Yorkton This Week

During the holiday season, people often drink toasts to health. There’s something more we can do to ensure that we and others will enjoy good health now and into the future: combat climate change.

I recall the day I decided I wanted out from the broadcast media industry like it was yesterday. My morning co-host, Mark Nicholls, and I had been called in to the boss’ office and had a ‘talking to’ about a complaint that was received about me.

The Yorkton and District Horticultural Society sends our deepest sympathy on the passing of Neil Thom.

Sometimes the ‘fluff’ that accompanies a game’s ruleset just grabs you. “You, traveller, have been chosen to play The Game, and ancient artefact of terrible power that can twist reality and call forth horrors from the past to test its players.

If you are a sports fan in Saskatchewan the place to have been Saturday evening was the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon for the home opener of the Saskatchewan Rush.

Yorkton was the host of a Midget Tier II tournament over the weekend, which saw 12 teams from across the province play in the city, split between the Farrell Agencies Arena and the Kinsmen Arena.

The Yorkton SaskTel Pioneers have made a donation to help keep STARS in the skies. Here Sheila Johnson of the Yorkton SaskTel Pioneers went to the Saskatoon STARS location to present Fred Matiko with a $500 donation.

Sacred Heart High School has named the Athletes of the Month for December. Katelyn Spilchuk and Jett Stechyshyn are recognized for their strong leadership and play on their respective volleyball teams.

In Backlog Break, Devin Wilger goes through all the games he owns and never got around to playing. This time, he has played through Whispering Willows, from 2014.

The Yorkton Terriers have acquired another goaltender. Only days after sending Ben Laidlaw to Weyburn for netminder Riley Lamb, the Terriers lost Lamb as he headed to the Western Hockey League and a spot with the Swift Current Broncos.