Yorkton This Week

Gardeners, I have a couple events to tell you about: Yorkton Seedy Saturday (formerly the Prairie Sun Seed Festival) is happening on Saturday, March 11 beginning at 12:30 p.m. at Dr. Brass School in Yorkton.

In terms of chess variants there are, in my mind, three elements players generally consider. The first is the overall theme of a variant.

For 40 years, the sound of snowmobiles has been a welcome noise in Yorkton, as riders have gathered to raise money for Easter Seals.

Traditionally, agriculture equipment dealers are a place to buy agriculture equipment.

Young or old, big or small, a good toy can be enjoyed by all. The Yorkton Farm Toy Show is built on that idea, and again this year displays, vendors and a wide variety of toys of all sizes were on display at the event.

The 2017 planting season will soon be upon us. Producers are making final decisions about the types of crops to be grown this year.

In the fall of 1864, representatives of the Canadas, then the Provinces of Lower Canada (Québec) and Upper Canada (Ontario) boarded the brand new steamer “QUÉBEC” on the St Lawrence River to attend a conference in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island.

The Water Security Agency (WSA) recently released the 2017 preliminary outlook for spring runoff. Most of the province received below normal snowfall resulting in a below normal runoff potential across most of Saskatchewan.

The year 2050 may seem to be far off from the perspective of 2017, but three decades in the grand scheme of things is a blink of the eye.

Those wanting a few hearty laughs should mark Feb. 24, on their calendars and plan a night out at Joe Beeverz Bar and Grill in the city where stand-up comedian Mike Dumbra will be performing.