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Harvest is underway according to Saskatchewan Agriculture's Weekly Crop Report for August 7 to 13. Four per cent of the 2012 crop is combined while seven per cent is swathed or ready to straight combine.

Revitalize, rejuvenate, refresh, renew. Pick one from the Thesaurus and use it to describe what is happening at the Estevan Shoppers Mall these past few months.

The Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) reported this past week that in July of this year, they provided a variety of services and refused entry to a number of travellers who were attempting to enter Canada.

There was a renewed air of excitement encircling the 46th annual edition of the Midale Pioneer Echoes celebration this past weekend. The traditional salute to farming and ranching pioneers went forward without a hitch or glitch on Aug.

A two-day municipal campaign training workshop for women has been rescheduled. The workshop, originally set for Saturday and Sunday, has now been reset for the weekend of Sept. 22-23, at Weyburn City Hall.

Crescent Point Energy continued to drill new oil wells and increased production by its company overall, including in the Bakken properties in southeast Saskatchewan, with the results outlined in its second quarter report.

An Estevan man who recently completed a jail sentence was sentenced again, this time to four months in jail. Kristofer Douglas Donald was in custody during his Estevan provincial court appearance on Monday when he pleaded guilty to several charges.

On the same day they were honoured for their 74 years of support, the St. Joseph's Hospital Health Care Auxiliary further burnished their legacy with another substantial donation.

Farmers are busy with harvest operations, including swathing, straight-cutting and thrashing their crops this week. Dale Paslawski noted that a lot of guys in the Weyburn area are still swathing canola.

Carolyn Gervais, a resident from the Tatagwa View long-term care facility, is pushed along by nurse Tatiana Angulo during a walk through the Therapeutic Animal Park on Aug. 14.