Yorkton This Week

I'm home at last and now I can write about the final chapter of my tour in Afghanistan. This past winter we had five members from my unit, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, R.C.A. here in Saskatchewan serving in Afghanistan.

In mid-May 2010, Parkland College held community meetings in Canora, Fort Qu'Appelle, Esterhazy, Kamsack, Melville and Yorkton.

The Yorkton Cardinals missed the Western Major Baseball League playoffs, but they did end the season on a winning note, topping Regina 2-1 at Jubilee Park last Tuesday.

There were two serious fires in Yorkton last week and thanks to the quick work of the Yorkton Fire Department, neither blaze resulted in any injuries or casualties.

Work is underway to repair flood damage to Yorkton Regional High School in time for the new school year."We're very optimistic that we're going to be ready for the fall," Superintendent of Schools Withman Jaigobin told Yorkton This Week.

Ever since I learned that a finely sprayed mist of water works to smooth out wrinkles, I've rarely used my iron. But spraying doesn't work on all materials. Five-year-old Benjamin, after an overnight stay, dragged a red plaid shirt from his knapsack.

A new book co-authored by a former Yorkton resident takes aim at North America's flawed public school systems. Michael Zwaagstra, a 1993 graduate of Yorkton Regional High School, has been teaching high school in Manitoba since the late '90s.

The Ultimate Stride hockey camp will be taking place at the Gallagher Centre over the next four days. It gives young hockey players a chance to develop their shooting and skating skills in a relaxed atmosphere.

The Alexander's Yorkton Junior Cardinals are scheduled to play three games this week, including a home date last night against the Willowbrook Royals.