Yorkton This Week

The Rite (DVD/Blu-Ray) - Dir. Mikael Håfström. Starring Colin O'Donoghue, Anthony Hopkins, Alice Braga. Typical exorcism movie made a little less typical by Anthony Hopkins.

If you live on the Canadian Prairies you are no doubt aware of the wet conditions this spring. The farm news has certainly been focused on the wet conditions.

Nothing bugs me more than the price of gas at the pumps and hearing all of the ridiculous excuses as to why the price is so high. The bottom line when it comes to fuel is that we, the consumer, are continuing to gobble it up even at an inflated cost.

Grade 11 students Lisa Milo, Brianna Bourassa, and Janet den Brok speak about the laws of sine, cosine, and tangent for staff and fellow students at the Sacred Heart High School Math Fair on May 12.

Remember the "Tea with Ruth Gabert" at Saltcoats and District Community Hall on Sun., May 15 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. The monthly Pot Luck Noon Luncheon is Mon., May 16 at the Stirling Room.

Anyone who happened to be flipping the TV channels last Wednesday night and found a channel which showed a bunch of basketball players acting like they were rioting, could easily be forgiven if he/she thought something of unbelievably high importance

The University of Saskatchewan and the Professional Association of Interns and Residents of Saskatchewan (PAIRS) have a new four-year agreement.

Detecting colorectal cancer in its early, curable, stages is the goal behind Phenomenome Discoveries Inc.'s licensing of a diagnostic blood test in Saskatchewan.

The City of Yorkton parks staff has taken the initiative to implement a new sport. There is a course set up for nine-hole disc golf at Patrick Park on King St. Holes were filled recently and the course is ready for play.

The Parkland Valley District of the Saskatchewan Seniors Fitness Association hosted a Kaiser tournament on April 28 and a cribbage tournament on May 4, 2011, both at St. Gerard's Hall in Yorkton. Twenty-four seniors competed in the Kaiser tournament.