Local Arts

The Highway 10 rivalry will be front and centre as the Yorkton Terriers and Melville Millionaires start a playoff series Friday.

2012 Yorkton Music Festival Vocal - March 15-18 (Westview United Church - 355 Bradbrooke Drive) Senior Piano - March 19-20 (St. Andrew's Church - 29 Smith Street East); Junior Piano - March 20-22 (St.

The Yorkton Business Improvement District will operate slightly differently with the passage of a new Bylaw passed at the regular meeting of Yorkton Council Monday. The changes in the Bylaw were made at the request of the YBID.

Few rivalries in sport are sharper than when Yorkton and Melville square off. The two cities are only 45 kilometres apart on Highway 10, so fans travel freely back and forth in support of their teams, adding to the atmosphere of the game.

Members of the public were invited to hear an update on the Good Spirit School Division's financial and educational status at the division's Annual General Meeting for Electors on Monday night.

Parkland College is pleased to announce a partnership with the University of Saskatchewan to offer its Master of Nursing degree program in Yorkton. A cohort will begin in January 2013 and conclude in June 2015.

Calvin Tokarchuk, the owner of Du-All Drywall, presented a cheque for $1,000 to Ross Fisher, Executive Director of The Health Foundation, to help fund the conceptual plan for a new regional hospital.

The Saskatchewan Drug Plan is making changes to the Saskatchewan Drug Formulary related to oxycodone, a prescription medication used in the treatment of moderate to severe pain.

If you are a Terrier hockey fan and you happen to head down Highway 16 to Bredenbury to take in a senior hockey game you will be in for a treat, as you will see a number of familiar faces now wearing Cougar colours.

Photo circa Feb. 29, 1950 Art Gellert and his orchestra, appropriately dressed for the occasion provided the lively tunes for the evening.