Youngstown Communiqué, Mar. 18, 2021

Reported by Robert Blagen

I received a phone call from long time friend Neil Garbutt of Red Deer. He shared with me the sad news of the recent passing of his youngest brother Garry. I would like to send out my sympathies out to the family and friends of Garry who passed away on Tuesday March 9th at his Calgary home. He was 71 years of age.

It is quite evident that everyone is ready for Spring to arrive. The birds are happily chirping and enjoying the warmer temperatures. The snow and ice are disappearing and we are transitioning between our winter duds and our spring. I have observed kids playing in puddles, people of all ages out walking, riding bicycles and motorcycles, both street and dirt, and we have changed our clocks to gain on later daylight hours. We will have to see if Old Man Winter has any surprises left for us before “Spring is Sprung” for certain.