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The summer of ‘69. There has never been another like it. Let’s start with the best stuff. It was the summer when Proud Mary and Sweet Caroline were among the songs dominating the airwaves. Have two songs ever been more played? I mean besides national anthems, hymns and such. And even then, it’s iffy. Every...

Crossmount Cider Company has come a long way since equipment started arriving a handful of years ago. Duncan McKercher, the owner/developer at Crossmount Village, looked at it, scratched his head and asked an important question. “Does anyone know how to run this stuff?” Now the company’s products are in bars and liquor stores throughout the...

Most people don’t lift weights later in life, many because they dismiss it as just a way to get big muscles when young. Maybe that didn’t interest you then, so why would it now, right? But the irony is rich. Resistance training is so much more important after 50, and for reasons that are far...

When O’Brians Automotive opened in 2008, the founders knew they already had a niche in the used car market. The three founders decided they wanted to combine financing and used car sales. That business model has provided thousands of people who have low credit ratings the opportunity to purchase a vehicle. They get to drive...

• I know it is a tough job and you can’t please everyone, but I hope those in charge of the SaskTel Jazz Festival will consider putting the free stage back outside the main venue next year. I went downtown at noon on the final day of the festival, only to be greeted by security...

Ken Kwan is going to have to up his scarfing game if he is to retain his crown as Saskatoon’s top hot dog glutton. Kwan is the two-time defending champion of the hot-dog eating competition at the Foodtruck Wars. This year he will be facing a highly-touted import from Vancouver. John Child, who eats under...

It seems summer in Saskatoon is synonymous with theatre. Annual events such as Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan, the Nutrien Fringe Theatre Festival and Sum Theatre’s free public park performances offer a wide variety of theatre options for all ages and virtually every taste. Here’s a look at what to expect from the 2019 versions of...

Hi Reena, My cottage’s aluminum window screens have old dried-up paint on them. Can you recommend something I can buy or use to clean them up? Thanks. — Brenda Dear Brenda, In a ventilated area, apply household ammonia, paint thinner or WD-40 to the paint-stained areas. Use two old toothbrushes, one for the front of...

SaskTel has played a huge role in guiding Saskatchewan residents through the last few decades of massive change in communication technology. We got our first car phone from SaskTel, then our first cellphone. Little Red, may she rest in advertising peace, introduced us to SaskTel Max, which changed how and when many of us watched...

I am a Luddite living in a digital/technological world. Just when I feel I have figured out how to use some apparatus, it changes. It seems like weekly, in a state of frustration, I want to smash either my laptop, iPad, phone or remote control. When I calm down, I call my go-to computer guy...