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The Chamber’s new CEO

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Darla Lindbjerg well prepared for position Joanne Paulson Saskatoon Express arla Lindbjerg has tested the limits of work-life balance. There was a time when she was working for a regional housing authority; putting in 30 hours a week as a business analyst in Regina; leading the Swift Current United Way at 50 hours a week; and taking a full-time slate of classes, majoring in finance, at the University of Regina. She also already had her three kids. The youngest was two. To an outsider, the math doesn’t add up. Are there that many hours in a week? How was that possible? “Well, I did it,” said Lindbjerg in an interview. “I like to think I’m a good multi-tasker. I got to the point where I realized, this is my limit. It was a good moment for me, because I realized how much I could take on; but at the same time, it taught me a lesson that I need to watch it. I need to look after myself, because you can only take so much mentally before you let things go. “I never did let things go, but I realized that point where if I would have pushed any further, it wouldn’t have worked. So running two organizations for six months was easy.” She was referring to the time when she also simultaneously served as CEO of the Swift Current Chamber of Commerce and ran the United Way. Now, Lindbjerg is the new CEO of the Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce. She took over the top job on May 1, and if her past work life is any indication, she has the energy to fill the shoes of retiring Kent Smith-Windsor. “It’s definitely a big honour to walk into his shoes,” she said. “I’ve known Kent for years. I come from the chamber world; I ran the chamber in Swift Current, and I’ve been involved there for well

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Darla Lindbjerg became the CEO of the Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce on May 1. (Photo by Joanne Paulson) over a decade,” including a stint as board president. “I would bump into Kent at events, and we would have conversations. I’ve always had a lot of respect for him. He has a lot of knowledge . . . and particular knowledge around certain topics like tax differentials. “If you have someone who understands what they’re talking about when it comes to those topics, it’s a lot easier to get results and it’s a lot more effective.” She regards Smith-Windsor as a mentor, as well as John Hopkins at the Regina chamber and Steve McLellan at the Saskatchewan chamber. Backing up her experience are an MBA from the Kenneth Levene Graduate School of

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“It was one of the most interesting roles I could have attained at the organization, because I touched every different aspect,” she said. “But when the opportunity came up for the chamber here, I couldn’t pass it up. The chamber is my passion, it’s my love, it’s what I enjoy doing. I love working with businesses; I love working with entrepreneurs. They are forward thinking, they are out-of-the-box thinkers, they want to make their community better. It’s just the best environment you could wish for in terms of a role.” Jason Yochim, outgoing chamber president, was instrumental in selecting Lindbjerg for the CEO position. (Continued on page 7)

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Renewal was in the air at the Dogs’ Breakfast

t’s too bad Brian Towriss website. Burris felt he never got wasn’t there to hear it. the respect he deserved, and he’s Twice at the Houghton right. Last year’s Grey Cup was Boston Dogs’ Breakfast, BT was a fitting end to a Hall of Fame saluted for the outstanding work career. As I was eating scramhe did with the University of bled eggs, I felt bad for writing Saskatchewan football program lingerie jokes about him. in his 33 years as head coach. Riders coach and general BT got a standing ovation manager and everything else when Glen Suitor thanked Chris Jones was there, and him for his years of service to spoke in an interview format student-athletes at the U of S. with Suitor. Suitor, who did Later, he received another hearty a phenomenal job as master Editor round of applause. of ceremonies, asked Jones a It was well-deserved and number of interesting questions, a classy move. It was also wonderful although the fines weren’t brought up. that BT’s longtime loyal former assistant “Hey Jones, that’s 10 bucks for not coaches were acknowledged for their work finishing your hash browns.” Note: I hadn’t and commitment to the program. been to the breakfast in a number of years There will long be questions of who but the bacon was as good and as crispy as did what to whom during the five months ever. It is hard to believe I was at breakfast of chaos on campus. There was a chain No. 1 and this was No. 17. of events leading to athletic director Basil The recruits looked nervous, athletic and Hughton and then coach Towriss leaving anxious, just like every year. The majorthe program. My theory is that funding went ity were young men who will graduate up one side of the hierarchy and departures from high school next month. Ten of those came down the other. players are from Saskatoon. There were But now it’s time to let it go and throw no Hilltops grads among the new group. It our support behind Scott Flory and his aswas a nice touch saluting the Hilltops and sistant coaches. There was a sense of renew- the Saskatoon Valkyries for their champial at last week’s fundraising breakfast. onships in 2016. It was a wonderful when There were football celebrities in the Andrea Eccleston, the long-time equipment room to help celebrate the new era. Henry manager for the Huskies, was honoured. Burris was the keynote speaker. He proThe morning rightfully belonged to vided advice to the Huskies recruits and Flory. Included was a video salute from shared stories from his career. He did pretty Anthony Calvillo. The two were teammates good impressions of Roy Shivers, Danny and became friends when they were both Barrett and Kent Austin. with the Montreal Alouettes. Calvillo said Burris told the crowd he left SaskatchFlory, an all-star offensive lineman, used to ewan for Calgary because the Stampeders fancy himself as a play designer. Calvillo offered him twice as much money as the jokingly said he can’t wait to see Flory’s Riders. He asked why people here drink diamond formation. Pilsner when it is bottled in Lethbridge. He You could feel a buzz in the room as plugged Original 16. Flory’s assistants were introduced. There He said he is used to seeing Rider green was a nice blend of young and seasoned at events around the world, but said it was coaches. Co-ordinators Marcus Crandell, way over the top on a winter holiday in Jerry Friesen and Warren Muzika have nice Dominican Republic. Henry’s sons were resumes. playing on the beach, and he and his wife It didn’t take long to see Flory’s passion were enjoying the atmosphere when a guy for the game and for his new role. He had to in a Rider speedo walked past. Burris had collect himself when he thanked his family seen it all. for its support. I think it is wonderful when Burris said as Austin called him to say a man can be moved to tears. he was no longer needed in Hamilton, it It’s now onto the 2017 season. Let’s was already being posted on the team’s hope it’s a good one.

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he Saskatoon Centennials, a highlyskilled midget hockey team in 196667, was built for one purpose and for one season only. The team was formed to be Saskatchewan’s representatives in the Canadian Centennial midget hockey championship, the first-ever tournament of its kind for the 15 to 16-yearold age group. The Centennials and the tournaPeople ment itself, held in Kingston, substantially raised the bar for midget hockey. Saskatchewan lost only one game, proving the province could play well against teams from the more heavily-populated provinces. Four years later, the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association relaunched the national tournament and its success continues to this day. And in the early 1970s, Canadian hockey embraced the Triple-A brand of midget hockey, which has become the No. 1 stepping stone to playing in Canadian junior leagues. “It was a tremendous success story and it spurred the growth of everything that has happened in Canadian midget hockey. The Telus championships, as they are now known, is one of the best events in Canadian hockey,” said Ron Wallace, a nowretired schoolteacher who was the manager of the Centennials when they were formed in the fall of 1966. “The tournament was organized to celebrate Canada’s centennial year and there were 14 applications to be the tournament hosts. Kingston won because we considered it to be the birth place of hockey in Canada. Edmonton and Saskatoon were next in the running. Kingston did an excel-

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Mel Grosse (left) and Bob Will (centre) played for the Saskatoon Centennials, while Ron Wallace managed the team. (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson) lent job, especially in billeting the 252 players,” said Wallace. Mel Grosse, a defenceman on the Centennials, Bob Will, a left winger, and Wallace sat down to recollect the memories of 50 years ago and wonder out loud whether a reunion this summer is inevitable. Ed Chynoweth, a Saskatoon Minor Hockey Association director in the 1960s, brought the idea of a Saskatoon team to the table and chose Wallace as the manager and Terry Bicknell, a Holy Cross teacher, as the coach. “We had open tryouts,” said Wallace, “and we really prepared for tougher tests by playing regularly in the Saskatoon juvenile league, a higher age group. I think we lost only three games all season.” “We were passionate and we were run like a junior team,” said Will. “We had more indoor ice time than we’d ever had before. Half the practices were devoted to accepting responsibility.” Grosse said Bicknell brought “structure and discipline to the team. He taught us to play away from the puck. He was knowledgeable. When I think back about hockey,

and even playing at the University of Minnesota, I don’t think I ever had a coach who measured up to Terry.” As the Centennials got close to making the train ride to Kingston, Will said it was a confident team. “We knew we were for real. We’d been playing against older boys most of the season.” The day after the 44-hour train ride, they skated onto the ice against Ottawa, one of the favoured teams. They were down, 4-1, six minutes into the third period but they rallied, with Orest Kindrachuk and Don Kozak each scoring two goals to win their opener 7-5. “Once we get untracked, we’ll go through this tournament without so much as looking over our shoulders,” Chynoweth said at the time. It was a prediction which almost came to reality. They ran up double digit scores against Yukon, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia and won a 3-2 game against British Columbia. Saskatchewan and Ontario were undefeated going into the final game of play in their division. Toronto Butter Beeps won

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the game 3-1 and ultimately the championship. The Centennials came home to a welcoming crowd. Among those who honoured them was Sally Merchant, who was a Saskatchewan MLA and brought greetings from the provincial government. Perhaps a tribute as great as any was a letter, written by Joe and Jean Lockhead of Kingston, a billeting family, mailed to The StarPhoenix. “Dick Grassie, Bob Faulkner, Don Kozak and Dale Thiessen were our boys for the tournament. Our home will never be blessed with finer young men. We enjoyed their company. The talent and sportsmanship displayed by all these boys from across Canada was wonderful. Their conduct in the homes where they were billeted and in the city was above reproach,” wrote the Lockheads. Grosse said the team players wore shirts, ties and blazers on the road, even on some of the bus rides. “We played a lot of hockey,” he said. “We learned life lessons. (Continued on page 9)

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We live in a sea of beauty and creativity

f you Google “when did And to quote Bryan Adams, women burn their bras?” I was young and wild and free. you will find pages and Nothing could stop me, I thought. pages that claim it didn’t quite Well, lots of things did, and happen that way. No, women one of those things did turn out didn’t really burn their bras at to be my gender. My life has the Miss America pageant in certainly been better, wilder and 1968. No, feminists didn’t refreer than the lives of women ally, literally do this thing. who came before me, and those Whatever. That was not women all deserve medals of the point. Women did burn bravery, in my view. Someday those trusses, in their hearts I will write a very long column Columnist and minds and souls. Many about all the sexist, degrading of them just didn’t wear the and dreadful things I’ve heard or damned things, later learning that the experienced, directed at me, other women, lack of support likely didn’t do them any or my gender in general. favours. But overall, I live in a happy world, It wasn’t necessarily a literal thing. It where the men in my life — husband, was a protest thing. Women were sick of brother, friends and colleagues — are pracbeing sidelined because of their biology. tically gender-blind in all the good ways. I was a sproglet when this started hapLove you all. pening, but I had an older cousin and an And then you see what is happening in aunt who were very well-informed about other parts of the world, the United States and interested in the women’s movement. included. You feel blessed, and horrified. Literature by and about Germaine Greer First World women have indeed come a was everywhere; Ms. magazines littered long way, although there has been considertheir living room. I was fascinated, and I able backsliding south of the border. Other was inspired. women are still just starting the freedom It was, to me, less of a call to activjourney. ism than a call to a real life. In the steps of All of which brings me to The HandHelen Reddy, I was going to be a woman; maid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood’s jawI was going to be strong; I was going to be dropping dystopian story of female sexual invincible. I was, in the words of my friend servitude, now made into a new 10-part Michelle, going to be ferocious. Sometimes, series. You can’t get out of bed in the mornI was. Sometimes, I still am. ing without hearing about it these days.

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around at your people, and you realize: I live in a sea of beauty and creativity. I planned — well, the above-mentioned Michelle planned — a photo shoot for my husband’s work. It was a riotous good time. When I thought about it later, I was amazed to realize that my husband’s creativity was surrounded by more creativity: the patient models, the graphic designer, the photographer. The next night, we hit The Bassment. Now, I haven’t been out much lately, due to the second paragraph, above. I’d forgotten about the power of live music, somewhat. We heard the Sons of Django (we love Django Reinhart), who were incredible, followed by the Joel Grundahl Trio (full disclosure: Joel is a friend, but we hadn’t heard the trio before. See para two.) That group of three seared the room with hot jazz fusion. I am fully mentally aware that Saskatoon is packed with brilliant artists and that the jazz scene is truly spectacular; but the actual experience was visceral. Made me feel wild and free. It also made me think about all of the creativity exploding in this place, and how so much of it doesn’t get the exposure or credit it deserves. You don’t have to go anywhere to find great music, beautiful art, fascinating books, gorgeous photography, elegant graphic design. It’s here. Let’s appreciate the ever-loving heck out of it.

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’ve been watching the CNN in support of women’s rights. series Sound Tracks – songs “Burn your bra” was the that define history. Aside chant along with crowds singing from a stroll down memory lane, Helen Reddy’s song “I am womit is a good reminder that every an, hear me roar, in numbers too protest movement comes with a big to ignore.” strong cause and commitment, Gloria Steinem was a femiand is often delivered with the nist voice known to one and all, help of a song, slogan and/or and well-thumbed pages of Gerchant. maine Greer’s book The Female Most memorable was the Eunuch circulated within both protest by American youth the “town and gown” circles and Columnist opposing the war in Vietnam. was a must read in that era. They marched by the hundreds Again, it took a while, but of thousands across the nation, in cities politicians got the message and things slowand towns, small and large, singing Edwin ly started to turn around. (Ironically, after Starr’s rendition of the song “War, good last November’s American election women God ya’all, what did you do it for? Absoand men across the nation were again lutely nothing!” And John Lennon’s Give marching in support of women’s rights to Peace a Chance. remind the new government that the moveThese protesters were referred to as ment was still alive and well.) It is another Peaceniks; they held sit ins, love ins and heady example of organized activism. lobbied their nation for world peace. Young Since the beginning of the year, new people, drafted by the government for protest movements in the U.S. have started. service in the military to fight this war, Scientists and environmentalists are on the chanted: “Hell no, we won’t go!” move protesting the current government’s And draft dodgers fled to Canada, and action, or inaction, on climate change and we didn’t deport them. The movement was environmental issues. so strong and so prolonged that eventually Soon they will be joined by Americans the U.S. military pulled out of Vietnam. It protesting a presidential decree to examine was an example of political activism at its legislation (with the goal of reducing or finest. eliminating national monuments and hisThen, there was the women’s movement. torical sites,) to make way for mining and Women and men, young and old, marched drilling in those valued areas. We shouldn’t AS050814 Aaron

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discount the collective voice of a society to speak against its government on matters of public importance. Closer to home, we recently heard public outcry against the Saskatchewan government relative to budget cuts on cherished programs. Those lobbying and decrying the loss of funding for libraries did a good job. With a collective voice, they convinced the government to reverse its decision on library funding. Might makes right when the issue is felt by most of the community and politicians usually listen to the voice of reason when accompanied by citizen conviction. However, a recent rally/protest ended in dismal failure when a relatively small group of citizens gathered to protest provincial government budget cuts without a clear message and/or wider community support. In fact, it seemed to do the opposite of what it intended to do. I did not attend the Premier’s Dinner, but heard from some that did. What should be noted is that many of the tables sold for the dinner were corporate tables and attendees are often guests of a corporation. These same corporations bought tables for the Premier’s Dinner when Roy Romanow and Lorne Calvert were sitting premiers. It is a standard practice of businesses schmoozing government, regardless of the political stripe. One attendee at the dinner — we will call him Joe — rolled down his car window and asked what the protest was about. Instead of getting a coherent message, the protester shouted at Joe that he was a teacher and now couldn’t afford to feed his three children thanks to government cuts and then went on to attack Joe for spending $250 on a dinner ticket. (Joe was a guest at a corporate table.) Not wishing to get into a conflict, Joe rolled up his window and muttered to himself, “I work five or six days a week, eight to 10 hours a day, 49 out of 52 weeks. I have no government-subsidized pension or extended health care benefits or banked sick leave.

I don’t get the summers off or extended holidays at Christmas or Easter. That’s how I could afford to buy a ticket if I wanted to.” Perhaps if the protester had commented on the funding for education and its impact on students, Joe would have given him a thumbs up. Another protester, presumably representing the liquor board employees’ union, was slapping bumper stickers on vehicles without the consent of the owners. Many of today’s vehicles do not have chrome bumpers, so the stickers adhere to the paint, possibly causing damage. Some of the protesters blocked the roadways and sidewalks and pounded on waiting vehicles. Last I heard, peaceful protest was allowed, but blocking ingress and egress to a public place was not, nor is threatening or attempting to intimidate members of the public acceptable. Instead of convincing all or any of the 1,000 people attending this function as to why the government was wrong in its cuts, this protest group simply ticked people off. Is this the way to win friends and influence people? The point is that the public, between election periods, when it disagrees with its government’s actions, can march and protest effectively to reverse unacceptable decisions. For those groups opposed to what the government is doing, please organize yourselves, get a concise message and effectively march or protest and leave it to the public to decide whether or not to support your cause. Feeding factual information to the public is far more palatable than ramming emotional ideology and half-baked innuendo down their throats. While protest may be laudable, thuggery is not. Remember, protesters, the immortal words of Victor Hugo: “Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come.” The challenge to protest groups is how to effectively deliver their ideas. ehnatyshyn@gmail.com

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(Continued from page 1) He said it was a daunting task to replace Smith-Windsor. “We felt it necessary at the outset to determine the core competencies for this multi-faceted position. We accomplished this by surveying the board and volunteers as well as other chamber executives and Kent himself,” said Yochim. “From the core competencies we determined a list of ‘must haves’ in the new CEO. After an extensive search process and interviews we were thrilled to discover that Darla demonstrated strengths in each of these core elements. Darla also brings additional skill sets and attributes that we feel are essential in leading this organization into the future. “The (chamber) has been built on a solid foundation established by Kent Smith-Windsor and is ready for someone like Darla to take it to the next level.” Early days Lindbjerg was born and raised in southwestern Saskatchewan along the South Saskatchewan River, where her parents were entrepreneurs — farmers and ranchers. “It was the most picturesque environment you could think of,” she said. Her first job was cleaning rooms at a Best Western hotel in Swift Current. “Ironically, the previous CEO of Innovation Credit Union, the first female CEO of a credit union in Saskatchewan, that was her first job too. She’s a mentor of mine.” She attended college for a year, and was married at 19 to a hockey player with Danish roots and dual citizenship. “He went and played hockey in Denmark for a year, so I experienced European life during that time. Then we came back to Canada; we’ve lived in Saskatchewan ever since. We have been located in Swift Current for the last 14 years, which is where we chose to settle and start a family.” Lindbjerg and her husband Halden have two girls aged 13 and seven, and a son, aged 10. At a recent meeting in Saskatoon, she joked with other businesspeople: “I’m doing my part. I’ve already purchased a home and I’m bringing five people to the community, and I haven’t even started.” Economy and role Lindbjerg is fully aware that the economy is challenging, but she’s far from daunted, and quite optimistic. “I see Saskatoon as hitting the bottom, so to speak. I think we’re going to see growth in the near future — maybe not as aggressive as in the past. There already is growth . . .. If you look at residential lot sales so far this year they’ve sold more than they did all of last year. “Saskatoon and Regina are communities that history has shown are destinations. They are places for people to migrate to. We’ve seen over 12 per cent growth over the past five years in Saskatoon alone. “There are some obstacles for sure. The budget brings some obstacles provincially to communities across the province. You have announcements like Trump just made (on softwood lumber). That could pose an issue for some of our communities, especially in the north.” The increase in the provincial sales tax also brings into play “some interesting dynamics,” she said; but it’s a better option than increasing personal and corporate income tax, “because both of those options will have negative spin-offs to the economy. Significantly. Corporations can move to other parts of the country – easily. “If you look close enough, there’s almost always an opportunity as well. That’s going to be one of the things I’m looking at going forward. We have some of these obstacles, but there have to be opportunities associated with them – what are they?” For example, the demise of Saskatchewan Transportation Company may open doors to businesses willing to take on province-wide movement of people and freight. “My personal perspective is any time you can get businesses running or managing organization services within the community or province, as opposed to government-run, it’s a good thing. Government has its place, but so does business. There are companies looking to fill that void right now.”

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he had the best sense of bush, I always keep an eye out humour; a laughter that for that baby Sasquatch. hung on the air and went The other thing she liked viral throughout the room. to do was pull practical jokes I’m often asked where I get on me. In our main cabin on my stories from. I don’t think our Northern trap line, we had about any story I am about to a bear hide in front of the fire. write. I sit down in front of a The head of the bear was computer and within the hour a attached to the hide. The bear’s story will come out. Of course mouth was wide open. I used to this comes after more than 30 be scared of the bear’s head, so years of experience of workmy mom always had the head Columnist ing as a journalist. The stories facing the wall or she would come from many places and cover the head with a towel. from people in all walks of life. One day, as my dog and I approached My job is to condense the story down the cabin, I noticed nobody was around. to about 700 words. The stories also come I thought maybe my mom and dad went from personal experiences. hunting or took the boat and went fishing. I also enjoy writing a story which I walked into the cabin and saw the bear brings laughter and maybe gives readers staring right at me. something to think about. I like to believe I immediately went into panic mode I have a sense of humour (even if psychia- because I wanted to go inside to have trists have another definition for it). something to eat. I finally convinced I know I inherited my sense of humyself the bear was dead and all I had to mour from my mother. My mom entered do was go inside and throw a towel over a residential school when she was seven its head. years old. Ten years later, she was allowed Slowly I walked inside the cabin, keepto go home with only about a Grade 2 ing an eye on the bear and trying to find education. In the decade she was at the a towel. Just when I was about to reach school, she didn’t even learn how to speak for something to throw over the bear, it English. She once told me she spent most moved. If I hadn’t been so young, I would of her time at the school trying to survive. have had a heart attack. The one thing she came home with was At first I thought I was seeing things, an incredible sense of humour. Apparbut when I looked again, it once again ently, while she and other girls were busy moved and it continued to move until I peeling potatoes, sometimes for 12 hours almost felt myself blacking out. a day, they would tell stories and jokes. I tried to turn around to run out, but my Laughter is probably all they had and feet felt like they were glued to the floor. imaginations only children can conjure. Just when I thought my tiny muscles were When I was a boy, she would tell me going to give way, I heard my mom’s stories that sent my own imagination into laughter. places where even a Sasquatch is real. She had tied a small thread to She once told me a story about a baby the bear’s hide and hid behind a corner; Sasquatch. and every time I moved, she would tug “There’s no such thing as a baby Sas- on the thread and move the bear’s hide. quatch,” I said. At first I thought it was the most horrible “Of course there is,” she replied. “If thing a person could do, but afterward we there’s a big Sasquatch, it only makes were both laughing so hard we fell on the sense there would be a baby Sasquatch.” bear’s hide. She had ways of making me believe My mother passed away 10 years ago. her stories. Even though I knew in the At first I thought there would be no way back of my young mind there was no baby I could go on without her. After a while Sasquatch, she told the story so believably I figured out she didn’t die; she would that it might just have be true. always live in my heart. She told me how the mother Sasquatch Anytime I need to talk to her, I speak lost her baby in the bush and how for from my heart and I can actually feel her many years she has been looking for her response. And, if I listen carefully, I can baby. hear her telling me another story about “That’s why you have to stay away that baby Sasquatch. from the bush,” she said. To this day when I go camping in the KNCREE@gmail.com

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(Continued from page 3) e were taught to be the best we could be. We all took the same direction into our games.” The hardest part “was the breaking up,” said Will. “We all knew the experience with the Centennials was a once-ina-lifetime thing. I was among half of the boys who played for the Saskatoon Blades B team the next year.” Will played some more hockey but then joined his parents, Roy and Marylou, at the Economy Hardware they operated at Eighth Street and Clarence Avenue. Grosse went off to Minnesota and later became a 35-year employee of the City of Saskatoon. Wallace continued to teach, most of his 30 years at Walter Murray, and his life of dedication to sports earned him the Kinsmen Sportsman of the Year award in 1984. Bicknell left Saskatoon, taking some of the boys with him to a junior team in Kenora, Ont. This spring, he is in the process of moving to Vernon. After playing junior hockey with the Saskatoon Blades, Kindrachuk, Kozak and Lawrence Sacharuk went to the

National Hockey League and had shining moments. Kindrachuk played for Stanley Cupwinning teams with the Philadelphia Flyers in 1973-74 and 1974-75. One of his teammates was Bob Kelly, who played against him on that Toronto midget team in 1967. Kindrachuk also played for Pittsburgh and Washington, scoring 118 goals and 261 assists in 508 NHL games, and scoring 20 goals and 20 assists in 79 playoff games. Kozak was a first-round pick of the Los Angeles Kings. He played seven years with the Kings and then the Vancouver Canucks, scoring 96 goals and 86 assists in 437 games. Sacharuk was a defenceman with the New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues, playing five seasons, scoring 29 goals and 33 assists. “There’s some regret,” said Will, “that we haven’t seen some of the guys since we were teammates with the Centennials.” Wallace knows that five have died, but he retains deep hope that perhaps some can gather in Saskatoon for a 50th anniversary gathering in July.

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Big changes in works for Howe sports complex

Ned Powers Saskatoon Express he Friends of the Bowl Foundation is about to strike again with a multimillion-dollar master plan to enrich Saskatoon’s facilities for at least eight outdoor sports. The Friends, a charitable, not-for-profit organization, initiated the ample revisions to the Saskatoon Minor Football Field, introducing new artificial turf, lights and a scoreboard in September, 2014. They are now following up with the installation of 5,000 seats acquired from Mosaic Stadium in Regina. Johnny Marciniuk, vice-chair of the Friends, said plans are in progress for the expansion of the multi-sport facilities, all within the Gordie Howe Sports Complex. “I think we have plans which will make our outdoor sports facilities the envy of many Canadian cities,” said Marciniuk. Official announcement of the plans, and the naming of the investors, will take place in mid-September. Everything will require the official stamp of Saskatoon’s city council and administrative leaders. “We’re excited about the far-reaching strategy, the way it will affect many sports organizations and we have some investors who are coming on board with the same kind of enthusiasm and excitement as our group,” said Marciniuk. Speculation is that there will continue to be embellishments at the football field and that track and field, speed skating, baseball, softball, hockey, golf and soccer, as well as some indoor sports, will get a huge lift. All the parking lots in the area will be paved. Track and field and speed skating will benefit from a shared facility in the area where the current skating oval is now located behind the baseball grandstand.

There has been an urgent call for a new track and field facility since the city’s best existing outdoor track, Griffiths Stadium at the University of Saskatchewan, won’t be undergoing a much-needed resurfacing. The lack of a suitable track is already depriving athletes of an outdoor training facility. Some outdoor meets have already been cancelled and a newly-built track would enhance the opportunities to bring more national championship events to Saskatoon. Organizers within both track and field and speed skating circles are confident their athletes can be accommodated at shared premises. The major physical work has yet to begin, but the best guess is that the newest form of a speed skating oval would be available by the fall of 2018, and the running track would be open for events by the spring of 2019. Fans at the Saskatoon Minor Football Field are apt to see more improvements very quickly. The transfer of 5,000 individual seats, complete with arm rests, from Mosaic Stadium has started. The acquisition of the seats was announced in July 2016. The seats were added to the Regina stadium for the Grey Cup game staged by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2013. Marciniuk said 2,500 seats will be placed on the current benches of the west side of the field by Aug. 1. Another 2,500 will be installed on the east side, hopefully in time for the Saskatoon Hilltops’ junior football opener in late August. Suites have also been removed from Mosaic Stadium, lifted by crane, and transported to Saskatoon by trucks. They will be stored until April 2018. Once they are installed, the suites will extend over a 56-yard stretch.

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Shannon Boklaschuk Saskatoon Express popular local festival that brings chamber music to the masses is back for another year. Ritornello Chamber Music Festival, co-founded by pianist Jacqueline Woods and violinist Carissa Klopoushak, is set to run from May 11 to May 14 at three Saskatoon venues. The festival will kick off on May 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Convocation Hall with performances from pianist Jon Kimura Parker and Ottawa’s Ironwood String Quartet. The following evening, on May 12 at 8:30 p.m., Ironwood will play Village Guitar & Amp. The final Ritornello concert will be a Mother’s Day event, featuring Saskatoon’s Mistral 5, on May 14 at 2:30 p.m. at Mayfair United Church. For additional concert information, or to purchase tickets, visit ritornello.ca. If you’re new to Ritornello, you may notice the performances have a relaxed feel, as chamber music is essentially classical music that was written for a more intimate setting, such as the salon, as opposed to the concert stage. Still, “there’s a sense of energy and adrenaline with Ritornello you won’t find anywhere else,” says co-artistic director Woods. The Saskatoon Express asked Woods a few questions about her homegrown festival’s past, present, and future. Express: Ritornello is now nine. How has Ritornello evolved over the years? Woods: It has grown so much since we first started. We had to start from the bottom, the foundation, the roots. In our start-up years, our budget was pretty much nonexistent. Musicians and organizers were students making homecoming appearances, for the most part. We began with six musicians putting on three different concerts – a really tall order with one week to rehearse. Today, we mix local professionals, returning Saskatchewan musicians, and international heavyweights of the classical music scene, and you’ll see us present over a dozen musicians. We might be small, but we’re notable. Our artists are international award winners, and we’re a stop on the Canadian chamber music festival circuit. . . . Saskatoon is getting the chance to hear music by musicians who regularly present in Montreal, New York, Vancouver, Toronto. That’s something we can be proud of as organizers, and as a community. We built it together. Express: Why do you think it’s important to engage contemporary audiences in listening to chamber music?

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Woods: For me, chamber music is something that all music lovers can relate to, no matter their usual chosen genre. It’s intimate, exciting. Listeners get up close and personal with the music, and with the artists. To put it another way, chamber music is to a house concert what the symphony is to a stadium show – smaller forces, a more intimate room, chill vibe. There is some really incredible music written and being written; it’s a huge, growing world, and musicians across all genres – Sufjan Stevens, Johnny Greenwood, Nico Muhly, Joanna Newsom – are taking part. When planning Ritornello, we try to engage listeners who already love classical music while building new relationships with listeners new to the scene. Express: What can listeners expect from a Ritornello concert? Woods: Chamber music in the festival setting is, well, invigorating. After time practising on their own, our artists come together to rehearse for just a few short days – that puts a fire and freshness into the music that you don’t always hear. The adrenaline for the performers runs high, and the rewards for listeners are big. We pride ourselves on programming an amazing variety of music tailored to a really diverse group of listeners. Three very different concerts at three very different venues – a whole world of listening in one short weekend. There’s really something for everyone, from the die-hard Brahms and Beethoven fans to the more experimental, adventurous types. Express: What feedback have you received about Ritornello in the past? Woods: Both devoted classical listeners and chamber newbies have mentioned their love of our unique programming. Carissa and I put a lot of effort into creating shows that are engaging from beginning to end. We try to ensure there are some beloved standards, as well as a few numbers that push outside the boundaries. But I think what I’m most proud of is seeing such a large part of our audience made up of people who may not have ever heard live classical music. They come once, and they’re hooked. We often hear, “I didn’t know I’d like it so much!” Or, “That’s not at all what I was expecting!” Express: What does the future hold for Ritornello? Woods: That’s a great question. We often ask it, too. Carissa is based in Ottawa and often tours on her own, with ensembles, and with the National Arts Centre Orchestra,

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Le Chœur des plaines, Saskatoon’s Francophone community choir directed by Michael Harris, invites you to its spring concert at 2:30 pm on at Sts- martyrscanadiens Church (1007 Windsor Street). Tickets available at the door: adults $15, students $5, 12 and under free. For more information, contact Noëlla at 306-933-3108 or at noella.nutting@gmail.com.

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of which she is a member. She builds relationships with musicians from around the world, and is often exposed to cutting-edge opportunities, as a listener and performer. I moved home to Saskatchewan five years ago, and have already seen the city I love change so much over those years. I hope we continue to evolve as I see, and have seen, Saskatoon evolve. I’d love to see more collaboration with our wider community of artists in theatre, dance, and the visual arts. The Saskatoon symphony has really come into its own again over the past few years and, with an exciting new conductor, I am excited to see how it grows and changes. The Remai opening is an exciting prospect, for us, and for this city. I am looking so forward to where things take Ritornello over the next years.

katoon appearance. He will be playing his favourites on the piano but on a number of selections, he will play against a backdrop of recordings, all newly produced with orchestral backing on a new CD release. He calls it keyboard karaoke. 7:30 p.m. TCU Place, tickets - $56.50.

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Entertainment presenting Dogbarked, written by James O’Shea, in celebration of the Meachambased theatre’s 20th anniversary. Dancing Sky, which is located about 40 minutes west of Saskatoon, first staged the fan favourite 15 years ago; since then, Dogbarked has gone on to successful runs throughout Western Canada. Dogbarked tells the story of two brothers who live in a small rural community. The siblings are seeking to turn their little gas station into a resort village and attract some tourists. “But, really, they’re just dreamers, watching the world go by. Then two city slickers come in and disrupt their lives in humorous and hilarious ways,” said Beaudry, who plays the brother named Baxter alongside Aaron Hursh, who plays The Dogbarked crew includes (back row, left to right) Angus Ferguson (director) Roland. Beaudry calls his character “the most and Joshua Beaudry; middle row left to right, Elizabeth Nepjuk, Aaron Hursh, aggressive of the dreamers.” Torien Cafferata and Ernie Kurz (music & Dancing Sky chef); front row “Baxter’s fairly uptight. He drinks and Emma Thorpe (stage manager). (Photo Supplied) dreams and vents about the government and city people and pretty much anything that he can think of,” said Beaudry, who is enjoying the role. “I love it. It’s a lot of fun.” Beaudry also has high praise for O’Shea’s “really funny” writing – “when Shannon Boklaschuk of the play. he writes a script, there’s just hundreds, Saskatoon Express “Baxter’s not motivated to move – un- thousands, of jokes in them” – and notes askatoon actor Joshua Beaudry has less he has to, to get beer,” said Beaudry that the play resonates with audiences. what may seem like a dream job of his character, noting the show is “abso- Dancing Sky conducted a poll last year for some folks: He gets paid to sit lutely hilarious.” to see what show its patrons would like around and drink beer. “But it’s also very touching in weird to see for the theatre’s anniversary, and While the “beer” is actually just a ways. The land is a character in the show, Dogbarked won hands down. non-alcoholic liquid, Beaudry’s role like the effect that the prairies have on “The characters are funny but, at the in the popular Saskatchewan comedy, people and kind of how you slow down. same time, it is small-town people. So I Dogbarked, does, in fact, require him to So that’s kind of neat.” think it kind of resonates with people here sit on stage for about the first 30 minutes Until May 21, Dancing Sky Theatre is because they see themselves reflected in a

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way that you don’t with a lot of theatre,” Beaudry said. During the last two decades, Dancing Sky Theatre has prided itself on staging prairie stories. Artistic director Angus Ferguson describes Dogbarked as comparable to the popular TV show Corner Gas, but “this world is a spookier, weirder version that is much more true to life.” In addition to serving as director, Ferguson is also the production’s set designer. Rounding out the cast and crew are: Emma Thorpe (stage manager), Ernie Kurz (music), Elizabeth Nepjuk (Gloria), and Torien Cafferata (Leo). Like other Dancing Sky productions, Dogbarked offers patrons the opportunity to enjoy a meal and a show. That means musician Kurz does double duty for this production, working as the chef before heading to the theatre to provide the show’s soundtrack. Beaudry said one of the reasons audience members travel to Meacham for Dancing Sky’s shows is because Ferguson offers a unique theatre experience in a relaxed atmosphere. “The shows that he puts on have a distinctly Saskatchewan voice. . . . So I think that’s a lot of the appeal,” said Beaudry. “The building is charming and the atmosphere is very cozy. Plus, there’s a real relaxed nature out here. … Angus says we don’t need to hide as the audience comes in. If we want to be up on the stage doing warm ups, we can exist as people. It’s different.” For more information, visit dancingskytheatre.com. Tickets can be purchased online at persephonetheatre.org.

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Express Picks The Pumphouse How many people have walked along River Landing and wondered what that strange-looking building is? Decades ago, the Pumphouse supplied water from the river to cool generators at the A.L. Cole power plant. The plant was shut down in the early 1980s, but the Pumphouse lives on. There has been talk for the last decade or so of it being repurposed as a restaurant. How cool would that be? Senator Hotel This beauty opened in 1908. It’s had many enhancements over the years, but has never lost its original charm. It has a popular pub, fine dining and a lower level with tonnes of personality. It has been used as a movie set and was a must-stop during the 2007 Juno Awards. Oh, the stories the walls could tell from that weekend.

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Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express eople will be given a rare glimpse into Saskatoon’s past and present on June 4, when a number of buildings will have their doors opened to the public. The event is aptly named Doors Open Saskatoon. As many as 25 buildings, ranging from the Marr Residence (1884) to the Civic Operations Centre (2016), will be open for five hours – noon to 5 p.m. The event is held every two years, with between 5,000 and 10,000 people attending each time. “People are surprised by the opportunity that they get to go inside and see what kind of things happen in Saskatoon,” organizer Kim Ali said.

She said people will discover why a building was built, how it was built and how it has been repurposed over the years. She said there will be experts or guides at some sites. Among those are the Civic Operations Centre, the Canadian Light Source and the Delta Bessborough Hotel. Ali said Doors Open likes to have buildings from various eras. She said it is too bad historic places such as Trounce House and Gustin House can’t be included because of their fragile states. The event still needs volunteers. Approximately 100 people are needed to make the event the success it has been. Volunteers will be stationed outside each building. They will be able to speak about the event and do such things as help people find the next site.

She said Doors Open is usually a split between returnees and newcomers, and organizers are trying to get the word out to younger people this year. There is no charge to view the various buildings. Doors Open began in Scotland in 1990. Since then it has caught on around the world. Saskatoon came on board in 2005. The Saskatoon Heritage Society, the City of Saskatoon, the Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee and Meewasin Valley Authority were the key partners in the event’s launch. The preliminary objective was to recognize three important milestones in Saskatoon – the province’s centennial (2005), the City of Saskatoon’s centennial (2006) and the University of Saskatche-

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Fleeing Vietnam: Freedom at last for the Tran family Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express This is the fourth in a series. im Tran vividly remembers biting into a hotdog bun filled with whipping cream. It was her first taste of freedom in the five years since the Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975. Kim Tran and her family had just spent 17 months on Con Dao Island where the Communist victors in the Vietnam War had detained them. Now they were in Malaysia. The family had paid a ransom to get to Malaysia – a sanctuary for boat people – two years earlier, but the money never made it to authorities on the island. A Communist general had absconded with their gold, forcing the Trans to build ships in lieu of the payment. It was better than the first time they had been at Con Dao. When they were imprisoned on the island a couple of years earlier, it was common for 100 people to be placed in a 400-square-foot cell, and given food often infested with maggots. As he was building boats for those 17 months, Phat Minh Tran, who had owned a shipyard in Saigon, was planning an escape. He turned two boats over to the Communists, but the third would be used for his family and about 20 other people to escape if all went well. On May 12, 1980, the family pushed off from Con Dao Island. Phat Minh Tran would use the sun, the moon and the stars as his means of navigation. It was three days to Malaysia. Harrowing moments at sea It wasn’t smooth sailing. Kim Tran, who was 12 at the time, said there were harrowing moments at sea. “We got chased by the Thai,” she said. “There were a lot of Thai fishermen that robbed the boat people and raped the women. We knew that going in. When they were chasing us one of my brothers, Khai, got on top of the cabin of the ship. He pretended he had a gun and was aiming at them. They thought we had guns so they backed off and we were safe from them.” Not long after, a ship came into sight. “We saw this big white ship and thought, ‘oh, freedom.’ My sister put up this SOS flag she made with whatever creation she had at the time. She put it up, and then we saw the Soviet Union flag and we put it down really quick because they would have shipped us back to Vietnam.” The Soviets either didn’t see them or couldn’t be bothered to arrest them. On the third night, they saw light. It appeared to be coming from an oil rig, so the Trans decided it would be best to go unnoticed. “We didn’t want to end up there because we had heard bad things about them. We didn’t want to be detected by anything else.”

Kim Tran’s father asked her to lie down in the boat and press her body against the holes in the wooden frame. That way no light would be seen coming from the engine of the boat. “When I think about it, for safety reasons, somebody could have run into us and killed everybody. That is what we did that night. We saw light, but we didn’t know for sure what it was.” Welcome wasn’t warm The next morning, after travelling approximately 750 kilometres, palm trees and a sandy beach greeted them. “That was the happiest moment we had in a long time,” Kim Tran said. “We knew we weren’t in Vietnam because it didn’t look like Vietnam. Wherever we were, we were in a free land.” Still, they were unsure how they would be welcomed, given thousands upon thousands of boat people had arrived in Malaysia during the past five years. The family wondered if local people had run out of patience with so many hungry and thirsty guests arriving unannounced. They approached slowly. “The people spoke Chinese and my dad spoke Chinese so they were conversing a little bit and they told us we had to leave,” Kim Tran said. “There were so many people, so many boat people at that time that they were sick to see another boat coming in. “My dad told them that we were running out of gas and oil and food. They came onto our boat and checked for fuel and food and we had none. The water we had on the boat was contaminated with tree sap. “At first they told us that they wouldn’t give us any fuel, but would pull our boat. My dad said no because if they pulled us too fast, they would sink us.” While Phat Minh Tran was negotiating with the authorities, the others were in dire need of food and water. Kim Tran remembered an elder from the village approaching. He pleaded the refugees’ case with authorities. The elder said they should be allowed to stay and signalled to the villagers to get the Trans something to eat and drink. “I was given this hotdog bun and there was whipping cream in it and it tasted like heaven,” Kim Tran said. “And they gave us some lemonade as well, and it tasted like heaven. Even now if I see stuff like that I buy it, but it doesn’t taste the same because I had been starved for three days. None of us had eaten and this was so good. Nothing will ever replace that.” Meanwhile, Phat Minh Tran had convinced the authorities to give him gas and oil for the boat and he would follow them to another location. “They led us to a fishery town and we got there on a nice afternoon and the village people came with Ichiban noodles and

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The Trans and one non-family member at a refugee camp in Malaysia in 1980. (Photo Supplied) apples. They were very kind people.” Well, almost everybody. There can be, after all, a bad apple in every bunch. “There are fishermen that are not very kind. They are nice during the day, but then at night they started to invade ships and seek out the women. So all the guys were on high alert and stayed up until the next day.” The fishermen tried to lure the men off the boat. “They told the guys, there is not enough room on the ship and come and sleep on ours. My sister is very cautious and said, ‘three guys stay here, but hide in the cabin because I get a bad vibe about them.’ And sure enough, at 4 o’clock in the morning they started to come in and started to put their feelers out. Nothing really happened though.” Horrific Stories told The next morning, the Trans went to Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. When they arrived, they were directed to a park in the middle of the city. “There were other boat people there, too. That was the first time I saw green grass, manicured, not wild and jungle-like in the last two years of our lives. From there, they shipped us to Pulauh Tengah (also in Malaysia), and there we met thousands and thousands of boat people.” She said the stories being told in the refugee camp were horrible. “My story is not the greatest story, but there are people that left their family and ended up there by themselves. Some ended up eating their family members to survive. “I met a girl who was my age who was on a boat as well. She went with her two brothers and came to a ship that was supposed to be out there to help them. At the time they had a helicopter in the air and signalled down to the people on the ship to help these people.” The people were “helped” until the helicopter, likely from the Malaysian Coast Guard, flew away. Then, the refugees were tossed back into the water. “The girl grabbed on to a piece of floating debris and held on until she was TA050837 Tammy rescued several days later. She was all

Phat Minh Tran built the boat the Trans used for their escape. (Photo Supplied) blistery from the sun exposure.” The girl’s brothers survived as well. Half of those on that boat weren’t as fortunate. Kim Tran said life on Pulauh Tengah was good, especially given where the family had been. She said she will forever be grateful to UNICEF. “Everything we got there – lots of rice, lots of chicken, salt, pepper – everything was from UNICEF. It did get to the people that needed it.” The Trans were refugees on the island for three months as they waited to be accepted into a foreign country. “My dad said we would go to any country, but didn’t want to go to the United States because he blamed them for the loss of our country. We applied for Canada, Australia and Germany. “I think his first choice was to be in Australia because his friends were there. Canada was his second choice. There were ambassadors that rotated through these islands and did interviews. Canada came first.” On Aug. 29, 1980, the Trans arrived in Montreal. (Brett Maki contributed to this story.)

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Darren Steinke Saskatoon Express arly Dyck had another head start on her football season. For the third straight year, Dyck, a standout receiver for the Saskatoon Valkyries, attended the Women’s World Football Games, which were held Jan. 25 to 29 in Orlando, Florida. The event, which started in 2014, is held annually at a different location in the United States, and it is used to teach American football to any female in the world who wants to improve her skills. Approximately 220 players from 20 countries attended this year’s camp. This year’s games were also held in conjunction with the NFL’s Pro Bowl week, with all the participants getting to watch the NFL’s annual all-star game as well. Dyck wanted to use this year’s camp to get a head start on her season. Besides suiting up for the Valkyries, she will also play for Canada as a receiver and likely a kicker at the International Federation of American Football Women’s World Championship, which runs June 24 to 30 in Langley, B.C. Dyck went to the Women’s World Football Games shortly after she found out she made the Canadian team’s roster. “The amount of confidence that I had in my own football ability was way higher than it had ever been at the camps before,” said Dyck, who was the only Valkyries player at this year’s games. “I went to this camp telling myself that this year I was going to be more coachable. “The last two years, I had been quite discouraged any time that I wasn’t per-

forming at what I thought my best was. I would get a little bit down on myself.” Players, who wear helmets that display the flags of their countries, are split up into beginner, intermediate or competitive groups based on their skill levels. Some athletes arrive with no experience at all in the game, while there are some who have played for as many as 15 seasons. At the event, players practice twice daily and participate in games on the final day. While there can be a language barrier, Dyck said the game’s play calls become the focal point that everyone can understand. “There have been girls that come to this camp that don’t even speak English, but we all speak football,” said Dyck. “We know how to play football, so it doesn’t matter where they come from or what language they speak. “We all kind of know how to play together. The coaching staff is always amazing.” Dyck is entering her sixth Western Women’s Canadian Football League season – three in Lethbridge and three in Saskatoon. On the surface, Dyck had a memorable 2016 season. The Valkyries posted a 7-1 overall record and romped over the Edmonton Storm 81-6 in the WWCFL title game, held in Lethbridge on June 25. In front of her hometown supporters, Dyck hauled in a 45-yard touchdown catch and booted a couple of field goals. Dyck proceeded to join Saskatche-

Carly Dyck is both a receiver and kicker for the Saskatoon Valkyries. (Photo by Darren Steinke) wan’s provincial team for Football Canada’s inaugural Senior Women’s National Championship tournament that was held in late July at the old Mosaic Stadium in Regina. In the championship final against Quebec, she made a jumping juggling catch over a defender on a deep sideline throw and raced 79 yards for a touchdown. She also kicked a field goal in Saskatchewan’s 34-22 victory. Despite those efforts, Dyck wasn’t satisfied with the campaign on a personal level.

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ncreasingly used as the emblem of China, lovable, cuddly pandas live nowhere else in the world outside captivity. Pandas constitute an endangered species, with fewer than 2,000 of them living in the wild. All pandas are owned by China. They rent them to zoos for $1 million per year, each with a minimum of 10 years. There are 10 zoos and breeding centres in China, operated at great cost, in an attempt to keep a stable population. A newborn panda weighs about 100 to 200 grams and is 15 to 17 centimetres long. Cubs are tiny, blind, almost deaf and pink with very few hairs on their bodies. Because they are so delicate, they can easily get sick and die. Their limbs are so weak they can’t stand for the first two months. They basically only sleep, defecate and feed on mother’s milk. By the time they are three months old, they can walk a metre and their hearing improves. And like human babies, by the time they are six months old, they love to play with their mothers, eat solid food — in this case bamboo — and they whine for attention. The Chongqing Zoo was opened to the public in 1955. It is a wonderful park set on 111 acres, attractive both for the animals and visitors.

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There are fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the world. (Photo Supplied) A baby nurses six to 14 times a day for up to 30 minutes each time. Except for the month spent as partners during breeding time, most of a panda’s time is spent alone. They do try to avoid people and burst into rages if anyone shows interest in the cubs. A female goes into estrus for two to three days and only once a year, often from March to May. Pandas spend most of their time eating, resting or seeking food. They prefer solitary living, using their scent markers to avoid one another. They are good climbers and strong swimmers. Because their diet is so low in calories, they avoid

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The group also show has a general meeting on the third Sunday of every and sale from noon to 4 p.m. at 236a 20th St. West. month, with the exception of July and August. For more information, contact Mildred at 306-242-3905 or the Participating artists are Bridget Aitken, Nicki Ault, Kathy church at 306-343-7101. Bradshaw, Jan Corcoran, Ann Donald, Jane Harington, ***** Miranda Jones, Brenda Kennedy, Karen Maguire, Amira T.O.P.S (Take Off Pounds Sensibly). New members are Wasfy and Carol Wylie. welcome. A supportive, friendly group that meets weekly MAY 16 focusing on healthy eating, exercise and weight loss. For Interested in learning more about the current state of more information go to www.tops.org or call Debbie at quality improvement in this province – and how patients 306-668-4494. Meetings are at Resurrection Lutheran are being engaged in this important work? Join the Church, 310 Lenore Drive. New member orientation every Saskatchewan Health Quality Council (HQC) for a public Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. meeting on from 3:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. in Gallery A at ***** TCU Place in Saskatoon. Members of HQC’s Board of Singles Social Group - “All About Us” for people in their Directors will discuss HQC’s contributions to current 50s and 60s. Weekly Wednesday restaurant suppers, initiatives underway to make health care better and safer, monthly brunch, movie nights and more. Meet new and look ahead to new work on the horizon. A questionfriends. No membership dues. For more information email: and-answer session will follow the presentation. Everyone allaboutus10@hotmail.com or phone 306-978-0813. is welcome to attend. ***** St. George’s Senior Citizen’s Club (1235 20th St. West) MAY 17 has bingos and Kaiser from noon until 4 p.m. The club is RUH Foundation’s Donor Grand Rounds. 7 p.m. in Room 1150, University of Saskatchewan Health Sciences Build- campaigning for new members who are 55+. Memberships are $5 per year with discounts included. For more ing. Curious about the latest equipment and technology info, call 306-384-4644 or 306-716-0204. being used at RUH? “Don your white coat” and join us ***** for Donor Grand Rounds as we look behind the scenes at Bargain store to support the inner city Lighthouse project. Canada’s most advanced and Saskatchewan’s first O-Arm Babies’, children’s, women’s and men’s clothing; jewelry, Imaging System. Call 306-655-1984 to rsvp or for more purses, belts and camping clothes available. Wednesdays information or visit ruhf.org. from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church, MAY 18 454 Egbert Avenue. Prices from $0.25 to $5. Everyone is welcome. For more information: Call 306-955-3766 Children’s entertainer Sylvia Chave’s A-May-Zing Fling (church) or go to spuconline.com or email zixiag@gmail. will have shows at 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the com. Refinery. Tickets $7 in advance and $9 at the door. Call 306-653-5191 for tickets or go to www.ontheboards.ca. FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH The Yorkton Film Festival and the Saskatoon Public Library are hosting a film event at 7 p.m. both nights at the Frances Morrison Theatre. The evening will include the screening of the documentary, Reserve 107: Reconciliation on the Prairies. Following the film there will be a panel discussion. The event is free and open to the public.

MAY 24

The Bridge City Brass Band, under the direction of Ian Krips, will be presenting its Spring Concert at 7:30 p.m. at Grace Westminster United Church. The varied program will feature works by Holst, Goffin, Stevenson, Langford and Calvert. Special guests include Brien Beatty (cornet soloist) and the Saskatoon Youth Brass under the direction of Aaron Bueckert. Admission is by donation.

MAY 26-27 Saskatoon Cache and Release X will be held starting at 5:30 p.m. May 26 until 5:30 p.m. on May 27. This is the 10th anniversary of SCAR-a 24hr cache-a-thon where cachers try to find as many of the new caches that are released for the event in a 24-hour period. There is a wind up -potluck party on May 27th at Floral Community center where prizes will be awarded. All cachers are welcome to attend.

MAY 27 Ham supper, Third Avenue United Church at 5:30 p.m. Adults $15, ages 6 to 12 $7 and ages 5 and under free. Books will be sold for $1 at the event. For more information, call 306-652-6812.

JUNE 10-11 Advance passes for the upcoming Armed Forces Day - Salute to Heroes, at 17 Wing Detachment Dundurn, are now available at Saskatoon Shell Stations (not Flying J), Saskatoon Veterans Clubs as well as the town office in Dundurn. The event location is at what many people know as Camp Dundurn. This will be the first-ever major community event at the detachment. Limited capacity and security protocols necessitate the need for restricted attendance each day. Passes will not be for sale at the entry gate. Advance purchase only. More information can be found at www.canadaremembersourheroes.ca.

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The MindFULL Café, part of the international Alzheimer Café movement, provides an opportunity to meet in a relaxed social setting for persons with dementia, family, care partners and other interested people. The Café is a two-hour get together with refreshments, entertainment and information. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Sherbrooke Community Centre.

TABLE TENNIS The Saskatoon Table Tennis Club plays on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30, Friday evening from 7 to 9 and Saturday morning from 10 to 12. The location is the Zion Lutheran Church, 323 4th Ave. S. Entrance through the side door off the parking lot on the North side of the building and down to the gym. Drop in and have a look, no charge for the first visit. For more information, call 306-242-7580 or 306-975-0835.

EVERY THIRD WEDNESDAY La Leche League Canada - Saskatoon Daytime Meeting from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Emmanuel Anglican Church (609 Dufferin Avenue.) Dec. 21, Jan. 18, Feb. 22, March 22 and April 19. For more information or to get breastfeeding help, contact a leader by phone (306655-4805) or email lllcsaskatoon@gmail.com or www. facebook.com/LLLCSaskatoon.

SECOND SATURDAY EVERY MONTH Memory Writers — September to June, 10 a.m. to noon at the Edwards Centre, 333 Fourth Avenue. Share the events and memories of your life in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. For more information, call Neva Bayliss at 306-343-0256 or Hilda Epp at 306-382-2446.

EVERY TUESDAY Love to Sing? The Saskatoon Choral Society welcomes new members. No auditions. We meet each Tuesday at 7p.m. at Grace Westminster Church, beginning Sept. 6.

***** Magic City Chorus (women’s 4 part a cappella harmony) rehearsals are held on Tuesday evenings at St. Paul’s United Church, Egbert Avenue, in Sutherland at 7 p.m. New members welcome! Check out magiccitychorus.ca for more information. Contact y.jaspar@shaw.ca. ***** Spirit of the West 616550 Toastmasters Club. Come and have some fun and learn speaking and leadership skills. The club meets from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Hospitality Room of Great Western Brewing Company. Follow the red fence on south side of building through the gate up the stairs into the building. ***** Truth Research Circle of Friends at 7 p.m.If you are concerned about the trouble in our world, researching its roots, feeling grief and confusion, and wondering what to do with what you’re learning, you are welcome to join our circle. Call Patti at 306-229-1978 for more information and the location.

FIRST AND THIRD SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH Pet Loss Support Group offers support and comfort to people who are struggling with the loss of a beloved companion animal due to old age, sickness or other reasons. The no-obligation support group meets at 2 p.m. at the W.A. Edwards Centre, 333 4th Avenue North, Saskatoon. For more information or telephone support, call 306-343-5322.

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SECOND MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH Renters of Saskatoon and area meet. 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. St Thomas Wesley United Church, Lower Hall (808 20th St. West). ROSA supports renters and shares information to work towards better, affordable, and safe rental housing for all. Child-minding available. Ring doorbell for elevator access. For further information contact: 306-657-6100, or email renters@classiclaw.ca.

TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, SATURDAYS Country Farms Marketplace at Confederation Mall, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Indoor marketplace located across from Urban Planet. The Marketplace features home cooked lunch, desserts, pies, preserves and other amazing food as well as hand crafted items and home based business vendors. ***** Free art drop-in at the SCYAP Art Centre. All ages are welcome, all materials supplied, no registration required. Tuesdays 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., Thursdays 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., and Saturdays 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.

THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH The Saskatoon Prostate Cancer Support Group meets every month except July and August at 7:30 p.m. in the W. A. Edwards Family Centre, across from the Saskatoon Funeral Home. For more information, call Murray Hill at 306-242-5893 or email murraydhill@me.com.

SECOND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH Friendship Force International, Saskatoon and Area Club is an organization of more than 360 clubs in more than 50 countries throughout the world. FFI allows you to enjoy economical travel while forging new friendships with club members from around the world. For more information, visit www.thefriendshipforce.org. To attend a meeting contact Bev at 306-291-4411 or bevy-49@ hotmail.com.

FIRST AND THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH Resporados support group for people with breathing difficulties taking place at 1:30 p.m. at Mayfair United Church (33rd Street West). ***** Depression Support Group from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the CMHA building (1301 Avenue P North). This is open to anyone struggling with depression and family members wanting to support them. For more info, call Marilyn at 306-270-9181 or email mle2003_2@yahoo.com.

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

SECOND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH Trigeminal Neuralgia and Facial Pain Support Group meetings at 1:30 p.m. at the Edwards Family Centre (338 - Fourth Ave. North). For more information, contact Gail at 306-382-1578 or email saskatoon@catna2.ca.

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

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