Weyburn

Gardeners hoping to get more yield from their plants are likely aware they need to encourage pollinators, such as bees, insects, birds, and even wind or water. 

Pollination is the process of moving pollen (male) from the anther in one flower to the stigma (female) in another flower of the same species. The act of successful pollination produces fertile seeds. According to Gardening experts at the University of Saskatchewan, while some plants are self-pollinating, almost all flowering plants need to be pollinated by a winged creature.

Edward Frank Jacob, late of Weyburn, SK, born on April 21, 1945, passed away on July 25, 2024 at the age of 79 years.

A Service of Remembrance for Edward will be held on Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. from RD Family Funeral Chapel, Weyburn, SK with Judy Beck officiating. Honorary Pallbearers will be all in attendance. Urn Bearer is Chris Cugnet.  Interment will be held at the McTaggart Cemetery, McTaggart, SK.

Arrangements are entrusted to RD Family Funeral Chapel & Crematorium, Weyburn, SK 

 (848-0333 ~ 1-888-848-0333)

Due to the number of people interested in attending, the venue has changed for a meeting being held next week for those interested in discussing concerns about a proposed wind power project in the R.M.s of Weyburn and Griffin. The meeting will now be held at McKenna Hall on July 31st at 7 p.m.

The fire in Radville has destroyed two businesses in that community, caused severe damage to a third, and had impacts throughout downtown Radville Sunday night, as a fire claimed the Long Creek Saloon and a neighbouring restaurant.  

Weyburn residents are feeling the pinch at the pump as gas prices in the region climb sharply. This recent increase is primarily attributed to a significant disruption at a major U.S. refinery in Illinois, which has been offline for over a week due to severe weather-related power outages.

Patrick De Haan, Head of Petroleum Analysis at GasBuddy, explained the situation, saying that gas is higher than we would like due to a refinery in Illinois. 

SIMPSON 

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Basil John Simpson at the Weyburn Special Care Home, on Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024, at the age of 88 years.   

Just weeks after the grand opening of the new town hall in Radville, after the old one was claimed in a fire, another blaze has claimed a well-known building in the community.  

Overnight, a fire burned through Radville’s Long Creek Saloon and is said to have claimed a restaurant beside the establishment. In addition to the fire department responding to the blaze, community members came out to provide whatever assistance they could as well.  

Last week, Statistics Canada released the police-reported crime statistics and Weyburn, like most of the country, saw an increase in the overall number of crimes reported as well as the crime severity index. The numbers also show that Weyburn has the lowest crime severity index of any community in Saskatchewan with a municipal police force and the third lowest of all cities in Saskatchewan.  

Baking sourdough bread has been a centuries-old tradition, and it's making a comeback among some of Weyburn's hobbyist bakers.

Robin Davison said learning how to bake sourdough has been the result of a lot of trial and error. Having only learned to bake since moving to Weyburn four years ago, and with no previous bread-baking skills, she said the learning curve behind baking sourdough has been quite fulfilling for her since getting started just over a year ago when her mom gave her a sourdough starter.

Some of our favourite photos taken this week in Weyburn include the cover photo of shoppers at the Prairie Sky Co-op Food Store following the announcement the grocery shelves will be fully stocked again before too long. 

Read more: Groceries to be fully stocked once again at Prairie Sky Co-op