Yorkton This Week

The YRHS and the Yorkton Minor Football Association got together one last time over the weekend to hand out all the hardware celebrating the season that just passed.

Anne was born on March 6, 1924, daughter of Vendel and Mary (nee Hegyi) Molnar. She attended a one room school at West Otthon. Anne was united in marriage to Vince Chillog on October 25, 1943 at Holy Trinity Church in McKim.

The Yorkton Exhibition Association's annual Santa Claus Parade went down Broadway Avenue on Saturday evening. Windy but warmer than last year, the parade was well-attended by both participants and spectators. More than 40 floats were entered.

On Monday morning, a trickle of water into adjacent businesses led to the discovery that the basement of the former Painted Hand Casino building on 3rd Avenue North had completely filled with water, likely due to a burst pipe.

Yorkton and Canora hospitals could have heliports installed by as soon as this spring, connecting them to the province's upcoming STARS air ambulance network.

Lena Repay entered into eternal rest on November 14, 2011 at the Theodore Health Centre in Theodore, SK with her family by her side. She was 89 years of age.

One can understand why rural folks might not care too much about the rebuilding of the Saskatchewan NDP. After all, the NDP and the rural Saskatchewan actually began parting ways decades ago.

Yorkton Council unanimously proclaimed Violence Awareness Week for Dec. 4 to Dec. 10 in the city. The request for the designation was made at the regular meeting of Yorkton Council Monday by the Yorkton Partnership Against Violence Committee.

An initiative that would see a new skateboard park built in Yorkton is the lone Saskatchewan project in the semifinal round of the Aviva Community Fund Contest.

The Sacred Heart High School sports teams held their fall banquet last week and handed out awards for each of their sports.