Yorkton This Week

It is with sadness we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Elizabeth Elsie Adie. Elizabeth passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at the Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon. She was 97 years of age.

The Yorkton Terriers are coming off a 4-3 loss in Weyburn on Sunday evening. The loss has Yorkton in second place. The Weyburn win gives them a comfortable lead on Yorkton for first place in the Sherwood Conference.

The Rider Prider Hockey Challenge, presented by SaskCanola is only a few days away. "This was promised to us from the Riderville contest last year," says Jason Farrell of the Yorkton Minor Football Association.

The Yorkton UCT Terriers bantam hockey team hosted the Battlefords Barons Saturday at the Farrell Agencies Arena. Yorkton jumped out to a 2-1 lead after one period of play on goals by Branden Pelechaty and Rylan Jasper.

BLUE BONES Kim Beggs Black Hen Music 8-out-of-10 Blue Bones is the latest release from Kim Beggs, a Yukon based singer-songwriter and Canadiana pioneer.

Between November 17, 2010 and October 19, 2011, 80 pieces of steel cladding were stolen from a building site on 5th Avenue North. The missing material is described as white in color and weighs about 2,000 lbs.

Mr. Russell Yaremko of Yorkton, beloved husband of Mary Yaremko passed away peacefully on January 9, 2012 with his family by his side at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre.

Come and ski around the world with the Yorkton Cross Country Ski Club. We'll ski from swtation to station along our beautifully well-groomed trails and pick up miniature flags along the way.

With only one win in three tries this week the Yorkton Terriers are now in a second place tie with Estevan in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's Sherwood Conference. Both teams have 47 points, the Terrier's based on a record of 22-18-1-2.

The Lady Raiders basketball team started off the new year with a convincing 68-41 home victory over Manitoba (Roblin).