Weyburn Review

Harvest has started in most areas of Saskatchewan with the swathing and combining of winter cereals, according to Saskatchewan Agricultures weekly crop report. I made a round on a canola crop but its not ready yet.

The Lomond 4-H Beef Club held its Award, Sponsor and Buyer supper on August 6 at Tribune Hall.After a roast beef supper cooked by Myron and Sandy McLeod and sponsored by Cenovus, the club members received their awards from their Achievement Day.

The directors of Weyburn Inland Terminal Ltd. (WIT) announced their semi-annual dividends on August 10. Shareholders will see dividends of $1.60 per Class "A" Preferred Share, and $0.20 per Common Share.

The results of the senior centre's activitiesfromAugust 1to August 7: Bridge: (Monday) 1stMarion Brown,2nd tied Elfrieda Mantay, Jack Medwed. Bridge (Friday): 1stVern Leach,2ndChris Diemert,3rdJack Medwed.

A regular meeting of the Weyburn City Council was held on August 9, here are the major points of interest: *Council has decided not to begin developing the site of the former Souris Valley Hospital for now, as a lack of public input or an anchor deve

Report from the Weyburn Police Service for the period of August 2 to 9: *On August 8, police investigated a complaint of mischief at the youth center. The matter is under investigation.

Retired RCMP Sergeant Edgar A. Kuhn was eager to show visitors to Heritage Village the replica Royal North West Mounted Police (RNWMP) barracks during the Wheat Festival on August 6, 7 and 8.

John Nolan, director of the T.C. Douglas Centre, tours through memorabilia of the late Tommy Douglas with sculptor Lea Vivot on Aug. 10, during her first visit to the city.

When world-renowned sculptor Lea Vivot approached the City of Weyburn two years ago with the prospect of creating a statue of former Saskatchewan Premier Tommy Douglas she had one goal in mind - to "immortalize the immortal.

Recent statistics show that drilling activity by the province's oil industry is rebounding after a challenging year in 2009.