Yorkton This Week

Sunrise Therapies, held a celebration lunch, and invited the media, patients and The Health Foundation.

As Parliament broke for the summer, one of the laws that received Royal assent was Alberta MP Blake Richards' private member's bill C-309 making it a crime to wear a mask during a riot or unlawful assembly.

The government announced changes to The Hearing Aid Sales and Services Regulations to ensure the quality and safety of hearing aid services delivered to Saskatchewan residents.

A recent editorial by my colleagues at the Regina Leader-Post took square aim at the sorry state of the province's highways and rural roads - an issue that really wasn't supposed to be an issue under this Saskatchewan Party government.

Glenn McIntyre Cowan was born in Yorkton, SK on August 16, 1925, the youngest of two sons born to Robert and Isabella Cowan of Rokeby, SK. When Glenn was 17 his older brother, Murray was killed in action while serving in the Royal Canadian Navy.

Laketown Leaders recently held club windup supper. Summer still includes Monday morning coffee at the Stirling Room, 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. and July Noon Pot Luck is the 15th with August Noon Pot Luck scheduled for the 19th.

Dear Editor: The Sunrise Health Region has added a new policy to their extensive, existing list of policies. They have now added a no smoking ban to that list. As of July 1, 2013 no one is allowed to smoke anywhere on their properties.

The Yorkton Cardinals have struggled as of late in the Western Major Baseball League, but came up with an important split over Okotoks.

Dorne Kerry Hootz- 1961- 2013. With feelings of shock, disbelief and heartfelt sadness, the family of Dorne wish to announce his sudden and untimely passing at his home in Edmonton on the early morning of June 27.

Mr. Joe Yaholnitsky of Kamsack, formerly of Rhein and the Stornoway district passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at the Kamsack Health Centre. He was 98 years of age.