Carlyle Observer

It would be more than a decade ago now that I listened to speaker Dr. Lowell Catlett, a futurist and economist from New Mexico State University. It was one of those presentations which left a rather last mark with a then much younger journalist.

An artist asked the gallery owner if there had been any interest in his paintings on display at that time. "I have good news and bad news," the owner replied.

If you were in Manor on Sept. 23, chances are you were wondering what exactly was going on. Manor School held their annual Terry Fox Run in an effort to commemorate a national icon and raise funds for cancer research.

Carlyle Elementary Community School will be hosting MCT's production of The Tortoise Versus the Hare on October 24th - 28th. Missoula Children's Theatre (MCT), based in Missoula, Montana, is the nation's largest touring children's theatre.

Two beautiful days accompanied the Saskatchewan High School Athletics Association (SHSAA) Provincial Golf Championship on Sept. 23 and 24. More than 120 golfers took to the Kenosee Golf Course to showcase their skills against provincial competitors.

Crisp fall days have arrived, leaves have turned to gold, and the frost is sometimes on the pumpkin. Fall activities are returning in earnest, including those at our church. For example, Bible Study will begin on October 5.

It's Sunday morning, and I'm sitting at Carpenter's Inn, Wawota. I'm sipping on the coffee and writing articles. Across at another table, a group of people are discussing the Rider game that took place in Regina yesterday.

A new business in Arcola means art in a permanent type-of-way. Farmhand Tattoo is officially open for business and Carroll Brownridge is the owner. Brownridge, originally from Arcola, has returned home after years spent living in BC.

It's tough to pinpoint exactly when theNDP and rural Saskatchewan parted ways. Some suggest it was a gradual process that had much to do with economic transformation.

A Sunday School teacher decided to have her 2nd grade class memorize Psalm 23. One little boy was excited, but though he practiced and practiced, he just couldn't remember beyond the first line. The day came for the children to recite Psalm 23.