In the Community

SGI Canada had already received 1,885 property claims, as of Tuesday morning, from the Alberta clipper storm that whacked much of Saskatchewan on Jan. 13-14. That’s according to Tyler McMurchy, manager of media relations, with SGI.

The 2021 Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show will be a go this June, said show manager Tanya Hulbert.

Now close to the middle of a new month, I’ve begun seeking out, duplicating and sorting out pictures I have collected over the years. Of particular interest was an aged (almost as aged as I am) picture of me and my oldest brother.

In mulling over my thoughts regarding this coming year, I decided to see what other writers had to say on the subject. Here are two quotes from Peggy Horton: “Each New Year, we have before us a brand-new book containing 365 blank pages.

There is a definition of spirituality that talks of our engagement with transcendence. We take that encounter, that spiritual essence, with us as we learn to live and understand life on the material and physical plain.

Members of the Estevan Police Service had a relatively quiet finish to 2020, and have had a number of calls to begin 2021. The EPS conducted several high-visibility check stops around the city during the night on New Year’s Eve.

“Since the limit of family members who can gather in the home is so small, and since funeral services allow up to 30 in some instances, I have decided to have a funeral for my turkey on Christmas Day.” Much is uncertain as Christmas 2020 approaches.

If ever there was a tough Christmas, at least for a lot of us, it will be Christmas 2020. I won’t really miss the work involved in putting up and taking down the tree but that’s only because no one can come to share its beauty with us.

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. has donated $10,000 to the Hillcrest Community Program in support of local families. Canadian Natural has been a part of this community for many years.

Children are usually much easier to buy presents for at Christmas, because their desires are more transparent than adults.