Holden resident wins trip to Olympics in Rio de Janeiro

    The trip of a lifetime for Linda Haugan of Holden started with a trip to the gas station and ended with a breathtaking view of the closing ceremonies of the Olympic games in Rio.

    Haugan stopped at a Petro-Canada cardlock station months ago, and noticed a sign stating you could win a trip to the Olympics just by sending in a text. So each time she stopped at the station, she texted in an entry to the contest.

    In April, she got a phone call telling her she was the winner of the all-expenses-paid trip.

    “Next thing I know I’m getting everything ready to go to Rio,” she said. For Haugan, this not only involved packing her suitcase, but also, since she had never left Canada before, applying for a passport… FOR MORE SEE THE AUG 30/16 WEEKLY REVIEW