Yorkton This Week

Last week, we were lucky enough to go the Hotel Saskatchewan in Regina for supper. The grand hotel was all decked out for Christmas, with sparkling trees and gleaming mirrors and giant toy soldiers standing guard in the lobby.

One of my favourite friends grew up down South, attending a church called "The Old Regular Baptist Church." I don't know if I'd fit in at that church. I'm not old - yet.

Peter Moroz, President of the Ukrainian Catholic Brotherhood, recently presented a cheque to Ross Fisher, Executive Director, of The Health Foundation, to assist paying for the development of a conceptual plan for a new regional hospital.

All That Jazz, a twenty piece big band under the direction of Larry Pearen performed "A Christmas Show" to a sold out crowd at the Painted Hand Casino Parkland Room on December 1st.

One of Canadian Pacific Railway's Holiday Trains came to Bredenbury on Monday morning for the first Saskatchewan stop on a tour of Canada and the US.

On Friday, December 2 the Yorkton Branch of the Saskatchewan Abilities Council hosted an event to recognize the "International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

With each new snowflake that falls, snowmobilers across Saskatchewan are thinking about their next ride out. But before heading out on the trails, there are things that every snowmobiler should do to prepare.

The Yorkton Terriers played only two Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League games this week, both at the Farrell Agencies Arena, both of them losses. The Terriers record now sits at 15-13-0-1 for 31 points, fourth best in the Sherwood Conference.

The local curling club will be hosting the Cornerstone Credit Union SWCT cash bonspiel on the first weekend of December. The tournament goes for three days. There is admission at the door. The local club hosts the event for the fifth year in a row.

The Yorkton Terriers recorded three wins on the week. The trio of victories raised the Terriers Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League record to 15-11-0-1 and 31 points, leaving the team sitting fourth in the league's Sherwood Conference.