Yorkton This Week

Milligan Bio-Tech Inc. is in the process of completing an expansion to its Foam Lake biodiesel plant that will make the company the largest biodiesel producer in western Canada.

Another week of warm weather has Saskatchewan producers well ahead of the five-year harvest progress average. As of September 26, ninety-one per cent of the 2011 crop has been combined, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture's Weekly Crop Report.

Alleys - Margaret Phillips, Sept. 6 to Oct. 28, 2011. To create these images of the urban landscape in Yorkton, Margaret focused her lens on the alleyways and hidden moments of charm and colour behind the scenes in the city.

Climate change is one of those issues which held media attention for a time, and while very little has been resolved regarding its impact, is now garnering less attention because public interest is fleeting on almost everything these days.

Yorkton photographer Margaret Phillips was the focus of the Godfrey Dean Art Gallery's latest artist reception on October 2.

Through their opening two games of Saskatchewan High School Athletics Association (SHSAA) senior football games, the team is now 2-0. Their latest victim, the Swan River Tigers, took it on the chin Thursday on Sacred Heart field.

Knox United Church will have a roast beef luncheon on Wed., Oct. 19, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Take out orders available. Dinner will be in the church basement. Knox United Church will be having a craft show on Sat., Nov.

The world's a bleeding mess, God. It's time to raise praise anyway. For faith, family and friends, always at the top of my list. But for other things too. In these days of tremendous trouble everywhere, thank you for good and bad news.

A group of archers from Yorkton and surrounding area will be the lone Canadians in attendance when the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) puts on its world challenge this week in Florida.

Have you ever wondered about your family tree? Researching the people and events of past generations in your family might seem like an overwhelming project, but the rewards and satisfaction of recording this information makes the journey back in time