Carlyle Observer

Josephine MacKinnon 1914 - 2014 Josephine Mary MacKinnon, formerly of Stoughton, SK passed away in Fillmore, SK on Thursday, May 29, 2014 at the age of 99 years.

I didn't think it was possible, but my dad became "bacon'd out." Over the last year he's posted numerous bacon recipes on social media and seems to add it to everything, even if it's not needed.

With warm weather having finally arrived the golf courses have opened and have begun to see a number of golfers flocking to the greens. Golf Kenosee recently saw 45 youth attend a tournament hosted by Arcola School on Wednesday, June 4.

With the sun out and warm temperatures abounding, the Arcola School held their annual Track Day for the elementary students. This event lasted all day on Thursday, June 5.

As a support of 4-H, I think the program is one of the best for youth in that it allows youth to learn by doing, I was interested to read about a 4-H steer in Alberta fetching $60/pound at a recent sale.

Every year the Lampman Recreation Board and the Lampman and District Lions come together to host a sports weekend. This year the weekend began on Friday, June 6, and continued through Saturday, June 7, to finish on Sunday, June 8.

Moose Mountain Soccer began three years ago with parents looking for another activity for youth to take part in during the spring months.

Dorothy was born on March 14th 1929 in Carlyle Saskatchewan. Her Scottish parents married in Winnipeg after immigrating and raised 7 children while farming in Manitoba and then finally in Carlyle Saskatchewan. She was the youngest of seven kids.

Motorcycles are going to be rumbling into the streets of Carlyle once again as the 13th Annual Carlyle Boogie Fest will be hosted on Friday, June 20, and Saturday, June 21.

Muriel Tuffnell grew up on a farm with two sisters and a younger brother. Now living at New Hope Lodge in Stoughton she reminisced about her life with The Observer.