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At a soup & sandwich lunch, Wed. May 16th at the Carlyle Memorial Hall, the name of the new Carlyle & District History Book will be revealed.

This year's national nursing week will take place May 7-13. In 1971 the International Council of Nurses designated May 12, Florence Nightingale's birthday, as International Nurse's Day.

Weyburn's own Marlene Nedelcov was post-humously awarded the Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal on May 1. Marlene's daughter, Susan Nedelcov-Anderson, received the award on her mother's behalf at Government House in Regina.

The Rotary Club of Weyburn will be holding the first annual Rotary Lobsterfest on Saturday, June 16 in the Weyburn Curling Rink. Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m. with dinner to follow.

The anti-bullying Pink Day was a huge success.

Report from the Weyburn Police Service for the week of April 29 to May 6: During the reporting period, police received 101 calls for service. Many were incidents of individuals in conflict continually texting each other.

Sixteen members of the 2302 Weyburn Legion Cadet Corps will celebrate their 65th Anniversary on May 22 at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall. The Reviewing Officer for the parade will be Major Reginald J.

On May 1 the Arcola chapter of Students Against Drinking and Driving (SADD) partnered with P.A.R.T.Y. (Prevent Alcohol and risk-Related Trauma in Youth) to put on a day of information for grades 10 to 12 in Arcola.

The Pearl Boutique hosted Customer Appreciation Days, May 1 and 2. The store held these days in appreciation of the ongoing support Carlyle and area has given them.

Update: The Mercury has learned that the dog service at North Portal has been restored. For more on this story please see Wednesday's edition of The Mercury.