In the Community

Estevan walkers will be among about 1,400 other provincial participants raising funds to combat multiple sclerosis on May 29. The MS Walk is a family oriented, community-supported event that raises money in support of the fight to end MS.

The United Way Estevan’s goal for their 40th annual telethon later this year will be a little lower than last year’s objective, but it is still an ambitious goal.

Four outstanding young people from across the province are recognized each year with a Junior Citizen of the Year Award. So it’s rare for a community to have two of its youths recognized.

From Russia to Halifax and Estevan via Germany. That’s a travel plan that most globetrotters would find daunting today, trying to arrange shuttle flights and accommodations.

The Estevan and District Lions Club celebrated their past achievements and spoke about their future plans, at a supper at the Nicholson Centre, on May 13.

Last Saturday morning, the rumble of motorcycle engines and the smell of barbecue sauce drew a crowd to the parking lot of the Estevan and District Co-op.

I recently suffered the loss of a sister-in-law. I remember thinking at the time, “She is too young and beautiful to die.” But in heaven we will all be young and beautiful.

Expected, or perhaps even above expectations around the news reports and Facebook posts examining the devastation of the Fort McMurray fires, is the response coming from people across the country and beyond to the needs of evacuees.

Cadets, past cadets and a number of local dignitaries met at the Estevan Civic Auditorium for a combination of important events for the Wylie-Mitchell Air Cadet Squadron No. 30.

The Estevan Parkinson’s Support Group has only been meeting for a few months, but it has already attracted a growing number of people who want to learn more about Parkinson’s Disease.