Yorkton This Week

A much-needed clothing chairty event is making its return to Yorkton after a long absence. The Coats for Kids project started up again on Oct. 16. It has been on a hiatus for nearly seven years.

I recently ran across a post on the FaceBook page of my niece (a proud agriculture degree grad) on the modern farmer. The American-based post noted that few think of farming in “aspirational terms”, but 1.5 per cent of the U.S.

A Century of Film is an ongoing series where Devin Wilger watches one movie from each year between 1917 and today. For the year of 1936, we have Fury. One wonders what Fritz Lang would have done with the rise of social media.

People in Yorkton Provincial Court cheered when they learned a man accused of driving a bulldozer into a house had been denied bail. Ronald Edward George Fatteicher, 59, is facing 16 charges from two incidents.

Veterans Week has been set by the city for the week of Nov 5-11.

For brothers Tarrington and Tannum Wyonzek, hockey is more than just a sport they love – it’s their career. Just not in the way you’d first expect. The two Yorkton natives are climbing the ladder of professional refereeing.

It came down to the final basket to determine the winner at the Farrell Agencies Champions Challenge.

The Sacred Heart Saints senior girls’ volleyball team held its home tournament last weekend. They finished the round robin with a 6-6 record. That record put them in a three-way tie with Melfort and Estevan.

The Great Depression hit Sask-atchewan hard, and in October 1931 the efforts to deal with the large number of unemployed men both made progress and hit roadblocks.

The Government of Saskatchewan has proclaimed October 15-21, 2017 as Education Week. This year’s theme, Building our Future by Learning Together, highlights the important role education plays in our province and the formative role of teachers.