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Estevan Mercury

Riders hot start cools

Will the real Saskatchewan Roughriders please stand up? The team from the province which bears the phone prefix "306" was the toast of the Canadian Football League after a torrid 3-0 start this summer under rookie head coach Corey Chamblin.

What do you think about new words being added to the dictionary?

He said she said

Spend more time fishing, less time working

I had an interesting discussion recently with a young lady who is a year out of high school, and still trying to figure out what to do with her life.

Babies good for one thing: Dressing them up

Growing up, most of the houses in my area didn't have fences in their backyards, so all us neighbourhood kids would get together and play in the summer.

Fish story: Trout having whopper of a year

This is about the one that didn't get away. Los Angeles went fishing for a slugging outfielder and landed a kid by the name of Mike Trout, who is almost guaranteed to hook the 2012 American League rookie of the year award.

At what point do you stop supporting a company?

Recently in the United States, a fast food chain called Chick-fil-A has caused quite the stir, and it has nothing to do with what goes on in the restaurant.
Simply entertaining

Simply entertaining

Simple Plan delivers good old-fashioned rock show
Sister continues to search for Tweddle

Sister continues to search for Tweddle

Three months after he first went missing, the sister of Gordon Tweddle is clinging to hope that her brother will be found one day. Tweddle has not been seen or heard from since he disappeared from his Estevan apartment on May 14.

What we can learn from despair and defeat

Mere moments after the most crushing experience of his athletic career, Jared Connaughton didn't hesitate for a second.
City concerned about truck route delays

City concerned about truck route delays

Mayor Gary St. Onge has gone public with his concerns about the pace of work on the truck bypass around Estevan. St. Onge raised the matter during the inquiries portion of the Aug. 7 meeting of city council.