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A rite of passage for Canadians

A rite of passage for Canadians

If you’ve lived in this country long enough, then you have probably experienced a winter blizzard. Last week Mother Nature unloaded one of her finest snow storms on Saskatchewan.
Sunny Side Up - Open up your Bible and draw a circle around yourself

Sunny Side Up - Open up your Bible and draw a circle around yourself

Delores, Loretta, Nadine. Sheryl and Susan. A few others and myself. Our circle of friends has met for years. We connect online, too, but mostly we gather weekly. Same time, same place.
Web Wanderings - News of scrums and rucks

Web Wanderings - News of scrums and rucks

Yorkton This Week’s editorial staff takes readers on an explorative journey around the Internet, searching out the best in videos, podcasts, webcomics, music and anything else that catches their collective eyes which might interest our readers.
Fast Forward to the Past - Family history

Fast Forward to the Past - Family history

Are you interested in exploring your family tree? The Yorkton branch of the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society (SGS) has monthly meetings on the second Tuesday of each month (except for July and August) at 7:00 PM at the Yorkton Public Library.
Gardener's Notebook - How many shades of green in Ireland?

Gardener's Notebook - How many shades of green in Ireland?

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Yorkton Boardgamers Guild - New ruleset expans Blackwater Gulch setting

Yorkton Boardgamers Guild - New ruleset expans Blackwater Gulch setting

How time flies when you are having fun. Yes that is a cliché, but it works in this instance since I am about to review the newest ruleset from Blackwater Gulch.
Settling In - Relic hunting, winter edition

Settling In - Relic hunting, winter edition

I’m tired of writing about winter. Almost as tired as I am of experiencing it. Honestly, there’s only so much I can say about the white menace.
History Corner - Year 1885 - from the counter book of Joel Reaman, storekeeper and hotel keeper

History Corner - Year 1885 - from the counter book of Joel Reaman, storekeeper and hotel keeper

The customers’ names shown on this page were those of a few of the pioneers of York Colony. Most of these men remained here during their lifetime.
Thinking I do with words - The serious nature of joke candidates

Thinking I do with words - The serious nature of joke candidates

In high school, a group of us decided to throw a wrench into a school election. The year before, one of us had created the somewhat sacrilegious “Vote for Jesus” campaign, partially to poke fun at his brother who was running for SRC President.
Politics - No party owns our values

Politics - No party owns our values

The sad reality for those who enjoy Saskatchewan politics is that it’s often not really all that enjoyable. It’s often all about divisive fighting that tears people apart. Maybe some people like that.
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