Local Arts

The Yorkton Harvest Hockey Club have announced that they are going to be in the running to host a western Canadian hockey championship in their home arena in the year 2014.

The Commercial Crime and Fraud Sections with the Regina Police Service, Saskatoon Police Service, Saskatchewan Financial Services Commission and the RCMP have joined forces to promote March as Fraud Awareness Month (www.sacp.

The Saskatchewan Party brought down its 2012 budget last week, and Yorkton MLA Greg Ottenbreit said it is a document which addresses party promises from last fall's election, and does so in a balanced fashion.

More food companies than ever are advertising that their products are 'made with whole grains' or 'multi-grain.' It seems everything you find in the grocery aisle now contains whole grains.

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (DVD/Blu-Ray) - Dir. Stephen Daldry. Starring Thomas Horn, Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock. Devastating drama about moving past loss and finding meaning where none exists.

Yorkton Mayor James Wilson isn't raving about last week's provincial budget, but he's not disappointed either. The budget announced that provincial funding for enterprise regions will be discontinued, saving $4 million this year.

For genealogists seeking information on their ancestors who resided in the Orkney district, 6 miles north west of Yorkton, the book Orkney Stones is an excellent resource.

Three cheers for Molson Coors and 330 cheers for Churchbridge's new swimming pool project. Thanks to the Molson Coors Community Cheers program Churchbridge's pool project moved $20,000 closer to completion Wednesday, March 21.

The Saskatchewan film industry was certainly among the losers in this year's provincial budget, taking a major hit in terms of financing projects in the province.

Truckers and shippers are being advised by the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure to check its website frequently for upcoming weight restrictions, which began taking effect March 1, 2012.