Weyburn Review

I recently celebrated my birthday (29 again… that’s somewhere between “I was 29 quite a while ago and I'm not telling you my age anymore.”) I am not sure why people don't like birthdays. Mine was fantastic.

The Weyburn SARCAN Depot has been recognized with a customer service award. Each year, secret shoppers visit every SARCAN depot in Saskatchewan and determine the best depots for SARCAN's Annual Customer Service Awards.

Southeast College is collecting donations for the Weyburn and Estevan Food Banks at the campuses. The food banks are both at critically low supply levels as the summer approaches.

The results of the senior centre's activities from May 15 to May 21: Bridge: (Friday) First Jim Brown, second Chris Diemert and third Andy Dumba. Bridge: (Monday) First Erskine Sandiford, second Marion Brown and third Jim Brown.

Dry weather this past week has allowed producers to make significant seeding progress across the province. Sixty-four per cent of the 2015 crop is now seeded, according to the Saskatchewan Agriculture Crop Report.

The Weyburn Humane Society has come up with a few new ways to make donating easier.

The City of Weyburn is busy planning and preparing for the annual event which is held at River Park. On June 13, residents are invited to enjoy in the festivities which are being held between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m at the gazebo in the park.

Mayor Debra Button has announced that Laura Missal has been hired to fill the role of Director of Finance. "We are very excited to have Laura join our team.

Renowned Canadian Fiddle Champion Scott Woods and his band will be in Weyburn on June 14 for a performance at Grace United Church.

On May 24, at about 2:55 p.m., the Weyburn Police Service received a complaint of an assault in progress inside a vehicle. The vehicle was located and it appears that a 22 year-old male and a 19 year-old female were having a domestic dispute.