Yorkton This Week

Pack the stands. Yorkton's first PeeWee home playoff football game since 1993. (Head coach Jason) Farrell wants to see 300 fans in the stands. Farrell's PeeWee Gridders put it to the Razorbacks in a Thanksgiving weekend showdown Sunday afternoon.

Not too long ago, it was made mandatory for any individual attempting to cross the Canada/United States border, had to have with them a valid passport. No ifs, ands, buts, maybes or anything else about it.

The International Society of Curmudgeons would like to remind people that October 15th is National Curmudgeon Day in the US. As far as I know, Canada has no such day. A long-dead, grumpy hunter was the first to earn the title.

ECHO BROADCASTJohn RutherfordIndie8-out-of-10 The opening strains of Echo Broadcast, the single which doubles as the name of John Rutherford's debut CD hint at something just a little different from the norm.

SaskPower is holding a series of information sessions across the province to inform stakeholders of the Crown Corporation's 'Plan for Electricity in Saskatchewan'.

World food Day is celebrated each year on October 16th. The theme for 2010 is United Against Hunger. The theme was chosen to recognize the efforts made in the fight against world hunger at national, regional and international levels.

War medals hold a fascination for Geoff Rushowick, to the point collecting them has become a four-decade passion for the retired teacher. Asked when he started, Rushowick paused a moment to think about it.

Some days the topic for an editorial is an elusive thing. As a weekly community newspaper we want this space to reflect opinions on issues which have significance to our city.

The Brandon Westman Wild senior men's football team had a little Yorkton flavour added to it for a game against the East Side Eagles of Winnipeg recently.

The Sacred Heart Saints senior football team is 1-1 on major tests this season. After a close win at Melville to open the season, the Saints have collected three straight easy wins.