Yorkton This Week

Sabrina Moshenko, daughter of Jaime and Curtis Brock, is a 2019 graduate of Canora Composite School.

Along with the featured chariot and chuckwagon races, there were numerous other activities to keep everyone busy at the Preeceville and District Lions Club 25th Western Weekend on July 12 to 14.

The White Bear First Nations welcomed dancers from all over Canada and the U.S. for its annual powwow from July 5-7. Powwows are celebrations that showcase the peoples’ music, dances, regalia, food and crafts.

Life Lessons from a Red Serge by Barb Porter and Linda Garvey Published by McKenzie Carver & Associates Reviewed by Ben Charles $15.

I don’t know much about buffalo, but they make me snicker. At the front end they’re all bravado: massive shoulders, barrel chest and beady eyes.

“When We Had Sled Dogs: A Story from the Trapline” by Ida Tremblay and Miriam Körner Published by Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing Review by Shelley A. Leedahl $19.

When the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) launched its first Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite, RADARSAT-1, in 1995, they weren't thinking about agriculture.