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A group from the Christian Legacy Academy recently travelled to Guatemala on a 10-day mission. They are (back row from left to right): Dawn Beaudry, Luke Donauer, CJ Rysavy, Jon Hough, Daniel Reynolds, James Hough; middle row from left to right: Jordan Kitchen, Daniel Allcock, Levi Beaudry, Stephen Thuringer; front row from left to right: Kennedy Adams, Delena Martens, Bailee Weiler. Missing from the photo are Phil Beaudry and Jaimie Olchowski. (Photo Supplied)

On a mission

Christian school building a sports, academic legacy Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express t’s a little school that does.

As in, how does the Legacy Christian Academy, with its 82 students from K-12, win provincial sports championships with such regularity that the walls of the gymnasium are covered with banners?

The school must be recruiting players.

Something is being added to the water over on Pinehouse Drive. How else could a school with so few students be so successful in sports?

The boys’ team recently won the provincial 3A basketball title. That means they were tangling with some mighty big schools by comparison. The girls won the provincial 1A volleyball title last fall.

“People assume we do (recruit),” said Lou Brunelle, who is the director of public relations and admissions at the school. He is also a former principal of the school and a proud father of two grads. “We have

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15 boys from Grade 10 to 12 of which 10 are on the basketball team. We have seven girls and they are all on the volleyball team.

“We don’t recruit. We don’t say, ‘Hey, do you want to play sports?’ What we do is start them off young. They are not necessarily athletic, but everybody plays basketball as early as age seven or eight or nine. So they just play throughout their career. . . . If you are diligent we will train you in Grade 5, 6, 7, 8 and by the time you get to Grade 10 or 11 or 12, you might not be that athletic, but you have a skill set that is valuable to the team because we only have these small numbers.

We have to work with what we have.”

The school is currently on a quest to increase its numbers. Brunelle would like to see enrolment double to the 160 mark in the next three years. To help families get started, there will be no tuition for kindergarten students. There are also

reduced rates for children between grades one and five.

Legacy Christian Academy is 50 per cent government funded with parents picking up the tab for the rest. Brunelle and his wife, Shirley, put their children through the school long before there was any government support. It wasn’t cheap.

“It cost $65,000 to put our two kids through this school back in the day when I was working in here and making $25,000 or $30,000. We had part time jobs. We did fundraising. We taught swimming lessons. We taught boat safety lessons. We found other ways to make money because we would do anything to keep our kids in here from K to 12.

“It’s the price of a brand new Lexus, but (the car) is going to rust and depreciate and what do I have? I have a couple of trophy kids that have always done us proud. I sit back and say, ‘Was it worth $65,000?’ Absolutely. Not a doubt.”

Brunelle has a photograph on his desk.

He points to the faces and says how well each has done in life, whether it be as a professional and/or as a wonderful mother and father. He allows there are a small number of students who haven’t done as well.

Success in sports draws attention, but it is just one facet of the school.

“It’s a mix of academics, athletics and reaching out to the community, whether it is locally or internationally,” Brunelle said.

A group of students are presently in Guatemala on a 10-day mission.

“It’s the first trip we have ever done, so that’s a pretty big deal for us. How many Grade 11s and Grade 12s out there in Saskatoon go to a Third World country and just roll up their sleeves, do some dirty work and be a blessing to the locals?

We are proud of that.”

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— it’s hard to get it out of your blood — • I sometimes let little things bother and we’re as happy as heck that he will be me, like when people don’t use their leftcontributing here from time to time. turn signal.

• John’s feature on Saskatchewan Rush • It also bothers me when people who game announcer Mike Couros reminded aren’t journalists — hello talking heads me of a headline Dave Komosky wrote in — give themselves that title. I don’t care the curling paper he does at events such how long you’ve been in the business, as the Scotties and Brier. Dave interyou aren’t a journalist unless you have a viewed the stadium announcer and wrote degree, just like I am not a doctor even a story with the headline: “Hey Buddy, after 20 years of putting bandaids on kids’ you have a big mouth.” No offence, Mike. cuts. By the way, I am not a journalist.

• John Black of Lean fame says the • I fear it’s just a matter of time until media and racism played a part in his pro- there will be one Postmedia paper in the gram’s being cancelled by the provincial province. There are signs that the Regina government. I seem to recall being among Leader-Post and The StarPhoenix will be the first members of the media to point amalgamated. That’s a shame. out the silliness of such pie-in-the-sky • We will be moving at the end of the programs, having gone through a similar month into the Western Producer buildone 25 years ago. As for racism, people ing on Millar Avenue. I will miss our digs here rightfully wondered why consultants here on Northridge Drive. May 13 was in Japan were being used instead of those housecleaning day. I have accumulated in North America — of any race. Critics more “stuff” here in five years than I did asked if it would be more cost efficient in 33 at The SP.

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rom her growing-up days through to her success as an entrepreneur, Barbara Hodges has been a believer in the basic neighbourhood gifts like resourcefulness, co-operation, natural instincts and innovation.

As a young girl, her Saskatoon activities were dictated by blessings like the Avenue H swimming pool, the surrounding parks and homemade rinks. She parlayed resourcefulness into a role as executive director of ParticipACTION, the great Canadian health lifestyle promotion in the late 1970s and early 1980s. And then she and her husband, Ron van Meenen, entered the business world, creating Sleepers Mattress Factory, an innovative company which has been in People existence since 1983.

Sleepers Mattress Factory not only sells sleep products but manufactures them right in Saskatoon, a sign of the ownership belief in its own community. Their market reach includes institutional and commercial customers across the Prairies, but the two never aspired to national retail distribution.

“We allow ourselves to be flexible, adapting to the conditions which surround us, standing on the merits of our production and never wavering in our commitment to keep going,” said Hodges.

Her spirit grew from the lessons learned in Saskatoon’s Riversdale district.

She and her brothers — Ron, Tom and Bob — were the children of Bert and Frances Hodges, whose home was located in the 800 block of Avenue I South.

Bert came to Canada from Bristol, England, when he was three years old in 1911. He started working as a call-boy with the CN railway when he was 13, later stoking coal on the old steam engines and finishing a 50-year career with CN as a diesel engineer.

Frances was born in Saskatchewan. Her parents came to Canada from Missouri and farmed in the Wild Rose district. Frances moved to Saskatoon after Grade 10 to attend business college. She was 19 when she married Bert, who was 22.

Frances gained some national attention as the woman who coached the King George Athletic Club hockey team, which included her two oldest boys and Gordie Howe in 1941 and 1942.

Seldom told are the stories about how she went from home to home, asking why the neighbourhood boys weren’t playing hockey. Often the answer was that

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Barbara Hodges and her husband, Ron van Meenen own Sleepers Mattress Factory (Photo by Steve Gibb) the children didn’t have equipment. She would solicit donations of skates and pads to get the boys on the ice.

Bert and Frances hauled out the water hoses from their basement to start and maintain a large winter rink which extended from their backyard and across the lane to Avenue J. “I was younger than my brothers, but growing up we all recognized the sense of strong neighbourhood. At the same time, parents valued education and wanted their children to have educational opportunities which they never had,” said Hodges.

The Avenue H pool was developed at the urging of the community so that young people had a safe place to swim other than a roped-off area of the river. The project was funded in part by the community.

“One of the guarantees made to our neighbourhood was that there would be free children’s swimming for an hour in the afternoon and from 10 until noon on Saturday morning. Over the years, the city frequently considered dropping the promise of free swimming. My mother would go downtown and visit the mayor’s office, reminding them why they couldn’t take the privilege away.”

The Avenue H pool was a magnet to the neighbourhood children.

“I was speed swimming by the time I was eight and felt the pool was always at my disposal. By 12, I was teaching the little ones. At 16, there were opportunities to work in the office or as a lifeguard.”

Her elementary school years were spent at King George and her high school years at Bedford Road. She was a speed skater with the Saskatoon Lions Club. Brother Bob was one of the skating club’s notables, representing Canada at the Winter Olympics in 1968 and 1972, and at the world championships in 1970 and 1971. Her arrival at Bedford Road came after the addition of a new gymnasium.

She attended the University of Saskatchewan for two

years, married in 1969, and the couple moved to North Bay, Ont., briefly. Once back in Saskatoon, she completed her bachelor of arts degree.

She began teaching at Bedford Road in 1977, sometimes teaching those who had taken swimming lessons from her at the Avenue H pool. Ron taught in elementary schools.

“I was doing a lot of coaching at Bedford when I saw the advertisement for the ParticipACTION job. I was fascinated by it. It was all about promoting a physical activity lifestyle. I was able to work with Russ Kisby, the program director who had once been my swimming coach,” said Hodges.

“In a three-year pilot project, we worked with schools, virtually room by room. We worked with strong Saskatoon sports organizers. We said it was all about getting people out of their easy chairs and getting out to have fun and fitness together. We did Walk Around the Block style of walks at home and friendly competitions with Saskatoon sister cities in Sweden and Japan. Mostly we wanted to get people to make lifestyle changes.”

When the pilot project ended, Hodges went back to university to complete a master’s degree in business administration.

While with ParticipACTION, she met Jim Struthers, one of the board members and then the publisher of The StarPhoenix.

“I asked him for business advice. He cautioned me that there was no easy way to make money, that if you made a mistake, it was seldom forgiven, and if you were wildly successful, you seldom got credit for it. In spite of his caution, Ron and I wanted to go into business in 1983.”

The original Sleepers was a waterbed store and “it didn’t take us long to figure out that the wave had already crested on that market.”

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Bringing back census the right thing to do

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here was a spectacularly and denied wrongdoing in the long list of things the SteMike Duffy-slash-Senate scanphen Harper government dal and . . . well, I’m running got really, really wrong. out of breath.

Slashing staff more deeply Despite all of that, one of at Environment Canada, for exthe worst moves was eliminatample, was a really bad move. ing the long-form mandatory Canadian industry, particularly census, behind the argument agriculture, relies on excellent that Canadians prefer privacy forecasting, both short and longover policy. I do not underterm. stand how a government could Have I mentioned lately possibly claim that it has any Columnist how important agriculture is to true mandate or legitimacy on Saskatchewan? With mining, policy formation when it has no oil and gas in the doldrums, agriculture is idea what’s going on with the population. our number one industry right now. It has Boggles the mind. always been in the top three, but now it’s What are the government’s roles, really, carrying the load. if not to write and enact appropriate policy Further to the ag point, I will digress for its citizens, and to budget its resources right now and say that despite very chilly as effectively as possible to provide sertemperatures and nasty winds, I had a smile vices? This is our tax money, for heaven’s from ear to ear last Tuesday. It actually sake. rained, at least in many areas of the grainThe new Liberal government returned to belt. Hallelujah. old census rules pronto, and thank goodAnyway, in addition to hacking EC staff, ness. Some of us may feel a little itchy Harper’s government also wouldn’t talk to providing close detail about our lives to our reporters, muzzled scientists, dragged every government, and that concern is underpossible issue through the Supreme Court, standable. Privacy is an increasingly elusive prorogued Parliament whenever it felt like concept, and many of us equate it to freeit, put through ponderous omnibus bills, did dom. That being said, the government could

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learn as much about us on our Facebook pages than on our census forms, if it really wanted to.

Under the voluntary National Household Survey, which replaced the long-form census under the Conservatives, ridiculously thin information appeared. When it’s voluntary, plenty of folks will see it for what it is: voluntary. You don’t have to fill it out.

This leads to huge gaps in understanding of where and how people live, and what they need. You can’t run a country without getting census information. It’s the price we pay for policy analysis, which we can only trust will lead to providing good services, including education, health care, child care, schools, roads, and so many other things.

Census Day was last week, and with any kind of luck, we will return to a 93-plus per cent compliance rate, instead of the 70 per cent-ish we had with the last census.

The other thing about the census is that it temporarily contributes to that feeling of binding Canada together, sort of like the CBC and natural disasters.

It always makes me shiver to say really nice things about politicians, but while I’m on togetherness, the Justin Trudeau government definitely got it right on the census, and so far, on Fort McMurray.

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The awful conflagration at Fort Mac drew us together as we watched flames burn hectares of forest and buildings, smoke travel for hundreds of kilometres, and our fellow Canadians flee the terrible scene.

Canadians donated millions to the Red Cross, and those funds were matched by the federal government. Conservative interim leader Rona Ambrose stood up in the House of Commons to talk about Fort Mac, and after she rightfully lost her composure, the PM crossed the floor to hug her.

I am a sickeningly mushy patriot; I cry every damn time I try to sing O Canada, and every time a Canadian hits the Olympic podium. There are days when I really, actively, passionately love this country. A number of those days happened last week.

Census day may seem like a bureaucratic moment, but it’s incredibly important to democracy. A devastating fire is the opposite of a reason to celebrate, but an entire nation pitching in to help most definitely is. And a PM who knows when not to visit the fire zone, when to hug a colleague, when to match donations, and when to ask Canadians where and how they live, is a big improvement over what we had eight months ago.

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By Shannon Boklaschuk acey Jayne Sands is remembered as a happy, caring person who made friends easily and was close to her family members.

After the 33-year-old woman died last year in Royal University Hospital due to complications related to Crohn’s disease, more than 800 people attended her funeral.

“It’s just amazing to think of somebody who can connect with so many different people,” said Lacey’s cousin, Wyatt Zacharias.

“She was just such a caring person. She always put everybody else first, despite the hell she was going through,” he said.

Lacey showed up to work every day with a smile on her face, said Zacharias, who works as a manager at the family construction company, Zak’s Building Group, where Lacey was also employed as an accounts payable clerk. Zacharias said Lacey was “really a foundation of the company” and “was the one who kept the whole team going.”

“Lacey was the type of person that always struggled in silence. She never let anybody know when she was in pain,” Zacharias said.

“She was always the first person to put up their hand to help volunteer for anything, even though she was having a terrible Crohn’s day,” he added.

In memory of Lacey, a team of at least 50 people will participate in the 21st annual Gutsy Walk for Crohn’s and Colitis, which is scheduled to take place on June 5. Zacharias and his brothers, Lance and Chad, as well as Lacey’s mother, Annie Fischer, are the leaders of Team Lacey Jayne, which is being recognized as the 2016 honorary chair for the Saskatoon walk.

According to Crohn’s and Colitis Canada (CCC), one in 150 Canadians has

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the inflammatory bowel diseases known as Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis. The diseases inflame the lining of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and disrupt the body’s ability to digest food, absorb nutrition and eliminate waste in a healthy manner.

Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis can cause life-threatening complications and debilitating symptoms such as abdominal cramping, abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, weight loss, fever, bleeding, anemia, fatigue and pain, inflammation and swelling of the joints.

The inflammation from Crohn’s disease is usually located in the lower part of the small bowel and the upper end of the colon, although it can affect any part of the GI tract — from mouth to anus. Ulcerative colitis is more localized, typically affecting the large bowel.

CCC, a national volunteer-based charity, is focused on finding cures and improving the lives of children and adults affected by the chronic diseases. CCC is one of the top two charity funders of Crohn’s and colitis research in the world, and the organization has invested more than $94 million in research, patient programs, advocacy and awareness to date.

Canada has among the highest rates of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the world. IBD is more common in developed countries, urban areas and temperate climates, and males and females are equally affected. Although Crohn’s and colitis can be diagnosed at any age, people are more frequently diagnosed before the age of 30.

According to CCC, Crohn’s disease has almost doubled in children under the age of 10 since 1995.

Zacharias said Lacey was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in her late teens.

“She got very sick. She was in the ICU for a while and they finally diagnosed her

with Crohn’s back then,” he said.

The annual Gutsy Walk is Canada’s largest community event committed to raising funds for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. It will be held in more than 60 locations across the country. It’s the second year that Team Lacey Jayne will be a part of the annual event; the team formed after Lacey’s death in April 2015 as a way to celebrate her life and to raise awareness about IBD. “We knew Lacey had walked it a few times herself in the past years, so we decided it would be a good idea to get together the biggest team we could and honour her,” said Zacharias.

Lacey’s family remembers her as a brave, determined and happy person.

Throughout her life, she endured many hospital stays and faced painful and intrusive tests and procedures, including IV infusions to treat her disease.

Lacey, who was born and raised in Hague, is survived by her two children: daughter Paityn and son Jakobie.

“The most important thing to say about Lacey was just how selfless she was. Her kids were the number one thing in the world. She would drop everything and anything for them, just to see them smile,” said Zacharias.

“It didn’t just stop at her kids; it was everybody in her life. It didn’t matter who it was. You could count on Lacey for anything.”

Zacharias said Team Lacey Jayne is proud to serve as the honorary chair for the Saskatoon walk.

“We’re very proud that Lacey’s story can not just raise awareness in our community and with the friends and family she had, but that we have a chance to raise awareness across Saskatchewan — and even across the nation, possibly — just

Lacey Jayne Sands, who died last year due to complications related to Crohn’s disease, and her children, Paityn and Jakobie (Photo Submitted) to help people understand how awful this disease really can be.”

In Saskatoon, the 21st annual Gutsy Walk will take place on June 5 at 2 p.m. in North Kiwanis Park, at 22nd Street East and Spadina Crescent East. Registration will begin at noon. For more information, or to register for the event, visit gutsywalk. ca. More information about the Saskatoon chapter of Crohn’s and Colitis Canada can be found on Facebook or on Twitter (@ GetGutsyStoon). The Saskatoon Gutsy Walk can also be contacted by calling 1-844-664-4420 or by emailing gutsywalk_SK@crohnsandcolitis.ca.

(Shannon Boklaschuk is a public relations volunteer with the Saskatoon chapter of Crohn’s and Colitis Canada.)

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f your kid is going to school opment Fund, so the residents in a classroom that resembles of Willowgrove really came a janitorial closet, you don’t out on top — they got a new care how the new school in your school, plus a fat reserve of area is being built. I get it. development cash for cool stuff Though the slate of new like parks. schools being constructed in our In 2014, the year beprovince is necessary, it’s still fore Willowgrove’s doors important to have a grasp of what opened to students, the they’re costing us, and why. provincial government anPut very simply, a P3, or nounced the construction of public-private partnership, is a more new schools — nine new Columnist rent-to-own deal. The provincial joint-use facilities (meaning a government finds a company (or public and a Catholic school group of companies) willing to front their sharing the same building, like Willowown cash to build a piece of infrastrucgrove). Three would be in Regina, one in ture — for example, a school — and then Martensville, four in Saskatoon and one in the government rents that school for 30 Warman. years, at which point they’re finally paid In 2015, the government announced up and own it.

Saskatchewan’s nine new public/Catholic The company that built the school schools will be built by a group calling maintains it, because, well, when you rent itself the Joint Use Mutual Partnership a house, do you maintain it?

(JUMP) which is comprised of very caLet’s start by looking at the land sale pable private companies in sectors such as and construction of Saskatoon’s Willowconstruction, architecture, project managegrove School, a joint-use Catholic/pubment and engineering. lic elementary school in a relatively new The new schools are scheduled to open neighbourhood. in fall 2017, which is awesome. In fact, In 2008, the City of Saskatoon apnot only are these schools on the fast track proved the $2.7-million sale of seven to open, the provincial government says acres of city-owned land to the Saskatoon we’re going to save money — $100 milPublic Schools and the Greater Saskatoon lion to be exact, or 13 per cent of the cost Catholic Schools boards. Once the land of the traditional model. We’ve never seen was secured, the Saskatchewan governan audited report, so we’ll have to take ment went on to spend $38 million on the their word for it. construction of the joint-use school.

You know what they say about things The $2.7 million from the school that sound too good to be true, right? boards went into the City of Saskatoon’s Earlier I outlined how in 2008, unWillowgrove Land Devel- der the traditional model, the City of JW051606Neighbourhood James

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Saskatoon sold the land to the Saskatoon school boards to build Willowgrove School.

In 2015, the City of Saskatoon bought the land for the Saskatoon school boards, at the behest of the provincial government. It cost $23 million altogether, including $16 million from three private developers. A paltry $8 million toward that was provided by the provincial government.

The rest came from something called the Community Centre Levy Reserve (CCLR) — a levy charged on new Saskatoon residential developments since 2002, starting with Hampton Village and Willowgrove. It was created to build community centres that could be wedged between two schools, if the province was building them — like Saskatoon’s Shaw Centre, for example.

In 2012, city council saw the writing on the wall and amended the levy bylaw to allow the reserve to buy land for school sites.

The City of Saskatoon’s justification for using the money to buy land for schools instead of to build awesomeness like what I just described is basically that there will be daycare spaces and a gym (even a storage room) in each school, so it’s a community centre.

This reasoning, from that report to Saskatoon city council recommending the purchase of the land for schools, is likely more accurate: “There are no options,” because the city desperately needs the schools and this is the only way residents are going to get them.

In Regina in July 2015, its administra-

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tion wrote that the city had no choice but to also secure land for schools, because the provincial government had advised that they “could no longer afford” to do so.

Why does this matter?

I don’t know about you, but I prefer the truth, unvarnished, even if it isn’t pretty. I must have missed the part in the 2016 election campaign, or ever, where the Sask.

Party told voters its government “can no longer afford” to purchase land for new schools.

As for that $100 million in savings, the only entity saving anything is the Ministry of Education.

It is about saving face, because the other option is admitting they can’t afford to build new schools, never mind buy the land, despite reaping record resource-profits in the last decade. By offloading the responsibility onto city councils, those councils are the ones looking bad when things go sideways, like it is in Regina. Because by renting to own schools, as opposed to paying cash, we’ll probably all be dead by the time the final costs are known, so there will be no one for our kids to blame.

The Ministry of Education has offloaded the costs of buying that land onto you a second time. You’ve paid the provincial government your tax dollars to do its job on education, but that money’s gone, so now they’re helping themselves to the money you paid your urban municipality.

You’re paying twice for half the benefit.

The next time a politician says something that sounds too good to be true, check your wallet. I guarantee you it was picked clean.

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(Continued from page 3) hey had to diversify into other sleep products which eventually led to the idea of becoming a mattress manufacturer.

With the launch on Fletcher Road, (Continued from page 1) they soon out-grew the 5,000-square-foot Students at Legacy Christian have their own ‘office’ space he teaching system used at the space. They moved to larger quarters at Lou Brunelle is school is based on a model develAvenue K and 16th Street, then to Millar the director of public oped in the 1970s.

Avenue, and then to a new and current relations and admissions “We don’t have classrooms; we have home at 110 Apex Street. Today, they have at the school learning centres. Instead of the traditional 25,000 square feet of space and have 10 (Photos by classroom, each of them has their own employees.

Sandy Hutchinson) personal office space.”

They acquire steel for the inner springs, Students work at their own pace, but foam, cotton and other materials from there are high expectations. To move from going to be in our school. First North American bedding suppliers. It is one workbook to the next, it takes an 80 of all, he’s going to hate it. He’s also a company strength to build strong per cent average. In the younger grades, it going to say, ‘I don’t want to be relationships with suppliers and the cusis 90 per cent. tomers. here.’ If you don’t want to be “You have to have a level mastered be“The slogan is about getting better, here, we don’t want you here.” fore you go to the next portion, otherwise Brunelle said there is a reli- better and better, not necessarily getting you are going to have a foundation that is bigger, bigger and bigger. We’re not in a gious element to the school. going to crumble,” Brunelle said.

“Obviously the world view foot race with other manufacturers. We Legacy Christian Academy follows we teach from is from a Chris- know what we can do well and we just what is called the Saskatchewan program want a share of the customers.” tian (perspective) – love God, of studies.

There has been involvement by two of love your neighbour, do unto “Our approach differs from conventheir sons. Chris helped launch the manuabout 60 per cent of what teachers on the others. You know, all that kind of basic tional schools but our learning outcomes provincial grid are paid. stuff that we really try to promote. We pro- facturing system in 1988 but now is a pilot match provincial outcomes and because with Air Canada. Rob started working in “That’s the kind of people you get; mote kindness and generosity, difference of that we qualify for some funding,” it’s like a calling. You are not in it for the and so on and so forth.” the store at the age of 13. He also has a Brunelle said. “So we have, over the years, money, because we don’t make the money. professional acting career.

Some of those lessons are learned on done our due diligence in course compari- (Teachers are) not part of the union, there volleyball and basketball courts.

She laments the trend to big-box develsons and writing supplemental material to is no pension plan, no benefits, nothing.” opment, which doesn’t provide much op“We see sports as not only a game, but achieve Saskatchewan program of studies The school’s student/teacher ratio is as a character-building tool. We are always portunity for local retailers and that land status where necessary. about 15-1, he said. looking to develop character; to do what’s costs make it difficult for local manufac“We are what they call a ‘Quality turers to find a spot to put down roots and Brunelle said not everyone is a good fit right – that work ethic, that discipline. In Independent School,’ so we have the right for the school. And the school isn’t a good sports you talk about being a member of a grow their business. number of teachers and we use the right The two partners know how to face the fit for everyone. team. It’s not a one-man show; it’s a team. curriculum and as a result we get 50 per everyday challenges of locally owned busi“We can screen who comes into our It’s co-operation. It’s team and that’s life. cent funding.” nesses. They have built a second building school. If some kid has blown four different Sports do that.”

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Whether it’s the fires of NorthHe asked me which bike ern Saskatchewan or the devasI was looking at. It happened tating fires of Northern Alberta, to be one way beyond what I people come together. could afford.

This is not isolated to the “I’ll tell you what,” he said. fires, because people came “You give me eight dollars for together for the tornado in a down payment and you can Columnist Edmonton, the flooding of take the bike home.”

Calgary and the ice storm in At the time I didn’t even Quebec. know what a down payment was. We came Kindness has no boundaries. One of to an agreement for weekly payments until my most vivid memories is from my first the bike was completely paid for. I looked foray into the newspaper business. after that bike like a mother looks after her I was 12 and I had a paper route for baby. I made about four payments. When I our small town weekly paper. The area I went and paid my fifth and sixth payments delivered was the downtown area. Since Mr. Marshall said someone had paid for this was a small town (about the size of the remaining payments. I asked him who Hague), I got to know the businesspeople. it was, and he told me he had promised not There was one man who owned a men’s to reveal the name. clothing store and a hardware store. He I couldn’t believe it. I thought maybe it was my favourite customer because he was one of my uncles, as I had told them generally had homemade doughnuts he about the deal. I asked them and they said would share — not only with me, but with it was not them. others.

“Maybe it’s Mr. Marshall himself,” one Generally I would meet Mr. Marshall at of them suggested. the clothing store, but one day he wasn’t He had already done so much for me, there. Apparently he was at the hardware and I wondered why he would go out of store. Of course, I headed over to Marhis way. As I grew up, I would run into shall’s Hardware.

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The reality is that in the city’s zest to build the downtown and fulfill the Plan A dream, developers were not required to incorporate sufficient parking in conjunction with their various projects to serve users. Did the city not learn from TCU Place, a public facility that is predominately reliant on private sector surface parking lots for patron use? If those parking lots are gone, what happens to TCU Place and the many hotels that surround it? Yes, I know, they can catch a bus wearing their finery to gala events at TCU Place.

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City woman serves on international cultural exchange

Tammy Robert Saskatoon Express or almost 40 years, the cultural exchange organization Friendship Force International (FFI) has brought people of all ages, cultures, and nationalities together from all over the world, with the goal of promoting friendship and goodwill through home-stay exchanges in more than 60 countries. There are currently 400 chartered clubs and programs in 70 countries with over 18,000 members.

Earlier this year, a Saskatoon woman with a rich history of volunteerism lent her expertise to leading the Atlanta-based organization.

“My plans are to support the chair and our new CEO,” said Jyotsna (Jo) Custead, who was elected as vice-chair of the FFI Board effective in January. “I am also on a couple of committees that will require a lot of time and energy. The time differences for Skype or Webex meetings make those an interesting challenge. For example, I am on a committee with a board member from Australia, another from Kalamazoo (Michigan), Brazil, and staff in Atlanta.”

Custead will be serving on FFI’s board of directors with individuals from a number of other countries, including the United States, Australia, Brazil, Guadeloupe, Japan, Kenya, Netherlands, Singapore and Switzerland. The board is responsible for developing policy

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and overseeing the global operations of FFI. Custead’s extensive resume of volunteer work in Saskatoon has included organizations such as Persephone Theatre, Sask.Culture, the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra and the YWCA Saskatoon. She immigrated to Canada as a teenager, and her dedication to volunteering was initially instilled when her family lived in Kenya. She says she knew right away that FFI was for her, after a friend introduced her to the Saskatoon branch of the club in summer of 2013.

Custead was interviewed just after returning from FFI board meetings in Atlanta, Georgia, and preparing to go on an exchange to Bangkok. She has been busy.

“I have attended the FFI World Conference which was in Vancouver last summer. The next world conference is in Marrakesh Morocco, and I am hoping to attend that one as well.”

But it’s not just about getting out of Saskatoon. The city’s chapter of the organization has organized inbound exchanges as well, including a delegation of FFI members from Selby, North Carolina, and one from Huntsville, Alabama. Next year, the Saskatoon FFI chapter hopes to host ambassadors from Brazil, Dallas and Winnipeg.

“My involvement in hosting Saskatoon exchanges has been to plan a day outing to Wanuskewin,” she said in respect to two American delegations from the Southern

An Aboriginal dancer stands with Jo Custead, right, who planned an event at Wanuskewin for American delegations from Friendship Force International (Photo supplied.)

States, hosted by the Saskatoon branch of FFI. “The staff at Wanuskewin planned a program including tipi raising, a dance performance and a talk on bison hunting. We provide lunch which includes bison stew, and of course, Saskatoon berry tart.

“FFI is a hidden gem,” added Custead.

“When I was in Kathmandu, Nepal and stayed with a family, I learned a lot from them about their daily life, food and clothing.

One would never get this experience staying

in a hotel. I am still in touch with the family and during the Nepal earthquake, our entire Canadian delegation was anxious and worried about our Nepalese friends, who are all right. Next month, I will make new friends in Bangkok. How exciting is that?”

The Saskatoon chapter of FFI is active with more than 30 members. For more information, contact 306-249-4775, or visit the organization’s website: www.friendshipforce.org

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Saskatoon hockey player has eyes on Memorial Darren Steinke Saskatoon Express elson Nogier hopes to cash in on one of those rare second chances in hockey.

Three years ago, Nogier was a 16-yearold rookie defenceman with his hometown Saskatoon Blades, who hosted the Memorial Cup. The Blades posted a 1-2 round-robin record and lost the tiebreaking game for the last semi-final spot to the London Knights.

This year, Nogier is a 19-year-old veteran, who is an assistant captain with the Red Deer Rebels. The Rebels are playing host to the upcoming Memorial Cup, which runs May 19-29. Red Deer opens play on May 20 against the Knights, who have again won the Ontario Hockey League championship.

Playing on a team that is loaded to win now, Nogier believes his club has a good chance of capturing major junior hockey’s biggest prize.

“They’re just as good as any other team coming into this tournament,” said Nogier. “(Rebels head coach, general manager and owner) Brent (Sutter) has done a tremendous job of putting together the right team and getting the puzzle pieces to make this thing work. We have the team to do it.”

Nogier, a 2014 NHL entry-draft selection of the Winnipeg Jets, said going through a season playing on a Memorial Cup hosting team for second time is a lot different than the first.

Back in his rookie season with the Blades, Nogier was one of three 16-yearolds on Saskatoon’s roster, and he was the only rookie blue-liner among the regular six. The other five defencemen were all 19-year-olds.

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In 2012-13, the Blades overcame a slow start to finish first in the WHL’s East Division with a 44-22-0-6 record, but were swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Medicine Hat Tigers. Nogier found himself soaking in every little bit of information that he could.

“It was nice to be able to have that experience, but I was following a really good group of blue-liners in Duncan Siemens, Darren Dietz, Matt Pufahl, (Dalton) Thrower and (Graeme) Craig,” said Nogier, who stands 6-foot-3 and weighs 209 pounds. “I learned a lot there.

“Yeah, it was tough that we got swept in the first round and had to go through that long period of being off before the tournament. It was a learning experience, which you know helped me this year being 19 years old now and having a lot more of an increased role on the team as far as leadership goes and performance on the ice.”

Nogier joined the Rebels via a trade shortly before the WHL Christmas break in 2014. In the 2015-16 regular season, he had career highs with four goals, 17 assists and a plus-27 rating in 69 games.

He helped the Rebels finish second in the WHL’s Central Division with a 45-241-2 mark. The WHL post-season proved to be really memorable for the defensive defenceman.

The Rebels downed the Calgary Hitmen 4-1 in a best-of-seven first-round series, which marked the first time Nogier experienced a playoff series win in his four seasons in the WHL. Red Deer slipped past the Regina Pats in an exciting seven-game series in the second round to advance to the Eastern Conference championship series. The Rebels fell in the Eastern Conference title

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Last year, the Rebels bowed out in the first round of the playoffs to the Tigers.

“Getting through that first round this year against Calgary was just an unreal feeling, and you really got that full playoff experience getting that win and advancing on to the next round,” said Nogier. “We went through a wild ride with Regina going through seven.

“Even with Brandon, it was a good series. It was just a tonne of fun. It is a whole new level compared to the regular season.”

On the family side, Nogier’s long playoff run with the Rebels ran side-by-side with the post-season run his 17-year-old sister Danielle had with the Saskatoon Stars midget AAA team. The Stars won the Saskatchewan title, the Western Regional title and finish fourth at the Esso Cup national championship.

The siblings are close and constantly text each other about their hockey adventures. Danielle will join the University of Saskatchewan Huskies women’s hockey team in the fall.

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“I am so proud of her,” said Nogier.

“Her hockey career has come a long, long way.

“I’m extremely excited for her that she is gone to the next chapter of going on to play for the Huskies next season. It is an exciting time for her.

“She has done a great job leading that Stars team, obviously, being the captain of that team.”

Nogier is still waiting to hear if he will get a chance to sign an entry-level contract with the Jets, so he can move on to the next step of his hockey career. A good showing at the Memorial Cup would help, but he is trying not to think too much about that.

“Obviously, yeah, it is in the back of my mind,” said Nogier. “I haven’t heard anything here from Winnipeg as of late.

“I know that they keep their distance in the playoff time just to allow you to focus on your own team and the task at hand.

I am hoping that is the case right now too, trying to let me dial in here for the Memorial Cup. We will see what happens from there.”

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“OUR CHILDREN LIVE FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS” Life Celebration Service

You are invited to a Life Celebration Service In memory of babies who died at or before birth Woodlawn Cemetery The Shared Garden Monument Saturday, June 11th, 2016 at 11:00 a.m.

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To stay in the air, STARS needs to raise $10 million each year, said Rod Gantefoer, executive director of the STARS Foundation. The lottery makes up about 25 per cent of the total.

“We’ve flown over 3,300 missions to almost 500 communities in Saskatchewan over the past four years,” Gantefoer said.

“There are countless numbers of lives that have been touched by STARS over this period of time. It is a great pleasure to know we are changing things, especially in rural Saskatchewan to the betterment of all the citizens of this province.”

Simpson is one who has first-hand experience with STARS and one of its bright red helicopters.

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He credits local first responders and a 21-minute helicopter ride into Saskatoon for saving his life. He spent nine weeks at Royal University Hospital and another 11 at City Hospital, he told those gathered at the beautiful Greenbryre showhome where the 2016 STARS Lottery was launched.

Simpson said the force of his vehicle being hit by a one-ton truck pulling a trailer was so strong he and the driver’s seat in his truck ended up in the passenger compartment, with his head breaking the passenger glass. The truck rolled three times.

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Simpson is now in a wheelchair, but has resumed his life as a farmer and working in the ag industry for Dupont.

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Mike Couros

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John Grainger Saskatoon Express t was a match made in heaven for Mike Couros.

The effervescent Couros, a welltravelled and constantly busy Saskatoon businessperson and former radio commentator, may have found his calling as the game announcer for the Saskatchewan Rush home games.

His quick wit and sharp tongue are exactly what is needed for the high-paced atmosphere inside the SaskTel Centre for the Rush, which has become something of a local phenomenon since the lacrosse team’s arrival from Edmonton last year.

Rush game tickets have become a highly sought-after commodity and the team needed the right person to keep the atmosphere electric.

Couros is not a newcomer to the game.

In fact, he’s been around lacrosse for many years. His son, Nick, actually begged to play the game as a 12-year-old, something Dad tried to dismiss.

“I tried to talk him out of it,” said Couros in an interview. “I said, ‘nobody plays lacrosse.’ (But) he won the argument and it’s actually formed a large portion of my life ever since then.”

With lacrosse now firmly established in his family’s life, Couros looked for a way to get involved. It wasn’t too hard for him to find his way as he leaned on his gift of the

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Couros is quick to credit Randy Trobak, a pioneer of lacrosse in Saskatchewan, with putting the microphone in his hand more than a decade ago.

“He gave me my start announcing his Junior B games. He always believed the Saskatoon market would embrace (pro lacrosse).”

For Couros, it wasn’t a tough decision to sign up for the announcing gig.

“I love the game so much, and I was going to come to the games anyway.”

The Rush, the reigning National Lacrosse League champions, play May 21 at SaskTel Centre in Game 2 of the West Division final against the Calgary Roughnecks. You can expect a sell-out crowd will be backing the Rush.

Couros is still trying to wrap his head around the size of the crowd when compared to amateur lacrosse crowds. He says the team’s marketing department deserves huge credit for “guerilla marketing” the game across the province.

“They convinced everybody to come out and just to try it. And once people tried it, they got a taste of it and now you’ve got people enjoying this game who couldn’t even spell lacrosse a few months ago.

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(Continued from page 16) o what exactly caused this sport to take off like it has across Saskatchewan?

“Part of it is the rules of the game,” said Couros. “That really adds to the action.

There’s a sense of urgency to get things done on the floor. … It’s a rough, tough, fast, very skilful game.”

But once people are in their seats, it’s Couros’ job to make sure their experience is one to remember. That starts with the player introductions at the start of the game. That’s his favourite part — getting the crowd involved early.

“I like saying the irreverent thing that makes the crowd laugh. I like it when the crowd stands up cheering. I like it when it’s electric.”

Of course, it’s not hard to keep the crowd rocking when the Rush scores a goal and the crowd hears the music.

“Unless you come here and listen to that song, you won’t understand it. It’s the craziest thing.”

Couros likes to think he has a longer leash to provide a little commentary as a game announcer as compared with the traditional announcer found at other

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“It’s one of these things where it’s better to beg for forgiveness than to ask for permission,” he said. “The junior teams would always complain about me because I would always take liberties. Maybe word got out.”

Once he was in his chair and got a few games under his belt, he felt right at home with the Rush.

“I have one goal and that’s to make sure everybody is having a great time. It’s a pretty big goal when you’re dealing with 15,000 people. … I want to leave everything out there,” he said.

“I don’t want anyone to walk away and say, ‘That guy was boring.’ That’s one of my greatest fears.”

When Couros isn’t at Rush games, he keeps a high profile as a board member of civic institutions such as the Saskatoon Regional Health Authority.

One way he does unwind is by taking his two standard poodles, Oliver and Jackson, to one of the local dog parks.

“I’m a big dog guy. And honestly, they’re a huge part of our family.”

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Cam Hutchinson & Friends: Duncan can’t dunk?

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By RJ Currie he Roughriders took Josiah St. John first overall in the draft. Word is he’ll get a CFL record rookie signing bonus of not one, but two $25 gift cards from Tim Hortons.

• Photo caption in the Austin Statesman: Caps goalie Braden Holtby lies face-down in the crease. Speaking of faces and creases, last week The Who rocked the SaskTel Centre.

• Bartolo Colon, the portly 42-year-old Mets pitcher, hit the first home run of his career Saturday night. As of early Sunday morning, he was rounding second base.

• TSN said the Washington Caps signed TJ Oshie because he’s a “moment” player. And at the moment in the NHL playoffs, he’s playing golf.

• Kevin Durant said he tells women he’s seven feet tall instead of his real height of 6’10.” I’ve never been one to fib about my height. Length is another matter.

• Tom Brady has sold out his new cookbook at $200 each. The original price was $225, but they adjusted for deflation.

• Netminder Pekka Rinne started 66 regular-season games for the Predators and all 14 playoff games. That’s not a goalie rotation, it’s a Pekking order.

• LeBron James said a Cavs-Heat Round 3 would be fun as he’d be up against his amigo Dwyane Wade. It would be good for D-Wade too: only one anthem to stand for.

• The Chicago Cubs celebrated Cinco de Mayo in the clubhouse with a fourman mariachi band — including three guitars. No clue who was first string.

• Five-thousand-to-one long shot Leicester City won its first Premier

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League title in the club’s 132-year history. So there’s hope yet for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

• The maiden name of Donald Trump’s grandmother is Christ. No wonder the guy thinks he’s America’s savior.

• The Cleveland Cavaliers knocked down an NBA record 25 three-pointers in Game 2 against the Hawks. “Wow,” said Kim Kardashian. “That’s, like, 39 points.”

• A 10-year-old Kansas City girl broke a fitness record by doing 2,110 sit-ups in 90 minutes. I must be doing something wrong with my workout equipment — the Abstainer.

• Last week, for the first time in MLB history, four first-place clubs met in one city. Even more surprising, one team was the Cubs.

• One item to clear up: Paraskavedekatriaphobia is fear of Friday the 13th, not a top-10 European prospect in the NHL draft.

• Max Scherzer threw 20 K’s last Wednesday against the Tigers. That ties a record for strikeouts I set at my Grade 12 graduation dance.

• Not saying 40-year-old, surefire firstballot Hall-of-Famer Tim Duncan should retire. However, against the Thunder he looked more like Tim Done.

• There’s talk Floyd Mayweather may return against UFC star Conor McGregor for $140 million. Mayweather has a sterling 49-0 record. A not-so-sterling 53-0 if you include hitting women.

RJ’s Groaner of the Week Brandon Baird, ex-MLBer playing in Japan, won a year’s supply of beer by bouncing a dinger off a Kirin Brewery sign. Think of it as a home run with the cases loaded.

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yquist, the winner of the Kentucky Derby, was named after a Detroit Red Wings player. It’s a good thing Nyquist’s owner wasn’t a fan of these players: 7. Ron Tugnutt; 6. Darren Puppa; 5. Radek Bonk; 4. Hakan Loob; 3. Alexander Semin; 2.

Jordin Tootoo; 1. Cory Pecker.

• TC Chong, on Nyquist winning the Kentucky Derby: “I assume that Howe, Delvecchio, Lidstrom and Datsyuk were already taken.”

• Torben Rolfsen, on Dwyane Wade taking jumpers during O Canada before Game 3 in Miami: “Can Americans please stop shooting for just a couple of minutes?”

• Does not watching the NHL playoffs make me a bad Canadian? I have almost zero interest.

• Janice Hough, on President Obama signing a bill making the bison the official U.S. animal: “Makes sense to do it now, just in case Trump wins and gives the title to the furry thing that lives on his head.”

• One of my favourite numbers in baseball is .210 — Jose Bautista’s batting average.

• From Bill Littlejohn: “Shaq’s son says he will be training with Kobe this summer — it is part of the custody agreement hammered out in Shaq and Kobe’s divorce precedings.”

• A three-pack from Chong on Tom Brady’s cookbook that sells for $200: “3.

There were no recipes involving a pressure cooker and a pressure monitor; 2. His favourite recipe? Flintsone Gronkosaurus Ribs; 1.

His second favourite recipe? Robert Kraft Dinner.”

• Rolfsen, on the Atlanta Braves being off to such a bad start they are threatening the ’62 Mets modern record for futility: “One of their players asked a Aaron disadvantaged local teen to AS051602

her prom and she decided to stay home.”

• Hough, on the first American cruise to Cuba in over 50 years returning with 14 passengers having stomach ailments which could be norovirus: “Or they could be suffering from lots of rum and cigars?”

• I am going to miss the Roughriders’ white helmets.

• Homers in the broadcast booth drive me crazy. In Toronto, the worst are Jack Armstrong doing Raptors games, and Buck Martinez and Pat Tabler on Jays’ broadcasts.

Honourable mention goes to Jim Hughson and Craig Simpson on nationally televised Leafs games.

• Chong, on spending $12 on a beer at Louis Armstrong Airport in New Orleans: “Who do they think they are? Yankee Stadium? The name of the airport should be Louis Strongarm.”

• Rolfsen, on the St. Louis Blues winning Game 7 against the Stars: “Dallas showed up for Game 7 like it was a Bernie Sanders rally in Texas.”

• Littlejohn, on a man suing Nebraska for its release of balloons during Husker football games: “Deflategate II?” • Not only can Troy Tulowitzki not hit, now he can’t field either.

• New on the midway menu for this year’s Calgary Stampede: bacon beer-battered corndog, teriyaki chicken perogies, deep-fried tequila shot bites, PB dumbbells and, my personal favourite, Saturday morning beaver balls.

• From Chong: “Experts predict that driverless cars will lead to passengers having sex during their journeys. The Mile-long Traffic Jam Club is open for membership starting now.”

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There are plenty of ghost stories in Saskatoon

John Lynch for the Saskatoon Express ne of the scariest videos I ever saw on YouTube was about a ghost that was said to inhabit a large hotel in the United States.

In the video, there were unearthly noises coming from inside an unregistered room, prompting a visit from a hotel staff person. When he went up in the elevator and walked down the hall and situated himself just outside this particular room, he began to hear the same screams. Viewers can also hear them on the video.

Against the wishes of those at the front desk, he slowly opened the door to the room and went inside. However, before we see him run out of the room in disbelief, we see a misty fog float outside the hotel room and vanish before our own eyes. The frightened man then reports that the shower is on inside the bathroom, the furniture is turned upside down and the carpet is all torn.

Would you be scared in such a situation? I know I would be deeply scared, and despite being a ghost tour guide, I have never experienced anything like that. A couple of years ago, an elderly woman reported seeing what looked like a ghost in a downtown Saskatoon building. It turned out to be a mannequin

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On a local level, there is a wide range of spirits. One woman told me about a ghost in her apartment that used to tickle her feet and those of her partner when they were lying in bed, while another told me she once saw a Peeping Tom ghost watching her undress through a window.

More conservative ghosts could be found doing housework, pushing kids on swings in the backyard or just hanging out in the basement. And yes, we too have hotel ghosts in Saskatoon, but they remain a mystery.

Funny stories about a whole block that is said to be haunted, gargoyles in the strangest places and churches are also part of the lore. However, it is not just Saskatoon where ghosts wander. There are ghostly restaurants, disappearing cafes and other mysteries scattered throughout our province talked about in books, other tours and through various media.

Do you believe in ghosts?

(John Lynch runs the Saskatoon Haunted Hike, beginning every night at 9:30 p.m. in front of the Senator Hotel.

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and more. Tickets $10 each. Children under three are admitted at no charge. Doors open at 3 p.m., with the program beginning at 4 p.m. For tickets, call 306-612-4847, MAY 24 306-227-3218 or 306-262-2957.

Jon Bryant is a Halifax singer-songwriter who looms as a ***** Juno award candidate for his new album, Twenty SomeDinner with Mike Periera at the Canadian Football Officials thing, which went straight to the iTunes charts the first Association National Conference. Periera is a FOX Sports week. Saskatoon’s Kristan Couture opens. Show at 8 p.m. analyst and former VP Officiating for the NFL. The event will The Bassment, 202 4th Avenue North. Tickets - $20 for SJS be held at the Radisson Hotel. For tickets and informamembers, $25 for non-members. tion, visit www.sfoa.ca. Proceeds to Gordie Howe Sports Complex MAY 25

will be searching for special geocaches placed for the event. There are events within the main event — a Pancake Breakfast (GC6FQFR) and a midnight flash mob event (GC6FFZE).The event runs 24 hours. On May 28, there will be a windup barbecue for all cachers at Floral School. Bring a pot luck salad or dessert and your own drinks.

MAY 28

The Meadows Street Ball Hockey Tournament presented by Arbutus Properties. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The venue is the 600 block of Meadows Boulevard. The event is for novice (age 7-8) and atom (age 9-10) players. Free entry. Details at Amanda Rheaume is a Metis singer-songwriter based out MAY 24 www.MeadowsLiving.ca. of Ottawa and she’s touring in support of her fourth album, SOLE-stice Classic Saskatoon track and field meet, open ***** Holding Patterns. A 2014 release, Keep a Fire in the Rain, to kids from eight to 13. No fees will be charged and no Oliver Lodge Tea and Bake Sale. 2-4 p.m. Admission: free earned her a Canadian Folk Music award as Aboriginal artist equipment is needed. Register at Griffiths Stadium between will offering. Proceeds support programs and services for of the year. Show time is 8 p.m. The Bassment. Tickets 4:15 p.m. and 4:45 pm. Competition starts at 5 p.m. Three Lodge residents. Everyone welcome. $17 for SJS members, $22 for non-members. age categories will compete in long jump, ball throw, and ***** running events. The top three finishers in each event are MAY 26 MENSA is an international, non-profit society for people who invited to attend the SOLE-stice Classic Provincial Meet, score among the top two per cent of the general population Saskatchewan singer-songwriter Jeffrey Straker enjoyed June 18 in Saskatoon. on a standardized IQ test. A supervised IQ testing session is a 2013 experience with Saskatoon Symphony players ***** that he’s going to join a core of 12 players in an intimate being held at 2 p.m. The cost is $90, or $70 for students. If chamber orchestral concert setting. At an international level, Dedication and Unveiling of a Monument to the memory you are interested in attending this session, please call Tim of Founding President and Long-Serving Board Member Straker played in front of 20,000 at Chile’s Vina Del Mar at 306-242-7408 or email trf674@campus.usask.ca. of Cheshire Homes of Saskatoon . Where: at 2901 Louise song festival. Show time is 7:30 p.m. Broadway Theatre.

MAY 29 Street East, Saskatoon in front of House 1, renamed Dr. Tickets - $35.

The Friends of the Forestry Farm House present a walking John Owen House. Time: 6:15 p.m. ***** tour and open house from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The walking Jack Semple and Greg Lowe were once playing partners in MAY 24-29 tour begins at 2 p.m. at the Superintendent’s Residence (the a touring band, The Lincolns, out of Toronto., Now they’ve The NatureCity Festival offers dozens of exciting opportuni- big brick house). There is not cost for the tour. Refreshhooked up as an acoustic guitar duo, The Chess Club, and ties for people of all ages to learn about and experience the will play from the most recent album, Dualism. Show time is wild side of Saskatoon. Full details at www.wildaboutsas- ments are available by donation. For more information, please contact Peggy at 306-652-9801.

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Saskatchewan Friends of the Shevchenko FoundationSask. Express Musical Theatre Studio celebrates 16 years Saskatoon Chapter host the 19th annual fundraiswith a year-end production of music and dance at the ing and donor appreciation Event. Please join us Remai Arts Centre. May 28 at 7 p.m. and May 29 at 1 p.m. for an evening of entertainment, friendship and Adults $22 and children under 14 are $15. For tickets, FUNdraising for the foundation. Tickets $20 (adcontact Persephone Theatre box office at 306-384-7727. vance only.) For more information, please email: For more info, contact 306-477-5553 or saskexpressinfor@ shevchenkofriends@gmail.com or call 306-230-1131 gmail.com.

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JUNE 2 Joy of Vox Spring Concert with special guest Jeffery Straker. ***** A Parish Nursing Information Forum will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Elim Church (419 Slimmon Road) Tickets Resdeemer Lutheran Church (812 Preston Avenue) from 7 $15. at picatic.com/springJOV or at the Broadway Café. p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. This is an inter-church event and is open to anyone interested in exploring the role of the Church in health and healing. A panel will discuss the role of the Parish Nurse in the life and MAY 18 ministry of the congregation. For more information or to Caring for your parents: Having The Talk. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. register, contact p.nursing@sasktel.net. or 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Cliff Wright Library (Lakewood MAY 27 Civic Centre - 1635 McKercher Drive). According to recent An All-You-Can-Eat Varenyky (Perogy) Supper from 5 to 7 research, 70 per cent of family conversations about aging p.m. at the Ukrainian Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral Hall issues don’t occur until they are prompted by a health crisis or other emergency. There is no charge to attend the (919 -20th Street West) Prices are: Adults - $12, Children ages 5 to 9 - $6 and children 4 and under free. workshop. To register call Home Instead Senior Care at 306-931-4663.

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MAY 21 Punjabi Cultural Association of Saskatchewan Mela 2016.

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The Saskatoon and Area Geocaching Association will be hosting its annual SCAR-Saskatoon Cache and Release Event (GC6DDW6). Starting at 5:30 p.m. on May 27, cachers

Augustana/St. Tim’s Church (Seventh Street and Broadway Avenue) will be having a garage sale from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. on June 3 and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 4. Hot dogs and hamburgers will be available for sale.

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Junior Achievement of Saskatchewan Business Hall of Fame awards. TCU Place. Reception: 5:30 p.m., dinner and program at 6:30 p.m. Inductees: Shelley Brown and W. Brett Company Program, in addition to inducting local business Wilson. leaders into the Hall of Fame. For more information and Throughout the course of the evening awards will be tickets, visit www.bhofsask.ca.

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JUNE 18 Highway 60 Market from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the John Arcand Fiddle Fest Grounds. More than 100 tables, with artisans, crafts, homemade goods, second-hand items, home business products, antiques and collectibles. No admission charge. 10 kilometres southwest of Saskatoon on Pike Lake Highway 60. Call 306-382-0111 for more information or visit www.johnarcandfiddlefest.com.

JUNE 21-22 Zoomer Idol auditions. Zoomer Idol is a talent competition open to anyone 55 years and over. “If you are 55+ and can sing, dance, perform magic or comedy, read poetry or tell a great story – we are looking for you.” This year’s theme is Saskatoon’s Own Ed Sullivan Variety Show.

Auditions are June 21 and June 22 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Knox United Church (838 Spadina Crescent East). Those selected must be available to perform at Zoomer Idol 2016 held at TCU Place on Oct. 27.

Auditions can be booked by calling 306-652-2255. For more information, visit www.scoa.ca.

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The only differences were centred around climate control. Mind you, if I turned the heat up, the cabriolet did become toasty warm in a driver-oriented way. My feet were warm, I didn’t need gloves thanks to the heated steering wheel and my head was cool so that I stayed alert, wore a hat and was comfortable.

Next on the observation list is that the power-assisted seats, complete with seat heaters, were very comfortable for both driver and passenger. The back seat does suffer space-wise because it is a cabriolet and the top does have to go somewhere.

And it is a 2-series, which is a bit smaller than everything except the 1-series.

In the driver’s seat, my wife and I found different things that we really liked in the layout of instrument pod and the HVAC/ Stereo control layout. That liking extends to the often-maligned (by me) i-Drive computer control system. Each generation has evolved and become more user friendly to the point where I now give it a thumbs up for ease of use. The adjustability of the seat and the clarity of the instrument pod got a thumbs up as well.

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with two different engines. The 228i gets a twin scroll turbo, 2.0-litre four with variable valve timing and direct injection that requires premium fuel. Power output is 241 horsepower and 258 ft. lb. of torque.

The other engine is a 3.0-litre inline six with variable valve timing, direct injection and twin scroll turbos that puts out 322 horsepower and 330 ft. lb. of torque. This engine also has direct injection and requires premium fuel. The electronic engine management system on both engines does have knock sensors so that if you have to, you can use regular fuel for a short period of time, with a significant reduction in available power.

The only transmission used is the new 8-speed dual shift automatic. In this transmission, sixth gear is 1:1 which means seven and eight are overdriven. For those not familiar with a dual shift gearbox, the performance advantages of quick sharp shifts are a sideline to the improvements in fuel economy this gearbox provides over conventional automatics and manual gear boxes.

As a dual shift gearbox, the steering column does have flappy paddles and the requisite little fun button marked com-

fort, sport and sport-plus. There is also an economy setting, but I never tried that for more than as long as it took to find a different setting. The comfort setting did the job for roughly 85 per cent of my driving.

Sport took care of roughly 10 per cent and sport-plus the last five per cent. How much of my driving was by myself, you ask?

About 15 per cent.

This car worries me because I like it and it puts a grin on Harry’s (BEMA Saskatoon Sales) face. The grin on my face is to be expected, but when the Stuffy Boring Accountant wants to know “how much?”, Harry’s grin gets bigger.

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am not certain of which of the three models of the 2-series BMW cabriolet (convertible) I drove.

I hope it was the M235 with x-Drive.

Why didn’t I know, you ask? Well, I guess I was having too much fun to look at the tail of the car where the badge is. And since I couldn’t get it to drift about with the electronic controls turned off, I figured it was equipped with BMW’s x-Drive.

That is what happens when you have way too much fun in a car. The grin on your face interferes with your brain.

Even if it was “only” the 228i, the cabriolet I drove still provided more fun than any BMW I’ve driven in a long time. And that includes my previous favourite, the 4-series coupe.

This cabriolet was not a retractAutozone able hardtop, but an old-fashioned soft top with a liner in in it. The rear window is glass and has an electric heater in it. I have no idea if the top is easy to clean since it was only up at night. Once dry, it folded up in about 35 seconds.

What I did require every time the top was down was the factory supplied wind blocker — this is Saskatchewan after all.

With the wind blocker in place and the side windows up, it was as calm in the passenger compartment SS051601 James as it was in the coupe.

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