From the Old Pine Rocker: Golden moments with Olga
Sherry Maves
Special to The Journal-Standard
For more than half a century, Olga Gize Carlile was known as the face of the Freeport Journal Standard, and hundreds of social media tributes since her recent passing bear witness to the countless ways she touched our community.
A widely acclaimed journalist, she also published popular cookbooks and was involved in numerous civic endeavors and organizations. However, to many of us who worked with her at the Journal Standard, she was a mentor and a friend.
In the 1970s when I first started writing for the paper, it was Olga who invited me to go along with her on an interview. Later, she was my cheerleader when I started my music column. Her enthusiasm and encouragement was such an inspiration to me then and in more recent times when I co-authored a book.