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Like a buffet at a Chinese restaurant, the City of Estevan's 2011 budget has been laid out before the members of city council. Now, the six councillors and Mayor Gary St.

The spirit of the season is alive and well and Marlene Eagles is a very happy that it is. Eagles told The Mercury this past week that she left her wallet in a shopping cart in the Wal-Mart parking lot on the morning of Dec.

A head-on collision has claimed the life of a Bienfait woman.

Trumpeters Jane Kish and Haley Wiberg, with Colton Colquhoun in front on trombone, play some jazz tunes with the St. Michael School Jazz Band on Thursday evening at the school's annual Christmas Music Concert.

Sun Country Health Region, which was rocked by a minor scandal earlier this year when questions began to arise about management team member Hal Schmidt and his work background, has been specifically named in the annual Saskatchewan Provincial Auditor

Report from the Weyburn Police Service for the week of November 29 to December 5: *On December 5, police responded to a complaint of a volunteer at a local hall being assaulted.

The community of Arcola is welcoming a new municipal administrator to the town, Lisa Hrappstead. Hrappstead, whose roots come from Swan River, MB, is moving to the community from her previous place of residence in Red Deer, AB.

December is here and holidays are just around the corner. The last day of school is Tuesday, December 21. Students return to school on Thursday, January 6, 2011, which is a Day 6 in the cycle. The annual Mosaic Meal will be on Tuesday, December 21.

Ed Komarnicki, Member of Parliament for Souris-Moose Mountain, commented on the announcement for the extension of the deadline for completion of the Economic Action Plan Infrastructure projects on December 2 in Ottawa.

The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority is urging caution when crossing on any stream this winter due to the risk of thin ice resulting from stream flow. This includes streams which normally do not flow in the winter.