Carlyle Observer

A game between the Moosomin Rangers and the Carlyle Cougars highlighted a busy seven-game weekend in the Big Six Hockey League.

CF Sunrise is touting the efforts of school entrepreneurs who entered the 2023 YouthBiz competition.

Throughout the years that the community players have been around, they have put over $160,000 back into the community through the support of sponsors, volunteers and the audience.

More surprises awaited the residents under the Christmas tree, which was donated by the Bargain Barn in Carlyle.

The Wawota Public Library sponsored its third trivia night at the hotel on Dec. 9. The winning team was the Thin Quizzies with team members Eoin and Amanda Moloney, Ben Dubois, Mick Hart and Deb Morson. Congratulations to them.

"The motivation to do this is to support worthy causes and to use our brick-and-mortar office space for more than day-to-day business," said Boutin.

Events like this take a lot of work from volunteers, organizing it, sponsors, supporting, parents, bringing their kids, and coaches, instructing the players all about hockey.

Life-changing situations can be difficult to deal with, but they make a person realize that each day is a blessing and should be lived to its fullest with the ones we love.

"If I can stop one person from making this terrible choice, I've won a battle," Hagel said.

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