Estevan Mercury

It was a battle of experience versus the promise of change and the voters of Estevan made a clear decision as they overwhelmingly chose Roy Ludwig to lead the city over the next four years.

The Estevan Apex Bruins came away from the weekend feeling they could have gotten more out of their two road games. The midget AA team tied the Swift Current Hurricanes 3-3 on Friday and lost 5-3 to the Moose Jaw Warriors on Saturday.

Seven members of the Vilcu's Karate Klub from Estevan and Weyburn competed in a pair of provincial and national championships on Oct. 20 in Prince Albert.

When police conducted a routine traffic stop Oct. 24, it resulted in a 30-year-old man being charged for impaired driving while the vehicle's owner and passenger was charged for having open liquor in a vehicle. The fine for that offence is $360.

It was a perfect evening for just wandering aimlessly through the hallways and classrooms at the Estevan Comprehensive School, and it was also a perfect evening for heading to certain destination points with specific items in mind.

I sure liked what I saw from the Estevan Bruins on Friday night. I saw a team that seized an opportunity, more or less dominated the first 40 minutes, then bore down, did some incredible penalty killing, and avoided previous letdowns.

Influenza immunization clinics resumed in Sun Country Health Region (SCHR) Oct. 31. The temporary precautionary suspension of influenza immunizations has been lifted. The influenza vaccines are safe and effective.

It's a busy portfolio, an all encompassing mandate, but Bill Boyd appears to be thriving in the swirling vortex that is the Ministry of the Economy in Saskatchewan.

Officially it may not be winter yet, but once snow arrives, ownself decides it's here and with the arrival of snow, for some reason, every season my thoughts wander back to both of my crazy uncles named Jack.

The Estevan Century 21 bantam A Bruins pushed their record to 4-0 with a pair of victories on a weekend homestand. The Bruins edged the Regina Panthers 3-2 on Saturday and defeated the Prairie Storm 3-1 on Sunday.