Estevan Mercury

The Weyburn AM 1190 atom Blues captured the Estevan Atom Tournament A-side championship with a 7-3 win over the Estevan Warriors at the Civic Auditorium on Sunday. Marty Brown, head coach of the Blues, said the team worked together for the win.

The Estevan Apex midget AA Bruins used speed and physical play to beat the South Saskatchewan Minor Hockey League’s first place Notre Dame Bantam Hounds 7-2 at Affinity Place on Sunday.

The Estevan Century 21 bantam A Bruins will start a new rivalry with the Weyburn bantam tier 2 John Hulbert Construction Hitmen next week in the first round of the provincial playoffs.

Veteran CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins centre Keaton Longpre helped propel his team to a much-needed 10-4 win over the rebuilding Humboldt Broncos at Affinity Place on Saturday in his first game back with the team after a long stay on the injured l

Agnes Ruth (McClement) Cameron December 7, 1941 - December 22, 2015 at Oxbow Health Centre. Ruth was raised on the McClement farm north of Estevan. After attending Normal School in Regina, she taught at Grand Bend, Workman, and Carievale.

Students engaged in the Level 1 electrical training course at the Saskatchewan Energy Training Institute (SETI) – Southeast College campus in Estevan, played host to some electrical energy partners on Jan. 13.

The effects of the continued economic slump can be seen in the prices and availability of property in Estevan’s real estate market.

Two members of Estevan city council had perfect attendance for open council meetings in 2015, and the other council members had very good attendance records. Councillors Brian Johnson and Kevin Smith attended all 16 meetings.

With the Canadian dollar at low levels, it can be difficult to see the silver lining in such a tough economic time. However, it’s not all gloom and doom.

I like communing with animals, especially those you can look in the eye as you read each other. Domesticated dogs, cats, horses I truly appreciate although I’m not so sure cats enjoy visiting with me … or anyone. Steers, bulls and cows are different.