Local Arts

The Yorkton SaskTel Pioneer club, presented Mikala Whitehawk from St. Mary's School with a plaque as she is the provincial grand prize winner for the Pioneer "Giving Book" program.

Yorkton-Melville Member of Parliament Garry Breitkreuz believes the cost-cutting measures implemented in his government's federal budget last week will benefit this region in the long run.

The 2012 Region 4 Drama Festival for high schools was held March 30 and 31 at Sacred Heart High School, with groups from SHHS, Yorkton Regional High School, Langenburg High School, and Norquay School attending.

War Horse (DVD/Blu-Ray) - Dir. Steven Spielberg. Starring Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, David Thewlis. An epic masterpiece of nauseating melodrama.

The Yorkton Regional High School held a Zumbathon for Celiac Research Friday in their gymnasium. The Zumbathon was an idea of current YRHS student Karleigh Gelowitz who was diagnosed recently with Celiac disease.

The best of best wishes I bring you today God keep and preserve you And brighten your way. The postcard was a popular medium in the early 1900s. This card was addressed to a Miss Ella Williams of Yorkton.

The Government of Saskatchewan gave the green light for SaskEnergy to lower its natural gas Commodity Rate by 16 per cent, starting April 1, 2012.

Force of Horses Jay Semko 4 out-of 10 I'll be the first to admit I'm not the biggest fan of "commercialized" country, and although I have massive amounts of respect for artists such as Merle Haggard, Townes Van Zandt, and Hayes Carll, they're in a le

Saskatchewan in motion is currently working on a new action plan that will guide the next phase of active transportation in the city of Yorkton.

Yorkton Regional High School student Mike Kozushka took first place in the myRobotRumble SUMObot Competition in Saskatoon last month.