REGINA – Legendary Western Mustangs head coach Larry Haylor has been named among the 2014 Induction Class to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. The former Mustangs bench boss will be enshrined in the Builders Category. “Larry is a legend at Western and …
Year: 2013
Music Issue: Viewing himself as more than a teacher
James Grier has a passion for music you can feel. The shelves of his small Talbot College office are lined with CDs and books as an aging boom box sits on a corner shelf waiting to be used. He does not own an MP3 player.
Music Issue: Answering the universe’s call to the stage
“The worst crime I can commit is to bore my audience.”
Music Issue: Filling in the blanks with dance
Miranda Wickett is convinced she was born to dance.
Music Issue: Leading his own six-string renaissance
Howling wind and cold rain stream through a broken window in a small greenroom, but Robert Kubica is focused on only two things – his hands and the guitar they hold. Kubica is backstage trying to warm up for a performance, and the weather conditions are not helping much. It’s a December night that Kubica, 48, can now recall with humour.
Music Issue: Golden example of a passion for brass
The loud, belting sound of brass fills a classroom at Jack Chambers Public School and spills over into the hallway. The fingers of several players move up and down on clicking valves to recreate the fluttering melodies and plodding march of John Philip Sousa’s Transit of Venus.
When volunteer work goes to the dogs
Growing up in Toronto, Francey Forster’s four-legged friends were always part of the family. So when she made her way to Western, it wasn’t surprising the second-year Social Science student would want to get a dog.
Music Issue: Connecting his passions through music
As a boy, John O. Hess was expected to sing in the church choir his mother directed. His family also sang before meals and sang on car trips.
Music Issue: Drawing on ‘endless’ inspiration for work
Omar Daniel describes the pieces he composes as ‘like looking into an endless well.’
Music Issue: Taking to the teaching stage
A blonde, middle-aged, former showgirl was the perfect role for actress Kristina Baron-Woods.
Music Issue: Demanding the best from herself and her students
“I don’t know what’s so interesting about me,” Tina Yanchus said. “My job here is to help each individual achieve their own goals. I love teaching.”
Music Issue: Rising above the crowd
Not every great musician has what it takes to be a great music teacher.
Music Issue: Racing to the stage against her own clock
Irena Welhasch Baerg did not set milestones. She set a deadline.
Music Issue: Viewing himself as more than a teacher
James Grier has a passion for music you can feel. The shelves of his small Talbot College office are lined with CDs and books as an aging boom box sits on a corner shelf waiting to be used. He does not own an MP3 player.
Music Issue: Answering the universe’s call to the stage
“The worst crime I can commit is to bore my audience.”
Music Issue: Filling in the blanks with dance
Miranda Wickett is convinced she was born to dance.
Music Issue: Leading his own six-string renaissance
Howling wind and cold rain stream through a broken window in a small greenroom, but Robert Kubica is focused on only two things – his hands and the guitar they hold. Kubica is backstage trying to warm up for a performance, and the weather conditions are not helping much. It’s a December night that Kubica, 48, can now recall with humour.
Music Issue: Golden example of a passion for brass
The loud, belting sound of brass fills a classroom at Jack Chambers Public School and spills over into the hallway. The fingers of several players move up and down on clicking valves to recreate the fluttering melodies and plodding march of John Philip Sousa’s Transit of Venus.
When volunteer work goes to the dogs
Growing up in Toronto, Francey Forster’s four-legged friends were always part of the family. So when she made her way to Western, it wasn’t surprising the second-year Social Science student would want to get a dog.
Music Issue: Connecting his passions through music
As a boy, John O. Hess was expected to sing in the church choir his mother directed. His family also sang before meals and sang on car trips.
Music Issue: Drawing on ‘endless’ inspiration for work
Omar Daniel describes the pieces he composes as ‘like looking into an endless well.’
Music Issue: Taking to the teaching stage
A blonde, middle-aged, former showgirl was the perfect role for actress Kristina Baron-Woods.
Music Issue: Demanding the best from herself and her students
“I don’t know what’s so interesting about me,” Tina Yanchus said. “My job here is to help each individual achieve their own goals. I love teaching.”
Music Issue: Rising above the crowd
Not every great musician has what it takes to be a great music teacher.
Music Issue: Racing to the stage against her own clock
Irena Welhasch Baerg did not set milestones. She set a deadline.