Yorkton This Week

Sunrise Health Region is receiving $503,198 from the Saskatchewan government to improve the quality and safety of surgical care. The funding will enable the Health Region to enhance home care and therapy services for postsurgery patients.

Would you eat a stink bug? What about a dung beetle? I have to admit, as adventurous as I am about food, I think I might have to be on the verge of starvation before I could buy in to a new report released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture O

Larry Hilworth feels honoured to have been chosen to participate in a prestigious academic program for entrepreneurs. "I felt a little like, 'why me?' at first, a little humble," said the CEO of Maple Farm Equipment.

Another email scam is making its rounds in Yorkton. Last week, at least two people in the city had their email accounts hacked and an urgent message sent to all their email contacts requesting funds to get them out of a jam in Europe.

Tourism Week has been declared in the city by Yorkton Council for June 9-to-15. "Tourism contributes $1.67 billion annually to the provincial economy and provides employment for 11 per cent of Saskatchewan's current working population.

Numbers released today show that this year's 20th McHappy Day event raised more than $130,000 for Ronald McDonald House® Saskatchewan. The national fundraising event, held May 8th, was a resounding success.

Frances Zazula (nee Harrick), 5 th of 10 children, was born on the farm in the Plainview District to Joseph and Polly Harrick on March 27, 1928. She worked in Melville, Yorkton and Winnipeg. While travelling to Hamilton, Ontario, she met John Zazula.

The Good Spirit School Division's annual track meet on Wednesday, May 15 was a success in more ways than one. Not only did the weather corporate, but the young athletes put together outstanding showings.

The Yorkton Cardinal's Western Major Baseball League season starts Saturday with the Regina Red Sox, defending league champs visiting Jubilee Park in the city.

A film about a vampire, shot in Dundurn, SK., has a tie to the Yorkton Film Festival.