Estevan Mercury

Sometimes a handshake can be one of the most difficult things to do when it comes to the field of play in the sporting world. The vanquished are required to shake the hand of the victor and that’s not always easy.

The Editor: Hats off to the City of Estevan, all its employees and the volunteers who made the Summer Games a whopping success. I hear nothing but good comments on how clean the city was and how nice all the facilities were. Congratulations to all.

The Editor: As a resident of Estevan I was so proud of my fellow citizens for the great job they all did in hosting the Summer Games.

The Editor: To the people of Estevan: I had the privilege of officiating one of the events during the Saskatchewan Summer Games and came away impressed with how your community worked together to be the host.

“We were a little concerned about the volunteer pick up numbers about four months ago, but that was quickly addressed by the community.

With the recent release of the Sun Country Health Region’s annual report, further information was revealed regarding improvement projects undertaken during the past year which included a new long term placement process that has reduced wait times for

Because of a delay in renovation work, Royal Heights Veterans’ Memorial Park is temporarily open to the public.

They took her words to heart and gave it all they had … and then some. Never have fifth, seventh, ninth or 10th place finishes been seen as causes to celebrate, but when it comes to three young Estevan athletes, it’s exactly what was in order.

Tim Hygard, a longtime resident of Estevan now retired from SaskPower, said that last week’s drowning incident at the Boundary Dam reservoir near the beach area, continues to bother him in terms of what could have been done, and now, what can be done

Regina athletes continued their dominance on the triathlon course on the third and final day of competition in the Saskatchewan Summer Games in Estevan, which was July 27.