Estevan Mercury

The Editor, The grip of winter and influenza seem to go hand in hand. You may have been hearing reports of larger numbers of influenza cases in Ontario being referred to as a "flunami.

The Estevan Apex midget AA Bruins were in Swift Current over the weekend for a pair of games against the K-Motel Hurricanes. The first contest between the two teams was on Friday and saw the Bruins double-up the Hurricanes 4-2.

An intoxicated snowmobile driver was charged with impaired driving and driving while his blood-alcohol level was above .08 per cent when he was picked up by members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) on Feb. 2.

The Eagle Drilling Estevan Bruins were upended 6-2 by the Notre Dame Hounds in Wilcox on Tuesday night. The loss comes just three days after beating the Hounds 2-1 at the Civic on Saturday.

After watching from the sidelines while a number of Saskatchewan communities have been hard at work, the provincial government has decided to get involved with the affordable housing shortage.

Dancing is highly overrated. It's only good as a precursor for a love scene in a movie or maybe as a little therapeutic exercise to unlock that knee replacement you had three years ago.

In their second round two-game, total-goals provincial series, the Estevan Sherritt Coal peewee AA Bruins took on the Melville Millionaires. Game one was played in Melville last Tuesday and saw the Millionaires squeak by the Bruins 3-2.

The Eagle Drilling Estevan Bruins have clinched a playoff spot. A 2-1 victory over the Notre Dame Hounds on Saturday night at the Civic ensured the Bruins will be going back to the post season after failing to qualify last year.