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Summer won’t officially begin for about another month, but for many people, the real start of summer is the Victoria Day long weekend.

Last week, two residents of the long-term care facility at St. Joseph's Hospital celebrated their 100th birthdays. They are 100 years old now! Unfortunately, I couldn't talk to them, but I spoke to people who've known them for years.

As the world navigates its way through this pandemic, we are all doing our best to adapt. For the past year, we have all experienced a lack of physical connection due to gathering restrictions.

Pet anxiety is one of the most common concerns an owner can have about their furry friend.

If we only learn one thing from this pandemic, it should be why we need healthy democracies. That our democracy needs to be healthy is always a given, but COVID-19 should have given us greater insight into why that’s so crucial.

I received word the other day that a very dear friend (neighbour of my parents, which of course included me), Dianne Hansen of Redvers had passed away on May 4 at the age of 57 years.

As we are starting our second week in May, it brought us some more sunshine and warm temperatures, which we all have been looking forward to.

Sympathy to Pat Clements and Gordon and Marie Clements and family on the passing of Bill Dartige of Weyburn. He was Pat's son and Marie's brother. He passed away on May 4 at the age of 58 years.

Someone once asked Wayne Gretzky what made him such a good hockey player and he said, “I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has been.

I was a student fresh out of university when I auditioned for a music team that travelled across the country.