Yorkton This Week

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.

On a day that started out with a wind chill near minus-40 Neilson Cattle Company of Willowbrook held their on-farm bull sale Friday.

Kids are the stars of a new show at the community pARTners gallery. The 8-12 year olds who are part of the Drop In On Art program at the Godfrey Dean Art Gallery have their work on display in “Welcome to Creatureland.

In terms of agricultural sales the humble honey bee and the honey they produce are not a major contributor. But the honey bee is gaining lots of attention these days because they are facing issues in terms of survival.

There is a new show at the Godfrey Dean Art Gallery. Uncommon Landscapes is by the Saskatchewan-based duo Kent Tate and Sharon Olson, tackles landscapes in a unique way.

It’s a quiet scene at the station.

The Water Security Agency (WSA) has issued the largest single agricultural drainage approval in the province’s history. A single approval was issued to 73 landowners for more than 18,000 acres of an organized and responsibly managed drainage network.

In spite of the snow on the ground and the cold air that surrounds it, spring will soon be here. Before a shovel can be put to soil or a seed can be planted in the ground, gardeners in the area need to get ready for the planting season.