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Sara Strickland

11 months

From one journalist to another who grew up watching and becoming inspired by Anderson Cooper. Thank you @andersoncooper .

VOCM News

@VOCMNEWS

11 months

Anderson Cooper Thanks Province for Hospitality and Help Covering Titan Story

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Sara Strickland

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3 years

I love Carlos Santana and Rob Thomas, but can we take a moment to appreciate the drummer who absolutely killed that setlist and happens to be married to the man himself, Mrs. Cindy Blackman Santana #NYCHomecoming #NYChomecomingconcert

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Sara Strickland

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3 years

Please stop trying to ruin my Sunday with fears that something bad happened to Billy Joel.

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Sara Strickland

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7 months

New job alert! Very happy to announce that I’ll be taking on a new role with @VOCMNEWS next week as the full time evening anchor and more! Thankful for the opportunity to grow my radio knowledge in the creative department this past year but delighted to return to my passion! 📻

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

Me after mopping the floors at work

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

Thank you to everyone for your kind words about my time at @590VOCM . I’m happy to announce that I will be sticking around and joining the @VOCMNEWS team! Excited for the beginning of hopefully a long career working my dream job. 😁📻

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

Billy Joel trending simply for being an icon is what I love to see on a Monday morning. 😌

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

3 years

I grew up a really bored baykid who didn’t have much else to do but listen to VOCM, so when I went to St. John’s for the first time when I was like 7, I was upset when I found out that VOCM was on Kenmount Road and not in some exotic place called “VOCM Valley” #HappyBirthdayVOCM

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

Happy ADHD and Learning Disability Awareness Month! 🧠🧡

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

One of the smallest but loudest picket lines near the Engineering Building getting a lot of support from traffic on Prince Philip Drive. @VOCMNEWS

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

The Beluga landing at #YYT 🐳✈️

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

3 years

We should rename the zipper merge to “Tim Hortons drive thru merge” because the concept seems to work there.

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

Please be kind to retail/restaurant staff right now!! Many are working overtime, short staffed, and are worried about the increase in cases. Yet, they’re still showing up. So if it takes a lil extra time to get your order, don’t blame the employees. A lot of us are beat out.

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

Adding “interviewed a Stanley Cup champion” to my resume.

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

Local aviation geeks! The Airbus Beluga will be at YYT tomorrow and again this weekend! ✈️🐳 #aviation #yyt

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

Students are currently having a rally at MUN to protest tuition hikes. Students can be heard chanting “education is a right, we will not give up the fight” @VOCMNEWS

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

11 months

After the past 15 months in the VOCM Newsroom, I’ll be moving down the hallway on Monday to begin my new role as a Creative Writer for Stingray stations across Canada. I’ll still be chipping in for the newsroom sometimes, but cannot say enough about how rewarding this field is.

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

In just a few days, I’ll be swapping cars and heading out as your 2022 @590VOCM summer roadshow host! Hopefully my first weekend out will have better weather than this weekend past. 🤣 Can’t wait to see you all! 😎☀️

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

Striking MUNFA members outside the Education Building say they’re feeling the support from students who have dropped by with hot coffee to their professors. @VOCMNEWS

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

The City of St. John’s says they’ve met with Metrobus and both sides agree that the bus shelter on Military Road in front of The Gathering Place should remain in place for the time being. I’ll have reaction following today’s council meeting. @VOCMNEWS

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

Knew I had one chance to meet @MatchboxTwenty and lucked out! Thank you @StalkingKyle for the photo and the chat!

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

So, I just got some of the best news ever. This morning, I found out that I’ve been approved to start a monthly injection that would essentially cure my psoriasis. After years of failed medications, covering up, and feeling insecure, this feels so promising.

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

5 years ago today while doing touristy things in Toronto, I got asked to do an interview and remember telling the reporter that I wanted to be a journalist one day. This week, I accepted my first job in the industry.

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

The Beluga is here! @VOCMNEWS 🐳✈️

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

I gotta stop waiting until the last minute for storm chips.

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

The Stanley Cup has arrived! @VOCMNEWS

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

Sergii Plakhtii, who arrived from Ukraine in June, is reunited with his wife and two kids after four months. @VOCMNEWS

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

Some traffic starting to slow down on Elizabeth Avenue with picket lines at MUN. @VOCMNEWS

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

I didn’t even tell my mom I was going to a press conference with the premier today. She heard a loud female voice, knew that was her loudmouth youngster, and then text me to say good job. 🤣

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

A new four-legged friend has arrived from Ukraine!

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

So as of today, I actually WORK in the VOCM Valley. 7 year old me would be shook to find out that I actually made it inside the building after all the time I spent dreaming about it in the parking lot.

Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

3 years

I grew up a really bored baykid who didn’t have much else to do but listen to VOCM, so when I went to St. John’s for the first time when I was like 7, I was upset when I found out that VOCM was on Kenmount Road and not in some exotic place called “VOCM Valley” #HappyBirthdayVOCM

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

Officially starting a new chapter of living with type 1 diabetes! Started my @myomnipod insulin pump today. No more injections and constant insulin delivery. Technology has advanced so much over the nearly 10 years I’ve had type 1.

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

Two @BlueJays balloons to celebrate the big 2-0. Looking for a win tonight… a World Series in October would be nice too. ⚾️

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

Celebrating one year in the VOCM Valley today! Would have never imagined how much I’ve learned in just 12 months alone. I’ll never forget the day I started, simply because it lands on Billy Joel’s birthday 🤣

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

Quite the arrival for Newhook at YYT.

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

I have an NL drug card that’s supposed to cover 20%. I started working minimum wage, my coverage dropped to 13%. I go pick up my insulin from the pharmacy yesterday and how much did my drug card cover? 0%. Only a life saving drug, though…

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

5 months

Looking ahead to 2024 from this beautiful nook. Happy New Year!

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

Yup, that’s a stick from @MatchboxTwenty !

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

Touched down at YYT about an hour ago from Fort Myers… Low-cost American carrier Avelo Airlines. Not sure what brings it to St. John’s. ✈️ #aviation

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

I officially know Dr. Fitzgerald’s Starbucks order. ☕️

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

So I guess everyone got their storm chips except me?

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

A couple very happy and thankful baristas thanks to @mynlcorner <3 After working over 30 hours this week due to COVID staff shortages while also immunocompromised, these tests are definitely going to give me a sense of comfort <3 Thank you, thank you, thank you, Kristi!!

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

Residents have started gathering outside St. John’s City Hall to protest the use of excessive lighting in the Outer Battery.

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

19 days

I celebrate two things on May 9: - Two years since I started working in the VOCM Valley - Billy Joel’s birthday

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

What’s your favourite bay wedding song? Mine’s ‘Cadillac Ranch’ by Springsteen.

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

I really get to see @davematthewsbnd this close… 😳

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

Huge news for diabetics in NL: Funding for a continuous glucose monitoring program is included in Budget 2023. NL will become the second Atlantic province with a CGM support program in place.

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

A sea of burgundy at YYT as Team NL gets ready to head to PEI for the Canada Winter Games. @VOCMNEWS

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

8 months

One of the best Blue Jays podcasts. @Gate14Pod @JohnnyGiuntaa

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

About ten years ago, I was really upset that the Santa tracker on VOCM told me it was time to go to bed… Now, I’m working here on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas from the VOCM Valley! 🎄☃️ #HowTheTurntables

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

Fellow classic rock nerds: We need to stop underestimating how talented and wild Billy Joel’s 1987 USSR tour was. Best Beatles cover ever.

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

3 years

Wearing this to the first event at Mary Browns Centre

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

11 months

A memorial has been created at Harbourside Park for the five people lost in the Titan tragedy. @VOCMNEWS

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

Today is the day! 2 years after COVID cancelled my first trip to see @BillyJoel , I finally get to see the Piano Man in concert tonight!

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

Nearly 155,000 workers represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada are off the job as of today. Ten picket lines have been set up across metro, I’ll join @VOCMBen and @GerriLynnMackey with the latest from the picket line at MP Seamus O’Regan’s office just after 8:30.

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

FIRST ICEBERG ALLEY IN THE BOOKS!❄️🎪 See ya next week for @thebandperry (who I was jamming to backstage in between acts to calm my nerves, haha) @icebergalleyNL

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

Saw this in the window at Freak Lunchbox and obviously had to get a box.

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

Despite the weather, spirits are high at the picket line at the Core Sciences Building. @VOCMNEWS

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

I think @EddieSheerr deserves a huge “thank you!” from everyone. He’s somehow tracking the weather 24/7 and keeping us informed.

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

@bnicholsonsmith Montoyo is really winning over our hearts this year, huh?

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

It feels like forever ago but it’s one year ago today that I moved to St. John’s because I wanted to go to school to chase my dream job. I’m now working the dream job instead of chasing it. 😁

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

As a journalist, I think we should normalize asking someone their pronouns when we ask people their name/spelling of their name so we don’t misgender them in our stories. I’d be interested to know if any reporters out there are currently doing this.

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

Here at St. John’s International Airport for the arrival of the third group of Ukrainian refugees to Newfoundland and Labrador. The flight is expected to arrive around 7:20. @VOCMNEWS

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

And that’s a wrap (for now) on my guest hosting duties for the @nfldrogues ! I had a baller time! Thanks to all the fans and Rogues game crew for all the fun—see you again in April! #GoRogue 🏀

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

Just took my new car out for a test drive and discovered that CD players are no longer a thing? 😳

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

8 months

Heard the Jays needed a little push to get to the postseason. I’m on my way. ✈️⚾️

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

My shoes are cooler than I am.

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

As a person with ADHD, it is extremely hard to shop at Michael’s without fighting the urge to take up 20 new hobbies.

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

The crowd at Iceberg Alley sang ‘happy birthday’ to me. 🥲

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

Happy Pride! 🫶🏳️‍🌈

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

Doing some hosting and some interviews for Your @590VOCM Mornings here at the @nfldrogues game.

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

Off she goes!

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

6 months

@spen______ At least we still have loonie dog night.

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

9 months

Large visitor diverting to YYT this a.m. #yyt ✈️

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

It’s day one of strike action at MUN. I’ll be joining @VOCMBen live from the picket line on Your @590VOCM Morning’s at 8:10.

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

More striking public servants line the sidewalks outside the Service Canada office on Hebron Way. Passport renewal and some immigration services are currently on hold. @VOCMNEWS

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

And that’s a wrap on my first two seasons producing @VOCMCares bingo! 😅

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

Bucket hat on for @WeStandOnGuard2 !

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

City of @Mount_Pearl all lit up for @TeamGushue !! #curling #olympics #TeamCanada

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

3 years

@BlueJays @TD_Canada @JOLaMaKina @Sportsnet

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

One last window hang!

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

Simon Hart is the youngest recipient at just 9 years old. He is being recognized for performing abdominal thrusts and saving his grandmother from choking.

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

6 months

Coming back from a sick week to new swag is the definition of swag. 🥳🤟 @590VOCM

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

11 months

Aviation is the coolest. ✈️

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

Beautiful evening for a walk around Bowring Park!🎄🎄

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

May Day Rally arrives at Harbourside Park. @VOCMNEWS

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

My favourite thing about travelling on Kenmount Road is announcing to everyone in the car that we are now in ✨VOCM Valley✨

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

Last weekend, I travelled to the United States. This weekend, I travelled back in time to reading news off of paper.

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 months

Happy home opener! #BlueJays #TOTheCore

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

2022: A year full of exciting new opportunities. From an eager barista making my way through school to living out my dreams. It wasn’t always easy, but I never doubted any of it for a second. Excited to see what 2023 brings! 🎉

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

The fog is lifting just in time for the Canada Day sunrise ceremony. #nlwx @590VOCM

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

Had to visit the @Airbus Beluga again before it departs this evening. 🌅🐳✈️ #YYT #Aviation

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

Thank you, @ThisIsRobThomas and @MatchboxTwenty . Better than I could ever imagine.

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

In 2020, I handpainted this @billyjoel jacket for his concert that I was supposed to see that summer. Tonight, I finally get to wear it. 🎹

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

7 months

Special guest joining me for VOCM’s Day in Review (Taylor’s Version)

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

4 months

Wee bit of snow since I got to work around 12:30… #nlwx

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

I’m currently looking at getting a new car and it’s impossible to lean towards a hybrid when you make $13 an hour…

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

2 years

@dwancherry We have a few regulars who often become more than customers to us. You’ve become more than a customer to us at Galway. ❤️

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

1 year

Listening to Piano Man at work at nine o’clock on a Sunday knowing that in less than two weeks, I get to see Billy Joel live at nine o’clock on a Saturday. 😍

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Sara Strickland

@_SaraStrickland

3 years

Remember when Gwen Stefani released two singles and said there would be an album by now? I’m impatient… 🥲

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