Yorkton This Week

With the summer travel season here, CAA Saskatchewan is reminding drivers of some important road safety tips.

Come with me, gardeners, as I tell you about a breath-taking garden that we were lucky enough to tour a short time ago.

The Cab Clothing Yorkton Regional High School Female Athlete of the Month for May is Lea Burnard. Burnard is a regular in archery with the YRHS and travelled with the team to Florida back in October. Her last two tournaments went very well for her.

Advanced Education, Employment and Immigration Minister Rob Norris recognized the start of the 2011-2012 student loan year as well as the launch of the second year of the student financial assistance marketing campaign.

People in Saskatchewan are feeling increasingly confident when they look at their family budgets and that optimism is showing as Statistics Canada today reported that the province's retail sales increased by 7.0 per cent over last year.

THE LAST BEST WEST Nick Faye & the Deputies Indie 8-out-of-10 Nick Faye is a name you might want to remember because this Regina-based musician writes a darned fine soft rock song, and quite frankly performs them just fine too.

The City of Yorkton has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Communities of Tomorrow which commits the City to work with other municipalities to develop innovative infrastructure in Saskatchewan.

For even longer than the almost-106-years that Saskatchewan has been a province, the weather has tested the fortitude of its rural residents. Drought, hail, tornadoes and the infamously long, cold winters have shaped the character of rural people.

The 12th Annual Charity Golf Classic had another very strong year with golfers raising $105,894 in pledges. The funds will purchase equipment for 17 facilities in 12 local communities in Sunrise Health Region.

Royal Ford brought the Drive One 4 UR Community program to the Gallagher Centre parking lot in an effort to raise up to $6,000 for the Yorkton Harvest AAA hockey team.