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Alex MacPherson sits in the big comfy leather chairs by the warm fireplace in Winston’s Pub, his favourite place in Saskatoon. bridges phoTo by michelle berg

Grade 11 student and first year Hound Shiayli Toni warms up before hockey class at Notre Dame College in Wilcox. bridges phoTo by michelle berg

INVENTORY — 2Help for technophobes and geeks alike at Bridge City Computers

IN THE CITY — 4Photographer Michelle Berg’s moment in time snapshot

CITY NEWS — 6Sask’s newest microbrewery set to open in Regina

ASK ELLIE — 7Our advice columnist has a clever approach to relation-ship advice

FASHION — 8Local milliner’s dignified style

PARENT TO PARENT — 9Past parenting mishaps that are funny now

COVER — 10A behind-the-scenes look at Notre Dame’s illustrious hockey program

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MEET MY PET — 16A rambunctious bulldog/Beagle cross keeps his owner on her toes

ON THE SCENE — 18, 19Shots from Chinese New Year at TCU and the PotashCorp Wintershines professional chef soup cook-off

READ MY BOOK — 21Wes Funk’s latest. Cherry Blos-soms, is fiction women will enjoy

OUTSIDE THE LINES — 22Artist Stephanie McKay’s lat-est creation

MUSIC — 23In Darkness celebrates 10 years of contemporary heavy metal

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SHARP EATS — 26Food courts go upscale

WINE WORLD — 27A Pinot Noir for the people

Five-year-old Hazel Lemire has a blast sliding down the ice luge at the PotashCorp Wintershines Ice Park, located outside the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market. Bridges photo By Michelle Berg

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A local reporter, Alex MacPherson takes a seat at the bar and orders an Estrella Daura, a gluten free beer from Spain. From local and Canadi-an, to international — Winston’s has stouts, ales, lagers and ciders. Patrons never get bored as there are over 100 international bottles and 60 beers on tap. It’s located in Saskatoon’s his-toric 100-year-old Hotel Senator. The building’s aesthetic appeal and archi-tecture reflects an evolution in pub culture. According to MacPherson, Winston’s is like a microcosm of a good city.

Q: Why is this your favourite place in Saskatoon?A: It wasn’t always my favourite place, but within the last six months to a year, it became my favourite place. It occurred to me it was the sort of place I can go to and always have a good conversation. This place attracts people from every segment

of society. It’s a really diverse and dynamic crowd. You never know who you’re going to run into. They serve gluten free beer which is nice because I have celiac disease and it always feels like a pub that is sort of on the edge of a really good party.

Q: How often do you come here?A: It depends if my mother is going to read this. Once a week, maybe twice.

Q: What attracts you to this place?A: I like the ambience — it’s not a club. I don’t like clubs. It has a sort of social dynamism. Every type of per-son is here and it just feels very lively and energetic.

Q: How would you compare this pub to others in Saskatoon?a: What other pubs? (laughing) No, I think it’s better. For people who drink beer obviously there’s the attraction of a great beer list. For me, I can get gluten free beer which is nice and it seems to be a place that nobody can

really object to. If you want to go out with friends nobody’s going to say no to Winston’s. I’ll say no to a club, but nobody will say no to Winston’s.

Q: Have you noticed it change through the years?A: Frankly, I don’t think it’s changed dramatically. You still have every-thing from big crowds of students to after work professionals to trades people, then lowly reporters like my-self.

Q: Do you have a favourite memory from here?A: I don’t know if I can think of one, but I’ve had plenty of really good conversations here both with people that I know and people that I didn’t know at the start of the night. I’ve met friends here and had a good time with friends here. I Wish I could think of a particularly seedy story to tell you but none is coming to mind. Although ... oh ya ... I can’t tell that story!

Q: How did you discover this place?A: I suspect it was probably a Sheaf (University of Saskatchewan student newspaper) beer night back when I was 18 and impres-sionable. The Sheaf beer nights were always amazing, hilarious, rowdy, completely unpredictable, and a great time from start to fin-ish.

Q: Why should people check out Winston’s?A: One of the things that I think is so important is to meet all different types of people and to interact with all different types of people. I like people. I think they’re interesting. I want to know more about them and not only do you have a really dynamic sort of demographic here but I’ve never really had a bad experience talking with people, meeting people, or engaging with people (at Winston’s). I guess I’ve never come away poorer for the ex-perience of being here.

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Alex MacPherson stands outside of Winston’s Pub, his favourite place in Sas-katoon. bridges phoTo by michelle berg

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A group of Regina entrepreneurs say they have the recipe they need to tap into the lucrative Saskatchewan beer market.

It’s hoped the District Brewing Company will launch in March to become Regina’s only full-fledged brewery, which the five owners hope will compete alongside beer giants Labatt and Molson, as well as the growing number of imports and-craft-beer makers.

They hope their unique pale la-ger will appease both beer connois-seurs and drinkers accustomed to popular Canadian brands, as well as appeal to the loyalty of residents of Saskatchewan who they believe will favour beer made in the provincial capital.

“We know that people from Sas-katchewan are loyal to their brands,” said Byron Wiebe, who along with brewmaster Jay Cooke will be the two responsible for the brewery’s operation.

“It will be an (introduction) to the craft beer market. It is not going to scare away Molson and Labatt drink-ers. We hope that people will think our beer is of a higher quality than that. But it also won’t scare away drinkers of craft beer because our beer will have a premium quality to it,” added Wiebe.

If all goes according to plan, the District Brewing Company will be Regina’s first microbrewery and Saskatchewan’s second after Sas-katoon’s Paddock Wood Brewing Company. Though it will have com-petition from the city’s many brew pubs that serve beer brewed on site, District Brewing has permission to sell beer in bottles at Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority retail stores, they said.

“One of the main drivers for us is that there is no competition in Re-gina,” said Wiebe. “At the moment, there is no other beer to be loyal to.”

The wheels were set in motion last year when Cooke and Wiebe were joined by others with plans to build a brewing facility under a different name. After differences arose among the owners, Cooke and Wiebe start-ed anew with new plans and a new name.

The pair and their partners Bill Cooke (Jay’s father), Darcy Uhersky and Tom Moore say they’ll be spend-ing between $1 million and $1.5 mil-lion retrofitting a warehouse on 8th Avenue in Regina. The beer-making equipment will come from a manu-facturer in Prince Edward Island to produce enough beer to quench the thirst of Saskatchewan beer lovers. It’s anticipated the plant will be able to produce the equivalent of 8.4 mil-lion bottles of beer a year. The green glass bottles will start rolling off a bottling line in late March and ear-

ly April for distribution at Regina SLGA stores and expand to other markets after the first year. They say up to 60 bars and restaurants have already agreed to buy kegs and serve draft beer to customers.

The brewery’s first beer will be called Mus Knuckle, a five per cent version of a German style lager they hope will be a hit with young beer drinkers, as well as older drinkers normally attracted to specialty beer. The brewery will concentrate on Mus Knuckle in its first year, though it’s hoped they can expand to offer other beer types after gauging cus-tomer demand.

Because the beer is aimed at the 19 to 35 demographic, the brewery will be investing in marketing that includes traditional media advertis-ing, social media, and cheeky street campaigns with young ambassa-

dors. There will be plenty of parties for bar owners and employees, cor-porate sponsors, and other support-ers. Among the renovations to the 12,000-square-foot leased facility will be a 2,500-square-foot show lounge overlooking the brewery floor where it can host private functions.

The brewery will be hiring a staff of up to 10 people who will handle duties such as bottling and distribu-tion. They have also partnered with a marketing firm to handle much of the advertising and aggressive pub-lic relations campaigns.

They hope Saskatchewan beer drinkers are drawn to the product, in part because the beer is made lo-cally by local entrepreneurs.

“We want to be seen as guys who are accessible. We don’t want face-less businessmen who you never see because they’re working in big office

buildings … We’ll be out there de-livering beer, talking to bar owners and the people who drink our beer,” Wiebe said.

Cooke, who has experience mak-ing beer for Labatt, Paddock Wood and breweries in the U.S., believes District Brewing could change how residents and visitors feel about the city.

“When there is a brewery in the town, it has a different feel to it. In some ways, it’s like the hub of a city and helps make it more of a destina-tion,” Cooke said.

“A brewery has an opportunity to be involved in so many different events. When a brewery sponsors a charity event or something like that, and the brewery is from out of prov-ince, there is definitely a different feel to that than if the brewery is in town.”

Jay Cooke (on left), and Byron Wiebe, the two local entrepreneurs behind District Brewing Company stand where the brew vats will be installed. bridges phoTo by don healy

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Q: I’m a divorced woman, 40, who at-tended a party at my close friend’s house. I asked her about a man who arrived, as I’d not met him before. She said, “Oh, he’s my new neigh-bour, he has a wife and kids, but he’s dropped in alone for awhile.”

He later talked to me for five min-utes, nothing important, turned out he’d seen me somewhere before and that we both worked in a similar field.

An hour later, I was talking to my friend when this guy came up behind me, put his arms around me, stuck his tongue fully in my ear, and licked. He then murmured, “I’m leaving, goodbye.” My girlfriend and I were shocked!

What do I do about that?Grossed Out

A: Wash your ear, well! This guy gets around, and gives new meaning to “multi-lingual”: He’s a player openly on the prowl.

Any gesture on your part — posi-tive OR negative — will be both invita-

tion and challenge to him. Remember this — a man who attempts seduction when next door to his own wife and kids, lacks respect and loyalty to all. He’s a creep.

Q: My husband’s father went to jail for fraud years ago. We don’t talk about it in our family. But a neighbour said something to our son, 14. He was so sure that it was a lie that he threw his backpack at him and came home almost hysterical. Do we insist that it was a lie, or is it time we confessed the truth to our children?

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A: Your son needs to hear the truth

from you and his father. It’s an oppor-tunity to explain how bad judgment and disregard for law has such very serious consequences, that a whole family can be affected years later.

Try to include any positive facts about his grandfather, too, so that he doesn’t feel personally tarred by be-ing related to someone who commit-ted a criminal act. He’s old enough to understand that people have choices about which of their “talents” they develop.

If his grandfather has served his time and is a part of your lives, help your son know that it’s okay to still love him.

Q: My boyfriend lies about where he’s going. When caught out, he says he doesn’t like to be asked, he feels con-trolled so he says whatever he thinks I’ll believe.

I was previously engaged to a se-rial cheater and was badly hurt. My boyfriend knows this, so I think it’s understandable that I want to know the truth about where he goes.

Sometimes I can’t reach him at work, or he’s not home for two hours — later than usual. He’ll say he was “hanging out” with friends, or lie that he went to a movie. Am I overreacting to feel it’s a deal-breaker?

Insist on Truth

A: You’re both overreacting. No one wants to have to repeatedly check-in, but lying and not responding is like waving a red flag to a bull, and he knows it. His response is immature, sure to push you away. Yet he’s really just pushing back.

He is NOT your ex; so unless you keep choosing the same kind of man, deal with this guy on his own. Stop calling and demanding his where-abouts.

Use normal judgment, not constant suspicion. If he’s repeatedly over four hours late without explanation, if he “disappears” regularly without say-ing he’ll be out, take a break.

Then discuss with each other what kind of trusting “deal” you can both accept.

Q: My friend used to date this guy of whom another friend of mine and I didn’t really approve. Being the friend I am, I wanted to get to know him. It helped that we shared a class.

Once they broke up, he started to gain interest in me, calling me “spe-cial” and “unique.” I’m not really in-terested, but I’m not sure if he’s just joking around.

I don’t want to say anything that’ll hurt his feelings or make it awkward between us. What should I do?

Uncomfortable Friend

A: Learn a valuable lesson now — back out of your friends’ relation-ships. You didn’t need to get to know this boy because she dated him. That was curiosity (and meddling) on your part, not “friendship.” When you do like a guy, you won’t want your pals muscling in, saying they’re helping.

Also, you misled him. He thinks you’re interested. Just brush off his comments, without being rude.

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Sherri Hrycay of Sová Design Millinery began designing clothing 13 years ago. She later moved exclusively to mil-linery. Her professional development takes her to Europe often, mainly England and France. She’s trained with Rose Cory, the late Queen Mother’s milliner. This year she’s hoping to train with the man that oversees the Royal family’s hat-making process. Her hats are sold in stores throughout Canada. In Saskatchewan, many prefer to come to her Saskatoon studio for a proper fitting and styling. She’s working on the spring 2013 line which can be viewed at www.sovadesign.ca. Hrycay posed for our Fashion page with her husband Michael, a former Sas-katoon Symphony player who currently teaches young students the viola.

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Good ol’ time:Sherri and Michael Hrycay

SHERRI:HAT: “It’s a fur felt that I imported from Paris be-cause it’s a wider felt than I usually work on. I wanted something bold — I usually do small, 1920s, 30s styles but I’ve been watching a lot of Downtown Abbey and decided to do something a little bit bigger. I’ve been on a Royal kick — I got to meet Prince Charles and Camilla last May. They opened up an exhibition that I was part of at the Government House in Regina. He knew a lot about Saskatoon actually.”

COAT: “I made this coat. I used to focus on clothing before I switched over to hats. Now I don’t have the time to focus on clothing because the hats have taken over my life!”

SKIRT: “I made the skirt as well — it’s nice to show through with the coat.”

MUFF: Handmade by Hrycay.

BOOTS: Miz Mooz.

MICHAEL:HAT: Vintage. “I didn’t make his hat but I’m starting a line of men’s hats this year. I’ve (exhibited) at a lot of arts and crafts shows — the women buy but (not) the men. And men tend to wear hats more readily than women.”

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“You know how kids never want to come when they are called, especially in a toy store? I asked the store clerk to ask my daughter where her mother was while I watched from outside the door. Even though she panicked, she never left my side for the rest of the day. We still laugh about it today.” — Judy S. “Too many to list! The latest being taking my son for swimming lessons of course in winter and for-getting to pack pants for him. Good thing I didn’t have my daughter with me, so I just wrapped him up in a towel and carried him to the truck. He thought it was pretty funny.” — Alysia Czmuchalek “A few years back, I was standing on the dining room table to hang Halloween decorations on the chandelier. Both kids were at the table. Unfortunately, the table collapsed! At first I was scared that I had crushed their little legs under the table, but God was looking out for us that day, and both were okay. It was definitely not funny at the time! Now, however, both kids will

not pass up an opportunity to chastise me about that event. Every time I start putting up decora-tions, I’m reminded about ‘that time you stood on the table and it broke!’ Every time I clean the chandelier, I’m reminded about the ‘accident.’ Every time I stand on a chair to reach something, the table incident has to be pointed out and gone over in great detail. It’s a mishap that I will never be able to forget!” — Carla Contreras “When my oldest was first born, my husband used to get up in the night, change her and then bring her to me for a feeding. One night he got up, started to change her and all of a sudden I hear, ‘Mama, I need backup!’ I walked into the room and saw my husband holding the baby’s legs in the air as she shot poop all over the walls. It was so funny! Gross, but funny!” — Angela O.

“Even though my girls are six and eight, I think I still need some time before I can find humour in some of the mishaps we’ve encountered along the way!” — Terri Leniuk

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Grade 12 student and fourth year Hound Ty Sullivan came to Notre Dame College several years ago with low marks. He’s now considering a degree in mechanical engineering. bridges phoTo by MiChelle berg

on the cover ’They’re not really your classmates, they’re more your brothers in a sense – Ty Sullivan

By Ashleigh Mattern

With a population of just over 300, it’s hard to believe the Village of Wilcox could be home to anything extraordinary. But the tiny town 41 kilometres south of Regina is known internationally for its hock-ey program at the Athol Murray College of Notre Dame. The private high school has had more than 130

former students drafted to or sign with teams in the NHL. Twenty alumni are playing or coaching in the league.

Tampa Bay Lightning captain Vincent Lecavalier, who recently played his 1,000th NHL game, is an alumnus, along with Jordan Eberle, Wendel Clark, Jaden Schwartz, Brad Richards, Braydon Coburn, Rene Bourque, Willy Mitchell, Sean

Couturier, Tyler Myers and others.But it is “not a hockey factory,”

Notre Dame president Rob Pal-marin insists.

They want to be known as a “quality academic school and a quality character and spiritual de-velopment school,” he said.

“We have a very good school, and that’s the thing that falls under the radar.”

STUDENT LIFE Most students live at Notre Dame,

a high school experience much dif-ferent from most high schools in Sas-katchewan.

There’s a deeper connection among classmates, says Shiayli Toni.

“You know them on a much more personal level. You’re around them all the time.”

This is Toni’s first year at Notre

Dame. The Grade 11 student was home schooled in Saskatoon.

“They’re not really your class-mates,” says Grade 12 student Ty Sul-livan. “They’re more of your brothers in a sense, or sisters if you’re a girl. Everybody looks out for one anoth-er.”

Sullivan, who is from Regina, has attended Notre Dame since Grade Nine.

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While he has been involved with sports since the beginning — hav-ing played hockey, football, lacrosse and ultimate Frisbee — he has es-pecially appreciated the academic help.

Sullivan came to Notre Dame with marks in the “low 60s, or high 50s,” but he hopes to leave on the honour roll. He’s looking at taking a degree in mechanical engineering, some-

thing he wouldn’t have thought pos-sible a few years ago.

“No matter what teacher I’ve had over my four-year span, they’ve sat with me through extra time, they’ve stayed after school, they’ve done ev-erything in their power to help me,” he said.

Offering an excellent academic program is important to the school, which is why they recently made

the decision to supply every student with a Fujitsu LifeBook tablet start-ing next year.

Palmarin estimates the cost of the tablet, including professional devel-opment and new infrastructure to support them, to be about $1,500 per student. Parents of students will be paying for two-thirds of that cost through a $1,000 increase in tuition next year.

Père’s legacyFather Athol Murray is a legend

here. He came to Wilcox in 1927 as the new parish priest and spent the rest of his life turning the college into the place it is today. He died in 1975, but his presence is palpable, with students and teachers often speaking affectionately of “Père.”

Murray was especially known for accepting students even if they

couldn’t afford to pay, as long as they were willing to learn. His benevo-lence continues to be felt.

Sullivan and his Grade Nine brother are attending the school be-cause of Murray’s kindness.

“My dad was [a student] way back in the day,” said Sullivan. “He came here, he was 18, he was a complete wreck.

Grade 11 student and first year Hound Shiayli Toni gets ready for hockey practice, an alternative physical education class at Notre Dame College in Wilcox, Saskatchewan. bridges phoTo by michelle berg

’I didn’t know I would enjoy it, but I actually really do; I really appreciate (the spiritual)

side of the school – Shiayli Toni

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’Not every kid can make it to the NHL, but every kid can end up a leader with character.

– Notre Dame president Rob Palmarin

“(His) parents tossed him out of his house. (He was) living on his own for two years. He went here, had only his Grade Six education. They worked with him for hours upon end just so he could have an understanding of what was going on in the classroom. They turned his life around.”

The experience was so important to their father that he was happy to pay the tuition for Sullivan and his younger brother.

While the school can no longer ac-cept payment in a bucket of coal or produce as Murray sometimes did in the past, it does offer scholarships and financial aid to those who need help.

Murray’s work was recognized in 1968 when he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. He was also rec-ognized twice as a “hockey builder.” In 1972, he was inducted into Cana-da’s Sports Hall of Fame. In 1998, he was posthumously inducted into the

Hockey Hall of Fame.Murray believed in developing the

mind, body and spirit, and therefore put equal emphasis on academics, athletics and faith.

“Père challenged the kids,” said Palmarin. “If you believe that God exists, then what are you doing about it? Are you working on a relation-ship with God and God’s people? So he challenged them. He wasn’t pros-elytizing, he wasn’t trying to convert

them to anything, but he wanted them to have a belief in God and a relation-ship with God.”

Although Notre Dame is a Catho-lic school, it is open to people of all faiths. Spiritual development is an important aspect. Every Sunday, ev-eryone must go to mass, regardless of religious affiliation, says Palmarin.

“We study together, we eat togeth-er, we play our sports together, and on Sunday we worship together,” he

said.Toni came to the school to play

hockey — she was scouted at the Sask First Program — but then discovered the faith element.

“I didn’t know I would enjoy it, but I actually really do; I really appreciate that side of the school.”

She says she became Christian a month ago, thanks to her experiences at the school.

Principle Rob Krueger shows off the inside of the chapel where students attend mass every Sunday at Notre Dame College. Spiritual development is required of all students. bridges phoTo by MiChelle berg

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’Our teams are more successful just because we do know each other on a personal basis

– Shiayli Toni

FACING OFFNotre Dame College has 12 hock-

ey teams: two junior, eight midget and two bantam. Three are wom-en’s teams. Notre Dame is the only organization in Saskatchewan that has a team in the Junior Women’s Hockey League.

The school also offers hockey as an alternative physical education class, which means teams can prac-tice every day during school hours, freeing up time after school to focus on homework.

The school’s hockey success has several roots, says Palmarin.

“It’s a combination of good coaching, attracting not only good players, but also players who, when we get them here, we do see improvement,” he said. “And we em-phasize the skill development, and development of the team play, and also emphasize the character de-velopment. It’s a combination of all that: The players, the coaches, the program, the skills, the practis-ing.”

Toni, who plays for the JWHL Hounds, attributes the teams’ suc-cess to the sense of community the school creates.

“Our teams are more success-ful just because we do know each other on a personal basis, because we’re able to communicate better and interact better,” she said. “And definitely the coaches being around school all the time; if you have any questions, they’re always there for us.”

The academic and spiritual devel-opment of Notre Dame may be top-notch, but the school is still known as a hockey school both at home in Saskatchewan and abroad.

Two-thirds of their students are not from Saskatchewan and Pal-

marin says hockey is the number one hook that draws people to the school.

The diversity of the students has been both a boon and a bane for Sul-livan. On the one hand, he has met kids from all over the world, with roommates from Australia, France, Russia, and the United States.

On the other hand, it means com-petition for his favourite position of goaltender was high; he played with the Hounds in Grade Nine, but didn’t make the team the following year.

Sullivan thinks people pay too

much attention to the hockey side of the school, pointing out that the men’s rugby team has been unde-feated for the past four years. The only time they’ve lost is when they had to play themselves because they have A and B teams.

Palmarin is proud of the suc-cesses of the hockey program, but he believes personal development is more important.

Developing leaders is what really matters, he says.

“Not every kid can make it to the NHL, but every kid can end up a leader with character.”

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7 1967 disaster

13 Lazy sort

15 Criticize cattily

16 Unwakeable, say

17 “No use arguing with me”

18 It took 70 years to complete, in brief

19 Vintner’s need

20 Cockney abode

21 Chateau ___ Michelle

22 Tex-Mex order

24 Swimmer

26 Go beyond

27 “Any ___?”

28 Be a tippler

29 Bookish

32 Single, slangily

33 Dreams up

38 Ready for a drive

42 Hit hard, as the brakes

43 Was on tour, in a way

46 Most light

48 Earthen casserole dish

49 Susan of “L.A. Law”

50 Not just threaten, say

51 Japanese vegetable

52 Group of whales

53 Some map lines

55 Old guitarlike instrument

57 Tight situations

58 Country where marinated bear is a specialty food

59 Serious rap

60 Sports coup

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3 Causes

4 Univ. body

5 Inversely egg-shaped

6 Like “The Karate Kid” and “Total Recall”

7 Enliven

8 It helps one get a grip

9 Special ___

10 Three-pronged fishing spear

11 Steve Martin romantic comedy

12 Bewhiskered animals

14 Purchase with a cell phone

15 Priory in “The Da Vinci Code”

23 Kitchen meas.

25 Alias

30 Diamonds

31 Lab sight

33 Two-time Romanian president Ion

34 Writer of the story on which “All About Eve” is based

35 Athos, to Porthos, to Aramis

36 Has a cow

37 John Hancock, e.g.

38 Hockey Hall of Fame site

39 It.’s here

40 Inferior imitator

41 Ancient Roman coins

42 Extreme cruelty

44 Tree whose wood is used in guitar-making

45 Abase

47 Dick Tracy’s girl

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56 Aust. currency

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Jenny Lucky adopted George from the SPCA several years ago. She says George was the ugliest dog there but decided to bring him home all the same. He’s now the mascot at her store in Saskatoon, Charter House Interiors, where it’s not uncommon for customers to recoil in shock when they see him.

Q: Where and when did you get George?A: We had lost our old dog Radar (an SPCA rescue dog) July 1, 2008 and I was so heartbroken. I couldn’t live without four feet and fur, so my sister and I went to the SPCA with orders from Ken (my common-law spouse) to get a shepherd or shep-herd cross dog. When we got to the dog room, there was this feisty, barky, chewing-on-the-cage, funny looking creature with an attitude. Even as a young pup, there was no affection. Humans are a vehicle for him to go for walks, sniff things, and supply him with food. Hugging, patting, and closeness are barely tolerated. After repeated calls to Ken to come to the SPCA and see this odd looking creature he finally said, “I’ll love whatever you bring home.” That was until we arrived home. “What the heck is that!” Ken said. “We’ll name him George.”

Q: What breed of dog is George?A: George is a bulldog/beagle. He was born on a farm on Jan. 26, 2008. His mother is a bulldog and they were going to have her bred to another bulldog when a very de-termined beagle got through a very small hole in the fence and voila ... this mutant was born. His beagle nose gets him in trouble and the bulldog attitude backs him up. He is fascinated by anything that flies: birds, hot air balloons and air-planes. His whole world (and mine) stops to stare at things in the sky. He loves car rides and knows the

word “shotgun” so everyone else rides in the back.

Q: You said George is the store mascot at Charter House Interiors — what does he do there during the day? What do your customers think of him? A: For the most part, George sleeps on a dog bed in the back office at Charter House but responds well to customers going “awww.” Then he gets up, wags his tail and greets them. Quite often we hear: “What is that?” He is unusual looking. If a customer or kids are uncomfort-able around him, we simply close the office door and fix the problem. Most people like him in the store. When he breathes out, he snorts, so more than one person has gotten

sprayed with dog snot.

Q: Do you have a funny story about him you’d like to share?A: George has suffered from sep-aration anxiety all his life. One day when he was about a year old, I parked at (the mall) to go grocery shopping. When I opened the car door, he vaulted over my back, and was off and running. He found the automatic opening doors at Safeway. I followed raised voices, shrieks of surprise and laughter through the produce, past the meat department and caught up to him in the back of the bakery eating raw dough off the floor. Even when I leashed him and he knew he was in trouble, he tried to eat baked goods all the way out of the store. He pulled the same trick

at Home Depot, only we found him in the paint department ... one of our proud moments. He has no fear of discipline either; we give him (heck) for something he’s done and he sits on his rump and gives it right back. He has a beagle bark which is more of a bay than a bark. He has wrecked over a dozen quilts, a foam topper for a bed, a feather pillow, six pairs of Dawgs, three pairs of runners, a $125 pair of Josef Seibel shoes (worn once), a coffee table, a night stand, an armoire and end table, my favourite winter coat, and a Magic Bag ... just to mention a few things. He has gotten attacked by a beaver at a dog park, needed nine stitches and a tetanus shot and was back at it before the stitches came out. He is always wandering off so

it is no wonder everyone at the dog park knows which one he is; if they don’t know him they have heard about him. He is a legend.

Q: What do you love most about him?A: Why do we love him ... I am at a loss to tell you. There are some days you want to have a framed picture of him on the wall and other days you want to see his picture on the back of a milk carton under MIS-SING: PLEASE DON’T LOOK FOR HIM. He has a personality as big as the world and just as demand-ing. He has all of us waiting on him head to tail. He loves anything that is animal, wild or domestic, and could care less about humans — unless they feed him.

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ON THE SCENEThe annual PotashCorp Wintershines Festival held a Warm the Heart Professional Chef Soup Cook-off at the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market last week. Despite it being one of the coldest nights of the year, a substantial crowd came out and enjoyed homemade, heart-healthy soups from 10 of the city’s finest chefs. All-you-can-eat soup and bread was $5 and patrons were able to vote for their favourites. The voter’s choice went to the Delta Bessborough’s executive chef Drew Hornell and his team, while the judges awarded the Sas-katoon Inn’s Doug Hyndford top honours in the form of a golden ladle. A portion of the proceeds went to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

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The Year of the Snake begins on Feb. 10, 2013. According to www.hanban.com, the year is meant for steady progress and attention to detail. Focus and discipline will be necessary for you to achieve what you set out to create. Ancient Chinese wisdom says a snake in the house is a good omen because it means that your family will not starve.

People born in the Year of the Snake have a sure touch in money matters but are also in-clined to be greedy and somewhat egoistical. Determined and ambitious characters of snakes take their failures hard. They are usually very at-tractive on the outside, and tend toward frivol-ity, which can lead to some family problems.

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I believe much of the suc-cess of my novel Cherry Blossoms has been due to the fact that the book has a strong prairie feel — many readers have contacted me, saying they loved walk-ing in the shoes of the main character, Cherry Markowsky. Folks of the province (and beyond) tell me they enjoyed trucking down the streets of Saska-toon with Cherry and mo-toring down the Sask high-way, right alongside her and her dog Ruffles. Besides all that, Cherry is a very down-to-earth and amiable woman — someone a lot of

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By Andrew Matte

It didn’t take a decade, but members of Regina’s In Dark-ness celebrated the band’s 10th birthday in January by releasing their first full-fledged CD.

Formed in 2003 by singer Cory Sawchyn when he was still in high school, the metal band has endured more than a few peaks and valleys, as well as more than a hand-ful of band members, as it worked toward the recent re-lease of its debut effort called My Hatred on Display. All of the work and planning culmi-nated in a CD release party held Jan. 26 at the Exchange in Regina.

“In the end, we got our stuff together,” said drummer Andy Silljer, son of Regina Blues Festival artistic direc-tor and CJTR blues-show host Dan Silljer. “We took about two years to work on the new album including all the writ-ing, recording, producing and all that.”

Silljer said he and his band-mates were able to make a CD, in part, because of the high calibre of the musicianship, as well as the discovery that all members shared the same mission.

“Over the years, there were more than a few musicians who went through the band, including a bunch of drum-mers,” said Silljer, adding that he and the other three members have made a point of taking the band seriously. “We are looking at this pretty much in the same way as you would a business. We jam three days a week and we are serious about this. We are get-ting out there as much as we can.”

Silljer said he was intro-

duced to In Darkness two years ago through a mutual friend before realizing they shared similar taste in music, as well as similar hopes as musicians.

“Considering all the musi-cians that I have played with over the years, I’d have to say that playing with In Dark-ness is my favourite because we are all of the same mind. We all have the same goal and everyone’s playing is so high up there and of such a high calibre.”

The songs usually get writ-ten during rehearsals and jam sessions. Music parts are dis-

covered before Sawchyn finds lyrics to sing over them, said Silljer, who was eager to ac-cept non-drummer band du-ties that include helping orga-nize shows and contributing to the band’s public relations efforts.

“We’ve taken a team ap-proach to getting our name out there and that kind of thing,” said Silljer. “It’s sat-isfying when it all works out for you. If you plan a show and then line up all the bands and then the show goes like it’s supposed to and a lot of people come to the show, then it’s pretty satisfying. “

Though the band, whose members are aged 25 to 33, plays contemporary heavy metal, complete with roar-ing vocals and speedy guitar riffs, the roots of its sound is predominately inspired by forefathers of the genre.

“We call it rock music. But there is definitely a heavy edge to it. The kind of music that we play is very heav-ily influenced by early rock music. There are heavy ele-ments to it, but at their core, they are rock songs.

“We are influenced by bands like Led Zeppelin. And there is maybe a little of the

sounds from the 1990s. There is maybe a little borrowed from that Pearl Jam or grun-ge sound.”

Though Silljer is most pas-sionate about heavy metal, he has had lots of experience playing other types of music. Silljer can thank his dad for exposing him to the blues and helping him earn an oc-casional gig performing with visiting blues musicians.

“I have always tried to play every genre that is out there. But I have always had a deep passion for heavy music,” he said. “Every time there is a blues guy who comes to town

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Silljer said he can’t remem-ber a time in his life when he wasn’t a drummer.

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HardwellTequila nightclub,1201 albert ave.

Friday, Feb. 8

Piano Fridays w/ Troy McGill-vrayRoots Series: Tim Williams w/ Don Griffith The bassment,b3-202 Fourth ave. n.

Legal Folliesbroadway Theatre,715 broadway ave.

Mr. Brownstonebuds on broadway,817 broadway ave.

Billy Bobarmy & navy Veterans Club,359 First ave. n.

Doug Boomhower TrioMcnally robinson,3130 eighth st. e.

Ralph’s Rhythm KingsFairfield seniors’ Centre,103 Fairmont Cr.

Sweethearts Dance and Din-ner w/ Polka Plusdowntown Legion,606 spadina Cres. W.

Fear of KnowingCrown & rok,1527 idylwyld dr. n.

The Dan McConnell BandToon Town Tavern,1630 Fairlight dr.

Undercover Piratessomewhere else pub and grill,2605 broadway ave.

Jett Run

stan’s place,106-110 ruth st. e.

Mr. Mern & DJ WyantTequila nightclub,1201 albert ave.

Saturday, Feb. 9

The Morgan Childs QuartetThe bassment,b3-202 Fourth ave. n.

Legal Folliesbroadway Theatre,715 broadway ave.

Mr. Brownstonebuds on broadway,817 broadway ave.

Les Barringtonnutana Legion,3021 Louise st.

Billy Bobarmy & navy Veterans Club,359 First ave. n.

Wayne BargenMcnally robinson,3130 eighth st. e.

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hashed and Narcissisticamigos Cantina,632 10th st. e.

Tim Vaughnbugsy’s bar & grill,134 primrose dr.

Fear of KnowingCrown & rok,1527 idylwyld dr. n.

Undercover Piratessomewhere else pub and grill,2605 broadway ave.

Jett Runstan’s place,106-110 ruth st. e.

DJ Albert & DislexikTequila nightclub,1201 albert ave.

Sunday, Feb. 10

Les Barringtonnutana Legion,3021 Louise st.

Blues JamVangelis Tavern,801 broadway ave.

Tonight It’s PoetryLydia’s pub,650 broadway ave.

Tuesday, Feb. 12

Roots Series: The OnceThe bassment,b3-202 Fourth ave. n.

Sly Businessbuds on broadway,817 broadway ave.

Karaoke DeathstarThe Fez,834b broadway ave.

Open MicLydia’s pub,650 broadway ave.

Wednesday, Feb. 13

Sly Businessbuds on broadway,817 broadway ave.

Open Mic The Fez,834b broadway ave.

Johnny Broadway Record ClubVangelis Tavern,

801 broadway ave.

Souled OutLydia’s pub,650 broadway ave.

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Mendel Art GalleryLuna, a welded steel instal-lation by saskatoon artist alison norlen, represents a local architectural landmark — the Victoria bridge — along with international ones such as brighton pier. steeling the gaze: portraits by aboriginal artists draws on the collec-tion of the national gallery of Canada. The 51 photographs of aboriginal people were cre-ated by 12 aboriginal artists. stephen hutchings: Land-scapes for the end of Time is inspired by Quartet for the end of Time, by the French composer olivier Messiaen. The ottawa artist’s evocative oil and charcoal paintings are large, generalized landscapes, without references to histori-cal time or geographical place. The artists by artists exhibi-tion, outsiders, features draw-ings by humboldt Magnussen

and his mentor, Zachari Logan. The Mendel art gallery, 950 spadina Cres. e., is open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. admis-sion is free. Visit mendel.ca for details on all exhibitions and related events.

The Gallery, Frances Mor-rison Libraryuntil Feb. 7 at 311 23rd st. e. Finding a green photo, by bar-bara reimer. a photo-based project dealing with sustain-ability using film and coffee as conceptual elements.

The Gallery/Art Placementuntil Feb. 14 at 228 Third ave. s. Their mid-winter show; an eclectic group of works on paper and canvas. Featured artists include Terry Fenton, greg hardy, rodney Konopaki and rhonda neufeld, steph Krawchuk and rebecca pere-hudoff.

Paved Arts/AKA Galleryuntil Feb. 15 at 424 20th st. W. if found ... return to me, by elisabeth belliveau. an exhibi-tion of new drawing, writing and video work. Quietly at the Window, by Laura dut-ton, runs until Feb. 23. This exhibit features a series of free-standing photographic prints investigating light, both as the elemental material of photographic process and as a subject matter.

Samaritan Placeuntil Feb. 16 at 375 Cornish road. Lake, Forest, sky, paint-ings by Joy Mendel.

Art at Will (formerly Willow Studio)until March 1 at The Wood alehouse, 148 second ave. n. The Tree show, works interpreting the tree motif. includes several saskatoon and area artists. Call to artists to submit art in all mediums, larger than 24x24, before Feb. 20 to [email protected]. Twenty works will be present-ed at the Woods alehouse on March 1. The moving show will be replenished as art is sold and reopen at a new surprise location in May.

Parkridge Centreuntil Feb. 28 at 110 gropper Cres. a variety of mediums and subject matter by the different strokes artists’ group.

Alison Norlen’s new exhibit Luna at the Mendel Art Gallery features an installation based on Brighton Pier. phoTo CourTesy The MendeL arT gaLLery


EVENTSSt. Thomas More Galleryuntil Feb. 28 at 1437 college dr. an-cestral ground, a selection of prints and works on canvas, from the 1970s to the present, by artist ray Keighley.

Station Arts Centre, Rosthernuntil Feb. 28 at 701 railway ave., rosthern. modern mechanical ab-stractions exhibits acrylic paintings by Wendy siemens and ceramic cast engines exhibits samples from clint neufeld’s series grandpa Washed my hands with gasoline.

Meewasin Valley Centre GalleryThrough February at 402 Third ave. s. Walks with gina, by erich Keser. it is an exhibit depicting images of plants, birds and natural scenes in all seasons.

The NestThrough march at 333 Third ave. s. new work in encaustic and oil by Kathy bradshaw.

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Prairie Master Gardener ClassesFeb. 9, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., soils. Learn the components of healthy soil and how to garden in a way which strengthens rather than destroys the soil. botany, Feb. 9, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Learn how plants are structured and how they reproduce. understand why and how minerals, air and light work together for healthy plant growth as well as the role the envi-ronment plays. both classes are held at saskatoon school of horticulture. To register email [email protected] or call 651-1457.

At the Movies Oscars® MusicFeb. 9, 7:30 p.m., at Tcu place. The saskatoon symphony orchestra’s conexus pop series. Featuring works from mozart, Fred Kander/danny elfman, howard shore, James horner and Jerry bock. includes pieces from Les miserables, chicago, The Lord of the rings, Titanic and Fiddler on the roof.

Live Five No-Wedding Wedding FundraiserFeb. 9, 8 p.m., at The refinery, 609 dufferin ave. a fundraiser for Live Five independent Theatre. Wear your best (worst) old bridesmaid dress or cheesiest suit from the ’70s and dance the night away at this annual party. With prizes, games, food, and entertainment. all funds go to Live Five. Visit www.livefive.ca.

People Places Passions: A Valen-tine SpecialFeb. 9, 7 p.m., at grace-Westminster united church, 505 10th st. e.

presented by 10th street players. a special Valentine show. dessert before the show.

Next Steps for Families: Alzheim-er’s WorkshopFeb. 9, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., at al-zheimer society of saskatchewan, 1405 Faulkner cres. a workshop for families affected by alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. Topics include memory loss and the brain, communication, coping strategies and support systems, and future planning. pre-registration is required; call evangeline at 683-0141. This is a free event.

R & R: Rheinberger and RichardsFeb. 10, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., at Knox united church. a saskatoon cham-ber singers performance. With spe-cial guests The saskatoon symphony orchestra Woodwind Quartet. Works by rheinberger and richards.

PotashCorp WinterShines Festival 2013runs to Feb. 10 at The saskatoon Farmers’ market at river Landing.

hosted by on purpose Leader-ship inc. With an ice park, a winter playground and an international ice carving competition. Visit www.potashcorpwintershines.ca.

Be our Valentine! Tea and TourFeb. 10, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., at abbey-field house, 1320 ave. K s.

Apuka Theatre FundraiserFeb. 11, 7 p.m., in the Tibor memo-rial Lobby at remai arts centre. celebrate Valentine’s day with music, food and a silent auction. a fundraiser in support of the produc-tion of proof, the story of a woman who puts her education and career on hold to care for her brilliant but unstable father in the final years of his life.

Annual Valentine’s Day DinnerFeb. 14, 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. seatings, at the superintendent’s residence at the Forestry Farm park and Zoo. pre-sented by The Friends of the Forestry Farm house. a three-course meal. For tickets email c.bear@sasktel, net or call 373-1787.

Book Discussion GroupFeb. 19 and march 5, 7 p.m., at the unitarian congregation, 213 second st. e. a four-part discussion series based on alain de botton’s book re-ligion for atheists: a non-believer’s guide to the uses of religion. de botton suggests that even if one rejects religious doctrine there are still important insights to be gained from the study of religion. There is no charge, but advance registration is requested. on-site childcare is avail-able on request (one week advance notice is required). call 653-2402 or email [email protected].

Art Classes for SeniorsTuesdays through Feb. 26, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., at the saskatoon council on aging. The scoa and artist gisele bauche offer painting Flowers in Wa-tercolour. Fun and easy instruction on how to create beautiful flowers, leaves and outdoor garden scenes. For beginners and advanced. Limited enrolment. To register call 652-2255 or email [email protected].

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Coffre-fort (Strongbox)runs to Feb. 10 at La Troupe du Jour, 914 20th st. W. by marie-claire marcotte. gertrude has struck a deal with god to die on her 75th birthday. as this important date draws near, she plans every detail of the end of her life, leaving nothing to chance and indulging in her favourite plea-sures in the meantime. but life never goes as planned ...

Agokweruns to Feb. 10 at north studio Theatre at the u of s. Written and performed by Waawaate Fobister. presented by the saskatchewan native Theatre company. a tragic story of unrequited love between two teenage boys from neighbouring reserves. courageous, honest and revealing, this one-man show speaks to bullying, homophobia, social isola-tion and the lost traditions of the anishnaabe. Visit www.albertaab-originalarts.com.

Shirley Valentineruns to Feb. 10 at persephone Theatre. nightly at 8 p.m., except mondays. also sundays at 2 p.m. an unappreciated middle-aged Liver-pool housewife reminisces about her youth. When her best friend offers up a trip to greece, she jumps at the chance to escape and meets the true love of her life — herself. This one-woman comedy proves that it’s never too late to find yourself. adult content and language.

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The worst thing about food courts, besides the strange smells, is all that plastic. You feel guilty ordering; your lunch is making a contribution to the city’s dump that won’t break down for thousands of years. Com-bine that with the wholly inefficient plastic knives and often tasteless food and you’ve got a dreary experi-ence.

Food courts are evolving in Sas-katchewan though. The plastic cutlery, unflattering fluorescent lighting and sub-par food are all be-coming relics of the past. Welcome the (nearly) gourmet food, accompa-nied by bright and welcoming sur-roundings. The staff seem a lot hap-pier too — maybe because they’re no longer serving salt-laden slop?

Fresh and Sweet (and its coun-terpart Fresh On Hamilton) are Re-gina’s downtown alternative to the dreary food court experience. While neither can quite be classified a food court, they’re an affordable alterna-tive to a typical restaurant lunch. Patrons order off a big chalk board menu — everything from inventive wraps and salads to quesadillas and lasagna is available — and pick up their order when it’s ready.

Fresh and Sweet’s brunch menu is the stuff of legends in Regina, namely the waffles (toppings include apples, caramels, maple glazed ba-con and butter rum bananas). Or the white chocolate banana bread French toast. Or the … I digress. Fresh On Hamilton, the smaller off-shoot, efficiently serves a downtown lunch crowd looking for fast and healthy takeout. Dining at either location is a sensory delight thanks to the colourful decor and delicious (fresh) food.

As is the case in so many restau-rants, plain old coffee just won’t do anymore. People want lattes, mochas and espressos, and Fresh and Sweet caters to the demand.

Both are the brainchild of Valley Girls Catering, a partnership of five

female entrepreneurs. These five know what women want — Fresh and Sweet has an incredible dessert offering; cupcakes, homemade ge-lato and even a Snickers latte.

In Saskatoon, the Scotia Centre’s downtown food court was recently renovated and reopened as a la prep cafe chain. The modern grey and lime green decor is highlighted by a wall of stonework and even a gas

fireplace at the far end. A smoothie and espresso bar flank one wall, while the food counter is full of freshly made yogurt parfaits, fruit cups, sandwiches, salads and hot items. If you order in, you even get a real plate and metal cutlery! In fact, the only thing that marks la prep as a food court is the brown plastic trays.

For $10, my chicken and brie pita

was decent, making up for the ac-companying Greek salad’s lacklus-tre marks in the flavour department. The service here is incredibly help-ful and friendly — I broke a cup on the way out and someone immedi-ately rushed over to clean it up.

It all points to Saskatchewan’s evolution — Saskaboom if you wish. We’ve come to expect more in these changing economic times, even if

it’s brie cheese instead of processed on our ham sandwich. And it had better not be served under ugly lights thank-you-very-much.

Fresh and Sweet is located at the corner of Victoria Avenue and McIn-tyre Street, while Fresh on Hamilton is at 1914 Hamilton Street in Regina. La prep is inside the Scotia Centre, at 123 2nd Avenue South in Saska-toon.

Chicken and brie pita with Greek and tossed side salads at la prep upscale cafeteria in Scotia Centre. BRIDGES PHOTO BY MICHELLE BERG

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By James Romanow

Pinot Noir has become the go-to wine for people who find the overly ripe fruit style too much. The best-selling wines in Canada (and the world, including much of — quelle hor-reur — France) at the moment are huge, overly ripe fruit bombs. If you find you can’t take it anymore, then you too need to check out Pinot Noir.

It’s a leaner, lighter altogether brighter grape, the varietal that made Burgundy fa-mous. These days of course, most of us can’t afford Romanee Conti for dinner. However, there’s plenty of options to source your Pinot Noir elsewhere.

The grape is grown in Burgundy because it is a northerly district and well inland, so the winters are cold and the summers short. Grown in California, most examples are still fruit bombs (i.e. viscous, sweet and as cloying a drink as perfume). However, from other locales notably the northern bit of the Okanagan, the wines are varietal typical, smelling of straw-berry and leather, with a nice mid-palate, and a bright finish.

Such wines are as food friendly as a hun-gry puppy. This wine works as well with roast chicken as a good steak. Despite the almost invisible tannins, it can take on the richest of sauces; this of course is the reason the French

— masters of the cream sauce — adore the stuff.

There are several Okanagan Pinot Noir I like, but one that is probably the most crowd-pleasing is the Peller Estate Reserve. It’s got a great fruity nose, a tremendously smooth pal-ate and just enough earth to pair with pretty much everything from lamb to pizza.

Peller Estates Private Reserve Pinot Noir, BC VQA, Canada, 2010. $18.99 ****

Next week in Bridges, a wine to seduce the shyest date …

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The leaner and lighter Pinot Noir

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