Yorkton News Review - Archive

Ed, my neighbor next door, has been like a bear hibernating this last while. If he has been out of his den, I haven't seen him. Ruby his wife told me at the post office yesterday that Ed is alright, but gone most days.

The annual Yorkton Terrier Sportsman's Dinner, one of the major team fundraisers. was held at the Gallagher Centre Saturday night. The evening opened with a prime rib dinner followed by the program, 50/50 draw and an auction of hockey memorabilia.

M.C. Knoll School scored another first recently. Grade 7/8 phys. Ed teacher, Mark Schendel, says it's not very often a school staff can proudly welcome an Olympian into their building. M.C.

There is a new oldest person in Canada. Pearl Lutzko of Ituna, SK. is 111, and is believed to be the oldest after Elizabeth Buhler of Winkler, MB. died this week. Buhler was also 111, only a few months older than Lutzko.

Just when it looked like the Yorkton Terriers had broken out of their losing skid, they suffered a minor setback at the hands of the visiting Melfort Mustangs as Melfort edged out the Terriers 5-3 at the Farrell Agencies Arena.

"We often overlook value because we can't see past a rough exterior. We miss out on opportunities because our perception of the superficial becomes reality. Stories however, have the power to alter perception, and ultimately value...

To the Editor: Recently the Saskatchewan government put out a news release suggesting it protects taxpayers from a backdoor form of taxation known as "bracket creep.

The radiology department at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre has seen some major improvements.

To the Editor: A year ago, the Harper government got 2010 off to a bad start by "proroguing" Parliament - i.e., shutting it down to hide from scrutiny.

The spread of information, and the sheer speed at which it can travel, is raising issues which might be unintended and could potentially have larger reaching effects than anyone has anticipated before.