Estevan Mercury

There are five new cases of COVID-19 to report in this province, the Saskatchewan Health Authority said Thursday, bringing the total to 813 cases.

Estevan firefighters dealt with a residential fire and commercial fire alarms this week. Monday evening saw fire crews dispatched to the central area of the city. The call came in at about 6:30 p.m. when a natural gas barbeque caught on fire.

The Estevan Salvation Army has benefitted from the efforts of the Saskatchewan 4-H District 1 Council.

Frustrated with all the bad news lately, I loaded my kayak and headed to the Souris River to find some peace and quiet. On the way, a deer ran out in front of my truck. Knowing there was likely more than one, I stopped, backed up, and waited.

The next 12 months will be an interesting time, to say the least, for Arcola’s Chris Lees, who is the chairperson of the board for the Canadian Western Agribition (CWA).

One big complete family it was in 1993. According to the Canadian record keepers there weren’t many families, other than this one, that has all the children, parents, grandparents and great grandparents alive and well at the same time.

Cheers: Cheers to the City of Estevan and Tim Hortons for putting in the new splash park, music structures and playground equipment at the Dennis Moore Centennial Park.

The Estevan branch of Royal Canadian Legion continued supporting the community throughout the lockdown times.

In the digital 21st century economy, connectivity to both the internet and cellular service is life. And while much of rural Saskatchewan has better coverage than similar rural areas in southwest Manitoba, for instance, there’s still work to be done.

The Estevan Mercury has a summer promotion coming that will celebrate the local business community, showcase the fact that you can get everything you need in Estevan, and give people chances to win cold, hard cash.