Yorkton This Week

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.

Dear Editor: Being a recent outpatient at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre, I want to express my gratitude to the attending physician, nurses and staff for the good care I received.

The Crown wrapped up its case against Kim Walker after three days of testimony in his second-degree murder trial last week. A string of witnesses painted a generally consistent picture of the events of March 13, 2003, the day that James Hayward died.

The line between public sector union greed and government stinginess in times of prosperity isn't really all that fine after all.

The 18U womens volleyball team competed in Abbotsord, BC from May 13-15. The tournament included 230 male and female teams from across the country converged and played in the 17U/18U categories.