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The Silver Starlets aerial show is a new catch for the Exhibition this year. (Photo Supplied)

Saskatoon Exhibition

NOVA dome among the new highlights for fair-goers

askatoon’s Prairieland “I saw NOVA at an industry Exhibition has stacked its event in Toronto, liked what I entertainment deck with saw, and I also talked the Redepth, variety and some unique gina Exhibition and the Pacific individuals with specialized National Exhibition in Vancoutalents. ver into hiring him. That will One of them is Jean-Sebasbroaden his base of acceptance tian Lepage, who is introducin Western Canada,” she said. ing NOVA, The Emergence of The NOVA dome will be Light, which will be played out located in the north concession under a large dome. Lepage row with nightly performances tries to stir the imaginations of at 9:30 and 10:30 p.m. his audience with a show that The main grandstand is usuPeople combines multiple visuals ally the site of the major musiand technical standards, with cal events and the lineup this impressive human performances, all staged year includes Carly Rae Jepsen on Aug. 7, with modern sound tracks and special ef- Marianas Trench on Aug. 8, Trace Adkins fects. on Aug. 9, Tim Hicks on Aug. 10 and April Lepage is no stranger to the Saskatoon Wine on Aug. 11. All shows are free for Exhibition. He is artistic director of the those who buy gate admissions. Quebec City company MysterAct Produc“We have free entertainment venues lotions, which he founded in 1998. He has a cated all over the grounds and the schedulflair for the extraordinary presentations. In ing has been established so that people can recent years, he brought two indoor spec- virtually move from one stage to another tacles, Luz and Mana, to the Saskatoon without missing a beat,” said Kuzma. summer fair. A new catch this summer is the Silver “With NOVA, we feel we have Starlets aerial show, which will be located achieved our goal of integrating new tech- on the south concession row with shows at nologies with aesthetically pleasing and 3:30, 5 and 7:30 p.m. awe-inspiring performances,” said Lepage. Molly Keczan has competed internaSusan Kuzma, director of events at tionally for Canada in rhythmic gymnasPrairieland, is a believer. tics and she’s been with Cirque du Soleil.

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Danielle Gnidec learned acrobatics and dance with the famous Rockettes. They will work off a 20-foot-high aerial rig. They have also been booked in the PNE Exhibition later in Vancouver. There will be a double dose of Las Vegas-style entertainment in Hall C. Tyzen is a comedic hypnotist and magician who is returning to the Saskatoon scene to work shows at 3:30, 7:15 and 9:45 p.m. The new face is Jason Andrews, hailed as the master illusionist and a former Las Vegas Entertainer of the Year award winner, who will be featured at 5 and 8:30 p.m. The Nerveless Nocks, descendants of a Swiss family circus unit, carry on a tradition which began in 1954 and one of their calling cards is featuring motorcycle riders racing around inside a 17-foot steel globe. They package some other old-fashioned circus artistry near the Log Cabin at 3, 6:30 and 8 p.m. Returning for an umpteenth time are The President’s Choice Superdogs, whose show this year is called Happy Barkday. There are shows daily in the Hall E Fun Zone at 4, 6:30 and 9 p.m. Also in a Hall E space will be Animals of Wizardry, a new show assembled by Little Ray’s company, and they are featured at 1:30, 3:30, 5:30 and 8 p.m. The Kickin’ Horse Saloon has lined

up Saskatoon acts like The Gong Show on Tuesday, The Pistolwhips, and Hot Rod Hullabaloo on Sunday but has added acts of national significance with Meghan Patrick on Thursday, Jay Semko and The Northern Pikes on Friday and Doug and the Slugs on Saturday. New is the Ruth Street Patio and Stage. The Oral Fuentes Reggae Band is appearing daily at 6 and 7:30 p.m. Sliced in between are acts of Indigenous descent like Phil and Dallas Boyer, Darcy Anaquod, Darwin Roy and friends, Donny Parenteau and the Qu’Appelle Valley Dancers. The North American Midway Entertainment company is providing an array of 27 rides for adults and 20 for children. Last year’s Ex attracted 206,480, which was a little below average. The art of wheeling and dealing at trade conventions in places like Las Vegas, Nashville and Toronto is relatively new to Kuzma, but she’s been hanging around Prairieland Park for 38 years and has a good handle on almost every event. “I first came to the grounds as a nineyear-old in the 4-H events when they were part of the summer fair. In my final two years in 4-H, I’d already been an employee of the Exhibition for two years. Great memories for young people who’d show (Continued on page 6)

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received some startling outstanding work. news a couple of weeks Another Cam Hutchins ago. is a bit of a bigwig in New I found out my surCanaan, Connecticut. He’s name isn’t Hutchinson. It’s the conservation commisHutchins. sion chair and spoke to town It seems my grandfather, council a few weeks back. He Ernest, changed his name said the town was late to the from Hutchins to Hutchinson game in land acquisition of after he, umm, didn’t meet his some kind and that it better obligations during the First get moving. Council saw it World War. He had enlisted his way. Editor in Winnipeg in 1915 and soon Yet another Cam Hutchins after deserted. graduated recently from Feeling pangs of guilt — or at least Hopkinton High School in Hopkinton, that is the theory — he moved to Saska- Massachusetts. He played some football toon and re-enlisted in 1916 using the there. When I clicked to see some video name Hutchinson. After deserting again, of him in action, it said “Cam Hutchins he faced a tribunal in Regina where he has no highlights.” Sounds like the was dishonorably discharged. He marHutchinses are a lot like the Hutchinried as a Hutchinson in Canora in 1917 sons: not a lot of highlights. and was the father of nine children. His There is a website named camfour sons carried on the Hutchinson hutchins.com. Cam is based in Conname. necticut. I wonder if he is related to When I did a search on MySask411, Cam Hutchins the conservation comI found nary a Cam Hutchins in Sasmission chair. Maybe they are the Cam katoon. That disappointed me. I might Hutchins brothers. That’s not totally have given the person a call and shot the out of the realm of possibility. Former breeze about our heritage until he or she boxer George Foreman named all five of hung up and called 911. his sons George. He named one of his Remember the time I did a Google daughters Georgetta. search for the name Cam Hutchinson Here is what Cam Hutchins dot com and wrote about it? Of course you don’t. has done and will do, according to his I tried calling one of them — a real website: “Headlines, banners, landestate agent in Ontario — but got nering pages, tweets, Facebook posts, vous and hung up when the phone went microsites, 800-page websites, direct to voice mail. Had I spoken to him, I response, in-store promotions, even would now have to call back and apolo- package and website copy for a Gramgize for having my roots wrong. my-nominated music CD — I’ve been There is a Cam Hutchins in B.C. He’s there, and written that. And I’d like to a photographer, who specializes in tak- do it for you.” ing pictures of cars. I take some photos He has done work for the likes of for the Express, and specialize in out Kellogg, Delta Airlines, American of focus. This B.C. Hutchins is good. Express, Dole, Cadillac, Tylenol and His name is all over the Internet for his Hellman’s, to mention a few. It is nice

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that there is a writer in the family. I probably won’t change my name to Hutchins. It seems like it would be too much hassle. If I ever end up in witness protection, I will ask to be a Hutchins. It might not be as safe as Smith or Jones, but it would be cool to use my real name. ***** We held a celebration of life for my father while I was on holidays. It turned out great and I would like to thank everyone, on behalf of my family, for turning out. We had really thought it would be a family event and some of Dad’s old buddies from various walks of his life might drop in. Dad, who passed away last November, was a part of a lot of walks of life as it turned out. As our guests left, we noticed one man stayed behind. We weren’t sure of his relationship with my father, but thought little of it. He was at the tables where the snacks were sitting. He asked my mom if he could take the leftovers to the Food Bank. She was certainly OK with that. He departed with a number of boxes of cookies, cinnamon twists and the like. Then, he came back. This time he was shirtless which seemed really odd and creepy. His body, like mine, is not made for public viewing. He took more food and left at the same time as some of my family members. Outside the venue, he took a jug of water and poured it over his head, before getting into a car that was illegally parked and driving away. We’re pretty sure we had ourselves a celebration-of-life crasher. I’m no expert, but I’m thinking in the crasher business, it’s best to wear a shirt.

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Fringe Festival

33 plays featured at this year’s event Shannon Boklaschuk Saskatoon Express ne of Saskatoon’s most-anticipated summer events is on the horizon. The Nutrien Fringe Theatre Festival is set to run from Aug. 2-11, giving people an opportunity to celebrate theatre, art and food on and around Broadway Avenue. The 10-day community festival, which is now in its 29th year, was formerly called the PotashCorp Fringe Theatre Festival, but was renamed when Agrium and PotashCorp merged into a new company called Nutrien on Jan. 1, 2018. In addition to a new name and title sponsor, the festival also has a new executive director: Danielle Altrogge has taken the reins from previous executive director Bob Wyma, who held the post for 15 years. Altrogge started with 25th Street Theatre Centre Inc. — the company that produces the Saskatoon Fringe Festival — in September 2017, after receiving a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Saskatchewan. Altrogge, who was born and raised in Saskatoon, has previous experience with the festival as a performer in 2008 and is enthusiastic about her new job. “It’s building community through art, and that’s kind of what I like to do if I can,” she said. “I feel pretty lucky that that’s something that I get to call a job. I get to help make space for people to perform.” This year’s Nutrien Fringe Theatre Festival will feature 33 plays and 231 performances in six spaces in five venues: the Broadway Theatre, Kinsmen Hall, Grace-Westminster Church, The Refinery and the Victoria School gymnasium. The shows are presented by artists from Saskatchewan, Canada and beyond, including international locations such as Australia, the U.K. and the U.S. The festival’s selection process is done via lottery, meaning it is uncensored, non-juried and open to all who apply. As a result, attendees should expect the unexpected. “People randomly apply for shows and we don’t dictate any of their content,” said Altrogge. “The Fringe really gives people an opportunity to take risks artistically and to experiment and maybe be able to produce work that wouldn’t otherwise find a place on a professional stage, because of all kinds of hoops that you end up having to

jump through to produce art in professional ways. I guess I encourage people to take a risk on seeing something that maybe they haven’t sought out before, and to just enjoy the amazing art that’s going to be here.” Fringe theatre often has a reputation for being risky, zany or experimental and isn’t always suitable for all audiences. However, the Nutrien Fringe Theatre Festival also wants to provide a positive experience for families, with three ageappropriate KidsFringe plays being offered for children. Part of the KidsFringe criteria is that the show content, subject matter and language must be suitable for young children. In addition, this year’s festival will feature Family Fringe Days on Aug. 5 and Aug. 6. “We are bringing a whole bunch of free family-friendly programming to the street, just to encourage families to come out,” said Altrogge. “We have showings of our KidsFringe shows that people can go and see during those time frames, and we’re just excited to kind of focus on making the street festival element a little more family friendly than it has been in previous years.” While the theatre performances are the focus of the Fringe Festival, there is also much to see and do outside of the theatre venues. There will be two pitches for professional busking — one at the intersection of 10th Street and Broadway Avenue, and the other at Broadway Avenue and 11th Street. This year’s street performers hail from Saskatoon, other parts of Canada and as far away as Israel, Argentina, Germany and Australia. The street festival runs from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on weekdays and from noon to 10:30 p.m. on weekends and holidays. New this year to the Fringe Festival is evening programming — called Fringe After Dark — that will take place at 733 Broadway Ave. after the street festival closes at 10:30 p.m. and the street is reopened to vehicle traffic. Altrogge said Fringe After Dark gives the festival an opportunity to showcase other local arts groups. For example, comedy, spoken-word and hip-hop performances are on the bill. “That’s another new initiative we have where we’re just trying to make more spaces to fill it with art,” she said. “You can’t stay on the street once it’s open, but you can go into Fringe After Dark.” Food has become another significant part of the annual Fringe Festival, with

New this year to the Fringe Festival is evening programming — called Fringe After Dark

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AS073003 Aaron Not only are there a variety of plays at the Fringe, but also interesting events and people on Broadway Avenue. (Photo Supplied) more than two dozen food trucks expected this year. Shoppers searching for local, handmade or one-of-a-kind items will also want to flock to the Fringe, where they can view wares from the street vendors and the Fringe Market. The popular Fringe Festival preview night is back this year and is set to take place on Aug. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Broadway Theatre. The event will feature twominute previews of all 33 shows. Tickets are $12 each or $20 for two. As well, the Fringe Spoof Night is scheduled for Aug. 8 at 11 p.m. at Kinsmen/Cosmo Hall. Tickets for the spoof night are $15 each. Tickets to the other Fringe shows are $15 and can be purchased online at yxefringe.com, by phone at 306-6642239 or in person at the box office at 639 Broadway Ave. The annual Fringe Festival, which attracts more than 50,000 patrons, will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2019. For more information about the Fringe, go online to yxefringe.com and follow #YXEFringe on social media. (For more Fringe, please turn to Page 8.)

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Summer of madness reignites love of Saskatoon. Mostly.

very summer, I promise got an outdoor summer farm myself that I will take show? more time off. I will Thursday. My cousins sit on the deck. I will stare at from Calgary come through flowers. I will go out someSaskatoon for a brief visit times. I will not work every after seeing family out Melwaking moment. fort way. Husband decides This never happens. This he wants Asian food, and summer, like every summer, chooses Sticks and Stones I’m flying from one engagefor our dinner out. Delicious. ment to the next, one job to Busy. Great service. Helpthe next, one batch of compaful advice on what to order. Columnist ny to the next. Take last week. It’s still early, so we wander Monday. Friend comes in down Second Avenue to River from out of town, for work. We head out Landing, and stand watching the water for a drink, wait for another friend, and roll by, along with dragon boats practicdecide where to go for dinner, finally ing for their weekend races. So beautiful. choosing the Cathedral on Spadina. It’s So far, many bouquets, but here comes warm out, but not too hot at our shady the brickbat: We go back by the Remai table. Everyone around us is enjoying Modern, hoping to stick our noses in so bevvies and food, chatting quietly. It was cousins can check it out. It’s CLOSED! marvy. I can’t remember the last time I On Thursdays, it closes at 5 p.m. Maybe ate on a resto deck, with great company I want too much? Like ducking into one as a bonus. of Canada’s major galleries on a summer Tuesday. It is 34 ever-loving degrees, evening? Really? but I am determined to hit the Ag In Saturday. My sister-in-law and Motion show out past Langham. I was brother-in-law are in for the weekend, told it’s spectacular, and so it was. You and they want to hit the farmers’ market. could see the tents from miles away, We did that last time they were here, as if a circus had sprung up magically and they were charmed. No less so this overnight. The grounds were massive, time. We stocked up on vegetables and divided like a little town by numbered bread, later losing our little minds over streets and avenues named for the four the indescribable new potatoes, carrots Western provinces. Attendance soared and beans. Then we hit Drift for brunch over 30,000, as the temperature soared and oh, what a treat — especially my into regions my body did not even husband’s frittata. He gave me a bite. recognize. It must have been 40 in the Ohhhh yum. direct sun by 12:30. I thought I would Sunday. We decide to visit the Black melt, but I’m still glad I checked it out. Fox Distillery, considering it a neat thing How cool is it that Saskatoon and area to show our out-of-town guests. We

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While enjoying the city and surrounding area, Joanne and her guests visited the Black Fox Distillery, where a lily show was being held. (Photo by Ken Paulson) drive up and realize they’re having a lily show; had no idea, but oh, so beautiful! Husband and brother-in-law must have taken a hundred photos, also taking the opportunity to practice their closeup shots. Taste-testing in the distillery was too much fun, as my three family members tried the award-winning oaked gin, cucumber vodka and the liqueurs. (I didn’t. I thought one of us should be able to drive for absolute certain. Ever had a shot of gin on an empty stomach?) We bought stuff and headed home for, well, naps. Monday. Tired. Tuesday. Even more tired.

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Remembering the good times on the trap line

’ve written several stories wolves and grizzly bears that about my adventures growsometimes stalked our camp ing up on a northern trap site. line. For the past few years It felt good knowing my dad I’ve been communicating with was sitting outside by the fire a couple of gentlemen who with a rifle close by. Besides, also grew up on a trap line. my dog Buster would come In fact, they still hunt and and lie beside me and in order trap in Northern Saskatchewan. to get to me the killer animals The difference is they move would have to go through to a town for the summer, Buster and he had no fear of whereas I spent my summers any animal. in the log cabin my mom and The weather ruled the forColumnist dad built. est and it also ruled our lives. It wasn’t much of a cabin, Everything was dependent on with only one giant room for bedding, the weather. Sometimes there would be cooking and a table and chairs for a storms that kept us in our camp sites for kitchen area. There was a wood-burning days at a time. stove which was always a nice way to There was no hunting, no fishing, no wake up during winter. nothing but sitting in a canvas tent and In the summer, my dad would get up playing cards with my dad. But when the early to make his morning tea. Then I weather co-operated, we would hunt. Our could hear my mother getting up and the target was a moose, which would provide first thing she would do was turn on a meat for the entire winter. small transistor radio. Today my dad is in long-term care and This, however, had to be limited at times, he doesn’t know who I am. But because the batteries had to be saved for in his prime, he was widely known as one news and weather reports. My love of mu- of the best hunters around. I don’t recall sic started with that small radio because a time when we didn’t return to the log my mom and I would dance, especially cabin with meat. when Johnny Cash would come on. SumWhen we had a moose, my mom mer was my favourite time of the year. would show me how to slice the meat into I was barely eight years old and had thin pieces and we would hang the meat no knowledge of a world outside our trap on racks in the smoke house. line. My dogs and I explored the forest We called this pon-sa-won. Basically it and swam in the lake where our cabin was jerky made Cree style. Sometimes my stood. parents would grind the smoked meat into I not only swam the lake, I also fished tiny pieces along with berries and cooked off its banks. I didn’t have a regular moose fat. fishing rod and didn’t even know they This is known in the English language existed. as pemmican. A handful of this would I would pull an old Tom Sawyer with a keep a person alive for over a month. We stick, line and a hook. Once I left the hook would take a bag full along in our hunting dragging while I jumped into the lake trips. Ironically, today I am a vegetarian. to take a quick dip. I was doing the dog It’s not because I don’t want to eat meat; paddle when I saw my stick being pulled it’s because I can’t. into the water. I developed an intestinal illness where I had a fish on line and the stick was I can only eat soft food like fruit and berfloating on top of the water. It took me a ries. This is the result of a past lifestyle while, but I was finally able to grab the where I burnt out my stomach from the stick to land a nice rainbow trout. I took abuse of alcohol and hard drugs. the fish home where my mom filleted it This, however, doesn’t prevent me and prepared it for supper. from going on hunting trips. Every auIt felt good to be a provider for our tumn, members of my family gather in an evening meal. area of the forest to establish a camp. My dad would take me on his huntThis is the same camp we have been ing trips. Hunting was not a sport or for a going to for almost 50 years. I generally trophy; it was a matter of survival. Along stay at the camp while the younger genwith the cabin, my dad had established eration hunts. two camping sites on the trap line. When night comes, I crawl into my Sometimes we would have to stay in the modern tent and listen to the wind and the deep woods for several days. At night it howls of a wolf. It’s just like life in our was sometimes scary because there were log cabin by a lake.

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she said, “Prairieland has been a wonderful place to balance work with happy family occasions. We’ve had strong managerial teams, backed strongly by the communityminded boards. That’s why I have stayed so long. It has been a dream job.” Regular daily admissions are $16 for adults, $14 for seniors, $12 for youth 11 to 14 years, $10 for children seven to 10, while younger children are admitted free. There is a handful of bargains but, according to Kuzma, nothing tops the opening day bargain. “It’s $10 Tuesday for all ages, available only at the on-site gates.”

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he thing about messaging She has a legitimate request is people need to hear, of, or protest against, the prounderstand and relate to vincial government within its it if you want to have an impact. purview. However, another camp Key to messaging is optics. organizer went a bit further: Perception is reality, and people “Community members are will always see what they want tired of the situation that is hapto see, not necessarily what pening within the justice system, you’re trying to project. within social services, within all Here lies the heart of the of these systems meant to dictate problem with the Justice For how Indigenous people live their Stolen Children camp, which lives,” said Robin Pitawanakwat, today still sits at the foot of the member of the Saskatchewan Columnist Saskatchewan Legislature in Coalition Against Racism and Regina’s picturesque Wascana Park. Colonialism No More, while stating disIt was late February when the first, and continuing lengthy solitary confinement for for months the sole teepee was erected Indigenous people as a better step forward by the camp’s organizers, ostensibly in towards reconciliation. response to the not-guilty verdict in the Pitawanakwat was not wrong. However, murder cases involving the deaths of Colten she mostly outlined reasons to protest the Boushie, and of Tina Fontaine, a 15-yearfederal government, not the provincial old Indigenous girl from Winnipeg. government, as well as issues that have “We lose our children to the system, we nothing to do with children, as the camp’s lose them to violence, and if we get a day in name suggests. court, there is no justice,” Richelle Dubois, The protesters and their teepee remained, a spokesperson for the camp, told CBC while Saskatchewan MLAs trudged day Saskatchewan in the immediate days after in and out, through the snow, and then the the camp was pitched. Dubois’ son Haven spring melt, past the camp and up the steps died in 2015. into the provincial legislature. With the She has been lobbying the provincial exception of NDP Opposition Leader Ryan government to have the Saskatchewan Meili, who reportedly paid some visits to coroner’s office reopen its report into her the protesters, there was no dialogue about son’s death, which was ruled an accidental the issues. drowning. Haven was found dead in less Until Canada Day celebrations loomed than a metre of water. large on the hot July horizon, and Wascana

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Shannon Boklaschuk Saskatoon Express fter a successful stint at the 2017 Fringe Theatre Festival, the local writers behind Sextet are back for another year. Sextet 2: Six More Short Plays About Love, Sex and Relationships — the latest from Saskatoon’s Write in the Kisser Productions — will be performed at the Broadway Theatre during the annual festival, which runs from Aug. 2-11. At last year’s Fringe, Sextet was rated as the No. 2 show, and that success has propelled the second incarnation of the production to the Fringe’s top theatre venue in 2018. Sextet 2 features six Saskatchewan writers whose work has been chosen in numerous competitions. The list of writers includes Fringe Festival veteran and production manager Donald B. Campbell, as well as Betty Ternier Daniels, Todd Devonshire, Rod Macpherson, Janice Salkeld and Katherine Lawrence. Lawrence, the Saskatoon Public Library’s most recent writer in residence, is new this year, taking the sixth spot that was previously held by playwright Wendy Lockman. Like the original Sextet, Sextet 2 has something for everyone, said Campbell. Attendees should expect comedy, drama, love, laughter and libido as six different stories are told in one hotel room on different nights. Each short play is about 10 minutes in length. “Even though all the plays are new this year, they’re still on the themes of love, JW073003 James

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Trip took a wrong turn on air, land and sea

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Hourie said organizers are hoping to add a foam machine to the fun. For those fearing muddying up their vehicles for the drive home, there will be an area at the end of the course where people can rinse off. He said one of the beauties of the event is the location. “With it being at Blackstrap on the hiking courses, it is such a photogenic place. It’s nice to get out of the city and enjoy the wildlife and the nature. That’s one of the cool things about the venue.” Admission to the provincial park is included in the registration fee. Hourie said there are other successful events in the city for pets and people, singling out the annual Blades hockey game when pets are welcome at the SaskTel Centre and the day when dogs get to swim at Mayfair pool. “Those events are cool and I think an opportunity for people to get out and do something more than just the normal walk with their pet. (Muddy Buddy) is something that will excite a lot of people and I think that is going to help us get people out to participate.” It is an important fundraiser for the Saskatchewan SPCA. “There are already so many great fundraisers happening in Saskatchewan that we wanted to come up with something that would be unique to us as an animal welfare organization,” Hourie said. “We are an independent organization, not affiliated with government in any way. We don’t receive any government funding; a lot of people think that we do, but we don’t.” Funding stopped when the Saskatchewan SPCA became no longer responsible for enforcing the Animal Protection Act. “We depend on fundraisers like the Muddy Buddy to help us go forward day to day and keep the office doors open.” There are a number of registration options: for one dog and its owner, for families and for two people with two dogs. For more information on pricing and to register, visit sspca.ca/muddy-buddy.

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One of the faithful in the early morning group has been Jerry Grandey, who became a senior vice-president with Cameco Corporation in 1993 and became the company’s CEO in 2011. “When Jerry retired from Cameco, there were six of his friends from the YMCA group who sat together at the retirement party. We always say the YMCA is more than just fitness, it is a place where good friends get together. We don’t pay much attention to each other’s title in the workplace. We’re a bunch of men who enjoy visiting each other,” said Ladouceur, who has been president of the organization. One of his best friends was the late Denny Carr, a prominent morning man in Saskatoon radio. “We lost Denny in 1999. He’d do his shift from 6 until 10 in the morning, then run over to the YMCA, and later go back to do some planning for the next day. It always amazed me that he could be a prominent figure in the media, yet he was so humble and took on so many community roles.” He admits there have been days when the health of the YMCA has been threatened. “Our best days, of course, was when the YMCA was like the only fitness game in town. Then came the leisure centres and then the Shaw Centre, all of whom had up-to-date facilities on a pay-as-you-play system. Our facility has grown old, the parking is always a problem, but I understand we are about to embark on a $1-million refurbishing plan.” His other passions to this day are the fishing experiences at Paull Lake and the joys of family. He and his wife, Nomia, are taking aim at celebrating a 65th wedding anniversary on Aug. 17. They are the parents of five children, grandparents to 10 and great-grandparents to a dozen.

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orgetfulness can affect anyone. For example, few, if any, adults can say they have not experienced moments when they could not find their keys. And once the keys are found, people move on without giving much thought to why they did not immediately remember where they left their keys. Isolated incidents where people cannot recall where they placed their car keys or other minor bouts with forgetfulness do not occur by accident. In fact, the Harvard Medical School notes that they are likely byproducts of age-related changes in thinking skills. When people reach their 50s, chemicalTammy and structural changes in TA073022

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It is preferable to name no more than 3. If you name more than one person, then they must work together. If your beneficiaries are 2 – 3 children (for example) and all are named as executors, they will make decisions about your estate together. A single executor may be efficient, but also may act unilaterally without due consideration for beneficiaries’ interests, eg. a desire to receive specific items from your estate. If you name one person to be your executor, do name at least one alternate, in case something happens to your first choice. We can help you weigh the pros and cons in your specific situation. Call 306-664-6900 or email reception@ saskatoonlaw.ca to make an appointment.

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ing.” And playing is always more fun with friends! The social aspect of their workouts is key for many mature exercisers. You can find friendship and support among peers and coaches whether it’s at the country club, a running team, a yoga studio or a gym. You can increase the social interaction in lots of ways, such as: • Going with a friend • Taking a group exercise class • Using a trainer for solo or group sessions Never Quit Playing Many fitness centres offer group sesRemember when we were kids? We sions in everything from yoga to resistance loved to play and have fun. training, Tai Chi to aerobics. And if you’re And then, somewhere during adulthood, lucky, you can even find some focused on work and responsibilities took over. We had the 50+ age group! homes to manage, careers and children… Some other advice to consider: Fun was largely forgotten. • Don’t compare yourself to anyone! DoAs George Bernard Shaw famously said, ing so will just make you feel intimidated. “We don’t quit playing because we grow Compare yourself only to who you were old; we grow old because we quit playyesterday and strive to get better!

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be found in challenging work, in reaching targets, and in being recognized for your efforts. You did it when raising your family and working at your job. You can do it now, taking care of yourself. As Shawn Achor, psychologist and author of The Happiness Advantage, says: “Focusing on the good isn’t just about overcoming our inner grump to see the glass half full. It’s about opening our minds Activity Is Its Own Reward to the ideas and opportunities that will help A good gym owner, class instructor or us be more productive, effective and sucpersonal trainer knows how to help you cessful at work and in life.” have a good time while working up a sweat. Be open to trying new experiences and They want to make sure you feel commeeting new people as you pursue your fortable and engaged, not intimidated by fitness and healthy lifestyle goals. You’ll younger, firmer bodies or confusing jargon have more fun and be much more likely to and equipment. reach them! That doesn’t mean you aren’t workContent provided by Shelley Turk, Certiing hard or pursuing your goals seriously. fied Functional Aging Specialist and Owner You know there is pleasure and reward to of ProActive Fitness

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FEATURE EVENT AUGUST 3-6

The sixth annual Saskatoon Rotary RibFest will be held Aug. 3-6 at Diefenbaker Park. In addition to five of Canada’s top ribbers, Saskatoon Rotary RibFest will feature vendors offering a variety of complementary foods, beverages and other products, as well as live entertainment, a children’s fun area, beer garden, 50/50 draw and more. Hours of operation are Aug. 3 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Aug. 4-5 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Aug. 6 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are encouraged to support Rotary’s work in the community. For more information, visit http://www.saskatoonribfest.com.

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A night of jazz will be at 8:30 p.m. at 2nd Avenue Grill, the Prairie Music Residency presents ‘An Evening with Al Kay.’ featuring Juno award-winning trombonist Alastair Kay with the Gerard Weber Group. Free admission, all ages.

The MindFULL Café, part of the international Alzheimer Café movement, provides an opportunity for persons with dementia, family, care partners and other interested people to meet in a relaxed social setting. The Café is a two-hour get together with refreshments, entertainment and information. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Sherbrooke ComAUGUST 11 munity Centre. For more information, call Katherine Soule A Brass Band gala concert will be held in the Quance TheBlaser at 306-655-3742 or Robin Kitchen at 306-655atre, Education Building on the University of Saskatche3646. wan campus. The concert begins at 7 p.m. and admission ***** is by donation. This concert features brass players from Memory Writers — September to June, 10 a.m. to noon at Canada and beyond. the Edwards Centre, 333 Fourth Avenue. Share the events AUGUST 12 and memories of your life in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. For more information, call Hilda at 306-382-2446. A Percussion Ensemble gala concert will be held in Quance Theatre. Dr Michelle Colton, celebrated Canadian EVERY TUESDAY percussion soloist and educator, will be performing and Love to Sing? The Saskatoon Choral Society welcomes conducting a group of percussionists from Saskatchewan new members. No auditions. We meet each Tuesday at 7 and beyond. The concert starts at 1 p.m. Admission is by p.m. at Grace Westminster Church, beginning Sept. 5. For donation. more information, please contact: janinasaskatoonchoralAUGUST 21 society@gmail.com or phone Janina: 306-229-3606. The Lyell Gustin Recital Series presents Canadian soprano ***** Magic City Chorus (women’s 4 part a cappella harmony) Leslie Ann Bradley performing “Songs of Evening” with pianist Rachel Andrist. The concert includes Romantic-era rehearsals are held on Tuesday evenings at St. Paul’s United Church, Egbert Avenue, in Sutherland at 7 p.m. songs, opera arias, and Broadway music: works by Mozart, Brahms, Dvorak, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Sondheim, New members welcome! Check out magiccitychorus.ca and more. Tuesday, August 21, at 7:30 p.m., St. Andrew’s for more information. Contact y.jaspar@shaw.ca. ***** Presbyterian Church, 436 Spadina Cres. E. Pre-concert talk at 6:45. Tickets: $35 regular / $30 student, at McNally Spirit of the West Toastmasters Club. Want to become more confident in your personal life and in your work? Robinson, Yamaha Piano, Saskatoon Music Academy, We help each other develop oral communication and Gustin Committee, or at the door. Children 12 & Under, leadership skills by providing instant feedback. Guests are free if accompanied by an adult. Information: 653-8889 always welcome. We meet every Tuesday from 7 p.m. to or www.gustinhouse.ca. 8:30 p.m. at Saskatchewan Polytechnic, 1130 Idydwyld AUGUST 23 Drive, room number 129-C or 150. Music for the Gut 8 - A musical program highlighting a ***** 40-voice choir performing powerful pop/rock hits and Truth Research Circle of Friends at 7 p.m. If you are musical theatre standards, accompanied by a 14-piece concerned about the trouble in our world, researching its band. Guest artists include Jay Semko and Theresa roots, feeling grief and confusion, and wondering what to Sokyrka. 7:30 p.m. at TCU Place; visit tcutickets.ca or call do with what you’re learning, you are welcome to join our 306-975-7799. circle. Call Patti at 306-229-1978 for more information and the location.

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AIESEC’s Fun Run for Good Health and Well-Being presented by Brainsport and Affinity Insurance goes Aug. 12 in Victoria Park. All proceeds of the event will be donated to the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital. The 10K begins at noon; the 5K at 1 p.m.; and the one mile run goes at 1:30 p.m. Entry fee for each participant is $30. Top three finishers win prizes and each participant will receive a race package. Registration is open until Aug. 12 at 9 a.m. at http://bit.ly/RunForGoodHealth.

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welcome. A supportive, friendly group that meets weekly focusing on healthy eating, exercise and weight loss. For more information go to www.tops.org or call Debbie at 306-668-4494. Meetings are at Resurrection Lutheran Church, 310 Lenore Drive. New member orientation every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. ***** Bargain store to support the inner city Lighthouse project. Babies’, children’s, women’s and men’s clothing; jewelry, purses, belts and camping clothes available. Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church, 454 Egbert Avenue. Prices from $0.25 to $5. Everyone is welcome. For more information: Call 306-955-3766 (church) or go to spuconline.com or email zixiag@gmail. com.

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 Fourth Ave. North, Saskatoon. For more information or telephone support, call 306-343-5322.

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Join us for a Barbeque Family Fun event- with activities for kids, games, Paint the Bus event, and help us Stuff the Bus with donations of nonperishable food for the local food bank. Family Fun Day at First Student - TEST DRIVE A SCHOOL BUS!

First Student BBQ Date : Tuesday, August 7, 2018 Time: 11 A.M. to 2 P.M. Umea Vast Park Behind Lawson Mall on Primrose, Saskatoon, SK We look forward to meeting you there! Visit us at www.FirstGroupCareers.com

Columbian Seniors (55+) pot luck supper at Holy Spirit Parish Hall (114 Kingsmere Place.) Doors open at 5 p.m., with dinner at 6 p.m.

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Singles Social Group - “All About Us” for people in their 50s to 70s. Weekly Wednesday restaurant suppers, monthly brunch, movie nights and more. Meet new friends. No membership dues. For more information email: allaboutus@shaw.ca or phone 306-249-0254. ***** Seven Seas Toastmasters, an energetic and dynamic club, AUGUST 18-19 invites you to join us from noon to 1 p.m. in the LDAS Art in the Garden, the 11th show and sale of original Building. (2221 Hanselman Court.) For more information, paintings, pottery and photographs in a garden setting. visit http://3296.toastmastersclubs.org/ Participating artists are Karen Maguire, Mel Bolen, ***** Kathleen Slavin, Karen Holden, Sylvia Thompson and John The FASD Network of Saskatchewan offers monthly supPerret. Aug. 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Aug. 19 from port meetings for individuals living with FASD and caregivnoon to 5 p.m. Venue: Maguire’s Garden (16 Cambridge ers on Wednesdays at the Network office (510 Cynthia St). Cres.) For more information, contact Kathleen Slavin The free-of-charge support meetings are an informative at 306-491-7607 or at www.artistsincanada.com/slavin or and engaging space for people to connect with each other kslavin@sasktel.net for ongoing support. For information and times, visit www. saskfasdnetwork.ca/events AUGUST 18 MENSA is holding a supervised IQ testing session on Aug. ***** 18 at 2 p.m. MENSA is an international, non-profit society Le Choeur des plaines welcomes you to sing and socialize in French each Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at L’École for people who score among the top two per cent of the general population on a standardized test. The cost of the canadienne française at 1407 Albert Avenue. The choir is test is $90, or $70 for students. Call Tim at 306-242-7408 directed by Michael Harris and accompanied by Rachel Fraser. All who wish to sustain or practice their French are or e-mail trf674@campus.usask.ca. welcome. For more information, call Rachel at 306-343AUGUST 25 Ukrainian Day In The Park will be held in Rotary Park from 6641 or Jean at 306-343-9460. ***** 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saskatoon Community Contact for the Widowed (SCCW). August 26 Coffee at 9:30 a.m. every Wednesday at St. Martin’s Walking tour and open house at the Saskatoon Forestry United Church (2617 Clarence Avenue). The group also Farm Park and Zoo, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. has a general meeting on the third Sunday of every Walking Tour begins at 2 p.m. at the Superintendent’s month, with the exception of July and August. For more Residence (the big brick house) information, contact Mildred at 306-242-3905 or the Tours are free. Refreshments available. Donations welchurch at 306-343-7101. come. For more information, or to arrange a private tour, ***** please call Peggy at 306-652-9801. T.O.P.S (Take Off Pounds Sensibly). New members are

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Cam Hutchinson & Friends:

Johnny who?

By RJ Currie ohnny Manziel never saw action for the Hamilton TiCats, then got traded to Montreal. The way Manziel’s career is going, maybe we should call him Johnny Freefall. • It’s staggering how much airtime TSN and ESPN devoted to Tiger Woods not winning the British Open. As for the actual winner, what’s the Italian term for chopped liver? • Reuters reports the world’s most famous annual snail race takes place in Norfolk, England. And here I thought it was the CFL East. • I just learned Rob Gronkowski grew up in Amherst, New York. In the offseason he seems to spend much of his time in the state of intoxication. • Toronto dealt veteran southpaw JA Happ to the Yankees. Which makes the Jays even more Happ-less. • Roughly 150 Santas are in Denmark for their annual convention. Item one on the agenda: over 1,000 requests from DeMar Rozan for a lump of coal in Masai Ujiri’s stocking. • Rams running back Todd Gurley’s new deal includes $45 million in guaranteed money. Or about $9 million per fumble. • The Cleveland Indians recently added a new female mascot, Bacon. Come see her at the ballpork. • Here’s a disturbing thought: If NFL wideout Dez Bryant signs with Chicago, we may have to call him Bear Bryant. • Rangers pitcher Bartolo Colon will likely end the season as Latin America’s winningest pitcher. With that waistline, it’s clear he’s had no trouble finding the plate. • Potential headline should Carmelo Anthony sign with the Indiana Pacers. Melo Yellow. • Did you know Mick Jagger has eight children, including one he fathered less than two years ago? As the Temptations might say: that Rolling Stone was a papa.

RJ’s Groaner of the Week Apologies for last week’s pun about beer making people smarter because it made Bud wiser. That joke was the Schlitz. Aaron AS073011

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Wedding songs people dislike, but play

ongs appearing most on do-not-play list for weddings, compiled by FiveThirtyEight: 5. Chicken Dance; 4. Cha Cha Slide; 3. Macarena; 2. Cupid Shuffle; 1. YMCA. Banned or not, funny how often you hear these songs at many weddings, and they always get people dancing. Tied for 13th on the list is one of my favourites, Don’t Stop Believin’. • Have you ever been at a wedding where Boney M’s Rasputin wasn’t played? Back in the day when Old Cam and Young Sandy were married, we had live bands. Imagine that. • From ESPY host Danika Patrick: “Why do people keep talking about Tiger Woods when he isn’t winning? I mean who does he think he is? Me?” • A question and answer from Torben Rolfsen: “Remember when they had freak shows that toured the U.S.? They’re back this fall — and they’re called the Los Angeles Lakers.” • Janice Hough, on Johnny Manziel being traded to the Montreal Alouettes: “And we thought poutine was Montreal’s biggest hot mess.” • It was disappointing for fans, but Alouettes coach Mike Sherman made the right call in keeping Manziel out of the game. • From Rolfsen: “DeMar DeRozan, Seunghwan Oh, J.A. Happ. Will the last player out of Toronto please turn off the lights?” • From former Raptor Charles Villaneuva: “I remember when Bryan Colangelo and Sam Mitchell told me I wasn’t getting traded from Toronto, and Sam saying “if Michael Jordan comes out of retirement is the only way we trade you. Literally the next days I was traded to Milwaukee.” • Hough, on National Intern Day in the United States: “I miss the days when that would have been the No. 1 source of jokes about a current U.S. president.” • The Dallas Cowboys are the most valuable sports team in the world, according to Spectator Index. The Cowboys are worth $4.80 billion. The team is followed by Manchester United ($4.12 billion), Real Madrid ($4.08 billion), FC Barcelona ($4.06 billion)

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and the New York Yankees ($4 billion). No word on where the Arizona Coyotes finished. • Jack Todd, on CFL live-mic games: “They were intriguing at first, but the incessant chatter gets annoying after a while. The calls are meaningless to us and you have the announcers trying to talk over them.” For the record, I don’t agree with Jack on that one. • From Rolfsen: “Pizza at Yankees Stadium is free if it takes longer than five minutes. It’s 10 minutes if Gary Sanchez is working the concession.” • Jock Cartier, on Loud, the halftime music act for the Edmonton-Montreal CFL game: “Why can’t Rod Black’s or Suit’s mics die on them like this?” • From the Twitter account of @RobVanstone: “Loud is so devoid of talent, the Alouettes may sign him.” • From Hough: “Too bad for workers who will be laid off since Ivanka Trump’s clothing company is shutting down. At least most of them are in China.” • Ranking CFL announcing teams: 1. Rod Smith and Matt Dunigan; 2. Chris Cuthbert and Glen Suitor; 3. Rod Black and Duane Ford. The top sideline reporter is Sara Orlesky. • I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: Kate Beirness is not a good fit as the host for the CFL panel on Thursday nights. If TSN wants to go young and female — which I commend — there are better options. • Rolfsen, on Vancouver Whitecap Alphonso Davies being sent to Munich for a transfer fee and additional compensation that could total more than $22 million US: “The additional compensation is lifetime passes to Oktoberfest.” • A talking head said last week that the Yankees are a love-them-or-hate-them team. I think that was true two and three generations ago, but not anymore. It’s the same with the Montreal Canadiens. There seems to be an indifference now. • From Hough: “Just how drunk was Iowa DT Brady Reiff? He was arrested and charged with public intoxication after he tried to get into a vehicle that wasn’t his Uber ride. It was a police car.”

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