Local Arts

The 2012 Easter Seals Snowarama campaign kicked off this week in Yorkton. The February 11 Snowarama snowmobile rally will be the 35th annual event, and organizers intend to make it a record-breaker.

Yorkton's elementary schools have been holding their annual Christmas concerts throughout the month of December. St. Alphonsus School presented The Bethlehem Broadcast, an original play written by Grade 3 teacher Carol Nagy, at St.

A 2.5 per cent rise in landfill rates included in the City of Yorkton 2012 budget was officially passed Monday as Council unanimously passed the Sanitary Landfill Fees Bylaw.

Margin Call (DVD/Blu-Ray) - Dir. J.C. Chandor. Starring Zachary Quinto, Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons. Gripping thriller based on an untapped source of contemporary drama: the collapse of Wall Street.

For a number of years during the Christmas season, the York Colony Quilters Guild has donated hand crafted Christmas placemats to clients in the Sunrise Health Region Meals on Wheels program.

Sometime between the night of Friday, Dec. 9 and the morning of Saturday, Dec. 10, unknown person(s) removed and stole a flat deck utility trailer from the south end of the parking lot of Schrader's Honda.

Justice Minister Don Morgan introduced legislation to add three more constituencies, which means there will be 61 constituencies contested in the next provincial election. Morgan said the new constituencies reflect the province's growing population.

These days, it's so easy to get caught up in all the hustle and bustle of Christmas. For some, I know the holidays are a very busy and stressful time.

Yorkton Council approved $5,000 in adjustments to the City's 2012 Library Budget, with an additional $5,000 to be funded from the general surplus to help with additional staffing costs at the Yorkton Public Library.

When we think of kids and the holidays, family concerns, stress, and anxiety aren't typically things we associate with the gift-giving season.