Weyburn Review

Callyn Burns models her wheat-weaving project, wearing it like a princess's tiara, during the Weyburn Public Library's summer reading program session on Aug. 21.

The Weyburn Horticultural Society hosted a provincial horticultural show during the Wheat Festival on August 10. The show was only held for one day, since many people travelled across the province to attend the event, which was held at Knox Hall.

Marna's Musings

M. Isabelle Butters was recently installed as Marshall at the International Association of Rebekah Assemblies meetings in Cincinnati, Ohio this past week. Isabelle is a 60-year member of Alexandria Rebekah Lodge, No.

Harvest is underway according to Saskatchewan Agriculture's Weekly Crop Report for August 7 to 13. Four per cent of the 2012 crop is combined while seven per cent is swathed or ready to straight combine.

Jean Elizabeth Petersen, late of Weyburn, passed away Tuesday August 14, 2012, at the age of 93 years.

A two-day municipal campaign training workshop for women has been rescheduled. The workshop, originally set for Saturday and Sunday, has now been reset for the weekend of Sept. 22-23, at Weyburn City Hall.

Crescent Point Energy continued to drill new oil wells and increased production by its company overall, including in the Bakken properties in southeast Saskatchewan, with the results outlined in its second quarter report.

Instructor Ambria Mainil, centre helps a group of three girls as they make papiere-mache pigs, which were turned into "flying pigs" the following day when they painted them and added wings; from left are Arliss Sidloski, Lauren Chatlain and Sophie Ch

Farmers are busy with harvest operations, including swathing, straight-cutting and thrashing their crops this week. Dale Paslawski noted that a lot of guys in the Weyburn area are still swathing canola.