When a golfer hits a hole in one it’s a rather impressive feat.
When a 10 year-old golfer hits a hole in one it falls, rather comfortably, into the astonishing category.
In Monday’s Courier you can meet the young scamp who scored an ace on a Tayside course. Sensational stuff.
It was a busy weekend in Courier Country and we would be remiss (if not criminally so then certainly morally) if we failed to share some of the highlights with you in Monday’s bumper edition.
In no particular order we have lip-smacking words and pictures from the Crail food festival, the lowdown from Perthshire’s ribbon walk (hundreds of ladies doing their thang for charity), and reports of dragon boats in the centre of Perth (every bit as intriguing as it sounds).
And that is not all. Far from it.
We can also offer up the kind of inspirational tale that will make you absolutely delighted. And that’s a cast iron guarantee.
Said story involves a tot whose parents were told she would never be able to sit up unaided, let alone walk. However, she is now going to take a starring role in the Glenrothes road race. Which is just terrific, as even the most cynical of readers would surely agree.
And with heart duly warmed, it may well be a good time to let you know we have more on the Commonwealth baton as it begins its tour of Scotland. Lots of people have been holding it aloft including none other than Lorraine Kelly. Hurrah.
If you are about to tuck into chicken (somebody might be) then STOP, FOR GOODNESS SAKE STOP.
I know that was a dramatic intervention but I wouldn’t have done it if it wasn’t jolly important. In a nutshell, boffins have changed their minds again on the washing of said birds prior to cooking. Find out more in Monday’s Courier (apologies if your dinner goes cold meantime).
And while I am on the subject of boffins, could it be that the dentists’ drill is to be deposed, confined to the pages of history books, no more than unpleasant chapter in the story of man (just after the one about trying to spread hard butter on a soft slice of bread, watching in horror as the bread begins to stretch, then rip asunder, leaving you with massive chunks of butter and a ragged piece of bread…..ARRRGGGHHH)?
New techniques in dentistry mean a momentous breakthrough could be on the cards. I don’t even begin to understand it but in essence it’s something to do with teeth being taught to repair themselves. Which sounds ideal really. If only they could find a solution to butter that is too hard then things really would be looking up for mankind…
The start of the working week need not be a cause of misery. Far from it, we can see it as a celebration. An opportunity to spend some quality time with a quality newspaper (for the avoidance of doubt, I suggest The Courier). Please do be sure to pick up your copy. Failing that try our fiendishly cunning t’interweb edition. Ta.