Carlyle Observer

Christmas concerts may not have been put on as usual this year due to COVID-19 but students and teachers still made a fantastic effort to go ahead and rehearse and dress the part for the parents to be able to watch the recorded version.

The Christmas break begins Dec. 19. Students return to school on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. Have a safe and happy holidays! Thanks to all the students (and their families) who brought in non-perishable food items for the food bank fundraiser this year.

We are happy to have two of our residents return home this past week. Saundra Corkish who spent six or seven weeks in hospital after surgery and recuperation, arrived home earlier this month.

With Health Canada’s approval of the Moderna vaccine for COVID-19, Saskatchewan is anticipating 4,900 doses to arrive in the province the week of Dec. 28, according to a Ministry of Health news release on Dec. 23.

FIVE DEATHS, 159 NEW CASES, 125 IN HOSPITAL, 249 RECOVERIES

Of all the places criminals might target for theft, churches might not be the top of the list. But apparently they are, here in Saskatchewan.

THREE DEATHS, 181 NEW CASES, 124 IN HOSPITAL, 223 RECOVERIES

FOUR DEATHS, 206 NEW CASES, 131 IN HOSPITAL, 92 RECOVERIES

Saskatchewan’s drilling rig fleet traditionally shuts down over the Christmas holidays, and as of Dec. 18, it looks like that shut down has started. There were eight rigs working in Saskatchewan on Dec. 18, according to Rig Locator ( riglocator.

TWO DEATHS, 245 NEW CASES, 121 IN HOSPITAL, 485 RECOVERIES