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Indigenous Peoples Day celebrated Some rain Tuesday morning did not seem to dampen the celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day and Urban Treaty Day which was hosted in Yorkton by the Yorkton Tribal Council. Among the day’s festivities was a Summer Solstice
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Pipe Ceremony, Powwow dance demonstrations, bannock baking contest , jigging contest and talent show. The activities were held on the grounds of the YTC offices.
YTC proposes teepee project in park By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer A teepee project could soon be under way in the city. The project, proposed by the Yorkton Tribal Council when they
appeared before the regular meeting of Yorkton Council, would see teepee poles installed over the stage at City Centre Park, and a second one on the Tourism Yorkton property. Isabel O’Soup Tribal
Chief with YTC told Council the idea originated Sept. 30, 2021, during the truth and reconciliation walk which ended at the downtown park and it was recognized there was a lack of visible First Nation’s culture at the
park and around the city. Over the ensuing months the teepee idea was formalized by YTC. “Now we’re hoping to see it come to life on Sept. 30, (this year),” said O’Soup. The park teepee
would rise more than 40 feet above the stage, created out of either 15, or 8 poles, explained Ajay Tadi with YTC. Fifteen poles have greater cultural significance, each standing for things such as disci-
pline, love, respect and humility, explained Cory Cadotte with YTC. “It’s fitting that we pick the teepee,” he said, adding “the teepee represents our homes.” In building the teepee,
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City on look out for invasive beetle By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Parks Recreation and Culture Department has set a series of traps around the community looking to trap a poten-
tial new villain which could threaten city trees. Residents may notice a green, box-like structure hanging high in the foliage of 10 ash trees in the city. The structures are traps for the emerald
ash borer beetle. The emerald ash borer (EAB) is a metallic green beetle, about a centimetre in length. In its native Asia, the beetle attacks already weakened and stressed
ash trees, but in North America it kills healthy ash trees, detailed www. saskatchewan.ca. Silver Liccud, arborist with the City of Yorkton said the beetle is thought to have arrived in North
America in Michigan, and by 2002 was found in Ontario. Ontario was not able to control the beetle and in the fall of 2017 it was identified in Winnipeg. There are concerns
Saskatchewan will be next with communities along Highways #16 and #1 considered the most likely access points, putting Yorkton as a likely early entry point.
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Kozak headed to major U.S. events By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Yorkton’s Ella Kozak is going to the U.S. Junior Girls Championship. Kozak, 16, qualified through an event in North Dakota recently. Kozak recently travelled to Jamestown, N.D. to compete in the oneday event looking for a spot in the upcoming national championship in Bowling Green, Kentucky. “It was actually my coaches down in Florida who suggested it,” Kozak explained, adding it was a last minute opportunity. Kozak had been golfing in a threeday event in Steinbach, MB. but was only a couple of holes into her final round when the horn blew and the rains came.
“The course was under water basically,” she said. So the family hopped in the car and headed south. “It was a one-day tournament,” said Kozak. “You had one shot. You had to win it.” And that is exactly what Kozak did, topping the field of 12. She won the qualifier with a 2-over, 74, three strokes better than Rylee Heryford and Rose Solberg, becoming the first Saskatchewan player to qualify for the national event since Anna Young in 2012. Having the event pop onto the radar almost out of the blue was almost a good thing in the sense there was limited time to over think the pressure of the circumstance, although not all the apprehension was eliminated.
Ella Kozak “There was still a little bit of worry because it was just the one day,” said Kozak.
The U.S. Junior Girls Championship will be held at The Club at Olde Stone from July 18 to 23. A Faldo Hurricane Series Qualifier Golf Tournament was held at Deer Park Municipal Golf Course over the weekend. The event attracted 22 golfers ages U15 to U19 from across Saskatchewan for three rounds of golf Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Players play in the Faldo Hurricane Series Qualifier that is designated to their province. Top finishers will be invited to the regional qualifier that will take place at Woodington Lake Golf Club in Tottenham, Ontario Sept. 10 and 11. The top finisher in each division at the regional qualifier will be awarded
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Volleyball duo compete at nationals By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Two Yorkton volleyball players Reid Pfeifer and Austin Andres have been playing with a Regina team, culminat-
ing with a trip to nationals in Edmonton. The national event was a huge one for both Yorkton players. “It was amazing. There were so many teams, and for us to do as
well as we did was great,” said Andres. “It’s something I’m always going to remember.” In terms of memories Andres said the last two years were lost to COVID, and the year before that
he was injured, so his time with the Regina team was huge. “It was one of the highlights I’ll never forget,” he said. Reid Pfeifer said while he had played at
nationals when it was in Regina as a member of the local Bongos the Edmonton event was more impressive. “It was a whole different atmosphere. Lots more people, Lots of
high-end volleyball you don’t get to see in person often,” he said. As a player getting to watch high level players was a great aspect of the event, said Reid Pfeifer.
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