Yorkton This Week

The Ministry of Environment is offering Big Game Management licences to increase the harvest of antlerless white-tailed deer in some portions of the province. Antlerless deer are adult females or young animals born in the spring of 2011.

A very kind friend shared a beautiful magazine called "Birds and Blooms" with me. It's a lovely magazine that features all kinds of information on "beauty in your own backyard.

Kelsie Hendry competed at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the pole vault event. Her message came to the St. Mary's School of 250 students when she spoke about her dreams and her ambition to always strive and believe in herself.

Some students of Parkland College were affected by last week's SIAST workers strike, but the impact should be minimal if the employees do not strike again.

The Parkland Racing Association will be holding their race finale on Sept. 17 at the Yellowhead International Speedway. Sponsored by C.J. Audio and Truck Accessories and Crystal Clear Imprints. Time of racing is 2 p.m.

The City of Yorkton was bustling with two craft fairs this past week. The Yorkton Arts Council presented their annual Sunflower Fine Art Craft Market at the Gallagher Centre.

The annual Roll-a-thon for Our House was held on the weekend, again led by inline skaters Norm Sharkey and Gerry Oake.

The thrills of professional wrestling came to Yorkton Saturday as Canadian Wrestling Elite, a Winnipeg based promotion held a card at the Agripavilion in the city.

This week we are looking at three drivers from Quest Technologies, and it is a tale of how different discs feel and fly better for some players than for others.

Health insurance isn't the only type of coverage you need before your next trip to the United States. Maybe you're driving to North Dakota for some weekend shopping or planning a family trip to Arizona this winter.