Opinion

Well I made it all the way to the week before Christmas without hearing any Christmas music. For me this was a great success because usually it is played incessantly from about Thanksgiving onwards.

How many of you readers have had an airport Christmas? So many of you travel during the holiday season, several on tight schedules so I expect there have been quite a few who have found themselves trapped in an airport Christmas day instead of wrappe

In the time of the year when good cheer is going around, we wish to extend happy wishes to the community and hope the very best of seasons to our neighbours.

Christmas. At no time of the year – or at least, at no time during a non-election year – is the spirit of giving so prevalent. Even old Scrooge-like columnists get caught up in the spirit of the season.

The lists have been made and hung on the fridge. The letters have been written and sent to the North Pole. The wishes have been sent, just awaiting reply. Each day, edits keep being made to those lists.

“The lefse song, mommy, the lefse song,” implored my then 3-year old as we were deciding which CD to play while we tackled some holiday baking.

Weyburn’s newest project underway, the Pioneer Woman Statue committee, has made some excellent progress in a relatively short time, and they are now looking forward to possibly unveiling the statue by Mother’s Day this coming May.

The Editor, Estevan Family and Friends is a local group of volunteers who want to make a difference in the lives of people with intellectual disabilities. One of our three major goals is to educate the public.

The Editor, For many employers, it’s already time to start thinking about recruiting students this summer.

The Editor, What does the money raised by United Way Estevan provide for the Canadian Red Cross? The Canadian Red Cross is very fortunate to be one of the member agencies of United Way Estevan.