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Gardener's Notebook - Always something wondrous to see in garden

Gardener's Notebook - Always something wondrous to see in garden

I don’t know about you, but for me, the summer has mysteriously disappeared and we are somehow at mid-August.
Agriculture This Week - Older techs may have new future

Agriculture This Week - Older techs may have new future

A recent perusal of a well-known ag media site found stories on technologies to better seed cover crops, and machinery tech allowing for cultivation for weed control between crop rows.
History Corner - Premier Douglas visits settlement

History Corner - Premier Douglas visits settlement

2010 marked 125 years since the North West Resistance. Its commemoration is really the story of the Métis people’s transition from a buffalo hunting culture to one of settlement.
Thinking I do with words - Music is ageless, and immediately old

Thinking I do with words - Music is ageless, and immediately old

On the wilds of the internet, I saw someone get incensed that the kids these days called Phil Collins’ hit In the Air Tonight ‘old music.’ They did not believe it was old music.
Politics - 'Near normal' a strange approach

Politics - 'Near normal' a strange approach

The Saskatchewan Party government has been telling us for months now that COVID-19 means a “new normal” for all us. But that “new normal” surely isn’t being applied to the re-opening of schools in this province in three weeks.
Editorial - Sports Hall of Fame needs live location

Editorial - Sports Hall of Fame needs live location

In February the Yorkton Sports Hall of Fame and Museum held a public meeting looking for a few good people. Those people were needed to create a new board of directors, and to act as volunteers in order to revitalize the organization.
The Meeple Guild - Masker not quite up to Proux’s other games

The Meeple Guild - Masker not quite up to Proux’s other games

This year we have delved into a lot of games from designer Philippe Proux and publisher Ludarden. When you play a range of games, one will always emerge as your favourite, another will occupy the last spot on the list.
Sunny Side Up - A different way to look at your closed doors

Sunny Side Up - A different way to look at your closed doors

In 2007 West Nile Neurological Disease removed the Preacher from full-time ministry as a member of the clergy.
Gardener's Notebook - Head online for annual hort. show

Gardener's Notebook - Head online for annual hort. show

At this time in a normal year, I would have been asking you to join the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society at our Annual Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Show! Well, guess what! It is happening in a new and exciting way, online, at www.
Sports This Week - The tale of a goaltender

Sports This Week - The tale of a goaltender

There is something refreshing in the title of a recent hockey book by Jerry Hack. Most hockey books focus on success, while Hack, who did well-enough in senior hockey, admits in the title he never quite achieved the heights he may have dreamed of.
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