Yorkton This Week

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One of the world’s most horrific environmental disasters—the 1950s and ’60s mercury poisoning in Minamata, Japan—may have been caused by a previously unstudied form of mercury discharged directly from a chemical factory, research by the University of

The Yorkton Hyundai Terriers travelled to Humboldt for action tonight (Friday). The hometown Broncos started the scoring in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League contest early with Tristan Shewchuk hitting the twine 1:10 into the contest.

Yorkton Regional High School student Connor Watrych has been awarded a major scholarship. Watrych was one of 88 students travelling to Toronto the weekend of Feb. 2, to interview in the final selection process for the Loran Scholarship Foundation.

A Valentine’s Social was held Friday in Yorkton. The event included a pork loin supper with all the fixings. Music was planned for after the meal, including a singalong. The social was hosted by Westview United Church.

Grade 1 students from St. Paul’s School in the city distributed some special Valentine’s Friday.

Interested students at Saltcoats School are getting some additional hands-on education regarding nature. “It’s really just an off-shoot of our birding group (Yellowhead Flyway Birding Trail Association),” explained Rob Wilson.

Bowling action continued weekly in Yorkton, with a number of teams participating over a number of different leagues. The most recent stats for the various leagues are shown here.

Message at Chamber luncheon today

ASK THE MONEY LADY, I attended one of your seminars and was telling my daughter about how she should save more this year. I was wondering if you had any other tips for saving.