Yorkton This Week

On Christmas eve as the first star appears, the table is set and the mother places a [kolach] the braided bread with a lit candle on the table. The father brings in the [didukh] a sheaf of wheat and places it near the table on a stool in the corner.

The One Community One Book program wants to get families reading together, and 1,100 families in the area will be reading Slacker by Gordon Korman over the month of January. School families in St. Paul’s, Columbia, Yorkdale, Dr. Brass, MC Knoll, St.

The Saskatchewan Rattlers, member club of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL), are elated to announce Barry Rawlyk as their second General Manager in franchise history.

Last weekend was the Golden Globes, the Oscar nominations are going to be announced in a few weeks - Oscar voters are currently voting, in fact - and as a result it’s a great time to think about what movies from the past year were the best.

As Premier Scott Moe moves towards the predicted October 26 election, maybe the best thing he could is surprise us a bit more in 2020.

Minister Responsible for Innovation Saskatchewan Tina Beaudry-Mellor is pleased to announce that after a comprehensive selection process, Kari Harvey will serve as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Innovation Saskatchewan effective January 8.

Typically we think of City Council as that group of individuals we elect every four years, who then spend their time figuring how much to raise property taxes, water and sewage rates, and what it will cost us to use various city-owned recreational fa

To say it was an off night for the Yorkton Hyundai Terriers would be an understatement.

In December Yorkton Council unveiled the recipients of the 2019 Civic Recognition Awards. In the adult category Mark Schendel was the recipient. Schendel’s, involvement in the community is varied.

Connor Watrych does a lot in the community. The Yorkton Regional High School student was recently recognized by the City of Yorkton’s Citizen Recognition Awards in the youth category.