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Focused on the NFL

Brett Boyko plans to do some heavy lifting for the San Diego Chargers this season. (Photo by Keenan Sorokan) Keenan Sorokan Saskatoon Express rett Boyko runs in the morning, works out for two and a half hours at the gym and then throws some punches in the boxing ring after that.

That kind of physical commitment is what it takes to play in the National Football League (NFL). Boyko has a chance to become the first person from Saskatoon to play in a regular-season game.

Boyko, 24, joined the San Diego Chargers after signing a contract on June 2. Only three people from Saskatchewan — Arnie Weinmeister, Reuben Mayes and current Seattle Seahawks punter Jon Ryan — have played in the league.

Boyko got a taste of the NFL last season from his spot on the Philadelphia Eagles practice roster. He was released in the off-season when the team made sweeping

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“I was probably five years old when I said I wanted to be a football player,” Boyko said during a recent interview. “The dream growing up was to play quarterback.”

He played the position in high school at St. Joseph, as well as defensive tackle on the other side of the ball. How many players have ever had that combination? Looking at him now — at 6-foot-6 and 310 pounds — it is hard to imagine him lining up behind centre.

Indeed, there were suitors waiting for him to graduate from high school; but they had a different position in mind.

First courted by the University of Calgary Dinos and University of Regina Rams, Boyko decided to compile a highlight video and send it out. Maybe there was more

interest out there from south of the border, he thought.

When a call from the University of Iowa came, he realized a path in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) was possible. The tape wasn’t compiled until January after his senior football season, limiting his selection of the top-tier schools in the United States. Some of those programs were vying for his services in the form of walk-on, but the expenses were too high.

Then scholarship offers began to come in from Montana State, Eastern Washington and University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

Boyko was leaning heavily towards Montana State before ultimately being won over by the UNLV Rebels.

“It’s busy,” he said of the recruiting process. “They are trying to show you as much as they can in a day and sell their school

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Thankfully mine kind of worked out.”

Boyko wasn’t being viewed as a quarterback or a defensive end. Recruiters saw him as an offensive lineman.

“When I started playing O-line, I was probably the worst football player I could ever imagine,” he said with a laugh. “I remember telling my parents ‘I’ve never sucked at sports as much as I do right now.’”

Boyko went on to have a stellar 2011 campaign, earning Freshman All-American honours. His 2012 season was limited to just four games due to a meniscus tear. As he was preparing to return, he tore his ACL. He went on to another great season in 2014 in which he allowed only one sack, but was injured in his final college football game when an opponent wrenched his arm at the end of a play. “(It was) the cheapest play I’ve ever seen,” Boyko said in a post-game interview with the Las Vegas Sun. The injury forced him to withdraw him from the East-West Shrine Game, an all-star game of sorts, which allows scouts from across the NFL to measure top prospects prior to the draft.

Injury or not, the NFL Scouting Combine beckoned.

Boyko landed in Indianapolis in February 2015 for the combine, a week-long event where scouts and coaches evaluate college players. His elbow was still bothering him.

“The medical (at the combine) is very extensive. I went in there feeling pretty healthy. It hurt me a lot to run, it hurt me a lot to do everything, but it was manageable at that point. They make sure they check out the investment. They were yanking, pulling, doing all sorts of things and it ended up reinjuring my elbow.”

Not wanting to pull out of the combine completely, Boyko wasn’t able to give a quality showing to scouts, ultimately hurting his value come draft day.

The draft ended without Boyko hearing his name. It was tough watching opponents appear on the draft stage, he said.

“There are times you’re watching the draft and thinking, ‘How does that guy get picked over me?’ It’s just the nature of the business.”

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henever I think about ***** Blaine Knoll, my It was great seeing Darlene head hurts. I mean Buyck last week. We featured that in a good way, if that is Darlene in the paper three possible. years ago. We thought it was Please let me try to explain. cool that she was a biker granFrom 1953 to 1994, the top ny, who took long trips, often players in the Canadian Football alone. She is one of the favouLeague — and players at other rite people I have met since the levels — received Schenley Express was launched. awards. In my life, Blaine is Darlene made her first trek synonymous with Schenley’s to Sturgis in 1959. It wasn’t Editor sponsorship of the awards. the commercial event it is Blaine, an outstanding now. During subsequent visits, multi-sport athlete and multi-sport coach, Darlene said it was a big deal when portawas the third baseman for the Saskatoon potties appeared on the site.

Merchants in the late 1960s when I was a Darlene reminded me of something bat boy for team. Blaine wore a big ring I wrote about her in a column back in which we called his Schenley. I think I 2013. Darlene, by her own admission, still have lumps on my head from all the likes to talk. Her stories are interesting times he gave me noogies with it. and endless. Anyway, I wrote that Darlene Blaine often big-brothered me on Mer- “could talk a tattoo off a Hell’s Angel.” I chants road trips in those days. My memo- am happy she found it amusing. You don’t ry isn’t perfect – after all it was darn near want to PO a biker granny.

50 years ago – but I seem to recall room***** ing with Blaine and Bob Bentley in Havre, I follow George Sherstobetov (@ Montana, and waking up in the night with Big_G_09) on Twitter. Through the many the two ends of my cot squished together. photos he posts, I became fascinated by I was a cot sandwich. Blaine played a the number of events George attends with huge role on the Merchants team that won his son, Jace Ryder. There are sporting the Canadian championship in 1969. events and festivals in Saskatoon, as well Blaine coached football at Evan Hardy as trips to sporting events and festivals for 17 years and coached the Hilltops for outside of the city. They just returned from four seasons in the 1980s. With the team the Sturgis motorcycle rally. about to celebrate its 70th anniversary, I tweeted George one day and said it Ned Powers thought Blaine would be a would be nice to get together and chat. It great choice for a profile. was great meeting him and being able to Ned said Blaine told him so many great feature somebody from my little world of stories that space won’t permit him to tell Twitter. the majority of them. For example, Blaine When readers see the photo on Page played a baseball game against the legend- 16, I’m guessing many will say, “I’ve seen ary Satchel Paige. He hit a home run off them.” a reIief pitcher in the game. If I could go ***** back in time, watching Paige pitch would TICKETS be on my list of stops. (Note: not on my Want an exclusive chance to see Music list is going to a movie with Abe Lincoln.) for the Gut, the annual benefit concert for Blaine was a good enough football player Crohn’s and Colitis Canada featuring 53 to be invited to the Saskatchewan Riders amazing local musicians and performcamp. The call came from legendary general ers? Email musicforthegut@hotmail.com manager Ken Preston. Instead of accepting to enter the draw for two sets of tickets. the invite, Blaine began his teaching career. Please put FOR THE GUT in the subject Had he gone on to the CFL, who knows? line. The tickets are for either the Aug. 25 Maybe he would have won a Schenley. or Aug. 27 show.

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Ned Powers Saskatoon Express n the 17 years that Blaine Knoll was head coach of the Evan Hardy football team, it reached a highly respected level in Saskatoon high school football history.

The Souls reached the city final 15 times, won the city championship 11 times and capped off their performances with four provincial championships, including a rather sensational stretch of three in a row from 1977 through 1979.

The influence of Knoll and his associates extended well beyond, providing talent to the Saskatoon Hilltops, the University of Saskatchewan and the Canadian Football League.

“The last time I counted, we had 13 or 14 of our high school graduates go into professional sports, most of them into the CFL,” Knoll said. “Another was Brian Skrudland, who went into the National Hockey League for a long career.

“John Mooney, who was on my staff all those years, and I still get together and we remind ourselves how lucky we were to be put in such a position. When I went to Evan Hardy in the fall of 1966, it was virtually a new school. The year before, John started a senior team without any Grade 12 students and they played an exhibition series.

“We were in a rapidly growing area of Saskatoon and we were blessed with families whose sons were athletically inclined. Some families just kept feeding the program.”

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He played for Ed Magis, a one-time Notre Dame Hound, and because of smaller school populations, he played six-man, eight-man and nine-man football in successive years. Once, Yorkton beat Kamsack 36-0 and Knoll scored every touchdown.

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young men a chance to get involved in sport.

“I saw Bob Molle as a Grade 9 student in the hall and I asked what it would take for him to show an interest in wrestling. I offered him a milkshake and he accepted. The next day, he was training with the wrestlers.

The rest is history. Bob won a silver medal in the super heavyweight category at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

“I knew Gary Goplen had a background in speed skating. Again I saw him the halls and he looked like a good physical fit for a weight division where I didn’t have any depth. I asked, he joined and he eventually won a provincial championship.

“I saw Tony Gagnon playing intramural floor hockey in the gym one day at noon.

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Larry Wruck, who became an outstanding linebacker with the Edmonton Eskimos, followed three brothers who had been at Hardy before him. Mike Anderson, the super centre with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, was the middle one of three brothers who played for Hardy.

Three Redl brothers played at Hardy and two of them, Doug and Scott, went to the CFL. Bob Molle, who won two Grey Cups with Winnipeg, also came from an athletic family, as did Seth Adams and his brothers, Brett and Gregg. Marshall Toner had a sixyear stint with Calgary Stampeders. The list of graduates is imposing.

While conducting physical education classes and coaching primarily football and wrestling, Knoll had a rare knack of giving

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(Continued from page 3) e came to the University of Saskatchewan as a 165-pound fullback and played three years for Bill Bolonchuk and one for Ross Hetherington.

With an education degree in hand, and having served an internship at Evan Hardy, that’s where he signed up. He temporarily thought of a tryout offer from Ken Preston with the Saskatchewan Roughriders but opted to start teaching as soon as possible.

“Bob Arn was the principal at Evan Hardy and found good dedicated coaches when he was looking for staff. It didn’t hurt either that John Mooney and Al Ledingham saw what I did during internship and they recommended me.”

Another important chapter in Knoll’s life occurred when he became offensive coordinator for Don Mantyka with the Hilltops in 1980 and then became head coach for the next four.

Knoll’s Hilltops could never quite overcome the Regina Rams at playoff time. In three of the years, the Hilltops loss the finals by four points in each game.

“One time in Saskatoon, the Rams were looking at a third-and-12 situation when a pass interference call gave them a new life and they went on to score. Another time in Regina, we were second and short on Regina’s eight-yard line when an official, on the far side of the field, called us for holding.

That cost us the touchdown we needed for victory.”

Knoll said years later, “I try to accept that referees’ decisions are part of a game that coaches try to accept and live with. But the call in Regina took the victory away from 40 players who deserved to be champions that day.”

Happiness with the Hilltops involved two of his Hardy graduates. Running back Danny Servetnyk was chosen as the winner of the AS082216Aaron Schenley award as most valuable in Cana-

dian junior football player in 1981. Wruck was chosen as the Schenley winner as best defensive player in the country in 1982.

“They were terrific athletes. Danny was very intelligent, possessed a great athletic sense, and even though he set high expectations for himself, he was always the ultimate team player. Larry was, in terms of a skill set, the best football player I ever had. He was a wonderful, quiet young man off the field but was aggressive and tenacious on the field.”

After a fourth season as head coach of the Hilltops, Knoll stepped down.

“I’m thankful I took the opportunity to be their coach. I have always had a lot of respect for their tradition. It was truly a great organization, with great players, executives and volunteers. While I was there, the players collectively played for each other, not as individuals. And they stuck together, showed courage and heart and you couldn’t ask for anything more than that.

“In the end, I was still committed to teaching, my wife Judy was still teaching and we had two young ones at home. I’d go look at Hilltop films first thing in the morning, practice after supper, and the kids were always in bed when I got home. “ Knoll took on administrative roles with the public school system before retiring in 1996.

Today, he tries to get out for golf once or twice a week, playing with a collection of 14 or 15 men who were among his teammates when he played old timers hockey from 1979 until 2002. Judy is golfing, too, and scored a hole-in-one on the seventh hole at Riverside on Aug. 17.

He and his wife also watch the careers of Jordi, who teaches and coaches basketball and volleyball at Montgomery elementary school, and Mark, who is a human resources officer with the Saskatoon Health Region, as well lending hands with five grandchildren.

The Saskatoon Hilltops unveiled the renderings for the new clubhouse set to open next season.

Hilltops unveil new clubhouse plans

Keenan Sorokan Saskatoon Express he Saskatoon Hilltops are kicking off their 70th year with a new clubhouse capital campaign project. The team unveiled plans last week for a new $3.2 million clubhouse that will replace the current 66-year-old facility.

The new 10,000-square-foot building will be built to the south of the existing clubhouse on Kilburn Avenue and will house film rooms, a locker room, a trainer’s room, equipment room, washrooms and coaches’ offices.

With construction set to begin in the fall, the team is expecting the facility to be open for the 2017 season.

Jeff Yausie, Hilltops defensive co-ordinator and director of Football Saskatchewan, is eager for the long-overdue update.

“We’re excited. We’re pretty good at a lot of things; we win a lot of football games,” he said against a backdrop of the team’s 18 national championship plaques.

“Our clubhouse is no longer a first-rate clubhouse.”

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“There are a lot of alumni that have played, and learned, and grown up, and become prominent leaders and business people. We need this, so it’s time to step up.”

Project manager Al Gibb isn’t expecting a huge involvement from the city, which put $10 million into the Saskatoon Minor Football Field.

“We are more looking at the alumni to help in this situation,” Gibb said.

In 1950, the Hilltops had a coaching staff of three and a roster of 30. Today, they have eight coaches and 80 players. Touring the facility, coach Tom Sargeant was quick to point out the age of the locker room.

The players’ benches were taken from an old McDonalds. With only limited room, players at the end of the row are forced to sit on chairs that might be older than the plastic benches. Attention was also steered towards the bathroom, where 80 players have to share one toilet and two urinals.

Gibb praised current players’ reaction to the aging clubhouse.

“The kids don’t seem to care. They are more about what we do on the field.”

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I’m sure it hasn’t escaped But let’s not begin with the your notice that there are some downside. May I first conawfully fine-looking crops gratulate you on the specaround here, although a lot of tacular bounty of the sumfarmers are worrying about mer, although there are some their pulse crops. Lentils don’t unusual features to this year’s like this much rain, you know.

Columnist cornucopia.

They get fungal diseases. That’s You kind of got started a really quite bad for yield. little early this year on the growing season.

That being said, some other crops are May was ridiculous — warm, even hot; also sitting in some water, and I don’t dry, and a little scary; and a bizarre if think they are really pleased, either. Allow welcome kickstart to getting the crops and me to quote the provincial ag ministry’s gardens in. crop report: “Continuous rain has caused At our house, we’ve already made a haying and harvest delays.” See? It’s not couple of litres of tomato sauce. Usually, just me complaining. we’re still watching our green fruits turn I don’t know if you realize this, but it’s orange and light red. The wild blueberry really important that that crop comes off. plants at the lake, I am told, are producing Let me explain. copiously and peaking early. Naturally, I The Saskatchewan economy is having am not there. There better be some left for its ups and downs right now, but mostly me, or you’re getting another letter. its downs. Oil is really important here, and The raspberries are already done, and the price has been down for a long time. It have been waning for some time. They had a nice little bounce last week, but not were delicious, and we did manage to enough to fire things up. Potash prices are freeze a few bags full. Yes sir, yes sir. also down. Uranium prices are too. The I ate the finest green beans I have ever, federal government has promised us some ever had in my entire life. I purchased infrastructure money, but I gather Finance them last weekend at the Saskatoon Farm- Minister Bill Morneau thinks it could still ers’ Market. They were the freshest, tenbe months away from landing. derest, most delicious things ever. So thank Our regional economic development you (and the market farmer) for that gift. authority asked business folks in an Shifting from the compliments, though, email survey how they feel about the I have a favour to ask. economy. The outcome wasn’t too good.

You know better than anyone that it has Fifty-three per cent of respondents said been raining quite a bit lately. We, here they were somewhat or very concerned.

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Crops are looking bountiful but most don’t need any more rain.

(Photo by Sandy Hutchinson) See? It’s not just me.

On the bright side, manufacturing sales did rebound in June, by 4.3 per cent from May, to $1.22 billion. New vehicle sales rose a bit, as well. And single family home listings are starting to stabilize after two years of soaring, which is bringing some sanity back into the market.

Overall, though, I’d say we are not in the best shape. Crime is up (and yes, that’s related to all this economic news), and that’s causing a lot of problems, too.

The point is, we could really use some big, good news. And the only big, good news I see on the horizon is the potential in that aforementioned crop.

So, back to the favour I mentioned earlier. Do you think you could just send us a few weeks of really, really good weather?

Not too hot, not too wet, but just right? I know it’s kind of a Goldilocks request, but

I honestly think we, here in Saskatchewan, deserve at least a taste of the perfect bowl of economic oats.

After all, our food doesn’t just benefit us; it feeds people all over the world. It’s good stuff, Mother.

So could you turn off the hose, please, just for a little while? Lots of people will love you for it, and that’s the greatest reward. Right?

Sincerely, Joanne P.S. Did you have anything to do with Brad Trost announcing he was running for the leadership of the Conservative Party on an anti-abortion platform? And at the same time being away on holiday on the other side of the world? No? OK . . . I guess you’re off the hook on that . . . interesting decision.

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My name should be The Situation I thank the Creator for the on my own. This is where the kindness of people, sometimes kindness of strangers would complete strangers. come in.

On a recent trip to SasThe other thing I noticed is katoon, I found myself in a that in most stores, cafes and situation, which is the story of businesses, counters are too my life. high. I found myself not being I’m not sure if the televiserved more than a few times sion show Jersey Shore is still because the clerks couldn’t see on, but there was a man on the me. I felt like a small kid trying show who was nicknamed The to get the teacher’s attention by Situation. Throughout most of raising my arm. It was frustratmy life I have found myself in ing.

Columnist many situations, sometimes in I ended up taking a Greylife or death situations. That has hound bus to get back home. been the case so often that I’m thinking of Starting with the Saskatchewan Transchanging my Indian name to The Situaportation Corporation, people stepped up tion. to help me. I felt embarrassed, but I truly During my trip to Toon Town, I needed need help to get on and off the bus. To top to use a wheelchair. A person doesn’t it all off, I was on medication which left realize how hard it is to be in a wheelchair me dozing off and not knowing exactly until a person is required to be in one. For where I was. I finally made it home only the most part, Saskatoon is wheelchair to realize I had dropped my wallet on the friendly. However, there is a lot to be bus. done. Most of downtown has sidewalks By the time I found out I didn’t have that make it relatively easy to cross the my wallet, the bus was already on the street. But that is not always the case, and highway. “How much more bad luck could this is where the kindness of others comes a person have?” I asked myself. Normally into play.

I don’t travel with all my identification, I can say more than 90 per cent of but since I was on a holiday I decided to strangers would help me get onto the side- take everything with me, including my walks, with the other 10 per cent walking birth certificate. I didn’t have a single by. It’s those same 10 per cent who looked piece of ID and didn’t have a clue where down at me as if to suggest I should sim- to start. ply get up and start walking.

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(Continued from page 1) ll was not lost. As the draft ended, his agent started fielding calls.

Eight teams were interested in bringing him in as a free agent. After whittling the list down to Houston and Philadelphia, Boyko decided to attend the Eagles’ camp.

“It was honestly like getting recruited again,” he said of the process of penning his first ever pro-football contract. “It was a surreal experience. It was still hard to believe even after the draft and it’s something that I’ll never forget.”

So there he was — a prairie kid from Saskatoon— suiting up at an NFL training camp. Just five years earlier, he had never played a down at offensive tackle.

As training camp went on, Boyko started to experience the hardships of an NFL training camp.

“It’s a grind. They’re men. Bigger, faster, stronger, and can make you look silly if they want to.”

It was the same during pre-season.

Boyko’s playing time became reduced as the established pros started to assert themselves. Boyko knew what was looming by the last few days of preparation.

“Once I didn’t play in that fourth game, I knew I was going to get released.”

Boyko was right. The Eagles released him, only to re-sign him days later to the practice squad, made up of 10 players not on the active roster.

On the squad, said Boyko, “your job is to practice and prepare. We would have to do an individual report. You’d have to stand up in front of the guys (active roster DC082257 Darlene

players) and tell them what to expect on third and long, third and short.”

Boyko has nothing but the utmost respect and admiration for former Eagles coach Chip Kelly, who is now with the San Francisco 49ers.

“He made sure we felt like we were part of the team 100 per cent. We travelled; we did absolutely everything, which is rare for practice squad guys.

“The season went by really fast. It’s like you’re a backup.”

At the end of the season, the Eagles signed Boyko to a two-year deal to put his mind at ease — or so he thought.

But as the off-season rolled on, changes within the organization would spell the end of Boyko’s time with the Eagles. A new Brett Boyko takes a break during a workout (Photo by Keenan Sorokan) general manager and head coach meant a new direction and, with that, new players.

“When I got released it was close to the “I was kind of nervous about last year.

“When you get cut you are kind of start of CFL camp. It was close to decision Being the new guy, you don’t really know down in the dumps a bit,” said Boyko. time and I kind of wanted to wait on my what to expect. I’m still the new guy, but options as best as I could.” at least I have a year under my belt of WEIGHING HIS OPTIONS To compare financials, top CFL picks playing in the NFL.” As this summer approached, Boyko in Boyko’s draft year were making around Boyko relishes the comforts of Saskadidn’t know where he would play. He $100,000, while NFL practice roster play- toon every off-season. hadn’t played a meaningful down of foot- ers could earn no less than $6,600 per “One thing I know about football is ball since his time at UNLV. week, far surpassing the top wages of the you’re uncomfortable a lot. I had one Being a Canadian offensive lineman CFL’s best young stars. coach tell me once, ‘the goal of a football — a position highly coveted in the CFL Boyko was relieved to get the call from player is to try and make the uncomfort— Boyko was selected by the B.C. Lions his agent about the Chargers’ interest in able as comfortable as possible.’” in the 2015 CFL draft in the second round. him. On June 1, he received the phone Boyko is proud of his beginnings and He was the top-ranked prospect throughout call at noon while working out at Ignite would relish the opportunity to bring pride his senior year, but CFL teams feared he Athletic Conditioning. By 3 p.m., he was to his province. would play in the NFL. on a plane to San Diego.

“A guy from Saskatchewan may not Despite having a near-guarantee of After a few workouts and mini-camp, have the best opportunity, but hard work playing time should he join the Lions, Boyko became comfortable with the Char- pays off. Don’t be scared of your dream.

Boyko wasn’t ready to give up on his NFL gers organization and is ready to show his I’d definitely be happy to put Saskatchdream. worth. ewan on the map one more time.”

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some unkind comments on his ntil a week ago, “six comeback attempt, his particiof one, a half dozen of pation in this election may help another” pretty much focus public discourse on civic summed up our fall mayoralty spending. The camps supporting election. It looked like a twoAtchison do not welcome his horse race between Mayor Don involvement as they think he Atchison and Coun. Charlie may drain voter support from Clark. Then mayor emeritus their candidate — and they may Henry Dayday galloped onto be right given the recent polling the field and more recently published in The StarPhoenix Kelley Moore, a potential dark indicated Dayday had 15 per horse. It may not be the KenColumnist cent of the decided vote at the tucky Derby, but it will be race. time of polling.

With the exception of a few About a week ago, Kelley Moore faux pas, over his 13 years as mayor, I think Atchison has been a reasonable am- entered the race. Her profile states she has experience in small business, working bassador for Saskatoon. He has probably been the most visible mayor we have ever with government and was a former City of Saskatoon planner. She wants to put had in that he attends almost all events, the “public” back in public service. Her large or small. He knows the political landscape and he undoubtedly has an ex- former employment at City Hall gives her pansive rolodex file connecting him to the some understanding on how civic government works. powers that be.

However, there are voters who believe Clark has served on council for 10 you need to have some experience on years. He is neither stellar nor lacklustre council before reaching for the golden ring and successfully avoids all political doo doo. I’m not quite sure why Clark is chal- and it will be an uphill climb to convince lenging Atchison’s leadership as they went them otherwise. Personally, I don’t think forward together, hand-in-hand, on pretty you need the council experience — you much everything that has transpired over just need to be reasonably bright and exercise some common sense. Case in the decade. Although Clark has become point would be Calgary’s popular mayor, more visible at events over that last year, Naheed Nenshi, who won his election in he gets less recognition as a councillor 2010 without first serving on council, and than a mayor does and cannot compete went on to win re-election in 2013 with with Atchison for visibility.

Both Atchison and Clark have support- 73.6 per cent of the popular vote. Besides, ed the extravagant capital spending on the I think back to councillors who served for years and still weren’t qualified to run for new art gallery, although Clark currently mayor. Alas, the camps supporting Clark sits on the gallery board that promotes are beating Moore up on social media ever-increasing and excessive operating because they think she will drain voter costs. However, both have voted for the support from their candidate. All is fair in spending. love, war and politics.

Both serve on the police commission In checking out candidate websites for and facilitated the construction of our glorified police station and its ever-increasing platform highlights, all four are touting “back to basics” in one form or another. operating budget. The only difference between the two on this issue is that Clark Atchison and Clark have a bit of a credwants to expand the commission and turn ibility problem on this issue, given their past performances. Dayday gets points here it over to community appointees, while Atchison wants to keep it under the control as he has all along voiced this mantra and Moore can’t be challenged on this issue. of council.

On the previously referred-to polling, Both have supported massive capital factoring in the margin of error, Atchison spending, debt creation and large tax increases. Then again, for the best part, so and Clark were tied for voter support, and Dayday had 15 per cent, leaving about have the rest of council.

Atchison is decisive and tends to trudge 26 per cent of undecided voters up for forward on issues regardless of community grabs. Perhaps those electors, coupled with the “anybody but” voters, will think opposition. Clark tends to want to consult maybe it is time to sweep out the same old and garner community input and at times appears dithering. The best example of this tired way of doing business and vote for change. Moore could be a dark horse. is, when responding to a public outcry on Running a mayoral race is not cheap, council spending $18 million on outside consultants, Atchison defended the expendi- so Atchison and Clark will have an edge tures and Clark wanted to hire a consultant on Dayday and Moore, because they have to advise council as to whether the city was been actively fundraising since spring and their campaign coffers will be full. Atchispending too much on consultants. son and Clark also have an advantage, in From my perspective, the only sigthat over the years they had access to their nificant difference between the two is tax-funded communications allowances to that Atchison appears to be lukewarm on biking infrastructure and Clark is gung-ho promote themselves.

The big donor money has already been on it. As to political ideology, Atchison is viewed as a right-wing politico and Clark given, so Dayday and Moore will have to rely on the generosity of members of the looks for support from those espousing public that want to level the playing field left-wing viewpoints.

But we are not without choice because and encourage citizen involvement in civic politics by donating smaller sums to their former mayor Henry Dayday is lined up ready to serve again. His campaign is pri- campaigns.

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By Shannon Boklaschuk popular homegrown variety show has raised more than $53,300 for Crohn’s and Colitis Canada over the last five years – including more than $20,000 in 2015 alone.

Now in its sixth year, Music for the Gut is set to take place on Aug. 25 and Aug. 27 at Cornerstone Church, located at 315 Lenore Dr. Dozens of talented musicians will perform during the two different concerts, including Jay Semko, Gerard Weber, Bryan Allen, Sophie McBean, Silas Friesen, Stephen Maguire, Yuli Chen, William Boan, Jared Tehse, Cassandra Stinn and many more. In total, more than 100 people are involved in this year’s fundraiser – including 53 performers and 49 volunteer crew members.

“The concerts are joyous,” said Jamey Hughton, Music for the Gut’s master of ceremonies and the president of the Saskatoon chapter of Crohn’s and Colitis Canada. “The power of the music and the importance of the cause unites people in a very special way.”

The concert series was founded in 2011

by Hughton’s brother, baritone singer and voice teacher Jordie Hughton, who continues to serves as Music for the Gut’s artistic director. The money raised by Music for the Gut is provided to Crohn’s and Colitis Canada (CCC), a national charity that is focused on finding cures for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis and on improving the lives of people affected by inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Raising money and awareness is very important to the Hughton family, since three of the four family members live with IBD. Jamey and Jordie’s mother, Music for the Gut concert producer Tara Hughton, was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in her early 30s. Jamey was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in 1997, while Jordie was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2010. Jamey and Jordie’s father and Tara’s husband, Basil Hughton, also participates in Music for the Gut by serving as the house manager.

Valerie Favreau, a Saskatoon elementary school teacher who was born and raised in Aberdeen, is one of the more than 50 Music for the Gut performers. In an email interview

with the Saskatoon Express, she talked about her participation in the fundraiser.

Saskatoon Express: Why did you become involved with Music for the Gut? Valerie Favreau: About three years ago I decided I wanted to get more involved in singing, but I had developed some fears around performing in front of others. I was determined to get over these fears and nerves, and so I signed up for some vocal lessons at the Saskatoon Academy of Music.

They assigned me to Jordie Hughton. When I met Jordie I told him about these fears and he right away was encouraging me to sing in as many things as possible despite my resistance. I used to say, in a complete state of panic before a performance, “Are you sure I should be doing this? This is like going into a lion’s cage; I don’t think I’m ready!” He would laugh and encourage me on and, if I happened to bomb that one performance, he came back with another one for me to do.

We’d practice and I’d try again.

He has really pushed me to get out of my comfort zone, overcome fears, set goals and go for them. He is truly an amazing vocal coach, so supportive of all his students. He really goes beyond just teaching basic theory.

After working with Jordie for a bit, our connection to Crohn’s and colitis came out during a conversation. Crohn’s and colitis (are diseases that hit) very close to home for me, so naturally it felt right to get involved in something that combined my passion for music with finding a cure for a disease I grew up watching affect the lives of those around me.

And it was another opportunity to jump into the lion’s cage!

Saskatoon Express: How has the experience been for you?

Valerie Favreau: Being a part of Music for the Gut has honestly just been so much fun! We spend a lot of our practices laughing and joking around. We’re really just an easygoing, laidback group of people who love to sing. Everyone is very welcoming, encouraging and supportive of each other as we learn new songs and solo parts. When someone hits a high note perfectly or rocks out a sick adlib or harmony, they are cheering you on – and, if you’re struggling to learn

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Valerie Favreau: This is my second year volunteering. I will be singing with the choir.

I will also be singing Flashlight by Jessie J with two other lovely ladies, Colby McLean and Stacey Pocha, on the Thursday, Aug. 25 show. I will also be doing At Last by Etta James with Nicola Classen on the Saturday, Aug. 27 show. I will also be giving a short five-minute speech sharing some things I’ve learned about Crohn’s and colitis during a set change.

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Third Avenue Church tops list of city’s treasures

Question: Is it conceivable Mayor Atchison: There is we could lose Third Avenue a lot of history to this question.

United Church?

When the review of the develMayor Atchison: I believe opment of the Blairmore Suburthe building will become a ban Centre occurred, the issue designated heritage site. If the of adding an access through owner does not wish to have Parkridge was examined. The that designation, he can appeal Parkridge community was to the province asking for it not divided. The main concerns to be designated. It is on a holdfrom those opposed related to ing designation right now. There a potential increase in traffic may be some caveats the owner through the neighbourhood, will want in place. I would be Ask the Mayor as people would use this as a hard pressed to find anyone who shortcut to the suburban centre. would not want it to be a heriAfter consultation, the decision tage site. Let me put it this way: if there is was made not to provide access through a building in the City of Saskatoon that is Parkridge to the Suburban Centre. worthy of being a historical building, Third The issue was addressed again when Avenue United Church is it. additional residential lots on the northwest Question: On the corner of 22nd corner of the Parkridge neighbourhood Street and Confederation Drive — in were developed in 2013. At that time, front of the Tim Hortons — there is neighbours spoke out for and against addialways a huge puddle after a rain. The tional access. Again, the plan was adopted puddle is right where the crosswalk is. without additional access.

Persons in wheelchairs, those pushing The question of providing an access strollers, cyclists and walkers all have from Parkridge to Blairmore Suburban to go through the puddle to access the Centre arises from time to time and as sidewalk. A makeshift trench was dug recently as May this year. The issue was a couple of years ago, but that did not raised at a neighbourhood traffic review alleviate the problem. Can something be meeting for the neighborhood. done about this?

Question: Can you provide an update Mayor Atchison: I understand exactly on the work being done at Central Avwhat the reader is saying about these low enue and Attridge Drive? areas. The administration tells me they Mayor Atchison: Crews are working will send someone out to take a look and from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. to make improveretrench the drainage swale into the ditch. ments to the intersection and roadways.

According to the administration, that is all This improvement is part of the muchthat can be done right now. Perhaps in the larger Parkway Commuter Bridge project future, we will need to have engineering which will hook onto McOrmond Road look at that intersection to see if more can and Central Avenue. It will give better be done to keep this from happening. east-west access to people in Silverspring, Question: Can a road be put in so Willowgrove, Evergreen and the entire that people living in Parkridge do not northeast of Saskatoon. have to drive all around McCormack As Brighton continues to develop, Road to Diefenbaker Drive to 22nd residents there will be able to use McOrStreet to access the Blairmore shopping mond and the Parkway Bridge to access area? north Saskatoon. The Parkway Bridge/ DC082209 Darlene

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Traffic Bridge project includes the two bridges, the extension to McOrmond Drive and Central Avenue and a series of sound attenuation walls as well.

It is a massive project with the federal government investing $66 million and the province investing $50 million. The total cost of the project is $253 million. It is scheduled to open in the fall of 2018.

If you are interesting in seeing videos or watching the work you can check out the Graham Commuter Partners website, http://www.grahamcommuterpartners.ca/ photos_videos.html Mayor’s Clarification: In the Aug. 1 edition of the Saska-

toon Express, there was a question about painted crosswalks downtown and who was paying for them. The cost of the art work is paid for by parking meter revenue collected by the City of Saskatoon. The member businesses of Downtown Saskatoon, known as DTNYXE, are not paying for the crosswalk art directly.

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Vote splitting could decide race for mayor

n just over two months indicating Atchison would you will vote for your next be their second choice. In Saskatoon city councillor hindsight, had Dayday stayed and mayor. in the race in 2012, he might Who cares, right? have snagged just enough Not I, as I desperately cling of Atchison’s votes to thrust to these last weeks of summer Wolf into the mayoral seat. holidays. Candidates, howToday, both Dayday and ever, are lining up for the opAtchison could be considportunity to serve you at City ered your more conservative, Hall, and there’s no doubt business-friendly candidates. they’ll be lining up on your Dayday could definitely pull Columnist doorstep after the September some of Atchison’s senior long weekend, when real life vote. A recent StarPhoenix kicks us right in the butt, and back into poll showed Dayday garnering a surprisreality. ing 15 per cent, which very well could OK, maybe I care a little. I care be votes that would otherwise go to enough, anyway, to write this one preAtchison. However, despite Dayday’s election column on a topic that you will numbers, the same poll still showed hear much about during the course of Atchison in first place with 29 per cent.

Saskatoon Votes 2016: vote splitting.

Clark, who has attended every NDP Vote splitting is an unfortunate byconvention I’ve ever covered, rides on product of a vibrant, healthy democracy, the left wing, though he’s recently made occurring when a gaggle of candidates (a inroads down the centre. Moore, marflock of candidates?) appears on one bal- ried to longtime Saskatoon activist and lot. Three is bad, four and up is worse. twice-failed mayoral candidate Lenore Kelley Moore’s entrance into the race Swystun, is attempting to position last week brings the total number of can- herself as centre-right, but sits firmly on didates for our city’s next mayor to four: the left. She will now split that vote with Moore, Charlie Clark, Don Atchison and Clark, leaving them both to battle it out Henry Dayday. this fall . . . for second and third place Four candidates on the ballot means behind Atchison. the next mayor of Saskatoon only needs Dayday may drag Atchison down a to secure 28 per cent of the vote on Oct. bit, but not as much as Moore, undoubt28 to win — not exactly an overwhelm- edly buoyed by her wife’s small but feing endorsement for anyone vying for rocious band of organizers, will smother the title of Your Worship.

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Dayday understands vote splitting.

The good news is your vote will matI think. In 2012, he abruptly took his ter more than ever this year, so don’t name off the mayoral battle, claiming he hesitate to use it, because in order to did not want to draw votes away from lead this city for the next four years, one newcomer Tom Wolf. of these four candidates really needs Dayday’s mistake, however, was as- to demonstrate they’ve won enough suming that folks who couldn’t vote for confidence to pull ahead of the pack. Far him would vote for Tom Wolf. Polls said ahead. otherwise, with a small, but important If, instead, the 2016 mayoral race — Wolf lost to Atchison by less than five is decided by a vote split, well, that’s a per cent — fraction of Dayday voters surefire way for everyone to lose.

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Gordie and Colleen Howe to be interred at statue

Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express ordie Howe is a signature away from coming home for good.

Gordie and Colleen Howe’s cremated remains will be interred in front of the SaskTel Centre if the province approves designating the Howe statue and a small piece of land around it a cemetery.

City council unanimously agreed to ask the province for the designation at a meeting last week. It is expected the province will quickly approve the proposal.

Steve Hogle, president of the Saskatoon Blades, somewhat unknowingly started the process when seeking the Howe family’s approval for a special day in September.

Howe’s sister, Helen Cummine, thought it would be a fabulous idea and gave Hogle contact information for Howe’s children.

Hogle spoke with Murray and Marty Howe, telling them the Blades would like to organize a Thank You, Mr. Hockey Day on Sept. 25.

“Marty Howe said you have our blessing; we think it is absolutely awesome.”

Then came a bit of a shocker.

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grateful that I reached out because they had wanted to do something in Saskatoon and were trying to figure out how to go about it. Marty mentioned that it was one of his dad’s wishes to have his ashes and Colleen’s ashes at the base of the statue outside SaskTel Centre. I said to him, ‘let’s make it happen.’

“Howe’s three sons and daughter said they would like to do more to recognize the importance of Saskatoon in their father’s life.”

Mayor Don Atchison is pleased with the Howe family’s decision.

“Saskatoon loved Gordie Howe and this is our final tribute to Mr. Hockey,” Atchison said. “Gordie’s family told me that he wanted to come home to Saskatoon and this is our way of helping to fulfil that wish. Now Gordie will always be part of Saskatoon.”

Hogle said he is working with a company in Florida — at the recommendation of Bill Edwards of the Saskatoon Funeral Home — to incorporate a photo and words onto a bronze plaque that will mark the Howes’ resting place.

“The family wanted a picture of Gordie and Colleen skating together. It’s a beauti-

Blades president Steve Hogle has played an instrumental role in bringing Gordie Howe home. (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson) ful photo,” Hogle said. “We are doing this for Gordie and his family, but I think that statue is going to become a hockey mecca.

Gordie is here forever. We are honoured to be working with the Howe family.”

Howe’s children and grandchildren plan to be in Saskatoon for the day. The Howe family will visit the bridge named after

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their father before returning to the SaskTel Centre for the afternoon game.

The Blades are planning “a pretty special pre-game ceremony with some additional announcements,” Hogle said.

Hogle thanked city council, the city, SaskTel Centre, Edwards and Merlin Ford Lincoln for making the day possible.

Views of the World

Olympic jocks and old jocks Canadian women are amazing

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By RJ Currie hree thoughts on Olympic springboarders Qin Kai and girlfriend He Zi getting engaged: 3. Her three-letter married name will be longer than her maiden name; 2. Have their arguments been “he-said, He said?”

1. A couple of divers taking the plunge.

• Saskatchewan heptathlete Brianne Theisen-Eaton overcame a terrible Day 1 to win Olympic bronze. She stormed back by hurling the javelin like a Humboldt of lightning.

• QB Tom Brady sat out the Pats-Bears preseason game after nicking his thumb with scissors. Most of his teammates are doing everything they can to avoid getting cut.

• Lebron James said his goal is to own a team. Up to now he’s settled for owning coaches.

• How about Canadian sprinter Shawn De Grasse’s come-from-behind silver in the 200-metre race? You don’t need to be Wordsworth to recognize splendour in De Grasse.

• Good riddance to Ryan Lochte from the Rio Olympics. Don’t let the bathroom

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door hit the back of your speedo on the way out.

• Websites Gawker and Vox slammed NBC’s Olympic announcers for an Americans-only bias. That’s harsh — although one suspects their favorite Christmas tune is Jingo Bells.

• After Calgary Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell’s CFL career is over, he may have a future as a ref. He’s already good at blowing the whistle.

• During his bronze-medal ride, did show-jumper Eric Lamaze remember to breathe?

• The jockstrap worn by Joe Frazier in the Fight of the Century sold at auction for $10,000. And Johnny Depp thinks he just paid a lot for support?

• Congratulations to Erica Wiebe for winning gold in wrestling. After not making Canada’s Pan-Am games team, the toughest opponent she wrestled with was doubt.

RJ’s Groaner of the Week Niagara Falls Police arrested a man this week for setting fire to a boarding house. No one was hurt, but the roomers were flying.

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ill Littlejohn, on Damir Ryspayev being banned for life from the KHL after he tried to fight the entire opposing team: “The Flyers plan to make him the cornerstone of a Millennium Broad Street Bullies.”

• Torben Rolfsen, on the jockstrap worn

by Joe Frazier in the Fight of the Century bout vs Muhammad Ali being sold at auction for $10,000: “Laundered, I hope.”

• From Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette: “Maybe Donovan Bailey could have replaced Strombo on Hockey Night in Canada?”

• Stu makes a good point. Overall, television coverage from the Games was outstanding. I wish Mark Lee wouldn’t have said losers of events were “gutted” or “absolutely gutted,” but that is a small complaint in the grand scheme of things. Now I can’t wait to watch the opening ceremonies on NBC. • Can somebody explain why Calgary Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell was fined?

• Janice Hough, on Lebron James saying his goal is to own a team: “Well, actually the Cavs owned a lot of teams last season.”

• From TC Chong: “The closest I ever got to making the track and field team in high school was when they asked me to shag javelins.”

• Coverage of the Riders being hit with $106,000 in fines was predictably over the top in this province last week. One scooped radio guy suggested CFL commissioner Jeffrey Orridge needed lunch money. Then he continued with this gem: “Who still thinks there’s no conspiracy against the Riders?”

Me. • From Rolfsen: “Shouldn’t the object of diving should be to make the biggest splash possible?”

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• @randyturner15, after Canada beat Brazil 2-1 in the women’s soccer bronzemedal game: “Well that was a close shave.”

• From Littlejohn: “I went to a DiazMcGregor press conference and a Geraldo show broke out.”

• The Playboy Mansion has been sold for $100 million. That works out to … oh, never mind.

• Hough, on former major league pitcher Curt Schilling saying he’s considering running for Senate to unseat Elizabeth Warren in Massachusetts: “Can’t wait for her to tell him to put a bloody sock in it.”

• From Jack Todd, a semi-retired Montreal Gazette columnist: “Is nothing allowed to happen in Canadian sports without Drake sticking his nose in for a little free publicity?”

• Rolfsen, on a Chinese tourist surviving 38 hours adrift at sea after falling off a cruise ship: “How was the entry?”

• From Rolfsen: “My dressage fantasy team kicked butt in Rio.” • From @randyturner15: “I think this Olympics for Canada can best be summed up by a man winning a bronze medal in show jumping with a female doing all the work.”

• Writer Gary Janetti, on the day Ryan Lochte confessed to his lie: “Now would be a good time to rob him.”

• From Littlejohn: “Brazilian police identified a person of interest in the Ryan Lochte robbery —Manti T’eo’s girlfriend.”

• From Chong: “Don’t you just hate it when someone tells you the final outcome of the badminton, team handball and BB Gun competitions and you have PVR’d them?”

• Sportsnet reporter Sean Reynolds, on the Olympics: “The Rio Olympics are showing what Canadian men have known all along. Canadian women are amazing!”

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Chad Reynolds will be one of those carrying a camera-loaded backpack to record places in Saskatoon that vehicles can’t access. Reynolds, a media specialist with Tourism Saskatoon, will take the equipment onto a kayak on the South Saskatchewan River, to the Saskatoon Zoo and along the river valley. That’s just for starters.

He said it is another way to showcase Saskatoon’s beauty.

“I think it is really important to show some of these places off to people who have never been to Saskatoon before,” Reynolds said. “This way they get a firstperson view of it and hopefully it will entice a visit as a result.”

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Reynolds said the project is a collaboration among Google, Tourism Saskatoon and the Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce.

The technology has previously been used to capture the Grand Canyon, as well as temples and castles around the world.

Closer to home, it was used to photograph polar bears at Churchill, Manitoba. It’s been on trikes, kayaks and sleds.

Reynolds was asked if he has a good pair of walking shoes.

“I hope, let’s see,” he said with a laugh.

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Father, son hit the road for sports fixes Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express hey are arguably Saskatoon’s first family of sports.

You stage it and George Sherstobetov and his son Jace Ryder are likely at it.

It’s hard to imagine another family being as committed to supporting Saskatoon sports.

Sherstobetov has season tickets for the Rush and the Riders, and has gone to hundreds of Blades and Huskies games.

He and his expanding family follow the rodeo circuit, stock car racing and were regulars at Yellow Jackets baseball games. Sadly, not enough people were attending to keep the team operating.

Sherstobetov and Jace are not just a home team. They have been hitting the road a fair bit, too. Jace, who just turned six, is the oldest of Sherstobetov’s three sons. The other two — Jake, 22 months, and Koda, seven months — are in the bullpen waiting their turns, although Jake has become a regular in recent times at many events.

Sherstobetov has been a sports fanatic since his youth in Blaine Lake. In the late 1970s, he played every sport there was in his hometown, including being part of provincial champion hockey and fastball teams. As a young adult, he caught the pro sports bug, travelling to major league parks and NFL stadiums throughout the western United States.

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Sherstobetov had a list of the events — scribbled on Sports Select cards — he and Jace have attended in the past five years.

He started taking his oldest son to events when Jace was just one.

The list of road trips is quite impressive: the 2013 Grey Cup in Regina, the 2014 Heritage Classic NHL game in Vancouver and the 2016 Memorial Cup in Red Deer.

They have made several visits to Winnipeg to watch the Jets play. Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff is an old buddy from Blaine Lake. They were at the Winnipeg “white-out” playoff game in 2015.

Their love of travel extends beyond sports. They have made the trip on Sherstobetov’s Harley three times to the Sturgis bike rally.

Jace has been on stage with country music star Brantley Gilbert. Jace was singing along to the songs when a person on Gilbert’s management team noticed him. He was invited onto the stage and did the closing song with Gilbert. That was at the Sturgis rally in front of about 50,000 people.

Gilbert and Jace met again in Saskatoon.

“He did a show at the Odeon (O’Brians Event Centre) and noticed Jace right away and brought him up again. It’s crazy.”

Sherstobetov is appreciative that high profile people take the time to acknowledge their young fans.

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“We’re saving up for that one. I boxed in Windsor and Detroit back in the day, and haven’t been back in 20, 25 years. I still have a few relatives there so we are going to make a big deal out of it.”

Sherstobetov spent 10 years as an amateur boxer, including a year in Windsor.

He spent time at the legendary Kronk gym in Detroit, where he got to hang out with pro boxers such as Thomas Hearns and James Toney.

“They were the absolute superstars of the day. I was in awe. I tried to compete and train hard. It was a good experience and maybe could have gone pro, but I decided I’d rather take my schooling and save my brains.”

Sherstobetov has a sociology degree and does youth work. He is also a writer, with his work most often appearing in the Treaty 4 News (treaty4news.com).

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“I made that whole commitment to my kids. I do the coaching, I stay in shape. I’m on the ice more coaching than I ever was playing.”

Jace plays virtually every organized sport available to children his age. You name it. Judging by the smile on his face at hockey camp, he loves it.

Sherstobetov credits his partner, Cheri Ryder, for making it all possible.

“Cheri has blessed me with such healthy and active boys. She’s so in sync with the importance of having a closeknit family. You need definitely need all hands on deck.”

Sherstobetov looks forward to many more trips with his Jace and his other two sons.

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Violinist Kerry DuWors returns home to perform in the Lyell Gustin Recital Series with pianist Futaba Niekawa, 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. The artists give a pre-concert talk at 6:45 p.m. Tickets available at McNally Robinson, Yamaha Piano, Saskatoon Academy of Music, Gustin Committee or at the door. It is free for children 12 and under if accompanied by an adult. For information, call 306-653-8889, or visit www.gustinhouse.ca.

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Doors open at 2 p.m. Advance tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. For tickets and more information, contact Lori Isinger (306-242-7373) or Lorraine Kenaschuk (306-374-4780) or Hoffer Dentures in Market Mall (306-955-3366). There is RV camping on site (no hookups), a cash bar and food available beginning at 5 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 15 Genetic Genealogy: An Introduction to DNA Testing. Albert Community Centre (Third Floor Loft). The library is open from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., with the meeting beginning at 7.

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The annual Sask. Senior Fitness Association’s Sunday SoMusic for the Gut 6 is the return of the annual benefit concert for Crohn’s and Colitis Canada that has raised over cial will be held at the Army and Navy Air Force Veterans’ Club (359 First Ave. North). As well as supper at 5:30 p.m. $50,000 in its first five years. Join us for TWO different variety shows at Cornerstone Church on Aug 25 and 27 at 7 and dancing to the Rhythmaires from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., you p.m. with 52 performers, including Jay Semko, Bryan Allen, are invited to an afternoon drop-in happy hour and games Stephen Maguire, Gerard Weber, William Boan, Jared Tehse, from 3 p.m. to 5:30. Tickets are $25, with sales ending Sept. 14. Call 306-242-9452 or 306-382-1730 for Yuli Chen and artistic director Jordie Hughton, backed by our 10-piece Gut Banda! $20-25 tickets available at SEPTEMBER 18 Persephone Box Office (306-384-7727 or tickets.perseWord On The Street will feature David Suzuki, Dr. Norman phonetheatre.org), Saskatoon Academy of Music, McNally Doidge, Bif Naked, and more than 50 celebrated authors Robinson or at the church door. Visit MusicfortheGut.com for at this year’s festival. This free public event will be taking more! place in Downtown Saskatoon (at 23rd Street and Fourth Ave.) In addition, there will be an exhibitor marketplace, food trucks, and activities for children. The festival runs from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, visit JULY-AUGUST http://thewordonthestreet.ca/saskatoon/ EVERYDAY KIDS BOWL FREE. July 1 to Aug. 31, Hunter’s August at the Marr Residence Eastview and Fairhaven Bowl offer kids and families the This 1884 home, located at 326 11th Street East, is the opportunity to register two free bowling games every day oldest house in Saskatoon still on its original site. Open for the summer. Visit www.KidsBowlFree.com/EF for more Sunday afternoons in August from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. information.

August 28: Concert in the Garden. Lorne Deighton and the AUGUST 26-28 Sons of Django perform gypsy jazz music in the garden.

Contradictions is an edgy, ground breaking contemporary Concert begins at 2 p.m. dance show coming to Saskatoon. Supported by the Saskatchewan Arts Board, Dance Saskatchewan Inc, and in community partnership with OUTSaskatoon. Contradictions explores the depths of some of the least talked about, yet FIRST AND THIRD SUNDAY most common hardships that humans face. Aug 26-28 at 8 OF EVERY MONTH p.m. at Dance Saskatchewan Inc., 205 Pacific Ave. (Trigger Pet Loss Support Group offers support and comfort to warning material, nudity.) Tickets $20 plus service fee availpeople who are struggling with the loss of a beloved able at picatic.com, search Contradictions. companion animal due to old age, sickness or other AUGUST 27 reasons. The no-obligation support group meets at 2 Ukrainian Day in the Park, 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Kiwanis p.m. at the W.A. Edwards Centre, 333 4th Avenue North, Memorial Park (South of Delta Bessborough). Free admisSaskatoon. For more information or telephone support, sion. Bring your lawn chair and celebrate with us Saskatch- call 306-343-5322. ewan’s Largest Outdoor Ukrainian Festival that includes: SECOND MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH Stage Performances, Beer Garden, Ukrainian Food, Cultural Displays​​, Interactive Children’s Activities, Souvenir Vendors. Renters of Saskatoon and area meet. 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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West). ROSA supports renters and shares information to ***** work towards better, affordable, and safe rental housing Family Day In The Park & Saskatoon Fire Department Chili for all. Child-minding available. Ring doorbell for elevator Cook-Off, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at John Lake Park (2600 Broadway Ave.). Slip & Slide from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (weather access. For further information contact: 306-657-6100, or email renters@classiclaw.ca. permitting). Proceeds from the chili cook-off, refreshment sales, and donations will contribute to the Light The Night TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, SATURDAYS Walk’s $1 million milestone for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Country Farms Marketplace at Confederation Mall, 10 a.m.

Society of Canada. to 4 p.m. Indoor marketplace located across from Urban ***** Planet. The Marketplace features home cooked lunch, The Saskatoon Horticultural Society Garage Sale Fundraiser desserts, pies, preserves and other amazing food as well will be held from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at 571 Adilman Drive. as hand crafted items and home based business vendors.

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For more information, please call Peggy at 306-652-9801.

SEPTEMBER 8-9 Inaugural Make-A-Wish® Women for Wishes Golf Tournament. Women for Wishes a charity golf tournament with all funds going to Make-A-Wish Saskatchewan. The event starts on Thursday Sept. 8 with the Caddy Auction and Mixer for all golfers. The caddy’s will consist of local businessmen, media personal, and men in the health care field all volunteering their time caddying to treat the ladies to a great day on the links on the next day. Sept. 9 starts off with a brunch, followed by 18 holes of golf. After golf is a delicious meal at Willows Golf & Country Club. Call 306.850.9474 or visit www.makeawish.ca/saskatchewan to register your team.

SEPTEMBER 10 Saskatoon Polkafest: Manhattan Ballroom, (five kilometres east of the city on Highway 5), 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.

TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS Bridge City Senioraction Inc: Classes every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Registration is $20, drop-in fee is $2. For information, call Sheila at 306931-8053 or Kathy at 306-244-0587.

EVERY THIRD SATURDAY Saskatoon Oldtimers Association’s monthly meeting.

Parkville Manor (625 25th Street East), Reception at the main door between 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The association looks after the Log Cabin at the Exhibition. New members needed. For more information, contact Lloyd at 306-3824915 or Laura at 306-373-1861.

Dizziness and Balance Support Group will meet from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at LifeMark Health Centre, 3907 Eighth St. East. Anyone with a dizziness/vertigo/balance condition is welcome to attend. There is no cost to attend. There will be an educational topic presented and an opportunity to learn from each other. For more info, call Rae Ann at 306652-5151 or email raeann.erickson@lifemark.ca. ***** The Compassionate Friends is a non-profit self-help bereavement organization offering friendship, understanding and hope to parents that have experienced the death of a child at any age. TCF Saskatoon meets the last Tuesday of every month (except December) from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30p.m. at the Edwards Family Centre (333 Fourth Ave. North).

THIRD MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH Schizophrenia Society of Saskatoon Family Support Group will run from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the W.A. Edwards Family Centre, 333 Fourth Avenue North. The group is attended entirely by family members and friends of people living with schizophrenia and related disorders. For more information contact, email: ssswellness4u@gmail.com or call 306-374-2224.

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Coffee at 9:30 a.m. every Wednesday at St. Martin’s United Church (2617 Clarence Avenue). The group also has a general meeting on the third Sunday of every month, with the exception of July and August. For more information, contact Mildred at 306-242-3905 or the church at 306-343-7101. ***** T.O.P.S (Take Off Pounds Sensibly). New members are welcome. A supportive, friendly group that meets weekly focusing on healthy eating, exercise and weight loss. For more information go to www.tops.org or call Debbie at 306-668-4494. Meetings are at Resurrection Lutheran Church, 310 Lenore Drive. New member orientation every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. *****

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2016 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT with a purchase price of $27,595 financed at 4.99% over 60 months, equals 130 bi-weekly payments of $240 for a total obligation $31,207. Some conditions apply. Down payment is required. See your retailer for complete details. ˇBased on Canadian 2015 calendar year sales. TMThe SiriusXM logo is a registered trademark of SiriusXM Satellite Radio Inc. ®Jeep is a registered trademark of FCA US LLC used under licence by FCA Canada Inc.

Auto Finance. Example: 2016 Chrysler 200 LX (28A) with a Purchase Price of $23,245 financed at 3.49% over 96 months with $0 down payment equals 416 weekly payments of $64 with a cost of borrowing of $3,404 and a total obligation of $26,649. §Starting from prices for vehicles shown include Consumer Cash Discounts and do not include upgrades (e.g. paint). Upgrades available for additional cost. ≈Sub-prime financing available on approved credit. Finance example:

Dodge Grand Caravan Canada Value Package/2016 Jeep Cherokee Sport with a Purchase Price of $23,495/$26,995 financed at 3.49% over 96 months with $0 down payment equals 208 bi-weekly payments of $130/$149 with a cost of borrowing of $3,448/$3,962 and a total obligation of $26,943/$30,957. ≥3.49% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on select new 2016 models to qualified customers on approved credit through RBC, Scotiabank and TD

their name on or before August 3, 2016. Proof of Registration and/or Lease agreement will be required. Trade-in not required. See your retailer for complete details. *Consumer Cash Discounts are offered on select 2016 vehicles and are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. «3.49% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on select new 2016 models to qualified customers on approved credit through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Example: 2016

borrowing of $0 and a total obligation of $22,595. ^Lease Loyalty/Conquest Pull-Ahead Bonus Cash is available to eligible customers on the retail purchase or lease of select 2016 Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram or FIAT models at participating retailer and is deducted from the negotiated price after taxes. LIMITED TIME OFFER. Eligible customers are individuals who are currently leasing a Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, FIAT, or competitive vehicle with an eligible lease contract in

fees and taxes. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Retailer may sell for less. †0% purchase financing available on select new 2016 models to qualified customers on approved credit through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Examples: 2016 Dodge Journey Canada Value Package with a Purchase Price of $22,595 with a $0 down payment, financed at 0% for 84 months equals 182 bi-weekly payments of $124 with a cost of

Wise customers read the fine print: †, ^, *, «, ≥, §, ≈ The Summer Clearout Sales Event offers are limited time offers which apply to retail deliveries of selected new and unused models purchased from participating retailers on or after August 3, 2016. Offers subject to change and may be extended without notice. All pricing includes freight ($1,795) and excludes licence, insurance, registration, any retailer administration fees, other retailer charges and other applicable

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IN TOTAL DISCOUNTS

2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN CANADA VALUE PACKAGE

WELL EQUIPPED FOR ONLY

PURCHASE PRICE INCLUDES $7,100 CONSUMER CASH* AND FREIGHT.

84 MONTHS

FINANCING † FOR ON OUR MOST POPULAR MODELS

2016 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT

WELL EQUIPPED FOR ONLY

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PURCHASE PRICE INCLUDES FREIGHT.

84 MONTHS FINANCING † FOR

ON OUR MOST POPULAR MODELS Starting from price for 2016 Jeep Cherokee Limited shown: $37,680.§

2016 CHRYSLER 200 LX

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2016 DODGE JOURNEY CANADA VALUE PACKAGE

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Starting from price for 2016 Dodge Journey Crossroad shown: $32,690.§

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