Yorkton This Week

At around noon on Friday, March 30, an RBC Royal Bank branch in Invermay was held up by a male suspect who used a firearm during the incident. The man may have been in the company of a female accomplice.

Stroke is the leading cause of serious, long-term disability, says the Internet Stroke Center. It is also the third leading cause of death. Preventing stroke can mean saving lives.

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) says Budget 2012 represents a lost opportunity for the Harper government to rein in spending and reverse runaway growth in government payrolls during seven years of minority governments.

Angeline Stankewich (left) and Bailey Lemcke starred in Schoolyard Games, a drama by John Lazurus, in the Saskatchewan Drama Association Region 4 Drama Festival at Sacred Heart High School on Friday night.

The generation before mine takes democracy a lot more seriously. It's likely because that generation fought in a war to maintain it. My generation and the generations that followed are more disengaged in a modern world with all too many distractions.

An astounding thing happened during Jesus' crucifixion - while dying, he issued a Divine pardon to the frightened criminal on the cross beside him. I don't blame that fellow for his fear.

Dr. Brass Students of the Month: Grade 3 student, Amie Martin Grade 8 student, Collin Reviczky.

Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Bill Hutchinson announced the deadline for applications under the existing Saskatchewan Film Employment Tax Credit (SFETC) program would be extended from March 31, 2012 to June 30, 2012.

Yorkton's community theatre group is just days away from its biggest week of the year. Starting Sunday, the Paper Bag Players will play host to TheatreFest 2012 and open the festival with their own production of Dream World by Fred Carmichael.