Carlyle Observer

A quote, posted above my computer, and an article I recently read, prompted these thoughts.

• We are starting out the year with several 911 misdials, false alarms, child welfare and mental health calls. As much as things change they stay the same.

How do you spell 2020? Well, for the Carlyle Novice Cougars (Chris) it starts with a W. On Jan. 4 the Cougars opened the regular season with a 16-13 win over Kipling.

The Cougars ended 2019 with a record of 6-7-0, giving them 12 points and in 5th place in the standings. The Cougars had three games before the Christmas break and they started in Kipling on the Dec. 20.

Sera-Lys McArthur is a member of the Pheasant Rump Nakota First Nation in southeast Saskatchewan. She grew up in Regina, attending Leboldus High School and then graduating from Campbell High School, spending her senior year there.

A series of concerns and questions regarding LGBTQ topics came under the spotlight during the December 18 board meeting of the South East Cornerstone Public School Division.

Edgar Allen Poe wrote in The Purloined Letter: “The best place to hide is in plain sight.” Sadly, Saskatchewan’s municipal governments appear to be taking that to heart – and the province might just let them get away with it.

I admit that there are some weeks when I struggle to find something to share with my readers. Because I am picky, I want that “something” to convey a specific message without coming across as “preachy” or high-minded.

Just another day in Paradise