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HodgePodge by Charlie Hodge

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Charlie Hodge is a best-selling author, writer, a current Kelowna City Councillor, and a Director on the Regional District of the Central Okanagan Board. He spent more than 25 years as a full-time newspaper journalist and has a diverse background in public relations, promotions, personal coaching, and strategic planning. A former managing editor, assistant editor, sports editor, entertainment editor, journalist, and photographer, Hodge also co-hosted a variety of radio talk shows and still writes a regular weekly newspaper column titled Hodge Podge, which he has crafted now for 41 years. His biography on Howie Meeker, titled Golly Gee It’s Me is a Canadian bestseller and his second book, Stop It There, Back It Up – 50 Years of the NHL garnered lots of attention from media and hockey fans alike. Charlie is currently working on a third hockey book, as well as a contracted historical/fiction novel. His creative promotional skills and strategic planning have been utilized for many years in the Canadian music industry, provincial, national, and international environmental fields, and municipal, provincial, and federal politics. Charlie is a skilled facilitator, a dynamic motivational speaker, and effective personal coach. His hobbies include gardening, canoeing, playing pool, and writing music. Charlie shares his Okanagan home with wife Teresa and five spoiled cats.

HodgePodge: Broken toe just another stub in life

Broken toe just another stub in life  Hodge Podge by Charlie Hodge It’s broken. I don’t have to hop in the car, nearly commit hara-kiri by attempting...

HodgePodge: The sun has set on Sundown

The sun has set on Sundown HodgePodge by Charlie Hodge The sun has gone down on the man who made Sundown a hit record. Talented troubadour Gordon...

HodgePodge: Silly Season

Silly Season HodgePodge by Charlie Hodge Yup, yup, yup it’s Silly Season (April) and likely raining as you read this. If there isn’t an NHL playoff...

HodgePodge: Trump, Jeffries, Fiddlers and more Podge stuff

Trump, Jeffries, Fiddlers and more Podge stuff HodgePodge by Charlie Hodge Like a bad cold or an annoying fruit fly, Donald Trump never seems to go...

HodgePodge: Hello and welcome sunshine

HodgePodge: Hello and welcome sunshine HodgePodge by Charlie Hodge “Spring has sprung, the grass has riz. I wonder where the birdies is?” I have no idea who or...

HodgePodge: Al Horning – A man of many accomplishments

Al Horning – A man of many accomplishments HodgePodge by Charlie Hodge Al Horning pretty much did everything. Most of the time with a disconcerting sort...

A Hodge Podge of Thoughts

A Hodge Podge of Thoughts HodgePodge by Charlie Hodge This week – a smattering of thoughts with no order or reason except – I can. I rarely...

HodgePodge: Emphysema sucks

Emphysema sucks Hodge Podge by Charlie Hodge Life is all about choice. We may not have a lot of choice about what happens to us, but we...

Hodge Podge: NHL playoffs vs. annual gardening chores

Hodge Podge: NHL Playoffs HodgePodge by Charlie Hodge With the calendar turning to March and the NHL playoffs on the horizon, a dilemma looms of personal...

HodgePodge: Lucky Man Part I – Promise kept means 20 years of a better...

Lucky Man – Promise kept means 20 years of a better life HodgePodge by Charlie Hodge *The following column was originally scribed back some 20 years...