Saskatoon’s chance for Gold in Beijing could become a reality this Friday, in Windsor, Ontario.  Kelsie Hendry is a graduate of Bishop James Mahoney High School and the University of Saskatchewan.  She recently broke Canadian records for Canadian women’s pole vaulting, twice in the same month.  However, Kelsie was unable to qualify for the Olympics, due to Athletics Canada’s strict qualifications.  She hopes to prove herself this Friday, at another qualifying round with Athletics Canada.  Kelsie must meet the 4.3 m height requirement to qualify for the National Olympic team.

If you are like me and haven’t visited the Saskatoon Forestry Farm, I think you’re missing out.  I mean, I KNOW I’m missing out.  The Forestry Farm houses lots of different animals, from Reptiles and Amphibians, to Birds, to small and large Mammals and Carnivores.  I’ve visited the Zoos in Winnipeg and Calgary but haven’t yet visited our own Zoo.  Somehow I think that the experience at the Forestry Farm would be unique, since it houses Regional animals such as Caribou, Moose and Deer but also has the endangered species, the White Bengal Tiger.  Quite the variety.  It’s sort of like combining Hank from “Corner Gas” and Bob Barker from “The Price is Right”.

The defending Grey Cup champions, and everyone’s favorite CFL team, wrapped up the two game pre-season last week.  How did it go you ask, well it was a bit of a roller coaster ride.  The Riders easily beat down the not so fierce B.C. Lions 33-13 but then took an embarrassing 37-7 pummeling at the hands of the Edmonton Eskimos, the defending worst team in the west.