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It's often said that you can't keep a good man down. The Arcola Optimists have proved that the same goes for long established events, when the Arcola Optimist Snowmobile Rally went ahead despite there being no rally on Saturday, Jan. 28th.

Colette Horack accepts the James Weir People's Choice first place plaque from Heather van der Breggen of the Weyburn Arts Council, on Jan. 31. Horack won the competition for her stain glass piece "Krista's Sunflowers.

Semester two has started with its new classes and new bell schedule. The Junior Drama Club has started to meet on Thursdays after school while the Senior Drama Club continues to meet Monday evenings.

The week of Jan. 19th to the 26th saw Carlyle Detachment respond to 45 complaints. Jan. 19th reports began with a 911 call. The caller could be heard speaking to a second person, however would not respond to the operator when addressed.

The Estevan helipad site has been selected for the STARS medical evacuation teams to use once the helicopter service becomes operational in Saskatchewan later this year.

The Weyburn Co-op Board of Directors recently announced a donation-matching incentive program to raise funds for the Weyburn & District Hospital Foundation. The purpose of this program is to encourage members to donate to the hospital foundation.

Heart disease and stroke take one in three Canadians before their time. And it is the #1 killer of women in Canada, taking more female lives than all cancers combined. While those numbers are shocking, there is good news for Canadians.

Making a dream come true is a feeling that everyone enjoys, more so when the dream is years in the making.

Due to phenomenal interest, the deadline to order t-shirts for Red Cross Pink Shirt Day has been extended to February 10.

Although its landscape has been irrevocably altered, there will be camping again at the Woodlawn Regional Park.