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Saskatoonʼs REAL Community Newspaper A few stores down, half a dozen spaceaged pods, glowing eerily blue, sit awaiting – customers eager to interact with the virtual reality experiences they offer. The Coachman restaurant is full of customers looking for breakfast, including an elderly woman dining alone, sipping her tea and poking at her iPad with a silver stylus. “A lot of people come in saying, ‘My kid says I should get an iPad so we can FaceTime,’ or ‘I want to learn how to email,’” said F. David Scully, sales manager at Neural Net, a locally owned electronics boutique specializing in Apple products and a diverse selection of high-end products including the Big Green Egg Barbecue system. “We had a lady come in in for a new stylus — she had worn out her old one. She told us how she also recently had to upgrade her iPad, because her previous version wasn’t fast enough for her. Then she told us she had just celebrated her 90th birthday.” Neural Net is busy, especially for a weekday morning, with everyone from a hipster in tight pants to a business professional to a mom with her two kids waiting for their turn with Scully’s in-demand sales associates. The retailer, which originally opened in downtown Saskatoon in 2001, made the move to Market Mall in 2008. “It was a better space, close to the front entrance,” said Scully. “Parking was a concern downtown. Back then people were carrying huge pieces of electronics into our store, imagine a giant TV, carrying it two blocks in the winter.” Perhaps one of the defining features of Market Mall is its lush indoor mini-golf course. Natural foliage and ponds full of Betty Anne Fisher has seen a lot of change during her time at Market Mall. (Photo by Cam Hutchinson) giant goldfish keep the space feeling alive Tammy Robert their male counterparts. “It’s like Cheers only much larger,” said and tropical year-round. One of the tenants Saskatoon Express This scene is duplicated numerous times Fisher, who has spent the last decades work- overlooking the green space is The Chilt’s 10 a.m. on a weekday morning, and across the food court, with sunshine from ing at Market Mall, first as a retailer, now in dren’s Discovery Museum (CDM), which Market Mall’s food court is packed. the enormous skylights overhead casting mall management. “The atmosphere is evi- will be moving into the much larger former If Saskatoon ever had a local version a warm glow over the hundreds of seniors dent the minute you walk in the door. Market Mendel Art Gallery space in 2018. of a small-town coffee row, this would be who flock to Market Mall every morning, Mall has become a community in itself.” “We approached Market Mall because it. Tables have been pulled together and many walking from the condos and living The mall is celebrating its 50 anniverwe felt it was a great community mall, and dozens of men sit facing each other, their complexes just across the street. Tables of sary. we would complement the other amenities mesh-backed caps boasting their prefernew Canadians, mothers with preschool It’s a community, and an eclectic one at for children and their caregivers there, like ence of farm machinery dealers or auction children and Safeway employees enjoying that. The simple black-and-white barberthe mini-golf, the playland, and the food shop, located in a corner next to the north- court,” said Dr. Erica Bird, one of founders houses, steaming Styrofoam cups in front of their coffee break are dotted throughout, west Safeway doors, already has walk-in them. Their median age is 75, give or take a tucking into cinnamon buns or breakfast of the CDM who today serves as president clients sitting next to the door, waiting for few years. sandwiches. of the board of directors. “Since we opened a trim. The gentleman in the barber’s chair in spring 2009, the mall has gotten busier A few tables over sits a duplicate row Market Mall’s general manager, Betty of coffee-drinkers lined up head to head: Anne Fisher, says it is scenes like this that is swathed in a leopard-print cape, squintand more vibrant, and we are proud to have all women this time, a pastel and powdery remind her of another place where everyone ing as the tips of what’s left of his sparse played a small part in that growth. hairline sprinkle down his nose. group just as engrossed in conversation as knows your name. (Continued on page 6)

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when you’re both comfortable and relaxed. When they’re young you should keep it simple. Tell them the person has died and won’t be coming back. Don’t say Grandma has gone to sleep because that could confuse them. The child may think death is reversible, so be patient.

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ark Turner brings the same energy and enthusiasm to his role as executive director of the Saskatoon Symphony Society, now in a third year, as he did on his first day in the office. Artistically, he has combined with music director Eric Paetkau to feature Canadians as headliners in the Masters series and has developed opportunities for Saskatchewan musicians and singers. From the business end,

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SSO music director Eric Paetkau will work with many Canadian headliners in the Masters series and has created opportunities for local artists (Photo Supplied) he has boosted revenues to a point where ticket sales and donations now account for 48 per cent of the revenue, a figure well beyond the national average. The bottom line, he will tell the symphony’s annual meeting soon, is that the symphony worked with a small deficit last year but there is no debt hanging over its head. Saskatoon audiences seem satisfied with Turner’s direction because there were six sellouts

a year ago and the subscriber base has been built up to 900. Turner shared some of the inner workings in pursuing talent as he looked ahead to the 2016-17 season. Pianist Charles Richard-Hamelin, from Quebec, will be featured in Chopin’s Concerto for Piano, No. 2 in the Master series opener on Sept. 17. “Charles is an up-and-comer who took second place in the Chopin Competition in Poland. I was watching Charles in the competition on my computer and within seconds, I was on my other computer,

emailing his agent, telling him it was time for Charles to come to Saskatoon. He is the first Canadian to ever place in that Chopin event. He will play the same piece for us,” said Turner. Thomas Yu and Godwin Friesen, who honed some of their skills as Bonnie Nicholson pupils in Saskatoon, will play The Carnival of Animals by Saint-Saens on Nov. 19. “I love having Thomas working with us and he comes back to Saskatoon after being named CBC’s first Piano Hero. (Continued on page 5)

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There is one week, Sept. 19 through Sept. 24, when four acts are booked. Four more are booked the following week. “Just after Thanksgiving weekend, I had five out of six nights booked. Then the phone rang and it was from Laila Biali’s people. They agreed to a Sunday afternoon concert on Oct. 17 and it had to be in the afternoon so she could fly back to Toronto that night,” said Griffith. “Since the Bassment opened in 2009, festival dates aside, I don’t remember a time when we opened the doors for performances six days in succession.” Biali is a pianist-vocalist who graduated from Humber College in Toronto. She has recorded five albums, one of them the winner of the Juno vocal jazz album in 2011. She has worked with Suzanne Vega and Diana Krall, and there was a time in 2009 when she was a back-up vocalist for Sting, when he was visiting the American network talk shows like NBC Today, The View and David Letterman. The rule-of-thumb at The Bassment builds around roots and folk music acts on Friday nights, jazz on Saturday nights, and a mix of packages on other nights, depending how the groups arrange their Prairie tours. Acclaimed solo pianist John Stetch visits on Oct. 2. Michael Occhipinti, a guitarist-composer, introduces his Sicilian Jazz Project on Nov. 19. Ineke Vandoorn and Marc van Vugt, a duo from Holland, will appear on Nov. 26. The Brandi Disterheft Trio, featuring a much-honoured pianist, Harold Mabern, lands on Nov. 30. Drummer Ernesto Cervini leads his Turbo Prop band into the club on Dec 3. Pianist Maurice Drouin brings his ensemble together for two dates of Christmas music on Dec. 10-11. Jean and Grant Currie will guide Solstice through another dose of holiday music on Dec. 17. Griffith and his three New Orleans-styled units will again be the New Year’s Eve attraction.

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Ned Powers Saskatoon Express he Bassment, which is home to the Saskatoon Jazz Society, is continuing to build a reputation among musicians for being a happy place to play. Benefits of the facility include two grand pianos, a Hammond B3 organ, outstanding acoustics, an ample stage and seating accommodation for 175 or so. Its downtown location at 204 Fourth Ave. North is also a plus for visitors. The pianos come into notable play during September’s programming. Kim Salkeld will be at the piano when Heidi Munro’s RealGroovy Band delivers rhythm and blues in the season’s jazz launch on Sept. 10. Munro and her band opened for Downchild Blues Band at the SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival. Matt Wolsfeld will be at the piano with the Stone Frigate Big Band when it recreates the big band sounds on Sept. 17. Louis Christ leads the band, while Robyn Knight is the vocalist. Neil Currie will play piano and sing in a tribute to Billy Joel on Sept. 23, stepping back in time to revisit at least 24 classic hits by the onetime pop artist. Both of the grand pianos will be in use, and rather extensively, on Sept. 24 when Salkeld, Don Griffith, David Fong and Ray Stephanson form the unique Pianomen partnership. Each will take a solo turn, then shift into duets, and twice during the night, all four will be tickling the ivories, two on each of the pianos, at the same time. It has been an annual highlight for the last three years. Griffith, who is the society’s artistic director, said the room’s advantages have certainly been attracting the touring groups, some earlier than usual in the season.

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Concert to commemorate arrival of Ukrainians

(Continued from page 3) odwin placed first in the Canadian Music Festival’s piano class last year and is now a student at the Glenn Gould School of Music. Godwin is a phenomenal pianist who is ready to take the next step in his career. With The Carnival of Animals, they will be able to show off, enjoy the interplay, and it will be the first time that we’ve used both of TCU Place’s two grand pianos in a concert.” Violinist Timothy Chooi, who grew up in Victoria, will play Mozart’s Concerto for Violin No. 5 in A Major in what the symphony is calling a Mozart festival on Jan. 28. “Timothy’s brother, Nikki, was with us last year and now we will see what the younger brother can do. He’s trained at the Curtis Institute and has won national and international prizes. Timothy will be playing a Strad from Canada’s instrument bank. Mozart No. 5 is difficult to play and we believe Timothy will play it with style and make it seem effortless.” Jonathan Crow, currently the concertmaster with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, will be the featured artist for Brahms’ Concerto for Violin in D Major on Feb. 25. “It is somewhat shocking to me that although the Brahms Concerto is one that everyone knows and loves, it hasn’t been done by the Saskatoon Symphony in more than 25 years. Jonathan is originally from Prince George, B.C., and remains a solo artist as well as a concertmaster. Both Eric and I have worked with him in the past.” Two Saskatchewan artists are going to contribute significantly to Ukrainian Oratorio on March 25. Kateryna Khartova will be the soprano soloist for The Golden Harvest, while Carissa Kloupoushak will be the violin soloist for Unreasonable World. “About two years ago, I was approached by a conductor at the National Arts Centre, asking if we would be interested in commissioning a work for the 125th commemoration of the Ukrainian people coming to Canada. I said yes immediately because it was perfect for Saskatchewan. The Golden Harvest was created by Larysa Kuzmenko. Our soloists are a bonus. Kateryna has a degree in vocal performance from the University of Saskatchewan. With Unreasonable World, Carissa brings a violin talent that, luckily, we get to see time to time. She is with the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa.”

The final performance in the Masters series is labelled O, Canada, and is scheduled for May 13. “Bryan Allen, our principal percussionist for three seasons, is also a Canadian festival winner. We knew he was phenomenal when he auditioned. He will play three instruments in Vincent Ho’s composition, The Shaman, for percussion and orchestra. It is the first time The Shaman will be played by someone other than percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie.” The symphony is also continuing its Pop series, where the first production will be done in partnership with Marilyn Whitehead and The Fireside Singers on Oct. 15. “I played piano over a 10-year period in Marilyn’s home. On the most recent visit, here we were, picking the kind of Broadway selections that suit her singers and our orchestra.” Other Pops programming will be Christmas with the SSO, featuring music from A Charlie Brown Christmas and How the Grinch Stole Christmas, on Dec. 3; Careless Whisper, with hits from the 1980s, on March 11; and the music of John Williams on April 22. A scheduling bonus this year will be two nights — Feb. 21-22 — for Canadian star Jan Lisiecki, Turner’s long-time friend. Both concerts will be at Convocation Hall. Turner said the orchestra is receiving outside commendations. A Canada Council peer assessment has hailed them for “audacious choice of repertoire” and it has also been recognized with a “glowing performance review” based on recordings it has submitted. A symphony CD will soon be in the works. Turner appreciates how Saskatoon audiences are responding. “Operating with 48 per cent revenues based on ticket sales and donations is amazing. The national average for orchestras is considered to be 29 per cent. The one area where we suffer is from funding agencies. We get $88,000 a year from the Saskatchewan Arts Board and Regina gets $200,000. In municipal funding, we get about half of what other orchestras in Canada get. We have to keep working harder,” said Turner. And Turner does. He almost has the 2017-18 season relatively booked and he’s already making inquiries about availabilities for the fall of 2018.

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Poles at Gabriel Dumont Park pose danger

Question: In Gabriel DuKingsmere and Brightwater/ mont Park there is a beautiLavalle. What was it and what ful little beach right by the will be done with the lot? old beaver lodge. Families, Mayor Atchison: That was children, kayakers and others a sewage lift station and it has use this beach for rest and since been decommissioned berelaxation. Just below the cause there are other, newer and surface, about a metre from higher capacity lift stations that shore, are two vertical metal have been built to service those poles. These poles are difficult neighbourhoods. We abandoned to see, but they may cause it a few years ago and city a serious injury if anyone crews did the demolition work should jump on them. It is Ask the Mayor on it this summer. As far as I impossible to remove them know, the plan is for Saskatoon simply by hand. Please do Land to redevelop that space something about this. into lots for housing. Mayor Atchison: It would appear to Question: Just wondering why side be a very easy solution to go out there and streets in Parkridge are being paved do it, but the river does not belong to the again this summer when main streets in city. It belongs to the federal government. Fairhaven need to be done — roads like Sometimes you have to make an applica- Forrester Road, Pendygrasse Road , Oltion to the federal government to disturb mstead Road, and Fairlight Drive from the river or the riverbed. The federal 11th Street to McCormack Road on the government may even ask for a study to west side on the street. be done to see if the work affects the fish Mayor Atchison: There are several habitat. I will pass this question along to streets in that area that will get work this the administration. year. The list includes Forrester Road, JW090507 Jameswas a city facility at Fusedale Terrace, Henigman Place, John Question: There

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A. MacDonald Road, Thomas Crescent and Thomas Way. In the two years ahead, the Building Better Roads plan shows that more than 20 other streets will also get some kind of improvement. There are too many to mention, but the list and the year in which work is scheduled can be found on the city’s website under the Projected 2016-2018 Roadway Preservation Plan. Question: What can the city do with the locations of decommissioned gas stations? Can they be redeveloped? There are a fair number of them in the city. Mayor Atchison: There are numerous gas stations that are vacant now. The reason they are vacant is because the liability follows the gas companies or the oil companies into perpetuity. Whenever the regulations become more stringent, they may be liable for cleaning it up again. It is less expensive for them to just pay the property tax and leave the land as is. What we would like to see is the government put in an end date so once it is cleaned to the current standards, that liability doesn’t carry on. If you just leave it as it is right now, they are not going to do anything with the land. Question: The city has major con-

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Tammy Robert Saskatoon Express o festival is complete without food, and Sept. 18’s The Word On the Street won’t disappoint, both on and off the stage. Saskatoon’s plethora of food trucks will ensure festival-goers have all kinds of options to eat on the street, while Food Bloggers of Canada, a membership organization of more than 2,200 food bloggers, will host a panel discussion entitled Bloggers Around the Table: Food Stories from Online and Off. Joel MacCharles and Dana Harrison created WellPreserved.ca, dedicated to sharing inspiration, advice and recipes involving preserving, local food, small farming, food security, sustainability, food politics, hunting and more. “I am an only child and was encouraged to try anything that the adults did, and I still follow that example,” said MacCharles from his home in Toronto. “I’m 43 and my parents continue to inspire me as they constantly explore new foods, flavours and tastes. “My Meme (grandmother from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia), made a lot of quick pickles and fridge jam. Her enduring lesson was that preserving could be easy, fun and didn’t have to be the big ordeal that most people think about.” Harrison, a graphic designer, focuses on Well Preserved’s online look and feel, while MacCharles, a lifelong home cook, does the writing. MacCharles is set to take the stage in Saskatoon, sharing the journey his passion for preserving has taken him on — from his grandmother’s kitchen into bookstores across Canada. Their blog, WellPreserved, was literally started overnight. “It was started by Dana as I slept on Dec. 27, 2008,” said MacCharles. “Our parents had left the night before and Dana was letting me sleep in — when I woke, she told me she had created the blog. She thought I needed a hobby and knew it could help spread the word on her graphics design business.” He promised he’d write for 100 consecutive days, a streak that stretched to 1,500 straight days. It changed almost every aspect of their lives. “When we started WellPreserved we thought it was going to be a blog and a blog alone, but before long it just kept growing,” he continued. “At first the growth was on Facebook and Twitter, but it began to spill over into real life. Dana and I hosted more than 30 pop-ups, including preserve swaps, pot lucks at local bars and a festival where more than one thousand people came to celebrate preserving. The blog has introduced so many great things, and great people, into our lives.” In fact, the social impact of their blog

has moved beyond MacCharles and Harrison, who say they have many friends who made friends with each other, or with other people, through the communities and events that were part of the blog. “A few years ago I went to Columbus, Ohio, for a work trip,” said MacCharles, who still holds his day job as an executive at a call centre. “Instead of eating by myself at a restaurant, I was invited to an online friend’s house where I met her, her family and two other online friends. We ate a homemade meal beside their chicken coop, drinking homemade beer and cocktails they had distilled at home. So yes, we definitely feel part of a community. Sometimes it feels like we curate it, but most of the time it just feels like we’re having fun and bringing a lot of friends.” MacCharles’ Meme helped him understand that there was a time in her lifetime that having a garden was a responsibility if you expected to feed your family. “I have friends in Newfoundland and still find it surprising to see the occasional photo of barren shelves at a grocery store,” he explained. “I just take it for granted that the store will have what I need but have friends who rely on their pantry to fill the gaps that their stores cannot.” At Saskatoon’s The Word On the Street Festival, MacCharles and Harrison will showcase seven different preserving techniques — canning, pressure canning, dehydrating, fermenting, cellaring, curing and infusing. “I love Saskatoon and Saskatchewan in general and am so looking forward to being back in your province. “I will be doing a lot of 10-minute, or less, preserve demos through the day on the stage,” he continued. “I hope people will come and see how easy it can be to preserve and learn some easy ways to add preserving to their cooking.” The Word On the Street Book and Magazine Festival will be hitting downtown Saskatoon on Sept. 18 from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Civic Square (between City Hall and the Frances Morrison Library). Located both indoors and out, more than 50 authors, including many local writers will be featured. Among them will be Yann Martel, Gail Bowen and Guy Vanderhaeghe. Author and former Saskatoon police officer Ernie Loutitt will interview author Joe Friesen about his new novel — The Ballad of Danny Wolfe, while nationally renowned authors such as David Suzuki and Dr. Norman Doidge will present from their unique body of written works. And there will be food.

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“I am the current Canadian champion, so I can still beat the open provincial guys as well,” he said with a laugh. “It’s good to be 40 years old and still beating people that are 25, 30, 35 years old.” His other Canadian record is in the 56-pound weight for distance. He has thrown the weight 46 feet, 9 inches. Just think about that. Johnston spends the winter training in a gym in his garage. As soon as the snow melts, he gets outside to begin throwing the weights used in competitions. Johnston is looking forward to competing in his home city. He graduated from Evan Hardy in 1993 and has family living in Saskatoon as well as in the Rosetown and Zealandia areas. He said organizers have done a good job in staging the inaugural event last year. “It’s a great little festival that doesn’t come around very often. It’s one opportunity per year to come and see something that isn’t going to be around until the following year.” In addition to the heavy weights championship, the festival will include a pipe and drum competition, an arm wrestling competition, a Viking battle demonstration and a charity Beer Mile run. There will be a beer gardens and food trucks. Tickets are $20 for Sept. 10 and $10 for Sept. 11. A weekend pass is $25. For more information, visit saskatoonhighlandgames.com.

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efore I wrote this, I had tedly a bit taken aback when, to go back and reread in response, Premier Brad Wall what I’ve written about reprimanded and demoted the it before. MLA in question. At issue is social media and The usual political surrothe devastating impact one gates howled in outrage, sputwrong move on platforms like tering over what they deemed Facebook and Twitter can have as “overkill” on Wall’s part. on one’s career. Here’s the thing though — in Last year, a well-known addition to the social media public figure was excoriated for downfalls we’ve witnessed an ill-advised tweet advocattime and again, as I mentioned ing the shooting of Muslims. earlier, in Saskatchewan the Columnist Stupid, right? Of course. At the Sask. Party has set the bar even time, however, the backlash was ridiculous higher by creating an issue out of histori— not from Muslims, but from those with cal social media behaviour a few months a pre-existing agenda of hatred for the ago. What’s the old saying? What’s good tweeter, not the tweet. for the goose is good for the other goose? From a column I wrote about the inci- Something like that. dent in November 2015: As for my condemnation of the social“It’s like this creepy version of the media police, I think I was wrong. Or morality police, and it’s just so damn lazy. perhaps what’s more important is that it How hard is it to send out 140 characters doesn’t matter what I think, because the condemning someone’s character (while people have spoken — a social media misinferring, of course, one’s own superiority) step matters simply because it does. or sign an online petition vying to destroy A Nanos poll released last week cesomeone’s livelihood? . . . on Twitter, mented this fact. Of the 1,000 Canadians like in life, we all say and do things that that Nanos polled, 84 per cent said social we didn’t think through, or we wish we media “can do a great deal of damage to hadn’t.” the image of an individual or organizaThis lazy form of character poliction.” Since perception is reality, you can ing was amplified hundreds of times a read that as 84 per cent of Canadians will few months later, when the questionable consider your image, or that of your orgahistorical social media posts of candidates, nization, damaged, if you or your organispecifically NDP candidates, were used zation screws up on social media. And if extensively by the Sask. Party. Those they consider it damaged, it is. NDP candidates dropped like flies, and So, why? Why does a fleeting moment the whole sordid affair arguably played a on social media mean so much more than significant role in changing the trajectory the entirety of a politician’s character, hisof the provincial election campaign, or at tory and accomplishments? the very least, the tone. If I had to guess, I’d suggest that, So this week, when somebody sent me consciously or subconsciously, we a screenshot of some questionable content consider those fleeting moments a raw, that a Sask. Party MLA had endorsed on intimate wormhole into the true values Facebook, my first reaction was “why?” and judgment of an individual, revealed As in, why would any politician, after by a simple action that was never meant seeing public figures and politicians fall to be publicly scrutinized. This brings from grace over and over, link themselves to mind another old saying (or some on social media to anything even remotely version thereof): “True character is inflammatory? revealed by what you do when no one is I tweeted to this extent, and was admit- watching.”

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on adapting their traditional business to an ever-evolving world, Quillinan concentrates his efforts on an unchanging concept: completing each project to be as aesthetically pleasing and as functional as possible. “It can take a while . . . you have to kind of be a visual person for some of the work that we do. For instance, rebuilding shoes and boots after dogs have chewed them. (You) have to be able to visualize what you need, and you just gather your materials and start doing the work,” Quillinan said. While some items take a great deal of time and patience, others can be done in as little as 15 or 20 minutes while the client relaxes in the shop’s waiting area with a cup of coffee and access to Netflix. When business is on track and Quillinan has the chance, he will also take in abandoned and otherwise forgotten shoes, fixing them up for free. “(I’ll) give shoes a quick polish, (do) some gluing here and there and send them to the Salvation Army or to Value Village, or whomever might benefit from it the most.” This follows the idea that shoe repair, at its core, is an art of repurposing, recycling and reutilizing as many items as possible, from the articles of footwear themselves, to the smallest scraps of leather that it takes to mend them. “If we all do something towards recycling, or towards the ‘green movement’ we actually can make the world a little bit better,” Quillinan said. The Cobble Stop is located at the Primrose Plaza in Lawson Heights. Visit it on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or at www. cobblestop.com for more information.

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(Continued from page 16) hen I switched from the one shop to the other, that fellow said, ‘Well it’s all good that you learned how to do things fast, (but) now I’m going to teach you how to do things right.’ That’s sort of where I started to figure out that this is something I really enjoy doing,” he said. Despite later leaving the trade to explore the then-revolutionary field of computers and high-tech electronics, Quillinan never abandoned his calling. “The whole time I was in (electronics), I was still fixing shoes because I would go have coffee with a friend of mine who had a shop and I would end up sitting there, drinking coffee, and sewing and whatnot,” he said. Now, decades later, Quillinan has once again turned his lifelong interest into a career. Despite the strength of today’s consumerist society, the shop is confident it will be able to provide a valuable service to the city, reversing the misconception that shoe repair is a dying trade. “Maybe (we) won’t be repairing their day-to-day shoes, but I think anybody, regardless of the age group, has interests that we can kind of tap into,” store marketer Nicholas Gennrich said. For example, hiking and ski boots, work and dance shoes, ice skates, and even items such as hockey equipment and backpacks can all be repaired at The Cobble Stop. “The (thing) that I hear a lot is that, ‘Oh, nobody really does this anymore, it’s really good that you guys are doing this.’ I just think that what’s important is helping customers find the need for (us),” said Gennrich. While the Aaron Gennrich family focuses AS090521

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Palin rocks and will Rider heads roll?

movie was recently released on the life of former major league pitcher Bill (Spaceman) Lee. Here are some of my favourite Lee quotes: 3. “Baseball’s a very simple game. All you have to do is sit on your butt, spit tobacco and nod at the stupid things your manager says.” 2. “The other day they asked me about mandatory drug testing. I said I believed in drug testing a long time ago. All through the ‘60s I tested everything.” 1. “You take a team with twenty-five ass---- and I’ll show you a pennant. I’ll show you the New York Yankees.” • From Torben Rolfsen: “Playing Colin Kaepernick at QB in San Diego during Military Appreciation Night was like having Donald Trump give the keynote at a Mensa convention.” • TC Chong, on Serena Williams and her party being comped a $400 meal and not saying thank you or leaving a tip: “A spokesperson for the tennis star said she did leave a tip for the waitress – ‘don’t step on the line KK090522 while serving.’”Karen

• Janice Hough, on Pamela Anderson, 49, becoming an anti-porn crusader: “Maybe that’s because no one wants to see her sex tapes anymore.” • Remember when the Saskatchewan Roughriders had class? Followed a code of conduct? Here’s Chris Jones on the signing of troubled — is that an understatement? — Khalif Mitchell: “Khalif is an outspoken guy … sometimes things are misconstrued.” Ya think? • Riders play-by-play man Rod Petersen was asked if the team really needs a dirty player like Mitchell: “At 1-8 and last in sacks, the answer to that is yes.” Spoken like a true company man. • A tweet from Belton Johnson of the Green Zone, on the Mitchell signing: “. . . everyone deserves a sixth chance.” • I like the CFL, but more and more games have been unwatchable. • Rolfsen, on Penn State’s plan to honour Joe Paterno before the Nittany Lions game against Temple on Sept. 17: “Really? Is Temple going to bring out Bill Cosby?” • Hough, on Sarah Palin gashing her

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forehead while falling on a rock while running: “No word on the condition of the rock.” • Bill Littlejohn, on Miss Texas throwing out the first pitch at an Astros game and promptly bouncing the ball to the plate: “She was immediately signed to assist Tim Tebow.” • How long until Drake starts showing up at Blue Jays games? Is there a bigger egomaniac in Canada? • From Chong: “A German study concluded that dogs can actually understand human speech. Well, except for Rod Black’s.” • One of the best things about this time of year? NFL fantasy drafts. • Arizona pitcher Zack Greinke has a higher batting average than Jose Bautista. • From Chong: “NFL preseason games ended last week, so if Kaepernick decides to continue his protest, it will actually count.” • From Hough: “You know you’re having a bad week when you replaced Tony Romo on your fantasy football team with Teddy Bridgewater.” • Littlejohn,Aaron on a photographer at a AS090515

Ravens-Lions game capturing an image of two bats having sex on the field during the game: “They were immediately fined for excessive celebration.” • Rolfsen, on Hope Solo deciding to end her season with the NWSL’s Seattle Reign, and is going to use the time off to travel: “She’s always wanted to see Stockholm.” • The National Football League is getting tough on crime. Linebacker Prince Shembo was reportedly suspended for two games for killing his girlfriend’s dog. • Hough, on Tony Stewart calling Kaepernick an idiot: “Right, because Kap shouldn’t have sat down to protest, he should have run someone over with his car?” • A tweet from @martyyork: “It’s weird to say this about the winningest coach in CFL history, but Wally Buono is underrated.” • Breaking news: Kim Kardashian says she has psoriasis. • Chong, on the possibility of the Oakland Raiders moving to Las Vegas. That sound you just heard is Al Davis rolling over in his grave and saying, “just beat the spread, baby!”

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Saskatchewan’s Megan Nash lends a powerful voice and draws heavily on Prairie and rural roots in her carefullycrafted songs. Concert at 9 p.m. The Bassment, 202 Fourth Avenue North. Tickets - $17 for SJS members, $22 for non-members.

SEPTEMBER 10 Heidi Munro is a vocalist who has produced a rhythm and blues feel, with ample background from Sheldon Corbett, Glenn Ens, Gent Laird, Rich McFarlane, Kim Salkeld and Adam Streisel in the RealGroovyBand. Show time is 8 p.m. The Bassment. Tickets - $20 for SJS members, $25 for non-members, SEPTEMBER 14 Arte! Flamenco introduces a new work, DeCal, Canto y Arena, with dancing by Kari Alba, Victoria Beaudin, Colleen Kastning and Alejandro Sie, vocals by Celedonio Garrido and guitar work by Ricardo Diaz. Show time is 8 p.m. The Bassment. Tickets - $30 for SJS members, $40 for non-members.

SEPTEMBER 21 Irish traditional music, song, dance. 17 member tour direct from Ireland. 7:30 p.m. at Holy Cross High School. Tickets at McNally-Robinson and Downey’s Bakery, Sutherland: adults $20, 12 and under $10, or at the door (adult) $25. For more information call Hugh 306-975-0551 or Sean 306-477-7606. Sponsored by Claddagh Branch, Comhaltas.

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Left Behind by Suicide is a drop-in support group for individuals who have lost a loved one to suicide. Located at SEPTEMBER 14 W.A. Edwards Family Centre, 333 4th Ave. North, 7:30 p.m. Francophone? Francophile? Le Chœur des Plaines is to 9 p.m. There is no cost to attend. For more information, looking for new members! We are a mixed adult choir email leftbehind@sasktel.net. that sings a Francophone repertoire under the musi***** cal direction of Michael Harris. Practices are held on FROMI - Friends and Relatives of People with Mental Wednesday evenings beginning September 14 at the Illness meetings will run from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. École Canadienne-Française at 1407 Albert Ave. For more at W.A. Edwards Family Centre, 333 Fourth Avenue North information, contact Jean Legault at (306)343-9460 or at (wheelchair accessible). If you have a loved one or friend jeanlegault@sasktel.net. with a mental illness and you need understanding support, ***** contact Carol at 306-249-0693, Linda at 306-933-2085, National Association of Federal Retirees: Are you retired Lois at 306-242-7670 or e-mail fromisk@gmail.com. from the federal public service, but not yet a member EVERY MONDAY of the association? Please join us and find out about Want a chance to develop and practice your French & the benefits of membership. We are hosting our annual English communication & leadership skills in a welcoming, Cornboil at the Floral Community Centre on Floral Road at non-judgmental environment? Visit Inspiration bilingue noon. Free for our members, $5 for guests. Please bring Toastmasters Club from 12:05 to 12:55 p.m. Meetings a lawn chair. RSVP to 306-373-5812 or 306-374-5450 by are at Le Rendez-vous francophone - 308 Fourth Ave. Sept. 11. For more details, go to federalretirees.ca, then North, second floor. For more information, visit http:// click on Saskatoon Branch. inspirationbilingue.toastmastersclubs.org/ SEPTEMBER 15 ***** Genetic Genealogy: An Introduction to DNA Testing. Albert Modern square dance beginner class, 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. All Community Centre (Third Floor Loft). The library is open Saints Anglican Church Hall (1801 Lorne Ave.) Friends, fun from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., with the meeting beginning at 7. and fantastic exercise for your body and your brain! For ***** more information, contact Eldon (306)253-4453 or Carol Saskatoon Paint-Along Art Events presents an evening of (306)978-0970. paint and wine. 7-9 p.m. at Emmanuel with The Refinery, FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH 607 Dufferin Ave. Cost: $35/person. Learn to paint a sunBridge City Needlearts Guild meets at Mayfair United flower. All materials supplied: Step-by-step instructions, Church at 7:30 p.m. for our monthly meetings. We also 16”x20” stretched canvas, acrylic paints and brushes. have a stitching day at Sobey’s Stonebridge the first SatWine bar available. Visit our Facebook page @Saskatoon urday of each month. Come join us and have fun stitching Paint-Along Art Events for more info. Register by calling: with fellow stitchers. For further information, contact 306-382-5588. Glenda at 306-343-1882.

Saskatoon’s Kids of Note and Notations is accepting new members. Kids of Note is a community choir for children with and without disabilities. The group is looking for two new singers between the ages of 10 and 12. The first rehearsal is Sept. 7. The notations is a choir for young adults, 16 and older. The choir is looking for new singers who support the choir’s vision of a community where people of all abilities share important experiences in an integrated setting. For more information, call Brenda Baker at 306-653-3245 or send an email through the Kids of SEPTEMBER 17 Note Facebook page or visit its website: kidsofnote.com. EVERY THURSDAY New 2 U sale of women’s gently used clothes & accessories. St. Stephen’s Anglican Church (10 Grosvenor Cres.) Prairie Sky Farmer’s Market is open every Thursday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. It is located at St. Paul’s United Church 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Sutherland (454 Egbert Ave.) New vendors may phone SEPTEMBER 18 or text Kathy at 306-222-2740. SEPTEMBER 8 The annual Sask. Senior Fitness Association’s Sunday So- ***** Chakra Gong Yoga is a Seven Week Program that begins cial will be held at the Army and Navy Air Force Veterans’ Saskatoon International Folkdance Club meets ThursSept. 8 from 10 to 11:30 a.m., and runs until Oct. 27. Club (359 First Ave. North). As well as supper at 5:30 p.m. days at 7 p.m. in Albert Community Centre (Rm. 13, 610 (There will be no class on Oct.6) Sessions will take and dancing to the Rhythmaires from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., you place at Queen’s Retreat and Renewal Centre (601 Taylor are invited to an afternoon drop-in happy hour and games St. West, Conference Room B). The intent this weekly from 3 p.m. to 5:30. Tickets are $25, with sales ending program is to assist participants to activate and balance Sept. 14. Call 306-242-9452 or 306-382-1730 for the subtle energy systems within their bodies using gentle ***** and restorative yoga poses, and the healing frequencies Word On The Street will feature David Suzuki, Dr. Norman of the gong. To register/for more information, visit www. Doidge, Bif Naked, and more than 50 celebrated authors lynneharley.com or call Lynne at 306-270-3800. at this year’s festival. This free public event will be taking place in Downtown Saskatoon (at 23rd Street and Fourth SEPTEMBER 10 Ave.) In addition, there will be an exhibitor marketplace, Yoga for Refugees Fundraiser at 9:30 a.m. at Cathedral of food trucks, and activities for children. The festival runs Holy Family. All Levels yoga class followed by refreshfrom 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, visit ments and door prizes. Tax receipts issued for donations http://thewordonthestreet.ca/saskatoon/ to refugee fund. Information: dianew@holyyoga.net. SEPTEMBER 22 ***** Saskatoon Polkafest: Manhattan Ballroom, (five kilometres Saskatoon Paint-Along Art Events presents an evening of east of the city on Highway 5), 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Doors paint and wine. 7-9 p.m. at Emmanuel with The Refinery, 607 Dufferin Ave. Cost: $35/person. Learn to paint a open at 2 p.m. Advance tickets are $20 in advance and

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25 years of Changes,

Award winning Changes Salon & Spa Carolyn Schwab thinks outside the box Changes Salon & Spa CEO Carolyn Schwab brings some light-heartedness to the beauty industry. Her open approach and comprehensive list of services has reaped awards. Recently, Spas of America voted Changes Salon Spa one of the top 50 Spas in Canada. Who are you?

I have been in the spa industry for more than 40 years — with a Red Seal — as a journeyman cosmetologist, a barber and a judge for the Hair Arts and Science, as well as a permanent makeup artist for over 25 years. I love every aspect of the spa industry and really enjoy making a difference in the lives of my clients and staff. I was cut out to be an entrepreneur. My grandparents and then my parents owned a farm, hotel, garage and town store. In addition, they ran the grocery store and the bank. That really inspired me. Being an entrepreneur is not always easy. It’s tempting to take on too much and difﬁcult to delegate. I occasionally fall into the trap of overdoing it, and when this happens, I know its time for a break. My home and backyard provide refuge. And, I have created my own Staycation at Changes Salon & Spa.

ovated ﬁve times and have expanded three times in 25 years. We went from 1,900 square feet to 5,000 square feet. Our vision statement and our mission have always been to provide the best service with the best products with a 5-star experience that exceeds the client’s expectations. From the moment you walk through the doors at Changes Salon & Spa until you walk out, you will be pampered and comforted to ensure you escape the stresses of life.

How do you integrate wellness into your life?

I have found that wellness is a state of mind that can produce physical, mental and spiritual changes. I integrate it by focusing on key factors no matter what role I am ﬁlling. I need to be a walking example that health and beauty go hand in hand. When you look good, you feel good and happiness follows. During the past few months, I have been reminded Why do you love your job? how much I love the industry, my salon I have found a lot of joy in giving cliand my job. I look forward to going to ents a memorable experience that has work each day to see what adventure is the potential to change their lives. I enin store for me. I have been re-inspired joy seeing clients all but hug the staff as and reinvigorated to help my business they leave the spa and return to the real soar to new heights, and to help my staff world. As a spa owner and cosmetoloto be the best that they can be. That has gist, I love being able to provide a work been my motto for the last 40 years. environment that feels like “home,” where technicians can practise their What is next for Changes art. I encourage my staff to have fun, Salon & Spa? set up team-building goals, ice breakers The next step in Changes evolution is at meetings, host events and permit to dive deeper into anti-aging skin. We silly pranks. have a new laser machine that can give you a non-invasive facelift on your lunch What is the best thing about break. You can have younger-looking where you work? skin without surgery. We want to help Changes Salon & Spa is conveniently clients from the inside out, touching located on the east side of Saskatoon, different aspects of the client’s experijust minutes from one of Saskatoon’s ence. When I travel, I look at new and different ways of approaching things. ﬁnest malls. I had a vision, have ren-

My staff and I regularly attend conferences all over North America learning everything we can about current services and products. In the past year, I have learned about new techniques for permanent make-up, social media, coaching and inspiring staff.

Why is taking time for spa and wellness important?

Taking ANY time for yourself to focus on wellness is important! It just so happens that spas are geared to assist you in that process. Clients need to unhook, disconnect, unplug, and just get away from the world. Spas do that and more. Getting a service, or just sitting in the sauna, a hot bath or a massage, can reconnect you with your body and quiet your mind. It’s essential for true healthy living. Established in 1991, Changes Salon & Spa offers many services, for your hair, skin and nails for over 25 years in Saskatoon. The spa was voted one of the top 50 Spas in Canada (2012), nominated for the YMCA Women of Distinction (2016) the Sabex Award (2011), and winner of the 2007 Torch Award from the Better Business Bureau of Saskatchewan for marketplace ethics, recognizing outstanding ethics and integrity in business.