Weyburn Review

Nineteen members of the Weyburn Silver Seals travelled to Oxbow to compete in the southern provincial semi-finals on July 23. Steven Speers took home a gold medal in the 15-17 year-old boys category.

Report from the Weyburn Police Service for the week of July 18 to 24: *On July 24, police were called to investigate a theft of wire from the SaskPower compound. The matter is under investigation.

Jennifer's Journal

Weyburn has been selected by the Saskatchewan Scrap Tire Corporation (SSTC) as a recipient of funding under the SSTC's Community Demonstration Grant Program.

The Weyburn Ladies Golf Club held their 11th annual golf tournament on July 23 and 24 at the Weyburn Golf Course with 103 golfers participating.

Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 2067, SaskPower's largest union, have ratified a new collective agreement with the company. The two-year contract provides increases of 1.5 and 2.

Residents of South East Saskatchewan will need to take extra precautions during the upcoming long weekend and the rest of the summer to decrease their risk of West Nile virus (WNV) infection, warned Sun Country Health Region's Medical Health Officer,

The results of the senior centre's activities for the week of July 17 to 23: Bridge: (Monday) 1st Marion Brown, 2nd Audrey Warawa, 3rd George Gillies. Bridge: (Friday) 1st Chris Diemert, 2nd Joyce Hemphill, 3rd Eleanora Schikurski.

The seventh annual Gateway Festival is in the books and being dubbed a success, despite having to cancel two of its top headliners because of tornado fears. The music festival was held July 22 to 24 in Bengough.

Residents are invited to watch a family movie under the stars all while supporting two local organizations. The City of Weyburn is hosting Cinema4Change, an outdoor cinema event on Friday, August 5 at Jubilee Park ball diamond number five.