Estevan Mercury

The youngest members of the Estevan Golden Eels competitive swim club put their newly learned skills on display at the RM of Estevan Aquatic Centre on June. 3.

After taking a step back in a home doubleheader on May 29, the KPC Estevan mosquito AAA Sluggers got back on track with a hard-fought performance at a Weyburn Beavers tournament last weekend.

The Saskatchewan Rush are champions of the National Lacrosse League again, getting past the Buffalo Bandits 11-10 in Game 2 of the Champions Cup final. Jeff Cornwall scored the game-winning goal with 12 seconds left in regulation.

The Estevan and District Chamber of Commerce has found fresh but firm footing in their role as advocates for the local and regional business community.

The organizers for the Bow Valley Jamboree have announced the lineup for the annual one-day music festival south of Oxbow on Aug. 6.

We recently had to scale back the screen time in our household. I’m not one who thinks that devices are evil or anything.

The United Way Estevan once again enjoyed record-breaking support for its eighth annual Day of Caring on Wednesday. More than 145 volunteers helped out at 43 projects around the community during the day. Both numbers set records for the initiative.

With the barometer rising, and the summer temperatures returning, Estevan's parks are about to become busy places, again, for another season. The play park program is set to begin for another year, starting July 1, and running until Aug.

Thanks to a significant grant from the Kinsmen Telemiracle Foundation, Westview School in Estevan is able to proceed with its new inclusive playground. Westview learned recently that it would receive $25,000 through the foundation for the playground.

Michele Amy has taken a unique approach to running the Kenosee Lake Kitchen Party, an annual music camp in Moose Mountain Provincial Park. Rather than having camps divided into different age groups and skill levels, there is one large camp for all.