Yorkton This Week

Recently, Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart presented four agriculture scholarships to students from across the province. “The future of our industry relies on dedicated, inspiring young individuals,” Stewart said.

Drivers will need to follow detours or devise new routes to the east side of Yorkton for the next two months. Construction began at the intersection of Broadway Street and Highway #9 on May 7.

Mother’s day is a time when we celebrate the mothers in our lives. The Chicken Soup for the Soul book My Amazing Mom compiles 101 stories about mothers and what they do for their families.

The Yorkton Cardinals are looking for roofs over their players’ heads. The Cardinals’ baseball season kicks off later this month.

Don Kunkel of Yorkton was recently elected vice-president of Golf Saskatchewan. Kunkel said the position is a two-year term, and by its end will mark six years on the Board for him.

When is a penalty in sports not a penalty? Apparently the answer is when it’s playoff time in the National Hockey League. If there is a more inconsistently officiated sport in the world than hockey, it would indeed be a mess to watch.

More than a bunch of animals, Pigs is Canada’s most authentic Pink Floyd Tribute Act.

Scott Woods is bringing his unique brand of storytelling, humour, and fiddlework back to Yorkton this month. Woods, the celebrated fiddler, is returning to Yorkton on May 15 at St. Andrew’s United Church as part of his Fiddling Up a Storm tour.

I did not watch Star Wars until I was about 20, didn’t see Empire Strikes Back until I was maybe 24, and yet I had basically watched those movies already.

A University of Regina study has rated the City of Yorkton’s Official Community Plan as the most ‘Active –Living Friendly’ in the province.