Road trip

Just got back from a road trip this weekend. Kind of nice to get away and head some place else. This trip was in conjunction with the Sask Weekly Newspaper Association's annual convention. A full Saturday of seminars and then the awards banquet. And yes, The Outlook walked away with an award and an honourable mention. That was great.

The award was for a story written by our former reporter, Hiromi Fusano, who wrote an article on workers brought in from Mexico to help with potato harvests her in Outlook. It was a long feature article, and something I felt we had a very good shot at winning. Also, our honourable mention went to Susan Ewert for sales.

The trip in and back gave me a good look at construction on both Highway 219 and Highway 45. Heading in, we took 219 through Whitecap, and work crews are still going, even with the threat of the oncoming frost. It's hoped that the highway will be completed before the snow falls. Widened and resurfaced, the construction should continue from Saskatoon to the Whitecap reserve. And I believe that it was mentioned by the government that construction should continue on down 219. Here's hoping.

Also, the trip gave me another chance to snap some photos of the wonderous fall colours that were starting to come out. With lots of greens still on the leaves, there was also a good number of yellows and oranges to be seen. Sunny for the Saturday heading in, by Sunday, the weather had changed slightly to a rather gloomy look, and the sky opened up and it rained. Light rain, but it came down throughout most of the day.

But another convention has come and gone, and we look forward to next year.

Until then...

Keep 'em flyin'.