Local Arts

2011 was a record year for Saskatchewan provincial parks with 3.37 million visits being recorded across the park system, which surpassed the previous record set in 2009.

From the City Archives, K. Dyer Collection, we present an embossed Christmas postcard of circa 1910. Santa is ready to make a delivery to all the good children! We can see toy soldiers, a doll, flute, drum, and balls are overloading Santa's sack.

A residential development on the old CJ Houston School property is a step closer following the passing of two motions by Yorkton Council at its regular meeting Monday.

A few weeks prior to December 25, the stores are filled with pretty red and white candies. Christmas candy canes symbolize the Holidays.

The Sunrise Health Region had the lowest rate of in-hospital deaths in the country this year, according to results published by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).

Local automotive dealership Terry Ortynsky's Royal Ford is this year's provincial winner of the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce ABEX Service Award.

Forms are now available to nominate businesses for Yorkton's Celebrate Success Business Awards. Presented by the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce, the Business Awards Ceremony will be held Wednesday, March 14 at St. Mary's Cultural Centre, Yorkton.

The Boston Pizza Yorkton Regional High School Female Student of the Month for October is Brittany Brenzen. Brittany is a grade 12 student with an 80 percent average.

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.