Weyburn Review

A regular meeting of the Weyburn City Council was held on June 14, here are the major points of interest: *Council was presented with the seventh and final concept for development of the Souris Valley grounds by Principal Engineer for Stantec Consult

The June sale of petroleum and natural gas rights generated $46.2 million in revenue, making it the second-highest June land sale on record. Land sale revenue for the 2010 calendar year now stands at $275.

There is something to interest children of all ages at the Signal Hill Arts Centre this summer. The preschooler, between the ages of 3 and 5 years, can enjoy an eight-week art program on Tuesday or Thursday between 10 and 11 a.m.

The Communities in Bloom (CiB) committee held a Reusable Bag Week from May 31 to June 4 in Weyburn to promote the use of reusable shopping bags over disposable plastic and paper bags.

The Weyburn Beavers have continued their early-season trend of up-and-down play. During a seven-day stretch from June 10 to 16, the Beavers played five times, winning twice and losing three times.

Residential judging for the annual Clean-Up Campaign took place on June 7 with Area 5 (east of 16th Street from East Avenue North to Douglas Road) winning the competition that judged tidiness of lawns and alleys.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders, for the most part, looked rusty in a 19-17 loss to the B.C. Lions Sunday afternoon at Mosaic Stadium in the preseason opener for both football clubs.

I was feeling kind of down the other day as I witnessed those around me taking exciting trips and travelling the world.

Saskatchewan's wet spring has resulted in a significant mosquito hatch, forcing communities like Weyburn to take preventative measures.

The results of the senior centre's activitiesfromJune 6to June 12: Bridge: (Monday) 1stJim Brown,2nd Stan Sampson, 3rd Marion Brown. Bridge: (Friday) 1stJoyce Hemphill,2nd Annie Balzer, 3rd George Gillies.