Yorkton This Week

The key to a highly successful Lions Club convention is great speakers and great food according to Don Reed, one of the directors of the local club.

Imagine seven people living in a space so cramped they can't even eat supper together because the kitchen is too small for a table.

Yorkton track athletes from the Regional High School and Sacred Heart High School had strong showings at the 2013 SHSAA High School Track & Field Championships in Moose Jaw this past weekend.

A Grade 12 Yorkton Regional High School physics student is among the brightest in the province. Gavin Trost placed third last month in the annual University of Saskatchewan High School Physics Scholarship competition.

In the Philippines Fiestas are used to celebrate patron saints, the passage of seasons and other special days.

Brett Franklin, Branch Manager for RBC Royal Bank in Yorkton presented a cheque for $2,500 to Ross Fisher of The Health Foundation, to meet RBC's Associate Sponsor commitment for the Charity Road Race.

Much needed funds are annually raised through various walks, fundraising activities, barbecues and raffles. In just the last few months we have seen thousands of dollars raised for a host of charities, all with great causes.

Hockey Canada's recent decision to ban bodychecking at the peewee level is a concern of some Yorkton minor hockey coaches.

For decades rural Saskatchewan has seen a net loss of population, particularly among youth.

Drowning is the second leading cause of preventable death for children younger than 10, but recent Canadian Red Cross research shows that the majority of Saskatchewan parents do not understand what is needed to safeguard children in, on and around th