Local Arts

Drawing found in The Yorkton Enterprise of May 1914. It was to advertise spring “Clean-up” Day, to remind and encourage citizens to do a major home and yard clean-up.

Yorkton Fire Protective Services conducted training exercises last week at a house on a property just outside of southwest of the city last week.

It was a banner year for Yorkton Regional High School in skills competitions this year.

Yorkdale Central School Drama performed its Annual Theatre Showcase at Anne Portnuff Theatre April 28. The group did three shows consisting of a junior production called “Mythologues” and a senior production, “Seth’s Anxiety.

North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week is May 1 to 7, 2016.

Time is money, the old saying goes, so it is perhaps not surprising the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce managed to cram a meal, its Annual General Meeting and a guest speaker all into the lunch hour period April 27.

Paul Townsend, a 28-year-old Yorkton man accused of cocaine trafficking, will face trial.

The tenth annual GX94 and FOX FM Airwaves for Health Radiothon was a huge success raising $71,689. The annual radiothon was held April 25th and 26th, with both radio stations broadcasting live from the Regional Hospital in Yorkton.

It is very a simple thing, but one that can be the difference between life and death. Studies from around the world indicate more than half the people who die in car crashes were not wearing a seatbelt.

Yorkton Girl Guides turned Yorkdale School into a trade show Sunday as a fundraiser for the organization’s next biannual trip.