Weyburn Review

Jenni Ferrence shows some of the items suggested for packing a shoe box for Operation Christmas Child as a Christmas gift, during a visit to the Weyburn Rotary Club on Thursday.

You can say it was a step back. It was a small one, but definitely not a move in the right direction. The Saskatchewan Roughriders were denied a third-straight win Sunday in Montreal, falling 28-17 to the first-place Alouettes.

The Weyburn Culture Days are quickly approaching and there will be plenty of activities worth marking on the calendar. It's also not too late for young talent to sign up to perform.

The Weyburn and District Chamber of Commerce recently assisted one of its Members in growing their business with the help of the District Regional Planning Commission.

Two Weyburn artists will soon be taking a one-of-a-kind show on the road - all the way back to their home town of Calgary. Rickee-Lee Webster has joined her mother, Heather van der Breggen, in the studio this year.

The Senior Men's division of the Weyburn Golf Club concluded their golfing season on September 18 with an 18-hole mixer tournament, followed by a banquet at the Weyburn Golf Club.

Fifty-six per cent of the 2012 crop has been harvested, well above the provincial five-year (2007-2011) average of 40 per cent.

Mayor Debra Button, Weyburn-Big Muddy MLA Dustin Duncan and Weyburn Housing Advisory Board chair Pastor Jay Mowchenko recently announced a major, multi-pronged initiative to provide more affordable housing in the Weyburn area.

Marna's Musings

Members of the South Saskatchewan Regiment, the Royal Canadian Legion and army cadets gather at the Cenotaph in Memorial Park on Sept. 8.