Estevan Mercury

If there is one thing the world has far too many of, it's days being proclaimed to mark everything from Veteran's Day to International Broccoli Day. Some, such as Veteran's Day are obviously worthwhile endeavours.

Sometimes I'm way too old for my own good. That's just the case when it comes to Halloween. There isn't much for me to get excited about when Oct. 31 rolls around each year.

For only the second time in its 37-year history, the United Way Estevan telethon did not meet its goal during the broadcast.

There are a few things I'm worried about this week dear diary. First of all, I'm worrying about this sudden resurrection of Brian Mulroney.

For 26 years, Kelly Tytlandsvik has been hosting a model engineering show in the Energy City, and after 26 years, many of his regular exhibitors decided to give something back. On Oct.

It's time to dust off the saxophone, get the rust off the trumpet or find the old trombone or clarinet reeds.

A petty thief who regularly targeted charitable donation boxes was sentenced to a year in jail in order to give the Estevan community a break from his wrongdoing.

The Estevan Apex Bruins faced both Notre Dame midget AA teams on the weekend, with mixed results. The Bruins defeated the Hounds on Saturday in Wilcox, then lost 3-1 to the Argos the next day at Affinity Place.

After a series of thefts, deceptions and break-ins, a 31-year-old Estevan man was sentenced with no jail time in his future.

It was bound to happen eventually.