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One Estevan city public school board trustee has confirmed that she will be seeking a return to the board table while the other is still contemplating the situation.

The Carlyle Lions Club held a supper on May 15 to give back to the community after raising a record $40,000 at their annual Supper and Auction held in March.

The Saskatchewan Blue Cross MS WALK in Weyburn takes place on May 27. "We're doing some new things this year," the MS Society of Canada's Senior Manager of Events Dawn Froats explained.

Don Larson has been coming to Carlyle every week between May and September for the last four years. He drives the fruit truck for Ferster Truckin' Inc.

The Ministry of Environment will be hosting a series of open meetings seeking public input on proposed new legislation called "The Wildfire Act" to replace The Prairie and Forest Fires Act, 1982, one of the oldest pieces of fire legislation in Canada

The government has recently passed amendments to The Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993, which will see enhanced occupational health and safety duties for employers, supervisors, contractors and suppliers.

The Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) would like to thank the Government of Canada for continuing the voluntary producer wheat and barley check-offs for variety research. Presently the check-offs are collected on behalf of WGRF by the CWB.

Premier Brad Wall welcomed the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall to Saskatchewan during a ceremony at the province's Legislative Building on May 23.

Health Minister Don McMorris recently announced the appointment of board members for Saskatchewan's 12 regional health authorities. "We continue to make meaningful transformational changes in the health system to put patients first," McMorris said.

Summer is on its way and the luxury cars are making their way out of their winter safe keeping spots. The car washes begin to get busy, and car wax purchases rise quickly.