This is Craig again here filling in for Jim at the editor desk. Jim’s on a well-earned vacation. I am here in the office reflecting on one year at the Castlegar News. I have to say – it’s been an interesting year. I started here last July and worked with the outgoing editorial staff Kim and Robson.
Once they left, it was all Jim and I bringing our (many) years of experience to the paper.
After a health scare in July, I was back at work for August and got right into it. I’ve been to a number of great events over the last 12 months from the United Way’s Wild West kick-off dance to the Sculpture Walk awards banquet to the Rebels play-off run.
I joined Rotary, following in father’s footsteps. Now I get up a 6:30 every Thursday morning and hang out with some great people. I helped coach basketball at Stanley Humphries School. I played in the Trail Men’s basketball league. I Enjoyed SunFest, Spring Fling, WineFest, and attended many council meetings.
The list goes on and on. As does the list of wonderful people I’ve met over the past year. I won’t even begin to try to name them as I would surely miss someone.
It’s nice to know there are many great people that are just a phone call away and always willing to talk on the record about anything from river levels to forest fires to bowling.
An old proverb says, “May you live in interesting times.” That may have originally been a curse, but I look at it as a blessing.
As long as my basement doesn’t flood.
