Estevan Mercury

The Estevan Bruins suffered their first defeat of the pre-season with a 5-4 shootout loss at the hands of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's Swan Valley Stampeders Friday night in Virden, Man. The neutral-site game was played in Virden's new arena.

My late grandmother, Anne Marnovich, told me once she remembered very clearly where she was when Kennedy was shot. It's a story, along with the moon landing, I'm sure most people of that time can share.

Swaggerville was no match for Millerville. In Ken Miller's first game back as head coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the Green and White upset the CFL's top team, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 27-7 in Sunday's Labour Day Classic XLV in Regina.

If you haven't heard of it, empty nest syndrome is what can happen to parents when all their kids move out of the house. This syndrome is characterized by being sad and lonely.

Steadily but very slowly, I'm becoming more Saskatchewanese. There are a number of steps to take and things to do when moving from one place to another, or from one province to another.

When one of the musical acts that frequent Creighton Lodge plays an evening, the residents of the lodge have to pack in pretty tight. That's going to change shortly, with plans to more than double the amount of space in the front foyer and lounge.

As the Collage Multicultural Festival prepares for the opening of its second annual event, organizers get a last minute boost to their funding. Last week Souris Moose Mountain MP Ed Komarnicki announced $34,700 of federal funding for the festival.

People of Estevan, please mind the gap. A new exhibit opened last Thursday at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum, featuring up and coming artists from Saskatchewan. These 20 artists' works make up the travelling exhibit entitled Mind the Gap.

When the calendar turns to September, the attention of farmers turns fully to harvest.

By Jordan Baker and Tonaya Marr He said There are a number of things people look for in music, and the seasons can affect what we want from these melodic tunes. In the summer, music is a lot like books for me. I don't want to read anything too heavy.