Local Arts

November 23 in Canada was the fourth annual National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims. Yorkton Regional High School's Students Against Drinking and Driving chapter marked the occasion with a candlelight vigil for the public downtown.

'Tis the Season! On Sunday, December 4 at 6:30 p.m. at the Anne Portnuff Theatre in Yorkton, SK, Juno Award winner George Canyon will be performing as part of his "A Black & White Christmas" tour! Tickets are on sale for $40.00.

Abuse of Older Adults Seniors deserve to live with dignity and respect. Abuse of older adults is an act or behaviour by anyone, including a caregiver, which results in harm to an older person's well-being or safety.

The annual Saint Barbara's Dinner by the 38 Canadian Brigade Artillery Tactical Group was held in Yorkton Saturday.

Yorkton's Salvation Army is still in need of volunteers to man its Christmas kettles around town throughout the month of December.

Each month a male and a female student is selected as the SHHS Saint of the Month. Saint of the Month students are nominated by staff and students of SHHS.

Good Spirit School Division Board of Education hosted its Fifth Annual Staff Appreciation Awards Gala dinner attended by approximately 200 people on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at the Gallagher Centre. Awards were presented to 92 employees.

The Yorkton Sno-Riders snowmobiling club is entering this season better equipped than ever before. Until now, the club has maintained its 500 km of snowmobile trails in the area with a set of used snow groomers.

Justin Yawney, president of Yorkton Plumbing & Heating has been presented with the 2011 ABEX Award for Young Entrepreneur of the Year.

Visiting with Elsie Kryworuchka and son Gerry were Elsie's grandson Clinton Becker from Saskatoon. He took in some moose hunting with his uncle Gerry.