Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Awaiting the final bark on off-leash dog park

Coun. Candis Kirkpatrick shares her views on the
final design of the off-leash dog park at the May
12, 2014 executive committee meeting.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

Executive committee approves final design of park


By Lisa Goudy


Soon dogs will have a place to run around in the city without a leash.

Executive committee approved the final design of the off-leash dog park at Monday’s meeting. The committee gave city administration the green light for the construction of the park at a cost of $72,000.

The operating and maintenance costs, estimated at $5,000 per year, will come from the city’s annual operating budgets. The dog park will be located at the west end of Hamilton Flats south of the 1500 block of High Street West.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Fewer permits, much higher value in April building permits

By Lisa Goudy


There were fewer permits valued at almost 10 times higher in April 2014 compared to April 2013.

The city issued 16 building permits last month valued at $51.45 million. In April 2013, the city issued 23 permits worth $5.46 million.

Last month’s permits included one permit valued at $49 million for the new hospital. There was one permit for an alteration, repair or addition to a restaurant worth $114,000.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Lisa's Corner: A fruit lover’s tale about fruit

By Lisa Goudy


Any day is a better day with fruit.

I love eating fruit. Name almost any type of fruit and chances are that I like it. There are only a few types of fruit I don’t like. I try to eat fruit every day.

During one of my first trips to Hawaii when I was younger, I’ll never forget my Grandpa telling us to eat a fruit plate every day, which we did while we were there.

He said a fruit plate consists of three different types of fruits. With two types of fruit, it’s not a fruit plate, but a plate of fruit. Having only one type of fruit is nothing but eating fruit. We were encouraged to always eat a fruit plate.

Recently, he’s decided a fruit plate should consist of five different types of fruit.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Lisa's Corner: Pick up a book, just take a look

By Lisa Goudy


“Congratulations!
Today is your day.
You're off to Great Places!
You're off and away!”

-  Opening lines from Oh, the Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss was a person many kids of then and now will always find a way to remember, somehow. The famed American author was born on March 2, 1904 — 110 years ago as Theodore Seuss Geisel — and he wrote some good lore.

Famous for his rhyming and whimsical tales, Dr. Seuss was a cornerstone to reading, which never fails. We can learn more from Dr. Seuss’ great works than just Thing 1 and Thing 2 because hidden in his texts you’ll find something like a clue.

Oh, the Places You’ll Go tells a story of life and decisions we’ll make and there will be forks in the road or choices at stake. Typical for a graduation gift it tells of great quests, but imagination it sparks — for kids young and old, of ups and downs and oh so curious remarks.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Things are getting personal with The Uncoolas

Jive with The Uncoolas on Friday to support Canada Day events


By Lisa Goudy



The Uncoolas are all about the community.

“We’re really about just seeing people enjoy themselves, take a bit of a musical trip back in time, so to speak,” said Aaron Ruston of The Uncoolas. “So we’re just looking forward to having some great fun, showing our new show. It’ll be exciting.”

On Friday, The Uncoolas will perform a show called This Time it’s Personal at the Mae Wilson Theatre at the Moose Jaw Cultural Centre at 7:30 p.m. All proceeds will support Canada Day celebrations in the city. This is the third year the group has performed the benefit concert for the Canada Day festivities.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Double Shift’s Fun Run to support Special Olympics

(From left): Marion Trueman, public relations officer
with Special Olympics Moose Jaw, Katie Statler,
fitness advisor at Double Shift Conditioning,
Crystal Zakaluzny, owner of Double Shift, and
Jean Hochlander, treasurer with Special Olympics
Moose Jaw, pose for a photo on April 30, 2014.
Double Shift and Special Olympics Moose Jaw have
partnered and all funds from the third annual Fun
Run will support Special Olympics Moose Jaw.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy


The annual Fun Run is going to be extra special this year.

Double Shift Conditioning and Special Olympics Moose Jaw have partnered for the third annual Fun Run set for May 24.

"We've been doing this for a couple of years and we just decided that we wanted to support the Special Olympics athletes," said Crystal Zakaluzny, owner of Double Shift Conditioning. “We’re trying to keep them active … That’s why we wanted to raise money through our Fun Run, which is an active activity as well.”

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Funding to help Gymtastiks upgrade facility

By Lisa Goudy


Upgrading the Hillcrest Curling Building will be beneficial to the kids involved with Gymtastiks of Moose Jaw.

“We’re hoping to get some lighting upgrades done, washroom facilities repaired, change rooms, showers,” said Barb Pierce, president of the club. “It’s general maintenance and upgrades, things that need to be done. We’ve been maintaining the building now for a few years.”

Pending final council approval next week, Gymtastiks of Moose Jaw will receive $5,000 as a matching grant from the community projects capital grant to help fund plumbing and electrical repairs in the Hillcrest Curling Building.

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