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The Southeast Saskatchewan Martial Arts Summit is coming to the Nicholson Centre on Aug. 23, bringing together seven local clubs to showcase martial arts in the region.

The summit runs from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The $40 registration fee includes all presentations, food throughout the day, a catered lunch, and a small dinner buffet.

Canadian rock legend Darby Mills, the “Queen of Scream” and former frontwoman of multi-platinum ‘80s band The Headpins, will bring her touring rockumentary True Story to the Orpheum Theatre in Estevan on Sept. 27.

Living Hope Community Church is inviting families to a free outdoor movie night on Friday, Aug. 22, with all concession proceeds supporting its youth ministry.

“We’re doing a movie in the parking lot,” said Pastor Adrian Alberto. “It is a free event with a kid-friendly movie. If maybe you were here last year, you might have remembered Lego One Movie. Well, we’re doing Part 2.”

The event begins at 8:30 p.m. at the church’s parking lot. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early to find a spot and can choose to watch from their vehicles or bring lawn chairs.

The Coal Creek Festival is set to return Aug. 23 for its second year, bringing a full day of live performances, family activities and local food vendors to Roche Percee Campground.

“It is such a beautiful venue down in the valley there,” said event organizer Robert Godfrey on the SUN 102 morning show.

Check out the full interview below.

The Estevan Community Wellness Group is expanding its efforts to foster connection and mental wellness through a series of events and initiatives, including monthly game nights, a second annual dinner, and a new welcome package for newcomers. Co-chairs Shelly Veroba and Heidi Hesselink joined the SUN 102 Morning show to share all the details.

Check out the full interview below.

The mayor of Richmound is calling for help from provincial officials.

In a recent update shared on Facebook by Richmound's Mayor Brad Miller, he claims Romana Didulo and others staying at the former Richmound school are pumping sewage into the park.

Referring to them as a "QAnon Cult", Miller shared a video of a hose that's pumping liquid away from the school and into the surrounding grounds, including the local ball diamonds and park. 

Original alert from SaskAlert below.

Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm.

At 4:55 PM CST Doppler RADAR indicated that this severe thunderstorm was located about 10 km east of Tribune and was moving toward the northeast at 30 km/h.

The main threats from this severe thunderstorm will be:
- hail to the size of baseballs
- wind gusts to 110 km/h

At 4:39 PM CST spotters reported tennis ball sized hail with this thunderstorm.

This is a dangerous thunderstorm with very large hail!

The Estevan Public Youth Centre is diving into the weekend with a water balloon event and free swim, followed by a TikTok-themed game night on Monday and a music and trivia collaboration later this month.

“Our water balloon Appaloosa evening is actually going to happen this evening at EPYC,” said Bonnie Chepil-Kvamme, co-executive director of EPYC. “So join us for some splish splash fun, and we're going to carry on with that water theme.”

The evening will continue with a free swim at the Estevan Leisure Centre from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

The Red Market Barn near Kenosee Lake is preparing for a bustling Sunday as part of Saskatchewan Open Farm Days, with more than 50 vendors, fresh baking and live music on tap.

“We're going to have our Sunday market with local vendors and producers,” said Harold Johnston, host of the Red Market Barn. “Everything from the RTR, which is a group from Wawota, who are going to be baking fresh pies.”

Johnston said the market will feature food trucks and a wide variety of items for sale, including homemade clothes, baking and cotton candy.