Local Arts

The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce has unveiled its speaker for the annual Business Dinner in October. Manjit Minhas is certainly the inspirational kind of entrepreneurial success the Chamber looks for in speakers.

Parkland College held its annual graduation ceremony Friday, June 5 at St. Mary’s Cultural Centre in Yorkton.

Saskatchewan Minister responsible for Trade, Jeremy Harrison, was pleased with the outcome of discussions among federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for internal trade in Toronto today on the negotiations to renew and modernize t

Dozens of people stepped up to raise funds for the Kidney Foundation’s National Research Program and raise awareness of organ donation. People can easily become organ donors simply by signing the form that comes with their driver’s licence.

After an internal and nation-wide search, SaskGaming is pleased to welcome Susan Flett as the corporation’s new President and CEO effective July 1, 2015.

The findings in the 2015 ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth don’t surprise Saskatchewan in motion. The Report Card assigned a “D-” grade for overall physical activity for children and youth in Canada.

Born in rural Saskatchewan, Langenburg to be precise, it is no big surprise Guy Scholz is an avid fan of curling, hockey and the Roughriders. “The Zen-like sport of curling got in my blood real quick,” he wrote in a bio for Amazon.

TD Bank Financial Group and The Health Foundation announced the recipients of the Spring Education Awards for 2015. Applications are considered twice each year and awards are given each spring and fall.

The Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority (FCAA) notices a rise in the number of complaints related to the sales of home alarm systems during the summer months.

As has been the case in recent weeks I have been going back and looking at some well-loved games which have somehow been overlooked as I have written this review weekly in past years. This week I am correcting the oversight of Hnefatafl.