Yorkton This Week

Sherrin Brunner passed away on November 18, 2017 at the young age of 72. In her last moments, she was surrounded by her family and blanketed with many hugs and kisses.

In 1952, my Grade 10 civics teacher asked us what we hoped to become as adults. One of the most popular boys answered, “I hope to go into politics.

Like the period of history before Jesus’ birth, the current season of history on our world’s timeline is not generally jolly. Darkness prevails. Christ’s followers long for light and truth and peace.

I’ve been following the news story about Lindsay Shepherd and Wilfred Laurier University with great interest. If you are unfamiliar, Shepherd is a teaching assistant, who presented a video to first year communications students.

The Yorkton and District Horticultural Society recently had their annual meeting and Christmas gathering.

If you have been following these reviews long enough, you may recall I am a big fan of Hive.

When you’re bored, all you want is something to do. When you’re busy, all you want to do is unwind. The human mind is a neferious contraption. I’ve been stuck in that cycle of boredom/busyness for most of my life.

The City of Yorkton celebrated the beginning of the Christmas season with the Santa Claus Day Parade, capped off with a visit from jolly old St. Nick himself riding in a place of honour.

It might sound like a play on words, but often Prairie farmers are faced with an old-fashioned chicken and egg conundrum.

Major Walsh (left in both photos) was first assigned to Fort McLeod in what is now Alberta, until he was assigned the task of erecting Fort Walsh in 1875 in the Cypress Hills in what is now Saskatchewan.