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Report from the Weyburn Police Service for the week of August 20 to 26: During the reporting period, the Weyburn Police Service attended to 136 calls for service.

The talk around town is about the 30th anniversary year of Prairie Dog Drive-in. All the paraphernalia is still being sold at the concessions and signs are still announcing 30 years in business, but that year actually came and went last year.

On August 15, the Weyburn & District Chamber of Commerce presented two position papers to Ed Komarnicki, MP for Souris Moose Mountain.

Weyburn resident Archie Howard shows off eight tomatoes from his garden at his home on Eighth Street. One of the tomatoes weighed three-fourths of a pound; and the other seven weighed four and one-fourth pounds in total.

Three days of cultural events will be hosted by the City of Weyburn, the Weyburn Arts Council and the Sun Country Kids Club for the provincial Culture Days celebration.

Estevan Police Service members had no shortage of events or variety in their work during the past weekend since local lawbreakers found a number of ways to keep them occupied. Beginning on the night of Aug.

The Long Creek Railroad is up and operating, or at least it will be very soon.

A Saskatchewan author formerly from Lampman held a reading from her first novel on Saturday at the Estevan Public Library. Melanie Schnell's novel, While the Sun is Above Us , is inspired by and modelled on her experiences in Sudan.

They're out to make a difference while raising awareness of ovarian cancer. The Teal Team, made up mostly of Estevan and area walkers, will be heading to Regina Sept. 9 to participate in the Walk of Hope that will start from the Rick Hanson Centre.

An 18-year-old woman is dead after she was struck by a vehicle while working in a construction zone on Highway 39 near Midale Friday. According to information from Weyburn RCMP, Ashley Richards of Lakeside, N.B.