Opinion

Summer. As a child, summer was endless, days brimming with fun and games… racing pedal bikes along leafy lanes, splashing through the shallows at the beach or mastering a game of catch in the backyard.

One week ago actress/director Angelina Jolie drew international attention to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.

It can be a challenging decision as to whether or not to vaccinate your horses and, if you are vaccinating, which of the myriad of vaccines you should be doing.

This week we will be talking about the western side of the playoffs. We will start in the Minnesota Wild and Chicago Blackhawks series. Chicago advanced in this winning 4-1, really no contest.

Springtime and harvest’s eye-catching golden glory sparked my imagination recently when I visited two of my favourite places around town and an intriguing visual serendipity begged to be celebrated.

Session four in the very successful Voice of the Pioneer series looks at early railroading. On May 27 in the Seniors on the Bow (SOTB) auditorium featured speakers are Dennis Apedaile CNR A.V.P. (retired) and Doug Campbell CPR A.V.P. (retired).

We are born into this world with no set expiration date. No one knows how long each visit will last which is probably a good thing.

Not much has changed here in Morley. The newly-elected council for Bearspaw band is up for re-election here in August and next year sees Chiniki band head off to the polls, which leaves Wesley band election in 2015.

The Cochrane Rotary Youth Talent Festival was simply amazing. The talent these kids have is so impressive, and they’re just kids. Soren Lorentzen is a 10-year-old violin player with incredible talent.

As Cochrane’s history evolved, there was a first time for everything. Satellite Printing Ltd. on 2nd Avenue East has the unique distinction of being the first printing company in Cochrane.