Yorkton This Week

At the end of Derek Marshall's midget 'AA' season with the Melville Millionaires, he didn't want to hang up his glove. "I knew I wanted to keep on playing ball past high school," said Marshall. "I love playing and didn't want to call it quits.

Travellers in northwestern Saskatchewan should be on the lookout for construction work, as three sections of Highway 55 between Green Lake and Meadow Lake are set for a $12.6 million repaving project.

Jackie Robinson's baseball talents make him one of the top ball players of all time. But his willingness and discipline to turn the other cheek and ability to use sports as a weapon in the battle against racism makes him a hero.

We've nearly been trampled in recent days by a veritable herd of Canadian academics, falling over one another to remind us that the Canadian Senate cannot be abolished.

Parkland College is giving learners throughout the region more options than ever to reach their education goals with an expansion of its Adult Basic Education programs and services.

Pearl and Paul Flaman were back in Saskatchewan from their home in Texas for most of July. They have visited with many family members and friends while camping at Waskisiu Provincial Park near Prince Albert and at Yorkton.

On Friday morning, after months of preparation, the Yorkton chapter of the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA) was set to host the annual training event (SAREX) for volunteers from the four western provinces.

Heather Gaileen Inglis 1968-2013 Passed away peacefully and with dignity at the Parkridge Centre in Saskatoon on July 20, 2013. Heather is lovingly remembered by her sister Lynn and brothers Grant and Kent.

Mr. Darbey Liebrecht of Yorkton passed away suddenly at his home on August 3, 2013. He was 60 years of age. Darbey Blaine Liebrecht was born December 10, 1952 in the Yorkton Union Hospital.

Edward Boehm beloved husband of the late Lena Boehm of Rhein passed away on Friday, August 2, 2013 in Yorkton. He was eighty-two years of age.