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Volume 11, Issue 52, Week of December 22, 2014

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Remembering my kookum at Christmas

ne of my favourite Even though the church is childhood Christmas still in use for Sunday services, memories is going to it is no longer used for social midnight mass with my grandevents. When researching the mother. My kookum attended old church, there was a brief the old Catholic church on a mention of a flu epidemic in regular basis and every now 1918. The church was used as and then she would take me an operating area. At the time, along. there was a sad quote of the Back then, there weren’t epidemic: “Due the sheer nummany vehicles on my home ber of deaths, a wagon load of reserve, so most of the time bodies were buried en mass in Columnist we would walk. We didn’t live one grave by the church.” far from the church, maybe a As a reminder and a tribute mile or so. There were times we would to those who passed, who were mostly get lucky and get picked up by a horse children, there is now a huge cross over team with a wagon. It was always lots of the mass grave. fun for us kids to hang on to the back of Since I hardly spoke English at the time, the wagon and “ski” all the way to the my grandmother would try and explain who church. the blessed child was whose birth we would The St. Francis Xavier Roman Catho- celebrate on Christmas Day. lic church was built in 1892. It once stood Christmas was a special day for me, majestically high on the banks of a lake. too. Generally, the entire reserve would It used to be the central location of the attend Christmas mass. The church would community for social events, weddings need extra volunteers as altar boys, so this and, of course, for funerals. was going to be my night.

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I remember putting on my best clothes and making sure my hair was combed. That particular night we weren’t able to secure a ride, so we walked. As a matter of fact, it was a tradition for many people to pilgrimage to the service. It is still a tradition for some to walk. As my kookum and I walked, I could hear the bell of the church. It could be heard for miles as the sound bounced back off the ice and echoed across the lake. This year, in memory of my grandmother, and also in keeping a tradition that is more than a century old, I will attend Christmas midnight mass. The bell won’t be heard this year, though. The steeple of the church, which sometimes appeared larger than the church, is no longer able to hold up the cast iron bell. The old bell now sits by the entrance of the church. But I just know in my heart I will hear the bell this Christmas Eve. I’ll make sure I walk. Merry Christmas. krnCREE@outlook.com

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How cool is Susan Morris’ job?

t was one of the telephone calls you love to receive. It was a story idea, and a darn good one at that. On the line was Bill Morris. He said there was a new show about to launch on NBC, and one of his daughters, Susan, had written the pilot. I had seen the promotional ads for the show — State of Affairs. It would feature a female CIA analyst and a female president of the United States. Katherine Heigl would have the lead role as CIA Editor analyst. It was part of her job to brief the president daily on international crises facing the country. Those two sentences don’t do justice to the depth of the plot or Heigl’s character. She is an agent by day and a whole lot of things by night. My goodness, woman. I was planning to watch the show even before hearing from Bill. His call clinched it. Receiving calls such as his are the lifeblood of a newspaper. At the Express we are small in numbers and big on trying to provide a good read every week. We like to provide stories that benefit groups in the community and feature interesting people from all walks of Saskatoon’s life. A couple of our columnists seem to raise your ire from time to time. To balance that, we try to amuse you if we can. We are competitive. We want to share good stories first. There are so many good ones that we would prefer not to chase other media. I confess I asked Bill to consider not alerting other Saskatoon media to Susan’s success. Give us a chance to do the story first, I asked. Bill gave me Susan’s email address and her cellphone number. It was a great addition to my list of contacts. Put

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it this way, Susan is definitely above Ken Noskye and Kevin Waugh. After watching the pilot, I sent Susan an email, congratulating her on the show and asking if I could give her a call to talk about her career. We connected last week. Susan has my other dream job – I have been living this dream for about 37 years. Think about it. Susan is writing a U.S. network television show. She is on the set when the episodes she writes are shot. When referring to Heigl, Susan called her Katie. She has worked for Robert Redford’s company. She has been paid to write screenplays, even when they weren’t produced. How cool is all of that? How cool are any one of those things? Susan was in post-production of an episode of State of Affairs when I called. (By the way, the show airs Monday nights on Global and NBC.) Susan will be in Saskatoon during the holiday season. She tries to get home for Christmas and for a visit in the summer. “I love Saskatoon so I am always happy to go back, even when it is cold. But you sure get used to the warm

weather living down here,” she said from Los Angeles. “But I loved growing up there. I love the sledding, the skating — I played ringette. “I have a lot of lovely friends there that I see when I go back, and obviously my parents live there and my sister. It’s a great place to be from.” Susan is married to actor/director PJ Pesce. They have a 10-year-old son, Paolo. It was nice of Bill to phone us. ***** That’s it for us for this year. We aren’t publishing next week, but will return Jan. 5 when we kick off our fifth calendar year. Thank you to all who contribute every week. I would list the incredibly talented people that make this work, but I would probably overlook Noskye and he would be all over me. Seriously, I am so lucky to play newspaper with these people. Thank you again for reading us, advertising with us and supporting those that advertise with us. I wouldn’t have my dream job without you. Merry Christmas and all the best in 2015.

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State of Affairs Former Saskatonian writing NBC thriller

Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express usan Morris had a difficult decision to make. Should she continue working for Robert Redford’s Sundance company or go back to her first love — writing screenplays? She knew the pool of writers is deep in Los Angeles. The city is littered with rejected and unread scripts. So she chose writing. Morris, a native of Saskatoon, co-wrote the pilot for NBC’s State of Affairs, starring Katherine Heigl. Morris can be found many days now in a writing room with a dozen or so other creative people who have been hired to plot the direction of the new political thriller. Morris could have played it safe. She worked for seven years for Redford’s non-profit company, Sundance Institute. Cheques were steady, the work was fulfilling and the travel was wonderful. “It was a great job,” she said last week, taking a break from post-production of an episode of State of Affairs. “The program was created to support emerging filmmakers from around the world.” But it wasn’t the writing she was educated to do. “The job kept getting bigger and bigger. When I first started, it was a three-quartertime position and then it grew and there was so much travel involved, which was fantastic. I got to go to South Africa; I got to go to Tokyo – places I had never been. “I had to make the difficult decision: Is development going to be my career path or do I want to jump in and get back to the writing? I decided to leave and start writing again.” She decided she would give herself a year to sit in front of a keyboard. “I saved up for that. I had been writing while I was at Sundance, so scripts I could kind of run around and try to get produced. It wasn’t like I didn’t have some material. I wrote scripts, got an agent and got a paying gig, so it was great.” After completing high school in Saskatoon, Morris moved to Toronto for university. Training at a small independent film company in Toronto would set her career path. “That’s the first time I actually realized writing for movies or television was a job,” she said with a laugh. “So that’s where the bug hit me, working in independent film.” She moved to California for film school, graduating from the University of Southern California’s screenwriting program.

Katherine Heigl and Alfre Woodard star in State of Affairs (Photo Supplied) Hitting the workforce was an eye opener. “A lot of people down here make a living writing and nothing actually gets made,” she said from Los Angeles. “Getting produced is tough. I wrote a couple of independent films for different producers that ended up not getting produced.” Morris got what could be called her big break a couple of years ago. “I had written what we call a spec pilot,” she said. “It is something you write on your own; it’s not that somebody hired you to write it.” Morris and her husband, PJ Pesce, had developed a friendship with Joe Carnahan, who would later become the writer, director and executive producer of State of Affairs. “I got him the script. It was a one-hour original pilot script and he liked it, and became attached to the draft.” With Sony involved, it looked like the idea was going to fly. “And then the deal fell apart for a number of different reasons,” she said somewhat matter-of-factly. That’s show biz. Morris and Carnahan stayed in touch. “And when (State of Affairs) came onto his plate — it was in January of this year — he gave me a call and said, ‘I think I am going to get this job and they want to go into production in five weeks, so I want you to come and write it with me. And I went, ‘Sure, absolutely,’ ” she said with a laugh. “So I have been on since January. It’s been a long road and a fun road and really rewarding. I absolutely love working with him. It’s been a real gift.” Writing is in various stages for 13 episodes. About half have been shot; five have aired. “In the summer they put together what

they call a writers’ room. Once the show got picked up by NBC, this room got put together. You all get in the room together and you try to break out the season – break different stories for what is going to happen in Episode 4 and Episode 8. We would work on it together and then different writers are assigned to different episodes, and they go out and they write it.” She said there have been sad side effects with storylines. “What often happens is we will break what we think is an original story and then, a month later, it is in the news. There is the beheading of the doctor in the pilot. And tragically, after we shot the pilot, there was a gentleman — a doctor — who was killed in the Middle East. It’s heartbreaking.” Morris is co-writing Episode 10. She said the common denominator of each episode is Carnahan, who is also a key player in the success of another NBC show — The Blacklist. “Joe is such a creative force. He is our resident director, and he’s an executive producer on the show. Each episode has his voice and his stamp on it. That is what happens in TV. There is someone who is running the show and whose creative vision is holding everything together.” State of Affairs was the inspiration of two ex-CIA members — Hank Crumpton and Rodney Faraon. “One was an analyst and one was an operative. They are wonderful. They were the ones that came up with the idea and they originally contacted Katie Heigl and got her involved. I used them a lot as sources of amazing information and personal detail you wouldn’t get anywhere else.” Heigl plays the role of Charleston Tucker, a top CIA analyst. She provides daily briefings to the president (played by Alfre Woodard) on the biggest international crises facing the country. Charleston

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has a close personal relationship with the president because she was engaged to her son before a tragic terrorist attack took his life. Revenge is on both of their minds. Morris got to know the cast during the shooting of the pilot. In addition to Heigl and Woodard, other actors include Adam Kaufman, Sheila Vand, Cliff Chamberlain, Tommy Savas, Chris McKenna and David Harbour. “I adore the cast,” Morris said. “They are absolutely fantastic. And Katherine Heigl is super professional and super supportive of her team. We shot it in New York. They would go out for dinner together, and they are just like a little family. It’s adorable. We all became friends on the pilot.” She said the writer of an episode is expected to be on set. “You are basically producing your own episode. You go through pre-production. You will look at the locations. You will talk to the people who do the props and hair and makeup and just make sure everything is tracking. And then you are expected to be on set for the shooting of your episode. “Then, in post-production, the director of our episode does the director’s cut and then the writers come in and look at it and give notes to the editor. Then it eventually goes to the studio and the network.” She said it is rewarding to see her words being acted. “And the most exciting thing about it — and it happens a lot — is when they bring something to it you didn’t expect or it is nuanced in a different way. Both Katherine and Alfre are wonderful at that. And you are like, ‘Wow, I like that scene even better than how I imagined it.’ It’s fantastic and they are wonderful, wonderful women. I am honoured to be part of the project.” State of Affairs can be seen Monday nights on Global and NBC.

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Growing up with Gordie

Howe’s childhood days on backyard rinks

out of class, go home and get he stories about Gordie his skates, run back through the Howe’s childhood days alley and hop the boards. He on Saskatoon outdoor was out there until dark. Most rinks have often been docuof the lighting at Westmount, mented in books and national and at our homemade rinks, media. Some may have been came from the street lights. exaggerated in the telling. He’d come down to our home Quite true are the stories that rink on occasions.” Gordie’s parents, Katherine and Jim said most Saturday Ab, shared while being intermornings were devoted to a viewed nationally. Gordie’s first league “where teams had three pair of skates came at five and skaters, and adopted nicknames a half when a neighbourhood People like the New York Rangers, woman dumped a bag of things, Montreal Maroons and Monincluding skates, in the Howe’s treal Canadiens. It was like having Stanley front room, asking for money so she could buy milk and food for her children. Cup playoffs, shinny-style, every week. Gordie’s second pair of skates came when Not everybody had skates so we took turns his mother traded a pack of her husband’s using the ones we had.” So did anyone see the Howe phenomcigarettes to a man who brought the skates enon developing at the early age? to the door. “He skated a lot. He didn’t mind beGordie attended Westmount School ing out in the cold,” said Craig. “He was from grades one to four. His first significant attention came while playing for King younger, but bigger than some of our players. I caught him with a couple of checks George School from 1941 to 1944, when he led the school to the city hockey cham- and drove him into the snow banks. We knew each other very well. pionship three years out of four. “I really think the difference for Gordie There are four members of the Mackay happened when he moved to King George, family, three of whom still live in Saskawhere the school principal, Bob Trickey, toon, who saw firsthand the early days of took him under his wing. Mr. Trickey Gordie’s hockey growth on Saskatoon’s west side. Jim, now 92, and Tom, now 90, helped his skills and gave him the confidence to be a good player.” were a little older than Gordie. Craig was Jim added: “At first, I thought he was the same age as Gordie. Henrietta was five years younger and often took some turns as just a big guy who kept getting in our way.” His story is similar to one in the book, a goaltender after regular games were over. Gordie, a Hockey Legend, where a shy Two of the remarkable stories they Gordie thought he wasn’t getting enough share are about building a rink that ice time and his father, Ab, told him “never stretched through their own backyard take dirt from anyone because if you do, into two others and then the subsequent they will keep throwing it at you.” creation of another ice surface on three Tom and Bill went to school with Veradjoining vacant lots on 22nd Street West. non, who was nicknamed Sonny, and was Most amazing were the innovative Gordie’s older brother. steps and the tenacity the Mackays and “I always thought Sonny was the best their neighbours took in those Depression years, 1938 and 1939, when not everyone hockey player in the Howe family. He gave had skates. Some picked up broken hockey up the game because someone had to get out and help feed the family. Sonny was a sticks and mended them and most used wonderful human being. I really don’t think magazines as shin pads. The Mackays, who lived at 1004 22nd Gordie would have become the player he was if he hadn’t been inspired by Sonny.” Street West, didn’t have running water. As for Henrietta, she learned about his They levelled the backyard and parts of puck-shooting skills the hard way. the backyards of the Pollocks and the “I was six when we had the rink in our Cooneys. They hooked up the hose to the backyard. I’d come from school and put home of the Cooneys, paid them a small skates over my shoes after the boys played fee and a rink was installed. their games. The boys, including Gordie, “The next year, we noticed there were three vacant lots across the street,” said Tom, would take shots at me.” There was a reward in later years when now retired in Calgary. “My brother Bill and Gordie was inducted into the SaskatchI went down to City Hall and made some inquiries. We agreed to level the ground and ewan Sports Hall of Fame. He autographed his picture, writing “To #1, Best always, build the snow banks. We raised enough money — about $10 — to get the fire depart- Gordie Howe.” Goalies traditionally wore No. 1 in those days. ment to come and do the flooding. The Mackays stayed around ice sur“The first flooding was a bit of a disaster, washing away some of our snow banks faces for some time. Craig played his last hockey as a Grade and some water seeping into the yards of neighbours. They came back a second time 9 student at Bedford Road Collegiate. He embarked on a speed skating career, and we were in business.” Also participating were other neighbour- which led him to two Olympics — 1948 hood families such as the Squires, the Mitch- and 1952. Henrietta was a speed skater and a coach of hundreds, including the elmores, the Gerbrandts and the Farbers. young Catriona Le May Doan and her Craig was the one who saw Gordie own Olympic-bound son, Gordon, and a skate the most. “Gordie lived on Avenue K, across the national executive. While Howe attended King George, he took a turn at another street from Westmount School. He’d get

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Gordie Howe, pictured here in 2008, is scheduled to be in Saskatoon Feb. 6 for the Kinsmen Sports Celebrity Dinner (Wiki Photo)

Tom, Jim and Bill Mackay formed a line for the U of S Huskies in 1946 (Photo Supplied)

winter sport, skating on the 1943-44 city champion speed skating team. Tom, Bill and Jim all attended the University of Saskatchewan. Although they were all right-handed shots, they played on the same line for the Huskie hockey team, coached by Hobb Wilson. Their significant adventure during the 1946 season was being the first Canadian university team to be invited to play in the United States. They went to Colorado Springs and took two games out of two against their American rivals. Bill died in 1993. About the summer of 1945, Henrietta was scooping ice cream into the cones at T.C.’s Confectionery on what was then known as Avenue A. The confectionery was next door to the Howe home and right across the street from Cairns Field, where Gordie loved to play baseball and softball in the summer. Gordie Howe was a city speedskating “As he ate his ice cream cone, Gordie champion in 1943-44 (Photo Supplied) admitted to being sad. After being injured Gordie didn’t like to make that kind of a in a ball game, he’d been told by the choice. He loved every game he played. Detroit Red Wings that he had to make a History shows he made the right one.” choice between hockey and playing ball.

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REPORT TO THE CITIZENS OF SASKATOON As this year comes to an end I am pleased to report to you on our progress in 2014 and our plans for the future. We are focussing on priorities, planning ahead with purpose and building partnerships with other levels of government and the private sector to improve the quality of life in Saskatoon. This vision builds a strong, safe and vibrant city. In 2014, tens of thousands of people in our community volunteered their time, donated to causes and charities and lent a helping hand to their neighbours and friends. During this Christmas season I want to thank each of you for making Saskatoon a more caring city. At City Hall, we are focussing on what matters to you. In 2014 we invested more than $50 million in roadways, back lanes, sidewalks, snow removal and street sweeping. Crews paved 200 lane kilometers of roadway; the distance from Saskatoon to Kindersley. You said you wanted less inconvenience so crews worked overnight and 24/7 shifts to complete the work. They patched the equivalent of 188,000 potholes using 3,300 tonnes of asphalt. Many people tell me they see the difference already and we are just getting started. In 2015 the city will invest more than $53 million in these necessary and important infrastructure projects. This year we signed several important agreements to improve the quality of life in Saskatoon and region. The Parkway Bridge/ Traffic Bridge project agreement was finalized in May. Today we are within weeks of selecting a consortium for construction. I want to thank the provincial government for its $50 million contribution and the federal government for its investment of $66 million. The Parkway/Traffic Bridge project will change lives in the north end in the same way Circle Drive South Bridge dramatically improved the quality of life in Saskatoon. We signed a historic agreement with our regional partners; the RM of Corman Park, Martensville, Warman and Osler to develop a long term plan for growth. The Plan For Growth will provide certainty for business, industry and families. A strong economy is dependent on certainty and the new Plan For Growth sets the course for decades into the future. We partnered with the province for eight new joint use schools in Saskatoon. Each pair of schools will have an en-

hanced community space and at least 360 much needed day care spaces. Lastly, we signed an agreement with the contractors to construct the Civic Operations Centre near the landfill. This means buses will move from the old “bus barns” in late 2016. The quality of life in Caswell Hill will improve dramatically. In 2014 we completed major road projects to improve traffic flow. The 25th Street extension is open from Idylwyld to 1st Avenue past the new police headquarters. The Marquis Road extension from Highway 11 and 12 to Millar now provides better access to the employment rich areas of Marquis Industrial. Saskatoon has become a national leader in recycling. This year we added multi-unit recycling to our single family program and now thousands of tonnes of recyclable material is being diverted from the landfill. I want to extend my thanks to the United Way of Greater Saskatoon and its partner agencies for taking the lead on the “Plan To End Homelessness”. This plan works. Lives are being saved and financial resources are being directed to where they do the most good. Saskatoon’s nationally recognized Attainable Housing Program model has now been adopted by the province of Manitoba and the province of Saskatchewan. Our goal has not changed: 500 new attainable housing units a year through 2023. Saskatoon’s business community is an important partner in building success and creating jobs. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business recognized Saskatoon as a top entrepreneurial city with the most upbeat business owners in Canada. The success of our great city is measured by the success of each family. We are building a city with a quality of life that is the envy of the nation. We are focussing on priorities, planning ahead and building partnerships. We are Saskatoon; a 21st Century City.

Donald J. Atchison

Mayor of Saskatoon

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Lessons learned from terrorizing year

t seems like taking a look back at what often painful, evidence and testimony. It made we talked about in 2014 is the appropriate me think about the bonds that tie us in life and thing to do in my final column of the year. death, and who would be sitting there for me. Actually, it seems like it is more important to Finally, Dorothy’s determination to build attempt to figure out what I actually learned herself the life she wanted, perhaps armed in 2014 in my final column of the year, as opwith a newfound awareness that she deserved posed to just shooting my mouth off. it, should leave every one of us aware of how At the outset I’m going to admit that I’m privileged we are to still be here, and able to not sorry to see the door hit 2014 on its butt pursue our own ideal. on its way out. It’s been a challenging year On a lighter note, I’d say bridges were a personally and professionally, and the news big deal for the City of Bridges in 2014. Not cycle seems to have been overwhelmed with even a full year after celebrating the opening Columnist more negative headlines than usual. It cannot of the Circle Drive South Bridge, the provall be for naught though, so I’ll extract what I ince announced it would pledge funds for can from those stories worth taking away. the much-lauded North Commuter Parkway Bridge (not The biggest news story of 2014, in my world, was to be confused with the North Perimetre Bridge) in an terror. From Justin Bourque’s deadly rampage through upcoming budget. Meanwhile, with a dogged determiMoncton, N.B., to the grisly ISIS beheading videos to nation that would be admirable where it not for a cause the Lindt Café in Sydney, Australia, to the shootings on so confusing, a group of Saskatoon residents continued Canada’s Parliament Hill to the recent slaughter in the to lobby local government and organizations to restore Peshawar school, people and organizations who wanted the iconic Traffic Bridge — or Victoria Bridge — now a to get their message of hatred across, managed to do so. twisted metal eyesore barely hanging onto one bank of What I learned from terror is resilience. Looking out the river. my office window as I type this, my little world looks One thing I know for sure is that in Saskatoon many exactly the same as it did in 2014. In fact, looking beyond of us have definite and firm convictions on how we’re my little world, I’d venture that as much as so many bad going to get around this place. Including the issue of things have happened, often to very good people, ultiill-timed trains on ill-placed tracks through the heart of mately the world has remained largely unchanged. It’s the the city, we still barely ever experience what any selfsame resilience that got our ancestors through the First respecting urbanite could refer to as a traffic jam. Our inand Second World Wars, and it’s the same resilience that ternal commutes are still measured in minutes, not even will see us through 2015 and beyond. close to hours. Our ongoing debates over not just how Sitting through the first-degree murder trial and we’ll cross the bridge, but on how many, drives home conviction of David Woods for the death of his wife how prosperous we have been, and how lucky we are to Dorothy (Dot) Woods in the spring of 2014 is certainly live in a city, province and country where we can argue an event I will never forget. The contrast of the bloom of over the sheer volume of infrastructure we enjoy. spring and potential of summer against the marked tragThere are so many more stories and subsequent edy of the life of a woman snuffed out too soon made lessons of 2014 that are coming to me as I write this — sitting in Saskatoon’s Court of Queen’s Bench poignant Ghomeshi, Ebola, Saskatoon city council drama, Russia and powerful. and Ukraine, Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, and the Dorothy Woods was victimized again, in death, dur- dozens and dozens more I’m missing. ing that trial. What I learned is that we are still far, far The bottom line, in this column and for this year, is away from a time when a woman’s sexuality won’t be that my wish for you is that you can find a moment to used as a weapon against her. However, I also learned reflect on your own stories, and those that impacted you. about the strength of friendship, as evidenced by the Happy Holidays, Happy New Year and, as always, rows and rows of Dorothy’s friends and family who sat thanks for reading (OK, this is the second bottom vigilant through weeks and weeks of sometimes tedious, line).

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Nissen, Sinclair home for Dec. 27 performance

Saskatoon Express assist Soren Nissen and pianist Ian Sinclair are returning to the Saskatoon Jazz Society’s home, The Bassment, on Dec. 27 as co-leaders of the Nissen-Sinclair Quartet. Their group will also feature two of Edmonton’s best-known jazz musicians — guitarist Jim Head and drummer Efa Etoroma Jr. Nissen was born and raised in Saskatoon and is presently a Toronto-based professional bassist. He has performed, toured and recorded on projects in Toronto and abroad. He has worked with artists like Guido Basso, Oliver Jones, PJ Perry, Pat LaBarbera, Bob Mintzer and David Occhipinti. He is a graduate of Humber College, where he won numerous awards while studying with bassist Neil Swainson. Nissen maintains musical ties in Saskatoon. Every year he performs with local and international talent at The Bassment and the SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival, in addition to serving as faculty for the SaskTel Festival’s TD Jazz Intensive. In the spring of 2015, he will join the bass faculty at the Global Music Initiative in India. Sinclair was born and raised in Yorkton, but eventually moved to Saskatoon to pursue a music education program at the University of Saskatchewan. Currently, he is completing a doctorate in music (jazz performance) at the University of Toronto. One of his groups, A Series of Tubes, completed a tour of the Canadian Prairies in February 2013. He has also appeared with award-winning Canadian musicians, including Dave Young, Terry Promane, Mike Murley and Kelly Jefferson. In January, he will be returning to Vancouver Island University to teach in its jazz program. Head leads the guitar program at Grant MacEwan Community College and has appeared regularly on CBC Radio programs and at venues across the country. His recent album, Zoetrope, reached No. 3 on the Earshot Canadian National Jazz Charts. Etoroma has led his own trio, which was nominated for the Montreal Jazz Festival’s Galaxie Rising Star award.

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Some big-ticket items on Christmas wish list

t’s sobering, at this holithe way back. This gift is for day season, to realize that people who regularly visit the even if you won a huge German Club and the Willows lottery prize, you could not Golf Course, who live in Furcome close to buying all the dale or who are heading to the stuff you really want to give. Whitecap First Nation. They I remember reading a must be endlessly held up novel in my teens or early and frustrated. I have no idea 20s about an heiress to a huge how much this would cost: a fortune who was utterly dizfew million? Piece of cake for zied by her change in circumSanta, right? stances. To bring herself back Removal of railway Columnist to reality, she had to reflect tracks in the middle of town. that, even with her couple I’m going to just hand the purof billion, she could not have paid for a chase of this gift right over to the owners moon shot. of those tracks. I refuse to pay, and so I suppose I have to ask Santa. I won- should Santa. The day a fire truck got der how his pocketbook is doing these stuck behind a train and couldn’t get to days. Hope he’s not invested in oil. a burning house on time was infuriating. I am likely calling into the void, but Fire Chief Dan Paulsen was seriously here is my wish list. I admit that I’m unimpressed too, and said so. This must looking to give some big prezzies this change. It’s an issue of safety, first, and year. also of the city’s economy. What are they A traffic bridge. OK, I might be waiting for? Would a petition help? If it able to afford this if I won a really big happens, you’re welcome, particularly lottery, since its estimated cost, the last the people of Sutherland, travellers down I checked, is $41.2 million. However, Idylwyld and dwellers of Caswell Hill. the City is bundling this project with Snowplow for my street. How much the North Commuter Parkway, which is are those things, and I mean the fairly $211.4 million, so this will have to go to big ones? Maybe $200K? I want one, Santa anyway. and I will share with everyone in the The closure of the Victoria Street neighbourhood. No more heart-stopping Traffic Bridge was a disaster stemice chopping for hours, with soaking ming from poor city maintenance and wet, freezing feet, in the spring. No more planning. Now that we are facing other cars stuck in icy ruts. Merry Christmas, bridge maintenance, its loss will be Queen Elizabeth, Exhibition and Buena spectacularly felt as we deal with mount- Vista. ing traffic problems. I don’t just want a Bob Hinitt Next Generation. He new bridge for the people of Saskatoon; I was so amazing, and this city – me want it last year. included – misses him and his Christmas An overpass on Lorne Avenue, just displays so much. When I attended Aden before Cartwright Street. When they Bowman Collegiate, he was the drama built the south bridge, why, oh why, teacher there. All of us little drama types did they not overpass the train tracks were dragged into helping him create the just south of there? On the way to our fantastical displays in front of his house. Christmas party this year, we waited 10 (This was not all fun work. One year, JW12009.L22 James minutes for the train – and five again on I made dozens of cardboard bricks and

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covered them in gold foil, as contributions to the yellow brick road for the Wizard of Oz display.) People would stand six deep in front of those displays, oohing and aahing, and hopefully leaving a contribution to the SPCA. Mr. Hinitt has passed away, but I keep hoping someone out there might pick up his torch. There is no price that can be applied to his community heart and service, but I’d be happy to contribute to a display fund.

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Enjoy the most wonderful time of the year

or most of us, Christmas the other hand, want lots of really is a most wonwrapped gifts that will bring derful time of the year. tears of joy to me, if not to Even for those not celebrating them. It’s the gift I give to the Christian aspect of the myself. season, it brings out the value I literally spend hours of family and friends and the running around, standing need to hold on to traditions in line and spending far too and the memories that were much money on the kids, all created in Christmases past. the while knowing that in all Our family traditions start likelihood everything is going with me pulling out wellto go back after Christmas. Columnist worn decorations. It wouldn’t Thank God for gift receipts. be Christmas if my husband But prior to that, after I have didn’t threaten to give away every item of purchased a gift, my husband will point Christmas paraphernalia that I didn’t use out that the item I already bought is now in any given year, or to divorce me if I on sale for anywhere from 25 to 40 per bought any more seasonal “crap.” Admit- cent off. I know it’s a sickness, but I am tedly, I over decorate. compelled to run around again to return Then I start nagging my husband the item for which I paid full price and about getting outdoor Christmas lights re-purchase it at the sale price. Of course hung while the weather is still decent. this means now I am under budget for He procrastinates and waits until the spending on the intended recipient so I coldest day of the year to do his one and must find something else to “top off” the only task, and then plays the martyr as he gift. Which in all likelihood means I’ve freezes his carcass. Although it gets him spent a little more on one kid, so now I on my naughty list, it earns him a slot on have to buy a little something extra for Santa’s nice list. the others, and the snowball keeps rolling Next is Christmas shopping and what until the stores close on Dec. 24 or I drop to get for the family. My husband’s from exhaustion. I am the retailers’ dream theory is just to give them a cheque and come true. let them buy whatever they want after Christmas is probably the most social Christmas when the real sales start. I, on time of the year, when you run into

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acquaintances that you haven’t seen since this time last year. It comes with a lot of kissing, hugging and well-wishing along with promises that in the New Year you are going to get together and not let another year slip by before you meet again. You depart knowing this scenario will play out again next year. Christmas letters are a family favourite. I actually think they are a good idea and we like hearing from friends about their families and events that have happened over the year. It is unbelievable to learn that all of our friends spawned geniuses, and that their offspring have done likewise, and life is nothing short of blissful. And absolutely nothing about their family’s lives is sacred from the Christmas newsletter. It sort of makes me want to respond with a letter saying that our business has failed and we are on skid row, that one of the kids dropped out of school and is flipping burgers at a fast-food joint and the other got deep into the drug scene but is now in rehab. But I won’t because I fear they might knock me off their list and I do want them to keep in touch. Of course there is baking to do and, without fail, someone will ask if their favourite Christmas goodie is ready. And they will be sure to remind me to make their special dish for the yuletide dinner

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orben Rolfsen, on a junior hockey game in Wisconsin being marred last weekend when a malfunctioning Zamboni leaked carbon monoxide into the arena and caused players and fans to experience nausea, dizziness, vomiting, headaches and fainting: “In other words, an average home game at Rexall Place.” l While learning the ropes from Craig MacTavish, does Edmonton Oilers coach Todd Nelson have to wear a trainee tag on his suit? l If I owned the Oilers, I would hand Mike Babcock a blank cheque at the end of the season and tell him to fill in the number. And then I would hand him another blank cheque and tell him he’s also the general manager. l TC Chong, on MacTavish being back behind the Oilers bench: “A memo was sent out by the league to Harvey the Hound to watch his tongue.”

l Janice Hough thinks this woman should receive a medal: “A woman got so fed up with thieves stealing packages off doorsteps that she filled a box with poop from her two dogs and left it on her porch. And yes, a surveillance camera shows a man taking it. Alas no camera shows him opening it.” l Rolfsen, on new Detroit Tigers outfielder Yoenis Cespedes driving a Lamborghini that spits flames from the exhaust pipes: “The explosion of fire doesn’t faze Tigers fans who are used to watching the Detroit bullpen.” l I really miss the days when Leafs fans were throwing jerseys onto the ice. l After the Leafs beat the Ducks last week, a Fox sportscaster said it could be the Stanley Cup final preview. Seriously? l Chong, on CBS Sports reporting NFL refs are on track to call a record 4,139 penalties this season: “This is the

equivalent of CFL penalties per year on punts alone.” l From Hough: “In New York, 10 people were indicted over selling bogus airline tickets to about 200 people, leaving many of them stranded at airports. Really, what were they thinking? Stranding people at the airport is the airlines’ job.” l Rolfsen, on Johnny Manziel being the 21st starting QB for the Browns since 1999: “Cleveland changes QBs like Sony Pictures goes through IT guys.” l Don’t expect the outbreak of mumps in the NHL to affect the Edmonton Oilers. When did an Oilers player last make contact with anyone? l From Chong: “Where do all those ugly Christmas sweaters originate? From ugly sheep?” l For the first time in years, I’m thinking Saskatchewan could win a Brier before the Leafs win the Stanley Cup. On more

and more days, Steve Laycock’s Saskatoon team is right there with the best. l Having four people in a curling broadcast booth is at least one too many. l Chong, on Marcus Mariota being the first Hawaiian native to win college football’s Heisman Trophy: “He seems like a nice kid, not like an unnamed, egotistical previous winner, who would have wanted to trademark the name Johnny Aloha had it been him.” l From Hough: “Apparently a British TV crew discovered a magic mushroom in the Buckingham Palace gardens. Hmm, maybe now we know how the Queen can smile and wave all the time.” l Rolfsen, on a trucking company employee making off with a big rig full of $1.5 million worth of LeBron James 12 sneakers before he was busted: “It’s the first time someone with LeBron’s shoes has been caught travelling.”

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Throwing out lemons makes me sour

Dear Reena, much as you need of the frozen Often a recipe calls for a lemon. Place the remainder back half teaspoon of lemon zest. inside the bag and into the freezer The rest of the lemon goes into for next time. the garbage. If I was to zest Hi Reena, the whole lemon and juice, Lately I have noticed a small can lemon zest and lemon amount of sandy grit-like matjuice be frozen? What is the ter in the bottom of my laundry best way to do that? — Mary tub after removing the clothes. Hi Mary, Some of this grit clings to wet You never need to throw clothes, and is evident on the fresh lemon into the garbage. dark loads. I can rub one of Household Either grate the entire lemon these small particles between Solutions rind (excluding the stem) and my finger and thumb, and it place the zest into a sealable crumbles easily. I have a top container and freeze (the juice also freezes loading machine, which is 14 years old. well), or zest as much as you require and put I usually wash in warm water and rinse the remainder of the whole washed lemon in cold. Any suggestions where this gritty into a sealable freezer bag. Close the seal material might be coming from? I have and place the bag with the lemon inside the already washed down the inside of the freezer. Whenever you require zest, take tub by hand, but didn’t find any soap film the lemon out and use your grater to zest as residue. — Joanne

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Portfolios, like vehicles, need regular tune-ups

appily cruising along as far back as the data reliably at highway speed, allows. my trusty Toyota One effective test is called Corolla abruptly lost power. drawdown, which is especially It was a particularly bad useful when shown on a chart. moment for this to happen – I also refer to it as the “bleedpartly because I now found ing chart,” because it clearly myself rapidly losing speed visualizes portfolio drops in on Calgary’s notoriously value, how deep it drops, how busy Deerfoot Trail, and often it drops and how long partly because back then, 24 it has historically taken for years ago, I was a university recovery. Finance student having just invested Also useful is the typi$1,200 in engine repairs at a cal investment growth chart small shop 1,900 kilometres away in my you’re used to seeing, which illustrates hometown of Yellowknife, NWT. portfolio growth over time. However, As the $1,200 rapidly evaporated into a word of warning is appropriate. The the atmosphere, I managed to safely pull vast majority of portfolio growth charts off to the side of the road for a forced pit you’ve seen in the past are not adjusted stop. The engine was officially toast. for inflation. This creates the distorted visual impression of stronger or much Pit stop stronger returns than is the reality. Why? Investment and retirement portfolio In short, because if $200 today buys reviews are like pit stops. They’re either the same amount of stuff as $100 did forced because of an apparent or glar20 years ago, there’s zero real porting problem, or they’re preventative in folio growth even though the chart is nature where the idea is to have things nicely sloped upward. And the longer inspected to ensure it’s suitable for the the timeframe of non-inflation adjusted road ahead. investment growth charts, the greater the Here are some of the key inspection distortion. areas I look at when performing portfolio reviews. It’s worth pointing out Other items that whether it’s a personal portfolio of You’ve seen those overloaded ve$500,000 or much larger portfolios, core hicles with rooftop bubbles and tarps inprinciples are the same. efficiently flapping in the breeze on the way to the lake. I get that sometimes you What’s the purpose? just have to do that. Goodness knows The most important question is: we’ll soon be strapping kids to the roof what’s the purpose for the money of our vehicle with the arrival of our invested in your portfolio? What’s the sixth this summer. Don’t worry, the kids investment objective? And over what will think it’s great. But you can avoid timeframe — for short- or long-term that with your portfolio. Taking a look at needs? Without a clear definition of your current portfolio fees and potential purpose, it’s not possible to construct an tax consequences often reveals areas of appropriate portfolio. opportunity for increased efficiency. Then there are feelings about risk. It Other checklist items in a portfolio must be determined how you’re wired review include looking at how well for risk, and that risk must be defined. diversified it is, areas of duplication, Risk most often refers to how much exposure to unappreciated forms of risk fluctuation in value your portfolio may and opportunities for improvement. experience and how that affects you You never know exactly what lies on mentally and emotionally. the future road ahead. However, a thorQuite different from feelings about ough portfolio review will help you proprisk or how you react to it, defining your erly equip for that journey by revealing actual financial capacity to take on risk areas of strength, weakness and appropriis essential. To illustrate, you may be ate modifications that should be made. naturally comfortable with a moderateSafe travels. level risk, but financial reality could demand you take a more conservative Derek Shevkenek is a Saskatoon approach. investment advisor with RBC Dominion Securities Inc. Member CIPF. Inquiries Road and safety test are welcome at 306-956-7803 and at How well do you truly understand www.dereks.ca. Information is believed to be accurate at the time of writing and the handling, performance, safety and crash-test characteristics of your current is subject to change. Past performance portfolio? A revealing step of reviewing may not be repeated. Opinions are your portfolio is taking it on a road test provided in good faith, but without legal responsibility. Opinions are the author’s, through history well before your own experience, to observe how it behaves not that of RBC Dominion Securities over broad and diverse periods of time Inc.

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Hi Joanne, It is always a good idea to periodically wash out the tub of the washing machine with one or two cups of vinegar. However, when this occurred in our home, it was because our water well was on the brink of collapsing. This may be a serious issue in need of attention and the knowledge of a professional plumber. If you own a tank water heater, place a bucket underneath the flush valve at the bottom of the tank. It is a good idea to periodically flush the sediment from the water heater. If you do not have one already, you might want to consider installing a sand filter. Dear Reena, I have a large stainless steel fridge and freezer and the cleaners I have tried don’t seem to be working very well. Do you have any suggestions? — Marnie Dear Marnie, Here is an easy Darlene cleaner that you can make DC20071.L22

at home. Into a squeeze bottle pour 50/50 olive or baby oil and rubbing alcohol. Squeeze contents onto a soft cloth and wipe the stainless steel surface. Polish with a dry, soft cloth. Test on an inconspicuous area first. Feedback from Reader Who Cares Update Re: Rust stains on a faux marble sink countertop Hi Reena, The sandpaper that you recommended worked very well to remove the rust stain from my faux marble counter. It took about a half hour of elbow grease. I’d say about 98 per cent of the rust stain was removed. The good news is that it did not harm the finish in any way. Thank you so much. I would never have thought of using that. — Lesley I enjoy your questions and tips; keep them coming. Need a corporate presenter on the topic Harness the Power of Words? Check out my website: reena.ca.

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Sitting behind the presidential desk, I had my five minutes of fame in life if you take in a tour of the COLLEGE STATION, George Bush Presidential MuTexas — For five minutes in seum and Library in east central my crowded Texas vacation Texas. While there won’t be an itinerary, I took over the reins actual trembling ear on the other of a U.S. president. end of the phone call, it’s easy to Sitting in the hot seat behind let your imagination run riot in the presidential desk with telethe replica Oval Office painstakphone in hand and barking out ingly set up in the museum. orders into the mouthpiece gave I was staying in nearby me a delicious elevated sense of Brenham, Texas, and had taken power. Sadly, while the backdrop a side trip to College Station looked real enough, it was all a Travel about 75 kilometres north of bit of theatre - a faux Oval Office with me as the moving part. town to take in the impressive Fake or not, it was fun. And you too building that houses a fascinating colleccould get the chance to hit that highpoint tion of exhibits, artifacts and documents

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far more suitable for cotton took skill along with a big leap of faith. The couple’s Pleasant Hill Winery and their tasting room is now the toast of the town. On the accommodation front, a similar burst of passion worked on Pam and Tommy Traylor, a couple who gave up a successful antique car parts supply business in Houston to move to Brenham and take on the challenge of renovating a century-old downtown building. Ant Street Inn (www.antstreetinn.com) was the result of their efforts and dreams. With 15 distinct rooms, filled with Victorian antiques, stained glass, and Oriental rugs, and lovingly decorated in unique colours and styles, the elegant inn has become the flagship of a growing boutique hotel industry. Ant Street Inn is now under the gentle care of its present owners, Suzy and Keith Hankins. If it’s elegance with a breath of country air you’re after, check out Lillian Farms Country Estates Bed & Breakfast (www. lillianfarms.com/). This Victorian- style mansion features uniquely decorated guest rooms and quaint cottages. It overlooks 230 acres of picturesque Texas countryside near Chappell Hill. You could stay at Southern Rose Ranch Bed & Breakfast (www.southernroseranch. com), where desserts are served by an open fire. Also located near Chappell Hill, this upscale country B&B features a striking stone outdoor kitchen, spa and a guesthouse with two suites. If you’re interested in discovering your inner cowboy or cowgirl, then a stay at Texas Ranch Life (www.texasranchlife.com) might be desirable. There are open range horseback rides with a real cowboy, and this working guest ranch also offers visitors everything they need to know to become a true-bluebuckaroo, including roping, riding, cattle drives, fishing and even tomahawk throwing. For more information on the GWH Bush Presidential Library and Museum, visit www.bush41.org/. For information on Brenham and its surrounding attractions, visit www.visitbrenhamtexas.com.

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Is chatting with women online cheating? that seems to be lost. Going down the chatting route can only get you in huge trouble. Nothing good will come from it.

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High rises sign of prosperity, vibrancy Question: Is it important for a city to have a skyline with tall buildings? Mayor Atchison: Absolutely. Skylines in many ways are the signature of the city. If you look at all the major network TV broadcasts, whether it’s sports or entertainment, they always show the skyline of the city they are broadcasting from. You can recognize just about any city in the world from its skyline. People want to see what other cities are like. They

always take a shot of Calgary from on top of a hill, down into the valley, showing the Huskie tower and all the other high rises. If you look at Toronto, they shoot it from the island. In Quebec City they shoot the iconic Chateau Frontenac from down below to give the city height. A lot of the shots are at night so cities look even more dynamic. I want people to see Saskatoon as a dynamic and bright community and the skyline gives us that advantage.

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Question: So it’s a perception thing more than anything? Mayor Atchison: It is more than a perception. I think it shows the history of a city as well. For example, the Eiffel Tower was, at the time, one of the tallest structures in Europe. It gave Paris a signature. The Empire State building did the same for New York, 101 in Taipei and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. There are debates about which buildings are the tallest. Does a transmitter on the roof count as part of the height? I just think this is interesting when you talk about cities and how they were viewed and defined by people around the world and those who live there. So I think it shows several things; I think it shows prosperity and shows the success and vibrancy of a community. In our particular case, with North Prairie Developments building towers of 105 metres tall and 87 metres tall, they will help define the skyline. But there is more to this. There will be 500 more people living downtown as opposed to out in the suburban areas. I think people should have the opportunity to choose where they would like to live. If people want to live in suburban settings they should have that opportunity. And for those who like a more downtown, cosmopolitan feel, then downtown is a great place for them to live. As a community, we should be able to offer all of that to whoever wants to live in Saskatoon. Question: And right now we are not offering as many options as you would like for living downtown? Mayor Atchison: No there are not, but Mr. (John) Williams and the City Towers will certainly make a difference. He isn’t the only one changing the skyline. Take The Banks, for example. That’s Chris Lefevre’s project in Riversdale. That project also offers a different urban lifestyle choice in Saskatoon. Hopefully the Nassers will get their project on Parcel Y up and running at some point in time. That will give us a different flavour, right next to the Remai Modern Art Gallery,

Persephone Theatre and the Scotiabank Cineplex theatres. All these amenities are in the area for people to choose. We need to offer choice. A Christmas message from Mayor Atchison: When we talk about Saskatoon at Christmas time, I reflect on our citizens and what we have accomplished as a community. I think of all the volunteerism that goes on in Saskatoon on a regular basis. People don’t ask for anything in return. They just do it. I think of our snow angel program. Neighbours are shovelling sidewalks for those who may have ability issues. Perhaps a kind neighbour will nominate someone. They will receive a City pin and a free pass to our recreation centres. They don’t do it for the pin or the free pass; they do it to help someone else. I think of Meals on Wheels. I think of the Lighthouse with Cameco coming on board on the corporate side. I think of Friendship Inn, where Cameco and PotashCorp are involved. I think of the donations PotashCorp and Canpotex made to Kinsmen Park. If it wasn’t for them, there would be no revitalization of Kinsmen Park right now. There’s Ellen Remai and her gift of $30 million for the Remai Modern Art Gallery and then going out and buying the entire collection of Picasso lino prints. The gifting, whether large or small, is truly amazing. Gordie Howe Bowl is now called Saskatoon Minor Football Field, with the Yausies gifting the City $2 million to put in artificial turf. There are the soccer families at the SaskTel Soccer Centre. The list goes on and on. All these things happen in our community because people want to make our city and every neighbourhood a better place to live. Merry Christmas from Mardele, our children, our grandchildren and, of course, our two dogs, Darby and Dodger. Oh and me, too! (Have a question for Mayor Atchison? Send it to editorial@saskatoonexpress. com. Please put “mayor” in the subject line.)

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By RJ Currie hree reasons a South Carolina horse threw a bride to the ground while she was posing on it in her wedding dress: 3. It sensed nagging doubts; 2. To leave her at the halter; 1. Bride cometh before a fall. l My wife came across an ad: “Give the Chrstmas gift of Blue Bomber season tickets.” She said to me, “In case you were wondering, even a squeeze mop would be a bigger hit.” l The Panthers won an NHL-record 20-round shootout over the Capitals when Nick Bjugstad scored. The last shootout to use that many rounds was ended by Doc Holliday. l My response to ESPN asking “Who’d you rather be: Johnny Manziel or Aaron Rodgers?” Manziel may “show you the money,” but Rodgers can show you Olivia Munn. Nuff said. l A naked man was arrested at Logan airport in Boston after falling through the ceiling of a women’s washroom. Does it count as carry-on when baggage is psychological? l Tim Hardaway Jr. angered Knicks teammate Carmelo Anthony by telling him to get a rebound. Melo? Rebounds? You’d have better luck telling Lady Godiva to grab her lapels. l Bears QB Jay Cutler went to a

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presser attended by only one reporter. I remember being the only student in a night-school course. The teacher said I was in a class by myself. l Hollywood veteran Mickey Rourke, 62, returned to the ring and got a TKO over a 29-year-old in Moscow. He also picked up that elusive Oscar for best actor in a stupid role. l The Winnipeg Blue Bombers fired defensive coordinator Gary Etcheverry. Coach Mike O’Shea said he wouldn’t run through Etch’s failings — opposing offences already did that. l A mall in China held an odd Christmas promo: to claim the best bargains, the first 200 shoppers had to strip down to their skivvies. At last word sales were really taking off. l The Chicago Bears announced Jimmy Clausen will replace Jay Cutler as starting quarterback. Why not? At this point even Santa Clausen couldn’t help them. RJ’s Groaner of the Week A Cincinatti shortstop named Rudy looked outside and said, “It’s raining.” His wife said, “No, it’s snowing.” “Raining!” said he. “Snowing!” said she. Raining! Snowing! Raining! Snowing! And on it went. “Listen,” he finally said. “Rudolph the Red knows rain, Dear.”

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Marc Chartier coaches the Saskatoon Contacts “It was a lot of fun playing at home. My last year, I was lucky enough to be the captain. You have the pressure, and it was Dave Chartier is the president and an assistant coach with the Saskatoon Blazers good. (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson) “I signed a contract with L.A. (Kings), and I hurt my shoulder fairly bad my last year of junior. I had gone off to play minor pro, of course, in L.A.’s system. Marc kept phoning me and said, ‘Come back and play with the Huskies.’” After finishing up his time in the WHL, Marc joined the Huskies men’s team and Darren Steinke now 54 years old. “We stayed at the rink helped them win a Canadian Interuniversity Saskatoon Express and got extra skating time. My parents Athletic Union national title in 1983. Marc emories of life at the Kinsmen always knew where we were. We were was a young forward on that squad. One of Arena will always put a smile always at the Kinsmen Arena. the veterans he looked up to was captain of the faces of Marc and Dave “It was a lot of fun. The guys that had Willie Desjardins, who is now the head Chartier. the night shift out there would let us skate. coach of the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks. The brothers have pretty much been We would order pizza or whatever.” Marc said Desjardins had a huge influinvolved with the hockey scene in SaskaIt wouldn’t be too hard for their father, ence on everyone, which helped keep the toon all their lives. That currently includes Rusty, and their mother, Georgie, to check team moving forward. Besides Desjardins, coaching the city’s two midget AAA teams. up on them, because the Kinsmen Arena Marc said head coach Dave King also had a Marc is the head coach of the Saskatoon was only a block away from the family huge impact on everyone. He showed there Contacts, while Dave is the president and home. The game was also a way of life for was more to life than just hockey. assistant coach of the Saskatoon Blazers. the kids in the neighbourhood. “I came to the Huskies not knowing Their hockey journeys had simple starts “Everybody did it,” said Dave, who is what I wanted to do with school,” said at the Kinsmen Arena. The late Jim Shirley, now 50 years old. “You just played hockey, Marc. “I left there with two degrees.” who was a former minor professional hock- and you went and did things.” Dave joined Marc on the Huskies and ey player, managed the rink and the outdoor Those innocent beginnings sparked a the two were teammates for about a couple facilities at Gordon Howe Park. He allowed lengthy involvement with the game in the of seasons before Marc moved on with his the Chartiers lots of extra skating time. Bridge City. Both went on to play for the playing career. The ice time was earned as both worked Western Hockey League’s Blades, and Dave was glad his brother talked him at helping keep the arena clean. Other odd then with the University of Saskatchewan into returning home. jobs would follow, like working the conces- Huskies. “We went to the national final in my third sion. “The Blades were quite an experience,” year,” said Dave. “It was a great learning The work was all worth it as fun skating said Dave, who played defence. “I started experience. It was great to combine school sessions would extend to 3 a.m. on Friday when I was 17. In those days, you got listed with athletics, and the athletics are not the and Saturday nights. by them, and I played midget the year dominant mindset. You have to take care of “We hung out there,” said Marc, who is before. your school work.”

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When their respective playing days concluded, both Chartiers found themselves coaching hockey at various levels in Saskatoon. Marc was an assistant coach with the Huskies for about 10 years, and he was also the head coach of the Blazers for a time before joining the Contacts. Dave was an assistant coach with the Blades for about 11 different seasons. Having worked an earlier stint with the Blazers as an assistant coach, Dave rejoined that team first as president before adding the role of assistant coach. Their respective families have stayed tight with the game. Marc’s 18-year-old son, Rourke, is a star centre with the WHL’s Kelowna Rockets and is hoping to play on Canada’s world junior team. His daughters are all involved with the Contacts in various game-day functions. Dave’s sons Caylen, 17, and Jake, 15, are both playing midget hockey in Saskatoon, but not at the AAA level. Jake is listed with the Blazers as an associate player. When it comes to coaching against each other, Dave said he likely wears his heart more on his sleeve, as the Blazers usually enter those clashes as underdogs. “I have the utmost respect for Marc and his coaching ability, but the whole time being the president and everything of the Blazers, I am there to compete against him,” said Dave. “We are trying to outcoach him each and every night. “I give him kudos for being a really good coach. Standing over on the other side, I have one thing in mind. I want to win.” Marc said he doesn’t try to worry about outdoing the coaches on the opposing team’s bench. He said he concentrates on the process his club has to follow to get better. “We are just worrying about what we have to do,” said Marc. “We just try to focus on ourselves. “I like what Dave is doing with the Blazers. I think they are turning the corner and getting to where the Contacts are.” While both Marc and Dave can get caught up in the complexities of the game, they both look back at their days at the Kinsmen Arena to remember how they developed their love for the sport. For both of them, there is no better place to be than at a hockey rink. “We grew up on the rink, so this is a familiar place for us,” said Dave. “It is just a good place to be.”

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DECEMBER 27 It’s homecoming time for Ian Sinclair, Yorktonborn, University of Saskatchewan-trained pianist and Soren Nissen, Saskatoon-raised bassist. Both are now professionals in Toronto and will lead the Nissen-Sinclair quartet, joined by two Edmonton musicians, Jim Head and Efa Eloroma Jr. in a show at 8 p.m. The Bassment. Tickets: $17 for SJS members, $22 for nonmembers.

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Berkley Buchko, Jodi Giesbrecht, Tyler McKenzie and Craig Wilson form the Barrelmen, Saskatoon’s original country-folk-rock troubadours who are primed for a Boxing Day gig at 9 p.m. The Bassment, 202 Fourth Avenue North. Tickets: $15 for SJS members, $20 for non-members.

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JANUARY 2 In With The Old joins the Roots series for hot banjo licks, special harmonies and a fresh take on some oldtime folk and bluegrass at 9 p.m. The Bassment. Tickets: $15 for SJS members, $20 for non-members. DECEMBER 31 New Year’s Eve at the German Cultural Centre (160 Cartwright Street East). Tribute to Beatles and Buddy Holly. Live music: England band. Doors open at 7 p.m., dance at 8 p.m. and lunch at 11 p.m. $39.95 per person. Tickets, including tables, are available at McNally Robinson or by calling the club at 306-244-6869.

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Jogging on trails along the river is a staple of winters in Saskatoon (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson) Alzheimer Café movement, is an opportunity to meet in a relaxed social setting for persons with dementia, family, care partners and other interested people. The Café is a two-hour get together with refreshments, entertainment and information. First Saturday of the month from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Where: Sherbrooke Community Centre.

Every Tuesday Off-Broadway Farmers’ Market & International Bazaar and Bistro. Basement of Grace-Westminster United Church (505, 10th Street East). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

month, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the CMHA building (1301 Avenue P North). This is open to anyone struggling with depression and family members wanting to support them. For more info, call 306-270-9181. ***** Bargain store to support the inner city Lighthouse project. Babies’, children’s, ladies’ and men’s clothing; jewellery, purses, belts and camping clothes available. 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 is welcome. For more

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The Northern Lights Bluegrass and Old Time Music Society and Saskatchewan Fiddle Connections are teaming up to bring you a night full of great music and dancing. The dance is Free Parking open to anyone who wants to come and dance, listen or just enjoy the company of their com24th Street munity! It will feature Canadian Grand Masters #2-301 2nd Avenue North Fiddlers Tristen Durocher and Raymond Knorr. Phipps and Rempel Denture Clinic The dance starts at 7:30 p.m. at St. Joe’s Parish Hall on Broadway and Eighth Street. Admission is $15 for adults, $5 for youth and free ***** information: Call 306-955-3766 (church) or go for ages 10 and younger. For more information, Spirit of the West 616550 Toastsmasters Club to spuconline.com or email zixiag@gmail.com. call 306-220-2640. Downtown Saskatoon. Come and have some ***** fun with speaking and leadership skills. Our JANUARY 10 St. George’s Senior Citizen’s Club (1235 -20th club meets from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the MENSA is an international, non-profit society St. West) have bingos and Kaiser from noon Hospitality Room of Great Western Brewing for people who score among the top two per until 4 p.m. On the last wednesday of each Company. Follow the red fence on south side cent of the general population on a standardmonth we hold a birthday party for applicable of building through the gate up the stairs into ized IQ test. A supervised IQ testing session members. Monthly socials are also held the building. is being held on Jan. 10 at 2 p.m. The cost is randomly. The club is campaigning for new First Monday of every $90, or $70 for students. If you are interested members who are 55+. Included are bowling month in attending this session, please call Tim at alleys, pool tables, dart boards. The club Saskatoon Ostomy Association meetings at 306-242-7408 or e-mail trf674@campus. building is wheelchair accessible with adjacent 7:30 p.m. at Mayfair United Church. We meet usask.ca. bus service. Memberships are $5 per year the first Monday of the month except when with discounts included. For further info call JANUARY 18 there is a holiday, if so we meet the second (306)384-4644 or (306)716-0204. Monday. New Hope Dog Rescue’s Annual Book Sale. Market Mall, next to Playland, during mall hours. A huge selection of used books available for purchase. All proceeds go towards supporting the work of New Hope Dog Rescue. Softcovers are $2 and hardcovers are $3. There will also be CDs and DVDs for sale.

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Left Behind By Suicide is a drop-in support group for individuals who have lost a loved one to suicide.Where: W.A. Edwards Family Centre - 333 4th Avenue North. 7:30 p.m. 9 p.m. There is no cost to attend. For more information, email leftbehind@sasktel.net. FROMI - Friends and Relatives of People with Mental Illness meetings will run from 7:30 p.m. Second and Fourth to 9:30 p.m. at W.A. Edwards Family Centre, Tuesday 333 Fourth Avenue North (wheelchair accesThe Saskatoon Pattern Dance Club holds sible). If you have a loved one or friend with dances at Grace Westminster United Church (505 10th Street East) from October until April. a mental illness and you need understanding support, contact Carol at 306-249-0693, Linda We dance to old-time music from 7 p.m. to at 306-933-2085, Lois at 306-242-7670 or 9:30 p.m. Beginner instruction during the e-mail fromisk@gmail.com. first hour. No experience needed. For further First and Third Sunday of every month information call 306- 382-5107. Pet Loss Support Group offers support and Every Monday comfort to people who are struggling with the Hope Beyond Depression program: free loss of a beloved companion animal due to old introductory sessions Feb. 3 or Feb. 10 from 7 age, sickness or other sad reasons. The nop.m. 8:30 p.m. Where: 327 Pinehouse Drive obligation support group meets at 2 p.m. at the (wheelchair accessible). For more info call W.A. Edwards Centre, 333 4th Avenue North, Pekka at 306-717-1665 or email saskatoonre- Saskatoon. For more information or telephone covery@gmail.com. support, call 306-343-5322. First and Third Saturdays of Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays Free art drop-in at the SCYAP Art Centre. All the month ages are welcome, all materials supplied, no Lions Club’s Texas Holdem Tournaments. $60 buy- in gets $10,000 in chips, $40 goes to the registration required. Times are: Tuesdays 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Thursdays 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., cash prize pool. No Re-Buys. 50 seats available. Registration opens at 6, tournament starts and Saturdays 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 7 p.m. The Coachman bar at Market Mall. Every Wednesday Call 306-668-0015 for more information. Depression Support Group — free group First Saturday of every month runs on the first and third Wednesday of each The MindFULL Café, part of the international

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The Saskatoon Prostate Cancer Support Group meets every month except July and August at 7:30 p.m. in the W. A. Edwards Family Centre, across from the Saskatoon Funeral Home. For more information call Murray Hill at 306-2425893 or email murraydhill@me.com.

Second Wednesday of the Month Friendship Force International, Saskatoon and Area Club is an organization of more than 360 clubs in more than 50 countries throughout the world. FFI allows you to enjoy economical travel while forging new friendships with club members from around the world. Visit our website at www.thefriendshipforce.org , find out more about us or come join us at our next meeting by contacting Lynne Stade at 306933-4835 or lstade@shaw.ca.

***** SCOOTERS indoor playgroup for children newborns to age five and their parents/caregivers will be at Emmanuel Baptist Church from9:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. $40/family/year or suggested drop-in donation of $5/family. Visit our Facebook page (Scooters - at EBC) for more information.

First and Third Wednesday of the month Resporados support group for people with breathing difficulties taking place at 1:30 p.m. at Mayfair United Church (33rd Street West). For more information, contact Debbie at 306-664-4992.

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.

Fridays Karousels Dance Club, learn to dance. New class starting Jan. 9. Cued ballroom at 7 p.m. Albert Community Centre(610 Clarence Ave. South). For more information, call 306-2905486.

Tuesdays and Thursdays Bridge City Senioraction Inc: Classes every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Registration is $20, drop-in fee is $2. For information, call Sheila at 306-931-8053 or Kathy at 306-244-0587.

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.

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Saskatoon International Folkdance Club meets at 7 p.m. in Albert Community Centre (Rm 13, 610 Clarence Ave. South). Learn dances from many countries around the world. First night is free! For more information visit www.sifc. awardspace.com. ***** Le Choeur des plaines welcomes you to sing and socialize in French each Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at L’École canadienne française at 1407 Albert Avenue. The choir is directed by Michael Harris and is accompanied by Rachel Fraser. All who wish to sustain or practice their French are welcome. For more information, call Rachel at 306-343-6641 or Jean at 306-343-9460.

Track and Field needs volunteers for the Officiating Team for meets at the Saskatoon Field House. We have a number of exciting jobs on the track, at long jump, high jump and shot put. All officials start off with a two-hour training session in conjunction with a track meet. This training can start you on a life-time experience as part of the sport of athletics or merely allow you to follow your kids and their friends around the meets in their growing up years. Register today for one of the following Introductory Officials Clinics: Jan. 10 at 11 a.m.; Jan. 10 at 1:30 p.m.; Jan. 23 at 7p.m.; Jan. 24 at 9:30 a.m. Register by email: ken.mckechney@ sasktel.net.

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