Opinion

Dear Editor: It has often been said that “time flies” ...especially as we mature. This is certainly the case, as my wife Gail and I reflect on our time spent in providing Optometric Care in Yorkton and Melville for 42 years.

I’m typing this out on a busy-as-always Monday afternoon, and while I’ve come to appreciate the ‘controlled chaos’ that our jobs bring on days like this, it’s disheartening to know that just three days ago, one of the province’s most well-known and l

As winter winds blow, it’s the perfect time to start a new project: recording your family tree! The Yorkton branch of the SGS has monthly meetings on the second Tuesday of each month (except for July and August) at 7:00 PM at the Yorkton Public Libra

Until he died, my friend, Dr. Phil (not the television personality) recalled the first time we met. Years earlier, a few days before Christmas, our family had come to sing carols at his daughter’s door.

Wonder isn’t a movie; it’s a war of attrition on cynicism. Everything about the film is built to elicit maximum sympathy. It’s constructed as a full-blown assault on your heart, hammering away at your emotions with reckless abandon.

There is something about Vikings that intrigues many, and certainly for myself. Most things with the historical element of Vikings attached grabs my attention pretty quickly. Enter the board game Vikings: Raid & Conquer.

I’ve done lots of things in life that have been ‘against better judgement’ and I think this week’s column is going to be one of them.

The directors of the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society met recently for a high-level planning session; doesn’t that sound intriguing? It’s actually a meeting where our directors get together to discuss the past year, and make plans for speak

By Brian Zinchuk

My nemesis is sitting on my desk, finally defeated. His eye is closed. His life energy has been drained. He tilts downwards, ashamed. I have truly vanquished him. I will never have to use that atrocious camera every again.