Yorkton This Week

Drowning Prevention Week is taking place in Saskatchewan from July 18-25. The week is organized by the Lifesaving Society to educate the public about the hazards on, in and near the water.

If Bon Jovi is 75% of what they were in Winnipeg over the weekend, then rock music fans in Regina will be in for a treat on July 28. I have seen Bon Jovi three or four times in my lifetime and they were the best this past Saturday in Winnipeg.

Attend the Grand Opening of the reconstructed Bell Barn at Indian Head, Sask. on Saturday, July 24, at 1:00 p.m. Where: Round barn, one mile north of Indian Head, on Hwy 56. The barn ruins were dismantled in 2008, and reconstruction started in 2009.

Now don't get me wrong. The Saskatchewan Party government is, by no means, in trouble. For one thing, there's only been one one-term government in the history of this province. That the Sask.

The Bredenbury Sunnyside Golf Club held their open golf tournament Sunday, July 11th. There were 20 avid golfers out for the tournament. The winners were.

The Alexander Menswear Yorkton Jr. Cardinals are coming off their final victory of the season, a 6-1 thrashing of the Willowbrook Royals. Gary Lamb, Cardinals co-coach said all attention is on the AAA provincials slated for July 30-Aug.

Kim Walker is out of prison and back in Yorkton - at least for now. The father convicted of second-degree murder for the 2003 killing of his daughter's boyfriend has been released on bail pending his new trial.

It is three weeks since the rains of Canada Day created the worst flooding in the history of Yorkton leaving the national birthday of 2010 indelibly marked in the collective minds of this city's residents. Everyone has a story of the flood.

Kevin Therres of Humboldt was back in town for another day of putting his life at risk.He did it here last year, and was back for more over the weekend.

Yorkton Public Library will be closed until further notice. We will be relocating in a temporary alternate location while the library is being restored due to flood damage. Please do not return books to YPL, and disregard current late notices.