Estevan Mercury

Cheers: Cheers to the staff at the Estevan Leisure Centre for offering Aqua Awe in the RM of Estevan Aquatic Centre from Monday through Friday. Cheers to First Aberdeen Properties on the changes and upcoming vision for the Estevan Market Mall.

Stavanger is a municipality in Norway where Bjarne McKnight, now a resident of the Estevan area, was born.

The Souris Valley Museum has announced an event that is geared towards seniors in the community. History and Coffee on Nov. 19 at 10 a.m. will allow seniors to enjoy a cup of coffee and have a good time with friends.

The Operation Christmas Child (OCC) campaign for the Estevan area is underway, and people are once again encouraged to fill a shoebox with a variety of items for a child in another country.

There will be a very experienced trustee and a new board member for the Estevan city seats on the Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division’s board.

The Estevan Mercury won a pair of top honours at the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association’s (SWNA) awards. The SWNA awards for 2019 were announced Wednesday afternoon.

The first order of business, once a fall session of the soon-to-be-formed Legislature takes place, will be getting a home renovation tax credit in place, according to Premier-elect Scott Moe.

There are 67 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on Oct. 28, bringing the total to 2,908 cases. Two new cases are in the southeast. One new case is in Southeast Zone 4, which includes the Estevan area.

An Estevan man has a new wood carving sculpture, and it’s a tribute to his family’s past.

The Estevan Taekwon-Do Association had a phased-in start to their year, but now they’re able to have practices for all of their members. Head instructor Wayne Brown, who is a sixth degree black belt, said they held their first full practice Oct. 15.