Local Arts

Chris Emery and Larry Finnson are a lesson in business perseverance.

A 22-year-old Alberta man will spend 18 months in jail for possession of a stolen truck and leading Yorkton police on a bizarre high-speed chase that involved a collision that wrecked an elderly woman's car and an escapee from an Alberta psychiatric

This photo was previously published four years ago in the History Corner, but now featured again - this time with the names of the three men, James Shingoose, Ben Cote (standing) and William Favel. The address given is Kamsack, Sask.

Fall Outreach Supper @ St. Mark Orthodox Church, 160 Betts Ave., Yorkton, Sun., Oct. 27. Service of Thanksgiving 5 p.m. Supper & entertainment to follow. Admission: freewill offering.

Sunday Afternoon, Sept. 29 was Culture Days Open House at the Godfrey Dean Cultural Centre. Saskatchewan Arts Alliance brought its button making machine that was fun for old and young alike. Monique Martin built bird nests with the kids.

An upcoming workshop will try to shed some light on the often hidden issue of self-harming. "Self-harm is a widely misunderstood topic," explained Jenn Tatton with the Yorkton Mental Health Drop In Centre.

Saskatchewan residents are being encouraged to protect themselves against influenza this season by getting a flu shot. The publicly-funded seasonal influenza vaccine will become available across the province beginning October 21.

A voir dire has been scheduled in the 2009 murder of Gwenda Gregory. Jaycee Mildenberger of Usherville stands accused of killing Gregory in her home in March 2009.

View from the Cheap Seats is a new feature this week, which is kind of an extension of the newsroom.

Jim Treliving of CBC's Dragons' Den and Chairman of Boston Pizza International recently presented a $42,846.