Carlyle Observer

It all began in the early 1960s when Delores Cutler asked me what I thought about trying to organize a girls youth program in rural Moose Creek area.

Yet another one of Canada’s fun winter pastimes is crokicurl. This game is a large scale hybrid of curling and the board game Crokinole.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority has announced a temporary disruption to emergency and acute care services at the Arcola Health Centre, which started on Friday evening and will continue until 8 a.m. on Jan. 30.

I still remember the thrill I felt when our children and then our grandchildren proudly spouted: “One, two, three…seven, eight, nine, 10.” Since we are officially bilingual in Canada, all three of them also touted “Un, deux, trois….

CurlSask has announced who will represent the province at several upcoming national championships.

Happy 99th birthday to Evelyn Parks on Jan. 1. Evelyn is formerly of Kipling and now resides at Deer View Lodge. (Thanks for the call, Denise). Clinton Brisbois from Winnipeg spent a few days at Christmas with his parents, Joe and Jean.

The winners for the 2020 YouthBiz Commercial Contest have been announced, and a couple of Carievale students have been recognized.

There’s been a switch-a-roo at the Alida Post Office once again. We now have to say good-bye to Jackie Henderson who was been our new and faithful postmistress for the last couple of months in 2020 while Linda Akins was on sick leave.

Band and choral programs will be resuming in the South East Cornerstone Public School Division, starting Feb. 1. The division made the announcement on its Facebook page Friday morning.

When my girls were quite young, they were asked to be flower girls at the wedding of a cousin. The experience clearly left its mark.