Yorkton This Week

Ervin "Erv" Fedun. Erv passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at the age of 76 years.

Casimir John Broda - May 11, 1929 - December 28, 2016 entered eternal rest at the Kamsack Hospital at the age of 87 with his family at his side. Cas was born to parents Joe and Sophie Broda (nee Suwala) in Goodeve, SK.

Mrs. Mary Lazurko, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away peacefully on December 29, 2016. She was 91 years of age. Mary was born March 16, 1925 in the Willowbrook district to William and Ann (nee Protz) Prybylski.

The hope for sunny ways is fast fading to cold and cloudy days, and we’re not talking about the weather. A year into his career as prime minister, Justin Trudeau is quickly assuming the mantle of disappointment.

Before television series there was Eye Witness. This National Film Board (NFB) film series, part newsmagazine, part propaganda and part documentary ran from 1947 until 1958.

Of the sixteen New Years I’ve written these faith columns, my first remains my favourite. From the vault, here it is again, slightly edited: Something strange scampers underfoot at our house.

This is a continuation of 16 of the most interesting science stories of 2016 in no particular order.

The Community Initiatives Fund (CIF) has announced that Saskatchewan communities will benefit from 274 grants totaling $4,523,480 from CIF’s October 1st, 2016 deadline.

So this week the top two reviewed games from 2016 are unveiled. And I’ll start by suggesting some outdorr fun. Regular readers will know when warm weather hits I occasionally expand beyond the gaming table to include something a bit more active.

It’s the new year! The days are starting to get longer (we may not see it yet but they are!) and by now you may have received a few seed catalogues! Do we dare to start to “think spring”? Why not! It’s roughly 140 sleeps until the May long weekend, t