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Settling In - Auditory tourism

Settling In - Auditory tourism

Last week, I entered an alternate dimension. It was a complete accident. I hadn’t planned to step into a different plane of existence. I was just trying to get to Regina.
Air training facilities have a lasting role

Air training facilities have a lasting role

The British Commonwealth Air Training Plane bases spotted across the Canadian Prairies are an important part of the aviation history of this country and Canada’s contribution to the war effort.
Olympic magic lost in time change

Olympic magic lost in time change

The Winter Olympics will be beginning to wind down by the time readers see this. It is a major sports event which has seemed unable to capture our collective imagination to the level of recent Winter Olympics.
Growing interest in ecomuseums

Growing interest in ecomuseums

The typical vision of a museum as a building inside which historic items are stored and displayed is changing. There is increasing interest in the idea of ecomuseums, Dr.
First book for Willowbrook author

First book for Willowbrook author

A Willowbrook-based writer has published her first book. Have You Met My Dragon is the first release from Crystal Dyste. The book, a first in an anticipated series addresses common mental health issues facing today’s young people.
Icewolves end Terrier playoff hopes

Icewolves end Terrier playoff hopes

With their playoff lives on the line Yorkton would host LaRonge for a pair of games on the long weekend, losing both to the Icewolves who hold the league’s worst record and with the losses all hope of a playoff berth.
The Bells of St. Mary's - A Century of Film

The Bells of St. Mary's - A Century of Film

A Century of Film is an ongoing series where Devin Wilger watches one movie from each year between 1917 and today. For the year of 1945, it’s The Bells of St. Mary's. The first minutes of The Bells of St.
Thinking I do with words - Mixed doubles is good news for curling clubs

Thinking I do with words - Mixed doubles is good news for curling clubs

The first time I saw two person curling, I saw a brilliant idea. It wasn’t the mixed doubles event at the Olympics, it was the Iron Man Bonspiel held at the Yorkton Curling Club.
In life keep moving forward

In life keep moving forward

There are challenges in life, but you have to face them head-on and keep moving forward. That was the underlying message from Kendall Netmaker, the man behind Neechie Gear clothing, as he spoke last week at the Dr. Brass Bears Love Yourself Day.
Web Wanderings - Shades of old radio

Web Wanderings - Shades of old radio

Yorkton This Week’s editorial staff takes readers on an explorative journey around the Internet, searching out the best in videos, podcasts, webcomics, music and anything else that catches their collective eyes which might interest our readers.
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