Local Arts

A group of bikers representing the Weyburn Independent Riders enter River Park on Saturday, after completing their annual Toy Run.

The Weyburn Twirlers Square Dance Club held their 16th annual summer potluck social on Sunday, August 7. There were over 30 people in attendance, coming from Regina, Estevan, Creelman, Preeceville and Weyburn to participate.

The results of the senior centre's activities for the week of July 31 to August 6: Bridge: (Monday) 1st Andy Dumba, 2nd Erskine Sandiford, 3rd Roy Wallin. Bridge: (Friday) 1st George Gillies, 2nd Millie Nimegeers, 3rd Basil Holyer.

The public is invited to attend the 2011 presentation of the Helen Davidson Music Award on Sunday, August 21. The music award presentation and concert will get underway at 7 p.m. at the T.C.

A fundraiser will be held at the Weyburn Legion Auditorium on Friday, August 19 in support of Dayna Forsyth and her family.

Having travelled from Weyburn to Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., and back again, I can tell you most of the highways we travelled were in good shape, and that the Highways crews in Ontario don't work on Sundays.

Over the weekend of July 29, Weyburn's River Park campground was re-opened to the public for the first time in 44 days. River Park was one of the campgrounds that was hit hardest by the floods in southeastern Saskatchewan this year.

Saskatchewan's own Codie Prevost has been nominated for the "Rising Star" Award at the 2011 Canadian Country Music Awards, which are to be presented in Hamilton on Monday, September 12 at Copps Colosieum.

Kjel Sidloski (Matt) takes on three opponents during a sword fight in a scene from "The Fantasticks" at the Tommy Douglas Centre.

"The Fantasticks," the longest running musical production on Broadway, hits the stage from August 3 to 7 at the Tommy Douglas Performing Arts Centre. Show times are all at 8 p.m.