Weyburn Review

The SHSAA will be staging the 2013 High School Provincial Wrestling Championships on March 8 and 9 in Regina. The tournament will be hosted by the RHSAA at the University of Regina.

Weyburn Concert Series will welcome the Jesse Peters Trio to the Weyburn Comprehensive School Cafetorium on March 13 at 7:30 p.m. This will be the fifth concert in the 2012-2013 Series.

On March 1 the Qmax Wild travelled to Redvers for their first playoff game. The final score was 7-2 for the Redvers Rockets. The two goals for the Qmax Wild were scored in the third period.

Marna's Musings

Retail sales were on the rise in December, increasing 4.4 per cent (seasonally-adjusted) over December 2011- the highest on record jump for the province in more than 20 years.

The Board of Directors for Access Communications Co-operative has announced that Nick Coroluick, a long-time member of the Weyburn business community, has been elected Chair of the Board for 2013.

The results of the Wheatland Senior Centre's activities from February 24 to March 2: Bridge: (Monday) 1st George Gillies, 2nd Mildred Sandiford, 3rd Basil Holyer. Bridge: (Friday) 1st Jean Fahlman, 2nd Chris Diemert, 3rd Mildred Sandiford.

Report from the Weyburn Police Service for the week of February 25 to March 3: During the reporting period, police received 94 calls for service. *On March 3, police responded to a report of a fight at a downtown bar.

March 8 is annually recognized as International Women's Day in Canada, marked by women's groups all over the world celebrating women's efforts to attain justice and equality for themselves and their children.

Cash was in the cards for Weyburn resident Lisa Makelki. She won $75,000 on her Scratch 'n' Win ticket! Lisa bought her Cash Cards lottery ticket at Pharmasave in her hometown of Weyburn.