Yorkton News Review - Archive

Housing a key issue on NDP agenda

There are people who feel that their food preferences or knowledge may not reflect what is correct or up-to-date in the culinary world. This is completely understandable as there is always an endless supply of information and techniques.

To the Editor: Recent news reports were briefly dominated by the doomsday predictions of Harold Camping, an American pastor claiming he had discerned from biblical clues that the world would end at 6 p.m. on Saturday May 21.

He can see her picture but he cannot see her face. His calls go unanswered. He shows up at school only to find her not there. He attends support groups, has undertaken court battles, sent emails, cards, letters... all to no avail.

Yamalube Schrader's SMX Racing Team's, Shawn Maffenbeier # 23, broke the barrier of the top 10 this weekend in Kamloops with a seventh overall. With Kamloops producing the roughest track seen in the series, any mistakes were amplified.

Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Bill Hutchinson and Tourism Saskatchewan President and CEO Dr. Lynda Haverstock kicked off Tourism Awareness Week (June 5-11) by announcing Saskatchewan's new resident awareness campaign.

The recent NASP provincials hosted by the Yorkton Regional High School (YRHS) saw some 400 young archers from around the province competing for provincial honors. Young archers competed in three divisions.

The Yorkton Horseshoe Club hosted a provincial sanctioned tournament at its facility at the Ukrainian Pioneers park Saturday. Tournament coordinator Denise Squires says 26 competitors were on hand to pitch horseshoes.

Since Saskatchewan's three-thousand specialized health care professionals began strike action last month, to focus public attention on chronic under-staffing and non-competitive wages and benefits for their professions, health regions have been playi

The Western Major Baseball League (WMBL) Yorkton Cardinals got a rude introduction to the 2011 baseball season at the hands of the Regina Red Sox.