Estevan Mercury

Cheers: *Cheers to all of the candidates who ran in the recent provincial election. It was good to see several local candidates working hard throughout the campaign.

April, the last month of tax season, is here. Hold your applause. Depending on how you voted in the election and how happy you are about the outcome, you and I may have similar or different opinions on taxes.

I am a wimp! I am not a wimp when it comes to pain. Compared to others, I think I have a very high pain tolerance. I am not a wimp when it comes to work. I think I can outwork many people.

It’s been more than 15 years since I wrote my first business-related article. Highlighting the accomplishments of businesses, their owners, their employees and their clients now comprises the bulk of my work.

The Regina Pats are off to the second round of the Western Hockey League playoffs, after beating the Lethbridge Hurricanes 7-2 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal and winning the series four games to one.

From time to time I like to take a departure from iFamily’s creative activities side, and shine a light on other things that contribute to a thriving family. One of those is the aspect of living in community with others.

The celebration of status quo that was the Saskatchewan provincial election is over, and for geeks who like to crunch numbers and political nerds who like to reflect and speculate, the real fun is now underway.

Lawrence Russell Harris January 8, 1937 - March 29, 2016 Lawrence Russell Harris passed away in Estevan, Sask. on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at the age of 79 years.

MILLER, Gerald Dean October 1, 1934 – March 29, 2016 Gerald passed away peacefully in Kelowna General Hospital from lung complications on March 29, 2016.

Estevan will welcome the best bantam-age ballplayers to town this July for the baseball tournament portion of the 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games.