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Suppers were tough for me in the late 1950s and through much of the 1960s. I detested liver and onions. I didn’t like cooked carrots and peas. I hated scalloped potatoes and wasn’t big on mashed potatoes either. That limited options back in those days. I sat for long periods of time at the Hutchinson...

Arnie Shaw is well aware of the 65-year history of Saskatoon Jewish Community’s B’nai Brith dinner and its remarkable achievements in philanthropic work. “I think the first one I attended was in 1973 as a guest of a friend. I saw the dinner grow from crowds of 350 to over 900 as the oldest of...

Dear Reena, I would like to bake some carrotcake breakfast cookies, and the recipe calls for a half cup of maple syrup. My husband has sugar diabetes, and cannot have maple syrup, so I was wondering what I can use as a substitute. — Annette Dear Annette, According to diabetes.org, real maple syrup in small...

Saskatoon artist Marie Lannoo is known across Canada and internationally for the innovative, visually stimulating artwork she creates by employing conceptual research and scientific methods of experimentation. In a survey exhibition of her latest work, entitled the architecture of colour, Lannoo explores colour and light through paintings and sculptural installations that are currently on display...

Vashon is the largest island in Puget Sound, with an area of 37 square miles. It is hilly with lots of trees and is only a 20-minute ferry ride to downtown Seattle. The population is around 11,000, which doubles in the summer months. With more than 55 vacation rentals available, the fun starts with exploring...

If you’re a stranger to massage or think it’s just for a vacation treat, think again. Massage is a key recovery tool for active athletes of all ages, including people over 50 who work out regularly, or run, play tennis, garden or participate in any kind of physical activity. It’s one of many tools fitness...

Dear Moosume Alfred: There’s a cenotaph that stands on the land of your Cree nation. On the plaque is a list of names of those who died fighting for the Canadian military. I saw your name along with my last name on the plaque. I have never met you, but I know you are the...

Eunice Gore-Hickman has a special collection of photographs, cherished possessions from a trip to Holland, and a precious pair of salt and pepper shakers in her home. They are all reminders of her brother Kenneth Scott Ferguson. She was nine years old when Ken enlisted in the Canadian army. Ken, like so many Canadians, lied...

My father was a stickler about voting and as each of his children reached the age of majority, he proudly marched us to the polling station. Back in the day there was a blackout on reporting eastern election results until after the polls closed in the western provinces, supposedly so Canadians in the western provinces...

As the son of caring and sharing parents, Mike Stensrud believed it was inevitable that he’d be called to follow in their philanthropic footsteps. His parents, Howard and Rita Stensrud, were among Saskatoon’s great champions for those with intellectual disabilities. They attended an early meeting of what was then known as theSaskatoon Association for the...