Local News

Last year a fire claimed the Arcola Fair and Stampede Board's barn. Rebounding from the loss the Fair Board has decided to erect a multipurpose building in its place.

Estevan Idol was back for its 10th year, as the Estevan Fair kicked things off on Monday evening.

Before summer is in full swing, the History Book Committee met to plan their next steps. We have presold 220 books on our way to publication.

Crop report for the period June 5 to 11, 2012: Ninety-six per cent of the 2012 crop has been seeded, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture's Weekly Crop Report.

Weyburn Triple C Centre Corp and the Weyburn & District Hospital Foundation will be hosting a Giving Seminar entitled, "Making Tax-effective Donations" on Saturday, June 23 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Legion.

The sounds in Spectra Place were never so sweet as when Burton Cummings took the glucose out of Estevan's diet, opening with No Sugar Tonight for his concert last Friday.

Nearly 250 Good Sam rigs packed the Weyburn Exhibition Grounds from June 6-10, for their annual Samboree. Good Sam members from across North America, from as far as New Hampshire, attended the event in Weyburn.

Estevan Chamber of Commerce president Dennis Bode led about two dozen members through a brief business agenda last Wednesday afternoon during the C of C's monthly luncheon meeting at Allie's Dining.

The prognosis for anyone hoping to find rental accommodations in Estevan is getting bleaker and bleaker.

The Clean Up Campaign for the City of Weyburn has concluded for another year. The committee for the Campaign met for their last meeting on June 12.