Weyburn Review - March 30, 2022

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weyburn Vol.113 No. 13 - Weyburn, Saskatchewan Wednesday, March 30, 2022 - 14 Pages

James Weir winners named

Stars of the Festival shine

The winners of the James Weir People’s Choice art exhibition were revealed Page 3

The top performers of the Weyburn Rotary Music Festival were awarded, with many performances on stage Page 14

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Serving up brunch to help refugees in Ukraine

Review Photo 1134 – Greg Nikkel

Debbie Kater served up a fruit cocktail as part of a fundraiser brunch on Saturday at the Weyburn Legion Hall to help refugees who are displaced in Ukraine. Also helping to serve at the brunch are Jerry Ponto and Brian Glass, with the event organized by members of the Ukrainian community in Weyburn. It was estimated around 150 people attended the brunch and about $5,000 was raised, which will be sent to a charity in Ukraine.

Weyburn brunch raises funds to help refugees in Ukraine By Greg Nikkel The Weyburn Legion was filled with area residents on Saturday, who came out to support a fundraiser brunch to help people displaced by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. A large blue-and-yellow flag, the colours of Ukraine, hung behind the serving

table with the words “No War in Ukraine”, and in the packed-out Vimy Room, a Canadian-Ukraine flag adorned the wall. The fundraiser was organized by local Ukrainians who wanted to help people out in their home country, which has been devastated by Russian military forces

in the past few weeks. The meal was sponsored by Mryglod Steel and Metals. The organizers estimate about 150 people came out to the brunch, and they raised $5,000 which will be sent to a charity in Ukraine that helps refugees displaced by the invasion. The food ran out at one

point, but more food was prepared so they were able to continue serving food to anyone who wanted to support the cause. “It’s something we want to do for the people in Ukraine,” said one of the organizers, Julia Peregon, who later texted, “This is amazing. Weyburn has

Young Fellows to host Hunter Brothers, Tenille Arts for Centennial Celebration The Young Fellows Club of Weyburn announced their 100th Ann ive r s a r y C e n t e n n i a l Celebration to be held on Thursday, June 30 at Jubilee Park in the City of Weyburn. Headlining the Centennial Celebration are Hunter Brothers, presented by E. Bourassa & Sons Ltd. and New Holland, with very special guest Tenille Arts, presented by the Prairie Sky Co-operative Association Ltd. The special lineup of Saskatchewan talent also includes opening entertainers Dan Cugnet and Brayden King, both of Weyburn. “On behalf of the Young Fellows Club of Weyburn, I would like to thank the community of Weyburn and the surrounding area for their dedicated and continued support of our club over the past 100 years. We would not have been able to contribute over $2.4 million into this community without you – We Serve,” said Chad Ror, president of the Young Fellows Club. Tickets will be on sale via the Young Fellows

website at https://weyburnyoungfellows.com, links on their various social media platforms, and locally at the Prairie Sky Co-Op Home Centre in Weyburn. Tickets are limited and available while supplies last. The tickets are $35 for those 15 and up, $15 for children aged five to 12, and children under five are free. The gates will open at 4:30 p.m. with the entertainment to start at 6 p.m. There will be food vendors and beer gardens on the site “With support from our title sponsors E. Bourassa & Son’s Ltd., and the Prairie Sky Co-operative Association Limited, and our gold sponsors, t h e We y bu r n C r e d i t Union and City of Weyburn, it’s time to come together as a community and celebrate,” said Ror. The very first meeting of the Young Fellows was held on May 25th, 1922 at the Care Cafe in Weyburn. Dr. J. McGillivray served as the first resident of the club’s initial 24 members. The Young Fellows Club of Weyburn is cele-

brating a century of service. Over the past 100 years, the Young Fellows Club of Weyburn has grown to a current active membership of 36 and too many associate mem-

bers and friendships to count. Together they’ve donated more than $2.4 million back to Weyburn and the surrounding communities through various organizations.

wonderful people.” She was just joined by her mother, Luidmyla Fitsak, who just arrived in Weyburn on March 23 after making her escape from Ukraine. She lived in the town of Haivoron in the central part of Ukraine, and she was able to make her way to Lviv and then across the border into Poland. From Krakow, she was able to get into Germany where she caught a flight to Canada. Julia’s cousin, Sergii Peregon, noted that Luidmyla was helped by many volunteers in Poland who were waiting to provide assistance to people fleeing Ukraine. They even were able to put her up for a couple of days until she was able to leave for Ger-

Spirit of Grace performs at Stars of the Festival

many to take her flight out, he noted. Julia has lived in Weyburn for about 12 years now, and Sergii came here in 2010 to work. There are many charitable organizations that Weyburn and area residents can donate to, to help out the people of Ukraine, including the Canadian Red Cross, the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, and the United Nations World Food Program to just name a few. The provincial and federal governments have also indicated their willingness to take Ukrainian refugees, whether temporarily or as permanent immigrants, and the City of Weyburn has indicated they are willing to help out however they can as well.

Review Photo 0237 – Greg Nikkel

The Spirit of Grace choir performed a song about fairy tales at the Stars of the Festival awards night on Wednesday at the Cugnet Centre. The girls are, from left, Olivia Tatarliov, Lexi Bell, Ryann Fleck, Isabelle Cugnet, Lila Anderson, Pressley Barber, Gabriella Friesen and Bradie Anderson. The group, directed by Kendra Gonczy and accompanied by Colleen Weimer, received the Weyburn Credit Union award for vocals.


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