Estevan Mercury

I can't help it. I promised not to spout off on politics, especially since I never went to politics school, but these guys just keep on giving, so those of us who enjoy watching their rodeo, have to keep soaking it up for no good reason.

More than a few inebriated subjects kept Estevan Police Service members on the run on the night of Jan. 24.

As they have done for several years now, the PPCLI Estevan Elks Army Cadets and their pipe and drum band invited the public to join them for a celebration on Robert Burns' birthday on Jan. 25.

Estevan's new city manager is looking forward to taking the next step in her career when she moves to the area in February. Amber Smale was announced as the Energy City's new top administrator at the Jan. 20 regular meeting of council.

When Chief Del Block retires from the Estevan Police Service in March, he will close the chapter on a distinguished career that has spanned over 30 years. But the book, as it pertains to the Block family and policing, is far from closed.

After hearing a sentencing appeal regarding a home invasion perpetrated in Estevan, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeals decided to overturn the original "demonstrably unfit" community sentences and ordered jail time.

A weekend road trip to Kamsack yielded disappointing results for the Estevan PowerTech Panthers. The midget AA team lost 6-3 to the Flyers on Friday and 5-3 on Saturday in South Saskatchewan Female Hockey League action.

The Estevan TS&M Bruins faced two of the worst teams in the Saskatchewan Bantam AA Hockey League on the weekend, and the results were predictable.

They did it the hard way, but the CanElson Drilling Estevan Bruins got back in the win column on the weekend with a pair of come-from-behind victories at home.

Last year's Rider Pride Hockey Challenge event in Estevan was cancelled, but there was an extra item of baggage this time around that made the wait worthwhile.