Carlyle Observer

The budget for the 2012 year was accepted by motion at the Carlyle town council meeting on Feb. 22, and holds few surprises, though there are a couple of increases.

It's a long, long way from Canada to Qatar and since the two countries have no export/import agreement, it took about ten months to work out the details before twelve Canadian alpacas could fly to Qatar.

A school inspector saw two little girls in class and they were absolutely identical. "You must be twins," she said. "No, miss," they answered together. "Bet you are sisters, aren't you?" she asked. "Yes, miss," they replied.

There is not much left of old Progressive Conservative party in Saskatchewan.

For the figure skating pair of Paige Lawrence and Rudi Swiegers, the 2011-12 season is winding down, but they are winding down on an up note.

I love after-service chatter. It's not that I don't enjoy the sermon it's just that congregating around the fellowship "pot" following our formal worship time blends everything together.

The proposed Canadian National (CN) crude transload facility that had been proposed for the town of Carlyle appears to be on hold for the time being.

If you're looking for a way to shake off some of those ol' winter blues, the Redvers Arts Centre has just the thing on the menu. On March 10th, at 7:30 p.m. the centre will be invaded by the musical comedy stylings of the Arrogant Worms.

In an area rife with artistically talented people, many names stand out. But one in particular has carved a niche for himself with his impressionist paintings and renderings that have made him widely recognized.

If you grew up on a farm previous to the 1980s the term summerfallow was as common to you as wheat. Every farmer factored summerfallow into the farm crop rotation, often 50 per cent of the land left fallow to 'rest' while the other half was cropped.