Yorkton This Week

It’s the merry month of May, the magic month for gardeners! The Yorkton and District Horticultural Society has these great events coming up, so get out your calendars and circle the dates! The next regular meeting will be on Wednesday, May 18 at 7:00

After writing about Shogi (Japanese chess) the last four weeks it got me thinking about the influence the game has had in developing other games.

Abdominal cramping, diarrhea, vomiting, weight loss, fever, anemia, bleeding, and fatigue are some of the debilitating symptoms experienced by people living with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

Before departing on your summer road trip remember to check Saskatchewan’s Highway Hotline. “Motorists will begin to see more work on provincial highways as construction season nears,” Highways and Infrastructure Minister Nancy Heppner said.

Dispelling myths about gambling and educating guests on the odds of winning and losing will be front-and-center as SaskGaming kicks off Responsible Gambling Awareness Week.

The Government of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Shortline Rail Association (SSRA) are partnering to raise train safety awareness in elementary schools across the province.

Drawing found in The Yorkton Enterprise of May 1914. It was to advertise spring “Clean-up” Day, to remind and encourage citizens to do a major home and yard clean-up.

Seeding has begun in the province, although many producers are still working fields and controlling weeds. Three per cent of the 2016 crop has been seeded, compared to the five-year (2011-2015) seeding average of less than one per cent.

Yorkton Fire Protective Services conducted training exercises last week at a house on a property just outside of southwest of the city last week.

Welcome to Week CCVI of ‘Fishing Parkland Shorelines’. Like most of us I am a novice fisherman, loving to fish, but far from an expert.