Yorkton This Week

Yorkton Springers Gymnastics Club attends their first competitiion at Gymnastics Adventure in Regina on February 11, 2012. Springers brought home over 5 dozen medals.

The three owners of Penguin Refrigeration, Brad Schmidt, Grant Dutchak and Larry Harris today presented Ross Fisher, executive Director of The Health Foundation a cheque for $2,500.

During the early morning hours of March 3, Kamsack RCMP along with Duck Mountain Ambulance were called to a residence on the Keeseekoose First Nation for a male suffering from stab wounds.

In Saskatchewan March is Nutrition Month. To create more awareness the Dieticians created a 5-Week Challenge.

"I think we had a very strong show of support from the downtown business improvement district for moving forward with planning a new regional hospital", said Ken Chyz, chair of the YBID.

The Yorkton Midget Kinsmen AA Terriers hockey season came down to a game last night in Wilcox. The Kinsmen Terriers and Notre Dame Hounds played the Yorkton Kinsmen Arena in a game that saw more people than usual in the seating area inside.

PAULA QUICK (vocal) (B.Mus. Theory & Composition, M.Music Vocal Performance) was, until 1997, Ottawa-based and now lives in Chilliwack BC. In the course of her now long performance career, Ms.

Allan Holitski was born on January 14, 1936 in Grayson, SK, the son of Sigmund and Magdeline (nee Zaleski) Holitski and grew up on a farm near Killaly, SK.

Tourism Saskatchewan has released the names of 37 finalists for the Saskatchewan Tourism Awards of Excellence for 2011. More than 90 nominations were received in the 15 award categories.

Myron Pachal was born on August 19, 1936 in Yorkton, SK, the son of Samuel and Margaret Elizabeth (nee Rennie) Pachal. He passed away peacefully on February 23, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer.