In the Community

The Estevan Mercury is the oldest business in the Energy City, as its first edition was printed in 1903. And now a link of another kind to the paper’s past has been uncovered, and is being restored.

The graphic, plain language human rights handbook Your Life, Your Rights, which was created right here in Estevan , is almost ready for distribution.

These past weeks I’ve been thinking a lot about big and little, large and small and things deemed successful or not, particularly in relation to the matter of their importance.

Over the past year I have experienced a renewal of faith through the rosary. Through this simple prayer Mary leads us into eternal mysteries. From the first moments of her “Yes” Mary has been the bringer of graces and a go between us and God.

National Nursing Week was marked at the Grasslands long-term care facility in Rockglen on May 11.

The 12 participants who are part of Estevan Diversified Services’ (EDS) woodworking program are showing their patriotism through a unique Canada 150 project. They have been crafting large Canadian flags out of wood.

Editor’s note: In two previous articles Agri News was able to track the life, times and observations of pioneer farmer Forrest Widenmaier who farmed in the Alameda area in the 1920s and 30s and kept a detailed journal, describing some of the conditio

The Assiniboia and District Museum celebrated Canada 150 with a Pioneer Supper on May 12. The museum chose a pioneer theme and recreated this bygone era with food, entertainment, decorations and the volunteer organizers wearing period clothing.

The Estevan Art Gallery and Museum’s (EAGM) legacy project for Canada’s 150th birthday celebrations features the talents of nearly 400 local residents.

Maidstone – Paul Lawrence has been with Baytex Energy Corp.’s Maidstone area Soda Lake operations since the beginning, when the company purchased the area from Dorset in 1997. Lawrence, 55, is originally from Red Water, Alta.