Yorkton This Week

As travellers prepare to hit the road for the long weekend, CAA Saskatchewan offers motorists tips on how to drive safely and save money at the gas pumps.

The GSSD held their annual track and field meet Friday morning at the Yorkton Regional High School's Century Field and at the end of the day, four records had been broken.

The YRHS held their 4th Annual Archery Shoot took place over the weekend in their home gymnasium. Numerous thank yous went out to individuals for being a well-run tournament.

The Provincial Disaster Assistance Program is offering a one-year extension to the repair and restoration deadline for those affected by severe weather damage in 2010.

The Quad Derby and Trade Show took place at the rink on Sat., May 7 and was sponsored by the Bredenbury Lions Club and Minor Sports. There were approximately 130 machines that took part in the derby.

The cast and crew of Sacred Heart High School's "Among Friends and Clutter" came home from the 2011 Provincial Drama Festival in Regina this weekend with five awards and runner-up honors in two other categories.

Her school colours are gold and green but Morgan Shymanski's new favourite colour has got to be gold. It's been quite the golden year for the Gr. 9 student at Sacred Heart High School.

A request from Yorkton Minor Hockey requesting the City put ice into the Kinsmen Arena earlier this fall was rejected by Yorkton Council at its regular meeting Monday.

Did you watch the Royal Wedding? It was great fun to see what everyone wore and the wild hats that appeared in the crowd, but for myself, I wanted to see what the flowers would be like! The predominant flower in Kate's bouquet was lily of the valley.