Yorkton This Week

The Yorkdale Central Public School boys basketball team played two games on Saturday. They hosted the 2012 east central districts in the Yorkton Regional High School gymnasium.

It is with gratitude of sharing a life well lived and heavy hearts for a loved one lost, that the family of Idella Park announce her passing on February 22, 2012. Her energy and spirit carried her through 89 remarkable years.

From Norman Roebuck Collection - Early Yorkton looking east on Front Street North now Livingstone Street.1892. On the left is the first Royal Hotel, which was at the time only two stories. It was enlarged later to three stores and made wider.

Yorkton's Yail Harbor Inc. is about to break ground on a housing project five years in the making.

Truckers and shippers are being advised by the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure to check its website frequently for upcoming weight restrictions, which begin taking effect March 1, 2012.

The Yorkton Terrier brain trust which has taken the team to two Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League finals, and a second place in the Sherwood Conference this season will be at the helm of the franchise for at least the next two seasons.

According to a report from Statistics Canada, Saskatchewan's average weekly earnings for December 2011 increased by 3.3 per cent compared to a year ago. This was the third highest increase among the provinces and above the national average of 2.

Jack and Jill (DVD/Blu-Ray) - Dir. Dennis Dugan. Starring Adam Sandler, Al Pacino, Katie Holmes. Astonishingly bad cross-dressing comedy. Like many, I thought Jack and Jill was a joke when I first heard of it.

Eight buildings in Yorkton are now viewable as 3D models in Google Earth. The buildings, a cluster of historic commercial properties on Broadway Avenue, were added to the software in January.

Dubuc and community were saddened to hear of the passing of Doreen Alexandra Edwards in Esterhazy on Jan. 31 at the age of 92. Doreen was born Dec.