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Renaissance man a painter, musician, designer and producer

Joanne Paulson Saskatoon Express ou can’t just say Greg Hargarten is a painter. Or a musician. Or a graphic designer or video producer. He is all of the above.

How he manages his multidimensional artistic life is a mystery to the average mind, until you dive into the minutiae of another talent: organization.

In one studio, he paints canvases reflecting the beauty of tree, crag, lake and sky.

Tubes of paint lie arranged on one surface; an easel stands to the side, and a few finished works line one wall.

In another studio, muffled from exterior noise, he records music and splices together videos. Instruments, computers and microphones are tidily arranged.

In yet another space, business is conducted and graphic designs created.

For Hargarten, art creation is not a flash of creativity, some genetic gift from parent or God. It’s work. It’s problem-solving. It’s fascination, and constant learning — how to navigate around the curves that lead from conception to completion.

“It’s all about practise,” said Hargarten.

So that’s how he does it.

His largely self-taught artistic career began in about Grade 6, when he started playing drums in church with a small band.

For a young male, it was perfect; from his preferred vantage point, he could see all the girls walk by after communion.

He also sketched and drew and painted all the way through his school years.

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Greg Hargarten, here with one of his large canvases, is constantly learning new forms of artistic expressions.

(Photo by Joanne Paulson) Feehan, he and his band were playing actual gigs. That developed into a significant musical career, starting with the band The Frantics. They’d play everywhere, often out of town, including double bills with groups like the Northern Pikes.

“We were pretty much on the road full time,” he recalled. “I really didn’t live anywhere until 1985.”

Just 25 when the band broke up, he returned to Saskatoon and got involved

with another band, playing drums — but also doing all the promotional work, like creating posters and T-shirts. Then he got a job with a concert promoter. Hargarten soon persuaded his boss to buy a Mac computer to assist with graphic design, arguing it was the way of the future, and taught himself to use it. To this day, Hargarten provides graphic design services for a number of clients.

But he still wanted to play music, and

“got more serious” about pursuing it. He “came out front” from behind the drum kit to play guitar and sing, partly as Ricasso.

He also played with multiple local groups including The Flaming Sambucas and Red Hot and Blue.

It was a crazy time. For 10 years, Hargarten worked 40 to 50 hours a week at his graphic design business. On weekends, he and his band mates would load up the van, (Continued on page 6)

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was sitting in my office at 11:10 a.m. one recent morning when the phone rang.

I knew it was going to be Kreskin.

I’m not a mentalist by trade, but I had a strong feeling he was going to call.

There is one small hiccup in what I just wrote. I had phoned him, the line was breaking up, so he called me to see if he was coming in Editor clearer. He was and it made for an interesting 30 minutes of conversation.

At this time of year, Kreskin does interviews around the world to share his predictions. Even we little guys get the invitation. He was generous with his time, going at least 10 minutes over the allotment. He promised he would never share my thoughts with an audience. I was grateful for that.

The time went quickly and he controlled the direction of the interview so masterfully that I didn’t get a chance to ask him the questions on the short list I had prepared. Who is going to win the Super Bowl? The Stanley Cup? Will Justin Trudeau be re-elected?

Instead, I will answer those questions.

New England will win the Super Bowl, Washington will win the Stanley Cup and Trudeau will be re-elected. Honourable mention goes to the New Orleans Saints, the Calgary Flames and Andrew Scheer.

(Note: this was written before the past weekend’s NFL games.)

Kreskin is 83. His recognizable voice hasn’t changed a lot and he spends much of his time on the road. Two years ago, he did 364 appearances around the world.

He has been to Saskatoon a number of times over the years. He is excited about a movie that is being made about his life.

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Kreskin says most of his predictions are intuitive. He said his abilities began in his pre-teens.

“I want to make it clear that I am a thought reader. I don’t claim to look into a crystal ball and see the future. I have tried looking into a crystal ball but I get massive headaches.”

The Amazing Kreskin has amazed himself on a few occasions.

“I didn’t want to get involved in the past presidential election,” he said, noting he had appeared at Donald Trump’s home as a performer. “There were pictures of me (with Trump) and I was afraid people would think I am championing one person over the other. I didn’t want to get involved.

“Two days before (the election), I thought, ‘Hell, everybody’s predicting Clinton’s going to win. I intuitively feel otherwise; I am going to make a prediction.’”

His prediction was sealed and placed in a safe at a New York clothing store.

It would be revealed the day after the election. A broadcaster found out what Kreskin had predicted and it became big news. Suddenly people were telling Kreskin they had seen him on Fox. He hadn’t been on Fox in a month. It turns out Fox had replayed an old interview.

“I was in Washington, D.C., one year before the election and I was upset; I had some bad news about a relative who was gravely ill.”

Kreskin didn’t have enough time to compose himself before going on the air.

“I looked preoccupied. I’m sitting there and I never talk about a future election. In the middle of the interview, one of the people said, ‘The election is one year from now, who’s going to win?’

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Citizen of the Year Jim Yuel recognized for business, philanthropy

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he achievements with PIC Investment Corporation PIC Investment Group to more accurately reflect Inc. and the Saskatoon a broader corporate manRegional Economic Developdate. There was a changing ment Authority (SREDA) are of the guard in 2006, when testaments to James W. (Jim) Yuel gave the reins to his Yuel’s success in Saskatchson, Greg, who is still the ewan business. president and chief executive Today, Yuel derives great officer. satisfaction as he, his wife The growth continues. At Lisa and their families find year-end 2018, PIC reached people with needs and of$340 million in business, fer them a hands-up, values drawn mostly from a dozen People learned from his own parents operating companies. and their dedication to Prairie Yuel was also the first chair values. of SREDA. “My father, William, came to Sas“Henry Dayday was the mayor of Saskatchewan from Denmark with limited katoon at that time of the SREDA foundeducation and language skills and he ing in 1992,” Yuel said. “He had a vision was always eager to try new things as a that perhaps business leaders could do farmer. My mother, Delia, was Saskatch- a better job of economic development ewan-born and shared the same ideals,” rather than the people within city hall. said Yuel on the telephone from his I’m not sure that even Henry would have winter-time residence in Palm Springs, envisioned us being so successful.

Calif.

“Don Gass of Deloitte put together “They were both great role models. the concept, and then they sought volWhat we do today is what I learned from unteers. Dallas Howe was one of them. them. Our contributions to the commuThey called Les Dubé and he said that nity really are the things that bring joy if they approached me, he’d come on to my life and these are the things that board. I wound up with a five and a half make a difference.” year stay.

His work behind the scenes likely “SREDA far exceeded what we beranked high as CTV’s selection comlieved it could be. It was a totally new mittee decided to make Yuel the 2018 concept in Western Canada. It was an Citizen of the Year, the 52nd annual $180,000 commitment by the city, but award recognizing an individual who everything depended upon a buy-in by exemplifies excellence in community businesses. We went to the manufacturservice. The announcement was made ing and processing businesses. We hired on Dec. 31; a luncheon in Yuel’s honour John Hyshka, a great leader. From the will be held upon the family’s return early stages, when we had 12 companies from California. at Innovation Place, we grew in five and His birth certificate lists Dodsland a half years to 70. I travelled a lot within as his birthplace. It was just a brief visit. the province. Some other cities liked the “As my mother neared the day of idea; others didn’t want city hall to lose delivery, my father was harvesting so control.” my mother took the train and planned to The bottom line is that SREDA was stop in the first community which had able to strengthen and grow the economy a hospital. That was Dodsland. After I by providing programs in business was born, she returned to our home at attraction and expansion, guidance in Dewar Lake. We lived there until I was entrepreneurship and marketing, and two years old, then we moved to Russell, embracing many potential allies includManitoba, and later bought a farm in ing the Indigenous industries.

Neepawa,” said Yuel.

From the humble beginning of One of Yuel’s first employment oppor- $180,000, Yuel and his colleagues asked tunities came with International Nickel for a percentage of economic growth, “esin Thompson, and after four years, he sentially the same piece but taken from returned to Saskatchewan to work at Sas- a bigger pie.” The SREDA forecast for katoon Chemicals, nine years in labora- 2019 is $45 million in economic growth. tories and three in management.

Among his charitable commitments, He launched Prairie Industrial the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Chemicals (PIC) Ltd. in January, 1977, Foundation is among the dearest to his with one supplier and four products. He heart. soon increased chemical distribution, Yuel joined the board 17 years ago, and branched out into trucking, custom just about the same time as Brynn packaging and property ownership.

Boback-Lane became executive director.

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Among his charitable commitments, the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation is among the dearest to his heart.

$250,000 which also allowed three people to go to New York and order what they wanted. Now, TCU has its two pianos and the Heintzman has been donated to a Luther residence.”

One of his favourite stories is about Kevin Me, a young man from Dundurn who came off the Prairies to work in an IBM plant near San Francisco.

“Quite a few years ago, maybe 20, I got a letter from a lovely lady in Dundurn, wondering if our company had a used computer they could use.

She wanted a better computer so Kevin could play chess against some good enough money to help with pediatplayers. I drove out to meet them. rics. Then it turned into a hospitalThey weren’t well-off. But the boy had within-a-hospital approach. And then a talent. He demonstrated how well he full-blown independent hospital,” said could play chess and then came out and Yuel. “The foundation has dedicated played the violin.” $75 million to the hospital and we’ll Thanks to help from the Yuels, the keep going higher. Along the way, young man got to play competitive chess there has been some frustration with in Canada, Europe and the United States. delays but truly, it has been the most He went to Walter Murray Collegiate in satisfying challenge.”

Saskatoon and then attended the UniverThe family made a $2.25 million sity of Toronto, combining scholarships commitment to the hospital and he per- he had won with some extra money from sonally gives each year. the Yuels.

The family also came to the rescue And because he loved the land so of TCU Place where hopes of attracting much, Yuel also became a strong suptop-flight pianists was being weakened porter of Ducks Unlimited. by the lack of quality pianos.

“We want to avoid the destruction of “Gerard Cullen at TCU called and the habitat and protect nature’s gifts to spelled out the needs like this. They the birds and wildlife.” wanted to buy a new Steinway, reYuel also won the B’nai Brith We’re furbish the old Steinway and donate Proud of You award in 2006. The CTV a Heintzman, an original piece in the award follows a nomination process, building in 1968, to someone. He “and for that, I thank Joe Moore, a friend quoted me a loose figure. We gave them for 43 years,” said Yuel.

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Those days are over is my phrase for 2019 ‘’Those days are over.’’ past dictate my today and my Last year Cam Hutchinson, tomorrow. editor of this of fine paper, All those of years of being opened my eyes to something. in residential school, part of the I don’t want this to go to his Sixties Scoop, foster and group head, but after working with homes and eventually in many the man for almost 30 years I of Canada’s crowbar hotels had finally learned something from shaped me until I let go of the him. past and focused on the road Actually, he has guided me ahead. through many lessons, but this I used to attend a sweat lodge one stuck out. Instead of makceremony with an Elder who Columnist ing a New Year’s resolution, called the sacred ceremony “the Cam chooses a word to inspire church of what’s happening him throughout the new year. now.” It’s something I will never forget, Last year, for example, his word was because that’s exactly what I used to feel “focus.” I decided to adopt his approach, when I attended his ceremonies. but instead of a singular word, I decided a A sweat lodge is a structure about the catch phrase would be better for me. size of a four-person tent, except in a semiAfter thinking about it, I chose ‘’those oval shape that reflects a pregnant Mother days are over.”

Earth. The structure is built with willows I have been in so many situations in and old blankets or tarps. Plastic should my life, I sometimes think if I would have never be used because the lodge needs to done something differently I wouldn’t breathe. Inside the lodge, people sit in a find myself up against the wall. Then I say circle waiting for the rocks to be placed in something like “those days are over” — a pit in the middle of the lodge. they are part of my past. I will not let my The Elder will ask for the red-hot rocks

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to be brought in with a pitchfork and then the lodge will be sealed in complete darkness. Then the Elder asks those in attendance to ask themselves why they are here.

The Elder will sing songs and ask the Creator that the prayers be answered. Of course, one cannot be in a sweat lodge and ask to win the lottery.

The purpose is to personally heal. When the ceremony is over, the Elder will ask for all the problems one carries heavily to be left in the rocks. It’s a powerful way to connect to the Earth and it’s an incredible way to start a journey towards healing. It’s also a good way to leave the past behind.

What better time to leave the past behind than at the new year. I think of those who have been through worse situations than me. I know people who were addicted to substances, but were able to turn their lives around.

Many of those people are now the best counsellors for addicts. I know young women who were prostituted, then turned their lives around.

I also know former street-gang members who are making the streets of Sas-

katoon safer and providing light for those who are just stepping into a gang lifestyle.

They even formed a group — STR8 UP. The work of this group has been recognized for what it is doing. Talk to any of these people and they will all tell you the first step is letting go of the past, looking around today and appreciating there is a future.

I believe in second chances, because I’ve had plenty of those. In fact I’ve had fifth and sixth chances.

My problems started with drug and alcohol use at a very early age, but escalated to extreme abuse over time.

I fell down many times, but I managed to pick myself up and start over. I never forget to ask for help because there are professionally-trained people who are there to help.

The biggest support came from my family and friends. However, it all started with me believing in myself.

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(Continued from page 2) nd I said, ‘Oh, I don’t want to talk about it. I have been in his home so many, many times; it is going to be noisy because that is often the way he functions.’ I went on from there and it was obvious I was talking about Trump.

“As God is my judge, Cam, I swear to you I have no memory of ever saying that.

People who know me know I won’t talk about it. There is a prediction I made one year earlier, live, and I don’t even remember and I almost cannot explain the experience. Things have happened in my life that I can’t really explain.”

He wouldn’t say what 2019 will bring for Trump, but feels the wall will be built.

He said it is hypocritical that those most against the wall have them built around their estates.

Kreskin turned a large portion of the

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interview into social commentary. He believes political correctness and censorship have devastated comedy. He also said there are too many frivolous lawsuits being filed when it comes to sexual abuse. He stressed that he is against sexual abuse, but said he knows of lawyers — three in particular — trolling for these cases.

“People are remembering 20 years ago this happened and so forth. In the future, and you can quote me on this, in the future I predict they are going to remember 98 years ago when they were molested, and sue.”

Kreskin has worked on 86 criminal cases over the years, saying he helped solve about 30 of them.

He talked about two — an alleged jewelry heist and a car theft.

When jewelry belonging to an elderly couple went missing, Kreskin was invited to attend to a gathering which included the couple’s family and friends. Kreskin was

asked if he could tell if any of the people at the event committed the crime.

Dr. Fish, a friend of Kreskin’s, was singled out as the likely culprit. Wouldn’t the name Dr. Fish work great in a board game such as Clue?

Kreskin argued with police that Dr. Fish was not the one and neither were any of the others at the gathering.

“I said he didn’t do it; I know he didn’t do it. They said we gave him a polygraph test; he did it.”

Kreskin was right. As the house was being prepared to be sold, the jewelry was found in a laundry chute. The elderly couple had forgotten where they hid the jewelry.

Case closed.

Kreskin also talked about a case involving the theft of a Canadian talk show host’s car. While in the waiting room to appear with Mike Bullard, Kreskin told

a producer that Bullard didn’t seem to be himself. Kreskin was told Bullard’s car had been stolen earlier that day and he was upset about it. Without Bullard knowing, Kreskin requested that he be able to talk directly into the camera.

“I said, ‘Whoever you are that stole this car, you’re watching right now; I know you are . . . You are going to deliver the car Friday between 2 and 3 p.m. And it’s going to be delivered exactly to the street where the car disappeared. You’re going to do this.’

“I flew home to New Jersey and I got this urgent call late in the afternoon. You won’t believe this; the car appeared there and it wasn’t there before two and they saw it around quarter to three . . . The person responded to my command and returned the car.”

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he last time I covered trickle-down effect of oil not a protest was nearly 20 flowing to markets other than years ago, when my body the United States (and merely would still put up with such dribbling across that border of rigours. late) is also affecting the man I stood shivering in front and/or woman with a mortgage of the then-Centennial Audiand a couple of growing kids. torium, awaiting a convoy of The Calgary Star interviewed farm machinery. It was late, so one woman formerly employed I ducked inside to get out of the in the oilpatch, who once lived wind. Minutes later, the first in a condo and is now applytractor came into sight, lumbering for subsidized housing. For Columnist ing down 22nd Street, leading a a job that would once attract remarkable array of very, very 30 applicants, she said, there big vehicles. are now 300. There are truckers, secretarWe reporters watched this rather stunning ies, mechanics, engineers, you name it, display of rural might slowly traversing an whose lives are being disrupted. And they urban street, trying not to show amazement are not spending the same kind of money on our faces. It really was impressive, and a at restaurants, clothing stores or elsewhere; little bizarre. nor are they paying the same level of taxes, Later, the irate farmers and their tracto support education and health care. That’s tors rolled out to Saskatchewan Place. If how this works. memory serves, they were requesting a Perhaps it’s not surprising that the sector, bailout during a rotten crop-price era. Clay even at its most grassroots level, is fighting Serby, who must have been the province’s back. Protests organized by Canada Action, agriculture minister by then, addressed the a pro-oil advocacy group, have taken place crowd after several cranky speeches from in Calgary, Regina and elsewhere. (Unforthe protesters. tunately for them, the yellow vest people Then came the interviews. Then the writ- are trying to take part as well. Their stance ing of the story. It was a long day. on immigration is questionable, and they’ve Farm protests in Canada were legion, and been asked to stay away.) still occur, although less frequently. In recent The frustrations come from government times, we have seen many protests held by, policy, particularly the carbon tax; the lack or in support of, Indigenous peoples, such as of pipelines to tidewater; and Canadian the Idle No More movement and the recent imports of Saudi Arabian oil. (To which, if I Regina tipi sit-in at Wascana Park. People may digress, I say, Really??) Clearly, Prime have protested against big oil and pipelines, Minister Justin Trudeau’s bailout money to for climate change mitigation, and in supAlberta, and his assurances that the Trans port of legal changes for the Queer/LGBTQ Mountain pipeline will be built eventually, community. Recently, women have taken to have not soothed the movement’s members. the streets in a Trump-inspired fury.

As a country, we have to decide on the But when, do you think, is the last time oil piece, and quickly. One thing for certain you’ve seen a protest movement supporting is that oil is not going away, globally, for a the oil industry and pipeline development? I long, long time. Its place will be reduced, to got to page six in my Google search several be sure; but its progression to phase-out will times, having tried so many combinations take decades. Do we take our part in it, or of keywords it made me dizzy, and couldn’t refuse to play in the name of climate change find one. That’s not to say they haven’t hap- and environmental responsibility? pened. That is to say they’re rarer than hen’s If we do take our part, pipelines must be teeth. built. I may lose a friend or two over this It’s not generally popular to protest in (one has specifically told me never to bring support of business, and particularly big up the subject) but pipelines are by far the business. There’s a powerful ‘cry me a river’ most economical and environmentallysentiment out there about the corporate ef- responsible routes for oil. Then, of course, fects stemming from the relative collapse of comes the tankers-on-the-west-coast discusAlberta bitumen. The oil price differential sion, as well as the Indigenous land-crossing between Alberta heavy oil and West Texas issues, and we’ll have to make decisions Intermediate or Brent Crude has lately been there, as well. Some Nations are agreeable, dramatic, to say the least, despite a bit of a seeing the economic benefits; others are not. recovery due to Premier Rachel Notley’s They must be consulted. Perhaps pipelines quotas. can be directed in such a way to accomSome folk don’t much care about the modate. hollowing out of Calgary’s oil towers, said Agree with me or no, one thing seems to be 30 per cent-ish empty. Perhaps they certain. The heated national discussion over even experience glee at the thought of high- energy, its sources, transport and uses; and priced executives getting a financial come- over climate change, carbon taxes and reuppance. Sure, I get it. lated government policy is just beginning. It But here’s the thing. If you’re on the will be Canada’s battle royale of the foreseeground in the oilpatch, you clearly see the able future. Buckle up for a wild ride.

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A group of riders on their fat tire bikes were spotted south of the city near Chief Whitecap Park. The cyclists were out on a jaunt of about 25 kilometres.

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Travel and collaboration inspite Hargarten’s work (Continued from page 1) drive to a town or city, play two nights, strike the stage and drive home. Sometimes he’d get to sleep at 5:30 a.m., and be up at eight on Monday mornings to tackle his day job. He also produced his first CD during these years, financing it with funds from his business.

Then, in the late 1990s, he met his partner, Eileen Laverty, a popular and wellknown musician in her own right. He helped her record her first CD, which inspired him to put out three more of his own. He also decided that enough was enough; travelling so much was brutal. He joined a bundle of local bands, and started playing locally, with whichever group had a gig.

When Hargarten turned 40, Laverty presented him with a special gift. Laverty had performed at the Kenderdine Campus at Emma Lake (which has subsequently closed), having been invited to come and write songs.

“She bought me a week on campus,” said Hargarten.

There, Hargarten met artists Paul Trottier and Cam Forrester; two years later, at the same campus, he met Ken Van Rees.

“Paul decided we should start an artists’ group. It was summer, and I thought, I’m not going to sit indoors and paint. So every day, we’d get in a rowboat or a truck, and go paint.”

With the subsequent addition of Paul’s father, Roger, Men Who Paint —with a focus on plein air, the artistic approach of painting in the landscape — was born. Hargarten hadn’t picked up a brush since his school years.

“I always knew I liked art and music.

In elementary school, they would say draw what you want to be when you grow up and people would draw a policeman. I never knew what to draw. What am I supposed to be? I didn’t really want to be an artist. When you said artist, it just meant painter. It didn’t seem enough for me. I didn’t want to be just aAS011401 painter. I would be bored doing that.

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“I think I get bored very easily. I don’t think I could just paint. Painting for the most part is a very solitary endeavour.”

That’s why belonging to the five-man Men Who Paint (MWP) group works so well for Hargarten.

“You don’t get to discuss art with other males very often, but there’s five of us and we are all very interested in it and interested in similar forms of it. You need that influence from other people.

“That’s one of the things that’s great about playing in a band, too. It’s about collaboration and the camaraderie of making something with other people that’s very rewarding.”

The latest addition to his artistic life has been making videos.

“I’ve really been enjoying making these films. I’ve done maybe 25 of them. We started filming our (MWP) excursions. When we went to the Yukon, all of us had video cameras because we were so excited to be going there. So I ended up putting together five separate little seven-minute videos and eventually amalgamated them into a TV show on Shaw and SaskTel. “Since then, I bought a couple of video cameras. I can never just do one thing. When we go out in the field I film the other guys.

We were seven days in Algonquin, and I made five short films of us. They’re all online. Now I’m going to amalgamate those into a television show.”

They’ve also been to Georgian Bay, and up north at Hickson and Maribelli lakes at fishing camps run by Jim Yuel. One of their biggest recent trips was to Germany, a small town called Schwaan near Rostock.

There’s been more demand for his (and the MWP) paintings of late, and they’re for sale at a couple of galleries including Darrell Bell Gallery in Saskatoon. In a typical year, Hargarten produces 50 to 60 works of art; but last year, with seven days in Algonquin Park, 10 in Germany and seven at Hickson Lake, he painted over 100.

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“That’s because Men Who Paint were travelling so much. We typically go on two or three trips a year, but we’ll only go for three days at a time.

“The more we show and the more people are exposed to what we do, which is a bit unique — we travel around the country — the more offers we get to come and do things. This summer we’ve been invited by a totem pole carver from the Haida Nation to go to Haida Gwaii and paint for a week.

“He does carving for any of those Nations . . . any pole carved is likely done by him. I am just so excited to go and see this guy.”

Connections also got them to Germany.

Van Rees, a soil scientist at the University of Saskatchewan, was invited by a colleague who often works at the Canadian Light Source to give a presentation in his home country. The colleague connected Van Rees with the gallery owner at Schwaan, and the AS011410 Aaron

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“He asked how many canvases, and what sizes, we would need,” said Hargarten. ”We figured we needed 125.” The gallery owner was, to say the least, surprised; but he provided them. “At the end of the day we had maybe nine left over. We painted 116 between us.”

Hargarten continues to do all of the above. He has added animation to his stack of talents, and recently released a video with a new song and new art, partly animated, called Pictures of You — an amalgamation of his many pursuits. It, along with all his videos, can be seen on YouTube.

It took a very long time, he admits, much of it spent in two of his studios. Still, he prefers, for the most part, collaboration.

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Apology to victims of Sixties Scoop left much to be desired

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bre formality of the occasion, n case it’s not obvious issuing the apology in chamfrom my picture, I am as bers ensured the apologies white as the driven snow. were captured, verbatim, in From the outset I will tell each government’s Hansard, you that I am writing this preserving it on the permacolumn as a white resident of nent public and governmental Saskatchewan who is deeply record. That didn’t happen unimpressed with the Sashere. katchewan government and Apologizing in chambers its recent alleged apology also allowed leaders of each to survivors of the Sixties government’s opposition Scoop.

Columnist parties to respond with their I cannot and would not support, as well as Indigever try to speak for the Métis people, survivors, or anyone but enous MLAs. That also didn’t happen in Saskatchewan. In fact, the whole myself. thing became surprisingly partisan, with Therefore consider this my opinion Moe including campaign-style laundry and my opinion alone: what happened lists of funding accomplishments and last week in the rotunda of the Sascongratulatory shoutouts to members of katchewan legislature was not cool.

The term Sixties Scoop refers to the his caucus.

The apology itself also left much to mass removal, or “scoop” of Indigenous be desired. It was not fulsome, unequivchildren from their families into the ocal, nor was it accountable. In fact, in child welfare system, almost always my opinion, his speech, or apology, was without the consent of their parents, wordsmithed deliberately to accommofamilies or nations. Despite the name, date those themes. the practice spanned the greater part It was not unequivocal, because of the 50s, 60s and 70s. It began when Moe made excuses right in the apology, mandatory residential schools, ran by referring to child-welfare workers who the feds, started shutting down and marketed kids and filled adoption quotas students were “transitioned” back to as doing so because they believed they provincial care, as opposed to their had a “moral obligation,” as well as the families. “good intentions” of others involved.

The Sixties Scoop was a CanadaIt was not fulsome, because nowhere wide practice. In Saskatchewan, howin the apology did Moe, aka the Govever, we took it to a whole new level ernment of Saskatchewan, take responwhen, in 1967, the provincial government piloted the Adopt Indian and Métis sibility for what it was apologizing for.

“This is a day for our government to Project (AIM), which specifically marketed Indigenous children for adoption acknowledge with honesty, with humility and with deep regret what happened to white families. in Saskatchewan,” he said, early in his That’s right, I said marketed. The speech. government ran radio, television and To “acknowledge . . . what hapnewspaper ad campaigns promoting pened”?

Indigenous children as just like any How about “to apologize for the acother kids, but their families weren’t fit tions of our government?” to raise them.

“I stand before you today to apoloObviously, the implication of these gize . . . to say sorry,” continued Moe at ads was that Indigenous parents were unable to look after their children, and the end of his speech. “We are sorry for the pain and sadness you experienced . .

Indigenous children were so inferior . for the loss of culture and language.” and unwanted that the government So now he uses the word “apologize” literally had to advertise them. They ran and “sorry,” but again does not connect ads with Indigenous children’s faces and names like they were kittens at the them to the government’s actions. In other words, he says “I’m sorry you felt SPCA. that way” instead of “I’m sorry our acThe reality was that most of Saskatchewan’s white, middle-class welfare tions caused you pain and sadness.”

You may think I’m splitting hairs, or workers took Indigenous kids away that the words themselves don’t matter. from their families and communities because they felt the best homes for the I am, because they do. The whole point of the apology exercise was the words. children were white and middle class.

Yes, there’s no doubt that some kids Instead of coming across as heartfelt and sincere and unequivocal, they came were taken for the same reasons that they are over-represented in foster and across as vetted by a lawyer so as not to adoptive homes today: poverty, domes- expose the government to any possible tic violence, addictions. In other words, litigation. They also compare abysmally that terrible legacy of over 100 years of to the words of other premiers and systemic abuse of Indigenous people in Harper.

And finally, what was not acknowlCanada, abuse that was cruelly focused on taking children away from their par- edged in Moe’s apology was how far our province still needs to go on ents or families. relations between Indigenous and nonThe Saskatchewan government had been promising to apologize to victims Indigenous residents — on addressing of the Sixties Scoop for more than three the racism that still permeates Saskatchewan from corner to corner. years. Recently there had been talk of He did manage to list several of what an apology in spring or fall of 2019; but he considers to be his government’s acsuddenly, one week before Christmas, Premier Scott Moe announced the apol- complishments, including incredibly inappropriate, stump-speech-style boasting ogy would take place in the first week about funding increases, but only made of January in the legislature’s lobby/ vague reference to what has to happen rotunda. It felt rushed, because it was. next, and how it is his “sincere hope” It’s a mystery why Saskatchewan’s apology was held there, instead of in the that “we can travel this road together.”

Actions speak louder than words. In chamber itself. Alberta and Manitoba this case the action was the words, and premiers both issued their province’s these were rather unenthusiastic, to say formal apologies in their chambers, as did Stephen Harper on Parliament Hill the least. In fact, I can’t help but wonder who was really meant to hear them when he apologized to victims of resi— the victims of the Sixties Scoop, or dential schools.

In addition to highlighting the som- Scott Moe’s political base.

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appy New Year! We’re just two weeks into 2019 and it’s already shaping up to be an exciting time for the visual arts.

Here’s a look at some of the new exhibitions opening this month.

presentation.”

Nicholat said the idea for the grey-themed exhibition started taking shape following a studio visit with Bennett.

Bennett has been based in Saskatoon for years but exhibits his work mostly outside of the city, in places such as Calgary, ART PLACEMENT Toronto and Los Angeles.

Art Placement is kicking off Art Placement will be the new year with Shades of presenting a solo exhibition of Grey, a group exhibition that Bennett’s work later this year YXEArt draws inspiration from grey and and the gallery wanted to give other monochromatic colour palettes. The visitors a more informal introduction to show, which runs until Feb. 21, features him in advance of that show. works by gallery artists Douglas Bentham, Robert Christie, Jennifer Crane, Jordan REMAI MODERN Danchilla, Cameron Forbes, Melvyn Tomorrow is the Question, an interMalkin and Thelma Pepper. Guest artists active exhibition by Rirkrit Tiravanija, include Kristin Bjornerud and Cec Cote, will open at Remai Modern on Jan. 19. and the show will also introduce contem- Tiravanija — an Argentina-born Thai artist porary painter Martin Bennett. based in New York, Berlin and Chiang Levi Nicholat, co-owner, director and Mai — is planning to reactivate a project curator at Art Placement, said grey is a fit- by Slovakian artist Július Koller, who died ting colour for this time of year. in 2007. The original project, called Ping“January is the dead of winter in Saska- Pong Society, was first shown in 1970 in toon, when long stretches of overcast days Bratislava when Koller installed ping-pong can make everything seem kind of dull tables in an art gallery space and invited and monotone. Lots of people head off to viewers to come play the game. warmer, brighter climates this time of year, In 2012, Tiravanija had an exhibition or find other ways to bring brightness into installed in a Mexican gallery in which he their lives,” he said. presented his own work through Koller’s “We took a slightly opposite approach, work. Now Tiravanija will revisit Pingcelebrating the grey and other muted and Pong Society at Remai Modern, with monochrome colour palettes, and I think particular attention paid to the visitor finding that there can be a really beautiful, experience and how people relate to and AS011415 Aaron quiet and calming quality to that kind of a interact with art.

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Tomorrow is the Question, a ping pong based exhibit, opens Jan 19 at Remai Modern. (Photo Supplied) Tomorrow is the Question will be on display in the free Connect Gallery, and visitors are invited to play ping-pong in the space or watch other people participate.

On Feb. 9 from 2 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., a clinic led by Table Tennis Saskatchewan will help visitors hone their skills. The exhibition runs until March 24.

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As a result of those friendships, an exhibition of Martin’s work was held in 2017 SASKATCHEWAN CRAFT at the Print Art Research Centre. That’s COUNCIL when she put forward the idea for ConThe first new show of 2019 at the nections, a joint printmaking exhibition Saskatchewan Craft Council (SCC) gallery at the SCC Gallery in Saskatoon, later on Broadway Avenue is Connections, a calling on Peterson for his assistance in printmaking exhibition featuring works co-ordinating it. by artists from Saskatchewan and South Peterson, the director of the Saskatoon Korea. printmaking studio Void Gallery, sought Co-ordinated by Saskatoon artists out work by local printmakers he had Monique Martin and Michael Peterson, worked with at Void and also contacted the exhibition came to fruition after one of other Saskatchewan artists through ReMartin’s prints was curated into a show at gina’s Articulate Ink printmaking studio.

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Entertainment (Continued from page 8) The artists whose work is showcased in Connections are using historical and contemporary printing processes to create their original pieces.

Connections will be on display until March 2. A public reception and artist talk will be held on Jan. 18 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

GORDON SNELGROVE GALLERY A new exhibition called #extra will open this week at the Gordon Snelgrove Gallery on the University of Saskatchewan campus.

Displaying work by staff members and sessional lecturers in the College of Arts and Science’s Department of Art and Art History, featured artists include Joseph Anderson, Patrick Bulas, Todd Lyons, Barbara Reimer, Terry Billings, Xiao Han, Clint Hunker, Grant McConnell, Frances Robson, Jordan Schwab, Jacob Semko, Nik Semenoff, Laura St. Pierre, Mindy Yan Miller, Shawn Zheng, Ann Donald and Janice Weber. The show runs from Jan. 14 – Jan. 18. The exhibition is free and open to the public, with a reception scheduled for Jan. 18 from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.

The gallery will also host a public artist talk and reception on Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. to honour Canadian artist Adrian Stimson, one of the 2018 winners of the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts. The awards, which were created by Canada’s governor general and the Canada Council for the Arts in 1999, recognize remarkable careers in the visual and media arts. Winners receive a medalJW011402 James lion and $25,000.

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Interrupt the cold, dark winter with Winterruption

Shannon Boklaschuk Saskatoon Express anuary is arguably the coldest, dreariest month in Saskatoon, but that doesn’t mean we should stay at home watching Netflix until the snow melts.

The city’s arts and entertainment scene continues to shine, and Winterruption Saskatoon is sure to brighten up even the bleakest, most frigid days of January.

Scheduled for Jan. 23-26 at eight venues spread throughout Saskatoon’s core, the fourth annual event will offer a diverse mix of live music, comedy, spoken word, drag, film and more. Free outdoor events will also be on offer for people of all ages.

Kirby Wirchenko, executive and artistic director of the Broadway Theatre, envisions Winterruption as a respite that people can look forward to in the middle of winter. The Broadway Theatre launched Winterruption Saskatoon in 2016 in partnership with the Regina Folk Festival, which presents Winterruption Regina during the same dates.

“In the longest, coldest, darkest month of winter, we really wanted to create an opportunity for people to just get out of their house and celebrate the fact that it’s a winter city — not just kind of wait until spring, as it were,” said Wirchenko.

During Winterruption’s first two years in Saskatoon, the focus was on shows at indoor venues. Outdoor components were

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added in 2018, including a storytelling tipi set up behind Ecole Victoria School on Broadway Avenue.

This year, on Jan. 25 and 26, the tipi — which can hold 18 people at a time — will feature a broad range of stories presented

by Indigenous storytellers and storytellers who are new Canadians. The storytelling and other outdoor events are offered free of charge, with food available for purchase on site.

“The goal there was to connect an outdoor activity that feels like it’s in sync with what we do in the (indoor) shows,” said Wirchenko.

“So whether we do music or podcasts or a comedian or a theatre show or a dance show — all those things, in essence, are storytelling. So what we wanted to do outside was do outdoor storytelling that people could engage in.”

Other outdoor activities include sleigh rides and crokicurl, which is hosted by the Broadway Business Improvement District.

Winterruption Saskatoon will feature more than 30 storytellers outdoors and nearly 40 acts performing at 18 indoor shows. The indoor venues include the Broadway Theatre, Persephone Theatre, the Refinery, the Bassment, Louis’, Amigos Cantina, Black Cat Tavern and the Top of the Inn at the Sheraton Hotel.

The collection of live indoor events crosses a variety of media and genres,

The Winterruption story telling tipi will feature a broad range of stories presented by Indigenous storytellers and storytellers who are new Canadians.

(Photo Supplied) showcasing acclaimed performers such as stand-up comedians Dave Merheje and Ali Hassan of We Ain’t Terrorists; Bruce McCulloch from The Kids in the Hall; RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Bob the Drag Queen; Juno Award winner Alexa Dirks of Begonia; acclaimed jazz musician and award-winning film composer David Braid; improvisational singer, avant-garde composer and best-selling novelist Tanya Tagaq; and many more.

More information, including show dates, times and locations, as well as the full show lineup, can be found online at winterruptionsk.ca. Tickets can also be purchased on the website.

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Because of the criminal t was late spring about inclinations and activities of five years ago. I was sitmy family, members spent ting on an elderly bench a lot of time in the Assizes in the Goole (Yorkshire) (court) where their follies Public Graveyard. Unbidden were revealed to all who tears were trailing down my could read. It’s doubtful that cheeks. my relatives could do so for Earlier that day I had been themselves. to the Goole Public Library Through the newspapers and found the records that I came to realize that their verified that my two-times favourite activity — largreat-grandmother (Mary Columnist ceny — had probably been Gordon Dempsey) was buried learned at their parents’ feet in this graveyard — one of as both Mom and Dad and other Farrar/ the first public graveyards in England after the great Beckett Street Cemetery McDonald relations also routinely got caught and sentenced, including transwas established in Leeds.

The Goole cemetery was reasonably portation.

A genealogical colleague and friend maintained and marked, but there was no likelihood that I was going to locate who is researching the same family territory has been gentler on the gang my great-grandmother’s grave. The suggesting that they stole things like a closest I was going to get to it was to sack of potatoes because they were hunfind the section for Catholics or nongry or a lace handkerchief to impress a conformists. sweetheart. But I can’t buy her thinking Mary Dempsey had died in the Goole Workhouse in 1908 and her body when the same gang made off with a ton was probably buried in the first avail- of worsted wool on one occasion and a significant amount of lead pipe on anable open grave in the Catholic “F” other and managed to successfully fence section. According to cemetery staff, it was routine to dump the bodies from both items within 24 hours.

Indeed, there was also attendant the workhouse under those of more prominent citizens whose families had Peaky Blinder violence often fuelled by drink. One great-uncle managed to bite the means to purchase a coffin. Little did they know they were getting a two- off someone’s nose in a bar fight. Later he spent 10 years in jail for a stabbing. for-one.

Even though there was an ocean and Another attacked his long-standing a century between me and that moment, girlfriend (one Sarah Ingram) with a it was tough. When I started on this per- kitchen knife, bending it on her head. sonal genealogy gig some six years ago, Miraculously, she survived, and he spent two years in Armley Gaol.

I have to admit to being totally unpreWhen I view the conglomerate fampared for the emotional turmoil that my ily information that I’ve accumulated research would churn up.

Not everyone researching their fam- over the years, I’m pretty confident in stating that in today’s world of instant ily tree will have the kind of emotion electronic connectivity and ruthless that I’ve experienced. This is mostly because they will not be uncovering or databases, that my relatives wouldn’t revealing the sort of records that I have have had a snowball’s chance in hell of being allowed to emigrate to Canada found myself routinely examining.

Today, a few years later, I’m consti- and become bonafide citizens.

From the day I decided to start tutionally less flimsy and can handle the discoveries with a lot more equanimity. researching the past, I have wondered what took my great-grandfather at the And they keep coming. age of 40 away from his family in Leeds But there’s no denying the truth — my Yorkshire ancestors were criminally and travel to Saskatoon in 1911.

Born and raised in Leeds, no one inclined; they were true bad-asses. I could be less suited to claim a homesuppose you could describe them as a stead. So, he got a job as a baker mankind of Irish mafia who occupied the aging to save enough money to send for now razed Irish Ghetto in Leeds. It’s my family version of “Peaky Blinders,” his wife and seven children to come in but they were definitely shorter and less steerage the following year.

He was the only member of his family handsome than the charismatic Cillian ever to leave England. My great-grandfaMurphy. ther spent the next 20 years operating the How do I know this? When you first-ever elevator in Saskatoon — in the achieve “fame” or “celebrity” by beDrinkle-MacMillan building. I picture ing named to the National Registry of him perched on his stool, clothed in his Habitual Criminals, included are the ever-present vest, flinging the gates open details of your physical appearance — height, build, eye colour, scars and tat- and closed multiple times a day. Sometoos. Some of my uncles even achieved times, he’d give his visiting grandchildren a jelly bean — yes, just one. “rogue and vagabond” status which is He eventually died in Vancouver, kind of like a three-star general getting another star for being extraordinary. In outliving all of his seven siblings by many years. Most of them were lost to this case, for being incorrigibly bad.

Last September when I renewed my diseases like tuberculosis and consequences of slum living. While even Ancestry.ca subscription I received a now I still really don’t know the answer cheap offer that I couldn’t refuse — of why he chose to come to Canada, basic access to Newspapers.com. This there must have been a eureka moment is like winning the genealogy lottery when he said, “Enough” and decided as the British newspapers of the midhe wanted a better life for himself and nineteenth century are a truly a thing his family. Eventually that happened, of glory. Before there were any other although there were a lot of bumps. kinds of general communication, the Perhaps, we can even say — Canada only thing anyone had was the written saved him. word densely filling the pages of the And therefore, Canada also saved the great broadsheets. All the news was fulrest of us who followed. somely reported.

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SASKATOONEXPRESS - January 14-20, 2019 - Page 12 have to stay the course and keep up their activities around connecting with the community like they have in the last five to six seasons. It is not a quick fix for the attendance woes, but it is a stay the course thing you have to hope pays off.

The Blades’ best assets are their players, who interact with the public the most and are out in the community. The Blades have put together a roster full of excellent young men. The more the public gets to see that side of the players, the more they will get the urge to attend games.

For the on-ice product, the Blades two biggest selling points revolve around centre Kirby Dach and netminder Nolan Maier, who are both in their second full league seasons and eligible for the upcoming NHL Entry Draft. Dach has huge potential to be a first-round selection.

He leads the Blades in scoring with 16 goals and 30 assists, while posting a plus-five rating. His ability to play well on the defensive side of the game is vastly underrated.

Maier burst onto the scene last season with a number of remarkable performances. He had some bumps in the road early on this season, but he has really found his stride over the last month to cement his reputation as being one of the best goalies in the league.

The Yorkton product is having a solid campaign, posting a 21-8-4 record, a 2.74 goals against average, a .908 save percentage and two shutouts.

Another player who is invested in the team is 18-year-old captain Chase Wouters. Overager Dawson Davidson has cemented his role as an offensive defenceman and sits second in team scoring behind Dach.

The duo that has really turned heads on the backend are overager Brandon Schuldhaus and 19-year-old Nolan Kneen. Both were acquired in trades during the first half of the campaign.

Schuldhaus and Kneen have become the Blades’ top There are nights when Blades goalie Nolan Maier is worth the price of admission. (Photo by Darren Steinke) defensive pair, and they are the go-to in obvious shut-down situations. Both have offensive ability to go along with toughness and grit.

First-year head coach Mitch Love has been as good as advertised. He came to the Blades having been an assistant coach and an assistant to the general manager with the EverDarren Steinke Canada Highway. ett Silvertips last season.

Saskatoon Express Travelling the WHL circuit specifically in Saskatchewan The 34-year-old has a reputation of being one of the best f fictional play-by-play voice Harry Doyle from the over the past three seasons has allowed me to come to the and brightest young up-and-coming coaches in the league, movie Major League had a sports talk show about the conclusion that the other four league centres in the province having also worked in Hockey Canada’s system. When he Saskatoon Blades, his intro might go something like this. — Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Regina and Swift Current — arrived in Saskatoon, Love gave credit to former head coach “Hi folks, this is Harry Doyle and welcome to Saskatoon support their teams better than Saskatoon does.

Dean Brockman and his staff saying they had done some Blades Banter. In case you haven’t noticed — and judging Like Saskatoon, fans in the other four Saskatchewan real good work to bring the players along. by attendance you haven’t — the Blades have won a few centres with WHL teams have had their reasons not to go Brockman and the Blades parted ways at the end of last lately.” to games over the years during down times. It also seems season, and he is now the head coach and director of hockey Actually, the Blades sit third overall in the 22-team WHL the bad feelings disappear quickly in those centres when the operations with the Swift Current Broncos. or second overall in the 12-team Eastern Conference with a players work hard and the team shows improvement in the Love and his staff have successfully built on the founda26-12-5 record. win column. tion they inherited. While they look for continued improveWhile the Blades have risen to the status of being one of If the team rises to the point of being one of the WHL’s ment, they have put their stamp on the team. the WHL’s top teams, fans seem skeptical of a franchise that top clubs, the rinks in the other four Saskatchewan centres Colin Priestner has learned and improved in each season hasn’t made the post-season since hosting the Memorial Cup fill up. since taking over the role as Blades general manager before in 2013.

It feels like Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Regina and Swift the start of the 2016-17 campaign. Priestner, whose father Saskatoon just missed out on making the playoffs in each Current are more blue collar than Saskatoon. That character- Mike owns the team, has made some good trades over the of the past two campaigns going 28-35-7-2 in 2016-17 and istic sees people in those centres rally around their hockey past three years and overseen some good bantam drafts.

35-33-3-1 last season. teams that much quicker than those here do.

Now, it just has to become the trendy thing to do in SasAfter 20 home dates, the Blades are averaging 3,666 Saskatoon seems to have a split personality. It has a siz- katoon to attend Blades games. spectators per game at the SaskTel Centre, which seats able arts side, which brings with it a certain sophistication.

The Blades is a great group to support. They are winning, 15,195. The Blades haven’t been that low for average atMaybe it would be helpful for attendance if a Starbucks was and winning is always fun. Like the other WHL Saskatchetendance in a season since they averaged 3,361 back in the built on the grounds of the SaskTel Centre. That said, there is wan centres, here’s hoping people in Saskatoon can let loose 2003-04 campaign, when they posted a franchise-worst a great specialty coffee stand at the rink. and feel free to indulge in the fun the Blades are providing record of seven wins, 52 losses, 11 ties and two overtime It should be noted that the diehards heading to SaskTel this season. setbacks.

Centre regularly for Blades games are great supporters, so I know the team would love to see you all at the rink.

The list of reasons people in Saskatoon give for not the team does have that going for them as a building block.

(You can see more of Darren Steinke’s work in his online going to Blades games seems to be as long as the TransWith the product coming around on the ice, the Blades blog stankssermon.blogspot.ca.)

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The Saskatoon SPCA has had several dogs with parvovirus come into the shelter in the last few weeks, and the organization wants pet owners in Saskatoon and surrounding communities to know about the threat parvovirus poses to their puppies and dogs, and urges them to contact their veterinarians to get their pets’ vaccinations up to date.

“Parvovirus is in our community. The virus can live in the environment under certain conditions for a very long time — weeks or even months,” Saskatoon SPCA executive director Patricia Cameron said in a news release. “If your puppy or dog is exposed to an infected dog or the infected dog’s feces, they can pick it up.

“Further, even if your pet is an indoor dog, you can track the disease into your house and expose them to this deadly and painful illness.”

The symptoms come on quickly, and while the survival rate is about 70 per cent, pets will need immediate and extensive veterinary care.

“Animals become lethargic, and their appetite for food can decline, but the most common signs we see are vomiting and diarrhea,” Cameron said.

Vaccinating is the best defence against the disease, and most dog owners understand that vaccinations and regular veterinary care is part of being a responsible pet owner. The effective vaccine requires a series of three separate injections.

Parvovirus does not affect people or other species, though cats can contract a similar disease and require protective vaccination and regular veterinary care.

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Total lunar eclipse viewing: Be at the University of Saskatchewan Observatory to watch the moon turn red as it passes into Earth’s shadow. The partial phase (growing shadow) begins at 9:30 p.m.; totality (red moon) begins at 10:40 p.m. Free and open to the public. 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., U of S Observatory (108 Wiggins Road).

MUSIC JANUARY 17

Four of Canada’s best fiddlers, J.J. Guy, Daniel Koulack, Troy MacGillivray and Gordon Stobbe gather for the Canadian Fiddle Revue, reaching back into the tradition of oldtime favourites, yet demonstrating what’s best from today’s players. 8 p.m. The Bassment, 202 Fourth Ave. North. Tickets $23 for SJS members, $28 for non-members.

JANUARY 18 The Dirty Catfish Band, a nine-piece collective from Winnipeg is back for a third visit, embracing the sounds of New Orleans jazz, cutting loose with imaginative and inspiring playing. 9 p.m. The Bassment. Tickets $23 and $28.

JANUARY 19 Way North consists of three Canadians, Petr Cancura on sax, Rebecca Hennessy on trumpet and Michael Herring on bass, who hooked up with American Richie Barshay on drums to use jazz and improvisation as a way of exploring folk and world music. They are touring in support of their second album, Fearless and Kind. 8 p.m. The Bassment.

Tickets $23 and $28. ***** Saskatoon Philharmonic Orchestra’s Winter Concert, 7:30 p.m. at Robert Hinitt Castle Theatre (Aden Bowman Collegiate). Tickets: $15, $10 seniors and students, Under eight free Available from members, McNally Robinson and at the door. For more information, visit www.saskatoonphilharmonicorchestra.com. ***** Spivohrai Ukrainian Children’s Choir presents Christmas Concert, with Oremus Vocal Quartet and Ukrainian Chamber Choir. 6:30 p.m. at Knox United Church.

JANUARY 31 Lyell Gustin 15th Anniversary Recital Series presents

Ensemble Made in Canada, the nation’s premier piano quartet, performing 14 newly-commissioned musical works in celebration of our country’s rich diversity. The Ensemble’s innovative Mosaïque Project invites listeners’ response in informal artwork and involves a special website displaying art pieces from audiences in all provinces and territories.

7:30 p.m., St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (436 Spadina Cres. East). Pre-concert talk at 6:45. Tickets: $40 regular and $30 student, at McNally Robinson, Yamaha Piano, Saskatoon Music Academy, Gustin committee, or at the door. Children 12 and under, free if accompanied by an adult. Season passes for all 2019 recitals also available at above locations. For more information, call 306-373-1451 or visit www.gustinhouse.ca

EVENTS JANUARY 17 Saskatoon Nature Society’s monthly speaker series. The event has a new location: Room 1130, Health Sciences E-Wing on the U of S campus. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. and everyone is welcome to attend at no charge. This month’s speaker is Mark Bidwell. He will discuss ecology and conservation of whooping cranes. For more information, visit www.saskatoonnaturesociety.sk.ca. ***** The Department of Indigenous Studies and the Aboriginal Students’ Centre are pleased to bring Dr. Allan Downey (PhD) to the University of Saskatchewan to present a talk titled The Creator’s Game. In his book, The Creator’s Game: Lacrosse, Identity and Indigenous Nationhood, Downey explores Indigenous and non-Indigenous relations and Indigenous identity formation. 11:30 a.m., Gordon Oakes Red Bear Student Centre, U of S campus.

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Writing North is a two-day festival for Saskatoon’s community of writers and anyone interested in writers and books. This year’s festival features five Canadian writers from diverse genres and backgrounds: Jacqueline Baker, Sarah Gartshore, Laurie D. Graham, Michael Helm and Elizabeth Philips. The event is co-produced by the University of Saskatchewan’s Department of English / MFA in Writing Program and the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild. Free and open to the public. Jan. 25 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., nd Jan. 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.. St. Andrew’s College (1121 College Drive).

RUH Foundation’s Greek Gourmet Feast, 5:30 p.m. at Manos Restaurant & Lounge (200-1820 Eighth Street East). Proceeds support 12 innovative chronic care programs, including equipment and research initiatives related to diabetes, coronary artery disease and stroke, heart function, cardiooncology care, epilepsy, respiratory care, and culturally safe approaches to chronic disease management proposed by clinicians and researchers at Royal University Hospital. Call or email Trina at 306-655-0628 or trina.hritzuk@ruhf.org for more information or to purchase tickets.

FEBRUARY 1 The Saskatoon Council on Aging will host a Volunteer Fair for Older Adults at the Saskatoon Field House (2020 College Drive). Dozens of community agencies will be on hand with opportunities to get involved with our community. 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. (track area). Free to attend, no registration required.

For more information, phone 306‐652‐2255 or visit www. scoa.ca.

FEBRUARY 2-3 Native Plant Society of Saskatchewan AGM and Conference - What’s New with Native Plants Location: Wanuskewin Heritage Park, Saskatoon. This year’s theme is “What’s New with Native Plants” and is packed with interesting topics and speakers. For more information or to register, visit https://www.npss.sk.ca/news-and-events/events/251.

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Indigenous Achievement Week. Join us in celebrating the successes and contributions of Métis, First Nations and Inuit students, staff and faculty during Indigenous Achievement Week. The week focuses on achievements in academJANUARY 23 ics, research, education, community engagement and leadership. This year’s theme is Powerful Voices. Everyone In a series of community talks called Literature Matters, is welcome. For more information and event listings, visit members of the Department of English at the University of Saskatchewan explore diverse literary topics. The upcoming students.usask.ca/events/iaw.php. talk by Tasha Beeds is entitled Through an Indigenous MARCH 8 Woman’s Lens: Revitalizing Our Relationship with the Water Grandmothers 4 Grandmothers. 14th Annual Fundraising Using Movement, Song and Story. Free and open to the Dinner at the Western Development Museum. Reception 5 public. 7:30 p.m., Grace-Westminster United Church Social p.m., Program at 6:15p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m. EntertainHall (505 10th St. East) ment: Back of the Bus. Tickets $50: Beer, Wine cash bar. For JANUARY 25 tickets and information, contact Maureen at 306-373-0087 Ladies Night-Out Potluck, 6:30 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Angli- or Jennifer at 306-242-4989. Or pick up tickets at McNally Robinson Booksellers. The event supports the Stephen Lewis can Church (135 - 109th St. West). After dinner there will Foundation www.stephenlewisfoundation.org. be games, singing and socializing. No charge.

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• How much do I dislike Jeff O’Neill as an analysist? I’d take a package deal of Glenn Healy, PJ Stock and Pierre McGuire over him every time.

• Janice Hough, on Tim Tebow getting engaged: “I guess he’s finally been completing his passes.”

• From Bill Littlejohn: “The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, located in Cleveland, has a take on the Browns, a team with high aspirations in 2019, and new head coach, Freddie Kitchens: They are calling them Freddie and the Dreamers.”

• How much too early is it to start the discussion of Connor McDavid being among the best players ever?

• Hough, on the name of the park where the San Francisco Giants play going from AT&T Park to Oracle Park: “And it’s only a coincidence if fans suddenly end up with a major increase in dropped calls?”

• I like Brian Burke as a hockey analyst.

• There is going to be $90 billion on the table in the divorce of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie. She is about to become the richest woman in the world. There is another woman in the scenario — former So You Think You Can Dance host Laura Sanchez.

• Torben Rolfsen, on the same subject: “Jeff Bezos’s divorce papers arrived by drone.”

• The five best shot movies of the 20th Century,

according the American Society of Cinematographers: 1. Lawrence of Arabia; 2. Blade Runner; 3. Apocalypse Now; 4. Citizen Kane; 5. The Godfather. No word on where Debbie Does Dallas finished.

• Hough, on quarterback Trevor Lawrence saying he hopes to win at least three more championships at Clemson: “If he were a basketball player, he’d be packing up his dorm room tomorrow.”

• From Rolfsen: “An age-old debate: What’s the best wine pairing with nachos?”

• Here is a baseball stat that seems unbelievable: In 6,764 at-bats, Joey Votto has only popped out seven times, and never to the catcher, pitcher or first baseman.

• From comedy writer Alex Kaseberg: “Donald Trump said the invention of the wheel outdated the invention of the wall. He was only off by 5,500 years. Even Larry King thinks that’s a long time.”

• From 1969 Hockey Tweets: “There’s this new way of getting your hockey viewing in — cable vision! They say the entire country will be wired for this someday. Anything would be better than falling off the roof twice every winter adjusting the antenna for my dad.”

• The top inventions in TV in my lifetime have been colour, cable and remote control.

• Hough, on Carl Grove, 90, being stripped of his gold medal in cycling he won at Masters Track National Championships after testing positive for a PED: “He blamed the result on bad meat. Really, wouldn’t it have been more believable to claim a tainted supplement? Like Ensure?”

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• What’s the difference between UFC fighter Conor MacGregor and Oilers superstar Connor McDavid?

One battles opponents without help; the other is Conor MacGregor.

• TSN hockey analyst Jeff O’Neill had his 1995 world junior gold medal stolen. Given his over-the-top criticism of Team Canada’s Maxime Comtois, he also lost his sense of perspective.

• Tim Tebow has gotten engaged.

If ever a guy should be used to going down on one knee.

• The CPL (Canadian Premier League) added seven teams to its soccer championship. This should increase overall scoring for the tournament by three goals.

• What do you call Tim Tebow asking Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters for her hand in marriage? Tebow-ring.

• From the ironic files: Eagles QB Nick Foles achieving near sainthood in Philadelphia, the city that famously booed St. Nick.

• Andre Agassi recently admitted he first went commando at the only French Open he won, and because it succeeded in Paris he has worn no undies since. “See?” said Paris Hilton.

• In the BCS championship game,

Alabama shook off an early Clemson pick-six with a 62-yard touchdown pass, and soon took the lead 16-14.

After that, the Tide turned.

• Milwaukee Bucks standout Giannis Antetokounmpo said it is too soon to consider him one of the NBA’s biggest stars. Obviously not — he’s still humble.

• The NFL currently employs 70 per cent black players, but just six per cent black head coaches. Apparently in the NFL, Rooney doesn’t rule.

• According to ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian, about 150 MLB players strike out at least 100 times each year. Roughly 150 guys striking out 100 times reminds me of my high school dances.

• When Rockets star James Harden finally quits basketball, he might be the first retiree to spend less time travelling.

• Retired Canadian skier Erik Guay said the crash of former teammate Osborne-Paradis had an impact. Don’t most crashes?

• NFL great Steve Young said most quarterbacks worry about their legacy.

Nathan Peterman has an awful lot to worry about.

RJ’s Punalty Box After Bears PK Cody Parker accepted no excuses for his sixth doink of the season that ended Chicago’s playoffs, teammates called him a “standup guy.” Or maybe an upright guy?

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Students design board game in history class

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By Chris Putnam hen students signed up for a senior history course with Dr. Frank Klaassen (PhD) last fall, they didn’t know what they were getting into.

“I was looking to do something a little bit different,” said Klaassen, a University of Saskatchewan Department of History faculty member who has taught a College of Arts and Science course on masculinity in the Middle Ages for several years.

In the first week of his 2017 course, Klaassen surprised his students with a proposal: would they like to design a board game as a class project?

“I was very excited,” said Jackson Hase, an honours history student.

As one of the members of the class with a passion for board games, Hase immediately saw the potential of a game as a learning and teaching tool.

“It’s a way that a lot of people don’t often approach history — thinking about history in a non-narrative way, thinking about systems,” said Hase.

Like a society, a board game is a system of rules, resources and competing interests.

What better way to understand medieval masculinity than through a game?

“It gives a kind of immediacy to the world of loss and gaining of honour, which is very personal. And the game makes it personal,” said Klaassen.

Not everyone in the class shared Hase’s gaming background, but the 13 students poured themselves into the project. By the end of the term, they had a functional game titled Virtus — Latin for manliness. Professionally printed copies of Virtus recently went up for sale through USask Museum of Antiquities, with advance orders costing $40.

Inspired by commercial titles such as Guillotine, Virtus is a card game about AS011408 Aaron male honour in the Middle Ages.

“The great teaching moments in history are the moments of surprise: the moments where you go, ‘Wow! That’s really weird,’ or ‘That’s really funny,’ or ‘That’s really interesting.’ There’s a lot of that built into the game,” said Klaassen.

Players take on the roles of medieval peasants, clerics and other figures who accumulate honour while casting dishonour on their opponents. Actions are represented by cards inscribed with historical scenarios, ranging from “I have grown a majestic beard” to “You were caught in a scheme to conjure demons.”

Every scenario in the game is drawn from historical sources consulted by the students.

“People would go into readings looking for specific situations or pieces that they wouldn’t normally look for. It made you look at history in a different way,” said honours history student Jonah Egan-Pimblett.

Members of the class contributed to the game according to their interests. Some, like Hase and Egan-Pimblett, focused on designing rules and mechanics. Others with a talent for art created illustrations for the game cards in the style of a medieval manuscript.

“Often, group projects are messy and don’t feel good at the end. This one had its moments of messiness, but there was actually a product at the end — a workable game. It was really rewarding,” said EganPimblett.

When the course was finished, Klaassen successfully applied for funding from the Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning to refine the game and print a batch of copies for use as teaching tools in future courses. A second batch of copies is being sold to the public, with profits going to the USask Museum of Antiquities.

Hase and Egan-Pimblett had a chance to show off the game to friends during playtesting sessions this summer. They said they

History students Jackson Hase (left) and Jonah Egan-Pimblett (right) play a round of Virtus, the card game they helped create in a class taught by Dr. Frank Klaassen (centre). (Photos by Chris Putnam) Virtus is a card game about male honour in the Middle Ages.

look forward to more opportunities to play with non-historians once their copies arrive.

“It leads to interesting conversations about history. And it’s just fun to beat your friends,” said Hase.

Klaassen hopes to take his classroom experiment to the next level in an upcoming term. He and fellow history department

faculty member Dr. Benjamin Hoy (PhD) — who also uses board games as teaching tools — are developing a new senior course built around creating games as a way of studying history.

(Chris Putnam is a communications officer in the College of Arts and Science at the University of Saskatchewan.)

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