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Moderate risk of West Nile Virus in Yorkton

Moderate risk of West Nile Virus in Yorkton

Summer brings with it mosquitoes, and those mosquitoes bring with them problems of their own. If they are culex mosquitoes, that problem is West Nile Virus.
Repeat winner among amateur 'ribbers'

Repeat winner among amateur 'ribbers'

Saturday 10 local area barbecue aficionados stoked up their smokers and mixed up their secret runs and sauces to compete in the Ron Skinner/Colliers International Amateur BBQ Competition.

Community Spotlight - LEGO City and so much more!

The Yorkton Public Library is open at 9 a.m. Monday-Friday. --- It’s the sale you wait for! St. Gerard’s CWL Annual Gigantic Garage Sale, Thurs., Sept. 6, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m., and Fri., Sept. 7, 9 a.m. till noon at St.
Team Sask takes home football gold

Team Sask takes home football gold

Fayden Gramyk admits that, statistically, it was not very likely that Team Saskatchewan would win the U18 Football Canada Cup.

Sunny Side Up - My two hoots for this week

My neck hurts from looking up. I have been owl-gazing and owls rarely perch on bottom branches. When you read this, the family of long-eared owls that has enlivened our backyard and thoroughly captivated me will no doubt have moved on.
Gardener's Notebook - Planning show a real challenge

Gardener's Notebook - Planning show a real challenge

You are cordially invited to attend the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society’s Annual Fruit, Flower, and Vegetable Show on Wednesday, August 8, from 1:00 till 5:00 p.m. at St. Gerard’s Parish Complex.
Sports This Week - One step closer to MLR in Canada

Sports This Week - One step closer to MLR in Canada

This week some very exciting news has come out, at least if you are a fan of 15s rugby, which I certainly am.
Thinking I do with words - Enough with the individual apps already

Thinking I do with words - Enough with the individual apps already

If you do any browsing using a mobile device, you will notice that everyone would really prefer you use their app rather than their mobile website. They position this as the quick, easy, and convenient way to get to whatever they’re doing.
Funds in the sun

Funds in the sun

Yorktonites chowed down on burgers and hot dogs outside Value Village last Saturday. The BBQ raised $237 for the Family Resource Centre.

The Meeple Guild - A surprisingly good critter collecter

Xenofera was one of those most pleasant surprises that sometimes happen when you break the seal on a board game.
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