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Summer Preview of Savings 2016 Week of June 26, 2016 A supplement to The Canora Courier, Preeceville Progress and Kamsack Times
Canora is a hotspot for recreation and summer fun Full of people known for their hospitality, Canora offers many first-rate recreational opportunities and is a great place to be this summer. Page 2
Kamsack has a summer full of activities planned for residents and visitors Kamsack, the Garden of Saskatchewan, which is known as “a great place to call home� is keen to call attention to the many events being held this summer. Page 6
Sturgis is a naturally beautiful community, rich in heritage Page 4
The town of Preeceville The Town of Preeceville offers a diverse collection of shopping and recreational attractions. Page 5
Display of bread, and tools to make it, featured at the Ukrainian Heritage Museum in Canora Page 16
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Canora is a hotspot for recreation and summer fun Message from Mayor Gina Rakochy Full of people known for their hospitality, Canora offers many first-rate recreational opportunities and is a great place to be this summer. Offering many summertime activities, the town is home to the well-groomed, nine-hole Canora Golf and Country Club. Avid golfers who stay in Canora can also visit several nearby courses, including those at Cr ystal Lake, Madge Lake and Good Spir it Lake. Canora Swimming Pool is a hub of activity all summer, offering Red Cross sw i m m i n g l e s s o n s a n d private pool rentals. Heat-
MAYOR GINA RAKOCHY ed with a system of solar panels, the pool also offers youth movie nights and aquafit classes. An adjacent playground, basketball cour t and tennis cour t make it a popular stop for everyone. New to the community is the Chase Kraynick Memorial Splash Park that
is open in July and August. Built in 2013 thanks to contributions from the Aviva Communit y Fund and generous donations from many corporate and individual sponsors, the automated spray park is located next to the community hill and skate park. One of the highlights at the Canora spor ts grounds every August is t h e c h u ck wa g o n ra c e s held by the Canora Agricultural Society at their newly-constructed horse race track. Visitors to Canora can stay at one of the well-treed, electrified campsites located next to the Sports Service Centre and ball diamonds. From Canora, it is only a short trip to the west to
beautiful Canora Beach, Burgis Beach, and Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park. If you choose to go east, you will find yourself at Veregin and the National Doukhobor Her itage Village and Duck Mountain Provincial Park with Madge Lake. A few minutes to the north and you are at Crystal Lake. Because of its proximity to all these great places, Canora is billed as the “heart of good spirit country.” The town is the perfect gateway to some terrific snowmobiling, hunting, fishing, golfing, ATVing, boating and more. Stop at the north end of Main Street and visit the renovated Visitors’ Centre. Located in one the of
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WELCOME TO CANORA last active railway stations of its kind, the Visitors’ Centre offers the Station House museum and tourism information about our great community. With the population growth in recent years, and to ensure the community is ready for the future, work has been completed on 16 new residential lots adjacent to the golf course. The lots are availa bl e fo r s a l e a n d o ffe r a variety of price points for anyone looking for a wonderful spot for a new home. As part of the continuing upgrades to Canora’s downtown core, the Economic Development Commission is encouraging businesses to help beautify Main Street. The community boasts more than 125 businesses, including many restaurants, a
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laundromat and ser vice stations that love to cater to visitors. We also have a hospital, three doctors and RCMP detachment. Canora is well-known for its great ethnic foods and hospitalit y. Visitors and passing tourists are always quick to comment on what a friendly, clean community we have here. The Canora in Bloom festival, held July 17 to 24, is the perfect opportunity to visit our town and sample some of the local cuisine. With its abundance of community spirit and friendly atmosphere, you don’t have to be a lifelong resident to feel safe and at home in our neat, attractive rural town. And that’s how we live and play in Canora! Check us out this summer!
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Sturgis is a naturally beautiful community, rich in heritage “The Town of Sturgis is rich in heritage and surrounded by natural beauty. It boosts a healthy business core with a growing homebased business sector,” said Mayor Don Olson. There are about 750 residents who call Sturgis home and the recent growth is attributed to new residents being attracted by the beauty of the area and the rich heritage to be shared, he said. “We are sustaining a great business sector, rich in tradition. We have one gas station, a co-operative grocery store, a clothing shop, several hair dressers and restaurants, and numerous other businesses that make Sturgis a great place to shop.” Sturgis hosts an active seniors’ centre, a school, a skating arena, a curling rink, a museum, a library, a 10-bed care home and the family resource centre. The 1 2 3 Care For Me day care is a huge asset to the town and provides a valuable service to the families in the area, said Olson. The numerous local organizations and churches that promote the
town are run by dedicated volunteers. The Town of Sturgis had been the home of the largest one-day sports and rodeo for many years and a horse replica located along the highway is the only reminder of that era. The sports grounds are still utilized today by the Etomaimie Valley Riders, mainly for the corrals for the club’s training program twice a month. The town also boasts a new subdivision that is still in the development stage. “The Assiniboine River, located on the south side of town, meanders through our natural wilderness park, a favourite destination spot for many campers who like to canoe and fish,” said the mayor. “The natural wilderness attraction of the Porcupine Forest, located just to the north, offers excellent trophy big game hunting and fishing opportunities. Snowmobiling on well-groomed trails during the winter months is second to none in the province. Golfing, boating and swimming in the summer months rounds out the recreational possibilities for the year, Olson said. The
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Town of Preeceville offers diverse selection of business and recreational attractions By Liz Jacobsen The Town of Preeceville offers a diverse collection of shopping and recreational attractions. Tourists travelling through or stopping for a visit are treated to numerous attractions while shopping at the many great businesses. Whether you’re here on business or visiting family and friends, check out our Main Street and the numerous friendly businesses that can provide the answer to all your needs. Many businesses have expanded or have changed ownership to accommodate the changing times. Two large agricultural dealerships and the local Co-operative have much to offer the agricultural community and to the growth of our community. The renovated Preeceville and district health care facilities allows most health services to be offered under one roof. The Preeceville Kindergarten to Grade 12 school features a renovated education centre along with a wheelchair accessible playground which allows all children to play and interact together. The Preeceville and District Heritage Museum boasts 22 theme-based rooms and is a must see. Browse on your own or take a guided tour of the excellent displays which preserve the settlement’s history and the unique heritage of Preeceville. The abundance of lakes, rivers, parks and outdoor adventure opportunities in the area, make Preeceville a great Saskatchewan playground. While walking along Preeceville’s Nature Trails along Annie Laurie Lake, you are able to view a variety of birds, plants and wildlife native to this area of the province. Preeceville has an awesome classic ski trail, starting at the Wildlife Park on the north side of Preeceville, meandering through the bush all the way to the hospital and winding down to join up with the Nature Trails. Preeceville hosts a number of major events each year. The Preeceville and District Mushers’ Rendezvous is held the first weekend in February and features a 10-dog race running 22 miles, a six-dog race running 10 miles, a five-dog junior race and a Pro one-dog race. July features Old Home Week held the week leading up to Western Weekend, during which events are held each day to offer something for everyone. Then it’s time to bring out your cowboy hat and dust off your boots for Western Weekend which features chuckwagon and chariot races, slo-pitch and fastball, bingo and numerous children’s events. “Preeceville is a town that offers something for everyone and is an excellent place to raise a family, retire or own a eceville vacation cottage,” says Elaine Simpson, community deAnnie Laure Lake in Pre The golf driving range at s. rist tou and velopment officer. “It is a small but progressive community ny residents is huge attraction to ma with a strong volunteer base, generous and friendly people, and a strong business and service core. It is a place that we are proud to call home.”
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Kamsack, the Garden of Saskatchewan, is a great place to call home and has a summer full of activities planned for residents and visitors Kamsack, the Garden of Saskatchewan, which is known as “a great place to call home” is keen to call attention to the many events being held this summer. Although tomorrow all roads will lead to Kamsack for the annual Canada Day celebration, the community’s summer activities began June 20 with the opening of the Kamsack Swimming Pool, but since April ambitious skateboarders have been making use of the well-equipped Skate Park located adjacent to the RCMP building. The skate park is equipped with quarter-pipe and half-pipe obstacles plus
“lots more equipment,” including a basketball net. Season and daily passes for the swimming pool are available for children, adults, students, seniors and families, and a schedule of lessons is being advertised. Canada Day, when swimming at the pool will be encouraged at no charge, will begin at 8:30 a.m. with a pancake breakfast served by the parents and students of the SADOK Ukrainian Dance Group. A slo-pitch tournament, featuring the Kamsack Senior Royals, will begin at 9 a.m. The concession stand, operated by the Kamsack
Royals and air cadet parents and including a beer garden, will open at 11 a.m. and giant inflatable structures for children to play on will be available starting at noon. At 1 p.m. Lloyd Smith of Pelly will begin offering rides in a horse-drawn wagon around the sports ground. At 1 p.m., members of the Kamsack Community Choir will lead in the singing of O Canada and shortly thereafter, the Mud Boggin’ races will begin. At 3 p.m. Kamsack’s own Polka Pals and a DJ will take over the stage, and at 6 p.m. Megan Nash, a singer ad songwriter will perform. Continued on Page 7
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If a thunderstorm had a voice, it would sound like Megan Nash Continued from Page 6 “If a thunderstorm had a vo i c e, i t wo u l d s o u n d l i ke M e ga n N a s h ,” s a i d Craig Lederhouse, host of The Afternoon Edition Weekdays on CBC Radio. “From the minute you meet Megan, you know her; her spirituality, past loves, losses, and the truth behind her stories and songs,” said her Internet web page. “She is as open with herself as she is with her songwriting. Combining honesty and a powerful voice to create an unbeatable performance, Megan Nash is the shivers down your spine, the sugar in your tea and the feeling you can’t shake on a late night walk in the middle of nowhere. “There’s injury and anopen, per versely inviting sadness that reminds one of Elliot Smith,” said Sebastien Bell of the Assiniboia Times . “She has a Canadian charm, not unlike Serena Ryder. She has an audacious femininity, like Martha Wainwright. Her songs have some groove and northern darkness, kind of like Sondre Lerche.” Megan Nash is based in
rural Saskatchewan, where she recorded her most recent album Song Harvest: Volume One in a 100-yearold church. A testament to new love and the rustic, rural church, the songs on Song Harvest are “...raw, and so much more real.” “It’s easy to imagine sitting in the room as Megan sings and plays for these recordings,” it said, quoting Music Regina Live. “You feel connected, it’s as though you are living the stories in the music along with her.” Nash has toured the major it y of Canada and has opened for the likes of Serena Ryder, Amelia Curran, The Heartbroken, and Del Barber. She has showcased at Folk Alliance 2015 through Breakout West, Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils, and as part of JUNOfest 2013. She has been a two-time nominee for the Prairie Dog’s Best Solo Act and was named Moose Jaw’s Best Celebrity in 2014 and Best Local Artist in 2015 by the Moose Jaw Times Herald readers. N a s h’s c o u n t r y b a ck ground adds to her current pop and alternative influ-
Photographed seated at the table in a kitchen setting, which is part of the exhibits at the Kamsack Power House Museum, from left, were Victoria School students: Sammy Smith, Adaeze Ogali and Hunter Chernoff.
A bedroom furnished with artifacts from the past is a popular view at the Kamsack Power House Museum where, from left, Dustin Gamble, Koda Cote, Dominic Buceuk and Levon Clark were provided with a close-up inspection.
The Assiniboine Valley Medical Centre, a modern facility from which doctors can work, includes a large portion of the building that is reserved for future health care professionals. ences, the website says. Nash is heavily influenced by the sounds of Neko Case and Stevie Nicks and by the words of Leonard Cohen. “Drawing heavily on the vastness of the prairies, her rural roots are apparent in her carefully crafted songs.” A n d t h e n , o f c o u rs e , soon after dusk, the wellknown and popular Canada Day fireworks display will begin, courtesy of the firefighters with the Kamsack fire department. On July 6, Kev Sumner, Kamsack’s recreation director, has a water polo camp scheduled for the pool. He’s holding a wakeborad clinic at Madge Lake on July 21 to 23 and a scuba/snorkel clinic at the pool on July 25. Fr o m Au g u s t 8 t o 12 Sumner will be involved in a soccer camp being held at the Kamsack Soccer Pitch. The classes are for boys and girls aged three to 16 years and the fee includes a free ball and T-shirt. A canoe/kayak clinic will be held at the pool on August 15, and the pool will be closed for the season on August 31. S e p te m b e r w i l l b e g i n with an all-events registration at the Broda Sportsplex on September 8. The annual Team Penning competition will be held at the Sportsplex on September 25 and the 18 th annual Kamsack and District Indoor Rodeo will be held September 30 and October 1. Kamsack was applauded last year when the Assiniboine Valley Medical Clinic
was open on property adjacent to the Kamsack Hospital, and there was much excitement on the opening of the new Subway restaurant next to the Petro-Canada service station. The thousands of visitors that drive through Kamsack, often on their way to Duck Mountain Provincial Park, are pleased to know that if needed, a new clinic exists that will be the beginning of any medical care required. Since last summer a construction crew built Sparty Park, a wheelchair a c c e s s i bl e p l ayg ro u n d , which is open to everyone, at the Victoria School playground. Probably the t wo main aspects of the Kamsack area that attract visitors who
don’t necessarily have family roots in the community, are its cultural diversity and opportunities for exceptional summer and winter recreation. Nestled in the scenic Assiniboine River valley, which creates some of the West’s most beautiful panoramas, Kamsack is located where the historic Assiniboine River joins the Whitesand River and the site is now Kamsack and District Centennial Park. Nearby are the Riverside Golf Course and Power House Museum. Riverside Golf Course, which boasts one of the two island greens in Saskatchewan, and one of the longest holes of any ninehole course in the province, has been making use of an
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automated watering system, which was installed a couple years ago. The fertile land, scenic location and great weather combined long ago to allow the community to adopt the slogan: The Garden of Saskatchewan. In addition, an argument has been made saying that Kamsack could rightfully take ownership of the fact that it is the birthplace of Saskatchewan. Harold Fenske of Regina, a retired schoolteacher and director of education from the Rockford area north of Preeceville, made that argument three years ago in the revised edition of his 2005 book Riverlore: The Headwaters of the Assiniboine Will Always be Home. “No one can make a better claim for a location to be the beginning of the province than does Kamsack,” Fenske said, adding that the exact location is “in Fred Konkin’s meadow” about 12 miles north of Kamsack at the bend in the Assiniboine River, which for a long time has been called “The Elbow,” and is the site of the former Fort Pelly. “Riverlore began as an intimate story of a pioneer family which had fled the drought stricken prairies to rebuild their lives in the beautiful hill country of Saskatchewan’s upper Assiniboine Valley,” Fenske says in the forward to the 2013 revised edition of the book. Continued on Page 8
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Kamsack surrounded by natural beauty, steeped in history and culture Continued from Page 7 “But as time went on, the author began to realize that much of the colourful history of the valley remained largely untold, unpublished and therefore unknown to the young,” it says. “Time is running out for this writer to do much about the Assiniboine River’s best kept secrets, but it is hoped that others will realize that there is a flag here and it needs to be waved.” The book contains a great history lesson about the fur trade, the early mapmakers of the area, the Hudson Bay Company and the commerce that took place in those early years of the province. Kamsack provides the
safety, comfort and atmosphere of a friendly town with all the services of a large bustling centre. The area surrounding Kamsack is one of natural beauty, steeped in history and culture and rich with opportunity. These elements combine to make Kamsack truly a great place to live and visit. New banners were placed on the light standards downtown, which proclaim the community as a great place to live. The lands around what is now Kamsack were originally settled in the 1880s by a handful of European immigrants and the farming area around Kamsack was well settled by 1905. These
farms consisted of a variety of ethnic groups, which are still present to this day: Russian Doukhobors, Ukrainians, Western Europeans, Americans and Eastern Canadians were all among the early settlers to the area. In 1903 the C.N.R. railway and station were built which literally forced the birth of Kamsack. The name Kamsack came from an early post office of the same name, which was located in an early settler’s home. Located near to Kamsack are the Cote, Keeseekoose and The Key First Nation communities, where during the year one may often attend various cultural and sporting events, which may
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include traditional powwows. One may also have the opportunity to appreciate authentic crafts. Among Kamsack’s arts and cultural organizations is the Power House Museum, where one may learn how Kamsack used to generate its own power and become acquainted with the stories of survival during the Kamsack Cyclone of 1944 and much more. The Kamsack Playhouse
theatre is home to live performances including recitals, plays and concerts from various groups in the community. Recently, after two years of extensive fundraising activity, the Playhouse committee was able to purchase new digital projection and audio equipment so that the theatre can continue to show first-run movies, in addition to being a venue for live performances. Also active in the com-
munity is the Kamsack Community Choir, which is open to any person in the community wishing to sing. The group stages at least two concerts a year, the last one was on June 16. The Kamsack Histor y Room is home to Kamsack’s historical documents, news stories and family histories. It is located in a room at the Parkland Regional Library in Crowstand Centre. Continued on Page 9
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Kamsack can boast about many cultural and sporting groups Continued from Page 8 T h e Ka m s a ck P l ayers Drama Club has been producing at least two live productions a year, both, at the Playhouse or as a dinner theatre in the OCC Hall. As its next production, the group is expected to enter a play in Theatre Saskatchewan’s TheatreFest of oneact plays this autumn. The Kamsack and District Horticultural Society is a group for gardening enthusiasts which includes activities like seminars, plant swapping and an annual show, which is held the weekend following the August long weekend. The Trackside Garden
committee is responsible for one of Kamsack’s greatest attractions, the Trackside Gardens located along the tracks of Nykolaishen Drive. The garden is so attractive that brides and graduates have chosen it the site for photographs of their special day. T h e Sa d o k U k ra i n i a n Dancers is a group, which fosters traditional dance for persons wishing to maintain a Ukrainian tradition. Nearby Veregin is the site of the National Doukhobor Heritage Village, while near Pelly, located a half hour north, are the sites of the former Fort Pelly, a trading post, and Fort Livingstone, once the home of the North
West Mounted Police. The Fort Pelly-Livingstone Museum had preserved elements of the area’s history until last year when the building was destroyed by fire. Ka m s a ck h a s a nu m ber of spor ting and recreation facilities for public use, including: the Broda Sportsplex, which contains curling, skating and hockey facilities and open during the winter season, and for other special occasions during the year, including the annual indoor rodeo at the end of September. The OCC Hall on Park Street is available for weddings, anniversaries, public dances, socials, banquets
and public meetings and can seat 325 people with a building capacity of 850. Among Kamsack’s sports and recreation clubs and organizations are: Club 55 Curling, with league play beginning in November and lasting to March; Kamsack M i xe d C u r l i n g L e a g u e; Kamsack Ski Club, which meets to enjoy the trails of Duck Mountain Provincial Park and hosts the annual Duck Mountain Loppett at the end of February; the Kamsack Minor Hockey Association; the Kamsack Royals senior slo-pitch team, and the Kamsack branch of the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation. Being a community on
the Trans Canada Trail, efforts continue to assure that the trail will become a viable feature into the future. Work began this year on extending a walking trail through the community and linking to the Trans Canada Trail. Each year on the weekend following the August long weekend, a group of adventurous cyclists, all of at least 50 years of age, cycle the distance of about 100 miles from Kamsack to Yorkton and back. Not only is the Old Dog Run a great way for residents of a certain age to keep fit, but each year participants gather pledges and a welcoming home reception is held to raise money for different charitable initia-
tives. This year the beneficiary of the event will be the Horizon Project, a plan to have a new outdoor patio constructed at the Kamsack Nursing Home. Of course Kamsack residents boast the proximity of Duck Mountain Provincial Park, and its Madge Lake, located only 12 minutes away, for excellent camping, fishing, beaches, golfing, horseback riding, boating, picnicking and nature trails. In winter, ice fishing, crosscountry skiing and snowmobiling are popular, and downhill skiing and snowboarding are two great reasons for people to find their way to the Duck Mountain Regional Park.
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How to help kids get into golf Golf is a game of skill that can take years, if not decades, to master. Many golfers find their time on the golf course both rewarding and relaxing, even on those days when the fairways seem impossible to find. Though many players never swing a golf club until they reach adulthood, it’s never too early to hit the links. Some of the world’s most accomplished golfers, including four-time Masters Champion Tiger Woods, began playing as toddlers, and many feel that getting an early star t can lead to a more successful game down the road. Getting kids into golf is a great way for parents to bond with their children while enjoying the great outdoors. Golf can also be used to teach kids humility, sportsmanship and the importance of hard work. Thanks to the often frustrating nature of golf, parents may find it somewhat challenging to instil a love of the game in their youngsters. But there are ways to introduce kids to this wonderful game that kids might just play for the rest of their lives. • Focus on having fun. Few, if any, golfers at your local golf course on a given weekend could say with certainty that golf has never frustrated them. The challenge of golf may be its most appealing characteristic to older players, but young kids can be easily overwhelmed by the challenges golf presents. By focusing on having fun instead of perfecting techniques, parents can get kids to look forward to their time on the links. The more fun kids have, the more likely they will be to embrace the game and its many challenges. Don’t put pressure on youngsters as they develop their games, but encourage them through their struggles and reas-
sure them that you faced the same obstacles when you started playing. • Hire an instructor with experience teaching children. Instructors with experience teaching children will understand the basics of the game and how learning those basics provides a great foundation for future enjoyment and success on the course. Instructors who have taught kids in the past also know that teaching youngsters the finer points of golf require patience and encouragement. Ask a fellow parent or an employee at the club where you play to recommend an instructor for your child. And take advantage of any kids’ courses your club offers. • Purchase the correct equipment. Even the best golfers are bound to struggle when using the wrong equipment. While it might be unwise to invest in especially expensive equipment for youngsters likely to grow out of it in a few months’ time, deals can be found on used kids’ equipment. Used kids’ equipment is typically subjected to less wear and tear than used equipment for adults, as kids tend to play less often and fewer holes than adults when they do play. But make sure to find correctly sized equipment that kids feel comfortable using. • Play some holes. Instructors may teach kids the differences between the types of clubs and how to swing and putt. But golf is most fun when players are out on the links going from hole to hole. Instruction is important, but don’t forget to play a few holes with your child each week as well. Golf is a challenging game, but it’s one that can be enjoyed by athletes of all ages.
Make this a safe fireworks season Fireworks displays are a hallmark of summer, and a frequent component of Canada Day celebrations and commemorative events that require a touch of flair. Awe-inspiring pyrotechnics shows lure millions of spectators around the world each and every year. Many people experiment with fireworks on their own, but that can be dangerous. According to the U.S. Consumer Products
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Safety first when observing thunderstorms Few things grab our attention like a mid-summer t h u n d e rs to r m . S te a m y temperatures and turbulent atmospheric condit i o n s o fte n c o n s p i re to produce amazing visual pyrotechnics and houseshaking booms. Thunderstorms occur when cold upper air descends and warm, moist air r ises. When these air masses collide, they form thick cumulonimbus clouds, often referred to as “thunderheads.” Thunderstorms may begin and end in an instant, or several storms may string together to make thunder and lightning clusters. While thunderstor ms can occur during any time of the year, they’re more likely to occur in spring and summer. According to a NASA study, the most intense and powerful thunderstor ms occur in the eastern part of the Andes mountains in Argentina. But strong thunderstorms can occur just about anywhere moisture, unstable air and lift (from sea breezes or mountains) causes air to rise up. Thunderstor ms have the potential to cause significant damage and injuries, most notably from lightning strikes. It’s always wise to seek shelter during a thunderstorm so you are protected from lightning, falling limbs from trees and hail, which often accompa-
Watching a good storm can be an entertaining summertime activity. nies thunderstorms. Despite thunderstorms’ harmful potential, they can be very enjoyable to watch or chase. But storm spectators should keep these tips in mind. • Watch thunderstorms from the safety of indoors. It may be tempting to be
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Learn to fish responsibly Warm weather has arrived, and the welcoming temperatures are once again beckoning people to the great outdoors. Fishing is a popular warm weather pastime, and it’s important to take an environmentally responsible approach when fishing. According to Oceana: Our Endangered Oceans and What We Can Do to Save Them by Ted Danson, in just 55 years, humans have been able to eradicate about 90 per cent of the ocean’s top predators. These include animals like sharks, marlin, king mackerel, and
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6 ideas for rainy summer days Summer vacation means spending time outdoors and enjoying sunny skies. But not every day will be sunny and clear. For those banking on spending long summer days outside, rainy days can put a quick damper on those plans. However, poor weather doesn’t have to diminish all of the fun. The following are some go-to ideas that can keep summer vacationers happy even when the rain is falling. 1. Visit area museums. It’s probably been a while since you’ve looked at the sights in your hometown, and rainy sum-
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Tips for safe home grilling Millions of grilling enthusiasts take to their backyards each year to cook delicious foods over an open flame. Grilling is embedded in the history of many cultures, and to this day many people feel nothing beats the savoury flavour characteristic of grilled meats, poultry, seafood, and vegetables. Although many people safely enjoy outdoor barbecues every day, accidents can happen. According to the U.S. Fire Administration, roughly 6,000 grill fires take place on residential property every year in the United States alone. Many grilling accidents can be prevented with some safety precautions and a little common sense. When grilling, place the grill in a safe location. Grills should be at least 10 feet away from the house when they are in use. Also, keep the grill away from wooden overhangs or other structures attached to the house, such as garages and porch-
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Display of bread, and tools to make it, featured at the Ukrainian Heritage Museum in Canora “Bread connects contemporary Ukrainians to Baba and to days gone by. It represents the link between generations, the continuity of the family, the goodness of the earth, and the unity among people - even among those who are geographically, culturally or economically far apart. Bread retains an important role in the ritual observance of contemporary Ukrainian Canadians, and special types of bread continue to be prepared for specific occasions.” --(By Marie Lesoway “Ukrainian Ritual Breads” quoted in Migrations: From Western Ukraine to Western Canada) Maureen Stefaniuk of Veregin, the museum worker at the Canora Ukrainian Heritage Museum, provided that quote from Marie Lesoway’s book Migrations: From Western Ukraine to Western Canada. Stefaniuk, who had worked as the curator of the Fort Pelly-Livingstone Museum in Pelly, has studied Ukrainian culture extensively and has provided the following in-depth information on the Canora museum’s display dealing with bread. Guests at the museum receive a traditional Ukrainian “bread and salt on ritual cloth welcome” when they open the museum door,” Stefaniuk said. “A costumed female mannequin in Ukrainian peasant attire directs visitors both to a map of Ukraine and to a maquette of the traditional Ukrainian house.
“A beautifully-framed holy picture of Jesus Knocking on the Door also welcomes each museum guest. “The ritual cloth and the peasant woman’s blouse are tastefully hand embroidered in Ukrainian cross-stitch. The frame surrounding the picture of Christ is crafted out of a sunny-looking light plywood and is hand painted with floral designs and traditional solar motifs in each corner. “In Ukrainian folklore the sun was conceptualized as the ancestor of all living things and the source of life to which all the dead returned, par ticularly human beings. The sunny ball was regarded as the primary source of sustenance and the cyclical regeneration of nature. “The Ukrainian tradition of offering bread and salt in the Canadian context re-
Maureen Stefaniuk of Veregin, the museum worker at the Canora Ukrainian Heritage Museum, has used her extensive research in Ukrainian culture to provide information on the museum’s featured bread display. mains the ultimate symbol of hospitality, generosity and friendship,” she said, adding that a visitor in the mid1800s said that among the Ukrainian population there were 77 ways of preparing bread. Ritual bread making appears to profoundly characterize the consciousness of Ukrainian people, from the earliest known Ukrainian neolithic settlements to the present, she said.
The Canora Ukrainian Heritage Museum’s bread of welcome is a hand-braided round “kolach,” together with a molded piece of salt. Salt is a symbol of purification, while the linguistic root of “kolach” is “kolo” and can mean circle, eternity or sun wheel. The circle’s endless repetitive character may have at one time symbolized the sun’s movement or form. The circular motif may also have represented
nature’s cyclical patterns and the idea of the life cycle. “Kolach” is multi-vocal, representing the sun, eternity, fertility, abundance, and Jesus Christ. In a contemporary Ukrainian Canadian Christian context, “kolach” is baked for the holy Ukrainian Christmas Eve supper on January 6. Pre-Christian holidays associated with the “kolach” are the winter solstice, and the return of the ancestors
and the winter sun. In folklore, this was the time of year associated with sorcery, purificatory, fertility and protective rites. Pre-Christian deities celebrated at this time of the year were goddess of the winter sun, goddess of fate, and goddesses of birth/life and the original dispensers of fate. In pre-Christian times different foods were offered as a sacrifice to the solar deity. Continued on Page 17
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Bread-and-butter display introduced by a sheaf of wheat Continued from Page 16 “Our bread-and-butter museum display is introduced by a sheaf of wheat wrapped in a ritual cloth slightly resembling a skirted woman,” she said. “In the traditional Ukrainian household the sheaf was placed in the icon corner on Ukrainian Christmas Eve. It was treated as a sacred object and was believed to acquire renewed strength from the abundant supper. The seed was considered sacred and would be used to sow the farmer’s field in the following spring. Like many agrarian symbols, the wrapped sheaf of wheat was multi-vocal: it represented the pre-Christian holiday of the birth of the sun; a return of the ancestors during winter solstice, and the seasonal celebration of Christ’s birth as “Light of Truth.”
During the era when the sun god was worshipped and families commemorated their ancestors, it was believed that the sheaf was the home of those ancestors. The belief was that in the summer, the souls of these good, deceased people watched over the family’s fields, protecting the harvest from all manner of natural disaster. In the winter, it was believed that these ancestors came into the family home when the sheaf was carried in. The purpose of the wrapped sheaf was thus to create prosperity, fertility and protection. This tradition may very well have been rooted in an older notion, one that was representative of a female deity, the Grain Mother, who was also known as the Wheat Mother, Rye, Barley or Oat Mother. Among some Slavic groups, the last sheaf was
called “Baba.” It was said that “Baba sits in the last sheaf. “ T h e i te m n ex t to t h e sheaf of wheat in our museum display is the winnowing basket, sieve or ‘reshyto.’ The ‘reshyto’ was a device used to separate the grain from the chaff. This circular, hand-held household item is made of a heavy metal screening stretched over a round wooden frame, and reinforced by heavy metal wiring. In Ukrainian folklore the ‘reshyto’ was regarded as a ritual object associated with the wedding ritual. It was treated as a basket which was used to fill and carry periwinkle blooms used for braiding into wedding wreaths. In Ukrainian folklore, the bride-to-be placed a ‘kolach’ on the earth over the spot from which the periwinkle was extracted. Continued on Page 18
Rose Remenda, a worker at the Canora Ukrainian Heritage Museum, held bread and salt, which is a traditional Ukrainian greeting, in front of the museum’s bread display.
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Ukrainian women sometimes welcomed newborn babies in a “reshyto” Continued from Page 17 “In Ukraine the ‘reshyto’ was also used by women in the traditional Ukrainian birth ritual. Ukrainian midwives sometimes welcomed newborn babies in a ‘reshyto’ in order to metaphorically ‘turn the child away from all manner of misfortune,’ and ‘to weed out anything bad, at the same time leaving only the good inside the ‘reshyto’ with the new child.” “Ukrainian people said regarding someone who could not keep a secret, ‘You can’t carry water in a sieve.’ An-
other stated: ‘The field was burning, burning, and I, a young woman was blowing, blowing to try and extinguish it, but I was carrying water in a sieve. The amount of water that is in a sieve is the amount of truth in a young woman.’” The ‘reshyto’ at the Ukrainian Museum in Canora was donated by Teena Remenda in 1995 The next wooden item in the Bread and Butter Display is the ‘koretto,’ which was made by Anton Cerkowniak circa 1905-1910, and do-
nated to the Canora Ukrainian Heritage Museum by his grandson Michael Cerkowniak of Rock y Mountain House, Alta. This pioneer wood folk item was donated June 30, 2000. The ‘koretto’ is an oval wooden tub that was hand carved by Cerkowniak. Such a wooden artifact was used both for kneading bread dough and for bathing babies. “Our particular museum piece is well worn, well used and cracked in several places,” she said. “The cracks have been mended both with
large and small staples and this ‘koretto’ was likely used by Anton for his own carpentry projects. “Anton Cerkowniak was a well-known carpenter and woodworker in the Mikado district. In this area of the province Anton also built coffins, including his own. Two wood planers owned and carved by Anton Cerkowniak are also incorporated into the pioneer wood artifact display area of the Museum. “A paper sign fastened to a generously-sized wood pastry board sits next to the
This mural depicting a scene of Ukrainians, is one of two large murals located inside the Canora Ukrainian Heritage Museum.
‘koreto’ in our Bread and Butter Museum Display. An indication of pioneer women’s intensive labor, the sign reads: “Bread Dough Tub/ Mothers baked 15 loaves a week in outdoor oven. “This wood pastry board was donated to the museum by Anna Kies in June 1995 and it highlights our bread display with its introductory sign. A generous size rolling pin donated to the museum by Teena Remenda in July 1995 helps secure the base of our bread sign. Two locally-baked breads, one traditional Ukrainian ‘kolach’ and one ‘paska’ accompany the rolling pin at the sign’s base.” The ‘kolach’ is baked for the Holy Christmas Eve supper. On the Ukrainian Christmas Eve supper table either, one, two or three ‘kolachi’ stacked on top of each other form the table’s centrepiece. A beeswax candle representing the Star of Bethlehem is inserted in the middle of the top loaf. In the Ukrainian Canadian Christian context, the ‘kolachi’ and the lit candle represent Christ “The Bread of Life” and Christ “The Light of the World.” Here ‘kolach’ is considered one of 12 meatless dishes representing Christ’s 12 apostles. In this case when three ‘kolachi’ grace the table they represent the Christian trinity. In 2016, when folks speak of making Ukrainian bread, they are, for the most part, referring to the ‘kolach’ and to the ‘paska’ as well, which is baked for Ukrainian Easter,
she said. ‘Paska’ symbolises the suffering and resurrection of Christ and a central dough cross is the dominant decorative motif that embellishes this sunny round loaf. The ends of this cross are usually split, forming spirals or rosettes. The spaces between the cross are often filled with more spirals or pieces of twisted dough. These pieces can refer to Christ’s crown of thorns. Most ‘pasky’ are made with a braid around the top beneath the cross. The braid usually symbolises eternity and may also represent the path of life (not necessarily a smooth path, but one with many ups and downs). Today, ‘paska’ may be eaten with breakfast after the Easter church service. But in today’s context, one is most likely to see it gracing the Easter table as the centrepiece, where it likely is surrounded by ‘pysanky’ (hand-written, colourfullydyed Easter eggs) and myrtle, periwinkle or pussy willows. “ B o t h fe s t i ve b r e a d s would have traditionally been made in the bread-kneading barrel or ‘dizha.’ In our display ‘dizha’ sits upright, next to the pastry board sign. Our featured reddish brown, pressed board barrel is likely the most recent of the museum’s three bread-baking barrels. This particular ‘dizha’ belonged to Mr. Shyduik and was donated by Paul Kurkowsky in May 2001. Continued on Page 19
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In Ukrainian folklore the “dizha” was an important women’s ritual object Continued from Page 18 The t wo other bread barrels on one of the floor shelves are both much larger in size and are constructed with wood slats held together with metal bands circumventing the barrel. The largest of the three barrels was donated by Teena Remenda in June 1995. While the pressed board barrel is in excellent condition, the other two are not, with the largest one having lost its metal binding and is presently bound together with a plastic tape. In Ukrainian folklore the ‘dizha’ was a very important women’s ritual object. It symbolized the sun in which the bread was going to be born. Making the wedding bread in the ‘dizha’ was traditionally regarded as a sacrificial act. The ‘dizha’ was first purified with a lit candle and sometimes with home brew, which was poured inside the container. The ritual rising up and turning of the ‘dizha’ was an action intended to mimic the movement of the sun. Ukrainian folklorists describe the dance of the bread-kneading barrel where the women bread-makers dance with the ‘disha.’ The dough for the bread is inside the barrel. Two lit candles are inserted into the dough and ‘dizha’ with dough and lit candles is held up and raised three times to the house beam as the women sing songs. The women also tap the main beam of the house while
singing and dancing. The women are metaphorically re-creating the world and the bride, and they are invoking the bride’s fertility as they make the wedding bread. While ‘kolach’ and ‘paska’ are associated with the church, the one ritual bread in Ukrainian bread-making tradition that remains unconnected with any church rituals, is the ‘korovai,’ she said. This decorative bread sits next to the ‘dizha’ or breadbaking barrel in the display. The ‘dizha’ and the ‘korvai’ rituals are intimately connected. Ethnographers believe that the earliest form of the Ukrainian wedding may have been simply a parental blessing of the new couple with a ‘korovai.’ Traditionally, ‘korovai’ symbolized unity. All wedding guests and participants alike, communally shared in eating the wedding bread. ‘Korovai’ also represented a sacrificial witness to the contractual agreement of the marriage. The element of cosmic creation was most certainly also present in the symbols that adorned the bread which included dough figurines of the sun, moon and stars, as well as birds, goats, sheep, beehives, pine cones and braids in a certain order. Here, we note the infinity of the heavenly, joining together with the fertility of the earth, and there is a strong allusion to creation mythology. The bread-kneading barrel in the traditional Ukrai-
nian women’s bir th ritual complex is also a symbol for the bride’s womb. In this ritual, the women are invoking the bride’s fertility and celebrating it. When the ‘korovai’ bread was baked, it was done consciously with many eggs inside, once again to promote the bride’s fertility. During the baking, the women were to be standing and not sitting, as they wanted their bread to rise and not sit down. The bread was a sign of the future couple and was thus made and baked ex-
ceedingly carefully. If the bread baked poorly, it was a sign that the marriage would not be successful. If the bread rose too high, the bakers would take the stove apart in order not to damage the bread, and to ensure the success and fertility of the marriage. The larger and heavier was the ‘korovai’ loaf, the better the future of the couple. A successfullybaked ‘korovai’ portended a successful, fruitful marriage. The ‘korovainitsi’ were t h u s, by ex te n s i o n , c o creators in the success or
failure of the marriage. The dancing ‘dizha’ ritual may also be understood as a participatory ritual affirmation of the fertile female sexual body/container. The ‘korovainitsi,’ while metaphorically creating the bride’s fertility in the bread kneading barrel may also have been celebrating their own sexual identity as happily married fertile women. Only happily married women were allowed the honour of being Ukrainian wedding bread makers. After the bread is baked,
the ‘dizha’ is then decorated with a kerchief, a skirt, an apron and some roses. Here ‘dizha’ as feminine container of life and fertility, metamorphoses into a feminine being. She is here, in this instance, likely personifying a feminine solar deity. This personification of ‘dizha’ as a feminine being is again observable in admonitions to young children in Ukrainian villages. These children were implored ‘not to offend dizha because she might get angry and refuse to give bread.’ Continued on Page 20
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The bakers would kiss each other when the bread baking finished Continued from Page 19 During the bread-baking ritual, once the bread had been moved to the oven, the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;korovainitsiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; washed their hands with the water from the dough barrel/ trough. They washed their faces also, in order that they would be young and beautiful like the br ide. While they are baking the bread the women are singing about the making of the bride. There is here the idea that the bride, like nature, is still something unformed, incomplete, and there is thus, a concisely expressed transformative movement from nature to civilization, from nature to culture, from dough to
bread, from a girl to a woman. The bread bakers would kiss each other when they finished their bread baking and completed their rituals. The dish water from the bread kneading barrel was carefully disposed of. It was poured under a sweet fruit-bearing tree, like an apple or a cherr y tree, again as an invocation for fertility. This ritual act again holds the tension between purity and fertility. Traditionally the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;korovaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; was a very large white b re a d c o m m o n ly m a d e from sour dough in order that its original shape was not lost in its rising and baking. Today â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;korovaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is
commonly baked from a variation of the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;paskaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; or â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;kolachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; doughand is still regarded as a wedding bread. The notion of the cow as the sky goddess Hathor forms part of Egyptian mythology. This particular mythology may very well have influenced Slavic mythology and bread-making tradition, since the Egyptians were the inventors of yeast, of the bread oven, and baked over 50 different types of decorative breads. In pre-Christian Ukraine and its mythology, similar to the Egyptian, the cow was a sacrificial animal. Ancient Slavs believed that cows/clouds lived in the
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Their lives were more concerned with basic survival in their new homeland. â&#x20AC;&#x153; E ve n t h o u g h â&#x20AC;&#x2DC; k o r o vaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; was a later introduction with the second wave immigrants, it is now well known across Canada. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Korovaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is commonly baked for weddings and anniversaries in the contemporary Ukrainian community. The featured â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;korovaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in the display was created by Anne Rostotski of Canora. In this contemporary Ukrainian Canadian context, the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;korovaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is no longer a communal ritual activity. It is, as in our featured museum bread, baked by one individual woman in the community, who regards her work as a cultural craft. The baking of this wedding bread in the contemporary Ukrainian communit y is done either as a hobby or a private business.â&#x20AC;? The ingredients for the Ukrainian wedding bread reveal the communal nature of the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;korovaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rituals: water from seven different wells, or from the Danube River ; wheat grown from seven different fields; flour from seven different bags, which was to have been milled from wheat from seven different mills; seven eggs from seven different white hens; (another version states, seven times three score eggs, that is 420 had to be kneaded into the dough); salt from seven different wagons; and butter from
s eve n c h u r n s c h u r n e d from the milk of seven different cows. In the middle ages it is well known that the number seven signified the symbolic marriage of heaven and earth; three being the number of heaven, and four being the symbol of earth. In this context, seven may have symbolized a cosmic marriage. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Korovaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; dough decorations s included: crosses, swastikas, rosettes and birds, all associated with Ukraineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s solar cult and agrarian way of life. The heavenly spheres decorating the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;korova,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; including the sun, moon, and stars, were believed to be the symbols of the creation of the world, just as were the plant and animal life forms, flowers, ears of wheat in silver, stems of flax in gold, per iwinkle, myr tle, and cranberry; dough-wrapped cherr y t wigs and green trees, animals like cows, sheep and goats and birds placed in pairs invoking hope that the bride and groom would remain together forever. These forms, as well as the different solar motifs, were also and importantly, fertility symbols. Two significant objectives of all the preparations and ritual proscriptions associated with â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;korovaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; baking were purity and fertility, for both the bread and the married couple. Continued on Page 21
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Physical and spiritual purity were pre-requisites for “korovai” baking Continued from Page 20 Both physical and spiritual purity were pre-requisites for ‘korovai’ baking. This also extended to the status of women doing the baking as well as the atmosphere and attitudes in which their baking took place. For example, all arguing during the wedding bread making was strictly prohibited. Even women w h o s e h u s b a n d s w e re away from home, were not allowed to par ticipate in the wedding bread making. All had to be perfectly congenial. Cutting the baked ‘korovai’ at the wedding celebration constituted yet another ritual act. Upon returning to the house after the church marriage ceremony, the senior groomsman requested permission to bring out the ‘korovai.’ He took it from the pantry and placed it on the wedding table where the baked ‘korovai’ was encircled with two ritual cloths.
Two more cloths were place crosswise across the chest of the groomsman, before he began to cut the bread with a golden knife. This senior groomsman cut the loaf in half. One half of the loaf he gave to the bride’s mother, and the other half he cut in small pieces, placing them on a silver platter and then distributing them to all the guests present. It was incumbent upon all the people at the wedding to receive a piece of the ‘korovai’ as it was considered a holy bread that was eaten only at weddings. When the bread was either cut or broken, the moon of the ‘korovai’ was given to the bride, to facilitate her full participation in her lunar feminine cycles as a married woman. According to folklorist Olena Boriak, there was during the wedding breadcutting the Ukrainian custom of calling destiny as a feminine goddess, Stefaniuk said. For the bread
cutting, she, together with the ancestors, was invoked. This ‘cutting of the bread’ (in some areas of Ukraine, it was a ‘smashing of the bread’ over the heads of the wedding couple) symbolized a separation from the former way of life as a single person, in order to enter the new married state in life. There was also the notion here that there is a distribution of destiny, she said. The bride’s part of the bread, her destiny, was now part of the new destiny of the clan in a new way. Everybody shared a piece of the ‘korovai.’ Everybody was sharing in the destiny of the new status of the new couple and the couple was sharing its new status, their new destiny, within the community. Stefaniuk encourages persons wishing to discuss bread making in Ukrainian culture to contact her at the museum.
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Clean up after a day at the beach Jaunts to the beach are par for the course come summertime. Thousands of people flock to the coasts of oceans and lakes to enjoy refreshing dips into the water and soak up some rays on the sand. But enjoyable days can turn somewhat aggravating if sand from the beach was not washed off prior to leaving the surf and sun behind. Ensuring sand stays at the beach and isn’t tracked home may require a little patience, but it is possible to hit the beach without taking sand home. • Arrive prepared. Bring supplies to the beach that will make it easy to keep
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Think outside the backyard barbecue box While backyard barbecue menus are often dominated by hot dogs and hamburgers, hosts can expand that menu however they see fit. For example, fried chicken is a natural complement to popular backyard barbecue fare such as potato salad and fresh watermelon. Store-bought fried chicken can suffice in a pinch, but hosts who want to go the extra mile and offer a delicious homemade meal can prepare the following recipe for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kansas City Fried Chickenâ&#x20AC;? courtesy of Neal Cormanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Virgilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Barbecue Road Trip Cookbook (St. Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Press). Kansas City Fried Chicken Serves 4 to 6 1â &#x201E;2 cup buttermilk 1â &#x201E;2 cup hot sauce 51â &#x201E;2 tablespoons Fried Chicken Spice Mix (see below), divided 2 tablespoons kosher salt 2 4-pound whole roaster chickens,
cut into 10 pieces each 5 cups all-purpose flour 21â &#x201E;2 cups canola oil 1. In a large mixing bowl, thoroughly blend the buttermilk, hot sauce, 2 tablespoons of the Fried Chicken Spice Mix, salt, and 1 cup cold water. 2. Press the chicken pieces into the marinade. Place in a covered container (ensuring that the chicken is covered with marinade), and refrigerate for 24 hours. 3. Thoroughly combine the flour with 31â &#x201E;2 tablespoons of the Fried Chicken Spice Mix in a medium bowl. 4. In a large and deep pan, or an electric skillet, add enough canola oil to fill the pan one-third full. Heat the oil to 350 F. 5. Set the marinated chicken next to the bowl of flour, close to the skillet. Remove a piece of chicken from the marinade, allow any excess to drain, then dredge in the flour mix. Shake off the excess flour and slide into
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Three secrets to making morning workouts a reality Routine exercise is one of the keys to a healthy life. When paired with a healthy diet, regular exercise can promote longterm health and reduce a person’s risk for a host of conditions and diseases, including diabetes, heart disease and stroke. While many adults are aware of the importance of routine exercise, finding time to break a sweat can be difficult. Hectic schedules dominated by obligations to work and family can make it difficult to find time to exercise. But working out in the early morning, before the kids wake up and co-wor kers’ emails begin flooding your inbox, can help men and women meet recommended exercise guidelines and might even provide a noticeable energy boost throughout the rest of the day. Men and women can expect to run into some obstacles when first establishi n g a m o r n i n g wo r ko u t routine, but a few simple strategies can help make that transition go more smoothly. 1. Prepare the night before. Waking up with a to-do list in the morning takes away from the time you have to exercise. Rather t h a n f u m bl i n g fo r yo u r gym clothes and sneakers in the darkness of your pre-dawn bedroom, lay out your workout gear be-
fore going to bed each night. Lay out your work c l o t h e s a s we l l s o yo u spend more time exercising in the mor ning and less time choosing an outfit. 2. Set your alarm earl i e r t h a n yo u i n te n d to wake up. Few people wake up the moment their alar m clocks first go off. Snooze b u tt o n s m a y h e l p y o u ease into your wakeup routine, but those posts n o o ze bu tto n m i nu te s are minutes you could be spending getting your recommended daily exercise. If you’re a snooze button devotee and you want to be up by 6 a.m., then set your alarm for 5:50 a.m. 3. Get a good night’s sleep. In 2015, the National Sleep Foundation convened experts from sleep, anatomy and physiology, as well as pediatrics, neurology, gerontology and gynecology to reach a consensus on sleep guidelines for people of all ages. The panel recommends adults between the ages of 26 and 64 get bet ween seven and nine hours of sleep per night, noting that anything l e s s t h a n s i x h o u rs o r more than 10 hours is not re c o m m e n d e d . A g o o d night’s sleep will help you feel more energetic when that alarm goes off, even if it is going off before the sun rises. Exercise and
sleep go hand in hand, as studies have shown that routine exercise actually improves qualit y of sleep because exercise is a beneficial stressor to the body, which responds to the stress of exercise by increasing the amount of time the body spends in deep sleep. Many adults struggle to find time for daily exercise, but early morning might be the best time for busy men and women to break a sweat.
Combat-style exercise programs on the rise Exercise is an essential element of a healthy lifestyle. When combined with a healthy diet, exercise can help men and women maintain a healthy weight, delay the onset of certain diseases and improve overall health. To ensure they get enough exercise, many people join a gym. But as popular as gyms are, many individuals have a narrow view of what constitutes a thorough “gym” workout. They may believe they’ll spend their entire time like a hamster in a wheel on the treadmill or may be intimidated by the rows of machines before them. Fortunately, today’s gyms are much more than weight benches and elliptical machines. Many boast an array of fitness classes, and a great many more offer martial arts and combat-style classes. Such offerings attract fitness enthusiasts who may be looking for a workout with an edge. What’s more, these types of routines can help increase stamina and strength all while reducing stress. Kickboxing classes, bootcamp, high-intensity interval training, and mixed martial arts are just a few of the programs on the rise in today’s gyms. The following is a brief look at some of the popular class offerings at gyms around the country. Mixed martial arts (MMA) MMA is one of the fastest-growing spor ts in the world. MMA combines various styles of fighting in a no-holds-barred style of combat. Punching, kicking and classic martial arts moves are part of MMA. Wrestling may be thrown in for added fun as well. Fitness classes
geared around MMA will incorporate many of the moves without the actual combat taking place. Therefore, expect to push muscles and flexibility to their peak. Kickboxing Kickboxing classes will pit you against a punching bag. You will learn proper punching stances and will work to improve balance and movement. People may believe only the legs and arms get a workout during kickboxing, but your core muscles do their part to help you keep your footing and put power behind your kicks and punches. Some kickboxing trainers will mix intervals into the training, providing additional core work and cardiovascular exercise. Krav Maga Krav Maga class may entice self-defense tactic enthusiasts. Krav Maga employs techniques from martial arts disciplines but includes some self-defense moves as well. Classes will not only teach participants how to defend themselves from attacks, but will also work on agility and strength. Boxing For anyone who has ever wanted to channel his or her inner Rocky Balboa, boxing classes may be just the fit. Boxing will work many of the same muscle groups as kickboxing, but without the roundhouse kicks. Boxing can be a super stress-buster, and many people underestimate just how much they’ll work up a sweat while in the ring or going one-on-one with a bag.
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How to choose the right backpack Upon hearing the word “backpack,” people naturally think of backto-school season, when throngs of children board buses and head to classrooms across the country. However, the backpack needs not be pigeonholed into such a narrow stereotype; there are many different uses for backpacks. Outdoor enthusiasts, p a r t i c u l a r ly h i ke rs a n d day-trippers, rely extensively on backpacks. Backpacks facilitate the transpor ting of supplies and other necessities, but not every backpack is the same, and some are more applicable to certain tasks than others. Choosing a backpack requires careful consideration, and the following tips can help consumers make the best choice. • Identify its potential usage. What will the backpack need to do? Will you be hiking the mountains and looking for a lightweight pack to carry small supplies, or are you planning to camp out and need something capable of carrying larger items? Discuss your needs with a store employee when shopping for packs. • Choose the right volume. Backpacks are sold by volume, or how much stuff they can carry. This is measured in litres or square inches. The litre size may be included right
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Transition your wardrobe from one season to the next People who put a lot of thought into their wardrobes know that one of the challenges presented by the changing seasons is figuring out what to wear and when. For example, as spring transitions into summer, the occasional chilly day is to be expected, removing summertime attire like shorts and sleeveless shirts from consideration. Such sudden changes can be problematic, as not everyone has the room to store multiple seasons’ worth of clothing in their closets and drawers. Yet, with a little ingenuity, men and women can make their seasonal wardrobe transitions a little easier. • Layering: Layering is the key to keeping comfortable no matter the weather. Layering enables you to take off layers or put them on as needed. Lightweight sweaters or blazers can be worn over short sleeves or sleeveless ensembles when temperatures have yet to reach their midday highs. Layers also can prove invaluable in office settings where the air conditioning may make working environments especially chilly. Leggings can be worn under skirts or dresses and then removed as temperatures rise. • Long-sleeved shirts: Keep a few long-sleeved shirts at the ready. Simple sleeve length can mean the difference
between comfort and discomfort. Covering shoulders and/ or arms with a lightweight top also can protect against the rays of the sun. Choose among your most versatile longsleeved shirts, meaning basic colours that will blend well with any outfit. • Bright colours: Bright colours go hand in hand with warm weather. Keep bright-coloured items you typically wear during other seasons so they can be paired, if necessary, with summer staples. This may include a thick sweater for cooler nights on the beach or trousers for formal evenings out on the town. • Maxidresses: When shopping, invest in maxidresses. They’re easy and cool for hot days and nights, but they also can be refashioned if you wear them with long sleeves or knit sweaters. When covering up, use a waistcinching belt or scarf to add structure to the look. • Vary shoes: While flip-flops and other sandals may be summer staples, have a few other pairs of more traditional shoes at the ready as well. One can get away with boots with a maxi-dress. Ballet-style slippers are delicate enough for the season and provide extra foot coverage for comfort. If you walk a lot, look for shoes with structure, as
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Emphasize safety when swapping stories around the campfire Camping is a popular and fun way to enjoy the great outdoors. For families vacationing on a budget, camping provides an affordable alternative to costly resorts and hotels. No camping trip is complete without spending some time around a campfire. But as fun as swapping stories around the campfire can be, campfires can also pose a safety risk. When building a campfire, campers can employ the following approach to ensure everyone enjoys a safe night around the fire.
• Choose the right spot. Select a location that is on level ground and clear any obstructions or flammable items from the area before starting the fire. Be sure to look above you to make sure there are no low-hanging branches that may fall into the fire and ignite, putting campers at risk of injury. • Check the fire danger level. Many parks and campsites will post a warning level on signage indicating whether dry conditions can contribute to fast-expanding fires. When
a high fire war ning has been issued, it may be wise to avoid campfires altogether. • Ensure water is nearby. Have bottled water available or choose a campsite that is in close proximity to a water source. This ensures you can douse the fire or cool coals if need be. • Use existing fire pit r i n g s. M a ny c a m p s i te s have fire rings in place. This serves to keep the fire contained in a safe manner. The best place to build a fire is within an existing
fire ring in a well-placed campsite. If there is no ring, create your own barrier with rocks, stones and sand. Keep flammable material outside of a 10-foot diameter circle. • Stay close to the fire so long as it is burning. Never walk away from a lit fire. Even a small breeze can cause the fire to spread quickly, so stay near until it dissipates or you extinguish it. • Do not use accelerants. Light wood or coals with matches or a lighter or use a flint fire starter kit.
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Tips for grilling the perfect burger Hamburgers are a staple at backyard barbecues. Though burgers are a relatively simple food, mastering the technique to grill burgers is no small feat, as there is more to great grilled burgers than simply firing up the grill and dropping down a patty. • Choose fresh ground beef that has a decent percentage of fat. The fat-to-lean meat ratio should be around 20 per cent fat to 80 per cent meat. Spend a little more to get freshly ground meat that has not been previously frozen. • Don’t overwork the burgers with a lot of handling. This will warm up the fat in the burger, which causes it to emulsify and could make the meat rubbery. • Reconsider adding a lot of herbs, spices or add-ins to the burgers, as such items can detract from the flavour of the meat. Extra herbs and spices also may require extra mixing, which can lead overhandling. • Push a dimple into the top of the burger, which will help prevent the burger from expanding upward and out while cooking and rounding out in the process. The dimple will keep the top of the burger flat, which facilitates easy topping. • Make sure the grill is hot. Burgers do well with high heat and will cook relatively quickly. • Resist the urge to push down on the patty with your spatula. This will cause the juices to spill out and may result in a dry, tough burger. • Let burgers rest before serving. This lets the juices redistribute throughout and makes for a moist and tasty first bite.
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