Yorkton This Week

When you have covered agriculture for as long as I have – the annual Harvest Showdown is my anniversary marker here in Yorkton meaning it’s nearing three decades for me – you have seen most topics in the sector covered repeatedly through seminars.

The Yorkton Regional High School boys volleyball team hosted its senior volleyball tournament last weekend. The YRHS team finished with a 2-2 record in the round robin. In the quarterfinal, they beat Rouleau 2-0, which pushed them into the semifinal.

When he’s onstage, Scott Woods is always moving. The fiddler will swing his instrument behind his back as he plays. He’ll perform somersaults during songs.

Ken Stonechild can still remember his first customer. On July 6, 2017, he waited for his ice packs to freeze in his cart. He went to City Hall and, after a few hours, emerged with a business license. He didn’t want to waste anymore time.

While many Canadians might know about Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, they might not know very much about the celebration or the traditions behind it.

Part of this year’s Yorkton Exhibition Harvest Showdown was the Heartland Livestock Ranch Rodeo. The Ranch Rodeo consisted of teams of four competing against each other in a series of events.

Curlers got a chance to work on their stances and improve their delivery methods at the Gallagher Centre on Nov. 5 as part of a new program. They were participating in an adult curling instructions course.

The Government of Saskatchewan is announcing the creation of a new park in the Porcupine Hills area, the second new provincial park created in the last five years.

Following legislative amendments which were introduced today, small businesses in Saskatchewan will soon have the highest income threshold in Canada.

At the NDP’s recent annual convention, the party vowed to re-establish itself in rural Saskatchewan. How it intends to do this isn’t exactly clear.