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Morris Tytlandsvik and Jonathan Wideman eat spaghetti as fast as they can on Dec. 18, during a competition at Boston Pizza to raise funds for the Weyburn Salvation Army.

Darcy Cretin, right, serves up fresh hot chocolate and fresh gingerbread men cookies to Karli Ochitwa and Erica Chessall, just prior to the Comp choral concert on Dec. 18 at the Cafetorium.

There were no classes scheduled at Southeast Regional College's King Street campus this past week.

Between Dec. 10 and 13 the RCMP responded to 25 calls. In the morning of Dec. 10 RCMP received a complaint of the theft of a truck in Carlyle. They currently are pursuing leads and the matter remains under investigation.

SGI is advising Saskatchewan residents thinking about purchasing or importing a vehicle from the United States to be cautious of flood-damaged vehicles originating from areas affected by Hurricane Sandy.

Turning 100 is no small piece of cake, even for a city. That's why Weyburn's centennial year, 2013, will be a year filled with celebration that begins on January 1.

Between Dec. 3 and Dec. 14 students at G.F. Kells competed in a food drive. For the last 10 years they have held the drive before a Mosaic meal where each grade is assigned a country and the school eats a number of items from around the world.

After reading news about a hockey ref suffering from a cardiac arrest mid-game and being successfully revived with an automated external defibrillator (AED), Carlyle Legion member George Anderson was inspired to champion adoption of the life saving d

Wow! The halls of GF Kells were piled to the top with food bank donations this season. The students brought in more than 2500 items for the local Food Bank. This is the most ever. The class with the most was the Grade 12 Class.

Dec. 13 saw G.F. Kells welcome Michelle Golebiowski a road safety speaker and advocate. Students from G.F. Kells and Manor School listened as Golebiowski spoke about the loss of her best friend, Amanda Frizzley, in 2007.