Yorkton This Week

Yorkton's first grist mill - Old timers and others are standing at the mill foundations in 1947.

A Family Party in the Park was hosted Sunday in the city by The Rock radio station. The event, held at the Western Financial City Centre Park highlighted Christian music by local artists, face painting and other activities.

The Upside Linda Brooks 7-out-of-10 What makes Canada's East Coast a hot spot for home grown musical talent? I don't really know the answer to that and I'm not sure if anyone does, but it seems there is something in the water that equips everyone wit

This week we look at a game which it took me some time to lay my hands on, finally finding a copy in Germany. Armada is an abstract strategy game with a naval theme which was released in 1973 by designer Sicco von Hülst.

Yorkton Council approved a tender which will lead to a Saskatoon firm helping create engineering standards for the city.

Hockey players hoping to play Junior level hockey in the fall have a new way to refine their skills this summer leading up to fall try-out camps. Yorkton Terrier Assistant Coach Casey O'Brien is hosting a summer-long program based out of Melville.

Now that the kids are out of school for the summer, and the weather is warmer, what are your plans to keep them active? Sadly, not enough Canadian children are being active, even though it is part of a healthy lifestyle.

Paul Prokopiuk of Canora, SK, passed away at the Canora Gateway Lodge on June 17, 2012, at the age of 98 years. Paul was born on Decemeber 11, 1913, to Nick and Oksana (Demchuk) Prokopiuk in Canora, SK.

Among the works at this year's local artist show at the Godfrey Dean Gallery are a series turning a few heads, with the works relegated to a back room because of their content.

Do have more rhubarb than you can possible eat, freeze or can? The apple tree in the backyard produces so many apples each year the yard is covered with them as they fall to waste. Well this year there is an option to all that fruit going to waste.