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Volume 11, Issue 29, Week of July 28, 2014

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Bob Wyma believes the upcoming PotashCorp Fringe Theatre Festival will be the best one in the event’s

history. Excitement is surrounding the 2014

version, and for good reason – the Fringe is celebrating its 25th birthday this year.

“Based on what we’ve got for a theatre lineup this year, and really what we’ve launched as a street festival, I think our 25th will be our best in our history – if the weatherman supports that,” said Wyma, the Fringe’s executive director.

“(There’s) just an unbelievable cast of independent theatre coming to Sas-katoon from all over the world, and the

street festival looks like it’s going to be 20, 30 per cent larger than what we had last year,” he added.

The Fringe is one of the summer’s most popular annual events, attracting about 40,000 people to the Broadway Avenue area during a 10-day period.

This year, from July 31 to Aug. 9, theatre fans will be able to take in more than 200 shows in six venues. As in past years, part of Broadway Avenue will be closed to traffic so pedestrians can also watch the street performances. As well, there will be an international market behind Victoria School and a variety of food vendors located along 11th Street.

While the Fringe officially starts on July 31, people are invited to kick off the festivities a little earlier. On July 30,

a preview night and birthday bash will be held at the Broadway Theatre. The theatre companies involved with this year’s Fringe will provide short previews of their full-length shows.

“People can come down that night and see the whole festival in short format, and pick the favourites that they would want to buy tickets for and go see in festival,” said Wyma.

“Added into that program is really a short program, but a short way for us to celebrate 25 years. We’ve got the Fringe founder, Tom Bentley, coming to town. He’s the guy – the artistic director of 25th Street Theatre – that took a chance in 1990 and opened the first Fringe Festi-val in Saskatoon on Broadway.

“So we’re going to have a little bit of

a reflective journey with Tom, and then we’ll have some guest speakers – artists from the past that have participated in the Fringe and gone on to theatre careers outside of the Fringe – and just have them reflect on the importance of what independent theatre festivals are to art-ists that are really starting their journey.”

Tickets to the preview night and birthday bash are $10, with the doors opening at 6:30 p.m. and the show at 7 p.m.

During the past 25 years, the Fringe Theatre Festival has grown and evolved. Last year, more than 13,000 patrons attended the live ticketed theatre perfor-mances. This year, organizers are expect-ing 14,000 to attend.

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Fringe festival celebrates 25 yearsA performer entertains crowds at the corner of Broadway Avenue and 11th Street during a recent Fringe Festival (Photo supplied)

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It’s a lazy summer week. What better – or worse – than a Missed Con-

nections column. I included a couple of messages from Edmonton as well this time. The letters are true and unedited.

Purolater coincidence: “Last month u were at Pig-gies. Ur tiny, around 40 & Gorgeous lady. I held the door for u & you said thank you & then u sat alone. I tried watchin the game but couldnt stop lookin at u smile n talk. Was it coind-edence that I was behind u at Purolater yesterday? U said something to the girl about how the box u were picking up always smelled good. Beautiful lady it was u that smelled good. I was staring again, ur body in those jeans! U looked right at me. Ur blue eyes are stunning gorgeous lady! I ddnt see a ring. Wishin I said somethin. Do u have someone that tells u ur gorgeous? I hope I run into u again. I know it won’t be coin-cidence.” Comment: Tammy Robert could learn a lot about spelling and grammar from you.

*****To the girl outside the capitol who

paid for my cab on July 5: “You were with two guys, I was way too drunk and you rescued me and called me a cab. When I got home I found out you had generously paid for the fare. I am greatly appreciative and would like to repay you.” Comment: The point of this column has been to poke fun at those that write to Kijiji or Craigslist or

wherever. This letter doesn’t fit the theme, but is too darn good to pass up. I hope you get a chance to repay this wonderful woman. Maybe keep booze out of it.

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there (Edmonton): “To James the guy in the Oilers Jacket and the oilers tatoo on his upper right arm, super friendly. We met 4 and half years ago. I am the girl from

the Westmount Tim Hortons. I was always too shy to tell you how I feel. I felt really happy around you but my nervousness always got the best of me. I hope we meet again. Always thinking of you. – Alex.” Comment: Does this guy not check the standings during the season? Does he think the old boys run-ning the team will turn it around? Move on. Nothing says loser more these days than wearing an Oilers jacket and hav-ing an Oilers tattoo.

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music: “Hey, I got together with you a couple weeks ago. I picked you up and brought you to my place and we had a really good time. I meant to get back to you sooner but I got busy. I’d really like to get together again soon. I hope you read this.” Comment: You’re a jerk.

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at west end Costco (Edmonton): “I found your beauty overwhelming and wanted to speak to you personally but passed in on to your Mom on just how

stunning you are while you went off to freshen up!!! I then went into the store to find the courage to approach you before you left and finally found it until I saw you leaving just behind me and again I could not muster up the courage! Will this small note give me the courage to approach you again? I hope it does and hopefully you will see this and if not I guess I missed my opportunity. Take care and stay happy.” Comment: You told her mom that she has a hot daughter? That takes balls, my friend. (Note: This is somewhat rel-evant. I follow on Twitter a number of trivia sites. Did you know the testicles of a blue whale each weigh about 150 pounds?)

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To enter your name for the weekend pass giveaway, please send an email to [email protected], with John Arcand in the subject line.

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An attractive, colourful midway, laden with rides for the thrill-seek-

ers, is often the cornerstone of a successful summer fair.

As the Saskatoon Exhibition enters its 128th summer fling, it realizes the full value of a partner as powerful as North American Midway Entertain-ment, a company based in Farmland, Ind., with Canadian corporate headquarters in Burl-ington, Ont.

North American calls itself “the largest travelling amusement park” and carries considerable clout with Cana-dians, serving the major fairs in Calgary, Edmonton, Regina and Saskatoon before going to the major site, The Canadian National Exhibition, in Toronto later in August.

North American delivers 47 rides, most self-owned and some rented from West Coast Amusements, to Saskatoon for its six-day fair, which begins Aug. 5. They are set up on 10 to 12 acres on the north-east corner of the grounds and the traffic flow is high. A year ago, the gross mid-way receipts reached $2.5 million. North American pays the Saskatoon Exhibition a suitable commission on their rides, games and food concessions.

The outdoor gate ticket sales, which reached 220,008 a year ago, and the com-mission from the midway, are the largest contributors to the roughly $1,172,000 profit the Exhibition realized in 2013.

Rain on Children’s Day a year ago had an effect on the attendance total and the

Exhibition was 1,148 customers short of establishing an all-time record.

North American is back again this summer and its rides include Mach 3, which was introduced in Saskatoon last year and created the longest cus-tomer lineups on the grounds. The Mach 3 is the newest of the company’s acquisitions. Other favourites include the Giant Wheel, Pharaoh’s Fury, Wave Swinger, Vertigo, Zipper, Tornado, Alien Abduction and

The Drop Tower.“The secret of North American’s suc-

cess is that they bring rides which appeal to the customers and have lots of buckets in the ride load,” says Carl Schlosser, the director of events for Saskatoon Prairi-eland Park Corporation. “One of the best decisions we ever made was moving the midway to the northeast corner where the visibility was unmatched.”

Marketing of the midway is fuelled by Superpass promotions. Day-long rides and gate admission are available for $38 until July 31. After that, they will be $44 until Aug. 5. During the fair, they will be $48 but will not include the gate admis-sion.

There will be a space change for the children’s midway this year, adding a couple of rides, spreading out the others and incorporating the petting zoo, pony rides and more picnic tables for improved family areas.

“That came at a cost of $300,000 but that’s the way we keep investing the

money from our profits,” says Schlosser.Booking talent for the Exhibition is a

year-round experience for Schlosser, who looks at his main grandstand entertainment and counts “more diversity in our acts, none of which have appeared on the Ex stage before, plus the bonuses of home-coming by The Sheepdogs and the signing of Pat Benatar, the first female we’ve signed in our classic rock series.”

The music lineup includes Johnny Reid on Aug. 5, Walk off The Earth on Aug. 6, Billy Talent on Aug. 7, The Sheepdogs on Aug. 8 and Pat Benatar with Neil Giraldo on Aug. 9. Once customers buy their gate admission tickets, all of the grandstand shows are free.

New this year is an attraction called Luz, which is Jean Sebastian’s show with a Cirque du Soleil flair. For the past two years, he created the Manna Show, which played to sell-out houses in Hall C. His Luz package comes with lots of high-tech laser beams and special lighting, and is so new that it was just introduced at Ed-monton’s Klondike Days last week. Also working daily in Hall C will be Terrance B, the hypnotist, and a continuing parade of Saskatchewan talent in the Rise to Fame Talent Search.

New outdoors will be Nerveless Nocks, who perform on poles 100 feet high with-out tethers, and Charles Peachock, whose skill with magic and juggling was good enough to get him to the semifinals of America’s Got Talent one season. Craz-E-Crew is a stunt bike and blade show back after a four-year absence and making it to the quarterfinals of Canada’s Got Talent. Returning are Ken Jen and his Racing Pigs

and the West Coast Lumberjack Show.Among the show-stealers indoor will be

the Superdogs, with three 60-minute shows in Hall E daily.

For the children, there will be My Little Pony/Equestria Girls Wednesday and Fri-day at Hall C and Dora the Explorer Live on Thursday and Saturday. There will be more excitement for the young ones with a Kids’ Tractor Pull three times daily in Hall E and meet-and-greet sessions with Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Doh Doh, My Little Pony, Equestria Girls, Diego and Sponge Bob SquarePants.

Gate admissions are $15 for adults, $11 for youth from 11 to 15 years of age, and $8 for children under eight, although they are admitted free if accompanied by an adult.

Off the grounds, the Exhibition is returning to its traditional Tuesday 10 a.m. start for the downtown parade.

A year ago, they experimented with a Saturday parade.

“We were trying to make the parade more accessible for families and we did that,” says Schlosser, “but, in the process, we lost participants, some of whom don’t arrive in Saskatoon until opening day.”

Sure to be there is Marty Schneider, who missed last year’s parade because of heart surgery. He’s nearing 80 but will ride his high-wheeler, which is quite similar to what the British introduced as the penny farthing bicycle in 1885. Schneider’s unit has a 48-inch front wheel, a 14-inch rear wheel, and was built in Cleveland, Ohio. He has owned the bicycle since 1991 and has ridden in many parades, including Grey Cup parades in Regina in 1995 and 2003.

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The midway at The Ex will cover 10 to 12 acres on the northeast corner of the grounds. (Saskatoon Exhibition photo)

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The new Saskatoon Police Service station is possibly the coolest in Canada. That’s cool as in hip, state

of the art, and high-tech.It has been Deputy Police Chief Bernie

Pannell’s project for 10 years, and he’s thrilled to finally open the doors and show it off.

“It’s been a long time in happening – 1,118 days from ground breaking to grand opening,” said Pannell in a recent inter-view.

“But it was worth it. This is the greatest police station in Canada, in my opinion. It’s state of the art. We have people coming from all over Canada to take a look at it.

“It feels absolutely fantastic (to have it completed). It’s been a long time coming, but we’ve just about got everybody back underneath one roof.”

The $122-million price tag included the land, the consultants and the building, which measures 390,000 square feet. To get a feel for the size of the thing, consider that the front of the building is just about a football field long, or 110 yards.

Inside, part of the station seems like a scene from TV’s CSI programs. In the old building, exhibit storage was inadequate, both for space and longevity. For instance, DNA preservation was not even thought of when the old building was built.

“This is cutting-edge exhibit storage,” said Pannell. “If you don’t hang on to your exhibits, (if) you don’t treat them properly, you can end up losing cases.”

Now, there are chemical and biological labs in the building, as well as a vehicle examination area with hydraulic hoists.

It’s not all about science, however; it’s also about community. For instance, the gym will allow for events and community interaction.

“The gym is going to be really nice, because we haven’t had the ability to have a place where we could actually inter-act – play floor hockey with the kids (for example) – unless we rent a school gym or something like that.

“In the gym, we are going to be able to hold our graduation ceremonies, which we had to go off site and rent space for.

“Any of these big public events, we will be able to host them in this building.”

For police service members, there is also a fitness room, which is already being used a lot. Police officers are a pretty fit group, said Pannell.

“I would say that they are in much better shape today than they were when I started 39 years ago. It’s a change in people’s attitudes, living life, eating better, healthy lifestyles.”

Another big improvement from the old building is the special teams room in the basement. Formerly, team mem-

bers had to dress – in a big hurry – in an extremely small space, with inadequate storage.

“They’ve all got large lockers for all their equipment. They have a shower down there, washrooms. There is a muster room, and that’s where the old boardroom table from the old station (will go),” said Pan-nell, who was one of the original members of the emergency squad.

Detention centre access has also been significantly improved. Prisoners enter through a secure “sally port,” where police can drive cars into the garage door, which closes behind them.

“In the old place, you were in the base-ment with everybody else and you’d have to take your prisoner upstairs in the eleva-tor. It was a very small elevator.”

From there, prisoners were once taken via walkway to courtrooms on the second floor of the municipal justice building.

“We’ve made it much better for the prisoners, much better for our members. We’ve gone into the new age.”

Another big advantage to the new building is the shooting range in the base-ment. Previously, police officers had to do all winter qualifying shooting inside, so it would often take a whole day for members to go out to the range and back. Now, they can go downstairs and, if needed for a call, they are still easily available.

There are also three large classrooms extending over the pavilion looking over 25th Street, allowing the police to do in-

service training. Previously, people had to be sent away for classes.

“We can bring instructors in here. We are going to save money, and if we are holding a class, we can bring in members from other agencies and actually charge back costs,” said Pannell.

Underground parking for the entire fleet of uniform marked cars, equipped with computers, will also be a big bonus. In-

stead of having to warm up the cars for 20 minutes in the winter, they are ready to go.

“We figure that’s going to save some gas and an awful lot of time.”

The station will also be the cornerstone of the new, architecturally controlled neighbourhood planned for the area, said Pannell.

“I just find it so exciting we’re going to be the start of this.”

An atrium with modern blue railings greets visitors to the new police station (Photos by Steve Gibb)

The station includes an area for secure holding cells

An indoor shooting range allows police officers to qualify on site in all weather conditions

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Question: The airport seems busier now than in the past couple of years. Is that because of the additional gates or are there more flights in and out of Saskatoon these days?

Mayor Atchison: This past June there was a 9.96 per cent increase in traffic over last year. And the growth rate for the year so far is 6.7 per cent. We need more flights, period. We need more flights to Toron-to or larger equipment on those routes. We are still in desperate need of a direct flight to Europe. Canadian airlines don’t seem to be overly enthusiastic about that. This is the mining capital of the world and people want to be able to fly directly to Saskatoon. Thirty-eight per cent of all the ag-bio research in Canada is done here. A lot of these companies are international corporations that come to our city. I spoke recently with one of the organizations representing a lot of these agricultural companies and the biggest concern they have is there are no direct flights from Europe to Saskatoon.

This year WestJet decided to keep its direct flights to Las Vegas for the summer. Our traffic to the United States is up 8.8 per cent. The one national air carrier we have, I just wish they would put some flights on, too. Our provincial market is up by 3.3 per cent and our Ca-nadian market is up 7.2 per cent. These numbers are really very impressive. We have had more than 1.3 million people fly into or out of the airport this past year. The number in June was 118,543 people.

Remember how people used to take one winter holiday? And people would say, “Wow, you’re going on a winter hol-iday? Boy, are you lucky.” Travel agents tell me the norm is two winter holidays

for a lot of people out of Sas-katoon. Recently I have been talking to people who tell me they go once a month for a holiday in the winter.

Question: Why is this?Mayor Atchison: Direct

flights, a strong economy and people just enjoy travelling. January, every year now, has been one of our best months. This past January we had 132,604 people fly in and

out. That was the largest number of trav-ellers in any given month in the history of the airport. In January 2013, we were at about 125,000 and the same is true in December. But January is tradition-ally our biggest month now. And why is that so? We have so many other airlines that come in – the vacation ones – and take people down south. For the life of me, I don’t understand – and I am a big booster of our national carriers – why they don’t want to put on more flights out of Saskatoon. I want the airlines to succeed. I believe they can be profitable and so they will put on even more flights in the long run. And Saskatoon has to be a profitable site for all these airlines.

Question: Is there a plan in place to repair/replace rusting light poles? Some have become eyesores.

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investment in the larger theatre companies, the traditional theatre, but I think that inde-pendent theatre and what we produce and show at the PotashCorp Fringe has really struck a chord with Saskatoon audiences,” Wyma said.

“Over the last three years, we’ve seen 30 per cent growth in our indoor theatre audience. So I would say that we’re on a bit of a growth curve right now. Certainly the professionalism these artists bring into Saskatoon every year is urging people to come out and see it.”

The outdoor street festival component of the Fringe is also growing, comple-menting the long-standing indoor theatre festival.

PotashCorp is the title sponsor of the theatre festival, while Conexus Credit Union has come on board as the sponsor of the street festival. That sponsorship has allowed the street programming to flourish, said Wyma, noting there will be more craft and food vendors this year. The number of food vendors, for example, will grow from 16 last year to 26 this year.

Organizers have also made some changes to the way music will be

presented at the Fringe, said Wyma. “Now the music buskers have five pro-

gram pitches that they will rotate through throughout the festival,” he said.

“We’ve had some challenges trying to figure out the right way to do music at our festival. This year we think we’ve got it figured out with these five unique pitches placed around the site strategically, so that the individual busking music artists can go from pitch to pitch and really engage the audience in a different way.”

Wyma said the Fringe Festival “offers something for everyone,” and he encourages people to head down to

Broadway Avenue and check it out. “There’s no admission fee. You can

come and just walk the street and just enjoy all this amazing entertainment on really what is the most unique 10-day street festival in the city, because the street gets closed down and we give it to the people for 10 days. . . . So I think that if you haven’t seen it before, it’s worth your while to come down and see what this is all about.”

For more information about the PotashCorp Fringe Theatre Festival, visit potashcorpfringe.ca. You can also follow the Fringe on Twitter – @yxefringe – or on Facebook at facebook.com/yxefringe.

Shannon BoklaschukSaskatoon Express

It’s a busy time for Tom Ratzlaff. Ratzlaff’s local theatre company, Shad-ow Players, is presenting two plays

during the upcoming PotashCorp Fringe Theatre Festival, which is set to take place from July 31 to Aug. 9.

The Fringe is a big event for Shadow Players; the group has been a part of the annual theatre festival for 12 consecutive years, starting back in 2003.

“The Fringe is the only place we’ve been producing shows in recent years,” said Ratzlaff, a longtime Saskatoon drama teacher who formed Shadow Players with University of Saskatchewan drama gradu-ate Jennifer Sheasby.

“We all love it so much,” he added.Ratzlaff and Sheasby started the com-

pany around 2000 because they saw a void in the local theatre scene.

“We felt like there weren’t enough op-portunities for some pretty talented young people,” Ratzlaff said.

“We started producing our own shows, probably in about 2001 to 2002, and started at the Fringe in 2003. Now some of those other shows we did before were also con-nected to 25th Street Theatre (the producer of the PotashCorp Fringe Theatre Festival). They’re kind of our greatest supporter.”

Ratzlaff is involved in both of this year’s Shadow Players shows, which tackle different subject matter and target different audiences. One play, Hide and Seek, focuses on a heavy and compli-

cated topic: the failure of democracy. The other show, Girls to the Rescue, contains messages of female empowerment and is aimed at children. Ratzlaff is serving as director for the adult play and is acting in the children’s show.

Ratzlaff’s enthusiasm is evident as he describes both of the plays and the impor-tance of taking part in the Fringe.

“This has been such a wonderful oppor-tunity for so many of our young perform-ers,” he said.

Girls to the Rescue, written by Cynthia Mercati and adapted from Bruce Lansky’s book, includes two tales of girls using their intelligence to overcome obstacles. The show is billed as a 45-minute comedy for children 12 and under.

“Basically, those stories are about girls taking charge of whatever they need to take charge of, including their own lives – girls being independent and self-sufficient and so on,” said Ratzlaff.

“There’s a series of stories in the play, but it would be too long for the Fringe, so we’re doing two of the stories. One is called the Fairy Godmother’s Assistant, and essentially it’s a story about a girl being very resourceful and using her brain and helping people to figure out how to do things for themselves – being intelligent and self-reliant. We figured that’s a pretty positive message for kids.”

The other story in Girls to the Rescue is called For Love of Sunny. In that story, traditional fairy tales are turned on their head, as the girl must rescue

the boy – not the other way around.“In order to win the hand of her boy,

this girl has to kill the troll and slay the dragon and then answer these difficult questions,” said Ratzlaff.

“Of course, she uses her brain to do it all, and so she succeeds. Again, a pretty positive message for girls: You don’t have to be the damsel in distress. You can take care of things all on your own.”

Ratzlaff’s company has performed the tales before, and he’s expecting the show to be a hit with kids.

“They’re the best audience to play for. Really, they’re so giving and so enthusias-tic,” he said.

For an older crowd, Ratzlaff’s company is offering Hide and Seek, a play that deals with the failure of democracy and imag-ines that anarchists have taken over. The show, conceived by Ratzlaff, is an original ensemble creation by both new and veteran company members.

Ratzlaff said he has long been intrigued with people’s apathy and cynicism toward the political system.

“Really, I wanted to try to find out why people do that, and so we explored a lot of the possibilities. As a group we’ve put together the ideas of this story and created the characters.”

Ratzlaff hopes the audience will re-spond well to the 60-minute show, which is billed as both a comedy and a drama.

“We hope they’ll share our frustration at some of the antics that go on and some of the things about the world of politics that

have given it a dirty name. But we also hope they’ll hear some of the things we have to say about social responsibility and about the way it could be, about the way democracy could be.”

Hide and Seek runs at the Cosmo Seniors Centre, at 614 11th St. East, the following dates and times: July 31, 7 p.m.; Aug. 3, 7 p.m.; Aug. 4, 8:30 p.m.; Aug. 5, 6 p.m.; Aug. 6, 6 p.m.; Aug. 8, 9 p.m.; and Aug. 9, 2:30 p.m.

Girls to the Rescue also runs at the Cosmo Seniors Centre and can be seen on: July 31, 2:30 p.m.; Aug. 1, 1 p.m.; Aug. 3, 1:10 p.m.; Aug. 4, 1:10 p.m.; Aug. 6, 2:30 p.m.; Aug. 7, 1 p.m.; and Aug. 9, 1:15 p.m.

Tickets to Fringe shows are $14 and can be purchased online at potashcorp-fringe.ca, by telephone at 306-952-1160 or at the Victoria School box office.

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Before you see Prairie Poppins, you are almost guar-anteed to smell it first. Wafting out from beneath the awning is the mouthwatering scent of hot freshly

popped popcorn, laced with accents of salt and sweet sugar. Barry and Rosanne Jones, owners of the aptly named

Prairie Poppins, have been serving up handmade batches of their signature kettle corn for more than 10 years at the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market and the city’s popular outdoor festivals. They’re not hard to miss, either by following your nose or spying the Prairie Poppins signature bright yellow trailer, where the couple are hard at work mak-ing, bagging and serving up their mouthwatering fare for eager and loyal customers.

“Our daughter was going to university in Edmonton, and she wanted to join forces to start some kind of food-service business,” said Barry Jones on a rare July day off. “She asked me, ‘Have you ever thought of kettle corn?’”

Following that early 2003 conversation, Jones’ daugh-ter brought him a sample of the sweet and salty snack, which prompted Jones to begin his research. He spent the better part of the following six months gathering up equipment and sourcing the highest-quality ingredients. Canada Day 2003 celebrations in Diefenbaker Park launched Barry and Rosanne’s first time serving the public.

“I made one batch before that on my driveway,” Jones, a longtime entrepreneur, said with a laugh. “I gave it to the neighbours and they liked it, so I said, ‘OK, I’m ready to go.’ That was just before July first.”

For those who haven’t tried it, kettle corn is simply pop-ping corn cooked with sugar, oil and salt, for an addictive crunchy, sweet and salty flavour.

Nothing could prepare the Joneses for the feeding frenzy they faced that Canada Day as they began cooking their kettle corn for the growing Saskatoon crowd taking in the festivities in the park that year.

“It kind of went nuts. People were lined up forever,” said Jones. “It was way more than we expected. We just

had a tent set up. I was making the kettle corn and Rosanne was bagging as fast as she could.”

At that point Barry, who had spent his career as a partner in an engineering firm working in the mining and heavy construction industry, had not yet retired.

“We didn’t do the popcorn back then like we do now,” explained Jones. “We picked a few events here and there around Saskatoon. We didn’t attend the farmers’ market.”

The business continued to grow and evolve, based pri-marily on demand for the product as word spread. Jones sold his shares in his engineering company and retired in 2006.

“Our No. 1 rule is that we use the best ingredients that we can get,” Jones said. “I said, ‘We’re not going to cheap out on this thing.’ I researched a bunch of differ-ent popping corn, tried a bunch, including the one we’ve had from the very beginning. We bring it in ourselves. We started buying it right from the grower, a small pro-ducer. That way we know we’re getting the best quality, and then we use the best oil to cook it. Popcorn is where you can make quite a bit of difference in the quality. Most people think popcorn is popcorn, but it isn’t. I could buy what they use in the theatre for half

the price, but I chose to go with a better quality.”With the exception of an annual trip to a spring event

in Flin Flon and Thompson, Man., Prairie Poppins primarily serves Saskatoon customers with their kettle corn and their new product – an icy cold, fresh-squeezed lemonade – to go with it.

The couple recently added a piece of popcorn-selling history to their business – an antique popcorn cart constructed at the turn of the 20th century by Cretors, a company established in 1885.

On a recent trip to Chicago, Barry and Rosanne toured Cretors’ facilities. They showed pictures of the cart, refurbished by Barry, to the company’s fourth-generation leader, Charlie Cretor, who was amazed that the wagon looked so good. You can see Prairie Poppins’ antique pop-corn wagon at upcoming outdoor events in Saskatoon.

“I always take the attitude that if you’re not growing, you’re going backwards,” said Jones. “We continued to be given the opportunities, so we generally accepted. We turned up. It just kind of grew. I never thought it would get as popular as it has now; we never strived to create this. The people kept coming.”

Barry and Rosanne Jones were greeted with a feeding frenzy when they debuted their kettle corn on Canada Day in 2003 (Photo by Sandy Hutchinson)

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Vic Hein retired from active duty with the Saskatoon Police Ser-vice in May 1986, but he’s left an

imprint.Almost from the beginning of his career

in April 1957, he was a contributor to the improvement of police associations and helped Saskatoon set an example for other associations in Canada.

He was inducted into the Canadian Police Association Hall of Honour in 2001, the first from Saskatoon to be so recognized. Part of the citation recognized his ability “as a master at bargaining tables, negotiating ground-breaking rights and benefits.” He was also hailed for contributing to “the quality of working conditions and retirement benefits for police officers throughout Canada.”

Hein, who now lives in Kelowna, B.C., was back in his home territory of Rosthern to celebrate his 80th birthday on July 12 and to visit many friends in Saskatoon.

Quite candidly, Hein talked about his decision to join the Saskatoon force.

“I saw a newspaper advertisement. There were three requirements. One was a Grade 10 education. I had that. The second was a height of five feet, 10 inches. I was six feet, one inch. The other was a weight of 150 pounds. I was 142 and I think Dr. Matthew Dantow must have had his foot on the scale to help me qualify,” said Hein.

After being hired, he was drawn to as-sociation action.

“I ran for the executive in 1962, was elected and from the start I was named to a three-person grievance committee. We were lacking in some areas, people

wondering why Regina and Winnipeg had certain working conditions and we didn’t. It seemed that some officers were afraid to become executives. I always believed in building a stronger relationship,” said Hein.

There was one occasion where Hein almost ran afoul of James Kettles, the police chief of the day.

“Chief Kettles was attending a national convention of police chiefs in Halifax in 1974. He told a panel that seniority had no bearing on promotions and that the most qualified officers were rewarded. Then he told them that the force did not promote any dunderheads.

“Kathy Cronkite was the StarPhoenix reporter at the time and she called to get a comment on the dunderhead statement. I told her that I wasn’t aware of any dunder-heads in our police service. Then I added

that if there were, they were either hired or trained that way.

“I was at my desk Monday morning and the first person I met was Chief Kettles. We exchanged our good morning greetings and not another word was said,” recalled Hein.

In his years as president, Hein helped to develop the first police indemnification clause, the first senior constable salary classification and one of the most generous police pension plans. He saw Saskatoon salaries match those in Regina. He recalls a promise made by Roy Romanow that once the NDP gained power in Saskatchewan, a police act would be introduced and it was. He was also president of the Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers for a time.

Hein was a throwback to the days of walking the beats (“one lunch break, one coffee break allowed”), walking in winter with the giant buffalo coats and beaver hats (“the coats were heavy but there was a satin lining that helped our mobility”) and no availability of radios but a rule to use the call boxes so your whereabouts could always be determined.

He said computers were just coming into play as he was retiring.

“There was a custom in those days that if a homeless person needed a place to sleep, we could open up a cell and give them a bed. But no breakfasts. After plac-ing a man in a cell one night, we received word that he was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for sexual assault. I went to tell him that we’d have the pleasure of serving him breakfast and having him stay a little longer,” said Hein.

The big difference from policing in Hein’s days to what happens today is “we had less investigative tools at our disposal.”

A memorable experience at Rosthern was getting a chance to curl with Cliff McLachlan who, years earlier in 1933, skipped the Saskatchewan champions at the Brier.

“When I curled with Cliff, his five-year-old grandson was hanging around. Cana-dian curling fans today would know that five-year-old as Earl Morris, the legendary coach,” said Hein. Morris, now 68, has been a builder of champions, including his son, John, who won two Briers and Olympic gold with Kevin Martin and Rachel Homan, the Canadian women’s champion the last two years. Hein sees Morris and his son from time to time.

The McLachlan magic rubbed off another way. He, Ed Grabowski and Elmer Ulrich were on a Saskatoon rink, skipped by Ken Arndt, that won the Canadian police curling championships in 1966.

Vic Hein celebrated his 80th birthday on July 12 (Photo by Cam Hutchinson)

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The medical emergency aircraft group says the new helicopter will improve its services with faster fly-ing times, an expanded service area, larger medical interior and powerful lift capacity.

The new craft cost $16 million, of which $2 million was spent on the medical interiors. It also has its own new hangar.

“A significant capital investment was necessary to bring helicopter air ambulance service to Saskatch-ewan communities,” said STARS president and CEO Andrea Robert-son in a news release.

“PotashCorp has helped us real-ize our vision of bringing this new helicopter and hangar, valued at

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The potash company’s finan-cial commitment is the largest in STARS’ history, she added.

“It’s a pleasure to see this impressive hangar and this state-of-the-art helicopter together and ready to be put into service to save those few minutes that can make all the difference in emergency critical care,” said PotashCorp’s president and CEO Jochen Tilk in a release.

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I attended our an-nual Treaty Days on my home reserve. For our

First Nation, the celebration is our biggest gathering for the year.

This year, for the first time in many, we held a traditional powwow. A traditional powwow is dif-ferent from a competitive powwow. A competitive powwow is when the danc-ers compete for prizes – generally money – whereas a traditional powwow is simply where people get together to sing and dance. One doesn’t have to bring food at a traditional powwow because all people are fed.

All singers and dancers are given a small gift for their participation at a traditional powwow. We had a great turn out at our powwow, even though there were major competitive powwows going on at the same time. This is the first pow-wow I’ve attended on my home reserve. Let me say I’ve never been so proud of my little reserve.

Then, a couple of weeks later, we held our Treaty Days. My home reserve has a small population. We have a large land base, but our population doesn’t reflect it. Our land base is large because of investment and foresight of previ-ous chiefs and councils. In the past six months we’ve lost around 20 members. This is huge loss for a small commu-nity. In fact it ripped at the heart of our community. The morale and spirit was at an all-time low. A successful traditional

powwow and Treaty Days was exactly what we needed.

Every First Nation generally has some kind of celebration for the treaties. I realize there are many who don’t understand the treaties, including many First Nations people. The only thing I know about the trea-ties is they were signed many decades ago. I am not a treaty Indian by choice; I was born into it.

It often irritates me when I hear people complaining

about the treaties when they don’t have a clue what they’re talking about. I’ve studied the treaties, even at the post-secondary level. I’ve read prob-ably every book published about the treaties. I’ve even read unpublished articles about the subject. Still I don’t fully understand them. About the only thing I know is they work. They work not only for First Nations people but for all Canadians.

It’s been years since I danced at a powwow, so many I forget. I managed to put together an outfit to take part in the grand entry. It was during one of those heat wave days and the sun was unwilling to move from the middle of the cloudless sky. I was worried I would pass out right in front of all the people. I was lucky, though, because I was placed right next to the RCMP. I knew if I fell over they would try and give me mouth to mouth. And, that wasn’t about to happen.

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SIDNEY, Nebraska – If you want to “dis-appear,’’ Cabela’s can make it happen.

That’s what was whirling around my head as I strolled around the world’s foremost outfitting company and discovered their extensive collection of camouflage clothing. I was in the small town of Sidney in western Nebraska. This is where, in the early 1960s, Dick Cabela opened the retail outlet that kick-started a veritable empire of delights for hunters, anglers and other outdoor adventur-ers.

Hunting, fishing and camping is big busi-ness, and the Cabela family takes up a lion’s share of that market. With stores in most states and now in Canada, the chain has built a top-notch reputation for quality and service.

Despite the fact the company grew beyond even the founder’s ambitious dreams, the entrepreneur chose to base the company’s national headquarters in his adopted town. Located just a few miles across the state line from northern Colorado, Sidney is about a three-hour drive northeast of Denver. Cabela’s has a staff of more than 2,500 in a community of 6,800 people.

“We are a small community, but our strategic location puts us plumb centre in the heartland of the United States. And we do have the great outdoors right at our doorstep,’’ said Gary Person, Sidney’s genial city manager.

A former editor of the local newspaper, Person is also a history buff and a lover of the folklore of the Wild West. It is one of the factors that draws tourists to this rural region of western Nebraska.

Sidney was established as a military outpost in 1867. It became the classic western frontier town, going through a lawless period, where gambling dens, brothels and shootouts were commonplace. Between 1876 and 1881, 56 murders or attempted murders occurred in the town, which had its own Boot Hill. Respectable folks gave the place wide berth.

That’s tough to imagine now, with its neat suburbs,

family hotels and a pristine 18-hole golf course. However, just across the way from Cabela’s front doors, you get a reminder of how close to the western frontier Sidney was.

That’s where you’ll find the impressive bronze statue of a Pony Express rider aboard his galloping steed. It is a monument com-memorating the young men who carried mail across the Great Plains, over the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, Calif.

While the service lasted only 18 months — ultimately killed off by the arrival of the telegraph service — the Pony Express took its

place in the legends and romantic mythology of the old west, becoming an integral part of the story of Ameri-ca’s western expansion.

Using a series of relay stations, the Pony Express de-livered messages, newspapers, mail and small packages, reducing the time for news to travel. The first mail by Pony Express via the central route from St. Jo to Sacra-mento took 10 1/2 days, cutting the Overland Stage time via the southern route by more than half.

The job wasn’t for the faint-hearted. On an aver-age day, a rider covered 75 to 100 miles, much of that through a rugged, thinly populated landscape. Advertise-ments by the company for riders didn’t mince words in its brief appeal: “Young, skinny, wiry fellows not over 18. Must be expert riders, willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred!’’

It didn’t stop 120 riders, including a young Buf-falo Bill Cody, from taking on the task. He survived the ordeal and went on to make big bucks in the safer entertainment industry that cashed in on the “Western Experience.’’

After taking in Cabela’s displays of tents, cook stoves and fishing rods, I found myself in the company of prod-uct information specialist Sean Fehringer. It was Sean who had demonstrated the effectiveness of the camou-flage clothing the company sells.

“It is designed to merge you with the landscape. We have different specific patterns and colours in stock (so) you could become pretty well invisible anywhere,” he said.

As Sean talked, I realized that we were standing where those Pony Express riders used to speed by on the Nebraska Plains 150 years ago. Too bad Cabela’s wasn’t around then.

To find out the history of Cabela’s, check out www.cabelas.com. For more information on Nebraska, check out www.visitnebraska.com.

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He was standing on the corner of a busy inter-section, arms wrapped

around the streetlight standard like a drowning man would a bridge pillar.

It was one of the first hot – really hot – days of sum-mer, but the elderly man was wearing heavy wool trousers and a jacket, appearing pale and slightly disheveled. I sat watching him from behind my steering wheel, waiting for the red light to change. Clinging to the pole for dear life in the blazing af-ternoon sun, he peered intently, squinting with the determination of it, at something up the street. The whole scenario just wasn’t right.

Feeling a bit like a weirdo, I pulled through the intersection and over to the curb across the street. I figured I’d wait and watch to see if the man released his grip and ventured into the crosswalk when the walk light appeared. He didn’t. I waited one more round, and he didn’t again.

So I jumped out and darted through traffic, jaywalking like a champ, to talk to the still firmly anchored old man.

“Excuse me, are you OK?” I yelled over the noisy traffic flying by.

“No… no, not really,” he said, his

voice cracking weakly. He didn’t look at me; in fact, he didn’t move his watery eyes at all. Then I realized he was crying.

“What’s wrong? Why are you crying?” I asked.

“Because I can’t see,” he sobbed. “I can’t see and they keep changing the bloody bus schedule so I don’t know when it’s coming. I just want to go to Market Mall and get some food.”

Gently I asked him if we could move into the shade, but he said he couldn’t move because, as he had just pointed out, he couldn’t see. He continued to cry as I asked him, help-lessly, who helps him. Help him do what, I’m not sure, but it seemed unbe-lievable that this grown man had some-how drifted alone out his front door, through the heat, through the streets – through his entire lengthy life – only to bump up against this streetlight and simply not be able to go any further. Someone, somewhere must have helped him.

“I’ve got no one,” he cried. “Nobody helps me. It’s just me and my two little doggies.”

Standing there on that corner, in the heart of Saskatoon surrounded by hun-

dreds of homes and vehicles whizzing by, I’ve never felt so alone. He said his name was Norm and he was 85 years old, and I couldn’t leave him standing there any more than I could have left a lost and frightened child.

Firmly, I told Norm in no uncertain terms that he was going to move into the shade. He lurched around, arms flail-ing like a tightrope walker reaching for anything to keep him from falling. I of-fered my arm and we shuffled towards the nearest tree.

“I’m going to get my phone so I can call and find out when the bus is coming, OK Norm?” I lied, dashing back through traffic to my vehicle, where I called the only folks I could think of – the Saska-toon Police, who put me on hold. Was this an emergency? I didn’t know, and I hate dialing 911 for no reason. So, I waited, as Norm continued to cry louder. He just needed to get to Market Mall, if only he could see.

At this point the one and only other person who stopped to offer to help pulled up. To the bald man in the Aim Electric truck (let’s call him Big Kenny), I say thank you. As I continued to hold, a Saskatoon Police cruiser blessedly appeared up the street, and Big Kenny – without even waiting for me to explain what was happening, which was good because I didn’t really know – drove up

and waved down that police officer to send him my way.

I can’t tell you what happened to Norm. The Saskatoon Police officer, who was awesome, told me he could handle it from there. Given that he’s the one with the Tazer, I didn’t argue. Also, I had no idea what to do anyway.

It seems so simple. Find a lost dog, call the animal shelter. Find a small child wandering the street, God forbid, and call 911, because clearly that is an emergency. But find a senior, and what do you do?

I contemplated writing a column on this because I don’t want to sound like I am hinting at a hero cookie (although I do enjoy cookies, which can be dropped off anytime at the office). But I think it’s worth it, because I almost didn’t stop for Norm. Nobody else was, I thought as I sat at that red light, so maybe I was just be-ing silly? I’m glad I did, though, because I’m not sure how much longer Norm had it in him to stand out there in the sun, waiting for that bus that wasn’t coming.

We’re quick to pat ourselves on the back when the tragedy, the trauma, is obvious. When our communities are flooding, when there are sandbags to fill and emergency shelters to staff, we’re all over it. However, sometimes you have to look a little closer to see the tragedy. Just because it isn’t monumental doesn’t make your assistance any less so.

Open your heart, see the tragedy…then help

TAMMY ROBERTColumnist

Jennifer Merkowskyfor Saskatoon Express

From rugged hills near Leader, cactus-sage coulees,

braided channels and sand dunes to cliffs, the South Saskatchewan River winds its way through a varied countryside. Named for the Cree word for “swift water,” the river originates in Alberta at the confluence of the Bow and Oldman Rivers. Flowing for 700 kilometres from the Alberta border to where it meets the North Saskatchewan River east of Prince Albert at The Forks, the river provides a home for more than 25 species of fish.

The most well-known game fish in the river include walleye, sauger, yellow perch and northern pike. Goldeye and white-fish provide opportunities for fly-fishing. Burbot, the only freshwater member of the cod family, adds to the smorgasbord of

game fish available for capture. Five species of sucker, cisco (tul-libee), mooneye and sturgeon are other large-bodied fish cruising the waters of the river. More than 10 species of forage fish provide a plentiful food supply for game fish. Occasionally, surprise spe-cies are caught, such as rainbow and brook trout and even an Atlantic salmon.

Walleye is probably the most sought-af-ter game fish and many an angler fishes the river in hopes of landing a trophy. Walleye are well-adapted to life in a river; a special layer of the eye allows the walleye to see well in dim light. Although largely a fish-eater, walleye will also prey upon insect larvae, freshwater shrimp and crayfish. Walleye are well distributed throughout the river system. Sauger, a close relative of the walleye, can be distinguished by black markings on the first fin on the back, black ‘saddles’ on their sides and absence of a white tip on the lower lobe of the tail

fin. Like walleye, saugers have eyes well adapted to a turbid environment.

Another popular game fish is the northern pike. Also known as a water wolf for its voracious appetite, it will prey on anything available, including ducklings, snakes and frogs, in addition to fish. Suc-cess of this species in the river downstream of Lake Diefenbaker can be affected by the operating regime of the reservoir. Typically, low flows in spring restrict the availability of shallow, vegetated areas that provide optimum spawning areas. Recent years of high flows due to heavy spring rains and snowmelt may provide increased spawning areas for successful reproduc-tion.

The prehistoric-like sturgeon, with its bony plates of armour, is found largely in the Saskatchewan River system in the province. Although once thought of as a nuisance fish, sturgeon became prized by anglers because they can grow to extreme sizes. The Saskatchewan record sturgeon was captured in the Saskatoon area, with a

weight of 270 pounds. Concerns over the status of sturgeon populations throughout Canada have resulted in this species being considered endangered by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Saskatchewan has had conserva-tion regulations in place since 1999 that require anglers to immediately release any sturgeon caught.

Distribution of fish in the river can be influenced by flow, turbidity, temperature and habitat. Construction of the Gardiner Dam in 1967 altered river flows. Cool water discharge downstream of Lake Diefenbaker provides suitable water tem-peratures for whitefish and cisco survival. Fishing in the tailwaters is a popular pastime for many anglers seeking rainbow trout. Although originally confined to the cool waters below the dam, whitefish have become widespread throughout the river between the dam and Clarkboro Ferry.

Jennifer Merkowsky writes for the Sas-katoon Nature Society. The SNS website is at www.saskatoonnaturesociety.sk.ca.

The quiet surface of the South Saskatchewan River gives no hint of the varied fish life below (Photo by Branimir Gjetvaj/branimirphoto.ca)

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AUGUST EVENTS

Showing at the Affinity Gallery (SK Craft Council) until September 1: A Show About Nothing

Exhibitions showing at the Mendel Art Gallery until September 14: A Vital Force: The Canadian Group of Painters Convoluted Beauty: In the Company of Emily Carr Sympathetic Magic

On now to Aug 3: Super Run 2014 Car Show

On now to Aug 9: PotashCorp Fringe Theatre Festival – Broadway district

On now to Aug 24: Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan - Big white tents next to the Mendel Art Gallery

Aug 1: Local Points Meet – Auto Clearing Motor Speedway

Aug 1 – 3: Meewasin River Cinema – Friendship Park

Aug 1 – 4: Saskatoon RibFest – Diefenbaker Park

Aug 2 – 4: Saskatchewan Day Weekend at the Meewasin Valley Centre

Aug 3: Bruno Mars – Credit Union Centre

Aug 5 – 10: Saskatoon Exhibition – Prairieland Fair Grounds

Aug 6 – 11: Baseball Canada Cup - Cairns Field and Leakos Field

Aug 7 – 10: 17th Annual John Arcand Fiddle Fest – Windy Acres (7km south west of Saskatoon, off Highway 60)

Aug 8 - 10: Street Legal Racing, Points Races #8 and #9 – Fan Appreciation Weekend at SIR

Aug 8 – 24: Mesa – Summer Theatre at Station Arts Centre, Rosthern

Aug 9: Dakota Dunes Series – Auto Clear-ing Motor Speedway

Aug 12 – 24: A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline – Persephone Theatre

Aug 14: Cruz FM presents: Kim Mitchell, The Northern Pikes, and Where’s My Mullet – O’Brians Event Centre

Aug 14 – 16: Folkfest – various venues in Saskatoon

Aug 16: Brian Regan – TCU Place

Aug 16: Super Trucks – Auto Clearing Motor Speedway

Aug 16: Live@Lunch – Little Stone Stage, Broadway Avenue

Aug 20 – 24: The Marquis Crossing Ladies Society’s First Attempt at Murder – The Barn Playhouse

Aug 22: Street Legal Racing – SIR

Aug 22: Rock 102FM Show & Shine Kickoff – Auto Clearing Motor Speedway

Aug 22 – 24: Rock the River – Delta Bessborough Gardens

Aug 23: Ukrainian Day in the Park – Victoria Park

Aug 23: Live@Lunch – Little Stone Stage, Broadway Avenue

Aug 23: Alcohol Feature #10 – SIR

Aug 24: Rock 102FM Cruise Weekend – downtown Saskatoon

Aug 27 – 31: The Marquis Crossing Ladies Society’s First Attempt at Murder – The Barn Playhouse

Aug 28: Katy Perry – The Prismatic World Tour – Credit Union Centre

Aug 29 – 30: PotashCorp Fireworks Festival - River Landing, Rotary Park, and Remai Arts Centre

Aug 30: Dakota Dunes Series – Auto Clearing Motor Speedway

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Free Face Painting!Every Sunday 1:00-3:00 pm!

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Funds raised through Ribfest will support local and international projects.

Visit www.saskatoonribfest.com for more information.

Ribfest is organized by the Rotary Club of Saskatoon Nutana in partnership with the Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Saskatoon.

Admission and entertainment are free.

Hours of operation will be:Friday, August 1 4 p.m. - 10 p.m. Sunday, August 3 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.Saturday, August 2 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Monday, August 4 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.

The Rotary Club of Saskatoon Nutana is proud to present Saskatoon Ribfest being held August 1-4 at Diefenbaker Park. Ribfest will offer four days

of delicious ribs barbecued by some of Canada’s top ribbers, plus live entertainment, a kids’ fun area, food and craft vendors,

beer garden, 50/50 draw and more!


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It’s only in its second year, but Sas-katoon RibFest already feels like an institution on the city’s summer festival

scene. This year the tasty, sticky event is back at Diefenbaker Park on the August long weekend. The Saskatoon Express sat down with organizer Darren Williams of the Rotary Club of Saskatoon Nutana to get all the juicy details.

Saskatoon Express: Why do you think Saskatoon RibFest has grown so quickly into the popular attraction it has become?

Darren Williams: Last year, being our first year, our biggest challenges were mak-ing people aware of the event, getting them to the park and then hoping for nice weather. We succeeded on all counts as we had over 15,000 people come out, which was fantas-tic, and the weather was great for three of the four days. People love barbecue, and in particular ribs, so it’s a great, unique festival to have in our city during the August long weekend. We also have great support from our sponsors and media partners and without them it would be a difficult event to put on. Part of why our Rotary Club got involved with organizing this event is that the potential to grow this event is almost unlimited and the benefits are far reaching and rewarding.

SE: So who all is involved in organiz-ing RibFest?

DW: The event is organized by The Ro-tary Club of Saskatoon Nutana in partner-ship with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Saskatoon. It is a major fundraiser for our club with all proceeds supporting local and international service projects.

SE: What’s new for Saskatoon Rib-Fest in 2014?

DW: We have a number of new food vendors, other than the Ribbers, serving up things like ice cream, desserts and shaved ice. The Saskatoon Woodcrafters will have a display set up along with demonstra-tions of their craft, while Toyota Canada will be promoting and offering test drives on the new Toyota Tundra Truck series. Thanks to sponsorship from Cameco we’ll have a larger, more visible Children’s Area with Kenni the Clown, face painting and bouncy castles. We will also have a large fiberglass pig at the event’s entrance featuring a “Name That Pig” with a prize courtesy of SaskTel. The fiberglass pig is also a “Piggy Bank” so, if you had an en-joyable time at RibFest, then donations are greatly appreciated, with all monies going back into the community

SE: Sounds fabulous! So what did we enjoy last year that we’ll have a chance to enjoy again this year?

DW: We have the same 5 popular Rib-bers back again this year: Prairie Smoke & Spice from Regina; Boss Hogs, Gator BBQ and Misty Mountain BBQ, all of whom are from Ontario; and Smoke & Bones from Vancouver. We will also have our 50/50 raffle with all proceeds support-ing Rotary Youth programs. Last year’s winner took home over three thousand dollars, and we expect that to increase substantially this year. There will be a beer gardens again this year, featuring Great Western Beer along with coolers and wine to enjoy with your dinner.

SE: If you’ve never tried RibFest, why should you?

DW: So many people love barbe-cue food. To be able to eat ribs that are prepared by professional, championship Ribbers is something that the vast majority

of us backyard barbecue enthusiasts can only aspire to. It’s a great way to spend a summer day, enjoy great food, listen to wonderful music and bring the family down to a fun outdoor event. It’s also nice to know that all the monies raised go back to worthy causes that Rotary supports, as well as Big Brother Big Sisters that do a wonderful job with providing life-chang-ing relationships that inspire and empower children and youth to reach their potential, both as individuals and citizens.

SE: Any tips for the rookies? DW: Bring a bib and don’t wear white!SE: What else do people need to

know before heading to Saskatoon RibFest?

DW: Admission, live music, children’s entertainment and parking are all free. Parking is always a challenge in Saskatoon and, while there is some parking in desig-nated areas in the park and along St. Henry

Avenue, we encourage people to either car pool or take advantage of the Saskatoon Cycles Bike Valet, courtesy of Conexus Credit Union and McDougall Gauley Law. The bike valet will be set up at one of the two entrances to the fenced-in area of the park. There are a couple of handicap parking spaces available up close to the entrance, and there will be ATMs for use on-site. The weather forecast looks great so far and we are expecting bigger crowds this year, so we invite everyone to come down to Diefenbaker Park over the August long weekend to enjoy great barbecue, live music and family fun.

Saskatoon RibFest takes place in Diefenbaker Park Friday, Aug. 1 from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 2 and Sunday, Aug. 3 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m;. and Monday, Aug. 4 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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Crowds enjoy food and music at RibFest (Photo supplied)

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Dakota Dunes Golf Links AnnouncesNew Clubhouse

On July 8th Dakota Dunes Golf Links announced this that construction has begun on a new clubhouse. Designed by local architect Ted Rusick, and built by Schwinghamer Construction Management, the project will replace the existing temporary clubhouse with a two level building at just over 7100 square feet in total.

Lower level amenities include offices, meeting space, men’s and ladies locker rooms, and club storage. Outside access to the lower level is located

on 2 sides, giving the clubhouse a 2-story look on arrival. The upper level includes a pro shop, grab-&-go concession, kitchen, and full service restaurant

for up to 80 people. Same-level access for golfers will give the building a one story look from the course. Outside spaces include a deck overlooking the river valley, and a sheltered patio with a view of the course. Opening day is projected for May 1, 2015.

The new clubhouse is a welcome development for a golf course that has been ranked as one of the best in Canada. General Manager McLaren Taylor looks forward to the positive impact it will have on business. “This new building has all the amenities we need to expand our business and provide a more comfortable experience to our guests. With a space to cater small tournaments, meetings, outings, and league play, we expect to see new business from all of these regular golf course events.

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MUSIC AUGUSTLive and Lunch on Broadway: Saturdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the little stone stage in front of Victoria School. Performances are free to attend. For more information, visit www.onbroadway.ca.

AUGUST 7-10The John Arcand Fiddle Fest returns for a 17th year as the home of Western Canada’s pre-miere fiddle contest, and its expansive music and arts workshops. Offered over four days, the Fest is an affordable experience designed with family fun in mind. Admission is $25 per day or $60 for the entire festival! Tickets are sold at the gate only. Children 12 & under are admit-ted free with a parent or guardian. For more information, visit johnarcandfiddlefest.com or call the festival office at 306-382-0111.

AUGUST 13Evening Under the Stars, a fundraising event for St. Paul’s Hospital presented by the Sas-katoon Symphony Orchestra and guest artist Jeans n Classics playing ultimate symphonic rock including the music of ELO, Jethro Tull, Supertramp and Procol Harem. The outdoor concert goes at Whitecap Sports Grounds, 30 km south of Saskatoon on Hwy. 219. Tickets $45, available at http://www.showclix.com/event/EveningUndertheStars2014. Gates 5 p.m., show 7:15 p.m.

AUGUST 16Western Shakedown Classical Concert Tour comes to Saskatoon, featuring soprano Courtney Bridge of Alberta, pianist Ryan Goetz from Dalmeny, SK., and Rayne Beveridge, a baritone from Maple Creek. They perform re-nowned classical works and famous operatic scenes at 7 p.m. at the Symphony Office, 408 20th St W. Tickets $15, available at the door or online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/776500.

AUGUST 19The Lyell Gustin series’ 10th anniver-sary season features Trio Concertante, with Saskatoon-born Timothy Steeves, violinist Nancy Dahn and cellist Simon Fryer. The con-cert takes place at 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, and includes work by Beethoven, Schubert and Dvorak. The artist give a pre-concert talk at 6:45 p.m. Tickets $30 adult, $25 student, available at McNally Robinson, Yamaha Piano and at the door. Call 306 653-8889 or go to www.gustinhouse.ca.

AUGUST 21Music 4 the Gut is the fourth annual benefit concert for Crohn’s and Colitis, featuring 40 lo-cal performers and musicians including Jordie Hughton, singer-songwriters Justin Michael and Brianna Burtt, hip-hop artist Khodi Dill and Friends of Foes. Join us for an (air-conditioned) evening of music on at 7 pm at Cornerstone Church (315 Lenore Dr). $20 advance tickets are available at McNally Robinson and Saska-toon Academy of Music (629 1st Ave N). Visit MusicfortheGut.com for more.

EVENTSUNTIL AUGUST 24Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan presents Romeo and Juliet and The Taming of the Shrew until Aug. 24 on the riverbank. Tickets range from $10 to $34. Call the box office at 306 652-9100 or Ticketmaster at 1-800-970-7328.

JULY 31 TO AUGUST 9The Saskatoon Fringe Festival returns to Broad-way for its 25th year with 33 indoor ticketed plays at five venues, plus buskers, the interna-tional market and more. Call 306 664-2239 for more information or visit the box office during the festival at 639 Broadway Ave.

AUGUST 1-31Prairie Star Gallery presents Persistent Beauty: A view from the edge of the oil sands by Garry Berteig, former head of the art department at Keyano College in Fort McMurray. The new gallery is located at 1136 Eighth St. East, and is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

AUGUST 1-3Maitreya Loving Kindness Tour, a free public exhibition of ancient and sacred relics of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni and many other great Buddhist masters from India, China, Korea & Tibet will be on display in Saskatoon Friday, August 1, 6 to 8 p.m.; Saturday, August 2, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.); and Sunday, August 3, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.). Yoga Republic, 912 Idylwyld Dr. North.

AUGUST 2The Saskatoon Horticultural Society presents a passport tour of beautiful Saskatoon gar-dens. Call Marj at 306 249-1329 or Shirley at 306 382-4061 for more information.

AUGUST 3The Marr Residence hosts its 12th annual Rhubarb Festival from 1 to 4 p.m., with enter-

tainment, treats, rhubarb lore and more. The residence, Saskatoon’s oldest house on its original site, is located at 326 11th St. East.

AUGUST 5 TO 10The Ex brings midway excitement and grand-stand music back to Saskatoon. Admission is $15, $11 for youth and $8 for children (free when accompanied by an adult.) The grounds are open noon to midnight daily except Tues-day, when the gates open at 3 p.m. following the morning parade.

AUGUST 9Picnic in the Park with Heroes takes place noon to 4 p.m. in Herzberg Park on Acadia Drive, behind Cardinal Leger school. Free admission. The event honours and remembers veterans of today and yesterday.

AUGUST 9-10The 14th annual 2014 Thickwood Hills Studio Trail, a self-drive tour of unique studios in the Shell Lake area, goes from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Visit the website www.thickwoodhillsstudio-trail.com or www.facebook.com/thickwood-hillsstdiotrail.

AUGUST 10Nest Secret Garden Tour, 1-5 p.m. includes gardens across the city. Garden tour passports are $12, available from Blossoms, Dutch Growers and Anthology. All proceeds go to Nest Saskatoon, which helps refugee women and their families.

AUGUST 11-21Graduating students of the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Saskatch-

ewan present their show at the Gordon Snel-grove Gallery on campus, room 191 Murray Building. The show is open Monday to Friday, 9:30 to 4:30, with an opening reception Aug. 15, 7:30 to 9 p.m.

AUGUST 11The Saskatoon Peace Coalition holds a memorial for the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings at 7 p.m. at the peace pole in Rotary Park. The event includes perfor-mances from the Japanese Children’s Choir and the aboriginal community, as well as a candle-lighting ceremony. In case of bad weather, the event will be held in the hall at Grace-Westminster Church.

AUGUST 15A Local Food Celebration, presented by the Saskatoon Food Council, takes place in Osler, SK., at First Street and Fourth Avenue. The dinner event costs $50 per person at www.picatic.com/foodcelebration or call 306-221-9942.

AUGUST 15-17The Northern Lights Bluegrass & Old Tyme Music Festival takes place 20 km northeast of Big River, SK., at Ness Creek. Music from The Slocan Ramblers, Ryan Boldt of Deep Dark Woods and the Grid Pickers are among the acts. Advance Tickets are $70 (weekend) and $50 (Saturday). At the gate, tickets are $90 (weekend), $40 (Friday), $60 (Saturday) and $30 (Sunday). Call 306 373-4190 or [email protected].

AUGUST 23Ukrainian Day in the Park, Victoria Park start-ing at noon, rain or shine. The 12th annual festival includes dance and music, traditional Ukrainian food, souvenirs, children’s activities and a beer garden. Find more information on the event at www.facebook.com/ukrainian-dayinthepark or twitter @DayInPark.

MISCELLANEOUSTUESDAYS TO FRIDAYSAgriculture In The Classroom Summer Garden Program. Free all ages drop-in program Tuesdays to Fridays at various locations until Aug. 26. The program consists of activities and games surrounding gardening, healthy eating, sustainability, and cultural perspec-

tives. Locations and times are as follows: Mayfair Community School and Sutherland/Forest Grove Community Garden 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays; Confederation Park Com-munity School and St. John School 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesdays; Westmount Community School and St. Anne School 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursdays; and St. Maria Goretti Com-munity School 10 a.m. to noon and Vincent Massey Community School from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Fridays. Call 306-933-5520 or email [email protected] for more information.

EvERY MONDAYThere’s Hope Beyond Depression program. Free introductory sessions Feb. 3 or Feb. 10 from 7 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Where: 327 Pinehouse Drive (wheelchair accessible). For more info call Pekka at 306-717-1665 or email [email protected].

FIRST SATURDAY OF EvERY MONTH The MindFULL Café, part of the international Alzheimer Café movement, is an opportunity to meet in a relaxed social setting for persons with dementia, family, care partners and other interested people. The Café is a two-hour get together with refreshments, entertainment and information. First Saturday of the month from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Where: Sherbrooke Community Centre.

EvERY TUESDAYOff-Broadway Farmers’ Market & International Bazaar and Bistro. Basement of Grace-West-minster United Church (505, 10th Street East). 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

FIRST MONDAY OF EvERY MONTHSaskatoon Ostomy Association meetings. 7:30 p.m. at Mayfair United Church. We meet the first Monday of the month except when there is a holiday. Then it is the second Monday.

FIRST TUESDAY OF EvERY MONTH FROMI - Friends and Relatives of People with Mental Illness. These meetings run from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Where: W.A. Edwards Family Centre, 333 Fourth Avenue North (wheel-chair accessible).If you have a loved one or friend with a mental illness and you need understanding support, contact Carol at 306-249-0693, Linda at 306-933-2085, Lois at 306-242-7670 or e-mail [email protected].

FIRST AND THIRD SUNDAY OF EACH MONTHPet Loss Support Group offers support and comfort to people who are struggling with the loss of a beloved companion animal due to old age, sickness or other sad reasons. The no-obligation support group meets the first and third Sunday of every month 2 p.m. at the W.A. Edwards Centre, 333 4th Avenue North, Saskatoon. For more information or telephone support, call 306-343-5322.

TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, SATURDAYS Free art drop-in at the SCYAP Art Centre. All ages welcome, all materials supplied, no registration required. Every Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., Thursday 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., and Saturday 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.

EvERY THURSDAYDepression Support Group — free group runs on the first and third Wednesday of each month, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. This is open to anyone struggling with depression and family members wanting to support them. 1301 Ave. P North. This is a wheelchair acces-sible building. For more info call 270-9181.

AUGUSTIn August, the Saskatoon International Folk-dance Club meets at 7 p.m. by the Jeux Canada Games Monument in Kiwanis Park (Spadina Crescent East and 23rd Street). Learn dances from around the world. No admission. Check www.sifc.awardspace.com for more information.

EvERY WEDNESDAYDancing in the Park until Aug. 6, 7:30 p.m. to sunset at the River Landing Amphitheatre. The Saskatoon Scottish Country Dancers wel-comes everyone to join in. Bring your family, friends and summer visitors for an enjoyable evening of free informal social dancing. Par-ticipate or just watch and listen to the music. Wear sturdy sandals or running shoes. No flip-flops, please. Bring along a bottle of water and your most effective mosquito repellent. For more information, visit http://rscdssask.org/ or email http://rscdssask.org/.

EvERY WEDNESDAYBargain store to support the inner city Lighthouse project. Babies’, children’s, ladies’ and men’s clothing; jewelry, purses, belts and camping clothes. Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church, 454 Egbert Avenue. Prices from $0.25 to $5. Everyone welcome. For more information: Call306-955-3766 (church) or go to spucon-line.com or email [email protected].

THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTHThe Saskatoon Prostate Cancer Support Group is a local community group of men who have or who have had prostate cancer, and their spouses/partners/caregivers. We meet monthly for sharing, for support, and for information. Location: W.A. Edwards Centre, 333 – 4th Avenue North.

SECOND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTHFriendship Force International, Saskatoon and Area Club. We are an organization of more than 360 clubs in more than 50 countries throughout the world. FFI allows you to enjoy economical travel while forging new friend-ships with club members from around the world. Visit our website at www.thefriend-shipforce.org Find out more about us or come join us at our next meeting by contacting Bill Gulka at 306-249-0243 or by email [email protected].

EvERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAYBridge City Senioraction Inc: Classes every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Registration is $20, drop-in fee is $2. For information, call Sheila at 306-931-8053 or Kathy at 306-244-0587.

EvERY TUESDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAYOvereaters Anonymous: Is food a problem for you? Do you eat when you’re not hungry? Do you binge, purge or restrict? Is your weight af-fecting your life? We are a non-profit 12-step group that meets on Tuesdays at noon and 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. and Sun-days at 2 p.m. For more information including locations visit www.oa.org.

SATURDAYSCountry Farms Marketplace, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Confederation Mall.

TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYSPuppets at the Marr: Saskatoon Stories 1883 to 1908 -- A Puppet Show. The year is 1883 and it is an exciting time full of adventures. Watch Saskatoon grow, starting from a wide open prairie to the hustle of bridges, buildings, and business. Free admission. Tuesdays: 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. August 12 and 19. Thurs-days: 1:30-2:30 p.m. August 14 and 21. For more information about this program, contact Andrew Whiting at the MVA: 306-665-6887, [email protected].

SUNDAYForestry Farm walking tour: Sunday Aug. 31: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Walking tour begins at 2 p.m. Superintendent’s Residence (the big brick house). Tours are free, with refresh-ments available at a nominal cost.

THURSDAYSLight Source ToursCurious about the latest contributions to science research from Saskatoon’s Canadian Light Source? Our synchrotron research facil-ity opens for the public on Thursdays at 1:30 p.m., and at 7 p.m. August 21. Admission is free. Pre-registration is required. Call 306-657-3644 or email [email protected]. Info at: http://www.lightsource.ca/educa-tion/public_tours.php.

WEDNESDAYS AND SUNDAYSU of S Walking Tours. Every Wednesday and Sunday at 1 p.m. until Aug. 31. Location: Diefen-baker Canada Centre. The tour lasts for approxi-mately 90 minutes. There will be various themes throughout the summer. For more information or to reserve your spot, email [email protected] or call 306-966-8384. Customized times are available for non-profit and community groups.

SINGLES SOCIAL GROUPSingles Social Group - “All About Us” for people in their 50s and 60s. Events such asweekly Wednesday restaurant suppers, monthly Sunday brunches, movie nights, dances, pot luck and more. Meet new friends. No member-ship dues. For more information email [email protected] or phone (306) 978-0813.

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