March Break is here…Travel will be a bit more difficult with the number of people driving and flying…an example…I’ve heard that 80 people from the Soo will be at the Florida/Pittsburgh NHL game in Sunrise Sunday night…Patience will certainly be your most needed virtue this weekend…Clocks go ahead 1 hour Sunday at 2:00 a.m…. Don’t forget or you’ll be left behind…What this means for me is my VCR will be an hour off until my lovely wife Liz sets it…I’ve never figured that thing out…I’m a real techno geek…I’m out early today..places to go…people to see…or at least people to drive to the airport…So have a great weekend… and I’ll see you on the radio Monday…. 

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Today…I’m organized…Things I wanted to mention…1…Clocks go ahead one hour at 2:00a.m. Sunday….2…The kids start their March Break tomorrow….watch for them when you’re driving…3….If you’re flying on Air Canada tomorrow…I’ve heard from a reliable source that every one of their domestic flights is oversold…get to the airport early…4…Tomorrow morning at 8:15 Lou-Anne and I will have more Lotto 649 tickets to give away for Saturday’s 30 million dollar draw….5…See you on the radio…

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First of all….”Half a birthday to you…Half a birthday to you”….My daughter Samantha is exactly 11 and a half today…She gets half a cake…and no presents …that I know of…but I’ve been left out of the loop before…Actually…I’m a soft touch when it comes to presents ..She’s a great kid…I also have an injured great dog…Zeus…He has a bad leg right now…so I took him to the vet yesterday…I’m pleased to report it’s a soft tissue injury…no broken bones…Anti inflammatories should handle it within a couple of weeks…Tonight the Relay For Life Campaign officially kicks off at the Hounds/Spirit game…It’s the Cancer Society’s biggest fundraiser of the year…This year it goes Friday June 18th at the Rhodes Centre…A booth will be set up at the game tonight with more information…EZ Rock is again a proud sponsor…I’m pulling extra duties this weekend…I’m hosting “Sunday at the 70’s” for Mike Allard…That’s todays project…Prepare the show…Don’t forget to set your clocks ahead 1 hour this Sunday morning  at 2:00 a.m…or you’ll be late for everything…for the next 7 months…See you tomorrow morning…on the radio….

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Another beautiful day in Algoma…It feels more like April than March…The long range forcast looks great too…Some rain here and there…maybe mixed with a little snow…but remaining warm…Todays adventure involves my trusty dog Zeus…As the result of a collision with my daughter Sammi the other day he can’t put any weight on his back drivers side leg…So we’re off to the Chippewa Animal Clinic…I hope it’s not to serious…but after 2 days…nothing has improved…so I’m guessing it is at least mildly serious…if that makes sense…Poor guy…One quik reminder about tomorrow’s show…Scott and Lou-Anne in the Morning…You’ll have another opportunity to stump us for Lotto 649 tickets…So…that’s the poop…I’ll see you on the radio

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One show down…thousands more to go…I hope…This morning was the debut of the”Scott and Lou-Anne in the Morning” show…It was a lot of fun..I hope you enjoyed it…The boss said we were good enough to be allowed to contnue for at least another day…Now that’s job security…Tomorrow morning…Stump Scottie and Lou-Anne for Lotto 649 tickets plus a look at this weeks new DVD releases…On a personal note…Congratulations to my daughter Sammi and her Linda’s Pet Grooming indoor soccer team mates..They won their girls U-12 league championship over the weekend taking out the top two teams in the league…The victory in the final was over a team that hadn’t lost all year…Oscars were painless last night …and at times quite funny….Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin were good hosts…Ben Stiller in that Avatar make up was the best presenter…The Hurt Locker won 6 awards including best picture and director for Kathryn Bigelow…Sandra Bulloch and Jeff Bridges won the actor trophies…In the supporting catagories..Mo’Nique and Christoph Waltz won…I went to Sudbury over the weekend to celebrate my older daughter Tara’s 29th birthday…It the last time she’ll allow me to mention her age..We watched my son Dave and a friend of his…Ryan Marshall… entertain at Peddler’s Pub on Cedar Street…Ryan on guitar…Davey on drums…They were great…I also got to see my grandsons Rowan and Nolan…They are a pair of going concerns…but very nice little boys…I don’t see them enough…That’s it today…See you tomorrow morning on the radio… 

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Today was my last solo morning show…Starting Monday…I have a co-host…And are we going to have fun!…Lou-Anne Young will be coming on board and reading the news as well…Regardless of what Lou-Anne might tell you…She’s a smart a…um..smarty pants …We’ve been friends for a long time..So it looks like work just became a whole lot less like… well…work…I hope you’ll give us a listen…This weekend it’s the Home and Outdoor Show at the Essar Centre…4p-9p today…10a-8p Saturday…10a-3p Sunday…Admission ..$6.00…12 and under… free with an adult…That one admission price gets you in… and out… and back in all weekend…The Alzheimer Society is holding a dinner dance tomorrow evening at the Marconi Club…$50.00 a person…Music by The Cloud Bandits…Call 942-2195 to reserve your tickets…That’s it today…Have a good weekend…I’m off to the Essar Centre for a remote broadcast from the aforementioned Home and Outdoor Show…See you on the radio…  

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“Another day in paradise”…to quote Phil Collins…The sun is shining brightly and we’re getting above average temperatures today and through the weekend…This weekend is also Home and Outdoor Show weekend at the Essar Centre…Friday through Sunday…Tomorrow morning Don Ferguson from the Soo Chamber of Commerce will drop by around 8:40 to talk all about it…Also on tomorrows show…two more chances to Stump Scottie for Lotto 649 tickets…Saturdays jackpot is 16 mil…After todays federal budget you may need the extra money you could win more than ever…although word is that things aren’t going to change much…Did you catch yesterdays throne speech…One thing that was brought up was changing the words to our national anthem…removing the  ”thy sons command” part and making it gender neutral…Is this to distract us from the real issues?…I’m a traditionalist…leave the song alone…It’s got nothing to do with gender …It’s to do with some things should be left alone…I was mad the last time they changed it…I’m like that…I hate change most of the time…But not the change which started in part this morning…Lou-Anne Young was reading the news and will be co-hosting the show starting Monday…We’re old friends…me much older than she…and it’s going to be fun…I will however miss John Murtha.. He’s a great guy…You’ll be able to hear him on our afternoon newscasts…That’s the view from here today…See you on the radio  

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Today is Throne Speech day in Ottawa…After an extended break…to quote Thin Lizzy…”The boys are back in town”…OK…The boys…. and girls…. are back in town…I’m glad I’m not one of them…This speech is 6000 words long….I think the Tories are hoping that after the first 3000 the opposition dozes off…Actually I don’t think Steven Harper cares what the opposition hears..or thinks…The poles say he’s safe…for now…And Governor General Michaele Jean …who has to deliver it must be stalking up on throat lozenges…Then tomorrow is Budget Day…Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will deliver the details around 4:30 in the afternoon…Here’s my prediction..The opposition will hate it…The NDP will say it doesn’t do anything to help the working family…or something to that effect…The Liberals will say “That’s it…after all this time….You didn’t do enough in these tough economic times”…or whatever…Do you know what I’d like to hear…An honest critique where the good is praised and the bad is slammed…Not partisan party bull…Tony Martin’s office will be on the phone to our newsroom 20 minutes after it’s tabled wanting to know if we’d like a quote or two…Personally…I think the opposition enjoyed being prorogued…They got to do what all of us did…Watch the Olympics…and for a couple of weeks…nobody wanted to hear from them or cared what they thought…It was likely a nice vacation…Congratulations to Anna Little and Debbie Burmaster…both Stump Scottie winners today…Tomorrow …it’s your chance to win Lotto Max tickets on the “really big shoe”…This weekend…Essar Centre..The Home and Outdoor Show…It starts Friday afternoon at 4:00 and runs through Sunday…$6.00  gets you in..Pay it once and it’s good for admission throughout the weekend…Kids 12 and under get in free when accompanied by an adult…That’s my story today…See you on the radio… 

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Are you still basking in the Olympic glow?…I think I am…I’m still wearing my national pride on my sleeve…I think I will for quite a while…Our country showed so well over the last couple of weeks…That’s why I’m so proud…and I think a bit of it has to do with the fact our neighbours to the south were forced….or at least given the opportunity… to look north… and they don’t do that often..Admit it…We like their attention every now and then..A lot of Americans don’t give our fair land much thought…It often comes down to them thinking  cold north winds and hockey players…That’s Canada…Well after Sundays game…The hockey player part is so right…The cold north winds?…during the games we could have used more of them…I’ll bet we see more American tourists visiting this summer than we have in a while…particularily in British Columbia…but being a border city…I think our area will benefit too..and after all the nice things said about us on NBC…it’s my new favourite American network…Tomorrow on the Big Show…as I like to call it…(heck I even capitalize it)…2 chances to Stump Scottie…at 6:45 for Lotto 649 tickets…then again at 8:45 for Lotto Max tickets…Have your questions at the ready and listen for your cue to call…It now on to prepare Solid Gold Saturday Night…That’s today’s project…See you tomorrow…on the radio… 

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We’ve had computer problems today..So …since it’s past my bedtime …12:45 p.m….I’ll make this short and sweet…Ahem…Hell Ya…I’m proud to be Canadian!!!!….These past 2 weeks of Olympic competition have brought it to the fore…We need to wave our flag more often than we do…and during the past fortnight we’ve waved it like crazy…For the first time in years I haven’t heard any bickering between English and French…We’re all CANADIAN…And today …we’re damn proud…From Alex Biladeau’s first gold to Sid Crosby’s last shot…with Joannie Rochette and Clara Hughes in between…and of course Jon Montgomery and his Whistler Beer Jug…14 gold medals…26 in all…Well done atheletes…Well done Vancouver and Whistler…Well done volunteers……To the Canadian  broadcasters that covered it…as one team…Well done…and to NBC…other than leaving the closing ceremonies early last night…well done…I’m going to miss these games…but what memories…Our national chest is bursting with pride….and for that I say to you…no doubt bursting right along with me…WELL DONE…Doesn’t it feel good?….See you on the radio…

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