Carlyle Observer

I recently read this Facebook message, posted by a family member: "Abby was very excited about her new Christmas piano music. She told me all about it on the way home....'Mom, I got the music for Come and Yell on a Mountain!'...

These past couple of weeks have been very busy for the Novice Team, coached by Jeff Humphries and Larry Rae. The kids have all been steadily improving their game and having a great time doing it.

Before moving to Carlyle in April I had visited the area once before, my dad and I went snowmobiling on the groomed trails at Kenosee. This was about five years ago and I had no idea what Dickens was at this time.

40 Development Assets - Search institute has identified the following building blocks of healthy development that help young people grow up healthy, caring, and responsible. Sense of Purpose: Young person reports that "my life has a purpose.

The Dickens Village Festival had a successful weekend, bringing in many to the town from near and far. Memorial Hall under its Dickens title of Fezziwig's Pub was a busy place.

On Dec. 6 1989, a lone gunman murdered 14 women at l'École Polytechnique de Montréal. Since this horrifying incident, one-man killing sprees continue to be an unfortunate reality of our times.

You know you're in a big family when: One of your children looks wistfully at the newborn and asks you, "Can't you have another baby really soon? I hardly get to hold this one because everybody else is taking turns".

The Twelve Days of Christmas was a big success for the Student Leadership Team. They kept students busy every lunch hour last week.

The supposedly darkest day in the history of the world - Dec. 21, 2012, the day according to the Mayan calendar that the world will end - is fast approaching, but negativity in sports was all the rage on one particular day in late November.

Recently a new community event has been introduced to Stoughton. An Acquired Brain Injury Family/Partner/Caregiver Support Group has been established.