Carlyle Observer

A friend of mine got me thinking about how dramatically lobbying has shifted in Saskatchewan. At issue was an inquiry he had received from the Canadian Taxpayers' Federation about becoming a CTF member for its annual fee of $150.

It's a big year for our provincial parks. Our government recently announced that July 10th to 16th is Saskatchewan Parks Week and this year marks the 80th Anniversary of our provincial parks system.

I started doing a weekly column in 1985. Remember 1985? Yeah, me neither. For me, it was a blur of diapers and pureed squash and walking squalling babies around the house at 4AM to try to get them to sleep.

This article is a week overdue but I figure the thoughts that provoked its writing are always relevant.

Angela McArthur is a lady with a big heart, a love of children, and a vision to improve the lives of young people at White Bear First Nation. She was brought up in Tabor, Alberta and has been living at White Bear for the last six years.

I love to laugh, don't you? A popular magazine tells us laughter is the best medicine, and in many ways it's true. I know people that I've never heard laughing, and that is very sad.

Town council held their regular meeting on July 6. Regens Disposal Limited has started replacing carts as outlined in the last Town of Carlyle newsletter.

Sun Country Health Region is on a mission to implement programming that provides increased patient care time in all of its acute care centres.

MINOT, ND - The North Dakota State Fair Board decided in an emergency meeting Saturday afternoon to cancel the 2011 North Dakota State Fair due to the continuing Mouse (Souris) River flood situation.

Local police tell us summer is now here. Their pronouncement is not based upon the weather or the season or the date, rather it comes from the sudden increase in calls they have to attend to.