Opinion

High school graduation seems like a long time ago for most people and for some it was only eight years ago. Achieving your high school certificate is a very significant moment in a person’s life, in some ways the next step that you make can define the rest of your life.

Thousands of mothers who had lost their sons originally started Mother’s Day in 1870 after the Civil War as a protest to the carnage of the war.

Volunteering is a priceless gift that our community embraces.

Just when we thought that the spring weather was here to stay Mother Nature had a big surprise for us this week. Waking up on the weekend it was a shock to go out and shovel the driveway and make the slow drive into town.

I don’t know if dreams really do come true in blue Hawaii, but it sure is a great place to celebrate your anniversary or any other special occasion.

I think my wife was trying to give me a compliment last week when she insisted... “If things get better with age, then you must be approaching magnificence?”

The beautiful spring weather entices me to walk outside and away from the computer every now and again. In doing so one thing that I cannot understand in Ponoka is the amount of litter and cigarette butts that are accumulating on our streets.

One of my favourite events in school was having a quiz, picking teams to answer the questions, and maybe even the winners getting a special prize like a sweet treat, a gold star, or an extra half hour in the gym or playground?