Yorkton This Week

Chase Rysavy, who performs as Me And My Anatomy, is a young musician from Moose Jaw who is just developing his style thanks to performances like the one at 5th Avenue Cup & Saucer in Yorkton last Thursday evening.

SaskPower has now evaluated all submissions to the pre-qualifying phase of its Green Options (GO) Plan, to add 175 megawatts (MW) of wind power to Saskatchewan's electricity system.

Saskatchewan Seniors Fitness Association- Parkland Valley District (formerly called Zone4) participated in the Provincial Senior Games In Regina and I am enclosing a list of the winners from our District.

There are four food groups in Canada's Food Guide: Vegetables and Fruit, Grain Products, Milk and Alternatives, and Meat and Alternatives. Good nutrition means choosing a variety of foods from all four food groups every day.

The Yorkton Cardinals are about to miss the playoffs for only the second time following road losses in Weyburn and Regina. The Cards were scheduled to close out their season last night at home to the Regina Red Sox.

The Parkland Racing Association will be holding their third race day of the season Aug. 14-15 at the Yellowhead International Speedway. Races will be held on both days and racing starts at 2 p.m.

Yorkton Public Library has been stripped bare, but renovations have not yet begun and a temporary location is still weeks away.

What are the plagues that can hit the prairies? While ancient peoples had locusts, we have potato beetles and slugs. We've had hail, we've had flood, and now we have one more thing to worry about: giant hogweed.

Congratulations to all the students at the Yorkton Regional High School, who graduated this year.

The Godfrey Dean Gallery is hosting a show which afford local people to see pieces of ancient art up close. "It's one (a show) with some interesting little items," said Gallery manager Don Stein.