Moose Jaw Times-Herald: “To infinity and beyond!” at space camp

Daniel Odendaal, a summer student at the Western
Development Museum, watches as the kids play a
game with balloons at space camp on July 31, 2014.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy


Working with kids at the Western Development Museum (WDM) camps is an eye-opener for Daniel Odendaal.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Not too hot, not too cold for the long weekend

Aiyanna Wilder-Southcott celebrates her second
birthday at the Crescent Park Waterpark on Thursday.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

A mother duck and her babies relax in some
longer grass in Crescent Park on July 22, 2014.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy


Some people like it hot and some like it cooler. This long weekend will have a taste of both.

“Some may like the zero chance of rain and the heat every day, but not everybody’s a fan of the heat so it’s a little bit of everything for everyone,” said Doug Gillham, meteorologist with The Weather Network.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: It’s time for some fun in the rain

RuBarb Productions ready to open Singin’ in the Rain

Geoffrey Tyler as Don Lockwood performs an
excerpt of the song Singin' in the Rain during a
media preview of the production at the Mae Wilson
Theatre at the Moose Jaw Cultural Centre on July
30, 2014. The show runs from July 31 to Aug. 17.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy


Jennifer Stewart never wanted to take dancing lessons.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Bus schedule changed for evening service

A bus drives up Main Street over the noon hour
on July 30, 2014. The bus schedule changes were
largely made to accommodate an evening service.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy

Mark Sture said complaints are starting to decrease regarding the new bus schedule.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Destination-marketing fund established in Moose Jaw

David Wood, general manager of the Temple
Gardens Mineral Spa and spokesperson
with the Moose Jaw Destination Marketing
Fund, announces the establishment of the
fund in Crescent Park on July 22, 2014.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy


Darlene Geib remembers when the idea of a destination-marketing fee was first introduced.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Cornerstone Tunnels tour up and running

Maryianna Potts gives a tour of the Cornerstone Tunnels
underneath Cornerstone Bar and Grill on July 21, 2014.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy

Standing at the top of the stairs behind a closed door, Maryianna Potts introduced herself.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Freshening up: How to avoid bad breath

Dr. Mike Prestie, a dentist with Ominica
Dental Group, pauses for a break between
patients in the office on July 21, 2014.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy


No one wants to sit next to someone with bad breath. Certainly no one wants to be the person with that funny odour in their mouth.

There are many causes of bad breath and many ways to combat it.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: On the rails of the Short Line 101

Ira Ellingson, conductor (left) and Dean Redman,
engineer, (right) are seen by the side of the 1914
Vulcan steam locomotive, the Short Line 101, at the
Western Development Museum on July 20, 2014.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy

The Short Line 101 at the Western Development Museum (WDM) is like a time machine.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: A Rooftop Ceilidh at Bobby's for the YMCA

Local Celtic band Desperate for Haggis kicks off the
entertainment at the second annual Rooftop Ceilidh
at Bobby's Place on the night of July 19, 2014.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy

Selling 50/50 tickets at the second annual Rooftop Ceilidh at Bobby’s Place was no problem for Laura Jaworski.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: ABCs of success at the Festival of Words

Annual festival sets new attendance records

Saskatchewan mystery author Anthony Bidulka (left)
answers a question at the Landscape as Character
panel at Mosaic Place on July 20, 2014 at the
last event of the 2014 Saskatchewan Festival of
Words. Authors Gail Bowen, Mary-Ann Kirkby, Kim
McCullough and Mark Medley, the panel moderator
and National Post book editor, listen attentively.
 Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy

The buzz quieted as people left the conference room. Donna Lee Howes sat at a table with a glass of water, reflecting on this year’s Festival of Words.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Beauty and history surrounds Buffalo Pound Provincial Park

(From left) Sienna and Saige Perry make some
pottery during one of the activities at the
Saskatchewan Archaeological Society's
ArcheoCaravan tour at Buffalo Pound Provincial
Park on July 19, 2014 for Canada's Parks Day.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy

A group of kids gathered around to look at an old spear on Saturday.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Stories shed at energetic poetry slam

Cat Abenstein from Regina performs a piece of
poetry during the second round at the Saskatchewan
Festival of Words' poetry slam competition on July
18, 2014 at the Mae Wilson Theatre at the Moose
Jaw Cultural Centre. Abenstein won first place.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy

Cat Abenstein believes the trick to writing good poetry is to write a lot of it.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: High value for residential permits in June 2014

By Lisa Goudy

Residential building permits were worth 13 times more than commercial and industrial permits last month.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: 15 Wing Moose Jaw executes rare 16-ship formation

Pilots, support staff head up in CT-156 Harvard and CT-155 Hawk aircraft

Sixteen CT-156 Harvard II aircraft fly in a
16-ship formation over 15 Wing Moose Jaw early
in the morning on July 18, 2014. The formation
is larger than any other in the Canadian
Armed Forces and Friday marked the second
time in the NATO Flying Training Centre's
history that a flight this large has occurred.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy

After his first flight in a Harvard aircraft, Master-Cpl. Mark Pollock said it was “bumpy.”

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Lisa's Corner: Give comic book female Thor, black Cap a chance

By Lisa Goudy

In general, most people have always been hesitant of change.


This is a fact we should try and alter. Oftentimes we make horrible assumptions when a change is announced, but after it’s implemented, we embrace it. This isn’t always the case, of course, but we can’t truly know if the change will be good or bad until we give it a chance.

Many people seemed to have a meltdown of sorts earlier this week when Marvel announced that, in a new comic book line launching this fall, Thor would be female. 

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Inspirational channels discovered at Festival of Words

Annual festival kicks off in Moose Jaw on Thursday

Beverley Brenna gives some advice to 10-year-old
Reggie Heinrich during the Kids Ink workshop on July
17, 2014 at the Moose Jaw Public Library on the first
day of the 2014 Saskatchewan Festival of Words.
 Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy


Each year, Donna Lee Howes loves showing new aspects of the Saskatchewan Festival of Words.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Inking shapes and curves in comics

Graphic novelist Faith Erin Hicks holds Comic Writing workshop at Festival of Words

Geena Heinrich, 15 (left), and Katarhyna Ehmann,
13, listen as Faith Erin Hicks, graphic novelist,
discusses various techniques for comic writing
and drawing at a session on July 17, 2014 at
the Moose Jaw Cultural Centre as part of the
18th annual Saskatchewan Festival of Words.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy


Surrounded by a group of teenagers and adults, Faith Erin Hicks inked a shape in her notebook.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Smart meter fires raise concern

SaskPower halts installation of more smart meters

By Lisa Goudy


Pam Moffatt doesn’t have a smart meter, but she’d be concerned right now if she did.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: A ‘never ending’ issue with water mains

Higgins: Essential first step is long-term plan

By Lisa Goudy

If the city were to replace all cast iron water lines, it would take between 13 and 20 years at a cost of $8 million a year.     

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Three items, but only one tabled change

Coun. Brian Swanson discusses his opposition to the
items on last week's executive committee meeting
agenda at the July 14, 2014 council meeting.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy


After councillors re-reviewed all three items from last week’s executive committee meeting, only one result is slightly different.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Singin’ and dancin’ in the rain at RuBarb

(From left) Geoffrey Tyler (Don Lockwood), Jay T.
Schramek (Cosmo) and Evie Koop Sawatzky
(director and conductor) strike a pose at the
RuBarb Productions box office on July 15, 2014.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy


Jay T. Schramek was blown away when he met and tap-danced on stage with Donald O’Connor, who played Cosmo in the 1952 film, Singin' in the Rain.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Raising the debt limit ceiling

Brian Acker, director of financial services, talks about the
city's debt limit at the July 14, 2014 council meeting.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy


If approved by the Saskatchewan Municipal Board, the City of Moose Jaw will have a $32 million-increase in its debt limit.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: An easier way to cross Thatcher at 11th Avenue

Council approves installing crosswalks at the busy intersection

Coun. Patrick Boyle discusses his motion
to install crosswalks at the intersection at
Thatcher Drive and 11th Avenue Northwest at
the July 14, 2014 council meeting.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy


Within two months, it’s going to be easier to cross the street at 11th Avenue Northwest and Thatcher Drive.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Suspension bridge planned for Wakamow

Margaret Moran, CEO of Wakamow Valley
Authority, talks about a new pedestrian
suspension bridge planned for Wakamow Valley at
the July 14, 2014 executive committee meeting.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy


A new pedestrian suspension bridge will be coming to Wakamow Valley.

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