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THE LUCKIEST SIGNS THIS WEEK: SCORPIO, SAGITTARIUS AND CAPRICORN.

Week of December 18 to 24, 2016 ARIES

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You’ll be rushing to finish decorating your home since you’ll be hosting a last-minute party. Let your pride be your guide as you create a stunning ambiance.

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You’ll be taking part of the week off to take care of your house or your children. You’ll become involved in a community activity that drastically increases your self-esteem.

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NEWS - Lampman Community Theatre’s “Storm Stayed at the Legion” brings much laughter IN FOCUS - Andrew Kehler has award-winning season COMMENTS - Jocelyn and Krysten discuss sappy Christmas movies and a trip to the ER SPORTS - Wawota Flyers dominate over Cougars OBSERVED AT - Missoula Children’s Theatre at CES

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You still have some shopping to do, which could send you over budget. However, everyone appreciates this luxury, and you’ll receive some praise.

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You’ll have a lot of arrangements to make and everything will be urgent. At work, be the first to arrive and the last to leave. Your boss will take notice of your efforts.

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Don’t tire yourself out before the holidays begin! You’ll need to rest and relax. This helps you get rid of that pesky cold.

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You’ll be extremely organized at work and in the planning your different parties for the holidays. You’ll finish your chores on time, giving you some much-needed peace of mind while you enjoy your vacation.

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Some of your friends will ask you to come on a spur-of-the-moment trip with them. It won’t take you long to accept the invitation. Prepare yourself for a rather multicultural party with your friends and family.

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You’ll be anticipating the holidays with a great deal of emotion. For one reason or another, this year’s parties will be very different than the previous ones, causing you to become rather nostalgic.

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The Arcola Daycare awarded its final trip of 2016 on Thursday, Dec. 1 and Michelle Orsted of Carlyle was the lucky winner of a trip for two to Hawaii’s Turtle Bay Resort. The winners of the monthly $120 cash prize were Chris and Anna Greif of Regina. The 2017 edition of the popular fundraiser will have a change of format next year, when a draw for 12 trips and 12 cash prizes will take place on January 13, 2017 at 6 p.m. at the Arcola Legion. Proceeds from the draw will benefit the non-profit daycare’s building.

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Missoula Theatre’s “Peter and Wendy” charms audience Lynne Bell

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Carlyle Elementary School welcomed two actor/directors from the Missoula Children’s Theatre for the theatre company’s annual visit to the school- and by the end of their weeklong session at CES, director/actors Erica Diederich and Joe Godburn- along with a cast of 45 students from kindergarten to grade nine-mounted the production “Peter and Wendy” which charmed a packed house, Friday, Dec. 9 at the school. “What a fantastic production done by our students,” said parent Jenn Sedor of Carlyle. “I was so impressed by the hard work and dedication that was put into the show.” Diederich and Godburn began working with the cast on Monday, Dec. 5 after school when auditions were held. Students were led through a series of exercises which showcased speech, singing and movement and the process was both fun and educational for the young dramatic hopefuls. “We’re here to give the kids an opportunity to put a production together. We want to give them an awesome experience and we want them to have fun.” From the ﬁrst rehearsals Monday evening to Friday afternoon’s ﬁnal dress rehearsal, the students proved they had succeeded at both of Godburn’s goals. “Peter and Wendy” was a colourful, comedic romp and an updated version of the

classic tale of “Peter Pan” which featured the singing, dancing and dramatic talents of each of the young cast. The play not only uncovered and showcased local talent; it also featured some specially-written local references to the Town of Carlyle. The cast members were as follows: Peter Pan: Kassidy Schultz Tinkerbell: Lily Cormier Wendy Darling: Sydney Flynn John Darling: Sawyer Tomaszewski Michael Darling: Aslee Lenius Shadow: Halle Schutz Hook: Jaiden Riddell Mrs. Darling: Logan Procyk Mr. Darling: Kyra Cochrane Nana: Karsyn Gervais Liza: Brianna Sharp Tiger Lily: Kenna Hagel Crocodile: Lily Sedor Lost Boys: Isaac Bouchard, Rylee Frache, Zadie Gervais, Brityn Baker, Tarris Valentine, Vashti Wardrope, Darcie Rae, Sydnie Bouchard and Sammy Wolfe Neverlanders: Samantha Colpitts, Tisheya Kennedy, Raya Nahbexie, Kaysha Turner, Makenna Slykhuis Pirates: Myla Faber, Alyssa Bee, Kirsten East, Kiera Brown, Kori Knelsen, Reinee Laﬁgeura, Abby Franklin Clouds: Grayson Bloomﬁeld, Brody Knelsen, Reese Rutten, Terran East, Tenley Gervais, Jaxson Faber, Sophie Franklin, Alix Rae, Rory Miller, Sophie Haymore, Colton

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Pictured are some of the 45-strong cast of Carlyle students who charmed a packed house Friday, Dec. 9 with their performance of “Peter and Wendy”- a modern take on the classic tale of Peter Pan. The yearly production- faciliated by the Missoula Children’s Theatre- was once again made possible by the generous assistance of Enbridge as well as the Carlyle Ramada Inn, which provided accomodation for the Missoula instructors. Goudy, Kierra Goudy, Lennox McNaughton, Camrynn Laderoute. Accompanist: Lindsay Greve CES principal Tyler Fehrenbach says: “We have a lot of people to thank- Enbridge for their support of the program, Carlyle Ramada for providing accomodation for the people from Missoula, Erica and Joe from Missoula who got the kids to where they were during the week, our staﬀ for all of their support of the kids and the families and friends who came out to enjoy the play.” “But most of all, I’ve got to thank the kids,” continues Fehrenbach. “They worked hard and they did a great job. No one forgot their lines and the play was perfect. It was overall, great.” Or as Sedor says: “Well done, everyone!” Staff photo by Lynne Bell

Before their final dress rehearsal, young Carlyle Elementary School actors and actresses enjoyed a small signing break to commemorate this year’s CES-Missoula Children’s Theatre production on Friday, Dec. 9. Pictured are Myla and Jaxson Faber, two members of the 45-strong cast.

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“Storm Stayed at the Legion” entertains in Lampman Kelly Running Observer Staff

The setting for this year’s Lampman Community Theatre (LCT) was a comedic journey revolving around small town living and being storm stayed at the local Legion. Written for LCT by local author and playwright, Maureen Ulrich, “Storm Stayed at the Legion,” brought humour and a community together on Thursday to Saturday, Dec. 8 to 10. “Earlier this year there were a few people talking about doing a community theatre production again,” Ulrich explained. “Around the same time the Legion was talking about doing a fundraiser, so we thought about doing a play at the Legion, about the Legion.” Ulrich writes what she knows and worked in many local tales as she weaved through the story of the performance. The play opens at Happy Hour in the Legion on Dec. 23, the day before Arthur McCrae’s funeral. Cybelle (Cherilyn Gress), Marilyn (Diane Fornwald), and Ellen Horton (Sandy Hanrieder) – daughter of McRae were in getting the Legion ready for the funeral and visiting. Horton was the past president of the Legion, but had recently lost the position to CJ (Doris Trobert). For this reason, Horton is extremely tough on CJ when it comes to the operations of the Legion. She is also particularly hard on Lucy (Lisa Hanrieder) – a waitress at the Legion. In the Lampman Legion the upstairs is often rented out for activities, while the downstairs is where people go to socialize during Happy Hour. In the play tap dancers were causing a commotion upstairs as those downstairs were forced to yell over the noise. Later a tap dancer (Lindsay Johnson) stopped in to purchase a bottle of water. As she was waiting for the water, the tap dancer performed a solo beautifully. Outside the Legion a storm raged and a lost couple (Christine and Jeﬀ Thornton) is seen driving along in a white out. The wife quickly checks the roads via Facebook, which comes with various comments depending on who updated their status. Watching the lines, out of their windows it all of a sudden disappears and their hopes of heading to a warm climate for Christmas are dashed when they hit the ditch and get stuck. Later they’re found wandering into the Legion for a drink and a chat with their friends already storm stayed there. Arriving for Happy Hour were some of the ladies’ husbands: Josh (James Trobert) and Bill Horton (Ed Fieber); as well as, Nick (Luke Bartsch), a bachelor who is attracted to Lucy. The storm hasn’t yet let up, but more people come and go from the Legion. Someone coming to drop oﬀ sandwiches (Laurie Fornwald) stayed for a drink and to sing Christmas carols. Laughter abounded as the stereotypical hockey mom (Auldene Craig) stopped in for snacks as she’s driving her kids to the rink. She gets word there are vehicles in the ditch on the way, so exclaims she better get going. Her hockey son, Billy (Matthew Getschel), came in as well and began singing

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Nick (Luke Bartsch) shows off his fancy Christmas sweater, which lights up – he’s sure it will get the attention of Lucy. Bill Horton (Ed Fieber) and Josh (James Trobert) crack a few jokes about the loud sweater during the production of “Storm Stayed at the Legion” written by local playwright, Maureen Ulrich.

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Ellen Horton (Sandy Hanrieder) a past president of the Legion is protective of the place and is always double checking things. Here she gives the waitress, Lucy (Lisa Hanrieder), a hard time.

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From left to right: Marilyn (Diane Fornwald), Cybelle (Cherilyn Gress), CJ (Doris Trobert), and Bill Horton (Ed Fieber) talk about Legion activities during Happy Hour as they’re “Storm Stayed at the Legion.” a song that was cut off quickly by his mom, as the audience howled in laughter. Ellen heads home in a whirlwind of feelings and while she’s away a young man, Artie (Carter Branyik-Thornton), stops in at the Legion. It is later discovered that Artie, who left no footprints and didn’t know what the Canadian flag looked like, was in fact Ellen Horton’s father Arthur McCrae, an angel sent to lead the group to a way to save the Legion. A key is found for a safety deposit box at the base of the Canadian flag along with Arthur’s dog tags. CJ, as encouraged by everyone at the Legion, decides that she will enter the bank to check the box as she has keys and the alarm code. Ivanka (Brenda Fleck), a Russian woman, offers her a ride to the bank on her snowmobile. Pregnant waitress, Henrietta (Stephanie Gress), in the meantime goes into labour and the very funny Constable Gunvorsen (Tamara Franklin) excuses herself to – instead of deliver a baby – check on the snowmobile sitting at the bank.

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RCMP officer, Constable Gunvorsen (Tamara Franklin), checks on two individuals sitting on a snowmobile outside of the bank during the storm. Ivanka (Brenda Fleck) gave CJ (Doris Trobert) a ride over to the bank, so CJ could grab a mysterious safety deposit box. They all return to the Legion where everyone convinces Constable Gun to allow them to open the envelope from the safety deposit box. It turns out Arthur McCrae had bought stocks in Best Buy at a very early point in the business and shares are now worth hundreds of thousands of dollars – enough to pay for a new roof and keep the Legion running. During the action, Carl (Glenn Gress), a neighbouring RM’s grader operator arrived. Banter ensued and laughter arose from the crowd. Throughout the play musical performances were worked in as it was karaoke night at the Legion, showcasing the impressive number of talented singers in the area. The crew was small, but successful with Debbie Hanrieder on sound and Jake Kautz doing the lighting. Although the play featured music and brought much laughter, the performance was a reminder to support the Legion and to always remember you don’t know what someone else is going through, so to be good to others.

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Quality Quarterback: Estevan Elec Andrew Kehler’s Award-Winning Career Lynne Bell

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Carlyle’s Andrew Kehler is closing out his high school football career with an award-winning season, even though his team- the Estevan Elecshad what coach Mark Schott calls “a disappointing season,” finishing at the bottom of the Moose Jaw High School Football League. Kehler- one of the Elecs’ captains- was a bright spot during a challenging year for the team, according to Coach Schott. “Andrew just finished up a terrific season and career for the ECS (Estevan Comprehensive School) Elecs,” says Schott. Kehler ended the season with the Elecs’ Most Valuable Player award and Special Teams Player of the Year award, along with the award for MJHSFL’s league passing leader. Quarterback Kehler also led the MJHSFL in completions and passing yardage with 96/169 for 56.8% and 1,600 yards. He also earned the third largest single season passing yardage total in league history (1,600 yards) and the second highest career passing yardage total (3,523 yards) in league history. Kehler earned a spot on the MJHSFL’s Individual Category Leaders List with his 2016 passing yardage and as a punter, he earned 4th in the league, with 31 punts for 982 yards (31.68 yards per punt). The grade 12 student at Carlyle’s Gordon F. Kells High School first began playing football in Estevan in junior high. “In grade seven, I wanted to play football,” says Kehler. “A bunch of us from Carlyle went to Estevan and from there, I worked my way through the system.” In Kehler’s inaugural season, while playing for the Estevan Miners, he was named the team’s Most Valuable Player. From there, he played for the Estevan Chargers and the Estevan Steelers, before joining the Elecs when he was in grade 10. Wearing jersey #9, Kehler was soon switched from receiver to quarterback, a position he has held throughout his career with the Elecs.

Estevan Elecs quarterback Andrew Kehler (pictured, right) has finished up his final season of high school football with a record-setting season filled with league and personal bests. Kehler-a grade 12 student at Carlyle’s Gordon F. Kells High School-has played football in Estevan since junior high and says: “Football has taught me integrity and it’s taught me to be a leader.” Here he is pictured receiving one of the awards he has earned during the half time ceremony at the Moose Jaw High School Football League team final in Moose Jaw.

Estevan Elecs Head Coach Mark Schott (not pictured) says team quarterback Andrew Kehler (pictured, left) will be missed as he completes his high school football career upon graduation in 2017. “Andrew joined our team during his grade 10 year, our 2014 season,” says Schott. “In his first game, he played receiver but then was switched to quarterback for the following game and has stayed there since. He has been the leader of our offence since he became our quarterback and was very effective at moving the ball through the air for us over his three-year career.” Kehler is pictured here receiving an award at the Elecs Team Award Ceremony in Estevan on Nov. 15. “Andrew joined our team during his grade 10 year, our 2014 season,” says Schott. “In his first game, he played receiver but then was switched to quarterback for the following game and has stayed there since. He has been the leader of our offence since he became our quarterback and was very effective at moving the ball through the air for us over his three-year career.” “I found out that I was moving from receiver to quarterback through a text from my coach,” says Kehler. “We had a quarterback who was in grade 12 and I was only in grade 10 then, so I did feel pressure. But by grade 11, I started to relax into the role. I wasn’t a receiver for very long-only once- but being a quarterback means getting hit and having a bunch of people in your face all the time. I love the sport, so the practice schedule isn’t burdensome to me. Nothing about football is.” As a high school player, Kehler also experienced a taste of football fervour in the U.S., when- as a member of the South Sask Selects- he played two years at a tournament in San Antonio, Texas. “In 2013 and 2014, we went down there and played against some of the best teams in Texas,” he says. “In our first year- 2013- we had no wins and in our second year, we came in second-place, behind the Alamo City Red Raiders.” “In Estevan, we practice at the school and play at Woodlawn Park,” says Kehler. “We get about 200 people at a game. In San Antonio, we played at a really huge high school field and the crowds were really big.” “We practiced in Moose Jaw, prior to going to the U.S. and we were from different places in the province, so we didn’t practice every day. We practiced about 10 times as a team before we went to the U.S., but once we were there, we practiced every day. It was a great experience.” Kehler says that a few other memories are standouts for him during his tenure playing for the Elecs. “We were playing the (Moose Jaw) Central Cyclones,” says Kehler. “It was my first year playing quarterback and we had a game that went into overtime. We lost by two points in the end. That

would have been my first win as a high school quartberback.” “During our second game this season- also in Moose Jaw- they put me in defence for one play and got a quarterback sacked. That was pretty remarkable.” “What I learned is that you just keep looking forward after a game,” adds Kehler. “You never give up.” “There have been few other quarterbacks in the history of the Moose Jaw High School Football League that have moved the ball as effectively as Andrew did over his tenure as quarterback,” says Schott. “As evidenced by the fact that he sits second on the league’s all-time career passing yardage list.” “Halfway through the season, Andrew also began punting for us and continued to do so this year. He did a great job helping us in the field position battle with his great punts,” adds the coach. “Andrew also spent some time playing outside linebacker this year in a couple of games and even had some tackles and a quarterback sack!” “Andrew was extremely dedicated and committed to the (football) program,” adds Schott. “He rarely missed practice despite travelling from Carlyle. We’re really appreciative of Andrew and his family for the commitment that they have shown and for being great supporters of our team.” “Football taught me to be a leader,” says Kehler. “I learned integrity by staying with the organization and not missing practices, for example.” “Football’s been my focus,” he adds. “In Estevan, it’s a pretty tight team and we’ve all become pretty good buddies.” Although Kehler is now looking forward to a post secondary career with an aim to study computer science he encourages potential players to play football. “For smalltown guys who might not have a local team, there are still opportunities to play football,” he says. “I’d like to thank Estevan for giving me the opportunity to play for them, since I was an out-oftown player. The awards mean a lot to me and it is a great honour to receive them.” “It’s an awesome sport.”

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Friday, December 16, 2016

Redvers Wildlife Federation hosts 2016 Buck Day Lynne Bell

Observer Staff

The Redvers Wildlife Federation held their final event of the year on Sunday, Dec. 4. The club’s annual Buck Day- at the Redvers Golf Club- hosted hunters from throughout southeast Saskatchewan, who measured antlers from antelope, deer, elk, moose and this year, hunter Tim Zelionka brought home a bear, which he spotted near Wauchope. Sandy Burnett of the Redvers Wildlife Federations says: “It’s a social afternoon and it’s our last big event of he year. People came from the southeast area of Saskatchewan- Maryfield, Carnduff and further south.” “It’s our last event of the year,” he adds. “The next big thing will be our spring banquet.” “And we welcome new members.” This year’s trophy list for the Redvers Wildlife Federation’s 2016 Buck Day is as follows: Nathan Duncan: Youth whitetail deer, 150 1/8 inches. Braiden Magatioux: Youth non-typical whitetail deer, 153 3/8 inches. Kari Forseth: Ladies’ elk, 294 6/8 inches. Brad Forseth: Men’s elk, 214 2/8 inches. Marley Jacobson: Men’s moose muzzle loader, 162 2/8 inches. Joel Jacobson: Men’s moose archery, 112 5/8 inches. Darcy Van Sprundel: Men’s non-typical mule deer, 178 5/8 inches. Korbin Van Sprundel: Youth non-typical mule deer, 162 5/8 inches. Darcy Van Sprundel: Men’s antelope, 75 2/8 inches. Korbin Van Sprundel: Youth antelope, 82 inches. Jackie Blaise: Ladies’ whitetail deer, 144 6/8 inches. Adam Corrigan: Men’s whitetail deer, 162 4/8 inches. Tim Zelononka; Bear, 18 11/16 inches. Ken Lang was the winner of a 30-30 lever action rifle, while Lindsay Gibson won the 30-06 rifle card draw. Rider Lincoln took home a ZZ lever action rifle and Hudson Lincoln won a Ruger 10-22 rifle.

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Kari Forseth was the winner in the Ladies’ Elk category at the Redvers wildlife Federation’s annual Buck Day on Sunday, Dec. 4.

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Tim Zelionka bagged a bear near Wauchope during this year’s hunting season. Zelionka and his trophy are pictured at the Redvers Wildlife Federation’s annual Buck Day, Sunday Dec. 4 at the Redvers Golf Club.

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Moose Mountain Elks Lodge #483 welcomes Lady June Tarr Submitted Moose Mountain Elks Lodge #483 in Kisbey had the honour of a visit from Provincial President of the Saskatchewan Association, Lady June Tarr of Craven and her husband, Past President Bill Tarr , Thursday, Dec. 8 at the Kisbey Rec Centre. Lady June is a retired nurse, but still does a lot of volunteer work. She was elected to the position of President last June in Regina. The Moose Mountain Elks Lodge was instituted in November, 1963. Many members have been active in their community- serving on council and with other volunteer organizations. Members have also been involved in diﬀerent areas within the Elks organization. They have served as District Representative on 12 diﬀerent occasions and Bro. John Houston served as Provincial President as well as serving eight years on Grand Lodge Charities committee. Bro. Bert Hale served as Provincial President, Bro. Kalvin Nankivell as 1st Vice-President and Bro. John Voutour as

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Exalted Ruler of the Moose Mountain Elks Lodge #483 Kalvin Nankivell presents a cheque for $1,000 to President of the Saskatchewan Elks Association, Lady June Tarr on Thursday, Dec. 8 in Kisbey. The funds-raised by the Moose Mountain Elks- will benefit the Elks and the Royal Purple Fund for Children. Provincial Esquire for the coming year. Moose Mountain Elks support many local projects as well as their national charity- The Elks and Royal Purple Fund for Children Fund- which provides assistance to children under the age of 19 for medical needs when no other assistance is available. The Elks

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Friday, December 16, 2016

Weekly RCMP report Lynne Bell

Observer Staff

The Carlyle RCMP detachment responded to several files from Thursday, Dec. 1 to Friday, Dec. 9. Sudden death A tragic sudden death occurred in the Antler area. 911 call(s) Members responded to one emergency 911 call. Alarms Three alarms went off in error during this period. Abandoned vehicle In Arcola, a vehicle was abandoned at a local business. RCMP can and will advise and assist property owners in these cases, but police are not responsible for removing vehicles from properties. Alcohol-related offences Carlyle RCMP conducted three impaired driving investigations within the area this week. One involved a vehicle in a ditch, one took place in the Carlyle area and one took place in the Arcola area. Charges were laid in all cases. Members also conducted two Liquor Act investigations. One male was lodged in cells until sober and in another case, an intoxi-

cated individual was not located by RCMP. Police responded to a report of an intoxicated individual causing problems at a property in the Carlyle area Assault ` An assault which occurred in the Antler area resulted in the RCMP laying charges of assault and uttering threats. No charges were laid with regards to an assault in Manor. Assistance Members of the Carlyle RCMP detachment have assisted local EMS on recent calls, especially when winter weather is involved. This week, members assisted an ambulance travelling in adverse conditions. Staff Sgt. Darren Simons says: “We have a great working relationship with our local EMS service and will assist them on calls whenever necessary.” Drug use RCMP issued a 72hour suspension to a motorist in Carlyle who was under the influence of drugs. Fire Members attendedalong with local firefighters- to a fire at Kenosee Lake. Fraud An individual was defrauded of funds online regarding a false claim of an internet virus on their computer. Harassing communications Incidences of harrassing communications involving an individual within the

Arcola Kisbey 4H beef club is back in full swing First we would like to thank everyone that helped out with the recycled tire fundraiser. All of your donations are greatly appreciated. The club held this years registration night on Sunday October 2 2016. It was a good turn out. This year the club has taken over the bottle recycling from the light horse club. On Sunday December 4 2016 the AK beef club will be cleaning up the hall after the JJ trucking company party at 10am and then later that night at 7:00pm they will meet for their monthly meeting and Christmas party and gift exchange. Submitted by Kayla McLaren Club Reporter

detachment area ceased when RCMP were called. Mental Health Act RCMP dealt with several matters under the Mental Health Act this week. Robbery RCMP are currently investigating a robbery which occurred in the Carlyle area. Resisting arrest An individual who was reported for urinating outside a business in Carlyle was charged with resisting arrest. Traffic offences A driver in the Arcola area was issued two tickets by an off-duty member. The first was for undue care and attention, which resulted in a $175 fine and the second was for stunting. An off-duty member spoke to a motorist in Carlyle who was driving while speaking on a cell phone. Several speeding tickets were issued within the detachment area, with the most expensive fine reaching $246. “There are still people travelling at a high rate of speed, especially with current weather conditions,” says Staff Sgt. Simons. “We’ve not only had speeders, we’ve had several people rolling through stop signs.” “We also have responded to cases where individuals are speeding by stopped school buses that are dropping off kids. I remind drivers to stop or go another way if you see a school bus with its lights on and its

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they may not be paying full attention. It’s not worth the risk- please be mindful of the situation and stop.” RCMP also dealt with several other driv-

ing violations this week, including individuals driving without valid licences, as well as several seatbelt violations. Police issued tickets for vehicle equipment violations.

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Quote of the Week . . . “There is always the need to carry on.”

- Marjory Stoneman Douglas

It happened to a friend of a friend... until it happens to you

Credit cards… We need them to build credit and we’re told that they’re a part of the way the financial world works these days. Which, it definitely comes in handy when you’re buying stuff online. The question, however, is: “Is it safe?” The answer is that it’s never fully 100 percent safe. I’ve had friends whose cards have been Kelly Running used without their permission, Observer Staff lifted from physical locations including stores and gas stations. Most recently, however, I was hit by fraudulent charges. Looking over my credit card statement, my initial reaction was, “Holy, I went overboard on Christmas.” Which, there were charges for Christmas items I ordered and for coaching courses, so I knew it should be high. But, upon further inspection I discovered two charges that I had no idea what they were for. Calling my credit card company, they helped me get things sorted out, and were really helpful. They did question me multiple times if I had ordered a free sample because the sample is free, but shipping is not, when it comes to a lot of those free samples online. Only, I’ve heard that before. Just this spring my cousin was hit by a similar scheme. My cousin had actually ordered a free sample; I had not. I know I hadn’t because the charge was for diet pills – I’m sorry to anyone who believes they work – personally I’m just skeptical of them and would never use them. I got looking and there were two charges, to different companies. I called the numbers associated with the product, go figure, it was the same customer service answering machine. Unimpressed I then contacted my credit card company and put a block on any further transactions. I had just missed their dispute department’s hours though, so the next day I called back. They got me sorted out with the company, charges were reversed and everything turned out fine. The first lady I talked to at the credit card company had asked me if I ordered a free sample, then explained that a lot of dietary supplement companies are in fact all one. They use the same pills and just slap a different label on the bottle, saying it’s something else, so that you sign up for this free trial and that free trial… even though they’re all the same thing, and you’re stuck footing the bill for all of the shipping that takes place. Seems sketchy regardless, but it was particularly infuriating because I didn’t sign up for any of them and like a lot of these fraudulent companies just on the take they never actually sent anything in the mail. So, how can a company do that? Well, I’m told that they use a machine to randomly generate numbers or hackers potentially get into things that are verified companies on the internet and steal information. Or someone might nab it from a physical location like a store or gas station. When I was talking to my friend about it, they had it happen to them both over the internet and from a physical location, but she wondered, “If those people would put that same effort into something constructive, they could probably do something awesome.” I’m not entirely sure, but I’ve had a Credit Card since I was 18… and this is the first time in, approximately, 10 years that I’ve had an issue with it. For that reason, however, I was a little lax in looking at my statements. Mostly blindly paying whatever they said I owed, but it’s a good thing I checked it over this time and I’m going to be way more vigilant in doing so from now on.

The flavour isn’t the only thing that’s sweet You take a large marshmallow, coat it in a mixture of melted butter, condensed milk and toffee, and roll it in Rice Krispies. It’s one of my favourite treats to make this time of year. They are an ooey, gooey, sticky mess, but a mess that turns into something very delicious. I usually don’t reach for sweet things because they’re just not my thing. Bring on the nuts Shelley Luedtke and bolts, or crackers and dip, or anything from the salty side. But I make an exception when it comes to these. The sweetness reaches right past the enamel of my teeth with the first bite, which is why I make them only once a year. Well that, and the fact that I don’t enjoy making them. At all. They are way too much of a hassle. I have tried every method and utensil from forks to tongs to skewers to try and find an efficient and clean way of getting the marshmallows dipped and rolled but I always seem to end up with sticky rice cereal from one end of the counter to the other and halfway up my arms. My mother’s recipe calls them Toffee Balls though I know others call them by different names. Regardless of what we each might know them as, we all had to quit making them a few years ago— not by choice—but because the Macintosh Toffee company no longer supplied toffee bars in Canada. Bags of individually wrapped toffees were offered up by the company as a substitute, but figuring out how many candies were truly the equivalent of the three bars of Toffee our recipes called for proved to be a topic of vigorous debate. When all was said and done--they just didn’t taste the same. Honest. The bars came back into Canada a few years ago. Kelly Running Editor Reporter/Photographer

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What a glorious discovery that was. Glorious--but short lived. Purists complain they are not like they used to be. They are smaller, not as creamy, and a bit different in colour argue some. Why on earth did they mess with perfection? Many companies announce changes to existing product lines. New and improved have become watchwords in an industry competing for our food dollars. New formula…improved flavour, implying an upgrade from a previous version. But some things simply can’t be improved upon--or at the least don’t need to be. It’s those things that are as much about the story as it is about the product that is produced. My mother was a baking machine when we were growing up and ensured we had a filled freezer for the many people who visited in our home. It was too much of a temptation for my dad, sister and I who couldn’t resist pillaging the supply while watching TV downstairs. Oh, we’d try to be so sneaky by lifting the lid on the deep freeze just enough to reach an arm inside but not past the telltale squeak that would have given us away. When I hear a squeak on a freezer door today I am taken back to those special memories of watching sports with my dad as we munched away on our favourite appropriated items of baking. I’ve made many of the same items in the years since or they’ve been on the dessert tables at events I’ve attended, but as good as they are…they don’t taste quite the same. That’s why we hear people comment that the best shortbread in the world is the kind their grandmother made, or the only fruit cake they want is one lovingly crafted by their mother. Are the recipes different? Perhaps. But it’s more than that. On paper it might be ingredients like sugar and flour, or butter and toffee, but on the plate it’s all the stories a recipe card simply can’t contain. That’s my outlook.

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Sappy Christmas Movies

As if there wasn’t enough on my ‘To Do’ list in this next month! The month of December is always full up with jobs that don’t exist anywhere else in the year and the last thing I needed was to Jocelyn Hainsworth add another item to my schedule. But I don’t think I’ve missed one evening in this past week sitting down to watch a silly, sappy Christmas movie. It’s such a frivolous use of my time, but I just can’t seem to break the spell. It wasn’t always so. I used to be a working woman. With a full time job, a family to raise ... and feed ... and clothe, plus the minor distractions of being a farm wife, a Sunday school teacher, and a hockey mom to name a few. Christmas preparations were a blur of shopping and wrapping and writing cards and letters, decorating and baking and cleaning and parties and concerts. In those days, if I sat down after supper my eyes would instantly close – you know, like those old-fashioned dollies? I might have been seated in front of the TV, but except for the white noise it provided for my evening nap, it meant nothing to me. Come to think of it, I’m curious: did they even make sappy Christmas movies back then? Was I missing out, or had they not even been invented yet? I guess it doesn’t really matter. There was no room

Writing my story a little early this week because tomorrow (Monday), I have to make the long drive to the city to meet with a ENT doctor. I’ve had a cold for a little over a week today and I am the kind of person who doesn’t go Krystyn Gilles to a doctor unless absolutely necessary. I certainly try not to show up at the emergency room unless I or someone very close to me needs serious medical care. That being said, was my weekend ever exciting. I went to work on Friday morning to do the hair of some of my favourite seniors to the east. I had been feeling better on Thursday and was confident that I wasn’t going to be spreading my germs, so my full day of hair was a welcomed change from my couch and the snow storm we received. By noon, I was feeling like junk, but I chalked it up to maybe overdoing it a little bit since I hadn’t done anything but drive all week. After lunch, I felt a tiny bit better so I dug into my perm, making my customer feel a hundred times better about what she saw in the mirror. I could feel a headache coming on so I grabbed a cup of coffee and another bottle of water to see if that helped. It thankfully did, but I was no where 100%. After I was all finished up, I headed home just in time for the toddler to konk out in her carseat for a much needed nap. I sat in the car and read my mail while my husband did chores. My plan was to have him help me carry in the groceries and the toddler and all my hair stuff, but when he called me a few minutes later, I knew my evening was going to be a tricky one. The tractors fuel was gelling up and he couldn’t move more than a few feet at a time. After almost two and half hours, we managed to limp it back to the yard so it could at least be plugged in. As we were doing this, my ear, that had earlier in the day had sort of stopped hearing, was getting pretty sore. I figured it was from the cold even though I was wearing a warm touque. By time we got in the house, it was aching pretty badly. I can’t even remember when I had an ear infection last, so I looked up some remedies online to sooth the pain. I warmed up a heat bag and tried patiently to tough out the pain. By 8:30, I was at my breaking point. My husband, who looked terrified when he glanced in my direction, phoned the emergency room to see what he should do. They said the Dr. was still in due to another emergency so if he thought I was that bad, to bring me in. We phoned my dad and he came over to cook some supper for the toddler and watch her until we came back. The ride to the emergency room to the north was absolutely excruciating. I counted the numbers on the odometer while tapping my knee on the door panel just to focus on something else aside from the pain. I

for them in my life until three years ago when I experienced my first post retirement Christmas. That year was a real eye opener. My actual retirement had taken place in February so I had kind of meandered my way through the seasons. There had been time for a bit of Arizona in April. Gardening that summer was a breeze – the thrill of having all day, every day, to plant and weed and pick and pickle were luxuries I had never known in my adult life. And with the brand new zero turn mower I had been given for my birthday, mowing the grass quickly became one of my favourite things to do. When autumn came I put the deck planters away and went inside to await the first snowfall; it would soon be time for the crazy, busy season of Christmas. But December was no different from the rest of the year – I had all kinds of time that month as well. Baking tarts and cookies didn’t have to be crammed into already packed weekends, letters and cards could easily be handled in a few afternoons while sipping tea and listening to Christmas music, decorating only took a half day if I did it myself – a full day if I let the grandkids help. I hardly knew how to cope, so one night when I needed somewhere to sit down and munch on a fresh batch of poppycock I turned on the TV and found a movie to watch: a sappy Christmas movie.

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can’t remember when something hurt that badly and I was in labor for 48 hours… After what seemed like an eternity, we pulled up to the hospital and headed inside. The nurse looked at me as I walked in and realized the pain I was in was pretty extreme. They quickly got me to a room and took all my vitals and the doctor came in shortly after. After answering what seemed like a million questions, he looked in my ears and immediately saw the problem. I had a severe middle ear infection and my ear drum looked ready to burst. They hooked me up to an IV and squeezed in some syringes of clear liquid into the port. The lab tech came in for some blood and asked me if I could walk to the lab. I said I could and she took blood to test for all sorts of things. As I sat there with my eyes clenched shut,

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I didn’t know such a thing even existed at the time; I was just looking for something light – no murder mystery, no crime drama, no futuristic science fiction, no sad war story. The one I picked seemed to have a love story, some kind of moral dilemma, and a bit of holiday magic thrown in for an extra twist. It went perfectly with the candied popcorn and before it ended they had begun promoting another movie of the same genre for the following evening. It was a slippery slope, and I ended up sliding all the way down. I swear, there is no other time of the year I would sit and watch this much TV. And even if I did, it would be documentaries or science-based educational stuff, but in December my brain goes all mushy and I lap up sentimental goop, less that wonderful acting, sappy story lines, and happily-ever-after endings as sweet as the hot cocoa and butter tarts that keep me company in my ‘being lazy’ chair. Thankfully, I am still retired. Although it still feels a little wasteful to spend my evenings watching TV instead of baking or cleaning I am trying to adjust. I know it’s bad for me – the sitting instead of keeping busy, and the nibbling after supper that goes along with it – but it’s only for one month. And as far as I know the sickly sweetness doesn’t translate into calories; I won’t have to burn them off in the New Year!

like a light switch, the pain flipped off. Whatever those syringes held was a life saver. My eyes must have been spinning circles because I got a wheelchair ride back to my room as opposed to walking myself. The nurses administered some antibiotics and a bunch of other things that they insisted would make me feel better. And they were absolutely right, the relief was very welcomed. I can’t thank the doctors and nurses enough for taking such good care of me! I still need one more round of IV antibiotics then we will see what the ear doctor says in the city tomorrow. Our health care system is top notch and again, I can’t thank them enough for what they do! I feel a thousand times better already, so here is to a quick recovery and no more sickness for 2016!

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Flyers take win over Cougars

Kelly Running Observer Staff

The Wawota Flyers and the Carlyle PureChem Cougars faced-off against each other on Saturday, Dec. 10, in Wawota. The Cougars were short on defensemen that night due to injuries, but they battled hard; however, they weren’t able to stop the juggernaut, which were the Flyers. The Flyers came out strong in the first period with three goals: Ryan Taylor assisted by Riley Riddell and Andrew Sillers, Lucas Hislop assisted by Tyson Hislop, and Ryan Taylor assisted by Ashton Wilson and Riley Riddell. The Cougars couldn’t get past the Flyers goalie, Scott Knelsen, but the second period showed a different story for the Cougars who earned two goals: Brett Turgeon found the back of the net assisted by Branden Lequyer and captain Ben Johnstone earned an unassisted goal with 42 seconds left in the period. However, despite

gaining goals in the second, they were unable to stop the Flyers who earned three: Kevin Lincoln assisted by Rob West, Kent Sauter assisted by Kevin Lincoln and Thomas Husband, and Devin Stewart assisted by Brent Struble and Drake Bodie. The Cougars kept the Flyers down to a single goal in the third scored by Andrew Sillers and assisted by Devin Stewart. It was a tough game, which saw the Flyers earn a 7-2 victory over the Cougars. Currently in the league the Carnduﬀ Red Devils lead the East Division with 6 wins, 2 losses, and an overtime loss; Redvers Rockets follow with 6 wins and 2 losses; the Wawota Flyers have 3 wins and 4 losses; while, the Oxbow Huskies have 2 wins and 4 losses. In the West Division the Bienfait Coalers have earned ﬁrst thus far with 7 wins, a single straight loss, and an overtime loss; Yellow Grass has 5 wins, 3 losses, and 2 overtime

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losses; Midale sits with a record of 2 wins and 6 losses currently; and the Cougars have a record of 2 wins and 7 losses. Currently leading the scorers is Payden Benning (Bienfait) – 16 points; Jordan Miller (Redvers) – 15 points; Matt Audette (Carnduﬀ) and Dylan Herzberg (Bienfait) – 14 points; Brent Struble (Wawota) and Drew Hoﬀ (Redvers) – 13 points; Riley Tetreault (Bienfait) – 12 points; and Mike Onstad (Yellow Grass), Brad Tomiski (Midale), Justin Lamontagne (Wawota), and Dustin Chartrand (Yellow Grass) – 11 points. The next action for the Cougars is at home on Friday, Dec. 16, versus Bienfait. The Cougars are then in Midale on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 8 p.m.

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The Carlyle PureChem Cougars took on the Wawota Flyers in Wawota on Saturday, Dec. 10. The Cougars couldn’t stop the Flyers as Wawota earned a 7-2 win over the Cougars.

Looking back at 2016: The best chuckles (Part 1)

By Bruce Penton A collection of 2016’s best quotes, notes and anecdotes from January through June: • Brad Dickson of the Omaha World-Herald: “Chicago Bears offensive lineman Kyle Long gave Bears’ tickets to the trash collector who found his wallet. The trash collector said: ‘Uh, got any Panthers’ tickets?’ ” • Headline at fark. com: “NFL can’t remember promising to fund concussion research.” • Comedy writer Bill Williams: “Jeff Gordon, NASCAR driver has retired from racing. His first week at home wasn’t so smooth. His wife gave him a stopand-go penalty for leaving the toilet seat up.”

• Jim Barach of WCHS-TV in Charleston, W.Va., on the hazardous water readings at the Rio Olympic sites: “There hasn’t been that much chemical contamination found in a body of water since Barry Bonds peed in his pool.” • RJ Currie of sportsdeke.com: “Long-time Washington Huskies rowing coach Bob Ernst was ﬁred after being given a choice: Change your ways or lose your job. In rowing parlance: either-oar.” • Brad Dickson again, after a Stanford lineman proposed to his girlfriend after his team’s 45-16 Rose Bowl win: “The way things went that day, she was dating an Iowa lineman when the game started.” • From BorowitzReport.com: “Cleveland fans apply to relocate Browns to Los Angeles.” • Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle: “Donald Trump says NFL football has gone soft, a bunch of nambypambies no longer al-

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lowed the constitutional freedom to use their heads as battering rams. That’s easy for Trump to say. He goes through life with his head protected by a large, orange bale of hay.” • Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg: “Former Pittsburgh Steeler receiver, Antwaan RandleEl said he wishes he never played football because he is experiencing memory loss. When asked what he would have done instead, Randle-El said; ‘Instead of what?’” • Randy Turner (@ randyturner15) of the Winnipeg Free Press, on Twitter: “Shawn Horcoﬀ getting busted for taking performance enhancing drugs is not a good endorsement for performance enhancing drugs.” • Late-night TV funnyman Conan O’Brien: “Gisele Bundchen shared a picture of Tom Brady after he lost the NFL playoﬀs. It was a heartbreaking photograph of a handsome

man being consoled by a Brazilian supermodel.” • Dickson again: “The Cleveland Browns have named a new coach. This time they just called a temp agency.” • Alex Kaseberg again, on the Broncos encountering a bus mishap and a player getting nabbed in a prostitution sting less than 48 hours after arriving for the Super Bowl: “Apparently their tour guide was Charlie Sheen.” • Another one from RJ Currie: “Flames defenceman Dennis Wideman said his crosscheck knockdown of an unsuspecting ref wasn’t intentional. I’ve seen zebras felled by lions that looked more accidental.” • Brad Dickson, on the Belgian cyclist who got caught with a hidden motor in her bike: “Other competitors got suspicious when she pulled into Jiﬀy Lube during a race.” See Bruce Penton on page 11

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Winter fun at Moose Mountain Provincial Park It may be cold and snowy in southeastern Saskatchewan, but being outside can still offer fun and excitement. Exercise is important year-round and at Moose Mountain Provincial Park a means of having fun while staying in shape is offered in a variety of ways. Winter brings many entertaining outdoor activities to the province such as snowmobiling, tobogganing, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and more. Moose Mountain Provincial Park (MMPP) offers all of these activities and more. They host 50 km of groomed cross-country ski trails, over 10 km of snowshoe trails, and more than 120 km of snowmobile trails, while toboggan hill (which at the base of is a shelter stocked with wood – for outdoor BBQ’s and family fun) and an outdoor skating rink (once the ice is thick enough) are all enjoyed in the park. Maintained by both the MMPP and the Moose Mountain Lions, the activities are family friendly fun. Stop in at the park office where maps of the trails are available and knowledgeable park staff can offer suggestions on where to go. Maps are also available online at saskparks. net, Moose Mountain Provincial Park. But, any questions about the trails, contact the park staff. From there stop by the Kenosee Inn, where the Moose Mountain Lions have snowshoes

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With snow covering the trails people have already been out touring the scenic Moose Mountain Provincial Park. and cross-country skis available to rent from the front staﬀ of the Inn. Fill out a waiver, pay for the rental, and pick up the gear in order to head out on the trail of your choosing. There is a large selection, including both adult and youth sizes, so families can enjoy the trails together. (Ski boots come with the skis, but snowshoeing requires you to bring your own boots.) The snowmobile as well as the snowshoe and cross-country ski trails are groomed by the park staﬀ and warm up shelters can be found stocked with wood in case you need to stop and warm up. Ultimately it’s a picturesque setting and tour of the serene Moose Mountains re-

gardless of how you choose to see the sights. In addition to these physical activities, the trout pond near the youth camps is stocked and oﬀers great ice ﬁshing. The pond is aerated and thus open water or very thin ice on one side of the pond is likely, but there is signage showing this. Safety is important though, so be cautious when heading out on the water and check the thickness of the ice before stepping out. Getting back to nature and enjoying a moment in Moose Mountain Provincial Park is an enjoyable experience and with lots of snow having fallen during a snowstorm recently, the park is ready to welcome visitors for winter activities.

From Page 10 - Bruce Penton • Norman Chad of the Washington Post, referring to Steph Curry’s outstanding season: “He’s Picasso and everyone else is painting-bynumbers.” • David Whitley of the Orlando Sentinel: ”During the FIFA elections, outgoing president Sepp Blatter announced he won’t endorse any particular candidate until all bribes have been formally submitted to his oﬃce.” • A zinger from the leftcoastsportsbabe: “Denny Hamlin won the Daytona 500 by just six inches. Not surprisingly, men who saw the photo thought it was more like a foot.” • RJ Currie again: “With all due respect to the Scotties and Brier curling teams from Northern Ontario, it doesn’t send a positive message when the back of your shirts say “NO.” • Another one from Norman Chad, on LSU basketball player Ben Simmons and his lack of attention to academics: “Seriously, if you gave him GPS, a photo of the campus library and sat him down on the library steps with a librarian, he couldn’t ﬁnd the library.” • Alex Kaseberg: “People are either excited about the NCAA tournament or oblivious. When I told a woman I had Gonzaga falling out of my brackets, she suggested I take Imodium.”

• Late-night funnyman Conan O’Brien: “President Obama and Cuban President Raúl Castro watched a baseball game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cuban national baseball team. The Rays won, so the Cuban team was sent to prison.” • Another one from RJ Currie of sportsdeke.com: “Maria Sharapova’s failed drug test led to the loss of several sponsors: TAG Heuer called time out; Porsche put on the brakes; Nike chose to just not do it.” • Norman Chad again: “LeBron James unfollowed the Cleveland Cavaliers last week on Twitter, which apparently was the equivalent of the Pope skipping Easter Sunday Mass for a bingo tournament.” • Reader Andy, to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, on the local QB situation: “Now that Robert Griﬃn is a Brown, will his new nickname be ‘RG III and out’?” • Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel: “My operatives tell me that NASCAR driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. got fellow NASCAR driver Danica Patrick the same Valentine’s Day gift as always: A dozen long-stemmed socket wrenches.” • ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel, to QB Jared Goﬀ, welcoming the Rams’ No. 1 draft pick to L.A.: “Do you have a girlfriend? Can we get you a Kardashian or something like that?”

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Missoula Children’s Theatre instructors Joe Godburn and Erica Diederich auditioned 45 students for the Carlyle Elementary School’s December production of “Peter and Wendy” a modern-day version of “Peter Pan.”

Missoula Children’s Theatre intructor Erica Diederich evaluates some future performers at auditions held at Carlyle Elementary School. This year’s CES/Missoula production is “Peter and Wendy”- a contemporary take on the classic, “Peter Pan.”

During the audition process for the 2016 Carlyle Elementary School and Missoula Children’s Theatre production pf “Peter and Wendy” students from kindergarten to grade nine are coached and evaluated on a gamut of emotional expression and dramatic skills such as memorization, speech and singing. But it’s all in good fun, according to MCT’s Joe Godburn, who says: “We’re here to give the kids an opportunity to put something together, to make it awesome and to let them have fun throughout the whole process.”

A few of the Carlyle schoolkids who auditioned for Missoula Children’s Theatre’s local production of “Peter and Wendy” strut their stuff at an audition for drama instructors Erica Diederich and Joe Godburn. The Missoula Children’s Theatre has held numerous workshops at Carlyle Elementary School and Enbridge and Carlyle’s Ramada Inn have been generous sponsors of the program. Some of the smallest performers receive their parts and lines at Carlyle Elementary School, during auditions for the CES/ Missoula Children’s Theatre production of “Peter and Wendy.”

Joe Godburn of Missoula Children’s Theatre instructs and auditions young dramatic hopeful at auditions for “Peter and Wendy.” The Missoula company- along with young local talent- produces a play in one week.

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Act One Productions to celebrate 25 years in Alida with laughter Kelly Running Observer Staff

Act One Productions from Alida will be celebrating 25 years of theatre this March. The organization raises funds for community projects, while providing an evening of entertainment. Each year they host four shows: the ﬁrst is a dessert theatre (March 8), the next a cocktail theatre (March 9), the third is a dinner theatre (March 10), while Sunday (March 11) is a matinee. Tickets for performances can be picked up or reservations can also be made at, Just Oﬀ Center Groceries (306)443-2444. This year the cast and crew will be enacting Donald Payton’s, “Desperate Ambrose.” A three-act comedy farce, the play involves two

would-be vaudeville comedians, Ambrose Groves and Bert Miller, who are kicked oﬀ of a train in the desert. They were on their way to California, but while on the train someone had stolen their tickets and money, leaving them out of luck and in the desert. The pair make their way to Dead Man’s Gulch, a rough and tumble town in the wild West. Homer the Kid and Gun Smoke Carter, two of the meanest cowboys around, are expected to arrive that very day and laughter abounds as a case of mistaken identity is had when Ambrose and Bert come to town. A hilarious satire of old West antics, “Desperate Ambrose,” will surely bring the laughter.

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Alida’s Act One Productions has been active for 25 years and in celebration they will beFRONT holding their annual shows from March 8 to 11. This year they will be producing the play, “Desperate Ambrose.” Pictured here was the hilarious “Run for your Wife,” which they hosted two years ago. Prepare for more laughter this year.

OneChurch offers fellowship over the holidays For the past few years, OneChurch.ca has been welcoming people into their hearts on Christmas day with a free Christmas dinner.

Novice Cougars play back to back games against Lampman Danielle Benjamin Sports Contributor Our Novice Cougars played 3 games this week. We travelled to Lampman on Thursday night, December 8th at 6:00 pm, and played against Lampman and won, with a score of 13-1. We travelled back to Lampman on Saturday, December 10th, to play in the Lampman Imperials Novice Tournament. We faced oﬀ against Crosby White at 12:30 and played a good game and ended the game with a win, 6-5! Our second game was against the Bienfait Miners at 3:30, we were tied 10-10 and in the last minute Bienfait scored to win the game, 11-10. Big thanks to all that organized the tournament. Our team had a lot of fun! Next Novice action will be on Saturday, December 17th, at 11:00 am, at the Carlyle Sports Arena against the Bienfait Miners. Come down and watch our team play and enjoy lunch at the rink! Go Cougars go!

Atom Cougars back in action Danielle Benjamin Sports Contributor Our Atom team had the weekend off but will be back at the Carlyle Sports Arena on Tuesday, December 13th, at 5:00 pm, when they face off against Oxbow. It should be an exciting game. Come on out to watch and enjoy some rink food! On Saturday, December 17th, we play against Arcola at 1:00 pm, at home. We then travel to Carnduff on Sunday, December 18th for a game at 11:45 am against Carnduff 1. Next Atom action will be in the new year! Go Cougars go!

Christmas is a time that many people think of and spend with family; but, not everyone is fortunate enough to be able to spend the holidays with their loved ones. Some spend the holidays alone, but the dinner oﬀered by OneChurch aims to give people a place to go on Christmas day. The dinner, Pastor Dave Baldoch, explained is for people who are “feeling lonely or are having a rough time around the holidays or maybe you just want to spend time with a group of people at Christmas.” Baldoch says it doesn’t hurt to know if someone is planning on attending the dinner, but explains that even if people don’t call ahead, they are welcome to attend and are encouraged to enjoy a meal and fellowship that afternoon. Baldoch explained that a meal will be oﬀered at both their Redvers and Carlyle locations following their Sunday, Christmas service on Dec. 25. In Redvers the meal will begin at noon, while in Carlyle it will start at 12:30 p.m.

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Inuit advocate and political activist Sheila Watt-Cloutier is one of the most highly regarded Inuit activists and politicians of our times. Her work with the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC)—a multinational non-government organization representing approximately 150,000 Inuit people in Canada, Alaska, Greenland, Russia and the United States—has lead to her championing the environment as well as the traditional way of life of her people. She has directed her efforts towards putting an end to both the use of persistent organic pollutants and to global warming—a reflection of her concern for the health, livelihood and language of the Inuit. Sheila’s work has been awarded numerous times and in 2007 she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for demonstrating how global Sheila Watt-Cloutier in 2009. Photo by climate change impacts on human rights. TheSilentPhotographer at Wikipedia. Used under Sheila was born in Kuujjuaq, Nunavik where she was CC-BY-3.0. raised traditionally, travelling by dog sled and canoe and eating local game. At 10 years old she was sent to live with a family in Nova Scotia for the purpose of earning an education. As a young woman she attended McGill University in Montreal, where she studied sociology and psychology before returning to Northern Quebec to work in education as a counsellor. Her first steps into politics began in the mid-1990s when she became involved with the Makivik Corporation of Nunavik. There, as the group’s elected corporate secretary, she helped administer Inuit land claims. This work eventually led to her become involved with the ICC. She was president of the Canadian branch for three terms from 1995 to 2002 and then chair of the international ICC from 2002 to 2005. During her years with the ICC she helped put Inuit concerns before the global community. On the heels of her time spent with the NGO, she helped launch the world’s first international legal action on climate change claiming that greenhouse gases produced in the United States violated human rights as guaranteed by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Though the petition was never heard, she did testify in 2007 at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights’ hearing on climate change. In 2015 a memoir about Sheila’s life and the effects of climate change on Inuit communities, The Right to Be Cold, was published. Currently this remarkable Canadian lives in Iqaluit, Nunavut where she continues to champion environmental causes.

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Annual Antler Nite Submitted The Antler Gun Club held their Annual Antler Nite on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016, at the Antler LaSalle Hotel. Measurement of the heads were done by Andre Bernuy and Darcy Van Sprundel and assisted by Phil Mark. Trophies were then handed out by David Bouchard, Phil Mark, and Jeannine Belisle. Lunch was barbecued beef on a bun and it was available to all who attended. Winners are as follows: The Art Belisle Memorial, sponsored by the Jeannine Belisle family, was won by Braeden Magotiaux, 153 3/8; Best Mule Deer, sponsored by Ant-

ler Gun Club, was won by Darcy Van Sprundel, 178 5/8 difference; Best Moose sponsored by LaSalle Hotel was won by Andre Bernuy, 110 5/8 difference; Best Symmetrical (over 100) sponsored by Don’s Hail Insurance was won by Shay Stewart, 2 2/8 difference; Best Symmetrical (over 50) sponsored by Frank’s Autobody was won by Carmen Skelton, 3 5/8 difference; Best Typical sponsored by Joanne Wiszniak (Fred Wiszniak Memorial) was won by Mitchell Bouchard, 154 5/8; Best Non-Typical sponsored by Hortness Enterprises was son by Kelly Millions, 173 7/8; Antelope (no trophy – honorable mention) Korbin Van Sprundel, 82. Numerous door prizes were also handed out.

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Happy 50th birthday to Tania Easton. She was joined by several family members and friends for the celebration. Special surprise guest was Tania’s mother Ruth Baker from Australia. She spent a couple of weeks with Darcy and Tania and boys before returning home. The Business Enhancement Group sponsored a great Santa Claus Day on December 2nd. It included free skating, snacks, hot dogs hay rides, a movie and a visit from Santa Claus who handed out 140 bags of treats. Several businesses stayed open for late night shopping and served snacks.

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Sincere sympathy is extended to Dot and Lawrence Zelionka on the sudden death of her sister Kathy Keyes (Redvers) who passed away December 5, 2016. Condolences are extended to the Keyes and Goodward families as well. Memorial service was held December 9 at Redvers United Church. Gray and Edel Cowan attended the memorial service on Friday, December 9 in Redvers where they were able to connect with long-time schoolmates of Edel’s – Faye (Keyes) Massier (Silton) and Don Fallis (Estevan). On Dec. 9 we (Gray and I) visited with her Uncle Arthur Nelson for a few moments at the Centennial Haven in Redvers. Gave him his belated birthday gift of some Klejner (Danish donuts) and he sure seemed to enjoy them so maybe have to see if I can ﬁnd some more in the deepfreeze and give him for Christmas. Deep freeze temperatures hit this area with a vengeance this past week beginning with a snowfall blizzard on Monday (Dec.5) as well as low temperature which are still lasting into this week. School

buses didn’t run for three day (some four) so the bus students had almost a week’s holiday at the beginning of December. Boy will that ever shorten their school days before the Christmas break which is within a couple of weeks. Now that’s scary – Christmas is only about 12 days away – and this person hasn’t gotten any shopping done yet – Oh Joy! One thing with these cold temperature one doesn’t mind getting into the baking mode – yes, I’ve made my traditional Klejner and donuts as well as Kiddles and Bits – so it’s beginning to smell like Christmas. Also it’s beginning to look a little like Christmas too – getting the decorations and the tree up always puts one in the festival mood. Now to get out and do some shopping before the big day arrives. The time is going to go by very quickly as one will also have to ﬁt in and attend some Christmas programs as well. Enjoy this busy season and drive safely. Act One Production began ticket sales for their 25th drama production this spring on Dec. 10. Sales were fairly good with approximately half being sold

for both Friday night cocktails and Saturday for dinner theater. Did you get to watch curling again this weekend? It was The Boost National Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling – as I said before this is my best time watching television. The Jacob Team from ON won the Men’s and The Einerson Team from MB won the Women’s. This is another step which heads towards the Olympic tri-outs. Go curlers go. I’m also enjoying the many Christmas movies that are being featured on the old telly – helps to put one into the Christmas mood. The annual Christmas programs will soon be here to enjoy as well. Always enjoy attending the school concerts and listening and watching the little ones preform – it’s an exciting time of the year for them. Please folks remember to keep me informed of your activities and news by calling (306-443-2496) or texting (306-485-8561) or e-mailing (g.cowan@ sasktel.net) – appreciate your contacts and assistance. Until next time – Keep smiling – Think positive – Drive safely and Take care.

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The Mosaic Meal (Potluck) will again be held on the last day before the break, Wednesday, December 21st. Each student is asked to bring enough food for 5 - 6 people according to the grade’s category. The food is to be brought on the Wednesday, between 11:30 AM and 11:55 AM. Warming up the food at school is not possible, so please bring it ready to serve. The meal starts at noon. The categories are: Grade 7, Chinese food; Grade 8, Mexican food; Grade 9, Italian food; Grade 10, Ukrainian food; Grade 11, appetizers; Grade 12, desserts; Grade 7-12 Filipino students, Filipino food. Please remember that our school is “nut free.” Food Bank donations have also started to come in. The class which brings in the most food items, eats ﬁrst at the Mosaic Meal. Last year, G.F. Kells High School donated over 5500 items to the Food Bank through this campaign. This year’s goal is 7000 items. In the spirit of the Christmas season, GFK Student Leadership Team will be hosting a Community Pancake Breakfast on Friday, December 16th at 8 am. We invite everyone to come and enjoy breakfast, good company and share in the festive spirit of our school. Community members are encouraged to contribute a food bank item to our Mosaic Meal collection. All collected items will go directly to the food bank in this season of need. The last day of classes in 2016 is Wed. Dec. 21. Students return to classes on Wed. Jan. 4, 2017. The Student Leadership Team continues to build school spirit at G.F. Kells. The latest spirit event is the Mannequin Challenge. For the past 2 weeks, Student Advisory Groups have been having a great time competing in this challenge during their class breaks. The ﬁnals are next week and the

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By Calvin Daniels It has long been my expectation that farming would become a sector where robotic machinery would become a major element of operations. Talk to producers and one of the major issues they face is finding reliable staff. Operating field machinery worth hundreds of thousands of dollars require employees to be welltrained, and that training means good wages are required. The problem for farmers is that the staff needs are focused from spring seeding through fall harvest. Good employees want full-time careers, and that doesn’t fit the reality of farms particularly well. But years ago I listened to a speaker who foresaw robotic machinery on the common farm. We have seen that trend starting of course. Combines are now able to roll down a swath guided by global positioning technology, the operator a gauge watcher. he Dickens Committee would like The grain cart rolls to thank each and every person who up to take the grain, helped make the Festival a success! and operation is taken over by the combine in We would like to especially thank what is pretty clearly a Carlyle Motor Products & Merit Ford robotic link. for sponsoring the horse drawn rides. When it comes to To Reliable Metal Buildings for spraying variable rate

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application across a field it is achieved by computer control. It only makes sense that tractors will evolve to be fully robotic. Detailed field mapping and GPS certainly provides the grid for a robot tractor to follow, so a unit without a driver is nearly an expected step. Even concerns over system troubles not being caught without an operator has faded as many new units have monitors which auto-shutdown units when mechanical issues arise. So the eve of robotic tractors is upon us. This summer Case IH showed off a 400-horespower robotic magnum tractor. Sister company New Holland did the same. The two machines are a first in the sense of major lines ready to offer a big horsepower robotic tractor to the general producer. The benefits are obvious, starting with not needing an operator. With no operator needed, the potential to run a unit, at least for processes such as cultivation and seeding, 24-hours a day. Every producer will see that as a major opportunity to carry out operations over large acres in the time sensitive seasons of farming. What will come next? The likelihood of a fully autonomous combine seems likely. It may be harder to convince producers based on the variables of harvest, but distance monitoring of gauges for multiple units by a singledesk operator will be the future. Just as drivers are awaiting the arrival of fully autonomous cars taking us to work and the movies, farmers are on the cusp of robots ruling the fields. It is a future I have expected which draws ever nearer.

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Letter to the Editor In recent months the attention and real interest in renewable sources for our electric energy has taken a sharp upturn. Amongst many other effects, one is that the experienced speculators among us are expecting an accelerated program by SPC to increase their calls for Wind Farm proposals and for specific locations. Several Land Company reps in recent months have been scurrying about to sign up land owners especially in closer proximity to the Kennedy SubStation or Sub-Station north of Windthorst. In recent years stories are plentiful from individuals and smaller groups of land owners who have been offered/promised well paying wind towers on their property, only to find it was all talk. SPC have protocol in place to ensure that all who make proposals to build and operate a Wind Farm to their satisfaction , has the knowledge, experience, financial resources, committed land base, and are able to post performance bond. A fragmented land base created by numerous want-a-bees or wildcatters may not serve the best interests of the bigger community picture in that it may prove very difficult for a proven performer to acquire adequate land base to support an otherwise winning proposal. When Ron Bourhis and I visited the newly approved Red Lily project near Moosomin some years ago ( 10 ?), Sinc Harrison and Mark Bateman made it possible for us to meet and visit with the engineer and director on the Red Lily, Samit Sharma with

Gaia Power INC. We were both impressed with his knowledge and humility. A little research showed Samit still with Gaia Power, Gaia is the only one to have received wind project approval from SPC in the past ten years, and have two recent project approvals, Chaplin (joint-venture) and a close neighbor, Grenfell. Samit Sharma currently operates from Kingston, Ont. but developed an interest in wind power while living and working in Sask. as an engineer with Sask. Power. I phoned Samit and was excited to learn that he is interested in making a Wind Project a reality in the Kennedy-Kipling area . He plans to hold a public meeting in our area in later January 2017. Save up your questions and options until you have had the opportunity to talk directly to a guy who has been instrumental in, “making it happen”. He has a proven record to make it happen when he has enough community support. While reviewing the success of Moosomin’s Red Lily project, I found it signiﬁcant that Samit gave credit to Sinc Harrison (then reeve of Moosomin RM) and Mark Bateman ( then reeve of Martin RM ) for being major contributors in making Red Lily happen. For those of you familiar with the Moosomin area scene, you will readily recognize both names as being tireless and eﬀective workers on the Moosomin’s community’s behalf. I fully believe it can happen in our community too. Glen McMillan Kipling, Sask.

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Card of Thanks THANK YOU: Antler Gun Club would like to thank all the following businesses and individuals who donated door prizes at Antler Nite: James Richardson - Pioneer, Crop Production Services, Nelson Motors, Advantage Co-op, Pharmasave, LaSalle Hotel, Kassies Jewelry, Bill Murray, Bedecs Ready-Mix Ltd., ERP Pro Hardware, Manor Agencies, Redvers Wildlife Federation & Bouchard Bugbusters Inc. Thanks going out also to the following sponsors for trophies: Frank’s Autobody, Joanne Wiszniak (Fred Wiszniak Memorial), Jeannine Belisle family (Art Belisle Memorial), Hortness Enterprises LaSalle Hotel & Don’s Hail Insurance. Also thank you to Brian Poirier who sponsored the Hidden Score for Adults category. Thanks again to Andre Bernuy and Darcy Van Sprundel for measuring, assisted by Phil Mark. We would like thank all the ones who helped in any way to make this evening a success. Special thank you to Dale & Kim Hawkins & staff of LaSalle Hotel for letting us hold the Annual Antler Nite there. 31-1

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Every life is a story. There are milestones that we can’t wait to share, while there are others that we wish we didn’t have to. These stages of life are an undeniable part of the human journey, and we invite you to share yours with us in our weekly Life’s Milestones.

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OBITUARIES Kathy Keyes 1949-2016 The family of Kathy sadly announces her passing in Redvers, SK on Monday, December 5, 2016 at the age of 67 years. Kathy’s memory will be forever cherished by her son Kevin Keyes, daughter Lisa (Daniel) Henrion, and son Kelly (Erin) Keyes; grandchildren, Corissa (Brendan), Robyn (Jesse), Brittney (Jaydon), Jasmine (Drew), Brody (Teighan), Cheyenne, Tiffany, Brantyn, Ayla, Zane and Hanna; great grandchildren, Kinsley and Braeley; sisters, Darlene Sylvestre and Dorothy (Lawrence) Zelionka; brother Bob (Barb) Goodward and families. Kathy was predeceased by her husband, William (Bill) Keyes; father Bert Goodward and mother Mary Goodward; sister Sandra Fallis; brother-in-law Paul Sylvestre; father-in-law Daniel Keyes; mother-in-law Dorothy Keyes and brother-in-law Barry Massier. A Memorial Service was held on Friday, December 9, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at Knox United Church, Redvers, with Rev. Michelle Moore officiating. Interment took place at the Redvers Town Cemetery and lunch followed in the church social hall. In memory of Kathy, memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, 301-375 University Ave, Toronto, ON. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Redvers.

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These days, with both parents working in most families, mornings can be a diﬃcult time as everyone tries to rush out of the door. The result can be that each family member ends up unhappy and stressed. But the bottom line is, you have to get to work, and your child has to get to school or childcare. Consider the following reasons why small children dawdle in the morning: ● Your child may not want to leave the comfort and safety of home for the outside world. ● Your child may ﬁnd it hard to move as fast as you want them to because that speed doesn’t match their natural rhythms. ● Your child may still be tired and sleepy in the morning, so if you

push them to hurry, they become stressed. If your child is tired almost every morning, they may need to go to bed earlier in order to get more sleep. ● Your child may be worried that you think your work is more important than they are. If your child seems

tired, reassure them, but explain that they still have to get ready. And as frustrated as you may become, never yell or physically hurt your child. Lastly, when you drop your child oﬀ, let them know that you are not angry with them and make it clear that you are coming back.

Photo courtesy Cathy Burton

Arcola’s Cathy Burton (right) jumps for joy with running buddy Roxanne Moreau (left) of Alida at the 16th annual Salvation Army Santa Shuffle, Saturday, Dec. 3 in Regina. Burton continued her tradition of making cupcakes weekly and selling them for $1 each, with all profits benefitting the Salvation Army’s numerous projects for local people in need. This year, she raised $1,658 for the charity and says: “That’s a crazy amount of cupcakes!” adding “I’d like to thank everyone so much for all of the support I’ve been given with my cupcake fundraising.”

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Leadership snow OBSERVER EARLY HOLIDAY DEADLINES & OFFICE HOURS December/January Deadlines - Mon. Dec. 19th at noon for the Dec. 23rd and Dec. 30th issues - Thurs. Dec. 29th at noon for the Jan. 6th issue - Thurs. Dec. 29th at noon for the Babies of 2016 Observer Holiday Office Hours: CLOSED - Dec. 23rd - 26th & Jan. 2nd

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The grade 12 leadership class from Arcola School, along with some grade 11 boys, took the initiative to help people in the community of Arcola. They went around the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 6, to plow and remove snow at various homes. If you noticed your driveway was done and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know why, or who did it, chances are it was these little elves. We will be doing our part to give back to the community throughout the month of December when we can. If you want your name on the rotation please call the school 306-455-2340 and we will get to as many as we can in the time we have. Pictured here are John Ulsifer, Dawson Birnie, Dawson cutler, Hayden cutler, Keegan Heidinger, Dustin Klassen and Ryley Berg.

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