Yorkton This Week

Yorkton Council repealed a number of out-of-date bylaws at its regular meeting Monday.

With the arrival of September tomorrow, thoughts of the upcoming urban municipal elections in Saskatchewan start in earnest.

Dear Editor: Each spring, students at the YRHS are given the opportunity to make course selections for the upcoming school year based upon their interest and more often than not, their requirements for post-secondary programs.

Dear Editor: Imagine my disappointment when visiting your city expecting to swim with my sons I was told “We do not recognize Senior Citizens in the pool.

Dear Editor: A number of letters of concern about the elimination of the Yorkton Regional High School choir program were published in the August 24, 2016 edition of your paper.

The YRHS Raiders senior football team is about to kick off another season on the field.

“Last fall we started talking about it and doing some research. Mack (Tiller) did some looking at courses in Palm Springs. We started looking online and found there was a Canadian footgolf association and progressed from there.

Mr. Orest Derkach of Yorkton, beloved husband of Hilda Derkach passed away peacefully with his wife and daughters by his side on Saturday, August 20, 2016 at the Pasqua Hospital in Regina.

Mr. Andrew "Andy" Spelay of Yorkton entered eternal life on August 21, 2016. He was 80 years of age. Andrew was born August 13, 1936 in the Whitesand District. He attended Beblo School for the early years then continued in Yorkton at St.