Carlyle Observer

Arcola School hosted their annual Christmas Concert on Monday, Dec. 15, at both 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., both to a packed gymnasium.

New town councillor In acceptance to council by acclimation, John Brownlee, has taken a seat as an alderman and will begin in 2015. His first meeting will be on Jan. 7. Bridge inspection on Railway Ave. W.

Well I made it all the way to the week before Christmas without hearing any Christmas music. For me this was a great success because usually it is played incessantly from about Thanksgiving onwards.

The Carlyle detachment of the RCMP responded to a total of 48 calls to service from Friday, Dec. 12 to Thursday, Dec. 18. 911 calls Members responded to five 911 calls during this time. Four of them were to a vacant house in Redvers.

There, the shopping’s done and now I can relax. Right? Well, not quite.

The last day of classes before Winter Break is Monday, December 22. The first day of classes in 2015 is Monday, January 5.

With the recent financial issues of Broadacre Agriculture, discussed in this space a couple of weeks ago the issue of who owns land in Saskatchewan is back on the front burner for a time.

Sadly we announce the passing of our loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother Doris Wallin Ferguson on December 10 2014 in Saskatoon. She was born March 23, 1929 in Arpiers, Sask.

Why is it hard to buy an Advent Calendar? Because their days are numbered. God gave us Advent in our lives because we need time to get it right – time to prepare for that meeting with our Lord and Savior.

“The lefse song, mommy, the lefse song,” implored my then 3-year old as we were deciding which CD to play while we tackled some holiday baking.