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The third Saturday in April has been a date that marks the spring opening for trout season for decades. But with more privately owned lakes, there is less water regulated by the state and more areas that do not rely on the traditional opening day. The communities that do rely on opening day have been anticipating the opener and have increased stocking programs and set up derbies to bring more visitors.

“We are concerned about the end of the world, but we are also concerned about the end of the month.” Those are the words of a Yellow Vest protestor after France, in an effort to combat global warming, announced it would raise gas taxes by 30 cents, bringing the price to about $7.36 a gallon. The plan led to riots in the streets of Paris and has since been suspended.

Growing up in Boulder Creek, I lived right between the elementary school and St. Michael’s Catholic Church. Father Kelly would toll the one large bell in the tower on holy days. As a participant of ‘Religious Retreat’, school staff would walk us from the campus to the Methodist church a few blocks away for religious education. And when winter had past, every fellow youngster looked forward to ‘Easter Vacation’. We’d never heard of ‘Spring Break’ before; it hadn’t been invented yet.

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Every child should have the opportunity to experience the sense of pride that comes with physical accomplishment. While not every kid will excel at sports such as baseball, soccer or football, all able-bodied kids can run. And most love it.