Local Arts

CAA Saskatchewan would like to remind motorists to start planning now for their Thanksgiving long weekend road trip.

A 21-year-old Yorkton woman will serve a nine-month custodial sentence for cocaine trafficking followed by 12 months probation. Tynneal Melnechenko pleaded guilty October 3 to one count of possession of a narcotic for the purposes of trafficking.

What a difference a month can make when it comes to the exact financial position of the Sunrise Health Region.

For this week’s YFF In Focus, we go all the way back to 1973. That year, the National Film Board released Bill Mason’s classic feature film Cry of the Wild.

In October, two new physicians are scheduled to arrive and receive orientation to Sunrise Health Region. The health region recruited the physicians to fill vacancies in Preeceville and area. Dr.

Sometimes the older games are the most fun. One of those games is Jenga, now often seen in generic guise as the tower building game.

The Saskatchewan Visual Art Project came into Yorkton Saturday afternoon at St. Andrew’s Church. The project is for all high school students in the province to highlight the importance of peace, unity and care for the Earth.

Culture Days in the city will be highlighted Saturday, Oct. 1. The days are marked as way to raise awareness of music, theatre and film will be held at the Yorkton Regional High School.

The Holodomor, which took place in Ukraine in 1932 and 1933, resulted in the deaths of millions of people, but because if was covered up by the former USSR, it has not been well known.

Value Village was the source for fall fun during Saturday’s Family Fun Day. Free popcorn, pumpkin decorating, prizes, face painting and a BBQ put on by Paws N Claws Animal Rescue were among the activities available for the public.