Local Arts

The City of Weyburn honoured one of its long-term employees on August 12 by renaming the facility they built after him.

Sneh Patel creates a happy face on his T-shirt, under the guidance of Summer Reading Program coordinator Ambria Mainil at the Weyburn Public Library on Aug. 13.

To quote the Canadian group, The Irish Rovers (am I showing my age by knowing who they are?), "Wasn't that a party?" I refer of course to the City of Weyburn's blowout celebration of its 100th year as a city, held on Aug.

Angelo Cavallina and his two sons, Olmo McPake-Cavallina and Ally Cavallina, rode into Weyburn late Thursday evening on their recumbent bikes. The trio, from Edinburgh, Scotland, are cycling across Canada.

A new home is advancing as construction continues at a busy pace in the new Riverwood subdivision being developed on the former Souris Valley grounds on Thursday afternoon.

Four years ago Michele Amy and her husband Will Elliot put together an idea which was spawned from the Kenosee Lake Kitchen Party (KLKP) camps, but focused on training new fiddle and guitar teachers.

During July and August the Weyburn Duplicate Bridge Club plays on Monday evenings only at the Wheatland Senior Centre starting at 7:00 p.m. All Bridge players are welcome to come and play.

For the first time in over 20 years the Canadian Grandmasters Fiddling Competition will be held outside of Ontario. On Aug. 24 the best fiddlers from across Canada will attend Saskatoon for the event.

Cannington Manor was a thriving town in the late 1800s, but by 1900 the village became abandoned as the railroad was constructed south of the village.

On Sunday, August 11, between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., members of the Weyburn Wildlife Federation, as well as Saskatchewan Conservation Officers, will be at Nickel Lake to teach children how to fish.