Yorkton This Week

The final ride and wind up of the Old Dog Run (ODR) was held on August 10. At 11:00 a.m.

Saskatchewan home and property owners can start pruning their elm trees again on September 1, as the annual ban on pruning elm trees ends.

While the Humboldt Golf Club (HGC) is celebrating 75 years of business, the relationship between the community and the sport go further back.

With food bank usage on the rise across Canada, the issue of hunger continues to be an ongoing concern in our community. From September 2018 to August 2019, the Salvation Army Yorkton Food Bank gave out 2,062 hampers, assisting 1,222 individuals.

At first quarter

The Ministry of Agriculture is reminding producers to be on the lookout for anthrax in their animals after an anthrax case was confirmed in the RM of Golden West in southeastern Saskatchewan.

While it is obviously not strictly the case, I have always tended to think of rural living when it comes to large vegetable gardens.

Yorkton Fire Services was onsite at Superstore Thursday with the Salvation Army, collecting food for kids. A second food drive will be held at the Save On Foods on Saturday.

The Inner Cycle spin studio held an outdoor event Thursday afternoon, including an outdoor spin cycle range allowing people to try out the sport. Numerous vendors were onsite as well as a bouncy castle for the kids.

Saskatchewan has its newest pro sport championship team. The Saskatchewan Rattlers surprised at least this fan by capturing the inaugural Canadian Elite Basketball League championship.