It’s certainly an emotional moment, as this is my last Outback Observations for the Lake County Examiner. 

As sports are practically in full swing, with pro and college football and the MLB post season being the prominent focus, it’s an exciting time to be a sports team and to be a fan with practically all the county sports teams heading into action this week. 

Labor Day weekend is almost here. 

Hard to imagine that in a little over two weeks time, students county-wide will be back in school. 

Being that I’m now a first time pet owner, sometimes my dog Ellie does things that send me into panic mode like what happened over the weekend. 

Attending the Lake County Community Justice luncheon last week, I really enjoyed listening to Jake Greer’s speech talking about how much he enjoys coming to work each day and how much he values each of his employees and the contributions they make to the team.

Ever since moving to Lake County, I have a greater appreciation for rodeo and it’s something that I will now watch on YouTube when I’m scrolling through looking at various videos. 

Just going around the County and talking with people, I feel like I learn something new every day. 

With news of wildfires breaking out recently in Chiloquin and other places across the state, it’s unfortunate that wildfire season is upon us, because that means that those beautiful mountains that we as Lakeview and Lake County residents are fortunate to wake up and see out our bedroom wind…

I’m not sure if it’s just me, but I feel like this year has a different feel to it. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not the most observant person in the world, but there’s just something in the air that’s breathes excitement and maybe it’s always been there and I just never noticed until now. 

As the saying goes, “all good things must come to an end”. 

Lakeview and northern Lake County are a lot more alike than people believe. 

Even though I’ve been away for two Father’s Day, it still feels weird for me. I’m blessed that we have the technology, such as Face Time, to where it still feels like I’m present for things like Father’s Day. This year will be especially nice, because I’ll be in Texas for Father’s Day.

Friday, June 21 marks the first day of summer and I’m more than excited to get the warmer months going. It feels like decades since the weather stayed above 40 degrees for longer than two weeks.

With graduation approaching this weekend, it’s a fun and exciting time for everyone, especially the seniors because that’s when life truly begins. No longer do they have to stay up working on an English paper that they procrastinated on too long (surely I can’t be the only one that did that …