In the Community

A $2,000 donation by Ensign Energy Services has pushed the United Way Estevan past their goal of $338,000. “I am so excited. I truly am,” said United Way Estevan president Wendy Gustafson.

Last evening I attended the annual performance of Carols by Candlelight, an occasion filled with glorious music and a display of the talent of our residents.

The sound of Christmas carols permeated throughout St. Paul’s United Church on Sunday night for the Rotary Club of Estevan’s 63rd annual Christmas Carol Festival.

Estevan – You think you are a Star Wars fan? You’ve got nothing on Wade Baldwin. The operations manager for Import Tool in Estevan started getting his back tattooed in a Star Wars theme two years ago. “It’s been done a year.

So far this season, the Warm Welcome Shelter has been off to a slower start than in previous years. The shelter has been seeing fewer people showing up to stay overnight, leading to less overall use.

Those who may desire some quiet time to reflect and contemplate during one of the busiest and chaotic times of the year, are invited to attend the Blue Christmas observance on Dec. 17. The service will be conducted in the chapel at St.

Ah, the tastes of Christmas: the flavours of almond, fruit cake and chocolate; the tang of cinnamon; the comfort of shortbread and homemade bread.

Few are eager for the end of natural life – the Saints, maybe. Fewer still make light of it. Oscar Wilde reflected this wit from his deathbed: “My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One or the other of us has to go.

A father-and-daughter tandem will be selling hot chocolate in an effort to support a charity and encourage people to complete their Christmas shopping locally.

The fourth annual Christmas Store at Hillcrest School continues to grow in support. Approximately 500 items were donated to the Christmas Store this year, which is a record amount for the program.