Local Arts

Mike Glab buys a cup of lemonade in support of the Sun Country Kids Club, which set up a fundraising lemonade stand in Memorial Park on Thursday afternoon.

The Cenovus float winds its way through Weyburn's downtown on July 2 surrounded by staff members giving candy to children. Cenovus' float was not only one of the most elaborate and colorful, it also had moving parts.

Local country music sweetheart Lexie Tytlandsvik, of the Radville area, recently won a competition that will garner her two studio recordings, touring and radio play.

A special High School Alumni Choir is being formed for Weyburn's centennial. Everyone and anyone who ever sang in a choir at the Weyburn Collegiate Institute (WCI) or Weyburn Comprehensive School (WCS) are invited to be part of an Alumni Mass Choir.

I (and about 300-odd others) were witness to an extraordinary evening on June 29, for the Len Williams Coaching Legacy benefit fundraiser held in the Legion Hall.

Emma Von Hagen uses cups as percussion as she sings a medley of her favourite Beatles songs, in a performance for the Junior Idol youth talent search at the Weyburn Fair on July 1.

Cars in the opening heat of the Demo Derby crash together to start the action off, in front of a packed grandstand with an overflow crowd on Wednesday evening at the Weyburn Fair.

July 1st celebrations were a plenty, with organized fun at Kenosee, White Bear Lake, and Manor, just to name a few. Kisbey also celebrated Canada Day, but they did not stop there.

The Weyburn and District Chamber of Commerce held the official kick-off to summer on July 2. The 2013 fair parade was dubbed the Centennial Parade in conjunction with the City of Weyburn's 100th birthday.

During the month of June, numbers have varied.