Yorkton This Week

The Saskatchewan Winter Games in North Battleford opened on Sunday, and the Parkland Valley team has already received a pair of medals. Yorkton’s Kari Adane won gold in the 48kg women’s weightlifting event. The 13 year old St.

The Yorkton RawTec Maulers are headed to the playoffs where they will take on the Regina Pat Canadians in the opening round.

Three Yorkton athletes attended the 2018 Canadian National Taekwondo Championships in Ottawa over the weekend. Two of the athletes returned with medals. Matthew Bodnaryk was one of the athletes, as well as a coach.

The Yorkton Kinsmen Terriers won their final two regular season games to secure top spot in the Midget Division of the South Saskatchewan Minor Hockey League.

Mr. Paul Lazurko of Yorkton, beloved husband of Elsie, a businessman, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully on February 7, 2018 at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre with family at his side. He was 84 years of age.

Edward Koropchuk passed away with his family by his side February 8, 2018 at the age of 80 years.

The Yorkton Public Library is open at 9 a.m. Monday-Friday. --- Parkland Right to Life is hosting their annual Perogy & Sausage fundraising dinner Sun., Feb. 25, 2018, 12:15 p.m., St. Gerard’s Parish Hall, 125 3rd Ave. N., Yorkton.

Dear Editor: There is a new, “Gender and Sexual Diversity” policy being drafted and rolled out to our schools. It states that “trans(gender)-positive content” will be taught in all subject areas and for all grade levels.

For Corey O’Soup, speaking at Dr. Brass School last Wednesday was sort of a homecoming. O’Soup, Saskatchewan’s new Advocate for Children and Youth, told the assembly of students at the school that he attended classes at Dr. Brass in Grade 2.