Yorkton This Week

Hugh Robert Scobie was born in Russell, MB on October 20, 1938, the youngest child of Robert and Mary (nee Fulton) Scobie.

Frederick Wilhelm, November 11, 1924 - January 5, 2018, aged 93 years entered eternal rest at the Yorkton Crossing Retirement Complex. Fred was born at the family farm in the Zorra district.

It is with profound sadness that the family of Betty Ileen Hedley (nee Boyd), wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, announce her passing on January 8, 2018.

Mrs. Irene Fleury (nee Ducharme) of Yorkton, beloved wife of Harvey Fleury, passed away peacefully with a room filled of loved ones by her side on January 7, 2018 at the Regina General Hospital at the young age of seventy-two.

Mr. Mike Lackmanec entered eternal rest at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre on January 9, 2018 at the age of 91. Mike was born on August 3, 1926 in the Whitesand District to Nick and Mary (Senkiw) Lackmanec.

Doreen Schlechter (Wendland) of Yorkton, SK and formerly of Bangor, SK passed away peacefully on January 10, 2018. Doreen was born at Grayson, SK on November 11, 1933 to Henry and Johanna Wendland. She attended Haver School.

Laureen (better known as Reen or Reenie) May Elizabeth Fayant of Melville passed away suddenly but peacefully in her sleep on December 27, 2017 in Spring Valley, SK at the age of 50 years.

Most great accomplishments, they say, happen because somebody, somewhere along the line, became angry enough to do something about what made them indignant. But like other explosives, anger requires careful handling and expert managing.

You’ve probably seen or heard that famous Native American proverb: “We don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.