Prairies North Magazine Spring 2009 Back Issue

Who Loves Pepe le Pew? -- Misunderstood, under-appreciated, devalued? Not always. Some Saskatchewan residents say there's more to the skunk than a sorry scent; Good & Crazy -- Got a taste for country music? Add a little classic to that, under the baton of Regina Symphony Orchestra's maestro, Victor Sawa, and the tunes go down easy; Little Italian on the Prairie -- Donna Caruso, the woman behind the popular SCN show "Life Without Borders", is moving on with her own life - without borders; Saskatchewan's Viking Storyteller -- It's the art of storytelling, as much as the message, that keeps Joan Eyolfson Cadham in the business of telling some very tall tales; Wild Horses of Bronson Forest -- They're known as "wildies" by local old-timers. Meet the majestic family of horses that roam free in the Bronson Forest. Prairie Ark -- Prairie people have always surprised others with the scope of their dreams. Some dreams, like the Queen of Pelletier, remain to inspire us; Storming the Norm -- Two young Saskatchewan entrepreneurs are generating community in unconventional ways; Sharing Spaces with Bugs -- Up close with the insect world through the lens of Thomas Boysen and the bug encounters readers shared; River Rhythms, River Stories -- Beauty, serenity, and an abundance of rich history surround the South Saskatchewan River. Our writer boards a canoe to explore it all; Your Town: Wapella -- If a town's optimism is expressed in its architecture, then Wapella was clearly built on high expectations. Evidently, there is still more to come; Your Homes: Home Off the Range -- Going green? Find inspiration in our first column on Saskatchewan's environmentally sustainable homes; Your Food: Borscht Goes Upper Crust -- At Yesteryear's Ukrainian Borscht Corporation in Moose Jaw, the former peasant food is making a comeback...as gourmet cuisine; Dancing With Wolves -- Wolves don't deserve their villainous reputation, research proves.