Yorkton This Week

The year end figures for the 2011 City of Yorkton budget were presented at the regular meeting of Council Monday, and it was a document with a mix of good and bad news.

The Backwards Frontier The Inclined Plane 6 out-of 10 I can appreciate noise; lo-fi, screechy, distorted, 90's garage rock.

When it comes to the colour of money, at least in East Central Saskatchewan, it's very much pink.

The McSweeney's Selects girls volleyball team is getting set to host a tournament this weekend. The 18 & Under Women's SVA (Saskatchewan Volleyball Association) SASK Cup 2 will be played at the Gloria Hayden Centre and the Flexihall.

Broad-based growth across a number of sectors in the province has set the stage for Saskatchewan to top the provincial economic growth rankings both this year and next, according to the latest RBC Economics Provincial Outlook report.

Ethel Bugera (nee Hubylit) was born on February 20, 1942, the daughter of Peter and Mary Hubylit, She grew up on the farm with her family in the Crestview area west of Swan River.

The Yorkton Blitz 16 and Under volleyball team did fairly well over the weekend. Going into the tournament, Bryce Krawetz, coach of the host team in the weekend's tournament, said he had high hopes for his girls.

Scotty the T. rex is temporarily leaving his home at the T.rex Discovery Centre in Eastend.

You can tell that hockey season is winding down when kids' hockey teams are playing two and three games in a single weekend.

Mr. William (Bill) Schutz passed away March 22, 2012 at the Langenburg Special Care Home at the age of 97 years. Bill was born May 17, 1914 on a farm ten miles north of Churchbridge, SK.