Carlyle Observer

It’s said that on Feb. 2, Groundhog Day, that if a groundhog comes out of its burrow and sees his shadow that there will be six more weeks of winter, while if he doesn’t see his shadow it means that spring will be coming early.

The Carlyle PureChem Cougars finished their final regular season game against the Bienfait Coalers on Friday, Feb. 3.

The Kisbey/Arcola United Church is going to be putting a fun new twist in FUNdraiser as they are organizing “Guess who’s coming to dinner?” to raise funds for the youth group’s upcoming Ontario trip.

The Carlyle RCMP detachment handled several files between Friday, Jan. 27 and Thursday, Feb. 2. 911 RCMP received three 911 calls- all from unregistered cell phones.

Antonio Joseph Armand Boutin 1925 - 2017 Antonio was born on September 19, 1925 to O'Neil Boutin and Marie Gervais. He and his brothers and sisters grew up on a farm in the Cantal, Sask. district. Antonio married Thérèse Poirier on November 15, 1955.

Yesterday morning I felt a bit like Joseph, like the Biblical Joseph dressed in his coat of many colours. Although I never spend time co-ordinating my walking outfit, this morning I was particularly conscious of its uniqueness.

Huge congratulations going out to Jeanne Alvarez, Trystan Barta, Autumn Reed, Carley Goudy, Colby Cyr, Morgan Robertson, Ashton Valentine, and Kyla Fischer who were selected as finalists in an 11 th annual Canada wide writing contest for Polar Expres

No matter how kind you are, German children are Kinder. And I happen to have been a German child, so I will try to be kind with this topic that is very sensitive in today’s world.

The Carlyle PureChem Cougars may be a young team, but they are fast and aggressive when it comes to taking the ice. This past week the Cougars met Bienfait on Tuesday, Jan. 24, and took on Redvers Saturday, Jan. 28.