Today is your day Boomer! Winter officially arrived yesterday in BC's southern interior as snow fell in large quantities. This means more indoor activities for Boomers in the next four months, including reading. And if you like music, you know the long-established reputation of Rolling Stone magazine.....music and reading together, hmmmm. A new book, maybe a Christmas present....but certainly food for thought as the mag rates the best 500 albums of all time! They have been doing this since 2003 and there are obvious choices for me like "Abbey Road" from The Beatles and Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours"....and "the book's editors reached out to about 500 voters from the world of music -- artists, journalists, record label figures and Rolling Stone staffers -- and asked for their top 50 albums (Stevie Nicks kindly offered 80). They got some 4,000 albums and created a spreadsheet with weighed points". It means artists themselves, like Taylor Swift and U2, were heavily involved in the process. It lends a whole lot of credibility to the selections, and by the way, it is not just rock music albums on the list. So....maybe take a look....take a read and enjoy your new-found winter time on the sofa Boomers! Cheers.
Today is your day Boomer! Well, yesterday was my day! My long-awaited dream of building and opening a new high school gym in Summerland came true! 550 students watched, smiled and vigourously applauded as the SD67 school trustees officially cut the ribbon and opened the facility. The kids played in their new gym, in a so-called Rocket Rally, right after that and then 200 more mostly-Summerlanders attended a two-hour opening fundraiser that evening. There were people, young and old, every where: going on tours, eating food, watching volleyball and basketball, listening to speeches, and investing money in 30 community-donated silent auction items and a huge 50/50 raffle...organized by the school's Parent Advisory Council. The final fundraiser tally was about 7000$...made in only two hours! Congratulations students and staff of SSS. Your new gym is finally here, the first new one since 1951! Play on....
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