Carlyle Observer

It is with much sadness that we announce the passing of Doris Sandra Maxwell (MacDonald). Sandy passed away December 29th 2014 at 10:30 pm in St. Paul’s Hospital, Saskatoon.

The gift of love in age is that we don’t have to imagine each other young and beautiful again – as long as we take in breathfuls of love – we are.

The flooding event at the end of June 2014 caused much damage to property in and around Redvers. One of the buildings whose future is currently unknown includes the Redvers Arts Centre, which had over 16 inches of water in the basement.

The Carlyle RCMP detachment received 74 calls to service from December 19, 2014 to January 1, 2015. 911 calls Seven 911 calls were received during this period. Members attended to a call from the Carlyle area where an argument was reported.

The Pee Wee’s hosted their home tournament the first weekend in December. Their first action in day one was against the Estevan Storm, who have proved to be tough competition for the young Cats.

The Carlyle Novice Wade Cougars had a nice break from hockey over the Christmas holidays and are back in full swing. The first game of 2015 was a 2 game tournament held in Carnduff, on Saturday, January 3, 2015.

The Observer launched a new website in November, http://www.carlyleobserver.com/, which will bring with it more content and excite people about the news in our area even more.

Mrs. Flora Jeanette Whitfield, 84, of Hillview Manor, Estevan, and formerly of Alameda and Carlyle, passed away on Saturday, December 20, 2014.

Howard was born February 24, 1939 and passed away January 2, 2015 after a lengthy illness. Howard was predeceased by his parents (Herman and Anna), three brothers, one sister, and first wife Alda.

Strange things continue to inspire thoughts of farming for me. A couple of nights before the old year turned to the new I was watching Jeopardy.