Carlyle Observer

I spent another few but painful hours in hospital last week. It turned out to be relatively easy to deal with this time and a shot of morphine helped dull the agony.

Proud grandparents Norman and Dorothy Desautels were pleased to welcome their newest granddaughter, Ivy Elizabeth, who was born April 13, 2020. She is the daughter of Karlin and Brittany Desautels of Souris, Man. Congratulations everyone.

Brent Ryan, our Golfer of the Week, is from Regina. He was introduced to the game at four years of age on a family vacation at Clear Lake in Manitoba, and has enjoyed holding onto a club ever since.

The Saskatchewan Party government has been telling us for months now that COVID-19 means a new normal for all of us. But that new normal surely isn’t being applied to the re-opening of schools in this province in three weeks.

A loader battery and diesel fuel were stolen from a construction site in a remote area in the RM of Pheasant Rump First Nation on Aug. 10. The information came through the RCMP Saskatchewan Crime Watch network.

Carlyle Fun Dayz been a very popular summer weekend in Carlyle the last few years and will leave a bit of a void for those who marked it on their calendars for Aug. 15.

Visiting the beautiful Moose Mountains from Grenfell was Robyn Krausher, who made the short trip to Kenosee Lake to camp at Fish Creek in Moose Mountain Provincial Park [MMPP].

Golf Kenosee course manager Brent Lothian has the local Ryder Cup Trophy shined up and ready to go for the annual golf event this year, being held on Aug. 22 and 23.

Severe weather passed through the Moose Mountain area on Aug. 4, dumping more than 65 millimetres of rain on the town of Carlyle in under 90 minutes.

The Saskota Baseball League playoffs saw four teams move on to the next round, the Estevan Wolves, Carlyle Cardinals, Carnduff Astros and Oxbow Chiefs were all able to sweep their opponents, with the No.