Yorkton This Week

The annual Grain Millers Harvest Showdown is always one of the most interesting annual events in our community. The reason the show holds special interest is that it remains an event which has agriculture as its central focus.

Yorkton’s Remembrance Day ceremony took place at the Gallagher Centre on Nov. 11, with a full room remembering war veterans from Canadian history.

With a chill in the air and snow on the ground the Salvation Army is set to begin its annual Christmas fundraising campaign. The kettle kick-off will be held in conjunction with the annual Teddy Bear Toss scheduled for the Nov.

When the 2018 edition of the Farmer Recognition Award was presented at the Grain Millers Harvest Showdown a family well-known in the Charolais cattle sector were the recipients.

Gerry Peppler was inducted Thursday as the latest life member of the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce.

November 11, 2018 marked 100 years since the end of the first World War. To mark the anniversary and remember those who died, Legion branches across Canada rang bells to commemorate the end of the war.

It began simply enough. Just one of those things parents do to support their kids. In 1991, we’d barely moved to Saskatchewan from Ontario, and our son decided to sign up for Sea Cadets.

As I was doing some research for a Remembrance Day project, I came across a story that I wanted to tell you about. Make a cup of tea and get a tissue and sit down with me for a few minutes.

“Man, when you write your last column, you should just type out all the lyrics to Wonderwall.” My friend in radio told me that two months after I moved to Yorkton.