Yorkton This Week

Edmonton Eskimos general manager Ed Hervey doesn't live by the saying 'we win as a team and lose as a team.

Many Dubuc folk attended the 100th anniversary celebrations for the RM of Fertile Belt #183 held in Stockholm on Aug. 17. Some attended the pancake breakfast and reported that it was very tasty.

Retail sales in June hit a record for the month totalling $1.6 billion, according to a new report released by Statistics Canada today. Another report on employment insurance claims show Saskatchewan had a drop of 3.

Growing up, I always took great pride in the fact that Dr. Frederick Banting was Canadian. I know, pride for others' accomplishments is a little misplaced, not to mention one of the seven deadlies.

Yorkton Atom Gridders hosted the Regina Alouettes in a Regina Minor Football League first place showdown at Century Field on Saturday, Aug. 31. Alouettes scored first early in the game with a quarterback run over the goal line.

The Yorkton Branch of the Saskatchewan Genealogy Society has started a brand new year, with a focus on helping genealogists at all stages of research to find their family roots.

More than 80 photo enforcement speeding tickets were issued to drivers speeding through construction zones during a recent two week period.

It's hard to not be drawn to a card game called Chaos Isle. It's just one of those cool names conjuring thoughts of bad Saturday morning matinees when I was growing up.

Lynnden Pastachak has begun the next chapter of his hockey career with the SJHL's Estevan Bruins. "I'm excited to get a chance to play for the Bruins," says Pastachak, who is a native of Bienfait.

The Yorkton Terriers played a pair of preseason games last week, winning both. But Terrier head coach Trent Cassan said the final scores are not the key in preseason.