Carlyle Observer

Graduation Grinch By Lynne Bell I write this at the risk of being labelled a graduation grinch.

The Carlyle RCMP detachment responded to 89 calls to service between Friday, Oct. 2 and Thursday, Oct. 8.

A man planning a vacation wrote to small town hotel where he wished to stop. "I would very much like to bring my dog with me. May I keep him in my room at night?" The reply came, "I've never had a dog steal towels, bedclothes, silverware or anything.

With just a few more minutes needed to complete another lap, I enter the final curve of the track, eyes fixed on the barracks.

Since 2012, Jack and Dianne Wilson-and their daughter and partner Connie-have produced raw, unpasterized honey from the growing number of honeybee hives at their Carlyle-area farm.

On Thursday, Oct. 1, schools in the area held their Terry Fox Run. This year Arcola saw its entire school, minus the kindergartens as they were not there for the day, participate in the run.

The Arcola School’s Junior Boys and Girls hosted a tournament on Friday, Oct. 2, and Saturday, Oct. 3.

The Village of Manor met on both Aug. 31 and Sept. 16 to discuss village business including the transfer station and the fire hall. Transfer Station The transfer station was discussed as it was recently changed from a landfill to a transfer station.

In 2014 Canadian Observatory on Homelessness and the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness estimated that a total of 235,000 people experience homelessness each year. Nearly a quarter of a million people are therefore in need in this country.