Yorkton This Week

This month, for the first time, the Saskatchewan Economic Development Association (SEDA) will be hosting its annual general meeting in Yorkton along with a seminar aimed at improving businesses' bottom lines.

Enterprise Saskat-chewan and the Saskatchewan Young Professionals and Entrepreneurs (SYPE) have launched the Volta Award, to encourage youth to consider entrepreneurship as a career choice.

Too long the cost of infrastructure in Canada has been artificially kept low. Imagine learning that you had a completely unexpected $1,500 bill for housing repairs this year.

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.

Well, the month of February is almost gone. Time flies when you are having fun. A few people from Calder motored to MacNutt to watch some curling last week. The MacNutt Curling Club had a great turn out for their bonspiel.

It seems tough to get back in the swing of things even after a week out of the regular routine of running kids to various activities, including school in the morning.

Russell Yasinowski is 75, and has just began investigating a new winter hobby, making snow sculptures.

The World Day of Prayer service will be held Mar. 4 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew's United Church, 29 Smith St. E.

A couple weeks ago, you and I were talking about a chapter in Marjorie Harris' book, "How To Make A Garden: The 7 Essential Steps for the Canadian Gardener".

There is an increased possibility that spring conditions in Yorkton could be such that the city experiences more flooding than is normal.