Local Arts

Bill Clinton was President when Chicago native Michael Flatley created and launched Lord of the Dance (www.lordofthedance.com).

From settlement days until the mid twentieth century, if you lived in the country in most of North America, children attended a one room school in their district.

Yorkton Council has unanimously supported a new banner policy at its regular meeting Monday.

A lower-than-expected population count for Yorkton in the 2011 Census of Canada is going to cost local taxpayers money.

The Rum Diary (DVD/Blu-Ray) - Dir. Bruce Robinson. Starring Johnny Depp, Michael Rispoli, Giovanni Ribisi. Funny, clever, and hopelessly muddled adaptation of an early Hunter S. Thompson novel.

Saskatchewan's building permit increases led Canada in 2011 with a 25 per cent increase over 2010, according to Statistics Canada. Saskatchewan's growth outpaced the 1.7 per cent national rise. Building permits totalled $2.

The Brayden Ottenbreit Memorial Book Fund, generously supported and annually funded by the Kinsmen Club of Yorkton, is currently accepting applications for the provision of books or other items to any school, group or organization in need of material

The Board of Directors of Yorkton Co-operative Association Limited is pleased to announce that a new food store will be built in Kamsack, Saskatchewan. Construction is scheduled to begin June 1, 2012.

The City of Yorkton has rezoned lands surrounding the Tourism/Chamber of Commerce building east of Highway 9 South and north of Highway 16 East for commercial development.

Yorkton Council designated events marking the efforts of two long-time service clubs at their regular meeting Monday. Rotary Day was designated for Feb. 23, while Kinsmen and Kinette Day will be Feb. 21, as part of Kinsmen and Kinette Week Feb.