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Making minutes, days and hours count

Making minutes, days and hours count

Late last week, our six-year-old granddaughter announced that she had counted up to 100 all by herself, and I’m not sure who was more proud: she, her parents or me.
Riders lose final regular season game

Riders lose final regular season game

The Saskatchewan Roughriders lost their last game of the season 41-18 to the B.C Lions. The Riders again didn’t play very well.
Operation Christmas Child

Operation Christmas Child

It’s the most wonderful time of the year again. I love Operation Christmas Child (OCC). If you’re not familiar with it, let me introduce you.
And a new era begins

And a new era begins

It started out as a joke: a blowhard billionaire with zero public sector or political experience declared his intention to be the next president of the United States. Most people scoffed at the idea. Now people are just scoffing at the result.
Cheers and Jeers for November 11

Cheers and Jeers for November 11

Cheers: Cheers to the Estevan Comprehensive School’s band for playing at the Nov. 4 Power Dodge Estevan Bruins game. It was so great to listen to, and they showed such awesome Bruin spirit.
Thoughts on the carbon tax

Thoughts on the carbon tax

Alright, so I’m going to tackle a bit of a controversial topic this week. Whether you agree with me or not, this is simply for the sake of discussion: The Carbon Tax.
Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day

Remember Them By Lynne Bell This past September, I was walking along a bustling Banff Avenue, filled with tourists and townspeople, all enjoying a long weekend that marked the official end of summer, while looking up at the stunning sight of the Rock
Five pipelines shut down by vandals who call themselves activists

Five pipelines shut down by vandals who call themselves activists

Around dawn on Oct 11, across the northern United States, five pipelines were struck at various remote sites roughly simultaneously.
The government giveth and it taketh away

The government giveth and it taketh away

This is a time of financial restraint for the provincial government, but curiously they came through with their share of funding for Weyburn’s long-awaited infrastructure project, the new water reservoir project worth $15.9 million.
Speaking out for the Legion

Speaking out for the Legion

While the Royal Canadian Legion may be undergoing some transformational changes with regards to membership qualifications, that actually began about 30 years ago, when doors were opened to more general membership applicants, there is still a necessar
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