Yorkton This Week

The Preeceville Panthers football team ended its season with falling short by a 16 to 0 score during the quarter-finals in the provincial run in Raymore on October 26.

The Remembrance Day Ceremony was held this morning at the Gallagher Centre in the Flexihall, as everyone paid respects to those who paid the ultimate sacrifice to uphold our freedoms.

The Yorkton Tribal Council held a Remembrance Day ceremony today at 4:30 in the Painted Hand Casino.

The Legion held the traditional candelight tribute ceremony Sunday night in honour of fallen soldiers. The tradition was begun in the Netherlands, when Dutch children would light a candle to place on each grave of a Canadian soldier.

The Estevan Bruins recent run of success came to an end Saturday night in a 5-1 loss to the Melville Millionaires.

HUMBOLDT — Remembrance Day looks different to Colby Hogemann now compared to when he was a kid. The Afghanistan veteran takes the day off and remembers not just the soldiers who didn’t make it home, but the ones that are still serving.

Trip to observe 75th anniversary of D-Day

TISDALE — For Warrant Officer Sheridan G. Ellingson, Remembrance Day means getting together with comrades.

Being paratrooper was the best time of his life and he would not have changed anything about his time that he served in the Army, stated Master Corporal (retired) Dave Whynot. Dave Whynot grew-up in Halifax, Nova Scotia and retired to Sturgis.

The Etoimamie Valley Riders Club acknowledged its riders during its combined fall trail ride and annual banquet and awards hosted at the farm of Tom and Shirley Babchishin on October 26.