Estevan Mercury

The Village of North Portal announced their now-traditional Christmas contest Light up North Portal last week. Lindsay Arnold with the North Portal administration said that it's their third year organizing the village-wide contest.

The latest marquee event in the Estevan area to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic is the Scotties-Tankard, the two provincial curling championships that were to happen in the Energy City early next year.

Like with many other organizations, the retreating year turned out to be quite tricky for the young Southeast Saskatchewan Search and Rescue (SESKSAR).

The new Estevan Regional Nursing Home committee is celebrating the legacy of a couple of large donors, whom they have referred to as their “Christmas angels.

Estevan Kinette Club members Chelsey Istace and Kristol Nagy accepted over 30 pyjamas from Estevan Mercury publisher/sales manager Deanna Tarnes.

Dec. 8 marked the largest number of deaths related to COVID-19, as well as the largest number of recoveries in one day since the pandemic hit Saskatchewan in March. Six residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.

Not only books, but now also a variety of entertaining and educating toys can be checked out from the Estevan Public Library (EPL) and enjoyed at home.

The Estevan Police Service (EPS) announced Friday morning that they've recruited two new members, who are filling the positions that were left vacant earlier.

Many of you probably have seen the press conference in which Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister broke down and cried as he pleaded for people to "stay apart at Christmas." He was asked why he liked being hated so much.

This week's flashback is from 1999. Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) students ventured into fashion world at the end of the year.