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Anne Vangelisti’s Saskatoon berry serum was showcased in British Vogue magazine last month. (Photo Supplied)

Skincare product creator harnesses the magic of Saskatoons

Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express hen Anne Vangelisti received an email from British Vogue magazine, she was suspicious.

She had a new skincare product for sale, but had no idea how far the word had reached in a short time.

“They contacted me after seeing my Instagram profile. It is amazing how social media has connected everybody,” she said from her escape-the-Saskatchewan-winter home in Las Vegas. “They were very forthcoming with the email and it had all the indications that it was from British Vogue.

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“I really checked over all the little details on it. I went to the British Vogue website, cross-referenced that that person actually works there and forwarded that email to a friend who works in marketing here in the States. He said, ‘Yeah, that’s legit.’

“It was very astonishing to think that I had come up on their radar.”

When the magazine came out, there was her product in the Fresh Faced Beauty section.

Vangelisti (nee Martynuk) has developed a skincare line called Apotheca Borealis. The one featured in Vogue is a

Saskatoon berry-based serum.

Vangelisti was living in Los Angeles when she started dabbling in natural skincare products. It came at a time when she was having health issues, and was recovering at her home after surgery.

“I started making really simple recipes and would give it to my friends to try out.

That created the spark for what eventually would become a skincare line.”

With the cost of medical care, Vangelisti returned to Saskatoon in 2015.

Development of her product started in December 2016.

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Curling, curling and more curling

he best curling event in ***** the world, bar none, is A selection committee of 31 the Tim Hortons Roar named Saskatoon’s Vera Pezer of the Rings. At the event, the ninth best curler of all Canada’s Olympic berths will time. Had I been on the comgo to the last women’s and mittee I would have ranked men’s teams left standing.

Vera ahead of young whipThe competition is tougher persnappers such as Kaitlyn than the Olympics, although Lawes and Rachel Homan. far less prestigious. It is better In fact, Vera would have than a Scotties or Brier, where been in my top three, along the field is watered down — in with Sandra Schmirler and a good way — because of the Jennifer Jones. Vera won four Editor participation from all provincnational championships in es and territories. Having truly national a five-year period, including three in a events is a good thing. row — 1971, 1972 and 1973 — as a skip.

The format for qualifying for the tri- Last week I said I would pick Schmirler als is somewhat complicated, but in the over Jones as the top skip of all time; end there are likely to be nine teams on Vera wasn’t on the list of choices as far as the women’s and men’s sides. Curling I could tell.

Canada hasn’t released the format for Vera would no doubt credit her team 2019. of Sheila Rowan, Joyce McKee and Lee Getting to the point, the Olympic trials Morrison for the three national titles she are coming to Saskatoon in 2019. won as a skip. The core of the team also We were “supposed” to get them in won in 1969 with Joyce skipping, Vera 2017, but they somehow ended up in playing third, Lee playing second and Jen Ottawa. Curling is as political as minor Falk at lead. hockey.

I loved watching them play.

Volunteers will do a bang-up job here, ***** as they do with every event that comes to In keeping with the sports theme, our city. Congratulations and thank you congratulations to the Saskatoon Blades, to those on our bid committee. which will be making their first appear***** ance in the Western Hockey League playRobyn Silvernagle did us proud at the offs since 2013. Here’s hoping the team Scotties Tournament of Hearts last week has a long playoff run, and people get out with her third-place finish. With a shot and support them. here and a shot there, she might have won ***** the thing.

I was sad to hear of the passing of One of the many things that impressed Bob Adams last week. Mr. Adams lived me was the calming influence third less than a block from where I grew Stefanie Lawton brought to the team. up. All the kids in the area were pretty Stefanie has been to four Scotties as a darn proud and impressed that one of skip, and her experience rubbed off on our neighbours had participated in the Silvernagle, second Jessie Hunkin and Olympics. lead Kara Thevenot. It was a joy to watch I can still picture this tall, distinthem play. guished man walking from his home

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to Aden Bowman Collegiate, where he taught physical education, coached basketball and track and field, and later became the vice-principal.

As a rookie reporter in the late 1970s, I had the opportunity to interview him. I was as nervous as all get-out, but it was a privilege.

Ned Powers and Mr. Adams met in 1952 and became friends. Ned shares his memories of that friendship in a column on Page 3. ***** Retired Saskatoon teacher and longtime acquaintance Barry Rusnell took me up on the offer to send in celebrity deaths that hit us particularly hard. Here’s Barry’s: “1. Elvis: I heard about it waiting at a red light at the top of the Broadway Bridge on the car radio. 2. John Kennedy: It was noon hour and I was sitting in the living room getting ready to go back to school when my dad came out of the basement and said, “Bear . . . they shot the president.” I was stunned. 3. Lennon: I was watching the NFL game — Miami vs the Patriots — when Howard Cosell broke the news. It was my birthday. To this day I struggle to deal with it.” ***** Here’s something I found interesting: “The mind of a writer can be a truly terrifying thing. Isolated, neurotic, caffeineaddled, crippled by procrastination, consumed by feelings of panic, self-loathing, and soul-crushing inadequacy. And that’s on a good day.” So says Robert De Niro.

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A life-long commitment to track and field

ob Adams was a good a star with hockey’s Toronto ole country boy — but Maple Leafs. a very inventive and “I was asked to compete in imaginative one — who paran inter-service track meet,” layed his skills and determinasaid Adams, “but I didn’t have tion to become an amazing any shoes. The sergeant-major ambassador for Saskatchewan gave me a pair that fit, and on track and field. the shoes was the name of Syl He grew up on a farm on Apps. So while I never did the edge of Alsask, near the fill his boots, I certainly wore Saskatchewan-Alberta border, them.” in the Depression days of the As a coach at Nutana and 1930s and decided that team Aden Bowman collegiates and People sports, like hockey and basethe Saskatoon Track Club, he ball, had limited opportunities. discovered talent and develHe wanted to find an individual sport oped many into stars. His prize pupil was where he could set his own pace.

Eleanor Haslam, a sprinter at the 1956 “I first tried the shot put, made by Olympics in Melbourne, the 1958 Commelting down scraps of lead, but one side monwealth Games in Wales and the 1960 was round and the other flat,” Adams Olympics in Rome. He found Diane Jones once told me. “Then I dragged a 16-foot and her sister, Joanne, on the schoolyard two-by-four and a branch of a poplar at Churchill elementary school and made tree to school to make a pole for the pole sure they attended Bowman. vault. We dug a pit. By 1939, we had With the presence of Adams, Saskathree or four boys who could vault nine toon became one of the hottest properties feet.” for staging events. First came the senior Clarence Garvie of Saskatoon was women’s and junior, juvenile and midget teaching at Alsask, and he recommended championships in 1955.Then the Olympic that Adams should attend the University trials in 1956, the Commonwealth trials of Saskatchewan. There, he was greeted in 1958, the Olympic trials in 1960, the

by Joe Griffiths, the athletic director, who Canadian championships in 1963 and the told Adams he’d “been waiting for him to Pan-American Games trials in 1967. arrive.”

With expertise in running meets and That launched the competitive career a strong fan base growing, Saskatoon for Adams, who starred at the univerlaunched the Indoor Games in 1965 and sity and represented Canada at the 1952 later the Knights of Columbus carried the Helsinki Olympics and the 1954 British mantle into the event which still exists Commonwealth Games at Vancouver. today.

One winter, he suffered a knee injury If asked for favourite moments, Adams on the basketball court and that ended his would probably count three. One was competitive days. He went on to become Harry Jerome’s 100-metre world record a teacher, mentor, coach, administrator, run at Griffiths Stadium in July, 1960. official and all-around general handyman Another would be the medal-winning in the promotion of the sport. races by Bill Crothers and Jerome at the His legacy is immense, climaxed by 1964 Olympics in Japan when Adams was the October 2018 appearance at the 35th head coach of the Canadians. Another annual Bob Adams Foundation awards would be American Bob Seagren’s world night in Saskatoon. His life in track cov- indoor pole vault record performance at ered a span of nearly 80 years. the Saskatoon Arena in 1966.

He died peacefully in hospital in VictoBut life wasn’t all about victories and ria on Feb. 23, having lost his battle with glory with Adams. In days when voluncancer. He was 94. He and his wife Marge teers weren’t terribly active, he marked lived in Victoria since 1985 after retiring the lines on the tracks, raked the jumpin Saskatoon. ing pits, staked out the paths for crossThe interesting footnote to the Garvie- country runners and carried the weights Griffiths connection is that when Adams equipment to meets. graduated from university, Griffiths was To the young athletes, he was coach, on the public school board and he told the caregiver and virtual parent. Even in the board they shouldn’t let Adams get away. fall of 2018, he went to a track meet in He started his teaching and coaching ca- Victoria and helped as a referee for pole reer, alongside Garvie, at Nutana in 1947. vaulting.

There was one slight interruption in The Bob Adams Foundation annuhis university schedule. He joined the ally gives out awards of excellence and Royal Canadian Army in 1944. scholarships to young people from all There was an incident in the army over the province. In October, foundation which involved the name of Syl Apps, an president Kyle Williams thanked Adams Olympic pole vaulter in 1936, who later for “lending his name and energy to the endeared himself to all Canadian boys as foundation, for a lifelong commitment”

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Bob Adams competed in the decathalon at the 1952 Olympics. (Photos Supplied) Bob Adams died Feb.23 at the age of 94.

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He enclosed two books about the

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There was a slight observation: “Excuse my writing.” And, then, as usual, the wish, “Please keep in touch.”

And now, for many of us, there is an appreciation of a life well-lived.

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Dark clouds over Ottawa; it’s chilly at the Remai

suppose there’s little point be a good idea? in complaining about the Finally, last week, she was weather, whether it’s the able to speak on the case in recent deep freeze in Saskafront of the House of Commons toon or the storm twisting over justice committee.

Ottawa.

She said there was “a But I will anyway. consistent and sustained effort It was the coldest February by many people in the governI can remember, and I am sick ment” including the PMO, the to death of pulling on long privy council and the prime underwear, heavy pants, two minister, “to politically interfere pairs of socks, my ugly (but in the exercise of prosecutorial Columnist very warm) hiking boots, three discretion” in her role as atlayers of shirts and sweaters, torney general. She had in hand a puffy coat with a hood, scarf and gloves contemporaneous notes and other items of every damn time I go outside. I’ve reached referral to back up her statement. the state of automatonia (not a word? Too So . . . yes, we pressured her, then debad! I’m grumpy, and I feel like making moted her, then waited for her step down stuff up). from cabinet.

One thing I will say is that EnvironAfter all of that, Prime Minister Justin ment Canada has been spot on with their Trudeau said he “completely disagrees” dreadful forecasts, although I suppose with her version of events. I want to see high-pressure systems do bring a degree of his contemporaneous notes. Now. certainty with them. They’ve been depressCloser to home and in the same general ingly perfect and as clear as new ice. vein, the rRemai mModern (that logo: Which is more than I can say for our really?) is in the news again. I was a little politicians. What the heck is going on, my surprised at the hoohah. Things seemed to sunny friends? be going fairly smoothly.

A couple of weeks ago, I weighed in on The gallery, you will recall, took endthe SNC-Lavalin situation and the vague- less shots when the city decided to build ness emanating from the Prime Minister’s it (under a different mayor and council); Office (PMO). I was hardly alone. Did more of the same during its endless conwe pressure then-Justice Minister Jody struction; and even more ammunition was Wilson-Raybould, or did we direct her not expended over its lofty goals, enormous to prosecute? Or did we just sort of sug- operating budget and admission prices. gest that trampling the rule of law would Everyone calmed down when the art

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gallery made the pages of myriad publications. It gave our little city in the middle of more or less nowhere a presence. We love it when people pay attention to YXE, and of course, rightly so. We’re beautiful.

Then the CEO, Gregory Burke, dropped the first bombshell; he’s leaving for Auckland, which undoubtedly has a better climate (see above) and, of course, New Zealand is his home.

Then two members, at least, of the gallery board were informed that their services will no longer be required. The rest of the executives lined up to dash out the door after them.

And no one knows why. Well, except mayor and council. Except that the outgoing board members have suggested that political interference has occurred.

I’m sure most of us realize that in most cases, personnel issues should not be aired in public. It also makes sense that repopulating the board occurred in camera; sharing people’s intentions and resumes would be uncool, to put it mildly.

However. This is a city-owned facility with a board that exists at arm’s-length, or so I understand it. This is an outrageously expensive facility with a reputation that extends outside our limited borders.

Should there not be a bit more transparency than what we are getting?

Phil Tank, the StarPhoenix man on the case, is as far as I know the only journalist in council chambers with a constant eye on our elected officials.

“(Mayor Charlie) Clark declined an opportunity to deny outright that there had been political interference,” he wrote last week.

“Clark said he was reluctant to answer questions due to the confidential process of volunteer board appointments. He walked away from reporters seeking further comment.”

If Clark’s body language is any indication, there’s a spectacular amount of tension over this situation. With respect, to both Clark and to the outgoing board members, I can’t speculate about what is going on. Anything said could be interpreted as me knowing something I don’t know and I certainly don’t want to impugn anyone’s reputation, even inadvertently or by example.

But taxpayers deserve more than this, if at all possible, and reporters (in our stead) do not deserve the mayor walking away from a scrum before any questions were answered. He did deny political interference, and issues around a municipal board pale in comparison with throwing out the rule of law; but questions remain.

Politicians occasionally dive behind doors claiming confidentiality when sometimes the truth would suffice. Is this such a case?

I fear that clear ice has been replaced with depositing fog in our cold-shouldered country, by those who promised us the sun.

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“Aka my kitchen,” she said with a laugh. “I knew I wanted to do my own skincare line and wanted it to be something that was very Saskatoon-centric.

“I was eating Saskatoon berries because you could buy them frozen at the Co-op, and I was taking them in smoothies; so I was very aware of the benefits of them.

“So I thought, ‘You know, you find all these other things, like all these other berries are used to make oils.’ I thought there had to be a Saskatoon berry oil out there, so I started doing research online; calling up places, orchards in the areas where we are making Saskatoon berry food products.

And nobody was doing an oil, an extract or something I could use readily in a formula.”

She discovered ways to make extracts and infusions using dried Saskatoon berries.

From those, she planned to create a skincare product. She started experimenting.

“It took a few months for me to finally come up with a product that I could successfully use in a skincare formulation.”

Once she had her product, she gave out samples to estheticians and makeup artists in the city. Vangelisti herself is a former makeup artist.

“I was getting such good feedback that I knew I had something really special.”

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She said her father gave her a hand when it came to making distillations, but other than that she has gone it alone.

One of the tricks was figuring out how to work with preservative systems. She had to ensure the product would last for more than a week.

“These berry extracts are very delicate.

It is very easy for them to oxidize if you are not treating them properly.”

She is finding her product has amazing healing properties.

“People of all walks of life are finding it is doing a multitude of things. It is hydrating their skin; it’s improving their skin texture; it’s shrinking their pore size and people that suffer from acne are able to use it to clear up their skin.”

She said it worked wonders when she was on a trip to Thailand last year.

“I know from personal experience that Saskatoon berries provide a natural source of SPF. I reversed a sunburn. I put (the serum) on at night and by the morning the sunburn was gone.”

Vangelisti couldn’t say enough good things about Saskatoon berries.

“They are probably the most potent super food in the world and completely untapped and discovered outside of our city.

They’re incredible.”

She said the berries she uses are from around Greenwater Lake, where a cousin

has a cabin. She does most of the picking herself. She fires up a quad and off into the bush she goes.

“It was important for me to utilize natural compounds including boreal forest plant ingredients that have been used by Indigenous cultures for healing and beautifying benefits throughout the ages.”

Among the other ingredients she works with are juniper berries, dandelion root, raspberry seed oil and black currant oil.

Vangelisti said having her skincare product featured in Vogue has been good for her company.

“It has definitely provided publicity.

I was in Saskatoon for a year and doing this skincare line for most of that time and wasn’t getting a whole lot of traction. I had one vendor in Saskatoon that was carrying my line. Other than that I wasn’t getting any attention, but by having a major publication putting the spotlight on it, it’s really done a lot to get the name out there.”

She foresees her product popping up in many locations.

“I think once people realize how amazing Saskatoon berries are I think it is really going to catch on internationally.”

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Friends become foes at this week’s Brier

Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express teve Laycock’s 2016 Tim Hortons Brier team is returning to The Show.

There is a difference though. The four members of the team — Laycock, Kirk Muyres, Colton Flasch and Dallan Muyres — will be spread out over three provinces.

Laycock is playing third for Jim Cotter of British Columbia, while Flasch is playing second for Kevin Koe of Alberta. The Muyres brothers will be representing Saskatchewan.

“That is so cool,” Kirk Muyres said.

“As soon as we won ours and Colton won his, Steve texted us and said, ‘Boys, I want to make sure I get a picture of us at the Brier in all our gear.’”

The Laycock team won the provincial championship in Saskatchewan three consecutive times between 2014 and 2016. They finished third at the 2015 Brier in Calgary.

“We had a really good run from 2014 to ’16,” Muyres said. “We are the only team in history to win three in a row in Saskatchewan with the same lineup. So that’s pretty special.

“And for us to do that, and you don’t think that much of it when you are playing in it, you realize how special that was and how special a group we had.

“Now it’s really cool to go to this Brier, take a picture all together, and reminisce about those good days. As we get older, we will really appreciate those years more.”

Muyres is making his fifth appearance at the Brier, but the first as a skip. He said moving up the lineup has been good for him. His brother Dallan, who plays

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lead, is making his sixth trip to the Brier.

Twin brothers Kevin and Dan Marsh play third and second respectively on the Green Team. They are Brier rookies.

“The whole thing is just awesome; it’s rejuvenated me; it’s made me excited to go play again,” Muyres said of skipping.

“I knew I needed to get that excitement, those nerves, that pressure going again.

I knew as skip I am going to get it all the time. I am enjoying every time I get a chance to throw a shot that means something — as a skip that is almost every shot.”

The Muyres team has been steadily improving as the season has progressed.

The 28-year-old skipper said it would have been easy to throw in the towel early in the season.

“There were some rough patches, but they were behind me and the belief they had in me was what pulled us through.

That allowed me to learn a little bit about how to skip to be successful.”

Their fortunes turned big time when they won a Grand Slam of Curling tier two event in Thunder Bay. “I think that was the moment I knew I could skip at that top level and that was the moment the guys really came together and we learned what it took to win.

“I learned at that time that I was the leader and I was the one that had to make the decisions. I was the one who had to lead the group forward. I was so used to being that third man for my whole career and caddying for the skip.

Now I am the skip making those decisions and things started to flow nicely.”

Muyres was reminded of the fact Saskatchewan hasn’t won a Brier since 1980, when the Rick Folk did the trick.

Mental-health initiative focused on agriculture

By Cam Hutchinson Saskatoon Express irk Muyres is a champion curler and a champion of a mental-health initiative in the province.

Muyres, who is skipping Saskatchewan’s team at the Tim Hortons Brier this week, is one of the founders of the Do More Agriculture Foundation. Mental health problems aren’t a city thing, but an everybody thing.

Muyres grew up on a farm and knows people who died by suicide.

Muyres helped found the foundation after posing for a curling calendar. He wanted a place for his proceeds to go. With many of his team’s sponsors coming from the agriculture industry and many in his network of friends involved in agriculture, he wanted to lend a hand.

“That’s where my funds went to; to help support the people in that industry who, in a lot of cases, are very remote and don’t have a lot of support in some of their situations. It has been an industry that doesn’t like to talk about its problems; they like to shelter their problems.”

He knew of the work being done by Kim Keller, Lesley Kelly and Himanshu Singh. “(Keller and Kelly) were very vocal in the ag community on mental health in agriculture and how we don’t talk about it enough. I talked with Kim about what we could do and she said there was really nothing set up for it. I must give Kim, Leslie and Himanshu the credit for getting the ball rolling for the Do More Ag Foundation.

“I must say those three really took the reins and did a lot of the work in getting it going and I am just happy to be a part of it and really happy to see the culture shift in agriculture as well as the world we are in. It is OK for people to talk about it. It is pretty cool to be part of that, as small as it might be. Those three are three of the most amazing people I have met.”

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Saskatchewan’s Brier team is made up of (from left to right) Kirk Muyres, Kevin Marsh, Dan Marsh and Dallan Muyres. (Photo by Cam Hutchinson) “That question never gets old, because every time I get that question it means I’m going to the Brier for another year and that’s always good. At the end of the day we are getting to the point where we can win it.

“We’ve played all these teams; we’ve beat all these teams. We know what it takes to be there at the end of the week and perform well at the end of the week.

“We know we have to play really well every time there and there are going to be three or four moments throughout the week that we have to take advantage of.

Those are game-changing, week-changing and they are life-changing moments and we’re going to have to take advantage of it.

“If we can do that and get ourselves into the playoffs on the weekend, then

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all bets are off and anything can happen. That’s when the real fun starts.

That’s the goal; get in the playoffs and see where it shakes out and go from there.”

He said it is impossible to predict those key moments.

“There are those intangible moments that you recognize throughout the week and when you have one of those, you have to take advantage of it. We talk about that and we really relish those opportunities and have fun with them too.

Those are feelings you don’t get anywhere else in life.”

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“It’s just finding that little extra gear to beat those really, really top teams and hopefully we can do it (this) week.”

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“I used to almost make myself sick having to go to university every day and never knew what it was; I thought there was something wrong, but the more people can talk about that, the more you realize it is OK.” He said his anxiety comes back from time to time.

“There are moments, but I certainly have been able to overcome it over the years, especially with curling and the help from some of our sports psychologists. But it’s always there and kind of picking at you. I am fortunate.”

He said there are people with more serious degrees of mental health problems than what he has experienced.

“I think about where I was and where some people are, and it’s amazing to see the strength people have to get through it.”

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Bobby Shew once went shopping with Elvis

By Ned Powers Saskatoon Express obby Shew was born to play trumpet in the most exciting ways and the most creative times of music.

He rode out the amazing era of American big bands; he played in orchestras behind the biggest of big name stars on the Las Vegas strip; and he was a studio musician playing on the soundtracks in Los Angeles for some of Hollywood’s blockbuster movies.

“I shared some remarkable times,” Shew said in a telephone interview from his home in New Mexico. “It was amazing to get caught in the ambience and enjoy the unique experiences. In the setting of any orchestral performance, it was all about finding your kinds of birds of feather, concentrating on brotherhood and team work, all about avoiding any hostilities. Some days, I sit down and remember the days and tears come to my eyes.”

Shew is coming to Saskatoon. He will be the star of a performance at The Bassment, home of the Saskatoon Jazz Society, on March 14. Then on March 16, he will be sharing his talent with Dean McNeill and the University of Saskatchewan.

There will be a free afternoon lecture at Quance Theatre at 2 p.m. and he will be guest artist with the University Wind Ensemble, also at Quance, at 7:30 p.m.

With big name stars, the greatest he worked with was Elvis Presley.

“There was no one greater and I played with many of them in Las Vegas. He’s the guy. I still get cheques every 90 days for the royalties I earned while playing on his recordings,” he said with a laugh.

“Aside from playing in the house orchestra at the Hilton International, I was also a professional copyist, working out all the arrangements. I’d have to take them up to Colonel Tom Parker in a penthouse.

Elvis would greet me and he knew my name. Hey, I was just a little country boy and I had to learn to get past the nervousness. I wasn’t really one to hang out with the stars; I just wanted to do my job.”

But there was one mid-December morning at about 4 o’clock where Shew was

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among those who went Christmas shopping with Elvis.

“You have to understand that Elvis was guarded so well that the Hilton blocked off the rooms on the immediate three floors below the penthouse. There was security on the floors, security at the elevators.

Elvis seldom got the chance to go outside or he’d be mobbed.

“On this one night, I was lucky to be part of a bunch who went shopping with Elvis. He came out of the room in disguise.

They even had a band member dress up as Elvis so he could be a distraction for all of the admiring girls. One store opened its doors. We walked through. Elvis would buy 20 of these, 20 of those, 20 or 30 of anything he wanted. That’s a night of shopping I’ll never forget.”

For seven years on The Strip, he was in bands behind Barbra Streisand, Robert Goulet, Steve Allen and Paul Anka — some more demanding than others. He said Tom Jones “was so cool and could charm you with that smile.”

But to get to Vegas, Shew had to learn the musical ropes with some of the last of America’s great big bands.

He joined the Tommy Dorsey orchestra, two years after Dorsey died in 1956, and the band was being led by Sam Donahue.

He was invited to a room with Charlie Shavers, one of the best trumpet players in the business, but one who was diagnosed with narcolepsy.

“That meant he could fall asleep any time, even on stage. Sam would go over, touch him and tell him we’re in the middle of Dark Eyes. Charlie was the featured soloist; I was in the section. He was a gracious, friendly person, a joy to be around,” said Shew.

“Sam was gentle, friendly, quite different from what Dorsey was supposed to have been. One night, we’re playing I Only Have Eyes for You, backing Frank Sinatra Jr. and The Pied Pipers. He asked me to hit a high note; I didn’t, but Sam was encouraging. A few nights later, I pinched, pressed and prayed and hit the high note.

Sam told the audience about the feat and they all applauded.”

Bobby Shew will play at the The Bassment on March 14 and at the University of Saskatchewan on March 16. (Photo Supplied) Shew joined the Woody Herman band because “I wanted to be in a band that played more jazz and I was moving to another group of great players. Changing bands is like a school of hard knocks; it is never an easy life. The difference between the two was that Dorsey played threeweek stands; Herman was night-to-night.

Herman’s bus was like a rat trap, without toilets.”

One of his best friends was Della Reese, who sang jazz and gospel and was an ordained minister. From 1994 to 2003, Reese played God’s Angel on Earth in a television series, Touched by An Angel.

“When my wife, Lisa, and I moved from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, we moved into an apartment. We went to see Della one day, but said we couldn’t stay long because we were going to look for furniture.

Della was living in Bel Air and she told us go to the garage and take whatever we wanted. That was the kind of person she was. She’d known my wife in her dancing days and I can say the three of us acted like we were the Three Musketeers.”

While making music for movies, Shew seldom got to meet the stars.

“But one day, we were at Paramount Studios during the filming of Grease, and I met Olivia Newton-John in a way I’ll never forget. There were revolving doors leading to the washrooms. We both stepped into the same door, collided and

we fell to the floor. What an unlikely way to meet the star of the movie!”

Shew has been in the business for 60 years and in those times, he’s had Canadian connections. He remembers playing with NORAD’s band (the U.S.-Canadian air defence command) in Saskatoon and Moose Jaw in the early ’60s. He worked with Goulet when the Canadian truck driver became a Las Vegas idol. He played with Canadian legends like Bobby Herriott, Maynard Ferguson and Tommy Banks.

He spent two years at the University of Alberta, introducing the university’s jazz program.

With NORAD, the band played 250 to 260 days a year, sometimes in areas the rest of the world has never seen.

“One concert was about two and a half miles from the North Pole, in a little community on an ice floe which had six or seven buildings and maybe 30 to 40 people. They had us play in a Quonset hut.

Where there were military people stationed, we went to entertain them.”

He’s also designed trumpets for Yamaha.

“You can change the platings, the thickness of the metal, enhance the vibrations, but a trumpet is still basically a trumpet.

We produced one for Yamaha that sold an astronomical number — 500,000 — and we’re working now on a new custommade, high-grade horn.”

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Hebert makes directorial debut with new play at GTNT

Shannon Boklaschuk Saskatoon Express akota Ray Hebert hopes her new play both educates and entertains.

The Dene actor and stand-up comic — who is originally from Meadow Lake – was commissioned by Saskatoon’s Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre (GTNT) to write Native Studies 101. The show marks the latest work of GTNT’s Circle of Voices program (COV), which mentors young aspiring Indigenous artists.

Hebert, who served as assistant co-ordinator for the Circle of Voices program a few years ago, is excited to return to the theatre with Native Studies 101, which she is also directing. She describes the production as a comedy with “learning moments,” noting the show features the stories of a number of Indigenous cultures.

“I think a lot of people think we’re a monolith — like when they say ‘Indigenous culture’ instead of cultures or what have you,” Hebert said.

“But we’re trying to put comedy into it, because I think Native people are some of the funniest people in the world,” she added.

“There’s lot of inside jokes, too. We’ve written a lot of inside jokes here towards the Native crowd and for the Cree crowd.

We’ve got some Dene stories in here, Nakota stories; we’ve got some Métis jokes happening and there’s Cree slang. It’s a fusion of a bunch of different tribes — that are people that are around Saskatoon — and I think it will be really, really fun to hear the reactions.”

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Indigenous students are confronted with a teacher who has no idea about their cultural backgrounds. Hebert said when the audience enters the theatre, it will have a lecture-hall or classroom-type feel; this will help set the stage, literally, for learning to begin.

“That’s definitely what this play is all about. There’s lots to learn here,” she said.

“There’s lots that I learned even writing it, and there’s so much that we’ve learned as a troupe as we’ve kind of performed it and added stuff in there.”

Hebert admits that being both the playwright and the director is a lot to take on, but she’s up for the challenge. Her star has certainly been on the rise in recent years. For example, she co-wrote the musical comedy Conrad-Roy: Daffily Ever After with Rebecca Lascue, which was part of the Globe Theatre’s 2013-14 season.

She has also been on national tours, both with Mary Walsh’s production Canada, It’s Complicated and with Salt Baby, written by Falen Johnson. Hebert is now working on a series with APTN after gaining fame with her YouTube series, Dakota Tries.

While she feels more in her “comfort zone” as an actor, Hebert has a new appreciation for directors after working on Native Studies 101.

“This is my directorial debut, so there’s a lot of new hats. This is also my first commissioned play; I’ve never been commissioned to write a play before,” said Hebert, adding that she was “ecstatic” about the opportunity.

“I love working with GTNT; I love working with COV. I always have so much fun.”

Native Studies 101 runs from March 7-14

Rising star Dakota Ray Herbert wrote and directs Native Studies 101 for GTNT. (Photo by Sweetmoon Photography) at Studio 914. The show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets range from $15-$20. Tickets can be purchased online by visiting gtnt.ca or by calling 306-384-7727. ***** It’s a busy time for theatre in Saskatoon.

Here’s a look at two more shows coming up this month.

• S.C.U.M.: A Manifesto: The fourth show of Live Five Independent Theatre’s 15th season, S.C.U.M.: A Manifesto runs from March 7-11 and from March 15 -17 at The Refinery. It was written by University of Saskatchewan alumni S.E. Grummett and Caitlin Zacharias and is being produced by Scantily Glad Theatre, a feminist and queer company fromJames Saskatoon founded in 2014.

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• Machinal: The University of Saskatchewan’s Greystone Theatre will present Machinal from March 20-30 in the John Mitchell Building on campus. Written by Sophia Treadwell and directed by Natasha Martina, Machinal is told through the eyes of a young woman who feels disposable in a patriarchal society. Greystone Theatre presents four mainstage plays each season that showcase the work of student actors and technicians.

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he JUNO Awards are running back to Saskatoon in 2020.

The announcement was made last week by Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS).

The JUNOs and the week’s festivities will begin on March 9, culminating with lmost five years after the tragic and the 49th annual JUNO awards show on all-too-sudden death of their son J.P., March 15.

Alex and Marilou Haughey have The JUNOs were last held in Saskaestablished a lasting legacy to honour his life toon in 2007, with Nelly Furtado hosting and love of music. the event.

On May 5, 2014, J.P. was driving class“There is no question that Saskatchmates Sarah Wensley and Kara Mitsuing to ewan has a thriving and diverse music Marilou and Alex Haughey donated track practice. A stolen vehicle driven by a and cultural scene,” Allan Reid, presia grand piano to Bethlehem Catholic drunk driver struck the vehicle, killing J.P. dent & CEO, CARAS/The JUNO High School to honour their son. and Sarah, and seriously injuring Mitsuing.

Awards and MusiCounts, said in a news (Photo Supplied) At an emotional event last week, with release. “We’re truly delighted to bring many of J.P.’s former classmates in attenJUNO Week back to Saskatoon, after and friends, the local Filipino community, dance, the Haugheys revealed the grand more than a decade, to a city with a and even people from overseas — to suppiano they donated to Bethlehem Catholic demonstrated commitment to supporting port the Haughey family and honour J.P. is High School, the school J.P. attended. inspiring. Thank you everyone, and a special the arts and a city that was an exceptional “Music was his passion,” Marilou host in the past.” thanks to Alex and Marilou.”

Haughey said in a news release. “Music Premier Scott Moe was among those Hon. Joe Hargrave, Minister Responsible always filled the house, even the neighbour- for Saskatchewan Government Insurance, in attendance at the announcement. hood on a summer day when the windows “The 2020 JUNO Awards will shine thanked the Haugheys for all they have done were open. One of his dreams was to own a spotlight on Saskatchewan hospitality to help in the fight against impaired driving a grand piano. We would go to Long and and our own wealth of talented artists,” in Saskatchewan.

McQuade so he could play the grand piano “Their willingness to share their story of Moe said. “Events of this scale deliver there. I miss the sound of the piano. We think personal loss is a heartbreaking reminder wide-reaching economic benefits and this gift to the school is a good way to keep to all of us that if you drive while impaired, contribute to our exceptional quality of our son’s memory alive.” your choice could take a life and forever life. We look forward to welcoming art David Knight, principal at Bethlehem, change the lives of families left behind.” ists and fans who will be coming together Bonny Stevenson, who also had a son expressed his thanks to the Haughey family to celebrate music in our province.” killed by a drunk driver, spoke on behalf of and the entire community.

Mayor Charlie Clark was delighted “The way this community came together Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) the JUNOs were awarded to Saskatoon.

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the JUNOs — the biggest event on the Canadian music scene — in our city.

Saskatoon is a cultural capital of our country, with a vibrant and growing arts and culture scene that is helping to define and shape our community. The events surrounding the JUNOs will be the perfect opportunity to showcase this to the rest of Canada as we welcome the rest of the country here in 2020. I would like to thank the organizing committee for their continued work in bringing these events to Saskatoon,” Clark said.

SaskTel Centre will host the awards ceremony.

“We are deeply proud to have won the competitive bid for the JUNO Awards in 2020,” said Scott Ford, chair of the 2020 JUNO host committee. “The opportunity to once again showcase our talent, enthusiastic and supportive community and the outstanding facilities of a city experiencing incredible growth is a privilege.

We look forward to executing another tremendous success with our partners at CARAS.” Saskatchewan is home to numerous talented artists, including 2019 JUNO award nominees Jess Moskaluke, Megan Nash, The Deep Dark Woods, The Sheepdogs and 2018 Traditional Roots Album of the Year winners — The Dead South.

Over the years, the JUNOs have become an engine of economic yield, with each host city seeing an average impact of more than $12 million.

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Music is an integral part of cultures all over the world. Music can express emotions not easily conveyed otherwise.

It also provides a sense of community and belonging and can help unite the divided.

Playing musical instruments or singing has a number of benefits. From the earliest days after their birth, children can be calmed by music. Music helps people work out their feelings and can be uplifting and comforting when people need a boost. While many people are familiar with the mood-enhancing benefits of music, they may not know that music also has developmental benefits.

According to Don Campbell, internationally known educator and author of “The Mozart Effect for Children,” music enhances intelligence, coordination, emotional expression, creativity, and socialization skills. Studies have suggested that music and movement affect all areas of development. Music can bolster listening skills, improve motor skills, assist with problem solving, and promote spatial-temporal reasoning. Many others say that music can calm and focus the mind, which is why it so often employed by therapists.

In the book, “The Importance of Music,” author Ellen Judson cites a AS030407 10-year studyAaron that tracked more than

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The study showed that students in music classes receive higher scores on standardized tests than students with little to no musical involvement.

In addition, singing and engaging in musical appreciation sharpens one’s ability to communicate. Learning a piece of information attached to a tune will more readily embed that information in the brain. For example, many children learn the alphabet via song. Pairing lessons with song can help anyone retain information more easily.

Music also is fun, so much so that kids may not realize they’re actually learning while singing. Matthew Freeman, development manager of “Sing up,” a national singing project to help enhance music in children’s education, states that children don’t think of singing as work and may be more willing to participate. Song can be used to reinforce all different subjects, from language arts to mathematics.

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‘Uncle Gary’ becomes mainstay with Blades

Darren Steinke Saskatoon Express he “Uncle Gary” moniker is taking on a life of its own.

Gary Haden came to the Saskatoon Blades looking for a new start. He was acquired in a trade with the Medicine Hat Tigers on Oct. 25, 2018 in an exchange of 1999-born forwards, which saw Logan Christensen go the other way.

After going on a couple of early season scoring streaks, he was dubbed “Uncle Gary”

by Blades’ manager of communications and community relations Tyler Wawryk.

The product of Airdrie, Alta., kept scoring, and he has recorded 28 goals, 30 assists and a plus-20 rating in his first 48 games with the Blades. As a result, the nickname is staying as well.

“I get called ‘Uncle’ now all the time,” said Haden, who stands 5-foot-10 and weighs 175 pounds. “You could be called a lot worse things.

“I’ll take it for what it is worth. We have a great team this year. Hopefully, we make a long playoff push.”

Haden has played a big part in helping the Blades post a 39-14-8 record and qualifying for the WHL playoffs for the first time since 2013.

“Uncle Gary” t-shirts are even being sold at the Blades merchandise store at the SaskTel Centre.

“It makes me laugh for sure,” said Haden, who turned 20 in late January. “I’m sure there will be probably 150 bought in Airdrie.

“The City of Airdrie would love them.

It is lots of fun. You just kind of have to run with it and just enjoy it.

“It is the best time of your life playing junior hockey, and just don’t take it for granted and just be thankful for the opportunity I’m given.”

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“He (Haden) is quite the character,” said Love. “It is something the guys have had a lot of fun with, and I think even the media as well right now after he has been pretty successful here as of late.”

Fun with nicknames aside, Love said Haden has been a big pickup for the Blades.

“Gary has done a real good job,” said Love. “I think the numbers speak for themselves in terms of what he has been able to accomplish as a Blade.

“He is a smart hockey player. He finds ways to produce offence in many different ways. Scoring goals, he goes to the right spots.

“To make plays for his linemates, he goes to the right spots. He has done a real good job. He has been a nice fit for us.”

Growing up in Airdrie, Haden had always been a big point producer. In his final season with the Airdrie Xtreme bantam AAA team in 2013-14, Haden piled up 39 goals and 31 assists in 33 games.

“The minor hockey system is awesome there,” said Haden. “They really guided me on my way.”

He proceeded to play the next two seasons in midget AAA with the Foothills CFR Chemical Bisons team that was based in Strathmore, Alta. at the time. In 66 regularseason games, he had 32 goals and 45 assists.

“My billets were awesome,” said Haden.

“It was kind of the perfect program to get you ready for the next level in junior hockey and move away from home.

“Throughout my minor hockey career, I was given exactly what I needed. I can’t thank them more.”

He was called up to play for the Tigers for four games in 2015-16 before joining the team full time in 2016-17. The offensive numbers didn’t follow.

In 115 career regular-season games with the Tigers, Haden had 25 goals and 28 assists including one goal and two assists in

Gary Haden has 58 points in 48 games with the Saskatoon Blades.

(Photo by Darren Steinke) nine games starting the current campaign in Medicine Hat. Looking for a change of scenery, he asked for a trade.

With the Blades, Haden has turned heads with some big performances including a night where he scored four goals and another outing where he had four assists.

“They’ve given me every opportunity to succeed,” said Haden. “I’ve played with great linemates.

“I have to attribute my success to them, too. They’ve treated me with world-class respect, and it has just been awesome. It has been a great place to play hockey.”

Haden started out playing left wing on a line centred by captain Chase Wouters with Josh Paterson playing right wing. On Jan. 10, Paterson was traded to the Portland Winterhawks, and Haden found himself on a line centred by Wouters with former Tigers teammate Max Gerlach playing right wing.

The Blades acquired Gerlach in a trade with the Tigers on Jan. 10, 2018.

The move worked out better than

Haden has ever imagined.

“Throughout your career, you’re on different teams, and you kind of get to see different personalities,” said Haden. “I have never really been on a team like this where everyone likes each other.

“Everyone gets along. It is really a family-friendly environment. You can trust any one of those guys to tell anything.

“They have your back, and you have their back. It is something special. Hopefully, we can take this far.”

While he is enjoying every moment with the Blades, Haden said he has been looking forward to the upcoming playoffs.

“It is obviously really exciting,” said Haden. “We have some guys in this room that have never played in playoffs.

“I think obviously the City of Saskatoon has been starving for some playoff hockey.

It is a great time to win in hockey and more fans start coming. It just gets electric.”

(You can see more of Darren Steinke’s work in his online blog stankssermon. blogspot.ca.)

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espite what they want Why? Because what’s you to believe, the he going to do if he and his worst thing that could party don’t have Trudeau to happen to Andrew Scheer right rail against? Is Scheer going to now is the resignation of Prime campaign on his own plans for Minister Justin Trudeau. the economy, the environment Last week, within moments and the nation’s finances? of former Attorney General Sorry, I’m just going to Jody Wilson-Raybould wrappause here and catch my ping up her damning threebreath, because that made me hour testimony on what could LOL. Scheer has done nothing be political interference from to define himself as a viable alColumnist the Prime Minister’s Office ternative to Trudeau for anyone on a criminal matter, a grave except his base. and admirably straight-faced Opposition Let’s just imagine, for a moment, that leader told reporters that he was “sickened Scheer became prime minister tomorrow. and appalled” by Wilson-Raybould’s tes- I’d love to be a fly on the wall for the timony, and Trudeau has “lost the moral deer-meets-headlights look in his eyes authority to govern.” when he realizes that, like all of his predeAt issue is the federal government’s cessors, he cannot snap his fingers, bypass prosecution of engineering and construc- the Supreme Court and build a new pipetion giant SNC-Lavalin, a global corpoline overnight. Not only that, but he’s got ration headquartered in Quebec. With to share that news with his yellow-vested an already sordid history of corruption fan club. behind it, SNC is facing fraud and bribery We’ve seen him strut his cowboy boots charges in Canada for its dealings with up and down Alberta and Saskatchewan, Libya. shaking hands with rows of TrudeauIn her testimony in front of a federal hating drivers and their semis, slamming justice committee and on live television, the federal government’s lack of action Wilson-Raybould told her fellow MPs on building new pipelines, while convethat she faced “consistent and sustained niently forgetting that Stephen Harper, pressure” from Trudeau, his senior staff, whose strengths in economic and politithe Clerk of the Privy Council, and the cal strategy run circles around Scheer’s, federal finance minister’s office to halt the couldn’t get any built either. criminal prosecution of SNC. Instead, the This strategy is so bizarre, given that prime minister and his people wanted her the votes he needs in order to become to negotiate a deferred prosecution agree- prime minister are in Ontario and Quebec ment, in order to avoid a trial that would — the latter of which is loving Trudeau likely cause SNC to pull its headquarters even more, given this whole debacle out of Canada, resulting in thousands of is over his attempts to save jobs in that layoffs. province.

That in itself is perhaps understandWhat Jody Wilson-Raybould is allegable, but Wilson-Raybould also alleged ing is serious, and if it’s proven to be true, that Trudeau et al included in their reason- Canadians will get to decide in just a few ing the fact that the prosecution of SNC months whether they trust Trudeau and and subsequent damage to the economy of his Liberals to continue to govern, or if Quebec would be a political liability for it’s time to give Scheer and Jagmeet Singh Trudeau, a Montreal MP, and the Liberal — who would hold the balance of power, Party as a whole in the upcoming October given there’s zero chance of a Conservafederal election. tive majority — a chance to show their Cue Scheer’s outrage and demand stuff. for the prime minister’s resignation.

But let’s not pretend for a minute that One can’t help but wonder, however, if any of what Scheer is spouting is driven Scheer’s fingers were crossed behind his by his grasp of the moral high ground. back, because there is nothing Scheer, and He’s doing what’s politically expected by by extension his counterpart Premier Scott demanding Trudeau’s resignation, knowMoe, needs more than Trudeau to hold ing full well it’s not going to happen, and office right through the federal election quietly thanking his higher power for that campaign. fact.

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earlier this year, is why counp, down, blue, cil would replace so many brown. So many board members who contribweighty decisions. uted to that success?

It bears repeating that maHmmm. jor civic facilities are built Maybe it wasn’t quite the primarily with civic, provinsuccess story that we were cial and federal tax dollars, told it was. If there were and most of these facilities 450,000 visits in its first receive operating subsidies year, why did the Remai only paid from the civic purse. generate $850,000 in revenue, Each facility was built given the hefty general admiswith a specific purpose and Columnist sion fee of $12 ($10 for youth, vision in mind. SaskTel students and seniors)?

Centre is primarily a sports Could it be that most came to dine arena and concert venue, TCU Place is at the restaurant, use the public washa performing arts/banquet facility and the Remai Modern Art Gallery was built rooms or just warm up when frolicking to replace the Mendel, although each of at River Landing, rather than being these venues may also host other types gallery patrons? If that is the case, then we only needed the equivalent of a of events throughout the year. rink shack with a snack bar and public For convenience, council appoints toilets. a board, largely comprised of people The 450,000 visits are a red herring with appropriate skill sets to manage and have nothing to do with the actual and implement the vision of council, together with a couple of councillors to success, or lack thereof, of the gallery.

What we need to know is how many act as liaisons between the board and people paid admissions and/or bought council. memberships and the viability of the However, if you file a Freedom of Information request, or contact council- business plan.

In 2018, the city gave the Remai a lors or city hall looking for financial or policy information regarding these civic $5.474-million operating subsidy and facilities that operate using independent approved an increase to $5.930 million boards, in all likelihood you will get the for 2019. Foolish me, I thought the celmaddening response that such informa- ebrated success meant the gallery would tion is not available because these civic become more self-sustaining rather boards operate separate and apart from than more reliant on public money. The presentation of the 2018 financial statethe city. ments will be the test of success.

There seems to be an abdication In all mysteries, clues are left for the of responsibility by council for these sleuths. tax-funded public facilities regarding Generally, when closed-door mysterboth function and financial status. It ies occur, city hall is like a sieve for is important to remember that the city owns and finances these buildings and is leaking information. In the case of the Remai board mystery, everyone seems ultimately responsible for oversight.

We need to get a few things straight. to be under a cone of silence, leaving speculation and rumours to flourish.

In responding to the chaos unfoldI dislike dealing with rumours, but ing on Remai Modern’s board, Mayor Charlie Clark responded that this was a we play the cards we are dealt. Rumour has it that council’s “problematic and routine turnover. No, it is not. political interference” relates to the galThe city’s policy for civic board lery’s exhibition policy. (I have to rely appointments is for two-year consecutive terms, with a maximum limit of six on rumour as all attempts to track down years of service. The appointments are the said policy have failed.)

Apparently, since the chief executive staggered to ensure that there will always be continuity on the board and that officer and the board introduced “modthe majority of the board will still have ern” into the gallery name, they formed a policy directing that only modern, at least a year left in their terms when contemporary and interactive art would new members are appointed. Having significant numbers of the board depart be displayed. Mayor Clark would know about this because he represented counat once, when none have reached their six-year limit, is not “routine” turnover. cil on the board at this time.

That policy, if it exists, would mean Clark has also stated in the past that the city’s budget is not council’s budget, the massive collection of art accrued by the Mendel Art Gallery, and passed on but administration’s budget. I beg to to the Remai, would remain in storage differ.

Council creates a budget and admin- as the bulk of it would not be considered modern or contemporary art. I istration implements it as directed by doubt that much of the traditional Indigcouncil. And when council doles out enous art would qualify, either. millions of tax dollars to independent The public thought it was getting an boards, it has a responsibility to ensure that those dollars are spent as intended, expansion of the Mendel when, in fact, that city policies are followed and that it was getting a gallery with art that appeals to a limited audience. The pride the vision for the facility is fulfilled.

Clearly something has gone awry at citizens took in promoting and showcasing Saskatchewan and Canadian artists the Remai and some board members have hinted at political interference by in their various mediums has gone by the wayside. Again, rumour has it that council. council wants that policy changed and Normally the civic board appointment process is quick, and current mem- exhibitions to include the full collection. If there is any truth to this rumour, bers with time left on the maximum limit are automatically re-appointed and then I applaud council for the interferresignations are few. Normally only un- ence.

A board of 10 appointed citizens, der circumstances where a board member is flagged as dragging the institution two councillors, and a CEO with a bent for modern art should not be entitled to into disrepute would council consider change the vision and expectations the removing that member.

So, after postponing the Remai board public had for its art gallery.

The other, less-titillating rumour is appointments in December, and after that the business plan and financials nine hours of an in-camera meeting may reflect the inflated optimism of the when council announced, without any explanation, that at least five members departing CEO Gregory Burke.

This intrigue is better than a game of were leaving, it created a whodunit Clue. I’m guessing it was Colonel Musmystery for a city full of sleuths.

What adds to the mystery, after tout- tard in the library with the candlestick. ehnatyshyn@gmail.com ing the extreme success of the Remai

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Old Man Luedecke, a two-time Juno winner, is a pianist, vocalist and storyteller who mixes folk, bluegrass and pop in a unique style. He’s recorded seven albums. 8 p.m. The Bassment, 202 Fourth Ave. North. Tickets $22 for SJS members, $27 for non-members.

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60s. Wear red and be entered to win exciting door prizes.

The Cherry Bop Hop is a fundraiser for the Saskatoon Council on Aging. Tickets $65. phone 652-2255 or visit scoa.ca.

MARCH 22 Care for the Caregiver Forum, including a caregiver app launch, a caregiver self-care presentation and a TED video presentation of Brenè Brown with facilitated group discussions. Circle Drive Alliance Church (3035 Preston Ave. South) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost: $20 (lunch included).

To register, call 306-652-2255.

The Slocan Ramblers rate among Canada’s best roots artists, delivering masterful musicianship and high energy MARCH 29 performances. They are among this year’s Juno nominees The board of directors of the Saskatoon Native Circle in the traditional roots category for their album, Queen Ministry will hold a chicken strip dinner fundraiser and City Jubilee. 9 p.m. The Bassment. Tickets $25 and $35. silent auction to support the work of the mission that MARCH 9 reaches out to the less fortunate through food program, Drummer-composer Chris Williams is back in Canada counselling and an art program at the Mission on 20th after spending 12 years in Scotland and he will be acStreet. Cocktails at 6 p.m. and supper at 7 p.m. Tickets for companied by Jeff King on sax, Adrean Farrugia on piano children 4-8 years: $8 Adults: $25. Please call Sharon for and Dan Fortin on bass in the Many Names band. They’re tickets at 306-978-9577. fresh from a debut CD, Somewhere Sacred.8 p.m. The MARCH 31 Bassment. Tickets $23 and $28.

A Geocaching Event (GC8357X) Out Like a Lamb @ MARCH 30 Wendys in University Heights area on from 6:30-7:30 Music for the Gut “Artist Showcase” featuring Alumni p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. Come out to meet and Guests in Solos and Small Groups. 7 pm at Grace geocachers and learn what to do to get you started on this Westminster United Church (505-10th St E). Gerard fun game.

Weber, Sophie McBean, Hannah Lissel-DeCorby, Amos ***** Friesen, Doo-ly Noted Quartet, Harmenics, Cara Wilson, Seniors Neighbourhood Hub Clubs - Mayfair Hub Club.

Janet Wilson, Yuli Chen, Jordie Hughton and many more!

Free programs and refreshments: Ask a Pharmacist staJamey Hughton mc. Kevin Bode address. 50/50 by Lions tion/FIM exercises/Blood pressure checks Clubs. All in support of Crohn’s and Colitis Canada! $20 Open to independent seniors living citywide. Mayfair Tickets at Saskatoon Academy of Music (629-1st Ave United Church (902 33rd St. West). 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

N) and McNally Robinson. $25 at the Door. More info at Free to attend. Program: Nutrition, Eating Well as We Age/ MusicfortheGut.com.

Trivia. Visit www.scoa.ca or phone 306-652-2255 for more information.

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Track & Field - Volunteer Training. By attending a two-hour session you will become a valuable member of the volunteer officiating team for the sport of athletics. Register for a clinic that will be held April 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the Saskatoon Field House in conjunction with the Aboriginal Indoor Championship Track & Field Meet. Send registration to: admin@saskathletics.ca.

A Geocaching April Coffee Event (GC83430) at the new Tim Hortons in Hampton Village from 7:30-8:30 p.m.

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Singles Social Group - “All About Us” for people in their 50s to 70s. Weekly Wednesday restaurant suppers, monthly brunch, movie nights and more. Meet new friends. No membership dues. For more information email: allaboutus@shaw.ca or phone 306-249-0254. ***** Seven Seas Toastmasters, an energetic and dynamic club, invites you to join us from noon to 1 p.m. in the LDAS Building. (2221 Hanselman Court.) For more information, visit http://3296.toastmastersclubs.org/ ***** The FASD Network of Saskatchewan offers monthly support meetings for individuals living with FASD and caregivers on Wednesdays at the Network office (510 Cynthia St).

The free-of-charge support meetings are an informative MARCH 10 and engaging space for people to connect with each other The Riparian Winds Ensemble will hold a musical concert for ongoing support. For information and times, visit www. at 7:30 p.m., at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (436 saskfasdnetwork.ca/events Spadina Cr. East). Free will donation. Fundraiser for AED ***** device for church. Riparian refreshments follow.

Le Choeur des plaines welcomes you to sing and socialize in French each Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at L’École MARCH 12 canadienne française at 1407 Albert Avenue. The choir is Cheshire Homes of Saskatoon invites you to attend a directed by Michael Harris and accompanied by Rachel Burger and Poutine Fundraiser and Silent Auction at the Fraser. All who wish to sustain or practice their French are Pleasure Way Pub, Saskatoon Soccer Centre — 150 welcome. For more information, call Rachel at 306-343Nelson Road. Doors open at 6 p.m. for supper at 7 p.m.

6641 or Jean at 306-343-9460.

Call 306-291-4085 for tickets. $20 per person. Vegetarian ***** option. Money to rebuild our driveway to provide accesSaskatoon Community Contact for the Widowed (SCCW). sibility for everyone.

Coffee at 9:30 a.m. every Wednesday at St. Martin’s United MARCH 13 Church (2617 Clarence Ave.). The group also has a general RUH Foundation’s Greek Gourmet Feast, 5:30 p.m. at meeting on the third Sunday of every month, with the Manos Restaurant & Lounge (200-1820 Eighth Street exception of July and August. For more information, contact East). Proceeds support 12 innovative chronic care Mildred at 306-242-3905 or the church at 306-343-7101. programs, including equipment and research initiatives ***** related to diabetes, coronary artery disease and stroke, T.O.P.S (Take Off Pounds Sensibly). New members are heart function, cardio-oncology care, epilepsy, respiratory welcome. A supportive, friendly group that meets weekly care, and culturally safe approaches to chronic disease focusing on healthy eating, exercise and weight loss. For management proposed by clinicians and researchers at more information go to www.tops.org or call Debbie at Royal University Hospital. Call or email Trina at 306-655- 306-668-4494. Meetings are at Resurrection Lutheran 0628 or trina.hritzuk@ruhf.org for more information or to Church, 310 Lenore Drive. New member orientation every purchase tickets.

Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. ***** ***** Let’s Go Crazy geocaching event (GC838P4) at the stuffy Bargain store to support the inner city Lighthouse project. rider booth at Lawson Heights Mall from 7:15-8:30 p.m.

Babiy, children, women’s and men’s clothing; jewelry, It’s a poker rally with a twist. Everyone welcome. purses, belts and camping clothes available. Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church, MARCH 21 454 Egbert Avenue. Prices from $0.25 to $5. Everyone The Saskatoon Council on Aging will host a spring dinner is welcome. For more information: Call 306-955-3766 and dance party to bring back memories of sock hops and (church) or go to spuconline.com or email zixiag@gmail. drive-ins. Western Development Museum. Writer and percom. former Brenda Baker will be master of ceremonies for our EVERY SECOND SATURDAY “kick-off to spring” event. The Cherry Bop Hop features England playing your favourite tunes from the 50s and One Light Chant and Dance: Held the second Saturday of Grandmothers 4 Grandmothers. 14th annual fundraising dinner at the Western Development Museum. Reception 5 p.m., Program at 6:15p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m.

Entertainment: Back of the Bus. Tickets $50: Beer, Wine cash bar. For tickets and information, contact Maureen at 306-373-0087 or Jennifer at 306-242-4989. Or pick up tickets at McNally Robinson Booksellers. The event supports the Stephen Lewis Foundation www.stephenlewisfoundation.org. ***** Irish Ceili at St. Joseph’s Parish Hall (1006 Broadway Avenue, side door). Opens at 6:30 p.m. $5 for adults and $2 for those under 12. Cash bar and food available, sponsored by Claddagh Branch, Comhaltas.

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the month, with sporadic impromptu chant-only evenings, in Saskatoon. Hosted by Dances of Universal Peace leader Wayne Rollack. A meditative practice combining the chanting of sacred phrases with simple circle dances to live music. No experience necessary. For more Information, email chantndance@sasktel.net.

THIRD THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH The Saskatoon Oldertimers Association meets from May to September meetings are held at the Log Cabin at the Prairieland Park. From October to April, meetings are held at All Saints Church (1801 Lorne Ave. Meetings start at 10:30 a.m. People 50 and older are invited to attend. For more information, call Marie at 306-668-3618 or Emily at 306-242-2025.

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

SECOND MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH Renters of Saskatoon and area meeting. 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. St Thomas Wesley United Church, Lower Hall (808 20th St. West). ROSA supports renters and shares information to work towards better, affordable, and safe rental housing for all. Child-minding available. Ring doorbell for elevator access. For further information contact: 306-6576100, or email renters@classiclaw.ca.

TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, SATURDAYS Free art drop-in at the SCYAP Art Centre. All ages are welcome, all materials supplied, no registration required.

Tuesdays 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., Thursdays 5:30 p.m. 9 p.m., and Saturdays 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.

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

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

FIRST AND THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH Resporados support group for people with breathing difficulties takes place at 1 p.m. at Jerry’s on Eighth Street for a lunch meeting. For more information, call Dave at 306-665-6937 or Susan at 306-373-4264. ***** Depression Support Group from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the CMHA building (1301 Avenue P North). This is open to anyone struggling with depression and family members wanting to support them. For more info, call Marilyn at 306-270-9181 or email mle2003_2@yahoo.com.

EVERY TUESDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY Overeaters Anonymous: Is food a problem for you? Do you eat when you’re not hungry? Do you binge, purge or restrict? Is your weight affecting your life? We are a non-profit 12-step group that meets on Tuesdays at noon, Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. For more information including locations visit www.oa.org.

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

SECOND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH Trigeminal Neuralgia and Facial Pain Support Group meetings at 1:30 p.m. at the Edwards Family Centre (338 - Fourth Ave. North). For more information, contact Gail at 306-382-1578 or email saskatoon@catna2.ca. ***** One Light Chant and Dance is a meditative practice that combines the singing of sacred phrases from all the world’s spiritual traditions with simple circle dances accompanied by live music. Gatherings are held on the second Saturday of each month. For information, contact Dances of Universal Peace leader Wayne Rollack at chantndance@sasktel.net

EVERY THIRD THURSDAY The Saskatoon mood disorder support group for people with bi-polar, depression and other related mental health problem meets at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church at 323 Fourth Ave. South (south entrance) at 7:30 p.m.

For more information call Al at 306-716-0836 or Lindi at 306-491-9398.

Meet Cleo! This lovely two-year-old feline is more than just a pretty face.

Cleo came to the shelter on Dec. 9 with one newborn kitten while she was still in labour, and required an emergency c-section to deliver her last two babies.

She then spent some time in foster care before moving up for adoption. Cleo prefers people over other cats, but she’s very sweet and affectionate, and will be the perfect companion in a single-pet household.

Every cat’s or dog’s adoption fee includes the completed spay or neuter surgery, age-appropriate vaccinations and deworming, a microchip implant, four weeks of complimentary PetPlan Insurance, and a complimentary health examination at a participating veterinary clinic of your choice.

For more information on pet adoption and to donate, contact the Saskatoon SPCA by calling 306-374-7387, or by visiting www.saskatoonspca.com.

Composed by Jasmine Hanson, communications coordinator of the Saskatoon SPCA, which provides safe shelter to an average of 4,000 homeless, lost, abandoned, neglected, or abused companion animals in Saskatoon every year.

COSMO SENIORS CENTRE Cosmo Seniors Centre provides daily activities from Monday to Friday from September until May for seniors 55 and older. Fitness Program: Yoga: Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 am; Exercise program Tuesday and Thursday at 10 am. Drop in fees - $4-5. Card groups meet Monday to Friday from 1:30 to 4:30 Monday to Friday – Monday - Kaiser and Whist; Tuesday and Thursday – Bridge; Wednesday - Whist; Friday – Kaiser and Cribbage. Drop in Fee $2. Light refreshment provided.

Potluck lunches the third Monday of the month October to April. New members welcome. The centre is located at 614 11th St. East. For more information, call Margaret: 306-373-8693.

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Cam Hutchinson & Friends:

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Fish ruled fowl

By RJ Currie he top three unofficial records of recently-retired skier Lindsey Vonn: 3. 137 podium finishes; 2. 82 World Cup wins; 1. 27 broken bones.

• It’s doubtful Marie Antoinette, beheaded former queen of France, ever played hockey. If she had, history would note her as out indefinitely with an upper body injury.

• Johnny DelPrete, boyfriend of LPGA pro Jessica Korda, was arrested for soliciting sex. Maybe that’s why his golf career didn’t amount to much — the guy can’t control his putter.

• Geir Helgemo, world’s No. 1 bridge player, got a one-year ban after he tested positive for testosterone and clomifene, a female fertility drug. Helgemo said he planned to be away anyway on maternity leave.

• James Harden’s 58 points against Miami was his sixth 55-points plus game in 11 NBA seasons. At this pace, he’ll tie Wilt Chamberlain’s mark — if he plays 120 more years.

• Summing up Patriots’ scandals after owner Robert Kraft’s recent arrest for soliciting prostitution: Spygate, Deflategate and Profligate.

• Pats owner Robert Kraft allegedly paid for a sex act on the morning of the AFC championship game. I’m guessing Julian Edelman wasn’t the only outstanding little Patriot that day.

• Duke basketball phenom Zion Williamson sprained a knee when his Nike blew apart. And the kid in China who made the shoe has been placed in witness protection.

• Canadian Singer Avril Lavigne is nude on her new album with a guitar strategically placed in front. So just like her career lately, no top hits.

• On a whim, I tried to dance a little hip-hop. On the second hop, I permanently threw out my hip.

• Headline: Osprey chased by eagle drops fish in 8th inning of Gamecocks vs. Dolphins. Was that NCAA baseball or Animal Planet?

• At last count, an Indiana man estimates he has watched 26,261 layers of paint dry on his Guinness World Record giant painted baseball.

“We know how you feel,” said Knicks fans.

• Just wondering: if a court jester loses his job, is he nobody’s fool?

• Bryce Harper rejected $30 million a year from the Nats and held out for $25 million per from the Phillies? Usually guys don’t fight fight for less per year unless they’re getting divorced.

RJ’s Punalty Box A college baseball game in Jacksonville was halted when an osprey dropped a fishAaron in right field. Yes, well inside the fowl pole.

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Views of the World

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rom TC Chong: “Robert Kraft apparently tipped his masseuse over $100 and also told her that she would be nominated for this year’s Patriots all-hands team.”

• It has been pointed out that Kraft has six Super Bowl rings and one prostitution ring.

• From Torben Rolfsen: “Does this mean Robert Kraft won’t be on Gronk’s party cruise this spring?”

• Californian Janice Hough, on Johnny Manziel being kicked out of the CFL for contravening the agreement which made him eligible to play in the league: “How bad do you have to be to p*** off Canadians?”

• The thing some people forget is that John Tavares told the Islanders not to trade him at last year’s deadline. That’s an indication he was coming back, yes? That’s worth booing and chanting, but the snakes were too much.

• From @JackTodd46: “And welcome back to Long Island, Mr. Tavares. We hope you enjoyed your stay.”

• Tara Slone of Hometown Hockey weighing in on Tavares’ treatment in New York: “Honestly.

Grow up, people.”

• Rolfsen, on the Cubs’ Kris Bryant being highly critical of how teams have been using their money this offseason: “Is he auditioning for a Questrade ad?”

• I read that John F. Kennedy’s brain was removed and stored after his autopsy. It has since been lost and has never been found. I know somebody who doesn’t have it.

• I’m thinking Trump’s brain is smaller than his hands.

• Hough, on Jason Witten leaving Monday Night Football and returning to NFL: “Fans of both good broadcasting and good football hope this doesn’t give Tony Romo any ideas.”

• John Bowman of the Alouettes wasn’t happy that Montreal was overlooked for the Grey Cup in 2020 and 2021: “No clue how the greatest city in

Canada doesn’t host a Grey Cup in a decade. I am not sure of the numbers, but there were 70k at the game and there are more than four hotels in the city.”

• Chong, on two people in Alabama being arrested for assault over crab legs in a buffet line: “‘I just hope they were paid for,’ said Jameis Winston.”

• TSN cleaned up in the ratings on NHL trade deadline day. Its coverage had an average audience of 143,000 viewers, 61 per cent higher than its closest competitor. The 10-hour special reached a total of 1.9 million unique Canadian viewers, an increase of five per cent from last year.

• Jack Todd, on the Phillies signing Harper: “Not only is Bryce Harper an arrogant jerk, he hasn’t been producing at a level that would justify even part of that massive contract. The Phillies are going to regret this for a decade.”

• From Hough: “With Bryce Harper’s $300-million, 13-year contract, there are kids not even born in Philly who will be booing him someday.”

• Comedy writer Alex Kaseman, on Pacman Jones being arrested for cheating at an Indiana casino: “This will add to Pacman’s 30 strikes-andyou’re-out-deal with the NFL.” • From the factoid file of Postmedia’s Steve Simmons: In their past 82 games Matthews has 92 points, Marner 90 and Nylander 51. Not sure what his point is, but those are the facts.

• Rolfsen, on Manziel getting the boot from the CFL: “There go the Atlantic Schooners expansion draft plans.”

• From Nick Jack Pappas (@pappiness): “If you think Malia Obama drinking wine at the age of 20 is the worst thing the child of a president has done, just wait until you find out that George WH Bush’s son invaded Iraq.”

• From Hough: “Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper at the Oscars had more chemistry than we’ve seen live since Trump and Putin in Helsinki.”

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