Yorkton This Week

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

If there is a such thing as a Game 7 in football, the Yorkton Gridders would find themselves smack-dab in the middle of one this Saturday. Lose, and they are done. Win, and they might live to fight/play another day.

Anyone that reads my reviews of CDs or boardgames will already know I am proudly supportive of Canadian efforts. It's no different in terms of golf discs too.

So we are into October and that means thoughts of Halloween, and that means it's time for a look at a few games which fit the season, starting with one which has not been published, so if you want to play you need to be a little crafty.

Fast Five (DVD/Blu-Ray) - Dir. Justin Lin. Starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson. It's rarely a good sign when the movie you are about to watch ends with a number like "five.

The heavy hand of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service landed on 11-year-old Skylar Capo and her mom in June, after an agent happened to spot Skylar holding a baby woodpecker in her hands at a Lowes home improvement store in Fredericksburg, Va.