Estevan Mercury

For anyone who wasn't aware that ties still exist in the South Saskatchewan Minor Hockey League, the Estevan Apex Bruins are making the point clear.

With an ambitious goal in place, the Estevan United Way will hold its 35th annual telethon Friday at the Royal Canadian Legion. The United Way will be seeking to raise $300,000.

It was an enjoyable project using mixed media, with no mixed messages.

One night after a wild comeback fell short in Weyburn, the Estevan Bruins took an early lead and held on for a 3-1 win over the Red Wings on Saturday at Spectra Place.

As long as there's still a glimmer of hope, there's no use examining where this 2011 season for the Saskatchewan Roughriders went so horribly wrong. But we're getting close to that point.

If you love winter driving that much, you may want to experience those icy conditions all year, and there is one place to go in Estevan to get slippery road conditions year round: the Estevan Airport.

Forty-year-olds playing major professional sports have almost always been hangers-on, once-great players merely playing out the string. Let's cut to the chase and meet the exception - Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees.

He said Denmark recently unveiled new taxes on foods containing more than 2.3 per cent saturated fats. While the idea is good, the execution is poor.

Climate change is one of those issues which held media attention for a time, and while very little has been resolved regarding its impact, it is now garnering less attention because public interest is fleeting on almost everything these days.

As a photographer, I go through a lot of batteries. They probably make up a quarter of the total weight of my back-breaking camera bag, to the point where the next bag will have wheels.