Yorkton This Week

Outdoor skating rinks in Yorkton have been constructed are ready for use weather permitting. The rinks are located at: the Knights of Columbus Park, Heritage Heights, Silver Heights Park, Weinmaster Park, and Appleton Park.

All right I'll admit I have a bit of a soft spot for Norse mythology, so when I first learned there was a new game called Odin's Table on the market, I was immediately interested. Of course it takes more than theme to make a game worth playing.

The hours of operation for the Gloria Hayden Centre are as follows. Oct. 3-May 22, Monday-Friday 9-12 noon and 1-10 p.m. Saturday and Sundays, 12 noon-5 p.m. Please call 786-1776 for more information.

The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League post season is now well underway as the Terriers play the Estevan Bruins in the first round of the playoffs. The series is a best-of-seven. Yorkton won the first two game.

There will be clinics held at the Gallagher Centre for those wishing to take up the sport in indoor field hockey. Clinic dates will be Wednesday nights from now until March 30. Ages 5-10 go from 6-6:55 p.m., and costs $60.

I don't know anyone with a personality like Cassie - or that's what I'll call her here. She's honest as a daisy, winsome, direct - and highly persuasive. Cass could convince a rock musician to take up the harp, I think.

My life as a scientist got its boost in the United States. I was attending college in Massachusetts in 1957 on a scholarship when the Soviet Union launched the first Sputnik satellite. The event also launched the space race between the U.S.S.R.

Premier Brad Wall and Minister responsible for Innovation Rob Norris announced $30 million in funding over seven years to establish a new research centre at the University of Saskatchewan that will re-establish the province as an international leader

STORIES FROM HOMELauren Mann and the Fairly Odd FolkIndie7.5-out-of-10 Lauren Mann has one of those voices that tends to sparkle no matter whether a song has an upbeat, catchy sound, or whether she slows things down with a sadder tune.

New legislation has granted Saskatchewan's pharmacists the ability to prescribe medications under certain conditions as of March 4.