Carlyle Observer

Grade seven and eight students at Gordon F.

Since 1801 a celebration of Scottish poet Robbie Burns, known as The Bard, was held; it was a memoriam hosted at Burns Cottage by his friends on the fifth anniversary of his death.

After a year with no snow in 2016, a total of 522 riders were ready to enjoy the 24 th annual Arcola Optimist Snowmobile Rally. The event was held on Saturday, Jan. 28, where snowmobile enthusiasts came together to enjoy the trails of the southeast.

Arcola School recently hosted Curling Canada's “Rocks & Rings.” This uniquely Canadian program has introduced over one million students to the game of curling-and on Wednesday, Jan.

The Carlyle RCMP detachment responded to 73 calls between Friday, Jan. 20 and Friday, Jan. 27. 911 calls All three 911 calls received during this period were of a non-emergency nature. False alarms A false alarm originated from Redvers.

The Carlyle Legion hosted the Legion Provincial Playdowns between Friday, Jan. 20, and Sunday, Jan. 22.

A public alert was issued in Redvers regarding a rabies positive skunk captured in the Town of Redvers on Thursday, Jan. 19. The public alert states that the “rabid skunk may had been in interaction with people or animals.

The Carlyle detachment of the RCMP responded to a variety of calls between Friday, Jan. 13, and Thursday, Jan. 19. The RCMP would like assistance in locating the individuals who have been operating their snowmobiles on the golf course.

Yesterday I attended the funeral of a woman from our community. Although I did not know her personally, some of her children, daughters-in-law and grandchildren are friends.