Yorkton This Week

The NFL season came down to Sunday night and for the first time since 1997, the Green Bay Packers won the Super Bowl, a 31-25 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Good Spirit School Division gave a snapshot of its operations at its Annual Meeting of Electors on January 31. Superintendent of Business Administration Sherry Todosichuk presented the division's annual financial report.

The Yorkton Speed Swimming Club took to the later at the Lawson Aquatic Centre in Regina recently. Head coach Ashley Benko had 13 of the club's competitive swimmers take part in the Regina Optimist Dolphins swim meet.

Bleeker Ridge is headed to St. Mary's Cultural Centre in Yorkton for a Feb. 24 gig showcasing their style of straight ahead rock.

The YRHS curling teams took part over the weekend in district curling held at the Yorkton Curling Club and two of their three teams are qualified for regionals, said Grant Bjornerud, head coach of all three teams.

The RCMP "F" Division Commercial Crime Section along with other police agencies are currently investigating a series of counterfeit credit card frauds that have occurred in Regina, Saskatoon, Calgary, rural Saskatchewan and rural Alberta.

Stephen Harper gets rise in polls after meeting with Barack Obama.

A former Terrier was in Yorkton last week to help current Junior netminders Devin Peters and Warren Shymko sharpen their games on the eve of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League playoffs.

Filmmaker Kenton Vaughan grew up in the Saltcoats area, although he moved to Ontario in 1987 after graduating high school in Yorkton.

New Calculations Show 92,000 People Came Off Tax Rolls - 12,000 More Than Expected New calculations by the Ministry of Finance show that the tax cuts introduced by the provincial government in the fall of 2008 removed more people from the provincial