Yorkton This Week

Stephanie Danesewich was born on November 9, 1923 in the Ituna district of Saskatchewan; a daughter of Anna (nee Novak) and Peter Hrycewich. She was raised on the farm and received her education at Beaverside School.

Arnold (Arnie) Starger. July 28, 1931 - February 16, 2016. Arnold Starger was born July 28, 1931 in the Rhein district, the son of Alex and Katherine Starger. He passed away on February 16, 2016 in the Regina General Hospital at the age of 84.

Dr. Lakshman Das passed away peacefully, with his family by his side, on April 13, 2016 in Ancaster, ON at the age of 87. Beloved husband of Saras for 62 years. Loving father of Ira, Rajiv (Francoise), Nishi (Ahmet) and Asis.

It is with deep sadness the family of Rose Panchuk announce her passing on Thursday, April 14, 2016. Rose (Rozalia) was born on March 19, 1926 in Hungary; a daughter of John and Sophie Jacobs.

Gary Krause was mystified by an unusual fish he caught in his trawl net off B.C.’s Pacific north coast in October. It was a Pacific electric ray, named for a pair of organs behind its head that can knock a human adult down with a powerful shock.

There are two major roadway projects being undertaken in the city, and residents clearly have concerns about both.

The Canadian government is remaining close-lipped about efforts to free a former Yorkton resident being held hostage by terrorists in the Philippines.

A 16-year-old Yorkton girl remains missing a week after she was last seen at the Yorkton bus depot. Mekayla Bali, a.k.a. Niebergall, was reported missing by her family on April 12 when she failed to return from school Tuesday evening.

A potentially explosive Rural Municipality of Orkney ratepayers meeting last week did not exactly erupt in fireworks, but it did underscore a deep-seated malaise based roughly on a rural-urban divide.

When the Indonesian aviation company PT Elang, Nusantara Air decided it wanted to bring its aerial fertilizing program in-house, it turned to Nuryanta veteran pilo Darmo Soewito to oversee a pilot project, no pun intented, to train Indonesians for th