On March 24 at 2 p.m. people flocked to the Carlyle Sports Arena where the skating club was holding their annual carnival. This year the theme was, "Let's go to the movies," and was greeted with much enthusiasm from the crowd.
Admission was a silver collection with non-perishable items also being accepted for donations to the Carlyle and District Food Bank.
The carnival began with Katie Wilson singing O Canada, while flag bearers Grady Benjamin and Jaden Fischer took the Saskatchewan Flag and Canadian Flag around the rink.
The first performance of the afternoon was a solo by Brittany Rowe.
A group of CanSkaters then took to the ice complete with green face paint embodying Princess Fiona as an ogre off of Shrek. Ciara Corrigan, Myla Faber, Ashlee Lenius, Katelyn Rutten, Syah Sutherland, and Kaylee Valentine performed their program with program assistants Kyla Fischer and Anna Doty.
This was followed by two separate programs; one by Halle Doty and the other by Mackenzie Valentine who both performed well.
A second group of CanSkaters were up next performing to "Men in Black." Mason Barta, Grady Benjamin, Ryder Benjamin, Sean French, Ethan Gill, Sean Kachur, Hayden Miller, and Sawyer Tomaszewski. These young skaters were assisted by Katie Rowley, Katie Rowe, and Kailyn Wilson.
Ashley Weber then performed a solo program for the entertainment of the crowd.
The first group of STARSkate performers then showcased their skills to "Ghost Busters." Anna Doty, Kayla Fischer, Katie Rowley, and Cassidy Weber did a wonderful job skating while carrying their ghost busting props.
Guest skaters this year were the Southeast Starlettes Junior Synchro Team. This team is based in Oxbow and is made up of skaters from across the southeast as far north as Regina and includes local skater Halle Doty of Carlyle. The rest of the group consists of Amy Cameron, Allison Collins, Ashlyn Cooley, Dawn Gibson, Lindsey McNab, Leah Pool, and Shanise Sloan.
A short intermission was taken before another STARSkate Solo took place featuring Grace Smyth.
Cassidy Weber followed Smyth's performance with a solo act of her own.
Tiana Dellaleau, Ashley Foster, Nikki Lamb, Elizabeth Lenius, Payton Spry, Tarris Valentine, and Ashley Weber took to the ice performing to "Pretty Woman" with the help of program assistants Halle Doty and Brooklyn Zacharias.
Katie Rowley then performed a solo act, followed by Anna Doty's solo performance.
Victoria Flynn, Jessica Moffat, Brianna Sharp, and Taylor Sharp then took to the ice to perform their CanSkate performance to "Footloose." They were assisted by Grace Smyth and Mackenzie Valentine.
Kyla Fischer performed her solo skate following the "Footloose" CanSkate program.
The final STARSkate Group then performed their program "Inspector Gadget." Halle Doty, Taylor Osadchuk, Brittany Rowe, Grace Smyth, and Mackenzie Valentine gave an impressive performance. Fellow STARSkater Kacey Valentine was unable to be at the carnival, but was supposed to skate with this group.
The finale of the afternoon came in the form of "Fame" with all of the participants taking to the ice.
The day wouldn't have been possible without the skating coach Dawn Dyer and all of the program assistants, as well as the Carlyle Skating Club's Board, the Carnival Committee, Brent Stillwell the caretaker, and their many sponsors.
Awards were presented following the conclusion of the program. CanSkate Awards going to Ciara Corrigan and Hayden Miller, with the CanSkater of the Year being awarded to Tiana Dellaleau. The STARSkate award was given to Grace Smyth.
This was followed by an appreciation carnation given to all of the program assistants:
Anna Doty, Halle Doty, Kyla Fischer, Brittany Rowe, Katie Rowley, Grace Smyth, Kacey Valentine, Mackenzie Valentine, Cassidy Weber, Kailyn Wilson, and Brooklyn Zacharias.
This year the Program Assistant of the Year award was given to Kacey Valentine.
