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A tea party was held at the New Horizons Senior Center on Sunday, Sept. 29. The party was to honor individuals, or businesses, that had contributed $50 or more to this year's fundraising drive.

A former Yorkton resident was behind a weekend zombie infestation in Regina. Craig Kozachenko was Zombie Obstacle Challenge co-chairman with the Regina Queen City Kinsmen Club.

There are many changes that take place as fall approaches. The leaves fade from green to yellow, the warm morning air becomes brisk and cool, and children are out of the house and back in school.

Every year, on the first Saturday of October at 11:00 a.m., mothers and children at sites across Canada and around the world compete to set the record for the most children breastfeeding at one time.

Parkland College teamed up with Parkland Regional Library on Thursday to co-host an Essential Skills Day celebration in Yorkton.

One Saskatchewan resident has been hospitalized due to West Nile neurological syndrome and six others are under investigation for West Nile Virus infections. The recent cases likely became infected during the last weeks of August and early September.

Residents and staff will soon return to the Invermay Health Centre. Interior work in the resident areas is slated for completion by end of September, noted a report presented to the September meeting of the Sunrise Health Board held last Wednesday.

Flood the Stone All is Not Lost Revolution Studios 4.5-out-of-10 Flood the Stone is a new band coming out of the Yorkton area. I am always excited when new bands come out of Yorkton and look forward to what they have to offer.

The Kelvington Chronicle is back in business after its publisher was released from custody on a six-month conditional sentence.

After a few months of operating in the red, the Sunrise Health Region (SHR) was back to a small surplus in August.