Yorkton This Week

It was a hot, actually a very hot, more accurately a scorcher of a day as disc golf took to the Links Under the Spruce course Sunday.

Brenda Becker and Dorothy Sahulka-Johnson have been appointed to the Churchbridge Housing Authority Board of Directors. Other members of the board of directors are Susan Shipway, Deborah Dirven and Lynda Johnston. Johnston is chairperson.

This week, in 1960, Melville officially became a city. On August 1, 1960 it became official, and Melville became the 11th city in Saskatchewan. Melville had been a town for 51 years before the announcement was made about its new status.

It was inevitable, really, an online vigilante has been arrested after approaching the wrong guy.

A Calder man is in custody after allegedly driving a bulldozer into a house which was occupied by two people.

Yorktonites can expect antique tractors, flour grinding, and the history of women in farming at the Western Development Museum this weekend. The 62nd Threshermen’s Show and Seniors’ Festival takes place over August 5 and 6.

You and your group of lifelong friends are out for a few drinks. One of your buddies grabs their keys and is about to drive home. Do you say anything, or do you just let them go? It is something SGI is asking everyone in Saskatchewan to think about.

Environment Minister Scott Moe is reminding livestock producers that 90,000 acres of Fish and Wildlife Development fund (FWDF) lands are available to producers for grazing until September 15.

They say it’s the little things in politics that get politicians into trouble.

The J-Mack Painting Yorkton United FC Storm under 11 boys soccer team took part in the prestigious Schwan’s USA Cup International Soccer tournament in Blaine Minnesota from July 18 to July 22.