Opinion

Steve would be willing to teach another beginner bridge class beginning in October, if there are enough people interested. This is a great opportunity for those who would like to learn or take a refresher, as he is an experienced teacher.

The goldenrod is in bloom in my neighbourhood which, I am told, means we will have our first frost in six weeks… Just sayin’, don’t shoot the messenger. Also, this is the last week you should be fertilizing your perennials.

The Future of Life Institute has written an open letter regarding the potential disaster that we could create by pursuing the development of autonomous weapons.

Its been almost a decade since a Black Diamond man was killed at a foothills feedlot and now his widow has hope that no one else will have to live through what she did.

I write this under the influence of a new moon and just as the world is discovering more about Pluto thanks to NASA’s New Horizons mission.

In an interesting turn of events last week, we had our dear neighbour to the east come to our defense. Brad Wall is not only a terrific premier but perhaps one of those leaders who will make a historic impact.

This might be common knowledge to most but I was shocked to learn this. Apparently, when you have a work cell phone, it is common practice for your employer to have Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking software installed on the phone.

The garden club enjoyed an afternoon tour of Sylvia and Ross Binkley’s garden on Tuesday. We received such a warm welcome and were shown around their breathtaking acreage and then treated to tea and a glimpse of their charming home.

RCMP have arrested an Okotoks resident in a string of incidents where a man exposed himself to young people in town.

Next spring a former High River man with deep historical routes in Alberta will go on trial for allegedly defrauding people in the town and surrounding areas of more than a million dollars.