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Renovations to the site of the Primary Health Care Clinic are taking longer than expected, causing the opening date to be pushed to December, says Wanda Miller, Regional Director of Primary Health Care for the Sun Country Health Region.

Weyburn Firefighters filled their boots to the tune of $4,012 during their boot blitz for Muscular Dystrophy in three locations around the city Saturday, September 21.

It was almost nine summers ago when Bowan Karl Rekken passed away. His friends were so moved by his passing that they approached his parents about building a motocross track in his memory in Carlyle. It was a sport Rekken enjoyed when he was alive.

The Carlyle Detachment of the RCMP received 44 calls for service over the week of Sept. 13 to 19. Abandoned Vehicle An abandoned vehicle was reported in a parking lot along Hwy 13. The vehicle had been parked for over a week and was removed.

The Arcola Craft Show, which has been active for 10 years, saw 54 vendors this year. Quite a leap from last year's 31 vendors. Held the same weekend as Homespun, organizers and vendors of the Arcola Craft Show believe it is a symbiotic relationship.

Lake Alma (cpd) - The Beaubier Lutheran Church had a 100th anniversary celebration on Sept. 15. The festivities started with a service led by Wendy Caldwell, the lay minister, from Ceylon.

The official registration numbers aren't going to be recorded until the end of this month, but as of mid-September, there is a clear indication of slight increases in school enrollments in Estevan and area schools.

On Sept. 17, the helipad at St. Joseph's Hospital became certified by Transport Canada, marking it as the first certified helipad in the province.

Though the doctor situation in Estevan is still imperfect, optimism remains high for those charged with bringing new physicians into the fold.

The Weyburn Youth Center board will meet with representatives of the Weyburn Agricultural Society and the Weyburn Oil Show board to show them whether a set of temporary fencing being donated to them will be adequate to meet their concerns for securit