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Carlyle has a new place for women to shop. Business owner Ken King officially unveiled his newest venture One-twenty-two Main Fashion Boutique during a celebration held March 25th.

April is Dental Health Month. Oral Health - Good for Life is this year's slogan for National Dental Health Month. Follow these simple steps to good oral health and watch your overall health improve, too: 1. Brush twice and Floss once every day. 2.

Celebrating success and hard work was the theme in Arcola on March 23rd, when the Arcola Optimist Club held their annual cheque presentation. The Arcola Optimist Legion, where the event was held, was a buzz of activity from 6:30 p.m. onwards.

The Province of Saskatchewan released their budget on March 23 and the Weyburn Chamber of Commerce has given it a passing grade. "Clearly this is an election budget, so it's quite broad," said Chamber Manager Jeff Richards.

A regular meeting of the Weyburn City Council was held on March 28; here are the major points of interest: *Council approved a list of projects for the 2011 Local Improvement Program, including asphalt recapping, sidewalk replacement and one street t

Quota International of Weyburn announced the eight nominees of the Women of the Year Awards at a tea held in the nominee's honour on March 27.

Applications for the Helen Davidson Music Award are due April 30. Each year a worthy recipient is awarded $2,000.

Green energy initiatives are popping up across the prairies, including one wind powered turbine in Weyburn.

The race is officially on in the Souris-Moose Mountain Constituency. Both the NDP and Liberal party's have selected their candidates for the May 2 election.

The Weyburn Police Service attended to 94 calls for service during the week of Mar. 21-27, including incidents of mischief and property damage. On Sunday, police received a call from a Weyburn resident on Ash Drive where their vehicle had been egged.