Local Arts

A collaborative event between the Weyburn Public Library and Weyburn Comprehensive School will be held on August 1 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. The Weyburn Youth Art Show and Sale will showcase young talent in celebration of Weyburn's Centennial.

Manor held its 34th annual Manor Fun Daze on Saturday July 20 and the standout event of the day was the bull riding.

Residents take a dip in the pool at the Weyburn Leisure Centre on Wednesday afternoon, during a free swim. Free swims are open to the public from 1:15 to 5 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday and children and youth get in free.

Joan Gregory, manager of the Soo Line Historical Museum, shows off some of the photos featured in a new pictorial book released by the museum at a cost of $20 each, just in time for the city's Centennial celebrations.

Police Chief Marlo Pritchard stops by the lemonade stand set up as a fundraiser by the Sun Country Kids Club to support them by buying some lemonade; staff members supervising the stand include Nikki Williams at left, Sasha Shupe and Alex Roettger.

Laughter rang out at the Wawota Catholic Church as 21 youth ranging in age from three-years-old to 14-years-old enjoyed the second annual Fête du Soleil.

Weyburn will be part of a history-making production during the Homecoming weekend. The Crocus 80 Theatre troupe will present an original comedy written by award-winning author Edward Willett.

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.