Opinion

I don’t know about you, but I like to get things done in advance. For instance, when it comes to booking airline tickets I like to do it well ahead of my departure date so that there are no surprises later on.

Despite the fact that I have been the sports reporter for the Airdrie City View and the Rocky View Weekly for nearly a week now, I still have yet to come to the realization that I am actually working out in Alberta.

Despite the fact that I have been the sports reporter for the Airdrie City View and the Rocky View Weekly for nearly a week now, I still have yet to come to the realization that I am actually working out in Alberta.

It was a story that shocked our nation. In late July of 2008, young Tim McLean was riding a Greyhound Bus from Edmonton home to Manitoba. Seated near the rear of the bus, one row ahead of the toilet, McLean dozed off.

I’ve officially entered the season of weddings and babies. Not my own of course, but everyone around me.

As the intern at the Airdrie City View this summer, I have had the opportunity to try a little bit of everything – community stories, local news and for the last couple of weeks, sports reporting.

It was a story that shocked our nation. In late July of 2008, young Tim McLean was riding a Greyhound Bus from Edmonton home to Manitoba. Seated near the rear of the bus, one row ahead of the toilet, McLean dozed off.

I was not built for manual labour. But I do have an awareness and compassion to help others, so when I went to High River to volunteer, I had a rude awaking.

If you are like me, you have a list of things you’d like to accomplish this summer. I have my own “to do”’ list of things I want to accomplish such as painting my fence, replacing sidewalk tiles and repair the cement walkway in front of my house.

As many of you may know from my previous columns, I am right in the midst of wedding planning. Due to this, and my generally frugal nature, I am clipping coupons and pinching pennies any way I can.