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With two wins on the weekend the Terriers finished sixth overall in the SJHL, and now play Melfort in the opening round of the playoffs.
Terriers face Mustangs in playoffs By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Yorkton Terriers will face the Melfort Mustangs in the opening round of the SJHL playoffs.
The Terriers finished the regular season with a record of 29-22-1-6 for 65 points, second best in the Viterra Division well back of Estevan with 91, to sit sixth overall in the SJHL, but still a season that Terrier
GM and head coach Mat Hehr is satisfied with. “When we started we didn’t know what to expect,” he said, adding the feeling going in was that “it was sort of a rebuilding year.”
But the team jelled quickly. “I think the team really surprised from what we had envisioned,” said Hehr. It helped when they added veteran Zack McIntyre who ended his overall season with
20 goals and 40 points, noted Hehr. And the play of rookie Kael DePape in net was huge. “He’s been standing on his
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Yorkton man wins $20M By Larissa Kurz SaskToday REGINA — When Yorkton resident Ernie Anuik headed out for a regular trip to the store to check his lottery tickets, he did not expect to see the celebratory message on the kiosk that he received. Anuik is the most recent Lotto Max jackpot winner, collecting a prize of a whopping $20 million from the Feb. 15 draw. Sask Lotteries had advised that this jackpot’s winning ticket had been purchased somewhere in the province outside of Saskatoon or Regina, but
Ernie Anuik, right, accepts his $20 million cheque from Sask Lotteries. Anuik said he didn’t presume that ticket may be his. “I have always been an
optimistic individual, but that doesn’t mean I was waiting for this type of thing,” said Anuik.
Anuik, a now retired public servant, said that he scanned his winning ticket three times at the self-check kiosk in the local Shoppers Drug Mart, where he also purchased the ticket, not processing how much it was telling him he’d won. “It was kind of a surreal moment,” said Anuik. “It said, ‘it appears you have won,’ and then a two and then lots of zeros.” He then called over his son, Jason, to check the ticket as well before heading to the store clerk to validate the win. Anuik said he still hasn’t quite wrapped his head around
exactly how much money he’s won, but that the moment was — and remains — very exciting. “I only phoned my four sons [afterwards] and I think they thought I was pulling their leg, trying to get a rise out of them, but eventually it sunk in,” said Anuik. As a fundraising entity, Sask Lotteries supports approximately 12,000 sports, culture and recreation programs across the province. Anuik said he’s been an avid lottery ticket purchaser for decades, and that he remembers his sons using some of the sport
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Chamber announces business award finalists By Calvcin Daniels Staff Writer The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce announced the 2022 finalists for the Celebrate Success Business Awards. Several of the awards will be determined at the upcoming event April. 6,
at St. Mary’s Cultural Centre, explained Darcy Spilchen, CEO of major sponsor Baker Tilley Canada in Yorkton, at a breakfast release Friday. The Award of Excellence sponsored by Parkland College is one such award. The judging panel agreed that the three applications received were all
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worthy candidates for this award, he explained, adding as a result three awards will be presented, the recipients announced at the awards dinner. The People’s Choice Award, sponsored by the Chamber, will be determined by the people attending the awards dinner, with attendees having
the opportunity to vote for one business from all of the finalists, explained Spilchen. The small and large business of the year will also be announced at the Celebrate Success Business Awards Dinner. The recipients of these two
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