Estevan Mercury

Estevan city council took a long, hard look at the 2021 civic budget on Monday – a document that features a number of needed projects, but does not, at this time, have a property tax increase.

A time of wonders, this past Christmas brought something that many would consider a miracle to the Estevan community.

The fourth annual Woodlawn Regional Park Festival of Lights came to an end on Jan. 8, and it was a blast, just as expected. With the record number of participants, they also had a record number of visitors.

Students from the Grade 3 English class at Sacred Heart School/École Sacré Ceour spent the final weeks prior to the Christmas holidays learning about famous structures around the world, and they had to apply what they learned.

The Estevan Mercury continued to be the hub for information in the city in 2020. The newspaper’s website, www.estevanmercury.ca, was a popular destination for community members looking to keep up to date on news and sports in the region.

The teams, coaches and volunteers involved with Penta Completions Estevan Minor Football (EMF) showcased their resiliency during the past year, according to information supplied at their annual general meeting on Jan. 5.

Since I was a kid, I was charmed by butterflies. Such gentle and beautiful creatures, back then they seemed to exist just to make the child's world brighter.

The Salvation Army once again received excellent support from the community for its annual December campaigns. The Salvation Army received $108,500 in donations, well above their goal of $80,000.

The community was eager to tackle its Christmas shopping locally this year, and that was good news for the businesses that are part of the Shop Estevan initiative.

Estevan Elecs girls basketball team finished in the runner-up spot at their own tournament early January 1982. The lost to Swift Current 60-52.