Yorkton This Week

The weekend ahead is always a rather special one in the city of Yorkton since it is the time of the annual Yorkton Threshermen's Show & Senior' Festival.

Susanne Mitchell of Yorkton's KEE's Taekwondo was one of three North American referees that took part in the military games of taekwondo held recently in Quebec.

The Yorkton Junior Cardinals will be hosting the 2010 Provincial Championships of baseball scheduled for July 30-Aug. 1 in Yorkton.

Monthly Noon Pot Luck Lunch was held July 19 at the Stirling Room. All are welcome and call 744-2977 for a ride. Laketown Leaders have coffee on Mondays at 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

A pair of Bushnell 7 X 15 X 35 binoculars hangs over a chair-back near our front window - the better to spy on the new neighbours. They don't seem to mind the paparazzi, and appear oblivious to our inspection.

It was quite the shooting experience for about 80 archers over the weekend. The Willowbrook Archery Club was the site of a 3D shoot all day both days and featured some of the most realistic targets, meant to stimulate a real hunting experience.

ANTICIPATION IS OUR DESTINATIONThe ArbitrarysIndie8-out-of-10 Some of you will remember The Arbitrarys from a recent feature on the band in these pages.

Cheques for $3,000 have been issued to nearly 950 flood damage victims in Maple Creek, Saskatoon and Yorkton under the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program (PDAP). Corrections, Public Safety and Policing Minister D.F.

If Terrell Owens makes a return to the football field this season, it definitely will not be with his old team the Buffalo Bills, it could be with the Cincinnati Bengals, suggests espn.com.

The Melville/Ituna RCMP report a fatal stabbing at a residence on Toronto Street, Melville, Saskatchewan. RCMP and the Melville Emergency Medical Service (EMS) were dispatched to the residence at 4:23 AM on Saturday July 24th, 2010.