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The Spirit of ’89 Tony Dagnone relives Canada Games experience

Roberta Thoen’s silver-medal performance exemplified the Saskatchewan spirit at the 1989 Jeux Canada Summer Games.

The magic moment was captured by her sister/photographer Patricia Katz.

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“Cliff’s a real salesman,” Dagnone said. “I was very reluctant to take this one

on because we had at that time a huge expansion going on at the hospital. A lot of things were happening and I wanted to pay attention to that as much as possible.

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Cucumber patch will never be the same

couple of years ago some of Lloyd’s cucumber I went head-to-head seeds this year and last. with Lloyd Lahti in a When we eat the first cucumcucumber-growing competiber this year, it will be in tion. honour of Lloyd. He died a As some readers may couple of weeks ago. recall, it was my Walmart We only saw each other seeds against the exotic ones four or five times over the his ancestors brought to years, but we became budCanada more than 100 years dies through email. We ago. I knew I was in trouble shared a love of football when August hit and my and humour — good or bad, vines were still cucumbertasteful and not so tasteful.

Editor less.

A couple of months beLloyd took great delight in my fore his death, Lloyd emailed me to say misery. I was so upset with Walmart I he hadn’t heard from me recently and wanted to organize a world-wide boy- asked if everything was OK. He always cott. Take that, corporate giant. Stick called me Son, despite him being only your cucumber seeds where the sun 10 years older than me. I called him Sir. don’t shine.

I spoke with Lloyd’s wife, Sharon, One day Lloyd and Sandy cooked last week. She said she is doing as well up a plan. When I got home from as can be expected and that it was too work, Sandy asked if I’d checked the bad Lloyd had passed before this year’s cucumber patch recently. I glumly said cucumber crop was ready for harvest.

I hadn’t. Why would I? Life can be Our patch is looking great. One day depressing enough. soon we will have cucumber sandwichYou should, she said. es in Lloyd’s honour.

I carefully entered the patch, moving ***** vines to the side to see what might be Is it still rude to ask a woman her hidden under them. Lo and behold there age? I have only asked a couple of were cucumbers. Beautiful cucumbers. women for their ages when writing feaHow had I missed them? The fact they tures. Both times they were relevant to weren’t attached to the vines didn’t oc- the story. Both are young entrepreneurs cur to me. doing amazing things. Their ages were I threw my right hand into the air. a significant part of the story.

I rejoiced. I wanted to call that old Does the same go for sharing bugger and tell him I was in the game. someone’s age? The point of this is my “I’m back, baby!” Of course, Sandy and mother, one of the best people ever on Lloyd had placed them in the garden. this Earth, celebrates a milestone birthSandy doing something like this to me day on Aug. 8. The number ends with wasn’t a surprise. But Lloyd? a 0. My brother, Dean, our father and I After admitting defeat, I planted count our blessings every day.

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**** My youngest son, Jay, turns 21 on Aug. 6. Remember when that was the big one? A reason pre-1970 was you had to be 21 to get into a bar. In many minds you became an adult at 21.

Somehow I missed that. Is there an upper age limit?

Jay, his brothers and I will likely go on a quick trip in the next month or two. To Toronto to watch the Blue Jays?

To an NFL game? To a U.S. college football game? To Las Vegas?

Whatever and whenever it is, it will be a weekend to cherish. ***** Do you want to know the thing I liked as much as anything on the new Ford Escape I was given to test drive for almost two weeks? It is the gauge that tells you how many more kilometres you can drive before running out of gas.

I am notorious for running tanks right down or driving vehicles without working gauges. I once ran out of gas in a 1973 Ford on the freeway when it was down to one lane each way. I was able to pull it far enough between pylons to get out of the way of traffic. It was, as the French would say, tres embarrassing.

We have 2003 and 2006 cars in our fold. We don’t have the warning lights and sound makers that let you know when cars are in your blinds spots or when you are dangerously close to something in front of you. The Escape has more bells than a Christmas tree and more whistles than a woman gets walking past a construction site. I enjoyed it thoroughly.

And, as I write this, I know I am going to run out of gas in 44 kilometres.

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The Spirit of ’89 Dagnone calls Games great community cause

(Continued from page 1) “He was able to convince me that this shouldn’t detract from my work, but it could be complementary. I came to the conclusion that hospitals are a community resource. And when they are a community resource that means you rely on the community to support that hospital and the people associated with the hospital should in turn support community causes. I saw the Canada Games as a great community cause with national exposure.

“Once I got the approval of the (hospital) board, it was full speed ahead. And Cliff Wright was always there to provide that special touch and provide advice along the way. Five years later we sat back and knew we did Saskatoon proud.”

Dagnone was a hospital administrator in demand across Canada. Three times during the period leading up the Games, recruiters knocked on his door. All three times he said no.

“One was out west and two in Ontario,” he said of the opportunities. “But I had made a commitment, so it was an easy decision to say ‘no, I cannot do that.’”

After 26 years in Saskatoon and not long after the Games, Dagnone moved to London, Ont., to head a hospital there. He gets back to Saskatoon three or four times a year, and will be in the city on Aug. 13 for the 25th anniversary celebration of the Games and the launch of a commemorative book, The Spirit of ’89, written by Ned Powers.

He said dealing with governments during the years leading up to the Games wasn’t always easy.

“It’s really complicated in that you are dealing with three levels of government and all have their own issues and all have their own pet priorities. And then you have the Canada Sports Council which sets out the various standards to meet. Trying to get all to see eye-to-eye sometimes was very challenging, especially when you get certain personalities around the table.

“Having said that, we knew these people at the end of day wanted to feel good about the amount of money they spent in the Canada Games. So our management team, I think it is fair to say, went out of our way to really cater to them and we slowly got them to unify around the one overall objective. And it is ‘let’s do this in such a way that we promote our future athletes, and look after their interests first and foremost.’

“That was a driving force. We kept reminding ourselves that we weren’t there to serve one particular level of government, but rather we wanted all levels of government to come to the conclusion that anything we did was in support of amateur sports and these young athletes from across Canada.”

After fulfilling that goal and delivering a $1.3-million Games profit, Dagnone moved to London.

“When London came recruiting we figured it’s going to be an adventure. I always admired what Ontario hospitals

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were capable of doing and the kind of entrepreneurial spirit that was inherent in the Ontario hospital system. So we decided we would move to London, knowing it was going to be challenging.

“But we’ve never looked back because we were able to take what we learned in Saskatchewan and, although there were good ideas out in Ontario already, we were able to bring our own ideas in terms of getting things done, working with governments and developing collaboration. And of course, I am a big believer in working together because you are going to get more things done better.”

He found a huge amount of competition among the three hospitals in London.

“I kept talking about the need to work together because hospitals are a community resource. And 18 months later there was a voluntary hospitals merger. In other words, it wasn’t dictated by the government. It was the largest voluntary merger of hospitals in Canada at that time.”

It could have cost Dagnone his job.

“Here I was, not knowing if I had a job anymore because the new board decided it would do a search. The current CEOs at that time were encouraged to apply, but there was no guarantee. I was fortunate to be selected and that merger really kept me busy for a number of years.”

In 2005 he retired.

“My wife (Donna) will tell you nothing has changed. But I have never been a couch potato. I do want to keep busy and active because I believe in staying active as long as possible.”

At age 72, he currently provides marketing strategies for a number of national firms which do business with hospitals, sits on two boards and is a citizen judge presiding over ceremonies The Spirit of ’89 book launch will to swear in new take place Aug. 13 at the Terrace Room at Prairieland Park. citizens.

There wlll be a barbecue at 6 p.m. and a program at 7:30 p.m.

As a volunteer he sits on get over the price of the real estate and the board of the hospital foundation in London. And he takes delight in mentoring obviously a lot of changes in health care.

“Some of those changes are for the young people in health care. good and some of those changes in my “If somebody wants to sit down with view have not been good as far as serving me and talk about career planning or concerns that they have with their current patients. We have to continue to do a better job and how can they better themselves, I job in serving patients because they are the am always open to helping them out. I do people that own the health-care system in remember many times when I was looking the final analysis. That’s me speaking from the sidelines. I made a promise to myself for that same kind of help.”

Saskatoon will always be important to not to publically comment on London hospitals and I kept to it.” him.

The new book commemorating the “We are back in Saskatoon two or three times a year for one reason or another. We 1989 Games brings back fond memories have families in Saskatoon and we cannot of that time of his life.

On his list are the winning the bid after get over the growth in the city. We can’t

Tony Dagnone and Queen Elizabeth at the opening of boat house prior to the Games (Photo supplied)

Tony Dagnone going toe- to- toe with Regina in a highlycharged battle. He met Queen Elizabeth at the opening of the mew boat house prior to the Games. He was like a proud papa at the opening and closing ceremonies.

“There is another one that really captured my emotions. That is when we brought together all of the volunteers at SaskPlace to say thank you to them in the presence of Prince Andrew and Sarah. I think we had about 6,000 people there and we had a great big anniversary cake there because it was Andrew’s and Sarah’s third anniversary. For those people to have an opportunity to be able to see them there, stands out as a memory.”

Let reliving the Games begin.

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This summer, I am on my own again

o far it’s been an incredible passes, and I visit him. Most summer. times he’s doing really well. We Last summer was share stories and laughter. But basically a blur as I looked after sometimes he needs his medicamy dad. He was going through tion. I respect people who work a period in his life where his in this area. It takes a caring and memory was going. It’s hard to dedicated person to do this. see someone going through a I don’t think I “wasted” last phase of dementia, especially a summer. It’s a matter of making relative. choices and I chose family. This I have no experience or summer, however, I am on my training in this area, and I found own. I’ve already made several Columnist caring for him physically and road trips and I am planning mentally challenging. The hard more. It’s this time of the year part was I didn’t know who I was talking when I like camping. And when I go campto sometimes. He would be talking to me ing, I don’t mean I find myself a camplike usual, with his jokes and stories, and all ground with all the facilities. of the sudden it seemed like he completely Generally, I’ll walk right into the bush changed personalities. and set up camp along a river. I try and get I tried reading as much as I could on the as far away from everyone as possible. Not subject, but it’s nothing compared to actuthat I’m anti-social, but if I wanted hear my ally being there. When he first started losing neighbours drinking beer and playing loud his memory, I thought it was because of his music all night, I would have stayed home. age (83) and it’s all part of getting old.

Sometimes I’ll walk for miles before I It took several months before I started find the perfect spot to set up a camp. The to realize there was something bigger than perfect spot is an area where it all feels simply forgetting something here and there. right.

I spoke with his doctor, who suggested I Everything I know about bush survival bring my dad into the hospital where he I learned from my dad. He was one of the could be observed for a few days. best hunters and trappers around. His serIt was about a week before the doctor vices as a guide are legendary. called me to come in and talk about my dad.

Hunters and fishermen had to wait for He told me he believed my dad would even- an appointment before they could hire him. tually have to be in a special-care home.

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City cab company unlikely to seek “vomit tax”

Tammy Robert Saskatoon Express aking a cab home after drinking too much alcohol is a good idea.

However, sometimes all that booze doesn’t mix so well with a late-night car ride, which can result in a hot, sour mess fouling up the backseat of an unlucky cab driver’s vehicle.

That’s why last month the City of Calgary amended its Livery Transport Bylaw to allow its local cab drivers to ask puking patrons to cough up a $100 fine if they spew all over the back of the taxi.

Calgary isn’t the first North American city to implement a “vomit tax.” Austin, Texas, empowers cab drivers to charge a $100 fee if a customer pukes in their cab, while in Chicago the fee is $50. In June of this year British Columbia’s provincial government introduced a $75 cab cleanup fee, while Toronto’s $25 fine came into effect July 1.

In all jurisdictions the clean-up fee is intended to serve as an incentive for cab drivers to work the late-night party shift, by providing them with a stronger basis upon which to “to recoup a portion of their out-of-pocket costs to sanitize their taxis after illness incidents.”

Should Saskatoon follow suit?

Not necessarily, says Cliff Kowbel, operations director for Saskatoon’s Comfort Cabs.

“Currently, with no bylaw, the cab driver will try to get whatever they can out of the puker to compensate themselves for the time they’re about to spend cleaning up the mess,” said Kowbel.

“They may ask for 50, 100 or even 150 dollars. But what you try to get isn’t necessarily what you’re going to get.”

If someone vomits all over the back of a taxi, it doesn’t just cause a rather disgusting inconvenience for the driver — it hurts his or her bottom line.

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work, so they’re not earning any money,” explained Kowbel, who indicated that the extent of the amount the driver loses in revenue depends on the situation: how bad it is, and how long it’s going to take to clean it up.

“That’s the big crux of the whole matter right there,” he said. “Drivers rely on the weekend — on Friday and Saturday night — to make a living. During the week they’re just making back their expenses.”

While no taxi-puking bylaw exists in Saskatoon, nor has it been requested of city council, Saskatoon Mayor Don Atchison says it is something that would be considered.

“These vehicles are their workplaces,” said Atchison. “You and I as customers want to get into a clean, fresh-smelling car, but there is a lot more to it than the incident at that point in time. We are talking about a livelihood here of not just one person, but sometimes of two or three.”

Kowbel says Comfort Cabs currently does not have any desire to initiate one.

“No plans at this time, as far as Comfort Cabs goes,” he said. “If one of the other companies or both said we should do the same thing, we might get on board, but (Saskatoon taxi companies) just signed onto a major contract with the City, which we worked on for well over a year. It was just a ton of work, and then when we took it to city council, they changed everything anyway. Right now I could care less if I ever stand in front of them again. It was a waste of time.”

Kowbel also concedes that the whole point of taking a taxi after drinking alcohol is to have a safe ride home. But he doesn’t think that asking patrons to pay for the damage and inconvenience caused if they get sick is unreasonable, or that imposing a clean-up fee would deter patrons from choosing a taxi over getting behind the wheel of their own vehicle.

“Most people realize that they have

to be responsible for themselves,” said Kowbel. “You don’t have to have many drinks to be over .08. You don’t have to drink ’til you get sick. The vast majority of our clients that take cabs aren’t puking.

It’s not something that happens every night.”

However, even if city council backed a change to local bylaws to impose a fine, there is still the issue of enforcement. Unless local police officers are nearby, extracting payment from an individual who is already incapacitated may not be easy, nor is it arguably a proper use of the police service’s resources. Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi has said his city is looking into further possible bylaw changes later this year or early in 2015, which would treat and fine vomiting offenders as a municipal bylaw violation.

In the meantime, Kowbel encourages his drivers to take some tried and tested steps to mitigate the potential of dealing with vomit soiling their taxi’s upholstery and flooring.

“I tell the guys to get a bunch of plastic grocery bags and keep ’em in the cab,” said Kowbel. “If you’re on the freeway, you can’t pull over and let someone out to puke. Have four or five of those in your cab at all times and save yourself a ton of trouble. That’s an old trick we’ve used for many years — back even when grocery bags were paper.”

Kowbel also said that on the hierarchy of the undesirable situations and circumstances Saskatoon cab drivers are forced to put up with on the job, there are plenty of things that can happen to them and their taxi that rank much worse.

“Really, throwing up ain’t that bad”.

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A Show About Nothing really has something Shannon Boklaschuk Saskatoon Express any art exhibitions revolve around a welldefined theme or concept that the artist or the curator wants to explore.

That’s not the case with the latest show at the Saskatchewan Craft Council (SCC). In fact, there was no preconceived idea for the SCC’s latest exhibition, which is aptly entitled A Show About Nothing.

The exhibition features about 75 pieces — from furniture and sculpture to poetry — created by artists from around the globe working in a variety of areas.

Curator Michael Hosaluk, an internally recognized Saskatchewan wood turner and educator, said “nothing” is one of the most challenging things for an artist to express. While focusing on nothing was difficult for the artists participating in the show, the exhibition has been well received by the viewers, he said.

“Anyone who’s seen it, they have really enjoyed it — because it’s kind of an unusual exhibition. You walk in and all of the sudden you have a show about nothing.

You don’t know what to expect.”

The show coincides with the Emma International Collaboration, a weeklong biennial residency currently taking place in Saskatchewan that includes 100 national and international invited artists. This year’s collaboration runs until Aug. 7 at the Ness Creek festival site in the Big River area.

Each time an Emma International Collaboration event is held, it kicks off with an exhibition. The show provides a way for the Emma artists to see each other’s work and to socialize. The participating artists are invited to submit pieces for the exhibition that pertain to a specific theme.

While the options seem limitless with a theme like “nothing,” it turned out that creating pieces for the show was not an easy feat.

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more,” said Hosaluk, noting he wants “to keep pushing the artists.”

The roots of the Emma International Collaboration go back to 1982, when Hosaluk and the SCC organized a wood turning and furniture making conference in Saskatoon. The event evolved to include other disciplines, such as blacksmithing, painting and metal fabrication. In 1996, it moved to the Emma Lake Kenderdine campus, operated by the University of Saskatchewan, and affectionately became known as “Emma.”

In 2006, the Emma International Collaboration moved to the Ness Creek site near Big River. Unlike its very early days, today there is no formal program at Emma; rather, it follows a hands-on, “no-format format.” That puts the focus on making things, which is what the artists love to do, said Hosaluk.

Artists have come from countries around the world, including France, Scotland, Germany, Japan, England, Ireland and Australia, to work, to network and to share their knowledge at Emma.

“There’s no formal presentations by anyone — not unless somebody asks for it and somebody kind of initiates it there. There’s no time. There’s no hierarchy. It’s just an open form of sharing and making,” said Hosaluk.

“So if you want to try something that you’ve never done — say if I’ve never done any jewelry — there’s a place there that people will share their knowledge and help you through it and make something for the first time in your life.”

At the conclusion of the Emma International Collabo-

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Artist: Trent Watts Title: Nothing as Binary Photo by Trent Watts Photos Courtesy of Saskatchewan Craft Council ration, an art auction will be held on Aug. 7. The Emma Auction will feature about 100 pieces created by the participating local, national and international artists during this year’s event.

“Everything that is made there, you have no ownership to it. Throughout the event, you don’t have ownership at all,” said Hosaluk.

If an artist wants to own his or her work after the event, he or she can purchase it at the auction.

“You work like crazy all week, and then if you want it, you have to pay money for it. It’s kind of a different concept. But it’s the letting go that kind of frees up your thinking of making,” said Hosaluk.

Members of the public are also invited to attend the Emma Auction, which will be held on Aug. 7 at the AKA Gallery and Paved Arts Gallery on 20th Street West. Viewing and a silent auction will take place from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., while the auction will begin at 7 p.m.

The money raised will be used to put on another Emma International Collaboration.

For more information about the Emma International Collaboration, visit www.emmacollaboration.com.

A Show About Nothing runs at the Affinity Gallery, located at 813 Broadway Ave., until Sept. 1. For more information, visit www.saskcraftcouncil.org.

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The Sheepdogs

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am Corbett, the drumdecided to form a band. mer for The Sheepdogs, “We laugh about the turn in is promising a rocking fate. On one day, Ryan loses his good time at the Saskatoon job at Blockbuster and Ewan Exhibition on Aug. 8. gets dumped by his girlfriend.

The Sheepdogs will be The next day, I bought a drum headlining on the main grandkit, which was different for me stand. It’s a chance to work in because during high school I was front of 6,000 in the seats and playing the sax, trying to follow hundreds more on the tarmac in my dad Sheldon’s footsteps. at the edge of the stage. It is That was our beginning. Guitara major homecoming for the ist Leot Hanson joined us. We Saskatoon-based band, whose worked under a couple of differPeople career received a huge shot in ent names before settling on The the arm by winning a contest Sheepdogs,” said Corbett. to appear on the Aug. 18, 2011, cover of There were a lot of one-nighters and Rolling Stone magazine. The band has long hauls in considerably used vehicles. since won four Juno awards and has sold Now four years later, after the Rolling 100,000 records.

Stone discovery, Corbett recalls one trip in Corbett, who grew up in Saskatoon in a particular. family with a musical background, laughs “It was five years ago, just before the about a couple of Exhibition adventures breakthrough. We went to Bengough in during an earlier time in his life. southern Saskatchewan for a festival ap“The first time I went to the Saskatoon pearance. I think 15 people turned up for Exhibition, I was in Grade 5, and a friend the show. Then, on the way back, the van and I decided to try out the Ring of Fire on overheated and the motor was shot. I tell the midway. I was quite ill the rest of the you this story because just two weeks ago, day,” he said. we went back to Bengough, travelling in “When I was 18, I worked security for much better conditions and getting an apa concert by Theory of a Dead Man and preciative audience.”

Default at the grandstand. Because I was The Rolling Stone contest, which smaller, I was stationed near the main provided a cover portrait on the magazine entrance. And even while witnessing that and a recording contract, was an event that performance, I still hadn’t decided that snowballed. music was going to be part of my life.”

“We were the only Canadian band in The music decision happened the next the competition. We were the band with summer when Corbett, who attended the longest history of them all. Once we Bedford Road Collegiate, and Ewan qualified for the top 16, it took on a special Currie, a vocalist and guitarist, and Ryan feeling. We just wanted to make it through JW11692.H04 Gullen, a bassist,James both from Evan Hardy, the next step. We seemed to have all of

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Sam Corbett played the saxophone before buying a drum kit (Photo by David McDonald) there will be an appearance at the Salmon Arm Festival, another at the Kitchissippi Festival in the Ottawa Valley, plus dates in Charlottetown and Calgary.

An important mission will be the recording of another album.

“Ewan has a lot of material ready and we’ll probably record somewhere in Ontario. We appreciated and learned from the experience with Patrick Carney on the album we did in Nashville. We self-produced the last one in Saskatoon and will do the same again. We want to push ourselves in different directions and to higher levels,” said Corbett.

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“The last two finalists were called to a photo shoot at the Brooklyn Navy yards.

We’d played a concert the night before and drove most of the night to get there. As we gathered, someone asked if we were ready to shoot THE cover. We didn’t catch on immediately. But when someone repeated the line about the cover, we knew we’d won. It was pretty surreal. We had a celebration, went to dinner, but we were also aware we had a concert date the next night.

We were told we couldn’t tell anyone, except our parents, for a couple of weeks.

“The victory really sank in when we made a television appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The days of struggling came to an end. We always believed we were a good band and Ewan was writing good songs.”

The biggest crowd — about 50,000 — for The Sheepdogs happened in 2012 at a Freedom Day celebration in The Netherlands. They have travelled to Europe since, “but that first day in The Netherlands was special. When they announced we were from Canada, it was amazing. The people there have always had affection for Canadians who helped so much in the liberation of their country during the Second World War.” Hanson left the band earlier this year, concentrating on the opening of the Capitol Music Club in Saskatoon. The guitarist for the Saskatoon gig and others this summer is Rusty Matyas of Winnipeg.

Life goes on. Summer is often festival time. They played at Edgefest on the July 1st weekend in Ontario and have just come back from Shorefest in Vancouver. Soon

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ast week, as Prime woes on RUH’s Labour Minister Stephen and Delivery Unit are Harper wrapped nothing new. Almost up a self-congratulatory exactly a year ago, the campaign-style speech unit had water, just not to Conservative Party hot water. The Saskatoon supporters gathered at Health Region pointed Saskatoon’s Prairieland fingers at a number of Park, the water was being culprits, including a shut off on Royal Uni58-year-old water heater versity Hospital’s Labour (I’m picturing a boiling and Delivery Unit. cauldron over a bonfire), Columnist The water was shut off but the bottom line was at 10 p.m., not for a half the unit was without hot hour or even an hour, but for eight water for weeks. The problem itself whole hours. Presumably the time wasn’t fixed for months. Instead of was chosen to minimize some sort a shower, one poor new mom was of inconvenience. But seriously, given a squeeze-bottle full of lukeI’ve never met a baby that adhered warm water to splash herself with to any kind of daytime schedule after giving birth. when it came to determining their In January 2014, frozen pipes entrance into this world. No, babies (exposed by new construction on come when they’re ready, and at the adjacent Children’s Hospital, a any given time there’s a whole lot proposition that now feels more or of them lined up in RUH’s Labour less akin to attaching a brand new and Delivery Unit, waiting for the 32-foot RV to a 1976 Dodge station signal that it’s their turn on the wagon with wood panelling and runway. flat tires) led to flooding at RUH. “Baby delivery could be a little Six months later, faulty infrastrucmessier in Saskatoon Wednesday ture caused power outages at the night,” read what may be the tacki- hospital, resulting not only in less est subheading ever written on a than ideal conditions, but cancelled local news website on the evening surgeries. of the shutoff, which was reportIn June, a few days after the edly necessary so that crews could power failure, Saskatoon replace some of the old, leaky pipes Health Region executives admitted in the basement of the hospital. that the cost of making “critical” In preparation for the inconveinfrastructure improvements nience, chests of ice were stocked to RUH was going to be $93 milon the ward, as was warm water for lion, while muttering something sponge baths. Hospital maintenance behind their hands about how the staff were tasked with hauling overall price tag would actually buckets of water to flush the toilets. be a tad higher. Just over a week Doesn’t it sound so quaint? All later, on a Friday afternoon at the lucky women that night who the end of a week that saw some had been boasting how they were of the worst flooding in the going to give childbirth “naturally” province’s history, the provincial must have figured they won the government quietly released lottery. The only thing missing was a report that showed that the cost the red-cheeked midwife from the of bringing RUH into the 21st farm half a mile up the road burst- century was closer to half ing through the door after trudging a billion dollars. through a blizzard.

To say RUH isn’t good enough “I have no concerns about the for Saskatchewan residents is an safety of our patients or infants,” understatement. It’s not even a said a spokesperson with the Saska- little bit good lately. It’s decrepit, toon Health Region about the situ- rundown and at times such as last ation, stopping just shy of adding week, a really and truly bad place to “look, thousands of women around have to go for health care. the world do this on a dirt floor Here’s what I know for sure every day, so just settle down.” (besides the fact I ripped that line Showers were not an option for from Oprah) – there was once a women who had just given birth; time in Saskatchewan where “good they would have to wait until they enough” was the high water mark were transported to a bed on the for success. Then we became the post-partum ward. For those of you “new” Saskatchewan, a place where who have given birth, I’m just go- good was the enemy of great, and ing to ask you to let that sink in. great was just a jumping off point.

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How do I preserve my little girl’s innocence?

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Let him know that for some reason it just didn’t agree with your system and there must be something in that particular cologne, because you typically have no issues with colognes.

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Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express indsay Janzen has gone back to her roots. Almost literally.

The Saskatoon chef left a family farm in Quill Lake a decade or so ago to pursue her love of cooking. Her path has taken her to such places as Prince Edward Island, Maine and La Petraia, in the Tuscany area of Italy. Even the name sounds scrumptious.

She completed the circle when she returned to Saskatoon to become chef de cuisine for two years at Weczeria Food and Wine. She left the job at Weczeria to go to Italy, and a second time to start a family.

Janzen is now wearing her chef hat again, selling her pastas, gnocchi, lasagna and ravioli at the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. It is the best of two worlds.

She is using her Red Seal certification as the owner and chef for Prairie Bella Gourmet Pasta, and she is spending time with her family.

She said it took a few years to realize what the big garden on her parents’ farm meant to her.

“The more I moved away from home and got away from it, I appreciated what my parents had instilled,” Janzen said.

“We would have days in the fall where it was, ‘OK, today is borscht day.’ And that is all we did is make borscht from morning to night. And we would have a tomato day, where we would make salsa and stewed tomatoes and that kind of thing – or dill pickle day.”

She didn’t always like those days in her youth.

“I was like, ‘Oh god, do we have to?’

Once I was older, it was like, ‘This is cool, actually.’ ” Janzen’s first cooking job was in Waskesiu. She wanted to be at the national park for the summer and would have done darn near anything to be there.

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She earned a two-year diploma in Prince Edward Island. A summer internship included a job at the White Barn Inn in Kennebunkport, Maine.

Janzen said it was a “fancy-pants spot. But it really made me fall in love with fine dining and the smaller restaurants.”

She would later have a stint working in Nantucket. Cool names: Nantucket, Kennebunkport, La Petraia. She worked in Regina, too. Which one is different than the rest?

Before leaving Prince Edward Island, Janzen competed in a couple of competitions, including Canada’s Next Great Chef. She won in the first round before being eliminated.

“I kind of buckled under the pressure, to be honest,” she said with a laugh.

Soon it was back to Saskatoon, where Chef Dan Walker at Weczeria asked her to help during the Christmas season. She stayed until the opportunity to do an unpaid internship at a tourist farm in Tuscany became available.

“It was high up in the hills and surrounded by all these forests with chestnut trees and wild boar. They grew all their own olives for olive oil and the grapes for wine. They raised different animals and had gardens.

“I would tend to the animals and the garden; my gardening experience came in handy there. They were (saying), ‘Thank god, somebody who knows what they are doing.’ I even helped with the bees; they had an apiary.

“When we had people staying with us I would go into the kitchen and prepare this food in wood ovens. They were amazed I could chop wood so efficiently.”

They shouldn’t have been. She’s a farmer’s daughter, after all.

“Everything about it was absolutely amazing. On my days off I would go into Florence or drive around the countryside. I really, really fell in love with the lifestyle and how everybody had an

appreciation for the food, but not in a gluttonous way. And it was real food; it wasn’t like sweet stuff. It is just really incredible when you are picking an egg from a chicken and make pasta that night. It highlights the importance of good-quality ingredients in your food.”

Now she is at the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market, and has been since May. “I tried going back to restaurants because I missed cooking. But I realized being a chef, especially being a boss, is really demanding. And I wasn’t ready to give up my time with my family. I just wasn’t willing to compromise that. I thought, ‘What else can I do? If I’m not going to work in a restaurant, what am I going to do?’

“My mom has always been (saying), ‘You should sell food at the farmers’ market.’ I always had a reason not to. And, of course, when I thought of it, it seemed like a great idea,” she said with a laugh.

It has been a good fit. Pasta is her passion.

“I’ve had a really good reception.

I use eggs from the market and I use stone-ground flour from Daybreak Mill in Estevan. It’s all organic. Any meat I use either comes from the market or is organic. And I use as much vegetables and different things from the market as I can.

“I need to follow my values and am going to use good ingredients and hope people are willing to pay for it. I have had people come back and I am starting to know my clientele, which is exciting. It feels really good when people come back for more.”

She is not sure what is next, but it will involve cooking.

“I don’t want to get back into a restaurant yet – maybe when my kids are older. But in the meantime I just want to keep this up. If the demand increases, I could maybe expand or get more equipment. Right now I am enjoying it and just seeing where it will take me.”

For more information, visit www. prairiebella.ca or email Lindsay@ prairiebella.ca.

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Last year’s Evening Under The Stars was held under a full moon (F:11 Photographic Design)

Classic rock meets symphonic sound at Evening Under The Stars

Joanne Paulson Saskatoon Express

Evening Under The Stars combines symphonic rock with charity and First Nations involvement. It’s a fundraiser for the St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation, held on First Nations land and opened with a grand entry. Whitecap Chief Darcy Bear is honourary chair of the event this year.

Joe LaPointe of All-Sask Financial has led the charge on the event and its location.

Organizer Barbi Petersen says LaPointe visited the sports grounds site three years ago, and decided it would be a wonderful place for an event.

“It’s a natural, beautiful prairie environment,” said Peterson, co-owner of The Black Door Events with Katelyn Cochlan.

This is the second Evening Under The Stars, and last year it was well-received, she added.

“People absolutely loved that grand entry, because a lot of non-First Nations people have not seen that before.

“Joe felt strongly the connection to the First Nations community is an important part of this event.”

Petersen advises attendees to bring the “three Cs:” chair, coat and cash. The event is reminiscent of a free SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival concert, where people bring chairs or blankets, sit on the lawn, don a jacket if it’s cool and buy some food and beverages. Since it is outdoors and out of town, cash will be king, she said.

Gates open at 5 p.m., and the opening act, No Hurry, begins at 5:30. The grand entry takes place at 6:30, followed by the main act at about 7:15. The evening ends by 9:30, to allow for an early return to the city for people working the next day.

Tickets are $50 with all fees included, and Petersen noted that Evening Under the Stars is not like a promoted concert.

All proceeds go to the St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation, to assist in the purchase of palliative care beds.

It is not the only Saskatoon event for Jeans ’n Classics, which has been operating for 20 years and has come to Saskatoon for a few years with a cross-section of material including Abba, Queen and Pink Floyd. The group returns in the orchestra season to perform the music of Led Zeppelin.

Evening Under The Stars is focused on the early 1970s progressive rock-symphonic rock-art rock genre. Much of the second half is devoted to the music of The Moody Blues, including the songs Tuesday Afternoon and Nights in White Satin.

Jethro Tull fans will enjoy flautists taking centre stage to impersonate band leader Ian Anderson, said Brennan.

“It’s a very gratifying show to play for us and for the orchestra. It’s the most perfect synthesis of the two worlds.”

Seven Jeans ’n Classics band members

are flying out to perform (the London, Ont.-based company has 28 musicians.)

Brennan will be on guitar, Jeff Christmas on drums, Mitch Tyler on bass, and Don Paulton on keyboards, along with vocalist Jean Meilleur and two backup singers, Kathryn Rose and Leah Salomaa.

“It’s a proper rock band, with all the vocals that go with it, and the instrumentation,” said Brennan.

When you add members of the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra into the mix, there will be approximately 70 musicians on stage, delivering a big, wall-of-sound experience.

“It’s not just a string section. It’s all the woodwinds, all the brass, the percussion instruments and, of course, the strings,” Brennan said.

Evening Under The Stars Ultimate Symphonic Rock Show goes Wednesday, Aug. 13, at the Whitecap Sports Grounds, 30 kilometres south of Saskatoon on Highway 219. Tickets are $50, and are available through eveningunderthestars.ca, through the SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival box office at 306-652-4700 or in person at the jazz office in the Delta Bessborough Hotel.

There is free parking and a shuttle from the parking area to the stage area. The concert goes rain or shine. See the website for further information.

o protect outdoor fabrics Save the outer leaves of lettuce from fading, purchase for watering plants. Plop a few weather guard spray into your blender with some waavailable at home and garden ter and whirl away on high. Add stores. Note that even treated to soil. Water as normal. textiles will eventually fade l On that note, here’s a tip over time, though moving for people who wish to water items to shady areas will explants less often. Lay a diaper tend their life. onto the bottom of a plant pot l Save yourself oodles of before adding soil. The gel peltime by clothes-pinning socks lets in diapers absorb water and together (or use a safety pin) release moisture gradually. The Household before throwing them into the result is that you need to water Solutions hamper. The washing machine less often. Great for outdoor will no longer eat your socks. hanging plants. l Utilize nylon netting (also known l Grow tomatoes in large pots. Begin by as tulle) as a scouring dish tool. It won’t putting down several sheets of newspaper scratch and is the handiest tool for scrubbefore adding soil. This holds the moisture. bing dishes. It’s also good for cleaning cars. When emptying the soil into the compost It’s especially handy for arthritic hands that at the end of the season, you can work the can’t stand a heavy cumbersome tool. rotting paper directly into the compost. l For people who don’t compost outl Next time you clean your bathroom doors, you can compost inside your home. use shaving cream to clean the sink, bath-

tub, toilet, mirror, tile and fixtures. Works like a charm! l Get rid of scuff marks on the floor by rubbing them with a fuzzy tennis ball.

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Or rub Chap Stick onto the cut to soothe away the hurt. l In a pinch peanut butter makes excellent shaving cream.

l When catching mice use peanut butter instead of cheese. Mice like peanut butter more than cheese, and peanut butter cannot be carried away. l Put dried lavender into a breathable cloth and store with fabrics to repel moths.

You can also toss the lavender pouch into the dryer with your clothes. Fabrics carry a fresh aroma that mosquitoes don’t like. l Ice cream cones are fun to eat but a bit messy. Here’s a delectable solution: plug up the bottom of an ice cream cone with a bit of peanut butter (or a mini marshmallow). When munching through the scoop of double-chocolate fudge, you’ll be protected from leaks and there’s a pea-nutty surprise at the end.

If you are of an age to remember the symphonic rock song Nights in White Satin, this concert is for you.

If you are not familiar with The Moody Blues, authors of the 1970s classic, maybe it’s time to discover them.

The Moody Blues, Jethro Tull, David Bowie, Procol Harum and Peter Gabriel will all be on stage at Evening Under The Stars, musically speaking. The event is a “love affair between the sound of a rock band with a symphony orchestra,” says its musical creator, Peter Brennan.

Brennan, founder of the Jeans ’n Classics show organization, brings his rock band to join members of the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra at the Whitecap First Nation’s sports grounds on Aug. 13.

“This particular show, if there was ever a show that was a Jeans ’n Classics calling card, it would be this one,” said Brennan in a recent interview from Wisconsin, where he was performing.

“We have about 40 different shows; we do everything from James Bond to Pink Floyd to Earth, Wind & Fire . . . so many genres.

“So much pop music over the decades has never had an orchestra go anywhere near it. That was always our challenge, but also the very cool thing we were able to do, (to) design it around.”

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the newcomers, who had already spent a strenuous two months on the trail.

After the nearby Chimney Rock Monument, Scotts Bluff is the second-most referred to site in the records and diaries of westward-bound emigrants detailing their Oregon Trail odyssey. The Visitor Centre and Oregon Trail Museum tell the story of the emigrants and a 15-minute video in the centre’s theatre presents an excellent overview of life on the trail.

Visitors can also explore and hike the 2.5-kilometre Saddle Rock Trail, which leads hikers from the Scotts Bluff Visitor Center to the summit. While the original wagon ruts have eroded away, the kilometre-long Oregon Trail Pathway runs from the Visitor Center to the remnants and roadbed of the Oregon Trail.

Costumed interpretive staff add an extra level of reality in the shadow of Eagle Rock, one of the peaks that make up Scotts Bluff. Outfitted in his pioneer clothes and sporting a beard, Jim Collis-

ter looks every bit a trail-weary pioneer as he leans on the end of his wagon and takes a breather from his long journey.

His “wife’’ cooks up some hard tack on an open fire and Collister tells the tale of a typical day on the trail.

“Virtually no one ever rode in the wagon. There was no room for people.

Every scrap of space was crammed with supplies and belongings. It’s not like the movies. Folks on the trail essentially walked across the continent.’’

An early guide book suggested emigrants should load their wagons with 200 pounds of flour, 150 pounds of bacon, 10 pounds of coffee, 20 pounds of sugar and 10 pounds of salt. Kitchenware was totally basic: a kettle, a frying pan, a coffee pot, tin plates, cups, knives and forks.

On an average day, the wagon train might make 20 kilometres. Settlers had lots of dangers to face along the way.

There were many accidents along the route, including people run over by the wagons. Accidental gun shots also claimed lives. It isn’t surprising considering most travellers were unfamiliar with firearms.

Cholera and other diseases also took their toll, with some wagon trains losing half their passengers from such diseases.

Bodies were usually buried in shallow graves on the side of the road.

Weather often also proved an enemy.

Travelling in the summer heat meant dealing with thunder storms, lightning and hail. Lightning and hail the size of baseballs also claimed numerous lives.

Whatever the causes, fully 10 per cent of the travellers on these wagon trains would not survive the journey.

Earlier emigrants used a different pass a little further south, called Robidoux Pass. It was named after Joseph Robidoux, who established a trading post there in 1849. It was a place where pioneers were able to buy supplies and have their wagons repaired.

It’s an experience that modern-day travellers can also experience. The sod-roofed building has been reconstructed with century-old hand-hewn logs and period furnishings. The precise replica of the trading post is located on the 35-kilometrelong Carter Canyon Road. The road offers a glimpse of the rugged countryside early emigrants had to deal with, and the pioneer graves you pass along the way deliver a sobering message as to the grim reality they faced during their long journey.

For more information on western Nebraska, check out www.westnebraska. com.

were the ones where people smiled and helped me out or extended a good vibe. I think it’s because these gestures stand out in contrast to the isolation of urban living.

In Montreal, when I was at the Diana Ross concert, I was directed to the wrong seats. I didn’t complain as I wasn’t aware of the error. And they were really good seats. When the rightful owners came, it turned out to be Alain Simard, president of the Montreal Jazz Festival. Not only was he understanding and polite, but he took his time, missing the opening number of the show, to make sure that we made it to our proper seats. Even thinking back to the kind gesture makes me smile.

So you know, Diana was fabulous, everything that she has always promised to be. She delivered her show with a strong voice, a big smile and amazing costumes.

She was Diana!

Dining out in New York at my favourite Italian restaurant, Via Della Pace, I was impressed with an oncologist who was doing research in a field that was connected to my family history. Angela took time to help me to understand her work and has since stayed in touch with me. I appreciated her easy-going manner and the genuine, helpful spirit.

In Lloydminster, as I was loading my vehicle with boxes of goods, a stranger came by and helped me with the task.

Having nothing to gain, he took time from his day to simply lend a helping hand.

It’s always been my belief no matter where I am walking, on the Broadway Bridge in Saskatoon or along Broadway in New York, a person should say hello to those passing by. To me, it is the first small step towards world peace.

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The Oregon Trail Opening up the American west

Costumed interpretive guide Jim Collister relates at Scotts Bluff National Monument the hardships emigrants experienced along the Oregon Trail (Photo by Peter Wilson) GERING, Nebraska — It’s closely paralleled the Oregon a leisurely four-day drive from Trail. During the two decades, Independence, Missouri, to 70,000 Mormons walked this the west coast. If you took a trail to Utah. plane, you’d barely have time After two months of hard to finish the in-flight magazine travel, many of those early crossword. pioneers would have made it Now think back 150 years. to western Nebraska and what Imagine that same journey by is now Scotts Bluff National wagon train. Back then, pioMonument, which edges the neers had to make the dangersmall city of Gering. The peaks ous four- to five-month-long, that highlight Scotts Bluff were 3,000-kilometre overland trek called Ma-a-pa-te by First NaTravel risking everything for a new tions people, which translated life in the west. means “hill that’s hard to go Between the 1840s and 1860s, more around.’’ This meaning was not lost on than 400,000 emigrants escaping econom- arriving pioneering families. ic hardship in the east travelled routes that The impressive landmark is on the formed the famous Oregon Trail. They north side of Mitchell Pass, a gap in the departed from points along the Missouri towering bluffs along the south side of River to better lives in Oregon and Cali- the North Platte Valley that offered an fornia. Beginning in 1847, Mormons flee- easier and safer passage through this ing religious harassment and persecution difficult stretch of the high plains. It was migrated to Utah, following a trail that as welcoming as it was spectacular for

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his year has been one times it is challenging as there of travel for me — New are places where English is York, San Francisco, not spoken. Still, I’ve always Vancouver, Montreal. Each found that there are other ways city was inviting and exciting. of communicating.

The sights have been impresWhile riding the subway in sive, from the Golden Gate New York this spring, I met a to Old Montreal; the food young girl and her mother. The has been fabulous and the young girl didn’t speak Engexperiences unforgettable. As lish and she didn’t say a word. always, it’s the personal exBut we struck a friendship imperiences that make each city mediately. We simply smiled stand out: the people that you at each other. It reminded me Columnist meet when out and about, on of the M*A*S*H television the subway or in a restaurant. show in which Radar says, The conversations you have make the real “Isn’t it lucky that you can smile in any difference. language?”

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President’s Residence a city landmark More than a century old, the President’s Residence is a landmark on the University of Saskatchewan campus.(Saskatoon Public Library History Room LH 1831)

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By Lucas Richert he greystone residence, home of the university’s first president, Walter Murray, was completed in 1913. It is considered one of the finest homes in the city. Under construction for three years, it was budgeted to cost $32,000. The final cost ballooned to $44,615.

One of the original buildings constructed on campus, the residence was designed

by Brown and Vallance, and was built under the direction of A.R. Greig, superintendent of buildings and grounds.

Murray was said to be deeply embarrassed by the cost of what was to be his residence, even though it was also a public building. However, the people of

Saskatoon were proud of the building and the status it gave the university. In an era without Facebook, Twitter and other social media, no public outcry over the cost materialized.

The building was originally planned as a wooden structure. However, a proposal to construct the building out of a local river rock — later known as greystone — was raised, prior to the start of construction, if the government would foot the bill.

With the government on board, greystone was chosen.

In 1989, renovations to the residence were completed at a cost of $96,752. Then, in the summer of 2012, as former president Peter MacKinnon left, more renovations

were undertaken.

Around the same time, it was suggested that the President’s Residence be torn down to allow more development along the riverbank. This horrified many in the university and heritage community, including Andrew Wallace.

“I was alarmed,” said Wallace, an architect and associate director of space planning in the Facilities Management Division (FMD). “The President’s Residence is a heritage building; any reasonable person can see it’s a heritage building, and it’s probably the best heritage house in Saskatoon. But it has no formal protection.”

The answer was to create the U of S Heritage Register, which lists and describes

41 buildings on campus. Basically, it was a way to recognize the significance of some of Saskatoon’s most amazing buildings, including the President’s Residence.

According to Wallace, the university “has very good examples of all of the major architectural styles of the 20th century, and they all fit together.”

Today, the U of S is bustling with activity and new construction abounds. Yet, the President’s Residence stands as out as one of the finest heritage buildings in the city, and serves as a pillar of stability in a period of change.

(The City’s Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee provided this article to the Express.)

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hile we were cabear. My earliest memories noodling down (or involve my mother cornering maybe that’s up) the me so that she could cover Yangtze River this spring, one my head in bobby-pin spit of our table-mates, Donna — a curls (OK, she used water) vivacious bundle of energy to my primary school days from Saskatoon — would where she would daily pull frequently fail to appear at my hair into an eye-popping breakfast. When queried about ponytail. As soon as I got Donna’s absence, her partner to school each morning, I’d would don that well-known sharpen my pencil and aim perplexed male face that all the pointy end into the side Columnist women instantly recognize, of my head to loosen up my and mutter something about hair. I’d go home for lunch “her hair.” All the other males at the and, after we’d eaten, she’d do it all table would nod enthusiastically in over again. Now, I wonder if this would agreement over Ross’s plight in failing qualify as child abuse? to understand the female psyche — or Lately, though, I’ve had some consoin recognizing which planet Donna was lation in discovering I’m not alone in my from. bad-hair life. Thanks to the utter generI was not-so-secretly in Donna’s osity of strangers who share and the mircorner. I knew her pain. I, too, have acle of the Internet, I’ve come to learn had a lifelong ambivalent relationship that I have a lot of ancestors who also with my tresses. My current hair guru, enjoy my characteristic bright-white, Jayson, diplomatically describes my hair poker-straight hair. Naturally, there’s my as having “directionality.” Yeah? All I mom, her father, her grandmother and know for absolute sure is that my hair her great-grandfather. There’s also Mary has always been some hirsute cross to Ann Moss and her father Lemuel Moss

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and two-thirds of the Gibbins family in Oklahoma and a lot of their progeny who largely ended up in California. The photos are an amazing legacy and proof of the Moss “hairprint.”

Growing up, I had a passing acquaintance with my great-aunt Hazel, who happened to have grown up in Oklahoma, homesteaded in the Prince Albert area of Saskatchewan and then migrated back to California in the late 1930s. Aunt Hazel was a source of some fascination as she and Uncle Harry lived on the same property in California in separate bookend abodes. Beyond that, she was our regular source of raisins! But her most memorable characteristic was her shock of Day-Glo hair, which had been enhanced with a particularly improbable home perm. Let’s just say she and Albert Einstein shared some pretty obvious hair effects. Looking back, I honestly hope that she didn’t know that we all referred to her as “Snowball.”

I know now that Hazel’s hair was no aberration. Before she finally settled in Dinuba, Calif., Hazel made several crossings into the U.S. and every border

card from those trips notes white or grey hair, and at this time she was in her early forties. Just like me at the same age.

I often wonder if I will ever make peace with my own unruly mop. I never receive comfort from those people (guess?) who tell me that I should just be happy to have hair on my head and lots of it. Someone close to me doesn’t understand that I still wake up in the middle of the night demanding of myself why I ever made the decision to go au naturel when I could have been having way more fun as a blonde. Even as I lurk on the “embrace the silver” sites on the net, there’s not a week that goes by that I don’t experience hair envy of the big or little variety.

Yes, people, I do know – this is a first world problem and I need to get over it (or get therapy). On the scale of epic disasters, my hair is definitely in the negative digits – but sometimes it just doesn’t feel that way.

But don’t you think that a girl/woman who has lived a lifetime of Moss Hair deserves a good whinge once in a while?

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Entry is through a covered porch into a foyer, with the great room to the right and a coat closet to the left, tucked into the angle made by the L-shaped staircase to the second floor.

The great room, dining area and kitchen flow into one another, so the gas fireplace in the great room can be enjoyed in the other rooms as well. Large windows in the great room look out to the front garden and windows flank the fireplace, allowing in lots of natural light.

The kitchen is separated from the dining area by a work island, and features an efficient

L-shaped counter configuration. The window over the double sink looks out to a patio and the back garden beyond. Access to the patio is through a doorway near the pantry.

Also on the main floor is the laundry room, which includes coat hooks for family apparel.

Access to the single garage allows the laundry

room to double as a mud room.

Adjacent is a den, with a window looking out to the back garden, and a two-piece powder room.

Upstairs, the master suite overlooks the front garden, and includes a walk-in closet as well as a three-piece en-suite. The secondary bedrooms overlook the back garden and share a three-piece bathroom.

A linen closet and triangular display case, perfect for collectibles, complete the layout on this floor.

Exterior finishes include horizontal siding and contrasting vertical board-and batten siding, wooden shingles in the gables, pilasters with stone accents and painted trim.

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Mayor Atchison: I try to travel the entire city on a regular basis. There is no disputing this section of roadway needs work. We are fixing the potholes at this time, but major work is not scheduled right now. That is a decision council will make at budget time. This year we are spending $50 million on the roadways, sidewalks and back lanes. Hopefully we will be making this same type of investment again next year and in 2016. The goal certainly is to get all our roads in top shape.

The City of Saskatoon’s outdoor fitness programs have been popular this year. This group participates in a noon-hour yoga class in Kiwanis Park. (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson)

No ticket if you’re not seeing red at intersections Question: With the increase vehicle there, the light stays of red-light cameras/traffic green. So there are different lights in the city, will there permutations here. ever be countdown timers put At an intersection with a on these lights? All the lights red-light camera, when it is in the city have completely green as you are approachdifferent timing from going ing and it turns yellow, some through green-amber-red. people slam on their brakes Mayor Atchison: I find that and are literally standing up an interesting question in the in their vehicle. You are not sense I have been to many cities going to get a ticket if you where they don’t use timers. are travelling through the Ask the Mayor intersection when it is yellow.

What they do is have the green lights flashing to let you know When the red-light camera it is going to turn to yellow and then to activates is not when it turns yellow, red. The countdown timers are really not but when the light turns red. You know there for the motorist. They’re there to where the big white stripe is across the let pedestrians know how long they have roadway? If you cross that when the light to cross the street. In some locations in is red, that is when you get the ticket. If the city, what happens is the countdown the light is yellow when you are travelgoes through and you anticipate the light ling through, and it turns red when you will turn yellow. But if there are sensors are halfway through the intersection, you buried in the side streets and if there is no aren’t going to get a ticket. The ticket

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Question: Does the city carry insurance to cover damage of fallen city trees onto private property? Otherwise this could be considered negligible & liable for damages.

Mayor Atchison: I checked with the City Solicitor’s office and this is what they tell me. The City would not normally be liable if a healthy tree fell unexpectedly. The City might be liable only if it did not meet its standards to inspect and maintain the tree, and it turned out to be diseased or defective, and the City knew or ought to have known of the defect. The City is self-insured for this type of claim.

Question: Does the mayor routinely answer — or at least acknowledges receipt of — letters addressed to him?

I understand he has a communications officer so presumably citizens should expect at least the courtesy of an acknowledgment.

Mayor Atchison: We acknowledge all letters that are addressed to us, even letters that have profanity in them. We do have difficulty acknowledging letters that aren’t signed and they don’t put their address on. We do respond and in most cases I pick up the phone and call them.

We make about 3,000 phone calls a year.

Unfortunately, the people we acknowledge the least are the ones that send you a “thank you; you are doing a good job.” So let me say right now that I appreciate the encouragement and vote of confidence.

Like I said, we make about 3,000 phone calls in a year and attend about 1,200 meetings a year, so we try to do our best to get out there and see people and hear their concerns. Sometimes when we are out people will stop us and say, “Did you know this or did you know that?”

And I’ll follow up on their concerns.

The other thing I have been promoting is a 3-1-1 system. It is central number that anyone could call and get action on an issue or information from someone at the city. If we had a 3-1-1 system and you were to phone the city with a concern, you would be given a tracking number so the city would know when you called, why, what department your concern is going to and how it is resolved through the system. That is really where need to go in the near future.

Note from the Mayor: This is the festival season in Saskatoon. We have Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan with two great plays at one of the top summer venues in Western Canada. We have The Fringe going all of this week with some off-the-wall routines. I think it stimulates the mind. Then we have the parade and the Ex. Then we are into Folkfest. So there are a lot of festivals over the next days and weeks. I encourage everyone to get out to them. They are absolutely fantastic. It’s a great way to run into old friends and acquaintances. It’s always wonderful to take the children and grandchildren out to these different events.

Question: Are there plans to repair (Have a question for Mayor Atchison?

11th Street West from Chappell Drive to Send it to editorial@saskatoonexpress.

Highway 7? It is in desperate need of re- com. Please put “mayor” in the subject pair; it’s almost dangerous to travel on. line.)

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Cam Hutchinson & Friends:

Views of the World

Did U.S. college coaches Habs fan has meth-head meet to rank football teams? in his madness

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C Chong, on app in development that will be able to clear any size room in less than one minute: “The app has me singing Karaoke — Looking for Love in All the Wong Places.” l Clearing out a room? Don’t people yell “Fire” anymore? l Torben Rolfsen, on Florida State being No. 1 in the preseason Amway college football coaches’ poll: “The Amway Poll: after you read it, you need to get 10 friends to read it.” l I have had a like-dislike relationship with Kent Austin over the years. I am in a dislike mode now. Gosh I enjoy watching him lose and lose it. l Janice Hough, on New NY Giants quarterback coach Danny Langsdorf saying Eli Manning could complete 70 per cent of his passes in 2014: “In related news, the Cubs are printing playoff tickets.” l A boy in India had 204 of his 232 teeth removed. In a related story, the leftovers went missing on their way to Missouri. l From Bill Littlejohn: “Josh Gordon has reportedly passed at least 70 drug tests. Problem is, he’s taken over 1,000.” l From Chong: “McDonalds in Hong Kong is under fire for buying meat that was past the best before date: “A whistle-blower employee noted the packages said ‘Use before end of Ming Dynasty.’” l Rolfsen, on the New York Knicks putting an odd collection of players together in a rejected bid to the T-Wolves for Kevin Love: “It would have been the most lopsided trade in Manhattan in nearly 500 years.” l I like the Green Zone on CKOM 650 — Monday to Friday from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

I wonder, however, why Saskatoon listeners, unlike those listening on CJME 980 in Regina, aren’t getting the first two hours of the show. l Hough, on two older men armed with a semi-automatic and a handgun robbing a Chicago pharmacy for Viagra: “Movie to be titled Die Hard, the Final Sequel.” l According to a study, men take twice as many selfies as women. I’m guessing we aren’t talking faces here.

l Chong, on a 105-year-old woman throwing out the ceremonial first pitch for the San Diego Padres: “Fans described it as having much more heat and accuracy than they ever saw from former QB Ryan Leaf.” l Rolfsen, on the Colorado Rockies botching Troy Tulowitzki Night by giving away 15,000 jerseys that spelled his last name wrong: “A spokesperson for the team said they would fix it by honouring him with an upcoming bubblehead giveaway.” l From Littlejohn: “Tulowitzki wasn’t upset his name was spelled incorrectly. But I’m guessing he wishes Rockies had been spelled Y-a-n-k-e-e-s.” l In 2004 a tree in George Harrison’s died from, get this, a beetle infestation. Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys drowned. If I’m Mike Jagger, I’m watching out for rolling stones. l My favourite Rod Black moment so far this season during TSN coverage of the CFL: “Drew Willy was pressurized.” l Hough, on two-time home run derby winner Cespedes being traded to the Red Sox: “Boston might want to invest a bit in reinforcing that Green Monster.” l From Rolfsen: “Photos made the rounds of rocker Jack White scowling in the stands at a Cubs game. I haven’t seen anyone that grumpy at Wrigley Field since the Steve Bartman incident. l Steve Stamkos becomes a free agent in 2016, and media in Toronto are already rolling out a red carpet? l Chong, on 86-year-old Dodgers announcer Vin Scully signing for another year, his 66th with the team: “Vinny doesn’t travel for the East Coast trips anymore. The team is afraid he might have a senior moment and start looking for Ebbets Field.” l Cyclist story of the week: I was driving south on Avenue C, with a cyclist ahead of me and to the right. Suddenly she swerved in front me. Why? She was on her cell phone. l Rolfsen, on Sergio Garcia finishing second at the British Open, his fourth runner-up at a major: “This guy makes the Buffalo Bills and Alydar look like closers.” l Has Tony Dungy been fired yet?

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hree things you can say about an NHL defenceman but shouldn’t say about your wife: 3. A real anchor; 2. Huge on the back end; 1.

Knows how to handle a 2-on-1. l According to a Harvard study, excessive sleep can lead to forgetfulness.

Which, in the case of Toronto Maple Leafs fans, is probably just as well. l The most striking thing about LeBron James’s decision to “go home” to Cleveland? It’s not the Heat, it’s the humility. l I’m thinking the trivago.ca guy needs to expand his hotel room search to include a steam iron. l A 105-year-old great-grandmother threw out the first pitch in the Padres’ 2-1 home win over the Mets. Final stats for San Diego: 2 runs, 11 hits, 1 lead-off walker. l I just saw that clip of Montreal receiver Chad Johnson hugging a ref.

He really has embraced the CFL. l A Quebec man has reportedly been arrested for selling meth tablets bearing a Montreal Canadiens logo. Makes you wonder what logo he had on downers, the Edmonton Oilers?

l What do you call the basementsharing Cubs and Rockies playing a marathon six-hour 27-minute game at Wrigley Field? The never-ending sorry. l Manchester United 7, LA Galaxy 0. Even Brazil was laughing. l Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota’s studies this fall include yoga and golf. A yoga class seems like a stretch, but I can see there being a golf course. l Browns receiver Josh Gordon is appealing his suspension for marijuana, claiming it was due to second-hand smoke. Right. Who’s his advisor, Ross Rebagliati? l After losing in Miami, Stephen Strasburg’s record fell to 1-7 with a 4.68 ERA away from Nationals Park. If this keeps up, they’ll start calling him The Road Worrier. l Baylor’s new football facilty, McLane Stadium, will feature a statue of Robert Griffin III in a pose that hasn’t been revealed. If Mike Shanahan has any input, it will be sitting.

RJ’s GROANER OF THE WEEK: Reuters reports a Russian took his pet frog to a vet for surgery after it swallowed his girlfriend’s engagement ring.

After that, warts left to say?

A dancer performs at the Fringe Festival (Photo by Steve Gibb)

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ou cannot build a city agreed to merge with the town without access to fresh of Saskatoon and the village of water unless you have a Riversdale. It was then neceslot of ingenuity and deep pocksary that a river crossing suitable ets. Ergo, cities are typically lofor horses, carts and pedestrians cated on rivers or streams. This be built as the ferry system was creates the age-old challenge of unreliable. The Traffic Bridge building and maintaining river opened on Oct. 10, 1907, and the crossings. communities were joined. The Bridges are one of the largoriginal bridge was closed in est capital expenditures that a 2010 due to structural concerns. city or a province has to make, It has recently been announced Columnist and those bridges are expected that that a new structure will be to last in excess of 100 years. built in its place.

They come in all sizes and shapes, with As Saskatoon’s economy grew, it was the Confederation Bridge between Prince necessary to provide more river crossings Edward Island and New Brunswick being for the trains that travelled to and through Canada’s longest at 12.9 kilometres. At a the city. In 1908, the CPR Bridge (by the cost of $1.3 billion, it serves about 4,000 weir) and the Grand Trunk Bridge (by vehicles a day.

Diefenbaker Park) were opened and are Regina’s Albert Street Bridge reportstill highly utilized. edly holds the Guinness Book of World The next structure to span the South Records designation as the longest bridge Saskatchewan River in our city was the over the shortest span of water. Its full University Bridge in 1916, considered length of 256 metres spans a creek that is the longest bridge in Canada at the time. often only a few metres wide. Built as a Featuring a newer design with concrete make-work project during the Depression, arches, it is still one of the most photothis bridge cost two and a half times more graphed structures in Saskatoon. than the $250,000 budgeted. It features The Broadway Bridge was constructed artistic styling similar to our own Broadas a make-work project during the Deway Bridge. pression, opening in 1932. Designed by The first bridge in Saskatoon was the CJ MacKenzie, while on leave from his QLLS/CN, which handled railway traffic position as the Dean of Engineering at the from 1890 until its demolition in 1965.

University of Saskatchewan, the goal was It was where the Senator Sid Buckwold to utilize labour. As a result, the bridge Bridge now stands. is more highly decorated than those built Shortly thereafter, the people of Nutana before or after it.

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More than 30 years passed before another bridge was built in Saskatoon.

With the removal of the CN station from downtown and the construction of Midtown Plaza, the Sen. Sid Buckwold Bridge was constructed and opened in 1966.

Again, decades passed with the University Bridge being the most northerly bridge.

Once the areas of Lawson Heights and Silverwood Heights developed and the industrial area west of Warman Road expanded, the daily migration of people living east of the river to their jobs west of the river put tremendous strain on the existing bridges and congested the downtown area.

To alleviate this problem and facilitate further expansion of the north-east residential areas, the North Circle Drive Bridge opened in 1983. While there was discussion about how many lanes there should be at the time, allowance was made within the design to enable widening the bridge at a later date. The popularity of this new route required the addition of two lanes in 2007. Due to the limited capacity on 42nd Street/Circle Drive, this bridge is currently congested during peak hours.

If a person were to examine the population per lane of bridge, they would get a rough idea of whether or not there was a need for additional capacity. In 1990, this number was 9,505 – a bit high but close to the comfort zone. In 2000, it was at 10,331 – much too high. The additional two lanes from the expansion of the Circle Drive North Bridge dropped it back to 10,145 – still too high, but better. It is important

to note that this calculation is using the population of the city and does not include those living in the surrounding communities or passing through.

The South Circle Drive Bridge opened to much fanfare in 2013, and is already handling in excess of 20,000 cars per day.

Traffic on Idylwyld Drive and 22nd Street is down to a reasonable amount as vehicles no longer need to utilize these routes to get through the city, making it safer for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians. The eastern portion of Circle Drive is also more manageable as there is now a western option to get from south to north. Population per lane is down to 9,565, which is in the desired range. With the growth the city is experiencing, the number will be 11,538 when the population reaches 300,000.

While the economic impact of this new bridge is tremendous, it is the social aspect that is particularly impressive. This structure has “bridged” our community.

Businesses are seeing their customer base increase, as there are no longer any barriers between the east and west sides of the river.

Bridges are vital to our quality of life.

Thankfully, with the financial assistance of our provincial and federal governments, Saskatoon’s mayor, councillors and administrators understand their importance and are investing in our future.

Prosperity Saskatoon is an initiative of the Combined Business Group. Follow Prosperity Saskatoon on Twitter at @ProsperityStoon or visit the website at www. prosperitysaskatoon.com.

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MUSIC AUGUST

Live and Lunch on Broadway: Saturdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the little stone stage in front of Victoria School. Performances are free to attend. For more information, visit www.onbroadway.ca.

AUGUST 7-10

The John Arcand Fiddle Fest returns for a 17th year as the home of Western Canada’s premiere fiddle contest, and its expansive music and arts workshops. Offered over four days, the Fest is an affordable experience designed with family fun in mind. Admission is $25 per day or $60 for the entire festival! Tickets are sold at the gate only. Children 12 & under are admitted free with a parent or guardian. For more information, visit johnarcandfiddlefest.com or call the festival office at 306-382-0111.

AUGUST 13

Evening Under the Stars, a fundraising event for St. Paul’s Hospital presented by the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra and guest artist Jeans n Classics playing ultimate symphonic rock including the music of ELO, Jethro Tull, Supertramp and Procol Harem. The outdoor concert goes at Whitecap Sports Grounds, 30 km south of Saskatoon on Hwy. 219. Tickets $45, available at http://www.showclix.com/ event/EveningUndertheStars2014. Gates 5 p.m., show 7:15 p.m.

AUGUST 16

Western Shakedown Classical Concert Tour comes to Saskatoon, featuring soprano Courtney Bridge of Alberta, pianist Ryan Goetz from Dalmeny, SK., and Rayne Beveridge, a baritone from Maple Creek. They perform renowned classical works and famous operatic scenes at 7 p.m. at the Symphony Office, 408 20th St W. Tickets $15, available at the door or online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/776500.

AUGUST 10

Nest Secret Garden Tour, 1-5 p.m. includes gardens across the city. Garden tour passports are $12, available from Blossoms, Dutch Growers and Anthology. All proceeds go to Nest Saskatoon, which helps refugee women and their families. ***** Pioneer Games from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Marr House. The Diefenbaker Canada Centre will be bringing pioneer games and activities from the Little Stone School to the house. Come and play like they did in 1884!

AUGUST 11-21

Graduating students of the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Saskatchewan present their show at the Gordon Snelgrove Gallery on campus, room 191 Murray Building. The show is open Monday to Friday, 9:30 to 4:30, with an opening reception Aug. 15, 7:30 to 9 p.m.

Locations and times are as follows: Mayfair Community School and Sutherland/Forest Grove Community Garden 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays; Confederation Park Community School and St. John School 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesdays; Westmount Community School and St. Anne School 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursdays; and St. Maria Goretti Community School 10 a.m. to noon and Vincent Massey Community School from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Fridays. Call 306-933-5520 or email katelyn@ aitc.sk.ca for more information.

Every Monday

There’s Hope Beyond Depression program.

Free introductory sessions Feb. 3 or Feb. 10 from 7 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Where: 327 Pinehouse Drive (wheelchair accessible). For more info call Pekka at 306-717-1665 or email saskatoonrecovery@gmail.com.

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AUGUST 21

Music 4 the Gut is the fourth annual benefit concert for Crohn’s and Colitis, featuring 40 local performers and musicians including Jordie Hughton, singer-songwriters Justin Michael and Brianna Burtt, hip-hop artist Khodi Dill and Friends of Foes. Join us for an (air-conditioned) evening of music on at 7 pm at Cornerstone Church (315 Lenore Dr). $20 advance tickets are available at McNally Robinson and Saskatoon Academy of Music (629 1st Ave N). Visit MusicfortheGut.com for more.

EVENTS

UNTIL AUGUST 24

Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan presents Romeo and Juliet and The Taming of the Shrew until Aug. 24 on the riverbank. Tickets range from $10 to $34. Call the box office at 306 652-9100 or Ticketmaster at 1-800-970-7328.

JULY 31 to AUGUST 9

The Saskatoon Fringe Festival returns to Broadway for its 25th year with 33 indoor ticketed plays at five venues, plus buskers, the international market and more. Call 306 664-2239 for more information or visit the box office during the festival at 639 Broadway Ave.

AUGUST 1-31

Prairie Star Gallery presents Persistent Beauty: A view from the edge of the oil sands by Garry Berteig, former head of the art department at Keyano College in Fort McMurray. The new gallery is located at 1136 Eighth St. East, and is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

AUGUST 5 to 10

The Ex brings midway excitement and grandstand music back to Saskatoon. Admission is $15, $11 for youth and $8 for children (free when accompanied by an adult.) The grounds are open noon to midnight daily except Tuesday, when the gates open at 3 p.m. following the morning parade.

Classes are two hours per week. Mail-in registration begins Aug. 14, and in-person registration in Sept. 3 at 1:30 p.m. in Room 217 Arts Building, U of S campus. A general meeting will follow at 2 p.m. Classes are held at the university and begin the week of Sept.

15. Visit www.ccde.usask.ca/seniors or pick up a brochure at any Public Library on Aug. 14 for full details. For more information, call 306-343-6773.

The 14th annual 2014 Thickwood Hills Studio Trail, a self-drive tour of unique studios in the Shell Lake area, goes from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Visit the website www.thickwoodhillsstudiotrail. com or www.facebook.com/thickwoodhillsstdiotrail.

Eastwood Centre #212 3521 8th Street E, Saskatoon, SK S7H 0W5 (Across from the Target Store) (306) 653-1100

First Monday of every month

The Saskatoon Prostate Cancer Support Group is a local community group of men who have or who have had prostate cancer, and their spouses/partners/caregivers. We meet monthly for sharing, for support, and for information.

Location: W.A. Edwards Centre, 333 – 4th Avenue North.

Second Wednesday of the Month

AUGUST 23

Ukrainian Day in the Park, Victoria Park starting at noon, rain or shine. The 12th annual festival includes dance and music, traditional Ukrainian food, souvenirs, children’s activities and a beer garden. Find more information on the event at www.facebook.com/ukrainiandayinthepark or twitter @DayInPark.

AUGUST 24

MISCELLANEOUS Tuesdays to Fridays

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.

Saturdays

Country Farms Marketplace, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Confederation Mall.

Tuesdays and Thursdays

Puppets at the Marr: Saskatoon Stories 1883 to 1908 -- A Puppet Show. The year is 1883 and it is an exciting time full of adventures.

Watch Saskatoon grow, starting from a wide open prairie to the hustle of bridges, buildings, and business. Free admission. Tuesdays: 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. August 12 and 19. Thursdays: 1:30-2:30 p.m. August 14 and 21. For more information about this program, contact Andrew Whiting at the MVA: 306-665-6887, awhiting@ meewasin.com.

Sunday

Forestry Farm walking tour: Sunday Aug. 31: Saskatoon Ostomy Association meetings. 7:30 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Walking tour begins at 2 p.m. at Mayfair United Church. We meet the first Monday of the month except when there is p.m. Superintendent’s Residence (the big brick house). Tours are free, with refreshments availa holiday. Then it is the second Monday. able at a nominal cost.

First Tuesday of every month

FROMI - Friends and Relatives of People with AUGUST 15 Mental Illness. These meetings run from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Where: W.A. Edwards Family A Local Food Celebration, presented by the Centre, 333 Fourth Avenue North (wheelchair Saskatoon Food Council, takes place in Osler, SK., at First Street and Fourth Avenue. The din- accessible).If you have a loved one or friend ner event costs $50 per person at www.picatic. with a mental illness and you need understanding support, contact Carol at 306-249-0693, com/foodcelebration or call 306-221-9942.

Linda at 306-933-2085, Lois at 306-242-7670 AUGUST 15-17 or e-mail fromisk@gmail.com.

The Northern Lights Bluegrass & Old Tyme Music Festival takes place 20 km northeast of First and Third Sunday of each month Big River, SK., at Ness Creek. Music from The Slocan Ramblers, Ryan Boldt of Deep Dark Pet Loss Support Group offers support and Woods and the Grid Pickers are among the comfort to people who are struggling with the acts. Advance Tickets are $70 (weekend) and loss of a beloved companion animal due to $50 (Saturday). At the gate, tickets are $90 old age, sickness or other sad reasons. The (weekend), $40 (Friday), $60 (Saturday) and no-obligation support group meets the first $30 (Sunday). Call 306 373-4190 or info@ and third Sunday of every month 2 p.m. at the northernlightsbluegrass.ca.

W.A. Edwards Centre, 333 4th Avenue North, Saskatoon. For more information or telephone AUGUST 16 support, call 306-343-5322.

Rosie and the Riveters Vocal Workshop for Kids.

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Refinery Arts and Spirit Tuesdays, Thursdays, Centre. $75 plus GST. For more information, Saturdays visit www.rosieandtheriveters.com/workshop. Free art drop-in at the SCYAP Art Centre. All ages welcome, all materials supplied, no AUGUST 16-17 registration required. Every Tuesday, 5:30 Art in the Garden- ninth annual show and sale. p.m. - 9 p.m., Thursday 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., and Aug. 16: 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Aug. 17 12 - 5 p.m.

Saturday 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Artists:James Korpan, Karen Maguire, John Perret, Kathleen Slavin, Sylvia Thompson.

Every Thursday Where: Maguire’s Garden - 16 Cambridge Depression Support Group — free group Cres. runs on the first and third Wednesday of each month, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. This is open AUGUST 17 to anyone struggling with depression and famOpen house at Marr Residence from 1 p.m. to ily members wanting to support them. 1301 4 p.m. Join us for a tour of the house and enjoy Ave. P North. This is a wheelchair accessible the ambience of the lovely Marr Garden. building. For more info call 270-9181.

Antique Appraisal at Marr Residence from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Bring your family treasure where our local antique expert will tell you more about AUGUST 9 Picnic in the Park with Heroes takes place noon it. $5 per item. Limit two items per person. to 4 p.m. in Herzberg Park on Acadia Drive, behind Cardinal Leger school. Free admission.

The event honours and remembers veterans of today and yesterday.

AUGUST 9-10

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AUGUST 19

The Lyell Gustin series’ 10th anniversary season features Trio Concertante, with Saskatoonborn Timothy Steeves, violinist Nancy Dahn and cellist Simon Fryer. The concert takes place at 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, and includes work by Beethoven, Schubert and Dvorak. The artist give a pre-concert talk at 6:45 p.m. Tickets $30 adult, $25 student, available at McNally Robinson, Yamaha Piano and at the door. Call 306 653-8889 or go to www. gustinhouse.ca.

Third Thursday of the Month

Friendship Force International, Saskatoon and Area Club. We are an organization of more than 360 clubs in more than 50 countries throughThe MindFULL Café, part of the international AUGUST 11 out the world. FFI allows you to enjoy economiThe Saskatoon Peace Coalition holds a memo- Alzheimer Café movement, is an opportunity to meet in a relaxed social setting for persons cal travel while forging new friendships with rial for the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic club members from around the world. Visit our bombings at 7 p.m. at the peace pole in Rotary with dementia, family, care partners and other website at www.thefriendshipforce.org Find interested people. The Café is a two-hour get Park. The event includes performances from out more about us or come join us at our next the Japanese Children’s Choir and the aborigi- together with refreshments, entertainment and information. First Saturday of the month from 3 meeting by contacting Bill Gulka at 306-249nal community, as well as a candle-lighting p.m. to 5 p.m. Where: Sherbrooke Community 0243 or by email w.gulka@sasktel.net. ceremony. In case of bad weather, the event Centre. will be held in the hall at Grace-Westminster Every Tuesday and Thursday Church.

Every Tuesday Bridge City Senioraction Inc: Classes every Off-Broadway Farmers’ Market & International Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 August 14 a.m. Registration is $20, drop-in fee is $2. For Saskatoon Seniors Continued Learning (SSCL). Bazaar and Bistro. Basement of Grace-Westminster United Church (505, 10th Street East). information, call Sheila at 306-931-8053 or Eight-week academic courses for anyone 55 Kathy at 306-244-0587.

11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and over.

First Saturday of every month

AUGUST 17

The Better Good Yard and Home Walking Tour.

1 p.m. Ashworth Holmes Park. See urban homesteading, backyard chickens, intensive gardens, backyard beekeeping and food forests. ***** Cherry Sunday in Bruno at the Saint Therese Grounds. Pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Trade Show from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Live music and presentations taking place throughout the afternoon, as well as children’s activities. For more info, please contact Dale at 306-369-2555 or visit www.cherryfestival.ca.

and men’s clothing; jewelry, purses, belts and camping clothes. Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church, 454 Egbert Avenue. Prices from $0.25 to $5. Everyone welcome. For more information: Call306-9553766 (church) or go to spuconline.com or email zixiag@gmail.com.

August

In August, the Saskatoon International Folkdance Club meets at 7 p.m. by the Jeux Canada Games Monument in Kiwanis Park (Spadina Crescent East and 23rd Street). Learn dances from around the world. No admission.

Check www.sifc.awardspace.com for more information.

Every Wednesday

Dancing in the Park until Aug. 6, 7:30 p.m. to sunset at the River Landing Amphitheatre. The Saskatoon Scottish Country Dancers welcomes everyone to join in. Bring your family, friends and summer visitors for an enjoyable evening of free informal social dancing. Participate or just watch and listen to the music. Wear sturdy sandals or running shoes. No flip-flops, please.

Bring along a bottle of water and your most effective mosquito repellent. For more information, visit http://rscdssask.org/ or email http:// rscdssask.org/.

Agriculture In The Classroom Summer Garden Program. Free all ages drop-in program Tuesdays to Fridays at various locations until Every Wednesday Aug. 26. The program consists of activities and games surrounding gardening, healthy Bargain store to support the inner city eating, sustainability, and cultural perspectives. Lighthouse project. Babies’, children’s, ladies’

Thursdays

Light Source Tours Curious about the latest contributions to science research from Saskatoon’s Canadian Light Source? Our synchrotron research facility opens for the public on Thursdays at 1:30 p.m., and at 7 p.m. August 21. Admission is free.

Pre-registration is required. Call 306-657-3644 or email outreach@lightsource.ca. Info at: http://www.lightsource.ca/education/public_tours.php.

Wednesdays and Sundays

U of S Walking Tours Every Wednesday and Sunday at 1 p.m. until Aug. 31. Location: Diefenbaker Canada Centre.

The tour lasts for approximately 90 minutes.

There will be various themes throughout the summer. For more information or to reserve your spot, email dief.centre@usask.ca or call 306-966-8384. Customized times are available for non-profit and community groups.

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.

Singles Social Group

Singles Social Group - “All About Us” for people in their 50s and 60s. Events such as weekly Wednesday restaurant suppers, monthly Sunday brunches, movie nights, dances, pot luck and more. Meet new friends. No membership dues. For more information email allaboutus10@hotmail.com or phone (306) 978-0813.

Saskatoon Mood Disorder Support Group

The Saskatoon mood disorder support group for people with bi-polar, depression and other related mental health problem meets at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church at 323 Fourth Ave. South (south entrance) at 7:30 p.m. For more information call Al at 306-716-0836 or Lindi at 306-491-9398.

Tops #5273

Tops #5273 meets at St. Mathews Hall (135109th Street West). Weigh-in from 5:45 p.m. to 6:15. Meeting from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Experience a healthy weight loss. For more information call 306- 249-2029 or 306-9313286.

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Advertorial Feature

Prairie Meats offers huge variety of products and services

When you hear the name Prairie Meats, the first thing that probably comes to mind are tasty treats sizzling on the barbeque.

However, the store has so much more to offer, with a large variety of products with ranging from hors d’oeurves to desserts and everything in between. It has

a frozen seafood line, a variety of salads, cheeses, ovenready meals, and baked goods, so it really is a one-stop shop.

“When I’ve contacted a customer who has been to our store for the first time, they can’t believe all the items we carry,” says Tim Grabowski, General Manager.

Chefs are always experimenting with new flavours and new items, so there will always be an item to suit your tastebuds.

The variety of items is on top of the wide range of high-quality meats. Whether you need chicken kabobs, pulled pork, Greek ribs, smoked peppercorn New York steak, or ground meat, Prairie Meats has you covered.

It also has a natural aging program for its beef, which ensures it’s nice and tender when the customer purchases it.

Prairie Meats also has top of the line butchers and

Saskatoon’s Premiere Meat market presents the greatest in fresh and frozen meats, entrees and Chef-prepared ready to serve meals for your next summer get together.

Kabobs • • • • • • • • • • • •

Pork Souvlaki Honey Rosemary Pork Kabobs Sweet Mesquite Pork Kabobs Bison Kabobs Chicken Breast Souvlaki Monterey Chicken Breast Kabobs Louisiana Chicken Breast Kabobs Honey Garlic Chicken breast Kabobs Lemon Herb Chicken Thigh Kabobs Beef Kabobs Mesquite Beef Kabobs Lamb Souvlaki

Salads • • • • • •

Premiere Potato Salad Premiere Macaroni Salad Creamy Coleslaw Broccoli Cheddar Greek Salad Thai Salad

sausage makers, preparing and trimming all of our products ready for your meal planning.

Employees are focused on helping customers plan their meals.

“I remember the days of my mother asking us for ideas on what to make for supper,” says Grabowski. “We want to take that headache away.”

Some of Prairie Meats’ items are oven-ready, which makes meal planning even easier. Buy a lasagne or taco bake on the way home from work and just pop it in the oven for supper that evening.

And, Prairie Meats can tailor to your needs, whether you’re part of a family of two or a family of six. All of our products are packaged so you can just grab the portions you need for a meal for as many guests as you have.

Another way Prairie Meats cares for its customers is by offering delivery service if you aren’t able to make it down to its two locations.

Great meals start with a visit to Prairie Meats!

See us for the best selection in Saskatoon!

Steaks • • • • • • • • •

Beef Tenderloin New York Striploin Ribeye Mesquite New York Striploin Peppercorn New York Striploin Deluxe Rib Steak T-Bone Steak Gourmet Sirloin Steak Baseball Sirloin Steak

Ribs • • • • • • • •

Burgers • Prairie Best Beef Burgers 30- 1/3 lb.

• Seasoned Beef Burgers 42 – ¼ lb.

• Deluxe BBQ Beef burgers 24 – 6oz. portions or 40 -1/4 lb. portions • Pork Souvlaki Burgers 40- 1/4lb.

• Beefalo Steak Burgers 20 – 7 oz. portions • Turkey Burger 20 – 1/3 lb.

• Organic Beef Burgers 20 – 1/3 lb.

Pork Back Ribs Smokey BBQ Pork Back Ribs Centre Cut Pork Side Ribs Greek Ribs Pork Rib Tail Ends Honey Garlic Pork Riblets Greek Pork Riblets Beef Finger Ribs

Sides • • • • • •

Stuffed Peppers Stuffed Mushroom Caps Cheddar Stuffed Potatoes Gourmet Stuffed Potatoes Potato Skins Lemon Roast Potatoes

2326 Millar Ave. 306-244-4024 College Park Mall 306-477-1959 WE DELIVER Hours: Mon. - Sat. 8:30 - 6 p.m. Thurs. til 8 p.m. See us at prairiemeats.ca