Opinion

First the town, then the world. Increasingly, Cochrane’s athletes and coaches are departing the realm of small-town sports for the much larger theatre of global competition.

Winter is hopefully coming to an end in Cochrane and summer is thankfully just around the corner (though that may be hard to grasp at this moment), which means a new slew of athletics will be offered in the community.

“Let the crocuses come forth,” I pleaded at the end of last week’s column on our long winter. That hope-filled spring flower provides a perfect opener to this week’s column about the greatest story ever told.

Gardening and hiking season has arrived. Time to get out and enjoy the sunshine in our beautiful part of Canada. Seniors on the Bow (SOTB) will be closed from April 18-21 for the Easter break. On April 22.

Buzzwords. For those of us who live and work in media, they are the bane of our existence, and we latch onto them like the rabid vultures you all know and love us to be. The love part is subjective.

Wow! What a winter we’ve just come through. For the more adventurous it evoked emotions of rave and wonderment. But for others of us, the relentless winter came close to driving us to rage.

Among the many volunteer organizations at work in the town of Cochrane, there are some that few people know about. One in particular is the “Seniors for Kids Society”, which was first called “Cochrane Grandparents Association”.

The Eagle had published an editorial not long ago about the importance of communication, and how open dialogue is important in the community, both between residents and local newspapers.

Most would agree that there’s a significant difference between $45,000 and $272 billion. As former Alberta premier Alison Redford learned over the past few months, sometimes $45,000 is far more valuable than $272 billion.

An important thing to know about children is that they remember every damn thing you say. If you ever want to know how you appear to others, just ask a kid.