Weyburn Review

Uh oh. The Saskatchewan Roughriders kicked off the second half of the 2010 CFL season with a 31-2 blowout loss in Winnipeg on Sunday. What's so wrong with that? Plenty.

Weyburn mail carriers are looking to ?stamp out? hunger by helping to replenish the Weyburn Salvation Army Food Bank with their 15th annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.

The Envision Counselling and Support Centre will hold an eight-week women's support group, starting in October. The group is designed for women who are presently in, or have recently left, a controlling or abusive relationship.

Temperatures in August were close to the long-term running average, while the total rainfall was higher than the long-term average. In August, the mean maximum temperature was 24.6 Celsius, and the long-term running average is 26.1 C.

A number of Weyburn and area businesses are up for provincial business awards, as the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce announced the list of finalists for the 2010 Achievement in Business Excellence Awards (ABEX), with over 60 finalists in 12 award c

Don Sealy, manager of the Therapeutic Animal Park, points to where a new welcome sign will be installed at the entrance of the Animal Park.

Comp student Mikyla Jensen, at left, gives hands-on guidance to Randi Carlson during a Grade 7 band clinic held to introduce the new students to their band instruments after school on Wednesday.

An appeal for donations is going out to the community to assist with completing several projects at the Therapeutic Animal Park.

Christopher Keller, a special needs student in Grade 12 at the Weyburn Comp, cuddles a cat along with Sheryl Bromm, his education assistant, and Nicole Griffin, the new staff member at the Weyburn Humane Society's animal shelter on Sept. 3.

Goal of $127,900 & fun set for Communithon