Weyburn

After three weeks of sales, 50/50 for Kids, presented by Don's Plumbing and Heating, has officially come to a close. 

This year's jackpot total was $23,440. Half of those sales, $11,720, went to The Family Place, with the other half going to one lucky ticket holder. 

The Weyburn Police Service has put out a request for the public's help in locating a person. 

The post, put on Facebook late Friday evening, asked for the public's assistance in locating Brandon Robert Hendershot. The 39-year-old was last seen in Weyburn on April 21st. In the post, the WPS stated he may have gone to Nova Scotia. 

He is described as standing 5'11" tall, weighing 150 lbs, with brown hair and blue eyes. 

Anyone with information about Hendershot's location is asked to call the Weyburn Police Service at (306) 848-3250.

Short Line Railways have received a significant increase in funding for rail maintenance on the 2,123 kilometres of track they operate in Saskatchewan.

Highways Minister David Marit says up to $1 million dollars is available from the Province for the 13 short lines through the 50-50 cost shared Short Line Rail Improvement Program (SRIP), which brings the total rail infrastructure investment up to $2 million for this year.

Summer officially arrived at 8:42 p.m. Friday, but it wasn’t sunshine that kicked off the warmest season. Instead, parts of Saskatchewan received substantial rainfall over the weekend as a system moved into the province from Alberta, where some communities received over 100 millimetres of rain. What was seen in Saskatchewan wasn’t quite as much, but it was enough to prompt the cancellation or postponement of sports and other events throughout the weekend.  

The Weyburn Razorbacks put up a spirited effort but were ultimately outmatched by the Moose Jaw Mustangs in PGLL action Saturday night, falling 20-10. 

The Mustangs came out firing, scoring eight times in the first period to take control of the game early. Despite a more competitive middle frame and a third-period push from the Razorbacks, Moose Jaw’s offensive depth proved too much. 

In the only WCBL game played Saturday night due to widespread rainouts, the Weyburn Beavers and Swift Current 57s combined for 39 runs and 42 hits in a wild affair that ended with the 57s on top, 25-14. 

Yellowgrass baker Kellie Stadler has run Batter Up Bakeshop out of her home since last November, however, when her operation outgrew her kitchen, she didn’t have to leave the walls of her home to grow with it.  

From international kitchens to home on the prairies 

Stadler is a graduate of the Baking and Pastry Arts Diploma Program at SAIT Polytechnic.  Through that program she travelled the world experiencing baking practices in places it is most renown. 

Weyburn City Council will hold the second meeting of June tonight at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall. 

The agenda includes a request from Engineering Director Renee Cugnet for Council to approve Justin Farr's appointment to the Weyburn Airport Board, which was passed as a motion during the board's June 6th meeting. 

Most areas of the prairies received some rainfall over the weekend. 

Environment Canada issued a number of special weather statements warning about significant rainfall and the potential for flooding in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta.

Many areas saw torrential rain and even tornadoes that caused significant damage, along with cooler temperatures and a risk of frost in some areas in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Big Brothers Big Sisters Weyburn will be offering two, week-long day camps this summer for girls ages eight to 14: Camp I.G.N.I.T.E. will inspire, grow, nourish, imagine, thrive, and empower youth through hands-on learning, positive mentorship, and a lot of fun.

In-School Mentoring Program coordinator Amanda Payne said this is the first year they'll be offering the program, which will run from July 7th to 11th as well as from August 11th to 15th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Registration is open for up to 10 girls per camp.