“We only have one welcome to Melfort sign, and there needs to be more,” George said. “The city has just always had too many big ticket priorities and it just hasn’t happened, so we thought, ‘Well, maybe we can.’ It doesn’t have to be a million dollar welcome sign, it just needs to be something warm and friendly.” The piece was crafted by T.W. Enterprises/Worley Hoppers for over $5,000. A total of $3,000 was received from the Sask Lotteries Community Grant, and the Rotary Club of Melfort is providing $3,000. Any remaining Sask Lotteries funds will go toward another one of the Communities in Bloom project: a nine-foot tall metal tree with flower pots at Memorial Garden.