Estevan Mercury

Krista Goudy photographed this squirrel grabbing some food on Monday afternoon in the front yard of her family’s home in Estevan. The food was obviously quite enticing for the squirrel.

The Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure is warning motorists in the southeast to expect delays on Highway 39 from North Portal to Rouleau, as work is getting started on multiple projects.

A joke resulted in fire crews’ activation and a police report. At about 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, Estevan firefighters were called to a commercial fire alarm in the north-central area of Estevan.

A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to support a new initiative at the Estevan Family Resource Centre, in honour of a long-time supporter of the agency. The campaign is in support of the William Sinclair Reading Space inside the centre.

Of all the times I’ve lived through, including both bad times and bad situations, I don’t think I ever remember hearing so many stories of neighbours helping neighbours or of strangers helping strangers.

Young skippers from Hillcrest School were preparing for the Jump Rope for Heart event by organizing their various team stations and limbering up for the two-hour skipping marathon.

Cheers: Cheers to the fellow who turned in a lost purse the night of May 7, and to all who return lost articles or possessions. Cheers to the Estevan Mercury and Southeast Lifestyles for the combination of the two papers into just one.

Regional parks in southeast Saskatchewan are looking forward to the start of camping season June 1.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has begun to implement their temporary conversion of rural community emergency rooms in the province, starting off with seven, with another five to be utilized in remaining phases.

A committee has been formed in Lampman to bring a food bank to the town.