Weyburn Review

When Winnipeg resident James MacDonald came to see his father's headstone in the Hillcrest Cemetery in Weyburn, he was concerned to see how many fellow veterans headstones were discoloured with moss or lichen with the lettering crumbling and difficul

Gregory Geiger, late of Weyburn, passed away July 30, 2014 at the age of 85 years. Gregory was predeceased by his parents: George and Caroline (Messer) Geiger; sisters: Monica Geiger, Kaye Kautzman, Georgina Kot, Marie Geiger; brother: Jack Geiger.

Martha Florence Dreher "Flo" born March 18, 1926 passed away peacefully on August 9, 2014 at the age of 88 years. She was born to Everett and Ella Toovey at Torquay. Florence was the fifth child in her family with ten siblings.

The "Color Me Radville" five kilometre run/walk fundraiser will be held in Radville on Sunday, August 24. During the event, runners are coated with a tsunami of colour, including bombs of blue, green, pink, purple and yellow.

Melva Beatrice Cooke, late of Weyburn, passed away August 8, 2014, at the age of 73 years. Melva Cooke (Rolston) was born February 18, 1941 to Beatrice and Ray Rolston at Rabbit Lake, SK.

Brendon LaBatte and the Saskatchewan Roughriders are now third place in the west division of the Canadian Football League, after defeating the Montreal Alouettes 16-11 on Saturday.

Warm weather is helping to advance crops in the southeast, although many are behind normal development by as much as two weeks. There are reports of some canola being swathed and some pulses being desiccated.

By Ida Offet, 306-848-1233 Lake Alma (cpd) - A come and go tea was held at the Wheatland Senior Centre in Weyburn on Aug. 10 for the 99th birthday of Hilda Anderson, who is a guest at Tatagwa View Nursing home in Weyburn. Her actual birthday was Aug.

A number of runners head down Third Street from the start line for the Opportunity Road Race, which was held on Sunday afternoon.

Recently the federal government took "a principled stand" when Russia made some aggressive, warlike moves against Ukraine, including shooting down an unarmed passenger airliner, and amassing their forces on the Russia-Ukraine border.