Yorkton This Week

It will soon be easier to walk around Yorkton, thanks to the Yorkton Business Improvement District (YBID). At a meet and greet on Nov. 21, the organization announced a plan to pay for walking paths along Dracup Ave.

The Calder School has been slated for permanent closure at the end of the current school year. The Good Spirit School Division Board of Education made the final decision on the school’s fate at its regular Board meeting Thursday, Oct.

Christmas is coming, and kids went to the Yorkton Public Library to get their lists in order and sent their requests to Santa Claus. Pictured, Mason McDowell took the time to make some art for Father Christmas.

The parsonage home my daughter and family lived in for nearly a dozen years sits empty, awaiting new residents. During their long process of sorting and packing, I thought often about leaving our final parsonage, a decade ago.

The next meeting of the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society is our “members and invited guests only” AGM.

There are a few hundred chess variants out there, and finding the ones that offer the most potential for fun without requiring a computer to figure out the moves is a definite challenge. P.E.

We would appreciate identification of the persons and details of the event they were celebrating. Simpson’s was founded in 1858 (as Simpson & Trent) — 1872 (as R.

In July a fundraising barbecue was held at Giant Tiger Yorkton. Giant Tiger supplied the food and condiments. Knights of Columbus Father Delaere Council No.5182 and Habitat for Humanity provided the manpower to prepare and serve the food.

A Paint & Sparkle Christmas Class was hosted by All About Flowers & All About Gourmet, Gifts & Homedecor Thursday. It was an evening to learn how to paint wooden items with a Christmas flavour.

It was the YRHS senior boys’ volleyball team’s first provincial visit in six years, but it was not their first provincial win. The young team, with only one grade 12 student, played in the 5A provincial tournament on Nov. 16-17 in Prince Albert.