Yorkton News Review - Archive

In an effort to inform the public about both sides of the Canadian Wheat Board issue, the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce has announced it will be hosting a special debate, open to the public, the middle of next week.

A simple breathing test, called spirometry, can check for serious lung disease, yet only 26 per cent of current and former Canadian smokers over age 40 are aware of it, according to a new poll released by the Canadian Lung Association.

A year of milestones

The Yorkton Rhythmic Gymnastics Club has started a new season at the Gloria Hayden Community Centre (GHCC). Head coach Carol Antony says the current season which runs until the end of April is open to youngsters three years old to young adult.

Five members of the Sacred Heart High School (SHHS) cross country team attended provincials in Middle Lake, Saskatchewan Saturday. Team members included Brooke Mentanko, Emily Kruger, Rita Fetsch, Dakota Chippley-Mitchell and Brooke Morgan.

Habitat for Humanity is working quickly to get the foundations of two builds ready before winter. The two projects in progress, one on Dunlop St. and the other on Elizabeth Ave., are progressing smoothly, after a slow year for the organization.

Tragic loss creates a light in the darkness

Journaling is a powerful tool for healing from grief. Many respond, "Oh, but I'm not a good writer." The most important part of this exercise is not penmanship but is in expressing of one's feelings.

Call it whatever you like but it all stems down to a lack of ACTUAL social interaction and TOO much use of technology. There's a new psychological condition in town and they're calling it "social phobia.

Stopping to gas up on my many road trips through Yorkton-Melville, I've noticed that the drink vending machines feature considerably more products than they once did.