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Famulak, a retired teacher, started writing pysanky about 40 years ago when she had two little boys. (The word pysanka comes from the Ukrainian verb “pysaty,” which means to write. Pysanka represents one egg, while pysanky is the plural form.) Famulak was amazed by the colour and the beauty of the decorated Ukrainian Easter eggs and decided to take a class to learn the art.

“Writing pysanky, for me, is a way to take time out from the busy world. The pysanky allow me to relax, express my emotions. It allows me to meditate on my faith and life,” she said.

“This is a time that I also enjoy listening to Ukrainian traditional songs and music.

I like to turn up the CD player when I’m working on them. It’s a very relaxing time.”

Famulak is now planning to make pysanky with her 10-year-old granddaughter and eight-year-old grandson. She wants to keep the tradition alive in her family.

“I have so many supplies and some good information, and I thought, ‘I better share it and pass it on.’ I love it.”

Ashley Halko-Addley is part of a younger generation of Ukrainians who are keeping the tradition alive. Halko-Addley, a fourth-year University of Saskatchewan student studying anthropology and Ukrainian studies, runs the annual pysanka workshops for the University of Saskatchewan Ukrainian Students’ Association, of which is a co-president. She will be at the association’s upcoming pysanka workshop scheduled to take place on March 14 at St. Thomas More College.

Halko-Addley said there is a lot of Darlene Famulak has made dozens of eggs at home, as well as baked dozens of loaves of bread at Saints Peter & Paul interest in the workshops.

Ukrainian Catholic Church. (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson) “This is a really visual part of Ukrainian culture, and it’s something that is unique and that people who are Ukrainian and nonUkrainian can do. I think everyone can kind of do it, so lots of people are interested in it.”

A wax-resistant technique is used when writing pysanky. Halko-Addley said the eggShannon Boklaschuk referred to as “writing pysanky.” to plain white bread and can be decorated decorating process starts with a white egg Saskatoon Express Darlene Famulak, a Saskatoon grandwith symbols such as crosses, leaves, that has been washed in a vinegar solution. ith Easter just a month away, it’s mother, is one of those busy people. She birds, flowers, and other adornments made Beeswax is then melted in a tool called a a busy time for some Saskatoon has already made dozens of eggs at home, of dough. kistka (stylus) and is applied to the egg. residents. as well as baked dozens of loaves of bread “It’s something that I cherish,” Famulak “You cover all of the parts on the egg Local people of Ukrainian heritage are at Saints Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic said of the Easter traditions. that you want to be white at the end, and preparing for the holiday by taking part Church.

“My parents, my mom and dad, were then you would put it into the solution with in the traditions of making Easter bread – Babka is sweet, yellow-tinted bread very adamant about continuing. I’m very the dye of the lightest colour that you want called paska and babka – and decorating that often includes raisins and is baked in fortunate that I can speak Ukrainian, write, to use,” Halko-Addley explained. brightly coloured Easter eggs, a process a cylindrical shape. Paska is more similar read, and I can still carry on.”

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We didn’t find boneless dry I had previously been in a ribs so we went bone-in. At the Costco store once and it was party, all the chicken pieces around the time when the first were swept up, but a pile one opened in Saskatoon. Sandy of ribs were left. Maybe we and I were guests of her parents. should have had the ribs added I remember being impressed to our Chinese food order. We with the diversity of products. have found when we order Editor For some reason, I remember the ribs, there isn’t a consistency in magnitude of the meat area and being told quality. Is there anything worse, besides the to try the pizza.

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Joanne Paulson Saskatoon Express ear the end of an interview, wellknown Saskatoon artist Hugo Alvarado turns to Yvonne Hanson, executive director of CHEP, and says this.

It should be illegal for children to go hungry.

Alvarado has always had that passion for alleviating hunger. Twenty-six years ago, he and three other artists decided to do something about it. They created Artists Against Hunger.

“When we started, we realized there were many people in the city who were hungry,” said Alvarado, from the meeting room at CHEP Good Food Inc. “It wasn’t glamorous to talk about it at the time. It was a tough start, with little support.”

He was fully aware that quite a few children in the city were going without lunch, so he went to a school and asked what could be done.

“We saw a need to help them with our art, but at the same time, to create awareness,” he said. After all, “If we all do something, there will be no hunger.”

The Artists Against Hunger Art Auction was born (Hanson likes to refer to it as AAHAA), at a time when the economy was foundering, and food banks were starting to arise across Canada — as did CHEP, 27 years ago. Hunger was becoming an issue.

“There were a number of different reactions to that in this community,” said Hanson. Many of the reactions turned into long-lived institutions and events, including the auction.

This will be the 26th event, held in the upstairs salon at TCU Place. It will be, said Alvarado, a “wonderful affair — very dignified. We have beautiful music, cocktails, and then we have the art.” A dinner is also part of the event on March 18, supporting CHEP’s programs.

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The auction began rather more humbly, at the Broadway Theatre. About 100 people were slated to attend, but there was nowhere to showcase the art, apart from on the stage. Attendees were encouraged to bring food donations for the Saskatoon Food Bank; but there was nothing to feed them.

“I went to Nino’s and said, we need help. We’re having this auction and have nothing to serve,” remembered Alvarado.

“He asked, how many people? And I said, oh, 100 or so. And he asked, would 25 pizzas do it? He provided it all. It pushed us to see there are good people in the community.”

The event has grown considerably over the years, with about 300 people usually attending in recent years, and approximately 75 works of art available — about half each for the silent and live auctions.

“We’re particular about the works that we get,” said Alvarado. “The work has to be good, so people who come to the auction know they will find good works.”

Indeed, 50 artists are on board, including many of Saskatoon and area’s best-known such as Grant McConnell, Clint Hunker, Silvia Regnier, Lorenzo Dupuis, Mervin Swartz, James Korpan, Tom Grummett, Nancy Grummett, Greg Hardy and, of course, Alvarado himself.

The Artists Against Hunger group is made up of Alvarado, Sharon Alvarado, Julie Kosteniuk, Bob Doerksen and Rose Botting. Alvarado says the artists are always helping, and very generous in contributing their art each year.

The amount varies, but the Artists Against Hunger auction raised $38,000 last year and $46,000 the year before.

All told, said Alvarado, the event has raised close to $1 million over the years, for various organizations. Now, Artists Against Hunger are partnering with CHEP for the fourth time.

Saskatoon artist Hugo Alvarado, of Artists Against Hunger, and Yvonne Hanson, executive director of CHEP Good Food Inc., are pictured in the Good Food Box hamper filling area in the Station 20 West building.

(Photo by Joanne Paulson) “We feel so comfortable with CHEP. I don’t know if we will change in our lifetime,” said Alvarado. “It’s a wonderful organization and the people are very nice to work with.”

Hanson noted that it’s a good fit, because of CHEP’s mandate. She noted that the dinner itself will focus on local food, and that the speaker will be Dale McKay of Ayden restaurant fame, who will speak about his commitment to food security and promoting local food.

CHEP’s focus is on healthy food, and getting it to the people who need it.

“This is our biggest fundraiser of the year,” said Hanson. “Our ethos is to promote access to healthy food,” and that includes initiatives supporting cooking, gardening, and ensuring children have food at school.

For example, CHEP operates a Good Food Box depot system in Saskatoon and area. The boxes are filled with vegetables, fruit and other healthy goods, delivered to the depots, and picked up there by folks in the neighbourhood. This avoids having to travel a long way, which is often a problem for many people who need the boxes.

CHEP hosts pop-up markets, and operates nine mini-food markets in seniors’ facilities every week. It contributes to 100,000 student breakfasts, 223,000 lunches and over 500,000 snacks in collaboration with the school divisions. There are many other programs; for a full list, see www.chep.org.

Tickets to the art auction are $100 per person or $700 for a table of eight, with a partial tax receipt. Tickets are available at www.chep.org/en/events, or call 665-4575.

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Rev. Lawrence DeMong called to the North

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ev. Lawrence DeMong nal community’s presence and didn’t hesitate when he values. heard the Roman CathoDeMong has come face-tolic Diocese of Saskatoon’s call face with some grim realities. to the North.

On his first morning in La The Saskatoon diocese isRonge, he was preparing for sued the call in 2016, hoping to mass when news came of a alleviate the shortage of priests parishioner’s suicide. On the in the Keewatin-Le Pas area, morning of Jan. 1, 2017, news and DeMong admits today, “I arrived that one middle-aged was the first to offer, blessed woman had been murdered, with the experience of servhaving been stabbed by a teening in Cumberland House over aged woman. Both were his People a 10-year period and having parishioners. served La Ronge for a brief DeMong has discovered that period as well.” the First Nations people handle death in a DeMong was chosen to serve in both distinctive cultural manner.

La Ronge and Southend. When he drove “There’s a wake that lasts 48 hours. to Southend on Aug. 5, 2016, he was There’s no undertaker involved. The struck immediately “by the beauty of the casket is lowered to the grave by ropes most beautiful spot I had ever been asked and the dirt is shovelled over the casket. to live.”

More symbolic is that family members DeMong’s most recent Saskatoon or even the mothers of deceased children posting had been at St. Anne’s parish. In help to pound the nails to attach the 53-plus years of priesthood, he had served rough box lid after the coffin is placed in many places, including three years inside it.” over four different visits to the Saskatoon Inspired by his friendship with the right diocese’s major commitment to Brazil. people, DeMong played a leading role in Ordained in 1957, he was a member of having a La Ronge community version of the Benedictine Order at St. Peter’s Abbey a Truth and Reconciliation meeting. in Muenster and also taught at St. Peter’s “I had conversations with Jonas Bird, College. a residential school survivor, who, along “Southend is named for being at the with his wife, Virginia, told about how southern tip of Reindeer Lake and its the boys were picked on. At that point, I rectory is planted beside what seemed as blurted out that we need our own TRC. I the jewel of northern Saskatchewan,” said needed some guidance and since I knew DeMong.

Murray Sinclair, who had such an excel“The people in the northern village, lent experience with the national commisalmost all Cree speaking, are, like their sion, I asked if it was realistic to have this natural space, beautiful, friendly and kind of a local conference. He was very religious. There is poverty, but the band supportive but suggested it must be done is well-organized and people have a good in conjunction with the local First Nations support system, a health centre which is leaders.” well-staffed and effective and a school, The other key player was James Froh, with all grades, which reflects the Aborigi- a representative of the Saskatchewan gov-

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ernment who is examining the 34 action promises in the commission report which came under provincial jurisdiction.

There were 17 people in attendance in the Feb. 22 day-long meeting, with slightly more non-Aboriginals than Aboriginals.

“Jonas took the meeting under his wing, talking about some of the outrageous things that the residential school system did to the students of that day. It was something that I, and probably others in the room, needed to hear first-hand.

Jonas lost a finger on each hand, swept out of grade school without anyone’s permission and taken to the hospital. Aside from the operation, the thing he remembered the most was getting a big hug from a non-Aboriginal nurse, who had tears in her eyes,” said DeMong.

The end result of the meeting, said DeMong, was “quite positive, with a great feeling in the room, and all of us changed a little bit that day. We all learned to get acquainted better. From my own viewpoint, I have much to learn yet.

“I do believe the Lord wants me to continue this work and I am quite willing to do so.”

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“Writing pysanky” connects Ukrainians to their heritage

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(Continued from page 1) he process is repeated from the lightest to the darkest colour, and a candle is used to melt and remove the wax. The colours that have been sealed beneath the wax then come through.

Writing pysanky is an ancient tradition with roots dating back centuries, to preChristianity Ukraine, said Halko-Addley.

“It was a pagan tradition, and then when Ukraine adopted Christianity in 988 A.D. they took all of the meanings and the practice and they adopted it into Christianity. So the motifs and the colours, they all switched from having a pagan meaning to having a Christian meaning.”

According to Halko-Addley, among the oldest and most important symbols of pysanky is the sun. Many of the shapes included on pysanky reflect natural objects and ideas, because historically Ukrainians have been agrarian based.

“The pysanky are actually unique to every region in Ukraine,” she said.

“Every region has its own music, dance, and costumes, and then the pysanky reflect kind of the colours and the patterns that are found within the embroidery pattern in the costumes.”

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their inspiration from nature, decorating their eggs with highly stylized images of birds, plants, and flowers. Other common motifs found on pysanky include religious symbols, such as crosses and white doves.

The colours included on the pysanky have meaning, too, said Halko-Addley, noting red represents life-giving blood, love and joy, and the hope of marriage, and is also associated with the sun. White, meanwhile, symbolizes purity, birth, and light; black and white symbolize mourning and respect for the souls of the dead; yellow symbolizes the moon and stars, and also harvest; and blue represents blue skies or the air, and good health. As well, green symbolizes new life in spring, while brown represents the earth.

“The pysanky are only made during Lent, and so they often have meanings to bring good crops or for spring to come, fertility, that sort of thing,” she said.

Halko-Addley said her great-baba (greatgrandmother) was very good at writing pysanky, and she is now hoping to revive the tradition within her family. Last May, Halko-Addley visited Kolomyia, a pysanky museum in Ukraine shaped like a pysanka.

This year, she will draw inspiration for her eggs from her visit there.

Halko-Addley encourages people who haven’t made pysanky to give it a try; even if the eggs don’t turn out exactly as planned, the beautiful colours will still come through.

“Anyone can make pysanky,” she said.

Jamie Lee Shebelski, a professional theatre artist and mother, first tried writing pysanky in elementary school. After taking a pysanka workshop at the Ukrainian Museum of Canada in 2012, she became hooked on the Easter tradition.

While learning to write pysanky is easy, it’s something that is difficult to master, said Shebelski. However, her skills have improved with practice.

“I use the basic, simple tools — kistka with beeswax heated over the flame of a candle — so I keep my designs clean and simple. The more intricate, beautiful designs are made with an electric kistka,” she said.

“Like any art, I don’t think you ever arrive at a place where you think, ‘I know how to do it now.’ There’s always something to practice and learn.”

For Shebelski, the best part of writing pysanky is connecting with her cultural heritage. While she cooks and eats some Ukrainian foods, and has a Ukrainian last

name, she has wanted a deeper connection to her history.

“After my baba passed away a few years ago, I began to explore my family history and culture, and I was searching for a deeper connection to my roots. Making pysanky is a wonderful way to welcome spring, celebrate Easter, and connect me to an ancient ancestral practice.”

Shebelski encourages everyone to try writing pysanky, whether they are Ukrainian or not. She finds it very relaxing — a bit like meditating — once she’s in the groove of working on an egg. She also has some tips for pysanka newbies.

“Be patient with yourself. It looks so easy, but it’s not. Put a towel on the table and don’t hold your egg any more than a couple of inches off the table when you’re working on it. Trust me, it’s heartbreaking to put a lot of work into a design, only to drop your egg and have it crack.”

Are you interested in writing pysanky?

The Ukrainian Museum of Canada, located at 910 Spadina Cres. East, will be offering pysanka workshops starting on March 18 and running until April 12. Both adult and family workshops are offered. For more information, call 306-244-3800 or go online to www.umc.sk.ca/page/happening.

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Internet is in tracking what you And let’s face it: targeted are doing online: I am now getadvertising has been around for ting ads for farmer dating sites!” a long time. Remember the ads Allow me to point out that for nostril hair trimmers that ran this relative is happily marin the backs of magazines many ried, and even if she wasn’t, moons ago? (Maybe they still would be unlikely to hit dating do.) Those companies probsites. Rather, she was Googling ably didn’t make a dime on the Columnist something to do with farming, trimmers. They made their bucks because, indeed, she owns some selling their mailing lists to other land. There’s lots of farming in my family. companies, who would send other mailings Creepy is just one of the many descripto the poor souls who bought the trimmers. tors and epithets I would use in objecting to And commerce carried on. the corporate big brotherhood that is taking It still does. Despite promises of never, over our lives. What has happened to destroy ever selling your name, address and various our privacy? I think it crept up on us, while other information to others, it absolutely hapwe’re still on creepy. pens all the time. For example, my husband, Here’s how easily being attacked by ads in a fit of goofiness, signed up at his gym can happen. One day, while browsing Kijiji describing his position at his (self-owned) for some person who would be willing to company as “high and holy muckamuck.” clean out my eavestroughs, I inadvertently Not too much later, he received a promoclicked on a ZuLily ad. Nothing wrong tional package in the mail at work, addressed with ZuLily, as far as I know, but it is an to — you guessed it — “high and holy e-commerce powerhouse, and I wasn’t in the muckamuck.” Husband, rarely horrified, market for their products. was, and not prone to giving people hell, did.

But after clicking on that ad with an errant He gave the gym a large piece of his mind. finger, ZuLily started showing up on every (That being said, he inadvertently came Internet search I did. up with a way to catch companies out: put Okay, that wasn’t great — I certainly no- something weird on your sign-up form, and ticed it — but I figured it wasn’t a whopping see what happens.)

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About the time I received my relative’s email, a similar thing happened to me. I’m going to feel very stupid about sharing this, but here goes.

I had ordered something from Amazon, a dry skin emollient that had been recommended. When younger, dreadfully dry skin did not bother me. Now it does (especially after having been in sick rooms, where you’re constantly putting sanitizer on your hands), along with a little arthritis, for which I’ve been using Voltaren emulgel occasionally.

This particular salve was supposed to help both, drug-free! Miraculous!

I looked around town and couldn’t find it, or something similar; so, with great trepidation, bought it. I use Amazon a lot, but always for books, e-books, the occasional DVD and gift certificates. I was really unsure about ordering something like this, as in something I’m going to put on my skin, but thought, what the heck? It’s not too expensive, it was recommended, and maybe it’ll help. If not, no biggy.

A few days later, I received an email from the company that makes this stuff. Then I got another one, asking me how I liked it.

I freaked. I sent the third party company a nasty email and followed up with Amazon, which to its credit was quite apologetic and said they’d look into it. They better. I’m not letting this go.

It turned out that the product maker’s CEO was fully willing to engage in a con-

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She also said Canadian spam laws are considerably more potent than American laws, and she was American. That helped, but I’m still mad (not at her.)

What put the icing on the cake, though, was that a doctor in San Francisco showed up online, asking to join my LinkedIn network.

Whether that happened because of Amazon, or because I had Googled things first, I am unclear; pretty sure it was the Google search.

Either way, you’ve got to be kidding. Somehow, this person found me because of my somewhat intimate Internet activity.

This is frightening. I haven’t even started on concerns around the financial information I have – most of us have – online. Husband says, clear your cookies; never allow your information to be auto-filled. Good points, but I highly doubt that would entirely get around the power of Big Brother Internet. It, or should that be he, would eventually find a way around that, too.

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omething occurred to me ies. The vast majority of the recently: I’m going to die little columns — a few hundred someday. words summarizing someone’s Oh how I long for those days entire life — are headed by a of childhood, when death was a picture of a sweet looking silverthing that only happened to big haired grandma or grandpa. people. (I was very fortunate not As I take in their pictures, I to lose any friends at that age.) wonder if to them, these days And I long for those teenage I’m living now — days of years, when death was a thing hockey practices and Kindergarthat only happened to other ten graduations, mortgages and people, but we were immortal. mundane Costco runs — had felt Columnist Even in our 20s, life unfolds just like yesterday. like a red carpet in front of us.

What strikes me also, A career to build, a world to travel, partners however, is that almost 100 per cent of the to love and children to create were still obituaries share a common theme: family, milestones on the horizon. friends and a hobby.

Then, suddenly, you’re 38 years old, and “Mom’s artwork is cherished in the have a kid about to start high school, credit homes of her family . . .” card bills and a nine-to-five job.

“Jack’s happiest times were on the patio Am I having a mid-life crisis? Is 38 at Candle Lake, surrounded by family and mid-life? friends . . .”

It all started when I realized that we “Jo loved to knit, crochet and do crosslikely weren’t going to have any more kids, word puzzles . . .” meaning my body had effectively finished Now, it’s true that none of these obitudoing one thing it was designed to do, aries contain brackets, such as, “Violet forever. That, and I would never cuddle my treasured her summers at the family cabin own newborn again. at Waskesiu (unless Aunt Velma was there It all felt very finite (though I snapped because those two hated each other).” out of the longing for newborn cuddles Or, “Harold and Margaret were marwhen my five-year-old “coloured” our long- ried for 60 wonderful years (except for suffering, extremely patient, bulldog with that brief period in the 1970s when Mom my favourite lipstick). cheated on Dad with the milkman, but we How many times have you heard your got past it).” grandma or great-grandma say something I appreciate that obituaries are not the like, “It feels like it was yesterday?” That place to air one’s dirty laundry, which we terrifies me, because a lot of things hapall have a stack of. However, I do take pened to me 20 years ago that feel like they some comfort in the fact that to live a long happened yesterday, and in 20 years I’m and satisfying life, one need not aspire to going to be almost 60! Does that mean the levels that are unattainable. To me, this next 20 are going to go as fast as the last 20 means I can relax and enjoy however many did? years or minutes I have left, because I’m Yes, yes it does. blessed to have a premium on friends and I am quite cognizant of how neurotic I family already. sound — and probably am.

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Fiala has happy homecoming with Blades

Darren Steinke Saskatoon Express f you are going to shut down a top goal scorer on the ice, do it with a smile.

Saskatoon Blades defenceman Evan Fiala is never going to be confused with Paul Coffey on the ice. It might be possible to confuse Fiala with Dave Manson due to playing a tough-as-nails defensive defenceman role, but there is one big exception.

When Fiala is battling with someone in front of his net, in the corner or anywhere on the ice, he does it with a huge smile that is a mile wide. No matter where the Clavet product goes or what he is doing on the ice, that visible grin is always there.

“I am just having fun,” said Fiala, who stands 6-foot-4 and weighs 204 pounds. “I love it all.

“Even when they (the opponents) are mad at me, you know you are doing something right, so you might as well enjoy it.”

Fiala’s smile was large when he received what turned out to be an early gift just days before the WHL’s Christmas break this season, when he found out he had been traded from the Spokane Chiefs to the Blades.

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The rugged rearguard also had mixed feelings, because he enjoyed the two-anda-half seasons he played in Spokane and was treated well by the organization there.

He appeared in 157 regular season games with the Chiefs, collecting eight goals, 32 assists and 264 penalty minutes.

“I was there for a long time, and you really appreciate everything there,” said Fiala. “I was shocked at first, but now that I am here, I am really excited, and I love being here.

“There is no better place to play than at home.”

Fiala’s family is well known in the hockey circles in Saskatoon and area. All his family members have played the game including his parents and three sisters.

Father Eddie, mother Julie and older sister Jordan all play recreation hockey.

His younger sister, Joelle, is a 15-year-old star forward with the Saskatoon Stars female midget AAA team, and the youngest sister, Jocelyn, is an 11-year-old playing for Clavet’s peewee tier two team.

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Evan Fiala (right) has been all smiles since returning to Saskatoon to play for the Blades. (Photo by Dareen Steinke) notes everyone is the family is united in “Everyone loves Montreal.” supporting one particular NHL team.

On the more serious side, Fiala tries to “If you didn’t like the Habs, I think you attend as many of Joelle’s and Jocelyn’s were getting kicked out of the house,” said games as he can.

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(Continued from page 8) did miss a lot of their life,” said Fiala. “Every time I went off, I came back and they were a little bit taller, a little bit more everything, a little bit more grown up.

“To catch a little bit of their life is awesome – make up for lost time.”

Now that Fiala is back in Saskatoon, Blades head coach Dean Brockman said he has people coming up to him all the time to talk about the young defenceman.

“Anywhere you go in any rink, everybody knows who he is,” said Brockman with a chuckle. “It certainly is his character, and he has a great character.”

On the ice, Fiala has given the Blades a dimension they were lacking. Before Fiala’s arrival, the Blades had been without a big physical defensive defenceman on the back end.

Fiala has eaten up huge amounts of ice time for the Blades, and Brockman said the rearguard’s communication in getting things organized on the back end has been strong.

“It has made a huge difference,” said Brockman. “He is a presence on the back end with his leadership off the ice as well as on the ice.

“He has been a huge addition for us. He just knows how important the Blades are to Saskatoon.”

Since joining the Blades, Fiala has been hands on in getting out and making their community appearances. He said he overall interacts with fans and the public more in Saskatoon than he did in Spokane.

He gets a chuckle when people come out of the blue to talk to him about the team or how he is doing.

“When I was out in Spokane, most of the people didn’t know you,” said Fiala with a really huge smile. “Here, I think, if

you make a mistake, I’ll be hearing about it everywhere once I go home.”

Fiala said it was a good experience to leave home and play in a different city for his introduction into the WHL. “It is totally a different step, different view,” said Fiala. “It is nice to get out there and see a different place and play a different way.

“I remember my first year. There was a lot of new everything. I got a little homesick right off the bat there, but I think you have enough people around you that it makes it a blast.”

When it came time for his homecoming, Fiala was blown away at how accepting Brockman, the Blades staff and the Blades players were to him.

“It has been really awesome,” said Fiala. “I was welcomed in right away.

“The coaches are phenomenal, smart and respected. It is a blast. When they say the WHL is the best time of your life, I think this is what they are talking about.”

As for the future, Fiala, who has one more year of major junior eligibility remaining, hopes some doors open for him at the professional level.

“You never know,” said Fiala. “You understand that it is a business.

“I am just going to play hard and do what I can do and see what happens.”

No matter where Fiala ends up, you can be sure he will arrive there with that big trademark smile. Brockman gets a kick out of seeing that grin on a daily basis.

“That is who he is,” said Brockman.

“You want guys who are smiling and engaged in the game.

“I think it is big. I think it shows how much he appreciates the game.”

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Rising star Samuel Deason joins Amati Quartet for concerts

Shannon Boklaschuk Saskatoon Express askatoon-born piano sensation Samuel Deason is coming home for exciting performances with the Amati Quartet, which will include two iconic works for piano and strings.

The March 18 concerts will take place at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Knox United Church. The program will feature Schubert’s Quintet for Piano and Strings in A Major — nicknamed The Trout — as well as Haydn’s String Quartet in D Minor and Brahms’ Piano Quartet in G Minor.

Violinist Marla Cole is excited to have Deason join the Amati Quartet.

“Sam is a brilliant musician and these are really brilliant pieces, so it’s going to be very exciting,” she said.

“Over the last 14 years we have featured a lot of guest artists, and they have all been from Saskatchewan. That’s something that we purposely did. These people deserve opportunities and we’d like to give them those opportunities.”

Deason currently lives in Baltimore, where he studies with Boris Slutsky at the Peabody Institute on full scholarship. His star is certainly rising in the classical music world; last year he was named second-prize winner of the Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition, performing with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, and third-prize winner of the Kerikeri International Piano Competition in New Zealand.

Deason was born in 1988 in Saskatoon, where he studied with Bonnie Nicholson — something that has had a lasting impact on his life as a musician.

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Deason is looking forward to the March 18 concerts, noting that “there is no better place to perform” than Saskatoon.

He is also enthusiastic about the concert program.

“The Schubert Trout and Brahms G Minor are each masterpieces in their own right and among the best chamber compositions ever composed. Both encompass tremendous amounts of energy, although while the Schubert is full of breath and life, the Brahms verges on the breathless instead,” he said.

Cole noted the Amati Quartet is “the only quartet in the whole world” playing on four Amati instruments. The Amati Quartet bears the name of the Amati family from Cremona, Italy, who crafted the 17th-century instruments that are used by the musicians. The University of Saskatchewan instruments — including a cello, a viola, and two violins — are quite rare; in fact, they make up one of just three sets in the world. The instruments were sold to the U of S in 1959 by one of Saskatchewan’s first homesteaders, Stephen Kolbinson, and are considered a prized possession of the university and the local music community.

“The instruments themselves are incredibly unique. Our set of four, the dates from the instruments are 1607, 1627, 1637, and 1690 — so they’re 400 years old,” said Cole, who plays the violin dating back to 1637.

“The instruments are so unique, and I think this is what they were made for. In that time there were no huge concert halls; there were only intimate rooms for chamber music. So they’re perfect for string quartet repertoire, and we have sort of focused on Haydn because of the connection of Haydn creating the string quartet as a musical form and the Amati family creating the violin as a form — and that pattern is still being used. . . . So it’s the beginnings of both worlds – the music and the instruments.”

Samuel Deason will perform with the Amati Quartet on March 18 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Knox United Church. (Photo Supplied) Tickets for the March 18 concerts are $35 for adults, $30 for seniors, and $15 for students, and can be purchased through the Persephone Theatre box office by calling 306-384-7727 or by going online to persephonetheatre.org.

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The Amati Quartet’s first CD, Passion for Haydn, will be for sale at the concerts for $20 each (cash only). Deason plays the Haydn Piano Trio on the album.

In addition to the March 18 concerts, there is also another Amati Quartet concert coming up soon as part of the 2016-2017 season. Because the January Amati concert had to be rescheduled, concertgoers will now be able to hear a Haydn, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky string quartet program on April 9 at St. John’s Cathedral at 2 p.m. only. For more information about the Amati Quartet, visit amatiquartet. usask.ca.

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• The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed 33-year-old ex-NFL QB Vince Young to compete with veteran pivot Kevin Glenn, 37.

Presumably this is part of their youth movement.

• UBC researchers have released a study of carbon-dioxide emissions in Vancouver. Gas levels rose sharply at major intersections and peaked in the area around Wally Buono.

• Saskatchewan’s Brier skip Adam Casey has represented three provinces in his six straight years at the curling championships. He’s travelled so much, they’re calling him Suitcasey.

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The power of prayer sustains me

he power of prayer has young and learning. walked me this far in Generally, when a song is life. sung at a ceremony, it is only No matter what I faced, I done once. The only way to was taught to pray. Whether a learn it is to either memorize it person prays in a sweat lodge, or respectfully ask the person church, mosque, synagogue or who is singing the song to “ofa temple doesn’t matter. It’s the fer” it to you. Since I was still prayer that matters. I was also young, I didn’t have anything to taught not only to pray in hard offer so I thought I would never times, but also to pray to give hear the song again. But I prayed thanks for what I have. one day I would. Sure enough, For many years in my about 30 years later, I heard it.

Columnist younger life, I questioned why This time I had something to I prayed when I felt my prayers offer the man who sang it. weren’t being answered. It was only when I It’s been the power of prayer that has started to clearly see through what has been walked me this far in life and it will be that thrown at me, did I realize it was the power prayer my Creator will hear and take me of my prayers that walked me here. These home.

DC031367 Darlene were prayers that came from the heart.

KNCREE@gmail.com One of my favourite prayers comes from an American Indian chief named Yellow Lark. It came out in 1887. I said this prayer so many times I memorized it: “Oh, Great Spirit, whose voice I hear in the winds and whose breath gives life to all the world, hear me. I am small and weak.

I need your strength and wisdom. Let me walk in beauty and my eyes ever behold the red and purple sunset. Make my hands respect the things you have made and my ear sharp to hear your voice. Make me wise so that I may understand the things you have taught my people. Let me learn the lessons you have hidden in every leaf and rock.

“I seek strength, not to be superior to my brothers and sisters, but to fight my greatest enemy — myself. Make me always ready to come to you with clean hands and straight eyes, so when life fades, as the fading sunset, my spirit will come to you without shame.”

This prayer isn’t a secret to many First Nations people. I’ve been to many meetings, gatherings and ceremonies where this prayer opens each event. One of the interesting things about First Nations prayers is many are not written down or recorded.

Many are memorized and passed from one generation to the next.

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PTSD sufferers get support from new group Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express amantha Rogers Magiera has had to put a lot of things on hold.

She had been working on a casual basis as primary care paramedic in rural Saskatchewan for almost 10 years and she was enrolled in a master’s program at the University of Saskatchewan.

Then things started to change.

Rogers Magiera is suffering from an occupational stress injury. It’s likely PTSD, but hasn’t been officially diagnosed. She can’t exactly say when it started to take away her energy, concentration and ability to function like she once did.

“I am a rather ambitious and enthusiastic person so at times when I think I am feeling better, my enthusiasm will get ahead of myself, so it’s hard to say,” she said. “When you feel not normal for a long period of time, it starts to feel normal.

“Day to day is trying to manage a lot of fatigue and to take preventative measures for when my memory starts to fail and I can’t necessarily rely on it for day-to-day tasks. There’s a lot of writing things down and a lot of self-monitoring.”

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“There are definitely days when I am housebound. Some days are just better than others. There are times when putting on sweat pants and going to the grocery is a little bit much.”

Rogers Magiera has found solace in a relatively new support group called PTSD Saskatoon. She said it and her support at home are making a world of difference.

“My fiancé is great and PTSD Saskatchewan has support groups that are fantastic. It’s an incredibly helpful group.

“The facilitators and the team are an amazing group of people who, I think for the most part, have gone through their own versions of these struggles, whether it is PTSD or work-place stress injury or other stress injuries. There is that firsthand knowledge.

“People (suffering) are tired of not having resources on hand, not knowing where to go, not knowing who to ask and not knowing the proper way to seek help because that is a big struggle for myself and others.”

Rogers Magiera hasn’t been diagnosed with PTSD and won’t “self-label.”

She said there are wait times and red tape to cut through to see councellors, psychiatrists or psychologists.

Rogers Magiera said the support group, despite having PTSD in its name, is accessible to everyone who feels as though they are suffering from a stress injury, whether it is an occupational stress injury or a non-occupational stress injury.

Rogers Magiera hopes she will eventually get professional treatment and will be able to pick up where she left off as a paramedic and as a student in a master’s program.

“It doesn’t discriminate. Trauma is trauma and stress is stress and it’s going to have an effect on people regardless of the reason it happened, whether it was your job or not.”

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Cam Hutchinson & Friends: Views of the World

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• From Janice Hough: “Finally some good news. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner are reportedly calling off their divorce. Will Trump take the credit?”

• Let’s all take a step back and hope Vince Young can contribute to the Roughriders. It does look like his running game has deserted him. Or is that desserted him?

• From Torben Rolfsen: “Vince Young could get the rare Rose Bowl-Banjo Bowl MVP combo.”

• South Korea impeached its president last week. Here’s hoping Americans were taking notes.

• It was impolite of Les Morrison to wear his leather Maple Leafs jacket to a meeting we had last week. It smelled like mothballs.

• Hough, on the Texans trading Brock Osweiler to the Browns: “Well at least he won’t have to deal with any more playoff pressure.”

• TC Chong, on the same trade: “Osweiler immediately sent Johnny Manziel a ‘friend request.’”

• Rolfsen, on the World Baseball Classic: “This is the tournament where Canada plays against countries we like to vacation in.”

• Seattle Seahawks’ Jon Ryan on kicker Steven Hauschka leaving to the team to sign with Buffalo: “It’s been an honour to hold your balls for the last six years.”

• I hope Corey Chamblin can check his ego and visor at the door when the Toronto Argonauts begin play.

• From Rolfsen: “Jim Leyland is the manager of Team USA, so expect a mismanaged bullpen and a spike in cigarette sales in Miami.”

• Another reason to question Trump’s thinking: He likes his steak well done.

• From Chong: “Donald Trump will not fill out a NCAA bracket, nor will he attend

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These are traditions that past presidents participated in. Too bad Trump decided to attend The Inaugural.”

• As a Detroit Red Wings fan, this season has hurt. Did you know this is the first time the Wings have had fewer points than the Oilers since 1990-91?

• Hough, on the Rams unveiling retro uniforms for the 2017 season: “Unfortunately for L.A. fans, the uniforms will have the same players in them.”

• Rolfsen, on the New York Knicks omitting in-game entertainment during the first half of a recent game: “That sounds like Knicks games for most of the past 20 years.”

• I’d like to see Rachel Homan and Brad Gushue represent Canada at the Olympics.

• A headline in the Toronto Sun: “Hockey world in awe of Auston Matthews.” Really?

• From Carl Bernstein, the breaker of the Watergate story: “There’s a cover-up going on?” Just one?

• A restaurant is offering a Trump sandwich: white bread, full of baloney, Russian dressing and a small pickle.

MORE FROM RJ CURRIE • Happy 70th birthday to Olympic goldmedal high-jumper Dick Fosbury, who gained fame for jumping back to the bar.

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Congregation Agudas Israel inaugurated its Annual Holocaust Memorial Service in 1982.

The purpose was to honour the memory of all victims of the Holocaust, both Jews and non-Jews, to pay tribute to survivors, and to educate citizens of the Saskatoon area as to the timely lessons of the Holocaust for our own generation.

Each year since then, citizens of all faiths and from all levels of government have gathered at the Jewish Community Centre, 715 McKinnon Avenue, to participate in this annual event. The City of Saskatoon has proclaimed Holocaust Memorial Week as a time for tribute and reflection, and during this period has officially renamed the portion of McKinnon Avenue adjacent to the Jewish Community Centre as Raoul Wallenberg Avenue in memory of the courageous Swedish diplomat who rescued over 100,000 Hungarian Jews from deportation and certain death at the hands of the Nazi invaders.

In 1995, the City of Saskatoon and Saskatoon B’nai B’rith Lodge No. 739 jointly sponsored the dedication of Raoul Wallenberg Park immediately to the east of the Jewish Community Centre. The park stands as a permanent memorial to this heroic individual who set an example of resistance to tyranny and protection of human rights for all peoples.

Over the years those attending the memorial service have heard from speakers of different faiths, national backgrounds, and walks of life as to their own experiences and the lessons they have learned from this tragic era in human history

Sunday, March 19 This year’s keynote speaker is Bill Glied. Bill survived several concentration camps including Auchwitz-Burkenau. Bill’s poignant story of tragedy and survival is engaging and inspiring. Since coming to Canada, Bill has been a stalwart of holocaust education speaking to thousands about the dangers of racism and the need to confront it with speech and action. During his visit Bill has spoken to 2,000 Saskatoon High School students.

Congregation Agudas Israel cordially invites residents of Saskatoon and area to this year’s Annual Holocaust Memorial Service, to be held at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 19, at the Jewish Community Centre. Doors open at 12:00 to review exhibit.

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Such adjustability meant that the instrument cluster was visible all the time and the centre stack with the HVAC and stereo controls could be easily reached as well. Acura does use a more proprietary layout than many others, so it does take a while to get used to the where and what of the controls.

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The 2017 Acura MDX passed the test drive with flying colours. (Photo Supplied) Acura has gone with a push-button start riving in Saskatchewan That steep throttle tip-in There is an economy setting, but with (mounted on the dash) and a push-button can be an interesting became a bit of an issue when the roads as variable as ours were for this control for the automatic. In this case, the challenge, particularly I was on ice or snow-covered test, it was hard to tell what differences nine-speed automatic (mated to a 3.5-litre when the temperatures range roads. I could not get moving that selection made. I suspect the largest V6 with 290 hp.) is controlled by a park from 25 below to five above. The without having the traction changes would be in the engine managebutton, a reverse button you must lift, a neubig equalizer was the fact Acura control intervene and make ment because on other models with the Eco tral button and a drive button. It does take had put winter tires on the MDX. me even slower through the choice, coupled with a more frugal driving getting used to and at the moment is quite It was almost as if all the intersection. In addition, those style, there can be an improvement in fuel a conversation piece, particularly among roads were dry all the time. I solid shifts created their own consumption of up to 10 per cent. those who had parents with late 1950s and say this because another vehicle problems, particularly when Handling stayed the same all through early ’60s Chrysler products. that was in the fleet was on noI had to get off the throttle the test. Simply put, on clean dry roads, the As a package, the MDX has so much season, er, all-season tires. The quickly because another driver MDX went around corners like it was on going for it that all the information will Autozone difference in traction was both pulled out without looking. rails. The AWD system would move power not fit in the available space. The way the noticeable and impressive.

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Goitse is an award-winning quintet from Limerick University’s Irish World Academy. They won the Freiburger International Leiter 2016 award in Germany, which now makes them a hot commodity among Irish traditional musicians. 8 p.m. The Bassment, 202 4th Avenue North.

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MARCH 17 James Gordon of Guelph and Rory Nash of Toronto form a double bill in the songwriter series. Gordoin, a veteran of 35 albums, is travelling in support of his newest, Sunny Jim. Nash has been in the running for five Canadian Folk Music awards and has eight CDS to his credit. 9 p.m. The Bassment. Tickets - $22 and $27.

MARCH 16-17 Children’s entertainer Sylvia Chave warms everyone up with her brand of fun at the Marshmallow Treat concerts, Thurs. March 16 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., and Fri. March 17 at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. at the Refinery. Tickets are $7 in advance & $9 at the Door. 306-653-5191 or www. ontheboards.ca

MARCH 18 The Amati Quartet with Samuel Deason on piano perform at 2 and 7:30 p.m. at Knox United Church. Haydn String Quartet Op. 20, No.4, Schubert ’Trout’ Quintet, and Brahms Piano Quartet in G minor. $35 adult / $30 senior / $15 student. For more information, visit www.amatiquartet.usask.ca. Tickets sold at Persephone Theatre, 306-384-7727. ***** Andrea Superstein is a Montreal-born, Vancouver-based pop-jazz artist who follows the path from Tin Pan Alley up to today’s pop and indie rock. 8 p.m. The Bassment.

Tickets - $22 and $27. ***** The Toon Town Big Band is performing at the Broadway Theatre at 715 Broadway Ave. on Saturday March 18.

Doors open at 7:30 PM with the show starting at 8:00 PM. Lots of high energy big band music fill up this exciting evening, with special guest stars Heidi Munro and Gillian Snider. Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door.

Tickets are available on line at www.broadwaytheatre.ca or at the Broadway Theatre box office.

MARCH 20 Petunia is a modern troubadour who started playing on the street corners, including New York, and he delivers infectious original material. Eliza Doyle opens. 8 p.m. The Bassment. Tickets Darlene - $15 and $20.

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der. March 17 and March 18 performances will be a dinner theatre, while the matinees on March 18 and March 19 will include a lunch. Tickets are $30 to $40 and can be booked by calling 306-244-1595.For more information, including show times, visit scaredscriptlessplayers.ca

MARCH 18

The Yorkton Film Festival and Grace Westminster United It’s the first Bassment visit for Randy McAllister, a much- Church are hosting an intergenerational film event at 2:00 at the church. This event will include films for kids about revered Texas singer, songwriter, harmonica player and drummer. He delivers a unique brand of roadhouse blues. diversity in Canada. Everyone, including children, parents, grandparents and the community, is invited to join the Special guest is New Orleans trumpeter Alex Massa. 8 discussion and activities. An event funded by Canadian p.m. The Bassment. Tickets - $25 and $35.

Heritage to celebrate Canada 150.

APRIL 3 ***** Lyell Gustin Recital Series presents renowned pianist MENSA is an international, non-profit society for people Janina Fialkowska, at 7:30 p.m., St. Andrew’s Presbytewho score among the top two per cent of the general rian Church. Fialkowska will perform beloved Romantic population on a standardized IQ test. A supervised IQ music in an all-Chopin program to celebrate Canada’s testing session is being held in Saskatoon at 2 p.m. The 150th anniversary. Pre-concert talk at 6:45 p.m. Admiscost is $90, or $70 for students. If you are interested in sion: $45 and $35 student. Tickets are available at attending this session, please call Tim at 306-242-7408 McNally Robinson, Yamaha Piano, Saskatoon Academy of or e-mail trf674@campus.usask.ca.

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Vigilante by Jonathan Christenson, a Catalyst Theatre Production, brings back the tale of the Black Donnellys in a new rock musical. Presented by Persephone Theatre; adult tickets $25 plus charges. Evening showtime is 8 p.m., some matinees available. Tickets at persephonetheatre.org.

MARCH 15 RUH Foundation’s Greek Gourmet Feast, 5:30 p.m. at Manos Restaurant & Lounge (200 - 1820 Eighth Street East. Website: https://ruhf.org/. Presented by Manos, RUH Foundation’s Greek Gourmet Feast sponsored by PotashCorp stimulates your senses all in support of The GREATE.R. Campaign for emergency, critical care and trauma priorities at Royal University Hospital. Call or email Trina at 306-655-0628 or for more information.

MARCH 17 PTSD Saskatchewan steak night at the Sutherland Hotel.

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110 - 3501 8th St. East,Saskatoon • 306.477.6245 • www.changeshair.com JW031303 James

MEET YOUR SASKATOON BLADES Logan Flodell Height: 5’11’’

Goalie

Weight: 176 lbs

35

DOB: 10/02/1997 Hometown: Regina, SK 2016-2017 Season: Saskatoon Blades League WHL: 43 GP • 19 Wins • 18 Loses • 2.82 GAA Favorite hockey memory Beating Sweden in a shootout in U17 Favorite player Curtis Joseph Best part of my game Being calm and relaxed Any nicknames?

Flodes, Flo

JOB POSTING Cook

Title: Location: Employer: Address: Phone: Fax: E-mail: Website:

Saskatoon Kabab King Restaurant 1A- 705 Central Avenue Saskatoon SK, S7N 3A4 306-979-6865 306-979-6565 kabakingr@gmail.com www.kababking.ca

Job Description: Accurately and efficiently cook meats, preparation of Gravi, Tandoori, Curri Cook, and other east Indian Dishes and also perform other duties in the areas of food and final plate preparation including plating and garnishing of cooked items and preparing appropriate garnishes for all hot menu item plates.

Wages/Salary: No. of Positions: Employment Term: Education: Experience:

$23.00 / Hour 3 2 Years (Full Time) High School 3 to 5 Years

BUS TOURS Odyssey Coach Lines Inc.

Box 139 Saskatoon. S7K 3K4 | 306-931-7741

$90 IN SLOT PLAY NONSMOKING CASINO

4 BEARS CASINO, New Town, ND

Some free meals & shopping in Minot incl.

Mar 20-22, Apr 17-19 & May 22-24

$300 at par included $189 pp/dbl

MARCH 19 World Storytelling Day Concert at 7:30 p.m. (doors at 7 p.m.) at the Refinery Arts and Spirit Centre (609 Dufferin Ave.) Come and listen to a variety of stories performed by members of the Saskatoon Storytellers’ Guild, enjoy refreshments and get to know your local storytelling community. This year the theme for this global event is Transformations. Admission by donation. For more information, phone 306-651-2042.

SKY DANCER / SHOOTING STAR Belcourt ND & Mahnomen ND Apr 3-7 & Jun 5-9 $289. pp.dbl

ET TWO BUFF TS BREAKFAS IKEA SHOPPING NTON WEST EDMO MALL

MARCH 24-MARCH 26 Big Sky Artists 2017 Show and Sale. March 24 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., March 25 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and March 26 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Grace Westminster Church Auditorium. Contributing artists are Janice Beaule, Hedie Borne, Jan Buttinger, Celeste Delahey, Donna Delainey, Myrna King, Lorna Lamothe, Jeanne Marcotte, Norma Rempel, Charlotte Sanford, Laurel SchensteadSmith, Jean Smith, Carol Trumbley, Wendy Waters, Ann Waugh and BettyAnn Whittacker.

RIVER CREE CASINO & SHOPPING

SKY DANCER/7 CLANS, WARROAD, MN May 1-5 & Jul 3-7 $ 230 Slot Play Shopping $46 IN MEAL COUPON $289 pp dbl

MARCH 23 Saskatchewan Archaeological Society presents Digitally Unwrapping an Egyptian Mummy. Dr. Nancy Lovell will give the free public lecture. 7 p.m. Rusty MacDonald Library Auditorium (225 Primrose Drive). Light refreshments will be provided.

Favourite Pre-game Meal Chicken and quinoa Person I would most like to meet Carey Price Biggest pet peeve People chewing with their mouth open If I weren’t a hockey player, I would be a Lacrosse player

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$225 SLOT PLAY

Edmonton, AB. Incl. 3 Lunches & $15 slot play Mar 26-28 & May 28-30 $215 pp/dbl incl. GST

South Beach Casino Resort & Winnipeg Casinos Apr 24-27 & Jun 19-22 $240. pp dbl.

One fREE LuNCH BUFFET $400 at par

$55 SLOT PLAY

4 BEARS CASINO & DEADWOOD May 7-12 & Oct 8-13 $495. pp dbl.

Includes $135 sloy play, 2 buffet suppers, 5 breakfasts, 4 burger meals, step-on guide Mt.Rushmore, shopping & more

DAY TRIPS Prince Albert – April 10 Regina – March 28 Tours pickup in Saskatoon, Regina & Moose Jaw (except River Cree - Departs from Saskatoon) Visit us: www.odysseybuslines.com

Answers

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Experienced Reliable Quality Work

Call today 306-230-4744 or e-mail

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TA031330 Tammy

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PERSONAL CARE HOME • WARMAN, SK

“Where there is Teamwork, Wonderful Things can be Achieved”

“What I love most about Diamond House is the “home” atmosphere. I love that our residents can make this their home, each of their suites are completely unique to them.”

Melanie Ooms PCW

Diamond House is privileged to have two doctors from the Martensville Collective Health & Wellness Clinic as part of our care team. Dr. Allison Adams and Dr. Amanda Walker visit the home weekly and provide ongoing support for the care team.

Dr. Adamus can be seen visiting Diamond House with her young daughter (and her puppy), visiting with residents and working with our nurse Karen.

“Aging in the right place” is what our care team provides at Diamond House. ♦ Diamond House is 1 house with 6 homes. This unique environment provides residents with the choices to meet their unique personal care needs and preferences: independent living, assisted living, personal care, skilled nursing, respite, convalescent, memory care and End of Life care. Couples also have the choice of staying together regardless of varying care needs. ♦ Our Nurses: The nurses lead the care team to ensure all residents receive the life style of their choice. They develop individual assessments and care plans that focus on the comfort, dignity and safety of each resident.

♦ Our Personal Care Workers: They are the core of our team and provide 24/7 care.

Our residents receive outstanding caregivers and extraordinary care based on our resident- centered model of care.

Diamond House also provides * Hair Salon * Nail and Foot Care * Medication management with the expertise of pharmacists from Diamond Center Pharmacy in Warman * x-rays and ultra sound services available in Warman * Shuttle bus services available * Diamond House Van available for families and residents * NOMAD therapies offer a variety of mobile therapies

As a team, we try our best to make the residents feel welcome and comfortable.

After all we really are just one big family!

Located at 700 Ballesteros Cres in Warman • www.diamondhouse.ca For more information please call 306-955-1300 or email hauph@sasktel.net www.facebook.com/diamondhousesk • www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eltt22Gbqg