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A more than 50-year career in aviation maintenance and mechanics was recently recognized by the Saskatchewan Aviation Council.

The Bantam AA Terriers played a pair of home games over the weekend, beating the Regina Canucks 3-2 then falling to Swift Current Raiders, 5-1. They also played the Regina Oilers and lost 4-1, said Damon Kustra, coach of the Bantam Terriers.

Yorkton Rotary Club is seeking young professionals and businesspeople interested in expanding their horizons with a trip to England next fall.

The Yorkton Sports Hall of Fame is starting to accept for next year's induction dinner. Please contact Community Development Park and Recreation for nomination forms. The deadline for nominations to be made will be Jan. 28, 2011.

A dear friend of ours gave us some Haskap jam. It's a deep, rich, luscious-looking purple jam that tastes like blueberries, but not quite. Haskap is new to us, so I thought I'd do a little homework and you and I can learn about it together.

The fares for Yorkton's Dial-A-Bus service are inching up, but only marginally following a unanimous decision of Yorkton Council at its regular meeting last Monday.

Much like real life, there are those in politics who seem more blessed than others. But regardless of how blessed we feel we are, we should all be grateful at this very special time of the year.

Shayne Becker has been in the right place at the right time more than once. The Yorkton-area carpenter has come across several highway accidents and always lent a hand - even though the situation has sometimes been grisly.

A week of Christmas spirit has helped push the Salvation Army's annual kettle campaign closer to levels which will help the organization offset the costs associated with supplying hampers to less fortunate family's in Yorkton and area this year.

The Yorkton Harvest AAA hockey club is coming off an overtime loss Sunday to the league's top team, Prince Albert. The league is now on Christmas break.