Yorkton This Week

Ryan McCleary, who had a three-game cup of coffee with the Yorkton Hyundai Terriers in the 2020-’21 season, has been drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the recent National Hockey League draft.

Leadership is an important skill and it is a skill worth recognizing. In partnership with the local Yorkton STAPLES, awards were given to students throughout Yorkton and for the first time in Melville, recognizing their leadership skills.

What does one do on a summer day when temperatures are expected to hit the mid 30’s as was forecast on July 17? Get up early, or relatively early, and hit a nature trail! With a quick search on my newly downloaded app, ‘AllTrails’ , I was reading abo

The Parkland U18 Expos apparently like noon game starts as they defeated Moose Jaw 18U Canucks 7-5 on Sunday. The Expos scored six runs in the fourth inning, then added one in the fifth on their way to the win.

It was a good afternoon for local disc golfer Sandy Kerr on Sunday as she recorded the first ace of her career. Kerr made the shot on the 162-foot #1 at the Springside Disc Golf Course. Kerr made the shot using a Latitude 64 ‘Saint’ control driver.

And, the results are in

The Access Communications Water Park in Yorkton hosted its first Dive-In Movie. The event featured the movie ‘Shark Tale’ on two screens that overlooked the wave pool.

Last week, largely because Sept. 24 through Oct. 24, will be Culture Days in Yorkton the column looked at how board games have some cultural relevance depending on the game and the country it was developed, or at least it became popular.

Leave it to old Isaiah to stab the bull’s eye with his arrow of truth. The Hebrew prophet lived thousands of years ago. He spent his life passing God’s messages to a chosen, but disobedient, people.

Rural Albertans will be hit with the impacts of climate change in a disproportionate way, and it is critical to tackle the issues, said one researcher from a climate study released this month.