been played including fastpitch softball, slow pitch, and hard ball. All other manner of sports have been organized in the town at one time or another including tennis, football, field hockey, and soccer. 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 would pass away from 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. 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. A full list of the Yellow Grass soldiers can be found in Our Prairie Community: Pages 162 - 176. Notable people Peter Schaefer, played in the NHL for the Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators, and Vancouver Canucks References 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 Demographics for Yellow Grass In the beginning there was a vacuum The Arid Years, the great depressions effect of Saskatchewan Peter Schaefer NHL player page History of the Chase family Our Prairie Community Pages 318 - 320 Nolan Schaefer profile The Barkwell Rink Highway Hockey League history mentions the defunct Soo Line League Government of Canada Centennial Projects List Yellow Grass School information History of Yellow Grass Education Our Prairie Community Pages 223 - 264 Weather