As I sat musing the end of 2021, my thoughts drifted to books and movies that have had a major impact upon me. I am certain that you, the reader, can also reflect upon such a quest - books or movies that affected us and motivated us.

December and Christmas in 1971 was, as usual, a busy time of year – except people did not scurry around wearing masks.

Several ‘Whale of a Tale’ columns ago, I wrote a thank you to Fredrick Fleming, who discovered Penicillin, and a thank you to Tommy Douglas and his C.C.F. party for bringing Medicare to Saskatchewan. 

Halloween has come and gone, and this year I hope you received far more ‘treats than tricks.’ Given all the tricks played on us by Covid, we certainly need and deserve some treats. 

In my last ‘Whale of a Tale’ I wrote about events 50 years ago this October. (1971)

One of those events is riveted in my mind. Prince Albert Tech Tigers win their first football game after over five long years.