Yorkton This Week

The Sacred Heart Saints hosted the Delisle Rebels in the provincial semi-finals of high school football over the weekend.

The Yorkton Terriers had another week on the road, losing a pair before coming up with a win in Flin Flon Saturday.

This week, Yorkton Regional High School was one of 150 schools across Canada and Europe taking part in a national public "vigil of remembrance," the first of its kind.

It was a great weekend for the Yorkton United Bulldogs soccer team. It was their first competitive tournament of the year and all the kids had an incredible time showing off their skills.

The Saskatchewan Party government has just celebrated its third anniversary.

Horse pulling returned as a feature event at this year's Grain Millers Harvest Showdown in Yorkton. Jack Grad of Vibank was among the competitors in the Qu'Appelle Valley Horse Pulling Association sanctioned event.

A Baby shower was heldon Oct. 2 for Kayle Schlecter, son of Allyssa Freed and Jared Schlecter. About 50 ladies were in attendance for the shower held in Dubuc at the Bernier Street Hotel.

Phase I of the Yorkton West Truck Route, part of Highway 16 west of the city, was officially opened Friday, although traffic has been using the stretch of realigned pavement for several weeks.

Three members of the YRHS senior football team will be taking home four awards this year at the Regina Intercollegiate Football League awards banquet.

The All-American Quarter Horse Congress attracts 8,500 horses and 600,000 people to Columbus, Ohio for two-weeks of competition. Among attending this year's event, held in mid-October, was Yorkton rider Lee Isaacson Sliva.