In the Community

Take one talented man, mix in an incredible work ethic, a lot of dedication and patience plus some ingenuity and you have the start of the Estevan Greenhouses and Nurseries.

After putting her children to bed, a mother changed into old slacks and a droopy blouse and proceeded to wash her hair. As she heard the children getting more and more rambunctious, her patience grew thin.

It was enough to make a dozen or more grown men groan, and groan they did.

Actually, it all began in the raspberry patch. As I was picking from our heavily-laden berry branches the other day I noted how many had already dropped to the ground and how tentatively some clung to their stems.

Before allowing Timmy, to walk to school alone his mother asked her neighbour Shirley Goodnest if she would follow him at a distance. Shirley agreed, since she went walking with her toddler anyway.

Nolan Haukeness is grateful that he and his wife, Jenine, were able to spend the better part of two months in Estevan, after their home in Fort McMurray, Alberta, was destroyed by wildfires earlier this spring.

The newest addition to the Creighton Lodge complex was opened with a flourish of food and fun on the evening of June 29 with about 250 people, including friends and families of lodge residents, on hand to enjoy a barbecue followed by a brief program,

I’ve been a published writer, author and speaker since 1992, a privilege I’ve treasured.

With Canada Day approaching, Estevan and communities in the area are encouraging everyone to come out and join in on the fun, with a wide variety of activities planned to celebrate the birth of our nation.

The Estevan Fair remains a popular event, even in the face of inclement weather that blew right into its midst on the second of the three days it took place, on June 20, 21 and 22. “We were lucky there.