Carlyle Observer

I'm not one to kick a man while he's down and this is by no means me doing so but talking about Rob Ford now would certainly appear as I'm committing a side road beating on the Toronto mayor.

The 5th annual Moose Mountain Cruisin' was held during May long weekend. Car enthusiasts were entertained by a number of fun activities organized for the weekend.

The sounds of laughter and fun can be heard emanating throughout the new Arcola Pre-Kindergarten (Pre-K) building. The new addition to the Arcola School has been an amazing expansion of an already great program.

Norman Martin HillDecember 20, 1919 - May 8, 2013Norman Hill passed away peacefully at Hillview Manor, Estevan, on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at the age of 93 years.

Yesterday I suffered one of those "wish I could forget" moments and it was all the fault of the gas tank. It said Empty, dinged loudly and flashed a yellow light.

Infants and toddlers may have difficulties communicating their desires because they have yet to learn how to talk.

The GFK Track and Field Team is practicing 2 days a week after school. On May 22 is the Sub-district track meet in Carnduff. On May 29 is the District Track meet in Weyburn. The high school dance last weekend was a big success.

The Carlyle Beautification Committee met on Tuesday at town hall where they discussed several plans for revamping the aesthetics of Carlyle.

Three players from Carlyle were selected during the Western Hockey League's (WHL) bantam draft on Thursday, May 2 in Calgary. Cale Fleury, 15, was selected 78th in the fourth round by the Swift Current Broncos but was then traded to the Kootney Ice.

The other weekend I was able to go home for a couple of days. Not only did I get to visit my family and see my mom for Mother's Day. It just so happened that a family friend was holding their branding during the weekend as well.