Carlyle Observer

STARS have been bright in the Saskatchewan skies this year. The Shock, Trauma Air Rescue Society arrived in Saskatchewan earlier this year, and have been lighting up the skies from day one.

As I conducted Christmas interviews I found myself thinking about my family's traditions and what the holiday means to me. In fact one of the individuals asked me about my family's traditions, which prompted me to think about them.

There was a time, and not so long ago, that I looked at David Suzuki as a sage voice of reason in terms of protecting our environment. But my respect for his vision took a major blow this week.

Between Dec. 10 and 13 the RCMP responded to 25 calls. In the morning of Dec. 10 RCMP received a complaint of the theft of a truck in Carlyle. They currently are pursuing leads and the matter remains under investigation.

Between Dec. 3 and Dec. 14 students at G.F. Kells competed in a food drive. For the last 10 years they have held the drive before a Mosaic meal where each grade is assigned a country and the school eats a number of items from around the world.

The past week the Novice team travelled to Redvers on Thursday, Dec 13th and had Kipling visit on Saturday, Dec 15th. The team has been progressing well, improving their skills and teamwork.

After reading news about a hockey ref suffering from a cardiac arrest mid-game and being successfully revived with an automated external defibrillator (AED), Carlyle Legion member George Anderson was inspired to champion adoption of the life saving d

Wow! The halls of GF Kells were piled to the top with food bank donations this season. The students brought in more than 2500 items for the local Food Bank. This is the most ever. The class with the most was the Grade 12 Class.

Dec. 13 saw G.F. Kells welcome Michelle Golebiowski a road safety speaker and advocate. Students from G.F. Kells and Manor School listened as Golebiowski spoke about the loss of her best friend, Amanda Frizzley, in 2007.

As is becoming a tradition, the columns over Christmas and New Year's weeks look back at some of the funniest quips from the past 12 months. Here's Part I, the best from January through June. R.J. Currie of sportsdeke.