Local Arts

The Ministry of Environment is offering Big Game Management licences to increase the harvest of antlerless white-tailed deer in some portions of the province. Antlerless deer are adult females or young animals born in the spring of 2011.

Kelsie Hendry competed at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the pole vault event. Her message came to the St. Mary's School of 250 students when she spoke about her dreams and her ambition to always strive and believe in herself.

Some students of Parkland College were affected by last week's SIAST workers strike, but the impact should be minimal if the employees do not strike again.

The City of Yorkton was bustling with two craft fairs this past week. The Yorkton Arts Council presented their annual Sunflower Fine Art Craft Market at the Gallagher Centre.

The annual Roll-a-thon for Our House was held on the weekend, again led by inline skaters Norm Sharkey and Gerry Oake.

The thrills of professional wrestling came to Yorkton Saturday as Canadian Wrestling Elite, a Winnipeg based promotion held a card at the Agripavilion in the city.

Health insurance isn't the only type of coverage you need before your next trip to the United States. Maybe you're driving to North Dakota for some weekend shopping or planning a family trip to Arizona this winter.

The Great Canadian Roadshow is in Yorkton all week purchasing unique antiques and collectible items while working together and raising money for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Good Spirit School Division is one of two divisions in the province refocusing its efforts to educate autistic children this year with a new online tool.

The Sunrise Health Region/Yorkton Tribal Council's Skin2Skin Collaborative is looking to promote breastfeeding and infant bonding this fall with an unusual photo contest for families of newborn babies.