Does anyone remember Atreos? I certainly do. I clearly remember being assigned by the editor of The StarPhoenix to go along and interview civil engineer Henry Feldkamp and then-city councillor Don Atchison about this huge idea they had come up with. To wit: A huge, half-billion-dollar (if memory serves) glass dome covering a large part...
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July 1, 2023July 1, 2023your SASKATOON news
Sports performances that are etched in my mind
What are my top 10 most memorable moments in Canadian sports? I am glad I asked. This question came to mind last week, when Nick Taylor drained a 72-foot putt to win the Canadian Open golf championship. The criteria for this column is that these are events that stick in my mind. The list doesn’t...
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July 1, 2023July 4, 2023your SASKATOON news
I‘ve moved on from smoke signals to satellites
When Ken died in February 2021, we had an outpouring of messages from readers, with many telling us how much his columns meant to them.In light of that, we thought we would go back through our files and re-publish some of them. Ken would be flattered by the kind words readers expressed. We miss him...