One day after school, Hayes went on a drive around the city, and took pictures of all the art he could think of. Among the highlights were the murals found on different businesses around the city, the Estevan Soldiers’ Tree monument and other tree carvings, the sculpture out front of the Estevan Leisure Centre, the metal sculpture of band students between the Estevan Comprehensive School and Spruce Ridge School, and some of the art found around the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum. “I think I came up with 17 pictures for them to use for the project,” said Hayes. The students then traced the lines of the pictures onto a transparency, and then Hayes photocopied the transparency to create a colouring page for the students.
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Estevan city council approved the naming rights plan, submitted by city clerk Judy Pilloud, at Monday night’s meeting. A brochure, prepared by destination marketing communications consultant Rebecca Westling, will be distributed into the community. “We’re keeping it simple,” said Mayor Roy Ludwig, who chaired the new arena committee when Affinity Place was built. The big-ticket item is Affinity Place itself, which carries a price tag of $100,000 a year for five years. During the fundraising for Affinity, it was sold for $100,000 a year for 10 years. But there are other high-profile facilities available, including the Estevan Leisure Centre’s swimming pool, currently named the RM of Estevan Aquatic Centre, for $50,000 per year for five years; the south arena, known as the Power Dodge Ice Centre, for $10,000 annually; and the Estevan Public Library for $30,000 each year.
As the name implies, it will happen regardless of the weather conditions. Organizers are still looking for sponsors and volunteers. They need route marshals, a welcome back team, photographers, and people who help with set-up and take-down. Volunteers would also be needed at a rest stop area partway through the walk. Participants will be sent off in groups of 10 every 30 minutes, and they will be socially distanced. There won’t be an indoor gathering. “There will be food, but it will be pre-packaged food, and beverages,” said Boyes. Eight teams and more than 30 walkers have already registered, and they would like to have two or three more squads involved. A team captain will register, and then gather members, typically eight to 10 people.
Vehicles filled the Estevan Leisure Centre’s parking lot for two performances, and people could hear the music on their radios. “It was something different and something you can still do safely during the pandemic,” said Laurel Buck with the Shop Estevan committee. The committee was fortunate that the concert was held on a mild but windy day. A drive-in concert is something they would do again, she said, but in the summer months, so that people could roll down their windows to hear the music. “Everybody was pleased with the concert,” said Buck. Shop Estevan held an online auction to help cover the cost of bringing LaBrash and his group to Estevan, with items supplied by the different businesses.