Opinion

On Feb. 7, I attended the annual general meeting of the River Heights Community Association — one of Cochrane’s newer communities.

When I was a kid, I thrilled to episodes of that popular radio series about Sergeant Preston of the North-West Mounted Police and his wonder dog, Yukon King.

Most people in Cochrane know Jack Tennant.

There’s no doubt that 2015 is going to be another exciting year for our community. Work continues to move development of the Quarry site forward; there is more and more interest from businesses looking to set up shop here and all over Cochrane.

A helicopter crashed northeast of Springbank Airport Feb. 4 shortly after 11 a.m. leaving two men in serious, non-life-threatening condition.

Last week’s column spoke of being cups of Light to each other when darkness invades our space.

Something very encouraging is happening in the world of managing money. More and more people are embracing the need for planning and advice. Big picture, long-term, multi-faceted planning can become a complex undertaking.

Cuba may well be about to change. U.S. president Barrack Obama has said that he wants to normalize relations between his country and Cuba and this will probably be good for its people.

The other day an intriguing comment at a coffee-shop counter shone light in life’s darkness and gave me new insight into why your contributions through this column mean so much to so many.

Is your horse too fat? Looks can be deceiving. If you look out in your pasture and see huge hair balls with feet walking around – do you have a problem? Does he look “just right” with his heavy winter coat? You need to check him out.