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Estevan Mercury

Local goalies sent through paces at camp

Goaltenders reigned supreme at Spectra Place last week when they attended the Gold in the Net camp. It was Estevan native Daniel Wenham who ran the programs with some help from other goaltenders of the Gold in the Net franchise.

Speed was not a factor

The Editor: I am writing this letter in extreme frustration with the article regarding the woman killed in the car-pedestrian collision.
Hagen earns emotional victory at Speedway

Hagen earns emotional victory at Speedway

Mike Hagen had been running well all year at Estevan Motor Speedway, and on Friday the Williston driver cemented his status as a season points contender with his first victory at the track in 2012.

Getting fair deals done

Reciprocate. It's a single word that can mean so much in the wonderful world of big business and political manipulations.

It would be cheaper to discover Uranus

I don't consider myself to be a negative man, but if you have read my previous columns you most likely get the feeling that I am, and by no means will this piece convince you otherwise.

Hitting the pavement for diabetes

Rachelle Axten of Minton travelled more than 10,000 kilometres to run a marathon of 42 km, but it was all in the name of raising funds for a charity close to her heart.

Riders discovering themselves during break

It has been an agonizingly long time since we've heard from the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Reshaping the future of agriculture

Writing this column over the years, I have been a supporter of the idea of genetically modified agriculture. When I look to the future, I see two trends that suggest to me there is a need for genetically modified crops and livestock.

What are your greatest fears?

If you haven't read Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, then you will have no idea what I'm talking about in this column. I'll try to explain it the best I can, but really, it'll spoil a small portion of the best series you've never read.

Canada's Olympic queen? Clara Hughes

We can probably agree that Wayne Gretzky is Canada's greatest hockey player, that Steve Nash is the best basketball player our country has produced and that Mike Weir is No. 1 in golf.