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Crop report for the period June 5 to 11, 2012: Ninety-six per cent of the 2012 crop has been seeded, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture's Weekly Crop Report.

Weyburn Triple C Centre Corp and the Weyburn & District Hospital Foundation will be hosting a Giving Seminar entitled, "Making Tax-effective Donations" on Saturday, June 23 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Legion.

The sounds in Spectra Place were never so sweet as when Burton Cummings took the glucose out of Estevan's diet, opening with No Sugar Tonight for his concert last Friday.

Nearly 250 Good Sam rigs packed the Weyburn Exhibition Grounds from June 6-10, for their annual Samboree. Good Sam members from across North America, from as far as New Hampshire, attended the event in Weyburn.

Estevan Chamber of Commerce president Dennis Bode led about two dozen members through a brief business agenda last Wednesday afternoon during the C of C's monthly luncheon meeting at Allie's Dining.

The prognosis for anyone hoping to find rental accommodations in Estevan is getting bleaker and bleaker.

The Clean Up Campaign for the City of Weyburn has concluded for another year. The committee for the Campaign met for their last meeting on June 12.

A youth was sentenced to time in custody after pleading guilty to stealing cars and setting them ablaze. The 16-year-old Oxbow youth has been in custody for about three weeks following his arrest for the offences.

After a string of arson fires in Weyburn, including two in a row on Sunday evening, Weyburn Police Service have arrested a 20-year-old man in the matter. At approx 9 p.m.

Weyburn (cpd) - In conjunction with Southeast Regional College in Weyburn, the Ocean Man First Nation celebrated their student graduates and student achievements from the Stoughton Adult Basic Education program.