Weyburn Review

The Weyburn Fire Department busily sets up the Christmas tree and lights over the downtown core intersection of Third Street and Souris Avenue on Wednesday evening, so the lights would be in place for the Christmas season, and in particular for the P

If you have ever shopped at Costco, you will know the title of this column isn't actually that far-fetched. The Christmas season is slowly sneaking up on us, but the winter blues have hit as hard as a snowball to the face.

Former Weyburn Red Wing, Rylan Parenteau, who is currently playing for the Prince Albert Raiders, has been one of the hottest goalies in the WHL for the last few weeks. Parenteau has helped win five out of the six games played by the Raiders.

The 15th annual Festival of Trees, hosted by The Family Place, proved to be its most successful one ever. This year, the festival had a total of 23 trees as well as numerous silent auction items including wreaths, jewellery, essential oils and toys.

Twenty-five years ago, on December 6, 1989, a 25 year-old student by the name of Marc Lepine took the lives of 14 women, injuring an additional 13.

Barber Motors workers, members of city council, the Weyburn Police Service and the Salvation Army gather at Barber Motors on Dec. 1 to kick-off the food bank challenge; money is raised and food is gathered for those in need this holiday season.

First time Grey Cup winner, Brett Jones had a lot to celebrate this weekend. After playing for a short time with the Calgary Stampeders, Jones got what all CFL players dream of, a chance to hoist that cup high above his head.

The 60th annual Quota Carol Festival will take place on December 7 with performances at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at Grace United Church. The program kicks off with a 2:00 p.m.

Tickets are now available for the 2015 Kinsmen and Kinettes "Fun in the Sun" Lottery. This year the lottery will include 13 draws. The first draw will be an early bird draw and then one draw will be made each month in 2015.

Two new retro licence plates - the Collector plate and the Vintage Roughrider plate - will be available for Saskatchewan residents to pre-order through SGI, just in time for the holiday season.