Yorkton This Week

Fashion is constantly changing, with different trends, different looks and different ideas. So, too, is the Vintage Vault, and the Hot Bohemian Event at the store was a chance to celebrate fashion and celebrate the changes coming to the store.

After 32 years of representing the interests of all agricultural and industrial flax interests, the Flax Council of Canada’s Executive Committee has announced the closure of its office at 465-167 Lombard Avenue in Winnipeg, effective January 31, 2018

Researchers at Oregon State University (OSU) are giving an ancient grain a new life: this barley is naked, but not in an indecent way. Most barley grains are covered rather than naked.

It seems increasingly crops come and go when it comes to what Canadian Prairie farmers grow.

The first Fort Pelly, built by the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1824, was destroyed by fire in 1842. The company rebuilt on the same site but this fort also went up in flames in 1856.

The Willowbrook Lions Club held its annual Homemade Sausage Contest Saturday.

The Yorkton Terriers and the Melville Millionaires will be raising money for the Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada (CWFC) at their upcoming home games. The Millionaires will be hosting the Saskatchewan chapter of the CWFC on Jan.

The Mauler game scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 17, in Regina was postponed due to road conditions. The two teams did match up Saturday for a neutral site game in Balcarres.

Here’s a riddle: If history is so interesting, why was history class so boring? This is a question that’s vexed me ever since I slogged through my first high school course on ancient Mesopotamian irrigation techniques.

Karen Renton will be baking up a storm in February, along with several volunteers, as they raise money for our four-legged friends. Paws and Claws Animal Rescue (PCAR) is selling cupcakes to the public on Feb. 26.