Yorkton This Week

Despite all the success that a large handful of students from around the area, including winning more gold medals than Team Canada's gold total at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, local track and field runners are still looking for more.

The City of Yorkton will undertake repairs to the grandstand at the Yorkton Exhibition Grounds at a cost of $35,000. Council made the unanimous decision at its regular meeting Monday.

Some of their results may have been a surprise but there were a few results that definitely were no surprise when the East Central Districts of track and field came and went last week.

The Yorkton United U12 Chelsea soccer team traveled to Swift Current this past weekend May 28-30 to compete in a tournament. Yorkton dropped their first round robin game to Coaldale Thunder 6-1.

April was a very busy month for the Calder Yalenka Dance Club. The club went to a few competitions and in between we had our Spring Concert. The Community Hall was full of families, friends and community members and surrounding area.

The season openers for the Yorkton Cardinals had been scheduled for this past Sunday but were cancelled and re-scheduled for last night at Jubilee Park. Results of the games were not available in time for press.

The powwow is important to First Nations people and Shanon Crook, the Aboriginal Community Worker at Dr. Brass School is trying to help students connect with that aspect of their culture.

Children in Southeast Saskatchewan are not reaching school age with the skills one would expect in some key educational areas.

The Boston Pizza Yorkton Regional High School Female Student of the Month for March is Mary Prybylski. Mary is a grade 12 student at the Yorkton Regional High School. She is currently the female S.R.C.