Yorkton News Review - Archive

If there's one constant in the world, it's that people do not want to see bad things happen to children.

The Yorkton Elementary School Sports Association (YESSA) hosted the annual city elementary school badminton championships last week.

Why don't we pay these people a fair wage and let the "tip" be relative to the level of service provided and at the discretion of the customer? It's a touchy topic - both for customers and servers - but wouldn't this put an end to the whole debate? I

February 23 is Rotary Day in the City of Yorkton. With 39 members active locally and over 1.2 million members word wide, Rotary Clubs do much when it comes to giving back. What would it take to change the world? Rotary's 1.

It seems our legislators who are to be working diligently to govern our country have found a new, pressing, hot-button issue to divert attention from actually performing the work they're paid (and paid rather well comparatively speaking) to perform.

The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) has been settling down after their most recent expansion, so many might wonder what's next.

The Yorkton Storm Speed Swim Club recently competed in their second meet of the season. Ten swimmers took part at the RODS (Regina Optimist Dolphins Swim Club) meet in Regina. There was a great mix of kids taking part from the team.

The Yorkton Blitz 16U girls competed in the SVA SASK Cup 1 tournament on in Saskatoon. The Blitz went undefeated in the round robin portion of the tournament; defeating the Strasbourg Vikings, Yorkton McSweeney's Selects and Warman Volleybal Club.

The Yorkton Terriers outshot the visiting Flin Flon Bombers 39-28 on the way to a 7-1 at the Farrell Agencies Arena Wednesday night on the strength of four first period goals.

We have just come through Christmas and New Years and before we realize it another special day is upon us. Valentine's Day is a day when cards are exchanged, candies or flowers are given to those we love.