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Duo combines diverse backgrounds in music

Saskia and Darrel Delaronde come from decidedly different musical upbringings, but the duo have found they work well together. Delaronde grew up in Mount Nebo, SK.

Minister marks week

Highways and Infrastructure Minister Jim Reiter has designated February 27 to March 5 as Engineering and Geoscience Week in Saskatchewan to salute these dedicated professionals.

Health funding formula change

Last week's announcement that the provincial government will begin paying a larger share of the cost of regional health projects is encouraging news, says The Health Foundation's executive director, Ross Fisher.
Youth housing project completed

Youth housing project completed

Yorkton Transitional Homes for Youth Inc. last week celebrated the opening of its new housing project in Yorkton: the first of its kind outside of the province's major cities.
Snow house

Snow house

Russell Yasinowski lives north of Yorkton. Retired from farming. he was looking for something to take up some time in the winter, and last year started sculpting with snow.
Area man missing

Area man missing

RCMP in Yorkton are providing the following information regarding an aboriginal man reported missing from their detachment area on February 17: Harold Gordon Smoke, age 38.

Donated equipment at heart of radiology improvements

Recent improvements to the health region's diagnostic imaging systems are a feather in the cap of the Ministry of Health, but The Health Foundation of East Central Saskatchewan wants to remind residents it was local donations that made the upgrades p

New tech to save waste heat

SaskEnergy pipeline subsidiary TransGas, together with partner companies Found Energy and Innovative Steam Technologies (IST) will use an innovative technology designed to capture the waste heat of compressor station engines and convert it to useable
Never too cold to play

Never too cold to play

Brandon Coleman, Lindsay and Kayla Kitsch braved the chilly temperatures on Sunday to dig a tunnel through a massive snowbank in their grandparents front yard on a city street in Yorkton.
Boredom activists hold world rally

Boredom activists hold world rally

Two hundred boredom "activists" gathered in London in December at James Ward's annual banal-apalooza conference, "Boring 2010," to listen to ennui-stricken speakers glorify all things dreary, including a demonstration of milk-tasting (in wine glasses
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