Opinion

The formula for success, according to the wealthy 20th century industrialist J. Paul Getty, was quite simple: “Rise early, work hard, strike oil.

How often have you heard about a rainfall warning for our area lately? The weather forecasters have been right for a change this May and I have been feeling the effects while working outside for M.D.L. Landscaping.

It is difficult to believe that it’s been almost 25 years since Alberta-born goaltender Clint Malarchuk nearly lost his life in one of the most terrifying accidents ever seen in sport.

There’s a lot more to this dying stuff than I thought. Just when it looked like I had done all my homework, there was more to do. As mentioned in my last column, I felt like I was been awakened every morning around 1:30-2 a.m.

In January, I wrote about meeting Glenda Zamzow and her son, Marcus, at a book signing at Crowfoot Chapters in Calgary. It resulted in them putting together a plan to try and complete 10 events in 2013 and raise $25,000 for Right To Play.

Once in a while an intricate part of our local history is brought to our attention, making us stand in disbelief of the circumstances involved, just shaking our heads.

Why my opening story even came to light is beyond me. I was just perusing a newspaper and the memory surfaced from a long time back. Maybe it was reading about the legal troubles of a 15-year-old boy who was looking at multiple charges.

A promise made, a promise kept. In a column Dec. 14, 2011, I promised a young Cochrane lady that when she was strong enough she would be the one-and-only Sunshine Girl to ever grace the pages of the Cochrane Eagle.

As a featured speaker at the Aboriginal Youth Explosion May 12 in Calgary, I spoke about seven sacred teachings: honesty, truth, humility, love, wisdom, courage and respect. My topic was a rock — speaking about a rock has many angles to speak about.

The view from our bedroom window the past few days has been nothing short of breathtaking in its anticipation of Mary Anna’s and my 50th wedding anniversary, coming up June 29.