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s the season of gift-giving approaches, many of us will buy books for our family and friends. Books are the perfect gift, provided one puts forth a little effort to match the subject to the recipient. I distinctly recall a Christmas morning when my sister handed my grandmother a rectangular gift and my Grandmother immediately remarked, “not another cookbook.” Then in her 80s, she had accumulated a sizeable stack and was quite satisfied to limit future experimentation to the Milk Calendar recipes.

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A person’s book collection offers a sneak peek of their psyche and, in this issue, we’ve explored what we consider the local bookshelf. We’ve assembled a collection of 55 recently published books by local authors and the diversity is impressive, with topics ranging from nanomedical devices to a talking frog who is really a prince. These books speak to the history of our community and the thoughts, feelings, imaginings, hopes, and dreams of our writers. As part of our cover story, writer Caroline Cox shares her conversation with Bill MacDonald—one of Thunder Bay’s most prolific writers, and Nancy Saunders profiles Jean E. Pendziwol, whose children’s book Once Upon a Northern Night was a finalist for the Governor General’s Award. We also look at what the Thunder Bay Public Library is doing to keep pace with technology, and debate the merits of digital vs paper books. In keeping with the season, we’ve put together a local gift guide and have previewed some exceptional events, such as the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Pops concert, the Rafiki Youth Choir’s Amid the Falling Snow concert, and the Aboriginal Fine Arts & Crafts sale at Victoriaville.

On the Cover A Christmas tree built with local books, photo by Darren McChristie with thanks to the Thunder Bay Public Library and Chapters for supplying the books. Photo by Darren McChristie

Peter Jabs is The Walleye’s Kam correspondent and is known for his thoughtful and articulate music reviews. In the 1980s, Peter stopped in Kaministiquia to visit friends while en route to B.C. After a while, his car broke down, so he moved into town to work. Since then, Peter has found employment in Northwestern Ontario’s backbone industries as a shipping agent, tree planter’s camp cook, and mining field technician.

As 2013 comes to an end, we want to thank everyone that supports The Walleye. This magazine is truly a collaborative effort that would not be possible without our dedicated (and talented!) contributors, loyal advertisers, and enthusiastic readers. We wish everyone joy and peace at the holidays and throughout the New Year. - Michelle McChristie

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Contents

FEATURES

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6 CoverStory: The Local Bookshelf ■ 8 Bill MacDonald Q&A ■ 8 Joan Baril's Take on Literacy Thunder Bay ■ 9 Judging a Book by its Cover ■ 10 Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop ■ 10 Amy Jones ■ 11 Split Tree Publishing ■ 12 A Book That's Changing it's Cover ■ 14 Inspired by the North

FOOD

■ 16 O Holy Night, French

Food is Good! ■ 19 Bottle Some Christmas Cheer ■ 20 A Sweet Escape

FILM&THEATRE

■ 22 Turning a Novel into a Screenplay ■ 23 The Wizard of Oz ■ 25 Docs on Bay

THE ARTS

■ 26 Beguiling and Beautiful Books ■ 27 Calculated Couture ■ 28 Unique Gifts and Beautiful Art CITYSCENE

■ 30 Bay of Bananas ■ 31 Outdo Yourself ■ 32 The Bucket List: Curling ■ 33 Victoria's Cupboard ■ 35 Hospice Northwest ■ 36 Holiday Gift Guide ■ 38 The Chocolate Cow

Merry Christmas! Best Wishes for a happy and safe holiday season celebrated in the company of family & friends

■ 39 A Home Away From Home ■ 41 The Metro Lions Club

HEALTH

■ 53 World AIDS Day ■ 54 Holiday Pampering

MUSIC

■ 42 Blue Rodeo's Great Second Act ■ 55 Are You Thriving or ■ 43 Jean-Paul De Roover's "One Just Getting By?

By One" Music Video Release Party ■ 44 The Rafiki Youth Choir ■ 44 The Foundry House Band ■ 45 Poor Young Things ■ 46 Brock Zeman Rocks St. John's Anglican Church ■ 47 Tedeschi Trucks Band ■ 47 Holiday Pops

LIVING GREEN

■ 57 Literary Gifts for the Environmentally Minded!

■ 18 Drink of the Month ■ 48 Off the Wall Reviews ■ 58 December EVENTS ■ 60 The Wall ■ 61 Horoscopes ■ 61 ZYGOTE bop ■ 62 The Eye

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■ 50 The Grand Trunk Pacific Bridge

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All Angels Sing This Night First-Wesley United Church December 8

Dulcisono Women’s Choir, under the direction of Laurel Oger, kicks off their 11th season with a concert celebrating the joyous sounds of holiday classics and fresh new music of the season. Come be mesmerized by the elegant beauty of Fauré’s Messe Basse for treble choir, soloist, and organ, featuring guest organist Liam Curran, and celebrate Benjamin Britten’s centenary with The Oxen. Tickets are available at Finnport, Hulls Family Bookstore, and at the First-Wesley United Church office, and are $15 in advance and $18 at the door, with student tickets available for $5, and children 12 and under free. dulcisono.org

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Ischkinakker Shaker CLE Coliseum December 23

Thunder Bay’s favourite Christmas party, the Ischkinakker Shaker began 11 years ago as a way to bring young people together all in one place during a busy time of the year. Since its inception, the Shaker has raised $120,000 for local charities, including the RFDA, Our Kids Count, and the Justice Ronald B. Lester Memorial Foundation. The proceeds from this year’s event will go towards the United Way’s GenNext program, Thunder Bay’s premier organization for young professionals committed to strengthening their community while networking and having fun. Tickets are $10 and are available at the door. 626-1759

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Paramount Theatre December 12 – 14

Thunder Bay’s local non-profit youth theatre company, Paramount LIVE, presents the iconic, family-friendly Broadway musical Hairspray, directed by Lawrence Badanai. Winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Hairspray follows the journey of lovable plus-size teen Tracy Turnblad in 1960s Baltimore as she follows her dream to dance on the Corny Collins Show, T h e B r o a d way M u s i c a l a local television dance program. With an irrepressibly catchy score and a timeless positive social message about love, unity, and acceptance, this is a show 12, 13, 2013 at not to be missed. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for children DECEMBER ten7:30 and under, and are14, available $12 $8 the studio, or by calling 285-3324. live.paramounttheatre.ca Book by Music by Lyrics by Mark O'Donnell Marc Shaiman Scott Wittman Thomas Meehan Marc Shaiman

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Spark in the Park Baggage Building Arts Centre December 22

Now in its second year, Spark in the Park is a free family event that combines indoor and outdoor activities in a community celebration of light, life, creativity, and the coming new year. Inside the Baggage Building Arts Centre, there will be a family dance party, a shadow theatre, and a variety of craft activities. Outdoors, there will be a parade led by local musicians, a tree lighting, and a community ice wall, which the public can participate in building by reusing their 2-litre milk cartons, filling them with water, and freezing into ice blocks to build an ice wall. 684-2063

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New Year’s Eve Family Frolic Fort William Historical Park December 31

Celebrate New Year’s Eve at the Fort’s annual familyfriendly event. Bring your skates, sleds, and toboggans to play on their skating rink and sliding hill, or borrow a pair of snowshoes from the park. There will also be main stage entertainment, heritage games, and a bonfire to warm up those toes. For those who prefer to stay inside, there will be a variety of indoor activities, including children’s entertainment and crafts. The evening caps off with fireworks at 10 pm—giving parents just enough time to bundle the little ones off to bed before settling in to celebrate the new year. fwhp.ca The The Walleye Walleye

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The Local Bookshelf

For our first literary issue, we wanted to showcase as many local books as possible. Upon delving into the Thunder Bay Public Library’s list, we learned there were hundreds of local books—too many to fit into a single issue. We decided to focus on authors that currently live in Thunder Bay, and books published within the past five years (for authors that have published more than one book in this timeframe, we endeavoured to include their most recent work). The collection below is the tip of the iceberg in terms of the depth and breadth of our local literary works—not to be cliché, but there is something for everyone!

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Solutions have yet to be found by staring at challenges; happiness cannot be found by looking at lack and peace is not found by looking anywhere but inside. - SANDI

Her Mother’s Daughter is a daily inspirational guide in the tradition and style laid out in Sandi Boucher’s first book “Honorary Indian”. “Her Mother’s Daughter” once again uses the teachings of the Ojibwe peoples as a basis for life, a guide to finding your inner strength and resolve, a map to finding your true happiness even in this modern world.

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Sandi Boucher is a published author and motivational speaker, born and raised in a small Northern Ontario town. A proud member of the Seine River First Nation, Sandi is introducing the world to the Ojibwe teachings of her Mother, using these ageless lessons to show others how to find and enjoy their own strengths and gifts. Her Mother’s Daughter is the much anticipated follow-up to Sandi’s first book, Honorary Indian that is now being read and enjoyed by men and women across Canada, and internationally.

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6. McMahon, Jacqueline

The Sum of Random Chance (2012)

Fiction Red Rose Publishing 249 pages

1. Chambers, Lee Fiction MISFP Publishing 189 pages 2. Jones, Amy

What Boys Like (2009) Fiction, Short Stories Biblioasis 192 pages

3. Livingston, Douglas

Myoclonus (2011) Poetry Emmerson Street Press 137 pages 4. MacDonald, Bill

Happy-GoLucky: Silver Islet Shenanigans (2013) Fiction Borealis Press 204 pages

5. Merkley, Chris and Kurt Martell

Nowadays (2012) Fiction, Graphic Novel Merk n’ Martell 300 pages

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When Love Won’t Die (2010)

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Poetic Potpourri (2012) Poetry Xlibris 28 pages

8. Para-Tactics Poetry Collective

Core Samples: Poems from Northwestern Ontario (2011)

Zack Kruzins • Darrell Makin

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Campfire Stories from Northwestern Ontario (2012) Fiction, Short Stories FaeryFlower Press 134 pages 12. Spare, Brian G.

The Hunt for Moby Dick (2012)

Fiction CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 348 pages

Memoir Split Tree Publishing 250 pages

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Celluloid Dreams: an Illustrated History of Early Filmmaking at the Lakehead, 1900-1931 (2012)

A Little More Than Perfect: My Life with (and in Spite of) Osteogenesis Imperfecta (2010)

Museum Encounters: Chronicles of a Visitor Services Employee (2011)

9. Payetta, Susan

The Flying Falcones (2013)

Memoir iUniverse 184 pages

10. Pringle, John

Edmund Fitzgerald: The Legendary Great Lakes Shipwreck (2009)

Fiction, Short Stories Emmerson Street Press 200 pages

Hope is my Wingman (2013)

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13. Anderson, Heather

The Truth Ratio (2013)

15. Antcliffe, Michael

Film Studies, Local History Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society 240 pages

Poetry Thunder Bay Publishing Cooperative 116 pages

Fiction Sail Rock Publishing 252 pages

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Local History River Rocks Publishing 125 pages

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Local History, Memoir Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society 48 pages 18. Blazino, Darrel

A Brief Time in Heaven: Wilderness Adventures in Canoe Country (2013) Outdoor Life, Paddling Dundurn Press 140 pages

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Nanomedical Device and Systems Design: Challenges, Possibilities, Visions (2013) Medical CRC Press 787 pages

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Her Mother’s Daughter (2013)

Self-Help, Aboriginal Interest The Natural Wellness Group 330 pages 21. Goldberg, Susan and Chloë Brushwood Rose, editors

And Baby Makes More: Known Donors, Queer Parents, and Our Unexpected Families (2009)

Essays, LBGTQ Interest, Anthology Insomniac Press 240 pages 22. Hughes, Janice M.

Stupid Dog Toys: 52 Cheap and Easy Alternatives to High-Priced Pet Products (2013) Pet Care Briar Bird Press 166 pages

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Against All Odds: How the Remote Village of Nolalu Came to Be, and Survived to Become a Thriving, Innovative Community (2011) Local History Leo Hunnakko 198 pages

24. Kruzins, Zack and Darrel Makin

A Paddler’s Guide to the Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area (2012)

Guidebook, Natural History Lake Superior Research Group 192 pages 25. Lamontagne, Shirley and Marcel

The Miracle of the Monarch Butterfly (2011) Nature Shirley Lamontagne 20 pages

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From Thunder Bay Through Ypres with the Fighting 52nd (2010) History, World War I Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society 176 pages 27. Mišina, Dalibor

Shake, Rattle and Roll: Yugoslav Rock Music and the Poetics of Social Critique (2013) Music, Pop Culture, Social Change Ashgate Publishing 247 pages

28. Monture, Patricia A. and Patricia D. McGuire (editors)

First Voices: An Aboriginal Women’s Reader (2009) Essays, Aboriginal Interest, Anthology Inanna Publications 400 pages

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Gary Savitsky resides with his wife, leslie, his children, Jolie, Darien, and erik, and the rest of his family, in Thunder Bay, ontario, Canada. Gary is a spiritual teacher and guide, a Qigong teacher, a spiritual and energy healer. His personal commitment to serve and mentor is mirrored in his inspirational meditations and Qigong classes, personal healing and transformational remote and one on one sessions. additionally, Gary offers personal artistically flowed spiritual calligraphies that inspire, support and heal the body, mind and spirit. For more information or to contact Gary, visit www.messageart.ca and www.lifechoicesnlp.com.

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Labour Pains: Thunder Bay's Working Class in Canada's Wheat Boom Era (2009) Local History Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society 176 pages 30. Neff, Rob (editor)

Flashback: Reflections of our Storied Past (2013) Local History Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society 80 pages 31 Nelson, Jon

Quetico: Near to Nature’s Heart (2009) History, Nature Dundurn 287 pages

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Gamble in Goal: Bruce Gamble’s Life in Hockey (2011) Biography, Sports River Rocks Publishing 140 pages

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The History of Soda Pop Manufacturers in Northwestern Ontario (2011) Local History Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society 72 pages 34. Savitsky, Gary

Divine Messages: A Book of Healing and Transformation for Spirit, Mind, Emotions, and Body (2013) Self-Help Message Press 146 pages

35. Skelton, Joan, with Christine Barrick and Wendy Barrick Rhead

The Barn’s on Fire and Kay’s Down the Well (2012) Genealogy, Memoir Northsong and Lake Superior Art Gallery 139 pages

52. 36. Stevens, James R.

Dead Men Flying: Travelling with the Lost in Bomber Command (2013)

History, World War II Lake Superior Art Gallery 86 pages 37. Taylor, Margie

60 is the New 20: A Boomer’s Guide to Aging with Dignity, Grace, and What’s Left of Your SelfRespect (2011) Humour, Aging Mediscript Communications Inc. 156 pages 38. Toivonen, Kathy and Kim Manduca

A Century of Sisu: 100 Years of Finnish Tradition, Culture, and Food in the Thunder Bay Area (2012) Local History Kim Manduca/ Rainbow Printers 98 pages

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Thunder Bay Quiz Book 2: 101 More Fascinating Questions about our History (2011) Local History Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society 64 pages 40. Various

Life’s Way: Reflections of Hospice Volunteers in Northwestern Ontario (2012) Memoir, Anthology Hospice Northwest 232 pages

41. Heimstra, Glen and Dennis Walsh

Millennial City: How a New Generation Can Save the Future (2013) Social Science Futurist 105 pages

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Little Ship of Fools: Sixteen Rowers, One Improbable Boat, Seven Tumultuous Weeks on the Atlantic (2013) Memoir, Adventure Greystone Books 320 pages

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Summer Daze: More Than One Hundred Ideas to Celebrate Summer’s Events, Traditions, and Celebrations (2012) Children’s, Education Marcia Arpin Publications 76 pages 44. Baldassi, Susan and Jennifer Edwards

Chi Yoga! Energy for Life (2011) Children’s, Fitness Chi4energy 24 pages

45. Ferrante, Bonnie

Terror at White Otter Castle (2013) Young Adult, Fiction Single Drop Publishing 84 pages

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The Walleye would like to thank the Northern Women’s Bookstore, the Thunder Bay Historical Museum, and the Thunder Bay Public Library for their contributions to this list.

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Children’s, Fiction Lulu.com 38 pages

Young Adult, Aboriginal Interest, Fiction Fifth House 225 pages

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The Dot That Became Everything (2013)

Out of Time (2013)

Young Adult, Science Fiction Five Rivers Chapmanry 294 pages 48. McLeod, Heather

Kiss Me! I’m a Prince! (2010)

Children’s, Fiction Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited 32 pages 49. Peace, John

The Calling: Beyond the Elder Stars (2012) Young Adult, Science Fiction CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 396 pages 50. Pendziwol, Jean E.

Once Upon a Northern Night (2013) Children’s, Fiction Groundwood Books 32 pages

Dog Tracks (2009)

The Waking Rock: An Intergenerational Arts Access Project of the Thunder Bay Art Gallery (2009) Children’s, Fiction Thunder Bay Art Gallery 36 pages 53. Watts, Jillian

Become (2013) Young Adult, Fiction Split Tree Publishing 372 pages 54. Weller, Duncan

Big Electric Cat (2013) Children’s, Fiction Victory Press 36 pages

55. Yahn, Terrence A.

The Ruggie Chronicles (2012) Children’s, Fiction Lulu.com 46 pages

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Bill MacDonald Q&A By Caroline Cox Bill MacDonald is one of Thunder Bay’s most prolific writers: he has written 34 books and published 30. His most recent book is called Happy Go Lucky: Silver Islet Shenanigans and he has several new works in progress. MacDonald grew up in Thunder Bay and Silver Islet, attended the University of Manitoba and the Sorbonne in Paris, and worked as a school teacher. He published his first book in 1987.

When did you first tell a story? When I was really young, about 12 or 13. My maternal grandmother was a champion storyteller. She encouraged me to tell stories. We’d often be the only ones at the table and we’d be telling each other stories. I think that’s where it started.

What were your grandmother's stories about and what did you learn from her? About the family, about her relatives. I don’t know whether those stories were based on truth. They must have been. She encouraged me to elaborate; she encouraged me to make it up. She and I would sit there for a long time in the evening and she would drink tea and we would tell stories to each other. Marvelous lady.

What is your favourite local place to write about and why? Silver Islet has meant so much to me because it’s where my first memories are when I was just a small kid. And it’s such a fascinating place in itself. I have a letter book of a mining superintendent. He was heavily motivated by money. [The silver mine] brought out the best and the worst in people.

What part of writing comes easiest to you? The revising, when I pretend that I didn’t write [the book]. I’m quite ruthless as an editor and I go through it from the reader’s point of view. I find that satisfying. Once I get ruthless and get into it I kind of enjoy watching it slash and burn.

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What is your most dreaded part of writing? Getting started is the hardest. I bet you I’ve got 10 novels up to chapter 3 and I’ve abandoned them. Until [the book] gets hold of you and starts rolling, it’s like pushing something up a hill. I’ve given up on several books.

What is your favourite book? It would be Under the Volcano. That’s [by] Malcom Lowry.

After writing 30 books, what keeps you going? I often ask myself why do I do it? I can’t help myself. I start writing about midnight and work through if I can until 7 or 8 in the morning. In the middle of the night like that my brain spirals away with me and I try to keep up with it.

What advice would you like to pass on to fellow writers? The most important thing is to get started and to just let it rip. Once you’ve got 10, 12 pages then you can get thinking.

What are you working on now? Borealis has three books waiting with contracts. I’m wrapping up Days to Remember. I’m trying to do some finishing touches to the ending.

Joan Baril’s Take on Literary Thunder Bay By Caroline Cox

ublishing: it’s one of the most difficult aspects of being a writer. Joan Baril’s blog, Literary Thunder Bay, aims to republish local writers in order to give them more exposure. “I began to think of all the local writers in Thunder Bay. I thought, if I had a blog, I could publish some of these stories,” Baril says. She accepts submissions of previously published work, including poetry, short fiction, and memoir, and she promotes these works on Facebook and Twitter. Her blog contains a wealth of literary knowledge, and she’s also posted many of her own short stories. Oddly enough, Baril’s most popular post is entitled “Why I Hate Motels.” The diatribe appears among writeups about poetry readings, structuring short stories, and finding an agent. Baril says she’s still learning the secret to which topics people like and she finds it interesting to see which of her pages are most popular.

“I want to publish more fiction, more stories because people seem to like it. [I’ve been] saying to the local writers, ‘Send me your stuff.’ I do think some of these writers should be nationally known. They are as good as anybody writing in Canada today, in my humble opinion.” For a plethora of information on the local literary scene and beyond, visit Joan Baril’s blog at literarythunderbay.blogspot.ca.

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E-reader Lover: Amy Jones

1. The first bound books date back to 100 AD. Since then, they have remained simple and straightforward. You don’t need a cord, a charger, a case, or instructions. And there won’t be a flashy new version rendering your copy incompatible. Display them beautifully on the coffee table, or stacked on the back of the toilet, just in case.

1. People like to fetishize objects such as books, but if you’re like me and move around a lot and just aren’t into stuff, then an e-reader is for you. Thousands of books with you wherever you go, and you won’t even have to pay the overweight baggage fee when you go on vacation!

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2. Books come in all shapes and sizes: hard ones, soft ones, big ones, small ones. And choosing a book is a bit like literary foreplay. I like the way a new book smells, how musty a yard sale treasure is, and I even like guessing at the mysterious stains on the borrowed kind. Not to mention, there is something really satisfying about turning a page (mind the paper cuts).

Judging a Book by its Cover Paper Versus Screen

By Rebekah Skochinski and Amy Jones There are two sides to every story, including how you choose to read that story. Are you tech savvy or a technophobe? Or maybe you fall somewhere in between. Here is a look at the ongoing debate that two friends have over their preferred method of reading.

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3. Reading ought to be worry-free. You can read a book in the bathtub and at the beach without giving a second thought to sand, scratches, or electrocution. And if you happen to drift off while reading (who me?) there is zero chance of the book cracking or breaking as it slides to the floor. 4. Going digital can cause distance, whereas books can keep us connected; whether it’s chatting to the people at the check-out desk at the library, to realizing that cute guy across the coffee shop is engrossed in the same title as you. 5. Collecting books is an extension of a life experienced. Often, there is a story behind every story. My bookshelf reflects a personal history of gifts, travel souvenirs, obsessions, and special signed copies. And just like everything else in my life that is special to me, I believe in holding onto them.

2. Ebooks are cheaper than physical books, especially hardcovers. And Overdrive, the Ontario Library’s elending service, usually has shorter hold times for new releases. 3. Everyone talks about screen fatigue, but dedicated e-readers, unlike tablets, phones, or computer screens, are designed to mimic the look of an actual page. They are not backlit (unless you want them to be), which eliminates glare, and the e-ink technology they use looks remarkably like real typeface. Plus they are lighter and easier to hold when you are lying on your side in bed, especially compared to an unwieldy hardcover. 4. Added features such as a built-in dictionary and the ability to adjust font size and shape can enhance your reading experience, and can make reading more accessible. And digital delivery of newspapers and magazines means that yes, you can still get the Globe and Mail in Thunder Bay! 5. The real value of a book, to me, is in its contents. And while an attractive cover design, deckled page edges, and gushing blurbs from celebrity authors on the back are nice, there is also something beautiful about a book stripped down to its most essential elements, with nothing else there to distract you from what’s most important: the characters, the story, the words.

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Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop Bringing the Region’s Writers Together By Amy Jones

riting can be a lonely occupation. And that loneliness can seem magnified when living in a place like Thunder Bay, far away from Canadian literary hubs like Toronto or Vancouver. Thankfully, we have the Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop. Founded in September 1997 by local writers Deborah de Bakker, Jim Foulds, Rosalind Maki, and Charlie Wilkins, who saw the need for an umbrella group that would promote the talents and interests of writers in Northwestern Ontario, NOWW organizes readings, workshops, and other literary events that give local writers, from amateurs to seasoned professionals, the opportunity to network with one another, advance the study of their craft, and generally step away from their computers and break out of their isolation. They also produce a thrice-yearly literary magazine and run a popular annual writing contest. “What I admire about this organization is that people feel empowered to take on projects they are passionate about,” says Daniel Klein, NOWW’s current president. A good example of this is the e-Writer in Residence program, spearheaded by Sioux Lookout writer and NOWW member Jennifer Morrow. Now in its third year, the program allows NOWW to bring a professional author to Thunder Bay to work with local writers, as well as deliver workshops, via videoconference, to writers located in First Nations communities throughout the far north through a partnership with K-Net Services.

Amy Jones Driven to Write By Rebekah Skochinski

ne of Amy Jones’ most discernable features is her grin, which beams from ear to ear. And these days she has a lot to smile about. Her story “Team Ninja” was nominated for the prestigious The Journey Prize award—an award and anthology that celebrates the best of Canada’s new writers. No stranger to success, Jones has been published in several literary journals and her collection of stories, What Boys Like, won a MetcalfRooke Award. This recent accolade, however, still came as a surprise.

As well, NOWW has recently partnered with Sleeping Giant Writers Festival to bring interesting literary events and workshops to the public, including last spring’s Brunch with an Author with Charlie Wilkins, and last month’s Stories About Storytellers: An Evening with Douglas Gibson—innovative initiatives that will hopefully see the organization on through another 16 years.

“It’s sort of something I always really hoped would happen, but never actually expected would happen. The best part for me is being able to get some recognition for Prairie Fire, the magazine where “Team Ninja” first appeared. They’ve been so supportive of my career, and it’s a good feeling to be able to validate their faith in me,” says Jones.

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She is currently at work on different manuscripts in various draft stages, and though she has written a novel, she admits, “I think of myself as a short story writer—it’s what I love the most.” She adds, “I wouldn’t say I’m inspired [to write] so much as I’m driven. I can’t draw, play music, build things, or heal people. I can’t even articulate myself particularly well verbally. What I can do is write. So that’s what I do.”

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tarting up a new publishing company at a time when many traditional publishers are downsizing or closing up shop might seem like a bit of a risky endeavour. But if anyone has the passion and determination to make it work, it’s Thunder Bay writer and entrepreneur Stacey Voss. And her new publishing company, Split Tree Publishing, is anything but traditional. Founded in January 2013, Split Tree Publishing is a dynamic hybrid publishing company that publishes both paperback and e-books, as well as offering services such as editing, development, and marketing to independent authors. Split Tree Publishing has released three books so far: Michael Antcliffe’s Hope is my Wingman, Jillian Watts’ Become, and Superior Flavours, a “cookbook and taste tour” featuring recipes from 20 local restaurants.

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t’s a Thursday afternoon at the Waverley Resource Library. A toddler sits in the sunshine of a bay window, listening to his grandfather read from a storybook. Next to the aisle of DVDs, a middle-aged woman slumps in her chair, shoes kicked off and feet up, sifting through the week’s flyers. A group of university students huddle around a staff member during an orientation for first-time library users. And a few patrons trawl the aisles, loyally leafing through hardcover books. This is a typical scene at any one of the Thunder Bay Public Library’s four locations. Yet the library’s bustling computer station is hard to ignore. All of its seats are occupied with users surfing the internet, some casually browsing Facebook. Other people sit in nearby armchairs, cozied up with smart phones. To John Pateman, CEO and chief librarian of the TBPL, this latter trend indicates an evolution of how library services are being offered to the public. People want access to information, he says, but the medium is changing. “It’s just a different platform,” says Pateman, in reference to the online world. “We are here to promote reading and to provide information, and we want to provide that in as many different formats to meet as many different needs as we can.” Statistics show that Internet use is carving out a growing piece of the library’s pie. According to the TBPL’s 2012 annual report, Wi-Fi use more than doubled from the

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previous year. Nearly 213,000 customers used the library’s computers, and visits to its web site jumped 41 percent. “We’re seeing growth in our virtual use more than our in-person use,” says Tina Tucker, the library’s director of community development. Although the library maintains an average of 45,000 in-person visits each month, its web presence is expanding. Users have electronic access to databases—an additional 47 were made available last year—plus downloads of audiobooks and ebooks. With the help of a community action panel, the TBPL is devising a strategic plan, starting in 2014, based around five key areas. One area focuses on change and innovation, while another promotes social inclusion. “I think we’re always going to be book-based, because that’s what a library kind of does. But we’re going to shift the balance between books and other formats, depending on those demands within the community,” says Pateman. At the end of the day, Pateman says the library simply offers what he calls “democratic public space.” “You haven’t got to pay a fee, you can just walk in and use the space,” he says. “We’ve got a great ability to be the kind of glue that sticks the community together.” The TBPL is actively recruiting members of the public to join its community action panel. Contact Tina Tucker, director of community development, at 345 8275 for more information.

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O Holy Night, French Food is Good! By Chef Rachel Globensky

Jelly Roll Sponge Cake

3 large eggs 1 c. sugar

With an electric mixer, beat the eggs until very thick and fluffy. Add sugar gradually, beating well after each addition.

5 Tbsp. water 1 tsp. vanilla

Beat in water and vanilla.

1 c. sifted all-purpose flour 1 tsp. baking powder ¼ tsp. salt

Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together, and add into egg mixture. Beat until smooth. Pour batter into prepared pan, and spread evenly. Bake 12-15 minutes, or until top springs back when touched.

Icing sugar

Coffee Cream 1 c. 35% (whipping) cream ½ to ¾ c. sifted icing sugar 1 Tbsp. instant coffee granules

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i like my two heggs facing hup de sun, side-by-heach and my bacon parallel to da plate.” While I don’t remember my heavily-accented Grandpa actually saying this, I can totally hear his voice in my head. Typically FrenchCanadian, he smoked 65 of his 80 years, and loved to debate Canadian politics. He also bûche de Noël (yule log), a staple served at the Christmas Eve réveillon (hours-long dinner/midnight mass/present-opening party). Bûche de Noël is a very rich, super-decadent must-have end to your Christmas Eve meal. The piece de resistance, the yule log is basically a rolled sponge cake filled with rich coffee-flavoured filling, iced using a chocolate ganache, and decorated to look like a log. Yes, this dessert is a bit complex, but if you manage to pull it off, you’ll look like a cooler version of Martha Stewart to your friends and family. And, if you don’t, well, see #5 in the How-To section… I like to use a recipe from Margo Oliver’s 1967 classic, Weekend Magazine Cook Book. Another darling of the Canadian culinary scene, Ms. Oliver was known as Canada’s Betty Crocker. Oliver’s coffee cream filling is a fussy simple-syrup concoction with a ton of butter in it, but I’m going to make it easier on you, and include a whipped cream-based filling here, along with a simpler icing. If you’d like to try her original coffee cream recipe, shoot me an email.

Pre-heat oven to 375 0F. Grease sides and bottom of 15x10x1” jelly roll pan. Line bottom with waxed or parchment paper, and grease that, too.

While cake is still hot, sift icing sugar onto top, and spread a clean tea towel over it. Flip cake pan over onto tea towel (cake should just slide out), and carefully peel off the parchment paper. Roll cake and towel up together loosely from narrow end and let cool completely. Beat together until peaks form, being careful not to overwhip, or you’ll end up with coffee-flavoured butter. Unroll sponge cake and spread filling on cake. Save ½ c. for decorating ends of log. Roll back up and place on a platter, seam-side down.

Chocolate Icing 6 Tbsp. butter, softened 2 Tbsp. honey 2 tsp. vanilla 6 Tbsp. sifted cocoa 2 c. sifted icing sugar

Beat all ingredients until smooth—you can add some cream or milk, a few drops at a time, until spreadable. Don’t refrigerate before use, or you’re gonna have a bad time.

How To 1. Cut a diagonal slice from each end of the roll to give it the shape of log. 2. If you’d like to make knots, stick cut pieces on top of log, using toothpicks, icing, and French swear words to keep them in place. With saved coffee cream, ice tops of knots and ends of log. Drag the tines of a fork around the coffee cream to replicate tree rings. 3. Ice the rest of the roll thickly with chocolate icing. Again, drag a fork alongside the roll to make it look more like bark. 4. Festively tuck some small spruce boughs and other seasonal greenery alongside your chocolatey yule log. Don’t worry about errant spruce needles—it just adds some fibre. 5. If it all goes awry, just refill your rum and eggnog many times until you start to feel better. Then mash up the cake, filling and icing, throw it in a bowl and call it trifle. No one will know, and, if you serve them enough boozy eggnog, they won’t care, either! Bon appétit et joyeuses fêtes!

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Bailey’s Comet Martini By Rebekah Skochinski

Sometimes the best thing to do when faced with the indulgence of the season is to just go with it, especially when the indulgence is this special. The Bailey’s Comet Martini at Cheer’s includes Bailey’s Irish Cream, butterscotch schnapps, and Goldschläger, but the real magic happens after it’s been shaken and poured, because they layer it with a tablespoon of 151 proof rum and light it on fire! The drink is also dashed with cinnamon to make it flame and sparkle, creating a comet’s tail as it comes to your table. And when it does, and you taste it… well, let’s just say that it is so lusciously creamy and spicy that when the glass is empty you might think you dreamt the entire thing. Since opening in February at 1500 South James St, Cheer’s has been filling the need for a casual and cool hang-out for folks in the south end of town. The menu features local and organic fare, including favourites like their pita chip nachos (with prosciutto!) and an extensive beer and wine list.

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ith the holidays nigh upon us, it is time to get excited about the giving of gifts, and what better way to get into that gracious “spirit” than by some creatively crafting (or drafting) some luscious libations inhouse for family and friends alike.

a bottle as a heartfelt hostess gift, tuck a flagon or flask under the tree to tickle someone’s fancy, or pop the top on your own brew when entertaining, nothing is more sincere than a handmade spirit to celebrate the season.

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A Sweet Escape Story and Photo by Marlene Wandel

t’s not every day an opportunity for escape presents itself. Sweet Escape Cake Café and Bakery is open for a little escape into indulgence; that it’s hidden in a little nook off Bay Street just makes it that much more of an escape. Julie Einarson opened the cake café and bakery’s doors last March, with a clear understanding that sometimes you need cake late at night. I discovered the café, tucked in behind Portobello Home, at the tail end of an evening neighbourhood ramble in the middle of a snowstorm. There is much to be said for finishing a cold, wet walk with a pocket full of biscotti, and the knowledge that, five nights of the week, I could wander down for cake as late as 10 pm.

While the baked treats like cookies and biscotti are more portable, it’s the cakes that keep me coming back. The walls are adorned

with Duncan Weller’s colourful art, but it’s the display case with the round white cloud adorned with raspberries and the tall, smooth column of chocolate that command attention. It is indeed a challenge to choose between a Raspberry Dream or a slice of Seventh Heaven. In the end, like many who visit Sweet Escape, I dive into the Raspberry Dream, which is everything a cake should be: both decadent and light, with a generous accumulation of white chocolate on top. We somehow manage to avoid splashing anything on the artwork, despite the enthusiastic consumption of the red velvet cupcake by one of the small fry in my company. Next time, we’ll try the Seventh Heaven or the pecan pie, but only if there’s no Raspberry Dream. Sweet Escape is located at 2-271 Bay Street and open from noon–10 pm on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday to Saturday.

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The Second Most Pleasurable Thing We Do In The Dark: A Column About Movies

Turning a Novel into a Screenplay

In very broad terms, film is visual storytelling and books are narrative storytelling. Both forms have elements of each, but in reading we make up our own visuals. That is sometimes why we find a filmed version of a book unsatisfying (“they got it all wrong”), or more than satisfying (“they got it all right”). What’s true about each form is that the writer is at the core of the experience. Here are some examples of successful adaptations and some failures.

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Margaret Laurence’s The Stone Angel was published in 1964 but not adapted to the screen until 2007. The adaptation was written and directed by Kari Skogland. The film fails not because of its fine cast or competent directing but because the screenplay punches us from big moment to big moment, forcing us to foreshorten our emotional experience of the great novel.

ens of thousands of books have been turned into movies. The novel is probably the most adapted form of screenplay. And the debate about which is better, the book or the movie, continues unceasingly in conversations today.

Michael Morpurgo wrote War Horse in 1982 as a young adult novel. It was adapted for the stage by Nick Stafford in 2007 and has become a huge international hit for London’s National Theatre. The book was further adapted by Lee Hall and Richard Curtis into a screenplay for Steven Spielberg. It opened in 2011. I have experienced all three versions of War Horse. The staged adaptation is the most visceral and engaging.

Thunder Bay’s own Sheila Burnford holds the unusual record of having her book, The Incredible Journey, made into a film twice by the same studio, Disney. She wrote it in 1961 and it was adapted by James Algar in 1963. Exactly 30 years later, Disney remade the film in a “new adaptation” by Caroline Thompson, Linda Woolverton, and Jonathan Roberts. Algar’s original adaptation is faithful to Burnford’s book and the film was a modest success. The 1993 remake is a spectacular failure, with contemporary dialogue and bad lip syncing (the animal characters speak in the remake, whereas in the original screenplay there was voice-over narration).

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Probably the most successful adaptation from page to screen is Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With The Wind. Mitchell’s epic novel was published in 1936. Sidney Howard adapted it for MGM in 1939. There are four additional “uncredited writing contributors” to the screenplay. With smart direction and a superb cast, the movie takes three hours and fifty-three minutes to unreel the story. It was nominated for a record (at the time) thirteen Academy Awards and won eight, including Best Picture and Best Director. It was critically praised for its fidelity to the novel and continues to be an audience favourite today.

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he Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum said that “the imaginative child will become the imaginative man or woman most apt to create, to invent, and therefore to foster civilization.” The stage is a great place to foster this imagination while learning discipline, creativity, and courage. On November 19, Eleanor Drury Children’s Theatre played their part well in fostering hundreds of children’s imaginations with a fantastic production of The Wizard of Oz at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium. Perhaps the most important critics were the children

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et it snow! On December 12, Bay Street Film Festival’s Docs on Bay gears up for the holidays with delightful, loopy and provocative treasures from the National Film Board of Canada’s animated film collection. If you’re a kid or a kid at heart, you’ll enjoy an evening of award-winning NFB classics, some surprise guests from the world of film and family entertainment, fun activities, and delicious treats. Yup, it’s going to be more exciting than getting up on Christmas morning at the crack of dawn!

Holiday Potpourri By Betty Carpick

Get ready for filmmaking and animation pioneer Norman McLaren’s 1952 Oscar-winning anti-war short, Neighbours which popularized pixilation, a predecessor of stop motion. The Cat Came Back, created in 1988

by Winnipeg’s Cordell Barker features a manic yellow cat determined to torment old Mr. Johnson. In John Weldon’s 1979 Log Driver’s Waltz, Kate and Anna McGarrigle sing along to a tale of love and log-driving. And, from another Canadian prairie boy, Richard Condie’s 1985 The Big Snit hilariously captures the intersection of a domestic quarrel and a global nuclear war. There are more gems, but we’re not telling! So gather your kin and join in the merriment and good cheer! Bay Street Film Festival’s Docs on Bay’s Holiday Potpourri event will take place on Thursday, December 12 at 7:00 pm at 314 Bay Street. Tickets are $7 or pay what you can if you’re a student, senior, or unemployed. baystreetfilmfestival.ca

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n unassuming shed is where Alison Kendall’s works are quietly and unexpectedly stored. This place is where she lives and breathes. The hundreds of works surrounding us not only mark her legacy, but they are intermixed with the unfinished creations that keep her motivated and moving through the diagnosis and treatment of Stage 3 brain cancer. “Even though my diagnosis was very serious, it never affected my spirit. When you are an artist, there’s always something to say, there’s always something to be done, there’s always something to accomplish,” Kendall says, eyes sparkling. Piles of bins and boxes mark a tangled trail around workbenches and industrial bookbinding equipment—a maze of creativity. Within them are custom horse leather handbound books, original prints, handcrafted buttons of caribou antler, teastained paper resembling the gouges in the Canadian Shield, and etched landscapes on canvas that grace some of her book covers. “I am a fabricator of things, I like to make things with my hands,” Kendall explains. Clearly she’s not someone you can pin down to one

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medium. As we chat, ideas spill forward from her thoughts about her work. “There are clear messages that my art speaks to. I decide what I want to make and I teach myself that media.” Kendall is widely recognized for the work she sells, including her handcrafted and bound books, and her framed etchings and paintings of Northwestern Ontario's landscapes, which are available at local art collectives and boutiques like Fireweed. But she is no vagabond of the art world. Kendall is an established, devoted artist who has been producing work for the past 30 years. Trained in painting and drawing with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Lakehead University, she also holds a Masters of Fine Arts from the University of British Columbia, maintains an active exhibition record, and is an instructor in the Department of Visual Arts at Lakehead University. Her work is recognized in Collections Canada and she’s been awarded grants from the Ontario Arts Council. Alison Kendall’s work will be exhibited at the Lakehead University Faculty Exhibition at Definitely Superior Art Gallery. The exhibit runs until December 14.

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Calculated Couture Joyce Seppala Designs By Michelle Kolobutin

rowsing through the pieces of Joyce Seppala’s fall line, I feel as though I am in an art gallery. These are not just clothes. They are wearable art. Seppala, who was formally trained in the UK and emigrated to Canada in 1972, is one trend-starter not to be ignored. When asked why she moved to Canada, Seppala responds, “Because of the freedom to be who you are, and the space.” She worked in many locally owned Thunder Bay shops, including bridal stores and Pasquale's Tailoring, before gaining the confidence to open a 400-square-foot studio and venture out on her own in 1990. While Seppala describes the transformation each piece takes from a length of fabric into a jacket, skirt, or belt, her eyes sparkle. She has an unstoppable passion for

creating—constructing clothes is in her DNA. She says that each piece, which is handmade at her studio is “engineered, functional, empowering to women and purposely unbalanced in the hopes that she has acceptance of all cultures and religions.” Attention to detail is what makes her designs stand alone, marrying impeccable tailoring and rare textures with comfort. Seppala’s fall line is inspired by her Celtic heritage, her imagination, and her recent trip to Paris. An image of a vine stands atop the hanging clothes and I can see how she has fused it into her designs. In addition to her line of clothing, Seppala also creates custom pieces, including wedding dresses. And over the years, her designs have evolved. Seppala says that her work has become much

more sophisticated and interesting. With designs so unique, some customers are unsure how to fit them into their wardrobes; a customer once said “I don’t go anywhere.” Seppala responded, “Neither do I, but I don’t wait for the occasion to wear something fabulous. Make it today.” Looking to add one of her pieces to your wardrobe? Find Joyce Seppala at the Thunder Bay Country Market, visit her studio at 4485 Hwy 61, or check out joyceseppaladesigns.com.It explanitat. Udita sequasi imus earcidit quis ad modio officit, quid molluptiae perferf erovitem quatur? Quia volumendam ius undessus alit, officim agnientium eum quam, si renis dolori cuptis solesci liquias piendem coribus estempe consedi di rem nia none quibus.

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Unique Gifts and Beautiful Art A Gathering of Aboriginal Artists and Artisans By Michelle McChristie

he Aboriginal Artworks Group of Northern Ontario present their 12th annual show and sale from December 3-7 at Victoriaville Centre. This event is the largest gathering of Northern Ontario’s Aboriginal artists and artisans, and features traditional and contemporary arts and crafts, such as beadwork, paintings, wood and soapstone carvings, tamarack birds, birchbark baskets, handmade snowshoes, jewelry, ornaments, and leather works. Over 180 artists and artisans from the Nishnawbe Aski Nation,

Treaty 3, and Robinson-Huron communities will showcase their work. John Ferris, the founder and coordinator of the Aboriginal Artworks Group of Northern Ontario, says they began in 2001 with 32 members and have since grown to include 200. Their annual show and sale has also grown—last year it was attended by over 6,000 people per day. “Language, tradition, art, and heritage have been the strength of our people since time immemorial,” says Ferris. While

many of the elders continue to create their traditional arts and crafts, young artists and artisans are exploring new techniques that express their culture. Ferris says the group’s ambition is “to educate and promote the value and vitality of our heritage and culture through our traditional arts.” The Aboriginal Fine Arts & Crafts Christmas Gift Show & Sale is open from 10 am–5 pm daily; parking is available in the parkade for a flat fee of $1.

FOR YOUR EXPERIENCE and TASTING PLEASURE Speciality cocktails, coffees and savoury appetizers “pikkuherkkuja” in a relaxing and intimate Bistro setting. Located above the HOITO, second ﬂoor on the hall level in the Finlandia Heritage Building.

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Celebrate Winter at Prince Arthur’s Landing FREE Family – Friendly Activities: Outdoor Skating, 11am – 9pm daily. Deck the Mariner’s Hall festive display by local businesses 11am – 9pm daily in December. Winter Fundays outdoor activity every Sunday afternoon December 22, 2013 to March 9, 2014. Light up the Night at Spark in the Park Sunday December 22nd

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he December Bay of Bananas shoot is going down in my hood. On a Tuesday night in November. At a last-minute location that boasts a fireplace. And I get a sneak peek behind the scenes: four guys in “banana hammocks” (skimpy underwear) and Christmas get-ups, complete with a Santa outfit, reindeer, and mistletoe. “How am I supposed to fit everything into this?” laughs one model, holding up a teeny piece of shiny gold material. Initially the brainchild of two local women, Chantal DeGrace and Jes Muloin, the idea of the calendar is to juxtapose the seriousness of prostate and testicular cancers and the need for education with quirky, and at times hilarious, poses of a wide range (all shapes, sizes, backgrounds) of local men—a fun and educational spin on a beefcake calendar. “We have a large roster of men as models, from local businessmen to cancer survivors. There’s been a

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great response. The Canadian Cancer Society is on board. It’s hilarious, but it’s also educational,” says project coordinator Todd Shewchuk. “And the message is: if you have the plumbing, it’s your problem.” I get a chance to check out the other months that have already been shot, and there is indeed a wide range of local men striking poses. And they look like they are having fun, whether it’s a cancer survivor frolicking with daffodils in a basket, the lead singer of the local band The Married Singlemen in a field, or the mayor in a back-to-school setting, which coincidentally, also includes my next-door neighbour. Bananas. The calendar launch takes place on December 5 at 7 pm at the Polish Hall, 102 South Court Street. Tickets are $50, or $350 for a table of eight. And yes, there will be dance numbers featuring the models, along with a female comic and magic show. Pre-order calendars at bayofbananas.ca.

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Outdo Yourself Shannon Lepere

By Justyna Kondakow

remember the first time I went to a Lakehead University basketball game as a kid. I would always keep my eye out for the man in the red socks, legs stretched and ankles crossed. During one game, however, I remember there was an old man in a cowboy hat who settled a few rows down the bleachers. When he saw something that was in favour of the home team, he would strike his heel onto the back of the rickety wooden bleachers. Dressing up for the celebration of a new year is similar to this outburst of untamed excitement. Lately I’ve been leaning towards exercising the age-old act of positivity. But sometimes when kudos are in order, we often overlook it. Dressing for positive celebration is like cheering for the team. When support is heard, and there becomes a desire

for improvement—within you and, by default, within our collective consciousness. New Year’s Eve is much like that: you want to look your best for the beginning of the end. It’s an moment we experience that forces us to review our lives. It reminds us to be positive in building towards the next annual initiation. Positive reinforcement for oneself takes hard work, and acknowledging a job well done can be displayed in many ways. For me, it has led me towards appreciating life itself, staying healthy being one of the best ways to appreciate said life. New Year’s Eve brings excitement about where to go and what to do. This may consist of your favorite people in a camp sauna, or ringing in the year by dressing showy at a shag. Suiting up

shows respect for a moment worthy of extravagance—I’ll leave the sauna occasion for naked conversations on the weather. Last year my chums and I went to a black and white party, prompting me to wear a French cuff stunner (Mister J) adorned with a black beaded jacket (Changes Consignment Boutique). The outfit was a respectful slap on last year’s shoulder.

■ Hat and silver chain - Sleeping Giant Antiques, 303 East Victoria Ave. ■ Silver snake choker - Mom’s collection ■ Dress - Private collector, OSrevival66@ gmail.com (appointment only) ■ Jacket - A Second Look, 14 South Court St. ■ Coat – Changes Consignment, 113 South Court St. ■ Heels – theoutnet.com

This year, reflecting on the future has slipped me into a dress and jacket—pieces I half-jokingly contemplated framing. In our competitive world we lose sight of being our own cheerleader. We become caught up in things like who meditated harder in yoga class. So this is a reminder to any willing takers and myself: personal growth can be scary, but when you are dressed to celebrate another year, swift heel strikes to the bleachers are in order.

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Thunder Bay’s Recent National and World Curling Champions 1991 Eila Brown Senior Women's Curling Rink Canadian Champions Eila Brown (skip), Arline Wilson (3rd), Eileen Chivers-Wilson (2nd), Bette Toskovich (lead)

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always forget to aim. It’s the reason that I’m awful at archery and hopeless at bowling. Nonetheless, I’m at the Fort William Curling Club with club president Dave Kawahara, two other beginners, and two teachers. I have to aim a rock into the house, the large circle at the end of the sheet. I’m going to need some luck. We all have plastic panels, called sliders, strapped to the bottom of one shoe. With Kawahara’s encouragement, we step on the ice one by one. I go first, standing on my left foot—the foot with the slider—and propelling myself with the right. The movement is similar to skating, and it’s also like sliding down an icy hill in rubber boots. I’m unsteady for a minute and then I slide with only a slight wobble. I love how free and smooth sliding feels. “Chris, get into the hack,” Kawahara instructs after a few

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minutes. Chris, one of our teachers, grabs a broom and a rock and steps onto two black blocks that vaguely resemble track starters. We watch as he propels himself off of the hack, sliding his right foot underneath his body and his left foot behind. Meanwhile, he holds a broom in his left arm for balance and launches the rock in his right. The beginners exchange glances: we won’t be able to make throwing the rock look this easy. I push off of the hack and manage not to fall. The other beginners are not so lucky; they lean on the rock too much and lose their balance as soon as they let it go. All of us have horrible aim. The rocks land too short, too long, or in the next sheet, which is luckily free. Finally one beginner, Jack, lands his rock in the house and we cheer. The other teacher explains that because the ice is pebbled or textured, the rock’s handle should be

turned slightly sideways to improve aim. As a result the rock makes a curling motion that gives the sport its name. Armed with this knowledge I throw my rock again, but my horrible aim persists. We divide beginners and teachers between two teams and start our game. I fail to put any rocks into the house but compensate for this downfall by sliding gleefully down the ice after each rock. My team loses badly, 4-0. We are told that celebratory beers are also a central part of traditional curling. We all drink and watch other games through the glass, and I fantasize about sliding down the ice again. I might be awful at this sport but at least I’m enjoying myself. The Fort William Curling Club is located at 218 North Vickers Street. They have eight sheets of ice and welcome curlers of all levels.

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s a youngster, I spent December evenings imagining what Santa’s Workshop was like: bustling with elves, glittering ornaments strung everywhere, the most extravagant wrapping paper, wooden toys, piles of gifts stacked in the corner, the air thick with the scent of cinnamon. To my delight, the workshop I imagined as a child is not a far cry from Victoria’s Cupboard. Since owner Marjorie Knutson opened Victoria’s Cupboard in 1990, there have been few shops who do Christmas like this one. Visiting the rooms of Victoria’s Cupboard is an experience that cannot be rushed. The entire second floor is devoted to celebrating the season, with eight rooms titled Victorian Red, Spiced Orange, Cherry Berry and their newest room, North Pole Express. While there are many classical favorites to be found, such as nutcrackers, snowmen, and Santas, newer trends are also showcased. For instance, there are rooms decorated with purple, pink, and turquoise, and trees adorned with Victorian inspired shoes, extravagant butterflies, peacocks, and even burlap.

it on your leisurely stroll through this magical land of Christmas. You can find that unique gift for someone special, pick up a Canadian-made dip for your party, or spot the ornament to be treasured and passed down for years to come. Prepare to emerge doused in the Christmas spirit. Victoria’s Cupboard is located at 115 North May Street and is open seven days a week until December 24.

December is busy, but do yourself a favour and shop in this local gem. Before venturing in, head across the street and grab a cider at Steeper’s Tea, and take

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emories of shared laughter and special holiday traditions are treasures that many of us hold in our hearts when our loved ones are no longer here to share the Christmas season with us. Anyone who has lost a loved one can attest to the bittersweet feelings we experience during the holiday season. The smell of pine or the glitter of coloured lights can elicit some of our sweetest memories, as well as our deepest sadness. Hospice Northwest recognizes the uniqueness of each grief journey. While nothing can take away from the intensity of emotional grief experienced during the holidays, the organization believes that compassion and understanding can help.

Joan Williams, executive director of Hospice Northwest, describes a unique addition to their grief support services. “Hospice Northwest is offering a collection of personalized memorial ornaments which act as symbols of the spiritual presence of those who are no longer with us,” she says. “The Wings of Remembrance collection features ornaments in various styles, including a delicate Life's Way Porcelain Heart and crystal Snowflakes from Heaven. The ornaments are beautiful reminders of a loved one and provide the grieving with a way to celebrate those they will never forget.” A candlelight memorial service will also be hosted by Hospice Northwest on December 5 at Trinity United Church.

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GIFTGUIDE 2013 Vintage Coat, $350

Mustang Sally This gorgeous 1950s glossy black full-length Persian lamb fur coat in a classic, elegant design with oversize collar accented with silver mink was made by A&M Hurtig Furriers Ltd. in Fort William, once known as the premier furrier in Canada.

Framed Frosticular Print, $32.99 Tangerine Designs Jewelry,

$22.99-$32.99 Global Experience Global Experience has the perfect gift for the person that has everything, such as these whimsical images created from children's drawings, or this cute and classic jewelry set.

Pomegranate Body Scrub, $31.95

Eucalyptus Body Cream, $18.95 Streak of Green Hair Salon Pamper a loved one with this body scrub or nourishing body cream from the 100% Pure line, which features products that are all-natural, vegan, and cruelty-free.

Pitcher, $65 Mug, $35

Thunder Bay Art Gallery Local pottery, such as this mug crafted by Sarah Link or pitcher crafted by Tim Alexander, makes a unique gift for someone who appreciates well-crafted, artistic kitchen pieces.

Handmade Snowman Figurines, $36-$39

Vintage Pixie Studio Glittery and cheerful, these adorable snowmen make a unique addition to anyone’s holiday decor.

Gift Certificate, any denomination

Thunder Bay Country Market Let the hard-to-please person on your list choose their own perfect gift at the Thunder Bay Country Market. From food producers to fine fashion, the market’s unique vendors have it covered.

Skin Care Gift Pack, $249 Allure Medi-Spa Know someone with sensitive skin? This Redness Relief System gift pack features six fullsized medical grade products that help calm, soothe, and diffuse rosacea and redness.

Hot Chocolate Cup Candle, $14.99

Serving Platter, $16.99 Dip Chiller, $7.99 Napkins, $4.99 Victoria’s Cupboard Add a northern flair to your Christmas party with this 7" x 14" serving platter, dip chiller, and napkins from Gourmet Village’s Northern Landscapes line (dip and crackers not included).

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$12.99 Bee Happy Candles Candles cast a pretty light and create a delicious scent on a cold winter day. Owner Jan Hunter creates unique scents by hand blending fragrances with natural soy and beeswax. Customized gift baskets are available.

Necklace and Pendant, $300

Yoga Jeans,

Northern Lights Gallery This silver necklace with leaf pendant from local artisan Linda Brown is a bold statement piece that will add instant elegance to anyone’s wardrobe.

$114-$126 The Loop Comfy and trendy, Yoga Jeans are manufactured in Canada and come in a wide variety of colours— sure to please any fashionista on your list.

2014 Calendar,

$6.99 International House of Tea Treat the tea lover on your list to this tea-themed calendar, which features tearable coupons for each of the pictured teas.

Hydro Flask, $49.99

Sleeping Giant Brewing Co. This 1.9L hydro flask, from Thunder Bay’s only microbrewery, is re-fillable at the brewery and keeps beer cold for up to 24 hours.

Graduation Photo Memorabilia, $430

The Framing Post Looking for a way to share special memories? Have your mementos artfully framed to put on display. This family business offers custom work done locally at their store at 232 Camelot Street.

Sympli Tights, $110 and Top, $130 Perfect Fit Lingerie Designed and manufactured in Canada, a top and tights from Sympli are perfect for the traveller on your list. They are wrinklefree and many pieces can go from day to evening with a simple change of jewelry or footwear.

Birdhouse, $65

Painted Turtle Art Shop This gorgeous pottery birdhouse by local Thunder Bay artisan Leena Joy features a thick copper wire for hanging and a cork stopper at the bottom to enable cleaning.

Leather Belt, $160

Joyce Seppala Designs This unique leather girdle belt from intrepid designer Joyce Seppala is rich with colour, texture and style—a oneof-a kind accessory that will make any outfit extraordinary

Eat Local Gift Basket,

3-A Eastman Kodak Folding Brownie Camera, $75

Antiques on Victoria The iconic Brownie derived its name from the children’s book series The Brownies by Palmer Cox, which featured the antics of mischievous brown-clothed elves, and would make a great gift for the mischievous elf in your life.

GV Snow Aerolite 8/27 Snowshoes,

$279.99 Wilderness Supply Company What to get for the active, outdoorsy person on your list? How about a pair of Canadian-made snowshoes from the largest manufacturer/distributor of snowshoes in North America.

$45 EcoSuperior For the locavore, this basket includes local delicacies from the likes of Thunder Oak Cheese, The Chocolate Cow, Boreal Forest Teas and Bogdala’s Meats.

Roy Thomas Print, $35 Handmade Moccasins, $95

Ahnisnabae Art Gallery Ahnisnabae Art Gallery has the largest selection of Aboriginal arts and crafts in Northwestern Ontario, including a variety of Roy Thomas prints (shown is Leadership, 10.5” x 12”) and handmade beaded moccasins.

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The Chocolate Cow By Andrea Stach

hocolate. That one word gets the taste buds dancing for most of us. We eat this superfood because it is full of antioxidants, iron, and fibre, makes us happy, and just tastes divine. And with the holidays coming, we can look forward to savouring so many different types of treats that give the cocoa bean a good name. Jane and Doug Stanton, owners of The Chocolate Cow, have realized the many possibilities that working with chocolate can afford, and they have been providing Thunder Bay and area with a vast array of delicacies for the past seven years. With a long history working in the hospitality industry, the couple is committed to making all of their chocolates by hand in their commercial kitchen based in their country home. They see endless possibilities to what they can make with chocolate, and because their products are all peanut- and tree-nut

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free, they have become creative in using many other ingredients. This fall, they used apples from their own newly planted orchard to make their apple-cheesecake bark. Most popular at Christmas are their truffles, fudge, candy cane bark, moulded seasonal lollipops and Turtle Joes, a combination of caramel rolled in roasted chickpeas and dipped in chocolate. They enjoy making their treats ready to be placed in a Christmas stocking and are happy to wrap up your selection for you. And if you know you would like something made of chocolate, but aren’t sure what, the Stantons will happily make you a customized order that will be sure to make you the hit of any Christmas party. Find The Chocolate Cow at the Thunder Bay Country Market every Saturday or at their shop at 261 McCluskey Drive; learn more at thunderbaycountrymarket.com.

Bike Lanes are now CLosed The City of Thunder Bay’s bike lanes are closed from Nov. 15 to April 30. Please Remember:

• Bike lanes are not maintained during winter months • Cyclists may still ride in bike lanes • Motorists should not drive in bike lanes • Parking restrictions now lifted in some locations (check posted signs) • Bike lanes re-open May 1, 2014

For more information, please visit: thunderbay.ca/activetransportation

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A Home Away From Home

Drop-In Centre Building a Community, One Youth at a Time Jayal Chung

By Jamie Monastyrski

eter Panetta has a very large family.

His family includes everyone who walks through the doors of the Underground Gym in Thunder Bay’s rough-and-tumble south side. They are all youth, aged four years to late teens. They visit the drop-in centre to participate in gym activities, take part in day trips, have a bite to eat, build friendships, and just hang out and feel like part of a family. “He’s an angel,” says a local resident who wanted to remain anonymous. “Peter helps these kids who don’t have any other place to go. He gives them a safe place to go and they are off the streets where they can get into trouble pretty easy.” “I like coming here. I have been coming here for four years,” says Markus, a talkative 12-year-old boy from the neighborhood. “There’s a lot to do always and we get to do cool stuff and I can have supper here.” For the neighbourhood youth, there is no other place to go on a rainy Saturday afternoon. The Underground Gym has

been around for 15 years, and it offers not only a place for these youth to gather and mingle but a place where they gain a sense of belonging they might not get elsewhere. On an average Saturday afternoon there are more than 30 young people playing pool, tinkering on the piano, drawing pictures, and sitting around the kitchen chatting. "We have bonded into a family,” Panetta says proudly. “I love the kids and the kids love being here. Once you are a member, you are a member for life.” The retired Canada Post worker opened the Underground Gym more than 15 years ago. He purchased the buildings on Simpson Street for a song at a city auction. Nobody else bid on the property because the buildings were in disrepair and when the neighbourhood residents and local contractors knew the buildings would be renovated to host a youth centre, they volunteered their time and expertise and helped bring the buildings up to code in less than a year. Panetta’s experience and his passion

to work with youth in the neighbourhood fueled his dream to establish a centre where kids could feel safe, enjoy themselves, and learn self-worth. “Whether it’s swimming, arts, fitness or going on outings, it’s all about providing opportunities that they otherwise may not have.” Panetta says. Though the centre functions without government or corporate support, it manages to operate on a month-to-month basis with donations from city residents and fund-raisers. The Underground Gym is a registered charity and Panetta says that some organizations and companies donate time, admission fees, and equipment for the youth. However, he often has to pay fees from his shoe-string budget.

The Underground Gym welcomes donations of gently used fitness equipment, food for their kitchen, and funds to help cover operating costs (tax receipts provided). Volunteers to donate their services to teach art, photography, fitness, music and cooking are also appreciated. For more information or make a donation, call 622-5666, email undergroundgym@tbaytel.net, or visit undergroundgym.ca.

Brianne, a 15-year-old who helps out around the centre and has been involved for three years, says it is more than a dropin for the youth around the neighbourhood. “I can get away from everything here. It keeps me out of trouble and it’s like another home to me.”

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The Metro Lions Club Empowering Volunteers to Serve our Community By Michelle McChristie

n their 40 years of operation in Thunder Bay, the Metro Lions Club has made its mark on several programs and services. In locations such as the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital and Hogarth Riverview Manor, plaques commemorate the organization’s support. You’ve no doubt seen one of these plaques that prominently feature the Lions International emblem with the lion looking in both directions—to the past and to the future, for if you don’t know from whence you came, the future is hard to determine. The Thunder Bay Metro Lions Club was chartered by Lions International in 1973. The club has always been composed of 20–35 volunteer members who provide services to individuals and the community. Diabetes, eye sight, and hearing are the leading health challenges that Lions aim to assist throughout the community and the world. Locally, the Metro Lions have contributed over $100,000 to the Lion’s Vision Care Centre at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital, funded two Habitat for Humanity homes (with the

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assistance of matching funds from Lions International), completed a handicap unit at Camp Independence, and developed and continue to operate 48 units of supportive housing in conjunction with the provincial government. The group also supports the Therapeutic Riding School by providing oats for Ole Zack, who in turn provides the riding opportunities, and they have provided funding and services to several local health organizations. In October 2014, the Metro Lions, in association with local model railroaders, will hold their annual model train show at the Westfort Community Centre with all proceeds supporting local charities. Look for Metro Lions activities in the community—in the spirit of their emblematic lion, they are grateful for the support our community has provided in the past 40 years and look forward to supporting the needs of the community in the future. The Metro Lions meet twice monthly (September to June). For more information call Phil Jarvis at 623-9077 or visit e-clubhouse.org/sites/tbmetrolionca.

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n the very first Burnin’ to the Sky column, I wrote was about Blue Rodeo. It was shortly after their Thunder Bay Blues Festival appearance in 2011. That performance, though very enjoyable, was also somewhat surreal. During that concert, Blue Rodeo co-founder and frontman Greg Keelor was hardly on stage. He would be out for a few songs, then saunter backstage as Jim Cuddy led an expanded group of musicians through some of his classic Blue Rodeo songs. Then Keelor would appear again, usually for a softer, acoustic song or two. During a European tour around that same time, Keelor didn’t even join the band and stayed home. His spot was filled by the brilliant Luke Doucet. All of this had to do with Keelor’s ongoing ear and hearing problems, but it did look like Blue Rodeo might be in their end game. They seemed destined to become a Vegas-style classic rock act, with guest appearances by Keelor. Recently, I heard Jim Cuddy on CBC radio talking about that time period, and describing the band then as “running on fumes.” However, Keelor has been able to address a lot of the

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things that were bothering him, and is once again a full partner to Cuddy on stage. This has energized both Blue Rodeo, and the band’s many fans. This rebirth can really be heard on their latest offering, In Our Nature. It has everything their fans love: jaunty Jim Cuddy-led tunes, like the kick off “New Morning Sun,” and the slightly darker, edgier stuff, such as “Wondering,” that was clearly penned by Keelor. Unlike the last Blue Rodeo studio album, The Things We Left Behind, this new album sounds entirely cohesive. As good as The Things We Left Behind was, it really did feel like two Cuddy/Keelor solo albums packaged together. Not a bad thing, necessarily, but not what Blue Rodeo fans want. For starters, Keelor and Cuddy are singing together more on this album, a sound that is distinctive and works incredibly well. When Cuddy goes up high and harmonizes behind Keelor on the stand out track, “Tara’s Blues,” it’s Blue Rodeo heaven. The whole record feels like a band that has rediscovered itself. The new album also showcases a group of musicians that are among

the best in North America. The oftenoverlooked rhythm section of Glenn Milchem on drums, and long time bassist Bazil Donovan is about as airtight and groovy as you could ever want. They can veer between country swing, brooding ballads and upbeat roots rock with the very best. And if you’ve ever heard Baz do his tasty solo section on “Lost Together” in concert, you instantly realize just how good and irreplaceable he is to Blue Rodeo. Another new addition to the band who deserves special recognition is guitarist Colin Cripps. His mostly electric playing on In Our Nature has given the band a sheen and bite that has been missing for a while. He effortly veers from George Harrisonstyle slide to telecaster country licks, fits in perfectly with the band, and is an energetic presence live. He also sings well, and that helps support the vocal side of the band. Blue Rodeo has really gotten behind its new album, and is touring it across Canada all winter. Don’t miss them when they play the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium this January 24. It should be a show for the ages.

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Jean-Paul De Roover’s “One By One” Music Video Release Party Shannon Lepere

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settled down at the edge of the room behind the gathered crowd, all of us awaiting the man in the red shirt: Jean-Paul De Roover. He began the show with a taste of some of his creations, leading up to the main event, the release of the video for “One By One,” a track from his latest album, Complexity in Simplicity. And even though we were eagerly awaiting the video, De Roover kept our attention with this opening. The way he bobbed and jived over his red pipes—his musical workstation—looked rather wizardly. He carefully added sounds to his cauldron, thickening his concoction as we listened along. De Roover’s bright

beats inched us closer towards the finished product of his musical potion. The performance set the tone for the next component of the evening: a video giving us a peek into the making of “One By One.” Although up until this point De Roover has been the sole wizard behind his music, he took his trademark sound up a notch for his Complexity In Simplicity album. “This newest record that I released was a bit different because I did bring in an extra producer,” he says in the video. “It’s beneficial to have another person’s thought process.” It was an eye-opening look into the intricate group effort on

the energetic song/album. The music video itself reflects De Roover’s live performances, which are constantly looping, capturing the essence of his style through participation with his audience. In the video, the star of “One By One,” De Roover’s red pipes, wheel themselves around town bombarding innocent bystanders, much like De Roover’s live performances. You can’t help but involve yourself. Watch and listen to “One By One” on his website, and tell me you didn’t replay it like the audience requested that night. Check out the video at jeanpaulderoover.com.

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Inspiration through the Voices of Children and Youth By Sharron Forshaw

afiki Youth Choir of Thunder Bay has been celebrating life through song since 2005 when Laurel Oger, music educator and choral conductor, offered youth an opportunity to share their musical talents. Since then, Rafiki members have been developing their musical knowledge and have grown into two groups: Rafiki (up to age 18) and Kuumba (ages 7+). This past summer, the choir was selected to represent Ontario at the Unisong Choral Festival in Ottawa. While there, Rafiki performed throughout Ottawa, including Parliament Hill, and rehearsed with 300 youth from across Canada. The week culminated in a performance as a mass choir at the

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National Arts Centre on Canada Day and a concert with Sarah Slean and the NAC Orchestra.

By Tiffany Jarva

ince opening a popular eatery and live music venue, it’s not always easy for The Foundry’s owner Dane Newbold to find time to rehearse and play live music. In the past, Newbold has played with a revolving group of guys, with the goal of exploring specific bands and their material. He has delved into a wide range of cover projects that include The Band (complete with horn players!), AC/ DC, Amy Winehouse, Pink Floyd, Adele, Queen, and more. During the Queen set, Newbold says it was a pretty amazing

The Rafiki Youth Choir offers two public concerts each year and regularly performs throughout the city. The choir is preparing for its annual holiday concert, Amid the Falling Snow. All are invited to First-Wesley United Church (130 Brodie Street) on Sunday, December 15 at 3 pm to hear the inspiring sounds of the voices of children and youth. Advance tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for students and available by contacting 345-3423 or rafikiyouthchoir@shaw.ca. Tickets at the door are $10 for adults, and $5 for students.

experience playing with Greenbank Trio’s Justin Stolz, a classically trained singer. Given Newbold’s limited time, it was suggested that The Foundry start a house band. And in November, The Foundry House Band performed a covers show by folk superstars Mumford & Sons, proving that house bands aren’t just the terrain of late-night talks shows. The Foundry House Band is playing a TBA cover gig on December 14. Check out The Foundry on Facebook for details.

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*how to build confidence & self-esteem by singing ~ All in a safe & encouraging environment ~ ~ All levels of experience & skill are welcome ~ Find your voice on Tuesdays 5:30–6:45pm Jan. 7th to April 22nd For more information or to register, contact: Laurel Oger (807) 345-3423 laureloger@shaw.ca Find us on Facebook!

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ot on the heels of inking a deal with label Bumstead Productions, obtaining talent representation through the Feldman Agency (whose roster includes Barenaked Ladies, Tragically Hip, Sloan, and Hedley, to name a few), and winning the Sirius XM Emerging Artist of the Year award, Poor Young Things returned to Thunder Bay on November 1 for a homecoming show at Crocks. The northern Ontario quintet is just a good ol’ rock and roll band that clearly loves what they do. Maybe it was the excitement of being home

or maybe it was because it was the beginning of a tour that was taking them from the top to the bottom of Ontario, but the energy they put into every song showed their dedication to their craft. And the boys were obviously happy to be back in the Bay. “It was great being home, coming back to Thunder Bay to play, and it was nice this time getting back into a club to sweat it out and hold a proper rock show,” they shared via Facebook. “Our last two gigs in Tbay were outside at the Marina and those were great, but it's always nice to have an intimate setting to

play for all your friends and family.” The audience was filled with family, friends, and fans singing along and cheering the band on. The energy in front of the Crocks stage was contagious, with everyone on their feet and some dancing the night away. It was one of the best shows I’ve seen, mainly because it felt so intimate, like old friends getting together for a good time. You need to see this band live to appreciate them, and I can say with one hundred percent certainty that I will be on that dance floor the next time they pass through the Bay.

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Opportunities for stage performance and travel Learn to sing confidently within the support of a large group For more information & to hear us, visit: www.rafikiyouthchoir.com Laurel Oger, Conductor rafikiyouthchoir@shaw.ca 807-345-3423 The Walleye

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Brock Zeman Rocks St. John’s Anglican Church By Peter Jabs

ndependent promoter Calvin Orok decided on St. John’s Anglican Church as the Thunder Bay venue for Brock Zeman and his band on their tour across Northwestern Ontario because he liked the vibe there. He and the Reverend Mary Lucas deemed it appropriate to donate 20% of the proceedings from the November 13 concert to the church’s food bank, which serves about 60 families. The 129-year-old church is the oldest in Thunder Bay and has recently been recommended for inclusion on the heritage registry by the Heritage Advisory Committee.. The well-kept woodwork and memorial plaques to long-deceased ancestors create an aura of deep history. Some parishioners, such as Vi Thomson, who is in her 90s, attended the show. Thomson said she could hear the band

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quite well without her hearing aid, though most of the lyrics were indistinct. What she would have heard were songs about rain, trains, and the pains of down and outs in the underbelly of society. Zeman, a prolific songwriter/performer with ten albums to his credit, led his band through two of their quietest sets ever. Out of respect, he scratched one song from his set list as it included a “curse” word. No longer a solo act, Zeman has widened his sonic palette with various effects, including bass pedals. His guitarist Blair Hogan, nattily attired, coiffured, and tattooed, played elegantly restrained rock codas. Similarly, drummer Dylan Roberts waited until the last song to show off of his chops. To end the evening the road-weary Zeman kindly played a solo encore in his hoarse , raspy voice to the small appreciative audience.

• An education that delivers an academic, artistic and practical approach • A curriculum that responds to and enhances the child's natural developmental phases • An education that nurtures an environmental, social and spiritual consciousness • A school that is guided by the unique soul and spirit of this place, its cultures, geography and heritage The proposal requires names of potential students, their birthdates, and contact information of interested families. We continue to collect this information for the Board. If you would consider enrolling your children in such a school we welcome you to contact us to receive up-to-date information on events and progress. Email us at: tbayaltschool@gmail.com Join the Facebook Group: Northern Lights Education Initiative Contact: Arlene Thorn 345.9432

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Soulful Singing and Legendary Guitar By Nancy Saunders

he Tedeschi Trucks Band played to a packed Thunder Bay Community Auditorium on November 15. The incredibly tight 11-member band, fronted by soulful singer Susan Tedeschi and outstanding guitarist Derek Trucks, played the Thunder Bay Blues Festival in 2012 and clearly has a local following. Trucks played his first paid gig at age 11. In 2011, at age 32, Trucks was voted 16th on Rolling Stone's list of top 100 guitar players of all time. Tedeschi also boasts an impressive musical history, having opened for the likes of B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Bob Dylan, and The Rolling Stones. She and Trucks met in 1999 when she opened for the Allman Brothers. They married two years later, but didn't get together musically until 2010. The rest of the band consists of trumpet, trombone, sax, bass, two drummers, two background singers, and a keyboard player who also plays the flute. Their 2011 album Revelator garnered a Grammy Award for Best Blues Album, and they are currently promoting their latest album, Made Up Mind. Each musician brought a solid contribution to the show, all also having time to shine in their own right during solos. Tedeschi's powerful vocals and presence were a highlight among the immense amount of talent. The Auditorium's acoustics did the band justice, although the seating was frustrating to those who are used to dancing at these types

of concerts. A benefit of being a captive audience was being able to soak in the entire performance without any distractions. It was pure joy observing details like the two drummers staying perfectly in synch or the camaraderie between the background vocalists. This was one of the best concerts Thunder Bay has ever seen, and we can only hope they'll be back again soon.

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Tedeschi Trucks Band Holiday Pops By Pat Forrest

here’s nothing like festive music to put us in the spirit of the season, and the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Pops concert is just the ticket to get us all feeling jolly. A TBSO classic and Thunder Bay seasonal must, Holiday Pops is one of the most popular presentations of the year. It features a wide-ranging repertoire with several holiday favourites, including a Hanukkah medley, along with the wit and charm of TBSO music director Arthur Post. Post says that this is an event that touches his heart. “I've always been very moved by holiday music and feel that the lessons of kindness and selflessness expressed by the many holiday stories are priceless yearly reminders of how we can all live better together,” he says. He adds that the event is a true community effort, featuring the Thunder Bay Symphony Chorus, Studio One Dance, St. Paul’s United Church Handbell Choir, local singers and actors, and Lila Cano as writer and stage director. Together, they’ll be putting a local spin on the concert. “This year our collaborations with local singers, dancers, and actors will introduce the audience to favorite Christmas characters, who find themselves in Thunder Bay on a winter night as they follow yonder star on a quest for fulfillment,” he says. Holiday Pops will take place at 7 pm on Saturday, December 14 at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium. If you’re ready to make merry, you’ll want to get your tickets now. Prices range from $20–$45 (HST included) and under 30s pay only $15 with the TD Under 30 Access Pass (available free at tbso.ca). The Walleye

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On his mother’s side he was more than mortal, son of a Muse, and a Thracian prince. There was no limit to his power when he played and sang. He moved hearts with his melody. No one under the spell of his voice could refuse, he drew iron tears down Pluto’s cheek, and made Hell grant what Love did seek. Oh, Orpheus! Oh, Arcade Fire! You have mixed your heavenly eclecticism with the rhythms and beats of

Russian Dolls

Mark Berube

your ancestry, and your rock and roll childhood; from it sprung forth a creature of true creativity. I was pretty scared about what would be borne, but the much hyped recent release of Reflektor—the Montreal band’s fourth studio album—did not let me down. Combining their newfound influence of Haitian rara music and Jamaican dancehall, with disco infiltrator James Murphy’s (LCD Soundsystem) sense and

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Pearl Jam

Mark Berube's Russian Dolls is an album in the truest sense of that word. A very rewarding aural experience, it is a collection of songs crafted out of mostly an impressionistic stream of lyrics woven into a music tapestry threaded out of signposts extending from Zach Condon (of the band Beirut), a chipper(ish) Ron Sexsmith, and Beck, to Paul Simon, Arcade Fire, and The Killers. Tying it all together is a production stylistically reminiscent of Philip Glass, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, and The Beatles (circa Magical Mystery Tour). To be fully appreciated, Russian Dolls should be listened to from the first to the last note, and more than once. It is an album that requires attention, but also an album that reveals more and more of its gratifying self with every new listening. Like a Russian doll itself, Berube's Russian Dolls is a seamless composite of ever-expanding individual pieces your mind can dance to.

Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder have become old men, and nowhere is that more evident than on their new album, Lightning Bolt. Vedder sings with complaint in mind for most of the album, and ends up sounding like a drunk grandfather with a bone to pick with no one in particular at a family dinner: loud and with a scattershot message. “Don’t bother me with your ideas....the world has gone to hell”—if Pearl Jam would stay on track, it would be one thing, but their metaphors get mixed and messages lost, if indeed one exists beyond “need to find something to rhyme here.” Thankfully, Pearl Jam have some songs that save the album from being an exercise in trying to be cool: “Sleeping By Myself ” and “Future Days” show the true cares of the midlife rockers—quiet, peace, and the fears of strengthening nostalgia. They should have stuck with that.

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production, the group has entered into realms of a coincidentally mythical nature. My suggestion is this: get this album, download the 1959 film Black Orpheus, put the film on mute and pump up the volume on Reflektor. You can look back if you want, I have a feeling we will be seeing them again. -Tricia Roy

Wildewoman Lucius

There are many reasons to like Lucius. This Brooklyn band has found a musical groove that is fresh and fun. Jess Wolf and Holly Laessig are the perfect vocal duo to front the band. Their harmonies are wonderful and they have a great knack for style and live performance. The band’s uplifting sound is hard to pigeonhole—they borrow from doo-wop, soul, and the girl bands of the early 60s. It's like mixing The Supremes, some vintage fuzzy guitar, some soul, a touch of folk, and an indie attitude in a big musical blender. The result is a debut album that is one of the best new pop albums I've heard in a while. Standout tracks include "Go Home," and "Two of Us on the Run." Check them out on NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts on Youtube. - Gerald Graham

Vintage Christmas Wonderland David Ian

I was reading an article on "meat mummies," where Egyptians would embalm cold cuts to sustain mummified individuals in the afterlife. Christmas records are the meat mummies of jazz, sustaining the genre through dry spells of sparse popularity and shifting fashions. After all, malls and holiday dinner parties need to get their music from somewhere. The gold standard for good Christmas jazz is Vince Guaraldi— his charming album of simple, unpretentious, but sonically creative arrangements engenders nostalgia without drowning in sentimentality. David Ian is trying to capture some similar elements, succeeding in “Angels We Have Heard on High,” where Acacia's vocals save the track, and “The First Noel,” where the arrangement sticks pretty close to the source, but is nicely executed. On the other hand, “Winter Wonderland” isn't enough Bing Crosby to be vintage and too much Rod Stewart to be charming, and “Jingle Bells” is largely forgettable. -- DMK

The First Phone Call From Heaven

Mitch Albom

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Call of Duty: Ghosts Spiders from Mars (1972) Activision

David Bowie

With all the excitement about Arcade Fire's new release, I thought why not review the other voice on “Reflektor” (yes, that’s Bowie singing in the background), and the album that set the standard for glam rock. I read some old reviews online and its entertaining to note Rolling Stone thought Bowie might be "cashing in" on the glam rock phase. As we know, he ended up defining glam rock and gave the genre its most familiar look. Both sides of the album list tracks that have influenced and inspired countless artists since their release. Bowie’s classic rock and roll anthems, like “Suffragette City” and “Ziggy Stardust,” should be revisited and appreciated for their purity, but the whole album is a front-to-back masterpiece filled with emotion and storytelling. Want to know why you love Arcade Fire so much? Listen to this album. - Dave Probizanski

There’s a part in the Call of Duty: Ghosts campaign where you’re in a chopper, hanging onto a soldier who’s dangling out the side. The game tells you to push a button to drop him. If you don’t, it ends and restarts until you push the button and drop him. This sums up the Ghosts single-player experience: you don’t get a choice. When the game tells you to jump off the roof and pull your parachute, you’d better not freefall any longer or you get to restart from the last checkpoint. The shooting also feels inconsequential— enemies pop up, die, and are replaced with others before you rush to new cover and repeat. Multiplayer is a mixed bag; the customizable perks are nice but prepare to get killed a lot. At least you can level through bullet-catching. - Cory Josephson

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Trail Guide (2013 Edition)

Thunder Bay Hiking Association

The First Phone Call From Heaven is set in a small, sleepy town in Michigan that is thrust into the national media spotlight when eight residents declare they have received phone calls from heaven. The voices are genuine, and they reveal intimate details that only the caller would know, but a long-distance call from heaven? Seriously? Whether you find this concept to be hokey will likely depend on your spiritual beliefs, but regardless, Albom spins this story into a page-turner about one man’s grief over the tragic loss of his wife, his son’s sorrow and faith in heaven, and his own skepticism of the long-distance miracles. The back story about Alexander Graham Bell is fascinating, and Albom expertly weaves it in without detracting from the main story. From the faithful believers to the greed-mongers that see neither miracle nor hoax and capitalize on the opportunity the hoopla creates, Albom’s characters invoke emotions ranging from empathy to anger.

Last published in 2007, the 2013 edition of the Thunder Bay Hiking Association’s Trail Guide offers some great updates, including new trails through Northwestern Ontario and northern Minnesota. The guide is organized geographically and moves from north of Lake Superior to Kaministiquia, Neebing, Thunder Bay, and on to northern Minnesota. Each entry provides information about the hike and area features, descriptions of potential risks, seasonal trail conditions (think winter hikes with a fresh coating of snow), and directions to each trail. Easy-to-read maps provide even more context to the entries, plus the length and anticipated duration of each hike is listed at the top of every page. My favorite part of this guide has to be the list of suggested restaurants. As expected, Karen’s Kountry Kitchen made the list along with few I look forward to trying in the future. This is a great little guide to keep in your pocket or backpack all year long.

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The Grand Trunk Pacific Bridge By Pamela Cain

n March 28, 1906, the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company and the Corporation of the Town of Fort William entered into a formal agreement that obligated the railway to construct a bridge and street approach from the south side of the Kaministiquia River. The railway received a bonus of $50,000 and the municipality gained “the perpetual right to cross said bridge for street railway, vehicle, and foot traffic on roadways supported by brackets on each side of the railway bridge.” The agreement also stated that “the Company will maintain the bridge in perpetuity without cost to the Town.” At the beginning of the 20th century, the Grand Trunk Railway was planning a second Canadian transcontinental rail route and Fort William and Port Arthur

were vying for the terminal facilities. Land was purchased from the Fort William First Nation and a subsidy of $300,000 was provided for the Grand Trunk Railway to construct its yards and elevator. Prime Minister Laurier broke ground for the project at an official ceremony on September 11, 1905 at Fort William. A swing bridge spanning 320 feet and almost 50 feet in width was constructed over the river to provide access to the railway terminal in the Westfort basin. By the 1920s the Canadian National Railway had assumed ownership of the railway and the bridge had become the community’s road to access Chippewa Park, Mount McKay, and the Mission River industries. In 1966, the Department of Public Works undertook a report on the

Kaministiquia River navigation and the James Street bridge. The report found that the bridge’s 93-foot accessible opening restricted the use of the upper river for the new larger seaway vessels. Replacement of the bridge was assessed at $1.7 million, and the report also recommended a $3.3 million investment in channel improvements. At this time, the bridge was the only crossing of the Kaministiquia River. Plans for the Lakehead Perimeter Highway Expressway included a new crossing two miles upstream; the new crossing became the bridge on Highway 61.

A swing bridge is a movable bridge that has a vertical locating pin and support ring as its primary structural support. This support is usually located near the bridge’s centre of gravity so that the turning span can pivot horizontally. In its closed position, a swing bridge carrying a road or railway over a river allows traffic to cross. When a water vessel needs to pass the bridge, road traffic is stopped and motors rotate the bridge approximately 90 degrees horizontally about its pivot point.

Pamela Cain is the heritage researcher for the Heritage Advisory Committee; for more information on the city’s heritage resources, visit thunderbay.ca/living/culture_and_heritage.

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55 Plus Open House December 1—5 All programs, classes and activities are FREE. Stop by the Thunder Bay 55 Plus Centre (700 River St.) during the Open House and take a yoga or taiji class, play mahjong or pickleball. Take a tour and receive a free cup of coffee or tea in the River Street Cafe. Bring a non-perishable food donation to support Christmas Cheer and find out why we put the PLUS in 55!

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World AIDS Day By Bob Manson

orld AIDS Day, held annually on December 1, is a time for reflection: on what we have achieved with regard to the national and global response to HIV, and what we still must achieve. It is also a day dedicated to commemorate those who have passed on and to raise awareness about AIDS and the global spread of the HIV virus, and launches the start of Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week in Canada. World AIDS Day began in 1988 as a way of highlighting the enormity of the AIDS pandemic and nations’ responsibility to ensure universal treatment, care, and support for people living with HIV/AIDS. Led by the World AIDS Campaign, the theme for World AIDS Day 2013 is “Getting to Zero,” referring to zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination, and zero AIDSrelated deaths. According to the 2013 UNAIDS Report, 1.6 million people worldwide died of AIDS-related illnesses in 2012, and an estimated 35.3

million people around the world were living with HIV. On a national scale, an estimated 71,300 Canadians were living with HIV, and an estimated 3,175 new HIV infections occurred in 2011. AIDS Thunder Bay has led the response for those infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS for Northwestern Ontario since 1985. For the past five years, the agency has hosted a World AIDS Day Breakfast at the Victoria Inn to recognize this day. And flying over City Hall during this period is the AIDS Red Ribbon Flag. Everyone is encouraged to wear a red ribbon during this time and if you have been involved in activities that put you at risk of contracting HIV to also consider get tested for HIV. Everyone is invited to attend this year’s breakfast on Friday, November 29 at 7:30 am at The Victoria Inn. Students can enter a poster or short story/poem for a chance to win one of two tablets.

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By Susan Henderson, health promotion assistant

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s the season of holiday celebrations approaches, you may be planning to pamper yourself with a manicure or a pedicure. Keep in mind that some tools used during a service may become contaminated, increasing the risk of an infection. Although most local salons work hard to provide a safe service to their clients, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit’s public health inspectors want you to know what to look for to reduce your risk. Make sure that:

• Tools that can be reused, such as nail clippers, foot paddles, credo blade holders, and tweezers are cleaned and disinfected after each treatment

• The service provider washed their hands before starting

Don’t be afraid to ask questions—as a customer you are paying for these services and have the right to know that the service provider is following provincial infection control procedures.

• All tools are in good repair with no visible cracks, chips, rust or other damage • Tools that are only meant to be used once, such as emery boards, toe separators, nail buffers, wooden cuticle pushers, pumice stones, credo blades, wax strips, and wooden applicators are discarded after treatment

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• Hand and foot baths are disinfected after each treatment • The service provider has not double dipped (double dipping is when an applicator is dipped back into the wax after it has come in contact with skin) • Used wax is placed in the garbage

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Your visit to a salon should be safe and have you holiday ready! For more information on salon safety call 625-5900 or visit tbdhu.com/id/salonsafety.

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An exhibition and sale of arts, crafts and festive treats made by artists, artisans and specialty food vendors of Thunder Bay and Northwestern Ontario. (Proceeds support local charitable organizations)

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Are you Thriving or Just Getting By? By Paul Hemsworth

“Most people have no idea how good their body is designed to feel.” ~ Kevin Trudeau

Gifts for Friends & Family And for the Planet! Local Foods Gift Baskets Just $45 for a delectable selection of specialties both savory and sweet made right here in Thunder Bay. Order Order on-line now for pick up by Dec. 24.

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Naturally Gifted— Wrapping the Eco Way Watch for our booth at events and craft shows throughout the season. We’ve got amazing wrapping ideas with all-natural, re-used or re-purposed materials. Watch our website or Facebook for details! This waste reduction project is funded by the City of Thunder Bay. Gift Certificates Our gift certificates are the easy way to wrap up a rain barrel, composter or home energy evaluation! Call the office for prices. Proceeds from all of the gift ideas here will support community environmental programs in the Lake Superior Basin.

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’ve always been fascinated by the way the extreme minority behave. Whether it be in business, parenthood, sports, or health, there is always an underlying set of behaviours and beliefs that are taken on by a selective few truly successful individuals—and they are the opposite of the majority. It is the belief that the status quo will get you by, but to truly thrive you must think and act differently. One great example of this phenomenon is our societal view of health. Anecdotally, most people that I talk to view health as being the absence of disease, as if somehow not having cancer or heart disease makes them healthy. You see this in people who have heart attacks whose friends describe them as “perfectly healthy.” Yet, the individual was often 40 pounds overweight, working insane hours, and tired after climbing a set of stairs. When asked how they’re feeling today, most people respond with “I’m okay” or “Well, I’m here.” Few say “good” and almost no one says “fantastic” on a consistent basis. This is not surprising since

most of us are told that as you age you should do less physical activity, that eating healthy is for healthy people, and that we don’t have the right to be truly happy in our lives because so many are not. However, if you acknowledge that there is a different path, you have started your journey to deep or whole health—to thriving. When you change one aspect of health, try to understand the crucial steps involved in that process and apply them to the next. You’ll be amazed at how easy it can be to start with exercise and finish with relationships, work, nutrition, happiness, and connectedness. So, don’t settle for just getting by. Look at the examples that are out there of people who are truly thriving in their lives. We all know at least one in our networks and it is a mistake to think that they are the gifted ones that get to feel this way. Paul Hemsworth is a strength & wellness coach and owns Hemsworth Strength & Wellness. You can contact Paul at 777-1717 or paul.hemsworth83@gmail.com. hemsworthstrength.com The Walleye

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Tell us how you and your family will make the holiday season a little ‘greener’ by reducing waste at your house. There is so much waste at this time of year. How can we reduce our impact on our environment? MAIL OR EMAIL YOUR ENTRY TO: City of Thunder Bay, Roads Division Waste Diversion and Recycling PO Box 800, Thunder Bay, ON P7C 5K4 Attention: Jason Sherband Email: jsherband@thunderbay.ca, Fax: 625-3588

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Remove all ornaments and remove plastic tree wrap before dropping your tree off at the collection site. Do not put trees out for curbside garbage collection.

The chipped trees are added to the compost pile at the City’s landfill site. In the spring, when the compost is mature, it is provided to residents free of charge to enrich flower gardens and lawns across Thunder Bay.

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Christmas Trees – Green Up The Holidays ’Tis the season to deck the halls!

This year, express your holiday cheer and be kind to the environment too. Here are some of the pros and cons of fresh versus artificial Christmas trees. FRESH-CUT Christmas Trees

ARTIFICIAL Christmas Trees

PROS: • Let’s face it - the FRAGRANCE! • Purchasing local trees supports local tree farmers • Natural trees can be recycled in the Christmas Tree Chipping Program • Did you know you can harvest one tree for free on Crown Land (contact the MNR for info)

PROS: • Can be reused season after season • Come in a variety of colours and styles • Don’t need watering like fresh-cut trees

CONS: • A real tree only lasts one season • Natural trees need water as they are flammable if allowed to dry out

CONS: • No natural fragrance • Can be pricier than fresh-cut trees • A fresh-cut tree has a lower carbon footprint, especially if grown locally – but an artificial tree can be a responsible option if you use it for many years before it hits the landfill.

Don’t forget to check the City of Thunder Bay’s Christmas Recycling webpage at www.thunderbay.ca/christmas for fresh tree chipping locations and tips on reducing waste over the holidays.

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Literary Gifts for the Environmentally Minded! By Ellen Mortfield

ome may argue that a book is not an environmentally friendly gift choice, since its production certainly impacts our forests. However, trees are renewable and books are eminently reusable, durable enough to share for many years, and ultimately recyclable as well. If you choose a book with an environmental theme, it may have an even more positive impact by inspiring the reader to greater acts of eco-commitment. Shop at a local used book store, and avoid consumer guilt altogether! There are some great resources to help you select a book. The Society of Environmental Journalists gives annual

awards for books, and their list is a good place to start. This year’s winners haven’t been announced yet, but last year’s include Listed: Dispatches from America’s Endangered Species Act by Joe Roman; and Kivelina: A Climate Change Story by Christine Shearer. The latter is a fascinating and frightening account of a small town in Alaska that is melting and eroding into the sea. You might want to consider giving one of the great classics, the environmental books that we’ve all heard of, but may not have taken the time to read. Of course there are varied opinions as to what the environmental classics might

include, but Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring is generally at the top of everyone’s list. There’s also Thoreau’s Walden, Aldo Leopold’s Sand County Almanac, and Farley Mowat’s Never Cry Wolf. For the beloved Canadian perspective of David Suzuki, last year’s Everything Under the Sun:Toward a Brighter Future on a Small Blue Planet offers an informative but hopeful approach. And for anyone who enjoys the outdoors, you can’t go wrong with a field guide, whether it be for identifying birds, flowers, butterflies, trees, mushrooms, or animal tracks. It’s never too early to start thinking green, so there are some excellent

choices in kids’ books too. Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax is a classic that belongs on every child’s bookshelf. A more recent offering is Hot Air by Sandrine Dumas Roy. It’s a fun, quirky, nicely illustrated book that imagines climate change action from an animal perspective, with dolphins investigating the link between farting cows and polar bears that are turning green. On a more serious note, but with an equally vital message, Dear Children of the Earth by Schim Schimmel is a gorgeously illustrated book in the form of a letter from Mother Nature that children of all ages will treasure.

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DecemberEventsGuide December 1 – 14 Lakehead University Faculty of Visual Arts Exhibition 2013 Definitely Superior Art Gallery An opportunity to view recent works in a variety of art forms including: painting, photography, drawing, sculptural installation, printmaking and video work, created by 15 practicing professional artists/LU visual art professors and instructors. Featuring: Roly Martin, Sarah Link, Alison Kendall, Mark Nisenholt, Ann Clarke, Mavourneen Trainor-Bruzzese, Kasia Piech, Julie Cosgrove, Sam Shahsahabi, Quentin Maki, Janet Clark, Peter Wragg, Heather Cranston, Caitlyn McMillan & Dr. Andrea Terry. Gallery hours: Tues – Sat/noon – 6pm. All ages/by donation. Gallery 1/2/3.  definitelysuperior.com December 3 – 7, 10 am – 5 pm Aboriginal Artworks Group of Northern Ontario 12th Annual Show and Sale Victoriaville Centre The largest gathering of Northern Ontario’s Aboriginal artists and artisans, and featuring traditional and contemporary arts and crafts. ) 939-7525 December 5, 7 pm Bay of Bananas Calendar Launch Polish Hall Launch of the Bay of Bananas calendar, featuring dance numbers, comedy, and a magic show. Tickets are $50, or a table of 8 for $350.  bayofbananas.ca December 6, 7 pm Winter with Friends Cabaret Westgate CV&I Gymnasium A night of music, dancing, and prizes. Tickets are $10/each and available at main office and door. * jgodin24@hotmail.com

December 6 – 7 86th Annual Prelude to Christmas Thunder Bay Community Auditorium Join the Fort William Male Choir as they present their annual early taste of Christmas, this year featuring the music of Elvis, with guest soloist Justin Stolz.  fwmc.ca December 7, 10–11:30 am Breakfast with Santa Wiggles and Giggles Children are invited to have breakfast with Santa! There will also be other activities.  wigglesandgiggles.ca December 7, 10 am Santa Shuffle 5 km and 1 km Fun Run and Walk Current River Community Centre This merry event helps The Salvation Army to assist families and individuals in need during the Christmas season and throughout the year.  santashuffle.ca December 7, 1:30 – 4 pm Sinterklaas Celebration West Thunder Community Centre Presented by The Dutch Canadian Society of Thunder Bay, this celebration of St. Nicholas includes entertainment, face-painting, children’s activities, and traditional Dutch treats, as well as a visit from St. Nicholas himself. ) 939-1449 December 7, 7 pm Parade of Lights Manitoulin Transport A magical evening, and a seasonal favorite among young and old alike. Thousands line the streets for an opportunity to be part of the excitement and appreciate the efforts of each entrant.  paradeoflights.ca

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December 7 – 8 Christmas on the Waterfront Baggage Building Arts Centre A weekend of incredible artwork, pottery, glasswork, photography, jewelry, and more, all created right here in Thunder Bay.  artscentre@thunderbay.ca December 7 – 8 December Dreams Show CLE Coliseum An exhibition of arts, crafts, and festive treats made by artists, artisans, and specialty food vendors of Thunder Bay and Northwestern Ontario  lakeheadrotary.com December 7 & 14, 11 am – 4 pm Pet Photos with Santa PetSmart Bring your own camera to snap your pet’s picture with Santa and donate $5 to benefit your local animal welfare group.  petsmart.com December 8, 8 pm A Christmas Carol Fort William Historical Park Rogue Productions presents its popular annual production of Charles Dickens’ classic tale. Admission is $20 for adults and $15 for children, students, and seniors. Tickets can be purchased in advance at Fort William Historical Park, Helium Highs, and Global Experience.  fwhp.ca December 9, 7 pm Playwriting Workshop Baggage Building Arts Centre NOWW and 10by10 present a playwriting workshop with Eleanor Albanese. Free and open to the public.  nowwwriters.org December 12, 7 pm Holiday Potpourri 31 Bay Street The Bay Street Film Festival presents Holiday Potpourri. Tickets are $7, or pay-what-you-can for students, seniors, and the unwaged.  baystreetfilmfestival.ca

December 12 – 14, 7:30 pm Hairspray Paramount Theatre Paramount LIVE presents the iconic Broadway musical, directed by Lawrence Badanai. Tickets are $8 – $12.  live.paramount.ca Until December 14 Great Expectations Magnus Theatre The Dickens classic, adapted for the stage by Richard Ouzounian.  magnus.on.ca December 18, 5:30 – 8:30pm Neechee Studio: Free Art Workshop for Aboriginal Youth Definitely Superior Art Gallery A fresh new program for aboriginal youth (ages 14-30): free drop-in art workshops, led by Aboriginal & emerging artists! Over the next six months, Neechee will produce seven varied art projects resulting in an exhibition and publication. Youth who live far away or cannot make it to the workshops may share their art online. Neechee Studio aims to empower the health and well-being of aboriginal youth through artistic expression. Presented by Definitely Superior Art Gallery’s Die Active Art Collective & funded by the RCMP.  definitelysuperior.com December 18, 7 pm In the Spirit Hilldale Lutheran Church A concert presented by the Thunder Bay Symphony Youth Orchestra under the direction of Thomas Cosbey and Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, and introducing the TBYSO Junior String Ensemble, directed by Michelle ZapfBelanger. Admission is by donation. December 20 – 22 Journey into Self: A Healing Retreat Arrow River Forest Hermitage Take time for yourself on the annual Breathe Live Believe Green Yoga & Spiritual Sangha Winter Solstice healing retreat, with Leanne Wierzbicki.  breathelivebelieve.com

December 21, 7:30 pm Home for the Holidays: A Holiday Concert Celebration Finlandia Club Denise Krawczuk, Robert Perrier, and friends are back in a festive Christmas celebration that will feature new classics and your holiday favourites! Proceeds In support of the Children’s Wish Foundation.  applauzeproductions.com December 22, 3 – 6 pm Spark in the Park Baggage Building Arts Centre Spark in the Park is a community celebration of light, life, creativity, and the coming new year, combining outdoor and indoor activities for the whole family. ) 684-2063 December 22, 8:30 pm Comedy Night Crocks A night of stand-up comedy featuring MTV superstar Dave Merhejeas and local bad boy of comedy, Kris Labelle. Tickets are $10.  loffredo.ca December 23 Ischkinakker Shaker CLE Coliseum Thunder Bay’s annual Christmas party, this year’s Ischkinakker Shaker will raise funds for the United Way’s GenNext program. Tickets are $10 at the door.  unitedway-tbay.on.ca/gennext December 31 New Year’s Eve Family Frolic Fort William Historical Park Celebrate New Year’s Eve at the Fort’s annual family-friendly event.  fwhp.ca

Music Events December 3 Shaggy and Rayvon (Night 1) Crocks 8 pm ∙ $35 ∙ 19+ December 4 Shaggy and Rayvon (Night 2) Crocks 8 pm ∙ $35 ∙ 19+ TBSO presents Lament & Triumph Hilldale Lutheran Church 8 pm ∙ $20 – 35 ∙ AA

December 8 Dulcisono Women’s Choir Presets All Angels Sing This Night First-Wesley United Church 7 pm ∙ $5-18 ∙ AA Borealis Chorale & Orchestra’s Annual Community Christmas Concert (Night 1) Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Grand Marais 7 pm ∙ No Cover ∙ AA

December 14 Bluegrass Guild LU Study Noon ∙ $TBA ∙ AA TBSO presents Holiday Pops Thunder Bay Community Auditorium 7 pm ∙ $20-45 ∙ AA Women in Black Beaux Daddy’s 7 pm ∙ No Cover ∙ AA

December 9 Borealis Chorale & Orchestra’s Annual Community Christmas Concert (Night 2) Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Grand Marais 7 pm ∙ No Cover ∙ AA

Flipper Flanagan Cheer’s The Village Pub 9 pm ∙ No Cover ∙ 19+

Mood Indigo The Foundry 10 pm ∙ $5 ∙ 19+

Christmas with the Tenors Thunder Bay Community Auditorium 8 pm ∙ $59 – 99 ∙ AA

The Foundry House Band The Foundry 10 pm ∙ $5 ∙ 19+

December 6 NOSM Students’ Holiday Concert St. Paul’s Anglican Church 7 pm ∙ $10–15 ∙ AA

December 11 Heavy Metal Christmas Black Pirates Pub 8 pm ∙ $6 ∙ AA

December 15 Rafiki Youth Choir’s Annual Holiday Concert First-Wesley United Church 3 pm ∙ $5-8 ∙ AA

Robin Ranger Beaux Daddy’s 7:30 pm/ No Cover ∙ AA

December 12 Monster Truck and Walking Papers Crocks 8 pm ∙ $15 ∙ 19+

December 18 TBSYO Junior String Ensemble Hilldale Lutheran Church 7 pm ∙ Donation ∙ AA

December 5 Gentlemen Husbands with Emily Kohne Crocks 9 pm ∙ $10 ∙ 19+

Brother John Cheer’s The Village Pub 9 pm ∙ No Cover ∙ 19+ December 7 Bluegrass Guild LU Study Noon ∙ $TBA ∙ AA Tracy K and Jamie “Snakeman” Steinhoff Beaux Daddy’s 7:45 pm ∙ No Cover ∙ AA TBSO and Consortium Aurora Borealis present A Baroque Christmas St Paul’s United Church 8pm ∙ $10-15 ∙ AA Andy Wolff Cheer’s The Village Pub 9 pm ∙ No Cover ∙ 19+ Funk Off Sovereign Room 10 pm ∙ No Cover ∙ 19+ Forever Dead Black Pirates Pub 9 pm ∙ $5 ∙ 19+ Flipper Flanagan’s Flat Footed Four The Foundry 10 pm ∙ $5 ∙ 19+

Child Aid Fundraiser Black Pirates Pub 9 pm ∙ $TBA ∙ 19+ Michael Abraham and Sean Mundy The Foundry 10 pm ∙ $5 ∙ 19+ December 13 Bam Margera as ****Face Unstoppable Crocks 7 pm ∙ $25 ∙ 19+ Crosstown Beaux Daddy’s 7:45 pm ∙ No Cover ∙ AA HoHoHo Drag Show Black Pirates Pub 10 pm ∙ $5 ∙ 19+ Mood Indigo Cheer’s The Village Pub 9 pm ∙ No Cover ∙ 19+ The Greenbank Trio The Foundry 10 pm ∙ $5 ∙ 19+

Uhussie Black Pirates Pub 10 pm ∙ $5 ∙ 19+

Machine Gun Kelly Crocks 8:30 pm ∙ $35 ∙ 19+ December 20 Southern Comfort Beaux Daddy’s 7:30 pm ∙ No Cover ∙ AA How Jimmy Wiggins Stole Xmas feat The Auditor General and Hunt & Gather Black Pirates Pub 10 pm ∙ $5 ∙ 19+ December 21 John Booth Beaux Daddy’s 7 pm ∙ No Cover ∙ AA Emily Kohne Cheer’s The Village Pub 9 pm ∙ No Cover ∙ 19+

December 22 Comedian Dave Merheje + Kris Labelle Crocks 8:30 pm ∙ $10 ∙ 19+ December 23 Janie Chadwick Cheer’s The Village Pub 9 pm ∙ No Cover ∙ 19+ Jean-Paul De Roover Black Pirates Pub 10 pm ∙ $TBA ∙ 19+ December 26 Rock the Box 2013 featuring The Other Colour Black Pirates Pub 10 pm ∙ $5 ∙ 19+ December 27 Mood Indigo Beaux Daddy’s 7 pm ∙ No Cover ∙ AA The Helliday Bash Black Pirates Pub 9 pm ∙ $5 ∙ 19+ Southern Comfort Cheer’s The Village Pub 9pm ∙ No Cover ∙ 19+ DJ Dustbuster The Foundry 10 pm ∙ $5 ∙ 19+ December 28 Razz Jazz Beaux Daddy’s 7:05 pm ∙ No Cover ∙ AA Tracy K Cheer’s The Village Pub 9 pm ∙ No Cover ∙ 19+ Xander John Scott The Foundry 10 pm ∙ $5 ∙ 19+ Sugar Shakedown Black Pirates Pub 10 pm ∙ $5 ∙ 19+ December 31 Crosstown Blues Band Beaux Daddy’s 8:45 pm ∙ No Cover ∙ AA

Poor Young Things Black Pirates Pub 10 pm ∙ $TBA ∙ 19+ Flipper Flanagan’s Flat Footed Four The Foundry 10 pm ∙ $5 ∙ 19+

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The End of Cursive Writing

Not long ago, penmanship was emphasized in our schools as an important part of the curriculum. Starting with fat blue primary print pencils, teachers were adamant that children hold them correctly, and, through tedious repetition, taught proper letter forms on widespaced primary paper. In subsequent grades, teachers threw their students a curve ball by introducing cursive writing.

Mastering the connected letters of cursive writing takes patience, but there are few other skills that every person can learn and develop into their own trademark. Handwriting is so unique that it is thought to be an effective and reliable indicator of personality and behaviour, and graphology—the study of handwriting—uses over 300 handwriting features as part of its investigative approach. For example, if you use wide spacing, you probably enjoy your freedom and if you use small letters, you are likely shy and withdrawn. If you have narrow e loops, you are likely skeptical of others, and a high dot over the i indicates a great imagination. The majority of U.S. states have dropped cursive writing as an official part of the elementary school curriculum,

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integrates feeling, movement control, and thinking thereby activating multiple areas of the brain. Comparative brain imaging shows that cursive writing activates areas of the brain that keyboarding does not. The benefits to brain development have been found to be similar to that from playing a musical instrument. However, a spokesperson from the Ontario Ministry of Education said, “the ministry is not aware of research linking brain development and cursive writing.” It would seem the writing is on the wall, or rather the SMART Board, as far as cursive is concerned.

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Thunder Bay’s October Zodiac Forecast By Ruby Rising Ruby Rising is a local yoga instructor who has been passionate about astrology for 30 years. Contact her at ruby-rising@hotmail.ca.

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March 21–April 19 December is overloaded with too much to do and not enough time. So don’t over-extend yourself or promise more than you can deliver. You’re no slacker, you’re a go-getter! Your tendency to pompousness is inflating now like a balloon, blown up to a breaking point. Something is expanding here—maybe it’s not your cockiness, but your bootay! Get someone to rub your scalp or nibble on your ear for relaxation.

Taurus

April 20–May 20 After November’s challenges, December will be like a cake walk. In fact, there should be plenty of cake, and you love cake—whatever you consider your “cake” to be. All this cake makes you feel particularly vital and sunny, bringing you rewards. You have a disposition towards laziness, but now is not the time to laze on the couch. Grab all opportunities by the horns.

Gemini

May 21–June 20 It’s all about your nervous system this month. Particular care should be taken to avoid anxiety, mental strain, restlessness, or excessive activity. Pay attention to proper breathing and walk with long deliberate steps. You’re mentally motivated, so if the microphone is handed to you, express yourself intelligently and eloquently. Avoid your ability to cleverly trick the masses.

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June 21–July 22 You’re highly emotional, moody, and touchy, and this month your crabby claws may be snapping a bit more than usual. You’re feeling indulgent with food, drink, sex, or money, but you’ll end up resenting your self-centered actions and hide just like the crab under a rock. Although irritated, it’s your responsibility to stand up for yourself on important matters but give in on little ones.

Leo

July 23–August 22 You’re born into a commanding and powerful sign, with a mighty powerful ego. Your high-powered confidence will get you out hunting for a partner this month. You’re in charge now, assertive and the star of the show. And any show will do—you’re naturally showy. You’ll win and melt hearts with kindness and generosity, but you’ll turn off potential bedmates or colleagues with fussiness and arrogance.

Virgo

August 23–September 22 You’re highly analytical and often overly critical. December challenges you to temper your critical faculties. If you have a point to make, make it without stirring up controversy. Daily affairs may become very rushed, so don’t get agitated and nervous. Adventures, misadventures, and drama may make you feel like being anti-social. Give people space if needed, including yourself.

Libra

September 23–October 22 You seek equilibrium above all else, and you function best in a union with another. Mars is moving into your sign on December 8 and will stay there until July 25, 2014. This means you’re going to pick up Mars traits, such as energy, assertion, bravery, and combativeness. This will require you to find positive ways of expression to maintain the balance you require in your relationships. Use your charming adaptability and foresight to avoid ugly confrontations.

Scorpio

October 23–November 21 Scorpio is a misunderstood sign. You have a bad reputation for jealousy, destruction, and vindictiveness. But December will soften your hard edges, and you will come across in a more favourable light. Jupiter in a positive angle gives you luck and a much-needed ego boost. New visions and inspiration are likely. You could travel physically and have many new and rewarding experiences.

Sagittarius

November 22–December 21 You’re the philosopher of the zodiac—the seeker of truth or the next best party. You’re a cheerful bunch and December brings your birthday party. A new year/cycle is laying out for you, meaning more adventures. Communication is in the spotlight this month with lots of messages—mail, email, phone calls, etc.—so it’s not the best time for secrets or confidentiality.

Capricorn

December 22–January 19 Yours is the sign of ambition; for you, it’s all about power and success. Venus has been in Capricorn since November 5 and will be until March 5, 2014. In these upcoming months you may become quite popular as a magnetic Venus attracts people your way, making it a great time for social activities and for approaching others in positions of power and authority.

Aquarius

January 20–February 18 You never feel the need to agree with the crowd, and you don’t care what other people think about you. You’re an independent original. If restrictions you’re living with don’t seem valid or necessary, leave the situation and set up your own rules about who you are and what you want. You’re dealing with the reality of your life. Serious? Yes!

Pisces

February 19–March 20 You have the blessings of precognition, sharp instinct, and intuitive awareness now. Your level of consciousness is on the rise now. Science, technology, universal laws, and spiritual disciplines may spark your interest. You’re born with a gift for selfless service that’s enhanced now. You’re very open to healing at this time, so use this ability to heal yourself or others. Great changes can occur for the better.

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2011 CHEVY TRAVERSE LT

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2006 PONTIAC G6 SEDAN

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2011 CHEVY EQUINOX LT FWD

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