Carlyle Observer

On Saturday, Jan. 26, the 20th Annual Snowmobile Rally held by the Optimist Club of Arcola will take place. The full day event will begin with a pancake breakfast open to everyone at Prairie Place between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.

Midway through December Sun Country Health notified the area that the emergency department and in-patient services at Arcola Health Centre would be suspended beginning Dec. 24 at 8 a.m.

Between Dec. 28 and Jan. 3 there were 36 occurrences the RCMP dealt with. On Dec. 28 members were responding to a false alarm at a cabin in the White Bear Resort.

On Monday, Jan. 7 before the start of the school day two hoodlums raced around spraying silly string on random students. Don't worry though, it was all planned and the students knew it may happen to them.

This might be a good time for Premier Brad Wall to think about the history of this province and the importance of Saskatchewan's rural roots, especially, its agriculture roots.

I hope everyone had a heart-warming holiday season. 40 Development Assets - Search institute has identified the following building blocks of healthy development that help young people grow up healthy, caring, and responsible.

It is already the second week of January. Time goes by really fast. When I met my friends and relatives in Brampton, Ontario, during Christmas break, I shook their hands. Of course sometimes I hug them too.

Ah, the power of the penny. Since in Canada the production and distribution of the common penny is coming to an end, I've been doing a lot of thinking about how this will affect individuals and businesses.

Getting back into the swing of things after Christmas I found myself stretching for something to write about. Writing once a topic is found isn't as difficult as trying to come up with something like a column demands.

Town Council met on Jan. 2 where a number of issues were discussed. The meeting opened with a Diamond Jubilee Medal presentation to George Anderson for the great amount of volunteer hours he puts into the community each year.