Yorkton This Week

A group of high school-level wrestlers brought a solid season to a close with a strong showing at a recent tournament.

The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) is now accepting applications for wholesale cannabis permits as well as licensed producer registrations.

Lord, here we are again. Broken hearts all round; stars, still new, still beautiful, still shining, plunging before they’re spent.

Wednesday, Apr. 18 was the date of the latest Yorkton and District Horticultural Society’s regular meeting, 7:00 p.m., at SIGN on North Street. Our special guest was be Glen Tymiak, who talked to us about growing and caring for tomatoes.

Forgive me if I’m not as positive on the provincial budget as many others seem to be, but after listening to Yorkton Mayor Bob Maloney’s press conference last Wednesday, this effort by the provincial government to be ‘fair’ is a bunch of nonsense.

Among recently reviewed games none have been a more enjoyable experience than New York 1901. While there have been games which I would rate more highly, on relaxing fun, this one is certainly high on the list.

Dustin Murray has always been interested in automobiles. “My dad used to work on cars,” he said. “[He] got me into it.” Murray, grade 12, hones his passion for mechanics at Yorkton Regional High School (YRHS), where he gets hands-on experience.

It has been long enough that Phyllis Herman couldn’t quite recall the year she last had a show at the Godfrey Dean Gallery. But the artist said she was happy to be back.

Dozens of contractors chowed down on a warm breakfast as they got a refresher course on worksite safety last Wednesday morning. Nearly 150 workers filled St. Mary’s Cultural Centre on Apr. 18 for a Contractors Safety Breakfast.

It is beginning to feel like 2018 may be the year of unending winter. There is some hope in the forecast that on the Canadian Prairies at least we are inching closer to normal temperatures.