Opinion

Well it is time for us to relax this weekend and enjoy an extra day off. I’II bet it is not too often Family Day is observed with such great weather. Every day of plus temperatures is one less day of winter.

Over the years we have watched Canadian governments and good people from the First Nations who have continually failed in their attempts to resolve the problems affecting both the aboriginals and non-aboriginals alike.

Members at the Okotoks and District Seniors Centre were delighted to have Premier Alison Redford drop in for a visit on Feb. 2. While there was no political conversation she really seemed to relax by trying floor curling and snooker with the guys.

I hope you all enjoyed Pancake Tuesday. Can you believe 40 days to Easter? Speaking of Easter, our annual Easter dinner and silent auction will be on March 17, so it’s not too early to start dropping off your silent auction donations.

It was nothing more than a poor job of communicating donation rules, not a widespread scandal of a political party reaping in millions in illegal donations.

The Feb. 14 garden club meting will be at the library at 1:30 p.m. Marlis will be showing slides and speaking on her safari through South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. The Legion senior’s supper on Jan.

Back in 1897, James Ross Clemens was ill. Not-so-careful passing on of that information had Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name of Mark Twain dying in London.

“The world needs all the good you can do.” I discovered this quote in my copy of the ever-popular “Old Farmer’s Almanac” a year or so ago. I don’t know who said it, but I took it to heart.

It was an incredible story of perseverance and not many would have pushed on to reach their dream.

The Alberta government is fighting to get its fiscal house in order amidst lower than expected oil revenue, but what Albertans really want are answers.