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Saskatoonʼs REAL Community Newspaper Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express anielle Bergen is waiting in a bear stand. At any moment a black bear could be within yards of her. It is quiet except for the rustling sound as the wind passes through the trees. Thoughts race through her mind. Her bow is close. So is a pen. She wonders if there will be time to write a poem. Bergen is an extreme hunter. Truth be told, she is pretty extreme in most of her endeavours. Bergen is one of 20 finalists — worldwide — for the six spots in an American television show called Extreme Huntress. She has packed a lot of hunting into her 20 years. She knows she went out with her father, Al, when she was three or four years old. “I don’t really remember a whole lot of it, but my dad has shown me pictures and told me stories about it.” She does remember her first brushes with bears. The little girl and her dad would be in the bear stand. These magnificent beasts would be walking in close proximity. It is a game. The bears don’t want contact with the humans. And the humans don’t want to be seen by the bears. “Black bear can kill you,” she said somewhat matter-of-factly last week. “If they get mad enough and angry enough, they can kill you. Most of the time they are trying to stay as far as they can away from you, but the fact I could be that close to a predator — they are out there to kill something for food — is literally what got the adrenalin going.” Bergen lives in Drake, where life centres around hockey in the winter and hunting in the spring and fall. She was a darn good hockey player. Midget AAA teams came calling and colleges were taking notice. A number of concussions forced her to leave the game. Hunting became her passion. Make that hunting became her passion when she wasn’t snowboarding in unmarked mountain terrain, wake boarding, riding her Honda CRF150R motocross dirt bike and participating in three Red Bull Crashed Ice events. She finished sixth in the world in 2013. Concussions be darned. She said racing down the steep Red Bull track is similar to hunting. “When I was standing at the top of those start gates, I get the same adrenalin rush as when I am sitting in a bear stand or even walking into the bear stand. It is one of those adrenalin rushes where it is kind of like hunting. It’s unknown. When
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Danielle Bergen is one of 20 finalists for the six spots in an American television show called Extreme Huntress (Photo Supplied) you go down that track you don’t know there at 200 yards and I could just drop it. say that is when I changed from being a what’s going to happen. So you could be driving along, see some- hunter to an extreme hunter and really “I like to say I am adventurous, love thing out in the field and go, ‘I want that,’ enjoying it. When you are hunting deer, a challenge and I live for the extreme to and shoot it. There was no real challenge when you are hunting bear, no matter the extreme. There are not many people I to it, at least in Saskatchewan where it what animal you are hunting, you have have met after watching me do (the Red is wide open and flat. You can see a deer to be in that certain distance away. For Bull race) that have said, ‘Oh, I would that is 600 yards away and walk up within me I like to be 20 yards away from the love to do that.’ People look at me and go, shooting range and shoot it.” animal when I shoot it. That’s my ideal ‘You’re crazy!’ ” When she was just 13 she picked up a shooting distance. Most people don’t Hunting has been a constant in her life. bow. want to get within 100 yards of a black “For the first couple of years I used a “My dad has been an archery hunter bear. To be that close is an adrenalin rush rifle,” she said. “It was kind of exciting ever since he was young, so he introlike nothing else.” except for the fact the animal could be out duced me to a bow and arrow. I would (Continued on page 4)
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In 1985, I don’t think The then, technology being what StarPhoenix sports departit was. ment had a “most-likelyThe job required accuracy. to-succeed award.” Had we, You don’t want the names James Yausie would have of the winning and losing been the winner. He was gopitchers from a softball game ing places. The sports departspelled incorrectly. I am bement was just a two-summer ing serious. Sometimes what pit stop along the way. seem to be the most mundane James, his wife, Cora jobs are the most important Weenk, and their children, when it comes to public relaJay, Chad and Tess, donated tions and credibility. Editor $2 million to the Friends of There have been legthe Bowl campaign last week. endary pranks pulled on The money will go a long way in revital- early people. One of my favourites — it izing the Bowl at Gordie Howe Park. wasn’t under James’ watch — was when Sandy was taking photos at the event George Kemick, then the SP’s night ediand texted me while doing so. tor, made up a soccer league. “Guess who the donation is from?” He would go to the other end of she said. the newsroom and phone in results. It When she told me, I wasn’t surprised. became funnier when he would make I confess I did wonder who bought cof- up crazy names, with crazy spellings for fee the last time James and I saw each goal scorers. We loved it when he gave other. That was way too long ago. partial scores. A result one night was When I worked with James, he was Prince Albert 2. George said he didn’t fresh out of Nutana Collegiate and know who PA was playing. He and the playing football for the University of early person got into it pretty good. Saskatchewan Huskies. He was also This particular early person would learning a bit about business at the U of hang up the phone and talk about the S. Gosh has ever applied that knowledge bleeping guy calling in the scores. He at ABC Canada. would get red-faced and swear a lot. His title at the paper was “early man.” George would smirk from behind his It has since been modified to “early patchy beard. person,” I am hoping. I don’t recall playing jokes on James. Being the early man or person was He was too darn big. He was playing a tedious job. It involved taking scores fullback for the Huskies back then. We over the phone, entering standings, might have teased him a bit about his putting together the calendar of events, lack of carries and yardage. He was a writing short stories and, in the summer, blocking back. I’m sure he did so withmaking sure the horse race results were out a complaint, just like he did when in the paper. That was a big one back inputting horse racing results.
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Tom BentleyFisher Makes mark in theatres around the world
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lessed with strong Praia play at The Citadel, and she rie roots, Tom Bentleytold me I should apply for a Fisher has gone global job opening with 25th Street in professional theatre, making Theatre in Saskatoon. his marks as a writer, producer, “Then, one day, Dorodirector and educator. thea Fisher appeared on my Bentley-Fisher discovered an doorstep, wearing these great early love for theatre. He was in red-heeled shoes. She came the first performing arts program to interview me. She was the in Edmonton, and on the stage chair of the board at 25th Street with Citadel Theatre as a teenTheatre. We talked for an hour ager. He studied at New York’s and a half, and then she told me Neighbourhood Playhouse with I was coming to Saskatoon.” People Sanford Meisner, and was a proIt was one of two of the fessional actor in Toronto before most exciting challenges of his he was 20. He worked in a play life. He was the artistic director with Vanessa Redgrave in London’s West of 25th Street Theatre for 12 years — 1985 End and for BBC Radio Repertory theatre through 1997. That’s where the emphasis at 21. The major influence in his creative was on Saskatchewan-written plays. He life was learning from a stalwart teacher, was also the founder of Saskatoon’s InterYat Malmgren, from Sweden. national Fringe Theatre, where the growth “I learned from everybody,” said was so rapid that one year there were three Bentley-Fisher. “Especially from Yat, who outdoor stages and nine indoor stages. had Sean Connery as one of his first stu“With 25th, I wanted to create a setting dents and Colin Firth as another. Even in for Saskatchewan works. I talked to people New York and Toronto, I somehow knew I with Canada Council and got our fundwasn’t going to be an actor for a long time. ing back in place. I found a warehouse on I was playing a lot of bad boys. I quit act- Duchess Street and we built a theatre with ing when I was 24. I loved the people and 144 seats. I brought out all the forces. I ralthe process, but I knew it wasn’t for me. I lied everyone from the technicians to the wanted something else.” board members. We had a chance to be an He ran the professional theatre trainimportant national theatre company and I ing school at the University of Waterloo, wanted it to be one of permanent nature. freelanced as a director and was living “I don’t know how we did it sometimes, in Toronto when a return to his home but in 12 years we never missed a payroll.” province of Saskatchewan appeared on the He launched with Don Kerr’s script, horizon. The Great War. And what an array of “I was working with Gale Garnett in writers followed — Connie Gault, Dianne
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Warren, Anne Szumigalski, Rod McIntyre, Greg Nelson, Barbara Sapergia, Ken Mitchell and, later, Maria Campbell. He brought in an American, Paula Vogel, and did the world premiere of one of her first plays, The Oldest Profession. In 1998, she won a Pulitzer Prize for drama with How I Learned to Drive. “I loved the artists. Saskatchewan breeds great ones. I loved to take risks. 25th Street Theatre should never been allowed to die. I remembered so many good things. But it was a heck of a job. During the past few years I think I got tired.” Inspired by artistic development work he’d done for the 1989 Jeux Canada Summer Games, Bentley-Fisher saw another dream come true with the birth of the Fringe Festival. It began with four plays in a late-night venue, took on a major presence on Broadway Avenue, once had a downtown fling but returned to Broadway where it really belonged. “The time was right. We counted on a one-third mix of international plays, one-third Canadian and one-third from Saskatchewan. At one time, we were the third-largest fringe in Canada.” And the stories he could tell, like “the year a 16-member troupe came out of Moscow and did Orwell’s Animal Farm. We packed the Broadway Theatre every night. Or the day I got a phone call from the national immigration office in Ottawa, telling me there were five Nigerians in their office, without travel permits, and they were supposed to go to Saskatoon. The Nigerians didn’t know how big
Canada was and they believed they could catch a bus and be in Saskatoon the next day. We made it work.” Bentley-Fisher began to spread his wings. He moved to San Francisco “right into the beat poetry scene, did some readings, wrote and started getting published.” As time went on, he formed his own theatre studio and launched a Global Age theatre project in Berkeley. Then came the call to Barcelona, Spain. His first big theatrical production was Iliada, an all-female version of Iliad, produced for the Barcelona Grec Festival in 2009. After touring for a year, it was restaged in a World Heritage Roman theatre site for a festival at Merida. “Because it was so hot in Spain, we didn’t go on stage until 11 at night,” he said. Under the banner Tant a Tant, he became the artistic director of an international company he and Elisabet Rafols, the Catalan language translator, ran together. It is their aim to translate, produce and exchange international plays. Currently in the works is Burning Vision, a script by Marie Clements that examines the discovery of uranium in a northern Alberta community, its effect on the First Nations community and what it did to the world. In Bentley-Fisher’s words, it has “great social and political significance.” The cast will be filled by six Canadian actors and six who speak Catalan. It will open in Europe in 2015. (Continued on page 4)
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Bergen has deep respect for animals she hunts (Continued from page 1) Bergen has shot four black bear with a bow and arrow. “I sat with my dad – and it’s always exciting when I get to sit with my dad – and we didn’t know what to expect,” she said of her first bear. “We got to the tree stand and prayed, asking the Lord to give us wisdom, and it would be really sweet if I could put a shot on a bear.
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My entry came from my hunting and my desire to pass on hunting to as many women and young girls as possible.”
“And we waited not even 10 minutes when a bear walked past the bait. He didn’t stop for a shot. Instantly, I was like, ‘Crap, the hunt’s over.’ We sat for maybe 30 minutes and in comes this bear. He wasn’t a monster bear, but for a first bear I started shaking like crazy, like vibrating. I think I was making the pine needles fall off the tree. “It walked right into the bait barrel and gave me a perfect shot. It took the shot and the bear only ran 10 yards and dropped. “The coolest thing about that hunt is my dad said, ‘Let’s go get your bear; let’s get some pictures and head back to the cabin.’ I was like, ‘Dad, we still have two hours of daylight left.’ We ended up sitting for the rest of the night and I would say about 45 before minutes before quitting time, a huge bear came in. So my dad ended up tagging out on a bear the exact same night. So it was kind of sweet.”
She said she has a special relationship with her father, the owner of Bergen Industries. “When I told him about Red Bull Crashed Ice, he looked at me and kind of smiled. ‘Well, you are kind of a daughter after your dad’s own heart. I can’t make you live in a bubble forever,’ he said. ‘Go hard or go home, girl.’ “I always have his support no matter what I am doing, whether it be Red Bull Crashed Ice or hunting, snowboarding, wake boarding or if I am writing a poem. I always have my dad’s support. As a girl, that’s pretty special.” Bergen knows there are those that don’t share her passion for hunting. “There are a lot of people concerned about animals being shot just for the sake of killing or being able to say, ‘I killed this big thing’ or to get the kill photo. I am not the type of hunter that just loves the thrill of killing something just to kill it. “Even at a young age my dad instilled that in me, my brother and my sister that it is not just killing just to kill. I have a deep respect and honour for the animals I hunt. God gave them for us to hunt. The animals we kill, we eat.” Black bear aren’t part of the diet, but Bergen said they have formed friendships with members of the Grandmother’s Bay First Nation near where they hunt. She said members of the First Nation harvest the meat, use the gall bladder in medicine and have a variety of uses for the fat. “My dad always wanted us to know when an animal’s life is taken that we understand what is involved from the arrow to the table. He taught every one of us kids that after we shot a white tail deer to gut it, to skin it and to de-bone it so nothing is wasted.”
Danielle Bergen wants to share her passion for hunting (Photo Supplied)
Bergen said she has been watching the Extreme Huntress show for a couple of years, but missed the entry deadline each time. Now she is one of 20 hunters seeking six spots for the television show. Voting is done on the show’s website as well as on its Facebook page. “My entry came from my hunting and my desire to pass on hunting to as many women and young girls as possible. I want them to know and understand that hunting is not just a man’s sport. I want them to know women are next; they’re up and coming. “Every year I seem to meet more teenagers, more young girls, more moms who are taking up the sport of archery or the sport of hunting. To be able to see the smiles on their faces when they draw back their bow or close the bolt on their rifle, that is when I see the extreme passion at its finest.
“It is an opportunity to share my extreme love for hunting with these women who see me going for a top-six spot in Extreme Huntress. I want to be one of those women where they say, ‘She’s doing it; I want to give it a try, too.’ I want to light that fire in their heart for hunting.” If Bergen makes the final six, she will surely have more material for poetry. Her mother, Sherrilyn, has encouraged her to publish her work. “Some of my poems have come out of the bear stand. Some are written about that anticipation and suspense.” One was written on toilet paper. “Ten sheets,” she said with a laugh. Talk about an Extreme Poet. To vote for the Extreme Huntress, visit www.extremehuntress.com. Voting concludes June 1. Taping of the show will be held in July in Hondo, Texas.
Tom Bentley-Fisher considers Saskatoon his writing home (Continued from page 3) In the writing stage at the moment is the screenplay of Unknotted Tongue, his novel that is optioned for film. He’d really like the same fate for Blind Man’s Drum, written several years ago and now in its second printing with Thistledown Press.
He considers Saskatoon to be his “writing home,” a home he shares with Saskatoon city councillor Pat Lorje, whom he married 10 years ago. He also keeps a close eye on two children from a previous marriage: Gavin, a lawyer, and Miranda, an actress following in his footsteps in Los Angeles.
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The Saskatchewan flavour to his life really bloomed in 2000, when he was commissioned to write a book and lyrics to New York is Big, Biggar is Bigger, the musical about his birthplace. He collaborated with his talented friend, the late Angie Tysseland.
“That’s when you find out how relevant theatre is to a Saskatchewan community. The people in Biggar rejoiced in the arrival of professional actors and filled what was once a 350seat vaudeville house every night for two weeks.”
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I start my day with a glass of tap water Question: I have lived in Saskatoon for approximately three months. I wonder if you drink tap water. With the water main breaks, how do you ensure water is safe? Mayor Atchison: I drink it every single day. It is some of Ask the Mayor the best and cleanest drinking water anywhere. One of the reasons we can say that is thanks to the Gardiner Dam. It holds back all that residue, so the water settles out before coming downstream. When it is released it does collect some debris coming downstream, there is no disputing that, but it is certainly not to the same extent as it would be otherwise. Do I drink tap water? I have a glass every morning. I have a 12-ounce glass of water to start my day off. So now about those water main breaks: After the breaks the water has to be tested. There may be a boil-water order sometimes to make sure the system is working properly and the water is clear. After that, the water will be declared safe to use again. Question: Stories regarding the new program for tagging garbage bins have said there will be substantial annual savings. I would like to know how those saving are quantified. How was the $150,000 figure arrived at? It seems missed garbage collection should result in savings rather than cost. JW11499.E12 James
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Mayor Atchison encourages people to report potholes in the city (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson)
Mayor Atchison: The $150,000 is a number administration calculated. For example, in the past if someone phoned in to report their garbage pickup had been missed, the city would send out a truck the next day or a three-quarter-ton truck to pick up the garbage. Now what they are able to do with tags is identify a truck closest to that area. That truck will pick up the garbage. This is a direct quote from city administration on improved customer service: “By integrating real-time collections information with a customer data base, we are able to provide better service to citizens. When someone calls our office with a container or collection issue, we will be able to generate work orders while on the phone and dispatch the work to the truck closest to that address. By changing the way we address collection issues using this new technology, we expect to save taxpayers $155,000 a year.” Question: How are the various spring projects progressing?
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Mayor Atchison: We are out there doing street sweeping. As long as the weather cooperates, we are going to get the entire city done in a matter of a few weeks. It will be the fastest time ever if you take bad-weather days out of it. City crews are out now painting the lines on the streets. On high-traffic streets we are using paint that lasts nine times longer so we will have lines throughout the year and the streets will be safer. I want remind everyone to report those potholes. We have an app for smart phones and you can report them on the City’s website (www.saskatoon.ca). I really encourage people to do that. Anecdotal information indicates people are reporting potholes and, within hours, crews have been out there filling them. Sometimes when they are reported, dispatchers can radio the crews to tell them a pothole has been identified in the area where they are working. They are able to sweep in there and repair it at the same time.
I also want to mention our program for emergency notifications called NotifyNOW. When people are on our webpage we would like them to go to NotifyNOW and fill out the application to be notified in case of emergencies and to receive special notices. They can be notified about water-main breaks and power outages. It is especially important if there are serious safety and security issues in their neighbourhoods or across the city. If you have children going to school and if that particular school has a problem, you will be notified. You can either be put in on a city-wide notification or you can narrow it down to your neighbourhood and the schools your children go to. We ask people to participate in this. Once they get on board with it and see how it works, they will be glad that they are part of NotifyNOW. (Have a question for Mayor Atchison? Send it to editorial@saskatoonexpress.com. Please put “mayor” in the subject line. Please limit them to fewer than 50 words.)
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Were councillors testing the waters with name game?
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ayor Don Atchison master list for use when approhad a teensy, weensy priate. It will then recommend taste of what Toronto the name to council for approvcity council did to its mayor al. It is important to note that when Saskatoon’s council atcouncil as a whole approves all tempted to strip the traditional names added to the list. power vested in the mayor’s When an area is being deoffice on the naming of civic veloped, city planners collaboproperty and development arrate with developers, including eas. The difference is Toronto’s the City’s Land Branch, to secouncil had cause for their aclect names for streets, parks or tion, whereas our case seemed facilities. Names are not necesColumnist an exercise in disdain. sarily used in the order they are Although the naming of civic properties listed, but sometimes based on a theme. might not be a pressing issue for the pub- By example, in the Erindale area streets lic, it is telling of the dynamics and diviwere named for well-known Saskatchewan sions on council. Before deciding whether artists such as Cowley, Bentham, Bornthe action was good or bad, you should stein, Mulcaster and Perehudoff, all of understand how the process works. whom have excelled in developing the art The Naming Advisory Committee is culture in Saskatoon. Sports venues might composed of the mayor, two councillors bear the names of well-known athletes, aland three administrators. Members of though I am unclear why a football venue council, the public or organizations submit is named for Gordie Howe. However, he is names of citizens they believe have met an athlete and one of Saskatoon’s favourite the criteria for recognition: excellence, sons. The list is then vetted by the mayor courage or exceptional dedication to for final approval and then City Planning service in ways that bring special credit to notifies council. I hope this thumbnail the city, province or country; a person who sketch gives you they basic idea of the has volunteered significant time, effort process. or resources to support the community or As reported in The StarPhoenix, Coun. humanitarian causes; a person who has Darren Hill kick-started the discussion of risked his/her life to protect others; or a civic naming by stating “we need to make person who has achieved a deed or activity it as transparent as possible and elimiperformed in an outstanding professional nate any of the decisions being made by manner or uncommonly high standard an elected body.” (My antenna goes up that brings benefit to the city, province or whenever I hear a politician use the word country. Those individuals automatically “transparent” because they usually mean added to the master list are city managers, opaque.) How does kicking this process department heads, fire chiefs and elected out of the hands of our elected officials officials. There is also provision for and putting it in the hands of administrahistorical figures, flora and fauna of local tion, working out of the public view, make areas, or geographical or topographical this process more transparent? His sidefeatures of any area. Libraries are named kick, Coun. Zach Jefferies, thinks taking by the Library Board. the power away from council and giving The Naming Advisory Committee will it to a committee is “good governance.” vet the submitted name and determine It reads more like “no governance” by whether or not it should be added to the council.
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Breast Friends have been writing and publishing cookbooks for 10 years. To recognize the achievement, we are having our first-ever cookbook sale. Our last two cookbooks — For the Men in Our Lives and Inspire Health — are on sale online at www.breastfriends.ca for $10 each. The sale will last until the end of June. These books regularly cost $21.95. They make wonderful shower gifts, and our men’s book makes a great Father’s Day gift. Today’s recipe was developed by one of those men that our books are dedicated to. He must have been busy cooking while we were on the road with Breast Friends. It became a favourite of his wife and family, so we convinced them to share it with us. Enjoy!
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Coating: 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1 1/2 cups bread crumbs 1/4 cup canola oil 1 teaspoon paprika 1 medium onion, chopped into eighths 3 teaspoons garlic powder 1 cup fresh mushrooms, quartered 1 teaspoon ground coriander 1 celery stalk, chopped 1 cup milk 1 cup Dole vegetable fruit blend, any flavour a dish. Place chicken in milk Mix coating ingredients, except milk, in Heat oil in large skillet. Sauté and then coat with bread crumb mixture. onion to chicken making sure chicken breasts until golden brown. Add tes. Add mushrooms, celery they fit around breasts. Sauté for five minu e in preheated 350F oven for and juice. Transfer to baking dish and plac 20-25 minutes. Serve with rice, pasta or potatoes.
Does anyone believe that Mayor Atchison burns the midnight oil so he can name civic properties after his friends or supporters? If that were the case, why would he have allowed a pocket park to be named after yours truly? I doubt very much that I qualify for the mayor’s “friends or supporters” list given my critiques in this column. And the mayor is limited to using the names approved by council. Hill tweeted after the vote: “I believe a particular councillor was promised the vote needed and then someone changed their mind.” This comment makes you wonder why they have debate if votes are lined up in advance of the meeting. Then again, the debate obviously changed one councillor’s mind. As for Coun. Anne Iwanchuk’s silence on how she might have voted, did Hill let the cat out of the bag when he tweeted, “That is why we have an odd number to avoid stupid tied-vote issues. . . . Darn that Iwanchuk”?
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One can’t help but wonder with all the other pressing issues before council, why our councillors would spend so much time and energy on such a petty matter.”
Coun. Charlie Clark says that no other cities give this power to a mayor. I don’t know if that is true, but his “following rather than leading” philosophy reminds me of the kid who says, “but everyone else is doing it,” and the age-old parental
response of “if everyone else is jumping off the bridge, does that mean you should, too?” One can’t help but wonder, with all the other pressing issues before council, why our councillors would spend so much time and energy on such a petty matter. Coun. Mairen Loewen summed it up with her tweet: “For those worried about time wasted on street names, fear not: no pothole discussions were harmed in the making of tonight’s meeting.” Whether she was being facetious or just cute, it was not that funny to those paying big bucks for vehicle repairs due to pothole damage. Coun. Tiffany Paulsen wants to have a naming contest for the Circle Drive South Bridge. Although the policy allows for “unique or extenuating” circumstances that would cover a contest, the policy also says names should consider “ease of identification and avoidance of confusion for the public” and the “purpose of facility and logical connection to the name.” Doesn’t the majority of the public already identify this bridge as the Circle Drive South Bridge? Currently we have the Broadway Bridge, University Bridge, Circle Drive Bridge (North), Traffic Bridge and Train Bridge. The only bridge bearing a name is the Sid Buckwold Bridge, but is still more commonly referred to by locals as the Freeway or Idylwyld Bridge. I suspect not many really care what the new bridge is called. It will just be the South Bridge. A rose by any other name is still a rose. And we should take heart that no one has suggested selling the bridge name to the highest bidder. Maybe these antics are just a warm up for the next election, where some councillors test their strength and assess their potential to de-throne the king. They should be reminded that in order to wear the crown you should have a head and be able to use it. It could be a long two years. ehnatyshyn@gmail.com
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hen audience members attend one of Persephone Theatre’s polished productions, it’s easy to forget that the theatre came from humble beginnings. Decades ago, back in 1974, Persephone was the vision of three local theatre artists, Janet and Susan Wright, and director Brian Richmond. The trio wanted a professional theatre company in their hometown, so they founded Persephone and produced their first show in the basement of the Mendel Art Gallery. Fast-forward 40 years, to 2014, and Persephone Theatre is a thriving, longstanding cultural institution in Saskatoon. The theatre no longer produces small basement shows; rather, it is considered one of Canada’s largest theatres, staging impressive productions in its modern new facility in the Remai Arts Centre at River Landing. When one looks back at Persephone’s history and evolution, one name instantly comes to mind: Tibor Feheregyhazi. The Hungarian-born Feheregyhazi was instrumental in building Persephone over the course of 25 years, serving as artistic director from 1982 until his death in 2007. After Feheregyhazi’s passing, artistic director Del Surjik took the helm at Persephone. When the opportunity arose for him to become the artistic director of Persephone Theatre, Surjik — who trained at the University of Saskatchewan and co-founded Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan and the Saskatoon Soaps — made the choice to return to the city from Vancouver. In a recent interview at his office in the Remai Arts Centre, Surjik talked about how Persephone has evolved from “an exciting idea” generated by a “handful of artists” to “a premiere arts institution” that the local community counts on to deliver theatre art. Surjik is ready to build on Persephone’s past successes and make new history. He is excited about Persephone Theatre’s upcoming 2014-2015 40th anniversary season, noting “you want to make the occasion in some way.” “We tried to find some special attributes for this season, while still fulfilling the range of programming that people have gotten used to,” he said. “I guess the most notable thing is, right off the bat, we’ve added for the first time ever a summer component. So in August there’s going to be a show running for a couple of weeks — an opportunity to have an evening where you can walk down to the riverbank and walk to the theatre, literally, and enjoy an evening’s entertainment in the summer. I think that’s pretty special,” he said. Persephone is also “breaking new ground” by presenting the Regina-based Globe Theatre on the Persephone main stage for the first time, Surjik said. The
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40th anniversary to celebrate history, evolution Del Surjik became Persephone Theatre’s artistic director in 2007 (Photo by Shannon Boklaschuk) presentation of Globe Theatre’s A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline will serve as Persephone’s 2014-2015 Main Stage Productions: Persephone’s 40th anniversary “bonus Based on the screenplay by Frank Capra and summer show,” running from Aug. 12 to A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline the original story by Philip Van Doren Stern By Dean Reagan Aug. 24. Nov. 26 – Dec. 14, 2014 A presentation of Globe Theatre “I think that’s a bit of Saskatchewan Aug. 12 – Aug. 24, 2014 theatre history, so that’s a good way of Mary’s Wedding marking 40 years,” said Surjik. By Stephen Massicotte Hedda Gabler “The Globe, of course, does their Feb. 4 – Feb. 22, 2015 By Henrik Ibsen shows in the round, so they’re going to World premiere of a new translation by Errol come up here and work for a week prior Vigil Durbach to the show, converting their production By Morris Panych to our stage. And then it’s going to go out Directed by Janet Wright March 11 – March 29, 2015 Sept. 17 – Oct. 5, 2014 to other communities around the province, so it’s really cool,” he added. The 25th Annual Putman County Spelling The Highest Step in the World While Persephone will break new Bee By David van Belle and Eric Rose ground during the 40th anniversary seaMusic and Lyrics by William Finn A presentation of Ghost River Theatre son, it will also honour its roots. Book by Rachel Sheinkin Oct. 22 – Nov. 9, 2014 During Persephone’s first season Conceived by Rebecca decades ago, A Doll’s House, by famed Feldman It’s a Wonderful Life Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, A new musical adaptation by Peter Jorgensen April 15 – May 3, 2015 was presented. For its 40th anniversary season, Surjik commissioned a of getting her access to the theatre she new translation of another well-known Ibsen play, Hedda Gabler. “We’ve gone back to that origin season helped start in this lovely way. You hope for grand arch, grand scope, in the way for inspiration, and then we’re also having it directed by Janet Wright, one of our things play out, so this good.” Persephone Theatre, which currently co-founders, who has never directed at the theatre she helped start,” Surjik said. programs 16 productions each season, is planning to offer a wide variety of other “She has played Hedda Gabler when she was younger to great acclaim as well. shows for 2014-2015. There is something for everyone, including fans of musicals, This is fantastic. Again, you look for comedies and dramas. those lovely synergies to come about.” “The organization has grown into its Surjik said he is looking forward to bigger boots,” said Surjik. working with Wright. “I’ve had the pleasure of working with For more information about PerseJanet before in Vancouver, when I was living and working there, and I could not phone Theatre and its 40th anniversary have predicted that this would be coming season, go online to persephonetheatre. about now. What a privilege of being part org
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May is Leave a Legacy Month in Saskatoon
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eave a LegacyTM is a public awareness program that encourages people from all walks of life to consider legacy giving. Leave a LegacyTM does not solicit gifts for any particular organization, rather it is donor-oriented education initiative to raise awareness about the importance of having a will and making a difference in your community by planning a legacy gift to your favourite charity. To celebrate Leave a Legacy month, the Saskatoon chapter is holding a luncheon on May 22, with guest speaker Vera Pezer, Chancellor Emerita of the University of Saskatchewan. Although Dr. Pezer has been involved with charitable and volunteer work throughout her life, she says it was not until she was Chancellor that she understood just how much of a difference a monetary gift could make. “The more contributions I saw from alumni,” she explains, “the more I understood why it was important for people to give back and what a positive effect that had on the programs that received funding.” Furthermore, as Chancellor, Dr. Pezer was involved with the Greystone Circle, the society that honours individuals who have included the University in their estate plans. Through the Greystone Circle, she “heard such wonderful stories of the difference that legacy contributions could make.” As she neared retirement age, Dr. Pezer started to explore how she could best make her future contribution to the University. “I met with my financial advisor to discuss my options, and together we decided that my best bet was to leave a gift to the University through a life insurance policy. I was able to dictate within ethical guidelines where the money will go to and the selection
Chancellor Emerita Vera Pezer
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criteria that will be used. I laid it all out, and I left that meeting with quite a satisfied feeling.” Dr. Pezer says that she believes the idea of legacy giving is gaining more popularity all the time, and that idea will continue to gain steam. “It’s Saskatchewan,” she says, “so we don’t have many Warren Buffets out there
with billions to give away. But what we do have are enormously generous people who grew up understanding, from Telemiracle for example, that every little bit helps.” She says that programs like Leave a Legacy can help those looking to make a difference gain a better awareness of what and where their contribution choices are.
The Leave a Legacy Luncheon will take place on May 22nd from 12:00-1:00 (doors open at 11:30) in the Terrace Room at Prairieland Park. Tickets are available online at: http://www.cagp-acpdp.org/ event/RTSKN220514 You can also contact Tammy at 306-244-5802 or tforrester@rmh.sk.ca for tickets or for more information.
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LEAVE A LEGACY TM LUNCHEON Dr. Vera Pezer has a long association with the University of Saskatchewan. Earning her undergraduate and graduate degrees there, she also devoted much of her career to the U of S, establishing services and support to meet students’ diverse needs. Most notably, Dr. Pezer served as the Associate Vice-President (Student Affairs and Services) from 19912001 and Chancellor from 2007-2013. Dr. Pezer has held volunteer and leadership roles with many communitybased and non-profit organizations. She has also contributed widely to professional and amateur sports organizations. An accomplished athlete in her own right, Dr. Pezer is a four-time Canadian Ladies’ Curling Champion, a Canadian Softball Champion, and twotime member of the Saskatchewan Senior Women’s golf team. She has received a place of honour in the Saskatoon and Saskatchewan Sports Halls of Fame and in the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame. Dr. Pezer has published two books, The Stone Age: A Social History of Curling in the Prairies (2003) and Smart Curling (2007). She was honoured with a Saskatchewan Centennial Medal in 2006, and in 2002, received the University of Saskatchewan Alumni Award of Achievement.
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Credit decision-makers for province’s turnaround
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t wasn’t long ago when downsize. We have entrepreneurs the federal government who could see opportunity and considered Saskatchhad the courage and faith to start ewan a “have-not province.” businesses. We have community For 50 of the 55 years since leaders who did their best to 1957, we were given special make sure that no one was left consideration on revenue behind as we grew. sharing because we had a We have politicians at all levlow population, lower-thanels in all parties who have done average incomes and a poor their homework and fought for taxation base. the policies that would benefit us. That has changed. For the We had voters who took their reProsperity past six years we have often sponsibilities seriously, did their Saskatoon tied or exceeded Alberta as homework and elected the right the leading economic growth area for people. There has been balance between the country. That is a pretty significant business and social programs, which has turnaround. provided us with jobs, a solid tax base and While it does come with hiccups, many of the amenities that make our city a growth is good. Saskatoon grew from great place to live. 206,075 people to 253,000 in the past 10 Prosperity Saskatoon was created in years. This means more people to support 2012 to remind citizens that the lifestyle our local merchants, more variety in the we enjoy in our city is not an accident. It is restaurants we have, more volunteers to the result of a lot of hard work by thouwork at our festivals and, perhaps most sands of dedicated people. The group’s importantly, more people to contribute to mandate is to recognize our success and our tax base. provide voters with insight into how this is Increased revenue into the city means being achieved. With comfort, there often new recreation facilities and proper main- comes apathy. Apathy is the worst thing tenance of our infrastructure. During those that can happen to a city. It is essential that same 10 years, Saskatoon’s tax revenue in- the right decisions continue to be made. creased by 96.3 per cent. This has allowed For this to happen, it is important for all of for a new south bridge, water treatment us to ensure that we are not only exercisfacilities, the Shaw Centre and numerous ing our right to vote, but that we know other projects. who we are voting for and what they stand What changed for Saskatchewan to for. become a “have” province? Many of us Follow Prosperity Saskatoon on Twitwould answer potash, resources or bioter at @ProsperityStoon or visit www. technology. Some might say luck. prosperitysaskatoon.com to keep up to The answer is that our success has been date with the growth of our city and why due to good decisions. We had the right it should matter to you, and to give you people in the right places at the right time. a chance to meet the people are who are We still do. shaping the world we so enjoy living in. We have business leaders who understood when it was time to expand and (This article was provided by Prosperwhen hard decisions had to be made to ity Saskatoon.)
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Members of the Saskatoon Fiddle Orchestra rehearse for their Spring Show (Photo by Kimberly Bloski)
Saskatoon Fiddle Orchestra celebrates 10th anniversary with release of CD Tammy Robert Saskatoon Express
Marielle: To commemorate our milestone, the SFO’s first recorded album will t’s the 10th anniversary of the Saskabe released at our Spring Show. The CD toon Fiddle Orchestra (SFO). The Sas- features favourite tunes that were recorded katoon Express caught up with Marilive at the Saskatoon Fiddle Orchestra’s elle Gauthier, president and co-founder of 2011, 2012 and 2013 Spring Shows. The the SFO, to find out what the orchestra has CD will be available for purchase at the planned to celebrate its milestone. show, from members of the SFO and Express: For those that are unfamil- through our website: saskatoonfiddleoriar with it, what is the Saskatoon Fiddle chestra.wordpress.com. Orchestra? Marielle: The Saskatoon Fiddle OrExpress: What should the audience chestra began in a living room in 2004, expect from the show? when eight strangers gathered for the first Marielle: This year our Spring time to play traditional music — including Show will feature lots of traditional reels, waltzes, polkas, marches, laments and ethnic tunes from the SFO’s past and jigs — arranged in an orchestral style. 10 years — from the Red River Jig The major difference between the SFO and to the Tarantella. We’re also going to other kinds of orchestra is our focus. We feature the performances of local dance focus on playing traditional music, while troupes, including members from the other orchestras may focus solely on clas- Pavlenchenko, La Ribambelle, All Over sical, big band or pop music. the Map and the Saskatoon Highland Today the SFO is made up of 30 ama- Dance Association. teur musicians of all ages; our orchestra includes flute, mandolin, guitar, bass Express: When and where is this guitar, accordion, piano and percussion. year’s show? Many of the members have played with Marielle: The SFO will celebrate its other large community groups such as the 10th anniversary and CD release on SatSaskatoon Philharmonic Orchestra and the urday, May 24 at 7:30 p.m. at Saskatoon’s Saskatoon Concert Band. The SFO’s arBroadway Theatre. The show will feature tistic director, Kim de Laforest, is a fiddle, John Arcand — master of the Métis fiddle violin and viola performer and teacher, — and Everett Larson, a longtime fiddle bringing with her a lot of classical and performer, composer and teacher. Varitraditional music experience. ous dance troupes will also be part of the show. Tickets are $18 in advance or $20 at Express: The orchestra is about to the door. Advance tickets are available at release its first album. When is it being the Broadway Theatre, Long and Mcreleased? Where can we buy it? Quade and McNally Robinson.
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Reality of murder trials smacks you in the gut
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itting through a murder friends and family of Daleen trial is not unlike sitting Bosse, a wife, mother and through a funeral. promising school teacher who Dusty but reverent sunshine was allegedly murdered by filters through narrow winHales. Innocent until proven dows, warming the overguilty, Hales has proven not whelming brown courtroom particularly in a hurry to get to panelling. Row upon row of this point, switching lawyers hardwood pews are uncomforta whopping six times and able. The atmosphere is muted, delaying his trial at one point, the grief in the air palpable. in part because he wanted a Instead of a pulpit and a priest, laptop for his remand prison Columnist a similarly ornately robed cell. overseer stares grimly out over Legally blind, Hales fixes the gallery. In place of a casket, there is his gaze at a point halfway between an evidence table. Judgment lies waiting himself and the witness box, listening in the wings. intently as Daleen’s friends and family There is a surrealism about the whole detail the agonizing four years that passed proceedings; it’s a kind of disbelief between the day she went missing and around what is unfolding in front of the day her charred remains were found you. There isn’t a soul in the room who in the bush outside Saskatoon. Watching wouldn’t rather be anywhere else. But all Hales’ face as Daleen’s husband describes in attendance are resigned to the fact that the outfit she was wearing the night as awful as this is, it is unavoidable. she went out and never came back, you You may be forgiven if at first blush wonder if Hales’ emotionless expression the accused, sitting on his or her prison- fronts a genuine lack of awareness of the er’s bench, feels like a bit of a celebrity. intimate details of her last hours, or if Their physical presence is, for lack of a he’s simply recessed into the depths of better word, surprising, despite the fact his own memory of that same time. their face has likely been splashed across Upstairs in Queen’s Bench’s newly your television and in newspapers. Up constructed courtroom seven, a stoneuntil this point, peering out from inside a cold David Woods stares straight ahead, boxy white correctional van, or shuffling seemingly even a bit bored, as a coroner out the back doors of the courthouse, the clinically describes the systematic disaccused felt distant — even fictional. section of the body that gave birth to his Yet there they sit, actual flesh and blood, two children. Extremities were examoften passively observing their surround- ined, her organs removed, past surgeries ings with the mild curiosity befitting detailed, even the post-mortem headsomeone who has been staring at the shave on the autopsy table to get a better same four cinderblock walls for months, look at her scalp wounds. It’s just one even years. Perhaps no longer waiting for more way in which this poor woman was their fate is more appealing than facing it. stripped of the last shred of her privacy It’s unfathomable to me what it must in death. feel like to be on trial for murder. The If this all sounds a bit morbid, it’s closest thing I can figure is that it must be because it is. The business of justice in like being awake in a nightmare. Watch- the wake of murder is not pleasant. But ing the accused, you wonder how they observing it in person, free from the proare not slapping themselves across their tective, sanitizing filter of media reports, own face, in an attempt to dissolve the with little more sitting between you and horror show they’ve found themselves in, reality than a couple of railings, the sheer and wake up back in their old life. That’s humanity — the realness — of it all if they’re guilty, of course. Not guilty smacks you right in the gut. would be a whole other ballgame. The victim was a real person who Last week I spent a day at Saskatoon’s died in an awful manner. The accused Court of Queen’s Bench, dividing my is a real person, a stone’s throw away, time between two murder trials playing who may or may not be capable of the out only a few metres apart. In courtroom unthinkable. Watching their reaction to three, just inside the main doors opening the trial is fascinating and repugnant. onto Spadina Crescent, Douglas Hales’ What is the truth? What is their version fate is being determined by a judge. The of the truth? What would the dead tell us courtroom is small, jam-packed with if they could talk?
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or Dennis Flaherty and his family, HOPE Cancer Help Centre’s annual Race for Recovery is a labour of love. Flaherty is the chair of this year’s race, daughter Erin Menz is a member of HOPE’s board of directors and son Brendan is going to serve as race day’s master of the ceremonies. Two other of their children - Ryan and Regan - will be running with the rest of the family and serving as volunteers. All are involved as a tribute to their mother, Kathrine, who was a passionate leader with HOPE until her death on June 9, 2010. “She was passionate about her children, education, social justice, the environment and about the Saskatchewan Roughriders,” said Flaherty. “For her funeral service, we asked her friends to wear some green as a sign of her love for the Roughriders.” Both Flaherty and his wife were educators in the Saskatoon public school division, each teaching for just over 30 years. Each was lucky enough to close out their career at the Caswell elementary school. Kathrine discovered a lump on Good Friday 1994, and went through the chemotherapy and radiation treatments for metastatic breast cancer. She seemingly gained a reprieve. The cancer returned in April 2009, spread in her body and eventually took her life. Between the years of the first discovery to her death, Kathrine carried the torch for the HOPE Centre. She helped in the organization of Race for Recovery, joined the board of directors and served as the office manager from August 2007 until February 2008 without pay. She stayed active on the board for another year and a half. “When Kathrine was first diagnosed with cancer, she joined a support group of women. She really needed to know the stories of other women, looking for hope, and wanting to learn how to face the challenges. She was part of a real lifeline,” said Flaherty. “There were days when she might feel a little twinge, fearing in her mind that the cancer was back. Kathrine was always determined to live life in the moCP90064.E12 Chenise
ment. She loved what HOPE was doing for people. It really mattered to her.” Flaherty has raced or helped organize 10 to 12 of the races. He gladly responded when asked to be race chair for this year’s event, which has some new wrinkles. After experimenting with different dates, anywhere from April to October in the past 18 years, the committee settled on June 1 this year. Flaherty said the decision to run the event was easy. “I cared for Kathrine at home in her last days. I needed some time to myself afterwards, but this is a great organization. Everyone with HOPE has either lost a family member to cancer, has gone through cancer and survived, and we wanted to celebrate the stories of those we’ve lost and those who have survived,” he said. “The race is HOPE’s biggest fundraiser of the year. We need assistance at race time, no matter what size the job. We need a presence at the race site as signs of support and as ways of moraleboosting.” HOPE, which was incorporated in 1989, is the only Saskatoon agency that provides limited client assistance for those whose lives are affected by cancer. There isn’t any government funding for the agency and all money raised stays in Saskatoon. Donna Boyce, director of the centre, says the agency receives requests for about $80,000 a year. All requests come through referrals from social workers or health-care professionals. There are encouraging signs in fundraising this year, but it is seldom that they can accommodate all requests. The race is going to be held at Meewasin Park (on Spadina Crescent at Whiteswan Drive). Supporters are invited to do a two-kilometre walk or run or a five-kilometre walk or run. Registration can be done in advance at Brainsport (704 Broadway Ave. ) until May 28 at 5 p.m., or at the HOPE offices at 129D Pinehouse Dr. or online at www. hopecancerhelpcentre.com. Individual registration is $35 and day-of registration is $40. On race day, registrations will be accepted at 10 a.m. The event begins at 11 a.m., with a family picnic and entertainment by the Karpinka Brothers to follow.
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Summer Camps & & Lessons
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Saskatoon Fencing Club Day Camp July 7 – 11, 2014 9 am– 5 pm (club open from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm daily) Salle Seguin Training centre 414-1st Ave. N. Looking for something to do this summer? This camp is perfect for the beginner fencer! For more information: salleseguin@shaw.ca l 306-241-2827
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For more information or to register, call Shaw Centre at 306-975-7744, Lawson Civic Centre at 306-975-7873 or visit www.saskatoon.ca/go/register.
Full Day, Half Day, Evening and Goalie Camps Include power skating and high intensity drills Fun swimming and field activities on real grass fields!
Evening Specialty Camps for specific skill development including power skating, shooting, puck control and scrimmage session options!
July 14-18 July 21 – 25 July 28 – Aug 1 August 5 – 8 August 18 – 22 August 25 – 29
Novice/Atom and Pee Wee/Bantam Novice to Pee Wee Novice to Pee Wee Pre Novice to Atom Novice to Pee Wee Novice to Pee Wee
Full Day Elite Goaltenders Full Day Camps Full Day Camps Half Day Camps Full Day Camps Full Day Huskie Elite Prep Camp
Full Day Camps run from 9am– 4:30pm Half Day Camps Start at 8:30 am and 12:45 pm Evening Camps start at 5pm or at 6:30 pm
Call (306) 966-1001 to Register and (306) 966-1031 for any questions
www.recservices.usask.ca
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Summer Art Camps Draw, paint, collage, design, build, imagine, and play! Learn from professional artists in a fun studio space • For all skill levels Great art on display • Qualifies for a tax credit (CATC) • All materials provided Outdoor activities • Small group size (up to 18) with 2 instructors To register: Call Troy at 306-975-8487 or email tgrohnsdahl@mendel.ca For more information, visit www.mendel.ca
Full Day Camps
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July 14–18 July 28–August 1 August 11–15 For ages 8 to 11 years 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.*
July 7–11 6 & 7 years, 9 a.m. to noon 7 to 9 years, 1 to 4 p.m.
August 18–22 6 & 7 years, 9 a.m. to noon 7 to 9 years, 1 to 4 p.m.
July 21–25 6 & 7 years, 9 a.m. to noon 9 to 12 years, 1 to 4 p.m.
$150 per child.
$280 per child.
Mendel members receive a 10% discount! *Extended supervision available for full day camps, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. $40 per child.
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SASKATOON YOUTH SOCCER INC. PROUDLY PRESENTS: What: “P “PotashCorp PotashCorp Soccer Kids In the Park”” PProgram rogram Free Summer Drop-In Soccer for Ages 4–18
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When: Mon to Fri ~July 2nd to Aug 21st, 2014 Visit our website for a program schedual after June 25 Where: City of Saskatoon Playground & Youth Centre Sites
Contact: saskatoonyouthsoccer.ca or 975-3413 Thank you to PotashCorp for their sponsorship of this free program for the fourth summer in a row and also Community Initiatives Fund, City of Saskatoon, Xtratime Sports Soccer Locker, and Sask Soccer for their financial support.
Auditions
The Saskatoon Children’s Choir offers young singers a rich and challenging experience. All young people who enjoy singing are welcome to audition. Preparatory Choir: Ages 7-9 Apprentice Choir: Ages 8-13 Concert Choir: Ages 12-16 Phoebe Voigts, Artistic Director Michelle Aalders, Accompanist
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2014-2015 Performing Season May 10, 24 and 31, 2014
Call 306-249-3927 to book an audition or for more information. www.saskatoonchildrenschoir.org
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Children’s Activity CAMPS DANCE AQUATICS
Starting the week of July 2nd, 2014, Canlan Icesports-Jemini will be offering full & half day camps throughout the summer. The camps are designed for players of all skill levels, between the ages of 4 & 12. For more info, contact 306-955-3606 or jemini@icesports.com
WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED! Phone Registration - 306-966-1001 In Person - Room 222 – PAC Office Hours Monday to Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
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An explanation for barcode tags on black bins
ince the City of Saskatoon told residents about the new initiative to track garbage collections by attaching barcode tags to black bins, people have come forward with a number of questions about the program. In a release, the city said it would like to further explain the taxpayer savings it hopes to achieve, how the tags will be used and why they make sense for the community. Each tag contains a barcode for trucks to scan on collection day. The barcode links a resident’s garbage cart with their address and nothing more. The tags are similar to those used to confirm blue-cart collection of recycling. These little tags will make a big difference in how this essential service is
provided to residents: Better Service – Your assigned tag and barcode will confirm when your cart has been emptied, helping us avoid missed collections — estimated to cost Saskatoon taxpayers $155,000 a year as garbage trucks circle back to collect from locations where citizens may have a collection issue. Confirming collection times and taking pictures of collection issues will help in the education process and reduce inefficiency. Cart Maintenance – The city will be able to track and record carts that require repair or replacement, ensuring black garbage carts are always ready for use. Cost Savings – Improved tracking of garbage carts is expected to save taxpayers many more thousands per year by reducing
A: No. The rationale for tagging bins is to provide benefits such as cost savings, service efficiencies, and enhanced customer service for individuals and taxpayers. There is no council direction to make this kind of change at this time or to weigh garbage from each home. Q: How do the barcodes work? A: The technology is similar to the electronic swipe cards many people use to access offices or buildings. On collection day, the truck’s barcode reader will scan the tag from the garbage cart and record that the collection has been successful. This information will be logged in our customer service database.
fuel and labour costs. All together, these savings and eliminated missed collections are expected to save taxpayers about $200,000 a year. While the Garbage Service Verification system will cost $1.2 million, this up-front cost will be paid back within six to seven years from productivity and fuel savings. It will continue to generate about $200,000 back to the city each year in savings after that.
Commonly Asked Questions:
Q: You say the tag keeps track of my garbage pick-ups. Does it record any other information? A: No. The tag connects an individual cart to its assigned residence. That’s it. Q: Is the city doing this so it can it weigh my garbage?
Please visit saskatoonrecycles.ca or call (306) 975-2486 for more information.
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Can-am GymnastiCs summer Camps and summer Classes
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Hosted by the Saskatoon Myracles Baton Club Ages 4 and up. New and Experienced twirlers of all levels.
August 12, 13, 14, 2014! 9am-12pm Catch onto Baton- Twirl A Myracle! Call Cindy 306.292.6054 or email cindy.goldie@shaw.ca
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Summer Sunshine Day Camps Ages 7-11 L.D.A.S. also offers:
July 7 - July 18 Monday - Friday from 8:00 am July 21 - August 1 August 5 - August 15 to 5:00 pm
Arrowsmith Neurofeedback ABSee Tutoring Employability Coaching
Cogmed Adult Literacy/GED Programs ADHD Coaching
A great getaway right here in Saskatoon!
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Can-am Gymnastics Club is the largest, newest facility in saskatoon with two foam pits, three trampolines and specialized preschool equipment! Check out a summer camp for Boys and Girls!
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NUTANA LAWN BOWLING CLUB Open House - Monday, May 19th from 1-4 PM Learn to Bowl (4 lessons) beginning May 22, 2014 at 6:45 PM Youth drop-in bowling every Monday at 6 PM Buena Vista Park Melrose Avenue & 7th Street nutanalawnbowlingclub.ca or phone (306) 665-0304
A Sport For All Ages (10 and up)
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anice Hough, on a woman being detained and then released by Las Vegas police after she got drunk on board a Virgin Atlantic flight and noisily joined the Mile High Club with a man she had just met: “The best part? She was travelling with her parents. And you think some of your family vacations have been awkward.” l It’s going to get tiresome quickly if we have to endure two-and-a-half years from the four-member Bloc Saskatoon group that has emerged on city council. l From Hough: “Tiger Woods said that missing the Masters wasn’t that bad. ‘Speak for yourself,’ said CBS.” l Message to politicians: Prince William flew economy class from Memphis to Dallas. I’m guessing he passed on the inflight meal, and chose the trail mix instead of the cookies. l From Torben Rolfsen: “Ground has been broken in Las Vegas on a new 20,000-seat multi-purpose arena for the NBA, NHL and U2.” l Janice Hough’s bizarre factoid of the day: “Most Americans probably don’t know the prime minister of Canada, but they know the mayor of Toronto.” (Note: I have news for you, Janice. It’s probably the same in Canada.) l The thing that surprised me most about Kory Sheets being charged with possession of marijuana is how long it stayed out of the media. To be arrested in early March, and for the fine citizens of this province to not find out until the week of May 5 is puzzling. l Hough, on NBC announcing last week it has extended its U.S. Olympics TV deal through 2032: “What? It didn’t tape the announcement and show it in prime time?” l From Rolfsen: “V. Stiviano has changed her name more often than Prince.” l Bill Littlejohn, on three players from Texas A&M being selected in the first round of the NFL draft: “So Aggie recruiters should have plenty of salary cap room for the next class.” l TSN is adding three more networks. They will aptly be named TSN3, TSN4 and TSN5. So we will now get five times the Toronto coverage. l Hough, on Target’s interim CEO,
Johnny Manziel (Wiki Photo) John Mulligan, saying “guests can shop with confidence at Target:” “Wonder if he added under his breath, ‘If they pay cash.’” l If the NDP is elected in Ontario, it promises to raise the minimum wage to $12. I’m wondering how CFL teams in other provinces would cope with this salary increase. l From Rolfsen: “HaHa Clinton-Dix sounds like a late-night talk show monologue from 1998. Instead of a Green Bay Packers jersey, he held up a blue dress.” l Hough, on Lee Marshall, one of the voices of Tony the Tiger, dying last week at the age of 64: “I assume somewhere near the Pearly Gates St. Peter is practicing his ‘GRRRREAT to see you?’” l I read that a person can burn 80 calories an hour. Let’s say I type for three hours today. That’s 240 calories. Perfect. In my desk I have a Mars bar with 240. I like a win-win. l Littlejohn, on Joe Banner of the Browns spending $100,000 on an analytical study of QBs in this year’s NFL draft: “It turned out to be one of Johnny Manziel’s bar tabs.” l From Rolfsen: “Manziel’s draft walk-up music: Tom Petty’s Free Fallin’.” l From Hough: “And now the question of the night regarding Manziel. Is there anywhere to get into trouble in Cleveland?” l A Florida man wants to marry his computer. I’m guessing this is so they can watch porn together.
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n September 2013, Saskatoon’s cashstrapped Meewasin Valley Authority (MVA) launched an $8-million capital campaign called the Meewasin Matters Trail Campaign. Its purpose is to continuing to grow the limbs of the Meewasin Trail: northwest to Wanuskewin Heritage Park, and southeast to Chief Whitecap Park. The trail expansion project will add 16 kilometres to the 64 kilometres that currently comprise the trail system. Six months after announcing the launch of the trail expansion fundraising campaign, 86 per cent of the amount needed to complete the project had been committed. Last week the MVA announced another crucial corporate cash infusion for the campaign in the form of a $50,000 donation from TD Canada Trust. “Meewasin would not be the internationally recognized conservation organization that it is without the support private and public corporate donation,” said Doug Porteous, manager of community development for the MVA. “We thank TD for showing their commitment to our community and our environment.” “Like Meewasin, we believe in pro-
tecting and preserving the environment, while providing valuable educational and recreational opportunities for the local community to experience and enjoy,” said Lyle Chutskoff, district vice-president, TD Canada Trust. “TD has a long history of contributing to organizations and causes that preserve or enhance our natural environment, and we’re pleased to contribute to this important local trail project.” Whether the money has come in from corporate or private donors, or through crucial, but currently insufficient, municipal and provincial funding, the return on investment over the Meewasin Valley Authority’s 35 years spent serving the city of Saskatoon and area life has been significant. “Of the $109 million Meewasin has spent in the past 35 years in park and trail development, conservation and educational programming, $43 million, or 40 per cent, has come from non-statutory funding sources,” said Porteous. “Only 18 per cent of the MVA’s funding has come from the local mill rate. The return to the Saskatoon taxpayer has been five to one. “Wise people with great vision created Meewasin all those years ago. Corporate donorship has been significant. We would not exist without it.”
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y top three game suggestions for CleverPet’s new gaming consol for dogs: 3. Grand Theft Fido; 2. Mission ImPawsAble; 1. Doggy Kong. l Alberta skip Kevin Martin announced his retirement. He leaves a curling career where he has owned 18 slam titles, four Brier crowns and Glenn Howard. l The N.Y. Post says Wrigley Field’s 100th-birthday cake was thrown away uneaten. Word is the cake was symbolic of over 100 years of Cubs initiatives — it was half-baked. l OKC Thunder star Kevin Durant drew praise for the humbleness of his MVP speech. “Bull,” said Michael Jordan, “I’m six times more humble than he is.” l Giants right-hander Matt Cain is on the disabled list after slicing his finger trying to cut a sandwich. Since then, he hasn’t put anything else across a plate. l The Buffalo Bills cheerleaders allege they were forced to take a “jiggle test” to check them for excess fat. Jets coach Rex Ryan once took that test; his head shook for days. l Roger Federer, holder of 17 Slam singles titles, is a proud papa of twins again: two boys to go with his twin daughters. Who knew he was a doubles specialist? l The surgeon for Eli Manning says the Giants pivot is ready for light running. Manning ended 2013 with a very high ankle sprain and extremely low passer rating. l A Shakespeare troupe reportedly set a record by peforming the Bard’s works in an airplane at 37,000 feet. Talk about high drama. l Heisman winner Jameis Winston claims he didn’t steal $32 worth of seafood; he just forgot to pay. Brilliant. What’s next, JW11546.E12 James defence? the liar-liar-pants-on-fire
Kevin Durant (Wiki Photo) l Anyone find it poetic justice that after Donald Sterling made racist remarks about African Americans he was blacklisted? l A Michigan study found 30 per cent of marriages involving an ill spouse end in divorce. In a related study, 30 per cent of wives say they are sick of their husbands. l Orange News reports a Qatar man pulled up at a Burger King drive-thru on his camel. When he requested sugar for his coffee, the server said, “One hump or two?” l Jose Canseco has a cameo in the upcoming film Piranha Sharks. Despite it being about chemically enhanced creatures, campy humour is the only thing Canseco will inject. l I’m not suggesting Pacers forward Roy Hibbert has bare cupboards. But in Game 1 against the Wizards he looked like Old Mother Hibbert.
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MUSIC MAY 14 Bjorn Thoroddsen traded a potential rock music career to become an Icelandic jazz guitarist. He studied in Los Angeles, and has hit the high spots in festivals in Copenhagen, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Winnipeg and Toronto. On this Canadian swing, he is joined by Richard Gillis on trumpet and Gent Laird on bass. Show time is 8 p.m. at The Bassment, 202 4th Avenue North. Tickets are $17 for SJS members, $23 for non-members.
MAY 15 Songwriter Night, Part !!, continues with a focus on the works of Kristen Berkel, Berkeley Burko, Kirby Criddle, Ray Elliott, Jody Giesbrecht, Tyler MacKenzie and Todd Peters. Show time is 8 p.m. at The Bassment, 202 4th Avenue North. Tickets are $15 for SJS members, $20 for nonmembers.
MAY 24 The Saskatoon Fiddle Orchestra (SFO) will celebrate its 10th anniversary and release a CD at its Spring Show, 7:30 p.m., Broadway Theatre, Saskatoon. The show will feature John Arcand and Everett Larson, a longtime fiddle player, composer and teacher. Various dance troupes will also be part of the show. Tickets: $18 in advance or $20 at the door. Advance tickets available at the Broadway Theatre, Long and McQuade and McNally Robinson. For more information call 306 244-7571 or 306 955-0105.
EVENTS MAY 16-25 Wide Open Theatre presents The Elves & The Shoemaker at the Refinery Arts and Spirit Centre (609 Dufferin Avenue). Shows are suitable for all ages. Thirty minute and one-hour shows are available. Advance tickets can be purchased online at www.wideopen.ca or by calling 306-683-9460. Rush tickets available 30 minutes before shows. For show times, visit www.wideopen.ca.
MAY 17 Saskatoon Lions Band. 60 year reunion at City Park Collegiate. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. $10 person. Children are free. All alumni, families, past instructors and public welcome (informal).
MAY 20 Need to upgrade your driving skills? A “55 Alive Mature Drivers’ Course” is being offered at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 436 Spadina Cres East (corner of Spadina Ave. & 20th Street). This free six-hour presentation will take place from 1 p.m. 4:30 p.m. on May 23 and May 30. Please register by May 20 by calling 306-2420525. Coffee will be available.
MAY 22 Joy of Vox (directed by BJ Harris) Spring concert. 7:30 p.m. at Castle theatre (1904 Clarence Avenue) Tickets $15 at the door and at the Broadway Café.
May 24
Grassland Quilters’ Show & Tea at Ebenezer Baptist Church (107 McWillie Avenue) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission $4. Honouring Isabelle McDonald, a Saskatoon Quilting Teacher since 1983. Pillowcase dresses on display will be donated to orphanages in Third World countries.
MAY 24-25 The annual Blackstrap Art Studio Tour. May 24 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and May 25 from 12 p.m.to 5 p.m. At numerous locations along the way you will discover glass blowers, metal sculptors, writers, painters, wildlife artists, potters, photographers and much more. For further information contact Joan at 306-492-4665. Or go to www.wilsonmuseum.com.
MAY 25 Meet at the Peak - Mt Blackstrap. This Freedom Climb is to raise awareness of human trafficking around the world. Where: Blackstrap Provincial Park. Preregistration: Verbal at 306-220-7441 or Denise 306-945-2267. Registration: 1 p.m. at the Trail Head Parking Lot and package pickup. Cost: Individual $30; Family $50; Team $100; Each individual/family/team encouraged to have a goal to raise $200 or more in sponsorship. Climb or Trek: 2 p.m.
MAY 31 What: Save the Children – Canada.
Fundraising Bake Sale. Where: Market Mall (near Safeway) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Donations requested. Kindly drop your contributions preferably between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. but not later than 10:30 a.m. Please contact Janet at 477-1899 or Lavonne at lavonne.cloke@gmail.com.
JUNE 1 HOPE Cancer Centre Race for Recovery. Where: Meewasin Park at Spadina Crescent and Whiteswan Drive. When: 10 a.m., with the walk/run at 11 and picnic and concert at 11:45 a.m. All money raised stays in Saskatoon and will be used to support people living with cancer in Saskatoon and area. For more information and to register, visit www.hopecancerhelpcentre.com or call 306-955-4673 or email hopesaskatoo@sasktel.net. In addition to online registration, pledge forms can be picked up before May 28 at the Hope Cancer Help Centre (129 D Pinehouse Drive) or Brainsport the Running Store (704 Broadway Avenue). Volunteers are needed.
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 306-2490693, Linda at 306-933-2085, Lois at 306-242-7670 or e-mail fromisk@gmail. com.
First and Third Sunday of each month
What: Pet Loss Support Group, Support JUNE 4 and comfort to people who are struggling Saskatchewan Friends of the Shevchenko with the loss of a beloved companion Foundation will host the 17th Annual animal due to old age, sickness or other Fundraising Evening. sad reasons. The no-obligation support 2014 celebrates the 200th anniversary group meets the first and third Sunday of of the birth of Taras Shevchenko and the every month 2 p.m. at the W.A. Edwards Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Centre, 333 4th Avenue North, Saskatoon. Shevchenko supporting Ukrainian culture For more information or telephone supin Canada for over 50 years. Advance port, call 306-343-5322. tickets only. Seating is limited. For more Tuesdays, Thursdays, Satinformation email shevchenkofriends@ urdays gmail.com or call 306-230-1131. What: Free art drop-in at the SCYAP Art JUNE 7 Centre. All ages welcome, all materials supplied, no registration required. Every Saskatchewan Walk to Cure in support Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., Thursday of the Huntington Society of Canada (HSC). Proceeds from this event help fund 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., and Saturday 1 p.m. programs in family services and research – 6 p.m. for people affected by Huntington disease (HD). Meewasin Trail, behind Diefenbaker Every Thursday Centre on the University of Saskatchewan What: Depression Support Group — free campus. Registration begins at 9:30 group runs on the first and third Thursday a.m.followed by the walk, a complimenof each month, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. tary lunch, and time for socializing. Walk- This is open to anyone struggling with ers of all abilities are welcome and the depression and family members wanting event is wheelchair accessible. Please to support them. Where: 311 – 38th Street visit http://huntingtonsociety.kintera.org/ East. This is a wheelchair accessible SaskatoonWalk for more information. building. For more info call 270-9181. ***** JUNE 8 Saskatoon International Folkdance Club, 7 p.m. Albert Community Centre (Room The Gutsy Walk, a fundraiser for Crohn’s 13 on the Main floor. Learn dances from and Colitis. Proceeds raised advance many countries around the world. First medical research, improving the lives night is free! www.sifc.awardspace. of children and adults affected by these chronic diseases. The walk takes place at com North Kiwanis Park (north of the BessborEvery Wednesday ough Hotel). Registration, entertainment and a barbecue at noon, with the walk at The Saskatoon Mood disorder support 2 p.m. For more information or to register, group for people with bi-polar, depression visit www.gutsywalk.ca or call 1-800and other related mental health problem 387-1479. meets at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church at 323 4th Ave. South (south JUNE 12 entrance) at 7:30 p.m. For more information call Al at 306-716-0836 or Lindi at Help provide hope and dignity to the 306-491-9398. survivors of Typhoon Haiyan and Syr***** ian refugees at the Rotary ShelterBox What: Singles Social Group - “All About fundraising event at 5:30 at the German Cultural Centre. ShelterBoxes contain all Us” for people in their 50s and 60s. the necessities – a tent, sleeping mats, a Events such asweekly Wednesday restaustove, water container & purifier plus ba- rant suppers, monthly Sunday brunches, sic tools. Guest speaker, Ron Noseworthy movie nights, dances, pot luck and more. will describe his deployment to the Philip- Meet new friends. No membership dues. For more information emailallaboutus10@ pines following Typhoon Haiyan. Tickets hotmail.com or phone (306) 978-0813. are $50 with a tax-deductible receipt ***** upon request. Silent & live auction. For The Off Broadway Farmers’ Market and tickets contact Dorothy at 934-2067 or International Bazaar from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 270-4216. in the basement of Emmanuel Anglican Church (607 Dufferin Ave. and 12th Street). A variety of Saskatchewan foods ranging from grass-fed beef, Katadin lamb, free-range eggs, and several varieties of frozen fish. Fresh baking, German pastry, Every Monday and fresh and frozen Indian food including There’s Hope Beyond Depression samosas are other features. Guest vendors Program. Free introductory sessions may call 306-664-2940 for details. Feb. 3 or Feb. 10 from 7 p.m. 8:30 p.m. ***** Where: 327 Pinehouse Drive (wheelchair Mission: To support the Lighthouse project accessible). For more info call Pekka at in Inner City.What: Bargain Store:Babies, 306-717-1665 or email saskatoonrecov- Children, Ladies, Men’s Clothing, Jewelry, ery@gmail.com. Purses, Belts; Camping Clothes. When: Every Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. First Saturday of every Where: St. Paul’s United Church,454 Egbert month Avenue.Prices: From $0.25 to $5. Open What: The MindFULL Café, part of the House: noon to1 p.m. ,May 25.Everyone international Alzheimer Café movement, is welcome.For more information: Call306an opportunity to meet in a relaxed social 955-3766 (church) or go to spuconline. setting for persons with dementia, family, com or email zixiag@gmail.com. care partners and other interested people. The Café is a two-hour get together Third Tuesday of the with refreshments, entertainment and Month information. First Saturday of the month What: Monthly Drop-In Caregiver Supfrom 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Where: Sherbrooke port Group. Who: Caregivers for adult Community Centre. family members or friends. Cost: Free (presented by Saskatoon Health Region). Every Tuesday To Register: Jeanne (306-655-3426) or Tops #5273 meets at St. Mathews Hall Karen (306-655-3427). (135-109th Street West). Weigh-in from 5:45 p.m. to 6:15. Meeting from 6:30 Third Thursday of the Month p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Experience a healthy weight loss. For more information call The Saskatoon Prostate Cancer Support
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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.
Second Wednesday of the Month 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 306-931-8053 or Kathy at 306244-0587.
Every Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday 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 noon and 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. For more information including locations visit www.oa.org.
Every Saturday Country Farms Marketplace, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Confederation Mall.
First Friday of Every Month The Classic Dance Club of Saskatoon hosts ballroom dancing at the Royal Canadian Legion, 606 Spadina Cres. West. Lesson: 7:45 to 8:30 p.m. Dancing from 8:30 to midnight. Admission: Members $12, non-members $17. Student members: $10, and student non-members $12. Memberships: Students $10, Nonstudents $25. For more information visit www.classicdanceclub.org
Newcomers’ Club The Saskatoon Newcomers’ Club welcomes new female residents in the Saskatoon area, as well as those who have recently undergone a significant change in lifestyle (such as relationship status, retirement, or becoming a new parent). A new resident is defined as one who has not resided in Saskatoon and/or surrounding area for more than three years. The club holds monthly dinner outings, coffee gatherings, book club and other planned activities. If interested, please reply by email Saskatoonnewcomersclub@gmail.com or call 306-668-8131.
Reunion Brevoort Park Elementary School’s 50th anniversary, Friday, May 30 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. There will be a 2 p.m. assembly in the Large Gym, followed by an Open House and Tours. Cake and refreshments will be served. 4:30 p.m.: Apollo Jump and School Tours; 5 p.m.: Family Barbecue
Forestry Farm Zoo Hours The Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo switched to summer hours on May 1. The extended hours mean that the Forestry Farm Park gates will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and the Zoo will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The last person will be admitted to the Zoo one hour before closing. The public is reminded that the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo is a pet-free park. For more information, please visit www.saskatoon.ca/go/ zoo. *****
Forestry Farm walking tours
Sundays: May 25, June 29, July 20, and August 31: 1:30 to 3:30. Walking tour begins at 2 p.m. Superintendent’s Residence (the big brick house) Tours are free, with refreshments available for a nominal cost.
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2015 Kia Sedona: Kia will seriously compete in the minivan game, as the latest edition of the Sedona clearly proves. The nicely proportioned people mover that arrives this fall shows how a basic box, devoid of unnecessary styling gimmicks, can be made to look downright desirable. The drivetrain consists of a 276-horsepower 3.3-litre V6 that connects to a six-speed automatic transmission.
Just how old are the winter tires you keep stored in the garage? It’s funny how the years just to seem to fly by. What about the tires on your camper, trailer or recreation vehicle? What about the antique car in the garage? Regardless of the tread remaining, most tire manufacturers say that tires go bad over time — in about six years — and get hard and brittle from a lack of use. So how old are your tires? The U.S. Department of Transportation requires a tire-identification code on the sidewall (11 or 12 digits). The last three or four (depending on the year) indicate the date of manufacture. For tires produced before September 1, 2000, manufacturers were required to use two digits to indicate the week of manufacture and one or two to indicate the year. For example, XXXXXXXX239 or XXXXXXXX2399 for the 23rd week of 1999. From Sept.1, 2000, all tires must have four digits to indicate the date i.e. XXXXXXXX3504 which would tell you the tire was produced during the 35th week of 2004. If you have a tip, use the contact form at www.shiftweekly.com.
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Lego V8; about US $425; LPEpower; www.LPEpower. com: You can really build just about anything using Lego pieces as proven by Slovenia-based LPEpower with its fully assembled working scale-models of various engines, including the V8 shown here. It’s apparently patterned after a Ford Mustang engine and will rev up to 2,200 rpm using compressed air to activate the 31 moving parts. The engine weighs less than half a kilogram and is only about 10 centimetres long, 10 wide and five tall.
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1960 DeSoto Adventurer, sold, US $23,650: Although essentially badge-engineered Chryslers, DeSotos were not nearly as popular. The last full year for DeSoto production was 1960 when only 3,034 ’61s were made before the plug was pulled. This nicely preserved top-of-the-line Adventurer hardtop, equipped with a 305-horsepower 383-cubic-inch V8, is among the rarest of the rare and well bought by the winning bidder. Visit www.ebaymotors.com.
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To guess her secret identity, read the following clues! 1) They might have been rough around the edges, but their cars were anything but. 2) John and Horace were building bicycles and then auto parts. 3) Seeing flaws in the building of Ford’s Model T, they set about to do better, employing 20,000 people. 4) In January 1920, the brothers contracted influenza and died. 5) The widows sold the company for $146 million within five years.
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Page 20 - SASKATOONEXPRESS - May 12-18, 2014 in increased space for all passengers. Those riders will experience a cabin that’s much simpler than before. Hyundai has shown admirable restraint in keeping the knob, button and switch count to a minimum (many controls are now accessed through the touch-screen display), even though the steering wheel has picked up some of the slack in that department. The rest of the interior, from the splitopening floor console to the shape of the seat cushions, exudes a contemporary luxury look. Even the wood-and leather-trimmed dashboard is designed to cut down annoyingly reflective surfaces. Carrying over for 2015 with minor modification are the Genesis’s two powerplants. The starting-point 3.8-litre V6 is rated at 311 horsepower and 293 pound-feet of torque (previously 333/291). The optional 5.0-litre V8 rustles up 420 horsepower and 383 pound-feet of torque, down nine horses but up from 376 pound-feet. Hyundai states that both engines can drink either premium or regular fuel without problem, although if the latter is used some unspecified power reductions will occur. Standard for both engines is an eightspeed automatic transmission with manualshift capability. Fuel economy numbers haven’t been released yet, but should wind up in the vicinity of 11.5 l/100 km in the city and 7.5 on the highway for V6 editions. The powertrains are positioned inside a
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n the beginning, Hyundai was focused on building small, inexpensive cars for the masses. Now the Korea-based automaker’s offerings span nearly every niche, from entry-level basic to imposing luxo-cruisers. Since the 2009 model year, the Genesis sedan has taken up residence at the premium end of the market (directly below the Equus) and the new-for-2015 edition arriving this spring maintains that spot. The previous Genesis appeared as a compilation of several full-size luxury marques, including the Lexus LS, BMW 5- and 7-series and Mercedes-Benz E- and S-Class sedans. This time, however, Hyundai appears confident enough in its own in-house styling prowess that the Genesis is taking its own path, although some resemblance to the Audi A7 is evident.
Most unique is the trapezoidal grille Both the V6 and V8 engines make a bit less horsepower than before and both come with eight-speed automatic transmissions. that, when combined with fancy LED (Light Emitting Diode) headlight pods and running lights, give the Genesis a character all its own. The sweeping roofline ends at a truncated decklid flanked by an equally impressive set of LED taillights. Although Hyundai retained the Genesis’s overall length to within a few centimetres of the previous design, it did extend the distance between the front and rear wheels by 7.5 centimetres, resulting
more rigid platform that was in part necessitated by the addition of all-wheel-drive, which is a first for any Hyundai passenger car. The system, which comes standard on both V6 and V8 models, distributes the torque 40:60 front-to-rear in normal driving conditions, but can send up to 90 per cent to the front, or 100 per cent to the back wheels if slippage is detected. However in Sport mode, the torque is biased toward the rear wheels, which aids handling and cornering. Along with standard all-wheel-drive, Hyundai makes available a number of now commonplace safety systems for the Genesis plus a few not-so-common ones. They include automatic emergency braking, blind spot and cross-traffic alerts (picks up traffic behind you as you’re backing up), lane-departure warning and front and rear parking assist. There’s also an optional carbon-dioxide sensor control system that pumps in fresh air automatically whenever carbon dioxide levels increase, thus helping to prevent drowsy driving. Among a host of convenience features is a Smart Trunk that opens automatically whenever someone with the key fob stands near the trunk lid for three seconds. Genesis pricing starts at $44,800, including destination charges. Add another $19,000 for the V8 Ultimate that comes with considerably more standard content. That’s in Lexus ES and Cadillac CTS territory, a luxury sweet spot where the Genesis can compete, and likely gain, plenty of admirers.
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Type Four-door, all-wheel-drive full-size sedan Engines (hp) 3.8-litre DOHC V6 (311); 5.0-litre DOHC V8 (420) Transmissions Eight-speed automatic Market Chrysler might have led the revival in rear- and all-wheel-drive position full-size sedans, but Hyundai has taken the ball and has run with its increasingly popular Genesis and premium-priced Equus models. Points l Redesign provides a much-needed shot of character. l Standard all- wheel-drive, just like Mercedes-Benz E-Class l Both engines produce excellent power, but V8 is far from fuel-sipping. l All the leading safety bells and whistles are available, but for a price. l An impressive second-effort model that rivals more expensive sedans in looks and content. Safety Front airbags; front/ rear side-impact airbags; side-curtain airbags; driver’s knee airbag; anti-lock brakes; traction control; stability control. L/100 km (city/hwy): 11.5/7.5 (3.8, est.) Base price (incl. destination): $44,800
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This inexpensive countertop is built around larger items that remain on the floor, such as a shop vac, table saw and a set of ramps. Shelves were added for oft-used tools such as a polisher. (WHEELBASEMEDIA.COM)
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et’s just say that you completely missed my last column on how to de-clutter the garage to turn it into a cool and usable workspace. A place where you can actually find things, get stuff done and even host the occasional movie night. You’re really regretting missing that column, aren’t you. Well, we’ve posted it at our blog (www.theoctanelounge.com) just in case, so get over there and catch up
because this column is about putting the place back together, for not a whole lot of money, after you’ve de-cluttered. So, how does it look in there? Dark and dingy? You might be surprised how much a simple coat of white paint will amplify the available lighting. It’s super-cheap solution to actually paying someone to add more lighting to your workspace. It’s the garage and not the house, so on-sale paint is perfectly
OK. Heck, even white primer is a good start. Bear in mind that ceiling white applied to the walls will dirty up very fast, but if the objective is more light then have at it. Same goes for the floor. It’s funny how nuts and bolts camouflage themselves against a drab concrete floor, but for the same reason that white shows every bit of dirt, it also helps you find stuff that falls on the floor while reflecting light back up instead of simply absorbing it. The floor can be as expensive or cheap as you want. A simple glossy white paint job works great for the short term as tires will tend to pull up small patches and it will need refinishing sooner than if you use a more expensive epoxy product, but, hey, you can scrape it any time you like and roll on a fresh coat. There are some things you just can’t exactly hang from the walls: garbage cans; table saw; welder; shop vac; air compressor; and large parts bins. This presents a perfect opportunity to construct an inexpensive custom countertop overtop and around these permanent floor dwellers. I know, you’re thinking, ‘ohhhhh great, custom . . .” but hear
me out. Just line up the suspects where you think it makes the most sense (near outlets or doors, or the best work areas for example) and get to work measuring things out. It can be as elaborate as you want, or as basic as painted plywood and 1x3 dimensional boards. A good tip on the countertop is to make it tall enough so that you’re not having to hunch over while doing work. Start at elbow height for a baseline. Also think about a small front lip so that tools and parts don’t roll onto the floor. Inexpensive desk lamps help light specific work areas rather than you blowing tons of money adding more light to the entire garage. To protect the countertop surface, you can staple down some rubber floor runner as it’s super cheap and easy to keep clean. While you’re at it, think of useful features that you always wanted but never had. How about an area for all those battery chargers for the power tools? Maybe something portable with a couple of power bars mounted to it? How about waste management? Garages are unique since in addition to the usual trash
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bins, there’s often metal scrap and fluids that need disposing of. Build in space for all this as you’re planning your countertop/shelving. Pick a corner with an outlet nearby and put up a couple of angled shelves to hold the old gear. Get a plug for your iPhone so you can listen to your tunes while you work, and splurge on a DVD player (I saw one for $16) to have a movie night with your buddies. And there it is: a custom garage makeover for as cheap or expensive as you want to make it. Your very own “Garage Mahal.” So what are you waiting for?
Wise customers read the fine print: *, », ♦, Ω, § The Month of the Ram 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 May 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 May 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. ♦4.99% lease financing of up to 60 months available on approved credit through WS Leasing Ltd. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Westminster Savings Credit Union) to qualified customers on applicable new select models at participating retailers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Example: 2014 Ram 1500 Quad Cab SXT 4x4 with a Purchase Price of $25,695 leased at 4.99% over 36 months with $0 down payment, equals 78 bi-weekly payments of $134. Down payment of $0 and applicable taxes, $475 WS registration fee and first bi-weekly payment are due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $10,975. Taxes, licence, registration, insurance, retailer charges and excess wear and tear not included. 18,000 kilometre allowance: charge of $.18 per excess kilometre. Some conditions apply. Security deposit may be required. See your retailer for complete details. ΩFinance 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 May 1 to June 2, 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 May 1, 2014 and June 30, 2017. Trade-in not required. See retailer for complete details and exclusions. §Starting from prices for vehicles shown include Consumer Cash Discounts and do not include upgrades (e.g. paint). Upgrades available for additional cost. ≠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. 10.2 L/100 km (28 MPG) city and 7.1 L/100 km (40 MPG) highway on Ram 1500 4x2 model with 3.0L EcoDiesel V6 and 8-speed automatic. Ask your retailer for EnerGuide information. ±Best-selling based on IHS Automotive: Polk Canadian new vehicle registrations through October 2013 for large diesel pickups under 14,000 lb 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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It seems like just another quiet night in the big city. But that’s when your trusty gumshoe
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Mercedes-Benz is planning a real stretch: Catering to luxury-car buyers is what retired Maybach title. As well, there will Mercedes-Benz is mostly about, especially be an even longer super limo model that with its flagship S-Class sedan. The lineup will revive the Pullman name. The original includes the latest extended-length sedan Pullman was built in very limited quantithat was all new for 2014, and the upcom- ties from 1964-’81. The replacement vering 2015 S-Class coupe and convertible sion is said to be similar in size to the U.S. iterations. But wait, there’s more, as the presidential Cadillac that’s affectionately saying goes. The Spymaster hears that called “the Beast”. It’s a giant. Pullman a super extended-length model is in the production will likely begin within the pipeline, one that will revive the recently next 12 months. Special Golf pushes 200 horsepower per litre:
The idea of a VW Golf with nearly 400 horsepower is pretty interesting considering it comes from a 2.0-litre engine.
Chevy makes Trax for the United States: The Sleuth always wondered why General Motors decided to sell Chevrolet’s new-for-2013 compact wagon in Mexico and Canada (plus many other countries around the globe), but not in the United States. After all, GM launched the Buick Encore, which is exactly the same size as the Trax and features an identical 138-horsepower 1.4-litre four-cylinder turbo engine, six-speed manual or auto-
matic transmissions and optional allwheel-drive. Well, The Spy Guy wonders no more since he hears that stateside tirekickers will soon be able to park a Trax in their driveways. Actually, the sharp-looking carryall is a really handy way to get around and when necessary can swallow quite a bit of groceries, luggage and other oddments. A $US 17,500 base price would be a reasonable guesstimate, with AWD bringing the total within sight of $20,000.
Yet another show-car show-stopper from Volkswagen recently surfaced, and this one looks perfectly viable. The Golf R 400 hatchback concept makes the sporty GTI and the Golf R look pretty timid by
way of its turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine that’s rated at 395 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque. A six-speed automated manual transmission is part of the package, as is all-wheel-drive. VW claims that the R 400 can reel off zeroto-60-mph (96 km-h) times of less than four seconds and attain a top speed of 174 mph (278 km-h). The 1,400-kilogram car keeps the weight in check with a number of carbon-fibre body panels, specifically the fenders and portions of the nose and air intake. With so many details already worked out, The Spy Guy is certain that this extra-quick Vee-Dub is productionbound. Not in huge quantities, mind you, but for sure with a huge price tag.
Eau really? When Nissan’s premium Infiniti division put its Q50 sedan-based Eau Rouge concept on display earlier this year, it was assumed the car was simply a showpiece. Now, however, The Sleuth is hearing that Infiniti plans to build a production version. If true, it would provide a more practical platform for the twin-turbocharged 3.8-liThere didn’t appear to be any interest in selling the Chevrolet Trax in the tre V8 that was originally developed for United States, but never say never. the two-door Nissan GT-R sports car. And The Eau Rouge is an Infiniti Q50 to be longer and a bit wider and has more with 560 horsepower and 443 pound-feet stuffed with the drivetrain ground clearance than before, which hints at of torque in its engine bay, the all-wheelof the Nissan GT-R. improved capability over rough terrain. Look drive Eau Rouge would make a formidable for the MKX to arrive in the first quarter of challenger to the BMW M5 and Mercedes- logical extension of Infiniti’s sponsorship 2015 as a 2016 model. Benz E63 AMG and other high-end perof the Red Bull racing team that competes The Sleuth took a good look at the formance sedans. The Eau Rouge is also a on the Formula One circuit. so-called concept version of the nextgeneration Lincoln MKX and he’s totally Market indicators impressed. He also believes that the car Ford Motor Company’s Mark Fields: It is expected that Ford CEO Alan Mulally New MKX more of the same will certainly do its part in the revitalization will retire from his position within the next few months and taking over the helm or a real game-changer?: The movement now going on at Ford’s premium will be Mark Fields, currently Ford’s chief operating officer (COO). Mulally, Sleuth took a good look at the so-called con- division. Although your Intrepid Gumshoe who previously was head of the Boeing aircraft company, has worked at Ford since cept version of the next-generation Lincoln can’t say for certain what will be under the 2006. He took over from William Clay Ford, Jr. and is credited with putting the Blue MKX and he’s totally impressed. He also hood, a couple of the automaker’s turboOval automaker on the right path during the recession of 2009-’11. According to news believes that the car will certainly do its part charged EcoBoost engines will be in the reports, Mulally will leave the company with close to US $300 million in his pocket. in the revitalization movement now going cards — a four-cylinder and V6 — with the on at Ford’s premium division. Although latter producing at least 355 horsepower. New-vehicle sales in Russia: The conflict between Ukraine and Russia is apparentyour Intrepid Gumshoe can’t say for certain The next MKX also appears to be longer ly putting a damper on the Russian economy in general, and the health of the auto what will be under the hood, a couple of the and a bit wider and has more ground clearsector in particular. Even before the trouble began, sales were down about five per automaker’s turbocharged EcoBoost engines ance than before, which hints at improved cent, according to one source, and are expected to drop a further seven percent for 2014. will be in the cards — a four-cylinder and capability over rough terrain. Look for the A drop in the value of Russian currency, a halt in investment by western automakers V6 — with the latter producing at least 355 MKX to arrive in the first quarter of 2015 and obvious economic uncertainties in the region are cited as the main reasons for the horsepower. The next MKX also appears as a 2016 model. decline.
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2015 Chevrolet Cruze: Chevy’s popular compact sedan receives new front-end styling for 2015 that mimics the larger Impala and Malibu. The Cruze’s infotainment system is updated and the trunk release is relocated to the floor console, replacing the power door lock switches that are now positioned on the front door panels. Both gasoline and diesel engines carry over unaltered.
As usual, there’s a grey area between what a vehicle is rated at in terms of fuel consumption and what it will actually get. That’s because how “your mileage may vary” depends on you. But that grey area seems to be even a little greyer when it comes to hybrids. Putting a Camry Hybrid on the road for 3,000 kilometres yielded real-world fuel consumption of 7.0 l/100 km, which is much more than the 4.7 combined rating from Transport Canada. That was loaded up with gear and keeping pace with freeway traffic in 30 C heat with the air conditioning blasting away. The 7.0 is actually a pretty good number, but you'll likely do better on the highway with a Passat diesel, for example, which excels at stretching highway fuel dollars, whereas the real benefit of a hybrid comes during in-city driving where the electric motor(s) is providing more assist. Keeping this mind, be careful to buy correctly for your use and to drive correctly for the vehicle, or you'll run the risk of being disappointed. If you have a tip, use the contact form at www.shiftweekly.com.
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