The other day Fay and I, in order to get out of the house and take a break from Covid updates, jumped in the car for a little ride. Our destination was The Little Red Park just north of the city. Part of the reason we made our way to that beautiful spot was to pay a visit to the site of the old Sanatorium and later The Prince Albert Training School which had been located on the western edge of the park.

Two revious columns outlined how local high school football teams, the Riverside Rams and the St. Mary Marauders, brought home Provincial Championships. In this column I will turn my attention to the ‘Blackbirds,’ later renamed the ‘Prince Albert Opti-Mrs.’, who brought Provincial Girls’ Softball Championships to Prince Albert in: 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, and 1971. 

Did March, 1971, come in like a Lamb or a Lion?

Well there was no blizzard or even high wind on March 1st, but if it was a lamb, it had chilly feet  (-15). However on March 31st it was a balmy 24 degrees. So the lamb must have pranced merrily about even with its fleece as white as snow.

Recently I was scrolling through some online topics and noticed one featuring a poll that listed the 25 Top Countries where one should live. Switzerland was number one and Canada was number two, ranking ahead of the U.S and U.K 

I grew up in Regina,  glued to the radio following the Roughriders. I remember Glenn Dobbs, Ken Carpenter, Frank Tripuka – boy, I am old!