Yorkton This Week

I welcome immigrants, as my family was welcomed 60 years ago I am an immigrant. Not that I had much choice in the matter; I was 10 years old when, 60 years ago this year, our family moved from The Netherlands to Canada.

During the days when the Preacher and I lived for several months in a medical facility, the toilet in his room developed a nasty case of hiccups. I reported the problem and a staff member called in Norm the plumber.

The battle lines are drawn — in some cases literally. On one side are those reaping massive profits from fossil fuels, determined to extract and sell as much as possible before the market dries up.

Before we share a cup of tea, let’s review a couple important dates that are coming up: March 15 is the date of the next Yorkton and District Horticultural Society regular meeting; our guest speaker will be Maira Waechli, owner of Florissima Flowers

February 2017 marks a milestone for Saskatchewan’s government-approved electronics recycling program: 10 years in existence.

I’m hooked on the Saskatchewan Rush lacrosse team.

One might be inclined to forgive Dr. Paolo Zamboni for his bias. One can certainly understand that for sufferers of the debilitating spectrum of diseases known collectively as multiple sclerosis (MS), even false hope is better than no hope.

With ice fishing season winding down, all fishing shelters south of Highway 16 must be removed by March 15 and shelters in areas north of Highway 16 must be removed by March 31. Ice fishing shelters are abandoned on the ice each year.

The Yorkton SARCAN drop-off location finished first in their division in end-of-life electronics returns over the course of the eight-month contest period.

So it’s on to the 20th century in pursuit of abstract strategy game greatness. This was supposed to be the list which created headaches. I initially expected a long list of fine games to consider. But, that was not exactly the case.