Estevan Mercury

It’s not quite the Brier or the Scotties, but the World Curling Tour’s Weatherford Curling Classic is set to return after 2013’s inaugural event. The tournament running from Nov. 28 to Dec.

Seven members of the Estevan Skating Club represented the city at the Skate Canada sectional competition in Melville last week. It was the largest contingent of skaters the club has sent in the last 10 years to compete at such a high level.

In a tight contest where the TS&M bantam AA Bruins traded goals with their opponent for much of the evening, a late score in the final minute of the third period wasn’t enough to propel the Bruins to victory.

With notable musical backgrounds providing a solid foundation for Matthew Grunert and Yongseong Jeon, two students from Estevan Comprehensive School, it comes as almost no surprise that they’re joining the Saskatchewan Provincial Honour Band.

Estevan’s tax gap widens

For a small Prairie city, it's quite something to host two major sporting events just months apart. That is the challenge facing Estevan after the Bruins last week secured the right to host the Western Canada Cup in 2016.

For the second straight year, the Estevan Apex Bruins missed the playoffs at the annual Kelly Dmyterko Memorial Tournament in Prince Albert. The midget AA club posted a 1-2 record, losing their final game in double overtime to eliminate them.

Veterans didn’t have to pay Wally. They had already paid enough he felt and since he had been one of them … in the trenches, he knew the premium price they had already paid for their country.

Entering its third year of operation, Estevan’s Warm Welcome homeless shelter program is again on a growth curve. Expanding the program translates into a need for more volunteers and more donations to meet the new demands, said Lieut.

It was in mid-October when a red flag was raised that a horse in the RM of Estevan had tested positive for rabies.