Yorkton This Week

The Yorkton Crossfit Function Terriers bantam AA team played two games last weekend, but came out on the bottom of both. On Friday, the Prince Albert Venice House Pirates visited the Farrell Agencies Arena to take on the CFF Terriers.

Let’s talk about thoughts and prayers. Thoughts are good things, and if you’re religious, so are prayers.

Recently, the federal and provincial governments highlighted investments in value-added agricultural processing through the Saskatchewan Lean Improvements in Manufacturing (SLIM) program.

Saskatchewan’s unemployment rate in September was 6.2 per cent (seasonally adjusted), down from 6.4 per cent a month ago and 6.9 per cent from September 2016.

1967 is a wild period in twentyth-century history. The war in Vietnam was causing stress at home and abroad. American cinema was exploding and evolving. The Beatles were expanding the definition of pop music. It was a tumultuous time.

Inside the St. Andrew’s United Church on Smith Street, two large pianos will face each other. Matt Herskowitz will be sit behind one while John Roney sits behind the other. It’s being advertised as a duel, but Herskowitz doesn’t see it that way.

The oil industry and rural Saskatchewan can get along. Really, they have no choice. Next to agriculture, oil is now the biggest player in the rural economy.

The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce is hosting a luncheon on October 17 at the St. Mary’s Parish Catholic Cultural Centre. The luncheon will feature speakers from SaskPower.

The past week involved the last set of regular season games for all teams in the Regina Minor Football League, which includes all of Yorkton Minor Football teams. All games were played at Leibel Field in Regina.

Last weekend, the Yorkton Regional High School wrestling team was given the opportunity to learn from some of the most influential names in the sport.