Opinion

Sometimes as a news person, you have to write stories that you aren’t thrilled about. Generally, I’m pretty enthusiastic about the articles that I get to write and the others that appear in the paper.

Cheers : Cheers to James Perry for organizing the BMX jam this coming Sunday. It’s wonderful to see the money raised go back into the community for the Special Olympics.

The Estevan Rodeo weekend is one of the busiest of the year. It offers two nights of action at the Estevan Exhibition grounds.

The summer vacation time is winding down for this year, and families are preparing for the start of a new school year on Tuesday, Sept. 3.

I have spent a lot of time looking at numbers over the years - numbers of active drilling rigs, oil production, investment in the patch, etc.

My Nikkel's Worth column

It's better with a friend

To the Editor: In 1921 I was born in a little house on 14th street just two streets east of Haig School. It was the only house on the street and the street was the last street on the east end of town.

For parents, the “Back to School” season is a mixed blessing, as they’re glad for when their children can be back in the classroom, but on the other hand, they dread the long lists of school supplies they have to buy.

Throughout these past several months as a reporter covering a lot of the community events, I’m constantly hearing organizers talking about numbers being down. A bit fewer participants join the activities; a bit fewer funds being raised.