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Scotty Bowman shares memories in new book

Chances are that few, if any, observers at the 1957 Memorial Cup finals would have predicted that Scotty Bowman, then the assistant coach of the participating Ottawa Canadiens, would someday become the winningest coach in Stanley Cup history. Bowman achieved that honour by winning five Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens, one with the Pittsburgh...

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Your summer plan for a healthier infection-fighting YOU

First wave, second wave — as COVID-19 pulsates across the country, you’ve had to wave your normal routines goodbye. No matter how fit you were before this all began, when summer arrives, chances are you’ll be looking at … well, let’s think positively … an opportunity to reclaim or restore your good health and fitness,...

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I am going to spend the summer in the bush

My plan started way before all the self isolation and the craziness that erupted because of the coronavirus. However, if there was ever a time to put the plan into action, now would be it. Last fall, I attended a traditional culture camp on my home reserve. It was held beside a lake, where I...

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Please stay safe during this COVID time

I will always remember 2020, at least from the middle of March to whenever, as a time when I didn’t get to hold/hug my grandchildren. My grandchildren were born in November 2018 and in January 2020. My wife Sandy and I have seen Parker and Brooks from a distance quite a few times. On Mother’s...

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Feds should offer financial support to CFL

My new normal, whatever that means, includes the Canadian Football League. I was prepared for the league to skip a season, but not to be shut down. I like to think a shut down wouldn’t be forever, because that is one heck of a long time. The CFL has asked the federal government for up...

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Tips for re-opening your business during pandemic

After writing this column for almost a decade, I’ve tackled many subjects I didn’t ever expect to even contemplate. An economically devastated Saskatchewan, hunkered under lockdown as an unrelenting, vicious virus circles our homes, our families and communities is definitely one of them. Expectations. That is the word that has been running through my mind...

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Saskatoon Contact teammates picked second, third in draft

Riley Heidt and Brayden Yager found themselves in a starring role on WHL Bantam Draft day. On April 21, the Regina Pats, who held the first overall selection in the draft festivities, signed North Vancouver, B.C., product and phenom forward Connor Bedard to a WHL Standard Player Agreement. With Bedard tabbed as the first player...

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Tricks to try to fix scary eyebrows

Dear Reena, I dyed my eyebrows black. It stained all areas around my eyebrows, and now I look like a scary monster. Help please. — Sarah Dear Sarah, Here are a few tricks to try, being careful not to get too close to your eyes. Put a little Vaseline or glycerin or olive oil or...