By Mary Lee
While many of us are still taking in the events of Hawk One’s inaugural year and trying to decide what to do with ourselves, some are already making headway and headlines. Yes, there is life after Hawk One and here are just two individuals who are making a big difference in their communities.

On Sunday 1 November, just two days after the Hawk One Year-End dinner, Réal Turgeon became the newly elected Mayor of Saint-Isidore in “la belle province”. Most of us didn’t even know he threw his name into the campaign, let alone win; and by a landslide.

To know Réal is to realize he doesn’t do anything half way. He has to do it big and better than the last guy and that’s why it came as no surprise to learn that Réal scored 66 % of the votes (851 to 432). Quelle victoire! We also know he has a tremendous sense of humour so the correspondence that ensued following his announcement was wrought with sarcasms and wit from his beloved team mates. So here is the conundrum that Jeff Hill so cleverly pointed out, what do we call Réal now?

Your Excellency, El Jefe, Your Highness, Your Eminence, Your Emissivity, Your Immenseness, Your Highness, , Your Majesty, Your Lovliness, Your Greatness, Your Rotundness, Supreme Leader, O Fearless One, Emir, El Dulce, Sir King, Your Lordship, Duke baby, Mr. Viceroy, Cannon Turgeon, Marquis de St. Isadore, Le Count, Executive Director of the Universe, O Great One, Supreme Being, El Presidente, Mr. Big, Number One, Numero Uno, Enchilada Grande, Big Burrito, Big Cheese, Your Worship, Your Holiness, Cardinal, My Leige, Tsar, Ville Meister, Uber Colonel, Prince, Gulag Kammandant, El Capitano, Mucho Suave, Le Chef, Maestro?

On the other end of the country, another fearless leader was doing other great things for his country. Dave Scharf, Crew Chief, picked up the torch, literally, and ran a leg in the Olympic Torch Relay. As luck would have it (misfortune for the poor other guy), Dave was selected last minute due to an illness that befell a fellow 409 Sqn. member. And so, Dave donned his lovely Olympic jogging apparel complete with Hawk One fleece underneath and went for a little jaunt in the wee hours of the morning across the gusty cold plains of northern Alberta. Dave vowed not to sell the torch on EBay. Rather, it will be displayed proudly amidst his Snowbirds and Hawk One memorabilia. Not too many guys can say they have that set sitting on top of their toolbox in the garage. Way to go Dave!

Read more about Dave’s Torch Run on the Air Force website at http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/4w-4e/nr-sp/index-eng.asp?id=9630

So what will the rest of us be up to next? Check in here from time to time to find out more. Perhaps Janet, our amazing photographer and highly acclaimed wedding shooter will be snapping her own nuptials? The world is full of endless possibilities. It’s the story behind Hawk One, after all.