Yorkton This Week

Vern and Donna Brown have been retired since 1998, but they’re still active in the community. The Browns live on a farm just outside of Yorkton.

The Prairie Summer Solstice Festival took over 2nd Ave on Jun. 21, giving people the chance to improve their health and have some fun, with booths dedicated to health, wellness, and self improvement.

It’s the end of the fundraising season for Brayden Ottenbreit’s Close Cuts for Cancer and they capped it off with a barbecue at the grand opening of Kristen Arnold’s Edward Jones office on Broadway Street East.

A flag raising can mean different things. For Parkland College student Crystal Whitehawk, currently in the Bachelor of Indigenous Education program, it means a lot to see the Treaty 4 flag flying above Parkland College.

The Yorkton Family Resource Centre wants the city’s families to be safe this summer, and held a safety day to give families the tools they need to stay safe. The day included information, games and a car seat clinic.

The Yorkton Regional High School wants to become a more welcoming place to students. On National Indigenous People’s Day, they took the opportunity to dedicate the new teepee they have erected in one of the school’s courtyards.

The AA Bantam Parkland Expos wound up their regular season on Sunday, Jun. 24 with a pair of games at Jubilee Park. The team had a successful season, only losing once through the regular season and tournaments, for an overall record of 27-1.

Cab Clothing June athletes of the month for Sacred Heart. Pictured: Kasey McCombs, Aaron Kienle, and Ethan Allan.

Jun. 21 was Go Skateboarding Day, a day dedicated to getting people out on their boards and enjoying their local Skate Parks. Pictured, Finn Marion shows off his skills.

Yorkton City council proclaimed Wednesday as HIV Testing Day in Yorkton at their Jun. 25 meeting. Deanna Bartok, a registered nurse, brought the proposal before council during their Monday meeting. She asked council to declare Jun.