Yorkton This Week

For at least the second straight year the City of Yorkton was represented at the Crowchild Challenge, one of the top-ranked Pee Wee and Atom hockey tournaments in Alberta and Saskatchewan this side of the country.

With the wet fall last year, and heavy snows this winter, the City of Yorkton and SGI Canada are suggesting homeowners take a few extra precautions this spring to prevent water getting into their houses.

Sometimes there is nothing like an old idea revisited. That is generally what you get with Bx Rock, Paper, Scissors, Fire and Water (BxRPSFW).

The Yorkton Understanding Minds of Many Youth (YUMMY) is going to get some financial support to help it send representatives to a major conference.

The Cab Clothing Yorkton Regional High School Female Athlete of the Month for February is Raelene Nagy. Nagy has been a member of the senior girls basketball team for the last two years.

On the strength of a group of players who have no doubt gotten used to being on the winning side of the scoreboard more often then not, the Yorkton Atom AA Xerox Terriers have captured the South East Minor Hockey League Championship.

Police are still seeking a male suspect believed to be responsible for the attempted abduction of three women in Yorkton last month. The most serious incident occurred one block south of Broadway at around 11 pm on March 30.

Hedy Lamarr was once regarded as the most beautiful woman in Hollywood. In 1933, she scandalously appeared nude in a Czech film called Ecstasy, which brought her to the attention of U.S. movie moguls.

Yorkton Council has taken another step toward a Transportation Master Plan for the city. "The City has been engaged by Stantec to update the Transportation Master Plan.

I can't say enough about the information offered to gardeners by the University of Saskatchewan.