Yorkton This Week

During final arguments in the Kim Madsen case, defence attorney Dave Rusnak made an interesting comment.

Certain dates seem to have an affinity for historical events. In Canadian history, May 24 is one such date.

Four high performance baseball coaches visited Yorkton last weekend to host clinics with athletes from the Parkland. Regina Baseball & Softball Indoor Training (RBI Training) hosted two spring clinics on Saturday, May 20 at Jubilee Park.

The May long weekend capped off an exciting high school football career for three athletes who started playing for the Yorkton Junior Saints football program.

On Friday, former Saskatchewan Roughrider Ventson Donelson paid a visit to Yorkdale Central School to put on a speech for students from grades 5-8. The Detroit native has a long football resume.

Seven players from the Yorkton Terriers junior A hockey team graduated from the team at the end of the 2016-2017 season. As of now, four of those players have made commitments to play at the university level.

The best of ideas are often the most obvious. The trick of course is being the person who sees the obvious and acts upon it. That is exactly what Staff Sgt. Jeff Simpson with the Yorkton Municipal RCMP has done.

Bankhead Sports Academy made its second annual appearance in Yorkton last weekend. The football camps, led by head instructor John Bankhead, took place over a three-day span.

Dear Editor: As a farmer who has used deferred grain tickets I would like to provide comments on the Federal Governments consultation on deferred cash tickets for the delivery of grains.