are freely given and free to join. For times, walk names and start points, see listings at www.janeswalk.net or www.facebook.com/ Janeswalksaskatoon. Twitter: @janeswalksktoon.
MAY 4 The Saskatoon SPCA Auxiliary open house at the Saskatoon SPCA, noon to 4 p.m. Featuring a spring raffle, silent auction, treasure sale and bake sale. All proceeds to benefit the Second Chance Fund. The auxiliary is also
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What: Pet Loss Support Group, Support and comfort to people who are struggling with the loss of a beloved companion animal due to old age, sickness or other sad reasons. The no-obligation support group meets the first and third Sunday of every month 2 p.m. at the W.A. Edwards Centre, 333 4th Avenue North, Saskatoon. For more information or telephone support, call 306-343-5322.
The Saskatoon Prostate Cancer Support Group is a local community group of men who have or who have had prostate cancer, and their spouses/partners/caregivers. We meet monthly for sharing, for support, and for information. Location: W.A. Edwards Centre, 333 – 4th Avenue North.
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asking for donations of baking. Baking can be dropped off at the Shelter on May 3 (all day) or May 4 before 1 p.m. Please call Janet at 242-2823 for more information.
MISCELLANEOUS Every Monday There’s Hope Beyond Depression Program. Free introductory sessions Feb. 3 or Feb. 10 from 7 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Where: 327 Pinehouse Drive (wheelchair accessible). For more info call Pekka at 306-717-1665 or email saskatoonrecovery@gmail.com.
First Saturday of every month What: The MindFULL Café, part of the international Alzheimer Café movement, is an opportunity to meet in a relaxed social setting for persons with dementia, family, care partners and other interested people. The Café is a two-hour get together with refreshments, entertainment and information. First Saturday of the month from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Where: Sherbrooke Community Centre.
Every Tuesday Tops #5273 meets at St. Mathews Hall (135-109th Street West). Weigh-in from 5:45 p.m. to 6:15. Meeting from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Experience a healthy weight loss. For more information call 306- 249-2029 or 306-931-3286.
First Monday of every month Saskatoon Ostomy Association meetings. 7:30 p.m. at Mayfair United Church. We meet the first Monday of the month except when there is a holiday. Then it is the second Monday.
First Tuesday of every month What: FROMI - Friends and Relatives of People with Mental Illness. These meetings run from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Where: W.A. Edwards Family Centre, 333 Fourth Avenue North (wheelchair accessible).If you have a loved one or friend with a mental illness and you need understanding support, contact Carol at 306-249-0693, Linda at 306-9332085, Lois at 306-242-7670 or e-mail fromisk@gmail.com.
Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays What: Free art drop-in at the SCYAP Art Centre. All ages welcome, all materials supplied, no registration required. Every Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., Thursday 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., and Saturday 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Every Second Wednesday What: Friendship Force International, Saskatoon and Area Club. We are an organization of more than 360 clubs in more than 50 countries throughout the world. FFI allows you to enjoy economical travel while forging new friendships with club members from around the world. Visit our website at www. thefriendshipforce.org Find out more about us or come join us at our next meeting by contacting Bill Gulka at 306-249-0243 or by email w.gulka@sasktel.net.
First and Third Saturdays of Month Lions Clubs Texas Holdem Tournaments: $60 buy in, $40 to the prize pool. 7 p.m. start time. Must be 19. The Coachman Bar Market Mall. Call 306-668-0015 for more info.
Every Tuesday and Thursday Bridge City Senioraction Inc: Classes every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Registration is $20, drop-in fee is $2. For information, call Sheila at 306-9318053 or Kathy at 306-244-0587.
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Overeaters Anonymous: Is food a problem for you? Do you eat when you’re not hungry? Do you binge, purge or restrict? Is your weight affecting your life? We are a non-profit 12-step group that meets on Tuesdays at Every Thursday noon and 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. What: Depression Support Group — free and Sundays at 2 p.m. For more information group runs on the first and third Thursday of including locations visit www.oa.org. each month, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. This is open to anyone struggling with depresFirst Friday of Every Month sion and family members wanting to supThe Classic Dance Club of Saskatoon hosts port them. Where: 311 – 38th Street East. ballroom dancing at the Royal Canadian This is a wheelchair accessible building. For Legion, 606 Spadina Cres. West. Lesson: 7:45 more info call 270-9181. to 8:30 p.m. Dancing from 8:30 to midnight. Admission: Members $12, non-members Every Wednesday $17. Student members: $10, and student The Saskatoon Mood disorder support group non-members $12. Memberships: Students for people with bi-polar, depression and $10, Non-students $25. For more information other related mental health problem meets visit www.classicdanceclub.org at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church at 323 4th Ave. South (south entrance) at 7:30 Canadian Light Source p.m. For more information call Al at 306Tours 716-0836 or Lindi at 306-491-9398. The synchrotron research facility opens for ***** the public on Thursdays at 1:30 p.m., and What: Singles Social Group - “All About Us” the following evenings at 7 p.m.: April 17. for people in their 50s and 60s. Events such Admission is free. Pre-registration is required. as weekly Wednesday restaurant suppers, Call 306-657-3644 or email outreach@ monthly Sunday brunches, movie nights, lightsource.ca. Info at www.lightsource.ca/ dances, pot luck and more. Meet new education/public_tours.php friends. No membership dues. For more information email allaboutus10@hotmail. Newcomers’ Club com or phone (306) 978-0813. The Saskatoon Newcomers’ Club welcomes ***** new female residents in the Saskatoon area, The Off Broadway Farmers’ Market and as well as those who have recently underInternational Bazaar from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. gone a significant change in lifestyle (such as in the basement of Emmanuel Anglican relationship status, retirement, or becoming Church (607 Dufferin Ave. and 12th Street). a new parent). A new resident is defined as A variety of Saskatchewan foods ranging one who has not resided in Saskatoon and/or from grass-fed beef, Katadin lamb, freesurrounding area for more than three years. range eggs, and several varieties of frozen The club holds monthly dinner outings, coffee fish. Fresh baking, German pastry, and fresh gatherings, book club and other planned and frozen Indian food including samosas activities. If interested, please reply by are other features. Guest vendors may call email Saskatoonnewcomersclub@gmail.com 306-664-2940 for details. or call 306-668-8131.
Third Tuesday of the Month What: Monthly Drop-In Caregiver Support Group. Who: Caregivers for adult family members or friends. Cost: Free (presented by Saskatoon Health Region). To Register: Jeanne (306-655-3426) or Karen (306-6553427).
Sask. Senior Fitness Provincial 55+ playoffs in April and May for: bocce, bowling (five pin), contract bridge, cribbage, golf, Kaiser, pickleball, poetry and short story, scrabble, shuffleboard, Slo-Pitch, 8 Ball Snooker, swimming, tennis, track and field and Whist. Contact 306-242-9452 for details. Country Farms Marketplace, 10 a.m. to 6
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Leather repairs to dye for Hello Reena, taco holders. Fill coffee filters Is there a way to repair with baking soda, and put them deep cuts in leather furniinside shoes to absorb odours. ture? And is there a product Instead of using paper towels to that can be used to spruce cover food in the microwave, up the dye colour on leather use a coffee filter. Put a few furniture? I have seen addrops of liquid fabric softener vertisements for people who or essential oils onto a coffee will come in and repair and filter and toss into the dryer with re-dye, but I imagine it would clothes. be costly. We would prefer to Dear Reena, do it ourselves if possible. — I live on an acreage that is Household Monique serviced by a well. As a result Solutions Dear Monique, I have ugly stains in the toilet In order to repair tears in bowl at the water level. I have leather furniture, purchase leather glue and tried to scrub the stain out with all types a sub patch. Push the sub-patch through the of commercial products and home-based tear. Closing the cut with leather glue works solutions with no success. If you have a amazingly well. Or purchase a leather-repair solution, I would be most appreciative. — kit and follow the instructions. My father-in Leona law used to use a leather-shining product Dear Leona, on his horse saddles called Urad (search for To remove stains in a toilet, purchase a Urad online). Saddle soap, leather condipumice stone. Lubricate it with either cheap tioner and mink oil are also good alternashampoo or dish soap. Wet the stone and tives. If you have a limited budget, rub the gently wipe the toilet rim to remove marks. inside of a banana peel onto the leather. Be careful not to scratch the porcelain. Hi Reena, Getting Rid of Chickweed Since most people have now switched Hand pulling the shallow roots of chickto modern coffee makers, do you have weed from the ground is the most effective any suggestions for paper coffee filters? way to get rid of the weed. I’m sure there are loads of things we can Crop rotation disrupts the cycle of chickdo with them. — Pearl weed, effectively reducing its growth. Hello Pearl, Spring and fall are the best times of the Here are a few solutions for leftover cof- year to control chickweed. fee filters. Drop garden seeds in the middle Crush chickweed by stepping on it and of a filter, dampen the filter and fold to then applying a soluble nitrogen fertilizer to close, lay the filter inside of a sealable bag the area. to allow for sprouting. Or put filters inside Kill chickweed by pouring boiling water plant pots to prevent soil spilling onto the onto concrete cracks. floor. Fill filters with dry herbs and close Choke out chickweed by spreading with a twist tie. Drop herb packages into weed-and-feed fertilizer onto grass. soup pots when making homemade soup. I enjoy your questions and tips; keep them Coffee filters are good for polishing wincoming. Missed a column? Can’t remember dows, TV screens and mirrors. After frying a solution? Need a motivational speaker for food, place a filter into a bowl and add food an upcoming event? Check out my website: to absorb grease. Coffee filters make great Reena.ca.
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Sports groups benefit from Adilman’s estate
he City of Saskatoon announced the 2014 recipients of the Jack Adilman Fund Capital Grant for Amateur Sports Organizations. Through his estate, Jack Adilman (1920-1992), a prominent businessman, sportsman, and tireless supporter of amateur sport in Saskatoon, provided a bequest to support the future of amateur sports. From this bequest, the city established this grant in 2011 and has awarded a total of $349,030 since its inception. Thirteen organizations applied for funding, with requests totalling $480,268 of support for projects worth in excess of $1.4 million. Based on available funding, a total of $157,030 was awarded to the following amateur sport organizations: Marian Gymnastics Club Inc. – for asset acquisition – $14,650 Mayfair Lawn Bowling Club – for facility upgrades – $10,000 Saskatoon Amateur Softball Association – for asset acquisition – $14,335 Saskatoon Cricket Association Inc. – for facility upgrades – $11,250 Saskatoon District Sports Council – for asset acquisition – $11,470 Saskatoon Fencing Club – for facility upgrades – $7,400 Saskatoon Lions Speedskating Club – for asset acquisition – $57,400 Saskatoon Racing Canoe Club – for asset acquisition – $18,525 Saskatoon Ultimate Disc Sport Society – for asset acquisition – $12,000 For more information about the Jack Adilman Grant, visit www.saskatoon.ca (look under “G” for grants). The best six doctors anywhere are sunshine, water, rest, air, exercise and diet. Following the spring theme of healthy treats for our grandchildren, this is another great example of getting healthy ingredients into baked goods. You can try other types of beans in this recipe as well. Navy beans are high in protein, fibre, vitamin B1, folate, phosphorus, copper, magnesium and iron. Navy beans help the heart due to their folate, magnesium and fibre. Navy beans’ high fibre may prevent blood sugar levels from rising rapidly after a meal, making them good for diabetics. One cup of cooked navy beans provides 76 per cent of daily fibre needs.
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Draggins car show an Easter highlight Tammy Robert Saskatoon Express
prizes. Overall this is a very competitive event.” fter 54 years Draggins Rod and The Battle of the Automotive TechniCustom Car Club of Saskatoon is cians is a race to see who can assemble a still going strong. The club’s anV8 engine the fastest. nual car show will be held April 18-19 at This year Draggins is particularly Prairieland Park. More than 200 vehicles excited to have three vehicles on exhibit will be on display in addition to a variety from the Barrett-Jackson auction. Barrettof family-friendly fun. Jackson is one of the world’s leading col“Fifty-four years. None of us are that lector car auctions and automotive shows. old, so how can that be?” Bruno Konescni “It’s a bit of a feather in our cap,” said said with a laugh. Bruno is the spokesKonescni. “It raises the competitive bar of person for this year’s Draggins Rod and our Saskatoon car show. Bringing a finCustom Car Show. ished car from Barrett-Jackson to compete He spoke while taking a break from here is a measure of how the exhibitor tinkering on a vehicle at the Draggins views the level of competitiveness at our clubhouse, where members are getting show.” ready for the big event. One of those is the locally built 1956 “We’re pleased that young people are Ford F-100 truck dubbed Snakebit. It was still interested in this sport. And interested originally displayed as a concept at the in using this sport to give back to the com- show. munity,” said Konescni. “The Draggins The truck returned to Saskatchewan in way to give back to the community is by January after it fetched $450,000 on the putting on this competitive family event auction block in Scottsdale, Ariz. The winwith over $10,000 in trophies and prizes ning bidder was Prince Albert businessperjust for our exhibitors. The popular Battle son Gordie Broda, president of the Broda of Technicians gives away over $6,000 in Group of Companies.
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This 1961 Dodge Dart built by students at Clavet School was on display at the 2013 Draggins Rod & Custom Car Show. (Photo supplied.) Proceeds from the sale of the truck went to the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan. At the show the Saskatoon Antique Auto Club will be showing off the Derby Car it has been restoring for the Western Development Museum. Kids of all ages might enjoy the full-size, authentic replica of Star Wars’ R2D2 as it walks the floor. A model-car contest, remote-control car display and race-car simulator are also sure to entertain. Draggins Rod and Custom Club is proud of its long, generous history of working with the Saskatchewan Abilities
Council and Camp Easter Seal. “What we’re doing here as hundreds of volunteers is giving back to the community,” said Konescni. “Nobody makes any money. It’s all volunteer labour. The goal is to raise money for Camp Easter Seal and put on a really competitive event for families to see.”
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What you should know
2014 BMW 2-series Coupé
Type
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Transmissions
Eight-speed automatic; six-speed manual (opt.)
Engines (hp)
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Market position The 2-series will interest buyers who enjoy performance-oriented automobiles but aren’t blessed with an abundance of funds. What it lacks in practicality the 2-series makes make up for in style and driving fun. Points
• Conversion of coupe to 2- from 1-series status includes more attractive design and more power. • Base four-cylinder engine focuses on fuel economy; 320-horsepower six-cylinder offers significant performance advantage. • No M model or convertible in sight yet, but an X2 wagon is on its way. • The spirit of the old “BMW 2002” lives on in the 2-series.
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By comparison Audi TT Mercedes-Benz Coupé CLA Base price: $51,500 Base price: $36,400 Solidly built, with a Entry-level coupe-like choice of two turbo engines. sedan is new for 2014. AWD comes standard. AMG version is quick.
Honda Accord Coupe Base price: $28,200 Cool two-door is affordable, even with optional 278-hp V6.
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MW knows exactly how to position the new 2-series Coupé. A photo on the automaker’s Web site shows the car running neck and neck with the iconic “2002” coupe that was produced from 1968-’76. It’s a comparison worth pondering as the 2002 was a benchmark sporty car — a pure one at that — for the company. An even more interesting comparison is with the new 2014 4-series Coupé. Both models offer the same powertrains, but the 2-series base price is $8,900 cheaper, at $38,100. The smaller 2-series is also about 90 kilograms lighter, which should make it quicker off the line and more nimble. The 4-series does offer more cabin space than the 2-series and the 4 can be had with BMW’s x-Drive all-wheel-drive system that’s ideal for anyone making frequent excursions to the ski slopes. Still, driving enthusiasts on a budget or who prefer a more minimalist approach to tack-
ling twisty back roads are likely to find the 2-series fits their needs like a well-worn pair of driving gloves. Although similar to the outgoing 1-series coupe, the 2-series is actually more than five centimetres longer, 2.5 centimetres wider and it has a bit more space between the front and rear wheels. Thankfully, the dimensional enlargements are minimal, but the revised shape of the 2-series, especially a more elongated nose, sloping roofline and rear deck, result in a more attractive shape. For die-hard BMW spotters, the larger grille and lower air intakes are the most noticeable ways to tell if the basic Bimmer you’re checking out is a 2 or a 1. It might be even more difficult to spot the differences from the inside, since the dashboards, control panels, floor consoles and dash-mounted display screens in both old and new appear quite similar. To the 2-series, however, BMW did add a bit more trim and enlarged the iDrive controller knob (that adjusts the climate, audio and communications systems) for easier use.
For stashing your gear, the trunk is slightly larger than that of the 1-series and the back seat can be split-folded for extra space. Under the hood of the base 228i is a turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder that makes 241 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque. It’s the same engine that powers several other BMW models, including the base 4-series Coupé. The base engine in the 1-series was a non-turbo 230-horsepower four-cylinder. Step up to the M235i Coupe and your right foot controls a turbocharged 3.0-litre six-cylinder engine with 320 horsepower and 330 pound-feet of torque. Either engine can be had with an eightspeed automatic transmission with manual shift controls, or, for the same money, a six-speed manual gearbox. BMW claims the 228i will hit 100 km-h from rest in 5.7 seconds. That’s not exactly sedate, but the M235i can top that with an elapsed time of 5.0 seconds. If fuel consumption is a consideration, the 228i is rated at 8.7 l/100 km in the
city and 5.4 on the highway (improved from 10.8/7.0 for the 128i). The M235i’s numbers are 10.0 city and 6.4 highway. Note that both models require premium fuel. Just because the 228i is the base 2-series, it’s far from stripped-down. Base equipment includes climate control, auto stop/start function, multi-adjustable (nonpower) front seats, rain-sensing windshield wipers and a premium audio system. The M235i ratchets up the performance content with a tighter suspension, sport bucket seats, firmer steering and a launchcontrol program that ensures rapid off-theline starts with minimal wheel spin. Of course the option bin is tempting, but could inflate either model’s base price into 4-series Coupé territory if you’re not careful. Ultimately, what’s neat about the 2-series is that it’s the least expensive way to obtain a BMW, yet you’re guaranteed to get the same kick for your money as with many of the company’s pricier products. Talk about driving a bargain.
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Auto Trivia • The record for the fastest steam-powered automobile was set in 1906 by Fred Marriott, who managed to get his Stanley racer up to 121.56 mph (194 km-h) on the sands of Daytona Beach, Fla.
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SASKATOONEXPRESS - April 14-20, 2014 - Page 27 • Without numerous pioneers, the internal combustion engine might never have been developed. For example, the crankshaft was developed by James Watt in 1782, while Frenchman Jean Lenoir is credited with inventing the spark plug in 1860.
Drawing Board Nissan sport sedan concept: The Japan-based automaker arrived at 2014 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Mich., with this close approximation of the 2016 Maxima, which is about a year away from production There’s no word yet on powertrains, but it’s likely that four- and six-cylinder engines will be available, as well as a gas-electric hybrid option.
What’s up, auto doc? In a time when gas prices have many drivers wondering how they’ll ever survive, the Sleuth has a couple of tips that go beyond the usual. Assuming that you can curtail your discretionary driving (by simply reducing the number of trips and and combining others) that still leaves the mustdo commute to work. With a little organization, car pooling is great, but an overlooked area is requesting a shift change to either side of the rush-hour hump. If, by coming to work an hour earlier than normal you can avoid the usual morning traffic jam as well as the gridlock at 5 p.m., how much fuel
would you save over the course of a week, a month or a year? Likewise, arriving later and staying later has similar benefits. The underlying question is why are we all on the road at the same time? As well some jobs might allow you to work from home one or two days a week, saving both commute time and money. Think about it and start asking questions at work. If you have a tip, use the contact form at www.shiftweekly.com.
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BUILD YOUR DREAM TRUCK WITH $1,000 IN ACCESSORIES. ONLY AT YOUR PRAIRIE FORD STORE TODAY. prairieford.ca Vehicle(s) may be shown with optional equipment. Dealer may sell or lease for less. Limited time offers. Offers only valid at participating dealers. Retail offers may be cancelled or changed at any time without notice. See your Ford Dealer for complete details or call the Ford Customer Relationship Centre at 1-800-565-3673. For factory orders, a customer may either take advantage of eligible Ford retail customer promotional incentives/offers available at the time of vehicle factory order or time of vehicle delivery, but not both or combinations thereof. Retail offers not combinable with any CPA/GPC or Daily Rental incentives, the Commercial Upfit Program or the Commercial Fleet Incentive Program (CFIP). ^ Until April 30, 2013, lease a new 2014 F-150 Super Crew XLT 4x4 and get 1.49% APR for up to 24 months on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit. Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest APR payment. Lease the above with a value of $31,808 at 1.49% APR for up to 24 months with $1,950 down or equivalent trade in, monthly payment is $299, total lease obligation is $9,126, optional buyout is $22,362.99. Cost of leasing is $1,630.99 or 1.49% APR. Taxes payable on full amount of lease financing price after Total Price adjustment (of $7,750 in manufacturer rebates, $750 accessory cash alternative, and $1,100 in Ford credit cash) has been deducted. Offers include freight and air tax $1,800, license, fuel fill charge, insurance, dealer PDI, registration, PPSA, administration fees, any environmental charges or fees, and all applicable taxes. Additional payments required for PPSA, registration, security deposit, NSF fees (where applicable), excess wear and tear, and late fees. Some conditions and mileage restrictions apply. A charge of 16 cents per km over mileage restrictions applies, plus applicable taxes. ^^ Estimated fuel consumption ratings for the 2014 [F-150 4X4 5.0L-V8 6-Speed Auto]. Fuel consumption ratings based on Transport Canada-approved test methods. Actual fuel consumption will vary based on road conditions, vehicle loading and driving habits. † F-Series is the best-selling pickup truck in Canada for 48 years in a row based on Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association statistical sales reports, up to December 2013. ± Offer valid from March 1, 2014 to April 30, 2014 (the “Program Period”). Receive CAD$1,000 towards select Ford Custom truck accessories, excluding factory-installed accessories/options (“Accessory/ies”), with the purchase or lease of a new 2013/2014 Ford F-150 (excluding Raptor) or Super Duty (excluding Chassis Cabs) (each an “Eligible Vehicle”) delivered or factory ordered during the Program Period (the “Offer”). Offer is subject to vehicle and Accessory availability. Offer is not redeemable for cash and can only be applied towards eligible Accessories. Any unused portions of the Offer are forfeited. Only one (1) offer may be applied towards the purchase or lease of one (1) Eligible Vehicle. ** Offer only valid from March 22, 2014 to April 30, 2014 (the “Program Period”) to Canadian resident customers who own or are currently leasing (during the Program Period) a Ford or Lincoln Pickup Truck (F150, F250-450, Ranger, Lincoln Mark LT, Lincoln Blackwood) (each a “Qualifying Loyalty Model”), or any competitive pickup truck with a pickup bed (each a “Qualifying Conquest Model”) and purchase, lease, or factory order (during the Program Period) a new 2013/2014 F-150 (excluding Raptor, XL 4x2 Value Leader, and 2014 F-150 SUPERCREW XLT 4X4 package 300A) (each an “Eligible Vehicle”). Qualifying customers will receive CAD$1,000 (the “Incentive”) towards the purchase or lease of the Eligible Vehicle, which must be delivered and/or factory-ordered from your participating Ford dealer during the Program Period. Limit one (1) Incentive per Eligible Vehicle sale, up to a maximum of two (2) separate Eligible Vehicle sales, per Qualifying Conquest/Loyalty Model. Each customer will be required to provide proof of ownership/registration and insurance of the applicable Qualifying Conquest/Loyalty Model for the previous 3 months and the ownership/registration address must match the address on the new Buyer’s Agreement or Lease Agreement for the Eligible Vehicle sale. Taxes payable before Incentive is deducted. ††Offer valid from April 1, 2014 to April 30, 2014 (the “Offer Period”) to Canadian residents who purchase finance or lease (during the Program Period) a new 2014 F-150 SuperCrew XLT 4x4 (300A) (the “Eligible Vehicle”) and finance through Ford Credit Canada Limited will receive CAD$1,100 (the “Offer”). The Eligible Vehicle must be delivered and/or factory-ordered from your participating Ford dealer during the Program Period. Limit one (1) Offer per each Eligible Vehicle purchase or lease. Taxes payable before Offer amount is deducted. Not combinable with BFT Loyalty/Conquest offer. ©2014 Sirius Canada Inc. “SiriusXM”, the SiriusXM logo, channel names and logos are trademarks of SiriusXM Radio Inc. and are used under licence. ©2014 Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited. All rights reserved.
Wise customers read the fine print: *, », ‡, , § The Motor Trend Truck of the Year Sales Event offers are limited time offers which apply to retail deliveries of selected new and unused models purchased from participating retailers on or after April 1, 2014. Offers subject to change and may be extended without notice. All pricing excludes freight ($1,695), licence, insurance, registration, any retailer administration fees, other retailer charges and other applicable fees and taxes. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Retailer may sell for less. *$8,500 Consumer Cash Discount is available on new 2014 Ram 1500 Quad Cab SXT 4x4. See your retailer for complete details. »$1,500 Ram Truck Loyalty/Conquest Bonus Cash is available on the retail purchase/lease of any 2013 Ram 2500/3500 models (excluding Cab & Chassis models) and 2014 Ram 1500 (excludes Reg Cab models) and is deducted from the negotiated price after taxes. Eligible customers include current owners/lessees of a Dodge or Ram pickup truck or any other manufacturer’s pickup truck. The vehicle must have been owned/leased by the eligible customer and registered in their name on or before March 1, 2014. Proof of ownership/lease agreement will be required. Additional eligible customers include licensed tradesmen and those working towards Skilled Trade certification. Some conditions apply. See your retailer for complete details. ‡4.29% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on the new 2014 Ram 1500 Quad Cab SXT 4x4 model through Royal Bank of Canada, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Example: 2014 Ram 1500 Quad Cab SXT 4x4 with a Purchase Price of $25,695 (including applicable Consumer Cash Discount) financed at 4.29% over 96 months with $0 down payment equals 208 bi-weekly payments of $146 with a cost of borrowing of $4,682 and a total obligation of $30,377. §Starting from prices for vehicles shown include Consumer Cash Discounts and do not include upgrades (e.g. paint). Upgrades available for additional cost. Finance Pull-Ahead Bonus Cash and 1% Rate Reduction are available to eligible customers on the retail purchase/lease of select 2014 Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram or Fiat models at participating retailers from April 1 to 30, 2014 inclusive. Finance Pull-Ahead Bonus Cash will be deducted from the negotiated price after taxes. 1% Rate Reduction applies on approved credit to most qualifying subvented financing transactions through RBC, TD Auto Finance & Scotiabank. 1% Rate Reduction cannot be used to reduce the final interest rate below 0%. Eligible customers include all original and current owners of select Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram or Fiat models with an eligible standard/subvented finance or lease contract maturing between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2016. Trade-in not required. See retailer for complete details and exclusions. ≤Based on 2013 Automotive News full-size pickup segmentation. ≠Based on 2014 EnerGuide highway fuel consumption ratings. Government of Canada test methods used. Your actual fuel consumption will vary based on driving habits and other factors. 2014 Ram 1500 3.6 L V6 4x2 and 8-speed transmission – Hwy: 7.8 L/100 km (36 MPG) and City: 11.4 L/100 km (25 MPG). Ask your retailer for complete EnerGuide information. ±Best-selling based on IHS Automotive: Polk Canadian new vehicle registrations through October 2013 for large diesel pickups under 14,000 lbs GVW. ¥Longevity based on IHS Automotive: Polk Canadian Vehicles In Operation data as of July 1, 2013, for model years 1994-2013 for all large pickups sold and available in Canada over the last 20 years. ➤Based on 2500/F-250 and 3500/F-350 full-size pickups. TMThe SiriusXM logo is a registered trademark of SiriusXM Satellite Radio Inc.
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