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{{Short description|Town in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
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|leader_title           = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name            = Dave Byrns<ref>{{Cite web |title=Municipal Directory System |url=http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=2&mun=2300 |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=www.mds.gov.sk.ca}}</ref>
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'''Yellow Grass''' is a town in southern [[Saskatchewan]], Canada. It is located in the [[Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98]], approximately {{convert|25|km}} northwest of [[Weyburn]], at the junction of [[Saskatchewan Highway 39|Highways 39]] and [[Saskatchewan Highway 621|621]]. The town is located on the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] [[Soo Line Railroad|Soo Line]], at an elevation of {{convert|572|m}} above sea level.

The town was founded as an unincorporated village and named after the yellow prairie grass that surrounds the area. The town was built shortly after the railway line was completed in 1893. The town site itself was surveyed in 1882. The town applied to the [[North-West Territories]] government July 22, 1903 and became an incorporated village. On February 15, 1906 Yellow Grass was incorporated as a town.

The town itself has a primarily agricultural based economy. Like other Saskatchewan rural communities the town has seen a large portion of young residents leave to find work in other parts of Canada{{ref|youthleave}}. Yellow Grass has grown little since the boom years in the early twentieth century; many resident families are descendants of the original pioneers.

== Demographics ==
In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Yellow Grass had a population of {{val|483|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|191|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|205|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:483-478}}|478|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|478|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|2.67|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|483|2.67|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000247 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=April 1, 2022}}</ref>

== Economy ==
Yellow Grass has a primary agrarian economy, with many residents working as farmers, or providing services to farmers. Primary crops grown around Yellow Grass are [[wheat]], [[durum wheat]], [[barley]], [[lentils]],  [[peas]], [[canola]], and [[flax]]. Some local producers also raise [[cattle]], as well as bison and elk. A tertiary service industry provides general services for town residents and travellers along Highway 39. A substantial number of residents are employed in the nearby city of Weyburn, many in the manufacturing sector, retail sales, the health region, and in the oilfields.

Yellow Grass has gone through a couple of boom cycles in the early years of the town. The first boom started in 1899, when most of the original town infrastructure was founded. This boom attracted many new businesses to the town, as other towns were not yet as organized. This boom would level off at the start of World War I.

The second, and by far the biggest boom, started in the post war years and continued until the late 1920s as the trading area of the region. The building of Highway 39 and access to larger centres marked the beginning of decline of Yellow Grass as a commercial centre. The onset of the [[Great Depression in Canada|Great Depression]] and substantial crop failures would take its toll on the town.{{ref|great}}

The agricultural industry made a recovery in the post-World War II years with record setting crops, and the community recovered its municipal services. In the last few decades the economy has been relatively stagnant, with most of the town's youth leaving to find employment in larger communities. Pressures on farming due to weather and high fuel and equipment costs have been keeping the growth of agriculture in check.

== Climate and geography ==

{{climate chart
| Yellow Grass
| −19.8 | -8.5 | 21.8
| −15.9 | -5.0 | 15.9
|  −9.9 |  1.3 | 23.5
|  −2.4 | 12.3 | 26.7
|   3.9 | 19.2 | 55.2
|   9.2 | 23.3 | 80.5
|  11.6 | 26.6 | 65.4
|  10.4 | 26.7 | 42.4
|   4.7 | 20.1 | 36.6
|  −1.8 | 11.6 | 25.1
|  −9.9 |  1.1 | 16.7
| −17.1 | -6.1 | 20.8
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Yellow Grass is in a region of Canada known as the [[Great Plains]], and situated well into the [[Canadian Prairies]]. The area is generally flat, but provides land suitable for large-scale farming. A few small, intermittent lakes populate the surrounding area. These lakes form as a result of the spring runoff when the snow melts, and vary in size depending on annual rainfall. In hot, dry years, some lakes can completely disappear, as no streams or rivers drain into the lakes.

The climate is usually dry; however, Yellow Grass receives enough precipitation in the warmer half of the year to be classified as a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Dfb]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=718631&cityname=Yellow+Grass%2C+Saskatchewan%2C+Canada&units=|title=Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan Climate Summary|publisher=Weatherbase|access-date=6 July 2015}}</ref> The winter usually results in very cold temperatures that reach into the −20s to −30s degrees Celsius, while the summer produces relatively hot, dry temperatures. On average the temperature exceeds {{convert|35|C|1}} 2.4 times per year.<ref>[http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?stnID=3060&autofwd=1 Canadian Climate Normals 1981-2010 Station Data - Climate - Environment Canada]</ref> What was once the highest recorded temperature in Canadian history was set on July 5, 1937 when the temperature reached {{convert|45|C|1}} at both Yellow Grass and at [[Midale, Saskatchewan]], which is located 64 kilometres southeast of Yellow Grass.{{ref|hothothot}} This record stood until June 27, 2021 when it was surpassed by [[Lytton, British Columbia]] which hit {{convert|49.6|C|1}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zeidler |first1=Maryse |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-heat-wave-shatters-temperature-records-across-the-province-1.6082192 |title=B.C. heat wave shatters Canadian record for highest temperature ever recorded |publisher=CBC News |date=June 27, 2021 |access-date=June 27, 2021}}</ref><ref name="record">{{cite tweet |user=ECCCWeatherBC|number=1409306438074310661|date= 27 June 2021 |title=Lytton's official high temperature today June 27, 2021 is 46.6 C. Lytton BC now holds the record for Canada's all time maximum high. The previous record was 45.0 C set on July 5, 1937 at Yellow Grass, and Midale, SK.}}</ref> The mean temperature for July is {{convert|19.1|C|1}} and January is {{convert|-14.2|C|1}}. Extreme high and low temperatures in Yellow Grass have ranged from {{convert|45|C|1}} in July 1937 to {{convert|-45.6|C|1}} in January 1916.

In the summer there can be fast moving and violent prairie thunderstorms. The thunderstorms can bring large hail and damaging winds.

{{Weather box
|location = Yellow Grass, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1911–present
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 13.3
|Feb record high C = 17.8
|Mar record high C = 23.0
|Apr record high C = 33.0
|May record high C = 39.0
|Jun record high C = 40.0
|Jul record high C = 45.0
|Aug record high C = 41.6
|Sep record high C = 38.0
|Oct record high C = 32.2
|Nov record high C = 24.0
|Dec record high C = 16.7
|year record high C = 45.0
|Jan high C = -8.5
|Feb high C = -5.0
|Mar high C = 1.3
|Apr high C = 12.3
|May high C = 19.2
|Jun high C = 23.3
|Jul high C = 26.6
|Aug high C = 26.7
|Sep high C = 20.1
|Oct high C = 11.6
|Nov high C = 1.1
|Dec high C = -6.1
|year high C = 10.2
|Jan mean C = -14.2
|Feb mean C = -10.5
|Mar mean C = -4.3
|Apr mean C = 5.0
|May mean C = 11.5
|Jun mean C = 16.3
|Jul mean C = 19.1
|Aug mean C = 18.5
|Sep mean C = 12.4
|Oct mean C = 4.9
|Nov mean C = -4.4
|Dec mean C = -11.6
|year mean C = 3.6
|Jan low C = -19.8
|Feb low C = -15.9
|Mar low C = -9.9
|Apr low C = -2.4
|May low C = 3.9
|Jun low C = 9.2
|Jul low C = 11.6
|Aug low C = 10.4
|Sep low C = 4.7
|Oct low C = -1.8
|Nov low C = -9.9
|Dec low C = -17.1
|year low C = -3.1
|Jan record low C = -45.6
|Feb record low C = -45.0
|Mar record low C = -44.4
|Apr record low C = -28.9
|May record low C = -13.3
|Jun record low C = -6.0
|Jul record low C = -1.7
|Aug record low C = -2.2
|Sep record low C = -13.3
|Oct record low C = -24.0
|Nov record low C = -33.3
|Dec record low C = -43.0
|year record low C = -45.6
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 21.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 15.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 23.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 26.7
|May precipitation mm = 55.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 80.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 65.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 42.4
|Sep precipitation mm = 36.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 25.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 16.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 20.8
|year precipitation mm = 430.6
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 0.4
|Feb rain mm = 0.2
|Mar rain mm = 5.6
|Apr rain mm = 17.9
|May rain mm = 51.3
|Jun rain mm = 80.4
|Jul rain mm = 65.4
|Aug rain mm = 42.4
|Sep rain mm = 35.4
|Oct rain mm = 18.0
|Nov rain mm = 1.9
|Dec rain mm = 0.3
|year rain mm = 319.1
|Jan snow cm = 21.4
|Feb snow cm = 15.7
|Mar snow cm = 17.9
|Apr snow cm = 8.9
|May snow cm = 4.0
|Jun snow cm = 0.1
|Jul snow cm = 0.0
|Aug snow cm = 0.0
|Sep snow cm = 1.3
|Oct snow cm = 7.0
|Nov snow cm = 14.7
|Dec snow cm = 20.5
|year snow cm = 111.5
|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 7.3
|Feb precipitation days = 6.3
|Mar precipitation days = 6.0
|Apr precipitation days = 6.5
|May precipitation days = 10.3
|Jun precipitation days = 12.2
|Jul precipitation days = 10.0
|Aug precipitation days = 8.4
|Sep precipitation days = 7.4
|Oct precipitation days = 6.1
|Nov precipitation days = 5.8
|Dec precipitation days = 6.6
|year precipitation days = 92.9
|unit rain days = 0.2 mm
|Jan rain days = 0.04
|Feb rain days = 0.19
|Mar rain days = 1.3
|Apr rain days = 4.4
|May rain days = 9.9
|Jun rain days = 12.2
|Jul rain days = 10.0
|Aug rain days = 8.4
|Sep rain days = 7.1
|Oct rain days = 4.3
|Nov rain days = 1.0
|Dec rain days = 0.17
|year rain days = 59.1
|unit snow days = 0.2 cm
|Jan snow days = 7.3
|Feb snow days = 6.2
|Mar snow days = 5.0
|Apr snow days = 2.4
|May snow days = 0.67
|Jun snow days = 0.04
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.32
|Oct snow days = 2.0
|Nov snow days = 4.8
|Dec snow days = 6.2
|year snow days = 34.9
|source 1 = [[Environment Canada]]<ref name="climate">
{{cite web
| title = Yellow Grass
| work = Canadian Climate Normals 1981−2010
| publisher = Environment Canada
| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?stnID=3060&autofwd=1
| access-date = 9 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="Daily Data Report for August 2018">
{{cite web
| title = Yellow Grass North
| work = Canadian Climate Data
| publisher = Environment Canada
| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=2016-11-23%7C2018-08-11&dlyRange=2016-11-24%7C2018-08-10&mlyRange=%7C&StationID=54518&Prov=SK&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2018&selRowPerPage=25&Line=1&searchMethod=contains&Month=8&Day=11&txtStationName=yellow+grass&timeframe=2&Year=2018
| access-date = 12 August 2018}}</ref>
}}

== Municipal services ==
;Telephone
Yellow Grass was a pioneer in bringing telephone services to southern Saskatchewan. On April 21, 1908 the town founded the Yellow Grass Rural Telephone Company Limited, that provided telephone service to the town and surrounding areas. The company provided service to parts of southern Saskatchewan until March 1957 when the Saskatchewan provincial government purchased the company.

;Power
In 1912 Yellow Grass town council passed a bylaw to appropriate $10,000 to build the first [[power plant]] in the town. The plant was an oil-burning 25 horsepower (19 kilowatt) [[direct current]] [[electrical generator]]. The town quickly outgrew the plant, and by 1920 a more economical coal-fired plant was built. In 1928 the plant was sold to the [[Montreal Engineering Company]], and the town was hooked into the Soo Line power grid. The electric company went through a number of changes over the next couple decades before becoming part of the [[SaskPower|Saskatchewan Power Commission]], which is today known as [[SaskPower]] and supplies electricity to the entire province.

;Cemetery
The Yellow Grass town [[cemetery]] was established on March 8, 1905. In 1971 The [[Royal Canadian Legion]] established a memorial plot and named it the Field of Vanquished, to honour the Yellow Grass citizens who perished in war. The original cemetery is still in operation today.

;Library
The Southeast Regional Library – Yellow Grass Branch, opened on January 31, 1967 after years of lobbying efforts, including letters and petitions. The Library was in the old Yellow Grass Herald publishing building. Before the library could open the town started renovating the building in 1966.{{cn|date=July 2024}} Today it is located in the old Stone school.

;Water works
The town of Yellow Grass first started thinking about sanitation in the early 1900s when cesspools were designated for controlled removal of sewage. In 1916 Yellow Grass purchased galvanized sanitary pails to be used in a sewage collection service. Sewer lines were installed in 1958, that system has remained largely unchanged since then. A new water treatment plant was installed in 2011,{{cn|date=July 2024}} providing the town with much better water quality as before.

;Education
The Yellow Grass School District no. 539 was established on March 24, 1900. The first school was built later that year known as the "Old Old School". In late 1902 a larger school was constructed known as "The Stone School". The town continued to grow, and in March 1913 a larger school was constructed known as "The Brick School".

On June 1, 1952, the Yellow Grass School District no. 539 was annexed by Milestone School Unit No. 12 when the provincial government moved to centralize school administration. Yellow Grass High School was completed on March 6, 1964. The High School has since become the only school and was renamed Yellow Grass School. In the years following Yellow Grass seen the school district boundaries change many times.{{ref|schooldist}} The school is currently part of the Southeast Cornerstone School Division #205.

;Emergency response
The town set up a volunteer fire department in June 1906 and ordered two fire engines at a cost of $972.18 each. In 1913 a by-law was passed to pay firemen $1.00 per hour during a fire, and $0.50 per hour during practice. With a bonus of $3.00 to the team that arrived first at the fire.{{cn|date=July 2024}} In 1960 the first fire station was built, along with the purchase of a new pumper truck. Standby equipment was purchased in 1977.{{cn|date=July 2024}}

Around 2015 Yellow Grass Fire Rescue moved into their current fire hall at 308 Railway Ave. E. In early 2015 Yellow Grass Fire Rescue purchased a used Freightliner FL80 pumper truck, designated Engine 1, to accommodate the increasing amount of necessary equipment. Due to the number of accidents on Highway 39, the need for hydraulic extrication tools arose, and in 2014 YGFR purchased [[Hydraulic rescue tools|Jaws of Life]]. In 2017 YGFR purchased a Ram 2500 utility/brush truck. Around the same time, Engine 2, a 1984 Ford fire engine, and the Rescue Unit, a modified ambulance, were retired.{{cn|date=July 2024}}

Medical emergencies are handled by Sun Country Health Region EMS out of Weyburn, but the Yellow Grass Medical First Responders also respond to any medical call in town and the surrounding area, as they can render aid much sooner and handle scenes until Weyburn EMS arrives.{{cn|date=July 2024}}

Police duties are handled by the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]] from the [[Milestone, Saskatchewan|Milestone]] detachment. Yellow Grass long had a small police presence since the towns formation. When the [[North-West Mounted Police]] closed down their detachment, a holding cell was constructed in the power plant. The town also had their own municipal police service for a long number of years, but it was abolished as the RCMP took over policing of the area.{{cn|date=July 2024}}

== Transportation ==
{{Unreferenced section|date=July 2024}}
The railroad was the lifeblood of the town in the early years. [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] used to provide passenger train service to the town until the early 1960s. Since then travel to and from town is done almost exclusively by automobile. Today [[Saskatchewan Highway 39|Highway 39]] travels through town making a quick and convenient drive to [[Weyburn]], as well as [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]] and [[Moose Jaw]]. Twice daily passenger bus service used to be provided by [[Saskatchewan Transportation Company|STC]], the provincially owned bus line, until STC ceased operations in May 2017.

The railway, still owned by Canadian Pacific Railway, passes right by the town, but is not being used to collect grain anymore since late 2014 when Yellow Grass' last [[grain elevator]] was torn down, following the same trend occurring all over the prairies.

== Media ==
{{Unreferenced section|date=July 2024}}
From 1910 to the early 1930s Yellow Grass had a newspaper called the Yellow Grass Herald. The newspaper changed owners over the years, and names as well.

== Politics ==
[[Image:John morrison.png|right|thumb|100px|John Morrison]]
Yellow Grass has a town council that has been in operation since 1906. The community has been electing members since August 5, 1903 for the position of "Overseer". The overseer position is similar to that of a mayor except that there is no town council, and the primary duty is to file the annual financial statements.

When the town was incorporated in 1906, the overseer position was abolished. The town held its first election to elect a mayor and six at large councillors. Elections were held every year up until the 1970s; now the town holds elections every two years.{{cn|date=July 2024}} J.H. Allen became the first mayor in a hotly contested race. The first meeting of the council occurred on March 13, 1906.

Currently, Yellow Grass is in the provincial riding of [[Weyburn-Big Muddy]] and federally in the [[Souris—Moose Mountain]]. Federally, Yellow Grass has sent one hometown resident to the [[House of Commons of Canada]]. [[John Morrison (Saskatchewan politician)|John Morrison]], a Yellow Grass area farmer, ran for the [[Progressive Party of Canada]] was first elected in [[1921 Canadian federal election|1921]] and defeated in [[1925 Canadian federal election|1925]]. A number of residents have run for provincial legislature as well, most recently including Barry Chase in [[Alberta]]. No one from Yellow Grass has successfully been elected to a provincial legislature.{{ref|barry}}

== Sports ==
Two [[ice hockey]] players from Yellow Grass have played in the [[National Hockey League]]:
*[[Peter Schaefer (ice hockey)|Peter Schaefer]] played for the [[Vancouver Canucks]], [[Ottawa Senators]], and the [[Boston Bruins]]{{ref|pschaefer}}
*[[Nolan Schaefer]], Peter's brother, played goal for the [[San Jose Sharks]]{{ref|nscaefer}}

Yellow Grass had an organized ice hockey team, the Wheat Kings, that played in the [[Soo Line Railroad|Soo Line]] Hockey League, that went defunct in 2000{{ref|soodef}}. In 2016, the team joined the [[Big 6 Hockey League]] and began play in the 2016-2017 season after nearly 20 seasons of no Senior Hockey in the community. There is also a [[Junior ice hockey|Junior C]] team by the same name that plays in the [[Qu'Appelle Valley Hockey League]]. The hockey rink in Yellow Grass is called the Communiplex. The government of Canada donated [[Canadian dollar|$]]11,440 to upgrade the facility as a centennial project.{{ref|centrink}}

Yellow Grass had a [[curling]] team that represented [[Western Canada]] in the [[1927 Macdonald Brier|very first]] [[Tim Hortons Brier|Brier]]. They finished in a three-way tie for third place. The town named the local curling rink The Barkwell Rink in honour of the skip O.S. Barkwell. The rink was demolished in 1946, and a new rink named the Memorial Rink was completed in 1948.{{ref|barkwell}}

In the summertime [[baseball]] is the preferred sport, with the "Wheat Kings" teams going back to the early 1900s. All styles of organized baseball have been played including [[fastpitch softball]], [[softball|slow pitch]], and [[baseball|hard ball]].{{cn|date=July 2024}}

== The impact of war on Yellow Grass ==
During World War I and World War II the prairie provinces sent a significant portion of residents to fight for the [[Canadian Forces]] overseas. Yellow Grass was no exception, sending over 32% of the town population to fight in the Second World War.

Yellow Grass would send two men to fight in the [[Second Boer War]]; both returned from combat safely.
During the First World War 42 men went overseas to fight, unfortunately 14 would perish in combat, marking the most significant loss for the town during wartime.

Yellow Grass sent a significant number of men to fight in the Second World War. There was a noticeable drain on the town as 167 of the 512 residents went overseas. Ten men from the town died in combat. During both world wars, most of the organized clubs and sports teams halted operations, and the remaining residents focused on farming. Many of the men who fought were descendants of the first Yellow Grass soldiers in the First World War.{{cn|date=July 2024}}

In 1971 the [[Royal Canadian Legion]] dedicated a special section of the Yellow Grass Cemetery known as the Field of Vanquished to the Yellow Grass war dead.

== See also ==
* [[List of towns in Saskatchewan]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* ''Yellow Grass: Our Prairie Community''. Published by Yellow Grass Heritage Committee, 1981, is the primary reference for this article. The book contains the entire history of the town, as well as histories and stories of town residents. An updated version was published in 2005 as a project for the province's Centennial
#{{note|dem}}[http://www.broadband.gc.ca/demographic_servlet/community_demographics/5404 Demographics for Yellow Grass] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060721160417/http://www.broadband.gc.ca/demographic_servlet/community_demographics/5404 |date=July 21, 2006 }}
#{{note|youthleave}}[http://www.saskchamber.com/documents/230Action_Saskatchewan_Special_Feature_1.pdf  In the beginning there was a vacuum]
#{{note|great}}[http://www.legionmagazine.com/features/canadianreflections/97-03.asp The Arid Years, the great depressions effect of Saskatchewan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041212012215/http://legionmagazine.com/features/canadianreflections/97-03.asp |date=December 12, 2004 }}
#{{note|pschaefer}}[http://www.nhl.com/lineups/player/8462093.html Peter Schaefer NHL player page]
#{{note|barry}}History of the Chase family ''Our Prairie Community'' Pages 318 - 320
#{{note|nschaefer}}[http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospect/nolan_schaefer Nolan Schaefer profile]
#{{note|barkwell}}[http://www.saskatoonlibrary.ca/sports/pages/K141.html The Barkwell Rink] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927204445/http://www.saskatoonlibrary.ca/sports/pages/K141.html |date=September 27, 2007 }}
#{{note|soodef}}[http://www.highwayhockey.ca/pages/history.php Highway Hockey League history mentions the defunct Soo Line League] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060505222649/http://www.highwayhockey.ca/pages/history.php |date=May 5, 2006 }}
#{{note|centrink}}[http://www.wd.gc.ca/mediacentre/2005/june27-01a_e.asp Government of Canada Centennial Projects List]
#{{note|sunrise}}[http://www.saskschools.ca/~ssd/YellowGrass.html Yellow Grass School information]
#{{note|schooldist}}History of Yellow Grass Education ''Our Prairie Community'' Pages 223 - 264
#{{note|hothothot}}[http://www.theweathernetwork.com/inter/ask/ask9.htm Weather Network ask the experts]

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="3"|Books about Yellow Grass [http://fsccnma.org/dar/canada/lookups.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050901022849/http://fsccnma.org/dar/canada/lookups.htm |date=September 1, 2005 }}
|-align="left"
!Title
!Published by
!Year
|-
|''Yellow Grass: 50 Years in the wheat''
|King Community
|1955
|-
|''Yellow Grass: Our Prairie Community''
|Yellow Grass Heritage Society
|1981
|}

== External links ==
*{{official|http://www.yellowgrass.ca/}}
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{{geographic location
| NW = [[Lang, Saskatchewan|Lang]]
| N = [[Lewvan, Saskatchewan|Lewvan]]
| NE = [[Colfax, Saskatchewan|Colfax]]
| W = [[Parry, Saskatchewan|Parry]]
| Centre = Yellow Grass
| E = [[Cedoux, Saskatchewan|Cedoux]]
| SW = [[Pangman, Saskatchewan|Pangman]]
| S = [[Trossachs, Saskatchewan|Trossachs]]
| SE = [[McTagart, Saskatchewan|McTaggart]]
}}

{{Subdivisions of Saskatchewan|towns=yes}}
{{SKDivision2}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Towns in Saskatchewan]]
[[Category:Scott No. 98, Saskatchewan]]
[[Category:Division No. 2, Saskatchewan]]