Weyburn This Week - November 23, 2018

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2018

The squirrels meet Lord and Lady Birch in ‘The Nutcracker’

Photo 7597 — Greg Nikkel

A group of squirrels get friendly with Lord and Lady Birch (Annelie Liliemark and Daniel Da Silva) in a scene in the second act of “The Nutcracker: A Canadian Tradition”, performed by Ballet Jorgen at the Cugnet Centre on Wednesday evening. The squirrels are played by local dancers, including Jaylynn Driedger, Mya Sanderson, Jordan Lindenbach and Eden Morfitt. A total of 13 local dancers were given the opportunity to dance in forest scenes for the ballet, presented by the Weyburn Concert Series.

Festival of Trees to raise funds for the Family Place

By April Zielke As the snow covers the ground and Christmas lights are being put up, it’s clear Weyburn is getting into the holiday spirit. For those looking for some early Christmas magic, they can attend any of the Festival of Trees activities that are happening over the next couple of weeks.

The Festival of Trees is an annual fundraiser for the Family Place that allows businesses and organizations to donate and decorate their own original trees inside the choice venue. This year it is at New Age Motor Sports and Marine. After having three days to set up and decorate their trees, organizations and businesses are ready for the

public to walk through the Christmas tree wonderland starting Thursday, Nov. 22, and ending a week later on Nov. 29. The hours for viewing the tree display and the many silent auction items set up on tables are Thursday-Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Sunday from noon to 4:00 p.m., and then Monday to Thurs-

day from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. As an extra special treat, Santa Claus will stop by for a visit on Tuesday, Nov. 27 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. To end the Festival off, from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. a live auction gala will take place, with Winston Bailey providing the auctioneering services. One by one, the Christmas trees

will be auctioned off with all the proceeds going to the Family Place. The silent auction will also end that night and that money will go to the Family Place as well. This event is one of the biggest fundraisers of the year for the Family Place, and helps to provide the many services and programs they make

available for the benefit of families, along with the drop-in play areas, and the Mini-Go program for preschool children. The Family Place is looking for volunteers to act as hosts and hostesses during the viewing hours. Anyone interested is asked to contact them at 306-8427477 or thefamilyplace@ sasktel.net.

Salvation Army needs volunteers to man kettles The Weyburn Salvation Army will be launching their annual Christmas kettle campaign at the end of November, and are seeking volunteers to help them out. Organizer Helen Orsted needs people who can take two-hour time slots to man the kettles, which will be set up at four retail outlets in Weyburn from Nov. 30 to Dec. 24. The kettles will be set up at the Weyburn Coop food store, Wal-Mart,

Wholesale Club and the Liquor Board store at the City Centre Mall. The two-hour shifts begin each day at 10 a.m. and run until 8 p.m., with the dates of Friday and Saturday, Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, followed by Dec. 6-7-8, then Dec. 13-1415, and in the week before Christmas, on Dec. 17-22 and Dec. 24. The funds donated at the kettles support the programs and services provided by the Salvation

Army, at Christmas time and throughout the year. The food bank is also taking donations of cash and non-perishable food items to fill Christmas food hampers. To volunteer for the kettles, call Orsted at 306-842-6485, or 306-861-4599. The Salvation Army is also gearing up for the annual CP Holiday Train, which will arrive in Weyburn on Sunday, Dec. 16 at 5:45 p.m. along the CP Rail yard and the 500

block of Railway Avenue. This year’s train will feature the band, The Trews,

providing live music on the stage. The Salvation Army will have a vehicle

on-site to accept donations of cash or non-perishable food items.

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