Opinion

Looks like the weatherman will co-operate this weekend and the Millarville Pro Rodeo will be the place to be. The event runs for three days. Friday night the action starts at 6:30 p.m. with a beer gardens to follow.

It is back side of one and the Scottish relatives are on their way home after a journey I hope they would describe as brilliant.

I finally got to see the Japanese Gardens in Lethbridge and what an interesting day it was. We met with many W.I. members from across Southern Alberta for lunch in Lethbridge and we stopped to have a quick visit with Loraine.

Wow, once Stampede is over the rest of July has just shot by. I hate to be the one to bring this news to our students, but summer vacation is already half over. Lot’s of great events coming up in August.

The early indications of the pink jersey auction at the Okotoks Dawgs’ annual fundraiser were positive. The key indicator was my attempts to buy a Dawgs’ jersey during the Wear Pink Day breast cancer research fundraiser on Sunday were unsuccessful.

We have received notification that the Feds are looking at boundary changes to add more federal ridings across this great land of ours. During the last provincial election more seats were added provincially as well.

Just When I was beginning to think the deer were elsewhere, they came last night and ate my begonias. Back to the cayenne pepper concoction, I guess. I am saddened to hear of the loss of Russell Martin. Our love and prayers to his wife and family.

What is Employment Insurance and how long can unemployed persons collect this benefit? What are the limits of Employment Insurance? It seems our employment insurance system is being mismanaged and these are some of the questions which must be answere

If boxing is the sweet science and bingo is the lucky lotto I think horse racing is somewhere in between and deserves a similarily cool name.

The sky is clearing and the long range forecast shows nothing but blue sky throughout this years Calgary Stampede. Can you even imagine that this is the 100th year! I bet it has come a long way in those years and this one hopes to be the best ever.