Yorkton This Week

The Yorkton Terriers clinched a strong victory over the Melville Millionaires last week, pushing the team further ahead in the standings while sending a firm message to their major rivals.

The Yorkton Public Library is open at 9 a.m. Monday-Friday. --- St. Andrew’s United Church Ham & Meatball Supper, 29 Smith Street East, Yorkton, Oct. 21, 2018, 4:30 - 6:30. $17.00 - Adult, $7.00 - Ages 6-12, 6 and under are free. $45.00 per family.

There is a curious lack of respect for our own home-grown expertise. This is a problem that exists throughout Saskatchewan, but in Yorkton it can feel especially pronounced as people simply don’t believe the city is on the cutting edge of anything.

A delegation from Yorkton has just returned from Jordan.

Two inmates who escaped custody and stole a vehicle in Yorkton last week have been apprehended. Christian Hagel and Dale Churchill were taken into custody last Thursday after a brief chase by police.

Last Thursday, hundreds of people took to the streets across Canada to raise awareness about and pay tribute to the countless missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in the world. Yorkton participated in the Oct. 4 event.

Yorkton Fire Protective Services responded to 36 fires in 2018 so far, and 16 of those were preventable. The goal of Fire Prevention Week, running from Oct.

God knows I’m grateful for all his blessings. For Jesus and home and country. Faith and family and friends. But this Thanksgiving column has somehow gotten paw prints all over it. It’s done. The months of searching. Praying.

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and isn’t it such a beautiful holiday! Every day we wake up is a reason to give thanks, but Thanksgiving is a time to really focus on all the blessings we have been given: precious family, dear friends, and the