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Volume 17, Issue 48, Week of December 3, 2018

Jeff Rogstad

Possesses the gift of gab, and that’s a good thing

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Jeff Rogstad has been the voice of CTV Saskatoon for 21 years and counting. (Photo by Cam Hutchinson)

s a weekday television in 1991 when someone told host and weatherman, me that STV, the forerunner Jeff Rogstad has been of Global, was looking for a the community-connected face weatherman,” said Rogstad. “So and voice of CTV Saskatoon for I called Lisa Ford, we talked, I 21 years. was hired and that was my first Being the right fit for the right experience at working in front time, a good chunk of the Rogof the TV cameras.” stad success story has stemmed By 1994, he was hired by from the stage presence, the voice a CTV affiliate in Halifax. By training, the gift of the gab and 1996, the direction of the station the confidence he gained during was changing in Halifax and his drama years at the University he returned to Saskatoon. He People of Saskatchewan and subsequenthad taken a turn with Global on ly on professional stages. television and Hot 93 on radio With an immense love of theatre, it was when Allan Bell-Chambers, news direcrather a matter-of-fact manner by which he tor at CTV, called to say the station was entered the media. looking to replace Jim McCrory, who was “I was at a social event one evening retiring from his weatherman’s role.

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Since then, Rogstad has filled multiple roles with CTV. But he admits there was a bit of hankering for theatre during high school in Watson, east of Saskatoon, and his interests simply grew when he reached the University of Saskatchewan, where he studied from 1982 to 1985.

Rogstad fell under the influence of Tom Kerr, the head of the drama department, and teachers like Dorothy Ward, Jane Casson, Henry Wolff, Bingo Mavor and Walter Mills. He enjoyed moments in Lone Star, Peer Gynt, the punk rock version of Hamlet, Random Man, Guys and Dolls, Sexual Perversity in Chicago and more.

“From a nuts-and-bolts craft, Tom Kerr was the man and I also took directing classes from him. Jane Casson intimidated

me in a good, successful way. Henry Wolff challenged everyone’s creativity.”

And there were the people around him — Del Surjik, Ralph Blankenagel, Jim Guedo, Tom Rooney, Dwayne Brenna and more.

“In my first year, we were doing a production of The Good Woman of Szechwan, and Kim Coates, who was two years removed from the program, came back to Saskatoon, saw the play and gave me encouragement. That was so important.

People always considered Coates, Guedo and Brenna, the stars of that Fringe Festival victory in Scotland, as the ones who set the gold standards in Saskatchewan drama.

And look what they have continued to do,” said Rogstad.

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ray Morrison and promotion. In January 2017, the other pitchers still Better Business Bureau lowhaven’t convinced ered My Pillow’s rating from me to purchase a pillow from A-plus to F. In sports parlance, MyPillow.com. that would be like replacing Despite seemingly endless Tom Brady with Tino Sunseri. ads on CKOM — my station of Lindell invented the pillow choice most days — from Cenand started the company about tral Saskatchewan’s original 15 years ago. My Pillow empillow flogger, I have never had ploys 1,500 people and has sold the urge to buy one. I confess more than 40 million pillows. to having had a look at them at Yes, 40 million. That’s crazy.

Editor Bed Bath & Beyond one SaturAnd these puppies are made day morning. in the United States of America.

I don’t mean for this column to embarLindell doesn’t have the wit or charm rass Wray. He’s a really good guy who of Vince Offer, the ShamWow/SlapChop probably drew the short straw and was guy. Offer’s career pretty much ended 10 told he had to do these ads. Sports guys years ago when he duked it out in a Miami never get the respect they deserve, just hotel room with a sex trade worker. She like long-snappers in football and leads in apparently landed some good punches. curling.

Too bad they weren’t watching a Lindell The My Pillow commercials are anad and had a pillow fight. noying, again no fault of Wray’s. A friend Lindell is a Trumper’s Trumper. He in California says she changes channels attended rally after rally in the run-up to when the ads appear on her television. The the mid-term elections. He gets rock star owner of the company, Mike Lindell, does treatment, judging from a video I watched. infomercials in her neck of the woods, and A couple of women appeared to be swoonin lots of other necks of the woods. ing.

Lindell’s infomercials have been on TV Trump has given Lindell shout-outs, seven million times. On radio here, Wray has met with him and had him speak at a must be close to the one-million mark. rally. When you can’t get Oprah or Obama I did an online search to find out more to campaign, the Pillow Guy will have to about My Pillow. It turns out the comdo, I suppose. pany’s history has been a bit iffy.

Lindell said Trump was God’s choice In 2016, My Pillow was told not to say to lead the United States. I’m thinking the it could treat or cure diseases, and that devil would have picked the same person. it was the official pillow of the National Lindell said Trump and Melania sleep Sleep Foundation. The company was on My Pillows. Lindell said Trump purordered to pay $1 million in penalties, ac- chased them. It’s interesting that he would cording to TruthinAdvertising.org. point that out.

The company has been accused of false It should be known that Lindell did advertising for its buy-one, get-one-free hand out 10,000 pillows to Florida hur-

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ricane victims. That certainly beats the paper towels a smiling Trump tossed into a crowd in Puerto Rico, where a hurricane killed approximately 3,000 people.

Back to My Pillow. I’ll keep listening, Wray, but I’m still not buying. ***** After headlining at the SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival a couple of times in recent years, Colin James and his Voodoo Thing will be the closing act at Rock the River, an August weekend of classic rock at the Bessborough Gardens.

James turns 55 the day before he performs. He will be able to order off the seniors’ menu at Grainfields on the morning of his show.

Performers at these festivals are past their prime, but take many of us back to our youth. They still love to play and they still draw crowds. The event has sold out for the past five summers.

I wonder when Nickelback will become Rock the River types. (Note: I like Nickelback and I am not afraid to say it or write it.)

A band on the list that drew my attention is a rebooted version of Streetheart.

It will never be the same without Kenny Shields, but it’s great that his wonderful music will play on.

Opening day (Aug. 16) will feature Pat Travers, Chilliwack and Loverboy. I can never get enough of Loverboy. I wonder if Mike Reno still rocks the leather.

The second day features The Romantics, Platinum Blonde, Quiet Riot and Blue Oyster Cult. The Headpins, Streetheart, Honeymoon Suite and James will perform on the final day.

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Half Marathon Man Deutscher in the running for 100 half marathons

Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express orman Deutscher was likely going to spend the rest of his life a wheelchair. He had injured his back in a motorcycle accident about 40 years ago, and then took a nasty fall on ice 13 years ago.

He was told after the motorcycle accident that he would have back troubles as he aged. Then came the fall when he was 60.

“Two or three days later, I got out of bed and completely collapsed,” the mostly-retired accountant said from his home office.

Deutscher had a herniated disc in his back. He was treated for it, but the pain was so bad he couldn’t do physical work.

To top it off, the condition of his back kept worsening.

“Two or three years later, you could actually see where my back was going crooked. With the progression it was going at, I was probably going to end up in a wheelchair.”

He underwent a six-hour surgery to curtail the deterioration of his spine.

Soon after the surgery, a physiotherapist got him up and walking. He was told to continue to walk when he got home.

“I dragged myself out of bed and walked on the treadmill,” he said of those first days after the surgery.

It wasn’t much fun, but he was making progress.

“Two months into it, I got this crazy idea that I was going to try a half marathon, so I signed up for the Queen City in Regina. I took the attitude that I will do what I can and I can be last, but I want to try it.”

He wasn’t last.

That was the start of Deutscher’s long run of half marathons. That 2010 run/ walk could have been a one and done. He did two the next year and three the year after that. Then, he picked up the pace.

He’s done 75 now, including 16 this year. His goal is to hit 100 in the fall of 2020.

Deutscher, who is 73, has lived in Regina, Meadow Lake and now Saskatoon for about three years.

A couple from Iowa and a Meadow Lake runner named Noella Drumheller helped inspire him early on.

Before his first race, he told Iowans Marlene and Tom Pfeiler about his crazy idea. Jaws dropped at the breakfast table, but Marlene, a runner herself, encouraged him.

“The next thing I know we are signing up for a race in Canada. They were going to come up and visit us and we were going to do this race (in Edmonton). I didn’t have the first one done and now I had to do a second one.

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Norman Deutscher started running after having back surgery almost 10 years ago. (Photos Supplied) most of the 75. The only restriction is she won’t come if it’s raining, and I can’t say I blame her.”

Among the others he thanked are Amanda Stalwick, a friend, trainer The highlight of Norman Deutscher’s running was and a Saskatchewan record a 2K with grandson Cole. holder; Michelle Keene, a “After I did my first one, I was so sore Craven Sports Services trainer; and his and so stiff I thought why would anyone sister Maxine Klein. want to do this? But I knew I had made It wasn’t simple mapping out 16 races this commitment, so you get back in the for 2018. He ran some in Saskatchewan saddle and carry on.” and some in Alberta and eight in the By the time his friends from Iowa ar- United States. Some of them were in New rived, Deutscher had completed three.

Jersey, New Orleans and in Kansas/NeDrumheller was another inspiration. braska.

“If I could run like Noella, I’d be so He said a key moment — the most happy,” he thought. “Well, lo and behold beautiful moment — came in 2013. At the we were doing the half marathon at the time, he hadn’t set a long-term goal.

Saskatchewan Marathon here in Saska“I ran the Bridge City Boogie with my toon. That was my second race.” oldest grandchild (Cole). I was never so The results were published in the Star- happy after completing a race. It was only Phoenix. Deutscher was out of town when 2K, but if I can run with all my grandchilhe received a call from his wife Carol. dren that’s something to be proud of. I “I asked her if she had a chance to look think I have pretty much done that.” at the results in the paper. I pretty much One of his six grandchildren still needs knew what my time was and asked how a run with grandpa. He has also run with Noella did. And she said, ‘Well Norman, his two children, Myles and Nicole. you didn’t beat her . . . but she didn’t beat Deutscher has never regretted going to you.’” the start line and has never backed away They finished in a dead heat. from a race.

“Holy smokes, talk about a coinci“When I went to doing my 16th, the dence. That gave me a real boost. She was last race of this year, I thought, ‘Ahh I’ll really helpful over that period of time; she do what I can,’ but after I got 10 minutes got me going on a couple of races.” into the race, it was going to be a race; Deutscher said Carol can’t be forgotten it wasn’t going to be a Sunday morning in his running journey. run.”

“She’s the one that had to put up with He was asked recently if he runs for me thumping on the treadmill early in the the sake of running or runs for the race. morning. She’s the one who has to put up “At the time I had to think about it, but with my stinky socks and shoes, espeI can honestly say I run to race . . . there cially in hotel rooms. She’s been there for is still that competitive spirit.”

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He said one of his favourites is the Queen City in Regina. It was his first, after all. He’s gearing up to run his 100th in Regina in 2020.

“Somebody asked me ‘what’s after 100? Are you just going to quit?’ I said I guess after 100 comes 101, then 102.

Why just quit?”

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very four years we elect tion technology person and our city council and pay Indigenous relations manager, them well to prudently as well as a part-time human (and I say that tongue in cheek) resources officer, totalling spend our ever-increasing tax $128,000 in additional wages. dollars. But are they acting as That’s included in the $5.9 good stewards of the public million. purse when they pass the buck The city’s $100,000 club is for spending money to indepengrowing. It is a small consoladent boards, without question or tion that five councillors voted concern as to how that money against this ask. is spent?

Council quickly approved First up is the Saskatoon the city-owned utilities’ Columnist Public Library, the only indeindependent budget of $362 pendent board that has authority to tax million. But why not? It is the entity that the public. Council approved the library increases utility rates each year to homeboard’s budget increase of 6.45 per cent, owners and then kicks back a dividend which is over and above the city’s property to council’s general revenue fund, which tax increase of 4.4 per cent. subsidizes council’s spending. One hand Part of the library board’s increase washes the other. includes $525,000 to be allocated to a fund Since I am running out of column for a new central library with a price tag of space, we’ll save the budgets of other $80 to $120 million. independent boards, like TCU Place and Perhaps I missed it, but when did SaskTel Centre, for another day. I don’t council approve the construction of this think my heart can take their proposed new library? Or does a board of appointed, spending of nigh on $400 million for a not elected, individuals make a decision new arena/convention centre. of that magnitude without the approval of The facilities that are operated by all council? these independent boards were built with Since all of the library’s capital spend- taxpayer money and operate with taxing is paid for with property tax dollars, funded subsidies. shouldn’t council be questioning this proCouncil appoints citizens to sit on posed budget increase? Will the debt for boards to deal with the day-to-day operathis facility be included in council’s debt tions of these publicly-owned facilities and ceiling, or will the library carry it on their each board hires an executive director or books? Left pocket, right pocket, front manager, with salaries into the six figures, pocket or back pocket, all those pockets to carry out the direction of the indepenare filled with taxpayer money. dent board. Of concern is the fact that the Next up is the police commission. independent board plans and directs the It received $4.1 million more this year, future of a public facility, not council. bringing the total police budget to $94.6 Each board spends with impunity, and million for 2019. if a taxpayer wants information regarding Yes, there are escalating operating the financial records from any of these costs for the over-built police station, the boards, councillors will tell interested citiswat-mobile and the airplane swooping zens they are not entitled to this informathe rooftops of our thriving metropolis. tion unless they pay for and file a Freedom And yes, there is an increased cost related of Information application with the board. to the legalization of marijuana (which So much for transparency. the federal government should fund) and What is wonky about this process is the settlement of contracts with the police that, outside of a few lame comments, union. But regardless of how much money council abdicates responsibility for the we spend, our increasing crime rate is em- spending by these boards, save for a yea or barrassing, and our police service topped nay when voting on their annual budget. the list for incidents to be investigated by What is more disconcerting is that the Public Complaints Commission. council claims not to have the authority Let’s not forget about Remai Modern to question the boards, or their hired help, Art Gallery. After reporting a resoundabout what they are spending tax dollars ing success in its first year, the art gallery on. Yet the people sitting on these boards board is back with its hand out for more were not elected to spend from the public than the $5.4 million it received in 2018. purse; that is council’s job.

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Why is the property tax hike more than inflation?

to drive up our property omeone correct me, taxes. It happens every year, please, if I’m a hound at least in my life as a prophowling at the wrong erty owner. Where, though, moon, but does it not seem do Saskatoon — and other bizarre that our property taxes — city councils think all rise somewhere between this money is coming from? three and five per cent every Especially in a moribund blasted year? economy?

Usually, it’s at the higher And why do costs rise so end of that range. For 2019, much every year, far ahead our city council has approved of inflation? I get rising with a 4.4 per cent increase, just Columnist inflation. I don’t get dou0.1 per cent short of the probling inflation. jected number. That’s nearly I’m not doing a line-by-line cut this 80 bucks more for an average home, and that evaluation of this budget. I’d purportedly assessed at $371,000.

I was a bit shocked that the increase lose my wig, number one, and I don’t will cover 61 new full-time employees. think I’m qualified to choose what needs Fifty-four were in the original prospec- slashing, either. What I do know is that it’s getting harder and harder to afford tus; seven were added in last week’s these constant property tax increases. deliberations. I trust I’m not the only ****** one who finds it ironic that several of On the brighter side, some businesses these new people will look for savings and investment groups continue to make in city hall operations.

Here’s what’s not keeping pace with huge contributions to our economy.

Saskatoon Regional Economic the city’s increase. For starters, let us look at the consumer price index, com- Development Authority (SREDA) and Golden Opportunities Fund said last monly known as inflation. Year-overweek that the investment fund, evaluyear to October, the all-items inflation rate was 2.4 per cent (Statistics Canada ated by a SREDA study, has generated numbers), considerably lower than our $3 billion in economic impact from 1998 to 2018. property tax increase. Every year, I Golden is the province’s first retail ask this question: how is it that taxes increase so much more than inflation? I venture capital fund. It has invested in 130 Saskatchewan companies, affecting do not get it.

Every year, you can point to a thing 15,300 jobs in communities across the that necessitates higher taxes. This year, province.

“SREDA has completed numerous one of the things is preparing for a new economic studies for leading organizawaste management system; another tions in Saskatchewan over the past four thing is those 61 new employees. You years, but these are by far the largest can say, well, this is an unusual year.

You can say that every year: we need X impact numbers that we have seen for or Y or Z (River Landing, or the Remai this type of study,” said Alex Fallon, Modern Art Gallery; you get the idea.) CEO of SREDA. “What a great example Now we’re also talking rapid transit, a of success that can come from investnew arena and multiple other improve- ment into Saskatchewan.”

Thank you for that. Goodness knows, ments in the near or slightly less near future. I really want to know what that’s the economy needs that kind of support. going to cost me.

Another thing that’s not going up at a 4.4 per cent rate is average weekly earnings. In August, they were actually down a fraction, by 0.1 per cent to $1,010.56 in Saskatchewan. Only Newfoundland and Labrador also had lower earnings, among the provinces.

Meanwhile, although I don’t want to be a complete downer, this oil price differential problem is really unhelpful Funeral Myth #2: to our economy. OK, that’s my underFunerals and cremation are statement for the day. It’s brutalizing mutually exclusive.

Alberta, but it’s hitting us hard, as well.

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Kinsmen Dinner

Proceeds go back into the community Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express ockey is king in Canada and a key to a successful fundraising event.

That is what members of the Saskatoon Kinsmen Club have discovered in their 59 years of putting on Sports Celebrity Dinners. That message really hit home in 2010, the year the club brought in Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe and then-prime minister Stephen Harper as its featured guests.

That led to guys with the surnames Orr, Yzerman, Lafleur, Messier and Lemieux sitting at the head table. Howe and Gretzky also paid return visits. Not to go all hockey, Bo Jackson and Joe Montana have been celebrity guests as well.

“At the end of the day in Saskatoon hockey sells,” said Kinsmen member/dinner chair Kevin Kindrachuk. “People love their hockey. When we had Joe Montana in, it didn’t do as well, but it’s because people here just love their hockey.”

He said themed dinners are going to be the way of the future.

Last year’s dinner featured former Boston Bruins and this year’s will focus on Toronto Maple Leafs. On hand will be Wendel Clark, Doug Gilmour, Curtis Joseph, Darryl Sittler and Lanny McDonald.

Glenn Healy will be the MC. Kindrachuk said the chair of the dinner gets some say in who the guests will be.

Guess which team is his favourite?

“It’s an absolutely amazing event; there is nothing quite like it. It goes without saying that we are one of the best dinners in North America when you look at what else is out there.”

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member for eight years and on the dinner committee for seven. Between 12 and 15 members put the dinner together, he said.

There have been many highlights over the years, but snagging Lemieux was one of them. He doesn’t do many events.

“After Gretzky and Messier, people said you have to bring in Mario Lemieux — No. 66. We tried and tried and tried.”

The committee struck gold when they decided to have a Guy Lafleur tribute.

Lafleur was Lemieux’s idol during his youth. How could he pass up an event paying tribute to Lafleur?

“Mario Lemieux was there, Luc Robitaille was there Marc Bergevin was there. It turned out to be a pretty crazy event, knowing we had both these guys in Saskatoon together and the fact Mario Lemieux just doesn’t do these things. It was a proud moment for our Kinsmen Club to bring in someone of his status.”

He called the celebrities top-notch guys.

“Hockey guys are next to none when it comes to quality people. They are always willing to give back and do what’s right.

“They leave happy and that’s why we get more and more celebrities coming through our doors. When we get guys like Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky and Steve Yzerman and Bo Jackson, we’re doing the happy dance behind the scenes because it is quite an accomplishment.”

The Kinsmen in Saskatoon have made a huge contribution to our city. The dinner is one of its top three fundraising events, along with the home lottery and the cargiveaway at the Saskatoon Exhibition.

The club, which has between 70 and 80 members at any given time, has

The Kinsmen Hockey League is one of the many things Saskatoon Kinsmen support. (Photo Supplied) donated $12 million to worthy causes in Saskatoon during the last 20 years. Yes, $12 million.

“Saskatoon has the biggest Kinsmen Club in Canada,” Kindrachuk said. “We are 80 business guys who meet every two weeks from September to June. The guys are friends. We get together and help each other in our businesses, so there is that kinship that brings us together.”

And they share the common trait of wanting to give to the community.

There are more than 200 organizations that receive funding. Kindrachuk said a couple of the big ones are the Kinsmen Hockey League and the Kinsmen Football League, but the list goes on and on.

“Giving back is big; it’s good for the soul. It puts a smile on your face when you are able to look at some of these groups and some of these individuals that benefit from the Kinsmen Club and what we do. To see their face and their smile and to know that little thing you did is

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making a huge difference in their life.”

He said club members like to get out into the community.

“There is a misconception that the Kinsmen Club just writes a bunch of cheques and that’s all we do. That’s not the case. We’re hands on; we’re out in the community. We’re helping out.”

He said there are two good examples of that.

One is a movie matinee.

“We bring out people from Kinsmen Manor and Elmwood Manor for a movie.

We take care of the transportation, hook them up with popcorn and chocolate bars and pop, and we watch a movie.”

Another favourite is the Kinsmen special needs shopping night.

“It is those kinds of things our Kinsmen Club does outside of writing a cheque and saying, ‘Hey, we just gave money to this organization.’ It’s a big club. We do a lot of things in the community that maybe go unnoticed.”

He said it takes events like the dinner to be able to help those in need. The dinner puts between $100,000 and $350,000 in the Kinsmen coffers annually.

With tickets at $350, it has become more of a corporate event. Half tables are $1,400 and full tables $2,800. There are VIP tables, with seating for 10, for $7,500.

There are typically between 900 and 1,200 in attendance at the dinner.

“It’s really fun event for any sports fan, whether you are a Leafs fan or not. If Starting Soon youConstruction are a true hockey fan, you still want to hear those stories from Doug Gilmour and Wendel Clark and Darryl Sittler.

“The Kinsmen Dinner is a big fundraiser. Supporting this event helps us give money back to the community.”

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tweet from Anne Murray, yes that Anne Murray: “What fun watching these Maple Leafs. Takes me back.”

Takes her back to You Needed Me. • From Torben Rolfsen: “The grounds crew at the Grey Cup in Edmonton must have forgotten to bury a lucky loonie.”

• I had the good fortune to listen to the best one-two punch in hockey, broadcast a game in Winnipeg last week. That would be Dennis Beyak and Ray Ferraro.

• Speaking of one-two punches, I wonder if Ron Hextall and Paul Holmgren duked it out when Hexie was fired.

• Janice Hough, on Phillip Rivers tying an NFL record set by Ryan Tannehill with 25 straight completed passes: “But does Rivers’ share of the record have an asterisk because it was against the Arizona Cardinals?”

• From Peter Blackburn of CBS Sports: “Toronto media today: ‘My goodness Mitch Marner is the greatest athlete on earth.’ Toronto media July 2019: ‘Why the hell won’t Mitch Marner take a team-friendly deal?

Selfish p---k.’”

• As much as it pains me, Mitch Marner is one heck of a hockey player. A radio station did a Marner or Matthews poll, and Matthews won 75 per cent to 25 per cent. The gap will close.

• From Rolfsen: “Grey Cup: one team brought a horse mascot and the other a band of lonely lumberjacks far from home. It was like a Far Side cartoon.”

• In an online poll on Rod Pedersen’s Twitter account, 60 per cent said the Riders should sign Jon Jennings if Mike Reilly isn’t available. I voted no, but it depends who’s out there.

Hough, on Jameis Winston settling with the Uber driver who said he groped her in 2016: “Maybe now the Tampa Bay QB can stick to grabbing crab legs.”

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• Another 1968 Hockey Tweet, on Wayne Carleton being happy to get out from under Punch Imlach’s influence, even if it meant going to the minors: “I’m happy to be getting out of here. It’s great to be going someplace where I’ll be treated like a human being.”

• Darren Dreger of TSN, on Winnipeg Jets coach Paul Maurice: “Paul is an elite communicator. Coaches in every sport can learn from his willingness to listen to a question, and answer it as fairly and honestly as he can. He’s a sharp man.”

• Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg, on Facebook facing accusations of failing its African American employees: “This may stem from owner and founder Mark Zuckerberg being whiter than potato salad at a polka festival.”

• Only three million Canadians watched the Grey Cup. The word “only” is being used given past numbers. I have a theory: Why would effing Canadians watch Dave Dickenson coach?

• Making a long Steve Simmons story short: Kasperi Kapanen of the Maple Leafs has (at the time Simmons wrote the column) more even-strength goals than Connor McDavid, Patrik Laine, Taylor Hall and Elias Pettersson.

• Hough, on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers giving season ticket-holders two extra tickets for last weekend’s game against the Carolina Panthers: “What’s next, paying them to bring additional fans to games?”

• Rolfsen, on an Irish soccer team apologizing after faking the death of its own player to get out of a game: “No one wins when that happens —I hope Manti Te’o Notre Dame FC has better times ahead.”

• Former NFLer David Diehl recently shared a story about highly-touted, but underachieving quarterback Jamarcus Russell.

His coaches didn’t think he was studying tapes at night. One day he showed up at practice and said he had watched blitz packages. How did he do that? The coaches gave him blank tapes.

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Eileen Laverty to debut new song at SSO Christmas concert

Shannon Boklaschuk Saskatoon Express ocal singer/songwriter Eileen Laverty is excited to debut a new Christmas composition at the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming holiday concert.

The concert, set for Dec. 8 at TCU Place, is a variety show entitled 12 Days of Christmas. Along with Laverty, the orchestra will be joined by vocalist and University of Saskatchewan music professor Garry Gable and Trevor Wingerter, who regularly performs with the Saskatoon Fireside Singers and is often referred to as the city’s “singing plumber.”

“I’m pretty excited, and of course it’s Christmas,” said Laverty. “It will be really nice to be joined by a lot of friends and family coming out, too. . . . I think it’s just going to be a really nice night.”

Laverty’s new song, Angels in the Snow, is a collaboration with Allan Gilliland and Jesse Brown. Gilliland, an Edmonton-based composer and music professor at MacEwan University, arranged all of Laverty’s music when she previously performed with the symphony during the orchestra’s 85th season in 2015. That led to Laverty and Gilliland working together again on Angels in the Snow.

“We just hit it off and collaborated on a song, and also enlisted my good friend Jesse Brown,” said Laverty. “So the three of us have a new song, and it’s to be played for the first time on stage with the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra. So that’s pretty special, for sure.”

Laverty, who is originally from Ireland, said her music is rooted in her Irish background and in the ballad and storytelling traditions. Laverty loves to sing, and she particularly enjoys singing songs that are moving and that speak to her.

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Written by Dan Macdonald, the play explored family, memory and ties to home and was set in rural Saskatchewan.

Laverty draws inspiration for her music from Saskatchewan — particularly the North, since she enjoys paddling, canoeing and camping. She is also impressed with the local music scene.

“I know when I have friends from other parts of the country or other parts of the world, they’re really impressed with the collaborative spirit here on the Prairies, where we want to help each other out,” she said. “So other musicians are always sharing gigs.

There’s a very collaborative family kind of helping each other out.”

Over the years Laverty has earned praise for her music and her ballads, with Dirty Linen magazine once writing that her songwriting “shows a great deal of depth, and she has a fine sense of melody. . . . It’s her pure, rich voice that is her calling card.”

Laverty has performed across Canada and Ireland, touring with internationally renowned artists such as Kenny Rogers, John McDermott and Mary Black.

While she hasn’t typically done Christmas shows — although she did perform with Tom Jackson years ago — she’s looking forward to the SSO concert and to taking in “the joy of Christmas.”

“I do enjoy Christmas,” said Laverty. “I love the family. Everyone makes that extra effort to get together with friends they haven’t seen in a while.”

The Dec. 8 concert is meant to bring back the fireside feeling of the old Bing Crosby television specials.

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(Photo by Greg Hargarten) with Leroy Anderson’s A Christmas Festival. Garry Gable will narrate Clement Moore’s classic poem ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas and perform holiday favourites, while Trevor Wingerter will lend his voice to a special rendition of the 12 Days of Christmas featuring the symphony’s various instruments in a some call-and-answer fun. The University Chorus and the Greystone Singers will also be featured in a performance of Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus.

The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. For more information, or to buy tickets, go online to saskatoonsymphony.org.

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Plenty of plays on offer during holiday season

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lthough Saskatoon may about this holiday season.” be a relatively small city, The dinner show dates are it’s big on theatre. There’s Dec. 6, 7, 8, 13 and 14, with never a shortage of great plays the doors opening at 5:30 p.m., and musicals to enjoy in the City dinner at 6 p.m. and the show of Bridges, and December is no starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are exception. $50 plus taxes. There is also a In this column I explore a few matinee lunch on Dec. 9 at 12:30 shows you can take in this month. p.m., with the show starting at 2 These productions are sure to p.m. Tickets are $40 plus taxes. offer a great way to unwind and Tickets can be purchased by callsavour the holiday season. ing the German Cultural Centre #YXETheatre DEC. 6-14 at 306-244-6869.

ETHAN CLAYMORE DEC. 7-23 Saskatoon’s Mini Fridge Theatre ComJACK AND THE SNOW QUEEN pany is serving up a holiday comedy from Dancing Sky Theatre, based in Meacham, Canadian playwright Norm Foster during Sask., is keeping its holiday tradition alive by its December dinner theatre events, which offering the seventh wacky and festive instalare offered in partnership with the German ment in its popular Prairie Panto series.

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Jack and The Snow Queen is a collaboraEthan Claymore, directed by Elizabeth tive effort that involved the cast and crew getReynolds, stars Larry Fitzgerald, Rob ting together to create a hilarious show from Reynolds, Rick Rochon, Logan Weckert scratch to entertain the whole family. Loosely and Trillian Reynoldson. The show centres based on Hans Christian Andersen’s The on the character Ethan Claymore, who is Snow Queen, Jack must rescue his mother befocused on his failing egg farming business fore the Snow Queen turns her heart into ice. while mourning his wife. Things change “The panto is a blast,” said first-time cast when Douglas, a determined, curmudgeonly member Jenna Bernbaum. “It’s so much fun; neighbor, sets up Ethan with the new school- you’re thrown into the thick of everything. teacher, Teresa, resulting in Ethan opening You’re making puppets, creating music and himself up to the possibility of love. writing a script while everyone’s just trying “Our team has several decades of theatre to have fun and laughs along the way.” experience — both on stage and behind the For tickets, call 306-653-5191 or visit scenes — and it’s important to share that dancingskytheatre.com or ontheboards.ca. with the community,” said company coDEC. 8-9 founder Michael Neuert. “Come together and CHRISTMAS PRESENCE AS120301 Aaron enjoy a few laughs with the people you care Burnt Thicket Theatre opened Live Five’s

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15th season in October with its hit production of Every Brilliant Thing. Now the local company is back with Christmas Presence, billed as a “unique mashup of stories and songs that explores the nativity with a messy but joyful hope.”

“This is the fourth year that (artistic director) Steven Waldschmidt and I have organized a Christmas Presence show here in Saskatoon,” said Tim Bratton, the company’s artistic associate.

“Steve and I were looking for something to collaborate on with the limited time we had and were inspired by similar shows that Pacific Theatre in Vancouver has been doing for many years. Pacific Theatre’s artistic director, Ron Reed, gave us his blessing to use AS120307 Aaron the idea and even shared a stack of Christmas

stories and scripts to get us started. When Burnt Thicket Theatre moved to Saskatoon last year, Christmas Presence became a Burnt Thicket production.”

Burnt Thicket Theatre describes itself as an independent company that brings awareness to issues in the community and plants seeds for positive social change. Christmas Presence also serves as a fundraiser. The show will be raising support for Burnt Thicket and for an initiative called Stephen’s Backpacks, which provides backpacks with school supplies and Christmas gifts to homeless children or kids at risk of homelessness in the Saskatoon area.

Christmas Presence will feature Bratton, who was recently seen in Pride and (Continued on page 12)

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“I would just remind Unprepared. Selfish. Disorgacouncil that we’ve had this nized. Embarrassing. report for six months,” Clark Columnist That kind of begins to cover said Tuesday evening, several it. hours deep into this painful exercise.

It took our intrepid city leadership 16 As for the garbage collection debate, hours to deliberate the 2019 city budget, this one has gone well beyond absurd. which resulted in a 4.4 per cent property After months of debate, councillors tax increase and new fees for garbage recently inexplicably decided that we collection (or “organic waste collection” should start paying for our garbage color something. Whatever, it’s all stupid.). lection separately, instead of through Property tax increases in Saskatoon our property taxes as we have been for have been absolutely ridiculous over the decades, via a utility bill based on the last decade, but that’s not the point. The size of our garbage bin (we’ll get three fact that we’re now paying separately for choices). a utility that should be covered by our In no way, shape or form is this not property taxes is also ridiculous, but also a tax hike. You simply cannot increase not the point. property taxes, and charge an additional JW120303 It was theJames tone and dialogue of the fee that used to be included in property

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Further, in the same decision, council opted to include future organics collection in our property taxes. That’s right — garbage collection is now a separate utility, but our eventual organic garbage collection will be included in our property taxes.

For the record, this decision to go with a split-fee model went against city hall’s recommendations, and literally doesn’t exist anywhere else in Canada, other than maybe one city in British Columbia. What could go wrong?

Back to budget deliberations, where Ward 10 Coun. Zach Jefferies rightly referred to the property tax increase of 4.4 per cent, which came down from the original proposal of 4.5 per cent, as a “shell game.” Coun. Ann Iwanchuk was not amused, specifically, in part, about Jefferies use of the term “shell game.”

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the budget for a new employee to further the City of Saskatoon’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gases, which she claimed she didn’t know about. “It’s not good governance and it’s not leadership,” said Dubois.

“I guess it’s my turn to be offended,” replied Coun. Mairin Loewen, who along with Coun. Sarina Gersher indicated that it was indeed good governance, and implied that perhaps Dubois should have done her homework.

And then, never to be outdone, my friend Ward One Coun. Darren Hill threw out a grenade no one saw coming: he announced he wanted to rescind his vote, cast only a week before, on garbage collection as a utility, which could nix the entire plan. The original vote was 6 to 5 in favour of a monthly bill.

Like I said, no words.

For a city council so recently infused with fresh voices, and with a fresh leader at the helm, we can and should expect better than this. If we don’t get it, some of these councillors are going to end up having inadvertently negotiated their own trip to the trash can, free of charge courtesy civic voters.

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(Continued from page 1) e said his favourite role was in Sexual Perversity in Chicago, “where I was brash and obnoxious and seemingly the right fit for the character.” But, then in a moment, he added, “you always hope your best is still to come.”

There were other opportunities, a couple created by Gordon McCall.

“Gordon had started the Soaps at the Broadway Theatre, Blaine Hart was a key player, and although they started the improv theatre ball rolling in 1984, I wasn’t involved until 1989.”

He’s still doing it.

“Some have a natural ability to improvise, some learn to work so easily within their character and I always tried to be a couple of Fiddler on the Roof has been extended for a third time. (Photo by Olivia Swerhorne-Wick) moves ahead of the flow. I loved it because it was comedy.”

(Continued from page 9) like we see in the dirty stable of the original nativity Rogstad also had flings with the Shakespeare on the SaskatchPrejudice at Persephone Theatre. It also stars Wanita story.” ewan summer festival and one exciting challenge was McCall’s Bird, who performed in Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin UNTIL DEC. 23 development of a bilingual version of Romeo and Juliet. The Theatre’s 2017 world premiere of Dominion; WaldFIDDLER ON THE ROOF play was launched during the 1989 Jeux Canada Summer Games, schmidt, who appeared in Persephone’s The Resistible Persephone Theatre has announced yet another where art and culture were special ingredients. In 1990, the play Rise of Arturo Ui; and Geordie Cowan and Brendan extension — the third — for its wildly popular holiday went on tour into Ontario, playing in Toronto, Ottawa, Sudbury Andrews. offering, Fiddler on the Roof. Directed by Peter Jorand Stratford.

The production will showcase the music of local re- gensen, the beloved musical will now run until Dec. 23 “We were the first company ever to do a play under a tent in cording artist Bird, the recipient of the 2017 Indigenous at the Remai Arts Centre.

Stratford. It was the first time I worked with Tom Rooney. I had Music Award for her album Water is Life, as well as an anglophone part, but it’s funny that, as the play went on, my Known for its classic tunes such as Matchmaker, If Becky Thomas (Best Female Artist winner at the 2011 I Were a Rich Man and Sunrise, Sunset, Fiddler on the understanding of high school French was suddenly coming back Native American Music Awards), Wyndham Thiessen Roof won nine Tony Awards when it debuted in 1964. to me.” and GTNT’s Circle of Voices youth ensemble.

It also became the first Broadway musical to surpass During his first TV stint with STV, he was offered a role in Christmas Presence is set to take place at 7:30 p.m. 3,000 performances and became a smash hit in Japan, Biloxi Blues by Tibor Feheregyhazi at Persephone Theatre, “and on Dec. 8 at Studio 914, located at 914 20th St. West. where there have been hundreds of revivals since 1967. thanks to both Persephone and STV, we were able to make it work There will also be a show on Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at Fiddler on the Roof continues to please modern-day out on my schedule.”

College Park Covenant Church, located at 909 Acaaudiences with its songs of celebration, love and loss.

In more recent times, he accepted a role in Home Ice, a play dia Dr. Admission is by suggested donation of $10 written by James O’Shea and directed by Angus Ferguson, again The story centres on a poor milkman named Tevye, at the door and/or a new stuffed animal for Stephen’s who is devoted to his five daughters and who tries two noted alumni from the U of S. Backpacks. to instill in them traditional values during a time of “Del Surjik was so convincing. He told me if I didn’t take the “The Christmas season can be both wonderful and change and upheaval in Russia. role, I would always question why I didn’t. He was right. Again, challenging for people, laden with joy and fraught with Due to continued popular demand, Persephone thanks to CTV and Persephone, we made the schedule work. I’d pain – sometimes at the same time,” said Bratton. “In Theatre has added five additional public performances: rehearse from 9 until 1, go back to the studio and do the 6 o’clock our Christmas Presence productions, we’ve always Dec. 20 (8 p.m.), Dec. 21 (8 p.m.), Dec. 22 (8 p.m.) weather, and that went on for three weeks. Once we were up and tried to acknowledge this complexity. We hope that the and Dec. 23 (2 p.m. and 8 p.m.) running, I’d be at the station, noon to 6, and then do the play.” songs we sing and the stories we tell bring people into With CTV, he not only promoted community events but he Tickets range from $52-$61 and are available by the best feelings of Christmas, but we also acknowlshared glorious time with some celebrities who came to Saskacalling the Persephone box office at 306-384-7727 edge the mess and the muck of life as well – kind of toon. or by going to persephonetheatre.org.

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to decide what I want to put in my house? He now says he is moving and I am far too negative and don’t appreciate all he does for me. I’m getting to the point where I’m numb and my love is fading fast. This week is fighting about the faucet. I can only imagine what the next petty thing will be. Who breaks up over a bathroom tap? If I disagree with him, his solution is “we are done!” He has promised me so

much and it hasn’t happened Does this relationship even stand a chance? We are in our 50’s.

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ometimes I think about The woman told me she people I met in the past. would sometimes go into the I don’t mean family or fancy hotels and take the bars friends, but people I met briefly of soap. That one, she said who made a lasting impact. pointing to one, came from one Those people are survivors. of the most expensive hotels in Throughout my life I have the city. met many people, but a woman She had carved a unicorn I ran into in Toronto is one who from what appeared to be green left a lasting impression. It was swirled with blue marble. I close to three in the morning, bought the piece. I had it for and it was too early to get ready years. When I did have it, I for a conference I was attendwould look at it and think about Columnist ing. that woman who was just trySince there are coffee shops ing to survive. all over downtown Toronto, I decided to I know two brothers who have lived in go to one. It was chilly as I walked onto a tent for over 10 years. They live there all Yonge Street, but I soon spotted a place to year around, including winter. have coffee.

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Then there are the survivors who peoI went back to the corner and asked the ple thought would be dead, but have come woman if she wanted the doughnuts and back to make a good life for themselves. coffee. She smiled up at me as she reached I know people who were so caught up for the bag. Then I asked her if I could in addictions and seemingly had no chance hang out with her for a while. She said yes for recovery. Not only did they recover and provided me with a pillow she had and heal, but they are now among the best under her blankets. addictions counsellors.

I sat with her for a couple of hours.

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The Jingle Bell Lunch supporting Junior Achievement Saskatchewan at the Travelodge Hotel. A student trade show begins at 11 a.m., with the meal and program beginning at 11:45 a.m. For tickets, visit http:// jinglebellsaskatoon.eventbrite.ca. Tickets and more information on the event are also available by calling 306-955-5267.

MUSIC DECEMBER 6

Singer-songwriter Joshua Hyslop of Vancouver is making his first appearance at The Bassment, promising works from three recordings, serving up a soul-searching blend of melodic pop and indie folk. 8 p.m. The Bassment, 202 Fourth Ave. North. Tickets $18 for SJS members, $24 for non-members.

DECEMBER 6-7 Sylvia Chave’s Holiday Hoopla. Dec. 6 at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Dec. 7 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. The Refinery (609 Dufferin Avenue). Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. Available at www.ontheboards.ca at the box office or by calling 306-653-5191.

DECEMBER 7 The six-member Trudel Family is rooted in the sweet sounds of classic country, bluegrass and gospel. They were the 2016 group of the year at the Saskatchewan Country Music awards. 9 p.m. The Bassment. Tickets $20 and $25.

DECEMBER 8 The Jazz Singer Yulefest consists a string array of vocal talent including Grant Currie, BJ Harris, Robyn Knight, Kathi Lewis, Pat Mitchell, Jessica Robinson, Kathryn Schulz and Gillian Snjder. Arranger-pianist Kim Salkeld is joined by instrumentalists Sheldon Corbett, Gent Laird and Arlan Kopp. 8 p.m. The Bassment. Tickets $23 and $27.

DECEMBER 9 The Saskatoon Auxiliary Concert Band invites you to their concert, Winterlude, at Grace-Westminster Church.

Under the direction of Nick Todd, the band will be playing selections from the William Byrd Suite, Psyché and Eros, Symphonic Scherzo, Christmas Melodies, and, of course, marches. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. Adults $15.00, Seniors and Students $10.00, and Children under 8 free.

For more information, visit www.saskatoonconcertband.ca or facebook.com/saskatoonconcertband. ***** An Evening of Harmony — Chimo Chordsmen Barbershop Chorus and 42nd Street Singers with guest performers Acoustic Theory Youth and Doo-ly Noted Quartet at Mayfair United Church at 7 p.m..

Tickets available from chorus members or at the door. Call Erwin at 306-361-7503.

***** Make a Joyful Noise The Cecilian Singers present their annual Christmas concert at 3 p.m., at Zion Lutheran Church, Fourth Avenue and 19th Street. Tickets $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Children 12 and under, free. See www. ceciliansingers.ca for more information. ***** Hanukkah Concert with Israeli singer Ofer Bashan at 4 p.m.. Congregation Agudas Israel (715 McKinnon Ave).

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DECEMBER 12 Michael Kaeshammer, the exceptional boogie-woogie stylist, dips into a newly-discovered collection of New Orleans favorites and for this occasion, he brings along legendary New Orleans drummer Johnny Vidacovich and Canadian bass player David Piltch. He’s produced 12 albums and guarantees some free-wheeling music. 8 p.m.

The Bassment. Tickets $55 and $65.

DECEMBER 12, 13, 14 Joy of Vox concert. The Cathedral of the Holy Family at 7:30 all three nights. Tickets are available online only at www.joyofvox.com.

DECEMBER 16 The Saskatoon Chamber Singers will be performing their concert Starry, Starry Night at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Knox United Church. Tickets: $25 for adults, $30 at the door and $15 for students. Tickets are available at McNally Robinson, from choir members and at saskatoonchambersinges.ca. ***** The Bridge City Brass Band, under the direction of Ian Krips, the Grace-Westminster United Church Choir, directed by Janet Wilson and Narrator, Rev. Daryl Woods, will present an afternoon of Lessons and Carols at 3 p.m. at Grace-Westminster United Church. The program features lessons, audience carol singing as well as traditional and contemporary Christmas selections from the band and the choir. Admission is by donation to the Saskatoon Food Bank. ***** Saskatoon Youth Orchestra’s 61st annual winter concert in collaboration with Saskatoon Strings. 6:30 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn (90 22nd St. East). Tickets can be purchased in advance at McNally Robinson and Eventbrite: $25 adults, $20 seniors and students. For more information, visit www.syo.ca.

DECEMBER 31 New Year’s Eve show and dance at the Western Development Museum. Doors at 7 and show at 8 p.m. The show features the group England, with song from Buddy Holly, Elvis and many more. Tickets available at Sobey’s at Cumberland (customer service, 306-477-5800) or the Western Development Museum (306-931-1910). Tickets are $40 and include party favours, a glass of champagne and a cold plate at 11 p.m.

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By RJ Currie att Dunnigan called Riley Jones (Stamps), Julian Feoli-Gudino (Redblacks) and Lemar Durant (Stamps) Grey Cup standouts. I wonder if Calgary coach Dave Dickenson called them “effing” Canadians.”

• Canucks LW Antoine Roussel was fined $5,000 for biting Sharks defenceman Marc-Edouard Vlasic. The arbitrator didn’t buy the classic NHL defence — his gums weren’t loaded.

• Jets sniper Patrik Laine is now the fourth-youngest NHL player to score 100 goals. When Toronto columnist Steve Simmons heard this, he said, “Winnipeg has a hockey team?”

• John Daly once told the Charlotte Observer he played better golf back when he was a drunk. Presumably in those days he used a putter, a wedge and a designated driver.

• Long-time Bears fan Danica Patrick is dating QB Aaron Rodgers and says she is now a Packers fan. Oh well, after all her years with NASCAR, she’s used to trailing the competition.

• Yahoo! Sports reports Wizards centre Dwight Howard needs surgery for a lingering gluteal injury. Ironic for a guy widely considered by so many teammates as a pain in the ass.

• Rumour has it a special Rambo movie is in the works for the festive season. It’s called Rumballs.

• Drew Brees threw for just 39 firsthalf yards against Dallas — including an 0-for-4 start. With so many doomed passes in short order, I had flashbacks to when I tried speed dating.

• Wesley Harms blamed his semifinal loss at the Grand Slam of Darts on his opponent fouling the air with flatulence. This placed the entire event under a cloud.

• Not saying I didn’t enjoy former Miss Universe Olivia Culpo’s 2018 nude SI photos, but one question: What, exactly, is her sport?

• Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre announced his retirement. It wasn’t a head-scratcher.

• For the first time ever, the 12 regulation games of the recent World Chess Championships ended in a tie. And the excitement didn’t end there.

• Prince George Cougars’ toss-a-teddybear-for-kids-game organizers asked fans for warm clothing instead. If you want teddy bears on ice these days, try watching a Canucks game.

• The Redskins got Reuben Foster off waivers three days after his domestic violence arrest. The only guys in Washington who make Donald Trump look politically correct.

RJ’s Punalty Box This winter I could only afford to put two new radials on my car. I’m semiretired.

EVENTS Volunteers Needed Volunteers are needed for track and field events this winter at the Saskatoon Field House. By attending a twohour session you will become a valuable member of the volunteer officiating team. Register for a clinic on Jan. 11 at 6:30 p.m. or Jan. 12 at 9:30 a.m. as part of the Downtown Lions Sled Dog Track & Field Meet. Send registration to: admin@saskathletics.ca.

DECEMBER 8 Christmas Yarmarok Bazaar and Pyrohy dinner. St. Joseph’s Home (33 Valens Drive). 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free admission. Ukrainian food to eat in or take out, Icons, crafts, raffles, Christmas decorations and more.

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ONGOING SENIORS CLUB St. George’s Senior Citizen’s Club (1235 20th St. West).

The club is campaigning for new members that are 55+.

Memberships are $10 per year with many discounts included. Regular events are bingos, card playing & socializing from 1-4 pm every Wednesday, bowling on Tuesdays and Thursdays. For more information, contact Ed at 306382-7657 or 306-716-0204 or Sylvia at 306-382-4390 or 306-717-8773.

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The MindFULL Café, part of the international Alzheimer Café movement, provides an opportunity for persons MEMORY and LIGHT at 7 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian with dementia, family, care partners and other interested Church, corner of 20th Street. and Spadina Cres. East. This people to meet in a relaxed social setting. The Café is a time of year can be especially challenging for those who two-hour get together with refreshments, entertainment have experienced bereavement and loss. A service to re- and information. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Sherbrooke Commember and an opportunity to light a candle to bring your munity Centre. For more information, call Katherine Soule darkness into light can help in your journey. Call pastoral Blaser at 306-655-3742 or Robin Kitchen at 306-655care nurse, Laura at 306-229-7846 for more information. 3646. ***** ***** TA120302 Tammy Canadian Club of Saskatoon meeting, noon at the Sheraton Cavalier. Lunch at noon and musical presentation at 12:40. Tickets are $20 for members and $25 for non-members. Please contact Elaine at 306-934-4639 if you are able to attend.

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DECEMBER 13 Seniors Neighbourhood Hub Clubs: Mayfair Hub Club.

Free programs and refreshments: Ask a Pharmacist station/FIM exercises and blood pressure checks. Open to independent seniors living citywide. Mayfair United Church (902 33rd St. West. 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Free to attend. Program: Holiday social with LIVE music. Visit www.scoa.ca or phone 306-652-2255 for more information. ***** Saskatoon Nature Society monthly meeting. 7:30 p.m.

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Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority - Liquor Permit Under the provisions of The Alcohol and Gaming Regulations Act, 1997, Notice is hereby given that 101250324 Saskatchewan Ltd. has applied to the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) for a Restaurant permit to sell alcohol in the premises known as The Page Pub & Eatery at #1 - 510 Circle Drive East, Saskatoon, SK S7K 7C7.

Written objections to the granting of the permit may be filed with SLGA not more than two weeks from the date of publication of this notice.

Every person filing a written objection with SLGA shall state their name, address, and telephone number in printed form, as well as the grounds for the objection(s). Petitions must name a contact person, state grounds, and be legible. Each signatory to the petition and the contact person must provide an address and telephone number. Frivolous, vexatious or competitionbased objections within the beverage alcohol industry may not be considered and may be rejected by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Licensing Commission, who may refuse to hold a hearing.

Write to: Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority Box 5054 REGINA, SK S4P 3M3

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