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St. Michael School held their annual Field Day on Tuesday, the second-last day of school, with games and relay races set up all around the school yard. Some of the games had water involved to help keep the students cool on the hot summer day.

Weyburn fire fighters spent two evenings in training exercises at a house on Mergens Street slated for demolition. The Fire Department was able to conduct exercises including cutting holes in the roof using the ladder truck, and attack scenarios inside the house along with rescue techniques on Thursday and Friday.

The K-6 students of Legacy Park Elementary School had their play days on Thursday and Friday, with a variety of games and relay races set up around the school yard. The students were broken up into teams, with the full range of grades on each team, and they circulated between game stations through the morning, and then had a school swim in the afternoon.

The City of Weyburn's public works department, along with the police and fire departments, held an open house on Wednesday in the public works yard. City equipment and their workers were on site for people to see, along with police vehicles and equipment, and fire trucks and a display of fire equipment. In addition, the City had a free barbecue for residents, and police dog Oakley and fire dog Jessi were on hand to greet young visitors.

The Grade 8 class from St. Michael School worked on painting a mural in the hallway outside of the Weyburn Art Gallery in the Credit Union Spark Centre on Wednesday afternoon. The design was the winning entry from Haroun, as the class had entered the contest put on by the Weyburn Arts Council, and the prize was for the class to paint the mural at the Spark Centre. The design will include the word "Welcome" in English and 25 other languages, all around a smiling setting sun.

The Weyburn Soccer Association hosted 40 teams for a two-day soccer tournament at Jubilee Park over the weekend, with teams from Saskatoon, Regina, Swift Current, Moose Jaw and Yorkton along with Weyburn teams. The players ranged in age from U9 to U17, with games all day Saturday and Sunday.

Downtown Weyburn was packed with vintage, classic and antique cars, trucks and motorcycles for the Weyburn Car Show on Saturday, along with vendors and fundraiser barbecues for non-profit organizations. The weather was perfect for the show, with the Walk of Fame induction ceremony in the afternoon, held by the City of Weyburn, honouring medal-winning Curt Minard.

Grade 6 students at Legacy Park and Assiniboia Park schools were given the opportunity to prepare for band in Grade 7, as they first heard a concert by Weyburn Comp's senior band on Wednesday. On Friday, the Grade 6 students got to try out the instruments as they tried to decide which instruments to play in September. WCS band teacher Brayden Jensen brought Grade 9 band students along to help out.

Barbecue and pony rides were on the agenda.

The Tiger Talent showcase was put on by St. Michael students last week, with a wide variety of talent on display on the stage. The acts included singing, dancing, playing guitar or piano, a demonstration of dog training, and even riding a unicycle.