Local Arts

It starts with a drum roll, two sticks beating on a snare. It is immediately apparent this drummer is good, but as the camera pans out viewers are in for a surprise. The drumsticks are being held between toes.

In the light of the deaths of 14 dogs at a Saskatoon kennel recently, a Yorkton woman is hoping her similar experience with a Saltcoats kennel will lead to changes in the way the Province regulates pet boarding businesses.

The final suspect in a violent home invasion allegedly perpetrated four months ago in downtown Yorkton is in custody.

A former Yorkton resident has pleaded guilty to two Regina murders. Clayton Bo Eichler had been scheduled to go on trial beginning September 19 for the deaths of Kelly Nicole Goforth and Richele Lee Bear.

A judge has denied bail to a Yorkton man accused of armed robbery. Troy Mamchur faces four charges including break and enter, robbery, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and possession of break and enter tools.

Since we started this column, it has been a little heavy on National Film Board offerings. That is largely because the Board makes it very easy to view its catalogue by putting it all online for free.

SaskBooks will be celebrating Saskatchewan Publishing Week from September 12-18 with a series of five readings in five historically significant places in Saskatchewan.

Shelves today are overstocked with different types of cleaning products. There are products specifically made to clean your carpet, your hard-wood, your fabrics and your clothes. We have become accustomed to using specific products for certain jobs.

On September 8, 2016 under perfect conditions in Cape Canaveral, Florida, an Atlas V rocket lifted off carrying a payload that will take a sample of an asteroid named Bennu that will, scientists hope, help them unravel the origins of life on Earth.

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced a renewed investment of $800,000 for the Culture on the Go program (CoGo).