Yorkton News Review - Archive

At noon on Canada Day, as people celebrated in the sun and heat, nobody could predict that less than five hours later the city would be hit by a severe storm.

To the Editor: For those lucky enough to spend some holiday time in Europe this summer, consider the following: Imagine flying between 10 different cities: London-Edinburgh, Paris-Toulon, Milan-Rome, Duesseldorf-Munich, and Barcelona-Madrid.

The Parkland Racing Association opened up its 2010 season with races on June 27 at the Yellowhead International Speedway. The winners from the event were: Thunder Stock Heat Races - Heat 1: Chris Stadnyk, 06. Heat 2: Chris Stadnyk, 06.

After a stretch of offensive letdowns, the Yorkton Cardinals batters have woken up. Now there's no stopping them. The Cardinals defeated the Weyburn Beavers 8-3 on Monday night in a battle for third-place in the East Division.

The band Eldebrock has had a whirlwind year. After forming in 2009, they have garnered the attention of big name producers, and have recently released their first single.

A brand new album is hot off the press and Yorkton and area residents had the opportunity to hear it live and in person earlier this week. Montreal band "The City Streets" took center stage in Yorkton on June 23 as part of their summer tour.

The Yorkton Flight (Aviation) Club was seeking to get back off the ground this past Sunday with a barbeque held at the local airport.

The WMBL?Cardinals took to the road this past week for four games in Alberta. The Cards went 0-4 on the roadtrip after being humbled twice by the defending champion Okotoks Dawgs and another two times by the Lethbridge Bulls.

For Roby Sharpe and the Yorkton Regional High School Raider Gridders, it was a stroke of luck. For Preeceville football Head Coach, Jason Boyda, it was a great opportunity.

Thirteen athletes from the KEES Yorkton Taekwondo club participated recently at the first Annual Iron Fist Taekwondo Club Challenge in Winnipeg. The event was hosted by Iron Fist Taekwondo.