Opinion

Albertans are mourning the loss of an iconic political leader who earned our reverence. Former Alberta premier Ralph Klein passed away on Good Friday, March 29 at the age of 70 after battling numerous health issues including dementia.

There is a sign up sheet on the board for a Windmill Theatre presentation in High River on April 20. Dinner from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. followed by the presentation. If we have enough interest we will be able to get a bus.

I was pretty boring a little while ago. It started around last December when I got bored with things so I started spending a lot of time on the internet. I was really into People of Walmart for a while, then WTF tattoos and even cakewrecks.com.

The Sheep River Library is hosting a celebration for its 30th anniversary this weekend.

My anticipated weekend trip to Lethbridge was cancelled by the ominous weather forecast, and, for once they were right. Our Easter dinner was lovely and the silent auction was huge.

People can be exhaustively determined to prove me wrong. If only they were so committed to ending world hunger, resolving Okotoks’ water problems or helping fix Paul Rockley’s slice they might be doing something worthwhile.

Pro-lifers who dropped extremely graphic anti-abortion pamphlets in residential communities in Okotoks last week crossed the line.

Congratulations to Cassidy Barnert who won a gold medal at the provincial wrestling championships in Edmonton last week.

It is time Highwood’s MLA and the provincial government start paying attention to the critical water situation arising in Okotoks.

I was so excited I was fidgeting in line like a five-year-old waiting for the bathroom. I was almost giggling as it got closer and closer to my turn. I must have looked like a school girl buying tickets to see One Direction.