Yorkton This Week

Betts Ave. had a string of bad luck over the past two weeks, as water main breaks called out city crews to work on the street and do repairs. Area businesses were closed as crews worked to repair the water mains.

I don’t know much about baking.

Sunday was the Yorkton half of the traditional New Year’s match-up between the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Terriers and the rival Melville Millionaires.

The Yorkton SaskTel Pioneers donated 63 pairs of pajamas to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Yorkton and Area. Pictured from left are Tryna Odland (Big Brother’s Mentoring co-ordinator) and Charlotte Ross-Koteck (Yorkton SaskTel Pioneers).

The Yorkton Kinsmen gave both time and money to the Salvation Army, both attending to the kettles during the annual kettle campaign and putting money inside them, donating Justin Demerais, secretary of the Kinsmen Club of Yorkton, Lieutenant Mary Tim

At lunchtime on Christmas Eve day, I walked up to the Great Northern Peninsula shore and added some tears to the vast, salty expanse of the North Atlantic.

When someone dies it always leaves a hole on the fabric of family and community.

Sacred Heart High School UROCK (You Reaching Out to Create Kindness) group has been very active this school year.

The countdown of the top-10 news stories of 2018 in terms of Yorkton and area continues as we look at stories five-to-one.