Well the Dog Days of summer are approaching! and its hard to believe, but a lot of reports are made to the city police and the regina Humane Society about idiots, who have left their pets locked up in their vehicles!!! Why????

We had our fair share of dogs out on the farm and not one of them didn’t want to jump in the back of the truck to go for a ride. Whether to cool off or catch a new scent, they loved it. I would never take one of our dogs into town and leave it in the vehicle. 

I spoke with Don Simmons of the Regina Humane Society about it and he too is shocked by the number of people who do it!

Check out our chat……  Dons Simmons on leaving your pets in the car

I took these shots back in June, during holidays, at our farm south of  Broadview. It was quite the afternoon! At times there were 3 or 4 funnel clouds at one time. The curious side of me wanted a full blown tornado. Donnie and I have talked about going on a tornado tour down in tornado alley. I hear it’s expensive and you are not guaranteed a tornado. Have you done it? leave some comments.

Did you get your Fantuz Flakes ?

I’ll have to go to EBay if I want a box!  

The cereal is described as an “oatmeal nut cluster with almonds. Proceeds from sales will be donated to the Children’s Hospital Foundation.

When Fantuz Flakes sells out — which is expected to happen — it will have generated nearly $96,000 in sales.

Who and what is next?? Maybe Rob cheese “Bagg -els”  or double D braziers…..The  sky’s the limit!!!

Do you have one? leave a comment!!

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Looking for something to do this weekend?? Take a scenic drive and head out to Willow Bunch.

Willow Bunch, established in 1870, is one of Saskatchewan’s oldest settlements. The town is located on highway 36 south of the Trans Canada highway, forty minutes from the Canada-U.S. boundary near the Big Muddy Badlands in Southern Saskatchewan.

Willow Bunch is celebrating their 140 Birthday this weekend. Here’s my interview with Sharleine Eger…..Willow Bunch 140 year Celebration this Sunday 

My friend, Doris O’Reilly, sent me this email earlier in the week.

NOBODY is safe!

 I have yet to come across a bed bug in my travels around the province. I do take precautions and make sure I check the seams on the mattress to make sure there are no bugs. I have heard too many horror story’s about them. The scary part is that the numbers are on the rise. Bed Bug bites are up 57% across the country.(yikes!)

I did a little researching on the pests………. 

Bed bugs were fairly common in the 1900s but after the Second World War use of insecticides and better spraying techniques seemed to eliminate them. However in recent years they’ve shown up in homeless shelters, hostels, dormitories, prisons, hospitals and five star hotels. (cases reported in southwestern British Columbia grew by 600 percent between 2003 and 2005.)

Authorities suggest the resurgence is linked to changes in pest control practices as well as an increase in homelessness and travel abroad. Infestation is usually associated with poor housing conditions but the pests can also travel in luggage, old furniture or emerge from the walls during renovations.

Signs of Bed Bug Infestation

• Dark spotting and staining on sheets, mattress pillows and clothing from their excrement or blood from crushed insecrs.
• Molted skins, excrement and egg shells where the insects hide in mattress crevices or furniture.
• An offensive sweet, musty odour from their scent glands if there is a large infestation.

Checking for Bed Bugs

• Inspect bedroom furniture especially mattresses and box springs.
• Check under chairs, couches and dressers.
• Pull out drawers and check under bedroom lamps.
• Check cracks along baseboards, behind paintings and pictures.

How to Prevent Bed Bugs From Entering Your Home

• Inspect your luggage and clothing after trips.
• Vacuum your mattress regularly.
• Remove clutter to reduce hiding places for bed bugs.
• Inspect second hand furniture before bringing it home.
• Repair cracks in exterior of your home and install screens to prevent birds or rodents serving as bed bug hosts inside your home.

I actually heard stories of people putting Vaseline on the legs of their bed so the bugs would get stuck on their way up before reaching the mattress!

I started taking calls on infestations, but the calls leaned towards spider bites…have a listen……. Spider Bites 

good luck trying to get to sleep tonight

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Big Thanks to Kelly Elder for these photo’s of our Source 620 CKRM Big County Talent Show Review from the main stage at Craven……

Being on the main stage at Craven will, for some, be the biggest stage they will ever perform on. I get goosebumps from the crowds reaction when I introduce a country star. I can’t imagine being able to sing on the stage? It’s a Feeling you try to hold on to for the rest of your life!

 Terry Young….keeping it organized 

Here come the performers!

Jessica is our 2010 champion!

Dallas

Tara

Steve

Sabrina

Raeanne

Orleen

Lexie

Becky

Amey

BCT fans

Christina of the 620 CKRM All Star Band

Donny – Kenny – Gary of the 620 CKRM ALL STAR BAND 

I really appreciate others (pro’s) taking the shots and sending them to me. Not only does it free up some time, but it’s done right.

Here’s Kelly’s

Kelly Elder

Editorial/Sales

Triangle News

 Box 689 Coronach, Sask.

 S0H 0Z0

Phone: 306-267-3381

Fax: 306-267-3382

 Www.sasknewsnow.com

Hanging out and enjoying the music!

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Got some new photo’s from the Craven Country Jamboree…….

All of these shots were take by HeedMedia (Michelle Hourd)

You can always tell who has the fancy camera’s………Nice Shots! 

Martina Mcbride belting out the tunes………

Just your normal country superstar hanging out!

Luke Bryan putting some emotion into it….

Look whose slinking in the shadows on the main stage.

Kenny Chesney whipped the crowd into a frenzy…….

Here is Kal Hourd who is destined for great things!

I handed the mike over to Andy Fantuz to say a few words to the Rider Fans..

I can’t get enough of  Charley Pride putting on the Pilsner hat from a stranger!…..wasn’t he thinking COOTIES!!!

Everybody signs the guitars……I’m thinking The Source 620 CKRM should get another one to auction off!!! Glen Forresster bought ours last year for $5,000. All the proceeds went to charity!

Here’s Brian Kelly, the hired bass mercenary……..not only does he have his own band but everybody else wants him to play for them.\

Great Shot!

Thanks to Michelle Hourd for sending these photo’s. Coming soon we’ll have pics from our Big County Talent Show Contestants.

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if you have any photo’s you want to share, please send them my way at clovequist@620ckrm.com

These are still my own photo’s……..

(still to come some photo’s from Kelly Elder at Sask News Now………Michelle Hourd of Heed Productions…………Rob Ree photo’s……….& I’m expecting a few from Glen Forrester.) 

Who doesn’t love Martina??

Charley Pride was still my favorite for the festival…….I knew every song he sang!  

I sent this photo to Mike Tait of Molson’s……..He loved it!

This is the pose I always remember Charley doing!

Singing with Feeling!!!

Here I am hanging out with Marty Raybon of Diamond Rio

Charley is alwasy good for a chat on golf, baseball or music.

Here’s Charley Pride’s Road Manager, of  30 years, Bruce 

Crystal can sing……

Kal Hourd had an appointment for the main stagee…good for him! 

Thats the look of finding out that she was joking! when she said, I would get an invite to the wedding!

This was a slow day for back stage traffic. 

What can you say about these guys…….true professionals.

Hope you enjoy some of my photos of the Craven Country Jamboree (I have hundreds more I’m going through)

These first 2 are of Luke Bryan who had a great show……These were from on stage.

Here’s a section of the crowd for Sunday. Kenny Chesney was headlining.

Here are some shots of Kenny from the photographers pit.

 Below is some shots of the Rider Players who got just as loud of a reaction from the crowd as Kenny did.

On hand were Stu Ford / Dan Goodspeed / Ryan Dinwiddie / Joel Bell / Ryan Lucas / Cole Berquist / Andy Fantuz

Gainer had the biggest crowd roar.

Here’s a shot of the world famous Gopher the neck move!!! Even Roadies can’t escape Gainers grasp!

Kevin Costner……Country Star?? 

 one of the great security guards who put in long hours and put up with me.

 Kevin love the attention from the girls

 I will have more photos down the road!!!

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Craven is a lot like Christmas!….Just as soon as you plan it, go through all that trouble for 5 days it’s over.

A lot of work and organization goes into a world class event like this. In fact, the planning has already started for next year.

I feel for the organizers this year with the wet weather and all. I know there was a lot of people upset with the way campers were held back from their sites until it dried up, but what else do you do??

It doesn’t matter if all the main streets were paved, you still have to find dry ground for the campers and trailers. So lets say you have wet grounds….you either let the campers in and they get stuck and really cause a log jam or you do what they did………wait for a while for things to dry off or find a different location to stage the event and the latter of the 2 just wont happen…..I think a big part of the problem was the lack of information being given to those in line…. a lot of our callers didn’t know the reasoning behind the delays.

Watch in the coming days for my photo’s of backstage and onstage moments of Craven.

If your still in the mood for great music and a fun atmosphere be sure to check out the Bengough Gateway Festival. It runs July 23rd – 25th. Here’s a part of the lineup……….

Buffy Sainte-Marie
Aaron Lines
Deric Ruttan
John Lee Sanders
Elliott Brood
Mary Jane Lamond with Wendy MacIsaac and Seph Peters
Dean Brody
One More Girl
Mighty Popo
The Mudmen
Jeff Straker
Victoria Banks
Alexis Normand
Belle Plaine
Joseph Naytowhow
Dick MacInnis
Kory Istace vs The Time Pirates
Amanda Duncan