Weyburn Review

Weyburn student Tristyn Lautner had “an unbelievable experience” as part of a team of optometry students from the University of Waterloo, who traveled this summer to Senegal to provide free eye care to impoverished residents there.

As children are back in the classroom as of Tuesday, a prime consideration is safety, both in and out of class, on the playground and on our streets and highways.

Comp Eagles quarterback Brett Bowler looked for a hole to run through as he ran during an offensive play versus the Estevan Elecs at a controlled scrimmage on Friday afternoon at Darold Kot Field.

Weyburn police received a report of a break, enter and theft from a residence on Friday. The matter is still under investigation. • City police received a report of a vehicle parked in the 200 block of Second Street NE having been egged on Saturday.

By Greg Nikkel Wanted: two or three superheroes, of any universe, who want to do good for the people of Weyburn and area.

Residents enjoyed swimming in the outdoor pool at the Weyburn Leisure Centre on Friday, with a free swim offered in celebration of the City of Weyburn’s birthday. The City also provided free birthday cake at City Hall for the occasion.

Wheat sheaves were fed into a 1949 McCormick threshing machine, as Glen Stomp watched from the top of the thresher to ensure everything was working properly, during a threshing bee at his farm at Griffin on Sunday.

A golfer prepared to tee off from the first hole as part of the Weyburn Police Association’s golf tournament on Friday. Each golfer at this tee had to wear a pair of “beer goggles” which simulate impairment of about .07 blood-alcohol level.

A resident of the Tatagwa View long-term care home, Geri Nelson, watched the ball drop through the pegs of a “Plinko” game as Phyllis Verhaeghe and staff member Liane Schrader watched, during a summer-end carnival held on Wednesday.