It is incredible how much there is to do in Lake Tahoe. This beautiful setting is famous for both Its beaches and ski resorts. There are also countless hidden gems that aren’t always listed in guidebooks. Facts can be boring, but Lake Tahoe is special. This large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada Mountains straddles...
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I am worth a bundle to government
I am a precious commodity. Thousands of jobs and billions of dollars are at stake to ensure my continued survival. There is no Department of Ukrainian Affairs or a Minister of German Affairs. There is for a group of people whose total population is somewhere around one million. A whole industry is being built around...
Autumn is the season to fall for the visual arts scene
When I think of autumn, many images come to mind: falling leaves, back-to-school shopping, warm sweaters, chilly air and the return of pumpkin spice lattes. I also associate the change in seasons with something else: the visual arts. Fall always seems to coincide with an increase in great art exhibitions in our city and, of...
Turning 65 a cause for pause
I turned 65 on Sept. 7. I have struggled with this milestone birthday. In the couple of years leading up to it, I have found myself looking back as much as looking forward. The death of my father in November 2017 also triggered this time of reflection. Some of the memories seem trivial in the...
We’re glad you’re here today!
When your alarm goes off on September 3, there are basically two scenarios for parents. Some of you may have children that won’t sleep the night before because they are so excited to sling that backpack over their shoulders and stride through the doors of their classroom. The rest of us have to shake the...
Youth get their kicks at summer soccer camps
A free program throughout the city will give youth the chance to develop a love for soccer. The O’Reilly Insurance Ltd & The Cooperators Soccer Kids In the Park has entered its 12th summer in Saskatoon. The program, put on by Saskatoon Youth Soccer, travels to 47 city playground sites, offering children drop-in soccer lessons...
There is a difference between a business and a service
Having just entered my 40s, my perspective on social issues has undertaken a wild and sometimes tumultuous ride to a place far, far away from where it used to be. The saying goes that if you’re not a liberal in your 20s you don’t have a heart, but if you’re not a conservative in your...
Music for the Gut features more than 70 performers
A popular homegrown variety show that raises money for Crohn’s and Colitis Canada is back again this month — and it will feature more performers than ever before. Now in its ninth year, the Hughton family’s annual fundraiser is set to take place on Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. at TCU Place. It will be...
After 112 years, Early’s not showing its age
Spencer Early represents the third generation of a storied family which has been serving Saskatchewan with a wide variety of services, from seed, feed and fertilizer to golf course, home, garden and pet needs since 1907. Early’s grandfather, S.A. Early, started a hay, grain and feed store on 20th Street East, moving it to Wall...
Thoughts: Collaros deserved kinder sendof
• I watched a Second World War movie called The 12th Man recently. It started off in the UK and then moved to Norway. Once the setting changed, the story was told in Norwegian and German. I watched for about 15 minutes, thinking it would revert to English at some point. Then it struck me...