Carlyle Observer

If you are in the mood for a little guitar strumming, mandolin plucking, banjo picking, piano playing, fiddling fun, then Kenosee Lake Kitchen Party is the place that you want to be. The sixth annual camp is more than just a music camp.

Sink or Swim Hole-in-One Golf Classic was a success for the second year in a row. The golf tournament proved to be a great success with 70 golfers taking to the Carlyle Golf Course on Aug 6 to raise funds for the Carlyle and District Leisure Complex.

Well, the Centre of Excellence Summer Camp has come and gone in Carlyle and with it, fundamentals were developed, skills were built upon and techniques were tweaked.

The annual Pow Wow was held at Bear Claw Casino from August 5 to 7, and it was a fantastic feast for the senses.

Climate change is one of those topics which has seemed to cool, at least in terms of grabbing media headlines. Such is the nature of this business.

Teams from around the area competed in the Carlyle 1st Basketball Tournament held on July 30 and 31 at Carlyle Elementary School.

Brett Lawrie is the 'can't-miss' kid.' Drafted higher than any Canadian in baseball history, the 21-year-old Lawrie has been on avid fans' radar for the past three years, when he went 16th overall in the 2008 draft to the Milwaukee Brewers.

"Absolutely awesome" was the first thing Wendy Currie said about the Summer National Senior Games in Houston, Texas. She participated as a golfer in the female 55-59 category and won gold.

Seventy calls kept members of the Carlyle RCMP detachment busy last week. -A report was given of two youths missing from a Kenosee campground. Members had begun patrolling the area, when a second call advised the safe return of the young people.

If you are in a large family, the first thing you need is a sense of humour. Comedian Jim Graffigan says parents get burned out in big families, even naming of children.