Carlyle Observer

I spent most of today weeding the vegetable garden, an exercise (pun intended) that meets my definition of pure delight.

A disappointing loss for the Carlyle Cardinals meant the Saskatoon Diggers took home the Senior A Baseball Championship title on Aug 7.

If you are in the mood for a little guitar strumming, mandolin plucking, banjo picking, piano playing, fiddling fun, then Kenosee Lake Kitchen Party is the place that you want to be. The sixth annual camp is more than just a music camp.

Sink or Swim Hole-in-One Golf Classic was a success for the second year in a row. The golf tournament proved to be a great success with 70 golfers taking to the Carlyle Golf Course on Aug 6 to raise funds for the Carlyle and District Leisure Complex.

Well, the Centre of Excellence Summer Camp has come and gone in Carlyle and with it, fundamentals were developed, skills were built upon and techniques were tweaked.

The annual Pow Wow was held at Bear Claw Casino from August 5 to 7, and it was a fantastic feast for the senses.

Climate change is one of those topics which has seemed to cool, at least in terms of grabbing media headlines. Such is the nature of this business.

Teams from around the area competed in the Carlyle 1st Basketball Tournament held on July 30 and 31 at Carlyle Elementary School.

Brett Lawrie is the 'can't-miss' kid.' Drafted higher than any Canadian in baseball history, the 21-year-old Lawrie has been on avid fans' radar for the past three years, when he went 16th overall in the 2008 draft to the Milwaukee Brewers.

"Absolutely awesome" was the first thing Wendy Currie said about the Summer National Senior Games in Houston, Texas. She participated as a golfer in the female 55-59 category and won gold.