Yorkton News Review - Archive

The Sacred Heart Sr. Girls Volleyball team took part in the 16 team Mega Wish volleyball tournament in Regina this past weekend. The Lady Saints began the tournament facing their Highway 10 rivals Melville.

He's topping the charts in the country music scene and soon Yorkton and area residents will have the opportunity to see him live and in person. Pembroke-born Jason Blaine will take centre stage October 7 at Holly's Nightclub.

If you've got a "healthy" idea, there just may be funding available to take it to the next level. Health promotion grant applications are being accepted until October 15, 2010.

A score of Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) healthcare workers in Melville are slated for pink slips or will get their work hours reduced.

The Parkland Racing Association held the final points race of 2010 this year on September 18. While cold and windy, the day was filled with hot racing action as drivers battled for the last points of the year.

Alex Hornung and Abbie Ziola will be carrying the hopes of Melville Composite School when they tee up for the Saskatchewan High School Athletics Association golf championship.

Vancouver-based folk artist Colin Rink has been taking his music to places it has never been before. Rink has been touring across the country, from Vancouver to the Maritimes and back again. On October 8, he will be making his first Yorkton stop.

New doc. strategy implemented

Plans can change in a second when a disaster strikes. Nobody knows this better than Willard Metzger, World Vision Canada's Director of Church Relations. Metzger visited Yorkton recently to share his experiences when in Haiti.

When I lived in Saskatoon, I lived a few blocks away from the train tracks. In spite of this, I never actually heard the train whistle, save once when there was a near accident.