Carlyle Observer

So just how solid is the Conservative base in rural Saskatchewan? Really solid, Consider the numbers: * Battlefords-Lloydminster. All the other candidates, 9,311 votes. Conservative Gerry Ritz, 18,847 votes.

Sometimes finding an umpire is harder than you think. Luckily in Carlyle, that is not the case. More than five years ago, Bill Wyatt took on the role of organizing Carlyle umpires for minor ball. The level four umpire started umpiring 15 years ago.

The results are in. Candidate Ed Komarnicki of the Conservative party took the majority of the votes in the Souris-Moose Mountain riding, obtaining 21,598 votes or 74 per cent of the vote.

An enjoyable visit to the local detachment at Carlyle, once again revealed that there's no such thing as routine police work.

Club volleyball is alive and well in Carlyle! The Carlyle Fusions Volleyball Club recently wound up a very successful season.

Homespun Craft Show was the recipient of the Saskatchewan Tourism Event of the Year Award 2010 on April 20, 2011. Homespun was identified as one of 40 finalists for the Saskatchewan Tourism Awards of Excellence on March 14.

Every holiday has its particular vocabulary, every special event its significant greeting. For example: December 31st of any year ushers in the bells and whistles that accompany shouts of "Happy New Year".

The other night I was loading my groceries into my car when a friend pulled up beside me. He was driving his brand new car. Well, it's three months old, so it might as well be new. It is a fine piece of German engineering, very expensive.

Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. He doesn't seem to be breathing and his eyes are glazed. The other guy takes out his phone and calls the emergency services.

When it rains it pours. When I finished last week's column, I was wondering what I would be writing about this week. And this week, it seems that the options are endless.