Local News

The Volleyball season ended early for the Sacred Heart High School Saints Senior Boys volleyball team. The team was the host of the 4A Conference playdowns on Nov. 10, with the top teams advancing to the regional event.

The on ice struggles of the Yorkton RawTec Maulers continued Sunday at the Willow Cree Memorial Sport Centre. The first game was a make-up affair from an earlier encounter where ice conditions caused a postponement.

Two losses were enough to see the Estevan Bruins leap frog the Yorkton Terriers for first place in the Sherwood Division of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. The first loss came in Estevan last Tuesday, (Nov. 6).

Zane Lambert recognized he wanted to be a bull rider at an early age. “I think I was 10-years-old when I got on the first steer,” said the Professional Bull Riding (PBR) rider during an autograph signing at the Hitching Post in Yorkton Saturday.

The Yorkton Paper Bag Players were the host of the TheatreOne festival from Nov. 8-10. The festival featured eight one-act plays from theatre groups across the province.

An annual event sponsored by Legion members to honour veterans was held on Sunday. The Remembrance Day Tea, which this year included a Cookie Walk fundraiser, was held at the Legion Hall.

Under cloudy skies a tent was set up in the parking lot of the River Valley Dental clinic on Friday to help the community celebrate the grand opening and ribbon-cutting event.

The Preeceville Arena canola fundraiser harvest was finished on October 18. The canola field was located approximately one mile west of Preeceville and was a volunteer effort.

A man who enlisted in the navy four days after his 17 th birthday, prior to the end of his school year, went on to make a career in the military.

Chris Sokoloski of Canora served in the Canadian military for 32 years and 10 months, from 1974 to 2006. He was stationed at locations all over the world and achieved the rank of Master Warrant Officer (MWO.