Estevan Mercury

Saskatchewan is known for its beautiful and ever-changing skies. The Prairie's mesmerizing sunsets are a full-scale natural tourist attraction that no one can either put a price tag on or have control over.

With the current lack of activities during the after-work hours, many people in the Estevan area turned to the few still available options, including the fast-food restaurants.

Even prior to last Thursday’s announcement, many people already were talking about the new normal we’ll be living in after the end of the quarantine, while others are hoping to soon return to just normal.

Estevan received its significant historical monument back on April 22. A group of United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Local 7606 members gathered by the courthouse in the morning to ensure that the renovated coal car was installed without an issue.

Born in Gravelbourg and now a resident of Redvers, artist Chylisse Marchand has lately experienced both the challenges and the advantages of the times of self-isolation.

The Warm Welcome Kitchen’s season has been extended by at least another month. The kitchen’s board of directors met April 20 and decided that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they should continue with their suppers until the end of May.

The Special Olympics Estevan committee has been forced to shelve their sporting activities for the time being, but they’re still fundraising so that they can resume activities when they’re ready.

It’s been a pretty remarkable couple of years for Sector 1 Construction and Renovations Ltd.

We should all have a measure of pride in the Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan announced by the provincial government last week.

Auriel Bill has earned another distinction in her U.S. collegiate water polo career. Bill, who hails from Estevan, is in her senior year with the Cal State East Bay Pioneers water polo program.