Weyburn Review

More than $2.1 million has been approved to date under the province’s new Graduate Retention Program — First Home Plan, in support of 230 approved applications. Of that, payments of $450,000 have been issued for 49 interest-free loans.

Many of the players and coaches of the 1983-84 Weyburn Red Wings, who won the Centennial Cup national Junior A hockey championship, gather on-stage at Crescent Point Place on Friday evening as they are officially inducted into Saskatchewan Hockey Hal

The operating budget for the Sun Country Health Region will be presented during a special meeting. Leadership at Sun Country Health Region will present a 2016-17 operating budget at a special meeting on Tuesday, July 19, at 1:30 p.m. in Tatagwa View.

Tyson McLaren of the Arcola-Kisbey 4-H Beef Club, at right, is presented with two banners, as the Reserve Grand Champion and the Best Home-Grown Steer, by judges Cole and Jill Harvie for the Regional 4-H Show at the Weyburn Fair on July 5.

Luke Webb of the Pangman-Ogema 4-H Beef Club is presented the banner for the Grand Champion Fed Calf for the Regional 4-H Show at the Weyburn Fair by Roy Hoffart of Parrish & Heimbecker, the sponsor of the category, on July 5.

The Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board announced their decision to rebate 100 per cent of the investment funds that are over their mandated surplus levels. This move was strongly advocated for by the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce.

Extra-curricular sports awards were presented to students at the Weyburn Junior High at their final assembly before the school closed its doors, held on June 28 in the school gym. The most promising cheerleader award went to Chris Gia Fesalbon.

Are schools truly recognizing the different outcomes and achievements for their students when they give out year-end awards? An engaging curriculum will create the passions for life-long learning.

Two athletes from the Weyburn Synchro Stars have recently qualified for the 2016-2017 High Performance Program with Synchro Saskatchewan. Savannah Pohl and Alexis Vandermey have both qualified for the High Performance Program.

New family doctors are now practising in Arcola and Radville, due to recent results of the Saskatchewan International Physician Practice Assessment program. Dr. Remon Ghaly (Arcola) and Dr.