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Enjoy the memory of your loved ones in the Memory Garden

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reminders of precious times in a person’s life, it also grows with them.

What started as an empty lot on Kennedy’s Main Street, which no one had ever planned on doing anything with, sparked an idea in some members of the community.

“We thought we’d try something with it,” said Memory Garden president Clair Dorrance. “It started off slow with planting just a few flowers here and there.

Alice Cox has always been supplying us with the flowers to plant every year. I don’t know how many flowers are

planted but Alice brings flat after flat after flat.”

Kennedy Memory GarThere are a lot of famiden is a beautiful way to pay lies who come home and see tribute to a loved one who the garden and want to add has passed away. It can hona personalized plaque or oror their memory and also nament or plant a perennial help you through the healing in memory of a late family process. member.

There are many flowers, A lot of people stroll plaques and other treasures through and sit and admire throughout the space in the beauty while enjoying a honour and remembrance of picnic lunch in the summer. family and friends.

You may want to pack a cozy The Memory Garden blanket to sit and admire all started about 20 years ago the lights at Christmastime. as a place where local famiThe Kennedy Memory lies could remember someGardens committee holds one who has passed away. their annual Music in the This garden not only holds Park in late summer to behold the fragrant flowers in full bloom and admire the combination of annuals and perennials of all colours, shapes, sizes and textures that delight the senses. The garden is also home to a mural of the early history of the town, provided by Janet Blackstock from Whitewood.

The entire volunteer committee put towards a lot of time to keeping the Memory Garden looking so inviting for people to just sit while on one of the many benches, to take in its Pack a cozy blanket and sit awhile to admire the lights in the beauty.

Kennedy Memory Garden. Photo by Laura Kish

There are angels among us in more ways than one in the Kennedy Memory Garden. Photo by Laura Kish

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Behind the scenes of Scrooge in Space production

By Gord Paulley Paul and Dianne Twietmeyer have been longtime members of Carlyle Cornerstone Theatre and the Observer was able to interview them and discuss this year’s performance at the Dickens Village Festival.

A Christmas Carol was written in 1843

by Charles Dickens. It recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet to Come.

After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man.

The Twietmeyers have been a part of Cornerstone Theatre since 1985. Along with several local residents, including Doug Waldner, Marion Biram, Michele Amy, Don Carter, Fred Perry, Shannon Klatt, Lane Easton and a host of others, this talented group has brought spins on A Christmas Carol to the Dickens Festival since 2003.

With no performance being held in 2020, the group felt it was important to bring it back in 2021, even if a Dickens weekend wouldn’t have taken place. Work on this year’s performance commenced in early November.

Said Dianne, “Mick

O’Brien had previous experience with musicals and choirs, and was our first director of the play in 2003. David Slykhuis was the original Scrooge and has played the part on many occasions. This was Monte McNaughton’s second year of playing the lead role.”

This year, Scrooge was the greedy owner of an intergalactic shipping company. His life is dedicated to delivering goods around the galaxy and making himself rich.

Added Paul, “We have altered the script many times and have had “A Christmas Carol” played in various themes. A western, on a steam sail ship, in the streets of New York City, in the 1950s, and this year’s Star Trek theme. We try and vary the story each and every year. In fact, back 2009 we have even had a Muppets theme with a three-dimensional set.”

Various members of Cornerstone have written the play over the years and the 2021 edition was the debut for Carlyle local Megan McAuley. Previous play writers include Jesse, Dianne, and Sam Twietmeyer, MacKenize Easton and Carter.

Waldner is a prolific writer of past Christmas Carols and is in charge of the 2022 performance.

Said Paul, “Cornerstone has a strong and cohesive group of talented actors, actresses,

musicians, and stage hands. We are extremely fortunate to have live, local musicians performing each and every year.”

In our interview with the Twietmeyers regarding the annual A Christmas Carol performance, we learned a lot and here are some incredibly interesting nuggets gleaned from our discussions.

• All actors, actresses, musicians, directors and writers are not remunerated; • Cornerstone Theatre faithfully pays the Carlyle Memorial Hall monthly rent in the amount of $500 to defray the costs of light and power; • Together with the dress rehearsal, this year’s three-day performance was attended by nearly 400 people, just slightly below normal; • There were 17 songs presented or sung in this year’s edition.

The Cornerstone Theatre has performed such showed as Scrooged during the Dickens Village Festival. Photo courtesy of Paul Twietmeyer Some of the performers had five costume changes; • At the back of the stage, the Star Trek door was fully operational with the sound effects capably handled

by Doug Waldner and his own computer; • Drummer Jason Junk was added two weeks before the Dickens weekend, bass player Todd Greenwood only six days before the curtain was raised;

• Construction of this year’s stage and set began the Remembrance Day weekend; • Jesse Twietmeyer used the Carlyle Memorial Hall digital movie projector to emit the light effects; • Soundman Will Elliott had the very important job of handling 20 separate microphones and used his own digital controls at his own expense.

In closing, the

Twietmeyers were extremely satisfied with this year’s performance and are already looking ahead to 2022. From this year’s proceeds, $1,000 will be donated to the Carlyle & District Foodbank.

Together they concluded, “We hope the audience enjoyed this year’s play as much as we did. See you next year.”

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Bow Valley Villa resident celebrates a centennial in December

By Ana Bykhovskaia The 20 residents of Bow Valley Villa in Oxbow had a great reason to celebrate even before the holiday season this year.

On Dec. 13, one of the residents, Mary Loppe, turned 100 years old.

Loppe was born at the Taylorton mining town near Bienfait in 1921 and raised in the community. Early in life, she learned how to cook and really liked it, which got her a job at the mines.

"My mother taught me how to cook … And she knew the people that were running a coal mine so they asked her if she could have me to help to cook. I got down there and worked there and that's where I met Leonard. Two years later, we got married. Two and a half years later, we had a baby girl. Next year we had a baby boy and then the next year a baby boy again. And then I said enough. And eight years later we had another girl and two years later another boy," shared Loppe.

At the mines, Loppe would cook and wash dishes, make bread and cookies and anything else. She knew how to make English food, but she also learned how to cook Ukrainian cuisine.

A lot of miners were of Ukrainian descent, so she "had the best of two worlds."

The young family decided to get into farming.

First, they rented land.

Loppe's husband would farm in summer and mine in the winter until they purchased a full section to start their own farm east of Oxbow.

"I was a farmer's wife. I married young.

We bought a farm in ’47.

And for two kids that had nothing, to buy a farm was a big thing. But we never bought anything that we didn't absolutely need until we got the farm paid for," Loppe said.

"We lived on that farm and added a little more land to it. We raised five children. Now I have grandchildren, great grandchildren and I have a great great granddaughter," Loppe said.

The young family raised cattle and grew grain in the beginning because it was cash income. Once they paid for the farm, they focused on crops. They grew their farm to five quarters, which allowed them to make a good living off that land.

Later, when they retired, the Loppes’ youngest son, who always helped with the farm,

Mary Loppe and her grandson Brad Loppe, who took her out for a bike ride ahead of her centennial.

Photo submitted by Sara Adams

continued with the operation his parents started, allowing for some peaceful time for the parents.

Leonard passed away in 2013 at the age of 97.

And Loppe moved into Bow Valley Villa, a nonprofit personal care home well-known and loved in the Oxbow area, four years ago and said that these years have been good.

Loppe said she was "quite happy" to celebrate her centennial, and she always took a "one day at a time" approach to getting to where she is now.

For the special day, Loppe's family and Bow Valley Villa residents and staff had some surprises to make it great. People around her also went the extra mile to cheer her well ahead of the date.

"Mary was a bit of a biker chick in her day," said Sara Adams, Bow Valley Villa activity director. "I asked her one morning what you'd like to do, if you have a bucket list. And she said she wanted to drive across America with her husband way back when he was alive. And I said, 'Well, that's a bit farfetched. But let's see what we can do instead.' So our manager here made a few phone calls."

And last summer, at

99 years old, Loppe went on a bike ride with her grandson Brad.

Her passion for motorcycles started with one short ride back in a day.

Loppe liked it, and soon her husband invited her to come along to Weyburn. They went places there, then came back and the next day, Loppe received a bike of her own, which Leonard took away as suddenly many years later.

"I got up in the morning, went out to get fresh air and to feed the chickens. I turned around and there was a motorcycle sitting in my yard.

It came overnight. I have no idea how it got from Weyburn to our house," Loppe shared, laughing.

"I drove it until I was 65 and he never said anything about it. And I got up one day and wanted to go for a motorbike ride, and I had no motorbike.

He didn't want me riding it anymore."

Leonard and Mary lived together for almost 74 years.

"It's a lot of give and take. I wanted to get married, and he was a very good man, was very good to me. I loved him and he loved me, and I knew it.

And we told one another that day in and day out," Loppe shared.

Mary married Leonard Loppe when she was 18 years old; their marriage lasted for almost 74 years. Photo submitted by Sara Adams

Mary Loppe, who resides in Bow Valley Villa in Oxbow, celebrated her 100th birthday on Dec. 13.

Photo submitted by Sara Adams She said all their lives, they did what they had to do. They went through the Dirty 30s when there was nothing but dust. Loppe's family with five of them was receiving relief of $7 a month then. They made it through a lot and learned to appreciate every bit that they had.

"We were thankful for what we get," Loppe said. "And now I'm thankful I'm still healthy, I eat well and sleep well on the bed here. I think I'm doing well."

Loppe has a lot of hobbies. She knits and is currently working on a beautiful picture of a teddy bear with a garland of flowers. She also quilts, sews, embroiders and crochets. She went for sewing classes in the ’60s, but most of what she knows about sewing, she learned from her mother. She still loves to read, beads and partakes in craft activities at Bow Valley Villa.

"I try to do every-

thing that I can. It helps put in the time and keeps me moving around," Loppe said.

When asked about a secret to a long and happy life, Loppe said, "I think to a certain extent, you have to do the things that you like to do. When I was younger, I had a job. And my first job paid $5 a month.

And I worked from 6 o'clock in the morning, sometimes till 9 o'clock at night. And then dad said enough is enough and took me home, he said no more. After that, I had got a better job and got this whole dollar a day, which was much better.

“And I only worked two weeks and I got a raise. And at the end of the month, they said if you keep on like this, there'll be another raise in two weeks. It kept on raising. And by the time I was ready to quit work, I was getting a pretty good wage. I was known as a cook."

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Christmas gifts for politicians

By Murray Mandryk For the second straight year, about the only gift appropriate for both Saskatchewan politicians and the people as a whole seems to be the gift of good health.

It wasn’t supposed to be this way. This was going to be the year when the virus would run its course and vaccines — a newly arriving miracle a year ago — would relegate COVID-19 to a chapter of our history.

But maybe because of COVID-19, we have learned to more appreciate our health, the things we do have and the people around us.

In both the spirit of the season where traditions are a big part of our annual celebration, let us again offer gifts to deserving politicians who have often been treated less kindly in this space.

Let us begin with Premier Scott Moe, who was under siege for much of 2021 from both people who said he wasn’t doing enough to curb the spread of COVID-19, and those who argued he was doing too much.

Whether he did actually get the timing right can be a debate for any another day. But for today, kudos the Premier for having the courage to impose restrictions until July 11th and re-impose them in September to stop swelling case counts and deaths.

Neither choice was easy.

Nor were the choices that had to be made by Health Minister Paul Merriman easy. Merriman often came under fire for not being firmer on restrictions that many argue resulted in overcrowded ICUs. Further kudos to Merriman for the heartfelt kindness he demonstrated in his change of heart that resulted in the decision for taxpayers to cover the Finn family’s crippling US$832,000 medical bill for a needed procedure for their son Conner.

Many argue Education Minister Dustin Duncan was wrong to send his letter to school boards saying they must allow students to partake in extra-curricular activities, even if they were not vaccinated. While criticized for undermining health authorities, Duncan was firm in standing up for the principle of children having a normal year.

Full credit to Opposition leader Ryan Meili and his small NDP caucus for holding the government’s feet to the fire on these issues. As noted by Moe, this is the job of the opposition and — for the most part — they did it well.

Special kudos goes to Meili and the NDP for taking on Policing and Corrections Minister Christine Tell and Opposition House Leader Jeremy Harrison on the still-unexplained bill that takes security responsibilities away from the sergeant-at-arms.

We would be remiss in not thanking Speaker Randy Weekes and Sergeant-at-Arms Terry Quinn and his staff for the unbiased and professional way they conducted themselves, especially during this debate.

It was a tough year for many, including Finance Minister Donna Harpauer, who contended with a $2.7 billion deficit and Agriculture Minister David Merit, who contended with a drought that contributed to that deficit.

While it seems doubtful that Harpauer and Merit will be exchanging Christmas cards with the Agriculture Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS), credit to both politicians for how they have handled this tough year.

It was tough year for issues in nursing homes, in group homes for intellectually challenged people and on First Nations, where residential school graves were discovered. Thanks to Moe, and ministers Everett Hindley, Lori Carr and Don McMorris for their handling of these matters.

And thanks to all in what was a tough 2021.

May 2022 be a better year.

On a silent night

Shelley Luedtke By the end of November, I was fully immersed in Christmas music, including a collection of CDs that is decidedly odd and somewhat embarrassing.

Although I have favourite singers and styles of music, when it comes to Christmas songs I will listen to anyone sing anything. If an artist I wouldn’t listen to 11 months of the year decides to release a version of Silver Bells or O Little Town of Bethlehem, I feel compelled to purchase it. Consequently, we own Christmas music by a wide group of artists, even though I probably couldn’t name the titles of any of their chart-topping hits. You will find The Carpenters next to Bing Crosby next to Natalie Cole next to Pentatonix next to Kathie Lee Gifford next to Martina McBride … you get the picture.

Still, this is not nearly as embarrassing

as my sister, who admits to owning A Soap Opera Christmas featuring soap actors of the ‘80s.

If it’s Christmas we will listen to it.

I find it interesting to see what kind of spin artists will bring to the classics to make them their own, or what sort of original seasonal material gets written. I like many of the new songs but I sometimes wonder if those songs will be recorded again and again the way many of the Christmas carols continue to be.

Consider the song Silent Night, first sung in 1818. The story of its origin is open to debate depending upon which scholar you read. The version I like best says a young priest named Joseph Mohr was preparing for a Christmas Eve service when it was discovered some mice chewed the pump organ’s bellows, rendering the instrument dysfunctional.

Needing to come up with an alternative for the service, he collaborated with Franz Gruber, asking him to compose a melody for his poem that could be accompanied by guitar.

(Other historians refute this as nothing but a fanciful tale and say Mohr and Gruber simply wrote a new song).

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Whatever the case may be, Silent Night was first heard Dec. 24, 1818 and 200 years later continues to be sung in the smallest country churches and in the largest European cathedrals.

I love the carol and I am often struck by the use of the words silent night, holy night at the beginning of each verse.

Silent night – silent.

When was the last time you experienced true silence? I really had to think about that. Each day it’s the morning show hosts who I hear first thing and those same voices inform me of the news of the day as I drink my first cup of coffee.

In the car I have music cued up. When I’m on the computer I have my favorite online radio station playing in the background. After work the TV is on, the phone is beeping, there is the shuttling back and forth to various activities, there are committee conversations, texts that need responses, the discussion of plans for the following day and all the other sounds that are part of our day until we collapse into our beds where many of us fall asleep to more sound.

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the 24-hour news cycle, and amidst the noise of rushing here and there, when is there time for silence? We were created to be in community with another but we were also made to take time and be still.

Is silence merely the absence of sound, or is there something more to it than that? Is there something deeper that happens when we are, quite simply, quiet? If we allow ourselves to be silent and strip away all the noises of the day, what are we left with?

How about time for reflection and contemplation; an opportunity to breathe — to listen to our heart beat and marvel at the gift of life; a chance to sit in the stillness and examine our plans and priorities; time in solitude to rediscover who we really are and who we are called to be; a time of quiet to quell the demands of the day and replace them with moments to recharge and determine what things are most important. A time to be still … a time just … to be.

A silent night, a silent day, or even a silent hour. Couldn’t we all benefit from shutting out the noise and tuning in to the quiet?

Take time today to be silent. You just might be amazed at what you hear. That’s my outlook.

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Keep moving forward The new Oxbow Health and Wellness Centre recently received another significant donation towards its renovations. Oxbow-based business Saskarc Inc. presented a cheque for $5,000 to help the new facility get on its feet. Earlier the RM of Enniskillen acquired a suitable building and was looking for appropriate furniture to then start accepting the first patients. Pictured here are, Janice Tide, Saskarc Inc. finance associate, handing the cheque to Trevor Walls, the Reeve of the RM of Enniskillen.

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Flatland Plumbing providing full-time services in Kipling

By Laura Kish

Flatland Plumbing and Heating Ltd. out of Whitewood has been in operation at their Kipling location since last summer, offering their services twice a week until now.

Derek Ecklund, licensed plumber and gasfitter of Whitewood and owner/operator of Flat-

land Plumbing, is pleased to announce they are now offering services full-time in Kipling and area.

Ecklund was a second-year apprentice when he and a business partner started up Flatland Plumbing and Heating, and as of this past summer, Ecklund is now the sole owner of the business.

Office in Kipling

Now Open

Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

We are happy to announce that we have technicians servicing the area on a daily basis.

Please call 306-736-5328 Or stop by the office at 515 Main Street, Kipling.

Prior to his career in plumbing, Ecklund was working in the oilpatch on a pipeline, and then the recession hit.

"I was only giving it another year or two anyway in the 'patch and that gave me the push to get out."

"My former business partner was working as a plumber in Esterhazy and he got me a job there and I never looked back. I was 25 when I made the decision to go into a career in plumbing and then we started the company.

These technicians are plumbing, heating and air conditioning specialists.

The team does everything from service work, renovations, new housing, commercial work, pressure systems, air conditioning, well pumps, septic systems, furnaces and boilers.

"There's not much we don't do," said Ecklund.

"We were down in Kipling on a lot of service calls," explains Ecklund.

It only made sense to open up a full-time shop.

"We have 15 'on the tools' staff who receive calls and we're all over the countryside," says Ecklund, who also employs three office staff.

"We're hoping to have a full-time tech in Kipling starting in January," says Ecklund.

The most common service call Ecklund and his team receives is for an issue with a furnace.

"We have guys on call 24/7 during the win-

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Plumbing and heating issues tend to be most of the service calls the team tackles, although the team has completed many larger jobs.

There was a big shop done in Melville last year for the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure, a Bumper-to-Bumper job in Rocanville and a co-op renovation.

"We've done a lot of big shops."

"There was a job lined up this summer in Nunavut to do work on a big shop up there," says Ecklund.

"A carpenter in Rocanville has contacts up there with the government and they're looking for a contractor to go up there and service the

community. There could be more potential up there."

Ecklund explains that they'd maybe go a couple of weeks at a time to work on some small projects.

"It was a bit of a shock when I got the phone call asking me to go up there and help out."

COVID has had an affect on most people's lives for the past 18 months.

And for Flatland Plumbing, it's affected their business in being able to get supplies in.

"Oh massive! Half of the furnaces I can't get in, huge delays in receiving materials and when I do find materials, I'm overstocking," explains Ecklund.

Flatland Plumbing and Heating will be celebrating their 10-year an-

niversary in April 2022.

Ecklund can see his business growing even more in the future.

"If things keep going good and work keeps coming in I plan to keep the business growing."

Maybe one day when Ecklund and his wife Jessica are ready to retire, their three sons Kai, Jagger and Crue will follow in their dad's footsteps and take over the business.

To book your appointment in Kipling and area, please give Hayley Beaudry at call at 306736-5328 or stop by the office at 515 Main Street.

Their friendly and knowledgeable techs are there to help.

"We plan to service Kipling and area the best that we can," says Ecklund.

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Carlyle RCMP report - avoid distracted driving Listen, I know most of you drive exactly like me.

You’re cautious and careful but sometimes your speed can float above the limit. It’s this tendency to have a heavy foot that makes you take your foot off the gas and look in your rear-view mirror every time you meet a police car. If this sounds like you then you probably also rely on police leniency and discretion when it comes to the speed you drive.

If the speed limit is 100 kilometres per hour, you drive 110 km/hr as you feel that speed is acceptable to not be given a ticket. However, someone always has to test the limits. I want to relay a message to all my readers.

If a police car is travelling the speed limit, do not pass! If you do this, you are basically writing your own ticket. We have a responsibility to the public to enforce the law.

If we allow you to speed past a marked police car and we do nothing, we basically tell all the other vehicles on the road that it’s OK to speed.

The RCMP issued 25 traffic tickets in the Carlyle detachment area

from Dec. 4-10. The popular ticket of the week seemed to be issued to people using their cellphone while driving. I want to share some knowledge about this fine. If you are driving you are not allowed to touch your phone for any reason. If you need to use your phone, please pull over.

This doesn’t mean it’s okay to hold your phone to use navigation for directions, or to even just decline a phone call.

Plain and simple, if your car is in motion, you can’t touch your phone while driving.

Some calls we receive in the RCMP really make us shake our heads. On Dec. 6, we received a call from an angry female who was mad because her brother and his girlfriend had stolen her illegal drugs while she was sleeping.

What world do we live in where drug users call the RCMP to complain about their drugs being stolen?

Who are we suppose to charge? The thief? The caller who confessed to being in possession of illegal drugs?

On Dec. 7, Carlyle RCMP received a call of a male who had left his house on foot while drinking. The caller was concerned because the

Carlyle RCMP members were recently called to a collision involving a truck and a deer. Photo courtesy of the Carlyle RCMP male was not dressed for the cold weather. RCMP made patrols until the male actaully returned back to his residence. I would like to thank this caller for being a good human by being concerned for their friend.

Far too many people die each year in this country from freezing outside.

Please continue to look out for one another.

On Dec. 7, Carlyle RCMP received a report of a fraud. The fraudster claimed to have a hot tub for sale on Facebook Marketplace. The hot tub was suppose to be located in Montmartre. The caller sent the fraudster a $400 deposit but when they arrived to pick the hot tub up, the fraudster did not live at the pro-

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vided address and cut all contact with the caller.

On Dec. 9, Carlyle RCMP along with RCMP Crime Prevention made two presentations at Arcola School. The first presentation to the Grade 9s was on addictions. The second presenation was for Grade 7 and 8 students about interpersonal and dating violence.

The presentations were very well preceived and all the kids had excellent questions. It’s so nice to be able to give presentations in the schools again. We’ve really missed it.

On Dec. 12, Carlyle RCMP received a report of a collision between a 2013 GMC 1500 truck and a whitetail deer. Nobody was injured in this collision. Kudos to the driver as he pulled the deer off the road himself to ensure that no other vehicles accidently collided with the deer.

On Dec. 8, RCMP received a report of stolen hay bales along Highway 13 near Manor. Upon further investigation, it was determined that the bales had actually been authorized by the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure to be moved due to them being a road hazard.

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Submitted by Sgt. Dallan Holmstrom

The owner of the bales was updated and advised to contact the Ministry of Highways.

Although these bales were not stolen, there have been reports of bales being stolen in the area. I want to remind everyone to please keep their eyes open for suspicious movement around bales their neighbours and friends.

On Dec. 13, RCMP responded to a twovehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 13 and the 601 Grid. The collision took place when a vehicle pulled out from the 601 Grid without yielding to oncoming traffic. Luckily nobody was hurt in this collision. Big thanks to Redvers Fire Department as they had the entire scene cleaned up and traffic control in place very quickly and efficiently.

Also on Dec. 13, RCMP were called to an intoxicated person dressed in a white suit like Elvis Presley in Carlyle. RCMP arrested the male for being intoxicated in public and he did the jailhouse rock at Carlyle RCMP until he was sober. The male was later released with no charges.

That same day, RCMP were called to a suspicious vehicle stuck in the ditch near Carlyle.

RCMP located a GMC pickup truck and determined the driver of the truck was impaired by alcohol. The male was arrested and provided samples of his breath which confirmed his impairment. The driver received one free night in Carlyle RCMP’s famous bed a breakfast before being released for a court date in the future.

Carlyle RCMP responded to several mental health calls this week.

The mental health calls varied from people with dementia, people suffering from drug and alcohol psychosis, to people suffering from depression. We want to encourage everyone to reach out for help and talk to someone if they can. No matter how bad things may seem, remember that they will always get better. Life can be very difficult to say the least.

Please reach out and check in with friends, coworkers, and family see how they are doing. It’s a perfectly normal question to ask people how they are doing. Don’t let people suffer in silence.

If you see someone that you believe needs some help but won’t accept help from you, please let the police or their family know. Help is also available 24 hours a day at Canada’s Suicide Prevention Service at 1-833456-4566.

Scam of the week: Romance scams seem to have been around forever. A scammer convinces you to enter a virtual, online relationship so the scammer can gain your trust and affection. Often these scammers will fake being an extremely desirable person with looks and or money but are going through a bad situation with a break up or with the law. This can occur through email messages or fake profiles on social media and dating websites.

Finally the scammer asks for money for travel, a medical emergency or family assistance.

They might also ask you to receive money for them. By doing so, you might be unknowingly committing a crime by receiving fraudulent money from another victim of fraud.

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Editor’s Note: We are pleased to present our Carlyle Observer Year in Review special. For this year, we offer you some of our favourite photos from the past 12 months. We hope that you will enjoy this look back on 2021, and that the photos will bring back memories of the year that was. Please note the photos are grouped by the month in which they appeared in the paper.

Canadian Search Dog Association member and dog handler Dan Vas and his search dog Young people enjoyed their time outdoors during Ciaro were part of training for the South East the winter.

Saskatchewan Search and Rescue.

Sun dogs were among the cool photos captured during the winter months.

Visitors to Moose Mountain Provincial Park during the winter could enjoy such activities as candlelit skiing.

Winter can create some scenic photos in southeast Saskatchewan.

People were willing to be outdoors in the winter, even during the coldest of temperatures.

BEST WISHES TO ALL FOR PEACE, LOVE & HAPPINESS IN THE NEW YEAR!

I look forward to th e pleasure of serving you again in th e new year!

Wishing you all th e best for a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year

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There was still plenty of fun to be held outdoors in the snow in March.

People Rocked their Socks during World Down Syndrome Day.

Duncan Brown with the new Carlyle District Lions Club scoreboard that was installed later in the year. It was a hit during baseball season.

Construction began on a new spray park in April, giving local youths another way to keep cool during the summer months.

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Riley Brown of Windthorst holds a baby chick hatched out of an incubator at his family’s farm.

He looks after the chicks, watering and feeding them with a little assistance.

Paul Twietmeyer received plenty of positive attention for this mural he created in Carlyle that pays tribute to healthcare workers.

Young people enjoyed visiting with the Easter Bunny early in the spring.

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Club were eager to start another season.

The Carlyle Swimming Pool opened to the public, giving people a chance to cool off during the heat.

Graduates from Gordon F. Kells High School celebrated their grad and parade through the community in June.

White Bear First Nations community members and others came together to march in memory of the 215 children whose remains were found near a former residential school site in Kamloops, B.C., and to support those who survived the residential schools.

The Kipling Royals and other minor baseball teams opened their season once restrictions were eased.

A rainbow-coloured crosswalk, located on Souris Avenue outside of Carlyle Elementary School, was refurbished by Grade 7 and 8 students.

Schools held track and field days prior to the end of the school year.

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Ken Frederickson works on a sculpture outside one of the cabins at the Artist’s Colony in Moose Mountain Provincial Park.

From left, Bristol Madu, Karley Martin, Stephanie Zoer, Abby Coderre, Janet Hall, Abby Hall, Neela Hall and Cheyenne Mitchell took part in a musical ride in Stoughton on Canada Day.

The Kipling and District Lions Club held their local Walk for Dog Guides, organized by Lions’ member Laurie Dube.

The Flipping Bats were the winners of the Bobby Vargo Memorial Slo Pitch Tournament in Kipling.

Band students from Kipling performed at the annual Music in the Park celebration.

Amanda Meyer, Shelley Jueck, Jackie Case, Adyn Case, Ali Case, Lexi Thome and Mataia Thome were part of a scavenger hunt in White Bear.

A parade was held in Manor as part of the village’s Fun Dayz PBR event.

The annual Moose Mountain Stampede was once again a big event in Kennedy.

We Wish Everyone a Safe and Happy New Year.

All The Best in 2022

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AUGUST The Carlyle Cardinals repeated as the champions of the Saskota Baseball League during the Harbourne Memorial Tournament in Kenosee Lake.

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held for the new Carlyle Fire Hall. The hall has been a big addition for the department.

Children at the Arcola Day Care enjoyed touring a police car brought by Carlyle RCMP Const. Glasser.

Touring cyclists Marcel Asselin, Mike Easton and David Hall stopped for a rest in Kipling.

The annual Bow Valley Jamboree attracted talented performers, including The Arcola Rodeo offered plenty of entertainment for spectators. southeast Saskatchewan musicians Hook & Nail.

Carlyle Fun Dayz made a triumphant return, with activities offered for people of all ages in downtown Carlyle.

Darlene Twietmeyer was the winner of the Carlyle Observer’s Summer Photo Contest for 2021. She took this photo of White Bear Lake, taken from the Good Birds Point.

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SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER

Harvest was well underway in the southeast in September.

More than 25 people of all ages rode their horses into Windthorst and down Main Street during a memorial ride in honour of Adrienne Hambleton.

The Kipling Swimming Pool wrapped up its season with an activity that allowed kids to build boats.

A fire at the beloved Moosehead Inn at Kenosee Lake on Sept. 10 destroyed the building. Many tributes to the Moosehead and its owners poured in after the fire.

The Windthorst and District Lions Club held its annual Great Pumpkin Weigh-In Festival.

Carlyle’s Carter Morrison qualified to play at the provincial high school golf tournament and a national golf and table tennis events this year.

A ceremony was held at the Pheasant Rump First Nation in honour of the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Former Stoughton resident Monique (Coderre) Regier, right, was part of the Buttercream Dreams team that appeared on the Big Bake Halloween Show TV program in October.

Charla Smyth playfully poses with some of the pumpkins donated for a pumpkin carving contest.

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Young people were dressed up for the Haunted House in Alida.

A Remembrance Day service was held in Kipling.

A+ Animal Rescue brought kittens to the Kipling Public Library.

The Southeast Military Museums had banners in Carlyle and other communities that honour veterans.

Moose Mountain Lodge resident Elsie Cameron celebrated her 100th birthday in November.

Santa Claus chatted with Ebenezer Scrooge at the Dickens Village Festival.

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Dana Fenwick and her Christmas village The gift of

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By Gord Paulley Located on Fourth Street East in Carlyle, the dining room in Rae and Dana Fenwick’s residence is jaw dropping and sensational.

The Observer had the opportunity to recently visit Dana and her daughter Lisa Morrison. She has a detailed display of both Christmas and other village ornaments and themes.

It began five years ago with Dana receiving the gift of a Christmas village. Steadily, the number of high-quality collectibles has grown and her own villages now consist of over 100 lighted structures and several hundred figurines.

These collectibles are manufactured and distributed by two major suppliers, Lemax and Department 56.

Decorations can be purchased either online or at various department stores.

Immediately after Remembrance Day, Dana starts unpacking the collection and it takes nearly 100 hours to get everything arranged and perfectly in place.

“Daughter Lisa is my creative decorator, Kara is my electrician, and husband Rae has constructed the benches and shelving. It is truly a fam-

Dana Fenwick seated among her vast collection of lighted villages. Picture by Gord Paulley ily team effort,” Dana said.

The ornaments that have been accumulated represent various themes. Winter placements include Santa Claus, the North Pole, Frosty the Snowman, The Grinch, a ski lodge, and a toboggan hill.

There is also a train station, farm, golf course, dog lodge, gas station, lighthouse, library and a post office.

A fire station and a STARS Air Ambulance helicopter are also on display. There is a carnival with a merry go round and a Ferris wheel. All buildings are lighted and many have moving parts. A simply spectacular exhibit.

Adds Dana: “I have eight grandchildren and every one of them has their own inter-

est in subjects they can relate to. Mitchell, ice fishing, Makenna, school yard, Josh, restaurant, Drew, hockey and a goalie, and Carter, a skating rink. Emma, curling, Olivia, the carnival rides, and Lincoln, the dog lodge.”

Dana really enjoys adding to her villagaes and is always on the lookout for attractive buildings and figurines. Like everyone, she has a Christmas wish list. This year, she would like to add both a drive-in movie theatre and a hospital. She concludes, “I really enjoy collecting these hand-crafted lighted villages and the accompanying pieces.

It is a great hobby and I plan on growing my collection for many years to come.”

Throughout this month of December, I’ve been musing as to what kinds of gifts I desire to give.

I first presented the quiet of serenity and peace in the midst of all that's going on in our world and in our personal lives. The second, the gift of patience, addressed both the challenges and rewards of waiting.

Again, my thoughts and prayers this week have been centred on what else God wants to give us and what He wants us to give to each other.

A number of things came to mind but here’s what stood out for me: How much we need to receive and how much we need to give the gift of encouragement. The internet definitions of this word include “the action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope,” “persuasion to do or to continue something” and “the act of trying to stimulate the development of an activity, state, or belief.”

In other words, the purpose of encouragement is to provide that extra stimulus that makes the difference between moving on or giving up.

Encouragement is di-

Linda Wegner Words of Worth

verse and for that reason everyone can participate.

There's no need to be rich or famous to offer a smile to a person who's grocery shopping. There’s no need to be well-known or easily recognized (with or without wearing a mask) to pass on a genuine compliment, or an opportunity to support local food banks or anonymously paying the lunch bill for someone struggling.

Above all, let's never forget to pray for and to encourage those in leadership. Be they a local pastor or church board, business leaders, neighbours, and those serving in any capacity, it's important to lift them up to the Lord, asking Him how and when we can bless them with words or deeds of encouragement.

“Therefore, encourage one another" (1 Thessalonians 5)

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OBITUARIES

Larry Naviaux 1950 – 2021 Larry passed away at Moosomin Hospital Thursday December 2, 2021 after a short hospital stay, during his Cancer Journey, with family by his side. He asked that this be his message - I didn’t die, I just changed my address. Born at home March 28, 1950 due to a blizzard and the doctor didn’t get to the farm for 2 days. Thank goodness for a mid wife a mile away who came to the delivery. Larry didn’t do anything low key, it was always with pizzaz and excitement. He was still telling jokes to the nurses right to the last few days.

He got such super care because of his attitude and gift to gab. He was the fourth child of Lucien and Elina Naviaux.

He was predeceased by his father, Lucien, and mother, Elina; step-father Jules Martin; sister Dorothy Bilinsky and brother-in-law Ron Bilinsky; sister-in-law Mathilde Naviaux.

He will be forever missed by his spouse Glenda Johnston; son Bradley (Krista) and children Braden Liboiron (Nicole), Jada and Draven; son Michael ; step father-in-law Roy Johnston, step-son Greg Johnston and step-grandchildren Lane (Mariah), Jordan (Justin), Cody (Callie), Shae-Lynne, Hannah; Siblings – Rose (Lloyd) Russill; Marcel Naviaux (Lucille); Marlene (Bill) Eagle; numerous nieces and nephews.

Larry attended Edenvale Country School and Redvers School. Larry started working in the oil patch at the tender age of 17 and wears the title of being the youngest and the oldest in that field, still working at age 71. He lived his entire life at the Naviaux Century Farm at NE 29-6-32 W1 except for about 10 years while working oil in Alberta, Wyoming and other areas. After his father’s death in 1976 Larry came back to farm, continuing to work oil as well.

Many of the young men around Redvers worked with him over the years. He was involved with the sporting events of his children. He could be seen in the crowd watching his grandchildren as they grew to be in sporting events.

Camping and socializing around a camp fire was a highlight for him. He was a very social person and could visit with anyone. Going on a warm holiday during the winter was a must for him as well. He did this with a variety of friends and family. He has touched the hearts of many, many people. We are all so blessed to have numerous great memories of Larry. He would be ever so pleased if you would have a shot to Celebrate His Life and your memories of him.

A Celebration of Larry’s life was held on Saturday, December 18, 2021 – 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Fatima RC Church, Redvers, SK with Reverend Ronald Andree and Reverend Franklin Emereuwa presiding. A time of lunch and fellowship followed in the parish auditorium. For those who were unable to attend the service in person, a recording of the service will be available on Larry’s tribute page for 60 days. Please visit Larry’s tribute page at www. hallfuneralservices.ca for details.

Donations in memory of Larry can be made to the Redvers Cemetery.

Payment can be made to the Town Office by cash, cheque made payable to the Town of Redvers, credit card, debit, etsf. An Official Donation Receipt will be issued. 306.452.3533 The family would like to thank all of the doctors and nurses that assisted during his medical journey. That includes the Allan Blair Cancer Clinic, Redvers Hospital, and Moosomin Hospital. Larry, we release you to a life where there is no pain and you can visit all day long.

Hall Funeral Services in Redvers is assisting the Naviaux family – Deb Heidinger, Funeral Director.

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Sincere sympathy is extended to the Junk families on the death of Rose Junk on Dec. 12 at the age of 97 years in Oxbow. Rose was predeceased by her husband Tom in 1997, her son Ken and her siblings Stan and Bud Nichols, Emily Stanley and Nina Hewitt.

She will always be remembered by her family: sons Lorne, Gary (Brenda), daughters Ardyth (Mike) Philipation, Rhonda (Terry) Morrow, Carla Junk, daughter-inlaw Dina Junk, eleven grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

The Junks began farming in the Auburnton district where they farmed for many years.

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THANK YOU On behalf of myself and my family, I would like to thank my Church family for the cards, calls, food, offers of help and expressions of sympathy on the passing of husband and father Harvey Rounce. Your kindness and caring has made a difficult time easier. It is good to be part of such a caring community.

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Their sons have carried on farming in this area and now the third generation is also farming.

Condolences are also extended to all family members and close friends. A graveside service will be held in the spring of 2022 at Glen Morris Cemetery in Carlyle.

Please remember to keep me posted whenever you have news on any happenings that are going on in and around Alida as well as within your own family circle. Simply contact me any time, either call 306-443-2496 or text 306-485-8561 or e-mail me at g.cowan@ sasktel.net. I will be sure to see that it gets into my column. I do appreciate all your input as it does help to make things interesting.

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Arrive ALive A most difficult story to tell

By Gord Paulley The Jaws of Life are defined in Google as a heavy-duty tool that can cut through metal or pry sections of it apart; used especially to free people trapped in wrecked vehicles.

There have been a number of driving while impaired accidents over the years that have had to use this equipment and we thought it would make for a good article.

We were dead wrong.

A number of first responders were asked for a formal interview

and flatly declined. Remembering and discussing past gruesome accidents does not leave one in a great frame of mind. The recent tornadoes and deaths in Kentucky have brought back vivid memories of past disasters.

Thankfully, and respecting their wishes for total anonymity, the first responders we informally chatted with did provide some background.

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What a terribly rude and inappropriate thing to say.

Driving by intersections that have a history of horrible accidents conjures up many bad memories and sleepless nights. “Post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a disorder that develops in some people who have experienced a shocking, scary, or dangerous event.

“It is natural to feel afraid during or after a traumatic situation.

Fear triggers many split-second changes in the body to help defend against danger or to avoid it.”

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Candy crushes Carter in Christmas cookie contest

By Gord Paulley It has now been six years that Candy Bye and Don Carter have squared off in their annual cookie bake-off during the Carlyle Dickens Village Festival.

The Observer recently caught up with the contestants who provided some background.

The bantering started six years ago during a Cornerstone Theatre rehearsal for their annual Christmas play, A Christmas Carol. Bye’s son Kyle was performing in the play, as was Carter.

During a break, they somehow started talking about baking. Both know their way around the kitchen, it was discovered that they both had a love for baking, especially chocolate chip cookies.

Apparently Carter said he baked the best chocolate chip cookies and Bye instantly disagreed with him. From there came the first challenge. Bye learned her baking secrets

from her dad Bruce Scammell, and also admitted that her secret ingredient is the love baked into her cookies.

Six years ago, Bye and Carter brought their cookies to Fezziwig’s pub at the Carlyle Memorial Hall during the Dickens weekend for adjudication. The voting was close with Bye coming out on top in year one.

And year two, and year three, and year four. For year five, they used the August 2021 Carlyle Fun Dayz as a backdrop as there was not a Dickens Festival in 2020.

Bye won that one as well.

This year, Bye’s cookies again prevailed, winning by only one vote.

For the first four years, contestants were blindfolded.

Now, they are allowed to see what they consume.

Carter has not been gracious in defeat. Last year, he was so confident he would win that he bought Bye a book, Sore Loser, A Story about Winning and Losing,

by Frank J. Sileo.

Said Carter, “I can’t believe my cookies lose every single year. They basically look and feel the same, she must be bribing the taste testers.”

Carter also admitted he bakes a mean batch of ginger snaps, but unfortunately for him this contest is for chocolate chip cookies.

Bye modestly added, “You know, my cookies are fairly famous. They are known in Manor as Candy Bye Cookies, baking them for my kids, sports teams, school functions, drama groups, hot lunches or any other special occasion. My cookies have travelled to Calgary, Toronto and Quebec. I love beating Don, and when I do, I get to say ‘Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!’”

Carter and Bye are good friends and love the back and forth bantering. Every year, Carter says this will be his last year, but it never is. The two sport individual trophies,

Candy Bye (proudly) and Don Carter (not so proudly) showing off their trophies. Photo by Gord Paulley the bigger one for the winner, with the year and name engraved, and the smaller one for the second place finisher.

There is also the los-

ing T-shirt. On the front, it reads “Ask me about the second place cookies,” and on the back, it says, “Candy Bye Cookies are the Best!”

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