Yorkton This Week

Saskatchewan patients can now easily find information about surgeons practising in the province, procedures they perform and their wait times.

The Kinsmen PeeWee Yorkton Minor Football League season gets underway this week with four teams each playing twice on Wednesday. The Stampeders play the Lions and the Bombers play the Ti-Cats. Both games are at 4:30 p.m.

The Yorkton grandstand was packed for two days over the weekend. The event was put on by the Yorkton Exhibition Association. Wagon racers from all over Saskatchewan and some from Alberta met in Yorkton for a series race.

The Yorkton Tennis Club has released its weekly schedule for 2010. All club activities will take place at the Western Development Museum courts. Play begins on Tuesday evenings with ladies play from 5-7 p.m.

In April, a high official of the European Union called for member-nations to subsidize "vacations" for seniors, the disabled and those too poor to afford one.

The City of Yorkton is proceeding with the first stages of its On Street Bikeway Plan following a decision at the regular meeting of Council Monday.

Working every day in KAF (Kandahar Airfield) from eight in the morning until ten at night for six months is more than even this staff officer can take so fortunately the Canadian Forces provides for a leave period sometime during your tour in Afghani

Planning a convention or major event can be a lot of work. Tourism Yorkton hopes to help lessen some of that as it has updated and relaunched its Convention and Event Planning Guide.

The most important thing I was taught about stories is that they must have three things - a beginning, a middle and an ending. If my weekly column was a story, this one would be the ending. The dénouement, if you will.

The Gloria Hayden Community Centre's spring and summer hours of operation (May 17-Sept. 6) are Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-12 noon, and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Closed on weekends and statutory holidays.