Yorkton This Week

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.

There are many excuses to celebrate. And it seems there are even more reasons to set aside a certain month, week, day or even hour of the year as special. For example, last week was both Bicycle Safety Week and Saskatchewan Mining Week.

Former professional hockey player with the Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe had quite the Friday night last week, being invited to a dinner party at the Painted Hand Casino before heading to the PowWow festival later that evening held at Yorkton's Galla

Canadian taxpayer doll is stuck with G8/G20 Summit costs.

The Yorkton E&S Yankees returned to the diamond June 1 against the visiting Willowbrook Royals after rained forced a postponement of their double-header Saturday in Swan River. Those games will be made up Sunday July 4 in the Manitoba town.

Saskatchewan's unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) of 5.0 per cent is the lowest in Canada and well below the national unemployment rate of 8.1 per cent, according to today's Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey.

Sunrise Health Region has approved a balanced budget for the 2010-2011 fiscal year, but has tightened its belt in order to come out even. The health region will eliminate its double occupancy long-term care rooms.

"Eat plenty of vegetables and fruit" is advice we often hear, and for good reason. Meeting the daily recommendations for vegetables and fruit in your diet has been shown to be linked to improved health and reduced risk from major diseases.

Track and field is moving up the latter as one of the strongest sports in the school at Yorkton's Sacred Heart. Last time out at provincials, SHHS sent 14 young, well-conditioned athletes to compete at the highest level in Saskatchewan.

The Yorkton Cardinals had a scheduled game last night at home against the Saskatoon Yellow Jackets and will host Weyburn on Friday at Jubilee Park. Game time is 7 p.m.