Local News

Lake Alma (cpd) - Wayne and Dolores Hagen were in Regina on Sept. 8 to watch the Queen City Marathon. Their son, Jared Hagen of Regina ran the half marathon (21.1 kilometres). He crossed the finish line in just one hour, 19 minutes and 43 seconds.

Souris-Moose Mountain MP Ed Komarnicki said he will continue to support the bid to have Highways 39 and 6 twinned from Regina to Estevan.

A potential thief who attempted to rob a local gas bar and convenience store on the night of Sept. 10 apparently got cold feet at the last minute.

The Estevan Art Gallery and Museum is kicking off its fall season of After Dark concerts on Sept. 20 with a performance by Regina's Tyler Gilbert, who released his latest album this past July.

Tenille Arts participated in an online Stageit music concert last night, that helped raise money for music education for children around the world. "If I didn't have my music, I wouldn't know what I would do," said Arts.

Surprisingly, the biggest demand at the Salvation Army Food Bank right now is for pasta and pasta sauce. "Usually we got so much of the pasta, but we actually had to buy pasta and sauce," said Capt. Melissa Mailman, from the Weyburn Salvation Army.

News and notes from the Sept. 9 regular meeting of Estevan city council. Prior to the meeting, the members of council presented certificates of recognition to the groups involved in the Warm Welcome Shelter - St.

The Estevan Chamber of Commerce resumed its monthly meetings last Wednesday and first up in the spotlight was the RM of Estevan's new Official Community Plan.

Weyburn EMS and fire fighters prepare an accident victim (portrayed by Martin Jewell) for transport to hospital, during a mock disaster exercise held on Sept. 10 at the Weyburn airport.

For Weyburn writer Anne Lazurko, her first full-length fiction novel has been a long time in coming, but the time and effort has been worth it. She will be holding a Weyburn launch for her book, entitled "Dollybird", on Friday, Oct.