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Children’s choir shares the gift of music The Saskatoon Children’s Choir has been a singing success story since 1996. (Photo by Cam Hutchinson) Ned Powers Saskatoon Express he choristers from the Saskatoon Children’s Choir rate among Canada’s top musical ambassadors, having travelled abroad seven times during the first 22 years of the choir’s existence. James JW102201

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Phoebe Voigts, founder of the choir in 1996, admits she never imagined so much travel being a possibility “but touring opportunities gave our singers a chance to connect not only with people in other parts of Canada but to extend the experiences beyond our own borders.

“Inherent in the tour experience are

opportunities to heightened musicianship, leadership, co-operation, curiosity, bonding and personal responsibilities. When the choristers extend their experience beyond their own community, they are putting in place a capacity to understand the world beyond home.

“We believe that when we travel with

open minds and hearts, seeking to share the gift of music, we will encounter new friends, relationships and understandings.”

The first to travel were the 2002 members, who went to the Festival Internacional de Musica de Cantonigros in Spain.

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Emily Clark, left, will be on home ice for the Four Nations Cup. Grace Shirley is a member of Canada’s under-18 team.

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odger was barking at letting him in. Had we done the back door as he is our first round of cleaning wont to do when he outside, perhaps we could have wants to go outside. lessened the smell that took I opened the door and off over the house and clung to he ran toward the back fence. everything in it.

He does this all the time. As I On the Internet, Sandy and have written before, he seems I searched for a solution that to think the dogs that once lived would remove the smell. It in the house behind us are still turned out that we had all the there. ingredients at home.

It’s been almost two years We mixed one litre of three Editor since Spike and Quincy moved per cent hydrogen peroxide away. When they were there, with a quarter cup of baking Dodger would make the charge, bark a soda and one teaspoon of hand soap. We few times and then arrogantly walk away, put Dodger in the shower and applied the leaving Spike in a tizzy. Spike was like the solution. We were careful not to get it into cartoon dog that leaps up and down while his eyes or ears. on all fours. I miss that.

He smelled somewhat better, but we Anyway, near the back fence are also a decided to wash him again the next day. couple of bird feeders. I have pleaded with He had a shower the first day and a bath Dodger to not scare away the birds. He the second. It was like going to a doggy seems to laugh it off as he does a charge of spa. the light brigade.

His body smelled much better after the One night I noticed Dodger’s charge second application but his face was pretty came to an abrupt halt. I noticed somedisgusting. His quota of kisses went way thing partially behind a tree and so did he. down.

If it was the cat that is new to the neighThe vet gave us a solution to use on his bourhood, why wasn’t it jumping onto the face and that helped too. fence?

The bath-him-in-tomato-juice solution The answer came seconds later, when that most suggest is apparently a myth. a skunk meandered across the lawn. This According to a study at a fancy pants colstinky little devil didn’t appear to have a lege named Humboldt State University in care in the world. I was actually surprised Arcata, Calif., people will begin smellhow small it was. I need to spend more ing the tomato juice instead of the skunk time at the zoo. spray.

A shocked-looking Dodger ran toward “A person suffering olfactory (sense of the house. I made the huge mistake of smell) fatigue to skunk spray will swear

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that the skunk odour is gone and was neutralized by the tomato juice. But another person coming on the scene at this point will readily confirm that the skunk spray has not been neutralized by the tomato juice,” the study stated.

That said, there are websites that promote the tomato juice option. I’m thinking they are sponsored by Heinz.

I lived in fear that the skunk was still in the neighbourhood and this would be a regular occurrence. Sandy texted our neighbours to put them and their dogs on alert. They could already smell the problem.

Sandy called the city and a kind man told her what to watch for in terms of the skunk sticking around. He said having a skunk in a neighbourhood isn’t as rare as one would think.

Meanwhile, I became obsessive and paranoid about this. I saw what I thought were tiny burrows in the front yard. I filled them, only to find out they were part of the fibre optics project going on in our neighbourhood. Oops.

Dodger and I have a new night game we play as the result of this. It’s called “where’s that guy?”

I will open the door for Dodger to go outside and ask him “where’s that guy.”

He stands just outside the door while I take a powerful flashlight and check the yard. When he gets the all-clear, off he goes.

The game will soon come to an end, but the memory of that night still lingers.

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Growth Spurt

Female hockey on the rise in Saskatoon Theresa Kirkpatrick and Darren Steinke Saskatoon Express irls’ hockey is having a growth spurt in Saskatoon and that’s good news.

“If you ask any female athlete, any female hockey player, all we want to do is grow the game,” said Emily Clark, a forward with Canada’s national women’s team.

Clark played in the Saskatoon Minor Hockey League from pre-novice through first-year bantam before moving on to the Saskatoon Stars in the Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA league. She has been with Team Canada since 2014, won silver at last year’s Olympics, is playing on a college scholarship with the Wisconsin Badgers and will soon be playing for Team Canada at the Four Nations Cup here in Saskatoon.

“Right now there’s so many opportunities, with how accessible the women’s game is,” she said. “The national team gets so much attention from the media. There’s varsity team games and the women’s gold-medal game at the Olympics. Girls don’t have to dream of playing in the NHL. They’re dreaming of playing on the national team and professionally in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League. That’s exciting.”

Kelly Boes, executive director of the Saskatoon Minor Hockey Association, said the numbers for the SMHA show close to a 40 per cent increase over the last 10 years.

There also seems to be a link between the Olympic years and increased participation by girls at the grassroots level.

In the early part of this millennium, Boes said girls’ hockey in Saskatoon was at a fairly steady state with about 425 girls aged five to 17 playing the game in city leagues. This includes 27 teams in the all-female Comets Division as well as girls who played with boys on teams in the city’s six regional zones.

In 2010, after the Vancouver Olympics, Saskatoon’s numbers jumped to about 500 girls and 31 all-female teams. After the Sochi Olympics in 2014, it was up to 570 and 36 teams and peaked last year (the 2018 PyeongChang Games) with 675 players and 38 all-female teams.

Clark is part of that inspiration.

“For girls in our league to have somebody to look up to is huge,” said Boes, who was also one of Clark’s first coaches.

“Emily started just like they did, playing hockey at age five and look where she ended up. It doesn’t hurt that she’s also a wonderful human being.”

Clark’s father, Del, said even as a child, his daughter was motivated to succeed.

“She did all the work. We just got her where she needed to go,” he said. “She

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Emily Clark has played a key role in the growth of female hockey in Saskatoon.

(Photo by David Stluka, courtesy Wisconsin Badgers Hockey) always knew when she had a practice. She knew when she had a workout. She knew when she had private lessons and she was always ready to go.”

The elder Clark, who works at the Jemini Arena in Saskatoon and has been involved in minor hockey for decades, said he sees a lot of the same traits in the girls coming up behind Emily.

“The scouts are around and they’re looking,” he said.

They’re looking at players like Willow Slobodzian, currently on scholarship at Cornell; Sophie Shirley, who is on Canada’s national development team and is also on scholarship at the University of Wisconsin; Grace Shirley, Sophie’s sister and a member of Canada’s women’s under-18 team; and Joelle Fiala, who was invited to try out camp for the under-18 team, just to name a few.

When asked why she thought so many players in her generation were so good, Grace Shirley chalked it up to hard work.

Greg Slobodzian, coach of the Saskatoon Stars, said coaches at all levels have had “You come to the rink every day, and an impact on the growth in female hockey. (Photo by Darren Steinke) you put your best foot forward,” said Shirley, who is also captain of the Saskatoon Stars hockey team, which has won three of think that message is getting through to the ibility, too. They have the choice whether the last four Saskatchewan Female Midget girls. they want their daughter to play in their AAA championships. “You want to work “That is one of the reasons why I think zone or play for an all-female team and your hardest. You want to make your team- there has been so much success with the either way, they’ll be supported.” mates better around you. I think it is just numbers and also with the championships.”

Growth isn’t limited to the players, kind of like the drive. We want to be better.

Boes said the people involved in the though. Boes notes he’s also seen more We want to reach that next level.”

Comets division also deserve credit for players go on to volunteer, coach and Greg Slobodzian, coach of the Saskagrowth of the female game in Saskatoon. there’s also more female officials. toon Stars, said coaches at all levels have From initiation (ages five and six) through “We’ve got some strong female referees also had an impact on the growth in female Peewee, girls’ teams from the Comets zone in Saskatoon,” he said, noting one of the hockey. compete against other teams in the city. local refs (Cianna Lieffers) will be work“In Saskatoon, we retain the numbers Comets bantam and midget teams play in ing the Four Nations Cup. “I can tell you so well, and that is just a tip of the hat to the north division of the Saskatchewan her excitement level when she found that all the coaches that put in all the time and Female Hockey League. In addition to the out was at the same level of the players.” effort making those girls feel and underComets zone, girls are also eligible to play And for any young girl who has a stand what hockey is really about,” said on age-class teams in any one of SMHA’s dream to play hockey or do anything else Slobodzian. “It is not one of those things six other zones. at an elite level, Emily Clark has one piece where you just participate in it and then “Having a dedicated zone focusing on of advice: forget about it. female hockey for the past 25 years has “Love the work. Know what your goal “It sort of becomes who you are and the been great for us and they’ve done a great is and find a way to enjoy the process to get relationships and the contacts that you can job in promoting the game and developing there. You’ll get more out of it and have a meet through it in Saskatchewan. I really players,” said Boes. “It gives families flex- lot more fun trying to get there,” she said.

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SASKATOONEXPRESS - October 22-28, 2018 - Page 4 “They are very inspiring,” he said.

The band did some brainstorming and applied for a grant to put the event together.

“We all started putting the projects together in terms of how many youth are we able to reach with the grant, where will it take place and stuff like that.”

Members of the group are Fremo Skillz, Dakk’One, K-niggz, DesmondAli, RaytheNihilist, Gucci Brady, Sask Savage, Creation, Xplo, Known Prophet.

They are grateful for grants that come via a program called Rising Youth. It was created by a non-profit called TakingITGlobal. The organization, founded by a Toronto couple, has made it possible to give school supplies to students in Prince Albert and the winter gear in Saskatoon.

Bear and his life partner, Casey Desjarlais, have started a business as well. It’s a clothing line called 30604 Apparel.

“She brings a lot of the cultural aspects to it. She’s a powwow dancer who has been dancing all of her life.”

He said the line connects with youth.

“We use a lot of symbolism. It is nice and contemporary. It is another platform to reach out to youth.”

Dakota Bear will speak and perform at an Oct. 27 event at Lions Skate Park. (Photos Supplied)

Dakota Bear inspires youth through his music

Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express akota Bear is a person of passions.

Through his music he is inspiring youth to follow their dreams. He knows a little something about that; he’s making his own come true.

“My story is not very unique,” Bear said from Vancouver, his home for the past six years.

He and his friends had parents struggling with addictions.

“My father was out of the picture from when I was very young. It was just my mother and a few close family members raising me, but they’re still dealing with a lot of traumas from the residential schools. I was lost without guidance for a lot of my teen years.”

He said those traumas and addictions were being passed to his generation. He is committed to a youth-led movement that will make changes that will last for generations to come.

“I started doing music at a young age.

It was very difficult as a young man trying to navigate, but I always used music as a way to express myself and as a way to express my creativity. As I started growing up, it always remained a passion for me.”

It was such a passion that Bear, when he was 19, got on an airplane and flew to

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Vancouver. He didn’t totally leave Saskatoon behind and will be home Oct. 27 for the Winter Gear Giveaway, an event which will see the first 100 youth attending receive free winter gear packs.

“I started a whole new life to pursue music, to pursue school and I did it myself. As soon as I got to Vancouver I immediately started building connections.”

His music career has been highly successful. He’s performed with some top hip hop acts, he’s been featured in newspapers and magazines and his videos have had more than 500,000 views.

Bear, who performs under the name Dakk’One, released a solo EP earlier this year and three music videos.

“One of them — Dark City 3 — highlights some of the hardships and struggles I faced growing up in Saskatoon.”

The video is powerful with recognizable locations throughout the city. People have taken notice of his work and its positive messages.

“I just did a show in Prince Albert. A lot of young fans came up and it was so inspiring that my music is reaching that far and people are getting impacted and starting to think about their own dreams as young artists or young writers or whatever that is.”

Bear’s music is influenced by his culture.

“I started getting more involved in my culture; my identity; who I am. As a young man I feel that is so important that I know where I am from and I know what language my people were speaking and having that connection. It’s so strong and it’s so empowering to be able to learn that.

“I have a three-year-old daughter and a partner and we want to create a new cycle within our family and then influence the young people around us and say, ‘you can follow your dreams; you have the power inside of you to reach so far.’”

Bear, who is now 25, says it is important to him to become a community leader. He is meeting that goal.

In Prince Albert earlier this fall, he was part of a group that gave backpacks filled with school supplies to 30 children.

At the Saskatoon event on Oct. 27, 100 youth will receive packages of winter clothing.

Members of Allday Music Family have played a big role in the upcoming event. Bear is a member of the Saskatoon group.

“They are so interested in the community work I have been doing with my partner (Casey Desjarlais).”

He said members of the group are young.

Dakota Bear and his life partner Casey Desjarlais have a clothing company called 30604 Apparel.

Bear has been doing public speaking, including twice in Toronto.

“Music is a start to the journey and has taken me to speak directly (to youth). You put good stuff out there and it seems to reach out and inspire more young people.

So it’s basically keeping the momentum going; just wanting other young people to get involved.”

He said he will speak at the Saskatoon event, and Allday Music Family will perform a couple of songs.

“I am going to empower the youth with some of my words, so they can start thinking of how they can use their gifts.

We are all talented; we all have our own gifts and talents. How can we use those to give back to our community is the message I want to put out there.”

There is no charge to attend the Winter Gear Giveaway. It will be held from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Lions Skate Park.

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Choir has travelled the world

(Continued from page 1) The 2005 choir went to Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China. Then came the 2009 excursion to the Summa Cum Laude International Festival in Vienna.

One of the most eye-opening experiences came in 2011 when they not only shared their performances in South Africa, but worked on a humanitarian project which focused on helping children affected

by HIV/AIDS and also learned much about the Nelson Mandela legacy.

The last trips were across the Atlantic Ocean to Ireland, Wales and England in 2013, then to Germany where they participated in the European Grand Prix of Nations in 2015 and then to the Musica Eterna Roma and Ravenna Festival in Rome in 2017.

“Each trip has been a life-changing experience for our young people,” said Voigts.

The choir is adopting a theme of “With Glowing Hearts” for their travel schedule into Eastern Canada in 2019. They have been accepted to participate in the Toronto Children’s Choirs Festival July 1-4. They move on to Charlottetown July 6-7 where they will immerse themselves in some Anne of Green Gables tradition. There will be a benefit concert in Halifax. Of great challenge and value will be two concerts July 7 and July 12 in St. Mary’s Church at the Indian River festival in Prince Edward Island.

“Singing in a professional festival is an inspiring artistic experience because at Indian River, it isn’t about choirs only but involves a wide range of music flavours,” said Voigts.

Her degrees in music from Regina Luther College and the University of Saskatchewan were stepping stones to education and music. She first taught at Silverwood elementary school in the Saskatoon Public School system.

“In the beginning of the Saskatoon Children’s Choir, I didn’t have a grand vision but I had some ideas that I thought could work. I used the Toronto Children’s Choir as a model. I wanted to have three choirs, from ages seven to 16. My mother gave me $400 to get started. I had two daughters and three nieces who joined up. Then we placed an advertisement and the response was terrific.

“I think there was a need for artistic expression. We grew steadily. I knew we were building something good. I think it was the International Choral Kathaumixw in British Columbia in 2000 when we real-

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Michelle Aalders (left) is the accompanist for the Saskatoon Children’s Choir, while Phoebe Voigts is the founder and director. (Photo by Cam Hutchinson) ized what we could really do. We gained a first place there but it was more than that. It was about sharing the joy of being in a joint chorus and the remarkable blending of all the voices.”

Voigts is always careful to make it a Saskatoon triumph.

“We had the children who wanted to commit the time and the energy. We had the amazing parents who realized that while the time and the financial commitments were significant, the rewards were deep and meaningful. We built a team. We found happy homes at Third Avenue United Church and Knox United Church. People shared in the relationships. They believed in what we were doing, and there have been a lot of happy memories.”

The joy for a teacher, like Voigts, is a long-time commitment and display of energy.

The Preparatory Choir is aimed at ages seven to nine; the Apprentice Choir from ages eight to 13; and the Concert Choir from 11 to 16.

“Some arrive at seven and many will stay up to 16. When the choristers reach the concert choir, that’s when the big trips kick in. Some will take as many as three of those trips. The travelling members are usually selected on the basis of years of experience in the choir,” said Voigts.

Many stay in music, as teachers and performers; some earn director’s stripes.

When the Saskatoon contingent goes to Toronto, Voigts will meet a familiar face.

Jennifer Berntson, who was with the Saskatoon choir from 1996 until 2005, earned a master’s in music and culture from Carleton University and is now the conductor of the Ottawa Children’s Choir. She is also a private voice teacher and a church music leader in Ottawa.

Berntson heaps much praise on the

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Saskatoon choir for giving her a launching pad into music.

“The choir was the best way of feeling musically, spiritually and socially fulfilled.

You form such strong bonds with people by singing with them. The tours and projects gave me a huge opportunity for the larger, historical and cultural context of music. It’s no accident that the Saskatoon choir produces passionate, committed and creative people,” said Berntson.

Central to the choir’s success story since 2002 has been Michelle Aalders, their principal accompanist. Jennifer McAllister is also on the artistic team. Rita McLeod and Gaileen Willick are the administrators.

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Uh huh, you might say.

I didn’t like it very much. It So? What’s your point? That made me sleepy and hungry, happened to lots and lots of two dwarves that will a) ruin people. your party mood and b) assist Well, I was innocent with weight gain. I can’t recall enough to be kind of the last time I took a wee Columnist shocked. I had friends with hoot, but I’ll bet it was nearly criminal records? What the 30 years ago. No likey, no ...? smokey.

Once I absorbed this information and If you offer me a glass of wine, grew up by a few years in a short period though . . . Anyway. I suppose those of time, I thought, you were probably re- border guards will first look at your ally stoned and gave the cop a bunch of criminal record, and maybe they will lip. Whatever. only choose, like, 50 per cent of the So, that proved to be true. Bad move luggage to rip apart or sic the dogs on. to argue with the police, really, when Maybe not. you’re in possession of dope. The ‘whatOtherwise, I’m incredibly ambivalent ever’ response I briefly had, though — about legalizing cannabis. I do think that that proved to be excessively flippant. if people need it for pain management or Having a possession record made life other health issues unresolved by usual quite a bit more difficult. For one thing, means, they should have it; but medical crossing the American border was pretty marijuana has been around for a very much out, unless you slipped across un- long time, so that wasn’t a problem on noticed in the dead of night. That’s not the legal/not legal front. going to get any better, now that cannaI don’t think people should be hambis has become legal in Canada. pered for life by ancient criminal records I don’t go to the U.S. all that often, for simple possession. Drug lords should but I have visited regularly in the past. be caught, jailed and preferably never set I have family — rather a lot of family free, because they inflict addiction (and — there. I have travelled for business. all the horrific things that go along with I have gone for holidays. I’m hoping it) and death on a generally innocent to get back soon, to see a failing aunt public. They are joined in the dregs of whom I love dearly (and look shockingly society by poachers, killers and violent like.) racists. But the average little dude with a Because the U.S. is in the grip of an joint? No. administration that uses little logic and A lot of folks have expressed concern loves to overreact to pretty much evabout increased impairment behind the erything, will all of us be grilled on our wheel and at work, and that might have drug use, every time we try to cross the some validity. But it has never been okay border? I wouldn’t put it past Trump to to be impaired in either place, and that

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Cougars, bears magnificent when seen in the wild

have had to slow down on its natural habitat a bear is my nightly walks. Where another magnificent animal.

I live, bears and cougars I don’t live too far from are common. Not long ago I Banff and Jasper and there I saw a cougar that a pack of see bears begging for food. dogs had treed.

It’s sad. People can go alWhat I didn’t know was most right up to them to take the cougar had walked only selfies. I’d like to see them try a few feet from my front that with the bears that hang window. around the lake by where I My curtains were open and live.

I was settling in to watch the The other black bear I saw late night news when I saw I thought was attacking me.

Columnist flashlights. I went outside to There are cut-lines that run find out what was going on. all along the huge lake. This There were two members of the is one of my favourite walks, especially RCMP and two from the provincial during autumn. During the summer, just game and forest department. before the sun rises, I’ll go for a walk By then a number of my neighbours on the cut-lines. had stepped outside to investigate. One In the fall, all I hear is the crunch of them said a cougar was spotted in the from the dead leaves. One good thing neighbourhood. about this time of year is I can see I could hear the dogs where the what’s in the bush because the trees are officers were heading. I looked at the now bare. snow-covered ground and I could see The cut-line I was on led to a gravel the tracks of the cougar. road which would take me home.

I have fairly large hands but when I I was only about a quarter mile from compared my hand to the track of the the road when I heard what sounded like cougar, my hand looked like a baby’s. a bulldozer going through the bush. I The last time I saw a cougar was turned and looked and there was a bear on our trap line, but by time I saw the heading toward me. animal it was a pelt.

It was snorting and grunting like it I walked in the direction of the was ready for the kill. I remember my barking. I got close enough to see the dad telling me what I should do if I ran cougar, but not close enough to interfere into a bear. The first thing I did was with the officers. put my head down to show I am not a The flashlights shone on the magnifi- threat. cent animal. The cat snapped his head What I didn’t know was the bear was side to side, probably trying to figure a bee-lining for a tree that stood between way out. One of the rangers raised his us. Just when I expected to be mauled rifle, but it didn’t have a bullet. It had the bear ran up that tree. It hadn’t a dart that tranquilized the cat. After it reached the top before I was running for woke up it would be back in the wild, in that gravel road. familiar territory.

I go for walks just because I can.

That was the first time I saw a live There was a time when I spent two cougar. They are beautiful animals. years in a hospital unable to move, I shouldn’t forget a cougar will hunt never mind walk. But in my imaginame down and eat me if given the option, I kept picturing myself walking portunity. The other reason I don’t take along the lake where I grew up. evening walks anymore is because bears I remembered the cut-lines where my are being spotted around where I live. friends and I would run through with I have seen two so far this year. our makeshift fishing rods. These days I One was from a distance, so I sat and am doing exactly what I used to dream watched him as he foraged around. about in the hospital. Of course my viI was facing the wind so he couldn’t sions didn’t include bears and cougars. smell me, which meant I got to watch At least I’m not a meal — yet. him for quite a while. If observed in ken.noskye@gmail.com

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Flight nurse Jenny Thorpe and flight paramedic Matt Hogan are representing STARS air ambulance — and Saskatchewan — at the Association of Air Medical Services’ 2018 Sim Cup, held during the Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC) in Phoenix, Arizona.

This annual critical care skills competition utilizes the latest in patient simulation and features 12 teams competing head-to-head to showcase their real time, real situation skills in front of the AMTC audience.

To earn a spot in the competition, Thorpe and Hogan first beat teams of their colleagues at the Saskatoon STARS base, before triumphing over the best pairs from the rest of the organization in Western Canada. STARS has historically done well at the championship, placing in the top three over the last 16 years. This is the first time a Saskatoon team will represent the helicopter EMS service, making it “a wonderful privilege and an honour,” Hogan said in a news release.

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Flight nurse Jenny Thorpe and flight paramedic Matt Hogan are the first Saskatoon team to compete on the world stage. (Photo Supplied) ulated practice on the toughest of scenarios is critical to keep their skill sets in peak condition year-round.

“We have been consistently practising since April, and we try to improve during every training session,” said Hogan. “We make an effort to focus on our communications and our ability to manage our patient when we are busy and cognitively overloaded.”

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Thorpe predicts the intense competition will ultimately translate into better outcomes for STARS’ patients.

“When you embrace the opportunity to tread outside your comfort zone, you find that you are capable of far more than you thought,” she said in the release.

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There were 453,176 visits to Remai Modern.

Remai Modern shatters attendance projections

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dating from 1860 (a painting by Cornelius Krieghoff, one of Fred Mendel’s original gifts) to today. Visitors have viewed, heard and experienced works by leading contemporary artists from Saskatchewan and around the world.

People have also explored their own creativity in the Cameco Learning Studio, taken home gifts from the Art & Design Store, dined at Shift and shared in experiences, from LUGO and Fireworks on the Terrace to live performances and films.

“Seeing this building alive with art, activity, conversation and community has been immensely gratifying,” Scott Verity, Remai Modern board chair, said in the release. “On behalf of the entire board I want to thank the people of Saskatoon for supporting the museum in its first year.”

Key figures from Remai Modern’s first year: • 453,176 visits — exceeding the business plan goal of 190,000 • $484,579 in admission revenue — exceeding the business plan goal of $410,000

• 9,138 members — exceeding the business plan goal • 4,884 member households • $364,133 in membership revenue — exceeding the business plan goal of $108,500 • 54,525 participants in Learning & Engagement programs • 20,192 items sold in the Art & Design Store • 8,300+ attendees at Remai Modern live events

• 44,365 patrons at Shift Restaurant • 20,000+ visitors to Rawlco Radio Free Admission days • 40 per cent of visitors from outside of Saskatchewan The museum’s programming is supported by the Frank and Ellen Remai Foundation, the City of Saskatoon, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Saskatchewan Arts Board and SaskCulture.

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Kentucky boxers to fight at Saskatoon event

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“It takes a lot of commitment and dough to go,” Page said of travelling to tournaments. “A lot of the athletes — and I can’t speak for other gyms — that come to my gym to train with me don’t have the resources to go to their parents and say can you kick me out $1,000 because I want to go to this tournament.”

He said the amateur tournament will be a learning experience for his boxers.

“There is a lot of pressure and a lot of stress at a big tournament. You fight on a little card in someone’s hometown, you’ll be a little nervous but that’s not that bad because you are talking maybe 50 people coming to see you. When we went to the nationals in Edmonton you are talking about every day with 150 people there.

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Chris Rod of the Chris Rod Show interviews Dennis Page earlier this year.

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A team of nine boxers from Kentucky will travel to Saskatoon for the Saskatchewan Golden Gloves amateur boxing tournament on Nov. 17-18 at TCU Place.

It makes sense. Dennis Page, who is organizing the tournament, is from Kentucky. Dennis’ brother, Gregory, was a heavyweight champion of the world to come out of the state.

Page, who trains and manages pro and amateur boxers in Saskatoon at his Top Dog Boxing Club, said the Kentucky fighters will be the best in the Lexington Legends club.

“They had two tournaments to establish the team that is coming up here,” Page said. “They’re not bringing up these guys to lose. So the guys here are going to have to dig deep and do the things they have been training to do for all these months.

“With my boxers, the thing I tell them is don’t even worry or have any concern about these guys; they can’t do what we do,” Page said.

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2018 BMW M series offers uncompromising performance Charles Renny Saskatoon Express his article is brought to you by the numbers 2, 3, 4, 5 and the letter M. To BMW enthusiasts, the letter M, in the model designations like M2, M3, M4 and so on means the epitome of performance in that model.

BMW Canada sent its M Performance Show to Saskatoon a short time ago. I was fortunate enough to be able to spend an afternoon driving the M2, M3 and M4 models courtesy of BMW and Harry Dickenson, the general sales manager at BEMA Autosport here in Saskatoon.

M series cars are uncompromising performance cars tuned for Autobahnlike speeds and are luxuriously appointed inside as well. Transmission, suspension and exhaust are all controlled by a button on the centre console that has ECO, Normal, Sport and Sport+ settings just like all BMWs. The difference is that this time the settings are controlling how the power of a 4.4-litre V8 with up to 600 hp gets to the ground.

Hold that thought about how performance costs money. BMW recognizes that as well and over the past few years has developed different levels of M performance.

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Step two is the M designation added to the front of the model number and keeping the “i” at the end such as the M550i with X drive (BMW All Wheel Drive) that BMW left with me for a week.

The M550i has a slightly detuned 4.4-litre V8 coming in at roughly 450 horsepower. The console still has the button for ECO, Normal, Sport and Sport+. The changes to the transmission, suspension and exhaust are less mind bending and much more useable by a regular driver.

There is still plenty of OMG that goes with introducing your right foot to the carpet, but you have an extra second or so to realize that you are in over your head before something bad happens, like the largest speeding ticket you will ever see.

Suspension settings are along the same lines. The settings seem a bit less aggressive, with normal being much closer to what you and I would think of as normal.

ECO can apparently improve fuel economy by up to 10 per cent if you can stand to be in a performance-oriented vehicle that acts like Prius. The Sport and Sport+ still tighten shifts, change fuel maps and give you the feeling of being in a large sports racing sedan.

Those settings are great for when you are

Fuel economy in the M550i was better than reviewer Charles Renny expected.

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To that end, the fully-adjustable front buckets have two memory settings each as well as heating for those slightly cooler days. Seats have excellent thigh and lateral torso support (which is adjustable and can fit just about every body size and shape).

The steering wheel has a heater in it as well as being a power tilt and telescopic unit that is tied to the seat memory button.

Headrests, external mirrors and radio settings can also be included under the blanket of seat memory.

Should you be forced to take up residence in the spacious rear seat, you are going to find access to the full climate control system and have your own seat heater control as well. Leg room, foot room, hip room and any other room you might need

in the back seat is more than adequate. This all makes a trip in the rear comfortable and keeps complaining teenagers quiet.

The car is a bit large for the average mall-sized parking space, but with care, it will fit and getting in and out will still be pretty easy. Ironically, every time I parked in an empty area of the parking lot I would come out and someone had to park right beside me. Such is life.

Even fuel economy (observed by me) was better than I expected. In town my economy came about from a combination of ECO and normal. That was between 10 and 11 l/100 km. Highway driving without any pretense of trying to save fuel, I managed to average between 8 and 9 l/100 km.

Given how comfortable this car was and the size of grin it could put on my face, I thought this was pretty darn good.

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Art show a reflection of all things nature

Joanne Paulson Saskatoon Express he Reflections of Nature Art Show is 28 years old, but showing no signs of being stuck in time.

“We do try to change it up each year,” said Beth Campbell, show chair and president of the hosting organization, the Saskatchewan Wildlife Art Association (SWAA). “We try to add at least one new thing every year, so it is different.”

SWAA not only adds new features, it also rolls with the times. For example, large paintings of big animals such as wolves and bears were once very popular; today, they still have their aficionados, but decorating tastes have changed.

“The trend is away from wildlife art. It’s cyclical; in 10 years, maybe it will move back. Right now, they want splashes of colour,” said Campbell.

Reflections of Nature, therefore, reflects all kinds of nature from floral landscapes to domestic animals, and a wide diversity of art forms and artists.

“There are usually over 200 artists being represented there, from all levels — right from the junior to the open or professional,” said Campbell. “There’s multiple types of art — paintings and drawings, photography, carving and sculpture.”

The works also include the fantastical and non-realistic, she noted, although all of them still must have the natural focus.

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Among the artists, and this year’s featured talent, is Sharon Walker from Brooksby, Sask. Walker has drawn all her life, but later added photography to her artistic skills and although her subjects were varied, “wildlife ruled,” she said in a news release.

Then she also became a woodcarver.

“With access to many classes in carving and a very supportive carving group in Melfort, I added woodcarving to my list of art related endeavours. In 2002, I met wildlife sculptor Rich Loffler from Lumsden, who introduced me to sculpting wildlife from life using oil-based clay. Since then sculpting has become my art form of choice and I had my first sculpture, a bull elk, bronzed in 2012. I still draw, paint, occasionally carve, and of course take pictures.”

Other artists will be on-site to demonstrate their crafts.

“Dave Kemp will be returning, doing his chainsaw carving,” said Campbell.

“Ramona Swift Thiessen is a performance painter and she will be taking three hours on Saturday to complete a large painting.”

Swift, indeed, is a good name for the artist, Campbell added.

Something new this year is presenting artist trading cards, similar to hockey cards.

“Believe it or not there are artist trading card clubs across Canada. We will have a display of artist trading cards,” from “Victoria to Halifax,” said Campbell.

The Living Skies photo competition is another added feature. Registration takes place on Oct. 25 between noon and 8 p.m.

The photos will be hung on the same day,

Sharon Walker is the feature talent at this year’s Reflections of Nature Art Show.

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followed by judging on the next.

For those with sore feet or tired backs, there’s a chance to relax and watch an ongoing slide show in a corner on a large screen TV. “Members of SWAA are able to submit photographs and you can just sit down and enjoy the show,” said Campbell. “It’s a comfortable, cozy place to sit and visit and relax.”

The show opens Friday night with a gala wine and cheese opening, and a live and silent auction. Tickets for the gala must be purchased in advance; go to www.ReflectionsArt.ca to book.

The Reflections of Nature Art Show goes in Hall C, Oct 26 - 28 at Prairieland Park. Art registration is on Oct 25. Friday’s gala opening starts at 7:15 (by advance tickets $22). Admission is $5 for adults on Saturday and Sunday, free for participating artists.

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Saskatoon theatre artist excited about Persephone debut

Shannon Boklaschuk Saskatoon Express ince receiving her university degree two years ago, Saskatoon’s Anna Mazurik has been immersed in professional theatre.

Her work has taken her outside of Canada, to the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival, and she has received accolades for her role as the protagonist in the 2017 short film The Tinwife, which was screened in theatres from Hollywood to Australia.

Mazurik has also worked much closer to home, including Regina’s Globe Theatre, Calgary’s Vertigo Theatre, Saskatoon’s Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre and at the annual Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan festival on the banks of the South Saskatchewan River.

This month will mark another first for her, as she makes her debut with Saskatoon’s Persephone Theatre in The Thin Man, a co-production with Vertigo Theatre. The play, adapted by Lucia Frangione from Dashiell Hammett’s famous novel, starts its Saskatoon run on Oct. 24.

The show centres on a rich and glamorous couple named Nick and Nora Charles, who solve homicides in prohibition-era Manhattan between wisecracks and martinis. Billed as “both an intriguing murder mystery and a witty and stylish comedy” by Persephone Theatre, the production features a cast of actors from Calgary and Saskatoon, including Kent Allen and Aaron Hursh.

“It starts off with Christmas Eve in 1933 in New York City. We find out that a friend of Nick Charles has been murdered a few days before,” said Mazurik.

“Nick Charles is a retired detective and (he) and his wife, Nora, are just visiting in New York City, where he used to do his detective work. As much as he can, he tries not to get pulled into solving the case – but he does.

We’re met with a bunch of characters who are (from) all walks of life. It’s a lot of fun.”

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Mazurik said the show is filled with “out-of-this-world characters” that will make audiences laugh. She plays Dorothy Wynant, the daughter of an inventor who has gone missing.

“The inventor’s secretary is who’s been murdered, so everyone thinks that the inventor killed her for various motives and reasons,” Mazurik said. “Dorothy kind of bursts into the first scene with a gun, and so she enters the play with high stakes. She’s desperate to find her father and she’s also desperate to cover it up if he did murder her.”

The Thin Man just wrapped up its world premiere production in Calgary, where it ran from Sept. 15 – Oct. 14.

Mazurik said the show was well-received by Vertigo Theatre’s audiences, and she is looking forward to performing on the Persephone Theatre stage in her hometown.

“I feel really excited,” she said. “I’ve been out of theatre school for a few years and I’ve gone for several things there, but just haven’t quite landed the role – and I’m finally debuting there when I’ve debuted elsewhere.

I’m really, really excited for this opportunity.”

Mazurik is a graduate of the Globe Theatre Actor Training Conservatory and the Bachelor of Fine Arts acting program at the University of Saskatchewan, receiving her degree in the spring of 2016. She has already received numerous awards and honours, including Best Actress in a Short Film at the Other Worlds Austin Film Festival in Texas and the SATAward for Outstanding Emerging Artist, as well as nominations for Best Actress at the Chilliwack Independent Film Awards and Best Acting at the Saskatchewan Independent Film Awards.

After appearing in The Thin Man, Mazurik will return to Persephone Theatre as Hodel in the beloved musical Fiddler on the Roof, which will run from Nov. 28 to Dec. 12 at the Remai Arts Centre.

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“There’s just so many really awesome, diverse people in this community that are working their butts off to tell some really cool stories,” she said.

The Thin Man, which is directed by Courtney Dobbie, runs from Oct. 24 to Nov. 7 in Rawlco Radio Hall in the Remai Arts Centre. Tickets are $49-$55 and are available by calling 306-384-7727 or by going online to persephonetheatre.org.

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Alexis Normand surprised

by Francophone Artist of the Year honour Shannon Boklaschuk Saskatoon Express lexis Normand wasn’t expecting to receive a Western Canadian Music Award (WCMA) this month.

In fact, the Saskatoon-based musician was away in Toronto when she received the surprising call that she had been named Francophone Artist of the Year, beating out Saskatchewan’s Étienne Fletcher, Manitoba’s Jérémie & The Delicious Hounds, B.C.’s Loig Morin and the Yukon’s Sophie Villeneuve for the honour.

“I was kind of shocked at first. I didn’t actually believe I had won,” said Normand.

“I had sort of forgotten, even, that the awards ceremony was happening that evening,” she added.

“I had put it in my phone to be like, ‘Oh yeah, it’s this day, and I have to send my thank-you speech by proxy.’ So I had done that; I’d prepared it. But when it came down to the timing of it, I’d sort of forgot it was happening — and then, all of the sudden, my phone kind of started exploding and then I realized that I had won. I was in disbelief at first. It was really, really unexpected, so it was a nice surprise.”

The 2018 WCMA winners were announced and honoured at a reception on Oct. 11 in Kelowna, B.C. Other Saskatchewan winners were The Dead South, for BreakOut Artist of the Year, and Jess Moskaluke, for Country Artist of the Year.

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An accomplished solo artist, Normand is also known as a member of the local folk trio Rosie & the Riveters, performing alongside fellow musicians Farideh Olsen and Allyson Reigh. The group, admired for its signature vintage flair, three-part harmonies and acoustic instrumentation, recently released a critically acclaimed album called Ms. Behave, which speaks out against the injustices and inequities faced by women.

While Rosie & the Riveters has been lauded for putting on high-energy live shows – CBC’s Rich Terfry called it “one of the best live shows you’ll ever see” — Normand’s solo music has a different vibe.

She describes her solo work as “heavily steeped in Prairie imagery.”

“I would say that my French solo stuff is much more relaxed,” said Normand, who was born and raised in Saskatoon and attended École Canadienne-Française.

“It’s kind of more atmospheric folk; there’s a lot of jazz influences in it. It’s much more chill – it’s something you listen to while you’re sipping on a glass of red wine, kind of thing. It’s much more personal, too, and it talks a lot about Saskatchewan. It talks a lot about the Prairies,” she added.

“I’m in love with this place; I’m in love with the horizons and the sky. I’ve been told, especially by Francophones outside of Western Canada, that they hear space in my music. So I really feel that my music is infused with that kind of serenity that people in Saskatchewan (experience).”

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Alexis Normand says if it wasn’t for the French community, she might not have chosen music as a career. (Photo by Erin Crooks)

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am Skoropat, who is just beginning his two-year term as chair of the Saskatoon & Region Home Builders’ Association board of directors, has a unique lens to look through when it comes to the residential construction industry in the Saskatoon region. Skoropat got his start in real estate investments while working as an engineer after graduating from the University of Saskatchewan. That led to a custom home building career and the founding of Lexis Homes in Saskatoon. He was asked about his focus as chair, his view on the current industry landscape, and what he’d like to see happen moving forward.

What are some challenges you see facing Saskatoon’s residential construction industry?

There have been major changes introduced in the past couple of years that builders have had to adapt to, both of which affect home buyers’ ability to afford homes — the introduction of a mandatory stress test on mortgages and PST now being applied to new homes are two of the most significant examples.

From the association’s standpoint, these are challenges to the affordability of homes, which we are always working to protect, and will continue to do so in the upcoming year. We are also concerned with ensuring that professional builders are properly supported and equipped to handle these kind of changes and maintain the success of their business, so that will continue to be a focus.

What does it mean to you when you see that a company is a member of the Saskatoon & Region Home Builders’ Association?

For us personally, we (Lexis Homes) became involved with the association early on in the start of our business. The association does a lot of work advocating on behalf of the industry, and we wanted to be able to contribute to those discussions. And although it was not originally why we joined, the ability to network with other builders has become a very valuable part of being a member — we help each other raise the bar. In general, I think that a membership with the association shows that a company is serious about improving their company and having the most current industry information and training, which indicates a high degree of professionalism.

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(Continued from page 16) ormand, a singer-songwriter who plays guitar and piano, said it’s natural for her to perform in English and in French, and she is thankful to be able to express herself in both languages. Because of her solo music and her work with Rosie & the Riveters, she is able to express different parts of herself in different ways. When asked about the differences between writing in French and English, Normand noted “there’s more purism in French, because it’s like a strong movement to maintain the culture and maintain the language and, therefore, maintain the quality of language.

“I’d say I’m certainly more conscious and aware of that and I probably spend more time choosing the right words and the right way of expressing myself when I’m writing in French as opposed to English, but I kind of like that poetry of it,” she said.

Normand is also thankful for the support she has received from the local Francophone community.

“I think Francophones and French-

Cam Skoropat is the chair of the Saskatoon & Region Home Builders’ Association. (Photo Supplied) be willing to make that investment in an effort to improve professionalism — and for the public looking to select a builder, that should be concerning.

What would you like to focus on during your two-year term as chair?

Focusing on advocacy work related to high impact topics at the provincial level (like the PST issue noted earlier) is going to be really important. The association also introduced additional ongoing educational offerings last year, and I’d like to see that expand during my term.

Bigger picture, I’d like to make sure that we’re doing a good job conveying the value of the association to members, and to the public.

How will you judge your own term as SRHBA chair? What will define your success?

One thing I want to make sure of during my time as chair is that we, as a board, continue to focus on governance excellence. I also want to ensure that we continue protecting the financial stability and sustainability of the association, especially in what is turning out to be a bit of a “transition period,” logistically. The association’s staff and main office will be moving this year, so it will be important to make sure this is a successful move, and that we maintain that stability and accessibility to the membership that we’ve worked hard to establish.

(This article was submitted by the Saskatoon & Region Home Builders’ Association.)

speaking people across Saskatchewan make up something like five or 10 per cent of the population. I would say that in Saskatoon, the Francophone community feels like . . . the urban village, where it’s like a town and everybody knows each other but we all live scattered across the city of Saskatoon,” she said.

“These are people that saw me grow up – and they saw me grow up on stage. They’re the ones that helped support my first shows. . . . Even organizations like the Francophone youth association or the Francophone cultural council – they would have been the first ones to give me gigs and workshops on improving my craft, and kind of also introduced me to the fact that you can be an artist on the Prairies and be Francophone and make a living at it.

“So, I would say that if it wasn’t for the French community, I might not have ever chosen music as a career or a path at all.”

For more information about Normand or to hear her music, go online to www.alexisnormand.com.

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“I also love seeing kids get to enjoy dressing up, too. Also, there can be a little bit of fun with a little bit of scary, but never too much,” she said.

“My shows are really interactive, so we are up and down and dancing all around and they are right into it. We make scary sounds, we sing about trick or treating in different places and just have a heap of fun.”

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column Let’s save the over-the-top Hnatyshyn Market deal not so sweet misses the mark rhetoric for real disaster

“Deeply concerned...”. potential tweaks to how tran“Appalled...”. sit moves through a business “We’re in panic mode...”. district? “...beyond comprehension.”

I just read a report about the Are these the distressed reacjournalist who walked into the tions of residents to the destrucSaudi Arabian consulate in Turtion and devastation left behind key and never came out, because

by Hurricane Michael after he was confined, tortured, killed it ripped through the Florida and dismembered.

Panhandle?

That, my friends, is appalling.

Or local reaction to proposed When reports started comdedicated bus lanes in Saskaing out about the sheer ferocity Columnist toon? with which Hurricane Michael I’ll give you three guesses, slammed Florida shores, the surbut you should only need one. vival stories, as usual, were breathtaking.

Yes, those are just a few quotes from For example, one man realized too late that concerned Nutana-area residents and busi- his 90-year-old mother had not evacuated ness owners who addressed Saskatoon city her Mexico Beach home, so all he could do council last week about the idea of having was get to her just before the storm hit. a bus rapid transit system (BRT), including As the waters of the storm surge rose dedicated lanes, on Broadway Avenue. around them – two feet, then five – the son What bugs me is not the opposition pushed down his mother’s closet door and of these individuals, it’s their melodraplaced her upon it like Jack did for Rose in ma. (Okay, it’s also the fact they’re levelling the movie Titanic. the same old complaints we hear every time He then survived by clinging to the edge even a hint of change wafts through the of the door and praying the waters didn’t streets of Saskatoon, especially that oh-so- reach the ceiling. precious stretch of Broadway from Eighth I’m going to guess that that mother and Street to the bridge, about preserving the son duo were probably, at least at some supposed heritage of the area, but that’s not point during that near-death experience, in what we’re talking about here today.) panic mode.

Sometimes I wonder if we actually I’ve said it before in this space and I’m even listen to ourselves, and the problems saying it again: there are people in this we wring our hands over around here. city who desperately need to experience Whether it’s the destruction of a rundown a real problem. The likelihood of such building, or the construction of a new road is slim, given our ridiculously safe envitemporarily delaying traffic, it seems to ronment, the worst of which tends to be me like time and again we hear residents post-thunderstorm flooding on the corner get in front of city council or a reporter’s of Ruth Street and Cumberland Avenue. microphone and wail about these so-called In the meantime, the dramatic, over-thechallenges like they are threatening their top rhetoric tossed out time and again in lives, and that of their children and grand- Saskatoon, usually regarding something children. that somewhat hints at progress, is deeply Do we really need to use words like concerning … in fact, one might consider it “appalled” to describe how we feel about beyond comprehension.

TAMMY ROBERT

Saskatoon B’nai Brith Celebrates 64th Annual Silver Plate Dinner Tuesday, November 6th at TCU Place

This event is the longest running charitable dinner in Saskatoon. It is hosted by the Saskatoon B’nai Brith Lodge and brings together almost 1000 men from all walks of life. B’nai Brith is the international Jewish men’s organization committed to doing charitable work in local communities and in combating racism from the local to the international level. This event raises money for the local Jewish community and for many other worthy charities. The mandate for many years has been to focus on the needs of youth. In keeping with that goal, the proceeds have provided funds to many organizations, including the Children’s Health and Hospital Foundation, Ronald McDonald House, the Care and Share program, Station 20 West, the Future in Mind campaign, the Crocus Co-op, the Saskatoon Public School Foundation, Saskatoon Preschool Foundation, Persephone Youth Theatre, U of S Student Health Centre and the Free Theatre in the Park. The most recent recipients are Big Brothers and Sisters, King George Truth and Reconciliation and Classic Law with a Family Focus. B’nai Brith was a leading sponsor of the internationally acclaimed program, “Anne Frank in the World” held at the Diefenbaker Centre in Saskatoon in 2006. Almost 20,000 guests visiting this moving exhibit which related the story of Anne Frank and illustrated the need to combat racism and persecution in our own communities. Every year we choose a local individual to be the recipient of the “We’re Proud of You Award” for exemplary service in the community. Last year’s worthy recipient was the Synergy 8 Group, new young men working to make Saskatoon a better place. B’nai Brith has partnered with the Saskatoon Foundation by matching its $5,000 gift to be donated to the charity of choice of the “We’re Proud of You Award” recipient.

The members of the B’nai Brith are grateful to all those who have given the lodge the privilege of supporting so many worthy causes. If you would like to purchase a ticket, please contact Arnie Shaw at cell 306-221-0747 or email ashaw@centennial360.com.

Past Recipients:

1971 Hugh Tait 1972 Sam Landa 1974 George Porteous 1975 Syd Gelmon 1976 Howard Stensrud 1977 Al Tubby 1978 Ted Hughes 1979 Al Anderson 1980 Ed Sebestyen 1981 Boris Kischuk 1982 Tony Dagnone 1983 Kris Rao 1984 David Kaplan 1985 Albert Ayers 1986 Cliff Worden 1987 Gerry Rose

1988 Cliff Wright 1989 Peter Zakreski 1990 Joe Leier 1991 Eric Antonini 1992 Howard Nixon 1993 Thomas Molloy 1994 Les Dube 1995 Murray Sadownick 1996 Ken Howland 1997 Dennis Carr 1998 Ray Hodson 1999 Ted Merriman 2000 Doug Hodson 2001 Murray Osborne 2002 Don Ravis 2003 Lyle Broadfoot

2004 Steven Goluboff 2005 Wally Mah 2006 Jim Yuel 2007 Jack Brodsky 2008 Grant Kook 2009 Steve Shannon 2010 Craig Peterson 2011 Bob Fawcett 2012 Orest Chorneyko 2013 Ian Buckwold 2014 Paul Jaspar 2015 Milton Taylor 2016 Murray Scharf 2017 Synergy 8 Group

Elaine its customers have an enduring re“There is noHnatyshyn’s excuse for not and having article “Farmers’ lationship ID” Elaine Hnatyshyn writes in her founded on trust and investmarketofvendors getting defence the co-called Fairment Elec-in our community. Our market too sweet a deal,”MinisterisPierre more than just a building in which tions Act, repeating published in the Oct. 8 to business transactions. It is Poilievre’s talking point that allconduct the contained misincommunity hub where relationships voter needs isExpress, to bring some ID and everythinga would about the Saskatoon Farmare cultivated and nurtured through beformation hunky dory.

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That isand whypicking, in the 2011 election, over 120,000 irrigating, sorting, washnot what our customers are looking Canadians relied on vouching or used the voter ing and packaging produce; in feeding, for. I encourage Ms. Hnatyshyn to information card as their secondary ID. Those who milking or slaughtering livestock; in visit the SFM more regularly than couldn’t nd anyone to vouch for them could not vote, baking, cooking and packaging food “the occasional Saturday” and enjoy and their numbers are legion. This was documented Farmers are also electricians, initems. a post-2008 election survey in which nearlyour veSaskatchewan-produced bounty. plumbers, builders and woodworkers In a world gravitating towards local per cent of 13.7 million voters said “they didn’t vote — it is essential to master these trades production and minimizing carbon because they lacked proper documentation.” toVouching maintainand a farm. footprints, we are proud to be at the the voter information card, both to 3. Ms. Hnatyshyn says, realizerequired to forefront of this movement. be abolished in the act, are not“Iluxuries by regular patrons that any criticism of our 5.

Poor communication is the most lazy voters who don’t care enough to have ID, but a farmers’for market is akin of to thousands criticizingwho cannot common reason for misunderstandings. necessity the hundreds motherhood pie, butwould, as much We hope otherwise vote.and Theapple real solution of course, be that our letter has adequately as I enjoy market on the voter addressed the misconceptions in Ms. returning to the our farmers’ world-class door-to-door enuoccasional Saturday, I would definitely Hnatyshyn’s article, and we would meration, which had none of the voter ID problems enjoy and use a six-day public market love to engage in further discussions to currently plaguing us. more.” She appears to acknowledge remove Marjaleena Repo barriers and facilitate mutual that regular patrons appreciate and respect. value an authentic farmers’ market like Adithya Ramachandran President, Daily Living The Personal Care Farmers’ Market ours. We are in agreement.

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FEATURE EVENT OCTOBER 27-28

The 56th Annual Saskatoon Coin & Stamp Show. German Culture Centre. October 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Oct. 28 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission: Adults $5.00, Children 12 & Under – free. A special feature will be a First World War display.

OCTOBER 26-27

Men Who Paint: 53.9 ° North. Saskatoon artists bring German exhibition home for Canadian debut. Oct. 26 from 7 OCTOBER 25 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Brian Cathcart, Matt McNeil, Colin Gillis and Redmond McWillows Golf and Country Club. The Men Who Paint are Cam Dougall have been the standbys of Pretty Archie and they Forrester, Greg Hargarten, Paul Trottier, Roger Trottier and just added Scott MacLean, a guitarist-mandolin player, to Ken Van Rees. the mix. They challenge the limits of folk, bluegrass, counOCTOBER 26-28 try and the blues. 8 p.m. The Bassment (202 Forth Ave.).

Tickets $22 for SJS members, $27 for non-members.

The Reflections of Nature Art Show at Prairieland Park, Saskatoon. Art registration is on Oct 25. Friday’s Gala Opening OCTOBER 25-26 starts at 7:15 (by advance tickets $22). The entry fee is $5/ Sylvia’s Halloween Howl at the Refinery. Oct. 25 (10:30 adult on Saturday and Sunday. The variety of workshops, a.m. and 7 p.m.) and Oct. 26 (10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.) demos and events offer something for everyone. Visit Original songs and action rhymes will put the spirit of www.ReflectionsArt.ca; phone 306-260-3408.

Halloween into everyone Costumes are encouraged. AdOCTOBER 27 vance tickets are $8 and $10 at the door (under two are free). For tickets, visit www.ontheboards.ca or call the box Ukrainian Museum of Canada Founders Gala Fundraiser. office at 306-653-5191.

(Cocktails: 5:30; Dinner & Entertainment: 6:30) German Cultural Centre(160 Cartwright St. East). Come enjoy a gala OCTOBER 26 evening including Supper, Entertainment & Silent Auction.

Trumpeter Dean McNeill is joined by Mike Rud on guitar, Regular Price: $100, Member Price: $85. Sales end Oct. Amanda Tosoff on piano and Veronica Mathieur on violin, 19. For more information, phone 306-244-3800 or email for a Canadian perspective with special arrangements ukrmuse@sasktel.net. of Rud’s Notes on Montreal, Tosoff’s Words and Guido OCTOBER 28 Basso’s Lost in The Stars. Special backing from a Saskatoon Symphony string section. 9 p.m. The Bassment.

Turkey Supper at Emmanuel Anglican Church (607 Tickets - $25 and $35.

Dufferin Avenue).Sittings at: 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Tick***** ets: Adults/$15. Ages: 6-12/$7. Ages 5 & under/free. For An Evening with Keith Boldt, 6:30 p.m. at Bethany Manor. tickets call: The Refinery office at 306-653-3549 or the In his first public appearance since returning from the church office at 306-653-3531. opera and concert stages of Europe, Keith (tenor) will ***** perform some of his operatic favourites with Merel St. Patrick Parish Fall Supper at 3339 Centennial Drive.

Kriegsman (soprano) and accompanied by Kathleen Doors open at 4:30 pm, supper is at 5 p.m. Advance tickets Lohrenz Gable in support of the Bethany Manor Personal only. Adults: $15, Children (6 to 12): $5, Preschoolers are Care Campaign. $75/Ticket, ($50 charitable receipt pro- free but require a ticket. To purchase tickets, phone 306vided). Tickets available at Bethany Manor (110 La Ronge 384-1100 or email: stpatrickparish@sasktel.net.

Road) or by phone: (306-242-9019) during office hours.

OCTOBER 27 Join the Saskatoon Concert Band for “Music for Fall” at 7:30 p.m. at Victory Church of Saskatoon (2802 Rusholme Road). The concert will feature saxophonist Sheldon Corbett, one of Saskatoon’s best-known professional musicians, performing works by Giacomo Puccini, Sammy Nestico, and Sidney Bechet. For more information, go to saskatoonconcertband.ca or find them on Facebook. ***** Lee Ferris and Bianco Caruso call themselves Freddy and Francine and they serve up substantial and soulful music, with a high degree of energy. 8 p.m. The Bassment.

Tickets $22 and $27.

OCTOBER 29 Joe Nolan is an Edmonton singer-songwriter who is about to introduce the intense and fervent songs from a new album called Cry Baby. 8 p.m. The Bassment. Tickets $18 and $23.

OCTOBER 31

OCTOBER 27-28

Saskatoon Glassworker’s Guild members will be holding its annual sale. October 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday October 28 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Albert Community Centre (610 Clarence Ave. South, third floor). A stunning array of fused glass, lamp work, stained glass and bead work await you.

Various guest artists will be in attendance.

NOVEMBER 1 Life Skills for Older Adults hosted by the Saskatoon Council on Aging. Learn about government programs and services for older adults – get the answers you need in this presentation by Service Canada. CLASSIC Law answers your questions about Power of Attorney and Wills. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in Room 3, Saskatoon Field House. $10 Registration Fee (Refreshments provided). To register call SCOA at 306652-2255. The fee is charged by SCOA as a registration fee.

Information on Government of Canada services and Classic is free.Visit www.scoa.ca or phone 306-652-2255 for more information.

Oysters3 is comprised of John Jones as lead singer, Alan Prosser on guitar and Ian Telfer on fiddle, all originals, who play modern British music and they have 24 studio albums and five BBC Folk Awards among their credentials.

8 p.m. The Bassment. $25 and $35.

NOVEMBER 2

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NOVEMBER 2-3

The Bridge City Brass Band, under the direction of Ian Krips, will be performing a concert of varied brass band repertoire at 2:30 at Grace Westminster United Church.

The program features works by contemporary and historical brass band composers with something for everyone. Admission is by donation.

ART & SOUL Art show & Sale. Unitarian Centre, 213-2nd Street East, Nov. 2 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. (opening reception). Nov. 3 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The show features 11 artists with artwork in a variety of styles and mediums.

Participating artists are: Karen Baxter, Janet Brown, Karen Fraser Gitlitz, Teresa Gagne, Kathryn Green, Larry Grenkow, Mary Moody, Paige Mortensen, Mary-Anne Parker, Tessera Nova and Kas Rea-Cram. ***** 2018 Grosvenor Artists’ Show and Sale, Nov. 2 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Nov. 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Art for your place. Grosvenor Park United Church (Cumberland Ave. and 14th Street. Refreshments. Wheelchair accessible.

EVENTS OCTOBER 24

Literature Matters: How Does Your Culture Shape Your Reading of Literature? By David Parkinson and Lisa Vargo, Department of English, College of Arts and Science, University of Saskatchewan. Reading, studying and talking about literary works helps us make sense of the world around us. In this series of community talks, members of the Department of English explore diverse literary topics. Free and open to the public. 7:30 p.m., GraceWestminster United Church Social Hall, 505 10th St. East.

OCTOBER 25 The best of Saskatoon Zoomer Idol at the Western Development Museum. This year eight of the top acts from the past four years will perform in a grand finale. The showcase features vocal and musical talents as well as a special celebrity act. For tickets phone 306-652-2255 or visit scoa.ca.

Classic Dance Club. Cha cha lesson at 7:30 and social ballroom dancing from 8:30 to midnight. Royal Canadian Legion (606 Spadina Ave. West.) Everyone welcome. Half price for newcomers. classicdanceclub.ca.

NOVEMBER 5 The Yorkton Film Festival and Grace Westminster United Church are hosting a film event at 7:30 at the church.

This Remembrance Day event will feature I AM WAR, a documentary about our Afghan veterans. Following the film, Retired Colonel Malcolm Young, who completed three tours of duty in Afghanistan, will discuss the importance of the war and its impact on Canadian military personnel. Open to the public at no charge. Refreshments provided.

NOVEMBER 6 Stand Tall this Fall: fall prevention community health fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Market Mall (by food court). For an independent, active life: tips and demonstrations to manage your fall risk. Lisa Lambert, MLA for Churchill-Wildwood

The Helloween High School event will be held Oct. 26-28 and Oct. 31 in Hawarden. Oct 26 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Oct. 27-28 from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Oct. 31 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is $5. To get to Hawarden use Highway 219 and turn left onto Highway 15 and right onto Highway 19.

Or Highway 11 to Kenaston, turn right onto Highway 15 and left onto Highway 19.

Be prepared to be scared. (Photo by Cam Hutchinson) kicks off Fall Prevention Month (with cake) at 11 a.m., followed by Remembering When Fashion Show. Free public event by the Saskatoon Fall Prevention Consortium.

ing. Free play with monthly themed learning centres and snacks. For more information, call Tracy at 306-249-3393 or visit erindalealliance.ca.

NOV. 6, DEC. 4

SECOND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH

Fibromyalgia Support Group. The Franklin (Revera) Residence, 220 24th Street East (corner of 24th Street and Fourth Avenue. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Free on-street parking after 6 p.m. For more information, email fibrofighters@yahoo. com or call 306-222-4130.

Community Senior’s Games Group meets at St. Martin’s United Church – corner of Clarence Avenue and Wilson Crescent – on the second Tuesday of the month at 1:30 PM from September to May. Enjoy fellowship of others while playing Scrabble, Cribbage or other games. For more information call Maureen at 306-373-0087 or Elaine at 306-374-3269.

NOVEMBER 8 Annual CDP Craft Sale at Sherbrooke Community Centre from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. We are currently looking for craft sale vendors. We are looking for a variety of items to be sold. Table rental is $30. If you are interested, please contact Allison at 306 655-3665 or by email sccdpdept@ saskatoonhealthregion.ca.

NOVEMBER 2 Classic Dance Club. Cha cha lesson at 7:30 and social ballroom dancing from 8:30 to midnight. Royal Canadian Legion (606 Spadina Ave. West.) Everyone welcome. Half price for newcomers. classicdanceclub.ca.

NOVEMBER 10 The Geocaching International Film Festival will be held from 2-4 p.m. at the Round Prairie Library (170-250 Hunter Road). Popcorn will be provided. $1 per person admission will be charged to offset the cost of the facility. Please log that you are attending at GC7YZBR on geocaching.com as there is only capacity for 60 people.

ONGOING

FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH Left Behind by Suicide is a drop-in support group for individuals who have lost a loved one to suicide. Located at W.A. Edwards Family Centre, 333 4th Ave. North, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. There is no cost to attend. For more information, email leftbehind@sasktel.net. ***** FROMI - Friends and Relatives of People with Mental Illness meetings will run from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at W.A. Edwards Family Centre, 333 Fourth Avenue North (wheelchair accessible). If you have a loved one or friend with a mental illness and you need understanding support, contact Carol at 306-249-0693, Linda at 306-933-2085, Lois at 306242-7670 or e-mail fromisk@gmail.com.

AL-ANON MEETINGS Weekly group meetings open to anyone who has been affected by someone else’s drinking. For more information, call 306-655-3838.

FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH

Bridge City Needlearts Guild meets at Mayfair United Church at 7:30 p.m. for our monthly meetings. We also have a stitching day at Sobey’s Stonebridge the first SASKATOON KETO CLUB for people following or considering Saturday of each month. Come join us and have fun stitcha LCHF/Keto lifestyle for Body Building/Weight Manageing with fellow stitchers. For further information, contact ment/Reversing: Auto Immune Illnesses ,Diabetes, Cancer Glenda at 306-343-1882. or any other reason are invited to join our meetings to learn, FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH: share ideas, support or get support. There is no cost to attend. For more info, call Carol at 306-280-2160 or email The Classic Dance Club hosts ballroom and Latin dancing cadithompson@hotmail.com. at the Royal Canadian Legion (606 Spadina Cres. West). ***** An informal lesson starts at 7:30 and dancing from 8:30 Pop In & Play! from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Erindale Allito midnight. Snacks provided. Join us for a fun evening ance Church (310 Perehudoff Cres.). Bring your little ones on the best dance floor in town. For more info, visit www. with you downstairs for a great time of fun & connectclassicdanceclub.ca

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Who says skips can’t sweep?

By RJ Currie hree subtitle suggestions for a proposed fifth Rambo movie starring 72-year-old star Sylvester Stallone: 3. First blood clot; 2. Fourtieth blood test; 1. Getting bloody old.

• Eight games into the CJFL season the Saskatoon Hilltops were 8-0, outscoring their opponents 402- 70. Their closest score was 36-16 — what Hilltops fans call a squeaker.

• It’s Fall, barely into the NHL season, and I’m already sick of sportswriter Steve Simmons gushing about Tavares, Matthews and team Toronto. Talk about a Leaf blower.

• A Regina Rams player was suspended following a brawl outside a campus bar. Police charged Takudzwa Timothy Brandon Gandire with assault and being 11 letters over the legal limit.

• WTPsports.com called the winless Detroit Red Wings, “awful” and already looking dead this season. That’s harsh — although I’ve seen morgues with fewer stiffs on ice.

• On October 17 it became legal in Canada to use marijuana.

O Cannabis!

• Last Tuesday my wife and I were stumbling around in the dark during a 20-minute power failure in our house. So were the Winnipeg Jets in the third period against the Oilers.

• Saturday’s big CFL matchup had the 3-12 Alouettes taking on the 3-12 Argonauts. The loser will be like a teenage son — in sole possession of the basement.

• A trio of tennis umpires in Thailand caught match-fixing got banned for life. Now that’s a Thai-breaker.

• I’m still upset the Washington Capitals finally won the Stanley Cup. I had to change all my choker jokes to Toronto Raptors.

• Skip Kerri Einarson and her foursome, who all skipped different teams last year, have won four World Curling events this season.

Maybe four heads are better than one.

• Cleveland centre Tristan Thompson said even without LeBron James the Cavs are the East’s team to beat. What colour is the sky in his world?

• TSN’s hockey panel asked what kind of team the Lightning will be down the road if they don’t sign Brayden Point to a new deal. Let me guess. Pointless?

• Peyton Manning has been retired for three seasons. If you’re keeping stats at home, this year Eli Manning has won one more game than his brother.RJ’s Punalty Box • Word out of Ottawa is the Redblacks’ lumberjack mascot accidently sat on a chainsaw.

He’s okay, but got behind in his work.

Views of the World

Sitting Hughes the right thing to do

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f course Charleston Hughes should have been pulled from the Roughriders lineup.

When Chris Jones said Hughes would play in Calgary, my first thought was, “If he was a Canadian special teams player, he would have been booted out of Regina tout suite.” Now the question is how long should he be benched? The one game?

The rest of the season?

• Torben Rolfsen, on the Panthers’ Mike Matheson’s away-from-the-play body slam of Canucks rookie Elias Pettersson: “Matheson’s agent, Vince McMahon, could not be reached for comment.”

• From Randy Turner of the Winnipeg Free Press: “Watching Connor McDavid play for the Oilers is like Jimi Hendrix playing lead guitar for The Monkees.”

• From Californian Janice Hough: “Marijuana is legal in Canada. And for a lot of professional football players, the CFL just got more appealing.”

• From Rolfsen: “Holiday season is not far off.

Please give like Josh Rosen.”

• Comedy writer extraordinaire Alex Kaseberg, with a topical Halloween costume idea: “You cannot go wrong with wearing a sexy horseface and going as Stormy Daniels.”

• Or you could dress as a horse’s ass again this year and go as Donald Trump.

• Rolfsen, on Conor McGregor introducing his new whiskey line to the Dallas Cowboys: “Goes down smooth and it’ll put you out in the fourth round.”

• From former NHL goalie Corey Hirsch: “How come goalies never get to keep the puck of the first NHL goal scored on them? Jimmy Carson blew one by me in Detroit at Joe Louis Arena. I’d love to have that puck today.”

• Stephen Colbert says he is going to miss Sears: “Especially on those days when you just want to buy a suit, a carpet, an air conditioner, a lawn mower, a foundation garment, an air

hockey game and a tractor.”

• From Rolfsen: “Toronto is 0-7 on the road.

The Argonauts don’t travel well, which is ironic.”

• From Bill Littlejohn: “John Gruden’s 1-5 start is not going over well with Raider fans; a Chucky doll was seen with a paper bag over its head.”

• Hough, on Trump saying he’s too busy to visit troops and it’s not overly necessary: “If only we could fight a war on a golf course.”

• A letter to Max Domi from Jack Todd of the Montreal Gazette: “We like your style, kid. We hope you stay in Montreal for a good long time.

But next contract, could you please give your dad some money so he’ll stop doing commercials?”

• Hough, on Ohio State star DE Nick Bosa saying he is leaving school to focus on rehabbing a muscle injury before the NFL draft: “Because we all know it takes so much physical effort to read a book.”

• There are talking heads who think Aaron Rodgers is the best quarterback of all time. That’s as stupid as saying Auston Matthews is better at hockey than Connor McDavid.

• From the Twitter account of @cptmatthews: “What if William Nylander’s contract is in the corner and he’s scared to go in and get it?”

• Toronto Sun columnist Steve Simmons got this one right: “You don’t hear this often enough, but boy Dennis Beyak calls a great hockey game.

There aren’t many better.”

• From Hough: “Melania says she has “more important things to think about” than rumours of her husband cheating: And Trump is thinking ‘I paid Stormy Daniels and the other women all that money for nothing?’”

• Another from Kaseberg: “In Tennessee, a man lost his leg to a lawn mower when he tried to kill his son with a chainsaw. The man said it was selfdefence, but the son says his claim doesn’t have a leg to stand on.”

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