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andy and I went to Curling Club. I was playing McNally Robinson third for Mr. Harper. I can’t recently for the launch remember who was playing of Bill Deverell’s new book, on the front end. Sing a Worried Song. It turns Anyway, it came down to out that one of Bill’s best the last rock on the 10th end friends is former Saskatcheand Mr. Harper had to make wan premier Roy Romanow. a draw to win the game. He He was in attendance at the slipped during his delivery reading. and the rock went through Sandy and I had the pleathe house. (Was he tripped sure of standing and talking by Thomas Mulcair or Justin Editor with Mr. Romanow — or Trudeau?) I am not sure if Roy, as he told us to call him this is some sort of weird — for about 10 minutes. It was pretty premonition, but it certainly was one of darn cool. Mr. Romanow said he reads my crazier dreams. the Express, which made me feel both ***** proud and a little concerned about how Last week marked the end of our juvenile I can be in this space. four-part series featuring Saskatoon Another political highlight for me candidates running in the federal elecwas getting to shake John Diefenbaktion. If you missed them, the stories er’s hand in 1976. Mr. Diefenbaker was are online at www.saskatoonexpress. the Chancellor at the University of Sas- com. katchewan when I received my degree. A number of us at the Express I was a huge fan of Mr. Diefenbaker. had the pleasure of sitting down with I have shared this story before, I’m the candidates running in Saskatoon. sure. My mother says when I was three We had hour-long meetings with the or four I would make up a hockey candidates for each of the four parties. team. Always playing on my line were Actually, most of the meetings stretched Gordie Howe and John Diefenbaker. closer to 90 minutes. I’m thinking Mr. Diefenbaker was the No matter your political stripe, right winger. Saskatoon will be in good hands. The Yet another highlight was curling platforms of each party are different, with Stephen Harper. Well, sort of. but the candidates are similar in their As weird as this is, it is a true story. desire to serve the citizens of SaskaI had a dream the other night that I was toon. We would like to thank all the curling on sheet one at the old Hub City candidates for so generously giving

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Saskatoon woman undergoes brain surgery ‘Everyone in this room is a rock star, and I’m a rock star, too’

Tammy Robert Columnist t 5:30 a.m. on a September morning, Alix Hayden and her family were in the car watching the sunrise, on their way to Royal University Hospital. The sun had barely risen as she checked into the hospital at 6 a.m., right on time. Hayden had been preparing for that morning for a few months, even a few years. In 2012, she was diagnosed with a brain tumour, and the day was always going to come when it was time to remove it. “I felt prepared,” said Hayden last week, running a hand over her nearly bald buzzcut. With radiation and chemo around the corner, she’s keeping her hair short for now. “When I saw the doctor the morning of the surgery, he looked at my shaved head and said ‘Hey, you started without me.’ ” Hayden, who has been sharing her journey on her blog, www.greymadder. net, credits her ketogenic diet for getting her this far — three years into a cancer diagnosis with no chemotherapy, no radiation and, until last month, no surgery. While it took her a few months to organize her mental strength after learning she had brain cancer, once Hayden did so, she developed a virtually insatiable appetite for research on her disease, specifically as it relates to diet. “It was reading and watching the work of Dr. Thomas Seyfried of Boston College that pointed me in the direction of the ketogenic diet,” she said. “I did everything I could to understand it and whether it was something I could make work in my life. It meant a diet high enough in fat and low enough in sugar that my body would be forced to adapt and use fat for energy.” Hayden is quick to point out that she chose to proceed with her dietary change without consultation with a doctor. She has a background in biology and health research, and has been interested in fitness and diet since she can remember. With as much research as she had under her belt, she felt comfortable enough to proceed without medical supervision. Hayden underwent six MRI scans between late 2012 and spring 2015, all of

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Alix Hayden, on her way to Royal University Hospital for brain surgery (Photo Supplied) which revealed her tumour was stable. “We knew that eventually we would get the news that it’s changed or grown,” she said. “But, of course, we all hoped we would never get that news. Because that’s how hope works; it reaches out, and sometimes for the unlikely.” Summer came and went with a flurry of appointments and consultations, all leading up to that cool, clear September morning checking in to RUH for Hayden’s awake craniotomy. Yes, that’s right — awake. Hayden was awake and alert during her brain surgery, answering questions or completing tasks set out by the operating room team, to make sure that the surgeon could remove as much of the tumour as possible without affecting functions such as her motor abilities or speech. “They had me rub my hands together or tap my fingers against one another, asking if they felt the same in both hands,” she explained. “I would do the same with my feet. Then they touched the skin on my leg or arm, without me moving, to test my sensory input.” Confirming that Hayden could feel or speak as he worked enabled the surgeon to feel more confident removing brain tis-

sue than he might have if she was asleep. Hayden was flanked at all times by an anesthesiologist, who used a baseline of sedatives to keep her awake, but peaceful, relaxed and still. “I simply told him how I was feeling and if anything was uncomfortable or upsetting, they could ‘turn down the volume’ on the experience,” she said. “I asked if they could follow me around with that service every day.” Understandably, hearing the highpitched whine and feeling the vibrations of the bone saw as it cut open her skull was one of the more difficult aspects of the surgery – but like for everything else, Hayden had prepared herself. “Mentally, emotionally, that was a moment I had visualized a lot, because most reports I read beforehand emphasized the saw cutting into the skull as a traumatic aspect of the surgery,” Hayden explained, remembering the tears she felt on her cheeks. “I don’t think I was crying until I started in on the visualization I’d prepared for that moment. The experience of thinking about a photo, my mental walking meditation, together with the sounds and vibrations kicked off an emotional reaction.”

Eventually the surgeon was able to advise Hayden that he removed as much of the tumour as he could — everything he could see. Then, he surprised her, and undoubtedly her family, by asking her for her husband’s cellphone number. “They asked me the number and I called it out,” said Hayden, who throughout the surgery, from the face down, was cocooned under a plastic hood. “For a moment we weren’t sure there was reception in the OR, but then we heard my husband’s voice saying, ‘Hello.’ They held the phone up to me, and told me to tell my husband we got it all, and would be working on closing. I know exactly what I said, which later on my husband confirmed: ‘The doctor says he got it all . . . because he’s a rock star. Everyone in this room is a rock star, and I’m a rock star, too. We have to go; he still has to close. I love you.’ ” Today, Hayden describes the weeks after her surgery as “anti-climactic.” She and her family were prepared for some level of motor or sensory deficits afterwards, perhaps even requiring rehabilitation or leaving her with a permanent impairment. (Continued on page 4)

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(Continued from page 3) othing,” she said. “No side effects, no seizures.” Fewer than 24 hours after her surgery, Hayden was practicing yoga in her hospital bathroom. She was released from the hospital a little over 48 hours after her skull was closed and stapled, with nothing but extra-strength Tylenol to manage pain. A week later, Hayden received the pathology results, which, as she and her family suspected they would, confirmed that the tumour had advanced from a Grade II to a Grade III. Chemo and radiation are on the horizon. Together with her husband and family, she is mentally, emotionally and physically preparing for another next step. “We’re focusing on the skills we’ve been developing over the last three years,” she explained. “Knowing that I am more than this tumour, nor does it define me or my life. Accepting help from and updating everyone who cares for me. Being calm and mindful. Caring for my mind and body while spending time out in the world and with loved ones. Scheduling my own quiet time.” Hayden is also quick to repeatedly credit the health-care professionals and surgical team that have played such a pivotal role in her treatment process and recovery, now and in the future. “I just kept thinking about how we complain about shortfalls in our healthcare system, about staffing or infrastructure issues, or about union and resource issues,” said Hayden. “But when it comes right down it, the people in our health region are amazing and do amazing work. “Let me be clear,” emphasized

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Alix Hayden in February 2014 (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson) Hayden, who remains on her ketogenic diet as she awaits chemo. “I believe (in) diet and exercise. But I have never refused any recommended medical treatment. I believe in taking responsibility for doing my part in my treatment, in “My story is a combination of amazcontinuing to learn more and giving my- ing medical science, technology, educaself the best chances I can, in being an tion and skill, at its finest. I am blessed active participant in my own care. and amazed to live where this is avail-

able, and accessible, by driving only a few minutes from my front door. “Thank you to everyone.”

Singers pay tribute to Beatles, Beach Boys, Bee Gees, Motown Ned Powers Saskatoon Express aylor Campbell grew up in Las Vegas, so maybe it was inevitable he’d fall under the spell of singing and dancing with pop music tribute bands. Campbell and his friends, Nick Petras, Tim Winski and Colin Cahill, are the performing partners in a show called Four by Four, which comes to TCU Place on Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. Their show is different than most tribute acts because they are going to honour the music of the Beatles, the Bee Gees, the Beach Boys and Motown, all in a virtual non-stop, two-hour session of the muchacclaimed songs of the 1960s, 1970s and beyond. “I was raised in Las Vegas, attended many musical shows with my family, but

my first love was working on the theatrical stage,” Campbell said. He gained a theatre major at the Las Vegas Academy of Performing Arts, learning about design, costuming and stage management as well as working as an actor. He received his Bachelor of Arts in theatre at the University of Evansville in Indiana, and also studied briefly in England. He played the double roles in Jekyll and Hyde, Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar, Marius in Les Miserables, Antony in Sweeney Todd and Dean in All Shook up. He especially enjoyed Jesus Christ Superstar because it was staged in a large outdoor theatre in Vegas. In the city that creates more tribute acts than any other city in the world, Campbell found a niche.

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“I’ve been with the same production company for five years and started with appearances in Oh What a Night, a Musical Tribute to Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. This Canadian tour with Four by Four will occupy most of my time until the middle of November. But as an example of what we do, Nick and I will be doing a Christmas version of Oh What a Night in Vegas,” said Campbell. The idea of Four By Four came together at the Starlight Theatre in Vegas. The four have been working together since the end of May. The show opens with the music of the Beatles, continues into a parade of Bee Gees hits and returns after intermission with tributes to the Beach Boys and Motown. “When we were planning the show, our production team basically AS70429.J12 Aaron knew what is best

suited for my voice and there’s no argument about the choices of songs, because we think all four of us have incredible voices.” They don’t miss a beat because of costume changes either. “As the Beatle segment winds down, I do a presentation of what combines Let It Be and Long and Winding Road. While I’m doing that, they are offstage, changing into their Bee Gees suits. When I leave, they jump in with Jive Talk and I join them as quickly as I can change costumes. “The people who saw Oh What a Night when it came to Saskatoon will understand what we are about: High energy, more variety because we are interpreting four groups, and certainly we are family friendly. “As the original cast, we like the opportunity to put our own personalities into the show.”

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Live Five theatre opens season with a ‘beautiful love story’ Shannon Boklaschuk Saskatoon Express he opening show of Live Five Independent Theatre’s new season is being billed as a “no-holdsbarred look at love and impending parenthood in the 21st century.” Lungs, written by British playwright Duncan Macmillan, is a two-person play that explores what happens when a young couple considers having a baby. The couple is out shopping when the man proposes the idea, much to the surprise of his female partner. “She has a bit of freak out, and it starts this whole conversation of whether or not they should try and what kind of parents they want to be and what kind of world are they bringing their child into,” said Caitlin Vancoughnett, who stars in the show with her real-life husband, Aaron Hursh. “It’s a love story. It follows them through their relationship as they navigate this together and navigate becoming parents together. It’s just a really beautiful love story that’s really current. I think a lot of people — especially if you’re at that age where you’re thinking about whether or not to start a family — will be able to see themselves in the show or see their friends. People might see their children having this discussion. I think it’s really relatable.” Vancoughnett said the couple in the play spends a lot of time debating what they should do, “and they want to do things for the right reasons.” Like other Macmillan plays, the environment figures prominently in the show, she said. “That is a big theme in this play. What’s the environmental impact of having a child, and what can we do to offset that so that our children will have a better world to live in?” The subject matter resonates with Vancoughnett, who studied drama with Hursh at the University of Saskatchewan. They have been married for three years, turned 30 years old this year and do not have children. Vancoughnett said she is enjoying working with her husband on the play. “We already have a good understanding of each other and a good comfort with each other, for sure. There’s a lot of shorthand, I guess, that we don’t have to work at that

we would if we were working with somebody who wasn’t a real partner.” Vancoughnett said Lungs is a show that has “really taken off” and has become quite popular. It has been performed in multiple countries and has been translated into a number of languages, she said. “We’re really excited to be producing it here in Saskatoon.” The show has previously been performed to rave reviews. For example, a 2011 review of Lungs in The Guardian stated that “Duncan Macmillan’s distinctive, off-kilter love story is brutally honest, funny, edgy and current. It gives voice to a generation for whom uncertainty is a way of life through two flawed, but deeply human, people who you don’t always like but start to feel you might love.” A 2014 Toronto Star review of Lungs was also full of praise, describing the play as a “dazzling piece.” The review declared that “Lungs has heart. And it never misses a beat.” The Star summed up the plot in this way: “M and W are good, intelligent people. They are concerned about the ethics of bringing a child into this troubled world, what with climate change and the elephantine carbon footprint that having a baby will leave on the planet. “On the other hand, the child might turn out to be part of the solution, rather than part of the problem. “But this ballad of modern, parental angst is far from being the whole story. At the core of this play is a beautifully crafted love story that is not only intensely personal but also poignantly universal.” Lungs kicks off Live Five’s five-play season, which runs from this month until May 2016. Live Five describes itself as “a non-profit organization dedicated to providing a home for local professional theatre artists to develop their careers in Saskatchewan,” and Vancoughnett has praise for the organization’s shows. “It’s really intimate — smaller theatre,” she said. “You’re really close to the actors; you see everything really well... You can just do a different kind of show in an intimate, smaller space. They’re my favourite kind of plays to see... You get more engrossed in the story, because it’s happening just right in front of you. “And this one is actually interesting, too, because

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Aaron Hursh and Caitlin Vancoughnett star in Lungs (Jesslaine Elise Photography) there’s just the two of us. The little forward to the play says the play is to be performed on a bare stage. There’s no set, there’s no costume changes, there’s no soundscape for the show. So it’s just a bare stage with two actors and having this conversation.” However, the show does move through time, spanning years in the characters’ lives, she said. “So the scene will just change. With one line it will jump to a week later or a month later or a couple of years later, with just the simplest thing.” Lungs runs from Oct. 16 to Oct. 18 and from Oct. 22 to Oct. 25 at The Refinery, located at 609 Dufferin Ave. It is produced by Fire in the Hole Productions, directed by Brian Cochrane and stage managed by Emma Thorpe. There will be a pay-what-you-can preview on Oct. 15. Show times are 8 p.m. Thursday to Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $23.50 for adults and $21 for students and seniors, and can be purchased by calling the On the Boards box office at 306-653-5191 or by going online to www.livefive.ca. All performances will be followed by an optional discussion with the audience.

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Posties and Posies Lois Hertzem-Larsen and her husband Alex were the winners of the inaugural Posties and Posies award. Lois and Alex were nominated for the award by their letter carrier, Tyler. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) held the competition in an effort to highlight the importance of door-to-door delivery in neighbourhoods throughout Saskatoon. CUPW partnered with long-time local greenhouse Floral Acres. The winner was selected from among 150 homeowners who were nominated by their letter carriers. Lois and Alex received a $500 store credit from Floral Acres. (Photo Supplied)

New trade agreement good for our farmers

rade agreements probcattle industry, the dreadful ably make a lot of eyes program went on and on. And glaze over. What a lot on. So much for NAFTA, and of people probably hear is the World Trade Organization, something like blah blah blah on that problem. tariffs, blah blah dairy, blah But the elimination of tarblah huge trading zone, blah iffs, and belonging to this huge jobs and auto parts. Blah. trading bloc, are colossal for The language is dense, the Saskatchewan and I dare say concepts are complex and the the rest of Western Canada and conversation is boring. But much of Eastern Canada. For Canadians, despite the work an export-driven nation, we Columnist it takes to understand the pros cannot ignore a market of 800 and cons of such an agreemillion people in 12 Pacific ment, quite amazingly bear down, engage Rim nations. and do so. The dairy issue, to be sure, could be a Right now, they’re getting a lot of help. problem to the supply-managed industry, The media is certainly all over the new but it amounts to 3.5 per cent of our dairy Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, market. I’m willing to bet dairy farmers and so are the politicians. And it’s not the can find new exports markets for clean, first time a trade agreement has been an fresh Canadian milk and milk products to election issue. Many of us recall NAFTA offset that small decline (and they’ll have and the furor it caused for former prime the avenue to do it, with TPP.) Although minister Brian Mulroney. Historical note: the Quebec dairy industry is steaming, he won the election, but not a majority of the response in Saskatchewan has been the vote. It was a polarizing issue. more muted. SaskMilk issued a balanced It appears to be polarizing again. While statement expressing some disappointStephen Harper is obviously delighted ment, but said they were satisfied by the with the agreement, NDP Leader Thomas government’s offer of financial support Mulcair has come out entirely against it. of $4.3 billion and were happy for their If elected, he would not ratify it. He has farmers-in-arms. been stumping hard against it, saying that Speaking of farmers, that brings me to it threatens our dairy and auto industries the Saskatchewan benefit. Farmers will and the related jobs. And he might be have wider access to big markets that right, in a limited way, on those two ispresently charge tariffs or won’t even acsues. cept some of their products. More canola But Mulcair needs Quebec votes, and will flow into Japan. Grains, oilseeds, he needs them even more now, since his pulses, pork and beef will move more view that Muslim women should be able easily over borders. The Saskatchewan to wear niqabs at citizenship ceremonies government, beside itself with glee, said has not gone over well in that province. the forestry and manufacturing industries He is either turning the TPP strictly into will also benefit. Quebec-focused political fodder, or he And some of these tariffs are high. does not grasp the concept of compromise For example, a number of Pacific Rim in trade agreements. countries impose five to 30 per cent tariffs Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, mean- on our agricultural equipment. Imagine while, has taken the middle road on TPP, keeping that in Saskatchewan pockets. saying he would put it through a thorI must say, for the Harper Conservaough discussion in Parliament and with tives, this is pretty great timing. After the the public before deciding to ratify. That Mike Duffy/Senate scandal, endless losses being said, Trudeau appears to be leaning at the Supreme Court, the niqab controtoward ratification, noting his party has versy and most particularly the Syrian always been pro-trade. refugee crisis (among myriad other probOn the face of it, TPP is an incredibly lems), it’s quite a lift to his campaign. It big and very good deal for Canada. There does make one wonder if the TPP discusare some concerns. For one example, sions came into the Conservative election NAFTA really hasn’t helped Canadian strategy. beef producers much. The U.S. country of So will Canadians vote yes on TPP, origin labelling program, or COOL, has over all the other issues? In rural Sasbeen a thorn in the side of Canadian agri- katchewan, where a majority of votes go culture for years. Despite winning every Conservative anyway, I suspect that’s a single challenge to COOL, not to mention no-brainer. Elsewhere, well, I’d love to the support of large parts of the American see a poll on that.

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his rumination kind of her chair. The family troops started this past spring were all alerted and everyone when a close relative convened at the aunt’s house of a very long-time friend to wait for the coroner. Now, died. The deceased was very the aunt had been renowned well known on Vancouver for the quality of her liquor Island, so I cut out (old cabinet – so while they were style) the news story from all waiting for the appropriate the Victoria Times-Colonist authorities to arrive, the famand I wrote out a cheque as ily decided to celebrate their there were suggested chariaunt and raise a glass with ties to support. I did not put some of her very own Red Columnist the “payee” on the cheque Label Johnnie Walker Scotch because it was going out of whisky. province and I did not know the loThen, earlier last month, I was doing cal contacts. I slipped the clipping and time at the dentist when for no apparthe cheque into a sympathy card and ent reason Gord, my incredibly cheerdropped it into the mailbox. ful dentist, got onto the topic of funeral A while later I received a note from arrangements. Of determinedly Scottish our friend thanking me for the condostock, beyond dentistry Gord is a piper lences and cheque and mentioning that (as in bagpipes) of some repute in the the money would be invested in a good area, and also, I discovered, a connoisbottle of single malt whiskey. They seur and collector of rare Scotch whisky. would honour their relative’s memory Gord has decided that his ashes will when they raised a glass of Scotch ambe interred in an unusual Scotch bottle, brosia. I have to admit this act was a first which has a glass cherubim as part of in my personal history of offering sym- its decoration – which Gord says is as pathy to friends and family. At first I was close as he is willing to come to orgaa little nonplussed, but then I thought, nized religion in his demise. He has also “Hey, why not?” left written instructions that his merry Shortly after this occurred, an acband of pipers and other friends are to quaintance shared the story of an elderly enjoy his extensive collection of vintage aunt’s death. The deceased’s nephew had Scotch whisky – an act of supreme sacribeen charged with getting and delivering fice, I’d say. some groceries for his aunt. He bought All these stories tended to be eye the groceries and carried them into the opening for me. All of this devotion sughouse and deposited them on the kitchen gests that there is some kind of sublime counter. The house seemed quiet, so he divinity attached to Scotch whisky that I peeked into the living room and noticed have never imagined or understood. his aunt dozing in her favourite chair. He So, I mentally tried to substitute my tiptoed out. beverage of choice – Diet Coke – into Some hours later the aunt had still these inadvertent narratives and, the not been heard from. A family member truth is, they all came up pretty short as was dispatched to the house to check stories of substance. I tried to imagine on the aunt. No doubt it was something friends and family toasting my life with of a shock to discover that the aunt was Diet Coke, first wondering whether they JW15602.J12 James stone dead in not asleep but actually would use cans or plastic or even a glass

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with ice (my favourite). Would they keep the tab as a souvenir of me? Would it be classier if they called it “Cola Lite” a la Europe and included a sharp wedge of a lime? Would someone in the crowd be kvetching about the evil of aspartame? Would they need a flat pack (24 cans) or considerably less? Would they substitute a generic (ugh)? Then there would be the matter of the ashes. Would it be kosher to use a vintage Coke bottle when Diet Coke has rarely appeared in glass? Would it still feel right or would my ashes know the truth? Somehow, Diet Coke simply misses the mark. It lacks the gravitas and importance of Scotch when it comes to the traditions and rituals of death and dying.

With Diet Coke there is no resonance or long histories that evoke long histories and rare ancient distilleries. Diet Coke does not beg heavy cut crystal and long lingering stories of truth and lies. Of course, I’m now wondering if it is too late legacy wise for me. Do I have the time and wisdom to learn the fine points of Scotch whisky? Can I learn the nuances of the various colours of Johnnie Walker? Why did I send those ugly but immensely weighted crystal tumblers to the Salvation Army? Do I need a real fireplace with logs rather than the remote-controlled gas fireplaces that inhabit my house? Everyone drinks Scotch in front of a blazing fire, I’ve noticed. Finally, do I really have to drink it?

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Action being taken on intersection with poor drainage Question: The corner by verify that the work that was the Tim Hortons on 22nd contracted was completed to Street and Fairlight Drive, specs. When you talk about on the southwest corner of bumps in the road, I am not the intersection, has very sure what you mean, but the poor drainage. Whenever it City has people that go out to rains, there is always a longverify that the work was done. lasting puddle there. There is a lot of foot/cycle traffic Question: The budget that uses that crosswalk — will be released on Oct. 19 moms with strollers, persons through the executive comin wheelchairs, etc. It is not mittee, and then deliberated safe when you have to go Ask the Mayor at the end of November. wide into traffic to avoid How will you engage citizens the puddles. The City tried to get their input into the a stop-gap solution previously and I budget? have talked with my councillor. Is this Mayor Atchison: We are going to ever going to be fixed? go out to the public in October on two Mayor Atchison: I have checked Saturdays – Oct. 24 and Oct. 31 — and with the administration on this intersec- people will be able to tell us what their tion before and I am happy to tell you thoughts are on the budget. It is my the administration is taking action. I am twice-yearly “Meet the Mayor at the looking forward to hearing the details Mall” events. The administration is of that action in the near future and I also putting together a new tool for the will share it with you. It all goes back website so that people will be able to to vision and planning for the city. That learn about how the budget is built and intersection of 22nd Street and the Circle perhaps play around with the numbers to Drive overpass was never supposed to see how the budget decisions are made. occur in Saskatoon. No one planned for We are putting the final touches on that Circle Drive. That was a difficult proand there will be more information comgram for the administration – trying to ing soon, as they say. People will be able design something in the confined space to adjust a budget and see what happens and trying to keep it reasonably priced at when their priorities meet the reality of the same time. It goes to show you when the budget process. It should be very we are going through our “Growing interesting. Then you can say, “Is this the Forward, Shaping Saskatoon” to half a type of city I would want to live in?” million people that it is exceedingly important to get things right the first time. Question: There has been a large We will get on it and hopefully have a expense in tagging garbage containers. positive outcome for them. When can we expect a user-fee structure? In addition, is there a possibility Question: In a previous issue of a user-pay system at dog parks? the question was asked regarding Mayor Atchison: First of all, coun“bumps” in newly paved roads: “Does cil has not contemplated that at all for the City of Saskatoon have an emgarbage containers. The reason for tagployee responsible for checking the ging the garbage containers is to identify quality of completed road work?” You whether the garbage cans have been did not give an answer to the question, picked up. A reader on the garbage truck but went on about how many kilome- can scan the tag on the garbage can and tres of paving, back alleys, etc. the determine if it has been dumped. It will City is doing. The answer is either yes also help speed up the process of getting or no. Who is responsible for making black bins dumped if some are missed sure the City is getting the quality for on the route. Certainly at this time, to which it is paying? the best of my knowledge, there is no Mayor Atchison: Yes, the City intalk about turning this into a user fee for spects the work that is done. Engineers garbage pickup. go out and check compaction and to We are becoming more efficient in our

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A homeowner in the University area leaves a reminder and bags for dog owners who aren’t picking up after Fido (Photo by Denise Balcaen) garbage collection. With the Circle Drive South Bridge in place now, the operators of our trucks no longer have to drive through the middle of the city to get to the landfill. They can get to their routes faster and back and forth from the landfill more efficiently. The City administration is now looking at other efficiencies by rearranging the pattern of pickups and I’m sure we’ll hear more about that in the near future. On the question about dog parks, the answer there is also no. There is no plan to impose a user fee for dog parks. Your pet license fee helps to offset some costs. So I don’t foresee us buying tickets or

having someone at the gate where you charge someone to come through. That doesn’t make economic sense. I don’t see that coming at all. Did You Know? This year, the City of Saskatoon provided $974,400 to the Meewasin Valley Authority to support the stewardship of the natural environment. The City of Saskatoon also provided $1 million “in kind” support for trail maintenance. (Have a question for Mayor Atchison? Send it to editorial@saskatoonexpress. com. Please put “mayor” in the subject line.)

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Barris adds voices to book on ‘greatest marine disaster in Saskatoon’s history’ Ned Powers Saskatoon Express s the Canadian author of 17 nonfiction books, Ted Barris spares no detail in research. Even while he was writing his first book, Fire Canoe: Prairie Steamboats Revisited, Barris interviewed hundreds of people whose pioneering ancestors were involved in the days when large Mississippi-styled paddlewheelers travelled Western Canadian waterways. The newspaper of the day in 1908, the Saskatoon Star, described the wreck of the City of Medicine Hat as “the greatest marine disaster in the history of Saskatoon.” Because the waters of the South Saskatchewan River were in severe states of overflow, the Medicine Hat, on the morning of June 8, tried to navigate under the 19th Street Traffic Bridge. The ship’s sternwheel and rudder got entangled with CNR telegraph wires and the ship crashed into the bridge. Barris got a recounting of the story from Tom Pendlebury, a pedestrian walking across the bridge at the time, and another story, never told in print, from Roy Potter. Potter, who was a boy at the time, learned from his uncles, Bert and Jack, that they took a herd of town cattle across the bridge to where the grazing was best. Every three or four families owned aJW15609.J12 cow in the city, so his uncles would James gather them up and take them across the

bridge to the pasture on the other bank, Potter told Barris. Pendlebury told Barris that just as the steamboat slammed sideways into the bridge, the cattle stampeded “and so we stampeded, too, into the upper part of the bridge to save ourselves.” The Barris book is now in re-issue, with new conversations, photographs and maps. Barris, who twice lived in Saskatoon, will be at the McNally Robinson bookstore for some readings and signings on Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. The book was a turning point for Barris. When he isn’t writing, he teaches journalism at Toronto’s Centennial College. It was Barris’ fascination with American humorist Mark Twain’s lore that came with two great classics, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in 1876 and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in 1885, that sparked his interest in Prairie steamboat days. Barris was working at the University of Saskatchewan in 1972 when he met Allan Bradley, then a technical producer at the U of S’s audio-visual department. That was long before Bradley became an acclaimed Canadian novelist. “Allan was fascinated, too, by the Mark Twain novels,” Barris said. “He took me to the university archives, where he showed me the picture of the S.S. Northwest on the South Saskatchewan River. I was intrigued by the history of the paddlewheelers; it was pure Cana-

When the City of Medicine Hat crashed into the Traffic Bridge in 1908, it created a cattle stampede (Saskatchewan Archives Photo) dian history. Allan told me that I should write a book. “I applied to the Canada Council for a grant and received a princely sum of $5,700 in those days. And then the research and the writing began.” The book came out in 1977, the same year Barris was back in Saskatoon as a researcher for the Wal ‘N Den morning radio program on CFQC. Barris reveals some of the behind-thescenes stories of how another steamer, the Northcote, was a major carrier when Gen. F.D. Middleton and his Canadian forces were trying to suppress the Northwest Rebellion, led by Louis Riel, in 1885. “Middleton believed the Northcote might be a deciding factor in winning his battle, but the operation was stymied. From the reports of a Winnipeg correspondent, the Northcote didn’t prove to be an adequate gunboat and its progress on water was stopped by gunfire by Riel’s forces and a ferry cable, which

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a heart attack while workrecently received a request ing out on the treadmill at for a friendship on Facehome. book. While I have some Ryan’s heart had only misgivings about Facebook, one coronary artery, instead this request is exactly the reaof two, which had sufficed son I remain on the site. until that fatal moment. With The friend request came a one-in-300,000 chance of from a person I haven’t seen happening, no one would for a long time, but that I have have known that. a deep and lasting connection I stood there feeling their with. Her name is Barb Kapain, understanding their chur. Seeing her name brought Columnist shock and knowing that they back a flood of memories. shouldn’t be left alone. They It was a July day, 16 years needed to drive back to Saskatoon to see ago, and my family was camping at Ryan at the morgue, but they didn’t know Prince Albert National Park. Actually, quite what to do next. we were at our favourite spot just 25 Returning to our van, I explained to minutes around Waskesiu Lake, within my husband what had happened and that the park. The Narrows campground we needed to help. He agreed, and so the offered serene beauty and quiet. The camping spots were great and there was plans for our day changed. Following them back to their campthis quiet little dock that my friends, my family and I liked to sit at. It was a little site, we tried to help them put things in order. Barb kept picking things up and bit of heaven. It was a Tuesday. I remember because dropping them before finally coming over I had been booked to fly to Los Angeles to me saying, “Just tell me what to do. I to a girlfriend’s wedding. I had cancelled don’t know what to do.” “Just take a few things,” I said. “Leave the flight at the last minute, deciding that I would rather go camping with my the rest. Someone will take care of it.” It was decided that we would leave family. our four sons with friends in Waskesiu On that day, rather than flying south, I found myself in the van about to leave and drive the Kachurs to Saskatoon. They the Narrows, heading to Waskesiu town- would travel with me in our van and my site for ice cream. As we drove down the husband would follow with their car. The trip was long, slow and draining. dirt road, we slowly passed an RCMP car and another car parked alongside the Every move that I made with the van was road. I could see the officer talking with a accentuated by the painful and precious man, but it was the mother and daughter cargo that I carried. Death was riding standing nearby that caught my attention. along with us every distance that we covered. It was hard enough for me to focus; The two of them were wrapped in each other’s arms and crying out in pain. I couldn’t imagine them having done it The young girl was Andrea, a student on their own. The three of them sat in the middle from Lakeview and a member of the Voyageur Club. Andrea and I had paddled seat of the van talking of Ryan, crying, sharing his dreams, sobbing and holding together. Something inside of me instinctively one another. I remember listening, asking questions about Ryan. I had met him once knew that I had to help out. I asked my husband to pull over and I got out of the and he seemed like a really nice young man. van. One of the things I learned during the As I walked up to Andrea and her mom, I realized the cries were more of a trip was that the dock at the Narrows, our dock, was Ryan’s special place. He loved howl. And so I wrapped my arms around the to just sit on that dock, pondering life and fishing. two of them, not asking what had hapThe stories that were shared during pened. It didn’t matter. that drive were loving and happy, even in Somewhere in the midst of this, the RCMP officer came over and said, “I’m their saddest moment. As we neared Saskatoon, as we drove glad that you are here right now. I’ll be down College Drive heading to Royal leaving,” and he walked away. University Hospital, the cries turned to When the time seemed right, I asked wails, becoming louder, until I pulled up what had happened. in front of the hospital and silence took The three of them, Gary, Barb and Andrea, stood in the middle of the great over all of us. We said our goodbyes. Tragedy had brought us together; love forest, and in shock they told me what had made the memory everlasting. they had just learned. We returned to Waskesiu the next day, Their son and brother, Ryan Kachur, age 16, who had stayed home in Saska- picked up our sons and headed for the toon to find a job and ready himself for Narrows. Later in the day, we made our the upcoming year of senior football at way down to the dock, just sitting quietly, Aden Bowman Collegiate, had died of taking in a little bit of heaven.

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We have to get drunks off our roads

ometimes you see a picture of someone We’d been driving for hours before that. Anothso beautiful it makes you stop in your er friend had a van that we thought was so retro tracks. and cool, and we’d booze cruise on grid roads, That’s exactly what I did when I saw a often in the dead of winter, for hours on end. (I picture of 25-year-old Danille Kerpan. still think about it, and feel this wave of cringe I can’t remember what website her picture and shame, whenever I hear Lightning Crashes was on, probably the CBC or The StarPhoeby Live, which thankfully isn’t that often. ) nix. I do remember it was right around this I think about those times I was in a vehicle time last year, and everything about her was when the driver, whoever it was, was drinking. gorgeous. And then I read the story, and I think about the people — innocent little kids, learned that this lovely young, completely inbabies, or perhaps beautiful young men and nocent woman, minding her own business on women with their whole lives ahead of them, Columnist a Saskatchewan highway, had just had her life driving responsibly — who we passed in those on earth snuffed out by a drunk driver. vehicles. They were people we could have Why, why, why does this keep happening? And why killed. And I am deeply, deeply regretful, but thankful we, does Saskatchewan have the worst drunk driving record in our infinite stupidity, were undeservedly spared from in Canada? ruining their lives, and our own. One year after her death, those are the questions to Yes, city kids drink and drive. Of course they do. But which Danille’s father, Allan Kerpan, wants answers. I truly don’t think it’s as prevalent in urban settings as it Kerpan, speaking to News Talk 650 CKOM, was is in rural areas. I don’t have any credible social theories blunt in his assessment — Saskatchewan has a drinking as to why it’s a rural problem, but I’d venture that it’s, in problem. part, a generational issue. The stats are clear — drunk driving is an epidemic in “Let kids be kids,” I remember my friend’s parents Saskatchewan. In 2013, Statistics Canada released a resaying. Some parents even bought us the booze, reminiscport stating that the rate of drunk driving is 683 incidents ing about their booze-cruising days in the area, or driving per 100,000 people in the province — double the national out to bush parties (another thing I was introduced to in average. By comparison, Manitoba’s number was 322 per my one year of rural teenagedom). 100,000, and Ontario’s was 133. As Kerpan puts it, Saskatchewan is one of the greatest As rural residents of this province, Kerpan and his places to live in Canada, even the world, yet somehow family were probably not strangers to the ever-popular we’ve allowed this dangerous, reckless, road epidemic to “booze cruising,” which generation after generation of ru- become “routine.” ral Saskatchewan kids seem to think is just a peachy idea. Yes, we can speculate about why Saskatchewan holds I did it. this pathetic record, but I’d rather talk about what we can I spent my 16th year of life in a small Saskatchewan do about it. town. A city girl who went to the same school from kinWe can start by raising our children, from the time dergarten to Grade 8, and then the same high school until they are very young, with a zero tolerance for alcohol and Grade 10, was suddenly supplanted in a world that, while driving. That means setting the example ourselves. That only 50 miles from Saskatoon, felt like a million miles means never pretending it’s OK to booze cruise, or booze away from everything. anything, behind the wheel, and certainly not justifying I needed to fit in. I learned quickly about drinking. it because we did it. I’m certainly not going to. Sons, Until I lived in a small town, I’m not sure I had ever consider this my mea culpa. really drank at all. I don’t remember how I moved from Kerpan is on a quest to take a sober turn on Saskatchchildhood sobriety, to puking peach schnapps all over the ewan roads. I’m guessing the need to do something, television set in my parent’s basement, but I sure did. I anything, to even begin to address the senselessness that remember passing out in my friend’s car in a parking lot. took his daughter away, is overwhelming. I simply cannot She couldn’t drive anymore, because she was too drunk. imagine.

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Danille Kerpan was killed by a drunk driver on Oct. 10, 2014 (Family Photo) Kerpan wants us to know that most drunk-driving deaths happen on the Fridays of long weekends — I did not know that. I’d also imagine they’re also rather prevalent during the holiday season, which will soon be upon us. To quote the great words of a great woman — comedian Amy Poehler, who made a similar confession to mine and subsequent plea for sanity in her amazing book Yes Please: “But by all means, walk drunk. That looks hilarious. Everyone loves to watch someone act like they are trying to make it to safety during a hurricane. Please don’t drive drunk, OK?” Tammy Robert is a Saskatoon-based public relations and political strategist. Email her at tammyrobert@ live.ca.

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It all ads up for the NHL

he NHL announced it would be putting corporate sponsorship on jerseys this season. There is no NHL fan that wants to see this, but the money is just too great. It’s obvious NHL referees and linesmen should be sponsored by Point Optical or Eyes International, but what about the rest of the NHL teams? Here is a list of sponsors for each team that might be suitable.

Team: Colorado Avalanche Sponsor: The Avalanche (vehicle) Reason: Looks good on paper. On ice, totally different story.

Team: Arizona/Phoneix/Glendale Coyotes Sponsors: KFC. DQ. Taco Time. Wendy’s. A&W. Pita Pit. Burger King. Pizza Hut. Dominos. Coke. Budweiser. Bud Columnist Light. Bud Light Lime. That Team: Los Angeles Kings new Raspberry beer. Trivago. Sponsor: White Castle Reason: Is that enough sponsors to keep Reason: Because every King should have them there for this year? Just picture their their own castle. jersey looking like a NASCAR vehicle.

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Team: Toronto Maple Leafs Sponsor: Eggo Reason: There could be a lot of waffles thrown on the ice at the AC this year.

Team: Anaheim Ducks Sponsor: Lucas Oil Reason: Slippery, dirty and destroying the economy. But enough about Ryan Kesler.

Team: Calgary Flames Sponsor: UltraCuts Reason: Now Brian Burke can get a haircut.

Team: New York Rangers Sponsor: Uber Reason: Ever try to get a cab in New York? Exactly.

Team: Boston Bruins Sponsor: Kodiak Reason: They’re my team and I’m not making fun of them.

Team: Philadelphia Flyers Sponsor: Orange is the New Black (TV show) Reason: There’s a joke here, just can’t finish. Like the Flyers.

Team: Montreal Canadiens Sponsor: Viagra Reason: Spokesman: Guy Lafleur Team: New York Islanders Sponsor: Captain Highliner Reason: To be honest, I can’t believe this hasn’t happened already. Team: Las Vegas Aces (come on, it’s happening) Sponsor: Target Reason: After a two-year experiment, they will pull out altogether. Team: Florida Panthers Sponsor: Kal Tire Reason: When you need your tires pumped up a little. Team: Dallas Stars Sponsor: The Bachelor (TV show) Reason: Starring: Tyler Seguin.

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Team: Nashville Predators Sponsor: Carrie Underwood Reason: Jesus, take the wheel. Please? We want the second round. Team: Washington Capitals Sponsor: Blackberry Reason: I think the U.S. government is the only one using them anymore. Team: Pittsburgh Penguins Sponsor: Oscar Meyer Reason: I guess they have one guy on the team who really likes hot dogs.

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Team: Vancouver Canucks Sponsor: Titleist Reason: This one’s pretty self-explanatory. Team: Winnipeg Jets Sponsor: WestJet Reason: The little airline that can.

Team: Edmonton Oilers Team: Columbus Blue Jackets Sponsor: McDonald’s Reason: Oiler fans are going to be McLovin Sponsor: U.S. Marines Reason: Who else is gonna fire that canit a lot this year. non? Team: San Jose Sharks Team: Carolina Hurricanes Sponsor: Discovery Channel Reason: Shark Week — exactly how long Sponsor: U-Haul San Jose lasts in the playoffs. Reason: A team on the move . . . down. Waaaay down. Team: St. Louis Blues Sponsor: The novel Fifty Shades of Grey Team: New Jersey Devils Reason: They seem to be able to survive Sponsor: Disney choke after choke and come back for more Reason: They are starting to look like a every year. Mickey Mouse club again. Team: Ottawa Senators Sponsor: Mike Duffy/Pamela Wallin Reason: Call it payback. Team: Minnesota Wild Sponsor: That Minnesota dentist who shot and killed Cecil the Lion. Reason: Call it payback.

Team: Tampa Bay Lightning Sponsor: Rod Reason: Lightning. Rod. Yeah, almost done. Team: Buffalo Sabres Sponsor: Art Garfunkel and John Oates Reason: Settling for second best again. (Oh yeah, name a solo album by either of those two. See? Second best.)

Team: Detroit Red Wings Sponsor: Fruit of the Loom Reason: Never have to worry about streaks. Team: Chicago Blackhawks And, after this year, neither will the Red Sponsor: Google Wings. Reason: They know everything.

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Zoomer IDOL If toes tapping, the music is working

Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express alph Galambos has played backup for Bobby Curtola, in a pretty darn good Prince Albert-based rock band, on vacation tours and, in recent years, at seniors’ homes in Saskatoon and beyond. He’s busked at the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market as well. “I set up there and put the can out,” he said. “Sometimes it’s enough to pay for the gas to get there and back. There are times when I do OK. The last two times, besides getting some cash, I got four cucumbers, and I’ve been getting loaves of bread and a bunch of beans one time. It’s fun. It’s really fun.” Music has been fun for the 68-yearold since he was growing up in St. Benedict — St. Ben, as he calls it. He got his first guitar when he was 10 or 11. “It was an old one kicking around that I somehow got my hands on. I couldn’t play it, so I just tuned the strings so it would sound OK. I got another guitar from my aunt and I had that one for quite a long time. “I learned to play in a song book called Mel Bay’s Learn to Play. It was a guitar book that had the basic chords and stuff, and that’s what I started on when I was 13 or 14. You know what? I still don’t know many chords past that, but I have learned how to put them together quickly, so I learned how to play a lot of tunes.” Galambos is one of the eight finalists in Saskatoon’s Zoomer IDOL competition that will be held on Oct. 22 at TCU Place. The event is hosted by, and is a fundraiser for, the Saskatoon Council on Aging. The competition gives adults aged 55 and over a chance to take centre stage and showcase their talents. The other finalists are Barbara Custer, the Bridge City Cloggers, Julie Janzen, Pat Thomson, Dawn Bevan & Friends, Jean & Doreen and “It’s Too Late Baby” Band: Penny Rosten Pop Vocal Quartet. Galambos is a retired teacher. He earned his teaching certificate in 1965, graduating the year the teachers’ college became part of the University of Saskatchewan. During his year at the Avenue A campus, he met his wife, Terry. They celebrated their 50th anniversary in May. They have three children and six grandchildren. Galambos’ first teaching job was in Hagen, just outside of Birch Hills. He was just 18 years old. “I was principal in a three-room school, with one year of teachers’ college and not a whole lot of ideas on how I was going to handle that job. It was just amazing how that community accepted us, and how well we fit in, basically being a couple of kids. “The school went up to Grade 8 and I believe I had six, seven and eight. So I was teaching kids that were not that much younger than I was. As a matter of fact, there was one kid who was only two years younger because he had been in the system longer than some of the others. It was a fabulous learning experience.” Galambos retired from teaching in 1995. He taught for 30 years, mostly in Birch Hills — “the small town with the big heart,” he says. He and Terry have done quite a num-

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Ralph Galambos is one of the finalists in the Zoomer IDOL competition (Photos Supplied)

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The Zoomer Bridge City Cloggers are Anne Gosselin, Anne MacPherson, Kathy Rhoden, Lorna Fox, Vesta Ferguson and Rosalie Bodnarchuk

ber of things during the interim. They worked 18 or 19 summers at Elk Ridge Lodge, starting in its infancy. During eight winters, they hosted winter vacations for McConaghy Tours. Make that seven winters for Terry, who taught for one more year after Ralph retired. Ralph’s first tour was a trip to Hawaii. “My wife was at home. It was minus 40, she was teaching school, she was living in Birch Hills and I phoned from Hawaii, heading for the beach, to wish her a happy birthday on Jan. 16. It was her 50th birthday. Needless to say, she wasn’t particularly happy.” Galambos says his favourite songs have a story, such as many Kenny Rogers tunes. He likes rock and roll from the 1950s and 1960s. He’s also just a little bit country, especially the standards. Johnny Reid is a contemporary favourite. Galambos has been writing songs throughout the years and has a CD with 11 or 12 originals. He made 500 copies “It’s Too Late Baby” Band (Penny Rosten Pop Vocal Quartet) is comprised of (left of the disc. to right) Doug Campbell, Al Loewen, Penny Rosten and Bruce Wilkinson (top) (Continued on page 17)

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Fashion designers getting noticed Courtney Bowman for the Saskatoon Express s the Saskatoon half of the design team that comprises the clothing brand Whiskey Teacup, Laura Crossman proves it’s possible to overcome obstacles – such as collaborating long distance with design partner Sharlyn VandenBroek in Vancouver and succeeding in the developing Saskatoon fashion design scene. Prior to the creation of Whiskey Teacup, Crossman and VandenBroek met while interning at Holt Renfrew in Vancouver. Crossman had recently completed a fashion merchandising program, while VandenBroek had taken the Fashion Design Program at the Art Institute of Vancouver. After becoming good friends and bonding over their mutual love of fashion, the two decided to combine Crossman’s business savvy and VandenBroek’s design skills. “I think it was necessary for me to gain experience in a bigger city before trying my hand at fashion here,” Crossman said of her time in Vancouver. “I feel fortunate to be back in Saskatoon. My goals have not really changed as a result of moving back. I have big plans no matter where I live.” Crossman and VandenBroek have successfully managed the difficulties accompanying long-distance creative collaboration, taking advantage of technological innovations such as text and photo messaging on their smartphones. “We plan, design and create our collections together,” Crossman said. “We’re always in touch and somehow on the same page. It also works because we have the freedom to take on our own projects in our respective cities.” Luckily, having access to a few textile and fabric shops in Saskatoon has allowed Crossman to continue her dream of contributing creatively to the Whiskey Teacup brand. She notes that it’s the hand feel of a particular cloth or textile that draws her interest. “I usually buy my fabrics in Saskatoon. I really like to touch fabrics before I buy them, which is why I stray away from (buying) online. “Sometimes Shar or I will find a great fabric and send some excited texts back and forth planning what to create. ... She and I both love unique textiles and send each other photos of new vinyls and unique prints we find. ... One of my favourite things about working with her is how enthusiastic she is; I often feel very inspired after talking with her.” One of the distinctive traits of Whiskey Teacup’s design esthetic is its frequent use of unusual materials such as vinyl. Vinyl experienced a clothing hey-day in the late 1960s, when North American society was preoccupied with the frenzy of space ex-

Wardrobe: Whiskey Teacup Hair: Kelsie Kitzul / CHEL salonspa Make up: Tracy Truong / CHEL salonspa Models: Tiara Jackle, Mary Catherine McQueen, Kendra Johnson Photography: Kimball V, Derek Elvin, Rick Elvin Studio: Studio CHEL ploration. Textiles in the mod era reflected this fascination with the new space race and its accompanying technology through an emphasis on avant-garde, futuristic silhouettes and reflective surfaces reminiscent of space exploration equipment and plastics. Crossman and VandenBroek transport the textiles of the ’60s into the ever-evolving, present-day era of technology by combining them with other fabrics such as perforated faux leather, nylon mesh, unique prints and an abundance of fringe. Though Whiskey Teacup has been featured in a number of West Coast-based online publications, such as Style By Fire, B | E Collective, Hello Vancity and One1One Magazine, their recent collaboration with the Saskatoon Fashion and Design Festival (SFDF) provided some local exposure. “We received excellent exposure with SFDF. I was able to show our collection at two different events that weekend. There were many other perks of being involved, too. I met many talented industry people and have some exciting projects in the works as a result. I was so impressed with the organizers behind the event and the support they gave the designers.” The design team doesn’t plan to stop any time soon. As for long-term plans for the brand, Crossman says despite both VandenBroek and her being involved in other fashion projects in their respective cities, “We both love what we do and couldn’t imagine giving up Whiskey Teacup. We like to keep open-minded about our future. Our plan is to find more outlets to sell our product, both online and in-store. We want to grow our brand and take advantage of as many opportunities as possible.” You can find out more about Whiskey Teacup at www.whiskeyteacupdesign.com or at www.Facebook.com/whiskeyteacupdesigns. A lot of the fabrics used in the Whiskey Teacup line are from Saskatoon

Zoomer IDOL a fundraiser for Saskatoon Council on Aging

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(Continued from page 16) still have 75 or 80 in the garage. Every now and then at an event I will give some out. People will say, ‘Do you have a CD?’ and I’ll say, ‘As a matter of fact.’ ” He says music is about the reaction from the audience. “If you can’t have fun doing it, and see the enjoyment in people’s faces or the tapping of their toes or the clapping of

Dawn Bevan & Friends are Marjorie Konecsni, Bruno Konecsni and Dawn Bevan the hands, or just a smile or whatever. If you don’t see that, it’s really tough. I find that’s the best part.” Galambos attended the Zoomer IDOL final last year after winning tickets on CBC Radio. “So we went to it and it was quite well done. There was pretty good enter-

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tainment and quite a variety of things. I thought to myself, ‘That’s something I might like doing.’ This year, when we saw it advertised, Terry said, ‘Why don’t you audition for it? What do you have to lose?’ ” Galambos had nothing to lose and is now one of the eight finalists.

Tickets for Zoomer IDOL are $100 and are available through the Saskatoon Council on Aging, 2020 College Dr. (Saskatoon Field House). Tickets can also be purchased online at Eventbrite.ca. For more information, call 306-652-2255 or visit www. scoa.ca.

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Cam Hutchinson & Friends: Saville Row and Dolphins feel lamb-basted

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Jonathan Papelbon as an enforcer.” celebrating his 63rd birthday by playing in a hockey because they got a good deal on Oklahoma drills are tough: it game and scoring seven goals as his team won 15-10: it from the Leafs, who had rarely took me days to nail the lyrics to • @Steiners_Stall: “BREAKING: Leafs trade Brad “Which answers the question: Whatever happened to used it. Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’. Boyes and a first rounder for Owen Nolan again.” • Torben Rolfsen, on LeBron James taking a selfie the Washington Generals?” • According to the crew on TSN, • Anyone else McFed up with with fans during a game: “Roger Goodell has asked • @randyturner15: “As a young boy, my dear father “everyone in Canada” has Blue the McAdvertisements and NFL lawyers if it’s possible to fine players in other encouraged me to be a Bombers fan. That guy is so Jays fever. Which prompted my endless McReplays of every going in an old folks’ home.” wife to ask: “Who are the Blue McMove by Connor McDavid? leagues.” • From Rolfsen: “It was a Price dominated Wednesday Jays?” And that’s before his first NHL • Janice Hough, on the NFL talking about playing some future games in Mexico: “Talk about a way to night in Toronto, but not Thursday afternoon.” • An Indiana resident says he’s McGoal. undercut Trump’s allegations that criminals only come • Hough, on Sepp Blatter reportedly being suspended seen 25,000 layers of paint dry • Boston outfielder Mookie north across the border.” for 90 days by FIFA’s ethics committee: “Shocking. since 1977 on his Guinness Betts has been invited to FIFA has an ethics committee?” world-record sized baseball. compete in the World Series of • From Bill Littlejohn: “Scientists in Antarctica are prone to alcohol-fuelled fights and indecent exposure. • It’s too bad we have to discuss this in 2015, but And until this year, it usually Bowling. And why not? Balls So, apparently, they’re able to pick up NFL telecasts Jessica Mendoza was amazing as a colour commentabeat watching the Cubs. and strikes should be right up down there.” tor on the Yankees-Astros wild-card game last week. • A N.Y. priest and Giants fan is his alley. • Poor TSN. On Thursday night, the NFL game, Con- Equally impressive was the cameo appearance by accused of threatening an eight- • Roger Federer reportedly has year-old Cowboys fan with a to take down his kids’ playhouse nor McDavid’s debut and the baseball game between Tampa Bay pitcher Chris Archer. I learned more about Kansas City and Houston were all on Sportsnet. TSN the art of pitching during his short time in the booth musket. I’m guessing a few Hail because it obstructs a neighthan I’ve learned in years from other commentators. Marys came out of this shotgun bour’s view of the Alps. Who’s once owned the country. With lesser NHL games, formation. the neighbour, Novak Djokovic? soccer and golf on at the same time, TSN has become • I have mixed emotions on John Gibbons as a mansomewhat of an afterthought. ager, but I’ll tell you this. I seethed when he sat his • Russian President Vladimir • Manning Way on Ole Miss • Speaking of Sportsnet, NHL analyst Craig Simpson starters in Game 159 of the season when the Jays were Putin scored seven goals helping campus has a speed limit of was in mid-season form during the Habs game with still battling for home-field advantage throughout the his team win a hockey game 10 mph to salute ex-Rebel and his pro-Maple Leafs broadcasting. playoffs. And furthermore, I think he looks silly sitting featuring ex-NHL players. Putin two-time Super Bowl champ • Rolfsen, on Seahawks DE Michael Bennett saying in that chair doing interviews. got so excited, he decided to Eli Manning. Note to the U of he holds Lions QB Matt Stafford accountable in JFK’s • Chong, on Brett Favre and Terrell Owens being invade Finland. Wisconsin: Don’t honour JJ death, because he’s from Dallas. “Ironic, considering nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame: “Who • Not only did the N.Y. Jets Watt this way. the ending of that Seahawks-Lions game had just as knew that these guys had finally called it a career?” bring 350 rolls of bathroom many unexplained questions.” • The highest-paid Canadian in the CFL reportedly is tissue to London, they beat the RJ’s Groaner • From Chong: “CC Sabbatical?” Riders guard Brendon LaBatte at $240,000 per year. Dolphins there 27-14 to improve of the Week Ex-Riders Dominic Picard and Keith Shologan are to 3-1. So they don’t just look Traffic was halted on London’s • From Littlejohn: “Four Russian missiles fired at good on paper. Saville Row as a flock of sheep targets in Syria instead landed in a remote part of Iran. reportedly making $200,000. So you see, Colin Kaepernick, you are not alone.” • Hough, on a new study that found Donald Trump • Sergey Karjakin used two filled the street, which helped • Funny how things change. I wasn’t always a fan, supporters have the worst grammar on Facebook: blitzes to win the 2015 World raise awareness of the wool Chess Championship. That’s industry. So the news was good but I am happy Henry Burris will be named the Most “Angry Trump fans are saying, ‘Not true, my grammar Outstanding Player in the CFL. is a great person, so is my grampa.’” right, they have blitzes. and baaaad. SS50780.J12 JamesHow

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ily Support Group will run from 7:30pm to 9:00pm at the W.A Edwards Family Centre, 333 Fourth Avenue North. The group is OCTOBER 15 attended entirely by family members and OCTOBER 23-24 The Steel Wheels, a four-piece string band, friends of people living with schizophrenia Saskatoon Quilters’ Guild Quilt Show - Shooting from Harrisonburg, Va., will return for a third and related disorders. For more information for the Stars. Oct. 23 from 11:00 a.m. to 8:30 visit to The Bassment in Saskatoon, promising contact, email: ssswellness4u@gmail.com or p.m. and Oct. 24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hall E a heady brew of original, soulful mountain call 306-374-2224 OCTOBER 14-16 Prairieland Park. Daily admission is $10. More music. Show time is 8 p.m. The Bassment (202 First Saturday Osteoporosis Canada, Saskatoon Chapter than 400 quilts will be on display, with more Fourth Avenue North). Tickets - $20 for SJS of every month introduces its new exercise standards at the than 30 vendors expected from across Western members, $25 for non-members. Sage Grand Opening in Market Mall, 10 a.m. to Canada. For more information, visit http://www. The MindFULL Café, part of the international OCTOBER 16 Alzheimer Café movement, provides an oppor5 p.m. For more information, go to saskatoon@ saskatoonquiltersguild.com. Piano Fridays with Grant Simpson and Anna tunity to meet in a relaxed social setting for osteoporosis.ca OCTOBER 23 Avery. The Bassment from 4:0 to 7:15 p.m. No persons with dementia, family, care partners OCTOBER 15 Banquet to celebrate 70th United Nations Day. cover charge. and other interested people. The Café is a The Saskatoon Nature Society welcomes 7 p.m., at the Mandarin Restaurant. 10 courses ***** two-hour get together with refreshments, members and non-members to their October with guest speakers and entertainment for $30. Claire Lynch of Nashville was named 2013 entertainment and information. First Saturday monthly meeting at 7:30 pm in the Physics Call 306-229-8289 or email rosannaparry@ of the month from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Sherfemale vocalist of the year by the International Lecture Theatre Rm 103 the U of S campus. shaw.ca by Oct. 18. brooke Community Centre. Bluegrass Music Association, has twice been This month’s speaker is Attila Chanaday with nominated for Grammy awards, and won the OCTOBER 23, 24, 25 Every Tuesday a presentation entitled Troubled Waters: the bluegrass song of the year with Dear Sister. The Saskatoon painters club will be presenting declining health of our oceans. Spirit of the West 616550 Toastmasters Club. She’s lent her harmonic voice to Dolly Parton its annual show and sale at Grace WestminCome and have some fun and learn speaking CDS and she’s been hailed by Emmylou Harris OCTOBER 17 ster United Church auditorium (305 10th Street and leadership skills. The club meets from 7 as a singer “with the voice of an angel.” She The Saskatoon SPCA Auxiliary is having a East). Oct. 23 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Oct. 24 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Hospitality Room of brings three musicians for her first Saskabake/craft sale at the Mall at Lawson Heights from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Oct. 25 from 10 Great Western Brewing Company. Follow the toon appearance. Show time is 9 p.m. The in front of Smitty’s from 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. red fence on south side of building through Bassment. Tickets - $20 for SJS members, $25 p.m. Any donations of baking or craft items OCTOBER 24 the gate up the stairs into the building. for non-members. can be dropped off before 11 a.m. would be Lupus Sask. is hosting its annual “Living Well Every Second greatly appreciated. For more information, OCTOBER 17 with Lupus” fall symposium at Smiley’s Buffet and Fourth Tuesday please contact Janet atKaren 306-242-2823. KK90030.J12 Singer-songwriter Eileen Laverty and her band The Saskatoon Pattern Dance Club holds will take the stage, with the backing of the Sasdances at All Saints Anglican Church, 1801 katoon Symphony Orchestra, for Tread Softly in Lorne Avenue, from October until April. The what is called a re-imagining of her life’s work. first dance is on Oct. 13. We dance to old Allan Gilliland has composed a larger score time music from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., with of her music for an orchestral presentation. beginner instruction during the first hour. Be“Home Care You Deserve” Concert time is 7:30 p.m. TCU Place. Tickets ginners are welcome. For further information range from $28 to $68. Consistent Care with call 306- 382-5107. **** at home assistance in First Monday Don Griffith will be playing the Hammond B3 • Personal care needs of every month organ and leading Chunk of Funk through a • Licenced Driver for shopping or Saskatoon Ostomy Association meetings at mixture of jazz, blues and funk organ groups to medical appointments 7:30 p.m. at Mayfair United Church. Meetings of the 1960s. Sheldon Corbett will play saxo• Respite Care are held on the first Monday of the month phone, Rich McFarlane guitar and Arlan Koop • Senior Sitter and Companion except when there is a holiday. If so, meetings drums. Show time is 8 p,m. The Bassment. are on the second Monday. • Light Housekeeping Tickets - $15 for SJS members, $20 for non• Home Maintenance and help members. First Tuesday

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Left Behind by Suicide is a drop-in support group for individuals who have lost a loved one to suicide. Located at W.A. Edwards www.dailylivingcare.com Fully Insured Est.2005 Family Centre, 333 4th Ave. North, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. There is no cost to attend. For more OCTOBER 16, 17, 18 information, email leftbehind@sasktel.net. & Event Centre (702 Circle Drive East). The ***** Different Strokes painting group’s 18th annual Symposium is open to all people with autoimFROMI - Friends and Relatives of People show and sale at Grace Westminster Church mune conditions. There is no cost. Registration (505 – 10th Street East). Hours are 4 p.m. to with Mental Illness meetings will run from is at 12:20 pm, with the presenters starting at 9 p.m. on Oct. 16; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at W.A. Edwards 1 p.m. Speakers include: Dr. Judith Klassen, 17 and from noon to 4 p.m. on Oct. 18. Free Family Centre, 333 Fourth Avenue North Nephrologist and Dr. Evan McCarvill, Naturoadmission. (wheelchair accessible). If you have a loved pathic Doctor. one or friend with a mental illness and you OCTOBER 17 ***** need understanding support, contact Carol Saskatoon Grandmothers4Grandmothers are Saskatoon Elks & Royal Purple fowl supper. at 306-249-0693, Linda at 306-933-2085, holding a fabric sale on from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Elks Hall, 508 12th Street East. Sittings at 4:30, Lois at 306-242-7670 or e-mail fromisk@ at St. Martin’s Church (2617 Clarence Ave. 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. Adults: $16; Children 6-10: OCTOBER 21 gmail.com. $8. Under 6: free. For tickets, call Doris at 306Four singer-dancers from Las Vegas are going South) Cash or cheques only. Donations of unused fabric (0.5 metres or longer), quilting 242-9722, Jay or Terri at 306-374-3545 or the Every Wednesday to romp through the music of the Beatles, the fabric, yarn, knitting needles, thread, sewing lodge office at 306-244-5547. Depression Support Group runs on the first Bee Gees, the Beach Boys as well as some notions and embellishments can be dropped and third Wednesday of each month, from hits from Motown in a concert called Four By OCTOBER 25 off at the church on Oct. 15 from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the CMHA building Four. Show time is 7 p.m. TCU Place. Tickets Emmanuel Anglican Church Fall Supper, 607 7 p.m. To make other arrangements, please (1301 Avenue P North). This is open to anyone are $67.50. Dufferin Ave. Sittings at 5 and 6:30 pm. Turkey call Wilma Roosdahl at 306-382-2356, Susan struggling with depression and family memand all the fixings. Adults/$15, Youth/$7, 5 OCTOBER 30 Ashton at 306-373-3210 or Jenny Neal at bers wanting to support them. For more info, years and under/no charge. Tickets available by Sock Hop: German Cultural Club. Doors 306-343-9448. call 306-270-9181. calling Brian Hartsook at 306-934-2520. at 7 p.m., show at 8. Show and dance ***** OCTOBER 18 featuring England, with tributes to the OCTOBER 27 Singles Social Group - “All About Us” for Health Service 4U2B Well is having an Ventures, Roy Orbison, Everly Brothers, people in their 50s and 60s. Weekly WednesSave the Children – Canada. The Saskatoon information sharing meeting from 2 to 4 p.m. the Beach Boys and more. Tickets: $22 day restaurant suppers, monthly brunch, Branch will hold an organizational meetat 2210 McKinnon Ave. A free BodyTalk demo and $20 for 55+. Available at McNally movie nights, and more. Meet new friends. ing from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Edwards session will be given to watch or experience, No membership dues. For more information, Family on Fourth Avenue North, across from Robinson (306-955-3599) and the Gerinstruction to do a Brain De-Stress technique, email allaboutus10@hotmail.com or phone the Saskatoon Funeral Home. The branch is man Cultural Club (306-244-6869). bring your questions on how this service can (306) 978-0813. urgently seeking new members and prospechelp heal ill health. Children are welcome with tive volunteers are cordially invited to attend a parent. For more information, visit www. Third Thursday the meeting. A light lunch will be served. For of the Month bodyhealthservice.com. information, please contact Dr. Mel Hosain, The Saskatoon Prostate Cancer Support Group OCTOBER 14 OCTOBER 19 Publicity Chair at 373-9877 or, preferably, at meets every month except July and August at The Saskatoon Horticulture Society AnModern Square Dancing Classes - River City hosain@sasktel.net. 7:30 p.m. in the W. A. Edwards Family Centre, nual General Meeting will be held at Smiley’s Squares New Dancers Class begins Oct. across from the Saskatoon Funeral Home. For Restaurant on Circle Drive at 5:30 p.m. The 19, continues to April: 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at more information call Murray Hill at 306-242meeting is open to members only. Contact Con- All Saints Anglican Church Hall (1801 Lorne 5893 or email murraydhill@me.com. nie at 306-242-6259 for more information. Ave.) Great fun and exercise for all ages. For OCTOBER First and Third Wednesday of the month ******* more information, call Eldon at 306-253-4453. Resporados support group for people with Prairie Hospice Society has volunteer opporNew Hope Dog Rescue presents Raise the OCTOBER 20-22 tunities for individuals interested in supporting breathing difficulties taking place at 1:30 Woof Comedy Night brought to you by Rainbow The Canadian Federation of University Women palliative clients in their homes. Volunteers pro- p.m. at Mayfair United Church (33rd Street International Restoration. Doors open 6 p.m., Saskatoon is having its Mammoth Book Sale West). For more information, contact Debbie vide free, non-medical Hospice Without Walls show starts at 7 p.m. at Broadway Theatre. to raise funds for 15 scholarships for women at 306-664-4992. service including companionship, outings, other Tickets are $25. More information about the at the University of Saskatchewan. Please help activities of interest, or respite care. 30 hours event can be found at: https://www.facebook. Every Tuesday, Saturday them by donating books, DVDs and CDs. Call of training required - next training program Nov and Sunday com/events/110677349267183/ Alverta at 306-652-7708, Pat at 306-653-0927 21, 22, 28, 29 & Dec 5,6. For this intake we are ***** Overeaters Anonymous: Is food a problem for or Alison at 306-244-2988 to donate. seeking volunteers who have availability during The Saskatoon Horticulture Society Annual you? Do you eat when you’re not hungry? Do the day on weekdays. Contact: 306-249OCTOBER 22 General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, you binge, purge or restrict? Is your weight 5554, inquiry@prairiehospice.org, or www. October 14, 2015 at Smiley’s Restaurant on affecting your life? We are a non-profit 12nuclearFACTS Science Café, 7 p.m. at TCU prairiehospice.org Circle Drive at 5:30 P.M. The meeting is open to Place. Presented by the Fedoruk Centre as part step group that meets on Tuesdays at noon, members only. Contact Connie @ 306-242Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Third Monday of Nuclear Science Week. Meet researchers of Every Month 6259 for more information. For more information including locations visit supported by the Fedoruk Centre and more ***** about what they are to advance nuclear reSchizophrenia Society of Saskatoon Famwww.oa.org. Mike Evin is a Toronto singer-songwriter-pop pianist who has recently released a fifth studio album, Life as a Lover. He’s been hailed for uplifting, soulful artistry. Concert time is 8 pm. The Bassment. Tickets - $15 for SJS members, $20 for non-members. ***** Canadian Landscapes Saskatoon Concert Band and Saskatoon Brass Band. 2:30 p.m. Third Avenue United Church (Orr Centre), 304 Third Avenue North. Tickets: $20 Adults, $10 Seniors and Students, Under-8 free. Available from members, and at the door. Online sales are at ontheboards, ca. For more information, visit, www.saskatoonconcertband.ca.

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