Yorkton This Week

In one of the few events that nearly jam-packed the Farrell Agencies Arena, the Yorkton Skating Club nearly did it Sunday when the 2011 Yorkton Skating Club Carnival was held.

QUILTS! - March 6 to April 21, 2011. The Godfrey Dean Art Gallery is pleased to present Connections, an exhibition of art quilts by three Edmonton area quilters.

Dear Editor: I believe that the government did the prudent thing by revisiting their election commitment to have a referendum on daylight savings time.

The 15U Nitro volleyball team played to a fifth place finish in Tier I play in Asics Cup II girls' volleyball action over the weekend. "The girls played well," offered Bryce Krawetz, coach of the Nitros. "We played really well.

The Bredenbury Knox United Church held a Joint Service in Bredenbury on Sunday, March 27 at 10:00 a.m. Upcoming Services: Good Friday - April 22, 2011 at 11:00 a.m in Saltcoats. Good Friday - April 22, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. in Langenburg.

The 2010 year end financials for the City of Yorkton were presented at the regular meeting of Yorkton Council Monday.

T he provincial government has released its 2011-'12 budget and it's one which has to generally be looked at as one most people can live with quite nicely. There will be those groups which had hoped to see more.

Jessica Riffel, a Gr. 10 student at the YRHS, has been involved in the wrestling program at school this year.

In a few short weeks, Kristal Kaban's time in university will be finished. Soon, she'll receive her degree in accounting from the Southern Alberta institute of technology, well on her way to becoming a self-proclaimed, "bean counter".

Yorkton Council received an update on its West Storm Drainage Study and design project during its regular meeting Monday. Associated Engineering (EA) has been doing the review, and company representative Jason Horner made Monday's presentation.