Yorkton This Week

In the wake of last week’s collision between a train and a fuel truck, Facebook commentary suggested it might be a good idea to put more controls across that crossing at Highway 9.

The Yorkton Cardinals are on a swing through Alberta to wrap up their Western Canadian Baseball League season. The road swing started in Edmonton Thursday where the host Prospects doubled up the visitors 12-6.

The Pinehouse RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 29-year-old Thomas Albert Hunt. Hunt went missing from the Besnard Lake Correctional Camp on August 2 before 10 p.m.

Sandy Beach hosts fifth annual tourney

The people behind Killer Snails: Assassins of the Sea are clearly focused on education being part of the games they do.

The trade deadline for Major League Baseball is today, and as expected the Toronto Blue Jays are in what can only be called dump mode. No one can fault the trade of Eric Sogard to Tampa Bay.

It was the place to bring the whole family down to as the Parkland Mall in Yorkton held a LEGO event Saturday. The display was open to a total of 100 participants, about 65 had arrived by 11 a.m.

Research farms play a valuable role in agriculture, putting theories to the test in a real world environment.

New Horizons Friday Night Dance - New Horizons Senior Centre, 78 First Ave. North, Yorkton. Great night of dancing. All ages are welcome. Admission: $10.00 Time: 8:00 PM – 12:00 AM.

Gardening friends, make a note and plan to attend the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society Annual Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Show, Wednesday, August 7 from 1:00 till 5:00 p.m. at St. Gerard’s Parish Complex, 125 Third Avenue North, Yorkton.