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The Estevan Salvation Army food bank is bracing itself for a bit of a struggle during the upcoming months between March and August.

For better or for worse, Canadians have traditionally not done a very good job in honouring our heroes, particularly past political leaders.

On January 5, at the Allie Griffin Art Gallery, residents can begin to cast their vote for the People's Choice award.

The 11th annual JAMS Family Christmas Day Dinner was a huge success this year. Jen, Ali, Mikki, Sandy (JAMS) and their friends and family put on a Christmas feast for 148 people who would otherwise have spent Christmas Day alone.

Braving the cold weather, the 5th Weyburn Scouts group is hosting a fundraiser this Saturday, January 3 at the former Sarcan location. Scouts will be on hand that day to collect empty bottles, cans and juice boxes from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

It was fun to get to know her and a privilege to work with her. Marlene Gaudry was one of those personalities with an infectious smile and an ability to get things done by causing as few ripples as possible.

It’s all over for another year. Christmas, that is. Accompanied by a sense of mixed relief and sadness, for me the first week in January is busy with the work of packing away decorations and storing what’s left of decadent goodies in the freezer.

Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account. Oscar Wilde I dedicate this column to the memory of my brother Denis and my siblings who used a soap-box to bring in the New Year in the early 1950’s.

It appears that the Cugnet family have appeared in ‘A Christmas Carol’ this holiday season. The movie sees ghosts of Christmas past, present and future appear, but there was definitely no Scrooge on site.

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train made its last stop of 2014 in Weyburn on Wednesday, December 17.