Estevan Mercury

Students from the Drewitz School Of Dance, under the direction of Lorie-Gay Drewitz-Gallaway and her assistant teacher Hunter Hildebrand, were recently tested in tap exams, ballet and jazz badges and medal tests.

Community Futures (CF) Sunrise will be hosting an interactive and practical workshop series for communities in the southeast Saskatchewan region, called Business Retention and Expansion: Helping Your Community Thrive.

The long weekend wasn’t uneventful for the fire department. Estevan Fire Rescue Service members were called out to an accident at Rafferty Dam at about 4 p.m. on Feb 14. A propane tank caught on fire south of Hitchcock at the reservoir.

Premier Scott Moe and Health Minister Paul Merriman joined Saskatchewan Health Authority officials Thursday to showcase preparations to deliver mass COVID-19 immunizations.

There are 146 new cases of COVID-19 and 171 recoveries to report in Saskatchewan on Feb. 18, bringing the provincial total to 27,099 cases. There is one new case in South East region in Weyburn’s Zone 3.

Chris Lees had some special guests in his home Feb. 14, but it had nothing to do with Valentine’s Day.

Editor's note: We are pleased to bring to you the 4-H Member of the Month. This is a new feature that will be appearing monthly in the Mercury as part of Southeast Agri News. We look forward to recognizing more 4-H kids throughout the year.

Cheers: Cheers to the tow truck drivers who were out in the frigid weather conditions to give people’s vehicles a boost last week. They definitely earned their wages.

The Estevan Market Mall now has a fully equipped electric vehicle (EV) charging station.

You don’t have to worry about your village, town, city or RM in Saskatchewan passing a bylaw banning handguns, something the federal government will soon be allowing municipalities to do. That’s because, at least in Saskatchewan, they can’t.