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Some games are not created with the hope of greatness. Some games are simply created for fun. I suspect that fun was the focus for creator Brian Niro when he came up with Front Line No Komrades.

Boris Derow grew up in Canora and has since become a well-known opera singer with performances in many faraway countries. When contacted recently by Canora Courier, he was preparing to sing in Pretoria, South Africa.

Here is a letter dated April 6, 1932 from the York Farmers Colonization Company Limited of Toronto, addressed to Yorkton pioneer Levi Beck who had had enough financial successes as a farmer, and as merchant to be known as the “Merchant Prince.

It was a day for working horses, and the people that love them, as a Chore Team Challenge was held at Tail Winds Arena.

If you are a regular reader of this space, and thanks to those who are, then you know I am a believer in maintaining older genetics, whether they are within a heritage breed of livestock, or in the plants from which our current crops evolved.

Topics included pipe repairs, future of town water system, possible public meeting

Logan Green looked like the fields of Vietnam in Apocalypse Now. I closed my eyes for a moment, spinning in a circle as the powder flew around me. When I blinked, I saw a vision straight from a Hunter S. Thompson novel.

The Yorkton Atom football team brought their dominant season of play to a disappointing close last weekend, but their coach is still proud of their strong work in the last two months. Yorkton snagged a second-place position after the regular season.

The Yorkton Maulers scored their first victory of the regular season last weekend, hopefully laying the groundwork for more victories after a series of disappointing showings.

With the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Canada’s Touring Pro Division (TPD) making its inaugural stop in Yorkton at the Grain Millers Harvest Showdown plans are being finalized.