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I think much about the mother of Jesus these days. I thank my daughter Amanda for that.She handed me a tiny gift one Sunday afternoon last summer, a velvet-sheathed, cubic, snap-lidded box. The kind rings come in.

Yorkton's Fire Protection Services have taken possession of its new piece of equipment, a 3,000 gallon tanker truck.

One of the most difficult times of year to fill this space is the week preceding Christmas. The world around us tends to shift into neutral at this time of year.

When the Saints of Sacred Heart and the Yorkton Regional Raiders got together for an exhibition game late on Saturday night, nobody seemed surprised that they would need a little bit of overtime to determine a victor.

Thanks to the combined efforts and overwhelming support of Shoppers Drug Mart employees and customers, the ninth annual Tree of Life campaign raked in an astounding $2,017,198 for leading local women's health organizations across Canada who will now

Looking south on Second Avenue North. In the background, the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool elevator, and the York City Plaza. Apart from the new businesses occupying the buildings, the street has not undergone much change.

The Yorkton United Chelsea U12 soccer club travelled to Saskatoon on the Dec. 10-12 weekend to participate in the annual SISCO Division II soccer tournament. Again, United Chelsea had a successful performance.

Changes have been made to The Electrical Licensing Exemption Regulations which will allow employers to hire additional employees to meet the needs of the labour market.

Local youth who face barriers to employment will get job preparation training and work experience through new federal funding for an employment project, it was recently announced.

A long time ago, ...back when life was simpler and infinitely more finite, there was this stable. We can assume it was inhabited by animals and was smelly and dark and maybe a little chilly. The stable was not a wing of the local children's hospital.