Yorkton This Week

Yorkton Council gave final approval to a Discretionary Use application for a dwelling Manufacturing Facility (Off-Site) at 351 and 371 Imperial Street at its regular meeting Monday.

The Sacred Heart Lady Saints of soccer had some success in two previous tournaments which they attended in Prince Albert (Sept. 9-10) and in Moose Jaw (Sept. 16-17). That made it time for a little success on home pitch.

The Terriers played twice at home this week, winning both contests at the Farrell Agencies Arena to push their early season Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League record to 3-1.

This year's Yorkton Chamber Business Dinner had a definite pre-election flavour as Premier Brad Wall focused his presentation on why his Saskatchewan Party deserves a second term come November.

Corrections, Public Safety and Policing Minister D.F. (Yogi) Huyghebaert presented a cheque from government for $250,000 on behalf of the people of Saskatchewan for the Canadian Red Cross's Horn of Africa drought appeal.

Setup (DVD/Blu-Ray) - Dir. Mike Gunther. Starring Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Ryan Phillippe, Bruce Willis. Badly written, badly acted film about bad people.

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.

When it comes to board games there are those you buy in the store. Lots of those have been reviewed here through the months. Then there are the kind where you need to be a bit crafty.

According to a study published several years ago in the journal Science, few places on our planet have been untouched by modern humans.

Dear Editor: In a recent plebiscite, 62 per cent of prairie wheat producers voted to continue to market their wheat through the single desk, Canadian Wheat Board.