Estevan Mercury

She might not have always wanted to be a nurse, but Kendra Memory is pleased that she made the choice to enter the profession more than a decade ago.

The five Estevan teams who have competed thus far have combined to win three gold medals and a bronze medal. The other team finished fourth.  

Cheryl Harrison, the director of patient services at St. Joe’s, said there are approximately 70 nurses who work at the hospital. The past couple of years have been challenging for the nursing crew and the hospital’s staff, but everybody has stepped forward and worked as a team.

April snowstorms improved moisture levels for the region, but not much so far. "It certainly improved conditions, it did help replenish some of the reservoirs down there with Grant Devine being one of them, Boundary, Rafferty. But because of very hot, very dry conditions that we saw in most of southern Saskatchewan last summer, we're still below normal," said Sean Osmar, communications manager with the Water Security Agency.

With enough people, the plan is to form various musical groups in the Estevan area in the coming fall.

Estevan was chosen due to its abundance of sunny days, its proximity to suitable transmission infrastructure and the relatively flat neighbouring landscape. Don Morgan, the minister responsible for SaskPower, said SaskPower also considered the lack of wind power generation in the Estevan area.

The annual community celebration of the school’s Grade 12 students will take place on June 18, starting with the cap and gown celebration at Affinity Place at 2 p.m. There will be the tributes and speeches associated with grad, and then diplomas will be presented to the 156 kids scheduled to graduate.

Flin Flon defeats Estevan 6-1 in Game 6 Tuesday night to force Game 7.

For the first time in two years, the Flamethrowers were able to invite other teams for a tournament, which was also a fundraiser. The tournament has been going on for over 10 years.