Local Arts

On Sunday, April 22, more than 500 million people will celebrate Earth Day. This important environmental event is an attempt to mobilize the planet and remind everyone that even small gestures are essential to save our environment.

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (DVD/Blu-Ray) - Dir. Brad Bird. Starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg. The fourth entry in an obnoxious spy series turns out to be something close to the perfect action film.

Parents whose children participate in paid artistic, cultural, recreational, and developmental programs will now enjoy the same benefit as parents whose children participate in paid programs of physical activity.

Happy Easter Everyone!! Adrian and Louise McLachlan have returned from spending the winter in Seattle, Washington. Thankfully, Adrian has returned to good health again. Shirley Kirkwood has returned from a month holiday in Winnipeg.

This book published in 1995 by the Electa Press of Windsor, Ontario was translated from the Dutch by Hendrika Ruger, with a Preface By J.Th.J. Krijff, gives an account of Dutch immigrants to Western Canada.

The lack of a funding allocation in this year's provincial budget for Parkland College's proposed Trades & Technology Centre is another setback for the project, but the college says it remains committed to the idea.

The following scholarships and awards were presented at the Yorkton Music Festival Competition Hi-Lites Concert on April 1, 2012. 1. Shani Apland offers $100 - Hayley Popick (senior piano) 2.

The Government of Saskatchewan welcomes its newest K9 conservation officer, Jaks and prepares to bid adieux to retiring K9 officer Keela.

Saskatchewan's oil production in 2011 was the second highest on record, according to year-end figures from the Ministry of Energy and Resources. Last year's production was 157.

Yorkton's Housing Committee will continue to work beyond its initial one-year mandate. City Council decided at the February 28, 2011, regular council meeting to establish the Housing Committee. "The tenure of this committee was to be one year.