Yorkton This Week

He's not going to be the man at the mic anymore. The Dick Irvin of the Yorkton Regional High School will be putting away his morning microphone for good in the next week or so.

The crowds came out in masses once again and Tucker Chornomud and pals from B3Xtreme Skateboard Shop in Yorkton were thrilled once again. "Skateboarding is hot right now, " he said during a brief time out to speak with the media.

Every so often, when I'm walking alone and the wind is right, I smell the fragrance of my father's workshop.

The Yorkton United Chelsea boys team travelled to Regina on Saturday to take part in the Regina Soccer Associations Premier league cup competition. Chelsea drew the UCT Lightning in its first game.

The June sale of petroleum and natural gas rights brought in $40.9 million in revenue, making it the third best on record for a June sale. Land sale revenue for the 2011 calendar year now stands at $193 million.

The lacrosse Bulldogs played twice over the weekend, road dates in Saskatoon, where they took on the Saskatoon Smash Saturday and the Steelers on Sunday afternoon.

On reading about the growing resistance to a mega-quarry being proposed for southern Ontario, I had an epiphany about the media's use of the term NIMBY, for "not in my backyard.

If you are a golfer one course stands out among all the world's golfing options, the 'Old Course' at St. Andrew's likely stands out above all others.

The Frank Flaman Foundation recently donated $10,000 and provided a significant boost to the fundraising campaign for the conceptual plan for a new Regional Hospital.