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Saskatoonʼs REAL Community Newspaper

More Indian Ernie

Former city police officer releases second book Ernie Louttit was a beat cop for most of his 26 years with the Saskatoon Police Service (Photo by Steve Gibb) Tammy Robert Saskatoon Express or a guy who is supposed to be retired, Saskatoon’s Ernie Louttit isn’t taking much time off.

Better known around these parts as the retired Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) officer dubbed “Indian Ernie,” a nickname given to him by the children on his beat, Louttit has just released his second book in less than two years. His latest book, More Indian Ernie: Insights From the Streets, again focuses primarily on his experiences

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and knowledge gained during his 26-year tenure with the SPS. “I wrote the second book because I knew there were a lot more stories I wanted to share,” said Louttit from his home in Saskatoon, where he continues to get used to adult life as an ununiformed civilian, a first for the man who has been in uniform, in one form or another, since he was 17 years old.

“Every story from this book leads into another one. People were very receptive to my first book, and encouraged me to

write a second.”

Continuing in the same vein as his first book, Louttit draws back the curtain on police work, giving the reader a window into the situations and circumstances he and his colleagues face while patrolling the streets of our city.

For many readers, this may be their first glimpse into what Saskatoon police officers deal with beyond traffic incidents, or the grim, even horrifying, reality of what lies behind the yellow tape. At times the stories are not for the faint of heart, such

as Louttit’s recounting of hunting for the missing brain of a gunshot suicide victim, and then finding it clear across the room from the body, lying in a mop bucket.

Yet the point of his book is not to shock or titillate. Louttit masterfully weaves the power of empathy, and even potential solutions to some of the issues facing those marginalized in society, into his narrative.

In fact, if he had to choose just one thing for readers to take away from this book, he knows exactly what it would be.

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The comments are mine. ***** “Help me find him: Ok people of Saskatoon I need your help - I have been searching for and trying to find this guy. We had a brief but fabulous time together but got separated before we could exchange info. If you know the guy I’m describing, please tell him to reply to this ad - cause I don’t think he would be the type to read this section. He is early 30’s, name is Jason, lives around 33rd/ave k, not originally from Saskatoon, drives a white vehicle, super yummy, and has a beard. Please Help me find him!!!” Comment: As a community newspaper, it is our obligation to help at times like this. It’s what we do. Yummy Jason might not read Missed Connections on Kijiji, but he’s probably all over the Express. You’re welcome. ***** What is it with this new trend of women driving around bare breasted?

I am not complaining just wondering WTF. Comment: I called the Saskatoon Police Service — I really did — and a spokesperson said they have had no reports of topless drivers. I’m thinking it’s a cover up. ***** “Turtle Ninja Pajama Pants: Lol just trying it out. You were wearing turtle ninja pajama pants. bad leg needed crutches. But you had the most amazing body, and face . I was very attracted instantly. But whatever not really relying on this. If you know who you are Email me. If I see you again I’ll talk to you.”

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This dog isn’t actually riding the bike on the MVA Trail, but does have a nice view (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson) rip around her and try to care into another from circle in front of her (she behind.” Comment: Really? was turning right onto 8th).

Two postings about topless When he almost got run drivers in one Missed Conover doing so, he proceeded nections column? This is to swear and yell at her. I’d gold. I’d love to accompany like to apologize for not you to SGI. “How did the being in the car so I could accident happen?” “I was properly deal with the kind looking at boobs.” “On your of gentleman that uses such cellphone?” “No, real live language to a young woman, boobs.” “Can you describe especially when he’s the guy them?”

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Pion-Era Days

Volunteer share memories of threshing Bob McDougall, left, and Willard Hanson stand in front of a threshing unit, which was common on Saskatchewan farms in days gone by (Photo by Steve Gibb)

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illard Hanson and participating in The Story of Bob McDougall grew Threshing, which is scheduled up on Saskatchewan for July 11 at 10:30 a.m. and farms and witnessed the evolu3:30 p.m., and July 12 at 3:30 tion of the threshing machines. p.m. at the 60th edition of “As a boy, I always wanted Pion-Era Days on the Western to be around the threshing Development Museum grounds. machines,” said Hanson, whose Hanson says he was six family farmed at Meacham, years old in 1938 when the “because threshing caused more family moved to Meacham. excitement than at any other By 14, he was pitching the time of the year on the farm.” bundles and driving his own set McDougall, whose family of horses. He remembers the People farmed around Aylesbury, said blisters and the callouses on his “threshing was always part of hands from lifting the stooks, our life and we were probably happier do- feeding them onto the rack and watching ing that than anything else we did.” them go from the rack to the feeder.

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Minnesota in 1905 and began breaking the land with a team of oxen. My father eventually bought a share of the thresher. I think they charged about nine cents a bushel for threshing in some of those times,” said Hanson.

McDougall’s family first moved to the Gull Lake district in 1905 and “I think our grandparents were the first to build a home in the area. After moving to Aylesbury, we threshed crops for just about everyone within a five-mile radius of the community.”

McDougall quit farming when he was about 18 and went into school teaching.

He said that his family, by the 1950s, was probably the last of the olden-days threshing outfits to shut down in the Aylesbury district.

The process of removing the edible part of the grain from its scaly chaff went from the low-cost, labour-intensified days to the magic of the modern, computerized machinery.

Hanson was once in the business of selling Oliver and Cockshutt combines for prices of about $10,000 each. “Now the machines cost about $500,000 and the units are filled with electronics. If the day’s work stops, you have to send for a computer expert.”

Neither has regretted the time spent on farms. Hanson said he’d follow the same path all over again. McDougall said that although he left the farm early, it was because “I couldn’t afford to take over the farm and dad wasn’t ready to quit.”

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This old thresher has a bit of T Rex look to it (Photo by Steve Gibbs)

(Continued from page 3) oth said farming is a big gamble.

“It was the best life going because you were your own boss, but you had to be a high roller to take the risks,” Hanson said.

Both fell easily into life around the Western Development Museum. McDougall came onto the grounds in 1973, first joining Roy Musgrove as one of the drivers of the single-horse cutter, which provided sleigh rides during the Christmas season and at other winter activities.

Brenda Mundell is the Pion-era coordinator and the museum’s volunteer coordinator.

“Show time started with a threshermen’s reunion in 1954. The organizers at the time wanted to find out if they could put on a full-scale Pion-Era Days show in 1955, when the province of Saskatchewan was celebrating its 50th anniversary,” said Mundell, who has been at the museum for 20 years and the volunteer coordinator since 2007.

“Our weekend is important to celebrate what we in Saskatchewan have become today and what makes us what we are.”

The Women’s Auxiliary meets the third Tuesday of every month and they demonstrate the old-fashioned crafts and ice cream and butter making. During Pion-Era Days, they organize and staff Grandma’s Kitchen.

Other volunteer groups include the Blacksmith Guild, the Boomtown Volunteers Association, the Morse Telegraphers, the Railroad Modellers, the Pleasure Driving Association and the WDM Singers, and there are opportunities for those who want to work as tour guides and interpreters. During Pion-Era Days, there tends to be volunteers at many of the locations along Boomtown’s main street.

The WDM’s rich resources of past power will be used extensively in the outdoor displays, with each day closing with a Parade of Power at 4:15 p.m.

Indoors, there is plenty to see. Boomtown will come alive. The show stage will be occupied Saturday by One Eyed Cat at 11 a.m., Malcolm and Company at 12 noon, James Steele at 1 p.m. and a fashion show at 2 p.m., and Sunday by One Eyed Cat at noon, Steele at 1 p.m. and the fashion show again at 2 p.m.

Saturday’s schedule opens at 9 a.m. with a pancake breakfast. Sunday’s schedule includes an interdenominational church service at 10 a.m. and the brunch, featuring the entertainment of Cash Back, at 11:30 a.m.

McDougall also continues to announce, and is an infield coordinator at Pion-Era Days. Hanson came on board in 1997, taking the advice of Joe Bentham to stay involved with the machinery.

There are about 125 in the Pioneers Threshermen’s Club, the largest of the WDM’s volunteer corps. They have work bees every Wednesday, restoring and repairing Admission charges are $12 for adults and $11 for stuthe machinery that is used at Pion-Era Days. They cut, dents and seniors, and there is no charge for those under stook and haul the sheaves for the threshing demonstra12. The pancake breakfast costs $5 and the brunch is $25, tions. which includes the gate admission.

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(Continued from page 1) ew perspectives,” he said. “You don’t have to always agree with me, but as long as you are thinking about those new perspectives, you have taken away what I hoped you would.

“I used the same process writing this book as I did with the first,” he said. “I handwrote most of it, put it aside, then came back and finished it on the computer.

What was different this time was I was not writing as an active police officer anymore. I was decompressing from a violent job, and writing has helped me through the process.”

Inevitably, Louttit also shares many perspectives from inside police headquarters, some not always flattering, such as the anecdote about him picking up a woman with an arrest warrant for murder who had received an unrelated ticket from two SPS officers only a few days prior. The unwitting officers had not taken the extra time or steps to simply search her name. However, Louttit says he has been warmly supported by his former employer in his writing endeavours.

“The response from the Saskatoon Police Service has been very good,” said Louttit. “Officers have told me that people who read the first book often approached and thanked them for what they do. I smiled for a week when I heard that.”

Louttit continues to tout his passion for his fellow citizens as motivation to pursue whatever this new chapter in his life, now as an established author, sends his way.

“Now that I am no longer a police officer, I am driven by the people I meet to learn more about everyone else,” he said. “I missed a lot socially in my old career. There were so many people and organizations doing amazing things I was quite unaware of. I really enjoy public speaking, and often find the people I have been speaking to inspire me to learn more about them.

“I am inspired by many people. People who do things out of goodwill without expectations inspire me. Teachers, readers, good leaders and, of course, my family all inspire me every day.”

As for what’s next, Louttit isn’t ruling out another book.

“I plan to continue writing and will take a look at whatever else comes along,” he said. “I have done a lot of public speaking for audiences ranging from students to professionals, and I want to keep doing that as long as I can. I am pretty easy to contact. I am on Twitter and have a Facebook page for both books.”

A few of Louttit’s insights from Saskatoon streets: • On dealing with individuals experiencing mental illness: “A human being the exact same in every way as any other, but their mind is in a place you will never know, experiencing a totally different reality than yours.”

• On the increasing regulations, policy-making and compartmentalization of police work: “There are times when you have to follow procedures and policy to the letter but, more often than not, the policy doesn’t reflect the real-life, real-time situation the officers are facing.”

• On email in the workplace: “If you are a leader, you do not ‘lead’ on specific personal or job performance issues using email. You call the person in and address the problem. That is what leaders do.”

• On prostitution: “The term ‘sex-trade workers’ infuriates me, as if they had applied for a job. They are not just commodities. They are mothers, sisters and daughters.

They come from somewhere and they have a story. To me, all the talk of laws, rights and inquiries depersonalize them even more.”

• On the call for a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women: “Calling an inquiry would buy time for everyone who should be taking a lead and providing a solution.”

• On priorities when time is of the essence: “Always take a minute to listen if you can.”

More Indian Ernie: Insights From the Streets is available at McNally Robinson Booksellers, Indigo and Coles.

Louttit will be doing a reading and signing of his new book at Saskatoon’s McNally Robinson on July 14 at 7 p.m.

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Ernie Louttit’s new book a must-read

he smoke has my brain Louttit’s largely unfiltered too addled to write an account of his time patrolling entire column, so please Alphabet-town with a better accept this bundle of column appreciation for the history kindling. and complexities of the issues It’s been a long time since plaguing Saskatoon’s inner city, I’ve read a book cover to cover. and an increased appreciation It doesn’t help that I predomifor the things you don’t see Sasnantly read in bed before going katoon Police Service officers to sleep, which usually results doing in the newspaper or on in the book still lying in my the 6 o’clock newcast. Highly hand the next morning. recommend you pick up a copy Columnist Sleepiness is not the only today. reason, though — lately it ***** feels like authors are just trying way too Hopefully by the time you’re reading damn hard to impress themselves. Prose this, you’re sitting under a wide-open, is excessively flowery, yet maddeningly clear-blue sky. As I write this, however, abstract. Plotlines don’t just meander, they a thick cloud of wood fire smoke has pick up, fly off to a new universe, ride descended onto our city, blocking both the around for a while on a yak and then take sun and the fun that we should be expean ocean liner back to where they started. riencing during the first official week of Confused? So is everybody, but don’t say blessed summer holidays. anything because that book just won some Not that I’m complaining. As I pointed highbrow prize for literature handed out out a few weeks ago, we’ve got it very by whichever CBC personality hasn’t been good in this province. At the time of subfired this week. Clearly you’re just not mitting this column, northern Saskatchesmart enough. wan evacuations were smoothly underway.

Let’s just say I’m frustrated lately with Here’s hoping it stays that way. the written word. I shouldn’t have to read Regardless, I’m not sure it was fair to anything with “Fifty Shades” in the title to rail on Premier Brad Wall for admitting be both educated and entertained. he was watching the much-anticipated Anyway, my point is that Ernie Louttit’s Saskatchewan Roughrider home-opener, as latest book, More Indian Ernie: Insights opposed to, say, beating at the flames with From the Streets, is the first book in a long a wet potato sack or carrying Bambi out time that I’ve read almost completely in on his back. But that’s what a lot of people one sitting. It really is that good. I even did, behind the bravery-inducing veil of woke up in the middle of the night and social media, of course. kept reading. Perhaps it’s the fact the book Admitting one is watching football is is set in Saskatoon, meaning many of the not akin to admitting one does not have landmarks, current and former, lend a solid any flips to give about northern communisense of place to his narrative. Maybe I’m ties in the wildfire zone. That’s about as satisfying some sort of morbid curiosity logical as saying that just because I’m (and, be aware, there is a bit of morbid in eating a steak, I must not care about the the book, because police work isn’t exactly ozone layer. OK, bad example. Bottom always sunshine and roses), or it might be line is it’s kind of a cheap shot at a guy the satisfyingly bare and honest writing. who’s demonstrated time and again that he Either way, you’ll come away from puts this province first. In the meantime, AS70311.G06 Aaron

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let’s focus on thanking the amazing men and women who assisted those communities, under the direction of leaders at many different levels, some of whom may have also been watching Darian Durant’s Achilles tendon suck the last living breath out of Mosaic Stadium not even halfway through that first game. ***** I’m going to leave you with one last snark — er, thought. A recent, popular Saskatchewan men’s sporting event hosted an afternoon women’s “networking” event as part of their slate of peripheral festivities. The forum included a

panel discussion on the topic of women who support male athletes.

Really? One couldn’t find actual women athletes?

In no way am I suggesting that the support system belonging to any athlete isn’t important. It is, obviously. Family, friends, trainers and sponsors are vital to the athlete’s success. That said, in my useless opinion, I think there’s just something a bit off about a women’s symposium at an athletic event promoting the insights of not successful women athletes, but instead the women who gave birth to, or are married to, male athletes.

The smoke in the sky last week created many photo ops (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson)

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don’t often feel the need to the workforce and elsewhere. defend Mayor Don AtchiOur schools are slowly getting son, but some of the reacbetter about attending to the tion to his lack of attendance at needs of young gay students the Pride Parade and festival’s and teaching acceptance of all events is overblown. students regardless of race, Comments seem to hint creed, colour and sexual orienat an intentional avoidance. tation. With more gay people It may be that things have “coming out of the closet,” changed, but a decade ago most of the straight community when I sat on council, counrealizes they already have gay cillors didn’t receive notices friends, relatives or co-workers of flag raisings or pending whom they like and admire, and Columnist community events unless, of that doesn’t change after they course, the organization involved sent discover that person is gay. Actually, in us notices or invitations. And there were many instances, it makes straight people times when events overlapped and choices defensive of gays when dealing with a had to be made on which events a council- homophobe. lor would attend. I do suspect the mayor Why is the Pride Parade important to was invited to Pride Week events and, both the gay and straight communities? It’s when he could not accommodate them, he because it creates public awareness about would have asked the deputy mayor or a a social issue that has been too long a tacouncillor stand in for him. boo. It gets people talking and interacting In all the years I have known Don about gay issues that were stored too long Atchison, I have never heard him speak a in the closet. It encourages gay people to negative word about the gay community or celebrate who they are and invites straight exhibit signs of homophobia. (My bigpeople to join them. In that vein, I do wish ger question is, when belt-tightening is the gay community would show a little currently in fashion for politicians, why more forbearance with straight people who was he in New York City at a mayors’ might inadvertently use incorrect vernacuconference that all other mayors of major lar or make comments bred in ignorance, Canadian cities bypassed?) while they are trying to learn and underMany in the older generation are stand LGBTQ concerns. In those circumuncomfortable talking about sexuality in stances, a polite correction or a reasoned general and in particular about homosexu- discussion goes a lot further in bridging ality. This could be as a result of being the gap than a hostile response. indoctrinated in their youth with religious I grew up with a man who I love dearly, and societal dogma that, regretfully, taught and who is gay. We grew up in an era that homosexuality was sinful and wrong. when gay bashing was the norm. I now In generations past, gay citizens were think back about how painful life was discriminated against in the workforce, in his youth and regret how little I did in access to housing, and were socially at that time to ease that hardship. Over ostracized and subject to ridicule. In the decades, he and I have had numerous reality, some of that discrimination still debates about gay issues, including marexists today, but things are slowly improv- riage and adoption, and, through reasoned ing thanks to a better educated younger discussion, he has opened my eyes on a generation. People are being accepted for number of those fronts. Most importantly, who they are and the good they do without I really never think about him being gay. I regard to their sexual orientation. Thank- just think about him as being a good man fully, today’s younger generation does not who loves his family, treats his friends hold those old prejudices and are more well and who has spent a lifetime helping accepting of people being who they were other people. What more can you ask from born to be. a human being?

Re-education of the older generation I didn’t attend the Pride Parade because means society has to impress upon all its I was out of town. But had I been in town members that the lesbian, gay, bisexual, I wouldn’t have made an effort to attend transgendered and queer (LGBTQ) citibecause I don’t really like parades of any zens do not choose their sexual orientakind. It has nothing to do with lack of tion any more than heterosexual citizens support for gay rights; I simply don’t like choose theirs. In the same way you were parades. But I am pleased that the celebraborn with an eye colour, you were born tion is growing and that more people, both with your sexuality. It is not an issue of gay and straight, are participating. choice and you can no more change your Wouldn’t it be nice to reach the day sexuality than you can change your eye where such awareness activities aren’t colour. necessary because, as a public, acceptance Where does that education come from? of people’s sexual orientation, along with The Human Rights Commission has gone race and creed, isn’t an issue? a long way in correcting discrimination in ehnatyshyn@gmail.com

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Why the dips and bumps in newly paved road?

Question: We are spending $53 million on roads this year, but is the quality of the job being ignored? On a recent trip from 51st to Adilman Drive, which was repaved three days before, I counted six dips or bumps. Why are we putting up with this and paying for lousy road repairs?

Another example is Circle Drive South. The surface is littered with surface breaks Ask the and potholes from 22nd Street to the new bridge. Shouldn’t we expect more for our ever-increasing tax dollars?

Mayor Atchison: I drove Adilman myself and thought it was in good shape. I didn’t feel the dips. I guess each person’s sense of dips can be different. The goal is to invest $250 million for a five-year period, and we are going to keep moving forward. The comment about 22nd Street to the Circle Drive South Bridge isn’t totally accurate. I think there are certainly issues with the older roadway from 22nd Street to Clancy Drive. The ramps from 22nd Street onto Circle Drive South are being resurfaced now.

Question: Would you give us an update on the roadway work that has been done to date in the city?

Mayor Atchison: This year $53 million is being invested in roadways, back lanes and street sweeping. Crews have repaired the equivalent of approximately 80,000 potholes so far. If you look at the roads that have been repaired and are being repaired right now, I think it has made a significant impact. On top of that, we are moving into back alleys this year with grading, drainage and repair work.

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are going to get this year. We are repairing a lot of sidewalks. I also want to remind everyone to use the City’s website to report a pothole. It is a great feature.

I believe we have had just over 2,000 reported already, and we have repaired about 1,100 of them, so we are about 55 per cent right now.

Question: I see that city councillors are asking quesMayor tions about their pay. It seems some people want more. Would you be in favour of asking the citizens of Saskatoon to answer this question by putting it on the next civic election ballot? If not, why not?

Mayor Atchison: Earlier this year

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council decided to take the issue out of the hands of politicians. The Municipal Review Commission was established. It will deal with things like salaries, election expenses, code of conduct and ethics questions. So politicians won’t have a say on salaries or the rules and regulations. It will be up to the commission to bring those forward.

A public vote is certainly an interesting idea, but I think that ship has sailed with the establishment of the commission. It is always something that can be looked at in the future.

Mayor’s Notes: Remember this week we have the 9/11 exhibit and the airshow in Saskatoon. I really want to thank the Shriners for becoming the title sponsor this year. I would en-

courage the general public to come down to Civic Square on Friday, July 10, to see the 9/11 Never Forget exhibit. We are the only city in Canada at which it will be on display. (Note: The display will also be at the Canada Remembers Our Heroes airshow on July 11 and July 12 at Auto Clearing Motor Speedway.)

Friday, July 17, is the Folkfest gala at TCU Place. If people phone TCU, they will be able to buy tickets for that event.

Did You Know?

The total number of vehicle kilometres travelled in Saskatoon every year is 1.5 billion.

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Stan and Lori Garchinski enjoy a buggy ride through a field of clover just south of the city on Canada Day (Photo by Justin Garchinski)

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Cree language, culture brought into play

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he annual Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan festival is tackling some important subject matter with its production of Othello.

Race and gender relations and issues around violence figure prominently into the play, which is considered to be one of William Shakespeare’s finest tragedies.

“This particular play puts in front of us some very harsh realities about human interaction which we have not yet dealt with,” said Michael Lawrenchuk, a Cree actor from Manitoba who is playing Othello.

Will Brooks, Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan’s artistic producer, decided Othello would be produced this year because it hadn’t been presented by the festival in 25 years. However, he wanted to make some changes to the storyline.

“We want to start being able to do some of those shows that our audiences haven’t had the chance to experience.

And then I figured that if we’re going to do Othello in this community, and have a show that speaks to our audience, then it really only makes sense to do it as an indigenous character,” he said.

In the Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan production, the character of Othello — traditionally a Moor general — has been turned into a Cree businessperson living in modern-day society. Brooks, who is directing the play, describes the character as a “closer” or “mediator” working in a corporation in the midst of a hostile takeover, and who “gets sent out to make the big deal.”

“Then we’ve taken a number of other steps with our adaptation of it,” said Brooks.

“We’ve brought the Cree language into it; we’re bringing Cree culture into it.”

Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan’s Othello is a mature Cree man who has experienced challenges and difficulties related to residential school and a loss of identity, culture, heritage and language.

Those issues will resonate with people living in Saskatchewan.

“This is incredibly frequent in our community that there is a person who is in that position,” said Brooks.

“Even despite that, when we meet him, he’s actually a really warm, open, honourable, respectable, respected, powerful, good man. Then, through the course of the play, Iago and the world around Othello act on him (and change him).”

Othello is presented through a partnership with Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company (SNTC). SNTC helped Brooks create the approach to the show, working with him through the casting and concept processes. As well, several SNTC artists are currently in mentorship positions with the festival.

Cree language is woven into the play, which Brooks said has been “an interesting challenge.” He noted both Cree and Shakespearean English are iambic in nature.

“This is the thing: people don’t understand Shakespeare in English anyway, so we’re OK,” said Lawrenchuk, laughing.

“Shakespearean language, it’s 400 years old. It’s before airplanes, it’s before texting, it’s before flush toilets — all this stuff — so it’s very earthy.

And Cree, or indigenous languages, are very, very earthy, so they’re very beautiful. The language itself has a very nice rhythm about it.”

Lawrenchuk said the “context won’t be lost” in the play, even for people who don’t speak Cree.

“I’m assuming that most people who are coming to see Othello will know the scene ‘It is the cause, it is the cause, my soul. Let me not name it to you.’ So because they know that, they’re going to know, and be surprised, those aren’t the words that are coming out . . . . It’s the Cree ones that are saying that, so they’ll know.”

Brooks said some of the Shakespearean text has been rewritten to reference issues such as loss of language and culture and residential schools. He said he wanted the production to be done in a way “that gave us the opportunity to have a conversation about our community, and that it not be about something else — that it be about us.

“And that’s really what was the driving factor behind deciding to set it very contemporary in 2015 and in a business world with a Cree character, and to draw on things that were really close to our community — so that we can actually have this conversation about race and gender and what we do to people and the violence we cause, and all those things, and to have it be about us.”

The Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan festival runs from July 8 to Aug. 23 in the white tents on the banks of the South Saskatchewan River. In addition to Othello, the festival is also presenting the comedy Much Ado About Nothing.

Call 306-652-9100 for tickets. For more information about Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan, visit shakespeareonthesaskatchewan.com.

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Festival a celebration of city’s diversity Beth Jarrell Saskatoon Express or Rafael and his band, Energia Dominicana, seeing people sing and dance to his music is more than the singer could have ever asked for.

“Seeing the public react to my music, that’s the greatest gift,” said Rafael, who is originally from the Dominican Republic.

“When I can go on stage and watch people singing along or dancing, I go there to enjoy and have fun, but making those people have fun is the best part.”

The performer, who currently lives in Montreal, will be in Saskatoon on July 12 for the Saskatoon Reggae and World Music Festival, a part of his current tour. He has previously played across Canada, most notably in Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

‘When I was a little kid, I told my mother, ‘I love music so much; I want to be a singer.’

I broke into the professional label when I arrived in Canada, and went on to play at the Olympics.”

The singer is originally from Bani, a small town an hour’s drive south of Santo Domingo. The town is home to household names such as baseball players Miguel Tejada and Juan Uribe. Rafael hopes to duplicate their success by bringing a taste of his culture wherever he performs.

“Performing is (a chance) to teach people our dance, to teach people my lyrics, what they mean. . . . I have a lot of lyrics that advise people to do good things in life,” he said. “That’s very important to me, because I have a family and a child, and that’s what I want to leave them behind – something that makes a difference.

“My daughter is here in Canada with me, but most of my family is back in the Dominican Republic. It’s hard being away from them, but my music is the way to connect.

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my family, miss my country, I also love living here in this amazing country.”

The singer believes in being involved with the production of his music from start to finish — from writing his own songs, composing them musically and assisting in production.

“Music is my life. I do music because I have it in my blood. I’m so glad to have a manager and record company who are interested in letting me do it all, and arrange for me to be in places like Saskatoon.”

The Reggae and World Music Festival first started in Saskatoon in 2005. This year it will be held at A.E. Graham Park, located behind Ecole Victoria School on Broadway.

“The city is changing. Now we’ve got a lot more diverse people from various cultures, like a lot of Latinos and a lot from African countries,” said Oral Fuentes, festival organizer. “We think the festival is a unique way of celebrating our whole cultural diversity.”

The festival will have performers from India, Hawaii and Ireland, and will also feature reggae music. Additionally, there will be workshops for cultural dances pre-performance.

Fuentes says the festival is designed for people to experience a different pace of life.

“For me, music isn’t about making money. I play because I believe I have something to say – messages about love and peace and acceptance. It takes people to another place,” he said.

“The goal is to get people to take a mental vacation to another place. Suddenly, the trees around them will become coconut trees; they’ll feel like they’re in the Caribbean and they can forget about their troubles for a little while.”

The Reggae and World Music Festival will take place on July 11 and 12 at A.E Graham Park. Tickets are available at the Jazz Festival Box Office, or online at http://www.showclix.com/event/saskatoonreggaefestival15.

Rafael played at the 2010 Olympics (Photo Supplied)

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he great boomer demoof river with 68 locks, outgraphic rumbles again. standing scenery and glorious We are now in the places to berth. It’s so very throes of the golden age of the appealing that there are now luxurious or exotic river cruise more than 400 boats plying for the set who once explored the identical route every week. the globe with their backpacks It’s not in any way unusual for full of smelly socks and bags there to be big pileups in ports proudly patched with the where the various companies newly minted Canadian flag. cooperate to permit each othFour river cruises in for ers’ passengers to “short-cut” Frank and me, and there are through their boats in order to Columnist some pretty universal behavdisembark for shore excuriours to be observed on board sions.

— if not endorsed.

Although passenger schedules purport The travel marketers of the world have to be flexible, they are actually conducted noticed the amount of money that can be with due military precision. You soon happily extracted from the superannuated, become quite aware that you are only preferably those with pensions. The river one of 30 to 40 human life forms that the cruise companies have left absolutely local guide must take responsibility for. nothing to chance as they attempt to cater It’s funny how they always count heads to the every whim of this group of relain their first language, never English. I’m tively affluent globe trotters. sure some of the guides long for one of None of this is to imply that river those long kindergarten ropes to tether all cruising is not an immensely enjoyable their wonky-kneed charges together. experience — it is, but not all of the time.

Life on board the ship is instructive.

Everyone appreciates a degree of pamper- Because riverboat cruises are marketed as ing. If you get the right boat, the right “romantic” (I know you’ve seen the Vitour company and the right river, some king ads on Masterpiece Theatre), there’s magic definitely happens. an unspoken expectation to “dress” for The Rhine is definitely the right sort dinner each evening. For some of the

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cruisers, it’s a veritable Pandora’s Box of fashion, leaving you wondering if they did actually manage to bring the kitchen sink along in their suitcases.

Some people on cruises tend to run up big bar bills. Frank and I create huge laundry tabs as we indulge in our ultimate fantasy of having someone else launder, fluff and fold. Of course it’s a real necessity, when all you’ve got is one pair of shorts and a European heat wave. Thank goodness for AC. Along with the daily fashion parade, this group collectively sports some of the most egregious hair dye I’ve ever noticed.

This tour’s winner was a red, white and yellow-haired British male of indeterminate age.

On one offshore excursion to a famous Benedictine Abbey in Germany, the guide kept handing me hastily scribbled notes containing various directions. I was wondering why I was quite so special. Then, at a beer break, she rushed up to me and said, “I’m so happy you are not deaf!”

Well, I’m pretty happy I’m not deaf, too.

The penny dropped when I realized she had mistaken me for the only other person in the party with white hair — a deaf woman from Australia. A Miss Clairol moment (not), for sure.

One of the definite bonuses of the good cruise is great food. When the food is exemplary, you have happy consumers.

On three of the four cruises that Frank and I have done the food has been wonderful and that really makes for pleasant memories and tight pants. On one trip, however, we were almost reduced to eating watermelon only. Due to a surplus of watermelon in my youth, this was not an experience I ever contemplated enjoying again.

There are many pros and many cons to the experience of river cruising. Overall the trend, I believe, definitely tilts to the positive end of the scale. Having someone else do all the thinking, cooking and preparation can be very pleasant and appealing. All you have to really do is appear.

You can actually return home buoyed by a feeling that you did have a real vacation from the everyday routines.

On the final day of the cruise, as we stood in the dark on the rooftop deck savoring the magnificence of the beautifully lit Hungarian Parliament Buildings reflected in the waters of the dramatic Danube River, I overheard someone remark that it felt just like a fairytale. And that was no exaggeration. It did.

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Erica Gavel

From heartbreak to world-class athlete

Beth Jarrell Saskatoon Express hen Erica Gavel left her Prince Albert home five years ago to study kinesiology at the University of Saskatchewan, she never imagined it would take her around the world playing wheelchair basketball.

“It’s kind of funny how it’s all worked out. Now I’m travelling all over the world playing basketball, and I never imagined that would happen,” she said.

After starting her academic career at the university, Gavel immediately tried out for the U of S Huskies stand-up basketball team, where she played for three years. In 2012, an injury changed her life forever.

“At first they thought it was just a bone bruise, but then it flared up again,” she said. “I went for an MRI, and was in surgery the next couple days. . . . It’s a Band-Aid fix. I can’t run, I can’t jump, and so I’m classified as having a minimal disability.”

After learning about the extent of her injury post-surgery, Gavel considered giving up the game for good.

“I was really depressed after my surgery. It was such a huge loss when that’s your identity, and it’s taken from you.

Suddenly, your whole lifestyle is gone, and you’re just sitting there like, ‘What now?’

“As an athlete, your life revolves around sport. Your friends are involved in it; your nutrition is based around your training. Every moment you’re awake you’re thinking about it, and then it’s taken away from you. It’s a life-altering event.”

Gavel credits her long-time trainer, Bruce Craven, to getting her where she is now, both physically and emotionally. It was Craven who recommended she give wheelchair basketball a try after learning she was eligible to play.

“When Bruce found out I was classifiable, he said, ‘If you listen to me, you’ll be on Team Canada.’ It took a long time for me to buy in emotionally to what I was doing. It started off as just a workout. I didn’t have any expectations because I didn’t want to get hurt. But he was the only one who believed it would happen. He was the

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one who was always encouraging me and making me believe I could do it.

“I made the team in that following January. In 13 months, he took me from an average athlete to a world-class wheelchair basketball player, which is nothing short of amazing.”

Craven, the owner of Craven Sport Services in Saskatoon, credits Gavel’s easygoing attitude and willingness to try new things for where she is today.

“I do none of the work,” Craven said with a laugh. “Erica has always been dedicated towards the process, and when she made the transition towards wheelchair basketball, she recognized that with every closed door there’s an open door, so she put her faith into me and into the process.

“So many athletes don’t actually do all that’s asked of them. They go into the gym, but they’re not at the gym; they’re not in the moment. They’re going through the motions. Erica never does that. She commits 110 per cent.”

Craven says that most athletes who get injured do not take the steps towards transitioning out of one sport and into another, and that is what makes Gavel so unique.

“She’s an inspiration of transition. She’s had hardship, and transitioned out of it numerous times. That’s really the key to performance and excellence, and Erica is the model for that.”

According to Wheelchair Basketball Canada, playing in a wheelchair doesn’t change many of the rules of a traditional basketball game. Court size, basket height and distance of throw lines are the exact same as in stand-up ball. Gavel says the largest difference between stand-up and

Erica Gavel suffered an injury in 2012 that changed her life forever (Photos Supplied)

wheelchair play is learning how to control movement.

“Pushing the wheelchair and controlling the ball in the chair is really tough,” she said. “When you’re pushing the chair, yes, you’re using your arms, but I also had to learn how to incorporate my legs into pushing the chair.

“It’s the same concept as running. The more force you put into the driving the wheelchair forward, the faster you’re going to go.”

At the beginning of August, Gavel will be heading to Toronto to compete in the Parapan Am games. Team Canada isn’t just playing for gold, however.

“If we get the top three in Pan Am, we have a secured spot in Rio 2016 at the Paralympics,” she said. “We’re going in to win Pan Am. If we don’t come out with a gold medal, it’s going to be pretty disappointing.“ After competing in Parapan Am this summer, she plans to move to Toronto to pursue a career in exercise physiology. For now, though, she’s going to enjoy where her hard work has taken her.

“The biggest thing for me is trying to remember that, at the end of the day, it’s just a game, and I’m playing the game because I’m having fun. Because really, isn’t that what it’s all about?”

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New York firefighter honoured to bring 9/11 mobile exhibit to Saskatoon The 9/11 Never Forget exhibit will be in Saskatoon at the Canada Remembers Our Heroes air show on July 11 and July 12. The 1,000-square-foot memorial provides interactive education, including artifacts such as steel beams from the towers, documentary videos, recordings of first responder radio transmissions and tours by New York City firefighters. Two firefighters will accompany the exhibit to Saskatoon. It is the first time the exhibit has been out of the United States. (Photos Supplied) Darren Steinke Saskatoon Express etired New York City firefighter Herbert Penner’s understanding about the impact the 9/11 terrorist attacks had on the world keeps growing the further he travels.

The 61-year-old has traveled across the United States with the 9/11 Never Forget mobile exhibit, which has been in existence for a couple of years. The exhibit is a tribute to all those who lost their lives during the terror attacks of September 11, 2001.

“I didn’t realize how far reaching it was until I started doing this,” said Penner, who worked that fateful day as a New York City Fire Department (FDNY) captain. “I was out in Oregon, and everyone started coming up to me and telling me where they were (on the day of the attacks).”

“It was like, 14 years later, and they were telling me that.”

The 9/11 Never Forget mobile exhibit will make its first appearance outside of the United States at the Canada Remembers Our Heroes Airshow, which is set for July 11 and 12 at the Auto Clearing Motor Speedway in Saskatoon.

The exhibit is a 53-foot tractor-trailer, which unfolds into a 1,000 sq. ft. memorial that includes artifacts, documentary videos and recordings of first responder radio transmissions.

Penner and his son, Michael, will be in Saskatoon to give tours of the exhibit. Michael, 32, followed in his father’s footsteps and is a 10-year FDNY member.

The events of 9/11 will forever be burned in the minds of both men.

Herbert was out and about in New York with a co-worker when the airplanes crashed into the World Trade Center towers, which promoted a recall to all of the city’s firefighters. It was the first and only time during his 30-year career with the fire department a total recall was announced.

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“We were on our way to the Bronx, and when we got to the top of the Bronx, it was such a clear day,” said Herbert. “The radio starts saying the second tower is coming down.

“I just turned around, and you could just see the whole thing, clear as day, piling down.”

Michael was a freshman student in college that day, and his morning English class was quickly cancelled. He remembered waiting to get a call from his father, as a lengthy amount of time slowly passed by.

When Herbert did call, Michael was relieved, but he also realized a number of other families would not receive the same reassuring call. A total of 343 workers from the FDNY were killed in the attacks including 341 firefighters and two paramedics.

Michael accompanied Herbert to help with the rescue efforts on one occasion.

“I went for the day,” said Michael. “It was very sombre. Everyone was working and digging. No one complained and were just kind of digging and doing their job. It was quiet. There was not too much chatter.

It was a sombre mood.”

While the world changed on 9/11, it affected the two New Yorkers in a way few could understand.

Herbert remembers going to the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. before and after the 9/11 terror attacks. In the second visit to the Vietnam Memorial, he could pick out those from the crowd that were more directly linked to that conflict due to what he had experienced in his home city.

He also has other lingering effects from working the recovery efforts.

“After it was over is when you started paying the price with the post-traumatic stress,” said Herbert. “I have lung problems now with asthma. I had to get sinus surgery.”

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The attacks of 9/11 gave Michael his final push to join the FDNY. While he said security at airports and various public events has increased due to the terror attacks, he believes it also strengthened his country’s resolve.

“It changes us forever, but in a way, it didn’t,” said Michael. “We are still going to be American and do what we want and have a good time and not let it stop us.”

Both feel honoured to bring the 9/11 Never Forget exhibit to Canada for the first time, and hope they can encourage people to always remember that fateful day.

“You think about the families and all the guys you knew, (and) that part of it is very tough,” said Herbert.

“The other part of it is just keeping people vigilant I think and not forgetting.”

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NASCAR Canadian Tire Series a good fit for Thiering

Darren Steinke Saskatoon Express rica Thiering didn’t have big dreams when she took up stock car racing, but she has naturally fit into the sport.

The 25-year-old driver is in her official full rookie campaign with the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, which is a minor league circuit that prepares drivers to compete one day on NASCAR’s top level — the Sprint Cup circuit.

The Sherwood Park product was always around an oval track, given her father, Ron, was a driver for more than 30 years.

Her family has also owned since 1995 the Edmonton International Raceway, which further cemented the stock car roots.

“I just grew up there,” said Thiering.

“I pretty much started playing Barbies in the sand to working at the racetrack in the concession.

“It wasn’t really until I actually did start racing that I super enjoyed coming to the track. I didn’t really understand the whole racing thing, even though dad did race.

Once I actually got into racing, it was a completely different story.”

Thiering is slated to race at the Canadian Tire Series stop in Saskatoon. The Auto Clearing Motor Speedway plays host to the Velocity Prairie Thunder 250 at 6 p.m. on July 15.

Last year, Thiering took part in five oval track races on the Canadian Tire circuit, which included a 10th-place finish in Saskatoon.

She took up racing in 2006 at age 16, competing in an entry-level Feature Stock division at her home track. The class consisted of cars with four-cylinder engines.

“It was something different,” said Thiering. “Not a lot of people (race) track cars. It was really just a big adrenaline rush.”

Thiering quickly progressed in the sport.

She claimed the track’s top NASCAR division and Alberta provincial title six times in seven years — 2008, 2009 and 2011-2014.

Those championship wins helped open the door to new horizons.

Her parents succeeded in getting the Edmonton International Raceway included as a Canadian Tire Series stop in 2014. That gave Thiering the opportunity to drive on her home track.

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While there were a lot of similarities to the Super Stock Late Model cars she drove for years and the cars on the Canadian Tire circuit, there was still a learning curve.

“Now you are dealing with a lot more horsepower,” said Thiering. “These Canadian Tire cars, they are tricky to drive. It is taxing on you by the end of the race for sure.

“You are still learning. These are long races, too. I hadn’t really done anything more than maybe 100 lappers. We didn’t do these 300 lap races or 250. It is quite a different ball game.”

The competition is also a lot stiffer than Thiering had ever seen. The circuit includes former Indy Car driver and 2011 Indianapolis 500 poll sitter Alex Tagliani, and former series champs Scott Steckly, D.J. Kennington and Louis-Philippe Dumoulin. Dumoulin claimed last year’s series title and won the stop in Saskatoon.

Thiering is not fazed by big names.

“Last year, it would have been a little more intimidating for me,” said Thiering.

“You don’t really think about where they have been and how great they are. It is tough competition, but it is making me a better driver. That is really what I am looking for.”

One of the biggest adjustments Thiering has encountered is driving on road courses, which she hadn’t done before this season.

The season opening race was held at the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in Bowmanville, Ont., which is a road course. It offered an eye-opening experience.

“It is quite a bit different,” said Thiering, who finished 16th in Bowmanville. “There are just so many turns.

“We started off at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. It was quite a tricky track in regards to the fact that there are so many elevation changes. At the same time, you are turning.

“I super enjoyed it, and I think by the end of the race I was really picking up speed.”

After three races, Thiering was still searching for her first top-10 finish in 2015.

She believes she will have good opportunities to change that in Saskatoon and at the Canadian Tire Series stop on her home track in Wetaskiwin on July 11.

Erica Thiering is scheduled to race in Saskatoon on July 15 (Photo Supplied) While NASCAR has only had a combined handful of female drivers compete in any of its divisions, Thiering has hopes of making it to the Sprint Cup circuit one day.

“You always want to aim high,” she said.

“I’ll be happy if I can consistently race in the Canadian Tire Series for a while.”

Thiering is currently one of two regulars from Western Canada on the circuit — along with Jason White of Sun Peaks, B.C. The rest of the regulars are from Ontario and Quebec.

She hopes other drivers from the West will give the circuit a try, but understands there are obstacles.

“There are just not very many races out here,” said Thiering, who is part of a team based in Eastern Canada called Canada’s Best Racing Team. “Sometimes, it makes it a little bit tougher to go out east all the time.

“If you get on to a team that is out east, it is not that bad. I think some will pop up eventually. It always takes time.”

The first three races of this season have produced three different winners. Gary Klutt took the checkered flag on May 17 in Bowmanville, Ont., Jason Hathaway topped the podium on June 13 in Vallee-Jonction, Que., and Tagliani finished first on June 20 at Innisfil, Ont.

“The one issue that nobody is going to argue with is the level of driving instruction in this country is not the greatest. It’s not just Canada. You could make that argument for just about any country,” Bond said.

Bond was at an automobile press event in Ottawa when he made a pitch to Toyota to sponsor the program.

It didn’t take long for Toyota to get on board, he said.

“Toyota is a very family-oriented, safety-oriented company,” Bond said.

He said the reason for the program is simple.

“The idea was to put them in go-karts and give them a little training about learning to drive, not about the side of what lane you are supposed to be in or what the traffic signals mean or any of that. This is The kartSTART program will be in Martensville on July 11 and July 12 about how a go-kart works and how a car (Photo Supplied) works. A car works the same way, basically.

“From our perspective, driving is a twopart process. One is you need to understand what the vehicle is trying to tell you when you drive it, and what you do while you drive it. The other thing is you have to Cam Hutchinson In its five years, the program has seen understand the laws of the road on which Saskatoon Express rapid growth. Bond, a retired professional you are driving. We concentrate on the veprogram to help young people be- racing driver and a long-time auto jourhicle dynamics because we are in go-karts come good drivers before they get nalist, says there were six students in the on a race track.” their licences will be making a pit program in its inaugural year. That number Classes are for half a day, with the stustop at Martensville. should touch on 1,100 this year. dents on the Martensville Speedway track The best part is much of the learning He says we are a society of bad drivthree times. By the third session, throttles will be done from behind the wheel of a ers. His program will give young people open quite wide. go-kart, said Russ Bond, founder of the between 10 and 17 years old a head start “We try to get them to understand the kartSTART program. on driving. basics: using one pedal at a time, steer-

ing, keeping your eyes up, not following too close. What we do is pick up the pace between the three sessions. In the third session, we let them go fast enough where they are going to spin out.”

Spin out in a safe way, Bond quickly added. Students are outfitted head to toe with top-end safety equipment.

The second part of the program is showing the students, and more so their parents, some of the safety features on Toyotas.

“We want to be able to explain to them that Toyota has the STAR safety system, which is six electronic aids designed to keep you safe on the road, none of which you had in the go-kart. When you step on the brakes too hard in the go-kart, it locks the rear wheels and it spins out. But you can stand on a Toyota as hard as you want and it won’t spin out because of the ABS (antilock brake system) and you can still steer.”

The bottom line is the program is for beginner drivers and those with licences who want to hone their skills. It’s much the same as sending your child to a sports camp.

“I tell them in the meeting if you end up going too fast – probably in the third session – and you throw it off the road, well, you do. Even if you hit something with a go-kart and you bend it and do some damage to it, I don’t care. I’d much rather you do that here, than a parent get that call that their teenager has just crashed their car.

That is a call no parent wants to get.”

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JULY 11 The Saskatoon SPCA Auxiliary is hosting its annual garage sale at 213 Perreault Cres. from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you have any items to donate, please contact Janet at 306-2422823. All proceeds go to the SPCA Second Chance Fund.

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Pet Loss Support Group offers support and comfort to people who are struggling with The Saskatoon Horticulture Society Passport the loss of a beloved companion animal due Tour on July 12, 2015. Self guided tour from 1 July1 to August 31 to old age, sickness or other reasons. The – 4:00 P.M. Passports are $10.00 per person Visit Wanuskewin to take part in a marathon and are available at Dutch Growers Garden unlike any other. Walk, run, or jog over 6km of no-obligation support group meets at 2 p.m.

Center and both locations of Early’s Farm and trails throughout the beautiful Opimihaw Val- at the W.A. Edwards Centre, 333 4th Avenue North, Saskatoon. For more information or Garden Centres. Contact Chris @ 306-281ley. Wear one of our super cool pedometers telephone support, call 306-343-5322.

8921, or Marj @ 306-249-1329 for more and report your total distance to our staff. The information. individual with the most kilometres by Aug. Tuesdays, Thursdays, 31 wins prizes. Only $25 for unlimited access Saturdays JULY 19 to the park throughout July and August.

Free art drop-in at the SCYAP Art Centre. All 2015 LILY FESTIVAL Tierra Del Sol 245 ages are welcome, all materials supplied, no First and Third Saturdays of the month Valley Rd 2-5p.m. We have over 250 lilies registration required. Tuesdays 5:30 p.m. The Lions Club will be holding Texas Hold to view. Featuring local band IT’s TOO LATE, 9 p.m., Thursdays 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., and ‘em Tournaments. $60 buy-in gets $10,000 BABY (2-4), local vendors, refreshments & Saturdays 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. in chips, $40 goes to the cash prize pool. sweets, flowers/arrangements/lily bulbs, No Re-Buys. 50 seats available. Registration Lily Arrangement Class ($50 preregistraEvery Wednesday opens at 6 p.m., with the tournament starting tion required), Farm Tours 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Depression Support Group runs on the first at 7 p.m. Located at the Coachman bar at For more information, visit www.tdsfarms. and third Wednesday of each month, from Market Mall. Call 306-668-0015 for more biz, tdsfarms@gmail.com 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the CMHA building information.

(1301 Avenue P North). This is open to anyone JULY 20-24 First Saturday struggling with depression and family memWide Open Children’s Theatre’s first ever of every month bers wanting to support them. For more info, puppet camp, ages 5-6, 7-9 and ages 10-11.

Campers will create puppets, learn puppetry, The MindFULL Café, part of the international call 306-270-9181. ***** Alzheimer Café movement, provides an opstorytelling and acting skills. The week conBargain store to support the inner city Lightportunity to meet in a relaxed social setting cludes in a performance created by the stuhouse project. Babies’, children’s, women’s for persons with dementia, family, care dents for parents and guests Friday afternoon. and men’s clothing; jewelry, purses, belts Camp is located at Albert Community Centre. partners and other interested people. The and camping clothes available. Wednesdays Café is a two-hour get together with refreshFor more information, visit wideopen.ca. from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s United ments, entertainment and information. First JULY 24 and 25 Saturday of the month from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Church, 454 Egbert Avenue. Prices from Canadian Prairie Lily Society presents its $0.25 to $5. Everyone is welcome. For more at Sherbrooke Community Centre.

49th Annual Lily Show! Come down to The information: Call 306-955-3766 (church) or go Every Tuesday Mall at Lawson Heights on the 24 and 25 to to spuconline.com or email zixiag@gmail.com. see some beautiful flowers! Public viewing is Off-Broadway Farmers’ Market & InternationLast Wednesday from 1 p.m.- 9 p.m. on Friday, and 9:30 a.m.- al Bazaar and Bistro, located in the basement of the month of Grace-Westminster United Church, located 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. For more information St. George’s Senior Citizen’s Club (1235 20th at 505, 10th Street East. 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. please visit www.prairielily.ca St. West) have bingos and Kaiser from noon ***** JULY 26 Spirit of the West 616550 Toastsmasters Club. until 4 p.m. The club is campaigning for new Pets in the Park is back! Come out and join Come and have some fun and learn speaking members who are 55+. Memberships are $5 us for a beautiful scenic 5K walk along the and leadership skills. The club meets from 7 per year with discounts included. For further South Saskatchewan before enjoying the info call (306)384-4644 or (306)716-0204. p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Hospitality Room of rest of the festivities! It’s good for both body Great Western Brewing Company. Follow the Third Thursday and soul as you exercise knowing that you red fence on south side of building through of the Month are also helping sick and injured homeless the gate up the stairs into the building.

The Saskatoon Prostate Cancer Support Group animals. For more information please visit meets every month except July and August at First Monday petsinthepark.ca 7:30 p.m. in the W. A. Edwards Family Centre, of every month AUGUST 10 across from the Saskatoon Funeral Home. For Saskatoon Ostomy Association meetings at Join the Saskatoon Council on Aging (SCOA) 7:30 p.m. at Mayfair United Church. Meetings more information call Murray Hill at 306-2425893 or email murraydhill@me.com. for the second Zoomer Idol! Zoomer Idol, for are held on the first Monday of the month adults 55+, will take place on Oct. 22 at TCU except when there is a holiday. If so, meetings Second Wednesday Place. Auditions will take place on August 10, are on the second Monday. of the Month 11 and 12 as well as August 18 and 19 from Friendship Force International, Saskatoon and First Tuesday of every 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. If you have talent in voice, Area Club is an organization of more than 360 month dance, comedy, magic, storytelling, poetry clubs in more than 50 countries throughout Left Behind by Suicide is a drop-in support ready, etc. Please contact the SCOA office at the world. FFI allows you to enjoy economical group for individuals who have lost a loved 306-652-2255 to sign up for auditions. travel while forging new friendships with club one to suicide. Located at W.A. Edwards members from around the world. For more Family Centre, 333 4th Ave. North, 7:30 p.m. information, visit www.thefriendshipforce.org. to 9 p.m. There is no cost to attend. For more To attend a meeting contact Lynne Stade at information, email leftbehind@sasktel.net.

306-933-4835 or lstade@shaw.ca. ***** The Student Medical Society of SaskatchFROMI - Friends and Relatives of People with Every Thursday ewan is holding its Miles for Smiles 2015 Mental Illness meetings will run from 7:30 In June, July and August, the Saskatoon fundraising event. It is a combination of International Folkdance Club dances on race options, bringing together the best of p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at W.A. Edwards Family Thursdays at 7 p.m. in Kiwanis Park, north Saskatchewan’s pavement pounders, road- Centre, 333 Fourth Avenue North (wheelof the Bessborough Hotel. No fee. Everyone runner wannabes, and sneaker enthusiasts. chair accessible). If you have a loved one or friend with a mental illness and you need welcome. For more information, visit www.

The event will be held Sept. 12 along the understanding support, contact Carol at 306- sifc.awardspace.com. river. There is something for everyone – 249-0693, Linda at 306-933-2085, Lois at ***** from a 2.5 km fun run, 5 km walk/run, 306-242-7670 or e-mail fromisk@gmail.com. Le Choeur des plaines welcomes you to sing and a 10km run. All money raised will go

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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 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.

Every second Saturday of the month SCOOTERS indoor playgroup for children new-borns 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.

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 306-9318053 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 to saskatoonnewcomersclub@gmail.com.

Singles Social Group “All about us” for people in their 50’s and 60’s. Events such as weekly Wednesday restaurant suppers, monthly Sunday brunches, movie nights, dances. Potluck 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.

Lianne Tregobov Matchmaker Dear Lianne, I’m wondering if you can explain why you won’t take smokers as clients at Camelot Introductions? Isn’t that discrimination? I smoke and deserve love just as much as the next person. — Smoking Joe Dear Smoking Joe I have been a matchmaker for more than 21 years. Several years ago, I noticed that my clients who were being declined by others were all smokers. Things have changed

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over the years, where the amount of smokers has decreased drastically. We found that even smokers were refusing to date smokers, as they intended to quit. They felt being matched with a smoker would likely hinder their efforts. Based on that, I made the decision to not take smokers. I feel it is unethical for me to take money from an individual if I know their chances of being matched are drastically reduced. Camelot Introductions is a private club where people must qualify to join.

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incredible, but there is one problem. He has his former wife’s portrait tattooed on the front if his shoulder right by his heart. Sometimes it feels as though she is staring at me. When we are in a compromised position, the last thing I want is her face in mine. What can I do to get rid of this reminder of his past? — Sandy Dear Sandy, Your feelings are justified and warrant a discussion with your boyfriend. I suggest that you two make an appointment with a tattoo artist and see what the possibilities are for altering it or having it removed.

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This certainly should reinforce the fact that careful consideration ought to take place before ever tattooing images or names of a partner on your body. Life has a tendency to throw curve balls at us. Unless it is a tattoo in memory of someone, you might not want to be reminded of that individual.

(Lianne will be in Saskatoon interviewing new clients from July 21 to July 24. Call 1-204-888-1529 to reserve your spot with an award-winning matchmaker. Lianne can also be reached by emailing camelotintroductions@mymts.net. Questions for this column can be sent to the same email address.)

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